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> ] ABOLISH “JIM CROW” POSTOFFICE WINDOW Pensacola, Fla.—The policy of pro viding separate windows for the two races has been abolished by the local postoffice officials after an active campaign conducted by the Negro Business League of Pensacola. Short ly after the democratic party came into power at Washington a “Jim Crow” window was established for Negroes. This act of segregation was highly objectionable to the Colored citizens, who through the Negro Business League appealed to Senator Bois Penrose of Pennsylvania and other prominent officials. The members of the Business League have received a communica tion from Senator Penrose enclosing the following statement from J. C. Keens, first assistant postmaster general: “With further reference to the com plaints relative to the opening of sep araite windows in your office, you are informed that you may keep open as many windows as may be necessary, but you must not attempt to make any division of the patrons as re gards color, race, etc.” Colored patrons recently have been served at both windows. AFRICAN METHODISTS RAISE LARGE SUM Washington, D. C.—The African Methodist Episcopal Church raised $223,796.05 in dollar money collec tions during the fiscal year ending March 31, according to reports sub mitted by John R. Hawkins, financial secretary of the denomination, at the annual meeting of the financial board Wednesday of last week. This was an increase of $12,406.16 over the ptevious year. Of the toital amount raised $89, 518.43 was for general church ex penses, $80,568.58 was used for the local needs of annual conferences and $17,903.68 each was allowed the church extension, educational and missionary departments. ANDERSON IS ELECTED ALDERMAN IN CHICAGO Chicago, 111.—Louis B. Anderson was elected alderman from the Sec ond ward at the recent election by over 2,000 votes. The Negro voters stood loyally by the Colored candi date and to them does Anderson owe bis election. Although losing in every precinct where the white voters are in the majority, he carried all of the Colored precincts, receiving 210 in the Fifty-eighth precinct to his op ponent’s 5. OFFERS TO ORGANIZE SOUTH CAROLINA NEGROES Charleston, S. C.—Thomas E. Mil ler, former president of the State Negro College, has addressed letters to President Wilson and Governor Manning offering to organize 30,000 South Carolina Negroes for active service in the army and navy. For real estate, loans, insurance and investments, see Eugene Thomas first. Rooms 413-14 Karbach Block, 15th and Douglas. Phone Douglas 3607.—Adv. John Ruskin Cigar, 5 cents. Biggest and Best MILITARY HONORS FOR DEAD LOUISIANIAN New Orleans, La.—A squad of sol diers from the United States bar racks, near Chalmette, attended the funeral of Colonel F. C. Antoine and performed the last military rites as the remains were laid to rest in the family vault in St. Louis cemetery last Saturday afternoon. Colonel An toine died Thursday afternoon ait his residence, 519 South Prieur street. He was bom in New Orleans April 10, 1839, brother of ex-Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana C. C. Antoine He was also lieutenant of Company G of the Seventh Louisiana Regi ment of Colored Volunteers during the Civil War, ex-member of the Louisiana state legislature, repre senting the Third ward of Orleans Parish, and later held other import ant positions in the city and state governments and federal service. At his death he held the position of as sistant adjutant and assistant quar termaster general of the Department of Louisiana and Mississippi, Grand Army of the Republic. WEST AFRICAN BROUGHT INTO SECRET ORDER OF CATHOLICS Black Man Is Ordained Minor Orders of Priesthood. Lagos, West Africa, March 31.— For the first time in the history of the Roman Catholic church, in this vicinity, a black man has been or dained to Catholic orders. Paul Obo doecle Emecete, a native of Nigeria, having been admitted to the minor or ders of the priesthood Sunday, Jan uary 14, of this year. The Rt. Rev. Bishop Terrien officiated in the pres ence of a large congregation, consist ing of Roman Catholics, Protestants and pagans. PROPOSAL THAT THE U. S. CONTROL FOOD Washington, April 14.—Secretary Houston of the Department of Agri culture conferred today with Chair man A. F. Lever of the House Com mittee on Agriculture, with a view to the immediate introduction in con gress of measures which will in ef fect turn over to the government or agents of the government a thorough supervision of the production, han dling the sale of all foodstuffs in the United States. TO URGE SEPARATE SCHOOLS Harrisburg, Pa.—The recent large influx of Colored people from the South to various parts of the state has caused the albinoes in some com munities to ask for separate schools, looking thereto, a bill has been in troduced in the state legislature. The Lyon bill, prohibiting em ployes from soliciting or receiving tips, has been passer! by the senate of the California legislature. If the measure becomes a law many Ne groes will be affected. Indications are that Memphis, Tenn., will soon have a Colored or phanage. The white people of the city have promised to give financial aid to establishing such an institu tion. Belmont Laundry, Webster 6900. Satisfaction guaranteed. Mrs. S. J. Brown, president of the Iowa State Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs, has given out the statement that a portrait of Booker T. Washington, painted by Henry 0 Tanner, will be unveiled art the fiftieth annual session of the State Federation. The picture will be put in the historical building of the state at Ottumwa, la. Pupils of the Medford (Mass.) High school have elected Leon Fun captain of next season’s hockey (team and Henry Jeffress, first sergeant of the school regiment, as captain of the track team. RACE PRESS COMMENT ON PRESENT CRISIS Liberty for All. “The Colored American is ready at usual to fight. But while he is lav ing the battlefields with his blood he wants a guarantee that his womer/ and children will not be outraged ant’ lynched in his absence and that or his return to the ‘land of the free’ ht will not be returned to the ghetto of prejudice and injustice. For these changes he is going to agitate tht while he is fighting, for he is de termined not to leave these questions for settlement at the end of the war The examples of history and his own bitter experience warn him nort tt make that mistake. Ready to die or the fields of Flanders for the cause of Liberty, he wants to see that cause triumphant throughout every comei of the globe. LIBERTY FOR ALL! is his slogan.—The Amsterdam (Nev| York) News. Get Into the Game. We are unalterably opposed to any “Jim Crow” military training camp, but let us get into the game! The period of debate is closed! Our Coun try Needs Us.—The People’s Bulletin Portland, Oregon. _ i Stands Ready to Defend. He is willing today to take up arms and defend the American flag; ht stands ready to uphold the arms of the President; he stands ready to de fend the country and his President against this cruel and unjust oppres sion. 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