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The Colorado statesman., 1923-04-14

THE CLOSING SCENES OF
THE COLORADO LEGISLATU RE

COON the curtain will drop and the last scene in the
act of the Twenty-fourth General Assembly of the
w. State of Colorado will be ushered into memory We
have given former issues graphic descriptions and de-
tailed of the workings of this AUGUST BODY,
and have clearly shown to the people how much be
accomplished by number of and women who
solve in serving people the best of their ability, and
because they delight will harrnonously for
the welfare of the Many bills have been passed
which we will be beneficial the community Ap
ponnents have been made and confirmed the appontees
their acceptance taking the oath to be true and
scientious in dealing with the people, acting with dignity
and in their respective positions the GOVERNOR
PRESIDENT of the SENATE, SPEAKER of the
HOUSE, members of both HOUSES of the LEGISLA-
TURE have all worked in session for the good of
Will they close their good work, their influence
their help individually and collectively to the people of
Colorado with the close of their session? mol! Big
hearts, large minds bent the advancement of good
cause and the progress of people CANNOT, MUST
NOT, WILL NOT; and therefore THE COLORADO
STATESMAN, advocate for JUSTICE and RIGHT
for all citizens irrespective of race creed COLOR
an instrument whose years Of service to this
munty have been filled with sacrifice and devotion
Grating the conditions between the that
and expresses it's gadness that nothing discrrlinat
against any of citizens has been enacted and that
such interpretations have been placed upon the laws gov
erning that share the burden alike and partici
pate in the good things equally.
WE CONGRATULATE the Colorado Legislature
just 1ororogued its very successful session.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-04-14
COIOre d Man and
Wife Jailed After
M O b At t ack Is
Charge

The National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People, 20 Fifth
Avenue, New York, is investigating the
case of James Gordon and his wife,
Matte Gordon, of Louisa, Virginia,
who were Jailed, it is charged, after a
mob attack in which a white man was
killed.
The trouble which occurred in Feb
ruary, is said to have arisen over a
piece of land claimed by both Mr.. Cor
don and the white man, whose location
had been settled some months before
by local court. The white man Is
said to have persisted in moving the
line fence on Gordon's land, and final
ly in a dispute which arose, one of the
white mans employees was shot and
killed.
A letter from Mrs. Gordon states
that the white man and his forces had
threatened to kill her and her hus-
band. The trial is scheduled to take
place at the Louisa, Virginia, court
house between the 14th and the 21st
of May.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-04-14
DON'T Be SATISFIED
Editor Advises Negroes Claor for Things Beneficial
While Earth.

We spend our time in play while our
people suffer. There is no hope for
us as a race so long as we are con-
tented with full stomach and a place
to sleep. If our leaders are satisfied
in piling up dollars for themselves re-
gardless of the starving masses we are
doomed and all is utter darkness.
We have power within ourselves to in
a large measure solve our present
problem if we would only become suf-
ficiently dissatisfied with our present
status. For fear I haven't made my
meaning clear-Regardless of what
position you occupy, don't be satisfied.
Philadelphia Tribune.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-04-14
COlOred Film Actor
Sacrifices are er
for Education

Long Beach, Cal, March 31.-(Paci-
fic News Bureau) How many 13-year
old boys would prefer going TO school
in preference to drawing an attractive
salary of 500 per week or more as a
film actor?
Well, this is just what Leon Perdue
a little colored boy living on Pros
pect Avenue did recently when he was
offered a contract calling for a nice
fat salary as a juvenile actor for one
of the large Hollywood film produc-
ers.
Leon, who is 13 years old and a
sophomore in the Pholy High School,
began his film career several years
ago as an extra working with Baby
Marie Osburne and the well known
colored juvenile comedy star, Ernest
Morrison, better known as Sunshine
Sammy" Since then he has played
in number of successful films, the
most notable of them being Booth
Tarkington's "Penrod."
Although Leon and his mother are
by no means wealthy and film con-
tract would bring in sufficient money
to place them in very comfortable cir
cumstances; they feel that good
school education is by far more val
liable for Leon at the present than a
film contract, no matter how attrac-
tive.
Leon, however, is ambitious and as
a page in connection with the exhibit
of the Hoover Vacuum Sweeper Com
pany at the big Industrial exposition
being held in Long FSacb, he is ac-
cumulating a bank account without
sacrificing his educational training
The Colorado statesman., 1923-04-14
Perfect Pastor Is
Sentenced to 1S
Months in Prison
Hand Writing and Water
Mark on Paper Prove
His Guilt.

Baltomire, Md.-Rev. Cyrus W. H.
Briddle, Kent Island NJ. E. minister,
with a perfect record of many years
work in the Delaware Conference, was
found guilty of sending obscene letters
through the mail Friday.
Monday, he was sentenced to serve
Is months in the Federal penitentiary.
The jury was out half an hour and
the verdict followed a trial covering
two days in the U. S. District Court
numbers from Kent Island, where the
women lived who received the letters,
as well as here in Baltimore, where
the accused had a large number of
influential friends.
Lived Exemplary Life
One of the outstanding features of
the trial was the large amount of
evidence brought out by the defense
that established the fact that Rev.
Briddell enjoyed a most enviable rep
utation in all of the places he had
been stationed since his advent into
the ministry.
Dr. John o. Spencer, president of
Morgan College, testified on the wit
ness stand that he had known Rev.
Briddell II years, covering his stu
dent days az Princess Anne Academy,
and his activities in the ministry, and
knew him to be a good moral man
and would not believe him guilty of
such an act.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-04-14
Pays $4,000 to Get
Southern Lab0rers

Savannah, Ga, April Al. L. De
Veaux rather startled the city mar
shal's office Saturday when he walked
in and turned over $1,000 in exchange
for license to open an agency here
to recruit labor for outside points. He
also paid the $1,000 required by the
State for such business.
Offices were opened Monday at 6O5
West Broad street and scores of labor
ers wishing to go elsewhere for work,
have been besieging the labor office
ever since. The office is recruiting
labor for an aluminium mine in North
Carolina. Several shipments of labor
were carried off this week.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-04-14
British NOnplussed
By white Negro
A Popularity in One Sou
danese Family to Give
Birth to White Skinned
Children.

London, April 4-The principal medi-
cal officer of the Egyptian Government
Hospital Port said, writing to the Lam
Get, reports the admission to the hos
pital of an albine Negro, aged twenty
five, with perfectly white skin of cur
ious shade and texture, brown eyes and
flaxen hair. His father and mother
were typical black Sudanese. They had
daughter and another son, both now
dead, who were also white.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-04-14
Liberia Raises Tariff

Monrovia, Liberia, April 4.-Officlals
informed on December 18th of the fail
ure of the United States Senate to
authorize loan of S5,000,000 to this
country, President King, introduced
measures in Congress raising the i'm
port tariff two and one-half per cent.
Also, for the first time, foreign busi-
ness men will be permitted to reside
and trade here in certain areas.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-04-14
o. G. WILLARD TO ADDRESS MIN
NEAPoLIS BRANCH, N. A. A. c. p.

Oswald Garrison Willard, editor of
"The Nation" one of New York's
foremost liberal weekly magazines,
will address the Minneapolis, Mimi,
Branch of the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People on
April 10, it was announced today.
"The Nation has consistently
fought for justice to the Negro in the
United States and is continuing its
campaign.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-04-14

~ HE question is often asked, Is the
Negro easily satisfied? Does he
exhibit a spirit of submissive
The Colorado statesman., 1923-04-14

~ HE question is often asked, is tne
Negro easily satisfied? Does he
exhibit spirit of submissive
ness? Is he satisfied with his condi-
ton in the civilized world? Does he
realize the true relation he occupies in
America as. compared with other
groups? Is he different from other
people to the extent that he can be
happy while thousands of his people
are burned alive and the other twelve
million suffering from discrimination?
Is he incapable of making place for
himself despite the handicaps and bar
riers erected to bar his progress?
Why should the Negro glory in his
humble spirit when every other civil
lied group admires the fighting spirit;
the do or die, sink or swim character
istic? Does he not know that he has
power, if rightly used, sufficient to
change his present situation? Are Ne
groes unable to produce leaders who
will teach them more about living to-
day than dying tomorrow?
We believe Negroes are not satisfied.
They should not be contented This
spirit of, "Even though you slay me yet
will trust you," should be discarded
as unfit for intelligent men to possess.
Instead of rejoicing in our obility to
be happy although we are suppressed,
should be cast into oblivion as un-
sound, and in its place should come
Of ;eF, oh
will make us stand up as men with our
faces set like a flint to attain the
greatest amount of justice. The spirit
of humility which characterized the
Negro may have been an asset during
slavery but now it is the worst CURSE
our people can have. Every man, ev-
cry race that has made progress made
it not because they were con-
tented but rather because they were
not satisfied. The victories that we
have achieved came about because
some of us were not contented with
our former state. We wanted educa-
tion because we were not satisfied
without it, consequently illiteracy has
decreased from 90 to % per cent.
The Negro group must awaken to
its power and then assert it. Not that
arrogant super-sensitive, chip on the
shoulder disposition, but rather the
attitude of commanding the respect
that is due all men. We once believed
everything comes to him who waits.
The trouble with this doctrine is you
are likely to be dead before you get
it. Take a cursory glance at the his
tory of civilization and you will find
that the greatest asset anyone can
have is being dissatisfied.
A large number of us like to talk
about the wonderful progress we have
made in the last fifty-eight years. We
have no time to think about the things
we have done. The things that have
been accomplished were attained by
our forefathers, who had practically
no opportunity. II we don't do twice
as much, we haven't done anything.
Members of the white race try to lull
us to sleep by telling up we have per-
formed greater wonders than any
other group. While this may be true,
so long as we suffer 1t is a waste of
energy to think about it except as an
inspiration to higher and greater
achievements.
Our preachers and teachers must
deal in facts, preach more about a
bank account than the pearly gates
more about thrift than the great be-
yond, for true Christianity is embOd-
led in right living while on earth.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-04-14
WANT WHITE PHYSICIANS

Montgomery. Ala, April 4-Efforts
of DIR. II. r.. Motion and others to place
all colored physicians and nurses in the
new 81, 900 900 War Veterans Hospital
at Tuskegee are being opposed by local
whites who wish to give the position
to white physicians and nurses.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-04-14
BLOCK WORTH $1,000

New York City, April 4.-The long
block from Seventh to Eighth avenue
on west both street, contains fifty-siN
residences owned by colored people and
valued at S1,0OO,0O0.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-24
IFISHERMEYS RACE
| MAY BE POSTPONED
Columbia Can Hardly Reach
HALIFAX In Time

Gloucester, Mass, oct. sl,-The ae'
eident which prevented the SAILING
Tar Halifax of the schooner coinmbia'
American challenger for the interna'
tional fshermen's trophy now he'a ps
the Nova Scotia schooner blaenosr,
may cause postponement OF the nfsl
race Of this years international series
scheduled 10 take place on haiifax
on Saturday,
The Columbia returned 10 port
Monday shortly after she had started
for Halifax. The vessel shattered an
eight foot section of her shoe AFT 10y
striking A rock at the entrance 10
Gloucester harbor. Capt. Hen Pine.
her skipper. had her hauled out on
the marine railway yesterday ana a
new section OF shoe was set In place.
Repairs we're completed last night ana
pine started for Canada again.
The heavy eastcrly gale prevailing
would have held the vessel back ana
cant. Pine said last night that no
time had been lost through the acci-
dent. II the weather moderates. ne
said. the Columbia will probably
reach Halifax Friday afternoon. .
The American race committee IL
was said. will not ask for a postpone
ment. as the Columbia will be under
the jurisdiction OF the International
committee, made up OF three MEM
bers from the country in which the
race Is being held and two from the
challenging country. II Is expected
that II the Columbia reaches Canada
too late to get her rig ready for Sat
urday this body will order postpone
ment for o day or two.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-24
RuMoRs ABOUT DONOVAN.
New Haven Manager May Lead
Washington Team, Reports Say.

New Haven, Oct. 24.--Reports have
been circulated here to the effect that
Wild Bill Donovan, for the past TWO
years manager of the Profs, would
succeed Donnie Bush as manager OF
the Washington Americans. Bush
was released Monday by Clark Crit
fifth, president of the club, who has
not named a successor yet.
1t was learned from fans attend
ing the world series that Donovan
was in conference with tn eWash-
ington owners during the series and
that the Washington owner Is keen
for the engagement of Donovan, who
has been success at the two years
he led the Profs. The Profs' mani
ager has a strong admirer in Walter
johnson of the Senators. who has
much to say concerning the policies
Of the club. Bush, who was re-
leased as manager of the team, was
a team mate of Donovan's on the
Detroit club.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-24
JIMMY AUSTIN SIGNED
TO COACH THE BROWNS
Manager Sisler Docs Not Plan Any
Radical Changesj Hopes to Have
shockcr Back.

st. Louis Mo-, Oct. 24.--George
sisler, who last Saturday was named
manager of the st. Louis Americans,
yesterday asserted there were no radi-
cal changes contemplated in the per-
sonnet of the team, but added he in
tended to sta. intensive education
al training wherever man can be
improved" He stated he hoped to
play next season. but he would not
do SO unless his vision was improved
sufficiently to permit him to do it
we'll"
He said no opportunities would be
passed up to bolster up the pitching
staff, and expressed the hope that
Shocker would be with the team next
year. Shocker has asked Judge Ian
dis to declare him a free agent. MS a
result of his suspension last season
for alleged violation of a club rule.
Sisler said the Browns were weak
in reserves and efforts would be made
to strengthen the reserve force.
Jimmy AustiI., former manager
has been signed as coach, Sisler an
nounced.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-24
DRONkIE IS FIRED
AS BRASSCO LEADER
Successor to Be Announced at
Meeting December 4

Waterbury, Oct a. Herman
Bronkie was deposed as manager OF
the Waterbury Brasscos at the other
nights meeting of the club stockhold-
ers. His successor was appointed but
his name will not be- announced until
December 1, when his contract with
big league club expires. However,
every Eastern league fan In Water
bury knows the new manager, whose
name has been mentioned In connec-
ton with the local berth and who
was a familiar figure in the league up
to a few years ago.
Manager Bronkie is the fourth
Brassco pilot to be released since
Waterbury has occupied it's new
baseball park on Thomaston avenue.
Jud Daley was the first to get the
gate, then Joe Cosgrove was supple
mented and next Billy Gilbert walked
the plank. Now, Herman treads the
self-beaten path.
Bronkie was the most popular
last place manager that Waterbury
ever had.
Tho past season was financial
Dl0on5r, as anyone VINO saw tne
size of the crowd during August and
September, already knows. The re-
ceipts for 1923 were $4,000 less
than for 1922. The attendance for
the season Just closed was $4,000
compared with $4,000 for 1o22--a
falling off of $4,000. However this
loss was offset greatly by the sale
of Luck Howe and Jiggs Donahue
and the deficit was further reduced
by the fact that expenses were low
or this season than in several years.
Steps will be taken at once to
rebuild the team for next season.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-24
THIS DAY
IN SPORT

1914--Marvin Pierce, Miami univer-
sity, kicked a goal from place
ment from the 47-yard line, long
est winning kick of kind on rec
ord. Feat was performed against
Mt. Union.
1903-Lou Dillon, trotting a mile in
1:5SA at Memphis, Tenn, be-
came first two-minute trotter on
record,
1S94--Ted Lewis, bantamweight
champion between 1917 and 1919
born this day In London, Eng
His right name is Gershon Men
deloff.
1s91-Sunol lowered mile record of
Maud s., from 2:Os% to 2:0S IA
at Stockton, Cal, becoming fast
est trotting mare.
1sss--Joseph Darby, professional
athlete. made standing broad
jump of II it., 81 in, in Eng
land, a worlds record at the time
for this event
16s3-Prehistoric marsthoning of
early days gave Harry Holiday a
record of shaving 10 men in 36
minutes in test at London, Eng.
Holiday was given an assistant to
do the lathering.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-24
fRHHvA HAS wA
AT
Big TEN TEAMS HAVING
TOUCH PRACTICE WEEK
strengthening Of Defense and Attack
is werk Cut out for rheir
COACHES.

Chicago, Oct, si.-fsiG ten football
teams are In the middle Of the most
strenuous week OF drill since the
opening Of the season with certainty
that one team and possibly more WIN
be eliminated from championship
Iteration Saturday, Part or the
teams are deveting nearly the entire
week 10 straight football and a
sirengt hening OF lines for defensive
purposes. while others are developing
aerial attacks.
In the class apparently relying on
the aerial route TO victory are North
western and Ohio. The purple eleven
Is working overtime Oh its passing
tactics and apparently hopes TO use
that form OF play against illinois, one
OF the most dangerous teams In The
conference. a special defense also is
being perfected against Grange. the
Indian sophomore. who. has made
most OF the Illinois points TO date.
Ohio. apparently convinced that II
cannot penetrate the Iowa line Sat
urday, Is further developing the
Aerial attack used against Michigan.
Wisconsin and Minnesota, whose
game Mt Madison before a Badger
homecoming crowd. will eliminate
one or the other OF these unbeoten
elevens from championship consider
alton, have retired behind locked
gates TO put on the finishing touches,
Chicago. anxious TO keep its record
clean. is pounding Its freshman eleven
numerically In preparation for the
game with Purdue. Michigan's reg
ulars are going through a stiff prac-
tice In preparation for the Michigan
Argies. although the Wolverines ex-
pect little trouble.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-24
YALE QUARTERBACK
GOES TO RICHESON
To Start Brown Game-HarVard
Balks Weak. Other Eleyens

New Haven, Oct, sl,-fhe Yale
varsity football team was given the
hrst respite OF the season yesterday
when the coaches decided 20 hold the
practice la the Yale armory, due 20
the cold, driving rain which MADE
the field very dangerous,
According 10 the present OUTLOOK
Tad Jones will have his fun supply
OF field generals 10 call upon for sat
urday's game with Brown, Lyle
Rieheson called the numbers for the
nrst team while Neidlinger ran the
second varsity. Rleheson IL slated 10
start the fray Saturday. with Neih'
llnser ready for duty II the coaches
think II advisable. The lineup for the
remainder OF the team wan Human
and Human, ends: Miller and blair,
tackles: Eekart and Diller guards;
Stevens, left half; Pond. right half,
and Mallory. fnllback
Tickets In Mail.
General Manager II. y. Woodeock
announced last night that the tickets
have been allotted for the fale-Army
game and are in the mail, The re-
naming few. amounting 10 several
hundred. have been reserved for the
holders OF season tickets and Will be
put on sale at 0 a. nj. Monday morn
ing. Each person having season
ticket Is entitled 10 purchase one Tick
ct for the Yale-Army game. exclusive
OF students who have had the privi-
lege OF applying through the regular
Application channels.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-24
Refuse to Lift Ban ON
Lynch, Bantam Champion

New York, Oct. 24--The New York
state athletic commission has refused
to lift the suspension of Joe Lynch,
worlds champion bantamweight
champion, despite testimony of the
title holders physician and trainer
that shoulder injury caused cancel
lation of his title bout with Joe Bur-
man of Chicago, last Friday night.
Lynch was suspended when he failed
to fight Burman and will remain I'M
til he fulfills his contract with the
Chicagoan.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-24
Harvard Backs Weak.

Boston, Oct. o4.-Putting a punch
into the Harvard backfield is the task
which Coach Fisher and his big staff
OF assistants are trying to complete
before the Crimson faces the dan
gerous Dartmouth eleven in the CAM
bridge Stadium Saturday afternoon in
the game which tops all other east.
ern gridiron attractions in uncer-
tainty.
Without this punch in the backfield
the valiant efforts OF an admittedly
strong Harvard line may 60 for
naught. numbering methods by the
Crimson ball carriers may prove fatal
to the Harvard hopes OF smothering
the Big Green from Hanover.
For 1t is admitted that the Hawley
coaching methods at Hanover - and
the fact that Dartmouth has played
ore more game than the Crimson
have brought the Big Green offensive
along faster than the Harvard attack
has developed. And to offset this
Dartmouth assault and the assaults
from Yale and Princeton as well--the
Crimson must have strong defensive
system.
At Princeton.
Princeton, N. j., Oct. PA cold,
driving rain kept the Tigers indoors
most of the afternoon yesterday. In
the last few minutes of practice Coach
Roper led them out to University
field for brief signal drill with the
slippery ball. Earlier in the after
noon preliminary work was held in
the cage, consisting OF a blackboard
talk and signal practice. Nat Poe's
vorable weather, which gave them a
rest from scrimmage for the first
Tuesday in many weeks.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-24
ZONES TOO ROUGH

st. Paul, Mimi, Oct. 24.--Jimmy
Jones, welterweight of Youngstown,
Ohio, today was barred from further
matches in this state by the Mime
sofa boxing commission because Of
rough tactics In two recent bouts
here. Jones has participated in two
fights here within the past six weeks,
both ending enthusiastically when the
boxers fell out of the ring.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-24
PLANNING My OWN RACE.
Negotiations Are For His Stepping
Arainst His Own Sister.

Baltimore, Md, Oct. 24.-Rear Ad-
miral Cary +. Grayson, owner of My
Own, will confer with William P.
Kriggs, secretary of the Maryland
Jockey club, regarding a proposal
made by Riggs that My owp be
matched against his full sister, My
Dear owned by Fred Musanter, in n
mile and half race at Pimlico, No
yen,ber 10, for a $4,000 purse.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-24
ZEV WILL START.

Cincinnati. O., Oct. 24.--zev, tte
conqueror of the English Derby win
ner, Papyrus. and My Own, Rear Adj
mirsl Crayson's crack three-year-o odd
will positively appear in the great
champion stake, to be run at Latonia
on Nov 3. telegram received by La
tonia racing officials from Col. Matt ].
VIM, general manager of the Ken
lucky Jockey club stated yesterday.