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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-12-29
WHY jim Grow IS FLYING NORTH,
Golfers Weekly Gives Graphic Review Of
Causes Which Underlie the Great Exodus

suddenly start from a fit of sullen 81.
lence and sing as he swings his Az ,r
his shovel:
Use gwine to trabel. trabeI trabel.
in de mornin.'
And In the morning he will have
Travelled, and the overseer will have %
hunt another laborer.,
And 80, when heard that black by
from Georgia singing his gladness tha.
the Doll weevil was everywhere, 1 sh,
pected that nothing less than q rom.
ance or a tragedy in Negro life had IN
splred those words. have never heard
them since, and Mr.. Monroe N. Work
tnat wonderful Negro statistician al
Tuskegee who has tucked away nit
Ion facts about the colored people. car
IND no song like it in all his files. Bu.
L nave found out for myself Just wha,
| it meant.
1 have looked into the exodus OF Ne
groes from the South for Golfers.
nave Travelled through Georgia. AL.
Dama Mississippi and parts of Louisi
ana and Tennessee in recent months
l have talked with Negroes in Atlanta
montgomery, New Orleans, vicksburg
Memphis, and elsewhere. 1 went to
iTuskegee Institute. / went into the
only town in the United States that is
peopled solely by colored folks the
only town that has n Negro mayor a
negro policeman. and a Negro post
master. l talked with Negro farr.
hands, lawyers, preachers editors. and
| business men in several Southern
States. 1 rode in railroad coach with
Negro migrants leaving the Yazoo and
Mississippi Valley via Memphis 10,
Cincinnati and other points north.
know now why q black boy from Geor
gia Singing hot asphalt in the broil
ing sun on North Carolina highway
back In 1917 YVES singing jofully:
Boil weevil here, boil weeyil there
! boil weevil everywhere;
Oh Lordy, amt I gladI
TO millions Of hungry and oppressed
blacks laboring for mere subsistence
en- the cotton plantations of the South
the invasion Of the Mexican boil weev
H. laying waste the acres Of the p1ansa
ton owners, was nothing less than an
act OF Providence To these blacks
who read the Bible and believe every
word of 1T the plague of the boil wee
VII was put the hand of God laid heav
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their menfolks out of here three weeks
ago; another week or "a fortnight we
will be hauliag the women and chill
dren too, anu, there will be no black
folks left on that place"
The exodus spells immediate heavy
financial loss and in many cases, ut
ter ruin for the owners OF millions OIL
ceres of farm lands in Southern States
There never is enough labor to pick
the South's cotton crop clean, even
when conditions are normal.
But 1t wasn't the boil weevil that
sent the Negro on his wild flight north.
The boil weevil was only one OF many
reasons. The four main ones are: az
Discovery by Northern industrialists
that the Negro Is a dependable aa1
enduring laborer. (2) The dearth OF
foreign labor, due to our new immigra
ton restrictions compelling the
Northern EMPLOYER to seek a new Ia
Dor supply. (3) The inability of tie
South, under its present ant:quat.
ed, wasteful and inefficient metho6s
OF agriculture to pay the Negro a liv.
ing wage. (4) The Negro desires more
than anything else to find educational
IL.
grosis fiocking north to. high wages,
entering industries that pay him five
dollars to ten dollars day for HE
work-and pay him in cash. To get
north and get these wages and educate
his children. he is forsaking a lard
that too often gives him only pitiful
dole of corn meal and sorghum. de.
clares him ajdebtor still to the landlord
after his work Of a year is done and
as rule provides only three months
school term for his children.
We Southerners have tried to fool
ourselves into belief that the Negro
was forsaking the South to flee into a
field OF industry IN which he could nos
compete. This is not true. The Negro
is proving himself a more satisfactory
Gay faborer than the Iower-class i'm
migrants who huve manned many Of
The more important industries. He IS
hard, enduring, ard docile-and he can
understand orders given in English
If the Negro had not proved his
worth as day laborer. the North
would not be sending for him and pay
ing his transportation.
Again we have been fooling ourseiv-
es with lot of talk about the hard con
dttions confronting the Negro in the
North. Our newspapers are full of &c.
1t is mostly twaddle. 1 have seen Ne
groes swarming in the most wretchec
enements in coDgested districts OF
Northern cities. A Write man would
shudder to t foot in many OF
the places In which Negroes live in
Northern cities. But they are not worse
than the cabins in which so many ct
these Negroes lived in the South.
Iyy
THE WHITE MANS WORD.
Have you ever seen a typical Negro
cabin on plantation in the Mississip
pi Valley? 1t is usually only a dimicu
tive board structure of two rooms in
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Ssss " i1fs NJ itsysit
which family of five. six eight, or
more eat and sleep. The common type
of these cabins is called shotgun
house." because of its single-barrel con
struction. During the hot summer
months sleep in one of these cabins IL
next to impossible. When it rains, the
water often pours through the roof. l
have never seen one of these cabins
screened. and only on small farms
Lave I seen them with windows other
than near-tight wooden shutter. Com
pared to these. the squalid brick tene.
ments of the North are very mansions
in the skies. The roofs of the city tene
ments do not leak; snakes and lizards
and insects do not crawl up through
the crevices in the floors.
1t is not unusual for an illiterats
black man and his family to work for
a landowner for year growing moth
ing but cotton. The landlord will per-
NIT him to grow no corn because he
could steal the corn or appropriate a
bit OF 1t for his food. He can have no
pie and no poultry because pigs ard
poultry must have grain or the scraps
from kitchen. There are no stcraps
from the poor Negroes kitchen.
In year the Negro tenant may pro
duce ten. twenty, thirty. or more bales
of cotton. He and his wife and chill
dren pick out this cotton in the fall
and carry 1t to the gin. where it IS
pressed into bales. The Negro turns
the baied product At his labor over 20
the landlord and awaits a settlement.
Sometimes the landlord says at the emo
of the year: well. John you did pref
ty good this year; you raised good
crop and you owe me only forty dol
'prs. For a, wear that Negro and his
whole family have toiled and sweated
During this time they have lived on
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limited rations bought at the commits
sary owned by the plantation owner.
The rations consist almost wholly OF
sorghum and corn meal. And at thu
end Of the year the Negro is told ne
is in debt. He cannot challenge the
white mans word. He has kept no &C
counts of his own because he does not
know how. He dares not appeal to the
law because the law is the white mar s
law. He suffers in silence and when
opportunity comes he steals away N
the night.
In the North he finds city that pro
vides q year-round school term for his
children. community center for ht.n
self and his wife. city dispensary to
give him drugs when he Is sick and
penniless. pubiic-health nurse and
hospital care when he needs them ann
u dozen helpful agencies to which he
can turn in emergency.
have before me bill OF complaint
drawn up by Negroes in a mass meet
ing in Jackson, Miss. on May i. 1928
giving the reasons why they are leav.
ing the South. 1t starts with the state
ment that "the Negro feels that life is
not safe in Mississippi, and his life
may be taken with impunity at any
time by white man.. The Negro
has generally despaired of obtaining
his rights as a citizen in this section y
The document goes on to particulac
re, laying emph ,sis upon the fact of
his lack of educational and uplift op-
portunities. He complains of the fac:
that for every SIC spent for the educa-
tion Of white children in the State. on.
~ 81 is spent for the education of the
Negroes: of the 500 consolidated
schools in Mississippi. all are fo-
whites: of fifty and odd agricultural
schools for whites, there ic not one for
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-12-29
(By w. o. saunders.)

/ am Southern white man, born
and raised in an old-fashioned South
ern country town where the popula-
ton was about half black and ma.
white. have lived nearly all my life
In the South and close to colored peo-
lle. When I was child 1 loved my
ole black nanny" and played win
Negro children without prejudice BIZ.
i grew up to dislike Negroes general.
~, just as almost everybody in the
South. does, for no particular reason at
aid except that "a niger is a Niger"
i came to manhood with Southerner's
dislike and contempt for black folks:
once or twice searched my heart
and mind for some basis for this dis
Ike. AT such times I satisfied myself
by contemplating only vicious, indol-
emo, shiftless improvident, dirty, rag
ed, ignorant offensive type of Negro.
did not give much thought to any
otner Kind or recognize that a new
type or Negro was growing up.
AND then, few years ago, n song
awoke me. 1t was more of n chant
tnan a song; 1t was new and strange
song. the like Of which / had never
heard before:
Boil weevil here boil weeyil there
boil weevil everywhere;
Oh, Lordy, amt l glad!
1t was 2 Negro singing. He was a
Georgia Negro. who. with score or
more of his Kind. was. employed On
road construction In North Carolina
TsHs was one Of the songs that he n i
brought from the farther Southland
That song haunted me. There was n
note OF genuine gladness. almost of OK
ultation, in THE voice singing It, not
unlike the note one hears between
lines In the Old Testament songs OF
jews triumphing over the downfall Of
fhefr enemies. It seemed a song az
emancipation. tucked the words and
the music away in my memory be.
cause 1 pretty we'll knew that there
vas a story there somewhere. Negro
songs have meaning One who lives
among the Negroes and studies them
comes to know what is in their hearts
and on their minds by the songs they
sing. If Negro hasn't an old song to
Tit his moods or thoughts of the mo-
ment. he improvises a new song as he
works. He sings his hopes his fears
his loves. and his hunger. A Negro dis
satisfied with HIS job and planning to
quit the works en- the morrow NAV
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-12-29
His Birthday~~OurS.

vival of the Fittest" will again unfor-
tunately become the dominant creed
Of thousands of our citizens our
brethren-.His children.
Americas ten million Negroes, who
could forget on His Birthday, will be
reminded on the morrow, even in the
smallest hamlet of this country, that
Peace and Goodwill lose some of
their sweetness when put to the acid
test. This tenth of our population
will be reminded of that truth in ten
thousand convincing ways.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-12-29

people know that, and so do their
oppress0rs, though they Haunt the
truth in the face of falsity. lest fear
of the day Of freedom might over.
whelm them now. This tenth Of our
population, though offtimes i'll at
ease beneath its burdens, is Just as
0fftimes gladstone at its visualixed
future. For at one time. was He not
despised and rejected among men3
And is He, Himself, not free now?
And did He not say: Il will make all
men free?''
preston Newp 81
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-12-29

They're not s0rrOwful, though, at
the prospects of the coming days.
They know that as long as life lasts
His Birthday will be commemorated.
They know that our birthdays will
be cOmmemOrated in some, way
which He permits. They know, too,
that the birthdays of Prejudice. Scorn
Discrimination and their legion of
associates. no matter how joyously
they are celebrated now, must some
day pass into night to which there
will be no dawn. These oppressed
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-12-29

For few hours celebrants of the
advent of the Christ-child will COM
memorate His Birthday. Some will
revere the Christmas Day i'm a reli-
gi0uS way. Some will exhaust mirth
and music, with various adjuncts. in
order to display their happiness.
Some will receive presents and give
none; others will give presents and
receive none. And few hours after
the yuletide season has passed by,
avaricious people will be at each
others threats again, and the Sur
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-18

For rich cooking that calls for cream,
use inldiluted- In this way you can
have delicious rich foods that are not
extravagant.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-18

Want something ne,v to eat! Join the Borden Recipe
Club and get the Prize Recipe Album. Csc makes
youa permanent member. Just write to Jane Ellison,
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York. N. Y, and send her your Csc. She will enroll
you as club member with full privileges.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-18

One of the most distinct advantages of
using Borden's Evaporated Milk is that
you can buy in quantity and have it
whenever you need it. 1t won't sour
in the unopened cans no matter what
the weather.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-18

1t comes in two convenient sizes. The
small can is just right for those who
use it only for coffee. The big can con-
tains almost three times as much for
twice the cost. 1t is more economical to
buy the big can if you use lots of milk.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-18

Use Borden's Evaporated Milk in place
of double cream for your coffee. 1t is
much better than ordinary milk and
much less expensive than cream.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-11-17
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
PLANS FOR BIG MEETING
Annual Gathering Of Peninsula Mem
bers Will Be Held AT Salisbury
November. 20-22.

The Peninsula Horticultural Society
will hold it's annual meetings in Sails
bury November 20, q and %, 1928
An exceptionally strong program has
been arranged. It is one which no
fruit grower or truck grower can af-
ford to miss. The meetings will be
held in the Court House. The exhib-
it's, which will consist Of large dis
play Of apples, vegetables, potatoes,
etc., as well as a full line Of CONNER
cial exhibits, will be held in the State
Armory.
=. The program will include an ad-
dress by Aaron Sapiro, man Of ma
tional reputation for aiding farmers
in getting results in cooperative war-
keting. H. w. Collingwood, editor OF
the Rural New Yorker, is also on the
program. Mr.. Collingwood is also
nationally known as friend of the
farmer. The other speakers are men
who are leaders in their line and they
will bring much timely and valuable
information to all fruit and truck
growers.
Copies of the full program and
premium list as well as other-infor-
nation concerning the meeting can
be had by writing to w. Lee Allen,
Salisbury, Maryland.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-11-17

Harry Pringle Ford, former resi-
dent of Somerset county, in the Wen
ma district, and a very warm friend
of "Jack" McMaster, is one Of the
managers of the Philadelphia Bible
Society. He, evidently is a chicken
sancier, and, looking over his flock
one day, some very fine sentiment
,assed through his mind, to which
lie gave expression in some lines that
ne sent to "The Presbyterian" a
:hurch publication. His contribution
yas as follows:
With a magnificent physique, SUI
perbly dressed, and always immacu-
lately clean, Bill was, in spite of his
somewhat homely name, a rare COM
bination of gentleness, courtesy and
kindness. He was never known to
do a mean act or to be ungenerous.
His thoughtfulness was proverbial.
He was greatly admired by all who
knew him, and most of all by mem
bers Of his immediate household, whe
idolized him and gave to him un-
questioned obedience. To them, he
was the ideal leader. To his credit
be it said, he never had any favorites
among them, and was always the es.
sence Of thouebtfulness and courtesy
Again and again he would call them
about him to share dainty morsel
and with almost knightly dignity
would stand aside while they enjoyed
the food. He never failed to give
to them the very best at his com
mand; indeed, his wonderful unset
fislfness and fine devotion were his
most attractive characteristics. His
noble and generous behavior towards
those about him furnished an idea
example for others to follow. In the
language of the immortal Shakes
peare. it might truthfully be said Of
ilim:
ellis life was gentle, and the ele
ments
So mix'd in him, that Nature might
-. stand up
And say to all the world, This was &
Rooster'!"
Rev. L. P. Bowen, our much beloved
Worcester countain and Easter
Shoreman, caught the spirit manifest
ed in the article, and straightway
sailed forth into the poetic sea from
which he returned the following:
ROSTERS BOOSTER.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-11-17
BOOSTERS BOOSTER IS
HARRY PRINCLE FORD
Former Resident Of Somerset County Contributes Article
To Church Paper Which Causes Much Comment
Correspondence Published In Full

Some winsome man or woman,
Of traits divinely fair;
Our hearts to more ambitious quick
Then found that William was a
chicken!
Mr.. Ford, in recognition and appre-
citation of Mr.. Bowen's compliment,
wrote the following interesting let
ter to the Bard of 1.-THE Land Of Ever
greens:"
40 Witherspoon Building,
November 6, 1923.
My dear DR.. Bowen:
When I was in college, we at times
found it difficult to discover satisfac-
tory subjects for our Debating So
ciety. You have given me new one.
namely:
(Which is the greater, the man who
inspires the poet, or the poet who is
inspired?"
One of my "daily rounds and COM
mon tasks" is to feed our chickens.
A few mornings ago, when admiring
some of the noble and distinctive
traits Of our rooster, it occurred to
me to write about him for the boys
and girls of The Presbyterian, not
dreaming that the article would at
tract the attention Of one Of our best
beloved "gray-haired boys" I was
deeply mortified. when I found that
my name was printed in connection
with the story; but now, in view OF
the fact that it was the name, plus
the story, that subtly aroused your
poetic muse, am no longer cast down
nor is my soul troubled within me.
Your lines pleased us all greatly
and were highly enjoyed when l read
them to the home folk at the supper
table. 1t was mighty fine of you to
send them. I am enclosing a copy. l
was not, at all times, quite certain of
your words, but have produced them
as nearly as I could. The story and
the verses should go laundering down
the ages together as a notable illus
tration Of how some of us "stoop to
folly" 1t is, however, a bit of COM
fort to relax occasionally
"a little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the best of men,"
and doubtless by women, also.
You noted, perhaps, that l wrote
of Bill in the past tense, but his noble
presence and fine influence still a
bides,-at least, he was alive and
well this morning when I left home.
You will be interested, perhaps, in
learning that he has another distinct
i've feature, namely, out of the back
Of his neck, about where he would use
his back collar button. if he had one,
is growing a single brilliantly green
feather, the only one I am able to
discover in his entire wardrobe. If it
were in front, it might be- mistaken
for a neck-tie. Natures ways are
past finding out.
One of our highly intelligent minis
tiers here read the article, and did not
discover that a rooster was refer
red to.
With keen appreciation of your
thoughtfulness in sending the verses
which I greatly prize, 1 am,
Sincerely yours,
H. P. FORD.
Our old friend, "Jack" McMaster
sends the whole correspondence to
The Democrat, which gives it space
with the hope it may be of interest te
its many readers.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-11-17
ROSTERS BOOSTER.

I've had fad for heroes
The great historic group;
I've had great admiration
For those that write them up;
Now shining like the brightest star
Is famous Bills biographer!
I honor those who honor
High aims and rectitude,-
Who weave unfading chaplets
For noble souls and good;
Now let me place high on the list
Of tributes, Bills great eulogist.
Old Homer had his Achilles
To eulogize and boost;
And Virgil his Aeneas
To grace the highest roost,-
But never yet bigger booster
Then he who crowned old Bill, thu
rooster!
We thought it some ideal
! Of loveliest character
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-11-17

Knocking
Yankees-N
worlds
inscribing the championship future generations
a to- wit:
1.-THE tran"
with and the Giants but its the
world and it's existence wasn't discovered until Caseys
opening
life
telling talking the
would remark:
train station home"
worlds The gravy" Of It
will whatever It
on will
he said
the first and first thing he
said he on
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-11-17
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HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-11-17

The furore for things Egyptian
brought in a whole new line OF
ornaments and costume jewelry tina,
will make novel and welcome Christ
mas gifts. The talisman pictured is
fashioned of sealing wax and glass
pendants and hangs from black silk
cord. It is the size of silver dollar
and the Sphinx head and globules are
painted on, with sealing-wax paints,
In any colors desired.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-04-20

ct A. Corcoran as trustees under the
last will and testament Of Beesy A.
Gleason, deceased, be entered in this
cause within three months from the
date Of this Order;
And it is further ordered, that the
said plaintiff cause this order to be
published in the L'Anse Sentinel, a
newspaper printed, published and cir.
culating in said County, and that such
publication be commenced within for
| ty days from the date of this order
and that such publication be contin-
ued therein once in each week for six
weeks in succession.
JOHN G. STONE,
Circuit Judge.
John Jones,
Attorney for Plaintiff,
Business Address:
" Ontonagon, Mich.
Joseph J. O'Connsr, L'Anse, Mich.
Of Counsel.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-04-20

southeast quarter of section five,
township fifty one (51) north of
range thirty four (34) west; and the
northeast quarter Of the northeast
quarter, southeast quarter of the
northeast quarter and southwest
quarter of the southeast quarter of
section eight (8), township fifty one
(51) north Of range thirty four (34)
west, containing 200 acres more or
less according to the Government
Survey.
Dated April ID, 1923.
HOUGHTON COUNTY LOAN G.
INVESTMENT ASSOCIATION
By E. F. TREVARROW, Secretary
Mortgagee.
Recs, Pobinson g. Peternann,
Attorneys for Mortgage,
Business. Address,
Houghton, Michigan.