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The Colorado statesman., 1923-07-28
BISHOP SEES NEED
OF BLACK PRIESTS
No Race Ever Converted Ex-
cept by Its Own Leaders
Is Statement.

New York City. July 19.-Right Rev.
John E. Burke, director general of the
Catholic Board of Mission Work among
colored people, preached a sermon
here at the ordination of Father JOS
ePh a. John, recently elevated to the
priesthood at st. Benedict's Church.
The director said that no nation or
race had ever been converted except
by its own leaders.
Gratitude and thanksgiving" he
said, "are in our hearts today. You
all know that 1 have been for years
and years a staunch advocate of the
necessity of colored priests in the
United States.
I'VE who are working among the
eleven million colored people in tn,
United States are planting the seeds
Thank God we can already see consol
ing results. believe the harvest is to
come from the colored priests in the
United States. We need colored
priests. We need colored sisters, and
thanks be to God, they are coming
Obstacles must he overcome, and pre-
judices must die.
Declaring that 1.-The white race has
not the monopoly of the benefits of
the Redemption-the grace of God can
work in the soul of black man as ef-
ficaciously as it can in the soul of a
white man." he urged all present to
"agitate in prayer for colored voca-
tions. Agitate among your selves that
the idea may spread. Agitate by CO.
operating with those who have taken
up the work of educating young col
ored men and girls for the priesthood
and sisterhood."
Addressing the celebrant, he said:
"Father John, we welcome you to
the ranks of the clergy, and we press
you to our bosom. Go forth to your
divine mission with a stout heart,
trusting in Gods grace. Our prayers
will follow you that He who said to
His first priests, Go into the whole
world and preach the Gospel. o.. 3.
L shall be with you unto the end of
the world, may be with you at all
times, your inspiration and your
strength and your reward when your
day in the vineyard is over"
Father John has a brother, a Domi-
nican friar, in France, and a sister, q
nun, in Trinidad, b. w. 1.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-07-28
Exodus Speeds Up;
Many Planters Fac
ing Disaster.

Memphis, July.-Like the 1sraeliteS
fleeing from the bondage in Egypt, the
Negroes of the South are striking out
in masses in search of the promised
or of a better land
DESERVING their homes and packing
their belongings in quilts and bags
leaving what they cannot so pack, and
carrying them on their backs as they
travel, thousands and thousands of Ne
gro laborers and cropper-farmers have
left former bitter associations and
have followed the lure of higher wages
and incomparably better social and ed
ucational conditions and facilities in
the North; the land of promise. Re
stricted immigration has reacted fav-
orably for the Negro by creating a
market for colored labor in the manu-
featuring districts.
They are travelling north as individ-
uals, as families, and even as COM
munities in spite of all that the white
South is doing to hamper the migra-
ton. In the very face of the advice
of Negro editors and preachers, who
have been bought by the Southern
planters and manufacturers to fight
the exodus, the masses continue to
move out of the southern hell. Rail
road officials in Memphis estimate
the movement from this point as 1,5OO
weekly Every train has it's quota.
The situation is the same throughout
the South. Saturday nights, always
the night of nights with the race, find
special trains bearing from six to eight
hundred jubilant but strangely silent
adventurers. Simple folk, used to end
less toll and small pay in the cotton
fields, their sole view of the world
their weekly Saturday night excursion
to the nearest village, have caught the
spirit of adventure that has brought
about movements throughout all the
worlds history.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-07-28
NEGROES GAVE A
RARE EXHIBITION
OF SINGING
Thousands at McLendon
Meeting Make Old Spirit
uals Beautiful Again.

Augusta, Ga.-A typical southern in
cident, exhibiting the chivalry (0 of
the well-born white man of the South
has come to light within the past few
days.
Over at Williston, S. c., DR.. Blan-
chard is the leading white physician.
His wife employed a colored girl
named Geraldine Anderson. Recently
Mrs. Blanchard misplaced a string of
beads and Immediately accused the
colored girl of taking them.
Without further investigation, the
gallant DIR. Blanchard took the girl out
into the woods and proceeded to give
her a severe whipping. In fact, if it
had not been for the screams and cries
of his stepson-born to Mrs. Blanchard
by a former marriage, who was fond
of his colored nurse, the girl might
have been killed.
To add dignity to the occasion, q
The Colorado statesman., 1923-07-28
GARvEYITES WEAR MASKS
lCrnsader Service.l

Baton Rouge, La, July 19.-Mem-
bers of the 'Black Star Line" as the
Universal Negro Improvement Associ-
alton is generally known through the
South, flogged a colored woman here
last night, and as result eleven of
the lawless Garveites were In Jail to-
day and the authorities are carrying
on determined hunt for three others
implicated in the dastardly outrage.
The prisoners include four women
attired in mems clothing, and all were
said to have worn masks.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-07-28
MOB SHOOTS ONE
2E 2G SEgkS SBH SgEREEBh gEHREh

Huntsville, Ala, July 11.-During a
search for Risty Ford, Negro al
legged to have attacked young white
woman, Edward Reynolds, member
of the mob posse, shot and instantly
killed DIR. Bernard who it is said he
had mistaken for Ford.
1t is claimed that Bernard had
changed his clothes to a khaki overall
suit, went through the bushes to Rey-
nolds house, and Reynolds thinking
that he was the alleged fugitive who
had been reported to have been in that
neighborhood, fired on him, killing him
instantly.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-07-28
Wife of U. N. |. A.
Leader AdvOcatOr
of Calm Counsel
81 Am Here to Tell You to
Be Calm and Quiet in All
Your Words and Actions"
Says Mrs. Garvey.

Washington, d. c., July 20.-Public
interest is centering upon Mrs. Amy
Jacques-Garvey, wife of the U. N. 1. A.
founder and leader. AS trusted and
loyal wife of the imprisoned national
ist leader, Mrs. Garvey is making a
strong impression upon thoughtful,
fair-minded people. Reports coming
to Washington from theEast, the West,
the North and South indicate that she
is expected to keep a level head dur
ing the present crisis in the career of
her husband. The conviction appears
to be growing that Mrs. Garvey is an
able, strong minded woman equipped
in every way to do good work for the
nationalist movement, by sweeping the
dust of misunderstanding from the
minds of some, by strengthening the
bond of unity between the members of
the U. n. I. A., by making new friends
for the cause and converting some of
it's enemies.
Makes Good Beginning in New York
Address
81 anne here to tell you to be calm
and quiet in all your words and in all
your actions. 1t is that attitude OF
yours that can help Mr.. Garvey and
not the spirit of vengeance" was the
way Mrs. Garvey is reported as begin
ming an address at Liberty hall, New
York recently, after saying that she
did not desire to arouse the emotion
of the audience. Considerate people
who have heard and read this sensible
utterance, attach Importance to it as
indicative of the splendid service the
wife of the q. n. I. A. leader is spir-
itually and intellectually prepared to
perform for the cause of which her
husband is the leader and spokesman
Mrs. Garvey is further reported as
exhorting the members of the U. n. l.
A. to be cheerful and to conduct them
selves with dignity and propriety on
all occasions, and indicating by her
words that Negroes should not cherlsh
ill-feeling in their hearts towards each
other. She has made the impression
that her path to unity between the U.
n. I. A. members and all others of the
race, is one of love-not hatred, not
vengeance and not strife. In this view,
the wife of Marcus Garvey has already
begun to create sympathetic feeling
for her husband, intensity the interest
and loyalty of the U. N. 1. A. member
ship and arouse and quicken the SYM
pathetic interest of the public, in the
future of her husband and the move
ment he has been fostering.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-07-28
Doctor Whips Wife's
Maids-Beads We're
Misplaced = w f e
Had Beads

(From Greensboro (N.C.) Daily NewsJ
Greensboro, n. C.-The Negroes Of
Greensboro sang their way into glory
last night.
The thousands of them who crowded
into the Greene Street tent to accept
the invitation of Rev. B. F. McLendon
for a special meeting for Negroes gave
such an exhibition of singing as has
rarely been heard in Greensboro, or
anywhere else.
They lifted up their voices, men and
women, and sang as only Negroes can
sing. They put to shame every white
choir that has been at the McLendon
meetings. They took the songs OF the
white people and using their own nat
ural intonation, entirely different
from the white intonation, they made
of them new hymns of praise.
An then they left the white hymns
and returned to their own spirituals,
and here all else was forgotten in the
sheer beauty of sound and spirit that
poured forth. The Negroes broke sud-
denly into the rolling "Steal Away"
Led by two of their own race they
stood up and sang and sang and sang.
They wouldn't be stopped. Whenever
the song neared its end, fresh voicer
would pick it up again and again while
the large white congregation listened
enthralled.
Then "Shine on Me" and then, by
special request the old favorites,
"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" and here
again they made such music as seldom
comes to this town. They didn't need
any leaders; they didn't require any
body to tell them what to do. They
knew what to do and they did it. They
sang their hearts out.
Even that wasn't all. After the SER
mon they took up SIN My Heart" and
while the congregation filed out the
choir of some 500 stood and sang for
nearly thirty minutes longer. They
didn't want to quit and they wouldn't
until sheer exhaustion compelled them
to.
81 want to have somebody outline
hymn" Mr. McClendon said suddenly,
just before the sermon. zone of you
preachers come up here and outline it
for us" An old Negro preacher
jumped up into the pulpit, opened a
hymn book and read the hymn entirely
through Then he started at the first
stanza and read two lines. The choir
took it away from him and sang the
whole verse He moved to the second
verse, read two lines again, and again
the full chorus lifted it up; and so on
through the hymn.
That's outlinin' for you," said the
evangelist.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-07-28
COLOR CLAUSE To Be STRICKEN OUT
Kansas Senator's Bill Regulating Mar
riage and Divorce to Be Re-intrOduced

Washington, D. c., July 19.-The ac-
tive and organized protests of the col
ored men and women of the country,
backed by numerous other organiza-
tions, have won the day in the fight to
eliminate the color clause from the
proposed national marriage and di-
vorce bill.
Led by the Federation of Colored
Women's Club, groups of women from
all over the country began piling up
letters of protest upon the desk Of
Senator Capper, the junior member
from Kansas, who is said to have ex-
pressed his amaZement at the effective
working of their organization and to
have predicted "that If similar eff
cheney were exercised in the same un-
selfish way most any legislation de-
sired by the colored people could be
secured.
The bill which Senator Capper in
troduced last session was prepared by
an attorney for the American Fedora
tion of Women's Clubs, white, and
contained the following objectionable
clause:
mo license to marry will be issued
where applicants are members OF dif-
ferent races; that is to say, marriage
between members of the white and
black races or of the white and yellow
races, shall be valid."'
While southern sentiment supported
the clause, the bill it is said was pre-
pared by woman attorney in Indiana
the state which first sponsored the
measure.
Senator Capper will re-introduce the
bill at the coming session of Congress,
but during the recess Of Congress he
has been able to get line on the re-
action on the measure from the vari-
GUS sources so that amendments Will
likely be proposed to meet the major
ity of opinion as he finds it. There is
considerable sentiment among mem
hers of Congress in favor of some such
measures to eliminate conflicts in mar
riage and divorce laws of different
states which now lead to many marital
entanglements and much embarrass-
ment especially in property distribu-
ton.
In letter to friends here this week
Senator Capper takes the position that
it is needless to go out of his way to
offend the Negro population of the
country in declaring the social line
since marriage between whites and
blacks is not forbidden in most of the
states.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-07-28
$4,000 BRIDAL GIFT

Chicago, July 19.-Mrs. Nora Doug
lass-Holt, who will be married to JOS
eph L. Ray at Bethlehem, Pa, July %,
will receive $4,000 worth of preferred
Glass A securities of the United
States Steel Corporation as gift from
the groom.
Mrs. Hollis first husband was a sue
cessful business man of Chicago, own
ing the majority of the stock in the
Liberty Life Insurance Company.
Ray is often referred to as "the
right-hand man. of Charles Schwab,
the steel king.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-07-28
90 ooo WEEKLY FOR MILLER AND
LYLE IN NEW SHUTTLE
ALONG
Second Edition of Show That Broke
All Records to Open in WASH
ington in August

A second edition Of "Shuffle Along
will be presented by George White,
producer of the Scandals" opening in
washington early in August. Miller
and Lyle, authors of the book Of "Shuf-
file Along" will be featured in the new
show. 1t is reported that they will re-
ceive salary of $1,000 weekly.
The show is now in rehearsal at one
of the downtown theaters.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-07-28

magistrate was present and witnessed
the whipping.
Then-when the doctor, the magis-
trate, the step-son and the victim, re-
turned to the house, the wife an
nounced that the beads had been found
just where she had mislaid them.
AS an evidence of his humane feel
ing and civilized character, the doctor
dressed the poor girls sacrificed back,
then announced with brave and cour-
ageous soul, that he would like to see
the Negroes help themselves. And
this announcement he made to a Ne
gro.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-13
NOTE
IS CONDEMNED
BY WEBB MILLER

PARIS. Aug. l3.-France regards
the proposals in the British repair
atoms note as unacceptable and Pre-
mier Poincare probably will reply
fatty refusing the British sugges-
tons, 1t was learned semi.officially
today.
A seml-official analysis of the Brit
ish note said the whole tendency of
the Downing street communication
was to demand reduction of the
French claims and abandoning of
guarantees which France considers
impossible.
1t was considered probable Poin-
care would reply. contesting the Brit
ish points which he regards as err
roneous.
Scmi-officially. II was pointed out
that with the exception of few
points, the British attitude as out
lined in Curzon's latest communica-
ton. is exactly the same as In the
past Hence France can only be con-
sistent and make the same reply as
in the pasta refusal.
France lis determined to contest the
British statements regarding the le-
gality OF occupation OF the Ruhr, the
scmi-officia analysis said, aud Will
Turn 10 Page I, Column p
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-13
Why Pick
OnSeattIe?

Can editorial from tho Spokane
Press.
CEATTLE Is again being round
~ ~ abused by n large assert
ment Of esteemed contempt
rarics because certain journal
OF that city insulicd the presL
dent after his departure. aud
continued 90 insult him during.
IL not after, the termination Of
his fatal Illness.
This, We are told from Tacoma
and Portland. and from other
quarters nearer home. Is a true
manifestation OF 'the Seattle
spirit
Why carry this scnsoicss inter.
city pickering 20 tho point Of
itlIoey: What Is gained by con
slant Federation OF tho absurd
failacy that Seattle Is ruled by
band OF malignant demons1
What can one community gain
by knocking It's neighborsf
II Is true that one Seattle
paper IA once great daily In
herited and now directed by n
professional tummy .aeher - did
insult the president. But the
sheets that seek TO paint that
action as typical Of "the Seattle
spirit are little better than the
paper that published the original
offcuse.
What the Northwest needs"
Is. more cooperation among it,
leading chies. Every brick
thrown at Seattle draws brick
IN return.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-13
CHARLIE CHAPLIN HAS
FINE NEW GOLF T0GS;
MISSES MOVIE QUEENS

nEJ MONTE. Cal, Aug. 10
~ Charlie Chaplin. movie com.
edian, attired in n golf costume
that would give Gene Sarazen
sartorial dyspepsia, was at Del
Monte today to play golf--and do
nothing else.
There isn't a movie queen
here" he was told by an inter.
viewer, recalling that few brief
months ago he came TO Del Monte
TO announce his Inflated engage.
ment TO Pola Ncgri.
Congratulations" was his re.
ply.
But won't you miss them2"
he was asked.
Maybe, Mt first" he answered
thouRhtfully. "But after Il little
practice with this driver III never
miss them. I'm going to be the
southpaw golf champion OF movie.
dom--nnd I'm not going to be any.
thing else
So that's that.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-13
WAR ON "CAS"
PRICE STARTS
Six States Fight for Lower
Quotation

MILWAUKEE,. Wis, Aug. Ia
The city OF Milwaukee tomorrow
win start selling gasoline for 1875
cents a gallon for low test and l4.g
for high test In an effort to drive
down prices here.
Five thousand dollars worth OF
the fuel will be distributed TO the
public thru n city filling station.
Mayor Hoan. announced.
The price Is about I cent a gal.
lon less than present filling station
prices.
CHICAGO. Aug. t3.--Wnr on high
gasoline prices was wagcd by Mt.
torneys general and governmental
agencies in a half dozen western
states today.
Gov. McMasters Of South Dakota.
whose victory started the movement,
went ahead with plans TO sell tho
fuel thru state depots TO prevent an
increase by the big companies.
Gov. Nestos. North Dakota, await.
cd an answer to his telegram TO the
STANDARD oil Co., demanding similar
prices. Gov. Charles w. Bryan, Ne.
braska. made similar demands to
the Standard and Is considering op.
Grafton of state.operated filling sta.
tons
Gov. Len Small, Illinois. is In.
vestignting the situation, while Gov
Kendall OF Iowa is studying tho
South Dakota plan. Standard on
officials here intirpated that n price
cut impends in Kentucky Wiscon.
sin dealers met today to discuss n
price cut,
In Milwaukee and other cities au.
tomobile clubs arc considering plans
To establish their own filling sta.
tions. while In half dozen or more
cities tho gnsolIno retailers them.
selves are participating in price cut
wars.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-13
RIOTINC
in GERMANY AS
CUNO GOES OUT
of Entente Feared as Turmoil
in Germany Grows; Excitement on
Bourse as Franc Plunges Downward;
British Challenge Ruhr Invasion
(BY UNITED PRESS

With the downfall of the Cuno government the pubica-
ton of correspondence between the allies and two fighting
speeches by Premier Poncare of France the reparaons
situation beanie decidedly acute the weekend
In anticipation of break between England and France the
French franc fell to the lowest point in its history
From Hanover, Germany and fatal riotng was
reported, with IL dead and so injured.
German socialists, by decision reached "ConstuioY
Day. to join with communists in voting lack of confidence
in the Cuno ministry today forced the chanceors resgna
ton Herr Sresemann leader of the Volksparte is forming
ministry.
Great Britain caused sensation which many believe may
lead to definite break with France and Belgium repara
tons when note in which the legality of the Ruhr occupa
ton fatty challenged, made public.
On Sunday in speeches at Marvle and Stenay Premier
Poincare made two nfammatory speeches, in which he
recalled the horrors of wartime and attempted nflame
his hearers to continued hatred of Germany declaring
patton of the Ruhr will not end until Germany has paid
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-13

Goodbye, swimmin' hole. goodbye,
flahin' polcl
Right in the midst Of all the sum
mer.tlme joys. Monday morning,
Thomas II. Cole. city superintendent
Of schools. pulled out the old crepe
and hung il on tho door OF Vacation
Fun. lie hated to do Il that's what
he said. but he did It Just the same
He told us scitool would start in
three weeks. Just think only three
weeks more
Already a lot Of things are being
done In the various school buildings
thrnout the clty--things the small
boy hates to think about but which
arc designed to make II easy for him
10 letrn a lot and grow up TO be a
smart man. BY the time. Tuesday,
Sept. 4. rolls around. everything Will
be ship.shape again. For Tuesday,
Sept. 4--the day following Labor day
lis the time set for the new term
tn onpu
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-13
WOMAN PLUNCES
FROM ST. SIGN
Falls rs Feet, Striking on
Face; May Die

Crawling from a window in III :
Hub hotel. Third ave. and James ST
at n. m, Monday. Mrs. Bird Nelson,
80, hung suspended in mid.air froi
the edge of an electric sign. 20 fec
above the street, while dozens &
early morning pedestrians gazed ia
establishment.
Mrs. Nelson dropped to the pave.
ment as Sergeant p. II. Jennings wa
attempting to rescue her. She struc
upon her face, receiving serious in.
juries to the head. Jennings took her
to the city hospital, where her cor,
dition was said to be critical.
Jennings was passing when h.
saw the woman and heard her shout
stop that man." She was pointin
at Il man who was running up Third
ave. and apparently was trying a.
catch him by taking shortcut thry
the window. intending TO jump to the
street.
Jennings declared that Mrs, Nelson:
was under the influence of liquor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-13
z CHILDREN
FEARED DEAD

CHICAGO. Aug. ~. FNar that
seven children who left their homes
sunday for q Lake Michigan beach
have been drowned was expressed
BY parents and police today.
All started for the lake together.
They included Nellie kluth. Is. Der.
nard Klu,h. :; Lester RIuth. O..
Francis kluth. .: Marie Kuth. .:
Helen clnko. -. and her brother.
Paul. e.
They waved At their parents from
the street. That was the last seen
OF them. An all.uight search was
unauccessful. The quest continued
today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-13
I KILLED IN
TRAIN WRECK
Head Collision Causes
Tragedy in Colorado

PUEBLO. Colo. Aug. Ia
Seven railway employees we're
killed, two trainmen and one
passenger injured about a. m.
today at Fowler, Colo, in head
on collision between passenger
trains Of the Colorado & South
ern and Santa Fe railroad.
Colorado & Southern passenger No
coz, detoured from Walsenburg &c
La Junta because OF floods, ane
Santa Fe No. 6. running on SEIZED
ule from Pueblo west. crashed at
the west switch at Fowler, where
they were TO have passed.
Both engineer and firemen on the
Colorado & Southern double-header
and the engineer OF the Santa Fe
were killed and the engines over
turned. One baggage car was de.
molished and the other derailed BY
the impact, but no passsi
coaches were damaged and only one
passenger injured.
Relief trains from Pueblo and
Junta have been rushed TO the
scene and doctors in Fowler are
caring for the injured.
The dead: A Hensen. engineer. La
Junta, Colo; J. p. Pierson. fireman
La Junta; f. Schenke. engineer.
Pueblo; G.. H, Gray. engineer. Den
yer; - King. bagEageman. Kan
sas City; G. L. Chewing. fireman.
Denver.
e. G. Brown. messenger. Denver
The injured:
- Durleigh, trainman, residence
unknown.
Hirsch, trainman. residence
unknown.
Miss Pearl Brown, Wichita, Kan.
passenger. lips cut.