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The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-04-17
BOOKER WASHINGTON SCHOOL
NEWS

The Booker Washington Girls
basketball team journeyed to Nova
la, April 8, to play game that
would decide the High School State
Championship. We had heard so
much about the greatness of the No
Wata team, that we were a little
rervOuS. We had also heard that
the team was mean and fighting
one, this also caused us a little woT-
ry, but knowing Prof J. O. Spencer
as we did, we made the journey.
When we got to Nowata, Professor
Spencer had the greater portion OF
his school at the train to meet US,
onu the first thing that we heard
was five to one on Nowata. After
Inc professors cars had landed US
at the school, everything that we
could see and hear, was 80 to 0, No
wata The Nowala people and team
were so confident of victory, that
they had a half holiday in our hon
| or.
We found the school doing just
fine, and must say that Prof Spen-
Ger is a great school man. Six
! years ago NOwata's school building
| consisted of one little frame build
ing. Since Prof. Spencer has been
there he had built a modern brick
building that would be a credit to
most towns. The people both whi,e
and black are all for Prof. Spencer
and his school, and he must have
! success.
| Now for the game. Nowata knew
that the game was hers from the
start; what gave them so much con-
fidence, was this, the people there
claimed that they beat Langston
University girls playing from the
word go, and that the score would
have been in their favor had it not
been for some MISUNDERSTANDING
aad bad luck. With this in view,
and knowing that LangSton beat
Tulsa 10 to II, they had no idea of
defeat, but sad for us and not known
to them, we played Langston with
a sick forward, had this forward
been well, when we played Langs-
ton, Nowata would have never in
vited us to her beautiful city TO play
basketball. For the score would
have been much in our favor.
The game started at o'clock
! with white and black believing in
Nowata, five to one. The Tulsa
girls made for the ball with the
speed of a mighty tornado, but to
their surprise they found Nowata
so different, to what different teams
| had told them, they were looking
: for a rough game, but found Nova
! ta's team as clean as could be, but
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-04-17
Church Members
Would Dance
Methodists Lift Ban on Races and
Dancing.

tSlar News SerViCe).
BOSTON, Mass. Apr. 16.-The
New England Southern Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
last Saturday voted unanimously To
'cquest that the laws be changed
to permit dancing. card playing,
lorSe racing and attendance at the
alter and circuSes, which are now
under ban. The clause in The
church disciplinary rules which for
bids such amuSementS was CharaC-
ter zed as an unnecessary and no.
functioning piece of church legis-
lation."
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-04-17

Owing to the death of her grand
father, Miss Louise Thompson, the
efficient registrar of Langston Uni
versity, LangSton, Oklahoma, was
called to Kansas City, Kans., the
home of her parents, DR.. and Mrs,
s. II. Thompson on last Easter Sun
day.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-04-17
Mass Meeting at Tampa.

G.. y. p. Service).
TAMPA, Fla, Apr. IA mass
meeting in the interest of the Inter
church World Movement was held
here recently at ST. Paul 4. NJ. L.
Church. All ministers of the city
superintendent of Sunday Schools
and presidents of young peoples
societies participated.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-04-17

Rev. C.. r. Tucker, pastor of the
local A. NJ. f. Church is one of the
happiest men in Tulsa, because the
recent rally ending last Sunday
raised S1700.00. The congregation
now meets in the basement of its
as yet incompleted new ediiice.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-04-17
Church, ST. Louis, Mo.

Inasmuch as they were denied
entrance into classes with the white
special short course for Colored
workers in "Recreation' at the
Community Center st. Louis, Mo-,
has been provided by the Missouri
School of Social Economy. The
course prepares workers for col
duct of play ground activities, or re-
creation.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-04-17

The Rev. r. B. Macon, d. D., wide
ly known as the Swamp Angel
and "Wonder Preacher" Of Arkan-
sas is conducting a very successful
revival at Metropolitan Baptist
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-04-17

day.
Unless improvements are made,
the Kansas City, KanS., Home for
Orphan Negro Children will be con-
demned as unsafe. The Unitarian
Civic Club is promoting campaign
to raise funds for preserving this
institution.
The republicans of Kansas held
their state convention at Salina,
Kansas, last week, which was at
tended by quite number of pro-
minent leaders of our Race.
Lincoln Conference of the M. f.
Church, Bishop F. J. Cornell, pre-
siding, held a successful meeting al
Kansas City, Kansas, last week.
Attorney George l.. Vaughn, can
didate for congress in the 18th dis
trict (St. Louis) Mo-, was recently
admitted to practice in the U. S
Courts.
Isl. Louis, Mo-, Colored citizens
have protested against conspicuous
sign placed in the Church of the
Holy Communion, (EpiscopaD
which reads: Free Clinic for White
People" They object TO being jim
crowed in a house dedicated to God''
worship.
Bishop William A. Quayle, pre-
sided over the Central Missouri NJ
T.. Conference, recently held a
Union Memorial Church, st. Louis
Mo. In an address, referring to th'
proposed unification of the tw'
great Methodist bodies, Bishol
Ouayle expressed the opinion: "Tha
all races were derived Of one blood
hence they were brothers and equa
under God"
The Rev. r. B. Macon, D. D., wide
l., Annal
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-04-17

The we'll known zone Cent Say
inqs Bank" of Nashville, Tenn, is
to change its name to THE Citizens
Bank and Trust Company"
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-04-17

The third annual Fashion Show
recently given at Kansas City, Mo-,
under the auspices of the Wheatly
Provident Hospital, Auxiliary No.
/, was remarkable and noteworthy
on account of the marvellous and
beautiful display of costumes, all of
which were the handiwork of tai
cnted women of our Group.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-04-17
Our Women Took Part.
"a. n. p. Service).

"a. \. p. Service).
RICHMOND, Va Apr IA
meeting under the auspices of the
CClored Voters Club of Jefferson
Ward, was held here last week. An
invitation was extended TO the Col
ored women of that ward to hear
The address by Colored leaders in
politics in Richmond and of other
places.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-04-17

Douglass, the orator and Braith-
waite, the poet, distinguished rep
resentative of our Group, have been
nominated along with Emmett, com
poser of Dixie" for places in the
American Hall of Fame.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-04-17
BRIEF RACE NOTES
Stargraphs Showing Stepping
Stones of Progress by Our
Group.

WillianN pickens, field secretary
Of n. A. A. c. p, delivered an az
dress to Lincoln High School, Kan
sas City, Mo-, last Sunday.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-04-17

The congregation of Friendship
Baptist Church, Atlanta, Ga, re-
Gently celebrated with appropriate
exercises the conclusion of 80 year
of faithful and efficient service of
its elderly pastor. Rev. +. r. Carter,
On Easter Sunday Prof. J. r. Z.
Lee on behalf of the boys of the
Manual Training department of Lin
coin High School, Kansas City, Mo.
presented Allen A. NJ. E. Chapel
with six beautiful collection boxes
The boxes were handiwork of the
boys
| Dr. and Mrs. r. II. Boyd arrived
I last Saturday in Nashville from
Panama after a brief sojourn foI
health and recreation. Their friends
gave them a great welcome on theiI
ar al.
The we'll known zone Cent Sav,
ings Bank" of Nashville, Tenn, il
to change its name to "The Citizens
Bank and Trust Company"
DR.. ID. J. Hull, editorial secretary
of the National Baptist Publishin.
Board, Nashville, Tenn, is in New
\ York attending sessions of the In
ternational Lesson Leaf Committee
and he is the only Race member o
said Committee. DR.. Hull is a ma
tive of Delaware, but has lived il
the South for twenty-five years.
Hon. Perry w. Howard, attorney
Jackson, Miss, has been endorse,
for the position of national com
mitteeman and delegate to the Ma
tional Republican Convention. MI
Howard has issued an appeal to tn
Colored Republicans all over tn
county for protection from bein
slaughtered by a gang composed O
Lilly Whites" and Negroes. PERI
Howard is easily the most thorough
ly equipped political leader Missis
Sippi has ever had.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-05-20
DOLLARS OR DULLARDs"
Copy, Ohio Educational Bullatinl

Copy, Ohio Educational Bullstin)
In this troubled day the need fol-
the stabilizing influence Of the public
school is felt as never before In the
history of our country.
Few indeed are the school children
who are carrying home the message
Of harmony, of patience, Of good cheer.
Only q fine teacher can send home
an "All's Well" and the fine tea cher
is scare and growing still scarcer.
II in any other business Of the
nation there was an annual turn over
or one-ffth of the employees there
would be meetings, conferences, wage
discussions, and action would follow;
action that tended to stop the waste
and loss resulting from the steady
stream of inefficient and immature
workers. Why not in the schools?
Is it because our children are not d.
rectly marketable? Is it because we
do not think of our child product as
competing with the child product Of
the other nations of the world? To-
morrow these children will be in ex-
actly that position. They will be
fighting for the leadership of the
world. We, their parents and teach
ers and government, willed it to be so.
Then it behooves us to keep faith with
them and prepare them for the days
just ahead. Arm them with wisdom,
and courage and sound common sense
or they must ultimately go down to
defeat Teach them the rudiments At
least of the work they must be called
on to do. Build schools and more
schools and train teachers and pay
teachers until every child in the coun-
try has his chance with the best. To
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-05-20
THE TEACHER SUPPLY pRoBLEb,

100 normal schools in 81 different
states report an enrolment Of 49,
GAG students in 1916 which has stead
lily declined till in 1919, 36,16O students
are reported. This is a decrease in
three years of Is per cent. The larg-
est number of graduates in any one
year was 1927 in 1917. In 1919,
the number had fallen to 9,514 or
decrease of So per cent 1920 will
show another drop in the number of
graduates.
This rapid decrease in the number
of teachers in-tralning is alarming for
many reasons. It means fewer train
ed teachers to replace those who leave
the profession. It means fewer train
cd teachers to fill the new positions
created by the natural growth of the
schools. It means that more unpre-
pared teachers will be admitted into
teaching with the resulting losses to
the children, and lowering OF pro-
fesslonal standards. It means expen
sive idleness Of normal school facil.
tiles. There never has been suffl-
cient number of trained teachers and
with an increasing shortage teacher
training facilities should be operating
at full capacity. North Dakota nor
NAL school, could accommodate twice as
many students as they now enroll and
furnish twice as many graduates. BY
operating all the year in all norma!
schools the number of summer term
students could be trebled much to the
advantage Of the rural schools and
all teachers in service.
The facilities are ready but the
students will not elect teaching until
its importance is appreciated and tho
wage made respectfully self-support
ing. 1t is children and the state thai
will suffer. The teachers will taxi
are of themselves.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-05-20
THE sOAP.BOX ORATOR

oOitI eDoN OISfAAON
One day, as l walked by the edge of
the city,
was musing most deeply on hu-
manitee;
And my thoughts they were strung
to. the verge of all pity,
While my tears they were stream
ing most copiouslee.
When ! CHANGED by the stand of a
red agitator;
You'd have thought you were view
ing volcanic crater,
Sure he seemed to be more than a
vociferator,
And he put me in mind of howl
ing Tomee.
Quoth he, "All my friends, when you
want thing take it,
For you have been robbed since the
day you were born;
If you see man having a better
clutch, break it,
On the world that has left you, for
gotten, forlorn;
For this is the end of all capitalism,
From now on, there will be no ad-
verse criticism,
And no more proletarian rheumatism,
For the power from the govern
ment soon will be shorn."
Consider, my friends, though l yowl
like tom-cat,
I've a motive in view, you will pres
emily see;
Come on, then We heroes and join in
the combat,
And whate'er you desire you will
certainly be;
For this is the jist of my vocifera-
ton
That l wish all the great hurled
out from their high station,
And Red Kate, the Director turned
loose on the nation,
To illustrate the ends of my ora
toree."
And he talked to them frequent of
Alec Mckenzie,
And how he had bossed the north
west in his day,
And he frothed at the mouth in a
sort of frenzy,
Till l thought he would fall in a
fit by the way,
Said he in his rawlings: "The old gang
is ousted,
Sure the crank that they turned US
by once have been rusted;
We will gain all the privileges for
which their souls lusted,
And there'll be a new turn to the
game we will play"
Just then a mule-team by the side Of
the station,
Grew weary of standing and waiting
for hay;
And they Joined in the sound of the
great agitation,
way.
And l thought to myself twas fine
innovation,
It would be good thing if there
might be a ration,
To give the adjustors of civilization,
Till they closed up their bazoo for
ever and aye.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-05-20
"A NATIONAL MENACE"

There is everywhere a shortage OF
teachers. An inquiry made by the Blu
reau of Education showed that in
January, 1920, more than $4,000
teachers positions in the public schools
Of the country were then vacant be-
cause the teachers to fill them could
not be had. Over $4,000 positions
are filled, in order that they may be
filled at all, by teachers whose quail
fications are below the minimum stan.
dard of requirement in the several
States. It is the estimate of the
Commissioner Of Education that more
than 100000 of the 100000 school
teachers Of the country are today,
below any reasonable minimum stan
dard of qualifications. MANY Of these
who remain in our schools receive less
pay than common laborers despite the
long years Of preparation for their
profession that they have undertake
en-.
This situation is national menace.
Il is useless to talk of Americaniza-
ton and Of the diminution Of illit-
eracy and other national educational
problems, unless it is faced at once.
Report Of the Presidents In
dustrial Conference, March,
1920.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-05-20

LUMBER FOR SALE-At Logan, I
will close out my stock Of lumber,
lath, building paper, doors, windows,
and frames at very low price TOR
cash. See me before buying. Lum-
Der shipped anywhere. Send in
your inquiries. N. L. Hines. 4I8-h.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-05-20

do less is to- fell TO keep the faith.
It is dropping the torch. It ID death.
Red Cross Magazine, December,
1919.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-21
Standard Oil 1920
Earnings Expected
To Set New Record
Total Net Assets Estimated
at $4OO a Share by Presi-
dent Teagle i'm Review of
Company's Position Now

Net earnings of the Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey for 1920, both
before and after taxes, will be sub
stantially in excess Of the earnings OF
any previous year, according to w. c.
Teagle, president. Mr.. Teagle's fore
cast is contained in letter to j. P
Morgan & Co., who are offering at S105
share the unsubscribcd portion of
the S100,000,000 cumulative Z per cent
preferred stock offered to shareholders
earlier in the year at par.
The largest previous net earnings Of
the New Jersey company were reported
IN 1917, when total of $81, ,415,945 was
shown. Net before taxes that year
amounted to $105, ,7S5,S58, also high
record. Last year net before taxes
was sol ,6S5, and net after taxes
was S77,9S5, ,6S4
Mr.. Teagle also said that after adding
the proceeds of the preferred stock
issue of this year to the assets shown
on the balance sheet Of December 81,
1919, total net amounted to $40O share
Of preferred stock, of which not less
than $l95 share are net quick assets
The value of the net assets he placed
The proceeds from the sale of pre-
terred stock have amounted to ap-
proximately $195oOO,Ooo, which, to-
gether with surplus earnings after
paying Federal taxes and dividends
nave been invested in the company's IS
business since January /, 1919. The
total so invested was $25O,O0O, 900, di-
vided as follows: Rcfineries, S35.0OO.-
900; ships, $2o,OOO,0o0; pipe lines, $6,-
100000; producing oil properties, $50
C00000; woking capital, including Sc
New-York tribune., 1920-10-21
Lost $4,000 in Leather Stock

Question: bought 100 shares Central
Leather common at IS in April. 1920. It
is now A. have taken a $4,000 loss
ana can i'll afford to lose more. What is
the prospect of dividends being renewed in
December? Would you advise selling out
to prevent further loss, or buying in more
at As or lower in the hope Of recoupine
the loss already sustained? The stock
earned $40 share in 1919, and that was
why | got in on it, but the sudden de-
preston in the leather business has cut
me heavily | am anxious to know wheth-
er the stock is cheap at the present price,
ana. therefore, whether 1 shall-~hold on
or whether the leather situation is so
serious that the stock may go lower
p. r.
Answer-We cannot say just how Of
ton we have advised against the >pur-
chase of most common shares for in
vestment. When business is good these
issues reflect prosperity and usually
pay good dividends. When the reverse
is the case earnings fall off and divi-
dends may be reduced or even passed.
That is why thess issues are so highly
speculative. We a not know what the
course Of the market will be. The
stock of Central Leather has very prob
ably discounted the condition of af-
fairs which now prevails. If you can
afford to speculate it may be wellSto
hold the stock. That is a matter for
you to decide for yourself. We at
tempt no advice on speculation.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-21
Increased Offers
Again Cause Drop
I'm Wheat Values
Lack of Confidence Is Felt
as Pressure Is Renewed
After Covering by Shorts;
Bcarish View ON Credits

The wheat market broke sharply
from an early advance Of 4 to cents
and at the close was weak with net
losses of II to cents.
- Reports that export operations on
Tuesday and yesterday morning had ag-
gregated about 100000 bushels caused
the early advance, as shorts were good
buyers, while the trade was more or
less nervous over O. fact that officials
OF the Chicago Board Of Trade were
before the Federal Trade Commission
IN connection with its investigation of
the causes for the decline in wheat
Country otfcrs in the Southwest were
again liberal, however, and this to-
gether with evidence of selling pres
sure from Canada. started selling
movement which later caused a pro-
nounced decline. Moreover, the trade
was inclined to place bearsh inter-
probation on a speech delivered by
Secretary Houston before the bankers
convention on the credit situation.
In the local cash market No. 2 red
and No hard were quoted at $2.31 II
C. i. f. track New York.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-21
Republic Iron & Steel
Shows Larger Earnings

The Republic Iron and Steel Com
rany reports for the quarter endcd
September 80 surplus, after charges
and Federal taxes, of s3.So6,a73. equiv
alent, after allowance for preferred
dividends, to 1886 share on s30,0Go,-
600 common stock. This compares with
a surplus Of S2.305, 500, or 1922 share,
for the previous quarter, and S1,27,,- :
147, or $3.06 share, on S27, 900
common stock for the same quarter in
1919.
Net earnings, after deductions for
charges and maintenance Of plants and
allowance for Federal and excess profit
taxes, show $3,960,902, an increase of
1920, ,495 over the corresponding quar-
ter of the preceding year
Untitled orders on hand September
30 of finished and semi finished prod
ucts totaled 1873 $50 tons, against 491,-
585 on June 80 last.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-21
Financial Items

McCrory Stores Corporation reports sales
for September of s1.14s,72o an increase of
rs per cent over the same month of
last year, and for the year to date s9.643.-
s4s, an increase of % per cent over the
corresponding period of 1919.
Jones Brothers Tea Company reports
sales for September of sl.74S. .e0s. an in
crease of $361.5 over the same month IN
1919, and for the nine months ended Sep
65l over the corresponding period of last
year.
F. ]. Lisman e. Co, members New York
Stock Exchange. are Offering a $S7.5 a
share the guaranteed and cumulative per
cent preferred stock of the Bush Terminal
buildings Company. at which price the
yield is per cent The properties of the
company are reported to be in excellent
physical condition and ara most advan-
tageously located as to labor, market ship
ping. etc. on the most important harbc r
Of the world. The dividends on the stock
offered are charged prior to dividends on
sS,0o0,o00 Bush Terminal Company stocks
which have been regularly paid for many
years.
"A special meeting of the stockholders of
the Chicago Nipple Manufacturing Com
pany will be held at Wilmington Del. on
the authorized capital from $4,000. 600 to
$4,000, 600 This is to be divided into $50
900 shares Of A and a like amount of r
stock all of $40 par value.
P. w. Chapman & Co. are Offering the
entire issue OF $500, 600 per cent equip
ment gold notes of the Keith Railway
Equipment Company at prices to yield
from per cent TO az per cent. These
notes mature annually from 1923 to 1890.
The Keith Railway Equipment Company
whose main plant at Hammond, Ind. COW
ers forty acres. manufactures. sells, leases
and repairs standard equipment. Part
of its business consists in the lease OF tank
cars on long term contracts. This issue OF
notes is direct obligation on 700 all-steel
tank cars. Annual net earnings from the
lease Of these cars alone will exceed four
times the interest charges on this issue
The New York Stock Exchange firm OF
Secor, Bell Beckwith. of Toledo, an
nounce that the Toledo Machine and Tool
stockholders of record November l will be
given the right to subscribe to stock
at s65 share to the extent of 25 per cent
of their holdings. Privilege viii expire on
November 10.
Frederick c. Hartman, wha for twenty
eight years has been connected with the
Guaranty Trust Company of New York in
various official capacities. has accepted the
presidency of the F. c. Hartman Com
pany. Inc. located at 6s William Street.
The firm Will do a general business In
listed and unlisted securities.
Walter V. Wilkinson for the last sew
eral years connected with the Federal Re
serve Bank in Philadelphia. has become
associated with Stroud q Co. in the bond
department.