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The Western Outlook'
J.S.FRANCIS J. L. DERRICK
Editors and Proprietors.
Published at 1193 7th St., Oakland, Cut.
Entered at the post office at Oakland,
Ch!., as second cla^s matter.
SATURDAY, - APRIL 17, 1915
ANENT NEGRO DAY.
Editor Western Outlook-
The only exhibit we have at the
Panama Pacific International expo-
sition is on the Zone—our pin-bead
FOR MAYOR.
Mr. Bilger for Mayor seems to be
Africans; to them we shall dedicate tbe only live one. There are others
a " Negro day." It would be a L the field, but they do not seem
glorious opportunity to show the to ^ catering to the colored vote
travelling peoples of the world that They do not seem to realize tbe
here on the Pacific shores other I combined strength of the men's and
pin-heads are on exhibition. Thejwornen>s votes, and that the way to
Pacific coast piu-head has this reach them is through the paper
advantage, note, the soft, clammy, thaFhas the largest circulation. A
outstretched hand, always at the J notice in this paper will reach more
white man's back door, murmuring J people and be read by more than
that plaintive ditty, "Please Grease aji the letters sent out by others.
My Mit ! Bilger has been appearing
We should not have a *^e^ro J almost nightly before large gither-
day, for, lings, and he is gaining support
I—We have not made a national wherever he appears. The city of
effort to promote an exhibit depict- Oakland needs a business man at
ing our progress. the head, and we can say without
a. We have not made a State {ear of successful contradiction that
effort to indicate our advancement. Mr Bilger has had a thorough
b. We have exerted every effort Location along business lines,
to prevent a Jim Crow reception ^ you tQ remember
place within the grounds for "ourj^ vote {<jr him Qn AprU 2Qth aud
tell your friends.*
The candidacy of Frank W.
Bilger for mayor of Oakland is
We" could not find the ground o„|bfinR generally iudorMd by M
which to make tbe assertion that ....
, - , , • I leading: organizations in the city
hotel accommodations would be I 6
AGAINST THE WORD NEGRO
Editor Amsterdam News—
cannot too heartily congratulate
you on a recent editorial discour-
aging the use of the word Negro.
There is no greater delight enjoyed
by the white people of the United
States to-day than the spreading
use of this unfortunate term. Why?
They realize that it is the most
potential factor at work at the
present to bring about both mental
aud physical segregation of people
of color. Its use is on the increase
only because our speakers aud
wiiters, especially Washington and
Du Bois, feel that its repetition ad
nauseam is necessary to retain the
good will of the masses. The term
Negro is not only absurdly in
vote fob
LOUIS ABER
for School Director No 2
COLOSSAL MAGNIFICENT SPECTACULAR
MENELIKI
Primary Election, April 20th j
Louis Aber is one of the best
known boosters in Oakland, and
his time has been given to working
for the good of the public in nou- Ancient, Egyptian, Arabic Order of Nobles
salaried positions, such as director'
Of the Mystic Shrine
kind.
c. We wauted the world to know
that hotel accommodations would
be open to us, as to other citizens
SURE TO BE ELECTED
Edwin Meese, candidate tor Com'
missioner No. 2, is making an impres-
sion on the Deoole wherever he appears.
He lived in West Oakland for a number
accurate as applied to millions of I of years and is no Btranper. He wants
colored people, but it is also alarm-1 the votes and is sure to get them, as he
ingly injurious for the following IKoinB ahout 5t in a business-like way
opeu to us.
II—We have no representative
on any of the boards of administra-
tion of the Panama-Pacific Inter-
national exposition, aud we most
seriously object to self appointed
"leaders" from our bav territory
producing in the name of " Negro
day" a local camp meeting.
a. You cannot produce in a
month or two an exhibit or pro-
gramme worthy of ourselves.
b We cannot make the strong-
est showing from our bay territory.
Southern California would object to
be represented without the time
necessary to reflect credit upon
herself.
Ill—After a long deliberation, it
must have been the consensus of
opinion by our ablest men and
women throughout the country that
a "Negro day" would be conducted
as a "Jim Crow day." Absence of
national participation is significant.
Then, socially aud economically
the Panama - Pacific International
exposition would on "Negro day,"
be a failure; fiuancialh , the support
would be but a bay territory outing;
socially, because of absence of new
faces, it would be a languid affair.
W. G. Maddox
REFUSES TO BE INSULTED
Despite the fact that he had been
invited and urged to attend a Y.M
C A. conference of employes of the
organization, Theodore Pettyjohn,
physical director of the colored
branch, was asked into the kitchen
when the call for dinner sounded.
Following his guide from the main
dining room prepared for the other
conferees back to the kitchen, Mr
Pettyjohn politely informed the lady
that he would not eat. He turned
his back ou the victuals prepared
for him and walked out. He then
looked up the gentleman who had
insisted on his being at the confer-
ence and told him a few things
The gentlemau tried to defend
himself by telling Pettyjohn that
he ought to want to eat with his
own people, and that Booker T.
Washington ate in kitchens. Mr.
Pettyjohn, seeing that the "Christ-
ian" could uot uuderstand the prin
ciple of the matter, left the confer-
ence, and walked five miles on an
empty stomach When he reachec
the city limits he boarded a car
At this conference all present sat in
the same room, read the same
Bible, declared that Christ and his
teachings were the solvation of al
men; yet when the dinner bell rang
Christ and his teachiugs were for
gotten. Pettyjohn was the only
colored delegate, aud fearing some
unpleasantness, although it was a
Christiau conference, attended only
after two insistent invitations.
Louisville Correspondence Cleve
land Gazette.
TO OUR PATRONS
My residence is 1142 Turk street
San Francisco. My phone number
is Fillmore 1248. Ring me up for
news, business, or anything con-
nected with the paper and you will
get the service. My Oakland busi-
ness will be haudied tbe same as
usual.
JOS. S. FRANCIS.
have indorsed him, aud over 2,000
men and women have voluntarily
pledged their support. He has
been speaking at three and tour
neighborhood meetings every after-
noon, and at many large meetings
in the evening. The Women's
municipal league is among the latest
organizations to indorse him. He
was the principal speaker at the
mass meeting held Thursday eve
uing by the Fitchburg Social Im
provement club at Melrose school.
J. J. Chaudet is president and J. H
Muller treasurer. He was the
speaker at the St. Patrick's day
celebration held by St. Andrew's
parish, and at a meeting of the
moving picture operators' uuiou,
of which A. Daul is president, and
was the chief speaker of the evening
at a rally of the Afro-American
League.
injurious
reasons:
a It has never stood historically
or in the present, anywhere in the
world, for anything noble or uplift
ing. Most high-grade Africans
repudiate it.
b. Iu Africa aud out of Africa
it was never applied to the higher
types, but to Guineas, Soudauese
and Senegambians only.
c. Its derivatives (Negroism,
Negrofy), and its compounds —
Negro-head, Negro-fly, and Negro-
monkey are all clearly, in their
associations, degrading.
d. Its feminiue form, Negress,
is justly and correctly used to define
your wife, daughter or sister if you
avor a use of the masculine term.
e. It has been the word used by
Southern whites for two centuries
when formally speaking or writing
about an unworthy or criminal man
or woman of the race. For wheu
he speaks of the worthy he invari-
ably says "colored."
f. It is not differentfated iu the
minds and thoughts of the whites
from their favorite aud generally
used (among themselves) terms,
Nigro and Nigger.
g. As stated by an eminent
Japanese diplomat, it has been an
unquestioned influence iu cuttiug
us off from the thought, sympathy
and co-operation of the millions of
colored Africaus, Asiatics, and Isl
auders of the yonder world.
Owen M. Waller, M.D.
Brooklyn, N. Y., March 24.
of the merchants' exchange, two
terms as president of the Downtown
association, member of the chamber
of commerce club, and other clubs.
He has been tried in civic as well
as commercial life, and we know he
will be a progressive member of the
new board. He was educated in
the Oaklaud public schools, is a
member of the Moose club, and is
highly spoken of by J. E. Harris
WILL RE-APPEAR
AT FORESTERS' HALL, COR. 13TH AND CLAY 8T8.
OASIS OF OAKLAND, DESERT OF CALIFORNIA
Wednesday Eve., May 5, '15
In Dazzling1 Costumes, Introducing
New Faces, New Features and New Songs
Since our last Entertainment the Temple has added to its
collection of Famous Topnotchers some of the Oasis' most
talented young ladies, who will be one of the main features
of this high class Vaudeville Entertainment.
C. L. BANKS aud C. M. RITCHIE. Siugers of great
reputation, known from one end of the desert to the other
as having no peer as- Vocalists, will re-appear with this
select aggregation.
heartfelt thanks aud appreciation I
to my many friends and associates Menelek's Artistic Song aud Dance Sons of the Desert and Jewel City
for the many kind words, attend- Quintette will thrill the audience with specialties and melodies that will
and is causing it to be thoroughly I ance and floral offerings iu tbe time prove them to be top liners in vaudeville.
exploited that he wants to be the next of uiy bereavemeut, for the loss of
f
Hp appeared at a meeting on Thursday I aud C. H, Shelton, who come in
ni^ht in West Oakland and made m*ny I contact with him daily. He believes |
frien<le. fhe other candidates do not I *u publicity in school board matters,
realize that this paper has the largest I .. .• - , ,
, . . 11 I more attention to night schools,
circulation of any published by our I 0
race in Alameda county and reaches all business quality and quantity iu
the people. We are appealing to all of school board affairs, and no politics
our friends to vote for trim on April 20. jiu the school department.
both men and women. He has made j We hope that all voters of our
made I
good in public office befote, and he is]
race will remember him at the
delivering the goods now. He is well I _ _
posted upon Oaklaud finances, and his I primary, as he is the only candidate
experience will enable him to take for school director that is trying to j
advantage of affairs. What a stranger | interest the colored voter.
would have to learn, be knows already.
The public life of Oakland has em-
braced Eidwm Meese within its progress
for the last fifteen years.
Mr. Meese is essentially a Californian
and has grown up with Oakland. He
is now candidate for commissioner No.
2
A CARD OF THANKS
I wi -h in this way to express my
JUDGE WM. R. GEARY
For Commissioner No. 2
Wm. R. Geary is an old resident
of Oakland, having grown up with
the citj', aud is in a good position
to know its wants. He has a hard
fight on his hands, as there are
about five others in the race, but
we expect to see him come out in
the lead 011 April 20. Don't fail to
do your part aud stamp X opposite
his name. He is indorsed bv the
following members of our race :
Walter A. Butler, F. W. Moore,
James F. Summers, Mrs. Tobe
Willioms and other.
The voters of this city desire the
highest and best in civic adminis-
tration, and believe Wni- R. Geary
is the man. \YThat our race wants
is a chance to get work, and when
we look at the number of public
buildings, and see such a small
number employed, we feel that it is
time to do something. Vote for
men that will do you some good.
With Bilger for Mayor, Geary for
Commissioner No. 1, Meese for
Qommissiouer No! 2, and Aber for
School Director No. 2. we feel that
we are recommeuding to our voters
as good a set of men as any that
could be selected.
DEATH OF C. A. GRIFFITH
Charles A. Griffith died iu San
Francisco on the nth instant. He
was a native of Jamaica, aged 66
years. He was a member of Court
Bournemouth, 7804, A. O. Fj, aud
Aerial lodge of Odd Fellows. The
intermeut will take place to-day at
Cyptess Lawn cemetery at 10 a. m.
New faces, uew features and new
songs will be amoug the attractious
of the eutertaiument to be given by
Menelik Temple. Mystic Shrine, at
Foresters' hal!, Oaklaud, May 5.
Says the New York News of the
20th ult. : " We sometimes wonder
if colored citizens of New York are
duly coguizaut of the splendid
attitude which the Lafayette theatre
(Messrs. Lester Waitou aud C. A
Morgausteru, mauagers), has all
along taken toward the race. Here
at oue of the handsome aud popula
priced playhouses of the city, the
color line has been obliterated. This
iu itself should commend the La-
fayette to the practical aud moral
support of every theatre-going per-
son of color iu the metropolis. No
better vaudeville tor the same
money, we dare say, is offered any-
where. But not only these prime
considerations are all. The entire
personnel of the Lafayette from
the engineer and moving-picture
operator to house manager (a score
of heads of families) is colored.
The bill carries iu addition weekly
all the way fiorn five to fifty colored
performers. The Lafayette has a
good share of the race's patronage.
It deserves a larger share, not as a
matter of enriching any one colored
individual, but as a matter of help-
ing all your own race."
Oue of the excitable newspapers
of San Francisco (a city where
gxcitemeut comes easy) declares in
tremendous head-lines, anent the
victory of Jess Willard over Jack
Johnson, that the " honor of the
white race is saved." Behind this
bit of hysterics there is the curious
conception that somehow there is
involved an issue of real seriousness
in the question of supremacy in the
prize ring of a white man as com
pared with a black man This idea
has long prevailed in certain circles
without support either iu logic or
experience. It is true that during
the greater part of the period in
which the championship has been
recoguized, white men have held
the belt. But one Peter Jackson,
a black man, was for a considerable
time a universal challenger, auc
more recently this distinction has
been held by tbe Negro, Johnson.
Has anybody ever been able to
discover that the honor of oue race
or another has been in any wise
involved in this trivial competition?
The thing is ridiculous. Our San
Francisco contemporary wonld do
well to calm its mind.—Oakland
Tribune.
commissioner of revenue and finance.
Eld win Meese's father was one of those
gritty pioneers who came west in 1850
and who made a success of his life.
Edwin Meese was born in San Fran-
cisco in 1857, and is now in the prime
of life and ripe with experience. Young
Meese received his early education in
San Francisco, and, after a period in
college at Fort Wayne, he graduated
through the old Heald Business College
in the town of his birth.
Meese's first position in business life
was as secretary of the Bay Sugar
Refinery, from which he resigned to en-
gage in the mercantile business in Sac-
ramento. Quickly making a success in
the capital city, Meese came to Oak-
land and invested his little all here in
1879, and since that time he has been
among the most active and useful of
Oaklanders.
In 1898 Mr. Meese entered public life,
being elected a councilman from the
Fourth ward. He was later elected at
large and served seven _ years in the
city's governing b<-?4y.
my dear, beloved wife, Rose.
James Baker.
2687 Piue street, San Francisco.
Bushels 01 Fun!
with
Prof. Chas Alexander
At the Third Baptist church
Clay and Hyde Sts., S F.
THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 15
At 8 30 p. 111.
Admission, : 25 Cents
EaSTER IS HERE!
All Night Southern Ball!
[STRICTLY COLORED]
Will be given at The Auditorium,
Page and Fillmore, San Francisco
Monday Night, May 3, 1915
MTJSIC BY
JITNEYS CANNOT DISCRIMINATE
[pasadena star, march ii.]
Complaiut has beeu made to the
commissioner of public safetv by
the Negro Taxpayers' Protective
association that one of the jitney
bus drivers tried to evade carrying
a Negro passerger. President Ev-
ans of the association conferred
with Commissioner Loughery and
the city attorney yesterday as to
whether a driver could be deprived
of his license if he refused to carry
Negro passengers. He was informed
that a jitney bus is a common car-
rier, and any driver who refuses
without just cause or excuse to
carry any passenger is under the
penal code guilty of a misdemeanor.
In such an event the matter could
be taken up in the justice court.
It is within the power of the justice
SO IS OUR
Natty
Spring Clothing!
A little down,
wear your s u i 11
away,then a littl
each week.
Columbia Outfitting Co.
3S5 12TH ST.
NEAR FRANKLIN.
OAKLAND
CHARLES BESTHORN
Importer and Jobber
court to make recommendations to | Cigars, Cigarettes, Tobacco, and
Smokers' Articles
the city commission as to revoking
licenses. In this particular case
the Negro gained his ride although
the driver did not wish to carry
him.
910 Franklin Street, Oakland
2695 Mission street, San Francisco
Phones, Oakland 2745 Home a 3824 I N. B.
The BIG FIVE,3Best iu the West Admission, 50 cts.
Roy Tabourue, euphonium G. D. Wells, flute Sid. Le Protti, piano
Pete Stanley, traps Adam Mitchell, clarinet
COMMITTEE
A. Hicks, floor manager W. A. Grainger, manager
Joe Noble C. Wright Rob't Banks
Auy car from Ferry trausfers to Fillmore REFRESHMENTS SERV'D
■
Don't Miss The
Grand Shirt Waist Dance
The Initial Dance of the
Cheopian Club of Oakland
Friday Evening, May 7, 1915
MAJESTIC, formerly Central Hall, 12th St at Broadway, OAKLAND
Best of Music. Admission, 35 cents
OFFICERS and COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS
Leonard Richardson, president; Ray Maddox, vice-president
PHOENIX.
April 13, 1815.
R.Rainwater of Yuma is spending
a few days with relaiives.
Paul and Philip Green have the
most up to-date barber shop west of
Kausas City---all marble fixtures,
aud the barbers in uniform.
F. Gardiner has closed his hotel,
dull business being the crmse.
The Arizona minstrels are play-
Accommodations Wanted.
Andrew Summers, secretary ; Walter Brown, treasurer
Geo. Fields, Herbert Hogan, Malcolm Thomas
A merchandise order given to the lady selling most tickets
Phone, Oakland 594
DRINK
CENTRAL
DANCING SCHOOLI Golden West Brewing Company's
HIGH GRADE BEERS
THE M08T SOOTHING, BRACING BEVERAGE BREWED
Every Monday Evening
MAJESTIC HALL
Twelfth St. between Broadway and
Franklin, Oakland.
AH the Latest Dances taught.
Instructious from 8.30 to 9.30
, , , . . . .The dances will be conducted first-
ing to crowded houses this week. j class strict 1 y and the best of order
A. A. Taylor, formerly of Oakland, J maintained.
is business manager.
Holt & Lucas have opeued an
up-to-date ice cream and soda shop!
at 221 South Second street, where j
they can serve there friends with
anythiug iu the soft drink line;
also sandwiches aud coffee. Their
place is what we have needed for a
long time, where a colored person
can go aud be served. We feel
that it is our duty as a race to I
patrouize them as long as they give]
us service.
GENTLEMEN, 25 CTS
Indies, Free
Nathan Hardy
W. D. Jenkins
W. H. Evans
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Just say to the barkeeper, "Golden West"
And he will certaiuly do the rest.
Bottled at Brewery only.
Seventh and Kirkham Streets, OAKLAND, OAL.
Don't forget that the big enter-
tainment to be given by Meuelik I.
Temple, Nobles of Mystic Shrine, J Call in person or send your order
at Foresters' hall, ou Clay street, with the needed amount of money to
Oakland, on Wednesday, May 7th, L| j _ A LI J
will be the event of the season. \ I I 30 /Til wt.« UdKldnQ
DIRECTORY.
CENTRAL 0ANCIN6 8CH00L
AERIAL LODGE MONTHLY SOCIAL
R0SHEL8 OF F0N.
WHIST T00RNAMENT
ALL NIGHT SOUTHERN BALL
MYSTIC SHRINERS BIGGE8T NIGHT
CHEOPIAN SHIRT WAI8T 0ANCE
JEWEL CITY BALL
HOUSEHOLD OF RUTH OUTING
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