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Phoenix tribune., 1919-04-19

where the community does not coun-
tenance it, 10 Negroes have been
lynched in 10 states, nine of them
Southern and one a Western state"
The Association also called the gov
ernor of Mississippi's attention to the
fact that there We're 81 lynchings since
January 1, 1918 GA more than in 1910
seven of these being in Mississippi
five of the victims were women
NOTE: A late telegram reminds
the governor of Louisiana's increased
lynchings,-3 in 1916, 6 in 1917, 8 in
1918, and for the first six weeks of
1919 at rate of 25. AT this dangerously
increasing pace, within 20 years the
whole population would be lynched-
each Vigilante, New York.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-04-19
MESA News and Advertising
...S. L. DANIELS, Representative

Mesa has been. the scene of many
notable visitors the past week Among
them were the officials of the Arizona
Baptist convention and attending del
egates to the Woman's Home and
Foreign Missionary society. The con
vention met at the First Baptist
church and the ladies held their ses-
sion at the First Methodist church
which was generously donated them
by the pastor, DR.. Reid, and the Of
ficers. Friday night, April II, the
session was held at the Orpheum the
atre. A large crowd was present. An
Illustrated lecture was delivered by
one of the field missionaries to the
Hopi Indians. The entire session was
well attended. Rev ]. B. Bell, field
missionary for the colored Baptists
in Arizona and New Mexico, was
among the attending missionaries at
this convention. The meeting was a
success in every way.
New arrivals in the city are Mrs.
w. l.. Ferguson and six children, Col
orado, Texas; the children's names
are Helen, Don, Evelyn, Vivian,
Leon Jr. and little Carl Ferguson
The father and husband has been in
Mesa for some time and is now com
fortably settled with his family. They
reside on Morris street.
Mrs. w. ]. Smith and family Of
Phoenix motored to Mesa last Sunday
to meet Mrs Smiths mother and
other relatives There was a happy
family reunion in Mesa last Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Lon Wilson have
moved to South Hobson street.
Mr.. H. G. Scott, who has been on
the sick list, is now able to resume
his work at the H. D. Evans school
A number of important events are
scheduled for next week. Watch
these columns for full account of the
happenings.
Katie Genevieve Ferguson arrived in
Katie Genevive eFrguson arrived in
Mesa last week from Colorado, Texas.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-04-19
POLITICS MUST BE GREAT

One of readers remarked that the editorial
Tribune not quite the standard regard politics. He
said that IN reading the Coored newspapers from different sections
OF the country able to find the various editorials what the
real sentiment of the Coored people matters pertaining
politics If the sole object of this reader find what the
ored voters of Arizona thinking about the political
which they Inclined he will have read other paper
besides the Phoenix Tribune Politics complicated
refuse have anything do with it. Our limited newspaper
experience will not permit dabbe in politics While
ev politics something great fail wherein editorial
column could be strengthened by it. We have number of
Coord fade into nsignicce by dabbng politics
and we have not by it. The Tribune believes that
profit by the mistakes of other newspapers If wrong
please tell us the We Missouri
Phoenix tribune., 1919-04-19
WHAT PHOENIX NEEDS

No city IN Arizona experiencing rapid increase in its
Cood population than Phoenix People every
country focng Arizona and this city their
objective In of this fact the need of several Race enterprises
apparent What need most is stcass hotel for coored
people The few roomng houses have crowded capacity
and people being turned away daily No matter
has, next impossible frstclass
accommodations We also need ghss restaurants drug
and soda fountains grocery store and maret cooperative
mercantile establishment and other business enterprises We could
ably support attorney undertaken and embamer another
estate dealer and few other professional Somebody
take the lead and others will follow. Who has initiative
bone enough to make start? Come forward, please.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-03-13
KILLED By
RAILROAD ENGINE

Mrs N, E. Jackson left Friday
for Whitwell, Tenn. to attend
the funeral of her nephew, Cliff
ford Womack, who was killed in
Birmingham, Ala, on Thursday
afternoon. He was at work on
the electric block signals for the
A. G. S. Railroad in the Birming.
ham yards He had just fixed
the wires in the tower and was
fastening them to the rails when
a passenger backed into him.
The accident was due to the care
lessness of the railroad, as the
flagman thought he was through
and took down the flag which
was the signal for the engine to
pull up. He is survived by one
brother, Carle Womack, radio OPP
orator on the U. S. S. Hunting
ton, who was at this time on his
way to France. -Crossville Chron-
icle.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-03-13
AUSTIN M0SlER HOME
ON FURLOUCH

Austin C. Mosier, Of the U. S.
Army. was here Monday from
Camp Jackson where he is sill
under treatment for disability
from mustard gas.'' winch af-
fected his heart and lungs. He
is in on a ten-day furlough to
visit his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. s.
r. Mosier, of Bridgeport. He
says he has had enough of it and
the French had better fiaht
their own battles from now on,
as far as he is concerned. His
friends here were all glad to see
him, and his experiences are in
tetesting to hear He was ac-
companied by his mother and
other members of the family,
who visited relatives here and in
Coppinger Cove. "Ault" didn't
bring home a pretty French girl
with him, but says the girls of
the U. S. A. are good enough for
him.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-03-13

finally got him in condition. to pro-
ceed.
II think you are Il better shot thar
| am, so you would better go ahead,
said Mr.. Unluklkus with a feeble at
tempt at diplomacy.
"Not much, | don't go ahead,
said Mr.. Bildriver, firmly. A man
has a natural curiosity to know what
kills him, and so long as you have
powder and shot and gun about
your person you'll head the mourn.
full procession and I'll bring up the
rear The next time | go shooting
with a dishbinged luniiic with a
mania for homicide I'll wear a com
plete suit of plate armor, and then
won't be so particular"
Al this moment their attention
was attracted by the actions of the
dog, which was paving away the
leaves from under an old log and
barking noisily.
dts woodchuck," said Unluki,
kus, as they hurried forward. 1t
isn't exactly a game animal, but we
will take him in" and he caught hold
of the log and rolled it over, while
the dog, with frantic yeIp, rushed
in and dragged small black and
white animal from underneath it.
''Great Scott" cried UnIukikus,
"lt's a skunk, isn't it?'
"Naw,' snarled Bildriver, "it's a
bird of paradise, that's what it is. |
knew that college bred dog of yours
would distinguish himself if he got a
chance" and grasping his nose in
one hand and his gun in the other he
made bee line for the station and
was seen no more.
"WeIl, dear" chirruped Mrs I'm
lukikus that evening Az she met her
husband as the door, "what did You
shoot?"
"Shoot," he growled diSgustedly,
81 shot a valuable piece of real es
tate, shot Scotch tweed cap, |
shot the whole scalp off the friend
of my bosom, shot
"Uriah," interrupted his wife sniff
fing the air, ""hat is that hornd
smeIl?"
"It's mignonette, Mrs. Unlukikus,
it's mignonette," he responded. 81
bagged a conservatory on the way
home. Or perhaps it's oil OF winter
green. shot drug store down
near the station, | also shot"
But Mrs. Unlukikus shot out OF
the room.
"She scents the truth" muttered
Mr.. Unlukikus, with mlrthless
chuckle, as he dragged himself
wearily upstairs to the bathroom.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-03-13
Looney's Creek.
.Shef.ailo lie Me7ut.

SbeftaI 10 lite Ne7Os
Miss Ruth Upton has started
to school at Whitwell. She
drives to and from school, which
is about five miles from home.
Misses Nan Reed, Bertha and
Joe league came home Friday
night from the Marion High
School, and spent Saturday and
Sunday with homefolks.
Mrs. Vance Barker and little
son, Joe. are visiting Mrs. Bar
ker's mother, Mrs. ] E. league.
this week
Surveyor Curry Kelly was here
last week surveying the land of
the j. E. league estate which is
to be divided in a short time be-
tween tie heirs.
Our pastor. Rev. Newell, left
an appointment for Rev. " ilson
to address the people at Looney's
Creek last Saturday night, but
the rain came in his place. For
lack of boats no one went to hear
Bro. Wilson, as Looney's Creek
looked like a river.
Our Sunday school holds its
own 0. K. The attendance has
been about 35 for sometime.
Bad weather and bad roads do
not stop crosstie men from haul
ing ties. More than a dozen wa
gons are delivering ties at Pick
ett Switch.
Mrs. W. E. Anderson is spend
ing a few days with friends in
Whitwell.
Mrs. j. E. Holloway is in st.
Elmo with her sister, Mrs. Yoch-
chem. who fell last week and
sustained painful. if not fatal in
juries.
Albert Condra went to Whit
well Monday, the first time since
he took the "fiu." Blue Jay.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-03-13
Soldier Returns
From War

Will Makins returned to his
home in Jasper from Camp jack
son Friday. He is a colored
soldier, and served at Villevalle.
France in Bat. D. 351 F. A. He
was one Of the first to go from
this county, volunteering with A.
WestmoreIand in the beginning
of the fracus. Westmoreland,
however, died in camp. Makins
had his helmet and gas mask and
attracted considerable attention
He said he was well satisfied to
be once more home.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-03-13

sharply with birch withe. For
time after this the dog seemed mel
ancholy and depressed in spirits, bu
presently he rallied and pointed ;
chipmunk.
"Say, what is the matter with your
blamed dog, anyway shouted Bill
driver in a rage. ''Does he think we
get up in the middle of the night,
make railway journey, and then
walk twelve miles thru thistles and
underbrush to shoot pee wees or
field mice?"
81 don't know what ails him"
said Unlukikus, dejectedly, 81 paid
sixty dollars
"Ya-as," broke.in BiIdriver, "you
paid sixty dollars to have him taught
to point and he points all right, but
be lacks discrimination. He'll point
anything from circus procession
down to a bluebottlo fly. What
you want to do now is to expend
FIVE or six hundred dollars more and
give him a thorough course OF in-
struction in ornithology 40 that he
will be able to discern the salient
points of difference between bull
frog and crested grouse"
Unlukikus kicked the dog five
feet in the air, and they started for
a small grove which they could see
in the distance, Billdriver striding
gloomily along ahead. Before long
Unlukikus saw the dog stealthily ad-
vancing toward small clump of
bushes with his nose in the air and
he began lingering the lock of his
gun nervously. In moment there
was report and Blldriver's cap
was lifted from his head while Bill
driver himself danced up and down
like a madman.
81 thought that dog of yours had
the least sense of anything on top of
this earth," he yelled as he rubbed
the place where stray shot had
scalped his bald scalp, but he Is an
intellectual giant compared with you.
Did you think wild turkey was
roosting on my head? Can't you
tell the difference between feath-
cred fowl and free born American
cltizen?'
UnIukikus humbly apologized and
spoke soothing words to the injured
man and put some court plaster, a
quantity of which he always carried
with him, on the damaged scalp and
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-03-13

MIR. Unlukikus and Mr. Bildrivel
went shooting one day last fall Mr.
Bildriver had never before beer
shooting with Mr.. Unlukikus. Thai
was why he went with him thil
time
They took an early train out Of
the city and arrived at small way
station about twenty miles distant
Just a. the sun was rising Then
they started across country to large
cattle pasture whore Mr. Unlukikus
said there was an abundance of game.
Mr.. Uulukikus always knows where
there is an abundance of game.
MIR Bildriyer had just climbed the
high brush fence surrounding the
pasture and was engaged in tighten
ing his belt when he heard an ex-
plosion behind him and the dirt few
mp in close proximity to his right
foot. Turning, he saw his compan-
ion .anglod upln tho fence with a
smoking gun in his hand.
"See here, Uulukikus," cried Bill
driver, excitedly, "you want to re
member that you are carrying q gun
in your bands and not a walking
stlck or a crowbar. If you are 60
ing TO shoot holes in the atmosphere
in that promiscuous fashion want
you to give me a chance to hide be-
hind a stump or crawl into a hollow
log You hear me?'
"Oh, weIl," said Unlukikus sooth.
ingly, "these little accidents will oc
casiona!ly happen in spite OF all the
precautions the most careful sports
man can take. | am glad it's no
worse. But, say, look at that dog.
He's scented a quail or partridge
already. | paid $50 to have him
trained to point and | don't grudge
a cent oft Say, amt he dandy?"
The dog came to a point few
rods ahead of them and they advan-
ced cautiously with their guns
at full cock As they come up the
dog flushed little bird about the
size of an adult humble bee.
"Yaas," said Bildrver in metallic
tones; ''ya-as, Uulukikus, he is dan
dy."
Mr.. Unlukikus had had nothing to
say. They proceeded for while in 81
lence and then the dog sliffened him
self in front of garter snake which
lay coiled on rock basking in the
sun Then his master rebuked him
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-03-13
Returned From Camp.

d. O. Hoge has returned from
camp andshas resumed his duties
as bookkeeper for A. r. Pryor,
Inc, at Jasper. He did not get
to cross the pond" to see the
Huns, but all the same got a
severe dose of military service
and is ? lad to be back in his old
stamping grounds.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-03-13
+++++++++ ++++++ +++* =
PerSTli1g Thanks Y. NJ. C.. A.
For Its Canfeen Service
NOW THAT FIGHTING OVER, GENERAL RELIEVES RED
TRIANGLE, AT ITS OWN REQUEST, OF
POST EXCHANGE WORK

Claumonk France, 23-The American 7. NJ c. A, at
ts own request its maintaining
the POST exchanges with the American Correspondence
has Perhing C. Carter
In carge Y NJ with the resulting in this
decision wrote to General Pershng
ing that c. A. In promoting athletics and
that he thought 1t should be
lieyed of the exchange work.
General Pershing in hts reply said
you correctly state, the Y. NJ C. A. undertook the
management post exchanges at request at time
when OF the Importance that available
soldier from the vital military func
tions training and fighting As the which i'm
PEELED No al time request to undertake this
work longer glad approve OF
"In making this change. permit to thank you for
the assistance which the Y
c. rendered to the American Expedonary Force in
handling exchanges Handicapped by shortage of
transportation the Y NJ c. A has by extra
exerton army better could have been
pected assured that its aid has been large
factor great accomplishment the American
army"
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-03-13

Sweet potato storage houses,
as recommended by the United
States Department of Agricul-
ture, are proving eminentiy sat
isfactory in Tennessee, and re
quire only ordinary care to make
them successes.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-03-13

The national Duroc-J Jersey as
sociation has granted pig club
members the privilege of regis
tering their Duroc pigs at the
same rate as members of the as
sociation.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-03-13

At the annual sale Of the Mar
shall County Jack and Jennett
Breeders Association the SO
jacks that were sold averaged
$780,. the highest animal going
for a. 800.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-03-13

Statistics say that there are
20, 100000 dogs in the United
States. How many sheep are
there?
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-03-13
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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-03-13

The w. S. S. organization of
the State met at the University
of Tennessee recently and devel-
oped plans for 1919.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-03-13
M. Unlukikus Shoots


of
originally Monthly
which Is
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-03-13

Poultry club m embers of North
hampton County, North Carolina,
have begun the cooperative ship
ment of graded eggs.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-03-13

Wisconsin has $4,000 silos in
use today.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-03-13

The New York State fedora
zion of county sheep growers as
sociation has just been perfected.
This includes at present % of the
county wool growers association
of New York.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-03-13

E. J. Lehman. of Cannon Coun-
!ty, secured 20 dozen eggs q day
during January from 450 pullets,
netting him $111.00.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-03-13

The q creameries in Mississip-
pi manufactured 8, 800, 900 pounds
of butter last year.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-03-13

Toland County, Connecticut,
tobacco growers have found that
by working as an organization
they can effect a saving of
81, 500 in the sorting of their
crops over the cost if the work
were done individually.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-03-13

Your subscription is alway
gladly received by this Office.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-03-13

Sweet clover seed is in great
demand in Nebraska this year.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-03-13

Support your home paper.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-03-13

American foul brood, disease
o. bees. is prevalent this year in
Ohio.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-03-13

In spite of war conditions,
Great Britain has maintained
her nerds of cattle, and has in
creased her sheep; her loss in
hogs has been small.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-03-13
Live Farm Facts
{FOr TenneSSeanS

STOE ENTHUSIASTICALLY
lA>~A.<n~-N-~N~~n~>N n~>N-~n-s>I>N->S~-NU~-
Sweet potato storage houses,
as recommended by the United
States Department of Agricul-
ture, are proving eminentiy sat
isfactory in Tennessee, and re
quire only ordinary care to make
them successes.
The national oc-Jersey as
sociation has granted pig club
members the privilege of regis
tering their Duroc pigs at the
same rate as members Of the as
sociation.
The w. S. s. organization of
the State met at the University
of Tennessee recently and devel-
oped plans for 1919.
Poultry club m embers of North
hampton County, North Carolina,
have begun the cooperative ship
ment of graded eggs.
Sweet clover seed is in great
demand in Nebraska this year.
Wisconsin has $4,000 silos in
use today.
Toland County, Connecticut,
tobacco growers have found that
by working as an organization
they can effect a saving of
$2,500 in the sorting of their
crops over the cost if the work
were done individually.
American foul brood, disease
o. bees, is prevalent this year in
Ohio.
In spite of war conditions,
Great Britain has maintained
her nerds of cattle, and has in
creased her sheep; her loss in
hogs has been small.
The New York State fedora
zion of county sheep growers as
sociation has just been perfected.
This includes at present % of the
county wool growers association
of New York.
The q creameries in Mississip-
pi manufactured 8, 800, 900 pounds
of butter last year.
E. j. Lehman. of Cannon Coun-
ty, secured 90 dozen eggs q day
during January from 450 pullets,
netting him $111.00.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-02-19

Boys overalls, full cut, sizes from, ; years to IS. Clean-Uo Sale Price, Slo9. 2-1S-2t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-02-19

attached to varying claims is the task, not of tbe witness, but of the legisla- tor"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16

The marriage took place in a hotel
here late yesterday, a few hours after
word came of the divorce granted
Mrs. Mabel Judson Harrison in san
Diego. Calf, former wife of the gov
ernor.
Paternal objection to the girls mar
riage was said by friends to have
been withdrawn at the last moment
Neither the brides mother or father
was present. but each was represent
ed by an intimate friend, it was said.
The bride was recently a student
of the University of California, at
Berkeley. Calf.
The marriage was the elimination
of a romance said TO have been begun
a year ago when the governor gem
oral met the present Mrs Harrison
q a dance at the palace in Manila
The then Miss Wrentmore had been a
student at the University of Washing
ton and a year ago went to the Uni
versity of California. She is a daugh-
ter of Professor Wrentmore, dean of
the College of Manila.
The romance met obstacles, how
ever. and one of them caused the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16

marriage ceremony to be performed
here instead of at the home of the
governor generals mother, Mrs Con-
stance Carey Harrison, the author. III
Washington, d. c. Mrs. Wrentmore,
at the time the engagement was an
nounced in New York several months
ago. said she would not give her con-
sent to her daughters marriage 10
the governor geenral. who will be 10
wears old next December HIS age
she said. WIS the only bar. But the
daughter declared she was of legal
age and loved the governor general
and would marry him.
Another obstacle, a more recent
one. was diphtheria quarantine at
the Wrentmore home in Berkeley
There was a third obstacle, Mrs
Mabel Judson Harrison. the governor
generals second wife. who yesterday
in san Diego. Cal. obtained her final
decree of divorce. With that bar
surmounted, final details for the cere-
monv were arranged at once. Mr..
Harrison's first wife was Mary
Croker. of san Francisco, who died
in 1905.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-16
Doctor Tells HotO To Strengthen
Eyesight so per cent In One
Weeks Time In Many Instances

getting glasses. Eye troubles of many
descriptions may be wonderfully bene-
fitted by following the simple rules.
Here is the prescription: Go to any
active drug store and get a bottle of
Bon-Opto tablets. Drop one Bon-Opto
tablet in a fourth of a glass of water
and allow to dissolve. With this liquid
battle the eyes two to four times daily.
You should notice your eyes clear up
perceptibly right from the start and
inflammation will quickly disappear.
If your eyes are bothering you. even
a little. take steps to save them now
before it is too late Many hopeIessly
blind might have been saved if they
had cared for their eyes in time.
Note: Another prominent Physician TO
whom the above article was submitted.
said: "Bon-Opto is very emarka BILE
remedy. Its constituent ingredients are
well known to eminent eye specialists and
widely prescribed by them. The manufac-
turers guarantee it to strength eyesight 80
per cent in one week s time in many in
stances or refund the money. 1t can he
obtained from any good druggist and is
one of the very few preparations l feel
should be kept on hand for regular Use in
almost every family" 1t is sold in Topeka
by Geo. W. Stansfield and other druggists.
advertisement.