Metropolis Weekly Gazette
Friday, October 10, 1919
Metropolis, Illinois
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METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE
MAYOR SMITH INJURED.
DETROIT MICHIGAN, ADDS 30,000 NEGROES TO POPULAGE.
HALF MILLION DOLLAR PROPERTY DAMAGE
Omaha, Neb. Sept. 29.-Two persons were killed, a score or more injured and property damaged to the extent of $250,000 as the result of a lynching last night. William Brown, a Colored man, was lynched for an alleged attack upon a white woman. In the effort to take him from the authorities, the mob set fire to the court house and the building was practically destroyed. The mob threw a rope around the neck of Mayor Edward P. Smith and attempted to hang him for trying to stop the outrage. His life was saved by a policeman who cut the rope, but not before the mayor had become unconscious. He was taken to the hospital in a critical condition. The maddened throng secured its victim, hung him to a lamp post riddled his body with hundreds of bullets and then dragged the remains through the streets. One white man with killed and many injured by promiscuous discharging of fire arms.
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 1. -With the presence of General Leonard Wood hundreds of regular army soldiers in the city from nearby camps and forts, with hundreds of members of the American Legion sworn in as special deputy. Omaha is: gain quiet, alter its most distressing and disgraceful experience
Race feeling reached the breaking point by the insidious propaganda of flaming headlines reporting alleged or attempted assaults of Negroes on white women. Since June first, there have been twenty-one "alleged assaults," and "attempted assaults," reported in newspapers. These allegations have practically all come from the southwestern part of the city where very few Colored people live, and many of them are regarded with utmost suspicion by conservative people. It is true that some of the accusations in this period have been directed against whites. One ignorant Colored man under dress "confessed" and was sentenced to the peatentiary.
The actual guilt of William Brown, the Negro who was lynchod Sunday, was not proven, and the better element of both Races believe that the law should have been allowed to take its course.
Mayor Edward P. Smith, Democrat in politics, has received hundreds of letters and telegrams of sympathy and praise for his valiant stand against the determination of the mob, which was composed for the most part of mere boys and hoodlums. During his term of office, Mayor Smith has shown an unfettered determination to be fair to all people.
Scores of Colored returned soldiers have been sworn in as deputy sheriffs, and are doing their part in preserving order. There is much
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nervousness but no panic The majority of the Colored people in the section where they lived are heavily armed, and say they will not start trouble, but will protect their homes and families at all hazards. Leading business men have urged all citizens to turn in their arms to the authorities, and the military authorities have issued a procalmation stating that all citizens, regardless of color, will be protected if it takes all armed forces of the section to do so. Leaders have counseled the people to remain indoors until order is restored. Prosecutions are expected to follow swiftly.
Dr. Jno. Bruin, Writes
Mt Vernon, Oct. 5, 1949
Rev. J. B. McCrary, D. D.
Dear Sir and Bro:
This will inform you that I arrived home safe. Sorry I had to leave in such a haste, but I took sick with acute indigestion.
I hope you all had a good closing of the association. I will ask you to let me know where we will meet next year.
Please find a draft for $1.50 for the Gazette for this year. I thank you for past favors. My wife and daughter joins me in sending best wishes to you and family.
Jno Bruin, 1011-Herbert,
Pastor Shiloh Baptist Church
We acknowledge the draft for $1.50 and thank you for same.
Our Sunday session was a glorious one; people from far and near attended. We meet in Centralia, 1920 ----Editor.
MOUNDS.
Rev. J. B. McCrary,
Editor of Gazette:—
I thought I would let you hear
from me once more. We are get-
ting along nicely in our church
work. Arrived home from the
association safe; made our report
which was gladly received.
My people were glad to hear
that we have our same Moderator.
I was asked by some of the Pilgrim
Rest members if they were
successful in getting in the ass'n.
I told them they were not.
Rev. J H. Dennis, preached for
the Pilgrim Rest Church.
Rev. J. B. McCrary, left Monday for Chicago, to attend Prince Hall Masonic Grand Lodge of which he is Grand Chaplain.
Mrs. Laura Bradley, of Joppa, spent Thusday in the city the guest of her brother, Mr. Geo. Whittiaker, of North Pearl, St.
Prof. J. D. Alston, is much improved at this writing.
Mrs. Millie Brown, is still quite sick.
N. A. A. C. P. COMMENDS MAYOR SMITH OF OMAHA, NEB.
New York, Sept. 29, 1019
Hon. E. P. Smith,
Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska,
Omaha, Nebraska.
National Association for Advancement of Colored People commend you for your courageous attempt to check lawless and deeply regrets injuries you suffered. The officers of this association stand ready to co-operate with you to put down mob violence. The association is at present endorsing the bill introduced by Senator Charles Curtis, calling for a Congressional investigation of race riots and lynching.
John R. Shillady, Secretary,
N. A. A. C. P.
Opens New Store.
The Little Store, next door to Askin's Clothing Store, across the street from the Elite Thearte, is open now to its many friends and customers. A new stock of Dry Goods, Clothing and Shoes are on display and the prices are reasonable. Mr. Wilson, the manager, is kind and courteous to meet, and will make many friends among our people for the store. We wish it a long and prosperous business career in our city.
BAPTISTS SELECT COLUMBUS FOR NEXT CONVENTION
Norfolk, Va. (Reciprocal News Service.)—Twenty-five thousand dollars will be raised for education and missions among the Negro Baptists of the United States, according to a decision reached in the National Baptist Convention in session in this city Sept. 10-15th. When the curtain was lowered on this the thirty-ninth session, everyone declared that it surpassed any in the recollection of the oldest attendents. There were present some men who had visited every session of the convention since it was organized thirty-nine years ago by the amalgamation or the federation of three national bodies known as the old American Convention, the Educational Convention and the Foreign Mission Convention. This long step in the right direction, as has been put by some of the foremost workers, is calculated to relieve the embarrassment that has confronted their denomination financially. The campaign is to be worked out so systematically that it will be a veritable per capita taxation, the unit and community system is to be in vogue. Every Board connected with the Convention is said to have made improvement over its previous year's work. The stupendous figures presented to the Convention by them brought forth constant applause. The vote on Monday
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SENATE TO HAVE A RIOT INVESTIGATION
Washington, Sep. 26.—An investigation by the United States Senate into race riots and lynching throughout the United States is provided for in a resolution introduced by Senator Charles Curtis, of Kansas, it was announced today by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 70 Fifth avenue New York, City.
The Association unreservedly endorses the resolution and urges every Colored man and woman in the country who desires better relations between the white and Colored races to write to his or her Senator, urging action on the resolution.
It reads as follows:
ooth Congress, 1st Session,
SS. Res., 189:
September 22, 1919. Mr. Curtis submitted the following resolution, which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:
Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary of the United States Senate be, and it is hereby authorized and directed at as early a date as possible, by subcommittee, to investigate the race riots in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, and other cities in the United States, and to investigate lynchings which have occurred in different parts of the United States, and to ascertain as far as possible the causes for such race riots and lynchings, and report what remedy or remedies should be employed to prevent the recurrence of the same; said subcommittee shall have power to have power to have meetings in any part of the United States, to call and examine witnesses, to examine papers and to take such action as may be necessary to secure the facts.
A Big Baptizing.
The recent revival conducted at the Providence Baptist Church, Belgrade, by the pastor, Rev. Edgar McCrary, resulted in four converts and four candidates to baptism. The church has been revived and the members are alive spiritually and the church is being represented in the association that meets in Colp this week.
The 2nd Sunday in October, is baptizing day. The pastor and church extends an invitation to the churches in the neighboring towns to be present and help us make this a great day, spiritually and financially.
to take the 1920 session of the Convention to Columbus, O, was one of surprises, as it had been thought that Nashville would walk away with the next meeting.
FOUR COLORED MEN ARE LYNCHED IN ALABAMA.
Montgomery, Ala , Sept. 30 John Temple, Negro, who last night shot and fatally wounded Policeman John Barbare and who was wounded by the officer, was shot to death in a hospital early today by a small band of white men. He was the third Negro to die by lynch law within a period of hours, Miles Phifer, and Robe t Crosky, the latter a discharged soldier, having been shot to death by a mob five miles from the city ye-terday afternoon. Still another negro, Bird Astor, who was with Temple when Barbare was shot, was being sought by a posse and it was believed his capture would result in more mob violence.
A fourth Negro, Ben Miller, a former soldier, was shot and wounded early today on a down-town street. He reported four white men had attempted to get into an automobile, and he was shot when he refused to go with them.
Centralia, Ill.
We beg leave to report two excellent sermons delivered by Revs. W. H. Carter, and R. S. Anderson, Sunday. Rev. Anderson, was elected one of the district missionaries. He is a worthy minister of whom we are very proud.
We report with regret the further delay in the laying of our Corner Stone of our new edifice. The delay was caused by a steady down-pour of rain. The same has been posponed until the 4th Sunday in this month. Visitors were present from far and near cities to witness the affair, but as delay was unavoidable they were well contented and rejoiced in the services.
We remain yours in Christ.
Big Corn Crop.
Platt, County, which lies next to and directly west of Champaign County, in the heart of the Illinois corn belt, has a big crop of corn ready for husking. The crop will be around 5,000,000 bushels, at least half of which will be husked by men coming from Southern Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. It will take around 1500 men from outside of the county to handle this crop. The price to be paid corn huskers this year is 6c per bushel and board. This means that these men will take back with them around $150,000.00.
Men will find plenty of work in the vicinity of the following towns: Bement, Cerro Gordo, Gisco, Mansfield, Monticello, Hammond or Atwood.
Husking will be started about 20th.
A. E. Bnrwash,
Farm Advister.
DETROIT ADDS 30,000
NEGROES TO POPULA
Banker Tells How Colore Take Their Place in Industries There.
H. P. Borgman, vice president of the people's State Bank of Detroit, Mich, is telling others in attendance at the annual convention of the American Banker's Association how the negro is taking his place in the industries in Detroit.
"Since the war," says Borgman "Detroit has added 30,000 negro population. We have started a big amount of new building and the negroes are working as bricklayers, carpenters and masons and are taking their place in the industries where they are making from $3 to $6 per day. Our housing conditions for labor in Detroit have been bad, but from now on we will see a steady improvement.
"That Detroit is becoming a cosmopolitan city is evidenced by the fact that our bank has made a $150,000 loan for the purpose of building a chinese hotel for chinese. Our Chinese colony is arranging for direct foreign trade between Detroit and China."
OFFICERS FOR 1920
Following are the officers for the National Baptist Convention, Unincorporated:
The election of officers of the National Baptist Convention, unincorporated which convened in the city of Norfolk, Va., resulted in the selection of Edw. P. Jones, Evanston, Ill., president; J. E. Woods, Danville, Ky., first vice president; C. P. Madison, Norfolk. Va., secretary; J. H. Lewis, Indiahapolis, Ind., W. W. Hill, Monroe, La., C. J. W. Boyd, Buxton, Ia., and W. H. Woods, Tulsa, Okla., assistant secretaries: John E. Thomas, Chicago, Ill., treasurer; F. H. Cook, Little Rock Statistician.
Thirty-four states were represented on the roll and 3,565 messengers were enrolled during the week. It was learned from the Convention officers that the opening of the Theological Seminary, Nashville, Tenn., for October 1st would in all probability be carried out.
Notice
The Executive Board of the W. E. & M. association of the General Missionary Baptist State Association will convene in the Shiloh Baptist church. Murphysboro, Ill. Oct. 25 and 26 1919.
We urge each local president be present at this meeting as we have some very important business to attend to. Please come and let us get lined up for work this year. Last year the flue was a great hit drance and we were not able to do very much field work.
Bettie Wilkerson, Pres.
M. B. Taylor, Cor. Sec.
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“Tt May be a Letter From Home.”
and daugltter, who spent a week
in Springfield, visiting relatives
returned home Monday.
Capt and Mrs. H.G Burke,
of Fort Sheridan arrived in the
city Sunday.
Mrs, MyrtlesLassiter. of near
Brookport, was in the city Mon-
day on business,
Miss Daisy Long, was in Brock-
port Saturday on business
For Second Hand Clothing see
Mrs’ J, W. Rew, corner roth and
Girard St.; Phone 376—R 1
Rev, G. W. Rowlett, occupied
the pulpit both morning end even-
ing at the First Baptist Church,
Sunday.
Rev. Wm. Barnett, filled the
rostrum Sunday for the Rev. S
B. Jones,.who attended the A. M.
E. Conference in Springfield, last
week.
The Little Store has a full line
of Dry Goods, Clothing and Shoes
for fall atid winter.
Mr and Mrs Eli Huff, Mr.
Jno, Fossit, and Miss Viola Blagk-
well, were the guest for dinner at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elisha
Luton, of Belgrade last Sunday
week. 5
Mrs. Minnie Cherry, “who has
been the -guest of Mrs. Emma
Thomas, her mother, returned to
her home ia Springfield, O.. after
a pleasant visit.
Prot, and Mrs. T. Ly Alston of
‘Dewmaine, spent the week end in
the city the guest of the former's
parents. Prof. and Mrs. J. D,
Alston. Prof. Alston, Sr , still
remains quite feeble.
Mr. and Mrs. Eli Huff, have
installed electric lights in their
residence.
Miss Della Shelton, who was
sick. last week is’ableto be out
again.
Mr. and Mrs. Doll Henry, are
beautifying their residence with
fresh coats of ‘paint
The Little Store will apprei-
ate your trade. Across the street
irom the Elite Theatre
Mr. and Mrs. Nolan Pryor, re-
turned home Monday after visiting
Mrs. Pryor's mother in Paducah
Miss Grace Mayberry, and bro-
ther? Roosevelt, left Sunday for
St. Louis, Mo., where they will
visit relatives
Mr. Eniety Blackwell, ’ of’Bel-
grade, has gone to Paris, where
he has employment
We thank Revs. C. W. Cole
of Cape Giradeau, Mo., and J. H
Stamp, of Joppa, for the job work
given us
Prof. Larry Rodgers, spent
Monday in the city the guest. of
his wife. :
Prof .W, A, Singleton, who was
called to Chicago, on the account
of the illness of his daughte, has
returned to resume his work. His
daughter is im proving.
Mrs.Cornelius Sutton, of St.
Louis, Mo., arrived in the city
Monday to visit her son, Master
vercy McCallister, who received a
oroken arm by falling from a trée.
ast week.
Newton Cork, Sr. W., of le
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Mrs, Dora Williams, of St. Lou-
is, Mo., is in the city on business.
Mrs. Lead Reed, was in Padu-
cah, Tuesday on business,
| We have been reliably informed
that Rev. F, Bomar, pastor of the
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Cairo,
has offered his resignation, but we
don’t know if the church has ac
cepted.
Mounds, Ill.
To the Gazette:
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paper to say a few words concern-
ing the St. John Baptist Church
We are stil progressing nicely
under the leadership of “such an
Jexcellent pastor as Rev. C, W.
‘Norment. $
There was a church! meeting
called at the church this week ,in
which Rev. D. Parrisn was pres-
ent. He came before the church
acknowledged that he has been in
the wrong, as all true christians
will do when they have true reli-
gion. Rev. D. Parrish, is now
in good and regular standing.
Rev, Davis, the Recording Sec-
retary of the Mt. Olive Baptist
Association preached usa noble
sermon Tuesday hight; most o!
preaching was on ‘true religion "
which was of great benefit to the
christians) We need more of that
kind of preaching rather then so
grave-yard preaching.
We ask fora continuance of
your prayers
Wm. Benningham,
Revs. J. H. Stamps, Stanfield,
ford, and Wm, Bradley, of
ae até in the city this week
working ih the tie business on the
account of the tie strike m Joppa.
Editorial
All of the Negroe’s white friends
are not dead assome have thought,
Mayor Edward P. Smith, of O-
maha, still lives
No preacher should try to put
another out of office, because it is
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members will oust you
Instead of Hell being millions
of miles away as the case was
years ago, hell is just around the
corner, now,
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STRONG MEN WEEP
- SAYS DR. DAVIS
Former Red Cross Commissioner
Tells of Recent Trip to
Poland.
FOUND CHILDREN STARVING.
American Jews Ralsing $35,000,000 to
Save Survivors—Piai to Aid Chris-
tians as Well as Own People.
“The tragedy of the next few months
In Eastern Europe bids fair to equal, if
not to surpass, that of-the actual war
years themselves. Words are utterly
inadequate to describe the suffering
from poverty, starvation, disease and
other allied causes that Is met on every
hand. Literally hundreds of thou-
sands of the unfortunate victims of
circumstances are looking to America
as their only hope, but it Is a question
if America has not heard so much of
suffering in recent months that she is
numbed and perhaps cannot fully re-
alize the terrible crisis that now con-
fronts vast nunibers of people abroad.”
The above gives in brief the careful-
ly considered opinion of no less an au-
thority than Dr, Haim 1 Davis, well
known neurologist of Chicago, who re-
turned a short time ago from Poland,
where he served for some months as
American Red Cross commissioner and
made an intensive study of economic,
soclal and politieal conditions with «
special view to Neches): cempnieae
present and future responsibilities, At
the request of Louis Marshall, Felix
M. Warburg, Jacob H, Schiff of New
York, Julius Rosenwald of Chicago and
other prominent members of the Amer-
ican Jewish Rellet Committee, Dr. Da-
vis submitted a special summary of
conditions in Poland, This report, to-
gether with additional information, se-
cured from other _ commissioners
abroad, forms the basis for the appeal
which the above committee is making
for $35,000,000 this year to save the
lives of war's victims in those coun-
tries where the Situation is most dire,
‘The headquarters are at 15 East 40th
Street, New York.
“It America could be given but a
glimpse of the childhood of Poland,”
says Dr. Davis, “the millions of dollars
that are needed would be forthcoming
tnatantly. The common lot of literally
thousands of these youngsters, both
Christian and Jewish, makes strong
men weep and has actually been the
cause of a number of investigators for
varfous organizations leaving the coun-
try before their work was completed.
“Walk down the streets in certalm
sections of Warsaw, Vilna, Kovno and
other-eltion in Easterm Eurépe and you
will see mother after mother, them:
selves emaciated, carrying chiidren
who are apparently infants of « few
months, but in reality are five to eight
years old. For years they had no milk,
and all the other food procurable has
been suffictent only to keep them alive.
Undernourishment has been so long
continued that the i{ttle bodies ar&
stunted, rickets Opleg s-comtton ate.
tion, and many of them can never be
restored to normal health and sirength.
“The lives of thousands can still be
saved, however,” the doctor told the
Jewish Committee in his report, “if
food is rushed over quickly.
“It Is in the name of the pitiful chil-
dren of Poland, the bables of Christian
as well as Jewish parents, that I urge
you to make your appeal to America
for the funds that will restore thelr
birthright to these little ones.”
RABBIS BLESS MEAT
AS STEAMSHIP LOADS
First Kosher Meat in Five Years
Goes to European Jews
as Gift.
| New York.—Included in. the more
than $5,000,000 worth of supplies sent
abroad Al Je h ‘eliet
eral. hundred er” meat.
The A « ”
rome, tit for D: carried 500
carrying @ sinaller constgument to Con.
stanza, Rumania,
Un: al inte it attaches to both
these shipments. Promine&t Jews of
this city fnxpected the first cargo.
Jewish rabbis blessed the barrels of
meat as they were lowered into the
ship's bold, ‘The meat was # gift/from
the Jews of America to thelr co-
rellgionists in Poland and other parts
of Europe. These European Jews have
eaten virtually no meat in five years,
for thelr religion prohibits them using
meat other than that killed by n rabbt
and in. an orthodox manner, and
“kosher? meat has been unobtainable,
Among the other supplies sent in
these regular shipments are soap,
clothing, shoes and shoe-repairing ma-
terials, large quantities of notions,
medicines, hospital supplies and aw
long list of additional articles, every
one of which is lacking in the war-
wrecked countries across the Atlantic.
Funds to continue these regular sail-
ings of relie? ships are now being
sought by the American Jewish Relief
Committee, whose headquarters are at
15 East 40th Street, this city. Louts
Marshall is chairman and Henry H.
Rosenfelt director of this organiza-
tion. “Campaigns are scheduled for
this fall in some twenty states, and it
Somes to bring the total eontribu-
for Jewish relief this year ap to
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Illinois Sculptor, Penniless
Few Years Ago, Leaps
To Fame
IVE years ago Gilbert T, Ris-
F wold did janitor work at the
Chicago Art Institute, from the
receipts of which he paid for lessons
in sculpture. “Today the aie of Ris
wold is one to conjure with in art cir-
cles, and some criti¢s refer to him as
an “artistic whirlwind.”
Over seventy-five of the world’s
greatest sculptors he won out in re
ceiving the contract for the Stephen
A. Douglas monument in Springtield,
Illinois. A recent statue of Miss An-
na Fitziy as she appeared in the role
of “Isabeau” in the opera of that
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it Lave City, Utak, in honor of the
famous “Merson fattation.”
‘The enlisting of the “Mormon Bat-
talion” was one of the moat unigne
events in US. erilitary gnats. The
“Morsona” avs always re-ponded to
the call of their gaversment in’ sup-
plyfoy troops oF sores, Th the re.
‘ceat var Over twanty-thousand of
REG eel ee reper aaeerees ad
aacty fie uniter tue pappice in Flan-
dees’ Feltz, When the frst call cans
for trogns, Ure ixagiied fre” times
the oxnjber ackel for. In the dles:-
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Rev. R. B. Walker,
Pastor Corrithian Church, Mt
Vernon, Illinois.
Common Sense » Sad Master,
In creative thought common senses
a bad master. Its sole criterion for
Judgment i» that new ideas shall look
Mike old ones. In other words, ft cas
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thicg. How they responded is well
told by Apostle Orson F. Whitney:
“Thesi came the call for 500 men to
form part of Kearney’s invading force
and to be mustered from the Mormon
camps on the Missouri. Not having
heard from their messenger, sent to
Washington, the Mormon’ leaders
having arrived on the frontier, we:
naturally astounded to receive sat
for five hundred able-bodied ms
such a time. They were themsin the
midst of an Indian country, engaged
in an exodus unparalleled for dangers
and hardships. They had brought
their sick and aged, their crippled and
infirm, and not an able-bodied man
could well be spared. Women and
children, in some instances, had been
driving team and tending stock, owing
to the limited number of men avail-
able.All who could be spared had left
their families encamped on the prai-
ries and the river banks, and had gone
into the adjdining state to win bread
for their families and forage for their
teams.
“When this call came it naturally
surprised the Mormon leaders, and at
first they looked upon it as a hostile
demonstration. They had not asked
for anything of the kind; had not
asked for the privilege of enlisting;
but for the privilege of freighting
goods and military stores while car-
fying on their exodus. But the, patri-
otism of the people rose triumphant
over arty temptation to resent this de
mand, which, I believe, was kindly
meant by the government. 1 do not
think the government realized the trae
situation. Thinking it could assist the
Mormon exiles, and at the same time
subserve its own interests, it gave
them the opportunity as it was called,
of sending fve hundred of their young
men asa pioneer body to look out a
home for the-rest. The government
did not know that a pioneer organiza
tinn had already been formed; that it
was the purpose of Brigham Young
and his associates to leave the main
hody of their people encamped upon
the Missouri, and cross the plains, and
explore the Rocky Mountains in the
summer of 184), The call for the bat-
talion did help the community in some
ways. It gave them the opportunity
i show, their patrotism, their loyalty,
their willingness to help the govern-
ment in the great war it had under-
taken; and. it partly pioneered the
west. Members lf this battalion, hon-
orably discharged after their term of
enlistment was over, dug up the figgt
gold of California. Yes, it was M:
mon picks and shovels that brought
that gold to the surface, althongh it
1g) & noa-Mormon who first pro-
nounced it gold. But the call for the
battalion, nevertheless, post poned the
Ceprrture of the pioneers until the fol-
towing o97'53- Jai, 1846, instead of
Inly, 1847y woutd "have witnessed
Utah's natal day, had it not been for
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Aber the departure of the five ber
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There bas been $1, 10) raised for
the Christmas tree fund. J. L.
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a Choir organized at the Macedon-
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Sister Maggie Moore, and Bro.
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improving.
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and daughter have returned from
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41) Weuther Good.
Sunshine ts delicious, rain {s refresh
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ating; there is really wo suth thing
as bad weather, ¢ iferent kinds of
good weather—John Ruskin,
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Amaia cmAD alo} be by
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gow happy. ‘This witt ly blow
for the soul-matist e and Plele
Dealer.
Intolerance,
‘The truth ts, the notion that an tn
fellectudl recognition of certain dog-
Mas is the essential condition of salva-
tion lies at the bottom of all intoler
ance in matters of religion, Under this
impression, men are too apt to forget
that the great end of Christianity ts
Jove, and that charity 18 its crowning
virtue; they overlook the beautiful sig-
nificance of the parable of the heretic
Samaritan and the orthodox Phariseo;
And thus, by suffering thelsjepeculative
ypinions of the next workl to make
them uncharitable and cruel in this,
‘hey are really the worse for them,
even admitting them to be true,—Whit-
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eae a (Nd fertilizers, the working of thé
Teparation commission, which super
UR E intends the trade of all Germany, |
| comld all be brought up by Berlin for |
readjustment by our negotiators, act- |
EN PEACE Ing for the United States alone andj 7
Hs| 20 longer ussociated with other vic|
on | torious powers or supported by a|
\ | Victorious American army on the Ger-| the su
LEADERS IN FORTY STATES RE-) man border I beats
, GAROLESS OF PARTY, SIGN | sa PisGe ltsett the peace of the ee sh
jelayed untii ratification comes,
eae te | And any amendment postpones peace. | (
— | Germany and England ajone of the (ee
fl fee Dowers have ratited.) The | busin
OUT AMENDMENT) otter principals necessarily await our |
TREATY WITH action, influential and powerful as we | With 3
— fre today in the world’s affairs. "emp
ravages of war on more than a score
Gay Every Day of Delay Puts World) of agnting fronts are continued by |than 3
, In imminent Peril of New any needless delay. Let the senate | refati,
} War—Point to the Na- zlvo the world peace by ratification |T©°
tonal Unrest. without amendment, i tain tl
1?
| New York, N. Y—Two hundred
jand fifty leading Americans, Repub-
licans and™Democrats, representing 40
different states and every prominent
activity, have joined in a non-partisan
effort to bring about the ratification
of the Peace Treaty, “without amend.
ment and without delay.” Their names
are atfached to an address to the
United States senate, which was made
public through the League to Enforce
Peace, after it had been sent to ev
ery member of the senate.
‘The signers, almost without excep-
tion, are men and women of national
reputation. They include such promi
nent citizens as ex-President Taft,
George W. Wickersham, Attorney Gen-
eral in the last Republican administra-
tion; A. Lawrence Lowell, president of
Harvard; Charles ©. Moore of San
Francisco, president of the Panama
Exposition; Judge George Gray of Wil-
mington, Del.; President Samuel Gom-
pera of the American Federation of
Labor; Harry A. Wheeler of Chicago,
retiring president of the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States; Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the
National American Woman Suffrage
Association; Cyrus H. K. Curtis, the
Philadelphia publisher; President He-
bert J. Grant of the Mormon Chureh,
and Spargo, leader of the Socialists
‘who supported the war. .
‘The signers declare that every day
of delay in ratifying the treaty puts
the world in “imminent peril of new
war”
‘Their statement follows:
In the senate at Washington, now
that the committee on foreign rela-
tions has reported the treaty, the lines
are sharply drawn betwoon the imme
Sierrptignetii of the tepaty of panos
whe 7 and {ts amendment with
‘& reassembling of the conference and
‘8 reopening of negotiations that would
Dring great delay and prolonged un-
certainty ta te age the great iasues of
the peace. No partisan plea can be
made.“ Party lines are already broken.
‘Standing st a distance from the
conflict in the senate chamber, we
plead for immediate ratification with-
out delay. Our land requires it. A
State ot ecrons strain, {euslon and
unrest exists, manifesting itself in
disturbances, which, in some cases,
have no self-evident insite with
the war, Sut which are, in fact, {ts
aftermath. ~The: wOrld is put in im-
minent peril of,new wars by the lapse
of ach day. Dissension between us
end our former allies are being sown.
We fir‘ly believe and solemnly de-
clare that the states and cities in
| which we dwell desire immediate
| peace.
1 The waging of war steadied and
Bnited the American people. Peac
will bring prosperity, and prosperit,
| content, Delay in the senate postpon
ing ratification ig this uncertain period
of peithor pence nor war bas resui
in indec fon and doubt, bred strife
J end quickened the cupid
y nt y necessiti f
wage no r fills the daily mark
hanket
beseech the senate to give th
1 certainty by a rati
t D us loi in
the ait :
t ne light 0
not f
4 Naa
ut t no p ty of 4
tt ‘ reaty, as |
on for jong, would requir
nogotialion and a reopening of all the
4 dat Paris.” Monthe
Of delay would follow, THe pet
| the prosent would become the deadl
| dangers of the néar future, All tl
doubi exgendered would aid the pl
for violent r on in this and other
Han he here and elsewher
between capital and labor, the cor
| epitacy of speculator and. profiteer
|:would ail grow and become more per
j Hous.
‘This cannot be. The American pe:
ple cannot, atter a victorious war, per
| mit its government to petition Ger
P many, which has accepted the treaty
| for its consent to changes in the trea
/ ty. Yet if the United States should
‘amend the treaty for its own purpose
jana policy, Germany would have full
right to ask for concessions. Germany
has agreed to make no claim in re
gard to alien property seized in this
| country to an amount of seven bundred
{million dollars, Our recent foe could
ask for « re-opening of this issue and
of the Lusitania claims. It could raise
every question open before hostilities
“in regard to submarine warfare and
[the treatment vf nationals in this
country. All the provisions for our
could all be brought up by Berlin for
readjustment by our nogotlators, act-
ing for the United States alone and
no longer associated with other vic-
torious powers or supported by a
Victorious American army on the Ger
man border
Peace itself, the peace of the world,
fs delayed untii ratification comes,
And any amendment postpones peace.
Germany and England ajone of the
principal powers have ratified.” The
other principals necessarily await our
action, influential and powerful as we
fre today in the world’s affairs, The
ravages of War on inore than a score
of fighting fronts are continued by
any needless delay. Let the senate
kive the world peace by ratification
without amendment
Even the amendment for which most
can be said, the provision in regard to
Shantung, will secure nothing which
cannot be gained if Ohina, backed by
the powerful advocacy of the United
States, uddresses itself to the machin-
ery for righting international wrongs
and meeting just claims created by
the league betwoon nations. China,
after eight years of oppressive trea-
ties and despoiled rights, by which all
the great powers have profited direct-
ly or indirectly, has for the first time,
in this covenant and treaty, the means
and method to secure justice and the
removal of the oppressive economic in-
terterences of stronger nations whose
citizens are within her gates, protect-
ed by a long succession of interna:
tional agreements. Moreover, {t should
be remembered that the clause regard.
ing Shantung was made upon the
statement by Japan that she will re-
turn the territory to China and, there-
fore, upon that ‘condition, compllance
with which promise the league can
require.
‘The peace of the present and the
sighteousness of the future can he best
secured by the ratification of the cove-
nant and treaty without amendment.
Lot the senate take no action that will
sive any party to the treaty, and espe-
cially Germany, ground for maintain-
ing that the ratification of the United
States is not complete and that
changes requiring a resumption of
conference and negotiations have been
made in it i
Among the signers in Illinois, Indiana
‘and Missouri are:
Minois,
Jobn R. Alpine, Vice President Amori-
can Federation of Labor.
Rdgar A. Bancroft, Lawyer,
Anita McCormick Blaine, Philanthro-
ist. ts
Louise De Koven Bowen, Social
Worker.
Jacob M. Dickinson, exSecretary of
War.
John. V. Farwell, Merchant.
Anna 4. Qordog, President’ National
Women’s rivtian Temperance
Union.
Edmund D. Hulbert, President Mor-
chants’ Loan and Trust Company.
award N. Hurley, formerly Chairman
U. 3. Shipping Board.
Charlos Cheney Hyde, Lawyer.
David B. Jones, Minoral Point Zine
‘Company.
‘Thomas D. Jones, President Mineral
Point Zine Company.
Ira Landrith, formerly Moderator
Presbyterian General Assembly.
Cyrus H. MeCormick, Manufacturer.
Mary E. McDowell, Settlement Work
or.
Shailer Mathews, Educator, Editor
¥. A. Rickert, President International
Garment Wotkers of America.
rakam Taylor, Sociologist
john H. Walker, formerly President
State Federation of Labor.
Harry A. Whepter, formerly President
namber of Commerce of U. 8
liver Wilson, Master “@f National
Grang
Mutthew Woll, President International
» Engrinvers’ Union.
unk Duffy, Secretary United Broth-
‘ f Carpenters and Joiners
Dudley Fovlke, Publicist
1cob Flacher, Secretary Journeymen
Ba Inter 1 Union.
1 i Oy
hn H. Holliday, Financier
MoCr ate Senator,
3. urer American
Federation of I
A. Woodburn, Educator
Miseduri
Lionberger Di f ly Prest
dent St. Louls Chamber of Com
mor
“rederigk D. Gardner, Governor,
Charles M. Hay, Lawyer
William T. Kemper, Banker.
Mrs. Philip North Moore,.. President
National Council ot Women:
Andrey Steel, International Executive
oard United Wine workers,
Punie 8. Tuttle, Bishop,
ilard D, Vandiver, ex-Congressman.
Figen Mier gears
Couldn't Stand It.
Mr." Speedem—Do you know what
economy ‘is?
Mrs. Speedem—Horace, where on
earth did you hear such a vulgar ex.
pression? Don’t ever let me hear that
word again. It gave me quite a
shock! i
Too Young for a Name,
“Name, please,” asked Fred B. Akin,
deputy city controtier, of a colored
woman who was gotting a dog licenso,
“Why, I haven't named him yet,"
anawered the woman. “He's only a
mnt
“Where did you learn such a curve?”
‘Throwing paper wads around a
girl’s head to reach a boy sitting two
seats im front.”
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Suicide Rate Low In Utah
Credit Given to "Block Teacher"
System of "Mormon" Church
The Chicago Journal gives interesting statistics regarding suicides in Utah and also an idea of the co-operative or community system of "neighborly visits" to which the low rate is claimed to be due:—
"In the matter of suicides, Utah, in 1915, had the lowest rate of any state in the union, according to statistics of the state health office. The percentage was 12.7 per 100,000 of population. Even this record was bettered in 1916 and 1917, when the number per 100,000 population was 11.8 and 10, respectively.
Credit for this low suicide rate is given in a large degree to the "block teacher" system of the Mormon church. Utah's population is largely Mormon and visits by these "teachers" has been found an important factor in preventing actions due to lonesexness and lack of advisors.
In each ecclesiastical ward of the church are both ward teachers and relief society teachers. "Blocks," approximating from six to twelve homes within a ward, are visited regularly by these teachers, both men and women. Families are given counsel in both religious, business and family affairs when they desire it. In this way, according to the authorities of the church, those persons of a morse disposition are cheered, young mothers are advised and numerous other matters taken up that have proved of benefit to all. In the advising of young mothers, according to church statistics, it is claimed that the death rate among the young children is remarkably low among those who accept counsel, the records showing that an average of only one in 21 babies under one year of age dies annually.
While the "teachers" are principally for the purpose of visiting and counseling members of the church, the help is offered to gentiles as non-"Mormons" are usually termed in the West, if they wish it. No one, including church members need be visited if they do not wish it."
Nauvoo, Illinois, according to the Monmouth Review, is historic in other ways than having once been the home of the "Mormons" (who built and occupied it from 1834 to 1846). In an article written by H. S. Salisbury, of Carthage, he says: "In 1844 Nauvoo was twice as large as Chicago, at that time had a great university, an excellent public school system, was the largest city in Illinois and the only city in the world that prohibited the liquor traffic."
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THE LETTER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONER OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
Rev. A. Lovelace. Murphysboro, Illinois.
RELIEF WORK MUST GO ON, SAYS HOOVER
Head of American Relief Administration in Interview Endorses Efforts of Private Agencies.
New York.—Private charitable and relief organizations must now take over the work of feeding and succoring the poor of Eastern Europe, which was formerly done by the American Relief Administration, Herbert Hoover asserted in Paris just before his return to this country, according to a dispatch from the New York Times' foreign correspondent. Outside help is imperative, he stated, especially in feeding and clorbing the 3,000,000 to 4,000,000 children in Europe whose health and strength are being dangerously undermined by long malnutrition.
The work of feeding these children Mr. Hoover considers the most important single thing yet to be done. Of the total number of children affected about 1,000,000 are Jewish. Of this number at least 100,000 are orphans, according to information in the hands of the American Jewish Relief Committee, and most of these youngsters have no home save the streets of Polish cities. A late report from Dr. Boris Bogen, executive director for the Joint Distribution Committee of Jewish relief funds in Poland, states that 375,000 Jewish children in that country are now being fed daily by his agency. Careful estimates based on a partial census show that more than twice this number of Jewish children must be eured for. It is for purposes of expanding this work to care for all these needy youngsters that the American Jewish Relief Committee is seeking a fund of $55,000,000 this year.
Without widespread and adequate help from charitable and relief organizations, according to Mr. Hoover's information, literally tens of thousands of these lads and lassies will not survive the coming winter.
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Proposed Constitution Of The Baptist Minister's Alliance.
We, the Minister's of the Mt. Olive and East Mt. Olive Baptist District. Associations of Southern Illinois, desirous of a more oneness in perpetuating the principles and Doctrines Legislated by Jesus Christ, and practiced by His Apostles, seeking by the word of God to bring ourselves, and the churches as well, more into the unity of the Faith of Jesus Christ, do now adopt the following Constitution.
Article 1 Name.
Sec.1. This organization shall be called the Missionary Baptist Minister's Alliance of Southern Illinois.
Sec.2. Officers. Its Officers shall consist of a President, two Vice Presidents, Recorcing Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, Treasurer and such committees as may conserve the best interest of the body, all of which shall be elected annually by a majority vote of the body.
Article 2 Membership.
Sec. 1. This organization shall be composed of Missionary Baptist Ministers furnishing bonified membership in any regular Missionary Baptist Church, together with his good standing where he now pastors, or where he last pastored, or the church where he worship's with whether he ever pastored or not.
Article 3. Authority
Sec.1. This organization shall have the power to receive to, or drop from its fellowship any Minister or Ministers whom it deems worthy or unworthy of fellowship.
Sec.2. This Constitution by laws,or regulations,shall by no means conflict with the rules and regulations of the two Associations namely Mt. Olive and East Mt. Olive.
Poor Church Fund.
A fund of $57.80 was raised by the Mt. Olive Baptist Association at Duquoin, last week through the efforts and advice of Moderator McCraary. This fund will be used to aid weak churches when the Fund reaches the amount to justify. The money will be loaned for a short time at a small intrrest. We have a standing committee to look after this part of the work and we urge every church to establish a Penny Fund by lifting a penny collection every Sunday. This is a move that was in hearty accord with the association and was readily approved.
Cartarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured
by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure cartarrh deafness, and that is by a constitutional remedy. Catarrhal Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed, Deafness is the result. Unless the inflammation can be reduced and this tube to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever. Many cases of deafness are caused by catarrh, which is an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Medicine acts thru the blood on the mucous surfaces of the system.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Catararr Peafness that cannot be cured by Hall's Catararr Medicine, Circulars free. All Druggists, 75c.
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