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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-02

New York, Sept. 2.-While early
trade on the cotton exchange was lin
itod, owing TO the near approach Of the
crop report, there was little pressure
and first prices advanced II TO 81
points, mainly on evening-up orders,
due to improved labor conditions and
further reports of rains in the belt
After the opening, trade continued
quiet with prices at the end of the
first fifteen minutes about Is points
higher than fridays close.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-02
EVENING-UP ORDERS
SEND COTTON HIGHER
Prices Advance II to II Points
on Limited Trade-Pres-
sure Lacking

COTTON BELT WEATHER CONDITIONS
New York, Sept 2.--Trhe following tenn
pnrstures were recorded in the cotton belt
this morning: Memphis. Shreveport and
Chattanooga, 40: Little Rpk and Thomas
Vile. 60, and Jacksonville. 72; Precpta-
tions Thomasyille. 06: Jacksonville. %.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-02

South Omaha. Sept. 2.-HOGS-Receipts.
$500 head. Twenty-Five cents to soc higher
bulk stT.15nl775: top. SlS5O.
CATTLE-Receipts, 11.50O head. Beet
and butcher stock and feeders steady.
SHEEP-Receipts. 40. 900 head. Early
feeders steady to strong.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-02

termasters.. U, s., Mldyale Gun Plant;
receiyed at this ONCE until IL o'clock
noon September z; 1919. and then opened
,,,a 70 chine shop heat treatment building and
haiiyard runway Plans and and specifics Sa tions
egi..towu Phila, Pa.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-02

SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIv-
ed by the Building Committee at the State
Hospital fcr the Insane at Norristoyn' Pa.
S Sor furnishing hing ali 4 the Ia Dor and material IRE re.
quired for the erection and completion of an
accordance with the DRAWINGS and speci-
trIe,. architect, 1912 Walnut street. Phila-
. Plans and specification. are on file, at the
office Of the steward. Mr.. Oscar L Schwartz
a. srchitsct ~ Where they may be seen between
the hours Of o a. N. and p; m. up to the
'iif Prospective 81 bidders Who 50 desire may Sc
cure a set Of the 6ueprints and specii;
cations upon stHc to the hs "a S n
70 to' t%o''' the architsst q the blueprInts and
viii be refunded to the depositor.
Each bidder shall furnish with the pro;
for an amount equal to per cent of his
proposal to Euarsntee that the successful
bidder viii enter aiS Of bs Spsst in
work apply to Mr.. Oscar L. Schwartz
steward st the stste Hospital for the In
Should the bidders desire any informa tion
rssSains the s.oaaed thereSy it sss Be- ae
auested of the architect In writing and bull
ietins shall be issued BY the architect to
nsr of the specihcations, Verbal ex-
panations or information Will IN no wise be
bindins upon the building committee steward
The building committe9 reserves the right
70 R,ds received after the time above mem
(. ,,onsd that they shall be due shall not be
eonsdered
OFFICE OF THE C0NsTRUCTING QUAR-.
,,setnasn' Phila.. Pa.-seaied proposals will
be- received at this once until ~ o'clock
noon September z; 1913; and then sen;S opened,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-02
MoNEY.LENDlNG RATES

sis. e6i, 7Os, ,e5s sl2. .665. s7l 90
Phoenix tribune., 1919-05-24

We may not fill all the pits, but
we may watch thereby and warn
those who pass.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-05-24
KNOXVILLE MAY HAVE
NEGRO BOARD OF TRADE;
WHITES FAVOR Project
tsy Associated Negro Pressl

Knoxville, Tenn, May 2I.-The for
nation of Negro Board of Com.
merce" for the business and profes-
slonal men Of Knoxville has been sug-
I. gested and proposed by the white
Board of Commerce of this city, thru
0. ]. Stephens, retiring secretary. The
suggestion will be taken to the board
: OF directors for their approval. If the
suggestion is approved, an extensive or.
ganization will be formed.
w. L. Porter editor of The East
Tennessee News, states that the sug-
gestion of Mr.. Stephen will meet with
unanimous approval by the Race. Mr..
Porter stated that, in his opinion, 200
members could be secured This prob
ably is the first instance in the his
tory Of the country where large com.
mercial body of whites has sought to
form cooperative body of our people
to work for the progress of the COM
munity. If this goes through in Knox.
vile, a precedent win be established
which may well be followed by other
communities, in view of the fact that
cooperative relations are necessary,
and there is little or no opportunity
to get into the parent body"
Editors Note-There are a few
rare instances of our men being ac-
cepted as members in local CONNER
cial bodies. For example: William
Owens of Los Angeles, Calf; and
James M. French of Sandusky, o.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-05-24
NEGRO OIL MAGNATES
INVADE EXCLUSIVE
RESIDENCE DISTRICT
(Ry Associated Negro Pressl

Kansas City, Mo-, May 21.-The sub
ject of Race Adjustment has been
given new airing in this community
beeause of the friction engendered
with reference to our people buying
property in exclusive sections" Maj
or Cowgirl appointed two committees,
one from each Race, and called q
meeting at his office, where the whole
subject was gone into thoroughly and
frankly
Dr. W. j. Tompkins declared that he
thought way could be found to "in-
clude Negroes to cease invasion oil
white residence districts" A project
is on foot to build 200 more homes i'll
tie "NegBo section" in order to take
Gare of the influx from the south.
| am convinced that tie majority of
me Negroes in Kansas City want to
keep to themselves" declared DR..
Tompkins.. Much of the invasion into
white territory has been by wealthy
Negroes who struck oil in Oklahoma,
and we believe we will amicably ad-
just the matter to the credit of all con-
cerned.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-05-24
CELEBRATE BOOTH
ANNIVERSARY OF
LANDING OF FIRST
NEGROES ON AMER
sICAN SOIL
(By Associated Negro Press)

Charleston, w. Va, May 21-The
300th anniversary of the landing of
the first Negroes in America, was cele-
brated here this week with a wonder
fu! array of national talent, among
whom were: Dr. R. R. Motion of Tus-
kegee; Col. Roscoe Conklin Simmons
of Chicago and James Weldon John
son of New York. The celebration
was under the direction of the
churches of the community. :
There was a grand street parade,
participated in by thousands, and ev.
cry band in this section took part.
The parade was in two sections-the
first showing the primitive state of
the Negro; the second showing the
progress that has been made.
The people of Charleston are noted
for the wonderful material, moral and
educational progress made, and they
have an international reputation for
hospitality Booker T. Washington
was born near here in Kanawha Coun-
ty, and his name was on all lips dur
ing the celebration. The only Race
bank in the state is in Charleston.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-05-24
New Orleans Mayor
Praises Colored People
For Their Patriotism
(sy Associated Negro Press)

HaN ~ 'eSSSS'Ne~6 tNN6iO TtSSo -
New Orleans, Ea., May 21.-In an
address before the Grand Lodge of
Knights of Pythias of this state, May
or Behrman Of this city, urged the
Colored People with the necessity of
Standing by the whites in this peri
cd of reconstruction The mayor
praised our people for the work they
have done in various war drives. He
said he was also pleased to see New
Orleans man the head of the state
body of Pythians, as well as the ma.
tional body. S. w. Green, Grand
Chancellor, introduced the Mr.. Behr-
man as "a man who is the mayor of
all the people, and the best mayor in
the country"
DR.. E. A. Williams of Cincinnati
Past Supreme Chancellor, was one of
the speakers at the opening session
Walter L. Cohen responded to the
mayors welcome ~
Phoenix tribune., 1919-05-24
College Men of South
Favor Cooperation
Between Whites
and Blacks
(sy Associated Negro Pressl


Nashville, Tenn, May 21-The Uni
versity Commission OF Southern Race
Questions. which held its Ninth An
nual meeting here, adopted state
ment which will be sent to the college
men of the South to aid in solving
past war conditions. This organiza-
tion is made up of whites.
After praising the service rendered
by our soldiers in the war, and the
loyalty of others who did their best
to finance it, with the added fact that
no Negro was ever suspected of es-
pionage or sympathy towards the
Huns, the resolution appeals to col
lege men as follows:
Let us seek to cultivate a more
tolerant spirit, more generous sym
pathy, and a wider degree of coop
Grafton between the best elements of
both races; to emphasize the best
rather than the worst features of in
terracial relations; to secure greater
publicity for those whose views are
based on reasons rather than on preju-
dice
Because college men are rightly ex-
pected to be molders of public opin-
ion, the commission earnestly appeals
to them to contribute of their talents
and energy in bringing this program
to it's consummation."
Phoenix tribune., 1919-05-24
Georgia Gentleman
Says Negro Lodges are
"Hot Beds Of Anarchy
tsy Associated Negro Press)

Macon, Ca, May 21.-There has
been an effort launched in this COM
munity to have law passed to make
it possible for the sheriff of the coun-
ty, or his deputies to have access to
the secret lodge halls of the Race, be.
cause NEGRO lodges are nothing more
nor less than hotbeds of anarchy and
Bolshevism, and are always plotting
and scheming against the white, race. ="
This statement was made by w. j.
Wingate, white, who further declares:
The more and longer they are per-
mitted to go with their Bolsheyistic
plotting institutions the more danger
GUS the menace will become This
fact will become more pointedly plain
to you in the future, and for this
reason if you would go to work and
insert the stitch in time it would
save nine in the future and perhaps
worlds of trouble for both races.
"The Veasy law ought to be amend
ed so as to apply to the secret Negro
lodges in some way as well as other
institutions. The legislature could
pass law giving our sheriffs and
their deputies the right and authority
10 inspect these institutions and the
conditions in the country surrounding
them
Let us hear the conclusion of the
whole matter, according to- the high
sense Of justice of Wingate. and those
he represents: s yo
81 fully believe in giving hard work
ing, law-abiding Negroes all protection
and our white people everywhere
should see to it that they get it Even
Phoenix tribune., 1919-05-24
DIR. BUNDY WILLING
TO MAKE GREAT SAC
RIFICE IN ORDER TO
UNITE THE RACE
(ey Associated Negro Press)

Chicago, May POT am willingly
go to the penitentiary, for a long or
short time, sad as it may seem to me
and my friends. | will make the sac
rifice if by so doing, the people of
my Race shall become united with
some definite and consecrated pur-
pose to work for justice and the rights
of humanity" With the foregoing
words as a last letter to friend in
Chicago, Dr. Leroy N. Bundy. SEN
fenced for life, because of trial which
found him guilty of melting the East
St. Louis riot, closed his books, as
it were, in the hall at Waterloo, ILL.,
and prepared for his gloomy journey
to Joliet.
Inspired by this kind of a noble
spirit, and the belief that DR.. Bundy
was not given a fair trial, the effort
to let the world know that fact has
been launched with the greatest en-
thusiasm, and is gaining new ground
each day.
Attorney VIM. c. Hueston of the
law firm of Hueston and Galloway.
1912 E. 18th Street, Kansas City. Mo-,
one of the lawyers at the trial has
been delivering some notable address
es throughout the country, describing
details which have not been gener-
ally known to the public. Mr. Hueston
states that he is willing to go wher-
ever called upon to help the cause.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-05-24
LAND OF PROMISE
(ey Associated Negro Press)

Birmingham, Ala, May 21.-An oily
tongued member of the Race has been
going about the smaller suburbs here
preaching freedom and negro rule in
Africa. He has been telling them that
new nation. with a Negro for king,
is to be set up in the dark continent;
that bread grows on trees and honey
flows from the springs; that when
they once get there. all their troubles
will be over, and all they will have
to do is eat and rest themselves under
the giants of the forest. About TWEEN
ty families are said to have sold their
possessions and are packing to go to
the '1and of promise"
Phoenix tribune., 1919-05-24
A LITTLE EXCITEMENT
IN OLD VIRGINIA
(Ry Associated Negro Press)

Newport News. Va, May 21.-Mili-
tary police were patrolling the Sec
tion of the city where our people live
as the result of a near riot which fol-
lowed the accidental wounding of a
beautiful colored girl by a military
guard.
Three Of the military guards were
severely beaten, and chased for more
than a mile by a great crowd of our
people in automobiles. The guards
finally got into military police head
quarters, beating the automobiles, so
it is quite evident that they were los
ing no time. The crowd of colored
people was going in after them. but
were stopped at the point of bayonets.
Sixteen were arrested but later es-
capped in the crowd Of several hun
dred people who had collected.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-05-24
WHAT THE NEGRO EXPECTS
OUT OF THE WAR

One of the very potent reasons, if
not the principal cause of the misun-
derstandings between the white peo-
pie and the colored people of this
country is the flat refusal of the for
mer to judge the latter by fixed stan
dards alike applicable to all men un-
der similar circumstances. White peo-
ple-and by that we mean the con-
trolling masses of them-either will
not or cannot understand that the
color of a mans skin is no more a
proper criterion of judging him than
the color of his hair or that of his
eyes; that being man, he is moved
by the same inspiration and aspiration
as other men.
When, in the spring of 1917, circum-
stances beyond it's control forced our
government to enter the recent war,
the breast of the colored man thrilled
with the same emotions as that Of his
white fellow countryman. He felt the
same pride of country and was ami
mated by the same spirit of loyal de-
votion to her cause. He was no less
ready and willing to make the su-
preme sacrifice in her defense.
1t is true that looking at it selfish
ly he had far less reasons to feel the
same thrills, the same love of the
country as his more fortunate broth
ers. His previous treatment was not
conducive to that end Though to the
manner born, he was made to feel
himself but stepchild with all that
the term suggests.
And yet when the test came he
proved himself no less loyal than
those whose lot was more favorably
cast. Though denied opportunities to
enlist that were open to the white,
yet the records will show that he was
filled with the same feeling of pa
triotism, the same martial spirit that
forced other patriotic citizens 100000
strong, he responded to the draft and
acquitted himself as become the cause
he defended. In the various drives
of the Liberty Loan, Red Cross, Y. M
C. A., and others, he contributed to
the limit Of his means. 1t has been
estimated in the millions. Beneath
the soil of foreign battlefield he a,sC
sleeps q long fast sleep.
The question: What does the Negro
expect out of the recent war? Ought
not to be difficult one to answer.
He expects what every other group
of the Allies expedite victor's
share. He expects of his own country
of which he forms a part and whose
cause he defended, fair field and no
favors. He expects to be treated as
man in Mississippi as well as in
Wisconsin. He expects Old Glory,
which could go 5000 miles across the
seas to avenge the atrocities suffered
by Belgium, to right equal wrongs at
home. He expects for himself and his
dear ones absolutely the same treat
ment accorded every other citizen un-
der like circumstances.
In the light of his recent services
is this too much for him to expect out
of war waged to make the world
safe for democracy?-E
Phoenix tribune., 1919-05-24
ETERNAL GLORY

dedicated to the Unconquerable 369th
Regiment)
Come to nanny, boy! You rascal!
WHAT'S dis you's went an done?
I can b'lieve it when Use heard it
From de lips OBJ my own son.
Co'se l read it in de papers
Bout yo brave and noble deed,
An yo' service to yo' country
In huh time OBJ greatest need.
An de way you won dem medals,
An dem stripes upon yo' coat,
How you ovacome dat "Boche"
When he had you by de th'oat
An de Central praised yo' actions
So s'pose it must be true,
But I'll undahstan it bettah
When it comes right straight from
you.
You's a chip off dat old block sub,
Didn't argy bout de cost,
But jist KEEP right on fghtin'
Dough it seemed dat all was lost.
You has KEEP de chain unbroken-.
'Nevah, let de old flag fall"-
Clean from Bunker Hill to Richmon',
San Juan Heights an Carrizal.
An upon de fiers OBJ Flanders,
When you chased dem "Huns" away
Dey say you amt even whimpah'd
Thru he hottest OBJ de fray;
Dough at first dey didn't want yod
Dis hyeah peace jis couldn't come
Till yo' han into de puddin'
Had been placed to draw a plum
An yo sholy grabbed big one,
Mustahd gas, an shot an shell,
Liquid fab, bombs an bullets,
But l claih you's lookin' well,
Nothin' wrong wild you digestion,
Swallerin' sich tings as desc,
Not to mention mud an watah,
Spanish Flu, an rates an fleas.
Little did yo' nanny reckon
At de time you ma a'ched away,
Dat yo'd sail on bloody seas" sub,
Foe you came back home to stay
Still l knowed you wouldn't fail me
Boy you nevah has (naw wilD
Brake faith wild yo' po' ole nanny
When you had place to fill!
Theodore H. Shackelford, In Tabor
ian Visitor, Little Rock, Ark.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-05-24
ORGANIZATION WILL
TRY TO MAKE AMERICA
SAFE FOR AMERICANS
(PhOenix Tribune News servioe)

New York, N. Y, May 20-A nation
wide drive to obtain 100000 members
10 defend the constitutional and legal
rights now denied more than
four-ffths of the Negro race in this
country was announced today by John
R. Shillady, secretary of the National
Association for the Advancement Of
Colored People.
The Association, which has now
more than $4,000 members, expects to
double it's membership by June 21, at
which time a national conference is to
be held in Cleveland, Ohio.
The program is ito make America
iafe for Americans" on which the as
sociation is making it's drive, was CIV
en- out as follows by Mr.. Shillady:
1. A vote for every Negro man and
woman on the same terms as for white
men and women.
2. An equal chance to acquire the
kind of an education that will enable
the Negro everywhere wisely to use
this vote
3. A fair trial in the courts for all
crimes of which he is accused, by
judges in whose election he has par
ticipated without discrimination be-
cause of race.
4. A right to SIT upon the jury which
passes judgment upon him.
5. Defense against lynching and
burning at the hands of mobs.
6. Equal service on railroad and
other public carries. This is to mean
sleeping car service, dining car serv-
ice, Pullman service, at the same cost
and upon the same terms as other pas
sengers.
T. Equal right to the use of public
parks, libraries and other community
services for which he is taxed.
g. An equal chance for livelihood
in public and private employment
9. The abolition of color-hyphena-
tion and the substitution of straight
Americanism."
'If it were not a painful fact that
mores than four-ffths of the colored
people of the country are denied these
elementary rights" said Mr.. Shillady,
sit would seem an absurdity that an
organization is necessary to demand
for American citizens the exercise of
such rights.
"One would think, if he were from
Mars, or if he knew America only by
reading the speeches of her leading
statesmen that all that would be need
full would be TO apply to the courts of
the land and to the legislatures.
when the fundamental rights of
citizens are so wantonly denied and
that denial justified and defended as
it is by the lawmakers and dominant
forces of so large a number of our
states, it can be realized that the
fight for the Negroes citizenship rights
means a fundamental battle for real
things, for life and liberty.
THE common citizenship rights of
no group of people. to say nothing of
nearly 100000 of them. can be de.
MED with impunity to the state and
the social order which denies them.
This fact should be plain to the dull
est mind among us, with the upheaval
of Europe before our very eyes. Who
so loves America and cherishes her
institutions, owes it to himself and
his country to join hands with the
members of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored Peo-
pie to "Americanize" America and
make the kind of democracy we Am
ericans believe in to be the kind of
democracy We shall have in fact as
we'll as in theory
Phoenix tribune., 1919-05-24
GIVEN A THRASHING
BY A RACE SOLDIER
(By Associated Negro Press)

Hawkinsville, Ca, May 21.-W. j.
Ferguson, white, county tax receiver,
was given a sound thrashing by a
Race soldier when Ferguson became
abusive in his language to the sol
der, who was walking on the side
walk with two young women. The
soldier knocked out two lower teeth
and bruised Ferguson's jaw badly
There have been no arrests to date.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-05-24

The moment young man begins TO
save systematically and appreciates
the true value of money. he necessar-
lily becomes a larger man.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-05-24

i"The whole period of youth" said
Ruskin, 'fs one essentially of forma-
ton, edifcation, instruction. There is
not an hour of it but is trembling with
destinies." rs.fk
Phoenix tribune., 1919-05-24

if there is a riot, the harmless, inno-
cent Negro should be protected, by all
concerned. Let him know that the
great white race is his friend
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-06-16
NKEMcy9wSTRZYMUJA Po-
CTAGr z ARMIA HALLERA.

! Kcbleneya, Is. czerwca -
Nfsscutek rozporzadzenia rzadu
ber4itssiego Memcy wstrzymal'
wGiesssn ,osms mspoeisg6w, przewo
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we.FranGy4 do Poisld. Nieprzswt
kzisny. ten gwalt niemiecki spo-
~odowzf wsr6d polskich tofnie-
rzywyczerpanfe sic srodk6w 4y-
watosoi, brzk kt6rych dale sis i'm
pdczuwzS.
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leseroxcrarowana. Projekt Wiel-
ksfCzw6rd " sprawie plebiscy-
trf ma Gornym Slasku daje Mem
com. prvewags. Kouflikt poniis-
dxwPolssSs a Niemcami Jest re
cza nieunftznions. Fakeycznie,
pIerwsze, starcia iue sic rozpocze
". spod1iewam sic rosyisso-nie.
mieckisgo przymierza przeciwko
Eadzs Narod6w W pcZeciagu dzie-
siecih lat"
Powytsze oSwia6czenie zsoaya
premier Paderewski W irIterwie-
vie prasowyn, poczem ciagna'
dale1;
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nice nismiecl1im snom o ekspan-
zu na zach6d. ale wskutek ME
sprawiedi,wej deeyyi W sprawie
plebiscytu ma slastu zostawiaa i'm
otwarta droge IA wschod.
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szkajs tsgo wysorzystae. ossa-
bienie Pclslri jako silnego pan
stwa buforowego pozostawia o.
twarts drogs do Rosyd, posiada-
jacet wszystko, ezego chcs Mem
cy = nateryafy surowe | fczna
lrsdnose -iw prrecisgu 10 LAT
przedrs sic oni przez Polsks dc
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lige narod6w.
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dziennie raporty z Poisd o ME
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gwastanh. popeinianych W pol.
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