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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-06-27
Notice to Creditors.

Estate of Ralph C. Watson, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the UNI
dersigned administrators of the es-
tate of Ralph G.. Watson, deceased,
to the creditors of and all persons
having claims against the said dec
eased, to exhibit them with the nee
essary vouchers, within four months
after the first publication of this
notice, to the said administrative at
the office of her attorney, William
C. Dunbar, 321 Idaho Building, at
Boise, County of Ada, State of Idaho,
this being the place fixed for the
transaction of the business of said
estate.
dated Nav On 1910
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-06-27

MERIDIAN TRANSFER LINE
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AUTO TRUCK SERVICE
Light and Heavy Hauling. Prompt
Delivery. Office Phone; 80;
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MERIDIAN, IDAHO.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-06-27
ed May 20, 1919.

DaIUu NIay AUt IJI
ANNA WATSON,
of the Estate of
Ralph G. Watson, deceased
VIM. G. DUNBAR, Attorney for Ad-
ministratrix. Asst
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-06-27

In the District Court of the Third
Judicial District of the State of Id
aho, in and for the County of Ada,
Stephen Utter, Auditor.as Trustee for
Ada County, State of Idaho, Plaintiff,
vs. Isaac Womack, defendant.
Alias Summons No. 7741
The State of Idaho sends greetings
to Isaac Womack, the above named
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-06-27
Meridian Methodist Episcopal Cburey

carman E. Nell. Pastor.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-29

the next Tuesday night, but Hill was
elsewhere. The church was crowded
and two rings of guards armed with
rifles and shotguns kept watch out.
side.
Tho guards saw the headlights of
an approaching automobile and
drew back into the brush to let it
pass. AT the little creek near the
church 1t stopped. The guards drew
near, silently in the darkness. A man
standing near the machine said, GO
ing coon hunting boys?" There was
no more conversation. The guards
drew back, and one OF them fired.
Then they all fired and then fired
again. The meeting was in n riot. Ne
groes leaped through the windows,
ring into the air as they landed on
the ground. Leaders went to the road
and found dead white man and
near the body two boys quarrelling
about who had killed the white man
On his body they found flashlight
and Colt automatic.
The automobile had contained Off
GERS looking for moonshincr who
had been on a big drunk. They had
never heard OF the union and had not
Continued on page z.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-29

filled for the days to come" Some
persons in Phillips County, those with
turn for psychology, believed Hill
was an arrant coward and had these
armed guards thrown about the meet
ings to warm up his courage to the
point where he could work his spells
upon the members.
Hints of the unions began to get
out TO the white folks, Negro women
spoke darkly of what was going To
Happen to their mistresses in the
Kitchens. Prominent whites, who
had been listening to just such tales
ever since the Civil War paid little
attention to it, but during the sum.
mer some big land owners bought S.,
QUO worth of shotguns and ammuni.
ton and stored it in the courthouse
ut Helena. White folks driving past
Negro churches on Sunday saw men
In church with rifles in their hands,
but little was thought of it. Sunday
is the favorite day for hunting.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-29
BEGAN TO TALK FORCE,

BY September 1, there were unions
at Old Town, Elaine, Hoop Spur,
Countess. Radio; Ferguson and Mel
wood. Hill told them all when he ad
dressed the meetings, that he repre-
scented the Government, that the Gov
eminent was in hearty sympathy with
the union and that It would see that
Negroes got their rights. In August
he instructed that all members should
brlng their guns to meetings and
That they should accumulate some
ammunition.
The plan Of taking guns to lodge
meetings spurred up attendance and
heavy inside and outside guards, all
armed. We're thrown about the halls
or churches where meetings were
hold. This I feel sure. was only mart
of the theatres prepared by Hill Ia
maintain his hold on the Negroes
but 1t cost many lives afterward and
Will take dozen more.
One OF the phrases he repeated
most frequently was Get your racks
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-29
TIME OF SETTLEMENT.

Provisions are supplied to the ten
ant. and all goods he uses for him"
self and family are supplied, and
there is no settlement until the crop
is harvested. Then the tenant hauls
the balcd cotton to town investigates
its price and has it sampled and the
landlord Immediately makes a set
Element usually at a cent or two a
pound under the market price. This
is to protect the landlord against a
possible slump or to reimburse him
III case he has to hold the cotton for
chance to market it
But the important and most-insist
ed upon thing the planters say (and
II IS easy to be bclicved) is that the
tenant shall get his settlement and
the money due him instanter. When
the cotton is delivered a years work
is done, and the worker wants his
pay. Goods furnished throughout tho
year and money advanced are totale(
up and the sum substractcd from
the price Of the cotton. If there is {
balance tho tenant takes it to do
with as he wishes. It is his money.
IL cotton goes up, the planter make!
money. Friends OF Mr.. Theodor,
Fathauer OF Chicago say that he wa!
DESTROYS Of giving his Negro tenant
a greater share Of the profits whe,
he inaugurated system Of deIayin,
settlement with his tenants unit
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-29
KILLING NOT INTENDED

l do not believe that Hill intended
mat there should be any killings any
where. He planned in fine detail a
great uprising and massacre. but he
never intended that it should occur.
There would have been no money I'm
that FOR him. lie was not Toussaint
lOuVcrture, but slick grating mig
ger 1attening on his crcdulous fcl.
lows. lie was a smart boy from near
winchester who had found a good
way to make money without work.
ing.
IL it had been for the tragic end
ing, Hill would have been an ideal
subject for one of the magazine
stories of tangled Negro fnance
which are popular now.
by the last Of September he had
Sl2,OO0 in the bank at Winchester. II
he had taken this money and bought
cotton on the assumption that his pre-
dlction was true, he would have made
money, for cotton went to SO cents
bat he kept on making plans for the
overthrow of the white control. and
the establishment Of black equality or
supremacy plans which he knew
would spoil the union if carried out
He relied on himself to shift and
change the orders, to back and fill
ana argue enough to ct off any seri-
Gus menace to the prof able union
but the interest in the meetings had
, to be maintained.
! Hill attended a meeting of the I'M.
! ion at Hoop Spur on Friday night
September &c. IT was big meeting
ana very enthusiastic. Hill spoke
very strongly against the whites, and
insisted that the salvation of his race
lay in organization. He said all meet
ings must be we'll guarded, and that
no whites should be allowed to mo
lest them.
MEETING WAS GUARDED.
There was another meeting there
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-29
DO YOU KNOW THEM?

| would like to know the where
abouts Of Miss Maggie Womack, now
Mrs. Maggie Harris, also Miss Laura
Wcmack, now Mrs. Laura Giles
Whom last heard from they were liv.
ing at Wissikccken, Pa, around Phil,
adclphia, Pa, Address MIS- Anna
Graves, Care of 52G Spring street, Dan
vile, Va.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-29

You should aim to get your news
from n source that has your interest
at heart. Yes, first seek ye your own
news and tho other news can come as
a matter of course. fhe Planet Is
n good medium for you.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-29

he had sold his cotton. Other people
say that like any other Northerner
who knew nothing of Negroes, he
thought he could compel them to stay
on tho land by thus holding out q
settlement until it was too late for
them to find another place to crop
the following year:
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-29
HAD TO FURNISH THRILL,

by September, Hill had dealt out
sensations to the union members sc
literally that it required some pref
ty strong stuff to furnish the needed
thrill so he told them ii was getting
close to the time to strike. He told
them OF the army Of 500 trained men
ho had at Winchester, which was
going to help the Phillips County Ne
grocs when the time came. He told
them to pick the white men who were
! 10 be the first to die.
The Superior Councils named TWEEN.
ty-"ne of them, all big planters who
leased land on crop-sharing plan. Cot
ton Was selling at 35 cents then. The
inspired Hill told the union meeting
That cotton was going to so cents
The Government had told him SO
whichever he showed literature It
had across the top in heavy letters,
Orders from Washington, d G.
The elder Bratton's initials were
u. S. Till told members in conf
dence that his name was United Stat
es ana that he, too was a Government
man The innocent children of the
plantations listened openmouthed to
the little skinny black man in the long
tailed coat, and believed.
Hill told Of men who were on Octo.
ber to take bale of cotton to one
or the doomed white men. The Ne
gro was to demand SO cents a pound
Most OF the whites in Helena believe
That Hills instructions were for the
Negro to kill the planter as soon as
he had refused to allow him so cents
pound for his cotton, but / have
been unable to find proof of this. l
think Hill had something else in
mind.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-29
PREDICTED RACE WAR.

DR.. V. L.. Powell, who WAS tbo
medical examiner for the union chill
seems to have taken this idea front
tho army asked Hill how this rising
would come. Hill said it would come
Ill Inherent ways. There would be n
war between the white folks and the
Negroes. The Negroes must get arms
ana prepare for 1t. Powell gave q
pig for 1870 Winchester. This Pow
ell who had been educated in Pine
BUN and i'll Nashville, said exultant
~ to member one night: "Boy. we
are rich. We are going to get 1000
acres for 5000. We have already got
100 acres apiece for $14."
Hill drove among the Negro farm
ers with Bratton, the white man.
while Bratton was making contracts
to handle the Negroes law cases.
Hill would refer to this at meetings
and say that there were white law
yers who would take care of the un,
ION II anything happened. He was
never Definite in his talks but spoke
vaguely of what was going to hap
pen, and "whcn something happens
and such indefinite phrases. which
gratificd thirst for secrecy and
mystery.
He gave himself Whatever titles the
occasion seemed to Indicate, hut rs
ually it was Omitted States and In
tcrnational Detective" Occasionally
he was Grand Councillor and Orga-
nicer of the Union"
The Negro doctors. preachers and
farmers all seem to have obeyed the
L SIzs
unlcttercd Hill implicitly after they
came to know him. He had n medi-
cal examiner for the union who sign
ed rs United States Representative.
The joiner paid fifty cents for a
card. To have it signed cost twenty
tive cents additional Sometimes bust
ness was so brisk that the doctor had
TO sign them in blank and let the To-
cal secretary fill them in later.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-29
VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE
ON LONG TIME PAYMENTS

ON LONG TIME PAYMENTS
WE HAVE TIE FOLLOWING PROPERTY FOR
CLAY STREET.
One Room Brick House, Modern with Porcelain
Bath, between Ind and 3rd Streets. ........ $4,000
One Frame Dwelling between LIST ana End Streets
Rooms, Porcelain Bath ... $3.50
One Room Brick Dwelling, Modern improvements
between 81. James and lst Streets. ...... $4,000
One Room Br'cI, between ST. James and st Sts $o25O
One 10 Room Brick Dwelling N. 9th Street beyond
Leigh oeet Observation-Disclosures. $4,000
Two 8 Room Houses Frame. on N. 9TH Street, near
~ Baker Street, each ........................ $500
Two 6 Room Houses Frame on N 9th Street, near
- Baker Street, each ................... $3.50
One Room Frame House Bates Street. w S 900
One Frame Dwelling on N 10Th ST. 81 100
One Frame Dwelling on N. 10Th ST. $500
One 10 Room Brick N 5h St., beyond Duval St. $500
One Small Frame House Fairfield St. $50
One Room Frame Dwelling on Beverly ST. $4,000
One Brick Store on Meadow ST., Porcelain Bath with
Living Rooms Over Store in Excellent Condition:
lots IN West Ind New City Park $500 and Upwards
We have also valuable Broad Street Property-Prces
Given pom Application.
AS we have plenty OF money deposit at this time we
are IN position to give exceptionally good terms to those
desiring to purchase any of this property Address
MECHANICS SAVINGS BANK
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
JOHN MITCHELL, JR.. President
Call at the NJ W. Corner Of Third and Clay Streets or see the
President at 81 N. Fourth Street
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-29

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-10
ISLANDERS MARK
UP ANOTHER GAME
ON WON" CHARTS

Rock Island high schools basket
ball team defeated the high school
team Of Elmwood, Ill, on the lat
ter's floor Saturday night by pi1ing
up 10 points to the opponents 12
The game was general one-sided
affair for the locals
Friday night occurs the second
clash between the local and the
Davenport high school teams. Dav-
export Is said to have made rapid
strides since its last game with the
Islanders and no little trouble is
expected by the local lads in again
defeating the neighboring city's
team.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-10

he said the people were without
leaders in religious life due to the
exodus of Prussian pastors.
The Oriole club which was to
have appeared in two numbers were
replaced on the program by vo-
cal selection by Mrs. J. A. Martin,
accompanied by Miss Ruth Clark,
who sang THE Voice in the Wild
erness" (ScotD. with beautiful eff
feet
Rev. O. Mees named briefly the
work which is to be accomplished
and the part the people here in
America could play. The Column
bus college president delivered his
short address in logical and
pleasing manner.
America" was sung, after which
Rev. Walter Tillberg, who has been
connected with the work of the
Lutheran brotherhood, gave the
benediction. Approximately fifty
mass meetings of similar nature
took place throughout the United
States yesterday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-10

WILMA IS EVACUATED.
Basel, Feb. 10.-Advices from
Knova assert the Bolsheviki troops
have evacuated Wilma.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-10
FUND
DRIVE is BEGUN
KeF. Lanrftz Larsen Speaks in Be.
haf OF Relief Commission Now
Being IBaugurated.

rev Lauritz Larsen, secretary OF
the National Lutheran council OF
washington, ID. c., and the Rev.
professor Q. Mees, president of
capitol university of Columbus, o.,
enthused a mass meeting of tri-city
Lutherans at Augustana gymnas-
Ium yesterday afternoon with elo-
quent and inspiring addresses. The
mass meeting was held in the in
terestS Of the drive now being in
augurated by the Lutheran church
IN accordance with action along the
same line by other denominations,
to secure a fund of over a million
dollars for reconstruction work
among the people Of the devastated
regions Of Europe.
Band selections by the Angus
tana band were given from 2:30 to
3 o'clock. Professor J. Frank
Frysinger gave a rendition of his
own composition Grand Chorus. :"
Scripture reading and prayer was
led by DIR. J. A Miller, after the
singing of ''AlI Hail the Power of
Jesus Name" After the singing of
another psalm, Dr.. z. F. BarthoIe-
AL-~H WIZ pI0SIuSUy lnLrO0uceQ
Rev. Larsen. The secretary of the
National Lutheran council dwelt
at length upon the gradual evolu-
tionary movement in the Lutheran
church toward united action on
lines Of activity such as proposed.
In addressing the audience he used
q characteristic phrase, American
Lutherans." This was the sub
stance and keynote of his address.
He reviewed the part played by the
great war in accomplishing this I'M
Ity of action. He showed how,
when problems of work among the
100000 Lutheran men in the army
arose. the Lutheran church did not
go about the task "as individual
bodies but as one strong united
band" He named briefly some of
the needs of the people in the war
torn regions, putting emphasis up
on the urgent need Of imRediate ac-
ton in Alsace and Lorraine, where
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-18

New York. Feb lsMapy brokers who active the buying
action Of the stocks which they bought volume
Steel
which
carrying
trading ndurial
which Welded than
selling below 7S
demand stocks
midday
with General Motors making
142 the moving
up with a nodcr o
q Brooklyn
inside selling
than point 90
Reading
point a
before the close.
preferred
duru the o
Q
erty issues narrowa
Brooklyn
trading
of their gains in the last half of the day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-18

New York, Feb. 1s.-Waii street did
most Of the early trading in cotton to-
day and was on both sides of the mar
let. possibly selling more than It bought
These offerings temporarily depresseAl
the market and caused an irregular start
with range on first prices from Is
points higher TO points lower. Spot
house buying absorbed the sales. how
ever, and the market quickly recovered.
selling up well above last nights close
in the first ten minutes.
Bulls argued that both the strike and
shipping situations were better and that
turtner rains in the southwest were
causing serious delay in farm work.
There was aggressive buying by three
or four prominent brokers on the early
advance, which extended to "a for
March and 22.e0 for May, or about 20
to so points above yesterdays closing
figures.
Liverpool was also a good buyer, par
ticularly OF March, but whenever the
demand slackened prices showed a ten
dency to slip off under realizing,
The latter became a little more active.
and prices broke rather sharply, with
May selling back to 22,59, or 10 points
under last nights closing figures.
Domestic mills were again reported
to be buying cotton in the south last
night.
The receipts at the ports for the day
are estimated at $4,000 bales against
1896 bales n week ago. $50 bales
year ago ard 23.733 bales two years
ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-18
Cotton BUYERS and Sellers

New York, Feb. 1s.-March-M Mont
gomery. Bartlett, Newman and Sige,
bid Russell, Hartcorn, Wieck and Cup
pia offered.
May-Newman, Geran. Bartlett, Mont
gomery, Rosenberg. McEnany and Gift
ford bid r. Hubbard. Einstein. Boards
ley, Travers. Wenman, Russell, Wachs-
man and Mitchell offered.
July-Hartcorn, Clifford. Finn. Boards.
,ey, Erwin, Newman, Geer. Rosenberg.
Wenman and Figgett bid. Reid. Young,
Enstein, FredericiDn, Martin and Ge-
ran offered
Wieck and Rosenberg bid ;
Downs and Hopkins offered.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-18
TRADING ON THE CURB
Is in SMALL VOLUME
Petroleum Stocks All Reflect
Profit.Taking to a Material
Extent-Motors Irregular

New York. Feb. 1s.-Trading on the
Broad Street Curb was smaller in vol
ume than it has been for many days
past and price changes were generally
10 moderately lower levels. Petroleum
stocks all reflected proht-taking to a
material extent. Royal Dutch declined
from 80 to s4a. Houston Oil from 81
to 81; Midwest Refining from 1853 to
l55 and Merritt from 25 to 24L. Inter
national Petroleum sold at 22l4 TO 2lJ,
The motor group was irregular
United Motors advancing from 40 to
4Oss, while Keystone Tire declined from
ols. TO so. Intercontlnental Rubber
sold at II TO 17L.
submarine Boat was again the only
active issue in the war group, that stock
declining from 1@i2 to 11I, losing all
the gain which was recorded in the
early trading yesterday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-18
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

New York, Feb. 1S.--The foreign en-
change market in the early dealings
~ was dull and practically feature
less Swiss checks were a shade lower
presenting the only duotable change
from the closing figures of yesterday.
Quotations were:
7-l6 Sixty-day bills. nominally, 473h
ninety-day bills, 47lh.
Franc cables 5.45h checks 545S.
Lire cables 635. checks 6.36 ".
Swiss cables ass. checks 4,92
Guilder cables ~ ", checks Al V.
.Pesetas cables 20.19, checks POLL.
Stockholm cables 28.10. checks 27.90
Christiania cables 27.40, checks 27.20
Copenhagen cables Eel 10. cables 1880
Ruble currency was dull and heavy
at "A decline to $500 1900.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-18

INTEREST ON LOCAL EXCHANGE
is CENTERED in LAKE SUPERIOR
Electric Storage Battery Also Attracts Attention Of
Traders-Both Issues Show Steadiness-Bond Sec.
ton Active, With Price Changes Unimportant

The shares of the Corporation those the Electric
Storage Battery Company Pha
depha Stock Exchange
both showed held
Outside Of these
of special interest
marked during the
and Erie were steady onsm ~
Shpbuidng and
Importance United Railways
Liberty third o up
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-18
MONEY.LENDING RATES

NEW YORK-Call money. mixed col
lateral. opened today at per cent for
lending and renewing. on all Industrial
collateral, the opening rate was 59 per
cent.
The time money market Is quiet and
rates are nominal at 5h a "a per cent
for all periods from sixty days to SIX
months.
The situation is unaltered In prime
mercantile paper which Is quoted at 5A
per cent for most of the business. There
are some quotations on exceptional ma
terial out of town as low as per cent
and up to 8 " per cent for paper not
so generally known.
Prime bank acceptances rule fairly
active at ia and ~ per cent for prime
member bills and 43s and 4A per cent
for. nonmember and private bankers
bills.
PHILADELPHIA-C 5la per cent !;
time, bh as per cent. Commercial paper
three to six months. 8 4 Q5i5 per cent /;
six months, per cent.
LONDON--M Money is quoted at 3b
per cent. Discount rates, short anu
three month bills, 1882 per cent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-18
LOCAL MEAT MARKET

The following report on the fresh meat
local live stock and meat office OF the
Bureau of Markets, United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.
FRESH BEEF-Recepts moderst tie. market
slow good beef accommodating; undertone
weak; demand light
STEERS-Receipts moderate. market on
good beef weak at s25 to $os: light kinds
steady; demand light; frozen beef draggy.
COWS-Receipts light market strong at
SIS TO s23: demand fair,
VEAI-Receipts moderate: market steady
AT siG to s25; demand only fair.
PORK-Receipts moderate; ma rket firm
AT so7 to $40; demand light.
I.AMBS-Receipts. moderate; ma rket On
strictly choice lambs about steady; at $40
to S3f; others easier at SO to 2S; dema nd.
MUTTON-Receipts. light; market steady
to strong at SIS to s.i; demand. fair FOR
Aandyweights.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-18
DIVIDENDS DECLARED

Crucible Steel Company quarterly of Ia
per cent on preferred, payable March 81 to
record March 10.
Jewel Tea Company, quarterly Of IL per
cent on preferred. payable April 1 to stock
OF record March 20.
Galena Signal on Company quarterly. of
per cent on first and second preferred
both payable March 81 to stock OF record
February 2S
American Telephone ard Telegraph Com
pany, quarterly Of So per share. payable
Anvil IL to stock Of record March a.
National Sugar Refining Company OF New
Jersey quarterly of ia nor cent, payable
Aprll . TO stock Of record Mtrch 10.