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The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20
Flush Poisons From
Kidneys and Stop
Getting Up Nights
Be Healthier, Happier
Live Longer

When you can get for 35 cents a safe.
efficient and harmless stimulant and
diuretic that should flush from your
kidneys the waste matter. poisons and
acid that are now doing you harm,
why continue to break your restful
sleep by getting up thru the nieht7
Don't be an EASY MARK and
accept a substitute-Ask for Gold
Medal Harlem Oil Capsules-right
from HARLEM in Holland. GEE
GOLD MEDAL-the originai--she
genuine. Look for the Gold Medal
on the bOx-S5 cents.
Other symptoms of weak kidneys and
irritated bladder nay be backacho,
puffy eyes, shifting pains. burning or
scanty passage. ....t
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ed upon by such characters the young man who
booted his victim from the car. If this young man
does attend Georgia School of Technology, he has
disgraced that institution and has put blot upon
it's name Furthermore the person who kicked Miss
Smith from that street only added worse Of
fense to himself Or to someone whom he holds very
dear l certain that vengeance will be meted out
to the offender by the Holy One, who is God, as
He has promised in His WORD And it is for this
reason that Negroes should not seek vengeance for
such an act.
But shall we forever be subject to bootngs OF
white boys? Isn't there some way that we can be
spared such gross rnpositfons? that should
be able to escape terrorism and hides now;
not tomorrow next week. 1t may be okey for you
to get kicked today and get your redress next year
But this writer and folk like Miss Smith don't in
tend to wait so long. When we need help. we need
it and not next year
The very next night after this street car incl
dent occurred, the mayor of San Antonio. Texas
Maury Maverick spoke to Tech- students about be-
ing decent citizens. This frank gentleman devoted
much of his talk in behalf of the southern Negro.
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1920 Years
Recommended
For Slayer

ATLANTA. Ga.-(SNS)-
1t was December 13, 1895, that a
man listed as Calvin Robinson was
fatally wounded in Atlanta with a
pistol. But it was not until Monday
more than three years later that
the alleged slayer was tried for the
crime in a Fulton county criminal
court. -, :
A jury in Superior Judge Dorsey'S
court found a man listed as Tom
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20
THE GOTH YEAR

That friends are better than
things; and friendship the
gain.
That in monetary valuation,
one dollar Is worth 100 cents;
but In other values, one hon.
est cent is worth more than
100 dishonest dollars.
That one Is not polite to some
one else, but rather polite
out of oneself. Politeness Is
rather of the subject than Of
the object. that therefore the
meaneSt person cannot be
SO low that a really polite
person will not feel the need
of being polited to that
meanest human.
That while money is certainly
one of the means Of living,
there are many other means
far more essential and valu-
able to life. Of only young
people could see that clearly
and earlyD r.
That the mind Is its own he'll
or its own heaven, either
more to be feared than he'll
or more to be revered than
HEAVIER.
That we love or we hate others
for what We do toward them,
, and not for what they do
toward us; that therefore the
loving or the hating spirit is
only secondarily dependent
upon the object of that love
or of that hate, but Is pri-
marily dependent upon the
one who loves or hates.
What sort of world would thi
world be If one started at l9 will
the mentality Of So? 1t would be ;
safe world, but would 1t be NOR
courageous? 1t would be saner, bu
would it be as thrilling?
How many people I have hat
trying to kill me in 40 years! Blu
I have had equally as many stand
ing to defend me. Therefore, ! still
believe In the human race. If o
SO I should start another 40 years
as at 10, should at the next en'
reverse none of these conclusion
but rather would intensity them.
'SLife is real, life is earnest"
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respect presence n iand-inOTe
than anything else.
MAVERICK SPEAKS
San Antonios Mayor Maverick was in the Gate
City last week. and true to his reputation for being
outspoken in his beliefs. he told an audience at
Georgia Tech that the Negro should have full eco
nonic justice, which he declared as "a chance for
job, house to live in the right to good health and
enough money to educate his children" He said the
Negro should have all this to have little
of it would have direct bearing upon white peoples
holdings and their health and progress, meaning as
Booker T. Washington stressed that you can't keep
a down without staying down with him.
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Passes Examination
For Neurologist

TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, Ala.
DIR. Prince P. Barker of the staff
of the Veterans Administrators
Faculty, Tuskegee, Alabama. sue
cessfully passed the examinations
of the Board of Psychiatry ano
Neurology. INC, held on Dec. 1919
at the Columbia University Medical
Center, New York City. AS a re-
suit of this achievement, DR.. Bark
er has won the certification OF this
board Of specialists as qualified III
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them ON a counter and fed.

The proprietor was surprised
minute later to find three, instead
of two, pocketbooks on the coun-
ter. The third contained the BAN
dts picture, st. Louis address
and a social security number.
Police said it wouldn't be long
now,
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The newspapers lot SOine uII-
known" reason. The same old
story" is made up of tales such as
what happened to a lone unpro-
tected colored woman in Atlanta,
police brutality among Negroes.
and various incidents of brazen in
suits and attacks.
If cursing would save Negroes
from these barbarisms. this column
would preach daily that all Ne
groes "cuss'' and "cuss" and "cuss."
Even this writer would join the
cussing brigade, but such behavior,
(and a-plenty is done) wont save
co1ored women from being impOS-
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Walter White
CONTINUED from page ~

be mailed promptly to The Ma
tional Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People, GO
Fifth Avenue, New York. He
stressed the Importance of draft
ing the information in the form
CT signed affldavits, records of
court proceedings, and newspaper
clippings, in order tr assure au-
thenticty.
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IiOiis tiiot IiiSJ Will W
talk to death the measure which
would penalize those officers and
officials of political divisions for
permitting persons to be lynched
by nobs. Unless some quirk of
fate changes things the measure
will be talked to death" by those
whose constituents delight most in
the good old pastime" Southern
solons are in control The manner
in which lynch bills are killed in
the highest legislative body of the
democratic nation in which we live
should inspire Americans of color
to take advantage of all opportun-
ity to use the ballot and other
whips to make political represen-
fofixyoc racf,oof ,1,.oeo~oo
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Bell guilty of the killing and rec
commended that his sentence be
fixed at from 18 to 20 years in the
state peniten tiary. Sentence will be
passed this morning by the judge
According to testimony, Bell fled
to Florida Immediately after the
Staying and was not apprehended
until last month. The defendant
pleaded not guilty. =,
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Bandit Leaves

Continued from page II
Of the proprietor from his
pocket, dipped them in water
TO remove fingerprints, tossed
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In The Week S News

BIGGEST NEWS OF the past week for colored
Americans was the passage of the antilynching
measure by the House of Representatives of the Unit
ed States Congress Bad news is the decision again
by southern members of the Senate the body to
which the measure must go for final legislative ac-
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The Same Old Story

THE STORY OF white boy thought to be
student of Georgia Tech, who kicked Miss Margie
Smith from a street last week during alterca
ton, is another incident connected with old. old
story Such scraps happen often but seldom get into
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BY ThONAs yEEEERs0N FLANAGAN Nsk2xI
ZEPHRENE OF ARNOLDSVILLE

ZEPHRENE OF ARNOLDSVlLLE
Here where beauty wrought its will g..
Is Zepherene of Arnodsvile n r. 4, i. !
And love keynotes its vibrant Groom Il" !
Before this charming Octoroon. !; e.. /
And beating winters heat
No chill I'm 41RAa4A
Round Zepherene of Arnoldsvlle.
Thou fairest of the rural t+. .....j
Vauntng sweet your blushng tan; .
Thou hast known the cotton -
The lanes where high the apple blows +.le II
Your hig gfmess walks with queens, but still M
You're Zepherene of
Arnoldsvie. ~
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We bless dear Georgas sunkist hill *.
For Zepherene of Arnoldsville: @iaa !;
May the angels light the way, ~.
Where she brings my soul its day. ~ ~
And down the asles of song-iny quill t'.
Sings "ZSpherene tof Arnodsvile"
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political OF
regardless rulings of regua
present completely mparty and from hatred
matter this should be office
not the
be plainly written eny one SIDE
az We the rgh's
safety convenience unless
Is paid for.
money payable to the INDEX l24 East monroe
signed by contributors Or tnS
will nOt be
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What SAn1ii1f
Auburn !
AvenuG
Bysl.p: REYNOLDS
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TheC Classes Are
In Danger When
Masses Suffer
ATLANTA. Ga.-(SNS)-


to afford car"
The point 1 am driving at is
that We know the law of Sc
parate accommodations and
street cars, and We know the
high officials of the corpora
tiOns would not tolerate its pay
ing revenue riders to be embar-
rassed, when they are all rid
ing by the law, but there are
some things they do not know
of unless those who ride the
cars do not acquaint them with
the situations.
The majority of the conductors
On street cars know their living
rests on street car riders and they
try to make ali classes of their pas
sengers ride comfortably, but there
are some who never think of the
comforts or discomforts of colored
passengers unless he or she makes
a mistake and happens to sit too
near the front. They never take
moments notice of the colored Sec
ton of a car being occupied by one
lone person of the other group and
| if by chance colored person,
weary and tired asks this party to
move up sometimes it means an al
tercation when one word from the
conductor would settle the whole
matter.
But wouldn't it help the situa-
ti0n if those of our group who
have motor cars would help ac-
quaint the street car officials
with the situation since they are
dependent on the masses making
1t possible for them to own
motor cars. Remember, we are
our brothers keeper and what
affects him in one line will soon
affect those in another line.
Sometimes an old Daddy finds
that a young Chicken" turns out
to be tough Bird.
pig Meat" sometimes devel-
ops hOggish appetite. =
How can man cast out the
devil when flapperS are singing
"hold tight"
Years ago, men would sing,
"After the Ball. Today the two
timing girls should sing "After
the STALL"
A girl used to tip in. Today she
"tipS" out.
She used TO be mammals baby
to grow up to be some "daddy's
baby.
Love can build a love nest, but
love in a love nest never matches
a nest egg.
'ElmO" says sunshine is
good, but MoOnshine is better.
Some women may be on the level
and yet raise the devil.
Bethel church is to be reopened
this Sunday. The church has been
repaired and repainted on the in
side. A large crowd is expected.
The modern girl says what's
in a name as he called her his
Dame.
I like to get in conversation with
Mr.. j. Friedman, proprietor of
local automatic piano concern, as
he always speak, kindly of his
colored clientele. He invariably
speaks of Mr.. John Atkinson as
one among the many of his pa
irons who knows business and
saves his money. When Mr.. Fried
man can't do one a favor it is
because it is impossible for him to
do it.
He is so bad he lived on lions
Lyons Ave. ate Stone cakes,
though he wanted his Dame
SO sweet he selected one who
lived on Love street.
Mt. Calvary Baptist church has
registration day this Sunday at
Rockdale Park. Rev. Gates says
last Sunday was SO inclement he
could see the church, but could not
get in. So this Sunday he Is urging
all to be present to register. I don't
know how he does it but Rev
Gates is one preacher that meets
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Mt. Calvary Baptist church has
registration day this Sunday at
Rockdale Park. Rev. Gates says
last Sunday was so inclement he
could see the church, but could not
get in. So this Sunday he Is urging
all to be present to register. / don't
know how he does it but Rev
Gates is one preacher that meets
everybody with a smile.
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He is so bad he lived on lions
Lyons Ave. ate Stone cakes,
though he wanted his Dame
SO sweet he selected one who
lived on Love street.
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20

I like to get in conversation with
Mr.. j. Friedman, proprietor of a
local automatic piano concern, as
he always speak, kindly of his
colored clientele. He invariably
speaks of Mr.. John Atkinson as
one among the many OF his pa
irons who knows business and
saves his money. When Mr.. Fried
man can't do one a favor it is
because it is impossible for him to
do it.
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20

The modern girl says what's
in a name as he called her his
Dame.
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EDITORIALS

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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-10-10

denoted to a Captaincy, which pays
1852 per month.
Not to be outdone by his older
brother James, Elliott Roosevelt went
to the Chief of the Marine Air Corps
one day last week and secured from
him a commission as Captain in the
Procurement Section, which means
that he won't have to fight in case of
war. Like his brother James, he is
also an exceptionally bright boy. It
would have taken Elliott eight or ten
years to have won that rank by the
regular and hard route. incidentally,
he also will pull down 262 iron men
each month when in active service.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr., an
other member of the precocious quar-
tette, holds commission as ensign
in the Naval Reserves.
The three boys have been taken
care of handsomely and will not
now be subject to the draft; neither
will they have to start at the bottom.
Far be it from me to insinuate that
they were able to catapult themselves
into these favored positions because
they are sons of the President. Ra-
Their, we must believe that it is due
to their superior intelligence. 1t will
be recalled that Mrs. Roosevelt re-
Gently advocated the passage of the
draft bill by Congress but, of course,
that 1ouy ic oplv RI bo opp1icohlo RI
other peoples sons. I am reminded
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trying to make in my first comment
was that it is highly improper for an
individual who holds responsible
post in the party that is in control
of the government, to be doing gov
eminent work as he would be very
apt to have an inside advantage on
government contracts so long as his
party is in power. Such an arrange
ment is not just to competitors who
are without party connections. I
shall watch with interest to see how
much better Robert & Co. will fare
now that he is no longer connected
with the Democratic National COM
mittee.
Would Limit Tenure.
A Senate committee is holding
hearings on bills that seek to limit
the president to two terms of four
years each, or one term of six years.
A number of able and distinguished
Americans have appeared in sup
port of the proposal to fix the presi-
dental tenure at one term of six
years. Among them were John w.
Davis, Democratic nominee for presi-
dent in 1924; cambridge Colby, Sec
rotary of State in the second Woodrow
Wilson administration; Richard Cleve-
land, son of the former president and
others of like caliber and ripe ex-
perience. One and all pointed out
the dangers that lie in a third term.
They took the position that if third
term is all right why not a fourth,
fifth and sixth term, and finally abol-
ish elections altogether. The other
day Senator Carter Glass, veteran
Virginia Democrat, wrote Senator
Burke, chairman of the committee
considering the limitation of presi-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-10-10

Dental tenure, in part as follows:
Touching yours of September 10,
just now brought to my attention, I
may say that 1 am utterly opposed
to third term for President of the
United States, and 1 am inclined to
agree with Mr.. Jefferson in his state
ment that the Constitution should
provide that President may have
but two terms of four years EACH"
1t is my firm belief that if the
American people vote to set aside
the third term tradition it will in
evitably result in one-man rule, per-
haps not under Roosevelt but sure
ly under some successor. To my
mind this is the outstanding issue in
the present campaign.
Another Roosevelt Makes Good.
The Roosevelt boys are all I'M
usually bright. About year ago the
eldest boy, James, without any previ-
GUS training, was commissioned a 1t.
Colonel in the Marine Corps Reserves,
which pays him $4O4 per month when
in active service, including allowance
es. Ordinarily it takes an unusually
intelligent person about 20 years, af-
ter graduating from the Academy,
the National Guard, or the R. o. T. C.
to attain that high rank, but Jimmie
is an exceptionally bright boy and
he made it over night. I imagine that
they heard from the country about
it because later on James asked to be
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Kerrick
(From Another Correspondent

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Wahlquist and
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Wahlquist drove
to Wright Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Lundberg
spent the weekend in Kerrick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Terry Kelly and
Michael of Minneapolis, spent the
weekend at the w. P. Hogan home.
Adrian Hogan was at home Tues
day of this week, returning to Min
neapolis Wednesday morning.
Mrs. E. H. Washburn and Beverly
were in Duluth from Wednesday until
Sunday.
G.. A. Ferguson was business
caller at Albany and Richmond Mon
day and Tuesday.
Mrs. Virgil Matson and Audrey and
Virginia and Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Cluett
drove to Buhl to attend the wedding
of Nola Fern Cluett and Richard
Pfenning Sunday.
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Fifteen Years Ago.
October Is, 1920

Rev. D. c. Hoist, who has held the
pastorate of the Barnum M. E. church
nearly four years, was appointed to
the pastorate of the circuit which
comprises Moose Lake, Barnum, Ne
madji and will reside in Moose Lake.
Rev. Hoist was former Pine county
citizen, being in the real estate bust
ness at Bruno nine years ago.
There was a little surprise to the
community of Bruno when Miss Irene
Figg became the bride of Mr.. Lester
Hammer, the wedding taking place
Monday at high noon. Rev. Simpson
of Duluth, officiated. The couple
will make their future home in Min
neapoliS.
A meeting of the depositors and
others interested in the reopening of
the bank at Willow River was held
at the schoolhouse Tuesday of last
week with a good, representative at
tendance. Mr.. Lamson of Hinckley,
was present and gave good counsel
and advice, and as a result of the
meeting the situation has been great
ly clarified and improved. 1t is ex-
pected that the bank may be opened
for business again within two months.
Emil Christensen of Askov, has
taken the job of rounding the corner
on the Elwell road a mile west of
Askov. It is to be made somewhat
the same as the corners down near
Sandstone.
Walter Jensen, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. P. Jensen of Askov, is a guest of
the Minneapolis j Journal at the
National Dairy show which is being
held in indianapolis this week. He
secured this trip through his work
as a calf club member.
Electric lights were installed in
the post office in Cloverton last week
The plant is giving satisfactory serv-
ice to its patrons and change in
meters will give all night service.
Christy Mathewson, one of base
balls greatest pitchers of all time,
died last week at Saranac Lake, N
Y. at the age of As. tuberculosis
and pneumonia were the causes OF
his death. Mathewson was with the
New York Giants II years, later was
manager of the Cincinnati Reds and
lastly, president and part owner OF
the Boston Braves.
An event that is quite rare in the
average family history occurred last
Sunday when Mr.. and Mrs. Thue
Christensen of Askov, attended the
silver wedding of their daughter and
son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Jacob
sen, near Northfeld. The elder Chris
tensens, their son Emil, Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Mortensen and Mr.. and Mrs
Harold Christensen all drove dowr
Saturday to attend the celebration
the following day.
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Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio
or Texas. incidentally, it is of inter-
est to note that the Sixth District
gained 29,557 in the past 10 years.
Adjournment of Congress.
The administration appeared de-
termined to adjourn Congress not
later than September %, but when
a check up of the House member
ship was made it was found that the
majority of the House was opposed
to adjournment.
The desire of Congressman to re-
turn to their home districts for q
few weeks before election day is
naturally very strong, but, it is their
feeling, at this time, that conditions
do not justify an adjournment that
would take Congress away from
Washington until next January. They
feel that three-day recesses would be
much better as Congress could Their
meet promptly and act on any ques-
ton that might arise.
1t is regrettable number of Sena-
tors and Representatives who have
faithfully remained in Washington
to speed the enactment of defense
bills have been defeated in the pri-
maries by opponents with more time
for campaigning.
However, every legislator must
realize that his presence at Washing
ton in recent months has been neces-
sary. Members of both the Senate
and House have had the privilege
of rendering great national serv-
ice in a period when confusion and
fears for the national safety have
been widespread.
In other words, Congress has wor
the respect and confidence of the
people by remaining on the job to
set in motion a huge defense pro-
gram. And it will win still further
commentator if it now stays in ses-
sion until its most pressing tasks
are completed.