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Phoenix tribune., 1919-01-04
NEGRO LABOR UNIONS

Prof R NJ Gilbert of Nashville, Tenn said be national
Negro labor organizer delivered speech Buffalo, New York
recently which he urged Negroes organize their
unions.
lie excorated the American Federation of Labor and pointed
out that the discriminating against Negro
We do not know much about the activities of Prof Gilbert
but bear glad and willing testimony the his
the question of the organization Of Negro
wholly free from the control of white labor which will
have aation and will into cooperation with
Hundreds Of thousands of working people, skilled msed
have been thrown Of employment the signing Of
ce because of the canceng of of
vast changes incident to the radment of industrial
from to peace basis and thousands returning
being daily discharged and added the
these must be provided for and white organized labor however
led their words months when they sought
Negro labor order to control it. they will the
and Negro aborer win find that open hostility them will
show itself.
Therefore the idea and plan to form independent Negro labor
unions timely wise epedien and practical It should be
speedily consummated possible Their purpose
anagonize employers but should work Of the
money with employers seeking better the condition
by endeayorng improve his efficiency by appeals
Of justice Of employers rather than resort to force
Phoenix tribune., 1919-01-04
TALLEsT sMoKEsTAcK
lNxWoRLD FINISHED

ANACONDA, Mont, Dec. 31.-The
last brick has been laid upon the tall
est smokestack in the world. The
stack was finished after little more
than six months of work uninterrupt-
ed by any accident or labor trouble.
The new stack at the Washoe smell
ter in this city is the tallest in the
world. 1t is 5S5 feet IL inches high.
Its base of reinforced concrete is Sc
feet outside diameter, rs 40 inside.
At the top the inside diameter is so
feet. 1t weighs about $4,000 tons and
is built of brick manufactured at the
Anaconda company's plant here. The
stack contains 6,672,214 brick and 6S,-
S45 sacks of cement.
1t has a capacity per minute of g.
100000 cubic feet of hot gas mixed
with 100000 cubic feet Of cooling air.
In comparison with this monster stack
the Tacoma smelter stack is 572 feet
101a inches high; that in Japan $40
feet, and that at Great Falls, Mont,
$40 feet.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-01-04
THIS WOUNDED SOLDIER
HAS SILVER KNEEcAP

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Dec. 81
Maybe Private Thomas Harrison of
the 18th Infantry, formerly of Jeffer-
son City, is hard boiled" but he has
a right to be. Thomas has had run
in with the Boche. and he has a silver
kneecap instead of tie one he took
overseas a year ago. He is convalesc-
ing now at the United States General
Hospital, Fort -Des Moines, Iowa.
1t was at Chateau Thierry that Pri-
vate Harrison "got his" He spotted
a German machine gun in a nearby
tree.
"Kid-like, thought 1 could get that
guy" says Thomas. "Just as 1 blazed
away with my rifle, machine gun on
the ground opposite me barked and a
bullet caught me in the knee. A
chunk of shrapnel followed and
scraped my kneecap off. l crawled to
a shell hole and lay for hours waiting
for stretcher-bearer to pick me up"
There are a number of Missouri men
convalescing at the United States Hos
pital at Fort Des Moines.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-01-04
OUR WAR WITH MEXICO

United pioneers wandered Mexico and
there had settled rich section of that countyn region known
had ased with their Mexican
neghbo and then with the Mexican government and Of
border warfare followed
At last under leadership Houston Yankees
qered the Mexicans republic with
Houston its president
and Texas thus
became part the Texa by the has probably been
flags than any other First under the French
flag then the Spanish then under the Mexican then under its own
confederacy).
The Mexican government bitterly annexng
by country When all other protests failed the Mexcan
declared the boundary between Texas and Mexico the Nuec
river We claimed the boundary at the Rio Grande.
boundary dispute brought between the countries
in 1876
The unpopular that President Polk sought to
shift the unpopuary by sending the border handful of
under General Zachary Taylor who political opponent
of the administration.
Taylor to hold the strip land between
and the Rio Grande But Tayors way do things by
halves He thrashng Mexican Of double
his amy size and making himself master of nearly all North
Mexico.
His exploits made him popular hero that Polk found he
himself had defeated his ends sending political reap
such glory.
So he removed Taylor from command and sent General Scott
with much larger army complete what Taylor had begun
Commodore Stockton with Kearny conquer the
Mexican province Of California he did in record time
Scott in a whirlwnd campaign his way to Mexico City,
and by the beginning Of 1913 the Means everywhere routed
In almost every battle throughout the they had
bered their United opponents every real battle the
Americans had beaten them.
peace treaty between the Mexcans and their triumphant
signed Guadalupe ago February 18S
The treaty
Rio Grande and the Nuece the legal boundary
the United States and the Mexican republic Mexico also
turned the United States the captured provinces Cao
New Mexico
the United States agreed to pay to the
Mexican government the $50O0OOO
spnosibe for all debts exceeding $500O0 by Mexico
to American citizens
Thus ended which gave the great of California
well New Mexico pre $0O0O0 less than aerward
paid for the Philippine Islands alone.
Thus ended the first conflict any Importance which
country had waged since the War of 1872.
Many Of the Mexican ranged
by side another thirteen
Among those Grant, Lee Hoker Jefferson DavisEx
Phoenix tribune., 1919-01-04
FINDS HIS
OLD HORSE IN BATTLE

CLINTON, ILL.,, Dec. 31.-The world
is small, after all Attest: Corp. Ar
thur Spellbring, an American soldier.
"over there" He was going "over the
top in one of the famous American
drives and suddenly halted amid the
din of bursting shrapnel and booming
guns. His attention centered on a
horse
There's my old nag l used to own
back in the United States"
Spellbring recognized it by certain
marks on the left hind foot. In let
ter to friends here telling them of the
meeting, he wrote: GAS soon as this
mans war is over, if that horse and
come out unscathed, I'm going to buy
him and we'll both go back home to-
gether He'll have a home as long as
have one"
Phoenix tribune., 1919-01-04
THIS CUCKOO CLOCK
SAYS bob WHITE"

VINCENNES, Ind, Dec. 31.-John G.
Wagner, a jeweler, has the distinction
of being the first Indianian to natu-
ralize the bird in a Cuckoo Clock
Made in Germany" Immediately af-
ter the war was declared, when his
son enlisted in Battery E, 15Oth Field
Artillery, Mr.. Wagner stopped the
clock, contending that the cuckoo"
was Germany's national bird.
The clock failed to operate for a
long time until recently. Mr.. Wagner
spent many hours in rebuilding it and
finally completely Americanized the
bird, which now says "Bob White" in
stead of Cuckoo"
AS soon as the announcement was
made, a number of Vincennes people
who are owners of the made in Ger
many Cuckoo Clocks" crowded Mr..
Wagner's store and ordered their
cuckoo" clocks made over.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-01-04
CORN PATCH FOUND
ON ROOF OF HOUSE

GAFFNEY FALLS, N. Y, Dec. 81
For several weeks farmers on the
Lane road observed a green substance
on the roof of an abandoned house on
the lie Gale farm. They watched it
grow until it attained a height of five
feet The men reported the phenom-
enon, but were laughted at.
Jabez Mpntow, who watched the
green substance for four weeks, came
here and invited the village president,
H. E. Shotts, and two others to ac-
company him to the house for an in
vestigation.
The men accepted the invitation. A
ladder was secured from the engine
house, placed in an automobile truck,
and the men went to the house. There
they found two stalks of corn six feet
in length, with two large and we'll
formed ears of corn on each stalk pro-
truding rom the roof The men en-
tered the garret of the house and
found the hill of corn in mass Of
SCOT and dirt, an accumulation of
years.
The stalks were remove and
brought to town. They measured nine
feet in length, two feet being beneath
the roof The men each took an ear
of corn, which is of the red variety,
for seed next season.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-01-04
SKELETON is FOUND,
SOLVING OLD MYSTERY

WAYNESBORO, Pa, Dec. 31.-The
mysterious disappearance of Smith
Flohr, an 82-year-old mountaineer of
Fountaindale, near here, who had been
missing since August 20 and for whom
search covering the Blue Ridge
mountains for miles around has been
going on since, was solved when two
lumbermen, John Brown and Solomon
Nom, while passing through a dense
ly wooded section of the mountains
near Old Forge, stumbled across the
skeleton of a man. Near by hat and
coat enabled the discoverers of the
body to identify it as that of Flohr.
On the day of the old mountaineer's
disappearance he had been visiting a
son, Irwin S. Flohr, at Mountaindale,
and decided toward evening to make
his way across to Blue Ridge Summit,
where another son, D. S. Flohr, lived,
intending to spend the night there.
Despite efforts to dissuade him, Flohr
started out across the mountains
From that moment until his skeleton
was discovered about a mile from the
main mountain road his whereabouts
puzzled the countryside. 1t is now
assumed that he became confused,
wandered into the thicket, and after
becoming exhausted, collapsed and
later died of starvation.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-01-04
LADY COPS IN LONDON
GETTEN DOLLARS A WEEK

LONDON, Dec. 31.-War conditions
have shown officialdom here the value
Of women military policemen" 50
London has decided to enroll 100 "lady
cops" to patrol the downtown district
during peace time. Their attention
will be directed mainly toward pre-,
veption of eyildoing, especially by
women. Pay will be $40 week for
the first year. The women policemen
also will be of value in giving aid and
Information to women pedestrians and
assisting traffic.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-01-04
RETURNS $25 AFTER
rs YEARS HOLDING

DANVILE, ILL.,, Dec. S1.-Abraham
Sandusky a farmer of Carroll town
ship, returned to vermillion county
the other day S25 which he took un-
justly more than a quarter of a CEN
tury ago, according to his story to
the county clerk when making resti-
tuition Sandusky said he had col
lected the sum of $25 in bounty on
sparrow heads, substituting linnets
for sparrows. The town clerk was old
and could not distinguish the differ
ence Since that time Sandusky has
lived in the west, accommodating for
tune of about 100000 and returned
to this county to make his home.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-01-04
KANSAS TO HAVE ITS
FIRST WOMAN SHERIFF

TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. .31.-Kansas is
to have woman sheriff. She is Mrs.
Cora Kilborn of Harper county, who
was appointed the other day by Gov
ernor Capper. Mrs. Kilborn succeeds
her husband, George A. Kilborn, who
died November 27 of influenza. She
was indorsed by the county Republi-
can central committee and the County
Bar Association.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-01-04
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CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISEMENTS

FOR SALE-Watch Phoenix Grow!
10-room modern brick house, din
ing room will seat 80 people; 3
lots, well located for home and
business $4,000; $3.50 cash, balance
$40 per month.
10 ACRES, house, well fenced; close
in. $4,000; $500 cash; bal. to suit
M. H. SHELTON
215 Washington st.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-01-04
MUSIC TEAcHERs

Mrs. Matthew A. White, 500 So. 4th
ave-, has organized music class and
will accept students for piano lessons.
Anyone desiring the services of a com
petent musical instructor may call at
above address. Terms reasonable.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-01-04
LOST-ONE SUGAR CARD;
OFFERS PRUNES REWARD

SOMERSET, Me-, Dec 31.-The
following Lost and Found adver-
tisement appears in the local news
paper:
Il have lost Charles Gamage's sugar
card (or he says I have) and L must
find it for him or get him another. Lf
you find it, bring it to me and l will
giveyou half dozen prunes.
&c. w. DAY, Showhegan."
Phoenix tribune., 1919-01-04
THREE HUNTERS KILL
A 25o-POUND DEER

BRAINERD, Mimi, Dec. 31-Three
musketeers of Brainerd, Edward Wick
lund, Warner Nahum and John Peas
lee, killed a deer weighing 250 pounds,
twenty miles north of Emily, in one
of the widest sections of Grow Wing
county. Wicklund, who is a crack
shot of the Brainerd Rifle Club, scored
the hit
Phoenix tribune., 1919-01-04

The Negro during the past years and especially the past
and half has had splendid opportunity his adapa
bty the work which was
called He made good during the period and if he wisely
the advantage will have chance with the
struggle for bread which approaching He organize
self help and for protection against white labor organizations may
the good work Exchange
Phoenix tribune., 1919-01-04
FURNISHED ROOMS

FOR RENT-Nice room for rent; no
sick. Gentleman preferred. Apply
1921 East Van Buren St. Phone
2O79.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-01-04

The production Of copper in the
United States has increased more
than twenty y-five-fold since 1880.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-01-04
NEED MONEY?

Loans easy to get up to $3.50 on your
furniture. piano, automobile, etc. Don't
be without money. Just phone us for
information. The rest is easy. Strict
ly confidential
MUTUAL LOAN CO., 1900 Grand Ave.
Office hours a. m. to p m.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-31
RETURNED SOLDIERS

teachers and others can pass the spring and
sunlrae~ ~'o~ths 20 advantage at the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-31
ONE NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY

ONE NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY.
The date of May 80 should, by all
means, be selected as the memorial day
Of the soldiers and sailors of the United
States who served in the war Of l9l7-lo.
Nearly throughout the United States,
the states join on that day in the solemn
duty of meeting to decorate the graves
of the soldiers and sailors of the Civil
war and other wars who have passed on,
1t is beautiful custom and one that de-
serves continuity Of observance after the
last veterans of the Civil war shall have
passed to their reward The Sons of
Veterans have promised to carry on the
obligation after their fathers have gone,
and the Spanish American war veterans
have, tacitly, if not by expressed agree
ment, agreed to the same purpose; and
even now they are contributing their
part to the observance Of May &c. As
the years roll by, May 80 viii be likely
to become the national memorial day of
all the states, as the memory of the Civil
wars strife fades away. 1t is fitting
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-31

to do through concerted effort concen-
trated to a given aim. The Methodists
of Vermont are making good Roadway in
their cooperation with the church wide
movement of their denomination; the
Universalists of Vermont and the Prov
ince of Quebec have their special cam.
paign for the purpose of securing finan-
cial support; and individual churches of
other denominations have carried
through intensive movements with a
view to lettering their condition. All
these movements are being benefited by
the experience gained during the war and
in the campaigns by organizations to
raise funds, when it was found that an
appeal to pride and patriotism, hard,
concerted campaign and the enlistment
Of large number Of willing workers
could do wonders, could do almost the
seemingly. impossible. Now the impetus
of those war drives is being taken adj
vantage Of by the churches, and the
drives are producing remarkably good re-
suits. We are learning that great deal
can be accomplished by concerted effort,
as against scattered and sporadic move
ments of betterment and reform. The
idea ought to prevail for all time. Ii so,
it will be one of the benefits Of our war
experience.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-31

in preparation tor positions offering opportuni-
ties for promotion.
Write for new catalogue.
CARNELL & HOLT, Albany. N. Y.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-31

Cuba and in the war for the liberation
OF the people of the world from the bond
age Of autocracy. The service men OF
1919 may naturally fall into the Gus.
tom OF decorating the graves of their
comrades and May 30 may be the choice
OF the day even though formal endorse.
ment should not be made But If need
be, let there be formal action setting
aside May 80 as the time for the memo
rial service.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-31

The veterans Of the war of l9l7-l0 will
undoubtedly furnish the nucleus for the
reorganization of the National Guard
units in Vermont, as elsewhere in the
United States. At recent meeting held
in Rutland for the purpose Of starting
the organization of National Guard
company, 10 men who had served in the
great war signed papers signifying their
purpose TO enlist in the Vermont Ma
tional Guard. Out of the hundreds of
Barre men who served in the war there
ought to be enough applicants to form a
company of the state militia to take the
place of Company C and the Headquar-
ters company of the old National Guard
which went out of existence when mus
tered into the war. Both Company G
and Headquarters company had compare
lively short existence, as they were
formed only q little while before the
guard was taken over by the national
government, but the enthusiasm at that
time was considerable. Barre ought to
have company of the proposed new
regiment Of Vermont militia.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-31

that there should be a memorial day Of
the entire nation, not alone of the North,
and it would contribute greatly toward
the building up of national memorial
day fl the service men Of l9l7-l9 should
take il upon themselves through what
ever organizations they may form to set
apart May 80, joining with the few sur
vivors Of the Civil war, with the Sons Of
Veterans and allied organizations and
with the Spanish-American war veterans
in doing honor TO the men who served
not only in the Civil war and in previous
wars but in the war for the liberation Of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-31

The state of Vermont seems entitled to
at least one other battle flag besides the
coIors of the 302d field artillery, the flag
of which already has been placed in safe
keeping at the State House in Mont
pelier. The colors of the l0lst ammuni-
tion train deserve a place alongside the
colors of the 3O2d field artillery, and it is
to be hoped that the state officials will
persistently keep after the matter until
the second standard is received.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-31

In view of the fact that the L. S. gov
eminent is constantly in need of funds
for one thing or another, there may be
some wonder that the oversubscriptio
of S750,0O0,000 is to be turned back to
the subscribers; but, on the other hand,
if the government can get along without
the surplus las it probably cam there
will be far less interest payment an
nually and also less payment on the
principal when the notes come due.
Therefore, the weight of the argument
seems to be in favor of returning the
oversubscription, or rather of cutting the
subscriptions to the point where they
will come inside the $500 100000 re-
quested by the government originally.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-31

When passing out the credit for the
success of the NC4's fight to Europe do
not overlook those destroyers which
stood solitary sentinels along the entire
route, to be ready on the instant to an
swer any distress signals, as well as to
announce to the navy department the
success of the trans Atlantic flight. They
were important factors in the flight.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-31

The spring and summer of 1919 have
proven disastrous to our Vermont cente
narians, no less than three having sue
cumhed during the last two weeks. How
ever, the Ponce de Leon spring is still
running.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-31

The captain of the Danish tramp
steamer Mary doesn't realize what a
hero he made of himself by stopping to
pick up two men drowning in midoeean.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-31
THE CHURCHES LEARNED FROM
THE WAR.

Taking their cue from various war
drives, the churches are making concert.
ed drives not only for financial support
but for the increase of membership, and
they are learning how much it is possible
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-31

Rifles, shotguns and revolvers-handle
them gingerly. Recent events in Yer
mont again give warning.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-31

What are you doing with the daylight
you are saving? Are you making the
best use of it?
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-31

According to some people, all that re-
mains is for President Wilson to choose
his successor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-13
DRY SQUAD men
ROUND UP BOOZE

Chris Brown. is2 broadway. ID
held IN the city Jail Thursday Ia lieu
OF 81 900 bail. following a raid on
his home by dry squad operatives
Wednesday.
According tn the police a large
quantity OF home hrcwea beer In
gallon. quar-, and pint containers.
was destroyed. and brewing ma.
chine composed Of seven quart and
II pin, vessels. tied together with
string and wire. eonfiscatsd for EVIL.
dence.
Following the Brown arrest. Mrs.
H. Davidson. i2f broadway. was ar.
rested. The police officers aiieEe
they poured out homo made beer
which was contained in i5.KaiIon
keg. three fivc-galion kcgs. 2sg quart
bottles and 20 pint bottles
Six pints Of port wine. II quart
bottles and - pints 81 home brcwed
beer will be held M evidence.
W. l.. Jose picked up the wrong
man "wednesday when he tried 10
sell glass OF whisky % member
of the dry squad. He was arrested
at iish Third ave. lie - being
held on 81 600 bail
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-13

Within ten minutes after an APP
plication of Danderine you cannot
find q single trace Of dandruff or
falling hair and your scalp will not
itch, but what will please you most
will be after few weeks use.
when you see new hair. fine and
downy at first--yes-but really
new hair-growing all over the
scalp.
A little Danderine Immediately
doubles the beauty of your hair.
No difference how dull, faded, brit.
tie and scraggy. Just moisten a
cloth with Danderlne and carefully
draw II thru your hair. taking one
small strand at time. The eff.
feet is Advantageous hair will be
light, fluffy and wavy. and have an
appearance of abundance; an in.
comparable luster. softness and
luxuriance.
Get a small bottle OF Knowl-
toms Danderine for n few cents
at any drug. store or toilet counter
and prove that your hair is as pretty
and soft as any--that IL has been
neglected or injured by careless
treatment--that's all--you surely
can have beautiful hair and lots OF
It II you will just try little Dan.
derine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-13
Varsity Debaters
To Meet Whitman

The first intercollegiate debate Of
the year will be held Friday at s
p. m. in Meany hall. when the men
debaters Of Whitman college will
meet the Washington team 10 dis.
cuss whether congress should pass
legislation requiring that all disputes
between capital and labor be settled
by arbitration. Washington will pu.
hold the affirmative thru her speak.
ers. Ray Holbrook and Stanley Sed.
don
Two other Washington debaters,
Steele Lindsay and Gunnar Berg.
will support the negative side OF the
question at the Walla Walla debate
the same night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-13
May ESTABLISH
LABOR COLLEGE

a labor university L. being plan.
ned by special committee OF the
Central Labor council, following die.
cussion Of the project nj "Wednesday
nights meeting OF the council.
Both technical and general knowi
edge would be dispensed at the pro
posed institution.
II. r. Nauman. who headed the
general strike executive committee.
and James Duncan. secretary OF the
council. are members OF the commit
tee.
Instructors NJ schools and colleges
who have been dismissed during the
past few years for liberal views"
might be considered as possible mp.
plican,s for the teaching staff Of the
university. II was suggested by dele.
gates.