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MAJ 8 VOL. 23 MILLIONS NOW LIVING WILL NEVER DIE. (Judge Rutherford's Lecture continued from last week.) Remedies—Human Remedies—Human. What remedies do men offer to bring order out of chaos and establish peace and prosperity amongst the people? The financiers desperately struggle to hold the present financial systems in and know of none to bring about order; but they have no remedy a better condition. After centuries of effort, political parties have proved their inadequacy to meet the present conditions and to solve the distressing problems. Economists and statesmen, studying the question diligently, find that they are able to do nothing. And thin applies to all political parties and organizations, for the reason that all are composed of selfish, imperfect men; and therefore cannot bring about an ideal condition. With the cessation of hostilities, statesmen representing the leading nations involved met in conference and (giving them credit for the desire to establish peace and prosperity) the result of their deliberations was a covenant known as the League of Nations. This offered as a remedy for present evils. Will it succeed? A league formed amongst all the nations of earth and based upon the principles of justice and righteousness, and in which all the contracting parties would honestly carry out the purpose expressed, would doubtless result in great good. But where selfishness is the chief motive and controls the action of any or all, an ideal condition could not be attained. God in his wisdom foreknew and foretold the formation of the League of Nations; and he likewise foretold that it must fail—Isaiah 8:9.10. The including cause for the formation of the League is admittedly fear. Faith in God and his promises is entirely ignored. Because of His promises is entirely ignored. Because of these facts the League will never accomplish the expressed desire. It is not God's way. He has plainly said: "My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts higher than your thoughts." (Isaiah 55:8, 9.) Jehovah's great plan was entirely ignored in the formation of this League of Nations. The prophet truly wrote: "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord." (Psalm 33:12.) But a nation that ignores the divine plan, or any league of nations formed which ignores the same, need not expect a desirable result. The Lord's prophet clearly had in mind the formation of the League of Nations, and also the league of ecclesiastical systems, when he wrote: "Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. Take counsel together, and it shall come to naught; speak the word, and it shall not stand."—Isaiah 8:9, 10. Ecclestiastical Remedy. Ecclestiaiastical Remedy. Ecclestiaiasticism relates to organized church systems, and particularly to the clergymen or priestly class operating and controlling the same. For a long time the Roman Catholic was practically the only cree dextant. In the sixteenth century there was a great reformation movement and Protestant ecclestiaiasticism resulted. The ecclesiastics, therefore, come forward with a proposed remedy for distressed humanity; and since they do so, we are justified in a candid examination of their proposed remedy to see whether or not it is adequate. The ecclestiaiastical systems both Catholic and Protestant, claim that their mission is to convert the world, thereby bringing the people into the churches. Let us suppose they could ac- is expressed purpose whole human race into one or the other nies. What, then, is hope that they hold out to The Muskogee Cimeter. The Catholic creed or teaching is that the destiny of man is fixed at death and that those who are good and faithful Catholics at death pass on to heaven, a condition of endless bliss. All other Catholics who have not been faithful in every particular go to purgatory, there to remain for an indefinite period of time (not less than a thousand years), during which time they are supposed to be cleansed and purified and made ready for the realm; that all the others, the heretics, the apostate, etc., must spend their destiny in hell fire, consciously suffering forever. The Protestant teaching generally is that the destiny of every man is eternally fixed at death, the faithful church member passing at death into glory, a condition of bliss in heaven; and all others spending their eternity in conscious torture, eternal in duration. It will be noticed, therefore, that if there be any real difference between these two remedies the Protestant remedy is the worse of the two, because it offers no middle ground. It is plainly to be seen by any one that neither the Catholic nor the Protestant creed offers any remedy whatsoever for the present disorder that would lead to peace, prosperity, liberty and happiness and life everlasting on earth. It follows, then, that if they should succeed in converting most or all of the people to their theories it would be no solution of the problems. The great difficulty with the systems ecclesiastical is that they ignore hte commission given to the Christian and build their hopes upon man-made theories, creeds and institutions. They ignore completely the commission divinely given to every one who has consecrated himself to do the Lord's will. It will be admitted by both Catholics and Protestants that only a small portion of the earth's population have even pretended to embrace the teachings o ftheir respective systems, and the most sanguine amongst them will never claim that they hope to convert everybody to their way of thinking and bring them into the church organization. The facts are that in modern times they have ignored the doctrines and do not ask the people to believe these but to unite in action; and the chief action is the solicitation and collection of money. Seizing the war spirit, the spirit of the world, now the ecclesiastical systems now are engaged in raising millions of dollars, saying to the people: "If only we had the money we could convert the world." Is it not apparent to all that this is a reflection on the Lord, that he needs money to carry out his purposes; and is he leased to use the unconsecrated funds of the worldlords to do his work? Is it necessary to solicit in the name of the Lord money from men who have no interest in the Lord's arrangement but who yield to the importunities of the clergy and pay the money in order that they may have a social or political standing amongst a certain class of people? Could it be said that the Lord must resort to such methods in order to carry out his arrangement? Every reasonable man must say, surely not, And again we are reminded of the Lord's words through the prophet, directing them at those who are advancing these worldly theories: "My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts higher than your thoughts."—Isaiah 55:8, 9. The wise man, then, is he who seeks to know what is the divine remedy and, finding this, seeks to conform himself to it; for nothing else short of divine power can bring order out of the present chaotic condition and bring to man that which he desires. Let us keep in mind that it has ever been tre desire of man to enjoy life, liberty and happiness. This was so uppermost in the minds of the forefathers in having the foundation for the american government that they placed this statement in the fundamental law of the land. The people, therefore, are wasting their time and energy to pursue a will-o'-the wisp, a man-made theory, in utter regard of the divine remedy; and, of course, if the people are ignorant of this remedy which the Lord has provided, they cann of pursue it. The great masses are ignorant an dtheir ignorance is due to the fact that the ecclesiastics have been unfaithful to their commission, have failed to teach the Scriptures, but on the contrary have taught man-made theories; and for this reason God, foreknowing that it would be thus, recorded; "Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but for hearing the words of the Lord."—Amos 8:11. After many centuries of divine favor the clergy of the church nominal as a class has proven unfaithful to the divinely given commission. After six thousand years of laborious effort to establish an ideal government in the earth, the nations are now face of face with a condition of chaos, and mankink is groping blindly about. The people who love righteousness and truth have been without aid, advice and comfort from those from whom they might expect it and who claim to be the messengers of the Lord. These so-called spiritual advisers have torn off the mask and now boldly declare that they ignore the doctrines and unite in action for money and power. Wit hthe great doctrines of Christianity ignored, upon what will the hungry souls feed?—those souls that hunger and thirst for righteousness, from whence will they gather their satisfying potion? (Psalm 107:1-7.) It is not time for all such to seek the divine remedy? Man's extremity is God's opportunity. The whole world is being humbled by suffering and sorrow. Let those who mourn be comforted by the great and beneficient arrangement disclosed by his Word. Remedy—Divine. The Holy Scriptures contains the expression of the will of God concerning man. The Bible is the only true source of knowledge upon which man can base hope for the future. The Apostle Paul with prophetic vision, looking down to the time of the blessings shall come to the human race, wrote to the followers of Jesus: "Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. But God hath revealed them unto us by his spirit; for the spirit heart all things, yea, the deep things of God."—I Corinthians 2:9, 10. It was the great Master who said: "Sanctify them through the truth; thy word is truth." (John 17:17.) Nothing, then, but an understanding and appreciation of the Word of God can lead man into the right way and unfold to him visions of the blessings that aer to come; and the understanding of the divine arrangement brings comfort and joy to the heart. The inspired witness wrote: "Known unto God are all his works fro mthe beginning of the world." Acts 15:18.) From the very creation of man to the full consummation of his lan Jehovah knew everything and his great program has been working out in a progressive and orderly manner. In order, therefore, for us to appreciate the divine remedy we must first ascertain the real cause of the present condition of strife, turmoil, trouble, wars, revolution, etc., in the earth. The Cause. The first man was created perfect and given a perfect home in Eden, endowed with life as a human being, with happiness, with peace, and with all the blessings incident to a perfect life and a perfect home. He was endowed with the power and authority to produce perfect children and to fill the earth with a perfect race of people. His enjoyment of those blessings eternally depended upon his obedience to the divine law; and his disgrace of that law he was in formed would lead to the forfeiture of his righ to life as a human being, as well as his right to happiness and peace. Man violated the law. This account is briefly set forth in the third chapter of Genesis. Man was sentenced to death, driven out from his perfect home, and the judgment executed by causing him to subsist upon the poisonous elements of the unfinished earth. As long as he existed he was caused to eat bread in sorrow. In all these centuries he has been under the bondage of the evi leffects of sin, waiting and hoping for liberation. It must be observed that Adam did not lose a home in heaven. He was not offered a home in heaven; but what he did possess was a home on earth, with human life in perfection, as man; and his violation of the naw forfeited these. Therefore, if man is ever restored to his original favors and blessing it must be to that which he first enjoyed—perfection of life as a human being, a perfect home, and peace and happiness on earth. The disobedience of Adam entailed upon all of his offspring sorrow, sickness, suffering and death. The perfect pair did not bear children while in Eden; but they exercised this function after the condemnation and after man was earning his bread in the unfinished earth. He was gradually undergoing the sentence of death. He was imperfect, and it follows as a logical and reasonable conclusion that he could not produce a perfect race of people. The result was that his offspring were born in a dying condition. And this is what the prophet meant when he wrote: Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me." (Psalm 51: 5.) This is the same thought expressed by St. Paul when he wrote: "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned."—Romans 5:12. NOTICE BY PUBLICATION. In the District Court of Muskogee County, State of Oklahoma. Willie Lee, Plaintiff, vs. No. 10093. Malinda Lee, Defendant. The State of Oklahoma to the Defendant Malinda Lee, Greetings: The defendant, Malinda Lee, will take notice that she has been sued in the above named Court by the plaintiff, Willie Lee, for an absolute divorce on the ground of abandonment and that unless she answer the petition of the plaintiff, Willie Lee, on or before the 10th day of October, 1921, the allegations set forth in said petition will be taken as confessed and judgment rendered accordingly. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said District Court this the 19th day of August, 1921. L. D. MARTIN, (Seal) Court Clerk. By W. H. BALLARD, Deputy Clerk. JACOB J. JONES, Attorney for Plaintiff. NOTICE BY PUBLICATION. In the District Court of Muskogee County, State of Oklahoma. B. B. Roberts, Plaintiff, vs. No. 9056. J. E. Crane, et al., Defendants. The State of Oklahoma to the Defendant J. E. Crane, Greetings: The defendant, J. E. Crane, will take notice that he has been sued in the above named court by the plaintiff, B. B. Roberts, for to exclude the said defendant J. E. Crane from any interest in and to Lot 11, Block 17, in the town of Taft, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, and that unless he answer the petition of the plaintiff, B. B. Roberts, on or before the 3rd day of October, 1921, the allegations set forth in said petition will be taken as confessed and judgment rendered accordingly. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said District Court this the 17th day of August, 1921. L. D. MARTIN, (Seal) Court Clerk. By W. H. BALLARD, Deputy Clerk. J. J. JONES and O. B. JEFFERSON, Attorneys for Plaintiff. NOTICE BY PUBLICATION. State of Oklahoma, Muskogee County, ss. In District Court. Minnie Mable Madison, Plaintiff, vs. No. 9988. Jesse W. Madison, Defendant. The State of Oklahoma to Jesse Madison: You will take notice that on the 18th day of July, A. D. 1921, the above named plaintiff, Minnie Mable Madison, filed her petition in the District Court of Muskogee County, State of Oklahoma, praying that she may be divorced from the above named defendant, Jesse W. Madison, alleging as grounds for said divorce proceedings, that the defendant has been guilty of extreme cruelty, and gross neglect of duty towards the plaintiff above named; and that the defendant must answer said petition on or before the 3rd day of September, 1921, or said petition will be taken as true and judgment for plaintiff will be taken forever divorcing the plaintiff and defendant will be rendered accordingly. Given under my hand and seal of the Court this 18th day of July, A. D. 1921. MASONIC GRAND LODGE HOLDS HISTORRIC SESSION. Beautiful Temple Remodeled, $7000 Cost, 400 Delegates Attend. Telephonic communication with Boley informs the Black Dispatch that Grand Master W. S. Webber and his entire cabinet were swept into office after a monster demonstration on the part of the delegates assembled. The reading of the reports of the various officers showed remarkable progress in all of the various departments of the order. It was after the reading of these splendid reports that a motion to unanimously re-elect all of the officers swept the field clean of any desire of anyone to run for once. Over $40,000 was shown to be in the Grand Lodge funds. The Temple at Boley has ben remodeled during this fraternal year at a cost of over $7,000.00. The second floor will be used for offices and the third floor for convention purposes. Dining hall and kitchen facilities are provided in the Temple. The Temple is now provided with every modern convenience. The Convention was marked with complete harmony unequaled in the history of the order, and many splendid addresses were made by prominent masons from all over Oklahoma. The citizens of Boley were to banquet the Grand Lodge Friday night in the dining hall of the Temple which will seat over 1,000 persons. Over 400 delegates are in attendance. Mrs. C. T. Talliferro, of Perry, the Grand Worthy aMtron of the Eastern Star ( was re-elected tso, together with her entire cabinet. This department also showed wonderful growth and the sessions were harmonious. The principal officers re-elected were: Hon. W. S. Weber, Harthorne, Grand Master; M. Butler, Deputy Grand Master, Guthrie; Lon McNeil, Secretary of Endowment, Eufaula; Samuel Jordan, Treasurer Endowment Department, Guthrie; W. H. Twine, Sec.-Treas. Burial Department, Muskogee; N. J. Caesar, Grand Secretary, Shawnee. Secretary, Shawnee.—Black Disc Secretary, Shawnee.—Black Dispatch. There could be but one result as to the election of Grand Master, as he had such old warhorses as Brothers G. W. S. Sawner, E. T. Barbour, Sam Sanders, the Big Indian Chief, S. T. Wiggins, the Prince of Diplomacy, C. T. Talliaferro, the astute Orator, the old Tiger and others equally proficient on the firing line, and hence he went through unanimously and carried his whole cabinet with him. There was but little opposition to the work of last y ear and that was so small that no mention is needed. Our Grand Lodge is moving on to success and next year will show a greater improvement than the past is our prophecy. J. T. TRIMBLE, Manager. RREAD OUR ADVERTISEMENTS AND PATRONIZE THOSE WHO ADVERTISE WITH US. THEY ARRE ENTITLED TO YOUR TRADE. 666 cures Malaria, Chills and Fever, Bilious Fever, Colds and LaGripe, or money refunded. NOTICE BY PUBLICATION. In the District Court of Muskogee County, State of Oklahoma. Irene Glidewell, Plaintiff, vs. No. 10102. Joe F. Glidewell, Defendant. The State of Oklahoma to the Defendant, Joe F. Glidewell, Greetings: The defendant, Joe F. Glidewell, will take notice that he has been sued in the above named Court by the plaintiff, Irene Glidewell, for divorce and custody of children, and that unless he answer the petition of the plaintiff, alleging deser, non-support, on or before the 8th day of October, 1921, the allegations set forth in said petition will be taken as confessed and judgment rendered accordingly. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said District Court this the 22nd day of August, 1921. L. D. MARTIN, (Seal) Court Clerk. By TOM L. FULLER, Deputy Clerk. I. T. WYSONG, Attorney for Plaintiff. 666 quickly relieves Constipation, Biliousness, Loss of Appetite and Headaches, due to Torpid Liver. On August 4th, Rev. David Irvin, the brother of Attorney W. H. Twine, visited our city, makig a surprise visit to his brother, but the attorney had left home to attend the Grand Lodge of Masons at Boley. As soon as Lawyer Twine learned that his brother, whom he had not seen for 25 years, was in the city, he returned at once and there was a happy reunion. He took his brother back to Boley with him. Before going the Reverend met many K. of P. brethren and made medicine for the Topeka meeting. He also preached at the First Baptist church to an appreciative audience. At Boley he made many friends and proved himself to be a past-master as a mixer. He made a firm friend of the only infidel in Boley and has a standing invitation to visit the famous Agnostic of Boley, who never lets a preacher enter his home. Rev. Irvin is very favorably impressed with Oklahoma and will have a good word for the "Wild and Wooly West" when he retrns home. He went from Muskogee to Topeka to attend the Pythian conclave and from there to Chicago to visit his son and thence back to the old Buckeye state and home, Cincinnati. We all wish him well and ask that he come again. J. T. TRIMBLE, Manager. The law firm of Franklin, Speers, Chappell and Hutchins won a great victory by enjoining the city of Tulsa from preventing the colored citizens in their efforts to rebuild their homes. Much praise is due these men; they are real patriots. THE MUSKOGER CIMETER Published Weekly at Muakogee Oklahoma Date of Issue Saturday of Each Week Subscription.....$1.00 Per Year Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at Muskogee, Okla. under the Act of October 3rd, 1917. W. H. Twine.....Editor W. H. Twine, Jr....Associate Editor J. T. Trimble.....Business Manager Pliny Twine and E. H. Twine Subscription Rates, Beginning Jan. 1, 1920 One Year ..... $1.50 Six Months ..... $1.00 Three Months ..... $ .60 Foreign, per year ..... $3.00 Single Copy ..... $ .05 Starlight No. 185, Pawhuska, Okla., meetings the second and fourth Thursday nights in each month at Masonic Hall. All visiting brothers are cordially invited. G. A. WINDSOR, W. M. Z. J. DANGERFIELD, Sec. Hiram Lodge No. 47, A. F. & A. M., meets on the first Monday and the third Tuesday night in each month at the Masonic Hall, at 7:30 o'clock sharp. All visiting brothers are cordially invited to attend. S. HOSS, W. M. CALVIN EVANS, Sec. Muskogee, Okla. Ft. Gibson Lodge No. 133, A. F. & A. M., meets the first and second Thursday in each month at the Masonie Hall. All visiting brothers are cordially invited to attend. M. H. JONES, W. M. ANDREW TALLEY, Secey. Ft. Gibson, Okla. Trinity Lodge No. 84, A. F. & A. M. meets the First and Fourth Thursday nights in each month at the Masonie Temple. All/visiting brothers are cordially invited to attend. D. RICHARDSON, W. M. S. L. BERRY, Sec. Lewisville Lodge No. 141, A. F. & A. M. meets the first and third Tuesday nights in each month in Mascotte Hall at Kinta, Okla. All visiting brothers are cordially invited to attend. W. L. WILLIAMS, W. M. R. A. HALL, Seey. St. James Lodge No. 67, A. F. & A. M. meets on Tuesday night on or before the full moon in each month, at 8 o'clock sharp. All visiting brothers are cordially invited to attend. S. WATSON, W. M. CALVIN COLLINS, Seey. Wybark, Okla. Thornbridge Lodge No. 71, Brush Hill, meets Thursday night on or before each full moon. WILLIAM JACKSON, Secy. New Prospect Lodge No. 77, A. F. & A. M. at Tallahassee, Okla. meets the first Tuesday night on or before the full moon in each month. All visiting brothers are cordially in- vited. C. W. PONDS, W. M. A. L. BARNETT, Secy. Rub-My-Tism is a great pain killer. Relieves pain and sore- ness, Rheumatism, Neurglia, Sprains, &c. Rub-My-ism is a powerful antiseptic. Cures infected cuts, old sores, tetter, etc. THE GREAT MASSES OF By the courtesy of the American Protective Tariff League New York, we are in receipt of an elaborate and useful document entitled "Wages in the United States and Foreign Countries," issued by the Committee on Ways and Maens, House of Representatives, Washington. The document is based upon the testimony before the Ways and Means Committee during the recent hearings which was verified and amplified through official sources. It contains no argument but simply facts, which ought to be in the hands of every citizen. Write to your own Congressman and ask him for a copy of "Wages in the United States and Foreign Countries." --- THE NEW LINCOLN In his speech of April 19, replying to the memorial presented by the bishops and heads of the Anglician and Non-conformist churches in England as a protest against the present British policy in Ireland, Premier Lloyd George attempted to draw an aralogy between the Confederate States and the Irish Republic. The premier, speaking for American cars, reiterates that the ease of Ireland is analogous to that of the Confederate states during the Civil War, and with characteristic modesty adjures the American people to recognize in him a second Lincoln. False analogy has ever been the mainstay of false politicians. Every student of history knows that Ireland is a nation separate and distinct from England by virtue of her ancient origin, race, language, history, culture and geographical position. The South, on the other hand, had no such qualification to bolster up its cause. The states in 1861 were the same great geographical, political and economic entity that they are in 1921, and the South was then, and still is, an integral part of this great nation. Ireland, by her constant struggles for freedom since the first landing of the English, refuses the status accorded her as a part of the British Empire. The wars between the English and the Irish were fought, on one side, for political and economic dominion, and on the other side to repel dominion by foreigners. The war between the states was fought, not to perpetuate the dominion of an alien people, but in defense of a principle. It was a war between brothers. The Irish war is a war between people distinct in race, language, culture, history and political outlook. In his speech Mr. George made passing mention of the Act of Union, by which Ireland became annexed to England. As he spoke with his eyes toward America, he hoped, no doubt, to influence American opinion against Irish claims for Independence by implanting the impression that Ireland wished to secede from the British Empire after the manner of the Confederate States in 1801. Therefore, it becomes important to discerdit one of the most popular myths which have been propagated in the United States, namely, that the people of Ireland dentered voluntarily into the Union with England. In 1780 Henry Grattian proposed his famous resolution declaring that, while the two nations were inseparably bound together under one crown, the king, lords and commons of Ireland could alone make laws for Ireland. As a consequence the Act of Renunciation was passed confirming the right of Ireland to be goverened only by the king and the Irish parliament. At this period Catholies were not allowed to vote or hold office in any part of the British Empire. As eighty per cent of the Irish people were of that faith it may be seen that the majority of Irishmen were excluded through religious prejudice from all participation in the government of their own country. While the king was denied the right of the veto in England, he exercised that privilege to the limit in Ireland. Measure after measure was advocated in the Irish house allowing full religious and political liberty to Catholics. In every instance of this kind pressure from the English parliament was brought to bear upon the king, with the result that every petition initiated for the purpose of giving the majority of Irishmen a voice in their country's government, met its defeat by the royal veto. This was not a perfect government, but whatever its faults and limitations it possessed the force to foster and protect Irish trade and industry. It encouraged Irish merchants to enter the markets of the world with the result that the Irish Flag floated over every ocean and the Irish landscape became dotted thickly with thriving communities. Then English capital began to look with jealous and greedy eyes on Ireland's growing prosperity. It was impossible for a government founded on the rule of the minority to be entirely free from corruption. Taking advantage of the popular discontent engendered by the restrictions against Catholics the corruptionists fomented a period of strife which culminated in the rebellion of 1798. It was quickly suppressed, but at a loss of over 100,000 lives. Following the rebellion bands of English soldiery over-ran the unfortunate country, leaving in their wake a terrible record of murder, rapine and pillage. Ireland was beaten to her knees. At once the English viceroy, Casfies and monetary rewards as a consequence of the passage of the Act of Union. Instantly the corruptionist caikal in the Irish house prepared to sell their country. As a sop to the feelings of the few who still held out tersesg, put forward his proposal that Ireland be annexed to England. One circumstance which is a mere matter of history is the fact that he held up as a bait titles, lucrative of against the blandishments of the English Premier Pitt, it was prophecied that, once Ireland became politically a part of England, English capital would flow to Ireland in a golden stream. Foreseeing the shameful end of the Irish nation, the patriotic members retired to escape the odium of being members of an assembly that was to turn their country over to the mercenaries of Pitt. Thus the Act of Union was perpetrated by coercion, corruption and fraud. Following the Act of Union Ireland ships were driven from the seas by the passage of a Navigation Act designed for that particular purpose; her factories speedily fell into disuse through the flooding of the Irish markets with cheap products of English factories; her thriving industrial communities soon became piles of crumbling ruins. The golden stream of English capital was damned at its source and Irish merchants were ruined. The Irish want that which is rightfully theirs; they want their own country. There is no analogy between Ireland and the South. Consequently Mr. George's assumption of the mantle of Lincoln may be classed as merely another tragic-comic turn in the career of this versatile performer. His extravagant fancies put forth in defense of his Irish policy are rather projections of his own fertile imagination than historical realities. THE LYNCHING RECORD FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS 1921. Editor Cimeter:—I send you the following information concerning lynchings for the first six months of this year: I find according to the records compiled by the Department of Records and Research of the Tuskee Institute, Monroe N. Work in charge, that in the first six months of 1921, there were 36 lynchings. This is 24 more than the number 12 for the first six months of 1920, an d7 more than the number 29 for the first six months of 1919. Of those lynched, 2 were whites and 34 were negroes. Two of the latter were women, Eleven of those put to death were charged with the crime of rape. The states in which lynchings occurred and the number in each state are as follows: Alabama, 1; Arkansas, 4; Florida, 4; Georgia, 9; Kentucky, 1; Louisiana, 2; Mississippi, 10; Misouri, 1; North Carolina, 2; South Carolina, 1; Tennessee, 1. Yours very truly, R. K. MOTON, Principal. 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Therefore in the light of history, and in view of the fact that the illustrious Solomon was the very first to succeed in having his name placed on record as one possessed of an intellect highly superior to those of his contemporaries, it would not be incompatible with history to point to the immortal Sol as the original "wise guy." Although there is no reason to doubt that Solomon fully realized the power of the press and the value of advertising, there is a certain amount of evidence which goes far toward contradicting the belief that he was the wisest man that ever lived. In his day may factors that contribute to the competitive turmoil of modern life had not come into existence. For instance, Mr. Edison had not as yet propounded his famous list of questions; Henry Ford and his "Lakeside Chariot" were things unthought of; the enterprising genius who designed the present income tax blanks was as yet in the dim perspective of the centuries to come. Imagine the dilemma of the worthy monarch we he to be brought suddenly face to face with any of the problems wished upon an unsuspecting and defenseless world by the gentlemen in question. Imagine the bewilderment that would be wrought in his kingly brain by the "intelligence test" of an Edison. Fancy the embarrassment produced by the dying of the engine of his "lakeside charlot" on a steep grade with a string of "eight eyeminders" benna mm, and all honking for the right-of-way. Picture his perplexity if confronted with the almost superhuman task of ingoring his exemption when making out a modern income tax return. There are other problems of our modern daily life that would try the muen-vaunted wisdom of Solomon. How would he behave if confronted with the necessity of donning a modern collar stitl from the laundry? How would he succeed in wriggling out of the difficulty produced by two happers, a check cailing for payment of one dollar in payment of various and sunday nut sandales and only sixty cents in actual cash? Or how would he continue in the good graces of the guests at the party when called upon to furnish his title of the necessary "kick!" to the evening punch only to find that he had come away from home without his "chill come?" In fact, any one of the ordinary problems of our present daily life would, by the actual volume of mental side-stepping required in their solution, make the so-called wisdom of Solomon seem like the piny mental efforts of an inmate of some home for the feeble-minded. His judgment, famous enough in its day, wound pale into insignificance if compared with the legal footwork required in one of our modern society divorce cases. His storied decision regarding the ownership of the boy child would, it is feared, have proved sadly inadequate in the late Stillman case as the halving of the object in dispute would no doubt, have been entirely satisfactory to both of the principals. However, there is one point in Solomon's make-up which compares favorably with the performances of some of our moderns. His marital experiences easily make those of such matrimonial enthusiasts as Nat Goodwin, Brigham Young and the late Sultan of Turkey seem like the performances of veriest amateurs. There is not the slightest doubt that Solomon was related by marriage to more people than any other man that ever trod this old earth. His fame as a connoisseur of womanly charm has gone unquestioned down the ages, and his catholicity of taste in the matter of feminine pulchritude is exemplified in his affair with the lady from Sheba, who was of the type known in the elegant and expressive nomenclature of South Second Street as a "high brown." Nevertheless, had he lived today he would have had troubles aplenty. There is no record that shows if the forerunner of the modern rent hog existed in Solomon's day. However, it is to be hoped that this undesirable person had no existence in Jerusalem the Golden. Imagine the troubles of poor old Sol if he lived today. Fancy him trying to crowd his voluminous family into one of our modern city flats. Visualize his unenviable experiences if forced to house his domestic retinue in an up-to-date hotel. Would not a few smooth drummers prove a very efficient serpent in poor old Sols' domestic Eden? Eh, what? To sum it all up it would seem that Sol was just an ordinary fellow playing in extraordinary luck. He was a great little advertiser, that is all. The wisdom of deliberately courting disaster by cluttering up one's household with an army of females, like the chorus of an Oriental burlesque magnified a couple of thousand times, is extremely problematical. Then, again, think of the possibilities; think of the alimonies! Wisdom! In the expressive idiom of the street, 'Sall bunk! If the good Republican women of the city (i mean white) would just remember that we have at home those who need help and are asking for a square deal, they would possibly forget their prejudice and exhort a little of the Christian spirit, and give a helping hand to the Negro children who are entitled to go to school and pass a few resolutions along that line. The Georgia Reagan or Henry Lincoln Johnson, is not a bit disturbed over that resolution. Mr. Johnson does not want the place but could have it if he wished, and the pet, Heni-Roaring Disney, will never get the place the good ladies would thrust upon him. Disney and his friends voted and worked for the immaculous Grand Father law and none of them helped to carry the county for the republicans. In fact, it is this class of Republicans that are responsible for this Republican County going Democratic. Are they not in a poor position to dictate to President Harding whom he snail appoint? An Indian is a candidate against Heni-Roaring Disney and we are for the Indian. Lots of those who claim to be friendly to the Indian are showing the Cloven-Foot. A Lily White is behind the resolution passed by the so-called Republican Women and time will prove the error of their ways. Land for Sale—Bargains. Ten acres in Cherokee County, a good mineral proposition. Price $150.00. Half cash and balance in one year at ten per cent interest. Ten acres in eastern Muskogee County, a splendid mineral bet for on gas, lead and zinc. Price $200.00 cash. Ten acres in Muskogee County, about twelve miles from Muskogee, about three miles from Warner, a good agricultural bet and also a good one for on and gas. Price $600.00. half cash, balance one year at ten per cent interest. Fort acres seven miles from Ft. Gibson, in Cherokee County. Good for farming and good for mineral. Price $000. half cash, and balance in one and two years to suit purchaser at ten per cent interest. A spendid lot in Dean's Addition to Muskogee, 50 feet from by 140 feet deep, for $400.00. One-nail cash and balance in two years at ten per cent interest. A spendid lot in Muskogee proper for $500.00. One hundred cash and ten dollars per month. Five acres Arkansas bottom land for $1000.00. Two miles from Tait, Okla. 25 acres near Tait at a bargain. Write to W. care of Box 1500, Muskogee, Okla. Good tilt to all of the above described land. APPEAL TO COLORED AMERICA By the National Equal Rights League. To Comrades of the National Rights League of the U. S.A. and all other Colored Americans: Ever since the League, appearing at the Judiciary Committee Hearings of both the U. S. Senate and U. S. House of Representatives, assisted in securing the favorable introduction into the House of the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill at the former session of Congress, the National Equal Rights League has been exerting pressure upon Congressmen and Presidents to secure its passage. The League emphasized this as a demand of the colored voters in the late national elections. It even went so far as to appeal to President Harding to avoid the chance that his message for an investigating commission might jeopardize this positive remedia legislation. Word now comes, chiefly through the Associated Negro Press Association that this Dyer Bill may soon be reported favorably into the house. Hence the League appeals to every member and to all Colored-American citizens to write to their Congressmen, and also to the Republican House Leader, Rep. Mondell, and the Speaker of the House, Rep. Gillette, urging the speeding up of a report from the Judiciary Committee on the Dyer Bill and its prompt passage. Do this at once. The League also urges all to be ready when it is reported out. and it urges every kind and sort of race organization to do so, and especially every church. The League alvises that the Sunday following the favorable report of the Dyer Bill be made the ANTI-LYNCHING SUNDAY, and that there be a ten minute prayer service for passage of the Bill, and a resolution sent by the pastor and church clerk. Write now, be ready to telegraph. Watch for the report and then let us have a univresal anti-Lynching Sunday. REV. M. A. N. SHAW. Preside OUR COLORED TEACHERS M. T. H. S. Principal ..... F. M. Grissom History ..... J. R. Coffey English ..... S. L. Sadler Science ..... Maurice Arrington Mathematics ..... Florence A. Dorsey Latin ..... W. J. Jefferson Domestic Science .. Thrissa Bolden Domestic Art ..... N. W. Green Jr., Arithmetic .. L. C. Tatum Jr., History .. Pearl Powell Jr., Geography .. J. E. Nickens Sixth ..... Susan Sharp Music ..... Jr. Jr. High School .. Faustina Bush Jr., English .. E. E. Eubanks LANGSTON Principal ..... J. C. Evans 1B-1A ..... Lydia Rouse 2-3 ..... Edna Hudson 3-4 ..... Susie L. Evans DOUGLAS Principal ..... J. H. Ward 1B ..... Mary King 1A ..... Mary L. Poyter 2B ..... Calle V. Grimes 2A ..... Maggie Coffey 3B-3A ..... Vioia Caldwell Reading-English 4B-4A ..... Clara Gray Geography-Arithmetic 5B-5A ..... J. C. Diggs 6B ..... M. M. Anderson DUNBAR Principal ..... W. E. Weaver 1B ..... M. A. Teague 1A ..... F. G. Arrington 2B ..... Anita Depp 2A ..... Bessie Lyps 3B-3A ..... Freddie Riley 5A ..... A. S. Jones Reading-English ..... F. B. Banks Music-Hygiene ..... M. B. Clark Writing-Speaking ..... C. P. Ross History-Geography ..... Louis Johnson Myrtle Brayant 24th STREET SCHOOL Katie Walker M. V. SCHOOL L. C. Jones SAVINGS OF NEGRO WORKERS BUT SLIGHTLY AFFECTED BY UNEMPLOYMENT DURING INDUSTRIAL DEPRESSION. The Department of Labor has made a brief canvass regarding the savings accounts of Negro workers in typical industrial centers as affected by the industrial depression during the period December 31, 1920, to April 31, 1921, with the following results: December 31, 1921—Number of depositors, 47,368; total amount of savings, $3,809,809; amount of savings per capital, $80. April 30, 1921—Number of depositors, 47,699; total amount of savings, $3,721,474; amount of savings per capital, $78. Out of approximately 350 savings institutions, in industrial centers, carrying accounts of Negro workers, 68 banks reported, furnishing figures showing that the savings of their Negro depositors remained practically unchanged during the four months ending April 30, 1921. The 47,368 Negro depositors as of December 31, 1921, carrying a total amount of $3,809,809, were increased, as of April 30, 1921, to 47,699 with a total savings accumulation of $3,721,-474. These figures show a per capita deposit, as of December 31, 1920, of approximately $80, as compared, on April 30, 1921, with a per capita deposit of approximately $78. In other words, Negro depositors withdrew from the sixty-eight banks above mentioned an amount of $88,315, or an approximate per capita withdrawal of $2, considering the increase in number of depositors. This is certainly an indication of increasing thriftiness of Negro workers. NOTICE The Department of Commerce has repeatedly sent out blank request to be filled out and returned by each citizen, in which questions are asked that should be answered promptly. The answers are held strictly confidential and no need fear to answer. When you get these requests don't delay but fill them out at once. There is a penalty to refuse and we warn our readers not to get into trouble with Uncle Sam. [Image of a military aircraft with a star and striped design, possibly representing the United States Air Force]. YOUR country's interests and YOUR interests are bound together—inseparable. YOUR duty is to YOUR country FIRST—yourself second. You can combine your country's interests and your own through the purchase of United States War Saving Stamps and United States Thrift Stamps. Your country borrows your money—the money that you save, that would ordinarily be spent for little things—things really of no value—this "saved" money, the quarters, the half dollars, the dollars, you lend to your country, and you not only know that you are saving your money, but that you will get it back and get more with it. Your country pays you good interest on every dollar you lend her. 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