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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-04-22
Perfect Measure to
Establish T welVe
Regional Land Banks

WASHINGTON. April "A bin 10 cs.
ihblish twelve regional land mortgage
banks, as part Of the administration
rural credit legislation program, was
committee and Will be urged for passage
next week by house leaders.
The proposed bank would make loans
on land through national farm loan as
soeiations. Stock would DO taken by the
federal treasury. but under an amend
inent adopted by the committee today
no payments would DO made on such
stock until the bank IN question had re-
ceiYod applications for loans from at
least ten loen associations.
Subscriptions 10 stock also would be
made by tho loan associations and when
they had subscribed 10 10000 IN any
land bank that bank would be author
lied to apply seml-annually 10 the pay
ment and retirement Of the shares issued
TO represent the subscriptions 10 the
original capital. q per cent of all sums
thereafter subscribed until all such
original capital stock was retired al par.
At least 20 per cent Of tho capital stock
OF any land bank paid in by tho loan as
ISOLATION must consist OF cash in the
banks vaults. OF deposits in member
banks Of the federal reserve system. or
Of investments in negotiable interest
bearing securities approved by the Fed
eraI Farm Loan board. Not less than 5
per cent Of capital stock must DO In
vested In United States bonds.
Representative Moss. a member Of the
Joint committee Of congress which framed
the original bill rcintroduced It today
as amended by the banking committee,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-04-22
Father Is Killed and
Daughter Wounded
Result of Shooting

BtNGHAMToN, NJ v. April a.~Al.
fred l.. sharpe formerly collector Of
customs At ~ Paso. Tex. is dead and
his ls-year-old daughter, Holland, IL scr.
louay wounded. AZ n result Of quarrel
last night between father and daughter.
which ended when Sharpe seized re-
Yolycr and shot the girl twice In the
back and sent Il bullet through hts own
heart Doctors say the girl has chance
10 recover Sharpe until recently had
been building superintendent for his
cousin. william Kilmer IN this city.
Money matters are BAid 10 have caused
The quarrel sharpe, according TO reports
hid recently lost heavily IN business
deal IN Texaa
~ PAsO Tex. April M. T. Sharpe.
who shot his daughter and later killed
himself in a hotel at BinRhamton, ". y.
last night was member Of the Texas
legislature IN leos-Ns from ~ Paao county
He was the sponsor of the bill which pro
hibited gambling IN Texas. ...
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-04-22
Negro to Die in Chair;
Jury Out Is Minutes

BLACKSTONE. Va. April q John
Williams, young negro, who attacked
white gTl on her way 10 school near
here Marci ~ was sentenced 10 electro
oution ON May . here today, after jury
had considered his case thirteen m'rutes
He made vain appeal for mercy. prom
Using the Judge 90 deyot, himself 10 God
II hin sentence wAa commuted MohH
threatened Williams Wucn me was ar
rested, and today al persons entering The
court room wers aearghed for weapons.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-04-22
SETTLERS STILL FL0CKING
TO NEW HOMESTEAD AREA

The Nebraska people continue 10 be
making rush to tho government land
out along the Buriinston's Billings and
Powder river lines, whore they secure
s2o-acrc homesteads IN the soml-aHd
region. Twenty-aix homcatcaders have
gone 10 the Wyoming lands within the
last five days and ten more arc booked
10 90 out Saturday
While the Wyoming lands along the
Burlington are not susceptible Of irrlga.
ton, It 10 asserted that they produce
good crops during seasons when the
rainfall Is normal Last year. lands In
the district that are now open 70 homo
stead produced aa high MS twenty-clght
bushels OF wheat 10 tho acre.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-04-22
Sherman Asserts He
Won Vote for War

PEORIA 90 Apgn % sreakins AZ q
aingef attended hf stats republicans TO-
ulEkb HvHaiaf sherman declared
l'fssiieHl Wua1n may wtrf thia eoun
lU diPnmaue relations eth utmsny.
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-04-22
SHAKEINTO YOUR SHOES

Aliens Foot Base. the Antisepue powder 20 he
shaken into the shoes and used IN tha foot bath
Il relieves painful. swollen, HmartinR feet and
instantly takes The tiinE out ~ c0fna ana hunlnns
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Trial package Fltfr. Address Allen r. um.
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-04-22

DO Something for Your Cold.
AZ the first Sign Of cough or cold
take DR. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey. You
won't suffer long. &c. All druggists
Advertisement
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-10-07
DIRECTING YOUNG LIVES.
important Work of j. n. Hubert at
Urban Leagues Brooklyn Office.

important Work of J. n. Hubert at
Urban Leagues Brooklyn Office.
The National League ON Urban Con-
ditions Among Colored People, with
headquarters at 1903 Seventh avenue,
New York, has branches In several OF
the large cities south and west. The
league is doing a much needed service
and is especially interested in opening
new industrial opportunities for mem
bers of our race.
Mr. James III. Hubert, who has
charge of the Brooklyn Office of the
league, says: "In our Brooklyn work
we come In touch with a large number
of boys and girls from time to time
who are seeking Jobs. For instance.
within the first two weeks in Septem-
Der last we had thirty-one applications
for work. These consist Of those who
are seeking employment as well as
some who are seeking to improve their
present employment 1t is therefore
along such lines as indicated above
that we are bending our most earnest
efforts"
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-10-07
ILLEGAL LEGISLATION At
WASHINGTON IS ASSAILED
J. C. Manning Of Alabama Says War
Amendments Are Ignored.

The Hon. Joseph G. Manning, known
the country over as one of the bravest
Of southern white men, believes In
equal rights and opportunities for all
citizens of the United States, regard
less of race, color or creed. Mr.. Man
ming was member of the Alabama
legislature In 1S94-5, and as such he
endeavored to bring about such legis-
lation as would benefit the people of
the state generally instead Of favor
ed few. He has long been known as
a fearless fighter for the legal and CIV
ic rights of the colored people.
That Mr., Manning has the qualities
Of craftsmanship and knowledge Of the
meaning of the federal constitution
may be seen from the following arti-
Gle by Mr.. Manning which appeared
In the New York Globe Sept. ID In
which he says: Legislation has been
put upon the country, such as the eight
hour law and the like, by house of
representatives of the congress domi-
mated by a membership without legal
right or title to the seats they have
and hold.
The war amendments are self acting.
"The right to vote shall not be denied
or abridged" reduction In representa-
ton to follow automatically in event
Of said denial or abrldgment.
These states. Alabama. Louisiana,
Florida. Georgia. North Carolina.
Sahth Carolina. Virginia, Texas, Arkan-
sas, Mississippi and Oklahoma, have
DISTINGUISHING laws, denying and
abridging the right of both WITHSTAND
blacks to vote. Not one delegation
from any one of these states is In the
house by constitutional right or title,
for while denying and abridging the
right to vote. representation has not
been reduced.
Since 1t is not possible to distinguish
as to who of the Illegal delegation in
excess of the constitutional number
should be admitted. 1t follows that the
duty of the house was to exclude the
entire delegation from each of the dis
franchising states.
These Illegal delegations dominate
the committees, control legislation. and
1t must follow that the legislation Is
subject to legal attack. That Missis-
sippi with 10000 votes, and other
southern states like Mississippi should
elect an entire delegation to congress
on such a vote is absurd. 1t is ridicu-
lous that a state of the south should
elect delegation on vote that is on
an average with single district of the
states north and west.
This is the first congress since this
southern DISTINGUISHING political sys-
tenn in which the south is In the saddle,
and 1t is the first time, therefore, that
this question is before the country.
That this constitutional phase will get
to the supreme court of the United
States there can be no doubt.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-10-07
BUSINESS MEN COMMEND
GOOD WORK OF STUDENTS
National Urban League Told colorsd
Boys Give Satisfaction.

The following communication from
the Connecticut Leaf Tobacco associa
ton, which Is composed of practically
all the tobacco growers In the Hartford
valley, has been received at the office
OF the National Urban league
The National League on Urban Condi-
tons Among Negroes. 2303 Seventh Ave
nue.. New York:
Gentlemen-I am glad to be able to write
that upon every plantation where the
colored students are now employed they
are giving satisfaction. and plans are
being made for their return to Connecti-
cut at the end OF the school term in 1917.
These boys have proved to be efficient
and conscientious workers and they have
won the approval OF both the planters
they have been working for and the men,
bers OF the different communities in which
they have lived.
/ believe II to be the duty Of the asso-
citation to send some letter Of apprecia-
ton to the National League on Urban
Conditions Among Negroes for their eff.
forts in this movement and at the same
time to mention the efficient and able
manner in which they have handled this
proposition. Very truly yours,
CONNECTICUT LEAF TOBACCO AS
ISOLATION
This letter Is In commentator of
the work of the 500 students who
were recruited from the southern
schools and colleges as an experiment
to all the places of foreign laborers
who had found more remunerative EN-
ployment In the various munition fac
tories Of the north.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-10-07
ASKS FUNDS FOR SLATER.
Penn Heads Movement to Aid Well
Known Newspaper Man.

NnoWn newspaper Maus
Cincinnati.-In order to secure sub
stantial financial support for Horace
D. Slater, well known newspaper cor
respondent, who Is now in the noun
tains of North Carolina trying to re-
gain his health, DR.. l. Garland Penn
of this city, corresponding secretary Of
the Freedman Aid society, is fathering
a movement to get number of men to
pledge 81 month during the winter
months.
Mr.. Slater was stricken with tuber-
eulosis in June of last year while his
wife was suffering with the same dis
ease. Mrs. Slater died October of
last year. He has spent the greater
portion of this year In Asheville with
fairly satisfactory results, and besides
what his friends have sent him from
time to time he has supported himself
by writing a series of articles on Men
Have Known"
During the fourteen or fifteen years
he has been In active work Mr.. Stat
ter has done great amount of public
lty work for the race In northern and
southern papers and magazines and
has helped materially in creating ia
vorable sentiment for the race Those
persons desiring to participate in the
movement may write either Mr.. Stat
ter, % Beech Hill street, Asheville,
N. c., or DIR. /. Garland Penn, 900 West
Fourth street, Cincinnati.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-10-07

~ - note the diff
dos ken ny Mr.. Will
Mr. Hughes on the suf-
frage question rs it relates to
women
Mr.. Hughes advocates national
amendment to the constitution,
while Mr.. Wilson thinks that it is
an affair for the states to settle.
Wilson is a southerner by birth,
training and sentiment, and in
practice, is states right" advo-
cate. Mr.. Hughes on the other
hand, stands for a united nation
into which the concurrent of all
the states merge in the formation
of a strong centralized govern
ment. The war of half century
ago was fought to determine an
argument over this question, the
result of which is very we'll known,
and it is interesting, to say the
least, to have two nominees for
President of opposite convictions.
Up to the present time, states
rights as it concerns the colored
race in America, has meant Jim
crowo cars, separate and inferior
schools, a discriminatory ballot,
mob law and host of other inn
pediments designed to hamper his
progress.
Ali the rights that the Negro
has written into the law in this
country, were placed there b Y
amendments to the constitution
and not by the enactment of any
state law in any single instance
Hence il behooves the colored vot-
e pDnrl men who stand for
strn4 centralized government,
rather than men who believe in
the heterogeneous laws of a half
hundred states taking caring of
issues that affect the whole coun-
try.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-10-07
DUNE VS. SHERIFF WHITE

Governor Dunno has shown be-
yond doubt, that he does not
intend 70 be run over by the pea
nut sheriff Of Jackson County,
who has shown himself to be a
first class-fool. All Gov. Dunno
desired or desires, is assurance
from White, that Scott will have
private hanging, as is by law re-
quired. White only replies that
he will comply with the law. The
Governor wants to know what
White calls compliance with the
law; he wants White to state how
many persons will be aa the hang
ing and he stubbornly refuses,
therefore the Governor refuses to
lst scott hang-he has reprieved
Scott again, the 9Th time.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-10-07

fession where organization is more
essential to the highest success and
happiness of its members than that
of farming. Upon the farm as in
other avocations, we are Our
brothers. keeper and that COM
munity is happiest and most pros
porous whose inhabitants realize
that life is a bundle of relationships
and that the substantial progress
we make is directly proportional to
the service we render to those by
whom we are surrounded. The
farmer is not soely confronted by
the important question of how to
provide bread for the hungry and
drink for the thirsty, but how to
keep, on a farm. a strong, intelli-
gent, contented and vigorous pc J.
ulation that will contribute its
share to the well-being of society.
What can effect this noble purpose
better than systematic organization
not necessarily secret organiza-
tion-but organizations that will
cure, as it were, the many rural ills
and complaints SO very prevalent
in many communities
The Negro Farmer.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-10-07
IN FIGHT FOR WILSON.
National CoIored Democratic League
Working For Presidents Re- election.

National CoIored Democratic League
Working For Presidents Re election.
The National Colored Democratic
league opened campaign headquarters
In Chicago and New York city Sept.
and began an active and vigorous fight
for the reelection of Wilson and Mar
shall
Eastern headquarters are located at
the Mario, ITO West One Hundred and
Thirty-flrst street. New York, and the
western branch at 300 and 1902 South
State street. Chicago. Fifty employ
ees are kept busy throughout the day
and late into the night at these head
quarters.
ly directed would work miracles has
been spent to controvert the truth and
make plausible the attitude Of the
hopeless and forlorn. but all the schol-
arly attainments Of ancient Greece and
the modern eloquence of the Ciceros
cannot alter or change the fact. which
stands out like signpost to guide the
traveller, that 504 votes were cast to
310 not to sustain the chair.
"No man In these United States
whether be be black or white. rich or
poor. saint or sinner, can defy such an
expressed authority of the people and
expect to retain the respect and ODE
dience Of the Baptist ministry. Ours
Is church Of liberty and doctrine. AL
though our triumphs have been many
although we have grown I'm fifty years
and stand out as marvel In our &c
complishments, there is not gathered
here today, hope, single individual
of the ministry or the laity who would
consent to make a sacrifice of the prin
ciples for which our fathers died in tn,
hoary past.
God Given Rights Are Sacred Trusts.
MAY that day never come in the his
tory of this nations life when the priv
ilege to think and act as God gives and
imparts light shall be denied the hum
blest citizen. Better defy an army of
enemies of a million men bent on con-
quest than hundred determined Bap
tist preachers whose lives are dedi
Gated In maintaining one Lord, one
faith and one baptism. To adjourn q
convention Of Baptists, a majority to
the contrary Notwithstanding. is a ia
grant usurpation of power that In the
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-10-07

We advise our young people to
be more refined; conduct your
selvesci rcumspectly on the streets;
be more polite and less brazen.
and not so boisterous. Persons
are junged by their conduct, re-
gardless of how many diplomas
you possess. There is nothing
more contemplate or more de.
grading, than boisterous young
men and young women, who have
good school training. Your par
ents are anxious for you to be
SOMETHING.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-10-07

There is a great deal of com
ment made by southern press con
corning the migration of colored
Ia sls to the north because of
the wages offered.
The north does not offer any
her induecment to these men
, = han substantial increase
in ss and fair treatment as
loar Il, ne hehaves himself. If
he wiling to leave the south on
iiaary inducements, the
+ o5Iored people in that
nus be 8eploreble. 1t is
because America offers more in
dacements to the foreigner than
does his native land, that he comes
t. these shores. There is no COM
ment made the heavy immigration
of whites to this country, and if
the Negro is an undesirable as
southern people would have us
believe, why in the name of COM
mon sense does the south complain
because they are leaving.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-10-07
THE VITAL NEED OF RU-
RAIL ORGANIZATION.

Man by nature is a social being
and makes his greatest progress in
proportion as he comes in contact
with his neighbor. That life that
is selfish, narrow and isolated is
not in keeping with the laws of hu
man development and hence must
fail. There is no business or pro.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-10-07

Rcnick Wires was in Peoria last
and this week, on business.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-10-07
When in Lincolnalways stop

at Hardin & Demands Palace. The
finest in Lincoln. Absolutely SAM
tary. Leisey's beer on tap, cold,
Finest of wines, liquors ann cigars.
imported and home made. A strict
ly fisrt class place. 200 Chicago St.
The very best courtesies to all. A
few doors from Interurban station,
Cor. Chicago and Pulaski Streets.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-10-07
killed, free of charge, in Tennessee,
sunny Tennessee"
CRAFTSMANSHIP DEMANDED.

York situation as menacing of
disaster and suffering on a smaller
scale as threatened the whole coun-
try when Congress :averted it by
hastily passing legislation of de-
cidedly revolutionary character.
That legislation prevented, or
postponed indefinitely, great ma
tional strike, with all the loss, mi
sery and death that would have
attended it, but it did not deter
mine anything in the matter of
settlement of industrial disputes
by other means than by force. On
the contrary, it gave impetus to
the force method, because force
achieved a triumph great than
if it had actually been exerted in
the form of strike.
We are not one step nearer a
method of settlement of industrial
disputes than we we're are nearer
state of unyielding hostility be-
tween workers and employers, as
is shown by the attitude of Presi
dent Shonts of the Interough, in
refusing t o arbitrate or having
anything whatever to do with the
unions. The Cuff is wider than
before. Greater New York i 8
is threatened with loss, suffering
and known disaster, which will in
in measure extend to the rest
of the country in its results. 1t
nay take something of this sort,
perhaps repeated incidents of it
10 convince the American people
chat there must be established a
system of composition of all dis
putes whose results would effect
the general public.
Compulsory arbitration has been
declared an impossibility in this
country, something contrary to
our free institutions, something
restricting the freedom of the in
dividual. But this cannot be said
of compulsory submission to ar
bitration of disputes affecting the
general welfare. CIR compulsory
cessation from acts injurious to
the general welfare. Compulsory
submission of disputes to tri-
bunal possessing the power to de-
eide what ought to be done and re-
straining conduct injurious to the
public until that decision was
made, would be such an assertion
of the rights of the many as su-
perior to those of the few, as is
necessary in true democracy.
Compulsory acceptance of the de-
cision of the tribunal, insofar as it
might restrict the freedom of the
individual to labor or not at will,
might not be 80 considered, but
with such decision the power of
public opinion would be exerted
to make it effective.
There absolutely must be some
system created for settling indus
trial disputes other than by the
superior force of one of the par
ties, with constantly increasing
bitterness of class hostility that
must result from victories gained
by force or the menance of force.
This question is looming larger in
our national security from war.
1t challenges our broadcast states
manship and our most intelligent
legislation, both state and federal.
And it will not wait long for soln-
ton before bringing upon us evils
too great to be borne.-St. Louis
Post Dispatch.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-10-07
The Negro Farmer.

The Republican County Central
Committee held quite a love feas
at the Leland hotel tast Saturday.
Able speeches were made by Elk
Lieut.. Gov. Northcott and other
prominent Republicans.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-10-07

Last week witnessed a revival
of the lynching business again. A
colored man was murdered for
nothing in Georgia and two more
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-10-07
ros.t Of colored American conaress.

Toast of colored American Congress.
The historical and astronomical toast
used at the national congress Of col
ored Americans held in Washington
Oct. As is, 1.-THE stars in their course
side with race fighting for its rights"
-Trotter.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-01
Complete Grand Trip
With Not a Man In
Slump

TORONTO. Sent, THE Tigers
are here today to bring sample OF
major league ball 10 the next town
TO be admitted 10 the major leagues
That's the dope on Toronto. II 10 by
Tar the best base ball town In the In.
ternationRl league. and II Il should
come 10 pass that Washington In
dropped from the American league
a thing that may happen before
many seasons pass--it is very prob
able that this city will take over
the Nationals.
Either Dubuc or Cunningham will
hurl this afternoon. and II IL not un-
likely that Jean will draw the as.
Segment. for he IL n Canadian and
very popular IN this part OF the
country. The Tigers expect 10 De
opposed by Rill McTigue. the south.
paw who was tried out by them this
spring, but who lacked tho speed 10
make the grade, although he had
everything else Bill has had
good season az Toronto and with
the aid OF Shocker put that club into
the pennant race
Manager Jennings took his rcEuler
club into Toronto. but sent most OF
IN" pitchers ard catchers and tae