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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-02-19
HAS MADE GOOD.
Along Real Estate and Insurance
Lines.

Mr.. F. D. McCracken, formerly the
very popular and efficient private
secretary of Congressman F. C. Stew
ems, has just finished his first six
months in the real estate and insur-
ance business and now seems to be
we'll on the road to success. His
strong personality, his high standard
OF Integrity, his progressiveness and
unusual ability that made him such a
valuable aide to our former Congress-
man so many years, are the dominant
forces displayed in his business and
seem to have given the people unques-
tionable confidence in his ability and
efficiency in his line.
Mr.. McCracken has demonstrated in
many instances his capability in the
handling of real estate sales to the
advantage of his purchasers. Among
his most recent sales was the very
beautiful stucco bungalow which con-
talns all the conveniences now in
stalled in modern residences, to Mr..
and Mrs. Lloyd Maxwell on Smelling
and Roblyn avenues; he also negoti-
ated the sale of the very commodious
home to Mr.. and Mrs. r. N. Travis on
Kent and Iglehart Ave. Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Wills also purchased through Mr..
McCracken the "bumble bee" cottage
all furnished, with gasoline launch on
Lake Chisago. In all of the sales he
was able to make them below the
market price.
| In the matter of renting, Mr.. Nc
Cracken has rendered very valuable
service to our people. His motto is
! Better homes at fair rentals" and
has obtained some good property at
reduced rentals. He is daily impress.
sing upon property owners and real
estate agents that our people must
! have better homes without the ex.
horbltant rents usually charged. In or
der not to encourage the prevailing
system of real estate agents of put
ting out white tenants and renting the
same property to colored at a higher
rate of rent, Mr.. McCracken has re-
fused to handle such property!
Among the properties he manages
there are many white clients. The
Hall Brothers, who are rapidly be
coming the races largest property
owners, have put Mr.. McCracken in
charge of their property. His clients
are we'll pleased with the prompt and
business like methods with which he
conducts their affairs.
Representing only the strongest fire
insurance companies, Mr.. McCracker
has already built up very prosperou:
business in this line alone. He is tn
only colored man in Minnesota tina,
has a State Insurance license and IS
legally permitted to write all classes
of insurance.
Realizing the opportunity for a live
farm land dealer among our people
in the northwest, Mr.. McCracken has
interested some financial concerns in
the purchase of large tract of farm
lands in Wisconsin and Minnesota
which he is handling and has al
read y made some sales out of the
tract.
For years st. Paul has been in the
need of an active man of our race
who would be able to devote his en-
tire time to this line of business am
Mr.. McCracken seems to be the right
man in the right place.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-02-19

George M. Jones, secretary of Ober-
lin college, has announced that word
had been received from Mrs. Eliza
beth Severance Allen of New York
that her late husband, DIR. Dudley P.
Allen, formerly of Cleveland, had left
bequest of 100000 for hospital pur-
poses in Oberlin. THE APPEAL is
always glad to learn of any good that
comes to Oberlin for it is a college
without any of the newfangled color
schemes.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-02-19
DANIELS DOUBTED,

Said Secretary of the Navy Daniels
at Washington recently, at fraternal
night ceremonies:
II pray to God that the day will
come in Methodism when there will
not have to be any fraternal night"
The Secretary added that he hoped
that the day would come when there
would be no Northern or Southern
Methodist churches, but there will be
but one church.
OF course he did not exactly mean
that. What he meant to say was that
he hoped the time would come when
there will be but one WHITE church
and that the yellow, black, red and
brown Christians be forbidden to
enter.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-02-19

acquired through six years Of home
stealing hardship's in Southern Al
berta. He has tided over the adver-
sites of pioneer life for the past nine
years and should have loyal support
In his present work. Not out of sym
pathy, but because he represents
business proposition whereby we get.
better returns for our dollars, take
step forward in the line of progress,
experience no Inconvenience, and our
social institutions that need money
badly will be given substantial aid for
their cooperation in his plans.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-02-19
the MAN W, q bARzs

! honor tho mar ITO in :he con-
scientious discharge Of his duty dares
to stand alone; tn. wol Id, witt ignor-
ant, into|ersnt ju"xment, may con-
denim, the countenances & relatives
may be averted, and the hearts Of
friends grow cold. but the sense Of
duty done shall be sweeter than tho
applause Of the world, the counten-
ances Of relatives or the hearts o.
friends.-charles Summer.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-02-19

The bulk of the estate of Mrs. Frank
Leslie, the New York publisher,
amounting to $2,000,000, will go to
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait for the
cause of woman suffrage. It was de-
cided that the relatives of Frank Les
lie can not hold up the distribution of
the estate by the executor. Certain
relatives claimed that Mrs. Leslie was
OF Negro descent, so the race ought to
get credit for doing a great deal to
aid the acknowledgements of woman.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-02-19

The Haitian treaty, ratified by the
Haitian Senate, providing for the
supervision of the finances of Haiti by
United States officials has been laid
before the United States Senate, but
opposition will be offered by persons
who declare it simply makes the
United States the "catspaw" for pull.
ing foreign interests out of the fire
Its ratification by the United States
Senate is considered doubtful.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-02-19
FLAW" IN LOUISIANA,

EARLY in the month martial law was
declared throughout Jefferson parish,
adjoining New Orleans, Louisiana.
Governor Hall said in his proclama-
ton that "a reign of lawlessness exists
In Jefferson parish, and it appears
that authorities of the parish, charged
with enforcement Of the law, are in
sympathy with the lawless element"
The state troops conflscated and
burned various gambling parapher.
MALTA. -.. .-'
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-02-19

sentation will be made by Governor
Mccall at a mass meeting held under
the auspices Of the N. A. A. C. P. at
fremont Temple, Boston, Mass, on
Washington's birthday, February 22nd,
the name of the fortunate individual
will not be known until the presenta-
ton is made by Governor Mccall,
hence we say, we wonder who will be
found worthy?
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-02-19
SIMPLE RULES PREVENT FIRES,

Here are some instructions given by
the states insurance department for
prevention of fires:
Don't put ashes in wooden boxes or
barrels. Use metal cans.
Don't throw hot ashes against fences
or buildings.
Don't fail to burn all rubbish and
don't leave it until the fire is out.
Don't use coal oil to start fire.
Don't polish a stove while it is hot.
Don't fill an oil stove after dark and
never fill one while it is lighted.
Don't permit rubbish, paper, and
greasy rags to accumulate.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-02-19
Says Army and Navy Haven't Enough
Men to Enforce Prohibition Laws. i

New York City, N. Y.-Mr. Hugh
F. Fox, the wellknown publicist,
spoke few Sunday evenings ago at
the SUNDAY EVENING FORUM of
the FREE SYNAGOGUE, of which DR..
Stephen S. Wise, the Jewish orator, is
Rabbi and Leader, on the subject
The Futility of Prohibition
Mr.. Fox pointed out that in the nine.
teen states which now have prohibi.
ton, the people are inclined to drink
inferior spirits rather than the lighter
beverages which they could get in a
license state. The fact that beer and
wine were too difficult to conceal on
account of their bulk explained it, he
said.
Speaking of National prohibition
Mr.. Fox declared that a prominent
Government official had once told him
that to enforce national prohibition
would require police force as large
as our army and navy put together.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-02-19

This month, February, though the
shortest month of the year, has the
distinction of furnishing the birth.
days of three men who had much to
do with the making of history in this
country, viz: George Washington
Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Doug
lass.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-02-19
CARD OF THANKS.

Inc members of the D. Y. w. Y. K.
club desire to tender their grateful
thanks to the many friends who
tnrougn their liberality helped us in
our enort TO secure the honor Of hav-
ing MISS Ida May Johnson, our candi-
aate' Tor Queen of the Carnival of
Union Hall Association successful.
we did not get her for queen but we
ala get second place, "Maid of Honor"
Tor her by bringing in $1O0.5O, contrib
uted oy the generous public for which
we are very grateful.
Florence e. johnson, Pres.
Irma e. Reed, Sec.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-02-19
Didn't Believe In Worrying.

The American Legal News says that
in Iowa a merchant sent dunning
letter to man, who replied by re-
turn mail: "You say you are holding
my note yet. That is all right per
fectly right. Just keep holding onto
it, and if you find your hands slip
ping spit on them and try it again.
Yours affectionately."
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-02-19

Though it is generally understood
that the name of the recipient of the
spingarn medal will not be made pub
lie until the day of it's presentation
it is rumored that the honor is to
fall to the lot of Major Charles Young,
U. S. A., a worthy bestowal surely
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-02-19

The dispatch announcing martial
law contained this statement:
SALOONS serving both white persons
and Negroes will be closed immediate
ly,~but other saloons will be allowed
to operate as long as there is no dis
ORDER"
And that is the gist of the whole
affair colored and white people are
not allowed to drink together in
Louisiana.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-02-19
THE SIN Of 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
guiIlotines decide our least disputes.
The few who dare must speak and
speak again to right the wrongs Of
many.-EIIa Wheeler Wilcox.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-02-19
Right You Are.

(From the Amsterdam News.)
Young man! Young woman! I,
whatever position, in whatever sphere
of life, whatever your attachments
whatever your past accomplishments.
and whatever you are, If you
ire not DISCONTINUED you are
osti --
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-02-19
WHY YOU SHOULD USE TRI STATE SERVICE.

Reasons why every citizen of st. Paul should
TriState Service legion; and each is just
convncingy true the other, rather than attempt
to enumerate them, will select few of the principal
and in the limited space at disposal endeavor
to place before you Mr.. Reader few reasons why you
should use Tri-State Service.
The Tri-State Telephone Company is Home con-
Germ, with two-thousand local stock and bond
holders its revenues collected and again disbursed
here at home, its equipment material, etc., is bought
here at an approximate cost of nearly half million
dollars annuay-The salaries of its officials as we'll as
of its minor employees, are paid and spent here at
home.
When The Tri-State Company first entered the
fied-the opposing company, with handful of
telephones in use, charging for business service
$1,000 per month"; and for residence service $500 per
month-today, with more than twenty times the num-
Der of telephones then in use The TriState Company
furnishes business service Private lines for only
$500 per month"; and residence service at So 90 or
per month.
The slogan of The Tri-State Company is ''Service
First' and the fact that telephone users have at all
times acclaimed it being BEST should convince even
the most skeptical.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-02-19
A. A. A. A. NOTES.

The bowling tournament is certainly
a success. Records are shattered
nightly. Chairman J. H. Coins fur
nishes the pep" for the event.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-02-19
PREJUDICE

No people on earth know better than
the colored people of this country do,
what prejudice is; but Nathan Straus
in the New York Times has some idea
30 - II cove.
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A DAY THAT is NOT A DAY

MR. WILSON told Shadow Lawn au.
ASl disnce that the eighthour day was
not possible In all occupations and should
be enforced only whore IL is possible. Yet
he would have us believe that Congress
passed an eight-hour law for the train
men. when. as matter OF fact. the train
men do not ask for an eight-hour work
Ing day. but only for eight hours to be
used a. = basis In measuring days pay.
Ths law now permits them TO work six-
teen hours In q day because every prac-
tical railroad man knows that It h impos-
sible arbitrarily TO limit to either eight or
ten hours the time during which man
may Be employed In the railroad bust
ness In any one day. The alleged eight
hour law ID, a. Mr.. Knox has charac-
terized Il. "glaring example OF sham
and dsoeit." aud every time Mr.. Wilson
refsrs % q hs makes its sham more
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-30

War was launched. The purchase was
hailed in Greece as a guarantee OF peace.
as Il was supposed Turkey would be
cowed by the strengthening Of her old
cnemy's naval arms. Instead OF becom-
Ing major factors for peace the warshlps
have become the pawns OF war A third
ship IN this small navy was built In Cam
den. II was christened the III Chung.
having been constructed for the Chinese
Republic, but Greece took II over and re-
named II the Helle in the same emergency
that demanded the American vessels. The
Delaware River hereabouts is destined to
go down In Greek history with some OF
the glamour that may wreathe the names
OF Hellenic sailors.
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THE ROAD TO WAR

do you want ware" the unashamed
Democracy asks. You will get IL II you
vote for Hughes" A lie. but II gives new
character 10 the campaign :.
The Democrats have so worked with this
issue that they have made vote for Will
son the vote OF q coward Does any one
think that there ID protection In a confession
of cowardice? Does any one think that
American rights will be respected when
America proclaims itself. by an election,
upon an issue definitely stated. 10 be a timid
nation. rich but frightened 10 death2
That is the road TO war, the sure, certain
road. and not only 10 war but 10 n dreadful
and humiliatlng war, Mr.. Wilson's record
Buchanan's Buchanan did not make an
issue Of cowardice and have the nation con-
fess a craven character.
We never before had so shameful an
issue.-Chicago Tribune.
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PANICs AND THE TARIFF

TO the Editor Of the Eve,tiao Ledger.
Sir-'Workingmans" reply to Mr.. Frazier
on the Underwood tariff bill In almost en-
tirely devoid of truth The Underwood tariff
duties are the lowest we have had In fifty
years--lower than the Wilson's German law
which was passed in 1898, "Workingman"
has never read the tariff law which Mr. VIII
son forced through Congress, or he would
not state II only reduced the duties on some
commodities. He does not know anything
about the immigration law. Immigrants do
not come In free. for II costs each immigrant
- TO enter this country. President Wilson
refused TO sign the immigration bill and II
did not become a law. In regard TO panics I.
In 1873 there was no soup house. Working
people were employed. The panic was
caused by the reduction from abnormal Civil
War prices 10 normal prices. Men invested
In lands during the war 10 make their
money safe In case the rebellion succeeded
Farm land dropped TO one-half the war price
In many cases. His statement regarding
the panic In 1e07-s, which winds up by say
ing millions we're out Of work, Is so false
that II is really laughable II was a hy
Hpeck In comparison with the panic under
Grover Cleveland. This was the only one
that produced souphouses all over this
country The panic Of 1907-s was a panic
In the money markets and lasted about three
weeks. Protection produces Industries
tariff for revenue only never has and never
will. SAMUEL FRYER.
Mount Holly, N. j., October rs
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ADVICE no STRIKERS

10 the Editor oJ the hvensag Ledger:
sir-The New York carmen have appealed
10 Governor whitman. as last resort to
end the strike. All this talking on the parf
OF the carmen viii not persuade the Gov
ernor 70 give his aid II the carmen want
10 put an end 70 the strike they can do 50
At any time.
But the trouble u that the carmen let
their organiEers iead them by the nose or
In plain words. whatever the boss" says
must go No questions are to be asked.
Now. about three-quartera OF the carmen
are roaming the streets OF New York with
nothing 10 eat. That Is bad enough. but
some OF the strikers havs families 20 sup
port The money that the union gives Il
barely enough TO last for two days food
some Of the strikers are even Ia Phlladel-
phla trying 70 collect money, and the chill
dren Of others are collecting pennies on the
streets OF New York
with tnis STATE ef sfralrs going On. and
the ear companies not willing 70 give the
dsman1ed Increase. fhe osrmen nhq>14 r.
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ELIGIBLES

Grandpa gaze up toorkin0
Ttcentv years ago;
Couldn't iCdk TO business,
Old legs trembIed so.
His hair Is snotcU tchite,
Bnt-his grandson voted right,
So theD've made him
A Hi0htcdy Inspector.
Little WHIie Vdrebov
Stoept an Acme store,
Left a pile OF sdiodust
Right behind the door.
He lost his job that night,
But-his daddy Voted right,
So they'De made him
A Hi0htOdy Inspector.
There tods a man IN our toton,
He todS toondrous totse;
Jumped upon a city dump,
Scratched out both his eyes.
He doesn't need his sight,
And tOhdtS nore-he voted right,
So they've made him
A Hi0ht0ay Inspector.
LITTLE NELL.
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DOUBTS T. RS SINCERITY
20 the Editor ot the Euenina Ledaer:

To the Editor Of the EvetinO Ledger:
Sir--Roosevelt is deliberately trying to
bring about the defeat of Hughes. That is
the basic reason for his impolitic and muck
erish electioneering in the present cam
paign He thinks that by succeeding with
such purpose he can then secure the Re-
publican nomination for himself in 1920
He is fully capable of going to the very
limit OF political treachery. And there can
be no doubt that he has thus already
alenated many thousands of voters from
the side of the candidate whom he is now
30 hypocritically protesting to support.
CHARLES c. RHODES, Jr.
Philadelphia, October 20.
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"BUFFALoED"

GENERAL PERsHING was sent into
~ Mexico to get Villa Villa Is there,
out In the open. but General Pershing
cannot get him. He cannot even try
to get him. for the American army has
been "bufraloed" into inactivity under
orders. The instructions now are, In
effect, not TO get Villa What, then, Is
the purpose OF keeping the army In
Mexico7 None that we know Of. It's
just there, that's all. and there in all
OF Its ionesomeness It win stay until
after election. Yet, as between the ban.
dts, we are not supposed 10 be neutral
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Answers to Saturdays Quiz

I. "strlct accountability. this expression oc-
curred In the Pres esident's note 70 Germany
preceding the sinking Of the Lusitania.
=. Iridium; used alloy because Of its
great hardness and to Withstand the
Effects OF the atmosphere; to tip the edges
OF gold and other pens and TO coat sur
gieal instruments to produce hard
.. "one-term planL"; the plank in the Balti-
more platform OF the Democrats urging
single term for the President.
4. Rack rents rent equivalent to the full
net annual value Of the real property
from which II issuesI naturally considered
very heavy rent.
o. The rackinE Of wines drawing It or from
Q. About six tons Of. coal are required daily In a
large office building OF about hfteer
storiesi II OF great floor space much more,
On large ocean liner the amount used
daily varies between 500 and 300 tons.
!. The slaughter OF the buffalo. rather than
encroachment on feeding grounds. was
the cause Of extinction.
s. Mead; honey IL mixed with water and malt.
spices are added, and the lNuid Is then
0. Hcgshead; measure of e8 gallons Two
barreis' the barrel holding 311z gallons.
10. Nominal prices; very small price, repre-
sonting not the value of the object In the
OF sale.
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MILK AND sCHOONERS

TO the Editor Of the Epentn0 Ledger
Sir-Forty years ago. I'm rivers like the
Delaware, there were hundreds OF poats OF
a type peculiar to American waters only.
They were called schooners ana had TWO
masts. the local name for them being fore
and-afters. AS the years went by ana IN
yention gave us variety Of production, bring
ing new industries, the demand Tor LABOR
Increased, with the effect OF n gradual rise
of wages To combat such increasing cost
OF doing business bigness Of operation was
resorted to. After n while the fore-and-
after began to disappear Here comes a
three-master," and down TO the river we
BOYS would go to see II, and later on the
four FIVE and slx-masters OF today.
AS the years passed, so did virtually all
the two-masters, because there came time
when the few hundreds of tons they carried
and unloaded at one time did not pay a
profit to the owners, owing to the increased
labor cost. Bigger boats were built that
carried or freighted double or three times as
much, insuring the owners a profit.
In exactly the same way, and from the
same causes the production OF foodstuffs
has been affected. In parts of the country
where civilization and wages were and are
the highest and the size of farms compara-
lively small the old-time crops were gradu-
ally given up because they did not return
enough money per acre to insure the owners
of farms a profit. The cattle went wheat
and rye went, butter-making became n lost
art and milk production will follow suit In
parts of the country like Gloucester County,
N. j., the production of milk will become a
thing of the past because, being a necessity
Of the poor, It does bot bring or pay enough
70 allow it's continued production where the
civilization, wages and profits in business
foster or allow a condition where people
would economze by using but pint of milk
because II was raised In price to ten cents
per quart, but would or could waste gallons
Of gasoline at twenty some cents per gallon
hunting pleasure.
Under such conditions and the standards
that allow II the milk production cannot be
carried on at a profit, and 1t will go from
such communities where II is needed the
most. ORIGINAL THINKER.
PHILADELPHIA, October 2s