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JU- nted from the Mnhory Medical College In the class of 1907. He went to Port Smith, Ark , after graduating and spent one uiul a half years In the prnctlco there. Ill 1009, he located at Sapulpa, Okla , where ho now lives, enjoying a vory largo practlcme. Since moving to Sapulpa he has bought coiiHlilerablo property, both residence and business lots, and bus accumulated u nice bank uccouut. On January 2, 19U, he married Mlas Maud Scott, of Holly Springs, Miss., who Is now iiieen of his household. Tor two years, l)r Humphrey was the (Irand l'rotector of the Knights and Ladles of Harmony In this state mid Is now president of tho Colored State Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical Association of Oklahoma. Ho Is also president of the local llusluess Men's League. He Is probably worth $25,-000. THE CASE OF "GOVERNOR FIELDS." Local Leajue at Musi cgee, which is entertaining the National League. PROF. J. T. WEST, The subject of this sketch is l'rof J. T. West, principal of .the colored schools at Claremore, Okla. l'rof. West was born In Waynesboro, Tenn, April 11, 188C. Ho attended public school there until 1901, and then entered tho Wulden University In Nashville, from which Institution he graduated In the class of 1910. Tho Bamo year he went to Grand Chain, 111., and was elected principal of tho city schools there. After one year ho came to Oklahoma, locating at Chelsea, and was engaged In bciiool work there one year. In 1912, ho went to Claremore, whero he was elected principal of the colored schools, which position ho still holds. Yet a young man, n little nioro than 2S nrs oi ni- .id unmnrritd I'ioi West bus made liin.self a power among the educators of Oklahoma He was one of the instructors In the joint uoimnl held at Muskogee In 1912, where ten counties were united In nor mal woik. In 191 J, he conducted the Rogers, Wagoner and Tulsa county normals at Claremore, and was em ployed this year as an Instructor In tho branch normal of the Lana-ton univorstty.state normal at Muskogee us professor of scleiice Prof. West Is also an excellent vocalist. He waB the leading tenor singer of his school. Me is chairman of the executive commit tee of the Northeast District Teach ers association, and member of tho oxocutlve committee of the Colorod Stnte Tea oliers asbociattou. liis own qii irti-r section of land and December 2.", 1013, he married Miss Ollie Wolf, of Fort Worth, Texas The happy couple live upon their own laud, which Is unincumbered, and is easily worth $lfi,000. Tlioy have all tho cattle, horses, Implements, etc., neces sary for tholr farm purposes, ami while yet young peoplo they have made n start in life, which givos them exceptional advantages gver many people much older. H. T. HUTTON. x,V. iJ'n-fcf. &' oft The subject of this sketcli is II. T. Hiitton, ti successful business man of Sapulpu. .Mr. Mutton was born In Hynes county, Mississippi, November 16, 1S7G He attended private school and tho Southern Christian University four years, after which he taught school, later learning tho art of cook ing. He v.as in the employ of the Frisco ruilioad as chef on a private car. He has traveled extensively and hj seuu much of the world. A few years ago ho located at Sapulpa, after giving up the railroad bervlce, to de vote his time to fnrtcrnul work in Ok lahoma. He Is socrotaiy-treasurer of the endowment department of tho Knights and Ladles of Harmony in this state, which office ho has filled with honor and credit for three years. In October, 1113, he opened a gro tery store at Sapulpa in partnership ... "'4?A f strong was hern near Montgomery, Ala, In IKS.!, upon a farm 10 miles from that place Ills father was lsaue Armstrong and his mother wns named Martha. Those were good Christian peoplo of the old southern type, who believed In honest labor and a clean life. In their humble way, they did all they could for their son who start ed -out in life In the country school near his home. Leaving home, he at tended Ttiskegee school two terms and three terms In the normal school of his native state He taught three terms In the public school of Mont corner county, and was uTter this or dained a minister In the A. M. L. Zloli church, for which denomination ho preached three years. Immediately bo fore coming, to Oklahoma In 1907. Locating at Luther, ho opened an Ice cream pallor, which ho conducted one year upon Its original plan, until he hegnu to add assortment and va riety to his stock Today ho can boast that lie owns the largest department stole In Luther, with about lit) per cent of his trade among the leading white people In his community. His sales of flour average about a car load per month. Ho employs six busy clerks In his slore Mr Armstrong and his futher each own u farm In Alabama and the two own another Alabama farm. Ho also owns about 23 head of graded cattle, with laud in Alabama and Oklahoma worth about $35,000; a home hi Lu ther and a $13,000 stock, with sales last year amounting to $37,000. Mr. Armstrong carries life Insurance of $5,000. Ills wlfo was a natlvo of Mis souri, Miss Daisy Johnson, to whom ho was married in September, 1910. It Is said lie started business on one gluss and tlin e lemons, REUBEN MORRISON. Reuben Morrison of Hrlstow, Okla., wasc born July 4, 18C3, at Humboldt, Kan. In 18C5, his parents moved with him to tho Indian Territory, whero ho has lived over since. Their first location was at Taft, nine miles west of Muskogee, where they lived until 1898, when they moved to Creek county, settling at Bristow, their present home. In 1894, Mr. Morrison was married to Miss Julia Mcintosh. As a result of this union, 11 children, seven boys and four girls (ench of whom, but one, own 1C0 acres) wcro born. They now have 1,000 acres In tholr own right, valued at $30,000. Mrs. Morrison died October 19, last. Mr. Morrison Is a successful farmer ami stock raiser. He has n beautiful home, a typical country houfe, with plenty of hogs, cows and chickens. Ho is mi upright Christian gentle man and u loyal race man. ARTHUR ROBPRTS. Aithur Roberts is the oldest sou of J. 11. Roberts of Hrlstow, Okla. 116 v.ns born In Muskogee, then Indian Territory, September 13, 1890. He lived with his parents until ho' was 9 j ears old, when he moved to Oreok county, sotilltig at Bristow with hl.s father, who (lied his land there, Mi. Roberts attended school for Croak Freedmen, and afterward at Lang ston university After louvlng school, ho nettled ou with V K 'Wiles, a young man of Sapulpa, who was born at Coilnth, MIbs., October 19, 1881 Mr. Vales' parents moved to Texas when he was u small hoy, later moving to tho In dian Territory. Ho learned tho boiler making trade at Tuskegco. Ho went to Sapulpa In 1909 and in 1911 mar ried Miss Susie Owens, n Texas girl. Together those voting men aro forging to the front In the business world. Tlioy havo built up a very good trudo for tholr husluoss and both stand well In this community. Itoth Mr. Huttou and Mr. Yntos aro property owners. Mr. Huttou Is unmarried. &&&. tt Viftom? J. T. ARMSTRONG. " In tho porbon of J. T. iVrinstrong of Luthor, Okla., wo have an example of tho possibilities of a poor man In tho grat and growing west. Mr. Arm- The above Is tho likeness of Dr. W. II, Humphreys, a prominent physician of Supuliu, Oklu Dr. Humphrey was born at 1'ort (ilbson, Miss., July 25, 1881. He lived there with his par ents till ho was 18 years old, attend ing school. Ho graduated from tho high school there, and tho Stato Nor mal at Natchez, Miss., later taking collegiate and academic coursos In tho Central Tennosseo College. Ho Is a graduate of tho Rochester llusluess College of Rochester, N. Y., and grudu- A fuw du)s ago, t Ardmore, tho Honorable John Field, standard bearer of the Republican party season 1914 for himself anil tho (1. O. V. de clared that the "Jim Crow" law and tho "tirandfather clause" as operated at picscnt, suits him and the party KX'ACTLY. This Is the plutfoini the Republican voter will have to endorse hi Oklahoma, to be In lino with hl.s party. Interpreted, this means that Negroes aro not particular wanted in the Re publican party this year, and tills campaign will he made upon tho usual southern "inosslmck" principles which until now have been confined to thu Democratic parly In Dixieland. Does Mr. Fields know Hint ills policy Is absolutely uu-ltepublicau and no member of that party tan subscribe to these principles and ho consistent with the principles and policies which have made that party? The fact Is, the policy endorsed by Mr. Fluids at Ardmore Is mi longer encouraged by the better element of the Demo cratic party. Fair-minded peoplo know that such a pulley, la u republican form of government cannot endure; that Its ultlninto effects aro danger ous toi Its citizenship. Tho peoplo of Oklahoma do not think of tho expres sion of Mr. Fields us being a serious declaration of platform for his party In Oklahoma. Instead, they will dis credit his honosety ns tho great, clean progressive and Intellectual party leader ho has so often been declared through his campaign managers. C. N Haskell ran four years ago upon his record us a regulator of tho conditions between tho races; ulong with him, In tho same campaign, was Fred Ilrunson, who run upon his rec owned by colored people In tho Btuto. clause;" Leslie Nlbluck, editor of tho Guthrie Leader, organ of mossback Democracy, upon nil anti-Negro plat form; and Momuii I'ruott, rabid Negro hater from Texas, upon thu sumo plat form. All these men made speeches throughout tho stnte, In overy school, ovory church, nt overy picnic. In overy court lioiisu, In overy southern county souL They were men, nil of them, who were popular personally wfth their party, l'ach of them hud been honored by their party. Tlioy mado a race upon their past records, which Fields has endorsed tho Democratic had been applauded by tho fellows of their own Ilk, but when they camo bo foro tho peoplo for tholr approval, they were left nt homo defeated by a very largo vote. In tho verdict of tho peoplo, Justice nnd right won by 30, 000 votes In tho state. Might does not make right, nnd If Mr. Fields will fol low closely tho platform ho had al ready outlined for himself nnd tho Re publican party, ho will find, in Novom ber, that his arguments, along that Hue, will make votes for his oppon ent nnd the Democratic party gener ally. Simmered down to reul fucts, Mr. ord as "Futher or tho Grandfather up" with thu Democratic party and killed his chances, If ho over had any, for bolng governor of Oklahoma. Mark tho prediction that John Fields, under tho direction of Arthur Glossier, will swell tho Democratic mujorlty, with Hob Williams, a very weak cundldute, running against Fields. Fields Is not right. Fields is not honest with his party, although ho may bo with himself. Wo begin to believe that General Shnrmnn woofully understated tho caso. Some of tho most porslBtent loafers always have the appeal auco of being busy men. . .,