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Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-25

Never place your clock at the head of the stairs; it might run down.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-25

s25 IN PRIzEs-DANcING s:so-1f;so
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-04-12
SUPREME COURT INTERVENTION

Legal steps have been taken by the booze
advocates Of the state to force the secre-
tary Of state by supreme court mandamrs
to accept referendum petition, which will
refer the amendmnet to the United States
Constitution, which was ratified by the late
legislature, which amendment drains the
slums, saloons and wet resorts Of it's booze
in other words, makes this country, after
July LIST, bone dry. Twice, if not thrice,
within the past five years have the voters
Of the state of Washington passed ad-
versely on the privilege question Of vend-
ing booze within her corporate limits and
it does seem that three knockouts should
convince the Mullens ct al that the law
abiding citizens of the state are dead op-
posed to any further booze vending Law
is but common sense or that should be the
definition thereto and common sense should
teach the former legalized law breakers
booze venders-that the people have spoken
on the booze question and spoken in no un-
certain tones words or language and the
sooner they drop the subject the better for
all concerned We hope the Supreme Court
will deny the petition and thereby permit
old man Booze to go to the guilotine July
1st and be beheaded that his soul, if such
he has, may return to the halls Of hell from
whence it came.
No, we do not believe that the country
going dry will entirely eradicate the drink
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-04-12
OLD BOOZE

Old Booze is dead, so toll the knell for
this old maudlin knave; the mourners raise
joyful yell as they stand by the grave.
Old Booze hung on with teeth and nails,
he tried to dodge the tomb; he hoped to
sell his gins and ales until the crack of
DOOM He hoped to do his ancient task till
Father Time is gone; but we've outgrown
the jug and flask, outgrown the demijohn.
Old Booze is dead, at rest he lies, cashed
in beyond recall; he never helped man
to rise, but made million fall. Old Booze
will sleep beneath the loan until the bright
sun pales; he never built toiler's home, but
he filled many jails. Oh dBooze has crossed
the great divide to see what's doing there;
and we'll have less of suicide, and less Of
black despair And We'll see less of wo-
mems tears, of children needing bread, of
wages gone for foaming beers, since Old
Man Booze is dead. He'll dish no more the
poison drink to knock the good man down;
his funeral would make you think circus
is in town. The sections chortle as they work
and dig the clammy clay, and in the shadow
of the kirk the pastor yels "Hooray!' The
undertaken is on hand, with festive lilts and
runes and by the fence the village band is
playing ragtime tunes.
.' Walt Mason.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-04-12

And as you will have done in Mississippi
let another do in Georgia, Alabama, Florida,
and wherever the colored man is lynched as
a pastime, and the lynching disease will
gradually abate. No, not by organized ef
fort, but by individual effort Let some
colored man conclude at every lynching bee
that life is not worth living and that others
may enjoy life, liberty and the pursuit Of
happiness he is going to sell himself dearly
at this lynching party.
So far as not getting an equal deal with
the Jews in the late war is doubtless more
than true, but the Jew, the Jap, the Indian
and every manner of man were classed as
white and he drew very largely in proper
ton to his worth. On the other hand the
colored man stood alone and in the United
States he was opposed by all of them The
colored man did not get fair proportion
Of the military honors, but under the cir
cumstances he did very WE'LL and great
deal better than he had ever done before.
Permit us in conclusion to suggest to you,
DR.. Cannon, that you get the colored vote
out in the north and teach the voters to so
cast their votes that they will hit the bull's
eye in their own interest They did we'll
when Woodrow Wilson first ran for presi-
dent and showed much political independ-
ence by voting for a Democrat candidate
for president, who proved traitor to them,
but they fell down when he ran the second
time by not denouncing him from the hill
tops in and out of season. At the last
county election in Seattle out of voting
population Of 5000 not more than 500 colored
men and women voted and at the municipal
election not that many. So long as the
colored citizens take no more interest in
elections than is cited above then so long
will they get what "Paddy gave the drum. -
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-04-12

habit, but it will certainly go quite a way
in that direction. We also know, accord
ing to history, that man has drunk wine
and other forms of intoxicants since the
mind of man runneth not to the contrary,
but it has been only within the past CEN
tury that Booze became the debasing mon
ster of the human family. Prior to that
time families made and drank their wines
and other beverages just as they did their
food stuffs, yea, verify, they were but
forms Of food stuff and as such there were
and even now should be no objections reg
istered, but when the damnable stuff was
commercaized and then brutalized it ceas-
ed to be a family delicacy, but became
human curse. This and the most of the
civilized countries have seen the error of
their ways and have taken steps to prevent
it's further cOmmercializatiOn and human
debauchery and now that Uncle Sam has
set a day for the decapitation of old man
Booze the sentence should be promptly exc
cuted. This decapitatiOn was not the re-
suit of shrewd legal practices or snap judg-
ment, but the proposed execution was sub
mitted to the people and plenty of time al
lowed them to discuss the procedure with
out bias or prejudice and after months of
deliberations the voters gave their verdict
against further booze vending, and when an
overwhelming majority Of the voters 90 on
record against this or any other prOpo-
sition that should be the law of the land.
The majesty Of the law of this or any
other land or country is the expressed will
of the people thereof and that law should
not be overturned by legal subterfuges or
by riotous mobs because forsooth a minor
ity does not agree with the majority. AS
parting shot we hope that the opportun-
ity to attend the funeral Of old man Booze
July 1st will not be denied the American
people, for it will be one funeral that they
will greatly enjoy, the emo beer, no work.
slogan to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-04-12
WAS IN MASSACHUSETTS

That speech made by DR.. George E. Can
non at Springfield, Massachusetts,, one day
last week, extracts from which were sent
broadcast over the world by the Associated
Press read we'll and sounded better, but
the Speech be it remembered, was made
in Massachusetts, and not in Mississippi, the
seat of war; so far as the colored citizens
of this country are concerned. We hope he
speaks truthfully when he says, 'henceforth
suffrage in every state,' but we have our
doubts, and had he have excepted the vari-
GUS southern states, we still would have our
doubts, because in the state Of Washington
not to exceed 25 per cent Of the co,ored
citizens take any interest in the elections,
states of the nation We seriously doubt if
such talks as that made by DR.. Cannon
get the colored man anywhere. The colored
man gets something of an even break in the
north, hence such talks do not make his con-
dition any better in the north, but the COL
ored man gets it in the neck in the south
and cursing the southern white man from
the mountain tops Of Massachusetts does
not cause him to change his mind as to the
treatment he should accord the colored man.
In the U. S. senate when Pitchfork Tillman
was accused Of killing the colored men of
the south he replied, eyes, we lynch them
and burn them at the stake, and what are
you going to do about it," The question of
right to vote should not worry the colored
citizens one half as much as the question
of life, liberty and the pursuit of happi-
ness.
Go to Mississippi Dr. Cannon and instead
of fighting for suffrage with hot air lay in
wait for the next lynching bee and with
your gatlin' gun on your shoulder quietly
make your way to the scene Of the human
holacust and at the proper time pray for
second to the Almighty God in words like
these: "Dear Lord, [ commend my spirit to
Thee. I am about to sacrifice my life in
defense of the black folk, not only here, but
throughout the south and as I am about to
do may others likewise do, when such attacks
as this are practiced on colored citizens. Give
me the sertngth Of Sampson and the ac-
curacy of David and I will sell my life
deary' And then unannounced get as
near to the center Of the scene Of the lynch
ing as possible and begin operation. There
is no doubt but that you will die an awful
death, but death is onl ydeath, and if you
succeed in taking with you score or more
of the lynchers you will put the fear Of
God in the hearts of the cowardly whelps
and lynching bees will be less frequent there
after and will cease to be holiday occasions.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-04-12
CAYTON'S WEEKLY

90 Published every Saturday at Seattle Washington
u. S. A.
the interest Of equal rights and equal Justice to
all men and for 'all up" =.
publication of general information, but in
the main voicng the sentiments of the Colored
Citizens
Subscription 81 per year in advance. Special
rates made to clubs and societies
HORACE ROSCOE CAYTON. Editor and Publisher
Entred second class matter August 18, 1915, at
the post office Seattle, Wash, under the Act OF
March 3rd, 1916
TELEPHONE: BEACON 1910
Office 3O3 22nd Ave. South
The Brinkley argus., 1919-05-23
SlO.OO REWARD

Strayed from POstelle Satur- day, May 17th, one red roan mare, about 10 years Id, about 15 hands and 2 or 3 inches high, bhsteredfundef neck, fore top cut Land qfean limbs.
 One bay Horse,7f5-f hands a high, aboEf TU-years old, wire cut scaYon left fore leg and blind ilf both 1eyes, had halter on when left here.
 Ten dollars reward for any information as to whereabouts or leading to recovery of same.
 c. $. Porter,
 Postelle, Ark.
The Brinkley argus., 1919-05-23
Among our Soldiers.

Comes the news from Sgt. Manley Folsom that he is still doing service in France, shoot ing the shOots," etc. They say he is some clever markSman. The Argus will print letter from him in next weeks issue.
 The news of the promotion of Lieut.. George Drummond to a Captaincy and his transfer into the regular army means taht he is to remain across the sea indefinitely, which is just a bit disappointing to his father, Rev. Jas. Drummond, pastor of the First Presbyterian church in this city.
The Brinkley argus., 1919-05-23
NOW A SECOND
 CLASS OFFICE
BrinkIey Post Office Advanced to a 2nd Class Office, Makes a Considerable Change
 in Things.

As an added reminder of the way Brinkley is growing comes the news this week that the Brinkley Post Office has been advanced a class and on the 1st we will take on some real city ways in the way of hours and the conduct of the office.
 The hours of the general de- livery will then be 8 a. m. till 6 p. m. with the closing of the money order and War Saving Stamps departments at 5 p. m.
 The change means much to Postmaster Jas. H. Stack, in as much as it gives him the additional help of one man while at the same time shorten ing the hours of the general delivery, M. o. and w. s. s. departments.
 "How did it come about?" said the Argus man to Post master Stack. Because of the increase in business" said he.
 Watch Brinkley grow"
The Brinkley argus., 1919-05-23
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Letters of Administration on the estate of Kalil Mahfouz, de- ceased, were granted to the undersigned, dated the 20th day of May, 1919, by the Probate Court of Monroe County. All persons having claims against said estate are required to ex- hibit them, properly authenti- cated for allowance, tp the Ad- ministrator within one year after the date of said letter or they may be pfecluded from any benefts inl said festate. If such claims hep not exhibited within two years from the date of said letter they shall be for ever bared and precluded from any benefit from said estate.
 r. A. Mahfouz, of the Estate Of
 Kalil MahfouZ, deceased. Brinkley, Monroe County, Ark
 ansas, May 21st, 1919. Bogle & Sharp,
 Attorneys for Administrator.
 Tell .em you sa~ st In the ARGUA.
The Brinkley argus., 1919-05-23
SCHOOL CLOSING
 EXERCISES TONIGHT
BrinkIey High School Closes a Most Successful Term. A Splendid Closing Sermon
 on Sunday Last.

Tonight at the Auditorium the closing or graduating exer- cises of the Brinkley High School will be held.
 This week has been given over to the usual examinations in the varous grades and has been a busy time for teachers as well as pupils.
 On Sunday morning last at the Auditorium a union ser vice was held at which the annual sermon was preached by Rev. Roswell Davis of the Baptist Church and was one of tie finest and most helpful ad dresses ever given in Brinkley cn a similar occasion The music was quite a feature sup piled by the combined choirs of the city.
 The Class of 1919 is compos-- e, altogether of young ladies, Misses Elma Pearson, Stella Freeman, Bessie Ferguson and Mildred Brickell. The diplomas will be delivered and the ad- dress delivered tonight by the State Supt. of Public Instruc- ton, J. L. Bond of Little Rock
The Brinkley argus., 1919-05-23
THE METHODIST
 DRIVE GOES
BrinkIey Methodist Raise the Full Quota in their Big Centenary Drive Last
 Sunday.

Think of it-$8332 .0G raised by Brinkley Methodists on Sun day last.
 Pastor l.. E. Mann of the M. E. Church was about the hap piest fellow in many miles on Sunday night last when those in charge of the centenary drive reported that they had met their full quota of $7,40O and had done even better.
 Pastor l.. B. Mann said to the Argus man Wednesday, "The quota for the district was $125,0O.00 and we've raised it all. The quota for Brinkley was $7,200 and we have raised 8,332. We have five years to pay this in. There are several whom we haven't seen yet but who will come in quite liberal ly. It was a great success"
 Clarendon's quota was $7,480 and Holly Grove about the same and they have gone ahead of their quotas just as Brinkley did.
The Brinkley argus., 1919-05-23
(lTURDAY NIGHTS
 BLOODY TRAGEDY
c,,;an Merchant, kaIiI Mah- io,,z, Shot and Instantly Kill ed and Negro Seriously Wounded by Unknown
 Party.

Saturday night, just after nine o'clock, Kalil Mahfouz, the Syrian merchant on North New Orleans Ave, was shot and instantly killed, while wait ing on a negro woman custo- mer of his store.
 A negro man, Pete Sten- house. who was in the store, was also shot and seriously wounded.
 There was five shots fired in quick succession thru the front show window.
 The shooting was evidently done with an automatic shot gun, the shells being loaded with No. 8 buck shot.
 The assassin evidently shot the negro by accident or mis- took him for a brother of the man he was after.
 The affair caused a deal of excitement and drew several Hundred people to the scene. The dead man was moved to the home of his brother, just across the street and the negro was moved to the hospital and later to his home in North Brinkley.
 It developed that Mahfouz had been shot three times thru the heart, in the side and also in the leg and death was in stant.
 At the time of the shooting there were four people in the store, including the deceased. His brother, a negro woman. the wife of Bradley the porter at Gazzola's store, and Pete Stenhouse, the negro man who was shot in the neck and back. The negro woman was buying pair of stockings from the murdered man and broke and ran out of the door, tho she says she couldn't tell who it was that was doing the shoot Ing. She told several tales de- hylng to some that she was even there but finally said she was there and ran out the door add saw a man in the middle of 'he street going towards the
 Continued on Page 8
The Brinkley argus., 1919-05-23
ABOUT MOhROE'S
 DEAD SOLDIERS
Adj.-Gen. Seeking information Confirming Records About the Monroe County Boys Killed or Died in
 Service

The Argus is in receipt of a communication from the Adj.- General asking for information regarding the four Monroe county boys who left home in this county never to return again.
 These were Claude D. Sims, Brinkley; Orville A. Smiley, Holly Grove; Sullivan Mcbride, Clarendon; Willie Daniels, Brinkley.
 The department desires to hear from their family or next friend a correct reply to the following queries:
 I. Full name of soldier. E. 2. Rank.
 3. Company and regiment.
 4. Date, place and cause of death. 5. Name and place of resi- dence of nearest kin and rela- ton to deceased.
 Send this information to Adjt Gen. Lloyd England, Little Rock Ark.
 If by chance there are other boys who have died or are mis- sing, their names should be sent in also.
The Brinkley argus., 1919-05-23
JEWISH DRIVE
 GOES OYER
The Campaign for Funds for Jewish Sufferers Relief a Big Success in Monroe
 County.

The campaign for funds for the Jewish Sufferers Relief was the End big drive for funds this week, but like the other, the Methodist Centenary, it was a big success and Brinxley did herself proud by raising sever al hundred dollars more than her quota for this splendid cause.
 The cause was publicly pre- scented on Wednesday night at the Presbyterian church by Rabbi Goldenstein of Pine Bluff in one of the most interesting, unique and enjoyable services ever held in this city. In fact in all of the 27 years of my liv- ing in Brinkley have never be- fore witnessed such a service.
 The assemblage was a most representative one, Jews, Gen. tiles, Catholics and PrOtestants all alike participated in the service and stood together singing America. On the rOs- trum, with Rabbi Goldenstein, were all of the resident pas tors of the city except Father Norton, who was out of town. Rev. Davis of the Baptist church gave the opening invo- cation, Rev. Drummond of the Presbyterian church gave a welcome and at the request of Rabbi Goldenstein read from the Bible a portion of the 4th of Genesis. Beautiful solos were sung by Mesdames Jas. l.. WOodfin and Adolph Goldberg, with Mrs. Fred Roescher at the piano.
 Rabbi Goldenstein, in his ad- dress, proved a most pleasing speaker and was most gracious and impressive in his utter ances. He referred to the fact that never before in the history of the world had the Jews gone out to the balance of the world and asked for help for their race, from the Gentiles but said he: 'I'm so happy to see the Christians of America responding so nobly to our ap- peal for it means so much in many ways"
 The closing prayer was made by Pastor L. D. Mann of the Methodist church, after sub- scriptions and a collection had been taken for the cause. Surely to every Christian present, and probably to every Jew, this was the most remark able service ever held in our city and may be attributed as one of the results of the great war. There was a loving sym pathy and fellowship that was beautiful to behold.
 The apportionment of Mon roe county in this drive was $1,S00 and Chairman lsodor Sclrolem says that this will be exceeded by several hundred
The Brinkley argus., 1919-05-23

News comes from New York of the arrival of Harry Brier of this city, back in America from service in France. Harry will probably reach home within the next few weeks.
The Brinkley argus., 1919-05-23

Mrs. I. J. Woodfin entertain ed at her home on North New York Ave. yesterday afternoon, at cards.
The Brinkley argus., 1919-05-23
s. 1. A. NOTES.

Don't fail to see ,"Si Slocum's Country Store" at the school auditorium. Friday night, May 30th. ~ -.
 There will be a7rehersal on Monday night, at the school auditorium. Everyone is re- quested to be present.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-31
Woman Injured
With Bullet
From Pistol
Mrs. Dorothy Gnffith viii
Recover; Shot Fired
Early Friday.

As she was sitting IN an automo-
bile in front Of the St Regis hotel
at 1915 o'clock Friday morning. Mrs
Dorothy Griffith. wife Of Il Griffith,
"a second hand automobile dealer,
fired a shot from a .25 caiber auto
matte revolver into her left side. ac-
.cording TO the police and persons
who saw the shooting.
According to the story the woman
told the police. she had spent the
night looking for her husband. Her
search was fruftless and she regis
tered at the ST. Regis hotel. she said.
She was sitting in the taxicab. owned
and driven by A. A. Fuslier, Of the
$40 stand, when the shot was fired.
PatrOlman H. Snider was near and
heard the shot He ran 20 the car
and found the injured woman leaning
against the cushions He immedi-
ately ordered her taken TO the police
emergency hospital where she was
treated by DR.. John Hardy Her
wound was not serious
Following the treatment she was
taken to the home of her father,
H ". Taylor. 4121 Chester street
Police said they were not able to
locate Griffith during the night
Other automobile dealers said Friday
that Griffith is out Of the city
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-31
NO RATESF0R
Ell PAS0 SHOW
Made in Ell Paso Exhibit
Not Big Enough to
Get Rates.

P. S. Eustis. chairman Of the vest
ern passenger traffic committee OF
the United States railroad admins
tration. rules that special rates from
points in the southwest cannot be
grantsd for Made in Fl Paso Week
November 10 to Is. The difficulty. it
was pointed out. IS that the annual
show OF made in EI Paso products has
not attained to magnitude Of an event
like the Cotton Palace at Waco. the
Dallas state fair and Mardi Csras
1lr. Eustis in commenting upon the
application for special rates from
points in Arizona. New Mexico and
West Texas says in a letter to the
chamber OF commerce; your petition
has been carefully considered by the
committee and the conclusion IS
reached that we cannot comply with
your request without embarrassment
and injury to railroad revenues.
then goes on to state that the FL Paso
show does not come within the spec
ial classification.
Burton Bunch. who is handling the
existing Of exhibitors for the show
at Liberty hail. states that 50 booths
are spoken for The show is assured. =
though some 20 booths will be elimi-
mated, the manufacturers expected
20 do their share IN making the show
having failed 10 render the support
tEat would have made these twenty
booths a success. Enlistments are not
Ct1sed however
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-31
1000 FL PaS0anS
BuyFrOng Army
Retail Store
Figures Given by Officers
IN Charge; Savings
Are Large.

have been sold bv the army retail
store since il opened September %,
according TO figures compiled under
the direction Of Maj. Homer Menden-
hall, superintendent Of the store.
This S50.o00 worth OF goods has
been sold TO 1000 persons in FL Paso
and 1900 persons outside the city.
Altogether the Fl Paso store has sold
goods to persons in ia towns north
and west OF here.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-31

springffeld, H., Oct ST.
Throughout the war steve Phillips,
age 25. lodged shot and shell in
France. A member Of the First
Division. he won fame and glory as a
soldier. He was wounded twice
once BIZ bullet and again by gas
Yet he had been home but three
weeks when a wabash passenger
train claimed him as a victim still
in his uniform, he was run down
while walking along the tracks at
night here. Springfield was Phillips's
home.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-31
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