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The Colorado statesman., 1920-10-02
THE GREED FOR GOLD.

~ URN where you will or may ana
Won will find that the Unsuitable
l. greed for gold has blasted the
careers of many bright and promising
voung men. Today all eyes are To-
clIsed upon the former eight brilliant
baseball stars of the Chicago Nhlte
Sox. not with that feeling of prlde
and admiration of yesterday for thelr
almost miraculous playing, but Win II
feeling of contempt and disgust at
their awkward and criminal crooked
ness in attempting to disgrace tae
great national sport of baseball by
selling out for a mere pittance.
Think of men receiving the princely
salary of from ten to fifteen th"u-
sand dollars II year for IL summer sea-
sons work, selling out and throwing
n game of baseball for less than IL
wears salary. deceiving the public
themselves and their manager. This
is the most contemplate little deal i'll
double-crossing that has ever come to
light. Had it been horse race, n
foot race or Il prize fight. we would
have expected such work. But IN
baseball the public has grown up ana
followed and encouraged ana patron
ized the game because it was one
athletic sport believed to be clean,
manly and beyond the pale of crook
edness and corruption. But not SO
with these poor depraved ana deluded
plavers. They have forever blacKeh-
ed and ruined their careers.
Forever held up TO public scorh
and their former brilliant work Tor
gotten in their confession OF guiit,
national baseball was the biggest ana
most profitable game eXtant. True
that colored players were barred from
the great leagues, not so much ne
cause of color prejudice, but because
The Colorado statesman., 1920-10-02

West Columbia. Texas, Sept. %
Charles Brown, who died at his home
here a few days ago at the ago of 90
years, was probably the wealthiest, but
one of the most transformations Ne
groes in the world. He is believed to
have left a fortune of considerably
more than million, some estimates
placing the figure at $2,OO0,0O0
1t is known that Brown owned Mt the
time of his death about 5000 acres of
land, considerable part of which is
I in the heart of the Wonderfully pro
ductive West Columbia oil field, all
under lease. He received an enormous
revenue from oil wells under the one
eighth royalty clause which is in all
the lease contracts. He was also sue
cessful farmer during his long life. He
leaves Il family of several children and
number of grandchildren. Although
the aged Negro did not set store by
reckless display and expenditure or
money, he was liberal in providing for
his children.
Browns physical and mental condi-
ton was vigorous up to few days be-
fore he died. He made no change in
his manner of living when fortune
came to him He was familiar fig
ure on the streets of West Columbia
and surrounding country. Frequently
he was seen driving along the roads
and streets in a farm wagon. Al
though his children rode in high-priced
automobiles their father was content to
follow the even tenor of his old ne
He was always held in the highest re
spect by the white people of the town
and section. rr.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-10-02
british CHARGED WITH CRUEL
TY TO NATIVES.

London.-An Indictment of Brit
ish treatment of Negroes in British
East Africa is made by Sir II. IL.
Johnston, writing in the Observer.
Many of the assertions made be-
fore the Negro conference in New
York" he says, ''were wild ana
windy, but it behooves our colonial
office to see plain justice done to
100000 black and brown people
in this colony and 'protectorate.
Numerous instances of bullying,
flogging and torture are cited by
the writer.
1.-The natives" he says, "are slow
" coalescing, Bantu with Nilote'
Mohammedan with Christian and
pagan, Somali and Gala with hither-
to despised Negro in their common
hatred of the invading white man.
owing to the exceptional cruelties
which have stained the white mans
record during this period of fifteen
years. These are not cruelties OF
soldiers of policemen of government
servants or any kind, but of in
dvidual settlers, British or Boer i'll
origin.
Not only have murders. light
hearted murders, of natives taken
place all too frequently, not only
have revolving cruelties been COM
mitted, but when the white de-
linquents are brought up for trial,
white juries acquit them or white
judges inflict trivial penalties, or re-
bellious public opinion forces a gov
ernor to revise a sentence. l doubt
if capital punishment for murder
has ever been imposed on white
man in East Africa.
again, in the great war. thou
sands and thousands of native port
ers were compulsorily enrolled py
our government or by the military
authorities in the unhappily-styled
'protectorate' and the arrangements
for their commissariat, their medical
tt eatment, their lodging and cloth
ing have been miserably Inadequate
with the result that some $4,000 to
$4,000 of them (it was reported)
died during the pursuit of the Ger
man forces.
1.-The survivors have retained ton
CUES and the power of speaking
some even had been mission edu-
Gated and when Dora Defense OF
the Realm act) took her hand OIL
the mail service, they have stammer-
ingly told the world outside Africa
something of their preventible SUI
ferings and even of singularly cal
lous and sometimes cruel treatment
at the hands of the military
authorities.
Now the eliminating incident Is
this. Some two months ago there
occurred at Nduru, in British East
Africa, cases of flogging and torture
so severe that, according to medi-
cal officers report, in some cases
the flogged natives die from the tor
ture and flogging.' These crimes
seemingly were committed on
Europeans plantation. The Euro
peans, in what is now termed
The Colorado statesman., 1920-10-02
AMERICA FIRST! AMEN.
(By Jonathan Govern

The question of the adoption of the
Covenant of the League of Nations as
framed mt Paris and brought by MIR.
Wilson to the American people for
their adoption, without 'the dotting of
an or crossing of t." has very real
and serious interest for all Americans
and for no class of our citizens more
than for the American Negro.
Spokesman for the administration
and for the Democratic party are at
great pains to repudiate the interpre-
tation Republicans have put upon
Article y, through which they claim
our soldier boys would, under its pro-
visions, be subjected to overseas duty
at the mandate of the League ITO pre-
serve the integrity and Independence
of threatened member"
This Article Y specifically promises
iust that thing and nothing less, and
no camouflage of diction can impose
ii different meaning or extract the
teeth which grip and pledge Ameri-
cans for foreign service.
Negroes of America, brave and hero
ic as they have proved themselves in
every crisis since Bunker Hill, will not
recede from any honorable engage
ment their country may make. 1t is
their country and they are true Ameri-
cans. They have proved their loyalty
and devotion TO the Flag very recently
under the most discouraging circum-
stances and having succeeded in help
/ ing to make the world safe for DEM
ocracy are now concerned only in max
ing every section of their beloved coun-
| try IL zone of safety" for Negro citi-
zens. 1t is a big job, but his will is
strong and he's not easily discouraged
Thanks to that strong group of Re
publican senators who were not afraid
10 take il chance on 'breakinS the
heart of the world" the people them
selves will soon have the opportunity
of expressing themselves on this as on
other issues.
In this connection the sublime and
His Country in his Farewell Address
are particularly pertinent, he says;
Europe has IL set of primary interests
which to us have none or very re-
mote relation. Hence she must be en-
gagged in frequent controversies, the
causes of which are essentially foreign
TO our concerns. Why foregO the adj
vantages of so peculiar situation!
WHY quit our own to stand upon
foreign ground? Why, by interweav-
ing our destiny with that of any part
of Europe entangle our peace and
prosperity in the tolls of European
ambition, rivalship, interest, humor or
caprice -
Surely here the issue is clearly
Joined The choice lies between the
proven righteousness and the wisdom
of the immortal founder of our coun-
try and the specious and selfish
sophistries of an unstable and over
reaching diplomacy.
The Republican candidate, far from
being cold and unconcerned, has the
utmost sympathy for the distress ana
bitter antagonism which are apparent
among the nations across the seas,
but, with Washington, he believes the
| paramount interest and duty of Ameri-
cans lie on this side of the water
America first. says he, and so say
we. Amen.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-10-02
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE
ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE
EXPOSES CONQUEST IN HAITI
State Department Busy Explaining Reign of Terror In
NEGRO Repubc-Congress Investigation Predicted

A FTER five years, during which
~ the invasion of the island of
Haiti by United States marines
was shrouded in secrecy. silence has
been broken by James Weldon John
son. acting secretary of the Ma
tIonal Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People, who was
sent to Haiti by that organization
to investigate. Mr.. Johnson's charges
have been reiterated by Senator
Warren G.. Harding in his campaign
for the presidency, and the state de-
partment has had to reply to numer-
-ous editorial attacks made by news
papers to which the N. A. A. c. p.
investigation supplied facts.
In brief, Mr.. Johnson's indictment
of the Wilson administration s
course in Haiti recites:
/. That the island of Haiti was
seized by United States marines and
that in five years some 5000 natives
were shot.
2. That the Haitian assembly was
dispersed by force at the order of
an American officer of marines,
and that the Haitian republic has
been virtually overthrown.
8. That a convention was forced
by the United States upon the
Haitian government, changing the
constitution of Haiti, so that Ameri-
cans could purchase and own land
there.
4. That the invasion of Haiti and
the conduct of Haitian affairs had
been unduly benevolent to the Ma
tional City Bank of New York,
whose vice president, Roger l.. Farm
ham, had represented the state de-
partment in Haiti.
5. That the salaries of the presi-
dent and other officers OF Haiti
We're withheld because the Haitian
government refused to turn over the
National Bank of Haiti to the Ma
tIonal City Bank, alleging that an
agreement previously made had
been tampered with.
Among the newspapers which
have editorially demanded explana-
tions from the state department OF
the occupation of Haiti are the New
York Evening Post, the Globe and
the Tribune.
The secretary of state, in reply to
Mr.. Johnsons charges, published
several statements announcing that
General Lejeune, commandant OF the
marines. and Admiral Knapp had
been sent to Haiti to investigate. He
also insisted the intentions of the
limited States in Haiti had been
"beneyolent." Mr.. Johnson there
unon replied, asking for Congress
s;onaI investigation of affairs In
Haiti and charging that the investi-
cation by General Lejeune and Ad-
n,iral Knapp would probably result
in an official whitewash. Latest
advices to the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored Peo-
rle indicate that Congressional IN
xestigation will be held as a con
seouence of Mr.. Johnson's charges
The Colorado statesman., 1920-10-02

Whom the STATESMAN presents to the voters Oh
Colorado as proper for election to the position
his experience as JurS
his fearless impartial dispensing Of the law never 1orges
humane side in temperng justice with Some OF Judge
fir and veigbtv savings Courts carefully
nz preeens that justice and the people, also
Courts should do injustice to hlgahtS We ap
Judgement in the heart OF the puD
there will establishing greater III nm
When the result Tuesday November md Will prove
Cooradoans choose the wlses ana DeS e
the people govern and adudcae matters for ther
Vote follows: -
Judge Supreme Court GREELEY W. wilt oIen
The Colorado statesman., 1920-10-02

colony, apparently take the law into
their own hands and administer
punishment as they please"
The Colorado statesman., 1920-10-02
NEGRO NoNAeENARIAN
DIES A MILLIONAIRE.

Charles Brown Owner of Hundreds of
Acres in Heart of Rich Texas Oil
Belt All Under Lease, Dies at Age of
eo-Reputed to be Worth $4,000, 900.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-10-02

Was Successful Farmer and Frequently
Drove to Town in Wagon and Was
Familiar Figure on Streets-children
Drove Hiah-Priced Machines.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-10-02

Mr.. Simon of San Francisco, who IS
n delegate from the Third Church OF
that city to the general association: Is
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. Guss 'ial-
ther of Esparto. while whiting for the
couvening of the association.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-10-02
WOODLAND, CALIFORNIA NEWS

Mrs. ]. T. Muse is much disturbed
over the sad news of the death OF her
mother who passed away in Virginia
few days ago.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-10-02

The Missionary Society OF the
church gave a two nights bazaar last
week and cleared above all expenses
s65. This was indeed good. Ihe MIS-
sion Society has presented 10 '
church n full stock of all kihus o
dishcs So there will he plenty OF
dishes for the delegates, any way, III
not plenty of food.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-10-02

Mr. Albert Bardnin was down ir"n'
Esparto and attended the bi'Zaar oiie
night last week.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-10-02

LIVED SIMPLE AND FRUGAL LIFE
The Colorado statesman., 1920-10-02

The Second Baptist Church has COM
nleted the remodeling of their church
and everything is looking fine rms
church will entertain the General. Bap-
fist Association of Northern California
beginning October 4th and closing
October 10th.
October 10th. There will be between
75 and 100 delegates and visitors !"
attend this association, when VIII
make n great week at the Second bap-
tist Church
The Colorado statesman., 1920-10-02

Mr.. and Mrs. O. II. Earl motored 10
Sacramento Saturday and attended IL
birthday party of their daughter Mrs
Fred Hays.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-10-02

IT is rumored that there VIII ne
marriage in Woodland pretty soon.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-10-02

A FTER five years, during which
~ the invasion of the island of
= Haiti by United States marines
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-10-13
TURNER FARM

Turner Farm. Oct. 13.-Everybody
is enjoying the cool weather here
and the farmers are still busy making
hay.
Mr.. VIII Johns ard mother, Mrs. p.
L. Johns made trip to Orange
Springs Saturday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Halls baby has
been very sick but he is better now.
Mr.. Luther Waldron, one of our
young men of this neighborhood. has
just returned from Georgia and Vir-
ginia, where he spent the summer.
We are ali glad to welcome him back
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. T. Matchett were
visiting relatives here Sunday. Mr..
Matchett's many friends are glad to
see him able to be out again after q
long illness.
Mr.. Eddie Hall of Oak makes fire.
quent trips to Turner Farm in his
Maxwell car.
Mrs. Bailey ,Waldron and daughter
Miss Mabel Waldron, spent Saturday
and Sunday visiting relatives in Fort
Mccoy.
Messrs. IClaud Wells and Gler
Johns were visitors here Sunday.
Mr.. Ted Hardee made business
! trip to Loehloosa this week.
Mr.. w. w. Johns made trip Il
Hawthorne Tuesday, combining busi
ness with pleasure.
Miss Cleo Adkins of Fort McCoy
/ is visiting her aunt and uncle herr
this week.
We win have our regular meeting
at the Baptist church the fourth Sum
day at 4 p. M and hope to see I
large congregation present.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-10-13
POSSIBILITIES OF PEANUTS

Florida should become yeritable
gold mine, second not even to Cali
fornia, within few years. is the sum
total of statements made by the lead
ing speakers at the fifth annual live
stock roundup held last week at the
University of Florida. by the agricul-,
tural extension division.
Our possibilities are unlimited, said
C. A. Cobb, of the Southern Ruralist,
of ATLANTA. Commissioner of Agri-
culture w. A. McRae declared that
the state is advancing by leaps and
bounds from an animal industry
standpoint. DIR. E. N. Wentworth,
representing Armour & Co. of Chi
cago, said that the value of cur live
stock has increased in value six times,
while that of the entire United States
has increased in value only twice.
Editor r. w. Storrs of the DeFuniak
Springs Breeze and a member of the
state livestock sanitary board, was
Especially optimistic concerning the
future of our state not only from the
standpoint of the live stock industry,
but also as to all phases of agricul-
ture.
It might be said that our state is
only in the beginning. Attic the old
est town in the United States is with
in our boundaries, it is true that only
recently has the new era in agricul-
tilre come to us. We are not slow to
grasp the best of the new as were
most of the states. Statistics show
that we are revolutionizing our agri-
cultural methods almost over night.
Ten years, ago hardly ten per cent of
the hogs in the state wer pure blood
ed; now sixty-three per cent belong
to the various recognized pure breeds.
During the meeting referred to
above, Professor j. F. Duggar of the
Alabama experiment station stated
that the peanut crop of our state
would be worth millions more to US
If fed to hogs than if sold on the
market. West Florida can become
the leading swine growing section OF
the United States. This section has
| the climate which makes possible the
growing of grazing crops the entire
year. Then we can grow any numbel
Iof the most excellent hog feeds. Thes'
things make it possible for US to mar
ket crops in the form of hogs ever!
month in the year. Instead of oul
states failure to produce as mucl
meat as is consumed by her people
I'VE can within a few years, be sending
monthly hundreds of trainloads o
meats northward and westward
agricultural News Service.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-10-13
NOTICE

In the Circuit Court of the Fifth Ju-
dicial Circuit of Florida. Marion
County, to-wit:
To the Florida National Land Com
pany and Van C. Swearingen,
Attorney General for the State OF
Florida:
You are hereby notified that
Charles s. Painter, Charles j. Jones
and Mabel G. Jones have fled their
petition In this court, setting forth
the fact that they are owners of all
of the capital stock of the Florida
National Land Company, and that
said company desires to close its con-
Germs and have a dissolution of its
charter.
You are therefore notified that the
court viii consider the said applica-
ton for dissolution on the
18th day of October, 1920,
at ten o'clock a. m, and you are
hereby required to show cause, If any
you have, why the prayer of said pc
tition should not be granted and the
said Florida National Land Company
duly dissolved.
Further ordered that this order be
published once a week for two sue
cessive weeks in the Ocala Star, a
newspaper published in Marion coun-
lty.
Done and ordered at OcaIa, Florida,
September %, 1920.
| 29-2t-wed W. S. Bullock,
Judge of the Circuit Court.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-10-13
OBITUARY

Hugh Lee Jones, son of Mr. and
Mrs. T. P. Jones of Anthony. was
born April "a, 1888. He was convert
ed in early life and joined the Bap-
tist church, to which he remained
faithful during his short life.
August, 1919, Hugh joined the
army at Carlstrom Field, Arcadia,
Fla, was transferred to Camp Jesup,
Atlanta, Ca. September 1919. Octo-
Der 9Th at Lawson general hospital
his spirit left the earthly home in
which it had lived for 'sthe building
of God. the home not made by hands
eternal in the heavens"
1t seems that one so young, so loved
in the home might have been spared
longer, but God thought best to call
him home and He doeth all things
well.
Hugh was an excellent young man
and will be missed by his friends.
There is vacancy, an aching void in
the hearts of those who sojourn here.
which nothing can fill. A fond moth
er, devoted father, two brothers and
one sister mourn the untimely death
of this young man.
May God comfortefh them all. He
knoweth thy sorrow, He'll give thee
relief.
We would not have him back again
IN the vain world of toll and care;
Our loss is his eternal gain.
And by Gods grace you'll meet him
again A Friend
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-10-13

Get ths habit Of tsaeIIae shs "a.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-10-13

Advertise IN the Star.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-10-13
ELECTRA

Electra, Oct. 12.-The Muclan
farm farmers are busy gathering
their corn while the weather is dry.
Mr.. A. J. Holton made business
trip to Ocala Friday
We are sorry to say that many of
cur people are suffering with bad
colds again.
Mr.. Bob Griggs and family spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs lobe Cald-
well.
Mr.. Daniel Earl Mickey and Miss
Frances Myrtle Mock were quietly
married in the courthouse at 0cala
Wednesday. A few friends were
present. All wish them a long and
happy life.
Mrs. J. M. Mock killed rattle
snake in her yard Sunday afternoon
They viii start series of meetings
at the Congregational church next
Sunday We hope to see a large
crowd present.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-10-13
THEIR TWENTIETH
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

On Saturday night, October 9th, at
their beautiful home in Pedro, Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Proctor celebrated
their twentieth wedding anniversary.
Music and singing was enjoyed by
the guests. Then came the supper
and such supper as only prosper
Gus farmers wife knows how to pre-.
pare. Somehow we can't feel that
the H. C. of L. hit so hard down
Pedro way, Judging from how the
long table was filled again and again
with no diminishing of supplies.
Those present beside the host and
hostess and their children. were Mrs.
Ophelia Proctor. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Proctor and child, Mr.. and Mrs. Rod
ney Stuart and child. Mrs. M. NJ.
Proctor, Messrs. Colon. Ethel, Sidney
and Foster Proctor, Misses Estelle,
Mazda and Helen Proctor, Mrs. J. III.
George and son, Mr.. and Mrs. S. G..
Lowell and children, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dankwertz, Mr.. and Mrs. Weidner,
Ernest Pruitt and Carl Connell, all
of Pedro; Mr.. and Mrs. John R. Proc
tor and daughter, Mrs. Maude Perry
and son, Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Proctor
and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Clar-
ence PROCTOR and child of Dallas, Mr..
and Mrs. John Priest and son of An
thony; Mr. and Mrs. viii Lucius and
children of Coleman; Mr.. Joe Lucius
Jr. of Oxford; Mrs. Ed Whitfield and
children of Fargo. Ca; Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Lucius and Mr.. Harley Lucius
| of Balleview: Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Lu-
lcius of Charter Oak; Mrs. j. A. Luz
icius and two children of Oak.
Many lovely presents of China
were displayed in the parlor, where
more, music and singing and bit of
ldaneirg were INDUCED in, all the
guests departing at a late hour wish
ing Mr. and Mrs Proctor many re-
turns of this happiest of all days.
One Present
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NIGHTS OF UNREDT
Nc Sleep, No Rest, No Peace With 3
Lame or Aching Back

Nc Sleep, No Rest, No Peace With .
Lame or Aching Back
Weary the lot Of many a kidney
Pain and distress from morn to
night.
Get up with a lame back.
Twinges Of backache bother you all
Dun aching breaks your rest at
night
Uurinary disorders add to your mis-
cry.
If you have kidney trouble,
Reach the cause.-the kidneys.
Deans Kidney Pills are for the kid
neys only
Have made an enviable reputation
In 0cala.
Ask your neighborl
III. G. MeDavid, retired carpenter,
Henry and IT. Osceola Sts., Ocala,
says: ~ suffered from bladder trou-
bic. / was compelled to get up often
at night TO pass the kidney secretions
and this broke my rest Mornings
awoke feeling unrefreshed. learned
of Doan's Kidney Pills and procured
some at Tydings e Co.'S. drug store.
and they helped me IN a very short
time. Doan's soon strengthened my
kidneys and bladder
Price 60c at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
DIR. McDayid had. Foster MiIburn Co.,
Mfrs, Buffalo. II. Y-Adv.-60