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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-03-20
FRANK JAMES IS DYING.
One q Brothers. Formerly Notorious .,
#@ Hiohwaymsn. Has Heart Disease.

One Of Brothers, Formerly Notorious @
~ Hishwaymsn. Has Heart Disease.
Excelsior Springs. Mo.-Frank James.
one OF the James brothers. notorious
a. highwaymen shortly after the war
between the states, was stricken with
heart disease and was reported d. ing
at the James home. near here. He is
seventy.three years old.
James Is one Of the last survivors
Of the bank robbers. made notorious
BY an almost unparalleled career OF
crime during the unsettled period tina,
followed the war. He has been living
the life of an ordinary farmer for more
than thirty years.
James was son Of clergyman.
he Joined Quantrell's guerrillas In the
war between the states. together with
his brother. Jesse. and took part in the
sacking Of Lawrence. Kan.
When the war ended they were hunt.
ed far and wide by relatives of those
who had met death at their hands.
They soon became outlaws. Many
crimes Of the decade following the
war have been laid at the door Of the
James. Younger gang. of which the
only members left are Frank James
and Cole Younger. now living at Lees
Summit. Mo. Among their deeds were:
The raid on the Commercial bank at
Liberty. Mo-. in 1906. One bank de-
fender was killed and $4,000 stolen.
LoOtfng of the Russellville Ky,
bank in 1868 for $1,000. 45s-s,
Bank robbery at Gailatin. Mo-, in
1868. In which the cashier. Captain
John W. Sheets. was slain.
Robbery of bank at Columbia, Ky.,
In 1872. In which R. A. G. Martin.
cashier. was killed.
Raid on bank at Corydon, Ia. in
which $4,000 was stolen in 1873.
The wrecking and robbing of Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific train
near Council Bluffs. Ia. in 1873. The
engineer was killed. the fireman
wounded and several passengers In.
jured.
Box Office In the fair grounds at
Kansas City, Mo-. was robbed Of 49,.
600 in broad daylight in 1873.
Detectives surrounded the James
home near Kearney. Mo-, Jan. 25, 1875.
and threw a bomb into the house.
thinking to kill the James brothers.
1t exploded. tearing of the arm of
their mother and killing their brother.
Archie.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-03-20
TYPHOID COSTS 100000.
Loss In Year 20 Kansas Estimated by
health Official.

- /,
Loss In Year 20 Kansas Estimated by
Health Official.
Topeka, Kan.-Typhoid fever in Kan
sas is costing the state $4,000 day,
according to Dr.. $. J. Crumbine. secre-
tary of the state board of health.
There are three typhoid districts in
Kansas now, more than at any time in
several years. Twelve hundred stu
dents at the Agricultural college have
been inoculated with the typhoid Sc
rum.
There were $50 deaths from typhoid
in Kansas this year and about 4,5O0
cases." said Dr.. Crumbine. THE eco,
nomic value of,A life in Kansas is esti-
mated at 5000. and the average cost
Of medical attendance and funerals is
$500. Figuring on this basis, typhoid
cost Kansas more than $1,000. 900. not
counting the loss of time of the pa
TENTS"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-03-20
"sAck TO THE FARM"

The cry Of Back to the farm"
should now be changed to Back to
the ballot The ballot is about the
only thing that will check these out
rageous assaults upon the constitu-
tional rights OF the ,co1ored people in
this country.
The foregoing is from the Richmond
Planet and there is more common
sense il those seven lines than is usu-
ally printed in seven columns Of the
average paper. Editor Mitchell has
certainly struck the key note Of the
cause Of the IS )uble.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-03-20
NEARLY 100 WANT JOBS.
President has Long List Of Applicant,
for johnson,s place.

President has Long List Of Applicants
for johnson's Place.
Only 81 persons has signified direct
ly or indirectly, their willingness to
hold the Office of recorder of deeds
for the District of Columbia. A list of
the names is now before the President
No ladies are in the list.
The District has been without a re-
corder since last summer when Lin.
coin Johnson, resigned, following q
gentle hint from the White House.
Following are the names of those
who want the job:
}. r. Anderson, ]. E. Brodie, Norris
3. Clarke, Alfred B. Cosey, ]. ]. Crane.
Johnson s. Cravens, John w. Davis. ].
A. Dickson, Burton T. Doyle, Charles
L. Ebaugh, c. H. Eberle, J. L. Ed.
monds. H. G. Evans, Joseph R. Fague.
B. T. Foster.
Carey s. Frye, Emmanuel NJ. Hew-
lett, James T. v. Hill, Richard R.
Horner, Giles B. Jackson, w. D. John
son, John H. Kelly, J. w. Paisley, A.
A. Mathis, Richard s. Mitchell, Benia-
min F. Lee, William Cranch McIntire.
Christian ]. Goeckeler, George D. Sem
ken, j. P. Kaufman.
Robert w. Dutton, w. H. Holloway.
Bernard ]. Brown, r. w. Nash, 8. l.
Moore, J. ]. Lightford, Jr.; G. w. NC
Bath, William A. Orme, A. F. Jenkins,
Rev. R. B. Ronin, Prof. d. R. Stokes.
L. G. Bailey, James D. Sneed. w. H.
Nelson, William r. Page.
Charles e. Lane, Edward Beckham.
James B. Lloyd, Walter s. MCCARTHY
John I. Martin, Walter F. Miller. D. ].
Mohler, Paul w. Pope, Frank w. Reed.
Jerome R. Riley, James A. Ross. James
Schooler. Horace Spencer, William ".
Still, Rufus s. Stout.
J. L. F. Talton, julius F. Taylor. B.
Il. Tyson, J. M. Underwood, w. L. Ven.
ablei DR.. ]. Milton Waldron, L. q. War.
1eld, Robert L. Preston, William =.
Gross, John B. Colpoys, Wilbur r.
Cleaver, D. c. Brantley, ]. T. Dayen-
port, William ]. Dwyer, Prof. W. -.
Reynolds. =.
Sully Jaymes, G. w. Tanner, Maurice
Lyon, T. R. Knox, Lee Crandall, James
w. II. Howard, Charles w. Lancaster
Rev. George G. Clements, Rev. J. Fran.
els Lee, DR.. A. H. Weathers, w. ".
woodward, DR.. Lewis A. Grifith. CHI.
ford H. Plummer, Rev. R. B. Robinson.
Adam p. Patterson, and William P.
Morton.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-03-20
'ocT 0GENA ours TEETH
Mr.. Merits es.isxss That He Should
6s Rocked and SUM To,


e Rocked and sung TO.
Greenwood. Del. James Morris,
eighty-four years old, has had trouble
enough for the last twenty years with
boils, rheumatism and dyspepsia with
out the last blight. which. he declares,
has put him in a twin bed with Job.
Mr.. Morris is cutting teeth. a process
which usually occurs before the suf-
fering human IS capable Of effectively
expressing himself in the matter.
For years Mr.. Morris has had but
two teeth. which. thanks to Provi.
dence, hit He has been getting on
fairly well. but for the aforementioned
ailments and had no hope Of ever do
Ing any heavy chewing again. Then
four teeth appeared on his lower jaw,
and this week two more started
through. accompanied by the most an.
noy1ng aches and jumps.
I'm not kicking nor, as a matter of
fact. biting" said Mr.. Norris, ''but it's
bad enough to have teeth cut through
without being 50 old that no one cares
to rock you or sing you trifing ditty
that might produce sleep or total
coma"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-03-20
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-03-20

No adverse legislation was passed
by the Congress just ended, but this
does not mean that the fight is over.
It will be introduced in the next Con-
gress and in the meantime some of
the states will try to put some Jim
crow stuff over. Colored people
should be ready everywhere in the
country to fight proscriptive legisla-
ton. Eternal vigilance is the price
of liberty"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-03-20
GIRL KILLS DEER NEAR HOME
Young New Hampshire Huntre.. .
IN Good Shot.

Young New Hampshire Huntress a
50 Geed Shot. ~
Concord, N. ITO Miss Ruth GIL
man. fifteen yeass-old. of Penacook, N.
H.. probably belongs the honor of be-
ing the youngest woman in New Eng
land to kill q deer this season. Thus
far no one has disputed the honor.
The. $50 pound doe the little girl shot
this week within a mile of her own
home was the first deer she had ever
fired at and one of very few she had
ever seen, although she had roamed the
edelds and woods of central New Hamp-
shire since she was able to toddle and
is an expert with the rifle or shotgun.
She has killed scores Of small game.
squirrels. rabbits and partridge, but it
had never been her good fortune to get
shot at real live deer until this
season, and then her first shot brought
down the game.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-03-20
when IS 4 CH|lD?"
A PuzzL|NG QUESTION
Adult University Students Claim
They Are ''Chi|dren.

Omaha. Neb.-When Is q child? The
question has been put up to the Omaha
city commission. the street railway
company and the teachers in Creighton
university. and it has not been solved.
A city ordinance provides that the
street railway company shall sell at
certain reduced rates tickets good for
the transportation. OF .'chiidren attend
ing schuol."
Several days ago party Of Creigh
ton university students boarded car
and rendered the conductor the re-
duced rate tickets. The conductor re-
fused to accept them. and the young
men refused to either pay the full rate
or get off,
Later q committee of the students
called on the street railway officials
and another committee went to see the
city commissioners and then to City
Attorney Kline.
Nonsense. boys" said Rine. "You
are not children"
when is a child, anywayy'' one Of
them demanded. "
''l'Ii show you" answered Rine. PICK
ing up dictionary. Then he read
aloud:
''Child-A son or daughter; q male or
female descendant In the first degree:
the immediate progeny Of human par
ents.''
Certainly we Creightonians are all
sons. descendants in the tirst degree
and the immediate progeny of human
parents" the spokesman argued.
Rine read On little further:
"A young person Of either sex: one who
exhibits the characteristics Of young
person. as of knowledge ;.
Mr.. Rine thought it might be posi-
tile to consider university boys In this
category But be looked further and
found this definition:
One who oy character or practice.
shows signs of relationship to or of the
influence OF another. as disciple OF a
teacher. az a child of God, child of
the devil. child of toll.
I'VE come under every one of those
definitions" argued the twenty eight
year-oId six foot child at the head OF
the committee.
And City Attorney Rine had to &C.
knowledge that he was right
"Rut the ordinance says these re.
duced fare tickets are got,d for chill
dren only" the lawyer reminded them
And II we are not children. then
the dictionary IS wrong" quoted the
six foot child as be pulled out 4 plug
and bit OF big chew.
And 80 the case stands.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-03-20

Mr.. L. Wilbur Messer of Chicago,
who has Jim crow ideas of Christian
ity and caused the erection of Jim
crow Y. M. c. A. in Chicago, says that
the "Y. M. c. A. is an aggressive
factor. That's true, it has done as
much "aggressively" to injure the COL
ored people as any factor in Amer.
lean life. And it does all Tin the
name of the Lord" This is a great
country for bunk.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-03-20

Do not be satisfied with Jim crow
accommodations in any public place.
1t is criminal for colored man to
advocate separate public schools, sep
arate public libraries, separate public
play grounds or separate public insti-
tutions of any kind. There can not
be two standards Of citizenship in a
republic.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-03-20
THE PRESIDENT AND THE
AFRo.AMERlcAN.

(From the Chicago Tribune.)
We are not ready to concede that
any body Of citizenship has less stand
ing under the law than any other. II
the south wishes to make any such
issue as this It will find that the
north. where there is prejudice, is
nevertheless restless when as part
of the nation It is asked to declare that
the main principle Of the nation is q
piece Of hypocrisy and does not apply
where It Is inconvenient.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-03-20
WILSON AND HEREA.

President Wilson is at 1t again. He
was the principal speaker at meet
ing held in Washington in the interest
Of Berea College, Kentucky, and as
usual said some things which were
long on rhetoric and lofty sentiment,
but short on fact and sincerity.
For instance. in speaking Of the
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-03-20

A ray of hope comes from Butte,
Mont, where Des Stewart, on trial for
first degree murder, got a verdict of
life Imprisonment instead of being
hung, because the jury did not desire
the impression to go abroad that pref
udice on account Of color Influenced
the verdict
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-03-20
ANOTHER INDIAN REGISTER.

President Wilson has nominated
Houston B. Teehee, a Cherokee In
dian, of Talaquah, Okla, to be Regis
ter of the Treasury to succeed Gabe
E. Parker, an alleged Indian who re-
signed to become commissioner Of the
Five Civilized Tribes.
The hundred or more hungry col
ored Democratic candidates who have
been hanging around and licking their
chops in anticipation of delicious
morsel have received another shock
from their friend and leader.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-03-20

William Monroe Trotter, editor Of
the Guardian, is having remarkable
meetings all over the country. Great
crowds are flocking to hear him talk
on the Evils of Segregation. That's
a good subject of which the average
colored man needs to learn a great
DEAL Keep up with the good work
Mr.. Trotter.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-03-20
The SIN or SILENCE

TO sin BY silence when we should
protest makes towards out Of men.
The human race has climbed on pro-
test. Had no voice been raised against
injustice, ignorance and lust, the in
QUESTION yet would serve the law, and
guillotines decide our least disputes.
The few who dare must speak and
speak again to right tho wrongs Of
many.-EIIa Wheeler Wilcox.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-03-20
HOW TO SPELL NAME
OF THE BADGER u STATE
WISCONSIN Correct, as Shown
by an Old Document.

Fond du Lac, Wis., -i-s-k-0-n.s-a-n
seems to have been the perfectly prop
er way of spelling the name of this
state in the old territorial days back
in ~.
Many pioneer residents of the state
can remember when wisconsin was
spelled that way, but w. f. Sealey,
county clerk. has discovered a docu-
ment which provides better evidence
than memory. It is a certificate of
election issued to Paul D. Hayward as
justice of the peace in the township of
Stockbridge. dated June 2. 1874, and
signed BY Duane J II .Doty, then territorial
Each Of the three peoples who have
successfully occupied the state. lndi-
ans. French and Anglo Saxons. have
left us in eirTnames a record of their
first Impressions and sometimes even
a trace of legendary history.
The name Of the state and of its
greatest river. Wisconsin. is a corrupt
ed form Of an. Indian term whose ex-
act meaning is. now unknown. though
it has usually been translated gather
ing of waters" Ouisconsin. Wiscon-
sing. Ouisconching. Ouiskensing. Wis
kcnsan are a few of the spelltngs
which appear in old documents and on
time stained maps before the present
form was evolved.
The name. Of the largest lake within
the state. Winnebago, suggests an in.
teresting history of the Indian tribes
whence it came. The original Algon-
quin form was ''ounipegou," meaning
"men of the i'll smelling water a
aame which the tribe gained from
having originally dwelt on the shores
Of Lake Winnipeg. we'll known for its
odorous sulphur springs. : r.. 7. "
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-03-20

remember, as one has said, that only
the Golden Rule of Christ can ever
bring in the golden age of man, and
let all Northern Senators, Representa-
tives, ministers and editors agitate
and protest until the lowliest citizen
has his rights under the flag, lest the
wrath Of Heaven descend on US as a
nation.
WILLIAM D. BRIGHAM.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-03-20

The Greiner-Tallet bill requiring the
reading of ten verses of the Bible ev-
cry day in the public schools of the
state of New York is dead The Jews
and some other religious denomina.
lions were in at the death. That's
right. And the Bible is all right, but
it should not be forced on people who
do not wish it.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-03-20
THE MAN VINO DAREs

J honor the man who il tho con
sclentious discharge Of his duty dares
g stand alone; tho world. with ignor-
ant, intolerant Judgment. may con
denim, the countenancss Of relative.
may be svsrtsd, and the, hearts of
friends grow cold. but tho sense of
duty done shall DO sweeter than the
applause Of the world, the csunten-
ances1of relative. Or tho hearts q
friends. Charles Summer l..
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-03-20

A bill prohibiting the giving of tips
on sleeping and parlor cars, has passed
the Missouri senate. AS the porters
on sleeping and parlor cars are all col
ored men it looks like a bill aimed at
that particular class of people. If the
Missouri solons wish to be fair they
should make the bill include tips ev-
erywhere. We hope it will not be-
come law.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-03-20

The Germans seem not to be
troubled as to the ultimate outcome of
the war being in their favor. The
Reichstag has just voted q new war
tax credit of $1,25O, 100000.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-03-20
English Walnut Record.

English Walnut Record.
Gait. Gallon the farm Of Alfred. G.
North at Valley Oaks young English
walnut orchard holds record which
many of the old settlers claim to be the
most remarkable In the state. Last
March North put out forty acres Of
young walnut trees ny actual meas
urement recently It was found that q
number Of the trees stand twelve feet
nigh. showing a growth 0f ten feet in
seven months. A large acreage In this
vicinity IL being planted to this variety
Of walnut
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-03-20
SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1915.
MINNEsoTA's PROTEST.

Prior to the adjournment of Con
gress, the Saint Paul Branch of the
National Independent Equal Rights
League, through it's president, sent
letters to Minnesota's Senators, Knute
Nelson and Moses E. Clapp, protesting
against the enactment of jimcrow laws
and asking their aid in preventing the
passage of adverse legislation Of any
kind, especially the bills affecting the
District Of Columbia, one of which had
already passed the House of Repre-
sentatives.
Since the adjournment of Congress,
the following letters have been received
and they speak for themselves as to
the stand of our Senators in regard to
such legislation:
>.a-,4 Washington, D. c., March, 1915.
Dear Mr.. Adams: Your letter to
hand in due time. Congress has, ad-
journed and the legislation to which
you refer has failed to pass either
house of Congress and I do not believe
that such legislation is likely to pass
in the future.
Your truly, u
si knute Nelson. J,
Washington, D. C., March, 1915.
Dear Mr.. Adams: Yours at hand,
There is no danger Of any adverse leg.
islation. There was very little danger
Of any legislation relative to the Dis.
trict, because Senator Jones is mem.
Der of the District Committee and he
is one of the most loyal Of friends
l think there will be no trouble next
session. At all events, YOU may de.
pend upon 1t that before they get any
adverse legislation they will realize
they have encountered some apposi
ton.
With regards, am cordially yours
Moses e. clapp.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-03-20

A colored fisherman saved the life
Of millionaire George w. Perkins, at
Palm Beach recently, but the Asso-
ciated Press failed to give the name
of the hero in the dispatch.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-03-20

class from securing their rights as
American citizens.
The product of the segregated insti-
tuition is usually crop of young col
ored people with slavish instincts;
cringing towards, seryile sycophants.
Great God deliver the people from
such charity and give them justice.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-03-20
Called Emperor 4 Rascal.

Paris.-Befo he was sentenced to
life Imprisonment by court martial for
assisting $50 Relgians to join the army
In France. General Fife. retired Bel
CLAN general. told the court Emperor
William was asrascal and asked for a
death sentence.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-03-20

The National Equal Rights League
did good work in the recent fight
against Jim crow legislationr in Con-.
gress.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-03-20
RACE PREJUDICE.

I am convinced myself that there is no moro
evil thing in this present world than Race Pre-
JUDGE; none at all. write deliberately lit is
the worst single thing in life now. It justi1es
and holds together more baseness, cruelty and
abomination than any other sort Of error in the
world. Through its body runs the black blood
Of coarse lust, suspicion, jealousy and persecu-
ton and all the darkest poisons Of the human
soul
--H. g. Wells in N. Y. Independent