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Richmond planet., 1917-12-08
tbI.NR:+D ENGlNEER REGIMENT.
Headquarters 317th Engineers,
Camp Sherman, Ohio
November 25th, 1917.
AN OPEN I,ETTER

Dear Sir-Thc enclosed appeal to
the educated and trained Negro OF
America explains itself fully. The
United States Government has order
ed the creation Of Negro division
mlly equipped as per army regula-
tions. The Engineer unit is tho high
est service in the United States
Army and only Gus superior men of
brains can qualify in this branch of
the service, to help us to make good
the war Department has been liberal
enough to let down the bars OF the
draft and to reopen the volunteer en-.
listmcnt system so that qualified and
desirable colored men about thirty
one years Of age in all parts of the
country can join this regiment which
IS n part Of the Ninety Second Divis-
ion. All future promotions must come
from the ranks in each and every
regiment Of the Division.
Never before in tho history Of this
country, has come to the Colorcd men
Richmond planet., 1917-12-08
Nr. ko>;nc tunkIin& Simmons (,
speak u RrtornrrS' Hall,
fu.~tnl. Dcccmh,'r II!

Mr.. it"@ro" ConkinE simmons who
~ '1rliEatj"@ large audiences ali
ever tn" country W'ln his marvellous
'I"pu""r" "ill appear in the Rcformcr
|'HiI nn TurSdIy. December llth at
%;.o . clock =. NJ. Rev. W. il. Stokes
ih. -, viii ir,rcdurr Mr.. Simmons.
amt III" nDj.ir which will be of a
mart al nature Viii Ia under the dI.
I" 'I"n 81 Pro. Walter u. Jones. Uni
formed soldiers from Camp Lee Vir.
2lniA Will serve rs Ushcrs for the oc
raSion I'm informal reception in tn"
honor al Mr. Simmons will hc held n
@"hltS"n'& auditorium following the
address. ON account ot Il miSundcr
MandinG relative To dates. Mr.. Sim
mons was first announced for the 7tn
o' December. The affair Will hr held
nnd"r tn" auspices of tur Spartan Lit
"rary and Athletic ASSortation and
l." N"mrt.'S Aux .liary
Richmond planet., 1917-12-08

Mrs Maria l.. Brooks. who has
been very i'll. is improving.
Miss jamie Scott of Washington
-. c.. spent Il short while in tho
city last week.
Planet can he secured from our
agent Mr.. |. r. ID. Ross, A-i04 T..
Duval ST.
The Headlight formerly located
at 90l l2 5th St, Lynchburg, Va.
has moved its headquarters to Dan.
Vile. Va.
Rev. Il. l.. Bradby. OF Detroit
Mich. was in the city this week. lie
~ touring the South asccrtaining the
condition OF the colorcd people in the
United States.
Richmond planet., 1917-12-08


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ENTERTAINED FIFTY COIDRED
SOLDIERS.

New York, November 2G.--Nathan
Straus. who is cam aiCriag to raise
$l,OO0.0OO in thi; country for vel
fare work among the Jews in nation
al service. will entertain fifty colorcd
soldiers from the National Army's
Camp Upton at his home mere Thanks
giving Day, ii WaI announced to-
night. 1t was stated he had decided
to do this rs one N.av OF showing i'm
r&r;ialty in welfare work which he
had emphasized ought not to be con.
fined to aiding zen Of one race OF
color.
Richmond planet., 1917-12-08
spec nj Services at EbcncZcr.

The Ebcnczcr Ala Society of the
Eb"ne2rr Baptist Church will have
special anniversary exercises at the
above mentioned church Sunday. De.
ccmhcr 9th. at II 4. NJ. and $3.50 p. M.
R"V. r. b. Lawson, OF the Virginia
| Mon University. will preach at the
afternoon service and install tho Off.
'"rS. Bring silver offering for the
poor.
Mrs. BETTE G. McCraw. president:
Mrs. 4. d. Wood. secretary.
Richmond planet., 1917-12-08

The Fifth street y. Y. p. l.. will
present Prof B. l. Marchant to The
public at the Fifth Street Baptist
Church, Sunday. December Q. at four
o'clock in the evening. His subject
is ''Thrcc Keys to One Door"
Richmond planet., 1917-12-08

Wednesday. December l2th. $40 u.
NJ. The occasion being the 52nd an.
nivcrSary Of the church and the 1t
anniversary Of the pastor, Rev. \. ID.
Daily.
DR. VIM. II. Stokes will preach
and his Junior cho! will furnish
special music.
Bro. James w. Smith. president of
the Usher Board Of Ebcnczcr Baptist
Church will take the offerin.;. Mem
hcrs and friends are invited to be pres
cnt.
Richmond planet., 1917-12-08
RIIiD-I'I1RGISOS.

Mr.. William b. Ferguson announc.
cS the approaching marriage Of his
daughter, Minnie Vivian TO DR.. Leon
a. Rcid. Wednesday December l2tn
at eleven 4. N. l01 f.. Leigh street
Friends invited.
Richmond planet., 1917-12-08

Mrs. l%vclina Epps. of North Third
street is improving from her recent
illness.
Richmond planet., 1917-12-08

tn" iudirtnlrnt AGAINST JoEusou re
turned hy Il Federal grand jury IN
W.; Virginia charge vio'atiou ui
the Mann "Whitr slave" 2r, through
the Transportation Of t,d.th Godhcy,
u white ".rI. from Charleston, w.
Va. to CHtlr;tSburg. Ky, in Noyrm-
her. 1916. for allrrr,l :mmoral pur-
poses. In the cXt.adition proceedings
"a which the Governor acted last
week. Johnson WAS charged with as
Sault on Il child.
Governor Mccall tonight gave out
Il letter written hy him t. Governor
Cornwcll. of West Virginia, in which
he defined Nelson =. Bdown, the
assistant attorney general &c this
State. who conducted The j. 'iign~
tion that led &c The a.G:3...>.. u. ,,.......
der the prisoner After describing thr
steps by which the Investigator .l.riv-
cd at the conviction that the defend
ant had not committed the crime with
which he was chased Governor Nc.
CallS letter continued:
GOV. MCCALL. SPEAKS PLAINLY.
Il need hardly say to You that u
failure TO honor a rcQusiticn is no
nrW thing. nor does il constitute any
atIront to a State. prcccdtntS exist
in great numbers. Only n short time
ago this commonwealth denied Il re
QuiSli"n in Il less serious cause up
on somewhat similar grounds hut for
reasons less strong than thOS" exist
ing hero. In that case the defendant
happened 10 he a white man
"JuS'i"" ShoE'd not use two scales.
hut il two measures are employed
th"n the moro lcn;rnt measure should
- mCtcd ont 10 the po,r and weak
rather than 10 the rich and n'rong.. \
white man would he tried by white
mon. hut Il black man in / q. So like
thi& would rarely if ever see II his
trial 4 member Of his ,wu race upon
IN" bench. among his prosccu' 0r$. or
in the jury hoX.
~ seems proper fer me to add that
Governor of Massachusetts who
would refuse to apply to the mcancst
black man in the land The same rule
Ii" had just applied to n white man
would he unworthy to represent the
Commonwealth ana would dishoror
all the traditions al her glory
'Thc drri%ion Your F.Xrcllcnry. was
rearh"l in no spirit Il hostility to
N'N't S!litI Itl N:.% II 4 grnpral
arralgnmcnt ot her Jurisprudence. IL
related only to the facts rs they ap-
pcarrd in this particular ease. MaSSa-
rhuScttS has nothing but warmfricnd
ship for West Virginia. The incsti-
mnhI" service which yOur Commun-
wealth rcnlcrnd in the struggle for
the Union the hearts of the people of
Massachusetts will Mold in imprri&h-
able remembrance
standing at the gateway between
The N rth and South and the East and
the West. ANA with her great history
ana the sterling character Of her pco.
pie. may | suggest the noble oppor-.
tunity before West Virginia to render
still more splendid service to the
country? When we are nohly contend
ing to make the world safe for dcmoc-
rary. she can help us show cur spirit
ual fitness for the task by leading the
way to make America safe for common
Justice. And by the inspiring influence
OF her example she may contribute
greatly to the doing for ourselves OF
what We are striving to do for the
world, and firmly to establish here
the way OF Justice and the law"
Richmond planet., 1917-12-08
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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-06-01

We wish to correct an error in
last weeks paper. Instead OF
Juliaetta's flag pole being painted
red, white. and blue as stated, it is
painted red, white, and black
Germrny's national colors.
o. E. MACPHERSON received a letter
from B. C. johnson this week with
the following printed on the letter
head: "The johnson Cattle Fly Trap
Company, Colony. Kansas" We
understand Mr.. Johnson is pro-
noting big idea in the nature Of
barn door constructed to form q
trap for flies. AS the cattle go in
the barn number of brushes oblig-
ingly brush the flies from the COW
and store them up in a little cage
Mr.. johnson expects to do big things
| in business way with the invention
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-06-01
Two Girls Drowned

The flood waters of the Clearwater
river claimed two victims, Wednes-
day, Eleanor,13 years old. and
Uretta, 8 years old, daughters of Mr..
and Mrs. Calvin Boyer of Lewiston.
The children were drowned four
miles east of Lewiston.
The father was catching driftwood
from the stream and the girls were
playing nearby. He heard an cutlery
and turned to see the arms of one of
the girls above the surface of the
water near the shore. No trace of
the other was observed.
The current is strong there and
the bodies were, it is believed, swept
down stream. The prevailing
theory is that one Of the girls fell
into the river and the other attempt.
ed a rescue.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-06-01
Registration Questions

The following is the list of ques
tions which will be asked men be-
tween the ages of 81 and 81 when
they go to the registration table
June 5. It is the desire of the Of
ficials in charge that you study the
questions and have the answers pre-
pared in your mind, so that there
be no errors, or unnecessary delays:
All answers will be written on
the registration card in ink by the
registrar, who should be careful to
spell all names correctly and to
write legibly.
l. Name in full. Age in years.
This means all your names spelled
out in full. State your age today
in years only.
2. Home address. This means
the place where you have your per-
manent home.
8. Date of birth. Write your
birthday (month, day and year, on
piece of paper before going to the
registrar, and give the paper to him
the first thing. Example: August
5, 1894"
4. Are you % a naturalborn
citizen; (2) a naturalized citizen
90 an alien; az or have you de-
clared your intention to become a
citizen Specify which,?
5. Where were you born? First
name the town, then the state, then
the country.
6. If not a citizen, of what
country are you a citizen or SUBJ
ject? This need be answered only
by aliens and declarants.
7. What is your present trade,
occupation OF office? This does not
ask what you once did, nor what
you have done most of the time,
nor what you are best fitted to do.
1t asks what your job is right now.
8. By whom employed? Where
employed?
9. Have you father, mother,
wife. child under IL, or a sister or
brother under IL solely dependent
upon you for support Specify
which,?
Consider your answer thought
fully. If it is true that there is
another mouth than your own which
you alone have duty to feed, do
not let your military ardor in
terfere with the wish of the nation
to reduce wars misery to a mimi
mum. On the other hand, unless
the person you have in mind is SOLE
ly dependent on you, do not hide
behind petticoats or children.
10. Married or single (which
Race Specify which,? This does
not ask whether you were once
married, but whether you are mar
ried now.
IL. What military service have
you had? Rank? Branch? Years?
Nation or State?
H.. Do you claim exemption
from draft? Specify grounds. Be-
cause you claim exemption from
draft. it by no means follows that
you are exempt. For the informa-
ton of the war department you
should make claim now if you in
tend to prosecute it.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-06-01
State of Ohio. City of Toledo,


State of Ohio. City of Toledo,
Lucas County. IS.
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he
Cheney & Co, doing business lin the
City of Toledo, County and State afore-
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case of Catarrh that.
cannot be cured by the use of HALLS
CATARRH CURE. FRANK ]. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence. this 9Th day of Decem.
Der, A. d. 1856. A. w. GLEASON,
(SeaD Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken intern
ally and acts thro ugh the Blood on the
Mucous Surfaces OF the System. Send
for testimonials free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, TIC.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-06-01

On Saturday night June 9 the
Grand Theatre will present "The
Life Of Our Saviour" in seven reels
Of colored pictures. This is an
expensive film and will be one of the
best productions ever shown in
Kendrick. Watch our advertise
ment in next weeks issue. Carl
Brown. 22-lt
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-06-01

LOST: 2-year old black colt
with star in forehead and a year.
ling black colt with star in fore
head. Five dollars reward will be
paid to the party finding the above
horses and notifying H. Meyer,
Cameron, Idaho. 21-3t
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-06-01
Rheumatism

If you are troubled with chronic
or muscular rheumatism give
Chamberlain's Liniment a trial.
The relief from pain which it affords
is alone worth many times its cost.
Obtainable everywhere.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-06-01
Phyllis Cain was Moscow visitor

Cora Roberts returned from Mos
COW Saturday after short visit
with friends there.
According to the Lapwai Messen-
ger the town of Lapwai, with
population of $50, has sent 20 young
men to the colors since the call for
volunteers was made. This is sure
ly record.
If you have little extra cash to
spare that you want to invest with
perfectly good security, buy Lib
erty Loan Bond.
Leatha Fowler went to Pullman
Saturday to visit her sister, Mrs.
Dave Center.
Miss Anna Long left for Milton,
Oregon, Saturday where she will
remain for some time with .her
brother. Marvin.
The Ladies of the Red Cross
cleared $11.40 on the sale of ice
cream last Saturday afternoon and
evening. They are endeavoring to
raise funds to purchase materials
for hospital supplies to be sent to
the front.
Elmer Bechtol had the misfortune
to cut the index finger from his
left hand last Saturday while run
ming the planer in his furniture
work shop. Joe Fruchtl, who is an
old sawmill man. was in the store
Saturday morning joking with FL
mer about keeping a finger trim
mer" in the shop and said it was
only matter Of time until he
would lose a finger. The finger
was cut off just above the second
joint.
G. o. Allison of Lewiston stopped
off for a short visit with Mr.. anc
Mrs. H. N. Roberts. on his way Il
Wallace, the first Of the week.
Miss Muriel Linegar of Moscow
visited friends in Kendrick the frs
of the week.
Miss Adeline Hupp, who has beer
teaching school at Grangeville, re
turned home Sunday.
A. C, Deeter, who is working il
Lewiston, spent Sunday at his home
here.
"A. v. Dunkle was appointed pc
lice judge by the village council a
the special meeting last Frida!
evening.
One of William Taylor's boys Gu
an artery in one of his feet while
playing with an axe Monday. l
was necessary to call doctor t
get the wound dressed.
w. E. Coble and Walter McCrea
Jr. have been installing lightning
arrestors on the Troy-Kendricl
electric light line this week.
The Kendrick State Bank turne'
in the lowest bid for the $4,000
bond issue which was passed som
time ago by the village council
The bid was 81 percent which wa
! cent lower than the next loves
bid. The bonds are due twent
years after date and optional afte
10 years.
l.. G. Peterson went to Lapws
Tuesday to attend the wedding 0
his sister, Nettie. who married W
j. Evans of Culdesac. The MARI
age occurred Wednesday.
Mrs. X. r. Kelly, who has bee
teaching school near Potlatch. re
turned home Tuesday and wi
spend the summer at the home G
her brother, John Reid of America
Ridge.
Hester Elizabeth Knepper an
her aunt, Miss Ethel Knepper. al
rived in Kendrick from Boise Tues
day for several weeks. visit wit
friends and relatives.
M. 0. Raby made a business tri
to Lewiston Saturday.
Mrs. j. w. Mathes and Mrs. "
G. May and son of Little Bear ridg
visited friends in Moscow Thursda,
Mrs. W. C. Joslin and daughter
Maxine of Juliaetta, spent sewers
days of this week at the HON
of Mrs. Carl Carlson.
Burt Walker and Jess Osbor
went to Lewiston Wednesday on tn
night train and returned Thursda
morning with Chevrolet car.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-07-26
TO PREVENT MANIPULATION.

Perhaps the strongest argumen;
that was made against the food con
troll bill was that it is unfair to single
out the farmer and his product for
regulation and leave other producers,
some of whom have made enormous
profits out of the war, entirely free
to add still further to their incomes.
To meet that condition Congressman
c. William Ramseyer of Iowa has
introduced bill, drawn along lines
similar to the food bill, that will apply
to iron, steel, copper. lumber, cotton.
WOOL hemp, leather, and petroleum.
1t has been charged that the market
of many of the products mentioned
has been so manipulated as to bring
in exhorbitant profits to spectators,
and it is Mr.. Ramseyer's purpose to
endeavor to remedy the situation in
the same manner as the food problem
will be handled.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-07-26
REPAIRS TO MAINS
WILL BE MADE BY TRACTION g.
LIGHT co.

Oskaloosa Traction and Light Com
pany is making plans and arrange.
ments to repair the hot water heating
plant for use during the season of
1878 and the patrons of the SER
vice will be given the best the COM
pany is able to obtain.
Extent of the repair work that will
be done or may be required is a guess
and gamble, according to officials of
the company. No one knows what
must be done because the inspection
is impossible. Known breaks and
leaks will be repaired to the extent
possible with the material in posses
sion of the company.
New material, that is supplies from
the manufacturer, cannot be obtained
at this time nor on promised delivery
at specified date. Material needed
cannot be obtained. 1t is not a
question of price. but ability to buy.
Had the company "all the money in
the world" it could not obtain the
material desired. The government
goes to the manufacturer and takes
what it requires. The ordinary run
of business is set aside.
Therefore, outside of a limited
amount of pipe and material now
available the company is powerless
to proceed. If the repairs to be
made come within the scope of the
supplies and the material now avail
able or within the resources of the
company, well and good; but should
the repairs be of character that ex.
coed the company's resources, the
service will be fixed in the best way
possible. In the words of the late
Grover Cleveland: ut is a condition.
not theory" that must be met and
the company is going to face the
problem as it can
Three bad breaks in the service
are known to exist How many
more may develop cannot be known.
The three may be all, or they may
not be. Work on the property will
be taken up at earliest possible date
to insure completion by the time hot
water service is required this fall
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-07-26
DRAFT DURING CIVIL WAR.

The method of carrying out con
scription during the Civil War is de-
scribed as follows in an article recent
ly published by the State Historical
Society of Iowa:
A commissioner was appointed in
each county to hear and decide claims
of exemption. Physical disability was
not valid claim for exemption I'M
less it was so permanent as to render
a person unfit for period of more
than thirty days. Those engaged in
specified occupations such as tele'
graph operators, railroad Locomotive
engineers, workmen in arsenals and
armories, all Federal officers and
many government employees, and per.
sons exempt from military service by
virtue of State laws were excused
without presenting claims. At an ap'
pointed time all names remaining up,
on the enrolment lists were publicly
placed in a jury wheel or box and a
blindfolded person drew out the num-
Der of names sufficient to fill the
quota of the county. The drafted
men were then notified to appear in
person or send a substitute to the
county seat within five days after the
time of drafting; and from thence
they were sent to the place of rend
eZyous.