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Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-04-19

What Is your idea OF the way monument
is made? II you have moi seen any work
of this kind being done you owe il to your
Marion. We buiId monuments complete
from the rough material.
Henry Henry, Marion, KY.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-04-19
BANK RIPORI
Report Of the condition Of the

Report Of the condition Of the
FARMERS BANK, doing
business in the town Of
MARION County Of
CRlTTENDEN, State OF
KENTUCKY, 1t the
close ct business on
the 10th day Of April
1917
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-04-19
Sa'vrt in packages OF any size
from Ia 10 300 plund'.
I. II. Cochran II Co.

Miss Martha Wilb)rn. of Ma
ron, spent a few hours in the
city yesterday with Mis-, Annie
Downing. Ste was earoute To
Bowling Green u eLter the
West Kentucky S ate Normal
furthe Spring term. Princeton
Leader
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-04-19
DIR. j. D. ThreIkeld Will Make
Race For Representative

AND HAS MAILED HE FOLLOWING VOTERS OF THIS AND ~
stone COUNTIES ~ - ' -
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-14
HON. CHARLES s. DENEEN COMES
OUT STRONG IN FAVOR OF Law
AND ORDER AT THE SAME TIME
CONCERNING THE ACTIONS OF
THE MOB AT EAST ST. LOUIS,
ILLINOIS.

Hon. Charles S. Deneen the first OF
this week expressed himself as follows
in relation to the reign of mob and
lynch law at East st. Louis, ILL.,:
"The occurrences at East st. Louis
have cast a sad reproach upon the
administration of our laws. All the
excuses and explanations that can be
made can furnish no justification for
the denial to citizens of Illinois of
rights which were theirs by constitu'
tional guaranty. And conditions in
East st. Louis are not unlike those
prevailing in Chicago and some OF our
other cities. The lax administration
of the law; the encouragement and
protection of vicious resorts; the under
mining of character in this evil envi-
ronment and corruption of the morals
of citizens, the bartering of the privi-
leges of violating the laws, and the
protection of notorious vice lords who
traffic in vice and crime, have brought
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-14

Last Friday evening, the Physicians,
Dentists and Pharmacists Club or So
ciety held their eleventh annual re-
ception at the Idlewild Hotel, 93rd
street and Wabash avenue and to say
the least it was very enjoyable or
pleasant affair.
DR.. Spencer c. Diekerson was the
master of ceremonies and he made
each and every one feel at home. DR..
Lawrence Blanehet was chairman of
the program committee and DR.. II. r
Smith will serve as the president of
the society for the next year and DR..
Roscoe c. Giles, secretary.
DR.. NJ. ]. Brown, DR.. ]. Frank Arm
strong, DR.. James N. Harris, DR.. Law
renee Blanchet, DR.. Chas. P. Cooper,
DR.. H. Reginald Smith, DR.. Spencer
c. Dickerson, DR.. Roscoe c. Giles, DR..
Wherefore Williams, Eugene s.
Browning, MD; VIM. Bradley, NJ. D.;
T. NJ. Smith, NJ. D.; A. B. Brooks,
Pho; ]. Leonard Pratt, NJ. D.; ]. H.
Mitchell, D. D. s.; VIM. II. Huff, Phi.
G.; Geo. Miller, NJ. D.; J. A. Harper
o. V. c.; DR.. Corent ]. Teffner; T. T
Carlisle, D. D. g.; +. ]. Branton, D.
D. s.; Geo. NJ. Porter, Phi. g.; Geo
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-14
COLONEL THEODORE ROOSEVELT
SPEAKS OUT IN BEHALF OF
THE CoLoRED PEOPLE.
Concluded from page ~

and will be dismissed from further
service, that law and order must at
any cost reign supreme throughout the
State of Illinois.
1t was stated in the Defender last
Saturday that Governor Lowden had
sent post haste for Louis B. Anderson,
Edward r. Wright whom they claim
is far famed as the "boss stud poker
player of the Appomattox Club,' Ben
iamin 81. Lucas, Editor S. B. Turner,
our highly esteemed friend, Major
Robert R. Jackson and the Hon. Edi-
tor Robert S. Abbott, to journey to
Springfield at once as he wished to
confer with them respecting the race
riots at East st. Louis, ILL.,, that they
made a dashing trip to that city in a
special car or fast train all by them
selves.
1t seems that before departing for
that city, those gentlemen with the
assistance of the Rev. Honorable
Archibald Jackson Carey, Phi. D. D. D,
who is ever ready to root around in
any political trough whenever he can
find any "dead easy money" who
practically does nothing for the two
hundred dollars he draws down from
the city each month met somewhere
possibly in some rear dark room IL
the City Hall and without being re
quested by anybody but themselves, il
the name of the two hundred thousand
Colored people residing in this state
they very poorly drew up and SEN
forth to the world this very untimely
so-called memorial address or mani
festo, and right here extracts are re
produced from it which appeared il
the Chicago Tribune, Saturday, Jul!
s, 1917, please remember the date anC
the year.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-14

reproaeh upon the laws administra-
ton and lowered the respect for law
throughout the community. The eit-
zen looks about him and witnesses
daily the liberation of law breaking
and the corruption of morals. Under
such conditions, the law for the main,
tenance of public order loses its re
straining influence and when stirred
by great passions, the mob rushes the
law aside and defes its authority.
'The occurrences at East st. Louis
should be a warning to our own city
for no community can tolerate such
conditions and hope to have the law
respected. At this time, the duties Of
citizens are being emphasized.s The
nation is about to call 100000 young
men for service and sacrifice in for
eign, lands. Those who remain at hOmI
will have duties not so perilous or full
of sacrifice, but nevertheless of the
highest Importance; and among them
is the duty of eliminating the auto
cracy of crime and vice which
lowering and corrupting our eOmmun
ity morals and making merchandise Of
our laws. For the good of all, we can
not begin this work too soon or pur
sue it too vigorously, fearlessly and
impartially."
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-14

W. Prince, NJ. D.; DR.. DALEY, 7. W.
Willis, H. A. Turner, NJ. D.; James l.
White, NJ. D.; M. A. Majors, NJ. D.
F. G Trap, NJ. D., and Julius F. TaE
lor were among those present who
greatly enjoyed the spring chicken
and the other feasting around the ban
quet table.
Speeches or toasts were delivered oy
DR.. NJ. A. Majors, DR.. Huff, P. II. u
DR.. Carlisle, DR.. Harper, Julius F. Tay'
lor, DR.. Armstrong, DIR. J. r. White
DR.. U. Grant Daley, DR.. A. WILDER
force Williams and DIR. H. R. SmltH
Many thanks to our highly esteemea
friend, DR.. NJ. J. Brown, for convey
ing US to and from the banquet ID
his fine new auto.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-14

woman or the Negro woman who mar
ries white man is ostracized in Chi
cago's biggest Negro district. We OBJ
ject to them taking up residence there.
We do not approve of it,
Signers of the memorial and the COM
mittee named to take it to Gov. Low
den are composed of Edward B.
Wright, Louis B. Anderson and Rob
ert R. Jackson, prominent in Negro
politics; Sheadrick B. Turner, Robert
S. Abbott and Benjamin II. Lucas
editors of Negro publications, and
Archibald J. Carey.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-14
"a II "a
Show Touch of Pathos.

Extracts from the memorial, show
ing a touch of pathos which is typical
of a race that has learned how to
suffer, follow:
eve are in no position to exercise
force. We would be reckless and fool
hardy indeed to do other than to ap-
peal to the best conscience of the
American people and ask that the con-
stitution be respected as to all citi-
zens alike.
owe are but "a drop in the bucket
as compared to the 1O0,0O0,000 citi-
zens of America. We can do naught
but appeal to the best conscience and
Christian spirit of that vast body of
American citizens who believe in law:
who believe in God, who believe in the
destiny of America-to point the way
to greater freedom and wider liber-
ty to all the people of the earth.
eff the answer should be that to US
alone these blessings shall be denied
|
dom or humiliation, we are ready for
the sacrifce-for never will we o.
choice accept anything but justice"
The citizens of this city are paying
Edward II. Wright five thousand per
year for what he does not know about
the law and until recently they paid
Louis B. Anderson three thousand per
year for the same thing and as they
and Editor S. B. Turner, Editor Robert
S. Abbott and Rev. Hon. Archibald
Jackson Carey, Phi. d. D. D. who is
one of the greatest many sided politi-
clans in the world also claims to be
some kind of a lawyer, with all of
their would-be legal ability they made
a great mess of it in sending forth
their memorial address, for even if the
various members of their self consti-
tuted committee attempt to run out
from under the "Jim Crow" part Of
their uncalled for address, the closing
part of it wherein it is stated that
II the answer SnOulQ De JndI 10 W.
alone these blessings shall be denied,
and for US must be slavery and sert
dom or humiliation, we are ready for
the sacrifice" and so on.
That weak admission on their part
has set the Colored people bach in this
country one hundred years as matter
of fact the vaporings from their memo
rial address sounds like that some one
connected with the committee is either
looking for a new political job or that
they are endeavoring to land the Rev
Hon. Archibald Jackson Carey, Phi. d
%. D. as a member Of the State Board
of Pardons.
The members of that long to be re
! membered memorial committee ough
, to have sense enough to drink in Il
! the full this self evident truth name
! Ily, that liberty never descended from
: the starry heavens arrayed in her ma
tive purity for the special benefit o.
any one race Of people; that each and
3 every civilized person on the face o.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-14
EAST ST. LOUIS DEMANDS LAW
AND RETRIBUTIoN.

East st. Louis, Ill.-The citizens
committee, at the meeting called by
the chamber of commerce, has adopted
the following resolutions in condemna-
ton of the political causes and official
negligence leading to the recent riots:
"The following declaration is pro-
mulgated:
owe, the citizens of East st. Louis,
who are in favor of law and order and
the protection of life and property, in
a meeting assembled, declare that,
"First-Without undertaking to spe-
officially account for the recent riots,
it is necessary to state briefly what
has occurred. About a month ago a
riot took place, in which a number of
citizens, under the pretext of driving
from the city all Colored people located
here, marched down our streets and
assaulted every Colored person that
came in their way, and it so happened
that nearly all of the Negroes assault
ed were Of our old time citizens and
most of them law abiding people.
GA number of vicious and lawless
Negroes took advantage of the ex'
citement brought about by this riot
and, under their leadership and i'm
passionate plea for revenge, the worst
element began to organize and arm
themselves for this purpose, and on
Sunday evening, July l, when it was
reported among them that some one
was riding through the southern por
ton of the city, shooting into theil
homes, this lawless and armed band
met at a late hour of the night in one
of their churches on an agreed sigma
given.
"When the police officers learned
that the Negroes were assembling il
the church, believing that a riot wa.
likely to start, q number Of oficsr,
were sent to dispel them, and a. they
reached the church these officers, with
out any warning, were fred upon ani
two Of them murdered. This greatly
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-14

Advised to Avoid Whites.

"We advise our people to avoid tax
ing a seat beside whites in the cars;
to refrain from being boisterous in
them and in public places. We ask
our people to avoid white restaurants
and to patronize our own theaters.
"we are working for Negro schools
in the black belt and have a place
picked where we hope to establish s
playground exclusively for Colored
children. We are working to segre'
gate ourselves as fsr as possible and
it can come without any act of law.
"The Negro who marries white
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-14
"a "a "a
Will Take Memorial in Behalf of Col
ored Citizens.

Several of Chicago's representative
Negroes will meet Gov. Lowden in
Springfield today at noon, by special
appointment, to hold conference with
him Gin behalf of the 100000 citizens
of the state who belong to the Colored
race" They take with them "me-
morial," which is the result of the re-
cent race riots in East st. Louis.
A member of the committee, who
brought to The Tribune copy OF the
memorial, last night said:
"The infammatory meeting held in
Chicago the other night, when talk was
made of arming with guns for protec-
ton, is not representative of Chicago
Negroes. In our churches, our publ
cations, and at our meetings we teach
a different kind of logic.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-14

the earth must constantly strive to
raise themselves up to the priceless
jewel of liberty; that whoever would
be free must himself strike the first
blow.
Sunday afternoon a great meeting
was held at Bethel Church, Attorney
Walter NJ. Farmer was the leading
speaker. Resolutions were introduced
by Julius F. Taylor and they were
highly endorsed by Hon. A. d. Rob-
erts. Mrs. Ida B. Wells Barnett, Rev.
W. D. Cook, Attorney A. L. Williams
and others. Rev. Cook in speaking IN
favor of their passage loudly ex-
claimed that it was the first time in
forty years that he was mad from his
small toe to the top of his Christian
head that he could not stand for such
un- American stuff or rot promulgated
by the memorial committee.
Mr.. B. 81. Lucas one of the members
of the memorial committee and being
one of the members of Bethel, assist
ant supt. of its Sunday school was
present and made a rank failure in
attempting to white wash himself.
After he had assisted to stab Mrs.
Barnett in the back he turned around
and insulted her to her face, in his
most blufing manner he declared that
Col. or Editor S. B. Turner one of the
members of the memorial committee
had been selected by it to tote or carry
copies of their address to the daily
newspapers; that it was Mr.. Turner
who had done the talking with the
city editor of the Tribune which had
so completely stood all the Colored
people in this city on the top of their
heads.
Monday evening another meeting
was held at Bethel Church and Mrs.
Ida B. Wells-Barnett was the main
speaker, she gave an account of her
arrival at East st. Louis, Ill. just
forty-eight hours after the riot had
simmered down. Rev. Cook followed
her in the talking. During the meet
ing Edward H Wright, Louis B. Ander:
son and Editor S. B. Turner entered
the church and without being invited
to do so they walked up to the plat
form and sat down but neither one OF
them were permitted to have one word
to say at that meeting and in less thai
six minutes time fifty-two dollars wa:
paid ir by five or seven hundred PEG
pie present to send the following com
mittee to Springfield to call on Gov
ernor Lowden to urge him in some way
or other to aid the innocent victims
of the riot at East st. Louis, Ill. TIL
committee which left for Springfield
after the meeting on Monday evening
consisted of Rev. J. W. Robinson, Rev
w. D. Cook, Mrs. Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Mrs. w. NJ. Farmer, H. A. Watkin
and L. W. Washington.
! Tuesday evening another meetini
was held at Quinn Chapel, Prof. A.
, Bowling presided. 1t was addresse
by Attorney Walter NJ. Farmer, Law
yer A. L. Williams, Prof. Foust o
Lexington, KY, A. 81. Roberts attend
ing the Chicago University and Rev
J. c. Anderson. Resolutions wer
passed praising the Chicago Dali
News, the Chicago Herald and the Oh
cago Evening Post for their fairnes
in dealing with the so-called "Rac
Question" in this country at the sam
: time the resolutions condemned tn
Chicago Tribune, which is fast becon
ing the greatest Negro hating pape
in the world.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-14

Let the decent and respectable hard
working Colored people return to that
city at once for after all they only
have one time to die and they might
as well die there as any place else
Editor.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-14

THE PHYSICIANS, DENTISTS AND
PHARMACISTS CLUB OR SOCI-
ETY. GAVE THEIR ELEVENTH
ANNUAL BANQUET AT THE
IDLEWILD HOTEL FRIDAY
EVENING.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-14

The Chamber of Commerce and Citi-
zens' Committee of East st. Louis has
decided after procuring positive assur-
ance from Adjutant General Dickson
of Illinois, that absolute security now
exists in East st. Louis, the excite
ment has passed, and the Negroes who
were employed in East st. Louis plants
can and should return to work. The
Chamber of Commerce and Citizens
Committee are able to give positive
assurance that the law-abiding Ne
groes will be safe and will have the
strongest protection from Adjutant
General Dickson and the militia and
civil forces of Illinois.
Managers of plants will re-employ
the Negro workmen and will give them
cards affording them protection. Ne
groes who want to return to work in
East st. Louis should get in touch
with their employers. You are au-
thorized to assure them that they will
be safe and will get full protection.
Very truly yours,
J. n. filming.
Secretary and General Manager.
The officers of the Chamber of Com
merce of East st. Louis, Illinois are
as follows:
G. B. Fox, president; NJ. V. Joyce,
first vice-pres.; W. E. Knowles, second
vice-pres.; Joseph N. Filming, manager;
E. NJ. Sorrels, secretary; G. W. Birch
Ter, treasurer. Directorss G. W.
Brichler, @. E. Ewing, G. B. Fox, l.
c. Haynes, @. 7. Jones, NJ. v. Joyce,
W. E. Knowles, E. c. Kramer, C. b.
Quackenbush, G. Reeb, c. h. Way.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-14

DR.. Eugene s. Browning of Grand
Rapids, Michigan and julius T. Tay-
lor Were the Only Two Invited
Guests.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-14

One of the greatest champions Q,
civil and political status of the .OiO .,
people in this country who had -,
designated as the Joan D'Are -
Afro-American race.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-14

"Fourth-The good people demand
that our city be rid of the criminal
class that has recently infested it, that
the law be strictly enforced without
fear or favor, and that there BE- no
influence in the city that can screen
or immune any offender, that all law
abiding persons in our city, ce they
ever so humble, white or black, rich
or poor, be absolutely secure in their
lives, property, and the pursuit of hap
piness, that all persons, hereafter, who
have a grievance, be it real or mag
mary, must resort to the law for re-
dress, and we pledge that we will see
that nothing be spared to punish per-
sons, white or black, who attempt to
take the law into their own hands.
"Fifth-We demand that the police
department of the city be reorganized
upon such a basis that the law will be
enforced as hereinabove stated. And
we pledge to the mayor our entire sup
port in so recognizing the police de-
partment of our city and in the bring
ing about every reform that tends to
peace and good order.
"Sixth-We demand that every eff
fort possible be put forth to punish
the persons who murdered the officers
Sunday night, July l, and to punish
all of the persons guilty of murder
and arson and assaults on Monday,
July q"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-14
,lISN

solid against
and absolutely Of the orderly
justice vioators the law must be equally
punished of nationality
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-14
aroused the white people and was the
immediate cause of the riot July 2.

immediate cause of the riot July 2.
"Seeond-We in the most emphatic
terms condemn the action of the riot
ers in the latter part of May. BY
their action they were defying the law
and were administering punishment to
innocent and unoffending people.
HIn the same manner we condemn
the action of the lawless and savage
Negroes who on Sunday night, July 1
armed themselves for the purpose of
committing deliberate murder, and who
carried out these intentions by killing
two of the officers of the city.
"We are at a loss to find language
to express our indignation concerning
the action of the rioters on July 2;
their unwarranted acts stand without
a parallel in the history of our coun-
try. These rioters, without the slight
est effort to discover the persons who
had murdered the East st. Louis Off
GERS, directed their wrath against Col
cred people who they knew had moth
ing to do with the murder. They in
the most savage and brutal manner
set FIRE to their homes and shot them
down as they were fleeing for their
lives. Some were not permitted to es-
cape and lost their lives in the flames
\ sc thar hurpipn homas
| "Third-We believe that the prinei-
| pal cause of this riotous conduct was
the laxity in the punishment of crime
that has prevailed for some time past
On account of this indisposition tc
punish crime there has grown up in
our midst irreverence for the law that
has brought about the harvest that VIC
have just reaped.
"Many criminals, both black and
white, have found congenial home il
our city and have carried on theil
criminal acts without the slightest feal
of the pains and penalties of the law
For all of this the police department
of our city and those officials charged
with the conservation of the law ar
the most to blame.
"While we commend the action o
Adjt. Gen. Dickson for the able an
efficient manner in which he and tn
i men under his direction are handlin
5 the present situation, and for whic
: we feel extremely grateful, we mus
: condemn the action of the militia VIII
: were in our city on the second da
2 of July pretending to give to the cit
S aid, but who were wholly inactive an
e in some instances aiding and abettin
d the rioters.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-27

at his back, charged the Filipino
trenches and put the ins,lrrectos to
flight. i, Shortly afterward he more
than duplicated this exploit, swimming
the Rio Grande 1e la Pampasna with
two men under fire and set up a rope
ferry by which his troops hauled them
selves across the river and delivered a
blow that won battle. For this he
was made brigadier general Of volun;
teers. Major General Otis described
him as 1.-The greatest daredevil in the
army, man who would rather fight
than eat"
Aguinaldo was foot loose then and a
nuisance, as every one remembers.
From inaccessible mountain strong
holds he sailed out to raid American
patrols and burn villages. 1t was cer-
tain that his capture would break the
backbone Of the revolt, but nobody
seemed to know how to reach him. He
was hiding in the mountains near the
northeast coast of Luzon. 1t happened
that cipher letters sent by Aguinaldo
to one Of his lieutenants fell into the
hands of Lieutenant Taylor Of the
Twenty-fourth infantry. The letters
revealed that Aguinaldo was awaiting
re-enforcements at a definite time.
Colonel Funston conceived the plan of
Disgusting force Of seventy-nine Fill
Pine scouts as Aguinaldo's expected
re endorsements. At the head Of this
command and accompanied by four ex.