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Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-04
LEAVE MEXICO
ALONE PLEA TO
CITIZENS OF j. s.
Alfred Blaisdei!, Calexico At
t0rney, Leads Increment to
Keep Americans Out of Mex.
ican Affairs in Crisis.

Let Gov. Cantu and Sr. Almada
settle their own difficulties" is the
glst Of a plea issued to Americans on
this side of the international line to-
day by Alfred Blaisdell, Calexico at
torney, who has five petitions in cir
culation asking Americans to not med
die in Mexican affairs.
InaSmuch as there is crisis now in
the affairs of Gov. Cantu's kingdom
Mr.. Blaisdell believes that they should
be allowed TO settle it themselves, un-
h2mpered by the wishes Of Americans.
His petition which has been quite
generally signed, is as follows:
CaleXico, California.
June 1St, 1920.
RESOLVED:
Whereas. there has been circulated
in this vicinity and elsewhere and of
recent date, various and sundry ru-
mors to the effect tnat certain Amer
ican citizens. corporations and COM
panies We're interesting themselves
and participating in the political af-
fairs of The Northern District of Low
er California, Republic of. Mexico;
and
Whereas, the undersigned American
citizens believe that it is to the best
interests of good government and
good citizenship that all American
citizens should carefully refrain from
any participation whatsoever in the
said political affairs and matters OF
the said Northern District so far as
may be concerned as to. who the ap-
pointees may or may not be on the
part of the Federal government of the
said Republic Of Mexico.
Now. therefore, be it resolved that
the undersigned citizens of the United
States do hereby protest against any
of the alleged participation, is such
and there be, in the political affairs
our sister republic, and do hereby
declare their absolute neutrality in
and to all of the political affairs OF
matters now pending in the Northern
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-04
SIM n FEIN WINS
ANOTHER COUNTRY
(By Associated Press)

BELFAST, IRELAND, June A.
The result of the county district
council elections were that the Sim
Fein nationalist secured the county
Of Tyrone for the first time. 1t
also maintained its held on the cOun-
ty of Fermanagh.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-04
(RY Associated Pressl

VbN fSsOGIdItU 1TGSSJ
CORK, Ireland, June At was re-
ported that the Sim Feiners during
the night attacked the naval station
at Queenstown and five guard
stations, being successful in all in
stances but one.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-04
lRv Associated Prsssl

DIV Associated Press)
CONSTANTINOPLE, June 4.-The
Persian legation here received dis
patch saying that the Bolsheviki
have entered Teheren, the capital Of
Persia.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-04

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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-06-23
FOR ATTENTION OF TOBACCO
GROWERS

For the convenience of the tobacco
growers of this territory we are carry
ing in stock tobacco poison consist
ing of arsenate of lead and paris green
in any size packages. We also have
fire joints and cast iron thimbles for
your tobacco barns in case you need
any. We also have thermometers and
thread for curing and tying your to-
bacco. We also have sprays and parts
for sprays In fact anything that you
want cali on us and we will get it if we
have not already got it. The pros
poets are good this year. Tobacco is
growing fine and it looks like a good
price will be paid so keep the worms
and suckers off. Get good crop of
tobacco and let us hear from you.
LON DICKEY WAREHOUSE co.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-06-23

The feature event of the convention
will be big banquet on Tuesday
evening, the 10Th, at the Chateau
Frontenac, at which some of the most
important figures in Dominion pub
lie life will be in attendance. Presi-
dent D "A. Jewell of Chicamauga,
will be the toastmaster of this oc-
casion, and toasts will be offered by
Sir Charles B. Gordon, president of
the Dominion Textile Company, Ltd,
by John A. Mcdonald, editor of the
Toronto Globe; by Colonel George
H. Ham, of the Canadian Pacific, and
by J. D. Massey and Fred S. Cor
don,' of Columbus.
A combined business session and
buffet supper will be held on We'd
nesday evening. Short speeches will
be made at this time by some of the
prominent members of the associa-
ton on subjects of vital interest to
the industry Among the speakers will
be J. A. Vaudeville, of Carrollton,
first vice president; Clifford J. Swift
of Columbus, second vice-president;
Cason J. Galloway, of Lagrange, third
vice president; Harry ]. Heiglejohn,
Allen Little, M. E. Geer and Barring
ton J. King, the latter of Lagrange
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-06-23

These leases can be readily obtain
ed in many instances as low as 10
cents an acre. In the great majority of
them there is no expectation of any
body ever boring for oil on the land
leased. The leases peddle the tracts
so obtained all over the United
States, except in Texas and states like
Ohio which bar them out They offer
offer parcels of 10 acres or less for
SIS per acre or as much more as they
can get The gullible Georgian buys,
knowing that he cannot bore for oil
himself, but hoping to wake up rich
some morning when the holder of a
neighboring parcel who did bore has
struck oil. But the holder of the ad-
joining lot nourishes the same de-
fusion and the money of both of
them is gone forever.
SO numerous have these leases be-
come that it is known that many
Texas counties are from six months
to a whole year behind in placing
them upon record. They are entirely
within the law of Texas and no law of
Georgia can touch them.
The Ohio law reaches them easily
enough by putting all offers OF sale
made in Ohio on any interest in lands,
lying outside of the state under the
jurisdiction Of the securities commits
sioner, who is the officer in Ohio
charged with the enforcement of the
blue sky" lay.
Another vital defect of the Georgia
law is the lack of machinery to adj
minister it, Over and above the other
duties of his office the Legislature
pitched into the lap of the secretary
of state the blue sky law without
giving him any addition to his office
toe to carry it orc. He car require
Of all appli, ants to ii! stock a state
mcnt of the nature and prospects OF
the business filed in his office, but he
has no means of investigating the
truth OF that statement or of ascer-
aiming how much essential informa-
ton has been withheld. The situation
would be similar if in a criminal trial
the state were confined to the defend
ants statement and could not compel
the attendance of witnesses to support
the Indictment. Of course when de-
frauded stock purchasers complain
they can be heard on an application
to cancel the license of the concern
that bilked them, but it is too late
then, for they have already parted
with their money.
How Ohio Fights Frauds.
In Ohio the securities commission
er, who draws salary of $4,000 a
year, has an assistant with a $500
salary, a chief Inspector with $3.50
and seven additional inspectors with
$4,000 each 1t is the duty of these
inspectors to make a personal inves-
tigation on the ground of every appli-
cant for permission to do any bust
ness coming within the scope of the
securities department. The duties of
these inspectors therefore, carry them
into every state in the United States
and into Canada. Expenses of exami-
nation are betrayed by the applicants
for licenses. The expenses of the Sc
curities' apartment, which run about
$4,000 per year, are met by license
fees and renewals. In fact the securi-
! ties commissioner reported last year
that the income of the department
was about $4,000 in excess of expen-
ditures.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-06-23
TEXTILE MEN PLAN
TRIP TO CANADA
Cotton Manufacturers of Georgia
Will Travel On Palatial Train to
Quebec-Georgia Man to Speak.

Atlanta,-A party of Us members
of the Cotton Manufacturers Associa-
ton of Georgia will leave Atlanta on
Saturday afternoon for Quebec, Can
ada, to attend the twentieth annual
convention of the organization. Ac-
cording to P. f. Glenn, secretary
treasurer of the organization, the
meeting in the dominion city will be
the largest and most successful in the
history of the organization.
E. c. Chesbrough, general agent of
the Canadian Pacific Railway, with
headquarters in Atlanta, left last week
TOR Toronto, to complete arrange
ments for handling the convention
both enroute and at Quebec. Special
train service will be provided by the
Canadian Pacific, with entertainment
in Montreal, where short stop will
be made, and at Quebec, where the
railroads famous hotel, the Chateau
Frontenance, will be used as head
quarters.
The four pullmans to be used by
the delegates from Atlanta will be
handled as special section over the
L. and N. leaving the Union Station
at 4:30 p, m. A section of chair cars
over the Big Four will take the party
from Cincinnati to Detroit. From
there, the Canadian Pacific special
will take over the party bringing
them to Quebec in the early morning
of June 20.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-06-23
NOTICE TO DEBTORS

All debtors of B. Goldenberg; Dixie
Grocery Company; C. L. Garwood;
and Smith Bros. are hereby notified
that I hold their accounts for collect
ion. Prompt settlement is requested.
Samuel Kassewitz, atty.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-06-23
BIDS WANTED FOR SCHOOL
ROOMS

Bids are asked for the completion
of two rooms in the Second Ward
school building. Specifications may
be seen at the Clerks office in the
City Hall. The right to reject any
and all bids is reserved.
J. L. PITTMAN, Mayor.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-06-23
CARD OF THANKS.

We take this means of expressing
our heartfelt thanks to our friends
for their many kindnesses extended to
us during the illness and death of our
beloved baby boy, Roland, Jr, who
passed away June 22nd
Mr.. and Mrs Roland r. Stone.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-06-23

Rub-My-Tism is powerful anti
septic; it kills the poison caused
from infected cuts, cures old sores,
letter, etc.-(adv.) dJe25
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-07-17

contribute the growth and longevity of the
The principal them the rent problem Is
the problem problems does effect any class of the
population but is mighty social epidemic that
discriminatory the economic vitals of all humanity.
The problem its and the assets
every and child The landlords have taken
the supply of houses and raised rents
heares enough dposes honest hard workers
with families and replace them with prostitutes.
impossible for 80 cent of the workers who $50
these extoous rents and properly feed
their Young we'll fact that long people
up all they that is almost impossible for
cultivate for high class arusenens and lofty
high of being presents another evil
problem. The rent hogs take advantage
group psychology and the infamous perverted American
public which the Negro into segregated
and EFFORTS his ordinary big extra color
landlords the leaders local politics
well all of those who interested in public
social Advancement to begin OF think seri
ously and &C intelgenty.
Every for public office should not only
pledge himself the earning capacity of the
them of their earnings to educate
rid of the ledger evil This cannot be done
as long hog is allowed to operate unmoested
exists the South Side today is the
attacks should have the fullest
Of all agencies of the press the pulpit, and the Forum
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-07-17
EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE CHICAGO WHIP

Meanwhile witnesses were scattered.
Some of them went overseas. Finally
the second trial was held Doubtless in
this trial there was less excitement.
Eight of the men were convicted of the
principal offense, three of the them to
be hanged, five to serve for life.
Others were convicted of assautiug a
corporal.
The second judgment was then ia
ken under advisement. On March II.
1920, two months short of two years
after the crime, the president com
mutcd the sentence of hanging pro
nounced against three of the culprits
to life imprisonment
This result transpircs from general
court martial order No. -. in which
the specification Of the offcnsc for
which the men were condemned to be
hanged is not set forth except by
number from the articles of war and
by asterisks, while two pages are given
to the specification dealing with the
assault and conspiracy to assault the
corporal. No one would know from
this document, except by reference to
THE articles of war and to the record,
what the three men sentenced to death
were guilty of or what the commuta-
ton meant.
There were at least thirteen or four
teen men involved directly or Indirect
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-07-17
The hgratitude Of The Masses.

generally established by the appraisal and
approval of Sometimes is incumbent upon the
individual writer's speakers and historians TO create the
uar acceptance of greatness Historians and critics have
petuated the deeds of have written their blood
have carved their ideals humanys heart and have
claimed them greatgrea either in achievement spirit abil
y endeayor In almost all the have ignored
the genius the martyrs and the saints and rule
the cup of Hemoc has been their reward from the
The noble deeds of mankind have been forced the
and Haunted above their peerng faces by thinker
until the tragic silence has been broken by the sudden deafen
ing thundrng voice of the procang great
marvellous! wonderful
The ungraefu. Milton in his Paradise Lost
speaks ngratiude being the greatest OF human
falngs Longfelow that keener than erpens tooth
is atudc. Another writer states that mans
humanity makes countless thousands mourn The his
tory of the ngaude of the would be the most volu
work of modern times In the scale of ngratude
disgusting than the ngratude OF the American Ne
groe The Negroes have repudad coed and corned their
brilliant their fsiE deal dsfsors their most
analytical thinkers and have stamped few mpleon OF
ability ideas and small
and have them allowed them 10 set themselves the
leaders of the
The ignorance Negro to be used
excuse or Justification Ignorance the absolute of
Negroes 1gratude his REAL MEN. Almost
M. E. Church knows that Rev R. D. Ransom is
the Churchs profound thinkers and able pulpit
Yet did reward his efforts
nze his merit by awarding him the sable robe of the bshopc
all the educators behind Wherefore University know
the been made by Dr. w Scarbo
rough greatest oored Greek scholar in the world yet he
denied the opportunity continue Wberorces
Almost all of the know that Dr. C. c.
Woodson student philosopher has not been the
xaaient cement meriorious recognition. The
leading educators the A. NJ E L. Church recognize the fact
J. E. Kweggcr Aggcy member of the Royal
Society and Fellow Columbia University is worthy
of the Presidency Of Livingstone College,
shunted side tracks the brains of their
race and put twobyfour products in the saddle and
lmelight The weedited and magazines of the
mould readers and the sepseles of quill
pushers held before the of the world The race must
benefit The must render unto Caesar the
things Caesars and God the things that
Gods
who represent the spirit of the body" denounce
and dehrone the Simmons and Bishop Parks
type pu and confidence in the who have
brains and the ability elevate status and make
truly great Let great Let fling into the
skirts of gravon the methods that deny great
o worthy
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-07-17
SANDY TRICE"

6. W Trice, born in New Provi-
dence, Tenn, was educated at Will
berforce University, Wilberforce, o.,
his father Milton Trice, was born a
slave and emancipated by proclama-
ton. Shortly after obtaining his
freedom the Senior Trice went to
farming and through close applica-
ton to his work he was able to send
the children to school, and later to
college. Sandy Trice came to Chica-
90 about 1856 and entered the en-
ploy of the Pullman Company and
remained with them until about 1901
when he entered the service of the
Illinois Central Railway.
When in the service Of the Pull
man Company Mr.. Trice conceived
the idea of entering business and
rented the store located at 291S
State Street, and put in a stock of
Gents Furnishing Goods, later,
owing to large increase of business
he reorganized his store and added
stock of hats, shoes, dry goods,
and ladies wear, and utilized the
entire floor space of the store which
ran from the street to the alley, or
one hundred and twenty five feet in
depth and thirty five feet in width.
His store was well patronized by
both white and colored as he made
it a point to carry the best goods
obtainable and handle the best haber-
dashers wear this side of the "loop".
His business grew to such proper
tons that he resigned his position
with the Illinois Central and began
to devote all of his time to the store
which in 1906 was doing a business
of about eighteen thousand dollars
year.
During the year of 1906 Mr.. Trice
was prevailed upon by leading col
ored men of the city to incorporate
his business and the company Of S
W. Trice was organized and incorpo-
rated under the laws of Illinois for
ten thousand dollars, later, the
amount was increased to twenty five
thousand and the store removed tC
! 3249 State Street. Under the man
agement of Mr.. Trice, the new cor
poration made progress and trade
was greatly increased, but the cor
poration acting against his advice in
sisted on moving further south or
State Street, which at that time was
little out of the way for coloret
trade. Mr.. Trice insisted that the
company do business at the old stanC
as it was the center of amusemen
as we'll as population. He also ad
vised the company to purchase the
building which was four stories il
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-07-17
The One Big Evil.

Recently a attack has been made the Cabarets,
Gambling Flats We hold brief for these
places used influence exile and public
against the operation of the gambling houses and
buffet flats and for the regulation of Cabarets.
useless however, attack these places without first
ayng barrage of the higher ups who
ble for their and protection II is uncomfortable
places would dare boldly defy the that
be and operate openly and VIGOROUSLY
If an investigation be the elimination of these
resorts and investigation to be effective, it be-
gin further up the Cabare and buffet
flats they only incidents of deep rooted evil system.
There are however evils sze vital in
than cabarets gambling and buffet
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-07-17

| ly in this outrage. They were given a
prompt trail by court of high per
sonal character. Eight were adiudged
worthy of the extreme penalty. But
now. after nearly two years of delay.
many escape this penalty and have
been committed to life Imprisonment.
Whether a pardon or further com
mutation is in prospect we cannot
knew. We do know that in a trial for
one of the most bcstial and CHASTITY Of
crimes there have been such repeated
delay, evasion, and defeat of justice
las call for thorough exposure and pub
lie rebuke.
What the motives back of this
shameful affair were we do not know.
Whether they were perverted human
tarianism or politics or both unsaeory
mixture we do not know. w do
anow that men proved guilty Of an
nffcnsr Of the lowest brutishness
have escaped the punishment which
The honor Of womanhood and the safe-
ty Of society demand they expiate ON
the gallows.
Whit adds to the sinister character
Of the whole affair is the secrecy with
which its discreditable progress IL,
been surrounded. We think the ease
cspccialk merits the investigation of
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-07-17
The Negro And Chicago Past
And Present.
By Lieut.. John E. Hawkins.

height and contained about thirty
two flats paying good dividends; the
building could have been purchased
from Mr.. Guerin for sixty five thou
sand dollars, and first payment Of
fifteen thousand dollars. The officers
and directors of the new corporation
refused to heed the advice of Mr..
Trice, and after they moved to the
new place found that their trade
would not follow them. The COM
pany was made up of large number
Of small stock holders who expected
large and quick returns on the small
amounts invested. Not receiving re-
turns fast enough they began to en-
barrass the management. At this
point Mr. Trice suggested that as his
advice had not been followed it would
be best to disorganize the company
and pay off the stockholders. This
was done and in the year of 1903
S. w. Trice and Company went out
of business.
The Store of Sandy Trice, was
the best stocked and best managed
store ever operated by colored man
in the history of Chicago, and was
one Of the most creditable enter
prises ever ventured single handed
! by any man of the race, and was a
growing success until incorporated
and allowed to go under the director
| ship of the men who had no business
training, and proved to the satisfac
ton of many that a man with a col
lege training and without commercial
experience could make dismal fail
ure in business. This last applied tt
the incorporators who were all pro
fcssional men and had no other as
sets of business other than that Of
their professional practice, and II
they had left the management to Mr.
Trice, Chicago would today boas
one of the largest department store.
owned by the race in America.
Mr.. Trcc returned to the Illinoi!
Central Railway Company and re
mains there at the present writing
his position is that of Chief Ushe
and ranked as one of the best in
formed men in the employ of thu
company. He has been a membei
of Bethel NJ. E. Church for the pas
thirty two years, and acted in all o
the welfare movements operating II
the interest of the race in the Cit.
of Chicago.
The author notes that it was sucl
men as Mr.. S. w. Trice who pave'
the way for many of our successful
colored business men af today VIII
received their inspiration from tn
many small talks held in the offic'
of the Sand w. Trice Company.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-07-17
THE WEEKS WORST
EDITORIAL.

taken were convicted Eight were
given the death penalty, five life
terms.
The judgment of the court went up
in due course for review. A new trial
WAS directed ON the theory, we under
stand, that the first trial, having
taken place promptly, was effected hy
excitement and prejudice.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-07-17
The Chicago Tribune as usual.
June oath, 1918.
THE ROCKFORD HORROR.

In May, 1918, a CHASTITY crime was
committed by Negro soldiers at Camp
Grant against white man.
\ military court was held at cncc
and thirteen men of about twenty
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-07-17

WITH DUE REGARD FOR RIGHT WITH PUKIa. OF MO-
w EXPRESSION WITH CONSCIENTIOUS
COMPASSION FOR STRICKEN HUMANITY, WITH uN-
sTINTEp CREDIT TO THOSE WHO MERIT, WITH TRUTH AS
GUIDE LOVE AS OUR INSPIRATION, WE
HAVE COMMITTED OURSELVES TO THE WORLD OF JOUR
HAVE DEDICATED OURSELVES TO PUBLIC
SERVICE.