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Evening star., 1921-03-04
CONVENTION NEAR CLOSE.
Negro Newspaper Writers and Edi-
tors Closing Sessions.

A reception and ball will end the
annual convention of the National
Negro Press Association tonight at
Convention Hall. The convention has
been in daily session here since last
Tuesday.
writers and editors from every part
Of the country We're present at the
convention. The reception and ball
Will be under the general direction OF
J. Finley Wilson. editor of the Wash
ington Eagle and general chairman
of the celebration. Henry Lincoln
Johnson. republican national commit
teeman from Georgia, the only col
ored member of that committee. will
be honorary patron. Col. OTIS Dun
can. co!ored. commander of the Sth
Regiment Illinois National Guard,
will be present with his staff.
Evening star., 1921-03-04

We might well this display Fashion Event Of Importance
offered perfect the the price only 500 instead Of
Ten dollars Here copies of imported models Gorgeous flower
hats Aover embroidered Novelty Straws Fine orseairs Tage
Saw Every hat idea being shown in the best shops Fifth
Avenueand you'll find many stunning black hats. Don't
miss this great sale!
AZ If match these 500 hats anywhere else in Wash
N0fQs for $1,000 less bring yours back and we'll
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-08-11
NOTHING NOVEL ABOUT THAT
Old Joe Had Tried "Electr!ctty" and
Found 1t Was No Cure for
rheumatism.

Old Joe Carter had suffered from
rheumatism until, he declared, he had
mo patience with It," but he was al
ways eager to hear Of possible reme-
dies, and when his sister in Mobile
wrote that she knew Of cure that
had been tried with great success, anu
would tell all about 1t on her next
visit, old Joe was all excitement.
"Now, Mary" he exclaimed to his
sister, eagerly, few minutes after
she had reached the house, "you-all
tell me bout dat cure for rheumatism!
l was so anxious could hardly wait
TO- yo' to git heah!"
swell, Joe," began the sister. ITS
electricity and"
Before she could continue Old Joe
interrupted:
"De idea, Mary, of yo' comm heah
suggestin' dat to me! Don't you-ali
remember dat only last summer 1 was
strucked by lightning, and 1t didn't
do me no good?" - Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-08-11
! I'VE
STOCK
FAILURE OF SWINE TO MATE
1t May Be Caused by Improper Fune-
tioning Of System Brought About
by improper Feed. H..

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment Of Agriculture.)
Failure in the ability or desire OF
swine to reproduce may be caused by
any Of several conditions, say special
lists Of the United States Department
Of Agriculture. It may result from q
disease or injury that seriously az
fects or destroys the secretory repro
ductive organs. 1t may be caused by
improper functionlng Of the system,
which in turn is often brought about
By unsuitable feed or faulty elimina-
ton Of waste products, or it may be
due to a general lowering Of body VI
tally.
There are also cases of sterility or
impotence for which definite causes
are difficult to find. Failure to breed
quite frequently occurs in boars and
sows which have been fitted and kept
in high condition for show purposes.
In some instances the sow fails to
come in heat, or perhaps indicates
that she is in heat and Is successfully
served by the boar without resulting
conception. In other cases the boar
shows no desire to mate, or acts In
effectively.
The first step In overcoming the
trouble is to find a positive cause,
when possible, by making a thorough
examination. This should Include
search for physical defects, the pres
ence of disease. the results Of injuries,
or lowered vitality from any cause.
When, from such examination, 1t
appears that proper treatment will
prove successful, remedies should be
administered promptly. But If the
cause Is obscure, or If there Is little
likelihood of correcting the defect sue
cessfully, it is best to remove the AMI
NAL from the breeding herd. Bears
may be castrated and fitted for
slaughter as market hogs. Similarly.
sows should be discarded when they
become uncertain breeders.
? When there is no apparent cause
for failure of swine to mate, experts
of the United States Department OF
Agriculture frequently have observed
lazy or sluggish temperament.
These hogs generally are Of the type
known as "hot-bloods." They are fat
and show an unwillingness to exer-
else. The tendency is more common
In mature hogs and increases with
age, but is frequently found in young
stock. Careless and unwise inbreed-
ing practices tend to produce hogs OF
this type, but inbreeding does not nee
essarily bring about the condition.
When the lack Of sexual vigor Is
seen in only an occasional animal 1t
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-08-11
NO LOSS IN THAT VENTURE
parky Got More Out Of Garden Than
Ever tho Owner Was Lucky
Enough to Get.

Not long ago couple of negroes
who had long before been neighbors
in q southern state rather unexpected
ly met in Philadelphia. OF course,
they talked Of old times In the South
and one Of them remarked:
"How bout dat truck garden, Joe?
When left you had jest taken 1t over.
Did it pay?'
SWELL" said Joe, II didn't have moth
ing to complain bout"
II always had mighty pore opinion
bout dat truck garden" continued
the other darby. "You remember l
told you before you got 1t that you
would never get your money back.
but I did get my money back" re-
turned the other. II made more out
ter that garden than the owner ever
did,
"You don't say so?"
II shore does" continued the other,
II got the rent out Of it, and that's
what the owner never got "-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-08-11
HOOvER,s ECONOMICS

Herbert Hoover, head Of the Hoover
school Of economics and also secretary
Of commerce, announces for the hun
dredth time that "the stability Of the
nations business depended funda-
mentally on labor's willingness to ac-
cept lower standards of income"
Hoover probably would also include
farmers with labor If his attention had
been drawn to that class. Both farm
ers and workers rebel at this financial
theory; yet Hoover is right unless we
are ready to bring about fundamental
economic changes in this country. The
so-called conservative labor and that
rare farmer who finds the "Nonparti-
san league too radical" must fall in
with the Hoover plan.
The capital stock and bonds Of our
great industries was doubled and in
some instances trebled during the war
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-08-11

may be possible to recognize the fault
in blood lines or type. But when fall
ure to mate occurs frequently and
when the type is right, the indications
are that the system of management Is
fundamentally wrong.
Upon the appearance Of this condi-
tion an effort should be made to cor
rect it by a restriction or modification
Of the diet and an abundance OF exer-
else. The ration must have the tat
producing feeds largely. reduced and
protein Z, feeds plentifully supplied.
Pastures should be provided where pos
sible but when these are not avail
able then the ration should consist OF
alfalfa meal, alfalfa, soybean or clover
hay to supply protein and vitamines,
high grade tankage, fish meal, linseed
meal, or a good grade Of white mid
dlings and whole oats-with but small
amounts Of corn or ground barley, to-
gether with good mineral mixture.
In addition an abundance Of daily ex-
ercise must be given. This will prob
ably have to be forced by driving the
boar or SOW about the paddocks or
pastures daily until the animal is
tired. T., ~. -: IT,. '-
BY maintaining the digestive func-
lions in q proper manner, by causing
abundant exercise and by supplying
proper nourishment, there will be
brought about a proper elimination OF
the body wastes and rebuilding OF
the tissues. This should cause the
reproductive organs to function prop
erly and bring about a toning up OF
the system in such manner that breed
ing operations will be successfully con-
Quoted. y. ~ 4. -,
Swine breeders must be alert to the
necessity for ruggedness in herd boars
in addition to other qualifications.
Breeders must refrain also from too
great a degree Of .fneness and smooth
ness in the selection Of their breeding
animals, or loss Of breeding power VIII
ultimately develop In their herds.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-08-11

One ofthe surest ways
to become physically in
capable Of doing your best
work is to get only snat-
ches Of sleep-broken by
disturbing dreams.
- If your sleep is being
disturbed by drinking
tea or coffee, you may be
sowing the seeds OF q
nervous breakdown. ~
Do not wait until your
nerves are affected by the
drugs, them and caffeine,
in tea or coffee. Protect
your strength, vitality and
endurance. 81,
~ Have sound, restful
sleep, and wake refreshed
and fit for any task. H..
Postum, the delicious
cereal beverage, with IT'D
GOLDEN brown richness
and coHee.ike taste, will
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-08-11
Mental b.1tterflyi1g at 2 a. m.
Agreat indoor sport for
thoughtless people

let Nature restore your
coHee-irritated nerves,
and bring you sound, re-
freshing sleep.
Postum is wholesome
and acts in a normal way.
It possesses the advan-
tages of a hot drink, with
out the i'll effects Of tea
or coffee.
Drink Postum for a
week or two. See what
a difference it viii make
in you'll -. Z F. Il =. Z *,
there's q Reason"
Postum comes in, two
forms: Instant Postum lin tins)
made Instantly in the cup by
the addition Of boiling water.
Postum Cereal Gin packages Of
larger bulk, for those who pre-
fer to make the drink while the
-
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-08-11
Kid ReviVer.

"Baby was taken i'll while you were
out, ma'am," said the new nursemaid.
"Oh, dear!' said the young wife.
us he better now?"
ooh, he's all right now; but he was
bad ut first. He seemed to come over
quite faint but I found his medicine
In the cupboard"
"Found his medicine! Good gTs-
cious! What have you given the child2
There's no medicine In the cupboard"
"Oh, yes, there is, ma'am. It's wric-
ten on it,
And the girl produced a bottle IL.
beled kid Reviver."
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-08-11
Protection Against Radiun1.

n K physician using radium has to in
sulate himself thoroughly from its eff
fects. DR.. Belcherc of the French
Academy Of Medicine says they must
wear gloves lined with lead, and spec
tacles containing lead salt; they must
handle the radium salts with pincers
and sit at the table lined with lead. He
Is perfecting q lead protector for the
heart and lungs, but advises operators
to wrap themselves in thin lead sheets.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-08-11
Interropative Genius.

"Some of the greatest men find de-
light in asking people all kinds Of ques-
tions." IS,
"That's what makes me think my
young son lfas such brilliant future.
He does so continuously and with per-
feet ease."
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-08-11
The CONNECTING Link.

TIC NOUUSCSIIIV 1ttINs
One Of the instructors in prepare
tory school which processes to tutor
youths DESTROYS Of entering college re-
centlyl al an Interesting time with a
lad who was tackling biology.
what" asked the tutor, "is the con-
Meeting link, If any, between the. anil
NAL and the vegetable kingdoms?"
II think know said the boy. ITS
hash :" d
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-08-11
From Missouri.

What In, the world are you kick
Ing about? 2" asked the red-headed land
lady. when I took my room you
told me there was a single hair mat
tress on the bed, said the thin board
er. $50 did" SWELL, will you please
come up to my room and show me the
single hair7" So 4.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-08-11
BOARD WOULD KILL COUNTRY BANKS
WHILE SQUEEZING FARMER CREDITS
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER

Reserve Official Called Usury Good Way to Get Rid OF
Small Institutions Big Financiers Get Abundant
Credit at Low Harding Urges $500 600 Aid
Du Point Forces Himself Into u. S. Senate-Frear Ex-
poses Dye ScandaIDenver & Rio Grande Stockholders
Say Financiers Have Stolen SIS 600.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-08-11
Cuticura Soap
! Is Ideal for
The Complexion
Acid Ston,ac|
for 10 Years
NOW / Different WOMAN
Earnestly Praises Eaf0s1ko
Sean 25e, Ontneat Is and SOC, Taleu 2se

Earnestly Praises Eatos'Ao
MY wife was a great sufferer from
acid stomach for 10 years." writes II.
d. Crippen, "but is different woman
since taking EatOnic."
Sufferers from acid stOmach-let
Eatonic help you also. It quickly takes
I'D and carries out the excess acidity
and gases and makes the stomach cool
and comfortable. You digest easily,
get the full strength from your food.
feel we'll and strong, free from bloat-
ing, belching, food repeating, etc. Big
box costs costs only trifle with your
druggists guarantee.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-08-11
The Best Politics.

'Do you think a practical politician
can afford to- place patriotic duty
above personal interests?'
HE can't afford to do otherwise"
replied Senator Sorghum. "A prac-
tical#politician IS one who succeeds In
getting elected; and the voters out my
way haven't any use for a man who
doesn't love his country"
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-08-11
HARDING'S LEADERSHIP

w.. IF we remember Alright one of the
chief sins of Woodrow Wilson was
trying to lead and dictate to congress,
and the then Republican was never,
never going to be such an autocrat.
Yet we now find President Harding,
In office only five months, debating
furiously to congress. Messages in
person, messages written, and mes
sages sent by those who have been
told the administration viewpoint.
Lately he has appeared to- postpone
the bonus bill indefinitely. Congress
waited for him on the disarmament
issue. - -. !: -.
Last week he asked congress to help
the railroads by providing $500, 900 900
through reviving the War Finance
corporation and to use the same
agency to extend some additional
credit to farmers. - ~ y.
A A day later he had dinner party
with some senator's at which he de-
cided that the senate should take up
the taxation question first Of all. K, :,
Giving credit aid to farmers
through the War Finance corporation
may be good or Of no use, depending
on how much is done, but it looked
,suspiciously like q shot designed to
kill two birds to get the railroad aid
jammed through and to kill OFF the
Norris bill to aid the export Of farm
products. .s = ta@
Yet interference with the policy
determining body Of the nation is no
longer autocracy. The usual news
paper comment is: "Mr. Harding is
proving in q remarkable way his ca
pacity for leadership" And his move
against the bonus bill is courageous
but kindly advice" r
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-08-11
Jud Tunkins.

Jud Tunkins says nature puts
enough scales on a fish to give it more
of bathing suit than some human
beings wear. 7<z ~
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-08-11
Knows a Lot.

$50 your son Is hometfrom college7 :"
'Yep." "Has he learned much? 2" He
certainly has. More than his mother
and / have picked up In lifetime"
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-08-11
ALIENS F00T.EASE DOES IT

When shoes pinch or corns and 6lnions
ache. get . package Of ALIENS FOOT.
into tho shoes It takes the sting out Of
corns and bunions.F gives instant relief to
Smarting Aching, Swollen feet. 100000
pounds Of powder for the feet were used
By our Army and Navy during tho war.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-08-11
Art and Power,

Art and Power.
Art and power will go on as they
have done-will make day out OF
night, time out Of space, and space
out of time.-EmersOn
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-08-11

WASHINGTON, D. C.-"Let 'em
fail" is the reply John Shelton Will
iams, former comptrollee - currency,
declares he got from a member of the
federal reserve board when he protest
ed against lending at usury rates to
small country banks.
This member then went on to say:
eff this plan means the failure Of
the small state banks, that need not
stop us; in fact, if we can't get rid Of
the small state banks by any other
methods, it might be well to get rid
Of them in that way" ~ -
What is meant here by plan was the
federal reserve board policy OF depriv-
ing agricultural sections of the coun-
try of credit last fall, which we have
frequently exposed in these columns.
We have also advanced the theory that
the reserve board was trying to stran-
gle small banks at the same time with
this policy and with it's 'par collec-
ton" methods. ....
VI, FOUR PER CENT A MONTH
Mr.. Williams gives the following
illustrations to show how ruthless
against the small banks and the farm
er the federal reserve board has been:
"A valiant little country bank in
Alabama, striving and straining to
help it's farmer customers move their
crop, needed $4,000 in September,
1920, and that bank was charged at
about the rate of A per cent a month
or actually 81 per cent per annum on
a portion of that money. The, rec
ords will show that certain small
banks in Colorado, Kansas, Texas,
Louisiana, Alabama and other states
were charged by their reserve banks
in exceptional cases from two to five
times as much as the rates charged by
any other civilized government in the
world. These amazing rates are
wholly without excuse.
e. .t.tWhile small banks in the farming
districts We're being taxed in this man
ner, great banks in New York were
being supplied with practically >un-
limited amounts Of money at s, 6 and
z per cent per annum. The records
will show that while the little bank
in Alabama was charged $1,000 for
the use Of $4,000 for two weeks
time, big bank in New York, whose
funds were largely employed in specu-
lative operations, was given the use of
$500, 900 for the same cash considera-
ton. The policy Of the federal reserve
board seemed to be that il certain big
banks wanted anything, why let them
have it promptly and no questions ask
ed; but that if little bank or farmer
needed funds, comb him well, make
him give up everything he has for
security. -" ? >,...:.>.l~S ~
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-08-11

important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
for Infants and children, and see that 1t
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-08-11
RAILROAD STOCKHOLDERS
u PETITION -

Six thousand stockholders of the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad have
petitioned the senate committee on in
terstate and foreign commerce to
make searching Investigation Of how
that once prosperous road was looted
by financiers and then sold at re-
ceiver's sale for $5,O00,000. They
claim that they have been robbed Of
more than $55, O0O, 900. The. commit
tee so far has taken no action, but the
interstate commerce commission has
decided to take hold of the case.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-08-11
; TARIFF Bull IN HOUSE

The Fordney tariff bill now occu.
pies the attention Of the house and is
likely to pass soon by two-thirds
vote, but there is a chance that some
important amendments may be added
No one Of the house members un.
derstands the bill, because each spe.
cial interest wrote the appropriate
schedule in its own jargon.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-08-11
THE DYE SCANDAL

Congressman Frear of Wisconsin,
elected last fall with League and la
Dor Endorsement, has opened up the
dye industry scandal beyond what we
noted last week. ~. .@s-.. -
The Du Pont interests, who got the
monopoly on the plea of it's value in
making explosives, and British
group has entered into an agreement
by which they divide the dyestuffs
trade of the world between them
selves, and each has sought protect
ing legislation from its government.
Three men in the alien property
custodian's office became officials in
the Chemical Foundation company,
the concern through which the Du
Points operate. And Custodian A.
Mitchell Palmer permitted them to
buy 1000 patents seized by him from
German subjects for $3.50, 1000 when
this property was easily worth over
$40 ,OO0, 900. = .s.... ...55--..
+ F'rear alleges that the sale was
made privately without notice or com.
petition, and he has introduced q res
olution demanding that the attorney
general be instructed to bring pro.
ceedings to set aside the sale.
The possession of these patents en-
ables the Chemical Foundation COM
pany to collect royalties from any
who might have to use them in any
process. ~ e.. :. -. .. -
tt-E L y ~
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-08-11
DU POINT IN SENATE

The Du Pont interests, powder,
paint monopoly, roofing and dozen
other related commodities, have aban-
doned the practice of having a hired
man in the United States senate.
The change Of policy involved hav-
ing a healthy senator from Delaware
resign so that the governor could ap-
point Coleman Du Pont to the position.
This, of course, was a matter easily
attended to even if the governor was
Democrat while Du Pont is Re-
publican, and we feel sure that the
obliging governor and senator will be
we'll taken care of, considering their
small size. ~=
! Probably it would be much better
to have J. P. Morgan, Judge Gary, a
Rockefeller, Charles Schwab and
enough others Of that kind in the
senate to make majority instead of
their hired men. The public could
then grasp the situation a little more
clearly.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-08-11

times to make, 1OO-per-cent income
look half or one-third as large. Banks,
insurance companies, estates, capital
lists hold these stocks and unless
farmer and worker dig much harder In
normal times to pay the normal in
come on these watered stocks, our
financial structure comes ~tumbling
down. So unless farmer or worker
can get over trembling when big bust
ness yells radical, he should willingly
do twice as much work for the same
money. = -. %s- ~
The fallacy of Hoover's economics
is that the workers can not by any
amount of income sacrifice save our
business system. The overhead bur-
den with deflation is far too heavy to
be borne. They can't succeed as slaves
even if they want to.
When labor and the farmers kept
quiet while big business had it's orgy
Of war profiteering, they wrecked the
monopoly system Of doing business.
sQUABBLE ON HIDE TARIFF +:
High protection advocates suddenly
discovered the evils of protection when
some farm organization representa-
tive suggested a is per cent duty on
hides. They all knew it would be bad
for the farmer, while prohibitive
tariff on dyestuffs would be just what
the farmer needed.
The protectionists who suddenly
grasped the error of their ways on this
hide schedule dug up letter written
by James G. Blaine to William Nc
Kinley when the latter was fixing up
the old Mckinley tariff bill in 1890, in
which Blaine spoke for New England
shoe manufacturers as follows: :
"It would be a great mistake to
place a tariff on hides. It would bene-
fit the farmer by adding about 8 per
cent to the cost Of his children's
Shoes" -: .