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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-10-02
A METHODIST CHURCH'S
TROUBLES.

aQelglon on the part of some PEG
pic lsNa sham and the pretensc of tho
observance of the teachings and prin
ciples Of the good and lowly Jcsus g
mockery. Churches are so corrupt in
many instances that only now and then
when the test comes are they placed
IN a position where they must ncces
sarlly show it. 1t seems that Bishon
Heard OF the A. M. e. Church made
an appointment at the Bethel A. M.
II. Church that was distasteful to a
large majority of the parishoners,
lhey refused to accept the appointec
and the following description of his
reception is interesting.
laSsfsaassssseg;S:
New York, Sept. 17.-Conditions
a. Bethel A. NJ. e. Church continue
chaotic. Sunday morning Rev. Thorn
.ci' still clinging to his pulpit, at
tempted to conduct the services. Dur
ing the entire service the faction on
posed to the new pastor continued to
interrupt. At times they would stand
up IN the pews and talk loudly, and
when the pastor began to preach soy
eral OF the worshippers started to
sing q hymn. Rev. Thornton finally
gave it up.
Escorted by the police, the oppos.
cd minister again appeared Sunday
night to preach sermon to the G.
U. U. o. e. OF st. John. This time he
succeeded fairly well. Inside the
church eight plain clothes policemen
were on hand, while outside three
uniformed mon were necessary 20
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-10-02

The American Federation Of Labor,
under the leadership of Mr.. Samuel
Gompers has placed 1t self on a plat.
form of equal rights and privileges
that commands respect. While color.
ed men may not support it in all of
Its policies, they should respect with
reverence its preccpts and to say moth
ing derogatory Of the great orgaDiza.
tion. 1t has taken a stand for human
rights.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-10-02
THE POLITICAL SITUATION,

Tho past few weeks have witness
hibitions of political interest staged
in this city for more than a decade.
The long lines OF men, who vainly at
tempted to vote at the Jackson Ward
precincts in years gone by have been
changed 10 long lines Of women at
tempting to register In order to eXer
else the right of franchise. The lead
ers Of the movement have been Oh
guard and at times there have been
discordant notes relative to the mode
and methods of registration.
Mrs. Maggie l.. Walker, one Of tho
ahlest and most popular colorcd wo
, men in the United States OF Ameri
c; has taken her time and neccssari
~ her means 10 aid in the work Her
: task has just begun for the work of
, voting these women will be more oner
, Gus in the political days that are to
come, than has been this work of
, registration. TO say that her task
was we'll done goes without saying
III tho meantime, Attorney J. II. Poi
lard, the recognized and duly elected
chairman of colored peoples political
| interests in Virginia has been faithful
| ly performing his duty, but not with
vii
the other side, SO to speak.
Mrs Ora B. Stokes has also bee,
| vigilant and active and as result
| many names have been added to the
| list. In the background Of all Of this
we have been informed is the remark
able figure, Col. Giles B. Jackson, who
! Is alleged to be at the bottom, so Il
| speak of this agitation that hns
i! brought about tho activities on tn,
part of the other leaders. We are il
| tcrested to know If these politica
{ fcrccs will act in concert, or will they
| assume antagonistic attitudes one to
wards the other, while the interest:
of the colorcd people suffer. VIII pet
( tH jealousies he in evidence or will
| they agree among themselves and work
for the interests of the masses of our
people?
| We hope so. When we notice the
improvements being made in every
section OF the city, except that por
ton occupied by our people, with q
high school building that is dis
grace to the colored people of this
city, in general and to the people of
Richmond in particular, we are fore.
ed to ask, when will these little groups
Of cofored folks come together and
under one sane leadership endeavor
to accomplish something In this city
and State worthy Of the name? We
heard much talk about colored set
tiement for colored folks, financed by
the white folks with aid for those
who might prove themselves worthy,
hut all OF this has gone "a glimmer
ing" while the white folks who talk
ell about 1t have gotten tired even OF
talking.
The trouble about these movement,
is that they are too sporadic and they
last criy for today and tomorrow
What is needed is a permanent organi
ya';on. kept together by regular con
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-10-02

tributions and 'tfficered by coloreu
folks OF high character and patriotic
motives. When this movement is
fathcrcd or mothered, then we hope
TO see some material and practical i'm
provement IN the condition of the col
ored people OF Richmond In particu
lar and those Of the State in gener
al
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-10-02

Senator Warren G. Harding is as
open "as Il clock-face" in expressing
his position upon all of the great
questions affecting the American pco
pie. Whereas, In some instances, YOU
may not agree with him, yet you
must necessarily admire him for his
conscientious frankness.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-10-02

This is still world of trouble and
it will be one Of more trouble
as long as the present Dem
ocratic Administration remains
III power. President Wilson
meant we'll, but he was unfortunate
i'll tho selection of those statesmen
that he called to his aid to run the
government.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-10-02

Colored women are registering IN
large numbers here. Let us hope that
they will not have the experience of
their male friends IN exercising the
right of franchise ut the polls.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-10-02
ARTHUR ID. JOHNSON WANTED.

Wanted to know tho whereabouts OF
Arthur D. Johnson, who returned
from overseas with the 18th New
York Infantry. He is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Peyton Johnson, 600 N.
Fourth Street, Richmond. Va. Please
communicate with his parents as i'm
portant information awaits him.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-10-02

Candidate James NJ. Cox Is in a
position where he cannot run with
out the support Of President Wilson
and his Administration and he can
not win with 1t.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-10-02

Radical reforms have their handi-
caps and cmbarrassmcntS that return
to plague those, who put them into
effect.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-10-02

You will find it Il difficult, task to
save money these times, but you
might as we'll proceed to perform this
difficult task.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-10-02

Two disagrceahc people living to
.ecthcr make the atmosphere III their
immediate presence suffocating for
both of them.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-10-02

Some people like to so "home' but
they receive, the more they spend.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-10-02

Some people line to go home but
il is always some other PERSONS home.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-10-02

Accept "California" Syrup of Figs
only-look for the name California
n tho package. then you are sure
cur child Is having the best and
most harmless laxative or physic
for the little stomach, liver and
bowels. Children love its delicious
fruity taste. Full directions for child's
dose on each bottle. Give 1t without
lear.
Mother! You must say "Califcrn.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-10-02

III communications intended for publication
inouI b. sent AS to reach us by Wednesday.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-10-02

GDiToK JOHN MITCHELL, JR.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-10-02

Entered at the Post Odlcc at Richmond, Virginia
as second class matter.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-10-02

keep order. On both occasions as Row.
Thornton left the church he was
Kissed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-04-16
STUDY OF MINOR
CITIES IS BEGUN
Places of More Than 5000, Less
Than 5000, Included.
zoo, 900 MINNESOTANS TO
BE ASKED QUESTIONS

Under the direction of Rev. Howard
Johnson, the Interchurch World Move
ment will make survey in Minnesota
of all cities of 5000 and less than
$4,000 population. There are about 30
of these cities in all, and they include
all Minnesota cities except Minneap-
oils, st. Paul and Duluth The total
population of these 80 cities is more
than two hundred thousand.
The survey will include plat, of the
educational, industrial business, phi
lanthropic and religious activities in
each block of the city. This block
survey will be followed by house to
house inquiry to ascertain the church
membership or religious preference of
each person living in the city. Results
will be tabulated to give a comprehen-
sive idea of the whole situation in the
community.
Each church will also fill out de-
tailed schedule, giving a recital of
past achievements and an estimate of
future needs Recommendation based
upon the surveys will be sent to the
various UNCONVENTIONAL missionary
boards concerning the needs of each
field.
The cities to be surveyed in Mime
sofa under this arrangement are varied
in character, but for the most part are
agricultural, railroad or educational
cities. Six of the cities are in the
Iron Range district.
Mr. Johnson resigned as pastor of the
Baptist Church of Luverne to give all
his time to the Interchurch World
Movement. He is a graduate of Buck
nell University and Crozier Theologic-
al Seminary. He came to Minnesota
three years ago from New York pas
torate.
The surveys are already organized
In Mortified, Winona, Rochester, Hib-
bling, Bemidji, Brainerd and Moorhead.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-04-16
LIBRARIANS join
FIGHT ON UNREST
American Library Association In
augurates Nationwide Books
for Everybody" Movement.
WILL AID FOREIGN BORN.
Social Problems Can Be Solved
by Teaching American Ideals
and Traditions.

The spirit of unrest that has been
sweeping the country indicates that
the foreign born, who have flOcked to
the United States from every corner of
the globe have not been given the
proper help and encouragement, in the
opinion of the 1000 librarians who
make up the American Library AssOci-
alton and who are now enlisted in
Books for Everybody movement.
The effort is a concerted movement
to carry out the Enlarged Program
which the association has adopted
There are approximately fifteen mil
lions of foreign born in the United
States and of this number six millions
do not read or speak the English Ian
guage. One phase of the Enlarged
Program will be to bring the publisher
and translator together with the view
of furnishing the proper books in suf-
ficient numbers to carry the message
of American ideals and traditions to
this vast army of uniformed peo-
pie They have been largely dependent
upon the foreign press for their writ
ten messages. Many men who live
with their fingers ON the pulse of cur
rent events are firmly convinced that
a sound foundation In Americanism
can be easily built among the foreign
born if the proper literature is placed
within their reach in language they
can understand.
No Drive to Be Held.
In order to carry out the Enlarged
Program two million dollars will be
required This money will not be
sought through the medium of a cam
paign or an intensive drive, but will
be obtained through the individual eff
forts of the librarians, library trustees
and friends of Libraries. The Amer
lean Library Association will bend
every effort to bring about the ma
tion-wide adoption of each Of the
cardinal points in the Program, which
includes the extension of the county Ii
brary sytem and the establishment of
more Industrial and business libraries.
1t now has in operation book service
to the United States Merchant Marine,
Coast Guard, Lighthouse Service and
hospitals of the United States Public
Health Service. The needs of the
$4,000 blind persons in the United
States will be cared for. At present
the number of books available Is Woe
fully inadequate. This will be RENE
died and the joys of good literature
will be brought into lives that are
darkened by a veil which will never
be raised by any other method.
Not all the work of Americanization
lies In the great centers of population.
Great sections of the country where In
dustry is carried on by foreign work
ers do not know public library service
There are important mining states
where less than score of libraries
exist. One mining state has but two
public libraries
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-04-16
SCHOOL NEWS
ANOTHER PRIZE OFFERED.
prepared by the Pupils.J

ANOTHER PRIZE OFFERED.
AS the sun appeards above the hori-
ION in the first flush of day, squad
of enthusiastic mixers may be seen to
wend its way each morning towards
the outskirts of the city.
A prize of membership to this ex-
elusive club will be offered to the
person writing the best essay on
The Benefits of Early Morning Ex-
ercise." All essays must be ad-
dressed to Box TAT, Ely, Minnesota,
on or before May !, 1920.
School News.
During the music period Friday
morning, Mrs. Sutherland enter
tanned the High School with a very
delightful Grieg program. The fol
lowing beautiful melodies, based on
the myths and legends of the Nor
wegian people, were played in a most
artistic and delightful manner.
Wedding Day at Trold hangen
Country residence of composer
Morning" peer Gynt Suite
"To Spring"
"The Old Mother"
''Solvejgs Song"
Norwegian Bridal Procession"
So
The Pageant Party Fiday April 9,
proved most successful event in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-04-16
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF ELY.

Ely, Minnesota, April IA, 1920.
Special meeting of the City Coun-
ell was called to order at 8 o'clock
P. M. by Mayor Knutson.
The call was read as follows:
To Aldermen Erickson, Maxi, Cham
pa, Jenko, Strachan and Johnson
City of Ely, Minnesota.
Gentlemen: You and each of you
are hereby notified that there will be
a special meeting of the City Coun-
Gil of the City of Ely, Minnesota in
the Council Chambers in the City
Hall at SIS O'clock P. M. Wednes-
day, April Ia, 1920 for the purpose
of considering the matter of the es-
tabishment of City Laboratory.
By order of the Mayor.
Moved by Alderman Johnson; sup
ported by Alderman Maxi, that the
meeting adjourn. Carried.
A. o. KNUTSON,
City Clerk.
Present: Aldermen Erickson, Maxi,
Champa, Johnson, and Mayor Knut-
son. -,
Absent: Aldermen Jenko and
Strachan.
Mr.. H. A. Whitaker, Director of
the State Board of Health, reported
to the Council the necessity of
City Laboratory and recommended
its establishment.
DR.. o. w. Parker, Health Com
missioner, also recommended the es-
tablishment of the Laboratory.
Moved by Alderman Erickson, sup
ported by Mayor Knutson, that the
City of Ely take immediate steps to
install such laboratory as recon-
mended by the State Board of Health
and the Health Commissioner. Car
ried.
Moved by Alderman Erickson, sup
ported by Alderman Maxi, that the
matter of purchasing the necessary
equipment for the proposed labora-
tory be referred to the Sales and
Purchasing Committee and the
Health Commissioner with power to
act. Carried.
Moved by Alderman Champa, sup
ported by Alderman Johnson, that
the matter of retaining a suitable
chemist be laid on the table until
the next regular meeting. Carried
Moved by Alderman Johnson, sup
ported by Alderman Maxi, that the
meeting adjourn. Carried.
A. o. KNUTSON,
City Clerk.
FOR SALE-Torpedo model Au-
tomobile. Inquire at this office.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-04-16
Captivity shortens Lives of Animals

Statistics tend to prove that the
lives of wild beasts in captivity are
much shorter than the lives of those
which are at liberty, especially in the
case of exotic beasts. The tiger and
panther in captivity do not live more
than seven or eight years, lions a lit
tie longer, hyenas five or six years,
and the brown bear seven or eight,
although they often reach 20 when at
liberty. In captivity the white bear
reaches only four or five years, and
the elephant, which often attains 100
when at liberty, lives only % to 80
years.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-04-16
i51515151R51s7s2s7S157s15759R5
Condor Largest Bird of Prey.

The eagle is commonly spoken of
as the largest of the birds of prey.
This is wrong. The largest is the
condor, a South American vulture. The
condor is native of the great noun
tain chain of the Andes, especially in
Peru and Chile. 1t lives in a region of
perpetual snow, from 5000 to 10000
feet above sea level. The length of
the male condor is about 4S inches.
and the span of wings, when extended,
is to 10 feet. The plumage of the
male is glossy black, with gray on
the wings and white On the margins
of the wing coverts.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-04-16
Frost-Proof Corn.

Maize. or Indian corn, in its present
form represents one of the great
achievements of primitive planters.
the North american Indian, says Rob-
ert II. Moulton in Popular Mechanics
Magazine. 1t came originally from
southern Mexico, and was eaten by the
Maya tribes. At first 1t was nothing
but a coarse grass, on which were
tiny ears resembling the top of the
wheat stalk. The plant Is essentially
tropical and, despite centuries Of cul.
ture in. the temperate zone Is stili
sensitive to frost.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-04-16
Microbes Hard to Destroy.

The microbes of disease are long.
lived wher kept in favorable sur
roundings. DR.. J. Dansyz reports to
the French Academic des Sciences
that a strain of paratyphoid bacilll
kept in broth in sealed ampoules were
alive and virulent after twelve years.
When these bacilli were transferred
to new test tube every twenty-four
hours they were still virulent after
FIVE years. At the beginning they
produced nine generations in twenty
four hours, after a year they were
producing nine generations in twelve
hours. Thus at the end of five years
DR.. Dansyz had $4,000 generations Of
paratyphoid germs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-04-16
70 Remove Old Putty.

Old putty can easily be removed
from window sashes by the following
method, which prevents any cutting OF
defacing of the sash. The sash is taken
out and aid fiat on table with the
putty side up. A common spring-bot.
tom oiler, filed with gasoline, is then
used to squirt small quantity of the
spirit along the putty all around the
panes. A match is then set to the pc
troll and the heat will soften the old
hard putty so that it can be removed
with putty knife. If the putty is
very hard a second application of the
petrol may he necessary.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-04-16
Father to be Torn Away From
Easy Chair and Sunday Papers

Everybody works Sunday ANYHOW Sunday
Day. which is
shirt his
cnaos OF the Sunday " -
At least that's since the children can e
their father. - 'N ~
the 1a communities to find why father
goes the often
reiresnment
offers him something = -
Friendly visitors
the movement church
going relatives older of the
family ~ ~ ~ DDeis u INC
Clair Ames Metropolitan Survey
- Su-'o'
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-04-16
First American MAGAZINE :

The first magazine to be published
on the American continent was the
American Magazine. 1t appeared in
Philadelphia, February 13, 1741. The
idea was entirely Benjamin Frank.
Inns. and he was preparing to brin{
out the General Magazine, and spoke
of it unguardedly; one of his hearers
stole the idea and hurriedly got out
a number three days before Frankiin's
magazine appeared. After getting out
three numbers the American Magazine
suspended publication. The General
Magazine lasted six months.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-04-16
On the Wrono Track.

A prominent young actor, on being
introduced to the late Reginald de
Koven. greeted him enthusiastically.
Do you know" he gurgled, I've al
ways wanted to meet the man who
composed" and be whistled a few
oars of well-known waltz. "That
should not be difficult matter" said
Mr.. de Koven, quietly. "victor Her.
oert is very approachable." Boston
Transcript.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-04-16

The Interchurch World Movement
program for Colombia includes As
chapels, 46 schools, hospitals, Is dis
pensaries, social centers and 1 bust
ness agency, with sufficient number
of missionary and native workers ade-
quately to man this needy field.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-04-16
Dubious Prospect.

"That psychic expert says there are
trees and animals in the spirit world"
"Mebbe there are" said Farmer Corn
tossel. "Only I must say that chop
pin wood an drivin' bosses are among
the things of this life that was hopin'
to get away FROM"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-04-16

Given to ancestor-worship and a de-
cadent Buddhism that veneers an un.
DERIVING structure o. Shamanism or
idolatry and priestcraft, the Koreans
are ready to accept the Christian gos-
pei
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-04-16

The entire Bible is now published in
Siamese and almost all of it is pub
lished in the North Tai or Laos dia-
lect. Schools throughout Central
Asia are limited almost entirely to the
groups at the mosques, studying the
Koran.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-04-16
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is a local disease, greatly in
fluenced by constitutional conditions, and
in order to cure it you must take an
internal remedy. Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine is taken internally and acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces of the
system. Halls Catarrh Medicine was
prescribed by one of the best physicians
posed of some of the best tonics known.
combined with some of the best blood
purifiers. The perfect combination OF
the ingredients in Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine is what produces such wonderful
results in catarrhal conditions Send for
testimonials, free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO.. Props, Toledo. o.
All Druggists, 75c
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-04-16
MORE BOOKS FOR BLIND.
American Library Association Behind
Movement to Bring Good Litera-
ture to Those Who Walk

There are between $4,000 and 80, 600
blind people in the United States. The
supply of books in the recently adopted
uniform Braille type for their use is in
adequate. there being less than 100 titles
existing in that print The American
Library Association has included in the
projects of it's Enlarged Program the re-
solve to aid in printing and distributing
additional volumes. 1t has already sue
ceeded in inducing several well-known
authors to finance the brailling of one or
more Of their books. In inaugurating its
Books for Everybody" movement a
the money to be obtained not By q cam
paign or drive. but through the efforts Of
the librarians. library trustees and friends
Of libraries.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-04-16

Today, the Methodist Episcopal
Church and the Seventh Day Adven-
lists are the only American agencies
at work IN Malaysia.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-04-16

Lyman L. Pierce, Director General
Of the United Simultaneous Financial
Campaign. has published universal
plan book for the use of all denomina-
tons and communities taking part in
this phase of Interchurch World Move
nent activities. Training conferences
are now being held in all counties in
preparation for the campaign for
funds and service. to be held April %
to May 2, 1920. -