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PEONAGE DISCLOSED IN MISSOURI WANT TO OUST GOVERNOR DORSEY 7c PER COPY EVERYWHERE PEON WANT "Show Me" Rivals Peo "Show Me" State Rivals Georgia In Peonage Cases (Special Correspondent.) Hali, Mo.—There are some ought to be corrected. The system instances, no doubt, borrowed from ber of cases never get a just will be remembered it was in Cayes ago where a number of p is believed that now there are so Near here there is a farm ki something like 300 acres of land believed, and they come from farm, the work bell is rung at day's work is $1.00, but the wow 11 a. m. the women are called fry and at 1 p. m. they return to their husbands. Workers are m, ens, etc., the reason, presum the store; the foreman gives as help to have chickens, cows and t up with his. Haiti, Mo.—There are some conditions in this section which ought to be corrected. The system of working Negroes is in some instances, no doubt, borrowed from states farther south, in a number of cases never get a just settlement for their labor, and it will be remembered it was in Cape Girardeau County a number of years ago where a number of peonage cases were uncovered. It is believed that now there are some such cases in this section. Near here there is a farm known as Taylor farm, comprising something like 300 acres of land. If reports hereabouts are to be believed, and they come from good sources, on this particular farm, the work bell is rung at 4 a. m. and the wage paid for a day's work is $1.00, but the workers never get a settlement. At 11 a. m., the women are called from the field to work in the house, and at 1 p. m. they return to the fields to finish the day with their husbands. Workers are not permitted to have hogs, chickens, etc., and the reason, presumably, is to force them to patronize the store; the foreman gives as his reason for not allowing the help to have chickens, cows and the like is that they will get mixed up with his. Joining this farm is one owned by Dr. Ferris and rented to a man by the name of W. H. Mullenicks. This white man is said to also contract for workers on the levee. These men are said to be secured from Arkansas, where they are treated for the most part and given a promise of $2 a day for their labor. However, they never get a settlement. A colored man by the name of McKnight, whose wife and daughter are the children of his children, picked 22 bales of cotton. Mullenicks refused to make a satisfactory settlement. McKnight afterwards bought of him 3 small iron beds, 3 small cane bottom chairs, 3 small wooden chairs, 2 mattresses, 2 comforts, 1 quilt, 1 pine table and paid $13.60 for them; but Mullenicks refused to give him a receipt. He later asked McKnight to pay $13.60 for driving from the place, and the "junk" for which he had paid $13.60 was confiscated. It appears from reports that McKnight was feared to some extent by Mullenicks who regarded him as a man last heard was in Cape Girardeau. Some Mayor at Commerce. the mayors of our municipalities are usually chosen to represent all the people. This is not true at Commerce, Missouri. Mayor Anderson does not permit Negroes board or light from Iron Mountain trains in his domain ahead of white people. A story is told of him on one occasion, a colored woman boarded a train ahead of some white people. Mayor Anderson simply pulled her off, and told her husband who was standing nearby that if he did not teach his wife some manners he would beat him—"Residents of the town stated to your correspondent, that if a Negro servant went home the man would be wished by the player wished, if the matter was only called to the attention of his lordship Mayor Anderson, the recurrent servant would immediately be returned to his work to stay until given his liberty of action by his white employer. This state of affairs has become possible because the Negroes of this section, in many places have become cowed. It was from near here that a Von Mayes came and introduced his infamous ```markdown ``` VOL. III. THE HOUSTON INFORMER conditions in this section which stem of working Negroes is in some states farther south, in a nummettirement for their labor, and if he Girardeau County a number of onage cases were uncovered. I une such cases in this section. Down as Taylor farm, comprising. If reports hereabouts are to be good sources, on this particular a. m. and the wage paid for workers never get a settlement. A from the field to work in the house he fields to finish the day with it permitted to have, hogs chick, is to force them to patronize his reason for not allowing the he like is that they will get mixed "Jim Crow" bill in the state legislature not so long ago, to the utter disgust and shame of the other legislators. Other Jim Crow Landmarks In this town of Haiti, the Negroes are Jim-Crowned in buying railroad tickets by the Prisco agent. They are not permitted to purchase tickets at the same window as whites and they may feel long in a waiting room. At Carrutherville about the same condition of affairs obtains for which the Prisco agent is to blame as much and more than anyone else. The defense team in the case of the Negroes newly arrived from the South started it; but here in Missouri there are some white people, especially in this section, who gladly keep it up in Charleston, the agent goes still further for the Iron Mountain and the other Negroes in the wired w. room, notwithstanding the sent. *at* of the state on these matters is strongly against segregation. It is likely the public service commission under the Hyde's administration lays waste for all those lions will cease for all time. Can Neither Buy Nor Rent. A peculiar condition exists in Sikhon, which is settled by a class of white people in fairly good circumstances. It is stated on authority which can not be doubled, that Negroes can neither buy nor rent property and that only places available for them to live in the town is in quarters on premises back of the "white falls." At Dishitaff and Bldgott, Negroes are not permitted to stop. Race Intrigues. For a long time practices have existed on the Prisco going out of Cape Cape can within their power to do much to remedy, of putting up "Jim Crow" signs as soon as they leave Cape, preparatory to entering Arkansas, which they are at the time miles away in supposedly good free MIssouri. It is difficult to believe that in intelligent race-loving Negro men would subscribe to such a condition, but they not only do it, but abet it. On the Race Ingrates HOUSTON, TEXAS, SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1921. To the Public:— Yellow journalistic reports and street gossip concerning me "feeling the city for keeps," "forfitting a $2,000 appearance bond." "receiving warning to leave city," etc., are akin to the words of the lamented Mark Twain, when his death was reported and friends wired for the truth, he replied: "Reports of my death greatly exaggerated." So many lies and rumors have been put in circulation concerning me, most of them with malicious intent, that I am taking this method to inform the public that I am still doing business at the same old stand and believe that I am fully able to handle my own business. The statement that I fled from jury call in Wharton County has not the least semblance of truth in it and is simply in line with the average "rot" published in white newspapers about members of our race. It is the policy of the average Southern white paper to always misrepresent the colored race and those who are conversant with this journalistic custom in "Bam" should not be surprised at any wild-eyed news item in certain "yellow" and sensational sheets. On Saturday, May 14, I received a subpoena to appear before the grand jury of Wharton County as a witness on Wednesday, May 18, and the following Monday, May 16, I was placed under a $2,000 appearance bond, to assure my presence in Wharton on the aforementioned date. I had a reason to believe then and am of the same opinion yet, that the entire thing was a "frame-up" originated in Harris County by certain exponents of Hunish kultur who are opposed to my editorial policy in denouncing lawnessness and gang-rule. I could not see where my life would be safe in said county, knowing the situation there as I do and knowing what remarks have often been made there concerning me; so through my at- Gulf road, coming into the Cape "Jim Clim" sign, are frequently displayed, seen in the cars of the Prison when down as soon as the cars strike the Missouri state line. People have not lost faith and believe Governor Hyde will give every possible relief in such cases as are brought to the attention of PROF. STAMPS JOINS STANDARD Pro. J. E. Stamps, for several years, a member of the faculty of Prairie College, received a recognition and accepted a position as agency director for the Standard Life Insurance Company, with headquarters in Chicago, where the race's most accomplished young men and the Standard was indeed fortune to secure his services, while P. V. CHICAGO BOMBING ORGANIZATION TO FEEL STRONG ARM OF LAW; ONE RING-LEADER UNDER ARREST torney, Lawyer L, V. Allen, a quiet investigation was conducted, which terminated in recalling the subpoena on Tuesday afternoon, May 17, when the county attorney of Wharton County, by long distance telephone, informed me that the grand jury had adjourned and that it would be unnecessary for me to come down there. In addition to the message he deputized a representative to bring me the message in person and in the late afternoon of Tuesday he reached my office and told me the same thing that the county attorney had telephoned me earlier in the day and remarked that they didn't want to see me going to the expense and trouble making the trip with the grand jury having adjourned on that day, which was Tuesday, May 17. (Smiles! Looks funny, don't it?) The Harris County officials were also notified and my bondmen, through the activity of Attorney Allen, were immediately released. All of this could have been easily ascertained, if certain yellow sheets and chartered me-'bers of the gossipers' union had desired to give circulation to the truth, but no! lies always out-travel and out-sell the truth, and thus these journalistic scavengers and gossip-mongers availed themselves of the supposed opportunity of trying to place a law-abiding and peaceful citizen in bad with the public; reciting and giving circulation to reports calculated to injure one's business standing and hurling the community into a state of uncalled for and unnecessary excitement. My only reason for requesting ex-Judge H. J. Dannenbaum to look after the matter for me was due to the fact that I knew a colored lawyer would probably have met death in going to Wharton on such a mission and thus a white lawyer was the proper person to look after the matter from that and other angles. He had handled no legal matters for (By the Associated Negro Press). Chicago, Ill.—The perpetrators of bomb outrages on the homes of Negro citizens are in the clutches of the law. At least this is the opinion of the commission of people who have been watching the developments of the campaign recently launched to capture the persons and events of the bombings. me and was not and is not my attorney. My attorney is Lawyer L. V. Allen, a race barrister of no mean ability, with offices at 411 Milam Street. My people talk entirely too much and I wish to inform all these wind-jammers and gossipers that nothing is a duck but his bill; and then, too, give other people credit for having enough sense to look after their own affairs and manage their own business. When one's business gets to be everybody's business, then it nobody's business. I have received no order. to leave Houston; no threat has been made openly on my life, and so far as my past conduct warrants, I have nothing to be afraid of or apologize for, either from an editorial, elvic or religious standpoint. I wish to thank the numberless friends, well-wishers and others for their interest in me in the Wharton matter and especially those three citizens who signed my bond. Many offers of financial assistance were refused, as we did not need it, but I appreciated the spirit and willingness of my people to come to my aid in what they considered a time of trouble and a crucial situation. As I see it, most of this erroneous dose was printed for its news value and the wish was father to the thought; for when a request was made to correct the report, these yellow and sensational journals refused to do so. This is the kind of damnable and diabolical propaganda that is being printed throughout the South to misrepresent colored people, and yet we have some individuals within our race who boast that they do not read colored newspapers, but in the same breath tell you that they subversive and misrepresent their race, let us hope that these racial impediments will stop fattening fries for snakes! Selah (Signed) C. F. RICHARDSON, Editor Houston Informer, Houston Tex., May 23, 1921. reign of terror for the past several years throughout the city. Andrew Kerr, a member of a local union labor organization, was arrested in the early part of the week as a bomb suspect. Mr. Kerr, feeling that the police had the goods on him, again to talk with refusal, then to the police had in the final who bombed the Georgia Mobocrats Sore With Governor; Demand His Scalp Atlanta, Ga.—The publication by Governor Hugh Dorsey of his booklet on "The Negro in Georgia," in which he relates 135 cases of alleged peonage, lynchings or organized or individual cruelty to Negroes, and suggests remedies, has stirred up a hornet's nest in Georgia. The latest development came with the announcement from Macon of a call for a mass meeting of citizens for next Sunday at which the important of the governor will be discussed. The call is issued by the local branch of the Guardians of Liberty and reads as follows: "Unless Mr. Dorsey is impeached every Georgian will be participes criminis in his crime of blackening, while history lasts, the character of the fairest mother we ever had—Georgia. No living man will stand by while a villain defiles his mother. Georgia—our mother—is being defiled before the world. And, by the help of the eternal God, he shall answer for it." From many sections of the state are coming demands that Governor Dorsey give the names of his investigators and information. Three attacks on the governor for his peonage booklet were published today—one in a speech made by Governor-elect Thomas Hardwick, at the centennial anniversary celebration in Henry County, a second by home of ex-Almerian DePriest as well as another member who is alleged to have been the principal in a large number of instances of labor disputes in which the bomb used as an instrument of quita unengent烈誓. It was not long after the arrest that the Hyde Park Improvement Association, the organization which has been accused of being behind the numerous bombing of colored people's homes, would be hopelessly involved in the attack. The other three others under arrest, was hired to do bombing, Negroes' homes were among the places bombed by this nefarious gang. It follows, many people declare, that the gang was hired to bomb the homes of colored people by the work. It is definitely known that the Hyde Park Anti-Negro Association possessed a fund acknowledged by its members of more than $200,000 with the help of the crowd out and the occupation of certain territory by the cult families. In the DePriest bombing, Kerr flatly declares that he and his companion were the expert knowledge of the game 7c PER COPY EVERYWHERE NO. 2. SOUR ORSEY abocrats in Governor; d His Scalp NO.2. Judge William E. H. Searcy, of the Flint Circuit, who was the judge in one of the cases Dorsey referred to, and the third by Sam L. Oliver, president of the senate. In all three statements Dorsey was bitterly excoriated and his charges declared false or grossly exaggerated. "This demonstration here today," said Mr. Hardwick, "has convinced me that these are not a bad people nor Georgia a bar burious state, as he been charged. I deny these charges. I brand as an infamous slander on the state these statements that have been sent broadcast over the country." Judge Searcy has been demanding the names of the investigators and informants in the case of Ed. White, a Negro under arrest in Upson. This case is referred to at length in the booklet, the governor charging that only his removal from Upson County prevented lynching. The judge asserts, "The conduct of your investigator and you as governor of the state beggars my contempt." Mr. Oliver says in his statement that the governor has made "an awful mistake" and should remedy it as far as he is able. He charges misrepresentation of the facts, and winds up with the assertion that the only way to bring about a cessation of lynching is by and through a cessation of assault. Of bombing. Up to the present he has declined to tell who were the parties behind him in this instance. The police express the opinion that he is not through talking, that when he becomes hard pressed he will then open his mouth very wide and tell all he knows about the recent bombings. Then the fur is expected to fly with a vengeance. If the opinions of the people who have been alert to follow all the clues that have been unearthened in the past year are worth anything, the group of associations has held of these burgles and police anti-Negro prepaganda. In our city have good reason to quake with fear. Two gangs of expert bombers are under arrest. It is now confidently expected that within a few days that bombing of the burgles and police will also be in the toils. In the meantime a group of colored men are adding to defense fund for the purpose of bringing the backers to justice and thereby end the reing of bombing terror which has caused so much unrest among the people in the great City of Chicago. --- PEONAGE DISCLOSED IN MISSOURI WANT TO OUST GOVERNOR DORSEY 7c PER COPY EVERYWHERE PEON WANT "Show Me" Rivals Peo "Show Me" State Rivals Georgia In Peonage Cases (Special Correspondent.) Haiti, Mo.—There are some ought to be corrected. The syst instances, no doubt, borrowed from ber of cases never get a just will be remembered it was in Ca years ago where a number of p is believed that now there are so Near here there is a farm k something like 300 acres of land believed, and they come from farm, the work bell is rung at day's work is $1.00, but the wow 11 a. m, the women are called fr and at 1 p. m. they return to their husbands, -Workers are m ens, etc., and the reason, presume the store; the foreman gives a help to have chickens, cows and f up with his. Haiti, Mo.—There are some conditions in this section which ought to be corrected. The system of working Negroes is in some instances, no doubt, borrowed from states farther south, in a number of cases never get a just settlement for their labor, and it will be remembered it was in Cape Girardeau County a number of years ago where a number of peonage cases were uncovered. It is believed that now there are some such cases in this section. Near here there is a farm known as Taylor farm, comprising something like 300 acres of land. If reports hereabouts are to be believed, and they come from good sources, on this particular farm, the work bell is rung at 4 a.m. and the wage paid for a day's work is $1.00, but the workers never get a settlement. At 11 a.m. the women are called from the field to work in the house, and at 1 p.m. they return to the fields to finish the day with their husbands. —Workers are not permitted to have hogs, chickens, etc., and the reason, presumably, is to force them to patronize the store; the foreman gives as his reason for not allowing the help to have chickens, cows and the like is that they will get mixed up with his. Joining this farm is one owned by Dr. Ferris and rented to a man by the name of W. H. Mullenks. This white man is said to also contract for workers on the levee. These men are said to be secured from Arkansas, where they are gotten out of jail or had some trouble for the most part and given a promise of $2 a day for their labor. However, they never get a settlement. McKnight whose wife and children are still near here, with the aid of his children, picked 22 bales of cotton. Mullenks refused to make a satisfactory settlement. McKnight afterwards bought of him 3 small iron beds, 3 small cane bottom chairs, $1.50 rock chair; 2 second chair, $1.50 pine table and paid $13.60 for them; but Mullenks refused to give him a receipt. He later asked McKnight to work on the levee; he refused, was driven from the place, and the "junk" was confiscated. It appears from reports that by Mullenks who regarded him as a smart "darkey", McKnight when last heard was in Cape Girardeau. Some Mayor at Commerce. The mayors of our municipalities are usually chosen to represent all the people. This is not true at Commerce, Missouri. Mayor Anderson does not permit Negroes to board or alight from Iron Mountain trains in his domain because of the racial prejudice of him that on one occasion, a colored woman boarded a train ahead of some white people. Mayor Anderson promptly pulled her off, and told her husband who was standing nearby that if he did not teach his wife some manners, he would be punished of the town stated to your correspondent, that if a Negro servant went home from work before his or white employee winched, if the matter was only called to the attention of his lordship Mayor Anderson, the recurrent servant would be punished of the town stated to work to stay until given his liberty of action by his white employer. This state of affairs has become possible because the Negroes of this section, in many places have become cowed. It was from need that a Von Mayer boarded a train. ```markdown ``` VOL. III. THE HOUSTON INFORMER conditions in this section which me of working Negroes is in some states farther south, in a num settlement for their labor, and in pe Girardeau County a number of onage cases were uncovered. I me such cases in this section. down as Taylor farm, comprising if reports hereabouts are to be good sources, on this particular 4 a. m, and the wage paid for a workers never get a settlement. A from the field to work in the house the fields to finish the day with of permitted to have hogs, chick- is, is to force them to patronize his reason for not allowing the he like is that they will get mixed "Jim-Crow" bill in the state legisl ture not so long ago, to the utter dis gust and shame of the other legislators. Other Jim Crow Landmarks. In this town of Hayti, the Negroes are Jim-Crowed in buying railroad tickets by the Prisco agent. They are not permitted to purchase tickets at the same window as whites and they are feet long as a waiting room. At Carthusville where the same condition of affairs obtains for which the Prisco agent is to blame as much and more than anyone else. The defense team is to be sent to Carthusville Negroes newly arrived from the South started it; but here in Missouri there are some white people, especially in this section, who gladly keep it up in Charleston, the agent goes still in the same room, keeps up the sign designating the cooled waiting room, notwithstanding the sentiment of the state on these matters is strongly against segregation. It is likely the public service commission under the Hyde's administration abuses will cease for all time. Can Neither Buy Nor Rent. A peculiar condition exists in Sikeston, which is settled by a class of white people in fairly good circumstances. It is stated on authority which can demand that Negroes can neither buy nor rent property and that only places available for them to live in the town is in quarers on premises back of the "white farm." At Diedhistaff and Biodigit, Negroes are not permitted to stop. Rice migrates. For a long time practices have existed on the Frisco going out of Cape Gardeau, which the porters on these trains have in their power to do much to remedy, of putting up "Jim" in the streets, of putting up Cape, preparatory to entering Arkansas, though they are at the time miles away in supposedly free Missouri. It is difficult to believe that in Sikeston, Negroes can subscribe to such a condition, but they not only do it, but butt it. On the Race Injuries HOUSTON, TEXAS, SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1921. No Cause For Alarm, Yet To the Public:— Yellow journalistic reports and street gossip concerning me "feeling the city for keeps," "forfeiting a $2,000 appearance bond," "receiving warning to leave the city," etc. are akin to the words of the lamented Mark Twain, when his death was reported and friends wired for the truth, he replied: "Reports of my death greatly exaggerated." So many lies and rumors have been put in circulation concerning me, most of them with malicious intent, that I am taking this method to inform the public that I am still doing business at the same old stand and believe that I am fully able to handle my own business. The statement that I fled from jury call in Wharton County has not the leastsemblance of truth in it and is simply in line with the average "rot" published in white newspapers about members of our race. It is the policy of the average Southern white paper to always misrepresent the colored race and those who are conversant with this journalistic custom in "Bam" should not be surprised at any wild-eyed news item in certain "yellow" and sensational sheets. On Saturday, May 14, I received a subpoena to appear before the grand jury of Wharton County as a witness on Wednesday, May 18, and the following Monday, May 16, I was placed under a $2,000 appearance bond, to assure my presence in Wharton on the aforementioned date. I had a reason to believe then and am of the same opinion yet, that the entire thing was a "frame-up" originated in Harris County by certain exponents of Hunnish kultur who are opposed to my editorial policy in denouncing lawlessness and gang-rule. I could not see where my life would be safe in said county, knowing the situation there as I do and knowing what remarks have often been made there concerning me; so through my at- Gulf road, coming into the Cape "Jim Crow" signs are frequently displayed, seen in the cars of the Frisco when they are brought to his attention down as soon as the cars strike the Missouri state line. Far away, people have not lost faith and believe Governor Hyde will give every possible relief, such as he is brought to his attention. He is a large man now and growing. PROF. STAMPS JOINS STANDARD. Prof. J. E. Stamps, for several years a member of the faculty of Prairie College, received a recognition and accepted a position as agency director for the Standard Life Insurance Company, with headquarters in Chicago, where his race's most accomplished youth men and the Standard was indeed fortunate to secure his services, while P. W. CHICAGO BOMBING ORGANIZATION TO FEEL STRONG ARM OF LAW; ONE RING-LEADER UNDER ARREST torney, Lawyer L. V. Allen, a quiet investigation was conducted, which terminated in recalling the subpoena on Tuesday afternoon, May 17, when the county attorney of Wharton County, by long distance telephone, informed me that the grand jury had adjourned and that it would be unnecessary for me to come down there. In addition to the message he deputized a representative to bring me the message in person and in the late afternoon of Tuesday he reached my office and told me the same thing that the county attorney had telephoned me earlier in the day and remarked that they didn't want to see me going to the expense and trouble making the trip with the grand jury having adjourned on that day, which was Tuesday, May 17. (Smiles! Looks funny, don't it?) The Harris County officials were also notified and my bondmen, through the activity of Attorney Allen, were immediately released. All of this could have been easily ascertained, if certain yellow sheets and chartered members of the gossipers' union had desired to give circulation to the truth, but no! lies always out-travel and out-sell the truth, and thus these journalistic swangers and gossip-mongers availed themselves of the supposed opportunity of trying to place a law-abiding and peaceful citizen in bad with the public; reciting and giving circulation to reports calculated to injure one's business standing and huring the community into a state of uncalled for and unnecessary excitement. My only reason for requesting ex-Judge H. J. Dannenbaum to look after the matter for me was due to the fact that I knew a colored lawyer would probably have met death in going to Wharton on such a mission and thus a white lawyer was the proper person to look after the matter from that and other angles. He had handled no legal matters for (By the Associated Negro Press.) Chicago, Ill.—The perpetrators of bomb outrages on the homes of Negro citizens are in the clutches of the law. At least this is the opinion of numbers of colored and white people who have been watching the developments of the campaign recently launched to capture them, who have exercised as me and was not and is not my attorney. My attorney is Lawyer L. V. Allen, a race barrister of no mean ability, with offices at 411 Milam Street. My people talk entirely too much and I wish to inform all these wind-jammers and gossipers that nothing ruins a duck but his bill; and then, too, give other people credit for having enough sense to look after their own affairs and manage their own business. When one's business gets to be everybody's business, then it is nobody's business. I have received no order to leave Houston; no threat has been made openly upon my life, and so far as my past conduct warrants, I have nothing to be afraid of or apologize for, either from an editorial, clivic or religious standpoint. I wish to thank the number less friends, well-wishers and others for their interest in me in the Wharton matter and especially three citizens who signed my bond. Many offers of financial assistance were refused, as we did not need it, but I appreciated the spirit and willingness of my people to come to my aid in what they considered a time of trouble and a crucial situation. As I see it, most of this erroneous dope was printed for its news value and the wish was father to the thought; for when a request was made to correct the report, these yellow and sensational journals refused to do so. This is the kind of damnable and diabolical propaganda that is being printed throughout the South to misrepresent colored people, and yet we have some individuals within our race who boast that they do not read colorized newspapers, but in the same breath tell you that they subcribe and pay for white newspapers. Let us hope that these racial impediments will stop fattening frogs for snakes! Selah (Signed) C. F. RICHARDSON, Editor Houston Informer, Houston, Tx., May 13, 2012. reign of terror for the past several years throughout the city. Andrew Kerr, a member of a local union labor organization, was arrested in the early part of the week as a bomb suspect. Mr. Kerr, feeling that the police had the goods on him, promptly began to talk with the result that within a few hours his confession had been revealed, and he bombed the Georgia Mobocrats Sore With Governor; Demand His Scalp Atlanta, Ga.—The publication by Governor Hugh Dorsy of his booklet on "The Negro in Georgia," in which he relates 135 cases of alleged peonage, lynchings or organized or individual cruelty to Negroes, and suggests remedies, has stirred up a horse's net in Georgia. The latest development came with the announcement from Macon of a call for a mass meeting of citizens for next Sunday at which the impaired spirit of the governor will be discussed. The call is issued by the local branch of the Guardians of Liberty and reads as follows: Judge William E. H. Searay, of the Flint Circuit, who was the judge in one of the cases Dorsy referred to, and the third by Sam L. Oliver, president of the senate. In all three statements Dorsy was bitterly excoriated and his charges declared false or grossly exaggerated. “This demonstration here today,” said Mr. Hardwick, “has convinced me that these are not a bad people nor Georgia a harbous state, as has been shamed. I deny these charges. I brand as an infamous slander on the state these statements that have been sent broadcast, over "Unless Mr. Dorsey is impeached every Georgian will be participes criminis in his crime of blackening, while history lasts, the character of the fairest mother we ever had—Georgia. No living man will stand by while a villain defies his mother. Georgia—our mother—is being defiled before the world. And, by the help of the eternal God, he shall answer for it." From many sections of the state are coming demands that Governor Dorsey give the names of his investigators and information. Three attacks on the governor for his peonage booklet were published today—one in a speech made by Governor-elect Thomas Hardwick, at the centennial anniversary celebration in Henry County, a second by home of ex-Alderman DePriest as well as another member who is alleged to have been the principal in a large number of instances of labor disputes in the city. It was not long after the arrests that rumors began to fly around that the Hyde Park Improvement Association, the organization which has been accused of bombing of colored people's homes, would be hopelessly involved in the matter. Kerr admits that he, with others under arrest, was hired to do bombing. Negroes' homes were bombed, and the many famous gang. It follows, many people declare, that the gang was hired to bomb the homes of colored people by parties who had the money to pay for the bombings. The Hyde Park Anti-Negro Association possessed a fund acknowledged by its members of more than $200,000 with which to prosecute a campaign to crowd out and preach the occupation certain territory by collared families. In the DPriest bombing, Kerr flatly declares that he and his companion were hired to do the job because of their expert knowledge of the game 7c PER COPY EVERYWHERE NO. 2. SOUR DORSEY bocrats in Governor; d His Scalp Judge William E. H. Searcy, of the Flint Circuit, who was the judge in one of the cases Dorsey referred to, and the third by Sam L. Oliver, president of the senate. In all three statements Dorsey was bitterly excoriated and his charges declared false or grossly exaggerated. NO.2. "This demonstration here today," said Mr. Hardwick, "has convinced me that these are not a bad people nor Georgia a bar burious state, as has been charged. I deny these charges. I brand as an infamous slander on the state these statements that have been sent broadcast over the country." Judge Searcy has been demanding the names of the investigators and informants in the case of Ed. White, a Negro under arrest in Upson. This case is referred to at length in the booklet, the governor charging that only his removal from Upson County prevented lynching. The judge asserts, "The conduct of your investigator and you as governor of the state beggars my contempt." Mr. Oliver says in his statement that the governor has made "an awful mistake" and should remedy it as far as he is able. He charges misrepresentation of the facts, and winds up with the assertion that the only way to bring about a cessation of lynching is by and through a cessation of assault. of bombing. Up to the present he has declined to tell who were the parties behind him in this particular instance. The police express the opinion that he is not through talking, that when he has hard pressed him will he then open his mouth very wide and tell all he knows about all the present bombings. Then the police are to fly in the face. If the opinions of the people that have been alert to all the clues that have been unearthened within the past are unworthy, the group of associations who have been busy pushing a vigorous anti-Negro propaganda in our country have good reason to quake with fear. Two gangs of expert bombers are under arrest. It is now confidently expected that within a few days that the backers of these toughs and criminals will also be in the toils. In the meantime a group of colored men are adding to defense fund for the purpose of bringing the backers to justice and therby and the raiding of bombing terror which has caused so much unrest among the respectable colored people in the great City of Chicago. You Read the Other Fellow's Ad You are reading this one. That should convince you that advertising in these columns is a profitable proposition; that it will bring business to your store. The fact that the other column is probably the reason he is getting more business than is falling to you. Would it not be well to give the other fellow a chance In These Columns **Word of Norman Origin.** The word hemlet is really the diminutive of the word hemland, the norman "hemlear" and means a little heml. The tendency of the French language was to drop the "I" and to substitute the "he" for the "hemlar." The hemlers and hemlers of medieval England were makers of helmets and the word has come down to us as the surname Honer. **Nature's Heade-Made Cement.** In some parts of the United States natural cement rocks are found which are hard enough to produce the preparation of materials to produce cement; but even in these localities it is generally necessary to add either lime stone or stone in order to get the prop- ADVERTISE IF YOU Want a Cook Want a Clerk Want a Partner Want a Situation Want Servant Irl Want to Sell a Piano Want to Sell an Auto Want to Sell Your Groceries Want to Sell Your Hardware Want Customers for Anything Advertising is the Way to Success Advertising Brings Customers Advertising Customers Advertising Insures Success Advertising Shows Energy Advertising is a Business Advertising is "Biz" Advertise or Bust Advertise Well ADVERTISE At Once In THE INFORMER L. V. 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Three 8 room houses on Hardcastle St. $800 down. Will you build a new brand new house, from the ground up, for $100 down? Or buy these houses if you want one. Robert's Real Estate. 807% Prairie Ave. Phone 3697 6057, Houston, Tx. Freedom Freedom is the word that is many sided. There are those who boast of freedom of conscience who seem to be more interested in other people. There are those who seem to fancy that their rights as citizens entitle them to unquestioned trumping upon rights of anybody else in their way.—Montreal Herald 410 Millam Street 220 SAN FELIPE 1900 Office phones P. 1243-6307 THE HOUSTON INFORMER, SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1921. My Tooth Doctor DR. W. J. HOWARD DENTIST Taborian Bldg. 801% Prairie Avenue Office Phone Preston 6350 Residence Phone Capital 2253 For Sale - Fourroom house; sanitary conveniences; close in. Price, $2,000. E. O. SMITH, 411 Millam, phone Hadley 1962. Phone: Office P 5501, Rea C. 551 DR. T. K. 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ALMOST INSTITUTE PARKS AND SPORTS PARKS AND SPORTS --- GREAT FUTURE IS PREDICTED FOR YOUNG WASHINGTON STAR Sam Harris, second baseman of the Washington Senators, is considered one of the best second sackers in the major leagues. He is a coercing good fielder and wields a wicked bat. This is Harris' second season in the big leagues, and a great future is predicted for him. Diamond Squibs Diamond Squibs Joe Bush is still Joe Bush, but not "Bullet" Joe Bush. Garence Schalk, brother of Ray has been let out by our Bayou. Princeton's baseball and track athletics are diving at training tables. The Brooklyn Nationals, 1920 pension winners, are getting off badly. "Chick" Galloway of the Athletics cannot explain why he is called "Chick." Benny Boynton, Williams college gridron star, is also a diamond summary. The prediction that the Cubs could not hit scarcity to have not been founded on fact. Harry Biennier of the Jersey City international run up the first no-hit game of the season. Any ten-year boy can tell you what to do when your business interfaces with baseball. Ray Schalk of the same brilliant catcher he was before the grand jury wrecked the White Sox. Gleason appears to be very pleased with the prospects of a winning team. So do Schultz and Collins. The Tigers have purchased shortstop Dion Bader of the New Orleans association club. Captain Fisher, the Princeton baseball captain, is a Baltimore boy. He hits four in the batting order. The slogan in the National League is "Watch Alexander." Grover, the Great, seems greater than ever this spring. Unless all signs full Dutch Reuther, under the father handling of Uricle Robbie, will be a game winner this season. Ben Koehler, former first baseman for South Beed and once with the St. Louis Cardinals on trial, has gone into politics. None of the American association players have been ordered off the field for profanity. Things aren't but enough yet. St. Louis has the hitters, but it is doubtful if Le Foel will have the sort of staff needed for success in the major Agents to watch against gambling in baseball parks have been engaged by Bun R. Johnson, president of the American league. Eric Erickson, the Swedish coveh who failed to do any effective twirling for Detroit, seems to be getting away nicely for Charlott Lea. Freed Weis, a former Pennsylvania student, is playing the outfield for the Detroit Tigers as the hardest hitter on the team. Bill Killner, another player has made a life member of the Theodore Roosevelt Legion post No. 67, along with Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. Alma Brantes is playing smooth ball but the pitchers are going no well. They seem to be affected with marvelous wildness. One of the things no baseball fan has ever been able to figure out is why the opening of the baseball season is always a signal for a protracted rain spell. Penn's baseball team worked the first double squeeze play of the baseball year. That's one reason why big colleges are showing collegians FOUR-EYED CATCHERS. Spectated pitchers, outfielders and infielders seem to be in the mood to play, but bull these days, but Pern State boasts of a unique combination in having two be spectacular outfits. Bob Livingston, the Lans down boy is one of four freshman pitchers who glasses, inside the mask; while in young Runnette, from Penshoy High, Pittsburgh, the freshman has a "four-year" backstop. WILL STRENGTHEN PHILLIES Earl Neale and Jimmy Ring Are Interested to Help Donna's Team Visit the Chicago Cubs. Earl Neale, former star outfielder of the Chicago Cubs, photographed in a Philly uniform at the National league park in Philadelphia. Notre Dame's Jimmy Ring is interim. Earl Neale. Ring, by the Phillies in a winter trade. The two former Reds will greatly strengthen the chances of Bill Douvain's outfit as pennant contenders. ROOKIE IS PART OF PASTIME instead of Being Personification of Hayseed He is Today Well Educated and Mannered. Rookies aren't what they used to be. The recruit was once supposed to be and sometimes was the personification of Hayseed. They furnished entertainment to veterans by their crudeness and things they didn't know about the world as a kid. The rookies are well educated and well mannered. Many have arrived before they hit the time in the knowledge of the game. This is due to the caliber of ball played in the minors and to the increasing number of recruits from college. Most hayseed blow out of big league ball faster than they blew in. Few of them come up from the hills with bare feet. Baseball is a man's game now. It has progressed far as regards the mental caliber of those who play it well. It always sticks. It's a part of the pastime. FIND NEW BASEBALL WONDER Pitcher McGrew of Galveston Lets New York Giants Dawn With Two Hits in 11 Innings. Pitcher McGrew of the Galveston club may be the next baseball wonder when Babe Ruth's home runs get to be old staff. McGrew is 7 feet tall and he plays in the Giants but two hits in 11 innings. SOUTH'S GREATEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER SMITH'S RESTAURANT A. SMITH, Proprietor OPEN DAY AND NIGHT BEST OF SERVICE WILL BE ACCEPTED HELP Drop in and be Convinced 415 Milman Street STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIE CHARCOAL, FEED AND COUNTRY PRICES RIGHT MEAT MARKET ROWEN PHONE HA 7. LOMAX RO ORGEN BARBER SHOP "THROUGH THE BLOCK" 803 PRAIRIE AVENUE—413 MILAM STREET 2—ENTRANCES—2 15—CHAIRS—18 ROBT. S. ("OBJ") SCOTT, Manager. RESTON 3699 HOU LUCIUS W. LOMAX ORG 803 PRAN ROBE PHONE PRESTON LUCIUS W. LOMAX ROBT. S. SCOTT ORGEN BARBER SHOP "THROUGH THE BLOCK" 803 PRAIRIE AVENUE—413 MILAM STREET 2-ENTRANCES—2 15-CHAIRS—15 ROBT. S. ("BOB") SCOTT, Manager. PHONE PRESTON 3069 HOUSTON, TEXAS Phones: Res.—P. 9163; Store Preston 7389. THE JO Mrs. R. S. 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S OF THE CITY Specialty Toilet Articles At Our Soda Fountain HOUSTON, TEXAS Get 'em Right Now or Overcats in 48 Hours HOUSTON, TEXAS GOODS STORE Dry Goods line. A full WAYS on hand. Your PROP. J. H. HARMON, PROP. ERY KEY Special attention given to Wed- With Rolls, Cakes or Dough- L 1723 DOW'S BAKERY LIST HILLIPS : 30 to 6 p. m. g., Houston, Texas Houston, Texas. ‘THE HOUSTON INFORMER, SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1921. 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Irish Had “Mayflower” Adventure. tory have jut diverter tention to Hie fet hat tretanad lao tt hee Mugtinwey” Thi was the Kage woing, whieh, te Inter thar NE set SMe teh a tall assrngee Ist at ister forthe Atri colonies ‘Theme were pestenges anit Schum wee Four instore ek esa at en, for anronquerahie ts apie the vessel tote ete Si grtieso nil Atlante, tit there I hnertcane IM si anagem Tha aay He Best ain oe ap Hons stat Reuven way Fron on thle eigenen, ned aed thely escalate Hata 1k Close Race In Tex they tell ey Sr mg aneacitsbua tere ear f Iii weifhnnt from Europe, In on Hho tate ight attain wea emt ing. mulees, ty een: ne (he sup nes flere ye 9 the State aM Thorttes 810. each ‘Sen abebinthe aol Texans were Intted to linens the fist ebace "Phos follows many le through the Pirie grass, ‘but without getting Ment of either wolf oF Moan, Pty They came tan wonded pit, where & ative tas ehopring “Da ym now wait and. ond mse, hist ow?" erld the Hritlsher "os sles they Just pissed.” Hla en they sneer” “Pretty Tint nip aa tek, But the dog ene a Hete ahead.” wee ere ‘St dan't Uke: ir. Dabwaltes: pew, stenogrupler” sald. Mrs, Dubwealtr “why not, may eRe? asked. em ‘utp “he bas a dreamy Look tw her "Ol, swell she tay not be meditat tng misono: veruaps not; ut when « glel t young an pretty an indlges 10 d9y- Arenas, wlth a suseptie a fool He Me. Dubwaite around, anme of thove (rears many start to corning tue" ‘Bemtnibans Age tier, - eek nee cmaeceaneenanatanaetaaieitadadasacaalaneaaianoacoaamateaceaaat : Blazing the way : : Preaching race pride : : ‘Teaching race solidarity : : Taking obstacles fromthe 3 : path : : } Making places for the boys 3 : and girls of today that you 3 : @ educate for tomorrow. : : Incorporated : = J.B.Grigeby, Pres, N. Dudley, Jr V. Pres, Wn, Nickerson, Jr, Secy, W. B. Cape, Trem. 5 REALTY BARGAINS. One five-room howe, All sanitary on Hawards Street. One ricroom Rowse om Hickory pone two-story house, elght rooms, Pree iteroom, one foursoom, and Jone theee-room hous, om Providence One five room and one four room houses on Milla Street "Tmo twostory howeee on Hutching [Oise fourraom house on Sehwarta ‘One elghtroom twostory house on raherts ‘One’ fourroom and one three rom uses, Brandnew on High Street. ‘Oae house om Deals Avene. Two ses on Holman Avene, ‘One house om St. Emanuel, end two ucuses'on Clare Sizest. ‘One house on Whitty Street. Two houses on Capitol Avene. "Three houses 0m Hardaalo and tive houses’ on. Arthur Street. ‘One house on Center Street Soveral vacant Tote: we wil build fnouses'‘on "to sult: you.” T will loan oney on reals estate. Cone In and BOB ROBER1y. 207) Prairle Ave. Phone Pres. 6307 Hours: 9.4. m.t0 1pm, 410.6 pm Sundays by appointment, Oftco phone DR. ¢. M. NICHOLS Physician and Surgeon Otte: Taborian RM, Suite 22% S074 Prairie Ave, Houston, ‘Tex LANE CUT RATE GROCERY “The Best for Less” Phone Preston 8687 1307 Clark St. ofa ea ee B.R. Peters, ‘optometrist 815 Prairie Avenue Wear Kryptok Invisible Lenses Phone Preston 6256 TAILOR PHONE PRESTON 5491 PRICES ALL SLASHED | To Meet Demands of a Falling Market, Sanitary Cleaning and Pres HOUSTON, TEXAS PAGE THRER ; Phones: Res. Hadley 2011; Store, Preston 2834 : WILSON'S PHARMACY : CAUCIOUS A. WILSON, Prop. We Deliver to any Part of the City ° “s Prescriptions Carefully Compounded : Pure Drugs, Sundries and Toilet Articles 2421 McKINNEY AVE. HOUSTON, TEXAS ecccococecoeeootes DR. W. E. TAYLOR Ottce Phone Preton 418 eaience: Phone Haay 370 Residence 3101 Deming test office: TABORIAN BUILDING Quick Service THE FRENCH CAFE . D. C. HARVEY, Prop. Fine Home Cooking, Cakes, Pies, Fish and Oysters, Cold Drinks, Ice Cream, Fruits and Cigars. 2712 ODN AVENUE PHONE PRESTON ss72 1 Suet Pace te Bring Your Famiy The People’s Relief Stores Company GROCERIES, MEAT MARKET AND MILK HiND of prt KIND of nan bu etna LIVING 1018 Schwartz St. Phone Preston 3872 | MR. ADVERTISER: | A city that is set upon a hill can not be hid. Like- wide Stats true of advertsemects Inverted to's news oper tlle pep and ginger. | If you do not want the people to see your ad, theit do'nit insert In | THE HOUSTON INFORMER fhe paper that goes into more local colored homes than al the olner te journals combined that reaches tare people than any daly newspaper in the city. | ‘There i hardly a home inthis community where this paper doce not Eo. Men, women and children grab it lke » baby doce cant thereby proving conelwlvely that tls THE PEOPLE'S PAPER — <—. Read The Houston Informer PAGE FOUR THE HOUSTON INFORMER SOUTH'S GREATEST RACE NEWSPAPER "It Gets You Told—Nothing Else!" THE HOUSTON INFORMER SOUTH'S GREATEST RACE NEWSPAPER "It Gets You Told—Nothing Else!" Published every Saturday at 410 Milam Street, Houston, Texas. Entered as second class May 28, 1919, at the postoffice at Houston, Texas, under the Act of March 3, 1879. CLIPTON F. RICHARDSON Editor/Publisher E. B. WILLIAMS City Editor NEW SUBSCRIPTION RATES: TELEPHONE8: Crisis, B. 00 a. m. to 7 p. m. Nights and Sundays Preston 1245 Capitol 1405 Preston 1405 IMPORTANT Make all checks, drafts, money orders, etc., payable to and address all communications to The Houston Informer, 410 Milam Street, Houston, Texas NOTICE TO ALL SUBSCRIBERS: Always demand a receipt when paying your subscription to The Houston informer and pay no subscriptions to unauthorized representatives. All duly appointed agents will have receipt books. Protect your in. crests, as well as ours, by insisting upon a receipt and then keep it. MILBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF MINO PEACE FIRST IN SERVICE THE INFORMER'S PLATFORM: 1. Democracy, both domestic and foreign. 2. Playgrounds for colored children. 3. Better educational facilities, both teachers and physical properties, for colored youths. 4. Educated, consecrated ministry. 5. Development of the Houston Ship Channel, thereby making Houston the South's premier city. 6. Co-operation between the white and colored races on all important issues and less racial animosity and antagonism. 7. Good streets, better drainage and sanitary toilets for entire urban population. 8. Federal investigation of, and Federal legislation to suppress, lynching. 9. Equality before the law for all men and equal railway factions for all passengers. 10. Racial co-operation, teamwork, advancement, bettermart and solidarity. ANY MAN WHO IS GOOD ENOUGH TO SHED HIS BLOOD FOR HIS COUNTRY WHICH IS GOOD ENOUGH TO BE GIVEN A SQUARE DEAL AFTERWARDS. NO MAN IS ENTITLED TO MORE AND NO MAN BHOULD RECEIVE LESS. — ROOSEVELT. HOUSTON, TEXAS, SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1921. SOME STARTLING HEALTH FACTS. A few months ago Mr. Louis I. Dublin, statistician of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of New York, delivered an able address, "The Reduction in Mortality Among Colored Policyholders," before the annual conference of the National Urban League in Newark, New Jersey. In the course of his remarks, which have been printed in pamphlet form and scattered broadcast over the country, this statistical expert disclosed some startling facts concerning mortality among our race. From figures extending over 60 years, Mr. Dublin states that "the death rate of colored persons is about 60 per cent in excess of that for whites" in their company, basing his argument on about 1,750,000 colored policyholders in his company. According to his remarks, "The death rate of white policyholders is about 10 per thousand, and that of the group of insured Negroes about 16 per thousand. The average length of life of a white male in the industrial department is 46 years; that of a white female 52 years. The colored male has an expectation of only 37 years, a colored female only 39 years." These statistics are compiled from records in the company's possession and applicants must pass a rigid physical examination to become a policyholder in the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. These facts and figures deal with members of the race considered and regarded as good insurance risks and does not take into consideration the many who are physically unfit to be accepted by the company. Tuberculosis or the "white plague" claims the greatest number of deaths, the death rate being twice as high among colored insurers as among white policyholders; and "it is a veritable scourge among young Negroes." Going further the statistician said: At the age between 10 and 14 years, the tuberculosis death rate among colored boys is eleven times as high as it is among white boys of the same age. Colored girls at the same age period show a tuberculosis death rate eight times greater than that of white girls. Tuberculosis is pre-eminently a disease of young persons, but it is especially so among colored people. In fact, the great excess of tuberculosis mortality among Negroes is almost entirely limited to the early years of life. After age 35, there is not much difference in the effect of the disease in the two races. The disease runs a more rapid course among Negroes, perhaps, because the power of resistance to the disease is much lower among these people THE HOUSTON INFORMER, SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1921 than among the whites. More than five years could be added to the life span of colored people if tuberculosis were brought under control. Other diseases and conditions are also very prevalent among Negroes. Malaria, typhoid fever, typhus, hookworm infection, have particularly high sickness and death rates among Negroes. Whether we look at the records of the draft examinations or the figures of mortality among the policymakers of the Metropolitan, we find the name of Negroes is very common among persons from those diseases and conditions which reflect the sanitary conditions of their environment. It is very likely that this fact is partly responsible for the high tuberculosis rate among them; for such diseases as malaria, typhoid fever, and the others named help in daily life by very much higher rates among the tubercle bacillus. The death rates from the chronic diseases which are particularly prevalent at the older ages, such as organic heart disease and Bright's disease are also excessive among Negroes. These, perhaps, reflect lower standards of personal hygiene among the mass of Negroes and the effects of the infectious diseases so prevalent at the younger ages. Infant mortality is also a serious problem among colored people. In some cities, the death rate is as high as 200 infant deaths per 1,000 colored births. And, the mortality of Negro mothers in child birth is also much above that of white women. No group of people can afford the care of women in child birth and to the preservation of infant life. AMON YOU Jerusalem E. REV. G. PORTER Superintendent Walt hircum of teachers at the day school. A day school. A glorious sermon met at the usual school. At 8:30 p.m. the pulpit again. The pulpit drama for the Noble Outcast, Wed June 8, at 7:30 spices of the B. Y. P. Brown, president; I will all to this beautiful dress miss a dress if you fail to band every Friday ni Another condition producing excessive mortality among Negroes is homicide. The crime of homicide has assumed alarming proportions among the colored male population of the United States. From 15 to 35 years of age, Negro males have a rate approximately ten times that of white males. At these ages, homicide ranks third as a cause of death, being excused only by the figures for tuberculosis and the acute respiratory diseases. These facts and figures are gathered from an unbiased, impartial and authoritative source and should concern all public spirited citizens; in fact all humanity, for "self-preservation is nature's first law" and where communities are menaced by contagious and communicable diseases, the life of no one is safe. Much of this illness and mortality among our racial unit, so noticeable in the South, is due to the living conditions of our people; the insanitary environments and unwholesome conditions under which we are forced to live. Most Southern communities are noted for their utter absence of those modern conveniences that tend to prolong life and render happy and contented its colored citizens. Colored residential sections are generally located in the lowest parts of the city; poor drainage and in most instances no drainage at all; no sanitary toilets, only surface privies; no paved or hard-surfaced streets and in not a few cases no streets at all. In countless colored residential sections in this part of the country cesspools and ponds of slimy and scummy water enjoy an "open season" throughout the year, which in themselves are excellent breeding places and incubators of pestiferous insects and other disease-producing vermin, such as flies, mosquitoes, et cetera. Then on top of this insanitary situation, which is almost universal in Southern communities, our people do not take the proper care of their bodies as they ought to do and as they are able to do; for there is much that we can do to render and maintain our sorry lot better and more conducive to longer life. As a people, we are trying to live too fast a life, presumably trying to imitate other races who have been blessed with superior advantages and more healthful and hygienic environments for hundreds of years. We do not pay enough attention to our physical bodies, and consequently we fall easy victims to all kinds of maladies, diseases and complaints. By employing a little soap and water on our body, a little elbow grease and lime or some other disinfectant around our premises, we can do much to alter our present health status and add many years to our premature lives. Our death rate is entirely too high and while candor compels us to admit that we are forced to live amidt intolerable and insatiable conditions, on a whole, yet our redemption lies largely in our own efforts along this and other lines. Running in high gear all the time will shorten the life of any automobile, and this is no less true of an individual. To insure longevity of life to any piece of machinery it is quite imperative to oil it regularly and see that it is kept in excellent working condition and that it functions smoothly and properly. This is likewise true of the human anatomy and a person can not neglect and mistreat his or her body and then expect to enjoy good health and long life. SOURCE OF SUPPORT. In two previous issues of The Informer there was an editorial discussion concerning a department store owned and operated by our group in the city of Houston; the initial article being labeled "Department Store Greatly Needed," while the last article was under the caption of "How It Can Be Done." These two former editorials dealt largely and chiefly with the need of such a store here and how the capital stock could be realized. This effort shall deal briefly with another phase of the matter, that of patronage and support. The masses of our people, everywhere, are thinking and ready to act in terms of racial growth, progress, solidarity and success, if the right men lead out in the various undertakings—men who will "tote fairly and squarely" with every person and give an honest and accurate account of their stewardship. Wherever colored enterprises of merit are now operated, they do not want for patronage on the part of the race. All our people now ask is, that the goods be delivered and that business enterprises be operated and conducted along business lines and not along racial, religious or fraternal lines. Suppose a department store was launched here and stock was sold to 500 or more stockholders; this number would form the nucleus for the store's support and if only they and their families patronized the store, its success would be assured. If these 500 stockholders and patrons spend only $10 per month with the store, the monthly receipts would be $5000 or $60,000 for the year. If 1000 persons spent on an average of $10 per month, the gross income would be $10,000 per month or $120,000 per annum. The gross income would be $120,000 per annum. AMONG THE CHURCHES YOU ARE WELCOME Jerusalem Baptist. REV. G. PORTER, Pastor Superintendent Walter Harris and his corps of teachers had a live Sunday school. At 11 a.m. pastor preach at the school, where he met at the usual hour with a good lesson. At 8:30 p. m. pastor filled the pulpit again. There will be a patriotic drama given here entitled "The Battle of the Bulge." June 8, at 7:30 o'clock, under the auspices of the B. Y. P. U. Bro. J. W. Brown, president; B. Bro. Dave Tilman, manager. We cordially invite one and all to the celebration. May miss a treat if you fail to see. Bible Band every Friday night under the leadership of Sister N. D. Brown. We have several sick members. We wish you a happy holiday. HARVEY J. EDWARDS, Reporter WATT'S CHAPEL To the Pastors and Their Congregations. We, the officers and members of Watts Chapel Missionary Baptist Church corner dwellings Street and invite you to visit us, inviting you to assist us in our great struggle. Our church stands badly in need of repair and at the same time a heavy mortgage debt hones our head. Therefore we appeal to our good friends to come to our rescue Sundays, May 29 and June 6, which are the day when every pastor and his congregation and all the business enterprises. Barber shops invited, managers and forces. We desire them to represent in a body, undertakers, managers and their forces; physicians, M. Y. C. A., carpenters, fraternal societies, American Wooden church societies and drugstores. Ministers and their congregations: Rev. H. R. Johnson, pastor of St. John on Dowling; Rev. E. W. Haworthy, D. D. pastor St. John on Dowling; Rev. W. S. pastor of Antioch; Rev. S. W. John population) spent only on an average of $5 per month, the monthly gross receipts would amount to $50,000 or $600,000 for the year. Some will hastily believe these figures exaggerated, but a careful and close study and an analysis of the present local situation will readily reveal the feasibility and workability of this much-needed department store. If a decent and first-class store were opened, handling goods that our people want and wear (cheap and shoddy merchandise would be a quick way to hasten the store's demise), with courteous and polite attention, colored citizens would consider it a rare privilege to patronize one such store and ere long it would, under proper management, outstrip any store of its kind in the South. We have the money, brains and the people, but while these abound on all sides, the "nerve" seems to be lacking; and "nerve" is the main thing in any undertaking, even in trying to make love to an old maid or pretty damsel. The realty holdings of the colored citizens of Houston denote wonderful progress; but as long as the race must purchase all its merchandise from the race's bitterest enemies, it is not to be marveled at when our women are insulted, assaulted and manhandled in the local stores operated by other races for their own race, and such realty holdings become as mere sounding brass and tinkling cymbals. Have we no race pride? no self-respect? Can't we ever learn how to resent insults by removing the cause for such insults? Don't the mercantile and commercial accomplishments of other great races mean anything to us? Do we think that we can reach the goal of success and make a civic touchdown without adhering rigidly and strictly 'to the rules and regulations of the grand old game of life? Are we content to forever serve in the "Sambo," "Uncle Ned," "Aunt Dinah" and "Sally Am" role both from a political, commercial and civic viewpoint? What good does a man's money do him stored up in some bank or invested in real estate when his wife, daughter, sister or mother can not enter certain local stores without being made to feel bad, either by some epithets applied at her or a gratuitous insults hurled at her? Our actions really have the other folks laughing at us and they consider us a "Soke." They realize our strength and note how we fail to utilize it to our own advantage and thus our failure to do what we are able and capable of doing begets the contempt and disdain of other races. Our people should learn a lesson from the Jews, who are persecuted in the old world worse than the black man is treated in the South and who are hated and despised in the United States for no plausible reason—yet in the face of it all the Jews stick together and by pooling their money and combining their interests, they dominate the financial and commercial world. When a man gets hold of some of this world's goods, he forces recognition and his former knockers are among the first to acclaim him honor. So it is with races and our group in Houston should get busy and turn something. One of our most crying needs is a department store, where our women (God bless them) can go and purchase merchandise without being insulted, battered and almost murdered because of their color. SOUTH'S GREATEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER Y. W. C. A. NOTES. On Sunday meet you are in invited to meet the recreation director of color* work, Miss Clyda Willis at the friendly hour, 5 to 10 a.m. at the recreation center, guest of the branch May 29 to June 1 at the *Mothers' Church* will hold its own concert. The finance committee, Medanes Ars I, Jordan, Hafnorth, McCoy and L. B. M. Cantz, will hold a meeting with the music department Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock at excellent musical program under the guidance of given at Bethel. The admission will be free; the Y. W. C. A. work will be presented; the WILLIAMS JOURNALS will be NOTICE! CIMBEE'S RAMBLINGS Welli, Gue, I dun kunsinted fer Madam Gimbee ter took er short visit up tar Dallia, an' now sense she's dun wint, its kinder 'grettin my rash 'sik hun. What's wurryin me is, whether she'll be up dere long eruff fer dem Dallia wimmers ter gin her nuff 'strucksmain in de yue uv ortmach- ticks mahrin it notecerry fer me ter leave me wu liik erruce Yu no sum fokes knie learn miyerk, quick' an, I haint step' nary er nite sinse she left', wer furwinden' e I fumd an erm graid m' granist. it's funny 2 dat she picked out Dallis from uw avd euther little town, in de deam class dun erm graid m' granist. it dinked think u Marin, Rosenberg e Thinkon. W, well, taint no yuse in cryin' over split milk, but I kin tell u wun thing. Gus, that lady dum do cumb back she's ginner f琴尔 h erubdy dun clean frog how ter 'spute er wille's wrime. Innity thing she sees, gues I hignw琴 took no chaneses. Gus. I kni hearin' her e rubdy cud lokes dit it have' bequ么精 er problem fme, but me哎 sum aiwite think'in' a recallin' I has cum tern dis kunklushion: We haint no wuss off den er hof heep heep in disie in plea filled filled, wint' an we is powerful lots better off in disie in plea filled filled, wint' an in other拂 uw de globe. I sum times wunder, Gus, ef we woodent be jus as hard on ermuth, wrat whuz in our power, an 'helples, es we is wye tsu say' inher' yt腥, es we is wye tsu say' inher' yt腥, jantr尹 awh ad dw murehnehyu government in our hans'. Yu caint awways sumtimes tell, till you de h apperchivity ter try it out. Yu no prejudis doant lv in de burmness. No, Gue, I马 chang mine my. No, Gue, I马 chang mine my. I马 gaint wine背 back ter Afriker jy, I马 is kinder skered at dem full bluded Afrika mought be prejudis ergde bruthers from Ermeriker, i'm ought makt it malker unkumfurer me out dere in dem wildennesses. But wun thing I will'is will'er do, an'dat is ter gin my nick forerin mishun, hopin' dat mishunrines wont try kurtunver dhemher de Erermikin kine uv Krischianm. I'm is rite now periaren' per pet洲ent de chefs uf sevral uv de wideles tribes in de jungles ter piease up en ur fu prayer ts he hisatin gods ford redimspaun uv po' Krischerman Er PORT ARTHUR Rev. E. C. Morris, president of the National Baptist Convention (incorporated) and Prof. J. D. Crenshaw, an associate of Nashville, Tennessee, will be visiting the Street Church Monday night. An elaborate feast was served by Home Mission Sisters at the residence of Mrs. J. W. Harrington. A magnificent pipe organ has been installed at Sixth Street Church, Nashville. Z. Salee, Houston, former resident was guest of his son, Mr. Harrington Sailer, for the week end. Mrs. W. H. Herring, Houston, was here Saturday. Mr. Wm. McKay of the I. L. A. and Domestic Workers Union were delegates last week to the State Federation of Labor, which met in Galveston, Mrs. B. Togans is visiting Galveston for five weeks. Mrs. T. C. Bracken, for five weeks. Mrs. W. William continues very ill. Miss Mazie William, who has been attending Bishop College after nearly constant confinement during the term, will be visiting them very ill at their church. 1014 Proctor, Dr. T. C. Bracken is now attending 1921 Oakland "Stable Bride." SOUTH'S GREATEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER HOUSTON COLORED Y. M. C. A. WILL RUN ON INDEPENDENT BASIS; OLD BOARD WILL PUSH THE CAUSE The following constitute the board | Since the local Y work will be up of directors: I. J. R. Burdett, J. H. released exclusively and wholly by our Branch, Rev. C. K. Brown, Attorney, vice race-running man should do the work. II. J. Burdett, Director, the movement to a De Walt, Rev. D. M. Greene, "on the top." INFORMER FIELD REPRESENTATIVE VISITS MANY POINTS IN TEXAS At a special called meeting of the board of the Colored Young Men Christian Association in the Lincoln theater building Wednesday afternoon it was unanimously decided to operate the local Y work on an independent basis. Assistant Secretary Hertli Latt was appointed secretary pro tem on production, and the first task assisted into his hands will be collecting the vienna dreser earlier in the vienna when the big drive was (Salt Correspondent.) Terrell, Texas—He just left one of the livest bunch of race professional and business men, to say nothing of public spirted citizenship, to be found anywhere in this country, and while in their midst he was royally entertained, and in order to inform our readers about these live wires of North Texas, I am writing this letter en route to Bates and the commander of the programs of Biblical College and Wiley University. Dallas suffered an irreparable loss in Houston last week, when Prof. M. M. Rodgers, well-known fraternals and Baptist laity, expired suddenly. His body lay in state at his former residence on Thomas A. Ames, who it was viewed as a thousand years old. He occurred Sunday at Maceen dba Baptist Church, of which Rev E. Arlington Bishop is pastor. The funeral sermon was delivered by Rev L. K. Williams, pastor of Olivet Baptist Church, Chicago, Ill., the largest evangelical church in the world in point of membership, and president of Maceen and Educational Convention, of which the deceased was the secretary for many years. Interment occurred in La Grange Monday. The Python Temple is the mecca for all visitors and homefolks and thus while hanging around the room, you will edifice the environment. A. H. Dyson, G. W. White, E. E. Ward, Frank J. Hawkey, Cooper and Hooper; also attorney A. S. Wells, T. E. Tolan of the Golden Chain of the World; Revs. C. C. Harper and William Johnson, both former Houston pastors, at whose homes you scribe some real eating and almost ate his fool food off; T. B. Madison, head of the Exor of Charles, head of the Mutual; Charles Breckins, who recently organized another mutual insurance company in Dallas. The lovely home of Mr. and Mrs. L. Franks, Thomas Avenue, was yer selleh the headquarters, and Mr. Franks, who is superintendent of the Dallas district of the American Airlines ftt. Association of John-on-the-河. He was the Vesiks and aired out in all parts of his big city. His spouse is there in the kitchen and the inner man never went wanting while in the city. A fishing trip was arranged by him on the 1erm fork, and while the fish refused to bite (i.e., the outing Jonah was on the river) one of Mrs. Franks carrying off the honors with her fishing pole. Mr. Franks has made good in Dallas and his agency staff is one of the best in the state. I ran across Prof. G. W. Williams a former resident of Houston, who is making quite a reputation as a musical tutor here. He has promised me to push the cause of The Informer! R. E. H. Holden, Frank L. Lane, Prof. R. G. Lockett, Prof. D. J. Ryan, C. E. Richardson, Dr. E. Stone, G. H. Webster, J. W. Hubert, T. M. Fairbairn, H. P. Carter, Rev. G. R. Young, Rev. G. R. Young, monthly meetings on the last Monday evening in each month at 6 acknowlion Nei meeting will be held Monday, May 19, at 6 p.m. officers, Rev. E. H. Holden, chairman, C. E. Richardson, vice chairman, Prof. R. G. Lockett, record secretary Formerly it was the custom to have undertaking parls dark, eloquence and diplom. This situation does not obtain in the modern parlor of i. People Understaking Co., of which Mr. Williams has one of the prettiest and most nearly appointed undertaking parls among our people in this country. And to see his exquisite array of caskets and coffins, one feel like doing like Bryant suggested in his "Thanatopatis" about "wrapping drapery of his roach around the caskets of dreams." Things were so inviting that we made our visit brief at Ewing's place where we ran across that East Texas insurance wizard, Hon. L. H. Williams of Marshall and Texas, who has under his charge the state for the Standard Life Insurance Company of Texas, the greatest concern of its kind in the world. Perhaps two of the most noteworthy achievements in Dallas are the cooperative grocery store, of which Reed W. Johnson, pastor of Emanuel Baptist Church, is the moving spirit; and the St. Johns Institutional Church, the child of Emanuel Harper and St. Johns Baptist Church. It is singularly interesting to note that both of these marvelous undertakings are the products of former Houston passers. In a subsequent article we shall discuss the later project more fully while the former vulture is already declaring dividends and the promoters plan to open another store, probably to off, to be followed by a dry goods store. Prosperity is everywhere evident in Dallas and there is a real metropolitan vibe. The city is that one seldom finds in a Southern municipality. East Texas the "once over" you correspondent intends to return to North Texas and continue to push the cause of The Houston informer, the South's greatest weekly ABILENE OFFICIAL NOTICE. We regret very much to announce the appointment of Dr. Gruder, grand secretary of U. B. F. and S. M. T., to be present at an annual meeting of the Association, who accepted invitation elsewhere. Respectfully submitted. MRS. V. N. A. BELL, Pres. MISS P. W. WILLIAMS, Secy Houston, Tex. May 23, 1921. THE HOUSTON INFORMER, SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1921. MONUMENT TO THE HEROIC DEAD UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Beautiful Arlington amphitheater was used for the first time since its dedication, in Washington's 1920 Memorial excercles. General John J. Parishing is shown making the principal address to an audience which overflowed the space. Heroes of Today Salute Heroes of Yesterday Who Sleep in National Cemetery Superb National Memorial Just across the historic Potomac overlooking the capital of the nation from a commanding bluff is the noble of American memorials, and the best friend of the nation, factored in the morning sunlight a wonderful edifice of snow-white marble. It is the new Memorial amphitheater, the most splendid monument to the heroes of the Civil War, beautiful Arlington it buried more than 28,000 men. Union soldiers and sailors of the Civil war, from private and seaman to general and admiral, Spanish war and soldiers and sailors of the regular army, navy and marines who have died in times of peace. It is the highest of honors to be eligible to burial in Arlington and while mortal, the nation will be buried by side near the men they commanded in time, not one civilian, no matter what his influence, may find buried within its confinement. Nor could it be more beautiful surroundings. Over every foot of the slopes and vales of this magnificent reservation the national government has planted green and cut the grass is kept green and cut the bushes and shrubs cared for in a royal park, while near the old Lee mansion the governor has planted trellis where the Memorial day exercises have always been held, on all sides flowering shrubs contributing their living beauty and perfume to the national park. The nation's remembrance. Every President of the United States since the Civil war has accepted a has felt at home as a speaker at Annapolis on Memorial day. Worthy of the Dead. For many years, however, this wizardia-covered temple has been entirely inadequate for the rapidly growing thrombs attending the services, and some of the people in the city of the Republic appealed to congress for a building fitting the great ness of the nation's Vallatha. The white marble belfire, completed at a cost of $85,000, is the magnificent rear chamber with a seating capacity of 5,000. The marble is from the famous quarries at Denby, VL, and is a dazzling snowy white. The location of the amphitheatre is occupied by the historic Lee enclosure with its huge white plains, but the former is located some distance apart, just outside of the heavily wooded portion of the cemetery. As years pass and the young trees surround the amphitheatre grow the --- By Alice Williams Brotherham. Wave the garlands, scatter the flow. Over these sacred mounds of eur, Lily and rose and laurel spread Over the graves of those long dead, Dead on the Field of Honor. By each headmistress the aid Flags wave. But know ye not these are empty graves? Each man rose from the dust to fight In the latest struggle of Right and Might. To fight on the Field of Haven. Forth in shadowy ranks they threnged To answer the call of a people wrenged. Washburn, Lincoln, Grant and Sherman, Ay, and many a loyal German, Roscarens, Schurz and deught Sigel. Who bore our Stripes and Stripe "Stonewall" the stern, and chivalrous Lee; With our first troopship cross the sea! These are the great Reservoirs who Today at the back of our fighting band. Women of France, 'tis years to spread Flowers on the坡 of our newly We, while we strew these empty graves, Weep for our dead across the waves On the red Field of Honor! place will increase in beauty and majesty. The first national cemetery was established at Gettysburg to make an honored resting place for those who on that great battlefield gave their lives. The cemetery then came the inspiration to make at Arlington a cemetery that would be national in its widest sense. To protect the cemetery from the enemy's dead, the government paid to the heirs of Gen. Robert E. Lee's wife, $150,000 for property which had been seized by the enemy. The Arlington National cemetery embraces 418 acres and since its establishment the government has spared the cemetery from any harmful and attractive city of the dead upon which the sun shines. Over $1,000,000 have been thus expended in the cemetery to enhance the natural beauty of the spot. World Winds Nothing Like the Wind. It is a difficult edition which constitutes Arlington the most magnificent of cemeteries. There is nothing like it in the whole world, except the one in Arlington. It is to successful generals, admiraals and statesmen. They have provided famous places of sepulture, as Westminster, the Temple, the Temple of the themen, and the Pyramids of Egypt. But Westminster abbey is reserved for men of the highest distinction in any walk through the city. In science, letters, philanthropy, and war it is. The same is with Pere La Chaise, while the Pyramids were tombes for kings and queens in the city; the same is with the cemetery. Here equality of service and sacrifice dominates. Commanding general and humble pieces are on the same level; the aim is to preserve the memory of the same; yet it is iron-road. Wealth, birth, social station and political immune, without military service, try At Arlington have gathered during the past generation the greatest of the nation's military colleges and tributes to their silent comrades all encamped about, and here each year in ever-increasing numbers of these same heroes of the wars. Every year see a multitude of new graves in Arlington and every minute a new grave is raised in the ranks of the participants in the tremendous conflict of half a century age which has contributed the greatest majority of the members of this Silent War. "Gunsaulus Mystery" Big Super-Feature For Lincoln Theatre The theater goers will have a chance to witness Oscar Micheaux's latest production and pronounced everywhere theatrical, when "The Gunsalus Mystery" comes to the Lincoln theater Sunday, Sunday and Tuesday, May 29, 20 and 30, 2015. The colored stars and contains such movie celebrities as petite and charming actresses at petite and charming Abrams, Lawrence Chenault and a galaxy of lesser lights. In the picture, Gusanthes was murdered mysteriously murdered in the basement of a factory by Arthur Glinp, the Negro night witchman, who is arrested and sent to Weyth, a young Negro lawyer, who had once been in love with his sister, but who, through an error, had got the wrong engagement. He engaged by the girl to defend her brother. The incidents surrounding the tracer the motive of the crime stirred the straitjac's anger. THE TAN BY CIFHER I'm going to draw my picture betty, you can do it better than so. Tull ever had a better than FOR GENERAL T Preston 360 TRUNKS AND B CARS, 7-PASSENGER, 1 Office 1 UNION STATION TR BEN CY GEO. S. GO LINCOLN CO 713 PRAT Lincoln Th A full line of Sundae a Coca-Cola and judge for p E. A. Huffman Jazz and CHAS. A. STE GORDEN & THE TANGLED DOTS. by Clifford Leon Sherman. To draw or picture Nimrod, said Peak. We wish to (believe that it is) Thank you will have ever had a message. FOR GENERAL TRANSFER MOVING Preston 3608, 7492, 1751 7-PASSENGER, FOR FUNERALS, $600 Office 1515 Prairie STATION TRANSFER & AUTO BEN CYRUS, Mgr. GEO. S. GOODSON, Pres. LINCOLN CONFECTIONERY 713 PRAIRIE AVE. Lincoln Theatre Bldg. Line of Sundaees and Cold Drinks. Try Cola and judge for yourself. We also have Huffman Jazz and Honey Jazz Choco. CHAS. A. 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GORDEN & PRITCHARD Cut, Trim and Make for Every Boby Big Bodies and Little Bodies Suits Made To Your Own Meas $23.50 to $75.50 If You Have Woolens Bring or Ring Capitol 18 CLEANING, PRESSING and REPAIR 2316 CANAL ST. PHONE CAPITOL Mits Made To Your Own Meas $23.50 to $75.50 You Have Woolens Bring or Ring Capitol 18 NING, PRESSING and REPAIR CANAL ST. PHONE CAPITOL Suits Made To Your Own Measure $23.50 to $75.50 If You Have Woolens Bring or Ring Capitol 1802 CLEANING, PRESSING and REPAIRING 2316 CANAL ST. PHONE CAPITOL 1802 GLED DOTS. Leron Sherman. Leron Sherman. said Frank. "Well," said it is a Turk you will have to change. TRANSFER MOVING 8, 7492, 1751 MAGGAGE 50C UP FOR FUNERALS, $6.50 UP 15 Prairie TRANSFER & AUTO LINE RUS, Mgr. ODSON, Pres. INFECTIONERY RIE AVE. Theatre Bldg. And Cold Drinks. Try our yourself. We also have the Honey Jazz Chocolate WART, PROP. 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It last all night long and wasn't it still going on when you left at daybreak? White-eyes-eyes. White-eyes-eyes." "And you call that a 'little' game. I wish you had the same idea about giving me money to house house house." Aesher Berald. A Considerate Woman. Hosestee~Not, professor, I want you to have numerous punismino passages in your selections for the music. Professor Pounder~You are food of the sentimental, then? Hosestee~Not especially; but my guests will want to hear themselves tattoo in a white~Houston Trans script. An Expert "Who's the editor of your 'Advice to Lovers' column?" The fat man over there at the car door desk who is smoking a pipe." "Umpth! What does he know about heart affairs?" "My great dad. He was a divarian lawyer before he entered the profession of journalism.—Birmingham Age Herald. He: You can only see one in the light of a louse, usually. In the dark Where Charity Didn't Begin. Jack Stirr could not eat fat. His wife could not eat no leavens. He took an umbrella to them. To kick the platter clean. Using the Hammer. Wife (at table)—You are forever knocking my blunts. Hub-Well. I've got to break them么easy, havent 17- Boston Transcript. A Decided Style. The City Neighbour I'm gled to see Saint Hertry dresses her hair semi-puffy and wearing those silly puffs over the ores. Uncle Tattalier—She tried 'em one am' they got tumbled up with the telephone receiver she missed and gossip gossip on over our 20 party line. That's About for the Boss. Say, Smith, whissematter? Your day taught your head off, when you tamed he told you two you didn't even grin! "No, it wouldn't serve me. He told me this morning that threw beehm of my raise—Richmond Time-Star. A Specialist. "Will you do a little work around the place if I give you your breakfast?" asked the farmer's wife. "Yes, am I maid," replied the tattered stranger. "if it's the kind of work for which I am best fitted." "I'm an expert reporter of pipe organs"—Birmingham Age-Herald. 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R. 8 Ca, Paro 84 ant commerce se pay anptcn| THE HOUSTON INFORMER, SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1921. SundaySchool * Lesson", ks elgnbor, Jove sheretare ft ule 1 ce enone ate 95.2 Laan. set ete ni ayer te ed Ste area (2. wat a "te quon 2, hat sl [tained by dolug. ‘The very words he ote le rly oy 22, He de tem en in roy hl Wi Baym te Negor .280 fe ae To test nap et We mou be Ide ine ae ah (Sutter oe 3 sto the wey SUE iat se 38. *tBiuy ands 90, wa ve many (8), Mone ma toon seine te mt Venting Ta the no ic ey i some nes ‘ispecies ote ear nun Chan Pa 1a wept 1. Th Tec etme one bap ore ety ety sn TE ane een aft tn es toto the ean Tel” Use iC ee a | tre te Hoy nse | Sito ators, tne ne | fate an get sete be sr | SR eat tas a yet tht oni | tae tta"rre ev | in item new ce, eee! ay Sie ]Se'Zgeaturs mene ane | i gonnon Sayer id wit es | at sion ert Ge) [ity "auty are Unocal 2a Ue te ia yet | erga edn do neo | rane a aang ta } people aud Induced them to stele | Sit mt ae i Deal Not Treacherously. ‘The Lerd;: the God of larnel, sath that He hateth patting away for one satin the Land of hosts; therefore tle hed to your spe. that ye dent not senacheroney MAMAS) Let the Power of My Lord Be Great “and, These thee, Tet the power ot iy Land bu great, accordhig. ae hat hast spoten. auslog. the bere Is oogeuifering, end of reat mercy forgiving Iniguity and tansgreasion Necas The Power of an Endless Life wae cut ee Aegisiecareienenentuened pia in ie € Ty ie Ife, A a secs oe Gy are a ice ete | & et pea RA ay SESE Ca A NR a ee cee I rice Priest forever after the onler of Metehsedee” Not of the rer of ‘Anron or after the of carta communicate Chri prestly work fear not completed when te oftered inset ae a sarifee foe sion, “the clos, Itt Iterressary work for to Ip continued tn heavens TTS £0 ie ‘on now, “The Aaronle priesthood sears empararg ne esttood of Chat Hein ne | orev, after the power of tl ea tems. (Tp Chr there Is nelther chansing | not suing. "Uneeasogty is work fomimies, for us within the el fiter ite has gone. "ihe vce I Bit rae ntercesion for us" In the power of Hin resurrection ie Cir conuiues co tere nt 0 frork for sh our eho a | Sseaton” mot separate From the Satetton bs wot an outward, die tive ing on pomeeon. Eten ie te our any ene Christ In Tg Sovioe “He tude atonement for oor Si ala now. sented at the eet find ‘God "as our high pees, bh Heats aes eth us In the [eran andthe power of te. ly Spur ‘Ouly thus ent He wet our [eed ony) hae we ko the [ite tore abun theif hat bs resurected if Ite thal sa eu feos os Is Tis Spies, frat thre wo endless evelopment. We an aivays be aosing towards It fur thie erate tn Chit a Me 3 tneone hae fe ti 9 unl Flue uncreobsermea-a-wM have unliuted, jwaitites of kuowteige J tn iw tee our kus edge 1 tied Jahon every aide. Over sender we [int Giow eve are Riot, and | ita nny eases i a he Trmoved, Preseit Knows will Be ane 1 Une and bon Tver auality-aid capty” of the sou i capa of rwcaurven deel Spent the endo Tite wi ford The puwctunty. We carey eth oe beso the grave only memory har ele und capa. itty that ave iain’ dormant, here will be teed There onpertuntios that have beew fled sere wile geared there Ape vp Uh eavenly vere far every hens orw. Touging Nov precent lige seem complete rnin. ino af all she equalities, sf I ive hen tive ofall uf toove Js ening and. suddenly cut ff ‘ie rhunce Is wholly In the ture Tetsu witn God and Chiat here thay nt ive abundant opportenity tnt ie comes Ud Im Ja Goa, “tere will be w reat” evening ht he ext te ‘Ayumi noon who wns sslng ubtndanety of ber stems, her time tind her steengt fo teip-@ te ti ‘Sun ure, was remonstrated wth Sheri’: sit ix. hnvestneat. By brother i x busine sn works ‘ibe tn nih.” Every en goed Uno tie tustoess ethos, eats, an Alege buiness. WHS? He sng that Sime’ dup it wit jag Ala. Iga J rena "Rt at what ey ln “head, sotie my te tat that ite missin Deas you rappose that etn ill sine any raw Big i | The Present Life Reserbles a Stu, "The preven life Raw been Tikened co asta, with fos nels materi, | disorder pertags. nftshe work there ugstston= ofthe alhed pro Sy to really Jodge tho aris. Feo tie someries Impuceny ude, God Heopiinn"whieh thes ace here. Wal tials te heavenly gallery, where isthug freee wi have abut | nt inet come to perfection. Te pays te te ght, t tse woh, c'sdner wom, to eure hard Sige th qual past there were no fattee Ife Tit thee tx and we a | eonragel he 1 tn yee aid to oe ts a dese Chit was erie I weak veo vas buried, tase ieyonee aan eains He, All w eta th and the over of His rsa |] tom mint tr kaw the felons Teits suerings, We suse wall the J] oitthie watked tit We too are re “aed up lito goes. WOMEN OF TODAY Siar ne aed seth Lao‘ PON (00 tn Mave Sau ihe Sbeug ‘Ste, Ot, rt paaArS PRINTING CO. Ready to Give Efficient Service Phone Preston 4245 1iayp Panne Ave. Mouton, Tex Phen mat Te RERAS | Civil Engineer and Architect Modern Homes and Public Build | ings, Plats and Maps techies dec patet dom ings. Mail orders solilted 2619 Tuam Ave. SUBSCRIBERS, TAKE NOTICE! HARRY ASTOLFO BIG TREE SHOE REPAIR SHOP Shoe repairing our specialty, Let us tend to your sole and get you heel-ed. 2816? NANCEST. | FOR MEN ONLY (eg see onNN' SIX TOP es Pate 9 ity We will straighten your hair for $1.50. We carry a full line of Ci- gars, Cigarettes, Tobacco, ‘Chewing Gum; also Jewelry. LINCOLN BARBER SHOP J. JOHNSON, Prop. PAGE SEVEN fea anaes ee Phone Preston 2862 i EAL EOTRYE AND RENTALS, Loans ; 7 Fitch ear Eanes } senosoeiectsssiiibi bis ebinbiissitbesesonsteseneest steneesseentssnasasasseasensoenasaeesosoeenetentes f OTTO'S LOAN OFFICE 3 E All toans stricty confidential, Watehes and Jeweiry re- 3 E paired. “Bargains in unredeemed pledges, Money loaned on E Watches, Clothes, Pistols, Sewing Machines and Diamonds E "Sis Preston Ave, Phone Preston 348 fasssasenessosenasansosseosessstesrnsesenensnees Phone Preston 1458 fen, Phone Hadley 2082 REAL ESTATE LOANS AND INVESTMENTS I Handle Bargains Only oom 64815 Milam Birest noUSTON, TEXAS : BRANCH’S BUSINESS COLLEGE = Spaninh, Metle, Mootheening and stan ae ect: saa ‘train. | Street ase ©. te Mme, Pviedpa Jc Ci Broneh, Presizont -scomemcpemietraReperanetsnteaenoTeERERRARRIEH soeseseeeseneeosesseneneeseessorscootensesenanocen WASHING POLISHING GREASING REPAIRING OKAY GARAGE si mse soma feces |B, PARKER and F. PARKER, Proprietors ; ‘Mechanical Work a Specialty. Rent Cars Day and Night ‘ : PHONE PRESTON 4736 HOUSTON, TEXAS sonsniessaseateverileoslplscstsSal vesseesesusoress sosersnesbensaneceaenseinenansanenransenenensaiete MRS. F. LOVE {The Place to Get Firat Class Confectionery, : Sode-Water; Cigars, €andies, a : Tobacco. : GIVE ME A CALL : fey nance aster SESOPSTESDIE SIDED OEOSONS ESET ESOOES EDIE PSTEOSIOT EE: Or. GA, George, 0.0.8 Res. Phone Had. 3556 Houra: 9 a.m. t0 8 pm. DR. C. A. GEORGE DENTIST For High Class Dental Service ; Work Done by Appointment. : - gulte 2014 Lincoln Theatre Bldg. 711 Pearle Avenue phone Preston 6128 HOUSTON, TEXAS SUMMER SCHOOL Ane SUMMER NORMAL Term Begins June 8th and Closes August 12, 1921 Instructions in all courses necessary for cer- tificates of all grades including permanents, by an efficent corps of teachers. Credit will also be given for work done toward building on certificates. E. D, PIERSON, Conductor, M. J. JOHNSON, Principal. 1. M. TERRELG, President, Pore st? or 24 City Happenings Prof W. L. Davis, manager of the Western Star, accompanied the remains of Prof M. M. Kodgers to Dallas; also LaGrange. LINC INCOL LINCOLN "Your Family Theatre" EXTEN "The Gunsault" Oscar Mire GREATEST ACE All Star Con Sunday, Mon, May 29, Feature Evelyn Preer, Dick Abrams, Chenault, Eddie NOTABLE COLORED Also "FANTOMAS" EXTRA! The Gunsaulus Mystery Oscar Micheaux's GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT Star Colored On Friday, Monday, Tuesday May 29, 30, 31 Featuring Peer, Dick Abrams, L. De Bugler, Chenault, Eddie Brown and a BLE COLORED SUPPORTING Also "FANTOMAS" NO. 13 EXTRA! "The Gunsaulus Mystery" Oscar Micheaux's GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT All Star Colored Cast Sunday, Monday, Tuesday May 29, 30, 31 Featuring Evelyn Preer, Dick Abrams, L. De Bugler, Lawrence Chenault, Eddie Brown and a NOTABLE COLORED SUPPORTING CAST Also “FANTOMAS” NO. 13 Wednesday, June 1 “AVENGING ARROW” NO. 10 With Ruth Roland “The OUTLAW” Universal Western, Also Comedy “DANDY LIONS” Thursday and Friday, June 2-3 William Russell In “CHEATER REFORMED” Also Snub Pollard and Little Sambo In “RUSH ORDERS” “SKY RANGER” NO. 3 Saturday, "DIAMOND QUE "ACROSS THE BORN "LIONS ON PARADE, SNAP SHOT Com Sunday and Monda Saturday, June 4 "DIAMOND QUEEN" NO. 17 ACROSS THE BORDER" (Western ONS ON PARADE," Sunshine Con SNAP SHOTS NO. 12 Coming and Monday, June 5 Saturday, June 4 “DIAMOND QUEEN” NO. 17 “ACROSS THE BORDER” (Western) “LIONS ON PARADE,” Sunshine Comedy SNAP SHOTS NO. 12 PHONE PRESTON 1995 O. P. DeWALT, Prop-Mgr. While beautifying your hair and complexion, you at the same time are invited to participate in an iterative employment, at Mine N. A. Franklin's 805 Brattle Ave. The Western Mutual Fire Insurance Company has a guaranty capital for the fire insurance of its policy B. W. Moseley, Agent, Preston 1700. Prof W. L. D. Johnson invites the public to the closing exercises of Blackshear School Friday night, June 3rd at Enumeration Park. Admission is free. Get your groceries from R. L. ANDEWKS, 408 Milam St., where real business methods are used and where you are not hesitated because of color. Hon. H. L. Lehring was called to Victim not Friday on account of the death of his mother, who had been ill for several weeks. The bereaved have the sympathy of The Informer. Houses for rent or sale by owner on easy terms; also hall for rent on Monday. The office of the Third Ward, Phone Dr. Harlow, Preston 4657 (ff). Revs. T. W. Daily, Terrell and C. B. Cafedr. Tyler, who attended the C.A. Foreign Mission convention here last week, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harlow. Madame Franklin is now producing ten high grade toilet articles, and when you buy any one of them you are helping to make postpots for members of our race. RA! "Plus Mystery" Micheaux's ACHIEVEMENT Colored Cast day, Tuesday 30, 31 wing L. De Bugler, Lawrence Brown and a SUPPORTING CAST NO. "NO. 13 June 4 "BEEN" NO. 17 "DER" (Western) "Sunshine Comedy S NO. 12 ing new June 5 and 6 THE HOUSTON INFORMER, SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1921 Gilman's Cafe, 707 San Pellejo, Mr. William Gilman, proprietor, has recently been remodeled and renovated and coordinates to give the high school protection your home and homebound goods by a policy with the Western Mutual Fire Insurance Co. W. B. Mosey, Agent, Lincoln Theatre Club Mosey, M. S. L. Rose, Mrs. L. S. Love, secretary of the W. Y. C. W. A. colored branch, scout Sunday in Beautyco with the W. Y. C. A. Club. She was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. D. Sleiming. Branch's Business College is now located at 1417 St. Charles Street in Beautyco with the W. Y. C. A. Club. She was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. D. Sleiming. Here Papa Sid tides' full band at Blackhawk School closing at Friday. Renascimento Come early and stay in hotel and host "hestate." FOR RENT Nearly furnished rooms for modern conferences at Blackhawk School or plaza 29 640. For Gladstone女士 as "Queen of flowers" in a pagan staged by Blackhawk School Friday night June 16. The Modern Americans is a traf- rical industrial and oldtime insurer and insurance agent. We have days dispensation, entree fees $2.50 Lel Jas A. Reynolds explain Call 258 Franklin Mansion will do the work. A 90-minute contribute you. For sale at Mod- ern Franklin's parlor, 805 Priory Ave. and by Franklin agents. GENTS WANTED! It requires no negligible experience or man- agement business of your own. way, write Mrs. M. Meyers, Room 4, Memphis, Tennessee. for free information. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Aubert, 1194 Wood Street, accompanied by their neice, Miss Anita Taylor, arrived home this week from Corpus Christi, where she will be teaching for the last nine months. Mrs. S. C. Sparks wishes her many friends to know that she is now one of the Mudder Her Bachelor, 2001, and she is bowling, and she will be glad to have them her a visit at her new stand. Bay View Park open for the season, an ideal location on the bay for picnics and outings. Park in better condition for further information, write FLORA PIER, La Porte, Texas. Mrs. T. J. Holloway Corden is an attending the commencement exercise at Guildhuppe, College, where her daughter, Miss Florence C. Holloway, will graduate, being valedictorian of her class. And you know that the Modern American $500 and $1000 policies mature in one and two years, respectively? One hundred dollars funeral and 45 per week sick and accident benefits. Can you beat it? If so, where? The Home of Better Moving IDEAL T 541 M The Home of Better Movies and Best Projection IDEAL THEATRE 514 MILAM We Show Only the Best That Money Can Buy. OUR WEEKLY PROGRAM. We are now entering upon our location. During the first year give the public only the very buy and as cheap as possible compiled our aim and start with added zeal to better done in the past. The coming with us and we have one for the occasion ever shown in list: SATURDAY—Alice Joyce in, graph special production, Sais in "Thunderbolt Jack." SUNDAY—Helen Holmes in "a special drama." MONDAY—The Tiger Band" feature with a good comedy. TUESDAY—"Pink Tights," Hoot Gibson in a good Weddy. WEDNESDAY—"Half a Chance and Lillian Rich"; also "The Jack Sherrill and Ruth Cliff." A SPECIAL feature for THURS. tonio next Saturday est five-reel thriller. COMING SOON—"Outside the and Once to Every Woman lips." NOTICE—Nearly all of our opes have been installed and We are now entering upon our second year in our present location. During the first year it has been our desire to give the public only the very best pictures that money can buy and as cheap as possible. We feel that so far we have accomplished our aim and start forth into our second year with added zeal to do better in the future than we have already done. We will week will be anniversary week with us and we have one of the best line of pictures for the occasion even shown in the city. Below is a brief list: SATURDAY—Alice Joyce in, "The Prey," a 6-reel Vita-graph special production, and Jack Hoxie with Marin Sais in "Thunderbolt Jack." SUNDAY—Helen Holmes in, "The Tiger Band" No. 2, and a special drama. MONDAY—"The Tiger Band" No. 2 again and an added feature with a good comedy. TUESDAY—"Pink Tights," a 5-reel Universal feature; Hoot Gibson in a good Western and a Universal Comedy. WEDNESDAY—"Lilah a Chance," with Mahlon Hamilton and Lillian Hard; also "The Invisible Ray" No. 5 with Jack Sherrill and Ruth Clifford. A SPECIAL feature for THURSDAY and FRIDAY and Antonio Moreno next Saturday in "Three Sevens," his latest five-reel thriller. COMING SOON—"Outside the Law," with Priscilla Dean and "Once to Every Woman," with Dorothy Philips. NOTICE—Nearly all of our opera chairs have arrived and have been installed and the rest will soon be here. Cool, Clean and Comfortable Admission Always 10c, 15c and 20c ELMO MARTIN, Prop.-Mgr. 19TH MASS-MEETING FOR MONDAY NIGHT To the Citizens of Houston and Harris County: You are hereby notified that a mass meeting of the citizenship of Houston and Harris County, under the auspices of the City of Houston, will be called to assemble Monday, May 30 at the colored Carnegie Library. It is very urgent that this meeting be largely attended. On this occasion the board will add forth its general purpose of the City of Houston, to make suitable arrangements for the proper observance of the June 19th celebration, which will include the financing of the "Old Parks Dinner" as well as the land. The election of the grand officers of the City and the selection of the different officers on their charges will obtain. Respectfully, J. W. HUBERT, President J. B. GRIGHSY, Vice President W. E. JONES, Park Mgr J. D. RYAN, Treasurer W. E. MILLER, Secretary Not in the South Jas. A. Reynolds will be told. Call Hail. 2544 Dr. G. A. Milton, member of the 192 graduation class of Methany Medical (college) probably Penn, is in the city of New York, where he took the examination before the fall. [ Loan Money on Anything ] If you want to make money, see me. If you want to lose money, see me. I own four chairs. T. H. SIMMONS Promoter, Financial and Adviser, Phone Pres. 3941 4195; Milam St. UNION SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC. Six churches have decided to unite in pulling off a big Sunday school prize at Dickinson. The churches interested are Wesley Chapel, Pilgrim Congregational, Brown's Chapel, Bobes Tabercure, St. Paul and Pineau's chapel. The chapels will be sold at 5 acknowledge Tuesday afternoon at Ovetton's Drug Store by Prof. E. O. Smith. Came and with us. Bristol trip. $1.25 EXPRESSION OF APPRECIATION. We wish to heartily thank our many friends for their sympathy and loyalty for our family. Death may be recent illness and death of my nephew, Douglas O'Nell, who died May 5th 1945. South Taubenade Nade 255, and Mr. I. S. Lewis, undertaker, for beautiful floral offerings. MIS. P. R. THOMPSON. vies and Best Projection THEATRE WILAM our second year in our present car it has been our desire to best pictures that money can We feel that so far we have forth into our second year in the future than we have week will be anniversary of the best line of pictures in the city. Below is a brief "The Prey," a 4-reel Vita- and Jack Hoxie with Marin "The Tiger Band" No. 2, and No. 2 again and an added y. a 5-reel Universal feature; eastern and a Universal Com- tice" with Mahon Hamilton the Invisible Ray" No. 5 with Ford. "FRIDAY and FRIDAY" and An- y in "Three Sevens," his lat- Law," with Priscilla Dean with Dorothy Phil- era chairs have arrived and rest will soon be here. E N The Black Buffs are now on their first full swing of the northern end of the circuit and will pay their respects to every club in that part of the state. The Last Sunday, Monday and Tuesday they chipped with the Dallas Black Glants at Gardner Park, losing the first and last games by the scores of 3.2 ten innings and 9.2 respectively. The Sabbath day set to one of those thrillers that you read about the Buffs playing errorless ball and compelling the Glants to exert their skills in an extra innings to cop the ball. Monday the Buffs hung on the terms of Pichers Johnson and Calhoun and accumulated a galaxy of hits and a 'baker's dozen' of scores. Exams and Alexander worked on the Buffs, while fines did the revival. Tuesday the Giants came back fighting mad and won the rubber game, hitting the pellet viciously and violently. The Buffs have been reinforced by the addition of "Georgetown" Williams, catcher and last season as a P. X. Cox player. "Billy hoops" Curtis, former first sacker, has joined the Black Olters. "Big" Hines is now playing the initial sack and is in rare form while playing in Dallas. After concluding the series in Fort Worth, our Buffs travel east to Shreveport and back to Dallas. Gassers in a three-game series, returning to Fort Worth before beating a strategic retreat to Houston. Secretary Homer E. McCoy accompanied the team to Dallas and witnessed the Sunday engagement and while the Buffs lost a hard-fought game, he was well pleased with the game, which was on foreign field by the local bach. BLACK ATHLETE WINS TRIUMPHS FOR HARVARD One of the few great, if not the greatest, college athletes of the year is the versatile colored Harvard College athlete, Gourdin. In the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Harvard盘dy track man practically elicited the victory for the Crimson by his performances. On last Saturday he repeated his great feat of winning two firsts and being placed second in a third event. In each dual meet in which America's greatest institution has been the greatest success, he has the greatest score for his team. He has more than justified the stand Harvard has taken this year as always before in refusing to compete with a rival institution that sought to draw the color line. Nearly a hundred years ago Moineaux, the greatest athlete of Harvard, the main art of self-defense to Harvard students. For a quarter of a century colored Harvard men on track, field and diamond have covered themselves and their college with glory "Bill Lewis in football, Matthew "Cable and A. L. J. Kennedy now Gourdin, have been high lights in each successive generation of Harvard men during that time. Colored athletes have been high lights in the athletic institutions of other great Northern institutions, like Pearson at College, Matthews at Caldwell at Washburn College, Howard Drew at Drake University and Johnson at Columbia, but not in such splendid numbers as at Harvard, because Harvard has encouraged ambitious youth as it has encouraged ambitious white youths and has encouraged ambitious black youths to each an absolute equal opportunity. Such would be the result in the broad field of American life if colored citizens were given an equal opportunity. They would not only achieve more for their personal and racial progress, but they would add in ever more prestige and glory of America, the desegregating ority which keeps colored athletes from professional baseball and sports the color line which estops black boxers in prize fighting and then runs the gamut of the nation's industrial life, not only hurts the black race, but lowers the morale of the American people and makes a mackery of the American nation. The nation may well take its lesson from fair old Harvard—New York News. SOUTH'S GREATEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT AUDITORIUM, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8; SERMON AT BETHEL SUNDAY. 29 The baccalaureate sermon to the graduating class of the Houston Colored High School will be delivered Sunday morning, May 29, 11 o'clock, at Bethel Baptist Church by the pastor, Dr. J. R. Burdett. The graduating exercises will be held in the City Auditorium, June 8, 8:30 o'clock P. M., and following is the program to be rendered on that occasion, together with a roster of the class. 1. Chorus, "Over the Fields of Clover" ..... Ghebil 2. Invocation, Dr. John W. Freeman, Priest in charge St. Clement's Chapel 3. Chorus, "Country Fair Waltz Song" ..... Abt 4. Salutator, "The Power of Little Things" ..... Miss Erma Loan Miller 5. Oration, "Lift Your Own Weight" ..... James Lane Thomas 6. Four Part Song, "Bella Napal" ..... Boscovitz 7. Oration, "Efficiency, a factor in Success" ..... William Alexander 8. Valedictory, "The Educative Value of Success" ..... Miss Jeniela Vayna Heshtant Nerto, March School "Walking Together, Children" ..... Johnson 9. Presentation of Diplomats, Hon. A. S. Cleveland, President of Johnson 10. Part Song for Mixed Voes (With Tenor Solo) "Parting" ..... Ryber CLASS ROSTER William Alexander, Bernard Leo Dillingham, Bennett Young Fonsworth, Benjamin Harold McLin Joseph Leon Ponceck, Cecile Jerome Sturgis Lucile Burrette Brown, Georgia Edwards, Irwin Earne, Annette Arrows, Sarah Mae Hill, Cornelia Howard, Ethel Hudson, Cheerlis Johnson Lilia Jones, Lela Alice Jordan Katherine Ursula McNeill, Erma Leona Miller Susie Moore, Alma Alberdaorn Stewart Ara Mae Williams SPRING CLASS: JUNE 8, 1921. Emery Lee Cattley, Emmett Phypha Harwood, Jr. Herbert Randolph Kilpinarp, Victor Edison Porter Mark Anthony Smith, James Lane Thomas, Robert Langton Minkey, Robert McKinley Turner, Jeanette Vival Alexox, Helen Hedst Tena Maybele Carr, Earna Bernda Davis, Beatrice Vernice Griffin, Hazel Anne Hainesworth, Jennie Velma Hayes, Eudora Marie Holmes, Ethel Maxine Jackson, Jessie Alberta Jones, Ivory Smith, Ethel Sturgis, Stella Mae Winnick, William Payre Bryant, Jewel Bernice Griffin, Willie Mae Ingram, Vicie Jones Johnson. DOUGLASS SCHOOL PUPILS WILL STAGE PAGEANT UNDER DIRECTION OF PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION The pageant "America, Yesterday and Today," will be presented by a cast of 200 pupils of the Douglass School at the City Museum, a school under direction of the Parent-Teacher Association of the school, and the occasion is hoped to be as instructive as it will be entertaining. The pageant is historical and patriotic in character and will be produced by the school. The occasion is the Spirit of Indian Days." The Spirit of Wilderness," and "The Spirit of Today," covering the development of Christianity, education, community and welfare activities and "The Spirit of Indian Days." The school is made up of field business, Indian dances, folk dances and solo dances with music and elaborate costumes that are musical, artistic and well known. Mrs. Fannie Brown Burr, president of the association, is general director; Mrs. Eddie BlackshearSmith, with Miss Hazel Davis, director of music; Mrs. Anderson, director of folk and solo dances. The teachers who are involved in the pageant miss Linda Lewis and Lillian Subscribers, Take Notice! The subscriptions of all those who subscribed with the first issue of The Informer, May 24, 1919, and who renewed same during the same period of last year, expired with last week's issue and pending the mailing of statements for renewals and collections by our agents—all who so desire can remit by check or phone Preston 1243 for our collector to call or the subscriber can call in person at the office and pay up. The Informer is YOUR newspaper and while the race has supported the paper very liberally and unstintedly in the past, it is our earnest desire to see "The People's Paper" in every colored home in Houston. Cash, not complements, is necessary to operate a real live, newsy and straight-forward newspaper. THE HOUSTON INFORMER, Circulation Dept., 410 Milam Street, Houston, Texas, Reeves, Indian dances; Misses McGuire and King, dances bake; butteries dance and tree nymph drill; Misses Snell and Clay, roses dance and mist maidens drill; Misses Tolbert and Crafton and Mrs. Rhodes and Mrs. Price, town and community interests. The following cast will take the leading parts in the presentation: "Spirae" by Spirae; "Spirit of the Wilderness," Leodell Armstrong; "Spirae of Patriotism," Beulah Gibson; "Spirae of State," Junita Toliver; "Education," Varrie John; "Pioneers" Lena Phulp and Fred Williams; "Play," Helen Turner. Presentation of certificates of promotion to about forty pupils will conclude the program. The public is cordially invited. In keeping with its established reputation, Douglass School always puts over the course of the program a W. S. Francis and his able assistants have worked and labored hard with their charges to see that the program next Wednesday night equals. If it does not surpass, all previous comments. ---