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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-30

The speed with which shorthand can
be written Is a much discussed sub
ject. 1t has been proved that It can
be written so as to keep pace with or
binary public speakers at 4 rate OF
from 100 to $50 words a minute. Rec
ords of from 200 to $50 words min
ute have been made and It is asserted
both in England and America that this
speed has been exceeded. Such tests,
however, are generally only for one
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-30
July PLANTING.

We sugges. the following varieties
In our bulk seeds for July planting:
Ruta baga- turnip, beets. Swiss chard,
stock beets. sugar beets, carrots, win
ter radish, satisfy, early sweet corn,
peas, beans. lettuce. radish. kohl rabbi
brussels sprouts, cucumber. kale,
celeriac. Chinese cabbage. spinach and
parsley. Marshall Implement Com
nany
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-30
Licensed 70 Wed.

Ira A. Ward, aged 80, and Minnie
". Everts. aged 2S, both OF this city.
Forrest Rice, aged 81, Of Green
Mountain, and Mabel stouffer, aged Is,
Of this city.
Ellsworth Young, aged q, OF Onta-
rio Calf, and Margery Mann WcL'ean
aged "a, Of this city. M
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-30

During the war the Japanese zinc
industry was very prosperous and large
profits were made on ore which was
imported from Austria and the French
Indies. The signing of the armistice,
however, has dealt a hard blow to this
industry, and it is reported that 1T
costs $500 a ton TO produce Japanese
zinc, while the market price is only
sls7 ton. It is expected that this will
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-30
cnnpensation for All Evil

compensation lOl ~ SN'
No evil is without its compensation.
The less money. the less trouble.
The less favor, the less envy. Even
in those cases which put US out OF
our wits, it Is not the loss itself, but
the estimate of the loss that troubles
us-Seneca.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-30

result In = request for subaidiss ana
import protection. since the deposits Of
Japanese ore are Of such inferior quail
ity that competition with imported ore
can not be met successfully.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-30
Watches Bio A. Ssucers.

The first watches ever made were
! as big as soup plates and as heavy as
! they were cumbersome.
The Emperor Charles ", for IN
stance, had one which weighed twenty
seven pounds. The watches OF that
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-30
LADIES' DAY AND TOURNAMENT.
August First To Be Big Day at coun'
try Club.

The month ofAugust promises to be a
busy month at the Country Club. the
first day, Friday, there will be held
an eighteen-hole handicap tournament.
while the ladies will play bridge, and
in the evening there will be a dance.
Plan your picnic dinner and spend Fri
day afternoon and evening at the club.
advertisement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-30
minutes writing and could Aot b
kept up for any length Of TINA

No charge for admisston b 'mAAe -
many Of the Chinese theaters, which
depend entirely ON the profits from -
sale of drinks and food products.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-30
TWO MORE AUTolsTs UP.
Campaign to Enforce Automobile Re-
ouIations Continues. ~

guidttOnS S0t1t'Hoeo' =
r. w. Doolittle, charged with oper-
ating an automobile with but one num-
Der. pleaded guilty to the charge in
Justice E. l.. Burritt's court Tuesday
afternoon. and was fined 81 and costs.
George Lennox, also charged with
operating a car with one number, was
expected to be arraigned before Justice
Burritt this afternoon.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1919-08-01

Expressions from Eastern
Newspapers
THE WASHINGTON
RACE RIOTS

It would be difficult to find words
strong enough to characterize the
lawlessness that has been prevailing
in the national capital. AT d time
when the world has become familiar
with our love for moral leadership.
the methods of barharism are prac-
ticed within stones throw almost of
the building which stands as the gym
Dol Of law and freedom in this coun-
try.
These Washington riots have 20 far
been less disastrous in the losss. of
human lives than were the riots at
East ST. Louis. But they are even
more humiliating because of their
taking place in the national capital.
Their memory will not easily, die.
The rabid mob that has been persscut-
ing colored people in Washington has
been founding an inheritance of trou-
bic for the coming times.
We must quickly overcome. this
tendency to punish race for. tho
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fuIo5 ON ale spepua se4 IpM su1 asu9
NON 10 pnoad sq 3uSgm a5ua 6us
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lou pus aaeJ U! susz!a!a s1u suszg4s9
poIoIoo Ino 4aqa ez!IasI % ssAfss1no
Su!iq asnM en- slenpsAgpu! 10 ssaI1o
dictate our attitude toward q people
which has been splendidly loyala
It would be good thing for our
own white terrorists to look d little
into the history OF the Negro race.
Handicapped as they were, they have
seized opportunity in marvellous
manner Let any one who thinks the
Negroes are SO terribly inferior to our
own Hannhua easd- 5ktili1s -ss,<s&s.~ssas Al -
few generations of civilization. The
process should be chastening one.
NJ. II Evening Mail.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1919-08-01

q patrol and raiding party, Of which
two Of our well-known sergeants Of
Go. q" We're picked to go on-Sgts
Ralph Taylor and Ethelbert Jones.
1t proved to be one of the most des-
perate raiding parties that ever at
tempted to enter the trenches of our
enemy in small group. They lost d
considerable lot Of men--among them
number of whom had given their
money to the X. NJ G. a.. man to
home to their people. After the scrap
was over the X man came around
to the patrol leader and asked the
names of those who were mortally
wounded or killed. After finding he
had landed some dough by his method
of scheming, he thanked the pa
troll commander and hurried away.
Some of the boys wrote to their peo-
pie and relatives of the unfortunates
and until now nothing has been
learned of their money, so you see
the Y. M. G. A. overseas was made
UP from the lowest kind of material
that could be found. Able bodied
single men who should have been In
the fighting line with US, were only
staying up late at night trying hard
to find d way to beat the soldier who
was defending them by facing death
from many angles and trying hard to
make the world safe for MI mankind.
The soldier paid dear to the Y. NJ.
9. A. for the many luxuries he de-
sired IN the way of fancy things to
eat and on several occasions we COM
planned to our officers, who only
stood aside and said it could not be
helped as they were one branch of
the service off to themselves. But
we understood the officers side -he
did not have to pay for anything he
got from them, therefore he couldn't
go against them So you see how
much good your services did for the
boys by contributing to the war-chest,
buying Liberty bonds and many other
things that were put on the poor
soldiers boys in France as they called
lus.
But We are back home now and
our long misery has ended. Let us be
friends with the X. M. G. A. Branch
OF our race and help them To make
their goal, ais we do not hold our race
workers "over here" responsible for
what the white ones tower there" did
ltb us.
tne s6oirs,ed is,sdlY IL o. TIE b. lRqsa' hsa''eh =
| | thank you,
1st SECT. JAMES JONES.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1919-08-01
BITS OF INTEREST
THE Y. nj. C. A. AND co. c.
BY ist Sgt. James Jones,
co. 55zn0 Inr.,
Red Hand Div.

what did the Y. M. G. A. do for
the soldiers? Everybody asked this
question when we came home, and
many times have been held up on
the street and questions by those m
tsrested in this. doings Of the Z. M. =.
A.. I have never been able to answer
the question in full as wanted to-
hut. after thinking it over ! find =
unjust to keep our dear ones who have
been fooled so much by the war
eraftera from knowing the truth o.
what the Y. M. G. A. did for the sol
sdiers.
First of all, | want to make myself
clear to the local officials OF the <.
MI. G. A. of our race and hope that
they will not feel in any way dis
heartened in their effort to build up
the Y. M. C. A. in Dayton. as there
10 nothing in the. world better for the
uplift oR our young men,
You remember when Go. e leit
DAYTON for Camp Sheridan. Ala. they
ware treated like dogs and prisoners
az war instead Of soldiers Of America.
We were very unwelcome in that part
og the country by the low degraded
crackers OF the South. Every time q
man went into the city of Montgom-
ary he would be molested by some
haze who had no more respect Iof
! ;aoldier OF America and especially
az our race than he had for mug
aarar. ar some other criminal. Inc
sssasaslt zgga that some means of Keep
ssssss ovr boys in camp eapa away froH
sroahls. which was always the cass
assssssg the 9th Ohio. had to be pro
s;aSSt ii was sonne lob te aatisfs
/ alsaost aeyen hundred men, and 4
astract their attention to the camp
There we're many things in Mont
gopssgy I'd draw them there suc'a @
sssoyafa picture. houses, man. r
ch,,rshas, ice. cream .parlors, ana 10y
.of nice young girls, who were con
tinualiy giving parties TOT ens pos
il the. city, 20 you see it was quite !
! lob 10 break them of. Who was TN
man TO accomplish this feat? II
was none other than Mr.. G. p. Hig
gins, the weli-known X "a, g. A. sec
retary OF Dayton, Ohio, whe was q
signed to the 9th Ohio Bn- q Sant
Sheridan, Ala. He came 70 the res
cue of the boys and after seeing ~
situation began to get busy
He put up . large canvas tent an
secured all k.nds OF indoor game
such 80 checkers, doniinoea, boxin
gloves. and books Of all kinds. Mad
arrangements for the transportatia
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1919-08-01
CHALLENGES COVER
NOR OF FLORIDA
July l7, 1919.


John r. Shiilady, secretary of The
National Association for the Ad-
yancement of Colored People, today
tent the following telegram to Sidney
]. Cats, governor of Florida, chal-
longing him to take action in the case
Of an attack by d white man upon q
eoIored young girl:
eve are advised by officers Of our
Pensacola, Florida, branch, that Miss
Rosebud Spann, young eolored wo-
nan, daughter of Mrs. ]. I. Spann,
widow, one Of leading colored families
OF Pensacola, was attacked July ninth
and dragged from her buggy to the
woods by white brute; that two
hundred and fifty dollars reward has
been offered for arrest and conviction
of the assailant by colored citizens
of Pensacola.
aNational Association for Advance.
ment OF Colored People, in name Of
Its Florida branches asks your inter
est in enlisting help Of local author
tiles for energetic and appropriate
legal action in defense of this young
woman's honor. From recent CORE
spandence with which you have hon
lored us we know you will be glad t
do everything in your power in de
fense Of womanh0od.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1919-08-01
THE WASHING
TON RIOTS
The New York Tribune says:

The New York Tribune saws:
The disgraceful race conflict that
has sullied Washington and which
makes our pretensions Of sympathy
for justice seem grossly hypocritical,
presents phenomena usual in such dis
turbances that is to say, the chasers
are mainly white men and the chased
are mainly black men.
Driven into corners, the primary in
stinct Of self-defence has asserted it
self, and the assailed have armed
themselves and when opportunity Of
fered have attempted retaliation; but
|it is significant on what side are the
casualties.
The usual excuse is given that black
men are attacking white women. but
SO far few particulars Of this are Civ
en-, and the reports are to be accepted
with reserve sat least exaggerated.
But even though there are Negro
criminals, as there are, there is no
reason for a general attack upon the
innocent. The outbreak is to be at
tributed to blind race prejudice to
the feeling entertained by many tenn
porarily in Washington, that Negroes
need to be taught their places; that in
Washington they are not sufficiently
ahject in their manners.
The ground about the Lincoln statue
has not been profaned, but unless
more energetic means are used than
so far have been shcwn by the admin
istrators of the Federal district, the
proclamation may occur. The sculp.
tured face of Lincoln may look sadly
down the Lincoln who said that no
complaint could be made Of the jude-
ments Of the Almighty If for every
crop Of Negro blood unjustly shed the
shedding Of q drop of white blood were
irequired.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1919-08-01
CHARGE WASHINGTON
NEWSPA APER WITH
INcITING TO RIOT

New York City, July rs. Action by
the Attorney General of the United
States against the Washington Post
on the ground Of Indictment to riot In
connection with the recent race riots
in Washington, is asked in . letter
sent to Attorney General A. Mitchell
Palmer today by John r.. Shilladay.
secretary Of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored Peo-
pie. The letter is as follows:
July 25, 1919
"Ion. A. Mitchell Palmer,
Attorney General, United States,
Washington, p. G.
I"Dcar Sir:
sThe National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People re-
spectfully asks If the office gof the
United States Attorney General in
tends proceeding against the Wash
ington Post, on the ground OF incite-
ment to riot, in connection with the
recent disorders in Washington.
ssThe ground for such procedure
seems to lie in matter published on
the first page of the Washington Post
on the morning Of Monday, July q,
on the evening of which day the worst
disorders occurred.
'sThe matter referred to reads ~
Mobilization for Tonight
"'It was learned that mobili-
cation of every available service
man stationed in or near Wash
ington or on leave here has been
; ordered for tomorrow evening
near the Knights Of Columbus
hut on Pennsylvania Avenue, be-
/ tween Seventh and Eighth SITS.
The hour Of assembly is .
o'clock and the purpose IN q
cleanup" that will cause the
events of the last two evenings to
pale into insignificance.
Whether official cognizance
of this assemblage and it's intent
RI will bring about it's forestalling,
~ cannot be told
o "In view of the fact that the 'Enobi.
ization' announced by the Washington
], Post had not been ordered by any au,
/, thority, military or civil, does not thu
i passage show intent by the Washing
4 ton Post to bring about such 'mobili
I baton?
L Sincerely yours.
i (signed) JOHN r. gHILLADY,
esiSsaexetary.'
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1919-08-01
=. T. BANKS. 40 Bank st.

OF the daily newspapers from our
home town to Camp Sheridan, secured
all the prominent speakers OF the
South to speak to the boys on sew
sUraf uccasIons, ana many other things
that could be mentioned.
This proved great success in
breaking off the boys from running
to town so much, until one night
some cracker forgot we were from
the North and that we were going
to France with the thought of not
many of us coming back, took upon
himself to say Lynch couple of
them d. n-- soldiers" which
was overheard by some Of the Dayton
boys, az well as those from other
cities, and they were not long getting
busy and sending couple voileys OF
American 45's down through the
main street Of Montgomery, and after
seeing this our brigade commander,
who ss one of Cleveland's sub-poli-
ticians, by the name of Zimmerman,
! who had the col0red soldiers assem-
bled and threatened to have any sol
der sent to prison who left camp
and went into the city. He also adj
ded that the colored soldiers were
no good. that we had flat heads and
| flat feet, and was disgrace to the
army That was some encouragement
for body Of men to get from their
| leader. But what were we to do!
| Again Mr.. Higgins came to the aid
1 of our battalion by pleading and beg
| ging the boys not to do anything that
would mar their record, and send
Il them to prison. He realized our feel
ing and had great deal OF sympathy
i for us, while in turn we appreciated
, his teachings and decided TO hold uE
our plans Of revenge on Mr.. thinner
man, so Mr.. Zimperman can say he
/ owes great deal to our honorable
secretary, Mr.. C. d. Higgins, as i
4 was him who saved Zimmerman from
j being missed by the 9th Ohio Bn.
I. Our stay in Montgomery was short
- and we moved to Camp Stuart, Va
J where Mr.. Higgins took care OF nj
i boya In great style. BY securing 81
j sorts Of anusements for them, as b
: had done in Montgomery, Ala. hi
8 work for the boys never seemed tlr
q ling TO him. He always bore snail
9 for everyone, and on our departur
e for services overseas, he wished y
! all the best Of luck; In turn the boy
\ of the 392nd Inf. took off their hat
VI To the most popular man IN thei
pl midst, and can well say that ne
j. the only Y. M. G. A. secretary wh
e proved to perform the duties assigne
to him by the war department z
a &C" always has a good word for IA
!, Higgins.
g But now we are going TO lear
10 something OF the x. M. G. A. on u
"a other side of the water. My fir
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1919-08-01

The New York World (Dem.) says: /
One OF the most brutal forms Of /
oppression is the punishment of Il
whole race for the crimes of individu- |
ais. For many years this has been,
and II Il still, the practice in American
states, that do not recognize the citi-
zenship of the Negro. To secure a
black man is to condemn him to tor
ture and death, and resentment on the
part of kindred is held to justify mas
sacres that are compacently dignified
as race wars.
What we see now in Washington is
more properly to be thus classified
than any other disturbances that we
have had, and there is u reason for IL
worthy of serious consideration. Ne
groes are taking part in the hostilities.
If they are assaulted or shot, they are
|assaulting and shooting in return. In
defense of life, limb and liberty they
are meeting mohs with mobs..
Daplofable as this lawlcssness is,
the response &c the black man to the
white man was bound to come some
time. The Negro has long been free.
He has acquired some education and
property. He has made d piece for
himself in industry. The laws under
which he lives guarantee him equality.
He escapes no responsibility that rests
upon the white man. Yet in large
sections of the Union when riot is
lafoot he is stripped of every right and
driven either into hiding or iolance.
| Is there anybody at the South OF
elsewhere who imagines that the COM
pulsory service of 100000 NEGROES ir
the United States Army in many in
stances so creditably as to win higf
commentator, has had no Influence
lupon them or the mass Of their pc plt
at home? Who is foolish enough tt
assume that with $4,000 colored mel
in uniform from the Southern states
alone, as against 100000 white men
the black whose manhood and patri
otism were thus recognized and testet
are forever to be flogged, lynehed
burned at the stake, or chased int
concealment whenever Caucasian des
s peradoes are moved to engage IN tlles
infamous pastimes?
We grieve over the hardships b
many subject peoples long way of
and on occasion manifest something
resembling Indignation. but IN all th
! world there is hardly a population 4
God-forsalsen as our own blacks.
Whether it is agreeable or noi
therefore, the Washington outbreak
warning to all Americans that thel
4 race wars hereafter are going to b
\ race wars. The Negro citizen il ge
Q ing to have his day in court. It ougE
1 not to be necessary for him to figf
for 1t.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1919-08-01

opportunity to find out the crooked |
work of the ~" WAS In a little vii
lage Of France called lie isletts,
Mrasa, srhi.shss sss-- '..s. Z. - 49,
front in the Argonne Forest. / was
sent to French school by order Of
the commanding officer Of the regi
ment. After being there few days
learned of Y. M. G. A. being near
| ] paid visit, with the intention OF
securing some paper and writing a
letter to my loved ones at home. But
to my surprise when asked the ~"
man for the stationery he held out
his hand, after giving me two small
sheets Of paper and an envelope and
says: rs cents please" | asked him,
"Why the charges? Don't the "
/ furnish the soldiers with material to
write with when they SO desire 2"
"Yes," he said, "but we have 10
charge cents for paper and 2 cents
for ink; it costs money for the Y as
well as anything else"
i | was anxious to write, SO ! paid
the cost and went on. The regiment
arrived i'm that vicinity few weeks
later, and after learning they had
. been paid off lately, he found out
what they liked best in the way Of
canned goods and candies and cakes,
after q consultation with the white
: officers Of the regiment. A big line
Of sardines, salmon, peaches, pears.
Hershey's- chocolate, cigarettes and
cigars were layed in store by the syn.
t licate. A notice was sent to ,he
company commands. saying, "The y
I'M. C. A.. has opened canteen witi
7 | a fun line of articles for the benefit
of the regiment. All officers ane
? men are requested TO go to the can.
: teen for their articles wanted.
e BY order of
e GLENDIE B. YOUNG,
t Col. Commanding.
n Camel cigarettes, which sold fol
10c at that time cost the boys 6Oc a
!, the ~" Hershey chocolate, the reg
. ular l0c cake. cost us $3.50. Cannes
S peaches, pint s2.75, and many othe
Il things that would fill whole shee
e Of the Forum. You can get an idel
IS what we had to pay in order to &c
: something beside horse meat, Tnal
Ie chops, and goat soap. which was ou
q laily menu in France.
Isl This was only one thing agains
,s the ~" Next came their representa-
Ss sives to the trenches to urge the boy
i to send their money home to tfei
il lelativea, which If done was goo
10 idea, for no one OF US knew when "
% would be killed or hurt and to sen
q. our money home was safe bet. br
r. how were we going to do it by I'll
liz. MI. G. Al, when we had learne
IN their deeds ut the canteen. Howeve
he they succeeded in securing none
st from seyeral men who going out g
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1919-08-01
FORMER DAYTON
PREACHER WRITES
PRES. WILSON
Says Coiored People Will Not Submit
to Continued Injustices.

Chattanooga, Tenn, July dec.
laration that before The Negroes Ct
the country again will submit t.
many Of the njustices which we have
suffered, the white men will have to
kill more Of them than the combine1
number Of soldiers that were slain n
the great world war; is made in 2
letter written to President Wilson BY
he Rev. ]. G. Robinson, presiding
elder of the African Methodist Epis
copal church at Chattanooga and made
public here tonight
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1919-08-01
A CHRISTIAN APPEAL TO CHRISTIANS
soth. July. 1919.


Of fconten eoples.
cnicaso.
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led.
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People
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NOTE Rev. Robinson was former.
ly pastor of Eaker st. Church, and Il
one Of the strongest advocates Of
equal rights to all men, in the country