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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-14
Hall of representatives Is
Crowded As New Gov
ernOr and Other State Of
fiCeTS Are Sworn In.

Hon Len Small, Kankakc, for
mef state senator. former sta {
treasurer, agriculsuraIist. banker
and Newspaper publisher. becam-
Governor Of Illinois al 1921 pm.
today, succeeding Governor Frank
o. Lowden. oil Ofegoo.
The oath OF office was admins
tered by Chief Justice James II !.
Cartwright. Of the Illinois supr, me
coort. in the presence CT hundreds
OF iiiends. admirers and supporters
OF the outgoing and incoming ad-
ministrations. that ammed every
nook and corner of the hall OF rep
resentatives in the state capitol
Hard TO Leave.
lis little harder than | thot
it would be to say goodbye" he
continued Il would speak Tor
my successor the same courtesy
from the people OF Sp ingheld
which have received bespeak
Tor him a most successful admins
,ration =
Bishop II. A. Carey, OF Chica-
go coIored delegate to the consti-
tutional convention. in few words
presented Governor Small a bible
on which his name was engraved
with which he took the oath OF
Office administered by Chief Jus-
tice James II. Cartright at 1921
p N. Ii was a gilt OF the A NJ !.
X. ministers OF Chicago.
Mr.. Small was greeted with
thuodcrous applause as he turned
70 address the general assembly.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-14
FOUND
TO EXIST in A
GEORGIA TOWN
Planters Are Said To Have From five To twenty
Five COIOred Families Whipped By
Armed OyerSeerS

constantly armed with guns. whips
and clubs which were used un-
spasingiy on the colored victims.
/ Thomas further stated that the
colored people knew absolutely
nothing OF freedom within a radius
of twenty-five miles OF Monticello
He said they were guarded 10
their church worship at times
driven by guns to work by day.
and intimidated by mobs at nighr
wnen they were locked mp for
safekeeping until 3 O'Clock in the
morning when they were aroused
to go TO work.
The wives and childred too must
work by their husbands on the
owners plantation, said Thomas
Children. Thomas said. are al
lowed to go 20 school until they
are twelve, when they are takea
out and forced to work under the
same conditions as their fathers
and mothers.
Thomas said colored p ople are.
allowed to acquire real estate
which is later seized without due
process of law.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-14

TN 1920 million "Mormons"
i throughout the world celebrated
the centenary OF Joseph Smiths
Vision" wherein he claimed that, in
answer TO prayer, the gospel of Christ
was restored, in its fullness, TO the
earth.
Joseph Smith was born December
q, 1905, at Sharon, Vermont. His
grandfather, Asahcl Smith, was cap
tain in the Massachusetts militia at
the battle of Lexington, and all of his
ancestors for scores OF years had been
Identified with the npbuilding OF this
country and the wrestling of IL from
the power of Britain.
At the age OF fifteen, the famous
vision claimed by him was received.
Later. the records of the Book of
Mormon" history cf America before
the days OF Columbus and which con-
,ains the rrorhesy that no king shall
ever rule on American SOIL" were
given to The world In 1880. the church
was organized with six members. In
1919, after much persecution, Joseph
Smith and his brother Hyrum were
killed by a mob, in .;fed by apes
t-tes". at Carthage. Illinois.
The "Mermons" now own the beau
sarl Vermont farm on which he was
horn. and have erected a massive
hoaument 70 bis memory. They also
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-14

own the farm at Palmyra, New York.
where is the sacred grove" where his
prayer was offered, and the old Jail
property in Illinois where he was
nartyred.
In practically every city in America
and throughout the world, and in thou
sands Of smaller cities there are "Mor-
mon" churches. Millions of copies of
the Book of Mormon have been printed
in fifteen languages. To prove that
Joseph Smith was a true prophet, his
followers point to some thirty full
filed prophesies. including those which
predicted the Civil war and also the
great world war.
A few members of the faith, less
than FIVE per cent, in Utah's early
days, practiced plural marriage, but
in 1900 both the church and the state
issued edicts against it. A few months
ago, Frederic ]. Haskin, Washington,
d. c, acknowledged authority on
American topics, visited Utah and,
after careful study Of the situation,
wrote:--
"Polygamy is dead issue in Utah.
The fires Of prejudice that ragged
around it once have long since burned
out. The 'Mormons' are 10 longer
polygamous, but they are still indus
trious ard prosperous. the best OF
neighbors aad citizens"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-14
THOUSANDS THRONG
STREETS TO SEE
INAUGURAL PARADE
Three Bands Furnish Music

made up OF soldiers and officers OF
the Illinois National Guard. and
disbanded at the north entrance to
the Capitol building.
One OF the features of the cele-
bration was the display ot day
light fireworks staged in the
grouods next 10 the arsenal by the
North American Fireworks COM
psny. ]. Saunders Gordrn rep.
rescnfative oi the company, is a
close personal friend of Governor
elect Small. and donated the dis
plays as his contributoin toward
the celebration. Bombs that ex-
plooed high in the AIR. releasing
huge flags hanging iron parachu,es
from which streamcrs hung were
part OF the display. As the gov
ernor's car reached the state house
number OF bombs that exploded
like shrapnel several hundred feet
above the ground were hred. with
a noise like gun salute hom a
battleship.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-14
lynChiDg Charged
TO Negroes

Associated Negro Press
Purvis. Mss. Dec. o.-Ne-
groes are believed to be response
bic for the latest lynching in this
state. Early last Wednesday
morning the body OF Coleman
Brown. an aged Negro preacher
was found dangling from a tree
and his body riddled with bullets.
He had been released on bends
the day before in connection with
the murder ol 81 year old Girl
He had been charged with the be-
trayai OF the girl and later when
her mutilated body was found in
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-14
" Jim Grow Passenger
Killed In Train Wreck

Cairo, Ga Dec 2o.-Train So
from Montgomery, Ala, to way
cross was wrecked four miles east
OF Cairo and two Negroes were
killed. The whole train is
mass OF twisted sceel and it is
miracle that larger number were
not killed as fhe train was at a
speed OF 90 miles an hour at the
time OF the accident.
The engine was The first to leave
the track and went down twenty
foot embankment to be followed
by the express car, the comhina--
ton baggage and mail car, the
Jim Grow" Car and then the
white passenger car.
The two Negroes killed were
passengers, one OF them being a
man and the other boy abous pc
years OF age. The boy WAS eVfs-
IDENTIFY killed by being thrown a.
eainst the seats. while the man
was caugh under the wreckage in
the car and was drowned before
workers could pull him out. The
water was about four feet deep
where the Jim Crow coach
turned over.
Tom Whitehurst. a porter, was
also hurt. but not seriously
There were about fifteen colored
passengers in the car where the
two were killed. but less than a
half dozen were injured and they
NOT seriously
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-14

New York, Dec. 20 "A start
ling story of peonsge in the
Georgia town Of Monticello. with
colored men in the cotton fields
whipped by oyerseer armed with
guns. is contained in letter from
the National Association for the
Advancement of colored People.
The letter which comes from
the Chattanooga branch OF the as
sociation contains transcript OF
the story told by Win Thomas,
who escaped by night walking
twenty five miles by road to es-
cape the virtual slavery which,
according to his account, prevails
10 Monticello.
Thomas said that he had been
in ministerial work on Sundays a,
Monticello. He said he WAS forc-
ed to pick 500 to Doc pounds of
cotton daily at the point OF gun
or crack OF whip.
AT Monticello the plantation
owners have from five TO twenty
five families on their places.
Twenty-Five families neccessitate
the employment OF five overseers
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-14

Before planging into bis inaugural
address which will be found on
page two Of this issue, he wished
Governor Lowden. and wife, all
the blessings OF life.
Govern Small concluded
his address at l;o5 p. III. and the
audience arose en- masse and cheer-
&C him to the echo Other newly
elected state officers were present
cd to the chief Justice for The oath
OF office.
A delegation OF kankakee citi-
izens presented the new governor
with a handsome bouquet OF a.
merican beauty roses. The ip-
auguration was ended at LIZ,
and the party filed out in order
reversed from that in which it en-
iered.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-14

The negroes confessed t) this
crime and also admitted that they
had shot and killed John Budda,
who resisted them at Eleventh and
Missouri avenue, November 3.
Crossett was leaving the plant
of the Valley Steel Company
where he was employed as sta
tionary engineer, when ne was held
up. He had but few cents in
his pockst-book and one Of the ne
gro highwaymen shot him. He
died ten days later at St Mary 5
Hospital.
Budda. who was IS years old,
was shot through the abdomen.
He was foind by persons who
were attracted to the scene by the
shots. He was a grocery clerk
employed by Nicholas Weinstein,
and resided above the store.
Budda had been visiting in the
neighborhood OF Eleventh street
and Missouri avenue, and was on
his way home when the negroes
held him up.
The negroes said that they shot
Budda when they believed that he
was about to draw a revolver.
Lane and Ellsworth were arres-
ted by patrolmen ieiling and
ocheutz. As they approached the
boys they heard one of them say,
I'VE better get these cops before
they get US
The negroes were taken to the
police station where they were
questioned for several hours by
detectives Newspaper reporter.
were called in and listened 10 tn.
confessions,
Other crimes committed by III,
negroes we're robbing houses ane
Highway robbery.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-14

nousands thronRed the streets
this morning to see the parade
which preceded the inauguration
Three bands, totaling 2so pieces.
tive cadets in full regalia. and hum
dreds -ol officers from the state Ma
tional Guard. combined to make
the parade one Of the most bfilli-
ant events 10 many years.
The parade Was scheduled 70
begin at 10: so o'clock, and was
iosmed in South Sixth street in
front OF the Leland hotel. IL was
not until "a o'eloek that the march
began.
A platoon oi police from the
Spriogheld police iorce. headed
cy Sergeant Iiesley, led the pa
rade The Unlsersity oi illinois
band OF one hundred pieces follow
ed. Then came three hundred
and ht,y University OF Illinois
training corps cadets. in Khaki u
informs. the officers carrying
swords and the men rifles, They
marched in perfect formation and
were appiauded ali along the line
81 march
The Capitol City band, with
Henry Bolle former fire ehiei. as
drum major. vas next One hun
drcd and fifty officers OF thc llli-
nois National Guard followed the
band. and presented a Brilliant az
ray IN uniforms
The Hamilton club, the Chlca-
90 Republican club. With flags and
banners, was next IN line
One 81 the prsttiest parts ol the
parade vas the band and cadet
corpse from tn. Morgan Park Mil
itary academy. This institution
was represented by fifty piece
band and two platoons OF cadets.
Their Blight blue uniforms and
stripes and decorations made a
dazzling display.
A line OF automobiles carrying
the new state officers with Gov
eject Small and bis wife leading.
brought up the rear Governor
Small was cheered by the crowd
along the streets. and after the pa
rade had stopped at the execu-
tive mansion 10 pick up Governor
LOwden and his vile who rode
with Governor-elect Small. the
cheers were fedoubled. as the re-
tiring Governor and the newly e.
lected one rode past.
Dsband at State House.
The pa. ade starting at the Le-
land hotel. went north to Adams
street. west 10 Fourth street, south
to the executive mansion west 10
>econd street, and up second street
10 the driveway at the northeast
corner OF the state house grounds
The parade marched up the drive
way through guard oi honor
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-14

Dt. {. L Trovillion and Clar-
ence Rose. white. attended the
Inauguration Of Gov, Len Small
M,n1a y.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-14

nearby swamp he was arrested
on suspicion Of b.iug the slayer,
He was nevertheless released on
bond by the local authorities and
finding OF his bullet-riddled body
dangling from the limb tree fol-
lowed.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-05-06

reciba en- su nombre a varios amigos
que ha invitado-y 0pyos nombres
Fcomiehzan, desde luego, con la letra
.antes indicaGa.,
E Dos esben6grafos, convenientemen-
'te instalados. tomaran las conversa-
clones que tengan lugar entire Marta
~ los visitantes.
Todo sucede como. Sc habia preyis-
to. Solo que ell amante nlmero 2 Sc
llama, Sergyll. Acude-iera su dial
i y sus palabras son tambieil estenogra-
fiadas, como las de los demas. Afor-
Ftnnadamente tiene lugar una viva es-
Ecena enla que. ella, una iyez mas, po-
me como chupa de domino Sergyll,
quN sale bastante NAL parade de su
comparaci6n. con Barnac. Este, de
vuelta de su falso viaje, Sc. entera de
todo. v, despues de. mostrar a. Marta
la prueba de su infidelidad, pesar
de las lealesj palabras de ella, que
explical las yerdaderas relaciones con
Sergyll-explican sus verdaderas re-
laciones. Ciertamente que no po-
ldrfa, haber hecho NADIA peor. A todo
Sc resigna el hombre, menos yer re-
''bsiado su prgullo de macho--con la
.grimas sincerisimas en- los ojos, >hu-
Eye...
=
/ Pasan semanas, nneses; un aiio. Y
kotro. mas. Barnac esta triste; COM
Iprende. que procedi6 ligeramente y que
lotros. hombres en- su lugar Sc hubie-
IRAN dado por satisfechos con Ell lugar
que en- 50 coraz6n--y tan solo en- el--
le daba Marta, que a vez no 10 ha OIL
lyidado.
f Resultado: el encuentro que Sc inn
lponfa naturalmente en- la obra la
Ireconciliaei6n, con el mutno acuerdo-
tactic, naturaImente--de reconstituir
lei triahneuIo con Ell Undo sergyll.
Cor 10 eual IA paz vuelve todos.
Ique Sc sienten felices otra vez...
1ntents Batsille en- su obra, auda-
Icisin1a, prohar que el amor puede VII
Ivir sin sus encantos fisicos.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-05-06

? +
que solo anna Basrac, Marta ticne
para su joven amante--un actor yul.
|gar de. cinematografo, pero dotadoS dc
un bello rostro, de un cuerpo bien for.
made y, sobre todo, de. apenas vein
Iticinco aiios--lDs mis- ostensibles des-
precios. Continuamepte lie echa en-
cara el honor que le hace otorgando-
lie sus fayoresj hacienda en- cambio
a presencia suya, los mas .grandes y
fervorosos elogios del academico; q
|cuyos elogios asiente ell pequeno ami
go con el mas sincere entusiasmo. FL
es uno de los mas ,ardientes admira-
doradores de, NJ. Barnac; y sesda el
.caso delicioso de diAlogos entire sus
amantes dsdicados ensalzar la per-
sonalidad. del ."cocu'' aiisente
En- estas condolences, deslizase tran
Iquila la vida de estos tres. seres que
lseguramentes desda Ia, i,ebulosa, esta-
ban destinados q entenderse: s. Il
El,, feliz con. su. amante, que. Sc des-
vive por complacerlo; rodsado. de IN
nimbo creado spor 81 :triunfos: rico,
academico, relatiyamente fuerte para
sus sesenta...
Ella, dichosa fambisa; ansads poi
Lei hombre qilien adora y admira;
bella, rica.....y con sus .nervios cal
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-05-06
Huelga de los marinos

Sc teme que La huelga de los mari
nos, que esta en- pie en- New York Y Ell
otros puertos del Atlantico, ocasiOne
serios perjuicios a Puerto Rico p0rque,
a prolongarse, fuera causa de trastOr-
nos en- las exportaciones Y sObre tOdo
en- las importaciones.
Hasta ahora ha habido relativa nor,
malidad, pues los vapores de la 'Ifnea
Bull han llegado su tempo; pero
Sc cree que en- la isla pudiera ser Sc
cundado el movimiento.
De la Lfnea D rOja de Ia New York
no hay seguridad, 10 menos, no
informan las Empresas, de que sus va
pores puedan salir dc Nueya York con
la acostumbrada regularidad Y 10 mis-
mo puede ocurrir con todos los buques
cuyas tripulaciones est6n de acuerdo
con el paro.
Como suele Ocurrir no hay infOrma-
ci6n Official de 10 que sucede y las
mismas Compaffas navieras tienen
gran retraso en- ell cprso de sus des-
pachos' por cable.
Los frutos pueden resultar fuerte-
mente perjudicados y los azucareros; !;
pero dado ell bajo precio de ahora, no
tienen mucha prisa en-. embarcar y por
10 tanto no podran ser muy perjudica-
dos, a menos que no surja una repen-
tina alza en- el mercado J entonces los
dafios serfan mucho mayores.
En- otro lugar damos mas informa-
ci6n de este importante asunto, que es
la nota del dfa. as
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-05-06
CRONICAS DE ARTE
La I ernura

Henry Battle, ell habil comediogra-
fo gallo, acaba de anotarse un nuevo
triunfo con Ell estreno, en- el Vaudevi-
lie, de su Ultima obra: la ternura".
Observase en- esta comedia la prin-
|cipal caracteristica del teatro de Ba-
'taille: un perfecto conocimiento del
|corazon del hombre. Ell argumeto,
que a continuation relatamos, 10 prue
ba con creces.
( I'm academico, ,autor dramatico.
Barnac, que ha pasado de los sesen-
ia, tiene por anante a una .joven,
Marta, que cuenta treinta amos me-
nos que el. De. mas esta decir que
la adora, pero ST nos. parece oportu-
no anotar que .es amado .por ella. :
Barnac, hombre de mundo y con ta-
lento, ademas tiene mdltiples aten-
clones 1ue le roban, correctamente
Isu tempo; por cuya raz6n no We a
Marta sino POGO tempo y all atarde-
Ger Observation-Disclosures una session
|y-la comida, sin duda alguna. Y pre-
cedido de un telefonema. Gel consa-
bido despacho telef6nico ante amigos:
iAlto!. !. "Querida amiga: iseraa us
ted tan amahle que me concediese m
to de charla? =. STA iEncantado!"
Y volviendose: ia sonora x, una ex-
celente amiga, una espiritual ami
iga. ..n X ella, fernando fla cabeza:
~, un hombre encantador con quien
converse por las tardes y cuya edad
Ielimina los concentrates malevolos")
Este detalle de las visitas anuncia-
das no estan de mas, Porque Marta,
pese al amor que demuestra a Bar
mac y que en- realidad experimental.
ltiene otro snante que en- este case
mo p6demos lamar de coenrs preci-
Isamente el cual, en- purs realidsd
no tiene otra mission que Il de- des-
fo8ar sus nervios; mission impossible
de e1eomendar q Barnac, q quien 50
edad y sns achaques impiden eierts
clase de ejercicios, expresamente pro.
Ihibidos por q m5dico.
Para eorroborar So ahrmaci6n d
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-05-06
EEEErzFcIo IN FAVOR DEL
-cANrAMENro DE Los
DEsAMPARADos"

n skhado pr6ximO. De 2 4 y de
taS y media dc Ia tarde. sc llcvara
q eferto. en- q ~Teatro America" de
esfA capital. una gran function q BE-
ne6cio Dc los niiiOs que sufrierOn da-
nos en- el siniestro de Puerta de Tie
IRA.
Dicho acto seri organizado pOr. las
piad0sas pr0fesoras de Ia escuela
close Julian AcOsta", y existe gran
animaci6n para que fa fiesta resulte
tan brillante como es De esperar, ira
tdndose de fines tan caritativos.
Bi n por las mobiles inteligentes
pr0fesoras de la "JOse Julian Acos-
ta"...
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-05-06

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a. hnus l.ssaf h mala lmlnpsltn
gue lsrsanswa-eaaae = Elhlalra e.sE.
sanlmralA uSlss ~ pulsssnaae lsani.
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ss'sKsalcm sl1A 3 u aen o. n r.aln.
lam a las paFsErslas Ae cmranIn uas a..
ls'siiaans rn les lnlauN sufrrm suAA N
lmIManoaldna a. nnss dlemlccEllos unr
fnrissa 3 dlelmnlsaamrssie - claran
cn lss fimiles IN qne - nnen Ia linca
iilanca tlsa cuils = h ealozlEn sanEricn.
Il o. los lnhioz. ahaeanao nn xnsplro
cue hace temhlnr las pesiaGas seacfas.
mieniras los oios hdmeaos. siguen q
dcsfalleclmlsnto amoroso cue rrprodn.
ce In pannIia.
Con 81 besO snceie. como con los VI
nos que servfan los romanos en- sns
festines, pero precisamente al reeves.
PrimerO Sc servian los vinos de cali.
dad superior que los comensales no
afectaslos adm, por los efectps de las
libaciones podsan cafar r sdistinguir:
lueeo. medida qne Ia hoFrachera Sc
iba generalizando. itMn llenandOse las
anforas dc vinos inferiores. sin, que
pOr ESQ los inyitados protestasen, pues
10 que querian "a. era licor, cuaiqulera
que fuese su clase, Rero con el beso,
sucede 10 scontrario. Los primeros be-
SOS son cast escaramuzas torpes. mo-
lestos e insfpldos. A medida que avan-
"a Ia graduation aseendente de carl
cias. el eusto Sc Va refinandO en- su
borrachera de placer. y ,entonces, no Sc
aceptan va los besos svulgares ' CO.
rrientes, sinO que cada~ cual., pone en-
cada osculo toda su ciencia. -toda su
habilidad, todas sus fuerzas, Y adm 10
s.dorna con mOrdiscOs, que vienen a
ser como las grajeas multicolores '
azucaradas que sc colocan en- los pla-
tos de repositories mas exquisitos, CO..
mo las guindas que Sc sumerjeR en- las
copas de vermouth.
Y no solo Sc refina La calidad de los
besos, sinO que tambi9n Sc elige con
mas cuidado .el lugar donde Sc depo-
sitan. Pero el beso- cinematografico.
casi exclusive en- Ia boca, tambi6n ell
este aspecto ha merecido La censura
de esas buenas personals de Chicago
que Sc pre0cupan de las cosas que ha-
cen los demas; el Presidente de la.IIf
ga def Orden Y la Ley, Mr.. Arthur
Burrage Farwell, Ell mismo que con su
denuncia de la revista Mecca" como
IMMORAL, nos, dio tema para una GRO
MICA sobre los pecados de la senectud,
dice, que "todo beso que exprese pa
sion, incube un germen inmoral'.
que los besos en- la boca deben prohi-
birse en- el cine, por esa causa. Aiiade
ademds que los besos en- la boca son
muy peligrosos, pnes debido ellos. en-
1888 perdi6 dos. hijos que murieron