Tulsa Star
Saturday, October 12, 1918
Tulsa, Oklahoma
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The Man Who Mistreats Womanhood is a Sneaking Coward!
A FEARLESS EXPONENT OF RIGHT AND JUSTICE THE TULSA STAR OUR SUBSCRIPTION LIST MAKES A VALUABLE MEDIUM FOR ADVERTISING
DIRTY SEGGREGATION MUST GO! WOMANHOOD OF THE RACE A DIRTY. LOW THRUST THE 24T U. S. INFANTRY
The Man
A FEARLESS EXPONENT OF RIGHT AND JUSTICE
DIRTY WOMANHOOD OF
Must be Protected Regardless to the Cost
THE HUNT-MURRAY STORE
DON'T WANT NEGRO TRADE
Proprietor of Big Down Town Store
Openly Insults Colored Women
The Star is reliably informed that a certain big down town store, i. e. the Hunt-Murray store on south Main street in Tulsa is not catering to the Colored trade and that one of the proprietors of this store went so far as to inform some of the leading Colored ladies of this city of the fact, and because they questioned his audacity afront and coarse method he invited them to "take the door," and because they did not run over each other getting out this bully, would-be bad(?) white man so far forgot himself that he talked of kicking them out. True manhood is not found in any man who would offer insult to any woman, regardless of her nationality, and we will not concede that the brute who was guilty of this very unmanly conduct has any of the elements of true manhood qualities. The Star regrets very much that we have here in Tulsa any man of such depraved character that he can not accord to every woman the common courtesy and respect due her sex. We are confident the store in question will not be bothered with waiting on Color-ed people hereafter. We trust the Race here in Tulsa will take time to learn the down town firms, stores etc., where they will receive courteous treatment and impartial service before they go on their shopping tours. Let us trade with the merchants who appreciate our trade and who we know will treat us with the common respect and civility to which our money, if not our color, entitles us. There are scores of such places in Tulsa and the men who run them are anxious to serve all comers regardless of color as long as they have the "long green" to spend.
Such occurrence as the one mentioned are always uncalled for, but particularly so at this time when every truly patriotic citizen should be doing everything possible to help permeate the spirit of democracy, for which the manhood of our race have responded so nobly, so bravely to the call of our country, that black men and women, as well as white men and women, might enjoy the fullness thereof. Any man who at this time commits such unpardonable offense against the peace of any citizen and the dignity of our country is nothing short of a traitor to the government which protects him and his business, and is no better in the estimation of true patriots, such as are found only in the Negro race, should be dealt with as such, than the contemptible Hun spy and No white man, even though his puny soul be as black with race prejudice as the midnight hinges of hell, should allow his feeling to over-ride sane judgement and by word or act show that he is a "Negro hater." What Hun atrocity could be any worse than this?
It is certainly to be regretted that we have here in America so many narrow minded white men who are
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continually trying to wrong our people. Tulsa as a whole has as many high class, noble hearted white men as can be found in any city in the United states, but there are also a few human misfits such as the unworthy citizen who committed this outrage against these Colored women, whose loved ones are now in France or on their way there to die if necessary to make our country "a fit place to live in."
The incident should be well advertised among Colored people in order to save other women from the possibility of such insult and humiliation. It might also save serious trouble, because there are some Colored men in Tulsa who would not stand for any man to mistreat or insult their wives. No self respecting Colored person who cross the threshold of this store as long as it is operated by the present owners.
The Star each week carries a large display advertisement for the Coverdale store in which the management extends an invitation to the Race to visit his store; there are scores of others who are desirous of our trade and will accord us courteous treatment. Then for good measure, we have here on Greenwood, in our own community a magnificent Colored store, Elliott & Hooker, which carries at least $50,000 worth of high class goods, employing all Colored help. This store carries an advertisement in the Daily Star several times each week. Spend your money where it will be appreciated.
When you have occasion to go to town visit those places which are conducted by true American white men who are big enough and sensible enough to respect you.
Too long have we permitted such scalawags as the cuss in the Hunt-Murray store to insult and mistreat the Negro woman and, by the eternal gods, the time has come to call a halt to the damnable practice.
An insult to a Negro woman is a slap in the face of the Negro race.
WANT PEACE?— NO, NOT YET!
The Star is oppos to discussing peace at any price until we have realized in its fullness the object for which our government entered the war, and for which we are still willing to sacrifice every drop of our blood, DEMOCRACY. Let us all suffer, bleed and die until every single white man in America is willing to accord the Negro a full and equal share of the democracy for which black men as well as white men are paying with their blood.
PLACING WORKERS ON FARMS
North Dakota Council of Defense Finds Work for Idle Lands to Do and Pays Owners Rent.
The North Dakota State Council of Defense is solving two problems—the food problem and the surplus labor problem—by putting workmen on unused farms in order to stimulate crop production in the northwest.
The owners of the farms are paid a percentage of the return as rent. Large tracts in North Dakota were unused, and in order that the state might be made as productive as possible the Council of Defense decided to put them into service.
The Famous 25th. U. S. Infantry has been ordered to the Mexican border.
THE noisy Colored man very seldom represents any thing else but the noise he makes.
TULSA, OKLA.. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1918.
Can't Fight the Germans for Fighting the Negro
PRO-GERMANS ARE STILL BUSY
IN OKLAHOMA CITY
Not satisfied with their dirty and contemptible work of having passed a segregation ordinance in Oklahoma City, where by Colored people are not allowed to purchase property and live in certain localities etc, the white people of that city, or at least the majority of them, through the real estate dealers, are now anxious to ascertain if the damnable outrage perpetrated upon the most patriotice part of the citizenship of the city will "hold water" and they are striving to get a test case before the Supreme Court of the United States with the hope that that august body will approve the bloody thrust these "Negro Haters" have tried so hard to inflict on the Race. Just how far these "fire eating" white folks intend to carry such injustice there is no telling; however, while this country is straining every nerve to put down the hated Hun, Prussianism, atrocities of every description it does leave a bad taste in one's mouth to see these pro-Germans continually scheming to impede the progress of the Negro Race, a people who have so thoroughly proved their loyalty and who are from every standpoint of human fairness entitled to better treatment. There is very little difference between the fellow who goes to make up the mob and the fellow who tries to prevent an American citizen from buying property in any part of any city, if he is able to buy it, be that citizen black or white. Not a single one of the cursed segregation laws are constitutional and no one knows this any better than the God-forsaken species of humanity who fathered the idea. The only reason this country has so many of this class of narrow headed white men is because the Colored man has not done his part in putting up a stubborn fight against segregation and every other "gation" which is intended to impede his progress; let us not be cringing cowards; let us learn to love the nobler principles of manhood and die for them or if need be kill in defense of them.
Let us make up our minds to make any and all sacrifices necessary to wipe out these hellish conditions. How much further will our country have to go into the crisis before these infernal "Negro Haters" will be willing to keep hands off their favorite enemy, the Negro? Why not be patriotic and for the present at least forget the Negro Race and help our government win the war? "Uncle Sam needs you," and altho you may not have sense enough to realize it, you need the Negro. Therefore, stop maltreating that part of our citizenship, the Negro, which has done more than its part as a unit in helping our government win. Are you not patriotic enough to agree to "lay off" during the period of the war? Below we are reproducing a very nauseating piece of reading matter sent out from Oklahoma City:
To Test Race Segregation Law
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 7.—Local
real estate men are going to see if an ordinance recently passed by the city commissioners segregating Colored people from certain blocks of the city, which has been tried in other cities with more or less (usually less) success, will stand the test of the law. Some real estate men wish to prevent Negroes from buying real estate and building houses in certain sections of the city, but can not do so unless the ordinance will hold good. It is proposed to place a case in the supreme court as soon as possible.
MUST PLAN FOR CONDITIONS
AFTER THE WAR
Edward N. Hurley, Chairman of the Shipping oBard, Shows hWat Must Be Done to Utilize Vessels.
Within two years there will be 25,000,000 tons of merchant shipping to be employed, and Edward N. Hurley, chairman of the United States Shipping Board, announces that it is not too early to look around for cargoes, not only in this country but abroad.
"Twenty-five million tons is a lot of shipping," says Mr. Hurley. "In one voyage these ships would carry all the live stock, dressed meats, packing-house products, poultry, game, fish, wool, hides, and leather carried on your railroads in one year. In less than five trips they would carry our whole railroad haul of grain, flour, cotton, hay, fruit, vegetables, and other farm products. In three and one-half trips all our lumber; in seven trips all our manufactured goods; in sixteen trips all our coal and coke. The total tonnage hauled on our railroads is about 1,200,000,000 tons.
"So, amid all his splendid effort in producing equipment to win the war, the American manufacturer must be asked to take thought for tomorrow and think in terms of shipping and foreign trade. This might appear like a distraction now, something which will take the attention from the supreme duty of winning the war. But far from being a distraction, it fits in with war production and war psychology. While our factories and factory employees are building war material today, they are also building foreign trade, if we can only see things as a whole and make one factor work with another.
"When the business man turns his attention to export trade he looks abroad and thinks of his foreign customer. But foreign trade actually begins in his own factory. He looks abroad and studies such factors as ocean freights, foreign exchange, export packing, and foreign salesmanship.
"If he would look into his own factory first, and study factors close at hand, such as labor turnover, wages, manufacturing costs, and efficiency, he would be laving a solid foundation for export trade."
RACE GLEANINGS
Miss Geneva Jackson of Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Mass., has been awarded a $200 scholarship for next year.
W. G. Cromwell, a Colored scool teacher at Etobicoke, Ontario, was given a gold watch by his white pupils at the end of his four years' service.
Lady Mary McGill a prominent Catholic, left a bequest of $19,500 for St. Anthony's Colored Mission in Mobile, Ala.
FAMOUS BLACK TROOPS ON
WAY TO BORDER
After Years of Service in The Orient Sent, Back to Quell Trouble On The Border
Special to The Star.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Oct. 4.—Tropical-scorched and seasoned by years of service in the Orient, soldiers of the famous 25th Infantry, en route from Honolulu to the Mexican border, had an hour in the city last Wednesday.
A special train carrying some 900 men of the regiment with its band of 52 pieces drew into the Southern Pacific station ad within a few minutes the stalwart black Americans had filed out upon Central Avenue and ad miring citizens of both races began gathering to size up the men who were being sent to help quell the trouble upon the border.
The band gave a fifteen minutes concert, the soldiers strolled through the station and upon the streets, where they caused much comment. Well might they, too, where, for instance, there stood several machine gun men with their big automatics swinging from their hips.
Several of the infantrymen were former residence of the city, "Sandy" Gardener, one of them, of the band, was given a miniature reception by friends who learned of his presence.
GOVERNMENT HAS HONORED
COLORED BANK
Special to The Star.
PORTSMOUTH, Va., Oct. 4.—The Mutual Saving Bank of this city has the distinction of being the only Colored bank in this country which the United States has designated as a depository of the government, this honor having been conferred upon it on the account of its splendid record in the Liberty Loan campaigns.
The record made by the Colored people in this city and vicinity in the first, second and third Liberty Loan drives is worthy of the highest commendation. In the first loan 12 persons subscribed through the Mutual Saving Bank of $2,000 worth of bonds; in the second loan 464 persons subscribed through the same bank for $25,000 worth of bonds; in the third loan 1,925 persons subscribed for $102,000 worth of bonds. The quota of the bank was set at $5,700, and the bank handled more than twenty times its allotment.
It is at present carrying more government bonds, than all the other Colored banks in the state of Virginia. The aggregate resources of the other banks being $1,396,000; the resources of the Mutual Saving bank is $250,000, and at present carrying 75 per cent more bonds than commercial or other paper which necessarily decreases the profits to a corresponding degree.
GIVES HER EIGHTH
SON TO NATION
Colored Mother _Proudly _Refuses to
Claim Exemption for Her
Last Boy.
GREENSBORO), N. C., Oct. 4.—She was lod and wrinkled, her ebony face flamed with her years of toil, but there was a determination reflected in her face, as with firm step she led her eighth and youngest son to the court house and presented him to the legal advisory board. In due time with her stalwart son
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at her side she was seated before a member of the board, and together they were at sewing the questions contained in the questionnaire.
The young Negro turned an inquiring eye toward his mother, but before he could answer, she broke in:
"No, sir, I'm not going to claim any exemption for him, at all. I've already got seven sons in the army, and they are all right over in France for democracy right now; and I think I can get along somehow without them until they all come back again, so if Mr. Wilson needs this boy to help kill the Kaiser then I'll offer no objection at all."
So on the strength of this statement the lawyer marked an "X" on the line opposite the words "single man with no dependents," and a proud old mother walked away rejoicing in the knowledge of a duty well done, and a busky youth made ready to join his seven brothers "over there."
COLORED PEOPLE
PURCHASE HOSPITAL
The city of St. Louis Purchases a Hospital For Colored People. Special To The Star.
ST. LOUIS, MO., Oct. 3.—The City Public Service Board approved the expenditure of $62,500 for the purchase of a building at Garrison and Lawton Avenues for a Negro Hospital.
The building is now used as Centenary Hospital, and Director of Public Welfare Schmoll recommended its purchase by the city. An entire staff of Negro patients will be transferred from the City Hospital.
CHICAGO
Show Shop Stories
By Sylvester Russell.
Clarence Cameron White, who appeared last week at Abraham Lincoln Centre is still in the city the guest of Prof. Theodore Taylor the Pianist.
Robert Long, known as, Leon the magistian, left last Sunday for St. Louis to appear at the Booker T. Washington Theatre, with Indianapolis to follow. He hurls a hello to his Tulsa friends.
"Under Cover" was last weeks play at the Avenue. "In the heart of Wetona" an Indian play opened Monday. I will review it in Saturdays weekly issue.
Stars of last week in Vaudeville, were Madam Fairflax, the great singer and her son Eddie Stafford and Jimmie Marshall, Eddie Rector Covert, in black face who all made a hit at the Grand Theatre.
Anita Patti Brown appeared at Quinn Chapel Auditorium last Tuesday week Oct. 1st.Her colorature is still sweet in vibrancy. In the Mad Scene from "Hamlet" the Opera she FLATTENER a trifle in leap-extent due to exedience her greatest fault. But she is a rare artist and queen of songs in the concert room.
Medell Thompson is now a soldier in France in Company L of the 370th Infantry. The young actor was my personal friend and his picture will appear in a later issue. When I wrote to him a fortnight ago, knowing he enjoys poetry, I lauded him in two verses as follows:
An Odd.
The Poet Sings of You
And Angels Know it Too.
For Natures Love is True.
His song is in Your Dream,
The Spirits Gleaming Beam,
Of Love and Joy 'Twould Seem.
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THE SAME OLD STORY
"Had it occurred to you, the universal loyalty of our Colored citizens? Have you ever met a Colored man in this country who was a pro-German? Do you know any one who thinks he has actually seen one? I have personally made this inquiry in the South, in New England, on the Pacific coast, and here at home in the central west, and have arrived at the farm conviction "There ain't no such animal" as a pro-German Colored man.
When the big war started, and垦fortsoil let loose it is long and carefully prepared plans of arson, and hoonls, strikes, and general confusion in this country, one of the most dastardly schemes on which his boss depended, was an uprising of nine million Colored people in the South. The effort was well organized, bountifully supplied with money, was operated with great secrecy, and at first was carried on outside the larger cities. All sorts of impossible rewards were promised; the blacks were to own and rule the South; every sort of poison lie was used to tempt the Colored people into a revolt against the whites. It was expected and hoped this revolution would keep this country busy for the duration of the war. On all this people in the north heard very little.
To the everlasting credit of the Colored people they refused to be lead into the trap, and like the proposed revolution in India and Egypt and some other countries, the plot miserably failed.
At last we entered the war. What then of the Colored man? When voluntary enlistment was offered, he responded promptly and in large numbers. During the Civil war it was no infrequent part of a northern general's report of a battle that "the Colored troops fought bravely." The reports which are reaching us from the Colored troops in France include more than "fought bravely"—they fight magnificently.
A letter from an officer describing such a regiment going "over the top" is a picture worth painting. Bare-headed, shirts unbutton or no shirts at all, with the most unearthly yells, as demons let loose, they went at the enemy like a cage of wild lions released. These boys from the cotton and cane field like best to fight with the bayonet which Fritz enjoys least of all, but in hand-to-hand combat they fall back on their trusty razor or knife, in the use of which they are more than proficient. The stanchest Hun is said to quail and run before one of these dusky giants bent on carving a map of Florida on a fat German face, or a delta of the Mississippi on his throat. Yes, the Colored troops are still "fighting bravely"
The Mechanics Magazine
LET every one rally to Dr. A. F. Bryant in his Liberty Bond drive; we owe it to our country to do all we can.
"CARRYING" your stool where its not wanted is a practice indulged in by a great many. Colored men for too long a time.
Union Baptist Church in New York City raised 86340 in a recent rally.
J. B.
MAN RUNS AMUCK WITH SHOT GUN AT BRISTOW
Two Colored Men And One White Man Receive Gun Shot Wounds
(Special to the Tulsa Star)
BRHISTOW, Okla. Oct. 10.—A very exciting shooting scrape was pulled off here last Friday, October 4, at about 3 o'clock in the afternoon when Henry Jones without warning shot and dangerously wounded two men with a double barrel shot gun. His victims were D. J. Starr, a well and favorably known farmer, and David Howard, also a farmer of this place.
The shooting occurred on the corner of 7th and Main street in front of the First National Bank where the men were standing talking to several friends. Jones approached and lifting the gun to his shoulder, pointed the weapon at Mr. Starr and fired. Starr threw up his left hand just in time to catch the full charge of the first shot and as a result that hand has been amputated just above the wrist. The second shot found its way into the body of Mr. Howard and several stray shots landed in the neck of a young white man named Richardson, who was standing near by when Jones began shooting.
At this writing all of the victims are resting nicely. Mr. Starr is a very influential man in this community and when it had been generally known that he had been shot a mob hastily gathered and would have dealt swift and sure punishment to the prisoner had not chief Fears and his good men took the situation in hand and prevented it. Jones was arrested and speeded aewy to jail in Sapulpa.
The writer is well acquainted with all the parties and will give a full and complete story in detail of the shooting for next weeks issue of the Star, G, W. Harrison, Reporter.
GOD IS KEEPING WATCH
In his recent speech in New York setting forth the conditions of peace for enemy belligerent nations, President Wilson has virtually analyzed an Emancipation Proclamation for every variety of mankind over what the tyranny or a majority has rulled all helpless races. Out of this war has come to surface of a turbulent sea of social conflict the noble essence and attribute of a Christ who nineteen hundred years ago enunciated the great Magna Charta of all humanity, the Golden Rule. This doing unto others as you'd have them do unto you is but the natural plea of the most righteous saint that ever walked the earth, and it has taken the long stretches of centuries, with its jars, and its belligerency, its wars and its outrages of horrifying proportions to sift through the crevices of our obstinate incorrigible human nature to arrive at a peace spoken to mankind on the plains of Judea in the first years Christianity. The President is a real man of great courage and logical resources to thus speak for the rights of weaker peoples.
We can plainly se the picture of the poet when he wrote:
"Truth is ever on the scaffold
Error sits upon the throne,
Standeth God within the shadow
And behind the dim unknown,
Keeping watch above His own."
The above is the sense and the kernel, if not the true and accurate quotation. This old world tossed and driven as it has been by hricanices of man's ugly impulses and hate, will yet be led to see the righteous preachments of the doctrine upon which hangs all the laws and the prophets: "Love one another."
It is no impropriety to take the words of President Wilson as a special benediction for the oppressed Negro in America. Words lifting for the oppressed of every land, and yet very appropriate to palliate the sad condition of our race in the South suffering the brutal usages of criminal tyranny indescribable. —CHICAGO BROADAN.
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NASHVILLE, TENN., Sept. 23. A call for all the trustees of the Theological Seminary and Training School has been issued for them to meet in this city at 3:00 p. m. Friday, Sept. 27th. The cean was sent out at the request of President Edward P. Jones, and all the members are being notified by Rev. C. P. Madison, the secretary of the National Convention, from his Norfork, Va. Headquarters. The Trustees were named during the session of the National Baptist Convention that was held at Little Rock, Arkansas, Sept. 4-9, and their meeting here this month is for the purpose of making final arrangements for the opening of the school that was purchased more than a year ago, at a cost of $25,000.00. It will be the first Theological Seminary and Training school operated on a national scope by the Negro Baptists of the United States. There is a trustee from each state convention, five from the Women's National Convention and seven resident trustees, so it is learned, which will mean a coming together of a large number of Baptists in this city for the occasion. It is also expected at the time of the meeting that early plans will be made for the National Convention that is to be held next year at Norfork, Va., and that in all probability an agreement will be reached for the meeting place of the Sunday school congress for 1919, so that the matter can be disposed of not later than the second Sunday in January.
Two Colored women were chosen as delegates to the New York Republican convention and two were chosen as alternates. The delegates were Dr. Gertrude E. Curtis of the 19th district and Mrs. Laura B. Fisher of the Twentieth.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Shirley after returning to the city from Camp Dodge last a Saturday, is making their home at the Red Wing.
Miss C. H. Hillard of Muskogee, was among the guests registered last Saturday.
Dr. T, J. Jackson, chiropodist, was in his office Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Miss Lula Rosenthal served a six o'clock dinner last Sunday evening, among the guests that enjoyed the good eats were Mr. John Steward, Miss Nettie Black and Mr. Joe Brown of Kansas City, Mo. Dr. S. E. Kimbraugh spent last Saturday in Bristow. Mrs. S. Kyle of Taft, Okla., is in the city visiting relatives and is stoping at the Red Wing. Mr. D. R. Cohee of Wewoka, Okla., registered last Monday. Mr. and Mrs. M. Coker of Oklahoma City, spent Tuesday and Wednesday at the Red Wing. Miss Anna Lee Wyatt, City, regis-
The Woman's suffrage bill was killed as dead as Heck's pup by the U. S. Senate; however, that will not stop the women by any means, and we may look for them stronger than ever.
St. PAUL certainly made no mistake when he touched on the harm which is likely to come from a little education; some of our supposed to be educated people are continually doing some school boy act, which make them rediculous. Let your learning make you broad and don't look down at every little thing, and figure it out that its intended for you
Dr. C. B. Wickham, who was at Purcell, was called home by Mayor Hubbard to help combat the Spanish influenza epidemic, which is raging in our city. The grand chancellor returned home Wednesday night to give his entire time to helping to wipe out this disease which is prevalent everywhere. He informed us that the K of P's, grand lodge on Wednesday purchased $500 worth of Liberty bonds, and before its over he hopes to have every lodge in the state to buy bonds.
Mr. J. H. Goodwn is confined to his room suffering from the Spanish influenza.
COLORED MAN SELLS BUSINESS STOCK IN ENID FOR $37,000
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wade, of End, Okla., were in the city last week, the guests of rM. and Mrs. W. A. Bettis. Mr. Wade is one of the wealthy Colored men of Oklahoma. He owns one of the best farms in the county, a beautiful home in Enid, and has just sold the best business block in that town for $137,000. He owns town property in Mchison, Leavenworth and other points in Kansas.
He has an estimable wife, who is strictly a business woman. They will spend a few weeks in Chicago and other points.
Mr. Wade is a former Kansan, and his head is in no way swelled by his wealth. eH is a good business man, loyal to his country and his race. He has invested several thousand dollars in Liberty bonds and as much in War Savings stamps.—Wichita Protest.
SHEEP CLUBS IN THE SOUTH
Four sheep specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture are co-operating with colleges in the southern states in organizing sheep clubs. This year 1,263 boys were enrolled in sheep clubs in 7 southern states, and in other parts of the south the sheep industry has made substantial progress. According to the August report of the Bureau of Crop Estimates, the percentage of sheep in the 15 southern states on August 1, 1918, as compared with the same date in 1917 was 118.4, while that of the entire United States was 116.5.
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tered last Tuesday and will make The Red Wing her future home.
Miss M. E. Foster has been very ill, eW are very anxious for her early recovery.
The manager says that at the present he has for permanent guest one nice large corner room also a nice court rom. If you would like a nice comfortable place for the winter, don't wait but come see these today.
Mr. R. Dodson was registered last Monday from Muskogee.
Miss Charles Etta Wilson, Mrs. Alberta Thompson and her little son, Ellsworth, have secured a very nice suite for the winter.
Mrs. Ollie iSmons and rMs. S. Tezo have been on the sick list blu they are up and out again.
Mr. John Towsend of Muskogee, was registered at the Red Wing last Sunday. Mrs. S. S. Eslinger of Topeka, Kan., registered at the Red Wing last Tuesday. Mr. J. W. W aiosfmlli? rvwSH Mr. J. W: Williams of San Antonio, Tex., registered at the Red Wing last Wednesday.
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Beginning October Institute will Offer Business Training, Typewriting, Sweeping, and Coffee Two Courses: Open to All; Draft to Students State.
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Beginning October First, Lincoln Institute will Offer a Course in Business Training, Including Typewriting, Shorthand, Bookkeeping, and Commrec Law. Two Courses: Night Course, Open to All: Day Course, Open to Students Seeking a Certificate.
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CHICAGO, Oct. 7.—Prof. Richard Greener, former dead of Howard University, law shool and noted diplomat, in a speech before the "Free Thought Educational Society," said in part: "The Colored race has never had a liberal society. Religion has the better control and is precisely like politics; comprosises and makes concessions. Orthodox christians in following the meek and lowly Jesus find the greatest slaughter in war that has ever been known. Instead of loving our neighbors as ourselves the Negro race is indoctrinated with Christianity by the shrewd white man who sent missionaries to quell the strong tractables of Uncle Tom and the George Harris suspicion of the white. Negro christian religion is not carried out. Pilgrims of England and other tribes were forced to come to America for political reasons. Not only Benjamin Franklin but Thomas Payne who practically wrote the declaration of Independence, were liberals. Petty secret society humbugs who go marching around will not decrease prejudice. Colored men should stand together in protest of their rights and be able to dictate and when the soldiers come back they will know what to expect. Copy the white man's tricks to organize and to uchelbows for what is right and teach racial unity the liberal Negro must always be the man on whom we must depend upon.
Cases of C. and Fern Easter vs City of El Dorado, Appealed, to Be
The cases of C. and F. Easter vs City of El Dorado will be up before the Supreme court for hearing on December 2nd. This litigation is a sequence to the El Dorado riots which occurred last December, when the homes and property of many Colored people were destroyed by a mob of cowardly white roughnecks. The Easters through their attorney Freeman L. Martin, brought suit against the city for recovery of damages for property destroyed by the
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and we will send you a full supply then you can be
begin Work at Once—also Agent's Terms.
Send all money by money order to
THE STAR HAIR GROWERMFS
BOX 812 GREENSBORO, N. C
ber First, Lincoln Offer a Course in training, Including horthand, Book-ommree Law. Night Course, My Course, Open seeking a Certifi-
RICHARDSON,
President.
The case was dismissed on demurrier filed by the defendant upon the grounds that the property was not in the corporate limits of the city of El Dorado. Plaintiff appealed, and property of the Easters was just outside of the corporate limits of the city, and much of the property was destroyed, while the mob was inside of the city limits. The case is being watched for the reason that this is the first case of that kind with the above qeusion involved—Wichita Protest.
(First Published In Tulsa Daily Star, Tulsa, Okla., Sept. 21, 28, Oct. 5,
In the Superior Court of Tulsa County, State of Oklahoma, Josie Riley, plaintiff, vs. Lee Riley, defendant, oN. 5730.
To the above named defendant:
You will take notice that you have been sued in the above named court by the above plaintiff, for a divorce on the grounds of desertion and nonsupport, and that unless you answer the petition filed by this plaintiff in said court by the 1st day of November, 1918, said petition will be taken as true and judgment granting to the plaintiff a divorce, annulling, cancelling, setting aside and holding for naught the marriage contract with you, and for all other proper relief rendered according to the prayer thereof.
Witness my hand and the seal of said court this 18th day of September, 1918.
(Seal)
FRANK INGRAHAM,
Court Clerk.
By G. W. HUTCHINS,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
HATTIE MAY PURDY,
Deputy.
Let us continue to make it possible for the Negro boy and girl to receive employment in our own enterprises, by opening up new ones, and supporting the ones we have already.
Let us use some sound judgment and invade the commercial field with greater numbers.
Our Editor has been invited by Prof. Marquess, president of Langston University to visit the school, and address the students. GROWER
in every city and village to sell GROWER. This is a WON-ATION. Can be used With or using Irons. Sells for 25 cents cent Box Will Prove Its Value. Will use a 25 cent Box Will Be what has failed to grow that give The Star Hair
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Some Remarkable Bargains
COVERDALE'S POPULAR PRICE STORE
Please call and select your garments early, while stock is complete in Styles and Sizes.
We are always ready to sell you on payments.
FALL SUIT SPECIAL
One lot of regular $35 values in Fall Suits. In all new fabrics and colorings. Offered special for Saturday at ...... $27.50
SEPARATE SKIRT SPECIAL
A selection of very fine fabrics with
silk poplin included. Each skirt is a
late Fall mode. Choice of shades.
Skirts that represent a saving at the
following special prices—
Regular $20 skirts $7.95
Regular $12 skirts $9.45
Regular $18 skirts $13.85
CHALLIS—POPLINS—MUSLINS
36-inch comfort challis. Very pretty
patterns. Regular 45c yard values,
special at 35c
Cotton poplins in solid shades and
plaids. Regular 50c a yard. Special
NOTICE
NOTICE
The District Sunday School and B.
Y. P. U. Executive Board will convene at the First Baptist Church of Tulsa Friday before the second Lord's day in October. Each school is earnestly requested to send in their quarterly dues.
Rev. E. L. Barber, President.
F. L. Jacobs, Recording Sec'y
THE CLEMONS CANDY COMPANY
OF MUSKOGEE IS A COMMEND-
RACE, ENTERPRISE.
Every now and then a woman will bob up in the commercial world to prove that she is the equal of man in business affairs, oS it is with Mrs. Lottie Clemons, of Muskogee, sole proprietor of the Clemons Candy Company, who has favorably distinguished herself as a race genius in the conduct of a business of vast proportions and responsibility. This commendable enterprise was established 6 years ago by S. W. Clemons, a well known Muskogeean, who died about a year ago leaving a wife and a 10-year-old son. Mrs. Clemons did not give up under her great bereavement, but set about to take charge of her deceased husband's business. Since that time she has successfully managed the business and watched its growth with a keen satisfaction. The company sells in wholesale candies, cigars chewing gum and coffee and in retail flour, meal, feed, etc. War conditions have somewhat handicapped Mrs. Clemons, because the country's call for men has taken all of her experienced help, but she is patriotic and goes about her business much as if nothing of the kind had happened. The race is proud of such women as Mrs. Clemons. For 9 yars Mrs. Clemons taught school in Oklahoma hSe was the principal of the Colorec school at Porter. It would be well for every Colored merchant in the state who retails candies, chewing gum, cigars and coffee to buy from Mrs. Clemons.
RACE PROGRESS IN BOLEY
The editor of this paper spent a few days in Boley recently and while there visited a number of the representative business places. The unmistakable signs of progress are prevalent in this Colored metropolis and there is a spirit of thrift and push about the business men of the town that readily stamp them as men of affairs. The following places were visited by the editor: The Robinson Grocery and Notion Store, conducted by Mrs. M. L. and Miss E. O. Robinson, mother and daughter. This enterprise was established 12 years ago and is a credit to the women who conduct it. Mr. Robin and owns 160 acres of good farm
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In Every Department at
COVERDALE'S 203 South Main Street "The Popular Price Store."
Siam suitings. In stripes and solid colors. Regular 60c yard sellers. Special, yard 49c
FOOTWEAR SPECIALS
Women's Queen Quality boots; 9¾
inch tops. In brown, gray, ivory
and white. Full Louis covered heel,
Special for a Sturday at ..... $12.50
Women's Queen Quality shoes in
black lace and full buton modes.
Louis covered heels; 9-inch tops,
Special for a Sturday at ..... $11.50
Several new modes in women's black
kid leather fall and winter modes.
Leather heels. Priced special at
from ..... $7.50 to $10.00
Men's medium dress shoes for every-
day wear or suitable for work. Priced at ..... $4.95
Other Queen Quality women's military
boots in brown kid leathers and
caf. Priced for a Sturday at .....
$6.00, $6.50, $9.50 and $10.00
Men's King Quality shoes in kid, gun-
metal; English and swing lasts.
Priced at $7.50 and $8.50
land which he is now cultivating.
The Morris Garage.
This enterprise is the only one of its kind in Boley, and is conducted by S. L. Morris, said to be the best son is a prosperous farmer of Boley, auto mechanic in the county. Mr. Morris is a graduate of Tuskegee and besides his skillful knowledge of autos he is also a finished architect, carpenter and builder. He has lived in Boley 5 years. His plant is valued at $8,500.00.
Bolev Bottling Works
This busy enterprise furnishes all the bottled goods and ice cream for the town. It is conducted by G. D. Washington, who founded the business in 1902. Mr. Washington is also the town photographer and has made good.
Garner and Doss Market.
Wm. Garver and G. W. Doss are the proprietors of this enterprise which was established a little less than a year ago. They own the building they do business in and carry a stock of about $1,500 with a monthly volume of business an outing to about $1,500.
The Cozine Store.
This store carries a fine line of groceries and dry goods and like all the rest of them enjoys a splendid trade. E. C. Cozine is proprietor. Mr. Cozine opened business in Boley 7 years ago, but sold out in June 1917 to the Jones Mercantile Co., which is now one of the largest enterprises in the town. (Full details of the Jones Mercantile Co. will appear in these columns at a later date.) In May of this year, he went into business again for himself and is now doing a good business, carrying a stock of about $2,000. Mr. Cozine is a member of the city council, his duties being that of street commissioner.
The Subject Grocery.
This enterprise is owned and operated by Bell Subject, familiarly known as "Big Tree." He carries a stock valued at $4,000, and is doing a thriving business clearing about $500 per month. He owns the sore building and other property in Boley and is a widower, in the market for a good wife.
The Boley Daily Market.
Perhaps there is no enterprise in Boley better and more favorably known than the above styled business which is operated by Wm. Hazel the sole proprietor. The fixtures alone in this store are valued at $15,000 and the stock at $10,000, which is a conservative estimate. Fine people are employed daily to handle the enormous trade. The volume of the monthly sales average about $5,000. Mr. Hazef fanded in Boley 12 years ago, and went into business. After a few months he failed, but his credit was still good
Men's King Quality shoes in kangaroo. Swing and straight lasts, black or brown. Priced special at ... $9.50 Boys' and Girls' school shoes. A very large line and all of the very best grades. Priced special at $2.89 to $5 SPECIAL ON 20 WOMEN'S COATS For Saturday one lot of 25 new Fall coats will be offered special. Included are plush coats with astra-kahn trimmings. Not a coat worth less than $30. Your choice at $24.85
MILLINERY SPECIALS
Velvet and Velour hats in tailored
and sport modes. All fall shades.
Regular $7.50, sellers. For Saturday
.....$5.00
One lot of trimmed Velvet hats. Saitable for semi-dress and street wear.
All $10 values, for aSturday at .....$7.50
ONE LOT BLANKETS
ONE LOT BLANKETS
$4.50 value while they last, at $3.45
Other blankets priced $4.95, $5.50 and
Priced $2.95, $3.45, $4.95 and $5.45
Unbleached muslin extra quality. 1
RDALE
Main Street
or Price Store."
and he soon re-established himself in business and is now considered a very successful business man. Mr. Hazel is also city treasurer. Besides his business place and his home Mr. Hazel owns 80 acres of good farm land which he cultivates.
SPLENDID EXAMPLE OF COLORED FIGHTING BLOOD
Kid Checkrs, the Colored actor, who enlisted at New Port News, Va., and was later transferred to the Canadian army, has arrived in Chi-
Special Dispensati
Now On
Knights of P
In TU
Do Vonr BIT by
Special Dispensation. Joning Fee $3.
Now On In The Knights of Pythias Lodges In TULSA. Do Yonr BIT by Joining NOW
FOR PARTICULARS SEE:
J. H. ROLLERS
523 N. Greenwood St.
DR. CHAS
PHONE 1463
W. C. REID
W. C. REID INVE
Farm
Escoe Building—Ground Floor.
If You Are Looking For Real
THE TULSA HOUSEHOUSE
16 South
We Sell, Buy And Exchange Furn
Telephone 1106
If You Are Looking For Real Bargains in Furniture Just Visit
THE TULSA HOUSEHOLD SUPPLY COMPANY,
16 South Main Street
We Sell, Buy And Exchange Furniture... Our Prices Are Just Right.
Telephone 1106
JOHN T. MILLER, Proprietor.
YOUNKMAN'S RE
Hotel Brady Tulsa,
Have Your Prescriptions Filled
We handle all kinds of Rubber
to Your
KODAKS A
Remember
POST OFFICE
IN THE B
YOUNKMAN'S RED CROSS PHARMACY
(Special to Star.)
yard wide, our 35c value .....28c
FEATHER PILLOWS
3½ lb., size 19×26, and our $4.00
value. Per yard at .....$2.95
BATH ROBES
One lot of new arrivals in bath
robes, offered for Saturday at from
$5.50, $6.50, $7.50, $8.50 and $10.00
MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING
SECTION
Offers the Following Specials
In fine wool fabrics and new Fall
shades. On sale Saturday at follow-
ing prices—
Regular $20.00 suits for .....$14.85
Regular $22.50 suits for .....$17.50
Regular $27.50 suits for .....$22.50
BOYS' SUITS
In ages 3 to 8 years we offer a large lot of boys' suits that regularly sold for $6.50, at special price at $ .55.50 Boys' Corduroy suits; ages 8 to 18 years. Two pair of trousers. Regular $12.50 sellers. Special at $ .9.95
MEN'S OUTING NIGHT SHIRTS
Men's outing night shirts in many, many different colorings; regular $2.25 values for this week at $ .18.99
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cago, having killed 10 German soldiers during his four months' transfer. He was sent back to Plattsburg, N. Y., to the barracks there a wounded man. He was afterwards honorably discharged with ten credit credentials which he wore on his arrival. His Canadian uniform and medals attracted such wide attention that he was besieged by a crowd which followed him into a restaurant where the police had to be called to disperse the curiosity seekers who clamored to see him. It is intimated that the kid is literally and internally shot to pieces, a nervous wreck who cannot live very
on. Joning Fee $3.
In The
ythias Lodges
LSA.
Joining NOW
OR
B. WICKHAM,
Grand Chancellor.
BOX 994, MUSKOGEE, OKLA.
G. H. AMBROSE
STMENT COMPANY
Lands and Loans
—Ground Floor.
Bargains in Furniture Just Visit
OLD SUPPLY COMPANY,
iture... Our Prices Are Just Right.
CROSS PHARMACY
Oklahoma Phone 887
and Here Correctly and at Right
Goods, Trusses, Elastic Stockings
Measure.
AND SUPPLIES
Or It Is The
DRUG STORE
READY HOTEL
Ed G. HOWARD
107 N. Greenwood St
HOME UNDERTAKING CO.—NO.2 UNDERTAKERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS
AUTOMOBILE HEARSE AND UP-TO-DATE SERVICE
We Carry a Complete Line of Up-to-date Furnishings
W. RAGSDALE, MGR.
Phones: Day, 4280; Night, 3529
TULSA, OKLA
THE ANDERSON GROCERY
long. The windy city actors are to give him a benefit at an early date.
Mr. Jesse Jones in the Gurley Addition who was severely cut last Saturday on several places of his body is able to be up. Mr. Jones received one wound on his right breast that extended into the cavity. He is under the treatment of Dr. C. E. Smith.
THE SOUIS OR ERRING SOLDIERS
They've gone forever to the passport grave,
The souls of erring soldiers black and brave,
To where all men the greater Judge will met
On judgement day, there at the mercy seat
Twas ever thus, the earthly cause to be,
Tried, tempted and deprived of Liberty,
That in the path of rectitude they erred,
At San Antonio where the nation's blurred.
The God who rules the earth and sky and sea,
Will right all racial wrongs, "We call on Thee."
To grant us justice at the seat or war That prejudice at home will be no more. —SYLVESTER BUSSELL.
Tombstone Maker
Any one wishing to have one made call and see me. I am pleased to show yousome of my work. Satisfaction Guaranteed. J. H. ADAMS Phone 5211. 408 E. Easton St. Tulsa, Okla
S. W. RUCKER
CONTRACTOR and BUILDER
of Lumber and Brick
Plans and Estimates Furnished
R. F. D. No 6.
Bullette St., Tulsa, Okla.
GO TO
THE ECONOMY BARBERSHOP
For Service and Prices
Hair Cut 25cts., Shave 10cts.
Miss Elizabeth Stokes, Prop.
606 E. Archer St., Tulsa, Okla.
GETER & NUNLEY
The Colboted Haberdasher
Special Line of Ladies Hosiery and
Notions
John Geter Chas. Nunley
Ppoprietors.
Hotel Givens
Quiet as a Mouse
Safe as a Bank
Bring Your Family
MR. and MRS. R. A. GIVINGS
The Jewelers
226-226 Elgin Phone 2137
Muskogee, Okla.
HOME UNDERTAKERS
UNDERTAKERS AND
AUTOMOBILE HEARSE AND
We Carry a Complete Line
W. RAGSE
Phones: Day, 4280; Night, 3529
THE ANDERSON
We are dealers in First-Class Line
Orders and Deliver Promptly.
We cater to our customers. We
L. C. ANDEH
Phone 2475.
A.
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Mr. Ben Owens, who was shot in the Garley Addition last Sunday, is improving nicely. He was attended by Dr. C. E. Smith and A. C. Jackson.
Castella Webb who has been confined to her bed for 10 days is out of danger of influenza. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Staley Webb. Dr. Key has wasted no time in attending her with medical aid.
FOR
CLEANING, PRESSING, RE-
PAIRING
Evans Tailoring Co.
IS THE PLACE
Suits Cleaned and Pressed and Delivered to you in a short time.
H. D. EVANS, Prop.
Phone 3787
609 E. Archer St., Tulsa, Okla.
Dr. J. J. McKEEVER
DENTIST
Phone 4843
You Are Welcome at All Times.
HOTTENTOT HEALTH
HOME HOTTENTOT
BATHS ETC.
..For Rheumatism., Pneumonia,
Female Complaints, Old Sores and
Clerks. Located 3 Miles Northeast of The City.
C. DEARMAN,
Medical Research Scientist, in Charge.
Telephone 533-J.
Real Estate Money to Loan
Bought & Sold
E. I. SADDLER
Attorney at Law
Practice in all the Courts to the State of Oklahoma, both State and Federal. Bond furnished clients on application.
Office hours:
8:30 a. m. to 6:30 p. m.
Office Red Wing Hotel
THE POPULAR STORE
A Full Line of First Class DRY GOODS, GROCERIES AND FRESH MEATS This is the oldest store in the Fairview Addition. We have just moved into our New Quarters. Give us a trial. We will treat you right. J. H. Lewis, Prop.
MUST SELL AT ONCE
One Conner Lot, 50x140, for sale,
East Front, Fairview Addition,
506 N. Lanig St.
Call on C. J. JENNINGS
Phone 393 702 S. Main.
MRS. RUE HARDEMAN
512 N. Frankfort
SHRDLUCMFWYPWYP
TREATMENT of the HAIR and
SCALP a SPECIALTY
PORO SYSTEM OF HAIR CULTURE
TAKING CO.—NO. 2
AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS
AND UP-TO-DATE SERVICE
line of Up-to-date Furnishings
SDALE, MGR.
9 TULSA, OKLA.
SON GROCERY
line of Groceries and Market Meats.
Try us when you order again.
We give Special Attention to All
ERSON, Prop.
501 North Greenwood Avenue.
WELL'S
Quick Lunch Cafe No.1. Is still serving the BEST the market affords. In better shape than ever to look after our trade. TRY ONE OF OUR 25CT. DINNERS Due to the Large Volume of Business, Was Compelled to Close WELL'S QUICK LUNCH CAFE NO.2, Anc' all The Patrons of That Place Are Asked to EAT AT NO.1 129 N. Greenwood St., Tulsa, Okla.
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AIGHBORS
Mes. Loula Williams has been
Numbered among this indisposed
Dou't stop praying simply because
the churches are temporarily closed
Mr, 4. W. Walls of Coffeyville, is
inthe city visiting Mr. and) Mes. ©,
Hh. baton,
Become a reader of the Star and
help us make the paper a power for
the race,
Me. BUTE MeClain is in Kansas City
at the bedside of his wife, who has
been quite itl,
Mr. Hardy, who conducts a eafe
on Greenwood, was among those
who visited Muskogee last week,
Keeping the body clean is one ol
the inmost important things te com
bat the epidemic influenza,
Mrs. Frank Payne hay been con
fined te her room on account of iL
ness for about two weeks.
Phone 9st if you know anything
locally, we are ansioas to give all
the news all the time
Mr. 6. He Baton, a resident of the,
Rooker Washington addition is on
the sick Hist having taken his bed Last
Saturday,
Miss Daisey Holman of N. Cinnati,
took seriously ill Sunday — evening
and is now confined to her bed with
symptoms of influenza
Mrs, Brown one of the popular
teachers in the Sand Springs school
has been ill for several days,
Mr. Jo. Lockard, who has one of
the best patronized cates in the city
located at 316 FB. Archer street, gave
usa job of printing today, He keeps
what the public want and sells it
right.
Miss Daisy Halman of this city is
seriously iL at her home on north
Cincinnati haying been sudtenly af
fected Sunday evening,
Mrs, Gertrude Davis of the Liberty
addition has been iE for the past few
days suffering with ha grip.
If you give us your hearty sup:
port we will more than double our
energies in the suport of the Colored
people, A newspaper is a necessity
in a community and the sooner our
people realize the importance of a
hewspaper the sooner the race will
begin the upper elimb, We want
your news and your business,
YC. Daufit, a Tulsa boy who went
to Can Dodge from this city, Tas
been transferred to Camp Grant,
Phis young man has made good aud
is now a corporal with 150 men in
his charge,
A white iain was found badly ent
and beaten two miles from town
early Monday morning, When found
the man could not speak, but the
crime was immediately charged up
to some unknown Negro.
Hall of Sand Springs Loldge No.
We AB and A. Ma through Mr. t.
TL Smitherman gave us an order for
cards this week.
t touching the
etc, but if you t afford t
ake r ident
[vk please don’t send the
ALL PUBLIC PLACES ORDERED
CLOSED TILL SPLU" IS PASSED
Due to the rapid spread of the in
fluenza epidemic in Tulsa there being
now more than S000 cases of the de
sease in the city, all public places in
the city, such as churches, theatres
and sehools, have been ordered clos
ed until the desease has spent its
force,
The Darrow Music Compiny, one
of the representative white firms of
this city has favored our office with
considerable printing this week
This firm is not only grateful for
the large patronage they enjoy from
‘the Colored people of the city, but
they manifest « spirit of fairness by
patronizing our business, not simply
because itis operated by Colored
mien, ofcourse, but because they re-
alize the fact that we do printing as
well and as cheap as any other print
shop in town.
dives Kinlow of Gurley Hill addi
tion, who died of typhoid fever
Monday was burried this afternoon
by flores Uilortiltiie conipanye
Dr Hd. Watson, one of our lead
ing physicians, favored The Star
with an order for job printing this
week.
Mrs, ‘Thomas, 301 N. Ester street,
who has been on the sick list sev
eral days iy rapidly improving under
the care of her mother who is here
from Newberg Kansas
Mrs. Clariece ‘Tinsey and daughter
returned Tuesday from Colorado af
ter an absence of three months, Her
many friends are delighted to have
her back
Mr. Billy MeChiin, the Assistant
Health officer of Tulsa who has been
in Kansas City for a few days is now
at home and is seen at his dutios
among the people.
PE PRUEE MAN PURCHASED
THE MeGREGORY PROPERTY
Me. We 1b Sinith our popular
fruit dealer, purchased the MeGrego-
ry property on N. Greenwood St, this.
week for a-eash consideration of
S000 Mr, Sunith, only a few weeks
age bought a farm in Wagoner coun
ty and) this week purehased the
ibove named property, He inform:
cd the seribe that he hud plenty of
faith in the future of Tulsa and did
hot mind investing in real estate.
This gentleman is one of the most
successful fruit dealers to be found
sny where, and we are indeed proud
of his stecess.
THE law picked up two or three
Colored women here this week who
itis suid are avowed erooks, and
who had been doing considerable
“left handed” work, — Let the good
work go on,
Mrs, Joseph J, Jackson paid our of
fice a business visit Tuesday and left
us an order for job printing
Fire in an old building on Hartford
Street used as a “ware house” called
out the fire department en Tuesday
Very little damage was done,
Editor A. J. Smitherman left Tues
day for Okmulgee and other points
looking after business matters.
Mrs, Hattie Carter entertained the
ladies of the Ladies Aid Society of
Wesley Chapel M. EB. Chureh Tues
day.
Prof. J. BR. Johnson, the big man.
from Taft, where he is supervisor
of the state schools, was her eThars
day, shaking hands with his many
friends. After six years at Taft, Mr.
Johnson has brought that school out
of a deplorable condition to the only
self supporting state institue in Ok-
lahoma, ‘This wice-awake educator
informed us that he had 188 child
ren, all eating as though we were
not at war, ills school is clear of
debt, Me. Johnson having just paid
off a $700 note, and had in his jeans
Hf crisp S100 bills to turn over to
the board of affairs when he reached
Oklahoma City. He stated that his
store house was stocked from top
to bottom and hat the health at the
school was excellent, There are two
ay brick buildings, erected ata
eost of 856,000, and new water works
whieh cost $10,000, ‘The erops at
the school are in fine shape and all
in all he had no kiek to make,
~ Draftees are being called daily be-
fore the examining board.
A motion was offered by Deacon
Gurley last Sunday that the Rirst
Baptist chureh buy Liberty Bonds
Which was passed unanimously.
Mr. .T, Bumgarner, a popular
furniture man, died here today from
the Spanish influenza,
The various churehes are rallying
fo iMss Ester in making her school
for small children a success.
There is considerable sickness in
our city, and our physicians are kept
going.
Mr. BL W. Woodward called at the
Star office and gave us a nice order
of job printing.
The Red Wing Drug Store favored
the Star with a nice order of Com-
iiercial printing this week. ‘The
owner, Dr, Win, Kyle, believes the
‘way tomuake a Negro enterprise a
success is to spend something with
ry
Dr. AOE. Bryant and his eo-work~
ers in the Liberty Bond drive, are
bringing things about, and already
tore than $30,000 have been raised
among our people, Among those
who have sold lirge sums of bonds
includes Dr. Bryant, Thos, R, Gentry,
Barney Cleaver and others.
Mr, Henry Perkins who has net
only won the name of a good barber
but as being in the A. felass on dis-
pensing hot air, visited Parsons,
Cherryvalle and Inderpendence,
Kansas, recently, “Perk” iy a jolly
chap, well met
Grand Master B,D. Jeiferson ar:
rived in the city to be here a day or
so, but due to the epidemic, will re-
turn-on the 8 o'clock train to Musko-
gee, He was on his annual visit, but
informed us that he would return
home and remain there until the
Spanish Influenza had been stamped
out.
Rey. GL, Netherland, who spent
Sunday with his folks at Clarksville
Oklshoma, where he is pastoring,
the First Babtist Charch, reporst-a
great day, having raised $85.00 and
plenned for a 6-Day Chautauqua to
be held at) Clarksville, beginning
Now. 1. ‘These good people are mak-
ing exclusive preparations to enter-
tain all who attend, assuring them
a treat of the rarest kind, Program
for the occasion will follow later,
With this issue, Mr. Filmore sev-
ers his connections with the tSar as
cireulating manager and rM. Wil-
Hiams, who has been assisting, be-
comes cireulator, We ask all of our
people to co-operate with rM. Wil
Hiams and let us have a strong daily.
Dr. Jackson the chiropodist, was
wer from Claremore this week
Vhis gentleman has a large number
f patients here, and he is making
good because he pleases them,
OUR STOTTERIE”
During the month of September
the following pupils were regular
ittendants of our “Totterie” whieh
opened in the basement of Mt, Zion
Baptist chureh the 16th ult: Web-
ster Adams, Earl Bostie, James Du-
vant, James Hawkins, J. EB. Hardy,
Crawford J. Lydles, Qdis Miles, Ju-
lius A. Moran, eGorge Pyles, Murl
Pyles, Delmas Smitherman, Bryant
Thompson, Jack Wren, Urnal Gar-
vett, John Mosley, Alpha Clay, Diette
Jamerson, Catherine Dunlap, Earn:
estine Adams, Thelma Brown, Ethel
DP. olllnes, Ardelia Johnson, Amanda
1. Lydles, Burrel Garner, Georgia 1.
Coley.
We regret that on account of the
epidemic now raging in the city we
are forced to close temporarily,
CARD OF THANKS
J wish to thank the patrons of our
Fatlerie for faithfulness and pa-
tience, TL wish also to thank the
pastors and members of the First
Baptist, Vernon chapel A. MoE.
and Mt. Zion Baptist churches for
liberal cash donations and hearty
expressions. of co-operation in’ the
work for the future, Respectfully,
AL MAE EASTER,
Mr. Howard Harrison came into
the office yesterday and joined our
large family of daily readers, He
says he certainly enjoys reading the
Star and we beleive it because he
pays for it,
Mr, and Mrs, John Shirley arrived
in the city Sunday from Camp Dodge
Mr, Shirkey has been discharged
from military duty and will now re-
side in Tulsa,
District court opened up yester-
day and the mills of the gods are bu-
sy grinding out justice,
creases or evictions without the full
permission of the local authorities.
Western Univ it
QUINDARO, KANSAS. ¥
Will Open Its Fall Term on Monday, September 9, 1918.
Write for Catalog and Application Blank Now.
' NBW FEATURES
Several thousand dollars worth of new equipment installed. A revised and improved
Commercial Course answering the present day demands.
A number of new Teache have been added; together with new departments
making it possible to give better instruction wlong all lines.
OUR FOUR-YEAR ACADEMIC COURSE has been revised and a one-year Normal
course added, and approved by the State Board of Education, allowing a gt aduate a
Certificate with the privilege of teaching in the State of Kansas, Certificate renew
nlite Gvery. [wo Yienes
Special attention given to Military Trajning and War Work for male Students.
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Trade Courses, 2 years ‘Theological, 3 years Music, 4 years
Nurse Training, 3 years
Greatest Institution in the West for
Practical Training.
For Catalogue and other Information write
. = > ~ President,
BP. Jesse I eck, Quindaro, Kansas.
“PLU EPIDEMIC
RAGES IN TULSA
The Spanish influenza whieh has
caused a nation-wide seare during
the last week or so is now raging in
Tulsa,
According to a statement made
this morning by @ prominent physi-
cian there are not less than 3,000
cases in Tulsa now and there is
much danger of this number increas
ing unles some drastic action is taken
to cheek it.
‘Two Colored people died with the
disease yesterday, They were James
Sanders, 106 N. Greenwood and Alex
Mahue, 317 N. Ester.
| Deaths reported by Home Under-
taking parlors since aSturday are
Mrs, Lena aWshington 506 N. Elgin
and Eddie MeGee age 13, N. Frank-
fort.
‘The Sand Springs Colored school
of which rPof. Lane is principal, has
been closed on account of Spanish
influenza.
| Mr. We. Cook and Ms, Perry-
man, both of Sand Springs, are at
Booker Washington haspital for
treatment
Mrs. Christine Flowers and baby
Homer, La, are in the city, visiting
their aunt, rMs. Lillie Love, of 301
N. Cincinnati street, They will be
here several days.
Mrs. Elnora’ Clark, Mr. Will
Cherry and wife, Miss Katie Cherry,
Mes, Emanuel Cherry made up a
jolly party to the Muskogee fair last
Friday and returned Sunday after-
noon, ‘They made the trip in’ Mr,
Cherry's ear,
Mrs, A. R. Malone, and daughter,
Mrs. Mills, returned from Kansas
City and reports a pleasant trip.
Mrs. J. HL. Lewis, one of our popu-
lar business ladies, stuck a nail in
her foot recently, which is giving
her much pain.
James Sanders, who returned from
At his mother's home 406 N. Green-
the training camp a week ago, died
wood street, Sunday at 1 a.m
o'clock. Deceased was a member of
the U. BF, and the Hod Carriers’
union and at this writing arrange-
ments for the funeral had not been
arranged, however, it will be looked
after by Jackson and Goodwin, the
undertakers,
The Washington High school of
‘Tulsa and the Manual ‘Training High
school of Muskogee will tie up ina
football game rFiday evening, Oct.
7, and Prof. Magill is whipping his
boys’ ‘in shape to give Muskogee the
threshing of its life so far as foot-
ball is concerned,
Mr. Jim Cherry is suffering with
Spanish influenza; he called Dr.
Johnson of Coweta, to treat him last
Sunday night,
Mr. Dixie Henderson, owner of the
Dixie Taxi line, was in today and
gave us an order for printing cards.
Mr, Robinson was called to Web-
ber Falls, Okla, on account of the
serious illness of a daughter, He
left Monday morning.
There were six deaths in the Sand
Springs hospital from the Spanish in-
fluenza so we are informed.
Mrs. Arthus Burrell is numbered
among those who are sick this week.
TO CELEBRATE PASTOR'S THIRD
YEAR IN TULSA
For one week beginning October
15 and ending Qetober October 21
there well be a big feast of every
thing wood served at the A, Me be
church, ‘The occassion will mark
ihe closing of the pastor's third year
in Tulsa and will be given in his hon-
ov and out of appreciation of his ser-
vices. There is a well defined move
ment under way now’by the leaders
of the chureh to have Rey. Tucker
returned here for another year,
VO PROTECT SCHOOL CHILDREN
Mrs. H.W. Ragsdale, wife of the
undertaker, has been authorized to
take charge of the pupils of both
Colored schools for the purpose of
spraying their noses and watching
for symptoms of the dread disease.
CUTTING AND SHOOTING
MA YPROVE FATAL
Wane of Crime Epidemic Strick
‘Tulsa Saturday Night and Re-
mained ‘Through Sunday.
Not satisfied with the curse of the
“flu” epidemic whieh has been rag
ing in Tulsa the last few days, the
Gods of fate overspread the city
Saturday night) with a wane of
crime which resulted in the probably
fatal cutting of Jesse Jones, a man
known as “Arkansas” by Charlie
Carter, familiarly known as “Charlie
the ‘choc’ man.” Sunday (yester-
day), Ben Owens was seriously shot
with a shotgun by Lewis Harris, A
number of minor fights were report-
ed from various localities but as yet
no fatalities has resulted.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH RAISE
$317 IN SUNDAY'S RALLY
i
In the rally at the First Baptist
church yesterday 8317 was raised by
the deacons and trustee of the
chureh to be used in the construction
of the new edifice which is now un-
der way. According to a statement
made today by deacon O. W, Gurley,
this is only a small part of the money
to be raised in the present rally,
Rev. CR. Tucker, the popuiar pas-
tor of the A.M. E. ehurch will leave
for St. Louis at 610 p,m. today to
spend a week in the interest of his
Mrs Mayine ‘T. Hutchins, secretary
for the burial department of the In-
trrnational Order of Twelve, was
first to patronized the office with
job work this week,
Mrs. Will Cherry, arter a week's
visit to Texas, returned home last
week, While in the Lone Star state
Mrs. Cherry adopted a little girl
whose father has gone to France to
fight for Uncle Sam.
PERSONAL APPEARANCE very
often fixes our status in the mind of
public opinion. Many of us are en-
lirely too careless about our appear:
ance in public places and on the pub:
lic streets, The Dallas Express touch-
ing on the same subject in its last is-
sue says:
“Time and time again we have eall-
ed the attention of the working Col-
ored man and woman to the necessi.
ty of appearing on the street and. in
the street cars in respectable attire
after working hours. After your
work is done, kinder fix up yoursell
so as to make yourself presentable,
before going in the streets, Clothes
do not make the man, but oftimes
they proclaim him.”
(Hirst Published: in’ Tulsa Week
Star, October 5, 1918.)
State of Oklahoma, County of Tul
IN THE SUPERLOR COURT ©
TULSA COUNTY, STATE OF
OKLAHOMA,
Glenn Miles, plaintiff, ys. Lubott
Miles, defendant. No. 5753.
The tSate of Oklahoma, to Lubett
Miles:
Take notice that you have bev
sued in the above named court |
Glen Miles the said plaintiff, for «
vorce, on the grounds of gross ne
Ject of duty, extreme cruelty ar
abandonment, praying for a full at
complete separation from you at
you the said defendant, must ansy«
the petition filed herein by sa
plaintify on or before the tthe d
of November, 118, or said petitiv
will be taken as true, and judguie
for plaintiff will be rendered «
cordingly.
Dated this the 40th day of Septer
ber, 1918.
(Seal)
PRANK INGRAHAM,
Court Cle:
ET. SADDLER,
Mitorney for plaintiff,
By HATTIE MAY PO&DY
Deput
COLORED un 10 Be EMPLOY
| ED AS STREET CAR CONgUC
TORS IN OHIO
CLEAVELAND, OHLO, Oct. 7-4
cording to a statement made here t
day by an official of the street rai
way company, commencing Nove
ber Ist Colored men will be consi
ered as cmployces of the company i
very capacity they are able to. fil
including mortormen and conduc
tors.
OPPORTUNITY FOR A MILITAK
TRAINING
Provost Marshall General Crowde
has issued orders for 2,000 gramme
school graduates from 42. states. ant
the District of Columbia to entrair
Oetober 15 for varions milinury tech
neeal schools, where they will 0
given special military training.
OF this number 980 will be Colores
men who will receive the same mili
tary training as the whites,
Yoluntary induction will be allow
ed until October 12,
RACE RIOT FOLLOWS INSULT
OF COLORED Wom
PETERSBURG, Va, October 7.—Th.
action of a drunken Mexican wht
slapped a Colored woman here today
was the cause of race riot betwee
Colored men and Mexicans whieh re
sulted in the injury of several Mexi
cans and one Colored man, ‘The wo
man’s husband heard of the Mexies
slapping his wife and when he foun
him he proceeded to punish him fo!
his unmanly action, Other Mexican
standing by took up the fight and it
a few minutes real race riot was of
To quell the riot it was necessir’
to call outa company of soldiers t«
the scene, Mexicans have learnes
that it will not be well for them. |
insult Colored women in Petersbur
Mr. Fred Douglass spent last weel
in Muskogee attending the fair,
Miss Cora Hilliard of Muskoge
was a visitor in the city Saturday,
Miss Daisy Williams called at th
office Saturday night and subseribes
for the Star,
Dixon and Dixon the populag hai
inanufacturcrs of Okmulgee. femmre
this office with a nice job of printin,
this week.