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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1927-10-01

meal Royalties. By what kind of crazy
reasoning do the persistent advocates of
notification of the Eighteenth Amend
ment get any comfort from history?
The Eighteenth Amendment has back
of it eighty to eighty-fve million of
American citizens who are determined by
this means to forever outlaw the bever-
age liquor traffic in America. This
amendment tore from the business of
strong drink its legal garments, leaving
the monster in all its ugly nakedness to
be pursued and overthrow as an enemy
of human life.
The age long curse of strong drink has
no legal standing in America. Those who
resist the prohibition laws belong to the
noisy but comparatively small minority
who either care nothing for human adj
vance or are the leftover victims who still
cry for the deadly drug of alcohol. In
addition to these natural and spontaneous
opponents is that much smaller number
who, in the saloon days, reaped rich gain
by exploiting the weakness and sin of
their. fellowmen.
The morals of this question are all on
the side of prohibition. The Civil War
settled the question of piecemeal loyalty
for that day and while there can be no
resort to arms nor is there need of it in
our time, yet by voice, personal influ-
ence and wide awake patriotism we must
defeat at the polls and everywhere else
he ren and measures that advocate this
piecemeal loyalty.
Thirst, blindness and greed are the
commanding generals in the army of null
liicaiionists. Like the devils in the mad
men Who cried out to Jesus Let us
alone. what have we to do with thee?"
the rstreafing advocates of rum howl
their defiance of laws that are gradually
freeing mankind from the demons of
drink As Jesus drove the devils into
the deep sea, so shall the Church of
Christ in our day press the war upon the
demons of beverage alcohol until America
is c1eansed, cured, gloriously clothed and
mighty in her right mind.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1927-10-01
THESE GIVE US new COURAGE
Resolutions by the Methodist Episcopal Meeting
Chicago at the Regular Session Sept. 19. 1927

METHODIST
Chicago a the Regular Session Sept 49, 1927
Of
this gives birth to the desire for the Improvement human society the minds of
Church
her schools hospitals and other institutions
The church also feels that there moral in political life where she
The Chicago Methodist Ministers n
their judgment that the nsa League distinctly child the Church,
has are proud OF accomplishments
laws and candidates for public office and
constituency for their their defeat In the exercise ot right has
sometimes exposed itself to criticism
of widespread propaganda ignoring
the Volead desire be known numbered believe
be her We the the the
country become the o the
Episcopal Meeting
conviction ministers we have only right but declare
involved public affairs And believing AntSaoon
will and follow leadership We
in
offered friendly spirit should carefully luaed and
coined The and the church the public
May both be ood by the spirit Of wisdom and sound mind
A T. Stephenson Howard Buxton
Meeting
Episcopal the
Method Church,
Methodist assembled hereby
by its enemies
bodies in behalf the rigid enforcement prohibition and that
all the officials who do their duty the enforcement of the law
belief
power expression
and
Legislators woh have voted against the notification of the law
heartily AntSao
chur through which fight the liquor traffic. and swed
loyalty
League its enders adapt solve of the liquor
Swedish Baphts Support Andsaoon League of Illinois
AntSa1oon We depoe the continued nsou reacheo and
the We hereby recommend churches both fnan
unfolding
public
his untring efforts in promoting this worthy
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1927-10-01
BOOTLECCINC IN FORMER DAYS FAR WORSE THAN NOW
Bogus Liquors Sold Ccago Dealers Admit That Customers Ha
Little Security from Adulteration
,ACTICE IS GENERAL
Accused by New York Seizure Denies Guilty Kow
edge Law Officers Scanty Help

Chicago Tribune, Dec. 7, 100D
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1927-10-01

AntSaoon League We deplore the
of the liquor forces undermine constitution
We hereby
y morally the League unfolding the Vostead
the Eighteenth Amendment and for the candidates that they
election public offices We further indoc Dr. George Stafford and thank
his untirng efforts in promoting this worthy
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-23
SpirituaIs Prostituted
R. A. Ad.ms (P. N. s.

Perhaps the acme of sacrifice lis
reached in the singing of Wasn't 1t
a Mighty Day. where they describe
Jesus Christ asia. baby getting his
feet muddy, ins the stable; in the
flippy, irreverent repetition of 20
Lord" and "Jesis Christ and the
careless use Of heaven. Just think
of Christian people applauding such
as this: rs
you got a ford, ! got, a ford,
All Gods chillun got ford; ny:
When I get TO heaven going to crank
up my ford s :,
And flivver all over Gods heavenp'
The greatest PITY and the greatest
shame of the situation. is that these
offenses are committed in the
churches, by church choirs and often
at the suggestions of Negro minis
tiers. II is well known, too that the
object in singing these spirituals in
this way, in making. them source of
amusement and entertainment rath-
err than one of spiritual lift is nine
tenths commercial; and in this we
are selling our spiritual birthright
for a mess of poor, tasteless, un-
nutritious material pottage.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-23
Passing"
{ From The Nation)

From The Nation)
When Anna was five months old
her mother gave her away to John
0dams, colored. Anna twelve now.
has lived with the Odams family ever
since. The other day, in Milwaukee.
where she lives, the police picked her
uD while she was following a car
nival company along the street. Then
it was discovered that Anna was
white
In her short life Anna has learned
to despise white people. She saws
they're mean. "I'm colored GIRL,
she insisted "and I'll always be a
colored girl" Her colored foster
father wants to keep her and she
wants to stay. But the city officials.
realizing at once their great and SOL
emn duty, performed il. Promptly
and courageously they removed this
dangerous menace to the color line
removed her to the Home for De-
pendent Children pending invests
ration of the ability Of the Odams
femily to care for her." (They have
supported her for twelve years.
It Is confidently expected that
within year. with the proper train
ing. Anna will become normal.
healthy white girl, with all the nor
NAL. healthy prejudices that are her
inalienable birthright.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-23
Do You Know?

What A point On The Cotton
Exchange L.?
Exchanges must necessarily have
a unit of trading, just as grocer
when selling coffee has unit Of
one pound as the basis of a trans
action. Cotton Exchanges make no
contracts for less than 100 500
pound bales, nor do they permit any
transaction involving the use of a
decimal fraction of less than one
hundredth (1-100) of a cent on each
pound of cotton bought or sold. This
is called a "point" A fluctuation
of one hundredth of a cent on a
pound is, therefore, point. If you
read, for instance, that the market
closed steadily. 8 to 10 points high
err, March 1898 and 1895, it means
that that is the value of pound
and that the advance in price was
eight hundredths (8-f00) and ten
hundredths) of cent per pound
not to 10 cents per pound.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-23
Sermon on Jim Crow
By Salem Tut Whitney

A white gentleman, born in New
Orleans. told me that he had no SYM
pathy for the majority of Colored
people. "They are as spineless as a
Jelly fish, as devoid Of pride as a hog,
as noncombative as a fishing-worm
and as treacherous to each other as
a Benedict Arnold They will sacri-
flee their pride for a white mans
smile; forfeit their independence for
a suit of old clothes; perjure them
selves and betray their fellows for
the meanest sort of political job.
They cry like brood Of motherless
monkeys when the key to the solu-
ton of 'jim-crowism' is in their
hands. All they need do is to re-
fuse to be jim-crowed.' Stop riding
'jim-crow' trolley cars and trains,
stay at home, walk or ride in their
own cars. Stop patronizing Sim
crow stores, theaters, parks, fairs
and other places of business and
amusements. To do so will cause
suffering, sacrifices and inconveni-
ences, but if they are not willing or
strong enough to endure such things
they don't deserve what they say
they want. When the change ceases
to flow into the 'iim-crow' baiter's
pocket it won't be long before there
will be a change in his viewpoint"
When a new "jim-crow" measure
is introduced, the promoters of it
know that there will be loud howl
from those affected. "Let 'em hol-
ler," they say, T" all they'll do is hold
a few mass meetings, pass a score of
meaningless resolutions and then
forget all about it." If the howl is
too prolonged they dish out their
"jim-crow" bait; If it is a railroad,
they issue free passes to the minis
tiers, teachers and a few other lead
ing y men and women. If it is a
civic measure, the bait takes the
form of jobs that are no longer de-
sired by white men. The amusement
"jim-crow" bait has already been
described.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-23
Too Much Politics In Churches
Says Bishop ". I. Vernon

In an article entitled "What is the
Trouble" published in the Christian
Recorder of this week Bishop w. T.
Vernon of the A. M. Z. Church and
former register of the U. S. treas
ury, has said some very plain, and
for bishop very startling things,
about the church.
Says the Bishop, 81 do not ex-
pect this article to make me popu-
lar. I love this church and must, if
/ see danger, sound the alarm" The
2 chief trouble the Bishop says is
church. politics. Often the merit
does not count as against the ia
vor of an ecclesiastical "ring". loft
times The machine or the gang is in
control Of the conferences and .un-
less man will do their bidding he
is marked for slaughter" To escape
this Slaughter" many good man
is made to wink at evil. Says the
Bishop in his article again, man
or set of men desire to destroy a
brother, and by systematic misrepre-
sentation and falsehood they influ-
ence the Bishop" This is to carry
out political end, and the church is
the sufferer thereby.
Again the church is getting too
materialistic. II is raising the false
standard of money, and paying too
small attention to the real spiritual
and moral needs of the people. To
be plain" says bishop Vernon, IF
a bishop drives his brethren harder
than his colleagues, OFT times taking
tribulation money from the preach
ers' family and "blood" money from
the people, the Bishop is applauded
to the echo as mighty financier;
those to whom the money is sent are
called financial wizards"
"What is the remedy" Asks the
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-23
Weekly Lessons in
English
Word Often Misused

Word Often Misused
Don't say, at is very unique" or
most unique" unique" means the
only one of its kind, and should not
be qualified.
Word Often MisspelIed
Procedure. Proceed" has two
"e's", but procedure has only one
"e".
Word Often Inexperienced
Des Moines- fIowa). Pronounce
as if spelled "Da-Moin'. the "a" as
in "day," the "oi" as in 'toil', ac-
cent on the last syllable.
Synonyms
Transfer, transmit, transport, car
ry, convey, conduct. bear.
Word Study
Use word three times and IL is
YOURS. Let us increase our vocabu-
larv by mastering one word each
week.
SERENITY: clearness. calmness.
Nothing could disturb the serenity
of his manner"
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-23

During the recent session of the
Baptist National Convention in De-
troit, the question of supporting two
hospitals was considered. The sug-
gestion was made that one of these
hospitals be located in the south and
the other in the north.
The idea of establishing these hos
pitfalls is one to be commended and
proves that The tendency of this
great denomination is along practical
and beneficial lines. In doing this
they will be building bodies that will
be proper temples for that which is
spiritual. No other race is in great
er need of hospitals properly located.
Untold sufferings have been the re-
suit of lack of such. and many have
met an untimely death for its want.
for its want.
Hospitals should be located in GEN.
tiers in the south where the greatest
good can be the result. This should
be seriously considered by those who
are interested in the movement. In
the north ample accommodation can
be secured for the afflicted ones,
but in the south there is a dearth
of such accommodation. To accom-
plish the greatest amount of good
this section should be favorably con-
sidered.
Ever since the ink was drv on
Lincoln's Emancipation Prbclama-
ton the critics of the Negro have
been busy trying to prove his inner
ent and eternal inferiority. First,
they said that his mind was below
the human level. and the Negro re-
plied by graduating with honors
from the leading universities of Am
erica and Europe. They called him
immoral, but their own history and
literature proved that in immortality
he was an amateur compared with
other races. They called him lazy.
but their own phrase, work like a
Niger" belied them. They called
him cowardly, but his military rec
ord made the charge absurd. They
called him shiftless and improvident.
but NEGRO business. though not what
It should be, is growing by leaps.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-23
Our Jungle Ancestors!

4, Do yon know who built the wonder
full monuments and temples of Egypt,
India and Chaldea and the amazing art
works being dug up today? Did you
know that those ancients possessed
arts lost to us today? How did they
cut the hard granite that our tools
fail to subdue? How did they produce
the brilliant dyes that seem imperish-
able ? Their kings were the GODS of
the Greeks and Romans. what was
their@race2 Was 1t ancient black men
or white men who founded masonry
and fraternalism Who tanned this
first animals and the first plants?
What race laid the foundation of
present day art and science?
The answer makes the THRILLING
story of WONDERFUL ETHIOPANS
"A book whose, contentious are ac-
septed by American authorities. ,.
Linen. s225 Leather $500
UNIVERSAL PRESS, BOX 332
Oklahoma City, Okla.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-23
History
hoo Year, AGO in the U. s.

100 Years Ago in the U. s. =
George Whitfield, in 1889. turned
the attention of many to the hard
case Of the people of color. =
DIR. Benjamin Rush, of Philadel-
phia, purchased a pew in St. Thomas
Church (colored) and attended pub
lie worship with the oppressed peo-
pie of color. In consequence he lost
half his practice, but afterward pub
lie opinion changed, and he. recov-
cred his professional business.
Mr.. Roscoe, of Liverpool, England.
wrote a poem about one hundred
forty years ago entitled, "The
Wrongs of Africa" and gave the
profit of it to the Committee of In
guiry into the conditions of the peo-
pie of color
DIR. Wedgewood made his manu-
factory of earthen ware contribute
to the cause of the oppressed during
the early struggle of the abolitionists
in England.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-23

Bishop, and he answers: LET it be
understood that merit, faithful SER
vice and loyalty alone constitute the
open the same to consideration and
promotion. "Cease to make the
Dollar mark the criterion. Let duty
and not who shall occupy this or that
place be the urge to glorious service
And last but not elast, let US have
a budget system.
The Bishop regards the church as
the strongest and most useful organ
ization in the race, and says he be-
lieves, it ought to be willing to stand
a searching examination. For only
thereby shall it be cleaned and be
able to do the. good work to which
God has called it. And as one of
the highest dignitaries in it he is not
afraid to criticise it, and believes the
troubles will be remedied.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-23
Look and Learn

I: Which side fired the first shot
in the Civil War?
2. Which is the most interesting
organ of the human body?
3. Who was the Greek god of the
sun?
4. What animal is the most beauti-
full and graceful of the quadrupeds?
5. What is the flower symbol for
the month of July?
ANSWERS
/. The South.
2. The brain.
3. Apollo.
4. The antelope.
5. The water lily.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-23
WHAT IS AUDIo FREQUENCY

Variations in the rapidity of the
air waves hitting the ear drum gives
the different sounds. The lowest
sounds are caused by vibrations as
low as 20 per second. High, shrill
sounds have vibrations as high as 10,-
600 or more per second. Air vibra-
tions between 20 and 10000 per sec
ond cover the range of human hear
ing, or what is known &C Audio FIRE.
quency. One can not perceive any
sound from air vibrations that are
slower or more rapid than the Audio
Frequency range. !,
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-23
Creation

God made the black mani:
He made him in the night.
He was so tired and sleepy
He forgot to daub him white.
God made the white man;
He made him in the day.
He planned to make him in the night;
But feared he'd run away.
Clifford L.. Miller.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-23
Can You Tell?

1. Where and when was Tous-
saint DOuverture born?
2. When was slavery first intro
duced in America?
9. How many Negro soldiers
served in the Revolutionary War?
d., Who was John Gloucester?
5. Who is said to be the founder
of modern Russian literature? ~
6. How many hospitals and nurse
training schools for Negroes are
there at the present time? (,
q. What Negro served as special
assistant to the Secretary of War
during the World War? ri
g.. OF what organization is the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People an out
growth?
9. Who is the author of From
Superman to Mani"
10. Who is the present recorder
of deeds of the District of Colun-
bia?
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-23
Answers

Answers
1. He was born near Cape Fran
co.'s, Haiti, in 1743. t3
2. In 1919, the first African i'm
migrants landed in jamestown, Va.
3. About 5000.
4. He was the first Negro pastor
of a Presbyterian church in America.
5. Alexander .Sergueyevich Push
kin.
s. About 1862.
Z. Emmett Scott.
8. The, Niagara Movement.
8. J. A. Rogers.
10. Arthur G.. Froe.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-23

RENT that Spare Room. Make
It earn its upkeep. Place your nd
In The Enterprise. Phone PRos-
pect OO65.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-08
Rhodes and Andrews
Burned Car at Wing,
According to Sheriff

Leland Rhodes and Chas. Andrews,
held at Yuma, Ariz., for the theft
of DR.. F. B. Strauss automobile
here two weeks ago, haze a long
list of crimes charged up against
them, according to attaches Of the
Burleigh county sheriff's office.
It is claimed by the sheriff's force
that several weeks ago Andrews stole
an automobile in Chicago and drove
it to Minot, where he met Rhodes.
When questioned as to ownership of
the car, which was in a Minot gar
age, Andrews said he had the bill
of sale at the hotel and would get
it. Instead, he and Rhodes, accord
ing to the story picced together here,
stole another car at Minot and drove
to Wing, where this car was burned,
Serial number plates taken from the
burned machine showed it to be the
one stolen at Minot.
According to stories told local of
ficials, the men set fire to the car
at the top Of a hill four miles south
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-08
SO. ST. PAUL LIVESTOCK

NJOAtn AoSs Qhis AAIllIiss ASOs. O.
(AP)-(U. S. D. Of A.)-Cattle g.
500: opening slow; steady on most
killing classes; some weakness on in
between grade she stock; early sales
westerns and warmed up native
steers 1925 and 11.5O respectively;
bulk steer run salable $50 down;
she stock largely 6.5O@S.5O; cutters
4.75M5.75; bulls mostly 6.75@7.OO;
stockers mad feeders slow; steady;
calves 1000; vealers, quality consid-
cred, strong to 25 cents higher; good
lights early 1O.OO@1O.5O.
Hogs 1900; opening very slow,
generally 25@5O cents lower than
Mondays close; most bids and few
early sales desirable 170@22O pound
weights S.75@9.25; top 9.25; bid
ding most $50 for light lights,
most packing sows early 100000;
bidding mostly 900 on pigs or so
cents lower; average cost Monday
9.O4; weight 223.
Sheep 1000; practically nothing
done early; packers bidding steady
for fat lambs, or 12.5O@13.5O; sell
crs asking strong to higher prices;
most culls and heavies 9.5O@11.5O
respectively; most fat ewes 5000
600 to packers; number cars west
ern feeding lambs 12.75@13.0O; one
double feeding ycarling wethers av-
craglng S5 pounds, 1850.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-08
WHEAT PRICES
GO DOWNWARD
Market Affected by Reports of
Favorable Weather in
Argentina

Chicago, Nov. S.-(AP)-With re-
ports at hand that weather in Argen-
tina has become favorable, wheat
averaged lower in price today dur
ing the early dealings. Fresh con-
firmation was lacking that either
rust or frost in Argentina had done
important damage. Opening un-
changed to 3-S cent off, wheat later
underwent as sag all round. Corn
was strong, starting ii a IL cent
higher, and continuing to point up
ward. Oats were firm. Provisions
tended downgrade.
Wheat traders appeared to be in
clined to give considerable attention
today to advices that Argentine crop
prospects are good, although as yet
an suspicious result for the season
is by no means assured. The bear
81 . Of the market was given some
at .,ntage also by word that Liver
pool stocks of wheat this week to-
tailed l,S32,000 bushels, against L.
O2s,0O0 bushels last week, and AGO.
900 bushels year ago. News Of
better weather in Argentine was
somewhat offset by wintering condi-
tons likely to delay the movement
Of wheat in territory both north and
south of the Canadian line.
Unsettled conditions in the corn
belt gave pronounced strength at
times today to the corn market. No
selling pressure was in evidence I'M
til May advanced to above 90 cents.
Receipts here were small, only 81
cars arriving in Chicago today.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-08
NOTICE OF CHATTEL MORTGAGE


Notice is hereby given that default
has been made in the conditions Of
that certain Mortgage made by Da-
!, Auto SALES Co; Inc Of s Biz
Of North Dakota Mortgagor. to The
Griffin Co. Of Bismarck. County Of
Eurleigh and State of North Dakota.
Mortgage, dated the 18th dag Of
ing Indebtedness. to-wit: a promis-
sorry note for $4,000 dated October
LIST. 1926. and due April LIST. 1927.
drawing interest at the rate Of nine
which Mortgage was duly filed in the
office. Of the Register Of Deeds Of
Eurleigh County. State Of North Da-
kota. on the gath day of January.
1927. at 1925 o'clock A. NJ. and which
default is Of the following nature. to-
wit: The failure Of the said mort
gagor to pay at any time heretofore
the said principal sum OF $4,000 or
any part thereof and the said default
further consists of the said mort
0agor's failure to pay any part. Of
the accrued interest of said mortgage
debt at any time; and that there is
claimed to be due on said Mortgage
at date of this notice the sum Of One
EiGhty-four cents ($164.S4) for prin-
cipal and interest.
And that said Mortgage will be
foreclosed by a sale of the personal
matter described, at public auction.
agreeably to the statutes in such case
made and provided, at the front door
of the court house, in the city of Bis.
marck, in the County of Rurleigh.
State Of North Dakota, at the hour
Of two o'clock r. NJ, on Wednesday
the 18th day OF November, 1927.
That personal property which will be
sold to satisfy said Mortgage is de-
scribed as follows. to-wit:
One % Oldsmobilc touring fcar)
with enclosure, model i3 a, Motor No.
1885. Serial No. 1O031. together with
all standard equipment, now in the
possession of said Mortgage.
Dated at Bismarck, y. Oak. Novem-
Der eth. 1927.
w. N. SCOTT.
Agent.
+. RI. REGISTER,
Attorney for Mortgakee.
bismarck, North Dakota.