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General Race News COLORED POPULATION GROWING Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 10.—Col ored registration in Kansas City this year has increased approximately 100 per cent, over that of last year, ac cording to a statement of a county official recently. More than 8,000 Colored men are registered—4,000 more than 'were on the books last year. DEAD AFTER FORTY YEARS’ SERVICE Washington, D. C.—W. H. Judd Malvin, for forty years in the Supreme Court and in the adjutant general’s office of the War Department, died Thursday, October 26, at his late home, 602 R street northwest. Mr. Malvin was a native of Cleve land, O. He W'as a prominent Mason and retired officer of the 1st Sepa rate Battalion, N. G. D. of C. -His widow survives him. $100,000 BUILDING FOR PITTSBURGH ASSN. Pittsburgh, Pa.—The campaign to raise $100,000 from the Colored peo ple of this city is under way, with J. E. Moreland, national secretary, in charge. Julius Rosenwald, of Chica go, will give $25,000, and the board of directors of the white association will give $65,000. The new building is to be erected on Center avenue on the site of the present building. DOCTOR ASSAULTED AND EJECTED FROM PULLMAN Memphis, Tenn.—As the result of a brutal attack by three white men, who ejected him from a Pullman sleeper on which he was riding enroute to this city from St. Louis, Dr. J. E. White was confined in a hospital here for several days, while being treated for his injuries. Dr. White left New York on Oc tober 9, for Missouri, where he intends entering upon the practice of medi cine. Intending to visit friends in Memphis, he left St. Louis on Octo ber 11, occupying a berth on the Pull man sleeper attached to the Iron Mountain train, a division of the Mis souri Pacific. A few miles out of Memphis three white men, not pas sengers, it appeared, entered the car, evidently for that particular purpose, and after assaulting Dr. White, eject ed him from the car. Incidentally they relieved him of his purse. He has entered suit in the Federal Court for damages to the amount of $10,000, with Attorney Booth of this city as his lawyer. ST. JOSEPH’S TAG DAY A SUCCESS St. Joseph, Mo., Nov. 5.—Up to last night $334.73 had been turned into the hands of the committee of the Woman’s Auxiliary of Northwest Mis souri Negro orphanage and hospital as a result of a tag day held here yesterday. The best work was done in the down town districts where there was from one to two workers on ev ery comer. The largest amount col lected by any one tagger was $28.91, Mrs. Daisy Hayes having that honor. Bishop Alexander Walters deserted Wilson a few days before election and advised for Hughes. $9,908 FOR HEATING PLANT AT VOORHEES Chicago, 111.—J. O. Thomas, princi pal of the Voorhees Normal and In dustrial School, Denmark, S. C., who has been in Chicago in the interest of his school, announces that his institu tion has just received a check for $9,908, to be used to complete the central heating plant at Voorhees. _ At his recital in Aeolian Hall, New York, Thursday evening, November 2, William Wheeler, tenor, sang “Deep River,” one of Harry T. Burleigh’s arrangements. Christian Miller’s! only song recital of the season at the same hall on Tuesday evening, in cluded three new songs, all dedicated to Miss Miller. One of these was by Burleigh. In Thomas Dixon’s new book, “The Victim,” the author claims that the indecision on the part of the trained West Point Generals who led the the Southern forces, was the main cause of the defeat of the Southern army. Of course, Tommy has to lay it on somebody and he didn’t dare to lay it on the Negro soldiers who did a whole lot of defeating. The Eighth Illinois returned .to Chi cago last Saturday and received a welcome that will long be remembered for its splendor, joy and real sin cerity. A Colored youth in Michigan was refused a license to marry a white girl in spite of the fact that both her parents gave their written con sent. The couple have gone to law to enforce the issuance of the same. A shirt waist factory of Philadel phia has enlarged its factory and em ployed a large number of Colored girls. It experimented with a few some time ago and they proved co satisfactory that many more ha\e been taken on. Nearly three hundred Colored hod arriers lost their jobs in New York when the recent strike was settled. They were all members of the union, but were shut out by the vote of Italians. W. E. Burghardt Dubois wrote a very powerful article on “Why the South is in the Saddle,” which re ceived much attention in many pa papers throughout the United States. Nearly all Colored stevedores were employed in unloading the Deutsch land at New London, Conn. They were broght to New London from Bal timore. The National Negro Travelers As sociation is the name of an organiza tion recntly formed in Birmngham, Ala., to the end of secumg better ac commodations for Colored travelers. i Oklahoma Colored men have again gone into the federal courts to enforce their rights to the franchise. It is reported that the South has appealed to the Department of Labor to assist in stopping the exodus of Colored people from that part of the country, but the department has re plied that it can do nothing. A re sult has been that Colored labor is being offered higher wages. McQuillin 1512 Farnam Street JOHN B. STETSON HATS HIGH GRADE FURNISHINGS "The House that JacK Built" • » ..... --- Sheet Music THE MUSICAL HITS OF ALL PUBLISHERS 10 TO 30 CENTS. HOSPE MUSIC SHOP ED. 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