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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-06-22
Described in Detail.

When the first election in which
was qualified to vote rolled around
was in another city working in
large railroad office. l had reg
istered in my home town and had
great difficulty in obtaining per-
mission from the chief clerk to
absent myself from work on cleo
ton day. He was an unpleasant
individual and considered my re-
quest an excuse for his special
brand of humor.
Rather nettled by his attitude, l
went to the manager, who not only
granted my request but gave me a
pass for the journey.
In a letter to my sister de-
scribed the dfsagreeable chief clerk
in detail and finished by drawing
a cartoon of him and the manager
arguing over my right to suffrage.
The next day the chief clerk laid
the letter on my desk, saying: Il
had to read 1t to find the owner. as
II had no address" f. G.
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ANSWERS to These Questions VIII
Be Published Tomorrow
l. How did the Titanic sink?

l. How did the Titanic sink?
2. How many miles of Irvine are used
every year by the postoffice depart
ment for tying the packages of let
tiers, and how many pounds of paper
are used every year in manufacturing
the postal cards alone?
3. What imaginative Oriental tale
was written at one sitting by Will
lam Beckford?
4. What volcanoes of perpetual fire
are in a land of perpetual ice?
S. What are five synonyms for the
word accent?
s. What two rivers form part of the
boundary line of Indiana?~
Z. Who was best paid of all the
poets?
s. Who is king of Norway?
3. Where is there a copy. reduced
in size. of the Liberty statue in
New York harbor?
10. What fat comedian. now de-
ceased made 'em laugh in the days of
the nickel shows?
Answers to Yesterdays Questions.
l. What is one of the most common
| species of plover found in summer in
the fields of the great lakes region?
The killdeer.
2. Do hoopsnakes exist? Hoop
snakes are believed to be entirely
mythical creatures.
8. On what date did the United
States break off diplomatic relations
with Germany? Feb. 3, 1917.
4. What are five synonyms for the
word accelerate? Hasten, urge. ex-
pedite. quicken. and hurry.
5. What was the fate of the Cunard
steamship Laconia? 1t was torpedoed
by a German submarine Feb. rs, 1917.
bound from New York - to Liverpool
carrying seventy-three passengers.
Only one died.
6. For whom was the State of Penn
sylvania named? William Penn
Pennsylvania meaning PENIS woods.
Z. Who was the a1thor of the fol-
lowing lines:
"Methousht 1 saw a hieroglyphic bat
Climb Ger the surface of slipshod
hat.
And then to increase the tumult of
the skies,
A damned potato DER the whirlwind
flies
Nat Lee, dramatist Of the Restora-
tiop Critics can find no meaning ex-
cept that Lee had been, mulling sack
s. How did the French government
commemorate the hundredth anniver.
sary of the Independence of the United
States? BY presenting to the Ameri-
can people Bartholdi's statue of Lib
erty Enlightening the World" on an
island in New York harbor.
9. How are colors produced In fire.
works? BY use of mineral salts. cop
per being used to produce green and
blue; sodium yellow. and calcium red.
10. What popular blonde of other
years in moving pictures was fondly
known as 'Dimples"? Lillian Walker.
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Brought I'm short.

Ny moment happened on Memorial
Day as We were returning by train
from a picnic in the country. We
waiting for the machines to allow
us to cross the street. We stood
there an endless length of time ana
i began to think 1t was hopeless,
when I thought Of my special police
whistle, One long blast and the
trafic stopped short. We crossed
over leisurely to the other side and
blew the whistle twice. l was
still congratulating myself on my
brilliant idea when glanced up
into the face Of tall and husky
policeman. RID.
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larly smsrt-lookins. with mill
tary heel, and neat perforations.
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The Washington times., 1922-06-04

day, depending on the nuctuating price Of
Texas crude. And before hole was spud
ded in his field he received many thou
sands Of dollars spot cash-on the barrel
head, as they say In Texas-for his hold
ings. This was by way Of lease TO the pro.
ducing syndicate, All OF this money got.
ten by lease and royalty he cannily caches
in national banks. No boil wesvils hang
on Joe.
Take an oil map OF Limestone and Free
stone counties and mark the lands owned
by negroes. You will discover that they
possess majority of the really phenomenal
producing tracts In the district. All Of the
blocks designated Ross are owned by Joe
and his family. The great Henry gushe"
is on the land Of negro locally dubbed
Colonel Humphreys Henry"
The Carter family, Glenn Eliza and
Thornton, negroes, own large interests
about Mexia on which are located many
fine producers. Thornton Carter, a tall,
kindly mulatto. stopped from many years
OF toll in the cotton felds, Is considered
the smartest negro OF them all and 10
looked upon as a leader by members OF his
own race. Then there are the Williams
holdings, very, very valuable.
What are tho COlOred folk or Mexla 60
ing to do with their rapidly accumulating
new riches? Build educational institutions
and go in for philanthropies designed for
the uplift of their kind' This Is unlikely,
especially for the present generation.
They seem bent solely upon deferred sat.
isfactions.
For thirty years Henry and his family
lived in the terrible board shack by which
he Is standing In the picture, He and
Amntie, his wife, wrested q frugal need
of food and body covering from the few
acres-poor acres, agriculturally-that sur.
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the psychology Of a human being like
Henry. Both Henry and Auntie, his wife,
have a moro positive feeling for their old
shack than for the new home. The crude
older environment sticks In their affec-
tions. Therefore Henry chose to have his
photograph taken in front Of the older
dwelling place, as printed elsewhere on
this page. He wanted to give evidence Of
his humble origin,
Henry's good wife, known to everybody
as "Auntie," o, course left her washtub
and moved into the bright-red house.
"Auntie" does not take In the neighbors
wash any longer, But the simpleminded
soul, like Henry, her husband, seemed TO
have only one real longing-a garden
around the front door. where she could
spend her time puttering with all sorts Of
bright flowers.
SO "Auntie" has her flower garden.
Henry can sit in the rocking chair and
"Auntie" can play around her flower beds
without any prickings OF conscience that
she ought to stop and go back to her wash
tub.
Joe Ross, Henry's chum since boyhood.
is a newly made oil millionaire, too. He
wished to have his picture made In front
OF his own derricks, or, rather, the der.
ricks from which he draws his enormous
royalties.
But no bygone days hold interest for
Joe. He lives buoyantly in the chicken
and.turkey.every.day present. The five der
ricks to be seen In the background Of his
photo are on his own land The wells are
all flowing, all good producers. II is est!-
mated that they yield an average of 12,500
barrels Of highgrade petroleum daily.
Joe gets onh barrel from every eight
produced on hiE land as his royalty. Tha!
nets him considerably more than 1000
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round their former dwelling. There the
children were born, there the parents grew
old and bent tending patches OF corn and
cotton. raising vegetables for their table,
Back behind the cabin where the sun
makes pleasant shade in Summer, Auntis
washed for Mexia white people and ironed
afterward In the open doorway OF the lean.
to kitchen. There is no better laundress
than Auntie in the district. No one who
can produce orisper organdie runles or
give more patient attention to the exquisite
detail Of baby clothes.
Henry has the qualities of an excellent
body servant. He Is painstaking, depend
able and intelligent. Numbers OF well'to,dO
Mexia white people wanted Henry and his
wife to work for them. But no backyard
existence for Henry and Auntie. They did
not like Il. They wished most for their
own home, no matter how unattracttve,
how meagerly equipped, how small and
bare and poor It might appear to stranger
eyes. II was home, and they loved II.
And this old board house did not mean
to them bare walls through which cold
winds blew In Winter. To their vivid and
child.like minds T. was something else
the start Of he home they wished to make
In the future. 'The home which, when there
were no boil weevils to- destroy the cotton
and drouths TO burn the corn, they meant
to create The tiny red house they wanted
to set In the midst OF their own brown
field. And now, by the miracle Of the bit
and drill, they have this home. It is Just
the place they conceived and longed for
thirty years ago.
Gloves roses" Auntie said, as she sat on
the tiny front porch Of the new house with
her wrinkled old hands folded on spot
less blue gingham apron, RED moss roses
and. the pink cabbage kind. Never had
The Washington times., 1922-06-04

CINDERELLA OF the Fairy Books had
nothing on some OF the fortunate
- colored folks OF Texas who have
"struck OIL" Little Cinderella stepped
from her drudgery to become a Princess
in the Kings palace all in a night.
And so the lucky darkies whose sandy
little farms have suddenly been turned
thing their hearts can desire, almost as II
by the magic wand OF a fairy. For the
most part, they have kept their heads sur.
prisingly we'll Perhaps 1t Is too soon for
them to feel the full glow Of the warmth
of their new wealth.
In the outskirts of Mexia, Texas, are
millionaire negroes sitting about in front
of their cabins in overalls and bare feet,
while they engage those Of little better
education to count their money as 1t piles
up in the bank. Other overnight colored
milionaires have lost no time In fitting
themselves out in silk .hats, loud clothes,
patent leather shoes and spats, and drive
out from their new mansions In their
limousines.
Still other negro farmers SIT ABOUT nope
fully waiting for the oil drillers to come
and test out their scrubby little farms
with the full expectation that any day they
too, may join the caste OF their fortunate
millionaire relatives.
The way the sudden acquisition OF grea;
wealth has affected the coored people is
curious and interesting. Some Of the simple
minded darkies seemed to have had only
one real desire in life, and as soon as the
spoutng oil we'll poured money into their
laps they made haste to indulge this one
longing without giving much thought. at
least for the present, to other extrava
ganCes.
Henry Williams, a negro farmer Just out
side the city borders, seemed to long only
for a five-room house painted a gorgeous
shade of red, where he could sit comfort.
ably in a rocking chair and idle the whole
day long. The oil boom In Limestone
County reached Henry's little farm and
made him a millionaire in a day. Henry
has his bright-red fiveroom cottage and
seems content not to make many further
indulgences for the present.
There is nothing remarkable about this
house except the key that 1t furnishes 10
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fowl which roam the.fieds Every inch has
been dug and fertilzed and carefully
smoothed over. Auntie is now sowing it
down in all sorts of growing things. She
Is copying a white folks yard beloved by
her many decades. None Of the clipped
order of green tulf and hedge-row for her.
She wants, instead, the ragged gaiety Of
old Southern flower beds, outlined with
pointed brick ends and bits Of broken
glass.
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Here. ole woman, sign is
check" Henry recently command
ed her.
II ain goin' to-" Auntie promptly
informed him. You want to buy
one er dem au-toes, when you
couldn't learn to drive it in time
to git to your own funeral"
And sign it she would not.
Auntie consistently refused to affix
her cramped signature to the slip
of paper that would allow him to
become the owner of a coveted
roadster.
Henry has the craft of long ex.
perience as the husband of Auntie.
He knew that she meant what she
said. He could not drive the car,
therefore he should not own it.
Well, he must learn to operate it.
Thereupon there began a series of
long absences from home-ab-
sences he excused on the plea of
oil.field business. This was expla-
nation enough. Oil booms generate
much activity foreign to feminine
comprehension,
And 10 1t came about that one
afternoon. when the sun stood at
the proper angle to reflect most
brilliantly from the radiator Of a
dazzling new car, Auntie heard a
strident honking from the roadway.
Stepping to the door she beheld a
wonderful little motor bucking the
hummocks and chunks OF sand
stone in the lane leading toward
her. And, wonder of wonders,
Henry, her Henry, was driving.
Needless to say, Auntie signed
the check which made the auto a
family possession.
Money hasn't swelled the heads
of many of our Mexia negroes" de-
a citizen of the oil town. They
heir place as a class and are at
The Washington times., 1922-06-04

This Is the Dream Of the Colorsd People
Who Are Waiting for the Oil Drillers to
Test Their Little Farms to See If They Win
Spout Money and Luxuriss as Has Hap
pened on the Land Of Some Of Their
Fortunate Relatives.
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[ i'm g to raise
e m II a d [ o
plant turn p
gre ms a n d
such for / h Q
young 'uns. Now
got plenty time.
Nothin' else but
time. An I got
m y flo W G r g
started"
True, too. She
seems to have
levied on I he
entire country
3 de for til @
makings OF her
garden. Onl y
they do not so
designate It in
Mexia. It Is a
" yard" The
ground in front
Of the red house
has been nicely
fe n G g d off
ins { I h g
chickens, tur-
KEYS and guinea
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clared a citizen Of the oil town. They
keep their place as a class and are at
peace with each other. Some of the
wealthiest among them are proud to have
nursed the men and women Of the town,
and often yet render personal service. IL
the former mistress wishes company din
ner prepared or tho master a pig butch
cred and worked up to special advantage
a negro worth in the hundred thousands
may be available for the task"
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Inc. Great Britain Rights Reserved.
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of many of our Mexia negroes" de
The St. Mary banner., 1922-01-07
THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMIS
SION MEET.

Governor Parker has issued com
missions to the three members of th'
Louisiana Highway Commission wht
were recently appointed. Mr.. Wilson
r. Peterman Of St. Mary Parish. i:
named chairman and is commission
ed for six years; Mr.. Arthur Taylor
of New Orleans. is commissioned fol
four years and Mr.. Duncan Buie, fol
two years.
The commission met in Bator
business by electing Mr.. Wilson T.
Peterman chairman, Mr.. Duncan
Buie vice-president, Mr. Arthur Tay-
lor secretary. Mr.. c. F. Wood, as
sistant secretary. As soon as pracsi
cal the Commission will employ a
State Highway Engineer, who shall
qualify under Act 242 Of the Legis-
lature Of 1920. The following state
ment was issued by Mr.. Peterman:
"In assuming control OF the high.
way program of the state, we want
to impress upon the people CT Louis
lana our sense of the responsibility
that is ours. We know the Difficult
ties that confront US; we appreciate
the eagerness with which the people
Of the state are looking forward to
the accomplishment of that for which
they have taxed themselves so heavi-
ly; the completion Of the good roads
system of Louisiana.
"We do not indulge in any wild
prophecies, nor do we make extrava-
giant promises, but with your aid.
assistance and cooperation, we ex-
pect to give you service. To this we
pledge ourselves. Our time, our
thought and what talent is ours will
be given unstintingly to this work.
No favoritism will be shown; no ro-
litics will be played. We will try to
give to the taxpayers 100 cents in
results for every dollar spent. We
have to build an organization to ham
die in an intellectual and efficient
manner the funds that are placed at
our disposal. We will build this crg-
anization from the best material OBJ
tainable, and our every though. will
be to conserve the interests of the
people and build their roads as econ
omically and as efficiently as pos
sible. We ask for your cooperate IN
and your help, and we are willing to
be judged, not by the promise Of to-
day, but by our achievements in Of
fee.
"This is your department; you are
paying the taxes to maintain it; the
roads that we build will be your
roads. We are here to serve you and
to do anything and everything tina.
lies within our power to bring good
roads to every section Of our state"
The St. Mary banner., 1922-01-07
AS WE SEE IT.

Before exhausting all Of it's ener-
gies in attempting to restore normal
conditions and prospect Of peace
throughout the world it would be
well for the government to devote a
little time and effort toward suppress
sing the reign of banditry that is
sweeping over our own land.
In the halcyon days of the wild
and wooly west," when bad men
thrived and the six-gun ruled, res
pectable. citizens found it necessary
to band themselves together as vigil
ance committees in order to Suppress
lawlessness when the courts and the
sheriffs and the marshals failed.
They took the law into their own
hands, decorated convenient trees
with the worst Of the desperadoes,
and served notice on others that their
health would be best conserved by a.
hasty departure.
The vigilante methods were rather
crude, but highly effective, and met
with the popular approval Of res
pectability and decency.
OF course we would hardly re-
commend a similar course to the
law abiding citizens Of our large
centers. Of population where crime |
flourishes and is on the increase, but |
surely some effective action will soon
become necessary if we are to prev
ent this country from falling into
the hands Of an element that has no
regard for anything but their own
will
II rather peeve. a country editor
% pick up a city paper day after
lay and find it filed with mail and
,ank robberies, murders; holdup., alb
iuctions, beatines. thugeery. and ST.
nilar methods Of passing away. the
lime.
With such vast populations to
'rsw upon there ought to be- at least
n occasional departure from the
egular routine a news. |:
The St. Mary banner., 1922-01-07
Police Jury Proceedings

Franklin, La, Jan. 4th, 1922.
The Police Jury met this day in
regular session with Mr.. John A .
Pharr presiding, and the following
members present: Kimbrough, Hay
del. Olivier, Boudreaux, Gooch,
O'Brien, Lowrance and Calm. Absent.
Frost and McCardell.
The minutes of the last regular
meeting were read. and on motion OF
b. O'Brien, seconded by A. f. Calm
and carried, were approved as read.
The following report Of the Clerk
Of Court was read and on motion Of
A. E. Calm, seconded by Gabriel
Haydel and carried, it was received,
filed and made a part Of the minutes ::
Franklin, La, Dec. 31st, 1921.
To the Police Jury, St. Mary Parish,
Louisiana.
Gentlemen:
render herewith, statement of
the Witness Warrants issued during
the month of December, 1921:
No. 1921 O. Berquiest, 81 90
No. 1922 Cancelled, 600
No. 1923 V. Pontiff, 600
No. 1924 Henry Mendoza, 600
No. 1925 c. Pecot, Sheriff, Poll
Tax Deductions, 800
1921,
S.. 90
There were no Jurors warrants
The St. Mary banner., 1922-01-07

Hit the pace in January. Keep it
up until December. You will 70 far
and accomplish much. and make 1922
q year Of profit.
The St. Mary banner., 1922-01-07
Come out Saturday night and you will be nj

doubt to the cleanliness
Opousas Plaquemne Gen and Baton
The St. Mary banner., 1922-01-07

There were no Jurors warrant;
issued.
The American Jewish world., 1922-12-08
MINNEAPOLIS CLASSIFIED
FOR RENT

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Midway district. Desirable location.
Write Box 1872, American Jewish World,
305 Tribune Annex, Minneapolis.
ALL READY! Just completed, the
most beautiful, modern and up-to-date
flats on the North Side; corner Morgan
and Tenth avenue. Call or see Maurice
Mandel, Hyland 0182 or 0391.
FURNISHED ROOMS FOR RENT
Furnished room, young man pre-
ferred. Nice home. Call Hy. 6428. 1913
Newton avenue north.
Furnished room,. suitable for one or
1913.
Two comfortable furnished or unfur-
nished rooms; suitable for light house,
keeping; reasonable. Call Hy. 1868.
One or two furnished rooms at 1910
Logan avenue north. Call Ey. 6104.
FURNISHED ROOMS WANTED
Three furnished rooms for light
housekeeping by couple with thirteen
year-old daughter. Can furnish linens,
silver, and dishes. Write Mrs. l.. B.
Stone, 1902 Fourth avenue south, Apt 1.
HELP WANTED
Wanted, young lady for high class
partment. Must have thorough expert
Box 420, American Jewish World, 305
Tribune Annex.
SOLICITORS WANTED-The Denver
Sheltering Home for Jewish Children,
of Denver, national institution caring
for orphaned and homeless children,
want solicitors in this and other states.
Communicate with N. Halpern, co Dem
yer Sheltering Home for Jewish Chill
dren, Denver, Colo.
The American Jewish world., 1922-12-08
CHEVRA GOMLEY CHESED Shell
EMES MEETING

The Chevra Gomley Chesed Shell
Emes held it's annual meeting at the
Mikro Kodesh Synagogue on Sunday
evening, December 3rd. It was re-
ported that donations from funerals
netted 1886, and charity box collec-
tions at funerals $50, making a total
of 1926, which was voted to be given
to the Talmud Torah of the Syna-
gogue. The report on income and ex-
penses showed a balance of $175.69.
One hundred dollars of this amount
was donated to charity, as follows:
$50 for the Keren Hayesod, $25 for
the Hebrew Free School, and $25 for
the Malbish Arumim Society. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: S. B.
Gilman, president; Joe Kolintersky,
vice president; M. Gelman, treasurer;
A. Witebsky, secretary, and M. Good
man, L. Altrowitz, M. L. Hoffman,
M. Rudolf and Joe Silverman, trustees.