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The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-03-25

But the keen nasal organs Of the Standard Oil shifted
the air coming the Gulf Of Mexico and bestrred it
self in its interest for there thing certain it is
that the Standard Oil Company does not beam benigny
upon competition. And this competition promised to be
formidable not only because the oil deposits vast
extent but because the capital that could be obtained
through Pearson practically unlimited while the posi-
ton of President Daz the dictator of Mexico and
the main factors in the Pearson Oil Company rendered
impossible for the Standard Oil Co. to operate against its
rival either by political through the medium of
legal action through the courts legislation the national
congress The Standard Oil Company offered twenty million
dollars TO the Oil Interests for an entrance
to the Tampico fields and this refused while
the Pearson Company made imposing preparations for en-
terng the worlds trade On the face of would imagine
that the Standard Oil could make headway against cir
cumsances such these and matter Of fact
did its entry into Tampioo being matter of later date due
TO circumstances entirely dassOcated from anything that
wen. before The opportunity has now embraced would
have to it anyhow had it only waited and Mexico
would have been spared the long ntrnecne strife that has
wrecked the nation Neither would this country be hurry
ing its soldiers the Rio Grande to attack an alien peo
pie at ADMINISTRATION Of the Roman Catholic hierarchy TO the
end that the Roman Catholic hierarchy may profit But the
Standard Oil could not wait least did and we must
deal with the effects that have arisen from what they did
Looking at it the Standard Oil did at that time the
needu thing get rid of President Daz that they
could secure an entry Into Mexican politics and thereby be
in position TO brbe politicians and newspapers pass laws and
control courts much the they do in this country
What they wished TO do transfer the political power
Of Dsz from him to themsevesit their desire to own
s Mexican president and through him dictate such policies
Is they desired In casting about them for means of ac
emplishng this purpose the Standard Oil found conspcu
ousy the foreground the Roman Catholic hierarchy of
Hexico This hierarchy had considerable political organ
patton known the Clerical party and had until recently
in
reponsibe for its downfall and the viewpoint from which
ne hierarchy looked upon Diaz is easily surmsed when we
Rad the following in history of Diaz taken from page 172
rf ne last edition of the Encyclopedia Brittanica:
boy Dz) who had Indian blood veins educated
k Catholic church. body having immense influence the
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-03-25

lANNo der Catholic inspiration and his hiding places
IA were arranged in advance for him in the church.
~ * es converts and cathedrals controlled by the Ro-
Sg man Catholic priests That the job a con-
spraey was plainly evident shown by the fact
that when the oaihoenSpred murderer Villa had carried
out his part Of the contract and shipped bodies sixteen
Americans TO Fl PasO every member Of the Catholic church
IN congress set up simultaneous and mpassoned outcry
for attack Mexico But many people in this coun-
Try were Of the influences behind these cold booded
murders Of Americans simply because they were citizens Of
the United States and for other reason and this devh
effort TO involve this government in war with Mexico
missed fire.
But did this discourage the Roman Catholic hierarchy
and It's plotting aides in this criminal conspiracy? BY no
means Just the murderer Villa could again be
reached by the means Of communication which exists be-
tween him and Baltimore invasion Of paid gueras into
the United States arranged and sanguine attack made
upon a small hamlet in New Mexico.
In order that the readers Of The Menace may obtain
complete knowledge Of the fundamentals Of this Mexican
trouble purpose 70 enter into somewhat detailed dis
cussion Of all the facts. gky
Everyone of course that under the adminstra
ton Of President Daz the executive practically dcta
tor and that the country made great economic and indus
trial progress Daz himself an anti Catholic and he
Of the best business that Mexico has ever pro-
duced In securing capital with which to develop the coun
try he became associated in of his enterprises with
Weetman Pearson who afterwards knghted by the
British government for the work he did in Mexico and who
later raised the peerage and known as Lord
Cowdray. Daz and Pearson built many railroads canals
public buildings jetties wharves opened mines developed
the timber resources and peaceably proceeding on
their way when oil was struck Tampco. II quick
y ssceraned that vast field of oil underlad the TampoO
territory and President Daz and Sir Weetman Pearson
promptly organized the Pearson Oil Company and gathered
in the oil deposits for their profit
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-03-25
Clever Move for Intervention

The logical way out Of this according to the blurred
vision Of the hierarchy TO Intervention establish
American control of the territory and this would make
Standard Oil political power in those fields and Pearson
would then take what he could get By wedreCted man.
among the various rebel bands that then op
Grating in Mexico these oil fields apparently threat
ened and batteshps sent there, osensbly to
protect the interests Of Americans but which the
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-03-25

hierarchy in Mexico but the moment that he arrested
by the United States government charged with conspiracy
and In position where the whole tale must be
told he suddenly oened and died BY reading the follow
ng telegram which appeared in the dae you win observe
that the chance Of this conspiracy involving members Of the
Roman Catholic hierarchy ceased 10 exist Husra breahed
his last.
San Antonio, TcKaS-Tho against Nroano Hucra the
fca here automatically dismissed when his death
On ~ paso received.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-03-25

dJUST THREE WEEKS issue of The
Menace and April Is the date of the papers fifth anniversary
going have inscribed the list mmor
begin that birthday good big list
subscribers Your list should be mailed by April 10th
livery here by the 18th. Are you the job? - 80 se
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of
maintained under Catholic
able
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-03-25
SHOULDERS ARMS FOR THE POP

HEN villa shot sixteen Americans and shipped
their dead bodies 10 Fl PAso he was acting un-
der Catholic inspiration, and his hiding places
were arranged in advance for him in the church.
e, converts and cathedrals controlled by the Ro-
man Catholic priests That the Job was a con.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-03-25
Standard Oil Takes a Hand

osits for their own profit
The broad ax., 1916-11-18
PRESIDENT WILSON RESTORES TO
HONOR AND PENSIONS NEGRO
SOLDIERS.

A Republican President, Roosevelt,
discharged a whole battalion of Negro
soldiers without honor" and with the
loss of pensions following the Browns
vile, Texas affair, which Congress
after most searching investigation,
could not fix upon them.
Even Texas grand jury was unable
to fix the responsibility upon a single
member of that battalion located at
Brownsville, though an effort was made
to do so.
Some time since, without the noise
of drum nor the blare of trumpet ac-
companying Col. Roosevelt IS act, Presi-
dent Wilson caused the restoration of
both honor and pensions to all such
soldiers who applied and disclaimed
the act charged by ex-President Roose,
velt.-Ex.
Some of the Colored soldiers received
more than three thousand dollars in
back pay which they had been deprived
OF owing to the rash or hot-beaded act
of President Theodore Roosevelt, who
discharged them without honor and
forever barred them from holding any
civil position under the Federal gov.
ernment.-Editor.
The broad ax., 1916-11-18
DEATH OF MRS. ALLEN MAE
GRIFFIN.

Sunday, November II, at $50 P. NJ,
Mrs. Allen Mae Griffin, the beloved and
highly esteemed wife of Charles A.
Griffin and daughter of Mr.. and Mrs,
Allen c. Marcus, very peacefully closed
her eyes in death at her late residence
1921 Prairie avenue.
Funeral services were held over her
remains Wednesday November Is at
l p. NJ, from her late home. Inter
ment in Oakwood Cemetery.
Rev. w. D. Cook, Rev. J. F. Thomas,
Rev. J. H. Haywood and Rev. William
Griffin officiated, the many floral offer
ings were very beautiful.
George T. Kersey of the Emanuel
Jackson Undertaking Company was in
charge.
The broad ax., 1916-11-18
SEGREGATION IN ITS TRUE
LIGHT.

The greatest injustice done the race
lies in the fact that the supposedly in,
telligent Negro leaders do more mis-
leading than leading. They are trying
to mislead the race into believing that
segregation is creature of the Demo
cratic party, when as a matter of fact
it is not new to Washington and is as
old as the history of man, 1t was
practiced under the Roosevelt and Taft
administrations and but little if cry
thing was heard in the way of protest.
The Republican party has taught the
Negro to believe that it cannot mis-
treat him; that jimcrowism and segre-
cation are of Democratic origin, while
in truth the Republican party is wholly
responsible for both.
Mr.. w. T. Vernon and Mr.. J. c..
Napier, two estimable Colored gentle
men, while holding the position of
Register of the United States Treas
ury were segregated and refused per-
mission to eat in certain restaurants
under government contrci. In several
departments at Washington, especially
in the Printing and Treasury Depart
ments, segregation was practiced under
both Roosevelt and Taft administra-
tiOns.
President Wilson is not responsible
for the present alleged segregation and
has not countenanced it in any depart
ment where it has been brought to his
personal attention; while on the other
hand, Republican civil service men at
the head of various bureaus have en-
forced this policy under former admin
istrations and continued to do so unier
the present administration until re-
Gently, when orders were issued doing
away with all such Objectionable dis
elimination. There is no segreg ltion
in any of the departments in Washing
ton today, it has been completely wiped
out.-From the Educator, Kansas City,
Kansas, Nov embcr IL, 1916.
The broad ax., 1916-11-18
GREAT SEVENTH ANNUAL ESSAY
CONTEST TO BE A LITERARY
TREAT.
z Clubs to Participate z.

The subject, why Is It That the
Negro of the United States Is Not a
Power in the Industrial, Political and
Commercial World lends itself easily
to the times. Many of the most promi-
nent Literary people of Chicago have
written the management commencing
the very excellent work and offering
their support.
The management regrets to say that
because of the unusual number of Clubs
desiring to enter, some of the older
ones were omitted SO that the new
clubs could take. part. 1t is hoped that
the public will understand that the
management is making every effort to
give entire satisfaction in every re-
spect in this year IS contest and earnest
ly ask the hearty cooperation of the
public.
The following clubs have accepted
and appointed their representatives:
Bethel Literary Club, Bethel Church; !;
st. Marks Lyceum, st. Marks NJ. E.
Church; Sunday Afternoon Literary
Club, Berean Baptist Church; City Fed
Grafton of Colored Women s Clubs; The
Tuskegee Club; Star Literary Club,
Ebenezer Church; Jolly Twenty Club
of the North Side.
The contest will be held in the spa
cious Auditorium of Bethel A. NJ. E.
Church, 3Oth and Dearborn Streets,
Sunday afternoon December 7th, 1916,
at 2:30 O'Clock. A silver offering at
the door.
B. w. Fits,
Founder and Manager.
Alonzo J. Bowling,
L. w. Washington,
JOS A. Marshall,
Assistant Managers.-Adv.
The broad ax., 1916-11-18
FACTS AND FIGURES ABOUT
PRESIDENT WILSON THAT,
DON'T LIE.

About ninety-nine per cent of all
opposition among Negroes to President
Wilson is founded upon the argument
of race leaders who assert that whlle
several hundred thousand Negroes
voted for him four years ago the Presi-
dent has not been fair to the race since
he has been in office. These supposedly
well informed leaders charge that
fewer Negroes are holding government
jobs than ever before and that segrcga-
tion of Negroes in the departments at
Washington was started under this
administration. Neither statement is
true
The records show that President vii
son has greatly increased the number
of Negroes employed in ordinary posi-
tions-the places to which the average
person with education (not the big
$4,000 jobs) might aspire-duripg his
administration.
The records show that $4,000 Ne
groes were on the government pay roll
under Taft's administration drawing
$12,41S,O00; while today, under the
Wilson administration there are Is, $50
Negro employees drawing an annual in
come of $13,9S1 200. An increase of
1850 persons employed and an increase
of ST ,463, 200 per year in salaries.
1t should not require a Chicago law
yer nor a Louisville spellbinder to help
any thinking man to understand that
the Wilson administration in placing
1850 more members of the race on the
pay roll and paying almost one and a
half million dollars more in Salaries
to Negroes than was the case under
his predecessor (who the same Negro
leaders four years ago said Was the
best president we have had since Lin
coln), has been friendly to the race.
The race profits more by the Wilson
administration giving 1850 more peo7 4
pie employment than it would nave if
the government pay roll had been left
just as it was under the Taft admins
tratiOn.
The broad ax., 1916-11-18
CHICAGO UNIVERSITY THANKS
RosENwALD FOR s5OO,OOO GIFT.

Former acknowledgment has been
made by the trustees of the Univer-
sity of Chicago to Mr.. and Mrs. Julius
Rosenwald for the gift of $5OO,OOO to-
wards the new medical fund with
which it is proposed to make Chicago
the medical center of the world.
Resolutions adopted by the board
say, after extending thanks to Mr..
and Mrs. Rosenwald:
cit is for Chicago and in aid of
the medical profession of the whole
country that the University of Chi
cago wishes to do its share in the
war on disease, the most pressing
social need of the present time"
The broad ax., 1916-11-18
NO COLOR LINE AT THE NEW
POLICE STATIONS.
Chicago, November 16, 1916.
Mr.. Julius F. Taylor,
GALS Champlain Ave-,
Chicago, Ill.
Dear Sir

Dear SIR
In answer to your inquiry, relative
to an article appearing in the Chicago
Sunday Tribune, to the effect that the
new police station now nearing COM
pletion at S. Wabash Ave-, and f.
+Sth ST., White and Negro prisoners
are to be segregated, 1 beg to inform
you that 1 did not make the. state
ment attributed to me, and 1 do not
understand how ,such an article ap-
peared in the papers. You may rest
assured that Colored prisoners will not
be treated in any manner other than
White prisoners.
Thanking you for your interest in
the matter, 1 remain,
Very truly yours,
C. G. HEALY,
General Superintendent.
The broad ax., 1916-11-18
COYOTE ATTACKS AUT0IST.
After Il Was Run Over u Wantsd y
Bite the Driver.

Reno, Nev.-That a coyote that VII
attack the front end Of any automoolk
travelling thirty miles an hour, allow
himself to be run over and then get %
and attack the driver of the car WOe
out OF curiosity stopped to see Wnai
damage was done must be mad Is ns
opinion of p. Y. ellison, who entOye
this experience on Lakeview hill. nesf
Carson, the other night.
The coyote was game, according
ellison, but was so badly cut up thaIh
was easily driven or with rocks befoR
1t bit any one. ellison was accOmpf
MED on the trip by County ComnS
sioner Heinrich.
The broad ax., 1916-11-18

REFERENDUM ON REAPPoRTIoNMENT OF
CONGRESSIONAL DIsTRICTS.-The Ohio
Redistricting Act of May, 1915, sub
mitted, under the referendum provi-
sion of the State Constitution, to popu-
lar vote, and thereby disapproved, af-
forded the basis for the institution of
mandamus proceedings eliminating in
the decision of the United States Su-
preme Court in Ohio ex rel. Davis q.
Hildebrant, SO Supreme Court Report
er, 70S. The opinion, written by Mr.
Chief Justice White, upholds the rul-
ing of the State Supreme Court that
the validity of the referendum provi-
sions is not affected by Section of
Article 1 of the federal Constitution,
nor by Act of Congress August s, 1911,
81 Stat. 13 Gu. S. Comp. Stat. 1913,
Sec. 15), regarding apportionment Of
representation among the States. It
is held that the amendatory phrase in
the act cited-''in the manner pro-
vided by the laws thereof'-is shown
by the legislative history of the act to
have been inserted for the express
purpose OF excluding contentious re-
garding referendum provisions.
The broad ax., 1916-11-18
AUTO AIDS GUNNERS,
Makes Adirondacks Accessible "a
Week End Trips.

Utica, N. Yin most sections Of Ii.
Adirondacks game is plentiful. Mae
and more each year the automobile d
being used by gunners. particulafU
those who live in the cities and towns
near the forests.
Thousands Of hunters are going hS
the woods for week end trips, and M
chimes are also used for the purpose d
taking the hunters from one good
ground to another. This of course n
lates to small game, and it Is surpcs
ing how many good places can be CO..
cred by this method Of cunning.
The new law prohibits any gunnis
from an automobile, but the masAh
makes the innermost recesses of b
forests accessible 30 the gunner vh
has q car.
The broad ax., 1916-11-18

A LAWYER wanted an apprentice and
placed an advertisement in the local
paper A number of boys replied. so
he gathered them. all together in his
office at once and looked them over.
He found it pretty hard to make a
choice, but at length a happy idea
struck him.
Once upon time," he said, "a
farmer was very much annoyed by a
huge rat that made a very comfortable
living by feeding upon his grain and
other products. He tried traps of all
kinds to catch it, but the willy rodent
eyaded them all and apparently en-
joyed the game of hide and seek that
the farmer had devised for it's recre-
alton. One day, however, as the
farmer turned the corner of a hay
stack, carrying gun in his hand, he
spied the troublesome rodent at the
edge of the hay. Instantly raising his
gun, he fired, but the blazing gun-wad
dropped among the hay
Here the lawyer stopped, and, look.
ing at the boys, he said, eff any Of you
want to ask a question, write 1t on a
piece Of paper" Each did as suggest
ed. and here are some Of the questions
that were asked:
Did he set the hay on fire."
WAS the stack burned to the
ground?"
The broad ax., 1916-11-18

ministrator of an estate. The petition
for the appointment was denied on the
ground of lack Of power and the de-
cree denying the petition was affirmed,
first by the Superior Court, and then
by the Supreme Court. The petition
ers relied on a provision of the Fed
eral Reserve Act which authorized the
reserve board ito grant by special per-
nit to national banks applying there
of, when not in contravention of state
or local law, the right to act as
trustee, executor, administrator, or
registrar of stocks and bonds under
such rules and regulations as the said
board may prescribe" and the petit
TONERS showed that the national bank
in question had received the special
permit. They were met however by
New Hampshire statute passed in
1915 which provided as follows: mo
trust company, loan and trust COM
pany, loan and banking company, bank
or banking company, or similar corpo-
administrator of an estate, executor
under a will, or guardian or conserva-
tor of the person or property of an
other" The Supreme Court held that
the state statute applied to national
banks, and that the special permit was
unavailing in view of the provision in
the Federal Reserve Act that the
grant of the special permit to national
banks must not be Gin contravention
of state or local law" Another con-
tention of the petitioners was stated
and answered by the court as follows:
"As the Federal Reserve Act was ap-
proved on December %, 1913, author
izing national banks to act as admin
istrators when the state. law permitted
it, it is claimed that the New Hamp-
shire statute of 1915 could not deprive
them of that privilege; in other words,
that subsequent state legislation
would be ineffective to deprive them
of the power of administration if they
already possessed it in this state. AS
suming, but not deciding, they have
had that authority, it is clear that the
language of the Reserve Act does not |
lead to the conclusion that the legis- |
lature of this state could not subse-
quently provide that national banks
should not act as administrators, or
that the probate courts should not /
subsequently appoint them to such po-
sitions. The power of the state over
the probate courts is exclusive, and
they have such powers and only such
as the legislature gives them. The act
of Congress was not an attempt to in
vest probate courts with a power of
they did not possess be-
fore, but it was an authorization to
national banks to accept appointments
when the probate courts were author
lied to make them. AS those courts
cannot now make such appointments,
it necessarily follows that national
banks cannot be appointed. They
have no vested right to exercise that
trust, and can only enjoy the privilege
when the appointing power is author
lied to appoint them."-Ldl1 Notes.
The broad ax., 1916-11-18

George W. Holt, who is one of tie
best known men in this country among
the liberal minded or the sporting ele-
ment, laid down $4,000 on the out
come of the late Presidential election
and of course he was for Hon. Charles
+. Hughes and his money vanished
like the morning mist before the rays
OF the bright shining sun. (Teenen)
Henry Jones, also eased in $3.50 on
Ohio wheeling in line for Charles E.
Hughes for President; but so far he
has been unable to connect up with
his money and it has gone up into
smoke like the twenty-four electoral
votes of Ohio as far as Hon. Charles
Z. Hughes is concerned.
The broad ax., 1916-11-18

William p. Nolan, who made a good
race at the September primaries for
the Democratic nomination for Con-
gresham from the third congressional
district of Illinois and who put in some
good licks in favor of the reelection
of Governor Edward F. Dunno and the
entire Democratic ticket of Illinois, has
decided to quit the game of politics
and in the near future will engage in
the fire insurance business.
The broad ax., 1916-11-18
LIST OF VISITORS AT THE
WABASH AVENUE DEPART
MENT Y. M. C. A, WEEK END
ING NOV. 11TH.

Mr.. R. R. Taylor, Director of the In,
dustrial Department, Tuskegee Insti,
tute, Tuskegee, Ala; Mr.. G. R. Bridg-
forth, Director Agricultural Depart,
ment, Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee,
Ala; Mr.. II. Hunt, Private Secretary
to DIR. Robert Motion, Principal Tuske-
gee Institute, Tuskegee, Ala; Mr.. f.
Kinckle Jones, Director National
League on Urban Conditions Among
Negroes, 2SOS Seventh Avenue, New
York City, n. 7.
The broad ax., 1916-11-18
ASLEEP, NOT DEAD
Printer Woke Up In Time to n.I
Coroner and Undert.k.- .

Mount Pleasant n. Yn
Daugherty, a printer. was dead
intents and purposes the Other a.I " u
The members of the housebold -
he lived so reported to an mdo..
and the coroner. The coroner in,tA z
ately notified the mans parents - y
death and asked the relatives ~ ~ =
wanted an investigation made
When the coroner and the md.
taker, carrying a dead basket ho,-" lug
them. opened the gate leading into 3
yard they met Dougherty, hall 'e @
hearty, going to work. aa
Exhausted from long days ro.
Daugherty had lain down ON tbo ~
for a nap when another member ., y
household, seeing him, became fr;.as
ened and. thinking him dead not;s.
the authorities.
The broad ax., 1916-11-18
A FAITHFUL EMPLOYEE.

Philadelphia, Nov. 16.-Charles Dor
sey recently completed 80 years con-
tinuous service as an employee of the
Union League. Only one employee has
been there longer than he. Mr.. Dorsey
was the recipient of many congratu-
lations.