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Evening star., 1924-06-15
The Old Mechanic Says:

How do YOU know whether a re-
pairer is really putin his mind to
work on the job of lookin' for the
trouble with your car? Can you tell
when he's thinkin and when he's
merely EueSsin'?
1t makes a lot Of difference in the
amount of the repair bill; also in the
number of hours the car is tied up.
No one minds havin' a feller take
time with a job. provided he's doing
1t right. But if he's guessin' you
have d right to kick-if you know
he is.
How are YOU goin' to know? You
can take it from me, the best way TO
get a line on a repairer is to see
what he does when you first tell him
about the trouble. If he doesn't want
to take the car and try it himself,
Evening star., 1924-06-15
Reckless Borrowing.

There seems to be much to support
the belief, now so frequently eX-
pressed. that the automobile indus
try would be better off with little
more, originality in its methods OF
doing business. Last summer the
manufacturers borrowed an idea from
the collar industry by seeking to IN
troduce number of new styles. Now
they are trying to borrow an ldea
from the millinery trade. Some OF
the factories are reported to be gong
into production of 1929 models as
early as June.
The value of taking the tip from
the collar people will not be known
until the returns for the entire year
of 1924 are all in. but IL Is generally
reported to be doubtful. Thls may
be due to the. fact that the manu1ac-
turers have not adopted the colIar r
idea generally. Some of them would
like to have motorists scrap their old
cars in favor of the newer and, ad-
mittedly, better cars. others con-
tinue to sell motorists on the idea OF
buying a good car and keeping II for
a long time. New styles cannot be
too tempting accordingly.
No. one knows how the millinery
idea is going To work out. Factory
concentration on the years cars used
TO reach a high point along about
May or June, but the seasons have
been rushed to point where Febru-
airy is now the big production month
for spring and early summer trade.
A new model used to come along in
the year to which ii belonged. Now
the 1875 may be seven months in ad-
vance, FIVE or six anyway. The au-
tumn used to he the season for closed
cars, but the closed car now sells as
we'll in April. If the process con-
tinues, some believe the industry will
get back to where il belongs again.
But what of the interim?
If the automobile industry can't be
original. many are of the opinion
that ii could well afford to take IA tip
from the piano trade, in which the
article is bought with the idea of
keeping a while and built with the
Idea of being sold AS long time in
vestment.
Evening star., 1924-06-15
EDITED BY WILLIAM ULLMAN.

you can make up your mind he's
goin' to experiment.
Sometimes he's got to experiment.
even after he's tried the car and dis
covered just what you've discovered.
When this happens you can always
tell good mechanic from begin
ner The seasoned chap won't touch
the car with a single tool Any ex-
perimentin' he'll do with his head.
If it's knock or a noise you want
removed, you can tell the expert by
the way he keeps look in for the
trouble in the most unexpected places.
That shows he knows how sounds
travel. Don't condemn him just
cause he ain't lookin' over the par
ticular part you suspect. That may
tie Just the troubles loud speaker.
Get me? Saves a lot all round to
have the knack of KNOWN when
you're gettin' genuine assistance and
when you're not Sometimes YOU can
help a repairer get on the right tack
by keepin' him from rushin' to the
tools too quick. Others need speedin'
up. You can tell if you keep your
eyes Open.
Evening star., 1924-06-15
Three Traffic Tricks.

Ever surprised when the traffic Off
Ger suddenly swings the traffic signal
to the stop position just as you are
all prepared to shoot across? If so.
better learn to watch his hand. When
an officer has his hand on the handle
of the sign you can be reasonably
certain that he is getting ready to
swing it. or that he has not quite
made up his mind what TO do.
There is probably no section of any
city where the motorist has to be
more careful than in the neighbor-
hood of railway station. Pedes-
trians have simply got to make"
that train. The automobile driver,
under the circumstances, finds it
necessary to look out for them as
well as for himself.
Should the engine refuse to start
when you are in traffic and you should
move over to the curb by means of
stepping on the starter while the car
is in low gear, be careful to have the
ignition switch off. The engine might
take Il notion to start while you are in
gear, perhaps upsetting your calcula-
tions and resulting in collision.
Evening star., 1924-06-15
Blowing 0ut Muher.

To avoid putting the muffier on the
sick list and running the risk of be-
ing fined for driving through a town
with what would amount to cut-out
open, do this:
on the ignition if you have been US
ing the engine as brake when 60
ing down hill. If the throttle is open
the exhaust manifold and muff1er
will be filled with unburned gas. A
discharge OF burning gas from one
cylinder will be sufficient TO cause
a terrific explosion in the exhaust
line. resulting in wrecking the muf-
fer If the throttle is closed and the
engine allowed to turn over few
times before the ignition is switched
on, the exhaust line will have an op-
portunity to be cleared of unburned
Evening star., 1924-06-15
An Autosuggestion.

Ever notice that the car ahead of
YOU in traffic invariably seems TO
have greater pickup than yours? Ii
gets away while you're thinking
about it, 1t fairly jumps. OF course
it's aggravating. especially when you
have always prided yourself on hav-
ing a snappy motor. Frequently you
go to the repair shop and start them
searching for an explanation. And
it's futile, because your motor is, and
probably always has been, as snappy
a. 80 per cent Of the cars in service.
You forget that the driver of the car
ahead always has the advantage. He
has actually started his car before
your thinking apparatus rings your
own mental alarm bell. Naturally
you act tardily. and this is just suffi-
cient to make it seem as though your
car was not quick on the getaway.
Evening star., 1924-06-15

the homeward rush hour than to leave
it Time your arrivals and departures
accordingly, especially on a camping
If you shut OF the ignition when
descending hills, using the engines
compression as an auxiliary brake. it
is well to switch it on again quite
some distance before reaching the
just beyond In being turned over
the engine may load up with oil, and
unless this is burned of before the
full power Of the engine is called into
play for the hill-climbing job per-
formance may not be up to expecta-
tions.
Evening star., 1924-06-15
An Optical Illusion.

A car coming from the right at
street intersection will always seem
to be going faster than il actually
is. This is an optical illusion pro-
duced by the action of yours and
the other fellows car arriving at the
point of a traffic wedge at the
same time. AS the ears near the
point of this wedge they seem to in
crease in speed, when as matter
Evening star., 1924-06-15

II all the people who pick up pins
would pick up nails; If all those who
would look in TINT direction when
they make left turns, nnd III all who
won't walk under ladders would re-
fuse to jaywnlk. Superstition would
go down in history as mot"rdoms
kindeAt friend.
Evening star., 1924-06-15

of fact they may be slowing down.
When meeting a car under such cir
c,Imstances it is best to he guided
by the illusion and slow down ac-
cordingly, but if caught in a situation
where you are too late to avoid
collision by stopping it is well to
know that the other car is not trav-
cling as fast as it seems and that you
can reach the crossing safely by
speeding up a little.
Evening star., 1924-06-15
This and That.

current advertisement depicts a
motor car speeding past school
house. Apparently skidding is not
confined to automobiles.
When traffic gets on your nerves
think of the Chinese driver who is
obliged to- wend his way through a
chop suey of camels. jinrikishas, don
keys. Mongolian ponies, Peking carts
and bicycles.
1t would be real service to the
nation if Congress will add to it's list
of investiga tions an inquiry into the
reason for the right of states to hang
their own conflicting laws upon the
neck of the Interstate motorist.
Copyright, 1874
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-29
The Danger Signals
(From the st. Louis Argus, March IA,
1924)

There is being practiced in this state
especially southeast Missouri, by the
Missouri Pacific and the Frisco rail
roads, Jim Grow car laws, just as bold
and with as much impunity as such
laws are precticed in any of the South
ern States.
This practice is without warrant or
sanction of law of the state, yet it is
carried on daily without apparent no.
tice to the travelling public. We there
fore wish to call this matter forcibly
to the attention of the colored people
of the state that they may awake from
their state of carelessness and indif-
ference, and take action, yes speedy
action, against such practices on the
part of the railroads operating under
the laws of the state
We all know that the meaning of the
Jim Crow cars is to humiliate, dis
grace and to make inferior and .un-
equal accommodation. 1t is one of the
by-products of slavery and a Southern
practice. Many efforts have been
made to introduce it in the North. lust
as was slavery. And as we see things.
it is little by little gaining ground, un-
til it has found its way right into the
Union Station at st. Louis.
Just few years ago, railroad
crews wouldn't dare attempt to Jim
Crow colored people out of st. Louis,
but somebody or some influence has
made them bold, and now it's a Jim
Crow car you see, little by little, these
rights as citizens are being slipped
away from us while we stand by wide
lalseep."
Remember, that every move to seq
regate or Jim Grow is but a danger
signal that evil is ahead and must be
fought The remedy is in our own
hands. VIII we stand idly by and see
our rights taken from us without n
protest?
The question now is, who will under
take the task of remedyng this condi-
ton? Who will take the matter into
the courts and demand justice in our
behalf? Who will strike the blow that
we all may be free?
The logical medium through which
to work, is the n. A. A. C. 2. Your
membership will hasten the time How
much will you give for your God-given
rights? We, as group in st. Louis
spend over 100000 year for amuse-
ment. How much do we spend for
those sacred rights of man and woman
hood?
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-29
Douglass Society
Wins Adams Debate
Hampton Institute Students Debate on
Compulsory Military Training
Winners in Essay Contest Are An
nounced Elbridge L. Adams
Awards Prizes

Hampton, Va. March 24, 1924.-The
Adams Prize Debate on the subject,
"Resolved, That compulsory military
training should be abolished in sec
ondary schools" was recently won in
Ogden Hall. Hampton Institute, by the
negative team, consisting of Grady b.
Burwell, Selma, Ala. ]. Wesley Lewis,
Holland, Va, and c. Colon Lassiter,
Douglass Literary Society.
The affirmative argument was pre-
sented by George II. Watkins, Mercer
Vile, n. j.; James II. Jones, Boston
Mass, and Scott +. Johnson, Hunts
ville- Texas, who represented the Dun
bar Literary Society.
The presiding officer was Elbridge
L. Adams, well-known lawyer of New
York, who for many years has Offered
valuable prizes for students who
showed excellence in debating and es-
say-writing.
Mr.. Adams announced the following
winners in the Adams Essay Contest
Gold medal, Hugh v Brown, Franklin
ton, N. C.; silver, Charles L. Cooper
Harrisburg, Pa; and bronze, Wesley
d. Elan, Waverly, Va.-all collegiate
students.
Music was furnished by the Boys
Glee Club of Hampton Institute, un-
der the direction of r. Nathaniel Dett
The Dunbar Literary Society at
Hampton Institute has won seven of
the Adams prize debates and the Doug
lass Literary Society has won five de-
bates.
Mr.. Adams, in brief address, eX-
pressed his deep satisfaction over the
excellent way in which the debaters
presented this interesting school prob
lem and declared that the debate was
zone of the best" he had ever heard.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-29
ARE INDIANA NEGROES MEN?

IT. HE naming of Rev. ]. W. Brown,
pastor of Metropolitan Baptist
= Church, New York City, as dele
gate at large to the National Repub-
lican convention which meets in (peve-
land, Ohio, next summer is but another
evidence that the Negroes of New York
City know what they want and know
how to get it. More Important still it
evidences the fact that the Negro has
reached the full status of man and
citizen in that section of our country.
This is the third state that has led off
in the matter of sending IL colored del
egate at large to the Cleveland conven-
ton. One unacquainted with the real
situation in New York would think
that this honor is given the cOlored
Republican voters of New York be-
cause of their unfailing loyalty to the
ever, is true. The Negroes of New
York City had sense enough to know
that the only way to make the Repub-
lican party realize and appreciate
good whipping at the polls. This they
did by lining up with the Democrats
and putting Democratic governor
and mayor in office. The fruits of
ic alderman of color and Democratic
officials of color in every department
of state and city government. They
have cOlored men and women drawing
big salaries in every city office They
have IA colored assistant United States
attorney, colored assistant district at
torney, and of the four state insurance
commissioners, one is Il colored man
drawing an annual salary of $1,000
Thus, the Negroes of New York have
effectively solved their political prob
lem and the Republicans no longer re
gard them as sure thing.
Here in Indiana where the Negroes
hold the balance of power, it appears
that the best they have ever gotten in
the way of delegate was an alternate
to the National Republican convention.
As for n colored assistant district at
torney or United States attorney or
any position really paying big salary
the Republican party would throw a
fit if the Negro even looked as if he
hoped for such Il thing. 1t has always
been thus and it appears it always will
he. Our guess is that the Negroes this
year will listen to a few more prom
ises, put Il bunch of white men in of
flee and get few menial jobs that the
Negroes in Georgia who 90 nor vote
always get VIII they do this or VIII
they rise up like men, demand Il dele
gate to the National Republican con-
vention, and ALI other fair and just
considerations at the hands of the
Republican party and if they fail then
teach them lesson that they will be
Il long time forgetting. Let the Negro
of Indianapolis awake, arise, or be for
ever fallen.-Freeman, March %, 1924.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-29
Tuskegee to
Pay Tribute
to Founder

Tuskegee, Ala, March 21.-On April
3, the birthday of the late DIR. Booker
7. Washington, the seventh annual OBJ
servance of founders day will be held
at Tuskegee Normal and Industrial In
stitute. DR.. Robert II. Motion, princi-
pal, announced that the address will
be delivered by DR.. Talcott Williams,
dean emeritus of the Pulitzer School
of Journalism of the Columbia Univer-
sity.
Each year on this occasion a promi-
nent American citizen is selected to de-
liver the memorial address. Among
the previous speakers have been the
late Hon. William G. Wilcox, former
chairman of the board of trustees ;
Chief Justice William Howard Taft ;
DIR. Wallace Buttrick, president of the
general education board; DR.. George
Cleveland Hall, Chicago, and the Hon.
Josephus Daniels, former secretary of
the navy.
The selection of Dr. TaIcott VIII
liamS is in direct line with this policy,
as he is one of the best informed men
in America and one of the famous
journalists of the world, having served
on the staff of several of the leading
dailies, and was for seven years direc-
tor of the Pulitzer School of Journal
ism of Columbia University. DIR. VIII
liams is, scholar, an author and an
orator of wide repute and was IA close
friend of the founder of the institute.
DR.. Motion is extending an invitation
to all friends of DIR. Washington and
of Tuskegee Institute to join the in
stitute in memoralizing the birth of
the founder. Ample accommodations
will be arranged for all guests.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-29
Garvey Organizes
New Steamship Co.

New York, March 20-The U. n. l.
A., of which Marcus Garvey is head,
announces the formation of a new
100000 steamship line to carry Ne
groes back to Africa. The first ship
will be ready to sail Sept. 1, it was
said.
No stock will be sold, but the inter
est will be held by the company. Those
who want to 90 back to Africa, 1t is
believed, will put up the money to
float the new company.
Garvey, under five-year sentence to
Atlanta penitentiary, on the charge of
using the mails to defraud persons out
of Il sum said to exceed millions in the
Black Star Line Steamship Company,
is out on bail pending an appeal to the
Circuit Court of Appeals.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-29
Virginia Has 10000
Who Are White or
COlOred at Will

Richmond, Va, March 2O.-Virginia
blacks are getting white, not by inter
marriage, but by the so-called back
door method" The Bureau of Vital
Statistics estimates that there are 90
900 people in the State who may be
either white or colored," which ever
they please.
Sometimes they are colonies In va
themselves from both races. Now and
again some of them have gone into the
courts and had themselves proved
white and sent their children to the
white schools. For the most part these
colonies have grown up as the result
of the common-law marriage of num-
erous white men and colored women or
of still earlier origin when both whites
and colored were held as slaves here
and intermarried.
In order to stop the mixing of the
races, Senate Bill 219, which recently
passed the House, has now become
the law in this state. 1t provides that
all persons will register with the Bu-
reau of statistics. Persons may also
register their ancestors and complete
their family tree. In this way it is
hoped to keep a clear record of both
races and prevent very fair colored
people from intermarrying in the state.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-29
BOULDER, COLO, NEWS

After services at his church Sun
day night Rev. A. C. Jackson visited
the Allen Chapel.
Rev. A C. Murphy preached a good
sermon to crowd Sunday night from
the subject, "The Afterwards"
The Booker T. Washington Civic
League is planning a fine program for
Thursday night, the 9th. The exec
utive committee meets Monday night
at the home of Mrs. S. b. Harris.
They plan round table discussion
after which hot chocolate and maybe
something else will be served. But
not "hootch."
Mrs. E. G. Chrysler was agreeably
surprised Monday night, the 18th, of
last week, when Mrs. S. r. Tinsley
and Mrs. Chrysler's son, Mr.. Chrys-
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-29

Ter planned birthday party in her
honor. They invited in about seven
teen guests. The evening was spent
in singing and playing the piano after
which chicken salad, bread and but
ter sandwiches, ice cream and cake
were served Mrs. Chrysler received
many nice presents of which she is
very proud Mrs. Tinsley and Mr.. J.
Chrysler were very pleased with the
success of their plans as every one
had Il nice time.
We were glad to see Mrs. d. Whar-
ton out to services last night. She
had been out in the afternoon Mt
"Alacky." Mrs. Wharton recently had
an operation.
There will be a flower wedding at
the "Blue Bird shop" the evening of
the 2Sth, proceeds for the benefit OF
Second Baptist Church.
Mrs. NJ Hall is about the same.
Mr. Thomas Fucker is improving.
we are glad to state.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-29

ington, and the other by NJ. ]. Mulvi-
hill, white.
Mr.. Howard arrived here from
Washington today. Both conventions
will be staged here March % and
each will elect eight delegates, and
twelve delegates at large. Up to Feb
ruary last when the split came both
factions were working under a har-
mony agreement by which patronage
was dispensed by the two leaders
Jointly.
Both factions have forwarded to
Washington strong resolutions endors-
ing Coolidge for denomination.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-29
N. A. A. c. p. PROTESTS AGAINST
SEGREGATION ORDER OF
DENVER SCHOOL BOARD
Denver Branch Enters Fight Strongly
Backed by Ministerial Alliance

The Denver Branch of the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People, together with the In
terdenominatiOnal Ministerial Alliance
of Denver and representatives from
the Parent Teacher Association, the
Phyllis Wheatley Branch w. c. A,
the Y. NJ c. A. the Denver Colored
Civic Association and many other ra-
cial interests, met with Supt. Jesse
Newton of the Denver Public Schools
wednesday morning and entered
most emphatic protest against the re-
cent segregation order of the School
Board as to the social activities of
white and colored students.
The delegation that waited upon the
school board numbered twenty and rep
resented nearly every side of Negro
life in Denver. George w. Gross, pres
ident of the Denver Branch. n. a. A.
C. F., opened the meeting with the
voice of protest of the Negro citizens
of Denver and placed before Supt-
Newton copy of resolutions adopted
by the Ministerial Alliance which fair
ly represented the views and senti-
ments of our citizens.
Attorney Blakemore presented the le-
gal phase of the question, while Mrs
Gertie n. Ross and DR.. Robert w
Bagnall spoke for the Parent-Teacher
Association and the n. y. y. c. p. re
spectively. Mr.. Newton in his reply to
the delegation Indicated his present
purpose to stand by the order as issued
but said he would arrange for the col
ored citizens to meet the school board
proper for further discussion of the
veXed question.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-29
SEGREGATION POLICY
ADOPTED IN SCHOOL
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

a segregation policy in the ac-
tivities of white and Negro stu
dents of Denver schools has
been adopted as the result of re-
cent disturbances. In the fu-
ture, schools providing social en-
tertainment will have two social
hours-one for the whites and
the other for the Negroes. The
color line will be drawn the
same way in the formal school
functions, such as the junior
and senior proms and school
dances.
The new regulations will prin-
cipally affect Manual Training
High school, which has the larg-
est Negro attendance, and the
East and North High schools.