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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-06-22

IONSA -
to function as the nations financial
capital.
A recent investigation as to the
origin Of one hundred leading execu-
tiyes In the New York financial dis
trict, showed that no less thar sixty
per cent were born outside New YORK
State, that no less than tWepty-elght
per cent were born In towns or 5,OOO
or less, and only twenty per cent were
born in New York City.
The %birthplaces Of these men rep
resented Pennsylvania, Ohio, Massa'
chusetts, Connecticut, Michigan, Mis-
souri,, Illinois, Maryland, Delaware,
Vermont, Mississippi, Kentucky Ten
nessee, Minnesota, Iowa, Florida,
Rhode Island, North Carolina, lndi-
ana, Wisconsin, Georgia, California,
Montana, Maine, West Virginia, New
Jersey and the District of Columbia.
The same situation is true OF the
younger men, particularly ia the
banks. This reflects more than mere
ly the attraction Of the big city for
ambitious young men. 1t is the result
Of the definite purpose Of New York
banking to equip itself to perform
most effectively its work for all the
nation.
A brief description OF the mechan-
ism of the nations banking system
will make this clear. Many OF the
New York banks are bankers banks.
They are great reservoirs Of credit in
which banks throughout the country
deposit unemployed funds in New
York. When crop needs in rural DIS
tricts or industrial expansion IN man
ufacturing centers increase local re-
q~uirements for money these local
banks call in their funds from New
York and in addition may ask the big
city banks for loans.
Country banks frequently deposit
as security the notes Of their W GUS
toners, often secured, In turn, by farm
capital such as ploughs, livestock and
other possessions. The fifty thousand
dollar note, for instance, Of a country
bank in a big New York bank may
have attached, as collateral security,
fifty or a hundred small notes of a
hundred dollars up to a thousand
or more, signed by local farmers and
their wives. Into one OF the biggest
New York banks comes In this way
from the South each crop eason q
small note secured by a plough and q
harrow and a mule named Molly
an incident that has been aptly de-
scribed as "The Minting Of Molly"
1t is n among many securing a large
inter-bank credit.
Thus Is big banking In New York
brought close to the plain people OF
the soil-thus does 1t finance their
humble husbandry-and thus has 1t
felt the need Of recruiting it's officers
from among men familiar and sympa-
thetic with local conditions-able to
visualize the needs Of the people there
and pass sound judgment on the
credit factors involved.
1t is due to the conditions thus pic.
tured that among the officers Of New
York's banks will be found represen-
tatives from all parts Of the nation.
They are the delegates Of the people
at the business capital.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-06-22
When the s-s-sun shines over the corn
fields;
Wen be worth a m-m-milliyn dollars
mOr

The man who wants to do all OF
the talking himself will never become
poular with the women.
It isn't true that automobiles kill
more people than guns. That honor
belongs to the crazy drivers.
They say the flappers have about
quit Tapping. They are looking for
more thrilling sports.
This is the year when the arrival of
summer did not witness the departure
IF winter.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-06-22
NATION REPRESENTED
AT FINANCE CAPITAL
By FRANCIS n. SISSON

Chairman Public Relations Commits
sion, American Bankers Association.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-06-22
SMILES

There are smiles that make us happy
There are smiles that make us blue
There are smiles that steal away the
tear-drops,
AS the sunbeams steal away the dew
There are smiles that have a tendel
meaning,
That the eyes OF love alone can SCI
But the smiles that fill my life wit!
sunshine
Are the smiles that you gave to me.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-06-22

We have a very good half section
If Mcllette county land located with
n seven miles of Wood, with plenty
# good pillow land, water and pasture
and, that can be bought for less than
$500 and we can give good terms TO
he right party. This is raw land
nth no improvements, but IT is a
nap. Call at tins office for furthe'
PARTICULARS.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-06-22

State socialism Is repugnant to the
American mind for a great many
reasons. Americans generally prefer
to carve out the future In freedom,
They are unwilling to accept the idea
Of an all-powerful state. 1t Is tho
American idea that the people shall
order the state and shape Its course;
not that the state shall order the lives
Of the people. fitting them into inches
to suit Q bureaucratic card index
Samuel Gompers.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-06-22

Luck comes to those who take adj
vantage of their opportunities.
Those b~Ootlcggers who stole $4,000
worth OF booze from the cellar OF a
chicago millionaire ought to be abb
to sell it back to him for at least
100000.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-06-22
TUNE: MICHIGAN

We want to come back,
We want to come back,
We want to come back to your farm,
The place Of good renown,
Where we like to look around.
We like to be here,
We like to see here
Your people are full Of charm.
OF course some other farm might be
pretty
Nevertheless
We want to come back,
We want to come back,
We want to come back soon, you know
Now, as we're leaving you,
We know we're griey ing you;
We hate to go.
TUNE: A GRAsSHoPPER SAL
The autos were running
Along the trail
Singing Polly-wolly doodle
All the day.
Wen stay a long time if we DON
ccmc back,
Singing Polly-wolly-doodle
All the day.
CHORUS:
Fare-thee-well, Fare-thee-well,
Fare-thee-well, my Fairy Faye;
Over Mellette county we're going,
Don't YOU hear the whistles blowing;
Singing Polly-wolly-doodIo
All the day.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-06-22

Hail! Hail! The gangs all here.
Mustn't say that naughty word;
Musn't say hat naughty word;
Hail! Hail! The gangs all here,
Mustn't say that naughty word now
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-06-22
TRIBUTE TO CUSSES
THERE'S A LONG, LONG TRAIT

There's a long, long trail a-winding
Into the land Of my dreams
Where the nightingale is singing,
And the pale moo beams.
There's a long, long night OF waiting
Until my dreams all come true
Till the day when I'll be going down.
That long, long trail with you.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-06-22

Financial New
York is peculiar
ly representative
Of the whole ma
ton. All parts OF
the country, the
small towns as
we'll as the big
cities, have sup
piled the greater
part Of the man
power and brain
power enabling 1t
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-06-22
HOW DO YOU DO, MR..

How do you do, Mr.. --.---...
How do you do?
Is there anything we can do for you?
Wen do anything we can
Wen're for you to a man.
How do you do, Mr.. -~--.-.-.-.
How do you do.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-06-22
SUGGESTED PEP" SONGS
FOR THE ALFALFA TOUR
ALFALFA HAY

Alfalfa hay, Alfalfa hay,
Alfalfa hay, Alfalfa Hay.
Alfalfa hay, Alfalfa hay,
Alfalfa hay, Alfalfa Hay.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-06-22

rs. w. c. Martin. Of Boque County, Texas known a "The Com
nun builder OF the South" has visions OF rural America a. a great
.cOnLnanly farm and along the same general lines a those employed
In community development throughout the South. Cafe Springs. Tex.
Is tile lest example OF community development. In two years II changed
from a deserted post office on a mud road 10 a prosperous village in
tna center Of the rich Saline Bottoms. Pictures show Mrs Martin who
worked ont the ideas at Cave Springs. the Community house built there
and the type ut bungalows In which all residents now live.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-06-22
TUNE: KATY

South Dakota, South Dakota;
You're the only s-s-state that We adore
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-01-11
THE yIDETrF
To Llcnd Enan,,,.

Take equal parts of fire coal dust,
fine salt and putty. Kncah well To-
gether and pack into the hole firmly.
Put water into the mended article and
stand on warm stove for an hour.
Wipe carefully aud leave for a day be
fore using. The mixture will form a
cement as hard as the enamel says a
correspondent
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-01-11
John Floyd.

The name of Mr.. John Floyd is
added to the list Of candidates in ou
announcement column this week
Mr. Floyd announces as a candidate
for reelection as Supervisor from the
Second District. He is a popular
wide awake business man Of Burns
vile and is progressive in his ideas
for the betterment of the county
in the way Of schools, good roads,
drainage etc. He has made good
Supervisor, and we ask that you
consider bis claims.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-01-11

We have scholarship in the
Memphis Business College for sale
and also one in Whee l4r's Business
College at Birmingham. Can save
you money on either of them.
IT'LL, ~ - Ir.r.,r,I,
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-01-11

Hurry Motherl A teaspoonful of
California Fig Syrup" now will tbor
oughly clean the little bowels and ~ :
few hours you have well, plavf,l c II =
AGAIN Even if cross, feverish, bilious
c,onstlpated or full Of cold, children
love It's "fruity" taste, and mothers can y,
rest easy because it never fails To worL
al the souring food and nasty bile
The Colorado statesman., 1923-08-25
COlOred Man
in Jury Box
Innovation

Tampa, Fla, Aug. 1S.-For the first
time since reconstruction days" when
Negroes were in control of the local
county government, a black man was
summoned for jury service. The case
was that of Elmo Lloyd, Il white man.
charged with murder, and Clifton Rob
erts was the juryman.
When the colored man appeared in
the jury box, responded to his name
and took his seat with the white man
also named in the regular and special
venires, there was much craning of
necks on the part of spectators. The
news spread rapidly and was the sub
iect of much discussion in the various
offices. Little comment was made by
court officials. Sheriff w. C. Spencer
said that no mistake was made, for
Roberts was decidedly dark, and that
another colored man, Lewis Williams,
was also on call.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-08-25
BOULDER, COLO, NEWS

Boulder has had her share of rain
this summer and some sunshine, but
of course we have to take sunshine
and rain. We are glad of the mois-
ture. 1t will do us all good.
The Cedar Art Club will soon be
starting their activity again according
to the plan of their faithful president.
The visitor teachers that have come
to Boulder for the summer are plan
ming on going back in the near future.
Mrs. Mary White and others are
planning on Il big dinner ut the church
Wednesday, the 22nd, for the purpose
of raising money for conference, which
is near at hand. The Mite Missiona-
ries and all auxiliaries of the church
are busy now getting their conference
claims
Rev. Jackson of the Baptist Church
was with us this month. We Wee glad
to listen to his voice again teaching us
how to live the life that God demands.
His subject Sunday evening was "Ad-
monition to Charity, and Not to Think
Any Man Liveth to Himself Rev.
Jackson has one more Sunday in this
month.
Rev. Mrs. Elliott and son, Rev. ].
Wins and wife, Mrs. Wins and Mrs.
Wins aunt, Mrs. Wilson, are in Boul-
der carrying on meetings at the mis-
sion.
Rev. Murphy will leave for confer
ence next week. He has worked faith
full and has not failed to declare the
Gospel. We hope he returns.
Mrs. C. Aliens little niece from Den
yer was visiting her Sunday.
Mrs. Majors little girl, her mother
at Cubertson, was Il Boulder visitor
Sunday. Little Miss Dorothy Tivis
and sister Alice Jean, who are at Cul-
bertson with their mother, were Boul-
der visitors. The three were guests of
little Miss Josephine Tinsley. Mrs. Ed
ma Tivis is planning on returning to
Kansas soon.
Those who have been on the sick list
are slowly recovering.
The Mite Missionary Society is Civ
ing a musical for the benefit of the
church.
Mrs. Tinsley is planning on return
ing to Boulder from the mountains by
the first of September.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-08-25
COLORADO ANNUAL CONFERENCE

The Colorado Annual Conference
will convene in the Shorter Chapel A
NJ. E. Church this week, beginning
Aug. % to Sept 3. Bishop II. B. Parks
presiding.
The conference is composed of the
states of Colorado, Wyoming, Utah,
New Mexico and Arizona. Ministers
and delegates from all of these states
will be present.
The opening sermon, Wednesday
morning at 30 a. m, will be peach
ed by Rev J. r. Ransom, DID, of To-
peka, Kan.
The Educational address, Thursday
evening will be delivered by Prof A.
s. jackson, AM, of Waco, Tex.
The problem of the Migration of the
Negro will be discussed by Rev. A.
Wayman Ward, and the important sub
ject of THE Call to the Ministry will
be discussed by Rev. L. H. Smith, Jr.,
of Colorado Springs.
The Young Peoples meeting on Fri
day evening will be addressed By Col.
Hopson of the Boy Scouts, Mrs. Gertie
n. Ross of the Y. w. C. A, anu Rev.
Frank Harris, superintendent of the
Conference Young Peoples Societies.
The Senior and Junior choirs of
Shorter Chapel will furnish the music
at all of these sessions, which are open
to the public. Strangers given a cor
dial welcome.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-08-25
Stirred to Anger AS
Negroes Buy Sleep
er Ticket to New
York.

Goldsboro, n. ca ridiculous man
Hesitation of racial envy and prejudice
was given expression here Monday
when Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Moses, a we'll
to-do colored couple living in this
community left on a trip to New York.
Mr.. Moses had secured Pullman ac-
commodatiOns to New York, common
occurrance in various sections of the
South where hate is not permitted to
outweight justice and consider alton.
But it appears that Goldsboro whites
are not of that class.
One of these broad-minded CD and
liberal-hearted (D citizens who is
hhrdIy able to raise railroad fare to
the next station said it was the first
time in the hostory of this village that
a Negro had the nerve" to buy Pull
man tickets here. And this same gen
tleman is sponsor for the promise of a
Ku KluX reception for Moses when the
latter returns to his home and fire
side
The Colorado statesman., 1923-08-25
THE NEW "INGLENooK"

Kansas City's most elaborate effort
at providing entertainment for the
public has thrown open its doors. 1t is
the New Inglenook, located at Thirty
fifth and Colorado avenue, the thought
and investment of Mr.. Kenneth Camp
bell and his wife, Mrs. Sarah Rector
Campbell. 1t opened last Saturday
night, with George Lees orchestra car
oling in its spacious dining room. The
old construction, a bungalow of stone,
which would fit perfectly. into an old
world picture, if it we're covered with
ivy, has been supplemented by new
wing in which is the place dansant,
the temple of Terpsichore, surrounded
by snow-white tables on three sides,
with concert grand piano on the
other.
1t accommodates 200 couples, all
dancing at once, with seating capacity
at the tables for 160. The floor shines
and the room is large, giving sem
blance of distance, an enchantment
which is heightened by the snow-white
napery. Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell have
spared no expense in making Ingle-
nook a place to be talked about. They
are serving meals and refreshments.
Having made the best building, they
saw they cannot help but serve the
best food and drink. They have a
manager always on the premises,
though the service does not begin un-
til s p. m. 1t is provided with high
ly competent chef and an efficient
corps of walters. The ideal which lies
in the creators minds is typified by
the concert grand piano, such an elm
strument as is seldom seen, even In
private. Its dark beauty attracts the
eye. There is plenty of parking space
on the grounds for motor cars, though
the inn can be reached on foot from
the end of the Thirty-first street car
line.
Much of the construction on this
property was done by Negro labor.
Douglas Smith had the stone and car
pentry contracts. A. a. Scruggs and
f. Freeman installed the electricity
Kansas City Call.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-08-25
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION OF
THE MOST WORSHIPFUL
PRINCE HALL GRAND LODGE
OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MA
SONS OF COLORADO AND JUR-
ISDIcTION.

The 47th annual communication
was held in the city of Albuquerque,
New Mexico, August 10 to 10. The
Grand Lodge was the guest of Eu-
reka Lodge No. 10, n subordinate
lodge of this jurisdiction. There was
a large attendance of delegates from
Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and Mon
tana. A cordial welcome address was
delivered by Mayor Swope of Albu-
uuerque at the Memorial services held
in the Armory hall, Sunday, August
10. The delegates were highly enter
tanned by the members of Eureka
lodge. The annual election on
wednesday resulted in all officers be-
ing reelected by a unanimous vote.
Leslie E. Hernal, grand master; d.
A. Austin, grand senior warden; l.. j.
Manly. grand junior warden; William
Sprague, grand treasurer; Oglesvie L..
Lawson, grand secretary; Sam Mel
son, grand lecturer; Ledyard c. Jones,
chairman of the Board of Trustees.
Cheyenne, Wyo., was chosen as the
next meeting place in 1924. Ledyard
C. Jones, Oglesvie L. Lawson, William
Sprague and II. w. Davis were ueie-
gates from Denver.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-08-25
COLORADO CONFERENCE PRO-
GRAM

9:30 a. m.-Annual Sermon, Rev. ].
r. Ransom, DID, Topeka, Kan.
Holy Communion, followed by re-
ports of churches.
2:30 p. m.-Reports continued.
500 p. m.-Reception to Conference.
Welcome addresses and responses.
Thursday, August 80
9:30 Il. m.-Reports continued.
10 30 a. m.-Address ''The Chal-
lenge of Migration to the Race and
Church, and the Program for its Solu-
tion," Rev. \. Wayman Ward, DID.
IL 10 II. disqualification and
Nurse Training" DR.. J. f. Griffin,
Kansas City, Kan.
IL 40 a. m.-"Modern Sanitation
DIR. Z. f. Spratlin.
80 p. m.-Woman's Mite Mission
airy meeting (annual meetlng), Re
ports.
s 200 p. m.-Big Educational mass
meeting. Address: Prof. a. s. Jack
son, AM, Waco, Tex, secretary Of
Education of the A. NJ. e. Church.
Friday, August 81
80 a. m.-Reports continued.
0:30 a. m.-Address: The Divine
Call to the Christian Ministry and its
Preparation" Rev. L. X. Smith, Jr.,
AM.
80 p. m.-RepOrts continued.
100 p. m.-Address to classes for
Holy Orders, Bishop II. B. Parks, DID.
500 p. m.-Young Peoples mass
meeting.
Address: "The Church and the Boy
Scout Movement"
Address: "Co-operation Between the
Church and Y. w. C. A." Mrs. Gertie
n. Ross.
Address: "The Church and Her
Young Peoples Societies." Rev. Frank
A. Harris, Conference superintendent
Saturday, September
9:30 n. m.-Reports continued.
2:30 p. m.-Reports on state of the
country, State of the Church and Tenn
perance Report.
4 100 p. m.-Seeing Denver, the Beau
tiful.
Sunday, September
80 a. m.-Conference Love Feast
:45 n. m.-Sunday School.
IL 100 Il. m.-Ordination Sermon,
Bishop III. b. Parks, DID.
800 p. m-Preaching.
4: 80 p. m.-Memorial Services
1880 D. m.-Preaching. Appoint
ments Conference Adjournment.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-08-25

properly managed. 1 think of the
Negro population in Harlem; there
ought to be and there undoubtedly
will be in the near future in that city
large financial corporation, Il bank,
ing and trust company, operated by
our people; and with the success that
has already been attained by the AS
sociation of Trade and Commerce
under the wise leadership of Mr.. John
e. Nail, who by the way has just COM
pleted most successful business eX-
position-we are going to have just
such Il corporation, as | have men
toned Cities like Durham, Savan-
nah, Atlanta, Richmond, Norfolk, with
many others, are setting notable eN-
ample in the possibilities of this race
to accomplish large results.
l am not unmindful, either, of the
fine work of our great insurance and
benevolent organizations. Here in
Arkansas we have the Woodmen OF
Union, so efficiently directed by our
treasurer, Mr. John L. Webb, with
splendid staff of co-workers, also the
great organization founded by our la
mented and distinguished friend and
associate, Mr.. j. e. Bush, and now
successfully carried forward by his
sons. These organizations, to be sure,
are organized as secret societies, but
they are essentially great benevolent
insurance companies, and 1 wish sin
cerely to congratulate the managers
on handling their affairs in a busi-
nesslike way.
What Il wonderful opportunity, my
friends, we have just now. Negroes
want something which we are not fur
nishing We have the brains and the
ability, and we have the means WITH
in the present membership of this
League.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-08-25

something like 220,00O,OO0 acres, and
more than million farms owned and
operated by the colored people, not to
mention the 650,000 homes owned by
our people.
Twenty-four years ago, when the
aggregate number of business organi-
cations, corporate and individual,
owned and operated by colored people
was not more than 10000 with COM
bined capital of $1O,OOO,OOO. Today
they own and operate 10000 with a
combined capital of S60,000,00O. The
Negro owns in America more than a
billion dollars worth of property real
and personal, whereas when the Dec
laration of Independence was adopted,
the combined capital of the entire ma
ton was about $50O,0OO,00O, yet there
are few people even today who
question the progress of the Negro.
Thank God, those people who doubt
the ability of the Negro to succeed
less. We must keep in mind, also,
there are people within the race who
sometimes thoughtlessly question the
ability of their own race to succeed; ;
but friends, there is no reason in the
world for any pessimism on the part
of any one as to the Negroes ability
and determination to succeed along all
lines of human endeavor Here in
America, in education, in business, in
the professions, mechanical arts, in
agriculture, he is making progress
that is almost startling to the casual
observer.
1 spent a few weeks last fall in
Scotland as member of a great con-
gress, composed of people from all
over the world, many races and ma
tiOns, people who are presumed to
have no bias with reference to the
Negro race, and yet 1 was surprised
often by the incredulity and sometimes
evident surprise of that group of peo-
pie when they questioned the state
ments which 1 frequently made in my
addresses of the progress of the Amer
lean Negro along the lines heretofore
mentioned, though my statements, as
usual, were conservative and quite
within the facts.
We must keep in mind that, in spite
of the difficulties which he faces,
that nowhere in the world have
Negroes, as a group, such great op-
portunities on so large a scale as right
here in America, and nowhere has he
made so much progress as right here
in America on so large a scale.
But our victory has not yet been
won. We must not deceive ourselves
Our business progress, as measured
by American business standards, is
yet largely in its infancy; we are just
scratching the surface as touching the
great business possibilities that lie be-
fore the American Negro throughout
this nation.
We have now 70 successful Negro
banks. We should and could have
700. There are many cities with a
large Negro population, particularly
in the North, where leaders in bust
ness among Negroes, could accomplish
any reasonable business result if