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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-07
Shorty On An Up1ift Deal - By sEWELL FORD

dentally favorin the Bruces with q
visit.
Charming old girl" says Pinckney.
80 perfectly frank about pointing
out ones faults. am making a list
OF mine, going to have 1t framed when
It's finished and send 1t to her for a
Christmas present. Perhaps you would
like copy, too. Shorty?"
"Gwan." says I. you don't deserve
nice old aunt like that"
That's the worst of 1t, Shorty"
says he. Il do not. And enjoy hav.
Ing her here so much. Makes me feel
selfish. I'll tell you what, though;
suppose bring her around and share
her with you some afternoon? Eh?'
Course, only grins unsuspicious
and pays no more attention to 1t than
L do to most of his JOSH But as I
say, you never know what fool thing
Pinckney will think of next. Here
only the other day as comes strollin'
back from lunch I finds a ;taxicab
waitin' in front of the studio, with
him and his high -chested old girl in
the purple lid waitin' inside.
She don't look so fierce, I'll admit,
only her chin might remind you some
of Pershing's and them shrewd eyes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-07

BAH" says auntie. You have q
frivolous nature. You are callous to
the cries Of suffering humanity. And
you ought to feel ashamed. both of
YOU"
$50 i would. too. If I'd known about
It before" says Pinckney. But. you
see, auntie, am just discovering 1t.
With Prof. McCabe. however. it's quite
different. He's known about It all
along, yet he goes on in his careless.
frivolou. way. without shedding a
tear. Shorty. perhaps you can look us
in the eye and tell us why you haven't
put stop to all this long ago"
gives him the grin. Maybe Rg-
ured It was too husky job for me to
tackle" says I. Besides. don't just
see how It's up to me. anyway"
Auntie sntffs disapprOin', 1.-THE age
old exoure." ssgs she. Am 4. then.
my hrOther's keeper" Come. let us 60.
I shall bring this up at the neaet con-
ference"
As for me, I was willin'. / didn't
feel that auntie had quite made out a
Case against mo, hut ! didn't breathe
real easy until they'd dropped me on
at the studio and was safe upstairs
with the door shut. And If Pinckney
wanted to share auntie again with
anybody I hoped he'd pick on come ono
else.
You'd thought he'd been satisfied
with that, too. But It seems he had
such q good time watchin' me sQuirm
under Aunt Julia's glare that he had
to dope out an encore. So here SUM-
day afternoon, as I'm putterin' peace
full about the grounds out at Rock
hurst -on- the Sound. who should show
I'D but this same pair. 1t seems that
in drivin' through the village auntie
had discovered that we had the max
ings of a slum district. right at our
elbows; that Is. she'd seen our dago
settlement, down near the nut and bolt
works, and I expect Pinckney had
egged her on to tackle me again.
surely, young man." says she. here
are conditions of wretchedness which
you might be doing something to
alter"
"Oh, I don't know" says I. Them
Italians amt so bad Off. They get
along pretty fair"
"Then you know very little about
Them" says she. why, even with a
passing glance / can tell what dull,
gray lives they must lead in those
shabby, dirty tenements. Think of the
hopeless. sodden monotony of their
poverty-ridden existence. And you
stand by, seeing 1t every day, without
even lifting a finger to help"
mot q finger" says Pinckney, SOL
,emn. I'm surprised at you. shorty"
"well. for one thing" says I, II
don't know as could ten just how
to make start. II did. maybe I'd
give 1t q try"
why" says auntie. that Is simple
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-07

enough. You begin with one family
group. You get to know them. gain
their confidence, And out what is
wrong with their wretched scheme Of
life. and help them to change it. That
is the method. For example, I noticed
q cobbler's shop, with living rooms
behind. There were numerous children
about"
Joe Sabretto's?" asks.
1T was some such name as that
painted ON the window. think" says
auntie. Now, why could you not be-
gin with him?"
''Eh?" says I. and expect tho way
I was gapin' at her must have
with Joe Sahretto?"
Certainly" she snaps out crisp.
why not with one as we'll as an
other?"
Having patience with people who
stare ut her with their mouths open
amt ono OF Aunt Julia's hong suits.
take 1t. And tho look she gives mo
should have shrivcled me up. i don't
know as could say exactly what she
raps out next. for I'm too busy
smothe erin q chuckle. but the idea OF
1t all Is that II I'm too simple In tho
head to crash In with q little uplift
work on my own hook she supposes
she'll have to 30 along and show me
how It's done. That Is. II I'm really
in earnest and want to learn.
Sure thing" says I. suppose we
go right down now, eh?"
And. say. II I'd thought year
couldn't have sketched out anything
that would have suited me much bet
lot about Joe Sabretto. No need
goin' into details. but he's a cousin OF
Dominick's, who's been dom my out
side work for Ave or six years: In fact.
1t was Joe who found Dominick for
me. Also Joe has been patchin' up the
McCabe family shoes ever since he's
been In business he's been in on few
political campaigns that I've had q
hand In, and Well. we amt ex-
actly strangers. So II was goin' to
be shown how to give the scientific
shunt to Indebtedness and poverty
accordin' to the latest Northfield
methods I didn't mind startin' with
Joe. I knew he'd forgive me II my
foot slipped or anything.
I can't deny that his establishment
Is kind of u messy place. It's the mid
die store on the ground floor of an old
wooden block with tenements In the
back and on the three upper floors.
Joe's idea OF an artistic window dis
play Is to plant his greasy old stitch
In machine as near the front as he
can get It and then pile his unfinished
repair work around 1t. Yes. there
usually Is sickly geranium plant
that one OF his girls has brought homo
from achool, ana any vivid show
poyters that Joe can get hold of.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-07

of hers are the kind that never waivers
or hinches from anything. My guess
Is that she'd make a good lion tanner
IL she hadn't wasted all her early
years trainin' her family. Outside OF
that she's just a rather classy looking
old dame with white hair and fresh
colored cheeks.
"Oh. say. Shorty" halls Pinckney,
where does one go to find the homes
of the lower classes?"
"Eh?" says ]. starin' puxzled.
1.-THE haunts Of the undeserving
poor?" goes on Pinckney. "Auntie
wants to see them. I've driven her
down sth avenue as far as 14th street.
but she doesn't seem satisfied. She
wishes to see-"
"Your wretchad slums." breaks In
auntie. mot your third rate shopping
district. Whore are the homes of
your miserable poor?"
"Oh" says /. You want to 60 down
and cross Canal until you como to
such streets as Henry and Rtvington
and"
"There," says Pinckney. X was
sure Prof. McCabe could tell us just
where to 60, auntie. But the only
safe way is to take him along. EhT
What say"
"He could hardly be such a poor
guide as you are, Pinckney," says
Aunt Julia, $50 let him come"
"You see" says Pincleney. noddin'
to me. You have been chosen"
shNyH
count me out this time. I might not
qualify. after all"
Nonsense, young man." says Aunt
Julia. pushin' open the taxi door Inn
pulsive. Get in and tell the driver
where to 60"
And somehow when she tells you to
do a thing you do it. Anyway. before
I could frame any argument as to why
couldn't go was on my way. Inside
Of half an hour. too, I was showin'
Aunt Julia the real thing in slums
You know what some of them streets
on the lower East Side are like
swarmin' with kids and push carts,
babies playin' in the gutter. more
babies clutterin' the doorsteps and
leanin' from fire escapes, half naked
and dirty. The regulation thing.
Seems It's all new to auntie. though.
She works up fresh shudder at every
block. Such sordid misery" says
she. "Such utter wretchedness! Tell
me. what Is being done to alleviate all
this? What are you doing?"
"Shorty, what are We doing?" de-
mands Pinckney, with that cut-up
twinkle in his eye.
why" says I, Il expect we're stay
in away from 1t as much AZ We can"
"And do you mean to tell me-" comes
back auntie. that you feel no sense
OF responsibility for such dirt and
poverty and crime?" .......... d..
I shrugs my shoulders. "You see.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-07

ma'am.". says I. ri didn't invent the
East Side. 1t was here when was
born"
There you are, auntie," says Pinck-
ney. 1.-THE perfect alibi Interesting
thing, though. poverty. understand
books have been written about it.
Some day I mean to look one up.
Really" -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-07

(Continusd On Tenth Pase.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-05
JUDGE STOKELEY IS NAMED PRESIDENT BY STATE LAWYERS Succeeds J. Manly Foster of Tuscaloosa - Alexander
 Troy Is Re-Eelcted
 Secretary

Stokeley, president of the Birmingham Bar association, was today elected presi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-05

dent of the Alabama Bar association, 1T convention here, succeeding J. Manly Foster of Tuscaloosa. Alexander Troy was reelected secretary.
 President Poster read his annual ad- dress at today's session, dealing princi- pally with needed changes in present laws and new laws. He referred to the federal suffrage amendment. which pre- cipitated a lively debate
 The chief feature on tomorrows pro- gramme is an address by former Gov Emmet O'Neal on the Susan B. Anthony It is understood that he will advocate ratification.
 More than 100 prominent attorneys from all sections of the state are attending the convention, among whom are Judge Brown of the supreme court, Judges Gardner and Thomas of the appellate court, and Attorney General J. Q. Smith
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-05
EVENTS AT THE
 STATE CAPITAL
By WILLIAM l.. GoRMLEy

Montgomery. July 4-CSpeeial.) )-Further confessions which the state believes have added another link to the chain of evil dence against members of a masked mob that killed Frank Foukal, prisoner. in the Baldwin county jail the morning of June 2 were obtained on Friday by Hor- ace Wilkinson, assistant attorney general Sheriff Stuart of Baldwin county and other officials. The examination and confessions followed the arrival at the Montgomery county jail of four more men, in addition to the nine who were brought in on Thursday night The total arrests was brought up to 25 when Ira Underwood, Harvey Underwood, Wesley Bishop and Henry Bishop were placed in jail here.
 Twelve of the alleged lynchers are in jail at Birmingham. Other arrests that will add more sensational touches to the case are expected to be made by the of ficers. MT. Wilkinson had planned to spend Friday in Montgomery. but he could not be located either al the capitol or his home. He is expected to be in Baldwin county on Monday, when the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-05

grand jury convenes at Bay Minette. He Will personally direct the work of the jury.
 Confessions. which show that six of the thirteen men in the Montgomery jail were directly connected in the lynching, have been made, MT. Wilkinson said. Neither however. appears to consider the seriousness of the charge against them. Pathetic incidents in connection with the case are being related. One man, whose confession shows that he was one of the men who fired through the cell occupied by FNoukal, asked for permission to go before "the judge, ad- init guilt and pay his fine.' He told the officers he wanted to get back to work and wanted to get the case settled as soon as possible.
 The other seven men, with the excep- ton of Cicero Nelson and Rudolph Pierce, are said to have known of the conspiracy to kill the p.soner They are alleged to have been members of mob that planned the killing the Tues day previous to the commission of the act.
 Sheriff Stuart, who succeeded Sheriff Richerson of Baldwin county, and other
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-05
Sam Cox Charged With
 Violating Liquor aLw

Sax Cox, charged with violating the liquor law. waived preliminary hear ing before United States Commissioner C. A. Avant yesterday morning and was bound over to the grand jury in the sum of $500
 Cox was arrested at his home at a late hour Thursday night, when Dep uty Internal Revenue Collectors W. Pitts. L. NJ. Ellison and w. c. Hamp- ton were still hunting in the neigh borhood of Double Oak mountain. about 15 miles from this city near Farley's store. The displacement of q still and part of it's equipment were found by the deputies. but the major ity of 1t had been moved away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-05
Funeral Services of
 R. T. Moore Today

The funeral services of R. T. Moore, well known North Birmingham citizen, who fell off the roof of a neighbor's s house Wednesday ana was almost in- stantly killed, will be held Sunday morn- ing at 10 o'clock at the Twenty first Avenue Baptist church. The services will be conducted by Rev. E. G. Johnston of this church. MT. Moore has been for many ears a member of this church, in which his funeral services will be held, and for som metime served on the board of deacons
 The Masons and Odd Fellows will off
 ciate at the grave. Interment at Forest
 Hill cemetery.
 l The deceased is survived by his widow,
 Mrs. Belle Moore; two sons. Duff Moore
 and R. T. Moore, Jr and also by a daughter Mrs. R. P. Douinit;.
 i The following have been named as pail
 bearers:
 w. G. Gill, l.. T. Cobb, Dr. c. B. Cham blee, J. M. Davis, J. c. Bishop and J. M. Kyle.
 The following are the honorary pall- l bearers: J. P. Walker, G. C. Griffls. Roy
 | Cobb, c. s. Livingston. and w. c. Will Hams.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-05
|FEWEST NUMBER OF ARRESTS ON FOURTH
 OF JULY REPORTED
Lettering on Nations Birthday Not Tolerated by Police, According to
 Record at the City Jail

Whether the fewest number of arrests ever made on any Fourth of July in the history of the past 10 years in Birming- ham is due to the fact that John Barley Corn has been called to his fathers, or scme other unacountable reason has de- veloped, is the question that is puzzling the minds of several blue coated indi- viduals of the city police force.
 At any rate, the city police force suf- fered yesterday from inertia. Most of the time was spent in spinning yarns of former days when a man could get a good fight and John Barley Corn was supreme.
 A number of arrests were made yes- terday. but the majority of the charges were minor ones. Laziness seemed to be the predominate feature, for the greater portion of the charges consisted of ne- groes caught lettering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-05
Nearly 5000 Troops
 Reach Newport News
 on Three Transports
By Assoe,atss Prsss

Newport News, Va. July 4.-Three transports, the General Gorgas, Fl Oriente and Rhode Island, arrived to- day from France and three more, the Sibony, El Sol and the Mercury, to- night wirelessed that they would dock here some time tomorrow.
 The three ships brought a total cf nearly 5000 men, most of them negroes from the eastern and southern states.
 The three ships due tomorrow have on board about 5000 men, but the or ganizations aboard could not be ascer- tained tonight.
 The Fl Oriente. 10 days out from Bordeaux. had on board E6 military prisoners, 346th service battalion, de- pot service company 12 and about 200 casualS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-05
DOZEN DROWN AS
 EXCURSION BOAT
 GOES TO BOTTOM
By Associated Press

Sioux Falls, s. D., July 4.-Bc- tween 10 and 15 people are re- excursion boat on Lake Madison, about 40 miles northwest of this city, struck snag and overturned late tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-05
Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool, July 4.--Spot cotton dull; prices firm; good middling. 2o.54d; fully middling. 20.04d; middling, 9.44d; low middling. IT. 7.6od; good ordinary, 16.04d; or dinary. 15.5ld. Sales. 200 bales, includ- ing 300 American. Receipts, 1000 bales. including zoo Americans. Futures>closed steady. July 1S sd: October. 1S.5sd; Jan uary. 19. S1d; March. 1s.lsd: May. 1S.s5A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-05
All Traffic Halted

8y ASsoetat09 FrS9o Frankfort. July 4.-All traffic in the Frankfort district except for few pas senger and food trains, is at a stand still because of railroad strike. The
 strike is extending to nelshborlng towns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-05
CARRIERS HOLDING MEET

Montgomery, July 4.-(SpeclaLJ Members of the Alabama Rural Letter Carriers association are meeting In Montgomery for pleasure and the transaction of important business mat ters, including election of officers and appointment of committees. The first of the two-day meetings was held Fri day, the morning session being called to order at II o'clock at the Exchange hotel.
 The afternoon was set apart for pleasure and little business. They received the returns of the Willard Dempsey fight and Friday night at tended vaudeville show.
 The associations growth, since be- ing organized in 1904, has been re- markable. The first enrolment to- tailed 12. Now there are 400 members. The place for the next annual meet ing will be decided on Saturday,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-05

officers, were in Montgomery Friday morning. They examined the 13 men at the Montgomery jail. Louis Bishop, relative of the man Foul kal was held in jail for killing, con fessed that he fired the first shot at Foukal. He denies that Foukal was asleep when the firing started. He says the members of the mob called the prisoner and then started firing through the cell. Sim Andrews, former deputy sheriff of Baldwin county, was one of
 the ring leaders in the plot, Bishop said. He secured the keys to the jail cell.
 Cicero Nelson, in a statement on Fri day, said an injustice had been done
 him. He denies taking part in the kill
 ing.
 Nelson said he was studying his Sunday school lesson when he was asked by
 Walter Bishop to take part in the lynch ing.
 T thought if I would keep my mouth shut about what I had heard I would keep out of trouble" said Nelson to the officers, but bless goodness they got me anyway. I would not have had this happen for the world"
 Harvey Underwood, said to be not quite 21 years old. confessed to being mem-> Der of both mobs. He is alleged to have driven the men to the jail at Bay Minette from Fairhope the night of the lynchinS. and was in the jail when the firing started.
 Ira Underwood, also quite young, was a member of the mob because he thought murder was "all right under the cir cumstances." He said his father who Is in jail at Birmingham in connection with the case, begged him not to go with the mob. The father is also alleged to have been a member of the mob.
 Wesley Bishops nerve failed him when time came for the iynching, he con- fessed to the officers. He was member of the first mob. The first mob dis banded when their automobiles were broken down on the road between Fair hope and Bay Minette.
 When the trial of the actual mur- derers of the man comes up Attorney General J. 0. Smith will probably take an active part in the prosecution. MT. Wilkinson said he would insist that the death sentence be given each man who was directly connected with the murder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-05
For the Good of
 the Community

A mingham to bring about better feeling among the races. It is being pro- noted by some of the best known men of both races in the city.
 They have studied the situation and be- ieve that something must be done to end the antagonism that has existed between the races in past years and which seems to be more or less accentuated since the war against Germany began.
 These men, dozen or more of each race, have held number of conferences for the purpose of talking over the matter and if possible devising some way of establish ing better understanding on all sides.
 The leading negroes of the community have joined in the movement with an ear nestness and freedom from bitterness that augurs we'll The white men who have met with them have done so in sympathetic way.
 The characteristics, the weaknesses and the faults of each race are discussed frankly and with view to removing all causes of friction.
 This is commendable movement. Bir- mingham has large negro population. They are citizens, the majority of them hard working, honest and loyal and law abiding. They want to get along, do right, make for themselves comfortable homes and educate their children so they may be- come useful citizens.
 The white people of Birmingham, the vast majority of them have only the kind ' Hest feeling towards the negro. They rec ognize the negros need of encouragement and help, and they are willing to contrib ute towards this
 But there is an element in both races that is constantly looking for trouble, and they usually get it. These must be ham, dled in way that will make of them better citizens.
 Then there are others, and they. .consti- tute considerable percentage of the pop ulation of both races, that are thoughtless and do things that tend to create friction They do not mean to start trouble, but in their ignorance or thoughtlessness do something to arouse the anger and resent ment of the other race.
 This latter must be taught. They must be made to understand that every person, man, woman and child; black or white, is entitled to just and fair treatment. In the eyes of the law they are all equal, and in the enforcement of the law there should be no discrimination because of color
 The men behind the movement for bet ter race relationship have no thought of changing the social relationship of the races. The negroes do not ask for any change in that respect.
 The negroes do ask, however, and in this they are joined by the white men, that they be accorded fair treatment on the street cars, in the courts, in business and in their every day dealings with the white race. They are entitled to this. Because few negroes are worthless and criminal is no cause for the condemnation of the race as whole. There are bad negroes justas there
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The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1919-01-15
DEATH OF Ex-PRESlDENT
THEODORE ROOSEVELT

Ex-President> Theodore i Roosevelt,
died at his home at Oyster Bay on
Monday, Jan. 6.s He had been ailing
with an apparently slight attack of
;nf1amatory rheumatism, and death
came suddenly and without warning,
the immediate cause being a blood
clot on the lung. He went into his
usual sleep and was found dead by
an attendant.
A great career was thus unexpect-
edly closed. His was a great char
acter which will occupy a conspicu-
Gus place in the pages of history;
and while millions mourn his death
as the loss of a true friend, the hosts
of men who disowned his public
leadership are instinctively halted to
pay tribute of respect to his MEM
ory and to make due acknowledge
ment that the world was .bettered
by his life and works,
Mr.. Roosevelt was only 81 years
old. Up to the moment of his last
sickness he possessed all the virility
of youth, always a hard-hitting
champion of what appeared to him
to be right. ~ "
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1919-01-15
BANK ELECTION.

At the annual meeting Of the
stockholders of the Grand Marais
State Bank, held January 7th, 1919,
the following officers were elected:
President, H. B.: Postlewaite; Vice
President, Louis Engelson; Cashier,
A. M. Anderson.
The following were elected direct
ors: H. B. Postlewaites Louis En-
gelson, A. M. Anderson, VIM. Clinch,
JAS. G.. Scott, H. Lien, ars p. = E.
Aim.
Louis Engelson is now actively en-
gagged in the bank. as the increased
amount of business was too much
for one man to take care of; and he
wishes to say to his many friends
throughout the county that he will
be pleased to have them call on him
at the bank when in town.