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The Washington times., 1920-01-08

Official Hanging Parties.
How to Influence GoriIIas.
Ford Fights Disease.
Where's Jackson's
Democracy?
BY ARTHUR BRISBANE.
(Copsriaht IsIOl

The jailer In Chicago, when he
has a man ready TO be hanged,
comPels two or three hundred OF
his "most dangerous criminals" to
watch the hanging. His intentions
are excellent. Says he;
1T ought to make them better
men," But is that soi
IL you made two hundred goril-
las look on while you strangled one
gorilla, would ii make them better
goriilas Would not the gorillas
say 10 themselves: "Good idea; ]
shall choke a white man the first
chance / get"
, 1920-06-19
Publication.

IL is hereby brought to public notice
that the sum of Frcs. 246. SO, interest on
Former Controller OF Customs and
Estate Owner in St. Croix, Peter Corne-
Illus Birch and Wife Rosaline Antoinette,
born Cantor's, Legacy for the poor and
needy of st. Croix, will be on hand for
distribution on August LIST, 1926,
Applications for participation in this
distribution, duly certified, should be
forwarded to the Government of the
Virgin Islands of the United States of
America on or before July Goth, 1920.
Despatching Secretary's Office, St..
Croix Virgin Islands, June 18th, 1920.
FRED. B. COLBY,
Despatchjmg Secretary,
, 1920-06-19
Publication.

NOTICE is hereby given that the sum
of Frcs. 255. 724, income on their
Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Fred
erik and Grown Princess Louise's Silver
Wedding Memorial Fund. will be avail
able for distribution on the 18th July
1920.
Applications for participation in this
distribution, duly attested, should be for
warded to the Government of the Virgin
Islands of the United States of America
on or before July Goth, 1920.
Despatching Secretary's Office, Chris
tiansted, St. Croix, June 18th, 1920.
FRED. B. COLBY.
De8patch@ng Secretary.
, 1920-06-19
Government of
The Virgin Islands of the United States,
st. Thomas, IS June 1920.
Official Notice.

Vt is hereby brought to public notice
/ that the Ordinance providing for a
= compiled Code of Laws for St. Croix,
as passed by the Colonial Council for st.
Croix, at it's extraordinary meeting held
on 18th May 1920, has been sanctioned
ano approved as follows
THE hereto attached draft OF Ordl-
nance consisting of four titles as fol-
lows;
Title II = Civil Law
Title III Civil Procedure
Title " Criminal Law
Title V = Criminal Procedure,
which was passed by the Colonial Coun-
Gil for St, Croix, on Monday, May 18th.
1920, is hereby sanctioned and approved
to take effect and be in full force IN all
it's provisions at and on August 1st, 1920,
at 1901 o'clock a. m.
It is further directed that the Govern
ment Secretary place on file tor pubic
p~erusal, copies Of this Ordinance, IN the
following public offices, viz
The Police Office at C~hristiansted,
The Police Office at Kings Hill,
The Police Office at Frederiksted,
The Despatching Secretary's Office,
and that the Government Secretary
transmit a copy to each newspaper pub
lished at St. Croix.
Given under my hand and the seal of
the Government of the Virgin Islands OF
the United States of America at St. Tho
mas, this 18th day of June, in the year
1920.
J. W. OMAN.
Governor.
C. c.. TIMMONS
Government Secretary.
-narwa-A YE2aR "a
, 1920-06-19
n NOTICE.

4 T the meeting convened at Est. Man
Y ning's Bay on Sunday 18th inst. it
was unanimously agreed upon by
the Members and Horse owners present
that there be Races on the 9Th July; in
consequence Of which all entries for the
Races must be made on Sunday 10Th
inst. at Est. Warnings Bay, at 8 o'clock.
Bring your Horses along and have
them measured, and make your entries,
for the Races.
Frederiksted, St. Croix, 18th June 1920.
For the St. Croix Racing Association
|. S. HODGE,
Sec. e Tres.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-06-26
FIRST WOMAN INTERNE AT
FREEDMEN'S HOSPITAL

Washington, d. C.-Dr. Carrie Pine
Sutton of San Antonio. Texas, the
only woman graduate of the 1920
class of Howard University Medical
College, is awarded. by the General
Education Board, for excellent schol-
arship, the Rosenwald Fellowship of
$1,000, that she may pursue graduate
research work in the field of med
icine. Miss Sutton is the first woman
to win an interneship at the Freed
mans Hospital.
Miss Sutton, as a member of the
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, has held
the highest office of that college or
ganization, and is vice president of
her medical class.
The list of those selected for in
ternes for the year 192O21 at Freed
mans Hospital follows: Miss Carrie
Jane Sutton, Luther Ovid Baumgard-
ner, George Emmett Bell, Joseph
Hunter Brooks, Louis d. Chubb,
James Taylor Davis. Philip Arlis Hill
ton, Willis C. Johnson. Charles Ter
rel Lunsford, John Patterson, Samp-
son, Jr.. Orville Roslyn Sheffield and
Armen G. Evans.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-06-26
ALL PULLMAN MAIDS TO BE
NURSES AIDS

Mrs. Mable Fits, 166 West 141st
street, who has been in the employ of
the Pullman Company for fourteen
years as a lady's maid on sleeping
and parlor cars, is the first colored
woman to be trained and employed as
nurses aid by that company. After
taking an eight weeks course in
home hygiene. first aid and care of
the sick under the Red Cross nurse
training department. Mrs. Fits was
sent as a nurses aid on thirty-day
transcontinental tour with that or
ganization from San Francisco.
1t was upon Mrs. Fits suggestion
that Z. F. Cook, superintendent of
the New York district Pullman SER
vice, decided to have all lady's maids
in the Pullman employ trained as
nurse aids. Mrs. Fits, from her long
experience, was convinced that the
nurses aid course given to Pullman
lady's maids would not only increase
their usefulness personally but would
also substantially improve the Pull
man service. Mr.. Cook heartily ap-
proved the suggestion.-Ne York
Age.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-06-26
LEWISTON, MONTANA, NEWS

Publisher Statesman-Perhaps a
few lines from this bustling little
city might prove of interest to the
many readers of your always newsy
sheet. Just now Fergus County. of
which this burg is the county seat. is
prosperity on account of oil being
discovered only a few miles from
here. Hundreds of oil men through
out the country are passing through
fields. Oil men representing all the
big companies from Wyoming, Colo
rado, Texas, Kansas. Oklahoma and
Pennsylvania are here. Occasionally
| see a familiar face from dear old
Denver, Queen of the Rockies. Dur
ing the past four months the Mil
waukee Railway has brought out
hundreds of the Race to work on
sections, some with families. They
receive good wages and apparently
they are satisfied to remain here for
a while at least They hail principal
ly from Kansas City, Omaha and
Chicago. In same towns out here
they are quite a novelty. no Negroes
ever having been in these places be-
fore Some children never having
seen so many different colors in such
small groups, look at them in open
mouthed astonishment and ask their
,nth ORG NJ n m Kind
colored woman is that?' Mime
apolis trade excursion came here
few weeks ago, a Get Acquainted
crowd. 1t was a fine crowd of bust
ness men and swell train of thir-
teen cars. | met several of the por-
ters and walters, among the number
George F. Gillison. well known in
Denver, where he made his stamping
grounds a few years ago around the
colored districts. No doubt many
gay females in the vicinity of Lin
coin, Clarkson, etc, remember Gill
son. He is the same old George,
little bit gray but bright of eye.
The Baptists and Methodists have
small missions established here. Ser
vices are held once a week by resi-
dent ministers from Great Falls,
Mont The ministers are Rev. ID. l..
McGriff. Baptist, and Rev. r. II.
johnson. Methodist. There are only
about so of us here, and like all
Westerners, very few are religiously
inclined 1t keeps us busy trying to
meet Mr.. High Cost of Living. but
with health and good luck we hope
to pull through.
For a change l rather like this
part of Montana. There are many
openings here and there is no reason
on earth why anyone cannot make
a success. The people are very lib
eral-J. H. Doniphan.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-06-26
FOURTH GREAT PRIZE OFFER
A TRIP TO THE CONVENTION

The Madam C. ]. Walker Manufac-
turing Company offers TO all its reg
ular certified agents an opportunity
to win n free trip to the fourth annual
national convention, which meets in
Cleveland, Ohio, August 18th, 18th and
14th, inclusive. A free trip to the con-
vention will be given for the ten best
articles on "How 1 Succeerer as an
Agent of the Madam c. ]. Walker
Manufacturing Company" Any agent
is privileged to enter this contest. All
that is required is brief, concise
statement of not more than 800 words,
telling how such agent has succeeded
in the matter of handling the Madam
C. ]. Walker preparations.
Contes. open from June 1st to July
o5th. inclusive. Address all manu-
scripts to Contest Editor, Madam c. j.
Walker Manufacturing Company, $40
North West Street, Indianapolis, Ind.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-06-26
RACE NEWS S.t;ss. S.t;s,:t ,..,s.. sss.

Smith, A. Seay. Benz. HoIlway and R.
Z. Harris.
After the jury had been selected
and were in their places it was found
that the counsel for the plaintiff was
not in court and the case was contin-
ued.
Colored jurors were first intro
duced. in the Justice of Peace courts
through the influence of Constable
Charles A. Turpin during his term in
the Fourth District Court. Joseph
Furling, counsel for the defendant.
stated that in his more than forty
years practice as a lawyer he had
never before seen complete colored
jury. Justice McChesney declared
that all persons concerned in the case
were colored and it seemed to him
perfectly fair and proper that colored
jurymen should make the decisions.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-06-26
THE LITTLE OIL HOME PAPER

When you're feelin' kind o. lonesome
An the atmosphere is blue:
When life's no bed of roses,
An folks seem down on you,
know what will make you happy,
An chase away the frown-
Read the little oil newspaper
From your OIL home town.
You won't laugh about the triflin'
things
The paper has to say
For every lines a message
From the oil home far away.
Even Sis new chicken coop
Will not provide a smile.
An the great big city dailies
Lie unopened all the while.
Bill's girl has gone to college,
An Joe's boys home from France.
The Ladies Aid will hold a social.
An the Masons give a dance;
So you read the local happenings,
An never miss line.
An cause they're all your neighborS.
You'll be glad that crops are fine.
Then before you know it
You've read it thru and thru
An all the world seems brighter
|. An life seems good to you.
So for pill of pleasure
To chase away the frown.
Take the little OIL newspaper
From your oil home town.
Cherry Wilson in Spokesman Re
view.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-06-26
COI.ORED BOY GREATEST
SCHOLAR OF ALL TIMES
Greatest Scholar Ever Turned
Out by University Pennsylvania.
HAS NO EQUAL IN HISTORY.

ment of large mental powers to en-
tertains and maintain the larger and
higher sphere of education, preparing
man for that greater usefulness to
his fellow man that will eventually
break down the bars of cruelty being
meted out to class of human beings.
as well as eradicate the germ of law
lessness which is attempting destruc-
ton to our great and universally ac-
cepted civilization. We venture to
say that not only in the history of
Pennsylvania University but in all ed
ucational records the world over. we
have never read of such qualifica-
tions at such an early stage of life.
We are more than proud of Mr..
Blackiston and offer our congratula-
tions to our distinguished scholar. his
parents, the University of Pennsyl-
vania and the city of Philadelphia.
We can well remember Leroy
Locke of Philadelphia, winner of the
Cecil Rhodes Scholarship few years
ago, representing Harvard, who went
abroad and now is a member of the
faculty of Harvard University. And
now that these instances, besides
others. prove the falsity of mental in
feriority of the black race to others,
let us keep in our memory the Won
derful achievement of this youth
Blackiston who has climbed the lad
der of education fame. setting high
standard for our boys and girls who
with perseverance and encourage
ment will reach the goal in safety.
We are quite sure that this special
addition to the educational world
will find that environment among his
people that will hinder him from
being victimized by the tempting Of
fers that may come from the other
side and that our honoring and re-
specting him for his great and extra
ordinary achievement which we feel
is unprecedented, we may rally to
his banner and assure him of that
true and loyal support which is nee
essary to his permanent success. On
behalf of Colorado we again extend
our best wishes. Editor.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-06-26
WOODLAN DC AL, NEWS

Mrs. s. Wright and Miss ]. Gales
were visitors in SACRAMENTO, Calf,
Sunday.
Mrs. j. III. Wilkinson went to Stock
ton, Calf, Sunday, returning Sunday
night with her son, Master Malvine,
who has been in Stockton with
his grandmother for the past two
months on account of i'll health. He is
now completely recovered and quite
husky looking lad.
Mr. Wilkinson, the husband of Mrs.
Wilkinson and father of the boy, with
their daughter, Miss Corinne, met them
in Sacramento Sunday night to accom-
pany them home to Woodland.
Mrs. l.. o. Gather and Mrs. NJ. f.
Gather of ESpartO were here Thurs
day visiting with relatives and
friends.
Mr.. o. H. Earl, one of our prosper
Gus citizens and contractors, has the
contract for two of the largest grain
and fruit warehouses of Yolo county,
and works quite II number of men.
Mr.. and Mrs Earl are nicely fixed
for evening drives They have one of
the fastest driving mares in the coun-
ty, and n fine top buggy, and big
Maxwell automobile. Mrs. Earl thinks
the horse is rather fast for her, espe-
cinlly when II piece of paper blows in
the streets or road. Hence she is now
learning Ia drive her auto.
The big rally mt the Second Baptist
Church started Monday night and will
close Sunday night, June -, 1920.
Mrs. NJ +. Gather, state president of
the Northern Baptist Association, has
returned from her official trip to Oak
land. Calf.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-06-26

forts be characterized with failure, en-
joying the sympathy if not support of
people whose patience is exhausted,
present to us problem far more seri-
Gus than the abstract problems that
have carried our minds 1900 miles
away. Our future problem is no inter
national question. and yet it is world
problem for it crops out and shows its
head above the head and shoulders of
the government of every nation of this
earth, and this problem requires that
each country first masters itself, fights
its home battles, wages its future wars
on selfishness, greed, imposition, in
equality and injustice, SO that it can
hold out to all who are its citizens jus
tice, brotherhood and freedom of life.
Therefore, bend your energies and di-
rect your resources to make your ma
tion deceIIt place to live in, and then
the world will be-
Mrs II. Robinson has recovered
from recent illness.
Mrs Bessie Brown returned from
California to attend the funeral of her
father ut Idaho Springs.
Mrs Clarence ]. Toliver has returned
from Il trip to Denver.
Mrsa AL Palmer and son have re
turned 10 Cheyenne after an absence
of seven months.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-06-26
TWELVE NEGROES SIT ON JURY

st. Louis, June 14.-For the first
time, perhaps in the history of the
country, twelve colored men were Sc
lected to serve on jury here.
Cases have been known when three
or four members of the jury in sim
gle case were colored, but there is no
record of more than six colored men
serving on any single jury.
The case was that of Henry Daley
against Laurel Shelby, on a writ of
replevin and was set before Justice
McChesney. The men selected We're:
Jesse Crow, VIM. Moran, NJ. Brook
field, Market H. Higgins, w. H. Muir
phy, John Carmichael, Joe Box, l. A.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-06-26
ASS OCIATIO n
OFFERS AID TO MINNESOTA
GOVERNOR

The National Association for the
advancement of Colored People, with
headquarters at 20 Fifth avenue,
New York City, today wired Governor
J. A. Burnquist of Minnesota offering
assistance in the apprehension of the
men who broke into the Jail at Du
luth last night and seized three col
ored men. accused of connection with
the attack on a white girl in that city
yesterday. and lynched them. The
Association advised Governor Burn
auist who besides being governor is
also president of the st. Paul Branch
of the Association and one of the
staunch supporters of its work, that
it was willing to do anything in its
power with its 32S branches and
membership of 100000 to help in
running down the lynchers through
its staff of investigators. The Asso-
cations telegram to the governor
read:
Hon. ]. A. Burnquist. governor,
State Capitol.
st. Paul. MiRn.:
National Association Advancement
Colored People offers all possible as
sistance in apprehending murderers
who battered down doors of jail at
Duluth last night and lynched three
Negroes accused of Connection with at
tack on girl. Prompt apprehension
and rigorous punishment of lynchers
of Negroes and of the law of the
State of Minnesota will have whole
some and ,salutary effect throughout
the nation. AS governor of state and
president of st. Paul Branch OF Ma
tional Association for Advancement
Colored People, may we urge you
use every power at your command
prevent further disorder and arrest
lynchers. Commend action sending
troops. Advise us if we can be oil
assistance. Can furnish staff invest
igators if needed.
James Weldon Johnson. Field Secy'
National Association for Advance
ment of Colored People.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-06-26
BY AN OLD-TINIER

Amidst the halo of glory surround
ing the one hundred and sixty-fourth
annual commencement of the Univers-
ity of Pennsylvania last Wednesday,
the outstanding and most glorious
feature of it all, was the fact that
Harry Spencer Blackiston, colored
boy. was proclaimed the greatest oil
all scholars who have ever graduated
from that institution since its found
alton.
On Blackiston was conferred the
highest literary degree of the Uni
versity-that of PHI. D. doctor OF
Philosophy. and with it goes the
honor of being the youngest man up
on whom this honor has been con-
ferred since the opening of that in
stitution, Blackiston having just
passed out of his twenty-second year.
Has No Equal as Winner of Scholar
ships and Degrees
Harry S. Blackiston, after gradual
ing from the Central High School IN
February, 1913, matriculated In the
course of Arts and Sciences at the
University of Pennsylvania in the foi-
lowing September, at the age OF six
teen years. At that time he became
the recipient of the William +. Hen
zev scholarship, 1913-17, and the
Mayors Scholarship, 1887. AS an
undergraduate he specialized in Ger
man and Latin. During the course
of the academic year, 19lb-lI, ne
wos awarded the George Schleicher
prize for German conversation py
virtue of which he received a silver
medal along with S15 in gold; and ne
was also given honorable mention IN
n nrose Latin essay contest. In June
1o17 tho degree of Bachelor of Arts
"a BO was conferred upon hlh'
About the same time he received
university scholarship in German lor
the ensuing academic year, l9l'- o.
In Sentember. 1918, he was enrolled
in the graduate school at the aiore-
mentioned institution, delvlng lhleh-
sively into the study OF German anu
Latin and receiving the degree OF
Master of Arts "a. NJ in June OF the
following year. At this time he won
, Harrison scholarship in German To-
,etber with an additional stipend OF
500 He continued his research "orh
for the next two years at the same
ipstitution. winning university
scholarship in the year 1913; ana
now at the age of only twenty-three
vears he becomes the recipient oil the
desraa of Doctor of Philosophy tfh'
NJ thereby being the youngest III
the history of the university 10 re-
ceive such a degree.
Rlackiston is the son OF MI anu
Mrs. James H. Blackiston OF le'o
Fitzwater street.
Other colored graduates from 'he
university were NJ. Russell Nelsoh'
M D.; Raymond Alexander b. A.
and John Wiseman, B. A.-Phiiauei-
phia Tribune.
And what individual race, people
mr. nation would not be proud OIL 'nis
great scholar who has given the
proof that the Author OF creatioh
does not discriminate in the enoo"-
The Colorado statesman., 1920-06-26

Gastonia, n. c., June 14.-Miss
Maggie Ross, a member of one of the
oldest white families in the state of
North Carolina, died here recently
and the reading of her will last Mon
day reveals that she left the bulk of
her large estate to Negroes. Mittie
Bell Hudson, colored, is bequeathed
one half of the $4,000 estate. The
balance was divided among colored
! friends of the deceased and the local
colored churches.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-06-26
CHEYENNE, WYO. NEWS

Boy Scouts farewell Tuesday night,
the Doth inst, ut City Auditorium.
Please procure your ticket and he
there as your presence and assistance
means So much to our boys who are
leaving the next day for London, Eng
land.
Mrs Florence Moore and Mrs. Mary
Burton entertained Mrs. Florence West
of PENNSYLVANIA and Sergt. Richard
Moore of Camp No. 21, Aurora, ut
motor party to Colorado Springs last
Sunday. The party consisted of Mrs.
Florence j. Moore, Mr.. Mary Burton,
Mrs. Florence West of Pennsylvania,
Sergt. Richard Moore and Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey Lewis. All had quite an enjoy
able time in the hills of Manitou.
AT the regular weekly meeting of the
Cheyenne Civic League of Colored Peo-
pie on Thursday evening, June 11th,
Mrs. Daisy Thompson read an original
paper on "World Problems" Mrs.
Thompson's paper embraced the many
problems which confront the nations
and races of the world, and reviewed
the causes of the World war, follows Il
synopsis of the closing lines of her
''Word Problems: I'VE are not here
threatened with Bolshevism with the
same degree of seriousness as other
nations, despite riots and strikes we
have to suppress. But let us not delude
ourselves with the idea that the time
is remote when dissatisfied people the
nation over, even though their first eff
The Colorado statesman., 1920-06-26
CAN'T BAR COLORED CHILDREN
FROM ATHLETIC MEETS

Wichita. Kan, June 14.-Because
colored children won most of the
events in last years athletic meets,
Superintendent Mayberry, white. is
sued an order eliminating them this
year. Upon protest of the colored
parents it was rescinded by the
School Board.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-11
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One of the choice homes on the
hill, nearly new, seven rooms. sun
parlor, oak finish, built for a home,
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streets paved and paid for, every
thing modern and of the best. one
block from Long View car line,
double garage.
Also one six-room and bath,
house on the hill. corner lot, all
modern except furnace. large lot,
some fruit, fine location on Long
View car line-both of these for
sale by owner. Call Rock Island
1928.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-11
A LARGE COLONY
NOW BEING FORMED

Do you want to join with your
neighbors in a colony for filing on
lands in the Republic Of Mexico.
All filings on development work are
done through the Southern Service
Bureau, Inc. You don't have
to go down there. Now is your
time while you can get in the same
block with your neighbors. For
information write IS. S. b." Care
Argus.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-11
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