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The Colorado statesman., 1919-12-13
CHALLENGE RESOLUTION OF
SOUTH CAROLINA AMERICAN
LEGION

The National Association for the
through its chairman, Mary White Ov-
ingtOn, has issued Il statement chal-
lenging resolution of the American
Legion of South Carolina which stated
that the Associations activities would
tend to- ca,fse friction between the
races.
The statement, which asserts that
colored soldiers from South Carolina
outnumbered white and that the per-
centage of illiteracy among the colored
troops was less than among the white,
is as follows:
/ am at a loss to understand your
position regarding the work of body
that lays special stress upon securing
due process of law rather than mon
violence for Negroes whether they live
in the North or the South. Our
branches, in whatever states they may
operate, voice the sentiment of the
educated, lawabiding Negroes who
have so recently helped America to
achieve victory in the Great War. We
note, however, that your resolution
condemning our activities is from "the
American Legion of South Carolina
representing the white soldier who
fought in the recent great war.
We feel that we are right in CON
sidering also the opinion of the color
ed soldiers of South Carolina, who out
numbered the white, particularly i'll
view of the fact that among the colored
there was less illiteracy than among
their white comrades at arms.
Very truly yours,
MARY WHITE OVINGTON.
Chairman.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-12-13
CHEYENNE
WYO. NEWS
CHEYENNE, WYo., NEWS.

Deacon Frank McCombs, who was
so i'll last week with the erysipelas,
is greatly improved.
Mrs T. A. Edward is still improv-
ing.
Mrs. Norman Pension left last week
for Chicago and other points east on
IL visit.
Cheyenne is certainly having her
share of snow and wind for the last
few weeks. A heavy snowstorm has
been prevailing for the last three days
and % below zero.
Mr.. G. S. Stacker, the groceryman,
lost Il two-room. dwelling in the rear
of 917 West Nineteenth street by fire
Friday of last week. The house was
occupied by Mrs. Mary Catlet, widow
with four little children dependent on
her for support. Every possession of
the family except the clothes on their
backs We're destroyed. Mrs. Catlet
lost her husband with the Influenza
about eleven months ago.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-12-13
MOUND BAYOU TO HAVE GREAT
-'--EST VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
IN SOUTH.

Jackson, Miss, Dec. 5th.-Evidence
of the progress of Negroes in Mississ-
ippi, especially along educational
lines, is found in the fact that Mound
Bayou, Negro settlement, owned and
controlled entirely by Negroes, has
just voted the issuance of 100000 in
bonds for the erection of Il school. 1t
will be for teacher training and vocal
tional training purposes. 1t will be
the largest institution of its kind in
the South.
According to Bura Hilbum, State Su-
pervisor of Negro schools, upward of
$500, 900 will be spent for Negro schools
before the close of the present year.
The State Board of Education is lend
ing every possible aid to this develop
ment, and employs Il Negro Supervisor
of Schools, as well as Mr.. IIilbun.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-12-13
AsSAILANT OF OMAHA UNDER
HEAVY BOND.

Omaha, Neb., Dec. 5th.-It required
bond of $4,000 to accomplish the re-
lease of George Davis (white), alleged
assailant of Mayor Smith, who was
attacked in front of the court house
on Sept. 2Sth, when mob secured Will
liam Brown and lynched him i'll the
public square. Mayor Smith says he is
certain that Davis is the man VINO
seized him. Davis was arrested in Lin
coin about three weeks ago and since
that time has been struggling to obtain
bond. Four charges have been placed
against him. Morris Borsky, jew,
was also released under $1,000 bond
to await trial for conspiracy TO huruer
and unlawful assemblage and rioting.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-12-13
NEW CHURCHES FOR COLoREO
CATHOLICS IN WASHINGTON,
D. C.

Plans have been adopted by the Jo-
sephite Fathers, one of the most wide
Unknown missionary bodies of the
Catholic Church, to establish branch
of their organization and will at once
arrange for the erection of two new
churches for Colored Catholics, who
have been growing more and more nu-
merous in recent years, and more and
more restive under certain restrictions
that have been placed upon them in
the reserved quarters provided for
them i'm the churches of their faith
conducted by the white people. One
of the churches is to be erected near
New Jersey and Florida avenues
northwest. and the other in the vicinity
of 11th and L streets, both neghbor-
hoods being thickly populated by
Colored people The congregation at
Florida and New Jersey avenues is TO
bear the title of st. Francis Church.
With these two additions there will he
four Colored Catholic Churches in the
city. the others being st, Augustine's
and st. Cyprians.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-12-13
NEGRO GIRL LEADS IN SCHOOL
GRADES, WHITE PUPILS OPEN
BOYCOTT.

Sacramento, Calf, Dec IA young
colored woman is the storm center
around which the board of trustees, the
techers and pupils of the CaleXico, I'M
perial county, high school are revolv-
ing. according to letter received by
VIII c. Wood, state superintendent OF
public instruction.
"The colored pupil ranks highest i'll
educational attainments among the 100
students and the white girl scholars
have refused absolutely to sit on the
same platform with her mt the coming
graduation exercises. according to in
formation receievd by Mr.. Wood.
Job Wood, deputy superintendent OF
public instruction, sent letter to the
Calexico trustees telling them:
If these white girls refuse to grad
uate with the girl with whom they
have attended school through all of
the years they should go back into the
public schools and have real train
ing for American citizenship"
He also says that if there are any
exercises the colored girl must be on
the platform.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-12-13
MAYES STILL BATTLING FOR
RAILROAD PORTERS.

Washington, ID. c., Dec. 5th.-Presi-
dent Il. L. Mays appeared before the
wage board Monday with Messrs. Ty-
Ter Powell and Superintendent Getty
(white), in interest of the Railroad
Porters' and dining car men. Repre-
of the several organizations
supported the Mays proposition. Mr.
Mays is now turning his activities to-
ward Congress in asking that con-
gresslonal investigation be made hav-
ing as its object the securing of Il
square deal for the railroad men in
the new contracts to be drawn with
other organizations.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-12-13
A HALF MILLION DOLLARS IN
FINE HOTELS AT CHICAGO
AND WASHINGTON; ACCOM-
MODATION FOR TOURISTS.

Chicago. ILL.,, Dec. 5th.-The Hotel
Vincennes, the most elaborate and
modern hotel in the country for Color
ed patronage, has been opened to the
public, and is now one of the show
places of Chicago The building has
more than 200 rooms, with telephone in
each room; beautiful parlors and din
ing rooms, fine lobby and everything
necessary to make the travelling public
that the opening of this hotel, and
probably others to follow, will be the
means of making Chicago one of the
greatest transient centers in the coun-
try, both winter and summer.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-12-13

Rev j. Z. Muse has received II very
flattering call to the First Baptist
church of Pacific Grove, Cal. The
Rev. and Mrs. Muse will leave the
first part of next week to visit the
church and will consider the call, stop
ping in Ogden and Sacramento on
their way out Rev. Muse was or
dained ut the Wyoming Baptist State
convention (white) ut Douglas, Wyo.,
in 1919. For eighteen months he was
pastor of the Bethel Baptist Mission
at Eaton, Colo, and during this time
he was in the service of the Union
May, 1918 he was promoted from night
clerk in the oil house to section store
keeper, which position he held up to
the time of the acceptance of his res
ignation of December s, 1919 This
store alone handled during the past
wear over 100000 worth of material,
ordered and shipped out by him, work
ing three men on the counter, one
stenographer and four to six laborers.
He is well thought of by the company
and on the acceptance of his resigna-
tion he was presented with the fol-
lowing recommendation:
OFFICE OF
DIVISION STOREKEEPER
Cheyenne, Wyo., Dec. 8, 1919.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-12-13
CHICAGO SECOND IN NORTH FOR
NEGRO POPULATION.

Chicago, Dec S.-Chicago ranks sec
and in point of Negro population in
northern cities, the report of the Ur-
ban League today shows.
New York is the only city in the
North surprising Chicago in point of
colored residents said 7. A. Hill, sec
retary. "Since 1915 Chicago has added
10000 to it's Negro population. Detroit
and Newark have had 400 per cent in
creases in the last four years"
There are more Negroes in the Chi
-cago "black belt" than in any similar
area in the country.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-12-13

% Whom 1t May Concern

70 Whom 1t May Concern:
This is to certify that Mr.. ]. I.
Muse has been employed in this
department for the past five years,
starting in as laborer and work
ing up to section storekeeper in
charge of the oil stocks at the
Cheyenne Division Store, which
position he has held during the
past year.
Anybody desiring his services
will find that Mr.. Muse is very
conscientious, upright and ambi-
tiouS man.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-12-13
BOYS INVENTION TO AID GASo-
LINE ENGINES.

Cherry Fork, Ohio, Dec. 5.-Herbert
G. Williams, age IS, has invented an
attachment for gasoline engines which
has for its purposes or principles the
means by which exhaust power of any
gasoline engine can be used over again
by attaching his invention and obtain
from % TO 30 per cent more power on
the same amount of gas. He has just
.received patent on same and expects
to receive IL good reward for his work.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-12-13
-DIToR Constitution

%DITOR Constitution
To those who know it is hardly
- necessary to state that L am
Southerner.
I have no word of apology to offer
TO anyone for the views l hold and the
stand took in the war between the
states.
had no doubt then, and l have
none now, of the justice and right of
the action of the southern states. l
believe that their cause should have
should have restored the union on the
basis of the constitution as understood
and ! warmly love the South and her
story, her traditions and her ideals are
very dear to me. 1 resent the unjust
criticism to which she has been sub
jected, and none has been more unjust
and untrue than that which represents
the South as not being in heart ana
soul loyal to our great union.
But | fully recognize the absolute
Justice of one charge which is made
against her, and | look with grave ap-
prehension to the future, for no people
that disregards justice can ever nave
the blessing of God, and we are guilty
of great Injustice to the Negro. the
Negro was brought here against his
will; he is here and he will remain
here. and he is not treated with justice
by us: nay, | will say that he is often
not treated with ordinary humanity
Look at the statistics in our own
state. Georgia stands first in the iis'
of states i'm the matter of lynchlhs'
Has there ever been IL man punished
in this state for lynching Negro!
Lynching is murder, nothing else.
Resides. If is not the fact that fair
and impartial justice is not meted out
to white and Colored men alike! Inc
courts of this state either set the eN-
ample or follow the example set them'
and they make Il great distinction pe-
tween the white and the black crimi-
nal brought before them. Ihe latter
as rule gets the full limit OF tie
law. DO you ever hear OF street uii-
ficulty in which IL Negro and white
man were involved, which was brought
before n Judge, in which, no matter
what were the real facts of the case
the Negro did not get the worst Oh II
Georgians boast of being Il CHRIS
tian people, and this year theS are
puttinp their hands into their pockets
to raise millions to bring the llght Oh
Christianity, as understood by theii'' u
some less favored people in Europe
would like to know if it is entireiS
compatible with Christian moraiits !"
treat the Negro as he is treated mere
NV belief is that the Negro ana tle
white man were redeemed by the pioou
of Christ on the cross OF CalNar3' "'.'
the the Christian religion apsoiutei'
condemns injustice to anyone, ana loi'
bids the taking of life.
To me the murder of Negro Is as
much murder as the killing OF Il Win'@
man. and in each case Christian CIV
lization demands that the punishment
of the crime should rest in the liihu'
of the lawfully constituted autiioii''
have lived to see in Georgia "h
auneoI made to the highest authoritE
in the state for protection OF the lNe'
of Colored men, women ana chiiOi e"'
answered by the comment tia' ."'
Negro should not commit crimes me
people of Georgia vest in certain OH
cials the execution of justice Yet no
The Colorado statesman., 1919-12-13
A. II. MULLENS,
Division Storekeeper.

Mr.. Muse says that he will now de-
vote his entire time to study and work
of the gospel ministry. Mrs. Muse,
his wife, is woman of a very sweet
disposition and splendid church
worker, and will be of great spiritual
service to the reverend in his new
field of labor. We regret to lose them
from our community, but our loss will
be others gain. We wish them God
speed.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-12-13
TEXAS WOMAN SELLS ONE BALE
FOR 1872.

Clarksville, Tex, Dec. 5th.-GeOrgia
Anna Russell, an aged woman, who
owns plantation near here, topped the
market with long staple cotton few
days ago when she sold a bale for 10
cents pound The bale weighed 49I
pounds and brought total of S3I2.62.
Mrs. Russell retained the seed from
the cotton which went to make up the
bale and which, when sold, will bring
an additional $50 or more.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-12-13

Dec. 4, 1919.-The National Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Colored
People today made public telegram
to Governor Hugh NJ. Dorsey of Geor-
gia calling the governors attention to
the lynching of Negro near Macon,
Ga, on Sunday night and asking for
an investigation of the lynching and
the punishment of the lynchers. The
telegram. given below, calls attention
TO the fact that this makes the seventy
fourth lynching in the United States
since January first and the twentieth
in Georgia. The telegram reads:
Dec. 3, 1919.
Hon. Hugh NJ. Dorsey, State Capitol,
Atlanta, Georgia.
The seventy-fourth lynching in Am
erica since January first and the
twentieth in Georgia occurred near
Macon. Georgia., according to press
DISPATCHES, on Sunday night when Il
Negro was put to death for wounding
n farmer who will recover. As sgner
of the address to the Nation appealing
TO loyal Americans to stamp out mon
violence and disregard of all law and
order and as one who has shown him
self to be against lynching, may we
not aDpeaI to YOU to use your official
and personal powers to investigate th's
lyuching and show lynchers that they
The Colorado statesman., 1919-12-13
PITTSBURGH DELEGATES SHAFT
TO BLACK HEROES.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Dec. 2nd.-With i'm
pressive ceremonies, witnessed by
thousands of the race, the shaft in
Schenley park commemorating the ac-
tivities of Pittsburgh Negroes in the
war, was recently dedicated. The ser
vices were preceded by parade which
marched through the downtown streets
to the park.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-12-13
PROMINENT MAN ANSWERS LAST
CALL.

Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 3rd.-George
Washington Ellis, noted author and
one of the most scholarly men of the
race. died ut his residence here. 3662
Vernon avenue, November 2Sth, after
n long illness. For eight years he was
The Colorado statesman., 1919-12-13
RACE NEWS S.t;.s: S.t;s,:t s..,,.. s's"

secretary of the American legation at
Liberia. Returning to the United
States he was made assistant corpora
ton counsel for the city of Chicago,
which position he filled with distinc-
ton until his illness compelled him to
relinqush it. Mr. Ellis was born in
Kansas A years ago.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-12-13
DESERTER FROM U. S. ARMY
LEADS YAQUI INDIANS.

Douglas, Ariz., Nov. 29th.-An
American Negro, who deserted recent
ly from the Tenth United States caval-
nv, is reported to be the leader of
band of approximately 300 Iaqui In
dians, who raided the eastern part OF
the Montezuma district early this
month.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-12-13
BISHOP KELLY OF GEORGIA
DENOUNCES MOB RULE
Prominent Southern Church Head in Savannah Writes to
the Atlanta Constitution Follows

lyncher has ever been punished here,
and regret to state that public senti-
ment seems to Justify the conduct of
the officials.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-12-13

cannot murder American citizens with
impunity.
JAMES WELDON JOHNSON,
Field Secretary National Association
for the Advancement of Colored Peo-
pie.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-21
Little Lines From Nearby

Levistown-The Gill family reun-
ion will be held on the Hambright
farm near McVeytown on Saturday,
August so.
York Haven Russell Green, of
Harrisburg. is here to spend his va
cation with his uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Green.
Shippensburg-Mrs. Rebecca Horst
died at her home in Pinola, aged n
years. She was a member of the
Rowe Mennonite Church
York Hnven-Daniel Cassel, repre-
sentative from York Haven lodge,
No. 491, K. of p, to the grand lodge
session, Lancaster, left for that city
yesterday.
COIumbia-In Holy Trinity Catho-
lie church, Miss Mary T. Link became
the bride of Joseph V. Weisser The
ceremony was performed by the rec
tor, Rev. T. G. Breuggeman.
Sunbury-Prof.I Il. c. NJ. Ellenberger,
former superintendent of the Sun
bury schools, has accepted a similar
position near Palm Beach, Florida
at a salary of $4,000 a year.
York Hnven-Troop 80 of the Boy
Scouts, which held no meetings since
early in July, held n special meet
ing last night and on Friday night
will resume regular meetings.
Sunbury-Frank Albert Scott, one
of the oldest and most respected
citizens of Northumberland and re-
tired raflroader, died at the home OF
his step daughter, Mrs. John Ferick
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-21
ARPLANE FALLS
WITH FLIERS IN
LEBANON FIELD
Aviators Mistake Seifert Farm
For Arnold Airport and
Crash to Earth

Lebanon, Aug. 21.-Major NJ. L.
King, of the United States Aviation
Service, and a mechanic, who accom-
panied him, luckily escaped with
their lives and a few minor injuries
yesterday when an attempt was
made to land from too low an alti-
tude. The accidenttook place about
$50 feet away from the Kimmerling
church road, north of Weavertown,
on the Seifert farm.
Mistaking the Seifert farm for the
Arnold airport used by the other
aviators Major King decided to
make a landing. Being too close to
earth to alight safely, the plane
crashed to the ground on its right
wing, completely crushing that side
of the machine and breaking the
propeller at several places Major
King and his mechanic sustained an
awful shaking up, but upon being
thoroughly examined an hour later
by DR.. w. H. Holsberg, at the Hotel
Weimar, it was found that nothing
more serious than a few bruises had
been sustained.
In explaining the cause of the
fall, Major King said that in flying
from Reading here an air current
causing trouble had been met with
and as result he was at a lower
altitude than usual, finding that
there were fewer cross currents
nearer the earth. 1t is to this fact
Major King attributes his fall.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-21
ARMY AVIATORS
FILM SITE OF
FAMOUS BATTLE
Fliers Do Stunts and Take
Views of Gettysburg's
Historic Ground

Gettysburg, Pa, Aug. 21.-Gettys-
burg was given it's first exhibition of
flying by Lieutenant NJ. S. Boggs and
Sergeant A. e. Matos, two aviators
who were here with the Government
plane that is a part of the trans
continental train now on its way to
the coast. The men spent more than
an hour in the air before leaving
for Pittsburgh. Tail spins, falling
leafs, upside downs, barrel rolls and
practically all the stunts used by the
most daring aviators at the front
during the war were demonstrated
to Gettysburg's citizens
The real purpose of the fight,
however, was the taking of pictures
of town and battlefield. With the
airplane up five thousand feet in the
air the men made pictures that will
be used in the making of a map of
the place. and another set that will
be made into a film of moving pic
lures, the first ever to be made of
the battlefield. After the descent
Lieutenant Boggs said: The battle
field is as beautiful a scene from the
air as L have ever looked at"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-21
Boiling Springs Citizen
Dies of Cancer at Home

Mechanicsburg, Pa, Aug. 21.-E
D. Merrium died at his home at
Boiling Springs on Tuesday after
noon. He was so years old. The
cause of death was cancer. He was
member of the Modern Woodmen
and the United Order of American
Mechanics Of Boiling Springs. He
is survived by 4 wife and stepson,
and these brothers, Samuel, OF
Hagerstown, Nd; David, Harris
burg, and Raymond, Reading. The
funeral will be held tomorrow aft
ernoon at o'clock at the house,
Burial in Mt. Zion cemetery
near Churchtown.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-21

WORKERS STRIKE
TYING UP PLANT
Employees Walk Out When
Thirty Are Discharged
in Converting Works

Sunbury, Aug. 21.-The action of
the Susquehanna Silk company of
sunbury. in discharging thirty en-
ployes of the converting works, n
department of its mills, resulted in
n strike yesterday morning that COM
pletely tied up that section of the
plant.
According to the story emanating
from the strikers, the thirty discharg-
ed employees were instrumental in the
organization Monday night last of a
branch of the United Textile Work
ers in Sunbury. 1t is charged that
the silk corporation. upon Learning
that the men had become affiliated
with the union, handed them their
discharge slips at the end of the
days work.
When the facts became known the
employees of the converting works
held a meeting at which it was de-
cided to call a strike of the entire
department. AS a result more than
800 workers walked out and they have
announced that they will not return
until the discharged men are REIN
stated.
Efforts are being made to have the
company's entire force of employees
join in the strike and there were in
dications they might prove successful.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-21
READING PASSES
MARKET BILL TO
OUTLINING COST
In Spite of Protests, Council
Quickly Enacts Law to
Protect Consumer

Reading, Pa, Aug. Elm spite
of the storm of protest raised
against it by grocers. farmers and
food dealers at public hearing,
council, by a unanimous vote and
without a single word of comment,
yesterday adopted Councilman Hun
ter's market bill.
Every member without hesitancy
voted yes" on it's adoption. Its pro
visions are effective at once and
applied for the first time at this
mornings markets.
The new municipal law prohibits
the buying of or contracting for
provisions on the way to, and in
tended for sale in the markets.
Prohibits persons from dissuad-
ing others from bringing their pro-
visions to the markets for sale.
Prohibits persons from perSuad-
ing others to raise the price of pro-
visions in the markets.
Prohibits the buying of provisions
in the markets for the purpose of
reselling the same.
Councilman Hunter, following the
meeting, said the adoption of his
ordinance and the enforcement of
it's provisions will result in much
good to the marketer and the con-
Sumer.
1T is the man with the market
basket who should be given first
considerations he said. Those who
protested against the bill may have
expressed their honest convictions
at the hearing, but 1 am convinced
that practices prohibited in this new
law, have been responsible in large
measure, for high prices of many
commodities in Reading"