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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-09-16
JOHN Q. ADAMS

I would be humble, for I know my
=. weakness; ::
I would look up-and laugh-and love
.,..... and lift =
My friends, l assure you that this
occasion is one of the happiest periods
Of my life among you, and I hope I
may ever maintain the place that
this large and representative gath
.ering, coupled with the encomiums
extended, warrant me in believing
have in your esteem. There are
very few persons who do not care for
the: good opinion of their fellow men,
and | assure you am not in the
minority class.
For the past quarter of century,
despite all counter Influences and
they have been not a few have
maintained THE APPEAL, it never
having missed an issue in all that
time: THE APPEAL may not have
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-09-16

With all his faults of word and deed,
Mankind did have some little need :
Of what he gave"-then in my grave
No greater honor shall crave.
If they can say-if they but can
"He did his best, he played the man;
His ways were straight; his soul was
clean; 49,
His failings not unkind nor mean;
J He loved his fellow men and tried
To help them"-I'll be satisfied.
But when I'm gone, if even one
Can weep because my life is done,
and feel the world is something bare
Because am no longer there;
Call me knave, my life misspent-
No matter. I shall be content.
Resolutions from The Sterling
Club, of which Mr.. Adams was an
honorary member, were then read by
Mr.. o. C. Hall as follows:
1922.
Among the recent demands of the
grim monster has been his call for
our friend and brother, John Quincy
Adams, part of whose very active
| life was that of. being charter, honor
ary- member of the Sterling Club, of
which club he expected expression of
highest social and civic ideals.
| When, as friend Adams, an indi-
vidual has spent over 80 years in a
community as faithful husband, gen.
tie father, proud home owner, conser-
vative business man, true friend and
leader of an unpopular people, death
! is not a lament but triumph, and
pretty words nor high sounding
phrases can express the persons
activities or the loss of family or
community.
Though by native endowment, abil-
ity and Chesterfeldian manners the
path of life was open to our friend
and brother to choose his pleasure
and comfort where he would, he chose
the more useful but rougher course
where he must take unkind rebluffs
with his fellows in world that rates
character largely by color. .
His life calling placed him in the
fore rank Of bis group as spokesman.
There he functioned long and well.
/ fA1WdySa aSCklL4ks,i+iUuks S3tNtySs -SOIltcAO.
ing, never offending but always in
sisting to those other than his race
he said, 'If we are wrong, you made
us so. We are better than we were
yesterday. Give US "a mans oppor-
tunity not sympathy.'
Therefore Be It Resolved:
That we the Officers and members
of THE STERLING CLUB make men
ton to the family of the unexpress-
able feeling of appreciation of the
life and works of our friend and
brother John Quincy Adams; and of
our grief because of our loss. O
That we pray to a merciful heav-
emily. father that as descending mantle
of an ascending Elijah fell upon a
gazing Elijah, may the spirit Of John
! Quincy Adams fall upon his son,
inspiring him to lead as father led.
! That collectively and severally the
hands Of the Sterling Club members
be. outstretched to in any manner
alleviate the grief of the family now
or in the future.
That copy Of these resolutions be
spread upon the minutes Of the Club,
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and that copies be sent the press and
family. 81,
w. E. Alexander, President.
R. H. Anderson, Chairman Board of
Directors.
]. E. Johnson,
- Committee. -.t..@
Resolutions from Gopher Lodge
No. los We're then read bv Mr.. Geo.
W. Stewart, as follows:
St. Paul, Minnesota.
-. September 6, 1922.
Whereas it has pleased Almighty
God, The Ruler of the Universe, to
take out of our midst our beloved
Friend and Brother, and whereas for
that reason we have met here this
afternoon in the Temple of Him who
teaches the Humility and Nobleness
of Charity, and here in the Sanctuary
of Him who is the great Exemplar of
Justice, to gather in, and commem-
crate, the fruits of the splendid life
of achievements so indelibly i'm
printed upon life's pathway, and so
beautifully wrought upon the shields
of humanity by Brother John Quincy
Adams, and whereas it is little we
! can do for the dead and whereas the
voice of praise cannot delight the
closed ear nor the violence of CEN
Jsure vex it, yet whom of us here
today could encompass such thought
about the life of him whose death has
made a community among US to
mourn.
Therefore be it resolved that we
members of The Gopher Lodge los,
The Improved Benevolent Protected
Order of Elks of the World, with
hands clasped and encircling the
globe with our free hands, spreading
Light and happiness, and comfort, and
good will, and with our feet cemented
to the Eternal fellowship of Brotherly
Love rededicate ourselves today to
the unblemished record and the
soothing remembrance of this de-
parted Brother, and may the sweet
tones of the muff1ed gong echo and
re-echo in the hearts of all mankind
| unto Eternities end, and be it further
resolved that a copy of these reso-
lutions be sent to the bereaved FAM
| lily, copy spread upon our Minutes
and copy sent to the Afro-Ameri-
can Press.
60. NV. ARCHER
-. JOHN F. COQUIRE
! G. w. STEWART
Chairman.
Following the above resolutions,
Mr.. Stewart read an original poem
dedicated to the memory of John
Quincy Adams:
IT'S WELL
Yes tbs we'll
The Evening Shadows lengthen
Homes. Golden Gate shine on our
! ravished sight, ....::
| And though the tender tides we
strove to strengthen
Break one by one at Evening time, tbs
light!
Tis we'll the way was often dull and
weary
! Fhe spirit tainted oft beneath its
load,
No sunshine came from skies all grey
and dreary :
And yet our feet were bound to
! tread that road!
Tis well that not again our hearts
w Continued on Second Page.
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KsSRoM lost Of power and lost Of gold. u
10 Great dekver as! :
> From the leagued lying Of despot and Of brute,
Great God dehber Us!
travail God Lord, and from her loins
Murder and Black Hate Red the mdniht ane crack
fury filled the air and refed undesnath the
church spires pointed silently Thee And al this
greedy who hide behind the veil vngeanee
Bend as Thine ear O Lord!
Ia the pale morning upon the deed. We stopped
and held hands but dd they their
Ceasem Crime! The word
1ura again or cspapdy, O Lordl
Behold and thing dear God humble
black man tod and BIT from the pttance
paid They told Fork and RISE He worked. Did this
SIT. Nay BOT some how said another ddone
whom he had never Yet for that mans this
man lh manned murdered. his wife naked shame, his
children, poverty and evil
Hear as. O heavenly FatheI
) ) Doth not this justice Thy nostr God7 How
long shall nontine blood Thine and
pound hears Pile the pale frenzy Of blood
h deeds high Thine altar jehovah eh
and born Il IA hell forever and forever! x#z
Fo.gabe rs. good Lord; knou not nhA ne s.yl
. Bewadered We are and pa.sion-tos mad with the madness Of
nobbed murdered people; stfaining the
o Thy Throne We hands and charge Thee God
by the bones q fathers dead moe By
the very Blood 6 Thy eoed chrt: What meaaeh s3 Tell
the P1an; give Is the Sign!
Keep not fhou saesce, Godl
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WHEN YOU'RE CALLED TO PAY.
Evening star., 1922-04-23

er, such As q double petunia or a
spray of orange lantana. So they
make quito a cross mated team. But
what all the close palaver was about
none of US could guess.
*,*
IF I hadn't noticed a check book
peeping from Uncle Nels' inside
pocket I don't suppose should have
crashed in when he finally broke
away from Snively and strolled up to
the hotel veranda. But one Of my
ways of being useful to Uncle Nels
has been to shoe him away from max
ing fool Investments. 50 I held him
up and pointed an accusing finger.
Now what?" says !. Don't tell me
you've been getting mixed up with
wire-tappers again"
Il amt so foolish, Trilby May" says
he.
Cuban lottery tickets, then?" 1 de-
mands.
NO" says he. "They, rad some in
barber shop. and a felIer told me he
wins lotta money that way, but 1
don't take = chance. Nor Hank,
either" Il
''Yet you've been plunging on, some
thing, you two" insists. II can guess
that just by the way you act. If it
Evening star., 1922-04-23
sBY SEWELL FORD

proud hand. 1--WE got thousand feet
frontage"
That's lot Of sand and scrub pal
metto to own, isn't it?" says I. Hon
est. Uncle Nels, you don't ever expect
to unload this on any one. do you?"
Il dunno. says he. Maybe I'm fool
ish old man. But I'm gonna see"
He didn't announce any plan Of
campaign, and / couldn't figure just
what he could do, but for the next
few days he and Hank Snively were
buster than ever. What they were
plotting we couldn't guess until final-
ly Barry came in waving a handful
that solved the mystery.
'.Listen." says he. Grand auction.
On Tuesday next there will be offered
fer sale some of the choicest close-in
building lots ever put on the market.
If you are wise you will be among
the lucky bidders. Come and bring
your friends Free presents. Band
concert. The opportunity Of life
time Say. how's that, Ell? It's in
Messer's Addition. Uncle Nels' block,
you know"
uuES still plunging, is he:" says
- I. "Say it's shame to see
him let in that way. Probably this
Evening star., 1922-04-23
Uncle Nels Stages a Splash.

good girl. Trilby May" says he.
when we get finished up here we're
gonna take a trip somewhere and
maybe you can say where we CO."
Il hope 1 don't suffer from paralysis
of the tongue when the time comes"
says /.
had some quite interesting
thought on the subject, and with
Barry's help ] collected a lot of dope
on what was worth seeing in Florida
that we'd missed SO far. Finally, we
settled on something that had me SO
thrilled 1 could hardly wait to find
Uncle Nels to tell him about it. And
when / did corner him he was all ex-
cited over project Of his own.
You come out to the motor camp
with me, Trilby May" says he.s "Inez
and Barry, too. ! wanna show you
something
OF course, only few dozen capp-
ers were left. but they were a pictur-
esque lot. Some Of 'cm had put UP
building paper shacks to live in. while
others had simply tents stretched
over the tops of their cars. What
Uncle Nels led US straight to, though,
was a house on wheels. Some genius
had taken the chassis of good car
boltcd on a framework of 2xfs, COW
cred 1t with a tarred-paper roof and
inclosed the side with wallboard. Then
he'd put in windows at each side. hung
some back steps on the end and
painted the whole thing fancy. 1t was
4 regular rolling bungalow. with four
Evening star., 1922-04-23

let-down hunks inside, a canvas cur
tain to partition 1t off into two rooms.
an oil stove on the running board and
all kinds of camp equipment
Mice, eh%" asks Uncle Nels, after
we'd inspected the affair.
quite cozy," says l. But what's
the idea?"
'Tll tell you" says Uncle Nels.
drawing Barry and me one side.
This feller that owns it he amt
goin' back to Iowa. No. He buys
an orange grove down here. So he
wants to sell out. Everything. We
could 60 clear back to New York in
it, and anywhere else we liked. What
you say. Trilby May
For anybody with gypsy blood 1t
would be perfect" says /. But it
strikes me there'd be one or two
drawbacks. For instance. were all
rather partial to keeping fairly clean.
Now, where's the bathtub on this six
cylinder mansion:"
Which got Uncle Nels scratching
his ear.
- where's the fun in stopping
three times a day. perhaps in the mud
, and rain, to cook meals by the road
side?'
Uncle Nels shakes his head, but he
still glances longing at the rolling
bungalow.
shall we spring it now. Barry"
I asks.
sure thing" says Barry.
"AH right" says I. Lets drive
back to town and down to the dock
Probably you can guess what 1t was
| we had to show Uncle Nels. Is there
| anything that's more fascinating to
(, view. though. than a nice. trim
! cruising yacht. with wicker chairs
under the deck awning, the brass
i rails all shiny, and some mahogany
! steps let down inviting over the
side?
( Lets go aboard" says Barry. II
want you to sec the saloon cabin and
the staterooms."
| Can we?" asks Uncle Nels.
And he tiptoed around Ike boy
| in a strange parlor. Some million
aire owns it. eh?" he asks.
TITS all fitted out for cruising"
suggested Earry, with a captain and
/ crew aboard who'd be ticklcd pink
| to have a new owner who'd pay EN-
real wages once more"
| "How-how much?' asks Uncle
Nels.
| Barry whispers In his ears. Then
he adds, "And this, you know, is the
owners stateroom-private bath, and
all that" \
IIINcLE NELs steps in. takes a look
- around. comes out with a pleased
| smile on his weather-beaten old face
and then slaps Barry on the back.
! You're smart felicer. Barry" says
he. "You know something good when
you see it. You'd like to go yacht
cruis!n'. you and Triby May. eh?" =
| "I'll admit that was the subtle idea
when I towed you down to see this
boat" says Barry. But I think, you'd
like II, too, Uncle Neis." ~
by golly. believe you" says the
old boy. st been cheap skater all my
life. But now-well. guess make
a splash. I'll buy this yacht boat.
and wen see what this cruisin' business
| is like"
( Say, Inez," says 1 when I got my
| breath, ''that's some blue-ribbon un-
Gle you have there. He's an aos." !.
(cepyEighG 1Szz. S1 Sswsil Ford) =
Evening star., 1922-04-23

auction will cost him two or three
hundred more. He ought to have q
guardian, that old boy"
had a mental picture of that auo-
tion, with Uncle Nels and Hank
Snively standing around lonesome,
while perhaps half a dozen tin-can
tourists waited for prizes and snick-
cred in their sleeves. But it was too
late to stop .'em then.
And Tuesday noon We heard music
going by the hotel and rashed out to
see half a dozen touring cars. all
draped in flags and big red lettered
banners announcing the auction. In
the front car was a nve-piece band.
The others were empty. but carried
signs inviting the general public to
take a free ride to the big sale.
Trailing behind the music came .
whole string OF cars. and if you'll be-
lieve it, every last one was filled with
people. BY the time the auctioneer
that Uncle Nels had engaged waved
his plug hat and started to tell his
first musty joke there were at least
three hundred people on the ground.
Ever go to one of those southern
land auctions? Well, understand
they're the regular thing in Florida.
X 4 \
r DON'T suppose ono person ih ten
who came had tho vaguest notion
of buying lot or even bidding on
one. But that auctioneer was a
smooth article. He worked up the
enthusiasm just as tent evangel-
ist does, getting the. people in good
humor with his yarns, sprinkling
in a lively tune by the band now
and then, and finally getting the bid
ding started. Honest, I could hardly
believe my ears when I heard those
strips of sandy scrub being knocked
down for tw8- 8-fifty. three hundred and
even four hundred dollars each The
people seemed to go foolish IN the
head Some of 'em got SO excited that
they'd bid against themselves. and
when q lot would be sold they'd
crowd up to the auction clerk with
their fist full of real money. eager
to pay their deposit and get a re-
ceipt. And by 8 o'clock the whole
forty lots had been sold.
Il wish I coulda bought one" CON-
plains Inex 'But, anyway, 1 got d
nice present." and she exhibits a lit
tie glass cream jug that must have
been worth at least 50 centA
'I'u tell you what's on the slate fol
Qo ssUopuo Cof - a nd
Uncle Nels and take It all back"
Nothing less" agrees Barry. "The
old boy sure has put something over
So we pushed in where Uncle Neli
and Hank Snively, each wearing big
black cigar at a triumphant angle in
their mouth corners, were watching
the auctioneer check UP the receipts
And L must say Uncle Nels was mod
est enough about it.
YES" says he, I've got pretty good
luck. I guess wo clean up four thou.
sand, maybe i've. Amt so bad, eh
for fellers that's kinda green at rea!
estating?"
"Say, Uncle Nels," says I, you're
Just as green as a crow Is pink, and
that's a sentiment for any radio send
er to broadcast from the main station
From now on I'm backing you to wiz
out on any proposition you tackle
even to naming the money horses al
Juarez or calling Babe Ruth's home.
run record for this season."
|, He almost blashed ut that You're
Evening star., 1922-04-23

hearts of many lonely maidens, who,
I am just quite sure. would be glad
to assist some man in fiShting life's
battle. am quite unselfish in writ
Ing this letter. as expect very soon
to be engaged
aAt ono time in my life I deliv-
cred several lectures on patent law
and I don't think there has week
gone by but that have been be-
sieged by requests from inventors"
said the Congressman. The latest
one received and really thought
was q good one is to know II it is
possible to secure a patent on q de-
vice that will prevent the juice from
q grapefruit from squirting on ones
shirt front. I think will send that
letter to the Agriculture Department.
gtve the matter serious considera-
tion. or perhaps will send It to
Luther Burbank, tho plant wizard.
out in California. Since this radio
craze has struck the country with
such tremendous force and broad
casting promises to be the popular
indoor sport, I will say that I re-
ceived at least q hundred letters ask
Ing IL I could not have the Navy De-
partmsnt furnish sets free of charge"
THE next 1awmaker interviewed
referred the writer to his sec
retary. who. before being debauched
by politics. had led an exemplary
life, having been q newspaper man.
He said: '"rhe boss has gotten just
steaks of those kinds Of letters since
he has been in Congress and I took
the special pains when I took the
job as his secretary to place these
bug letters to one side, thinking
that some day some agile newshound
might take up the scent of this in
teresting trail. I will read you a
few OF the moro interesting ones.
Tho first one reads: Dear Sir-There
has been much discussion as to who
is responsible for the escape OF
Stacker Bergdoll> and I earnestly
trust that Congress will make q
thorough. not perfunctory. examina-
ton, in order to determine who are
the guilty parties. respectfully
urge that a commission be appointed
to 90 to Germany and lay the matter
before the authorities there, point
ing out that the surrender of Berg
doll by the Germans would aid very
materially in smoothing out tho feel
Ing enHsndered by the late war. Upon
Germany's surrender of Bergdoll to
the United States, 4 would have him
shown at theaters In different parts
of the country and the proceeds taken
in at the door applied to the care and
maintenance Of some invalid over
seas veteran. II such proceedings
are contrary to any laws or trealies
now existing, would suggest that
such action be taken as will permit
tho bringing about Of Bergdolrs re-
turn to this country"
Here is another: An old fellow
wrote in the other day and wanted
TO know II We could not give him q
male and female fsh so he could 60
In the business Of raising fish, and
he also wanted us to put through a
law compelling people to eat fish at
least once each week. Hardly q
week goes by but that we are not in
receipt Of request for a lock of
President Harding's hair-to be raf-
ned OF at some fair. The funniest
one along these lines is a letter from
an ardent peace advocate. who want
a IN II secure from 9Aeretary
Evening star., 1922-04-23

SearCn along tnoSo uneS ana tu6t my
congressman could get the recipe for
her. Shortly after President Hard
ing called the Limitation OF arma-
ment conference together a man
wrote me, asking II would not have
q clause inserted in the treaty COM
pelling the Chinese to stamp tho age
on all eggs they sent to this country.
Taking pity on Secretary Hughes and
his fellow members OF the commits
sion, I did not forward the letter
with any Endorsement to the State
Department.
Hardly a week goes by" con-
tinued the congressman. but that
do not receive some requests that are
peculiar to say the least. Now run
along and sec Representative -"
and he mentioned another lawmaksr
who has received even more nut let.
ters" than he had.
After the writer's errand was sx-
planned. the latter congressman drop
ped for a moment the work he was
doing and gave vent to laugh.
IT am truly glad that you came in."
he said, because I have been try
ing to figure out how to smooth out
some difYiculties at homo and really
must say that do not quite know
which Is the. 'nuttier,' your request
or the letters. Yes, I have received
a number of those letters since have
been in Congress and always made
it a point to answer them, because
they might not seem quite a. absurd
to the writer as they do to me-"
TN going through his files he pro-
duced the following and said:
Here is q letter from q dear old
soul who has devoted many years Of
her life in helping bring about pro-
hibition. She writes to know II there
is any truth in tho report that spirit
uous liquors are being made from
cotton. Some local wag. no doubt,
has been fooling her with stories Of
the cotton gin and she, innocent old
lady. has taken him seriously. In
creditible as 1t may seem. q con-
|
know If the fish commission had any
thing to do with Muscle Shoals, con-
fusing the place that Ford wants to
take over with one of the points
where mussels are propagated.
"a new Napoleon Of finance wanted
to know II 1t would not be possible
for Congress to issue personal money
for use in localities, stating that
wherever tho people OF commun-
ity had confidence enough in each
other this community money would
do Just as we'll as the United States
greenbacks.
Here is another unusual letter
from a constituent" he said as he
picked up q daintily written, per-
fumed missive. 1t read:
my Dear Congressman: While am
but q young woman. I have given
much serious thought to the future
Of my country and it has occurred to
me that as there are many moro
women In the United States than men
It would be an excellent plan to Inn
pose q tax on bachelors. leaving
them financially unassessed up to the
age Of twenty-three, fixing cer-
tain amount Of tax on their earning
capacity, and II they have dependents
or not, up to tho ago OF thirty, q
lesser tax up to forty and . small tax
M to Afty. This would bring ad-
-tfitional revenue to the oountry and
IL might bring happiness - AAe