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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-01-01
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KILLING HAlTIANs.
A Marine Sport, Writer Asserts.

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New York.-How American marines,
largely made up Of and officered by
Southerners, opened fire with machine
guns from airplanes upon defenseless
Haitian villages, killing men, women
and children in the open market
places; how natives were slain for
sport" by hoodlum element among
these same Southerners, and how the
ancient corvee system of enforced la,
Dor was revived and ruthlessly exc
cuted, increasing, through retaliation,
the banditry in Haiti and Santo Do
mingo, was told by Harry A. Franck,
the noted traveller and authority on
the West Indies. Mr.. Franck was in
Haiti in January Of this year on tour
of the Caribbeans for the Century
Magazine.
The natives we're armed largely
with obsolete and useless firearms
some even with scythes, according to
Mr.. Franck, and it is to this fact
rather than to the boasted marksman-
ship of the marines that he attributes
the deaths of 5000 blacks and of only
twelve whites.
Wilson Is Blamed.
Mr.. Franck blames Secretary Dan.
iels and President Wilson for failing
to control the situation in the black
republic or to take steps to change
the prevailing low value placed on the
lives Of the natives by the forces OF
occupation. 81
81 do not know these things OF nv
own knoWledge.sasaid MI. Franck
but I heard ofsthem from many re-
liable sources. including sources
friendly to: the Americans, and l am
certain in my own mind that they are
true.
while some killing was necessary
good deal of it was uncalled for
One of the factors which l found re
sponsible for conditions was that the
marines stationed there were com
posed very largely of young Southern
ers, who looked down on the Haitian
population, which Is nearly 100 pei
cent black, and held native lives very
cheaply. There was also great pre-
dominance of officers from the South
i found many earnest young South
ern officers, who were undoubtedly
doing their duty to the best of thei1
ability, but they took a harsh view OF
their duty and placed too small a value
on the lives Of black people. Further
than that, there was a hoodlum ele
ment Of young southerners among the
enlisted men who killed the blacks fol-
sport. These were mainly men who
did not get into the great war and
were anxious to have military feats to
their credit" -! :
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-01-01
ENFORCE THE 18th AND 18TH
AMENDMENTS.

1t is with very great satisfaction
that we notice there seems to be some
hope that, at last, the members of
Congress have determined to form
plan for representation in that august
body upon the basis of the voters per-
mitted to participate in elections in
the several states, rather than upon
mere population, in Presidential and
Congressional elections.
Congressman George H. Tinkham,
of Massachusetts, has introduced
resolution based upon the provisions
of the 18th and 18th Amendments to
the Constitution and showing that the
representation from several states is
not in keeping with those provisions.
Notably in the Southern states, glar-
ing ignoring of these constitutional
amendments has been practiced for
many years, giving eleven of these
states 126 votes in the electoral col
lege and 104 representatives in Con
gress on total vote of all presidential
candidates of 10000. The state of
New York, alone, cast total vote of
1,706,S54 but has only 43 representa-
tives in Congress and 20 votes in the
electoral college.
On account of this fragrant ignoring
Of the 18th and 18th Amendments we
have had the infliction Of Wilson and
wisconsin for the past seven years
and ten months, and we most sim
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-01-01
MORE SCHOOLS FOR WASHINGTON

MORE SCHOOLS FOR WASHINGTON
Congressman Charles R. Davis of
Minnesota is chairman of the subcom-
mittee Of the house appropriations
committee charged with the prepare
ton Of the bill which provides funds
for the upkeep Of the city of Washing
ton. For the past few weeks Mr..
Davis committee has been holding
hearings in the course of which the
municipal officials at the national cap
ital have made known their needs for
the coming year. There is very
pressing need for more school accom-
modations in Washington, due to the
practical cessation of building during
the war and since. One of the fea-
lures Of the District of Columbia ap-
preparation bill this year will be an
unusually generous allotment for the
schools, a program which has the
hearty endorsement of Representative
Davis.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-01-01
The BuIIets-BIack Hawk Bout.

| A large crowd was on hand at
Union Hall last Friday evening to
witness the four-round bout between
Kid Bullets and the Black Hawk,
Dancing, good music and refresh
ments were minor features partici-
pated in by those less interested in
the bout.
The bout, the main feature of the
evening, was held in the basement
and was quite interesting and anus
ing. It was the Black Hawks first
public appearance, and he made a
good showing. He is light on his
feet, hard as rock and his blows
are landed with force and accuracy.
With the proper training he would
undoubtedly make a good fighter.
The general concensus Of opinion was
that the Black Hawk out-boxed Bull
let's and would have scored a knock
out had the bout gone two more
rounds.
Round One-Bullets showed game
ness of his famous body blow and
landed it to the body with heavy
force and tried to repeat it with an
uppercut, but was blocked and in
WI 1SCSLVSu d IoIu UIOW lTOul} d
straight left to the jaw. Round tied.
Round Two-Bullets left his cor
ner with vigor, rushing the Black
Hawk, who cleverly stepped aside,
started his footwork and landed a
straight body blow with uppelcuts to
the chin with his right and left.
Bullets cinched, took little chance,
and spared until the gong sounded.
Black Hawks round
Round Three Black Hawk then
gained confidence, began his foot
work and with crossfre right and
left uppercuts knocked Bullets to his
knees. Bullets showed gameness, re-
covered with pass and blow over
his right shoulder, and they clinched
until the gong sounded. Black Hawks
round.
Round Four 80 Black Hawk rushed
Bullets with straight blow to the
jaw, repeated with short uppercut
and knocked Bullets down until the
referee counted five. Bullets rose
with clinch and the goAg saved
him. Black Hawks round.
Curley Ulrich was the official ref
cree; r H. Moore, Black Hawks
manager; 81 s. Mccarthy, Bullets
manager, Floyd Brown and Kid
Young as seconds.
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-01-01
WOULD "CONVERT" THE JEWS,

Sope members of the Episcopal
board of missions favor the raising Of
fund Of $1,OOO,o00 for the purpose
of converting the Jews, because they
are losing faith in Judaism and be-
coming atheistic. &C.
This move brought a quick retort
from many of the rabbis, three OF
whom we quote: -. <.~r.
"Attempts to convert the Jew
have never been successful" said
Rabbi Joseph Stolz Of Isaiah Temple
"and the thronged synagogues refute
the charge that the American Jew
is straying from his faith"
Rabbi Stolz said that reports that
the Episcopal Church might be in.
duced to appropriate large sums for
Christianizing the Jew were too ri
diculous to discuss.
Rabbi Abraham Hirschberg of Tenn
pie Sholom declared that Judaism
was stronger than it had ever been
and that the American Jew was one
of it's greatest factors.
In Europe they have had for hun
dreds of years, great way of econ
verting' the Jews by surrounding the
ghettos and numbering men, women
and children. In Hungary, recently,
hundreds of Jews have protested
Christianity to save the lives of them
selves and families, but all of the GER
tificates of baptism were overprinted
in red, '"Not good in case Of pogroms
(massacres)." p >.
The Jews of the United States will
not rush to Christianity because they
know that American Christians would
then segregate them and compel them
to ride in jim-crow cars and lynch
them just as they have their colored
brethren. &. .a.-. .s.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-01-01
SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 1921
HAPPY NEW YEAR.

With this issue of THE APPEAL
we begin it's 9th volume; also the
year of Our Lord, 1921.
This year promises to be full of very
momentous things for us all, both good
and bad.
This year we will begin a Republi-
can administration of the government
after eight years of wisconsin and
dire disasters during that period too
numerous to mention.
No one can foretell what the year
will bring forth, but it is hoped that
the experiences of the past eight years
will enable us to improve conditions
very materially, so we wish all
A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-01-01
coLoRED coLoNIALs.
Many Colored Men. in the America
War for independence.

The employment of colored men be-
came a subject of much importance at
an early stage Of the American War
of Independence. The British natur-
ally regarded slavery as an element
of weakness in the condition of the
colonies, in which the slaves we're
numerous, and laid their plans to gain
the colored men and induce them to
take up arms against their masters
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cerely hope that the present Congress
will make such condition impossible
for the future.
THE STATISTICAL CHUMP.

Our idea Of an ignoramus in the
field of economics is a man who tries
to show variations in the cost of living
by quoting wholesale prices. Con-
sumers, who pay the cost of living, do
not buy at wholesale. -
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-01-01
'<HUMAN NATURES FOULEsT BLOT,

My ear is panied
My soul is sick with every days report
OF wrong and outrage, with which earth is filled.
There is no flesh in mans obdurate heart.
1t does not feel for man: the natural bond
Of brotherhood is severed as the flax
That falls asunder at the touch Of fire.
He finds his fellow guilty Of skin
Not cOlored like his own: and having power
To enforce the wrong, for such worthy cause
Dooms and devotes him as his lawful prey.
Thus man devotes his brother, and destroys:
lis human natures broadcast foulest blot
-Cowper.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-08-20
Anti-Beer Bill Adopted

Washington.-Th WillisCampbell
anti-beer bill was passed by the senate
late Monday 80 to 20, and sent to con-
ference with the house with the pros
pect of it's final enactment before the
week ends.
Upon being informed of the action,
treasury officials said that the beer
regulations which have been drafted
and are ready for Secretary Melons
signature, would not be issued pend
ing action by the senate and house
conferees. The regulations would pro
vide for use of medical beer under the
ruling of former Attorney General
Palmer, a ruling which the bill is de
signed to overcome.
The ban against the prescribing OF
beer by physicians and limitations OF
prescriptions Of wine and whisky con
tanned in the bill as passed by the
house were virtually unchanged by
the senate, but few important amend
ments were added These included a
provision to restrict operations OF pro
hibition enforcement officers by pro
hibiting searches or any attempts at
searching of private property or prem
ises without search warrants. VIC.
lation Of this clause would be misde-
meanor subject to fine of $1,000 and
one years Imprisonment. Penalties OF
five years Imprisonment and $1,000
fines were provided for persons at
tempting searches while posing as pro
hibition agents.
The search and seizure amendment
was offered by Senator Stanley, demo
crat, Kentucky, as a substitute for an
amendment by Senator Reed, demo
crat, of Missouri, proposing more dras
tic penalties. 1t was adopted without
q roll call.
The bill limits were prescriptions to
one-fourth Of gallon and that OF
spirituous beverages to one-half pint
by alcoholic content to an individual
In 10 days. One change was made ID
the house clause fixing 100 prescrip
lions as the maximum for a physician
In 80 days except by special order OF
the prohibition commissioner.
The drive of the opposition forces
against the bill resulted in the adop
ton of several minor amendments
modifying the house bill.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-08-20
6. O.P. SEEKS TO
CUT EXPENSES
R epublican Commitment
Agree on Important Fea-
ture of Revenue Bill.

Washington Repeal, or reduction
of some OF the miscellaneous taxes was
agreed upon tentatively Monday by re
publican members of the house ways
and means committee
Agitation for elimination of the
sporting goods tax as means OF re-
ducing the price on these articles tor
the boys of the country caused the
committee to approve cutting the tax
In half 1t was decided to make the
tax per cent instead of 10 per cent.
The tax applies on tennis racqGei ),
baseball goods. athletic shoes and uni
forms. golf goods, fishing tackle, Dill
lard and pool tables and all similar
articles sold by manufacturers, pro-
ducers or importers.
Soda Water Tax Repeal.
The committee approved the repeai
of the soda water tax as recommended
by Secretary of the Treasury Mellon.
This Is the tax of one cent Tor each
10 cents of the amount paid for soda
water and ice cream at soda fountains
or ice cream parlors. The tax has
Welded s25, 100000, but it is held by
the treasury to be too difficult to en-
force and too much of a nuisance TO all
concerned to be worth retaining.
Repeal of some of the luxury taxes
on clothing also was approved. Inc
items cut out include the 10 per cent
g ~ q a
cess of $15, mems and boys hats in eX
cess of S., mems and boys caps in eX'
cess of So, shoes for men and women
In excess of $40 per pair, mems ana
bovs' neclwear in excess of 81, mems
and boys silk hose in excess OF 81 per
pair. women's silk hose i'll excess OF
So per pair, mems shirts in excess OF
SO each, pajamas in excess OF 80, XII
monos in excess of $15, smoking coats
in excess of $3.50 and mems waist
coats in excess OF 30.
Taxes Retained.
Although Secretary Mellon recon-
mended the repeal of the entire sec
ton 904 containing luxury taxes the
committee decided to retain the taxes
on carpets and rugs, picture frames
trunks, vaises, purses, portable ilght
ing fixtures, umbrellas and fans. The
section applying to carpets and rugs
was amended by striking out a pro
yiso now in the law eXempting i'm
I ported and American rugs made prlncl
paIlv of wool 1t Is estimated that the
elimination of this exemption will
partly make up for the repeal OF some
of the other luxury taxes.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-08-20
ITEMS OF INTEREST

An English shipyard recently com
pleted 5OO-ton concrete pontoon de-
signed to carry pneumatic elevator.
Success has attended experiments
with the use Of the bark Of the gon-
axle tree Of French West Africa as a
tanning material.
By covering life boat with basket
work q Dutch inventor believes he
has made 1t unsinkable as well as in
creased it, buoyancy.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-08-20

For home use a new bread box can
be taken apart for cleaning and can be
folded fiat for storage or moving.
Discovery Of valuable deposits Of
kaOlin In Austria Is expected to re-
vive the dormant porcelain industry
In that country.
A toy band wagon contains small
photograph on which records can be
placed to play when the wagon y
running over q door.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-08-20
Bay City's First Bale.

Bay City, Textile first bale OF
1921 cotton was brought to Bay City
Thursday The cotton was raised by
Frank Korvas of Sargent and weigh
ed $40 pounds. Mr.. Korvas has an
other bale which was ginned at Sar
gent at the same time.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-08-20
She Missed Somethlnu.

Catherine was spending Christmas in
the City Of Mexico Mother Goose was
one Of her gifts from Santa, and the
rhymes proved quite entertaining to
her. On her visit out to the castle of
Chapultepec, she was told the king had
lived there. She went all about look
ing behind doors and under the royal
bed and finally said: well, mother,
where can the merry old soul be?'
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-08-20

SOmerville, Mass, boasts of a
Baby Hercules" He Is eight-month-
old Harry LaFleur, Jr., and he can
perform athletic feats that are amaZ-
ing for one so young. Harry can chin
the bar like veteran. He has a
chest and arm development that IS
most unusual. The baby weighs is
pounds.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-08-20
Make the Homo Attractive.

The only way to make a city at
tractive is for the individual family
to insist on buying only attractive
homes, and particularly to take the
responsibility for making Its home
grounds attractive.
Grass seed may be sown. shrubbery
planted and cultivated, flowers pro-
vided for, and painting done. II every
person in a block makes his place
neat and trim. the whole block will
help the appearance Of the city. A
single negligent home owner may spoil
u. work Of q dozen neishbors.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-08-20
And Few Mourned..

All the four Georges who have IN
The past reigned In Britain died on
saturdays. and two in the month q
'une The dates are The f1rJt Osorgs
u ',pp 10, l72s; the seeopd on Oeto
-. 1863; the third, January -,
- anl George " on Saturday, June
iS@i
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-08-20
Anatomical.

"a man may be mistaken, even
though his heart is in the right
place."
EYES," replied Senator Sorghum,
but what's the use Of having your
heart in the right place If your brains
rot In wrong7'
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-08-20
Harvey Leaves for Meet.

London.--George Harvey, American
ambassador to Great Britain left for
Paris Saturday morning to attend the
meeting of the supreme allied coun
Gil
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-08-20
Nor So Lonu.

Truth 10 stranger than Action.
Largely because you do not meet II
as often.-Johnstown Democrat.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-08-20
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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-08-20

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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-08-20

ucCtihS VI tuc IdIiHeiS Ill IUiS locality
recently it was decided to finish the
box factory which was started here
several months ago.
New Orleans.-The Republican
party, which is entering into local pol
itics for the first time in years, is
going to court to attempt to force the
Board of Election Supervisors to give
it equal representation at the polls in
the approaching elections In this city
1t was announced here
Lake Charles. - The Calcasieu
parish police jury in session recently,
increased the salaries of three office
men and the highway engineer and
awarded its employers liability insur-
ance.
Monroe-Mayor Arnold Bernstein
has asked citizens to give their assist
ance In Kidding Monroe of the Illicit
sale of white lightning, antiseptic and
other similar connections that cause
lItoAlldllOu H. SlSlduS nave IcpOII-
ed that conditions at Monroe are be-
coming alarming because of the sale
Of moonshine.
Columbia.-Walter Carr and Cleve-
land Hatton were found guilty Of
dynamiting fish in Bayou Castor. This
is the first conviction Of the kind ever
had in Caldwell parish.
Baton Rouge.-The third annual
field meet Of the Louisiana State Bee
keepers Association was held here.
Officers elected are: H. E. Sanders,
Kentwood, president; R. Mccoy, New
Roads, first vice president; A. o.
Jones. Akers. second vice president;
e. G. Davis, Baton Rouge, secretary;
+. M. Morgan. Hamburg, treasurer.
Forest Hill.-Owing to many cattle
being found infested with ticks, the
dipping inspector has ordered dipping
every II days instead Of every %
days.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-11
FIGHT NON PARTISAN
 LEAGUE KANSAS RULE
(Bv United Press)

Salina, Kans., Jan. 11.-Headquar ters of the American Defense Legion for an educational campaign were opened at Salina today and open war launched on the spread of the Non- Partisan league. The fight on the league will be carried into every coun- ty of the state, with separate or ganization for each congressional dis trict. Literature has been prepared by the defense legion and speak ers' bureau organized
 c. A. Townley, organizer for the Non-Partisan league, declared today that he would not leave the state un- til the league has captured control of the next legislature.