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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-05-20
MISSISSIPPI

The Nation of May II contains an
excellent article on mississippi:
Heart Of Dixie" by Beu1ah Amidon
Ratliff, which is a great revelation
of the actual state of affairs in that
more OF less great commonwealth.
Among other things the writer
says: 60 ~ -. y. 49, ~
"The Mississippi of today bases it's
activity and it's ideals on the rosy
tradition of 'befo' de wah.' The Re
volt Of rs destroyed, as far as Mis-
sissippi was concerned, the fruits of
the war: emancipation a Negro citi-
zenship. Since then the effort has
been to go on as though there had
been no war. Slavery, of course,
could not exist in name, but as far
as possible the institution has been
preserved in fact"
"The colored tenant farmer must
accept the planters figures for set
Element. There is no tribunal to
which he can appeal if he considers
the settlement. unjust. / heard a
planter tell, with roars of laughter,
that Jeff done sued me fo' seven hum
der dollars after the settlement
celebrating on the tenants fine book
keeping and the smart aleck lawyer
he got to file the suit. I inquired
when the case would be tried. was
met with a stare of blank amaze
ment, and then the indignant ques-
ton: DO you think there's cot in
Mississippi gwine to entertain Mig
gers suit against a white. man?
That there suit was throwed out o.
cot mos afore it got in
"A friend once telephoned me:
We can't get in to play cards to-
night. S - had to give niger a
Whippin' today and it alters makes
him so nervous he can't wo nothin,
but go to bed ss &c.:
sThe jovial singing courteous
Negro Of Southern plantations has
passed away from Mississippi, if he
ever existed outside Of fiction. 2
In many country districts there
are no schools for colored children.
In all counties the country schools for
colored are wretchedly equipped
drafty little sheds, with plank
benches, few tattered, out-of- date
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-05-20
FAITH AND PRAYER

The ST.. Paul Daily News recently
published the following which shows
how faith with prayer helps one to
victory:
Clarence H. De Mar, who recently
won the American marathon race at
the age Of 81, says his victory was
due to prayer.
Before the race he knelt and
prayed for a return of the strength
and endurance that won him his first
marathon victory in 1911.
"In- his 1922 long distance run, De
Mar lost four pounds. The home
stretch was agony. But he says he
felt himself pushed along by the
power of his answered prayer.
prayer gave De Mar faith. With
faith, you can overcome any obstacle
Without it, failure is inevitable. This
is true, whether the faith is in your.
self or an outside influence"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-05-20
SHOULD BE NEW INQUIRY

A new <nation-wide investigation of
the Ku Klux Khan by the United
States government may develop out
Of, investigation Of the Khan and the
Inglewood mob violence. District
Attorney, WoolWine Of Los Angeles,
it was stated, will urge the jury in
vestigating to recommend a govern
ment investigation and submit evil
dence received to federal officers, par
ticularly the evidence dealing with
the invisible empire" as national
organization. The first U. S. investi-
cation was a farce.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-05-20
BILLY ON. ANXIOUS SEAT

Six Thousand followers of Billy
Sunday who quaked when twelve
masked and robed knights of the Ku
Klux Khan descended upon the evan
gelist's tabernacle at Richmond, Ind,
had scarcely. recovered from their
fright today. Billy Sunday himself
was badly frightened by the solemn
procession Of Klansmen. Ushers
drew up line of defense around the
pulpit, but this was unnecessary
The Klansmen presented the famous
evangelist with two envelopes-one
containing $50 and the other a letter
praising him for his Christian teach
zings. The Rev. Mr.. Sunday was so
agitated, however, that all he could
say was, II thank YOU" ,.4>
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-05-20
MAN ESCAPES FROM
JAIL; is LYNCHED.

Condo, Tex, May:-The body of a
colored youth was found by Grimes
county farmers swinging to tree by
the roadside near Plantersville. The
youth, who was known by the name
OF Early, apparently had been
lynched some time last week.
EARLY was taken by officers at
night when screams of young white
girl, whom it was reported he was
attempting to attack, aroused the
neighborhood. He was placed in jail
at Anderson, but some time Tuesday
escaped. When he was found miss
ing early Wednesday several search
ing parties and a sheriff's posse be-
gan pursuit. -,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-05-20

books, few cracked states, no black
boards, no desks, no pens, pencils, or
paper, no pictures, no music and a
teacher scarcely less illiterate than
his pupils" n.
GAS far as he can achieve it, the
Mississippi planter will keep the Ne
groes slaves, overworked, malnour-
ished, terrorized into submission,
lacking initiative or ambition, dull,
laudess." --ss5a~ = -
"The color line in Mississippi is
devious thing for Northerners to
trace. There are, of course, Jim
: Crow cars on trains, Jim Crow wait
ing. rooms, theater galleries and
street car sections. The school sys-
TENS are entirely separate, as are
the churches. But colored people
patronize white sores,' and are at
liberty to try one any hat, garment
or pair of shoes they fancy. I have
often seen colored women trying on
expensive dresses which were hung
back on the racks and later tried on
and purchased by white customers
Town Negroes use the banks and
stand in line beside white folks,
though they could not do so in a
street car aisle. Doctors and den
fists minister to white and colored
alike, though there are separate
wards in the hospitals, with colored
nurses for the colored wards, work
ing under the direction of white
nurses. White children Of the we'll
TODD classes are left almost entirely
to colored nurses.
"'Kept women are as apt to be
colored as white. There are two re-
markable statements I heard again
and again from Mississippians in the
same breath in which they protested,
by God therell never be. social
equality or mingling Of the races in
this state. There isn't full blooded
niger in the state of Mississippi,
and there's not virgin Negress over
fourteen years old in this ,state.'"
, "But even in Vicksburg, where the
relations between the two races are
particularly good, the colored people
are kept in their place. -zz They are
not citizens. They neither vote nor
hold office, though they pay taxes. A
crime against colored person is not
punished as is a crime against a
white person" .... ~, -,
mississippi is undeniably a back
ward state. 1t has fewer hospitals
than any other state in the Union.
Its educational appropriation is $749
per 'educatable child" -~.-.
Humanity is an outworn and dis
carded> institution. That, at least
humanity has left behind. A society
based up an institution, tested, found
basicallv wrong, and cast aside can
mot itself be sound and capable Of
normal growth. Mississippi has
made, every effort to keep her colored
population slaves in fact, if not in
name. In attempting to retard the
normal development of the colored
people,the white people have retard-
ed and perverted their own develop
;ment." >.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-05-20
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-05-20
FRENCH AS AN AID

The knowledge of French is not {
social asset in the class Of pear
gray spats, canes and ability to han.
die teacup with dexterity. It is 8
matter Of commercial and politica
expediency.
Prof. Harry SKurz, professor Of
Knox college, in attendance at the
seventh annual meeting Of the asso-
citation Of modern language teachers
at the Auditorium hotel, Chicago,
discussed the value of French as a
business proposition.
French is not a 'parlor language
nor a language for women" he said.
Gas long as four centuries ago a
celebrated Spanish king, Charles Y,
said that if he wanted to talk to God
he would use Spanish; that if he
wanted talk to woman he would
use Italian; to his horse German,
but to man, French.
Business is not merely the max
ing Of money The represe sentative
business man is a citizen Of the
world. French is the biggest asset
for being a world citizen. The big
gest firms of America advertise ex-
tensively in French magazines, be-
cause French is spoken everywhere.
The international language is one
that has the greatest clarity French
is that language, with English a
close second. 8
s was the language used at the
Genoa and Washington conferences.
There are great consular as well as
business Opportunities for the young
man who speaks French. z
8 The French language will play its
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-05-20
Friendly Attention

Joseph Letter was discussing pro-
hibition in a New York club. .
When the various violations of
the prohibition law come to be
known" he said, the revelation will
be as shocking as the young colored
girls. ri.
s a young colored girl was rushed
to the hospital with broken jaw.
The surgeon asked her how the acct
dent happened, but she was very
4evasive in her replies. Finally,
though she was pinned down to the
admission: 80
S ii done been hit By a objeck.
- Ali! said the surgeon. Hit by.
an. object, eh. VAST q largeo bject 2
s ToP Fable large
80 Vas It coming fast .sssss
- ToP able fast ss /
: g Sc w
Blu. here the girl interrupted him.
Her patience seemed to be exhausted.
80 Oh, she said. was jes' match
'aly kicked in de face by a gemman-
friend. Los ANGELES Times.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-05-20

part in the development of the movies
and in the solution of Americas race
problem," the professor said.
"There are some millions of col
ored people under the jurisdiction of
the French government, yet France
has no race problem. A study of
French would, I believe, open up the
hearts and minds of Americans to a
realization of the French attitude
toward the colored people,"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-05-20

now at the Genoa conference, with
his wife and daughter, attended serv-
ices at the Sailors Rest where he adj
dressed >the British sailors and urged
courage in dealing with difficulties.
eff we cannot get through" he said,
"let us go down like men," Lloyd
George joined the sailors in singing
Eight the Good Fight" That's the
spirit colored folks needs.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-05-20

The press cables tell us that one
Louis Borno, conservative and a
member Of the present cabinet, has
been ELECTED PRESIDENT OF
HAITI BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
The intelligent people Of Haiti do not
wish the present lickspitt1e crowd of
Haitians to continue in alleged power
SO t'-ere must be something wrong
with the election. Perhaps the mill
tary rules from the U. S. A. could a
tale unfold.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-05-20
SHOULD INVESTIGATES

hat is more cruel than color pref
udice s? It knows no law Of fairness
and right: Justice is said to be blind
but, not 50 where color is concerned.
The latest evidence Of the unfair
ness Of color prejudice is found in the
alleged failure Of Emile Treyille
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-05-20
REAL FIGHT IN NORTH is FOR
= USUAL PUBLIC CONTACT
MINI. MOVE SHOWS ERROR
-. OF SEPARATE avs"
(Eroy,o Tho Poc+on N,,,rJ:

(From the Boston Guardian.)
St. Paul, Mimi, May g. 1922.-A
great effort is on foot here led by
prejudiced whites to have all of the
colored children segregated to one
city playground. A bill for enact
ment into the city ordinances to the
above effect will be introduced in the
next meeting of the city council.
The st. Paul Appeal is putting up a
great fight against the intended
measure. r.. -Zsa
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-05-20
Sat on vVrono .keu

Norfolk, Va. When key Of grain.
alcohol, on which he was sitting
while reading a. newspaper in
Portsmouth drug store, exploded
Monday night and hit the ceiling,
James Parker was instantly killed.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-05-20

LOOKOUT For The JlM Ct
Decent citizens Of st. Paul must
keep their eyes open all the time and
see that The iimcrow crowd do not
slip anything oyer on. them. Remem-
Der the jimcrow crowd is working
while you are Aasleep, Mr.. and Mrs.
Citizen. T. i
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-05-20
~ Bible Thoughtfor Today

WHAT DOES GOD REQUIRE?-
And now Israel, what does the Lord
thy God require of thee, but to fear
the Lord thy God, to walk in all His
ways, and to love Him, and. to. serve
the Lord thy God with all thy heart
and with all thy soul:-Deuteronomy
1912 ~ =
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-05-20

The Illinois constitutional conven-
ton during the absence Of Delegate
Edward II. Morris, adopted an
amendment which would prohibit in
ter-marriage Of white and colored
people. When Morris returned he
quickly had the amendment voted
down, thus ,obliterating the race and
color line.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-05-20
MOB FIRES MORE Than.
200. SHOTS into BODY
OF 15-YEAR-. BOY
!: IN DA \ I B GA.
YOUTH NAMES AID .
IN ATTACK on WOMAN
Texas Farmers Find CORPSE Of Col
ored Youth. Jail Breaker. Swing
ing From Tree.

= Davisboro, Ga, May.-Charles At
kins, colored, Is years old, one Of
four taken into custody in connection
with killing of Mrs. Elizabeth Kitch-
ems, 20 years old, was burned at the
stake.
The lynching occurred at the scene
OF the murder and followed an al
legged confession from the.~15-vear-
old prisoner. t." 81 =. !.
Tortured Fifteen Minutes.
He was tortured over a slow fire
for fifteen minutes and then. shrek
ing with pain, was questioned con-
corning his accomplices.
duplicates Another. =
Atkins was said to have implicated
another colored boy, but to have ex-
onerated his own brother, whose
name had been connected with the
crime in a statement. made soon after
his arrest. ~>=.
Members of the mob, comprising
nearly 1000, then raised the body
again, fastened it to a pine tree with
trace chains and relighted the fire
More than 200 shots were fired into
the charred body following the boys
death. - =.
Mob Hunts Accomplish.
Follow ing the lynching of Atkins
the men started out on a, search for
the boy he had named as his accom-
plice. -. ~
Mrs. Kitchens, who served as ru-
raj mail carrier, was robbed and muir
.dered about four miles from Davis
boro. --
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-05-20
duplicates Another.
! Mob Hunts Accomplice.

Following the lynching of Atkins,
the men started out on a, search for
the boy he had named as his accom-
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-07-14
.IAMES MI. BOLAND

Mr.. James NJ. Boland died at his
home in the Little Mountain section
on Tuesday night, June 20, 1922, and
was buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran
church cemetery On Wednesday at
terneon at o'clock. He was in his
S2nd year and is survived by his
widow and seven children, five sons
and two daughters, and "a grand
children and seven great-grandchll-
dren. Besides these he is also sur
vived by one sistr, Mrs. Nancy
Frick of Little Mountain and five
half sisters, Mrs. Edie Metze, Mrs.
J. A. Boland, Mrs. J. W. Lindler,
Mrs. Idella Cannon, all of Little
Mountain, and Mrs. Jacob Enlow of
New5erry and one half-brother, Mr..
Patrick Boland Of Little Mountain,
besides a host Of relatives and
friends.
Dear husband and father, thou hast
left US,
And our loss we deeply feel,
But It's God that hast bereft US,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-07-14

vatcd with rultiVators drawn by two
to four horses, depending upon the
number Of rows 70 Ge cultivated AT
a time. THIS is done until the corn
is about one ana onc-half 10 TWO feet
tall and after that he cuitivator
damages it TOO much The cultvator
resembles hay rake with some Of
the teeth removed 50 as not TO pull
up the cora in the rows.
Bic fields of wheat with three or
four-horse harvestcrs going and corn
fields with same number Of cultiva-
tors going at once Cattle loading
chutes at every little village.
Denver is a city Of about 100000
people and the state has 100000
population. Denver is almost exact
" one mile above sea level and is
called "The Nile High City, Remem-
Der the Mile High" story in the
Saturday Evening Post year or two
ago? l have been in the hotel men
toned in that story but am not stop
ping there-it is very expensive.
First thing l noticed when going
into the high altitude was that l be-
gan to catch cold, but am over that
now.
want to go to Colorado Springs if
I have time. 1t is only 80 miles
away and I have my ticket arranged
so that | can go back that way.
Will write more after have seen
the city and country.
VIII be here for week or two.
Hope to be able to go to Colorado
Springs $50 miles away for one
day just to see the place.
3.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-07-14
NEWS FROM ST. PHILLIPS

We are having the good old sum-
mer tine and we all are enjoying 1t,
it always brings delicious fruits OF
all kinds and after finishing our good
old summer time dinners Of beans
We always have iced tea to make Us
feel pleasant.
am glad to see that my friend,
Dr.. f. y. Kibler has announced for
the house.
There have been only three ladies
to sign the club roll Of st. Philips.
hope that the ladies will get a move
on them and all sign the club roll.
The Ladies Missionary society OF
St. Phillips held their regular meet
ING with Mrs. G. H. Sigh. The meet
ING was we'll attended by members OF
the society. There were also several
visitors present. Mrs. D. E. Halfacre,
Mrs. G. H. Sigh, Mrs. Nettie Kibler
and Mrs J. w. Lominick read some
very interesting pieces and very
much enjoyed was the solo sung by
Mrs. D. E. Halfacre. The ladies are
planning to raise more money to help
get carpet for St. Phillips church.
( After the meetings the guests were
served with sandwiches, French pota-
toes, deviled eggs and lemonade,
which we all did appreciate and en-
ioy. Little Miss Naomi Ruff, Nelly
Kibler and Mary Frances Lominick
served the guests.
The third annual convention Tor
the blind was held in Anderson from
June % to 80, 1922. And we all
can say that the people of Anderson
did everything they could to make
US enjoy ourselves, and we certainly
did. Many happy hours we spent
together. Some of my friends l had
not seen for twenty-five years were
there and it filed my heart with Joy
TO see them again. May Gods rich
est blessings rest upon each and ev-
erv one that we may be spared to
meet again this coming year.
Mrs. D. E. Halfacre,'s mother
Mrs. McIlwain, has been visiting her
FLOR several days.
NJ. ond Mrs. W. F. Stone spent
Wednesday with Mrs. M. R. and e.
L. Ruff.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-07-14

words-aud following an earnest ap-
peal by Mrs. Bourne, three other
voung women offered themselves for
definite Christian service.
The aanual meeting in 1923 will
be held with Ed&eGeId, Trenton and
Harmony. The following officers
were elected:
Prcsdent-Mrs. /. +. Brown.
Vice pre<ident-Nhs. ". H. Nar-
din.
Corresponding secretary-Nrs. D.
\. Bourne.
Treasurer-Nrs. s. D. Cross.
Recording secretary-Miss Louise
Lanham.
Superintendent Young Peoples
Work-Mrs. J. D. Holler.
Superintendent children's work
Mrs. W. P. Smith.
Superintendent social service
Mrs. X. /. keaton.
Supt. Mission Study-lliss Gather
inc Nulligan.
Supt. Literature-Mrs. R. E.
Stackhouse.
Supt. Supplies-Mrs. c. D. Stan
ley.
Supt. VoIunteers-Nlrs. 7. /.
Charles.
Editor Advocate Page-Mrs. ]. T.
Mundy.
Secretary Anderson district
Mrs. D. l. Reid.
Secretary Cokesbury district
Mrs. J. ". White.
Secretary Columbia district-Mrs
H. n. Greneher.
Secretary Greenville district
Mrs. N. D. Gibson.
Secretary Rock Hill district-Mrs'
Clarence Cross.
Secretary Spartanburg district
Miss Daisy Allen.