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THE DAYTON FORUM P. Rev. J. B. Anderson, D. D., Pastor Twenty-fifth Anniversary Celebration of BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH Twelfth Anniversary of Pastor SUNDAY, JANUARY 5, 1919 PROGRAM 3 P. M. Platform Meeting—All Ministers of the City Re. Rev. J. B. Nation of Bethel Mr. George Mrs. J. Pastor Pastor Mr. Bann Mrs. Jul Rev. T. J. Smith 7 P. M. Re. Rev. S. W. Nation Rev. of Bethel Mrs. A. Miss Lucretia Rev. Minute Talks by Deacons MR. CHARLES TAYLOR, Master of Ceremony REV. J. B. ANDERSON, D. D. Pastor MR. BANKS TAYLOR, Clerk Fifth Anniversary Celebration of BAPTIST CHURCH Anniversary of Pastor Y, JANUARY 5, 1919 PROGRAM 3 P. M. All Ministers of the City Che Rev. J. B. Jentrem Rev. Ro Che Mr. George Ne Mrs. J. Maub Mr. Banks Taylor Mrs. Julia Brown Rev. T. J. Smith, of Zion 7 P. M. Che Rev. S. W. Warren Rev. Howard Che Mrs. Annie Ne Miss Lucretia Faulkner Rev. Quark Peacons TAYLOR, Master of Ceremonies DERSON, D. D. Pastor NKS TAYLOR, Clerk AMERICAN WOODMEN AMERICAN WOODMEN Hon. C. M. White, of Denver, Colorado, Supreme Commander American Woodmen visit Dayton Camp No. 4, January 5 and 6. in the city he will deliver the following ad ay afternoon to members of Dayton Camp all, 3 o'clock. day night, public address at Eaker Street C day night, January 6, reception in honor of under at G. D. A., Elks' Bldg., 3rd and Jeffer to 11. Admission tickets will be furnished the reception at 50c per plate. neighbors of Dayton Camp are urged to rally Camp No. 4, January 5 and 6. During will deliver the following addresses members of Dayton Camp at M address at Eaker Street Church, July 6, reception in honor of Supreme Elks' Bldg., 3rd and Jefferson St in tickets will be furnished those it 50c per plate. Camp are urged to rally to the Will visit Dayton Camp No. 4, January 5 and 6. During his stay in the city he will deliver the following addresses: Sunday afternoon to members of Dayton Camp at Masonic Hall, 3 o'clock. Sunday night, public address at Eaker Street Church, 8 p. m. Monday night, January 6, reception in honor of Supreme Commander at G. D. A., Elks' Bldg., 3rd and Jefferson Sts., from 8 to 11. Admission tickets will be furnished those invited to the reception at 50c per plate. E. R. MARCHANT, Commander, HARRY GRAYSON, Secretary. SUPREME COMMANDER C. M. WHITE of the AMERICAN WOODMEN At Eaker Street Church Sunday Evening, January 5, 1919 PROGRAM America Choir and Congregatio COMMANDER C. M. WHITE of the AMERICAN WOODMEN Baker Street Church Opening, January 5, 1919 PROGRAM Choir and Congregatio Rev. L. M. Suml DAYTON, OHIO, FRIDAY JAN. 3, 1919 REV. FRYE OUSTED Springfield, Ohio, Jan. 1. (Special to the Forum)—The war which has threatened to rent asunder the congregation of the Second Baptist Church for practically the last four months was presumably brought to a close Tuesday evening when the opposing faction met in a finish fight at a congregational meeting held in the church auditorium. The net result of the more than three hours' battle was the deposing of the Rev. Richard T. Frye as the pastor of the church while William H. Vivion, chairman of the advisory board, who filed the affidavits against the four members in police court, was read out of the church for good measure. It was unanimously voted resume services this coming Sunday. C. D. Swayne was the leader of the occasion, he having been elected moderator in the first clash between the followers of Rev. Frye and those who have opposed the pastor. At innumerable times it appeared that the meeting would develop into more than the usual run of church congregation sessions but Mr. Swayne was equal to the emergency and kept the warring factions well in hand. Patrolmen Present The presence of Patrolmen Lisbon Basey and Guy Hudson no doubt served to curb the inclinations of some of those present. Before the battle opened the officers were repeatedly plied with the query as to who asked for the services but like all good police officers they replied that they "had been assigned from head-quarters." The guardians of the law went on picket duty at 7 o'clock. Preparatory to the engagement the two factions lined up in regular battle formation, one side occupying seats on the right of the church and the other assembling on the left. Some few members got into the wrong camps by mistake as was evidenced when the standing votes were taken. The Rev. Frye contingent had the distinction of opening the session but the opponents carried off the honor of closing it. Shortly before 8 o'clock, it apparently appearing that the pastor's forces would not be further augmented. Rev. Nix, who it is said came from Chicago to assist the Rev. Frye with revival services which were never held, inaugurated a song service followed by a lengthy prayer. The efforts of Rev. Nix were directed to the Rev. Frye section and when the audience was requested to stand and sing the opposing section remained in their seats. Motérator Church Just as Rev. Frye ascended the pulpit, a motion was offered that C. D. Swayne act as moderator. The pastor ruled the motion out of order. He said the constitution of the church provided for the appointment of a moderator and when the proper time come, he would call for it. He remarked that it was the duty of the pastor to act as moderator unless charges were preferred against him. These charges he contended, must be filed at one congregational meeting and acted upon at another. He said he had been in attendance at a meeting Monday evening when charges against him were introduced but were not voted upon. Rev. Frye read the 134th Psalm and announced that after a ten minute song service to be conducted by the Rev. Nix, the congregation would proceed to business. As in the first sing, Rev. Nix ignored the opposing faction and when the ten minutes had elapsed there were frequent cries of "sit down" and "we're tired of that" from the other side of the house. From the line-up it was apparent that the pastor's faithful were in the minority and his actions during the remainder of the evening tended to show that he fully realized this. When he again assumed charge of the meeting Rev. Frye said a moderator had been requested and that he had decided to put the question to a test vote. He promised to stand by the verdict of the majority. He said he had been blamed for all that had been REFUGEE W An interesting photograph taken the building provided by the military are able to support themselves. The camouflage. Photo by Western Newspaper Union An interesting photograph taken in France of a number of women and children refugees in the courtyard of the building provided by the military authorities, where these women make straw mats for the army, and in this way are able to support themselves. The mats are used for the purpose of strengthening defenses, for floors and for camouflage. done; that he had clamored for the opportunity for the church to say who they wanted for the pastor; that all votes taken previously had clearly showed that the members wanted him to stay. the four members of the congregation in police court. Mr. Vivion protested that he was not ready to proceed but the powers that be put the motion to sustain the charges, and they were sustained by practically the same races who received, the tradition of civilization associated for us with the name of ancient Egypt. If this should prove to be the case, and the civilized world be forced to recognize in the black people the fount of its Mr. Swayne was again placed in nomination for moderator and on a standing vote, counted by the church clerk, he was declared elected by a vote of 94 to 57. The lines were clearly drawn and Rev. Frye and his followers never had a look-in after that time. He was placed on the defensive and made a game fight to the last ditch but to no avail as the members assembled there determined to oust him. On taking up his duties, Mr. Swayne necled for the reading of the minutes of the meeting held October 1 on the lawn in the rear of the church when entrance to the edifice was impossible due to the fact that new locks had been placed on the doors. The clerk read the minutes which showed that charges had been filed against a number of the church officials and that the resignation of Rev. Frye was not accepted. Discard Minutes At the conclusion, it was contended by various members that the minutes did not count for anything and should be consigned to the wastebasket. On a vote to adopt this content, ruled by a vote of 85 to 50. Having dumped the minutes, it became necessary to have some records upon which to proceed. The "board of strategy" had figured this out before hand and the minutes of the meeting on July 16 were called for Mr. Swayne announced that all the books were in the hands of Police Judge Golden C. Davis and they were unobtainable. Members in attendance at that meeting were asked for their views as to what transpired then and it was finally agreed that the resignation of the pastor was presented and accepted by a vote of 14 to 9. This meeting, however, it was admitted was irregular in that it was a called meeting and no action of that nature could be taken at such. The report of the advisory board was called for and read. Charges were preferred against Rev. Frye and William H. Vivion. The pastor, it was declared, was guilty of fomenting discord among the members; had been guilty of arrogant conduct in assuming charge of the church and preventing the officers from doing their duties, and on November 23 had been instrumental in causing the arrest of four members of the congregation: Rev. Frye's Defense Rew Frye was given an opportunity to defend himself. Among other things he said: that he would not argue the legality of presenting charges and voting upon them at the same meeting; that he had not intention to foment strife but that all his efforts had been directed towards queling trouble; that he understood the pastor had full charge of the church and that the differences had occurred because the officials would not act favorable upon his suggestions. As to the four members thrown into police court, he quoted a passage of Scripture to show that it was the pastor's duty to talk to the brethren in trouble. He said he did so but they would not listen to him. Rev. Frye then remarked that apparently it would not make any difference what he would set up as a defense, the congregation present and voting seemed determined to convict him. He said if in their minds he was guilty of the charges made, he wanted to be granted a pardon. A motion to sustain the charges of the advisory board carried by an overwhelming vote. The charges against Mr. Vivion were then read in which he was accused of filing the affidavits against the four members of the congregation in police court. Mr. Vivion protested that he was not ready to proceed but the powers that be put the motion to sustain the charges, and they were sustained by practically the same "complimentary" vote as accorded Rev. Frye. Later in the meeting a motion to grant a pardon for Rev. Frye for his alleged indiscretions carried. A nominating committee of seven members was appointed to make up a ticket of officers for the year 1919. This committee will report at another congregational meeting to be held Tuesday evening, January 14. A motion to the effect that the keys, and property of the church, including the communion set, be turned over to the proper officers, carried. The motion was amended to appoint Phillip Hatcher as the person to see that the object is carried out in detail. The resignation of Clerk Estel was accepted. He has served six years. The Negro and Self-Government Now that the Negro has succeeded in giving articulation and publicity to his legitimate aspirations for a place in the sun of democracy, it is to be expected that the capitalists and their servants the imperialists will rush forward with arguments and explanations designed to show the Negro's "unfitness" to govern himself better than he can be "governed" by the "superior" white man. In meeting this propaganda, it is well to remember that the Negro in Africa got along fairly well before the coming of the white man cast over that continent the pall of hell, that the dawn of civilization occurred in Africa and among a people of the Negro race; that Negro nations and empires—some of them dating back for thousands of years and with dynasties almost as old—were existent in Africa before and at the time of the beginning of the slave trade; that the then powerful Portuguese kingdom sent an embassy to "the brilliant court of the King of Kongo"; that the Songhai Empire and its civilization "spontaneously decreed, evoked, propagated by a man of the Negro races," while "not attaining its fullest promise" "owing, not so much to the native successors, as to the civilized (some say white) peoples, who ruthlessly destroyed this good seed, and caused the tares of barbarian to sprout anew," still held "considerable place for a period of nearly a thousand years. It comprised three dynasties, the Dia, the Sunni, and the Askia, and was not without its hour of glory"; that (according to Leo Frobenius) "the people which created the Nupeian Empire and gave it strength and constitution were a nation rich in culture and power. Those who, long before the tenth century, fashioned and inspired it with vitality must have been deep thinkers with well-developed brains, bearers of a higher nature and a nobler culture" and that "this," as Frobenius took care to point out, "is of quite special importance for the verdict to be passed on the power of self-government of the so-called 'Negro races'"; that even white authorities (Lugard quoted) have admitted that "When the history of Negroland comes to be written in detail, it may be found that the kingdoms lying towards the eastern end of the Sudan were the home of races who insisted, rather than ADVERTISERS realize quick results when using these columns to reach the people. Phone Us! Main 7696. FOR THE ARMY Photo by Western Newspaper Union and children refugees in the courtyard of the straw mats for the army, and in this way strengthening defenses, for floors and for races who received, the tradition of civilization associated for us with the name of ancient Egypt. . . . If this should prove to be the case, and the civilized world be forced to recognize in the black people the fount of its original enlightenment, it may happen that we shall have to revise entirely our view of the black race." In the rich historic past of the African Negro is surely proof enough to convince any fair-minded impartial person that the African is eminently fit to exercise the functions of self-government and that without the "guidance" of "altruistic white nations" (how Hell must roar at the expression!) nor yet of "educated Western Negroes." And if further proof be necessary let us take the case of the modern African. What is the reason for the superior advancement of the nominally self-governing natives of Basutoland and Uganda over that of the natives of the areas directly under control and government of superimposed European rule? It may be argued that England and France being rich and powerful nations could spend more for the education of their subjects than could a small native state. But the fact is that of all the West African countries, Liberia, the poorest of them, spends by far the largest sum for education. The same thing is true of Uganda and Basutoland. In these two countries native education is encouraged and advanced. In the territories directly governed by European powers, native education is not only not encouraged but ACTUALLY BLOCKED! The Ugandans have advanced so far as to be complimentarily nicknamed "the Japanese of the Dark Continent." The Basutos are the most enlightened and industrious natives of the southern sub-continent. Yet the abilities of the native neighbors of (for instance) the Basutos are in no way inferior to those of the people of the glorious Basuto nation. Of the former no less an authority than Maurice S. Evans, himself an "Afrikander," says: "They have abilities which have been recognized by all who have known them well, a power of reasoned argument, which is often surprising. . . Their laws and social customs, though simple, are admirably fitted for the life they lead, and certainly indicate a power of adopting means to ends that is, by no means of a low order." Mr. Evans also calls them "a wonderful, law-abiding race." Their laws are "universally accepted and rarely infringed." "Law-abiding the native certainly is; his severest critic would admit that, even when the white man's law seems objectless he obeys it; and I must claim that he also obeys in a far larger number of cases than is commonly admitted, the higher laws of conscience." That the Negro has for long been accustomed to the functions of government and the exercise and recognition of authority and is a poor soil for anarchy of the eastern Europe and Southern States kind, is amply demonstrated by his tribal organization: "All their life is centered in the tribal organization; they live, not unto themselves, but to the tribe and chief, and unless the depth of this attachment is recognized, the true inwardness of the black man's life, mentality, and ideals will be missed. . . At the call of his hereditary chief, the strong but subordinate claims of wife and child, the allurements of cattle and girls are forgotten, no personal advantage, no comforts are considered—the chief as representing themselves—the whole body, of which they form the integral and indissoluble part—has called, all is thrown aside and jubilantly the tribesman respond." Amsterdam News, New York City. --- FEED BONES OF SERBS TO DOGS Cold-Blooded Butchery by Bulgarians Without Parallel In History. Attempt to Exterminate National Spirit of Serbia by Killing Off All Thought Capable of Maintaining It. Vranja, Sorbla—Here is a story of cold-blooded butchery perhaps without equal even in this war. It is the tale of a deliberate, systematic effort by the Bulgarians extending over three months to exterminate the national spirit of Serbia by killing everyone in the parts of the country they occupied whom they thought capable of maintaining it. I have gathered the facts from many different sources and the information and evidence establish Bulgarian guilt beyond all doubt. After installing Bulgarian mayors, bishops, tax collectors and military police the Bulgarians arrested in every town and village all the men who belonged to what may be called the intellectual class. They chose parliamentary deputies, judges, teachers, lawyers, priests and employers of labor, formed them into gangs and marched them away. 3.000 Sent to Slaughter. 3,000 Sent to Staughter. Men numbering at least 3,000 from the towns and villages of the Vrania region alone were taken in detachments of about fifty at a time to a place which the Bulgarians chose as their slaughter house, and there every night one party after another from December, 1915, to March, 1916, had their throats cut or were stabbed to death. One village whose name the Bulgarians have made terrible is a small place called Sudurtulza, 20 miles northeast of Vrania, near the Bulgarian frontier. I went there and saw the bones, the graves and surviving relatives of 2,500 victims of Bulgarian savagery who there met their end. They were locked up in houses which I saw, and then at night marched down a gaily tied four or five together with ropes, they were stabbed or bayoneted to death and buried where they lay by local gypsies collected for the work by the Bulgarians. Graves of hundreds of them were shown to me. Moldy human bones were still lying about in a little moldy stream bed where on one winter's night after another the slaughter was carried out. Every night the peasants of Surdultiza, who were forbidden to leave their houses after sunset, heard men's screams coming from a nearby wood. The following morning fierce village dogs would bring into the streets human arms and even heads, which they tore off the bodies of the murdered men. At Ushevtse, a hamlet to the north of Vranja, 120 men, women and children—the entire population—were killed in one day. At Vladich all the women were collected and some of them violated. The rest were tied up and left until two days later, when the Bulgars came back and completed their work of outrage. Last year at Yelashnitsa and Krlvafiah innocent peasants were stripped naked, tied down to brazilers and roasted over slow fires to make them confess that they possessed hidden arms. Lebane and Lesokvaty probably were the worst martyred towns of all. At the former place 20 persons were beaten literally to death. What is to be done to punish this cynically planned and brutally executed policy of murder? The names of the Bulgarian officers directly responsible for these butcheries are known. The peasants of Vranja and Durdulzita utter them with the same dread as that with which men of the English west country must have spoken of Judge Jeffreys after the bloody assizes. GIRL DRIVES GANG PLOW Ten-Year-Old Renders Efficient Service When Father Is Short of Help. Parsons, Kan.—Labette county offers the champion ten-year-old girl in order to determine who has done the most to take a man's place on the farm. Miss Opal Braley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Braley, has been driving four mules to a gang plow during the plowing season, owing to the difficulty of her father to get help. Opal has done the work as well as Gives Away "Haunted" House. Bluefield, W. Va.—Declaring the house was haunted and that he had seen headless apparitions marching around the place, Babe Taylor, a carpenter, has given away his farm of 13 acres with a house and barns to a neighbor. Taylor threw in a fine cow as an inducement. There is a bad railroad crossing on the property and many fatal accidents have occurred there. The Mother Scott Home The Mother Scott Home benefit, at Enterprise Hall, on the 7th, next Tuesday, promises to be the best effort of its kind ever held in Dayton. About three hundred tickets have been sold thus far, and there is a demand for more. A program consisting of two reels, many slides, and a heart-to-heart talk by Professor Curry on the race question, and refreshments served free, ought to interest every member of the race. Doctor Garland, the director of the Welfare Department, is invited to be present, with many other distinguished friends. A permanent home for the aged women of the race will be discussed and this should interest every member of the race. Tickets, 25c; children, 10c. Refreshments free. We, the officers and members of the Mary Scott's Mothers' and Widows' Home, wish to turn a vote of thanks to the Just Us Club, for their donation of thirty dollars, which was greatly needed and came just in time. I also thank Mr. Harry Williams for one dollar given on the purchase of our home, and hope there will be more young men to follow the example. May the Lord bless all who helped in the donation.—Mary Scott, President; Katie Smith, Secretary. EAKER STREET NOTES Although war and pestilence have pervaded the land, yet we are spared to see the ushering in of a new year. How thankful we ought to be! It is with profound reverence and hearts filled with thanksgiving that we greet each other and offer to Him the best we have, that of labor and self-denial, that His kingdom and His will be done on earth, and that peace and prosperity may accompany our efforts toward extending the borders of His church. With aching hearts some have followed their dear ones to their last resting-place, while others have experienced sorrows along other lines. Yet all have been blessed far greater than we deserve. Then why should we not enter into the great task before us with a willing mind and ready hands to secure the one long-coveted desire, that of a new church? The way is open and the Master has said "Whatsoever you ask in my name." Let us accept the challenge and by our uniting efforts secure this year a new home in which to worship. May God bless our every effort and crown our labors with success.—The Pastor. The ban is lifted for the children, and we hope the parents will allow them to come to the Sunday school Sunday morning. How we missed them. The school will open promptly at nine-thirty. At ten-forty-five the pastor will deliver his New Year message. At the evening service the Hon. C. M. White, supreme commander of the American Woodmen, will deliver his annual address to this organization, and have a glowing message for the public. The program will appear elsewhere. The pastor and his family wish to thank the members and friends for their kind donation that made it possible for them to spend the holidays with their daughter and family, who reside at Negley, Ohio. Words cannot express our gratitude. We can only say, God bless you and bring joy and happiness to your homes this happy New Year. Trustee Meeting The Trustee Board will meet Monday night at the parsonage at seventh thirty promptly. The new members, Bros. Hogue, Guinea, and Cralle, will please be present. Registration Day Sunday is registration day. Each member will be required to register and pledge the amount he will contribute to the church during the year of 1919. Membership Campaign the pastor and officers are planning for a membership campaign. The slogan is five hundred members before conference. Make yourself a committee of one to boost our membership. The Christian Endeavor play entitled "King Solomon," on Tuesday night, was a great success. Although it rained all day and evening, the attendance was good. At eleven o'clock, the watch meeting began, and it was interesting. A short sermon by Miss Rhoda E. James, our young student of Payne Theological Seminary, was a treat at this hour. On Wednesday evening, January 1, 1919, we celebrated the three hundred years of the Negroes in this country, and it was very interesting and well attended. A number of good papers and talks on the success of the Negro in America, were enjoyed. Now, as the ban has been lifted, we expect a large attendance in school next Sunday; and as it is the first Sunday in the new year, we hope every member and friend will be present. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES The pastor and his family beg to publicly express their thanks to the church and friends for the Christmas tokens of various kinds which came to them. Every member of the church is urged to be present at the services Sunday. We hope that the children will be out in full to the Sunday school, as the ban is now lifted. Big Turkey Given Away Free Just look! A nice, fat turkey will be given away at the dance at Masonic Hak, West Third Street, Friday evening, January 10. Each ticket means a chance on the gobbler. Music by Warmack's Jazz Band. Admission, thirty-five cents. IDEAL CLOVER LEAF CLUB The annual dinner of the Ideal Clover Leaf Club was given at the residence of Mrs. Floyd Howard, 721 S. Perry St., December 26, 1918. The home was very beautifully decorated in Christmas colors. Covers were laid for thirty. The presence of Rev. T. J. Smith and Rev. J. B. Anderson, D.D., and their wives, added much to pleasure of the members. Next meeting will be with Mrs. Vernetta Smith, Norwood Avenue. Mrs. Arrella Booker was hostess to a group of young people Monday, December 30, at a matinee party given at Keith's Theater. Those enjoying refreshments were: Misses Lillie Harding, Viola Davis, Lucile Marka, Annie Pervine, Hurtis Davis from State University, Louisville, Ky., George Harding, and Joe Schuabe. ANDREW ALEXANDER The many friends of Mr. Andrew Alexander will be shocked to hear of his death after a nine days' illness of pneumonia. He was born in Horsecave, Ky., January 14, 1888. At the time of his death, he was thirty years old. He came to Dayton in 1914. He became a member of Bethel Baptist church and was an active member for three years. He removed to Xenia, Ohio, in 1917. He leaves a wife, an adopted son, mother, three brothers, Steven, Joseph, and Samuel Alexander, and friends to mourn their loss. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank the many friends and relatives for their kindness shown us during the illness and death of our beloved son and brother, Andrew Alexander. Especially, do we thank Rev. J. B. Anderson for consoling words to the family and bereaved mother.—Mrs. Jane Depp. ST. MARGARET'S NEWS Father J. N. Samuels-Belboder, Vicar The Christmas and New Year are both passed, but both have left their respective influence upon the hearts of the church. The services were all of a peculiarly radiant nature, taking much of the character of a vision seen and understood, and giving so much delight and promise that it radiates joy in the hearts of all those who have seen the vision, and joy in the hearts of those with whom the power and influence of the vision is shared At the watch-night service, the vicar "put aside," he said, "the common custom and precedent of speaking to his people about 'New Year Vows,' 'Retrospect and Prospect,' 'Debit and Credit' the hack-ney-vel mouthings of preachers." He spoke instead on the subject of "Reconstruction," the uppermost thought in the minds of men and women worth while, and brought the idea directly home to the everyday activity of each individual. Belgium, northern France, Serbia, Russia, and every other place that suffered destruction from the war, must be rebuilt, be reconstructed. The economic condition of the world—commerce, trade, labor, capital—must be reconstructed in their broken parts to meet the demands of a new and insistent age, bent on God's justice. Governments, laws, national and international relationships, must be reconstructed and adjusted to meet the expectations and satisfy the desires of an awakened and enlightened world conscience. But the greatest reconstruction necessary is the reconstruct- ```markdown ``` tion of each individual heart, mind, and spirit after the plan of the Master Builder of character, Jesus Christ. The inlock of the old year determines the outlook of the new year. Destruction is the inlock; reconstruction is the outlock. All things to be reconstructed on a firm, true, just, everlasting foundation—the foundation of Jesus Christ. A better foundation can no man lay. We then must begin in our own hearts this process. Build stately mansions for the soul; then help to the building of other houses that minister to the body. Let that be the burning desire for the new year, and work and pray to see it fulfilled. I wish you one and all a happy and prosperous new year. Ring out the old, ring in the new; ring out the false, ring in the true. The bishop coadjutor, the Rt. Rev. Theodore Irving Reese, will visit St. Margaret's and administer the rite of confirmation on the 23d of February next, at four o'clock p.m. The confirmation class is now being gathered. Please see the vicar at once. Regular services next Sunday, Morning prayer and sermon at eleven o'clock, after the Sunday-school at ten o'clock. Evensong and sermon at four o'clock. Our organist has returned and will be at her post. Strangers made cordially welcome. CARD OF THANKS We take this method of thanking Rev. T. J. Smith and Rev. F. L. Tate for their consoling words, the neighbors and friends, and Jones Bros. for their services. Interment at Mason, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. William Morris. LEGAL NOTICE To Edward Schindler, whose place of residence is unknown, you will take notice that Dora E. Schindler, the plaintiff, did on or about the 12th day of December, 1918, file her petition against you in the Common Pleas Court, Montgomery County, Ohio, being Cause No. 44414, praying for a decree of divorce from you upon the grounds of gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. You are required to answer her petition not later than six weeks after the date of the first publication of this notice, to wit: December 27, 1918, or such divorce may be granted—DORA E. SCHINDLER, Plaintiff, per Moses H. Jones, Her Attorney. ONLY KIND OF GOOD HUN Underworld of Mortal World While the Canadians were storming the Canal du Nord they discovered that the banks of the canal were studded with German machine gun "gristlists." That was enough for the Canadians, and they treated them all like the one shown in the photograph. WHIPS MAN WITH THE FLU Storekeeper Uses Fists When Afflicted One Refuses to Move On. Kansas City, Mo.—Ruben Myerson owns a small fruit store here and John Benjamin, a clothing vender, is two doors away. Myerson alleged, in court, that Benjamin stood in front of the Myerson store and refused to move, although he told Myerson he (Benjamin) had the "flu." "I argued with words, judge," said Myerson, "but it did no good. Then I used my fist. He's got the influenza right now, judge." "How about that Benjamin?" queried the judge. "Yes, your honor." replied the plaintiff. "I'm not entirely recovered." "Defendant discharged, remove the plaintiff!" said the judge. Charlestown, W. Va.-The teacher shortage is serious in West Virginia, especially in the rural districts. It was said that approximately 1,000 schools failed to open because there are no teachers to put in charge of them. The children left without educational opportunity this year are estimated to number 20,000. Madam C. J. 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PHONE MAIN 3660 West Virginia Lump--$6.00 Kentucky Lump--$6.00 Ohio Lump--$6.00 Jackson Lump--$6.00 White Ash--$6.25 GIVE YOUR COLOR A TRIAL Good Service NOTICE gling to make business successful for the sake d to instill within the minds of our race of keeper ambition for business, we ask for the best of our people in trade and advice. We are near future to be able to supply you in all long our line of business. We thank you one or trade during the past year and hoping you in the future as you have in the past. all a Happy New Year and a successful one. MAMMOTH GROCERY CO. Ave. Jesse Nimmons, Store Mgr. While struggling to make business successful for the sake of our race and to instill within the minds of our race of tomorrow a deeper ambition for business, we ask for the aid and support of our people in trade and advice. We are stiving in the near future to be able to supply you in all your wants along our line of business. We thank you one and all for your trade during the past year and hoping you will continue in the future as you have in the past. Wishing you all a Happy New Year and a successful one. MAMMOTH GROCERY CO. 600 S. Western Ave. Jesse Nimmons. Store Mgr. BENEFIT other Scott Home at Enterprise on W. Third St. Jan. 7th. Clothes Got the "Flu" CALL Young. Clothes Doctor For the Mother Scott Home at Enterprise Hall on W. Third St. Jan. 7th. CALL Your Clothes Got the "Flu" Samuel Young, Clothes Doctor Office Phone Main 4189 Res. Phone, Main 3252 Res. Phone Home 2879 JONES BROTHERS :: Undertakers :: GARFIELD W JONES & DAVID JONES Funeral Directors John Hand, asst. Licensed Embalmer 438 West Fifth Street Dayton, Ohio is composed of twelve ladies, have done splendid work for more than eight years for Miami Valley Hospi- tal. Mr. Jake Anderson, of Salem, Va., is the guest of his brother, Mr. N. A. Anderson, on Sprague Street. Miss Sallie Harden departed this tife December 19, 1918, at her late residence, 508 Hardford St. Her life was a bebutiful one. She was a long and patient sufferer, never complain- ing although there were few times when she was without pain, She was ever ready and willing to make those a.ourd her happy. Sallie is one of the ten children that Mr. and- Mrs Morris Iitve raised. There was noth- ing in their power that they could dc for the gomfort of Sallie that. they did not do. She leaves a sisterand brother, aunt and uncle, Mrt and Mrs Wm. Moiris, relatives, and « number of friends to mourn their Zoss, LYNCHING RECORD FOR 1918 Tuskegee Institute, Ala., December 81, 1918—According to the records compiled: by Monroe N. Work, in charge of records and research of fhe ‘Tuskegee Institute, there were sixty- two, lynchings in 1918, This is twenty. four more than the number thirty- eight for the year 1917. Of those lynched, fifty-eight were Negroes an¢ four were whites. Five of those pul to death were women. Sixtéen, or 4 little mote than~one-fourth of those put to death, were charged with rape or attempted rape. ‘The offenses charged against the whites lynched were: murder, 2; being disloyal,.2. : ‘The offenses charged against the Negroes.\weree: alleged: complicity. ir murder, 14; murder, 7;. charged with threats to kill, 6; charged with rape 10; charged with attempted rape, 6 alleged participation ‘n fight about alleged hog stealing, 8; killing office: of. the law, 2; being intimate with woman, 1; assisting man charged with murder to escape, 1; robbing house and frightening women, 1; killing mar in dispute about automobile repairs 1; making unwise remarks, 1; making unruly remarks, 1; killing landlord in a dispute over a farm contract, 1; as sault with intent to murder, 1; wound. ing another, 1; robbery and resisting arrest, 1, ‘The states in which lynchings oc curred, and the number in each state are as follows: Alabama, 3; Arkansas 2; California, 1; Florida, 2; Georgin 18; Illinois, 1; Kentuekyj-1; Louisian’ 9; Mississippi, 6; North Carolina, 2 Oklahoma, 1; South Carolina, 1; Ten nessee, 4; Texas, 9; Virginia, 1; Wy oming, L WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY TO TRAIN OFFICERS Wilberforce University has been notified by: the War Department that Wilberforce has been selected as a unit of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (R, 0. T. C.). President Scarborough was instruct- ed at once to proceed to organize the unit. Complete uniforms wili be fur- nished each cadet by the government, For further particulars, address W. S. Scarborough; Président, Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio. MRS. BISHOP FLIPPER FALLS ASLEEP Atlanta, Ga—That death is no re- sector af persons is demonstrated in those it calls from labor to reward. “Verily, in the midst of life we are in the midst of death.” The nation will Jearn with regret of the death of Mrs. Bishop Joseph Simeon Flipper, the amiable wife of Bishop Joseph S, Flip: per, bishop of the Diocese of Georgia, African Methodist Episcopal connec- tion. Mrs. Flipper was a lovable char, acter, a queenly woman, a Christian lady, a devout wife and lovely mother, a true friend and anexample of the highest development of American wo- manhood. CHRISTMAS CHEER SOCIAL ‘The home of Mrs. Matilda Dunbar ‘was the scene of a unique social on December 25, At the suggestion of Mrs. Lucy Berry, a “good cheer box” was placed in the Dunbar home, into which the friends who call might drop coins ag an. expression of Merry Christmas to this honored mother. Expressions of financial cheer came not only from friends in Dayton, but from outside the city. Mrs. ‘Berry acted as chairman and made appro- priate remarks touching the life of widowhood. Remarks were made by ‘Mrs, Nellie Carter, Mr. Louis Carter, Mrs. C. Dy Higgins, Mrs. Dugger, Rev .T. J, Smith, Mrs, Emma_T. ‘Smith, Mr. ‘Lloyd A. Berry, and Mrs. ‘Voss, sister of Mrs, Dunbar. Mrs. Dunbar, at the request of th: party, recited one of her son’s poems, ‘which was highly enjoyed. When the shez was opened, it contained $23.10. A light inych was served in the dining room, after which the friends retired | trom the happy oceason saying “Mer- ry Christmas” to Mother Dunbar. ee 4 ; eit: Se i are “aa ee vd yf a4 my) IP a f Pee al ie Roe =. A ag A EEE SPs pad 5) _ af . Sees ee 2 oe ee Peni | Sha | Str jee bi SE ORR cae F abe ; ‘ William Hall’s Rooming House Billiard and Pool Parlors Candies, Confectionary, Soft Drinks, Tobacco, Cigars, Cigarettes RACE PAPERS — Chicago Defender, Freeman, —The Crisis Private Telephone First Class Rooms 1005 W. 5th St CARD OF THANKS We desire to thank the friends, neighbors, and members of the lodge for their kindness and sympathy dur- ing the ‘Ines and death of our be- loved brother and son; the Odd Fel- lows for the beautiful floral design. We thank the pastor for his consoling ‘words, and Undertaker Loritts for his ‘splendid services. Washington and Daughters, CARD OF THANKS Suen ay We take tis method of expressing our profound gratitude to our many friends and relatives for their un- bounded kindness shown us during the illness and death of our beloved moth: er and wife, Mrs, Katie Chenault who departed this life December 24 Also Undertaker Loritts for his effi. cient services, and Revs. J, L. Thomp: son and W. H. Haycraft for their consoling remarks.—The Family, Or- ‘ange Chenau‘t, Mrs. John Miller, Mrs J. B. Blackburn, Mrs, James Holly /Mrs. Chas, Chenault. ‘Bell East 30310 ee es Johnson Bros. Plumbing Co. Dayton’s first and only Colored Plumbers Plumbing, Steam and Gas Fitting All orders given Prompt Attention 1213 E. 3rd St. DAYTON, OHIO s CRESBGSTS SOGDGEBOISES NST IN a8 MUSE ARE ene yen ne don euen oust ous nrerner austen ene enense cusepurenuans WESLEYAN METHODIST | Sabbath school, Sunday, at 9: 48 jam., and as the ban has been lifted we hope every child and member of ‘the Sabbath school will be present Begin the new year’s work by starting the first Sunday of the year, and greater work will be accomplished We cannot succeed without the young people, for they. are the nursery of the church. Let the children come anc bring some others with them. Preaching at 11:00 a.m. Sermor by the pastor. Go to chureh the firs Sunday in the new year. Every living being is looking for something better in life: We can only receive the best by starting in the right way, To the church of the living God, is the first step, and “all things shall be added unto you.” Let every member coms and bring some one with you. Every: body is welcome. Brotherhood wili meet with Mr Bert Devore on Gard Ave. Monday January 6, at 8:00 pam. Let every member be present, by request of the president, E. W. Harris. PRN TITAS LE OSS SS SAG OG STRESS AI SOE 5 MSAD SEARS TS TTT Bell Main 6596 “The Man who sells all Colored People their Homes” BONA SMITH “Hustling Dona” Selling Real Estate on Easy Terms — Houses for Sale and Rent — PROPERTIES RAPIDLY HANDLED 418 NORWOOD AVENUE DAYTON, OHIO Rh A 0 AN RE RE Oe | On on 8 oe ht ORE Annee me <n PARMAR On ne mason nn REPORT Boost Beautiful Idlewild | | Let your New Years gift be a purchase at Idlewild resort. | Buy now before prices advance on lots. Idlewild is the only real resort in the world for the race, Four Reasons Why You Should Buy (a) If you buy a lot, as long as you keep it you will not be dependent or homeless. | (b) You can buy a lot in Idlewild because the payments are in your reach,—only six dollars cash and one dollar per | week, / (c)_ If you buy a lot you will be saving your money and a good investment. (a) If you buy a lot you will always have a place to go where you can enjoy your vacations to the fullest extent, build up your health, increase your business efficiency and | inerease your producing powers. ; Act now. See— W..N. TAUL, Dayton Agent 1002 W. Fifth Street Main 9248 Atypeee one nemeee seen aRNaBRUEIA CERISE tececnencrenanercemeeneneneeemnenen ce Six Months, beginning June 17, 1918, ‘to December 17, 1918—Semi-Annuat Resources— © Cont. and Sales... $846.97 P Rents son - 264.00 | Fixtures ...-- 50.00 $1,159.97 Liabilities— Babor oernern ne $8641 P Renta a 820.72 | ——— 686.48 ielalanie Site hc TORE Liberty Realty and improvement \o- 227 West Fifth Street, Dayton, Ohio. S. P. Henshaw, Pres. & Gen. Mgr. Miss A. Robinson, See. & Treas. State of Ohio, Montgomery County, as. ‘This day before me a Notary Public in and for said county, personally came Alberta Robinson who acknowl- edged this to be a true and correct statement to the best of her knowl- edge. (Signed) ALBERTA ROBINSON, Secy, & Treas. Witness my hand and official seal, the 81st day of December, A. D. 1918. WILLIAM 0. STOKES, (Seal) Notary Public. | Bell Main 6950 : | Po HE W. COX CEMENTER Cellar Walls and Floors, Plastering, Brick Work and Cistern Cleaning | All Work Given Prompt Attention. Eddie & Cliton Drive | COLORED MUSICIANS PLAY FOR K. OF ©. Koots Hagler, Tracy Jordan, James Towles, and Wm. Brown’s Saxaphone Trio entertained at the Knights of Columbus Hall, New Year's after- noon, and made quite a hit. LEGAL NOTICE To Stephen Bergoen, whose place of residence is unknown, you will take notice that ‘the said. plaintiff did on the 19th day of Nov. A. D,, 1918, file her petition against you in the Com- mon Please Court, Division of Domes- tie Relations, Montgomery county, O., being cause No. 44,801, praying for a decree of divorse from you upon the ground of wilful absence for more than three years last past. You are required to answer her pe- sition not later than six weeks after the date of the first publication of this notice, to-wit, Nav. 28nd, 1918, or such divorce may be granted. BLGIE BURGOEN, Pitt. . Per MOSES HM. JONES, her Atty. Bell Phome 3887 HAZEY P. LORITTS FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND LICENSED EMBALMER PROMPT AND COURTEOUS TREATMENT TC ALL “Automobile Heaise and Carriages” Office 636 We. 5th Dayton, Ohio ~ posonsnanuueenunvonennaseaye BATHROOM S@REEN (Copyrignt, 118, by Movlure Newapapes ‘Byndicate.) Owen ee Sm oe eeewaly pinto none DE sven. been a door key, @ pale of gloves, or even a hut, one would not have won- dered—but a screen,.a window screen: it was a mystery, Mrs, Weed had looked for It “just everywhere,” but could net find it. All the other sereens were fitted in thy windows; this was needed, Files were heginning to come, What was to be done? “Pather, you must know where that sevoon Is; you put {t away,” Mrs. Weed said to her husband. “Those that hide surely ought to be able to find.” “1 don’t know where it is, mother; T've looked for it everywhere, 1 don't know a thing about it. I don't remem- her putting It way.” // These two good people had the old- fashioned habi¢ of calling each other “father” and “mother” tn a real homey, loving way. “Well, you put it away, I'm sure of that, and you ought to know where It Js,” asserted his gentle wife, with un: usual decision, She was generally quiet, but now she was decidedly raf- fled. |“ haven't touched it," she went on; “isn't Ukely anyone tus stolen It; there are plenty of things they'd | take sooner than that.” “That's so!” asserted her husband, with w troubled took; “but really I can't think what can have become of It, Tt can’t have walked off; but 1 don't believe it’s in the house, and Hye looked down collar—L wlsh T knew what 1 did with it." It worried him much to have his wife even insinuate that he was In the wroug. Surely he had done his best to find the screen, Tf It had disap: Denred it was not his fault, und he didn't see how he was to blame for ft, If tt wasn’t his doing. “You must have pat It somewhere yourself, mother,” he suggested, try Ing to clear himself and to ward off her displeasure. “L didn't, father! You know 1 didw't, TV huyen't touched it; 1) guess IT know! You have hidden {t’ some- where, that’s all there is about tt and Td just like to have you find It The flies are coming in, and 1 can't stand flies. ‘They'll be all over the house before you know tt." ‘These two worthy people hud lived ogethor ax mun and wife for more thin forty yeurs, and had never been known to quarrel, Yet now they were Just on the verge of a storm-—and al for the sake of a window screen! Si lithe a thing tt takes sometimes to break up the harmony and pence of home life, and to separate even th | deurest and truest friends, “So great A matter a litle fire kindleth 2” Mrs. Weed bustled about, rather sul lenty, for site wanted her lushand. te inderstind that she wie thoroughls | Aapeased with las, fulshed her work “iressed and started for dowiftown, She Closed the bithroom who, hewever before she went out “Tf you can’ find the seroen, you've got to huve th whidow down, and stather,” ale at firmed, in a decided volee. Mr, Weed was left alone, xtunding in the middle of the kitchen floor Tits face wrinkled, “It steange wher that xcreen could have gone to," Ni muttered, “T hate to have mother s put ont About itt aust be some where, that’s certain, 1 guess M1 Jus give other look about, though 1 ‘ApiKe “twon't do any ood,” Mr. Weed spent an hour in hi senrch, golng from alte to cellar, bu all with no aval. “I kiew il," he sae to himself; “It's no use.” At last, quite wearied with his fruit Tess toll, panting and dazed, he stoor still in the front hull, seratched hb head, and tried to think, for he hatec to give it up, after all, Suddenly Mr. Weed gave a jump “By Jingo! What's that?” he orted, Hils eye had caught the sight o something betind the glass, Only 4 small portion of It could be seen or [clthor side of the gluss and throug the filigree work. He hastily. putle it out; and there was the lost sereen “Ha, lw!” he laughed, “there tha sereen hax been all the thine! Wi weren't very smart not to see it righ betore our faces! Tam going to: pu It in the window and see what moth er'll way when she comes home.” Of course, Mrs. Weed discovered th screen the first thing. “Where did yo find it, father?’ she asked, “Why, mother, what do you think "Twas right before our faces and eye all the time; ff it had been a bea ‘would have bitten us—twas right the front hall, behind the hat-tree— and—come to think of It, T put it ther myself when J brought the screen down from the attic—I never though of it, So ‘twas all my fault, mother T’m the one who hid it, and I'll tak all the blame,” he laughed. “But I told you to put it there, fa ther!” returned his wife. “Don't yo remember, I said It would be out o | the way there for a time? 1 ought t have thought of It. So you kee I the one who's to blame, after #!!,” “well, mother, I guess we won’ SGOTS TAKE TO JAZZ —e Is oe by Amero Evanston, Tll—According te K. J, Mollinshead of this clty, seoretacy tm an American XY, M,C. A, naval Ine Somewhere in Scotland, the oumsiy Highlander ts succumbing to the ttre of the nayy's Jazz bands and tn mang a “wee hoose on the heather” the bug pipe stands in the corner uavwed. Along with the erage for jame there has naturally developed a love of te trot and one-step. Wheel Jack comes ashore he wants to danco, But ka Soet- land he didn’t find much satisterton in watching the lussles dolng m hora- pipe, nor did the bagpipe seem Me muste to his “juzzened” ears, At one port where our navy mos came ashore in great numbers te boys couldn't $nd @ dance hall any sort, so they came to Mr, Hollduahead of the Y. M,C. A. and asked bis kelg. After scouring the town he fowad te only available room wee the wpstedrs of a second-hand shop, With the até of a working purty from the ag ke was able to have the junk resmersé after four hours’ labor and the plane was converted into a very unable ball room. Mr. Hollinshead then introtucet! te boys to a number of the nice Ncetd girls of the town, the ship's jaan beat played American “rags,” and soon tee Hithesome lassles were swinging tate step und the first of « series o€ mung dances was Jnaugurated, MUTILATED BELGIAN ORPI Tk a ak = : a | a ee ae as Le ae ee ee Princols Galecleux, a tenpeareld Belgian refugee, who in now im the United States. When the war broke Out he wis Dut sit years of age arf Wax attending a school In ove ef de lillie Belgian towns that was isa overrun by the German hordes, Witte coming home from school one deg bs purents told hin that the Germans had invuded his (own, A Uttle lator he wae hit by a fragment of an aerial bese from a German plane, Getting mp be rin to his howe and there saw hie ne ily killed hefore hig eyes. Francole now know what (0 do, 9 he pasha! off in a rowboat, After rowing far Gay 08d night Be wen Tiekeo ww sailors of an American transport a taken to the Munictpal . bospttal im Lrest. He was treated there for about six months and was finally dlecherged. No one would adopt him so be Waa- dered about the streets of Brest with some of his brother untortumates. Whenever an American transport ar- rived at the port, he and his cosmpma- jons would rush to the whart where they would surely get somothing to eatt from some of the sailors. ‘This gom- tinued for about two years, ‘Then the men on the transport that had give him food so many times decided te make an American of him ao they adopted Francols, After making & collection for him they decided te nend him to school tm the United States. He is to be sent to the boyy school at Germantown, Pa. 5 ‘DUMMY’ CURE FOR SPEEDERS Pittsburgh Children Have Methed ef Curing Reckless Auto Drivers, Pittsburgh, Pa.—The “dummy” oure is what the children of Larimer avenue call thelr method of check speeding au- tomobiles who rush through their fa- vorite playing groved, ‘Terror stricken, 9 chauffeur alight- ed from his machine recently after he had knocked down. and run over what ‘he thought was a child. He retumed to where the “body” was lying in the street and discovered that it was a dummy. He went to his car in a hap- pier frame of ming, but he had wo more heart for rumning fast through the thickly-settled purts of the elty. And inany more chauffeurs suffered the same thrilling experience. | To make the “necident” more real a8 the auto approaches the dummy the kids yell in its direction, “Get out af the street.” ‘Then when the auto erush- es over the form the children yell amd scream, giving the impression that @ derrible accident has gcourned, __ ALBERTA 210 Published every Friday at 428 West Fifth St., Dayton Ohio, by J. H. RIVES SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year ..... $1.50 Six months ..... .85 One month ..... .15 ADVERTISING RATES Display advertising, per inch..... 30c Obituaries, per line..... 5c Card of Thanks..... 50c Locals, per line..... 5c We are not responsible for the return or preservation of unsolicited contributions. All communications sent to the office must have the signature of the writer, not necessarily for publication, but as evidence of good faith. We are not responsible for the views of our correspondents. Communications intended for publication during the same week must be in the office by WEDNESDAY. UNION A LABEL Entered as second-class matter July 4, 1913, at the postoffice at Dayton, Ohio, under the act of March 8, 1879. COLORED MAN'S VIEW (From the Dayton Herald) To the Editor of The Herald: The street railways companies are asking for an ordinance and are advertising liberally in the premises, yet, notwithstanding the fact, as you will notice signs in the car windows: "The City Does Not Give Anything Under Proposed Ordinance, the City Grants a Temporary Increase in fares and immediate control, of the companies' services, schedules, trippers, finances, and salaries." Why should the city be "knocked" on one side and besieged on the other, for ordinations that are valuable to the companies only! I notice the editorials, and I see from them the companies have not even a showing, at the present standard of service, and in the event of the city taking control, vox populi should be the first thing considered. Board a car for the Soldiers' Home, the conductor will rarely announce a street, but on arriving at the "Home" and after the members of the "Home" have risen to go out, the conductor will bawl out "Soldiers' Home!" not as a duty, but as a slur on the inmate of the Home. Board a car at the dummy station in the "Home," one passenger, mind you, the car will start on its down grade, and will pass Gettysburg, while the conductor has fumbled around to kill time and keep you standing, tumbling from one way to another on the account of the sway around the curves when the aged and crippled condition of the veteran should have earned for him a seat before the car got in full motion. One conductor not so long ago put his "Jim Crow law" in force and sought to compel a colored woman to get up and give her seat to a white woman. The matter was taken up to be investigated. So far as we know at this writing, the investigation died at birth. A patron of the companies, on returning home after a hard day's work, assisting the work for democracy, by reason of his hard work of the day, fell asleep shortly after the car left Western Avenue. The conductor walks up, shakes the man by the shoulder, says "Wake up!" The patron inquires the cause, and was told by the conductor that he (patron) was sleeping too much. On remonstrating with the conductor for meddling or in any way interfering with a passenger without a cause, he was ordered to shut up, and even called on the motorman to stop the car that they could put the patron off the car. After, due complaint at the office, nothing that I have heard was ever done in the matter. In going to some of the offices in making complaints, a person will be told of the large number of colored patrons they have and many with no complaints to make. Simply because there are no complaints made, is no sign that none should be made. For various reasons none are made, because so many of our people feel that it would be useless, as no remedy has ever been given or would be at this late date, unless it was a grave matter wherein the companies' interests were at stake to avoid wreck or damage to their property. There is a large unit of population that one rarely sees on the cars, unless with an employee's badge, for they save their nickels as they learned the value of them in the old country and they know that they can get to work without riding. There is still a larger unit of population that are on every car and sometimes the cars are crowded to overflowing. I mean the colored passengers, giving their nickels (cash) just for a few blocks' ride, from early morn till late at night, for reason that they do not and cannot get an "employee's" badge for the simple reason that they are "colored." Transportation companies were considered an "essential" during the war, and hired help accordingly, but these same companies, although complaining of being short of help, failed utterly to employ our colored people, yet they come forward and ask, us to swell their dividends and keep in their employ persons who hate the race and vent their spleen in many ways regardless that their living comes from the nickels garnered from the thousands of colored passengers. As it is, I presume the companies reserve the right to employ whom they wish; so, well and good; but in the event of the consideration of this franchise, we, as citizens, and in remembrance to those who are to return from overseas and those who did their duty to the flag, ask that the commission see that the colored citizen is given employment regardless of color. We have men capable as motormen, conductors, and other employment, even to cleaning the tracks clear of grass, and even this last-named work has been "too high class" to put a colored man on the job even during the war. The few that advocate an increased fare do not substantiate their position by sound reasoning. I think, as the companies have spread their proposal broadcast and advertised that "The City Does Not Give Anything," the matter should FORUM—Jan 2—TWO now rest with the city commission, without the companies appointing a committee or trying to get others to appoint a committee. The companies have left no stone unturned to develop the matter thus far, and now they see where a vote of the people is bound to come and are trying to switch. Let the commission handle and then the vote. I have overheard conductors and motormen conversing about the window orders, claiming that many people want the car windows open and never think of having a window open in their own houses. As I stated in my letter on the 19th, seven tickets for a quarter is suitable for the kind of service rendered, and we will stand solid for employment regardless of color. We are entitled to be on the payroll and as citizens we demand it. It is common to see three or four cars at the dummy station at the "Home" killing time. There are many fine men in the employment of the companies, but the class I speak of have in many instances been complained of and they know who they are. C. W. CORDIN. Local Items Local Items PORO SYSTEM.—For the Poro System of Hair Dressing call at 266 Hawthorne street. Bell Main 7795. MRS. DILLARD ESTELL. Army Y. M. C. A. Secretary C. D. Higgins arrived home Saturday, December 28, from Camp Bowie, Texas, where he had gone from Newport News, Va., to take a troop of Texas soldiers. The secretary left the city Tuesday morning for Camp Stuart, Newport News, Va., accompanied by his good companion, Mrs. C. D. Higgins, who will make an extended visit to Newport, Hampton, and other interesting places. FOR SALE—Second-hand Furniture and Stoves. Also upholstering, repairing and cabinet making. W. H. Jones, 1011 West Fifth stret. Give me a trial. Mrs: Newton Bryant, No. 4 Schantz Lane, is enjoying a visit from her daughter-in-law, Mrs. L. M. Hayes, of Columbus, New Mexico. Mrs. Hayes is the wife of First Sergeant Luther M. Hayes, 806 Pioneer Infantry. Mrs. Hayes will remain with her husband's mother until he returns from France. Daytonians are glad to welcome Mrs. Hayes and hope she will have a pleasant sojourn in the city. FOR RENT—Furnished rooms for gentlemen at 314 Norwood Avenue. At 6:00 p.m., Monday evening, December 30, a family dinner was given in honor of Secretary and Mrs. C. D. Higgins, in the cozy little home of their daughter, Mrs. Charlest Higgins Johnson at the Oberon Apartments, 1213 E. Third St. Mrs. Johnson, being a graduate of Stivers M. T. H. S., is well versed in domestic science, and proved herself a charming hostess. After serving a four-course dinner, there were several musical selections rendered. Those present were Secretary and Mrs. C. D. Higgins, Mrs. Mary L. Taylor, Mrs. Mattle Stewart, Miss Rita Higgins, Mrs. Rosa Lea Dugger, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Johnson, Miss Eunice Higgins, Master Charles and little Isabel Higgins. Before departing, the secretary called all of the blessings of the Almighty God upon them. The occasion was one long to be remembered by those present. Mrs. Carry Ellis Sidney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joselph Buckner, of 134 Leroy Street, is visiting her parents after an absence of twenty-six years. Mrs. Sidney now resides in Brooklyn, N. Y. She will spend two weeks with the family and will be glad to meet old acquaintances. DRESSMAKING—By Mrs. W. H. Wells, of 717 Haskett Street.. Bell, Main 6882. Miss Mayme Lee Shaw, of 210 Norwood Avenue, left for Louisville, Ky., her former home, to spend the holidays. Miss Shaw took Miss Ethyl Stewart, of Longworth Street, as her guest. They are visiting Miss Emma B. Kaye, of 517 S. 13th Street. Miss Kaye is a teacher at Covington, Ky. Miss Flossie Crocket left, December 27, for Cincinnati and Pleasant Ridge, to be the guest of Miss Camille Friason and her grandmother, Mrs. Fannie Strange. FOR RENT—Five unfurnished rooms at $1.75 per room. Furnished rooms $3.00. Call 540 Homestead Avenue, from 3 to 6 p.m. Mr. W. A. Tedford is spend his vacation at his old home, Knoxville, Tenn. Mrs. Sallie Miller, of Louisville, Ky., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. A. Smith, of Leroy Street. Deaconess Mariah Gaines, of Eaker Street Church, spent Christmas at Columbus, Ohio, the guest of her sisters, Mrs. Louise Tabseo and Mrs. Ada Buckner. Sister Gaines has moved from Olive Street to 351 Mound Street, where she will be glad to see her many friends. Doctor Lewistall, of British Guiana, who is a member of the third-year medical class at Ohio State University, spent Christmas holidays in the city, the guest of Rev. Father Belboder of St. Margaret's. Doctor Lewistall spoke very interestingly at Eaker St. Church, Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Dillard Estell had the following guests for dinner, Christmas Day: relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Eisha Patterson and Sarah, of Fosters, Ohio, Mrs. Jim Hughes, of Amisville, Mrs. Maude Powell, of Loveland, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hughes and children, Amanda, Shirley, and George, of Nashville, Tenn. Messrs. Henry, Walter, and John L. Estell; friends, Mr. and Mrs. T. McDowell, 16 Fromm St., and Mr. Glass, of Loveland, Ohio. Quite a number of friends came in, and the afternoon and early evening were spent in music and games. The little ones enjoyed the huge Christmas tree which was so beautifully decorated. Mr. and Mrs. Estell are indeed pleased with the thought of having made so many hearts happy on that day. Mrs. Madyln Nelson was the charming hostess of the Needlecraft Social Club last week. A delicious luncheon was served. The Needlecraft Social Club girls gave a watch party at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reed, 99 Mead Street. At an early hour in 1919, a buffet luncheon was served for fourteen. Monday evening, December 30, a miscellaneous shower was given by Miss Helen Baber at the home of her sister, Mrs. Mattie Wheatly, 22 Harry St., in honor of Mrs. Charlest Higgins Johnson. The guests spent a very delightful evening, and a delicious luncheon was served. Miss Baber is a very charming hostess, and after the guests had bestowed many good wishes and many useful articles had been presented, they departed at a late hour. At the beautiful home of Mrs. Oscar Evans, on Norwood Avenue, the Miami Valley Hospital. Guild entertained with a Japanese tea, December 19, 1918. The house was beautifully decorated and the club ladies wore Japanese gowns, which made a picturesque scenery. The club, which Pat and Jim Brown, Managers Dayton latest plumbers. All orders given prompt attention THE HOME STORE For Groceries and Notice Bell Main 7269 Anderson, Prop. 324 Spra GROCERIES given in case of sickness or Ac N. A. 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Black and White Ointment sold everywhere.—Adv. LEGAL NOTICE. Common Pleas Court, Division of Dobestic Relations. Leroy Funk vs. Bessie A. Funk. To Bessie A. Funk: Whose place of residence is unknown, you will take notice that the said plaintiff did on the 8th day of November, A. D., 1918, filed a petition against you in the Common Pleas Court of Montgomery County, Ohio, being cause No. 44211, praying for a decree of divorce from you upon the ground of gross neglect of duty. You are required to answer his petition not later than six weeks from the date of the first publication of this notice, to-wit: November 8th 1918, or such divorce may be granted. LEROY FUNK, Plaintiff. Per Moses H. Jones, his Atty 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. 438 5th. 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