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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-13

Berlin restaurants have cut out
meals acco, ding to a cable. Good
The squareheads may now drink in
peace uninterrupted by gargantuan en-
gorging and consequent gastronomic
grumbling
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-13
DEADEYE DICK,

After reading an account of the es-
cape OF a desperate negro criminal from
our police, we are prepared to elect to
memberships VI the Always Miss Never
Hit" club Mr., Patrolman Mr. w. r, II.
Bailey
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-13
METER CHANGED,

Who remembers when the following
was popular verse, and true to ma
ture,
Here's to Kentucky,
The state where | was born;
Where the corn Is fun OF kernels,
And the Kernels full OF corn
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-13
Offertory Solo--Trusting in Thee 49,.

Ben Fl. Carr tenor.
The choir has now under preparation
some beautiful Christmas numbers. 1t
will be assisted by one of the leading
violinists of the city. Mrs. W. T,
Walker is organst.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-13
cOck.A.pOopIE.Dol

From brief study of Sergt Joe
Coles rarhaclS rooster, we're almost
convinced that there amt no sech oird
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-13
WESTMINSTER.

The following musical program will
be rendered Sunday at the Westmin-
ster Presbyterian church, corner Lamar
and Bellevue, by double quartet choir
MORNING.
Offertory-Lead Kindly Light. -. Clark
solos by Mrs. Aubrey Tucker, soprano
and Creighton Edmondson, baritone
EVENING
Offertory Solo-Trustinp in Thee
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-13
FUNNY SOURCE
LITTLE BOTHER.

Atlanta finally said. Let There b
Light" and there was,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-13
ST. MARY's CATHEDRAL.

The following will be the musical
program at St Mary's cathedral at
the Sunday morning service:
Professional Hymn 401, Oh, Mother
Dear Jerusalem .....,........ Martin
Venite-Chant XII .,.......... Randall
Benedicite Observation-Disclosures. Hopkins
Benedictus ,................. Garrett
Hymn AZ, Rejoice, Rejoice ........
..,.........,.... Skeffington
Offertory, A Day in Thy Courts. 80.
...,,.......,..,.... Macferren
Choir.
tlldl Amen '',.-..,.,,,,..., Mdrlln
Recessonal hymn, Oh, For the Joyful
Son to Hear ................. Parker
Miss Birdie Chamberlain, organist
Arthur Bower, director.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-13
Contributions For
The GOOdfeLLOWS-
Santa Claus Club

Subscriptions to the Goodfellows-
SANTA lllama rlIh.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-13

: .
Mr., Steger violin obligato
Mr Hurry knhn
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-08
A Cats Soliloquy

am cat. | have a good home
with a nice family of people.
never went to school. My mother
taught me fe VIKINGS that every
kitty ought to know. The rest
had to learn myself | can't speak
many words but I understand some
things that people say. Often the
family thinks I'm asleep when Pm
just pretending, and listening 10
their talk. They often say things
about their neighbors that no cat
would say about another. am not
allowed to eat at the table with the
family. l don't see why, for Pm
sure keep myself cleaner than
some of them do. spend several
hours every day sleeking myself
up. | try to keep my fur nice and
clean and my whiskers in good
order
| often see the man of the house
go away of a morning without
washing his teeth or shining his
shoes or brushing his clothes. The
women look pretty in the evening,
when company comes, but they let
their hair go awfully frowsy in the
forenoon. People are funny
things.-W. F. S.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-08
A Bad Bow

Once upon time there was a
very bad boy. He boosted how
brave he was. One night some boy
friends planned to teach him a
lesson. When he came out of his
house, they grabbed him and said,
Lets kill him" The boy was
scared green; and he was never
bOastful any more. They threw
him down a chute and left him to
set out the best way he could
Chester Collins.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-08
NOVEM Der.

Treat me right, oh, children,
For I'm coming, I'm most here.
Don't say, How We hate him,
Hes so cold and drear;
Not like bright October,
With its red rcd leaves,
Like a fairy waving
Gold and crimson sleeves"
Don't say, Now, I'll surely
Get a horyid cold
Now Novembcr's got here,
With its north wind, bold
Don't say, NO, | care not
TO go out and play,
It's too cold aud dreary;>
In the house III stay
Why. I've lots Of jOy-tim"s
For You all; crisp days,
Sunshine, nights OF magic
Under bright moOnrays,
And the greatest brightest.
Holiday ] bring;
Old "Thanksgivin&," surely
OF all days the King!
Helen Chase, i'll brooklyn Eag
Junior.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-08
AN EASY BUSINESS

whats the matter, old tOp?"
"Thc patcr says III have 10 go
into business or he'll cut me off. "
Then 90 into business"
But | don't want to go into bust
moss"
Jaw, g'wan. Try the oyster
business. You can close up four
months in the year"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-08
Why the Horse
Had No Tail

1t was on a market day in Ayr,
beautiful little town in the South
part of Scotland that a farmer
came from Carrick to do his mark.
citing. The way that he had to
take led past Alloway Kirk (Which
in Scotch means church) and Allo-
way Kirk yard and old, old build
ing that was in a lonely part of the
country near the River Doom.
He had to cross the River Doom
by the Aud Brig (old bridge) and
we'll he knew that many of his
neighbors had seen ghosts in the
old church in the "wee sma' hours"
While he was in the Inn at Ayr
talking with his friends, fearful
storm arose, and it was not until
the wizard hour between night and
morning that he started on his way
homeward toward Carricktown.
Just at that time the storm was at
its greatest, lightning tore the sky.
the winds shrieked and howled. the
thunder was furious, and with it all
came terrific blasts of hail.
Seeing great light in the
church he went in the yard and
looked in the tall old Gothic win
dOws. There he saw witches mcr-
rily dancing around an old black
demon who played furiously on his
| hnp n,n rx,,t n1N
than the rest and wore shorter
dress or "sark" than the others
Becoming interested in the scene
he forgot himself and called out,
We'll stepped, Maggy with the
short sark!"
Then he realized what he had
done and spurred his horse at top
speed. Now as everyone knows,
no evil power can pursue a person
beyond the middle of a running
stream.
Lucky it was, for that poor farm
or that the River Doom was so near
that night. His horse was a good
one but before he reached the mid
die arch of the Brig the angry hays
were close at his heels. One
sprang to seize him but was too
late. Not quite too late though for
the horses fine tail was not yet
past the middle of the bridge and
Immediately the tail fell off as if
it had been blasted by stroke of
lightning.
Ever after that fine horse with
out tail was warning to Carrick
farmers not to stay TOO long in the
Ayr markets.
(This old Scotch story or legend
as they call it is the story which
Bobby Burns thought of when he
wrote his spooky poem called Tam
o. Shanter Burns lived near Ayr
and his father is buried in the old
kirkyard The "auld haunted
kirk" may still be seen although
the old roof has fallen in. The
"auld brig" which just saved the
farmers life is still over the River
Doom and has been there since
1886, the year when it was built.
The people use the new brig"
though and only keep the old one
because Of its interesting history
and because the delightfully."- spooky
old poem of Burns has made it
famous. In lonely grOtto near the
Kkirkyard a figure of Tam o.
Shanter has been erected.-Ed)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-08
Los Angeles, Cal.
Oct. II, 1919.

Miss Marjorie Cole,
ilO0 Magnolia Ave.
Dear Miss Cole:
| wanted to write You several
days ago. but not until today did
| succeed in finding out your ad-
dress.
| wanted to thank you most
sincerely for the cooperation
and assistance which you rem
dercd us at the recent fire. 1t
was certainly splendid on your
part, and was appreciated not
only by myself, but by all the
other rangers. To use Lack"y's
expression, you were worth
more than any other six men on
the job"
Any time any Of us are in
position to reciproCate for your
kindness, please do not hesitate
to call upon US.
Very truly yours,
r. II. Charlton,
Forest Supervisor.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-08

like thunder only it was contlnu-
Gus. The heat was so great that
it cracked the rocks, and sent them
rolling down the sides OF the noun
tlinS.
AS luck would have it, the fire
turned and went up the mountain
and the station where Marjorie
was staying giving orders and pre-
pairing the food for the men, was
saved. Two weeks passed before
all the fires in that part OF the
country were put out; and, alter
the fires were out, people began to
count the loss and found that
237 600 acres had been burned,
grass, trees and everything, and 1t
had cost 100000, 600 to put tn" fire
out.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-08

membership will continue until
This little miss thousands of
dollar with theirs and thus help
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-08
Marjorie Treasures Letter.

And this is the letter that Mar
iorir received from the Mr.. ChaI
Ton, forest supervisor of the United
States Forest Reserve:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-08

Once the phone rang so excitedly
that Marjorie took down the re-
cciyer and listened in, although
the call was not for her station.
This is what she heard: ITS shot
the canyOu!'
Hanging up the receiver she tried
to realize what that meant. She
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-06-14
x. E. W.

the tenth anniversary conference Of
the National Association for the Adj
vancement of Colored People which
opens in Cleveland on June 21 and
will last through June %. at this
conference It is expected that an
nouncement of membership e. 5eeding
100000 throughout the United States
will be made
THE Battlefield of America is
announced as the subject OF the open
ing mass meeting on Eunday June
%, which is to be addressed by Hon.
Emmett j. Scott special assistent to
tie Secretary Of War. Moorefield
Storey, Of Boston. is to preside at this
meeting and among tile speakers are
James Weldon job lson and Deaa
William Pickons OF Morgan College,
Baltimore.
During May 20. 1--WE churches in
Cleveland are to be thrown open to
the conference and addresses are to
be delivered By five members Of the
conference. four OF them Colored.
The speakers In the churcaes of
Cleveland are to be DR.. w. e. B.
Dubois. editor OF the Crisis; John
R. Shillady. secretary of the Associ-
alton: James Weldon Johnson, Dean
William Pickens and Dr. ]. Max
Barber Of Philadelphia.
Negro migration from South during
the war. and the Negro in labor and
industry are among the subjects on
which speakers will deliver addresses.
Among the prominent men and wo-
men who will speak are George e.
Haynes director OF the Bureau Of
Negro Economics Of the Department
Of Labor; Julia Lathrop. director
OF the federal Childreu's Bureau:
Oswald Garrison Willard, editor OF
the Nation; DR.. e. T. Bosworth, act
ing president OF Oberlin College;
W. H. Phillips, Mayor of Oberlir (;
Charles +. Thwing. president II West
ern Reserve University; e.. H Baker,
editor Of the Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-06-14
Possessing The Goods, DeIIv-
liysrlng The Same, Madam
Frank|in's Success.

On the 18th Of April, 1918. the sub
ject of this sketch arrived in Hous-
ton unnoticed. unheralded, unsung.
She launched into business here with
one operator and one year from the
date of establishing her enterprise
in this city she had about SO opera
tors and a Is booth hair dressing
and beauty parlor on the ground
floor In the Taborian Temple, where
her customers are numbered by the
hundreds yea thousands.
Madam N. A. Franklin, the SUBJ
ject Of this article, has the distinct
lon OF being the first woman of the
race to teach full course of the
art OF beauty culture. Notwithstanding
the fact that others have given cours-
es In hair culture.
BY perseverance, possessing the
goods and knowing how to deliver
the same, she has built I'D a won
derful business here, giving employ
ment to more women and girls of
the race than any other person in
Texas, or perhaps the South. For
Madam Franklin has another parlor,
l4-booth In Fort Worth, Texas. and
has recently made a visit to the
North Texas, Emporium, where ex-
tensive improvements have been
made, and the business materially
enlarged, The Pantherville Parlor
now ranks as one of the most modern
beauty parlors in the country. Thirty
five OPERATORS supply the trade in
FG Worth and her graduates are
scattered all over the country.
She teaches business ideas 10 her
graduates, more practical than theo-
retical, giving them lessons and
pointers on how to conduct their
business after embarlring in same.
The chief thing of qualification to
Madam Franklin is in making Il
possible for members Of Ier race,
especially the female, to secure pro-
fitable and decent employment and
pull down nice stipend for the SER
vice performed, Some of Houston's
most popular public school teachers
are taking the Madam Franklin
Course.
AT her local establishment. which
Is located at 805 Prairie avenue, a
full line Of hair preparations is
manufactured These goods have
stood the test for the last ten years.
her customers residing in all parts
of the country.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-06-14
Congress Plans TO Stop Lynch
Ing,

June II, 1919.
Steps toward a Congressional r.
yestigation OF lynclsing with view
to the federal government taking
action to stamp out mob violence
were announced today by Jchn n.
Shlllady. secretary OF the National
Asaociation for the Advancement o.
Celored People. Mr. Shillady an
ns4anced that facts and figures and
all ..sailabie testimony and inf0rma.
ton concerning MOI murder m the
United States were being assembled
and would BE laid before Congress.
Five men have already been burn
ed at stake in the United States since
the first OF the year." said Mr.. Sbil-
lady, and more than twenty per
sons have been lynched In that tire.
It is record of barbarism which
ought to make us blush before the
world.
Local anu state authorities shro.
out the country have shown them
selves utterly Unable TO check the
growing evil. Citizens IL all parts
Of the country are urged to send Inn
medlattly all information. press clip
pings and editorials concerning mob
murders to The National Association
for the Advancement OF Colored
People. 70 Fifth Avenue. The IN
formation obtained and assembled
viii be placed before Congress-
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-06-14
DRIVE THEM OUT.

That he who steals my purse steals
trash, but he who robs me Of my good
name. takes what doeg him no good,
but + all the world to me-" Is a
true AZ gospel. yet the character
thieves are working over time. anf
this age has grown bounteous sup
ply. You have only TO stand on
street corner or IN market place.
with ears open to bear vile men say
ing vile things of others. And there
these vultures stand dealing IN the
carrion and sinking carcass OF hum
an character. The poor. the rich,
the brave, the coward, the high, the
low, the noble, the ignohie none
are spared by these creatures, whose
business on earth seems to de-
stroy. It is working great havoc
among mex. II is making life first
q grNt burden and secondly an ig-
uomimous failure. The for IS OF
right, jl.ssice and liberality must not
forget hat tlasir work must not lag
until these human yultrses are driven
from their hiding places. and made
to flsanse themselves IN the sum
light Of open day.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-06-14
DOES HE NoT DEsERYE ID.

We name the Honorable Emmett
J. Scott, Special Assistant to the
Secretary Of War, who closes his
connection with the War Department
on the first Of July. for the Distin-
guished Service Cross. Mr.. Scott has
rendered to the Nation most val
liable and far-reaching service. No
man OF tho Nation during the war
gave more devotion to given task
and worked harder than Emmett J.
Scott as Special Assistant to the
Secretary OF War. The Distinguished
Service Cross Is awarded by the Ma
ton ia recognition Of the high water
mark In patriotic service and II Mr..
Scott has not brought himself by
merit. devotion. loyalty. intelligence,
dignity, dependableness efficiency and
concentration, to deserve the recog-
milton then we do not know what
meritorious service Is. II the point
Is raised that Mr.. Scott is a civilian
then the reply Is at hand that the
Distinguished Service Cross as clear
~ as any one who has received II
and to our mind Mr.. Scott is equally
as deserving.
While we are arguing the case. we
have not the slightest doubt but
that the Secretary Of War will re-
cognize the service OF Mr.. Scott in
this way az he passes out from the
Department on the first Of July.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-06-14
RESOLUTION OF LILY ROSE
KINGDOM NO. A.

Heroes and HerOines of Friendship
In Honor Of Sovereign c. E. W.
Day.
Today our hearts are sad and every
impulse of our soul is that Of SYM
pathy as we gaze at the empty house
that once enclosed useful life. a
noble citizen and q fraternal genius.
Today we pause to pay tribute
of respect and deepest sympathy to
those who loved our dear Hon Sow
ereign c. y. w. Day best, and may
his kind acts and pleasant words
be treasured up as priceless gems
upon which our minds will love to
dwell in the fondest and most sacred
recollections.
He has fulfilled his earthly destiny;
the stern, hard battle Of life has
been bravely fought, and like
true Sovereign he has never surrend-
cred to any Of the obstacles in the
way Of his duty and care for himself
and his family, even though he Of
ten had to make great sacrifices.
WHEREAS, Sovereign G. q. w.
Day, has been useful and active
member OF Lily Rose Kingdom No.
A since 1916,
Resolved that today we bow In humble
submission to the will of the Almigh-
ty, Who knoweth best for His chill
dren. We wish to state to his below
ed companion and other relatives,
that these tokens of sympathy and
respect are not for the present only,
but we shall ever be ready and glad
to extend a helping hand to your
assistance should you need same.
Be 1t further, Resolved. that since
only few days ago our dear Sow
ereign was as confidently making
his plans for future usefulness as we
are doing today, and even though his
heart was glad with the anticipations
Of happiness which the fruition Of
his plans would make certain, which
were never realized, that we shall
ever strive to emulate his good ex-
amples of usefulness as a Christian
gentleman, and thank God for having
given us such a great example of
true manhood.
Resolved, that copy of these res0-
lutions be sent to the bereaved fami-
ly, copy be sent to the Negro pa
pers for publication and a copy
spread upon the minutes of our King
dom.
Respectfully submitted:
Committee:
G. JESSE.
A. q. BAKER,
CHAS. MCGEE.
]. P. GUNTER, Chairman.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-06-14

Staff Correspondence.
Dallas. Texas. June 10. 1913.
The Indictment weather Of Monday,
June 2, caught me at Cleburne and
at the auditorium Of the Public
schools. / met an audience Of four
persons. The elements had done
their work and once more the people
had lost an opportunity to take q
step further in the acquisition Of the
sublime art of American business.
as directed by the Negro Business
League.
Alvarado, Tuesday, June 8. night,
met and spoke to fair sized au-
dience at the Baptist church.
Here is a house which is a credit
to the town and in the hands Of an
enterprising and progressive people.
CIeburne, / returned via Dallas
to Cleburne on the evening Of We'd
nesday, June 4, and delivered the
class address before fine audience
OF white and Colored people, for The
Booker T.. Washington school, OF
which Prof. ]. ]. Burnett is prin-
cipal. There were four graduates;
Miss Matte Oliver and Messrs. A.
p. Davis, Jn0. Carter, X. Phillips.
/. can truthfully say that the school
board Of Cleburne, shows real in
terest in the education Of the Col
ored children. A fine, modern school
house. well equipped bears uncon-
trovertable testimony to this fact.
Then again the white people gem
orally seem to think along broad
lines concerning the race. Cleburne
Is marching ON. AS for Colored en-
terprise, Cleburne is not much bet
ter than II was years ago, and ]
do not hold the white men response
BILE. / hope the Colored men who
lead Cleburne will awake to their
responsibility. Friday. June 6, found
me at Grandview, where spoke
to a fine audience In Tom Eckles
Hall. I stopped al his residence. He
Is live one. /. w. Jones is one OF
the mighty men Of Grandview. Mr..
II. w. Neal Of Cleburne came over
with me and rendered valuable as
sistance. The next day / arrived in
Dallas. and tarried here to be a
witness to what men will do who
call themselves knights Of Pythias-
what women will say who belong Ia
the Courts Of Calanthe. / am writ
ing the story to appear elsewehers
in this and the issue Of the week tc
come
Some Observation.
| am Impressed as / move around
the circle, that the CoIored man Is
his own worst enemy. He kicks
against the legal restrictions which
theoretically and actually seek to
fetter him. This Is right. He cla-
mors for the door of opportunity Ia
he left. for him wide open. or al
least atar. and yet while clamorine
for the opening Of doors which are
shut neglects to enter the doors
which stand omen night and day. In
other words. the Things which make
race. and which for the most part
are as free az lir. are often lily
used or not at all
Colored men Of Texas: Verify
verify. say unto you. except you
are willing to do all the things In
your power to achieve for yourselves
Hose things which fadeth not away
ye can in no wise be saved
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-06-14

don't grumble and he grumbIefs
don't work Nv. y. BledsoS g. NJ,
U B p.
we may add that this saying ap-
plies not only to the worker IN the
lodge, but to the worker In all the
fields Of human endeavor. The man
who sets himself to fault-fnding and
complaining cannot at the same time
set himself to cheerful remuneratiye
service. Inasmuch, man can not
physically be In two places at the
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-06-14

same time, II is equally true that
he cannot properly apply himself
to a task at = time when he IL up
in arms against the Job. Let us cease
complaining OF what we dislike ard
strive to exert an influence which
will change It It is reasonable
conclusion that II the race will spend
the time In the effort to solve our
problem. which It now spends COM
planning about the problem it will
pass away
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-06-14
ONE THOUSAND MEMBERSHIP
DRIVE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
FOR ADVANCEMENT OF COL
ORED PEOPLE.

The following speakers have volun-
teered their service as campaigners
at the hereinafter named churches
for next Sunday morning at II
O'Clock.
Churches and their Speakers:
New Hope-John H. Dixon; Churcli
Of God-D. v. Burton; Bethel-G +.
Porter; Mt. 0live--Miss L. NJ. Tuck
er; st. Mark-T. L. Lemons; st.
JOINT. W. Towns; ST. James. s. w.
J. Lcwery; Munger Avenue Baptist
Mrs. s. c. White; Evening Chapel
DIR. r. T. Hamilton; Mt. Rose
Prof. J. G. Phillips: Friendship II.
H. snlith; New Zion, J. s. Burns: