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The Colorado statesman., 1920-08-28
CHEYENNE, WY0. NEWS

Mrs. Whitfield. a solicitor for the
Mamie II. Burrough school for girls at
Washington, ID. c., addressed the CON
gregation of both churches on Sunday
and received liberal donation from
our charitable citizens.
Mrs. ]. F. Watson of Pueblo, and
Mrs. NJ. A. Endicott were dinner guests
of Mrs. Matte Crawley on Friday
August 10th.
Raymond Davis. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben Davis, and Layette Randle. the lit
tie daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. james
Randle, We're complimented by their
musical instructor for their efficiency
ON the violin. Mrs. Lindstrum, the in
structor who gave the recital mt Car
negie Library, sent invitations to
number of our people. The two chill
dren mentioned were the only colored
children in her class, and We're APP
plauded for their successful effort to
please.
Miss Willie Peyehouse of Tulsa,
Oklahoma. was guest of Mrs. Myrtle
Ashford.
Mr.. William Benjamin has returned
from Carbon county where he has been
enga ged in Checking up oil lands. Mr..
Benjamin holds "A position of trust in
the employ of the Union Trust Com
pany. His next trip will he to Sweet
water county 10 "check up oil lands.
Mr.. Geo. Martin who has been in our
city during the past few weeks, depart
ed for Sweetwater county.
Mrs. C. O. Smith departed for
Hutchinson. Kan We have tried to
make Mrs. Smiths visit n cheerful
one.
Mrs. Bessie McCombs and children
departed fdr Denver, Colo.
Rev. G. s. Stacker occupied the pull
nit Mt the Second Baptist Church on
Sunday evening and preached an in
structive sermon.
T. H. Harper departed for Denver.
Mr. f. Davis departed for Kentucky
10 visit his mother.
Mr.. James Gaskins and family are
on IL motor trip to Lincoln, Neb.' L"
take Miss Ethel back to school, and
to visit daughters and grandchildren,
Jim" is young grnndsire and proud
of it.
The Silver Bow Social Club gave a
social entertainment mt the residence
of Mrs. George Taylor, on August 10Th.
Those who attended report an excel
lent time. The Silver Bow Club is IL
social and benevolent club. The Off
GERS are Thos. Edwards, President;
Mrs. Geo Taylor, vice president; Geo.
Ball!nger, secretary; Phillip Baker. as
sistant secretary: Mrs. Geo. Ballenger,
treasurer.
The Women's Searchlght Club will
meet on the first Thursday in Septem-
Der mt the residence of Mrs. Jared
Brown.
Mrs. Harvey 9sberry who departed
for Hot Springs, Ark, reports improve
ment. Mr.. John A. Jones had re-
lapse at Hot Springs, suffering seri-
Gus neurOtic disorder.
Back pay checks were plentiful on
Saturday, because we have one hun
dred and fifty of our people steadily
employed by the Union Pacific Com
pany at this point mt high wages, and
most of our men will deposit the in
creased wage in the banks. We should
worry about so-cailed high cost of liv-
ing.
The Colorado statesman., 1920-08-28

The chances for business success !"
,u.s;ssinni ore MS good as they are IN
Philadelphia. Mr.. Banks succeeds III
tbe banking business in MISSISSIPPI
Mr.. Brown in Philadelphia ana MI,
Anderson in Florida. Someone siiouiu
succeed in establishing bank in the
great city of New York. Mr. Ahoerson'
The Colorado statesman., 1920-08-28

~HILADELPHIA,P Pa, Aug. u Dr.
r Robert r. Motion, principal of Tus-
= keegee Institute, was re-electeu
president of the National Negro BuSl-
ness League amid cheers and Il most
wonderful outburst of enthusiasm at
the Friday morning session held III tle
Academy of Music. Wednesday even
ing DR.. Motion delivered his annual ad-
dress which attracted keen ATTENTION
and intense interest from all i'll at
tendance.
Outstanding Statements from the Ad-
dress of DR.. Moton.
IT is now twenty-one years since the
wisdom and foresight OF one oI the
worlds most useful as well as most
distinguished citizens brought the Ma
tionai Negro Business League lhto oe
ing. The inspiration that mas Deeh re-
ceived by Negroes, high anu low as
result of this movement and the. con-
fidence that has been inspired in the
minds of thousands of people as to the
business capacity of the Negro race,
and the high service that has been rem
dered 10 human welfare i'll general
c,nnot he accurately recounted, Dul
must be left to time and succeeding
ppnerutlons to fully comprehend.
ORGANIZATIONS and empires are every
where passing through sort ol rev.
Iution and evolution that is almost pe
wildering to think about. Inc "oriu
nos ,h,nged as much in the past four
wears as in the previous thlrty OF even
fifty wears. And in spite OF many li
dications TO the contrary, world prog
ross has advanced by ut least Sehel
alton: and along every Inc OF ilui'ian
andaoyor the Negro has kept abreast
of this advancement. In the l"ce VI
this fact the Negroes OF TINS couhl,!
have never needed as much as tiieS w
today a strong, wise, progressive puS'
ness organization.
haIieve thoroughly as every one
knows. in education-iil an pi'"TI'
nducotion. believe as well i'll all lhe
1on,.nad and useful professions But
somehow. | feel that the Negro, IKE
the rest of mankind, must learn 10
work ont more of his problems aI"lS
business lines than he has in the PAST
ha must learn. rs other races nave
learned that great deal of the 50
called race problem can ana must Nv
worked out mt six per cent
Speaking of the Influence OF tle cor
ored newspapers, DE- Mo'"" saw"
"Thav have worked against great
odds with the greatest handicap ahd'
sometimes fear, the least appreciation
We must stand behind them anu
strenrthen them with SUBSCRIPTIONS
advertisements and support. Ihere
sbould he at least one Negro neWsp"-
per in every Negro home OF TINS co''-
trv Without such public support ou'
revsnopers cannot expand or render
rho sarvice that we expect of them be
sides subscriptions. Negro business
must advertise in Negro papers. Au-
yertising makes business, both 1or l'e
advertiser and for the newspaper me
bepefits are mutual; the co-oper''i'H
sbould he mutual Negro newspapers
have given most loyal support I" 'i'e
Government in all its publicity WORK
in connection with the war program
and from a purely commerciai ""se'
+ho,, have demonstrated that they can
carry message in an effect'Ne way
70 tbe twelve million Negroes OF TINS
country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-14
Nr. DonneUy, Art League Pres.

Before delving deeply into the subject
 of the Art league and its newly elected
 president MT. J. W. Donnelly, please let
 me say that I think it is only fair for
 me to make frank confession to the
 effect that l know nothing whatever
 about art.
 My knowledge of the technique of
 pictures could be printed in a head line" on the writing space of a post
 card and not crowd the space one bit
 All know Is that a picture pleases me or that it looks like 'bloomer." l make dozen artistic faux pas in trying to write about art, for every
 time anybody asks me to do this self
 samething, I go on and do my best" feeling sure. however. that I have caused shudders to run down the spines of perfectly good artistic backs when
 ever have attempted a story on such
 8 subject, and but for the terse, concise human" manner in which MT. Donnelly talked to me about the aims and the
 ambitions of the Alabama Art league, would have done much better to main tain dignified silence and let the vivi- sectionists rave on, standing aloof iwhere I could cast surreptitious glances as if I really knew but didn't care to talk, and thus make believe that l was informed" rather than expose my ig- norance.
 In the first place, MT. Donnelly more than any other one Individual in this community has lent his patronage gen. erously to art, music and literature; does not talk in high brow" terms about the aims and ambitions of the Alabama Art league, and that helped me wonderfully; but what he told me was understandable quotable, and very practical-all of which was rounded off with his aesthetic vision of wonder fully ambitious things which can be ac- complished by the perseverance and en- thusiasm of the Art league members Somebody has said that the secret of success is never to be satisfied, for in self f-satisfaction turks the germ of de- cadence" and America, to be sure speaking nationally-has had to a marked extent a most self-satisfied air when it comes to the development of art, music and literature.
 To overcome this attitude is largely the mission of the Alabama Art league which recently reorganized and with enthusiastic intentions means to spread the gospel of art throughout the length and breadth of this great common wealth, Alabama being only one of the cogs in the great wheels which are now
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-14
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE

thusiaSm on the part of this beauty low
 ing nation. The peasant class, for in
 stance, abroad, in every country, are the people who make the wonderful laces,
 the drawn work, the embroideries. They
 have the talent, which they develop,
 and we feel right here in this section of our country, where there is such a
 large foreign population, that these new citizens of ours have brought with them treasures of art which have never had chance to be exhibited, which have never been heard of by our citizens.
 The object of the Alabama Art league is to afford the opportunity for needlework, all kinds of handwork. all kinds of arts and crafts to be devel- oped" MT. Donnelly continued.
 Not paintings and sculpture alone, but everything. There is symmetry and beauty in the things all about us if we
 only stopped to realize and appreciate the fact. One of my neighbors has three wonderful trees in his back yard. walk past there sometimes two or three times day just to look at those beautiful trees. All the others at this
 season are fading and their leaves have long ago turned and have fallen, but these three trees are just now begin ming to turn into the gorgeous golden and crimson shades of autumn, and they
 are really worth stopping to look at. T know Of no walk in life which hasn't the chance of development when it comes to beauty" MT. Donnelly said. Our garments that we wear should be beautiful and artistic; our homes should have beautiful pictures and sculpture; ; our tapestries and furpishings-all these are only too often neglected, just gathered together in a haphazard sort of way, when with just a little thought
 and appreciation, the environment could
 be so much more beautiful, so much
 more artistic.
 "only recently the reor ganization of the Alabama Art league has taken
 place." Mir. Donnelly said. and there seems to be splendid spirit of enthu- siasm regarding its work. l see no req son why America as a nation should not rank with the other nations of the world in art treasures; in artistic sense; | in artistic promotion, because we have | the talent, perhaps latent, but this can be developed, and it is to this end that l the artists all over America are now working. The Jefferson county unit of | the Alabama Art league has planned some interesting exhibitions and vari- ous activities which will undoubtedly | lead to a splendid development of art along many different lines in the near | future"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-14
HOME IS DYNAMITED,
 NEGRO WOMAN KILLED

Dynamite detonated under the home of Ullman Lawler, a negro union | miner, at 9:30 o'clock last night at Byers Hill, instantly killed Martha Lawler, the miners wife, demolished their home and it's contents
 The man was not hurt. He found the remains of his wife in the debris of the building, a one-story frame dwelling. Lawler walked to telephone, 8 mile from the scene of the attack, and mo- tified the police.
 A week ago, he told the officers, his home was fired into. Until last night the place was guarded. Lawler did not occupy the same bed with his wife.
 Chief J. T. Shirley, accompanied by Howell and Burkett. call officers, went to the scene with dogs, but a trail was not found.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-14
AN OVERBURDENED WIFE

If the work that women do and the pains they suffer could be measured in figures, what terrible array they would present! Through girlhood, wifehood and motherhood woman tolls on, often suffering with back ache, pains in side, headaches and nervousness which are tell-tale symp- toms of organic Arrangements which Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound-made from roots and herbs can undoubtedly correct. Women who suffer should not give up hope until they have given it trial.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-14
GARTER DIES IN
 SELMA HOSPITAL
Death Reopens Chapter of States History Which Reads
 Like Fiction

Selma. December 3.-(SpeciaL)- )-J. ID. Carter, whose daring rid Alabama of one of the boldest bandits ever to in- Test the state, when he shot and killed Rube Burrows at Linden in 1890, died in Selma hospital early this morning after an illness of some weeks. Mr. Carter was so years old and leaves a wife and five children, among them Dudley Carter of Selma and Mrs. Ben Mccoy of Birmingham. and five brothers, all of Myrtlewood. nephew Roy Carter, Of this city, also survives.
 Funeral services will be held at Myr- tlewood Tuesday morning, where the body was sent today.
 The death of MT. Carter reopens a chapter of Alabama history which reads like a dime novel. The depredations of Burrows and his gang led citizens of central and south Alabama to combine lfn an effort to capture the bandit, feat accomplished by J. D. Carter and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-14
INTENSE STORM REPORTED
Central Last Night Over Wisconsin,
 Weather Bureau Reports
By Associated Press

X Washington, December 13.---A storm which the weather bureau character ized as of great intensity" was cen- tered tonight over Wisconsin and it's passage northeastward will affect weather conditions throughout the middle and northern sections of the country east of the Mississippi river tomorrow. storm warnings were or dered displayed late tonight on the At lantic coast north of Charleston, S. C., and on the great lakes.
 The disturbance will be attended Tuesday by rain and strong shifting winds and gales in the middle and northern sections east of the Missis- sippi river, the rain probably turning to snow in the region of the great lakes and the upper Ohio valley The outlook Is for generally fair and con- siderably colder weather in the east ern portion of the country Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-14
Lightning Strikes Gas Holder

Montgomery, December 1s.-( (Special)- )- Montgomery was without gas a greater part of Monday due to the destruc- ton of a gas holder by lightning, iiber- ating several hundred thousand cubic feet, of gas. The lightning struck the holder at o'clock and citizens arose and went to their work without hot break lasts. Newspapers printed short editions during the afternoon, no gas being avail able for the operation of melting pots on linotype machines. Repairs were made during the day and small supply of gas was available for the evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-14
NO AGREEMENT YET
Communications Conference Delegates
 Hold 10-HOur Session
By Associated Press

Washington, December IS. = Ten hours of discussion, starting before noon and running late into the night, brought from delegates to the inter- national communications conference to- night no announcement of a definite basis of agreement on disposition of the former German cables.
 When the second session of the day broke up late tonight, it was an- nounced that another penary session would be held tomorrow morning. This announcement was taken to indicate that the prospects of agreement, which first appeared at sessions held yester- day, had not vanished and that the delegates were hopeful of yet reach ing an amicable adjustment of the question at issue.
 Delegates were said to have gone into today's sessions with the under standing that failure to reach some
 sort of agreement would result in ad- journment until next month. In the meantime, representatives of two of the five powers, which were not named, were prepared to return home to re- ceive further instructions from their governments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-14
Ordered Brought to Court Nv AsaociafAd PrAsG

Macon. December 13.-Judge Math- ews of superior court tonight directed that all four persons under arrest on g. charge of murder in connection with the death of Fred D Shepard be brought before him at 10 o'clock to- morrow morning, at which time the hearing on the application for bail will begin. The defendants are Mrs. Anna NJ. Cutts. wife of Eldridge Cutts, a lawyer of Fitzgerald, formerly of Ab- beyille; Mrs. F. F. Elmer, Shepard's widow and now the wife of physician iE Jacksonville. Fla; Mrs. Iona Irene Henry. wife of W. L. Henry of Perry, and Ernest Hopson, a son of Mrs. El- mer by her first marriage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-14

turning over and over again for this purpose throughout America
 Tt is the ambition of the Jefferson county unit of the Alabama Art league" said MT. Donnelly, Ito do every thing in it's power to develop art from every an gle. The State Art league wants to or ganize units. in every city In the state, mainly because the smaller towns have even less opportunity to see beautiful works of art than we who live in the larger cities. The eastern cities of America. where the famous art galleries and museums are institutional, are for tunate in the opportunity of seeing beautiful paintings, sculpture and other works of art. Herein our own home city-we have only an occasional exhibition of paintings.
 What has made France the center of beauty in art, in sculpture, in muster Mir. Donnelly questioned. Nothing but encouragement, development and en-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-14
City Buys New Engine

Anniston, December 13.-(SpeciaL)- Mayor H. B. Rudisill and Street Over seer Oliver F. White have just closed q trade for .the purchase of a 12-ton Twir. City engine to replace the smaller one in use here for the past few years, and with it's delivery a campaign of greater street work will be inaugurated by the officials. Since assuming his present of- flee on October 5. Overseer White has repaired and rebuilt q majority of all the dirt streets of the city, and is now engaged in hauling slag to the streets over which his crew has gone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-14
Goldsmiths Sail

san Francisco, December 9.-(Special) After years vacation and recuperated Tn health, Godfrey Goldsmith, Balti- more attorney, accompanied by his wife, former Birmingham girl, sailed from nere today on the Pacific mail steamer Cuna, Tor Baltimore and home. During thelr absence they toured the Pacific coast and went to Honolulu Mrs. 0o.d- smith was formerly Miss Adele Clemens. daughter of MT. and Mrs Robert Glenn ems of Birmingham They expect to visit Birmingham in the spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-14
v ---------7--s-- storm Flags Hoisted

Washington December 13--Southwest storm warning were ordered displayed at 10 o'clock tonight on the Atlantic coast from Charleston $. C., to Sandy Hook, and southeast warning from East port to New York. A storm of great intensity, the weather bureau said, was central over Wisconsin and the disturb anee will move northeastward, attended by increasing southeast and south win.s probably reaching gale force and shift ing to southwest Tuesday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-14
CATHOLIC PRELATE SPEAKS
Bishop Gum Tells of Reception at the Vatican

Meridian, Miss, December 13-(SpecialD An audience that taxed the capacity of St. Patricks Catholic church here heard an address last night by Bishop John l., Gum of Natchez. Bishop Gunn dis cussed his recent visit to Rome and his reception by Pope Benedict. The bishop. who it was reported shortly after his return from Rome. was ill and that he mlght have to discontinue his church morN TOT some tune. appears to be in the best of health
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-14
Districts Adopt Measure

Ahnlston. DecenlsA 13.-(Special. J. : Three more Calhoun county school dis tricts have just adopted the three-mili school tax measure by favorable votes of their citizens. the newest ~commun- ities to accept the measure being New Bethel. Morrisville and Willingham's dis tricts. The three districts gave respect ively 8. g and 19 votes majorities for the three-mill tax. election returns just coming in from the three districts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-14
Commissioners Meat

Anniston. December 12-(Special )-The December term of the county commis- sioners' court began here Monday morn ing with President Wood H. Hanna and a full board of members present Tho most important business to come before the commissioners at the present term will be the adoption of oad-building programme for the new year. Anniston and Calhoun county people are inter- ested in the probability that the commits sioners will authorize the rebuilding of the county's part of the Horsebloci1 mountain road immediately after Christ mas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-14
NINE

ling of New York city, was killed by the accidental discharge of a rifle that was being shifted in an automobile, near here, according to a verdict of the coroner $ jury today. Dooling was driving an au- toInobile on the last lap of a trip from New York to San Francisco with Hugo Engle and Joseph Farrell. Farref VIII depart with the body for New York to-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-14
Cnal Cnmnanv Wins

Tuscaloosa, December 1s.--A verdict in favor of the Yolande Coal and Coke company was awerded today by jury in circuit court in the first of several ejectment cases on the docket arising as A result of the coal strike in this dis trict which was called September 2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-14
Fourteen Seamen Held
Rv Assoriated Press

New York, December i3-When the Norwegian steamer Hegre docked here today 14 members of the crew were hold by postoffiee inspectors as material wit nesses in an investigation of reported thefts of large quantities of valua5ies from United States mail aboard. There were 52 sacks of mail cut open and rifled of their contents, it was said. out of the 26S sent by the New York post office to Cartagena and Porto Colombia on the last trip of the vessel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-14
Harmony Now Prevails

Montgomery, December 13.-(SpeciaL) )- Differences between the boatmen and the owner of the oyster dock at Mobile have been adjusted and harmony now pre- vails among oystermen on the Mobile gulf front. according to report received today by John II. Wallace, Jr., state conservation commissioner, from w. H. Tapia, assistant oyster inspector at Mo bile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-14
Big Steamer Is Sold

Washington, December 13-The 94U- ton cargo steamer, Fly S. Grove, was sold today by the shipping board to the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Steamship company at an announced price of $1,- 739 000 The board also announced the sale of an old iron vessel for sl25, 900 and of a wooden harbor tug for $SOO00
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-14
Skyscrapers In Chile

Santiago, chiie. November 1.-The first "skyscrapers' on the west coast of South America are being erected here. A 12-story reinforced concrete office build-. ing is about completed and another of 1o stories is in it's first stages of con- struction It is said both structures will be "earthquake-proof Earth shocks are common to this country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-14
Whiteside Is Improving

Anniston, December 13.-(SpeciaL)- J. County Tax Collector C Worth White side. who has been dangerously i'll with pneumonia at his home in Oxford for over a week, has passed the crisis sat isfactorily. and the report from his bed side Monday was to the effect that he was showing signs of steady improve mont.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-14
To Train at Macon. Ca

Macon. Ga, December 13-.The New Haven club of the eastern league will train here next spring. it was announced today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-14
Killing Held Accidental

By Associated Press Dooling, son of Congressman Peter Doc