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AMERICA'S GREATEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER LABRADOR-- Land of Contrasts Labrador's Rocky Coast. (Prepared by the National Geographic Society, Washington, D. C.) ABRADOR has suddenly grown to twice its generally accepted the beginning of the contrasts that those who love it at least may be forgiven for thinking it the borders of fairyland. It is indeed a fine set of people it has accepted. British privy council setting its boundary far inland from the Atlantic. Labrador has always occupied a seemingly anomalous position; it walls Canada north of the St. Lawrence completely off from the Atlantic. Most maps have shown this territorial barrier as a very narrow strip along the coast, for such was Canada's claim. By virtue of the recent decision in favor of Newfoundland, however, Labrador extends 300 miles inland in the south. It forms a rough triangle, growing steadily narrower to the north until the triangle's apex is reached at Cape Chidley, on Hudson strait, where the waters of Hudson bay reach the Atlantic. It comes as a distinct surprise to most persons who turn their attention newly to the geography of northeastern America, that Canada and Newfoundland are separate governmental units—as distinct, for example, as Jamaica and New Zealand. Labrador is best known along the coast, and there it is truly a land of eternal warring. Everywhere along its coast line great seas ceaselessly pound as with the hammer of Thor into its adamantine sides. The almost realist Arctic Ice-flow grows and groans as it crushes, cleaves, and smashes the very surface of the ocean, the water in the ice outside, like ominous ice giants, roar and crash as they mainly battle with their still more restless enemy the summer sun. Where in less more-sheltered spots differ nature strives to spread a covering over the nakedness of the land, abrasive cold waves battle with the tenacious plants and scrubs, which grow gnarled and knotty in the conflict. The few animals that in any number can survive in its wilds, are especially endowed to resist its apparently never discouraged effort to destroy the very source of life. Cached Supplies for Unfortunates. As one approaches it from the Atlantic and passes its high portals, the cliffs of Belle Isle, he spies a stout log house perched high up on a barren ledge clinging to the very face of the cliff. Suggestive sight: It contains cached the necessities of life against the inevitable day when some poor voyagers shall find themselves suddenly dependent on its savage clemency. Viewed, as those who frequent it mostly view it, from the sea, one would think its sole harvest was the countless ice-borne erratics that crowd every hillside and crown every skyline, just where other countries would be fainting flowers, fruits and trees. In the realms of human life also the same stern conditions maintain. Life is truly a battle in Labrador, and its conditions are responsible for a white race whose members are as reliable for their adaptability to live under the very hardest of physical conditions as the native Eklmo they are steadily replacing. These little Arctic natives can withstand anything except civilized man. But Labrador, beyond being a place of war, is a land of contrasts—a land where extremes meet—and where no man dieth from monotony of physical cremunestfces. Scarcely a stone's throw from this senseless strife one finds oneself in a land almost of oppressive allence—a country so utterly devoid of the busy hum of human life that the dominant Idea forced upon one is, "Can I be certain I shall ever again get back to the haunts of men?" while visions of the uncertain opportunities for communication with the world outside rise unbidden to the mind. Soon, however, memories of its generous spaces, its glorious flords, its keen, bracing air, its call for resourcefulness, its rich sea harvest, its noble rivers and plenteous salmon, its willy, silent animals with their priceless skins, its countless deer herds come back to cheer one. Its splendid evergreen, its gorgeous mosses, the carpet bedding of its brilliant lichens all serve to relieve the first chill of its barrenness. Add to these its benuteous, its long twilights, the fantastic of the moon shining on its ree and deep blue seas, the unovellness of its auroras, and the ancient tracery of its northern contrasts that those who love it at least may be forgiven for thinking the borders of fairyland. The number of people it has produced, for one may count as Labradorians the thousands of men and women from Newfoundland who are the greatest, a living from its reluctant grasp. Sea self, self-reliance, and optimism are the three strongest traits of character developed in these people, with which we are all so fortunate of fatalism. There is no doubt the people are tough—tough as their own sharks, which, say, will come to a person who is not so fortunate to time to eat after being disemboweled. Can Support Good Population. The soft chamele-like, cleaned skin of the deer makes clothing impatient. The deer makes gloves and moccasins, being soft and mobile, are far warmer than the Labrador seal. The soft potato-like as well as animal resources in Labrador. The red partridge berry or small cranberry, the blue hertz or bilberry, the yellow bakeapple or cloud-berry, the purple marshberry, the berry or citrine, the citrine, the berry, and gooseberry, are all abundant, all easily preserved, and all grow without any effort on the part of the plant to cultivate, or in any way improve them. Of cultivated vegetables in Labrador the success depends on the shelter, natural or artificial, they get from the soil. The soil is rich in carrots, carrots, potatoes, lettuce, radishes, beets, etc. all grow in the open field. In hummie future that lies before you hummie future in Labrador is evident from the success attending Lord Northcliffe's great venture in Newfoundland, the third largest island of sea and land from the Straits to Hudson bay has been applied for ahead, if not granted, for this very purpose. The incalculable energy of the countless falls, including the Grand falls of the Hamilton river, probably the third largest in the world, and the highest, is an asset which the future will be unable to overestimate. Now that chemistry studies on the very surface of a new world seems ready for a new sufficient energy is procurable, these bitherto unappreciated riches are beginning to excite attention. The matter of variety and contrast in the texture and flavor of the foods combined in one meal is not always given sufficient thought. One finds cakes soft and lacking in "chewy" food—as, for example, a combination containing of a creamed dish, mashed vegetables of these foods would probably be excellent alone, but they do not go well together. Again, when a milk flavor produces a creamy texture, these foods would probably be excellent alone, but they do not go well together. Conversely, in serving something crunchy like toast, or browned crumbs on a scalloped dish, something soft, such as a potato salad, should have a pronounced flavor, as in the case of rare steak, roast肝, ham or cheese, or some of the vegetables such as cauliflower, cabbage something sour in itself, like tomato or pickles, or like spinach or beet—something that is ordinarily served in dressing. Sweet flavor is usually provided in the dessert, or it may be introduced elsewhere in the menu as in candied sweet potatoes, or in the form of fruitculture is represented—vegetables and fruits, cereal or starry foods, efficient-protein foods, fats and sugars. Some thought must be given to the variety of foods chosen from these groups in order to supply sufficient protein of the right kind, calories, minerals and vitamins. The "four points of food value" Drinking Orange Juice for Breakfast Poverty Sometimes the orange that is cut in half is too sweet, and the table is not eaten because the various members of the family simply do not have time before buffering off to eat with a spoon. For the same reason, the whole orange, intended to be peeled and eaten in the habit of dispensing with oranges, which is not a good thing, for oranges are one of the best sources of vitamins we have to eat, and are also important foods for children, the United States Department of Agriculture says. We do not serve orange juice in glasses or sberet cups to the members of the family who must hurry off in the morning? The drinking of fruit juice will drink it several times a day is the gainer. He may have it at lunch, perhaps, and again when first home alone, he may not be able to for "something to eat" with mother equally anxious that he not apolite his appetite for dinner. Orange juice is better for "something to eat" in the dawn'soon lunce and appeals to them because they cannot have them which they are older persons drinking. T AND ANGEL FOOD A Delicious Dish With Fruit and Cake. (Prepared by the United States Desert- Springtime, when eggs are plentiful, is the season to indulge the family with cakes of the sponge-cake group. The ingredients in all of these cakes are similar, since all contain a large proportion of eggs and no butter or other fat. Eggs supply the liquid and inclose oil for leavening. Plain sponge cake requires the use of whole eggs. In simulating cake verses on many whites as yolks are used. Angel food calls for the whites only. As there are always yolks left over when angel food cake is made, good many people use them to make a soft cake to serve on fruit with the cake for dessert. Sliced oranges or bananas or almost any canned fruit may be used. The bureau of home economics dives the following directions for making both angel food and custard. Angel Food. half of the salt until they are frothy; then the cream of tartar is added and they are heaten until stiff. The dry ingredients are then folded carefully into the beaten egg whites and when the mixture is partly blended the flavoring is added. Many people like should be used in mixing, for stirring to release the air depended on for leavening. A smooth sugared pastry can be beaten with angel food, and a fairly large cake will require about an hour in an oven at a temperature of 325 degrees F. may be treated with a sugar paste, the same way as any other Cake. Invert the pan on a cake cooler when it is done and allow it to drop out. Soft Custard. 1 quart milk $\frac{1}{4}$ teaspoonful of 5 or 4 egg yolks $\frac{1}{2}$ salt 1 cup sugar $\frac{1}{2}$ teaspoonful of Heat the milk, sugar, and salt in a double boiler. Bent the eggs lightly and pour slowly into them some of the heated milk. Pour back into the double boiler and stir constantly until the custard coats the spoon. Remove at once and place the pan in a bowl of cold water stirring until cool. Add the vanilla. Chill the custard and serve it on fresh or canned fruit. Surplus Fruit Easily Put Away for Future Use. (Prepared by the United States Department of Biological Sciences.) The cherry season is short. As a rule, the family cannot use all the fresh cherries from even a single tree, so it becomes necessary, if one would have the benefit of the entire crop, to can the surplus for later use. This is not at all difficult, particularly if you arm yourself before beginning any canning, with a copy of Farmers' Bulletin 1471-F, "Canning Fruits and Vegetables at Home," obtainable for the asking from the United States Department of Agriculture. Pack the cherries into hot jars, and cover them with boiling sirup. Use thick sirup for sour cherries—that is, one part sugar to one part water—and a medium sirup for sweet cherries—use part sugar to two parts water. Process pint and quart jars for 25 minutes in a hot-water bath, counting the time from the moment the surrounding water is actively boiling. If you use No. 2 or No. 3 tin cans process for 20 minutes. If you wish cherry ples in winter that have the fresh-fruit taste, can them without sirup to dilute the flavor. Remove the pits from the cherries, add sugar as desired and bring the cherries to the boiling point. Then pack hot in hot jars and process for five minutes. Those packed with the pits will be useful for cherry sauce, cherry beverages and many other good things. If you plan to make cherry jelly you will need to use pectin, as cherries are one of the fruits somewhat lacking in this ingredient requisite for jellying. Department Circular 254 will tell you not only how to make the jelly with pectin but how to make the pectin also. Strawberry Fruit Punch # A Nutritional Beverage Strawberry juice is a popular beverage to drink at festivals when strawberries are available and all sorts of parties are in the air. The amounts given in the recipe depend on the bureau of home economics, makes about five gallons of punch and should be sufficient to serve between 50 and 100 people. The ingredients to be used for some time before mixing the punch. Add water that has been crushed or crushed tea. 1 dozen lemons 1½ dozen oranges ¾ cupful sugar ¼ cupful strawberry ¾ cupful applesauce No 1 can shred. marisk or one of the four powerful ¾ quartes freshly salt Boll the sugar and water together to form a thick paste The large in the third or halves and crush the remainder. Scrub the oranges and lemons, and after the first or second, add water with water, then stand for an hour or longer, and then pour off this liquid and add it to the fruit juice. Combine the ingredients and add the water before serving add the appliries. Just before serving add the apilliries, and if the punch is too strong and ice water in small quantities can be added to make about five gallons of punch. (Prepared by the United States Department of agriculture.) Springtime, when eggs are plentiful, is the season to indulge the family with cakes of the sponge-cake group. The ingredients in all of these cakes are eggs, sugar, flour, and the proportion of eggs and no butter or other fat. Eggs supply the liquid and inclure air for leavening. Plain sponge cake is made twice as thick as cake twice as many as yolks are used. Anged food calls for the whites only. As there are always yolks left over when an egg is used, the cake people use to make a soft casket to serve on the cake with the fruit. Sliced oranges or bananas or almost any canned fruit may be used. The bureau of home economics gives the following directions for making both angel food and custard. Angel food is not mixed in quite the same way as plain sponge cake. The sugar, four, and butter are mixed in the batter. The zebra whites are baked with the other WHO MAKES THE PROFITS? "Many Estates Are Spent in the Getting." —Benjamin Franklin. In the constant struggle always involved in the production, exchange, distribution and consumption of economic goods, who makes the profits? The man who sells us our food takes a part of the profits from our labors. The clothier takes his share of the profits when he sells us the clothes we wear. We leave a large part of the profits from our labors with the man who sells us our shoes. Our homes pay toll to landlord, contractor, lumber dealer and landowner. The man who controls our money market likewise gets a share of the profits from our labors. Profits always go, always have gone, and always will go to those who control the things we want or need. HOW MANY SOURCES OF PROFIT DO NEGROES OF HOUSTON AND TEXAS CONTROL? Safety Loan and Brokerage Co.,Inc. Real Building and Loan Association Webster-Richardson Publishing Co., Inc. 409-411 SMITH ST. Phones: Preston 2031-1243-7560 EDITORIALS THE HOUSTON INFORMER AMERICA'S GREATEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER "It Gets You Told—Nothing Else!" Published every Saturday by the Webster-Richardson Publishing Company, Inc. 409-411 Smith Street, Houston, Texas. Entered as second-class matter May 28, 1919, at the post-office at Houston, Texas, under the Act of Congress, March 3, 1879. C. P. RICHARDSON Editor-President G. H. WESTER General Manager-Treasurer J. ALSTON ATKINS Secretary CARTER W. WESLEY Auditor SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Cash in Advance): Ges. Year, $2.00; 9 months, $1.50; 6 months, $1.60; single copy, 5c. (not marked for cash). Chicago (Western) office, 608 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL. New York (Eastern) office, 171 Madison Avenue, New York City. IMPORTANT: Make all checks, drafts, money orders, etc. payable to and address all communications to the Webster-Richardson Publishing Co., Inc. 409-411 Bmith Street, Houston, Texas. always demand a receipt when paying your subscription to the Houston Informat, and pay no subscriptions to unauthorized representatives. All duly signed checks, and the information we have received, are your own interests, as well as ours, by insisting upon a receipt and keeping same when obtained. Make all checks, drafts, money orders, etc. payable to and address all communications to the Webster-Richardson Publishing Co., Inc. 400-411-8518 Street, Houston, Texas. Make a receipt when paying your subscription to the Houston Informer, and pay no subscriptions to unauthorized representatives. All duly appointed agents of the Informer will have receipt books. Protect your information as such, as curs, by insisting upon a receipt and keeping same when obtained. 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. Democracy, better Ship Channel, thereby making Houston the South's premier city. 6. Co-operation between the white and colored races on all matters of vital importance and less racial animosity and antagonism. 7. Good streets, better drainage and sanitary toilets for entire urban population. 8. Federal regulation of, and Federal legislation to suppress, trapping. 9. Equality before the law for all men and equal railroad accommodations for all passengers. 10. Racial co-operation, teamwork, advancement, betterment and solidarity. ANY MAN WHO IS GOOD ENOUGH TO SHRD HIS BLOOD FOR HIS COUNTRY IS GOOD ENOUGH TO BE 'VENA A QUALE DEAR AFTERWARDS. NO MAN IS ENRITLED TO MORE AND NO MAN SHOULD RECEIVE LESS. — ROOBEVELT. HOUSTON, TEXAS, SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1927 EIGHT YEARS ON SEAS OF JOURNALISM! On Saturday, May 24, 1919, the first issue of The Houston Informer appeared on the streets of this city and its death sentence was immediately pronounced by the "know-alls" and "knackers." When The Informer set sail upon the journalistic seas, there were four other weekly newspapers published in this city by our group; and, perhaps, some of these prophets and seers were conscientious, logically concluding that Houston could not and would not support five colored weekly newspapers. While they reasoned logically and rationally, they erred in selecting the wrong paper for the first obsequies, and thus The Informer is still sailing upon the tempestuous seas of journalism after eight years of voyage that would have wrecked and run aground the average journalistic barque; while two of its contemporaries of that early period have long since ceased to navigate the journalistic seas. This is said in no spirit of gloating or boasting, nor do we rejoice in the demise of other colored publications (for all have a distinction and play an important part in our racial activity and progress), but we mention this matter to show that The Informer has unquestionable credibility. During these eight years this paper has been bitterly, insidiously and maliciously fought and opposed, both within and without, but it has never raised the white flag or shown the yellow streak. It has persistently and consistently opposed and fought wrong, both in high and low places; fighting for principles rather than making personal attacks and fighting at all times in the open. This paper's policy has not pleased everybody and the paper that tries to please and satisfy everybody, in the final outcome will please nobody. If The Informer has made enemies during its eight years of existence, they were made because their faults, sins and shortcomings were ruthlessly attacked and their hypocrisy laid bare by the uncompromising position of this paper against the evils and ills of our day and generation. The Informer has not prostituted its editorial columns with personal calumny, nor has it indulged in mudsingling and silly filth. Instead of playing up and ever parading to the world the personal misconduct and misbehavior of individual members of our race against this paper has always assumed the higher ground of attacking and the practices, endeavoring to make such as constructive criticism. When other newspapers were silent on the peculiar tone against the day, The Informer thundered out in no uncertain tone against these modern sins and "sins," and many that originally excoriated, condemned, criticised and anathematized this paper for its attitudinal and moral wrongdoing when they are now found in the same band wagon with The Informer difference, however: The Informer opposed such practices when Office, 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. TELEPHONES: FOREIGN OFFICES: IMPORTANT! CIMBEE'S RAMBLINGS Dear Gus: Aiw de newspapers in di town fer de la pas jam erm so i bin tawkin bout de street car kumpkim axin de tairy ter fix it so dat day, de stu pars ter fix it so dat day, de stu pars ter ride on dere cars. I b食 reindin al dwt dat's had ter say on de subjick wud mint intrust, it is won i'm uv de gau black vows what has ter kray dem Stone-Webite pars ter fix it so dat day, de kounisl kounisl tape rde ante on dem iii tails, i j wood lack ter put in wun It's jis lack dis, Gus, I'm is wun ermung de minny, dat wood lack ter surjis dat fo de mannerjers uv dat street oar [kumpinny /wood kine er sorter make dense/ves intrusted in seen dat dem fokes mungst my grupe dat he'ps ter keep dere meal bar'i full, gits er ill bit mo kunsiderashun at de hans uv dere kuminny. In de fus place I'd lack ter call dere tenchun ter de big merjority uv dere ployees dat dey puts on de diffunt lines whut dey operates in de sexshuns whare mos uv our fokes lives. It looks lack de kumpinny is got de ijea dat dey is got ter hyar de bullinges set er bad mens dat dey kin fine in awl de kuntry ter wurk on dese lines. I doan no whare dey gits de noshun dat my peepul, whut is de umbles an mos eeizes set er peepul on urth ter giter ong wid ef yu jis let em no dat yu sidders em es jis plain, strate erlong fokes, jis lack innyuther race er peepul, but in sum how er nuther, de street car kumpinny is got it in der hedes dat whut us needs is er bully ter kees us in our place. Den dere's ernuther kine er animult tamer, dat dis street car kumpinny wuth dey puts on fus wun line an de uther; I fus herd uv em on de San Filipippy line, whare he fuzed ter giv sum er our lady fokes transfers, but seeded ter gin em leckchures on how an w'en ter git dese transfers, irregardless uv de fack dat mos uv dese passingers had red de struckahuns in de papers an og dem III dorgers dat de compimny on the up in de cars, an on the cases des wile wigns not how ter terpit Inglie mo better den de merjorty ux operators ever will no. But, Gus I, heered er good wun on dem wize operatin bullys, las weak; it seem lack wun young black- male carrier had got on wun er Mister Stone and Webster's III taxis, out on de Hites line an dere wuzen't noboddy on dis tickler car but de moterman an de kunduckter an dis feller er my race set down jls whare he felt lack, an fo he got down in de seat, de kunduckter bawled out, "Doan yu see dat skreen, big boy, git up from dere." Atter er III argimint twix de 2, de black man finerly sed ter Mister Kunduckter, "Dat's de reezun yu an so minny uv yo kine ain't got nuthin now I have to know lack slaves; yu fa awhloo go to ya in dem skreeans and de black man, whilst dem furreners is gittin awl de munny an lans in de kuntry." Dis seems ter, hav brung Miater Kunduckter ter his sinses, fer he cum over ter whare our black frig wuz settin an tuck er set side er him, an set der fer mo den 10 blocks tawkin bout how de Mexikuns an uther fur- reners is jls tuckin everything in site. He finerly sed, "Big boy, w'y doan yo fokes run awl dese Mexikins outen dis town?" But "Big Boy" wuz rite dere wid his ancer an sed, "W'y dis ain't our town ner kuntry, dis is yu kuntry, w'y doan yu an yo foies run em out?" I bin thinkin, Gus, dat I wood tuck er trip down ter dat street car offis an hav er long tawk wid dat new man nener, whut everboddy tells me is sich er fine feller, an mayby he 'mought be glad ter no jis whut sorter maneaters he is got runnin his cars an how our The Houston Informer its opposition meant boycott, intimidation, duress and almost complete isolation, while the later day opponents of these practices only assume, while attitude which attitudes that their revenue would be increased by pursuing such a course. The M (Continues) The Mirror---- (Continued From Page One.) sion and development of our common section. The Informer was actuated by principle and this paper has never taken any middle ground when the rights of the people (and parliaments) are involved. SPECIES OF DIXIE (IN)JUSTICE! During the recent trial of a white man at Midchick, Port Bend County, Georgia, the prosecutor Negroes and the subsequent firing of the police officers in the bodies, a halt was made in the case, according to press dispatches, and a judge ordered the theft of a hog and given two years probation. During the brief space of eight years The Informer has won many notable battles, and yet during this period no one has ever been able to win. The Informer is the vox populi (voice of the people). The Informer enjoys a wide and large circulation and ranks with the leading papers of the country in volume of local and foreign advertising; leading virtually all race journals in Texas and the Southwest in the latter After this hasty trial and speedy conviction of the black man for an alleged theft of a small pig, the trial of the alleged white murderer was resumed, and though the evidence adduced and testimony given would have convicted a black man similarly accused (particularly where whites were his alleged victims), the alleged slayer of this colored trio was acquitted. Today The Informer stands foremost among the leading Negro weekly publications of America for its editorial expressions, and when its modern printing plant is installed (some of the machine is still in use, written), this paper will also have a printing plant that will not suffer in comparison with any such concern in Texas or the South. Eight years ago the capital stock and equipment of The Informer consisted chiefly of ambition, meagre office furniture and a burning zeal to give to our readers the "South's Greatest Weekly Newspaper." Joining hands with the editor in this understated effort, the Informer, the first paper, was his wife, who secured the first 50 yearly subscribers to The Informer; doing this even before a single issue had come from the press, and during these eight years she has stood adamant with her husband-editor, and the beginning of the ninth year of The Informer finds it "America's Greatest Weekly News." Moral: If you want a free ride to the state penal institution, let some person help you get out and become unduly friendly with you; but if you have no hankering for a free trip, just stay some black man in your car and tell him to diction, to say nothing of being convicted of a funny thing: One local daily newspaper printed an article one day earlier, and told me of correlated information that several white gambling resorts were open flourishing in Houston, and, despite the fact that the resorts were in white districts, the police officers went out on San Pellejo and "raided a Negro gambling dive, and at hour of 6 p.m. the arrest has been made in connection with these alleged white gambling Today the authorized capital of the Webster-Richardson Publishing Company, Inc., publishers of The Houston Informer, is $25,000, with $25,000 fully paid in; and with modern printing facilities, not paid in, not produced this paper in its entirety, but to also do a general business in linetype business for the trade, both newspaper and commercial. This heavy financial investment means that The Informer will open up additional avenues of employment to members of our racial group, and will train and develop printers, linetype operators, newspaper workers and writers who will "carry on" tomorrow's business, and extend, in being, as one has aptly said, "mightier than the sword." We could mention many more such things. "I don't use the use? Don't steal logs; don't rill the bone," but if you want to kill them, you can use the force of nature, forceless corps, or go to (let us) the cave. During the past eight years The Informer has always sought to publish only reliable and worthwhile news, endearment at all times to print the news while it is news, and to give our readers not only the news but also the news of us mechanically with the best in the country, regardless of race. PASSING OF SAM STEVENSON. The untimely death of Samuel Stenson, familiarly known among his friends, was "Pont" and "Pontz," who recently "fell asleep" while on the operating table at Mar. shell, cast a pall of gloom and sadness over the room. He was not casual; for decedent was of a likeable type and he had the knack of making and retaining friends that few others could. The tone and calibre of this paper's editors' book be attested by the fact that no colored newspaper in the South (if, indeed, in America) has been quoted in other newspapers as much as the Informer; and one national publicist says that of the five papers that are favorites of the various race editors in America. The Informer is added among any five that these editors personally read each week. Formerly a resident of Houston, where he was quite a favorite in social settings, he was also a different intervals with three local drug stores. Mr. Stevenon built up a large collection of his elements; and his sumity and afable disposition and his aggressive manner that seemed closed to young men with less ambience, perseverance and never This is a record that not only we (editorially speaking) should feel proud of, but every member of the colored race should take unusual delight in this remarkable high standing and rating of one of their own experiences, and should support such paper both financially. The Informer, upon the occasion of its eight birthday, takes this occasion to express its profound gratitude and deepest appreciation to the thousands of readers and numbers of advertisers, who have helped to make this journey and record possible; and, in addition, to express their support for our sail upon the journalistic seas and to broadcast to the world the hopes, aims, ambitions, achievements and aspirations of the colored race, and to contend with every vestige of manhood at our command for the speed advent of the era when genuine democracy and true Americanism will cover and compass the entire commonwealth as the waters that cover the deep. Selah! At the time of his death Mr. Stevens was a emperor of car-washers in Missouri 'Missouri' Texas-Pacific lines between Pt. Worth and St. Louis, and he was struck by a bullet. Rushed to Marshall for an operation in a desperate effort to save his life, he regained consciousness and then he "alex" with his friend had few, if any, enemies, for everybody that knew him liked him. He was a man of great friends. His friends were fright and cruel, and did not squander his earnings in ricious living, though he firmly be- ANOTHER RACE CONCERN SAVED! Without going through a protracted court battle and its resultant heavy fees to white lawyers, exposes, et cetera, the celebrated Malone case has been ended at St. Louis, and thus another case has been opened and most successful in the country, has been saved to the rage. He will be sorely missed among his fellows, both in Fort Worth (where he had lived for the last two or three years) and in New York, where he spent the greater portion of his life. The white receiver, placed in charge of the business when Malone filed his suit for divorce from his wife and division of Poro College assets, has been dismissed by court order, and Mrs. Annie Turnbo-Malone is reigning supreme again as the directing head and guiding genius of the business enterprise which is the result of her mental and physical labors. CHAIR CARS FOR NEGROES. Division Passenger Agent J. R Greenhill makes the announcement that on account of the Bathing Girls at the Houston Aquarium, they are able thru fast non-stop trains each way between Houston and Galveston Sunset Park. Attendance: Leave Houston 8 am, 9:45 pm, and 1:25 pm. Leave Galveston: 7:00 pm, 8:35 pm, and 10:09 pm. Without attempting to meddle into the domestic affairs of the Mato-Maio region, the Mato-Maio rejoices with countless colored Americans that the case has taken this swift and satisfactory turn, and that the business will not be lost in the process, which would have probably resulted had the gone to trial. Special chair cars will be provided for colored patrons. We wish to reiterate and re-emphasize what has often been said in these columns that we, racially speaking, must learn to settle our own little differences among and between ourselves without being so easily offended. "every time something does not go to suit our faces or liking, EPISCOPAL CHURCH PLANNED FOR CITY SAYS ARCHDEACON Selfishness seems to be our most outstanding racial aliment and ill, and whenever our little pride and egoship are a rude and ill-treatment of others, we must resort to some rather odd and queer tactics; hoping by so doing to avenge a personal insult and injury to our standing and status. The Rev. B. John B. Boyce, archdeacon colored work in the diocese of St. Louis, who was ordained to have resolved St. Clements Episcopal The church has an option on two bishops. The church has jack Yates High School, and is the incidental matters are cleared It not infrequently happens that the course so often pursued by some of our enraged, outraged, insulted and injured "race leaders" is not pursued by them. It is not infrequently that many and many of them must go through life with their conscience constantly worrying them for the course they pursued in seeking to In the mantissa the communicants are shown in the floor of the Odd Polew Temple. Sunday, May 24, are as follows: Cole Sunday, May 29. 7:30 a.m. school at 7:30 a.m. Sunday school at 7:30 a.m. Another thing that retards our racial group and makes for disgrateful fiascos, is listening to her advenience advice vice versa. It is hard to trick up acceptance mind what they would take; many of our family separations, divorces, and scandals being largely attributable to the gratuitous violence they cause. W. John E. Wepis is the superintendent of the Sunday school, Dr. R. A. O. Roets is the treasurer, and Dr. G. P. A. Purde is the secretary pro-tem. We are engaged in a tight fight, trying to wrest victory with a short stick, and we can not afford to be fighting, bickering, wrangling and "going to court" with each other so much, or else defeat and disaster will be our bitter portion. At a call meeting Monday night by the archaeon, a handsome sum was paid. This will go toward the building approval for the amount submitted. Finally, friends, in union there is strength, but in division there is weakness! OPINIONS A GOD AND PREACHERS By William Pickens. (For The Associated Negro Press) Many preachers misrepresent God. None of us know anything about Him. But the Chicago preacher who recently discussed God in relation to the Mississippi flood, displayed the greatest ignorance of all, when he said: “God has poured his irresistible waters over the fields of the South to punish the white people for their mistreatment of the Negro.” Now, this preacher does not deserve to be attacked. No preacher deserves to be attacked. But this superstitious idea does need to be attacked and destroyed: the foolish idea that God has any love for Mississippi Negroes which he does not have for Mississippi white people. Let us see: Eight out of every ten of the flood sufferers are colored people; in some localities nine out of every ten the lowers are in the end of the Alley Valley and inhabited mostly by innocent and largely ignorant black people. The fatal flood has swept away for them everything—but left the white man's land. The biggest loser is the negro. Not only is the Red Cross, and the martial law will be his enemies, and "forced labor" will mean black labor. Blacks will be put to work helping to clear the white man's property, without wages or rewards being paid. But the power of the boy and with new debts in order to get a start. Except for the few who will be able to escape through the trap doors of "martial law," they will all find themselves more completely and have a great chance of being "relief" if they will be given to them niggardly, and last—after all the whites have been taken care of. In short, Mississippi after the flood will be simply a more extensive Miami after the hurricane. How is the name of God can a Negrim teacher ascribe this horror to God and expect anybody to love God for it? It looks rather as if the devil took charge of this river and this whole business. Besides, it is a drawback a people who are right that some special providence is fighting their battles against their oppressors. That is a bad doctrine. People must feel the need of fighting their own battles. God is no on the Negro's side. He makes the right—to say the east, of the white people. Furthermore, it is just a degrading superstition to think that nature's perils are caused by somebody's sins. The fact that the South were caused by witches. Certainly, if God meant to hit the white man at the South by fire, made a witch miss on one of His big throws. God is not on the side of weaklings. God is not on the side of weaklings. Y. W. C. A. NOTES. On May 19, at Camp Repohe, the Girls Reserve committee will meet at the camp. The committee of management will meet at social hall Wednesday, May 15, 10 a.m. All membhg汇报 groups will meet at social hall Wednesday, May 19, W. C. A. service at Wesner Memorial Church at Sunday scoles; bringing a local church, was very interesting; collection of $20.17 being raised and turned over to church officials. — COMMENCEMENT AT P. V. The commencement exercises of the College will be held at the College始先班 begin Friday, May 13, and will continue until Monday, May 14. The commencement exercises the graduating students will be held. The baccalaureate sermon will be prescheduled Sunday morning, May 14. The commencement exercises of older Tyrter district, M. E. Churchill will be delivered May 20, 10 a.m. by prof. J. R. Rhodes, principal Booking Washington High. School. COLORED JUBILEE SINGERS MAKE HI Rosenberg Herald (White): Both white and colored music lovers enjoyed a great treat Monday evening, when Coleridge-Taylor Choral Club of Houston rendered a program of spirituals, jubilees and Dixie melodies at the colored Masonic auditorium in Rosenberg. The program was enjoyed throughout and considered a rare treat by those attending. It is estimated that over one hundred prominent white citizens of Rosenberg and Fort Bend County were in attendance, and expressed appreciation of having been afforded an opportunity to hear this organization of fine singers. A. W. Jackson, principal of the colored school, deserves credit for having been instrumental in bringing them to Rosenberg. fokes feels toards of kumpinny whut hyars em. But dat's enruff bout dem taxis, Gus, I wanted tell yu bout 2 mo portant things what happened in my young life since I hit you as a latter. Wun, wuz de butiful new sky peace dat de charmin Mister Jim Ewing, gin me ee er burth day giff. Bleeve me, its er humdinger, an I is sho proud et dat yung man, Ewing. De utter whu's de fack dat I got er big pickchuh dat Ill gran daughter dat I wuz yu bout what I live up der in New York: Gus, yu jis gitterer pickchure ef yu dies fo yu de sho kainst stay in no beace dey sends yu.