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COLORED PARIOTS, ATTTENTION! This Man led your Fathers out of human Slavery into American Citizenship Let him now lead YOU out of drink Slavery into Christian Manhood Abraham Lincoln was a total abstainer, and both personally and officially opposed the liquor traffic. He said that after slavery was abolished the next great enemy to be overcome was the liquor business. If he were here today he would advise you to vote for state andnational prohibition. Vote for state legislators who will ratify the national amendment MONTGOMERY COUNTY DRY FEDERATION, F. G. Cressey, Mgr. Vol 6 Number 22 COLORED R This Man led your Fathers out of human Slavery into American Citizenship Abraham Lincoln both personal liquor traffic. He said that after to be overcome was t he would advise you Vote "YES" for Vote for state legislat MONTGOMERY CO The One-Mill Levy for Schools Is Necessary The tax rate for 1918-9 is already fixed at $1.80. The approval of the one-mill levy for the schools will not increase this rate. It will be 1.8 mills. Other cities of Ohio, notably Lima and Cincinnati, have come to the support of the schools by voting tax levies. Every voter should remember that the tax levy for school purposes is lower in Dayton than in any of the large cities of Ohio. The Budget Commission has allowed the schools $130,000 less for the coming year than is necessary to maintain our schools at the present standard. This lack of funds will cripple our schools. Co-operative industrial courses, night schools, kindergarten, summer schools, school playgrounds, manual training and home economic work must of necessity be crippled or discontinued. The number of teachers must be decreased, although most school rooms are already overcrowded. The children will suffer as the teachers are given unwieldly classes. Teachers are leaving. Something must be done to retain them. The best investment the citizens of Dayton can make is to provide the funds needed to give us school of the highest standard. ```markdown ``` THE DAYTON FORUM COLORED PEOPLE IMPROVE PROPERTY The home of Dr. B. A. Rose, residence and office, has been dressed up with a new coat of paint. Since purchasing this property Dr. Rose has made many improvements. Standing on the southeast corner of Norwood avenue and Bank street, it is the most attractive spot in the section and is admired by all who pass. In this connection we might note the general improvement made by colored property owners in this section. A few years ago most of this property was owned and occupied by white families who neglected to make any improvements. Many of the houses were delapidated and most unsightly. Gradually the colored occupants began to push the whites out and improve the homes. Now the section looks fifty per cent better and the valuation of the property has increased 25 per cent. This gives the lie to the often repeated statement that when colored people move into a neighborhood property depreciates in value. The truth of the matter is, first class colored people are an asset to any community, and thus enhance the value of property. The Amazing Attitude of the... President. Philadelphia Inquirer—President Wilson has appealed to the country to give him a Democratic congress. His argument is amazing as is his attitude. He wishes a Democratic victory as an evidence of the approval of his leadership. He kindly admits the patriotism of all political parties, but while Republican leaders have been pro-war, they have—so he claims—been anti-administration. In this he indulges in a stretch of imagination. His own Democratic leaders are the ones who have stood out against him. DAYTON, OHIO, FRIDAY NOV. 1, 1918 ATTENTION! Let him now lead YOU out of drink Slavery into Christian Manhood abstainer, and y opposed the the next great enemy if he were here today national prohibition. endment. the national amendment N, F. G. Cressey, Mgr. A. This little man, of 520 Pontiac street, was taken ill Sunday, October 20, and died six days later, but he was insured with the Fireside Insurance Company, and eight days after death occurred his mother received the death benefit. Prompt payment of all claims is what the people want, and this is what the Fireside guarantees. We pay all claims and questions, none. See that your family is protected by the Fireside Sick and Accident Insurance Company. Home office, Eighth and Plum streets, Cincinnati O. District office, 346 West Fifth street, phone, Main 2782. I. D. FIELDS, Superintendent SECOND - HAND FURNITURE, ipholstering, repairing and cabinet making. W. H. Jones, 1011 West Fifth street. Give me a trial. MOTHER SCOTT'S HOME The officers of the Mothers and Widows Home take this opportunity of thanking the public for the amount of tags bought on Emancipation day. $40.00 worth were sold and $2.00 expense, leaving a balance of $38. As we have had no services for the past three weeks, the stewards are very much in hope the congregation will respond very liberally to their appeal. They have had no collectors out, because they lully believe the money is in reserve for them. The members know their expenses are going on. Please come and remember us. We as citizens and churchmen together alike have been thrust by force of circumstances, internally and externally into the greatest struggle, both in church and state, the world has ever seen, which has to do with our national and eternal destiny. No race or nation ever figures in a great history making epoch without passing through the most severe test; so our nation is making the most sacred sacrifice of its brave sons of both white and black, for the successful prosecution of this cruel war on the side of right. In this mighty endeavor churchmen and statesmen have been called upon to be true to the colors and their God. In the midst of our national crisis, there has come to us the test of our religious strength and our Christian fidelity which has been made necessary by the attack of the distrustful enemy and influenza, which has necessitated not only the closing of the schoolhouses and the social gathering, but has also closed the church, which is a test to our religious strength. We are happy to note the intense interest the loyal members and friends of the McKinley church have shown in their zeal by caring for the financial interest of the same, which has been a very decided success, which indicates their loyalty and devotion and commands the blessings of God upon all their efforts. The membership had been placed into six groups which have been very successfully looked after by their group captains. We pray the hastening of the time when we shall come together again in our usual services of the church. We pray for all the sick and distressed members and command all Christians as a daily guide to read the 91st Psalm. THE MAN FOR GOVERNOR There is no question but that the Republicans of Ohio, together with many thousands of voters who have not heretofore been affiliated with the Republican party, will loyalty and whole-heartedly support Frank B. Willis, the party's choice for governor, at the polls, next Tuesday. As the head of the state ticket this year Mr. Willis is a worthy leader. He is earnest, frank, honest, sincere, intensely patriotic, a man of high character and strong convictions, which he has the courage and the honesty to state in plain language. There never has been, at any time, any doubt where Frank B. Willis has stood on any question of public interest. There is no such question now. That has not always been true It is not true, we regret to say, of Mr. Willis' opponent in the present campaign. Governor Willis is making an almost moneyless campaign. He has not even a small fraction of the immense campaign fund to spend that is at the disposal of his opponent, who is seeking the governorship for a third term, in violation of all precedent and his own party declaration on the subject. Neither has he a powerful political machine, built up at the expense of the taxpayers of the state, as has his opponent, to work for him. His campaign committee has much less than half the amount of money to spend in his behalf that has been spent in any state campaign in Ohio in the last half century. Governor Willis is conducting a clean, open, straight-forward campaign and he is making a direct personal appeal to voters of every party who believe in good, clean and honest state government. He stands for decency in politics and in government, for loyalty to flag and country, and the highest type of citizenship. He deserves and unquestionably he will receive the unqualified endorsement of a great majority of the voters of Ohio at Tuesday's election—Dayton Journal. FOR SALE—A gas range, in splendid condition. Call at 306 Norwood Ave. OF THE COMMITTEE ON NEGRO LABOR AND ECONOMICS News has gone out that the Montgomery County Committee of Negro Labor and Economics, appointed by Mr. C. E. Hall, the federal agent from Washington, D. C., has secured, or is securing a "Jim-crow" factory in Dayton, and this has unsettled many of the colored people, and excited a few to bitter comments. The chairman of this committee here takes the opportunity to deny in toto that mischievous rumor. It is a mendacious lie. Every member of the committee, as far as can be learned, is uncompromisingly against "Jim-crowism" in whatever pleasing way it may come. To accept it is to accept the claim that the colored people are inherently inferior to the white people. a statement which no self-respecting colored person who knows anything will make or accept. As far as the chairman of the committee is concerned he far rather retire from the committee than advocate or accept "Jim-crowism" and other members of the committee are of like mind and determination. The committee is trying to help the federal bureau and absolutely without any pay, to register Negro workers, especially women, in order that it will be easier for them to be placed in positions to which they are most fitted. It would be a gracious thing for the people of the community to encourage this, as it is to help, not only the nation in its preparation, but to give what may be an opening to colored men and women for better positions than the majority of them now fill in public places and factories. They can register with Dr. Rose, 402 Bank street; O. W. Evans, 318 NorWest Fifth; Mr. Spalding, 155 Zeigler street, and the Rev. Father Samuels-Belboder, 331 Norwood Avenue. EAKER STREET NOTES The Journal stated, Wednesday, that the ban would likely be lifted from the churches Sunday, but children's services could not be held. If such is the case, we will observe the usual hours for service. I am sure that we all have learned to appreciate the church more than ever, and realize what a sad condition would prevail if we were compelled to live in a community without a church. Come to church and bring all back assessments. Several of the members have papers and are doing what they can towards collecting the three hundred dollars necessary to meet the second payment on our church lot on Fifth street. Will you help them? The amount must be raised by the 10th of November. Mrs. Maud Walker has been authorized by the financial board to visit as many of the members as possible and collect church dues. Every loyal member, I am sure, will respond liberally, as you cannot help but understand the situation. Keep up your family prayers, meet your financial obligations to the church, trust in God with all your heart, doing what good you can and God will not only bless the church, but he will bless us as individuals. EDWARD BROWN The funeral services of Edward Brown were held Wednesday afternoon, at the residence of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown. Rev. J. B. Anderson officiated, assisted by Rev. Nix and Rev. Gentry. A precious one from us is gone, A voice we loved is stilled, A place is vacant in our home Which never can be filled. We wish to thank our many friends and neighbors for their kindness and sympathy shown us during the illness and death of our dear son; also for the beautiful flowers. We also wish to thank Rev. J. B. Anderson for his consoling remarks, and H. P. Loritts for his good services. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Brown WESLEYAN METHODIST Should the ban be lifted there will be services at 11 a.m. for adults only, according to the rules of the health department. Should there be services, let every member be in his pew. Every member of the church, and ADVERTISERS realize quick results when using these columns to reach the people. Phone Us! Main 7696. all church-going people are anxiously waiting for another opportunity to hear the gospel preached once again. Those who are in regular attendance in all the churches scarcely know how to pass the day without giving a few hours of service in worshipping in the buildings that are dedicated for the Masters' service. Let us keep a watch in the evening paper for a definite statement of the lifting of the ban for Sunday, November 3rd. Sunday, November 10, will be the first quarterly meeting for this conference year. Love feast will be held on Friday evening before the 8th. As our ranks have not as yet been broken we hope to all meet together once again in a love feast and in regular services. A welcome invitation awaits each and every one whoever will may come. WHERE DOES MR. COX STAND ON THE PROHIBITION QUESTION? WHERE DOES MR. COX STAND ON THE PROHIBITION QUESTION? Willis Says He Proposes to Raise "Coat Tails" In This Campaign. Asks Direct Question of His Op-ponent:--Says He Can Not Continue His Policy of Evasion---Speaks Frankly and Courageously Upon the Uppermost Question In Ohio's Present Campaign. Columbus, O.—(Special.)—If any one expected Frank B. Willis, Republican nominee for Governor, to make words on the prohibition question in this campaign, his opening words drove away that delusion. With great force he attacked the evasive position of Governor Cox and recited the record against him in this regard. Mr. Willis said: The Republicans of Ohio in their Convention at Columbus adopted the following plank relative to the liquor traffic: "We favor the adoption of the prohibition amendment to the state constitution and the enactment of the necessary legislation to make it effective. Advocating and supporting federal prohibition legislation as a war measure, we nevertheless realize that such legislation automatically repeals itself at the close of the war. Therefore, we favor the ratification of the prohibition amendment to the federal constitution as a permanent solution of the liquor question." This declaration speaks for itself. It is the clear, frank, courageous expression of the party upon a great question which has long vexed the people of Ohio and of the nation. Various plans for the regulation of the liquor traffic have been tried and failed. The license system has been in operation in Ohio for a number of years and is admitted to be a failure even by its former friends. The things that were promised to be accomplished by the License Law have not been accomplished. The traffic has not been taken out of politics but has been brought more strongly into politics than ever. The experience of our state has demonstrated afresh that compromise with an evil never accomplishes anything. There is only one way to eliminate the evils resulting from the liquor traffic and that is to destroy the traffic forever. The federal government has already taken action in this direction. Many months ago the manufacture of food products into distilled liquors was prohibited. This was done as a means of conserving our food, fuel and man-power. Subsequent action by the federal government has resulted in the prohibition of the manufacture of other intoxicants after December 1st next. While the country was struggling to conserve its resources and save food and fuel for our army and our allies, it was deemed unwise to permit the continuance of waste of our food and fuel in the manufacture of liquor. Rigid regulations have been adopted by the federal government to prevent the use of intoxicants in the training camps and the people now realize as never before that if intoxicating liquor is not good for the soldier in uniform, it is not good for the citizen who is not is uniform. Vote the Republican Ticket Straight-Don't Scratch Here Is the Entire Republican Ticket—County, Congressional and Legislative! Vote For These Men—THEY Stand For Good Government! The Republican ticket stands for taking the Dayton public school system completely out of politics We are opposed to the schools being made the football of a partisan political boss. The Republican ticket stands for good roads and an economical management of ALL county affairs and a fair division of city and county tax receipts. It stands for ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAW. The Republican ticket pledges itself to give Montgomery county taxpayers a business administration---Fearless, Honest and Progressive. CHAS. W. DUSTIN FOR CONGRESS Has splendid record as common pleas court judge, and exceptionally well qualified for this high honor; a man who takes a broad, human interest view of all questions. J. B. Prominent and successful attorney and a strict advocate of strict but fair and impartial enforcement of the law; promises a square deal without special privileges to anyone. PETER H. Long experience as school teacher. Favors small school board and nonpolitical control of schools; of sterling integrity and only legislative candidate on either ticket from the rural districts. For eighteen years auditor and manager of Singer Manufacturing Co.; a real successful business man for a business office, and promises to personally supervise the office, if elected. W. E. SPARKS FOR STATE SENATOR Believes in small school board and taking public schools out of politics, absolutely; friend of working man, he himself, being a machinist; competent in every way. M. A man of wide experience with high grade business enterprises; pledges strict, impartial and non-partisan enforcement of the law; an ideal man to be sheriff of Montgomery county. E. P. SNEDIKER A-long and honorable record as a judge certainly entitles him to re-election. His record on the common pleas bench is an open book and speaks for itself. 4 Favors small school board and nonpartisan control of schools; real estate broker and friend of the working man. WILLIAM H. GUOKES For many years an employee of Dayton Street Railway Co. and member of union; son of "the blind cigar man" at the court house; upright, industrious and capable. W. S. REEDER Promises economical management of office, prompt and courteous treatment to all without regard to party. Prominent in church circles. taking the Dayt being made the f n economical management OF THE LAW. D. C. BROWER, Chairman Republican Executive Committee, 203 Conover Bldg., Dayton, Ohio GUY A. EDWARDS FOR COUNTY AUDITOR A man in every way qualified to fill this important office, being an expert accountant and wide experience in business; promises that he will personally supervise the office. SYLVESTER SPIDEL FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE For small school board and elimination of politics from the public schools; plasterer, contractor and employer of union labor. M. FOP COUNTY SURVEYOR. Young man of unusual ability and exceptionally well qualified to fill this important office; born and reared in Montgomery county; former school teacher. on public school football of a partis of ALL county affairs JOHN E. BARNES Strong advocate of small school board and favors taking schools out of politics; former school teacher of long and honorable experience. SID A. MOSBY FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER Resident of Clay township, which section of county never has had a county commissioner; president of county fair board; cashier of Phillipsburg bank; an ardent advocate of better roads, and their scientific upkeep. JOHN J BAKER FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER Successful business man, now manager of the West Disinfectant company; for many years employed at the N. C. R.; stands for good roads and good county government. system complete an political boss. d a fair division of city a BENNETT Born and reared in Montgomery county; has respect and admiration of both the public and the lawyers on account of his fair, impartial and fearless decisions; best known as "Honest Judge Martin." HENDESTER IN SHANGHAI Resident of southern part of county, which section has been without a commissioner for years; successful and up-to-date farmer; strong advocate of good roads and efficient and impartial county government. M. FOR CORONER A prominent, popular and successful physician; a man of great prominence in lodge circles; a capable man for an important place. 1 The Forum Published every Friday at 428 West Fifth St., Dayton Ohio, by J. H. 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But it is infinitely more distressing and more astounding to see how smaller, pettier and blinder are the so-called leaders of these people. These leaders are eaten up with selfishness; eaten up with petty envy of one another; full of petty spite; and become veritable obstacles to the progress of the race as a whole. Where one cannot boss the entire situation he either openly bags it, or he becomes a secret traitor and a Judas. Then there are some who are eager, frank and open enough, but unable because of certain disabilities, to hold the initiative in movements that call for the very things they lack. And instead of joining forces with those, or with the person possessing this ability, they stand back and criticise and knock and lie; and invent and vaporize against the person. The women will refuse to lend their good influence to a measure, because they dislike the private social habit of some other woman or women assisting in the measure, or they will tell you that a hundred years ago this particular capable lady, or ladies, as the case may be, did not do what THEY thought was right. Everybody's tongue will be wagging and clacking nasty things about perhaps every member of the measure or movement with the result that all interest will be destroyed and all possible good murdered at its birth. It is said that the Negro got this dirty and despicable trait from slavery. Well! the Negro knows today—at least his leaders know—that these are positively evil traits and that it is within the power of every man and woman to drop them for better traits. As a matter of fact, those are the traits of inferiority; and the Negro brands himself as very inferior indeed if he fails to drop them and continue to make them his chief mark of sociological distinction. How can this lamentable state of akairs be changed? By all the professional and business men and women coming together and frankly and fully discussing this rotten situation—even if they were forced to put on disinfecting nose protectors, and come to some such agreement. 1. Make the N. A. A. C. P. a really representative body for all the Negroes of Dayton. 2. Elect therefore as its officers men and women who have the interest of the society and the Negro people of Dayton close at heart, and who will work for its success. 3. Harmonize all difficulties in a real friendly and honorable way. For giving whatever past private or public wrongs may have been committed by any member upon any other. Stop selfishness. 4. Let the chief object be (a) to unite and solidify Negro Dayton. (b) For Attorney General JOHN G. PRICE school at night, he course and received a degree from Georgetown University Law school and shortly thereafter moved to Columbus, where he has since been engaged in the general practice of law, except for the period spent in the office of prosecuting attorney of Franklin county, O., and later in the office of the attorney general of the state, where he was employed as special counsel under Hon. Edward C. Turner, attorney general. Mr. Price has been active in fraternal organizations and has always taken a lively interest in public affairs of the city of Columbus, he having been a member of the original recreation committee elected by council some few years ago. He is at present active in the Boy Scouts' organization and other kindred movements, as well as being a member of the board of state charities, to which place he was appointed by Governor Willis at the close of his term. For the past year almost his entire time has been devoted to war activities, he having spoken in nearly every county of the state in the interest of the various patriotic movements. In 1904 Mr. Price was married to Miss Salome C. Royer and they now reside at 1356 Neil avenue, Columbus, O., with their two children, Jack and Kathleen. He is associated with Henry S. Ballard and Hanby R. Jones in the practice of law at 410 Hartman Building, Columbus, O. JOHN G. PRICE, Republican nominee for attorney general, has attained much distinction throughout Ohio as the result of the now famous slogan, "1 to 31," used to such good advantage in the various "war chest" campaigns. Mr. Price coined this slogan, which has been extensively copied in various movements of this character throughout the country during recent months. Mr. Price was born in the city of Canton, Stark county, Aug. 10, 1871. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Price, who still reside in Canton, where Mr. Price's father has lived for the past 70 years, he being one of the oldest residents of that city. Mr. Price, a lawyer and a member of the Franklin county bar, spent his early days in Canton and was graduated from the Canton high school in 1889. For a number of years he was employed in the postoffice department at Washington, D. C., to which department he was appointed by President McKinley in 1899, his going to Washington being for the special purpose of taking a course in law. Working by day and attending school at night, he completed his course and received a degree from and shortly thereafter moved to Co engaged in the general practice of a the office of prosecuting attorney of the office of the attorney general of as special counsel under Hon. Edwu Mr. Price has been active in Edwu taken a lively interest in public a having been a member of the origi council some few years ago. He is a organization and other kindred move of the board of state charities, to wh enor Willis at the close of his term time has been devoted to war ac every county of the state in the in- ments. In 1904 Mr. Price was married now reside at 1356 Neil avenue, Col Jack and Kathleen. He is associated with Henry S. practice of law at 410 Hartman Buil Battle for civic and social rights and privilege in Dayton. 5. Never criticise—work always for success. Let the slogan be "All Negro Up." J. N. SAMUELS-BELLODER. THE COLORED WOMAN'S PLEA FOR AN EQUAL CHANCE The colored woman has nothing to do. You say she is shirking, don't you? Open up the factories and give her a chance She will fill her place just as the boys are in France. Into America you brought the Hungarians, Germans and Japanese; You placed them all ahead of me. Yet when this great war comes to an end, You will say the colored woman is your best friend. During the four years of this great war The colored woman has kept all of the laws: You have never given her a chase With dynamite bombs in her suitcase. We hold to the red, white and blue, Now give us all something to do. We gave our boys to go across the sea. You didn't make things any better for me. In the third Liberty Loan Our number was not so strong. In the fourth Liberty Loan, you gave us a chase. But we can't do any better, for you won't give us our place. We got in the third and fourth Lib- erty Loan. Because we want peace in our homes. And our boys who are far away; to return back some blessed day; He is taking an account of all you wrong. Be careful, neighbor, how you tread this Epheonian race: For out of the dust came every nation on earth; The day of creation is every nation's birth. MRS. MILLIE WHITE. 40 Parker Ave., Dayton, O. MT. OLIVE NOTES Our pastor reports that Sunday was spent entertaining. We had spoken to the public of the repairs being made on the church. So some of the distinguished friends of the city said we will go and see. They said Mt. Olive is truthful. She is doing what she said. We do not care to be popular, but simply known. Since the christians are as the disciples said living epistles. We were in hopes the ban would be raised, or the saloons closed. So many men drinking from the same bottle might spread the germs of influenza; and few men drink in the alley by themselves. Sun- --- M. JOHN G. PRICE. Georgetown University Law school columbus, where he has since been law, except for the period spent in Franklin county, O., and later in the state, where he was employed hard C. Turner, attorney general. internal organizations and has always affairs of the city of Columbus, he final recreation committee elected by that present active in the Boy Scouts' elements, as well as being a member place he was appointed by Gov. . For the past year almost his en- activities, he having spoken in nearly percent of the various patriotic move- to Miss Salome C. Royer and they columbus, O., with their two children. Ballard and Hanby R. Jones in the elding, Columbus, O. day was to be dollar day. We continue this amount until Sunday only. We also invite you to come and visit us when the ban is lifted. Member be encouraged; it doesest take God people long to catch up. Don't forget the place, Pontiac street, Edgmont.—Rey, F. L, Tate, pastor. Local Items Local Items Mrs. Rachel Hoke, of 228 Maple street, entertained Mr. and Mrs. Higgins at dinner, Sunday. A few friends were present. Mrs. James Thomas of Pease street has returned from Cincinnati, where she attended the funeral of Mrs. Nettie Johnson's son, who died at sea, September 26. Mr. Alfred Patterson, of 102 Homestead avenue, left Thursday, October 24, to attend the funeral of his wife's brother, at Altavista, Va. He will remain for several days. Mr. W. H. Dulin, of the Soldier's Home, has returned from Greenville, Ky., where he spent several months visiting relatives and friends, and looking after several acres of tobacco. Mr. Peter Sims, of Cincinnati street, was called to Atlanta, Ga., this week to attend his brother's funeral, who died in Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hughes, of Weakley street, motored to Georgetown, Ohio, where they spent a week with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Jamason. They report having a splendid time; attended the fair and were entertained by relatives and friends in a most pleasing way. Mr. and Mrs. Banks Taylor and two daughters were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hughes, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Brown called in the afternoon and a very pleasant time was enjoyed by the host and hostess and their guests. Colored people have not suffered as much from the epidemic of Spanish influenza as the whites have. But we should not boast of this fact. Our death rate is already too high. Death knows no color line. Let us be thankful to a gracious Providence and extend our aid and sympathy to the people who are stricken. Miss Grace Brown was called to Columbus a few days ago on account of the illness of her sister. She has returned home and reports that her sister is improving. MOTHER SCOTT'S HOME The officers of the Mothers and Widows Home take this opportunity of thanking the public for the amount of tags bought on Emancipation day. $40.00 worth were sold and $2.00 expense, leaving a balance of $38. For Treasurer of State RUDOLPH W. ARCHER THE Republican nominee for treasurer of state needs no introduc- tion to the people of Ohio. "Rudy" Archer gave Ohio one of the best administrations of the state treasury in its recent history and his record has not been overlooked by those who have business with this department. Elected in 1914, he found the business affairs of the office demanding many changes and he fearlessly, tirelessly made them. So marked was the change that in his annual report Democratic Auditor of State Donahey paid him this compliment: "Rudolph W. Archer has performed the duties of treasurer of state with signal ability * * * . He has loaned millions of dollars of public funds to Ohio banks and in all these transactions he has not lost a single penny of the taxpayers' money. I can not commend too highly Treasurer Archer's splendid record as the custodian of the state's funds." In his first year, by careful handling of checks, insisting upon daily deposits, Mr. Archer secured $282.244.93 more in interest than did his predecessor. Born in Belmont county Sept. 20. Born in Belmont County, Georgia, in 1869, he was thrown upon his own resources when his father died when he was 10 years of age. He supported his grandmother upon earnings of $4.40 a week and, with her aid, educated himself. When he reached man's estate, Mr. Archer became a flint-glass worker and for years carried a card in the American Flint-Glass Workers' union, becoming known over Ohio as a strong, fearless and careful leader. 1869, he was thrown upon his own resou he was 10 years of age. He supported of $4.40 a week and," with her ald, educu man's estate, Mr. Archer became a fl carried a card in the American Flint known over Ohio as a strong, fearless "The Week" (Columbus Democratic "For treasurer of state the Republ Rudolph W. Archer of Bellaire. "Rudy" can in Ohio. When treasurer he made ever held that office. Democrats and Re his services to the state were rare. R He came up from the ranks. He start dollars a week. Then he became a do not understand what a "gathering be stand, a "gathering boy" is synonymou the glass house as well as he knows the was efficient in both undertakings. He of honest labor, is a credit to the Repu state." Vote to re-elect The week before the election, the Republican party agreed on one candidate — Rudolph W. Archer of Bellaire. "Rudy" is as popular as any Republican in Ohio. When treasurer he made a record second to no man who ever held that office. Democrats and Republicans alike must agree that his services to the state were rare. Rudy Archer is a self-made man. He came up from the ranks. He started in a glass factory at a few dollars a week. Then he became a "gathering boy." Some of us do not understand what a "gathering boy" is, but to those who do understand, a "gathering boy" is synonymous with hard work. "Rudy" knows the glass house as well as he knows the duties of a state treasurer. He was efficient in both undertakings. He carries a union card, is a friend of honest labor, is a credit to the Republican party and an asset to the state." Edwin T.Snediker Judge of Court of Common Pleas who has always recognized the equal rights of your race and has always Given one of the two appointments in his AND ALWA BROOKLYN Phones:-Main 2782---Main 5883 American Tr American Transfer Co. Trucking and Moving Of All Kinds To Any Place, At Any Time THE HOME For Groceries Bell Main N. A. Anderson, Prop. FREE GROCERIES given in cas N. A. Anderson, Prop. 324 Sprague St. FREE GROCERIES given in case of sickness or accident 346 W. Fifth St. 1930 RUDOLPH W. ARCHER. our resources when his father died when sorted his grandmother upon earnings a educated himself. When he reached he a flint glass worker and for years Flint Glass Workers' union, becoming less and careful leader. ratic paper) recently said of him: Republicans agree on one candidate—"Rudy" is as popular as any Republic- made a record second to no man who and Republicans alike must agree that are. Rudy Archer is a self-made man. he started in a glass factory at a few a "gathering boy." Some of us using boy" is, but to those who do un- moused with hard work. "Rudy" knows ws the duties of a state treasurer. He He carries a union card, is a friend Republican party and an asset to the N. this office to them WAYS WILL Prof J. H. SWAYNE Lone Star Tea Is guaranteed to cure Rheumatism Liver, Kidney, Catarrh, Stomach Trouble and Lost Manhood, or money refunded. PRICE $1.00 For Three Months' Treatment Address all orders to H. P. BENNETT 634 Indiana Ave. INDIANAPOLIS, IND Sole Owner and Manufacturer V. M. Williams 18 Elgin Ave DAYTON AGENT 5883 Transfer Co. HOME STORE ries and Notions Main 7269 324 Sprague St. in case of sickness or Accident Dayton, Ohio ST. MARGARET'S NEWS Father J. N. Samuels-Belboder, Vicar. A full attendance is expected at the Divine Service on Sunday. There will be a solemn celebration of the Holy Communion with special sermon at 11 o'clock, and special Thanksgiving Evensong, with sermon at 4 o'clock. "O, come, etc., into His courts with praise, enter into His presence with Thanksgiving." Last Sunday morning the vicar met at Christ church with the other two priests of the church in the city, the Revs. Messrs. Reinheimer and Cook, of Christ church and St. Andrew's, respectively. The three interchanged ideas and received the help such interchange of ideas and experience generally gives. After the meeting the three repaired to the chancery of the church and said the Litany, following with fitting prayers. It was a very inspiring and helpful meeting, though informal. TO THE MEMBERS OF ZION BAPTIST CHURCH The present condition of affairs emphasizes the fact that man can appoint but God can disappoint. Let us be patient and realize that this great epidemic is no accident with God. Let us pray for the recovery of those who are sick and praise our Heavenly Father that He has kept back the hand of death from so many of our homes. The pride of the membership does not wish to see the treasury of our church depleted, hence the members willingly responded when the officers came to collect dues. In view of the fact that the members so generally desire to keep up their dues, the officers will collect Sunday if the ban is not lifted. Some members wish to pay, but are not easily reached by the officers; Some may not be at home. To accommodate them and help the officers members may leave their envelopes at Bro. Brown's, the treasurer, 302 Norwood. Mrs. B. Parker Hair Dresser The Hawaiian Hair Grower Guaranteed to grow the hair 3 inches in 6 months, provided you use the whole treatment. 313 Sprague St. Bell Main 8661 PRICE $1 Bell Main 4189 W. 488 5th. 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Wants Particulars. EXELENTO MEDICINE CO., Atlanta, Ga. --- EXPERIENCE AND ABILITY---YOU VOTE FOR BOTH WHEN YOU VOTE FOR JUDGE U. S. MARTIN VOTE FOR THE WAR EMERGENCY BOND ISSUE & TAX LEVY Vote for the the best interest of your family, yourself and your city. Vote for the War Emergency Bond Issue and Tax Levy. IT MUST BE PASSED WHY NEEDED Because of the abnormal conditions due to the war. Because of the increased salaries of city employes. Because of the increased cost of materials used by city. Because the greatly increased population has added to the city's expenses. Because of the unpaid balance of indebtedness left by previous administrations. M. B. WHAT THE MONEY WILL DO Put city back on a cash basis. Enable city to keep its employes and give efficient service. Give Dayton enough policemen to protect life and property. Keep up the Fire Department in both members and equipment so as to give Dayton the fire protection it needs. Reduce the city indebtedness to what it was before the war. WHOM IT WILL BENEFIT Every citizen and future citizen of Dayton. The householder will get better service. The property owner will get protection. Property will increase in value. The city employs, laborers, clerks, policemen and firemen will get the wages they deserve. Manufacturers; a progressive city means plenty of help. Merchants; for there will be work and money, which means trade. WHY IT IS BEST WAY TO MEET CONDITIONS It is the one step provided by law to meet city indebtedness. It is sound business finance. Other big cities have been forced to it before this. It will save paying of interest for money borrowed on future taxes. It is the straightforward way to pay our debts without mortgaging the future. RESULT IF NOT PASSED Poor city service, for all departments will be shorthanded. Garbage and ash collection uncertain. Dirty streets and alleys. Poor street lighting. Increase in crime and immorality due to lack of proper police protection. Increased losses by fire. Both firemen and police will seek jobs where pay is better. Poor sanitary conditions, due to loss of trained help, will menace the health of the city. Dayton will no longer be pointed out as a model city. ASKS COX WHY HE SHOULD BE GIVEN THIRD TERM Willis Recites the Democratic Record Against This Action. Touches Up the Events of Governor Cox's Administration and Asks Why He Should Be Granted What Washington Would Not Have and Grant and Foraker Were Denied. Coal Fiasco, Criticised Appointments, and Vast Expense Increase. Columbus, O. — (Special.) — "Upon what basis do you ask of the people of Ohio a third term, refused by Washington, denied to Grant and Foraker?" was the open query addressed by Frank B. Willis to James M. Cox in opening his campaign here. Mr. Willis discussed the Cox administration from many viewpoints, following a thorough discussion of the war conditions and problems, in which he denied that Democrats could make a partisan issue of the war. He called special attention to the reckless expense increases under Governor Cox. The questions asked by Mr. Willis and his most interesting discussion of these vital points were as follows: After Governor Cox gets through explaining his views on the temperance issue, and upon the other great questions which his party has evaded but which the Republican party has courageously answered, will he be good enough to give the people his views of the following plank from the Democratic platform of 1889: "THE NOMINATION OF THE GOVERNOR OF OHIO FOR A THIRD TERM, IN VIOLATION OF ALL PRECEDENT, BY THE NOTORIOUS AND DISGRACEFUL USE OF PATRONAGE AT HIS COMMAND IS AN OUTRAGE AGAINST THE PEOPLE AND SHOULD BE REPUIATED AT THE POLLS." It is said in this plank that a nomination of a Governor of Ohio for a third term is in violation of all precedent and was accomplished by its notorious and disgraceful use of patronage. In 1889 the total expenditure of the state of Ohio amounted to but five million and one-half million dollars, and the number of office holders was relatively small. Under the extravagant administration of Governor Cox, expenditures in 1918 have amounted to almost twenty three million dollars. If it was a notorious and disgraceful use of patronage to nominate a Governor for a third term in 1889 what shall be said of the third term candidate in 1918 who like a Czar controls more than five thousand office holders and sees to the expenditure of twenty-three million dollars, "with the consent of the Governor." Governor Campbell's Views Governor Campbell's Views Does Governor Cox agree with Ex Governor Campbell who said at the Dayton Convention, October 28th 1889: "This is no ordinary campaign. The task confronting us is not one of mere routine. The duties devolving on every voter irrespective of party, are unmistakable and one of the most obvious of these duties is to rebuke those who have defied the unwritten law which decrees that no man may three times aspire to the highest executive office of the state or the nation. The father of his country scorned to accept a third term; the great soldier of of the Appomatox failed of its achievement; the very thought is repugnant to the instincts of the people, who see therein an attempt to perpetrate ill used power." Senator Thurman's Views If the nomination of a Governor for a third term was an attempt to perpetrate ill used power in 1889, what is it now when the number of office holders and the amount of money expended under the Governor's control is more than quadruple? Finally, will Governor Cox vouchafe his his opinion as to the correctness of the views expressed by Hon. Allen Thurman in October, 1889, when he said: "Let it be remembered that if the Governor of Ohio can be elected not merely once, twice or three times—and if three, pray why not four, five or six, will you not see (aggravated a hundred fold) the Governor surrounded by paraaites and men worshippers, flunkeys of all sorts, descriptions and kinds, men who live on his smiles, men who eat of the food of his patronage, because those men are ready for any service he may require of them, men who are ready to set up the pins at the conventions that he may be renominated and, as a matter of course if elected, that they may be kept in power too. Gentlemen, you know very well that this would take place; that this must take place if this officer is continued long in power, and those parasites around him, this kitchen cabinet, as it is sometimes called—will exert more influence than the Governor himself. Now, I don't believe that the American people, and I certainly don't believe that the intelligent people of this great state of Ohio are particularly fond of flunkeys. I don't think they want to see that race of pups too much spread over, and I don't think they want to increase the breed by the most powerful means that could be suggested, and that is by making the office of governor substantially permanent." Senator Thurman believed that a Governor elected for a third term would be surrounded by parasites, flunkeys and men who live on his smiles, men who eat of the food of his patronage, men who are ready for any service he may require of them that they may be kept in office. This was the characterization accepted as good Democratic doctrine in 1889. Does it apply in 1918? Upon what basis can the Democratic party of Ohio fly in the face of all precedent and repudiate the opinion of its greatest leaders by asking for a third term for the present incumbent? Why a Third Term For Mr. Cox? If the honor of a third term which was refused by Washington and denied to Grant and Foraker is to be granted to the one who now seeks it by "notorious use of patronage" what reason can be assigned? What war activities of the present Governor entitle him to permanent office holding? Is it because he kept General John C. Speaks out of war and got Gen. George Wood in? Is it because he has continuously played small politics in the appointment of favorites without regard to their fitness to command? On this activity of a Governor in time of war the Ohio State Journal makes the following caustic comment: "When the sons of Ohio are going out to die, if need be, for their country, they should be officered by the best soldiers the state can boast. For the appointing powers at such a time as this to name men to high or low command for any reason than military fitness is indefensible. This is a real war, a modern war, a war which we must wage against the greatest military power of the world, and there should be no place in it for leaders selected from political or social considerations. "Not only the success of our coming campaigns, but the safety and welfare of the men who fight under the Stars and Stripes so far as safety and welfare can be assured in war time, hang upon the soldierly character and ability of the men in command, What would the fathers and mothers of Ohio think of trusting their boys to a commander who appeals to the appointing power by reason of anything but real efficiency?" Is it because he sought to make a grand-stand play by adjourning all state colleges as a war measure while the President of the United States was urging that they be kept actively at work? Or does he demand a third term because he said at Bellefontaine that he did not propose to consult the constitution or the laws which he as Governor had taken the oath to support or because when at a time no violence of any sort was threatened or thought of, he insulted every railroad man in Ohio by proposing to declare martial law and run the railroads himself? Or is perpetuation in office demanded by the present Governor contrary to every Democratic precedent, because through four years of officeholding he has continuously played politics with the helpless wards of the state and denied them the care and comfort which their welfare and self-respect of the state demand and because he finally caused to be filched from them unlawfully a quarter of a million dollars already appropriated for tubercular shacks and other betterments, and used this money contrary to law for current expenses because he was afraid to call the General Assembly together fearing it might embarrass his friends and staunch supporters, the liquor interests of the state, by ratifying the Federal Dry Amendment? Money for Jobs, But not for Humanitarian Work The present Democratic state administration has found abundant means to pay salaries for new jobs created and to pay increased salaries for offices already in existence but it has not found time or opportunity to Build a Home for crippled children, a humanitarian work in strictest harmony with the reconstruction measures of the war and planned during the preceding Republican state administration and urged by me in the following language: "I heartily recommend speedy action looking toward the consumption of the plans already made for the establishment of an Ohio State Home for crippled children—Humanitarian considerations render imperative the demand for immediate action of the general assembly to the end that the lives of the crippled children be brightened and cheered and they themselves so treated, trained and educated that they may become in a large measure, useful self-supporting citizens, instead of a burden on society. Even in the economic sense, the state will receive more than the full value for every dollar invested in a home for crippled children." Or does Governor Cox ask continuous office holding for himself because he sought to manipulate the Civil Service so as to throw ex-Union soldiers out of their places in the state capitol in order to make room for Democratic partisans or because under his administration the merit system has been in effect a cloak for political appointments to pay partisan debts? Coal Elasco of 1917. What are the facts with reference to the coal flashec of 1917 and 1918? The fact of the matter is that the present Democratic state administration had full control of the fuel situation in Ohio from January to November, 1917, yet nothing was done other than the delivery of high-sounding speeches and the issue of extensive publicity by an overworked Press Bureau employed at state expense. The Governor and those associated with him in the affairs of the administration of the state urged people not to buy coal. The coal bins of Ohio consumers might have been filled for the hard winter of 1917-18 if the Democratic state administration had not sought to play politics with a grave situation. As it turned out, productive enterprises had to be closed, schools and churches were closed business was at a stand still, we had lightless nighis and heatless Mondays and cold homes. The fact that the advice of the Governor and his cohorts was bad is proved by the further fact that the Federal Fuel Administration this year has exactly 'ersed the advice given by the Governor last year. The people this year are urged to fill their coal bins in the early months, just as they would have done last year if the Democratic state administration had kept its unsought advice to itself and dealt with the coal situation in a business-like manner. Because the Democrats won in Ohio in 1916 under the campaign slogan "he kept us out of war," the friends of Governor Cox may expect to win this year with the slogan "he kept us out of coal." The Vast Increase of Expense. Or mayhap those who are casting Democratic tradition to the wind and pleading for the election of the third term candidate, may urge that this be done because under laws and policies for which the third term candidate is responsible the total expense of the state government has increased from thirteen million dollars in 1912 to almost twenty-three million dollars in 1918. Of this ten million increase in expense, eight million have been added under the administration of Governor Cox and laws passed under his administration are largely responsible for the other expenditures. When Governor Foraker came into office he found the total state expenses five and one-half million dollars. During the four years of his term only one-thirtieth of the increase in expenditure was made which has been made during the time when Governor Cox has been in office. Governor Foraker was severely criticized for this increased expenditure and was denied a third term because of this and also because it was claimed that there had been "a notorious and disgraceful use of patronage." This language is quoted from Democratic platform of 1889. Now if Governor Foraker was denied a third term with only small patronage at his command, and with only a slight increase in state expenses, how much stronger is the reason for denying a third term to the present incumbent when he has made increases in state expenditure thirty times as great as those made by Governor Foraker and during his four years as governor has added so many new offices to the payroll that it would take an expert clerk months to figure out just how many new job holders are holding office because of his liberality with public funds. When we examine the general revenue fund from which the general current expenses of the state must be met, the situation is equally appalling. In 1912 the disbursements from this fund totaled approximately ten million dollars. After six years during four of which the third term candidate has been in absolute control, and during all of which time the laws passed by his rubber stamp legislature have largely determined state expenses, the expenditure from the general revenue fund this year approximates sixteen million dollars as against ten million dollars six years ago. The state of Ohio has never known such wasteful extravagance as is characterized in the regime dominated by the forces who now seek a third term for their ticket. The people's money has been scattered right and left, salaries have been increased, higher rentals have been paid to political favorites and jobs have been multiplied beyond anything that would have been thought possible ten or even five years ago. In these times of national stress and necessary economy the Republican party demands that a halt be called in these extravagant expenditures and that business methods should be restored in the management of the affairs of the State of Ohio. WILLIS DISCUSSES VITAL PROBLEMS FACING OIHO Republican Party Recognizes Needs of Laboring Men. Courageously Faces the Grave Problems Connected With the Schools and Municipalities. Birth of a Nation an Insult to Colored Citizens---Governor Cox Attempts to Ignore All These Questions. Columbus, O. — (Special.) — Special attention to state problems was given by Hon Frank B. Willis in opening the campaign. Among other questions discussed were those of labor, schools, municipalities and the "Birth of a Nation." On these topics Mr. Willis said: Republicans of Ohio are courageously meeting the problems of war and are preparing to aid in the solution of the intricate questions that must come after the war. The Republican party came into being at a time when great problems were to be solved, it lived and served the country, first because it believed "in certain definite principles and second because it had the courage to espouse and defend those principles. Through its legislation it has met the grave situations that have arisen in our nation's history from the Civil War down until the time it went out of power. It never won by evasion and it never lost through courage. Its policies have been such as to afford the largest opportunity to labor, and this year it speaks out in favor of the propositions that concern working men even more strongly than ever. Pledge to Labor. "We recognize that the labor of our country is one of its greatest assets, and that we must have proper laws to conserve and protect this important part of our citizenship. "We stand for the elimination of unnecessary perils of life and limb in industry and elsewhere; for an eight hour work law; for industrial safeguards that will protect the health and strength of women and children; for such protection to those engaged in industry who are enfeebled by age as will maintain them in such comforts of life as their former relation to the industry will justify. "We reaffirm our former declaration for the maximum allowance to beneficiaries under the workmen's compensation law, and propose an amendment thereof compelling employers subject to the provisions of this law to comply with said law either by paying a premium into the state insurance fund or securing the right to pay compensation direct. We favor representation of labor interests upon all boards having to do with the enforcement of laws enacted in behalf of labor. And we recommend that either the federal or state compulsory compensation laws be so extended as to bring within their provisions the protection of employees of corporations of other states whose business in part is transacted in this state while their employees are working for such corporations." In state and nation through Republican legislation and Republican administration, the condition of labor has continually advanced. The Republican party has always been the friend of the man who toils and is so now. It speaks out unequivocally in favor of legislation which will be of lasting benefit to working men and their families. As the Republican party stood by the ex-soldiers of the Civil War and the Spanish American War, so it will stand by our splendid men who are battling in war torn Europe and are adding new laurels to the history of American valor. The Republican party never failed in gratitude to the defenders of the country and it never will, and it deplores the fact that adequate provision has not been made in the laws of the state to enable our soldiers now engaged in foreign service to exercise their right of suffrage. The Republican party courageously faces the situation confronting the municipalities of the state. The cost of operating city government has steadily increased and revenues have not increased proportionately. The Republican platform of 1916 said: "The Republican party is unalterably opposed to impairing the protection afforded to the people by the one per cent tax limitation law. However, recognizing the pressing financial needs of municipalities, we favor authorizing the electors of each municipality to decide for themselves whether they will assume a greater rate of taxation for the purpose of caring for the interest and sinking fund charges for existing municipal indebtedness, such authority being in keeping with the party's position as to local Home Rule." In a message to the General Assembly I said: "I recommend that the protection afforded the taxpayers of the state by the one per cent tax limitation law be retained. While there has been much agitation in favor of breaking down this limitation altogether, in my judgment a repeal of this law would be inimical to the best interests of the people of the state, and in the long run, would be detrimental to the very municipalities which feel that their progress would be enhanced through the repeal of the law. However, some method must be provided whereby interest and sinking fund charges for existing municipal indebtedness can be cared for." Mr. Willis called attention to his messages to the legislature, reciting the conditions in many Ohio cities, and to the reports of State Auditor Donahaye on this question. Then he said: The Democratic state administration has sturdily ignored the situation above set forth, and by hiding its head in the sand has sought to make the people believe that there is no difficulty in municipal finance. The Republicans of Ohio affirm their conviction that the beneficent results of the Smith One Per Cent Law shall in no way be diminished by legislative action, yet they recognize the existence of the situation which demands relief and it therefore courageously faces this question, which the present state administration has evaded and failed to solve. Schools Face Disaster The schools of the state are face to face with financial disaster. This condition has been brought to the attention of the present state administration repeatedly, yet no effort has been made to solve the problem, other than by unsought advice to the school people that they should sit still and not 'rock the boat'. That is the trouble with the educational principles of the present Democratic state administration. It wants the schools to sit still and they have been sitting so still that many of them are perishing for lack of support. Many schools are now without teachers and consequently a large number of Ohio pupils will not be able to obtain the benefit of the common schools. The Republican party in its platform pledges such legislation as will furnish sufficient funds to maintain the schools of the state and to afford relief to the schools that are now in financial distress. Ohio Proud of Colored Citizens Ohio Proud of Colored Citizens Ohio Republicans are proud of the record by our colored citizens both in peace and in war. Colored soldiers are now fighting the battle of liberty on European soil. It is a strange and yet fitting coincidence that this race emancipated and brought into its own under the leadership of Abraham Lincoln, and the Republican party should now be the one called upon to play a prominent part in the battle for freedom not only for colored men but for white men the world over. A race that is great enough to contribute so much to history in time of peace and to shed its blood for the nation's honor in time of war is too great a race to be insulted and belittled in such a profiteering motion picture as the 'Birth of a Nation.' This unhistorical and malignant film was excluded from Ohio during Republican administration but was immediately admitted as soon as Democrats came into power. This objectionable insulting film having been barred from the state during the whole time of the last Republican state administration, has been shown generally over Ohio throughout the present Democratic state administration to the humiliation of our colored citizens but now another election is approaching and accordingly it is announced in the daily press that this film is withdrawn and that the 'Birth of a Nation' is not to be shown in Ohio during the war. It is further stated in the press that "this action was taken at the request of Governor Cox as a means of preventing race antagonism between white and colored people at a time when united efforts of both are needed to win the war." If this film promotes race antagonism between the white and colored people in time of war, it certainly would have the same effect in time of peace. The reason now assigned for barring the film from the state has been in existence all the time. The only reason why action is now had by the present Democratic state administration is because it hopes thereby to secure a portion of the vote of colored citizens, but colored citizens will not be fooled by any such death bed conversion to principles of fairness and justice. Recognizing the contribution that our colored citizens have made to American history, the Republicans of Ohio say in their platform: "The Republican party re-declares its purpose to secure the equal right of the colored voters of the South to cast their ballots at the elections, and also to enjoy the fullest rights of American citizenship commensurate with their valor and assistance in the winning of the war for American liberty. "We deplore all lynchings and race discriminations of every character as uncivilized and un-American." COX EDITORIALS STARTLE COUNTRY Man Seeking Third Term Says U-Boats Have Committed No Crime Against Us. FOR SENTIMENTAL PURPOSES He Says Uncle Sam Must Not Send Men to France and at the Same Time Mr. Cox Coddies German Voters by Saying "Nor Is Victory by Germans Worst Thing That Can Happen." Columbus, O.—(Special.)—Attempts of Governor James M. Cox and his satellite partisan organization, the Patriotic league, to make an issue of the pre-war views of his opponent, has reacted with startling effect owing to the publication of the views expressed by Mr. Cox, some of them of a later date than any quoted by him. One of these quotations, dated April 1, 1917—but five days before the United States entered the war—shows that Mr. Cox, at the time governor, was opposed to sending troop to France. The quotations, with attendant comment, are as follows: COX'S VIEWS, 1915-1916. One of the earliest forms of publicity subsidized by the German imperial government in this country, maintained that a victory by Germany was not at all undesirable, and that this was a war brought about by financiers. To both of these forms of propaganda, Mr. Cox subscribed. On Nov. 7th, 1915, (six months after the Lusitania was sunk) Governor Cox said, in the Dayton Daily News: "Nor is a victory by Germany the worst thing that can happen. If the allies were to win, and their winning meant a great increase of Russian aggressiveness on the one side, and of Japanese self-assertiveness upon the other, AMERICA MIGHT LIVE TO BE VERY SORRY THAT GERMANY HAD NOT 'WON.'" On Nov. 23rd, 1915, Mr. Cox said: "The war will stop when the financiers discover they can make more money by stopping it than they can by continuing it." We jump a year, in order to find what the developments brought to Mr. Cox, and find this expression, Oct. 6th, 1916: "It would help if the warring nations would stop fighting long enough to explain what they hope to gain by continuing the struggle." "OUR GERMAN FRIENDS * * should have a BIT of patience with the government. We have not heard of many Americans 'biting their finger nails' at the thought of SUBMARINE ACTIVITIES. All of us FEEL SORRY for any merchant vessel that is SENT TO THE BOTTOM of the sea, whether armed or unarmed. We feel SORRY ALSO for the man-of-war that is sunk in fair enclosure, WE SYMPATHIZE WITH THE SOLDIERS who are LOSING THEIR LIVES IN THE TRENCHES—with miserable humanity in general. BUT OUR SKIRTS ARE CLEAR AS REGARDS THE ACTS OF THE GERMAN U-BOATS. THEY HAVE COMMITTED NO CRIME AGAINST US. * * * WE FEEL SORRY for the men who have lost their lives in this war, and for the women and children who have been made to suffer through no fault of their own. But it is NOT OUR WAR; * * * and we are NOT GOING TO INTERFERE with either side. * * * Probably no more calloused editorial was ever written in the state of Ohio than this. It was the gospel of force, personified. The Lusitania had been sunk; American lives had been sacrificed by the hundreds; women and children had been destroyed without warning, with malice deliberately meditated, and yet, in the view of Mr. Cox, these things constituted no crime against us. They did, however, shortly after, constitute such a serious crime that we went into the war. To make impossible a repetition of these crimes and others similar to them, the blood of the best sons of the United States is being sacrificed every hour on European battlefields today. FOR SENTIMENTAL PURPOSES. "** * * THE BEST WAY TO injure our enemy, if Germany should become our enemy, through a declaration of war, or because of a state of war, is to SUPPLY THE DEFICIENCIES of the allies. These deficiencies consist of FOOD and CLOTHING and MUNITIONS OF WAR. INSTEAD OF DIVERTING OUR RESOURCES TO RAISING AN ARMY OF A COUPLE OF MILION MEN; INSTEAD OF SENDING MEN ABROAD FOR SENTIMENTAL PURPOSES, we ought to go to work to supply the allies with everything they need — AND THEY DO NOT NEED MEN * * * We can best SERVE OUR OWN PURPOSES by furnishing other matter TMAN MEM." Letter From Archie Parsons This very interesting letter has been received by Mr. and Mrs. Fred D. Parsons, 334 Sprague street, from their son, Bat. Sgt. Major Archie J. Parsons, of the 802nd Pioneer Inf., now in France. Before leaving Dayton, Mr. Parsons was a well known and familiar figure about town, having worked at the Barney d Smith car shops office, as messenger and also was leader of Parsons's Society Orchestra. Mr. and Mrs. Parsons also have a son Musc. Harold C. Parsons, of the 24th Infantry Band, Columbus, New Mexico. Somewhere in France. Dear Mother: I have been trying and trying to get a chance to drop you a few lines, but it seems as though as soon as I start a letter something has to be done around hede and my letter writing goes begging. After riding all over the country in a cattle car, we have at last stopped in a little village which hasn't been touched by the enemy. Our travels didn't take us through any of the devastated district, although one night while riding on the train we plainly heard the large guns up on the "front." One canot blame the French for fighting the way they have for such a beautiful country. Even the farms one passes looks as though they were laid out by some famous landscape gardener. Everything is done with an eye to beauty it seems. The French people welcome the American everywhere they go. They follow the troops for long distances, giving the men owers and cheering. Most of the women it seems are in mourning. One place where we had spent the night in a rest camp which, by the way means lots of oozy mud and everything except "rest," we saw a great many German prisoners. A great many of them are mere children, around sixteen and seventeen years of age. I am the sorrist person in the world that I brought my violin over here as the government has confiscated a lot of our company property, and among it was my violin. I am told, however, by men who have been here a long time, that I will get it again, but not right away. If I do get it, I am going to box it up and send it home P. D. Q., so if you see a box coming up to the door from over here, don't think it is my remains coming home, because they keep them over here, but it will be the "old fid." Well mother, I don't know anything more that I can tell you at present, only that I am wel. You see when we write letters we have two people to please, first the censor and second the people at home. You must please the censor. Well, I will close, hoping this will find all at home enjoying 'as good health as I am. Give my regards to all my inquiring friends and tell them when I get a chance I will drop them all a line. With love, ARCHIE. COLORED BANKS DESIGNATED AS DEPOSITORIES FOR SCHOOL FUNDS Richmond, Va., (Special)—The Richmond City School Board has designated the Mechanics Savings Bank and the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank as the depositories for the savings of the colored pupil in the Public School of the City of Richmond. NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH Corner Hartford and Costello Sts. Order of Services: Preaching 11 a. m., and 8 p. m. Sunday school 9:30 a. m. All are invited. Come. DR. E. J. ANDERSON, Pastor. JOHN JONES, Clerk. ROOMS—Furnished rooms with bath. Call at 48 Maple street. Mrs. Mamie Elliott. PORO SYSTEM.—For the Pore System of Hair Dressing call at 266 Hawthorne street. Bell Main 7795. SECOND - HAND FURNITURE, upholstering, repairing and cabinet making. W. H. Jones, 1011 West Fifth street. Give me a trial. The Days of Whiskey are Numbered Prepave now—My substitute is better than whiskey itself. Can be made at home at a trifling cost. Send $1.00 for formula, and be happy. J. Schmitt, 716 South Main St., Dayton, Ohio. "The Republican party is the Ship, all else is the Sea" These memorable words of Frederick Douglas are as true to-day as they were when uttered The Republican party is the only party that gives the colored voter any consideration AFTER The WAR COMES RECONSTRUCTION Think what it will mean to have a Republican administration in County, State and Nation during this reconstruction period. 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The Negro must seek and will obtain po- sitions for what he is best fitted by nature. The trained Negro will do whatever he is trained to do with alt ‘the skill within him and will be valu- ‘able to his employer and his country. ‘The untrained Negro, like the un- trained white, will be given the crumbs from the table of opportunity. ‘Then cease to doze by the fireside. Cease to blame your condition on the race, Begin to prepare for the day that is at hand. ‘A new day for our race is at hand. We are emerging from the long night into daylight that means for us lib- erty and freedom and pursuit of hap- piness, The great war is our new emancipation. On the battlefield and in the workshop the white man is learning that the black man eats and sleeps and bleeds as he. Shoulder to shoulder we are helping to carry the burdens of the war. Sending our boys to the front and buying Liberty bonds. On thinking over the condi- tion of our race; it appears to my limited judgment, that our greatest need as a race is unity, as we search the great records we find that we are in a great measure related to the erab which, when one tries to climb to the top in order to become free, the others reach up and drag him down. We can recall no other race which has so little confidence in itself as our people. Search history and you will find the people who hold the reign of government are those races of peo- ple who have faith in themselves, ‘The only reason I can give for our people being so far apart is the lack of confidence in each other and the sooner we learn to trust each other the sooner the old ship will move off towards the goal of success. T hope the time will soon come wher our people will get together. No na tion has ever made its way to the highest possible goal except that na. tion which stood as one in their ef. torts to win. We, too, can win, wher we learn to trust each other. So long as we fail to support and encourag those who are striving to rise, just s long shall we continue to sink beyon recall. It is essential that we lear to support each other in whateve step we make toward the uplifting o: the race, It is cruel to say, yet it i true that we, as a people, and as 1 tule, we look for the sloppy end of th stick, and most assuredly, we find it This is not the part for us to play Find a way or make a way. And as { race we will never meet with succes: until we learn to trust and suppor each other. There is much in a united force and little in a single force; and know ing this, I hope the day will soo: eome when we can get together a one working to one end.—W. A, TED FORD. N. C. SOCIAL CLUB Mrs. Catherine Harris was th charming hostess of the Needle Craf Social Club last Thursday evening A delicious luncheon was served. Mrs Rachel McCullough will entertain a the next meeting, Friday evening November 1. All members be ‘pres ent. : ROWENA WRIGHT, Pres. LULA CAESAR, See. ZEPHAR REED, Treas, OPEN AIR MEETING The A. M. E, Zion church and Co- rinthian Baptist church will conduct @ joint meeting, all day Sunday, at the A. M. EB. Zion church park, if the ban has been lifted, REV. J. D. MEAD. REV. EUGENE WALTON. z Pastors. NEW CONTINGENT HERE TO TRAIN AT WILBERFORCE Seventy-fice Soldiers In Group Com- XENIA, Oct. 30.—A new contin- gent of soldiers arrived at Wilber- foree, Tuesday morning, coming from Camp Custer, near Battle Creek, Mich. There were seventy-five in the group and they will be assigned tc section B of the military training school. The men marched from th: railway station to Witberforce. ‘The section to which the men wer: assigned comprises the industria army training at Wilberforce, in which there are about 240 men. Ths ‘men in section A compose the studen' army training corps with 159 amen. Reasons Why You Should Vote An In- eeu to Teachers 1. Beeause it is NECESSARY Re an increase it may become necessary to do away with the kindergartens, night schools, summer schools, special ‘schools for cripples, home eco- nomics, manual training, and other special departments. 2, Because it is WISE—Many teachers are leaving and many more are thinking of leaving. 8. Because it is GOOD BUSI- NESS—It is a short-sighted business policy to underpay the teacher, 4, Because it is FAIR—The Dayton school tax rate is the lowest in Ohio, population con- sidered. 5. Because it is RIGHT— $600 a year ($50 a month), the present minimum salary, is no inducement to secure competent teachers. 6. Because it is SENSIBLE— Your children deserve the best. Present salaries will not main- tain the most efficient service. 7. Because it is JUST—The salary of a grade teacher is less than the wages of the unskilled laborer. 8. Because it is DUE—The teachers have received only one small increase in many years. 9. Beeause it is a SQUARE DEAL—Teachers are hard and willing workers in food, thrift, patriotic, Red Cross, welfare, War Chest, health and other campaigns, but they must eat, and clothe themselves. 10. Because it is REASON. ABLE—The cost of living has increased at least 55 per cent. over her income. DO IT FOR DAYTON IN MEMORIAM In loving remembrance of Beatrice Wallace, who departed this life, Octo- ber 26, 1917. Sister, dear sister our home is sad, Where lately your loved form was known, And dreary and lonely and dull is the hearth, Where the light of your counten- ance shown. ‘And your voice once was musi¢ to fond loving hearts. But now it is silent and still. Sadly we turn in our sorrow and pain From the grave at the foot of the hill, But the fond loving lessons and pre: cepts you taught. Forever shall livei n our heart Till we meet you at last on the bright golden shore In the land where we never shall part. By Sister and Friend, Mrs. Himes and Miss Jones, | Y, W. G A, PLANS LOCAL | BRANCH Colored Women’s Organization Will Become Affiliated With Na- tional. Body Soon. _ The first branch of the local Y. W. C. A, will come into existence, the first of the year, when the West Side W. C, A. composed of colored mem- bers completes its affiliation with the national organization. At that time a colored secretary specially trained will be in charge of the reorganiza- tion. Some time ago the W. C. A. noti- fied Miss Nettie Trimble, general sec- retary of the local Y. W. C. A. of its desire to affiliate and was advised of the method of proceedure. Mrs. Wil- liam Shaw is president of the present organization which has already estab- lished a home for the accommodation of ten or twelve colored girls who are employed in Dayton. Mrs, C. A. Winn, colored, and a na- tional secretary, stopped on her way west a week ago and conferred with the members of the W. C. A. on meth. ods of reorganization, ‘The committee which will be ix Ye comnesed of three white womer and eighteen colored women and w be headed by a chairman named b “Mrs, Jacob Showers, president of th: Y. W. C. A. In this the branch wi! carry out the rulings of the nationa organization. LET'S GIVE OUR SOLDIERS AN AMERICAN SQUARE DEAL ‘The great victories daily being won by the American armies would not have been posstble were it not for the money we are raising at home to support our fighting forces in France, Belgium, Italy and Russia. It takes money to buy the food, munitions and clothing to keep our fighting forces in action. The government has only two ways of raising money—bonds and taxes. When you buy bonds you get your money back with interest. Taxes are a direct outlay and are a part of your cost of living. Our government has announced that it will require $24,000,000,000 this year. Six billion dol- lars of that sum is in the Fourth Liberty Loan. Congress is now werking on a tax bill to raise $8,000,000,000. One billion dollars of this is to be derived from liquor taxes, of which Ohio’s share is $75,000,000. The prohibitionists will destroy this* vast amount of needed, helpful money unless every voter in this state is alert to the duty he owes his government. How can any patriotic man, with the needs of the government before him, do anything that will weaken the government’s ability to raise the money needed to serve notice on the Kaiser that it must be “unconditional surrender?” Should national prohibition be put into effect the entire billion dollars now proposed to be raised by liquor revenues would be destroyed and your tax burden would be further increased. Do you think it just to take advantage of the absence in Europe of more than 200,000 fighting men from Ohio now enjoying the privilege of using wine and beer, to fasten not only prohibition upon them, but also the increased tax burden imposed by prohibition? IS THIS NOT TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION? The $75,000,000 which is Ohio's share of the $1,000,000,000 revenue is nearly the amount raised for the Red Cross this Spring. 3 Think of the number of men $75,000,000 would equip for fighting purposes. Think of the number of ships $75,000,000 would put on the ocean to carry abroad our fighting. men and supplies to maintain them. Here in Ohio state-wide prohibition would also destroy $6,000,000 of liquor license fees and would materially reduce the taxes now being collected from the $450,000,000 of real and personal prop- erty invested in the liquor and allied industries in this state. It was estimated a short time ago that if the §1,000,000,000 of federal revenue to be raised from liquor taxes were destroyed the cost if equally divided would be $10 each year to every man, woman and child in the United States. : : If the $6,000,000 of state revenue and the taxes on the $450,000,000 of real and personal property were destroyed in Ohio the loss, if equally distributed, would cost every taxpayer more than $20 every year. _ Mark Your Ballot Thus: War-time prohibtion has not been enacted at Washington, —_—_—— Si Seer but should Congress enact it, it could only be temporary in | Proposed Amendments to | effect. : the Constitution a State-wide prohibition would be permanent. SE SSC Who can say that the 200,000 Ohio soldier voters will Hl ARTICLE I cae now i ; iX SECTION 1, want prohibition in Ohio as a permanent policy after the | YeS) Referendum Provision, war is won? Saree Oe Who can say that they will want the burden of higher taxes Seal Amon nee i caused by prohibition? joc} NO) feiame eroutere Who can deny that in these matters they are entitled to §3)-— acetone tie Ss : ARTICLE XV, a voice? Yes SECTION 9. If military conditions prevent the vote of these Ohio sol- 3) Prohibition of the Sale ‘ i and Manufacture for diers, then the voters at home should give them an Ameri- J} xX No| Sale of Intoxicating ; Liquors as a Beverage. |3H- can SQUARE DEAL, and not take away any of their rights f§$ |e Jaen] —_eeeeneeemenesstineemees . ‘ ARTICLE XI, in their absence. | es SECTION 12. “NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION!” ——|—] That the General As- | sembly shall Classify Let Ohio stand behind and protect the interests of her No| Property for Taxation fighting men with her ballots as these fighting men at the epee front are protecting her with their bullets. Vote “NO” on state-wide prohibition on Nov. 5. —Advertisement THE OHIO HOME RULE ASSN,, L. H. Gibson, Mgr., Columbus, 0, NN TT re pe we ea we kn Ce hee a | Office Phosie Main 4189 Res, Phone, Main 3252 3 | Res, Phone Home 8879 JONES BROTHERS eens Oe | - 33 Undertakers :: GARFIELD W JONES & DAVID JONES Funeral Directors John Hand, asst. Licensed Embalmer 438 Weat Fifth Street Daytoa, Obie LPR ALAS CRT SP Ja a ca rua ral och ne a area SIP oth Rie ah ie CDRS hind. ¢ UNION BARGAIN STORE 323 EAST FIFTH.ST. Opposite Browa St. | Nathan Schaffer, Prop. | Dayton's New Bargain Centre lor Men and Poy's, SUITS * OVER. OATS, PANTS AND SWEyTERS | WE SOLICIT YOUR PATRONAGF PRESS COMMENT ON WILSON'S APPEAL The President's Partisan Cry. New Yorw Evening Sun—The ad- dress to his fellow countrymen is- sued by the president, is in some sense the strangest document that has ever emanated from) the White House. ‘The president has heretofore been un- derstood to appeal for nonpartisan- ship in our polities during the con- tinuance of the war. Now, however, he steps into the arent, armed with all the power and prestige of his great office, and combines a bitter assault upon the Republican party which an exeited one might almost aay, a: hysterical plea for support for ‘the Democratic candidates for seats ‘in congress, . Simple justice compels the counter Suggestion that in no true sense have Republican congressmen been anti- administration, ‘They have voted as ‘a whole for Mr. Wilson’s policies as |tamely and obediently as the bost. led Democrat of them all. | as pant thas. kant: Cleveland News—The president does not suggest it, but voters are free to consider between now and November 5, whether they wish the republic administered with the Re- publican wisdom which has produced prosperity so phenomenal in past periods of peace, or whether they wish the nation’s guture entrusted to the same Democratic statesmanship of the Kitchin-Underwood-Dent-Clark-Bryan school, which brought forth the soup houses and bread lines of President Wilzon’s second year in office, before the munition trade solved the unem- ployment problem and war contracts raised wages from the depths to a height not to be expected after the re- turn of peace, Americans On Guard, Cincinnati Enquirer — President Wilson’s plea for support of the can- didates of his party as a pledge of support to himself is ill-timed and ill- advised, if, indved, advice was asked or recived. All America is support- ing the administration, regardless of politics. We believe that such sup- port will still be accorded the. prosi- election, Whether they are Demo- crats or Republicans, we believe in Placing Americans and Americana only on guard. That is the test that ‘should be applied to every man’s can- didecs: ee _ 6 Mwtatorship Proposal.” New York Globe—The President freely concedes that the leaders of the Republican party in congress have been loyally pro-war. He brings no accusation of copperheadism. But he alleges that they have been anti-ad- ministration and for this offense he would have no Republicans sit in the house. Appropriations have been free- ly voted and a policy of promotion rather than obstruction has been fol: lowed. What the presideht aske for is substantially a dictatorship during the period of the war. Many things are to be said in favor of the dic- tatorship. Rome in times. of crisis centered power in the hands of one man? But the dictatorship principle is not recognized in our fundamental laws. On the whole, it would seem wise to stick to the old American sys tem, "i What the President's Partisan Appoat Means. Detroit Free Press—Aside from every other consideration, the stroke ia lacking that elemento fair play which the American people de- mand from individuals and from par- ties to which they give support. Com- ing after protestations that there must be neither Democrats nor Re- Publicans in this war, but only Ameri- cans, it sounds considerably like the thed from a hit below the Sekt,