Metropolis Weekly Gazette

METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE M. M. W. G. MASTER THOS. SAMUELS, PRINCE HALL MASONIC GRAND LODGE OF ILL. High Compliment Paid Gazette GEORGE BLY KILLS WIFE M M. W. G. MASTER PRINCE HALL MASONIC High Compliment Paid Gazette By Grand Master I. H. Samuels, M. W. Prince Hall Masonic Grand Lodge of Illinois and Jurisdiction. Chicago, Ill., Oct 23d, 1922. Rev, J. B. McCrary, Editor, Metropolis, Illinois Dear Sir and Brother:— Please accept my sincere congratulations upon selection as the Grand Editor for the Official Organ of the Most Worthiful Prince Hall Grand Lodge Free and Accepted Masons Illinois and its Jurisdictions, which happens to be the Metropolis Gazette, a most interesting medium which you have edited for so many years. Also please allow me to compliment you upon the article which you ran in your paper last week relative to the Fifty-sixth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge. You may rest assured that I interested in you and your success through this valuable medium and will do all in my power to see you succeed, both personally and fraternally. I appreciate the support you have given me in the Grand Lodge these few years I have had the honor to hold the Chair as Grand Master and hope our interests fraternally shall ever continue to be mutual for the good of the Order. You will please send me about twenty-five copies of your last issue. I understand there will be an article relative to the death of late Brother R. E. Moore, in your paper this week. I will also be pleased to have several copies of the same. With best wishes for continued success, I am as ever, T. H. SAMUELS, M. W. G. M. Note-The Obituary of the late R. Moore, P. R. W. G. Sec. will appear next week. Term "Boodle" Little Used. Slush fund/ has superseded boodle which was born during the Tweed ring exposures. THOS. SAMUELS, GRAND LODGE OF ILL. GEORGE BLY KILLS WIFE MURDER AT JOPPA TUESDAY NIGHT SHOT FOUR TIMES Dies Few Minutes Later--Murderer Still At Large. George Bly, of Joppa, a well known colored man of that place killed His wife Tuesday night by shooting her four times. This was cold blooded murder. They had been separated for several weeks it is said. Tuesday night John Parrish, section foreman on the C. & E. I. railroad, saw George and his wife Clara, walking together toward the railroad crossing in Joppa. Just after he went in his house, near the railroad, he heard five shots and a woman scream. Mrs. Bly's sister, Alice lived near the croosing. When the shots were fired the people of the neighborhood rushed out and found the woman lying on the ground. Just after the shots were fired she acreamed, "Oh, Alice, George has killed me." She was taken to her sister's home and died about 30 minutes later. The coroner's inquest showed that she had been shot four times with a 32 caliber revolver, once in the left breast, once in the right thigh and once in the knee. Bly disappeared immediately and no trace of him has been found. No one was able to tell what led up to the murder, but is thought that their separation was the cause of it. At the time Mr. Parrish saw them their actions did not appear as if there was going to be any serious trouble. Safe Rule to Observe. It is a good and safe rule to sojourn in every place as if you meant to spend your life there, never omitting an opportunity of doing a kindness, or speaking a true word, or making a friend.—John Ruskin. Helpful Advice. "When a man go broke he fin' out mighty soon who he 'friends," said Charcoal Eph, moodily, "Yussub: all he friends come around' an' tell him what a damfoot he been!"—Richmond Times-Dispatch. FIGHT IN MEXICO STARTED ON KU= = = KLUX KLAN International Community League Calls Upon Every Negro, Indian, And Latin American To Help Destroy The Cancer That Threatens The very Life Of Organized Society. Los Angeles, Col. Oct. 17. In an interview given in Los Angeles, Attorney Hugh E. Macbeth, General Counsel for the International Community Welfare League had the following to say of the Ku Klux Klan: The International Company Welfare League is a vigourously opposed to the Klu Klux Klan. This Klan is a m nace not only to human life and national security, but is a cancer growth in the International tissue and must be eliminated immediately and entirely. There must be no half-way measures. A man's right to live and to enjoy the best and to successfully aspire to the highest in human life and material affairs should never be conditioned upon his race, his color, or his creed. The doctrine of "White Supremacy," while it is the "great unwritten law of the United States" is pure huncombed. Others nations than the United States have managed to exist without this infernal doctrine in Mexico, for example, save on the American corruption has been has taken place, the people are utterly unable to comprehend the American corruption has taken place, the people are utterly unable to comprehend the American race prejudice which is the great foundation stone of the Ku Klux Klan. The human beings should have their spirits or their flesh crushed from day to day and from year to year, and from generation to generation, because of race, color of creed, is a crime against the laws of God so heinous in its nature, that the nation which permits or encourages it, and fails to use every means within its power, both educationally and governmentally to stamp it is not worthy of the respect and comity of democratic peoples. "The International Community Welfare League has a program of fight against the genius of the Ku-Klux Klan which is unbeatable. We invite into our membership every Latin American, every Indian, and every other race or group of individuals who by their conduct evince their belief in the doctrine of equality of opportunity for all men. The League's policy is to kill off the spirit of the Ku Klux Klan in the community where it exists. Failing to do this to any measurable extent the further policy of the League is to lead the broken-spirited victims of "white supremacy" to a more favorable community where the Na- tional and International battle against racial intolerance may be waged more successfully, and the victims themselves may see and enjoy a little more of the good things of this world before they die. "The methods of our fight against the Ku Klux Klan and its deeprooted spirit are not the methods of physical violence; they are methods of reason, of public appeal, of first hand distribution of facts, of non co-operation with the oppressors, and active co-operation with the oppressors and entities which by their conduct, and not merely by lip service, proclaim their belief in the doctrine of equality of opportunity for all men, regardless of race, color, or religion. Every man and woman really believes in this doctrine should immediately become an active member of the International Community Welfare League. In Memoriam In Loving Memory of Our dearest mother MARY E. KENDALL, who passed away four years ago October 19, 1918. The month of October once more is here To us the saddest of the year Memory mother, is as dear to day as was the hour you passed away, Surrounded by friends we are lonely. In the midst of our joys we are blue, A smile on our faces but heartaches Longing dear mother for you You're not forgotten dear one, nor will you ever be. As long as life's memory last we will always remember thee. Sadly missed by your beloved daughters MRS. C. C. KENDALL MRS. ANNIE DAUGHERTY MRS. NOLA E. SIMS. KU KLUX KLAN LOCATES IN A MISSOURI CAVE Springfield, Mo., Oct. 18. Picturesque and mysterious as have been the activities of the Ku-Klux Klan in the Southwest, nothing so far done by the "invisible Empire" will approach in its startling uniqueness the ambitious project under way in this city—the establishment of a large secret chamber in a mammoth Missouri cave. The chamber, mysterious, weird and replete with sealacities and stalagnities, will will be used for ceremonial purposes by the ghostly looking wearers of the white hood and gown. The cave—Percy's Cave, it is In Memoriam IN LOVING MEMORY of our Darling Son, ELDER EDGAR SIMMONS BERNARD McCRARY. who departed this life October 28, 1920, which seem as if but yesterday. Sleep on dear one, that sweet sleep of peaceful rest, Sleep on dear one, because God knew best and only took you to Heaven to rest, We hope to join you again, when we take our rest. Lovingly yours Rev. J. B. McCrary, Mrs. M. J. McCrary, Parents, Joseph edgar McCrary, Preston Simmons Levon McCrary. Sons Geo. L. B. McCrary, Brother. called—is on a 118 acre tract five miles northwest of here. It has been purchased by the Springfield Klan at an estimate cost of $40, 000. A rumor has gained currency that the Negroes in this part of the State are laying plans to dynamite the cave here. We attended Sunday School at 9:30 a. m., where we found Dr. Wm. H. Leavell, and Supt. Baker on the scene, and we llistened to a very good lesson. The school was large and pupils and teachers were quite active. Dr. Leavell, introduced us to school and we made a short talk which was highly appreciated by all, and a vote of thanks was extended to speaker. Rev. Earl a young Sunday School worker made a very able talk At 11:30 Dr. Leavell, pastor of the Shepherd Street Baptist church, delivered a very a strong sermon which went home to every member present. He is a strong preacher and an able pastor; he is OLD RAMBLER RAMBLES. On Saturday Oct. 21st Rambler and grand-son, Joseph Edgar left for Princeton, Ky., going by gasoline boat to Paducah, Ky., as Str. Geo. H. Cowling, was being inspected by government officials. We left Paducah, over the I. C. at 11:20 a. m. arriving at our destination at 12:40 p. m., where we were met at the station by Mrs. Adelaide Cluke mother of Joseph and his little brother, Preston Levon Simmons and was driven to her home at 527 N. Dunavan street where we spent the time during our stay in the city. kind and considerate and knows how to entertain strangers. His wife is a great help to him in his work. She teaches in the Public School, also the Infant class in the S. S. The church and pastr are preparing to build a new church in the near future. We preached at 7:45 p.m. to a large congregation. While in the city we took dinner on Sunday at the cozy home of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. H. Harris, better known as "Doc" because of the fact that he is the manufacturer of Harris' 11 Wonders, which is given up to be one of the best medicines the best medicine now on the market for indigestion, the blood, rheumatism, that tired and run down feeling, etc. Rambler has tried it and can truly recommend it to any one so affected, you had better try it. Sold by Mrs. M. J. McCrary, Sold for One Dollar per bottle. Miss Thelma Harris, the only child, is a charming young lady and is one of the clerks of the Baptist church, while her mother is one of the leading spirits in the splendid choir. Mrs. Belle Tyson, the mother of Mrs. Harris, and another lady a friend of the Harris family whose name we fail to recall but a very pleasant and impressive and well-to-do widow of only a few months were present at dinner, but Rambler, is married. We fared sumptuously of the splendid meal. We would like to be at that table now. During our stay, "Doc" Harris conducted us about the city and we were vety much impressed with it, but more especially with Continued on page two. Metropolis Gazette PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY BY THE GAZETTE PRINTING CO. METROPOLIS, . . . . ILL. MRS. M. J. McCRARY, MANAGER GEO. L B. McCRARY, EDITOR MRS. EDGAR MCCRARY ASS'T. EDITOR FRIDAY OCT. 27. 1922 Office 9th and Pearl Streets, Metropolis, Illinois. Uninterered as second-class mail mat- at Metropolis, Illinois, Postoffice. Address all communications to J. B.Mc- ARV, 903 Pearl St. Metropolis, Ill. The names and addresses of contributors must be known to us in every instance, in order to secure publication. We want the news of your vicinity week TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Due Year..... $2.00 Six Months..... 1.00 Three Months..... 50 Single Copy..... 05 In Advance. ADVERTISING RATES. made known on application. You must mail copy on Mondays to secure publication MRS. ELIZABETH C. ALSTON When you have business of this kind call to see me, will take care of it for you. We met Dr. Thos. H. Harris, of Princeton, who is the manufacturer of the best medicines for Indigestion, kidney, liver and bladder trouble, also rheumatism and the blood. This medicine has only one year but is eclipsing every other medicine now on the market Contains no poisons nor alcohol, as it is compounded from herbs Retails at $1. and $1 25 per bottle. Use it and be cured. Mrs. M. J. McCrary, Agent, 903 Pearl St., Metropolis, Ill. Time Table of C. B. & Q. Train No. 71 going North will leave Metropolis 6:15 P. M. instead of 5:15. No 72 going South will leave Metropolis 8:55 A. M. J. B. Draper. Agt. Will Adams is is out of the hospital and is improving slowly. Officers of Mt. Olive Baptist S. Sr Conveuention for 1922 Officers of Institute. Pres. M. Duncan, Colp Recording Sec. Marie Humble Centralia Cor. Sec. Hazel Howard, Joppa Conductor Rev. J. B. McCrary, Metropolis Supt. of Cradle Roll, W. D. Parran, Carbondale. Officers of the B. Y. P. U. Pres. Rev. John Bruen, Mt. Vernon 1st Vice Pres., Bessie Bryant, Sparta 2nd Vice Pres, Lola Autry, Carbondale 3rd Vice Pres, Opal Leake, Centralia, Rec. Sec. Allineal Humble, Centralia Cor. Sec. Lois Mason, Centralia Treas. Rev. C. W. Norment, Mounds Missionary, Rev. R. S. Anderson, Centralia Added Members, Bro. Arthur Bell, Sparta Rev. W. T. Mills, Mt. Vernon. Praise ye the Lord. Get a Good Night's Rest To insure publication all correspondence should reach this office not later than Tuesday morning. The editor. If you want your articles to appear in The Gazette, each week you must mail out on Monday, or they will appear the following week. Promptness is our Moto-Editor. Mission Board Dr. C. C. Phillips, Chairman Rev W. H. Carter, Rev. A. J. Bowers, Rev S. H. Pruitt, Rev. J. M. Haggard, Rev J. D. Davis, Revs. W. M. Moody, C. W Cole, J. H. McQueen. Trustees of Old Ministers' Home Dr. C C. Phillips, Pres.; Rev. J D. Davis, Sec; Dr. J. B Beckam, Treas; Dr. C. H. Clark Dr L Drane, Dr. W. P. Washington, Rev. W. H. Woods, Dr. Edward P. Jones, Dr J B. Mc Crary, Dr. G. W. Alexander. Jesus brought good tidings to a lost and degenerate world, offering Peace and good will to men. Are you enjoying those needy and essential blessings! If, not, then, I stand in doubt of you. Mob Violence and Lychings The Only "Industries" The South Votes Solidly to Pro- We handle Coal, Hay, Corn, Bran, and all kinds of feed, delivered at any time and place. We handle the best grade of coal, guaranteed at the lowest possible price See or phone me for prices. Phone 376-r-1. Drs. C. C. Phillips, C. W. Scates, Wm. Moody, W H. Carter, J. D. Davis, were in the city Tuesday special on business of the Mt. Olive Baptist Association. Rev G. W. Prince, pastor of First Baptist church is succeeding nicely in his field of labor. Rev. J. H. Smith, Presiding Elder is in the city. Geo. L. B McCrary, has been in the Gov. Hospital in Chicago, severel weeks for treatment. He had his tonsils removed last week and was getting along nicely from the effect of the operation at the last report. He asks to be remembered to all who may be interested in his welfare. The pastor and members of the Antioch Baptist church are having a rally this week go out and help them. Mrs. Ellen Buchanan returned home Monday from a visit to her son Archie of Cerulian Springs, Ky. Subscribe For Gazette Now DR MILKS NERVINE Get a Good ```markdown ``` METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE. METROPOLIS. ILL. 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. Catarrhral Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tubes 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 Catarrah Peafness that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrah Medicine, Circulars free. All Druggists, 75c. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. By Associated Negro Press. It is not so much in what you say about paying for the Old Ministers' Home, but what you give in dollars and cents that will count in the Rally the Fifth Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Baptist There will be baptizing at the Unity Baptist church, Brookport, Sunday by pastor J. B. McCrary. All are invited to attend the services all day, as you are welcome at all times. The members of the A. M. E church are preparing for a Thanks giving Day dinner and supper. The First Baptist church had a very nice little rally Wednesday night. The women were pitted against the men. Brother Geo. Ford, was captain of the men and Sister Princess Bell, captain of the women. The women won by far. Mrs. Blanche Hayes, Assistant Principal of Dunbar School was the largest contributor having giving $10.00. Mrs. Roxie Howard was next on the womens side giving $3.00. OLD RAMBLER Continued from first page buesiness enterprises run by our racial group, all of them seem to be thriving and high class business men. We visited the large grocery store operated by McGoodwin and Banks, who have the largest and best stocked Negro grocery it has been our pleasure to see anywhere. It is really a department store. Their patronage is largely of the best white people, while they have a large trade among their own people. Mr. McGoodwin's son is a very painstaking and obliging clerk. Mr. Banks, is a first class carpenter, while Mr. McGoodwin, is a Rural Mail Carrier. Mr. Pole Gray, is another business man, operating a grocery on a less scale than the former. He Sleep is just as necessary to health as food. The ability to sleep depends on the condition of the nerves. Dr. Miles' Nervine insures a good night's rest. It will help any nervous condition from sleeplessness to epilepsy. Your money back if the first bottle fails to benefit you. You'll find Dr. Miles' Medicines in all drug stores too, has a splendid trade, with a growing business. Mr. Frank Baker comes in for his share in the grocery business, doing a good business among both races. Color seemed to cut no figure in a business way in Princeton, and we are certainly delighted to see that spirit exhibited. Mr. Baker is Supt of the Baptist Sunday School while Mr. McGoorwin, a Rural Mail Carrier and has been for several years He has a splendid wife and family and he is a member of the Baptist church and S. S. The mentioned certainly understand how to treat strangers May they continue to improve in their business and their years be many is our wish. They have a splendid doctor they say, though we did not have the pleasure of meeting him. We think it would pay the Dr, to subscribe tor The Gazette and run a little professional card? We left Monday Morning at 7:00 for home over the I. C vie Paducah, in company our grandsons, Masters Joseph Edgar and Preston Simmons Levon McCrary, leaving behind us a very pleasant recollection. Pulaski Dear Editor: Please allow space in your paper to say we the 1st St. John Baptist church are yet at work and is prospering under the leadership of Rev. J. H. Stamps, our worthy pastor. The S. S. met at the usual hour and an interesting meeting was had and the meeting was fine with the Supt., presiding. The church is giving a rally on the 5th the First Sunday in Nov. for church. Everybody is invited to come and help the Lady Mission Workers who are going to give a social on Thanksgiving. Rev Father H. Armstead, of Pulaski, wife and daughter Mrs. M. E. Carter left for New York City, Oct 3rd whey they expect to reside. We are all sorry to have this dear old Father leave us as we had all learned to love him for his pure life and christian fortitude during the number of years among us. May peace and prosperity attend their pathway. Yours sincerely. Rev. J. H. Stamps, Pastor Cordie Bell, Reporter. A sage of old observed: "He who makes others happy makes possible happiness for himself." This observation reversed is also pertinent. "He who makes others unhappy makes possible unhappiness for himself." Apply this to business and industrial conditions today.—Grit. Could Do Without Her. Could Do Without Her. Jane's uncle was just married, and the child's mother was attempting to explain to her that Ruth, the young bride, was no longer just Ruth, but was now to be called "Auntie Ruth." The child was perplexed and seemed unable to grasp the change in family relationship. After a long pause she sighed and said: "Never mind, mother, I have enough aunties now. I don't need her." Mustered Out at 70. Three score years and ten! It is the scriptural statute of limitations. After that you owe no active duties; for you the strenuous life is over. You are a time-expired man, to use Klippling's military phrase: You have served your term, well or less well, and you are mustered out—Mark Twain on his 70th birthday. Ages of Common Trees. Ages of Common Trees. The heart of the common oak, it is said, begins to rot at the age of 300 years, so even when an oak is undisturbed it rarely lives much beyond 500 years. A larch may live 275 years, a silver fir 425, and a pine over 500 years. The yew has a remarkable power of resisting time's ravages, and may survive for 1,000 years or more. American Glassware Best. American Glassware Best According to tests of the bureau of standards, this country makes better chemical glassware than has ever been imported, with respect to resistance to chemical attack, power to withstand sudden cooling and mechanical strength. Repairing Water Pipes. A satisfactory temporary repair of a teaching water pipe may be made by binding around several layers of string well soaked in thick oil. NOTICE 519 E. Howard St. Centralia, Ill. To the Baptist Brother and Sister-hood of the State of Illinois from Cairo to Chicago, and from Quincy, to Danville. This comes to say to you that the Aged Ministers' Home at Golconda, Illinois is a real reality, with two thousand ($2,000) Dollars paid on the purchase price of Twenty Thousand ($20 000) Dollars, leaving a balance on the principal debt the sum of eighteen Thousand ($18,000 Dollars; giving us ten years to pay that amount by paying the interest Semi annually at the rate of 7 per cent. The above is to inform the Brother and Sisterhood how imperative it is for us to be up and doing every day in the year, rather than just once a year at our annual session. Realizing this fact of necessity, our State Association elected the writer General Financial Agent of the Home to sit the Brother and Sister-hood of the Baptist Family of the State, and everybody else that I may be able to interest to help us put the project over the top. To this good Day I have wrought the best I could to carry out the behest of the Association. Persuing my obedience to the Association, I have put on a rally, yes, a Financial rally, to come off on the Fifth Sunday in October 1922, at the Morning Star Baptist church, Chicago, Illinois, at two o'clock p. m. of that day, Dr. G.W. Alexander is the efficient pastor, and has kindly consented to let us have his house of worship and his congregation at that hour. And we are earnestly asking the Baptist Family of the State of Illinois, and especially the Baptist of Chicago and vicinity, to meet us there and lets put over a one Thousand ($1 000) Dollar program for God and humanity in the interest of our Aged Ministers' Home. Brethren, Lets put down our little petty jealousies and do some tangible kingdom Building in paying for this Aged Ministers Home. I have long since learned that serving God is not so much talk and shouting, and kicking up a fogging dust, and in this statement we do not condemn shouting and praising God, but this element in the Christian system comes after service has been rendered, not to God to the neglect and detriment of your fallen brother but service, real service rendered to God's creatures. "As oft 'as ye did it unto the least of my little ones, Ye did it unto Me." No my Brethren, if you will hold this project up before your people properly, they will respond. The paying the principle Debt on this Aged Ministers Home, without paying four or five Thousand Dollars interest, depends upon the leadership of our pastors. Then too my Brethren, the more you your flocks to see real service to God, in the service of His Creatures, the more God they will see in you, and the more God will give you of this worlds good thru them that see God in you. Try Him in giving your strength and influence to get your church to render some sacrificial service in paying for this Home. Now Brethren, start now, and send me your contribution for the fifth Sunday in October, you who think you cannot attend. Let every pastor outside of Chicago, send to my address 519 E. Howard St. Centralia, Illinois. The sum of Ten Dollars, while I am working with the pastors and churches in Pay Your Subscriptions Chicago, to make our rally a success on the 5th Sunday afternoon Continued on page two. Fifth Sunday's Rally Continued from 1st page of Oct. Brethren, I desire that you see God in my efforts, and not me, for I am only His Agent. The above will be my address for the next Nenty (90) days at least, if nothing unforseen happens. W P. Washington, Gen'l. Financial Agt. of the Aged Ministers Home, Moderator of General Baptist Association of Illinois. Notice of Change of Policy of this Paper Regarding Writ-Ups, Ete. Notice is hereby given by the manager of this paper, that beginning with August 1st there will be a charge on all matter sent here for publication except purely news. All papers, Obituaries, Programs Resolutions Essays, Sermons, Personal Write-ups, etc. There will be a charge of $100 for the above named for 15 lines and all articles containing more than 15 type lines 100 will be charged for every additional line. This does not apply to news of the churches. We are compelled to do this for financial protection. Our more than 23 years of experience in the newspaper world has taught us that we have been giving away hundaeds of dollrrs annually paying for setting type for such things in which the general public is not interested in, and most of the time the persons writing are not subscribers and not interested in and have no Race pride or Race Loyalty, they make long and loud speeches to the galleries, preach great sermons and write fine papers on patronizing Race enterprises and that is as far as it goes with them, as nine times out ten they give their job work what little they have, to other persons other than race papers and are withholding the support from the men who are fighting mob and lynch law and the many other inequalities and evils which contaminate the race fifty two weeks in the year, while these would be race lovers find excuses in giving their work to others claiming they are too high priced or the work is inferior to others, when at the same time these same papers that they refuse to let do theirs are doing work for Negroes who do not pose as Race leaders, and too, these same race papers are doing job work for some of best business firms and individuals of the white race. The papers are great so long as they boost this class of individuals for naught and let him help the fellow who does not need his financial assistance. There seems too much racial jealousy and envy among the majority of our great leaders and that accounts for slow progress along race enterprises. Therefore we have taken the matter under careful advisement and have concluded to place a small charge on all matter except purely news. All Associational, Conventional matter we expect the officers of the Bodies to take care of in a more systematic way herealter at quarterly and annual meeting. Our experience at the meetings in the past forces us to make this request. No one who believes in a just compensation for honest work will object to this requirement. The Manager. Read The Gazette. The Truth, The Facts The Record When the Republican Administration came into power March 4,1921, it faced the most tremendous problems of any administration in times of peace in the entire history of the Government. The Nation and in fact the whole world had been thrown out of gear by the ravages and waste of the World War. On March 4, 1921 we found a national indebtedness of $25,000,000,000 with an interest charge of over hif a billion a year. We found 5,000,000 laboring men and women out of employment with living costs practically the same as during the war; we found agriculture on the rocks and farmers everywhere facing bankruptcy and ruin; we found Liberty Bonds bought by the people at one-hundred cents on the dollar to finance the war selling at eighty-five cents; we found the greatest and most efficient railroad system in the world paralyzed and freight and passenger rates sky high; we found the country still in a state of war and all the oppressive and obnoxious war laws still unrepealed; we found the operating expenses of the government six and one-half billion dollars annually. To straighten out this horrible mess and bring the country back to normal conditions in both government and business was the difficult and almost impossible task assigned to the republican party by the American people in the election of 1920. With what courage, patiotism and efficiency the republican administration and Congress had met and solved these tremendous problems is shown by the record as follows: This is a record of accomplishment unparalleled in the history of Government. It measures up to the best traditions of the republican party and places the present administration alongside the great republican administrations beginning with Lincoln—Administrations that have contributed so much to the growth, the prosperity, and the glory of the nation. It is worthy of the support and should be the pride of real republicans, men and women, everywhere. Much yet remains to be done, but the great task assigned to the republican administration to reconstruct and rebuild what eight years of mal-administration had torn down is being accomplished just as quickly as constructive legislation and wise administration can perform a work so complicated and difficult. When the situation that confronted the country on March 4, 1921 is compared with conditions as they are today, the record of accomplishment is simply marvelous. The Administration and the republican party are now on trial before the American people. It is the duty of republicans, who believe in their party and who believe that the best interests of the American people will be served by its continuance in power, to go to the polls November 7th. All party differences should be deferred to future primaries and a united support given. our State, District and County tickets. Only votes placed in the ballot box count. The most glorious pages in American history have been written by the republican party. The names of its great leaders are household words throughout the nation. The splendid achievements of the party the past eighteen months have added new lustre to the old party banner. It is a record that will be read with pride by Americans in the days (1)—Enacted the protective tariff with duties high enough to cover the difference between the cost of production here and abroad; to protect the standards of living and wages of the American workmen and to restore abundant prosperity by preserving the American market, the best in the world, for the American producer. (4)—Increased the value of Liberty bonds from 85 cents on the dollar to par, saving three billions of dollars to the eighteen million owners of these securities. (5)—Reduced annual appropriations from $7,348,259,415.27 in 1920 to $3,747,035,383.64 in the current fiscal year. (6)—Reduced the number of surplus employees on the federal payrolls by 47,780 in the District of Columbia and by 356,897 throughout the entire country. (From Nov. 11, 1918, to June 30, 1922.) (7)—Reduced the personnel of the army from 294,000 to 137,000. (8)—Reduced the personnel of the navy from 193,000 to 96,000. (9)—Called a conference on unemployed and reduced the number of unemployed from 5,000,000 (close of Wilson's administration) to practically none at the present time (excepting those out of work on account of strikes). 10)—Ended the war with Germany which had been technically continued for nearly three years by President Wilson. (11)—Placed a surplus of $313,000,000 in the United States treasury at the end of the current fiscal year. (12)—Reduced the public debt by THREE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS (since Republican control of Congress came in 1919). (13)—Reorganized and consolidated in the Veterans' Bureau all governmental agencies for the benefit of the disabled veterans and provided for an annual expenditure of a half a billion dollars in their behalf. (14)—Created commission to expedite return into the United States treasury of the eleven billions of dollars loaned without security to allied nations during the war. (15)—Provided for the investigation and prosecution of those guilty of war frauds by appropriating $500,000 for the special expenses of the Attorney General in these cases. METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE, METROPOLIS, ILL (2)—Enacted a revenue law which saves to the taxpayers approximately 819 millions of dollars each year. (3)—Enacted the McCormick Budget law eliminating all possible waste in management of governmental affairs. (16)—Provided for construction of good roads by authorizing the expenditure of $291,000,000. (17)—Provided for the protection of maternity and infancy by an appropriation of $1,500,000. (18)—Appropriated $20,000,000 to be expended for the purchase of American corn for the starving people of Russia, thus saving twelve million lives. (19)—Eliminated 41 useless committees of the U. S. Senate. (20)—Returned the railway, telephone and telegraph lines to private ownership after their financial debauch and physical breakdown during the Wilson administration. (21)—Enacted a law to prevent hoarding and deterioration of foodstuffs in cold storage. (22)—Relieved financial stress by compelling the Democratic Secretary of War to place on sale without delay the surplus food products of the army after the war. (23)—Enacted drastic legislation to control the growing use of narcotics. (24)—Reclassified and readjusted the compensation of employees in the postal service. (25)—Restored the railroads to private ownership and a sound basis, extending government control, and providing for a hearing of wage and labor disputes before a Railroad Labor Board. (26)—Ended the incompetent and oppressive administration in the postal service which had become a national scandal during the war. (27)—Provided extension of the Federal Reserve act for the promotion of foreign trade. (28)—Provided for the deportation of aliens guilty of propaganda and plots inimical to our institutions. (29) -Obtained for the first time imprisonment of those criminally participating in combinations in restraint of trade. (30) -Repealed the transportation, excess profits and the so-called nuisance taxes. (31)—Reestablished the confidence of business men by reduction of taxes, government assistance to exports and creation of information service for small business equal to that available to big industries, thereby paying the way to prosperity. (32)—Repealed inquisitorial and arbitrary provisions of the Espionage Act. (33)—Enacted an oil and coal land leasing law. M. B. (34)—Exacted a law for the development and regulation of national water power. (25)—Enacted a law reorganizing the shipping board on an efficient basis and providing for the disposal of the 16 million tons of American shipping attained during the war to private ownership or operation of it under any foreign flag. (36)—Reduced the annual operating loss of the Shipping Board by seventy-five per cent. (37)—Passed law to develop the commerce of the United States by encouraging the carrying of American cargoes in American vessels. (38) Created a joint commission to study and recommend programs for governmental duplications illustrated by the different federal bureaus actively engaged in maintaining the public health of the United States. taining the public (39) - Stopped sugar extortions and reduced the price accordingly from 25 cent to six cents. of this prime minister. (40)—Passed a law restricting the number of immigrants to be admitted annually from any foreign country and thus protecting the labor market of American from a forlorn敌俘 from the world war. For The Farmer (41) Passed the emergency tariff to protect American agricultural products from ruinous competition with cheaper foreign staples at a time of severe decline in agricultural prices. (42)—Granted to the American farmer in the new tariff act approximately the rates in the emergency act—greater benefits than those bestowed by any previous tariff law. (43)—Enacted a law regulating grain exchanges so as to prevent vicious forms of gambling in the price of grains. (44)—Rescued the farmers and stockmen from financial ruin during the readjustment period by creating for their relief credits to the extent of $500,000,000 through the revival of the War Finance Corporation. (45)—Authorized cooperative marketing by farmers without conflict with the Sherman anti-trust law. (46)—Enacted a law extending government control over the packing industry and guaranteeing the farmer a fair open market for the sale of live stock without restriction by any monopoly. (47)—Required the appointment of a "dirt farmer" as a member of the Federal Reserve Board. (48)—Started movement for reduction of transportation rates, passage of rural credits law and increase of agricultural attaches at American embassies by creation of the joint agricultural commission composed of members of the Senate and the House. (49)—Added $25,000,000 to the funds of the Federal Farm Loan Board to further enable it to lend to the Farmers on the value of their land. (50)—Repealed the daylight saving law. (51)—Appropriated $1,500,000 for the purchase of seed grain for the drought affected areas in the west. (52)—Increased the rate of interest on farm loan bonds in order to make them more easily marketable.