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An Advertisement in THE TRIBUNE Is a DIRECT APPEAL to the Colored People Jack Johnson Will Fight VOLUME I. NO. 44 Jac WORDS OF PRAISE FOR COLORED SOLDIERS BY PROMINENT WRITER Allow me a word in behalf of the colored soldiers of our country. There need be no fear of these noble boys when they return home. The Klu Klux Klan that is being organized by some of the leading white,men of the South is not for the purpose of protecting the white women. It is due to some old race jealousy as in the days of slavery or soon after peace was established. The colored soldiers have willingly given their lives in six great wars. When they returned home after the war of 1775 and the war of 1812 they returned to the cotton plantations the same obedient slaves. After freeing himself and children from slavery, the colored man simply asked a chance to live. After achieving victory in the battles of the Spanish-American war, did the colored soldiers return home and make trouble? No; they returned home, laid down their guns and gave their labor to their country as before. These same boys are returning home from this great war, not to excite race jealousy, but to prove to the world through all their disadvantages they still love their country. Is our government going to let them come home, after giving their lives that the women and children of our land, indeed, of all the world, might be protected? Is our president going to allow these noble, honest, true-hearted colored soldiers to return home as in the days of King David, after Uriah had returned to the palace from victory? The king sent him away with a mess of meat from his table. After pretending to honor him for his bravery, he treachercously deceived him in paying his men to desert him in battle the next day. Are these boys going to return and be sent away with not a mess of meat, but a mess of laws, or so-called laws, to protect them and still allow the lynch mobs to lynch and burn their brothers alive? How can America allow these evils to go on while the world is crying for peace? Can we hope to remain a great nation while we do not practice what we preach? Does happiness exist without the law? The lynch mobs who snap their fingers at conventions and turn their backs upon "thou shalt" and "thou shalt not" of the ages—are they happy? Does not God see? Is God not going to answer Black America's prayers? God will answer prayers as he did in the days of Moses. The Lord said: "I have surely seen the afflictions of my people which are in Egypt and heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows." Why do we seek peace while we crush these people under our feet, while we laugh at their sufferings? Why do we go across the sea to help others? At our door comes the rap of a million brown hands pleading for justice. If we hope to have peace and retain our standard, let us give justice to every man regardless of race or color. Then America will mean what she stands for—"democracy."—Estella Matthews, in The Philadelphia Public Ledger. STARVED SOLDIERS BEING RELEASED FROM PRISONS IN GERMANY (Special to The Tribune) WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.—A few American soldiers, coming out of the starvation of the German prison camps to the plenty of the American army, have eaten themselves to death, said a medical officer's letter received here today. The cases are exceptional and care is taken to check the appetites of all returning men. Motto of the Merry, Restauranteur: Peace—at ANY "war-price!" BUILDING AND LOAN COMPANY IS FORMED BY SOUTHERN BLACKS Baltimore, Md., Jan. 20.—West Baltimore has added to the few business enterprises conducted by Negroes in that section, a building and loan association. This new venture is called the New Essential Building and Loan Association, and is located at 1104 W. Lexington street. Certainly, judging from the ability of the men selected its officers, who represent the city's best business men it will have the confidence of the people from the start and should make a splendid success. Those who are at the head of this concern are: Messrs. Isiah Smith, president, Williard W. Allen, vice-president; William H. Butler, secretary; J. Walter Jones, treasurer and Allen Pratt, assistant secretary. A Colored Porter Is Killed in Railroad Wreck (Special to the Tribune) ROCHESTER, N. Y., Jan. 19.—Authorities today made new efforts to identify the bodies of victims of the New York Central wreck which took place yesterday morning at 4 o'clock near South Byron, 25 miles west of this city. Twenty-one are dead. The Southwestern limited, one of the fastest night trains on the Central, speeding westward at a rate estimated at between 50 and 60 miles an hour, crashed into the rear of the second section of the Wolverine, another famous New York-Chicago rlier, while the latter stood motionless in the darkness at a point only a few hundred feet east of the South Byron station. The last Pullman on the Wolverine, a steel coach, was telescoped and utterly demolished, and the death car, from which not one of the passengers escaped, was driven three-quarters of its length underneath the next sleeper ahead. All the bodies were removed to undertaking establishments in Batavia. Among the identified dead is Ballard cause of the wreck has not been de-Jones, colored porter, New York. The termined. PRESGOTT (By Dora Rose) Mrs. L. J. Harris was confined to her bed a few days last week, but is now able to go about as usual. Little Arizona Virginia Rose, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. U. Thomas Rose, has been suffering with a slight illness but is much improved at this writing. Pride of Arizona Tabernacle, No. 10, met last Monday, January 12, for the first time since the epidemic of influenza has been sweeping over the country. Miss Mamie King is confined to her home suffering with a slight attack of le gripe. Mrs. William Page is confined to her home with a slight illness. Mrs. John Suddoth has been quite ill with la gripe but is now convalescing. The People's Literary Society of the A. M. E. church will meet every Thursday evening. A splendid program will be rendered and delightful refreshments will be served. You are invited to attend. Mrs. Oliver Bess has been quite ill the past week, suffering with a severe cold, but is much improved. Mrs. R. M. Garret is suffering with a slight ailment of her feet. She accompanied her husband to their mines on last Sunday, and when they came within one mile of the mines, the roads became so bad they were compelled to walk the remainder of the trip. The ground was covered with snow and Mrs. Garret thinks the trip on foot through this snow is responsible for her ailment. ARIZONA'S GREATEST WEEKLY PHOENIX, ARIZONA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1919 PROMINENT WELFARE WORKER WILL ADDRESS PHOENIX AUDIENCE Mrs. MRS. J. P. WATSON OF PUEBLO, COLORADO Mrs. J. P. Watson, the general solicitor for the Lincoln Home of Pueblo, Colo., will lecture Sunday afternoon, 3 o'clock, at the Second Baptist church, corner Fifth street and Jefferson. She is desirous of meeting the benevolent public as her mission is to raise funds for the support and maintenance of a home, located at Pueblo that has for its object the rearing of neglected colored children and to care for the infirm and aged women of the race. Mrs. Watson is an able speaker. one whose interesting, ment is filled with good. The ladies of the Second church have arranged a program which will picture and all who attend will have the privilege musical treat. Phoenix must go on a hundred per cent loyal at Watson that we are in ourselves. We have a liberality, so let us go afternoon and prove our title. MYSTERY SURROUNDS DEATH OF BLACK MAN; HIS COMPANION HELD BALTIMORE, Md., Jan. 20—Mystery surrounds the death of Julius Burt (colored), who was found dead early today at his home, 508 Pennsylvania avenue, with a bullet through his heart. The police are seeking the murderer, but are puzzled to know how Burt reached the street unseen by his wife. He retired early last night and was not seen again until the crime was discovered. The man's body was found by Patrolman Schmidt and taken to the morgue. Here he was identified by means of a pawn ticket in his pocket and later by his wife, Esther Burt, the woman arrested in connection with the shooting, but later was released. No one heard the shot fired. Booze Made in "Farm" Still Found in the Mails TOPEKA, Kan., Jan. 18.—Postmaster H. R. Rigby destroyed the first bottle of booze that has been found in the mails here for many months by pouring its contents down a sewer. The bottle, which was consigned to a rural route, evidently had been made in a "farm" still back in Missouri. It bore the label "shake without using." Postmaster Rigby asked Washington for instructions and was told to destroy it. Higgledy, piggledy, my black hen! She lays eggs for Yankee men. Sometimes nine and sometimes ten; And, if she ever lays fourteen, I'll buy myself a limousine! PLURIBUS UNUM ONA'S GREATEST W X, ARIZONA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2 son RE WORKER PHOENIX AUDIENCE F. PUEBLO, COLORADO one whose interesting, forceful argument is filled with good, sound logic. The ladies of the Second Baptist church have arranged an interesting program which will precede the lecture and all who attend this meeting will have the privilege of enjoying a musical treat. Phoenix must go on record as one hundred per cent loyal and show Mrs. Watson that we are in a class all to ourselves. We have a reputation for liberality, so let us go out Sunday afternoon and prove our right to this title. MINISTERS ASKED TO AID IN THE FIGHT ON VENEREAL DISEASES Surgeon General Rupert Blue Proclaims February 9 as Health Sunday to Be Observed in All the Churchs. WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—Dr. Rupert Blue, surgeon of the public health service, has asked the ministers of the country to set aside February 9 as Health Sunday and to preach sermons emphasizing the responsibility of the nation to protect returning soldiers and sailors and the community at large, and to inaugurate vigorous measures for combatting social diseases. A proclamation by the surgeon general has been sent to all ministers with the request that they read it from their pulpits February 9. It says: "The war made it necessary for the nation to face frankly and courageously the menace of the venereal diseases. Now the war is over and the period of demobilization has begun, drastic measures must be taken to prevent during this period those conditions in civilian life which made these diseases the greatest cause of disability in the army. "In the army and navy a program of law enforcement, medical measures, education and provision for wholesome recreation, was adopted. This program brought results. The venereal rate was lowered below that of any army of any nation in the history of the modern world. "Now that the war is over the cities and towns through which the soldiers and sailors will go and to which they will return upon demobilization must be made as safe as the camps from which they have come." TRIBUNE Secretary of the Sunday School Congress and Corresponding Secretary of the National Negro Press Association Speaks Before National Republican Committee for Thirteen Million Negroes. CHICAGO, Ill., Jan. 20.—With a sign of deep emotion caused by the occasion, Rev. Henry Allen Boyd, the secretary of the Sunday School Congress and the corresponding secretary of the National Negro Press Association, delivered an able address in the National Republican Committee here today, which was in session at the Congress Hotel. It was a Roosevelt memorial meeting. There were representatives from various states in the Union, and among the speakers were the Governor of Rhode Island, the Governor of Iowa, and the Governor of Wisconsin. Rev. Mr. Boyd was the only Negro speaker at the memorial meeting. He paid glowing tributes to the deceased. In fact, he said, in part: "Mr. Chairman, on behalf of thirteen millions of loyal American citizens who have been true to every star and stripe in Old Glory that floats above us, I wish to add our testimony to what has already been said about the late Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. While the Negroes did not agree with all his policies, they held him as an ideal man for Americanism. They revered him for the splendid stand he took on all questions of public interest. He did not discriminate against race, color or previous condition of servitude. To us he was one of the noblest Romans of them all. He was one of the brightest stars in the horizon, notwithstanding it has gone beyond the Golden West, it is only for a time. We believe his work will live and that the Republican party will take on new life and inspiration by the examples set. He was a man, as we knew him, who did not want the door of hope closed in the face of any American citizen. The Negro Press Association of the United States, which I also represent, wishes to pay its respect. Our 1,607,000 weekly circulation has already told the story of the fallen hero." RAY (By Archie Lewis) The new townsite for the colored people has been named "Sunny Side." Mose Davis has moved one of his houses and every one in camp is getting ready to move. There is plenty of room in the new townsite for all colored people who wish to come here. Mr. McWilliams left last Sunday for El Centro, Cal., where he has been called as a witness in an important case that is being tried in that city. A letter received from Sergeant Hardiman, a former Ray boy, who left here last year to join the army, states that he was just two days out from New York when the armistice was signed. They were called back and he was allowed forty-eight hours in New York city. George says that he had "some" time in the big town. His troop was then ordered to the Presidio at San Francisco, where he received his discharge. He will probably return to Ray next month. Mrs. Burch and her two sons from Oklahoma are new arrivals in Ray. They have fallen in love with the camp and expect to remain. B. B. Moore has accepted a position with Superintendent and Mrs. Smith of the Ray Con. Mr. C. H. Vann of Superior was a business visitor in Ray last week. Mrs. Judge last week for Los Angeles, Cal., where she will remain for several weeks. Mr. S. Fullbright of Phoenix was a visitor in Ray last Thursday. Mrs. J. R. Calhoun, 217 Seventh street, Oxnard, Cal. paid her respects to the Tribune by taking out a subscription through the Ray representative. Go thou and do likewise. SENATOR LODGE TO DELIVER EULOGY ON COLONEL ROOSEVELT (Special to The Tribune) WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.—Senator Lodge of Massachusetts will deliver the eulogy at the joint congressional memorial services for Theodore Roosevelt to be held in the house chamber on February 9. The republican leader in the senate, who, for many years was a close personal friend of the former president, was selected today by unanimous vote of the senate and house committees appointed to arrange for the services, and he will be the only speaker. Under the resolution providing for the services, introduced by Senator Wadsworth of New York, members of the supreme court are to be invited to attend. The committee today considered extending invitations to representatives of the army and the navy and other government officials, but no decision was reached. GROCERY CLERK BUYS OIL STOCK AND MAKES A LARGE FORTUNE CLOVIS, N. M., Jan. 19.—Everyone has read at least one story by Horatio Alger, where the newsboy rises from his lowly position to an exalted place of wealth and power in life, and after having read the book, laid it aside with the conviction that such as that never happens in real life. "From Grocery Clerk to Oil King" is a story that comes from the reel of local obupon a claim in Curry county. Time servation. Luther Lynn came to this country some time ago and settled went on and he hired himself to McFarland as a grocery clerk. An agent from Eastland, Texas, selling oil stock, came his way and Luther traded his Curry county land for some of this oil property. Some people said that he had thrown his holdings away, but a little while ago he sold a small interest in his oil lands for $21,000, and has recently been offered $90,000 for another part of his oil leases. EL PASO EL PASO By Wm. Green Church services were well attended on last Sunday and one member was received for baptism. Mr. John J. Stevens was elected superintendent of the Mt. Zion Sunday school. He has always been a real live wire in church work and certainly knows how to entertain the little folk. At the Baptist church, Pastor Green spoke from the Sixth Chapter of Hebrews and Nineteenth verse. He handled his subject in a masterful way and all were benefitted. Deacons L. A. Turner, H. Jackson, T. W. Williams are still on the job. They are doers and not sayers only. Several members of the congregation say their pastor comes first and they prove it by the deeds. We are glad to say that Mt. Zion Baptist church has some loyal members. This church has raised the salary of their pastor to $20 a week. This is a young church, but we are doing our part in trying to lift up Jesus. Mrs. H. D. Jackson is on the sick list this week. Mrs. Nauarro, Miss Daisy Nauarro and Miss Pearl Shannon are visiting friends in San Antonio and Luling this week. The delay in announcing most engagements is not caused by a girl's slowness to realize that a man wants to marry her, but by the amount of time it takes her to make HIM realize it. In a man's eyes every woman is "guilty" of matrimonial designs upon him until she has proven herself innocent—by marrying another man. 5 Cents a Copy; $2 a Year ight JACK' JOHNSON WILL DON PADDED MITTS FOR 25-ROUND BOUT (Special to the Tribune) BOSTON, Mass., Jan. 20.—Harry Wills, who defies any heavyweight in the world is leaving the east for the Pacific coast to see if he can induce some of the weastern heavies to go four rounds with him. Wills has fought every available man in the east and is seeking victims in other parts. It is reported that Wills has received a tempting offer from Jack Johnson to fight a 25-round bout in Spain and Wills intends to accept the offer. The bout will no doubt draw a record crowd as Johnson is champion of that country, and the idol of the people. With Wills and Johnson in the ring a real fight will take place. 3-MONTHS OLD INFANT BURNED TO A CRISP (Special to The Tribune) BALTIMORE, Md., Jan. 20.—Three months' old Ida Pratt, 577 West Hollman street, was burned to death yesterday afternoon in a fire which broke out in the home of Mrs. Mary Pratt, at the above address. The child had made an improvised cradle out of a soap box, which she used when in the kitchen of the home. By some unknown reason a piece of the bedding of the crib became ignited and before the mother could remove the child from the cradle the little one was burned to a crisp. Engines were called, but before reaching the scene the fire was out. Little or no damage was done to the building or contents. Coroner Wiltshire of the Northwestern district is investigating. Former Kaiser Said to Be On the Verge of Insanity AMSTERDAM, Jan. 19.—Count William Hohenzollern is on the verge of becoming a helpless lunatic, according to information brought here today by a prominent Hollander who left Bentwick's castle, where he was a guest. He declared the former emperor talks continually. His conversation is rambling and erratic. He cannot sleep at night and guardians of the Bentwick estate frequently see him walking in the park before dawn. Recently he announced his intention of returning to Berlin and was with great difficulty persuaded not to do so. He also is determined at times to surrender to the British. THOSE HUMOROUS BELGIANS (Kansas City Star) There was grim humor as well as justice in the order which the Belgian army of occupation issued to the civilian population of Aix-la-Chappelle when it entered that city. In fact, none of the rules issued for the govemment of the city were pleasing to the German population, but one in particular was so shocking to them that they appealed and protested to the international armistice commission. The rule was that the civilians should leave the sidewalks and uncover at the approach of Belgian officers. Such restrictions proved a severe jolt to German dignity, and the situation did not strike them as at all pleasing or humorous when the commission informed the complainants that the rules were only an exact copy of the regulations laid down by the Germans for the conduct of the civilian population of Brussels when the Germans took that city. In all probability the Germans are due for a good many shocks for their dignity when their own war chickens all come home to roost. THE PHOENIX Arizona's Gr Phoenix Published Every Saturday by t THE PHOENIX TRIBUNE Published Every Saturday by the Tribune Publishing Company Address all Communications to the PHOENIX TRIBUNE P. O. Box 1052, Phoenix, Arizona Entered as Second-Class Matter June 22, 1918, at the Postoffice at Ph Arizona, under Act of March 3, 1879 Business Office: 1302 East Jefferson Street. Phone 1250 Managing Editor.....A. R. Entered as Second-Class Matter June 22, 1918, at the Postoffice at Phoenix, Arizona, under Act of March 3, 1879 Business Office: 1302 East Jefferson Street. Phone 1250 Managing Editor.....A. R. Smith Subscription Rates-In Advance One Year ..... $2.00 Six Months ..... 1.25 Three Months ..... .65 Member National Negro Press Association GERMANY NO. From no statement in German who has visited that country, does German mind that the German rule was wrong. The best that has been wrong because it failed. It is as if a burglar were to a because he failed to get the goods ground, and nothing said by her preachers or her professors, not nounced one whit of the philosophy. With them right and wrong failure. If you start out to cut a it is all right, according to Berlin wrong, because you failed. According to Berlin—and all is wrong this morning may become Belgium was wrong in 1914, been in 1924. For the horrors perpetr the sinking of the Lusitania, for Captain Fryatt, there has been no that contrition is felt by any person. Just how dense the German judged from the fact that the Berl to send Baron von der Lancken, murder of Miss Cavell, as a comm Hoover for foodstuffs for Germany. Under the German code there and wrong. Truth is a temporary night. It is with these people that to make peace, that we must comp cannot trust their word. It is be Clemenceau objects to a league ofclude the Teutonic peoples of Germanals. The value of the moral code is of stone so permanently that it w in line or letter. It is as binding u three thousand years ago.—Exchan Advertising Rates on Application All Matter for Publication MUST be in our Office by Wednesday evening as we go to press on Thursday PHOENIX, ARIZONA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1919 From no statement in Germany, obtainable by any correspondent who has visited that country, does it appear to have yet entered the German mind that the German raid on mankind failed because it was wrong. The best that has been said is that the plunder raid was wrong because it failed. It is as if a burglar were to admit that the burglary was wrong because he failed to get the goods he was after. Germany took this ground, and nothing said by her statesmen, her newspapers, her preachers or her professors, not to mention her generals, has renounced one whit of the philosophy that might makes right. With them right and wrong are merely matters of success and failure. If you start out to cut a neighbor's throat while he sleeps, it is all right, according to Berlin; but if you fail you have done wrong, because you failed. According to Berlin—and all Germany, for that matter—what is wrong this morning may become right before noon. The rape of Belgium was wrong in 1914, because it failed. It might be right in 1924. For the horrors perpetrated at Louvain and Dinant, for the sinking of the Lusitania, for the murders of Miss Cavell and Captain Fryatt, there has been no word of apology, not an inkling that contrition is felt by any person of all the Hun race. Just how dense the German mind is on the subject may be judged from the fact that the Berlin government recently attempted to send Baron von der Lancken, the man most responsible for the murder of Miss Cavell, as a commissioner to negotiate with Herbert Hoover for foodstuffs for Germany. Under the German code there is no such thing as eternal right and wrong. Truth is a temporary matter that may be shifted over night. It is with these people that we have to deal, that we have to make peace, that we must compel to give guarantees, because we cannot trust their word. It is because of these facts that Premier Clemenceau objects to a league of nations which would have to include the Teutonic peoples of German and Austrian training and morals. The value of the moral code is that it may be written on tables of stone so permanently that it wil never have to be rewritten in in line or letter. It is as binding upon us today as it was upon Moses three thousand years ago.—Exchange. Cost of Living Jumps 70 Per Ct. BOSTON, Jan. 18.—The National Industrial Conference board, representing seventeen manufacturers' associations, reports that living costs for wage earners have increased 65 to 70 per cent between July, 1914, and November, 1918. This is a remarkable jump from last year, when the board placed the increase at 50 to 60 per cent. Using the 70 per cent increase as a basis, it would mean that a worker receiving $3 a day in 1914 would now have to be paid a wage of $5.10 a day to meet the figures of these employers, who cannot be charged with making exaggerated statements regarding living costs for their workers. The conference board quotes the United States Bureau of Labor statistics, which has shown that during the five-year period from November, 1913, to November, 1918, the price of lard, bacon, cornmeal, flour, sugar and pork chops advanced 100 per cent or more. No article of food for which prices were collected showed an increase of less than 50 per cent for the five-year period. Ford's $6.00 a Day Confounds the Prophets True to form, Henry Ford has again confounded the prophets of pessimism the Cassandras of commercialism. In the face of predictions that cuts in wages would be an inevitable result of the transition from war conditions to those of peace, the Ford Motor company announces that the minimum wage of every one of its employees all over the world would be raised from $5 to $6 per day. The increase affects about 28,000 persons, as 23,000 other Ford employees are already receiving at least $6 for every eight hours of work. In asking approval of the proposed increase at the meeting of the board of directors, Henry Ford said: "This increase is only a just reward to the men who remained with us during these hustling days. I hope PAGE TWO 22, 1918, at the Postoffice at Phoenix, at of March 3, 1879 Jefferson Street. Phone 1250 A. R. Smith SESS on Application in our Office by Wednesday evening, SESS on Thursday SURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1919 IT REPENTANT y, obtainable by any correspondent it appear to have yet entered the raid on mankind failed because it said is that the plunder raid was admit that the burglary was wrong he was after. Germany took this her statesmen, her newspapers, her to mention her generals, has re- that might makes right. are merely matters of success and neighbor's throat while he sleeps, n; but if you fail you have done Germany, for that matter—what he right before noon. The rape of cause it failed. It might be right created at Louvain and Dinant, for the murders of Miss Cavell and word of apology, not an inkling of all the Hun race. mind is on the subject may be in government recently attempted the man most responsible for the missioner to negotiate with Herbert y. is no such thing as eternal right matter that may be shifted over that we have to deal, that we have abel to give guarantees, because we because of these facts that Premier nations which would have to in- erman and Austrian training and is that it may be written on tables will never have to be rewritten in upon us today as it was upon Moses ange. the time will come when every man in the Ford employ will own his home. They are entitled to a fair share of our prosperity." This raise in the minimum wage applies not only to the employees of the automobile industry, but also to those of the Fordson tractor plant, located at Dearborn, Mich., to which Mr. Ford intends to devote a large part of his time henceforth, having resigned the presidency of the Ford Motor company to enable his giving the new industry close attention, as well as taking an active part in the management of the Dearborn Weekly, popularly known as Ford's News paper. Severe criticism of the action of Henry Ford in granting higher pay to his employees is already heard in Dertoit. Much of it comes, of course, from the other automobile manufacturers, who had been hoping to reduce wages instead of even keeping to war standards. But workmen other than those in the employ of the Ford interests have been heard to say with some bitterness that their condition would be made worse by the improvement in the lot of the Ford workers. Their argument is that landlords and merchants of all kinds will take advantage of the opportunity to raise prices, raise them still higher than the scandalously, high figures at which they now rest. BREVITIES Now that the women have learned to run street cars, and the men have make beds, you may notice that it's the girls, not the boys, who are anxious to hold onto their new jobs. The once "dired business man" is perfectly willing to slip right back into the old harness and go on being "tired" in the same old pelasant way. If you want to know what a girl really means, watch the corners her eyes; if you want to know what a man really means, watch the corners of his mouth—but dear me! who wants to know what they really mean, when they are saying something so much pleasanter? When a man really cares to kiss a girl, somehow he doesn't dare—and when he really dares, somehow he doesn't care. 6 BARRINGTON BARRINGTON BARRINGTON THE PHOENIX TRIBUNE—ALWAYS IMPROVING Takes Advanced Ground on All Important Issues Affecting Darker Races—Sees Glorious Visions for the Future. NEW YORK, Jan. 19.—At a monster celebration of the Ter-Centenary Jubilee of the landing of the African slaves in America, held in the new and magnificent Mother A. M. E. Zion church, 151 West 136th street, Dr. James E. Shepard, the widely known president of the National Training School at Durham, N. C., was the principal speaker. The immense auditorium was packed by the representative people of the nation's metropolis and all listened with the closest attention to Dr. Shepard's masterly analysis of "The Possibilities and Responsibilities of American Citizenship." The frequent bursts of enthusiastic applause indicated that the throng was in entire sympathy with the strong points brought out in the eloquent address, and that the advanced position taken by this virile and courageous young leader on the important questions of the day, affecting the Negro in America and the world struck a responsive chord. Dr. Shepard handled his subject without gloves, urging as a remedy for many of the ills that the darker races are made to endure, the formation of an independent state in Africa as an object lesson of their capacity for self-government; the necessity for Christian education, the equality of opportunity everywhere in the battle of life; and the granting of the ballot as the Negro's most effective instrumentality for protection and progress. The argument of Dr. Shepard in support of these primary principles was temperate, but the forcible manner in which he presented them left no doubt in the mind of any hearer of his absolute sincerity of purpose, nor of his intense earnestness in his propaganda for human uplift, in which the black man is determined to have his just proportion. Rev. J. W. Brown, pastor of Mother Zion welcomed the vast assemblage to the beautiful edifice, and Hon. Edward A. Johnson, the first colored member of the Legislature of the State of New York, presided and introduced the speaker. For a Self-Governing State in Africa Dr. Sheapard spoke, in part, as follows: "I hope the Allies of the world will do justice to all people; that they will not fail to remember the daring deeds of the black men of Africa; for civilization must not forget that 300,000 black men of Africa saved the day for civilization at the first battle of the Marne. I desire therefore, to see a great state in Africa, ruled over by black men, under the guidance and support of the more favored nations, until this independent state gets on its feet. But I desire this state guarded and directed by the brains of black men, fostering the arts, sciences literature and music. I desire to see it with a great fleet and a large army, ready to land upon any shore where people are oppressed and denied the right of growth. "But this state should be primarily for the native Africans, for America is ours by deeds of sacrifice and patriotism, love and labor, and the American Negro intends to stay here. So I say truthfully and reverently, with all of its injustices and discriminations, this is our country. Let us love her and appreciate her!" Equality of Opportunity the Negro's Eearnest Plea Contending for equality of opportunity for the Negro as a primary element in his progress, Dr. Shepard continued: "I do not advocate 'social equality' in any sense. I do advocate equal rights on public highways; equal protection before the law, and the right and opportunity to work out our salvation, so as to fit us for the best associations of our own race. I could never favor separate cars on public highways, because such segregation is fundamentally wrong in a republic. In all public places, or on all public conveyances. All public privileges in county, city, state or nation should be open to the enjoyment of all. There should be absolutely no discrimination on account of race or color. There should be a perfect understanding as to what rights are general and those that are purely personal. We have won a great fight to make the world safe for democracy. It has yet to be proved whether democracy is the safest thing for the world. Fundamental Importance of the Ballot as weapon of Defense "Please follow me closely in the next statement," said Dr. Shepard, as he enunciated the fundamental importance of the ballot as the Negro weapon of defense in a republic, the only weapon of defense which a minority people has is the ballot. Hence it should be carefully guarded, never used as a means of punishment but to redress wrongs and to secure civil rights. Proper sanitation, improved streets, representation on juries, a fair distribution of educational funds, protection in our courts and equality of opportunity in the various walks of life, can never be fully secured and maintained without the power of the ballot. Dreaming Dreams and Seeing Visions of Future Glories "The people die when there is no vision," concluded Dr. Shepard. "Holy Writ exclaims: 'The old man shall see visions and the young man shall dream dreams.' America is young, and therefore we must dream of what she should be. A strong country, with brave men enough to fight for freedom and for principles and things that are just and right is the vision that we most fervently hope to have realized in the glorious future that is to be. It was visions and dreams your forefathers had of liberty, and fought at Bunker Hill, Concord and Lexington, San Juan, Carizal and in the Argonne and St. Mihiel on the battlefields of France that these dreams might come true. I pray that out of the world-wide war for democracy and liberty there may come to the race larger opportunities and the fullest measure of American citizenship. Why may we not dream of a day when the fine soldier material we have developed across the sea be utilized to officer the four Negro regiments of the American army—the matchless Ninth and Tenth Cavalry and the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth Infantry—from top to bottom—from colonel to corporal—with commanders of their own race and color? (Tremendous applause.) "Let us work for the permanency of the Negro race. Let us lay our foundations firm and deep, remembering that racial growth is slow and that we must see that it is sure. God forbid that our country be deluged in blood again. Four hundred thousand colored Americans, backed by all of our 12,000,000 brethren throughout this land, have done their full duty toward upholding the honor of the flag. May we never have to unsheath the sword again to go to the rescue of the oppressed of any nation. May the sacred principles of true democracy so permeate all people that justice and right shall rule the world. Three hundred years of contact with a Christian people should bear fruit in an unconquerable republic—strong because it is loved and loved because it is the chosen of the Lord." CORN FACTS Question—To what family of plants does corn belong? Answer—Corn is a cereal and belongs to the grass family of plants. The Root System Q. What kind of a root system does corn have? A. Corn, like all the grasses, has a fibrous root system, which is comparatively large, spreading out laterally many feet in all directions from the stalk, and penetrating the soil to a depth of three to five feet. Because of this large, penetrating root system, corn is a good penetrator of soil fertility and, therefore, requires a rich soil to produce good crops. P.—What are the brace roots? A.—The brace roots grow from the first few nodes immediately above the surface of the ground. They act as braces to hold the stalk erect. They sometimes develop into true roots, and penetrate deep into the soil; usually, however, they are mere stubs, ending a short distance beneath the surface. Q.—Should the cultivation of corn be deep or shallow? A.—Many of the true roots grow close to the surface of the soil, which fact necessitates a shallow cultivation of the soil in which the corn crop is growing, especially after the root system has made a good development. Deep cultivation breaks off the roots that grow near the surface, which reduces the capacity of the plants for procuring food from the soil. The Stalk and the Leaf Q—What are the nodes and internodes? A—The nodes are commonly called joints, while the spaces between them are called internodes. The stalk, or culm, as in the case of wheat also, has a succession of nodes and internodes. The internodes have grooves on one side. Q—What are the fibro-vascular bundles? A—The fibro-vascular bundles are thread-like structures in the pith, with which the interior of the stalk is filled. It is through the fibro-vascular bundles that the sap is conveyed throughout the plant. Q—Where are the leaves attached to the stalk? A—The leaves are attached to the stalk at the nodes; a leaf grows from each node. Q—Name the part of a corn leaf. A—The corn leaf has the usual four parts of a grass leaf; namely ,the sheath, the blade, the ligule, and the auricles. Q.—Why does corn need so much water? A.—All plants take up water thru their roots, pass it through the length of their structures to the leaves from whence most of it escapes into the air. This passage of the water through the plant and its exhalation into the atmosphere is called trans- piration. As a rule, the larger the total leaf surface of a plant the larger is the transpiration. As the corn plant has many long, large leaves, the total leaf surface is quite large, and, therefore, a large quantity of water is required to supply the needs of transpiration. Note These Ear Facts— Q—Exactly where do the ears begin to develop on the stalk? A—In addition to the leaf, a tiny ear of corn begins to develop on the grove side of each node. Most of them never develop to a mature state. These tender, embryonic ears may be seen by pealing off the sheaths of the leaves from a mature stalk of corn below the large, fully developed ear or ears. Q—Why not grow several ears of corn on each stalk of corn? A.—Some varieties of corn grow two or three ears to maturity, but occasionally more than this number are matured. It is highly desirable to produce several good mature ears on a single stalk, and some progress is being made in this direction with some varieties. Q. How may I increase the number of ears on the stalks of my corn? A. By practicing field selection of your seed corn. Before harvesting the corn crop, go through the field and mark all the stalks from which you desire to save seed. Select well developed stalks that have three or more good ears fully matured. The selections may be made at husking time, if preferred. Keep up this practice for several years, and the efforts and time will pay good dividends. If you do not have a variety that tends to develop more than one ear get another variety that does, and make your seed selection from that. Q. How is the ear fastened to the stalk? A.—The ear is fastened to the stalk by means of a short stem called the shank, which also has nodes and internodes just like the stalk. From the nodes of the shank, modified leaves grow, called husks, which form a covering for the ear of corn. Q.—Where do the silks grow from? A.—The silks grow from the embryo, or germ, of each grain of corn, and extend along the length of the ear, till the ends extend beyond the husks and dangle in the air. Q.—What is the use of the silks? A.—The silks form a passageway for the opplen grains from their exterior ends to the embryo of the kernels. The dangling ends of the silks catch the pollen grains as they fall upon them from the tassels above. The ear is the female portion of the plant. Q.—What is the use of the tassel? A. The tassel is the male portion of the plant and grows at the top of the stalk. It produces myriads of grains of pollen which when mature, are loosened from their pods and carried away by the wind as dust. Many of them perish, but a few fall upon the exposed ends of the silks. Q.—Exactly how does the fertilization take place? A. When a pollen grain falls upon the exposed end of a silk it immediately begins to sprout, and grows down the inside of the silk till it reaches the germ of the grain from which the silk comes, when the grain becomes fertilized and the basis laid for a new plant. A Grain of Corn— Q.—Of what is a grain of corn composed? A.—There are three parts to a grain of corn; namely, the germ, or embryo, the endosperm, and the hull. The embryo contains the living part, the embryonic stalk, which is called the plumble, and the root, which is technically known as the hypocotyl. The germ contains a high percentage of fat, or carbonaceous substance. The hul covers the grain, and is variously colored. Between the hull and the embryo, lies the endosperm, which composes the largest part of the grain and is made up of a substance high in starch content, and also contains some gluten. 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Among the many new arrivals in Flagstaff this week was Mrs. A. Miller of Ray, Ariz. We are pleased to report our new pastor and his wife fully recovered from the flu. Mrs. George Cowden spent a few days last week in Williams, returning to Flagstaff Sunday night. BISBEE (By Myrtle Threat) Mrs. Clara Chester, a large property owner in Bisbee, and Mr. Ernest Lee of Troop K, Tenth Cavalry, were united in the holy bonds of wedlock last week. We extend congratulations together with a wish for a happy, peaceful voyage on the beautiful sea of matrimony. Mesdames R. J. Walker, Thornton, Mr. Zack Alexander and Miss Mamie Carr have been on the sick list the past week, but are slowly convalescing. Messrs. Hamilton and E. Lee have been frequent visitors in Bisbee the past few months. We wonder why? WINSLOW By Mrs. M. N. Young Mrs. Ed Simpson returned last Sunday from east Texas, where she had been called to the bedside of her two nephews, who were ill with the flu. On last Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Carl Blolce was given an enjoyable surprise. May his stay in Winslow and also that of his family, be crowned with success. The Social club met last Tuesday evening at the residence of Mr. Ed Simpson and a very enjoyable hour was spent playing whist. The good people of Winslow are looking forward to the time when some good preacher will come to our city and deliver a gospel message. A church and Sunday school are sorely needed in Winslow. Will some good minister come hither? Mrs. Norman Yeager returned last week from Kansas, where she had been visiting her grandmother during the holidays. Mrs. Lucas left last Saturday evening for Texas, where she will visit relatives and friends. An appetizing luncheon was served by Mrs. Gertrude Maynard at her residence last Thursday. Mesdames Ed Simpson and M. N. Young were the guests. Mrs. Willhight has been called away on account of sickness in her family. Mrs. Anna Burkhardt has been quite ill the past week but is much improved at present. Mr. Ed Simpson has decided that home is not such a bad place after all. This decision was reached after the return of his better half, who had left him a widower for nearly two weeks. "Never again," said Mr. Simpson, "shall I permit this to happen." We shall be filled with sadness and regrets, should we awake some morning and find Mrs. Hartman and family on their way back to Chicago. She has two lovely daughters and we can't expect her to stay always, for little is the pleasure one finds in Winslow. Mesdames C. E. Bloice, R. Strode and M. N. Young have been complaining with neuraligia during the cold weather, but are much improved now. AJO By Major Jones The inspiring editorial last week on Race Enterprise, was a step in the right direction. If we ever hope to be anything or have anything, now is the time to make a start. Some will say: "I can't do anything, because I have no money." To them I will say, if you have not money enough to launch a business of your own, you can do just as much for the race by patronizing those who do engage in business. Race pride is the one essential and if you have that, and prove it by throwing your support to worthy business enterprises conducted by members of the Race, you are a valuable asset to the Race. Rev. J. Humphrey preached at the Green Lee Baptist church last Sunday evening and everybody went away happy. The house was crowded, standing room was at a premium and the people showed their interest by remaining until the close of services. Rev. Humphrey took his text from the 15th Chapter of John and the 12th verse. Subject: "Abide in Christ." He preached a splendid sermon and we are looking forward hopefully to the time when he will come again. Heigh-ho! A woman, a check and an egg! As long as they are perfectly good, nobody bothers to mention it. But let one of them be the least bit doubtful and everybody is highly shocked. MESA (By S. L. Daniels) Mrs. Lon Wilson is confined to her home suffering with a slight illness. Mrs. J. T. Turner of 214 Palmer avenue is suffering with a slight attack of rheumatism. She is able to be up, but is not very strong. Mr. John Lee, utility man with the Standard Oil company, became suddenly ill last Sunday evening. He is suffering with something similar to the flu. Henry Lewis is quite ill at his brother's home, on South Morris street. Of the recent arrivals in the Gem City, Mr. Hudson, brother of Mr. Frank Hudson, on South Morris street, succeeded in finding steady employment at the Mesa Egyptian cotton gin. Our hats are off to the superintendent of this enterprising concern. He has distinguished himself by his fair dealing in employing eight reliable men of color at this busy plant. Mr. Frank Butler of Phoenix was in the city last week visiting his family and other relatives. Quite an interest in religious work is being created among the colored people of Mesa. The Rev. Dr. C. A. Gilmore of Phoenix and the able staff of officers he has working under him have helped to bring about this wonderful change in the populace. May the good work continue. A fraternal order is much needed in Mesa and we look forward to the time when we shall have one here. We also need a social and civic center for the benefit of our boys and girls as well as for the older people. This, we think, will be welcomed by the colored people of Mesa. Lampasas, Tex. (By Parlee Spriggs) The public schools are progressing nicely. Mr. Weir the U. S. government agent of Lampasas county, visited the school Friday and gave the school some very encouraging remarks. Come again, Mr. Weir, we welcome you. Rev. J. E. Brown of the M. E. church preached to a crowded house last Sunday. He delivered an able address and it was well received. Influenza has been raging the past few weeks, but has finally subsided. Our boys are continually coming home from the training camps with their honorable discharges. We are glad to welcome them back to civilian life. Lampasas is receiving her full quota of winter, weather, together with plenty of rain all of which is indicative of good crops for 1919. Next Sunday will be gala day at the Baptist church, providing the weather is favorable. Mrs. Lula Doolittle has been slightly indisposed, suffering with a cold, but is much improved at present. Snow fell rapidly here all day Wednesday and Thursday, but we have beautiful weather now. DOUGLAS DOUGLAS (By G. R. Kirby) John Baptiste, a pioneer resident of Arizona who lived at the Slaughter ranch and had been in the employ of the Slaughters for the past 43 years, pased away Saturday, January 18. John Baptiste came to this country with Mr. Slaughter in the early 70's. Many heroic deeds are credited to the deceased and he served five years with the Ninth Cavalry in the early days. The funeral was held from the Ferguson undertaking establishment on last Sunday and many friends were there to view the remains and to mourn his passing. Miss Claudie Green has been on the sick list the past week. Sister Ella Golden is reported ill. Last Sunday night St. James' A. M. E. church was filled to overflowing and the pastor, Rev. G. R. Kirby, preached a splendid sermon. He took his text from the sixth chapter of Daniel tenth verse. Subject: "He prayed three times at the window." On last Thursday evening, between the hours of 8 and 9 o'clock, there was a great storm which no one seemed to notice except the pastor of the A. M. E. church. He heard a knock at his door and at the same time a voice was heard singing: "The Comforter Has Come." The pastor became frightened and started to leave home, when the door was suddenly pushed open and the "Comforters" entered, bringing all kinds of comforts with them. The comforts consisted of rice, sugar coffee, apples, meats and many other good things. The storm did not cease until Monday. Butter and money came in Saturday and Sunday and a supply of wood was brought in on Monday. The pastor desires to thank his members and friends for this burst of generosity and says, "Scare me again." Nothing makes a man's muscles so weak and flabby as to marry a woman who is willing and able to lift things for herself. THE PHOENIX TRIBUNE-ALWAYS IMPROVING (By S. E. Newell) Everybody is full of smiles over Sergeant William Lee's return to Tucson. This young man was drafted and sent to training camp. He was so very apt in drilling that he was pretty soon made corporal. He speedily attained to higher heights in military tactics. He was then promoted to the rank of sergeant. Sergeant Lee is delighted to have the privilege of enjoying the blessed surroundings of Tucson again. He was honorably discharged. If he has any regrets at all, it is only that the big fighting did not last long enough for him to go over the seas and kill a few Huns. Mrs. Sarah Berkeley has been quite busy for a few days cleaning and setting her house in order to receive her husband, Sergeant Berkeley, who is to be the most distinguished guest of her home now for a few days. There are two splendid fuel yards now doing great work in our city. Our winter here has been more severe than has been witnessed in Tucson for years. It isn't necessary for anybody to get cold. If your wood is out, just call S. B. Noble on Anita street. He is always glad to furnish wood for you. Also call A. A. Moore on Herbert street. He is likewise prepared to fill your order and fill it now. The two woodyards are destined to be a credit to our people in this city. If at any time you are hungry, just drop into the Delmonico; Madam Jones is always prepared to give you a big feed. When on Sixth avenue call into Everybody's Cafe. Mrs. Kay is prepared to tickle your palate well. Prof. C. C. Simmons seems to spare no pains in trying to interest the people in the work of the C. M. E. mission. We are having splendid services at Mt. Calvary Baptist church every Sunday morning and evening. We are delighted to be blessed with the splendid attendance. INFLUENZA CAUSES A GIRL TO GO INSANE BISBEE, Ariz., Jan. 22.—After a search of more than forty-eight hours in the foothills surrounding the Sulphur Springs valley in this county, Miss Ethel Hutcheson, aged 25 years, said to be violently insane as an after-effect of a recent attack of influenza, was discovered by a sheriff's posse near the Forty-Four ranch, several miles from the home of her father, A. Hutcheson, a prominent rancher of Servoss, Ariz. Miss Hutcheson, who was a school teacher prior to her illness, escaped from the home of her parents late Saturday and wandered, lightly clad, in the hills until she was found, after a search by neighbors and officers. She was taken to Tombstone late today and will appear before a lunacy commission tomorrow. TEXAS BURNS BLACK CITIZEN AT STAKE TEXAS BURNS BLACK CITIZEN AT STAKE HILLSBORO, Texas, Jan. 20.—A mob this afternoon took Bragg Williams, a negro, to the corner of the public square and burned him to death for the murder of Mrs. George Wells and her child December 2, 1918. The crowd was orderly and there was little excitement. Notice of appeal from the sentence was filed by Williams' attorneys today and this action is said to have led the mob to taking the case into its own hands. Mrs. Wells and her child were found murdered in their home near Itasca on December 2, 1918. Williams was arrested on the day of the murder and spirited away to avoid threatened violence. be proud to be a food Saver Hanging onto the coat-tails of a man who is in love with another woman is about as safe and sane as hanging onto a collie's tail when he is chasing a butterfly. KEPT PLEDGE TO SEND BREAD American Nation Maintained Allied Loaf Through Self Denial at Home Table. AVERTED EUROPEAN DESPAIR Since the advent of the latest wheat crop the only limitation upon American exports to Europe has been the shortage of shipping. Between July 1 and October 10 we shipped 65,980,305 bushels. If this rate should continue until the end of the fiscal year we will have furnished the Allies with more than 237,500,000 bushels of wheat and flour in terms of wheat. The result of increased production and conservation efforts in the United States has been that with the cessation of hostilities we are able to return to a normal wheat diet. Supplies that have accumulated in Australia, Argentine and other hitherto inaccessible markets may be tapped by ships released from transport service, and European demand for American wheat probably will not exceed our normal surplus. There is wheat enough available to have a white loaf at the common table. But last year the tale was different. Only by the greatest possible saving and sacrifice were we able to keep a steady stream of wheat and flour moving across the sea. We found ourselves at the beginning of the harvest year with an unusually short crop. Even the most optimistic statisticians figured that we had a bare surplus of 20,000,000 bushels. And yet Europe was facing the probability of a bread famine—and in Europe bread is by far the most important article in the diet. All of this surplus had left the country early in the fall. By the first of the year we had managed to ship a little more than 50,000,000 bushels by practicing the utmost economy at home—by wheatless days, wheatless meals, heavy substitution of other cereals and by sacrifice at almost every meal throughout the country. In January the late Lord Rhondda, then British Food Controller, cabled that only if we sent an additional 75,000,000 bushels before July 1 could he take the responsibility of assuring his people that they would be fed. The response of the American people was $5,000,000 bushels safely delivered overseas between January 1 and July 1. Out of a harvest which gave us only 20,000,000 bushels surplus we actually shipped 141,000,000 bushels. Thus did America fulfill her pledge that the Allied bread rations could be maintained, and already the American people are demonstrating that, with an awakened war conscience, last year's figures will be bettered. Our exports since 's country entered the war have justified a statement made by the Food Administration shortly after its conception, outlining the principles and policies that would govern the solution of this country's food problems. "The whole foundation of democracy," declared the Food Administration, "lies in the individual initiative of its people and their willingness to serve the interests of the nation with complete self effacement in the time of emergency. Democracy can yield to discipline, and we can solve this food problem for our own people and for the Allies in this way. To have done so will have been a greater service than our immediate objective, for we have demonstrated the rightfulness of our faith and our ability to defend ourselves without being Prussianized." Sending to Europe 141,000,000 bushels of wheat from a surplus of apparently nothing was the outstanding exploit of the American food army in the critical year of the war. It was given to the women of this country to perform the greatest service in the winning of the war vouch-safed to any women in the history of the wars of the world—to feed the warriors and the war sufferers. 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