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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-06-04

e LIVER TWIST was born about
- miles from London. in the
lying-iu room of the almshouse.
His mother worn and exhausted from
a long and painful journey on foot
had been round unconscious fn the
road and had been carried to the only
place Of refuge for such as she seemed
To be- His name he owed 10 the in
ventiye genius Of the parish beadIe
who remarked: THE last one was a
S'-Swubble I named him; the next
one as comes win be Irwin. and I've
got names ready made to the end of
the alphabet and all the way through
Il again, when we come to -
The wronged ana unhappy mother
died without revealing her name. and
the only proofs Of the boys identity.
a locket and ring kept even at the
price Of starvation, were stolen from
the corpse before it was cold by the
old crone who had been I'm attendance
The orphans childhood. passed in
cruel neglect ald semj-starvation. was
brought to an abrupt close by his own
unparalleled act Desperate through
hunger he and his companions deter
mined that some one Of them shall Sc
cure for all an extra helping of the
thin and watery Cruel which is their
principal diet The lot falls upon Oh
iver. Nine-year-old child though he
was, he was RECKLESS with misery. g"
He rose from the table. and advancing
70 the workhoUse-master, basin and
spoon In hand. he said please. sir,
J want some more r
Such unheard-of daring receives
speedy treatment The next morning
a bill, posted upon the gate, offers
five pounds to anyone who will take
Oliver Twist Off the hands of the par
lsh.
Then there follows a brief stay as
the apprentice of a cofEinmaker and
undertaken. who with an eye to the
effect, promptly makes of the sad
faced little walf Ii chief mourner at
the funerals Of children and many
were the professions which little OF
iver headed in IA hat-band reaching
down To bis knees, ~ taa admiration
Of uli the mothers in the town"
HIS mas'er the whole. we'll
disposed toward d.a Hgta tight with
bullying Older apprentice brings him
into uumerte5 ana 7unlsb.
aaut aUa le r
am ;hs a.,-.r
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-06-04

Charles Dickens
did most Of his
writing in the
morning. He US
ualIy was content
with the hours
between nine and
enc. He rarely
wrote In the al
ternOon. In his
youthful days he
ofaeR composed at
night, but this
habit was aban-
duued later.
He could turn
of page after
page at great
speed and often
times the custom
OF printing his
novels in parts
made this neces-
sary He was sell
dom far ahead Of
the printer. but
ordinarily he con-
sid cred three
D a = es a good
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-06-04

OF the Marine
Corps to riding in
the coal cars Of
q freight train,
But b etw e n
these modes Of
travel, Thomas ..
Lane, junior law
student at the
University Of
Kansas, will COM
plete his educa-
ton.
Lane, a MEM
b er of I b g
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-06-04
ASPIRIN
Name ''Bayer" on Genuine

Beware InIess YOU see The name
"Baye-' on package or on tablets you
nre not getting genuine Aspirin pre-
fcr.hed hy physicians for twenty-ons
ysGrs and proved safe by millions.
Take Aspirin only as told In the Bayer
package for Colds. Headache, Neural-
Cia. rheumatism Earache, Toothacee.
Lumhago, and for Pain Handy tin
boxes ol twelve Bayer Tablets Of As
piriu cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger packages. Aspirin is the
trade mark Of Bayer Manufacture Of
Mouoacetlcaeide 5ter OF Saucylicacld
- Adv
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-06-04

sofa department
of the American
Legion, that state
has become one
of the strongest
lie gfon depart
m ents in the
country.
c o m m n n d @ r
Yernon's theory
is that success
comes to the Le-
gion in proportion
to the service it
gives to its mem
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-06-04

/ n c I Il d g S the
deeds of Ma
thaniel Green and
Daniel Boone, is
perpetuated in
Mrs. E. Clinton
Murray, Of Hous-
ton, Tex presi-
dent of h e
Women's Auxili-
airy of the Ameri-
can Legion of
that state. The
first unit of the
Auxiliary of the
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-06-04
KILL RATS TO-DAY
Knock at the Worker.

The BOss-Iou young ladies are e.
ting worse every day. Miss PIaylsa
the only one among you who doeal
keep her eyes glued to the clock
The Stenog,-She would, t0o, obi
she's afraid of stopping it.-Bosia
Transcript.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-06-04

le-y s-le thatImI
not walk au@ +
floor ualessIRsI
bumped over
.mgtomy side i
tored With sgs5
| doctors but found
relief and theg NJ
| a would have 6s5a
an operation n
mother insisted
my taking Ida I
Pink 4 Fegs1,
!. bic COmDnrr5 g, "
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-06-04

tee at the open
ing of the state
legislature ap-
pointed sub-com-
mittees TO pilot
its various bills
through til g
house and senate,
Father y. !. No
ran of Farming
ton was made
chairman Of the
.Armisrice d a y
committee
Attacking tn Q
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-06-04
MAKES DRIVE FOR AUXILIARY
President of Texas Organization Shows
That She Comes From
Fighting Stock.

A record for service to America that
dates from Revolutionary days and
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-06-04
ADDS TO LEGIoN'S STRENGTH
Commander Of Minnesota Department
Has Way of Doing Things That
Gets Results.

Under the direction of A. H.
Vernon, commander Of the Mime
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-06-04
Che.
ATn1eerlcan
/ Legion
(Ccpg for This Department Supplied By
tas American LeE.an News Service
LEGION MAN DISPLAYS NERVE
Fighter Takes to Coal Cars
TO Reach Vocational Training
School.

There's no striking similarity be-
tween plotting a hiShdying airplane
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-06-04
ANOTHER WOMAN
ESGlPEI
Mrs. McCumber Avoided = s..s..
Operation by Taking lydia :
Pinkham's Vegetable Con-.
pound in Tine

Georgetown, ll.-"After NJ
baby was born / suffered G, - ~, u
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-06-04
FATHER MORAN AIDS LEGION
Former Army Chaplain Assists in OBJ
tanning Arnistice Day Legisla-
ton In Minnesota.

When the Minnesota American
Legion state legislative commit
The New York herald., 1921-01-30
TARIFF BILL HANGS
ON CLOTURE VOTE
Republican Senators Plan FL
nal Effort This Week,
With Outlook Dark.
PENROSE HAS PETITION
Measure to Be Laid Aside for
Other Business if Cloture
Is Defeated.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.--The Fordney
emergency tariff bill had reached the
foundering point when the Senate ad-
journed tonight until next Monday.
Republican leaders held a conference
late to-day and agreed next week to en-
deavor again to secure an agreement for
o vote. and II unsuccessful to attempt
cloture.
That both plans virtually were certain
OF defeat was stated privately by Re-
publican managers. who said that in
the event of failure they would be COM
PEELED to lay aside the tariff measure in
favor of other pressure business. Such
course. they conceded. probably would
mean it's defeat.
Under the plan of action decided upon
at the meeting OF the Republican lead
ers. Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania
chairman of the Finance Committee.
would be authorized next Monday agar,
to ask unanimous consent for a final vote
on the bill. No date was selected, but
It was said that Mr.. Pendose would pro-
pose vote on February Is.
The New York herald., 1921-01-30

This is already in Senator Peprose's pos
session. and is said to have the sigma
lures Of all but six OF the Republican
Senators in the Capitol.
With a two-thirds vote necessary TO
invoke cloture, something which Repub-
iiean leaders admitted probably could
not be secured, the vote on adopting
cloture would come, under Senate rules,
on next Wednesday.
If the cloture petition Is voted down
next Wednesday the Republican mana
gers said that 1t would be demonstrated
that passage of the bill would be inn
possible. With this situation 1t was said
that the Republican leaders would have
exhausted every possible effort to pass
the bill and then would be prepared to
charge its defeat to the Democratic op-
ponents, and be ready to lay aside the
measure and proceed with the appropria-
tion bills.
Thomas Attacks Measure.
The conference to-day of the Repub-
lican leaders was held in Senator PEN
roses office. while desultory debate con-
tinued on the Senate floor. Attending
the conference were all Republican MEM
bers OF the Finance Committee who
called in Senator Lodge of Maseachu-
setts. the Republican floor leader.
Democratic leaders said tonight the
bill could be brought to vote IL there
were real" Republican desire for
such course. The Democratic spolxes-
men are expected to challenge the sin
cerity Of the Republican efforts IN sup
port Of the bill and to contend that suf-
fcient time had not elapsed before Geek
ing voting date nor for resort to
cloture.
Most of the time of debate to-day
was occupied by Senator Thomas of
Colorado q Democratic member of the
Finance Committee, who opposed the
bill. He declared it would not aid those
for whom 1t was designed and would
impair American commence. bringing
retaliatory measures from Canada and
other nations.
The New York herald., 1921-01-30
Need Two-thirds Vote.

With the expectation that objection to
voting on any fixed date would come
from Democrats opposing the bill, Re-
publican leaders said it was agreed that
Following an objection. Senator Penrose
would present a petition for a cloture.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-04-16
Phil H. Brown is Appointed
to Department Of Labor.

Washington, D. c., April 1.-THE let
ter which follows give notice of one
of the first appointments to be made
by the new administration; that of
Phil II. Brown. well known in Re
publican circles, to the position of
Commissioner of conciliation in the
Department of Labor.
The letter is as follows:
Editor, '"The Dallas Express"
$500 Swiss Avenue,
Dallas, Texas:
Dear Sir:
am sending forward this letter for
pointed by Secretary Davis as Com
missioner of Cancellation in the De-
partment OF Labor, This office will
take over the activities of the late
Division OF Negro Economics at was
conducted by DIR, George f. Haynes
Secretary Davis takes the lofty posi-
tion that he will not foster any separ-
and to that end has abolished the Di-
vision OF Negro Economics.
No one realizes any more than
that I cannot succeed with this work
without the cooperation of the Color
ed Press and | am asking for your
that my activities here will attain a
high degree of efficiency and effec-
tivesness, always with a benefit to the
Colored wage-earner. Let me have a
line from you at your convenience
having any suggestions that you
might have as to the conduct of the
Department and let me assure you that
such suggestions viii be highly APP
preciated.
Sincerely yours,
PHIL H. BROWN,
Commissioner Of Cancellation.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-04-16
ALABAMA REPRESENTATIVE, SAYS
PROPOSED EQUAL RIGHTS BILL IS UN-
CONSTITUTIONAL.
Attacks Senator PenrOse For
Promising Support to Bill in
the Pennsylvania Legislature
Against Discrimination.

Washington. April 14-Representa-
tive John r. Tyson of Alabama, for
ner Chief Justice of the Supreme
protests against Senator Penrose's dec
laration for Negro equality and its en-
forcement In Pennsylvania by a GRIM
inal code. Southern newspapers have
been filled with editorials attacking
Mr.. Penrose's position.
Mr.. Penrose asserted that Negroes
should be accorded an hotels. cafes.
restaurants, educational institutions
and amusements the same rights and
privileges as whites and these rights
should be seured and enforced ny leg
tslation providing penalties for their
denial. Following his declaration the
lower house of the Pennsylvania Leg
islature passed an equal rights 1nfII
'Proprietors of hotels, cafes. restau-
rants and amusement Places said
Mr.. Tyson. have property rights
which are protected by not only the
by the Constitution of the United
States To deny to them the right to
exclude such persons as may be often
sive to their. patrons to the end of
them of property rights secured to
them by the several Constitutions
mentioned.
''The Negro has no right to be ac-
corded the privilege of becoming an
unwelcome guest in hotels. cafes. res
taurants and places of amusement es-
tablished and maintained for the
whites exclusively. To refuse him
such rights is not denial to him of
equal rights as asserted by senator
Penrose, but is in full accord with
Constitutional guarantees, and has
been so held, in substance. by the SUI
preme Court of the United States.
"The Supreme Court OF the Sena-
tors own State in 1867, in an opinion
delivered by one of its greatest Judges
sustained as reasonable and Consti-
tutional a rule adopted by a railway
company requiring whites to sit in
one end of the car and Negroes in the
other, upon two grounds-the right
which the company had in its properly
and the public interest.
ITO permit the education at the
same schools would necessarily bring
about social intermixture resulting in
amalgamation, which is contrary to
the law of races and destructive of
social institutions, as well as being
repugnant to the law of nature.
"Mr. Penrose's proposition defeats
the order of Divine Providence and is
an attempt by Legislation to compel
the intermiXture of races wideIy sep
arated, which will result In the de-
struction of the high standard of mo-
raj, religious and educational condi-
tions as they now exist. Social equal
ity cannot be enforced and maintained
by legislative enactments."
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-04-16
PRESIDENT HARDING DISCUSSES NEGRO NEEDS WITH CONGRESS
500 TREASURY CLERKS PROTEST APP
POINTMENT OF NEGRO AS REGISTER.
Send Petition to Members Of
Congress Urging That Posi-
lion be not Given to Negro.
Say Petition is Not FactiOnaI

Washington. April 14.-Members Of
Congress have received copies of a Pc
tition addressed to Mrs. Virginia
White Speel, Chairman of the Nation
al Woman's Republican COMMITTEES Of
the District of Columbia, and signed
nv 5OS white women employed in the
office. OF the Register of. the Treasury.
opposing appointment of "A Negro as
Register.
I'VE have been definitely informed"
the signers or the petition declared,
that the appointment of a Colored
man as Register of the Treasury is
being. considered. The Registers Of
flee is now very large and is doing
responsible work. It's personnel con-
sists of more than 500 clerks. mostly
ex-service men and white women who
are dependent upon their income for
diction over these clerks would be in
tolerable.
"It is true that Colored men have
served as Registers of the Treasury,
but out Of the twenty-five Registers
only four have been Negroes. At no
time when this office was under the
supervision of Negro did the per-
sonnel consist of more than nineteen
clerks and one messenger
The petitioners, whose homes as Civ
en- include thirty-five States, in let
ter to members of Congress. enclosing
the petition, declared:
This petition does not come from
any political facticn, nor was II in
erners, Southereners, Fasteners West
erners. Democrats and Republicans
alike have set their signature thereto,
I'm times OF war ii was thought in
advisable to put Negro officers in
charge of white troops In times Of
peace it would certainly be inexped
lent to give Negroes jurisdiction over
white citizens"
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-04-16
OWNER OF GEORGIA MURDER FARM
ISGIVEN LIFE SENTENCE.

Convington, Ga, April 14.-John s.
Williams accused of the murder of
eleven Of his Negro farm hands to
halt federal investigation of peon-
age, was found guilty of murder by
a jury in Newton County superior
court here and sentenced to life i'm
prisonment
Motion for a new trial was imme-
diately filed, and hearing on the mo-
ton set for April 30 at Decatur, Ca,
before Judge John b. Hutcheson, who
presided at the trial.
The verdict Of murder with recon-
merdation for mercy. which under Geo
gia laws automatically carries a life
sentence, was read exactly Is hours
after the case went TO the jury, and
was calmly received by Williams. A
moment later as his wife and chill
dren began to sob almost inaudibly,
he seemed to be struggling to restrain
his own emotions. Mrs. Williams sob
bed on her husbands shoulder, his
arm about her. Just after court ad-
journed the mans two daughters be-
room by friends. Williams appeared
more affected by his family suffer-
ing than he had been BY the verdict
Men Drowned.
Williams was specificaIiy on trial
charged with the murder of one of the
county. Clyde Manning, Negro farm
boss tor WilliarNs and jointly indict-
ed with MIN. testified that on Will
lams' order he and another Negro,
afterwards killed, had done the kill
ing.
so startling that the men who heard
It first found it impossible to believe.
He said for thirteen years he had
lived on Williams farm, where. he as
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-04-16
President Harding Receives
Secretary of the N. A. A. C.P.

Washington, April 14.-James We'll
don Johnson. Secretary of the Nation
al Association for the Advancement
of Colored People, placed before Pres
ident Harding memorandum outlin-
ing the reform programme desired by
the Negroes. He asked the President
to incorporate in his message to Con-
gress recommendation that it take
action to stop lynching. which was
denounced in the Republican platform.
The association urged an investiga-
tion of the disfranchisement of Ne
groes in the South 1t requested that
the Department Of Justice begin a
thorough inquiry into peonage condi-
tions, which, according to Johnson are
Widespread in the cotton producing
States and especially in the Mississip-
pi delta region.
The president is asked to appoint
Negroes as Assistant Secretaries of
Labor and Agriculture, pointing out
that this would give official repre-
sentation in the phases of national
life in which the Colored race is most
Interested. Johnson said he gained the
impression that the President would
give the matter prompt and sympa-
thetic attention. After these requests
the memorandum said:
THE Association earnestly urges the
of national inter-racial
commission to make thorough and
sincere study of race conditions and
race relations in the United States
with particular reference to the caus-
es Of friction.
I'm addition to the above, the As
sociation again calls to the attention
of the President the cause of the Hal
tian people and the necessity for a
thorough congressional occupation in
that republic under the last adminis-
tration, not only as a matter of JUS
tice to the Haitian people but in the
interest of the good name ana tradl~
tions of the American republic
the President, by executive order,
abolish all race segregation in the De-
partments at Washington and in the
United States Civil Service that most
and undemocratic prac-
tice initiated by the Democratic ad
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-04-16
EQUAL RIGHTS BILL BY NEGRO LEGIS-
LATOR MAYPASSBOTH HOUSES.

Harrisburg, April 14.-With Phila-
delphia and Pittsburgh politicians oc-
cupying front seats to display their
interest in the measure, the Asbury
equal rights bill passed in the house
finally TODAY by a vote of 1873 to 45.
Eloquent appeals for civil equality of
the Negro were mingled with glowing
tributes to his loyalty, patriotism and
deeds OF valor in times of stress.
Representative John G. Asbury. Ne
ro representative from Philadelphias
Thrift 3th ward, who introduced the bill,
said the bill came from 100 per cent
Americans knocking at the door of
civil equality He pictured the loyalty
of the Negro race In the world war
despite insidious German propaganda
and said the Negro youths marched
aboard the transports, loyal and pa
triotic with the stencil of burning
flesh in their nostrils from the VIC
Tins of mob rule in the south"
Scores of Negroes who tined the
side aisle and gallery seats listened
in tense silence most of the time as
Asbury pleaded the cause Of his race.
Now and then sporadic APPLAUSE greet
ed his remarks. but reference to
Senator Ware reused the enthusiasm
Of the SPECTATORS afte- the reading nf
Senator Penrose's recent statemes, ad
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-04-16

serted, a number of Negroes brought
OUT from the city prisons of Macon
and Atlanta, had been kept in peon-
age by Mister Johnny" as he called
his employer and master. And then
he described how he had killed four
SIX more, acting in each Instance, he
asserted under Mister Johnny's or
ders and in fear of death If he dis
obeyed.
81 knocked four Negroes in the
head with an ak in, one week" he de-
them in a pasture back oil Mister
Johnnys house. Why did I do 1t? Be
cause the boss wanted to get rid of
them Negroes. and l knew that II l
didn't make 'em disappear he'd kill
Charlie chisol m, another one of
Mister Johnny's trusty Negroes, put in
little work. He killed one sus-
picious Negro by Draining him with
an AK. Then Mr.. Williams got un-
easy about Chisolm and made me get
him. Me and Mr.. Williams took him
to the river one night and pitched
him off the bridge after we weighted
him down. Charlie begged hard, but
Mr.. Williams said: Let's throw him
over and have 1t done with"
II don't know how many Negroes
there are in the river. but | helped
Charlie Chisolm. We took the other
five to the river at night, after getting
them out Of their houses, and chained
en- down with rocks and threw 'em
in. Yes, sir, they all cried and, beEg-
ed. Some of 'em asked to be knock
ed in the head before being thrown in.
But Mr. Williams wouldn't do 1t, and
wouldn't let rue do 1t. We just threw
{ Continued on page S)
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-04-16

vocating passage of the bill had pass
ed in silence.
1--WE have seen our own beloved
Senator Ware bu tonholIng members
for the support of this BILL" said AS
bury, and the first real applause of
of the day occurred. Similar applause
greeted references to the names of
senators Lsslie and Crow, Lieutenant
Governor Beidleman ana Governor
Sproul.
In explaining the purpose or the
bill Representative Asbury said 1t
was based on the principles contained
in an article written by james GAY
Gordon in the Sunday school section
of The North American
Before the bill came I for consider
alton on special order Senator's Ware
aud Leslie, Thomas w. Cunningham
and Councilman William McCoach en-
tered the house and busted themselves
among the members. They occupied
seats well to the front during the con-
sideTatioa of the measure.
Representatives Joseph r. Phillips,
Of Clearfied; James A. Walter, Of
Philadelphia, and Andrew +. stevens,
Negro member from philadelphia.
spoke for the bill. motion TO send
the measure back 10 committee for
amendment was defeatec.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-04-16
Jim Fire Hero Given
$1OO by Hidden
Donor.

New York, N. Y, April 14.-An an
onymous donor, who believes in
more practical reward for heroism
than the plaudits of the crowd, was
found in New York yesterday, thereby
making 1t perfect Saturday for Jim
Cross, Negro porter employed by the
Winter Garden Drug Company at Fiji
tieth Street and Broadway
Jim is twenty years old, and his
life had been more or less uneventful
until last Thursday when an emer-
gency arose and he faced IL squarely.
He and William Matthews, a clerk,
were working on the fifth floor in
a store-room when Matthews clothes
caught fire from blaze which started
in some mysterious manner. The
porter rushed to his aid, and when
the clerk tried to throw himself from
the window seized and held him. Beat
ing out the flames, Jim guided Mat
thews along a coping far above the
street to another window and then
carried him downstairs.
So great was the excitement at the
time of the sensational rescue that
the porter's last name was not learn
ed even by the police. and in the news
paper accounts of the fire he was re-
ferred t. simply as Jim" a hero.
On Friday Jim was back Mt work,