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The Colorado statesman., 1921-02-19
SUES GEORGIA FARMER.

Atlanta, Ga, Feb. Suits seeking
$4,000 damages will be brought in the
Federal District Court against Tom
Erwin, wealthy farmer of Oglethorpe
county, by two Negroes alleged to
have been held in state of peonage.
Their attorney is Roy S. brennan.
They are Grover White and Walter
Martin. The basis of the suit is false
arrest and Imprisonment, said to have
been caused by Erwin, so that the men
might be held in bondage on his prop
erty. Martin told District Attorney
Hooper Alexander he had been worked
by Erwin for eight years, receiving on
ly his food and clothing. White told OF
serving three years under similar cir
cumstances.
On several occasions, the men said,
they escaped, but were captured ana
flogged. Their story is one of many
relating to peonage on which the dis
trict attorneys appeals ito the CON
science of the people of Georgia were
based.
Erwin was an overseer on the estate
of the late Jim Smith, whose holdings
of millions are involved in complicated
litigation.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-02-19
BISHOP BROOKS GIVEN A THUS
AND DOLLARS.

Baltimore, Md.-One thousand dollars
will be remembered that 1t was III TINS
was presented to Bishop w. sampson
Brooks. D. D., as a testimonial Tor ms
work in West Africa mt meeting heiu
i'm Bethel A. NJ f. Church here last
night. 1t was the most enthusiastic
gathering ever held in this city FOR
prelate of the A. NJ. f. Conference
Hundreds of persons were unable 10
gain admittance to the church anu
were compelled to stand in line on tne
outside to get glimpse at the dls-
tinguished party who are to sail from
New York at noon Saturday. During
the ceremonies, which were under the
auspices of the dignitaries OF the
church it was announced that Blshop
VIM. Fl. Heard had been appointed TO
look after the Oklahoma Conference
during the absence of Bishop Brooks.
The popularity of Bishop Brooks was
attested at this meeting by the great
crowd of people who turned out. II
will be remembered that twas In TINS
city and in this church that he mace
his record as the Money King OF his
conference.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-02-19

GIFT FOR YEAR
$7O,OOO,OOO
General Education Board Makes Pub
lie Annual Report Showing Work.

New York, Feb. 10.-(By Associated
Press. )-The general education board
of the Rockefeller Foundation has in
creased its resources to the extent of
S7O,OOO,OOO through gifts of John ID.
Rockefeller in the past year, the annu-
al report of the board, made public
Monday, said.
A fund of S50000000 was donated to
he used in the discretion of the board
in assisting colleges and universities to
increase teachers salaries, and S2O.-
900. 900 was given for the improvement
of medical education.
The report said that up to July l,
1920, the board had appropriated S19,-
635, ,707 toward total of 500, ,I69,O4l to
be raised by Institutions to meet in
creased salaries of teachers.
A total of $13,061,747 was contribut-
ed during the past year TO medical
schools. OF this sum Vanderbilt Uni
yersity received S4,0O0,00O.
Activities in cooperation with
Southern states in the field of rural
and secondary education were contin-
ued and S360,046.30 was expended for
this purpose. Four Negro educational
institutions benefited to the extent OF
S1,OOO,OOO appropriated toward their
endowment fund, and annual grants of
S12O, 800 were made for the increase OF
teachers salaries. Six Negro colleges
divided $153,0 zoo toward n total S1So, I'D
to be raised for improvement of their
physical plants. Total appropriation of
the board toward Negro education
amounting to S2,291, ,T37.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-02-19
A NEGRO CLUB
BOYS WORK

When he was 10 years old, Wallace
Jones of Charles City county, Virginia,
began club work rs a minor club boy.
He planted one row of butter beans
fifty feet long the first year, and cul-
tivated these as instructed. He mar
vested bushel of beans from his row,
enough to supply his fathers family OF
eight for one month. He prepared his
acre early for corn by plowing seven
inches deep and narrowing it until
thoroughly pulverized. He planted
pure-bred Boone county corn on May
Is. in drills four feet apart and twenty
eight inches in the drill. He cultivated
his plot five times and kept it clean OF
weeds and grass. His father remarked
when he saw the seed that it was the
most trifling looking seed corn he had
ever seen, but since the agent had Sc
cured it for him he would let 1t be
planted The corn came up, made
good growth, and proved to be the
best on the farm.
Wallace cultivated, besides his corn,
two rows of peanuts and one row OF
sweet potatoes. He harvested thirty
bushels of corn from his acre, three
bushels of peanuts, and two bushels OF
potatoes. He exhibited Mt the State
Fair ten ears of corn, five sweet pota-
toes one quart of peanuts, and six pea
nut vines. He won ninth prize on corn
and fourth on the best six vines of pea
nuts. He made the same exhibit mt
his county fair and won first prize on
sweet potatoes. He won $3.50 in prizes
and the net proceeds of his crops
amounted to $37.-Southern Workman.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-02-19
DISTINCTIVE
AMERICAN MUSIC

The Negroes plantation songs, known
as "Spirituals," are said by compe-
tent critics to be the only distinctive
American music. The honor belongs
entirely to the black slave, and is inn
mensely significant. 1t is also pre-
dicted that out of these sacred melo-
dies some master composer will some
day evolve a great symphony. DVorak,
the Bohemian composer. may nave ner-
aided this musical achievement. But
the sister art of poetry may antlci-
pate music in the great feat of EN-
bodying artistically the yearning, sur
fering, prayerful soul of the African
I'm those centuries when he could only
with patience endure and trust in
God-and wall these mournfullest OF
melodies Some drama like prone
theus Bound" but more touching rs
being more human; some epic ike
paradise Lost" but nearer to the
common heart of man; some "Divina
Commedia" that shall be the voice OF
those silent centuries of slavery, as
Dante's poem was the voice of the
long-silent epoch preceding it, is the
not lInDTODuDle VI sct'>
descendant of the slaves.
In Il poem of merit and tender ap-
peal, J+1nes Weldon Johnson has eel
ebrated the "black and unknown
bards," who, without art, and even
without letters, produced from their
hearts, weighed with sorrows, the inn
mortal Spirituals. Unique and extra
ordinary praise rightly belongs to that
black folk who gave to the world this
treasure of religious song. To the
world, say, for l believe they belong
as trAly TO the world as do the quaint
and precious animal stories of Uncle
Remus Their appeal is to every hui
man heart, especially to those who
have known sorrow and are acquaint-
ed with grief, and who look to God for
help.-Robert T. Kerlin in the South
ern Workman.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-02-19
WHITE MAN NL0VE
WITH COLORED
W @ M A N KILLS
SELF

Vicksburg. NIlss.-yThis fate-cursed
city, almost deserted by kindly
thoughts of honest men since an inno-
cent colored boy was burned TO give
holiday to school children, has been
thrown into another radical fit over
the tragedy in which Eugene McBlaln,
n white man, killed himself after he
had attempted to murder his colored
woman Blanche Lewis.
NcBlain was madly in love with
Blanche. He said that he had wanted
TO leave her, but she had spread her
charms through his life. He came TO
this city. ii is said, from Oklahoma. He
opened n grocery store in Mulberry
street. and shortly after took up
with Blanche after the fashion of white
men of past times.
Greatly Attached to Her.
McBlain became greatly attached to
blanche. but he soon discovered that
il is not easy for white man to i've
with a colored woman in adultery as
in former times. and he met his shad-
ow at every turn But Blanche held on.
McBIain saw no way out of his despair
81 can't marry her." he said, land L
can't live with her, | know. Perhaps
we can live together in another world.
McBlain oiled up his weapon.
Thursday morning McBlain opened
fire on Blanche without warming. he
saw her reel and fall. Thinking that
she had given up the ghost. he turned
his gun on himself, and bullet tore
through his brain.
Will Her All.
The case is strange one, since II
NOTE was found that had been written
by McBlain.
81 am tired of living II read
"Rlanche Lewis is the reason. My VIII
is in favor of Blanche Lewis
Love had driven McBlain insane 1or
he had given all he had on earth to the
woman he sought to murder before TAX
ing his own life. McBlain is SAID TO
have left a family in Oklahoma.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-02-19
WANTS LINCOLN MADE A STATE
UNIVERSITY.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. 4.-Repre-
sentative Walthall Moore, St. LOUIS
only member of our race elected to the
Legislature, has introduced his flrst
bill. 1t is to expand the Lincoln In
stitute to a state university with an
appropriation of 81, 100000 for this pur-
pose.
This is one of the things demanded
from the Republicans by the race
during the last campaign, but white
Republicans refused to include 1t in
their platform, and Moore's election
followed.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-02-19
N,AA,C,P. TO RAISE MEMBERSHIP
TO QUARTER OF MILLION BEFORE june

ant secretaries in the Departments OF
Labor and Agriculture which would
give the Negro official representation
in the two phases of national lie
where he needs most and suffers most.
0. Appointment of national Inter
Racial Commission to make an earnest
study of race conditions and race rela-
tions in the United States.
10. Continuance of the fight III the
Arkansas cases.
IL. The successful holding of the
second Pan-American Congress that
the colored people of the world may
gain mutual understanding OF their
common problems.
u. The defeat by every legitimate
means of the nefarious Ku KluX klan'
both South and North.
'In organization there is power. AS
| have said: A quarter of million Is
n force which cannot be ignored
(SigneD
JAMES WELDON JOHNSON.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-02-19
SEGREGATION is GIVEN DEATH
BLOW BY COURTS.

Des AIoines, Ia. Jan. 31.-Judge
Lawrence DeGraff, formerly judge of
the District, but now judge of the Su-
preme Court of the state of Iowa,
has Just signed an opinion just before
he left the District bench in the very
important case which had for its OBJ
ject to annul or cancel II contract be
cause clause was in said contract
which prevented the purchaser from
selling his property to n Negro or per
sons of African descent.
This is the first case that has ever
been brought in Iowa and no doubt
will be far-reaching in its effect.
The defendant in the case was At
torney John l.. Thompson, who was as
sisted by George II. Waadson, and IL
was great victory for Mr.. Thompson
and his assistant.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-02-19
FIRST JURY OF NEGRO WOMEN
REFUSES DAMAGES TO MAN
WHOSE WAGON is DEMOLISHED

indianapolis, Ind. Feb. lit took
a jury of twelve Negro wornen-the
first of this color and sex in the his
tory of Jurisprudence, so it is said
lust twelve minutes to decide that
Daniel Holt, Negro coal hauler, was
not entitled to damages from Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Fife for crashing into his
wagon with their automobile. The de-
PENDANTS also are of color. The whole
thing was an accident the jury de-
cided after solemn session in JUS
tice of the peace court. Despite the
fact that Holt was catapulted from his
seat into the street. the wagon demol-
ished and the horse so badly battered
he has had to be propped up 10 eat, no
damages were forthcoming.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-02-19
ABYSsINIAN CHIEFS GIVE PRES
ENTS TO POPE.

Rome, Italy, Feb. 4.-The pope has
received special mission sent by
Waisern Zauditu, Empress of Abys-
sinia and the Prince Regent, Ras Taf-
fari MakOnnen, bringing messages ana
presents. The mission was composed
of French missionaries, to whose care
the Ethiopian Catholics are intrusted.
The presents included processlonai
cross of massive silver from the Elm
press and pectoral crucifiN of mas
sive gold from the Prince Regent.
There was another gold pectorai
cross from the governor of Harrar TO
the pope and silver crucifiN from the
prince regent to Cardinal Gasparri. All
thep resents We're interesting speci-
mems of Abyssinian craftsmanship.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-02-19
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
THE UNIVERSAL
NEGRO IMPROVE
MENT ASSOCIA-
TION PROGRAM

You cannot expect that the other
man who has no blood relation to YOU
who has all the wealth in the world
and YOU have nothing, to take you INTO
his house and to his bosom and call
YOU brother! 1t is unreasonable, 1t Is
foolish: because l am expecting nm 10
give me more than | can give nm anu
he is not going to do it, And that is
lust why white folks despise Negroes
White folks travel through the world
and wheresoever they find other whlte
folks they reciprocate with each other'
The Englishman can hand out some
thing TO the American white man, the
American to the German white man,
the German to the French white man,
and so on, and that is why there Is an
Interchange between the white peoples
of the world. You hear of some rich
American marrying some English no
blewoman. or some titled Englishman
marrying an American heiress. That Is
ouite natural for each has something
puulNultnl ~ give i'u' "'
white folks want to marry poor Ne
groes for? Why, they have everything
to lose and nothing to gain; and l can
not understand why we should be
crazy to believe that they should. Ihey
cannot do it and they will not do IL !!
When YOU can produce to the world
Alorgans and Vanderbilts and Astors
and Goulds and Carnegies-that time
they will he willing to come and meet
YOU on the plane of equality. Do you
think white folks who dress up in dia-
monds and beautiful evening dresses
are going TO Africa and catch naked
sayages and bring them back and put
them into their homes to ENJOY every
thing there? Why, they are afraid they
would eat up everything CLaughter)
They are not going to do it, Therefore
the best thing to do is to 90 on, gel
hold of those naked savages and make
men of them: and when we bring them
up to the standard of human equality
the world will judge us at the standard
we present to them. (Applause.) Ihat
is just what the Universal Negro I'M
provement Association is endeavoring
TO do. and | cannot see why anybody
should have any objection to such
program. The Negro "oriu'
The Colorado statesman., 1921-02-19

james Weldon Johnson, secretary of
the National Association for the Ad-
vnncement of COlored People, 40 Firth
Avenue, New York. today announced
that the association was about TO en-
fer upon drive to increase its mem-
bership to 25O,O00 before next June
In making the announcement Mr.. John-
son made public the fighting program
which the association had adopted Tor
the coming year. Mr.. Johnson's state
ment follows:
"A quarter of n million people Is
force which cannot be ignored. Mel
ther Congress nor the oppressors OF Il
quarter of a million colored ana white
people determined that the Negro snail
be given in the United States what the
federal constitution promises TO every
man irrespective of race or color
with a totally inadequate member
ship the National Association for the
Advancement of COlored People has al
ready undertaken and carried to Il sue
cessful conclusion tasks of the first
magnitude. The brutal invasion ana
the exploitation of Haiti was brought
before the bar of judgment not only OF
Americans but of the civilized world
Anti-Iynching legislation has been IN
troduced at the instance of TINS asso-
citation, in both houses of Congress.
The disfranchisement of colored peo-
ple has been carried before the cen
sus committee of the House of Repre-
sentotives. A campaign initiated
against the Ku KluX Klan by the Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People has met with
the endorsement and support OF laoor
unions i'm New York and elsewhere.
Robert l.. Hill, charged with leading
the colored farmers in Arkansas was
defended in court and freed ana the
cases of his companions carried to the
State Supreme Court of Arkansas
which twice reversed their CONVICTIONS.
"These are only n few of the activi-
ties of the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People IN
1920. They will be extended and given
greater power as the membership IN
creoses. The association has no hesi-
totion in making Il countrywide ap-
neal for co-operation and support, ana
for a quarter of million members OF
marc before next June, in behait Oh
the following program for l92l:
1 Anti-lynching legislation by Con-
gress.
Abolition of segregation in the
departments at Washington.
2 Enfranchisement OF the Nesro
in rho South or reduction of southern
representation, if necessary.
a Restoration of Haitian independ-
once and reparation, as far as possible
for wrongs committed there D! 'he
American administration, through Gun
pressional investigation of both ihiii-
torv and civil acts of the American oc-
cupation. No.,
< Presentation to the new fresl-
dent of. a mammoth petition VI s">
100 600 bona fide signers, collected o9
a.. ,,,-ious branches, requesting the
nordon of the soldiers OF the I"en's
fourth infantry imprisoned at he"'e",
worth on the charge OF riotihs a.
Houston, Texas. ,..
6. The abolition of Jim oro" ''''
IN Interstate traffic.
treatment of colored men in the
navy. where once many ra'niss
non.commissioned officers were hei'
h,, Nerroes, now colored men Gun +t,ar
by Ill as mess boys, in other
w%suS' APPOINTMENT of colored ASSIST
The Colorado statesman., 1921-02-19
SHERIFF FORGETS TO HANG
NEGRO, TELLS GOVERNOR.

Baton Rouge, La, Feb. S.-Sheriff
T. a. Grant of Ouchita parish notified
Governor Parker today that he had for
gotten to hang Lonnie Eaton, Negro,
convicted of murder on Feb. 4, as re-
quired by the sentence, and asked
what to do with the prisoner. The
governor has put the problem up to
Attorney General Coco.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-02-19
OLD EMPLoYE HoNoRED.

Savannah, Ga, Jan. 31.-Philiip
Smith, for more than forty years a
porter at the Savannah Cotton EN-
change, died here last saturday. Inc
flag was flown at half mast.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-02
FURTHER WORK ON
CREAMERY PLANS.
TO BE WORKED OUT.

Routes through the rural sections
for the collection of cream will be
mapped out when farmers and inter-
ested business men meet at the Cham
Der of Commerce Wednesday after
noon at O'Clock.
Until a creamery or cream station
is established in Ardmore efforts will
be made to stimulate dairying in the
county, using Oklahoma City or Fort
Worth as a market for the cream and
butter fat. In doing this a source Of
supply will be built up here that will
permit the creamery TO start function
ing on a paying basis.
A survey of the available dairy cat
| tie will also be made at this meet
| ing Plans will be worked out on
which farmers could obtain dairy cat
/ tie and market their produce.
Marion Pierce, county commissioner,
is heartily in favor of the creamery
project and says that he had 40 cows
which he will turn over to some re-
liable party for dairying purposes. 1t
is his belief that he can work un
enough interest in the northwestern
part of the county to justify route
being established there.
Charlie Rollins has 30 cows which
he will put into service and Bob Nc
Crory says he will furnish a cream.
cry or cream station with the net
production of his herd and will aid
his tenants in securing additional
cows.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-02
Kentucky HorSemen
Ready for Great Meet

LEXINGTON, Ky, Oct. 1.-The an
nual meeting of the Kentucky Trot-
ting Horse Breeders Association, which
will be held from Oct. to 10, this
year will be the greatest meeting in
the history Of the organization, in
the opinion Of Ed A. Upton pre~i
Of the organization. So many
class horses have been entccG ~
the various stakes and purse races.
that it will be uecesSa,,
the fields in a number Of events and
them in two races.
The big event on the program Is
the Kentucky Futunty for 90
olds, which is to t'otting horse cir
les in Kentucky what the Kentucky
Derby at Louisville is TO the running
horse world. In this event the great
est young trotters in America are
entered and a field of AT least four
teen is expected to face the starter,
for more than $4,000 purse.
The Futurity the two-yearold
division OF the Kentucky Futurity,
Will have a field OF at least ten
starters. according t. predictions Of
breeders who have been watching
the performance of the youngsters
on other mile ovals around the grand
circuit. The purse in this race is
81 900
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-02

ever have before. | sold man a
lot for $4,000 and he has been Of
fered $4,000 for IT, ! sold another
lot for $4,000 and the owner has
been offered a profit of $4,000.
These sales were made In the last
two years when property was sup
posed to be at its highest mark.
HARRY TATE City Loans--Our
people have plenty of money for
good loans, Ardmore is in n class
with Oklahoma City with our com
pany, collections are gSod.
Il. II. LANGSTON. City Loans
Our company in making loans gives
Ardmore preference, it believes in
this city and believes its property
values will keep climbing. The high
prices paid in this town were not
paid for value but were paid because
people had to get Il place for their
families and did not have time to
build | sold small house with 49,
goo worth of furniture for $4,000
cash but the buyer had to have a
place for his invalid wife and sac.
rificed for that purpose. The prop
erty never was worth the money
Property is worth just as much now
as at any other time.
G. =. SELNIDGE. city Loans-Our
company appraises property about
% per cent lower than two years
ago we have money To loan to builc
more houses and it is our opinion
that those who build now will make
money There are a number OF littl'
houses going up about the edges
of the city These homes are beinf
built by carpenters, plumbers. paint
ers, and brick masons swapping
work with one another.
Chairman Barron was instructed Il
appoint committee of five TO out
line and carry out a campaign OF ad
vertising to promote the building o
more homes in the city.