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fHE BLACK DISPATCH
I
| EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE BLACK DISPATCH
Box 68, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Phone Maple 818
Entered at the Post Office at Oklahoma City, as second class mall,
under act of March 3, 1879.
One Tear $2.00
Biz Months „_$1.26
Three Month* .75
ro8coe DUNJEE Editor
DRU8ILLA DUNGEE HOUSTON Contributing Editor
FREEDOM FOR ALL FOREVER
MEMBER
FIRST IN
SERVICE
WHAT THE METROPOLITAN KNOWS ABOUT US
In an address before the National Urban League, Louis I. Dublin, sta-
tistician for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, offered some figures,
that to black folk are very Interesting and informing. Mr. Dublin's sub-
ject was: "The Reduction of Mortality Among Colored Policy Holders."
In his introductory statement, Mr. Dublin says that out of the 11,000,000
black folk in America, one and three-fourths million are policy holders In
the Metropolitan. Listen to Mr. Dublin:
"The Company is in a particularly advantageous position to know the
facts of the present status of health of the Colored people. In fact, we know
at the close on each month the essential statistics of mortality among the
whites as well as among the colored policyholders. From figures extendinf
over many years, we know that the death rate of colored persons is about 60
per cent, in excess of that for our white Industrial policyholders. The death
rate varies somewhat from place to place; but, taking the country as a whole
this is about the proportion of the respective mortality ratios of the two
races. The death rate of white policyholders is about 10 per thousand, and
that of the group of insured Negroes about 16 per thousand. The average
length of life of a white male in the Industrial Department is 43 years; that of
a white female, 52 years. The colored male has an expectation of only 37
years, a colored female only 39 years.
It is inevitable that serious consequences should follow from these bare
facts. But, these facts will be more clearly understood as we indicate the
particular diseases and conditions causing these excessive rates of mortality
Tuberculosis of the lungs is the most imoortant cause of death amona
colored people. The death rate is more than twice as high among insured
Negroes as among white policyholders. The disease is a veritable scourge
among young Negroes. At the ages between 10 and 14 years, the tuberculosis
death rate among colored boys is eleven times as high as it is among white
boys of the same ages. Colored girls at the sanve age period show a tubercu
death rate eight times greater than that of white girls: Tuberculosis it
pre-eminently a disease of young persons, but it is especially so among color-
ed people. In fact, the great excess of tuberculosis mortality' among Negroes
is almost entirely limited to the early years of life. After age 35, there is no'
much difference in the effect of the disease in the two races. The disease
runs a more rapid course among Negroes, perhaps, because the power of re
sistence to the disease is much lower among these people than among the
whites. More than five years could be added to the life span of colored oeo
pie if tuberculosis were brought under control.
Other diseases and conditions are also very prevalent among Negroes
Malaria, typhoid fever, syphilis, hookworm infection, have particularly higl
sickness and death rates among Negroes. Whether we look at the record1"
GRO DEAF, DUMB, BLIND AND ORPHAN SCHOOL AT TAFT iS9«7ftn-
th7'°N000 *Tri,the boyS Trainin9 School at McAlester; $55,000 00 for
Schoofgat° Taft?^ Sanltanum at Boley and *9'00™0 for the Negro Girls
.. ,add,tio" t0 *his the House Pa««ed Senate Bill 323, that provides for
I ^"teducatlona! program that the Separate Schools have had since state-
hood. This bill has been signed by the Governor and is now a law. A soecial
s .taVp.v.Th.oWi.;v. rer''Bc' "r""«
- asas is-Aatt 2*53 s w.sx'ii.t
cratic oenate for its failure to receive favorably the Fair Election Law that
was passed in the House during the first days of the session. This law was
of^ince statehood P'eCe °f le8'8lation that the 8tate has been want
Finally, all talk of the House of Representatives adjourning without giv-
ing the Senate due notice is pure bunk. The House had been working all the1
noon of1'April 2nd c0ncurrent resolutio" which called for adjournment at
It adjourned at the agreed hour. In that last week the House of Rep-
resentatives had chopped off over five millions of the pork barrell appropria-
tions that the Senate was holding out for. It is admitted that the Senate
was astounded when they learned that the House had adjourned, they were
thrower body1""5 ^ discounted the inte'"flence and the courage of
If Lieut. Gov. Trapp can explain how he permitted 25 enrolled House' %
bills to lay on h.s desk five long days and die, then the state will know how
it happened to be jimmed out of its profits in the 90-day session
MADAM JESSIE CARTER
SIDELIGHTS OF WASHINGTON
°J. «ax examinations, or the figures of mortality among the policyholders
of the Metropolitan, we find the same fact in evidence, namely, very mucr
rJul It a^°"9 col°red Persons from those diseases and conditions whic!
reflect the sanitary conditions of their environment. It is very likely that this
Hi*I'.Part,y r®sP.on8lb|e for the high tuberculosis rate among them; for sue!
diseases as malaria, typhoid fever, and the others named helo to break dowr
the^resistance of the body arHl make it an easier victim of the tubercle bacil
of "ne,"d" his statement by giving an estimate of the amoun
,o"" h'*m 'M"m" hi-
th. ZZWi" WiSh t0 k"0W whether our health activities have brought aboui
the results we expected. Ten years have oassed and we ought certainly to
°f thC reSU't1SQ< ' am ab,e 10 ®ive « very enco^ragtng epoA
1* year\1911 t0 1919' the death rate amon9 white poiicyhold
cent The tvohoiH^6 a"d amonfl co,ord Policyholders, 9 pe,
1911 Th! typ.hold tfeyer death rate was two-thirds lower in 1919 than ir
1911. The acute infectious diseases of children showed a death ra+e 46 oe
cent lower among white lives and 63 per cent, lower among colored lives Th
lent .nw'8 death ratf 32 per Cent" lower a™"9 white lives and 22 p5r
at sks sa sssrr. st ,?rs ir^rE
earned out has demonstrated that life can be prolonged througt ?erl simole
surancrcoWmianies"be Undertaken anywhere by municipalities and by the in-
AND IN THEIR OWN COURT?
oro lf 3 0irl'S family struck- bruised and mal-treated a Ne
Sreek ThP L £ an aet>ultted in "Pen court, at Frederick, Md this
MUST HAVE SPIED COLLIN TILLERY
ir:as
victions in the courts where whites and blacks clash,
.uchP°™r wi"not rectify ^e
By the Associated Negro Press)
"In times like these, God give us
men," has been the constant prayer
of the people. The men are being giv-
Another example of the type is
the Hon. Myron T. Herrick, of Cleve-
land, Ohio, former governor and for-
mer ambassador to France, who will
again represent this government at
che seat of the world's most humane
epublic (in Europe). Gov. Herrick,
when seen by a representative of the
\ssociated Negro Press, at the White
House, expressed deep concern in the
program of justice being carried out.
On many notable occasions Mr. Her-
•ick has expressed himself on the fol-
ly of racial prejudice, and has public-
ly pointed to France as an example of
l nation that makes merit the guid-
ing force.
Congressman Martin B. Madden, of
Chicago, Illinois, who comes from a
.listrict where the Colored voters are
n the majority, is again active in the
.natter of transportation accomoda-
ions. Congressman Madden has been
working against "Jim Crow" cars for
number of years.
A bill against lynching is to be in
roduced in the House by Congress
man Dyer, of St. Louis, Mo., who hails
rom another district where Colored
voters are "up and doing."
The Senator Penrose statement on
ivil rights is being circulated in Con-
fess, and is still being talked of
3verywhere. Certain southern Demo-
:rats, like Heflin, have put up a big
lowl, claiming many wild things, but
:he Senator has seeming replied:
None of these things move me."
they want to be w-ith white people,
but because it places upon them and
their children by law a badge of in-
feriority which carries with it infer-
ior treatment and opportunities. In
asking for the change of these condi-
tions and the things to which I have
referred, he is not asking for any spec-
ial privilege, for if democracy means
anything at all it means equal oppor-
tunity, protection and rights for every
citizen. And I am glad to say that
there is a large group, which is rapid-
ly increasing in number, of the best
white people of the South who are
working together that the Negro
might be accorded his rights, and
live in peace and security and may
thereby be enabled to contribute their
fullest share towards the highest de-
velopment of the South."
STOMACH LOADED WITH BUL-
F!;SNDARSVHE TmES T0 R0B PIE
Alter ubiug 1*0 year* is nuw
;22 inches long
WONDERFUL HAIR OROWBR
N« M«r*—DANDRUFF.
*• *•«—FALLING HAIR.
No Moro—ITCH INS MALI*.
Nt Moro—TETTER.
N* More—ECZEMA.
•Ivm rtonlth to tho toalp; Pro-
nt— Ertwth af Lang Fluffy
HAIR.
1MB Madam Jaaafa Carter's
-Wanrfarftil Olla.
•-PRICES—i
•ROWING OIL Ma
PRESSING OIL Ma
TEMPLE OIL Ma
AQENTE WANTED
■aalaaa la Stamp far Raply «a
27p1 Glenarm St., Denver, Col.
^ Madam Jessie Carter
t j* j, j, * j,
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Scalp Specialtist
C. J. Walker Syatem—Mrs. J. S. Young, Phone Maple 5271-J
Address: 600 E. 3rd
0 ■ : : : oklahoma city
James Weldon Johnson, Secretary
if the N. A. A. C. P., was received by
^resident Harding, and urged him to
isk Congress for legislation against
lynching. Mr. Johnson informed the
Vssociated Negro Press that for the
lext year the activities of the Na
ional Association will be centered in
Washington, and that he will spent!
i considerable portion of his time
here.
Miss Laura Harlan, social secretary
■o Mrs. Warren G. Harding, is a
laughter of the late Justice Harlan !
)f the Supreme Court, who was one of I
he great friends of justice and Col- 3
)red Americans.
Phil H. Brown, of Hopkinsville, Ky..!
'ias been appointed by Secretary Da-
-is of the Department of Labor, as
Commissioner of Concilation. Mr.
"frown has been sworn in and is func-
tioning at the Labor building.
"The Department of Negro Econo-
mics," which was established under
the Wilson administration, has been
abolished. The Director of this de-
(By the Associated Negro Press)
Memphis, Tenn., April 16.—Anun-
identified Negro about 25 years ot
age was shot and killed at about 1:30
last Monday morning while attempt-
ing to break into the office of the Con-
necticut Pie Company, 100 South 4th
Street, by Will Eagle, the night
watchman. The contents of a double-
barreled shotgun was emptied into
he Negro's stomach. He died in the
patrol wagon while on the way tc
che General Hospital at 1:45 a. m.
Mr. Eagle said that a Negro had
been trying to burglarize the offici
i'or the past thrde or four nights, bu
that each time the attempts were
made the burglar became frightened
and fled. The watchman waited un
il the burglar had broken the loci
and entered the outer door and waf
trying the lock on the door leading in
to the front office. He took stead',
aim and the result was fatal. Patro
men Ike Williams and Sanderson ir
vestigated the case and took somi
burglar tools and a picked lock fron
the burglar's clothing.
LOT FOR SALE
25x140, located between 4th ant'
5th on Kate. Terms $5.00 down and
W.OO per month. Pones Wal. 5642.
1662. Room 234 Terminal Arcadia.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS VISIT
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
Washington, D. C., April 15—Re
cent visitors to Howard Unlversitj
have been His Excellency, Hon
Charles Dunbar Bradley, President o'
the Republic of Liberia; Hon. F. E. R
Johnston, Associate Justice of the Li-
berian Supreme Court; Hon. John L
Morris, former Liberian Secretary of
the Treasury; and Mr. Gabriel L
Dennis, all of whom compose the Li-
berian Plenary Commission now nego-
tiating with the U. S. State and Treas
THE MELROSE
For the Best
SERVICE IN THE CITY AND STATE
Twenty-four Cool, Clean, Newly Decorated Rooma
A HOTEL OF QUALITY AND SERVICE
For the Weary Colored Travelor
MRS. A. l. SMITH, Prop.
TO OUR MANY FRIENDS, CLIENTS AND PATRONS
growing ""V*
firm"ofS,FWl? jTo' aft?r carcrful consideration, combined the
Commission1 and & ^
=a" JiaS£ Ew2°rite our f™"ds
We will still carry our line of Real Estate, Insurance Short
!v?th" the new 'cornpany °" ,0 °Ur Wh0'eSale and 'obbers b"siness
and ^ of the
Sons 3S C He U 3 gradUa,e 0f l-W'toTunivTrMy.
tU8in«" rePutation is clean. He merits your
confidence. The policy of fairness and business integrity, which
the 'new con-tbin'e. Fuhr 4 Oo" wi" ^ ^
partment was Dr. peorge E. Haynes.
Mr. Brown has been active in poli- „ U11U lreas
tics for a number of years, having ury Departments in connection with
oeen in charge of the publicity for the Five Million Dollar ($5 000 000)
Negro publications for four campaigns established by the ' United
in the Republican National Commit- States for the Republic of Liberia in
tee. tMr. Brown is a pioneer newspa
per man.
Inasmuch as such a large number of
the Race are affected by labor condi-
tions, Mr. Brown hopes to do very ef-
fective work in his department. The
position is said to pay $4,100 per year.
t^?bo°nt!ohne ofnodurSbaS "JR is
•" t IS?."","
wHMynchtflecea.aedded C°nStitution' ,oll°— the civ"'war, that day
wager
SHre^cf the G°Vern0r th8t 95 per cent" whBohou0htatVoebeneir
m°taen ®ays that negroes
want social justice. talks
before alabama teachers-
association.
THE BEST LEGISLATURE
Friend Smitherman, of the Tulsa Star takes the i—• . ♦
"""" •< ••••«- '• •«'/.. th.
tat,y« fa,led to care for the Institutional Appropriations, necessary to the run-
ning of the various schools, we point to the record which shows that the House
did pass a grand total of $9,484,427.00 for such purposes and that there was
(By the Associated Neoro Press)
Montgomery. Ala., Aprif 16.—At the
recent meeting of the Alabama Teach
ers Association, which was held in
-his city, one of the sessions was de-
voted to discussions on race relations
-V. w,hIte and colored citizens. The
principal speaker on this occasion
t 8i, f R' Moten- Principal of
S?6 Institute- Dr- -loton spoke
with the utmost frankness on this
subject, plainly and forcibly, and was
applauded frequently by the members I
of both races. He referred to the1
necessity of frankness and confidence
Mon nf ,Puan °f eaCh raCe !3 tfle Solu-
tion of the race problem and set forth
the conditions which to his m-nd
"aused the most friction, at the same
time explaining some of the things
of th^ vC m ll?e 'back of the heads
2**j£rX: Amo°e
1918. President King and Justice
Johnston spoke most effectively to
'he officers, teachers and students of
Howard at the noonday meeting
Tuesday, April 5.
Also Visits Dunbar High School
On the following day. Wednesday,
April 6, these gentlemen were pres-
ented to the students of the Dunbar
High School by Dr. Emmett J. Scott
Secretary-Treasurer of Howard Uni-
versity, who accompanied them. Pres
ent at the exercises, in addition to
Principal Garnett C. Wilkinson, were
Miss Lucy Slowe, Principal of the
Junior High School; Mr. Arthur C
Newman, Principal of the Armstrong
Manual Training School; Mr. Eugene
Clarke, Principal of the Winer Nor-
mal School; Mr. Robert Mattingly
Head of Department of Mathematics
Public High Schools; and the Facul
ty of the Dunbar High Scaool.
Again President King and Justice
Johnston spoke. They urged upon
the students of Dunbar High School a
| closer and a better understanding of
the relations which should exist be-
tween the Colored people of the Uni-
ted States and those to Liberia.
High School Stages Debate
The four English classes invited
President King and his party to be
present at a debate—"Be it resolved
that the credit for Five Million Dol-
lars established by the United States
government for Liberia in 1918 should
be made available at once." The
Our Present Address
327i/2 E. 2nd Street
Respectfully,
FUHR & CO.
Our address after April 11.
3191/2 E. 2nd Street
to give the Liberian visitors some ed against them can prosper, and
° _ .W05.^ education be- every tongue that shall rise up a-
I know one of the chiew reasons
why Negroes are not alwavs as frank .<
■n discussing matter of "discrimina- ?ues,lon %vas ab|y debated by the
tion and injustice with white peonle1 r 8peakers representing each side
:«s they might be. They are afraid ■ he jut,Ke8. awarded the debate to
that these people will immediately i lAe at"j'mal've side of the discussion,
jump to the conclusion that they are' tbe debate President King and
arguing for 'social equality.' which is' £".:_*fre_?iv®n a ,uncbeon by the
, nine
the most misused and confused
predion in all discussions of race re
'aat,0"f }'et me say with all empha
sis possible that no: one Negro in
ten thousand ever raised the ques-
tion of social equality.' What thev
want is equal protection, equal civic
rights, equal opportunity, and equal
AH IU-qI innol ^
Principal and Faculty of the Dunbar
ing carried on in Washington for the
Colored people of the District of Col-
umbia and for the Nation.
Some Other Visitors
Other recent visitors to Howard
University have been Dr. W. E. B.
DuBois, Director of Research; Mr
James Weldon Johnson, Executive
Secretary and Dr. R. M. Bagnall. Field
of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People. Dr
DuBois spoke to the student body at
one of the noon meetings, while Mr
Johnson spoke under the auspices of
the student branch of the N. A. A. C.
P. Another notable visitor during the
month was Mr. Teizo To.ra, of the Im-
penal University of Tokyia, Japan.
Mr. Toda is a student of educational
methods and included Howard Uni-
versity among the schools to be stud-
ied by him.
NATIONAL RACE CONGRESS
The reason why the National Race
Congress of America commends it-
self to the thoughtful colored people
of the United States is because it is
manned from head to foot by compe-
tent colored officers. Secondly be-
cause the Congress makes the strong-
est appeal to every colored man and
woman who has a spark of Race pride
in them to assist in the developement
nf their own people along the lines
of self-government, and thereby pro-
mote efficiency in practical leadership
ss well as promote useful places of
smployment for their sons and daugh-
ers. The National Race Congress
like evepr other organization has had
•ts knockers and critics from time to
time. The officers of the Congress
£nnoTr- •dO.n0t object ,0 fair and
honest criticism, on the other hand
in8/ . Cr iDVite il A"y organiza-
tion that cannot stand the acid test
and survive just criticism ought to
die and be buried beyond the hope of
resurrection. Every great organiza-
tion known to the history of the world
has had its critics, the caurch not
excepted. Every great leader of the
people from Mcses of ancient Israel
gainst them in judgment shall be con-
demned. The motto of the National
Race Congress is "Do right and fear
not." If right is right since God is
is right, then right the cay will win.
To doubt would be disloyalty, to fal-
ter would be sin.
The Local Committee of the Na-
tional Race Congress is entuused now
as never before in its history at the
bright outlook that is before the Con-
gress. The largest crowd that has
ever assembled at the National Con-
gress in the District of Columbia will
meet here on the 4th of May next.
I he Local Committee held a most en-
thusiastic meeting at headquarters a
few days ago, among the other things-
decided upon was to instruct the Ju-
diciary Committee of the Congress to
wa t upon the Attorney General of the
United States and file with the De-
partment of Justice their protest a-
gamst the peonage atrocities of Geor-
gia and other Southern States, and if
,n,?in,°U, 11 Wiie t0 d0 80' t0 appoint
colored men where ever advisable to
help ferret out the perpetrators of
>.hese awful crimes. The Legislative
committee was instructed to wait up.
on the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion and file their protest of the Con-
gress against violations of the Inter-
f,al«er laws by the railroads
of the Southern States. The Neero
and Industrial Relations. The Nefro
anr Inter-Racial Relations and the \e
gro and Citizenship will be among the
sublet, discussed by u* Co£i£
Prwident W. . Jernigan and Execu-
te Secretary H. J. Callis are great-
ly enthused over the outlook for a
great meeting in May.
All aboard for Washington. d. C-
o. G. Lampkins. Publicity Agent
,0 *Mch vas aiso in }to ,he present day had to stand abuse
vited the Principals of the above al,d gross mi-representation- even
named public schools. An inspection | the Son of God himse'f could not
of some of the shops and class rooms
of the Armstrong Manual Training
School followed.
provided in this amount FOR LANGSTON UNIVERSITY tlMSOOM- nf* ^Ca.t'°.na,,faci,ilie8 -Woes do not j These visits to Howard University
' ,0bJeCt 10 legal negation because and the Dunbar High School served
due Mrs, p.. f: : at ,ho sUte_
cape it. But like our Saviour, all true
leaders will pray. "Lord, forgive them
for they know not what they do."
"Vengeance is mine, saith the Lord."
No man or set of men thai are right
need fear. No weapon that is form-
(By the Associated Negro Press)
Tuskegee. Ala.. April 15.—The K'tb
Clinical Ccinl,Cf°f ,he Joi,n A. Andrew
wi" be he'd ^ the
f° m a ,^d[eW Mem«rial Hospital
oToX'VV? April 30- inc'usive.
One of the most important features of
the clinic will be the Post Graduate
weeks* t1,;"1 C"end K?
cou^t n, l- arTan?ements for thi>
course Dr. Kennedy has had the con-
stant counsel and advice of Dr U G
, ley. the prominent Chicago Physi-
cian and Surgeon. Dr. Dailey brings
"Pfrience t0 the work and has
a.ready taken a first place among the
Surgeons in the country.
I and It won t be surprising if this com-
I bination should start some
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