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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-10
1--WE ARE ALL ALIkEp

+ In the midst of the base, unjust, un-
American talk about race segregation,
which Southern whites have started
in Chicago, the statement of men,
Der of an oppressed race, sounds like
a voice of fairness in the wilderness
of race prejudice.
/. "A great hullabaloo was raised over
the sale by Rabbi Hirsch of his for
mer residence at 4612 Grand Boule-
ward, to a. colored man. It was con-
sidered a matter of sufficient impor-
lance to warrant the sending of re-
porter Of the Chicago Tribune to in
terview the seller.
Rabbi Emil G. Hirsch, the famous
Jewish leader, was asked by the re-
porter:
what are your views on rice seq
regation?"
Rabbi Hirsch replied:
Y From my point of Y 1w we are all
alike Colored people are just as good
as whites. would father have good
black neighbor thaA a poor white ONE
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-10

Wesley Stovall, former slave.
Stoval was cook in the Union army
during the Civil war after which he
lived in Chicago. Later.he moved to
Winona and made a small fortune in
the restaurant business. In his palmy
days he bought lot in Woodlawn
cemetery and erected monument
over his grave site costing $1,000.
Stovall, like some others, had another
hobby, which was attending presiden-
tial inaugurations. He first attended
the Inauguration of President Grant
and has been present at every inaugu-
ration since, until, perhaps, Wilson's
he having been blind for several years.
He was 81 years old and unmarried.
One Of the great writer's of the present
day insists that every man should have
some hobby. Well say that Stovall
had his.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-10
RAT MENACES HEALTH
Costs the United States $780,
100000 a Year for Support.
Public Health Service Urges That
Measures Be Taken to De-
stroy Them.

Washington.-You pay one-half Of
one cent every day for the support
and sustenance of a brown rat, &C.
cording to figures compiled by the
United States public health service.
There is one rat, at least, for every
person in the United States. This es-
innate is considered conservative, but
comedies with that for Great Britain
and Ireland, and also with authorita-
tive figures for Denmark, France and
Germany. The annual upkeep per ro-
dent was computed by the same au.
thorities as $3.50 in Great Britain,
Sl.2O in Denmark. and 81 in France.
The depredations in this country will
very probably exceed the estimate for
Great Britain. One-half a cent a day
is considered conservative, but even
on this computation, it costs the Unit
ed States $1SO.OO0,OOO a year to sup
port it's rat population.
1t is because 0f*this terrific economic
loss and the additional fact that rats
are a constant menace to the public
health that the public health service
has issued warning to the country to
take the necessary measures to de-
strOy them.
There are three kinds of rats includ-
ed in the survey in this Countrywide
Norway or brown rat, the black rat,
and Alexandrian rat. The Norway rat,
larger and more ferocious than the
others, has pretty generally killed
them off, and today the black rat
and the AleXandrian rat are seldom
found except in seaports. "
The brown or Norway rat, since he
discovered America, has literally
blazed trail across the continent.
Today it is conseryatively estimated
that there are at least one rat for ev-
cry dweller In the cities, and on the
farm there are at least three rats for
every person. None of these rats is
native to the United States.
OF many measures suggested for de-
stroy1ng the rat, the public health serv-
ice advocates one as most effective. It
Is rat-proofing the buildings so that
rats cannot get in for food, thereby
starving them to DEATH
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-10

must increase civil discord. When. the
balance OF numbers is 40 It il In the
South In America It must tend to
foster obscure preparations for civil
war and rebellion. II statesmen and
citizens face In the contrary direction
DO not say that they will attain i'm.
mediately civil pence. but am conf
dent that they will be travelling the
only road toward 1t.
i do not suggest that race does not
greatly affect facilities for combina,
ton between humans IN healthy
national life. but race difference Il
only one Of many schismatic agencies.
The solution Of the difficulty involves
discipline for the white man - we'll
o. the black" ,..s ..~-- -.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-10
WILL NOT WAIVE RIGHTS.

Venal colored men in Chicago at.
tempted to sell out the colored people
but they were promptly rebuked by
the decent self-respecting people. !:
An organization known as the Ken.
wood and Hyde Park Property own
ers Association held meeting to pre-
pare plans to segregate the colored
people or at least to drive them out
OF the Hyde Park section. The color
ed people were characterized as run
desirables," "coons," "darkies," etc.,
by speakers who were appealing to
the prejudices of the Southerners who
composed about nine.tenths of the
audience.
Then another meeting was called
and few venal jimcrow Negroes
were on hand who tried to sell out
their race. The whole plan was an
Infamous one. The colored men who
were in the plot We're the hirelings
of the Hyde Park whites and hoped
to make lot of money out of the
scheme, but the community made it 50
hot for the would-be traitors that they
did not attend the second meeting
with the whites. There were only
six colored men who agreed to segre.
gate themselves and they have long
been known as jimcrowiRts.
An attempt was made to buy out
Rev. John F. Thomas, pastor of Eben.
ezer Baptist Church, whose congrega.
ton has purchased a Jewish Temple
in the Hyde Park district, but he re-
fused to be party to the scheme and
he says that his congregation will
move into the Temple when the pay.
ments have been completed.
Ex-Alderman De Priest, head of the
Peoples Movement, is raising a fund
to take care of the mortgages Of those
threatened with foreclosure and will
see to it that insurance policies are
taken out for all who are not protected
against fire.
Leading colored citizens, pastors of
all the churches and heads of organ
izations are advising their members to
stand pat and be not afraid. It is
very evident that the colored people
of Chicago will not waive any of their
constitutional rights.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-10
INDIANS AGAINST sEeREeAr,o,

INDIANS AGAINST SEGREGATION.
Three hundred members of the
American Society of Indians, in an.
nual convention at Minneapolis, voted
for the abolition OF the u. s.. govern.
ment Indian Bureau. Y: = -
The reasons given by speakers are
that Indians should be regarded the
same as other American citizens and
do not need supervision.
A remarkable thing in connection
with this announcement is the fact
that the editor of THE APPEAL. in
a; wire to the President just before he
left for the Peace Conference at Paris
in December, 1918, suggested the
same idea in reference to the Ameri
can Indian. .-.*5 .-.'.
DIR. G. E. Eastman, Amherst, Mass.
president of the organization, in an
address said the Indians were not un
derstood; and would not be in the
United States, until an Indian is presi
dent -"
Even the American Indian, who was
robbed of his country by the eau
cas1an, sees the menace of segrega
ton, to which so many colored men
are Indifferent; and, some, actually
claim desire.
Through the influence Of certain
prominent colored men negro
bureau was established in the Depart
ment of Labor, as a war measure
The war is over and it should be
abolished. Cut out the word NEGRO
In the government service. If all citi
zens' regardless of race or color, are
no1 subject to identical conditions be
fore the law, then American democ
| racy is a fake. T..
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-10
LEAVES HIS WIFE AS BAIL
Husbands Appearance Relieves En-
barrassment Of Police Judge In
Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Police Judge
Chesebro was most embarrassed. A
woman had been left with him in lieu
Of $25 bail, and he did not know what
to do with her. q
Walter Lincercum appeared before
the court on misdemeanor charge.
Judge Chesehro fixed the bail at sos
Lincercum did not have the $25.
Mrs. Lincercum. who was in court,
had bright idea and whispered to the
judge. He nodded assent and Lincer-
cum rushed from the courtroom. His
wife remained behind. She was the
bail.
Everybody was happy until s o. r
arrived, and brought no Lincercum.
It was time to close the court. The
Judge looked at his clock and at the
ball.
Then Lincercum rushed in, Just as
the court was ordered closed. He had
$25 in real money and walked away
with his wife.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-10
THE NEW YEAR, 1920.

With this issue, THE APPEAL
starts it's Thirty-sixth Volume with
high hopes for a brighter, better, more
satisfactory year for the world in gen.
eral and the people in whose welfare
and interest it is published in par.
ticular.
Many very discouraging things have
transpired in the year just closed,
many from which far more fair, Just
and humane results were confiden.
TALLY expected. 1t was hoped that the
splendid part played in the great world
war "for democracy" by 100000
colored men would receive greater
recognition and reward; but, on all
sides, there seems to have been care
fully mapped out and concerted plan
to discredit and discourage these 100
per cent Americans. Even in the mat
ter of lynching, that great bio. ION this
nation, it is safe to assume that the in
crease of IS in the number lynched
over that of 1918, after deducting the
seven whites lynched, was brought
about mainly as a result of the en-
viable war record they had made.
The attitude of the majority of the
American Legion toward their colored
brothers in arms was very unfair and
deplorable. ....
The outrageous race riots of Wash
ington, Chicago, and Omaha, were
causes for great depression.
The failure of a Republican Con-
gress to do the right thing with jim
crow cars was also deplorable. But
despite these and many other things
born of color prejudice too numerous
to mention we are hoping for many
good things to come to us during 1920.
"The mills of the gods grind slowly
but they grind exceedingly fine.""
There is much for US to do, let us
buckle on our armor and go forward
with the determination to win
There are many riffs of sunshine
that have forced themselves through
the dark clouds that lower upon us
that give us great hopes for a bright
and prosperous season in the year
of our Lord 1920.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-10
THE BOYS CLUB FEDERATION:
ITO West Fortieth Street, New Yort
City,

~ west rortIeth Street, New York
City.
The Boys Club Federation of New
York is planning for a wide extension
OF its work during the coming year
in the interest of the 100000 under
privileged boys of America, whose
need, following the war, is said to be
a. vital one. Immediate attention is
believed to be necessary if these lads
are to be reclaimed and moulded into
men of character and useful citizens
The Federation is national organi.
cation with large membership, on
Grating without profit to itself, SUP
ported by voluntary contribution, it's
purpose being to give practical direc.
t1onal training to the boy of limited
opportunities, to build him up physi.
cally and to carry him over the danger
period of his youth. AS result of
such training, it has been shown by
statistics, juvenile delinquency has
been materially reduced, a real in.
terest aroused in the wholesome things
OF life, and that the boys of this class
under the influence of the club, are
soon Weaned from the street and pre-.
pared for future citizenship.
The Boys Club Federation ordi.
narlly is housed in a building with
gymnasium, library, game rooms and
meeting rooms for which the boys nav
nominal dues of or 10 cents a month.
The Federation club is non-sectarian
and co-operates with all church de.
nominations and welfare organiza.
tons, being the only body of it's kind
that takes the boy under II years-a
critical age for the lad of unlimited
opportunities-as we'll as of all other
ages, and mOulds him with reference
to his special needs His spiritual
needs are cared for by the co-operat
ing churches, and many boys without
religious home influences or trainins
are thus brought into the fold-boys
that, in the majority of cases, could
be reached through no other existing
channel. One of these federated clubs
alone, located i'm New York City, has
an active membership of 5000 boys,
most of whom otherwise would have
hearkened to the call of the street
with all its evil influences and conse.
quences-
1t is estimated that $3.50 of the boys
OF America belong to this class, vast
army for good or evil, and to bring
these 100000 and more under-priv.
ileged boys into club formation on a
community basis-as broad and com.
prehensive as the public playground,
though more intensive-is the task
that the Boys Federation has set for
itself.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-10
UMBRELLA AS BERRY PICKER
BY Its Aid Long Island Woman Gath.
ers Ninety Quarts in
Day.

Sayville, L. Mrs. Margaret Cross
OF Sayville, L. l., went huckleberrying.
She carried an umbrella. Neighbors
asked her if she feared rain, but she
only smiled. ~
Reaching spot where the berries
grew thick, she opened it, inverted it
under bush and shook the bush Wig
orously. The berries fell into the UNI
brella and were easily transferred from
it to Mrs. Cross berry pail.
BY this means she gathered 80
quarts during the day, thereby estab-
fishing record for one days picking,
it is said.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-10
REvlvlNG WAR INSURANCE.

Soldiers and sailors who have al
lowed their war insurance to lapse
should take note Of the new treasury
decision whereby men out of service
eighteen months or more may rein.
state their policies up to Dec. 81, 1919;
on payment of two months premiums,
provided they are still insurable ply
sica1ly.
Many OF these po1icyholders have
dropped their insurance because they
are young and without dependents.
But beyond question most OF them
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-10
THE toNLY soLuTIoN.'

Recently at the Church of England
Congress at Southampton, Sir Sidney
Olivier. who was governor Of Jamaica
from 1907 to- the end 81 1912, put for.
ward the claim that no solution of the
American color question was possible
except by a resolute disclaimer Of the
color line and the race, differention
theory. -.-.,.....-
Sir Sidney Olivier certainly knows
what he is talking about. In the
Island of Jamaica, where he was gov
ernor for five years. there are about
100000 colored people and only 10000
whites and yet there is absolutely no
friction between the races. Jamaica
is British colony and the govern
ment is just. Colored men enjoy ev-
cry civil and political right which
white men have and there is no color
line.
Among other things Sir Sidney said:
MY study and comparison of con-
ditions in the United States and the
West Indies he said, has brought
me to that conclusion. American and
colonial politicians and public men
are not Exeter Hall abolitionists nor
evangelical Christian missionaries. 1
do not expect them to adopt the meth.
DDS Of missionaries. nor do sympa-
thize with all their programmes. But
It cannot be ignored .-at it happened
that the faiths Of the mol vho laid
the foundations for the peaceful de-
velopment Of the mixed community in
Jamaica were democratic and human
itarian and. above all. uncompromis-
ingly Christian.
Were race differentiation held to it
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-10
Burn Home When Trying
to Exterminate Squirrel.

Chico, Cal.-Fully prepared to
write a testimonial to the de-
stroying qualities of squirrel
exterminator, Mr.. and Mrs.. D.
Hurspeth here mourn the loss
Of their home today. @ ~
Here's how it happened:
A squirrel had tunneled under
their home and the exterminator
was purchased. It was poured
into the hole, but it was an in
f1ammable liquid. An oil tank
and smudge pots caught fire
and the house burned to the
ground.
1t is not known what happened
to the. squirrel. -:
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-10

: E . - *
will some day be married and have
dependents and will need insurance.
Life insurance is regarded today by
our most substantial citizens as the
necessary equipment of every man OF
family, and many banks are publicly
advocating it asa measure Of thrift.
These boys of the army and navy
can never again get insurance as
cheaply as it is offered by the govern
ment. and the terms for reinstatement
are exceedingly liberal. !. It would be
the part Of wisdom for these boys to
get their policies launched now and
at least partly paid for while they are
unburdeaed. financially, by family. :
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-10

No sooner in the gun he blew,
Than off this mortal sphere he few.
And met the girl in yonder scene,
Who lit the fire with kerosene.
And there he saw in vengeance dire
The one who called a man liar.
He was budding close as=sH for life
Beside the man who whipped his wife
Take warning each, take warning all
For retribution sure will fall
On him who does a careless deed,
Or wrongs another without heed. =
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-10
REFUSED TO STAY SENTENCES

Declaring that he would not be
swayed by outside influences in regard
to the death sentences passed on the
eleven colored men found, by a preju-
diced jury, guilty of participation in
the recent Philips county race
troubles, Coy. Brough, Of Arkansas, de-
cided to ignore the kilograms from
w. M. Trotter, secretary of the Ma
tional Equal Rights League, and Maj.
J. r. Spingarn, of the N. A. A: C.. P,
requesting executive clemency in the
case. He had the power to save these
mems lives whose condemning crime
was being black but chose to take
the responsibility upon himself of al
lowing them to be electrocuted with
what measure We mete it shall be
measured unto YOU:
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-10
Snake Kills Cow,

Waynesborough, Pa. George Wood
ring, tenant on the Stone farm south
of Waynesborough, lost a young COW
as the result of the creature being
bitten by large copperhead snake.
Notwithstanding that a veterinary
surgeon from Waynesborough was
summoned, he could not remove the
effects Of the poison. Copperheads
and rattlesnakes are very plentiful.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-10
MEET HIM WITH A SMILE,

When feller's feelin' blue.
M, ana his looks appeal to you:
Then it's clear what vo1, sbo,,,a IN
Just meet him with a smile W
When a feller's almost in.
mn ana IS getting short of tin:
ihen help him the world to win
AND meet him with smile.
Wnen feller's fghtin' sin.
NJ Ana n. the yic'tries hard to win:
inen help him to just dig in. -
And meet him with smile.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-10
DECLINED BECAUSE ukAMERl.

LUG department or PUBLICITY OF the
westinghouse Electric and Manufac-
turing Company Of Lester, Pennsyl.
vania, gave a segregated picnic for
Its coi0red employees. A long account
of the event; was sent to THE AP-
PEAL but we declined to publish be.
cause we felt that the segregation
was un-American. We reprint here.
with the body of the letter sent to the
Westinghouse Company, which gives
the opinion of THE APPEAL as to
the Importance Of cultivating the feel.
Ing OF Americanism among all Amer:
lean citizens: =.
Your matter is respectfully declin.
ed because THE APPEAL. which is
AN AMERICAN NEWSPAPER does
not care to give publicity to story
which on its face appears to be un.
American. We SO regard it as it is
the exploitation of the fact that a
segregated picnic was given for the
"colored'' employees. That is drawing
the color line. -:
So far as we know the Westing.
house Company has not given a sep
arate picnic for each of the following
groups: German, Irish, French, Brit
ish, Polish, Russian, Lithuanian, Aus
trian, Lettish, Finnish, Bulgarian, Ser
bian and the one. hundred and one
other nationalities which are employ
ed and there is no reason why a picnic
should be given exclusively for "color
ed" employees.
Possibly some of the colored en-
ployees desire such picnic, but tina,
is because many have come from the
South and know nothing but segrega
ton. Instead of encouraging such q
desire, it should be the aim of an
AMERICAN corporation to encourage
the mingling of all of it's employees
OF the various racial groups in order
that they may learn more of each
other. Ninety per cent of radical pre-
JUDGE is due to the fact that one
group has no real knowledge of the
other groups.
The meeting of the various racial
groups at public picnic does not
carry with it the obligation to con
tinue and enlarge relationships. Each
person must determine for himself -tc
what extent he wishes to go in his
social dealings with his fellows.
do not doubt the rectitude of your
intentions, but after my exposition OF
the case, you may be able to see that
there is an un-American trend which
you yourself had not previously real
lied.
l trust that next year you will have
an ALL AMERICAN PICNIC, to which
ALL of your employees will be in.
vited, in order that racial hatred.
may be curbed and every man, no mat.
ter what his nationality may regard
his fellow workman as an AMERI
'CAN-nothing more-nothing less"