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THE HOUSTON TROUBLE! THE HOUSTON TROUBLE! We are informed that the commanding officer of the Southern Division, located in Texas, and who passed on the findings of the court martial which lynched the thirteen colored men at Fort Sam Houston last week, was born in Montgomery, Ala., and was appointed by President Arthur to West Point Military Academy. If this be true, no one can be suprised at his approval of the verdict of the court martial which sent these thirteen men to eternity and forty-one to life imprisonment. We haven't as yet had time to look up the antecedents, record and birthplace of the thirteen men who sat on this court martial, but as soon as we can we will be able to inform the public as to where they came from and who they are. If they are Southerners, they are Southern sympathizers, and being surrounded by Southern influence it was very easy for them to do as they did. We do not see how this Southern comander can ever have any ease of conscience after giving such approval. We advise him to read in the Good Book of the experience of Nebuchadnezzer. We know the spirits of these thirteen men haunt him and also the thirteen who passed upon the case. It seems to us that these thirteen men each selected himself a colored man to be hanged. We would like to know how they reached at a conclusion of thirteen. We would like to know upon what grounds, or evidence the men were convicted and what the findings in the case were. The American people should sift this thing to the bottom and leave no stone unturned to find out how this conclusion was reached. From the surroundings and place where they were tried, we firmly believe that if the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ had been before this board, he would have been treated just as these thirteen men were. It is pitiable that the Southern commander who reviewed the evidence and gave his approval could not have read Pilate's decision when the Saviour was before him; he washed his hands and wiped upon linen, and said: "We find no fault in this man." We did not ask this general to do this, but he could have said the case was such that he did not feel like it was his duty to be the final judge of the matter and allowed it to be passed up to the President. The taking of human life is no small thing, and if these men deserved the punishment meted out to them they should have at least had a fair trial and an appeal to the highest tribunal, and after that probably the public would have been satisfied. We hope this code under which these men were sent to their death will be abolished or revised and left in the hands of more than one man, if not the President. We are in favor of executing soldiers or civilians or anyone else who mutiny by turning against their country in favor of the enemy or disobeying orders, which disobedience would bring disgrace upon the army, but in this case these men were only defending themselves, and it was nothing more than a riot. The East St. Louis outrage was a thousand times worse than this, yet no soldiers were hanged or even imprisoned. We think the action of this court martial was irregular, from the reason that the court construed this code to apply as a war method when as a fact they should not have been applied in this case, for, while we are at war with another country, the fighting is on the other side of the ocean, and there being no conflict in this country between the citizens except rioting and strikes, therefore we do not believe this code was intended to apply in this case, and we believe if the President had passed on the matter he would have referred this case to the federal courts and these men would have been tried by a jury. In Kansas a soldier killed another on the reservation at Fort Leavenworth and he was turned over P. R. C. 2502 Pitcher Street R MOSS DIT Grand Treasurer. to the federal authorities and sentenced to be hanged, which was afterward commuted to life imprisonment. Of course, no war had been declared on any foreign country at that time, but under the ruling made by this court this man, too, would have been hanged as were these thirteen men; therefore, we claim the entire thing was not according to the constitution and law of the United States. No man's life should be taken from him without trial by jury. It makes no difference how heinous or grave the crime was, it was not committed against the United States, and was not intended in any way to 'impede the war that is going on between the allies and Germany. GREETINGS FROM GRAND SECRETARY G. U. O. O. F. We congratulate ourselves at this time upon having the privilege and pleasure of greeting you. Amidst disasters, troubles and sorrows that have befallen our many brothers and sisters in this district, we see the dove of peace still hovering over us, bringing to our realization the truth of the poet who said: "We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths; in feelings, not in figures on the dial." Counting deeds and not years, this grand old organization dates back, not only 600 years B. C., but to the time when God said, "Let us make man." God, the Father: God, the Son, and God, the Holy Ghost, representing in man Friendship, Love and Truth as the basic principles of man's activities in life. While this district is doing a great work, yet there is no man or organization of men but what there is room for improvement. I have been closely connected with all lodges within this district and I find that all seem to be working together, trying to light higher the banner of Friendship. Love and Truth. Considering the high cost of living and the increase of taxation placed upon the lodges, they have responded better this year than for a number of years. I am proud to say that this dis- J. H. CHA8. L. 'CHILD8. D. G. 8. CHAS. L. CHILDS, D. G. S. tricit is in better condition at this time than it has been for some time, simply because every lodge is doing its duty, and I say, let us continue to work together and I am sure success is ours. In union there is strength, and by being united we could easily overcome some of the agitations and contentions made by some of our leading citizens, yet through civic leagues much of the oppression and unjust treatment of our people has been suspended; still, there are many instances where we could better protect ourselves. It would be wise if our lodges would at some time during their deliberations give occasionally some consideration to the civic conditions TOPEKA, KANSAS, FRIDAY MORNING DECEMBER 21, 1917 of our surroundings that would benefit our brothers. It is my desire to institute an Odd Fellows' League, where our members can learn fully parliamentary usages, discuss issues for our advancement, and give aid and support for the placing of our members in positions of our municipal, commonwealth and national governments. We are entitled to such consideration, and by organizing we would be in a position to demand it. We need great men, deep thinking men, men of ability, integrity and principle, to pave the road to success for this grand organization. Today one of the greatest workers, a man that has given his time and finance, presented some of the greatest and most successful propositions for this order, is now on his bed of affliction, but yet in the lonely hours of the night he strives to bring forth some resolution or proposition by which this district will progress more rapidly—none other than J. L. Harper, P. D. G. M. Brothers, we need more such men; let us get into this work, and by so doing we will have better reports, achieve greater things, and have a grander District Grand Session at Coffeyville in 1918 than ever before. CHAS L. CHURDS PERMANENT SECRETARIES, G. U. G. O. F., DIST. NO. 17 Do not fail to send in the name and address of your successors as soon as possible. CHAS, L, CHILDS, D G S KEEPING APACE WITH OUR MEN Colored Gross Women of Leaven renworth Doing Great Work. History has been compelled to record from the very existence of America as it were the bravery and loyalty of the Negro man, both as bondman and freedman, and from time to time we hear little outbursts of appreciation from one white American and another, but as yet there has been very little said as a whole in commendation of the Negro women, nor the part she has always played in loyal patriotism, nor the heroic bravery she has displayed in sacrificing her husband and her son upon the altar of war She is not more brave today than she was from '60 to '65, when she tenderly cared for her mistress and ministered unto the family while the master fought to retain his slaves. But the time is now ripe for the Negro woman to be recognized by her government, at this critical crisis as being of as much importance to hpr government's welfare as any other American woman. Our government has seen the great necessity of drafting thousands of our men from all walks of life and are creating hundreds of them into officers for the American army. It must in like manner see the necessity of opening the hundreds of avenues through which the Negro woman may receive credit for the work which she will so gladly assume to keep anace with her brave man. And right here I will say that one such avenue has been opened for the first time in the United States. When the American National Cross of Ft. Leavenworth accepted a petition asking permission to organize the colored women of the city of Leavenworth through the following document: American National Red Cross, Washington Oct. 1, 1937 Fl. Leavenworth, Oct. 1, 1971. Mrs. J. J. Jackson, Chairman Chapter No. 2 of the City of Leavenworth, American National Red Cross Society; Dear Madam—We beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of September 25th informing us of the organization of Chapter No. 2 of the City of Leavenworth as an auxiliary to the American National Red Cross Society. You are hereby notified that this chapter has been accepted as an auxiliary to the Ft. Leavenworth chapter of the Red Cross. With best wishes for your success in your new work. Very respectfully, BETTLE B. T. ELTINGE, Chmn. LOTTIE M. FULLER. Secretary and Treasurer. Women of Kansas, we are glad to tell you today that we have succeeded far greater than we had hoped. We were allowed to organize in the time runner as our bleached sister. We were given laws and by-laws and assigned a number and geographical name which distinguished us from Negro sewing circles, which carry names of celebrated people. In fact we have left no stone unmoved to establish ourselves upon a substan- tial national basis. The official board of this organization follows: atten laus follows: Chairman Mrs J J Jackson Joe chalman Mrs Wm. Mitchell secretary, Mrs Mytle Johnson, secretary Mrs B K. Bruce; super- visor of cutting, Mrs George L. Lynn; supervisor of sewing Mrs O- ser Harris; supervisors of mem- hip, Mrs Nannie Walton, Mrs Prasler, Mrs Joseph Henderson; su- vener of knitting, Mrs Benjamin Sharpe It now only remains for the Negro women all over the country to petition a National Red Cross unit and be accepted an national women, and not remain satisfied as a sewing circle and receive no farther notice than the local chapter for which they sew. This is Mrs. J. J. Jackson's message to the American Negro women: "Keep space with our brave men." TO PROVIDE FOR FAMILIES OF EXECUTED SOLDIERS Washington, D. C., Dec. 17.—The National Colored Soldiers' Comfort Committee, which has headquarters in this city at 1105 You street, and of which Prof. Kelly Miller is president and J. C. Napler and Ralpa W. Tyler treasurer and secretary respectively, has issued the following statement relative to its intention of providing relief for the families of the colored soldiers executed at Ft. Sam Houston last week: "No calamity in many years has so depressed the colored people of this country as the execution of the thirteen colored soldiers of the 24th U. S. Infantry at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas, last week, and the sentencing of forty-one others to life imprisonment. It was a tragedy which could not help but cut deeply into our hearts. While at this time we are not questioning the right of the government to inflict so severe and summary punishment upon men who before had rendered valiant service to the country while wearing the uniform of an American soldier, and while we do not purpose to water in our loyalty to the only country we know, we feel that it is the innocent who must suffer most; that the families of these executed and imprisoned soldiers will soon be suffering for the necessities of life. "Unfortunately, and tragically unfortunate, the government that took from these families a support has no provision for caring for the families left dependent, so it is up to the race to offer these bereaved families support. The National Colored Soldiers' Comfort Committee has decided that out of the two million dollars being raised for the relief of the dependents of colored soldiers it will provide for the families of the men who were executed and imprisoned under sentence at Ft. Sam Houston last week, and we call upon the colored people of the country to respond quickly to our appeal for contributions, giving what they can, if but the w'dow's mite. Those thirteen colored soldiers met death stoically—as so easily as John Brown at Haper's Ferry; those forty-one sentenced to imprisonment for life met their fate unthinkingly. Now let us cheerfully, lovingly and quickly respond to the appeals for funds to aid their bereaved and needy families. We owe this as a duty to the man who drank to the dregs from the car of bitterness. Let every colored man, woman and child show race loyalty by responding quickly." FRENCH DEMOCRACY GRATES ON THE SOUTHERNERS Elizabeth City, N. C.—The Independent, a local white weekly, published the following article in its issue of November 23, contrasting the Southerner's idea of democracy with what obtains in France; The French have one idea of democracy and Americans another, the result of which is confusing and embarrassing to American white soldiers who are now in France to help carry on the war for democracy. Democracy in France, where democ- J. DENNIB D. HOPE, District Endowment Treasurer, A. J F. ROSSON, Dist. Deputy Grand Master. racy had its birth, knows no color line. What this means to American troops is brought out in a letter re- ceived by Miss Mary Gurley of this city this week from a soldier/friend now with the colors in France. The soldier boy says: "It certainly gets a Southerner's goat to see how the races mix up on this side. It's not an unusual sight to see a big black Negro walking down the street with his arms around a pretty white girl and then to see him reach and kiss her regardless of who may be looking. This is a regular thing in the concert halls and cabaret. It is getting to be quite a problem with the Y. M. C. A. in Bordcaux. They have a reading room and restaurant which is open to all soldiers. The 'nigger soldiers are about to take possession of the place, and the Y. M. C. A. officials don't know how to go about drawing the color line. The American girls that are running the restaurant are refusing to wait on the 'niggers' and the Association is getting right up against it. Of course this will be worse when the American 'nigger' soldiers and white Southern soldiers get together over here. "The French people seem to have a very high regard for a 'nigger' and they intermarry right along. The La Tourraine, which left Bordeaux last Sunday, carried over 75 French officers who are to train the American troop at the cantonments in trench warfare. One of these officers is carrying a 'nigger' wife along with him. Understand he has been assigned to some camp in Texas. His social position out there will be about duce high." PRESIDENT JONES APPOINTS A COMMISSION. Vicksburg, Miss., Dec. 5—In compliance with the request made by some of the leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention (white) who were in attendance at the National Baptist Convention in Atlanta last September, and in compliance with the resolution passed by this convention after speeches had been made by Dr. Gamble and Halley of Texas, President Jones announced today the personnel of the commission, which it is understood will meet a like commission from the Southern Baptist Convention and take under consideration certain matters affecting the work of the Negro Baptists throughout the country. It was also learned here that the incorporated convention, which held a session at Muskogee last September, has appointed a commission for the same purpose, but it could not be learned definitely whether or not these three commissions, two colored and one white, would meet at the same time and place. It was learned through President Jones that in following the spirit of the resolution and carrying out the request of the convention, he bided his time, looked over the field and appointed the men he considered capable to take up and discuss dispassionately any matter pertaining to the future welfare of the Negro Baptists. The commission as appointed is Rev. D. D. Gaines, D. D., editor of The People's Defender, Little Rock, Ark.; Rev. Gee, W. Alexander, D. D., Vickersburg, Miss.; Rev. John W. Hurse, D. D., Kansas City, Mo.; Rev. E. W. Bowen, Spartansburg, S. C.; Rev. S. S. Jones, D. D., president of the Progressive Baptist State Convention of Oklahoma, Muskogee, Okla.; Rev. J. L. Harding, D. D., president of the Baptist State Convention of Tennessee, Nashville, Tenn.; Rev. B. R. Prince, D. D., president of the Baptist Sunday School State Convention of Texas, Fort Worth. It is understood that this commission of seven will in all probability hold a meeting, organize, and then await the notice from the Southern white Deputies as to time and place For the past year it seems from what can be picked up in this state that there are continued rumors relative to peace. It was said here this week that one of the strong corporation men of Philadelphia had issued a pamphlet telling how peace could be obtained among the Negro Baptists, and that another editor in Virginia had responded to one Rev Mr. Judkins on peace proposals. President Jones was non-committal as to what steps would be taken. He had just returned from an extended trip east, where he had met a special committee that conferred with the War Department relative to some religious work during the present crisis, over in Arkansas and up in the state of Mississippi. He left at once for Louisiana, where he will be the guest of the Baptists of that state. NOTES FROM GEORGE R. SMITH Owing to the cold weather, Miss Alda Belle Griffin will not make her tour west as planned. She will not appear at the college until a later date. Mr. Barnett, representative of the Chicago Defender, visited the school December 12. Sunday was a big day for the college Sunday school. All of the colored Sunday schools visited here in the morning. A collection of $16 was taken. The Sunday school contest will close Thursday night. Prof. Ward is superintendent. The religious organizations of the school are making preparations to carry baskets to the poor of the city Christmas morning. The new furnace is completed and now the school can be furnished with a sufficient supply of heat. Mr. W. A. Clark lectured to the student body Sunday afternoon. Many of the students are planning to spend the Christmas holidays at their homes. Prof. C. Neal lectured to the student body Monday on Social Science and English. The Sunday school will have a Christmas tree on Christmas eve. THE MAYOR OF NEW YORK P. H. BASSETT, Secretary of Burial Dept. ENGINEER REGIMENT NOW FORMING AT SHERMAN New York, Dec. 7.—The Nineteenth division of the National Army is now being raised from the Negroes assembled under the selective draft law. It will comprise four regiments of infantry, three of artillery and one of engineers, besides other auxiliary organizations. The engineer regiment is designated the $17th engineers. There is a splendid field in this regiment for Negroes who have attended college and taken the various manual training courses, and for those who have, in civil life, been in responsible charge of construction work of the various classes mentioned. The regiment will comprise all men skilled in engineering trades of the division, such as surveyors, draughtmen, photographers, carpenters, blacksmiths, plumbers, electricians, machinists, steam engineers, masons, concrete workers, caulkers, riggers, axmen, explosive men, blasters, quarrymen, miners, etc. The regiment will contain besides the officers about 1,600 men, 250 of whom will be appointed non-commissioned officers. All men will be given additional training in the various trades so as to render them as expert as possible within the limited time that will be available before the regiment goes abroad. Training schools in the regiment soon will be established for the purpose. This regiment is being organized under the command of Colonel Earl J. Brown, who is an officer of the corps of engineers of the regular army and under eminent engineers who have given their services to the government for the war. All lieutenants and enlisted men of this regiment will be Negroes. The regiment is being formed at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, O. A large number of the drafted Negro troops assembled there have been transferred to the regiment for trial. It is thought that there are in the United States a large number of graduates from Tuskegee, Howard, Wilberforce, etc., who will be glad, for the honor of their race as well as for their own sake, to further education and training, voluntarily enter this regiment and make it one that the Negro race will be proud of. ADVERTISING MATER, PER MONTH $2.00 PER INCH. Entered at the Postoffice at Topocha, Kan., on Second Class Mail Matter. Address all communications to The To- the Plaindealer, 11329 Kansas Avenue, Topocha, Kansas. Money sent by Express. Postoffice Money Order or Registered Labe- s at our risk; otherwise at the risk of the sender. When the attention of The Plaindealer is called to any misstatement of facts in these columns, or to any error concerning any man or thing, correction will cheer- fully be made. Unsigned communications, except from our regular correspondents will not be published. PLAINDEALING. Good morning. Just in town. We haven't been everywhere, haven't seen much, don't know everybody, but we are next to the "dope" and we know some things. Watch us. We regret the catastrophe at Halifax and extend our sympathies to the people of that locality. We regret again, however, that it did not happen in Tennessee, near Dyersburg. --- The Denver Star, in a double-column headline, wants "the light turned on Kansas City, Kan., and its public officials." For fear that the Star's dim light won't reach to Kansas, we suggest that in the meantime it be reflected on its own city. Speaking of camouflage, which is a new term to be applied to "whitewashing," we note it has been used in connection with man dealing with man. However, we do not believe in it. --- We see some things clearly. One thing we can't see is how the Chicago Defender was founded in May, 1906, and entered as second class mall in February, 1906. Please set us right, Mr. Editor. In noting, allow us to ask the Star of Zion who was the eminent orator, scholar and versatile writer carried on its front page last week? We have looked over, around and under the cut trying to find his name. Speaking of newspapers, we scan some thirty Afro-American journals each week, and we see them growing better each issue. What is needed now is more cash subscribers for them all. We believe in them strong. PAOLA, KAN. Mrs. Henry Martin of Jersey City, N. J., is in the city visiting her father, Mr. Robert Thomas, and other relatives. Mrs. Martin will be remembered as Miss Grace Thomas. Mr. Carl Lindsey, who is working in Kansas City, spent the week end with his parents. Miss Tillie Wellings entertained with a dinner last Thursday complimentary to Mrs. Martin of Jersey City, N. J. Mr. R. M. Taylor, formerly of this city, but now residing in Chicago, spent a few days here with his mother, Mrs. Thos. Robinson. Mrs. Albert Adams came up from Tulsa, Okla., to spend a few days with home folks. Mr. Robert Orr, Jr., who is working in Topeka, spent a few days with his parents. Mr. Honer Smith of Beagle is spending a few days in our city. CHICKASHA, OKLA. Mr. Jno. Roberson and Miss Cecil Starks entertained a number of their friends at their home on South First street Friday night. Mrs. G. L. Smith, who has been visiting in San Antonio, Texas, has returned home. Mrs. Mayme Stevenson De France of Oklahoma City is visiting her parents here. The body of Son Wells, one of the Chickasha boys, arrived here from Camp Chillicothe, O., Sunday. Mrs. Elizabeth Drake is very ill at her home on South First street. Mrs. Jessie Hodley Clark and Miss Roberta Moore spent the week end in Oklahoma City. Mr. Ace Vaden spent several days last week in Denison and Fort Worth, Texas. Mrs. Emanuel Reed and Mrs. G. L. Smith spent Thursday in Oklahoma City shopping. Miss Savannah Combs left Sunda for Shawnee. Mrs. Wade Handolph will leave Tuesday for Huntsville, Ala., to spend the holidays with her parents. Mrs. Ann Hadley is spending several weeks with her daughter, Mrs. H. H. Williams. Mr. Odle Windom and Mr. Carl Wilson spent Wednesday and Thursday in Oklahoma City. MARRIED AT ENID. 77. Frank Jackson and Miss Aller 1. one of Elda's popular school teachers, were married last Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo Holt. (By Tilford Davia, Jr. No eon-old curse foredooms perpetual wrong Or forges gyves Omnipotence may daunt. Concentric woes and ancient hurts may throng. May poison worlds with hatred, jibe and taunt. Yet, at his word, the shackles, broken, fall. The wrong lies dead, the prating tongues are dumb. The studied hurts which long did man enthrall And all the depths of woe and misery plumb Shall Calvary climb without a hope in God, And explate, upon the cross, a felon's deed. While they who flinched beneath the acourging rod, Thrice damned for aye, by color, race, or creed. Abysses bridge by pain and deep travail. And enter, free, beyond the inner vault! Springfield, Mo.—The Rev. Arthur E. Rankin, pastor of Gibson chapel, Presbyterian church, has been appointed chaplain in the National Army and assigned to the 349th Field Artillery at Camp Dix, N. J. Chaplain Rankin was given a big send-off by his fellow citizens of all denominations and of both races. He has been a big asset to Springfield, having successfully operated the first institutional church ever started here. Chaplain Rankin is a graduate of Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, and Auburn Theological Seminary, Auburn, N. Y. He was born in Greensboro, N. C. Miss Alice Smith, Mr Fred Smith and Mr. Benjamin Bailey of Lopeka and Miss Almetta Riley and Mr Walter H. Lee of Lawrence motored to Auburn Sunday afternoon. While there they were the guests of Mrs. John Terrill. OTTAWA, KAN. Miss Ruth Hudson of Ottawa and Mr. Wilkerson of Hutchinson were married Thursday, Dec. 13. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cash entertained at a six o'clock dinner Sunday the following guests: Mr. and Mrs. McKay of Kansas City, Mo.; Rev. and Mrs. John Allen, Mr., and Mrs. Douglas Allen, Mr. and Mrs. De Witt Johnson, Mrs. A. B. Cheek, Mr. V. Brady, Mr. and Mrs. William Shrader, Mr. Camillons Powers, Mr Geo. Hutchinson and Master Devard Shrader. Rev. S. A. Williams made a visit to his wife several days last week, returning Friday. Mr. Green Hudson has been real sick, but at this writing is much improved. Mr. Harry Johnson was in the city a few days of last week the guest of Mrs. Maggie Washington. Rev. S. A. Williams, Mr. Thos. Simpson, Miss Cecil Winters and Mrs. Ruth Thompson were elected as delegates to the county convention last week. Miss Georgia Wilson, aged 14, underwent an operation for appendicitis Friday, Dec. 14, at the Ottawa hospital, where she is doing nicely. She has been in poor health for two years. She is the daughter of Rev. James Wilson, who has a charge in Onnwatomie. Mrs. Jeanie Pendleton is still very sick. Mrs. Katherine Glasple has returned home after visiting her daughter Madge, who is attending the T. I, and E. I, at Topeka. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Rodgers attended the farmers' convention at the Topeka Institute last week. CARBONDALE, KAN. Mrs. F. B. Foster and children returned to their home in Kansas City, Kan., after spending Thanksgiving with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W M Foster They were highly entertained. Master Vandorous and little Miss Dorothy spent most of their time in horseback riding. Mr. W M Foster returned home from Topeka Saturday after attending a three days' session of the Sunflower State Agricultural association. He got second prize on Boone White (count) corn and first prize on Kaffir. A FAMILY REUNION. A family consisting of two brothers and four sisters met at El Dorado, Kan., on Thanksgiving day as follows: Milton Tyler, formerly of St. John, now of Topoka; Edward Tyler of La Junta, Col.; Harriet Gracy of Dover, Okla.; Julia Reynolds Cory Scarce and Obeda Neeley of El Dorado, Kan. This was the first time they had all been together in thirty-five years. It was a happy meeting, talking over the scenes and events of their youthful days, when all were at home in Indiana, and later of their experiences in Kansas and Oklahoma. All of them are married and have families, some of them large. 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Ad address FORT SCOTT HIFE & PUK CO 214 220 East Wall St., Port Scott, Kan FIFTEEN MORE NEGROES FACE COURT M FACE COURT MARTIAL East Antonio, Tex., Dec. 15.—Fifteen Negro soldiers of Companies 1 STONESTREET & BOLL Schulze's BUTTER NUT BREAD Don't accept an imitation KANBAS CITY, MISSOURI. and M, Twenty-fourth United States infantry, will appear before a court martial at Fort Sam Houston, Monday, on charges involving death penalties in connection with the riots at Houston, Tex., August 23 last. The men are charged with the murder of E. M. Jones, jitney driver, who was killed the night of the riot. The trial will be held in the gymnasium of the infantry post and the same court which recently passed on the cases of the sixty-three Negroes of the same companies will preside except that it will consist of twelve officers instead of thirteen and that Brigadier General Richards and Col. C. J. Manley will be absent. Col. Farrand Sayre of the Sixteenth United States cavalry will be a new member of the court. Col. J. A. Hull will prsecute and Major Harry Grier will appear for the defense. As we go to press we learn that fifteen more colored men are to face court martial charged with killing a jitney driver at Houston, Tex. We see that the court of inquiry has had one change. They being surrounded by Southern prejudice, we do not know what the outcome will be, but we hope President Wilson will see to it that the recent action at Ford Sam Houston will not be repeated, for that was an everlasting shame and disgrace to American civilization. We know it did not take fifteen men to participate in killing this jitney driver and we expect that when the thing is ground out it will be found that the affair happened over a controversy over a tuder, but this is no reason any there should be a wholesale lynching by the governments or men who are its representatives. 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Brown and wife of Wichita had born to them a son on December 8 who contracted pneumonia soon after birth and died December 10. They have the sympathy of their many friends all over the country. Chief Grand Mentor Sir Rev. Frank Wilson was called to Omaha to preach the funeral of Sir Knight S. R. Jackson, a member of Evening Star No. 4, Knights and Daughters of Tabor, and who had been a faithful member of the order for a number of years. Mr. George Payne, an old resident of Topeka, has returned after an absence of eight years. He is recently from North Dakota, where he was employed by a railroad company. He is looking well and came home with a fat pocketbook. Mr. Robert Turner, the prosperous truck gardener north of town, has purchased a new automobile. Mr. Turner is one of the most successful truck growers in the state of Kansas and there is no other man in this occupation of whom we have knowledge that can produce the amount of garden truck Mr. Turner does and make it a success. He never fails, knows the business and gets the money. He has a fine family of young boys coming on to help him. Rev. D. A. Holmes, pastor of the Metropolitan Baptist church, Kansas City, Kan., preached at Shiloh Baptist church last Sunday. While in the city he interviewed the Governor. Kansas City gave him $600 to purchase uniforms for the colored home guards of that city. They have 140 men in the company and a band of thirty pieces. Good for Kansas City, for, while she only has three colored policemen, she can boast of two military companies. We wonder what poor old Nels Crews and Kansas City, Mo., are doing along this line. We visited the farm of Mr. Chas, Bradshaw in North Park addition, North Topeka, this week and must say he has the most valuable five-acre tract of land in Shawnee county. He grows most everything and his farm is well improved with barns and outbuildings. He has several hogs, and in one pen we saw a hog that looked like one of Barnum's elephants. Mr. Bradshaw and wife have lived on that farm for several years and everybody knows him to be one of the most successful truck growers on the North Side. The Topeka Edison Electric Co., under the supervision and management of Mr. A. H. Pudy, has made greater gains in a business way than any other like concern in this country, and with as little friction. He has satisfied the public and patrons and pleased the stockholders as well. He was one of the first employees of the company when they first organized in Topeka. He practically arose from an office boy, doing everything that he knew how to do, and continued to learn more. There is nothing about the E. on plant that he cannot operate, from fireman on up to and including the presidency of the company. He has earned all he has by treating the people right. Mrs. Laura Selectman of Okarche, Okla., in visiting her relatives in Topeka. This was her home some twenty-five years ago when she was with her first husband, Mr. Jordan Chiles, and they went from here to Oklahoma and homesteaded a claim of 160 acres, a few years after which she died and she proved up on her arm and made it a ruccers. She then married Mr. Selectman, and they together own more than a section of land worth something like $10,000. She is a woman who deserves great credit, for she has reared three families, the first being her children by her first husband, then the children by her second husband, and his children by a former wife, and all three sons are doing one, own homes, automobiles and ind of their own Mrs. Selectman is a sister to Menners David and John S. Chiles. Mr. Samuel Hanks departed this life last Friday at the horse, of his daughter, Mrs. J. E. White, after an illness of one day. He is survived by one daughter and a host of friends. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon from St. John A. M. E. church, of which he was a faithful member. Rev. F. J. Peck, the pastor, officiated and preached a very interesting sermon, reviewing thy life and history of Bro. Hanks. He was a member of Euclid lodge No. 2, Cyrene Commandery, and was a Royal Arch Mason. The lodge and Knights Templar turned out in a body. Mr. Hanks was a past deputy grand master and one of the oldest and brightest Masons in Kansas. His remains were interred in Topeka cemetery. from Camilla Spotsa Dec. 4. She will resume her maiden name, Camilla Grant. The Gem Grocery Store, at 502.4 West Tenth street, is the working-man's store. All goods are first class. It is just the place to go to receive the worth of your money. The Topeka City Railway Co., under the management of Mr. Albert Patten, is making wonderful success in Topeka, Wichita and Atchison. He has no superiors and very few equals when it comes to operating street railway lines. Services at the Second Baptist church, corner Third and Quincy, were well attended Sunday. Rev. T. L. Griffith, pastor, delivered interesting sermons both morning and evening. In the morning the Royal Entertainers rendered some excellent music. The funeral of the late Dr. T. Frank McDonaldd founder and editor of the Western Christian Recorder and veteran of the civil war. was held from Allen Chapel, Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 11, and the sermon was preached by Bishop Parks, assisted by Bishop I. N. Ross of Washington, D. C. Rev. McDonald was a fearless writer and it was his brain and energy that put the Western Christian Recorder on the map and had the General Conference of the A M H church to adopt it as one of its official organs. His friends were legion. He visited the annual conferences throughout the United States each year in the interest of his paper. We must say that the A. M. E. connection has lost a fearless Christian writer and advocate of that denomination. One of the greatest and grand events of the season was the Roland W. Huyss concert. The greatest tenor of our rice was able assisted by a chorus of 600 voices and an orchestra of 75 pieces. Notwithstanding the severity of the weather people came from Topeka and Lawrence, Kan., Marshall and Independence, Mo., St Joseph, Mo., Fort Scott and Olathe, Kan., and elsewhere. Seven thousand persons listened to the fine program arranged and supervised by one of our greatest educators, Prof. R. B. Lee, principal of Lincoln high school, who was assisted by a large committee. The receipts, clear of expenses, amounted to $920, to go into a fund for our Negro soldiers at Camp Funston. The funeral of Mr. John E. Minor was held from the Second Baptist church, Sunday, Dec. 16, under the auspices of the Knights Templar, Graham lodge A. F. & A. M. and Adah chapter O. E. S. Numerous resolutions and floral tributes were given. He was prominent in all departments of the Masonic order, of which he had been a member 29 years. He leaves a son, two brothers, 'a sister and a host of friends to mourn his death. Sermon by the pastor, Rev. S. W. Bacote. Quarterly meeting was held at Allen chapel Sunday conducted by Presiding Elder A. Gilbert. A large number were present. Three thousand Norroes listened to Gen. C. C. Ballou, commanding the 92nd division (Negro) of Camp Funston, Kan., at Lincoln Illah school, Sunday afternoon, Dec. 16. He was colonel in command at the training camp for colored officers at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. He said this was the race's greatest opportunity since emancipation, when the President established the Negro training camp. He said many things to encourage the race. Kansas City, Kansas. Rev. D. A. Wilson of Muskogee, Okla., was 'n the city this week. His friends were glad to see him looking and doing well. He preached at the First Baptist Wednesday A. hair or refund your money. 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Mrs. Mattle Berry of Garden City, who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Frank Montgomery for the past three days, left for Wellington, where she will visit before returning home. Rev. W. J. Braunon of the Baptist church preached in Wichita Last Sunday. His many friends there were glad to hear him once more. The members of the A M B. church are preparing for a big rally in be pulled off in March. All the colored churches are taking part in this rally. Mr. Chas. Elliott of the State Home spent Sunday with his wife. Mrs. John Nichols left for Oklahoma City last Saturday to take care of a sick lady. She is expected home in a few days. Wm Fowler went to Augusta last Friday to contract for the building of some oil tanks. We wish for him much success. Mrs. Marlon Fowler is reported quite sick at her home on Main street. We trust she will soon be out again, because we miss her at the hotel. TWO AMERICAN HEROES: ONE WHITE, ONE BLACK (B) John Temple (Graves) The punitive expedition to Mexico, belief as it was developed instances of splendid courage which tell the republic that its hero spirit has survived the years. The fight of Lieutenant Henry Adair of the Tenth cavalry at Carrival has in it a touch of the Alamo and Thermopoly Surrounded in the mad charge against overwhelming numbers of Mexican foes that closed about him. Adair fought like a demon. All around him were his dead soldiers. His superior officer died before his eyes, but Adair kept on Slot in half a dozen places, with blood over his face and his arms, with his blouse ripped until he stood bare to the waist, he used his automatic like a machine gun, sweeping the Mexicans with it as they closed about him. He fought as Bowle fought at the Alamo, as Faupin and Travis fought. Finally his automatic could fire no more. 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The black man fought in the deadly shambles side by side with the white man, following always, fighting always, as his lieutenant fought. And finally, when Adair, literally shot to pieces, fell in his tracks, his in tact command to his black trooper was to leave him and save his life. Even then the heroic Negro paused in the midst of that hell of carnage for a final service to his officer. Bearing a charmed life, he had fought his way out. He saw that Adair had fallen with his head in the water. With superb loyalty the black trooper turned and went back through the maelstrom of death, lifted the head of his superior, leaned him against a tree and left him there dead with dignity when it was impossible to serve him any more. There is not a finer piece of soldierly devotion and heroic comradeship in the history of modern warfare than that of Henry Adair and the black trooper who fought by him at Carrizal. The historian of that brief but bloody battle has rescued the name of Henry Adair and written it high in the annals of American heroism, where it will live with the illustrious heroes of his race. I think that the name of that black trooper should be rescued from obscurity and written side by side with that of his officer. If Henry Adair had survived this modern Alamo he would have seen to it that his Negro hero should have been bracketed with him in the heroic annals of the fray. As Henry Adair did not live to do it, we should see to it that this just like is done. 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