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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-15
For Road Commissioner.

In this issue OF the Gazette will
be found the announcement of Mr.
II { Williams. as candidate
for Road Commissioner OF district
20 8.
Mr. Williams is at present one
OF the commissioners OF the dis
irict and his friends give him the
title of The road builder. Nh
Williams has served this district
10 this capacity Tor two terms.
lie has had 50 years experience
in handling men on public work
and has built roads in nine dilfer
snt states. He says the people
are the best judges OF good roads
and he IS willing for his reputation
10 stand and the work he has done
Besides the road work in the dis.
trict. he graded Fort ma>sac Park
"a piece OF work OF which he is
Justly proud ?
All OF his eorI, in road building
in this district has been east of III,
Illinois Central railroad and j
there Is any one doubling the su.
perior character Of the work he ha.
accomplished. he invites them tc
inspect these roads.
There IS no question a. to ths
qualification = Mr Williams. anc
has honesty.
Give his claim fair and an i'm.
partial consideration
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-15
COLORED STUDENTS RE-
FUSED AT STATE NOR
NAL. SCHOOL.

Terre l1aute. Ind AT the
Indiana State Normal ol this city
eoIored students have been refused
admiitance in the classes oi wire
less teiegraphy Miss kvangeline
Harris, a teacher IN the Booker
Washington graded school, and
Mrs. Fred II Evans supefln dent
Of the colored day nursery, took
the matter up with the authorities.
They first took the case to the
faculty bn, were unsuccessful
They then took II up With the War
Department The result was the
War Department ,clegraphed Prof
I.oabaeh 10 enfollcolored students
in the wireless class without dis
elimination
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-15
Negro Army Officer Fined Uader
jim Crow Law


CHuCkASHA. OK. Mar s.
Charles Tfibbett. anegro first lieu
tenant in the Three Hundred and
Sixty seventh Isiantry. National
Army, was s-..~n from a passen-
ger train here yesterday and fined
S. and cost for violating the state
Jim Crow law Tribbett, ca
route from New York TO Fort Sill i.
boarded the train at Oklahoma
City. He refused to 30 into the
coach designated for negroes.
In police court he pleaded gull
ty and promised to ride in coaches
provided for negroes the remainder
OF the journey.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-15
Ins and Outs.
Dewmains. H., March 4. 1918
E.di.or Metropolis, Gazette.

EsIleoE ffNtoltottH, 1a1fiAts
Upon our arrival we found your son
r. 5. Mecrary. in the community, we
are told he preached one night last
week, and did nicely. He also prayed
the opening prayer on a funeral occas-
ion. We heard quite n compliment
passed on him ss TO his business like
way in the interest of The Gazette.
We wish him mnf i success with the
paper as 1iell as in the pulpit. How.
ever. We old you several years ego in
your rev al meeting in Brooport that
he woulf inally land 10 the pulpit. DO
you reuit. nber IT? Yes.-Editor.
read your editorial spark of last
issue of The Gazette. respecting our
"old friend, DR.. 5. II. Gibson, of
Bloomington. expression, That II a
monkey baptiz ID man he would take
him in the church. That same ex-
preston beat him for State Missionary
in the State Convention in Duquoin,
DIR. Gibson, and | are warm friends
but SO never could agree on the sub
ject Of baptism.
We have been reliably informed that
the Golden church. 10 making prepar-
ations for the Chicago General Mis-
sonary Baptist State Association which
meets In May. Deacon Grant. says
they stani for the old told faith. Let
the pastors and deacons begin TO
line up now. Let the undying watch
word be, on to Chicago. we hope the
Brethren. that made pledges for The
State work during the year will come
across. We have only four up to
this time that have made good their
promise or part thereof. The editor
stand with another that has made good
his pledge. Elders J. o. Davis. Of
Colp. and DR. II. c. Armstead. have
not neglected their pledge. Mt. Zion.
Dewmaine. ha. made good q part of
her pledge. We must not forget to
speak OF the Sunbeam Society, Shaw
neetown. headtd by sister Carrie Cas-
ey. and other good women were the
first to contributed to the State work.
They contributed the sum of $500.
Bros. Simpson, Smith and Ross Of
Hallidayboro, and others perhaps
whose names we cannot recall contrib
uted 81 each.
G. c. Phillips,
Goleonda, III.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-15
Outlook Will Change

The value OF life viii change
and it will non he How much can
! get out OF this myself but How
much good can do the world
The man who takes o job and gives
il bis best efforts Tor the good oil
humanity Is e -aged in a holy a
work as any which !. a a minister
Of the gospel. am ever engaged
in. -
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-15
President Wilson tlaIts Soldiers Execution

filed a petition with the State SUI
preme Court for rehcaring OF his
case Action will be taken on the
petition whe then court convenes
April / Campbell was convicted
OF killing the vile of Edmund Al
len. warden at the Joliet <peniten-
tiary.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-15

Willacoochse, Ga. ,-Dansey,
the Negro desperado, who on
February y killed Deputy Nc
Craw, at Cfenshaw, Berrien Co.
and escaped TO Archer, Fla >,
where he killed Deputy Neal. OF
that place last Thursday, again
making his escape, was killed by
a posse of about 100 men and boys
near Brandy. Fla. Saturday
night.
Dansey. who was evidently on
his retain to Willacoochec. called
at the country home of a white
man named Adams. near Brandy.
about p miles South OF Live Oak
lie demanded something to eat
and because the meal was not as
promptly prepare q as he desired
he opened fire on the family, Sc
verely wounding Mr., and Mrs
Adams and their two sons. Mrs.
Adams. who is old and iniirm. is
not expected TO live as a result OF
the wound.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-15
Race Prejudice to
Be Swept Away by
War, Says DIR. Biting

The idea thar from the training
10 seli-sacriiice and devotion 10 an
ideal Which the war is giving will
ooms a spirit which shall revolu-
fionize the world and breathe a
new spirit into the world democ.
raey. was expoanded by DR.. VIM.
&. Biting. pastor oi the Second
Baptist Church. in his address at
tho dinner which closed the NO
day. meeting Of the Mid West A.
gencies .. tic Massachusetts Mul-
a.. l.as i..- Company. a.
the Hotel S,stIcr. last night.
These young men sill come
back hc said with every YES
iige oi race prejudice swep, aside
They y ~ dcmoeratize the church
aud no church whics Is based upon
au,ocraey sill stand Many Of tho
little i.nls Nill 60 aud Ne will give
greater attention to the bigger
things Of Christian lie which real
~ ...aufat
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-15

One OF the Adams boys secured
a shot gun and sho. Dansey in the
abdomen and as the Negro turned
to leave, he shot him second time
in the back. Dancey then took
refuge in shanty in an old field
nearby. The posse, while in sc.
arch, passed the shanty, and Dam
sey opened fire with his pistol, but
no one was hit. The shanty was
then riddled with bullets and the
Negro was killed.
Parties from this place went
Sunday to identity the body
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-15
Five Negroes Are Lynched.
MAKING DEMOCRACY" SAFE ?
Last Weeks lynChing Record Shows Five Negroes
Met Death AT Hands Of MObs in South
Ga rOIina, Florida and Louisiana
Quick Action BY Fairfax Negroe Is Rdded BY Florida
Mob Posse

Fairfax, ). C.,--Walter Best
a Negro, was taken from the Sher
III and two deputies by mob OF
100 men this aiteroon and hanged
to tree by the roadside. He
killed William Wilson, a young
white man. about 4 so T NJ
Sheriff J b. Morris and two
deputies were taking the Negro
from iair.ax to the county jail at
Barnwell. when the mob took the
prisoner from the automobile in
which he mas being carried. hang,
ed his body to tree and riddled
ii With bullets
The Staying of William Wilson
occurred at a garage operated by
J. 7 Wilson. where William Vii
son was employed.
Best Is said to have ,ome TO the
shop with an automobile tire, de-
manding that il be repaired tree OF
charge. on the ground that !
Wilsoo, now a soldier at Camp
Jackson. had repaired it sometime
ago and guaranteed If
The elder Wilson disciaimcd re-
sponsibility and refused to make
the repairs without being paid Tor
the work. The Negro, it is ds-
clared, used insulting language, to
the proprietor. who ordered him
to leave the premises.
On Best refusal to do this the
younger Wilson stepped between
the Negro and I. Wilson. the
latter being in feeble health
Wm Wilson then reiterated the
demand that the Negro leave the
place but iastcad OF complying
Best derw a revolver and fired onl
Wilson at close range and with
fatal effect.
The Negro ran away. but was
soon captured by = policeman and
placed in the town guard house.
The Sheriff was notified and with
Three Negro
Rayville. La. Mar. r-Three
Negroes, whose names are given
as Jim Lewis. Jim Jones and Will
Powell, were lynched by mob of
white men near Delhi, La in an
isolated section OF Richland Parrish
last Tuesday, as the oulfl owth OF
trouble between whites and Me-
groes near Delhi Sunday, when a /
white farmer and Negro were
killed, according to reports receiv-
ed here today.
The report OF the lynchings as
received from Delhi this afternoon
stated that two OF the Negroes
were hanged by the mob and the
Fried Fish every day at the
Graad Leader Gale.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-15

Wash Shelton, Of Brookport,
was in the city Monday on bust
ness.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-15
Death Sentence Suspended While President
Reviews Cases of Five Members
of 24th Infantry U. S. A.

Washington Feb 27An indefinite respite has been granted the
five soldiers OF the Twenty Infantry senretd ty
ta be hanged participation in the Houston
August The President has notified IL War Department
action the until he has the
court martial procee dings.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-15
CHICKEN JOE" CAMP
BELL ASKS FOR REHEAR-
ING OF CASE.

Springfield, ILL.,. March o.
Chicken Joe" Cap.pbeII, sen.
tenced to hang on April Il. today
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-15

Fried Fish every day at the
Graad Leader Gale.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-15

Mrs. Carrie McCrary. is still
oniined 10 her bed.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-15
Three Negroes Lynched.

third was shot and killed as he at
tempcd TO escape.
Fighting between white farmer
and Negroes occurred last Sunday
near Delhi when several Negroes
including BoIiver Jones, were
accused OF stealing hogs in that
section, In theeNchange OF shots
between the With farmers and the
Negroes, i. d. Ferguson, white.
and Jsneswsre killed.
Later it was reported the whit,
farmers started out to round up tn,
Negroes who had been accused
leaders in the trouble.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-11
EXAMINE YOUR INNER SELF
Possibly There May Be Machinery
There That Can Be Utilized to
Good Purpose.

Strange forces give men purpose ana
jar them into action. Love, pride, sor-
row, fear-all sorts of hidden feelings
are responsible for the shaking of men
out of ruts and into fields Of undream-
ed of achievement. More than one
big success finds its real origin In the
personal disappointment of some man
perhaps over. a college education he
co~ldn't get, or toy he couldn't af-
ford, or n trip he was not able to make.
OF course some men are downed by
such emotions. but others are made
by them.
Most men have perfectly good boilers
in them, and fine equipment. But SO
many never get up steam and go any
where! They don't want to go any
| where. They just stand still-waitlng
for call from within to get move
on" The call is likely TO come any
time. If your call is late In coming.
why not ring up your inner self and ask
him if he can't think of some place he
would like to go? It's a shame to have
all that expensive machinery and not
use it.-American Magazine.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-11
No Lazy Mans Place

II you saw 1.-THE Bird of Paradise"
and then listened to some folk talk
you may be under the impression
Hawaii Is land where Americans go
and just naturally forget how to work,
lie down beneath a shady, spready tree
and listen to the thrum of the Hawaiian
guitars until they're lulled into a sleep
from which they seldom are aroused.
THAT stuff" said S. S. Paxson of Hon
olulu, sis all right, but it's for story
books and comic operas. / went TO
Honolulu 13 years ago from Philadel-
phia, became president of the Rotary
club, member of the legislature and
head of the largest automobile con-
Germ in Honolulu. When I came back
to the United States / don't find any
of my old companions are staying up
any later at night than I do or travel
faster than do. Don't let any one
put that 'go-to-sleep-and-nev
up idea into your head. Hawaii is
not lazy mans country, by any
Means"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-11
SEPTEMBER. IL. 1918
MR.. CLEMENTS CHANCE.

The returns from yesterday primary
indicate beyond serious doubt that Per
cival w Clement of Rutland has re.
ceived the Republican nomination for
governor, which is tantamount to an
election as chief executive of the state.
While The Reformer regrets that Frank
+. Howe fell outside the breastworks
and deplores the kind of political tricks
that were used against him, it is pleased
that the candidate in whose behalf
they were used failed to get an oppor,
tunity to Ground out his career" as the
states leader
Mr.. Clement conducted clean and
effective campaign and it can fairly
be said that his business ability, ag
gressiveness and independence will be
particularly valuable qualifications dur
ing the coming two years. The big vote
he received must be accepted not only
as the protest of a great many peopl,
against Vermont g ratification of the
Sheppard prohibition amendment but a.
an expression of confidence in Mr.
Clements ability to put through tn,
kind of house cleaning that recent dis
closures have shown to be so badly
needed in the state 3 business methods
While there is little to be gained il
analyzing Mr. Howe s defeat it is tn,
! opinion of The Reformer that the mu,
singing concerning his Americanisn
had less to do with it than did his ap
parent change of front on the liquo
question and the belief on the part o
many that he was too closely identi
fed with Governor Graham As 70
Judge Darling his big vote may be &C
counted for by the fact that he ha
back of him the solid stand-pat elemen
of the party.
Mr.. Clements nomination gives hir
an opportunity to do the state notabl
service, and The Reformer confident
believes that he will take full advar
tage of the opportunity.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-11

chants as to the form which the Christ
mas shopping of this year shall take
and the restrictions which shall be
placed upon it is on the whole happy
compromise between two extremes. To
urge the early purchase of useful gifts
is to dissipafe every sound objection
of the holiday spirit. This will dis
courage the manufacture of mere
| Injuries, and at the same time it will
prevent the clogging of transporta-
ton facilities needed for war work by
| the customary last-hour rush. Dc
your Christmas shopping early is adj
vice which has long been pressed upor
the country, too often with little re
suit. But it was never more justified
than now. There will be no excuse
for not. needing it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-11
Would Save Sea Loss.

New York steamship underwriters
and government officials have author
lied official tests of new invention
which, 1t Is claimed by its designers,
viii save property valued at thousands
of dollars in the event of the sinking
OF vessels. 1t is called a pneumatic
safe and is said to float on the water.
though of steel construction. 1t is as
lmPervious to fire and theft as other
safes. The device is said to weigh
three tons. AS evidence of his faith
In the success of the invention the man
who constructed it will lock himself
inside when the safe Is lowered over
board. In case the invention bears out
what is claimed for it 1t will be adopt
ed for use on American oceangoing YES
sells.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-11
Boston & Maine Prospects.
Springfield Union)

Until the plan for the reorganization
of the Boston & Maine railroad with
the aid of the Government is worked
out in more detail and has been careful
ly considered by the various interests
involved, the prospect of putting this
important part of the New England
railroad system. on sound financial
and operating basis within reasonable
slime may be somewhat uncertain
though it should be said that the pres
ent situation seems to offer the best
opportunities for solving the difficult
problems connected with this system
Much will depend on the success of har-
nonizing the interests that in other
efforts to reorganize have been in con
flict,
Briefly the plan seems to be for the
Government to advance $40, 100000, to
be secured by a general mortgage on
( he whole system after the process of
consolidation, which would be affected
by issuing to the holders of the 500
100000 of guaranteed stock of the
leased lines preferred Boston & Maine
| stock. For a period of FIVE years this
preferred stock would pay a dividend
of four fifths of the dividends now
guaranteed and thereafter the full div
idends now guaranteed
! 1t is claimed that this would re
duce the annual fixed charges about
S2,000,O00 or to something less than
So 600. 000 whereas the annual rental
paid by the government during its pc
Rod of control would be perhaps some
$4,0O0.000 greater. The plan provides
that during the period of FIVE years
this surplus would be paid into a trust
fund. though the trust might be terlni-
mated sooner by the sale of preferred
stock, The proceeds of which would be
used to repay government advances
SO far as the plan has been stated
it seems to leave the position of the
common stockholders of the Boston &
Maine in an uncertain position II
provides for the stoc kholders of the
I, leased lines, but the Boston & Maine
company stockholders would apparently
have 10 wait for the working out of
the consolidation to a basis that would
ultimately provide a net income stuff
cient TO pay not only the full guaran
teed dividends of the leased lines and
the other fixed charges but some re-
turn on the other stock
It Is possible that by good manage
ment and under the increased passen
ger and freight rates there might be-
homo for the Boston G. Maine stock
+, holders. but it is yet to be discovered
whether the increase in operating ex
peHses due TO increase in wages and the
price of material will not absorb ever
more than the increased rates produced
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-11
Little Benny's
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE

Us Fellows started to play we was
the Alleys yestidday, me being Frants
and Pubs Simkins being Ingland and
Skinny Martin being the United States
and Ed Wernick being Italy, and we
marched up and down yelling, We are
the Alleys. herray, herray, we are the
Alleys, lets start to win the war
Wich after we had did that for a
vile each Alley started to yell for him.
self, me yelling, Herray for Frants,
jest watch me advants, boom, boom
boom.
Herray for Ingland, herray herray
herray, if we cant win the war to-
morrow we will put it off till today.
yelled Pubs Simkins.
Herray for the United States, pork
chops and gravey, 3 cheers for the
| army and 6 for the navy. yelled Skin
ny Martin. Wich Jest then Pubs Sim
kinses sissy euzzin Persev came up
saying, Lets in it, fellows2
We re all filled up, there no Alleys
| left to be, sed Ed Wernick, and all OF
a .suddin | had ideer, saving, Ye.
| there is, nobody aint Terkey>
! All rite Ill be Terkey. sed Persey
and | sed, All rite, you must stand il
] back of the TELEGRAPH pole and yell
Pully pully jerkey, rite heer Terkey.
Down with Terkey, yelled all us Al
leys. and we ran and surrounded tn,
TELEGRAPH pole, inelooding Terkey ant
we started to bump him and tired OF
his feet and evrything, and Persey raj
away making a noise sounding as j,
it would be crying if it got eny verse
Serving him rite for his ienirants, an,
MS Alleys got up game of hop scotch
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-11

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-11
Britain's "Baby Armvn

When the British troops reached
Italy they were nicknamed "The Babv
Army" The Italians were so surprised
at the smart appearance of the new
comers-differing so materially as it
did from the picture presented by the
home troops whom they passed-that,
In the belief that they had come
straight from England. they were
called "The Baby Army" as matter
Of fact the British soldiers were war
worn veterans from the Yures salient.