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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-10-18
EASY TO CONVINCE HIM.

The following is from the Chicago
Herald and Examiner: = f..
One colored man was killed and two
were injured this week in a fight with
whites in the heart of the colored
section. In Chicago? No, in New
York.
Because our time of rioting is over,
some people think the sky is clear
again. No idea could be more foolish
SO long as we have discrimination un-
falr treatment, a feeling of brooding
injustice between the white men and
colored men, we shall have burning
fuse on it's way to high explosive.
New York Knocked Chicago for it's
race riots. We do not mock New
York. The problem is too serious and
too imminent for anything but the
most painful consideration. How shall
we convince the colored man, who
fought for his country and saw a mil
lion of his race serving her colors
the truth, for it is the truth, that his
country wants him, needs him, and is
united in it's urgent desire for his well
fare?
All that is necessary to convince the
colored man that his country wants
him, needs him, and is united in it's
urgent desire for his welfare," is to
cut out lynching, mob murder and all
determinations of law and custom and
treat him the same as all other Ameri-
cans are treated, no better, no worse,
then he'll be convinced.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-10-18
KEEP COOL!

With the great racial excitement
now existing all over the country, it
is we'll for colored people to keep
COOL =
No good can come from incendiary
talk. 1t is rank folly to talk about
actual, physical fighting to win the
contest for justice in the U. S. A. It
would be futile as the colored people
have neither wealth nor guns and are
outnumbered five to one. Never be
the aggressor but defend yourself if
wantonly attacked.
The colored people must fight but
it must be with the spirit, money and
the ballot. Use every legitimate
means to create healthy public opin-
ion and vote for. the individual or
party guaranteeing protection of life
and liberty.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-10-18
THE GREAT AMERICAN

On January S, 1919, Theodore Roose
velt's soul passed into the Great Be-
yond but his spirit is still with US as a
type of the true American.
And he was first of all a loyal
American, true to his country His
last public utterance was speech in
New York, in which he excoriated the
men who seek to build up hyphenated
classes rather than plain Americans.
He knew no wealth, no class, no creed,
no color, no race.
From October 20. to October ~ a
drive will be made for contributions
to build memorials to Theodore Roose.
welt and every reader of THE AP.
PEAL who is opposed to class rule in
the U. S.. A. should give literally to
the fund which is to perpetuate the
name and American ideals of the
Great American, Theodore Roosevelt
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-10-18
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-10-18
ALL HAIL, 1.-THE HAMMER!"

For many years we have heard a lot
about throwing the hammer" into the
discard and giving time to "construc.
tive work." Many have said: Build
up; never tear down.
But knocking and tearing down are
just as necessary in the economy of
things, as building up. Battering
down Wrong is a useful process and
must usually precede the building up
of Right.
! Foul as it is, hell itself is def1led
by the fouler presence of John" That
was the terrible verdict Of the con.
temporaries of King John of England
In his person were combined insol.
ence, selflshness, unbridled lust, cruel.
| ty, shamelessness and tyranny. The
barons rose against him and demanded
a change A. D. 1915, they invited the
King to a little meeting at Runny.
mede and they informed the absolute
monarch that there must be some ma.
terial notifications in the autocratic
power of the Kingdom did not relish
the demand but he realized that he
stood alone and that the barons had
their little Hammers" up their sleeves
and were ready to use them, SO he
granted the Magma Charta. The Great
Charter was discussed, agreed to, and
signed in single day. Thus modern
democracy and liberty had their origin
in hammer work.
In the sixteenth century the Cath.
Ole Church had grown corrupt. The
priests were guilty of immortality, ex-
tortion and all the other crimes. in the
decalogue. The Inquisition was work
Ing overtime. When conditions were
at their worst, Martin luther appeared
on the scene armed with hammer"
and he battered down the Devil so
braced Christianity and this in the
strongly entrenched in the church.
Thus began the Reformation which
separated the Protestant church from
the Romish See, and conferred in
estimable benefits on mankind.
For many years the American COL
onies had been oppressed by England,
the mother country. The colonies
protested against taxation without
representation. Mother England re-.
fused to heed the cries of her children,
30 In ITS, the colonists revolted, the
first blood shed being that of Crispus
Attacks, a mulatto, whose valor the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts has
COMMUNICATED in enduring granite
and bronze on Boston Common. The
continued 'hammering" Of the colon
lists finally brought the liberty which
was proclaimed, July 4, Its.
In the seventeenth century, African
slavery was inaugurated in America.
William Wilberforce and others "ham-
mered" at the vile wrong in England.
The agitation was continued until the
year 1884 saw the abolition of slavery
In all British colonies.
Bond-service had a strong hold in
the United States, but the abolition.
lists had already unsheathed their
MANNERS" William Lloyd Garrison,
frederick Douglass, Wendell Phillips,
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Charles sum
ner and hundreds of others hammer
cd" the great evil until the slave hold
ers' rebellion came, when Hammers
were exchanged for guns, and with
the assistance of nearly 100000 former
slaves, who fought nobly, the great
blot was wiped from the escutcheon.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-10-18
ASK FEDERAL ANTI-LYNcH LAW,

A petition for the enactment of a
Federal law to prevent lynchings, has
been presented to the chairman of the
Senate and House Committees on judi
ciary, Senator Nelson and Representa-
tive Volstead, by delegation repre-
senting the National Equal Rights
League. Senator Nelson of Minnesota
has appointed subcommittee to
probe into the legal possibilities. This
committee consists Of Senators Dill
bingham of Vermont and Kellogg of
Minnesota, Republicans and Senator
Walsh of Montana, Democrat.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-10-18
JOHN BROWN.

John Brown an anti-slavery agtator, seized Har-
peTs Ferry on Oct. 49, 1885, in attempt to free the
slaves: He was arrested, tried and hanged on Dec.
Of the same year.
Estates not great
Except as men may make them; --s 49, 5-a~.e-.~-
Men are not great except they do and dare
But States, like men, 49,. -...
Have destinies that take them
That bear them on not knowing why where.
All merit comes .--' ..
From Drawing the unequal
All glory comes from daring to begin.
Fame loves the State
That reckless Of the sequel,
Fights long and we'll, whether to lose or win.
From bouevards
O'erIooking by Nyanzas,
That statured bronze shall glitter in the sum-
With rugged lettering:
John Brown of Kansas,
He dared begin. He lost,
But losing
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-10-18

The work Of the hammer is not yet
complete. Thousands of social wrongs
still exist which must be hammered
until they disappear. H..
Thousands of men, such as women
slavers, jimcrowists and their ilk, men
who would barter their birthrights,
must be hammered until they beg for
mercy and reform or are knocked into
hell. =
= Great is the hammer! Long may it
exist to knock down the Wrong; to
build up Right.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-10-18
The SIN OF SILENCE

To sin by silence when we should
protest makes towards out of men.
The human race has climbed on pro-
test. Had no voice been raised against
Injustice, ignorance and lust, the in
QUESTION yet would serve the law, and
eulliotines decide our least disputes.
The Jew who dare must speak and
speak again to right the wrongs Of
zmany.-ElIa Wheeler Wilcox.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-10-18

nor would I compare it unfavorably
with our Confucianism. You, how.
ever, do not practice your religion.
With you commercial relation comes
first in all things; the moral relation
is forgotten. ri
Lasting peace will come~only when
you accept honestly the teachings of
the Christ whom you now only pre-.
tend to worship"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-10-18

It is sad to think that there are
colored men who are willing to barter
away their rights as American citizens
for the doubtful honor of being patted
on the back and called good negroes
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-10-18

Anti Jin-crow Car Bill Backed Un-
Plan Of Defense of Race Proposed
Equal Rights Fund Drive to be
Made-14th and 18th Amendme hts
Must be Enforced-Get on Road for
World Democracy Urges League.
washington, D. C. Specially
The last act of the 18th Annual
meeting of the National Equal Rights
League which closed it's three DAYS
session after midnight in the Metro.
polltan A. M. e. Church was to an.
point committee of five to urge un-
on Congress the enactment of tho
Madden Bill against Jim-Crow cars
and the enforcement at this session
OF both the 18th and 18th Amend
ments to the Constitution.
This followed the story by William
Monroe Trotter, elected peace peti-
tloner from the League, of how he
reached Paris despite the positive
stand OF the Government that none
OF the Leagues delegates should be
gwen passports to Paris. "The new
spirit among Colored Americans of
resisting attacks upon their lives is
something for which President Will
son, himself, is chiefly responsible.
declared Mr.. Trotter. His reitera-
ton of noble sentiments and max
ing our boys fight under their inspir-
alton has given birth to a new shirt
OF manliness," he said, and the large
audience applauded wildly.
The Plan for Defensa
Inc convention which was attended
by 100 delegates from 30 states
adopted a plan to MAKE America
Safe for Americans" by the formation
OF chain Of local equal rights
leagues, to be grouped into state
leagues, all to be joined together in
the National League through a ma
t1onal headquarters in Boston and in
Washington, leagues to be of, for and
by the race.
Rights Defense Fund Drive.
Arrangements were also perfected
for an Equal Rights Drive" for
race.defense fund of 100000 to
begin next month and end on Fred
erlck Douglass Birthday Anniversary
Feb. IA, 1920. Rev. c.. M. Tanner.
pastor of the church, was elected Fl.
nance Director Of this drive.
Address to Country.
An address to the, country was
adopted which demands the restora-
ton of the ballot to the Colored peo
pie OF the South, and the establish
ment of World Democracy for the
Colored Race in the U. S.
The address says: "World Democ-
racy as now put into practise for the
Colored American is an ignis fatuus
which leads him into the swamps of
noxlous gases in forms of proscrip-
ton and prejudice calculated to de-
grade and finally to exterminate him
as race in the world
N. S. Taylor, Esq, of Miss. was
elected president; Rev. M. A. N.
Shaw of Boston, list vice president:
Mrs Marie Crawford of D. c., End;
Hon. /. B. Allen of N Y, Sd; w. NJ.
Irotter, Boston, executive secy,: Mrs. |
N. Simpson of Mass, asst; Jas. l.. |
NELL of D. c., rec. secy.; Mrs. M. D. !
Butler OF D. c., asst; Maurice w. |
Spencer of D. c., Treasurer; Rev. C. !
NJ. Tanner Of D. c., financial secy. I
There was special interest in the
choice of national organizer and finally
it fell to Rev. B. N. Murrell of st. Paul, |
Mimi, a prominent war worker in |
France. -. -~- 10y .1-..- r
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-10-18
GOD GIVE US MEN.

GOD GIVE US MEN,
God give us men! A time like this demands
strong minds great hearts, true faith and ready hands:
Men whom the lust of Office does not kill
Men whom the spois of office cannot buy:
Men who possess opinions and will;
wen VINO have honor-men who will not lie;
Men who can stand before demagogue
ana damn his treacherous batteries without winng!
Tau men, sun crowned, who live above the fog
Ii public duty and in private thinking
j. G.. Holland
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-10-18
PRES. WILSON CAUSE OF NEW
RACE ATTITUDE.

Anti 1'm'Crow Car Bill Backed Up
Plan Of Defense Of Race Proposed
Equal Rights Fund Drive to be
made-14th and 18th Amendments
Must be Enforced-Get on Road for
World Democracy Urges League.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-10-18
The Plan for Defense.
Rights Defense Fund. Drive.

Arrangements were also perfected
for an Equal Rights Drive" for a
race-defense fund of 100000 to
begin next month and end on Fred
erick Douglass Birthday Anniversary,
Feb. IA, 1920. Rev. C. M. Tanner.
pastor of the church, was elected FL
nance Director Of this drive.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-09-25
F. G. SAMPSON,
E b THnMAs

~. u. IlONQtA0,
Director for Melville Township
Executive Committee Audubon
County Agricultural Society
A motion was made by Miller and
seconded by Madsen to allow the
claim of the above petition.
A vote was had with the follow
ing results. Maharg, yes; Miller,
yes. Madsen yes.
The county auditor was instruct
ed to draw a warrant on the coun-
ty fund in favor of the Audubon
County Agricultural Society or it's
legal representa- in the above
amount.
Petition for Change in Highway
In the matter Of change of course
of part of the Overland Highway,
Section g, Audubon county, Iowa.
To the Board of Supervisors of
Audubon county, Iowa
1, A. j. Van Sise, count. engineer
of Audubon county, Iowa pursuant
ato Section 1927 RI of the Supple
mental Supplement of the Code of
Iowa, hereby recommend the expe-
diency and adyisability of changing
the course and location Of part of
Section G of the Overland Highway,
in Audubon county, Iowa, said high
wav being located in Section 35 and
between Sections "a and 35, Town
ship 70 NJ, R. IS W., and that the
following described property be pur-
chased for the same.
Description: A strip of land (66)
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-09-25
the Audubon Agricultural Society.
To the Honorable Board of SUI
pervisors, Audubon County, Iowa.

the Audubon Agricultural Society.
To the Honorable Board of SUI
pervisors, Audubon County, Iowa.
Gentlemen:-
Seton 1860 of the Code of Iowa
provides that the board Of supervis-
ors may appropriate the sum of
$1,000 in any one year to any dis
trict or agricultural society or fair
to be used in fitting up or purchas-
ing fair grounds. Having incurred
an Indebtedness of nearly $4,000. 90
in the erection of new hog house,
the old one having been destroyed
by the spring hood, the Audubon
Agricultural Society hereby asks
the honorable board of supervisors
to appropriate the sum of $1,000. 90
to the Audubon County ,Agricultur-
al Society of Audubon county Iowa
said sum of 100000 to be used
solely in payment Of the new hog
house.
We further certif,, that the Audi
bon County Agricultural Societv is
duly incorporated under the laws of
the state of Iowa; that it owns in
fee simple free from incumbrance
laLu LOT IalT GROUNDS OIL more imam
ten acres in extent and that it owns
and has thereon buildings and im-
provemets worth more than $4,000.
Very respectfully submitted,
F. L. ANDERSON,
Presidet.
r. C. MILLER,
Vice-President.
JOHN HORNING,
Secretary.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-09-25

sixty-six feet in width laying adj
Jacent to and along the easterly
side of the G., R. I. & P. R. R.
Cos right of way and extending
from the southerly side line of the
N. w. n s. W. n Section IS,
7. 70 N. R. 35 W., to the west
erly side line of said Section 35,
T. 70 NJ, R. 35 w. in Audubon
county, Iowa
And further recommend the ex-
pediency and advisabilitv Of vacat-
ing the part of the highway as now,
established as follows: Com
mencing at the intersection of the
westerly right of way line of the
e., R. l. & P. r. R. Cos property
with the westerly side line OF Sec
ton 35 7 70 N. R. 35 W., in Au-
dubon county, Iowa, and running
south on and near the west line of
said section 35 to the south line of
the N. w. "A S. w. n said Section
IS.
make, the above recommends
ton for the purpose of avoiding
railroad crossings and for the fur
ther purpose of Strengthening said
road and cutting off corners there
in and also for the further pur-
pose of preventing the encroach-
ment of'a stream upon said high
way.
Yours truly,
A J. VAN SISE,
County Engineer.
Continued Next Week
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-09-25
A.C. Andrews and wife autoed to
Bayard Sunday last to spend the.
day atthe Clark Griffin home.

Iona Peppers recently purchased
a carload of sheep which were ship:
ped in last Wednesday and taken to
his farm near Extra. S.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-09-25
Try Journal Want Ad. It pays
you more than it does us. Try it.

Mrs, Jane Porter, who has been
keeping house for her son, Charles,
in Dakota the past several months,
returned home Friday. Charlie-is
the owner Of fine farm up there.
Evening star., 1919-09-27
BRUCE CASE REPORT MAY
BE GIVEN OUT NEXT WEEK
II Unfavorable to Parents Leagues
Contention Congress Will Be
Appealed to, Asserted.

The result of'the investigation con-
Quoted by committee of the board of
education to determine the fitness of
Roscoe c. Bruce to remain at the head
Of the colo~ed schools will not be
ready for publication before the mid
die or end of next week.
DR.. Henry B. Learned. chairman of
the committee. who returned to the
city last night, said today that while
his own mind is made up on the ques-
tion. there Is a large amount of evil
dence that will have to be gone over
with the other two members Of the
committee-Mrs. Coralie F. Cook and
Fountain Peyton.
DR.. Learned said there was no state
ment he could make at this time as to
the conclusions of the full committee
may reach. There is meeting of the
school board scheduled for Wednes-
day afternoon and it is possible the
committee may have it's report in
shape for announcement at that time.
Rev. James L. Pinn, spokesman for
the Colored Parents League. which
is seeking to have Bruce removed,
said today that If the report of the
investigating committee is unfavora-
BILE to the league an effort will be
made to have Congress look into the
Bruce case.
Evening star., 1919-09-27
Beating the Cost

Next year III rent patch of
ground and plant string beans
and morning glories, and laugh
when neighbors come around
with pro6teer and hard-luck
stories. To old-time methods
let's get closer, let's try our
fathers thrifty plans, and quit
this chasing to the grocer to buy
our provender in cans. When |
was young, in distant ages, our
garden was a sight to see, with
succotash and pea-green cages
and cabbage-heads in groups of
three, and pumpkin vines grew
on a trellis, and squashes glim-
mered, golden bright, until the
neighbors all grew jealous and
stole our melons in the night.
And all the year we lived like
princes on garden sass we raised
ourselves, and always had re-
serves of ounces and eggplants
on the larder shelves. In fall
with spuds we filled the, cellar,
we killed pig and smoked the
hams, and for the prohteering
fe1ler we didn't care three sultry
boots. And now we never think
of rearing spud, pumpkin OF
a prune. but to the grocer 60
careering and blow with him
our last doubloon. Oh, let's get
back to old-time cases and
raise the slaw and things we
eat, and show we're sane, and
save our faces, and beat the
High -Cos6and repeat.
.. WAIEMASQNs
Evening star., 1919-09-27
CHANCES FOR FEDERAL JOBS.
Opportunities Presented Through
Civil Service Announced.

Opportunities for employment II
the government service in Washing
ton. for which examinations will be
held October s. were announced By
the Civil Service Commission toda.
as follows:
For the departmental service
Graphotype operator. $500 to $1,000 a
year; FL addressograph operator
$500 to $1,000 a pear; automa tic-3
addressograph operator. $1,000 to
$500 a year; mimeograph operator
$720 to $1.200 a year; proofreader
$500 to 1000 a year.
For Offices of United States ship
ping OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ship
ping commission .r. 1900 year. For
the bureau of engraving ard printing
apprentice plate cleaner, apprentice
transferer. apprentice picture en-
g-ayer and apprentice letter engraver,
$500 a year. For the bureau Of fish,
eries--Apprentice. fish culturist, $500
to $3.50 year.
Evening star., 1919-09-27
ID. T. MALONE TO PRESIDE.
league Of Oppressed Peoples Will
Be Organized.

There viii be forrued in New York
tomorrow . League of Oppressed
Peoples. which will begin agitation
6of the removal from the peace
treaty any stipulation which would
'pfevent subject nations from obtain
ing absolute political independence
India, China. Ireland, Egypt, Persia
0yria, Russia and Korea are the al
legged subject nations" interested In
the move
Dudley Field Malone, former under
sGecretary Of state. will preside at the
Arst meeting. The list of speakers
includes Lala Lajpat Raj, a leader OF
the young India movement: Rev. Nor
;man Thomas, editor of the New
world; B. Charnoy V1adeck. manager
OF the Jewish Daily Forward: Rev
James Grattan Mythen. assistan,
rector of Christ Church. Norfolk. Va.
and Charleton Hays. professor of his.
tory at Columbia University.