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The Colorado statesman., 1922-04-01
N. A. A. C.. P. Makes
Dyer Bill Issue in
New Jersey Elec-
tiOns
City High school.

The following letter has been sent
by James Weldon johnson, secretary
of the National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People, to prom
inent white editors in New Jersey, in
forming them that colored voters will
hold all opponents of the Dyer bill re-
sponsible for their position in the con-
gressiOnal elections of November of
this year:
Sir: Whatever other issues may
arise in the congressional elections of
November, 1922, colored Americans
will hold the sustaining of law against
the mob, through enactment of the Dy-
er Anti-Lynching Bill, II. r. 13, is one
of the most vital issues before Amer
lean voters.
Accordingly, colored voters in New
Jersey will bear in mind that Repre-
sentative r. Wayne Parker of the
Ninth Congressional District, was
among the minority in the House of
Representatives which sought to pre-
vent passage of the bill. As you know
the bill was passed on Jan. &c, 1922,
by vote of 230 to 119, and is now be-
fore the Senate.
The Dyer Anti-Lynching bill gives
TO colored voters one of the clearest
and sharpest means of determining
who are their political friends and
foes. These men who voted against
the bill in the House and those SEN
ators who oppose it, must expect to
face the natural consequences of the
position they take. Colored people are
not disposed to listen to their argu-
ments that the bill is unconstitutional
when such eminent jurists as Attor-
ney General Daugherty, Judge Guy d.
GOff of the department of justice and
Representative, former Senator, Bur-
ton of Ohio, among others have held
the bill to be constitutional. The final
decision in the circumstances must rest
with the Supreme Court; and the men
who voted against the Dyer Bill mere
ly showed their unwillingness to give
the Supreme Court the opportunity to
make that decision.
JAAlE., WELDON JOHNSON,
Secretary National Association for Ad-
vancement of Colored People.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-04-01
Four COlOred Men
Are Acquitted of
Charge of Murder

Dyersburg Tenn, March 15-The
murdered or murderers of Robert Bur
kett, well known white farmer of this
county last December, go unpunished
and at large. The four young Negro
men, Edward and Ernest Scott, Will
Virgins and Ruck McCutcheon, who
narrowly escaped lynching shortly aft
er the killing, when they were arrest
ed charged with the murder, We're al
lowed to go free following u trial by
jury which lasted eight days here.
Public sentiment, and even Mrs. Bur
kett, widow of the murdered man, ia
vored freeing the accused Negroes.
Two of the accused men admitted
on the witness stand that they told
the mob that they had killed the form
The Colorado statesman., 1922-04-01
NJ OOrfeld Storey
Personally to Argue
COnstitutiOnality of
Dyer Bill in Wash
ingtOn

Eminent lawyers have informed the
National Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People that they Will
appear before Senator Borah's com
mittee in Washington TO argue in fav-
or of the constitutionality of the Dyer
Anti-Lynching Bill, Fl. r. 13, it was
announced today at n. A. A. c. 2.
headquarters, 20 Fifth avenue, New
York.
Moorfield Storey, president of the
n A. A. c. p, and former president of
the American Bar Association, has sig
nified his intention of appearing be-
fore the committee. Wade III. Ellis of
Washington, former assistant TO the
United States attorney general, will
appear if he can be in Washington
when the hearings are held. James A.
Cobb former assistant to the United
States attorney in the District of Co
lumbia, has also signified his inten-
ton of appearing before Senator Bo-
rah'S committee.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-04-01
MAKES INDUSTRIAL SURVEY IN
BALTIMORE-NATL URBAN LEAGUE
EXTENDS WORK TO NEW FIELDS

Charles S. johnson, director of the
Department of Research and Invest-
cations of the National Urban League
with his staff is now in Baltimore
making an industrial survey of the Ne
groes there in cooperation with the
Inter-racial Committee of Baltimore.
Associated with Mr.. Johnson are DIR.
+. NJ. Rhetta and Prof. Broadus Nit
chen of the Hopkins University.
This survey, which is to record wages
and conditions of labor, the progress
and advancement on the Job by indus
trial workers and the social conditions
of their families, will be completed in
from four to six weeks and the find
ingS will be submitted as a basis for
practical program of improvement
to be furthered by group of interest
ed Baltimore citizens. Mr.. Johnson
recently made survey of the Negroes
of Hartford and Flushing, L. l., and
the Chicago Race Relations Commits
sions which studied the causes of ra-
cial misunderstanding at the request
of Governor Lowden of Illinois fol
lowing the Chicago race riots.
George w. Buckner, executive secre-
tary of the st. Louis Urban League,
has gone to Tulsa for the third time to
continue his activities there towards
working out a program of improve
ment to be participated in by progress
sive white and colored leaders of that
community.
Jesse o. Thomas, southern field sec
retary of the league, has submitted a
program to the Committee on Church
Cooperation and is planning to pro-
local citizens to inaugurate an Urban
League program in that city.
j. r. E. Lee, extension secretary of
the league, has been in Richmond, Va,
during the past two weeks in an eff
fort to enlist larger financial support
from the colored citizens of that com
munity in the work of the league. Mr.
Lee has met with admirable success,
having secured S552 from the colored
people of Richmond.
T. Arnold Hill, western field secre
tary, has recently made trips to st.
Paul, Minneapolis and Indianapolis in
interest of the formation of local
leagues.
The national organization reports
S30,67S.79 in cash and pledges received
IL date towards its budget of S59,770
for the year 1929.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-04-01
Paris Stage Feature
Nude Male Actors

Paris, France, March IA stormy
discussion is raging here over the de-
termination of theatrical producers TO
subscribe to Michael Angeles famous
theory that the undraped figure OF
man is infinitely more beautiful than
that of a woman. As result practi-
cally every theater is specializing in
Parade of ApollOs," "Statuesque
Adonises" and similar scenes glorify-
ing the masculine body.
The new "Follies of Follies" at the
Folies Bergere presents six unclothed
men. including one colored, while Jean
Borlin. relative of the King of Sweden.
this week innovated the dance of the
Timer Thoughts of Man" He ap-
peared almost entirely nude at the
Swedish ballot performance.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-04-01
Sarah Rector Guards
Her Own Treasure
Kansas City Judge Re-
fuses White Man Writ
to Manage Her Oil
Estates

Practice of young white men grow
ing rich by managing the oil estates
of wealthy colored women was given
a blow in the Probate Court Tuesday.
Judge Guinott refused to grant an ap-
plication for the appointment of a
guardian for Miss Sarah Rector, aged
20, who owns a million-dollar fortune
in Oklahoma oil lands.
Two applications were filed, one by
John Collins, colored, an uncle of Miss
Rector, asking that Monte Sampson,
white. be appointed guardian. and
another by G.. c. Parker, white, ask
The Colorado statesman., 1922-04-01
Honored for His Work

And thus was the new officer duly
introduced to the garrison.
Honored for His Work.
Young was born in Kentucky in 1863
and educated in the public schools of
Ohio He was appointed to West Point
through West Point before The first
was appointed soon after the Civil
war He found the. other cadets bit
terly hostile toward him. He man
aged to graduate, but he had had
enough and gave up the army as ca
reer. The second retired after a few
years. Young was graduated in 1889.
well up in his class. In 1916 he was
made a lieutenant colonel and retired
as colonel, June %, 1917. During the
war he was on active duty in COM
mand of Negro troops at Camp Grant,
Illinois.
As major Young was sent to Lii
IBERIA to reorganize the constabulary
of the Negro republic In recognition
of this service he was given, in 1918,
the ]. r. Springarm medal which is
awarded annually to the person of At
rican descent and American citizen
ship who has accomplished the great
est achievement in any field of human
endeavor. The 1915 award was at the
disposal of committee composed of
ex-President Taft, Oswald G. Willard
and DR. James II. billiard of Virginia.
Secretary of War Garrison also com
mended Young for his Liberian work.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-04-01

ing that he be appointed guardian of
the estate.
The applications charged that be-
cause of her age, Miss Rector was in
competent to handle the large income
from her fortune. Judge Guinott
ruled that Miss Rector was of legal
age and capable of administering her
own estate. The Rector estate, the
value of which is estimated at $1,500,-
900, consists of. S5OO,OOO in oil lands in
Oklahoma and S1,000,o00 in Kansas.
Miss Rector is pupil in the Kansas
City High school.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-04-01
Garvey Threatens
British Premier

New York City. March 23.-Marcus
Garvey authorized the following cable
gram this week:
David Lloyd George,
British Premier,
10 Downing St, London.
-Four hundred million Negroes,
through the Universal Negro Improve
ment Association, hereby register their
protest against the brutal manner in
which your government has treated
the natives of Knnya. East Africa.
"You have shot down defenseless
people in their own native land for ex-
ercising their rights as men. Such a
policy will only tend to aggravate the
many historic injustices heaped upon
a race that will one day be placed in
position to truly defend itself, not
with mere sticks, clubs and stones, but
with modern implements of science.
Again we ask you and your govern
ment to be just to our race, for surely
we shall not forget you.
1.-THE evolutionary scale that weighs
nations and races balances alike for
all peoples; hence we feel sure that
some day the balance will register a
change.
"MARCUS GARyEY."
HOWARD MEDICAL is POPULAR
The Colorado statesman., 1922-04-01
Lieut.. Charles Young.
Ninth Cavalry, U. S. A.

And thus was the new officer duly
introduced to the garrison.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-04-01
WITH FAIR SEX

Washington, March 24.-Thirty-sev-
en- young women are enrolled in the
Howard Medical School studying medi-
cine, dentistry and pharmacy. A large
number of them met recently and
formed the Rho Psi Phi Medical Sor-
ority, sorority of girls in medical
schools only
The Colorado statesman., 1922-04-01
Simmons Arrested
While Lecturing

Chicago, ILL.,, March 23.-Roscoe
Conkling Simmons was arrested and
lodged in Jail when he stepped from
platform after lecturing at Bethel A
NJ. f. Church. Mr.. Simmons was ar
rested on capiaS or body execution
to satisfy Judgment of 5000 against
him growing out of an auto accident
recently.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-04-01
SO-Called Negro
Shriners Must Not
Wear Emblems

Houston, Texas, March 25.-A tenn
porary injunction restraining Negro
Shriners, sO-called, throughout the
United States from wearing the shrine
emblem. and from using organization
names peculiar to the shrine. was
granted Saturday by Judge Ewing
Boyd, in District Court
The Colorado statesman., 1922-04-01

er, but stated that they made the con
fession under threats of death from
the mob members But for the timely
arrival of troops to the Dyersburg Jail
by Governor Taylor, shortly after the
killing, the entire number of Negro
prisoners would have been lynched.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-04-01
HONORS TO
NEGRO OFFICER
The Late Colonel Charles
Young Surmounted Great
Obstacles.
Resourcefulness and Tact Enabled
Him to Attain Highest Rank
in the U. S. Army Ever
Held by One of
His Race.

There is nothing bad in anybody's
being Negro, provided the proper eff
fort is made to advance ones self.
The world recognizes merit, regardless
of its source. 1t is this fortunate con
dition that is the Negroes salvation
there is no refuge for him or any 9th
er persons in the excuse that lack of
accomplishment is due to what some
body else thinks or does.-From re-
cent editorial in the Star
Memorial services We're held all over
the United States the other day for
Col. Charles Young, United States
army, retired, the only Negro who ever
reached that rank in the regular army.
Colonel Young died recently in Lagos,
West Africa.
Resourcefulness and tact were two
of the attributes which enabled Young
to win his way through West Point
over obstacles apparently insurmount-
able. Two other Negroes had gone
through West Point, but he alone pos
sessed the tact and fortitude to "stick
out" in a trying position.
Tactful in Trying Position.
| When Young was assigned to Fort
Riley as n lieutenant after leaving
West Point he was given his real test.
There is an old custom in the army
that when a new officer arrives at a
garrison it is his social duty to call
at the homes of all married officers.
So when the announcement was made
at Fort Riley that the only Negro of
ficer in the army had been assigned
to the post for duty with the Ninth
cavalry, a Negro regiment. there was
somewhat of a furry.
But Young handled the social prob
the very start of his army career
brought him recognition. Instead of
making personal calls, the young lieu
tenant sent an orderly to the homes of
the officers, leaving his card:
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-03-30

port, a thIn, rather gray man OF hfty.
with an intelligent face, a worried
forehead, and kindly eyes; Julia, a
blonde beauty of twelve; Nanny.
fat, sweet boy OF five, with bib on |;
and Pip. a serious ten-year-old, with
blsch hair and faded blue ovsralls.
Fred was newspaper man. one Of
the submerged many. underpaid, over
worked. unheard. YET vaguely gratitied
through all the long years by the feel
ing that his groove was not quite the
groove of the office, the telier's desk.
or the travelling salesman's beat
Here IN the little suburban town his
opinions gained some little weight
from the fact that he had been ten
years with a New York evening paper.
Mrs. Davenport WAS interested in ev-
erything her sister had 10 say: knew
the Carriers. and even some OF their
closest friends. by name and asked
all sorts OF questions about them.
Later in the evening Fred was at
the piano. II was a poor plano. and
he was a poor player who smoked his
old pipe while he painstakingly
fingered Mendelssohn's Songs With
out Words or the score Of The
Gelsha." But Linda loved him.
"He will putter away there, per
fectly content, for an hour" she told
Harriet "And at ten you'll see him
starting 10 get Josephine. They're
great chums-she thinks there's no
one In the world IKE Daddy"
Harriet's thoughts had wandered.
"How's Davidf
Lovely. He always comes to us
for Sunday dinner" Linda said. "And
he always asks for your she added,
with some significance. David Daven-
| port, Fred's somewhat heavy and plod-
ding brother, successful Brooklyn
dentist, had never made any secret
| OF his feeling for the beautiful Har-
riet
IT like DavidT' Harriet said. In an
swer to some faint indication OF re-
proach In her sisters tone. But i'm
mediatcly afterward she added, In a
lower voice: Ward Carter has had
Royal Biondin at the house this
weekr''
Lnda's rocker stopped as II by
shock. There was an electric silence
| When she spoke again II was with
awe and incredulity and something
| like terror In her tone.
Royal Blondin! He's IN England y
He was" Harriet said. dryly. He's
been In New York for two years now
| Linda shuddered.
| 81 know remember" she said In
a whisper And she added fervently
"I hoped he was deadr
| $50 did l." Harriet said. simply
"Our meeting was entirely accidental
He had no idea of finding me; wa
az surprised as / was" She stopped
nhrU-.lw musip- on some Unoalat
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able thought You wouldn't know
New thought. and poetry. and the &C.
cult, and TaCore and the Russian
nOyeliSts. and the Russian music; he
lectures about them and he has been
extremely successful He wears pom
gee coats and red ties. and has his
hair long. and--well, you never saw
women act so about anything or any
body Hes having dinner with the
Carriers tonight" To this Linda could
only calculate an amazed:
Royal Blondin - And as Harriet
merely nodded, I'm the gloom, she add
ed, vigorously. "Why. he hadn't
penny, He was always an idiot-he
didn't have enough to eat ten years
sgoi"
We'll. he has enough TO eat now!
Ward told me that he gets three hun
dred dollars for his drawing-roo
tHlks-hls interpretive musings he
called them"
We'll. that" Mrs. Davenport was
still dazed with establishment and In
dignation. THAT really" she be-
gan, and stopped. shaking her head.
Tell me everything you saidi" she
commanded.
Il will 90 Harriet's voice fell fatty
II came home to talk II over with
you" But IL was fully FIVE minutes
later that she began the inevitable
condolences. I'VE talked-Roy and
L" she said. briefly. He doesn't
belong I'm my life. now, any more than
l do In his! We simply agreed to a
sort OF mutual minding of our own
business"
Thank God !" Mrs. Davenport said
fervently. "He-he doesn't want to
he doesn't still feel-he won't worry
| you. them" she asked somewhat diff
IDENTIFY. Harriet's laugh had an I'M
pleasant edge.
He is after bigger game than I
am. now :" she said.
"The brute" her sister commented
| In n whisper. TIT is all right,
| them" she asked. a little timidly.
"AlI right" Harriet echoed, bitter
". 81 haven't drawn a happy breath
since I saw him! All that time came
| up again, as fresh as If II were yes
| terday-except that / have climbed
| a little way, Linda; was happy
was busy and useful-and i had
| had my self-respect!"
| And suddenly the bright head was
| in Linda's lap, and she was sobbing
| bitterly. Linda, with a great ache In
/ her heart, circled her arms. mother
| fashion. as she had circled them
| hundred times about her little sister
| Ito be Continued.)
The two principal colleges for womeI
i'm ireland are Queen and Alexandra
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school girly and romantic and undevel-
oped. is Nina. She il absolutely mex
perienced; she's what I called her, q
child its-prepOsteroust
Il suppose" the man draWied. that
that il a question for the young lady.
aud her parents. and myself tn decide"
Harriet bit her lip. This was utterly
unexpected. Into her calculations. up
10 this point, she had taken only Royal
Blondin and herself. II his words Gov
cred any truth, then the matter did
not stop there. Nina was involved.
and with Nina, Ward and Nina's
father and Isabelle
The complications were endless: her
heart sickened before them. And yef
the conviction that Royal dared not
betray her had been flooding HsrrIets
heart with exquisite reinsurance dur
ing this past half hour. She was safe:
her life al Crownlands took on a new
and wonderful beauty with that knovl-
edge And II she was AZ 10 continue
there. Nina's companion. Isabelle's
confidante. guide and Judge for the
whole household. could she with any
logic warn them against this msnf
He had her trapped. and she saw II
To threaten his standing was 10 wreck
her own.
Her eyes looked beyond him darkiy (:
the girl was young and innocent.
greedy for fiattery. eager to live. What
chance had little Nina Carter against
oh hN To-
II may never be asked 70 the house
after tomorrow night" said Blondin.
"She won't be here tomorrow night.
This may be the beginning and end OF
II. All / ask is that II 1 am made vel
come here. on my own merits, you
won't interfere The mere fact that
you're living here doesn't mean that
you have the moral responsibility OF
the family on your shoulders. does II 2
"No-o." Harriet admitted. In &
troubled tone.
"Of course not You live your life
and mine Is there anything wrong
about that7"
You know you would never looh
at that girl except for her money
ROY" she burst out.
"Nor would anyone eise," he amend
ed. suavely.
Harriet gave a distressed laugh.
Come. You and 1 never saw eaci
other until this week." Blondin urged
That's the whole story"
Before she answered. the girl looket
beyond him at the splendid stables ant
lawns OF Crownlands. II never los
its charm for her. her castle o
dreams; she had longed TO be part o
| Just such a household all her life
Now she actually was part Of IT, and
II what Mary Putnam had limited wa
true. II her own fieeting suspicion onl,
few evenings ago was true then sh
might some day really belong q
Crownlands. In good earnesti
Harriet made her choice
"very well" she said. briefly. II IN
derstand you. turn In here. Good
nighti''
"Just a secon1r' he said. detainin
Der. You won't hurt me with any q
them. Ward or the girl or the fatherl
The girls lips curled with distsste.
NO." she said toneiessly.
| In smother second she wns gone Fl
saw the slender figure. In It's gree
gown. disappear at q turning Of tn
ivied wall She paused for NO bach
ward glance Of farewell. But Roys
BlOndin was satisded
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Continued from Opposite Page ;
-,oW that Inr uIaCN ,aTr,lu was laid. she
could almost like him.
The present Is extremely pront-
able" ne said dryly. and I suppose
there might be-well say a marriage
In it. some day"
"a rich widow" Harriet suggested
simply.
''Or Il little girl with fortune. ike
this little Carter girl" he added
lightly.
Harriet gave him swift look.
Don't talk nonsensel Nina's only
a childr'
"She's almost eighteen. isn't sheG
The girl walked swiftly on for full
minute.
you weren't-quite-a child at
eighteen" he reminded her.
The color flooded her transparent
dusky skin.
'"That's-eXactly-w ] was" she
said dryly. "But talk To Nina, IL you
don't believe me Everything that is
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-03-30

When the bowels are eostive the
waste matter ferments. producing
gaseous condition that is disagreeable.
To remove IL quickly a dose OF Heroine
Is needed. IL does the work Thoroughly
and pleasantly. Price. ooc. Soid oy
all druggistA.
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New York City has more than 500
women physicians and surgeons.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-03-30

The two principal colleges for women
in Ireland are Queen and Alexandra.
both in Dublin.
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To Cure . Cold In One Day
rake LAXATIVE BROM0 oUIN1NE Crablets)
stops the Cough and Heedsche and works OF q
Cold z. ". GROVES sienaeure On each box n
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-02-09
Revival Meetings Close.

The revival at the Christian church
that has been going on for several
weeks under the leadership of Evan
gelists Harman and Gates, came to
a close on Tuesday evening. The
church received into membership
some 60 people as a result of the
meeting. The evangelists are d
strong team and very earnest work.
ers, and their coming to Heppner at
this time has not only been of bene-
fit to the church, but it has strength.
ened the religious sentiment of the
entire community. The evangelists
left on Wednesday morning for Col.
vile, Wash, where they will begin
series of meetings on Sunday. Al
the close of the meeting on Tuesday
evening a resolution was passed ex.
pressing the appreciation of the
church for the good work done, and
highly recommending Evangelists
Harman and Gates to any church de,
string to call them for revival work
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-02-09
Wool Prices Were Low In
This County 20 Years Ago

Back in July, 1901, there was a
number of clips of wool sold in
Heppner at private sale. A record
CT these sales was given in the Gaz-
cite, date of July IS, 1901, and We
note a few of them as follows:
B. P Doherty, 10000 pounds at
8 cents per pound.
Emmett Cochran, $4,000 pounds at
10 IL cents per pound,
Beck Bros, 10000 pounds at 10
IA cents per pound,
W. B. Finley, 47,000 pounds at 7
cents per pound.
John Carly, 10000 pounds at 6 rs
cents per pound.
Henry F. Blahm, $4,000 pounds at
9 3-S cents per pound.
John Kilkenny, $4,000 pounds at
7 cents per pound.
The bulk of the wool sold that
season was under the sealed bid plan,
and prices ranged along from 10
cents to II 5-S cents per pound, and
the plan was pronounced to be very
satisfactory.