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' TO GET REVENGE COLOR PREJUDICE MUST GO.
. (The Associated Negro PreBs).
New York April 10. New Yorkers
of both race divisions are getting
their heads together in a frank and
open way as the result of the re-
cent occurrence in Harlem where
a crowd of more than 300 people
'waited for a motor man who had
flagrantly mistreated a Negro soldier.
There is no Intention to minimize
the effects of this state of affairs.
In talking to the Negroes of the
Harlem .district. It Is learned that
there is no disposition to permit
Greeks Jews Italians Irish and
other foreign elements to carry on
their nefarious conduct of exhibiting
color prejudice. 1
There Is no disposition on the
part of the Negroes to agitate dis-
order but there is a burning de-
termination to see that everybody
get fair play and a square deal. That
Atlanta Gathering Outlines Re-
construction Aims
of the Negro
(The Associated Negro Press).
Atlanta Ga. April 10. What is
regarded as one of the most slgn-
ficant gatherings ever held in this
country took place in this city under
the direction of the National War
Work Council for the promotion of
re-construction work among Colored
people.
More than one hundred picked
delegates representing the highest
and most thoughtful type of Negro
manhood and womanhood attended
as well as a number of white social
workers. Representatives were pres-
ent from Alabama Georgia Missis-
sippi Tennessee Florida North and
1 South. Caiuliaa.. .. . ":t&. .. .a v ... .
Every person present had a vis-
ion and ' let it be understood that
their object was .to work without
ceasing for equality of opportunity
In the fullest sense of the word. -i
A summary of the program outlined
to be- carried out in every state of
the South is: the removal of Jim-
crowism equal traveling accomoda-
tions on public carriers accomoda-
tions at public places registering
and qualifying Colored men and re-
turned soldiers to vote The slogan
for the work adopted was "Push
the Program."
The subject of -"Negro Leaders"
was given an arising it being de-
clared that no"hand picked leaders"
would be recognized that the people
themselves must name thgir leaders
and at not vent should they be
known as "community workers." It
was stated that too often so called
"Race leaders" are the mere tools
of white men neither of whom have
any real regard for the welfare of
the race. .
HEN WHO ARE
PROF. T. K. PRICE
Mexla Texas.
Civil Rights Bill Becomes The
Target For Ponies
(The Associated Negro Press).
Trenton N. J. April 10. Two bills
one In each house to amend the
CW111 Rights bill ard make it iron
clad for Justice have been Introduced
in the legislature here. One has
b(n introduced by Senator Hammond
Republican and tle other by Repre-
sentative Hyland Democrat The
Democratic bill has come up for sec-
ond reading. It Is claimed that the
one paesed first will redown to the
boneflt of the party sponsoring it
and hence both Republicans and
Democrats are busy trying to put the
oills across. It is an interesting
light and tip-to-daie politics.
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there may be other breakouts in New
York if conditions are not improved
is attested by conservative leaders
of both races who are willing to dls-
cuss present conditions.
A studied program of insolence
has been carried on here for some
time. Not only has there been a
plan to keep Negroes out of certain
lines of business which money grac-
ing whites may be in but when once
the Negro gets in business all sorts
of schemes are resorted to in order
that his chances of success may be
impaired. Mistreatment of Colored
women and children by white ruffians
has been tolerated In some instances
to the breaking point and particul-
arly in this true with reference to
discharged soldiers who faced Ger-
man guns to "make the world a
decent place to live in."
"What To Do With The Negro"
The Problem Increases !
(The Associated Negro Press).
Boston Mass; April 10. Alfred W.
Anthony D. D white secretary of
the National Home Missions Coun-
cil in an address before a great
throng here at a meeting of the -Inter-Church
World Movement declared
"The war caused the migration of
500000 Negroes from the South to
the North. The return of the troops
is throwing a great many of these
men out of jobs. It is a double prob-
lem. It has created a scarcity of
labor in the South and a surplus of
labor in some places In the North.
There is an appalling situation ' in
some of our cities. Negroes there
are living in accommodations not
flit for swine. They are oharged
twenty dollars a month for a sty
In which to house themselves. More
than that "they are ostracized "by 'their
own race. The Negro - from the
South is a countryman. The North-
ern Negro is an aristocrat who looks
down upon his Southern Brother.
This problem is especially acute in
Detroit Baltimore New York and
other cities."
High Dignitaries Attend Bishop
Shatter's Funeral
(The Associated Negro Press).
Chicago April 10. The funeral of
Bishop C. T. Shaffer of the Third
Episcopal district of the (A. M. E.
church was attended by the board
of bishops of the church and other
high dignitaries. The bishop died
suddenly in Lansing Mich and his
remains were brought to this city
for burial services which were held
in Quinn Chapel. -
MAKING TEXAS
Born in Kentucky Mr. Price came
to Texas in 1893 where he has spent
the best part of a useful life. He
is a regular graduate tf Prairie View
State Normal Industrial Institute and
has taught school in Texas for twenty-five
years. At prosent he Is prin-
cipal of the Dunbar High school
which position he has held for sev-
eral years.
' Aside from teaching. Mr. Price is
a busy man. He is rt present Notary
Public in and for Limestone Co.
President ' Local ' Negro Business
Leagun President County Teachers
Institute President State Teachers'
Association and Vice Grand Chan-
cellor of the Grand Lodge Knights
of Pythias.- Price is still a young
man and has in him the making of
a man worth while.
$20C00. Corporaticn Turned
In Macon Georgia.
(The Associated Negro Press).
Macon Ga. April 10. A company
with a paid in capt'al of $20000 has
been organized here with some of
the wealthiest and best known Ne-
groes as stockholders for the purpose
of opening a department store. It
will be the first of its kind here and
will afford an r-amplo for. other
cities to follow. '
Editor Kemp Appointed Deputy
Oil Inspector.
(The Associated Negro Press).
Detroit. Mich. April 10. W. P.
Kemp editor of The Detroit I-cader
has been appointed Deputy Oil In-
spector by Governor Sleeper. This
RE-ELECT "CHI'S"
ILNILUI If
Wm. Hale Thompson opposed
by aiLChicago Dailies Easy
Winner With His
"Black Votes."
(The Associated Nfgro Press).
Chicago 111. April 10. The Negro
voters of Chicago more than 50000
in number have been acclaimed by
the Democratic leaders as the one
contributing factor in the re-election
of Mayor William Hale Thompson as
Mayor. This fact was also attested
this week by all of the daily news-
papers both in their news stories
and editorially.
Mayor Thompson was elected ac-
cording to present figures by about
18000 votes and more than 11000
vote plurality was given him In the
Second Ward said by The Chicago
Tribune to be "the greatest Colored
ward in the world." To this ward
must be added the pluralities in the
Third and Fourteenth wards where
thousands of Negro voters also live
anc it is easy to be seen that Mayor
Thompson owes his political success
to the Negro voters of Chicago.
Every daily newspaper in Chicago
opposed the Mayor. The last days
of the campaign were imblttered by
personalities and many rempant
white partisan opponents of the May-
or publicly denounced his "friend-
ship for the Negro" which the Mayor
Just as publicly acclaimed everywhere
he had an opportunity because he
declared in a specially prepared state-
ment for The Associated Negro Press
following the election: '
"I have given fair representation
to the Colored people of Chicago be-
cause as Republicans they have help-
ed nominate and elect me and sec-
ondly as American citizens they are
entitled to their quorta of representa-
tions in governmental affairs. ' '' -
"They. contributed their quota to
the armed forces of the nation and
performed valiant service for their
country. From the records at hand
it cannot be denied that they dis-
charged their duties of American sol-
diers with as great a degree of brav-
ery and heroism as any other ele-
ment in the American armies."
"The election proves that the Negro
of Chicago will not sell out and
that he believes in standing by his
friends" declared Maj. R. R. Jack-
son to the Associated Negro Press.
"Chicago achievements give heart to
the Negroes throughout the nation"
he continued "and we are in a
position to accomplish great things
if we pull together."
Maj. Jackson with Louis B. Ander-
son ve-elected are the alderman of
th Scond Ward Aldorman of the
Second Ward Alderman Anderson
is one of the Mayor's acknowledged
floor leaders and both men are re-
garded as being among the foremost
men of the Council.
The Mayor's re-olection assure Ve
retention in office of E. H. Wri&iit
and George W. Ellis Assistant Cor-
poration Counsel ; Dr. A. J. Carey
who is prominently mentioned for
bishop in the A. M. E. church and
others.
is the first appointment ever given
the Colored people of Michigan by the
state. Editor Kemp is regarded as
0'' of the foremost citizens of De-
troit and is a successful business
man.
TEXAS SEGBOES BEGDT MOVE-
MENT FOR f. M. C. A's FOR
COLORED
Pursuant to a call of J. B. Wat-
son Atlanta Ga.; International Sec-
retary of the Colored Y. M. C. A.
representative Negrdfes from various
sections of the Eiate met la Waco
Tuesday evening April 2 and out-
lined plans for state-wide efforts to
establish Colored Y. M. C. A's in all
the leading cities of the state. M. 'S.
Davage President of Samuel Huston
College Austin Texas was elected
President; J. Newton Jenkins pastor
New Hope Baptist church Waco
Texas Vice President; J. K. Wil-
liams President of Paul Quinn Col-
lege Waco Texas Secretary; Joseph
Wilson Austin Texas Assistant Sec-
retary; E. M. Griggs Palestine
Treasurer. A Board of Management
consisting of E. L. Gordon General
State tecr-lary Dallas; R. L. Smith
Waco; J. K. Williams Waco; J. N.
J'-ukhis Waco; M. S. Davage Aus-
t.'n; C. E. Curry San Antonio; E.
H. Griggs Palestine; E. J. Howard
Houston; H. M. Williams Galveston;
M. W. Dogan Marshall; President
Banks Tyler; Dr. McKinney Deni-
son; M. M. Rogers Dallas; C W.
Abington Dallss; J. W. Pratt Fort
Worth was appointed.
The Finance Committee agreed up-
on a plan to raise funds.- The state
was divided Jnto eleven districts with
a campaign manager for each dis-
trict The movement will be directed by
E. L. Gordon Stata Secretary Dallas
Texas. ...
GREATEST
Schwab Dispels; All Fear 01
' Bolshevist Control In
This Country. '
(The Associated Negro Press).
New York April 10. To illustrate
his faith in the saneness and truth-
worthiness of the .American people
their democracy and disinclination to
accept anything like Bolshevism
Charles M. Schwab capitalist and in-
dustrial chief . has told a story of
an experience coming over recently
from Europe. " .
There was a large number of Ne-
gro soldiers on the ship that brought
Mr. Schwab over and there was a
canteen. He noted 'that one big sol-
dier failed to buy anything. Telling
the story Mr. Schwab said: "I went
up to him and said: 'What's the
Idea? Are you broke? "Sir" he said
" 'I haven't seen a pay day in five
months. '"Well I said "I'm going
to loan you a dollar. It's yours
and you needn't trouble about getting
it back to me.' : That gave me an
idea. I decided to test those men
Just for the fun of the experiment
I made Jt known that I Yas willing
to help out any of them who were
broke and one hundred fifty-four of
them responded. To each I said
something like this; 'Now you need-
not pay this back if you don't want
to. You know me and where I am
at. Suit yourself. - Do you know
what? Up to date one hundred
thirty-eight of those boys have sent
me the money they borrowed. It
came out as I expected. The boys
were sound to the core. That's one
of the ' main reasons I'm not worry-
ing about the United States going
Bolshevist next election."
First Negro Woman Lawyer In
Georgia Opens Office.
(The Associated Negro Press).
Atlanta Ga. April 10. With offices
already opened ia the Negro Odd
Fellow Building Estelle A Hender-
son proposes to be the' first Negro
woman to practice law in Georgia. Al-
ready admitted to the bar in Alabama
Attorney Henderson states that she
will soon be admitted to practice
here. She . is already a member of
J-the faculty of Morris Brown College.
Virghla -Whits?? To Force
- Colored Girls Into Domestic
Serv'ce. r .
(The Associated Negro Press).
Richmond Va. April 10. A number
of wealthy white women formed an
organization and state as the ob-
ject the securing of Colored girls
as domestics. They claim that since
the beginning of the war Colored
girls have been given positions in
other places than households and the
matter will be taken up with the
RetaU Merchants Association urging
that the Colored girls be released
from their present Jobs have them
filled with whites and make it neces-
sary fdr the Colored girls to again
take up domestic service.
The Colored girls are protesting
not because they claim there Is sny-
tMng disgraceful connected with
housework but because they feel
that they should be permitted to re-
tain their present advantages and
have the right to choose for them-
selves as others where they shall
work. . 1
Prominent North Carolina
1 Negro Pies.
(The Associated Negro Press)..
Wil-nlngton N. C April 10.
George Bell 67 at one time an alder-
man in this city before the nefarious
discrimination election laws foil dead
here on the streets. At one time
he was worth more than $100000
but at his death he owned only a
small farm.
Negro. To Be Justice of Peace
if Mzyor Consents.
(The Associated Negro Press).
Kingston N. C April 10. Cha.
F. Dunn Negro banker of this city
has received word from Cov. Bick-
ett sUi Jng that he is willing to
commission him Justic of the peace
if the Mayor of Kint .on Len Mr
county authorities and the Democratic
county chairman will approve it.
Years ago Dunn was justice of peace
and was a fair minded one. At one
time Dunn lost his fortune but later
"came back" and is now one of the
wealthiest men in the state.
$210 FOM CLERK? OSLY $C0. FOR
YANKS.
Bombproof Jobholders Get the Best
of Bon'' Offering.
Washington D. C. April 10. Letters
protesting the granting of $240. bonus
to clerks who held boom proof Jobs
during the period of the war have
flooded tho senate and house asking
that something be done to stop this
wholesale expenditure to "stay-at
ho'.T O" hejoes. Many communications
from soldiers who went over the top
in No Man's Land hare ben received
by Representatives Jobn M. Baer of
orth Dakota. A private who took
xirt iu the drives wuen put the Ger
mans on the run askod this question:
"I see soroe of the discharged veter-
ans who went over the top will re-
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D LABOR
(The "Associated Negro Press).
Chatanooga Tenn. April 10. For-
mation of a Chatanooga "Federal La-
bor Union" has created quite a bit
of discussion in this community. It
is understood that the movement is
part of a nation-wide plan to unite
Negro laborers and has the approval
of the American Federation of Labor.
The soutr has never been very
strong for union labor and in -as
much as' the Negroes from the bulk
of the labor field in the South there
are some who are inclined to look
at the present plan with more or less
alarm. However it is asserted by
those backing the plan that it is
for the protection of the Negroes
as well as the whites. It Is argued
that if the Negroes are unionized
they will not tnen consent to go into
communities and be strike breakers
oftentimes working for less money.
In the. mean time knowing the1
shrewdness of certain classes of
whites to use the Negro for selfish
advantages membors of the race
Interested in the plan are carefully
considering every step.
ccive only $60 while clerks who
flooded Washington during the draft
will be given $240. Why this dis-
crimination?" Mr. Baer declared the
soldier's argument was unanswerable.
Bill F tanned
"I am going to Introduce a bill in
the next congress asking that sol-
diers sailors and marines be more
liberally rewarded. I hope to get at
least six months' bonus for the men
who won the war" Representative
Baer said. A bill was introduced
in the last session to give discharged
sodllers an extra year's pay . but
owing to the legislative congestion
the measure was unable to gain con-
sideration. ' fbo JS'orth Dakota congrsnmnn in
supporting the measure for higher
pay said he did not oppose the pro-
position of giving the clerks $249
but that he thought the boys who
battled the Huns to standstill should
not receive any less.
TIDE TUR5DTG RAPIDLY AGAISST
Jf ATlOJiS PACT
Ovation Given Borah in His Swing
Around Circle to Oppose British
Plan.
"imujs lieng Xg
Washington April 10. That opin-
ion is rapidly forming throughout
the country against the. covenant of
the League of Nation as conceived
by England and presented by Pres-
ident Wilson has been made amply
evident by the tremendous ovation
accorded Senator William E. Borah
of Idaho recognized as the leader
of the opposition on his speaking
tour.
In Boston where with R mator
Thomas Democrat of Colorado he(
addressed six thousand people there
was an overflow meeting of another
three thoupand outside. In Brooklyn
four thousand people heard him a;..1
there was another great overflow.
And so it was also in Troy Albany
Rochester and Cleveland.
'The people ar s beginning re-
alize what the league means in the
Impairment of American sovereignty
and therefore they aru ag Jnst it"
said the Senator upon his return.
'The people as a mass are given no
voice in its machinery. They can de-
ermine nothing concerning the war
or policies. In it they ha e no check
upon Jts officers. American labor
too is beginning to real ze hat its
protection against alien immigration
would benullil sd by the league. This
phase of it is becoming moie im-
portant with Japan's demand for
express recognition of rights of
epuallty of treatment. We are given
one vote out oj nine ana ii we j-ieia
now Janan vW always manipulate
with other mi: tubers so as to over-
come our objections. .
'The league constitutes as it now
reads unquestionably claims Juris-
diction over immigration. It is per-
fectly clear that Japan is raising
the question of further terms aa to
racial equality for the purpose of
drawing attention away from the dis-
cussion and preventing the modifi-
cation of clauses already In the cov-
enant with which she will be satis-
fied. Those supporting the present
draH would turn the question of
Chinese and Japanese Immigration
over to a tribunal composed for the
most part of aliens. If carried out
this would ult.mately put the Amer-
ican standard of labor on the level
with the Orient Democratic mem-
bers of the Senate who support the
President solely on party grounds
iu this matter would place their
party regularity alive the rl?hts of
American Jtaiiori Thl American
people at first favored the League of
Nations aa someth'ng to prevent
futuro world wars but tbey will
not sacrifice their dep.'.idence In ad-
justing their own affalra to conform
to the vfevs of other .nations.
DECRIES
HIE PQSSIGILITY OE
JUSTIFIES THE MOB IN DEALING OUT SUMMARY PUHT
AND SUGGESTS EDUCATION OF THE NEGRO AS THE
REMEDY SHILLADY ANSWERS..
April 10 1919
The National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
through its Secretary John R. Suil-
lady of New York makea public a
letter from Governor Sidney J. Catts
of Florida and the Association's reply
thereto. On March IS the Association
wired Governor Catts calling atten-
tion to the lynching of two Negroes
Bud Johnson and Joe Walker anl
asked that the lynchers be brought
to Justice.
April 10 1919T
John R. Shillady- Secretary
National Association for Advance-
ment of Colored People.
Sir:
I have your telegram calling my
attention to the lynching of two Ne-
groes in this state.
As you doubtless know I have ex
erted every effort possible to keep
down lynching in this State. I was
not cognizant of the lynching at Mad
ison until I saw an account of it In
the papers. In regard to the one at
Milton I was called up at midnight
and told about the crime committed
by this man and had him carried to
Pensacola and put in jail there; next
morning the Sheriff of Pensacola
called me up and staed that he was
not safe there and I ordered him tak-
en to Moutgomery and sent down to
Jacksonville for safekeeping but
Sherlffff Harvel was overtaken and
the man punished . by death at the
hands of an Infuriated mob from
Santa Rose County.
You ask me to see that these
lynchers are brought to trial. This
would be Impossible to do as condi-
tions are now in Florida for whei a
Negro brute or a white man ravishes
a white woman in the State of Flor-
ida there is no use having 'the people
who" sveo tttftt this man nrefit. death.
brought to trial even if you could
find who they are; the citizenship
will not stand for it.
. You state that the man in Mad-
ison was burned to death and that it
adds to the horror of lynching' and
disgraces not only this i State but
the whole United States. Your race
Is always harping on the disgrace
it brings to the State by a concourse
of white people taking revenge for
the dishonoring of a white woman
when tf you would spend one-half
the time that you do in giving maud-
lin sympathy to teaching your people
not to kill our white officers and dis-
grace our white women you would
keep down a thousand tims greater
disgrace.
I do not like the tone of . our tel-
egram at all because- you tactlly
condemn the crime your people com-
mitted while you abuse our people
for resenting the wrong which your
race has done. I have tried to be
fair to your people at all times but
I do not believe in such maudlin
sentiment as this i If any man white
or black should dishonor one of my
family he would meet my pistol
square from the shoulder and every
white man in this South who is a
red blooded American feeds the same
as I do.
There you had best as you say
you are composed of 180 branches of
48000 people in 38 States spend
some time in teaching- the wanton
reckless Negroes of your race who
wander from City to City County to
County and State to State doing all
the devilment that they can. We do
not have any trouble from Negroes
who are settled own tumir homes
have their own property ttle and
horses but It is the roving transient
irresponsible and unmarried element
of tramp Negroes who bring all this
disgrace on the country.
I as a representative of one mil-
lion people both white and black
urge you to send out your missionar-
ies and get your tc-."A to stop this
kind of wanton and d.-ftraceful rav-
ishing of white people of the South
or th Governors of tbe South will
not be able to keep the mobs down
which I have used every effort pos-
sible to do in Florida.
Yours very truly
(Sigmd) Sidney J. Catts
Governor of Flo" iris
Col. Fposd Opens tiis Victory
Loan Campaign Wiu Stories
of His "Black Devils."
(Tho Associated Negro Press).
Albany -rf.' Y. April 10. Colonel
William Hayward of the "Old Fif-
teenth" New York optned the Victory
Loan campaign here with an address
bo tore 10000 people in the Army.
Ha address bristled with interest
from tart to finish as he related
the events in which the Negro sol-
diem participated up to the signing
of the armistice.
Probably the most interesting story
is the following as told by the Col-
onel i "The American spirit is tho
greatest iu the world. I saw riy
men when : they first arrived In
France buying Gorman reonoy of tha
Morrocco troops. I asked them vbat
they weri doing that for rnd ttev
I Ellll lil HIS STATE
April 10. 1919.
Hon. Sidney J. Catts Governor
Tallahassee. Florida.
Sir: ' "
I have yours of the 18th -acknowledgment
reply and criticism of my
telegram of the 15th.
First I wish to commend the at-
tempts made by you to safeguard the
prisoner at Milton. May I nmke it
clear in the telegram addressed to
you we are not directing criticism
against you as an individual but are
speaking to you in your representa-
tive character as Governor of the '
State of Florida. Do you n tth!iik
that when you . ordered the lb ' '
of Peusacola to take his prisf.v to
Montgomery In order to have hliu
sent down to Jacksonville for safe
keeping Sher'ff Harvel should have
known as an experienced and re-
sponsible officer of the State the
mind of the citizenship of whom you
speak in your letter and would have
been prepared with sufficient ofllcrs
to protect any prisoner and of the
few other brave officers of the law
warrants the belief that mobs which
form In violation of the law will not
attempt to carry out their purpose
if they are rue with strong resistance
on the part of officers of the law who
realize the meaning of their oaths
and are determined that prisoners
shall be tried in the courts and not
by mobs on the highways.
Rour assertion that the citizenship
of Florida will not stand for seeing
men who ravish white women tried
in the courts Is a serious commen-
tary on our laws. Burning to death
Is so horrible that we can hardly be-
lieve. if we did not read your own
words that' on as ' (Jovcnior oi a
great state find it possible to apol-
igize for burning at the stake. This
Association does not apollgize for
crime or condone it iu any way.
Your gratitous assumption that I per-
sonally "tacitly commond the crime"
committed is absolutely unwarranted.
In order to protest against the burn-
ing of a human being at the stake
we did not feci that any one would
expect that we must begin such pro-
test by disavowal of sympathy with
the crime.
You speak a good deal about tho
horror . of the crime. We think tha
crime is horrible but wo insist as
wi believe all right-minded citizons
of tho United States are coming more
and more to insist that it is a greater
crime for the governor of a .state or
the sheriff of a county to stand by
and see the laws made by people
ignored and flouted. We do not be-
lieve that it is a Justification for this
lynching of the law to jiead the
wickedness of the crimin; 1. Laws
are made to deal with such and t?-e
question is whbther this crucial time
of the world's history American states
shall flaunt their disregard of law
in the face of President Wilson a
Paris while he is endeavoring vo pro-
mote the peace of the world.
All the arguments you make about
the horror of thfl crime do not t-iuch
the other the man was only accused
of shooting a watchman a crime
which certainly is easy to pun'sh
in the courts.
Speaking oi educating you sug-
gest that our Association spend time
teaching wanton reckless Negroes.
May I remark that is Governor of
the State you yourself take up the
task of providing proportionate
school faclliU -i for the education
of Negroes in your state. According
t' the report of the United States
Bureau of Education va Negro Edu-
cation the relative per capita expen-
diture in Florida are; teaching wtlt
Chili an $11.60 and for Colored child-
ren $2.64.
Incidentally though it is not a
roint of importance may I remari
that I do not happen te be a Negro
myself as you seem to assume
'hrough out your letter.
Sincerely yours
(Signed) John R. Shillady
Secretary
said: "We were sent to France and
we are here. Y6U said wa are going
to Germany and we are going."
When we 1 cached the Rhine I had
the pleasure of seeing the boys spend
the same money in Germany some of
them talking Harlen German and
with a Yld ilsh accent The spiii'.
that prompted the boys to adopt the
slogan of "Bll Heaven or Hobo;-; en
by Christmas was fulfilled and was
tho spirit that won the war. That
same spirit prevails today in fight-
ing for Justice In civil life."
Nop Block In EKJ
Burns; Less $50000
(The. Aociated Negro Prer).
llirrolngbim Ala. April 10. An
eutlre Nei'ro block recently burned
at Bessemer here eauslnsr tie ?irs
of more ttim $30000. Tbe niajoi-.ty
of the honses were owned by Uk:
teiuiuts. Tito cause is unkno.Kc
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