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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-09-20

Marshik and Mrs. John Otremba were
sponsors.
Joe /Otremba and daughter Barbara
returned home from Minnea polls where
they visited friends and relatives for a
few days.
Ben Scheper, who is employed in
Min,eota, is home on few weeks
visit.
Geo WINNER, who had layed off for
a few. weeks, on account of a broken
shoulder blade, is UP and around now.
Word was received here from Joe
j. Nlmsch, that he landed in France safe
and that he likes it nne.
Schools are later this year in Begin
ming, than ever, on account of shortage
Of help.
:, Rose Dehler was a guest at the
home of her brother John, for few
days this week.
Mary Hartman, who is staying at
the st. Joe convent, is home on a short
visit.
Lucy Hesch was home Sunday on a
visit.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-09-20
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
news
Dunk Bolts, Regular Correspondent
George Bingham)

For the benefit of the general ap-
pearance Of HogwalloW, Dock Hooks,
The barber, has offered to give Atlas
Peck free shave and hair cut.
Until the cost Of living comes down
a good deal the Old Miser will live on
two hickorynuts day.
somebody stole jug of liquor from
i1llic}1 Hellwanger Saturday night. Raj
day.
Sile Kildew says bad thing about
poor mans clothes is that they get
thick in the summer time and thin in
the winter time.
The Dog Hill Methodist and Hog Ford
Baptist church have cut out the ring
ing of the bell for the hour of service.
cut the grass on the church lawns.
lobe Moseley thinks if the public
could get hold of enough samples there
would be very few sales made.
One summer, during my early youth,
I played around great church build
ing that was going. up in country
town One day I asked the contractor
ing would be complete. He replied
that it would require about ten years
to complete it., on account of the
church's lack Of immediate funds. Just
across the public square a huge stone
front building for a hardware firm was
being completed. Now here was a con-
gregation of about four hundred good,
honest cnufcn people VINO cOuld not
raise enough money to build their edi-
fee, while within few hundred yards
were three well-knOWn sinners who
had raised an amount equal to the cost
Of the church, and had their building
delivered to them complete in every
detail i'll three months.
t;in1 L'!j>ld"l:' always diV:l[ work
wiz: -.is "il>, ;':'1lstin@ h"t in every
l,u-tottiHy Wll.'l" h laid ont and .'>tHt .
t.,i t.iE :.iiil!t'ittt = crop, Nililt' II.
Wiz" was l.uulc -uthcrin- il the %LE-
:'>.-o ro'" = o*>3i"t:: lint 7H:n;r:::
his lo.-.s is thinner tl4a:1 uSua'.
The De- Hill preacher is lleepin:"
the !;tcr that ne Will c.ldc aVor TO col
lect his salary next Sunday very quiet.
lie wants Il good attendance at chUich.
The Ho;;waliow POSTING stei is al
ready beginning to feel the STRAIN OF
fall months, and to get through it ne
will have to stock up on tones ana
bitters. While he is privileged to SIT
on the front porch of the postofhce
he cannot get very far away from his
business unless he closes the door, and
if he did that the government mlGht
think hard of him. AS an Illustration
tached to this important offices, the r:
NJ. walked down to Gander Creek the
other day to fish awhile, leaving the
postoffice door open. Before he had
been there more than an hour, and just
about the time the fish were beginnlns
to get interested, he was disturbed by
the ringing of the bell on the post near
the postoffice building. This sounded
the alarm that customer was in
waiting. AS soon as he could conven-
iently do so, he wound up his fishing
plea sures and strolled to the postoffice.
The bell had continued to ring all this
time, and when he arrived there he dis
covered that the customer was Miss
Flute Belcher, who wanted to know
if two or three cents was necessary
to carry postcard. He was on the
verge of resigning until he reconsider
ed
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-09-20

eyes and having her tosils removed. re-
CECILIA Kahl, who is employed in
St Cloud, is home on a few weeks
Docken Bros We're county seat call
ers Wednesday.
Mr.; and Mrs: Dan Jensen of Rogers
and Mrs. John Janson, Dams parents.
Eleanor Davis of Mahnoinen was here
on few days visit with her grand
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Hortsch
visit.
Mrs. Anna Decker of Minneapolis was
here visiting her daughter, Mrs. A. J..
Dehler, for a few days.
NJ. E. and Mary Hesch were county
seat callers Friday:
p Mr. ana Mrs, Mrs: Henry , Terha az 1ot of +
ks es MsE and wife 5as nome OF
MI. and Mrs. Henry Block and fam
lily and Herman Block autoed to Last
rup Sunday, to visit relatives and
A. A. Hesch and wife were to the twin
cities to visit friends the latter part
of the week.
The party held at the home of Frank
vas well attended and all reported a
,ool time
n IS. Ed. Dehler of Mahnomen is here
<.iSi ing her parents rents, VIM Meyer and
ice L. Hortsch was in Minneapolis
on business Friday.
Joe Seifert Of Little Falls was q
-ue~t at the home of Aug. Dehler and
wife, Sunday.
The party held at the home of Joe
Holm and wife Sunday, was well at
tended and good time was reported.
Joe L. Hesch and A. A. Hesch were
IN Foley on business Sunday.
John Brausen and his mother were
county seat callers Friday.
Katie Billstein Of Little Falls was in
town this week, visiting relatives and
friends.
Pauline Drops, who was employed
by Peter rerloberg, returned to her
!.NE'n in Foley.
r: c infant SON OF I'hcn. Otrelnpa and
IT, W.: ch1istencd Herman. Herman
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-09-20
BUCHANAN

Sejt. 16-Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Maggie, Sept. s, a son.
Mrs. Joe Seifert, who has been here
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Aug.
Dehler, ST., left for her home in Little
Falls, Sunday.
Leonard Hortseh, VINO n is employed n In IN
again Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Otremba are the
parents of baby boy, born Sept. 10.
It sure is fall. The threshing ma
chine and silo filters are buzzing all day
long and the nights are cold.
Walter Dehler left for Client Friday,
where he will be employed.
Martha Hortsch, who had been in
Minneapolis taking treatments for her
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-09-20
CLASSIFICATION Of THE NEW RfG|STRANTS

CLASSIFICATION Of TIE NEW RfGSTRANIS
Provost H has announced that
10 will called draft and
il calls
In the QUESTIONABLE which will be submitted who registers
claims for exemption have been considered follows:
Single dependent relatives
mothers children
who has habtualy failed his family
Married children father Of motheess ehiden
useful by independent his labor
Unsk1ed or a farm labore
UnskI necessary Industr
Regisan whom deferred classification claimed
Resistant who fails submit QUESTIONABLE and in respect Of whom no
Regis not deferred and not included
c1Ass2
motheess children where such
support there reasonably certain
support Excluding possibly earnings from labor of
wife) available
Married man. without children egstnt engaged
a mainly dependent upon his labor for support for
an i in for her. n1cr Condition.. that will enabo her to SUPPORT
herself decent without suffering hardship.
es< HI"' ior" alo"r in neco@~*y s:cotnt" enterprise
Zcr skilled industrial Iborer in necessary industrial enterprise
dependent hut whom he stands
Man with dependent aged or nana parents
Man with Gcl>ncc~, helpless brothers or sisters
Highly policeman
Necessary
Necessary employee
Necessary ardeer or workman in United States armo'y or arsenal
Necessary assistant hired of agricultural
mechanical of
enterprise
his labor
Mariner actually employed citizen merchant in the
Necessary managing controlling head of ag
United States of state
OF Of Of Columbia
ordain mini religion.
O ~, 1870
theological divinity school, who
TO- 1915 practice OF
recognized medical schools
Person. militia nav service Of United States
Alien
Resident ali an enemy who claims exemption
unfit Of the United States
mentally unfit for military
Licensed pilot actually his vocation
ienage
who enlisted enrolled
the Of treaty between such country
providing military OF their
Subjects
declared his intention to
withdrawn such intention under
provision July g. 1915 and scecve service
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-09-20

Miss Lila Heath, who enlisted as a
trained nurse the early part of April
and who has been awaiting her call
since that time, received her call last
Friday and was ordered to report at
Camp Dodge.
The broad ax., 1918-02-09

colored people all this and throughout civilized world for that
should celebrate t of his
of greatest
the shoreso ime
The broad ax., 1918-02-09
DELEGATION OF PREACHERS
WILL ENDEAvoR TO BRING THE
A n. z. GENERAL CONFERENCE
TO CHICAGO IN 1920.
a. Wilberforee Williams.

The various cities throughout the
country will send delegations to Louis.
vile, KY, to attend a church confer.
enee or council with many of the
bishops of that church well to the front,
which will convene in that city from
February 18th to February 18th.
Their object will be to secure the gen.
eral conference which eonvenes in 1920
for their respective cities. Rev. F. G.
Snelson, chairman of the delegation
from this city, will leave for Louisville
Sunday evening. Aside from Rev. Smell
son the following preachers viii COM
pose the delegation: Rev. W. D. Cook,
Rev. r. E. Wilson, Rev. n. J. Me-
Cracker, Rev. James Higgins, Rev. ].
II. Farribee, Rev. B. U. Taylor, Rev.
n. E Stewart, Rev. 8. B. Moore, Rev.
John T. Jenifer, Rev. 7. L Scott, Rev.
A. ]. Carey, and Chairman snelson has
letters from Mayor William Hale
Thompson, the heads Of the Colored
Odd Fellows, Knights Of Py-
thias and from other prominent eiti-
The broad ax., 1918-02-09
DIR. A. WHEREFORE WILLIAMS,
3545 8. STATE STREET, LOUDLY
SOUNDS THE PRAISES OF THE
BROAD AK.

/ The following letter speaks for itself:
Chicago, Feb. 4, 1918.
Mr.. Julius F. Taylor, Editor,
GALS Champlain Ave-, Chicago.
Dear Mr.. Taylor: 1 would be less
than human if did not express to you
my deep sense of appreciation of the
many kind words you have expressed
in your paper concerning the address
delivered by me at Bethel Literary So
eiety Sunday, February 3, 1918. We
had quite large and appreeiative audi
enee out, although it was a very cold
day, and 1 wish to give due credit to The
Broad Ak for its wide and flattering
publication of the meeting.
There is another matter, Mr.. Taylor,
that wish to congratulate your paper
on, and that is the invaluable service
along educational lines that you are
doing for the people of this community
in regard to business opportunities now
before the people. have read and am
reading these articles bearing on the
COlored merchants and business that
have and are appearing in The Broad
Ak each week. want you to know
that / consider these articles are one
of the most valuable of journalistic ef-
forts ever presented to the people of
this community.
While am trying to do my little bit
along hygienic and sanitary lines in the
way of lettering the health conditions,
am very appreeiative of the good work
your paper is doing along industrial,
commercial and economic lines. For all
of these avenues are of paramount i'm
portanee in the development and round
ing out of a strong race of people.
You have nv best wishes for the sue
eessful issue of your work.
Sincerely yours,
A. Wilberforee Williams.
The broad ax., 1918-02-09
Resolutions.

Be 1t Resolved, That we, the mem
bers of the Deneen Organization and
affiliated with the Republican Party, do
hereby submit to this Organization the
desire and purpose of their action il
this Aldermanic primary election.
Resolved, That in pursuance of good
citizenship and honest representation
by our best citizens be they Black or
White, and whereas the COlored citizens
representing a majority of the pre-,
cinets in the Second Ward are looking
forward to the uplift of their conditions
is the intent of this resolution and the
cause of our action.
Be 1t Further Resolved, That being
acquainted with both persons in this
contest, who are asking the support Of
the voters of this, the Second Ward, 1t
devolves upon US as good citizens the
duty of selecting one of these men to
be voted for at this primary election
Therefore, Be 1t Further Resolved,
that being eognizant of the conditions
that existed in our Ward during the ten
ure of Office of one of these men and
developments of same, and also hearing
as we did these words coming from one
whom we all adore. "To always select
the best among you of any position Of
trust be it political or otherwise, "
have come to this conclusion, knowing
the above facts as we do, and hearing
this admonition, do hereby submit |"
this honorable body for its considers
tion, the most efficient candidate nov
before the people and ask each men
Der here assembled to support him -
the choice of this body and east theH
ballot on the Goth day of February
1918, for the Hon. R. R. jackson.
The broad ax., 1918-02-09

to the production of the "New World
Symphony" He said:
''I am satisfied that the future music
of this country must be founded upon
what are called the Negro melodies.
These can be the foundation of a serious
and original school of composition to
be developed in the United States.
When 1 first came here was impressed
with this idea, and it has developed into
a settled conviction. These beautiful
and varied themes are the products Of
the soil. They are American. They are
the folk songs of America, and your
composers must turn to them. All the
great musicians have borrowed from the
songs of the common people. Beetho-
ven's most charming Seherzo is based
upon what might now be considered
most skillfully handled Negro melody.
I have myself gone to the simple half
forgotten tunes of the Bohemian peas
ants for hints in my most serious work.
Only in this way can a musician express
the true sentiment of people. He gets
into torch with the common humanity
of the country. In the Negro melodies
of America discover all that is neces-
sary for q great and noble school Of
music They are pathetic, tender, pas
siOnate, melancholy, solemn, religious,
bold, merry, gay, gracious, or what you
will 1t is the music that suits itself
to any mood or any purpose. There is
nothing in the whole range of compost
ton that cannot find thematic source
The broad ax., 1918-02-09
PHILLIs wHEATLEY HOME.
1855 Rhodes Avenue.

Chicago, Feb. 6, 1918.
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
The Phyllis wheatley Home is non.
sectarian, non-politieal and has not and
does not, endorse men or women of any
political persuasion when candidates
for Office.
The Board of Directors, Phyllis
Wheatley Home, 1886 Rhodes
Avenue, Chicago.
Dear Editor:
1t win be appreciated if you will give
publicity to the above notice.
Board Of Directors, P. W. h,
by ]. Snowden-P Porter.
The broad ax., 1918-02-09

here" Thus, it can easily be seen tina
the Negroes claim to a permanent place
in the armament of fine arts as the
source of artistic inspiration is as well
founded as the law of gravity. This
phase of the Negroes romance will en-
dure forever, and in a world swarming
with engagements shall shine clearer
than the MONDAY.
The broad ax., 1918-02-09
THE NEGRo's INHERITANCE OF
ROMANTIC INSPIRATION.
By John n. Owens.

In my article of last week endcav-
ored to present to you some phases of
the historical background of the Negro
author. It was also my purpose to make
manifest the variety of his genius and
distribution. This latter fact, however,
is only established by careful diserim-
ination. When use the term Negro
author or scholar, mean all that the
words author and scholar imply. 1t is
not my purpose to show that these men
referred to displayed genius because
they were men of color, but rather in
spite of this fact.
We should take decent pride in the
fact that we have contributed literally
to the literature, art, and science of
the world. We need to aceentuate
some phases of this part of our his
tory, hitherto neglected. We have fig
ured in the wonderful romance of the
ages, more or less conspieuously, like a
fountain of boundless energy, but with
tremendous earnestness. In proportion
to the strength and persistency of an
intelligent effort are results to be mea-
sured. It is by this standard alone
that the status of Negro scholarship
should be gauged.
Not only has the Negro been a weaver
of fine spun rhetoric, and a writer of
practical words as well, but he has also
served as the romantic theme of many
lasting compositions by authors of
other races. The Negro has been the
source Of inspiration for the creation of
many wonderful and beautiful themes
in music, literature and art. This fact
is proof enough in itself that the Negro
is no stranger to the finer degrees of in
telleet and passion, although unreliable
writers endeavor to convey the opposite
impression, very often to the Negro him
self, and those of other races.
Great musicians, great dramatists,
great poets and great story writer's have
gone to the Negro race for their inspira-
ton. In the field of dramatic writing
the Negro has been used for the theme
time and time again. These great men
of genius have fully realized the great
potential possibilities of the kinetie pas
sions of the "children of the SUM-.
The opera, "Aida," delicate story of
love, passion, tender romance and trag-
edy, all skillfully interviewer by the
master hand Of the great Italian, Verdi,
is strongly illustrative of this fact. In
a work Of musical biography q critic
refers to Verdi as "the last and great
est of the old school of italian opera
composers, and one of the most popular
composers of his time" Yet one 50
great as he could find inspiration in the
lowly Negro, an inspiration of romance
and passion-pasSion as beautiful ss q
young rose in summer time, as fierce as
flame, as burning as the thirst Of the
fever-strieken, as sweet as 4 song on q
summers eve; and yet, when tempered
by hate, as pitiless as q pestilence.
Aida, the heroine Of the story and
daughter of EthiOpia's king, loves and
is loved in return by Rhadames, noble
young Egyptian. The romance and
tragedy Of their love forms the main
theme Of the opera
The ballet scheherazade, sung an
danced in grand opera, uses the Negro
in its theme. The story Of the ballet
The broad ax., 1918-02-09
~ TATE STREET DRUGGISTS CONTINUE TO REAP FAT
HARVEST FROM THE coLoRED PEOPLE.
BY VIM. d. NEIGHBORS.

operative purchasing on the part of the
druggists.
Mr.. II. B. Saunders, at 4sth and State
streets, also strongly advocated a CO.
operative purchasing plan. When asked
concerning his opinion as to relative
amount of trade being done by COlOred
druggists in his community as compared
with that of the White druggist, stated:
"we do not get over 95 per cent of our
reasonable legitimate share of the Col
ored business, and I am much of the
opinion that if we did not through our
purchasing system get goods in such a
way as to enable US to meet the lowest
price of the cut rate druggist, We should
not even get % per cent of the business.
The only ultimate salvation of the Col
ored merchant in our line as well as in
other lines 1 have observed, is eo-opera-
tive purchasing through some central
bureau, which shall distribute the re-
quired quantities to the various stores. "
Chas. F. De LeBastide, of 37th and
State streets, when asked his opinion as
to the percentage of Colored patrons
doing business with Colored druggists,
replied: 81 should say that % to 30
per cent of Colored people in this
neighborhood do business with Colored
druggists. The physicians can greatly
aid the Colored druggist by sending
them their prescriptions. 1 also suggest
that druggists form themselves into
some kind of association for cooper
alive purchasing of supplies. The need
to buy at lowest prices is quite evident,
because we know that if we buy right
we can successfully compete"
1t will be of interest to know what
the average attitude toward the Colored
patron is of the average White drug
gist, which is conceded by Colored drug
gists to be receiving about Is per cent
of the Colored business.
W. E. Wallace, owner of the drug
store at seth and State streets, as ad-
mitted by his manager, about so per
cent of the trade is Colored, shows his
appreciation of this trade by employing
three Colored clerks, a Colored girl
cashier, a Colored manager, Mr.. W.
Stoball, and one White clerk. The
Crown Pharmacy, at 3lst and State |
streets, of which Mr.. A. D. MaeGregor
is manager and registered pharmacist,
when asked, "Whas percentage of your
business is done with Colored peoplef"
replied: al should say about 90 per
cent of our business is with the Colored |
people of this community. 1t was
greater than that; about a year ago 90
per cent of our trade was with the Col
ored people. We have an average of
about $500 people come in here per day.
We employ seven clerks, and the pro-
prietor and manager also wait on the
trade" When asked if any of the
clerks were Colored, he replied: "we
had one Colored clerk, but we did not
find him satisfactory. The Colored peo-
pie did not wish to trade with him."
He seemed to be too "lippy," and in
his slang way, said: "They ran him
out of gas, so we had to let him CO."
Ito be eontinued)
The broad ax., 1918-02-09

The drug store, as does the grocery
and market, depends in a large measure
upon the local community trade, and
yet, like the grocery and market, it re-
tains a considerable number of its Gus
TONERS after they have left the neigh
borhood, so that we have those who
have formerly traded with a store in
local community, when they move con-
tinuing to trade with the same store, so
that we find former customers who now
live several miles away still trading
with the old store. This has resulted
in the modern delivery system.
The Colored people as a general thing
are the exception TO this rule. They
in the main trade with the local COM
munity store and are the chief builders
of trade. This is especially true of
newcomers TO a community, so that the
importance to the local merchant of Sc
curing the business in the carly stages
of the newcomers residence is readily
seen. Even the large display advertise
ments of bargain counter sales are not
sufficient to attract any excepting the
more progressive and enlightened men,
bers of the Colored race.
Considerable of the drug business
comes from prescriptions, and the ply
stefan, through his recommendation to
his patients, can throw considerable
trade to a good drug store. In our in.
terview with the various Colored drug.
gists, we have found that as a general
rule the Colored physician patronizes
and recommends his patients to patron
ize COlored druggists. The exception
to this only serves to prove the rule. In
an interview with Mr.. George NJ. Porter
of 35th and State streets, when asked
"What, in your opinion, is the relative
amount of business done by Colored
druggists with the Colored people in
your community" said: "We do not
get nearly so much of the trade of our
people as we should. 1 am of the opin-
ion that the Colored druggists get about
% per cent of the local business. We,
however, do a considerable delivery
business, particularly in the prescrip-
tiOn department. And when asked,
"Do you find the Colored physicians
patronize and advise their patients to
patronize the Colored druggist to have
their prescriptions flledi" said: "-
find that we get all the business that
we have any reason to expect from our
Colored physicians. We have no COM
plant whatever to make against the
Colored physicians" And to illustrate
his point he showed his delivery book
covering deliveries of prescriptions
practically all over the South Side.
Mr.. H. Porter, of the Porter Phar.
macy, 35th and Dearborn streets, was
equally complimentary of the Colored
and expressed complete sat
isfaetion both as to patronage from ply
sieians and the COlored people in the
community. He gave as his opinion of
the chief difficulty of the Colored drug
gist is the inability to buy in sufficiently
large quantities to get the best price,
and advocated the desirability of CO.