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The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1919-05-24
SEDALiA, MO-, NOTES
BY John jos. Reed.

Mrs. William LaPoole, OF 4l4 Il. st.
| .ouis st. and Mrs Anderson, return.
ed from three weeks stay In st
Louis. Mo, and upon her arrival home
Mrs. William LaPoole had n grand
banquet awaiting them, prepared by
Mrs. Eliza Buckner OF Smithton. Mo.
The menu was as follows:
oyster Soup
Half Spring Chicken on Toast
June Peas
Asparagus Tips, Drawn Butter Sauce
Mashed Potatoes
Home Grown Tomatoes, Mayonnaise
Dressing
Pie A la Mode
Black Coffee Demi Tasse
Clarct Punch
Fruit and other Delicacies
Those present wcro Mr. and Mrs.
Anderson. MIR. and Mrs. John Buck
nor. MIR and Mrs. John JOS. Reed,
MIR. Ed Hudson Miss Carrie Hubbard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baker, Mr.. and Mrs vii
liam Lapoole.
Miss Julia Thomas. the first colorcd
lady 10 hold position in the state
capital of Missouri, IL a Sedalia girl
and was home to visit her relatives
last week We are proud of Miss
Thomas and we are going to try to
put some more OF our girls in the cap
ital.
Miss Til Nelson. n teacher at War
rcnsburg. Mo. was u visitor home
Sunday. looking the picture OF health.
OLcer Monet, OF Sodalia, Mo, po'
lice force is due great credit over the
arrest OF Ray II. Johnson. He is he
ing held by the Scdalla police pending
a state warrant.
The star representative Is indeed
glad to know that the wealthy bachel-
or, MIR Ed Hudson has allowed Cupid
to pierce his heart and he is soon to
launch out into the matrimonial sea
Congratulations to MIR. and Mrs.
Duke Thustor upon the visit OF the
stork lie left fine baby girl, The
mother and baby are doing well at
this writing
We were pleased 10 see our old
friend Bud York at home after being
away for month and half He
looks the picture OF health
Miss Alhertha Harkins from George
r. Smith College spent the day sun.
day with Mrs. J. J. Reed
Prot c. C. Hubbard. principal OF
the Lincoln High school. is leaving
nothing undone to make the com.
mcncement exercises OF his school the
grandest In the history OF Lincoln.
lie has secured Convention Hall. so
that all the negroes of Sedalia will
have a chance to see how Lincoln has
improved under the leadership OF Prof
c c Hubbard, l.. l. ID.
Prot J. A. CASTOR, editor OF the
Searchlight. the official organ OF the
L H. = and $. NJ. T, is leaving moth
ing undone to see that the official or
gan OF his order is not TO be damaged
by the negro Ray II. Johnson. that the
police have in custody. Prof. CASTOR
has been in close touch with the State
Attorney and the chief OF police to see
that the Searchlight and the members
OF his order are not hurt by Johnson,
Mrs Fannie Witcher has returned
home after a weeks stay at Moscow
and she reports a fine crop in the
rural districts and has greatly improy-
ed in health.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1919-05-24
ENID, OKLA.

This town. like Perry, is built on
the old style. with "the square" in
the center. The total population OF
the town is about 10000, with about
600 colored people. The race is doing
very little here in an industrial or
commercial way. The businesses rep
resented by members OF the race con
sist of n restaurant and n barber
shop.
The Texas Cafe is operated by Mr..
Frank wimberly, who recently moved
there from Texas, Mr. Wimberly is
assisted In the conduct OF this cafe
by his wife and young man as cook.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1919-05-24

Auc Nlauu Olu man Ol Emu
mind he was made one OF the exam.
iners Of the class.
Make Successful Fight for colored
School.
About ls years ago Judge Banks at.
tracted a deal Of attention by waging
a legal fight against the County Com.
missioners to compel them to pro-
vide sufficient money TO build an ad
equate school building for colored
people lie brought suit in the courts
ot the county and got Judgment
against the county commissioners. As
result the necessary money was ap
propriated and Judge Banks himself
superintended the work on a nice two
story brick building which is still be-
ing used for the colored schools OF
Enid
Judge Ranks has been very sue
cesSul IN the practice Of law. He
owns his own home. nine rental houses
and has a good bank account. He do
mated a very valuable lot 10 the First
Baptist Church OF Enid, Of which he
is g member He also has farm in
Arkansas.
Judge Ranks recently organized the
Afro-American Investment Company
Of which he IS president. The COM
pauy Is chartered for $4,000. and has
already purchased some very valuable
property on which 4 building will be
erected soon.
The officers OF the company are D. l..
=. Banks, pres; J. c. Trimble, sec;
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1919-05-24

Il. J. Johnson, treas; Il. J. Bunns,
vice president. Board OF Directors is
ID. l.. +, Banks, +. j. Burns, l.. Rails.
ton, Robt. Smith, Calvin Johnson, Babe
Howard, Henry Caldwell. Mrs. l.. j.
Johnson, J. G, Trimble, and c. e.
Graves
Says Race Must Make New Record
Speaking of the colored man in pol.
itics and expressing his opinion of his
future, Judge Banks said:
AS race we have been following
the wrong course in politics. The old
day has passed now and we must
make new record. Disqualification
OF our politics seems to me to be our
only political salvation"
Judge Banks was married in 1901
at Memphis. Tenn, to Mrs. Georgia
Randall, who in her younger days was
a teacher in the Lemoyne Institute.
The two met the first time on the day
Forrest raided Memphis. Their ac.
quaintance and courtship was renew.
ed after he located in Oklahoma and
he went back to Memphis in 1901 to
wed "the one woman in all the world
and they are now living happily to-
gether.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1919-05-24

Who was prevented from occupying a
house he had purchased In Okla City.
federal court and determined effort
made to secure the rights of colorcd
people I'm Oklahoma City. Copies OF
the Supreme Court decisions and that
of the federal court In st Louis have
been obtalne dand n successful fight
In expected,
Among tho speakers Of the evening
besides those already mentioned were
Rev. Is. W. Perry. DIR. D. C. Snelson.
J. s Simmons and Rev. W. II. Mel
son. all OF whom denounced segrega.
tin as undcmOcratic and un-American.
ana declared themselves fully deter
mined to fight to the finish.
After the speaking popular sub.
scription was called for with the fol
lowing results:
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1919-05-24

A spirit Of enthusiastic determine
tion prevailed throughout the meeting.
Dr. Bethel in giving his ten dollars
said with considerable feeling and ef.
feet.
Not only am | willing to give my
morcy and time to uphold true de
mocracy and to fight Jim Crowism and
segregation. but my life as well"
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1919-05-24
SLIGHT EFFORT NEEDED.

They say the French girls are better
listeners than American girls. We
don't believe II. The girls we know
could listen as well as anybody IL they
would only try.-Houston Post.
The state herald., 1919-06-13
GERMANY THREATENING
PEACE TERMS TOO SEVERE FROM
PEOPLES STANDPOINT.
AusTRiANs CLAIM TREATY is
BASED ON MIGHT INSTEAD
OF RIGHT.
w..t.rn New,paper Union Sew, service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Vienna. June 5.-The Vienna news
papers denounce the peace terms
They had not prepared the public fol
such great territorial losses and had
led the people to believe Austria would
he treated better than Germany. There
is some recurrence of the talk of a
Bolshevist regime.
Like the German government, the
Austrian government 10 said to be dis
satisfied with the peace terms, which
are declared by one Of the responsible
newspapers Of Vienna to be unaccept'
able.
Unlike the German populace a'
large, however, the Austrian people
apparently are apathetic, having ex'
pected no easy terms, and are will
Ing, even anxious. TO accept the con
dltions as laid down and thus bring
peace 10 the soreiy stricken former
empire, which is rendered by the
treaty virtually an inland state OF
small territorial proportions. Never
theless, the general opinion among
the Austrians seems to be that he
terms are based on might and no, on
President Wilson'S fourteen points.
In Paris the council OF four con.
tinues to discuss points brought out
by the German counter proposals. es.
pecially as concerns territorial ques-
tions and reparations. Experts on
both these questions have been called
before the council for conferences
and the belief apparently prevails In
unofficial quarters In Paris that some
notifications may he expected In the
original terms of the treaty, particu.
lnrly rs regards the Saar basin and
Silesln.
Discussion Of the protest of Ger.
many that, being left without mer.
chant ships, she is rendered impoteni
TO resume her trade and thereby un.
able TO aid in paying the indemnities
asked. also has been taken up by the
council.
The expectation In that the council
will heed reports Of the urgent neces
sity to render n quick decision on the
matters In controversy, owing 10 the
situation In Germany. One report has
II that Herr Noske. the German min,
lister of defense, has inspected the
coast defenses and ordered the garri
sons to be ready for emergencies.
BolshevIst advlces are TO the effec,
that the autonomy OF Mongolia has
been proclaimed b. a congress con
vened by General Semenoff, the Cos
sack leader. and that Semenoff wal
made grand duke Of Mongolia"
The Bolsheviki are reported to have
started successful counter offensive
against the Esthonians and othei
troops advancing on PetroErsd.
The state herald., 1919-06-13
MOTORS INSTEAD OF DOGS
Trip Over the Cascades In a Gasoline
Sleigh Was a Distinct
Success.

A spectacular trinl trip was recently
made across the Cascades in motor
sleigh. and n number Of photographs,
taken at various stages Of the journey,
are reproduced In Popular Mechan.
les. The achievement Of the motor
sleigh was almost us amazing as that
Of the first army tank, conQuering, as
II did, all kinds Of obstacles. Swimming
the surface Of snowfalls, old or new.
the strange little vehicle broke Its way
through primeval passes with never a
stumble. The rescue Of an automobile.
hopelessly stalled In the drifts Of Sno-
qualmie pass, was a mere incident In
Its progress. Crossing deep gully on
n pair Of hemlock poles was but one Of
the days adventures. The intended
substitution Of the motor sleigh for the
dog drawn sledges Of Alaska's snow.
bound post trails means more to the
people Of that great territory than may
he generally realized. Jack London and
others have iimned the malemute as a
romantic figure: but the followers Of
the trnil know well he is never that. II
Is the elimination Of much human hard
ship. as well ms canine inefiicicncy, that
recommends the gasoline method.
The state herald., 1919-06-13
A CAR OF BLACK POWDER is
ExPLooER sY LIVE
WIRE.
SCORES ARE BURNED
MANY BROUGHT TO SURFACE
WITH CLOTHES STILL
BURNING.
western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa, June 6.-Sevsaty-
eight men were killed and forty others
were injured, some severely, when a
car of black powder was exploded In
the Baltimore No. . tunnel of the Del
aware & Hudson Company mine at
East End, this city.
The accident happened shortly be-
fore Z O'Clock, while the men were be-
ing taken to their places of employ
ment. A train of empty cars was pro-
vided to convey them down by an
electric motor.
Into these cars the workmen were
crowded and with the train was car
of black powder. When 200 feet In
the tunnel the electric trolley wire
fell. Sparks from 1t ignited the pow.
der and the explosion that followed
blew the men In all directions.
More men died from the effects Of
flames and suffocatiOn than from tho
explosion itself.
The force Of the explosion was ter
rifle. 1t was felt In all parts Of the
city and was heard for miles around.
When rescuers got into the tunnel,
dead men were found everywhere.
Some had been slightly burned and
sought to get to safety but were suf-
focated. Others were burned almost
to crisp. Here and there were 9TH
ers moaning and crying.
Within an hour and half after
wards, most Of the injured had been
removed. The dead were taken to the
surface and placed in tiers along the
green. Calls went out for ambulances.
doctors and nurses and because of the
early hour 1t was difficult to get a
big force ut once. The hospitals be-
gan to crowd. Morgues were filled.
Identification of the dead is almost
impossible. Many of the bodies taken
TO the m0rgues are so badly charred
that the scores of relatives who wend.
ed their way among the rows Of bod
les were unable to identify fathers,
husbands, brothers and sons.
Many of the injured died after be-
ing taken from the tunnel and the
death list Is being increased hourly.
As the injured were being taken from
the tunnel to ambulances they were
placed near the pile of bodies.
Fire following the explosion lasted
only short time. But the men were
caught In the full force of fire and
explosion. Arms were blown from the
bodies OF men. Heads of men were
blown off. Legs Of others were found
among the wreckage of human life
and property. The fire was intense
while 1t lasted. Sulphur fumes and
the flames added to the misery and
men dropped like flies along the tun.
mel.
There were terrible scenes In the
various morgues. Hundreds OF women,
men and children gathered about thu
tunnel. Shrieking and crying. they
lifted the blankets from the men. wom.
en- tainted; men lost their nerve and
children ran away In fright.
The state herald., 1919-06-13
War Hero to Wed,

Knoxville, Tenn.-Sergeant Alvin c.
York. credited with being the wars
greatest hero, is going to marry the
girl he left behind when he went to
France, at bis home In Pail Mall. The
girl Is 17-year-old Grace Williams. She
said "yes" when York returned to Call
Mall after receiving ovntions IL. New
York, Washington and other eastern
cities. The tall mountaineer said he
had declined big offer from vaude.
Vile firm to appear In u song and
dance act with thirty-five girls.
The state herald., 1919-06-13
rrI.d 70 oefr.ud oexernm,nt

Detroit, Mich.-with the arrest here
OF four men, ono Of them an army Of.
ficer. Department OF Justice agsnti
disclosed an alleged conspiracy to de.
fraud the government In the sale OF
$SO.0OO.0OO worth OF army supplleA
The United States grand jury has 70.
turned indictments against Capt. Mich.
olson Of Washington. chief finance Of
ficer Of the ordnance department foi
this district. an unnamed army officer
recently sent to France: Grant Hugh
Browne. a millionaire sportsman and
race track owner Of Detroit. and Fred
G. Collins, vice consul for Greece.
The state herald., 1919-06-13
AIrp,spe Ambujsocss.

Washington .--Airpinne hospital nm.
bulnnccs, the army air service pre-.
dirt.d. viii soon bc In common use. md
standardization of such nm ambulance
i- now being worked out. "Thc stand.
nrdiyntion Of the nirpinnc ambulance
and containing equipment of the reg.
uinr motor nmbuinnccs. with some i'm.
provemcnis." the director Of the mir
service said. ''is n step townrd the In.
PRODUCTION Of tho airplnnc ambulance
for suburban and distant use by cstab.
Ilshed hospitals.
The state herald., 1919-06-13
POLICE GET LETTER IN RAID
REVEALING DARING
PLOT.
use MACHINE GUNS
FORT LEAvENWoRTH MARKED
TO FREE CONVICTED
!. W. w.
western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
| Chicago, June "a letter written
by one of the convicted l. W. W.s now
serving term in the Fort Leaven-
worth penitentiary to another member
of the organization in Chicago reveals
a plot to blow up the prison with n
machine gun battery" and set free
big Bill Haywood and others. The
letter was obtained by Department of
Justice men in raid on the West
Side, reveals the names of the sender
and the recipient The man to whom
the letter was sent is under surveil-
lance.
That a plot has been Matching for
some time in Chicago to liberate the
convicted |. w. w.s by force was ad-
mitted by the government officials and
the police.
The letter was mailed from the
prison by trusty.
Part of the letter reads:
'The only way to get us out Of
here is to organize machine gun
army and with high-powered auto
mobiles come down here and blow this
place into the seventh heaven. When
the workers begin to take such action
shall get Interested.
1 am far from being downhearted.
l believe the government will keep on
messing up things until the Bolsheviki
come over here and blow them off the
face of she earth.
Another good way to get US out
of Jail is for every member OF the
/. W. W. to carry "A pistol or
sawed-off shotgun. and with his cart
ridges make a new brand of salt and
pepper shakers out of the government
officials"
The letter also refers to the attor-
neys who defended the l. w. VS. be-
fore Federal Judge Lands.
George vanderveer. chief counsel
for big BIZ" Haywood, and the other
ninety-two members OF the /. W. W.
who were found guilty and convicted
of violation of the espionage act is
referred to in the letter us "a traitor"
George Vanderveer was traitor
to our cause. and his assistant, Otto
Christensen. was lazy" are excerpts
from the letter sent from prison to
the Chicago member,
The state herald., 1919-06-13
Germany Los. 100 subs.

Bnsel-Germnny lost los submarines
during the war. according to statistics
~ this branch Of the German naval
service published In the Berlin vos.
slchc ZcItung. This number Included
seven submarines lnterncd In foreign
ports nnd fourteen destroyed by their
own crews. More thnn 5000 snilors
lost their lives In tho submarine sink
ings. the statistics show. while several
thousand others lost their reason nnd
had to be committed to lunntic nsy.
lums.
The state herald., 1919-06-13
Times CHANCES.

Times shore change" phllosophi-
cally said Gap johnson Of Rumpus
Ridge. "Just luther day, as It were.
nobody thought anything In pertickler
II Teller took demijohn to church
under the back seat Of his wagon. and
after the sermon had grown sorter
tiresome winked q few Of his friends
outside to help him lap It up and fool
around and swap horses and msbbey
hight q little In general way.
But now, BY grit, II he even smells
Of patent medicine on week day he's
got to produce the omenick and Pint
out the place whur It says he's got the
deadly disease that he claims to have
taken the medicine for."-Kansas City
Star,
The state herald., 1919-06-13
Proud Of His 4ProfessIen.~ -

Burglars who served In the army
are going back to their old trade" said
n London police official the other day.
'Thesc men deliberately elect to live
by stealing because they find II adven-
turous. 1t was with the same spirit
that they Joined the army. At least
one convicted burglar won the Victoria
cross." Confirmation Of this charoe-
teristic is provided By q captain IL q
famous fighting regiment, who declares
that one Of the bravest men In hia
company. corporal with 4 DON. and
other honors, declared himself q pro.
fcssional thief. "His one regret" ~.
marked the oflicer. "was that the ~
cruiting authorities would not let hin
describe his occupation on his attesea.
tion papers ~ burglar"
The state herald., 1919-06-13
Austria Pleads Guilty,

81. Germain.-The representatives
OF the vnnquished Austrian nation met
the victors at the ceremony In the nj.
tecnth century castle Of ST. Germain to
appeal for grace and Just and kindly
treatment. The pence terms handed to
Austria are very similar to those
drawn for Germany. and there is very
little doubt about their acceptance.
and speedy pence between Austria
and the allies.
The state herald., 1919-06-13
Y. Q. Was suI,dlne shIps.

London.-The United States was
building on March 81 twice M much
shipping ms wns Great Britain. accord.
ing to the figures given by uoyds'
Register for tho first three months Of
1919. The total amount Of NIL ship.
ping under construction on that date
In nllicd and neutral countries wua
given ~ 7.7pa,20d tons. Breat hit.
aims share Of this was 2,2o4.045. TIE
United States WINS thss bullalsg AAoR.
623 tons Of shipping.
The state herald., 1919-06-13
Home Rule Aakad.

The House Of Commons, after q two
days dcbntc. adopted n resolution In
fn,or OF appointing n parliamentary
committee to examine and report upon
n federal resolution applicable to Eng.
land. Scotland and ireland. The vote
was 1877 10 ~ The resolution do.
clarcd that with n view TO enabling
tho Imperial parliament TO devote more
attention to the interests Of tho king.
dom and tho empire tho time has Or.
rived for tho creation Of subordinate
Legislatures"
The state herald., 1919-06-13
conf.r.ne. Of Hun. and J.p..

Pnris.-BritIsh and American diplo.
mntS have confidential inside informn.
tion that Japanese and German ennis.
saries are In conference nt various
neutral places, principally In the Scan.
dinsvian countries and Switzerland.
The English and American peace dele.
cations view tho situation with tho
greatest alarm. owing to an imminent
liability Of japan declaring herself to
be In nm alliance with Germany.
The state herald., 1919-06-13
American Claims lares.

Neutrality-suspicious. Of American
citizens against Germany because Of
submarine warfare and the action Of
the German government against Amer.
lean property In that country aggrs.
gate nearly one billion dollars, Con.
grcss was informed Saturday by Act.
Ing Secretary Polk. The claims grow.
ing out Of submarine warfare alone
aggregate &000000,O00. Mr.. Polk said.
The state herald., 1919-06-13
R.eomm.nd alton, for NAVY.

Washing,on.-Itecommendations for
u 19l9-2c navy Of 10000 men TO oc-
tober lst $4,000 to January LIST, and
100000 to June Both. were made to the
Naval Affairs Committee OF the House
by Secretary Daniels. Daniels told
the committee that his schedule for
discharges would permit him TO release
the men so us to come within his rec
concentrations.
The state herald., 1919-06-13
Over So 900 Volunteer.

washingion.-Fifty thousand re.
cruiis for the army Of occupation have
been obtained. General March, chief
Of stnff. announced thnt Incomplete
reports showed ss,023 men enrolled.
Thrcc'ycnr cnlIstmcpts continue TO
prcdominstc over one yenr.
The state herald., 1919-06-13
To Combat Reds.

Berlin.-Thc government is known
to be planning quietly and secretly to
combat violent Spartacan uprising.
started probably because OF the escape
OF the convicted officers. or more like.
iy In connection with the outcome OF
the pence negotiations. but which will
actually be another attempt to over
throw the government.
The state herald., 1919-06-13
Mr.. stoeker Wlna Suit.

Los Angeles. calif-Thc petition Of
Albert y. Snyder OF San Francisco to
have his mother. Mrs. Clara Baldwin
stockcr. declared incompetent to han.
die the si0,0oo.00o estate she Inherited
from her fnthcr. the late v. J. lucky
Baldwin. California turfman. has been
denied by the Superior Court.
The state herald., 1919-06-13
Robbers Make Haul.

Sioux City. fowa.-Bank robbers no.
cured $4,000 In cash and Liberty
bonds In raid ON the Leeds bank, In
Leeds. suburb OF Sioux City. The
robbers overlooked $4,000 In Liberty
bonds The men made their escape In
mn automobile.
The state herald., 1919-06-13
Wants Troops on serder.

Washington. - Declaring that the
Mexican situation IL 30 critical that q
larger force Of troops on the border h
necessary to protect lives and propssty
Of citizens. Governor Hobby Of Tsxaa
has requested Secretary Baker TO call
into the federal service the First cad
Second Brigndcs Of Texas cavalry and
10 mobilize them at q convenient poiat
The state herald., 1919-06-13
Returned to Private Owners.

Washington. - Postmaster General
Burleson has Just issued mn order re.
turning the telephone and telegraph
systems OF the country To private own.
crship, effective Immediately.