The Black Dispatch (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Ed. 1 Friday, April 18, 1919 Page: 1 of 8
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The Langston Regents are all white men, this is the way the Gov' has dodged our porter and bell-hop statemen
Largest circula-
ted Negro jour-
nal in Oklahoma
An Advertisement
in this paper will go
into every state in
the union.
A Paper with a pol-
icy and a purpose.
Us®*7*
FAITH
UTH
We Stand
"For the right of
the voice of men
to be heard in
their own gov-
ernment."
For Democracy that
is an actuality-not
ritualistic
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS OF HA., S. A.. B.. A., AND A.. JURISDICTION OF OKLAHOMA.
We Must Buy Victory Bonds
Black Cop Chases 2nd St. Crap Shooters
A New Era
Presbyterian Church Gives Thousands
to Negro Education
Says "that Man is foolish who Despises or Ignores the
Force of 12,000.00 Negroes and refuses to give
them Christian Training"
rh,Jn°J ,the .be"eflt of u?e Negroes of the United States the Presbyterian
Thi0 win Jllst aPPr°Prlated $400,000 as a part of its New Era program.
Tins will be used under the direction of the Freedmen's Board of the Pres-
byterian Church for the education of the Negro youth of the country!
in announcing its plans the Presbyterian Church says-
and nl HnTn!rP?hT? °fi',e Negr0 soldier' a,ld llis courage, obedience,
a"d con,8ecration of his entire race in this land,
to tollOw our flag, and meet our national responsibility; his ungrudgng and
unbargaining enlistment, despite a justified consciousness of much injusticu
• He ts0fthPg lS1,ren8h7n JT W"rUiy °f °ur confidence and praise
Invp vittnn ^ u . a a has dawned. He has the right to
inH hi tir n m°i'e schools, more aid for the illiterate and unguided, more
and better preachers to offer the true Gospel. We must turn the one-roomed
!n horan c1( ,t0 a neat and attractive home, train Negro men and women
be pure-hearted parents, help the race to clean ambitions, to pure amuse-
ments more elevating conditions, and give the Negro the privilege of develon-
1US and wiUlout unlawful restraint, every talent and every power."
Magazine, official medium of the Presbyterian Church for
J aj' "f appear a special tribute to the Christian Negroes of the United
States, praising them as being patient, forbearing, quiet in spirit obedient to
a:-'nT Se, -Sa:TrifiCing' enduri S a" things for a noble aim The art c e
demands for the Negro recognition of justice and right, and a better future.
• i tu is a Christian, says New Era Magazine, "if he has been trained in
win hp in1t ° and taUght the vaIue and resP°nsibility of a true life he
will help to save our country and the world. That man is foolish who desDises
train?ng/^New°Era°Mag'azine!)0 Negr°eS 8nd ref"8eS to give them Chrl8tian
Kansas City's most prominent Den-
tists, was in Oklahoma City last week,
visiting his wife, who is the Kinder-
garten Instructor in the school sys-
tem here. Dr .Eagelson was one of
the prominent Pythians of the state,
while in Oklahoma, and he was a
patient in Park Sanitarium for his
health for the past few weeks, he re-
ports the Negroes of Kansas City in
a flourishing condition and he 'also
stated that he had an excellent prac-
tice in the Missouri metropolis.
WORLD WAR VETERANS TO
ORGANIZE.
(By the Negro Associated Press)
CAPPER AND CURTIS TALK
MOCRACY TOGETHER.
BOSTON WELCOMES BLACK SOL-
DIER'S RETURN.
(By the Negro Associated Press)
Boston, Mass., April 15. — Jus the
seems a little nearer, and the "door of
opportunity seems a little wider open
ed since Boston welcomed the re-
turned Negro soldiers from France.
There have been welcoming par-
ades held in every section of the Unit-
ed States since the return of the thou-
sands of Negro soldiers, where I hey
covered themselves with honor and
glory. (Washington, D. C., the na-
tion's capital is the only exception).
It is believed, however, that there has
never been a "Welcome Parade" with
the setting of the one in Boston.
Five hundred Colored heroes, manv
of them wearing wound stripes and
decorated for gallantry, took Boston
by storm, and created a world of sent-
iment favorable to equal justice and
hopeful opportunity. In the reviewing
state opposite the State Roase, were
the Governor of Massachusetts, other
public officials, leading citizens of both
Races, and Army officers. Between
the reviewing stand and the State
House stands the world-famous monu-
ment to Col. Robert Gould Shaw and
the never dying heroes of the Civil
War 54th Massachusetts regiment,
that lifted liberty to the pinnacle at
Ft. Wagner. There, indeed, was a
background, fitted to stir the soul.
Imagine the emotions of the onlookers,
and the thoughts of the marching sol-
diers. as they marched at attention
over this historic ground. The crowds
went wild with enthusiasm.
[ Regents Appointed
Governor Side Steps White Democrats
Who Indorse Undesirables
Black Dispatch Forecast Obtains .
i a m-u.overnoI Robertson Thursday named N.E. Fruin Covlo-
J.A Williams Stillwater ; C.M. Campbell, Guthrie and r w'
Rum?, !■" "7 B°ard °f Re*e,,ts 'Lawton 1$:
i ? aet,on o{ the Gov. in not appointing NecroM
pH develops oot of the fact that his office was ctottw
edjip with applications from the wrong sort of Neirroes anri
these applications bore the indorsement of democratic paliticians
EC lit JriTTiK JSfflSS? "ia sai^ tK.veS prominent
(By the Associated Negro Press)
lopeka, Kans., April 15.—For the
first time in their lives as United
States Senators, Senator Charles Cur-
tis and Senator Arthur Cappar ap-
peared here together on the same
platform in the interest of the prog-
ress of the Colored people, at a mam-
moth mass meeting of advancement.
Ihe meeting was under the auspices
of the National As* Nation for the
Advancement of Colored People, Sen-
ator Capper having been president of
Washington"d f TlS'meeUnfwas an inspiring de-
ask^SSKssass
ganizing a permanent body similar to'
port of the Ship Building company,
they have just recently completed a,„ao„
monster structure where they have u- organizations where Southern
motion pictures, reading room, soda , ,!tes ar.e aff.ected. However, it is
the G. A. R„ with the object of in-
cluding all soldiers, sailors and ma-
rines, without regard to rank, religion
or race.
The meeting is the outcome of sev-
eral conferences held in Paris, France
and will be free from politics or sec-
tionalism. Lieut. Col. Roosevolt, son
of the late ex-president, will preside,
and it is expected
will be one of hist.., —
tions in attendance and achievements
It has the backing of all divisions of
the army and navy.
So far as the Negro soldiers and
sailors are concerned, it is the time
to launch a movement of the "equal
and exact justice" for which the boys
in khaki fought in France, bled and
died.
There is every reason to believe
that on the subject of the Negro sol-
diers, there will be much discussion
and side-stepping, as is always the
case in organizations where Southern
WILL FILL VACANCY WITH NEGRO
CITIZEN
(By the Associated Negro Press)
Waco, Texas, April 15.—There is a
general discussion here relative to
the attitude of certain Negro "leaders
on the subject of electing a county
commissioner. The
the ballot. According to law. the1 aruj inti>«hT ",c,,ua'1118 Bai,a lftat several prominent
name will have to be written in. and ■■?h* Rifled Negroes were under the consideration of
here s a very determined movement Governor, but tnat their Selection would have been nrntMt™!
a leading by many Democratic nolihVinn. J1„e4r.en Pro.teste<?
motion pictures, reading room, soda
fountain, pool rooms, lecture rooms,
community socials, entertainments,
gymnasium, shower bath and in addi-
tion they have a large athletic field.
Williams has made good as a Y. M.
C. A. secretary and the ship building
officials are loud in praise of his
efforts.
At the opening exercises of the newi
•«■ — ,d. P„0F. CH„ BVRD RES10NS FR0M
believed that the conviction of justice
is so deeply entrenched li) the minds
and hearts of the people, that due
and proper recognition will be given
the 400,000 Negro boys who laid down
their accustomed civil tasks to take
up guns of death and train to shoot
the enemy back from the landmarks
of liberty and human rights.
..ere s a very determined movement 7"" uu,w"w uul [.n« Meir Selection would have been
to write in the name of a leading by many Democratic politicians who insisted on tHo U«u #
Negro citizen. On the other hand the undesirables Insisted on the selection of
there are a few men who are going
about urging Negro voters not to do .
i at which time he hopes to address wnirnm a n„ >
. the citizens on the aims and purposes teacher of Tamil r t" gr° H„ch001
| of the Kansas Defenso Society. The ingtou recent! v !ii Wash-
| Kansas Defense society is attempting Clir crowded Lot .n ,.,a J0" a 8treet
| to get some relief for the Negro sol- to a wlX 8 P 'l"(1 Kave hlH 8eat
diers of the 24th Infantry who Vera I L?,*h * wo™" whu H"e ™tered,
convicted at Houston, Texas, and they h) i"5f '"w ,and t,PP|llK ls hat. For
; have been able to get the matter into , l;h„eBLer waH r!(ll('",e(1 severely
| the courts for review and before the [ ® ^e«ro' whsreupon Lester
federal board of pardon and clem- j i"1' "" '!e oth,!r '"'in and gave
ency. him a thrashing. For the act of as-
i sault Lester was arrested, and when
LET HURST GO TO THE FUNERAL -t whltes of this section heard of
OF ABSURD CU8TOM 8AY8 'ey began a defense fund for his
: OF JIM re a®e/ ,antI the teacher was finally
by Dr. George D. Jimmerson and other
addresses were made by Col. Matt N.
Lewis, J. H. McGrew, state Y. M. C.
A. Secretaiy and Homer L. Furgerson,
General Manager of the Ship Building
company.
The shipyard in Newport News is
testimonial to Mr. X. Huntington's
belief in the Colored man as an in-
dustrial worker—a men who would be
successful. Mr. Huntington was told
SCHOOL SYSTEM.
PRIEST; THE SHAME OF~jrM
CROWING NEGRO AMERICANS.
permitted to return'here "on prolla
Denton, Texas, April 10, 1919. L-,,_
Ho the Editor of the Black Dispatch: ,S0UTH CAROLINA WILL CARE FOR
Dear FrinnH• V™,- ti COLORED WHITE PLAGUE
VICTIMS
Dear Friend: Your worthy paper'of
u^f.n^r?ate 1,ad an ilrticle entitled
"JIM CROW MUST GO" and you stat-
; ed that Hishop Hurst would be at tlio
(By the Negro Associated Press)
( olumbfa, S. C„ April 15,-The sta
WILLIAMS MAKES GOOD AT NEW-
PORT NEWS.
Prof. Chas. M. Byrd, one of the j
most efficient instructors that the city!
has. resigned from the system the past!
week and according to a statement!
made to a member of the Black Dis-
patch, Monday, he will enter into the 1
study of medicine. Prof. Byrd is a
product of Douglass school and is one'
by many that"i't Vould'bTimposslbie I °rLu^ yTg mC" of the cit>' who has
to build ships with Colored labor I made^good.
The ships now being built, however,! Dr dipVM.u a
afe the equal to any built in the world.! RICKMAN A BOOSTER.
Some of the Colored men who are nr w t ——1— were second to none, why should we merit of conditions among our nennio
one^of Holdenville, HUTTON TO MARRY ONE OF MUSJ 'I'^iminate against them or their and the city in general, Tuesday St
,0T^fi^re,a^L^.oste.r8 °nhel KOGEE'S PROMINENT SOCIETY : ra?.e" . . he arrested two alleged^ho"^ "nr fwiSi1
GIRLS.
H.T. HUTTON
\;uiuicu UC11 IIU al c
working here have been with the
. .. rmrsi wouia De at the ' "."i.iuiu, o. i;„ April 15.—The state
Funeral, the entire Negro Press should "f So,|th Carolina has appropriated
: encourage this move, could we not $,0.°00 for tho purposo of erecting a
an„Ant'Jim Crow Society, with tuberculosis sanitarium on State
Bishop Hurst as President, issue fly grounds, for Negroes of the State To
eaves on this subject for the educa- this amount the Negroes are exnectod
tion of the public, show them how to add $6,000.
■ absurd and undemocratic "JIM CROW-
,Sm" ,s; NEGRO POLICEMAN MAKING GOOD
Now is the opportune time to push Policeman I). W. Fuller lias alren.lv
this issue to a close, Negro soldiers started on bis crusade for the better-
were second to none, why should wo "lent of conditions among our DeoDlo
discriminate ti...... „„ :m>i n,„ « °"r people
company twenty-five years or more, i "V "J ^uel
Ten or more are on the retired list j m?,..!1!?810!1' in adflit,on to giving;
and are receiving one-third of their; ,a la.rge Practice Dr
regular pay. The successful Colored . S Mr and Mr - T- J- Elliott, of Musko-
shipyard workers have built their own SlI T„ n,J w« t k " "? Bee' Oklahoma, announce the engage
sections in the South.
INCORRIGIBLE BOYS HAVE GREAT f, ^ .W'o " U
BALL TEAM. . the People's Paper.
r%e- , M . he arrested'two alieg^ boxTar'fhieves
^ours for the freedom of Negroes, Sylvester Jackson and Lewis Sumnter
RAYMOND VERIMONT. fell into his hands, the white "Seers
Catholic Priest, had been after these men for several
PRE-EASTER HAT ~8ALE. iffii'KJi S'lr'.n'V'X',,:;
. • 4 r A. V. King, who Is also! marriapp tn toiro niona n* *u~. nni.it.1 as if you cannot sfforH a n u< ha* Pirst and Soenmi atM t < . .
We have your hat
RULE HAT 8HOP. We sold more < r wds and those who happen "to^be
(By the Negro Associated Press)
Hampton, Va., April 15.—There are
4.500 Colored men working in the
Newport News Ship Building company.
This is the largest force of skilled
Colored men and the highest paid
group of Colored men working any-
where in industry. The shipbuilding
plant is a memorial to Collis P. Hunt-
ington. who showed himself a friend
to Hampton institute and the Race.
Alexander F. Williams, formerly of
Oklahoma City, and a graduate of Fisk
University, is the Executive Secretary CITY.
of the Y. M. C. A. at Newport News. r,r A. R. Eagelson. formerly of
which is under the direction and sup-Guthrie, Oklahoma and now one of
The base ball team at the State
School for Incorrigible Boys at Mc-
Alester is perhaps the best in the
state. They have not lost a game this
season and recently they beat the
i ,7 ivi\.iviu«u iiiuai niGnt or their sister Miss T, \t nui. ■ en m
be given the credit for finding for us esta Elliott, to Mr. H. T Hutton one —
have° Master^1 ,we of Sapu,i)as Promlnent merchants, th^ f ^ont #tay in Easte. ucc«use you ui minors who infest east
1 Ininimp'r whan ^ I A marriage to take place, at the palatial 1® you cannot afford a new hat. Hrst and Second street each night
thipeoDle'sPauer C°meS t0 PUSh'nBhome of the hide's brother, "in the * the G0LDEN a"d rk°."'e unsafo 'oT theiSe
I city of Muskogee, April 23rd, 1919. the f "AT 8H0P- We sold more , r, wds and those who happen to be
bride is one of the most prominent! " m®nth than we "o'"1 'a«t "ut la,e on business, crap games have
and beautiful girls of Muskogee so- ®"mmer- and we are going to sell more been openly staged in the mlddst «f
: ciety and Mr. Hutton, her liancee, is „ J"e.r eL*,7!®"th' We want y°u ' street around the intersec-
of the best known men in the 1°,. SATURDAY to our $1.00 ? , .if" ren,r I 'or a long
offlcerbwUhCZ,etCtoefd,the 1 - - °* "ew- ,-hape# "Mortage
DID NOT PREVENT LYNCHING.
(By the Negro Associated Press)
. . . r,WJ state, he is connected, as a Grand lodge °.f fre,h "ew hape« is a ""ticeable shortage
Fflmnno «iH 7" rl ",c Jackson, Miss.. April 15 —C J Tur- offlcer wi,h most of the strongest fra- j *.t !or A """iber of shapes "',/'e n"lnbers who have been congre-
fi " AIJdprso!1 tea.m.5 to 3 and on ] ner. Sheriff of Humphreys county is ternal or,iers in ^lahoma and Is at ETiT' * V«T r°"n trimmed St{^5 u "De( k" F"'ler has
fine tried in rnnrt P^wnt_a candidate for Grand Master) bu* pa'!Pn"-G0LDENRULE HAT l°b; Every one Is highly
the i Hiv L Zf i,r,. SherilT Humphreys county is! lern:" oraers ,n ""lahoma and Is at LI" ^ p ,"uouVX.. °02en «r"" "ed I'eck" Fuller has
.fam? djy thej defeated the Mc- being tried in court here for not nrp PreRe,,t a candidate for Grand Master' ^half price—GOLDEN-RULE HAT * J n.th® J°b- Every one is highly
These two tea Ins 2, : venting the lyncWng ofaNegr" leuJ ^ 0"<> ^llow order. Miss Eli ot | ®"°P'h 200 S' W.lnut St., Mr^ L. R. J™ ** conditions that
men l i «aM th TT« of Anient is strongly against him 'is at nianagw of her brother's "„ and sHH th° past fe*
is the best in the sfate Rohert JnniL'' .. T7 ' ~°!h J,r.anch^,olh.'n8 establish- 8ANCT,°N B°*D AN° SCRAPE pected ^tter results are to be ex-
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men. It is sai«i that this school team
is the best in the state. Robert Jones
of El Reno is the captain of the team
and there are four Oklahoma City
boys on the team.
EAGELSON HERE FROM KANSASI AU*Htl° «<
CITY. (Representative. It is dated that there
desire to put o the test the
j mammoth branch clothing establish
(By the Negro Associated Press) |ment at Tulsa. This happy couple
Trenton. N. J.. April 15.—For the wi" he at home to their frlends at 315
; first time in the history of the state ! Job"son Street. Sapulpa, Oklahoma.
, a Negro, Isaac Nutter! a leader at af,er April 29th-
Nick Chiles to Speak Later.
'By the Negro Associated Press)
Atlanta. Ga.. April 15 T lat the
white south is willing to bach to the
limit the Negro who continues to^b<r.v Master, P.M. DelflnCV
, and -crape'' when he sees * white T .'J0'" * public Installation of
I l- rson. is attested by a recent occur- U.B.F. & S.M.T. officers at
FPIH P in W ^ : h i n rrinn TI / • DatL .11 f ( it . - _ _ _
"Democracy" so* fr^uenUv Talked ., the famous fighting ed-: ^ «cur- U B.F. & S M .T. officers at
aNiut :. the last •,« years'. ' of *5ellIToP?ka Plain has T' "'.f ^ Washington. D. t which is Bethel's Hill, Thursday Nirht
postponed his visit to Oklahoma City, | havInK "s sequel here. April 24th 1,ljn5Udy
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