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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-03-24
TO CONTEST WILL
LEAVING FORTUNE
TO C0LQRED GIRL
Former Sheriff in West Virginia
Leaves Entire Estate to
ColOred Daughter
BROTHER WANTS s2O9, 1000
Document Warns That Others
Will Try to Take Property
From Her
CRUSADER Service-Staff Coro

10.
Charleston, w. Va, Mar. 22.-LsEal
proceedings to set aside the will of
Roman Pickens anticipated since it
was probated. have been instituted by
John E., his brother, and bitter fight
lis in prospect for the large estate left
by the decedent to the daughter
"outside the law" ....
Gives Advice.
Pickens, once sheriff of this-Ken-
awha-county and a picturesque fig
ure, died in December last, bequeath-
ing his estate to Garnet Pickens,
locally known and generally accepted
as his daughter by colored woman
long a domestic in his household.
The will gave the entire estate, ap-
praised at $2O9, 900, to Miss Garnet,
with directions that she "treat with
love and Affection" the lawful widow,
Mary E. Pickens (white), who holds
legal rights during her life time. 1t
also directed that she 'well and COM
fortably provide for Cora the serv-
ant" during her life.
Much common-sense advice was
conveyed to the heiress, a beautiful
young woman who has since reached
her majority, by the document. 1t
directs her to consult with experienced
business men in all business affairs,
cautions her never to sign or endorse
any notes, and warns her that she
will be the object of the schemes Of
designing persons. The beneficiary is
also commanded not to sell any of the
real estate until she reaches the age
of 80 years, as the real property,
located in this city and in the farming
sections Of this and neighboring coun-
ties, rapidly is increasing in value:
H. P. Brightwell, city treasurer and
vice president of a local trust COM
pany, of which Pickens was direc-
tor, was named administrator by the
will and other prominent officials. of
the same institution were appointed
appraisers by the court.
Miss Pickens has had little. or no
association with other members of her
race than her mother, with whom she
lived in the home of her father on a
farm at Tornado, about 18 miles up
Coal River in a white farming settle
ment. There being no colored school
and her father being averse or too
"close" to send her away, she has had
the advantage of only what little
education her parents and an occa-
sional tutor could give her.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-03-24
Things Hard To
80. Be UNDERSTOOD
By E. w. Giles

The 'tthings hard to be understood"
in the Bible may be compared to the
bones in the meat.
In eating meat we do not stop to
chew on the bones, but on the con-
trary we quietly lay them aside and
go on with our eating.
Mr.. Blank confessed that he broke
out d. valuable tooth chewing on a
bone, and did not get much good out
of the bone after all.
Many skeptic has worn out his
teeth, so to speak, chewing on the
9things hard to be understood" in the
Bible, and is none the better for it,
but rather worse.
Bones in the animal body have their
place and purpose and value, but as
food they are hard chewing, and not
much to be gotten out Of them.
The "things hard TO be understood
in the Bible, no doubt, have their
place and purpose and value, but in
seeking food for the soul it is better
to feed on the portions that are easy
to be understood.
The controversy over "things hard
to be understood" in the Bible may be
compared to two armies many miles
apart shooting at each other with long
range guns over the heads of the peo-
pie, while the people go on with their
regular work Of life oblivious of it
all.
ALI down the ages. men at either
extreme have been shooting at each
other with long range religious guns
while the great body of pastors and
people 60 on with their appointed
work oblivious Of It all.
The boy in school does not trouble
over the things hard to be under
stood" in his text books that are
ahead of him, but is content to wait
for further understanding Of them
later on.
We are but children In Gods school
and the Bible is to be our text book
for years to come as wei as for che
present. and we do well to leave the
things hard to be UNDERSTOOD until
I'VE get more light on them later on.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-03-24
LEGISLATORS HAVE
SMOKE ON REP. CAIN

For the first +'me in the history of
Minnesota, legislators smoked cigars
yesterday afternoon at the expense
of a woman.
After the passage of her bill to
prohibit the wearing of masks in
public. Miss Cain brought several
boxes of choice Hayanas and had
pages pass them around to her men
colleagues in the house.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-03-24
FIGURES SHOW CoLoRED
KANSANS LAW-ABIDING

New York. Extracts from state
ment made by G. C. Ellis, Bertillon
Superintendent In the Wichita, Kan
sas, nolice department, and published
in the Wichita Beacon Sunday Maga-
zine of February Is, were quoted to-
day by the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People
as showing the experts tabulation
that fewer colored than white people
were arrested for serious crimes.
Mr.. Ellis figures show that $50
persons were arrested during the
year for serious crime, Of which only
50 were colored.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-03-24
ABBOTT RECOMMENDED
FOR SPINGARN MEDAL
Amsterdam News NOminates
Editor of the Defender
for 1922 Award +.
fCrusader Service)

New York, March 23.-In its cur
rent issue the N. Y. Amsterdam News
nominates the veteran newspaper edi-
tor and publisher, Robert, S. Abbott,
of the Chicago Defender, for the
award of the Spingarn medal for the
year 1922 in the following EDITORIAL:
1--WE submit as our nominee for the
Spingarn Medal for the year 1922,
Robert S. Abbott, editor of the Chi
cago Defender. We do so with full
realization of the fact that during
the year Mr.. Abbott did nothing spec
tacular. His services have been
cumulative and of such a nature as
not to attract unusual attention.
Nevertheless, his activities have stim-
ulated the progress of the race along
enough lines to entitle him to consid-
Grafton.
"Starting with practically nothing
and many handicaps he has made the
Chicago Defender an institution. In
point of service to the race in the
profession of journalism, he compares
favorably with Horace Greely, Dana
or Ralph Pulitzer.
He has done more to educate the
masses of our people than all of the
schools combined.
aHe has placed Negro journalism
on a higher footing.
Through him hundreds of young
colored men and women find remuner-
ative employment as editors, report
ers, advertising agents, clerks. stem
ographers, bookkeepers and newsdeal-
ers.
"In broadcasting the intellectual;
<,ry,,raorciaI and rol;oio,as Y,1.ooross nf
the Negro to the Negro he has kept
the spark Of hope glowing.
The Spingarn medal award COM
mittee vii do well to consider the
inee, for the signal honor for the year
Of 1922"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-03-24
400 CoIored Girls
Solve Problem of
French Servants
fCrusafler eSetYicel

Paris, March .- Frances
servant probiem las reached
such a crisis that one Of the
philanthropic societies has i'm
ported 400 coloredE girls from
Martinique and Guadeloupe to.
work in French households. The
dusky-skinned colonials, wear
ing red bandannas around their
heads and enveloped in bright
calico Mother hubhards, landed
at st. Nazaire this morning, and
were taken directly to the home
of the society, whence they will
be distributed throughout
France. I.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-03-24
EX-WIZARD FAILS TO
APPEAR; FORFEITS BOND

Z Atlanta, March 20. Edward Young
Clarke, former acting imperial wiz
ard of the Ku Klux Kan, failed to
appear for trial in the United States
court today on charges of using the
mails to defraud. His bond Of $500
was ordered forfeited by Judge s. M.
Sibley and it was stated bench war
rant for his arrest would be issued
later in the day.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-03-24
Urge Joining Branches.

This work costs money If it is
to continue as it has in the past. then
colored Americans must give and give
generously. The N. A. A. C. P. pub
cent received and expended.
We make this Easter-time appeal,
confident that the. record of our
achievement will speak for itself.
The Branches Of the National As
ISOLATION for the Advancement of
Colored People throughout the coun-
try are now conducting their spring
the Association by joining the branch
in your community. If there is no
branch there, you can help by send
ing your contribution, by check or
money order, to j. E. Spingarn,
Treasurer, 70 Fifth Avenue, New
York City. L.. -.
{Signed) James Weldon Johnson.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-03-24
n. A. A. C.P. MAKES
APPEAL FOR FUNDS
TO SUPPORT WORK
Secretary Johnson Asks Aid on
Basis of Work Done by
r. Association
URGES BRANCH MEMBERSHIP
PeOnage and Lynching Hard Hit
by Organization, Officers
Claim
URGES BRANCH MEMBERSHIP

New York, Mar. 23.-The Nationa
Association for the Advancement o1
Colored People, today made ar
appeal to colored citizens
throughout the United States to sup
port the work of the Association.
The appeal, which is signed by
James Weldon Johnson, is as follows
Want Liberal Support.
The National Association for the
of Colored People goes
before the colored people of America,
on its record Of accomplish
ments, and asks that they further the
work by liberal financial support.
Let~me only briefly recall a few of
the Associations accomplishments:
1. We have delivered body
blow at peonage in America by
fighting the cases of the con-
demned Arkansas farmers
through the United States Su-
preme Court, winning revers-
al in the cases of five defend
ants upon which the cases of "a
others in prison now hinge.
2. American Ilynching has
been made a worldwide issue.
The Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill,
though it failed of passage in
the Senate after being forced
through the House of Represen-
tatives, is not yet dead. 5..z-,
8. We have taught the
Southern States that they can
not extradite colored men where
there is danger of tlynching in
stead of a fair trial.
4. In every part of the
country, the Ma. A. C. p. in
terests itself in legal defense,
and as far as its meager means
permit, employs lawyers to de-
fend them and prevents gross
injustice against the Negro in
America. .t.s g.. - ..:.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-12-13
HITS BLUE VALLEY
A. j. Mcclure Attacks Big
Company in Inter-
view. .

The following article appeared
in a recent issue of the st. Paul
Daily News:
A discriminatory price war, at
tempting to undermine co-opera-
tive Minnesota creameries, has
been started from Chicago.
The attack is centered upon
the Minnesota Cooperative
Creameries' Association according
to A. J. Mcclure. St. Paul mana
ger of the association.
II is being led by the Blue Val
ley Creamery Co.. Chicago, Mr..
Mcclure charged today. This
company, he says, has raised its
price for butterfat in Minnesota
to ten cents above the price paid
by that company in other states.
Farmers on Guard.
Most of the farmers, however,
realize why the Blue Valley Co.
increased its price," Mr.. Mcclure
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-12-13
NORMAN TOWNSHIP

VIM. Kleiss was a visitor at the
Geo. Hyatt home Sunday.
Albert Tietz from Duluth,
visited the folks a few days last
week.
Leonard Chicos from Askov,
was a visitor at the Steve Purull
home Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Ihhofer and
children visited at the Geo. Hyatt
home Saturday evening.
Arthur Tetz has beer on the
sick list a few days but is much
improved at this writing.
The Catholic Missionaries from
Kerrick. were out this way visit
ing few families last Friday and
Saturday.
Joe lnhofer and Frank Devall
came home Thursday from Harris
where they have been at the lum-
Der camp.
Steve Purull and Vim. Hanon
were home over Sunday; they left
again Monday morning for the
Mciale camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Forsyth and
son, Lawrence, Mr.. and Mrs. Bon
min and Jim 0gilvie were out to
the creamery meeting at Bruno
last Thursday evening.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-12-13
wINDEMERE TOWNSHIP

Don't forget the package social
ut the Methodist church next
Saturday evening.
Brisben Street and Gust Ny
berg went 10 Westholm's camp at
Harris last Monday.
Arthur Moasberg, Doris and
Donald spent Sunday afternoon
at Elmer Mossbergs.
Miss Mabel Nelson was a caller
at the John W. Anderson home
last Saturday afternoon.
The skating on the ,akes was
fine for few days last week and
the young people certainly made
the most Of IL.
A few Of the young people
from this vicinity attended the
show and dance at Barnum Sa-
turday evening.
Miss Edith Swanson celebrated
her 18th birthday last Sunday by
entertaining a number Of her
friends at a party.
Mrs. M. J. Close returned from
st. Paul Wednesday after spend
ing a few days there visiting with
friends and relatives.
Remember that the Sunday
school at the Methodist church
will give a Christmas program on
the evening Of Dec. rs. Plan TO
attend.
The Lutheran Ladies' Aid held
at John Lyden's last Thursday
afternoon was attended by a
large crowd and a very enjoyable
afternoon was spent.
The school programs at
Christmas time will be given as
follows; School A--Thursday
evening. Dec. 20, a program, fol-
lowed by a basket social; school
b. "Wednesday evening, Dec, 10;
school C--Friday evening, Dec,
2i; School D Saturday evening,
Dec. %.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-12-13

Joy Of living comes to him who hai
the time to think about II.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-12-13
PARK TOWNSHIP

Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Olson were
visitors at the Nels Berg home
Sunday.
Rudds enjoyed a visit from Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Mach Sunday
afternoon.
The Jonas Johnson family Of
Kerrick. called on John Sway and
family Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kvasnicka and
family spent Sunday visiting at
the Kunz home.
The Martinek families spent a
very enjoyable evening at the
Sharpsteen home Saturday.
Mrs. Frank. Mrs. F. r. Marti-
mex, Robert and Mildred visited
Mrs. Rudd Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. N. @. Nelson is on the
sick list this week. The nice
weather has fooled quite a num-
Der Of Park towners lately into
forgetting that the thermometer
has dropped below the "no-coat'
point and bad colds have been the
result.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-12-13
Pleasant Hill Neighborhood

Joe Slater Of Duluth, called at
the J. M. Davis home Saturday.
The Mach, Kvasnicka and Berg
lund young folks had a skating
party Tuesday evening.
Miss Lucille Williams of school
"A, will give a Christmas pro-
gram and pie social Thursday eve
ming, Dec. 10th. All are cordially
invited. Ladies please each bring
a pie.
Albert Smith and Guy Watson
have finished their hay baling
on the lower Tamarack and are
now busy delivering the bay to
the Curry & Whyte farm, who
bought the entire crop.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. p. Davis Of SUI
perior, were in our neighborhood
from Thursday until Sunday,
visiting friends and former neigh
bors. Mr.. Davis lost his left arm
six weeks ago while working in
the GIN. roundhouse at Superior.
He bears his misfortune well.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-12-13
KERRICK

Miss Hildur Westlund was a
Duluth caller Saturday.
d. Magnus Of Holyoke, was a
Kerrick caller Monday.
W. r. Hogan and Arthur Lund
were Duluth callers Monday.
Mrs. s. NJ. Lund OF ST Paul,
visited over Sunday with rcla-
tives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. y. Nelson
spent the latter part Of the week
with Mrs. Nelson's parents. Mr..
and Mrs. X. r. West Of st. Paul.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-12-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Ogg made a trip
10 Duluth last Saturday.
Carl Knudson Of Minneapolis,
is visiting with his parents.
Fred Golf Of Friesland, was a
caller at the X. Shute home Mon
day.
John Collins one Of Duxbury's
oldest pioneers, left last Monday
for Monticello, Mimi, TO visit
with his brother. From there he
will 20 10 San Francisco, Calf,
where his son resides.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-12-13
BIRCH CREEK TOWNSHIP

Arthur Johnson is busy build
ing a new house.
John Peterson is moving into
his camp this week.
Ed and George Hansen visited
at Swan Johnson's Sunday.
The Birch Creek farmers were
busy Monday hauling cream.
The Ladies' Aid meets at Ole
Wallin's Saturday afternoon.
The services at Norland church
Sunday evening were well at
tended.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-12-13

A good front starts business as
promptly as good backing.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-12-13

why Is II that fat woman seldom
has q disagreeable temper7
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-12-13
AUCTION NEAR HOLYOKE.

will sell at public auction on
my place one mile south of Holy
oke, on Saturday. December Is.
Sale commences at 1870 p. m.
One black gelding, weight
about 1,400 lbs; one driving
pony; set single harness; IL
high grade shropshire sheep; 2
Poland China brood sows.
Two wagons. pillow, sleigh,
buggy, cutter, grain drill. Emer-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-12-13

DIR. p. N. FENGER
Office at my residence just
north Of the church.
Glasses Fitted.
Askov, MINI
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-12-13

Regret II the sorrowful child Of not
having done your best
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-12-13

son mower, nearly new riding
cultivator, walking cultivator; 2
stacks bundled corn; grindstone,
hay rack, tank heater, 40 bushels
oats, IL bushels winter wheat,
so pieces red oak timber, 1000
feet hardwood lumber. z tons
tame hay Glover and timothy.
II tons wild hay, numerous small
articles and some articles for
household use.
Terms: All sums under $40 are
cash; ON sums over $40 six
months time will be given on
secured paper at 10 per cent
interest.
Perry Simpson, Owner.
Jas. H. Hogan, Auctioneer.
]. W. Tanquist, Clerk.
The man who has nothing to live for
can afford to loaf.
Get q library Of over 1000 books and
you'll never move.
Ambition so often asks one to per.
form q selfish act.
Wise men are wrong more frequently
than fools are right.
II Il better to have 4 turnup nose
than o cabbage head.
Soft answers may turn away wrath,
but soft coal doesn't.
No man II ashamed Of his acts n
often a. he should be.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-12-13

declares. "and are continuing to
patronize the cooperative mar
ket.
I'VE have not been able to
meet the sixty-five cent price
they have set upon butterfat, but
nevertheless scarcely any Of our
patrons have deserted US. The
cooperative creameries are pay
ing about FIVE cents more than
the market price would ordl-
narily be, but we have nearly al
ways done that"
Branches Opened.
The Blue Valley Creamery Co.
has opened branches in Bemidji,
Sank Center and Duluth in an
effort to get a large part of the
cream produced in Minnesota.
The company is not trying to
drive the cooperative creanieries
out Of business particularly, Mr..
Mcclure believes, but merely to
get the cream. But this of
course, would probably involve
the ruin of the cO-operatiye or
CARNATIONS.
Combat Move.
In order to combat This move
and any similar one that might be
started in the future, the Mime
stoa Cooperative Creameries' As
ISOLATION is having the farmers
sign five-year contracts agreeing
to patronize only the cooperative
creameries. When these con-
tracts have expired the cream
cries will have become so strong
that any new price war against
them will be futile, Mr.. Mcclure
says.
The Minnesota Cooperative
Creameries' Association now has
about $50 local creameries en-.
rolled.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-12-13
Duxbury Neighborhood

Mrs. Norman Matson was on
the sick list last week.
Mr., Babcoek Of Markville. was
business caller in Duxbury last
Friday.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-10-25
HELPING OTHERS

THE busiest man can and time to
= be helpful. The most determined
man can, without harm to himself,
stop now and then to help others on
the way up.
Few successful men there are who
have not done much for their fellows.
The race for success Is hot and hard,
but there are always times when
others can be lifted from the roadside
and put back on their feet.
Hard indeed Is the man who will
not offer word of advice or encour-
agement to brother bound the same
way.
There Is little enough kindness In
the world, but that Is not the fault OF
It's great men.
Read biography and you will dis
cover that practically all those who
attained high places In the world were
glad to give others hand on their
way.
The old. the weak, the III need nelp.
as matter OF course. They need more
than they receive, although the world
Is learning, day BY day. better 70 pro
vide for them.
But the young need help. too. They
need to be told Of the dangers that
walt on ahead end how to avoid them.
They need the lessons that the more
successful can give them and, above
all. they need encouragement when
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-10-25
sELF-CONTROL

THE simple process Of practicing
= self-control Is as beneficial a. It
is astonishing. In a little while those
Of US who succeed In obtaining mas
terry Of our emotions, our glib tongue
our strutting pride and our Incidence
find ourselves In Z new world
We wonder at the agreeableness OF
our friends. the loyeliness Of the bios
SONS, the sweet songs Of the birds
and the thousands Of beautiful things
all about us which heretofore we have
passed without notice.
At last we have succeeded In pull.
ing an old mask from our face and
we are able to smile. We have In
some way conquered our stubborn
spirit and found a grain Of faith
faith In ourselves and In our intimates
We are changed and the whole
world Is changed with US.
1t is when we realize this that VIZ
experience great dash Of Joy
rhymed In Lydian measures and
tuned in sweetest keys.
We soar on the wings 81 the dove
We have risen high above the bOgi
and quagmlres.
We have come from state be
tween sleep and waking. Our visior
IL clear. Our mind Ii alert. appre
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-10-25
Uncommon
Sense . :. /.

they get in the Dumps" as the young
are prone to be.
You will never be poor or so unsuc-
cessful thar you cannot afford to be
kind. Your way to prosperity will
never be so hard that you Will not
have opportunity to speak a cheering
word or do kindly deed to others
who need your help.
It Is well enough to be determined
70 succeed, to be devoted to the
achievement OF success. But he who
climbs to the top over the backs Of
his fellows gains a prize not worth
having. and lives and dies. mean,
selfish and despised--a life that no de-
cent man would wish his deadliest
enemy.
Do not be kind because 1t pays divi-
dends. DO not be helpful because you
expect to profit by 1t. BE kind be-
cause you want to be kind, and your
life will be happy and your old age
filled with contentment.
90 BY John B,ake.l