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The New York herald., 1922-12-17


the racial problem of the colored race, at
least is certainly wiser, more promising
and above all, more human than any solu
ton which operates through separation or
segregation" Brazil, the doctor may be
is a backward land compared to
ours perhaps one of the reasons may lie
here. But every witness is entitled to be
heard from. so grievous is the problem.
James Grow.
The cornfield name of the field hand in
slavery times was Jim Crow. Jim Crow
is sixty years older now. He has earned
a smatter of education; his children are
found in small numbers in all our higher
institutions of learning; they take an in
creasing part in the art the finance, the
direction of our country. There is large
residuum still low: but Jim Crow, the field
hand or city furnace worker became Pri-
vate James Crow. Sergeant James Crow,
Lieut.. James Crow, Capt. James Crow dur
ing the war; he viii not forget this. There
are gentle negro leaders of the Booker
Washington Motion school, who advise ac-
ceptance of segregation, of Jim Crow street
cars, trains, restaurants theaters. schools
Y. NJ. c. AS. Y. w. C. AS, churches and
the rest, not as mark of inferiority but
to permit Independent Towering of each
race. The social bond is rather close. to
promise success for this plan.
Any Southern white leader OF impor-
tance, once you secure his intimate opin-
ion on the question, will admit that the
whole working out tends toward amalga-
ton. Not that he favors it; but that it is
happening. Any thoughtful negro leader,
however much he may object to the furtive
way in which the absorption is taking
place. will admit that this is the apparent
end of the process.
What is the least we must give the mod
ern negro?
Education--as full and free and ample
as the white child should get This is the
first step.
Political rights. The complete right to
express their opinion in matters of social
welfare through duly elected representa-
tives A fair bestowal Of the ballot with
or without literacy test honestly admin
istered, would give negro representatives
wherever the negroes are in the majority,
and choose one of their own race. A sys-
TEN of proportional representation would
give them one-tenth of the members of
Congress; they are entitled too to this.
Why should county with IS per cent of
The New York herald., 1922-12-17
The Mixing Bowl.

When you search for the motives under
lying this bloody record, two stand out
prominently: desire to retain economic
supremacy and a desire to retain purity
of the race-or. TO be more accurate. to
prevent intermingling of negro men and
white women.
What is white man? What is a negro?
Where does the one end and the other be-
gin? In the Spanish and French West
Indies a person having less than one
fourth negro blood was regarded as white;
before 1860. in Virginia, the rule was the
same. Legally, IN many Southern States,
the distinction to-day is drawn against any
person having as much an one-eighth
negro blood. Since 1870 the census EMU
merators. however have accepted the pop
ular Southern opinion and ranked as negro
any person known or believed to have any
negro blood whatsoever. DR.. Du Bois says
that more than one-third of the negroes
in the United States have some white blood.
If the policy of the Southern whites has
been to keep the races apart. it has failed
completely.
There are two bywords of Southern
thinking that are interesting in this con-
nection: first, that no negress has any vir-
tue; second, that immortality among the
negro women keeps white women pure.
Cases of colored by-wives were once COM
mon talk in the South; they still exist.
There is little color line drawn among i'm
moral women. In the country districts of
the South, where loose white women are
scarce. the colored women are always
available. Thus we have a constant low
ering of race purity, caused largely by
white men-by young men of all families
and by adults of the lower white classes,
in the main.
1t Is interesting. in this connection, that
DIR. Manoel de Oliviera Lima of Brazil,
speaking this year before the Institute of
Politics at Williams College, advocated
intermarriage between the races as the
solution of the problem. 1t was practiced,
he stated, in Brazil; as a result. there are
no discontented races to be found there
Pure races" ne stated, "are a historical
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quarrel with employer; creating disturb
ance; misleading a mob; demanding $3.50
due as a bill for washing; being a negro
minister. More than fifty colored women
have been lynched in the last score of
years-obviousy not for rape
The New York herald., 1922-12-17
The Problem of James Grow: "Jim' Grown Up

negroes always be represented by one of
the minority?
Economic justice, on the same terms as
it is given to white men. The right to
labor for a similar wage; the right to
purchase without gouging and extortion
Out OF this will come-as it is beginning
to come in Atlanta, New Orleans. Rirming-
ham and other towns-wealthy negroes
who own their own residences, stores
banks, office buildings. The propertied
negro is rarely the author of crimes of
violence. The white race NAV have nro-
gressed further in this respect.
Legal justice. Equality before the court
which will insensibly spring out of edu-
cation, political and economic justice and
equitable negro participation in the adj
ministration of the law.
Beyond this no man can say with GER
tainty. What worked satisfactorily in
Brazil may fail here. The furtive com
mingling is a fact that increases: until
science has spoken more authoritatiyelv
there is no need to go into the question
of legalized commingling
The Alternative.
Every Southerner who desires well of
his homeland must favor educational. po-
litical and economic justice TO the negro
The South is mentally and spiritually
sterile; this is one result of keeping two
ifths of its children as close to the ami
NAL as can be maintained No man who
wishes well for that medieval section of
the land can fail to regret this sterility
and seek to end it,
More than this, the constant intensifica-
ton of friction will earn, some unexpected
day, result undreamed Of The negroes
were sheep once; they are so no longer
During the war they played the part of
men, and men do not willingly lay aside
the manly role for a squirming one There
was time when a negro was expected to
stand by and see the men of his family
lynched, the women of his family ravished,
without protestation. That time is ending
Blood is a promissory note, whose due date
is more blood. 1t is in the hope of avert
ing the blood doom that may spring from
this landwide injustice that earnest words
so out for a tardy fairness and delayed
equity.
It is not social equality that is needed
now-it is social justice. When this is de-
MED there have been cases where the
shoe of oppression was worn on the other
foot.
Can the South learn in time?
The New York herald., 1922-12-17
By ADELE DE LEEUW.

AVE you," asks a man when
you are alone at the desk with
books overflowing both sides. a
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Wednesdays Concert Program
William II. Eeltis

Following is dispatch to the Bos-
ton Globe from Quincy, Mass, under
date Of the 14th inst:
Word was received here yesterday
of the death in the Togus, Me-, 'Sol-
diers' Home, of William H. Feltis, rs,
native Of this city and q member
of one of the oldest families in
Quincy.
Mr.. Feltis was one of the first men
to volunteer in answer to President
Lincoln's call for soldiers in 1861.
He served throughout the Civil war.
lie was a member of the Minute
Mems Association. Mr.. Feltis was an
uncle of Arthur Feltis and Miss Alb
bic Feltis of % Mechanic street.
Mr.. Fcltis served his enlistment in
the Ah MASSACHUSETTS and then en-
listed iii the 1st Massac, usetts Cav
airy under Col. Williams. Later he
was transferred to the 18th Massachu-
sets Cavalry, saw service up and
down the Atlantic seaboard, and was
with Grant in his final closing-in
movements around Richmond. When
Richmond was evacuated, Mr.. Feltis
rode into the burning city with the
staff Of Gen. Devcns
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AMER|CAN|SM
american Legion and Chamber
of Commerce Join Hands in
Bringing National Director
Owsley to Augusta May %

Augusta people will have the oppor-
tunity Of listening to one Of the fore
most orators in the American Legion
on next Tuesday when Alvin NJ Owls
ley. national director of the American
ism commission Of the Legion, will
visit this city and speak on the sub
ject "Americanism."
The Augusta Chamber of Commerce
and the American Legion Post are
working hand in hand in the present
instance and Secretary C. c. Clarke
has been asked to arrange for busy
day for Director Owsley between the
time of the arrival of the morning
train from Portland and the depart
ure of the Afternoon train for Bangor.
Owsley is touring the State with real
message and is scheduled to speak in
Portland, Lewiston, Auburn, Augusta
and Bangor.
AS now planned, arrangements will
be made for him to speak before the
students Of Cony High school just aft
err his arrival, to the business and pro-
fessional men at IL O'Clock, and to the
general public at 100 p. NJ. from the
steps Of the opera house in Market
Square which will be properly decorat-
cd with American flags in his honor.
He brings a stirring message Of the
right sort. Just what America needs in
the present hour. and is recommended
as one of the best orators in the Lee
!'gion, a real fellow with real mes
sage.
The Augusta AUGMENTATION Asso-
citation will be asked TO do it's share in
getting out the crowd. work for
which. from the nature. of it's makeup.
it Is especially fitted. This organiza-
ton was brought into being to combat
| the indifference of our people along
| patriotic lines as protest against a
conditions that is more apparent than
real.
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and an Interpretation was necessary.
There was much jealousy bet, cen
the different states and the women in
charge of the meeting were kept busy
to see that no slight was offered to
an delegate.
Many interesting things were told
of this meeting, many of them being
such as would especially appeal to
the women interested in this work
There were SO many at the meeting
that it was held in a theatre instead
Of in the hotel for which it was orig
inally planned. The ladies were well
entertained by the ladies Of Balti-
more who wanted to do all in their
power to make their stay Interesting
They were supplied with autos and
were taken about the city and shown
the points of interest. A trip was
made to the Naval academy at Anna
polls.
The last day Of the meeting was
passed in Washington and many in
tercsting things occurred that day.
One of the most interesting was the
reception rendered to the ladies by
President and Mrs Harding. An
ctler was the visit to eX-President
Wilson, Mr.. Wilson came out on the
piazza for a very short time support
ed by two servants and tried to be as
Joyful as he formerly was. but his eff
forts were very pathetic and many of
the women wept at the present APP
pearance of the former President.
Much of the business at the meet
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AUGUSTA DELEGATES TO
CONFERENCE At BALTIMORE
GIVE INTERESTING REPORTS

At the evening meeting of the Au-
gusta League of Woman Voters held
Tuesday evening in the library at the
Y. NJ. c. A., Miss Rosamond Conner
and Mrs. w. r. Pattangall gave very
interesting reports of the recent Pan
American Women's Conference at
Baltimore at which they were dele
gates.
This meeting was held April 20 to
20 and was attended by about 5000
women, over 1000 being delegates.
while the others we're alternates and
visitors. Invitations had been sent
to all PAN American countries and
there were present at the meeting "a
delegates from 90 countries. almost
every country in South America, the
Philippines, Hawaii, etc.
The ladies were addressed by many
speakers of note such as Lady Astor,
Clara Chapman Gait, Mrs. Parkhurst.
and others. They had fine time but
there was so much going on that they
were all so tired every night that they
felt that they could not keep zap with
the program. One evening a state
meeting was called at Has and did
not flf1sh for some time.
The delegates told of the manner
in which the meeting was conducted.
The many questions were taken up so
that but one would be handled at
meeting. The speakers were limited
to three minutes, but some ran over
lifetime limit. Each delegate from the
foreign countries was supposed to
give q brief talk on this question as it
was taken care of in, their country.
The majority of the delegates spoke
in English. but a few used Spanish
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Radio Club to
Start Campaign for
100 New Members

There is plenty of pep in the Radio
Club organizers for-14 young men, in
terested in the subject. were brought
together at the Chamber of Commerce
last evening to talk radio and take
further steps to secure funds for a
first class radio receiving set for .Au-
gusta. The young men present had
already signed UP 80 members and
before the close of the meeting passed
Il vote to make an immediate drive for
100 members at So per person. With
the 5000 thus realized they expect to
make a good start in providing equip
ment.
Ways and means of raising funds
were discussed. One mcmber suggest
cd placing slot boxes in the stores in
which people interested in seeing a
good permanent receiving set and a
wideawake club in this city could drop
their pennies. nickles and dimes. An
other member suggested running a Sc
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\. F. MERRILL, PORTLAND
TO DISCUSS ST. LAWRENCE
PROJECT THIS EVENING

Address Will Feature Annual Din
ner Of Augusta Chamber of Com
meree at $50 tonight at the .Au-
gusta House - Special Invitation
Extended to Rotary cIub-Board
OF Directors Elect Officers Of
Chamber Of Commerce
Relieving that it is the business of
every citizen to inform himself on
questions OF national importance and
that every New Englander should
know the probable effects of the pro-
posed Great Lakes st. Lawrence
tidewater project, the Board of Di-
rectors of the Augusta Chamber OF
Commerce have arranged for an au-
thoritative presentation of this -db-
ject this evening at the annual din
ner OF that organization. A specil
invitation has been extended to the
Rotary Club members to attend as
1t is rare opportunity to hear a man
or the prominence of Henry +. Her
rill of Portland, who recently appear
ed before the Boston Chamber of
Commerce and very ably represented
the negative side Of the case. It
Is Mr.. Merrill's firm convistion, aft
err long and thorough study of the
problem. that New England's future
economic prosperity is threatened by
this project and that no material ad-
vance to the nation can be brought
about by this means.
This question is engaging the at
tention of thinking men in all parts
of New England and at big New
England meeting held in Washing
ton, d. c., recently the situation was
phraSed as follows: 80 :" = one def
mite and certai.i result would be the
diversion Of traffic away from New
England. This proposal to spend
millions of dollars on an essentially
Canadian waterway will add to the
advantages of Canadian ports and
drive the New England ports below
the position of mediocrity which they
now hold"
The meeting this evening has for
its object consideration of the work
of the past year of the Chamber of
Commerce through the medium of
reports and q rewriting of the pro-
gram of work. The Board of Direct
ors will meet at 6 o'clock elect Of
ficers and the newly elected president
will be in charge Ofthe evenings
program. The meeting is open to the
public and members and guests are
invited to bring their ladies. The
meeting will take place in the small
dining room of the Augusta House at
$50; speaking to begin at about 7.15.
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Work of Dental
llinlc Progressing Finely

Ihc chl lrcn were treated Tuesday
afternoon by the = sta Dental
''rir. The work being done by Drs.
hutchinson md llodskins. There are
.A.les of applications on file at this
u'Nt Tor this week. All OF the AL
b+s'a dentists have generously con-
'lhu'od tooth brushes at the st.ici-
,,s'ol q Mrs. Frederick owen and
"'s ". l.. Gage so that all Of the
"'Aien treated will take HON ,
brushes and paste.
over 20 children has been treated
~ NO Sliaic and the work is going
smoothly. The Clinic activities are
uns conducted by the Clinic Aid
10 mis- Is proving interesting work
y many.
sew members Of the Clinic Aid are
~ ~ Henry Cassidy. Mrs. Roland Nc.
s' representing the Eastern Star:
~. ~ Mrs George Fernald represent
rs ths Girls Club
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ANTI-BOYCOTT
MOVE IN BELFAST

Belfast. May 16--(B. A. PA
new anti-boycott movement has been
launched in Belfast by body styled
1.-The Ulster Trades Defense Associa-
ton" The organization has issued a
manifesto complaining that the pro-
visional government in Ireland has
failed to deal with 1.-THE wanton de-
struction and looting of Ulster goods"
entering southern Ireland. After re-
citing constant alleged acts of hostil-
ity toward Ulster, the manifesto
says:
Are we to stand with folded arms
and make no attempt to defend our
interests? The soutn LIS determined
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r,tc. u J,nncss. who for the pa t
ir,. al, mas he n critically IL at
H,n., I,t Nhc G he had .eci EN-
plu'rI vas bro .eht in an ambu-
lance o,sday TO the 4 ;sCsta Gen.
t' hospital for surgical treatment.
H. bus been i'll for about two weeks,
sHfOnS from bronchial pneumonia
tni cuss of the lungs. His many
trends Il be pleased to learn that
LAST evening his condition was re-
po'J t1 DO improved. He is the
son ~ j Edwin and Eva Jenness OF
ihw Jity
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rles of high-grade popular dances with
radio concerts as feature.
At the next preliminary meeting q
complete receiving set viii be set up
In the Chamber of Commerce rooms
and the meeting thrown open to the
general public. This meeting will take
place next Tuesday night at 7.S0. The
big organization meeting win take
place June l. after which the lists will
be kept open for Is days for charter
members.
Those present last night were r. H.
Parker. George c. Clarke. +. e. Pea
cock. c. II. Ward. A. E. Draper, H. A.
Sheffield, c. S. Murch. Roy Thayer. +.
G. Patterson. ]. T. Beale, Carl Blais-
dell, E. A. Barrett. L. G. Hopkins and
Howard L. Weber.
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ing was of great help to the delegates
and they We're all very pleased that
it could have been their good fortune
to attend.
At the business meeting held be-
fore the reports were given only
routine business was transacted.
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Jimmie Roy of Northern avenue
log canada on the Pullman
wednesday morning. AIR. Roy's two
sons auI daughter accompanied
MIN They viii be away several
months. and Mr.. Roy was given y
Hne send OF at the station by HIS
many trtnds in this city. During
NJ E"l absence his place as man
agrr o' tha Cgpitoi City COOPERATION
restaurant will be taken by his wife.
"dli' ROY William Bonnenfant VIII
assist h,r, thus assuring the same
mo twice there Mr.. Roy and his
children will visit with his parents
ana o'hpr relatives at Legaceoville. N.
p tldle Rousscl. who is over 80
''ar7 o'1 also accompanied the fam
d. ana is g0i"~ to visit his old home
~ me same place.
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min Journal once will be closed
frum il to IL o'clock this Wednes-
tav morning out of respect to the
LATE Charles ". Richards who was
for nearly 80 years connected with
the newspapers The Journal en-
rloycs VII attend in body the fun
'wl which VIII he held at 10 o'clock
a. to T,uncy Memorial church.
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PIT SFlE:t.D

Misses Edna Childs, Irma Davis.
Eleanor Taylor and Marguerite
O'Roak we're in Waterville Monday
and visited at Colby college.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Burns of DeX-
ter were in town calling on friends
Tuesday.
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ASS far our little booklet THE
Corset 3 Of Bond Papers and We
W mali il 10 you. hcnncbec Journal
irat shop ADV
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Charles J. cole OF Readfield and
Everett Hunter OF Benton were visi-
uDs Tuesday in this city.
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AUGUSTA LOCALS

Attorney Emery q. Bcane of this
lily l,u Tuesday morning for a short
business .lp 10 Bangor.
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NATIONAL HOME:

Oficer of the day. Capt. Charles
4. Dunno.
Joseph Langlier. of Lewiston, hos
arrived to get the Home hotel ready
10 open the last of this month.
Burroughs have been granted to
Walter G. Smith to Chelsea and
George H. Highland to Fall River.
Joseph A. Durfee has reported
from furlough passed with friends
in Alma.
There will be a practice game aft
err the supper hour Wednesday and
all are expected to be present. This
means those boys from Chelsea.
Walter G. Smith, of Chelsea. late
Co. d, IA U. S. Cav, has been admit
ted 0 the Home.
The returns from passes yesterday
were: Luther f. Lawton from Pitts
ton; John Martin from Boston: VIM
field S. Robinson from Gardiner. and
Joseph 4. Flynn from Portland.
One of the best amateur troupes in
this vicinity will be seen here hurs-
day evening in comedy drama en-
titled Cranberry Corners" which is
in four acts. For specialties between
the acts will be Miss Gladys Madore
in a solo dance, the GLOW Worm"
and she never fails to- please. Miss
Madore has been appearing before
, the public since she was child.
Philip Syl ester in monologue, and
iC. Bryce Little in. songs are also
two good numbers on the program.
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Confetti Carnival for Bandstand

Confetti Carnival for Bandstand
One of the big events of the week
ia the Balloon Bombardment ana
Confetti Carnival to be held at Cmcn
hall Friday evening for the purpose
of raising money for the band stand
for Pittsfeld's public park. 1t VIII pc
Of interest to many to know that UP
to Tuesday night 5000 worth of tick
cts had been sold fo' u event. IN
cellent music will \ nished Tor
the dancing and one Q. the largest
crowds of the spring will be present
as everyone is boosting for the new
band stand for Pittsfield's new pub
lie park.
Rev. Arthur E. Hoyt, pastor of the
Manson street Methodist church eX-
changed pulpits with Rev. NJ. a.
Robinson, pastor of the Methodist
church at Harmony Sunday. on
Sunday afternoon. Rev. Mr.. Hoyt de-
livered the anniversary sermon be-
fore the Harmony Lodge, knights OF
PythiaS.
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LOCAL NOTICE

=, 'o'elty Dane, It Mort Augusta
,,,h use hall. Friday evening, May
Music by Smiths orchestra.
~ ~ May .17dst.
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Mrs. George Nichols of Sidney was
a visitor Tuesday in this city.