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can find fault Of what was done. Both
the absent and silent member should
take the medicine however bitter. as
they are at fault.
Eloquence oftines take good judge
ment-by storm in the wrong direction,
the same thing applies to sympathy
or favoritism. Fear Of becoming I'M
popular, may also silence a timid
member Eloquence in Congress, our
Legislatures and even in secret orders
oftimes cause to be enacted laws that
are detrimental to the general welfare
OF the people, while the silent member
acquesses in the action, until you re-
turn home to your constituents and
your neighbor calls you to account for
it. The deed is done and may take
years to eradicate it from the statutes.
On the other side, good legislation
may be killed
If some one could suggest a remedy
that would invigcrate the brain cells
OF these silent members, the society
would owe them a debt OF gratitude
A still tongue does not make a wise
head unless the mental faculties are
working, and the public VIII soon find
a way to take the golden opportunity
from these silent members. The
EPistle OF PAUL to TITUS, the 9th
verse of the 18th chapter of Hebrews
and the 18th verse Of the 5th chapter
Of JAMES could Be read with much
thought by these members.
Over jealous officials find it an easy
matter to pass vicious legislation. or
enforce executive prerogatives; and in
time individual rights will be usurped,
our constitution and Landmarks will
be obliterated and despotism prevail.
BY this article we do not desire to
create a hostile attitude on the part
Of these silent members TO all just and
advantageous legislation, we merely
attempt to awaken them to protect
their own rights as individuals from
Bureacrats.
Suppose the Negro Of this country
should have kept silent as to the
showing OF the picture Birth Of Ma
ton" when the showing of Uncle
Toms Cabin" i prohibited in some
sections Of this country, Think Of the
work done in our interest by the N.
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BOOKCHAT
By Mary White Ovington
Chairman Board of Directors of the Ma
tionaI Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People

think no more about it, while the white
would be jumpy for some time after
wards.
These are the results Of Mr.. Cranes
long series of experiments. But they
don't show what he expects them to.
He starts by asking: "What is the
psychological explanation of the i'm
pulsiveness, the improvidence, the inn
morality which the Negro everywhere
manifesto" To this pretty postuIate
ne has no answer AT times he finds
the Negro stands the tests better than
the whites. rs out Of 81 whites make
the silly remark that they did not ex-
perience any desire to withdraw their
hands but they did have to exercise
self-control- Only Negroes make
this contradiction. But, Mr.. Crane
explains, we may assume that the in
trospections Of the whites are the
more reliablel' Again, he asks the
question, To what extent does an in
dividuals success with the test de-
pend upon his intelligence? Not at
all" is his reply, because the Ne
groes do as well as the whites and We
know the Negroes intelligence is lower
than the whites" And he ends by
suggesting that the Negroes success il
because both the drive and the Volt
tional factors were operating on lower
planes than the white's,-the two fac
tors being lower to almost function
ally equal degrees, with the result that
these differences tended to offset each
other" ! suspect Mr.. Crane halls from
Dixie.
To an ordinary reader the expert
ment seemed to show that sex and
race alike were negligible, the result
proving that present day environ
ment brought similarity in reactions.
Would one Of Jane Austin's heroines
have kept her lily hand under the de-
scending weight? | wot not. I can
hear her scream now, while newly
arrived native from Africa would have
] used his hand to smash the apparatus.
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NEWS ITEMS
BY Charles Stewart, Jr.
HOPE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Hope Presbyterian Church expert
enced a happy hour last Sunday after
noon when the community orchestra,
conducted by Major N. Clark Smith,
made its first public appearance. Too
much praise cannot be paid this or
chestra for the great achievement il
has made under their great instructor,
Major Smith.
Next Sunday the Chicago Tuskee-
gee Club will assist the Community
Forum in a special program. Those
engaged to appear on the program
are: Mr.. Rufus Sampson, will deliver
the address; Miss Mayme Fischer,
pianiste; Miss Delphie Evans, Vocal
Soloist; Mrs. z R. Mitchell. reading;
and Captain w. C. Thomas. cornet
The public is cordially invited to at
tend this Community Forum Sunday
afternoon at $3.50.
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RACE DIFFERENCES IN IN
HIBITION"
BY Albert Loyal Crane. Published by
G. E. Stechert & Company, 81 E.
10th ST., New York City. Price
$3.50. Postage l0c Extra.

We are having multitude of sci
entihc tests, intellectual and psyche
logical. This book on race inhibitions
is study OF a test practiced upon so
white men and wemen and so colored
men and women. The test Is described
infinitely and seems to be as follows;
The subject to be put to the test is
assured that he will suffer no harm.
He is then led into laboratory, seat
cd before table and his hand placed
in a definite space above which q
seemingly heavy weight is suspended
which if il falls will hit his hand. The
weight descends and. slight electric
current, to make fear the more likely
at the same time passes through the
subjects hand The weight stops just
before it would hit the hand. If il
were allowed TO drop all the way, viii
the subject allow his hand to remain
under the descending weight, and Il
he jerks It away the first time, will he
continue to do so. given successive
trials2 His reactions are tested, not
only by sight but BY instruments tc
measure muscular and respiratory
movements.
The result Of this series Of expert
ments upon 200 people was as follows
|. Sex differences were negligible
2. The number Of Withdrawals d
the white and colored groups were thu
same. The whites however scattered
both their arms and breathing fiinche.
over wider range Of trials.
AS illustration, if white and colorec
were in a falling elevator the two
races would be about alike IN theil
fear, but if they got to the ground un
hurt the Negro would walk off an,
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Hon. Joseph 6. Cannon to second
the nomination of President Roosevelt
and the wise Republican politicians OF
Los Angeles, Cal, would Be standing
in their own light if they fail to send
Col. Thompson as one of the delegates
to the Republican National Conven-
ton at Cleveland, Ohio, and assist to
make it possible for him to second the
nomination Of Hon Calvin Coolidge
for president Of the United States
Editor.
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THE SINNER

Ny eyes are very tired,
And my hands are growing cold;
Although | am sinner,
In Heaven shall rest my soul.
I can see the yawing abyss,
And it's not SO far away;
Although | am a sinner,
Oh God. let thy blessings fall this way
The moments drawing nearer.
And I'm taking my last breath;
Although | am sinner.
My soul. in Heaven shall rest.
BY Reece L. Anderson.
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sIoNILLI ADELPHIA GIRLS

The Sionilli Adelphia Girls met at
the home OF Miss Alice Mars. +557
Forrestville avenue, Sunday Feb. TO-
The girls discussed the plans for a
dance which il TO be given the later
part OF the month At the St Elizabeth
Hall, 10th and Wabash avenue. After
this discussion two new members were
introduced to the club, Misses Nc
Cure and Kirk. There were several
visitors present at the meeting. The
club then adjourned to hold their
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THE JOLT coEUR CLUB

The Joli Occur Club met at the
Brean Baptist Church, Sind and Dear
born Streets, Friday, February 9th.
The Chill Party was hugh success.
the members sang songs and were fav-
ored with several musical selections.
The next meeting will be held at the
Church, Friday. afternoon, Feb. 18th at
$3.50 P. M. Miss Mildred Clancy,
President, Miss Ruth Gray, Editress.
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A POET AND DON'T KNOW IT

Mr.. Reece L. Anderson has been de-
voting his spare moments to writing
poetry and submits one Of his poems
for opinion. Mr.. Anderson, is the son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Anderson.
COLI Wabash Ave-, and il planning 70
enter law school next semester.
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VISITS PARENTS

Mr.. Edward Gillespie. who is stu
dent at the Wisconsin University, and
is well known in the younger social
set of Chicago, returned to the city
to visit his parents, Mfr. and Mrs.
Frank L. Gillespie Mr.. Gillespie is
expected to return to school to resume
his studies Sunday evening.
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her poems had been read and endorsed
bv a number Of distinguished men Of
London. England and Phyllis Wheat
lev was called to her eternal rest, It
was discovered that she was the first
woman. white or black, to attain liter
ary distinction in America. Since her
death, many American Negroes, either
slaves or Of slave ancestry, have at
tanned distinction along most all lines
Of endeavor, notwithstanding that we,
as a racial group, have not been out
Of the bonds Of slavery but few years
(62 years to be exact, as time for
races and nations is reckoned.
President George Washington's ref
erence to the little slave girls ambi-
ton and achievement no doubt meant
much to her by way of encouragement
and inspiration and her verses, which
were published in London. under the
title Of Poems on Various Subjects,
Religious and Moral, by Phyllis
Wheatley, Negro Servant to Mr.. John
Wheatley, Of Boston III New Eng
land" were widely read both in Amer
lea and abroad.
Kings OF nations and Presidents Of
republics necessarily write many let
tiers as an official duty and there are
thousands Of letters that are sent out
from executive mansions and palaces
with the sanction of nations chief
that have not been read nor seen by
the chief executive. Usually a private
secretary, with many assistant secre-
taries and clerks determine what's in
the mail or periodicals that should
be brought to the personal attention
Of the King or President" and il is
considered a mark Of considerable
distinction worthy Of his personal at
tention and acknowledgement. Such
distinction has recently been given
one Of our own race men by President
Calvin Coolidge. known and greatly
admired for his sincerity IN action and
thorough knowledge Of men and meas
ures. A personally written and signed
letter BY President Coolidge which
explains itself follows
Mr.. Noah d. Thompson.
Care of Los Angeles Evening Elk
press,
Los Angeles. Cal"
Ny dear Mr.. Thompson
IL am very much obliged 10 you for
sending me the editorial page Of The
Express Of December 10Th. / was
particularly interested in the editorial
on the race question. which / sincerely
believe analyses this difficult problem
accurately. and suggests the lines
along which its solution will finally be-
reached. Il is most gratifying to have
the support in this regard Of 50 under
standing student Of public questions
Very truly yours
(Signed) CALVIN COOLIDGE
Not only does the President ack-
nowledge having read Mr.. Thomp-
sons editorial which We reprint and
winch has been reprinted il many pub
hcations throughout the country but
ne goes further and pays Mr. Thomp-
son an unusually high compliment by
declaring that @the editorial analyses
the difficult problem accurately and
suggests lines along which its solu-
uon will finally Be reached
we do not recall ever reading what
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THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THIS
COUNTRY, IN A LETTER TO MR.
THOMPSON, STATES THAT HE IS
AN UNDERSTANDING STUDENT
OF PUBLIC QUESTIONS"
GEORGE WASHINGTON, FIRST PRES
IDENT, PRAISED PHYLLIS WHEAT
LEY, THE FIRST POETESS OF THE
COLORED RACE IN AMERICA.

About Is years after she, mere
child. had been brought from Africa
and sold as a slave at Boston, Mass,
PHYLLIS Wheatley wrote number of
poems, one OF which was highly
praised BY the Father Of Our Coun-
try" in letter to one OF his friends.
When. on December 5. 1874. after
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Eau FRAUs WHIST CLUB

The Frau Fraus Whist Club gave a
dancing party last Thursday evening
at the Maddox Manor, $3.50 Grand
Blvd A very pleasant evening was
spent by the guests
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
MALE HELP

COLORED Men wanted to qualify
for sleeping car and train porters-
Experience unnecessary Transporta-
ton furnished. Write T. McCaffres
Supt.. St. Louis. Mo.
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CHIPS

Mrs. "A. N. Fields, 3l2O Indiana
avenue, the dutiful and pleasant wife
Of our fellow townsman, Col. Archi-
bald N. Fields. one Of the political war
horses of the second ward, has been
confined to her home, with illness for
the past two weeks She is now grad
ually improving under the care of DR.
NJ J. Brown
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meeting at the home Of Miss Dorothy
Scott 54l9 Dearborn street, Sunday.
Feb "a
The broad ax., 1924-02-16

Mr.. and Mrs George Chapman,
6142 So. Elizabeth street, rank among
the best citizens in Englewood. They
own a lovely home at the above num-
Der and they are constant supporters
OF this newspaper.
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NOT SKIP sToPs-MoRE CARS.

1t is difficult for, us to work up any great
amount of enthusiasm over the suggestion
that railway traffic on the streets of Kenosha
can be improved by the elimination of stops.
We believe that the traffic can be much better
improved by the addition of rolling stock or the
keeping in service the rolling stock now owned
by the company.
The tspip-stop plan for the operation of a
street railway may work out in large cities,
but with the very limited business for this
carrier in Kenosha, it must be apparent to any
one connected with the operation Of it that the
maximum Of service must be given if this
company is to build up business great enough
Ito justify the investment in it.
The people who ride on street cars want the
service of the company to be real conven-
fence. They do not want to walk three or four
blocks to get on a street car, and most of them,
if forced to walk that three or four blocks, will
elect to walk the rest of the way down town
and the company will lose the business entirely.
People who ride on street cars are temper
mental just the same as those who ride in
automobiles The man who drives an automo-
bile, drives where he can get the best road and
the most convenience. The man or woman
who rides on street car demands the same
thing. ts
The transportation committee of the civic
council Will recognize early IN us STUDY OF the
street railway traffic problem in Kenosha that
it has big job if it secures any betterment
of the traffic Possibly it could best serve the
community by increasing the desire of people
to ride. This cannot be done with the elimina-
ton Of stops, even if such an elimination does
speed up traffic little.
A few more cars in use on the Kenosha
lines would serve better to speed up traffic and
to make the service more acceptable to the
people who use it.
Ill Of course the operators of the car lines will
insist that the present business of the COM
pany will not permit added facilities, but those
gentlemen can rest assured that the business
of the company will not be aided any by the
elimination of the conveniences which now
exist.
The people are constantly demanding more
service To give them less service, means the
goss of the little business that the company
now has.
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meet the exigencies Of the time.
Work Was Marvel.

WOrk was Marvel.
The work of this convention fur
nishes a spectacle unequalled in all
history of a nation revolutionizing it's
form of government, abolishing one
and substituting another without a
drop of blood shed, without publicity
during the period of its work and sub
hitting to the people as result of
its efforts an instrument which
brought forth the oft-quoted comment
airy of Gladstone that "The American
Constitution is the most wonderful
work ever struck off at given time
by the brain and purpose of man."
The greatest actual attendance upon
the convention was ffty-fve, and at
the end only thirty-nine signed the
document. Thirty-one of the members
of the convention were lawyers, and
among them were included the lead
ers in American life: George Wash
ington, Benjamin Franklin, James
Madison, Charles Pinckney, Roger
Sherman, Alexander Hamilton, James
Wilson, and Others.
On September II, 1887, the work of
the convention was completed, and the
Constitution was signed and submitted
to the consideration of the. United
States in Congress assembled. In the
letter of submission appears the fol-
lowing paragraph: "In all our deliber-
atoms on this subject we kept steadily
in our view that which appears to us
the greatest of every true American,
the consolidation of our Union in
which is involved our prosperity, feii-
city, safety, and perhaps cur national
existence. This important considera-
tion seriously and deeply impressed on
our minds, led each state in the con-
vention to be less rigid on points of
inferior magnitude than might have
been otherwise expected; and thus the
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-18
Fables On, Health
CARE OF THE FEET.

AS most people know, but give little
attention, the type Of shoes worn and
the fit of them are all important
factors in the comfort and health of
the feet
Children between the ages of 9 and
Ia should be watched closely and care
taken in fitting them to shoes. This
is the period of greatest growth and
the question of foot expansion should
not be forgotten.
Around the age of children-girls
in PARTICULAR likely to begin to
get fussy about styles in shoes, and
from IA to FL is period when this
style idea gets most firmly implanted.
In old age a good shoe fit is even
more important. The foot having at
tanned it's complete maturity is very
sensitive to changes in organic life
and the freest foot action should be
allowed
Shoe filters and shoe statesmen
should be acquainted with the struc-
ture of the human foot and its various
peculiarities.
Different ages require different
shapes and different occupations
change the shoe requirement.
If the child arrives at maturity with
sound feet the chance for comfort in
later years is good, provided good shoe
judgment is used.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-18

Constitution which we now present is
the result of spirit of amity, and of
that mutual Difference and concession
which the popularity of our political
situation rendered indispensable"
1t is significant that the first act
of the first Congress of the United
States, after the adoption of the Con-
stitution, and passed on June /, 1889,
provided that the President, the mem
bers of the Senate and of the House of
Representatives the members of the
State Legislatures and all executives
and judicial ocffiers of the several
states, and all officers of the United
States, should take an oath as follows:
81 do solemnly swear or affirm that
will support the Constitution of the
United States"
Every person who seeks to be natur-
allied as citizen of the United States
must likewise take a solemn oath to
support the Constitution. We who are
native born citizens have even a high
er obligation faithfully and in all
things to support the Constitution and
to maintain the Government establish
ed thereby a~
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partment would be interested in the appllca-
tions of these men, but if it fails to accept
their service, there is no reason why the men
should not be put on by the District Attorney
or the Sheriff of Kenosha county. The District
Attorney has pretty wide latitude IN ms
office, and if he could show to the county board
that these men would help to clean up Keno
sha county. it would be easy to get the ap-
preparation needed.
1t can be said that the employment OF men
willing to go out and help clean up the county,
will be lot cheaper than the calling OF grand
jury It is possible that intelligent work by a
couple of good men would get pretty nearly as
much in the way of results as grand jury
operating at a large expense and continuing It's
investigations over a long period.
Local officials have not been able to get the
information which these men claim to have
There is only one answer, and that is to hire
the men who can get the results.
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WHY NOT GIVE THEM A CHANCE.

A number of men from Kenosha county
have applied to the state prohibition commits
sioner for a chance to help that official in
cleaning up Kenosha county in connection
with liquor law violations. These men have
shown an intimate knowledge of conditions in
Kenosha county. They appear to know just
where the booze and the beer flows the most
freely and where the biggest profits are being
made by continued violations of the law They
have expressed willingness to take.the chance
of catching the men most responsible for the
liquor law violations. They are fellows who
have mixed in politics and who have had a
chance to stand at the bar and drink and to
know that they were not limited in their
choice of drinks. <
We believe that these fellows should have
achance to make good their promises 1t Ger
tainly does not mean very great expenditure
to put these men on for few days and try
the mout If they are found to be four-flush-
ers, they can be eliminated very easily
1t is naturally expected that the federal 1e-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-18

The Loeb and Leopold decision shows that
Illinois judges want to turn their backs on the
death penalty. Certainly there can be no hang
ing of boys in Illinois in the future The crime
committed by Leopold and Loeb, was one Of the
most dastardly in history If they can get away
with life sentence, certainly no other boy
should ever stretch hemp" in Illinois. Fair
ness suggests that the two boys now awaiting
executions be given the same chance as these
pampered criminals who are now learning for
the first time that it is criminal to kill some
one
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-18
COMING.

Inflated prices have been reduced
considerably. Therell be more reduc-
ton, by waves or cycles, as the years
slip by.
The next major movement or cycle
in industry will be defation of CAPT
talization. Already it's becoming neces-
sary and unavoidable. Many industries
have seen the light and acted.
A business that valued itself at
100000 in the boom, but worth only
100000 now, is not going to be able
to earn on the high basis during sharp
competition
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INFLATED.

Among other things, many farmers
are the victims of land speculation
trying to earn fair rate of profit on
land bought at too high prices during
postwar speculation.
Industry did the same, only on a
gigantic scale. Most business inflated
their capitalization, by stock dividends
chiefly, to dodge the tax collector.
They've been trying to earn the old
time rate of return on more capital
ization than they are economically en-
titled to.
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BUNK.

When John Wilkes Booth leaped TO
the stage of Ford's Theatre after
shooting Abraham Lincoln, he did not
stop dramatically and shout, "Sic
semper tyrannis" or something else.
If he said anything at all, he ldidn't
stop when he was saying it. He was
fleeing for his life and he wasted no
time on speeches.
This is the. version of William J.
Ferguson, who was callboy and promp-
ter at Ford's theatre that historic
night.
There's lot of bunk in history-to
make it thrill us. Napoleon's famed
pose was not for meditation or effect,
but to keep his cape about him for
warmth
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-18
BRIDE.

Massachusetts man married pref
ty waitress. In the following year she
purchased two new suits a week
1O4 in the year. This comes out at the
divorce hearing.
Apparently this bride gratifed a
long suppressed desire for fine feath-
ers We all have some such desire.
But few are ever able to crafty the
yearning, as did this ex-waitress. She
was Cinderella, though only for a
year. Now she has the memories nd
the gowns.