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The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-09
Negro Church e S
Should Weld
Greater Influence
in Worldly Affairs

Mr.. Roger W. Babson, the worlds
greatest business statistician, writing
in the Presbyterian Continent, says
that the great power of the church
over the masses is waning rapidly be-
fore the encroachment of corporations,
business enterprises and worldly af-
fairs, and the church is wondering
why it is losing its grip on the masses.
He states that the church should not
be content to merely build beautiful
and costly edifices of worship, but
should be interested to the extent that
they secure, own and operate various
business enterprises. Instead of
preaching and scolding about obnox-
ious conditions, the most effective way
to handle the problems would be for
the church to be a factor in the de-
termining fashions in clothes, housing
conditions, amusement facilities and
investment opportunities
Applied to the Negroes wonderful
development along business lines
might be accomplished If a few of the
thousands of dollars wasted annually
in the building of over costly church
es were devoted to the building of
Negro hotels, apartment houses, the
atres, office buildings, amusement
parks, ETC.; and modern methods used
in directing the thoughts, motives and
associative activities Of the masses.
Mr.. Babson goes on to say "Church
is wondering why it is losing its grip
on the masses. 1t wonders why lodg-
es mutual benefit associations. insur-
ance companies, theaters and other
organizations are growing so rapidly
while the church is laggnig behind.
One real reason Is that the church is
using out grown methods to reach the
people, while lodges and mutual bene-
fit associations are using modern in
surance methods. Therefore If the
church is truly as serious in its desire
to accomplish results, its members
will endeavor to acquire control of the
newspapers, movies and billboards of
the communities"
The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-09
5000 Hear Dyer in
Chic ago; 1000
Clamor to Enter
Hall

A crowd of 5000 people heard Rep
resentative Leonidas C. Dyer in Chi
cago, urge colored and white people
to Join with the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored Peo-
pie in pressing for enactment in the
next session of Congress, the Dyer
Anti-Lynching Bill. Two thousand
people clamored to gain admission to
the hall, which was crowded to the
doors, according to a telegram re
ceived at National Headquarters of
the n. A. A C. p, 20 Fifth Avenue,
New York City. Mr.. Dyer is closing
his tour for the n. A. A. c. P. with
meetings in Indianapolis, Detroit and
Toledo.
As a consequence of Mr.. Dyer's
strong endorsement of the n. A, A. G.
P. and it's work, 433 new members
were enrolled at the Chicago meeting
and pledges were received from 250
persons.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-09
Negro Postmaster In
Pennsylvania Town

Washington, May disappointment
of Charles S. Mayhugh, colored, as
postmaster of South Mountain, Frank
lin County, Pa, was announced today
by Postmaster General New as he was
leaving the White House following the
meeting of President Harding with
his cabinet.
The appointment was made on the
recommendation of Senators Pepper
and Reed, and Representative Ed
ward NJ. Beers of Mount Union, Mr..
New stated.
"The appointment is evidence of the
falsity of the Democratic charge that
Republicans only appoint Negroes to
office south of the Mason and Dixon
line," said Mr.. New. ''It shows Re
publicans do not draw racial or sec
tional distinction in filling public of
fices on a merit basis"
The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-09
EX-C0TTON KING IN BAL LT|M0RE
JAMES S. WILLIAMS INVESTS EARNINGS IN
KITCHEN, FACTORY AND BRICK YARD
BUYS FARM OUTSIDE CITY
FORMER GEORGIAN TELLS OF DIFFICULTY HE
HAD LEAVING THE SOUTH
profitably dispose of their property.
Thinks Baltimore Needs More Racia

profitably dispose of their property.
Thinks Baltimore Needs More Racial
Cooperation
When asked what he thought of the
city of his adoption, Mr.. Williams said
that the one thing needed here was
more racial cooperation. 1 am work
ing wholly alone in the establishment
of some business enterprise when il
there were men willing to cooperate
we could establish many times as
much.
Honesty and unselfishness in con-
Quoting business, he thinks the key
note to his own success. If the colored
people of this city could marshal its
forces under unselfish organization
along business lines it would be one
of the most progressive communities
in the world, he said.
The above article appeared in the
Afro-American of Baltimore, June L,
1923.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-09
Charge of
10-Year-Old Girl
Gets Prison Term
Case of White Man and
Girl Attracts Nation
wide Attention

Corpus Christi, TeX.-Willie LaRue
(white), 26 years old, confessed father
of the son born four months ago to 10
year-old Mary Cavander, today was
sentenced in Twenty-eighth District
Court to serve fifteen years at hard
labor in the state penitentlary.
Little Mary, who has been living at
the Mission Home in San Antonio since
she acquired her little, live doll, was
not present in the courtroom when
sentence was passed.
An Irish orphan, whose birthday
falls on st. Patrick's day she was
taken in the LaRue home upon the
death of her parents three years ago.
She romped and played about the
farm near Mercedes in HidaIgo eoun-
ty on the Rio Grande until she was
brought to San Antonio.
She was the only witness for the
state in the trial of LaRue, who was
given change of venue, because of in
tense feeling against him in Mercedes,
and identified him as her abductor.
LaRue acknowledged in court that
he believed himself father of the girls
baby, and stated that he was willing
to accept the jury's verdict as to his
punishment.
The state had asked the death pen
atty be imposed, but attorneys for the
defense pleaded eXtenuating circum-
stances both in the statutory charge
and in the fact that LaRue was not
contesting the charges. LaRue's
mother and others told the jury that
his reputation had previously been
good.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-09
BOULDER, COLO, NEWS

We were sorry to learn of Mr. James
Clay of $40 Concord having such SER
ious accident. While working at his
carpet-cleaning place of business re
Gently, located on ArapahOe street
(easO. he in some way became uncon-
scious and fell over the steam hose and
was badly scalded before he came too.
He got home in some way and is con-
fined to his bed under n physicians
care. They fear he may have another
stroke, as his age is against him. We
hope for the best.
Mr.. Young, one of the men of our
group who had a contract to work on
the streets, repairing the street, met
with n very painful accident recently.
While he was working a car hit him
and threw him forty feet; then nearly
ran over him. They killed the engine
just in time to keep from crushing his
life out. He has been paralyzed from
his hips down. We extend our sympa-
thy to him and his wife in this the hour
of their distress.
The Baptist Church had a very nice
Bible reading Sunday morning.
Rev. Murphy, at Allen Chapel, spoke
from the 55th Chapter of Isaiah Sun
day night. His subject was "The Sin
ner's Opportunity" Next Sunday is
Children's Day exercises.
Mrs. E. G. Chrysler is still slowly
improving.
Mrs Hall, who has been suffering so
long from a stroke, seems in some way
to be better, but she is weaker from
not using her limbs. We hope for the
best. Mrs. H. Graves needs to be COM
mended for the unselfish and faithful
care she has given her mother during
her illness.
Mrs. S. TOmpson is still improving.
The re-opening or re-dedication of
Allen a. NJ. f. Church, of this city will
be held Sunday, June II, at 3 p. m
improvements to the amount of $500
are being made on the church edifice,
and n very interesting program will be
rendered on that occasion. Would be
pleased to have everybody present.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-09
DENVER, COLORADO, SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1928,
Threaten Life of
w. L. Cohen
Louisiana Appoint t e e
Warned Against Accept
ing Position-Other Port
Officials Have Also Re-
ceived Threatening Let
tiers

New Orleans. La, May 26.-Federal
were called upon today to
make rigid investigation into the writ
ing of anonymous and threatening let
tiers to Walter S. Cohen, Negro,
recently named comptroller of GUS
toms for the Louisiana port, as a re-
cess appointment by President Hard
ing. Not only were the thretening let
ters sent to Mr. Cohen, but Emile
Kuntz, Republican collector of GUS
toms, and others of the officials about
the offices here were warned that
should Cohen take the position, they
too would be dealt violence.
The letters, which have been turned
over to the postoffice inspectors,
threatened death for Collector Kuntz,
in event the nomination of Cohen is
confirmed by the Senate, while others
declared Cohen would be killed should
he be confirmed.
Signed "K. X. X" and "White Su-
premacy"
Several of the letters were signed
"K X. X" while others which were
sent to Collector Kuntz protested to
the appointment of white women in
the same office with Negroes and was
signed "White Supremacy"
The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-09
CAN'T KEEP UP WITH NEGRO
POLITENESS

Atlanta, Ca, June 7.-White people
were urged TO refrain from using ele-
vators reserved for colored people in
the sky scrapers here by the Junior
Chamber of Commerce which made the
matter the subject for its luncheon last
Thursday. A spirited discussion was
held also on the matter of keeping hats
on in elevators in which women were
riding.
"Colored men invariably remove
their hats in the elevators set aside for
them and it's a deuced nuisance to
keep pace with their politeness," said
one speaker.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-09
Migration May Stop
Lynching Says N.
Y. Evening World
N ews aper Suggests
Negroes Foster Migration
From Lynching Districts

Suggestion is made to colored peo-
pie that they foster the migration OF
their brethren from lynching districts,
in an editorial published in the New
York Evening World. Says the edi-
torial:
"If farmers and planters of a coun-
ty were certain that lynching would
be followed by the immediate depar-
ture of every field hand, the more re
sponsible would find it profitable at
least to elect sheriffs who would in
sure against such a walkout at a time
when cotton demanded cultivation or
when the crop was ready to pick. Ger
talnty that labor would be expensive
and hard to find would be real de-
terrent to lynching outrages."
The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-09

A KITCHEN for the poor, com
~ fort factory, and five-kiln brick
4 = ward are some of the things in
which James S. Williams, former
wealthy Georgia planter and cotton
king. is investing his money here in
Baltimore.
Just eleven months ago Mr.. Will
liams decided to quit the South and
come to a section of the country where
he would not have to hide his hard
earned money in the woods to keep 1t
and where he could breathe the free
air of men. He selected Baltimore.
Saw Hardships in South
For MANY wears, because of the fact
that for several successive seasons Mr..
Williams won the prize offered by the
Southern Cotton Growers Association
for the first bale of cotton ginned he
was known as the Georgia cotton king.
He owned rich and fertile farm near
Savannah, Geogria, and was SAID TO
have accumulated a competence in the
neighborhood of 100000 when a Sc
ries of misfortunes, including the
lynching of an only son and the sud-
den and unexplained death of his wire
made him decide to quit the South
After making his plans he came to
Baltimore last April and has since
been quietly settling himself into the
life and activities of the city.
Has Kitchen for Aged Poor
The first thing Mr.. Williams called
to the attention of a representative OF
the Afro-American, and the thlhs
which he seems to be most proud is
the kitchen he has established at ms
place on Pennsylvania avenue to dis
tribute food and clothes to the aged
poor. Mrs. Martha Snowden mas
charge of this kitchen and has served
food daily to any poor and needy ageu
people who can be reached.
At this place on Pennsylvania ave-
nue Mr.. Williams also has in course
of construction a $4,000 plant which
when completed will include comfort
factory with a capacity of employing
fifty women, three-story apartment
and an office.
On a 15O-acre farm which he mas
acquired near Naval Academy june
tion he has in course of construction
n fiye-kiln brick yard. Here Will also
no conducted lime kiln and rock
crusher. This farm site, which was
originally the old DIR. Adams estate Is
one of the richest farms in this section
and he is building here $25,ooo resi-
dence.
He has also invested in properties
541 and 539 Hoffman street, as well as
1115 Division street.
Had Difficulty in Leaving South
Men who have physical property in
some parts of the South have much
difficulty in getting it away, said Mr.
Williams. Although apparently L had
MANY white friends, I had much diffi-
Guilty in getting my effects away NOT
withstanding the fact that the South
mistreats her colored men ana woihen'
they don't want them to leave, ana
above all they don't want them to take
wealth away.
In Jasper county, Georgia, in which
Mr.. Williams formerly conducted MS
farm. there are many men of means
he saws. that would leave if they could
The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-09
81 Students Compete
Only Six Successful
Negro Stands Second

Urbana, Ill, June Frank S. Ran
kin, Savannah Negro youth who is
studying medicine at the University
of Illinois, recently took the eXamina-
tion for the position of senior bacteri-
ologist in the Chicago Health Depart
ment. Out of the 80 competitors only
six passed the examination and Ran
kin came second among the successful
number. .I
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-26

carrying away and damaging -
WelrS. 1t is understood that the great
majority of these WeirS will not be
rebuilt AS the owners have been
through three successive seasons OF
practically complete failure and are
rot IN a position to make further in :
Nestment eveninf they cared to do SO.
1t is also stated that the price OF
herring has been SO low for several
years that no ordinary Weir can be
maintained protitably.
Factory owners have had no hesi-
tation during the past few months il,
saying that they feel s. is the limit
that can be paid for fish This APP
parently offers no inducement to the
weir owners to rebuild and it is I'M
derstood that most of them will sit
tight, for one or two seasons at least.
pending the establishment of u more
satisfactory price.
1t Is pointed out that even if some
yeirmen decide to rebuild, weir ma
terial would he unavailable, on ac-
count of the depth Of snow in the
woods and at the best, weir of or
binary size cannot be completed be-
fore the middle of May or June. All
this means. say authorities. that few
fish will be caught in Quoddy or any
where near it, until June or July and
even if the Gamers want them badly.
there will be nothing doing until well
along in the summer.
In the meantime, sardine stocks
are steadily diminishing and the ba-
sis price Of 1925 for quarter oils.
keyless is firm and may advance.
which are more favorable than they
have been at any time since 1913.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-26
Make Change in
Prohibition Chiefs
After New York Row

Washington. Feb. 2o-Prohibition
Division Chief John D. Appleby of
New York was today transferred to
take charge of the Boston division.
Divisional Chief Mack Overpcck
was transferred from the Boston di-
vision to take charge Of the New Or
leans division.
Divisional Chief w. r. Day was
transferred from the New Orleans di-
vision to the Savannah division, and
Division Chief X. @. Merrick was
transferred from the Savannah divi-
sion to the New York division.
The changes were ordered uncere-
moniously and were announced with
out comment. lnrcply to inquiries,
however. Mr.. Haynes insisted that
the transfer orders were a part of a
well established policy of the prohi-
bition bureau, designed to make its
forces highly mobile and to give them
wide experience with conditions in
different localities.
All of the men affected by the or
ders, the commissioner insisted, had
made splendid records in their pre-
vious assignments" He declined to
so into details as to how the five
chiefs were slated for transfer
The transfer of Mr.. Appleby from
New York to Boston comes after a
long row over prohibition enforce
mcnt in the New York district.
Commissioner Haynes has indicat-
ed all along that Appleby would re-
main indefinitely at the head Of the
New York division.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-26
WEST GARDINER

Mrs. Mary Pinkham is working at
the home of Willis Wing in Man
chester.
James Goodwin is driving the
school. team after an absence of sew
cral weeks due to sickness.
Mrs. Karl Collins and children are
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Kilbreth at Winthrop.
II. c. Williams of Auburn was in
town Thursday on business.
Mrs. Lizzie French visited Mrs.
Anna Cannon Wednesday.
John Curtis is delivering the mail
on route Is on account Of the illness
of Amos Jones.
Mrs. Alice Higgins is passing few
days in Gardiner.
, Friends in town are glad to hear
that Mrs. Edna Allen is getting along
nicely at the Gardiner hospital and
expects to be at home very soon.
POND ROAD-Ambrose Reed. who
| has been quite ill, is able to be out
! again.
II. n. Weathcrbee, who has been
| critically i'll with pneumonia. is 50
| far recovered as to be up around the
| house again.
Mrs. Sadie Erskine who has been
VISITING nef SISTER, MIS-. T. H. NJ
ton has returned to her home in
| Gardiner.
The farmers are improving the
the good weather by hauling wood
and hay to the city.
Mrs. Mary Jewett has been very
sick with bronchitis. Clara llinck-
ley is caring for her.
| Mrs. Ellen Goodwin, who has been
] unite sick far recovered as lU
! be about the house again.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-26
Seek Deepening Of
Saco River, Committee
Goes to Washington

Biddcford. Feb. 24-Kepresenta-
tive citizens and heads of manufac-
turing concerns of Saco and Bidde-
ford met today at Hotel Hatcher to
discuss the proposed improvements
on the Saco river and to consider
the best method of securing an APP
preparation from the federal govern
meat for deepening the channel.
tx Mayor Cornelius Horrigan pre-
sided.
During the discussion it was
pointed out that approximately $50
HW.oW in the freight comes in and
goes out from the two cities annual
~, and that the amount could be
increased and the expense of trans
portation greatly lcssened if barge S
Of sufficient depth should come up
the river Large barges are at pres
cnt unable to come up stream with
mere than two-thirds of Il cargo.
whereas with the deepening of the
channels the largest OF barges with
1ull Cargocs would be able to come
at high tide.
1t was finally decided to send n
committee to Washington Monday
to aprCar before the committee OH
appeal, who take up matters of this
kind The committee on appropria-
ton reported unfavorably on the
matter of dregding the Saco river to
the depth asked for. on the ground
that there are not a sufficient num-
Der of vessels, using the river to
make advisa bic the expenditure of
SO large Il sum of money as would
be necessary for dredging to the
depth asked for by local manufac-
turi.,g interests and citizens
The committee appointed to go to
Washington consists of the following
citizens: Mayord Edward II. Dra-
pcau OF Biddeford. Mayor Walter J.
Fitzpatrick of Saco. Agent Ernest L..
Morrill, of the Pepperell Manufac-
turing Co. Biddeford; Agent Ed
ward T.. Chadbourne of the York
Manufacturing Co. Acting Agent r.
r. Banficld of the Saco-Lowell Co..
Ex- Mayor Cornelius Horigan. Hon.
Cecil l.. Clark of the Clark Power
Co. Mana ger c. NJ. Cheney of the
Diamond Match Co. Of Biddeford and
Albert NJ. Palmer Of the Standard
Oil Co. branch.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-26
gibson CARRIAGE
FACTORY Quilted
WITH $4,000 LOSS

Gilson's Carriage Mandatory
was practically destroyed by fire at
midnight Saturday. The loss is csti-
mated close to $4,000, about two
thirds OF which is on the building
anu the balance on machinery and
stock. The building was a two
story one. with a frontage of about
lo0 1ect on Main avenue, and though
the walls are standing, the building
is entirely Quilted and regarded as
total loss. Adjoining the building
on the north was the blacksmith
shop. where the fire originated.
James Il. ellison was the owner and
resides next door to the factory, and
was the one who discovered the fire.
lie carried an insurance of $500 on
the building and $1,000 on stock.
When the fire was discovered it
had made considerable progress and
though the department made a quick
response. the fire had made such
progress that 1t was soon seen that
the building, must go. The pumpCr
was used at the hydrant on Main
Avenue, line of hose attached to the
hydrant further up the avenue and
the steamer at the hydrant on Bridge
street. The factory of the Com
monwealth Shoe and Leather Co. is
located almost directly opposite the
burned building. but luckily there
was no wind. The department did
excellent work in keeping the fire
confined to the building where it
originated. The freight house of the
Androscoggin and Kennehec Ry., is
the next building south and it look :
ed at one time as if that would sure
ly go.
One of the trucks Of the James
n pyN1
building and the automobile of Ed
win w. Ellis. both of which were
saved. Mr. Gibson lost a five ton
truck and two automobile bodies
which had just been finished for the
! Central Maine Power Co. Two was
ons of the American Express. two of
Swift and Co. and one OF Charles
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-26
A. F. Morse Celebrates
Eighty-Eighth Birthday

Augustus Franklin Morse, one OF
Hallowelrs oldest and most respect
ed citizens. celebrated Saturday, his
SSth birthday in the midst of his
children and grandchildren. happily
and with a forward looking view
point that a younger" man might we'll
envy. Cards, letters, flowers, tele-
grams and long distance telephone
calls, as well us the presence Of
friends testified eloquently to the es-
tcem in which he is held. Literally
he has that which should accom-
pany old age. honor, love, obedience
ard troops of friends"
Mr.. Morse was born in Bowdoin-
ham, Me-. Feb. "a. 1885, the son of
George w. and Lydia Douslass)
Morse. His early years were passed
in Bowdoinham. then he went to
Lynn, Mass where he lived for some
time. In 1862 he came to Hallowell.
where he has passed more than SO
years. a valued citizen. Mr. Morse
was for many years photographer.
later he kept store on Water street
He is still well and active. He
reads a great deal, the daily paper, a
church paper and the Bible by which
for many years he has modelled his
life. constitute his chief literature.
Mr.. Morse married Sarah II. Gray
of Manchester, who died some years
since. Their children and grandchil-
dren remain to comfort his declining
years.
a birthday dinner was the special
feature of the celebration, followed
by birthday party. Those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. George Morse,
Miss Minnie Morse. Miss Efie Morse.
Rev. and Mrs. w. l.. Bradeen Of
Dresden Mills. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
+. Bailey of Lisbon Falls. Mrs. Lucy
Hawkes.. Miss Emmelne Hawkes..
Miss Marion Morse and Miss Lucille
Morse.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-26

tie Arthur Peabody, the second son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. III. Peabody of ITS
Stanford street. South Portland. was
finally hauled to safety by the con-
Ccrted efforts of half q dozen men
from the knightville car barn after
a heroic dive made by Robert Stew
ems. young sailor from a nearby
ship.
Young Peabody, who will reach his
18th birthday next Tuesday. was APP
parently attempting to make short
cut across the frozen cove from the
Marine Hardware plant to the power
station. He had almost completed his
hazardous trip across the ice and but
q few hundred feet lay between him
and shore when the ice suddenly gave
way and precipitated him into the
water.