The Tulsa Star (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 47, Ed. 1, Saturday, October 19, 1918 Page: 1 of 4
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ri(().(Ii:itIA. WOltlvS K.NOUAM'
eoi.oitmi woman in pponaci:
rnimlhi-il $2.00 Per Week Ilul Max
Paid Vitj l.ltllt- iif'llial Pur Metre
'I linn eighteen Montlm.
Keillor Sniitlic'rman Anil His llrnflicr
Ite-ccues Woman 1'rum l.ifi' f In-
famniM Heiiiilagc.
One would li.it U believe lh.il
sI.imij could pnssihlv exist heie in
Tulsa when- eivilialinu counts for
most . n tit I i Inn i lies .mil i iliii'.iliiniiil
i list Mill iotis .mil whcie men .mil wo
mi'ii of cveiv vvnlk of lift- mo doing
llii'ir utmost In .ii(l our government
in its cffiids Inciiisli Priissianisin in
launpc lull .is sl.it Ming .is it in. i
seem sinli was ntlu.dlv li lie until
S.iturdii) afternoon sluii IMilor A.
J. Smillii'i m.ui ntcnmpauieil li his
lirollu-r Dilutive J. II. Siuithirinan
rescued Mis. Mai) .loliiisim .in old
Coloicd woman who can iieillur
rc.nl nor write from n life of heinel-
ngc hiiiIit one C. II. Kiel n white
m. in cvidcntl) n pi ('( i mini who
resides nt "It! south Denver.
'I he womnn li.nl heen winking for
the Kill fiimiiv about :i je.ir .mil :i
h.ilf dining whiih lime the) ii.ul
p.iiil her ci little moncv hut h.id
liromised to p i her LMllI pir weel..
Her duties ((insisted of cooking for
the f.imilj of fie washing nnil iron-
ing mowing Ihe l.iwn cleaning the
house in fntt ever) Kind of work to
he done iiliout Ihe pl.ne.. She was
not allow id to iissoi i.ite with olheis
of her rine mid Mis. .Iiilmsou told .1
(cil.iin Coloicd woin.in tli.il on one
oee.ission she w.is whippul hce.iuse
she w.is seen wilh other Colon d wo
men in her ueiKhhoihood. She slept
on Ihe flour of Ihe utile in the Kiel
Inline. 'I tie r.imih liroiiKliI Hie Col
ored wom.in heie fiiim ()kmul('ee
where lhc foinieilj lied.
I'lid.iv nflei noon n coiiiiuillei' of
II. ire women who wotk for while
people In the south ( ml in the it in
i I of Ihe Kid f.ilulh e.dled on the
editor of this p.iper to upnrt the
e.ise and to icistcr their indignant
pi otest. The (ditor iiiinuilialeh Kot
lius on the r.ise mid nssisled h his
hrnther Ihe pl.iindtithesui.in locat-
ed the woman. S.iluid.i afternoon
Ihey went to the Kiel home mill
asked to see Ihe Colored woman hut
was loldshe was not llicic.lhereioie
turned In town and went to the po-
lice station and olil.iineil Hie smites
of Chief of l)eidies (ii.int I'ilkin-
tou and nml after infoiniiiiK him of
Ihe case nml expressing Iheir inlen-
lioiis of MelliiiK the woman at imv
cost they n tut lied lo Ihe Krct
home accompanied lis this couiaKc-
oiis officer nml old. lined eiiti.ince In
Ihe house where Ihe Coloicd woman
wus found. She whs (Insi'lv (iies-
lioncd h the editor nml admitted In
him Hi il she had hi en woikhiK for
Ihe Krel7 f.imil) nhoul eiKlilii'ii
mnntlis Tor $.1)0 pir wuk nml that
they then owed her for scwrnl
moulds. mid tli.it she wanted lo null
hut was nfrniil of the Krelz family.
All Ihe while the entire fiunil)
were vigorously prolesllni nml oh-
JectiiiK to nil) one l.ilkinK lo Ide Col-
ored woman Mrs. Krelr hewallinK
(hat "nil was well until some nigger
women came heie lo see Mur)."
A )oung girl of Ihe family about
1 1 jcars old when Hie editor infoiin-
eel them that the woman would leave
wild Idem nnil said steps would be
t.i.Ven to prosecute those icsponslble
feir hi-r enslavery bceame enrageel
nnil iriecl out: "The ilamn Yankees
were the cause or nil this" evidenll)
referring to the Union soldiers of the
WEEKLY MAIL EDITION
DED0CH4GY
(ail w.u 01 to the I S. Iiootis n iw
in I i.iiik it was mil dial whiih
Dininy tin esdUmiiil Mis Ki.it
lihomtl for her hushaiitl siMii lo
him: "lome .il onie; some infill
men me hue after Mai)." In the
liieantiiui (.oiiuIn JiiiIkc V. II. Wil
hams InippeiiKl almiK and llie eihtoi
liiufl) esplaiiiiil Hie siltialiiiii lo
him. A lew minutes lalei Ihe infu
lialetl Kill appealed on he si cue
and with it (ouimamlinu Mine nml
Hashing e)es ileiu.imltd lo know
what it all inc. nil mid imlimiaiill)
(inlelid Hie pad) awa. Htledive
I'llkiuton (ihnl infill tiled the "gen-
lltm.in"(V) that the pail) was Iheie
to iucstiK.tif Hie (liaise Hud he was
working a woman for Hie i dilutions
sum of J Oil per week nK.iiusl lur
will anil in dotation nt Ihe law I
that a few mine woids fiiim him un-
less leqursleil would lesult ill Ills :ir-
lesl whdciipnn he sliillul his es.ts-
pi'taliou to Hie Coloicd uidl leleu-
to llietii as "what me these il.imu
liiMKeis (IiiIiik heieV" At tins point
Hie editor had a haul tiuii holding
his lirollur off Ihe low.inll) linn.
Itwnsthdith.il JikIkc Williams!
who hud hieu taking it nil in spoke
s.i)inK: "Now sie lieie m man;
don't )iiu Kit too K.i). I'm .lodge of
this count) and these Coloicd men
me kociiI iilieiis. I'll hae )oti sent
to jail ill two minutes. Don't )ou
know sl.ne (l.ijs me oer in this
couiilr)? on can't wink Coloicd
people or while people either in this
iiiiiuti) without paving tin in fair
waxes 'lhcse men me hue nflcr
this woman and the) ale going to
take her and l the denial gods we
will lake )ou if )ou cue not c.iicfiil."
'l'oo Hindi pi. use i.in not he given
Mr. I'llkiuton chief of ildcclies
and Judge Williams for the pads
the) pl.i)ed in this case noi can too
much he said lor Hie lommillee of
lyood Coloicd women who wire Ihe
fust to espose the ouli'.iKe.
Lditor .Smitlieiin.in :iiie.ired he-
fine the I'. S. Coiniiiissicjui r heie
this niiiiniiin and took steis to h.ie
Kiel pioseiutid in the feilei.il (oiut.
'Ihe wom.ili is lieliig kept nt the
resident e of editor Smilheini.tu on
Not III Deli oil.
COI.OItCl) WOMAN MAK'KS
ri(;iiT roil si:at in scnati:
Scallle Wash. Listed on the lte-
piihlic.iu primar) lickct for the deni-
ms of Malt' senator is the name of
Mrs. W. I.. 1'iesto 1818 Thh lielh Ave.
who has launched a vigorous light
for n seat in Hie Senate. Mrs 1'iesto
is the llrsl woman of our race in this
cniiuli) to seek such Illinois She
lives in the wealthiest ward in the
cllv nml has heen endoisetl h) sever-
al public spiiilecl oig.iiii.illuns.
rm:i:i)OM nm cintMAN si.avi:s
Knglisli Society ithkn ltcllef for IILuKh
In Africa.
London. 'Ihe Anli-Slsvory nml
Aborigines Protection Society has
presented a memorial to Ihe govern-
ment asking for the abolition of Hie
legal stains of slavii) in the onetime
fierman leirilor) in Afiica now un-
decl.ue thai there was iipprohnatel
IS.I.OOll slaves In (Jer.iii Knsl Afiica
ol) uu mll i)U.v r je war.
Among the signeis of Ihe iueniciii.il
are the llishopsor Duibani Mniidies-
ler Oxford Salishur) Ilereforel anil
Kensington wilh other prominent
ilei - gvmen members of the I'ailiment
mid well known i illens.
Miss Maigueiite Ni afler a
pleasant visit to friends nl Mohawk
Okla. has returned lo Ihe cit).
TIM.SA. OKI. A.. SATl'HDAV (KTOHWH 19 1918.
Thev Smile in
Face of
AMi:ilU N IITMOItAM) IICItOISM
'till III. is :i distinct form of liuinoi
among the .im rumis wh deer else
niav he said of them. I hen hiroism
max he same .u. that of the soldiei s of
the allies lint their In or is ihffei-
cnl. 'I hi1 men in the iueiiiau anil)
in Prance are the ptodili I of the mel-
ting pot hut llic all hae within
them and iimlii stand Aiiieiieau hu-
mor. Tor one thing tlie sing and
laugh liglil 111 the fate of Ihe giaesl
danger.
'I he Anici ic.in soltlnis .tie ((impos-
ed of all sods and d. ism's of men
lepicsenting ccr) lace nml iialioii
width goes to make up the one we
call Auidiimi hut Hit-) me alike in
one pai titular the are all iulensh
lov.il to the cause for which lhc).tie
lighting unci no cine lot-ahls no sin-
gle t.pe or class can claim to he su-
eiior to the olheis in those tpialities
which make the ideal soldier.
When Huns face our troops wheld
cr tilt ir skins arc while or 1iI.il K.
tires make no distinction as to Iheir
Milor. thc icccgnie all alike as for-
midahle foes to he fc.ned and icsped
ccl.
Aiming Ihe lumps Hi it me lighting
untie r Hie Slats nml Stripes with Ihe
allies me mills made up of Coloicd
men nml white their iiumlicis are
.j:;k tuns $100000 iiond
lAH;r..SI' IN MIS TAItlSII
Shicwpoil. I... ()d. 10. 'I lie
lar-
esl known sulisi npiioii to the l.jhcr-
I) hun in Caddo palish to dale
SHKI 0011 was made h) a Negio Da-
iil II. H.iMiesof Vivian who hi-tame
weallli witli the discoer of ml on
his laud.
Newark N. J.
'I his tit) colli. tins ahiiul I'JI.OOO lu-
ll iliit.uils alioul sistv tlious.inrt are
(ailoietl and i was left for Mrs. II.
II. 'Ihompsoii of Macon fin. sister of
Mis. .1. II. Davis Mlant.i to go tltere
and secure Ide most icspousihle posi
tion ever held in liv a Coloicd wo-
man in New ai k. "1 lie most last)
and fashion. ilile icsort for the mil-
lionailie women In au.iv Iheiuelves
in the heighl of slvleand speiial de- '
signs nt modern creation for Hit-
III st lime in its lift) )ears of opeia-
tion g..e ii trial lo Mis 'Ihompsoii n
Tuskrgtc gr.iilii.de. She made good
nnil isdcclaled the best "liltei" that
ever held the position nml is the
most talked of Colored woman there.
Ihe daily papeis declare her a won
iter. Her husband pulls in 2U)
per j ear from his position. Worth)
(icnigiaii.
Atlanta Imlcrpcndcnt.
IIAIICAS COIII'll.S SOUfillT
roit NKfiltO SOLDI nits
I'opckii Kan. Oct. 10. Applirn-1
' "or lialieas coiius seeking lliujnl iiewspapeis ami organizations me
release- of fenty-oue Negro soldiers
now serving sentences in the I'eder-
al piison at Pod Leavenworth for
participation in the Houston riot
was Hied to-d.i) in Ihe United Slates
Distritl Court here. Tin- petition is
signed bv three nltnrue.vs I'.lish.i
Ccoll of Topeka T. W. Hell of l.eav-
enworlh nml I). V. ll.irbaur HI Heno
Okla. who st.iletl the) were retained
by the Kansas Cilv Defense Society
ii Negro oiganialion.
The application Is based on the
Slavery Methods
Death
few in lumpiiisnii with Ihe whole
niiiuher we daw sent aluoad the)
lhe lne alie.nh piovetl llnir
world as llghteis for the rigid and
li.iw ilesiiMd and won the couuuen-
d.ilion ami i nulideiice ol Iheir le.nl-
cis It is hipp eiicumstiiuics in this
win lil or inns that iii.iiut dis-
tinguishing diar.icltristUs lim'er
aiouiiil sipatate i.ues. 'Ihe romiin
ami the poilu each has his own espec-
ial iiliosMieiasies nml Ihe Temiu
fiom Noi ksluie and tlic'I'onuiiN from
Diihliu or llelfasl hoth add lo the gay
ct of ii.dioiis li) their own peculiar
leadion In (he wist uphraxel in
which the are adors. So also Hie
Yankees sue ilillercnli.itctl fiom
uieir c nun anus in aims li tlielr
origin. iht ami Inimoi nml none in n
moie in.ii ked degree tli.nl the Color
ed soldiers.
'i heir humor is ns spontaneous ns
Hint of tlie olliers ann It is just as
in. ii ked in ils dislim lion. Ceorge II.
eahle 'I homas Nelson l'age Joel
Chamllei Harris and Opie Head h.ie
iiiutrihuteii lo lilcriiluie imperisha-
hie i hapters of the humor of Ihe Col-
oicd I. lie mid the war correspond
ents me now meeting with it for the
llrsl time. It is hut apart of the lagge
senc e of humor thai is Inherent in nil
Atnei ictus.
d.uiu lli.it the 1 oiut maishal which
I1111I the lloustiin rioters was siun-
. mulled h old liom the heailiuiar-
lers of the Soulheiii Dcn.ii Inient of
1.
the
un whiih the pditiuii slated
was not cmpowii ed lo call sin h
(oiut 111.11sh.il.
surn:ii:ns ntoM i:iii:mic
(Spinal to 'Ihe Tulsa St.ii)
AltKANSAS CI I'Y Kails. Oct. 10.
Colon (I people noilli east ami west
of Tulsa me not sufleriug with the
infliiena epideiuic gciierallv hut the
disease is l aging mining vhile peo-
ple. In Slillwalir moiu than litMK)
cases have heen icpoilcd mid of this
miuiher oulv 'M i.ises weie Colored.
Ill I'tineo Cll) 170 cases weie re-
pented among while people and only
five mntiliu Colored nctmle. Here in
litis cilv mole lb. ill IIOOO cases have
icpoilcd niuoiig while people- mill
mint ong Coloicd people
CO LOU (iULS'llO.N AIIISLS IN
'IHANSVAAL
While h Do .Nut Want
Have- Miiiiiixi1) of
Work In the Colon).
Natlvc-H t.
Unskilled
'Ihe Transvaal is now cliseiissing
whether unskilled labor shall he the
eseliisive propel I) of Kaffir natives
or wliethei white men shall be em-
plo)ecl for such woik. 'I here Is con-
hldcrahle dilleiciiee of opinion in Ihe
mailer and although certain interest
oppose the emploviiidil of white men
at cm iratlvclv Iduh wages sever-
stronglv in favor of educating white
men to perform all of Hie important
work of Hie countr).
One objection to Ihe eiiiplonent
of while jiu-ii for unskilled work is
that il mav bar blacks from employ-
ment of nit) kind. While labor now
das a monopoly of skilled trades nml
there is n poslliilit) (hat the high
wages for while unskilled labor may
cause cmplnvcrs to hire white men
exclusively ns they refuse lo pa) the
same money to blacks.
Panacea for
Race Trouble
'I heie Is much dissatisfaction
ng Hie Colored people of Tulsn
nml oilier plnees about Hie treat-
ment of Colored people by the busi-
ness plat cs mid h) business men
while the Colored people go lo do
business seeking accommodation
for their nione) man) of these
plares ami men abuse Ide Colored
people nml mistre.it them because
ihey elon'l like llicm. This is nil
wrong mid unprlitiilic and unwor-
thy of a good cliizcn: now for this
unpatriotic unworthy and unchrist-
ian conduct on Ide part of the mer-
t hauls and business men let me of-
fer a remedy.
I'Irst Lit the nice cease to grumble
and act together; establish places of
business of its own and let Hie race
palronUe tdose places fultdfiilly
just ns though Hie places were own-
eel by )ou ns nn lnillvidu.il race man
or woman let each Negro elcilcle to
sacrifice lo Hie end that lhcse places
may become all Hint any other place
of business is make It inlrepiatc to
supply )imr demands and needs be
pilient with )our own business and
business men encourage- Idem by
)our presenter ami advice praise
them ami their business and praise
)ourself and )our !oalty to Negro
business c consider it )our eluty to
aid ami uphold Negro business and
as a Negro consider It )our own unci
thai It Is )our first duty to build that
business; ilont complain of )t)ur bus-
Incsss men's lueffieiecy lit business
hut strengthen them by jour super-
ior knowledge show him Ids weak-
ness and advise dim how to remedy
it ami slay with dim and lu-lp dim
lo be a better wiser business man
b) so lining )Oii have built )Ourself
and )our race. Dnnl tell otders but
tell )our business man of his short
comings In u loving gentle and per
suasive in. inner then advertise Hie
Negro business favurlhlj' ilont think
that joii iurcnnvciiiciice )ourself lo
go a block or two to get lo Ills place
of business. Claim every Negroes
business as jour business anil every
Negro In business as jour business
man or woman lie Hie business large
or small the business man or woman
rich or poor claim them ami feel
proud of them anil decide that It Is
)our tint) to make Idem belter anil
Iheir business heller and larger.
Dnnl fall out wilh the Negro busi-
ness because It is jours )ou may
perhaps fall out with the man or
woman but never with Hit- business
just ke e) on going lo it nml lining
business wild It teach jour neigh-
bor to do business at jour uml their
business place and wild jour busi-
ness man or woman.
Second Where )ou have no bus-
iness placets and cannot establish
tlinn truth and do business only
with those who show jou Hie prop-
er appreciation for )our trade boy-
cot all places where Negroes are In-
stilled liccause tdev are Negroes and
the managers nnil clerks of establish-
ments dislike them Have the good
seiire and courage lo be insulted
whenever an) bod) Insults the In.
tlivlduals of )our race just because
Idey dislike them kiep away from
those places mid keep every older
Negro away from Idem and tell
every strange Negro tdal romes Into
)our town wdo these people ureuncl
campaign against tlicin ami when
jou go into a strange place enquire
it mir nrmte iiliprr- the inures are
Idat respect and treat Negroes for
2ST0 47
their patronage well ami trade only
wild tdose places ilont be too stupid
10 enepiire and ilont be too cowardly
to nnswer correctly when usked.
right these places like they light
you. Dont be satisfied if you ns un
Individual receive good and decent
treatment at such places when Ihey
Irent oilier Negroes xvih discredit
nnil contempt but ralber spurn that
deceit by stuylng uway and wlh-
bold your trade from them. Never
Join wilh any body in running down
)our rucc. Dont grin whin they are
evil spoken. Dont jou think that
these people think jou are belter
than jour rare uml dont jou try to
join him as against your race and
try to be ns he is lf you do you are
mistaken but you will do well to put
In jour own mind your people and
yourself tint. Dont you get the Idea
Hint you enn do better with this class
of people than jou can with your
own people it is Indeed eironioiis.
11 Is natural that jou will do more
for jourself than others will do for
you. If all Negroes will be Insulted
with Ihe races III treatment and re
sent It the race will get better treat-
ment. Dont condone the treatment
of the race by these plices because
they extt.id to you credit. Sacrifice
put the race before jour individual
convenience epilt the place and find
another and the lesson you teuch
will be the mentis of bettering the
business relations In the community
in which jou live. In rosenting
these Insults be alwajs decent and
resent them In an Intelligent man-
ner but be positive and manly de-
ride to buycot them and do it not be-
cause jou despise them but that jou
love Justice and honor and that race
lojnlty exalts jou pride.
Third Dont spurn and wild-hold
your trade from Ihe Negro business
because It Is small and can't curry
all that you need and come with this
ragged excusc"the Negro cant com-
pete" wild the white man. Well
now apply that lo yourself what are
you doing ran jou compete with
those of larger experience in your
line of business? The Ijrge business
lias dud j ears of grovtsSi and Die
business large funds nnd a rich an-
cestry for building these gigantic
institutions and many years of train-
ing for their professional men their
beginning was small and of little ex-
perience but by racial Integrity ra-
cial loyalty anil eternal vigilance
they have made them what they are.
Some of the professions in willed
Negroes engage are protected by law
ami sentiment such as the school
teacher and the Negro Doctor and
the Negro preacher now suppose
jou had sharp competition unu you
had to compete against men of larger
experience and larger convenience
for knowing the tilings they practice
and the things they teach and you
had this nefarious law removed and
this Infernal sentiment changed.
You would find ourselves in the
same position that the Negro laborer
the Negro Mechanic ll-e Negro law-
jer and every other profession or
trade not protected by law. This
class that are so protected should be
the lenders In building the race to
permanency by acting and becoming
living examples and especially
those who have the means. Racial
love racial integrity and racial loy-
alty arc the elements fundamental
to the building of a race. Now im-
bibe these elements and you will not
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