The Owosso times., 1922-03-31
0WOSSD CHAMBER
HOLDS LUNCHEON
Question of Daylight Saving
Proposition Was Referred
to Commission

OWOSSO, March 20. - T 1
chamber of commerce held its
regular luncheon at the armury
Tuesday noon. After the luncheon
Kirk White asked the members for
discussion on the day light saving
proposition. Mr.. Walter Hask ell,
of the Standard Oil. said: II think
it is a nuisance"
John Mcdonald, when asked,
stated he believed in it, and could
not see why Owosso should not
adopt it. He said. Il feel VIII IN |
get home -at night like getting out
into the garden. and have light for
a persons enjoyment during the
summer time.
A motion was therefore made
and seconded, that this opposition
be recommended to the city COM
mission for approval.
Afterward Rev. Hylemen OF
- Christ Episcopal church gave a
talk on "The international Chess
Board" Referring to the negro as
the innocent pawn. The negro he
declared was victim of fate;
Blamed for things that instigated
from sources engineered by the
white race for their own individual
gain. The negro race has ad-
vanced in the last 40 years from
race of people that only looked
out for their own personal trouble
to a race of people that are look
ing after the troubles of the gen.
eratiOns to come. throughout the
world.
Rev. Hylemen also spoke of the
different books wrote by negro
mi pnn'G hnnL nntitln6
Dark Waters" is a book that is
popular throughout Europe today.
1t is a very sad book, being full
OF emotion. and also tells of the
early days of the negro race. He
referred to Dunbar and Booker Il.
Washington as white negroes. He
also told Of the three different
negro societies.: First. being for
advancement Of the negro race;
second, is friends of the negro
race, and the third as the Marcus
Garvay organization.
The advancement of the negro
race, accepted an invitation to
hold its convention at Atlanta, Ga,
last year instead of the two other
organizations. Because of the
achievements made by that organ
ization and recognized by the peo-
pie of Atlanta. He also told of the
early slave days, and how some
plantations were run, with such
large overhead expense because of
the inefiiciency of the negro at that
time. Because of his being taken
from the wilds of Africa, and
placed within the limits of civiliza-
ton of which everything was
strang to him.
The use of negro slave labor was
not profitable until after the inven-
ton of the cotton gin in the year
OF 1920, making an increase from
10000 bales n year to 100000
bales, said Rev. Hylemen.
He also spoke of Mr.. Welland
ar investigation of how conditions
were there. Mr.. Johnson's report
was that the marines stationed on
the island made such advance .
ments towards the women that
negroes would be burnt to the
stake. Rev. Hylemen also said
that this same condition exists in
the south today.
He also spoke Of Col. Young,
negro. who was appointed from
Ohio to West Point and how hard
il was for him to live under con-
nltlOnS lnaC some OF ms cduel ,
companions made for him. Also
telling Of Col. Young serving "a
years in the Z. S. army. Rev.
Hylemen told of how Col. Young
at the time Of the Chicago race riot
went among his people. and finally
made them change their views,
that all white men hated them.
MT. Hylemen also spoke of
France putting all colored troops
on the Rhine. He said this will
lead to the greatest injustice the
white race has ever done to tho
colored. Because with such
body of men stationed so far from
home. evil Is bound to be had.
And because of the publicity IL
will receive the world over, the
greatest blow will fall upon the
c0lored race that has ever fallen
before. all because of being forced
to make trouble by the white race,
OF which they will have to bear
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