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The Colorado statesman., 1923-12-01
TRANSFERRING PUPILS
FROM MIXED SCHOOLS
Child Victim of Lily White Plans Living in Very Doors
Of Number SO Are Forced to Walk Across Town
To Overcrowded School Number AZ

A WRIT of mandamus to compel
~ the Indianapolis Board of School
Commissioners to cancel an oder
issued last August authorizing the Su-
perintendents of schools to conduct
School No sc, Twenty-eighth street
and Capitol avenue, exclusively for
white pupils and directing Colored
children in attendance there to attend
School No. 40, 1902 West 25th street,
was asked in a suit filed in Superior
Court. Room 3, before Judge Sidney 5.
Miller, by Archie Greathouse, Isaac
Henderson,, James Hamlin and Thom-
as Baldwin, Colored school patrons OF
the community.
This petition sets out that the child
rem transferred are in an admitted
mixed school district which has existed
for the past thirty years, and are en-
titled to remain within the district I'M
til a separate school may be formed
n-said district and in reasonable dis
tance from homes of the realtors.
1t is contended that the order trans
ferring the children exceeded its au-
thority, that the children are deprived
of the advantages of sewing and cook
ing lessons provided in school NO. 80
from which they We're removed. AND
are deprived of all instruction in the
seventh and eighth grades taught IN
School No. Sc and not taught in
School No. 40.
If further states the location OF
School No. 40 is without this school
district and in part of another school
district and in order for the Realtors
children to reach school No. AZ, are
Obliged to walk more than mile
which is unreasonable and deprlVes
them of equal school advantages
given white children in the dlstrlct'
That an additional risk is forced upon
tbe children by their having to cross
an interurban line and frequent car
and automobile traffic over and along
Northwestern avenue, therefore, un-
necessarily endangering their lives
and their health, compelling children
OF first school age to walk through
sleet, rain, snow and slush.
The suit alleges that the only no.
flee they had of the action was the
receipt of post card in August and
the refusal of authorities at School
No. SO to receive their children at the
opening of school. r. l.. Bailey and
w. e. Henderson are attorneys for
the citizens.
The present court action is the out
growth of certain so-called civic or
panizations situated in the North end
of the city, whose members are seek
ing to establish n residential dead-line
at 2Sth Street over which no person of
| Color will be permitted to acquire
property.
School No. SO is located in this So
called exclusive district. and the trans
ferring of Colored pupils is the second
in six months time that the authori-
ties have bowed to their plans of es-
tablishing Jim Grow places in that
section of the city. These same citi-
zens backed the rerouting of North
western avenue car over 21st Street to
Illinois to keep it from passing
through a section in which coloret
people ive.-Indianapolis Recorder.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-12-01

Oberlin was the first co-educationa
college in the world and the first II
the United States to admit Negr'
students.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-12-01
COLORED CITIZENS
SURPRISE ATLANTA
Make Notable Contribution to Community
Chest Campaign

Immigration statistics count as Ne
gro, or african (blacl0"-"Aliens
whose appearance indicates an admiX-
ture of Negro blood, ,''-"whether com
ing from Cuba, or other islands of the
West Indies, North or South America,
Europe or Africa"
Excluding the 5O,OOOOOO or more
dark inhabitants of India, the Negro
race numbers fully 150OO0,O00, or about
one-quarter the population of the Mon
golian race. The number in Brazil
alone is not much less than the colored
population of the United States.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-12-01

In the printing business there are
199 colored female compositors, limo
typers and typesetters.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-12-01

1t would be nice compliment TO
name one of our numerous women
clubs in honor of the Empress Zaodl-
tou of Abyssinia.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-12-01
. SHORT CUTS
LINCOLN SERVICE

There are 1888 colored women
working in cigar and tobacco rae
tories.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06
The Diary of Professional Movie Fan
BY GLADYS HALL.

else dark and glamorous and lovely,
said:
II wish to goodness that I could
be writer. 1 wish it so much that
I've begun to try, and IL ! succeed"
Here Alma paused and made a graphic
gesture with one of her graphic hands
said. Well. If you succeed. what
them"
I'D leave the screen and take to
the pen" said Alma, for what does
does it get you? What does it get
YOU? A little transient glory. A little
f1eeting popularity. An Illusion. While
your youth lasts. or your good looks,
and then poor"
But" l said, there are those who
survive more or less Indefinitely.
After all. life itself is indefinite. Ar
lists, true artists. continue"
But where" said the clear-think-
ing Alma, ARE there any true artists
whether they will endure or not?
There are touches of genius. I know
could name several who seem to
me to be touched with the d.
vine fire. but even So on the
other hand. if one can write one can
defy time. all the time there is. Youth
may pass, taking beauty with it. and
still the gift remains, ones own,
independently.
The people I admire most are those
mo SdcrlHCe everything, money, COM
fort. ease. for the sake of the one
thing supremacy worth doing. I
could bow down and worship the man
or the woman who can live in a gar
ret on twenty-five cents Il day in oredr
TO do the thing he believes in rather
than the thing that can catch the
public favor. That Is what dissatis-
fies me with myself 1 have the feel
ing that what I am doing is i'm.
permanent, unimportant, and soon
forgotten.
IF I could do something greater
than mere picture-the telling,
good. bad or Indifferent. Of a story
that would be gratifying. Driven
for instance, is my idea of picture
more than mere picture. And yet
the man who made that. Charles Bra
bin, has turned to the making Of
Six Days. just another movie.
The pity of that sort of thing is
what hurts me and gives me this
poignant dissatisfaction with myself"
/ reminded Alma that the continued
appreciation of her work in Enemies
OF Women" may cause her to change
her mind. and ! thought to myself
that hoped she wouldn't be so sue
cessful with the pen that she would
forsake the pictures. That wouldn't
be so good. do you think
Gan rights reserved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06
DEnTTNEE STTnDTTC By Thornton
DILL llVlL ~ OlelLC W. Burgess

take her. Between the rows of corn
straight for that scarecrow she ran.
Cu the nearest trouser leg on the in
side she climbed.
1t wasn't until she was more than
half way up that she discovered
wasn't the trousers leg she had been
in the habit of elm bing. No, sir
that wasn't the trousers leg she had
been i'll the habit of climbing. She
discovered it when strange and start
ling things began TO happen. What
she had supposed was that scare
crow suddenly came TO life. 1t be-
gan TO move quickly. and there was
a sudden and startled exclamation
Then something struck her and held
her firmly. Nanny squeaked with
fright, but there was nothing she
could do.
OF course, you have guessed that
Nanny had mistaken Farmer Browns
Boy for that old scarecrow. 1t was q
funny mistake. but it didn't seem
funny TO Nanny. OF course, il had
startled Farmer Browns Boy, but in
a moment he guessed what had hap
pened. When he had felt Nanny GO
ing up his trousers leg he had
ciapped his hand down quickly. The
moment he felt her under that hand
he knew that he had Mouse Then
ne took care not to hold her too
tightly.
He had caught her just above his
knee. He held her with one hand.
while with the other he rolled UP
that trousers leg until he was able
to get her in the other hand and
take her out: All the time he was
10 bite. but Farmer Browns Bow
held her in such a way that she
couldn't She thought then that this
was to be the end of her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06
itt1eBennYS
Notebook

Pop bawt a camera today. and l
was setting on the frunt steps when
he came home with it. pop saying,
Benny. you're going to have the honor
OF being the first subjeck to be i'm
mortalized by this wonderful camera.
Wy. are you going to take my
pickture? I sed.
How did you CESS II? pop sed. Jest
as you are, on the steps there. This
the lens alone Ia worth 20 dollars. so
1t awt to take a wonderful pickture,
now Jest look rite at me, he sed.
Which I started to do, ony he was
the werst persin 1 could of looked at
on account Of him looking so sollem
, I started to giggle, pop saying, None
of that now. none Of that, this is no
time to start that
Yes sir, I sed. And I made my face
strate agen and looked up in the air
so wouldent haff to see pop. and pop
wunt a picture Of your adams apple.
Now look direckly at me. he sed.
Which I did, and he was looking so
sollem agen I had to giggle some
more, pop sayin, zee gods. wen
wunt munkey picktures III go to the
zoo now are you going to try to look
like human bean or not?
Well G.. pop, how can l wen l look
at you? ! sed.
wy don't you pretend you've got a
little sents? pop sed. And he started
me TO take your pickture with this
Which I dident ask him in the ferst
place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06

much use. anyway Blacky the Crow
is too smart TO be fooled for long
by anything OF this kind. Anyway.
the corn has been too big this long
time for Blacky to bother with 1t,
and so this old Scarecrow has been
wholly useless. l ought to have taken
it down long ago. l suppose l may
as well do it now as later.
Farmer Browns Boy didn't know
it. but all the time a pair of sharp
little eyes We're watching him from
longed to Danny Meadow Mouse. He
had heard Farmer Browns Boy talk
ing to himself. and. of course. he had
at once peeped out to see what it was
ALI about. He couldn't understand
what Farmer Browns Boy was say
ing, which was just as well. Could
he have understood, Danny would
have been much more upset than he
was at finding Farmer Browns Boy
so near.
Nanny Meadow Mouse was not at
home. Nanny was over on the Green
Meadows. She had seen and heard
nothing of Farmer Browns Boy.
But presently she did hear Bowser
the Hound shifting about in the
grass. Bowser had gone down to the
his way. was now shifting about to see
over where Nanny was.
Nannys first thought was to get
back to her home in the old scare
crow. She didn't know who II was
that was shifting about in the grass,
and she didn't want to find out. She
turned and scampered straight for
home as fast as her short legs could
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06
The Guide Post
By Henry van Dyke
Heaven Within

Purge NE with hyssop. and I shall
be clean; wash me, and l shall be
whittier than Snow.-Ps. 51:1.
This is the true prayer of every
soul that knows what sin is-to be
healed of its hidden disease, to es-
cape from its secret conflict and
misery. to have truth and peace in
the inward parts.
If we can only obtain this spiritual
healing and cleansing, it seems as if
we should be able to bear anything
that might come to us as the neces-
sary result of our evil deeds.
Pain, disgrace, disaster. even the
literal pangs of fire. if there were
such thing in another world. we
might endure.
For an outward hell could not burn
one whose heart had been cleansed,
whose spirit had been renewed
Such a spirit would carry the water
of life and the singing angels and
the golden city and the eternal
blessedness within itself, and there is
not q corner of this wide universe
where it could be really cast away
from the presence of God.
Let us not pray chiefly that God
would let us into heaven, but first
that He would send heaven into US.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06
My Neighbor Says:

To avoid the annoyance of
bro k en- buttons on wash
blouses try this plan: Make
buttonholes in the hem on
which the buttons would usu-
ally be sewn. Then sew your
buttons on a piece Of tape, slip
through the buttonholes, and
side with a few stitches. When
sending the blouse to be wash
ed IL is the work Of few
seconds to remove the tape and
buttons.
II loop has to be sewn on
a hem, and the stitching is
not required to go through
both thicknesses. slip a. piece
of card. or a paperknife, be-
tween the folds of the hem.
IT will then be much easier to
sew the loop.
To prevent silk stockings
porters, run a piece of tape
through a tiny brass ring and
sew the tape to the stocking.
II the supports are clasped
through the rings, the wear on
the stocking top and the fear
Of making ladders" In the
fabric will be done away with.
Dry salt is a remedy for
hands that get Wrinkled after
washing 1t is also very eco
nomical tooth powder.
Use newspapers for wiping
greasy dishes and plates. The
paper afterward makes splen-
did fire lighters.
Face cloths made of three
thicknesses of white mosquito
netting are very satisfactory.
They keep white and dry
quickly and are especially good
when travelling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06
BY n. A. EMMONy.

This is usually a shrubbery tree.
The sassafras in favorable situations
grows to a stately size, to fifty and
occasionally TO 10 feet. with a trunk
diameter of seven feet. Though by
no means of such height as this, the
tree illustrated is very fair speci-
men. II is growing in the grounds
OF the Department of Agriculture.
about 100 yards west-northwest of
the old agricultural building.
The sassafras is commonly found
along roadsides and in abandoned
fields. being one OF the first trees to
take advantage of such situations,
this being due, undoubtedly. to the
fondness of birds for the fruits Of
the sassafras, which consequently
scatter the seeds far and wide. It
ranges from Maine to Michigan to
Florida and Texas.
1t is an aromatic tree and a
strongly aromatic oil is distilled from
the bark twigs and roots, mostly
used as a favoring for medicines.
Who from the country has not, in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06

go to a gorgeous big hotel for
month and you look as if you were
going to a funeral. Don't you want
to go?"
"oh. yes" returned the matron, re-
luctantly. but ! wish Richard were
going with me. Every year he goes
off to a camp in the north woods
somewhere and we are parted for the
whole of his vacation. But I can't
get him to go to one of the worth
while resorts with me, even though
he could have some splendid golf"
The bride puckered her lips
why don't you go with him ?"
of on fishing trip, living in the
toughest way possible. What do
you mean by worth while resorts?'
II there lis anything more worth
well. hate to be uncomfortable"
admitted the older woman. IT loathe
bugs and sleeping on the ground and
food with grit in it. I like hot baths
and rolling chairs and iced canta-
ably the whole time, and 1 don't
really enjoy 1T all a bit"
The bride glowed. "Oh, 1 believe
the whole secret of married con-
geniality lies in being two souls that
play as one" she exclaimed. IF our
husbands can look on us as playfeI-
lows, who'll enter into their sports
with them. life ought to be one long
holiday. Why don't you dump all
that finery, get a pair of Knockers
and some Rangeley moccasins and
go up to the north woods yourself?
You can help make him more COM
Portable and you'll come back
browner and stronger and-thin-
ner-'
That settles it," broke in the ma
tron. "'ThinnerH Magic word. And
i would make Richard too. Joyful
TOR anything. I'll go.:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06

they had been put on by a sign paint
er. bobbed hair Of every hue save hair
color. skins that looked exactly like
a bathroom done in pink and white
enamel, threeinch earrings six-cyi-
inder perfume-and all the rest of II.
Let me reiterate. perfectly honest
hearts beat under their obvious pink
silk camisoles, but-Dan doubted it,
At any rate. he doubted IL when walk
ing home with Ethylene. And Ethy-
lene quite properly slapped his face
and then raced hons to write me her
story with tears of rage streaktng
the mascara and enamel.
Men are just beasts! They don't
know how to respect a decent girl
All they're looking for IS badness
Won't you write something that Will
tell them what we are?"
So I'm writing this to oblige Ethy-
lene. And / agree with her that y
is quite necessary Some one should
tell men and boys that when a girl
is dolled up like Ethylene she's a
nice girl nevertheless In fact. the
government ought TO appoint a large
commission in every city TO do moth
ing but spread that information. For
unless such information is spread.
how in time are those men and boys
ever going to guess such an amazing
fact?
Copyright 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06

childhood, dug up the roots of the
sassafras to chew their spicy, half
pleasant bark?
The leaves are very Characteristic.
They are four to six inches long,
with smooth margins. and of three
shapes, one ovate, another mitten
shaped with one side lobe. and an
other three lobed with a thumb on
each side-all 10 be found on the
same tree. Unusually attractive is
the sassafras in autumn. when its
leaves turn TO scarlet. yellow and
bronze. To quote Julia Z. Rogers,
The glory of the autumn foliage of
the sassafras is like the glory of a
sunset-all mingled with purple and
red and gold. The three forms of
leaves that fascinate us in summer
time are here yet, but the shining
treetop is the unit now. and We do
not look for individual leaves.
The flowers appear in May in ad-
vance of the leaves. They are small.
in clusters. greenish yellow in color
and. though rather inconspicuous. are
quite attractive when noticed. The
fruits also. though small. merit ad-
miration, for they are of dark blue.
set on d thickened scarlet calyx and
stem. They ripen in August.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06
Afternoon Coat of Bottle Green
ny ANNE RITTENHoUsE

Satin and fur seem to be one OF
the most recent affinities Of fashion.
Much talked about this summer In
Paris has been a coat of shaved larnb
with wide cuffs, deep hem trimming
and collar of black satin. That Is one
way to combine your satin and fur,
but the usual way will be to make
your coat of satin and trim it with
fur.
OF all clever and unusual combina-
tions of material that have been
shown in Paris this summer perhaps
the coat made of quilted lowered
muslin with collar. cuffs and very
deep hem of flying squirrel is the
most extreme. But such extremes
seldom are reproduced save photo
graphically in this country.
The satin and fur combination,
however. has substantial appeal. For
late summer and autumn a charming
coat has been made of bottle-green
satin embroidered in brown and gold
thread and trimmed with brown fur
coat that for many women might do
double duty, serving as an evening
wrap on many occasions.
This coat makes use Of brown fur
against the bottle green Of the coat
interesting because some weeks ago
the general prediction was that the
fashion of the autumn would demand
fur that matched the fabric with
which il was used.
The balance seems to hang be-
tween the straight-line silhouette to
which We are entirely adapted and
the new silhouette that dressmake RS
have been stressing in Paris as a
relief from the straight lines of
which they have wearied. II we
continue with the former-and smart
ly dressed women in France and
America are amazingly stubborn
about dropping it-then we shall
still have need of the straight-lin
coat. If. on the other hand. we are
inveigled into the mode of 1870. with
its fuller skirt. then we shall soon
be wearing coats of flaring lines.
Already some of these coats have
appeared. made with a tremendous
circular fare. and some of the new
mandarin coats over which Paris has
already become rather enthusiastic
are made full enough to accommo-
date the width of an 1910 skirt.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06
LIS: is? S;?! )! 4! '!:!i
eveD By Csle Robinson

Beauty parlors and I are on good
terms. Never have turned cold
shoulder on a facial pack nor double
crossed a pleading pot of rouge. nor
flung an unkind word at the luscious
lip stick. And l do not think that the
fact that you henna your hair has
anything whatever to do with your
possible chances for entry into the
kingdom of heaven.
Such things seem to me to be purely
matter of taste, like a liking for
tripe or garlic sausage. Therefore,
why drag the Bible into the discus
sion or clutter up hades with unde-
strable immigrants simply because
they have powdered noses? No, says
/, let them as likes il daub il on a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06

Don't forget to include at least one
overblouse in your summer wardrobe.
This easily made one can be had at
very little expense. for you will need
only 1l2 yards of 36-inch material to
make it in the 36-inch size. The pat
tern cuts in sizes 16 years, 36, 40 and
~ inches bust measure.
Price of pattern, Is cents. in post
age stamps only. Orders should be
addressed to The Washington Star
Pattern Bureau, 81 East 18th street,
New York city. Please write name
and address clearly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06

foot thick If so they please. But
and here I make my stand and de-
mand another amendment to the Con-
stitution-let them not come weep
ing to me after they've done SO and
say they've been insulted and no one
knows how TO treat nice, honorable
girl any more"
Which brings me TO the case of
Ethylene. Ethylene works in the In
domitab1e Insurance office. Ethylene
works hard and is dutiful daughter
and a self-respecting young woman
outside her home. You may not be-
lieve this when you see Ethylene. but
it's true. Dan Redding didn't believe
it.
Dan met Ethylene down at the
Utopia dance hall, where she and her
three chums had gone for an hour.
It's a perfectly decent dance hall and
Ethylene and her chums are perfectly
decent girls. But. as stated, Dan
didn't believe it. Ethylene and Co.
were in their regular office garb-
mascarad eye lashes. plucked eye
brows. lips that looked as though
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06
Fresh Corn Fritters.

Mix together two cupfuls of green
corn scraped from the cob. the yolks
Of two eggs, well beaten; pepper
and salt to season, half teaspoon
full of baking powder, sifted with a
half cupful of flour, and the stiffiv
beaten whites of the eggs. Add
enough milk to make a soft batter.
Mix thoroughly and fry by spoon
fuls in deep fat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06
Your Home and
You
BY HELEN KENDALL.
Two Who Play as One.

The young matron who had just
celebrated her eighth wedding ami
versary sighed a little as she turned
from her packing to greet the bride
from next door, who had run in TO
ask her daily question. The bride
turned frankly to the older house
wife for advice on all sorts of do
mestic topics and nearly every day
she had a new inquiry to make. But
today her question was bit diff
ferent.
why so pensive?" she said.
blithely. Here you are packing to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06
COLOR
CUT-OUT
The Cut-Outs' New Guests.

When Billy and Betty cut-Out left
Sandy at his farm on their way home
from the county fair, he promised to
come TO see them at their cottage by
the seashore
Il wish you would bring your prize
pig, Mildred" said Betty.
Il guess Mildred is better off in
the barnyard I'll bring another pet
camping; something nicer than a
pig
When the day came for Sandy's
arrival, Billy started down the road
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06
An Incredible Thing.
Copyright. 1928

1t will probably seem incredible to
most of you fans to know that to be
a star. a cinema celebrity, which is
to have achieved the Milky Way, is
not enough; that there could be am
billions and aspirations other than
just this. To be feted and famed
publicized and picturized. photo
grapehed and bowed down to. what