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tt VOL XXXI No. 4 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1917. PRICE FIVE CtHTS Mayor I ri Dele Gomes put Against Segregation Mayor Mitchel engaged In a tion of representative Negroes at the City Hall last Saturday morning, on which occasion the chief executive answered several pertinent questions put to him and also vpluntarily gave some views on the race question. Segregation was among the things denounced by the Mayor, wno was appiauaea "If it is intended to establish a bath peculiarly for the colored people of that part of Harlem then it recog nizes a certain principle of segrega tion that I don't believe in. But if you limply mean a public bath to be lo cated there which shall be general and you want it and you will start the right movement for if I will be glad to help you." The delegation was headed by Fred R.

Moore, editor of The Ace, who, after a short talk in which he informed Mayor Mitchel that some dissatisfaction existed among some colored citizens who believed that the Negro might have been more generously treated during the present local administration, read the following questions: Why has the colored section of Harlem not an opon playground or a public bathf Why ha tho Mayor not rw ipond! to invitations extended by colored preachers, etc, rather than by a representative-? Why was only one appointment exempt mad during his administration? The treatment by the police? Birthplace of your parents? Mayor Mitchel was frank in his talk and made a favorable impression by jut liikkiii'g au uuciiipt lo dodge responsibility for any of his shortcom ings. He confessed that more could have been done for the colored citizens and expressed the hope of being able to give them more kindly Consideration in the went of his re-election. Mayor Answers Question. In answering the questions Mayor Hitchel Said," in part: "Well, gentlemen' 6f the committee, I igree with your chairman about the record of the men of the colored race in this country in the support of gov ernment in all of our wars, i happen to know something of what is being done at this moment, because when the Governor undertook the organisation of a colored regiment in the National Guard and placed Colonel Hayward at iti head, he came to me to ask the assistance of the city in furnishing quarters and equipment and spaces in which, after they were organized, to conduct the drills and to stable the horses. He has had a very material and active cooperation from the city government, as be would tell you.

i "I know something of the regiment that he has organized, of the character of the material that is in it, and of the work that they have been capable of doing, and I suppose I am merely expressing your wish I know I am expressing the wish of Colonel Hay-ward when I say I hope the government will send that regiment with the rest of the National Guard of the State when they go across to take their places with the American troops on the bat-tkfront of Europe, and I haven't any doubt that the regiment will give the urae report of itself that other colored regiments have given in the service of the United States whenever they have fone into battle, not forgetting what was done in Cuba not many years ago. "To answer these questions: has the colored section of Harlem not an open playground or a public "Has any petition ever been brought to me for the establishment of a play-pound in Harlem? Usually these public improvements, local, are initiated by resolution of the local board or on a Petition of property owners. I have no recollection of ever receiving a -petition the establishment of a playground. you people will initiate a petition for the establishment of a playground and how a real desire and movement on the Pft of the people of that district I try to help you to get a play-pound. Playgrounds are hard things 'for the city to furnish in these days, "cause they involve the purchase of tracts of land and a very considerable wpenditure of money.

But a precedent been set in locally assessing part of th cost which makes it easier for the fh to establish playgrounds, particularly in these days when the entire cost the improvement goes into the bud-Jrt taxes. "So that if you will initiate your nwvement in that section and bring that Movement to me I will be in a position I give you my aid in establishing a Playground while perhaps if you had omniscient government, a government of supermen who could read the "ttessities in all parts of the city without being told about them, we might anticipated that, I might have jjown about it and been active in an fffort to secure you a playground there. you must remember that we are "nt human beings and these things be brought actively to our atten-in order to enlist our effort As to the future, as to this playground you it and I will help favors a Bath In Harlem. A to the bath: That is pretty much 0 the same situat-on. I recollect no 'Position laid on t' i a itcbcl Applauded By gation of Icgrocs WlicnHc heart-to-heart talk with a deleera when he said mate table that is where those things come to me or any Tequest proffered to me as Mayor for the establishment of the bath.

It occurs to me that as this is put, if it is intended to establish a bath peculiarly for the colored people of that part of Harlem, then it recognizes a certain principle of segregation that I don't believe in. (Applause.) But if you simply mean a public bath to be located there which shall be general, and you want it and you will start the movement for it, and we can fit it to the general requirements of the city in view of the general finait-cial ability of the city to carry improvements I will be glad to help you. And let me point out frequently improvements of this kind must be under consideration for a considerable time before they reach the. top of the list in order of importance. The sooner you get started the sooner you are likely to get to the top of the line, get the improvement and the appropriation of money.

-js has the Mayor not responded to invitations extended by colored preachers, etc, rather than by a representative? "My recollection was that I had an opportunity to respond to one at least such invitation. I may be wrong be cause this is from memory covering four years, There haven't been many invitations gentlemen, but just as I have been compelled to decline invitations coming from all groups and classes in the community when I have conflicting engagements, I have had on two or three occasions, when I have had invi tations from colored preachers or colored assemblages, engagements made prior to the receipt of those invitations, I have sometimes hadto keep these official engagements I mean, by official, being related to the conduct of public business. If yon will give me notice and let me know in advance, I don't think you will find any disposition on may part not to accept invitations to meet the colored citizens of the city. "I am just as anxious to meet them and to discuss the public-affairs of New York with them as I am to meet any other groups in the city to discuss pub lic affairs, lbere is no distinction in the citizenship of any man under our laws and under our institutions; and the Mayor of the City not only ought to be but is, in my person, prepared and elad to discuss with you or with any body else, in New York as well on an equal basis any question that relates to the government of this city. In other words, if von invite me to such meet ings and give me a little notice, give be some latitude perhaps in choosing a date, you will find me very ready to come.

In Matter of Appointments. "Appointments. Why was only one appointment exempt made during, this "I believe that you are correct that only one appointment to an exempt place was made that was to the School Board. Gentlemen, let me emphasize for a moment before discussing the others, that appointment There" isn't anything that touches the lives and the future of the people of the city more directly than public education. There isn't any activity of government which more imuortant for every element and group in the citizenship to have active voice than in the administration of public education.

"Administration naa succceucu u-ministration in this city without any recognition in educational affairs directly to the colored people of the city bv representation in the board except once, aince inac tome wcic none, and I was. most anxious to give reoresentation in that capacity and I succeeded in doing so. I think 1 did it very much to the credit of the colored people, in view of the representative that they have there. (Applause.) "Now as to the others I had planned and hoped to find an opportunity to make other appointments. Mr.

Anderson knows that for a long' time we tried to work out wf wanted to of fer Mr. Anderson an appoinuncui this The opportunity did not develop although I thought it had at one time. I had not lost the ambition of grving further representation to the colored people in exempt ap pointments. I cant maice promises tor two reasons place, I don't know exactly where the opportunity will develop. I am confident that it may be made to develop.

In the second place, it is improper and breach of the law to make a specific promise of appointment "But let me remind you, gentlemen, that during this administration- in the first place, the great mass of public offices are under the civil service law, where appointments must be made from Civil Service lists. We" followed, as far as it is possible and compatible with the public principle ui appointment from the first place on the list, and pursuant to that several appointments have been made to the Police Department as am informed, and one cr Fire Department The reason more have not been made is due to the fact that more men have not been on the list if the men are on the list If they are number one on the list I in sist that they be taken, so that it de pends on the individual capacity of the applicants in Civil Service examination and their ability to pass the- exami nations high enough to get first place on the list And, furthermore, don go away with the impression that in these days Uvil Service examinations are rigged. If there is one thing we believe we have accomplished, it is a cleaning out of the Civil Service any suggestion of favoritism. In one case where I dis covered that an examination had not been fair and that questions had reach ed in advance the men who were going to take the examination, namely, is one of the grades of the Police Department I directed an investigation and on the basis of that investigation ordered a new examination. We have striven constantly to put an end to favoritism in the Civil Service, so that it is up to the man himself when he goes for examination to get first place cn the list In short and to sum up, it has been my purpose and intention to do justice to the colored people of the city by recognition, by appointment and I trust that in the future I can do better than I have in the past in that respect Treatment by the Police.

"Well, gentlemen, I don't just know what that is intended to suggest, bttt my impression has been that the treat ment of all sections of the community by the police under this administration has been vastly better than it ever was before. If you throw your minds back a few years you will remember at one time it was necessary for a Mayor of this city to write and speak very caus tically on the subject of clubbing. When I came in four years" ago I re-emphasized what Mayor. Gaynor. shad.

said concerning the use of clubs on the people of the city, pointing out the differ ence between the use of a club or revolver on a citizen who is breaching one of the minor ordinances of the city, who is merely guilty of disor derly conduct or of some of the petty offenses, and the use of a club or a revolver on a man who is threatening the life of the officer or commit ting a felony by violence. "My impression has been that the police have observed those rules and principles fairly well during this ad ministration, and that- there has been far less of brutal treatment of citi sens by members of the uniformed force of the department or of the un-uniformed force than there ever has been before. If you, gentlemen, have brought to your attention at any time what you regard as unfair or brutal treament of 'colored people by members of the police department you have representatives whom you can send down to give, me the facts and 1 will deal with those facts. This is said to you not as colorel people, but as citizens of LNew York, (applause) because I should say exactly the same thing to any group and any race of people of any locality who come to me and complained that the treatment on the part of the police had been unfair or harsh or brutal. "I do not know that you do tell me that it is so; but that is now what is suecestcd.

I asked you -for specification, I tell you that we will deal with it The folice Commissioner, Mr. woods, is most anxious that all the people of the city have courteous and decent treatment at the hands of the police while he maintains a strong force, while he proposes to preserve order and peace and protect the lives and persons and property of the citizens of the city, he does not propose for a moment that anybody shall receive brutal treatment at the hands of his men. So, gentlemen, you will find active co-operation from the Mayor and the Police Commis sioner. If you tma sucn conditions ana vou will. report them to me, or to Ar thur Woods.you don't have to come to me, you take them to the Police Commissioner, but if you want to give them to me I will send them to him.

birthplace of Parents. "My father was born in Newry, Ireland; my mother on Staten Island. I suppose that this question was suggested because of a story that was going around that my father had lived in the south and owned slaves, etc. Now let me tell you the truth. My father was not born- in the south, nor did he, or any member of the family, as far as I 1 1 i nave ever ncaru, in iati, i Know, own any property of a human nature.

(Ap plause). My father, together with his brothers and his father his father hav-ine been, as you may recollect, because of leading a revolutionary movement in Ireland in 1848, been convicted of treason by the British Government under a specially constructed act and was transported to Australia, from which he escaped and came to the United States. They settled in Kentucky, and at the out break of the war were in Virginia, and they took part with the Confederacy in the war. That probably is the origin of the yarn that they were born in the South and that they owned slaves, but I don't think that in these days it Is to be regarded as a crime to have lived (Continued on page six) SUFFRAGISTS GIVE $10,000 TO COLORED TROOPERS Announcement was inade this week by Mrs. F.

Louis chairman of the War Service Committee, of the New York City Wpman Suffrage Party, that $10,000 had been donated by the committee for a Y. M. A. Unit at Camp Upton, Yaphank, L. L.

for the use of colored troops. The suffragists were offered their choice of the eleven Y. M. A. units in the camp when their donation was given and they chose the unit for colored troops, believing that they would enjoy making Jifo pleasant for colored soldiers.

The Y. M. A. anit ia making strong appeal to as it introduces a bit of home influence into military living. At the.

unit recreation is given the men through games, books, moving pictures and all kinds Of entertainments, and secretaries look out "for their physical and spiritual The War Service Committee of the-New York City Suffrage Party has already given Fifteenth Regiment May Soon See Active Service in France (Special to Taa Nsw Yoaaj AoM.lt Camp Wads worth, S. -The opinion prevails here that the New York Fifteenth Infantry, which has been in camp a little over a week, will soon embark for JEiance. Mem bers of the regiment are now appearing' on drill fieMjshod in the latest thing in trench shoes, and from that fact, combined with two or three others, has grown the; report that the colored 'ire soon to see service abroad. Many members of the Fifteenth have never been south of Washington and are Retting their first taste of South ern prejudice. They have been barred from street car compartments and throughout Spartanburg the poor whites are denouncing their Colonel Hayward hsi z.

heart-to-heart talk with his men short! after arrival. and from a shower bath" roof he ad-, dressed them as follows I "Tou are camped In a reslon ttle to colored people, am de-'- MEMBERS- OF ARE AWARDED CO' Twentv-five memhei's New York Infantry were, sent to Fort Des Moines, Iowa, to be trained for future officers in the U. S. Reserve. Eight of these young men have been successful.

William L. Gee and Ed ward P. Rudd received the highest honors, being appointed First Lieutenants. -Dr. Christopher Myers was com missioned First Lieutenant in the Dental Corps.

Ira L. Aldridee. Robert Fearing, Henry Basil. George E. Brown and James Bulluck were appointed Second Lieutenants.

Other successful New York men were Oscar Williams, Second Lieutenant and Benny Wright Second Lieutenant All have been err en a two weeks' fur lough and orders to report to Camp Upton, L. in November. TENTH BUYS LIBERTY BONDS WORTH $47,400 (Special to Tat Niw.Yoh An.) Fobt Huachuca, Aria. Members of the Tenth U. S.

Cavalry and Quartermaster Corps, stationed at Ft Huachuca, have purchased Liberty Bonds amounting to $47,400. This amount will be increased when the First Squadron of the regiment, stationed at No- gales, is heard from. The different organizations of the regument buying bonds to date are: Quartermaster corps, $2,600 hospital corps, $1,600: headquarters troop, 000; supply troop, M. G. troop, $4,400: Troop $5,650: Troop 800; Troop Troop Troop Troop Troop $4,250.

Out of 691 men in the two squadrons 536 subscribed, or 77.6 per cent of the entire number. SILENT PROTEST PARADE HELD IN PROVIDENCE (Special te Tbb Niw Voir Asa) Pbovidence. R. I. The.

Negro Silent Protest Parade held on Sunday was the grandest and most inspiring scene in the history of Rhode Island. Fully 1,800 participated and delegations from Newport. Boston and many New Eng- lang cities joined in with the Providence contingent The marchers were accorded every courtesy by the large throngs of white Many appro priate banners spoke in volumnes. The press snoke in words ot high commen dation of the parade. The marshal was B.

T. Montgomery and the assistant 1 marshall Mrs. A. J. Evans of Attle- boro, Mass.

sTAPNFfiFF HAI I Monday evening V-A 1 1 VJ 1 1 IfliLL OCTOBER 2(h, ltl7 CONCERT IN THE INTEREST OF THE ANNUAL RALLY OF ST. MARK'S M.E. CHURCH ftEV. W. H.

BBOOK8, D. PASTOR. Violin' Solo, ILLUMiNATO MI8ERANDINA (late oT Italy). Addreta, Rev. C.

T. WALKER, D.D., LL.D. (Black Spurgeon). 80I0, MARIE ELLIOTT (noted Irlah Soprano). Violin Solo, JOSEPH H.

DOUGLASS (Qrandaon of Frad'k Douglass). Addreta, Hon. W. H. LEWIS (Ex-Aaat.

U. 8. Attorney General). Contralto Solo, -Mrs. DAISY TAPLEY.

Selection! by CLEF CLUB. Hon. CHARLES W. ANDERSON, Matter of Ceremonlee. OUR PATRONS.

ii. rum WHITMAN. Governor of State of New York! Rev. FRED WINSLOW ADAMS. D.D., Diet.

8upt.t Col. WM. HAYWOOD, Hon. JOHN PURROY MITCHEL, ReV. Dr.

PARKS wmr, oapt. HAMILlUn run, nauui oitrntll O. WlSt. Rev. Dr.

FRANK MASON NORTH, Major LORILLARD SPENCER, Rev. CHARLES MARTIN, Rev. Dr. JOHN HAYNES HOLMES, Rev. A.

CLAYTON POWELL, Rev. J. W. BROWN, Rev. H.

ARTHUR BOOKER, Rev. FRANK M. HYDER, Rev. W. R.

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Biti-ntn nuLiicn, non. 50c, 75c and S1.00. Boxee, tS.OO ae VA ST 1. 1 a kirw.A est, ee nAfNU ooo for the Y. M.

C. unit at the Plattsbure camp. i There are no colored women on the War Service Committee, but colored suffragists affiliated with the. party are highly pleased over the gift made to the men of their race, which came as an agreeable surprise. Mrs.

Annie K. Lewis, a colored vice leader in the Suffragist Party, speaking of the unit said: "The groups of colored suffragists working in the 13th, 19th, aotb and 21st Assembly Districts are gratified to find that the Woman Suffrage Party lives up to its verbal declarations of democracy. Here is a case where it la treat- tntr white men and colored men alike. working for the comfort and well beinfr of both. I hope that when the colored soldier see the little brass plate that will be put on the unit bearing the in scription, 1 he uift of the New York City Woman Suffrage Party," they will realize that women who ask for justice and fair play for their sex are willing to help the members of the race that are struggling to, securue these things." pending- on you to act like the good soldiers you have always been and! break the ice In this country fori your entire race.

We are about to I win the reglment'a greatest I want you to promise not to go into town until Monday and then only with permits from me. I want you to stay away from places where you are not wanted. You must keep your temper if you hear the word "nigger," and bring your troubles to mo any hour of the day or night It will be hard, but I want your: promise. The Colonel was cheered to the echo after he had concluded his talk and he was assured that there would be no serious outbreak. Colonel Hayward.

and officials of the War Department have decided to keep members of the Fifteenth out of certain tones. The workers in the mills have been decidedly hostile to the Negro soldiers and for fear of a clash colored, troopers will not be permitted in the mill section. So far the men ha -submitted to the "Jim Crew1? Jaws with admii tc self restraint. P. E.

CHURCH WORKERS I.IEET IN BALTP'Oir: il Tm l'sw )' IAiriMOkE-The "thirty-first 'annual session of the Church Workers Among Colored People (Protestant Episcopal) came to an end at St Mary's Episcopal Church last Friday night, following an eventful session. The next, session will be held at St. Augusutine's School, Raleigh, N. The entertainment of the visiting ministers and laymen was divided between St Mary's Church and St James' Parish. Among the many topics discussed was that of the recent migration northward of large numbers of colored people.

The Rev. Edmund H. Oxley of Cincinnati was appointed chairman of a committee to study the needs of the immigrants, The Woman's Auxiliary held its annual meeting Friday. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: The Rev. Samuel W.

Grice, Petersburg, president the Rev. George F. Miller, Brooklyn, vice-president the Rev. George Bragg, Baltimore, secretary; Archie Nicholson, Philadelphia, treasurer, and tne Kev. iimmett E.

Miller, Petersburg, necrologist The woman's auxiliary elected the fol lowing officers: Miss Esther Varick New York City, president; Mrs. Hendricks, Philadelphia, recording secretary; Mrs. Katie Johnson, Camden, N. J. corresponding secretary, and Mrs.

Dor sey, Brooklyn, N. treasurer. The Revs. Hutchens C. Bishoo.

E. R. Dan iels and George" Frazier Miller were 1- aniung inc ministers present irom jsew York JLity. STOKES DECLINES OFFER TO BE HAMPTON'S HEAD (Special to Twa Nsw Yoai Asm.) New Havew, Conn. The Rev.

Anson Stokes, secretary of Yale University, has declined the call to become the principal of Hampton Institute, succeed-: i t- 11 iiik me iaic ur. rrisscii, was announced here Tuesday by ex-President William H. Taft as chairman of the board of trustees. In" a letter to Mr. Taft Secretary Stokes said that the opportunity to advance the interests of the colored people ana contriDute sometning to the solution of the race problem appealed to him profoundly, but he felt it to be his dutv and privilege to continue to devote his strength, at least during the remainder of President Hadley administration, to .1.

1 .1 inc uuuuuig up ui a great nauunai uni versity at Yale. M. moss, ev. a. ckooke, Rev.

and $10.00 (INCLUDING ADMISSION). a III. KU CtaaAAfr aiV VYMV B'U wnwwfce) BOTH RACES GREET KOTON AT MOBILE (Special to Ths Nsw Yoak Acs.) Mobile, Ala. Race pride, economy, cooperation, food conservation and the observance of law- were among the subjects discussed by Pr. R.

R. Moton, principal of Tuskegee Institute, at the Mobile County Colored Fair Saturday at Dixie Park to a representative audience of white and "colored citizens. i Mr. Moton was warmly welcomed by Mayor Patrick J. Lyons, who said among other things "To my lot falls the honor and pleasure of welcoming to Mobde Dr, R.

R. Moton, who appears before you as the successor, and I know a worthy suc cessor, to the late Dr. Washington, for so long the distinguished leader of his race. "During my twenty years of public life in Mobile there has existed, a high degree of harmony and cooperation between the races. During that time I have never heard of a clash or even the prospect of a clash between the races.

1 never shall forget the meeting of colored citizens of this city held in Bienville Square at the beginning of the, recent Red Cross campaign. It one of the most well conducted and in some respects the most remarkable meeting that it has ever been my privilege to witness, and it was an object lesson in what can be accomplished by cooperation and team-work under intelligent direction. Mayor Lyons was followed by Prof. S. S.

Murphy, superintendent of public schools, of Mobile, who welcomed Mr. Moton on behalf of ths school commissioners. Dr. Moton was introduced by Dr. E.

T. Belsaw. Negro Should Believe In Himself. Dr. Moton said in part: "I am very elad to have the oppor tunity to visit the beautiful city of Mobile and I wish to thank Dr.

Belsaw, Mr. Whitley, W. Allen and Dr. Henry Roger Williams, also the Chamber of Commerce and the other white friends who bave cooperated with the colored people in making this fair 'a success. This is truly a beautiful city, but the thing that has iinrres'd me more than the physical beau' tLis is true oi almost 'of i-r p'nre thft I h''1 visited W'oufchout 'Ai bamay has been the spirit of unselfish cooperation and actual helpfulness which I find existing between the white and colored people.

It is very pleasing to me to see so many beautiful homes, owned by members of my race, the beautiful front yards and growing flowers and clean, sanitary backyards with home gardens. This not only represents thrift and industry among colored people, but also kindly feeling on the part of white citizens. There are two or three things which I wish to emphasize briefly to the members of my own race, and the first is that we must cultivate a stronger belief on the part of the colored people in their own race Sometimes I feel that the Negro in America is one of the very few races that is lacking in respect and appreciation of his own race. That is, we appear to lack race pride. Now, my friends, no race can hope to gain the respect and confidence of other races until it believes in and respects itself.

This is true of individuals, of communities, of nations as well as of races. If you believe your race can succeed, you can impress others with that belief and that thought will inspire in you and develop in the races or individuals pride in one's own self does not lessen the respect for other races or individuals, On the other hand, it rather broadens the respect which we have for others. ana tieips to round out an unselfish character. "I wish to urge upon vou the neces sity of savine a part of what vou earn A race of spendthrifts cannot hope to cope with a frugal race of people. We i an iaKc pnae in me targe numper very successful Nejrroes in this city those who earn and those who have something of what they earn, but there is also a number of us who earn and save nothing.

1 am not ureimr the sav ing of money for the money sake sorely, hut because it develops character in the individual and gains respect from other individuals also. "The war in which our nation is encased is hastening a better understand ing between the races and the doctrine of a good will which Dr. Booker T. Washington preached for thirtv-five years inrougnout tne nortn ana soutn. De- fore black and white people, is now bearing fruit in its spirit of sympathetic cooperation Between tne races.

Sometimes people who do not know the Negro have questioned his loyalty. That is a waste of time' and energy. The black man was loyal as a slave, loyal when his masters went to the front and had left him in charge of all that was dear and sacred to them he was loyal at ban TUan Hill, at Carrazal and ne will be loyal in the trenches of Jh ranee. MANHATTAN CASINO So Nov. 9th Concert and Ball ALABAMIAwS BEAT IIP Soldiers Stationed at PresencQ of Chas.

Farrar in Car. BLIND HIM III ONE EYE Wonnde Masi Now a at the St. Johfc'f Hospital Ib SctIom Condi-tloar Officials of Lng Island Ban- road Demand that Lawless Soldiers Severely Pnlsaed. Colored and white alike are demanding that the Alabama soldiers who brutally as saulted Charles Farrar, a cripple, 52 years old, in the Long Island Station. Friday evening of last -1- V- 1 V-J Tt-- officials of the Long Island Railroad have presented, the facets to the army officials at Mineola and demand an investigation.

The wounded man Is a patient in the St John's Hospital in a serious condition and may lose the sight ot both eyes. rfiA his KjkJk awntft IWiJ porter by the marine department of the Lontr-Island Railroad for 20 was set upon by the soldiers on Fri day night at the Borden avenue tion ot tne rauroaa ana Dayonenea in the- lace. iae surgeons ot joint a xiuspii operated cn him in aa attempt td his left eye which was injured. The right eye was entirely destroyed by the scldiers. Farrar, as wsi l's custom Ji e- i-'" 6 o'clor I "(' 1,1 1 t- porter, colored, accompanied iun.

About 75 members of. the Alabama regiment, stationed at Camp Mills, Mineola, were on the train, according to the railroad officials. Farrar and Treadwell seated themselves in the last car of the train and joked between themselves of happenings during the day at the erryhouse and terminal They had not been there long when one member of the group turned around and spying the porters, gave vent to a yell of rage. Indignant that two colored men should be allowed to ridt in the car with "Southern gentlemen," the first soldier called to- tbt otans, "Look at the niggers The soldiers immediately jumped from their seats and made their way to the rear where the two colored men were seated. They gathered around the two Negroes.

who became nervous at the menacing attitude of the soldiers and started to- make their way to the rear platform of the train. The soldiers pressed forward using vile epithets, ordered the colored men to hurry and get off the train. Farrar and Treadwell complied with the Treadwell, a younger man than Farrar, was able to get to the rear platform before his companion and jumped to the station platform, railroad men say. Farrar, suffering from lumbago and only recently out of the hospital, was unable to move as fast as Treadwell, and the soldiers becoming enraged at his slow movements, picked him up and carried him to the rear platform of the train and hurled him to the tracks. Farrar was stunned the fall and the soldiers taking advantage of his predicament, jumped to the track also, and surrounding the man on the ground -kicked and beat him unmercifully.

One soldier in the group, it is said, drew a bayonet or a knife and lunged at the defenseless man now lying unconscious on the ground. The knife must have struck Farrar's right eye as his eye was ripped out Railroad men attracted to the scene by the cries of Treadwell gave the signal to the engineer to start the train and as the last car moved from the sta tion the soldiers, with a f.nal yell, boarded the moving car: and left the yard. The railroad men then came to the aid of the bleeding man and carried him to the waiting room, where his injuries were attended to, awaiting the arrival of the ambulance from. -St John's Hospital. A.

Ihe officials of the Lone Island Rail road are now conducting an investiira- tion and will not stoo until the puiltv soldiers are brought to justice. it the men do not come forward and admit their implication in the affair, then the officers of the regiment will be brought to account, the officials say. Among those to condemn the brutal. rty- of the Alabama soldiers was the v. niiiv.ii,.

un der the caption, "Soldiers that Disgrace the Flag," said: "A crowd of Alabama soldier nf t1 Rainbow Division brutally asault- i a regro porter on tne Lo-t road the other day. CI, j',.