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Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-09-19
a STEN0GRAPHER'S ROMANCE
BY PHELPS
BY JANE PHELPS

would be all right" Nellie replied,
then hurried away.
"Bless the innocent! She did, did
she?" and he chuckled and then
sighed, as he helped an old lady
across the street, then swore at II
taxi driver who nearly knocked
down a lame newsboy.
The moment Nellie mentioned
Torrance O'Connor, Mrs. Dooley
was a changed person. She had
been rather short seemed inclined
to refuse to take Nellie in until she
saw the envelope tho officer had
written her address upon. and
and which also had been addressed
to him.
Sure + got room for you,
dearie, if Terry O'Connor sent YOU
"A nice little room on the third
floor for onlv 81 week. and one a
bit smaller on the fourth at $3.50"
'Tll take the top floor one,
please"
Il always gets paid in advance,
Miss"
Riley, my names Nellie Riley"
She counted out the money into the
outstretched hand.
And mines Dooley! Both of us
French-eh?" ?" she laughed heart
| ily Nellie joining her.
The room was tiny. depressing,
shabby but fairly clean. It was now
past noon, and Nellie was hungry
so after bathing her face and run
ming a comb through her curls, she
hurried out for something to cat.
I'll fix my things. unpack my
trunk this afternoon she said
aloud, then in the morning I'll &c
| after a job. l guess bed'll look and
feel good to me tonight. Sleeping
in them trains may be all right
when you get used to It, but it amt
no joke till you are. I ache all
over"
She found a place to eat and. be.
ing young, healthy and hungry. or
, dered a good meal without think
ing of asking the price. When heI
check came she paid it gamely
enough, but as she went back tC
her room she said:
stomach, you better make the
most of that meal. You'll never
| have another one like it! Bread
and tea for you till get a job"
Nellie always talked to herself
or to imaginary things and people;
perhaps because most OF her life
she had had no one else to talk to-
Tomorrow--The Search for a Posi-
ton.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-09-19
WOMEN PLAN 4
PLEASURE HALL
IN RIVER PARK
Anti-Vice League to Peti-
ton for Plot of Ground
for Recreation Center in
Proposed Park.

A public recreation building as
feature of the proposed Rio
Grande park, to be erected through
the efforts of the Anti-Vice society
was suggested at a meeting of the
league at the Chamber of Com
merce yesterday afternoon. 1t is
understood that plans will be de-
veloped FOE the erection of such a
supervised amusement center.
The league committee on public
recreation with Mrs. II. S. Stover
as chairman, was directed to petition
the city commissioners for a plot
of land in the park along the river
as a location for the recreation
building.
The committee reported the re-
suits of its meeting at which dis
cussion of possible constructive
work took place.
One news dealer in the city has
agreed to discontinue the sale of
undesirable literature as a result
of the campaign of the Anti-Vice
society, 1t was reported by Mrs.
Blanche Underwood of the COM
mittee to wait on the dealers. Some
of the so-called bad magazines
which are considered banned by
the U. s. mails are entering the
city by that carrier, it was re-
ported.
Attorney John +. Simms made
the address Of the afternoon on
the subject of what Women Can
DO to Prevent Juvenile Delinquen-
cy" He praised the work of the
juvenile courts but stated that pre-
ventive measures should be taken
by the parents before the delin-
quent child is brought into the
courts.
Mr.. Simms blamed the way
wardness of children on the lax
training of the parents. Children
who go wrong are suffering from
idleness and lack of parental con-
troll he said. He deplored losing
the ideals of the parents of the
previous generation and the shift
ing of too much parental respon-
sibility on the school system.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-09-19
IN THE "BIG TOWN"

Chapter
AS Nellie Riley stepped from the
train in New York she followed the
crowd. The suitcase seemed heav-
Ter than it had the night before.
Sitting up in a coach all night
isn't conducive to freshness the
next morning, but she tugged along
after the crowd with it, scorning
the porters who offered to take it
from her.
might steal my Jewels" she
muttered to herself. her eyes wide
with surprise and delight, She
knew New York was big-the
boarders had said so, and the Sun
day papers that occasionally drift
ed to the Corners had been treas
ured, and tho supplements, picture
and magazine sections conned over
until worn out. But neither the
boarders nor the newspapers had
given her any idea of the rush and
hustle of the hurrying crowd.
When she emerged from the sta
tion she stood still, dazed. almost
frightened. Her brave little heart
quickened its beats, and her cheeks
flushed with excitement. Such wide
streets, people dashing madly to
and fro, such high buildings. so
many street cars and automobiles,
that seemed inextricably tangled
up one minute only to so gayly on
their separate ways the next.
She saw signs Rooms for Rent
even as she stood gazing at the un-
wonted sights. But she had no idea
of going blindly into a rooming
house. She had heard the dangers
OF New York discussed by the trav-
cling men as she waited upon them
gaining a scolding from Miss Car
ter because she fingered overlong
when serving. No indeed, she would
ask policeman. They would d.
rect her where to go.
Fortunately for Nellie. she asked
the first officer she saw. It hap
pened to be Torrance O'Connor,
one of the best-natured and whitest
men on the force.
Sure I can help you" he said
heartily when Nellie explained her
need, adding that she had S25 to
keep her until she got job. She
wasn't going to have this nice po-
liceman think she hadn't any
money.
Hang on to it tight, kid, It won't
go far in this town" he said. look
ing more keenly at her as he scrib-
bled few words on an envelope
he had taken from his pocket.
"You go to that place. it ain't
far. Tell Mrs. Dooley that Terry
O'Connor sent you. She's decent
sort and won't rob you and whats
more, her houses respectable.
And"--as Nellie was about to speak k
go slow with that s25. Some
times it takes longer than you
think it's goin' to to land a Job"
THANK you. Mr.. O'Connor.
knew If I asked a policeman |
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-09-19
JUDGE HICKEY GIVEN
HON0RS BY THE ELKS

Judge M. e. Hickey, a past ex-
alted ruler of the Albuquerque
lodge of the Elks, has been
named district deputy grand ex-
alted ruler, for the district of
New Mexico. This is the second
time that Judge Hickey has re-
ceived this honor, as he was dis
trict deputy about eight years
ago.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-09-19
3 AUTO COLLISIONS
REPORTED LAST NIGHT

Alexandra Gutierrez, 1907 South
Second street, reported yesterday
that he had run into two boys rid
ing bicycles, while driving his car
at First and Gold. The boys were
unhurt, but the bicycle was dam
aged.
Rudolph Sickler, 116 South
Edith street, reported that Mar
ano Lopez, riding a wheel, ran into
his car at First and Central. The
bicycle was smashed, but the boy
was not hurt.
Dorothy Gross, 1401 North Fifth,
reported running into a horse and
buggy at Fourth and Gold last
evening.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-09-19
LOLA CAMERON IS
LEADING CONTEST
FOR ELKS' QUEEN

The El1s popularity contest is
now in full swing, with candi-
dates in both classes fighting for
the lead. In answer to number
of questions, Mr.. Sterns, Elks cir
Gus manager, has stated that the
contest closes Friday, October G.,
at $50 p. m. The standings:
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-09-19

During the last eleven years one
of the largest American corpora
tions engaged in the manufacture
of carpets has distributed a total of
$3,633,000 in bonuses among its
1000 employees.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-09-19

In the United States there is pro
duced each year enough soap to
supply every man, woman and
child in the country with % pounds
of the commodity.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-09-19

Bulbs. Dutch, Japanese: Tulips,
Hyaclnths, Daffod,ls. For fall
planting. Ives, phone 1872.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-09-19

Journal Want Ads Bring Results.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-01-14

TT HAMPTON, VA, Jan. 14.-Two
II thousand colored men, women
= = and children of the Lower
The Colorado statesman., 1922-01-14

of American Citizenship" paid Il trib-
ute to Gen. S. G. Armstrong, who
founded Hampton Institute, to Dr. III.
B. Frissell, his successor, and to the
present principal. Doctor Shepards
mother was a product of Hampton In
stitute. 1.-The part that Hampton In
stitute has played in all phases of
American life for the perpetuation OF
the spirit of free institutions" declared
Doctor Shepard, lis convincing proof
of the fact that not n dollar which
has been spent for or on the instl-
tuition has been wasted, but that it
will repay to the donors more than a
thousandfold. The millions of dollars
which have already been expended for
its existence would not have been
wasted, if it had turned out only
Booker T. Washington, who put a new
emphasis and therefore n new glory
upon labor. 1t has also produced Dr.
Robert r. Motion, safe, conservative,
strong friend and counsellor.
NEGROES MAKE PROGRESS.
"Negroes in the United States to-
day have 100000 homes, and 100000
farms valued at S750,000,000; operate
seventy-four banks, two fire insurance
companies, and number of industrial
life insurance companies. Negroes
have over $4,000 business establish
ments and have accumulated wealth
to the amount of 00000,000. They
have $4,000 school teachers and over
100000 children attending public
schools. Seven hundred young col
ored men and women have graduated
from our highest colleges and univer-
stiles. Negroes have $4,000 churches
and church property valued at more
co C,h
the possibilities of the race in
America.
NEW DAY is DAWNING.
81 am not here to say that the race
has had fair show in the race of
life; but there is growing up in the
Southland a large group of people
who are seeking to give to the race a
larger share of the blessings of life
and of the rights of life-the things
to which they are entitled and which
they will eventually come into, if they
patiently wait and work and acquire
education and serve God as their
fathers did. Let us encourage this
feeling of love. Men and women,
whatever the differences have been,
whatever the prejudices or the limita-
tions or heartacheS or injustices, teach
men to love, and the love which you
teach will some day come back to you.
Let us not encourage any feeling OF
resentment or any feeling of suspicion,
for there is growing up in the South
land and in the Northland and in the
East and inthe West a large group of
Christian white men and women who
know that the Negro has not had a
chance and who are determined to give
TO the Negro race chance to adj
vance,
The Colorado statesman., 1922-01-14
Negroes in
Florida in 1928
Two Africans Were Mem
bers of Narvaez' Expedition
of That Year, According to
History.

The first record of Negro slaves
within the present boundaries of the
United States is found in an account
of the Spanish expedition to Narvaez
to Florida in 1928, which included two
Negroes. But the Negro was not in
Florida to stay until 1865, when few
landed with Memedez' colonists. 1t is
believed the Spaniards had Negroes
with them in their unfortunate colony
of San Miguel de Gualdape in 1926,
which J. ]. Shea locates in the neigh
borhood of jamestown, Va. FL. FL. Ban
croft, in his ARIZONA and New Mex
ico," makes it clear the Negro was in
some of the early exploration and mis-
sionary parties to that territory.
Doubtless the Negroes continued in the
province until the Spaniards were driv-
en- out in 1860. ("Introduction of Ne
groes Into the United States" by c. A.
Stakely, in Magazine of American His
tory, November, 1917 The Treasurer,
owned by the Earl of Warwick, and a
Dutch vessel brought slaves to James
town in 1919. The Treasurer is sup
posed to be the first slaver fitted out
in America The first American-built'
SLAYER was the ship Desire, vessel of
100 tons, built at Marblehead in 1896.
(''The American Slave Trade" by j. X.
SpearS.)
The Colorado statesman., 1922-01-14
Problems of Urban
Negro Welfare

The Negro upban population Of the
United States is now, in round num-
bers, about 3,5W,O00, and even more
when towns and villages of less than
$500 inhabitants are included; that
is, one-third of the Negroes of the
United States are now living in VIII
lagos, town and cities.
The larger part of the increase in
Negro urban population has been due
to migration. In the past five years
some 100000 Negroes have moved d
from rural districts into the towns and
cities. a large proportion, therefore,
of the Negro population is new to city
conditions. 1t is this more or less sud
den change from rural to urban condi-
tions that gives rise to the many prob
lens of Negro urban welfare with
which we are now confronted.
This movement from rural to urban
centers entails tremendous cost of
life, health, and morals. Over against
these losses we are of course able TO
place great many gains. There is a
distinct advantage in having large
number of Negroes living in urban
centers 1t is here that group leader
ship is developed. 1t is distinct adj
vantage to have a large number of
Negroes living in cities. lie enables
them to diversity their occupations,
and to have all of the activities-in-
dustrial, personal, professional, and
trading-that tend to make normal
and well-rounded group.
The real question after all is not so
much the cost of the change from ru-
raj to urban life as it is how this cost
can be reduced. The real function of
the increasing number of welfare
workers among urban Negroes is to
assist in helping reduce this cost by
indicating the ways in which the
problems of employment, family life,
crime poverty, health, sanitation, rec
reation and education can be handled
so that the general welfare of the Ne
groes will be promoted in the best way.
Monroe n. Work in the Southern
Workman.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-01-14
HAMPTON SENIORS UNVElL
CLASS MOTTO.

Hampton, Va, Jan. Hampton
Institute seniors unveiled their class
motto, "Service the Aim of Our Prep
aration," ON the morning of Emanci-
patton day. William NJ. Hubbard of
Richmond, Va, class president, used
the class motto as the text for his
address to the seniors, the Hampton
Institute student body, and the Hamp-
ton staff of workers.
Dr. James e. Gregg declared that
the word service" expresses the
thought which is in many minds and
is receiving general attention. "The
world" he said, ''cannOt go on upon
any principle of selfish gain. 1t blocks
the wheels, it clogs the machinery. it
tangles up the affairs of nations, when
that motive is allowed to become dor
mant."
The Colorado statesman., 1922-01-14
Will Kentucky
Disfranchise Race?
Kentucky Legislature in
Session Threatens Negro
Disfranchisement.

Louisville Democrats, it is said, are
preparing to prove that they were not
speaking idly after their recent defeat
at the polls when they announced their
intention to back statutes that would
deprive Louisville Republicans of the
obvious advantage of 27,000 Negro
votes cast as with one voice.
They are preparing number of bills
which will be offered by the Louisville
delegation. The one to amend the
election law is expected to put Il pre-
MUM upon intelligent voting, adopting
certain of the features of new voting
laws of other states AS the recent re-
port of the Educational Survey shows
Kentucky ranks forty-third in educa-
tional development among the states,
may take more than laws to make
tor intelligent voting.
The election would divide the candi-
dates into five general classifications ::
magisterial, legislative, financial, eN-
ecutive and judicial. On each fifty
it to be changed. A penalty is provid-
ed in the bill for any election officer
who informs any voter of the political
affiliation of a candidate. The en-
blem, of course, is not to appear on the
ballot A companion measure to this
which is being prepared is the act
which provides for permanent registra-
ton of inhabitants of cities.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-01-14
Debs Makes
Wonderful Appeal
to the Blacks

Eugene V. DebS, One-tlme SoclallSt
candidate for President of the United
States, who has been released from the
federal penitentiary at Atlanta, where
he was sentenced because he refused
to retract Il statement made during
the heat of campaign and during war
time concerning the policies of Wood
row Wilson, has made decided hit
with the colored population of the
country.
While in prison, Debs was known as
the guardian" of the colored inmates.
He won their hearts, one and all.
Among the whites he was the beloved
prisoner, and among the colored the
best beloved. The whole body of hard
ened men wept as the Socialist took
his leave of them.
Sam Moore, a colored man, who has
been in the Atlanta prison for forty
wears for murder committed in his
youth, was the last to bid Debs good
bye. Moore and Debs struck up firm
and solid friendship during the incar-
ceration. Their parting was most
touching.
AS Debs was about to leave the pris-
on, when all restrictions had been
thrown aside and thousands of inmates
were at the windows to wave him
goodbye, Debs turned with outstretch-
ed arms to his colored prison pal. The
men embraced and Debs kissed the Ne
gro, while tears fell from the eyes of
both.
"Sam Moore deserves to be out more
than do" said Debs later. Il had
chance when l was young. He never
had"
Continuing, Debs said:
81 was never a prisoner in all the
three years l spent in Atlanta. My
body was locked up, but they could
never put their hands on what was in
side of me- Some day brutal govern
ments will learn that they cannot lock
up mans spirit"
The Colorado statesman., 1922-01-14
Advancement AssO-
ciatiOn Makes 18th
Annual Report for
1921
Fought Ku Klux Klan and Mob
Spirit.
ANTLLYNCHING laws enacted

A ANTI-LYNCHING laws enacted
~ in two states during 1921, are
announced in the twelfth annual
report of the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People,
30 Fifth avenue, New York, made pub
lie today One of the laws was en-
acted i'm West Virginia and the other
i'm Minnesota. The Minnesota law
makes recoverable from Il county in
which lynching occurs, the sum of
$500, and renders officers, permitting
prisoners to be lynched, liable to re-
moval by the governor of the state.
The association further announced
that the sum of $33, ,92S56 had been
spent in its ten-year fight against
ls.s -hing in the United States and that
in the course of this fight 1000 public
meetings had been held, attended by
more than 100000 persons.
According to the associations re-
port a number of eXtraditions of Ne
groes from northern to southern
states have been prevented during the
year, on the ground that the colored
prisoners might be lynched or would
not be given fair trials if returned to
southern jurisdictions. One case men
toned is that of Thomas Ray, whose
extradition to Georgia was refused by
Governor Groesbeck of Michigan after
representations had been made by at
torneys for the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored Peo-
pie. EXtradition of one colored man,
VIII Whitfield, from New York to
North Carolina, is still being fought
by the association. EXtradition of Ed
Knox, from Charleston, West Virginia,
to Tennessee was prevented when 1t
was proved that one man had pre-
viously been lynched in the belief that
he was the Ed Knox in question, and
it was shown he was innocent of the
crime charged.
The report also states that the sec
rotary of the association, James Weld
on Johnson, repeatedly called upon
President Harding who was prevailed
upon to incorporate an appeal for the
ending of lynching in his message of
April H.
In the course of the fight conducted
by the association against the Ku
I1ux Klan, the report states, the
showing of "The Birth of Il Nation"
film has been stopped in California,
was discontinued in Boston by order
of the mayor, and the right of colored
people to picket theatres in which the
film was shown in New York was vim
dicated in court.
Through its countrywide member
ship the association collected facts
about the Ku KluX Klan, many of
which were turned over to the New
York World for use in its expose of
the Klan's aims and methods.
Other activities of the association
included: continued appeals for the
of marines from the black
republic of Haiti; legal defense of
colored farmers condemned to death
for their participation in the Arkansas
riots of 1919, carrying the cases to
the Supreme Court of the United
States; investigation and publication
Of the facts surrounding the Tulsa,
riot in which $4,000 colored
citizens lost their homes by fire. For
the physical aid and legal defense of
colored citizens of Tulsa, the asso-
citation collected and administered a
fund of $500.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-01-14

Mr.. Chairman of the Committee:
We, your committee, beg leave to re-
port the following:
We realize the fact that today the
American people are facing a condi-
ton and not a theory. We emerged
from Il Worlds war with glorious
achievements attributed to the heroic
deeds of valor by members of our race,
who proved themselves to be 100 per
cent Americans, making true that Oft
repeated assertion that Negro blood
has been spilled in every conflict
where the Stars and Stripes were in
terested, from the Boston Back Bay TO
the Germans Rhine.
We can truly claim that we are in
part responsible for the effort to make
the world safe for democracy and
breaking the backbone of Germany's
autocracy.
We believe that new day is dawn
ing for the darker races of the world.
With modesty we lay claim also to con-
tributing largely to the overwhelming
success of the Republican party at the
polls last November, the greatest vic
tory achieved by any political organ
ization, and we are not slow to call at
tention to these facts TO the American
people.
We call upon the American Negro
to exercise more clearly and definitely
racial solidarity. We are eXponents of
the principles enunciated by the ApOs-
tie in the Bible when he declared,
''Now abideth Faith, Hope and Char
ity" We admonish the American peo-
pie and especially the American Negro
to exercise more love for his brother,
believing as we do that Charity begins
at home before it can spread abroad.
We most respectfully recommend the
following:
1. That the Vigilance Committee
plan of the Executive Committee be
studied and practiced by the members
of the National Negro Press Associa-
ton, and we believe in it there is a
cure for all ills.
3 That with said cooperation we
can stimulate race pride, built bigger
business and gain our place In the sun.
8. The committee, believing thar our
race is not ungrateful, cheerfully rec
ommends the resolutions commencing
Japan and France hereto attached.
The following are the resolutions:
We heartily commend Japan as the
exponent of the words of the Holy
Writ that out of one blood God created
all nations to dwell upon the face of
the earth, that God is our Father and
man is our brother.
We further commend the Republic
of France for the just recognition of
her colonial troops, and for not over
looking the yeoman service rendered |
by our boys over there, demonstrating |
the fact that she is n humane nation
dedicated to the spirit of fair play.
In accordance with the recommenda- |
ton of the National Negro Press Asso-
citation, the Executive Committee au- |
thorized the call of the annual conven-
tion of the National Negro Press Asso- !
citation to be held in Tuskegee Insti-
tute, Alabama, during the month of |
April, the exact date to be announced |
as soon as the entertainment commit
tee of Tuskegee Institute makes its re- |
port, at which time will be the unveil- |
ing of the monument of the late found
er and principal, Booker r. Washing |
ton.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-01-14
Bishop Flipper
Is Banks Head

Atlanta, Ga, Jan. AT meeting
of the directors of the Atlanta Savings
Bank last Friday night, Bishop ]. S.
Flipper was elected president; b. j..
Davis, vice president, and w. S. Can
non, third vice president of the insti-
tuition. Bishop Flipper is head of the
African Methodist Church in Georgia.