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The Colorado statesman., 1921-02-05
PROF. GIBSON, AR
KANSAS TEACHER,
SHOT TO DEATH
Shot Down in Cold Blood on
Street of Helena by Night
Watchrnan for Saying He
Was a Man.

Helena, Ark, Jan. 13.-one of the
most dreadful tragedies the Race or
the city of Helena has ever been called
upon to witness is the killing of Prof.
]. w. Gibson, Thursday night, Dec. %
1t appears that Prof. Gibson came
into the city on the Missouri Pacific
train by the way of Brinkley from Cot
ton Plant, where he was engaged in
farming, which reaches this city about
: .35 in the evening, and after going
to barber shop, lower Cherry, to be
shaved, he returned to the corner of
Cherry and Missouri street and was
waiting for street car to go to his
home in Midland Heights. when he was
accosted by the night watchman and
asked to give him (the watchman) the
shotgun, which he (Gibson) had. 1t is
stated that Prof. Gibson told the
watchman that he did not have any
shells for the gun, and that the state
ment was made in a mild manner, and
the watchman asked him why he did
not have shells for the gun, and that
Prof. Gibson replied that he did not
need any. Then it is stated that the
watchman asked Prof. Gibson what he
had in his hand bag, and demanded it
of Prof. Gibson, and he gave it to him
and the watchman proceeded to search
the bag, finding in it socks and pa
pers, he demanded to know of Prof.
1 nf nfpDpr iS
you?" and Prof Gibson replied that
he was man the same as he (watch-
MANI was, to which the watchman re-
Piled by striking Prof. Gibson in the
face and snatching the shotgun from
his hands and striking him and de
manded him 10 pick up his hand bag
and get in front of him and march up
Cherry street.
1t is reported that sometime after
this, DR.. ]. w. Jennings, the druggist
on Missouri street, phoned to the Jail
and asked the watchman to release
Prof, Gibson and that he (Jennings)
would see that he would be in court
when wanted, and he replied that Il
have just killed that d Niger"
The body was turned over to the
undertaking establishment of Harra-
way and Cunningham and held by
them against the wishes of the rela-
tives and others interested until late
Friday afternoon, when in order to get
the body, the relatives had to pay for
the embalming of the bady and buy Il
coffin from them.
An inquest was begun over the re-
mains Saturday afternoon and was ad-
journed over Tuesday, Dec. 2S. Prof.
Gibson is one of the well respected
citizens of this community and was
identified with everything for the ad-
vancement of he-community and for
ther ace, and stood high in all kinds of
lodges, being Il Mason with all the de-
grees from the first TO the thirty-third.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-02-05

DEMOCRACY is fostering IN the
southeastern corner of the United
- States. In no other part OF TINS
country is the right of a free born cit
izen TO cast his ballot so brazenly and
so brutally denied. In no other section
is there so little faith that the Will OF
the majority, expressed at the polls
will work itself out, somehow, into
wisdom of action. Elsewhere, in other
states, the spirit of violence flares
forth fitfully in deeds of violent dlsre-
spect for the law and the rights of hui
man beings under that law. But no.
where Il; 1t so general. so determined,
and so maddened as in the southern
states where the Negro came In slav-
cry and is now denied the rights of
citizenship that were granted him in
the Fifteenth amendment
The Ku Klux Klan has been revived
in the South. The only real reason for
the revival of that infamous organiza-
ton is fear and hatred of the Negro
and determination to keep him sin his
place" Leaders of the organization
deny this, but the actions of its mem
bers are proof enough that the khan,
organized to frighten the Negro in his
newly freed childhood, is now active
to terrorze him in his young manhood.
In the New Republics issue of Jan. II
is a frank recital of ELECTION by Ter
ror in Florida" by Walter f. White
a graduate of Atlanta university, who
has investigated thirty-siX lynchings
and five race riots in the last three
years.
The South fears the Negro voter. 1t
fears the Negro woman voters even
more than the Negro men. The ku
Klux Klan exists to frighten these cit
izens into submissive voting or to keep
them altogether away from the polls
On the night of Oct. 80, the Saturday
before the national election, parades
of the klans were advertised in many
southern cities and towns-with intent
to warn the Negroes. The parades did
not frighten. Instead they acted as an
incentive to bring to the polls many
Negroes who might otherwise have
been Indifferent.
The Jacksonville Metropolis of Sept
10 carried the scare head: democracy
in Duval County is Endangered by
Very Large Registration of Negro
Women" On election day at one poll
ing place 1000 Negroes were cheated
of the right to vote; in Orange county
Nose Norman was driven from the
polls because it was generally consid-
cred he was too prosperous for mig
ger" and the result was riot in
which twenty houses, two churches,
school house and lodge hall were
burned, and from fifty to sixty Ne
grOes killed; in Quincy Negro physi-
clan was spat upon and threatened
with death If he wiped the sputum
from his face-because he had advised
others of his race to register and vote.
These are mere indications of the
situation in the South, state of af-
fairs that exists not because of actual
crimes of the Negro. but because of
white determination to prevent him
from exercising his legal freedom.
This South, whose material prosperity
depends so greatly on the Negro, is
drifting into spiritual bankruptcy, and
The Colorado statesman., 1921-02-05
THE BLUE LAWS

Every day in the paper we have oc-
casion to take a slant at some article
telling us that in some spot of this lit
tie old U. S. A., some dude or dudess
is plastering the statute books all up
with blue laws. Some claim that you
must go to the lookup if you take
draw on the old corn cob; one grocer
was handed fifty roller fine because
he sold some crackers, and in another
instance poke was landed on the jail
lounge because he was shoveling the
winter feathers off his front walk.
What do you think about it? The only
reason why we won't express ourselves
effectively is because ladies have to
read this here paper. Hot isn't any
adjective for us to use. We aren't
degree short of absolute high temper
ature. We only hope that If the blue
law brothers and sisters ever get the
fatal swing, that they will jug every
body that even peeps on Sunday. jug
the preacher who breaches for his
beans and bacon change on Sunday;
jug the choir singer and the pipe or
gan plunker; jug the jay who tries to
get out Sunday paper; jug the tele-
phone girl who tries to connect you
up with your best girl on Sunday; jug
the gas company and the electric light
company for letting you have light on
The Colorado statesman., 1921-02-05
PYTHIAS LODGE NO. II,
X. OF p.

Announces that on Thursday,
Feb. 10th, at Dania hall, the
Banquet in celebration of their
eighteenth anniversary will
surely take place. There will be
plenty to eat, one dollar per
plate. Good music and good
time for all. All friends holding
tickets for previous date will be
honored.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-02-05
White Terror in the South
The Ku KIux Kan Revived in the South
to keep the Negro In His Place"

unless the nation awakes to action its
future will be even more terrible than
its past.-San Francisco Call and Post,
Jan. IL, 1921.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-10-07

troll and ownership of the ,'b5r move
ment and independent Q dictionary
political and commercial M rests.
The National Chamber commerce
Is on record for tho 20 l8.ied open
shop. which would me n the COM
plete destruction OF tTida unions and
collective bargaining IN slustry. The
nationwide combination OF employers
is lined up against the workers In a
well-organized drive 10 force down
wages, lengthen the hours OF labor
and destroy every slement OF protec-
ton which the woric have sacri-
feed and struggled for years to build
~ and maintain. In this gigantic of
fen I've against union labor we find
the kept press" help our enemies
and poisoning the pm 81 mind against
the workers by misrepresentation,
and often with raGk s1lsehood against
the trade union NJ sment. Thus, a
general observation leads TO the con
clusion that organized labor is going
TO face = fight for its life, and there
must be no slackers.
Let every real biooded union
man and woman pledge the fullest
degree of their aid and support TO
their most effective weapon, the la
Dor press II this Is done. the labor
movement will be placed in a state
of preparedness. and a bulwark oil
safety around the workers will be
nilt up which will withstand the
'taayiest gunfire of the enemy.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-10-07
Plumbers to Hear Report.

There will no doubt be full at
tendance OF the plumbers union on
Friday night. October IA. when Dele
gate L. N. Hall. who recently return
ed from the Providence convention,
will make his report. The conven-
ton elected John Coefield president;
Thos +. Burke secretary-treasurer,
and Frank J. Kennedy assistant secre-
tary-treasurer. Fourteen vice.presi-
dents and nine organizers were also
elected. The financial system of the
organization was revised. and many
other important matters were taken
up. as will he told of by Mr.. Hall when
he makes his report.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-10-07
Building Trades Truce.

Chicago.-An eleventh hour attempt
on the part of delegates to the Chi
cago Building Trades Council to bring
about peace i'm the Chicago controv.
ersy came Friday night when the
council voted to reaffirm the recent
wage decisions handed down by Judge
Lands. The employers and their
newspapers have seized upon the
event to proclaim the tie-up at an end
and are already predicting a 100000.
900 building boom. Whether the rank
and file of the unions will endorse the
action Of the delegates to the council
remains to be seen. 1t was said in
some quarters that the men were will
ling to take one more chance on
Judge Lands. but were not hopeful OF
results.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-10-07
THE SAL IATION ARMY

The Salyat Army is asking our
citizens for $4,000 TO pay for their
new home on North ~ rect. The
mission of the saliva ~ is one
of importance. reaching OUT as 1t
does. into the streets to save those
who would otherwise never hear the
word Of the Cos It's great work
for our boys" dunn he recent war
commends 1t to the benevolent spirit
of all
In lis human salvage centers the
Salvation Army shelters and pro
yides work for all classes of men aud
women from the highly skilled pro
fessional worker. temporarily out Of
luck. To the down but never outer
whose self pride and nerve are gone.
During last winter 3,043.4lS pounds
of coal were piled by the Salvation
Army in back yards where little
children and sad-eyed mothers were
shivering.
Salvation Army Missing Persons
Bureau circles the world. In 66 cOun-
tries and colonies and 1000 cities,
trained workers of the Army are
searching for missing friends and rel
atives.
Hundreds of persons are saved each
year by the Salvation Army's anti
suicide bureau, operated in every city
where a Salvation Army corps is
maintained.
During the past year Salvation
Army officers found work for 52,219
m and 1904 women, in addition to
those to whom they gave employment
! in their own institutions
! The Salvation Army reaches a.
: 900 900 persons through its street
) meetings each year, third of whom
wnIld never have heard a sermon OF
a lynn except for the Salvationists
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-10-07
"Tamino Down" Workers

Our American capitalists are now
engaged in a systematic campaign OF
tanning down" the wage workers by
means of unemployment and wage
cutting. This Is the American work
ers' reward for their patriotism" and
loyalty" demonstrations during our
capitalistic war for democracy
Thousands OF poor families in New
York are being evicted from their
homes" because they cannot meet
the demands of the landlords. Why
not advise them. cold-bloodedly, to
own their own honest"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-10-07
ONE BILLION DOLLARS
Is LOST YEARLY THROUGH
INDUSTRIOl ACCIDENTS

Chicago. economic loss caused
by Industrial assidents amounts TO
81 ,000. 900. 100000 yearly. said Sidney
J. Williams. secretary OF the national
safety council. in speech in this
city.
The wage loss approximates $3.50
0O0. 900, he said. and other costs. sur
gical. hospital and administrative ex-
penses in connection with compensa-
BILE accidents adds another S161, 000..
900.
No mention is made of the misery
resulting from these accidents. which
can not be computed in money terms.
Mr. Williams statement would
make an interesting subject for those
editors who discuss economic losses
when workers are forced TO strike.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-10-07
New Labor Paper at SprinofieId.

We have Just received a copy OF
the new labor paper at Springfield
The name of il Is THE Illinois
Industrial Review and the editor is
Duncan DcDonald. man widely
known in the labor movement The
labor editors of America will be very
glad to have such a capable fellow as
Mcdonald join our ranks and we wish
him much success in his new field.
The frstissue of the paper is very pre-.
sentable and with the able manage.
ment of Mcdonald. coupled with the
large field for such paper in the
Springfield district. II should soon be.
come one of the most influential pa.
pers in the state. The Review wishes
the Industrial Review all the success
possible.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-10-07
SUPPORT OF LABOR
PAPER Is IMPORTANT
DUTY OF UHloNtSTS
fRx MARTIN A. DI.LMoN

The daily press. in times Of labor
disputes, nearly always champion the
side of the employer and deals Unfair
" with the workers. This tact, how
ever. should cause no surprise. indeed.
II is the most reasonable thing. We
pick ND our daily paper. and the first
thing that catches our eye are wnole
pages of advertisements. Private
newspapers realize large sums from
advertising contracts, and CONNER
cial and Industrial organizations,
through their big advertising. are
placed in a position whereby they can
dictate the editorial policy OF the pri-
vate press. The large advertiser
plays the fiddle. and the daily press
must either dance 10 that music or
lose it's meal ticket. This Is the
source OF the term kept press and
the private press is kept press In
the fullest sense of the term. NO
private newspaper can possibly exist
on subscriptions alone, hence the
large advertising contracts, and the
kept press, on account of cireum-
stances. fears the displeasure OF the
large advertisers. 1t is. therefore,
not surprising to see the kept press"
lined up with the employers against
the workers.
With no paper of their own. and
with no means of giving their side
of the story. the workers would be
struggling against tremendous odds,
since the employers literal owner
ship of the means of publicity would
place the big t:ump cards In their
hands. This significant fact Is the
foundation of the labor press. In
cities where labor papers, owned and
controlled by labor, have been estab.
lshed no union man can boast OF hav'
ing done his full duty to the cause
for which the organized workers
movement stands. unless he has sub
scribed and pledged his active moral
! and financial support to the official
mouthpieee of the labor movement
of which he, himself, is a part.
Organized campaigns are being con
Quoted In various sections of the
country at present to broaden the
field of action of the labor press and
| increase its usefulness. In cities
where weekly labor papers have be
come firmly established, we find
plans being made to make such week
! ly papers into semi-weekly, and event
ually daily publications. The organ
/ lied workers of Seattle, Wash, have
demonstrated how easily daily labor
paper can be published under the con
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-10-07
Many Are Jobless

Oklahoma City.--Almost ten thou
sand persons are looking for work in
four principal cities OF Oklahoma, ac-
cording to a survey Just made public
by Claude Connally, state labor com
missioner Building workers and
railroad shopmen are the most seri-
ously affected The city of Tulsa
leads in the number of unemployed
with 4645, Oklahoma City has 1910
out of work Muskogee 1740 and Enid
1870
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-10-07
Who Lies?

The printers union of Bloomington
recently signed up with the job offices
Last week the Bloomington newspa
pers signed with the union at an ad
vance over the old scale. The first OF
October Danville printing establish
ments signed with the union. Decatur
and Springfield have signed.
Does the local employers associa.
ton lie when II says that the print.
ers' 44.hour strike is fizzling out ey.
erywhere?
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-10-07
Scabs Are Picked.

San Francisco.-Thanks to the pro.
tests of the marine unions. non-union
seamen who were blamed for the re-
cent wreck of the s. S. Alaska" are
being blacklisted. No more men will
be sent out on any ship without life.
boat certificates unless they have the
proper experience and training. which
under present conditions means that
they must be union men as well.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-10-07
Huge Lunch Profits.

Boston.-Average gross profits of
more than 200 per cent have been
made by armchair lunch rooms in
this state. according 10 the commits
sion on necessities of life. In some
instances profits have been found to
run as high as 500 per cent.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-10-07
Raid unemnloxeh M.n

Wenatchee. Wash.-Sixty unem.
ployed men, camping near the Colum.
bia river bridge, were raided recently
by officers of the law and charged
with cooking a mulligan and being
members of the I. w. w. Eleven
proved to be Wobblies and were Jailed.
Forty-nine, Democrats and Republic.
ans. were released.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-10-07
Snend Yours for Goal

Every man, woman and child in
the ountry is supposed to have $3.50
saved up, according to the United
States treasury. 1t is stated that say
ings of small investors total 500 ,000
coo, 600.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-10-07
Federation to Meet.

The next regular meeting of the
Twin City Federation of Labor will
be held at Labor Hall next Wednes-
day night, at 1880. It is desired that
ii delegates be in aLLendanie.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-10-07

Read this issue Of The Review care
fully. Then kindly hand 1t to friend
who is not a member of a union, so
hat he may become acquainted with
the union movement.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-10-07

See that the Union Label is on all
your printed matter.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-10-07

Demand the Union Label on all
lyour printing.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-10-07
Are Waves Coming Down?

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Lasker OF
the United States shipping board an
nounces the Appointment of eHnry
Kimball of the Ghas. National bank,
New York, as second vice president
of the shipping boasd Mr.. Kimballs
wage will be $4,000 a year.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-10-07
Demand the Union Label

Label in your hat?
Label in your shoes?
Label in your clothes?
Label on your cigars?
Label on your printing?
Union barber shave you?
Union waiter attend YOU?
New-York tribune., 1921-05-08
This Spring
know that your walls are correctly decorated

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ne more TO ger Thibaat Hall Paper.
Go to your nearest wall paper
dealer. Ask TO see the new Thibaut
de luxe Sample Book of Patterns. Or
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-04-08
THE: PLAN.

Journal published by the Journal Publishing Company
predecessors CONTROL in order conceal the individual
ownership organized the New Mexico Industrial Company and
sold all the stock of the Journal Publishing Company this
corporation which it.
They issued stock and in addition bonds the of ST
900 sold $4,000 of additional bonds unsod paid
$115000 in cash for these SIZE 900 in bonds.
dispense with this additional corporation and
the bonds of the Journal Publishing Company the of
the bonds of the holding The bonds
will be retired and the bonds be issued in lieu thereof
The Journal Publishing Company is the only corporation
needed.
These bonds will be in denominations of $780, will
per cent interest payable emannuay and will
five years They will be first mortgage lien all property
and good will of the Journal Publishing Company.
100000 of these bonds which invite public to buy
in $3.50 bonds multiple thereof the right
reject any subscription Unless this sold APP
pears that will be unable finance longer the ownership
the Journal.
wish this to be popular subscription by the small bond
buyer. rejected will be the larger subscriptions
the rank and file of the people be the financial
behind the Journal.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-04-08
Let US UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER.

want make investment under Misrepresentation
to the Journals policy Nor do want to invest
who willing to leave free to follow that policy in
vte small investment from those who want to keep the Jour-
nal free. Here will be my policy
will continue be independent with republican
tendency But the republican party and republican candidates
merit support order to have it. We will not hesitate
support the democratic party democratic candidates.
feel that the public good will be best served
thereby
will all stand for the highest ideals of service and
citizenship.
stand for justice ALL We will heartily help each interest
further help would be interference with the just rights
of other interests
The weak will be especial charges the strong do not need
help Those strong and designing be to
the will be fought until they their place
Beyond that point will pursue
AS in the past will expend strength organizing and
crysazing public opinion favorable to civic righteousness
just laws, high minded officials and state progress.
We will lead in boosting Albuquerque, but will think in
of statewide advancement
malice, fear, enamored of justice, will
deal justly but vigorously.
Unless be free do these things prefer retire
quiet of private practice of the law. conflict but
take joy in a battle for the public welfare.
made mistakes. hope with better acquaintance with
conditions will make fewer But mistakes do matter
be of service the people does matter That my
sincere desire.
accord with this policy, whether agree
with all have done the past will aid little in carrying
it
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-04-08

The freedom of the press is essential in America
Without it we will perish The ownership of news
papers by special interests is the curse of the re-
public. New Mexico needs to have its greatest
daily paper operated in the interest of the people
and financed by them. Money is rather tight. IL
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cause believe in the people. pledge myself not
to sell the Journal during the life of these bonds
Your money will not be used unless a sufficient
amount is subscribed to insure my continued con-
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