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The northwestern bulletin., 1923-02-17
ROUND THE TWOTOWNS
MINNEAPOLIS

Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Grant, 2S12
Elliott Ave, entertained DR.. and Mrs.
Judy at a six o'clock dinner last week.
A splendid time was enjoyed by all.
The Sunday school of st. Peters
A. NJ. E. Church enjoyed sleigh
ride Friday evening, Feb. 9th, to the
home of Miss Bernice Pauley, 1924
Washington Ave. No, where a de-
licious lunch was served. All re-
ported a most enjoyable time.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID. Smith, 4048 4th
Ave. So., announced the marriage of
their daughter, Halle, to Frank Bat
um, at dinner party Sunday, Feb.
IL, which was surprise to her
many friends. She was quietly mar
ried January 2Sth, at the home of
her parents by Rev. David M. Jordan.
A three course dinner was served and
music was rendered by several of the
guests present after which ice cream
and cake was served. After which
the guests departed wishing Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Batum a happy and pros
porous married life. Mr.. and Mrs.
Batum are at home, 404S 4th Ave.
So.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-02-17
YIELDS SCISSORS ON
WIFE; is JAILED

Emmett Hunt, colored. stabbed his
wife with pair of scissors at their
home, 412 Carol avenue Saturday
night. following a quarrel, the wife
charged Monday when she appeared
in police court to prosecute him on
the charge of assault with danger
GUS weapon.
The pair have been in court before
in similar roles, and Saturday night
the wife asserted, her husband, after
imbibing of moonshine. came home
and threatened her, ending by stab
bing her in the hand with the family
scissors. The case was continued by
Judge J. Finehout to file formal COM
plant. Hunt was sent back to jail.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-02-17
Mrs. Bertha Tate
Granted Divorce
In District Court

Mrs. Bertha Tate, 2S7 st. Albans
St., who recently sued for divorce
from her husband, David Tate. was
granted an absolute divorce on Feb
ruary in district court before Judge
John w. Boerner.
Mrs. Tate was married to her hus-
band November 25, 1913, in Quinton,
Ala, but lived in Bessmer, Ala, and
later in Chicago, where they separat-
ed. Mrs. Tate has been resident of
st. Paul for the past two years. She
was formerly Miss Bertha Rowe. At
torney Hammond Turner represented
Mrs. Tate. .r
Mr.. Tate is now living in Chi
cago, where he is employed as an
electrical engineer. %
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-02-17
LEGISLATURES FAILS TO
PASS ANIT-KLAN BILL

(By The Associated Negro Press)
Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 17.-Efforts
to pass bill intended to regulate
the Ku Klux Khan in Ohio failed in
the house of Representatives of the
Ohio legislature by the overwhelming
vote of 81 against and 26 for, after
a long and violent debate.
Representative Harding, in ex-
planning his bill, before the house,
declared that "our government" IL
founded and organized on the prin-
ciples that those who accept author
ity from the people must likewise
accept responsibility for the manner
in which that authority is exercised.
The Ku Klux Klan is an organization
that takes over the functions OF
courts and often of the executioner
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-02-17

WR|GLEY DENIES
BEING KLANSMAN;;
SUES FOR $4,000
Alleging Libel Chewing Gum
Magnate Sues Tolerance
for $50,000.00.
(By The Associated Negro Press. }

NDy nc tSSOCl6NCu ANC6IO
Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. 1.-THE admin
istrative troubles of Tolerance, anti
Ku Klux Klan publication, which
have resulted in three warrants for
assault and disorderly conduct and
two injunctions, were increased de-
cidedly when attorneys for William
wrigley, Jr., filed suit for $50,O0O.00
damages, alleging libel.
The suit was The outcome of the
publication in the magazine of an al
legged application by the chewing gum
magnate for membership in the khan.
Mr. Wrigley Immediately wired W..
H. Stanley, his secretary, from Cali
fornia to Notify my attorney, Isaac
H. Meyer, to Immediately take all
steps necessary to teach guilty parties
that they cannot forge my signature, I"
Il don't know what that whole
gang is worth, but go the limit and
give all damages! recovered to char
ity."
Mr.. Wrigley repeated his offer
of $50, 900 made to Tolerance ON
cials before they published my name"
to be given to any charitable organ
ization "if anyone can prove that I
at any time signed any application to
join the organization"
He added reward of $1,000 "for
information leading to the arrest and
conviction of the person who forged
my name to the application reproduc-
ed in Tolerance.s
Shortly after the announcement of
the filing of the suit, statement on
behalf Of "the majority stockholders
and directors of the Tolerance Pub
fishing Company was sent out by
Brown, Packard, Peckham & Barnes
1t announced that "our clients .
repudiate the reproduction of an al
legged application for membership in
the Ku Klux Klan, bearing the sig
nature of William Wrigley, Jr., which
appears in an unauthorized edition
of Tolerance on a few news stands. -
The reputation, according to AL
fred S. Austrian. law partner of Mr..
Meyer, will not affect the Wrigley
suit.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-02-17
CLEVELAND FAST
FALLING VICTIM OF
4. TIDE OF COLOR
City Once Likened to Boston,
Stands Out AS Example
of Race Problem.
SCHOOLS, HOTELS THEATER
PRACTICING JIM CROWISM
Change i'm Condition Believed
Brought About BY The
Influx From South
Staff CORRESPONDENCE.

(By The Associated Negro Press)
Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 17.-This
great metropolitan city of the Mid
die West is passing through crisis.
Along with the Birmingham address
of President Warren G. Harding, the
unfolding of the deyilty Of the Ku
Klux Klan, the President Lowell at
titude on Harvard freshmen dorm
itories, and the attitude of the Unit
ed States Senate with reference to
legislation of particular interest to
Colored Americans, recent events In
Cleveland serve most emphatically TO
show once more which way the white
wind is blowing in the United States
of America.
Cleveland, like Boston, has always
stood up and out on subjects affect
ing humanity. 1t has always set
forth it's claims on high plane, and
had the courage to stand for them;
therefore, the troubles bothering
Cleveland today are of national in
terest, because, If this great city Of
fair-minded people is resolved at last
to take certain stands, other sections
of the country, particularly in the
West and East, are in for most ser
ious consideration of facts, which can
only be helped by united action-say,
in a conference as proposed by DR..
Kelly Miller of Howard University.
!, There have never been separate
schools in Cleveland, or separate any
thing else. Cleveland has builded
her glory on lone for all, and all for
each" In the schools, where today
there are more than 100 Colored
teachers, in both high and graded
divisions, the teachers are mixed as
in the schools. The mother of sRos-
coe Conkling Bruce, by strange CO.
incidence of facts, came from one of
the first colored teachers in Cleveland
schools. In the theatres, hotels,
churches, and even in the clubs, there
has been, and is yet, mixture OF
races. Cleveland has thought it had
the solution of the problem" Old
time Clevelanders of color, have al
ways bitterly opposed a separate Y.
M. C. A.; in the colleges there has
always been friendly mixture of
races. .f..@
Now, 1t seems, that Cleveland has
had thrust upon it the "Rising Tide
of Color" Along with all of the
other Middle West cities, Cleveland
has had large share of the migra-
tion from the South. From popu-
lation of little over ten thousand
Colored twenty years ago, Cleveland
and environs. has Colored popula-
tion of more than $4,000 now. Nat
urally, this influx is felt in the school
system.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-02-17
DRY AGENTS DESTROY
300 CASES OF HOME BREW

(By The Associated Negro Press)
Baltimore, Nd. Feb. IA threat
ening crowd of a thousand persons
charged a group of colored prohibit
ton agents last Friday, when the
agents raided North Fremont Ave-
nue. saloon and destroyed more than
800 cases of home brew beer. The
agents were armed with riot guns and
held the crowd which was composed
of both colored and white at bay un-
til the job was completed.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-02-17
CITY FEDERATION
TO GIVE MINSTREL

The City Federation win give a
minstrel at Union Hail. April 8, un-
der the direction Of Mr.. Charles Mil
ler and Mrs. Mary Hixon for the ben
eft of the Crispus Attucks Home.
Every club affiliated with the federa-
tion is invited to take part in the
show. Definite plans win be discuss
ed at meeting of the federation to
be held at the "Y'' Center, Friday
afternoon.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-02-17
Mid-Winter Session
Best Ever---Evans
State Federation Meeting, Inter
esting and Well Attended
Good Report Made

81 believe our Jmid-winter meeting
held last week to be the best of mid
winter sessions we have ever held"
Mrs. Susan B. Evans, president of the
State Federation of Colored Women's
Clubs said last Sunday. .
Various reports which we made at
the 18th annual session of the feder-
alton which was held at Elks Hall
last Thursday, showed that consider
able work was being done by the fed
Grafton. The cutting of a birthday
cake at the annual breakfast by
Mrs. Ida B. Sellers, honorary presi-
dent, featured.
Start Student Loan Fund.
One Of the most creditable pieces
of work was the authorization of a
Student Loan Fund to be maintained
by the federation for the purpose of
assisting school students in need of
finance. Another creditable releva-
ton was that the Minneapolis club
had set up $500 in scholarships with
the MacPhail School of Music through
the untiring efforts of Mrs. Kate B.
Smith and Mrs. Ida Sellers. Mrs.
Lulu Maxwell, Minneapolis social
worker, addressed the body.
The federation accepted the invita-
ton of the Civic and Art Club to
hold it's annual convention in Du-
luth, June 28 and 90.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-02-17
OWNER OF MOVEABLE
STILL ARE ARRESTED
(By The Associated Negro Press)

(By The Associated Negro Press)
Somerville, Tenn, Feb. IA
moveable still was discovered at the
home of Peyton Lewis three miles
from here this week. With it the
officers took one thousand gallons OF
mash. 1t was found that the own
ers operated in three places, moving
the still from one point to another to
make a run. Peyton Lewis, his
brother, General Lewis, and three
others were arrested.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-02-17

The Forum of N. A. A. c. p. will
meet Sunday, February 18th, at 4
p. m, at Pilgrim Baptist Chapel,
Grotto and West Central Ave. Rev.
H. Y. Williams, pastor of the Peo-
pies Church will deliver the prin-
ciple address and Mrs. Hattie Loomis
Oliver will render solo. All mem
bers and friends are cordially invited
to attend.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-02-17
WASHINGTON OFFICIALS
HOLD ARSON SUSPECT

Washington, Feb. 16.-Charles A.
Johnson, janitor in the building of
the Catholic university here. was ar
rested charged with starting a fire
that did damage to the building to
the extent of $500. He is said to
have committed a robbery in the
building and set the fire to destroy
any evidence OF robbery.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-02-17
CHARGED AS THIEF

William Lloyd, 455 Carroll avenue,
and said to be a roomer at the home
occupied by Mrs. Florence Perkins,
Monday was arraigned in police court
on the charge OF grand larceny, grow
ing out of his alleged participation
in the theft OF $3.50 from Mrs. Per-
kins a week ago. He pleaded not
guilty.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-02-17
LEGION CONVENTION .
a. DATES SET FOR 1923

Dates for the 1923 Minnesota
American Legion convention which is
to be held at Faribault have been
fixed for July 2S, "a and rs, accord
ing to word received at Legion head
quarters from Faribault Thursday.
The dates were selected by the ex-
ecutive committee OF the Faribault
Post No. 43 at its meeting early this
week.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-02-17
HOWARD "U' CELEBRATES
FRED DOUGLAS BIRTHDAY

(By the Associated Negro Press)
Washington, ID. c., Reb. H.
Howard University celebrated the
birthday of Frederick Douglass last
Monday evening. February 18th with
special exercises. The speaker for
the occasion was Prof. Noval HI.
Thomas of Dunbar High School.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-02-17

Bristow, Okla.-Fifteen families
composed a wagon train, which left
here for Santa Clara, Lower Califor-
MIA, Mexico. Five more families will
join the caravan" at Sapulpa, Okla
Their equipment includes plows, seed
etc.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-29
HOW FIRES START

On Monday morning Of last week
a partridge hunter started a fire,
probably with cigarette butt, that
mas since consumed to smoke the
hay stacks of two hard working
settlers who labored long in their
wild meadows and has run over
hundreds of acres, including the
wood lots of both Of these settlers.
1t has killed many aspen and pop
lars which have for years been the
food Of a little band Of beavers on
a nearby creek, and It Is safe to
say that the destruction OF wild
life wrought by this fire is greater
than that of all the numerous, hunt
ers who hunted in its path. Next
spring there will be no protecting
cover in which the partridge will
nest and next fall It is not likely
that 1t; will pay hunter to search
these woods.
OF course, not all fires are start
ed by careless hunters. Careless
farmers themselves are likely re-
Sponsible for as many as their
town brethren. For a farmer to
start brush fire. which gets be-
yOnd his control and endangers his
neighbours property and even his
home, is selfishness and reckless
ness indeed. Fire ID a good serv-
ant hut hard master. Ladysmith
Journal.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-29
Editorial Review
A HOPEFUL SIGN

The prediction of Pres. e. G.
Vuamme OF the Federal Land bank
OF st: Paul that the Slope would he
the nrst area in the west to get
pack on sound financial footing ia
belng borne out in the transfer OF
many farms in western North Da-
kota this fall. Last week the Het.
finger County Herald told of the
sale of several fine farms in that
community. Scarce a week passes
but what practically every paper
west or the Missouri river reports
the sale OF property. Most of these
reports cover the transfer of farms
ranging from 16O acres to 800
acres.
Considerable OF this land has
been sold to people Of the imme-
dldate communities who have faith
IN theN future OF the country and
Wish to extend their holdings
More has been sold to renters from
minnesota, Iowa, and other states,
VINO, wishing to escape high rents
and high taxes see in the Slope
country their Land of Canaan. "
Inc fact that the Slope has
proved its ad&ptability to diversi-
flcation methods and that corn has
come into it's own as a staple crop
has brought about this change.
From now on there will be a
greater influx of residents into
western North Dakota than ever
before. The Slope looms as YER
liable promised land to the rent
and burdened tenant of the east
Dickinson Press,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-29
LETTER FROM LESLIE PRESCOTT
TO LESLIE PRESCOTT,
CONTINUED,

sometimes wonder, little Mar
quise. what you think of all these
modern complexities. In that last
and only letter which you left to the
woman WAC should find the hidden
drawer, you only told me ore secret
ard that was that "the gay little
Marquise was beloved by king"
wish you had left some more Of
those letters whic. you spoke about.
would have known then if you
would understand, for some way
,sm sure your spirit hovers about
this desk and you take interest in me
and mine.
In fact the other day when put
little bundle Of letters within this
secret receptacle, seemed to feel
that you had placed upon me the
seal Ct your approval because l had
given to Ruth some of that money
felt was mine at least it wasn't
Jacks. After I had given Jack. the
six thousand dollars, I divided the
vther three in half and persuaded
Ruth to use the fifteen hundred dol
lars to- set herself up in modest
Lingerie establishment in which am
sure she is going to do very we'll.
. OF course | told her that / ONLY
loaned this money to her and she
mas insisted that she shall give me
one-tenth of all her profits until she
mas returned it and 10 per cent in
terest. OF course you, little Mar
qulse, know that whether she paws
me back or not shall be very hap
Ply to have helped her. came verv
near telling her about my pearls and
now had gotten the money the
other day but decided not to do so
until | had heard from Alice. who
by the way--is strangely silent.
was more than inclined to do this
because, dear little Marquise, I can
nor tell even you just what han
pened when l returned and gave tina.
money to Jack. I sometimes .vondor
4 when anyone does sometime that
ne considers a. great deal. the reac.
ton is not always Disappointing
! hardly know Jack since he hos
had this trouble. He is brusopo md
irritable and nervous and once mr.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-29
All THE MOVIES
CAPITOL.

Another william Fox special pro-
duction will be given its local pre-
miere at the Capitol theater tonight
when "The Town That Forgot Coo,
a melodramatic story OF small town
life. will open two days engage
ment. -
Directed by Harry Millarde, who
staged the famous drama OF, mother
love, "Over the HILL" "The own
That Forgot God" promises an enter
sainment of unusual merit and her
aids cast Of screen artists wNrthy
of special mention. :
What probably is the most sensa-
t;onal storm and food scenes ever
shown upon the screen TOWNS the eli
max of this photodrama, according
to advanceerero rts, a whole city be-
ing demolished by the rushing tor
rent and terrific wind.
While the storm and flood scenes
were being photographed . numbe"
of cameramen, stationed at various
points around the area. TO be flooded,
narrowly escaped drowning W h e n
the platform upon which they were
standing were washing away by the
rushing current. The photographers,
their cameras and all were caught in
the torrent, it is announced
A notab'e cast Of screen artists
portray the various difficult roles in
this sens ational story of rural life,
including Jane Thomas, who has
played featured roles in a number
of William Fox special productions;
Ben Grauer, a youngster who started
his career with David Warfield in his
re-creat on Of "The.. Return of Peter
Grimm" Warren Krech, Harry Ben
ham, Grace Barton, Francis HeaIy,
Edwin Dennison, James Devine and
others OF equal note.
THE Town that Forgot Cod is
from a scenario by Paul H. Sloane,
who wrote the scenarios or q number
of recent Fox successes.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-29
ADVENTURE OF
THE TWINS
BY Olive Roberts Barton
Barber, barber, shave big.
HnX manu- h n i,,r =, ~ a

Barber, barber, shave a big,
How many hairs to make a wig?
Four and twenty, that's enough!
Give the barber pinch of snuff"
Nancy and Nick looked to see who
was singing, and you may imagine
their surprise when thin little red
pig turned the corner.
"Hello!" he grunted when he saw
them. when did you come to Dixie
Land?"
Yesterday" answered Nick.
when did you Gomez"
"About six months ago." said the
little pig. 81 was born here"
my goodness!" exclaimed Nancy.
You aren't very big. You look thin!
Have you been sick?'
mo, sir, haven't" declared the
little red pig Indignantly. Never
felt better in my life! It's my ma
ture to be thin. I'm called Reddy
Razor Back. Because my backbone
sticks up like a razor, l suppose.
Aren't all pigs like -"
II should say not!" said Nick. The
pigs in Squealy-Moo Land are as fat
as butter. They're so fat they look
like sausages!"
The little red pig shuddered.
UGH" he sqealed. "Dont say that
word, please. Bacon and wieners and
ham and pork are likewise never
mentioned in polite pig society in
Dixie Land"
II shouldn't think you would need
to worry" spoke up. Nancy. you're
too thin Toto"
"You may as we'll say it," sighed
the little pig. 81 know what YOU
mean. I'm too thin for the butcher
to bother with, you were going to
say. That's just the trouble. I'm
not Down here in Dixie Land they
say, The nearer the bone the sweeter
the meat and my meats ;all pretty
near to my bones. try as hard as
l can to get fat so my meat will be
farther away from my bones, and
therefore not so sweet, but it does
seem that the more I eat the thin
ner get. Oh, me! Oh, my! I'm
thinking Of going on journey"
"What would you do and where
would you go?'" asked Nick.
Il was thinking Of turning into
barber" answered Reddy Razor
Back. II saw that verse was sing
ing about BARRIERS in book that the
children had. Or i might go to
market! ] saw where one pig had
done that. II was in the same book
that the barber w4E = fs4fs0 n0slees
q ts. =, !: .,. pig sa1ls H'se47v nlAYS
have bsen 4 razor back Ike me Or Sc
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-29
THE WEATHER

For twenty-four hours ending at
noon.
Temperature at z, a. m. 22.
Temperature at noon %. 4
Highest yesterday 33.a.
Lowest yesterday ~.
Lowest last night 30.
Precipitation 0. .
Highest wind velocity "a. y.
Weather Forecast
For Bismarck and vicinity:~ Cener-
ally fair tonight and Tuesday. Com
tinued cold.s s5
For North Dakpts: Generally fair
tonight and Tuesday. Continued
cold. -'s45s i-.@9 Il
Weather. Coduif S.ss.As ts ta.sesI I.
The high pressure sarea,is centexed
over the upper Missouri Valley and
cold weather prevails from the up
per- Mississippf Whitley westward 70
the Rocky Mountain region. 4 Mini
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-29
<ahecan8le4i-

twice he has almost looked with an
tipathy upon the baby. Oh, I wish
could ask somebody If I have really
done right in taking this blessed
baby into my home and heart.
Two or three time, i have seen
Jack bestowing upon the little face
the kcenest scrutiny, and always
when he finished he turned away
with sigh. I'm afraid Jack is
sorry that he has given this baby his
name. Pm afraid that down deep in
his heart he has q possible longing
for a child of his own t. bear that
honored name.
Oh. little -Marquise, perhaps none
better than you know how often we
do things under the stress of strong
emotion that our later reasonings
tell us are sometimes foolish. But
foolish or not. of one thing am de-
termined, john Alden Prescor,. Jr.
shall not suffer.
Copyright, 1923, NEA Service. Incl