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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-10

DETROIT MICHIGAN. ADDS 10000 NEGROES TO POPULACE.
FOUR COLORED MEN ARE
LYNCHED IN ALABAMA.

Montgomery, Ala Sept go
John Temple. Negro. who last
night shot and fatally wounded
Policeman John Barbara and who
was wounded by the officer, was
shot to death in a hospital eatly
today by a small band of white
men.
He was the third Negro to die
by lynch law within period OF
hours, Miles Phifer. and Robe
Crosby, the latter discharged SOL
der, having been shot to death
by mob five miles from the city
ye. terday afternoon Still ano'h-
or negro, Bird Astor, who was
with Temple when Barbara was
shot, was being sought by posse
and it was believed his capture
would result in more mob violence
A fourth Negro, Ben Miller. a
former soldier, was shot and wound
ed early today on downtown
street. He reported four white
men had attempted,to get into an
automobile, and he was shot when
he refused to go. with them.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-10
De IR0IT ADDS $4,000
NEGROES TO POPULA
Banker Tells How Colore'
Take Their Place in In
dustries There.

II. P Bergman. vice presid nt
of the peoples State Bank Of De-
troit, Mich is telling Others in
attendance at the annual conven-
ton OF the American Banker As
sociation how the negro is taking
his place in the industries in De-
uoit.
''Since the war, sa, Bergman
Detroit has added 80 900 negro
population. We have star ed big
amount OF new building md the
negroes are working as bricklayers,
carpenters and masons and are
taking their place in the industries
where they are making from S. to
So per day Our housing condi-
tions for labor in Detroit have been
bad, but from now on We will see
a steady improvement.
That Detroit is becoming a
cosmopolitan city is evidenced by
the fact that=eaF bank has nadea .
$3.50, 900 loan for the purpose of
building a chinese hotel for chin
ese. Our Chinese colony is ar
ranging for direct foreign tsade
between Detroit and China.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-10
BAPTlSTS SELECT COLUMBUS
FOR NEXT CONVENTION

Norfolk. Va. Reciprocal News
Service Twenty-Five thousand
dollars will be raised for education
and missions among the Negro
Baptists of the United States ac-
cording to decision reached in
the National Baptist Convention in
session in this city Sept. 1911 5th.
When the curtain was lowered on
this the thirty-ninth session, every
one declared that it surpassed any
in the recollection of the oldest at
tendents There were present
some men who had visited every
session OF the convention since it
was organized thir,y-nine years a.
60 by the amalgamation or the
federation OF three national bodies
known as the OLD American Con-
vention, the Educational Conven-
ton and the Foreign Mission Con-
vention. This long step in the
right direction. as has been put by
some OF the foremost workers, is
calculated TO relieve the embarrass
ment that has confronted their de-
nomination financially, The cam
Paign IS to be worked out SO sys-
tematically that it will be a veri.
table per capita taxation the unit
and community system is to be in
vogue. Every Board connected
with the Convention is said to have
made Improvement over its preyi-
Gus year $ work. The s,upendous
figures presented to the Conven-
tion by them brough, forth constant
applause. The vote on Monday
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-10
Opens New Store.

The Little Store, next door to
Askin Clothing Store. across the
street from the Elite Thearte, is
open now to its many friends and
CUSTOMERS A new stock of-Dry
Goods, Clothing and Shoes are on
display and the prices are reason
able.
Mr. Wilson. the manager. is
kind and courteous to meet, and
will make many friends among our
people for the store. We wish il
long and prosperous business
career in our city.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-10
MOUNDS.
Rev. ]. b. MeCrary.
Editor OF Gazette =


Editor OF Gazette
thought would let you hear
from me once more. We are get
ting alcng nicely in our church
work. Arrived home from the
association safe, made our report
which was gladly received.
My people were glad to heaI
that we have our same Moderator,
was asked by some OF the Pill.
grim Rest members if they wer.
successful in getting in the ass n
! told them they were not.
Rev II Dennis. preached iol
the Pilgrim Rest Church.
Yours in Christ.
Rev c. w Normens
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-10
Big Corn Crop
Rev. w. II. Carter, pastor

Platt. County, which lies next 10
and directly west of Champaign
County, in the heart OF the Illinois
corn belt. has big crop OF corn
ready for husking The crop will
be around 5000 900 bushels, at
least half OF which will be husked
by men coming IRON Southern Hi
nois, Indiana and Kentucky 1t
will take around 1900 men from
outside of the county to handle this
crop. The price te. be paid corn
huskers this year is 6c per bushel
and board. This means that these
men will take back with them a.
round $3.50, ,ooo.o 90.
Men will find plenty of work in
the vicinity OF the following towns :
Bement, Cerro Gordo. Cisco,
Mansfield. Monticello, Hammond
or Atwood.
Husking will be started aboul
goth.
A, L. Bnrwash,
Farm Advister.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-10
Centralia, iii.

Dear Editor:
We beg leave to report two ex-
cellent sermons delivered by Revs
w. Il Carter, and K. S. Ander-
son, Sunday Rev. Anderson,
was elected one OF the district miss
ionarles He is worthy minis er
OF whom we are very proud
We report with regre, the fur
ther delay in the laying OF our
Corner Stone OF our new edihce
The delay was caused by steady
down-pour of rain. The same mas
been responded until the 4th Sum
day in this nonth. Visitors were
present from far and near cities to
witness the affair, but as delay was
unavoidable they were well con-
tented and rejoiced in the services.
We remain yours in Christ.
Scott. Clerk.
Rev. w. II. Carter, pastor
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-10
SENATE TO HAVE A
RIOT INVESTIGATION

Washington, Sep. 26.-An in
vestigation by the United States
Senate into race riots and lynching
throughout the United States is
provided for in resolution intro
duced by Senator Charles Curtis
OF Kansas. it was announced today
by the National As ociation for
the Advancement OF Colored Peo-
pie, 70 Fifth avenue New York
City.
The ISOLATION unreservedly
endorses the resolution and urges
every Colored man and woman in
the country who desires better re-
latlons between the white and Co.
lored races to write to his or her
Senator. urging action on the resoA
luton.
1t reads as follows:
Doth Congress, Ist Session,
SIS. Res. $50:
In the Senate OF the United States
September %, 1919.
Mr.. Curtis submitted the following
resolution. which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary !:
RESOLUTION:
Resolved, That the Committee
on the judiciary OF the United
States Senate be, and it is hereby
authorized and directed at as ear
ly date S possible, by subcom-
mlttee. TO investigate the race riots
10 the city OF Washington, Dis
tfict of Columbia, and other cities
in the United States. and to in
vestigate lynchings which have oc-
Cured in different parts of the u
npted States, and 10 ascertain as far
las possible the causes for such race
riots and lynchiugs. and report
what remedy or remedies should
be employed to prevent the re-
currence Of the same; said sub
committee shall have power to have
power to have meetings in any
part of the United States, to call
and examine witnesses, TO examine
papers and to take such action as
may be necessary to secure the
facts.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-10
OFFICERS FOR 1920.
Following are the officers for the
National Baptist Convention, Unin-
corporated:
c0fp0rated:

The election Of officers OF the
National Baptist Convention. unin-
corporatsd which convened in the
city Of Norfolk. Va resulted in
the selection OF Edw. P. Jones,
Evanston, H., president J. E.
Woods. Danvllle, Ky first vice
president; c. P. Madison, Nor
folk Va, secretary; ] H. Lewis,
Indianapolis. lpd.. w. w Hill.
Monroe, La, {. W. Boyd, Bux-
ton, Ia. and w II Woods, Tul-
sa, Okla. assistant secretaries:
John +. Thomas. Chicago, H.,
treasurer; F.. II. Cook. Little
Rock Staristician,
Thirty-iour states were represent
&c on the roll and 3,5oS messen-
gers were enrolled during the week.
1t was learned from the Conyen-
tion officers that the opening OF
the Theological Seminary. Nash
vile, Tenn for October ist would
in all probability be carried out.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-10

Rev. J. b. McCrary. left Mon
day for Chicago, TO attend Prince
Hall Masonic Grand Lodge OF
which he is Grand Chaplain.
Mrs. Laura Bradley. OF Joppa,
spent Thusday in the city the guest
Of her brother, Mr.. Geo. Whit
iaker, OF North Pearl, St.
Prof. ]. d. Aston, is much inn
proved at this writing.
Mrs. Mile Brown. is still quite
sick.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-10

TO take the 1920 session OF the
Convention to Columbus, o was
one OF surprises, as it had been
thought that Nashville would walk
away with the next meeting.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-10

presence Of General Leonard Wood q
hundreds Of regular army soldiers
IN The city from nearby camps and
ioris. with hundreds of members Of
the American Legion sworn IN a.
special deput e.. Omsha Is gain
quiet. alter lis most distressing and
disgfaeeiul experience
Race feeling reached the break.
ing point by the insidious pr pa
gsnda OF flaming headlines report
ing alleged or attempted as,uai,s
OF Negroes on white women
Since June FIRST. there have been
iwenty4one alleged assaults. =
and attempted assaults. report
ed In newspapers. These allega-
tons have practically all come
from the southwestern part OF the
city where very ie y Colored people
live. and many OF them are regard
ed with utmost suspicion by con-
servaiiye people II is true that
some OF the accusations in this
period have been directed against
whites. One ignorant Colored
man under dress confessed" and
was sentenced TO the penitentia,y !
The actual guilt OF William
Brown. the Negro who was lynch
cd Sunday. was not proven. and
the better element OF both Races
believe that the law should have
been allowed TO take iis course.
Mayor Edward P Smith, Dem
ocrat in politics. has received hum
dseds OF letters and telegrams OF
sympathy and praise Tor his valiant
stand against the determination OF
the mob. which was composed for
the most part OF mere boys and
hoodlums. Duriog his term OF
Office, Mayor Smith has shown an
uniettered determination to be fair
10 all people.
Scores OF Colored returned SOL
diers have been sworn in as deputy
shesiffs and are doing their part in
preserving order. There IS much
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-10

Be sure to visit the Little
Store 81
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-10

Omaha. Neb. Sept 29.-Two
persons we're killed. score or
more injured and property dam
aged 10 The extent Of $3.50 900 as
the result of lynching last night
William Brown. a Colored man.
was Iynched for an alleged attack
upon white woman. 10 the ei-
Tort TO take him from the authori-
ties. the mob set FIRE TO the court
house and the building was rrac-
i,cally destroyed The mob threw
4 rope around the neck OF May T
Edwata P Smith and attempted
to hang him ioF trying to stop the
outrage lis lie was saved BY a
policeman WHO 1cut the rope. but
not beiole the mayor had become
aoconscioas sse aas taken to the
hospital IN critical condition
The mad8raed sfhsong secured is
victim hnng him 70 a lamp -
raidIed hi body with hundreds ol
bullets andthen dragged the re-
mains through TIE streets One
sshsfenan -ss.s ksiie. ann many ~
jnfed by pfonsiScu5us disch4rging
oi fire arms.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-01-17

country, in the national archives :,
Washington. This material will be
of great value to the historian of
Americas part in the war but it is
pointed out that unless crpies If the
Minnesota stories are kept here,
much if not all of the information
contained in them will be practically
inaccessible to those natu1 ally mos
interested in them-the people OF
Minnesota and students Of Mime
sota's war history. The Minnesota
Commission has therefore asked that
each writer of stories relating 10 the
draft in Minnesota send one copy to
the Minnesota War Records Commits
sion, Historical Building, st. Paul
and turn a second copy over to the
County War Records COMMITTEES, now
at work or soon to be organized, in
his county war collection. The Com
mission makes this request in the be-
lief that local interests can thus be
served without much trouble to the
writer's in question and Nitho 1T in
any way interfering with the object
for which the original tories are
produced.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-01-17
LIVESTOCK SHIPPING
ASSOCIATION NEEDED
City of Morris Only Town in Stevens
County Without Such An Or
ganization

The City of Morris is the only
town in Stevens county which does
not now have a livestock shipping
association and farmers adjacent to
Morris have felt for some time that
such an organization should be-
formed here.
At the suggestion of many farmers
in this territory, G. w. Nash, man
ager of the Stevens County Farm
Bureau, has called a meeting for
Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Court
House, at which time this matter
will be taken up. Every person in
terested in this move should be pres
ent. W. F. McKerrow OF the Uni
versity Farm, st. Paul, will be at the
meeting to explain the many bene-
fits of the farmers shipping their
own stock.
The association, if formed here,
would operate on the same basis as
the other shipping associations thru
out the country. A manager would
be elected to do the buying and ship
ping and he would be paid out Of
his commissions. A board of direct
ors would have charge of the busi-
ness and look after the affairs of the
association.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-01-17
"WITH THE COLORS"
FROM THIS COUNTY
Tribune Will Issue Books Giving
History of Home Boys in the
Great War

The Tribune is now collecting
photographs and material to be used
in book which we will issue under
the title with the Colors from Stew
ems County," which will give a COM
plete history of the part which every
Stevens county boy who entered the
service of Uncle Sam had in the great
war. We will want photograph of
every boy from this county and will
ask the relatives and friends of the
boys as we'll as the boys themselves
to cooperate with us in supplying
photograph and detailed information
as to military service.
We will publish this book as soon
as possible, but we are not going
to do the work hastily, as our aim
will be to have the book accurate in
every particular, and one that will
be cherished by all who have had
any part in this great war. Such
book will be of great present day in
terest, and will become increasingly
valuable as the years go by, and our
aim will be to publish a book so COM
pIete and accurate, and of such a high
standard of workmanship that it will
be readily recognized as of perman-
ent value.
We will make further announce
ments regarding the book from time
to time, and meanwhile ask for the
earnest cooperation of all who are
interested in seeing Stevens county's
war record preserved in permanent
form.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-01-17
BIGGER COUNTY FAIR,
SO STOCKHOLDERS SAY
Annual Meeting of Stevens County
Fair Association Held Last
Saturday

The annual meeting of the Stevens
County Fair Association was held in
Morris last Saturday and consider
able business was transacted.
The old officers were reelected and
are as follows: Dan Lawler, presi-
dent; T. McCanney, vice president;
VIM. Cooley, Sr., treasurer; G. R.
WOllthan, secretary. The executive
committee composes the above Off
GERS and F. r. Putnam, Max Trantow,
NJ. B. Lord, N. Vinje and VIM. Gaus-
man.
The reports of the secretary and
treasurer we're listened to with great
interest and these reports showed
that the fair of 1918 was a success
in every way, both financially and
from the standpoint of education.
The Stevens County fair is one of the
few county fairs in the state that is
able to pay its own way and this
is due a great deal to the work of
the officers and directors. Plans for
the 1919 fair are already under way
and bigger and better fair than
ever before are what the stockhold-
ers hope for.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-01-17
War Stories Wanted

The Minnesota War Records Com
mission, in letter addressed to tn
chairman of the district and locaI
draft boards in Minnesota, has sug-
gested that copies of stories of tn
draft written by members of Mime
sofa draft boards at the request OF
General Crowder be made for per
manent preservation among the wal
records of this state. The plan has
the approval of the Pubic Safety
Commission under whose supervision
the war record is being undertaken
1t is understood that General Crowd
er's plan is for the present simply
to file the originals Of these stories
together with other "Chronicles OF
the Selective Draft" from all over the
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-01-17
NEWLY MARRIED PAIR
ARRESTED In MORRIS
Fifteen-Year Old Girl of Danvers
ElopeS With Man of Thirty
Five j.!

Married life was short and sudden
ly interrupted for a blushing young
bride and her husband who were
married here Monday evening. The
girl was Kate Murphy, daughter Of
Jim Murphy of Danvers, Swift coun-
ty, and the man she had picked for
her husband gave his name as Emmet
Pawl, a1tho this was only one Of The
three names he used during his short
stay here and he may have had 9TH
ers.
Pawl was practically stranger at
Danvers and had only been working
for Murphy for two weeks, but this
was long enough for cupid to get
busy and he picked fifteen-year old
Katy as being the only girl he adored
and told her so. The result was that
they planned on regular exciting
marriage and Katy was to wait at
the school house door for her future
husband to come and pick her up.
Monday morning Em!net Pawl,
sometimes Charley West for conven-
| ience, hired livery rig and drove
to the Danvers school, where he
picked Kate up and they drove to
Hancock From there they got an
auto to bring them to Morris and
after swearing that the girl was a
resident of Stevens county and of age
they secured a marriage license and
appeared before Judge Stenger to be
married. The judge suspected that
something was wrong and refused to
perform the ceremony, but this did
not battle the would-be husband and
wife so they secured buss and drove
to the Agricultural School, and Rev.
Stever, not suspecting that anything
was up married them. They then re-
turned to the Exchange Hotel in
Morris and registered as Charley WesE
and wife, and after good supper
started their honeymoon by taking
in the movies.
About this time Mr.. Murphy Of
Danvers had found out what was go
ing on and he got busy and called
Sheriff Zahl by phone and asked him
to be on the lookout for the pair.
Mr.. Zahl finally found them at the
Strand but he did not want to in
terrupt their evenings entertainment
so waited outside until the show was
over and he arrested them as they
came out. Neither the girl or the
man seemed surprised when they
found out who their new acquaint-
ance was and they accompanied the
sheriff to the county Jail without any
fuss. The girls father came to Nor
ris about midnight and took her home
and the man was held in the jail un-
til the sheriff of Swift county cama
from Benson to get him. He Will
likely be tried there and later may
be tried on other more serious
charges, which he is said to be gull
ty Of, one Of them being for regist-
ering in the draft under an assumed
name.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-01-17
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB
WORK TO BE PROMOTED
Meeting at West Central School of
Agriculture Saturday, January
IS

"A meeL1nS Will De nelQ at the west
Central School of Agriculture at Nor
ris on Saturday, January rs, to pro-
mote plans for Boys and Girls Club
Work in Stevens county and the ten
! counties adjacent.
K. A. Kirkpatrick, assistant state
county agent leader, and T. A. Erick-
son, state Boys and Girls Club lead
er, will be at the meeting to give
talks and explain the Importance of
the work.
This will be conference of all
county agents, county superintend-
ents of schools, fair boards, county
officials, superintendent of city and
town schools and bankers in Stevens
conuty and the other ten counties in
this territory.
Every county in Minnesota is ex-
erting great amount of energy in
planning and carrying out an organ
lied system of contests in Boys and
Girls Club Work for the coming
year. County Agent Nash has de-
voted considerable time to this fea-
ture in Stevens county during the
past few weeks and Mr.. Giberson of
the West Central School, who is dis
trict leader Of Boys and Girls Club
Work, has spent a great deal of time
in the surrounding counties.
Banks and business men in other
towns are taking an active part in
the work and are offering numerous
substantial prizes for winners in the
various contests in the hopes of slim
ulating a greater interest in the live
stock industry.
Some Of the different clubs which
will be formed are garden clubs, calf
clubs and pig clubs. Any boy or
girl who raises garden, feeds calf
or a pig, is not only adding to the
nations wealth but also assists mat
erially in placing the agricultural in
dustry on much higher plane.
Parents should encourage and in
terest their boys and girls in this
work. By doing so they will assist
materially in the success of the club
work and will tend to develOpe a
healthy interest in agricultural pur-
suits which will in time obliterate
the oft heard cry that the boys and
girls of today cannot be kept on the
farm.
The contests planned in calf and
pig feeding offer the biggest oppor-
tunities ever presented to the boys
and girls of Stevens county, and
every wide awake boy or girl who
is situated so that they can enter the
contest should make their plans nov
and begin to select their calf or pig.
There will be certain rules laid dowr
in these contests and they will be
given in a later issue.
Everybody interested in Boys anC
Girls Club Work is invited to the
meeting on Saturday, January rs
and should be present to get full
| particulars.