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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-08-31
Now Make Dried Soup.

One of the beneficial effects of the
recent scare over a threatened short
age of tin cans was an extended inves-
tigation into other possible methods of
preserving food. The canned soup
manufacturers were among the most
earnest seekers, for they were threat
ened with having their tin supply cut
off at an early date. They have worked
out process for putting up dried
soup In powdered form in containers
Of heavy wax paper. Similar systems
of drying and packing vegetables are
already in use in Europe, but the soup
idea represents American enterprise.
Apparently, it will not come on the
market, because tin cans are going to
be more plentiful than was anticipated.
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concerned, that functionary smiled
hopefully as if he felt he had landed
the burden of distributing. circum-
stance on helpful and reliable Shout
ders.
found Marvel pacing the floor
of his Office in a thoughtful way, his
hands clasped behind him, when /
called the next morning. He drew
out his watch and consulted it with
slight gesture of Impotence, as
though had kept him waiting.
Two minutes he announced, land
then you will come with me. There is
a person to find. and no time to
lose."
And the person." / intimated
The fourteenth man."
/ stared helplessly at Marvel He
kept up his restless walk, puncturing
each step with sentence rapid and
enlightening.
There was nothing unusual nor
suspicious as to the social function
which transpired at the Vandamann
home" spoke Marvel There was no
motive to it, no plan or anticipation Of
foul play. Get that clear in your
mind in the first place. A strange
thing occurred, however, just as the
guests were about co be seated at
the table. It was discovered that
there were just Ii persons present"
I began to receive a glimmer Of
where a Fourteenth Man" might
come in.
THAT arose which might readily
arise where one man of a group is
superstitious. Such man was pres
ent-he was the man who died, Royal
Ludington. He was probably in a
mood for weird forebodings. Vandas
mann did not debate the point. He
excused himself to his guests, put on
his hat, went out into the street and
apparently picked up the first man
he met to break the hoodoo."
And this MANI" / asked.
known to none of them, apparently
some city wreck on errors shore, a
freakish contrast in his attire to the
perfectly dressed guests, quietly took
his place at the table, maintained the
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SHE WOULD NOT CONE. WAS SPOKEN FINALLY
SHE WILL NOT CONE,

tween these two men, fancy" OBJ
served Marvel as we went outside
again.
"And what of that-and what
next?" inquired.
well, when / locate our Four
teenth Man it will be a forward step,
of course" observed Marvel. 1--WE go
back to the Ludington end of the
chain now, however. Do you think
you know the daughter of the house
we'll enough to venture a call upon
herr"
For what purpose?' / inquired
doubtingly.
ITO induce her to come to my Of
fice."
ruminated. ! considered the effort
to move Miss Grace Ludington from
her stated position hopeless, and my
friend knew instantly that SO /
thought. He went on, however, re-
CARELESS of my opinion.
"You will inform Miss Ludington
that it is vital that I should see her
two to four today. She had better
come alone. gil u0I LudC IL Acto AOIh-
ing to do with the money OF the bank,
that it is not question Of cash, but
of-family honor"
could not for the life Of me
imagine under what dark curtain Resi-
Illus Marvel was gazing, but there was
an indescribably lucid accuracy in the
broad hint that he was about to strike
a note with the young lady that would
influence her more than promises or
threats. He suggested explicitly, be-
fore / left him, the course l was to
pursue in dealing with Miss Luding-
ton. went straightway to her home,
fingered about it's vicinity while franz
ing the manner of my approach, and
accepted the opportunity offered as
she appeared with some letters in her
hand to mail at the nearest letter
box
81 am not here in behalf of the
bank. Miss Ludington, stated con-
cisely. Il come from a friend and a
professional man who has been pur-
suing some investigation regarding
the circumstances surrounding the
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"Gettina BY the Editor"

fascinating of indoor sports, says a
writer in the Atlantic. When / was
journalist in the Freudian sense (that
is, as an unfulflled wish), my chum
and devised way to get money for
all our articles. Each agreed when he
price of the "story" that it wouldn't be
accepted. That little arrangement took
the sting out of a rejection completely;
and when you lost your pay, you had
the glory of the acceptance. Why and
how the scheme broke down, I shall
not divulge.
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silence he was paid to maintain, ate
like the hungry man he was, and then
seemed to disappear, his paid mission
executed"
And you now seek to find this
mans?
"He must be found declared Marvel
positively.
"Why?"
Because am satisfied he can ex-
plain the mystery in this case"
There is a mystery, then?"
"A deep one. That matters not
now. I wish to show you something.
AS a memento Of the first meeting of
the organizers of the Copper Queen
Mining company, flash photograph
was taken. That is the group"
Ny friend drew from his pocket
a card four by eight inches and held
it before me.
THAT is Vandamann,' he explained,
indicating the broker, whom recog-
nized-"that Ludington," I knew him,
too. That and by some irony of
fate the forlorn, frowsy figure at the
far end of the table seemed to have
been focused more prominently than
any of the others" that is the Four
teenth Man."
I studied the face with interest. It's
owner was apparently one of the stray
waits of the city to be picked up any
where in the crowded center within
a five minutes walk.
"Come with me- directed Marvel
He hailed a taxicab as we reached
the street. 1t conveyed us to police
station in the residence portion of
the city. I followed after my friend
at his bidding as he went to the office
of the captain
Marvel named date-it was the
day of the. funeral of Royal Luding-
ton. He gave a name. It was Ed
ward Briggs, the man arrested at the
Ludington home that same night. The
official consulted the record book. He
read it's details lending with the sixty
days sentence of the prisoner.
photographer" inquired my friend.
80 noted-No. 1885,"
THAT is all-thanks." nodded Mar
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Could Do His Part.

Frederick the Great heard of
Silesian clergyman who had reputa-
ton of communicating with the spir-
it's.
He sent. for him and received him
with the following question:
"Can you call up ghosts?"
cat your pleasure, your majesty"
replied the clergyman. ''but they won't
come"
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.s 6S, ne HAS, UG0u OSdU AOI WEEKS.
She laughed, this Idalia, this woman
who made men shrink whom she did
not cause to weep.
"You came to draw me out, to de-
-lude me-" she scoffed. From him! /
see through you. Dead? Do you
think do not keep track of him
through my friends on the outside, to
be ready to know when, and where,
and how shall strike when the hour
comes? Go back and tell Abel Wanda
mann that from me"
A low whistle, so low that it would
have been difficult to trace its source,
proceeded from the lips of Resilius
Marvel. He restored the photograph
to his pocket He made motion to
the attendant that his mission was ac-
complished He said to me:
''The case is complete
What he meant I CROPPED vaguely in
my mind to find out. He left me to
think out one fact; that the photo
graph was the property of Abel
Vandamann, not of dead Royal Lud-
ington. Then how had it come into
the possession of his daughter?
The great man proved his last state
ment to me the following evening. I
was seated in the Office of the United
Bankers Protective association when
there came a commotion in it's ante
room Then man was thrust into
the private office by two officers in
uniform. Marvel followed, and the
one policeman retired at his words:
st will be responsible for this man.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-17
BISHOP ALEXANDER WALTERS
PASSES AWAY.

The passing away of the Right Rev.
Alexander Walters, bishop of the A.
M. E. Zion Church for over twenty
four years, is quite a loss to the re-
ligious denomination with which he
was connected nearly all his life. Born
at Bardstown, KY, in 1858, he was
licensed to preach in 1877, being mar
ried the same year. He filled vari-
Gus charges in Kentucky, San Fran
cisco and Knoxville with much sue
cess, coming to Mother Zion Church,
New York, in 1888. He was elevated
to the bishopric in 1892 and continued
an active and energetic worker until
few months ago, when he became
ill. He died on Feb End at his home
in New York, leaving a widow and
son, also a large circle of admirers
and friends to mourn their loss. His
funeral was held at Mother Zion
Church, New York, Feb. 6 and was
largely attended by some of the lead
ing men, both in church and state.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-17
Unrest In
South Grows

duty and has assisted much in
giving rise to this great exodus.
No. Z. FLOOD. - The July
Flood of 1916 did its work well
and lent its help to this mighty
exodus.
Following are some of the sec
ondary causes: Because, for the
first time in the history of our
country Negro labor is in great
demand in the shops, factories
and railroads in the North, East
and West; because he becomes a
franchised elector in the North
and can vote; because he is not
"Jim Crowed' to death if he pays
first class fare; because he is less
liable to be lynched and has the
protection of the law; because his
children get the benefit of first
class school facilities, and be-
cause more courteous treatment
is accorded him and his family.
We, as ministers of the A. M.
E. Ministers Alliance of Birming-
ham, Ala, pray and beg that our
ministers, and ministers of other
denominations in the North, East
and West, for humanity's sake
look after these our poor help
less people, many of whom are
splendid people. We are depend
ing upon you not to lose a single
opportunity to help our people
make good in church, State and
their daily vocation, through
your advice and leadership.
We feel and believe that this
great exodus is Gods plan and
hand. The great door of indus
trial, financial, political, educa-
tional, moral and religious hope
has been thrown wide, and in a
mysterious way, God is moving
upon the hearts of our people to
go where He has prepared for
them. May the blessings of God
attend your efforts to help and
bless our people who are fleeing
from oppression and maltreat-
ment from darkness to light.
The white people of Birmingham
nd vicinity are greatly alarmed owe
he preparations being made by NJ
,roes to leave the South.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-17

Henderson, KY. Jan. 25.-Two
weeks ago VIM. Kelly, a white
man, entered the office of DR..
Wilson, colored, and accused him
of having performed a criminal
operation on a white woman who
had just left the doctors office.
He brandished a gun and threat
ened to kill DIR. Wilson unless he
"coughed up" $50. DR.. Wilson
denied the charge and declared
he had no money. He offered to
90 downstairs and get $40.
When allowed to go he called the
police and told them of the, plot
between the white man and wo-
man to blackmail him. He was
sent back with a marked $40 bill
and when Kelly came out of the
office he was arrested and the bill
found on him. The woman was
not caught. 1t is said Kelly had
a list of names of every colored
doctor in the small towns of the
state. 1t is also alleged he had
worked this scheme on other col
ored physicians. At his trial
yesterday Kelly was given six
months in Jail, This is pretty
nice scheme and colored doctors
are warned to look out for such
blackmailers and do as DR.. Will
son did.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-17
COLORED NURSE
OF MIAMI FLORIDA
WILLED S125, 600

Mama, Fla, Feb. By the
will of the late Robert Welborn,
colored nurse, by the name of
Sarah P. Thompson is to receive
$125, 600. The estate of Mr.. We'll
born is estimated at from 1925, =
600 to $250,O0O John B. Reilly
and E. B. Kurtz are named as
executors of the will.
The will was made January 3,
1916. The will bequeathes Mrs.
Conrad Schmidt all of the prop
erty owned by Mr. Welborn in the
Security Land Company, except
that which lies within the city
limits. To ]. H. Taylor he gives
any land that he may own in sec
ton 20 township So, range Al.
To DIR. N. S. Burnham he gave
all the property he owned in Palm
Beach county.
To Sarah z. Thompson, coIored
who nursed me through a severe
illness without pay, | give lots I6,
II and 18, block %, north, city
of Miami, also property and in
terest whatsoever may have in
Jape's subdivision, Erickson's ad-
dition and Waddell addition to
Miami; l also give her any money
Ilmay have on my person or on
deposit in any bank and all my
personal effects of any nature
whatsoever, and direct all this to
be turned over to her within one
month"; of my death. "
The closing clause of the will
read as follows:
''The balance of my estate |
give to my wife, Alice Welborn,
to be paid to her at the rate of
$IOO per month for two years.
Then it shall be given to her as a
whole. "
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-17
GEORGIA HUSBAND KILLS
MURDERERS OF HIS WIFE

Athens, Ca, Feb. 1.-Two lit
tie boys Zone white) got to fight
ing in town a few miles from
here and the result was that the
mother Of the race boy slapped
the white one. Twelve men
formed a mob and took her to the
outskirts of the city and lynched
her. They hung her body to a
tree and then went to where her
husband was working and asked
him to come and help them cut
down a COW which was too heavy
for them. He went and was
dumfounded when he saw that it
was his wife. He humbly begged
them to allow him to go home
and get a sheet to wrap it around
her. They consented. While
i n the house he put his winches-
ter under the sheet and came
back. They waited to watch
him, but he had beat them to it.
Approaching them, he opened
fire, killing six. Before they
could get to him he made his es-
cape. The Associated Press ne
yer said anything about the
matter.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-17

Birmingham, Ala.-The A. M. E
Minister'S Alliance of Birmingham
has issued the following to colore'
ministers North, East, South ant
West:
To Colorado Ministers North,
East and West:
1t is alarming to note the un-
rest and dissatisfaction among
our people here in Birmingham,
Ala, and throughout several
southern states. This unrest,
dissatisfaction and moving about
of our people to certain parts of
our commonwealth is nothing
more or less than an effect. This
effect cannot exist without
cause. The alarming and bitter
effect is predicated upon multi
farious causes, to wit:
No. /. PREJUDICE. The pre-
judice of our white south has
been and is today, hot, bitter and
SlTODS. II Is al luSupdlOi out "a
which have come many unfair
things to stir up and cause this
unrest and exodus of our people.
No. 2. DISFRANCHISEMENT.
ANY sane man whether white
or black ought not be deprived
of his vote, because of color. The
Negro was disfranchised many
years ago in most of our south
ern states. This cause stirred
him and created unrest, but he
had no redress, nowhere to go
until now.
No. 8. Jim CROWISM." =
Jim Crowism" is anywhere and
everywhere in our Southland, es-
pecially on the passenger train
with full fare paid for first class
ticket, only to take the fare that
is not commensurate with the
money paid. Added to this insult
our women are forced into this
embarrassing condition only to
find in most every case that men
and women use the same toilet.
They are humiliated and with
them this race of ours, in this
Southland, are bleeding at the
heart and have been and are and
will continue to be dissatisfied
unless our southern whites learn
to treat us fairly and squarely on
street cars, elevators, sitting
rooms, parks and many other
places, the treatment is not good.
NO. A. LYNCHING God
knows it is less than a shame for
any people to claim civilization
and Christianity and indulge in
human slaughter without law, or
reason. The law ought to have
its course on all crimes.
No. 5. MALTREATMENT -
Thousands of our people have for
a long time over crowded the
cities because of the bad treat
ment received on the farms. The
landlords, merchants, and too
many times our courts fail to
observe the Golden Rule toward
our people. In other words, in
our helpless condition, ignorant,
poor and cowed down, we have
been easy prey for the enemies
of our race.
No. 6.-THE BOIL WEEVIL~
The Boil Weeyil has done its
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-17

New Haven, Conn. Franklin
Coellen, attorney for the late
Rev. Henry H. johnson, re-
tired Negro minister and real es-
tate dealer, in searching among
the clergyman's effects Tuesday,
found in the holes and chinks of
his dilapidated house notes and
deeds valued at 500, 900. The
Rev. Mr.. johnson was mentioned
for Minister to Haiti in the Ad-
ministration of President Cleve-
land. He left the ministry and
went into the real estate business,
in which he was successful. Be
sides the securities found he left
about $40, 900 in cash.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-17

you represent Tor the license tnaC
you give to indecency will in
years to come bring tears of bit
ter repentance.
Englewood, N. IA bill to
broaden and strengthen the New
Jersey Civil Rights law was in
troduced into the Assembly at
Trenton last Monday by Assem-
blyman w. Irving Glover of this
town. This is in accordance
with the promise made by Mr..
Glover in his campaign, and he is
using all his influence to secure
an early hearing and favorable
consideration for his bill. The
provisions of the Glover bill will
remove all doubt as the right of
colored people in regard to ac-
commodation at public resorts or
places of amusement. The 1917
legislature is strongly Republican
and there is every reason to be-
lieve that the bill will pass. All
the Negro organizations in the
State, both civic and political, re-
presenting As, 000 Negro voters,
are being urged tC take up this
matter with their Senators and
Assemblymen, requesting their
support for this measure. A
similar bill was introduced in
former legislatures, but lack of
proper support caused its failure
to pass. Committeeman Charles
B. Hinton of Englewood is active
ly supporting Assemblyman
Glover's efforts to secure the
passage of this bill.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-17

Wisconsin, Feb. IA bill has
been introduced in the Legisla-
ture of Wisconsin to prevent the
marriage of white and colored
persons. A strong fight is being
made by colored leaders and their
friends to kill the fool bill in COM
mittee. Any person of ordinary
intelligence can see that this is
not purely a race matter, though
Representative Bennett, the au-
thor undoubtedly intended to hu-
initiate and discredit the race.
He is so narrow and shallow
minded that he does not see that
beneath the surface is a danger
Gus and far reaching moral ques-
ton. The passage of this bill
would promote the practice of
free love and in the end not only
add to the moral degeneracy of
the State of Wisconsin, but also
increase the expenses of that
State in caring for cases of de-
serted women and children. Be-
ware, members of the Wisconsin
Legislature. Do not sow seeds
of immortality in the great State
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-17

Memphis, Tenn. Feb. 3.-In a
sermon delivered to the Calvary
Church, one of the wealthiest
and most fashionable of Memphis
Bishop Thos. F. Gailor rebuked
the best white people of the
South for delivering the colored
people into the hands of the "low-
browed white people" He de-
clared that the Southern white
people were as responsible for
the uplift of the colored people
as the colored people themselves,
and their quiescent approval of
the mobbing and lynching of the
colored people of the Southland
was literally a form of murder.
His sermon caused quite stir as
Bishop Gailor is the best known
Episcopal prelate of the South
and his word carries weight
among the wealthiest and most
influential men of the entire
South.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-17

FAREWELL-WE'RE GOOD AND
GONE.


aroes Northward Across the "Mason
Dixie"
BY w. E. Dancer, poet and humor-
ist, graduate of Tuskagee Institute;
State Grand Master of the Mosaic
Templars of America of Florida juris-
diction, and author of the famous con-
cert book, To-day and Yistidy."
You talk erbout er race can stand
Jes anything dat come;
An one dat's had fun head ter feet,
What Patty give de drum;
Dis Negro race been shot and burned,
And things too bad ter tell;
Dey nachly tried ter make us b'lieve
We all was born fer-well,
But anyhow dis thing done changed,
And good bye sho's you born;
You need not say it's cold up North,
For Bud" we're good an gone.
We nursed your South once, whileyou
fought,
Ter keep us bound in chains,
We stood your whip an "Patarols,"
And worked while racked with
pains:
We ate your ash cakes, peas and milk,
While you ate toast an broth;
But thank de Lord de time has come
Well help you cut dis cloth;
You've had er chance ter treat us
right,
But no. you went rite on
And classed us wild de lower brutes,
So now we're good an gone.
You make and handle all de laws,
An jes ter suit your taste;
You always set some dirty trap
Ter ketch de Negro race.
We all are humble as er sheep,
An still you kick us back,
An claim we're born ter be er tool :.
OATS why God made us black"
Well, you'll see better after while,
Some good old sweet spring morn;
You'll say dat crowd dat built de South
Is sho huff good an gone.
If you ken stan dis heat down South,
Where you claim "Niggers" b'long,
Why, we can't stand wild you up North,
You've gotdat thing down wrong;
We've all stood more of everything
Than any race on earth;
And then can't vote, can't talk, can't
think,
We're pistol shy from birth,
An lissen here; if some do freeze;
Now here is solid corn:
Dere's thousands dying here on trees,
God night"-we're good an gone.
It's not ter mix up wild you folks,
we natchly love our own;
An could live always side by side,
An leave de rest alone;
But, let us feel dat we are free,
Ter work, an walk, an talk;
An vote an ride just where we please,
An we will never balk;
But us done tried you, up an down,
An been stuck by your thorn,
So now you do de best you ken;
Fer we're good an gone.
It's true we love de South all right,
But, yes we love God, too;
An when He comes ter help us out,
What's left fer us ter do?
You ou dare us ter dispute your books,
Let dem be right er wrong;
What cotton dem boil weevils' leave,
You take, dat rat er long;
Den comes de North wild high wages
An den you think we'll stay down
here,
mot you"-Good bye, we're gone.
You'll miss desc chillun after while,
But den twill be too late;
Well be done gone on through an
closed,
Dat Mason Dixie" gate;
An when we once get dare an see,
De difference in de fare,
Den eff five thousand freeze er day,
We're gwine ter stick right dare
An let one race have all der South,
Where color lines are drawn;
Fer "Hagars" chaps done stem de
tide
Farewell-We're good an gone.
Chicago Defender.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-17
RACE NEWS
GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

you represent for the license that
you give to indecency will in
years to come bring tears of Bit
ter repentance.