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Phoenix tribune., 1918-10-05
PROMINENT iCHuRCHMAN VISITS PHOENIX
SP|NELESS LEADERSHIP
BY E. J. Moore

No race can accomplish anything
worth while with a spineless leader
ships In fact, such a leadership as
worse than no leadership at all.
The Negro Race certainly has its
share of spineless leaders, and then
some. Some of them, as Roosevelt
puts it. haven't the backbone of a
cutie fish" They will neither take
position for or against anything.
And when the interest of the race is
at stake and their service and influ-
ence are needed most, they at once
fall into innocuous desuetude.
The Negro Race needs leaders who
have backbone. and who are not afraid
to stand up for what is right, in the
face even of adverse criticism. Such
a leader will merit and eventually get
the respect of all fair-minded people
be they black or white. But the pal.
liator and beIly-crawler should receive
the contempt of everyone, for it is
Only prosecuting tHlil5o III lHcli true
light and discussing them in a dis.
passionate manner can a clear under
standing be reached.
A leader who has the backbone will
lose no opportunity in securing jus
tice and fair treatment for the unfor
tunate members of the race whenever
and wherever occasion demands it
But if he holds back what the public
will say instead of striking out fear
lessly, nothing will be accomplished
A strong leader who is not afraid
to stand up and be counted in sober
and sane manner for justice and fail
play, can always count on support
from the public.
Too often our leaders sit idly by
waiting for something to turn up in
stead of getting busy and turning up
something themselves. People are not
going to be more interested in us
than we are in ourselves. And SO
often we are deprived of what is just
ly due us because of a spineless lead
ership that would lose out in con
test with an empty sack, standing
up."
Phoenix tribune., 1918-10-05
10000 N. Y. BARS
TO CLOSE OCT. ]

New York, Sept. 30.-Prediction is
made by Colonel Jacob Rupert head
of one of the largest brewing concerns
in this city, that two-thirds of the
city's IL, 900 saloons will close October
l, as a result of the ban placed on
brewing after December l. Il cannot
make any estimate of the value of the
real estate which will be affected"
added Rupert, but there will be a
loss in liquor tax revenue in this State
of nearly $13,OOO,OOO year for at
least a few years, in addition to the
loss in other state and federal taxes"
Phoenix tribune., 1918-10-05
C. M. E. Conference Closes
One OF Most Successful Sessions
In The History OF Phoenix

The California annual conference of
the c. NJ E. church convened in this
city on the 25th of September and
many notable characters were present.
Bishop C. H. Phillips of Nashville,
Tenn, was the presiding bishop. He
was accompanied by his wife and
daughter, two accomplished young wo-
men, who by their literary and musi-
cal contributions helped wonderfully
in making the conference grand sue
cess
special feature of this conference
was a patriotic mass meeting Sunday
afternoon, Sept. 29 at which addresses
were made by Bishop c. H. Phillips,
W. E. Smith, Y. M. c. A. secretary in
war work at Columbus, N. NJ, and
Prof. C. C. Simmons of Tucson. The
Bishops wife read an interesting pap
er on 1.-THE Origin of the Star Span
glad Banner" and his daughter sang
a solo, when Our Boys Come Home"
The addresses emphasized the part
our boys are taking in this great war
for humanity and impressed their
hearers with the necessity for buying
Liberty Bonds and War Savings
Stamps to support these boys.
Bishop C. H. Phillips is member
of the committee of one hundred col
ored leaders appointed by the war
department to state the nations war
aims to the Negro Race The meet
ing here was one of the most en-
thusiastic ever witnessed in the city.
Bishop Phillips knows how to arouse
that loyalty and patriotism which ev-
cry Negro possesses, but sometimes
fails to manifest openly.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-10-05
HE is FREED AFTER
KILLING WHITE MAN


DURHAM, N. c., Sept-For the
first time in the history of Durham
county verdict was rendered in ia
vor of Colored man, Charles Thomp-
son, who was charged with the muir
der of Louis Heflin, foreman OF the
Keith sawmills, in the eastern part
of the county. Self-defense was the
plea entered by the counsel for
Thompson. 1t appeared that Heflin
was advancing on Thompson with a
knife when the fatal shot was fired.
A charge of second degree murder
was placed against the slayer. Muir
der in the first degree was not enter
tanned.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-10-05
OKLAHOMANS FIND
PREHISTORIC BONES

Oklahoma City, Okla. Sept. 30.-A
portion of the skeleton of some pre-
historic animal that roamed the prair-
les of Oklahoma some fifty thousand
years ago was discovered near Clinton
and sent to the State Historical So
ciety. The bones consist of a huge
socket Joint and a tooth six inches
thick and foot long. They are the
largest ever found in the State and
are said to be from a branch of the
elephant family.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-10-05
GET-RIcH-QUlcK SCHEME
OPENS PRISON DOORS

MACON, Ca, Sept-Charged with
having collected hundreds of dollars
from Negroes under the guise of rep
resenting the Red Cross, E. w. Gala
way, a Tifton Negro, has been arrest
ed as an imposter and is now in Jail
at Albany.
District Attorney Donaldson stated
that the Negro worked on the credu-
lity of the members of the Negro Ma
sonic lodges by displaying card pur-
ported to be signed by President Will
son urging the Negroes to contribute
literally to the Red Cross funds and
designating Galloway as an authorized
agent to make collections. The card,
according to the district attorney, is
a forgery, and the Negroes case will
be presented to the next grand jury.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-10-05
cOLoRED SAILOR PROVES
HERO IN NAVAL BATTLE

Waco, Tex, Sept 90.-Waco is the
home of a hero who has received a
medal for good behavior during an
encounter with a German submarine
off the Atlantic coast, according to
letters received by w. F. Sonneman
from William Crane, a young Negro,
formerly in Mr. Sonneman's employ
Cranes conduct of the battle in
which he says he was wounded is
somewhat meagre. Il cannot tell
how or when | was wounded" he
states, because in doing so l would
be punished for violating the law,
All can say is that it was in battle
with a German sub and that the
Huns got the worst of it.
1.-THE doctor will have to remove
some shattered bones, but l think |
will soon be able to go back on duty,
as am now able TO get around with
help. | thought l was a 'goner' but
did my part and won medal"
Crane expresses in feeling man.
ner the kindnesses shown him and
the encouragement given him by Mr..
and Mrs. Sonneman and continues:
"As soon as l have recovered am
to be examined and if l pass l will be
chief petty officer and l will be very
proud to be the only Negro chief in
the Navy"
Phoenix tribune., 1918-10-05
IA DESERTER BURNED
HIS U. S. UNIFORM

ATLANTA, Sept.-Miller Johnson, a
Negro, who lives at 232 Grant street,
was arrested by Policemen Gresham
and Barker on the charge of being a
deserter from the army and destroy
that he deserted from Camp Wheeler
about three months ago and burned up
his uniform. AS it is strictly against
government orders to destroy any gov
ernment property, serious charges
may be made against Johnson other
than desertion. Johnson was taken by
surprise by the officers, who placed
the handouts around his wrists while
he was asleep.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-10-05
INDIAN KILLS HUNS;
CITED FOR VALOR

Pierre, S. D.-Joe Young Hawk is
the latest Indian to be mentioned in
press dispatches for displaying con-
spicuous bravery in action. Young
Hawk was captured by the Germans
and made his escape by killing three
of his captors and taking the other
two prisoners.
Young Hawk is Creek Indian and
his home is at Armstrong, S. D., just
across the North Dakota border He
has a cousin, Philip Spotted Horse,
who is now attending the Pierre In
dian school and whom he has visited
on several occasions.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-10-05
GETS ON WRONG TRAIN

BALTIMORE, Md, Sept.-Asserting
that the reason he had carried three
pint bottles of whisky into Camp
Meade was that he had gotten on the
wrong train, Edward Fry (Colored)
was held in $50 bail for the federal
grand jury by United States Commits
sioner Supplee.
Fry said he was going to his home
in North Carolina to visit his wife,
and that he went to the Washington,
Baltimore and Annapolis station and
purchased ticket for Washington.
AS he could not read, he said, he had
boarded the wrong train.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-10-05
MUST WORK OR FIGHT
IN OR OUT OF PRISON

[ CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 30.-The
REV H. C. Bailey, pastor of local
Baptist church, is spending his vaca-
ton as worker in a munition factory
here, helping make shell castings. The
Rev. Mr.. Bailey offered his services
to the government at the outbreak of
the war as a chaplain, but his offer
was not accepted.
"If | cannot go as chaplain to ad-
minister to our boys overseas | can
help furnish them with the weapons
of war" is the way he expressed it.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-10-05
PLAN TO
PREVENT LYNcHlNGS

BARBOURSVILLE, Ky, Sept-A
heavy guard was placed around the
Knox county Jail to prevent the
threatened lynching of William Cas-
tie. Negro, who is charged with hav-
ing shot and killed Oliver Broughton,
soldier stationed at Camp Taylor
and home on a five-day leave.
Broughton, it is said, stepped on
Castles foot and the latter, it is
charged. pulled a revolver and shot
Broughton through the chest. Castle,
in trying to escape from the police,
was shot through the arm.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-10-05
PURSE, PAPERS, $1oo
SHOW HONESTY LIVES

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. S0.-E. S.
Earhart, of the legal department of the
Kansas City Railway company has
not lost faith in human nature-al-
aough he was tempted to do So Th'
latter part of June he lost pocket
book containing some valuable papers
and $100 in money.
The other day he received an en-
velope marked Cafeteria De Luxe"
containing the lost pocketbook with the
papers and money intact.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-10-05
HE WOULDN'T OBJECT

SAN RAFAEL, Sept-A Negro who
was arrested in San Rafael few days
ago for having parked his automobile
on the wrong side of the street was
asked by a justice of the peace if he
would like to serve a sentence of thir-
ty days in the county Jail.
go as far as you like, Jedge," he
replied "Ah'm driver for Warden
Johnston at the state prison and am
serving life now, and thirty days noah
don't make much difference"
Phoenix tribune., 1918-10-05
FREEDOM AND JUSTICE
ARE SELDOM GRANTED
UNLESS ASKED FOR
BY D. c. Rolf

Has the Negro ever asked for any
thing?
First. in the British oppression and
American independence when the Ne
gro was asked to decide, he forgot
the laws and customs that discrimi-
nate against him, but he was the first
to shed his blood that the white Am
erican may enjoy liberty for ever,
although his race remained in slav-
cry.
When the test of patriotism came
in 1914 at New Orleans, he was asked
to help. When there were no bales
of cotton to build breastworks, the
Negro requested that their bodies be
used instead; but never asked for the
yoke to be lifted from his neck.
When that black hero was given
the flag and was told to bring honor
for America. his reply was, "If not
Will lOpOFL W 0OQ why WHICH uC
fell in despair his last sign to his
comrade was 'I have fallen in des-
pair, but you go on to victory"
Have we ever given such lesson
to our race? We will hold the heads
of our wives in the washtubs and our
daughters hands chained to white ba-
by carriages, and put our foot on the
neck of our sons and continue through
the intelligent, to hold the race down.
That causes the Negro to think he is
weak. When will he be strong? Will
it be next week, next year, or will it
be when the law will entirely bar the
Negro from the polls?
We are not weak if we make proper
use of those means which the God of
nature has placed in our power, and
that is the ballot With this weapon
we can fight our way to citizenship.
Do We stop to think that one-third
of the business of our city is paid off
by the labor and from the hands of
the race to the other race? Are we
not schooling boys and girls to do
the same work? Why will we rob
them of every job that we are prepar-
ing for them to fill?
Another question: After fifty years
of American semi-freedom what is
the present status of the Negro wom-
an? l wish to say emphatically that
the colored woman is beyond all reas-
enable doubt, a fixture in the social
economy of the nation. But all that
prevents her from succeeding is that
her men do not praise her virtue,
her men do not prize virtue and purity
as the mother of great race of flu
ture American citizens.
Does the Negro make jobs?
Thousands of our Negro men are
hanging on the street corners waiting
for someone to find labor for him.
Brother, you must get off the street
corner; leave the play houAe; leaSt
the loafer rendezvous the ideal pyra
mid, and shake off your mantle VI
semi-slavery and take your proper
place in the worlds society, contribut
ing to the glory of Christian citizen
ship, and expand all reforms until the
influence of happiness and complete
! freedom shall spread and cover this
broad land as the waters cover the
mighty deep, and let us pull our souls
off of the animal plains and put then
on the mountain heights of a soul life
and then we will receive what oul
boys are fighting for-freedom and
justice.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-10-05
PREACHER TO FIGHT
WITH GUNs NOT BIBLE

Toledo, Ohio, Sept. 3O.-The Rev
F. H. Schott, pastor of Point Place
Union church, has enlisted. He says
he is not going into the army to carry
Bible, but to carry a gun. 1t is the
Reverend Schott's belief that he can
do more for civilization by killing off a
few German opponents to civilization
than he can by preaching to the boys
who are killing the Huns.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-10-05
PASTORS SIGN ITO
HE'LL WITH KAISER"

Columbus, OF. Alfred Fleming,
state fire marshal, is minister and
regularly fills his charge. This fact,
however, does not prevent him from
expressing the sentiment Of Ameri-
cans generally. Pasted on the desk
as you enter the reception room is a
sentence in big, red letters. 1t reads:
ITO He'll with the Kaiser"
Phoenix tribune., 1918-10-05
HONOR PRISONERS
SEE BALL GAME

New York, Sept 9O-Without sin
gle guard or attendant to watch over
them all the inmates of the new model
Westchester county penitentiary in
Elmsford were turned loose recently.
They witnessed a thrilling game of
baseball between the two inmate
teamss several hundred feet from the
prison building. 1t has no walls or
fences.
All returned safely after being out
on their honor for two hours.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-10-05
MEXICO HAS FINE
CROP THIS YEAR

Laredo, Texas, Sept. 30-Mexico is
in a better condition to feed its poor
people at this time than in several
years past according to advices
brought here by arrivals from that
country One of the best wheat crops
in the history of the country is being
harvested, while the corn crop is the
heaviest known in years. The lower
class of Mexicans depend entirely on
corn for their breadstuffs, as the tor
tilla, the mainstay of the poorer Mexi-
cans, is made of soaked and ground
corn into favorite edible.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-10-05
WOMEN PHYSICIANS
PROVE PATRIOTIC

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept 30.-The
woman physician practicing in Cleve-
land has volunteered for war service
at home or abroad, it was learned to-
day. A survey just made public here
shows that there are thirty women
physicians in active practice here.
They will be used either in the Medi-
cal Reserve Corps or the Volunteer
Medical Service Corps.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-10-05
TAKE GERMAN WOMEN
IN FIGHTING LINES

KENOSHA, Wis, Sept. 24.-John f.
Mahoney, serving with the 107th mill
tary police on the western front, in a
letter to relatives declares German
women wearing the regular uniforms
of the army have been taken prisoner
by the American units. He says they
had cut their hair short and when
captured were fighting in the regular
lines.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-10-05
CARRIES OFFICE
IN TRUNK

Cleveland, Ohio.-About the small
est office known will be taken to Italy
by the Cleveland contingent which is
going across to wage a fight on tuber-
culosis. The portable office will be
built in a specially designed trunk and
will contain a filing cabinet, typewrit-
er and other office equipment.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-10-05
$1,000 GIRL RECRUITS
WILL REPLACE MEN

Paris, Sept. 30.-Miss Elsie Gunther,
chief of the female labor bureau of
the American expeditionary force. has
gone to the United States to recruit
5000 American girl clerks to release
men for military service. Miss Gum
ther will seek to enlist college girls.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-10-05
MUST WORK OR FIGHT
IN OR OUT OF PRISON

Youngstown, Ohio, Sept 90.-Mayor
A. w. Craver of this city has appointed
a "loafer commissioner" Men who are
to lazy to work or too frightened to
fight will be taken into custody by
the commissioner, who will see that
they get work in or out of Jail. He
will be assisted by several deputies.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-10-05

Turkey is starving, Germany pinched
and Austria rioting for food The Al
lies are well fed and full of fight,
thanks to our Uncle Sam who invited
them to sit down to his table year
ago-he has been passing around the
victuals ever since.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-10-05
BOY SCOUTS SELL MORE THAN
$4,000, 900 IN WAR STAMPS

New York, Sept. 9O.-Boy Scouts of
America have sold more than $4,000
900 worth of war savings stamps. it
was announced today at headquarters
Of the organization here.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-10-05

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-22
VETERAN OF MANY
BATTLES DIES AT
HOME YESTERDAY

Isaiah n RhOdenbaugh, PIP
Ninth street, an invalid of many
years, died yesterday afternoon.
He was born April "A, 1912, at
Richland Grove, near Swedona, III.
He spent his early bOyhOod there,
and at the outbreak of the Civil
war he joined the One Hundred
Second Illinois infantry. Later he
joined Sherman 5 army, and was
one of the soldiers who made that
historic march with Sherman to the
sea. He fought in many battles,
among them Resaca, Atlanta, New
Hope Church, Peach Tree Creek,
and Burnt Hickory. He was with
Grant at the close of the war and
witnessed the surrender of Lee. In
1867 he and Miss Mary J. Davis of
Kewanee were united in marriage
and for % years made their home
in Bowling township, near Milan,
after which they moved TO Rock
Island some years ago.
Surviving are the widow and four
brothers, John RhOdenbaugh, Dav-
export; d. W. Rhodenbaugh, North
wood, Iowa; two sisters, Mrs. J. B.
Valentine, Denver. Colo, Mrs. Will
liam McGregor, Sherrard, Ill
Mr. RhOdenbaugh was a member
of John Buford post, G. A. r., and
OF Eureka lodge, A. F. &, A. nj. of
Milan. He was a member of the
Masonic order 81 years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-22
GREEKS LOSE BIG
STOCK BEER WHEN
MARSHAL ARRIVES

A raid upon the soft drink parlor
and restaurant of Christopolous &
Chrikos, 1926 Fifteenth avenue,
East Moline, by United States Dep
uty Marshal Joe Billesbach this
morning netted 256 pints of per-
fectly good old lager beer.
Deputy Billesbach, entering the
near beer emporium, noticed a gov
eminent retailers liquor license
hanging upon the wall, framed, and
dated July l. 1918. Amid many ex-
cited and earnest protestations in
Greek and other foreign tongues,
the federal officer proceeded to in
vestigate. In the usual saloon ice
box, which was still living up to
pre-dry conditions, the foregoing
quantity of intoxicating beverages
was discovered.
Upon questioning, the proprie-
tors declared that the liquor was
for private consumption and that
the federal liquor license was Sc
cured to be ION the safe side" as
the owners put it in broken Greek.
The men will be prosecuted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-22

iy garments of every kind for the
little fellow. There was also con-
siderable winter clothing. including
an overcoat, Overshoes and heavy
underwear
Mr. Rumsey attempted to trace
the woman by seeking her at the
Rock Island address which she
gave Mrs. Bourassa. It was found
there is no such number in this
city.
My names Willie, but I like
Billy better, an l want my man.
ma" said the child in conversing
with Mr.. Rumsey on the latter's
knee.
Where is your mammal
shes working"
The boy talks plainly for one of
his age but naturally is unable to
throw any light on the mystery.
Whether the child was abandon
ed by kidnapers, or the story of
the woman who represented her
self as his mother is true, no one
has been found who is able to say.
In the meantime Mr.. Rumsey is
quite anxious to locate tie myster-
iOuS yelled woman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-22

Leo y. Sersig; Rudolph Schmidt,
Milan; Robert Shafer, Emmett R,
Summers; Harry Edward Smith,
Burlington; Francis o. Sellars,
William w. Stone, Arthur William
Schuck, Lloyd Russell Tucker; Ell
mer Francis Thomas, Washington,
Iowa; Cary Tark, Nitro, W. Va;
Otha Towars; Herbert Clarence
Thomas, Illinois City; Custer
Wayne TOmpkins, Illinois City;
Emil Verstringer, Illinois City; Ed
mund Bernard Vogt, Illinois City;
Paul Vanderburg, Ernest Herbert
Voege. Orea Willis. William Bryan
Walters; Roy Steven Weiss, Sher-
rard; William F. Waldman, Hiram
Alma Willetts. John Francis Sulli-
van, Joseph Arthur WEIGH. William
Haulenbeck, W. A WEIGH; Russell
f. Cooney, Canton, Ill; Arthur
Paul Miller; Edward F. Bearman,
Milan; Allan Wallace Duncan, Eu-
gene H. Latourney, Hiram Leroy
Swanson, Bryan James Kane; Will
liam ]. A. Smith, William Weigand,
Irving J. Livingston.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-22

San Diego, Cal-Jack Ryan, bet
ter known perhaps as Mudbail
Ryan. for years leading pitcher OF
the Pacific Coast league as a mem
Der of the San Francisco Seals,
continues TO lead leagues pitch
ers, this league being composed or
the service teams in and about this
city where Ryan is rated chief
machinist's mate at the naval train
ing station.
1t didn't take Ryan long to grow
out of his Tapping trousers into a
petty officers outfit for he knows
as much about machinery as about
pitching a baseball, and isn't near
" as slow about it.
Twilight baseball could never
succeed with Ryan in the box, if it
could in every other way. A re-
Compense for the time he takes TO
fix his mudbalis, however, is that
he doesn't have 10 make so very
many of them for his control is
good and his camoufiaged ball
mighty hard to see. Incidently, the
naval training station team has so
far outclassed all service teams in
the San Diego region, which includ-
ed the all-Camp kearny army team,