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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-15
Hughes on Potatoes.

Fl. j. Hughes, chairman of the pota-
to committee of the Minnesota Public
Safety commission, has come around
to the Unions way of thinking on fair
prices for potatoes. He is reported in
the Minneapolis Journal as saying:
I do not agree with the announce
ment Of the Armour Grain company in
which they declare that IF consumers
could buy potatoes at so cents bushel
nearly all of the immense crop would
be consumed, making a great saving
in wheat and other foods on which the
government is econonizing. But con-
sumers are paying around $1.4O a
bushel and are therefore using them
very sparingly."
My reasons for not agreeing are,
first, that just because turnips may be
obtained cheaply now is no reason
why l should or would eat turnips
second, the farmers in this section
paid at the rate Of $40 per acre for
their potato crop. At the rate of 100
bushels to the acre the potatoes cost
70 cents to produce.
The price of 80 cents to 81 per
bushel to the farmer and $1.4O to Sl.6O
to the consumer is not at all exorbi-
tant, according to an investigation
which the potato committee has been
conducting.
The farmer should receive from
$1.OO to $1.25 per bushel, certainly not
less than $1.O0. The dealers should
have a fair profit. But there is toe
wide margin for the middlemen in
the prices Mr.. Hughes quotes.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-15
The Cannv Scot.

Sandy had just met his girl at the
end of the street, where she was wait
ing for him. She was looking into a
confectioner's window when Sandy
made his presence known by remark
ing:
"Weel, JEANNE, what are We gaun to
have the NIGHT ?"
She, not inclined to ask too much,
replied:
"Oh, I'll just tax what you'll tax,
Sandy"
"Oh, then, I'll tax a walk" said
Sandy, as he led her away -Pearson's
Weekly.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-15
Vacuum the Horse.

The latest application of the vacuum
cleaning principle is to the grooming
of horses. Walter B. Guild Of Rox-
bury, Mass, has invented kind Of
glove which takes the place of the
old curry comb and brush and cleans
the hide thoroughly and quickly, says
Popular Science Monthly. Between
the fingers of the glove small, stiff
bristles are set. These stir up the
dust in the hide. The brushes are sep
arated from the walls of the glove.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-15
Save Tin Plate,

The housewife will do her bit in the
conservation of the limited supply of
tin plate by soaking an:3 cooking her
own dried peas and lima beans in the
kitchen and thereby releasing a pro-
portional amount of tin cans for use
in the packing of perishable foods,
where they are greatly needed. Con-
sumers are urged by the department
of agriculture, to rsad labels of canned
peas and lima beans carefully in or
der to see whether they are getting a
fresh or a soaked dried product.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-15

FOR SALE OR RENT Three farms
"a 40, 80 and 1870, the latter having
up-to-date buildings; also buildings on
the 80. The 120 is four miles from
Princeton; the 80 six miles from
Princeton, and the 40 one mile from
Zimmerman. Inquire of Hamm's
Wholesale Liquor house, Zimmerma.: 30
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-15

FOR SALE-A registered Red
Polled Durham herd bull. Inquire of
Frank E. Alberts, on P. w. Jensen's
Deer Hill Stock farm, Bogus Brook.
45-4p
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-15
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Pure-br bred registered
Duroc spring boars; also high-grade
Guernsey COWS and heifers at reason
able price. w. H. Thompson, Route 1,
Princeton. 47-2p
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-15
: The Stacker.

"What do you think Of man who
would spend his evenings with his arm
around the back Of a girls chair?''
'Looks like wasting the girls time.
I'd let him spend the evening with the
chair. Louisville Courier Journal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-15

FOR SALE-Four forties of land in
Princeton township, section 10, with
some improvements; one eighty in
section 8, all improved; one 7-acre
piece in section 7. M. A. Carlson,
Long Siding, MINI. 47-3c
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-15

FOR SALE OR TRADE-A cutter
as good as new; also a Thompson
buggy and set Of heavy single driv-
ing harness. Any or all cheap for
cash or will trade for good hay or
cordwood. Stuff can be seen at R. c..
Dunn's barn. 45-tf
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-15

FOR SALE-Team of work horsexs
weighing about 1900 pounds each;
also two-seated surrey. Inquire of F.
G. Cater, Princeton, MINI. 39-tfc
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-15

FOR SALE Fresh COWS, COWS COM
ing fresh, well-bred heifers, two young
colts and team of work horses. Will
sell or trade. O. D. Orne, 3 miles east
of Princeton, route 4. "44-4c
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-15

FOR SALE-Full-blo Chester
White pigs. Sam Droogsma, half mile
east and a mile and half south of
Pease. 46-2tc
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-15
Whv He Kent On.

Judge-Why did you not heed the
traffic officers signal and stop?
Chauffeur-Why, pedestrian step
ped directly in front Of my car at
hat moment.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-15

FOR SALE-A Kimball pia5
cheap for cash. Inquire of Axel
Weeks, Route 2, Princeton. 47-1p
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-15
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms
for single gentleman. All modern con-
veniences. Tri-State phone 70. 47-1c
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-15

FOR SALE-Three tons of clover
and wild hay mixed. S. A. Miller, Long
Siding, MINI. A7-1p
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-15
LOST AND FOUND.

+ FOUND-A bill book containing a
sum of money. Owner may obtain
same by proving property upon appli-
cation to Grant Usher, half mile west
Of district so school house on Elk
River road. 47-1c
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-15

DOG LOST-Large St. Bernard left
home last Saturday. Answers to the
name of Rover. Anyone knowing
where this dog can be found will re-
ceive reward. Mrs. L. E. Svarrv.
Princeton, MINI. 47-1p
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-15
War Record Of Railroads Strong
Argument for Private Ownership
By HOWARD ELLIOTT. Member Of Railroads War Board

The movement of putting all the railroads in the
country under the so-caed war board is of interest
in another way than simply in its aspect Of giving
higher efficiency for the Of the people of the United
States.
Some say that the putting together of the rail-
roads the way we have this year is an argument in
favor Of government ownership
I do not agree with that. think it means that
the splendid initiative of the American business man.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-15

TAKEN UP-Came to my enclosure
about October 20, a dark red heifer,
2h years old. Owner can have same
by proving property and paying
charges. w. Scott, Princeton, MINI.
45-3p
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-15

FOR SERVICE-Registered Ches-
ter White boar. Charge 50, payable in
advance. Sam Droogsma, half miles
east and a mile and a half south of
Pease. 46-tfc cow
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-15
MISCELLANEOUS.

WANTED-Oats, corn, barley and
off grade wheat, also empty feed sacks.
HenschePs Feed store, Princeton. 39tfc
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-15

that today doing 20 to rs BEFORE
under the complicated conditions that confront
initiative OF the American
and nagg restrictions do for the expansion
business and the expansion Of the country could possibly obtain
under government ownership
this because that of
Will develop out OF this and those who
portaton system the to help decide that great
question by such views gets from it's
UNITED States.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-15

FOR SERVICE-An o. I. c.. boar.
Service $1.00. Thos. Smithers, Sec
ton %, Baldwin. 45-3p
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-15
LOCAL MARKET QUOTATIONS.

The quotations hereunder are those
prevailing on Thursday morning at the
time of going to. press:
The Colorado statesman., 1917-09-15
BISHOP DEFENDS THE
COLORED SOLDIERS
Suspend Verdict on Houston Riot Is Plea---Bishop
Smith of A. M. E. Church Says Snap
Judgment Not Warranted

the ground, and the chosen represen-
tative of lie dominant element of
Houston, ought to be sufficient to in
duce the public to suspend judgment
for the time being.
President Wilson made a trenchant
statement in a speech in Philadelphia
to the effect that "a man may be too
proud to fight" With equal force it
may be said that man may be too
manly to continually submit to ex-
treme brutal treatments. Even the pa
tient OK may be goaded to despera-
ton.
The fact is the white race by pre-
cipitating world-war has turned
mans earthly abode into a veritable
hell, and there is no telling when the
fires of damnation will be extin-
guished or what elements will be con-
sumed while they are raging. If plain
speaking is in order, let both sides be
heard.
Nothing that / have written is to be
construed as indicating the least de-
sire on my part to condone any in
fraction of discipline by the Negro
troops in question. Let no guilty man
escape With sad heart,
C. S. SMITH,
Bishop A M. E. Church.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-09-15
WEALTHY REAL ESTATE
DEALER PASSES AWAY

New York, N. Y, Sept. T.
Phillip A. Payton, one of the
pioneer real estate men of the
Race, died suddenly at his sum-
mer home, Allenhurst, N. j.,
Wednesday evening, Aug. 20.
Mr.. Payton had been in the real
estate business for many years,
and was very successful. His
latest achievement was the Sc
curing of the six large apartments
in 141st and 142nd streets, in
volving a transaction of over a
million dollars. Mr.. Payton crea-
ted much interest and gained
considerable favor some years
ago by advertising in the subway
and elevated trains for white
owners to rent their apartments
to members of the Race. The
funeral services were held from
the st. Marks M. E. church, last
Sunday.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-09-15

tion of such State, Territory or
district, and each of such persons
shall upon conviction of such Of
fense be punished by imprison-
ment for not more than twenty
years. or if loss of life results
from such conspiracy shall be pun
ished by Imprisonment for life or
by death, at the option of the
jury.
This act shall take effect upon
its passage.
The drafting of aliens for militar!
action, which former Mayor JohI
has been agitating fol
placing aliens on an equa
basis with American citizens for mill
tary duty is said to have found favo
with the lawmakers.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-09-15
TO INTRODUCE A BILL TO PRE-
VENT LYNCHING.
Bishop A. NJ. E. Church.

Washington, D. CA bill to make
lynching and prevention of race mi
grafton between states a federal Of
tense in the same class with counter
feiting will soon be introduced in Con
gress. The measure has been brought
to Washington by Mayor Curley of
Boston, and is said to have been
drawn by William H. Lewis, former as
sistant United States attorney general.
The bill is as follows:
An Act to Prevent Lynching or
Involuntary Service in the Unit
ed States or Any State or Ter
ritory thereof.
Be it enacted: By the Senate
and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in
Congress assembled:
If two or more persons in any
State, district or Territory of the
United States conspire to lynch,
burn, murder or main any citizen
of the United States or to deprive
any citizen of the United States of
MS right 10 migrate lrOlu OHe
State or Territory of the United
States to another State or Terri
tory of the United States, or to
any foreign State or Territory,
and the local authorities of any
such State, Territory or district
shall within three months from
the date of such offense fail and
neglect or refuse to bring to JUS
tice such persons so conspiring,
such persons shall be deemed
guilty of an offense against the
United States, cognizable in the
Federal Court having jurisdic-
The Colorado statesman., 1917-09-15
ST. LOUIS MAYOR ARRES-
TED AS RESULT OF RIOTS.

East ST. Louis, ILL.,, Sept. 10.
Mayor Fred w. Mollman and
his private secretary, Maurice
Ahearn, who were indicted with
thirty-seven others Saturday in
connection with the recent race
riots, were arrested late today in
the mayors Office. Mayor Moll-
man furnished bond of So, 900 to
answer to charge of conspiracy.
The third arrest today was
that of Joe Brandenbery, a news
boy, charged with rioting.
The East st. Louis ministerial
union, composed of representa-
tives of all the Protestant church
es in the city at meeting today
adopted resolution urging the
mayor and his secretary to resign
pending their trials.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-09-15

Washington, Aug. 2I. 1917. =
The soldiers of the 9th Ohio Col
ored battalion will be required to
ride in Jim Grow" cars and will
be quartered by themselves while
at Montgomery, Ala, it was
learned here today. Otherwise
there will be clash with the
townspeople of Montgomery,
who have already made up their
minds as to the terms on which
they will be willing to receive
the Colored troopers. 1t was
stated today at the Office of Rep.
Dent, chairman of the committee
of military affairs, whose home
is at Montgomery, that there will
be no formal protest against re-
ceiving the Colored troops from
Ohio, but that they must be Sc
gregated and must obey the
rules of the community, which
require Colored people to ride in
Jim Grow" cars.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-09-15
PROMINENT LEADERS
OFFER PROTEST

Washington, Aug. 31.-Pro-
test against segregation or dis
tinctly different treatment of Ne
gro troops in training camps was
made to President Wilson and
Secretary Baker today by COM
mittee of Negro and white edu-
Gators. After the conference at
the war department it was said
that unanimous opinion was
manifested and that Secretary
Baker shortly would make an
announcement concerning treat
ment of Negro soldiers. Mem
bers of the committee expressed
the belief that the war depart
ment's attitude would be agree
able to them.
The Negro leaders promised to
cooperate to eliminate as far as
possible danger of race riots near
Negro concentration camps.
They made definite objection to
the movement of Negro northern
states, where this danger prob
ably would be lessened other than
to object generally to different
training of treatment of the Ne
groes.
While members of the COM
mittee which called on Secretary
Baker include; Oswald Garrison
Willard and George Foster Pea
body of New York, DR.. James
H. Willard, trustee of the Jeanes
and Slater funds; Prof. E. c.
Branson, of the University of
North Carolina; Bishop w. P.
Thirkield of New Orleans; DR..
H. Paul Douglass, of the Amer
lean Missionary Association and
L. Hollingworth Wood.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-09-15

Washington, D. CDR. R. R.
Motion, principal of Tuskegee In
stitute, had a twenty minutes
conference with President Will
son on Friday of last week, in
which the Negro question was
discussed. DR.. Moten is said to
have told the President that col
ored Americans were greatly dis
couraged over the unfriendly at
titude of the present administra-
ton. The Presidsnt is said to
have expressed a desire that
more cordial relations be estab-
lished between the races. 1t is
not known what assurances Mr..
Wilson gave that he would soon
speak out against lynching and
other injustices to which the Ne
gro is subjected.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-09-15
BOULDER NOTES.

The thirty-first session of the Colo
RADIO Annual Conference of the A. M.
E. Church will open in Boulder, Colo,
at Allen Chapel, next Wednesday,
Sept. 10, and continue until Sunday
evening, Sept. 23, 1917. A general re-
ception will be rendered the members
and visitors on Wednesday evening
with words of greeting from Mayor
Klingler, Rev. A. M. Knudsen of the
Ministerial Association, and Mr.. c. B.
Reeves of Allen Chapel.
Thursday will be the Mite Mission
airy Societies day with a missionary
sermon at night by Rev. c. A. Will
liams of Denver Friday night will be
Educational Rally night with an ad-
dress by Rev. ]. B. Isaacs of Colorado
Springs This session will be held in
the High School auditorium just
across the street from Allen Chapel.
The local Mite Missionary Society will
Colorado Missions House on the Chau-
tauqua grounds, from 2:30 to 400 p.
m. All Sunday services will be held
in the High School Auditorium. Boul-
der is making every effort to maintain
her reputation of genial hospitality,
and throws open her hearts and
homes.
Chas. Austin and Wanzo Thompson
have returned from Estes Park.
School has opened with two boys
and eight girls in High School, and
two boys and four girls in the Univer-
sity. Rev. A. w. Ward delivered spe-
cial sermon to students on last uSn-
day evening.
A big sendoff is being planned for
Messrs. Evans and Buckhalter, who ex-
pect to leave on the next call of the
draft.
Miss Leone Green has returned to
Kansas City, while Mrs. Green and
Mrs. Janet Ward have gone to Denver
to visit relatives.
Mrs. A. FlemlngS is again In cnarge
of A. T. o. House. Mrs. Carrie Will
liams has charge of the Beta House;
Oscar Williams the T. D. T. House,
and Ray Williams the Kappa House.
There are some places still open.
The Maxwell brothers and Fl. Mat
thews are in charge of the Coop Soda
fountain at the University.
Mr.. Alex Brickler of the University
is now the violinist with Allen Chapel
choir.
Yancy Scroggins expects to return
to Hot Springs soon.
A screaming time was had Thurs
day night at the residence of Mrs. s.
B. Harris at Left Hand" social.
Many clever actors were found
Harry Stevens is spending his va
cation in Missouri
Frank Smith is again the energetic
president of the Literary Club.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-09-15

Detroit Free Press, Aug. -, l9li'J
To the Editor: The drastic tone of
your editorial in Saturdays Free
Press, anent the recent disturbance in
Houston, Texas, was painful surprise
to me, being quite in contrast with the
usual temperate character of your ut
terances.
There are so many currents and
counter-currents of disturbing ma
ture in evidence that this is no time
for hasty utterances Public judg-
ment should be suspended until all the
material facts in the unfortunate and
regrettable occurrence have been fully
investigated and the result made
known by the war department.
The stories emanating from Hous-
ton are one-sided and reflect the pre-
iudices of the dominant element in
Houston instead of the facts in the
case. A Negro in military uniform is
as exasperating to the average Texan
as is the face of an enraged bull.
When the Titanic disaster was re-
ported. it was said Mr.. Andrew Car
negie laconically inquired: What was
she doing up there anyway" having
reference to the extreme northern
course the ship had taken. 1t is
equally pertinent to inquire, why
were the Negro troops sent to Texas
anyway particularly those of the regu-
lar army? Has the remembrance OF
the Brownsville affair entirely faded
from public memory? Is it so soon
forgotten that but a few days ago
Negro troops were in clash
with the authorities of Waco, Texas?
Two distinct incidents that occurred
during the Spanish American war are
still fresh in my memory-the threat
to dynamite a trainload of Negro reg
ulars by the dominant element. of Tex
arkana, Ark, and the merciless as
sault made on a trainload of Negro
volunteers at Nashville, Tenn, while
en- route from Chattanooga to Cincin-
natl.
SUSPEND JUDGMENT, IS PLEA.
Hon. Joe H. Eagle, M. c., for the
Houston district, in dispatch to
the Secretary of War, said:
without stating who is to blame,
it is clearly a race riot, and is trag-
edy sufficient to compel the statement
that it is a tragic blunder to send the
Negro troops to Southern camps"
Who is to blame for this tragic
blunder? The Negro troops went to
Houston in obedience to the orders of
their superiors, whose right it was to
direct their movements.
A race riot? Yes; and that state
ment coming from a Congressman on
The Colorado statesman., 1917-09-15

PAPER SLACKERS, will you kind
ly take up the slack of your subscrip-
tion and help US to pull? We have
been carrying you since summer be-
fore last and now comes your turn.
He who gives promptly gives twice
as much.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-09-15

Philadelphia, Pa. The big pa
rade Saturday of all the soldiers,
just prior to their departure South
brought out 10000 men. 1t was
a gathering of all colors, races
and creeds. There were no class
distinction shown in the con-
scipts' part of the parade. A
few companies of colored men
marched by themselves and re-
ceived generous applause all
along the line. For the most
part, however, men of all con-
ceivable national antecedents
were mingled together-just as
they happened to form in line.
1t was truly cosmopolitan turn
out and spoke volumes of Phila-
delphia's efficiency as a melting
pot.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-09-15

Memphis, Tenn, Sept. T.
How will the white soldiers treat
Ra ce officers in the south? That
was question. 1t has been an
swered satisfactorily. On every
hand the Race men who are Off
GERS in the reserves, and station
ed in almost every southern city,
are treated with great courtesy
by young southern white men.
The officers are paid every defer
ence due, and are saluted cordial
ly and promptly. If southern
newspapers would get religion,
half of the ailments in the south,
would be cured over night.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-09-15
RACE NEWS
GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

Washington, D. c.. Sept. T.
Over 2, 400 Race men have been
ordered to report to the war de-
partment to act as stevedores for
foreign service to meet the de-
mand for experienced men to
handle war supplies for the ex-
peditionary forces in France.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-09-15

Florence, S. CA railroad
train heavily loaded with white
soldiers from Alabama pass
ed through this city on last
Thursday evening on its way
North. This armed mob signal
lied their passage through the
city by throwing ice water on a
colored news agent, crying
Come, boys, let us kill this mig
ger dressed up in his Palm Beach.
Come on! Fortunately the agent
escaped before their demonstra-
tions became too violent.