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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-12-28
BEWARE OF HOG
SELLING SCHEME

Daniels County Leader: County
Agent Smith has requested the
Leader to inform the farmers of d
smooth scheme now being en-
ployed by a commercial swine
company in this state. The Mon
tana Farmer, the Washington
Farmer, as well as other publica-
tions in their states, also give
some valuable information on this
subject to the unwary farmer.
1t appears that the scheme is to
sell the farmer one or more gifts
at S95 each, the company con
tracing to buy back gifts that
come up to their standards at S35
each.
Some farmers have made such
deals and been satisfied with the
result. However, the company
will buy those gifts back at S35
each only as long as the S95 gilt
market is good-which is never
very long.
There is a limited field for such
sales and then the loophole in the
contract opens as wide as a barn
door. They will not buy any
more gifts at S35 each because
none of the gifts will be up to
their standards. They are the
sole judges. Their contract is no
better than their word, and their
word is no better than their
scheme.
The farmer is left holding the
sack regardless of the outcome.
The gifts sold by one farmer for
s35 must be sold to another at S95
1r the first farmer cannot sell his.
Farmers of Kansas and Nebras-
IA lost thousands of dollars in
similar schemes. Sometimes they
1aid as high as $3.50 for the gifts,
iometimes less, but always five or
Tx times as much as the animals
we're worth.
Back in 1924 the scheme was
worked in Iowa. There the gifts
we're sold for $40 and $50 on a
iuy back contract at S25. The re-
ult has always been the same.
While the concerns peddling this
took may operate under different
the names of those put
ing it over unusually lead to the
anne parties.
The fact that this scheme has
in almost every farming
tate in the union and the opera
ors continue to get by with it
My proves that Barnum's old
dage was right.
However, warns County Agent
NTH, when the salesman in ques-
ion calls on you, Mr.. Farmer,
lst inform him that you do not
are to demonstrate MI. Barnum's
leory.
There are many breeders OF
ure bred stock in the west who
gifts and sires for sale and
no do sell them on a straight
u~sinesslike basis. Stock that
oes not bring a better price for
reeding purposes is worth only
hat it brings as pork. No com
can create and maintain ar
ficiaI prices for a product which
very farmer can produce at
bout the same cost.
County Agent Smith is sending
ut circulars to all the farmers on
,e Commercial Swine scheme,
ut the Leader learns that a few
have already been roped
! on the plan by the high-power-
/ salesman just entering the dis
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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-12-28

Licenses to marry were issued
by Clerk of Court Forbes as fol-
lows:
Dec. 80, to Albert Arnold Knut-
son of Flaxville and Josie Groseth
of West Fork.
On the 26th, to Earl Leslie Bile
wins and Marscella Atzel, both of
Poplar.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-12-28
Meets Accident
While Visiting

Word has been received from f.
p. Good at Sioux Falls, S. d.,
stating he is in a hospital there
suffering with a broken leg, sus-
tanned by the falling OF a tree.
MIR. Good and family have been
visiting relatives there for several
weeks.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-12-28

Among the prosperous and at
tractive Christmas numbers, noted
among our exchanges, are the
Poplar Standard, the Sidney Her
aid and the Terry Tribune.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-12-28

Springfield, Mass.-Mrs. Cool
idge sat for Is minutes in the I'm
ion station waiting room, unrecog-
nized by any of the scores OF
travellers also waiting for the IL
a. m. train for Washington.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-12-28

Haven't heard anything about
those New Year resolutions
must be because most everybody
voted for Hoover and have no bad
habits to cut out.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-12-28

The Herald wishes you, and
every nj of you, happiness, sue
ness and health in the good year
1929.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-12-28

The lower plane is the first motor
propelled, heavier than air air
craft that was successfully flown.
Oryille Wright flew 100 feet in it
December IT, 1903. Above is a
modern mail plane such as scale
mountain peaks and pierce the
night in transporting mail across
he continent.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-12-28

Surely this lovely, soft, mild
weather is a wonderful induce
ment to New Year happiness.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-12-28

The Adirondacks contain more
than 100 scenic lakes.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-12-28
BRAZIL FIREWORKS
FOR HOOVER

Continued from nrst page)
The monitor., 1928-03-02
NJ. A. A. c. p. BRANCHES
LAUNCH MEMBERSHIP
DRIVE ON MARCH IS

New York, Feb. 24-Throughout
the entire country, on March Is, the
branches of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored Peo-
pie will simultaneously launch drive
for membership, results to be an
nounced at the Los Angeles confer
ence of the association, June 27 to
July 3, it was announced recently.
A number of the branches, as part
of the drive, are holding popularity
contests with trip across the con-
tinent to Los Angeles as first prize.
In many cities a house-to-house can
vass is to be made to acquaint resi-
dents with the work of the N. A. A,
C. p, and ask them to join. And
frequent meetings of local branch Of
ficers and membership committees
are to be held.
The monitor., 1928-03-02
HARLEMITE CHOSEN
DELEGATE TO C. o. p.
NATIONAL CONVENTION

New York.-The Rev. Richard
Manuel Bolden, pastor of the First
Emanuel Independent Church of
Harlem, was selected Saturday as
the organization candidate for dele
gate to the republican national con-
vention from the Twenty-first con-
gressional district. The selection
was made by the republican leaders
of the assembly districts comprising
the congressional district. Mr.. Boil
den was chosen as a representative
Negro, the district having most of
Manhattan's Race population.
The selection of Mr.. Bolden is ex-
pected to work to the political ad-
vantage of the republican party in
Harlem, as it is understood that the
democrats of the district do not in
tend to send Race delegates to the
democratic national convention at
Houston, Tex.
The monitor., 1928-03-02
GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOLS
FORM ATLETIC ASSOCIATION

Atlanta, Ca, Feb. 25-Coaches and
representatives of the high schools
entered in the Morehouse basketball
tournament met here today at the
suggestion of Coach B. T. Harvey of
Morehouse and formed a temporary
organization of high schools for the
state of Georgia. B. T. Harvey was
elected temporary chairman and ]. M.
Mutt of Haines Institute, Augusta,
secretary
A constitution and bylaws COM
mittee with L. L. Taylor of Beda
Eta, as chairman was appointed.
The next meeting to form a per-
manent organization and adopt con-
stitution and bylaws was set for
September %, 1928, at 9 a. m. at
Hudson High and Industrial School,
Macon, Georgia.
The monitor., 1928-03-02
HEROIC PULLMAN
PORTER is HONORED

Chicago, Ill.-The official charged
with the duty of naming the Pullman
cars when they are put into service
has broadened the policy recently, in
stead of the peculiar combination of
letters often seen, to names of per-
sons and more familiar places as well
as flowers and such objects are be-
ing resorted to.
On one car bears the name of a
brave Pullman porter who died in a
wreck several years ago. He refused
assistance until a little girl near him
had been cared for, and when the
first-aid workers returned to him he
was dead. In his honor the Sirocco
was re-christened the Daniels.
Which is a great departure from
old-time custom. One of the newest
cars placed on the tracks is named
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh."
The monitor., 1928-03-02
NEWSPAPER MEN WILL
MEET AT LOUISVILLE, KY

Nashville, Tenn.-An official call
for the National Negro Press Associa-
tion to convene in Louisville, KY, on
April II to Ia, has been issued, sign
ed by Benjamin ]. Davis, president;
]. E. Mitchell, chairman of the execu-
tive committee, and H. A. Boyd, the
corresponding secretary. These facts
have been communicated to l. Willis
Cole, the recording secretary, who is
the editor of the Louisville Leader,
and who, with his associates publish
ers in the Kentucky metropolis, will
be host to the newspaper group.
One hundred and twenty-five Ne
gro newspapers are affected by the
call and the Louisville meeting is ex-
pected to be the largest from the
standpoint of attendance in the his
tory of the association, according to
reports from the field secretary, Mel
vim ]. Chisum, who is on his officia
itinerary.
The monitor., 1928-03-02
Why SOutherners Gives
Reasons For Negroes
Moving Into the North

with the Negro press everywhere
increasing its circulation, and such
far-reaching organizations as the Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People working
through its local organizations in
every community to uphold the rights
of the Negro and demand that justice
be given him and urge that Negro
children everywhere attend element
airy schools, the race problem is by
no means confined to the south"
The south has made "gross blum
der" continues Mr.. Snyder, in trying
to keep the niger down" and in
depriving Negroes of good schools.
He reports that the south is both
amazed and desperately worried"
over the departure of its best labor
supply and that many white men are
being forced into the ranks of COM
mon labor.
As for the south's trying to per-
suade itself that the Negroes who
had lived in bondage and debt slavery
would come back like the prodigal
son of old, "the facts are that they
aren't doing it and they won't"
The south, in Mr.. Snyder's belief,
will have to meet northern attrac-
ton to the Negro by giving him
schools, good wages, justice, "and all
those many and complex things that
go to make up life in civilized
America"
The monitor., 1928-03-02
TAMMANY AFRAID TO
HAVE NEGRO DELEGATES

New York, N. Y.-Fearing that the
presence of Negro delegate from
New York at the democratic national
convention in Houston, Tex, next
July might harm the chances of Gov
ernor All Smith in the south, has
caused the Tammany chieftains to de-
eide against the 1924 policy of Ne
gro delegates.
It is said that the decision was
made on the advice of southern demo-
cratic leaders friendly to the candi-
dacy of Governor Smith. 1t is said
that northern democrats generally
are not favorable to the idea, as they
have been working like Trojans for a
heavy Negro vote, especially in Har-
lem, in the past years. They pointed
out that the republicans have already
decided to select a Negro delegate
from the Twenty-first district of New
York, and also a Negro alternate.
New York democrats claim that this
change of front will seriously hurt
the party's future and declare it is
an unwise move politically.
The monitor., 1928-03-02
Aged Negro Chef Is a Multi millionaire
< d | T O r | A L

Why should any Negro who lays claim to intelligence
permit himself to be used other Negroes
by doing the time? And yet
this precisely what has frequently happened in almost
community where members of the asped ad-
ndustrially, educaonay politically This
happened in this community in former and the sui
After lapse of than thirty two
racial had the privilege honor and inspiration of again
seeing representatives of their blood and color serving in the
state legislature Some thirty odd before the Hon M o.
Ricketts, whom Richard Mecalfe then keen observant
and discriminating reporter and writer for The
and who by the has just been drafted by friends and
ticket characterized of the brightest
bers of the House. ably represented his district and incident
aIeced for more than three decades Two wears
however having learned then believed and still believe
wisdom from the past the united this community and
city to the legislature Singleton from the Ninth
Barnett from the Tenth District The virtually solid
vote of people candidates their respect
with support given them by white electors in
these districts what turned the trick 1t an achieve
ment of which all could be proud demonstrated the
wisdom wonderful possibilities of united and intelligent
action people in other places and designated
Nebraska liberalmnded and progressive state.
Both Singleton and Barnett made good in the state egsa
ture, winning the respect of their colleagues.
early in this year Singleton and Barnett filed again
from their respective districts and each had excellent
election fall until Wednesday when at the last hour for
filing Aaron A Mcmillan induced to file in the Ninth
eleventh hour candidates remain in the running
ing else but cutting the throa ally Of mot only
Tmbe simply being used to cut the throats OF
their throat to satisfy the personal
spleen of young gentleman obsessed with the amb
ton to be the political for the Negro citizens OF Omaha
which he can never be- holding his present position
be we'll understood by him and his backes VINO
they may be. 49,,
The sacrificing of the political prestige our people have
recently gained by eecng representatives to the legislature to
satisfy the personal spleen grudge OF any Individual no
matter who he may be- is too big price TO pay.
We reluctant to believe that either Dr. NC VINO
is Young man education and intelligence, Mr. rlmbe
after they situation in its true light will allow them
selves used asassns of their races poca opporI
mites in campaign but will honoraby and manfu
withdraw all in their to retain the elective poso
we now hold gain Others and by doing strengthen he-
selves any political ambitions they have for themselves
in the future.
With candidate in each of these districts we have
an chance but with two defeat Tor
absolute certainty Let US not De ioo
but wise be children but Let US not cut our
oWn
The monitor., 1928-03-02
CONTRACT WOULD
BAR NEGROES FROM
SELECT DISTRICT
Property War Looms in Windy City
as Owners Association Among
Whites File Agreements of
Restriction


Chicago, Ill.-A new property war
between the races loomed here when
the Woodlawn Property Owners as
sociation last week filed with the
county record a contract specifying
that no land may be rented or pur-
chased or leased by Negroes within
certain boundaries.
The Woodlawn organization, fol-
lowing closely in the footsteps of
similar group of white fanatics who
operated under the name of the Ken
wood and Hyde Park Protective as
sociations, made known Saturday its
intention toward Chicago's citizens.
The pact filed by this latest group
states that "a square blocks bounded
by South parkway, Cottage Grove
avenue, Sixtieth and Sixty-third
streets, should not be occupied by
colored people for the next 20 years.
While members of the group af-
fected are leaving no stones unturn-
ed to get to the bottom of the whole
movement they are openly expressing
their contempt for the organization
and it's antics. They have memories
of like attempts less than five years
ago in which it was stated that Ne
groes would not be allowed east of
Indiana and south of Fifty-first
street. To carry out their program,
the whites even resorted to bombings
with the result that they defeated the
very thing they set out to accomplish.
One prominent banker and realtor.
in discussing the situation, made the
statement that within two years this
prescribed district will have it's full
quota of representatives of any race
that cares to occupy it. "We are not
afraid of such contracts as these" he
said. "We have met them before and
dealt with them as they deserved.
We will do the same to this and any
other group that attempts to segre-
gate in Chicago by illegal covenants"
One significant factor about the
filing of the contract was that it hap
pened almost simultaneously with the
interchange of pulpits. While minis
ters of both races were attempting to
soften the feeling in Chicago through
an exchange of ideas and desire to
be just to each other, these white
realtors were working hard to undo
anything of the good that they might
have accomplished.
The monitor., 1928-03-02
FORGETS OIL WEALTH
TO RETURN TO JOB AS
RESTAURANT CHEF
Oil Leases Netting Fortunes Daily
Mean Little to George Coleman
of Columbus, Miss, AS He
Opens Restaurant

Columbus, Miss.-George Coleman,
for 66 years chef for South Carolina
railroad, has become multi-million-
aire, and, at the age of 90, has open
ed restaurant in Columbus to make
good in the world.
Coleman returned few days ago
from Oklahoma, where he owns 6,7O0
acres of valuable oil and coal lands.
He inherited 1900 acres of land
from his Indian aunt, Vina Coleman.
This tract contains two overflowing
oil wells and 15-foot seam of coal.
The Oklahoma Iron and Fuel Com
pany recently gave George a million
dollar lease on the coal lands, with
an annual royalty of s55, 900.
Three thousand acres are inherited
from his father, Jesse Coleman, who
obtained it on a government land
grant in the early days of Oklahoma.
This land has on it two overflowing
wells, which produce 264,O00 gallons
of oil hourly.
In 1926 Coleman sold a lease to
the Gulf Refining Company of Louis
lana, for $1,200,000, with an annual
royalty of $4,000.
He also has 1900 acres of land
that the government decided to him in
1897. There are three oil wells and
Is feet of coal on this tract, which is
leased for $45,000 annually.
George first began cooking for a
railroad in Greenwood, S. c., in 1862
and has been cooking ever since that
time. While the Georgia Pacific
railroad (now the Southern) was be-
ing built from Birmingham to Coium-
bus, George was one of the chief
cooks and is well known to veteran
railroaders.
George says that he signed his
name Goldman" instead of Coleman
to all of his checks. Local bankers
verify this statement When asked
if ne did not have all the money that
he wants, George replied: "Huhl 1
have to cook"
He is now "a years old and is live
ly as the average man of 60. Before
locating in Millport, he resided at
1924 Avenue N, Birmingham, Ala.
The monitor., 1928-03-02

New York, Feb. 24-With a plea to
the white south to Lets stop being
stupidp, Howard Snyder, a white
resident of Mississippi, writing in the
number of Plain Talk (225 Varick
street, New York City,, tells why the
Negro is leaving the south and dis
tributing himself over the nation.
First, Mr.. Snyder cites the one
crop system of cotton raising with its
exhaustion of the soil, the poverty
and Indebtedness of tenants who are
not recognized as part of the COM
munity and are constantly tempted
to move about in the effort to better
themselves. Mr.. Snyder continues I:
Add to all this the lynchings, mis-
treatment of many Negroes, and con-
sidering the fact the field Negro of
the south is primitive creature des-
perately afraid of the dreaded Ku
Klux, we have another for the vast
migration of Negroes from the sunny
south. Almost any day we read of
some benighted Negro peasant being
hunted down or shot by posse. That
the south could expect these same be-
nighted people to remain with her
and uncomplainingly endure all this
when a twenty-dollar bill will carry
a man away from it passes my under
standing"
Mr.. Snyder points out that even
in the south it is now becoming un-
derstood that the race problem is not
merely local. He writes:
The monitor., 1928-03-02
VIRGINIA COLOR BILL KILLED

Richmond, Va.-The racial integ-
rity bill, which passed the house re-
Gently after heated debate, was de-
feated by the senate. The bill clas-
sified as a Negro any person having
any amount of Negro blood without
reference to limit of time or number
of generations. White objected to
the bill because it was said it would
result in the classification of many of
those now classed as white as Ne
groes. Indians were also strongly
opposed to the bill since it would
class many of their mixed breed as
Negroes.
The monitor., 1928-03-02
NEGRO FARMERS ARE
PLENTIFUL IN THE
SUNNY SOUTHLAND
Work S31 Ass Farms, of Which More
Than % Per Cent, or 1874, $40,
Are Owned BY Members
of Race

Washington, d. C.-In the sixteen
southern states 1914, $40, or slightly
in excess of % per cent of the 831,-
455 farms, are owned by colored
farmers. Although West Virginia
has the least number of this class of
farmers, rs per cent of them are
owners. The state of Virginia, with
a 66 per cent Negro farm ownership,
leads all states in number of farms
owned by members Of our group,
while Mississippi, with the greatest
number of colored farm operators,
has the lowest percentage of owner
ship.
In the actual number of farms
owned the ten leading states are, in
the order named, Virginia, North
Carolina, Texas, Mississippi, South
Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Arkan-
sas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Among
the colored farmers there are more
troopers" in Mississippi than in any
other state. Texas leads in this re-
spect among white farm tenants.
Throughout the south as whole, Al
per cent of the colored and IL per
cent of the white farmers are "crop-
pers." There are more white than
colored troopers" in Delaware,
Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, Ten
nessee, Texas, Virginia and West
Virginia.
The monitor., 1928-03-02
EDHOLM AND SHERMAN
EMPLOY COLORED HELP

Edholm and Sherman, formerly
the Standard Laundry, at Twenty
fourth and Willis avenue, and having
a relatively large patronage from our
people, have begun the fair and just
policy of giving employment to col
ored people as laundry hands. This
policy was inaugurated last week.
This kind of reciprocity will be appre-
ciated by our group, as there is rap
idly developing a just feeling among
US that firms desiring our patronage
should be fair enought to give us
employment. This fair and square
policy adopted by Edholm and Sher-
man wiis have to be followed by other
firms who expect our patronage.
The monitor., 1928-03-02
So, 800 GIFT FOR NEGRO
RESEARCH WORK
Scientific Body's Donation Is An.
nounced at Columbia University
For Study of Negro Migra-
tion From the South

New York, N. "a gift of $4,000
from the Social Science Research
Council for research in Negro migra-
ton was announced Tuesday by Pres
ident Nicholas Murray Butler of Co
lumbia University, after meeting of
the board of trustees.
The councils gift will be used to
obtain data and study the conditions
and results attending the influx of
southern Negroes to the north. 1t
will be the first time that definite
scientific study has been made Of
Negro migration.
The monitor., 1928-03-02
OFFICER 80 YEARS, QUITS

Washington, D. C.-After serving
on the Washington metropolitan po-
lice force for a period of more than
thirty years, Detective Sergeant ]. T.
Jackson has retired from active duty.
Jackson is so years old and has ar
rested more murderers than any 9TH
er Washington officer.
The monitor., 1928-03-02
PASSES ANTI-LYNcHING BILL

Richmond, Va.--Virginia appears
to be destined to take the lead among
southern states in efforts to abolish
mob rule and lynching. This was at
tested Saturday when Governor Har-
ry Byrd's "anti-lynching" bill was
passed by the senate. 1t is the gen.
eral belief that the measure will also
receive the support of the house. The
senate passed the bill by vote of
80 to 0.
The monitor., 1928-03-02
REFUSE TO BE jim CRoWED

Minneapolis, Minn.--When color
ed meat cutters at one of the largest
meat packing plants at Newport, a
suburb, were told that they would
have separate dressing rooms from
white workers, they walked out. The
men were earning 72 cents an hour
and working six eight-hour days to
the week, but they refused to stay
on the job and be Jim crowed.
The monitor., 1928-03-02
WOULD FIRE COMMITTEEMAN

Baton Rouge, La.-Efforts are be-
ing made to throw B. v. Barnaco out
of office on the republican state GEN.
tral committee. Barnaco has been
East Baton Rouge's representative for
the last twenty years.
The monitor., 1928-03-02

The Woman's Auxiliary held a
largely attended and enthusiastic
meeting at the residence of Mrs.
Otis Shipman, 2724 North Thirtieth
street, Thursday afternoon.
The monitor., 1928-03-02

Mrs. Adeline Moore has been quite
i'll at her home, 2629 Seward street,
the past week.