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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-20
SAYS R. R. SITUATION
BLOCKS PROGRESS
Vice President County, of Penn
sylvania Lines, Declares Rates
Must Be Increased
TALKS TO MANUFACTURERS

The present railroad situation must he
regarded as n serious obstacle to national
progress. and abnormal conditions now
existing must be shaken off to adjust
American industries to a peace basis.
This is according to A. !. County. vice
president of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
in charge of accounting. iu an ad-
dress before the National Association Of
Manufacturers in New York today. He
emphas asized the need OF constructive
legislation. Mr.. County's speech. in
part, follows:
'War is over. and We must shake off
abnormal conditions and find out how
10 adjust ourselves and our industries
TO a peace basis. You are Interested in
the prompt and proper solution of the
railroad problem as citizens. and also aS
manufacturers and sellers of goods. and
the financial conditions Of your chief
consumers. the railroads, must be vital
consideration.
From long experience We have dis
covered that neither the industries nor
the railroads can stand alone One can
not be prosperous without the other.
The mutual prosperity of the individual
citizen. the government, the industries
and the railroads, is the goal for which
we must aim in considering railroad
rehabilitation
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-20

Hay at Record Price in Kansas City
Chicago. May 2O.-ChoicC prairie
hay sold in Kansas city today at So 30
per ton. the highest price ever paid
in any western market.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-20
TONE HOLDS STRONG
IN THE CORN MARKET
Presidents Message Starts
Buying Movement and Prices
Work Materially Higher

Chicago, May 90 Illinois and M,s-
snuri-Fair and continued cool tonight
Wednesday, fair, warmer Wisconsin,
Fair nnd continued cool tonight: possibly
light frost ca st: WEDNESDAY. fair and
warmer Minnesota, Iowa, North and
south Dakota, Nebraska. Kansas and
Montana-Fair tonight and Wednc csday,
not much change In temrcrature. Wyom-
inE-Fair tonight: slightly warmer ex-
trcmc southeast Wednesday, partly
NlnllN
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-20
PHILADELPHIA-CaIl,

cent; time. "a 6G per cent CONNER
cial paper. three to six months. Jl46
~, per cent six months, 4 per cent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-20

per cent. Discount rates: Short and
three month bills. 3"s per cent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-20
BAR SILVER

Bar silver was quoted in, London
today at 571sd an ounce, decline Of
4d.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-20
BANK CLEARlNGS

Bank clesrings today compared with cor
responding day last two years
1919 lOlS lOl'
Phila sG7, ,9S5. 742 SG2, l35,SlI $4s, 500 $40
Rost0n so. 327. 624 IS. 2S5,102 ~, sos, S3l
\. y. s94, ,230, 41G $50, 09+, ,0IO 03,3i00 00U
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-20

Notwithstanding rate increases which
We're not excessive compared with other
costs of living. the government failed
in the year 1918 by S22G. .O00. 900 to
earn the rentals due to the railroad
companies. and to this we should add
$102 200 600 for the first three months
of 1919. This result calls for the
prompt adjustment of revenues suffi
cicnt to cover the expenses. and cur
rently pay for the use of the property.
instead of requiring tn" United States
Treasury to bear the burden.
THE railroads show some decrease
in traffic compared with 1913 and 1917,
but. from the figures at our disposal.
they are approximately carrying on n
volume of business equal to that of the
prosperous year 1916, and more bust
ness would result if we could remove
uncertainty from the railroad situation.
The railroads are marking time. The
industries must certainly appreciate
| that in the choice between q further
moderate increase of rates and the stop
page of railroad orders and the ressa
tion of railroad construction work which
will limit service and new facilities,
| the decision lies in favor of some mod
crate increase in rates.
1--WE should all bring our influence
! to bear upon Congress for an adequate
railroad appropriation. so that the ma
ton may pay the obligations it under
/ took when assuming possession. use and
operation of the railroads and con
tinue the construction of new improve
ments and equipment.
Increase in Rates Necessary
'"rhc problems demanding immediate
attention are:
Increase of rates to cover expenses.
| "A congressional appropriation TO
enable the nation to pay to the rail
roads the obligations of federal control.
Prompt payment of rentals due the
railroad companies for the use Of their
property.
Prompt payment for current opcrat
| ing materials and supplies, and the
placing of orders for sufficient materials
and supplies for operating aud improv .
| ing the railroad in 1919.
'"rhe government should fund obi
cations for additions and bettermcnts
to the railroads and equipment for the
years 1913 and 1919, and also include
the capital required for meeting matur
! ing obligations.
For a future policy | do not see
the wisdom or the necessity of having a
government guarantee to carry the re
suits of weak roads, but on the Other
hand / am equally sure that with rail
road rates entirely Inadequate for a
traffic district as whole, and for a
series of years, it is impossible to
expect such lines to render reasonable
! transportation service"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-20
Serious Obstacle to Progress

eve must regard the present rail
road situation as q serious obstacle to
national progress and war reconstruc-
tion that must be removed before the
country can make further progress. II
is so serious that we have no time for
mere criticism or pleasing phrases. but
must devote our entire energy and ex
pericuce to constructive suggestions. the
force Of which will impress themselves
upon the common sense of our people.
'While much constructive work was
done under public regulation to see
that hurtful discrimination in rates or
service did not exist and uniformity in
accounting was established, yet the MI
merous regulatory authorities have
been governed largely by the great fear
that the railroad companies, or some
from allowing adequate rates. Conse-
Quently distrust and timidity filed the
minds of investors. and accompanied by
the continued hostile attitude of lcgis-
lators and agitators, there was no foun-
datiOn on which the railroads could eX .
pand. Speaking broadly, the rate of
return allowed under regulation is un
attractive to the investor. and the
transportation industry has failed to So =
cure regularly the new capital needed
for proper development. Therefore the
real problem is weak railroad credit
directly attributable to the lack of con =
structivc responsible regulation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-20

Pittsburgh. May 20, - HOGS 90 Receipts.
sSy SsS sag&es s9fE s1ysi yoreTs @na
SCI ~ 2l.23; pigs $50 5oa q l.-,.. ,ooo
head. Market st"ady. Tor sheep. sli; top
CALVES - Receipts. 100 head Markot
steady. TOP. s1T.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-20
~ ntnn
Out To-day! =; =;

The Dominant weekly of the New
York Curb Market, where Million
Share Days" have roared for four
weeks. the
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-01-22
DERSONAL
Il MENTION

vs. o. Rowland of Sew Orleans b.
registered ut the Sint' Hotel
]. harrow Of Gonzales be in tho
CITY lor "a few days
if Franklin of Nrua Duloe was ln
fho cts yesterday
Mr . - nuHirott and Miss claire
liomndrott of Fort Arkansas nftOr q
short sHy boz tho cts. registered nt
tho Horne Apartments. Wit return Co
fhrlr homes today
Mr nud Mrs Robert Turner end Mrs.
ldH Turner of Oskuioosa. Kansas. ar
rived yesterday fn spend the winter
Boz Corpus Chusu Thoy Dr, stasing
Ht thc Home apartments
Nu ces Hotel arrivals Yesterday leo
sluded ~ g. li1lo. Dalins. o. D..
smith Chiragn ~ Taylor Laredo
r o. Dunn Padre island. g. y Nav
orirh san Antonio, Nr and Mrs q. J..
Murphy Paris. Franh NJ karstcn san
Antonio. Alex .iylo WIchnni nr "a
N Tnggnrt Wichtas g. r. Wallace.
San Antonio. J y plor and wife. Oh
mhomn cts. g. r. Sykes and wife
Afdmoro okla
Mr. and AIRS T.. -. ifooss of 81
houis are among the winter tourists
boz che city who are here for the winter
rhoV urc located nt 1921 water Street
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-01-22
DAY In THE COURTS

Arguments n thc casv of William
Srldrl Ns Jesse o. Fry 90 al were
Completed Tuesday morning in the
lNi district COURT however the de-
ision of Judge W H Hopklns before
whom it WAS beard. has not been rem
lered. i2 agreement of che counsel
or both piainuf ana defendant. the
asc waH Withdrawn from The Jury
lockpt
The court today viii be~ occupied
yith a hearing oC the cnse OF Dan A.
cary Land Company vs W. W sands.
q CO.,
Tho jurors impaaclcd for the pros
ut week of the court arc, o. S Hol-
nam, y. D. iludspeth. Adolph Splegei-
iausor @. D. Snellgrove, Gus Fielder
George Peters D. " Choate Richmond
iallcr Bert Ashton. a. w. l.anghln.
p ~. Hounds. >. D Martin ! n.
BOYD.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-01-22
BASKETBALL GAMES ON
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
and Robstown 60 Meet on
Local Courts

BASKETBALL .Ha arc t1 5000 two rcaI
mr NOSE SUNDAY nc,umng to thr
HafusrnDlt Nf thU Corpus Christi
uleh school un,ouc.
tuN.i0Nn mt lyc that starts thr
N.nN WiiN rfrr Indication of hpiur
% contender ior the championship of
taN toa.' section aua lt viii ho lhis
un iht 1910 meet tho locals foi
ihen openng game ol tho season
ihr gamo to no played 200 ono High
school rorls mrtng ut $3.50 o.oiock.
NiI hn followed hy "a game between
tla aDNuud teams of thc same school
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-01-22
NAN WHO FOUNDED CITY
OF SOUTH OMAHA DEAD
COL Thomaa Swobee, Civil War Vet
cran Passed Away az Advanced
Aoo

Omaha, Nohu lau. ~ Colunol Thorn
SNuhr. ono ol thc founders &c soutl
Omaha. and resident of Omaha Tor fif
fA tDais died ust niEht ai Berkeley
california. Word of his death was re
cevol here to-day Colonel SWobo cam,
tp lmHha lu isGS after serving through
inc 'lNii NuE Ho enlisted ut the agf
0f 10 fought 80 couuth Shiluh an'
NlchHpurg WAS comullmeented tor gal
inniH end promoted. becoming ln turn
assistant quHrlvrmaHter chief commits
sar5 and head ol the cotton bureau.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-01-22

Diego. rulii son of Mfs William Cct
hnrit has rocently boon promoted To-
th, command of battalion This
Young nnval officer enlisted from 4. a
College nhoDt year ago nnd hia
promotion hos been rapid End IAN
usual
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-01-22

The Reverend John W. Sykes, roc
Tor W the Episcopal Clmfch 81 Thr
Good shepherd ,H boo san Antonio at
trndlnr % conference az viefryneu end
nFmcu uf tho West TeNas diotesf Of
thc Episcopal Church
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-01-22

c. C. MeBurnctt Of Springfield. Mo-.
nnd MiHs Alice Gregory of Skldmorc.
were married Tuesday afternoon hy
Justice raf Whoitn in hls office lt
fno count house Tho rtoom ls a
railroad man The couple returned
nst nlrhf tn Sldmor
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-01-22

ll n0i nir.Hit dul reader pi The
Caller HuDscahc today ail ihe news.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-01-22
HONOR AWARDS TO TEXAS
COUNTIES ARE ANNOUNCED

( Communities Hayiru largest Percent
aIo CO 0vorauhsoription ln Fourth
Ltooriy Loan Campaign no
Gi.cn RECOGNITION.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-01-22

Miss Dorothy Davis, o. the Corpus
Christi Wan Camp Community Board.
is c0nsalesrlnE from on attack OF Boo
nucuIl 1nd expects fo bo at hef desk
NLInm nnnihnI flW llY.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-01-22

o. o Morris Of Pratt. Kansas, who
spends hls winters hero and who is
president ~ thc Corpus CHRISTI Tourist
club has issued tll Eos the annual
generalization meeting 90 ho held nDNt
Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock in tho
SUN rarior Of the Nueccs Hotel for
ihp purpose of oloetinr officers aud tho
transaction az other business All
tourists in the city ure invited Co pt-
toud this meeting
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-01-22
CITY NEWS
cINBRIEFC

Mayor Roy Miller will leave this
morning for San Antonio ON q hrlcf
business mission Boz connection with
army matters. lie expects DO return
home Thursday afternoon
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-01-22

g. IS WHITE
Attest. WM
a. MOUNT Sec. 900
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Phoenix tribune., 1919-04-12
AND STILL THEY COME

Every mail brings from three letters containing remit
for subscriptions the Tribune We little realized there
many people interested the Tribune This paper
has surely kicked the for fully onerd of
We placed in peculiar position and
shall have be broad statements Few publications
similarly blessed the majority of them unknown outside of
certain circle Aside from the big list of Caucaans Arizona who
have subscribed for the Tribune reach intelligent Coord
family Arizona hundreds in New Mexico FL Pas Texas and Los
Angeles Calf we'll represented and during the past month from
six subscriptions received from the following places
Chicago Ill., Springfield Ill., Cleveland Ohio Knoxville Tenn ST.
Louis No. Pueblo Coo Lyndy Utah. Adamson Okla Little Rock
Ark Portland Ore Santa Barbara Calf Muskogee 0kla ST.
Augustine Fa Sheffield Aa San Diego, Calf Topeka Kans,
Stroud Oka Sedan Santa Monira Ca Morgan City, La
Lampasas Texas Madison F Niotaz Kans Boey Oka Wash
ington c. Imperial Cal Milford Utah. and number of Others
these people learned exstene but they
tany heard of from whereof glad The
Tribune National Capital destined become
paper with a National reputation
We well Of the fact that great things will be
pected the editor the way articles dealing with big
and shall equal to the task Our best into
Tribune find nothing but the
best coming back to We thank you.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-04-12
TRADE AT HOME

We are often reminded of the wrong injustice many people
merchant by ordering their goods from out of town
many people stop think that every dollar they
for the purchase of goods that be procured
IRON their merchant much money taken from the civic
improvement fund of their respective communities Your local mer
you and the city which his store
per of his profits towards the develop
that community the improved buildings, graded
things which add the value ac
property community Not only that but he gives
employment Arizona and indirectly supports
many families suppose that so cents dollar
catalogue you know what
look like until the expressman has and have
wrapped package Nine of ten there little
defect disappointment dissatisfaction your part The
right many like the description and picture
which you ordered it. but it don suit that's all You
because satisfied but because got bargain
trouble returning it. With the
different Unless the shoe fits right looks right
and feel right your foot, you don take it.
that people who persist in buying from catalogue
just they penny and
pound foolish The eastern merchant who offers to sell goods
than dealer does because of the fact that he is
churches other charitable institutions Arizona
He asked employment husbands and wives
Neither he assessed for improvements your community
All these things yea more DEMANDED of the local
chant you why the local dealer cam with
the catalogue say your home merchant
about Arizona and its development the eastern
could his profits back into his stock without being
assessed prevailed upon donations he could
sell you goods for less
form the habit Of trading home and by doing will
help while helping others Another thought merchant
Los Angeles New York the patronage of Phoenix people
through catalogues and other forms of advertising he will
establishing in Phoenix What's the use? He gets
you money any Wake up Buy your goods from local
merchant keep the money Arizona Arizona for Arzonans
is the demand of the hour Trade at home.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-04-12

appeal to them to give him a ma
jority of his own party upon whom
he could depend during the recon
struction of the country's affairs.
Certainly Mr.. Wilson has not i'm
pressed the people of the country that
he alone possesses the satisfying fac
ulties to do more than any other man
can do to moor the ship of state and
pass all the billows which threaten to
engulf her.
His party has proven beyond ques-
tion that they have given the women
the death blow to their hope of gain
ing national suffrage, and every pos
sible known insult and discrimination
has been shown to the Negro to cause
him not to hope to even get the least
consideration from that source, and if
the Democrats find it impossible to
find another hopeful in their party
they certainly will be handing the
election over to the Republicans with
out a contest should they succeed In
placing Mr.. Wilson before the party
as their candidate to succeed himself
Phoenix tribune., 1919-04-12
Vain HOPES

The friends and admirers OF Presi-
dent Wilson are becoming so enthused
that they are proposing that he do the
mpossible-accept another nomina-
.tion-with the hope of having himself
elected for third time as President
of this country.
Every now and then some over
Jealous followers of some particular
bright star, who has served the peo-
pie well, according to their views,
propose that the people break the
greatest unwritten law of this coun-
try and elect their idol for a third
time to the chief magistracy of this
nation.
The friends of General Grant tried
hard to nominate him for third term
and failed, as did the worshippers Of
Theodore Roosevelt, although he had
not served two full terms as Presi-
dent, they found it impossible to force
him upon the country as President for
more than eight years.
1t is true that Mr.. Wilson has sur
prised the natives by succeeding him
self after his first term, but obser-
want people know that the plea that
he was the great factor which was de-
pended upon to keep this country out
of war won the votes of the women
of the West and turned the tide in his
favor.
No matter what the question at is
sue will be, it is an utter impossibility
to convince enough people that Mr.
Wilson can accomplish the feat which
neither Grant nor Roosevelt could per-
form.
Coming events cast their shadows
before" and the fact that the people
of this country returned a Congress
hostile to President Wilson in face Of
the fact that he had made personal
Phoenix tribune., 1919-04-12
A SIMON PURE DEMOCRACY
(By Associated Negro Press)

(By Associated Negro Press)
Philadelphia, PA petition to re-
move race prejudice and race discriin-
ination in all nations of the earth, is
being circulated in this city by R. D.
Jones, International organizer for the
new movement, in which the aid of
the Japanese movement is sought.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-04-12
MESA News and Advertising
....S. L. DANIELS, Representative

The Mesa glee club met last We'd
nesday with Mrs. Ella Lockett on
Palmer avenue. The evening was
spent in sewing, embroidering and
crocheting. Dainty refreshments were
served and altogether pleasant eve
ming was spent.
Miss lone Smith, Messrs. Willie and
Wilbur Smith, Maurice Hudson and
Miss Olga Peterson motored to Mesa
last Wednesday evening and were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Lon Wilson
and family on Palmer avenue.
Mr.. Harrison Simms of Arlington,
Ariz., paid a brief visit to his old pal,
DIR. James Livingston, last Sunday,
and wass the guest of S. L. Daniels
Sunday evening. Mr.. Simms is think
ing of making this his future home.
Mr. and Mrs. Lon Wilson have
moved to South Hobson street.
Miss Blosie Lockett, a former resi-
dent of Mesa, is expected to arrive in
the Gem City on the 18th inst. from
Ell Paso.
0. S. Stapley, who met with a Sc
rious accident in Chicago some time
ago, returned to this city last week
Although he has not fully recovered
from the effects of the accident, he is
reported doing nicely and delighted to
be back in the Gem City. We wish
Phoenix tribune., 1919-04-12
Oakland, Cal, March 2S, 1915

Oakland, Cal, March 2S, 1919.
Mr.. A. R. Smith,
Editor Phoenix Tribune,
Phoenix, Arizona.
Dear sir: My wife, Mrs. Chlora
Polk Sledge, received a complimentary
copy of your paper and we enjoyed
reading same very much. l want to
say that your paper is one of the best
Negro papers l have read. With the
exception of the Chicago Defender, it
is the best. We also noted with in
terest the long list of trades and bust
ness enterprises among the eolored
people of Phoenix.
Yours respectfully,
LAWRENCE SLEDGE,
Atty. .-at-Law
Phoenix tribune., 1919-04-12

Tor him speedy recovery.
Great improvements are being made
in Mesa. The curb on South McDon-
aid street has been completed as far
as the city limits. The trees on West
Main street have been removed and
part of the sidewalk has been laid on
the north side of the street. from Rob
erson to Morris streets. Mr.. John
Riggs has erected seven new cottages
on South Morris street. The Master
Builders of Los Angeles, CAL, have
arrived in Mesa and work will soon
begin on forty new buildings. Sew
eral new buildings already are under
construction-two on Center street
two on First avenue, and several in
the Stewart addition. A large store
room for the Mesa Milling company is
nearing completion. Near the inter-
section of East Main and Hobson
streets new garage is being built
The school board is planning to erect
a bungalow on East First street for
Professor Matthew'S WATCH MESA
GROW!
The next meeting of the Mesa glee
club will be with Mrs Laura Lewis.
and literary program will be rem
dered. The ladies of the club extend
a cordial invitation to all ladies in the
valley to visit them and assist in the
meetings.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-04-12

Patronze the merchnts who advertise in the Tribune
They want your trade and will treat you right-Edor.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-04-12
ST. LOUIS NEGRO CLAIMS TO BE
FATHER OF FORTY CHILDREN
By the Associated Negro Press)

10y tuS ASSOCtdleu NSSIO 1TeSSJ
St. Louis.-B. B. Banks, a Negro
who lives in Benton, ST. Louis county
says he is the father of 40 children.
Banks asserts that all his babies"
are alive. He says he has six sons
in France.
Banks was discovered in Division
No of the circuit court, where he
was plaintiff in an action against
the Clover Leaf Casualty company
seeking judgment of $500 for alleged
personal injuries suffered while en-
ploved at a steel plant.
"Pve been married three times" :"
Banks said by my first wife
had 18 children. She's dead. My sec
ond wife had no children divorced
her. had % children by my third
wife,