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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-06-04
Man BeIaeaded by Chain.

Sioux City, Ia.-Mike Kepranis,
laborer at the Cudahy Packing COM
pany plant, was beheaded this
morning. He was working in the fer
tilizer plant when his head was
caught in a chain carrier. His body
was carried into the tank which had
to be demolished and it was hours
before the body was recovered. In
the meantime the head had been
taken to the coroner's office.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-06-04
Home Of NYnphs.

Near the cape Of Shma in Japan,
there is village the name Of which in
japanese means THE settlement of
Nymplis." Woman in this village is
the predominant partner. The chief
industry is pearl fishing and the
women are the fishers. The men stay
at home and do the work.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-06-04

Noting that a periodical is adver-
Using for a $4,000 year man with
a light car, the Sioux City Journal
declares There are none. If the
advertisement had called for ST.
900 year man with a heavy car, it
would have brought forth many re-
sponses.'
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-06-04
New Kind of "Pincb. :"

Tacoma, Wash.-Said to be the
first man in this district charged
with violation of the federal sta
tute forbidding use of grain or other
foodstuffs in manufacture of spirit
Gus liquors, Gus Seehafer was ar
rested by a, deputy United States
marshal at Hoquiam today. He was
released on $500 bail pending trial.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-06-04
Baby browns in Tub.

Sioux City, Ia.-The 1-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Vail Kull fell
into tub filled with rainwater and
drowned. The body was found by
an aunt an hour after the child had
been missed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-06-04
Big Army Disappears.

The German army is in process of
reorganization. Immediately after the
armistice the army almost disappeared
as an organized unit, and though there
were millions of men in uniform scat
tered ali over the land, none was re-
Sponsihle to anyone, and officers were
not safe in uniform. In localities the
soldiers joined Red guard" groups,
and some served and others misused
their privileges. Thus the army as IT
was known in the old days practically
vanished, except for few divisions
under Hindenburg, camped behind the
Rhine, and the troops along the Polish
border.
Now the only army of the field that
Germany has is in the east to guard
against the Poles. 1t is commanded
by Hindenburg and is supposed to be
not more than 10000 or 10000 men.
if it numbers that many. However.
government troops are scattered ovey
the country in every big city and in
Industrial centers to guard against
disorders. The big problem is keep.
ing these troops faithful and salts
fed, when Spartacan propaganda and
money is at large. Under NOske and
the minister of war, Colonel Reinhard,
the morale and discipline Of the gov
eminent troops have improved tremen-
dousiy until great part of the for
NOR of4ipi sucy iS ractorpd
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-06-04
Depends on Peace Terms.

Germany's army is in a transitory
state. What it will become depends
upon the peace terms, the Germans
recognize. But there has evidently
been a change in idea in the govern
ment Early in the revolution Ebert
declared himself against conscripted
army, and Noske and Reinhard We're
appointed to organize volunteer forces,
serving for Short periods, to defend
the new government. AS a matter of
fact the troops used for interior de-
Tense are all volunteers, mostly young
men, serving for three or six months
at good pay.
The policy of the new republic will
be against consumption in theory, de-
clares President Ebert, but there is not
much hope of putting the theory into
effect, for it is pointed out that Ger
many will not abolish cOnscription I'M
less the neighbOring nations do. Since
the Germans 10 not expect their neigh
bors to depend on volunteers, plans
are being worked out for a new con-
scriptiOn army, serving shorter periods
and modelled more after the Swiss
than the old Prussan army. The
militia idea is popular, but is consid-
cred idealistic.
The German army Of interior de-
Tense, which probably numbers around
a hundred thousand men, or possibly
few thousand more, is an expensive
proposition. Volunteers have to be
paid well to keep them from being
WOE over by the Spartacans, who offer
more money. Food and equipment is
good.
The new army has rather slack
discipline, and none of the old Prus'
sian snap is seen when officers APP
pear. Familiarity and almost inso-
| lence are seen on every hand. The
German trooper has changed lot with
the revolution, and if appearances are
at all Indicative the government
forces in Germany today are not &c
be feared outside Germany.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-25
The Negro, His Economic Contribution
and His Right to Live in Peace
An Interview with Dr. Emmett j. Scott SecretaryTreas-
urer of Howard University, and During the War
Special Assistant to the Secretary of War

in American life, some pure hopeful
light Shines" DR.. Scotte resumed.
THAT terrible episode shocked the
South Listen to the Atlanta Consti-
tuition, which, in concluding long edi
torial denunciation of the offenders,
says: This monstrous affair does
not concern Telfair County nor Geor-
gia alone but the American Republic
as a whole; and we might as well
look the future squarely in the face
and be prepared to accept Federal
jurisdiction in crimes of this kind if
our own State has not the courage to
meet the situation and apply the rem
edy."
That editorial was printed on July
%, when Chicago was entering her
separate argument for Federal regula-
tion of race wars.
81 was born in the South. l have
labored there. The masses CT the Ne
gro people live there. For many years
to come this will be true, and that
section should take the lead in es-
tablishing definitely friendly relations
between the races. The time has
come, when there is more than SEN
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-25
THAT MEMORIAL MEETING AT
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL.

In the more than half a century
have lived here, no public gathering
which l attended was more replete
with gripping, spell-bound interest
than the community meeting at Lin
coin High School on Sunday, last.
The vast audience was overcome with
varied emotions, now laughter, now
tears, now an uncomfortable outburst
of pent-up enthusiasm. Kansas City's
richest citizen was present to plead
for contributions to a memorial to the
brave boys who went over seas and
lie buried beneath the willows of
Chateau Thierry and the Argonne;
but Mr.. R. A. Long spoke as a COM
mOner. There was no patrOniZing, no
condesCending, no sentimentalism. He
spoke as an humble patriot to an as
sembly of patriots as man to man,
neighbor to neighbor, friend to friend
anG hero worshippers. He felt at
home and made everybody else who
heard him feel at home, and ready to
follow his lead. 1t was a telling
speech. No less so was the benedic-
tion pronounced by him at the sug-
gestion of his gifted daughter, Mrs.
Loula Long Combs. 1t reminded me
of the soulful prayers at the close of
his sermons of the great Henry Ward
Beecher, each one a sermon in itself.
And that mastery address of Mel
son C. Crews! He rose to the occa-
sion with the eloquence of a Fred
erick Douglass and the burning fire of
a Patrick Henry as he told of the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-25
CONDITIONS ARE IDEAL AT OLD
CITY HOSPITAL.

81 never have any trouble with my
internes or employees" DR.. William
Tompkins, superintendent of the old
city hospital, said yesterday; 81 have
nine internes, forty nurses and about
14O patients. AS far as | know
everything at this hospital is in per
feet harmony"
visit to the old City hospital
tended to prove DR.. Thompkins state
ment. Despite the fact that the build
ing is more than fortyssyears old, and
that the floors are wood and the walls
painted plaster, not speck of dust OF
dirt was visible anywhere.
The well-scrubbed wooden floors
and steps would be delight to a cri-
tical housewife. They are scrubbed
daily DR.. Thompkins said. No dirt is
under the radiators in any part of the
building. The basement is as clean
as the operating room which is be-
vond reproach. 1t is a decided con-
trast to the new and modern General
hospital further up the hill.
Everything at the old City hospital
is run under a well-planned system.
There is no pickering and discomfort
among the employees. Both the pat
tents and the staff express the high
est degree of satisfaction over the
and conditions. The po-
lice say they are given twice the ser
vice and attention when bringing pa
tients to the old City hospital that
they receive at the General hospital.
Not only is the Negro hospital the
more cleanly of the two, but there is
an air of work being wele done about
the place. Every one is busy and ap-
parently satisfied There are nearly
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-25

martial achievement of the black boys
in the late war and of the determina-
tion of Kansas City Negroes to re-
spond to the call for contributions to
the two million dollar drive for
memorial to the four hundred of it's
sainted soldier dead He received
continued ovation.
And when this gifted orator, ad-
dressing Mr.. Long, thundered forth,
1--WE Negroes assure you, sir, that we
have no time to waste with the riot
er, the striker, the dynamiter, the Boil
shevists of the white race, as all such
peace disturbers are simply in our
way; owing our fealty and allegiance
to great souls like yourself; for all
we want as a race is justice and a
square deal,' Mr.. Long was impeIled
to spring to his feet and signal to the
vast audience to rise and with a wave
of handkerchiefs and a shout that
made the welkin ring, it proclaimed
its emphatic endorsement.
Kansas City is justly proud of these
two men; of its great humanitarian,
and of its equally great orator Both
are richly endowed
If only Mr.. Crews could be pre-
vailed upon to ally himself heart and
soul with the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People
and give to that organization the
benefit of his great talent and untir-
ing energy and courage, what a pow
erful asset would be added to the To-
cal branch of the society in this great
center of social and commercial hui
man activities.
J. DALLAS BOWSER.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-25
EVEN'TIDE.

Lenghening shadows cast my way
Slow sinking mute tells the close of day
Effugent bars mark Phaeton's reckless ride;
Now the quiet hour Eventide..
Slow fading light deep purple horizon;
Dark hills and wales Echos soft voice respond.
The lingering bird it's drowsy doth chide
All speak kindred tongue. "Ts Eventide"
Vesper bells! then fatering footsteps pass
Time crowned them gray who lad and lass
What they, follow in youthful stride
Vending their way prayer Eventide.
Oh Eventide! Oh peace beguiling sprite
Born of the fleeting daypursuant night.
Unerrng Time you wisely interposed
To still days dim bid Earth's repose.
In yonder hut CLEANS there a fickering light
Look Darkening shades proclaim impending night
Haste now Oh Nymph! Ger other realms preside
l love you best-Adieu! Calm Eventide.
DR.. E. A. WALKER,
1903 E. 18th, Kansas City Mo.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-25
FOR MORTAL
Read Every One OF Our Advertisements This Week

tlmentai motive for doing so. The
new motive is economic, and it ap-
plies to every part of the country
where workmen are scarce and the
worth of the black man as a laborer
has been demonstrated. Every Amer
lean community must soon realize
that it cannot permit lawless groups
to prosecute the Negro if it wishes
to enjoy the benefit of his economic
contribution.
"On the 1918 basis of 100000 i'm
migrants year, the United States is
now suffering from a deficit of at
least 100000 workers. And there
will be a continuing deficit, for while
there is no immigration many foreign
residents of the country are returning
to Europe. The Colored man has
profitted from this, and of course he
knows it. He would indeed be the
mental inferior of other Americans
if he did not. l do not believe he
plans to take an unjust or improper
advantage of the circumstance, but it
certainly does not weaken his claim
to ordinary justice, which is all he
asks of his fellowmen
There is an interesting economic
background to the Washington riots" )"
DR.. Scott continued During 1917 and
1918 the Government needed many
thousands of additional employees, as
you know Yet in many departments
prejudice against the Colored people
remained strong and effective enough
to bar them from the public service
This produced a curious and unexpect-
Continued on Page 81
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-25

as many patients at that hospital as
at the General hospital.
1--WE have a hard time getting equip
mont DR.. Thompkins said, but we
do the best we can without. We are
anxious that the people of Kansas
City should pay our hospital visit
and see what we are doing. From
Fridays Journal
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-25
MO. CONFERENCE DELEGATES.

st. Louis, Oct 1S.-Rev. w. H. Peck
leads the delegation from this district
The delegates to the general confer.
ence are: Revs. W. H. Peck, ]. B.
Barksdale, A. L. Burnette and A. R.
Dobbins.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-25

Let Every Negro Man, Woman and
Child Do Their Full Share in the great
Liberty Memorial Campaign which
starts Monday.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-25

We have many calls each weeh for
houses and rooms Of all descriptions.
Why not advertise what you have to
rent or sell In this paper which
reaches all the eolorsd people In great
er Kansas cIty7
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-25

~ yV~ want a real live up-to.the-
minute Negro Newspaper that gives
ALL the News In which eolored peo-
Pile are Interested, subscribe for The
SUN. Bell Phone East eee.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-06-29
Home Again

Tho following list Of men return
ed from overseas was received in l)i-
rector G. J. Macmanus' office yoster
day These men were listed IN the
employment service department ~ the
United States Employment Bureau
but according to Mr. Macmanus prac-
tically every man on this list has se-
cured his former position or bet
ter one.
William Amps. Austwcll, Miles H.
McCoium, Becvllc; George II. Dun.
can, Corpus Christi, Luz G.. Herman
dez, Corpus Christi; Salurnno Gar.
Ella, Corpus Christi, Jesse Ross, Robg.
town; Charles n Johnson, Maud
Lowe; VIII Rose. Clarksivllc.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-06-29

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-22
SIBERIAN TRADE
SHOWS BIG GAIN
Railroads Report Heavy In.
crease in Earnings.

OMsK, Oct 5.-The entire Siberian
press is protesting vehemently against
the suppression OF the Goios Prtnorid
the Vladivostok newspaper. publication
of which was stopped by Lieut. Col.
johnson of the American forces In the
Far East.
Siberian railroads during the second
four months of 1919 earned nearly three
times as much as they did in the first
period Of that year. Conditions are
greatly improved and II is expected that
further advances will be made in the i'm
mediate future.
An Improvement in the export situa-
ton at Vladivostok Is reported here.
Through the cooperation of American
Consul John X. Caldwell with local au-
thorities the requirements OF the foreign
exchange have not been changed, and
American exporters are able to get the
greater part OF their goods In Siberia
without great delay. Consul Caldwell
has advised Washington that matters
are progressing favorably.
Exports from Siberia for the months
81 July and August of this year amount
ed to $4,000 pools OF raw materials
approximately 100000 pounds)
They consisted largely of furs hides,
flax and dairy products and were valued
at 116,000,00 Jubles or at the present
rate OF exchange, 100000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-22
RAILROADS GREAT
CHINESE PROBLEM
American Engineer Sees Han
kow as the Future Centre
of Trade.
TAPS WIDE TERRITORY
Proposed New Line Would Go
Through Province of So
100000 Population.
TAPS WIDE TERRITORY

PEKrN, China, Oct. &c. J. Carroll,
chief engineer of the szechuen-Hankow
Railway, has his faith rooted in railway
construction as the solver OF a good
, many of the problems confronting China.
Mr. Carroll, who is in charge of the
Han-I and I-Kwei sections of the lines,
first came out to China for tho American
| International Corporation, afterward
being transferred to the Chinese Govern
ment service on the staff Of the Stems
Carey Company. He has made consid-
cradle explorations In the realm of rail-
way construction in China While in
Pekin recently discussing current rail-
way matters, Mr.. Carroll said: "Hankow
Is destined to become the future rail-
way centre of China on account of the
freight originating on the Upper Yang
tsZe and the Upper Han River and the
territory south and west of the Tungting
Lake. All that has a natural outlet in
Hankow, which will develop into one OF
the most important future railway CEN
tres in China. next to Shanghai. Almost
all the freight that comes to Hankow
goes to Shanghai In point OF fact, the
commercial Importance of Shanghai is
partly due to the freight coming from
Hankow, which is the natural transpor-
tation centre of China on account Of its
general topography and natural drain
age"
The Hukuang railway idea, explained
Mr.. Carroll. is to build a line from Han
kow west to Ichang and through the
Yangtsze River gorges to Krungking.
thence to Changtefu. At the present the
province of Szechuan, which is one of the
most important and most highly devel-
oped agricultural provinces of China, Is
isolated from Hankow and other prov
inces by the mountain ranges that prac-
tically extend from north to south.
The conception of the Hukuang rail-
way agreement is to open up this rich
province of about 5o.000.000 souls, be-
tween whom and Hankow there is a bar
rier of nearly a thousand miles. which
presents a transportation problem of the
first magnitude. The only outlet for the
freight from and to Hankow is through
the Yangtsze River gorges-unques-
tionably one of the most difficult rivers
in the world to navigate.
THE entire problem Of the future of
China" said Mr.. Carol in conclusion,
hinges upon the question Of transporta-
ton. Probably none Of China's many
problems will ever be solved until
proper transportation cystem is estab-
llShed, winch means railway COnStruC-
ton. The present railway does not open
up the country sufficiently. AS a basis
Of future development 1t is necessary
to complete the line from Hankow to
Canton and a line from Hankow to
Changtefu, as well as the Lung-Hai
| railway up the Yellow River. With these
three lines as the basis, future ramifi-
cations further afield will follow as a
matter of course. These are the neces-
sary main arteries. The future welfare
OF China depends upon the solution OF
the transportation problem, which means
extensive railway construction"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-22
PARCELS FOR CHINA
SHOULD BE TAGGED
Agent at Shanghai Gives In
structions for Sending
Mail Packages.

Advices OF the Post Office Department
from the United States postal agent at
Shanghai, China, suggest that declara-
ton tags or Invoices should be attached
to parcel post packages sent to China.
Although the Shanghai postal agency
has all the parcel post privileges of a
post Office in the United States, all par
cells received must. nevertheless, pass the
inspection of the Chinese Customs.
Addresses are often caused much in
convenience and needless expense because
the sender fails to forward the invoice in
the Same mail as the parcel or to attach
a customs declaration tag or invoice to
the parcel.
China admits duty free merchandise
for personal use TO the value of ten taels.
When invoices 9r customs declaration
tags are Gttached'the parcels are passed
and delivered Immediately; otherwise
they are held for customs inspection, ana
not little difficulty is experienced In
obtaining delivery.
Parcel post mail is handled from the
Pacific seaboard as first class matter.
Unless the invoice is put into the mail
on the same day the parcel Is mailed II
frequently occurs that the latter catches
an outgoing steamship and the document
is LETT behind, arriving In Shanghai =
week or two later.
In some cases American firms have
neglected to send invoices altogether
Parcels accumulate needlessly in the
postal agency awaiting the documents.
Some firms apparently do not understand
that invoices may be inclosed in invoice
envelopes and attached to the parcel
without extra postage.
Too much emphasis and insstence
cannot be placed upon this point mas
much as II has been found to affect the
reputation of American business in
China The time factor consequent upon
the distance should not be complicated
with avoidable delays.
Particularly is it advantageous for
senders mailing merchandise to banks
for account of customers to attach dupli-
cate invoices to the parcels II this is
done, delivery can be effected much
quicker In a ma jority of cases.