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Show Home Pride by Spending Your Money at Home! 1W inrjr: Tl WL EJH LS ocn TEARLESS sunscKirnoM EXPONENT OF RIGHT AND JUSTICE LIST MAKES A VALOAtJLZ Lwtnr MTDtUM rOR ASVZKTlSnKj IB (V HI jBa I Wg II I ff 1 lI ZsJWM TC Vol. 3, Mo 47 Chief Sam Returns Wi PLAN TO TRAN8PORT OKLAHOMA NEf.ROES TO AFRICA PROVES DISMAL FAILURE. New York. Oct r. With thi arrival hero tonight of tlio steamer Norse-rann from Liverpool tth eighteen Americans on board, forming what wns loft of tho crew of the Ilrltlsh steamer I.Iberia, a dramatic chapter was written Into a colonization scheme, beaded by Alfred Chnrlrs Sam.

said lo be chief of an African tribe, to transport negroes from Texns and Oklahoma to the west coast of Africa The capture by the Ilrltlsh authorities of the colonization ship and tho subsequent chasing of the crew by a German submarlno were nmnng the ndventurcs of tho Liberia's sailors. Tho project as described by Sam was to cnnblc negroes to go to West fricn, Join In a colony nnd llvo In mparatlve luxury nefore tho LI L.In sailed on Its first trip Sam widely announced his plan The Liberia, financed by negroes, left Portland, Maine, In May and after stopping at Norfolk, Vn proceeded to Galveston. Texas, where It was reported to have taken on forty negroes and started on Its vo)ngo to tho west coait of Africa At Anamnbu on the African coast the Liberia was seized by Ilrltlsh nu thorltlcs as the owner was a British subject. Whllo thero tho crew was stricken with fever and removed to a hospital After their recover)' they were discharged They then went to Liverpool, whence they were sent home as consular passengers NEGRO RETIRES WITH HONORS Seattle Wash Only 45 )cars of age. William A Vrooman, regimental quartermaster sargeant of the 9th cn airy retired or.

September 12, after thirty ears continuous service, with pay amounting to 167 BO per month Ills entlro service was with the Ninth Vrooman enlisted In 18SG at Huffa lo, N. when only 1G vears eld He served In the Indian campaign of 1890-1891, was at Santiago In tho Phlllp-plno campaign of 1900 02. Ho qualified in 1894 as distinguished marksman, the highest qualification In the nrmy Sergeant Vrooman received his retirement papers at Douglass, whero the Ninth Is stntloned, on Sept 12, nnd tho next day he was escorted by the regimental band and a large nuumber of his comrades when he look the train for Che)enno, where he visited before coming on to Seattle. Ho will mako his future homo In this city READY TO CO WILL 8TART OUT NEXT WEEK TO REPRESENT THE STAR. II Stradford a prominent citizen of Tulsa and a heavy tax paver, will leave next week on a tour of the state In the Interest of Tho Tulsa Star He will give nccount'i of his vlslta to different towns through tho columns of this paper, Bhowlng of thu progres of the race In each community he visits Mr.

Stradford Is a race man and loves rac Interposes Ho In splendid writer and his articles will be much In demand by tho reading public A "tiV. Pay For The Star a School Supplies and SUCCESSOR TO THE MUSKOGEE STAR Official Organ of Hie Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, And The Knitfhis Arul Lvlies THE NEGRO'S CHALLENGE. (Dy Carrie Parker Taylor.) You complain, my brother, tn) 111) white brntlu r. Of our poor race now and then. Yet )ou nevei have said what we should do To prove to )ou that we're men We've done everything so far that )ou've done, Kxct-pl sit In the president' chair.

And the only ronton we haven't done that Is because )ou won't let us sit there In every walk of I'fe that vou've been There's at least one of us there. And )ou cannot den) but that we do Our work Just as good nnd ns fair Among the more common ernfls of men. Such as carpenters, masons -ind painters. We luvo quite number, and plaster ers. too, And many stock raisers nnd plant ers i We have law) ers and doctors, nnd i bankers a few, And tenchers we have b) the score I Undertakrs and merchants and manu acturers And preachers, -we have them ga lore We have sculptors, architects nrtlsts i and Inventors, I And poets and statesmen of fame Actors, orators and authors, and good I ness knows what, Kor ever) thing we do I can't name i We print our own pipers, publish our books, We sing nnd we play same as ou And In some eases we have been known To compose some good music, too I In fact.

I don't know nn) thing that you've done. When you've given us a chance and we've tried. That we haven't don as well as ou could, And sometimes btter, bsldes We've ven gon farther In some things thnn you, And now we need not despair, Kor, If we don't like our heads like sheep's wool, Why, we can stralghtn our hair You say that at least wo can't change our skins? Well, we've knocked that In a hat, For. by the aid of )our honsual lira, Mnny of us have ven done that You say wo have vices? We got them from you. You're all tho pattern we've had, So don't charge the race up with Hie misfits )ou see, I Since our patterns so often were bad So, whnl more, my brother.

Illy white brother, Must we do to prove that we're men? If 'tis aught )ou can do nnd )ou'll glvu us chance, We'll do It as good as )ou ran PRIZES FOR COLORED CATHOLICS Chicago, Oct 6 At tho Lincoln Ju bilee nnd Half-Century Anniversary of Negro Frtedom. celebrated recently In Chicago, Catholic mission work nmong the colored people of America was represented by exhibits from 42 convents, schools and churches The Catholic exhibition was ono of tho largest In tho hall Pupils or Mother Kalherlno Drexcl'a school were award ed flrut prize for magnificent embroidery work; the second prlve went to the Colored Sisters In Baltimore and tho third prize to tho Illinois Technical School for Girls in Chicago. TULSA, OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY, Ol l'OBI K8 Hh In. is four monthly SL On.

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Call and ice them. They are printed on book paper with illuitratcd and are full ol clean, irterciting itoriei and Instructive articles on History, Science, Art, Music, Fashion, I'ancy Needlework, General Farming, Live Stotk and Poultry. S-1l -a Yniir flrdcr A. Tho Use lllnse Will C(n mi. inn jiii i (LoEta "BIRTH OF A NATION" IS BARRED Picture is Booked For Tulsa Sometime This Winter THIS PICTURE IS MEETING WITH mlt People throughout the state are PROTEST ALL OVER THE COUN-1 expected to Immediately send protests -rnv it rf darrfdI1" ",0 State Hoard of Censors, fur Yui.a ai 1 -rrT Krantid permit It will he nuthorlzeil FROM OKLAHOMA ALL T-' to sliow in every city In the stati- GETHER NOW FOR A PROTEST (Prom the Chicago Defender Columbus 0 October 1 Tho peo pie of tills city were thrown into scare last week when It became known that "Tho Ilirth of a Nation" had applied to the State Hoard of Censors for a permit to show this photoplay in Ohio, nnd two prlvnte Bhowlngs of It had been made before the I101T1I In.nn dlitely on learnint tho designs of the producers of tho play, the local branch of the A A got bus) nnd enlisted the support of man) prominent white cltl zens, including tJi-o Knrb, the may or of tin city I)r Washington Gladden, ex Secretary of State Daniel Ilynn, IUbbl Kornfleld of the Jewish S)iingogue James Carroll, editor of the Catholic Columbian, nnd man) others who signed and filed p'otest v.lth the State Hoard of Ci nsors against "Tho lllrth of a Nation" be Inir rrnnted a ncrmit to show In Ohio The producers of this race hatred In fl-iinlnc film selected a time wlien Governor Willis, who Is In California was out of the city, to apply for per Stationary, Fragments of magazines All Vo-II.

JL AH One Year Eire it to our representative, or call and ice Rpfnro Ynii Pnrrrnt It Si -a Dmmnllii Wlioil Tlmo It lln JL luiiipiij, iiucii nine 19 up I Censor Doard Acts uunv nn ill" litllliuo 111 imii t' iiiaii fltcit ha tlifh nhllenn In liiaJtli FROM 0 across from the Capitol building were JWmcTfirn4tar playing a strain of the Inst quarter to i S.J? 1" o'clock or 11 45 of "I-eud Klmllv 1 A Smlthermali Ughtlhe of the men bought more than $300 00 arose fiom his dial! and said. "Gen-1 or "toc tlemin. list to )on chimes, nnd amid It va decided to ill block of 50 this encircling gloom I v. Ill give tho sluires at J10 00 ler slinre liefore any desired light, not only to the cltiiens effort ara made lo get members for of th state but to the nllre United the association. This will be done Stntos I mil sure that our beloved next week after which the state will Governor will bo plmsid to know that be thoroughly organised nnd tin work I havo barred forever from this state of securing inemlierir' commenced (lint Infamous lie, The lllilli of a The board of director meet again to Nation 1 "Wit Ralph Tyler Swoons.

1 Tho committee which was sent to Columbus from evir) quarter of tho state, nnd which was headed by the in auditor of the nuv), was only be for etho board 23 minutes when the president got up and made ills state ment So overcame wus Mr T)lir that ho fell, and It took ubout ftv to revive him On regninlnll consciousness he exclalmi'd wo are not weary'" Praise For sale At moiiy of The World, Oklahoma Negroes Win School Pight.H Florida Negroet Win In Court Jacksonville l-'la voted 11 million i bond for new schools re Out of this hiiiii It wan di lihd tlie hlt school iMianl to, itinrniirinte Stir, nun tnr ilu. ffit.rf.,t I -iliiiols Our piojile Imiiiglit suit nnd le suHtnlned by tin court In every loin! Tonsi quentl) the bond Issue is up Tile school I man! now 1 si 1 ks a eoinpromlHe and offerH In sp nil 1 00.000 nnir on eolond hocils. Ilifim 11 Milt was brought tin hniiglitllv 11 iuki to consider nil liitlliois 111111I1 bv imr (ItireiiH lor 11 tnnre lllii nil appropriation of the fund 'I his iiiinilur example of what can In- ilntit in ki cun our ruiiihiinenliil iIkIim imii tliiuuKli Sniitliern iniirts Oklahoma Burial Ass'n Gets Charter MEETING OF DOARD OF DIRECTORS WEDNESDAY NIGHT Some of Tulsa's Leading Men Dehlnd Movement Oklahoma l.urlal Assoclat on ren nil) formid In (ills city by Itev Toombs nf Clnthrlr. Itev Jas A John ui A Williams and A Sniltiit-rinnn nf Tulsa, as the Incorpor nlors, will soon lie ready to iniiimeiicn business The charter for the association came Inst week nnd 11 meeting wns called for Tuesday n'Rlit fi I lie pur pose of electing members nf the board of directors A very enthusiastic meeting was held, but after an hour's discussion It wns decided tn adjourn until W'ednesdn) night The meeting wns held in the Stnr office Among those who were pre nt nt the meeting were Itev A Johnson Itev Hero Mills, Prof Hughe .1 it Stradford, lawyer Strmiroril. I-nllion, II Rood-win Rllmoro, Hen Iwls.

A Wll llntno nnd A Smithttrmnn The association proposed lo pay a maximum for funeral expensi It Is strictly a burial association with no other features added, but Is generall) admitted tn be nn exceptionally good thing for those who betome members It Is a HO.nno corjinrntlnn with strong jaa lx llahl II mill aaiji lu wal men In hind It nnd success Is asiureil I Several nun and womin will be employed on a salary to represent the association throughout tin slate with a motto slogan or "Twenty thoiiinnd I members In three years The Isiuiil of dlreilnrs us eleited eiiuusilay nigiii are 1 1 1 i aim rrt NOTES ON RACIAL PROGRESS Reported by the National Negro Business League. A thought for the wi'ek "Adver tlsinE Is governed bv no lnw con trolled by no cre-ml It Is se elusive a thing that the clntrlii-s of monotwii) have never been able to ihreittle it There Is so much of it that It knows no limits nor liouiidnriis It is the The Tulsa Star Officg (urisdiction Subscription $1 00 Per Yea' Party elps in Saving Negro From Mob r- -r-i- iMieilll VV 116 iierOine Howling (Ir i. Mo. Oct Tortile xecoud time, Mrs II Hawkins wife of the sheriff of l'lko county saved the life of Harrison Rose, a ne gm prisoner ehiirgi with murder, by tmrlejlng will) mob which had vailed the Pake count) Jail nt 1 o'clock this moinliig, wliile II10 sheriff fanned 11 posse of eltltetis The si of fifl armed uniong were Hienker t'lnnin Clark and his son Ileum tt nrrivnl nt the lull a few minutes after had fled grenlest of hII commercial forces nnl yet all Hint is positively known nbout it enn told In a few words One thing nctually known Is this, llierv form of advertising Is good for 01111 body nnd sumo forms nre good tor everybed) Ilert Moses In Ad vertlslng and Selling The msterdnm News of New York I'lly lies Inaugurated nn que service inr lis readers They are co-opera' assist skllli Colored mechanics lo nb thin em men t. Tin- Citizens' Commercial league of Ileuumout, Texas, wns recently organ lied to stimulate tho tradn of the Ne gro merchant!) now In business at.d to 1 neourngn tho establishment of morn enterprise IjiIi on they plan to nf filiate with tho National Negro Ilusl ss I.onguu Major It It Moton of Hampton In ntlloti nnd a party of distinguished 1 iluealers nre touring tile Stnto of Ylr lilw 'n tlio Intert st of tho Negro O--Knulratlon Sixlety.

One hundrid nnd thirty five Colored families of Hvnngv lllu, lndlnnn, com ieted 111 a recent contest held In that llv r.ir tin. itinal tmnltllfnl front Vlirilfl l0lml Rlirit.nl) Although till Is tin anmuil event In Kvaiisvlllo, tin- Colored people have never before participated Mr Logan II Stewart, president of tho Hv.i'svlllc Local Li ague, says Interest in tho contest tmulated by the National Negro lb nlth Wiik conducted last spring The Local League In Action On Honda) afternoon, Koptember 2Gth the leical Negro Business Leugue of Colombia, South Carol nn, held 11 mass 1 meeting to stimulate interest lu the I league's work and to hear reports of the Boston meeting from Mrs llhodi Superintendent of the Good Siiuiarltnii Hospital nnd Mr I le.vv the successful merchant tailor The published announcement of this 1 meeting any: 1 The Inst census gnvu us 11 Negro population of more than twent) nine I thousand In lllchlnnd county- a little more than half tho po mlatioii Tin I money spent by tills host of Individ I iihIb for food and clothing yield a I substantial profit and If Negro mer 1 1 hauls wero sufficiently estnbl htd I to take cure of this business. It would I enable them to enlarge their stores and employ a great uuinj more of our I 00 tig men and women as ilerks, bookkeepers, stenographers, etc In I addition to this, It would en ible the meiiiiiers or tile race 111 mis community to do more for the education or the youth, to build better homes, to 1 lev ate their standards of living and to do mote for churches, schools and h.ultabb' Inotltuilons (MP am TULSR, OKLRHOMK US N. GREENWOOD 8 W88888ftM.