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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-01-13
SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1912.
HOW LONG MUST THESE
THINGS BE?

If the Caucasians of this country
held to the sentiment, "let the punish
ment fit the crime" without regard to
the color or nationality of the alleged
criminal, there might be less crime.
But when white men know that out of
over 1000 murders committed by them
during 1917 less than 200 were con-
victed and punished, they feel reason
ably secure in killing when they feel
like doing so.
A crime committed by a black man
is, in reality, not particle more helm
GUS than the same crime would be if
committed by a white man; and, as it
is common principle in law that
every man is presumed to be innocent
until proven guilty before jury of his
peers, that principle should apply to
all mankind alike. Hence, when a
mob of white men take upon them
selves the responsibility of taking the
life of a man whose GREATEST
CRIME, in their eyes, is his wearing
of black skin, they not only violate
the before mentioned principle of law,
but themselves become particeps GRIM
inis in murder. We do not condone
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-01-13

crime in anyone, but we believe in
justice and fair play for all. We do
not believe in capital punishment for
any crime, under any circumstances,
and we certainly do not believe that
mob of men can possibly be justi-
fled, either by God or by fair-minded
men, when they take the law in their
own hands and murder man-mainly
because his Creator saw fit to allow
him to be born with a black skin.
Does anybody think for one instant
that King Davis, the Afro-Ameri-
can, aged % years, who was taken
from the jail at Brooklyn, suburb of
Baltimore, early Christmas morning,
and shot to death by a small body of
unidentified men, would have been so
murdered had he been white? He had
shot and killed white man Saturday
night, but had been arrested and
placed in Jail and was entitled to a
fair, impartial trial. The men who
took him out and killed him were as
guilty as he, but punishment to fit
their crime will never be melted out to
them.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-01-13

we are not rivals, then, but allies!
I'm extending to you tonight the right
hand Of fellowship. You are helpine.
me when you do your work well. I'm
helping you when honestly do mine
I'm extending my congratulations
because this lodge has disciplinary
value. You are instructing men in
the use OF the ritual, getting them in
the habit of reading, teaching them
rules OF order and lodge-room decor
um, you're teaching them the value
OF cooperation, teaching them respect
for constituted authority, teaching
them the spirit of federation and for
bearance. The reputation of Gopher
lodge is determined by the fraternal
Intelligence of it's membership and it's
perpetuation is bound up with the
character, the effectiveness of your
teaching and the application of the
lessons taught. I can congratulate
you, then, upon rare opportunity for
service to your lodge and to your
community, for you can't confine the
results of your good work to your
lodge-rOom-it will come out in spite
of you.
Now I'll take your emblematic head
and antlers from the lapel of your
coat and scrutinize those legendary
letters, |. B. P. O. E. W., and I'll
ask you to read with me, some mean
lngs into the signified words. Inde-
pendent, Benevolent, Protective Order
Elks of the World.
Independent.
That word "1ndependent," tells me
a story of your struggle to preserve
your name, identity, ritual, to wear
your badges, to confer degrees, to
perpetuate your organization, and the
end is not yet. I like your spirit,
your determination to preserve your
legal rights. You've caught some
thing of the spirit Of rs, an indie
pendent spirit. 1t is we'll. You may
stumble in your initial attempts to
walk. It's reasonable to suppose you
will. No fair-minded man will say
that boy would better remain for
ever in arms than to run the risk of
humping his nose by attempting to
walk. Well eXult over his faltering
step, encourage when he falls to try
1t over again, until he can maintain
his balance and rely no more upon
an outstretched hand.
I'm glad for your consciousness Of
ability, for your self-reliance, glad for
your assertion that you want nobody
to carry you, that all you ask is to
be put down and let alone I'm proud
that you are learning in one way what
we've got to learn in all ways, to be
self-supporting, for it's just as true
everywhere else as here, that we've
got to work out our own salvation. If
the other fellow would not Just as
soon see you lost as saved-he's go;
all he can do to save himself. We're
doomed to death while we wait on
somebody to come and help us.
Scratch around manfully, something's
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-01-13

owing to unavoidable circumstances
the annual memorial service of Gopher
Lodge No. 105, l. B. P. o. E. w., could
not be held on the proper date, Dec
3rd, but was held at st. James A. M
T.. church, Sunday evening, Dec. 81.
The eulogy and sermon on this ,oc.
casion were thought to be of such a
high order that arrangements were
made to publish the same in THE APP.
PEAL, as follows:
Rev. Whites EuIoqy.
Gopher Lodge No. 105, l. B. P. O. E.
W., was organized in the year 1906
with large membership, and contin.
ued to grow until the entertainment
of the Grand Lodge in 1908. Since it
was organized it has met many re.
verses. 1t has lost about 20 members
by the ruthless hand of death. The
last one to der art this life was brother
Scott R: Walker, and in whose mem
DRY Gopher Lodge is here met this
evening. -.E.
He was born in the city of Lexing-
ton, KY, received only a fair educa-
ton, but developed into an astute
business man. amassed a fortune, and
was later attacked by one of the great
est enemies known to modern life,
tuberculosis. He confessed his belief
IN Jesus Christ as his Saviour before
ne passed away. He had a host of
friends in both races, political, civil
and fraternal. He left a wife and
three children. He lived all of the
written and unwritten laws of the Or
der. We believe that Bro. Scott r.
walker is now in a land where the
rainbow never fades, where the stars
Will spread out before him like the
isles that slumber in the sea, where
the beautiful things that now pass be-
fore us like shadows will remain in
his presence forever
He has gone from his work of the
lower world,
Attended by beautiful thoughts alwav.
He has gone into spirit realms i'm
periled;;tS
To live in the upper world with God
for ave.
1t would be impossible for men of
different families, of different religious
beliefs, to become as brothers were il
not for the sacred vows taken before
the altar, which weaves magic chain
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-01-13

President Taft on Tuesday commut-
ed to expire at once the life sentence
of Arthur Adams and Robert Sawyer,
two Negro British subjects, convicted
at Wilmington, N. G. in 1906, of MUIR
der on the high seas. In a confession
before his execution Henry Scott, an.
other Negro, convicted of and hanged
for the same crime, exonerated Adams
and Sawyer.
Originally Adams and Sawyer were
sentenced to death, but this was COM
muted by President Roosevelt to life
Imprisonment. The prisoners were
natives Of the British West Indies, and
the British Ambassador interviewed to
secure consideration for the pleas for
executive clemency.
"I do not find," said President Taft
in disposing of the case, adams and
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bound to happen if you try hard
enough and keep on trying.
Benevolent.
And when you talk about "Benev-
client, you }have left the world of ex-
ternals and gone into the domain of
ethics, Christian ethics, into mans
moral nature and his moral task.
How shall l know you are benevo-
lent? Well, if you get sick We'll look
after your medicine and provide
physician and sit by your bedside or
get you a nurse and pay your sick
dues or benefits. Good enough. You
can do all that and more without con-
vincing me that you're benevolent
You may do this because it's your
agreement, because your law requires
it, because the public expects it, be-
cause it's an advertisement, there are
hundred reasons why these things
might be done, and in which there
would not be a particle of benevo-
lence. On the other hand, they could
be done, prompted by benevolent
spirit
Then what is benevolent" Ana
lyze and define it. Literally it is
compound of "bene," good, and "vo-
lens" wish Or will-goodwishin
wishing one we'll, it's heart quality!
Gentlemen, we are making no great
er mistake in our lodges than that
of putting undue emphasis upon a
! misconceived "benevolence. It's the
emphasis on the money benefit" end
Of our lodge life and because of it
you and all other lodges will yet have
to place double guard on your treas
ury. I'm lodge man and I know
there are those in every lodge who
are exacting, contentious, grasping,
always looking for what they can get
in benefits" and always in condi-
! ton to take them Isn't it real bane
of lodge life?
On the other hand, | know men and
women, so do you, who may get sick
| but they will never apply for "bene-
| fits" They pay their dues and as
sessments but never ask for anything.
Year after year they stay in your
lodge, but 50 far as money is con-
cerned, never get any benefits. Well,
why? Isn't it just that they have too
much pride, too much self-respect, too
high conception Of the purpose of
your huge, " COuLluudlly nave lduQ
extended like beggar? And I tell
| you, gentlemen, the purpose of your
lodge is to get men above being NEIL
! dicants, even as respects the lodge it.
self. It's not to make men scheme as
to how they can get the last cent
out of your stronghold. Anything that
encourages a man to do that sort of
thing can in no wise be called 'beney-
olent.' The wrong spirit is in the
man, the wrong inducement is held
| out, maybe, by the order, too much
/ emphasis is being put upon the wrong
end Of the thing. The individual con-
| ceives a kind of benevolence which is
not benevolence at all and which re-
| bounds to his individual benefit. It
I operates only one way, and that's
| when there's something coming to
him. It never occurs to him that
benevolence, good will, goes out to
others-is not coming in to ones self,
, that he can show, ought to show, the
benevolent spirit toward his lodge as
well as to expect the lodge to show
that kind of benevolence unto him,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-01-13

Another "fire-proof' structure was
destroyed by fire in New York Tues
day. 1t was the magnificent Equitable
Life Insurance building that cost $14,-
100000 to build. The fact that there
was no insurance carried on the build
ing is evidence that it was conceded
to be fire proof Every once in
while we have a terrible fire that de-
stroys some "fire-proof' building.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-01-13

Nothing but death can keep me out
Of the fight now"
President Taft is reported to have
made this statement to White House
callers today, and to have added that
he had no objection to the statement
being made public.
1t undoubtedly was intended to set
at rest all reports that Mr.. Taft might
withdraw from the race for the Re-
publican nomination for President in
favor Of Col. Theodore Roosevelt.
The President is said to be thor
oughly aroused to the gravity of the
situation in the Republican party am
determined to let his attitude be gen
orally understood. He has declared
that under no circumstances will he
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-01-13

Sawyer fire from fault, and I do not
think that their conviction, in so far
as it has led to the present impris-
onment, is an injustice; but do think
that the confession of Scott and the
other circumstances are enough to re-
lieve them from active completely in
the murders and to justify their now
being freed"
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withdraw his name from consideration
by the Chicago convention next June,
and has asserted that his position with
respect to the nomination has not
changed in any particular since he first
entered the White House.
Mr.. Taft has told friends and party
leaders from the first that if he should
be called upon to stand for reelection
he would be glad to do so; that he felt
under obligations to the party for hay
ing made him President and was will
ing to abide it's decision in the con-
vention. He adheres to this position,
according to announcement today, and
will not quit the race until the nomi-
mating ballots are cast at Chicago.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-01-13

of interest that cannot be severed un-
til we enter the portals of the grave.
Organization.
The principle of organization is to
form in due order, that is union; union
is the act of uniting; that is concord;
concord is state of being one-junc-
ton, unity of thought, unity of pur-
pose. The results accruing bring
power; power when rightfully used
and not abused brings a blessing;
blessings Great happiness; happiness,
holiness, perfect rectitude; rectitude
means uprightness; uprightness be-
gets love, and love is Identical with
God. ,~F.
God the evidence of one source,
whose spontaneous investment of it.
self in humanity and nature, binds one
ity of interest, and that is man. Man
is related to God through the power Of
His love. His love for all Of His Gre
ated beings, through His Son, makes
us brother unto an other and children
of one God.
This is a beautiful thought unlimit-
ed in magnitude, all blending in one
harmonious all, called brotherly love-
If we could cast ourselves upon the
surface of the sun, then view the
mighty solar system to it's fartherest
outreaches, we would behold an organ
ization, in all of it's perfection, and
every planet connected playing it's part
in perfect harmony. The harmony
that is called the music of the
Spheres" related to, and in vibration
with all other planets, blending in
purpose to the ultimate glory of God.
The object of this lodge is to COM
bine and blend these divine principles
into full realization of brotherly love.
When we became Elks we had the de-
sire to exemplify greater love, brother
, ly love, in all its purity, that we might
enjoy the music of the spheres,
called harmony; or heaven on earth,
called happiness. Let us for the mo-
ment look into the component parts of
love and ask how doth love conduct
itself?
First-It exhibits itself in the sweet
temper of long suffering. We call it
patience.
Second-It conforms to the trusting
grace of sorrow. We call it resigna-
ton.
Third-It ministers in self-forgeti1l.
ness. We call that charity.
Fourth-It bears the burdens of
other without complaint That is
duty.
Fifth-It flows with indescribable
strength in human hearts. When il
stands defiant in the face of odds and
for the defense of the weak. That is
courage.
Sixth-It resists not evil, endures
and never fails. We call it by it's true
name-love!
Oh! love, beautiful love, divine love
coming from the one source that never
fades. We have not been able to have
recognized its worth when this lodge
was organized, but since it has dis.
pensed charity in justice, grounded in
brotherly loFeaand true friendship by
filling a promise. Where there is
unity there is strength
Love leaves her footprints in the
sands of time. Through her influence
we paint beautiful conception, har-
monious in design and coloring. The
names of the organizers of Gopher
Lodge los: Thomas H. Lyle was the
first Exalted Ruler, was elected and re-
elected for five terms. Other efficient
officers who have filled the chair are
William II. Johnson and Owen Howell,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-01-13
Rev. Jones' Sermon.

Rev. Jones' Sermon.
l like the entire deer family. l like
them for their usefulness. The rein
deer in Lapland takes the place of
horse sheep and cow-he supplies
food, clothing and transportation.
Thinking of their usefulness one Won
ders what Lapland would do without
them. They are not carnivorOus and
hence do not attack man, as the lion
and tiger do.
They have antlers, it is true, some
of them, but they do not gore as does
the COW or OK
They are graceful in action, sharp
hoofed for climbing, keen-sensed,
beautiful animals, l think.
The European elk is large, the Lap
land reindeer, small, and some vari-
cites are indigenous2to cold climates.
They are found over large eXpanse
of territory, and their fossils far south
tell of the retreat of the ice fields
toward the pole. i
Since the hunter cannot pursue
them he lies in wait at the watering
places OR at the salt ticks.
l have wondered why you call your
selves Elks. Is it because some peo-
pie suppose you have horns? And
wondered how 1 could greet you,
whether I might be permitted to sa-
lutte you with, Hello Bill"
After all my thought respecting you
I came to the conclusion that while
you are "Elks" you are men, face to
face with conditions identical with
those that confront me, and SO our
interests are common and why could
we not talk about them in a frank,
open-hearted sort of a way that might
be mutually profitable. We are not
nearly so far apart as one might
think. You are working for human
uplift, SO am l. We are both teach
ing you, behind the guarded doors of
your lodge-room, l, in an open forum.
You put more stress upon mems bod
les, alienation, relief; l work to their
bodies by putting emphasis on soul,
both of us concerned more about prin-
ciple than about specific method Both
of us are in quest of truth, of light,
of leading, and our paths are predes-
tined to converge because truth is one.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-01-13

A bill has been introduced in Con
gress making Labor Day, the first Mon
day in September, a legal holiday, and,
in order to make it popular, it pro.
vides that all per diem employees of
the government shall be paid their reg.
ular wages for the holiday.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-01-13

Baltimore wins the Democratic ma
tional convention. 1t is an ideal city
for the meeting of such a body. Bal
timore, the segregation city, hotbed of
race prejudice, is the proper place for
the nominating convention of the Dem
ocratic party, with it's traditions of
mobs, murders and mossbackism.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-01-13

President Daniel Howard, the new
chief executive Of Liberia, was inau-
gurated January l. 1t was a gala af-
fair, and Monrovia was full of life and
color.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-01-13

The increasing popularity of Presi-
dent Taft is shown in the fact that
5000 persons greeted him on New
Years day. Last year only 5000 were
on hand.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-01-13

The old year is dying,
So hearts that are aching
No longer need sigh;
All Elks will join me in saying,
GOod-bye! Good-bye!
Tomorrow is new year,
Coming our way,
To help us to reach Life's ambition,
We halt, dear Elks, and say,
Good-bye! Goodbye!
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-23
UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES YES

Dear Miss FairfaX:
have been Keeping company
with 4 young man Of twenty-one
for the past five months. love
MIN very much and know my love
l. reciprocatcd. As his birthday Is
next month. ! am AT 4 loss TO know
if it is proper for me TO give him
some gift. If the same is proper.
kindly advise me what would he
suitable for me to get him
ROSE CONROY.
Men are easily pleased in gifts o
this kind. rho fact thai you remem.
bered his birthday will be such joy t,
MIN be viii NOT criticise the gift Doe,
lie like books Would he approve o
your taste in tie? or get your moth
cr to invite him to Il birthday dinner
Don't spend much. That is bad taste
BE sincere and cordial and make YOU
good wishes ring true. That's Wha
counts,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-23
. . The Manicure Lady . .
By William F. KIRK

((TAM sorry that the baseball season
is over" said the Manicure
Lady. "Al that. will hear the
next month will be football, and good
ness knows, George that ! don't know
a plunging fulIbacl from Bull Moose
While the baseball season was on l had
kind of interest in the game being
that brother Wilfred used to dda lot of
pitching when he was going through
the high school, and me and sister
Mayme used 20 go and watch him get
ting batted out of the box. 1t was al
ways the same with him in baseball,
George, as it has been since in the
walks of life in which he has walked or
got kicked out OBJ other never could
quite make good. He always could get
a new job somehow. ! suppose on ac-
count of his good looks and the clothes
that the old gent liked to provide for
him when the tailor sent him THE bill.
but as sure rs he was able to get a job.
just that sure he was able to lose it,"
You are sure wound up this morn
ing. amt YOU asked the Head Barber.
II got as much right to talk as you
have" exclaimed the Manicure Lady.
Maybe women hasn't got the sacred
right TO vote with a lot of ward heelecs
yet George, but you can lay your last
dollar that they have Che right to talk,
he same as they had at the dawn of
Eden og whatever was the name of the
garden that tdeY gOt disposse5Sed from.