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suggestion of the foreign bondhold-
ers.
Foreigners Are InsIstent.
Liberia maintains loudly that she
does not owe all the money She in
sists that all the interest due up to
a few months ago had been well and
duly paid into an American financial
institution. But you know how it is
sometimes, especially during these
stlrrlng times OF, war. Liberia says
sne can can prove she sent the money
they never. got It. This is simple
enough matter which might be work.
ed out at leisure except for the fact
mat the foreigners want that oil
We cannot pay. said the Liberians.
You must" said the bondholders.
There has been four-part receiver
The Liberians have been earnest but
Impractical in the management OF
their financial affairs. and so the
United States, Great Britain, France
ana Germany declared a sort of po-
lite receiversip. and a receiver general
was named by each of the four ma
tions. Since then unpleasantness have
arisen. and the German reeeiver-gen-
eerai was booted out. The English and
French are still nominally partici-
pants in the receivership. but as a
matter of fact H. F. Worley, the
american receiYer-general, has not
oHiy peen uOlnB all the work, but it
has been made plain that the others
feel that Liberia is an American re-
sponsibility.
British Were Fnrsighted.
You created this republic" is their
attitude. Nov look after it,"
When it became necessary to pay
the external debt, however, the Brit
ish showed themselves thoughtful and
far-sighted. They loaned President
King and his cabinet 100000 with
which to pay their expenses to the
United States to ask for the $4,000 900
loan. A loan of this sort, it. will be
pay off the $4,000. 900 external debt,
hut would provide two other million
dollars for other things-say roads
and this and that.
I'VE want railroad" prominent
Liberians have been heard to say.
Even If we only get a locomotive just
to lie on the beach--so we can show
tit would be Of immense value to
us"
Morris. the grand potentate of the
African empire, and a valet in tripli-
cate came to the. United states not
long ago. They lived a retired and
exclusive life for a few days at the
Waldorf Astoria in New York. dining
in the privacy Of their apartment and
occa asionally going out in mufti. so
TO speak, to see a town which has
been very well spoken of. Then they
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NEGROES OF CHICAGO
WORK in 81 LINES.
Recent Issue Of Blacks Blue
Book Shows Great Diversity
Of Occupations and Business
eS.
(By A. N. P.N

Chicago, Ill., June 23.-Black,s Blue
Book shows Chicago Negroes engaged
in the various lines of business as
follows:
Aprons and Uniforms. Z.
Art Stores, IL
Automobiles, garage and livery, 10.
Bakeries, retail, 10.
Wholesale. 2.
Banks. 2.
Barber shops and Billiard Parlors,
Baths Q; Blacksmiths, Z.
Books and Book Stores, 6.
Chiropodists, 20.
Cleaning Pressing and Repairing, 5S.
Clothing and Furnishings, 5.
Decorators, 12; Dentists, So.
Dressmakers, 80.
Drug Stores, 81; Dry Goods, 1.
Electricians and Locksmiths, z.
Employment Agencies. 10.
Express and Storage. 65.
Flavors and Extracts, l.
Fish Markets, z.
Furnace and Stove Repairing, 6.
Furniture, IA; Fur Stores, 2.
Groceries and Delicatessens, l1S.
Hairdressing Parlors, 149.
Hatters, 5.
Hospitals. 2.
Hotels, H.
Ice Cream Parlors, 10.
Insurance. z.
Laundries, 2.
Lawyers, 20.
Medicine Specialists, 6.
Millinery, Is.
Music and Musical Instruments. II,
Music and Music Teachers. 81.
Newspapers and Magazines, I3.
Notions. rs; Physicians, 100.
Plumbers. 4; Printers. IA.
Real Estate. 52.
Restaurants, 80.
Shoe Repairing, 22.
Shine Parlors, 23.
Soft Drinks, IL: Signs, 4.
Tailors, So; Toilet articles, 8.
Public Stenographer, 6.
Undertakers, u; Vending Machines, 2
Veterinary Institutes, /.
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DIR. J. A. GREGG HNAUGU-
RATED AT WHEREFORE.
Impressive Services Mark
Closing of Schools Most Sue
CeSSful Session. Paul Quinn
President Present.

Wilberforce. Ohio. June 23.-Dr.
John A.. Gregg, was inaugurated Pres
ident of Wilberforce University at the
and there were 227 graduates from ali
departments. Among those who re-
ceived honorary degrees was Prof.
Aaron r. Malone. of st. Louis, Mo,
Pres, of Poro College. and one of the
leading business men Of the race.
Wilberforce has thus closed what
full year in its history, over 1900 stu
duent enrolled and several hundred
were turned away for lack of accom-
odation. The annual session of the
almost unknown in the history of the
institution. There were many visi-
tors from all parts of the country.
The Inauguration was under the
sociationf ..yRA8 rs 40 AS A93A
Alumni Association. DR.. r. C. Ran
the exercises. 1t opened with pro-
cessional formed in the Carnegie H.
brary. and marched to the Galloway
auditorium, headed by DR.. Thomas II
jackson, Bishop u. f. Lee, senior bish-
op made the opening prayer, and fol-
lowing music by Wilberforce quartet
DR.. r. c. Ransom. delivered an ad-
dress, setting forth the relation of the
alumni to the university; music by the
quartet and address by DR. w. S
HNoA bOiOhbht tA-pItSlutult eNlenOGO
welcome to President Gregg. DIR. Tho
mas H. Jackson, one of the first grad
uates Of Wilberforce. class of 1870
delivered an address. Bishop Levi j
Coppin, of Philadelphia. presented the
charter keys and seal of the Univer-
sity to the new president, assisted by
committee consisting of President G.
\. Edwards, Kittrell College, North
Carolina; President j. II. Lewis, Nor
ris Brown. University, Georgia; Presi-
Arkansas; President L. w. williams
Paul Quinn College, Texas.
DR. John A. Gregg, delivered the in
augural address which was thought
ful. practical. and fi,'ed with goot
common sense. He outlined the worl,
for the future. Concluding his addres!
DR. Gregg said:
II pray that all the trustees in
whatever fields they serve, will main
tain a lively interest in every neeC
of Wilberforce,. realizing that already
too much has been spent in sacrifice
and tears, to take one backward stop
/ pray that the teachers will catct
new vision of the great opportuni-
ty they have for fashtbning and mold
ing lives for future usefulness.
pray that the students will fully ap.
preciate the wonderful heritage thai
is theirs through the sacrifice of pa.
rents, the lives and worthy. instruc'
tions and the facilities at hand fol
preparation for the future. 1 pray thai
the members of the Alumni Associa.
tion will rally to dear old WILDER.
force University, and give her every
support, so that she may continue tC
lead in educational matters as she ha:
in the past"
Last Thursday was commencement
day, and one which will go down IL
history as one of the greatest in the
history of Wilberforce, and it was
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came on to Washington. 1t is cur
rently reported that neither Mr.. Wal
dort nor Mr.. Astoria had seen fit to
float the flag of Limeria from the
imperial cornices of their hotel dur
state Departments Attitude.
Here it appeared to the bystander
as though the Liberians had discov-
| though rooms had been engaged at
one of the more fashionable hotels
an unfortunate rush of custom had
compelled the inkeeper most reluctant
| ly to cancel the engagement. So they
secured quarters in a private house
uptown and began to lay seige to the
staee department., which is in matters
of this sort the final authority on the
| ment held up its right hand. palm
| outward. in a manner familiar to mo-
torists who try to buzz unwisely down
mo- said the state department.
"A firm but courteous negative
! Something about the terms of the
original agreement for S5,O00,O00
loan had, 1t seems, annoyed. not to
say irrltated. some one in the state
department There were reasons-well,
never mind what reasons-why Lii
| low visibility so far as the state de-
/ partment was concerned Then Presi-
dent King began to show goods
Has Revenue of $5OOOOO.
We can pay said he.
Wen, there isn't any doubt of that
| Conditions in Liberia being what they
are Liberia still has "a revenue Of
| from 100000 to 100000 each year.
This is produced by head tax, hut tax
and customs. Not enough is being
| made of the head and hut taxes, peo-
/ pie say: There are thousands of huts
| upon which no tax at all Is being
paid. Unfortupa tely these huts belong
| TO the Jawquelli-or something like
| that-who live back in the mountains
| and prefer their enemies en- casserole
with perhaps a suspicion-oh, but only
/ q breath--of garlic with them. But,
anyhow, the customs tax Will pro-
duce.
And Liberia is one of the very rich
est countries in the world. 1t has ma
| hogany, gold, palm oil, kola nuts and,
above all else, oil. 1t is the oil that
! has attracted the British discovered
| that the Liberian frontiers were be-
| ing attacked by a tribe of fierce saw
ages. At least. one part of the LII
| berian frontiers were being so at
| tackled. By an odd coincidence this
particular patch was simply swarm
! ing with kola and oil palm trees. The
| simplest and most practical way i'll
| which to protect Liberia from her
/ enemies was Just to take this trif-
| ling little slice of forrest. And there
you are. And now Liberia is not be-
Continued on page 3. }
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VAST EMANCIPATION DAY CROWD Isl
HELD SPELLBOUND BY NOTED ORA
TOR in HIS SPEECH ON FREEDOM.
MORE ECONOMIC STABILITY AND.
FREEDOM URGED. USES REPRODUCING
DEVTCEFOR VOICE.

Will prove 500 great for any people
TO overcome. No group can hope to
compete under such a handicap"
The speaker discussed at length the
need of increased industry and eff
cheney among Negroes. He declared
that industrial freedom depended up
on education and freedom an that the
whole world revered and honored
Booker Washington because he tried
to make industrial freedom the end
of his educe tional idea He declared
that economic freedom was the result
of efficiency and industry and that also
was to be achieved. He compared the
Negro with the Jews, Selicians and
other foreigners who came to Ameri-
ca under handicaps even greater than
that of the Negro and from that COM
parison showed that greatest need
was that of learning to take care of
himself. He said in this connection:
we are Just beginning to learn to
take care of ourselves. Discrimination
and the refusal to serve our needs
should encourage the establishment of
industries and concerns which will
efiiciently supply our wants. We must
take larger hand in feeding and
clothing ourselves. The samething
holds true" of our money. II we es-
tablish banks of our own we shall
command the respect of the commu-
mites in which we live Our progress
along this and other lines has been
commendable. This progress must
continue and increase. ! should like
to visit America 100 years hence and
see to what extent this has been
true. Black men must achieve. 100
years hence ] should like to revisit
America and find that some black
boy had seen the possibilities in the
tides and had harnessed the energy
of this great natural condition which
let's loose enough energy to run all
the sars in the u. s."
He urged that Negroes strive at
all. times to cooperate with thier
white neighbors in all good efforts
even going farther lengths than they
in seeking to come to a plane of mu-
tual respect and help. He said: Let
II be remembered that the Negro al
ways has been and will be the main
stay of the American white man II
the time of war. This government can
always depend on 12 million Negroes"
In conclusion he said the nakedness
of savagery and the slave auction
block are behind us. Just as they
are behind us, If we appreciate our
present opportunities, so years hence
lynehing. criticism and the rest of
the evils from which we suffer will
also be behind us.
1t is estimated that more than 2O,-
900 people attended the celebration
which was held under the auspices of
the Park Board of the city. The pro-
ceeds of the day will be used in the
Improvement of Negro parks and play
grounds.
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GIRL SHINES SHOES TO
GAIN EDUCATION.

New York, N. Y, June "a girl
hootblaclI has appeared in Bryant
Park. Veteran benchwarmers there
say she is the first sGotbiack Sr1F Of her
she's the first one in New York, but
from some longer memory.
She is a girl, II. years old. Her ce-
about the. park three weeks ago. She
carries the regulation box, swung
over her shoulder by a strap Her
eomeetors e e Greeks-boys and men.
She says she doesn't get as many
customers as they do, but during
half an hours observation yesterday
afternoon she did very we'll Men look
ing up from newspapers and seeing
that the shine, sir?'' came from a
idea. The polishing she gave the re
porter's shoes was as good as the
average.
She is blaclsing boots because she
nothing incongruous in this, as she
explained It. Her name. she said, is
Julia Hodge and she lives in West
Fiftyninth street. Her parents are
diets parochial school in West Fifty
third street. At IA she tried working
as a lady's maid but didn't like it.
She then into a factory where wom-
ems dresses are made and found that
sewing earned her as much as $25 a
Week.
Last year this dropped to $50 or
500, and what with strikes and busi-
ness slmps her livelihood became uu-
certain She decided to go into busi-
ness for herself What business? She
looked around and saw that shoe
shining outfit cost only $3.50 She
would start with that and save until
she could buy or rent a stand and
get city license and have a refular
fixed establishment. And with her
savings from that she would take
violin lessons. having found her at
tempts to teach herself not wholly
satisfactory, And when she could
play the violin well she would her
self become a teacher of 1t. and thus
the shoe shining job would have ele-
waited her to the position she has been
bent on attaining since childhood.
This she Id the reporter while
she polished his shoes.
"Do the other bootblacks bother
me?' she said, mo One man was
fussing around because he said a girl
had no right in a mans business, but
I got work to do and no time to lis
ten to that man. II YOU Just tend to
your own affairs nobody's going to
bring you harm in this town."
She said her average earnings from
her new profession had been about
SO a day so far.
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1t is estimated that more than 1000
people heard the Emancipation Day
address of DIR. Reverdy c. Ransom,
editor OF the A. M. 70. Review, which
stand at the Fair Park. The ad-
dress was followed by a mammoth
fireworks display depicting mo Mans
Land OF the great World War and
included beautifully illumined pictures
of the Statue of Liberty the Americ-
can Flag and Abraham Lincoln.
Dr. Ransom's speech. enthusiastically
received was made audible to ali
those seated In the grand stand by
the use of the Magma VoX. an cleo
trio appliance which magnlfied his
DR.. Ransom in his speech paid tri-
butte to the fathers of American freed
DOM who, driven from their native
land by desire for greater freedom,
fought and conquered the then un-
touched American wilderness and laid
the foundation for the cities, farms
an splendid financial and material
progress which now characterizes our
National life, He spoke of the fact
that even in the beginnings of this
country the Negro began to assist and
do his share and that he has coptin-
ued this contribution, becoming so
interlinked in American institutions
and history that 'this achievement
wrought by the sword is a common
heritage. More than 170 black men
II.
Concord. We should take pride even
more pride in celebrating the anniver-
sary of American freedom than Eman-
cipaton day for 1t in reality commem-
crates an achievement in which we
actually share"
DR. Ransom review the slavery days
and traced the development of Ameri-
can Negro from the naked saw
age to his present state of advance
ment and achievement. He character
slavery
Gods way of sending him to school
to the Anglo-SaXon from whom he
learned the arts of civilization and
received ideas of culture.
He characterized the freedom of the
slave as a gift in spite of the fact
that 1877 900 men fought and died for
IT, He said: abraham Lincoln de-
serves credit for this because his act
ion was to preserve the union. Our
freedom came as a result of it. Our
citizenship is also a gift. 1t has come
as a result of the Summers and men
of his stamp to made. it possible by
an act of Congress In the light of
this freedom, this civilization and
these gifts it is up to us to achieve
proper home standards, education, in
dustrial and economic freedom"
He declared that proper home stan
dards. regard for our women and
children has been wonderfully eveloped
in the 81 years of freedom but that
that development had just begun to
assume its needed proportions
In discussing the need of achieving
the proper educational standing he
remarked that the Northern sympa-
thizers had sacrificed by coming to
the rescue of the Southern Negro. He
said; 'If there is any desire to keep
the Negro down, 1t does not need to
express itself in Jim Crow laws. seq
regation. etc, it is only necessary
that the condition continue to main
tain that $40 per capita be spent up
on each white child and SO for Ne
gro children and that end Will have
been accomplished. Such a handicap
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NATIONAL REP COMMITTEE DEFENDS ACTION ON REPRESENTATION
NEEDY CANADIAN NEGRO
CHILDREN HAVE HCME.
COlOred People From Many
Provinces Attend Opening
Exercises Of Institution. Gov
ernOr PreSideS.

Preston, N. s., Canada, June 2S.--
After long years of effort and hard
work the Nova Scotia Home for Col
ored ChEiidren at Preston has been
career by Lieutenant Governor Grant.
The ceremony was most interesting
and in many respects unique. At least
fifteen hundred Colored people, not
mouth and suburbs, but from other
parts of the Province, were present,
Together with five hundred white
people. including members. of the Gov
fax and Dartmouth. and many scores
who have been interested and made
generous contributions of both work
and money to the institution, the
only one of its kind in Canada.
The ceremonies were to commence
at three o'clock, but long before that
hour the roads leading TO Preston
were frequented by many eager bright
bound to the great fete. The large
delegation from Halifax were assisted
to the function by the generosity of
Baud Brothers, Ltd, who kept their
from the Ferry to Preston.
The villagers and their visitors
rendezyoused at KnoX's Farm. and
from there marched in a procession
TO the Home. The procession was mar
shalled by Mr.. Wyse, a son Of the Col
ored clergyman, and was proceeded by
the local Masonic body. The Salvation
Army Band of Halifax and the Fife
and Drum Band of the Industrial
stage had been erected in the orchard
for the use of the choir, speakers and
band. From large booth refreshments
such as tea, ice cream and cold
drinks were sold, the proceeds going
toward the home fund.
1t was a great day to hundreds OF
these people To the little bright-eyeC
curly-haired children, now the in.
mates of the children, now theTofm
mates of the Home, it was certainly
I a day long to be semembeied, for "
| the years to come they will tell abou
| the great Governor of the Province
who shook hands with them, pattet
them on the head. and smiled ant
spoke kindly to them. Then the ole
people will have treasured in theii
hearts the memory of the same kline
| Governor talking to them as it he haC
always known them. What wonder
full day it was to these people, whose
! lives are like a twilight, where the
sun never shines full and clear as Il
does in the white mans, life. This
was a flash of color in the drab Of
existence. And they made the mos
| of it.
The greater part OF the programm,
was participated in by representative.
of the Colored population. 1t was
most creditable to them. The jubi
lee choir was of a very high order
] expressive Of that minor chord of har.
mony which is characteristic of tn,
Negro melody and Negro life. A!
usual with all such functions asso
ciated with the Colored people the
programme was largely religious. The
| conclusion of the ceremony was feat.
! ured by number of jubilee and hal.
lelujah choruses with the inimitablt
Negro religious ecstacy and fervor
They were renders" Even with theii
Continued on page 3.
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PHILADELPHIA GIRL FIRST
TO WIN DEGREE.

Philadelphia, June 23.-Miss Sadie
Mossel. a young Negro woman, receiv-
ed the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
at the graduating exercises of the
University of Pennsylvania last week
She is the first Negro woman in
America to be so honored.
Miss Mossell lives at 290S Diamond
Street. this city. and her graduation
is the elimination of brilliant scho-
lastic career She is the daughter of
Aaron A. Mossell, who was the first
Negro to be graduated from the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania Law School,
and a niece of DIR. N. f. Mossell, of
the Douglass Hospital, who was the
first Negro to be admitted to the
practice of medicine from the West
Philadelphia College She is a grand
daughter of Bishop Benjamin p. Tan
ner, Of the African Methodist Episco-
pal Church.
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CLAIM CENSORSHIP OF HAL
TAN PRESS.
Washington. D. c., June

Washington. d. c., June 23.-
An appeal to the American people
was published here toda by the Hal
tian authors of the Memorial to Con-
Press censorship has been re-establish-
ed in Port-au-Prince, by Colonel John
FL. Russell. who, they assert, has i'm
prisoned two editors and forbidden
Haitian newspapers to publish Amerl-
can newspaper comments on the re-
Gently published Memorial
The appeal to the American people
which is signed by J.. Pauleus San
fairs of Haiti; .Stenio Vincent, form
er President of the Haitian Senate;
and Perceval Thoby, former Haitian
Charge d,Affaires at Washington, was
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People, 20 Fifth Ave-
nue., New York. and is as follows:
"A new attack upon the liberties of
the Haitian Poop. has been perpe-
trated by Colored John H. Russell
commanding the marines at Port au-
Prince. According to the latest reports
and newspapers from Haiti, Colonel
Russell issued on May 26 last a mil
itary order suppressing freedom of
speech and of the press.
The oraer translated from the
French is as follows:
Order of the Day.
Although, in principle, there is no
restriction upon liberty of the press
and of speech, nevertheless the writ
ings and speeches of an incendiary
natur or which tend to cast discredit
on the forces of the United States in
Haiti. or which tend to incite the
people against the functionaries of the
United States as who are giving aid
and assistance to the Haitian Govern
ment, or writings and speeches at
taching the person of the President
of Haiti or the Government of Haiti.
are prohibited.
Ali .contravention of the present or
der will be brought before military
tribunal
(Signed)
Col. U. s. Marine Corps.
Commanding 1st Brigade.
L. S. Marines and United States
Forces Ashore in Haiti.
Subsequent to this, two Haitian
journalists, NJ Jolibois and Nj. Lanoue.
were arrested. A third. NJ. Thebau' is
being sought.
"It is jecause the Haitian news
pers protested against brutality, crime
and un-American suppression that the
new order was promulgated Under
such an order the marines can with
impunity continue to terrorize the
"Thls Situation is a return to the
oppression which We had to endure
during the first five years of Ameri-
can occupation In Haiti The dele
gates TO the American people OF the
Patriotic Union of Haiti, appeal to
all falr-mindod Americans % insist on
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knowing the facts of the violence and
oppression which are being perpetrated
in their name by United States forces
In the Haitian RepCblic
Ell PAULOUS SANNON,
stenio Vincent,
Perceval Thoby."