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The Colorado statesman., 1919-11-22
First Congress
of Industrial Girls

Germantown, Pa.-At the first con-
ference of industrial girls, held re-
Gently at Greenfields, the summer
camp of the Germantown Association,
under the auspices of the Young Wom-
ems Christian Association, the dele
gates protested against the accusation
that they underbid the white girls, in
sisting that when they accept lower
wage scale IL is through ignorance OF
the wage received by white girls.
The conference declared the the
great need during the present indus
trial crisis is equal pay for equal work
and equal opportunity to enter indus
try for all girls regardless of color.
The most urgent problem through
out the discussion was the matter or
equality of industrial opportunity.
Colored girls are not admitted to fac
tories or business positions, and high
school graduates with stenographic
training are forced to take domestic
positions because nothing else is open
TO them. it was charged. 1t was also
stated that colored girls working on
the same work as white girls in Il
shirt factory receive one cent Il dozen
less for the same work in many fac
tories and that only the lower grade
of work is open to them.
There was present at this import
ant conference twenty-four delegates
and thirteen volunteer helpers and
local and national secretaries. The
delegates represented the seven clubs
of coIored industrial girls in the East
Central Field, four in Philadelphia.
two in Baltimore and one in German
town, comprising Il club membership
of over five-hundred. They are drawn
from nine occupations, including
group of shirtwaist makers, four in do
nestle service and others employed as
mattresses. hoisery mill operators, em-
broldery and clothing factories opera
tors. laundresses, dentists assistants
and teachers.
The conference was opened with a
discussion led by Miss Eva ID. Bowles
of the Young Women's Christian Asso-
ciaiton and all the things girls like to
do in clubs were brought up for con
slderation Plans for mixed parties
for social service work, membership
and finance and education We're
threshed out by the delegates.
The findings committee, composed
of Miss Leonora Mitchell, chairman;
Misses Wilhelmna Ware, Louise Rus
sell. Endora East. Hattie Thomas and
Rose Watson, among other things. rec
commended that the CLUBS advocate
trade unions for girls and social legs-
lation in order To get Il living wage as
IL minimum, equal pay for equal work
without race or sex discrimination and
forty-eight hours week with Satur-
day as half holiday.
The creation of IL religious atmos-
phere in all club activities, the inau-
guration of an active campaign for
new members and the putting into eff
feet recreational program were some
of the other recommendations made.
While the conference took action
only on the Industrial standard mem
toned in Recommendation =, the dis
cuss on brought out the difficulties
confronting married women in in
dustry. In discussing domestic ser
vice as an occupation ii was decided
that the objection to it law in the lo"g
hours and the irregularity and indefi-
niteness of the work.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-11-22
Interchurch World Movement
to Hold "Christian Extension
University" in Colorado With
Three Day Conference at
Denver, December l, 2 and 3

Denominations which have already
made recent financial appeal will
share in the other aspects of the In
terchurch Movement and will have at
their disposal its machinery for CO.
ordinating their expenditure 80 as TO
surveys have already shown what an
enormous economy of time, money ana
human service might he achieved
through proper coordination of their
efforts by the various churches.
All the participating denominations
will Join in the spiritual program of
the Movement The present series of
state conferences are to be followed
by sectional and local conferences
through which the spiritual message
of the Interchurch Movement will be
carried to towns, villages and individ-
ual churches.
The Interchurch Movement, which
was started in December last year, is
now endorsed by more than seventy
denominational and interdenOmina-
tional boards and agencies. 1t has
also received the official endorsement
of the judicatories or highest legisla-
tive bodies of ut least ten denomina-
tons
BY the spring, which will see the
elimination of the Interchurch cam
paign for cooperative Protestatism, ii
is confidently expected that the vast
majority of the 25,000,000 Protestant
church members in the country will be
officially represented in the movement
"a body of public opinion which must
exercise powerful influence in any
moral issue that may arise.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-11-22
TRAINING NEEDED
FOR NEGROES.

Detroit, AIich.-"Negroes are learn
ing to do more and more things well,
Vocational training for them, there
fore, must be more varied and more
thorough than it has been" declared
DR.. james f. Gregg, principal of
Hampton Institute, before the Nation
al Urban League.
In 1896 Negroes were conducting y
100 business enterprises. To-day they
are conducting 100000. In 1896 the
accumulated wealth of American
Negroes was $2O,O0O,O0O Today it is
S1,110,O00,000.
In emphasizing vocational training
am not forgetting or belittlins the
Importance of cultural training.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-11-22
RACE NEWS S.';s,.4 S.s;sss s,.'ss. sss"

building homes, and in securing farm
properties on long time payments and
at low rates of interest. The develop
ment of colored business concerns and
Industrial corporations will receive at
tention The new concerns will be ma
tional in scope, with branch offices
in many important centers.
Mr.. Perry explained his plans in full
detail to the officers of one of the
largest trust companies in New York
and is to be guided in the formation
and operation of the Citizens Trust
Company by these trained experts. He
has been assured substantial encour-
agement in the carrying out of his
plans
The Colorado statesman., 1919-11-22

DENVER, Nov 20th.-Denver has
IL been selected as the meeting
MACE for the State Training Confer
ence of the Interchurch World Move
ment for Colorado. The Denver con
ference will be held December lst,
ond. and 3rd Announcement Oh this
was made today by Harry A. Shuder'
field secretary of the lnterchurch
World Movement for Colorado, WITH
headquarters here.
Two hundred and fifty church lead
ers, delegates from every county anu
representing practically every denomi-'
nation in the state are expected to at
tend. The object of the meeting is 10
bring together leaders of every county
TO confer with reference to plans III
this state for promoting church coop
Grafton and for taking part i'll the ma
tionw.de campaign planned by the IN
terchurch World Movement.
Addresses will be delivered by Il
team of six leaders of national repu-
tation on various phases of the Inter
been described in advance as "schooi
of Christian leadership but in point
of fact the leaders of the meeting de-
clare that they expect to get as
much instruction, particularly on state
plans and conditions, as they impart.
Hence the rule of the conference VIII
be fifteen-minute addresses, followed
by forty-five minute discussions
The members of the State Commit
tee in charge of the State Conference
are: Bishop f. J. Mcconnell, DIR. ii.
B. Hummel, DR.. f. Il. Palmer, DIR. Z.
w. Dean. DR.. w. J NIinchen. Bishop
I. =. johnson, Mr. \. f. Sittloh, Mr.. }.
III. Causey, Mr.. G.. Il Edmundson, Mr.
II. A. Shuder.
The meeting here is one of series
of such conferences to he held III
every state in the Union by December
Goth BY that time it is estimated that
10000 religious leaders throughout the
country will have become thoroughly
Nconversant with the aims ana plans ol
this movement for Protestant co-opera-
tion and will be able to speak autilor-
itatively upon it in every county OF the
United States.
The object of the movement Is 10
provide an organization through which
the various Protestant churches OF the
North American continent-for siihi-
lar movement has been started III
7 Canada-can cooperate to their inu-
tual advantage always looking to the
ultiamte ideal of the Christianiaztioh
of the world.
As n first step the Interchurch
4 Movement is engaged on number OF
careful surveys of religious, social ana
economic conditions throughout the
world, county by county and city pS
city in the United States and countr!
by country abroad. BY these means
: the facts of the situation and the ac-
tual religious needs of the world VIII
I be revealed.
The result of the surveys VIII De
collated and budgeted in terms OF men
and money. The participating denomi-
nations will then be asked TO deter
mine by mutual agreement their ihdi-
vidual share of responsibility for worlu
evangelization. and "A united appeal
, will be made by the churches, each 10
! its own constituency. for the resources
in men and money that are required.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-11-22
SEARCHLIGHT CLUB HOLDS A
DAY OF PRAYER.

The Searchlight Club held day
of prayer Thursday, November 9Th.
for the purpose of petitioning the Al
mighty God to eliminate the mob and
lynch violence that is spreading over
the country and to bring the races
closer together.
Mrs. Virgil Bowen. of Lincoln,
Neb., is here visiting with little MISS
Barbara Elizabeth Burris, her neice,
who arrived in Cheyenne, November
8th.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-31

Baxter Springs stands an admirable
opportunity to get Reorganization from
several cross country road projects;
we are located on the Jefferson High
way and Ozark Trails and several
others that are planning north and
south lines may be induced to come
thru here If the right sort Of induce
ment is made to them. It is not
enough for us to say that we here so
and SO and that we need not 60 after
more. The cities and districts that
help finance this road building are the
ones that are going to get the roads
and there will be q lively competition
for them.
Just now the Wilson Highway AS
sociation is getting under way for a
good road from Kansas City to Fl
Paso, Texas. This road is out like all
others to pick the most feasible route
and has selected Kansas City (Mo)
Automobile Club to mark the route
which as we take it means in railroad
parlance, to run the survey.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-31

The subject Of universal military
training has been discussed by many
and yet there is no agreement among
the many wise ones who voice pro and
con, but all agree upon one feature
of military drill: It does the drilled
much good, in that it develops a bet
ter carrying Of body and a.more ro-
bust and rugged system. Nof if some
method can be found to teach the
young men the advantage Of regular
systematic exercise such as the re-
cruit first receives in the army then
the need of forced military drilling
would be set aside. This could easily
be done by change in the public
schools of the country, and we hope
to see that change take place.
There can be no doubt of the ad-
vantages gained by the million or two
young men who have been trained in
the camps but who never reached the
firing line. They are bigger, stronger
and more helpful men than if they
had not bee ncalled to the colors, but,
cannot the same exercises be taught
in the schools of our country? We
think so and we do not hesitate to
say that this is one of the great live
questions resulting from the war. In
many states if not in all large sums
of money are annually spent to cure
the ills of stock or to prevent the
spread of disease among them. Bots
in horses, ticks on cattle, and cholera
among hogs are only a glimpse at the
many ills that afflict our domestic
animals. Now why not make physi-
cal training a part of our public
school curriculum. and make physical
health and proper care of mankind,
male and female part of our educa-
ton? II this will work the knowledge
Of the use of the bayney will be left
to a small regular army doing police
duty, but the American youths will
be the gamer and soon the whole ma
ton.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-31
500, 900, 900 FOR THE
STARVING HUMANS

Congress has finally passed the bill
asked for by our delegates to the
Peace Conference appropriating $780,
100000 for the starving people Of
war-torn Europe and Asia. This may
appear like an enormous sum for
charity, but we spent billions in the
war to make the world safe for de-
mocracy and this hundred million is
to make democracy safe for the world.
The starving millions in Europe and
Asia who have been beggared by the
war have looked to this great wealthy
nation ever since our entry into war
as the one true leader Of civilization
and now when the barbarous Hun has
been subdued his victims look to us
for the food needed, as that Hun and
his allies the Turks and Bulgars have
left an empire Of death behind them.
The great mass of oppressed man.
kind sided with US and relied upon US
for doing justice by way Of restoring
political liberty and we are doing
that; but, political freedom means
little to starving nations, and now we
are to show the tyrants Of the world
that democracy can be generous as
we'll as just. This money will not all
go for charity as much of it will be
returned with the gratitude Of count
less millions. We cannot bring to life
the countless dead of the old world
but we can preserve life for helpless
widows and orphans. None Of this
will be used to allay the wants
of our enemies but the world will say
that America feeding hungry Poles,
Czech0-SloYaks, Armenians,
Russians and ii fact all save Huns is
as great and gloriouA as was our
Army driving Germans from Chateau
Thierry, st. Mihiel and crossing the
Meuse. As France welcomed our
soldiers during the's~S 80 will our
flag with the lOye:sshe esteem of the
hungry millions, wesRill save from
starvation ard death during the next
few months. M
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-31
THE GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT


The latest thing in the way Of CO.
operative road building is a move
ment now on foot 10 coordinate the
various highway projects into one
great League of Highway AssOcia-
ton, TO at least embrace the more inn
portant road organizations, the coun-
try over.
At the convention Of Good Roads
now being held at Kansas City a
movement Is on foot to bring this
about and to take up with the Fed
eral Government for cooperation in
road building and to get thru Con-
gress q bill allowing an appropriation
Of one billion dollars to be spent in
road making.
To become a member Of this organ
ization as 1t is proposed to become,
a road district or Association must
be able to qualify as n highway
trunk line," that is, they must pass at
least thru three states and be 500
miles long.
This will tend to hook up and make
one continuous system of'permanent
road over the United States and the
appropriation of Government funds
need not be spent in one or on a few
favored localities.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-31

This is not q joke-this Is the real
honest-to-goodness facts. Henry Hor-
ton did not tell US and don't know
this article is coming out but we have
the facts and they are too good to
keep. Friends Of the city marshal
will remember that he took a trip to
Texas some months ago to investigate
some police matters and to visit rela-
tives-but Henry did little more
than that. Henry has a brother-in-
law down in Texas and through him
bought some oil leases that promise
to make Henry a millionaire.
The first lease he bought for a song
It Is q 900-acre tract and was at that
time quite a distance from oil devel-
opment. Since the time of purchase
the oil territory has moved up and
all around the 900 acres.
Big wells are on three sides Of Mr..
Horizons lease and last week he sold
the lease for 100000 and 121A per
cent royalty as against two per cent
and the song he paid for it. It is a
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-31
HENRY HORTON MAY BE
A BAXTER MILLIONAIRE
Quietly Played the Oil Game-Did Our
Our City Marshal, and Is Rich Man
Interests in Texas Field.

dead certainty that this Is a rich oil
lease as the high royalty indicates.
The $4,000 is only incidental al
though it means several thousand
dollars to our city marshal.
This is not all. Mr.. Horton bought
another lease that is looking almost
as good and represents another large
body of land. These leases are north
Of Fort Worth in the big oil territory
that is being opened up.
When Henry came home he did not
tell anybody Of his oil venture. Chas.
Smith (who gave US the inside infOr-
nation on this) says Henry was
afraid his friends would guy him for
dabbling in the oil business. He is
not so much afraid Of it now. Jim
Goodwin has just returned from Tex
as and says it is n dead bet" that
Henry is a millionaire.
Three big oil drills are already
sinking into Henry's lease and wells
are being pumped on three sides Of
him.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-31

A committee has been named in this
city to cooperate with the Joplin
concrete road people and to secure the
necessary right Of way which will ex-
tend thru this city and on to Picher,
Okla. The blue prints are out show
ing this proposed line and the COM
mitteemen will be out shortly, inter-
viewing the farmers on this very i'm
portant matter.
The value of q permanent road thru
the district cannot be estimated and
It is to be hoped that the farmers and
land owners along the proposed route
will cooperate with these men to
make the matter easy to get under
way.
The road is now built from Joplin
to Galena, so we understand, and the
plan is to commence the road from
Baxter on to the west, the space be-
tween to be built at later date.
Regardless Of what our ideas of
Joplin may be in fostering this very
costly road, we should take off our
coats and work with them to secure
this splendid highway. There is moth
ing that will put US on the map fast
er or more securely than a concrete
highway that will be used not only
by the local traffic but probably by
not less than three to five Cross Coun-
try highways that will reach this part
of the state. It means much to the
community to bring this vast stream
Of travel thru this single artery. We
can see no argument with any degree
of merit against the road. Personally
we're for it; it means a great deal for
the city to be on this proposed road.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-31

Cherokee seems to have more than
it's share of trouble in building county
roads. And just at this time, when
the roads are in the worst shape pos
sibIe, the matter is brought forcibly
to the attention Of the taxpayers of
the county. At the present time peO-
pie are wondering what is going to
finally happen to the Blake road which
is in certain state of construction
but in q shape impossible to travel.
To make matters worse, there is no
other road running from Columbus
which can be travelled. The Modern
Light announced. several weeks ago
that work had stopped on the Blake
road. No work has been done since
that time. But the county commits
sioners have STARTED something" to-
ward forcing its completion. County
Engineer Cooper checked the contract
up to the bonding company, who
signed w. H. Huntsinger's bond, to
guarantee the construction Of the
road. Cooper could not get salts
factory answer out of the company
80 County Attorney Elleman has now
taken charge Of the situation. The
commissioners and the county attor-
ney propose to force the completion
Of the road at as early q date as pos
sible. According to estimates Of En-
gineer Cooper, about 30 per cent Of
the whole job has been completed.
This leaves about twO-thirds Of the
work TO be done yet. The county has
paid for 20 per cent Of this work, or
$4,000. II should not be a difficult
matter to have the road completed,
but In the meantime the people are
denied its use. There ought to be
some way Of forcing continuous work
once the construction Of q road u ac-
tually starteds-Columbus Modern
Light.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-31

Speaking Of roads and poor roads
the Crestline road should not be over
looked. This road, which was point
ed to with pride q couple Of years
back is now in very bad shape. At
the time the road was finished many
persons thought there was an INSULT
Gent amount Of gravel put on It.
Probably this is true. It it is true it
was an expensive blunder, and one
that cannot easily be righted. It will
cost q large amount Of money to put
the road in good condition again. II
Il isn't true that there was q lack Of
gravel put on the road, then gravel ed
roads are not the thing. They are
too expensive II in two or three years
they are practically worn Out-Col-
umbus Modern Light.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-31

A man who has spent many years
in the school room as q teacher re-
minds rs that the average young man
in America who goes through the
high school and college. receives lit
tie or no direct help in learning his
duty as American voter. Patriotism
is q thing to be inherited or received
from the stars, and the reason why q
man should vote q democratic or re-
publican ticket is left to the prejudice
often received from an uneducated
Father or Mother. Is this true or
not, and II not why not?
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-31

Seven hundred gallons Of red-eye
whiskey seized at Miami. Some whis-
kew. Ell? What was done with It?
That would have made real drunk q
large number of fishes in an ordinary
Oklahoma stream, but is getting fish
drunk no crime in that Sooner"
state? Would il be safe to eat those
drunken fish? Go away man, a fool
can ask questions that q philosopher
cannot answer.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-31

Former President William Howard
Taft Is being talked Of Is the Repub-
lican nominee for President in 1SZO'
and II named will make . strong can
didate If not q winner. His intense
Americanism as shown during the
war has done much to endear him to
Americans regardless Of party. 9th
ers have failed and later came back
why not Mr.. Taft?
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-31

After two weeks or about that OF
good weather the dirt roads traver-
sing from this city are only becoming
passable. A reporter for the Daily
Citizens today made the trip north
west Of the city and found plenty of
mud and slush and in places, espec-
tally on hill sides where it would be
expected the water would soon drain
of, the roads are very sOggy and
very hard to negotiate.
We cannot expect much cO-Opera-
tiOn between our farmers and the
merchants Of this city SO long as these
conditions exist.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-31

According to q report Of County
Engineer Cooper, submitted to the
county commissioners, the county
motor truck has been rather ex-
pensive to the county. The report
gives the ton-mileage, operating ex-
penses, etc. One Of the principal
reasons why the machine has cost
the county SO much to operate Is that
a great deal Of the time the trailer
could not be used on account Of bad
roads. Another argument in favor
Of good roads.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-31

The Chicago, Kansas City and Gulf
Highway which carries 30 per cent Of
the hard road traffic between these
two towns, d out for . highway to
the Gulf and It is tipped of that the
line win follow the short line, going
thru Ft Scott, Dallas and on to Cal
weston. However. q definite plan has
not ben selected
Anothsr trsIl that is expected to
psu. thru Kansas City and on to the
soulh 4 what b Known e ths Oksh
" - & 3 ~ IIon hllNnnkoa
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-31

The insignia Of the Association OF
Highways Of America was devised by
E. C. Bracken Of Paris, Texas. 1t Is
a combination Of the letters A, H and
A, the sides of the H forming one
side Of each A, and the cross bar OF
the As and H joined.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-31

to Corpus Christi. Plans are being
completed in each state thru which
this traverses and the final meeting
Is to be held in Kansas City early in
February to get under way.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-31

II the big proposed cooperative
road building program Is adopted at
Kansas City this weekit will include
not less than 80 bodies Of good roads
associations.