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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-05-12
URBAN LEAGUE
TO ESTABLISH
LOCAL BRANCH
Need Central Organization for
Welfare Work, Speaker
Says. H. -.@
CITIZENS PLEDGE S575.0O
Office Will Be Opened in City
Soon After June l,
Plan. --
CITIZENS PLEDGE S575.OO

Celored citizens of St. Paul took the
first active step toward establishing
s.. a branch of the National Urban league
in the city Thursday night when they
pledged $575 toward the amount
necessary to keep the league in opera
ton until the Community chest takes
it over in November.
T. Arnold Hill executive secretary
of the Chicago Urban league, spoke
in the stead of DR.. G. c. Hall, who
was unable to get away from Chicago.
Offers Program
"The Urban league does not offer
a panecea for the various inter-racial
ills," said Mr.. Hill, "but it does offer
a program. It purposes to make col
ored people the best possible citizens
that can be made. In all our work
we try to see both sides, always in
viting the cooperation of the white
people.
1T is my belief that Jim Crow
people make Jim Crow conditions.
Therefore new migrants are a prob
lem. I believe that the league is
needed here or anywhere where such
a problem of adjustment arises"
Citizens Must Finance
A brief sketch of the types of work
the league was doing in the 40 COM
munities where it is located was given
by the speaker. In concluding, Mr..
Hill said that the National Office
= would be willing to spend up ito
$500 in order to actually establish the
branch in an Office here. This amount
a1,,Ia tha rs
liminary investigation such as has
already been made, and the expense
of an organizer who would be on the
ground perhaps ten days. Mr.. Hill
emphasized, however, that money to
the citizens.
Rev. L. w. Harris, who also spoke
on the project, urged that the league
be brought here.
---.-. Contributors.
Those present subscribed $575 to be
paid by June as follows: Twenty
five dollars: DR.. L. r. Hill, DR.. E. S.
Weber, DR.. Waldo Turner, Simpson &
Wills, S. H. Ingram, M. Weschcke,
F. D. McCracken, w. T. Francis, o.
Howell, Hugh Schuck, DR.. j. r.
French, r. C. Minor, T. J. Starks and
Son, Pilgrim Baptist church; Ten dol
lars: S. E. Hall, G: D: Howard, Will
lam Anderson, L. w. Harris, Thomas
Neal, G. w. James, S. Foster, w. B.
Walker, T. r. Morgan, j. w. Cleary;
Five Dollars: Rev. j. A. Myers, A. ".
Hall, M. A. Boiling, J. E.. Murphy,
One Hundred dollars: st. James
church. Rev. A. H. Lealtad paid 81
cash and st. Andrews Brotherhood
pledged So. The Appeal yesterday
pledged printing to the amount of
ten dollars.
DR.. Turner and DR.. Earl Weber
were elected treasurer and secretary
respectively to collect and hold the
money by June /. Additional pledges
will be received by either officer.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-05-12
DYER SWINGING BACK
FROM COAST ON TOUR
Congressman Has sAlready Ad.
dressed Meeting in Denver
and West.


Congressman Dyer will deliver
ar address in, st. PAUL Friday, =.
May rs, at Pilgrim Baptist church
at 8 p. M. Tickets may be pur-
chased from any member of the
st. Paul Branch of the National
Association. 49,.
New York City,, May 1.-THE
campaign to have the Dyer Anti
Lynching Bill enacted into law by the
next United States Congress, is
under way Representative Dyer has
begun his speaking IN Kansas City;
Springfield, Illinois; Omaha - and
Denver.
Representative Dyer is using as one
of the arguments for federal action
against lynching, the recent mob
murder of James T. Scott, colored
janitor of the University of Missouri,
who was hanged from bridge while
protesting his innocence of an al
legged attempt at assault, while the
father Of the girl alleged to have
been attacked pleaded in vain with
the mob to give its victim a trial.
At the Springfield, Illinois mass
meeting which he addressed, Repre-
sentative Dyer said of his measure:
"The bill is not sectional in its
scope nor is it aimed at any parti-
cular part of the country. It simply
provides justice for the survivors OF
those lynched no matter Of what
race or creed or color. The Anti
Lynching Bill provides federal
hearing for those active in the crime
and will necessitates investigation
by government authorities and trial
in the federal court for the lynchers.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-05-12
RABBIS URGE FEDERAL
ANTI-LYNCHING LAW

New York, May 11.-American
rabbis have gone on record as urging
the enactment of Federal law to
end lynching.
In the Summary of Declaration
on Social Justice, by the Central
Conference of American Rabbis, 1920
1922, appears the following paragraph:
The Conference declares its abhor-
renee OF lynching and denounces all
who participate in and abet this
brutal practice. It advocates legisla-
tion which shall make lynching
Federal offense.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-05-12
new BRAND OF LEADERS
NEEDED, SAYS SPEAKER
Men Who Express the Will of
the Masses to be Future
Leaders.

Declaring that the day of the
self-appointed and hand-picked lead
ers for colored people was past, Atty.
George w. Hamilton, expressed the
belief Sunday in a speech at the
st. Paul Baptist church that new
leadership which would receive its
appointment from the masses and
execute the will of the masses was
in the process of formation.
"The reason there is so much cri-
ticism of so-called Negro leaders
today is that they do not lead, they
are not doing what the people want
done. Rather do you find the self
made leaders seeking by means Of
great publicity bureaus to ram their
doctrines down the throats of the
mass of citizens and the 'hand-pick-
ed ones preaching the doctrine that
the white man tells them to preach
said Mr.. Hamilton said.
The evolution Of leadership was
traced briefly by the speaker who
showed that at first, leaders arose
because of their physical prowess,
and later strategy and diplomacy
made kings and rulers. He pointed
out that the French and American
revolutions were nothing more than
the throwing off of leadership that
was self-imposed rather than of the
people. :. .--a-.. 49,
"Colored Americans will do well
to take lessons from these two great
events" Mr.. Hamilton said. "Just
after freedom, men arose and became
leaders because they were more
intelligent than the great ignorant
mass. They fulfilled their task
Today the masses are in a great
measure able to say what they want
done. There is no longer room fol
either the self-styled, soap box type
or THE "wiite folks leader" The
men that lead today and tomorrow
must stand squarely on platform
initiated by the people themselves
The proposal of an all-race con.
ference was heartily endorsed by ths
speaker who said that it was the first
attempt that has ever been made
to get every shade of opinion to.
pether on the race problem.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-05-12
COURT ExONERATES
COLORED MAN IN N. Y.

New York, May 10.-(K. N. F..
Service) Earl Green, 27, 58 East 101
Street, was exonerated in court when
arraigned on charge of disorderly
conduct. George Bett, had Green ar
rested after the two had fought on q
trolley car. The evidence showed
that the white man had sought to
embarrass young colored woman
with whom Green was riding and that
when the white man started to get
up to strike him he knocked him
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-05-12
]. ROSAMOND JOHNSON,
COMPOSER, IN COURT

Newark, N. J., May 9.-(K. N. f.
Serice) ]. Rosamond johnson, noted
compsor, principal in musical act
at Loew's State Theatre here, was in
court last week to prefer charges
against Samuel Treff, manager of
the Beechnut Cafeteria, 124 Market
street, for refusing to serve him.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-05-12
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
TO LOSE JOB, RUMOR

New York, May Elk. N. F.
Service) According to special re-
port sent to New York colored paper
from Washington, D. C. numbers of
colored employees in that city will
lose their jobs when Col. Clarence o.
Sheriff. officer in charge of Public
Buildings and Grounds takes charge
on July 1. =
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-05-12
MURDERERS OF TWO MEN
PLEAD GUILTY IN COURT

New York, May 9.-(K. N. F.
service) Leon Singleton, 10, 8 East
134th Street, and Beatrice Penny
feather, %, 2108 Madison Avenue,
pleaded guilty in Special Sessions
last week, to the murder Of two men
who were found strangled to death
on a roof of 321 West Fifty-ninth
Street. - ....
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10

Prices I. o. b. Buick Factor
Ses; government fax to be
added. Ask about the @. M.
A q. Purchase Plan, sohich
prouideS for Deferred
Payments.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10

Col. Robert Sandal, editor in chief
of Salvation Army publications and
Major William Halpin, prison secre-
tary.
Col. Joseph Atkins, in command of
the Southern division, with headquar-
ters in Atlanta, will be the official
host Of the convention, assisted by
Lieut. Col Josephine Albright, COM
mander Of the Dixie division, with
headquarters at Birmingham.
A feature of the session will be
the music The territorial silver
quartet and massed oand composed
Of visiting musicians, will give nu-
merous street concerts as well as
play at the sessions Of the conven-
ton. Arrangements have also been
made for the musicians to give
number of radio concerts over To-
cal Transmission sets.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10
HOW TO USE CALCIUM
ARSENATE ON WEEVIL
State Board of Entomology Has
Issued Instructions - What
They Say

ATLANTA, March 10.-In view Of
the fact that planting of cotton has
begun in the southern part of the
state and the time for beginning the
fight on the boil weeyil is imminent,
the state board of entomology has
issued the following instructions on
the use of calcium in combating
the pest:
Just before the squares of the
cotton are large enough for the wee
vii to puncture and deposit their eggs
which is usually about the time the
frts cotton bloom appears in the
field, if you have any weevils, the
cotton should be busted twice at an
interval of three to four days. Then
watch your field carefully, and when
you find infested spots, if there are
any, dust these spots two or three
times at about three day in ervals,
and pick up each time all Of the
punctured squares. Later, when you
find the weevils infesting your field,
dust the cotton every five or six days
Should the infestation be heavy,
dust every four days for three or
four dustings, or until the weeyll IS
under control.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10
WORK ON TUGELO DAM
BIG ENGINEERING FEAT

TUGALO DAM, March 10.-Engi-
neers are rapidly completing their
task. of drilling in solid rock holes
$50 feet deep soon to be filled for
the explosion OF one of the largest
single charges of dynamite ever fired
in the state.
1t is claimed by the engineers in
charge Of the work that the charge
will slice off. an immense side Of the
mountain, much as one would cut a
slice of cake. The great mass is
being moved in order to get great
tension rocks to be imbedded in
Tugalo dam now Being built here
oy the Georgia Railway & Power
Company.
Charles G. Adsit, vice president OF
the company in charge of construc-
ton, expects to be ready for setting
off the charge sometime this month
weather conditions permitting. The
explosion Of the dynamite, accord,
ing to Mr.. Adsit, will be like the
rumbling of thunder. 1t is expected
the firing Of the charge can be view,
ed with safety from the opposite
bank Of the river.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10
HEADS Of SALVATION
ARMY MEET SATURDAY
Southern And Dixie Divisions
VIII Gathe- In Atlanta
Outline Organization Future

ATLANTA, March 1O.-Salvation
Army forces from the seven South
eastern states comprising the South
ern and Dixie divisions viii con-
vene here today for five day con-
ference. It is expected about 200
delegates will be in attendance from
the states of North and South Caro-
lima, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mis-
sissippi and Tennessee,
Plans and policies for the Saliva
ton Army work in the Southeast
will be discussed during the conven-
ton and local representatives de-
clare the work for IS posts and Is
social institution in the seven states
will be outlined at this time.
Commander Evangeline Booth,
oommander-in-chief of the Salvation
lists in the United States, is the most
prominent visitor at the convention,
but other well known leaders pres
ent are Commissioner and Mrs.
Thomas Estill, eastern territorial
commanders; Col. r. f. HoIz, chief
secretary of the eastern territory
Col. Charles Miles, principal of the
training school; Col Margaret Bowl
secretary of mems social work; Col.
Joseph Hammond, evangelist; Lieut..
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10

''If the weather is dry It is best to
continue to dust so that the boil wee
vii will be under control should wet
weather set in.
IF the weather is wet, continue to
dust, as busting in wet weather is
very effective, unless there comes a
lard rain Immediately after the APP
plication. Should this happen, re-
peat the application.
Continue your applications during
the season until the cotton is ma
tured beyond damage from the vice.
vii.
with an average infestation we
recommend that the farmers supply
themselves with 25 to 35 pounds Of
dust per acre for the season.
Dust at night or early in the
morning when the air is still. The
atmospheric conditions are much bet
ter at this time for success,
use an average Of about 5 pounds
Of calcium arsenate per acre. 1t will
require more when the cotton is
large, and less when cotton is small.
"A hand gun is very satisfactory
for small acreage and for busting
infested spots. A Two-row or Mule
back buster is good for larger acre
age and still better for larger acre
age is the Three-row Traction Dust
er. The Board has already sent out
a list of approved machines. if you
have not received one, you can get
this list by writing to the State Board
of Entomology, Atlanta, Ga
"If you will dust carefully and
properly, applying it as directed, you
will have success. Do it right and
succeed"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10
ON RECORD AGAINST
REMARRYING DIVORCES

SAVANNAH, March 10. - The
divorce DOGGY" has received another
broadside in Georgia. Members Of
the Savannah ministerial union have
placed themselves on record, through
resolution, as against marrying di-
vorced persons, except in the case
Of the innocent part of the divorce
getting a decree on New EastameHt
grounds, marital infidelity." Further,
the ministers pledged to preach the
necessity of efforts to safeguard the
home as the fundamental unit OF
society and the basis Of civiliza-
tom
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10

IN III tGI ia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10
CONGRESSMAN LEE WILL
SEE ALASKA WITH WEEKS

CHICAMAUGA, March 10.-Rep-
resentative Gordon Lee, of the sew
enth Georgia district, has decided to
spend some of the time congress is
not in session by seeing more of his
country. He has accepted the in
vitation of Secretary of War Weeks
to visit Alaska. The trip will re-
quire little more than two months
and each Congressman will pay his
own expenses.
The transport St. Mihiel on which
the Weeks party will make the trip
to Alaska, will sail from New York
April Is. Stops will be made at
Porto Rico, the Panama canal zone
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10
RAILROAD OFFICIALS
VISIT MONTEZUMA

MONTEZUMA, March 9.-Henry
Baldwin, division superintendent OF
the Central of Georgia railroad; w
w. Hackettt, division passenger
agent; w. E. Stewart, division freight
agent, and ]. D. Mccartney, assist.
ant to President w. A. Winburn,
were guests Of the Montezuma XII
wants club Wednesday and discuss
ed with them plans for new depot
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10

and at cities on the Pacific coast. en-
the way to Alaska.
On the return it is planned for
the party to leave the transport at
Seattle, the members returning to
their homes by rail.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10

in -1oatezcma.
The occasion, which was in the ma
ture of a get-together meeting, was
characterized by enthusiasm and good
fellowship and will do much toward
cementing the cordial relations al
ready existing between the town
and the railroad authorities.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-10

Edward Young Clarke, Atlanta,
shown here, has been indicted under
the Mann act by a Houston (TeX4
grand jury. He's charged with
transporting an unnamed Houston
woman from Houston to New Or
leans. He denies the charge.
The Ely miner., 1923-07-27
FIRE PREVENTION.

The National Fire Protection
Association at its annual conven-
tian in Chicago recommends ways
to reduce fire losses which appeal
to the common sense of all Of Us.
On the question of damages for
loss resulting to innocent persons
from preventable fires it endorses
a more general legal recognition of
the common law principle of per-
sonal liability for damage resulting
from fires due to carelessness or
neglect, and the enactment of laws
or ordinances fixing the cost of ex-
tinguishing preventable fires, upon
citizens disregarding fire prevention
orders.
This is strictly in accord with the
law which allows damages to an in
carelessness in operating an auto
mobile, elevator, railroad train,
street car, amusement park, mech
anical equipment, etc. Then why
not some redress against the person
who is careless with fire?
The association also urged mum
icipalities to adopt the standard
building code in order that fire.
resistive construction may be en-
couraged.
Also that states adopt building
and fire protection requirements for
public and private hospitals, schools,
asylums and the like, and that an
official investigation into the causes
of all fires be required.
Perhaps the wisest recommenda-
tion of all is that pleading for the
education of the children and the
public generally in careful habits
regarding the use of fire.
The Ely miner., 1923-07-27
AMERICAS $50 FIRST MORT
CAGE

The annual taxes paid in the
United States, national and local, on
property and income, direct and in
direct, are equal to the burden of
a mortgage on all the property of
the United States to the amount of
sixty-fve per cent of its valuation
bearing interest at per cent.
This tax mortgage is a prior lien
to the other mortgages. 1t encum-
bers the property which is free
from other debts and it is additional
burden to the property covered with
other debts.
This statement is very easily
proved. A fair conservative valua-
tion of the property in the United
States is $260,000, 10000, 1000.
The annual taxes, national, state
and local, are approximately SS,-
5O0,000,000.00. A mortgage of 65
per cent of the value of 260 billion
dollars would be ITO billion dollars.
Interest at per cent on the ITO
billion dollars mortgage would be
SS,5OO,000,000.0O-e xactly tn e
same as the taxes paid annually.
Some people think they do not
pay any of this tax because they
do not pay it to tax collector and
get a receipt. In this they are mis-
taken. All consumers pay taxes in
the form of higher prices for food,
clothing and Injuries.
Owners of tax-exempt bonds are
The Ely miner., 1923-07-27

pany, Ltd, of England and the
Pillsbury Flour Mills Company of
Minneapolis into $12,5O0 900
American holding company unani-
mously approved by shareholders
of British company.
Owatonna-Steele county to sell
$250,000 bond issue to finance
Improvement of trunk highway to
Glendale.
Luverne-Oil signs found at 36S ft.
depth on j. S. Thompson property
about 10 miles from town.
Minneapolis Tribune has taken over
circulation of Minneapolis News,
an evening paper.
Pine River-$26,000 armory nears
completion.
Wadena-New water tank to be
constructed at cost of $4,000.
Buffalo Lake-Electric Short Line
Railway opens new 30-mile track
extension to Lake Lillian.
acknowledgements to receive
track apparatus.
Cloquet-U. S. forestry men in
spect site for local government
station.
Askov-Creamery doubles business
in first five months this year
over same period last year. Pays
out $59,S91.
Clarissa-Feed mill to undergo re-
pairs and alterations.
Morris-Two new pumps for water
system proposed.
Cloquet-Government hospital for
Indians being remodeled.
Lancaster-Considering propo sa
from Minnesota Electric Dis
tributing Company to furnish
lighting system.
proposed for South Hibbing,
Brooklyn and Park addition.
lyn and Park addition.
Virginia., 700 gallons of ice
cream shipped here from Duluth,
largest single shipment ever to be
sent out from that city.
Duluth-$61 900 to be expended on
city parks.
West Duluth-Linking up of boule-
ward with Jay Cooke park road
proposed.
Chisholm-$175,00O unicip |
building to be constructed.
Duluth-$16,500 building permits
The Ely miner., 1923-07-27

the ones who escape taxation. The
big per cent tax mortgage rests
on the shoulders of all the rest of
US. That mortgage is growing
heavier every year.
The general burden of national,
state and local taxation has in
creased 134 per cent-more than
doubled-since 1912. Farm taxes
have increased 1875 per cent since
1914. Tax-exempt bonds have not
paid one cent of this increased
burden.
The amount of tax-exempt bonds
increases every year. The taxation
mortgage grows bigger every year.
If future issues of bonds are
made subject to income taxes, the
debt can be reduced and the taxes
made lighter.
1t is up to American taxpayers
and consumers to decide whether
they will permit bad condition to
grow worse or insist that a change
be- made for the better by taxing
bonds now exempt.
The Ely miner., 1923-07-27
HOW LONG WILL CONCRETE
LAST?

The Iowa Highway Bulletin asks
this question and then answers it by
citing the case of an arch bridge in
the south of France which is over
1000 years old, having been built
in Sc B. C. Concrete was IN fire.
auent use all through the Middle
ages. Many writer's go into minute
details describing how the IAN
clients" as they were called even
then, Laid boards on edges filling
the spaces between them with GEM
ent and all sorts of large and small
stones mingled together" The state
of preservation of many examples
of ancient concrete work should be
enough to reassure anyone who has
doubts about the lasting quality of
concrete
The Ely miner., 1923-07-27
ONE EFFECT OF TAX ExEMPTS.

investments IN taX-eXempt Secur-
tiles have resulted in a reduction
of more than $4,000, 100000 in the
total net incomes reported for last
year.
In 1916, 2O6 persons were re-
ported in the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
class, and last year this had
shrunken to only 21 persons as a
result of billion dollars or more of
tax-exempt securities being issued
every year and gobbled up by the
investors, taxpayers with $4,000 in
comes or less pay 46 per cent of
federal income tax.
Between the excess profits tax
and reducing incomes by investing
in tax-exempt securities, we are not
making the rich poorer, for more and
are made poorer, for more and
more the burden of the federal in
come tax is falling upon those with
small incomes