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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-08
TRY SIX NEGROES;
DEATH VERDIcTS
IN EIGHT MINUTES.
First Two Trials for Elaine Dark
Riots Both Begin and
End in Day.

Helena, Ark.-Six Negroes were
found guilty last Monday in the Phil
lips county Circuit court on charges
OF murder resulting from the race
riots near Elaine the first week in Oc-
tober. The penalty is death in the
electric chair.
The FIRST jury was out eight min
utes. The second jury wa> out seven
minutes Both trials started and end
ed the same day.
There were l22 persons. mostly Ne
groes. indicted, following the riots, in
which FIVE whites and NOR than that
number OF Negroes were killed
First Case Is Called.
In the first of the two case, tried.
that OF Frank Hicks. several wit
ncsscS for the state testified they saw
Hicks FIRE the shots on thr morning
OF Oct. which resulted in the death
OF Clinton Lee, an rN->oldicr OF IN.
city. The defense said it had uc wit
nC>>CS.
Court adjourned out at respect Tor
Judge p. o. Thwcatt. oldc,; member
of the local bar. whose sol was buried
today y
This afternoon court rccoHycrcd
Both sides waived their closing argu-
mcnts. Judge ]. VI. Jackson instructed
the jury Eight minutes passed and
then came the verdict OF guilty of
first degree murder.
Second Case Is Called.
The second case called named as
defendants Frank Moore, Ed Hicks,
J. E. Knox, Paul Hall. and Ed. Cole
man. all Negroes. charged jointly
with the murder OF Clinton Lee Wit
nesseS for the state repeatedly tcsti-
fed that Moore, Knox, and Hicks
acted as leaders. giving order the
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-08

noblest life. Harmony is a counter
part to the noblest in human life.
Education cannot be complete until
the soul IL awakened by the sweet
rhapsody Of harmOnius sound. If all
hts in TO round out the sweet nature
Of our nobleSt being. Miss Hagen has
the kindest wishes Of the people of
Chicago, and We hope for her the
greatest Of success
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-08
Elected delegate to the Constitutional Convention from tn
Fourth Senatorial District of Illinois

Of the rotten planks in our social
structure. Fortunately things are
taking new phases consequent of our
great and rapidly increasing numbers.
She is fair. so fair that her disgrace
is white.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-08

The Anchor of Hope Temple, No.
s4, of which Mrs. Jessie MeHenry is
worthy prineesses viii entertain Tues
day evening, Nov. II, at Bailey's Hall,
1888 s. State street Public cordially
invited.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-08

The manner in which the Virgins
Society is conducted, impressed Mr.
Geo. Wilson very much, who attended
their last monthly meeting
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-08
Fights Death Verdict.

Arguments for a verdict of second
degree murder were presented BY
Greenfield Quarles of Helena, appoint
ed by the court as defending counsel
John f. Miller. prosecuting attorney.
closed for the state. Seven minutes
after the case was given to the jury
a verdict OF guilty OF first degree muir
der was returned against the 1--WE men
Only moderate interest Is displayed
in the trials here In the race trouble,
growing out OF settlements on crops.
1t J. charged. the Negroes had plotted
TO Kill white farmers not meeting their
terms.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-08
One of the delegates elected to the Constitutional Conven
ton from the Twenty-nnth Senatorial District of Illinois,

morning Of Oct !, when the Ncgror,
gathered near Mooie's house and
forming in a column of twos. marched
toward Hoop Spur, where they heard
shots. John Jefferson. Negro. test
fed Hicks was president of the Elaine
post of the Progressive Farmers and
Household union" and Knox VIC,
president. He also said Knox brought
up the rear of the column and said hr
would shoot any deserters. Witnesse>
also testified to the presence Of Hall
and Coleman in the squad that morn
ing
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-08

Marshall Payne, of go W. 144th
street, who was stabbed by Marshall
Sasser Of the same address, about a
week ago, died in the Harlem Hospital
recently. This makes the second death
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-08


that Of MrS. Minnie Sassasr.
The Color A. Club gave an enter
ta;nment last Tuesday evening at -
N~rk'~ IIall for the benefit Of IL,
Riveriale Colorcd Orphan Asylum.
ht Republican mass meeting on
Wednesday, October 29th, at Mother
Zion A. NJ. E. Church the principal
speakers were the Hon. Charles W. An
dcrson, colored, of the State Depart
ment of Agriculture; Major a. La
Guar'lia, nominee for president Of the
Board of Aldermen; Fred. R. Moore.
editor of the y. Y. Age, and others of
less renown.
The Mt. OliNet b. Y. L. T.. to boost
the church rally, gave an all-star pro-
gram ON Sunday. November 2nd. at
which the features turned out to be
the singing Of J. Arthur Gaines, tenor.
and pantomine by the girls. entitled
cover the Top"
Lionel Ia Beet. of 62O Lenox ave
nue.. former Metropolitan hop. step
and jump champion and star athlete If
the Salem Crescent Club, died Wednes
day of tuberculosis. lie contracted the
SICKNESS when in the army and never
fully recovered his strength. The fu-
neral services were held Thursday at
Salem NJ. Z. Church. Reverend Cullen
spoke feclingly of the fine traits and
character of the departed athlete, and
floral tributes from almost all Of the
clubs of the Harlem Athletic League.
white and eolOrcd, were received.
The Methodist Episcopal Church is
to stage at Madison Square Garden
during December and January the
mammoth pageant, 1.-The Wayfarer. -
OF the thousands of persons necessary
for the east the colOred churches are
going to furnish at least one hundred
and fifty.
The play at the Lafayette last week
was "A Fool There Was. - 1t was
exceptionally well performed and
played TO crowded houses all the week.
Abbie Mitchell, as the vampire, Law
renee CheEault as the husband, and
Babe Townsend az the friend, were
the individual stars. This week 5 Of
fering is "The Invineible Foe" with
Evelyn Ellis and company.
The ST. Mark : Lyeeum closed its
campaign for the enforcement Of the
l4th and 18th amendments last Thurs
lay evening. Hon. John +. Milhollaud
and Municipal Court Judge George
L. Genung, spoke in favor of the en-
fOrcement Of the amendments gIfaran-
teeing the rights of the Negro. They
both were surprised that the Negro
had not in a legitimate way pressed
his claims before and pledged them
selves to give in the future and at all
times any assistance within their
power to see that the cOlored citizen
was assured of an honest chance and
square deal.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-08

Delaney n. Seroggins, the colored
ex-polieeman, has issued a sworn state
ment assailing Editor George w. Harris
of the New York News, and alleging
certain activities Of Harris with repre-
sentatives of the police department,
which he. Scroggins, felt was inimieal
to Scroggins' best interests and those
Of the Colored speakers of ths Harlem
district. Editor Harris denies the
truth of Mr.. Seroggins' sworn state
ment and says that he will prosecute
ell responsible for what he says is an
absolute untruth.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-08

The famous Provincctown Players
an organization of New York : leading
white playwrights and actors, gave -four
one act plays Of great merit to a pri
vate audience last Friday evening and
will repeat these plays nights until the
18th Of November to strictly private
audiences of New York : elite society
The PLAYS were 1.-The Dreamy Kid,
''The Philosopher of Butterbiggens,
"Getting Unmarried and, 'Three
From the Earth In "The Dreamy
Kid" nothing but Negro characters
are. used in a play dealing with eOlored
life. Mr. Harold +. Simmelkjaer play
ed the "Dreamy Kid" Miss Margaret
Rhodes was Irene, Miss Ruth Ander-
son was Nanny, and, Miss Leathe
Colvert was Ceeley Ann. They all did
well and were splendidly received 10y
the audience
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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-08

George Creel of the Salem Crescent
Club has applied for membership in
the St. Christopher a. c.
The first reunion of the Butler Me
mortal NJ. E. Church will be given No
vember 10th at st. Marks Hall. Wal
ter Hunter, baritone, and Harold E.
Simmelkjaer, dramatic reader. are
billed as the stars.
For the first time in the history Of
the famous Church of. the Pilgrims.
Brooklyn, Negro spiTituals were sung
throughout the entire service. The
large number that was out TO her the
spirituals last Sunday evening appear.
cd TO enjoy what was an innovation for
this aristoeratie white church.
The Young Peoples United Organ
izations of New York is holding, on
November 18th, at the Colored Y. NJ.
e. A., grand public meeting to de-
termine definite steps to be taken for
the uplift Of the younger Negro in par
tieulAr and all COlOred people in gen
eral. Out-of-tOwn organizations who
feel that they would be in sympathy
with the objects Of this movement are
invited to communicate with Mr.. John
E. Robinson, 2sI West 5srd street, New
York.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-08

Reverend Brooks Of st. Mark 5 NJ.
E. Church, leaves the city of New
York for a ten-day vacation, eOmmene-
ing November 18th.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-08

Mr.. George X. Jordan, of the News
~p"- Srr~irr bureau. was in Juarez,
""Niro and Los Angeles. California.
this week.
Harold Morton. rolorcd. aged II
var. was hit and badly hurt hy an
sutomublr ~ l4nth and eth avenue.
asst week.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-08

The Mysterious Three-Leon. +.
Mertins, Charles DeForest and Hay
ward Wiley, entedtained forty-five
guests at a Halloween Party last Fri
day evening at 76l East 224th street.
Will Anthony Madden was master of
ceremonies, and fine time was en-
ioyed by all.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-08

Lula Robinson Jones, soprano;
George Jones, IT., baritone; Theodore
II. Shackelford, reader. and Prof Leon
Adger, organist, gave an all-star re-
cital at Mother Zion a. NJ. F. Church
Thursday. October 3Oth.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-08

DR.. William II. Brooks, present chap
lain Of the 18th y. Y. y. G.. delivered
the sermon last Sunday evening at 81.
Mark 5 NJ. +. Church to the Veteran
Corps of the 18th Infantry. formerly
the 369th Regiment. L. :. 4.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-04


the woods Sunday report that there
is TO be an abundant crop of black
berries. The wet weather has ma
tured the berries in excellent shape.
The main crop. however, will not be
ripe for number Of days.
Mr.. and Mrs. William e. Hawks re-
turned Sunday from trip of three
weeks. They went as far as Michigan
and were accompanied by their chauf
feur, Michael Burke With them on
the outward trip went Douglas
Hawks, who had been visiting at his
former home and who was returning
to Manistee, Mich.
County Farm Agent +. Clifford
Shaw is making the preliminary ar
rangementB for the farmers automo.
bile tour which will be held on some
day the latter part OF the month. The
route has not yet been decided up
on, but It is expected that the tour
viii start a. Rupert and take in the
towns on the way to Bennington. One
Of the features will be tractor dem
onstration.
Charles Short OF Pownal. who has
been at the Putnam Memorial hospi-
tai undergoing treatment for injuries
received in fall at North Benning-
ton, was discharged from the insiitu-
ton Saturday. Mr.. Short, who was
employed by the Kingsbury Construc
ton company OF Hudson Falls, N. Y,
fell from 9 staging at tho third story
OF the building being put up for the
II. &. White company. lie broke one
jaw and one wrist and received num-
erous cuts and bruises. The fractur
ed jaw has knit successfully but tho
victim of the accident is not yet able
to eat solid food. Considering the
nature and distance OF the, fall he
feels that he was fortunate in that he
no more serious injuries.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-04
NORTH BENNINGTON

The w. C. T. U. will have its an
Miss Theresa Mcclure is spending
a few days in New Haven, Conn.
with relatives.
Mrs. II. F. Lamb s in Pittstown.
N. Y, this week the guest of her
cousin, Miss Antoinette Thomson.
nual picnic this year at The Soldiers
home in Bennington on Wednesday
afternoon. August 6 Leave North
Bennington on the 2.SO car. All lad
les OF this village and Bennington
and vicinity, will be cordially well
cons.
The North Bennington Athletics
were defeated by an Arlington nine
Saturday afternoon on the local dia-
mond by score of 5 to 1. And on
Sunday they played q fourteen inn
ing game on the home grounds, re.
sulting in score of to in favor
of Granville.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-04
The MaIioIoua!y Inclined.

Malicious people are of two types
the actively malicious and the passive
ly malicious. Between the two there
Is difference not Of kind but merely
of degree. The actively malicious nre
people who delight in belittling and
injuring others, whether by petty gos-
sip or outright SANDER. The passive
ly malicious find strange pleasure in
hearing Of anything that is to the dis
credit Of other people.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-04

At mountain stations, where one Is
above the greater part of the lower,
dust-laden layers of the atmosphere,
more stars are visible than at sea
level. Some recent observations at Mt.
Wilson by Van der Bit show that
the limit of unaided vision there, with
out even the aid Of screens to
shut of ihc light III the sky, is at
about the seventh magnitude-that Is,
the faintest stars that can be seen on
the mountain are two and onc-hnlf
times brighter than can be seen at sea
level.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-04
DAILY HEALTH TALKS
Where Most Sickness Begins
and Ends
BY FRANKLIN DUANE, NJ. ,.

1t can be said broadly that most human
ills begin in the stomach and end in the
stomach. Good digestion means good
health, and poor digestion means bad
health. The minute your stomach fails to
properly dispose of the. food. you cat,
troubles begin to crop out in various forms.
Indigestion and dyspepsia are the, COM
monest forms, but thin, impure. blood,
headaches, backaches, pimples, blotches,
dizziness, belching, coated tongue, weak
ness, poor appetite, sleoplessness, coughs,
colds and bronchitis are almost as common.
There is but one way to have good health,
and that is to put and keep your stomach
in good order. This is easy to do if you
take DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery. II is a wonderful tonic and blood
purifier, and is so safe to take, for 1T IS
made Of roots and herbs. DIR. Pierce, of
Buffalo, N. Y, stands behind this standard
medicine, and it is good to know that so
distinguished physician is proud to have
his name identified with it. When you
take Golden Medical Discovery, you are
getting the benefit of the experience OF q
doctor whose reputation goes all around
che earth. Still more you get temper
ance medicine that contains not drop OF
alcohol or narcotic Of any kind. Long ago
DR. Pierce combined certain valuable
vegetable gredients-without the use OF
alcohol-so that these remedies always
have been strictly temperance medicines.
If piles are torturing you, get and use
Pierce's Anodyne Pile Ointment. The
quick relief it gives is hard to believe until
you try it. If constipated, DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets should be taken while
using Anodyne Pile Ointment Few IN
deed are the cases which these splendid
remedies will not relieve and usually over
come. They are SO good that nearly
every drug store has them for sale.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-04

The wheat-catins Carthnginians We're
no match for the pork-eating Romans:
the gont-eating Greeks easily over
came the herhiyorous pcrSla1S, while
the beef-eaters Of England nave often
proved their bravery. Yet Che British
army contains no better soldiers than
the Scottish and Irish. to whom meat
WINS long luxury.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-04
Some RemarkabIe Shooting.

A play was being given by group
of soldiers, the hero of which was to
shoot blank cartridges at row of bot
ties standing on shelf, while anoth-
er soldier. well concealed, was to break
each bottle In turn with the point of
his bayonet, thus pretending that the
hero was shooting the bottles. Through
some misunderstanding the hero start
ed shooting at the wrong end of the
row, while ut the other end the bottles
were being broken.
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and that Ia how

found relief from pain and feel SO much
better than / use TO. Wh1n ] hear of
any girl suffering as I did / tell them
how Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
COMPOUND helped me. - DELINA
NhRTiN. 20 Bowers ST.. Nashua, N. "a.
lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
mound, made from native roots and
herbs. contains no narcotic or harmful
drugs. therefore is a perfectly safe rem
edy to give Your daughter, who suffers
from such painfGl periods as did Miss
Martin.
The reason SO many girls write
lydia u. Pinkham Medicine Co.. LyEn,
Mass, for advice, il because from their
DO years experience they have store OF
knowledge which is invariably helpful.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-04
Rainy seasonn in Cycles.

According to Eduard Frueckner the
great Austrian mc.eor,sogisf, cold.
rainy seasons come in cycles about
every thirty-ilve years. the years near
est to these paltaking of their nature
and those furthest distant being dry
and hot The year 1915 was the height
Of one of these cold. wet cycles.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-04


| would often faint
and have to leave
school. L had such
pain / did not know
what to do with my
self and tried 80
many remedies that
were of no use. l
read about Lydia L.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound
in the newspapers
and decided to try it,
md that ia how
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-04
SCHOOL. Girl.
TELLS OTHERS
How They Can Find Relief
From Periodic Sufferings.

Nashua, N. H" am nineteen years
old and every month for two years |
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-02-06
'EvERYWOMAN"

Notwithstanding the worst weather
that a theatrical company has met
here this season, well filled house
saw "Everywoman" at the Temple
last night. Many had come in thru
the driving rain from far out in the
country, showing that reputation of
tie performance had travelled far.
"Everywoman" is a play with a
purpose. 1t is replete with flashes OF
wit. but each had its moral, and while
they brought many smiles it was sell
dom laugh was heard. from curtain
to curtain. 1t was the same about
applause, of which there was very
little, although the audience watched
and listened from first to last with
most tense interest.
"Everywoman" is an categorical
playa play with moral. 1t takes
genius to make such play interest
ing, and there can be no dispute that
'Everywoman" is interesting.
The company is large and well
trained. 1t does good team work,
Fcausing the audience to remember the
play rather than the individual actors.
The company has special and elabor-
ate scenery. the ordinary stage set
tings being entirely left out. The
music. which fitted the play as glove
fits the hand, was rendered by an ex-
cellent orchestra.
We should like to write at least
brief compliment for each of the ac-
tors, but they were so numerous and
played their parts so well that to do
each even partial justice would exceed
our space. So we will~have to be con-
tented vith remarking that they pre-
sented one of the best plays that ever
came to Ocala and we hope it will
everywhere be as much appreciated.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-02-06

1t will be seen by a notice else
where that our commissioners want
the legislature to do something that
will enable our county to use at least
the equivalent of its own convicts on
it's roads. The convict system OF
Florida is managed, Or mismanaged,
Ii manner that makes it a heavy
burden on the people. Several years
ago, the legislature. it was supposed,
abolished the lease system, being in
stigated to do so by the people who
believed that the convicts would be
employed on the roads. But they are
not so employed to any great extent.
Altho it was supposed that the lease
system was abolished. a considerable
number of the most able-bodied con-
victs are yet hired out to contractors,
mostly turpentine men, and others are
kept on the states model, and expen-
sive, farm at Raiford. The state road
building system can obtain but few.
The entire system is a gross and
heavy expense on the honest taxpay-
ers of the state, and the legislature
has no right to allow it to continue.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-02-06

The distinguished service list for
today contains the name of Florida
man, First Lieutenant Spesserd l..
Holland, C. A. c. observer, oath Aero
Squadron. For extraordinary hero
ism in action near Bots de Banthe-
vile, October Is. 1918. Flying at an
altitude of 400 meters five kilometers
within the enemy lines. Lieut.. Holland
and his pilot, Lieut.. George A. Goldth-
waite, continued on their mission in
spite of being harassed by antiair-
craft, securing information of great
value. Home address. Mrs. B. F. Hol-
land, mother, Barlow, Fla.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-02-06
1T PAYS TO ADVERTISE
Plant City, Feb. 4th. 1919.

Plant City, Feb. 4th, 1919.
G. K. Teapot Grocery. Ocala, Fla:
Gentlemen: Please mail me one
small size package fresh grated
horse-radish, advertised in the Ocala
Star, January 31st. On receipt of
your invoice / will promptly mail you
remittance to cover.
Thanking you l am,
Yours very truly.
Wayne Thomas.
The Star goes everywhere in Flor
iGa and it is seldom that a mail. ex-
press or freight leaves Ocala without
taking some goods from the o. K.
Grocery
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-02-06

Now that the city power plant is
rid of the oil engine, it is necessary
to fill its place with machine more
reliable We understand some of our
councilmen favor putting in a steam
turbine The turbine is more power
full and more economical than the re-
eiprocating engine. but, like the oil
engine, it is more difficult to take care
of-that is, it must be in the hands of
men who know how to understand it.
Let US not make any more blunders-
the people are having heavily enough
for those already made. Mayor Chace
wants the council to call in consult
ing engineer to examine the plant
and advise what is best to do, and the