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American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1914-06-06

Whila we, feel that our city could
pass q fair examination on most Of
the foregoing points, yet there is room
for much Improvement along all OF
theee lines. with the possible exception
Of four ar Ave. remember that our
city 10 merely n collection OF individ-
uAl homes. The clean home boosts
the score, the unclean one knocks. In
which class does your home come?
The general committee decided upon
the following plan OF conducting the
"Cbean-Up" campaign: The east and
west sides Of the city--Center street
being the dividing line--will compete
against each other for the greatest
number Of homes that will pass with
. trade OF 75 per cent In the points
mentioned above. Points 9 and IL will
b credited TO all homes at the outset.
No. Will be given to all who have
the city water. but the supply of others
will be examined into. Two captains
Will be appointed-one for the east
eide and one for the west---and each
will be given. to begin with, three
hundred buttons, those for the east be-
Ing blue and those for the west, red.
A. soon as any citizen feels that his
home will score rs points, according
to the above schedule, he makes ap-
plication to his captain for q scoring
Of bis home. II the home passes the
examination the owner is awarded n
button. Results Of the distribution of
buttons will be announced from time
to time In the local paper. The win
ming side will receive some suitable
recognition.
The committee has also provided for
block captains, whose duty II Is to
have general supervision over the
work Of cleaning up the homes on his
block. He will encourage his neigh
bors TO engage In the work. distribute
literature and report the condition of
hlk block TO the general committee
when called upon. When the block
captain calls at your home, treat him
kindly and weigh well the suggestions
he offers.
Following is the committees as
brought up TO date:
Executive Committee Banks.
chairman; 8. w. Ross, secretary: A.
l.. Yates. w. Il. Evans, Enoch Russon.
Emma j. T. Roberts, Violet Wing
Maud HARDWOOD and William HadReld.
General Committee. -Junius Banks,
chairman; 3. w. Ross, secretary; A
L. Yates. w, Il, Evans, Enoch Russon,
Emma j. T. Roberts, Violet Wing.
Maud HARDWOOD, DR.. II. c. Holbrook.
Mayor William r. Quincy. Mrs Julia
Brown. James NJ. Kirkham, secretary
Utah Development League; DR., Fred
d. Worlton, Mrs. w, T. Hasler Mrs.
n. Z. Holbrook, G. l.. Conner. Mrs. S.
w. Ross. John Hutchings. Mrs. Joseph
Gray. George Barnes. Ivy Thomas.
Mrs. James II. Gardner. Mrs. William
Clark. Eliza Phillips, Martha Dorton.
>. i. Goodwin, Thomas Russon. George
earn. Byron Gray. c. b. Peterson and
John Brown.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1914-06-06

Greatest baseball game Of the sen.
son, Lehi vs.. American Fork, ut Lehi,
next Wednesday, $3.50 Z. VI. Gilt
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1914-06-06
Battle Now On
War Between the Reds and the Blues
Has Been Declared 49, Victory
Sure for n Cleaner Town.

The committee of thirty-one having
In charge Behis campaign for clean
er city, Is going after the contest In
dead earnest. The committee, with
the help OF the people. proposes to
win that prize for being the cleanest
city In the state II there is a posi-
bility OF doing So When their work
IL completed the town will know that
II has had Turkish bath, and It will
feel all the better for 1t, too A badge
Of honor--a button which reads, "A
Cleaner Lehi"--will be given to the
citizens fast as they have earned one.
They cannot be bought: they must be
earned. but the committee will not
rest till every owner of home is
wearing one. Within the next ten days
every home will be visited by block
captain and have the project explained
oithem. At the same time they will
begiven circular, OF which the fol-
Toying ~ a copy:
The Utah Development League is
cd9ducting a "Clean Town" contest
ae,ong the communities of our state.
The cities have been grouped accord
Ing to population into four classes
Lehi IL In the second group and will
compete against such towns as Spring
ville. Nephi, Rlchfleld, etc. A suitable
prize Will be given the winning town
No city has a better chance to win
than ours. but the good that comes
from thoroughly clean city is worth
many times the prize offered by the
development league. Our city will be
rated soon after the 18th OF August In
accordance with the following score;
Points.
!. Sewage. Disposal of--Privies.
cesspools, etc. ............... 10
2. Stables and corrals. disposal of
manure. etc. 10
3. Garbage, collection and disposal 10
Z. Water supply .,............. 10
:. Sanitation OF school houses and
other public buildings ....... 81
9. Sanitary marketing OF foods. -. 81
Z. Presence OF flies ............ 81
.. Sanitation of the home, cleanli-
ness Of the house. ventilation,
g. Condition Of streets. parks and
aiieys ....... - ........,..... 10
10. General appearance OF homes.
barns and barnyards ......... 81
y. Lawns and flower gardens. -. 81
2, Vacant lots 81
q. Fences ........ .........,. b |
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1914-06-06
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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-10-24
THE CHICAGO EXPOSITION.
Commission to Arrange Celebration
Issues First Annual Report.

Commission to Arrange Celebration
Issues First Annual Report.
The Illinois commission appointed by
Governor Edward r. Dunno for the
purpose Of arranging for the iftieth
anniversary celebration of the freedom
of the colored people In the United
States has made its first annual report
The commission was appointed In
July, 1913. under an act of the forty
eighth general assembly. The exposi'
tion win be held in the Coliseum build
ing IN Chicago. opening about the LIST
OF August, 1915. One Of the features
Of the celebration will be a series OF
congresses showing the educational,
religious, sociological. agricultural and
Industrial progress Of the race since
the civil war.
Chicago and Cook county have ap
pointed committees to assist the state
commission in gathering suitable ma
terial for the exhibits, and a congress
sional committee has before 1t bill
for $50, 900 to defray the expenses OF
the exposition. The commission has
experienced some difficulty In the be-
ginning Of its work In getting such ma
terial for exhibit as 1t wishes. but this
drawback has been overcome. and the
work is moving forward smoothly
More than 200 models Of inventions
? by cOlored Americans have been loan
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-10-24

ed by the patent Office in Washington
for the use Of the commission In the
arrangement and classification Of the
various exhibits. The coming year
therefore should mean much to the
race In effort. inspiration and hope.
Several Of the large business. civic and
religious organizations among our peo-
pie will doubtless hold their annual
meetings in Chicago during the month
Of August. ..,.... ~
The commission Is composed Of Ed
ward F. Dunno, governor Of Illinois;
the Right Rev. Samuel Fallows, Mrs.
Susan Lawrence Joergen-Dahl. Major
George w. Ford, the Rev. A. ]. Carey.
John Daley, w. Duff Piercy. r. R.
jackson, Medill Mccormick. William
@. Niblack, vice president and title off,
Ger of the Chicago Title and Trust
company. Thomas Wallace Swami is
the secretary
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-10-24

!. tnorsass In Value Of Farm Property.
4 The total value Of farm property op
Grated by Negroes in 1910 was $1.l44.
lS1, 900 as compared with $499.941,ON
In 1900 indicating that the value OF
agricultural property operated by Ne
sroes increased considerably more
than twofold during the decade. The
statistics show that 1.S06,727 Negro
males and 1,O50,S49 Negro females
were engaged In agriculture.
The data viii be shown for the reg
istration area Of the United States,
which includes the registration states
and certain selected cities. The death
rate among Negroes in 1910 in this
area was $50 per 1000. showing de.
crease as compared with the rate In
1900. which was 29.4. and the death
rates for 1910 show many decreases.
especially in the southern municipali.
Hes.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-10-24

by Mammoth New York Concern
With Which He Has Been Connected
For Quarter Of a Century.
Brooklyn.-This city has q large num-
Der Of business and professional men
and others who hold positions OF trust
and much responsibility with business
concerns of great influence. In each
class their advancement has been the
result Of their own energies, efficiency.
honesty and reliability. In the latter
class is found Peter h. Fisher, who
has been in the employ Of the Riker &
Hegeman company store No. 2 In this
city for the past twenty-five years.
Mr.. Fisher is a native Of Petersburg.
Va. He came to Brooklyn when quite
young. He Is married and resides with
his family at 579 Herkimer street. He
has made a most admirable record In
every line Of activity in which he has
engaged. In the religious, secret and
benevolent society circles Of this city
he Is well and favorably known. he
IL the faithful and highly esteemed
clerk Of the Concord Baptist Church
of Christ. which position he has held
for nearly thirty years.
He In one Of the pioneer members
.of Alpha lodge 1881, Grand. United
Order Of Odd Fellows, and was for
many years it's treasurer. Alpha lodge
IN said to be one Of the wealthiest
lodges of the order IN this section OF
the country. Il OWNS real estate which
is valued ut many thousand dollars
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-10-24
susInsss Men Hold Large Exhibition.

Business Men Hold Large Exhibition.
An exhibition under the auspices OF
the Philadelphia Business Mems league
was recently held for Ave nights at the
varick institutional church. Phi'adei-
phia. Exhibits Of various wares were
shown by thirty business men and wo-
men. The booths were prettily dec.
grated. and there was an attractive
literary program rendered each night
under the following heads: "Citizens'
Night "A Night With Our Churches.
Business League Night" Ladies'
Night and professional Night" The
exhibition has awakened the interest
of the public in the various enterprises
operated by the colored people in Phila-
delphia az nothing else has for long
time.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-10-24

and numbers in its membership many
of Brooklyn's most progressive men.
For q number Of years Alpha lodge
owned the property at 129 Nassau
street, which 1t sold to the city to good
advantage to make way for the Man
haitian bridge across the East river.
Mr.. Fisher is one Of the founders Of
the Society Of the Sons Of Virginia, a
large and influential mutual benefit or
ganization In this city composed OF
men born In Virginia or the sons Of
native born virginians. He was the
society's first president, serving for
two consecutive years. He was nom
mated for a third term, but refused
to accept the honor. However, he has
since served as president and has held
the position Of financial secretary for
the past two years. With such rec
ord of activities as the foregoing to bis
credit those who know Mr.. Fisher well
are not surprised at the good name
which he has made at the Riker store
nor at what the Rfker Record says OF
him under his cut in its September is'
sue in praise Of his twenty-five years
service as a Riker employee.
Under the caption "Diligent In Busi
ness" the Record says in part: 1t IL
not often in these modern days we
hear Of q man faithful to the same
employment for twenty-five years, and
when we learn Of one who has for 0
quarter of century rendered faithful
loyal and diligent service we feel thai
such service should be recognized. Pc
ter II. Fisher, employed at store No. 2
has Just completed his twenty-fftf
year Of continuous service in the Rike
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-10-24
Organization Society Meets Nov. H..

Organization Society Meets Nov. II.
Norfolk, va.-Much public interest Is
being manifested in most all sections
Of the state In the second annual meet
ing Of the Negro Organization society
which will be held in this city for two
days, beginning on Wednesday. Nov.
II. The society acts as clearing
house for all the business. fraternal
and religious organizations In the state
and since its formation two years ago
has accomplished great good. The So
ciety has the Endorsement Of Governor
Stuart, DR.. II. B. Frissell Of the Hamp-
ton institute. former President william
II. Taft. DR.. Booker T. Washington.
DR.. Buttrick Of the General Education
board In New York and many other
noted men. Major Robert r. Motion OF
the Hampton institute is president OF
the society.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-10-24

employ. Roth Mr.. Harlowe. his dis
trict manager. an: those store manag-
ers for whom he has worked have
nothing but what is good to say Of
Mr.. Fisher.
1--WE are genuinely delighted to be
able to congratulate this loyal Riker
representative on his twenty-five years
Of service. and we feel sure that every
Record reader will join with US in
wishing for him many more happy and
prosperous years of congenial service"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-10-24
Nv CLEVELAND G. ALLEN.

BY CLEVELAND G. ALLEN.
Boston. Of the ablest and most
progressive of the A. M. q. Zion
.churchmen in this section is the Rev.
DIR. B. w. Swain. the popular pastor OF
the Columbus Avenue A.. M. e. Zion
church of this city. DR.. Swain since
becoming pastor Of this church has
won the confidence and esteem OF the
public. The personality OF DIR. Swain
has been keenly felt, and today the
church enjoys the most prosperous Pc
riod Of it's long history.
In the short period Of two years the
church has undergone an almost COM
plete reorganization. ..
The success Of DIR. Swain's pastorate
at this church has been that he has
sought to build up every department
and to touch the lives Of the young
people. The church Is one OF the lar
gest and most beautiful Of the Zion
edifices and has seating capacity OF
LOO. It Is valued at $1O0. 0.O00 and has
q membership Of 800.
The ability of the pastor asa fnan-
cier n seen In the success that has
come to him, In the large amounts he
has raised. During the two years Of
his pastorate he has raised $16.373.44.i
The Sunday school has an enrolment
Of 4S8 pupils, and the Christian En-
deayor society, which is one OF the
most active Of the church auxiliaries,
has a membership of 200. One Of the
inspiring features Of the work OF this
church is the Young Mems Bible class,
which has a membership Of 150 thrifty
young men.
These young men are influencing the
lives of other young men Of the city
In a NEST helpful way. They have
been the means Of inducing many OF
them to Join the church.
The pastor is always ready and will
ing to accord the young folks a place
IN AlI departments Of the church;
hence q lively interest in the work is
kept up the year round. As race
man Dr.. Swain Is alert to the best in
terest of our people along all lines OF
useful endeavor He is member OF
the National Association For the Ad
vancement Of Colored People, the
Equal Rights league and the New Eng
land Suffrage league.
The Rev. B. W. Swain was born II
Southport, N. c.. and received the
rudiments Of his early education II
the public schools of his native town
He studied theology under the Rev
Drs. Huntington and F. T. Sanderson
two Of the ablest theologians ant
preachers of their day. DR.. Swain has
been very successful In Johnstown, N
T.; Paterson, N. j.; Worcester, Mass.
Hartford, Conn, and In Virginia. HI
h well known In the A. M. ID. Ziol
connection and bids fair to rise T.
still greater heights in the work o
the denomination. -...'.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-10-24
ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE.

Philadelphia Organization Takes Up
= Problem Of Industrial Conditions.
/, The recent meeting Of the Round Ia
Bile Conference held In Philadelphia for
the purpose Of improving the indus.
trial condition Of Afro-Americans was
a most important gathering. The con-
ference IL bringing its influence to bear
on labor organizations In that 1t Is
urging upon the various trade unions
the necessity and also the fairness Of
giving the colored man chance to
work ut sneh employment In skilled
labor as his ability warrants. The
Armstrong association has done much
In this direction and has opened up a
somewhat broader field for employ.
ment of different kinds.
Among the speakers at the confer.
ence and their subjects were Mr.. A. F..
Manley, "A contractor, who spoke on
The Industrial Situation In Philadel'
phia;" ]. Bruce Byall, on the present
Condition Of the Colored Man and the
Outlook;" !" "Private Education" was dis.
cussed by ]. r. P. Brock. Housing
conditions and other timely topics were
also discussed, and an active campaign
was launched to get results along the
lines Indicated. - ...
The conference emphasized the fac
that there are 10000 colored people ir
Philadelphia and that the efforts o'
many Of this number in the past t.
get employment commensurate will
their ability and aspirations have mo-
met with as much success as condi
lions Justify. 1t also called attention
to the large amount which the coloret
people spend for clothing and foot
with white people alone, to say moth
ing Of what they spend with their owl
race In business and the professions
A sentiment for more just and friend
ly relations between the races was on
Of the very encouraging features o
the conference.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-10-24

Music School Settlements Now Home.
The Society of the Music School Set
tlement, in New York. of which e.
bridge L. Adams Is president, Is now
located in its new quarters on One
Hundred and Thirty-first street. j.
Rosamond johnson. the well known
composer, has been appointed musical
aylperyisOr
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-10-24
Miss Iva Marshall 10 Highly lionorsd.

Miss Iva Marshall 10 Highly Honoreo.
Miss Iva Marshall. a pupil In Grade
A. girls high school. in Brooklyn. was
recently elected to membership In the
Arista. an organization composed OF
pupils Of the highest rank In scholar
ship. Miss Marshall is the first colored
girl ever elected to membership IN the
Arista, not because there have not been
others eligible. but because no colored
girl in the past has received the. re-
quired number of votes. Miss Marshall
has been an officer in some one Of her
classes ever since she entered tho high
school.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-10-24
s...dx Advance Of an Ohio School.

Steady Advance Of an ohio School.
The Curry institute at Urbana, o.
has made wonderful progress under the
leadership of its principal. DR.. ID. W.
B. Curry. Quite recently the institu.
ton received some very substantial
financial aid as well as buildings and
ground. The opening of the school this
fan will witness a large increase In the
number of students over the Dast year.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-10-24

wanted-Agents TO solicit sdvsr.
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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-10-24
Gains SUCCESS
IN new FIELD
Zion Church Pruspers Under
Dr.. B.. ". Swain
HIS MINISTERIAL CAREER,

Features Of Work at the A. N. Z. Zion
Church In Boston and What its Pas
Tor Has Accomplished the Past Two
Years-Warm Friend Of the Young
People.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-10-24

SMOKE THE RELIABLE
SIGHT DRAFT CIGAR 9
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-10-24
fine RECORD OF
peter H. FISHER
Has Proved His Worth In Many
Good Movements.
NATIVE OF OLO DOMINION.

Widely known churohman, Benevolent
and Secret Society Leader Honored
by Mammoth New York Concern
With Which He Has Been Connected
For Quarter Of q Century.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-10-24
CENSUS FIGURES
SHOW our THRIFT
Big Increase IN CoIOred Pop
uIatlon Since 1900.
DECREASE IN DEATH RATE.

Wealth OF information Contained In
Forthcoming Bulletin Prepared BY Di-
rector Harris Of the Department OF
commsros-sehool Attendance and
Value Of Farms Given In Detail.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-05-21
from Saturdays Daily.l

Fitz Henze of Reedsburg has under
gone an operation at the Reedsburg
sanitarium for tuberculosis of the spine.
Drs. Powers and Winslow of the Bara-
boo hospital performed the operation.
The disease has so far advanced that
the young man is in serious condition.
Mrs B. d. Sherwood was injured,
Sunday, by being thrown from buggy
nswhich she was riding with her hus-
band. Mr. Sherwood and George Peck
Peck had turned out to pass each other
on the river road, when Clarence Dresen,
who was driving an automobile behind
one of the rigs, thought he could pass
between them, and in the attempt the
machine struck the Sherwood buggy,
throwing the occupants out. Mrs.
Sherwood had one arm hurt and re-
ceived other injuries, which, though
painful, will probably not prove seri
Gus. Spring Greeu News.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-05-21
knowledge
is Power

We are reading the mail order cats
logues carefully. The following are
some of our findings
Montgomery Wards catalogue No.
81, page 327, observe kitchen cabinet
No. 276O5, price s139 SO, freight SLAP,
total $15.40 We have been selling the
same cabinet for the past year for $14,
making a saving for our patrons of
81. 40.
Observe also page $50, combination
book case No. 2855O, price $13 Is,
freight ST. &C., total cost 1851. We
sell this same book case at s14, saving
you ST.
In Sears & Roebuck catalogue. page
54S, notice iron bed No. 1R92408 at
$3.15, freight $.42, total cost 1857.
We are pleased to sell this bed at So. 25
refnished and delivered in the city.
On page SAB observe ward robe No.
1R20O3s, price ST. 15,, freight $751; total
cost $7.97. We sell this ward robe at
$780,. e >'.
We also call your attention to their
special record breaking values on page
496. extension table No. 1R661s, price
So. As, freight sos; total $943. We
duplicate Unstable at $3.50
See pagel480, porch sewing chair Nc.
1R497, price $3.48, freight $.48. total
49, SO. Our price has never been over
So 90 on this chair.
We ask you to observe the bow back
kitchen chair at $3.50. Our price, set
up and finished, is $.65.
Also notice No. 1R161 office chair.
price 1892, freight $40, total SIS. go.
Our priceEhas alwayssbeen $500.
1--WE feel we have calledg your atten-
ton to enough!of their special" offer
ings to satisfy you that we can equal
them and in most cases beat them.
Bear N mind we get these goods, set
them up, refnish them when necessary
and deliver in the city, while through
the mail.order houses you get them d.
rect from the factory, the parts must
be fitted and often replaced and refn-
ishing is frequently necessary to make
them presentable.
We aresnot resentful toward the mail
order houses. They possess one of the
schemes in the CONNER
cial world, it being shown through re-
cent court records that one of them
cleared So, $40, 900. 90 in one year.
If these people, whom you do not
know, scan convince you with mere pic
lures and catalogue talk, should not
we, with the above data, and the goods
on our floor for your inspection and
comparison, be able to command your
attention? Please bear in mind we are
not asking favors. We are stating
plain facts; simply asking you to in
vestigate and be your own Judge of the
merits of our representations.
Erswell & Plummer,
Undertakers and Embalmers.
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