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Phoenix tribune., 1919-07-12
TRIED TO INTRODUCE
JIM CROW POLICY At
FOTR HAuCHUCA, ARIz.
Especial to the Tribune)


FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz.. July o.
Despite the determination of First
Lieut. B. II. Minnich, amusement Of
ficer of the Tenth Cavalry, to Jim
Grow" colored soldiers and civilians,
an order has been issued by Lieut.
Colonel Snyder that "at all entertain
ments and performances iH~the amuse
ment hall at the post, seats, except
those reserved for officers and their
families, will be used without distinc
tion or reservation as they come TO
them by soldiers and civilians.
This order was issued by Lieut. Col
Snyder after a board of officers, con
sisting of Captain ]. F. r. Scott, Cap
tain James II. Shelton and Captain
George De Sass, all of the Tenth Cav
airy, had heard the testimony in the
case preferred against Lieut. Minnich.
and found him guilty of trying to draw
the color line against soldiers of the
regiment and their families.
The finding of the board was: "The
board finds that the amusement Off
Ger, First Lieut. p H. Minnich, Tenth
Cavalry, on his own initiative, ar
ranged a new plan of seating for the
amusement hall, without any previous
notice, and that he endeavored to en-
force this plan in a most tactless and
inconsiderate manner. The board
finds that Lieut.. Minnich endeavored
to discriminate between the colored
and the white, and in so doing seems
to have lost his head"
The recommendation made by the
board were that the seating arrange
ments in the amusement hall at Fort
Huachuca be the same as in the past;
that there be no discrimination on ac-
count of color. and that, with the ex-
ception of the officers, all choose
seats to suit themselves.
1t was further recommended that
new amusement officer be appointe !,
as the occurrence had impaired the
prestige and usefulness of Lieut.. Min
mich.
The testimony offered was that on
the evening of June 8, when colored
soldiers and their wives went to the
amusement hall, they were told that
the first three rows were reserved for
white people. The witnesses were
First Lieut.. B. Fl. Minnich, Sgt. Mai
e. P. Frierson, Sgt. Maj. Geo. Smith.
First Sgt Thomas Jordan, Sgt. J. T.
Downs, Sgt. M. A. Harris and Sgt. ].
Clark.
Minnich denied that he had drawn
the color line. The witnesses testi-
fled that the lieutenant introduced the
Jim Crow policy.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-07-12
TEXAS TOWN VOTES TO ADMIT
coLoRED PEOPLE. THINK OF 1T
(By Associated Negro Press)

GORMAN, Texas, July S.-Colored
people are to be admitted to this
town. according to unanimous vote of
the Chamber of Commerce. The City
Council and the Chamber of Com
merce will adjust the problems of liv-
ing conditions, schools, social justice
and other questions that may arise.
German is rapidly growing oil town,
and developments are so fast that the
town and territory need all the first
class citizens obtainable. Already
several hundred have come here.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-07-12
THIS MAN GROWS HIS
MUSTAcHE ON HIS NOSE
(By Associated Negro Press)

(By Associated Negro Press)
NEW ORLEANS, La, July S.-The
usual place for a mustache is on the
upper lip, below the nose. Willie
Webb of 1924 S. Andrew street, Negro
veteran of the Champagne front, has
a mustache on the top of his nose
near the end, or would have if he did
not shave it away with his trusty
razor A section of his scalp was
grated there by surgeons in Paris, a
skillful piece of rebuilding, after a
shell had exploded in the soldiers
face.
The Negro regiment of which Webb
was a member took several German
trenches in the line of advance and
a number of prisoners. Willie saw
German dugouts, all concreted," with
piano and "lots of beer" He him
self captured a German soldier who
persisted in showing fight after he
was taken, even when asked nice"
to come along, so Willie drug him"
He was wounded Octoer A by a
shell that killed three near him.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-07-12
ASK MAYOR TO APPOINT
BLACK MAN CITY MAGISTRATE
.(By Associated Negro Pressl

NEW YORK, July S.-Mayor Hylan
has been asked to give recognition to
the Negroes of this city by appointing
James D. Carr city magistrate Mr.
Carr was formerly an assistant dis
trict attorney and for some years has
been a deputy assistant corporation
counsel, caring for cases in the mu-
nicipal courts. Mayor Hylan, being
engaged, directed his secretary to give
every consideration to the delegation
visiting his office The mayor prom
ises to give the request his most care
ful consideration.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-07-12
HIGHEST HONOR FRANCE
CONFERS ENLISTED MAN
GOES TO BLACK SOLDIER
(By Associated Negro Press)

BOSTON. July S.-Clarence R. Van
Allen, corporal of Co. L, S72d Infan-
try regiment. who pnt German ma
chine gun out of action single-handed
killing four of its crew and capturing
three others. one of the bravest ex-
ploits of the war, was decorated with
the Medaille Militaire, the highest
honor France confers on an enlisted
man. Officers OF the northeastern de-
partment, who turned out in a body
TO honor the man, who was formerly
waiter here, said they believed he
was the first American soldier to re-
ceive the decoration. His valor is a
distinction for the entire race.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-07-12
She Wants A Plane
But Can't Get 1t
Mrs. Potter Asserts She'll Stay in
Chicago Until Dealers "Ante,"

The Chicago Tribune today says:
Daniel Boone had a wilderness;
Columbus had an ocean, and Joan of
Arc found swords and clanxing steel
thrust upon her. What Mrs. Harry l.
Potter of Madison, Wis, would like to
know is: How can you be an aviatrix
without an airplane?"
Mrs. Potter. fresh from her con-
quests of the automobile field and in
the realm of trapshooting, has come
to Chicago with the intention of stay
ing on the job until the two-seated
biplane in which she intends to make
aviation safe for femininity is pro-
duced by dealers who declare they
have planes for sale.
She Wishes to Pioneer
~Some one has to be a pioneer" she
Phoenix tribune., 1919-07-12
s COLORED STUDENTS
RECEIVE DEGREE FROM
UNIVERSITY OF PENN.
Especial to the Tribune)

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July S.-Five
colored students-three men and two
women-were graduated from the
University of Pennsylvania this year.
Thursday of last week degrees were
conferred on Jessie Rednon Fauset,
M. A. in sociology; Sadie Tanner Mo
SELL M. A. in economics; Walter Fitz-
patrick Jerrick, NJ D.; Wilson Nelson
Cunninger, D. D. s., and VIM Henry
jenkins, D. D. S. No collegiate de.
grees were received.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-07-12

1t has been said that greater love
hath no man than this, that he give
up his life for his friend 1t is not
stylish to die for your brother these
days, but many a man suffers be-
cause of the faults and mistakes of
others.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-07-12
He Pays Her a Tribute

Columbia, S. c., July 1O.-Gover-
nor Cooper has appointed commits
sion of seven members to have charge
of the erection of 100000 memorial
building, in honor of the Negro soldi-
ers of the war. The provision for the
memorial was made by the general
assembly.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-07-12

Bill Johnson says: "Colored folks
have a habit of doing more injury to
themselves by the practice of GER
tain customs and the use of certain
words, than do all the rabid attacks
of the races enemies"
Phoenix tribune., 1919-07-12

1t is never TO be understood that
we favor, or will ever cease to OBJ
ject to separations in public institu.
tions, based on racial lines. We are
now and always shall be opposed to
such distinctions between citizens
Phoenix tribune., 1919-07-12

said Sunday. "The field of aviation
for women is practically unlimited
Man has so far combined to put
muzzle on the freedom of the air.
women have flown for exhibition
and commercial purposes, it is true.
They did the same thing when the
automobile first came in. But few,
if any, women have gone into avia-
tion for sport, the joy of air plotting
want to help show the women that
aviation is a feminine diversion, but
how can | pioneer if they won't pro-
duce a plane for me to buy?"
Purchase of an airplane is a long
and tedious process, according to
Mrs. Potter, who says she has been
Stalled off" by aviation agents for
weeks.
I'm due to hop off for Madison
soon,' she declared. Il have prom
ised students at the university to
bring them the plane as part of their
reunion celebration, and | don't in
tend to leave Chicago until leave it
in my own machine"
He Pays Her Tribute
yes" said one airplane dealer, "a!
know Mrs. Potter. If had sales
man half as purposeful and persistent
I'd double his salary"
Mrs Potter is credited with having
pioneered in trapshooting for women.
Hundreds of women have followed her
lead since she won the western cham
pionship in st. Louis. She brought
her pilot, Lieut. Robert Erickson of
Madison. along to make the reunion
hop" with her.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-07-12

Shall we practice pride Of racer
Phoenix tribune., 1919-07-12

BE sure you are right and go
aheadl"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28
Stuation Becomes Increasing
ly Grave with Conspiracy
to Start Nation Wide
Revolution.
rs RESTLESS
Soldiers Fire Into Crowd, Killing
Four After Bomb Had Shatter.
ed Windows Of Public
Building.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
LONDON, June 2S.-Vith order re-
stored by government troops in Ham
burg the situation in Berlin Is be-
coming increasingly grave. according
to dispatches received here today.
Charging a conspiracy to start a
nation wide revolution, the govern
ment ordered arrest of all communist
and independent socialist leaders in
Berlin.
A portion of the garrison in the capi-
tai has expressed formal desire to
quit the city. Fear was voiced that
If requests were not granted the troops
might throw down their arms and re-
fusue to serve longer. leaving the
capital inadequately protected in
either event.
During demonstration in the north
ern part of the city yesterday soldiers
fired upon crowd killing two men
and two women and wounding six, a
Copenhagen dispatch reported. A
bomb was exploded outside the min
istry of public works, shattering the
windows, but doing no other damage.
Defense Minister Noslne has ordered
rioting suppressed by every possible
means, but recommended that the
troops not use their arms unless alb
solutely necessary. He declared In
terruption of industry or transporta-
ton by strike at this time would be
fatal to German interests.
General Won Lettow was ready to
march upon Hamburg with heavy
forces when he was informed the
movement was not necessary, as the
city had been occupied without dis
turbance yesterday morning. The
communists who were in complete
control Of the city obtained promise
from the government that they should
be granted general amnesty in return
for laying down their arms. Seven
persons were killed and twenty-five
wounded in street fighting there.
The railway strike, according to an
unofficial report now affects 10000
Workmen
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28

NAL Minister Bell. They were ac-
companied by small staff of secre-
taries.
Every preparation had been COM
pleted for the ceremony to begin in
the palace at three o'clock this
afternoon. 1t was expected 20 last
at least three hours. The sixty-fi' e
allied delegates were to sign !sst,
with the Germans first. In sd-
dition to the treaty proper, the on
vention governing administration On
the left bank of the Rhine and the
protocol of June 81, interpreting the
provisions were to be signed.
The Germans expressed fear he
treaty to be signed might contain
variations from the original, it vas
learned today.
Secretary Dutasta. of the peace
conference thereupon delivered to
Secretary Won Haniel of the German
delegation a letter signed by Pre-
mier Clemenceau guaranteeing the
copy signed today would not vary
from the text handed to Count Brock
dorff- -Rantzau, former head of the
German commission.
German threats not to live up to
the treaty stipulations regarding the
eastern boundary have been met by
the big three with instructions to the
supreme war council to take up con-
sideration of the problem of getting
munitions and war materials to the
Polish army.
Colonel House, Lord Miner. Sir
John Simon, Signor Terespi and WIS.,
count Chinda, have been appointed
a special committee to draw up
model mandator1es.
The question of Austrian repara-
tions has been completed and the
remainder of the Austrian treaty Is
expected to be presented at st. Ger
main on Monday
An official of the French foreign
office obtained the German delegates
credentials at nine a. m. and took
them to the Quai d'Orsay for exami-
nation. DR.. Herman Mueller and Or.
Johann Bell, the German signers,
were still in bed at ten a. m.
Rig crowds were in the streets at
an early hour.
In the hall of mirrors at the palace
there were places for representatives
OF nearly every rave dh'i VI w 49, ~
world.
The big horseshoe table was on
nIatform elevated about a foot above
the floor. In the center of the morse
shoe space was a smaller taple
topped with brown leather, on which
rested the treaty. One chair stood
before this table to be used by the
delegates in signing.
An ancient and valuable brown
tapestry carpet was on the floor, ana
the delegates sat at brown tapestry
covered tables.
At the eastern end Of the hall were
salons-the salon De Paix and the
salon De Guerre The salon De Paix
was reserved for distinguished visi-
tors, seating about 800. The salon
De Guerre was for the press and had
seats for sixty Americans, fifty Brit
ish sixty French, forty Italians,
Japanese, fifteen Ger
mans. seventy from smaller powers
and twenty from neutral nations, In
this salon special American telephone
and telegraph lines were installed.
over which news of the signing could
be flashed to the cable office.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28
Liberty for Great Peoples Who Have Never
Before Been Able to Find the Path
to Freedom.
IS MORE THAN MERE PEACE TREATY
Peace to World After Nearly Five Years of
War by Lustful Monarchy Which Started
Out to Conquer All.
[By Robert J. Bender. United Press
Staff Cnrresnondent

[By Robert J. Bender. United Pres.
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June 28.-Ger
many today signed the peace treaty
Nearly five years after a proud al
lustful monarchy started out to con
quer the world, beaten people to
day affixed it's signature to the alliet
bill of indebtedness and guilt.
Word of the signing. flashed tt
America, was followed by a procla
nation from President Wilson
issued at the white house 1t fol
lows:
any fellow countrymep:
"The treaty Of peace has been
signed. II it Is ratified and acted
upon in full and sincere execu-
tion Of it's terms, It Mill furnish
the starter for new order Of
affairs In the world. It Is a
severe treaty In the duties and
penalties It imposes upon Ger
many, but 1t Is severe only be-
cause the great wrongs done by
Germany are to be righted and
repaired; It imposes nothing
that Germany can not do; and
she can regain her rightful
standing in the world by the
prompt end honorable fuIfillment
of It's .e-ms.
"r.nd it is much more than a
treaty of peace with Germany.
It Iiberates great peoples wac
have never before been abls to
find the wsy to liberty. 1t ends,
once for all, an old and lntoler-
able order under which small
groups of selfish men could use
the people of great empires to
serve their own ambitions for
power and dominion.
at associates the free govern
ments of the world in a parma
nent league in which they are
pledged to use their united
power to maintain peace ky
maintaining right and justice. It
makes international law real
ity, supported by imperative
sanctions. 1t does away with the
right Of conquest and rejects the
policy of annexation and substi-
tutes new order, under which
backward nations populations
which have not yet come to
political consciousness and
peoples who are ready for inde-
pendence but not yet prepared to
disperse with protection and
guidance-shalI no more be sub
jected to the domination and ex-
pIoitation of stronger nation,
but shall be put under the friend
ly direction and afforded the
helpful assistance of govern
ments which undertake to be re-
sponsibIe to the opinion OF man.
kind in the execution of their
task by accepting the direction
of the league Of nations.
at recognizes the inaiienable
rights Of nationaIities; the
rights Of minorities and the
sanctity Of religious beliefs and
practice. 1t lays the basis for
conventions which shall free the
commercial intercourse of the
world from unjust and vexatIous
restrictions and for every sort of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28
CITY IS BEING POISONED
BY GARBAGE STRIKE

pressed a fear that general DEM
Onstration may be made before the
proposed Mooney strike Of next Tues
day.
Bricllayers and hodcarriers, num-
bering 1000, were on strike today.
City officials accused them of at
tempting to stir up dissatisfaction
among other workers. Rumors OF
street car strike beginning Monday
were current. Today $4,000 employees
of the city itself were idle, demand-
ing more pay. Health inspectors,
policemen and firemen considered
strike votes in case their appeals for
more money are unanswered.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28

international cooperation that
| will serve to cleanse the life OF
| the world and facilitate it's com
mon action with beneficient serv-
ice OF every Kind.
at furnishes guarantees such
as were never given or even con-
tesnplated before for the fair
treatment of all who labor at
the daily tasks Of the world. 1t
Is for this reason that | have
spoken of 1t as a great charter
for a now order of affairs.
"There is ground hero for deep
satisfaction, universal reassur-
ance and confident hope"
Acting Secretary of State Polk
ca bled the following message of con-
| grat,llations to the president wheii
he received news of the signing;
| Permit me to offer my heartfelt
congratulations on the completion Of
your great work. The American
people will be ever proud of what
you did as their representative for
the peace OF the world"
President Wilson will leave Paris
tonight and sail from Brest tomor-
row morning on the George Washing
ton, Secretary T1Imulty officially an
nounced.
Plans for his tour of the nafion
probably will not be made public un-
til the president has had time to
consult with advisers here and Fer
sonally go over the details Of tie
trip. 1t is probable that he will leave
Washington, however, within a week
after his return.
His address on the peace tralry 10
congress will be delivered The dav
after he arrives in Washington, IL
present plans are carried out.
Barring accidents the president
should be back in Washington a
week from Tuesday.
There was tense atmosphere at
the state department as officials
waited word that the treaty had been
signed. Two minutes elapsed be-
tween the state departments flash
that the Germans had affixed their
signatures and the flash that Wilson
had signed. Then the strain seemed
broken. At 1920 the state depart
ment received cable saying all the
plenipotentiaries had signed and Glenn
enceau had declared the session
closed.
AS China refused to participate, 20
allied nations were represented at
the historic conference.
They were: Siberia, Japan, United
States, Liberia. Haiti The HedJas,
France, Portugal Panama, Brazil
Honduras, Peru, Belgium, Italy Cuba,
Guatemala, BOLIVIA, Poland, Great
Britain, Greece, Siam, Nicaragua,
Ecuador, Rumania, Czecho-Slavokia
and Uruguay.
Russia, the other alley negotiated
peace with Germany in March. 1918.
Senator Hitchcock, who received a
copy of the presidents proclamation.
read 1t to the senate. Though the
reading was tantamount to official
notification to congress that the war
was over there was no demonstra-
ton.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28
We YEARS AGO TODAY
MURDER STARTED WAR

the siging of the treaty of peace
The shots which led to the war were
fred by Gavrio Prinsip, student. he
leaped out from crowd watching the
arch duke and his wife as they drove
by in carriage June 2S, 1914, and
poured a stream of bullets at then
from an automatic pistol.
Shortly afterward Austria MADE de-
mands on Serbia 70 ra hand IN Prln-
Sips trial These demands resulted IN
international complications-and the
war. ------.
Prinsip died in jail.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28
First Two Names at 3:12 p. M, With Presi-
dent Wilson Signing Third, Followed
by Lloyd George and Others.
treat WAR IS NOW OFFICIALLY ENDED
Delegates From Conquered Nation Say Ger
many Will Meet Terms and Try to Merit
Respect of World Hereafter.

tnlted Press Leased Wire Service. ]
/ VERSAILLES, June 28.-
be peace treaty has been sign
The German delegates placed
beir signatures on the docu-
lent at 3:l2 p. m. today.
feslcent Wilson signed two
|inutes later and was followed
Premier Lloyd George, who
|gned at 3::17 p. m.
The German delegates arriv-
at the palace at 3:08 and the
betting was convened one min
Be later.
foreign Minister Mueller
es the first to sign for Ger
any.
Colonial Minister Bell sign
Immediately after Mueller.
Premier Clemenceau, open
& the ceremony, assured the
ermans the treaty text was
E same as previously furnish
them and said:
Il now invite you to sign. ;"
The British colonial repre-
ntatives signed Immediately
ter the British delegation.
eneral Smuts, of South Africa
Bned under protest, issuing a
pg statement explaining his
lection to the treaty.
Clemenceau signed at 1928.
The Japanese signed sixth at
30.
The Chinese delegates were
present. They were report
to have sent to Peking for
Ftructions.
Clemenceau declared the pro-
edlngs closed at $3.50, the en-
e ceremony occupying forty
p minutes.
The conditions of peace
now an accomplished fact;
proceedings are closed, "
emenceau said.
Ihe allied delegates remain
seated as the Germans de-
rted at 3.52.
Germans Arrive at 8 a. n.
ffed s. Ferguson, United Press
rn stan Correspondence
In,a.AlLLES, June 2S.-1ho Ger.
uelegation which will sign the
@ treaty arrived here at three.
Uek this morning. 1t consisted of
''sn Minister Mueller and Colo
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28
Next Weeks Weather,

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, June 2S.--Weather
forecast for the period June 30 to
July 5, inclusive:
Upper Mississippi and lower Mis-
souri, valleys: Prospects of local
showers between Tuesday and Thurs
day, but otherwise generally fair.
Temperatures will average above nor
NAL. except during shower period.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28
Wilkins Found Guilty.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LMINEOLA, N. Y, June 28.-Dr
Walter K. wilkins was found guilty
Of first degree murder. DR.. wilkins
was accused of having killed his wife
at their home in Long Beach, n. Y,
last February, by beating her to death
with q hammer
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28
SPECIAL SESSION
FOR JULY z
Governor Harding Issues Call For
Iowa Legislature to Meet For
Vote on Equal Suf-
fraQe,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
DIES MONIES, Iowa, June 2S-Suf-
frage amendment to the federal con-
stitution will be voted on by the Iowa
general assembly in special session at
ten o'clock July 2. Governor Harding
issued the call for the special session
lust before noon today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28
Fifty-two Bridges.

RED OAK, Iowa, June 28.-Con.
tracts for the construction Of fifty
two bridges and culverts on the
standpipe road, extending east from
Red Oak to the Adams county line,
were let by the Montgomery county
board of supervisors.
The cost of the work will amount
to $144,733 and the contracts were
let to four diffftent construction com
paniea.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-28
John corhstt Dead.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, June 2S.-John J. Cor
bett, who several years ago. gained
considerable prominence as builder
of tunnels in Chicago and the Rocky
mountains, was dead here today fol-
lowing an operation. Corbett was in
terested in the Great Lakes Dredge
and Dock company. He was Sc years
old.