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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-17
FRIENDS SCHOOL.
las COMMENCEMENT
Or. r. w. Kelsey, OF Haverford.
Tells Graduates Pending Pow
erty is Grave Problem.

| The commencement exercises Of ihs
| Senior class of Friends school wer,
held in Friends Meeting House. Fourth
and West streets. this morning. in the
presence OF large number OF rela-
| tives and friends Of the graduates
! Principal Hefsehel A. Norris presided
and opened the exercises with the
reading Of the 18th psalm.
Dr Raynrr w. Kelsey OF Haverfurd
College. Pa. delivered the address Ia
the graduates. He spoke on the Inn
portance of getting the best there is
i'm the world. and then giving Il out
to the world again at all times and
en- an occasions, Two OF The best
things of life which we should strive
FOR are character and love. he said
Many problems confront the, world
to-day he said, many of them caused
hy the worlds being revolutionized
in such a short Time. one of these
problems Is impending poverty caused
Ivy the 40o00oO Idle workers now in
America, and anothehr is world arm
ameut. In discussing the latter prob
lem. Or, Kelsey said that according
tu Recently complied statistics. sS per
cont of the worlds funds was being
ased in military expenditures. past
nj present, aud the other Il per cent
for civil purposes.
Prior Ia the commencement adj
dress. four members Of the class made
addresses. Robert Wier Comfy gave
the story Of the steamship, from the
time OF the ancient Egyntian con
struction to the present day ma iestic
achievements, Ira Douglas Chamh-
crs gave an interesting resume Of the
life If tho English poet John Keats
George Winchester spoke on the sub
tcCt, Darius Thomas Luke Stirling
talked on THE Growth of the News
paper"
Principal Norris presented diplon9a s
70 the graduates, with earnest con-
gralutations and hearty wishes for
their success in future life The grad
uates were E,ldred Troutman Bovnton
Robert Wier Comfy, Mary ganborn
Eliason, Thomas Luke Stirling Ira
Douglas Chambers. David Mitchell
Dougherty. Virginia Gould Rheubv.
and George Winchester
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-17
BREAKERS HOTEL.

On Ocean Front Phone Tn Large airy
rooms Reasonable rates Good roads
from Wilmington to Ocean city du Point
boulevard runs within - miles Of Ocean
Fity
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-17
PHu.A. PRODUCE MaRkET.

~ Associated rress to Every Evening
Philadelphia, June 17.-Whcat
higher. NJ. red winter 1.53at.5S;
dc. gariicky. t.42mt.47.
corn. higher No. . for export, II a
Is No. 8 75G76
oats higher: M. 2 white, 49n49ia
NJ. white, 4Std4Sia.
Legs. higher nearby flrsts, 2sis
do. current receipts. 2S; western extra.
hrsts. eSta do firsts. IS. fancy select
"a. packed. 3ed4o.
Rutter, higher. western creamery
extra. "a. nearby prints. 44@46.
cheese dun: New York. whole milk.
fancy fiats. held 16@17: common to
guod. held 14ai5: longhorns. fresh;
16Mf1. single. daisies, fresh. l60f7.
Live poultry, firm; fowls. as to
quality. 2e@33; spring chickens.
hrohers. not lcghorns, Ssd55, DO, leg
horns. eSd40. oid roosters. ledtS,
ducks. white 25@26. mixed eolors.
22G24.
Dressed poultry. "a sier; fowls fresh
killed choice 10 fancy, 32M24: do,
small sizes. 22d31: broning chickens,
nearby. 5oa6o DO. western, 5000,
old roostcrs. 11IfS ducks. 2tG2s
Potatoes. lower, No. l southern,
e.2s6l 800. do. No. ,. I.oo@1.2o.
Flour steady: soft winter straight
western. 7.60617 30: do. nearby. 1850
-.75: hard winter. straight. S.75G9. %;
short patent. e26@s.75; spring. first
clear. S-O06S.50: do. patene, a.5o@
1000. do, short patent. 10z5@1o.75:
fancy spring and city mills, patent
family brand, 11.00m1l.50
Hay. dull. timothy. No, ?. 2o.00d
n 90 per ton do. No. 5, l7.o061 90:
sample. 15.OO6i6.oO; no grade. 10000
i2.OO: clover mixed hay. light mixed
rS.sOd 1900. No. 1. mixed. 17.00G1S.00.
Tallow lower; prime city loose, 3A;
do. special loose. 4A prime country.
-: edible. in tierces, 6h.
Bran dull. soft winter western in
100 pound sacks. 26.eo@27.00; spring,
$4,000 $500.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-17
HOXc/A<OTOy

linach ffunt "a l'0 All Untaide rooms
Running water Private baths Booklet
Ownership Mime Z W ~ 8ertsel
OCEAN CITY. ND.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-17
STOCK PRICES TUMBLE
DESPITE CHEAP MONEY
u. S. Steel at lowest Mark for
Several Years; Sharp Re-
Nction on Whole List.

Ey Associated Press 60 Every Evening.
New York. Juno tT.--tWall Street
i0.sa a. ml The proposed stock divi-
dcnd on Louisville aud Nashville. and
the 50 per cent reduction in the Cruel
ble steel dividend Were, reflected in the
irregular trend OF prices at the opening
Of today's stock market. louisville
and Nashville rose two points and
t-rucihle Steel fell "a points. Within
tho first half hour. however. the mar
ket again lapsed into its recent weak
cncd condition.
Atlantic Gulf. common and prefer
rcd. were especially weak. losing rs
90 points at low record. New York
Air Brake. Harvester, Studebaker.
American Car. Mexican Petroleum.
suuatra Tobacco and American Wool
cu showed losses Of | TO = points.
4 few triiling gains among sugars
and related specialties soon were can
ceiled.
Noon Steels and equipments led tho
more extensive decline of the morn
ing. United States steel fen one point
to 1SA, its lowest price in several
veafs American and Baldwin Loco
motives. General Electric and Har-
Ncster It.st to AZ points,
Mexican Petroleum broke to 104h
after rallying Ia 109. Louisville and
Nashville reacted five points and other
rails were inclined to fall hack Corn
Products. Central Leather, common
and preferred Studebaker, American
Woolen and Sears-RoehuCk forfeited
ono To Z points.
offerings Of call money extending into
next week az 5i1 per cent We're with
out influence on the stock market.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-17
BIC sALE usEp cARs

BIG sALg USED CARS
m you have pot purrha~~T raur raos
you cannot afford ~ miss fhis chance
1919 stutz TaurIne pfvn- ua-.~r1sr -.
painted and thoroughly ovsrhsoi.-i. a. 20
1919 BuicsToufinR Five.r,as snenser niel
chapicslly perfcct fhoroushiy orerhauie,s
and repainted tHf 4
1gI7-iais Ford Toarlnzs These cars
are ali IN good running order rirst readv
20 drive home f3tn-s1g8
1920 studebaker TOURING Fivo. uaea~r-
ger thoroughly ovcrhaulgd and rrnaintesi.
fine mechanical condition. sf.l5s'
ger cannot be told from new overhauiss
and repainted fuliy guaranteed fi,laa
Indian Notarcvcic--Corapicte via 80,
car. ont % the specdiest cYries in neis-
NAfo '-..'-- f
1917 .a20 Ford Hoadstnrs- The haudy
little {. r.. 20 popular rith everyone
tls0-s1ad
10 ; Chalmers TOURING Fiv.-passenHs.
tho- UEhly ovcrhauied and rcpaints~i,
mes snicaliy hrst-cia<s ft24
1918 Buick Roadster--The Nifty nfts
Buick Roadster is popular with esrry
one $50
1918 FORD Dctivery--Here = a chance faf
the business man 20 uicE 40 a light do-
livery at glvc-aNay prlce tt-s
1917 Franxnn Touring Five pas.enxer.
and a mighty big bargain. overhaulcd aut
1920 Buick TOURING -fiVe-uasseuaer.
drst-class mes nanlCal coIultlon. thufuug4ls
~ ovcrha0lcd and repalntcd .... fl.nfA
1915 Cadillac Touring Here on ruuf
chance to pick up one of thc ncst masrt
Of ears at your own price q. SOS
1917 Buick koadstcrs-fiuud mfchsni0Ia
condition. frst-ciAss rubber Ali arouua
this is a mighty attractive litfle car. tnfl
1917 haynes TourinE srYCn-p paseugrr
Thoroughly overhauled. I've nre sNul
a snap AZ the price tlfa
ANY 0f che ABOVE cars can na uufrHass1
on our easy payment plan. only .mti
amount ~ cash reuuIrUd. Nusn rFrIx
evening tll O'Clock.
KEIL MOTOR COMPANY
ELEVENTH AND rATNALL SITS.
Phone GfuO
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-17
enc AGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

Chicago. June 17-Cattle. receipts
600: slow. generally steady she
stock. dun and lower; quality. plain
top yearlings. $50. bulk beef steers
500 30: bulk fat cows and heifers
400a6.25; bulk Gamers and cutters
e.c5gd $50. bologna bulls. largely A..
G475: butcher hulls, mostly 5,250
6.25. bulk veal calves. S.50Ma.25.
Hogs. receipts $4,000; active. steady
10 10 cents higher; average mostly
Eve cents higher than yesterday s
average: top. $40; bulk, 9.9oaS.1o:
pigs. mostly 10 cents higher; bulk de-
sirable, 7.756D7.S5.
sheep. receipts 1900; over half
packer direct: market generally
steady; ton native lambs, 1850: no
Westerns here: choice light ewes
4.eo heavies. $50 and under.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-17
Personals
AUTOMOBILES
Automebnc. For sr,-

AUTOMOBILES
1915 DODGE TOURING SEQ
FIVE TRUCKS WITH ura
BODIES FROM Esnn 10
81 600
Sce Mr. Raffedy~ fufT fn nranga 1f
puen evenings tn L.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-17

Pouring Dort touring Ogors
land touring Ford tuuriug frrms Hr
ranged. tires and tubes Tu1f1u trCl frat
cheapest Tn town. Altumunllr Nrran
shop. ~ol~ay. ilu- scott street.. Nhua
1886 n
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-17

DODGE Five passenger touring 1875
newly painted engine in good con.
dition SIX good shoes 500 Lombard
street
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-17
John Ford Gets Three Years.

Sentence was this moraing imposed
an John Ford, the Negro lad who on
Nav took from a mail bag and after
ward destroyed l60 registered letters
from local addresses from points in
Europe The penalty imposed hv Judge
Hugh NJ Morris was three years in the
Iowa State Beformatory, located nj
Ananmosa. L. s. Marshal Money viii
leave on Monday for that destination,
with the prisoner, who is only 10 years
old
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-17
HARDCASTLES|
"The Git Store"
Wedding Gifts
Graduation Gifts
Birthday Cif,al
All ShipIey Street
EVERY EVENING
IA aTFfFD AyNY

CLASSIFIED hDYYuTfsfg0
NnIefed f0r y4tH Hff.ffurr
LINZ KAfFs pFN DtY
count sir rordF ~ che line
Count initials and uHfnfs.fs - eDf9s
No eharge ~ taHeo frf ifsa trsn fr
10 prepaid ~ tskcn frf iess tfan 49,
I Day ......... ifrerts ft r~.i.
Consecutive Days fy CENTS fN f0DI.
Consecutive Days uForfa affl.Is :
tDNg IENM hUvFHTfaiNf..
Special rates for husinnal alIrfrfi.I.ls
given upon request
REPUBflchriON ruH Tubona
Republication Tlll b. rnaIa f.r srr1.s
not fhe fault - the Advertiser IN ~ qrf.la.
er siF Fcu0rf fhe error alfIIl ~ lI.1fls
after hrst publication ~ az flsfrnfIf
LAHAfFffNIIprs NOT NFI.
MFTTFD
TFLFPHDrfD ADS
CLASSIFIED ~ vert isfIHenfs fnaf as frIs.
phonej - Every HveninR all IN sfrfi.frI
Al the charge rates ahuHn aflflyf Duf
ibe prepaid cost amuunt ein na srrfgffI
as fuii payment N offered 81 fha Nlsirfs4
9iiice within sir dsva after 4ng rnrH al
u brsf printed in the paper fgfIffsI.0
the cOat 81 the charge yates unnlalf af.fI.s
viii he collected
Telephone Your Want Ads
PuoSE Tw0 wo nDyiihED
Ask Tor Want AZ Istff
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-17

FORD TRUCK -Half tun emo condition
1920 motor. good runlrf an around. N.
"A Wright 222 Gray avenue after o. nt
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-17
STEAMBOAT LfSRs
WILSON LINE,
TO PHILADELPHiA AND CHESTER
schedule in Enect sunday june
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME

subject 70 Ghautys without Notice
Leave Wilmington Fourth street Wbars
and Philadelphia. Pier s. North abovl
Arch street, 80. zoe "Iu.30. ff8 a
m. 10 O'Clock noon so 90 4is i Oo.
200, 8 30 and 9.;3O D. m
Run on Saturdays sundays and Hai-
idays only.
Runs daily except Saturdays Sundays
and holidays
WILMINGToN-PEN s GROVE ROUTE
Leave Wilmington. '65,. G45. sou
9.oo, 1890, u 90 a m. |. O'Clock noon
500 900. 1000. lI.O0, 1900 D. M.
II 40 a m
Leave Penn's Grove, 600. 200. 7.45.
900. 1000, 100 a. m. II o'clock noon
100. 200 500 e4.I5. 500. e6I5. ZOO
500. 300. 1000. '1i.00. Zoo D. m.
%I2.40 q. m.
: Run on Saturdays. Sundays and holi-
days only.
500 D. m 90 and GOO D. m. on
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays
Reputable organiza tions can arrange for
trips 70 Philadelphia on a discount basis
or can charter boat outright for either day
or evening or during the day on Sundays
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-17

Full descriptions and prices of the
most modern and attractive proper
ties for sale or rent in the city are
given IN the Real Estate column to-
day.-Adv. 80
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-05

the funds which may be rendered for
this good purpose:
Now, therefore. I. William Cameron
| Sproul, Governor Of the commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, do commend to the
attention Of our people and call upon
them in their spirit of thankfulncss for
the blessings which they have been
given, to render prompt aid to the needs
of these unfortunate human beings. and
give generously and substantially in
answer to the appeal for assistance. We
have in Pennsylvania, among our pros
porous and productive citizenship. mahy
who have come from those lands in
stricken Europe where anguish and
dire want are now prevalent. and who
will not, ! feel sure, forget their kins-
men beyond the seas, but will, in
their churches. their organizations aud
their homes, heartily join with their
fellow pennsylvanians in finding means
to send help now, and these children
may be saved.
"Our friend, Herbert Hoover, whose
wonderful work in the past makes his
name guarantee of humane service in
this emergency, is at the head of the
Joint committee engaged in securing and
distributing the funds to be used to feed
these starving innocents. The amount
required Is pitifully small, compared
with our surplus resources. Let us not
fail in this call for help. the like of
which. It is hoped, Cod. in His mercy
will spare us from ever hearing again. :"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-05

headed by Herbert Hoover, and is as
follows:
"Whrceaa \ condition Of rhysical
distress, almost unparalleled in modern
history, exists in the countries Of
central and eastern Europe, due to the
destruction and disorganization of war
and the failure of the productive
agencies of agriculture and commerce
properly to provide for the needs of the
people; and.
Whereas. 1t is estimated fully g..
100000 children. helpless victims of
dreadful conditions, are facing intense
suffering and even death from famine
as a result of this extraordinary stu
alton, and must be cared for until the
next harvest to prevent n calamity un-
thinkable in civilized times: and.
Whereas, The eight great American
relief organizations. namely the Amer
lean Friends service committee. the
American Red Cross. the American re-
lief administration, the Federal Council
of the Churches of Christ, the Jewish
joint distribution committee. the Knigh's
Nf fiumbuS. the Young Mems Christian
Association and the Young Women :
Christian Association. all notably benc-
iicient and effective in their past efforts
for the alienation of distress here and
abroad. have united in an effort to aid
in suCcOring and relieving these unfor-
tunate people. thus assuring an pf-
fective and judicious administration of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-05

motore, recando armi, munizioni, ed una
mitragliatrice ma furono scoperti da
uno del sci potent rifiettori che 81 tro-
vano di fronte al Porto quindi CO.
stretti ad arrendersi ad una torpediniera
italiana che perlustrava lie acque del
Porto.
I legionari in Fiume pacifcamentc
hanno consegnato lie loro armi la citta
G. ora sorvegliata do una nuova MILITIA
formata da ex-legionari RESIDENT in
Fiume. lie truppe rcgorari italiane sono
state ritirate dalla parte della citta' che
era stata dn csse occupata nei giorni
p? ''at' ""''''n dcll'accordo.
lie condizicni ira poveri di Fiume
sono terrlbil. 1 pochi viveri che ancora
esistono nella citta' sono venduti n
prezzi esorbitanti. Per quindici mesi la
popolazione virtualmente ha sofferto In
fame gil Operai non trovano occupa
ziOnc,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-05
AID FOR STARVING
/ ASKED BY SPROUL
oovernor Calls on PennsyI-
vanians to Help Child
Victims of War
SITUATION GROWING WORSE
by the Associated Press

4 Harrisburg. Jan, ) --pcnnsylva L.
nians were today called upon by Gov
ernor Sproul by proclamation to give
generously for the relief Of the people
Of central aud eastern Europe. rartic-
nlarly the children who are innocent
eufercrs from the disorganization pro
duced by the war. The Governor
proclamation mentions the agencies
which are working in behalf Of the
children and commends the COMMITTEES
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-05

Trieste. gennaio. io.-Gabricle DAn-
nrnzio sara, l'ultimo uomo dcllc forzc
libcratriCi che lascera' la citta' di
Fiumc. 'Cvacuazionc del suoi lc-
gionari cominccra domain durera'
varii giorni
lie PRESENT. condizioni della citta'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-05

sono miserevoli, dovute ALA mancanza
di viveri. IL capitano Host Ventura,
gia' direttore della difesa nazionale della
citta', ed il sindaco Gigante, entrambi
membri del Governo Provvisiorio, hanno
fatto appello al Generate r'errario per
averc soccorsi. 81 dice che IL generate
provvcdera far Distribute latte, pane
G carnc nj piu' bisognosi, specialmentc
nci territori che furono devastati mel
recent combattimenti.
Tutte le banche in Fiume sono sorve-
gliatc, come pure local. ove 81 trovano
varii milioni di lire ottenuti in prestito
per il rilascio del vapore "Cogne." che
crn state sequestrato dagli ufficiali di
D'Annunzio 10 scorso autunno.
II Dottor Antonio Grossich, capo del
Governo Provvisorio, ha stabilize la data
del ,2S febbraio per la elezione della
prima assembled costituente.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-05

Trieste, : gennaio. o.-Fiumc continua
ad csscrc chiusa mel cerchio di blocco.
che vera mantcnuto fno a che saranno
state eseguite lutte le clausole del
l'acordo rnggiunto in Abbazia ira / rap
prcsentanti del Govcrno 1taliano quclli
della citta di Fiume.
vcnti ardt. lcgionari di D'Annunzio,
durantc la notte di lunedi' tentarono
uscirc da Fiumc in una imbarcazione n
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-05
F|UME HA B|SOGNO
URGENTE D. V|VER|
Gabrielle D'Annunzio Sara
rUItimo del Legionari che
Lascera' la Citta'

Published and Distributed Under
Authorized by the act of October O.
PERMIT NO. 3it,
l0lI. on hle at the Postoffcc Of Phila-
delphia. =.
A S. BCRLESON,
Postmaster General
The Washington times., 1921-03-27

lover-the man woman who is enshrined in your
heartwounded vanity can of course do even greater
damage -
So beware of vanity, beg Of you if you would avoid
the heartaches the unhappnes the misery which low
ers quarre can bring The experience Of lovers since
love began has important lesson to teach than
this.
The Washington times., 1921-03-27

This 10 the second Of . new series Of articles by
EtlNoR elYN~ On this page next Sunday she viii
:. ,s.'''xs, s1HseSsNusa, ccYat roR VANITY" : /
The Washington times., 1921-03-27
No. 2--The Real Cause
of Lovers Quarrels
BY Einor Glyn

n MAN and woman are desperately In love with
~ each other-and yet they quarrel How can this
- bei You will find the real cause think in the
vanity of either both of the lovers This is what
often brings dscord when would expect only the
perfection of harmony.
The evil quality of vanity Iponted out in the first
OF these lessons in Love" last Sunday, is Of the
most frequent of the wreckng of loves happi
ness, both before and after marriage.
1t is vanity which prevents Edward from seeing what
it is in himself that is longer causing the answering
thrill in Emmeline Her vanity in similar fashion,
will not let her that she is boring Edward and
fast losing her heart desire Vanity you see will not
permit to face any subject really squarey, and it
always prompting us to blame others
If only Edward had the courage to examine himself
and his motives whenever jar took place between him.
self and his beloved, he would discover that she had
wounded his vanity in way, and that to demon
strate some personal superiority he had wounded hers
By the same method of sef-examination Emmelne
also would find out that her boast of some other con-
quest with the desire to aggrandze herself had been
the cause of the tiff
Unfortunately for the smoohnessr of loves course
lovers seldom if look thus closely into the
The Washington times., 1921-03-27

for their disagreements Their vanity obscures their
Judgment making them give undue attention to aspects
OF the matter which fatter and brush aside those
which cannot.
This is way vanity has of bosterng up weak quail
ties in ourselves giving false seeming and exating
cur conceit through the administration of moral cock.
tails narcotics
AS a result romances seriously marred and often
ruined beyond hope for wounded vanity arouses hatred
more strongly than any other injury.
Wound the vanity of servant and his spite and
resentment will be aroused that he will never be able
to serve you faithfully again. And in the case of
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-09-10
PRISONER, ~ CELL, MAKES HUI
MAN TORCH OF SELF.

New York, Sept. S.-A human bon
fire sent thrills of terror through
the Tombs prison here, Sylvester
Crockett intent on cheating the law
partly carried out one of the most
gruesome schemes to end IL all In
his cell at the Tombs he first drench-
ed clothing and his body from head
to toe with Kerosene and then wound
a moose made out Of a handkerchief
and after tying so tightly around his
neck thai II stopped his breath, ap-
piled a match to oil-satuarated cloth
ing. Within a second he was q hui
man torch, the flames scorching the
cell and the fumes spreading turnout
the jail. He was horribly burned be-
fore attendants could extinguish the
blaze and he probably will die
The prisoner was to have been taken
sentence for an attack on a police
man.
Whom Duty Warden MacManus aid
ed by keepers, had put out the
f ~ &C Crockett 9Sk vas sight that
shudder Except Cor shreds OF coat
and pants thet had been pasted to the
body by the liquid fire. there was
not bit Of clothing left on tn man.
Every bit OF hair hsd been bnrned.
soaked in oil, for the sight of one
eye was literally burned out and
where the eye brows had been there
were holes from which hung green
The prisoner he'd been left in the
cell pending arrangements for his
being finger-printed, photographed
and measured. In ha cell stood a
can of kerosene used to clean ink
from. the hands Of prisoners after be-
ing finger printed
Crockett made not single out
cry while he was burning.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-09-10
Or. COSSLAND GIVEN POST IN D.
S. VETERANS BUREAU.
Confined from Page ~

Negro citizens of thia country whoa
iineuestinned vsior ana natrintis,n
proven I'm 40 many wevs merit foS
them tangible recognition and en-
enlargement Negro soldiers played
an important part in the recent World
War. over a million Of them were
called to the colors, as draftees, and
100000 Of them actually served as
soldiers and sailors under the Stars
and Stripes" and barred their bosoms
to Hun bullets, shrapnel, shot and
sholl on the battle-fields of France,
IN the Argonne Forest st Mihlel and
Metz, Indeed In every war that has
confronted the American Republic, Me-
gre soldiers and sailors have distin-
Ssiorons daeds ana acts ~ nav rsveryy
the f,rst Anerican hlooa shad n ia
i2evolmtIonpry War was that ~ cris-
ms AttucIss Na~ro Negrn saII-
ers aided Perry on Lake Erie Ne
gro soldiers, nearly 10000 stronG
helped TO save the Union" In the
SOS and merited for their entire race
Llnooins emaneipatlan' ~ there ever
was time IN this country which