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The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1919-04-05
SALVATION ARMY TO LOOK
AFTER coLoRED SOLDIERS

Washington, d. c., March 1T.-To
care for the welfare of the colored
soldiers of Washington, the Salvation
Army acquired four-story building
ut Seventh and P streets, Northwest.
This building will be renovated and
will be ready for the reception of the
soldiers in about thirty days.
The building will be equipped with
clubroom, gamerOoms, bathrooms, din
ing rooms, library and all things nee
essary for the entertainment of the
Salvation Army's guests. 1t will be
officially opened early in April.
Secretary Baker will accept the hos
pitality of the Salvation Army in the
name of the Army and Secretary Dan
iels for the Navy. Each secretary will
deliver a speech.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1919-04-05
coMPLlM ENTARN.

The Colorado Statesman claims to
be the only reliable Negro paper in
Colorado, and the best coiored adver-
tising medium for substantial and up
to-date business in our city, and this
is once more endorsed in a letter we
received this week from a drug COM
pany in Denver that has been adver-
tising with us several years, and who
confirms our business integrity as they
state that whenever they are compelled
to hold out on advertising for month
we do not grumble or endeavor to
scare their patrons away as our con-
temporary does with his threat, IL
weeks advertisement is lost as in the
following: "Watch the drug stores
that patronize us and patrOnize them"
SMALL MINDS, SMALL MEN;
LARGE MINDS, GREAT CHARAC-
TIERS The same is applicable to
newspapermen and professionals.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1919-04-05
EFFORT TO BREAK DOWN
PREJUDICE.
BY BENJAMIN j. RosENTHAL IN REcoNsTRUCTING
AMERICA

Disseminated against in his labor.
The writer is now making an eXper-
iment in an effort to break down the
prejudice against the employment of
colored people in any but menial ser
vice. He is endeavoring at this time
to finde employment for nearly thou
sand young colored girls between the
ages of 16 and 21-girls who are well
give employers faithful and efficient
service in clerical, office, or light
manufacturing employment, and he
hopes that this book will be widely
read, if for no other reason than that
it will bring to the attention of his
readers the fact that we have thou
sands of young colored women who
possess splendid qualifications, some
of them even with college or univer-
sty education, who are clamOring for
an opportunity to serve in higher en-
ployment, and he hopes and prays that
these unfortunate but deserving peo-
pie will be given every chance to bet
ter their condition.
We are "our brothers keeper" and
the sooner we realize that, and the
sooner we realize that race, creed, and
color do not make jot of difference,
that man stands or falls by virtue
of his character, and that character,
after all. is the test, the sooner will
we make the life happier, not only for
others, but for ourselves.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1919-04-05

Richmond. Va, March 1T.-Colored
people of this city have begun an ag-
gresSive campaign in behalf of better
the city of Richmond. The movement
is backed by all local colored organ
izations and is receiving much encour-
agement from the whites. The efforts
are indorsed editorially by the Times
Dispatch (white), which says: "From
the standpoint of public health, to say
nothing of simple justice to the col
Ored people themselves, the city can
not afford to delay longer the relief
that is sought"
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1919-04-05
EMMETT J. scoTT's HISTORY OF
NEGRo'S PART IN GREAT WAR.
A Complete and Comprehensive Narra-
tive of Racial Courage, Capacity and
Rare Quality as 100 Per Cent.
American-Book To Be Issued Soon.
BY r. W. Thompson, Correspondent

Washington, d. c., March SLIT is
expected that the comprehensive story
of the part played by the Negro in
the world war, announced some time
ago by DIR. Emmett ]. Scott, secretary
of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial
Institute, now serving in the War De
partment as special assistant to the
secretary of war, will be issued about
tbe first of June. 1t will be brought
before the people by a publishing
house, the officers of which recognize
the tremendous interest of the colored
people in this subject, and the aim of
the projectors will be to place a copy
in every school and home in America.
The history will not only be COM
plete story of the valorous deeds of
the colored fighting units on the bat
tlefields of France and thorough-go-
ing recital of the essential work done
by the not less courageous men be-
hind the lines "over there" but 1t will
offer an enduring record of the val
ued labOrs of the soldier lads in the
camps and cantonments here at home,
and tell of the sacrifices and services
of the patriotic men and women who
gave the best that was in them to
help this nation to win the war for
freedom and democracy.
AS has been announced before, as
sociated with DIR. Scott in this big un-
dertaking will be a number of agen-
cies which assure a comprehensive
and authoritative history of the impor-
tant part the colored people of the
United States have played in the great
struggle.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1919-04-05
OFFICERS ANGRY AT COLOR
LINE.

New York, March 10.-The colored
sanitary train. 361th infantry and the
350th F. A. say they have been grossly
insulted. They say they We're Jim
crowed" on the return trip of the U.
S. S. Olympic which arrived here Mon
day from France.
They allege they We're relegated TO
the tea room of the ship while white
officers. nurses and field clerks We're
seated in the main dining room with
passengers.
According TO James G. Wiley, a col
ored secretary of the Y. NJ. C. A., the
demand of the colored officers for fair
play and their letters to Brig. Gen.
Charles Gearhart resulted in his say
ing that the colored officers got the
same service as in the main dining
room.
Mr.. Wiley said;
"This paradox on democracy has
aroused the greatest feeling of indig-
nation among those officers. some of
whom wear the 'Croix de Guerre. They
feel that the democracy for which
they have been fighting is either false
to it's pretenses or that southern gen
erals are allowed to misrepresent the
true spirit # the nation.
Feeling among the officers is ag-
gravated by the fact that the regi-
mental flag and colors of the 365th in
fantry We're salvaged and lost. 1t is
known that this is the result of negli-
gence and lack of regard for the flag
that was astonishing. to rat It mildly
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1919-04-05
DIR. LEROY BUNDY
FOUND GUILTY
Case Will Be Appealed.

St. Louis. Mo-, April 3.-Dr. Le-
Roy N. Bundy. dentist, and promin-
ent in civic matters in his former
home at East st. Louis, ILL.,, was de-
clared guilty and sentenced to life
Imprisonment by the circuit court in
Waterloo, ILL.,. Friday.
The conviction is the outcome of
charges preferred against DR.. Bundy
as the results of the East st. Louis
riots in July, 1917. 1t is certain
that there will be a motion for a
new trial, and the case will be ap-
pealed if this is denied.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1919-04-05

Niagara Falls, \. Y, March "a
The story of his embarrassment, told
in Supreme Court yesterday. before
Justice Taylor and jury; today won
IL 1892 verdict for Samuel Dett, Ne
gro, of Niagara Falls, against the Ar
cade Theater Company of the same
city for injury to his feelings as a
result of being denied the privilege of
occupying seats on the lower floor of
the theater after purchasing tickets
at the box office.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1919-04-05

London, England, March 19.-The
Royal Academy of London Is holding
an exhibition of nearly 400 paintings
depicting Canada's part in the late
war. Some of the most striking works
are from the brush of Lieut.. Wynd-
ham Lewis, and in a scene entitled,
two black figures along with six 9th
ers. The picture shows the manning
and firing of huge gun.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1919-04-05

New Orleans, La, March 25.-Ar-
thur Edwin Johnson of this city is the
name of new Negro artist who has
been discovered in the last few days,
He has never taken lesson in art,
but his productions are regarded as
marvellous, and hundreds of people of
both races flock to his humble gallery
every day to see his handiwOrk.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1919-04-05

Cheyenne. Wyo., March 31.-James
w. Black, %, Negro employed in
the Union Pacific shops here, died in
ing beside his bed in prayer. A Jap
anese janitor at the place heard
Black praying, and then all was silent.
When he failed to appear this morn
ing the police We're called and he was
found on his knees beside the bed,
with his head bowed in an attitude
of reverence.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1919-04-05

a.N THE larger cities, there is, as
a rule, a great influx of cOlOred
citizens from time to time. The
colored man generally prefers ur-
ban life to country life, and SO
you find him in large numbers in
the larger urban centers. Unfortun-
ately prejudice against people of his
race has compelled him to live in a
prescribed district, and in this dis
trict we generally find the worst hous-
ing conditions. There are many
houses that have been abandoned by
white people because they are unit
for human beings to live in, and when
the landlord finds that he cannot get
white people TO occupy them, he rents
to colored people, usually at hlgh
prices. Then other white people de-
sert the neighborhood, and more col
ed people come in. In short time,
there develops what is known as tine
black belt" The owner allows the
property to run down, because he
thinks ANYTHING is good enough for a
colored man to live in. The result IS,
that housing conditions become worse
and worse, and the colored man is
asked to live decently and keep clean
when all the conditions are against
him.
7 urge n most careful inspection by
the proper authorities, of every house.
tenement, or apartment, wherever SIT
uated, where there is the slghtest
suspicion of poor living conditions, and
thaf an insistent demand be made to
compel the owners of these properties
to provide proper sanitary conditions
throughout, and if the owner refuses'
the property to be condemned. Ii you
will improve the housing conditions OF
the colored man, you will improve MS
efficiency materially, just as has Deeh
outlined in a previous chapter wlth
respect to the housing of the whlte
man. 1t is of equal Importance. All
unsightly tenements and shahtles
should be condemned and torn down.
and gradually replaced with decent
dwelling places, not merely living
places, with here and there smaii
park for the children to play IN. IL
this were done, we would have the be-
ginning of a solution of the housing
problem and the making OF happ!'
contented wage earning people, black
or white.
When YOU improve the efficiency OF
the colored man, you give MN "ha'
is his right, the right to live decentiv'
the right to advance himself accord
ing to his merit, and the right to De-
come a useful citizen of the commuh-
ity in which he lives. You ask MIN
to die for you and he goes forth will
ingly and takes his place in the ranks
OF the soldiers, beside the white man
then in the name of humanity, give
him a chance to live as well as u
die. If you will not do it in the name
of humanity, then do it in the name
of economy, for it is an economical es-
sential, that everybody who can pro-
duce be given every opportunity 10
produce the best that he can, ana as
a working man cannot work well with
poor tools, so you cannot expect the
colored man to be efficient if you 90
not give him the essentials OF decehl
living. He does not ask you to take
him into your home ana entertain
him-you have a right to select your
social cquaintances-but he does ask
that he be given the right to i've re-
specially and comfortably and not De
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1919-04-05

New Orleans, March ga theater
for the colored population of New Or
leans has recently been opened. 1t has
IL seating capacity of more than 1000
and is one of the most beautiful in
the city.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1919-04-05
RACE NEWS S.';s,'1 S.t;ss, s.stss. sss"

Portland, Ore, March 3l.-AIrs. Ma
mie Hatai, colored woman, wife of n
twelve days with what some physi-
clans had diagnosed as the sleeping
sickness, prevalent in some parts of
the country. died yesterday. The
woman had been fed several times
when restored to consciousness by
having her feet tickled.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1919-04-05
April "a and May1
Are Only Days for
City Registration

The Election Commission has
fixed April "a and May as the
only two days upon which pre-
cinct registration will ~be al
lowed prior to the general city
election of May 20. Those who
voted at the last general cleo
tion will not be required to re-
register. No other opportunity,
aside from the dates mentioned,
will be given for registration,
this spring, although changes Of
address may be made at any
time from now until May 10 at
the office Of the Election Com
mission in the court house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-12

disturbed in his midnight activities, or,
what was more probable. had found that
the tapped house-circuit was not Of
sufficient strength for his drill-work. Or
I myself, suddenly remembered, might
have been the cause of disturbance.
There was a ponderable chance that
even at that moment Z stood under his
eye.
knew then that there was no more
time to be lost 1 was face to face with
situation much too serious for half
measures. 1 couldn't even afford to act
alone. I wanted help, immediate and
substantial help. Reluctant as was to
rouse that whole household, I knew
that even Ferrie and were Inadequate
for this newer situation. So I then
and there decided to call on Benchley.
To call on Benchley. however, implied
q knowledge Of his whereabouts. So,
the moment I'd switched out the study
lights, I began a cautious exploration
Of. those silent and remoter regions Of
"Miranar." remembering only too well
that any step might bring me into
touch with a hidden enemy. But
made my progress as silent as I could
feeling my way on from room to room,
from stairway to stairway, from one
area of unbroksn darkness to another.
Then I came to q sudden stop, for I
found the enveloping blackness cut by
faint streak Of light along the bottom
Of a door behind which a light was shin
ing. I made my way noislessly toward
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-12

Ferries door swung open and that sill
very-haired old officer stepped out into
the hall.
You bone-headed young cub" I
heard the older man slowly intone to
the younger in a voice of steel-cold
rage which I scarcely thought him
capable of. I simply gathered up my
f1uted skirts and scurried down the hall
toward my own door.
was still pink and prickly with an
afterglow of anger as I unearthed a
coil of insulated wire from one of the
locked drawers of my bureau-t trunk
and also took out the nickel pliers which
I'd used while installing my dictaphone
circuits. So 1 slipped out along the hall
toward the back OF the wing and tip
toed down the second stairway at its
farther end. I'd decided to re-wire my
contact-mat in the study where the
wall-safe was. But this time intended
to conceal that mat under a rug, across
the doorway, SO that my bedside buzzer
would announce the entrance OF any
prowler into that room.
But this wasn't as easy as ia at first
imagined. The house, in the first place
was a huge one. The darkness, in the
second place. interfered with my free
doom Of movement. And from the
gloom Of any door, remembered, an
enemy might confront me. So it was
only after a great deal Of circfng about
and barking my shins on furniture cor
ners, and patting along cool walls and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-12

/ ally as though he were inquiring as to
the disposal Of a market-fowl
I'm going to cook her goose for her."
announced Citrate Sam, as he half flung
and half pushed me face down on the
bed, rolled me over. and before I was
quite aware Of what he was doing he
had me tied there to the bed. Then he
picked up the bronze alcohol-lamp and
shook it He seemed disappointed to
find it empty.
ANY more Of this stuff round here p"
he demanded Of the smaller man.
That smaller man didn't answer him
in words. But he sided quickly and
cautiously through a door, opening into
what must have been q bathroom and a
moment later returned with a quart
bottle Of what I assumed to be alcohol.
Alcohol, remembered, burned with a
very hot fame. It would begin at my
feet, and burn upward 1t would be-
''D'you want to ive?" he dispassion-
ately inquired.
did want to live. But beyond q
frantic noddiug Of the head I had no
means Of conveying this information to
Curate Sam.
Then come down and open that wall
safe" he told mo as he took out a
pocket-knife and with his left hand be-
gan clumsily cutting away the strands
of toweling hurting my ankles. The
sawed-off revolver, all the while, was
balanced in his right hand When
made sign for him to take that odious
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-12

carved woodwork, that made my way
to the room that held the hidden strong
box. I stood at the door of that room,
listening intently for several minutes
before I even ventured to step into it.
Then, finding myself confronted by alb
solute silence, crept inside and swung
the door shut. A moment later 1
switched on the light.
Then I discovered something which
brought me up with a start. 1t
prompted my right hand to slip in I'M
der my kimono cape at the same time
that my body instinctively sought shell
ter by crouching low behind the heavy
Florentine reading-tabl beside which ]
had stood. For instead Of seeing a
panel of carved mahogany, where the
wall-safe faced me, I saw something
quite different. 1t was an oddly con-
structed little canopy Of blankets cover
ing the entire front of the safe screen
Running it were two insulated wires
which twined along the base OF the
book-shelves f1anking the room. They
had been concealed, as far as I could
Judge, with the house-circuit in some
obscure corner of the study. And I at
once understood that an expert safe
breaker was preparing. or had prepared
to drill through the dial-face. insert a
charge OF SOUP ana uelOndIe SUM-
GENTLY powerful explosive to crumple
up the inner lock.
had my automatic in my hand as ]
advanced step by step toward that tent
which, I saw, was big enough to con-
ceal a man behind its heavy folds. Yet
neither light nor movement came from
its depths although I could actually
hear my heart beat as I cautiously
lifted drape Of the doubled blankets.
No one was beneath them. But ]
! could see that the mahogany panel had
been removed from its hinges. I could
also see the glitter of an electric drill
that lay on the DOR, and an extension.
light nesting on a chair beside it. Or
the safe front, too, 1 could make out e
number of chalk marks, put there to act
as a guide, apparently, for its prospec.
| tive ravisher. That intruder, it wa.
reasonable to believe. had either beer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-12
IX.---THE WALL SAFE

told him with a big show Of bravery.
I'm leaving you the important work, E"
argued. IF you stay here and pro-
tect what's in this FELLOWSHIP, you're
doing far more than I'll ever be able
to do. may never even see that thief
again. I'm sorry that I ever disturbed
you"
Disturbed me?" he echoed. by CAD
ma'am. this is work that appeals to mel"
Then must CO." said in little more
than a whisper. as I reached for the
door-knob and made a little sign to him
for quietness.
He snapped out his lights, and I had
the door partly opened. when in a loud
stage whisper he called across the dark
ness: "You'H come bdcb9"
Instead Of answering that altogether
ambiguous sounding question. said:
"Ssssssh," and slipped out through
the door and closed it sharply after me.
And as I had feared, had dreaded. there
stood my monumental Wrinkle in his
Robert Mantell pose Of outraged pro-
priety and shattered faith.
$50 that's the sort of woman you
arei" said Wrinkle between his teeth
He stood there viewing. with a scathing
eye, my uncompromisingly intimate at
tire.
"fFiddIesticksI" I Kissed back at him.
But that only made him look more
tragic than ever. That humorless
solemnity Of his. in fact, was a spur in
the flank Of my audacity.
Would you mind coming to my room
with me?" I asked, with as quiet a
smile as could command.
Hi sanswer was both decisive and ex-
plosive.
mol" he shouted, like the good little
Joseph in paamas that he was.
Are you afraid?" I mockingly de-
manded.
Il prefer people who keep to their
own rooms" he said in an altogether
unmodulated tone of scorn. But before
I had time to retort to that challenge
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-12
FREE GROUND FOR PARKING
Fair Officials Have Police To
Look After Them.
More Room Provided and More
Cars Are Expected.

Thirty thousand or more out of
town automobiles each one of them
carrying at east two passengers are
expected in Topeka the week OF Sep
TENDER s. This will be fair week in
Topeka and the free gate ~ the Kan
sas Free fair has always attracted
thousands of out of town motorists.
Local garage men are making all
sorts of preparations for handling
record number Of tourist cars fair
week The filling stations expect TO
be taxed TO capacity to keep the fuel
tanks Of the visitors and the home
folks filled so that the engines may
DO their duty
In other years, especially 1 Z and
1918. the streets leading to the free
fair grounds have been literally
packed for blocks with parked cars
Every available inch OF space in the
fair grounds itself has been filled
early in the mornings with the motor
vehicles of visitors. Garages and fill
ing stations have been taxed to ca
pacity to furnish accommodation.
Handle Them This Year.
But half dozen new garages are
In process Of building now and con-
struction work will be finished by fair
week. 1t is expected that these new
places viii be ready for business be-
fore the rush begins. Storage space
for more than a thousand cars a night
will be made available to help care
FOR the visitors. And this with the
storage space now in use should re-
iieve the situation to an appreciate
extent.
a large number of new auto gas and
oil filling stations have been erected
this spring and summer and these
ngencies will do much towards making
Topeka haven spot to tourists at
tending the Kansas Free fair.
Fair Has Good Record.
The fair association itself has an
envinble record in its care of cars
parked inside the fair grounds. AIDE
Quate police protection is always pro-
vided and it is seldom that a car is
stolen. In fast less than five cars have
been stolen at the fair grounds during
the fairs OF the last two years. Last
year but one car was reported and
that one was found and restored to
its owner almost Immediately.
A large number of special patrol
men will be on duty in Topeka fair
week keeping watch and ward over
the cars parked on the streets and
avenues adjacent TO the fair grounds
The uptown business districts will also
have better police protection than II
ordinary times and it is asserted thai
every effort will be made to prevent
the stealing of a single car at the fail
this year.