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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-04-12
ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL ASSo-
CATION TO COLLECT LARGE
FUND.
Ten Millions Mentioned.

New York, N. Y. The three
memorials to Colonel Roosevelt
monument at Washington, seaside
park at Oyster Bay and 'the estab-
hshment and endowment of Roose-
welt Society for the development and
application of the policies and ideals
of Theodore Roosevelt de-
mand a fund as large as $4,000, 900,
according to a settlement made
by prominent member of the Roose-
welt Permanent Memorial National
Committee.
Colonel William Boyce Thompson,
chairman of the committee, refused
to deny or copfrm the statement
at is too early in the game to say
how great a fund we shall go out
for" he said in answer to inquiries.
'But / can see the money coming in
in sums that viii astonish even those
who most ardently admired the Col
'onel. There is deep sentiment for
the Colonel all over the country, and
it is not fading any as the weeks
pass. If anything, it is growing. The
American people are beginning more
and more to realize what a great man
Theodore Roosevelt was, frank, open, |
clean right through, ready to fight at
the drop of the hat for a good cause.
Americans appreciate that kind of
man. They know that the country
has been built UP by men who stood
for the things that Roosevelt stood
for; they know that if the country
is going to endure, it viii be by the
perpetuation of the Roosevelt spirit,
and only by the perpetuation of that
spirit That is the reason the third
memorial chosen is so important. /,
refer to the establishment of Roose-
welt Society to develop and apply
Roosevelt's policies and ideals. That
third MEMORIAL was chosen because
the American people had shown un-
that they wanted exactly
such a living memorial created. They
wanted something done to carry on
the work of Theodore Roosevelt, and !
! believe they win pour out their dol /
lars gladly to swell fund with that !,
for is aim"
Members Of the Memorial Commit \
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-04-12

Mrs. Murray who is thoroughly
grounded in her work or profession
as highly trained or proficient nurse
was born in Louisville, KY, and in
time graduating from the high school
of her native city with the usual
honors. Later on she entered Fisk
University, Nashville, Tenn, from
which institution she graduated with
the highest honors and at still later
period she graduated from the Lin
coin Hospital, New York, N. Y. sue
cessfully taking a post graduate
course at the same school.
Mrs. Murray has very successfully
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-04-12
PHYLLIS WHEATLY CLUB
- NOTES.

The members of the Phyllis Wheat
ley Woman's Club were highly en-
tertained by Lieutenant Levi Ed
ward Southe last Wednesday.
Lieut.. Southe is a nephew of Mrs.
E. L. Davis and has had some very
wonderful experiences in France with
the 365th Infantry. He says the
French people were exceedingly kind
and absolutely devoid of color pref
udice; but nevertheless he and the
rest of the boys were very glad to
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-04-12

get back to the old U. s. A. with
all of her faults.
The club donated three dollars to-
ward the cleaning of the kitchen of
the home and five dollars to the Lake
Side hospital.
Captain Stuart Alexander of the
clubs adopted company B of the old
9Th Regiment has been invited to adj
dress them Wednesday, April 16, at
8 P. NJ.
You are cordially invited.
Elizabeth Lindsay Davis, Pres.
Juanita Wawkins, Rec. Sec.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-04-12

handled many difficult cases under g
number of different doctors in New
York City, Schenectady and New
Haven, Conn, Here in Chicago, she
has also met with great success hand
ling many important cases under
many of its most prominent physi-
clans; she specialized case at Prov
ident Hospital which was considered
impossible, but it proved successful.
In every way Mrs. Murray is thor
oughly competent and fully capable
to discharge all of her responsible
duties as superintendent of the Lake
Park Hospital.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-04-12
AMAZING ACHIEVEMENT
OF BLACK AMERICANS
IN PAST FIFTY YEARS

, here are figures:
Number of churches, 1866, 700
1916, $4,000.
Number of Sunday schools, 1866
!, 900; 1916, $4,000.
Number of Sunday school pupils,
1866, $4,000; 1916, 100000.
Value of church property, 1866,
$500, 900; 1916, s76,0O0,0OO.
an 1914 in the State of Georgia,
Colored citizens made returns upon
S3s, 60S,SO7 worth of property and
owned 1,592,555 acres of land.
"In North Carolina Colored citi-
zens made returns upon $32, 1877, 800
worth of property.
'In Virginia Colored people owned
1,674,973 acres of land and had
$37, 1913 worth of real and per-
sonal property.
"In 1900 Colored people were in
terested in 81 banks and insurance
companies and held policies to the
amount of SIS, 100000.
"Colored people have interested
themselves in Fairgrounds for chill
dren, social improvement, Negro up
lift, civil Improvements and health
improvement.
"They have won prizes in raising
corn, pigs, potatoes and other vege-
tables.
"They have noted preachers, in
ventors, teachers, sculptors, actors,
artists, singers and musicians.
"The Colored man in the war of
the United States has always shown
himself loyal, patriotic and ready to
fight-never flinching from duty.
''The blood of the Colored men has
been shed upon every battlefield from
the Boston massacre to the time of
the signing of the armistice last No
vember.
"Crispus Attacks, a Colored man,
was the first to fall in the Boston
March 8, ITO.
Samuel Lawrence led a company
Of Colored soldiers at Bunker Hill.
"Peter Salem fired the shot that
<illed Major Pitcairn.
"The Black Legion in 1879 covered
themselves with glory at the seige of
"over 5000 served in the Revolu-
ionary War and fought for indie
'endence of this Nation.
I'm the present world war thou
ands of Colored soldiers went over
he top for freedom and democracy.
"over SS Colored people have re-
eived Carnegie medals, 8 graduated
rom West Point, and they have for
ign races that come to this coun-
ry."
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-04-12

Washington, D. C.-An address Of
more than passing interest was de
livered in the House of Represents
tives recently by Congressman Emer
son of Ohio. 1t is of special value
to the country at this time, as il
forces the attention of the public up.
on an array of facts which show the
remarkable progress made by the
Race during the brief period of free
dom. Statistics are not generally in
teresting. These as a revelation of
astonishing racial progress will prove
an exception to the rule. Congress
man Emerson said:
"On September %, 1862, Presi-
dent Lincoln issued his emancipation
proclamation wherein he stated that
on January 1, 1868, all persons held
as slaves within certain states were
to be free. The close of the civil war
found the Colored man free-not on
ly free, but he was invested with all
rights and responsibilities of citizen
ship.
How he has progressed since that
time is now a matter of history, re-
duced to figures and facts, and it is
well for US to consider them, bearing
in mind that the civilization and prog
ress and accomplishments of this race
have taken place in the last half of
a century.
'In 1915 the races of the world
were in about the following proper
tons: Yellow, 7O3,OOO,OOO; white,
$50, OOO,O 900; Colored. 25s, 100000.
ITO give an idea of the great in
crease in the efficiency of the Col
ored race, l desire to submit the fol-
lowing figures:
Homes owned, 1866, 10000; 1916,
600, 900.
Farms operated, 1866. 10000;
1916, 9s1, 900.
Business conducted, 1866, 2,1OO; /
1916, $4,000.
Wealth accumulated, 1866. $780,
300, 900; 1916, $1,000, 900, 900.
"NOw let US turn to the education
al statistics:
Percentage literate, 1866, 10 per
,ent; 1916, rs per cent.
College and normal school, 1866,
Is; 1916, 500.
Teachers in public school, 1866,
100; 1916, $4,000.
Students in public schools, 1866,
100000; 1916, 1,736,OOO.
Property for higher education,
$50, 100000; 1916, s21, 500, 900. |
Expenditures for education, 1866,
1916, $14,6OO, 900.
The religious progress of the Col
red race has been wonderful, but
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-04-12
THE VICTORY LIBERTY LOAN

An immense amount of prelimi
nary work for the Victory Libert!
Loan campaign, which starts Apri
81, has been done the last week in
all of the five states in the Seventh
Federal Reserve district. In each Of
the states the leaders have been on
the job day and night attending meet
ings of the county organizations and
special meetings of the quota COM
mittees. Preparations have been made
for a whirlwind oratorical campaign
preceding the Inauguration of the
loan, and many towns and cities al
ready have had rousing meetings.
At all the meetings held so far
there has been a surprising amount
of optimism and enthusiasm dis
played, and leaders of the War Loan
Organization are much better pleased
over the outlook than they were a
few weeks ago.
Each of the states will conduct
tours of the tanks and war eIhibit
trains, and there also will be band
tours by divisions of the Great Lakes
Bluejacket bands. Generally the itin-
eraries of these tours have been ar
ranged and between now and April
Fl every county in every state in
this district will have been visited
either by the tanks or by the War
Exhibit Trains. In many instances
speakers will accompany the tanks
and trains, and at most points special
Victory Loan meetings have been ar
ranged.
The War Loan organizations of
eight Illionis counties will have a
special group meeting at Mattoon
the coming week. In the other coun-
ties there will be special organization
meetings to arrange the final details
for the campaign, as well as to map
out speaking and exhibition prog
rams. Loan workers in this state
are eager for the campaign to start
and express confidence that the ex-
cellent record made by Illinois in |
previous loans will be equalled in the
coming drive. u
Community meetings will feature
the Iidiana organization work the
coming week in every county in the
state. The battle tanks began their
rip through Indiana yesterday Fri
iay), making their first stop at South
Bend, Lafayette and Clinton. At
hose towns there were addresses by
veil known speakers and special pat
'iotie programs. The tanks will cover
he entire state, going overland from
own to town, so that virtually the
Whole population Of the state will
ave a view Of these new instruments
4 war fare. Indiana county chair
nen, as well as the state leaders are
ptimistie over the outlook. Z
In Michigan county meetings have
cen slated for the coming week over
he entire state, and in some in
tanees these meetings Of the county |
have been held already.
frederick R. Fenton, state director |
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-04-12

Mrs. Daisy Anderson, COPS SCUM
Aberdeen street, left WedneSda!
evening for a two months visit WIN
friends in Los Angeles, Cal. COi'
Noah D. Thompson, who is well known
in this city, who was at one time one
of its prominent social leaders anu
his good wife Mrs. Thompson VIII
greatly assist, to make it pleaSAn'
for Mrs. Anderson during her Visi'
in Les Angeles.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-04-12

May 8, 4 to 6 P. NJ. Saturday ait
ernoon. Dancing class, and continue
each Saturday afternoon. Members
and guests.
First and third Tuesday afternoons
3 p. NJ. Ladies' whist. Members
and guests.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-04-12
THE APPoMATToX CLUB.
Calendar of Events, APril-May 1913.

Sunday afternoon, April Is, r
N. sharp. Address. Colonel Charles
Young, graduate West Point Military
Academy, in service U. S. Army
Camp Grant, Ill. Subject: Apo
mattox Day." Members and friends
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-28
The Daylight Law
In Effect Sunday

When. you 60 to bed Saturday night
watches up one hour, m oruer Is be up
with the times on Sunday morning.
The daylight saving law again goes
into effect on Sunday, March 80, at 2
a. M, and will remain in effect until
October 81.
There will be no confusion if every
one will see that his time-piece is run
ming an hour ahead Sunday morning.
Railroad trains will continue on the
same schedules, movies will open at
the same hour, church will start as
usual at eleven o'clock in the morning
and everything will be as in the past.
Only you must have the hands of your
time-piece moved up one hour by two
o'clock Sunday morning. The best
way to be sure that you will not be
an hour behind Sunday morning is to
set your watches and clocks up one
hour when you retire Saturday night
and then forget about it.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-28
Mr.. Stand Logan
Dies In. Texas

Mr.. Stand Logan, a hrctler =, i-.-. l.
WI. NJ NSA.hanole1 OF th,s csey,
died Wednesday morning in Ft.
Worth, Tex, at hospital there.
Death was due to an attack Of influ-
enza which ne suffered in the Fall and
from which he had never recovered.
The remains were taken to his 'old
home at Oxford, where the funeral
was held this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
MIR. Logan is survived by wife and
brother, who reside in Oxford.
Mr.. Logan had been at Mineral
Wells, Tex, for sometime. When his
condition did not improve, it was
thought best to bring him home. On
the return trip he became so desper-
ately ill that he was taken from the
train at Ft. Worth and placed in a
hospital, where his death occurred
Mr.. Logan married sister of Mr.
Chandler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler left yester,
day for Oxford to attend the funeral
The Chandler drug store was closed
here today in honor of the memory OF
the deceased.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-28
Action Taken On
Traffic Matters

In view of the generally disturbed
and unsettled conditions obtaining in
traffic matters under present rail-
way management, and the many and
radical changes being agitated from
time to time, the Greenwood Chamber
of Commerce has held several inn
portant meetings lately, largely at
tended by the representative business
and financial interests of the City, at
which very definite and thorough ac-
ton has been taken, looking to the
protection of it's interests and that
of the county generally. There is not
a matter of more vital interest to
the community at large, or to each
individual, as a business proposition,
than this, and thorough interest and
cooperation should be accorded the
Chamber Of Commerce and its repre-
sentatives in every effort made in
this direction, without any hesitation
whatever.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-28
Porto Rico Women
Want Equal Suffrage
Associated Press

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, March Is
That women in Porto Rico should
share all rights to men under the ex-
listing laws, is the proposal of an act
| introduced into the House of Repre-
sentatives by Representative Gonzalez
| Mena.
The Womans' League of Porto Rico,
| with over $500 members throughout
the island, and which is working to
| obtain the vote for women, is not in
favor of the bill as it is considered
| too sweeping in its terms. The lea
que fears that if the vote is given
to ignorant and illiterate women
throughout the island it will mean
only more votes to be controlled by
the politicians.
1t wants votes only for women who
can read and write, more for educa-
tional and patriotic reasons than for
political purposes and the women ex-
pect to use their influence and power
IN social, charitable, moral and in
tellectual ways.
Under the control Of the Womans'
League of Porto Rico the woman's
suffrage movement in the island has
made a considerable advance con-
sidering that it has been in progress
only two years. For manu WARS
Porto Rico has held the usual Latin
American idea of woman's place in
life.
Bills providing for woman's suf-
frage we're introduced last year in
the legislature but failed to pass,
while not very strong hopes are en-
tertained of the bill recently introduce
ed, which in any case is thought by
the league to be too far reaching.
Members of the league, however, say
they are not discouraged and will con-
| tinue their work until the women of
Porto Rico who can read and write
are given the vote to be used for the
moral and social benefit of the is
land.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-28
Recent Draft Gave u. S,
Insight AS To The
True Condition.
SMALL AMOUNT is
SPENT FOR SCHOOL
Democracy Expen nd s
More For Luxuries
Than Education.

In recent publication by the I'm
tied States Bureau of Education al
Washington, d. c., the need for edu
cation in this country is vividly pict
ured
what should be said of a world.
leading democracy wherein 10 pc,
cent of the adult population canno,
read the laws which they are pre-.
sumed to know" is asked.
What should be said of a demo-
cracy which sends an army to preach
democracy within there was drafted
out of the first 100000 men a total
OF 100000 men who could not read
their orders or understand them when
delivered, or read the letters sent
them from home?
What should be said of demo-
cracy which calls upon its citizens to
consider the wisdom of forming a
league OF nations, of passing judg-
ment upon code which will insure
the freedom of the seas, or of sacri-
ficlng the daily stint of wheat or meat
for the benefit of the Roumanians or
the Jugo-Slavs when 18 per cent of
the coming citizens of that democracy
do not go to school?
what should be said of deco
cracy IN which one of its sovereign
states eXpends grand total of Sc
per year per child for sustaining it's
public school system?
What should be said of a demo-
cracy which is challenged by the
world to prove the superiority of it's
system of government over those dis
carded, and yet is compelled to reach
many million of it's people through
papers printed in some foreign lam
guage?
What should be said of a demo-
cracy which expends in a year twice
as much for chewing gum as for
school books. more for automobiles
than all primary and secondary edu-
cation, and in which the average
teachers salary is less than that of
the average day laborer?
"What should be said of demo-
cracy which permits tens of thousands
of its native-born children to be
taught American history in a foreign
language-the declaration of Inde-
pendence and Lincoln's Gettysburg
speech in German and other tongues :?
What should be said of demo-
cracy which permits men and women
to work in masses where they seldom
or never hear a word of English spok-
en-?
''Yet, this is all true of the United
States of America in the year of
grace, 1918. wherein was fought the
second battle of the Marine and the
battle of the Argonne Forest"
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-28
Sample Suits
Just received from New York
Office
so Lots
Sample Suits,
All sizes
... Is to al
All C0lOrs.
Will be sold at less
than manufacturers cost.
See Them
FOUNTAINS
"MY SOLDIER GIRL -


Good looking chorus girls, splendid
costumes, clever dancing numbers,
tuneful music and at least two prin-
cipals, who are out of the ordinary
characterized the first performance
of my Soldier Girl" at the Savan-
nah Theatre last night. No doubt q
capacity house will greet the COM
pany tonight.
Filtration walk, board walk run
ming from the stage back ten rows
into the orchestra, was the novelty of
the production and the girls dancing
out over the heads of the audience
created somewheat of sensation and
seats next to ''the walk" are at q
premium today.
Miss Gudrun Walberg, who was
such q strong favorite with my Sol.
der Girl last year found her pop.
ularity undimmed this year. Mis-:
Walberg and her dancing partner
Lawrence Ackerlind, staged severa
very clever numbers.
my Soldier Grip will be seen to
night for the last time.-Savsnnal
News, March 4th.
Coming to Greenwood Theatre
Tuesdays April 1st.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-28
BIG COMMUNITY SING.

Everybody ought tel come out Fri
boost tft Fl itss sna arfslt k'Ee to have cdmrAAuna
ity singing as permanent institu-
tion in Greenwood. Other towns in
the state are having these community
gatherings to sing patriotic songs,
those songs the soldier boys like to
sing, and we want to fall in line Sec
retary Lipscomb Of the Army Y. M.
c. A. is going to lead the singing and
it is going to be treat. The sing
ing will begin at 1880 sharp at the
Memorial Building. We want to start
on time so that DR.. Rennie may begin
his lecture on "The League of Ma
tions" promptly at 8 o'clock. Every
body come. No admission fee.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-28
Gen. J. B. Stirling
Has Leg Broker

The people of Jackson will regret
to learn of the painful. though not
serious, accident that befell General
j. B. Stirling yesterday afternoon as
he mounted a horse and started to
ride out to his farm in the country.
The horse became unruly, reared up
and fell back on Mr.. Stirling break
ing his leg just above the ankle. Both
bones were broken. The fracture had
been set, though, early last night,
and he was resting well, so the an.
nouncement came from his home
About two years ago, General Stirl-
ing received some serious injuries
from a similar accident, and he is
likely thinking that his is an unlucky
star in that respect. His friend.
hope for him speedy recovery
. Clarion-Ledger, 9th inst.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-28
GREENWOOD COTTON RECEIPTS.
Stage Is Set For
The Victory Loan

The authorization of the Victory
Loan by Congress is the first step in
the final and greatest of the cam
paigns for finances to pay up the ex-
penses incurred in winning the world
war. For some days there was an
outward fear that there might be
some hitch over the passage of the
bill, but all of this was set aside on
March 2 when the Senate. by an over
whelming vote, passed the measure.
acldTdiife sdiaaffe tbs b6 zakisiasss e6 the bill
the United States Treasury shall sell
$1,000, ,OOO, eco of new short term
notes and $1,000, 900 900 1or advances
by the War Finance Corporation in
extending American Foreign COM
merce.
With the passage of the bill by
Congress the necessary machinery
throughout the United States was in
augurated to make the&large loan the
most popular in the world. Previ-
Gus campaigns for bonds and notes
were for the purpose Of buying NUM-
tions and supplies. All of the ma
chinery was going at the highest rate
Of efficiency in the history of the
world when the Teutonic power CAPT
tulated in decided defeat.
The present campaign for the sale
of short term notes is to bring home
the boys, and otherwise straighter
out the tremendous financial respon.
! sibilities that have been incurred il
| winning the war. The President ano
other government officials have beer
called for the funds not only to mee'
| obligations which must be met, bu
also to demonstrate to the world tina
| universal democracy is as popular ii
peace as it was as an object lesson il
war.
Throughout the country those i,
charge of the various campaigns ac
cept the responsibilities Of populariz
ing the issue with the same enthus
| iasm as the members Of the Hous'
of Representatives and the Senat'
did in passing the measure. Th'
issue will be the greatest peace LOAF
in the history Of mankind. 1t is 1
demonstration, and will be accepted
as such, Of the. hearty cooperation o
the 100000, ,0ooc American people il
| fiGhtine to make ,a'l countries SAT
places to live in.
OF All issues authorized since tn
United States entered the war tw
years ago, the Victory Loan should b
the most popular. It is essential tina
citizens of every walk in life pal
ticipate in it. Laborer, business mar
professional man, housewife - a
j must accept their responsibilities i
the same spirit as does President Wi
son and the members Of Congress
| who passed the measure.