Northwestern Bulletin-Appeal

GUN ENDS CLANDESTINE MARRIAGE Established To Secure Justice & Equality to All MINNEAPOLIS IN EFFORT TO HAVE A CIVIC CENTER Prominent Social Worker Gives Efforts Freely to Secure the Needed Place COUNCIL OF CHURCHES TO GIVE SURVEY MATERIAL Benefits to North Side Is Seen in Efforts to Raise Morale of That Section. One of the most needed projects in the history of Minneapolis is just taking form in the section of a North Side Neighborhood of Settlement House. Mrs., Jos. D. Bryan, prominent social worker, has been requested to intercede for the establishment of such institution. Mrs. Bryan will, shortly, complete a survey, began last September, for the purpose of ascertaining the real need of the North Side, comprising the Third, Fourth and Tenth wards. The survey will envelop the housing, employment and recreation of the group and number of race people. The aim of the Settlement is to promote better protection for the younger, folk and in a general way expedite the general welfare of the North Side's race people. Co-operation Needed. The Neighborhood House stands for service through Neighborhood cooperation. The thing that distinguishes the Neighborhood House or Settlement from other similar social undertakings is a concerted desire to secure first hand knowledge of the conditions of life of the community. With this knowledge at hand the sponsors sought to solve the problem through the co-operation of the people involved besides requisitioning all available resources. The settlement will not come into the neighborhood with any preconceived social theory, but with a determination to get at facts, then develop a method of attack. The aim of the Settlement is always the building of a better social life through the development of character in individuals and an improvement in the environment in which the individual life is lived. The Neighborhood House, which is a much needed institution on the North Side, is receiving the support of the Council of Churches. They will furnish the survey material and Mrs. Bryan is volunteering her services. Further plans for the Neighborhood House will be announced later. In order to more adequately serve our Minneapolis clientele we wish to announce the acquisition of Mr. J., W. (Bill) Moore to our Minneapolis staff. Mr. Moore needs no introduction, as he is one of the best known A. men in the Twin Cities. He will focus his attentions on advertising and building up the Mill City circulation. Besides these duties Mr. Moore will cover the musical and theatrical activities for our subscribers. Our expansion necessarily meant the need of better facilities to serve Minneapolis and secure more news and happenings of interest. When in need of the service of The Northwestern Bulletin-Appeal, call Hy. 1066, or call Mr. Moore directly at Hy. 7834. We are sure that the securing of Mr. Moore will result in many benefits for our medium, and want the public to lend their support to help us secure more Minneapolis news and ad- Mrs. Clete Oliver, 402 St. Anthony avenue, was a charming hostess last Wednesday when she entertained the Maids' and Matrons' club at lunch- BULLETIN-APPEAL KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH IS BEING LIVED OVER AGAIN Memories of the Klondike gold rush are brought back by news of the discovery of gold in the French island of Madagascar, off the coast of Southeast Africa. Prospectors say the precious metal exists there in untold abundance. Claims are being staked and experts predict the mines when worked will rival in richness the most famous ones of South Africa. Wild competition for properties has begun. Crowds of fortune hunters are on the road to the gold regions and eye-witnesses assert there has been nothing like it since the Klondike. Observance Of "Thrift" Made by Urban League The observance of Thrift Week, January 13-20, will be made by the Urban League of St. Paul in the same spirit that will be used in the various sections of the country. On Sunday, January 13, at 4 o'clock, Mr. Louis Betz, treasurer of the State Savings bank, will deliver an address on Thrift at the Little Pilgrim Baptist church, on Grotto and West Central avenue. A symposium will be conducted preceding the address of Mr. Betz. Mr. F. D. McCracken, Mr. James Jones and others will take part in this symposium. Mr. Chas. A. Miller will be in charge of a special musical program which will be rendered. The meeting will be held under the joint auspices of the St. Paul Urban league and the N. A. A. C. P. Comparison Made. Mr. Elmer A. Carter, executive secretary of the local Urban league, like us the campaign to the ancient story in the following comment. So goes the Biblical injunction handed down to the wasteful of another day and generation. But we of this generation can do well to consider this command, for if we but observe the feverish energy of the ant in his efforts to provide for himself and his dependents shelter and sustenance and a competence for the days of adversity we must be chagrined at our own lack of wisdom, our profligatt spending, our heedless disregard of rainy days which must come. Next week will be observed all over the nation as Thrift Week. During that week emphasis will be placed on Saving, Buying a Home, Life Insurance, "Making a Will" and the various other forms of Thrift. Race of Wasters. The Urban League of St. Paul will attempt to carry the message of Thrift to our group and no message is more needed than this one. A famous educator has said that we are a "Race of Wasters." If this is true our future is hopeless. No amount of industrial and social opportunity, no amount of intellectual development can lift us up if as a race we are only consumers. Thrift should be the watchword of our youth as they face the future. Independence, real substantial citizenship cannot be denied to those who husband their resources. Nations do not deliberately destroy national assets and a race of thrifty mtn and women is an asset to any nation. Therefore, "Consider the Ant, Thou Sluggard, and Be Wise." The St. Paul district will be hostess to the Minnesota Federation of Colored Women's clubs at the Mid-winter-meeting. There will be an executive board meeting, followed by a conference of department chairmen and club presidents. The speaker of the afternoon will be announced later. The outstanding social feature will be the anniversary breakfast. You are cordially invited. Mrs. Alice Peay, 319 Farrington avenue, beloved wife of Henry Peay and mother of Eddie Peay, died Friday after a lingering illness. Deceased was a faithful member of Bethel church, the funeral being held from there on Tuesday afternoon. ST. PAUL-MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1924 Mill Citian Elected Head of Alpha Phi Alpha "Frat" Important Statutory Case Is Won in Fergus Falls Court Room "History in the Making" was the popular characterization of the 16th Annual convention of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity which closed here December 31st, 1923, where more than 600 college men from 66 of America's best educational institutions gathered to discuss means by which the problem in Negro racial life may be met. Negro college men from all sections of the country were present at the convention, the sections represented stretching from Massachusetts on the New England coast to California on the Pacific and from Minnesota to Georgia. At the present time there are fifty-one chapters' in the United States. Perhaps the outstanding legislation of the convention was the adoption of resolutions to send a communication to President Coolidge recommending the release of the remaining members of the 25th Infantry now confined in Leavenworth Federal Prison, and to make a contribution to the National Association for the Advancement of the Colored people to aid in its campaign for the passage of the Dyer-Anti-Lynching Bill now before the Congress of the United States. Many Delegates The opening session of the convention was held Thursday afternoon December 27 at the Spring St. Y N. C. A. With over four hundred delegates from various colleges and universities throughout the United States in attendance under the direction of its national officers S. S. Booker, Baltimore Press, Raymond P. Alexander, Philadelphia, 1st Vice Attorney J. Louis Ervin rocked a surging crowd that packed the big court room at Fergus Falls, Minn., with his eloquent plea for equality in courts of law in the State of Minnesota. While the trial was in progress, which lasted two full days, hundreds tried in vain to gain entrance which was denied them by special deputies stationed at the door. Attorneys of note, in the city, filled the bar while the respected race man staged a mental battle with a skilled lawyer who went the limit of his ability to secure conviction. Harris Webster, of Fergus Falls, was accused of a statutory crime committed on a 12 year old girl, retained Attorney Ervin to defend him. Important Witness Rev. Joseph W. Harris of St. Paul, who happened to be in Fergus Falls, carrying on Evangelistic work, found Harrison Webster in jail where he ha dbeen confined for four months, made an investigation and learned that Webster was innocent, called Attorney Ervin by long distance phone and ha dhim come to Fergus Falls, Minn. The case was called to trial January 9, 1924, and was tried before Hon. William L. Parsons, and a jury consisting of 10 men and two ladies, all of which were mother or father of children. Jury Convinced ..... Rev. Harris, who had made the investigation, became the star witness for the defense. After two days of a bitterly fought trial, Attorney Ervin and Rev. J. W. Harris convinced the Among the unique affairs for the week was the Game supper and Whist party given Monday evening by The Gopher Gun club, which was recently organized. The gastronomic appetites of those present were pleasingly satisfied by the excellent service rendered. The game served consisted of rabbit, wild goose and squirrels. After partaking of the guests spent the evening at whist. Mesdames Arthur Rhodes and Reed held the lucky numbers and each one received a chicken. All present enjoyed themselves immensely, and much credit is due Mr. Robert Anderson, president, AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY 1930 RAYMOND W. CANNON Pres., Raymond W. Cannon, Minneapolis, 2nd Vice Pres., James W. McGregor, Los Angeles, 3rd Vice Pres. Norman L. McGhee, Washington, Secretary, Homer Cooper, Treasurer Chicago, and Oscar C. Brown, Atlanta, editor of the Sphinx. Among the colleges and universities represented were Cornell, Yale, Howard, Columbia, Chicago, Northwestern, Ohio State, Ohio, Harvard, Union Lincoln, Wilberforce, West Virginia, Collegiate, Institute, Meharry Medical College, University of California, University of Cincinnati, Pennsylvania, Atlanta, Minnesota, and many others. On Sunday, December 30, the full On Sunday, December 30, the full convention delegation made a pill (Continued on page 4) J. LOUIS ERVIN jury that the case was a frame up and after four hours deliberation the jury brought in a verdict of not guilty. The court room was packed to overflowing all during the trial and the feeling was very high. This case should put to rest for all times, the question as to whether or not a negro can get a fair trial in the State of Minnesota. Although the members of the jury were all parents of families consisting of from 3 to 11 children, they sat through two days of a bitterly contested trial, listened to the very unsavory testimony and after four hours deliberation, said by their verdict that a negro can and will get justice in the courts of Minnesota when his case is properly presented even if he is represented by a race attorney. and Mr. Grant Bush, second-vice president, who stated that the supper was a financial success. Georges Carpentier, the French boxer, is coming to this country to fight "Battling" Sikl. French styles in next summer's cloaks and gowns and dancing slippers will be decorated by ribbons and beadwork made by native Africans. Compulsory participation of every student in some form of athletics or physical education has been recommended by the President of the University of Illinois. REGISTRATION OF VOTER IS URGED BY VOTERS ASS'N REGISTRATION OF VOTER IS URGED BY VOTERS ASS'N Present Administration Seem to Merit Return to Office after next Campaign Post-holiday developments in city politics include the announcement that Mayor Arthur E. Nelson will file his acceptance as a candidate for reelection within a fe wdays, and the further announcement that Commissioner H. C. Wenzel, is believed to have definitely determined not to commit political suicide by attempting the forlorn job of opposing Mayor Nelson. Growing sentiment in favor of reelecting the entire city administration as at present constituted is said to have put the quietus to the Wenzel boom for mayor. It has also done much to clear the way for the return to office of Commissioners W. J. Peter, L. R. S. Ferguson, John H. MacDonald, George H. Sudheimer, H. C. Wenzel, James M. Clancy and City Comptroller Erman M. Skipton. Plans Revised It has been pointed by individuals and by civic organizations representing every section of the city that the voters will make a big mistake next May if they change the present personnel, in view of the extreme importance of allowing the incumbents to complete the ambitious-program which has been instituted during the past eighteen months. Friends of the administration see just one chance for an upset. They realize that unless there is a bigger registration than is now promised by the results of the first week's operation under the new permanent registration law, that Mayor Nelson and his official family will not have such easy sailing. CORRECTION In last week's issue the Northwestern Bulletin was incorrectly advised regarding the resignation of Reverend Carr of St. Paul Baptist church. We are pleased to make this correction, as the statement was not true. Success made by Mill City Masons The Christmas Ball, which was given at Kenwood Armory Thursday evening, December 27, by the Anchor Hilyard Lodge No. 2, F. & A. M., was a successful affair. The spacious hall, which was beautifully decorated, was crowded to its capacity. The music which was furnished by Moore's Concert Orchestra was excellent. The Popularity contest was the feature of the evening. Prizes were awarded as follows: Mrs. Marie Hughes, 1st prize, $100 evening gown and slippers; 2nd prize, Mrs. Lillian Pope, awfully equipped overnight bed; 3rd prize, Mrs. Cora McPheeters, a beaded bag. This is one of the largest and biggest entertainments ever attempted in the history of this lodge. The committee in charge are to be commended. There are nearly three million colored females of voting age. Among the South Sea Island savages there are no customs which include kissing. It is now claimed that the great age which Methusaleh reached was due to the fact that he lived so slow that he could not accomplish much under a thousand years. Senator James E. Watson of Indiana in a letter to the Unity league of Indianapolis said: "I am not a member of the Klan or any affiliated organization," and that he believes all men are created equal, without regard to race, color, creed or nationality. The Senator stated that he believes in the Constitution of the United States and that he has always upheld it. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETE Y.W.C.A.Begin with Activities Activities begin at the Central Avenue Branch, Y. W. C. A., Sunday, January 13th, at 4 P. M., with Vesper services followed by a social hour at which time tea will be served. The topic for Vespers will be "Fellowship." The Education Committee announces classes in the following subjects: Millinery—Tuesday afternoon from 2 to 4. Sewing—Friday afternoons from 2 to 4. Gymnasium — Tuesday evenings from 8 to 9. Aesthetic Dancing—Saturday afternoons from 1:30 to 2:30. The Girls' Work Committee is offering a course in etiquette and ethics for boys and girls of high school age and over on Saturday evenings from 7 to 8:30., Mrs. Earl Webber will have charge of this class. Further information may be had by calling the Y. W. C. A., Dale 1068. A branch library has been opened at the Y. W. C. A., under the supervision of Miss Edith Gillard. The library is opened Tuesdays, Thursday and Saturday from 3 to 5. HOTEL HOWELL IS LEASED TO WELL KNOWN CAFE MAN HOTEL HOWELL IS LEASED TO WELL KNOWN CAFE MAN Lease is Consumated Whereby Best Race Hotel in Northwest will Reopen The Hotel Howell at Rondo and McKubin streets which has undergone extensive repairs has been leased by Mr. W. H. Reams, former manager of the Acme Cafe. Within the next ten days the hotel will be completely furnished, and ready for opening. Mr. O. Howell, the owner, has spared nothing in making the hotel the best race hostelry in the Northwest. Mr. Reams, who is one of the best and well known caterers we have, has had extensive cafe experience and is thoroughly capable of managing the hotel. His securing the Howell Hotel is another step in the commercial activities of the race. Mr. Reams arrived in the city from Duluth Wednesday morning to complete the deal which had been pending for some time. A lease for five years was consumed. Mr. Reams has made plans to complete hi sbusiness arrangements in Duluth so as to return to St. Paul the early part of next week to superintend the equipping of the hotel for the convenience of the guests. A spacious dining room with a lobby was added to the hotel during the alterations together with many other improvements including a new heating plant. The leasing of the Howell Hotel was made by through Fletch D. Mr. Cracken, local real estate dealer. Both Minnesota Senators Give Votes To Smith Democrat Defeats Sen. Cummings in Election for Chairman of I. C. C. Both Senator Henrick Shipstead and Magnus Johnson, Minnesota representatives, voted to elect Sen. Ellison D. Smith, Democrat of South Carolina, as chairman of the Interstate Commerce committee Wednesday. The election of Sen. Smith meant the defeat of Sen. Cummins, Republican of Iowa, to the hithertofore Republican stronghold. Sen. Smith is a close ally of Sen. Oscar Underwood of Alabama and is considered one of the strongest opponents in the Senate against the Dyer Bill. He was active last year in Five Year Lease Sells for 5C per copy RIAGE MAN SHOOTS WIFE AND SELF AFTER QUARREL IN HOME Neighbors Break Into Apartment After Hearing Shots and Find Both Dead. PARTIES WELL KNOWN IN SPORTING CIRCLES Woman Victim Is Mother of Former Popular Young Lady Now in Washington, D. C. Following a quarrel Wednesday afternoon, George L. Gray, 148 Hyland avenue, shot and killed his alleged common-law wife, Alice Gray, also known as Nora Mask, then killed himself. Gray, who is a Pullman employee, was 40 years of age, while the victim was reported to be 38. Neighbors heard shooting about 2 o'clock and on breaking into the apartment, found the body of the wife pierced with five bullet holes. From indications four shots were fired while the victim faced him and one into her back as she fell. The police department was then informed, who sent the North Side gun squad to the scene of the dual killing. The bodies were removed to the county morgue. Shoots Own Self. From indications, after killing the woman, Gray walked into the kitchen, emptied the five exploded cartridges, threw them behind a radiator, reloaded the pistol and fired one shot into his own heart. His body was found lying across that of the first victim of the tragedy. Previously to the killing, Mrs. Gray is alleged to have called Evelyn Tender, a friend, 528 Sixth avenue north, and told her of quarreling with Gray. It is thought that the quarrel was resumed and the shooting followed. As there were no eye witnesses to the killing, no authentic statement has been made as to the final words that lead up to the shooting. The house where the shooting occurred is the property of Ames Lodge 106, I. B. P. O. E. W., and was purchased to be used as an Elks' rest. It is located on the corner of Lyndale and Hyland avenues north, and is considered one of the most beautiful and valuable on the North Side. The home, however, was not used for the purpose as purchased, but was leased to Mrs. Gray, who converted it into a rooming house. Both parties of the double tragedy are well known in the Twin Cities. Gray has been an employee of the Pullman Company for some time, while Mrs. Gray has been connected with the rooming house and restaurant business for a number of years. Mrs. Francis Thomas of Washington, D. C., daughter of the murdered woman, arrived in the city Friday morning to attend the funeral, which took place from Neal Undertaking Pallors Saturday morning. helping filibuster the bill into defeat and the past season has witnessed no change in his attitude toward the race. Sen. Smith is a real Southerner, believing in anti-bellum aristocracy, converted in prejudice and upholding the self-accepted right of murder, lynch law and violence. The most severe surprise is that the Senators from Minnesota should uphold such a person as Sen. Smith. Both Senators Shipstead and Johnson express themselves as favoring the Dyer Bill, yet both voted for a Senator to head an important position affecting the vitalness of the internal government. The Minneapolis Tribune's Washington correspond says that the two Minnesota Senators possibly did not know of the previous record of Sen. Smith. Yet they should have, and this fact, if true, does not eliminate the fact that our Washington representation will not likely support the Dyer Bill in the capacity promised. --- PRICE: FIVE CENTS Shoots Own Self. Elks' Property. Surprise Comes. Pome 2 The Northinestern Bulletin- Appeal AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY Published Weekly by the Bulletin-Appeal Publishing Co. 301-2 Court Block St. Paul, Minnesota Phone: Garfield 2075. BS. QUAY HERNDON «0002s eccecnccecceceeeeesneeeereentensseceeneeseesenee Managing Editor AIMBE HALL pee nee cee cee esneee-oeees Wieo-Pres. and City Editor GPRALDINE PICKETT 26. ece cee eseeeeneneneee SOO. and Cireulation Mgr. PS a I he URLIN CLARK 20... ese cnnewennevnesnnnnesennrenernemnnnevnsenennssennenerseersennee A GVOP tsi g MINNEAPOLIS OFFICE: 602 Lyndale Ave. No—Phone Hyland 1066 CHICTL, NEWMAN .0...-.nsencesesnseenseenecncenesesseseeensentqeemenseneessreeeseseneeneeCiPOUladon We TOR nineteen -eneneennernen-nemsncenenemmnememencen +e Advertising Subscription Rates: Gne year, $2.00; Six Months, $1.26 ‘Advertising Rates Furnished on Application. Entered as second-class matter February 20, 1922, at the postofiice at St. Paul, Minn., under the Act of March 3, 1879. Member of the ASSOCIATED NEGRO PRESS ea fn Barve KEEPING THE VOTER POSTED ‘The coming weeks will witness one of, if not the greatest, po- litical movements in the history of America. The part the Race is destined to play is one of great importance. The various threats of a bolt in party support, the potentiality of the Race vote when jaunched in a singular direction and the indefiniteness of how the majority will accept the hithertofore Powers that be. This year will realize the chrystalization of many efforts combined with the discouragement of party support as the orthodox method of secur- ing recognition. su = With the temperature rapidly going higher, the Political Boil- ing Pot is expected to bubble over with false speeches, promises, temptation to swerve the Race voter from changing his policy and a general campaign of old-time political bosses to secure money votes. In this time when careful and correct application of facts are to be directed in an advantageous channel the part The Bulle- tin-Appeal will play is one designed to help the Race voter in select- ing the best man for our group, not apart, but a portion of the great commonwealth. The Race has suffered jeopardy because of misdirected energy. We have been the victim of unfair dealings from without because we were sold out from within. To eliminate further results of this kind, The Bulletin-Appeal pledges itself not only to help in the fight for local recognition but to continue through the state and national issues. We believe that, locally, our men are capable of holding better positions than custodians of the broom and dust pan in the various public buildings. We are confirmed in the belief that some of the appointive places in our country, and the state as well, should be filled by Race men; first, because they are sufficiently able to ade- quately deal with the situation, and, secondly, the strength of the Race vote warrants some recognition. Our girls are able to effi- ciently do many things in public capacities, but color alone prevents their so doing. To secure for the men and women of our group their rightful honors is one of the things we aim to make safe for citizens. — We intend to keep the patie fully posted on all matters where Race interest is involved. We do not consider the Race as having secured its ratio of opportunities in consideration of the services rendered. We serve a Race purpose, and to meet this necessary and expected service, we realize what we are facing. The Bulletin-Appeal may be depended upon to inform the voter as to the best candidates for the various offices. We will not per- mit unfair dealing if it is our power to prevent it. Every man must be meritorious of the confidence of the people or else we shall feel it our duty to oppose him. Our men can receive their share of offices from appointment by merit of efficiency and ability only when those in power recognize these qualities as the only means by which men serve best. We are not, nor shall become, so involved in political machines so as to loose our power in the community as a dispenser of information for the: benefit of the Race. UNSTABLE POPULARITY disgrace to race intelligence and a ¢ ) refrain from contributing toward / ind in the recent issue of the Dearbo ancy of an entire page of propagar cles are supposed to be the conti , sociologist, and based upon a surv The article viciously attacked the Ji A flagrant disgrace to race intelligence and a direct reflection on our ability to refrain from contributing toward American preju- dice may be found in the recent issue of the Dearborn Independent with the occupancy of an entire page of propaganda against the Jew. The articles are supposed to be the contribution of one Llewelyn Smith, sociologist, and based upon a survey made by the New York Age. The article viciously attacked the Jew and branded him as exploiting the Race, in his commercial tactics. The article cites the Jew as robbing the Race in a relenting manner, resorting to all kinds of greed and avarice to wrest from the Race a goodly supply of its earnings. ere are many reasons why this article should not have been written by a Race man, taken from a Race paper, and contributed to the Dearborn Independent. One reason is that the Dearborn Independent is a prejudiced medium against the Jew for the sole reason that he is a Jew. It is this form of prejudice that we are fighting. daily, seeking the enaction and enforcement of laws that ll mitigate the injustices arising out of prejudice and basing our claim against barrier, used by the other group, on the grounds that we are dealt with unfairly, not because of racial dishonor, but because of the weight of unfair prejudice. Such discrimination as has been wreaked upon the Jew by the Dearborn Independent is the kind we have suffered for time immemorial. To imagine that a thinking Race man with full knowledge of the unfortunate re- sults of needless, and un-Christian sentiment, moulded because of Race hate, would offer to help fan the flames of prejudice is some- what difficult. However, this is the thing we have to encounter. Of all the articles appearing in tits Wow. York Age,shawing the laxity if law enforcement, the Erevestalst ; at the other group to recognize the falaty -djsctimination use, of race, color or creed, why was titis paxtigular article Seeley Bu the: Deng: born Independent, “The answer might carieeth be eer ine td was due to the fact that capitalization of hate, mingled with unjust accusation, just suited the purpose for which it is used. The Race cannot afford to contribute anything to American wejudice, Such contributions will only furnish material to be wen against us. If ‘the Jew has and is prospéring at our expense, it is because we are willing to be made the easy mark in our dealings with him. It is conceded that the Jewish race will show a profit from their trans- actions with all men, and it makes no difference of what race ey are apart. The excuse that the Race is the only unfortunate suf- ferer of so-called Jewish avariciousness is one that can best be spcioriedged by one determined to gain his point with the aid of Prejudice alone. \ ‘Those who are under the impression that the Jew holds an over friendly feeling toward the Race are laboring under a false There is only one thing that makes men equal in the a of the Jewish merchant. It is the almighty dollar. It makes no difference of the man who has it, the purpose in mind is to secure this dollar and place it Srooni pfinere in his coffer. For this ‘disposition only the other group the Jewish people, so Beauy, pac, not txbe. It is Anglo-Saxon to hate and desire to those who once were their serfs but are now able to par with them. Realizing the power of prejudice, the of America has t it to e Seeley: who shee on. soil. One of the first thi an r taught is to classes and people. Jong as can be pre- CJ saing the sponsors of this retaining su- premacy may be content. The Race cannot ; itself toward prejudice #gainst any because of race or religion. Neither peo epee: etomylgs sgrangoeig fl Bh rey ey yet practiced by other people. The Race has suffered more greatly From: Goatees olien, Site. See vey ther, Gene, Our talented and sociologist will do to first consider the cost of Mslging’to destroy good faith in his own Race by helping an avowed prej medium to disseminate their cam} against any peo- ple. We desire fairness, justice. and lity because we merit those principles. We cannot hope to enjoy these characteristics of aevernnaeed for sad icy the peieia autll we learn to redline Se value of fairness and the toll of prejudice. Timely Topics THE HART FAILURE The long expected failure of the A. I. Hart Department Store has ar- rived, brought about directly by the inability of the firm to pay its bills We say long expected because from the beginning this store for some, or, possibly, many reasons, did not re- ceive a patronage sufficient for it to survive. What are some of these rea- sons? To begin with, while the A. I. Hart Store was housed in a new building in the very heart of the colored sec- tion, it 1s possible that the rent it had to pay was too great for it to bear. ‘This alone, however, can only be one of the contributing causes, for given the same quarters with the same rent, there is not the slightest doubt but that the store could have been made to pay if it had been owned by white people. * On top of this, capital invested in the enterprise came mostly from the pockets of West Indians and as a consequence a large number of its employes were from that group. This should have nothing whatever to do with its success or failure in a Negro community of 150,000, but it did. There are thousands of American Ne- groes in Harlem who did not go near the store for this very redson, and there are thousands of West Indians who would not have gone near it if it had been owned by American Ne- groes. As a contributory cause to its failure, this is a calamity, for of all races of people, the Negro has least to gain by discriminating within his own group. | But of all the reasons which might be advanced, indifference played the greatest part. Indifference on the part of the Negro buying public of Harlem. Indifference on the part of its clerks, maybe, to make as many sales as possible. ‘There is, however, a sign of prog- ress in the failure of the firm of A. I. Hart & Company, for when the stock- holders were apprised of the appoint- ment of a receiver, and with full knowledge that the money they had invested was lost forever, they voted ‘complete confidence in the founder of the store and assured him that they were ready to start all over again. EDUCATIONAL THEORY AND COMMON SENSE (Preeman) Leatere in popular education; whatever the results, cannot be ac- cused of not seeking new truth and new methods of applying old truth in the educational field. Indeed, some- times it seems that our schools are just so many stations of experimenta- tion. One wonders at times just what chance the child has to learn well a few simple things between the educa- tional experiments and the nervous prostrations of the inexperienced teacher or even the experienced teach er who is constantly annoyed and up set by the almost daily clinic. Better even vain efforts toward improvement than lazy content and complaceny. But what is progress? What is growth? How is it to be measured’ ‘Mere academic attainment on the part of the teacher and endless ex perimentation in the class room aré not prima facta évidence of progress ‘They are important and doubtless es sential steps toward progress. Edu: cational theorists must get results {The public has a right to expect a uch. If one method does not work @ other way must be found ant the world cares little whether th svecesstul method ts as old as th hills or the latest fad. We must have boys and girls wh can at least talk, read and spell, com pute and write correctly a postal card We are not getting these ajmpl fundamental results, ‘The averag Bighth grade and high school stu dent is a poor product of all this ex (Dense and stir kept up about educa tion. For some reason he suffer dreadfully in comparison with th: youth of a generation ago. If w take into account the fact that w jare prone to think the golden age | either bebind us or is just in fron ‘of us, the bald fact that we are no ‘getting reasonable results till re mains. It would not be fair to place th entire blame on our educational the orists. There are many other activ jeauses for the failure under discus sion, Parental authority has broker down. The child bosses his parente Subscribe Bulletin-Appeal The paper that gives its readers what they want—real live news both local and foreign \ Bulletin-Appeal and you will be able to discuss all current events NORTHWESTERN BULLETIN Life'is much more complex and has 4 ‘thousandfold more diversions thas decades ago. The economic strait ‘and chase after the vanities of lif have about demoralized the home ‘With thése and other reservations in ‘mind, the truth remains that public educational methods need a rebirth of common sense. For instance, ou1 schools in recent years have become deluged with intelligence tests. Nc doubt such tests furnish a splendid hypothesis for the sensible and fait grading of pupils. Such tests migh serve some purpose in grading teach. ers. These tests are not everything Indéed, there are circumstances, an¢ conditions under which they mear nothing. There are other quotients quite as important for pupil an¢ teacher and parent. How would i do to ascertain the environment and cultural quotients of pupils or the moral and social quotient of teach: ers.or the responsibility quotient of parents? No discouragement is meant for ‘the wide awake, forward looking, ag gressive, sanely discontented admin. istration or teacher. We are pro- testing against the mere utterance o! educational shibboleths, old or new; ‘the slavish appeal to professional au- ‘thority; the waste in exploiting pop- ular but unprofitable nostrums, vaga- ie and fads. We believe in the lab- oratory. The world cannot get or without it. In some sense general experience is one of its chief contrib- ‘utors. Nevertheless, the laboratory 1s a special institution for specialists who test out thoroughly the experi. ment, validate it and give it out to the world as worthwhile. Mén with common sense accept it, adapt it and get results. Every school system should have its laboratory and have it properly manned. There would be quite as much wisdom in setting a whole system to testing as there would be in having the farmers of a district turn their farms mto experi- ment stations when the people had to have food. : Ohio adopts Dyer Bill Resolution Columbus, Ohio.—By a vote, prac- tically unanimous, the Ohio Federa- tion of Labor went on record as op- posing the practice of lynching, and pledging its support to the Dyer meas- ure to make it a Federal crime. The resolution says: “Whereas, lynching is a violation of the Constitution of the United States; the Constitution of the United States does not embody the penalty for such violation; the “Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill’ provides for definite punishment for said viola- tion; lynching is a disgrace to our country; it is a moral wrong; and the ‘Dyer Anti-Lynehing Bill’ will, if it becomes an amendment to the Consti- tution of the United States, have a tendency to blot out lynching in the United States; therefore, be it RE- SOLVED, That the Ohio State Fed- eration of Labor go on record as urg- ing the senators and representatives of the State of Ohio to use their in- fluence in favor of the ‘Dyer Anti- Lynching Bill,’ which will be re-intro- duced in Congress at its next sea- sion.” Mr. and Mrs, Frank Howard, 455 Rondo street, returned Monday trom a visit in Louisville and Bloomfteld Ry. Miss Pauline James Lee, who ap- peared here in a recital, is now ir Duluth and is the guest of Mrs. Susar Evans. ae ENTERS A “PLEA TO BETTER VIRGIN ISLANDS New York, N. Y.-—Rothsehild Francis, editor of the Emanetpator, member of, the legislature of St. Thomas and St. John, Virgin Islands, United ‘States, has just reached New York City ‘on his way to Washington, D. C., to place before the Congress and President Coolidge the acute eco- nomic conditions prevailing in the Virgin Islands and to ask for remedi- al legislation. A group of Iiberal white Americans has pledged support to the cause. Mr. Francis declares “nearly half of the natives have left tne islands due to lack of employ- ment. This state of affairs was hast- ‘ened through the application of Fed- eral laws to the'islands. The people are greatly disheartened and look to Congress for immediate relief.” Con- tinuing his story, he said: “I fear that the situation is at bursting point. Our people are unemployed through no fault of their own, and it’s up to our protectors to remedy this evil. I am here to plead the cause of my suffering countrymen, whose wives and children are under-fed, before the bar of Ameriean Public Opinion. I am not talking from sentiment. Uncle Sam bought these islands—ap- plied Federal laws to-them and then forgot to establish new industries in place of those his laws have worked hardships upon and in some instanced put out of commission. Although an integral part of the republic the na- tives of these islands are not citizens of the United States.” Publicity and More Publicity. “Many Americans who would champion our cause know very little about these new’ possessions called the Virgin Islands. They need pub- licity and more publicity. They need remedial legislation to change things as they are into things as they ought to be. Uncle Sam owes to the na- tives a chance to eke out a liveli- hood.” Mr. Francis expressed a willingness to address bodies of colored people and other interested parties in Phil- adelphia, Pittsburg, Boston and Washington, D. C., who are willing to help to save the good name of this republic in these islands so recently purchased. His New York address is No. 166 West 141st street. A little daughter has arrived at the home Of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Saunders, 494 Rice St. NOTICE! | War Saving Stamps | of 1919 Series were | due Jan. 1, 1924, | Bring them in, let us | collect them for you’ and credit your ac- count. THE STATE SAVINGS BANK 93 €. FOURTH 8T. 4% Interest on Savings Compounded Quarterly ‘Ofice Gar, 600T Hour 10 A, M. to 1 P.M. Res, Date 1908 and 3 to 5 P.M. DR. J, WALTON CRUMP PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON 303 Court Block = Saint Pant ATTORNEYS . HAMMOND TURNER LAWYER Cedar 8190 Saint Past GLESNER FOWLER ATTORNEY-AT-LAW 406 Hulet Bldg. Atlantic 6710 Minneapolis J. LOUIS ERVIN. 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If he ever should—if he ever, for a moment doubted her disinterested love—then he would never be again her Jack. She would never marry a man who could doubt her. But Jack couldn't; she was sure of that. As for Jack, he laughed at what was said. He was so much in love with Mary that if ever a passing thought came to him that Mary was going to marry him for his money it was quickly swallowed up in the great desire he had to marry her, anyway. But he didn't believe it—no, he really didn't. It couldn't be. They understood each other too thoroughly. Thus the course of their true love ran on with agreeable smoothness and they had begun to discuss dates for the ceremony and collect railroad and steamship folders as adjuncts to planning a wedding trip. Then Mary began to notice a change in her Jack. He was as tender and loving as ever, but something was troubling him. He would sometimes sit and gaze at her without speaking for whole minutes at a time, coming out of his trance with a deep sigh. Mary became alarmed. Was he beginning to doubt her? Had the tattle of the gossips had an effect upon him at last? The thought was too horrible and she tried to put it from her, but it would creep in, in spite of her, and then she began to wake up in the night and cry. She put the question to Jack—put it boldly and directly: Was he beginning to doubt her disinterested love? And Jack denied it—denied it earnestly, even profanely. But still his troubled manner persisted. She begged that he would tell her the cause of this, and finally he said: "Mary, I will tell you—in a week. I can't just now." His manner was confused; Mary was more than ever disqueted. He seemed to be nerving himself up to telling her something. At the end of the week she held Jack to his promise of disclosure. "Mary," sald he, looking anxiously into her eyes, "what would you say if I told you that I had lost all my money—that I was a poor man?" Now long before this Mary had heard of a certain bet that had been made in a club—a bet that if Jack Carter told Mary Manton that he had lost his money she would "give him the mitten," as the saying is. It flashed across her in an instant. Jack, had been egged on to decide the bet—he was testing her. She would not have believed it of him! But the thing was all too apparent. She felt a great throb of pain and then a great rush of indignation. "I should say," said she with an outward calm. "that in that case I should make you but a poor wife. Under present conditions Miss Lillibridge would make you a much more suitable helpmeet." The rich Miss Lillibridge had made a dead set at Jack and Jack would have none of her. "Good-night, Mr. Carter; you really must excuse me, I have some letters to write." And she disappeared from the room leaving Jack petrified with horror and astonishment. While Mary had hysterics, locked in her room, Jack, somehow, got his hat and wandered forth into the night, hardly knowing and not at all caring whether his footsteps took him. "Cheery, oh, old top; whither away, oh, knight of the sorrowful mein" came a voice in his ear. It was Tom Ford who thus addressed him—an old crony. Then Tom took Jack to his apartments, where Jack poured his tale into sympathetic ears. What could Tom say by way of consolation? His suspicions had been verified, but he could not tell Jack so, and he made a mess of his attempts at cheering up his friend. However, he got him to pass the night there and defer all rash action until the morrow. Mary sent down that she did not want any breakfast the next morning, but her younger sister at the receipt of this message from the family circle came running up the stairs and burst into the room, waving the morning paper and crying out: "Oh, Mary, dear; you must get up. Here's some news about your Jack. What do you think? Here it is in the paper with big headlines: "Failure of Stomess & Co. The Carter Fortune Swept Away. Cashier a Fugitive." Mary sprang from her bed and snatched the paper from the hands of her hoyden sister. Yes, there it was in black and white. Jack had not been doubting her; had not been testing her—only telling her the truth. And she had cast him off; had done him a gross injustice. The failure had been pending for some time, the paper said, but those interested had kept silent, hoping to capture the fugitive cashier and tide over the crisis. Jack, of course, she realized, had known about it; that was what had been worrying him. Mary was a young lady of action. She rushed to the telephone and ordered a taxi cab. By the time the taxi arrived she was dressed and on the sidewalk waiting for it. She drove first to Jack's apartments; he had not been home. She called at his club; he had not been there. She thought of Tom Ford, and drove to his apartments. Yes, Mr. Ford was in, his valet sald. Was anybody with him? Yes, Mr. Carter—they were at breakfast. Pushing by the astonished valet, Mary entered. Two young men sprang to their feet as a girl with tear-filled eyes fairly rushed into their presence. "Oh, Jack!" she cried, throwing her arms around his neck and oversetting a cup of coffee with a swish of her long-sleeved cloak, "can you ever forgive me?" Yes, Jack forgave her—and eventually he recovered a part of his fortune. SHOEMAKER OF LONG AGO Lumber Man Recalls Days When Leather Workers Traveled From Town to Town. Nowadays men join the navy, go into the movies or possibly take a job as sleeping-car conductor if they want to see the world, but very few would think of becoming a shoemaker. Yet this was the recognized profession for a man with the "wanderlust" half a century ago, according to T. B. Walker, veteran Minneapolis lumberman, who was "reminiscing" recently about the old days in Minnesota when men who were men didn't wear shoes, but boots made for real service. "Journeyman shoemakers, as they were called, traveled from town to town, working for long or short periods in the shoemaking shops." Mr. Walker said. "It was a recognized custom when a new man drifted in for the man who had been there the longest time to move on to the next town and give him his place. The employer would pay him $2 to cover his food and lodging on the way. "The shoemakers were artists at their work, and, of course, everything was done by hand. You couldn't walk into a shoe store and take your pick from hundreds of styles as you can today. You described what you wanted and had it made for you, which sometimes took many weeks. "Men were specialists in their work in those days, some making men's shoes, some women's and some nothing but children's shoes, which were called 'cacks,' I don't know just why. "These journeymen shoemakers traveled from end to end of the country, and sometimes through foreign countries, too. They were simply full of stories and it was lots of fun to drift into a big shop and listen to them. "One of my brothers was a journeyman shoemaker till he had seen as much of the world as he wanted and then he settled down to being a lawyer." Those were the days of real outdoor life, Mr. Walker said, when a man never dreamed of depending on woolen blankets to keep him warm at night on hunting, logging or surveying trips, but rolled up in buffalo or wolf skins to keep out the biting air. "A night at Shingle creek one August was the coldest night I ever knew," he said. "I was in a government surveying party. We were new at the game and just had blankets to sleep in and nearly froze. "Hunting timber on snowshoes up at Gull lake, on a tip from an Indian, we cut down pine boughs for a bed, then all of us rolled up together in blankets and buffalo robes and nobody dared turn over unless we all turned. One breath of that cold air was almost enough to finish a man." An Argument for Zoning. Citizens invest their money in homes in what is a purely residential section. They want to be away from commercial matters when they go home. They spend considerable money beautifying their homes, and in trying to make the neighborhood more attractive; then along comes some foreigner or even a native, buys a corner maybe directly alongside of an attractive home, and puts up a combination grocery, "hot dog" stand, fruitstand and the like. It brings dies and trash, noise and confusion, people hanging about the corner, and it damages the property of the home owner 40 or 50 or more per cent. A man has a right to be enterprising, and seek to advance his own fortunes, but not at the expense of other people, and not when he will work a detriment and damage to investments. Not only does a corner store, or any store of the sort, in a residential district damage the property adjacent, but the depreciation of values extends for blocks on either side of the street. In order to give that one man an opportunity to sell hot dogs and cabbages, is it right to damage fifty or sixty property owners who set the character of the region first?—Birmingham News. His Last Chance The young man had proposed, and had been refused. As he sat dependently at the girl's side, she took pity on him and murmured: "Now don't take it to heart. There are other nicer and younger girls around, like Annie and Susie and Margy, who might make you a better wife than I would." "I know it," admitted the rejected one, sadly, "but, you see, I asked them all before I came to you." All for Him. Tom (to college mate)—I say, Arthur, when that girl of yours is made up she's a work of art. Arthur—Art for Art's sake, so to speak—Boston Transcript. SUPPLEMENT TO THE NORTHWESTERN BULLETIN WATER SHOT UP MOUNTAIN One of the Most Remarkable High Pressure Pumping Plants is at Foot of Mount Washington. At the foot of Mount Washington, in New Hampshire, may be seen a small shed that contains one of the most remarkable high-pressure pumping plants anywhere. A single engineer, who acts as fireman, caretaker and oiler, operates the plant. It "squeezes" water to a height of 3,725 feet, against a pressure of 2,250 pounds to the square inch, from the base of the mountain to the summer hotel at the peak of Mount Washington. It is difficult to comprehend such a pressure without a medium of comparison. The high-pressure system of New York's fire department, with 300 pounds to the square inch, which will throw water over even the 700-foot Woolworth building, is insignificant beside it. The pressure of a harnessed Niagara Falls, or any of the numerous irrigation and power plant projects of the West, has about the same ratio to the weight of that column of water from the top to the base of Mount Washington as the force within a soda water bottle has to your local water supply. If the Mount Washington pumps were deprived of their duties at the foot of the mountain and connected instead to a turbine intake pipe at Niagara or to the high-pressure fire lines of New York, they would pump 25 gallons a minute into the pipes against the 300 or 400 pounds pressure encountered. MEN HAVE SOME QUEER PETS Italian Has Donkey as Companion; Barber Has Walking Fish; Scientist Chums With Flea. An Italian is creating a sensation in Rome by treating a donkey as a boon companion. He has even taken it to a restaurant to dine with him. The lucky animal enjoyed four cocktails, two portions of asparagus, some "fruity" cheese and three apples. A barber in Toronto has a unique pair of pets. They are walking perches, natives of India and Egypt. If its home stream dries up, this fish will flop across the land to the next water supply. It has been known to travel 18 miles in this way. The barber's pets often leave their aquarium and take a "constitutional" to the shop door. They wriggle along by means of their fins, just as a seal would. Scientists often "chum up" with unlikely friends. One experimented with a flee, which became quite attached to its owner, whom it would never bite. Lord Averbury had a pet wasp which is now preserved in the British museum. It would feed out of the scientist's hand. Care of Small Wounds. Be sure to keep an injury clean. Place the wound under clean running water to make sure that all the dirt and foreign substance are washed out. Do not touch a wound with your finger (unless it has first been washed clean), as your hands, at no time, are surgically clean. Wrap up the wound with a clean gauze bandage. If this is not at hand, use the cleanest thing procurable. Then take the injured person to a doctor. Small scratches and cuts may be washed clean with boric acid water (two teaspoonfuls to a glass of water) or iodine water (four or five drops in half a glass of water). Protect all skinned knees with clean gauze, after the knees have been washed to remove sand and dirt from the injury. British Humer- That British humor can be as exaggerated as that of the typical American gag is proved by the following from a London weekly: A meeting of the district council was in progress to consider a complaint about the muddy state of the roads in the outlying districts. One 'of the councillors said: "Gentlemen, I was walking by the road in question the other morning when I saw a man's hat on top of the mud. I touched it with my stick and was astonished to hear a man's voice from beneath. 'My friend,' I said, 'It's a bit thick there, isn't it?' 'It ain't 'alf,' came the answer, 'and I'm on the top o' the bus!'" Of Course. The youthful bugler wore a proud smile as he turned out on parade for the first time. He was accosted by an officer and asked if he knew all the bugle calls. "Not all, perhaps, sir," he admitted modestly, "but I know most of them." "Well, now," continued the officer, "what would you do in case of fire?" "Blow the call for lights out, sir."—Los Angeles Times. Got 'Em All. A man was wanted by the police. They secured six different photographs of him and the pictures were circulated through the locality. The chief in a small town wrote to headquarters a few days later saying: "I duly received the pictures of the six miscreants whose capture is desired. I have arrested five of them; the sixth is under observation and will be taken soon." He Should Knew. A student annoyed his master by asking foolish questions. One day, after he had interrupted the lecture several times with trealevant remarks and questions, he asked: "Sir, how long can an animal live without brains?" "Well," was the reply, "I really don't know. Mr. F—, how old are you?" Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Bell of Kansas City, Mo., were pleasant callers at the Bulletin-Appeal office on Tuesday. Daddy's Evening Fairy Tale BY MARY GRAHAM BONNER COPYRIGHT BY WILLIAM HARRIS UNION CHARLES NORMAN'S LIBRARY Billie Brownie had gone again to call on Charles Norman. Charles Norman was now about a year old—well, he was a little more than a year old, and strange as it may seem he was collecting books. "I'm going to have a big library," he told Billie Brownie. "Of course, I won't bother about reading now, and then I'll have to be read to before I'll read to myself. At present I'm too busy with other matters." "What other matters?" Billie Brownie inquired. "Well, I'm interested in drinks of water and drinks of milk and rides in my carriage and in sweet sleep and sunshine and out-of-doors and my mother's society and my daddy's society and all such important things. "My daddy takes care of me all the time he is home from the office. He loves to do that and I love it, too—well that takes up all that much time." "And when my daddy is at his office my mother is constantly with me if I am not asleep on my sunny porch—and that takes up all that much time. Then they sit and look at me and chuckle with delight about me and I chuckle, too, so as to be polite. Really, I enjoy it hugely, too. "They say I am decidedly boyish in my looks, which is fine, for I am a boy, of course. "I have a small boy cousin, too. He is younger than I am, however. Yes, he is all of four weeks younger. "Of course, I cry at times. Then my mother soothes me, but my daddy "Some One Gave Me a Book." speaks to me sternly in a very manlike way. When I don't cry my daddy keeps calling me, 'You darling little thing,' over and over again. "So that by way of variety and change and to have him say something else to me I cry once in a while. That's one of my reasons anyway. Another is that it is expected of me to cry just a little bit. "But I don't cry much. It's a waste of time, and as I told you of all the other things I have to keep me busy you will realize that I haven't much time in which to cry. "I was going to tell you about my library. Well, as I told you at one time, I have any number of beautiful garments—just quantities of clothes. If it were not that I am so busy and that a baby would be out of place keeping a store I really believe I'd set up a store and I'd have everything for customers with babies. "But at the same time I don't need the money from a store for I've got a bank account. Dear me; yes, Billie Brownie, I've a bank account!" "And then some one gave me a book. Well, my mother showed it to me and I grinned and made little 'talky sounds,' she said, and she also told me I been especially good after receiving it. She said books made people contented and happy and pleased. "And she said I thanked the one who sent me the book by sending a 'friendly and gummy grin, much fast waving and enthusiasm.' Yes, she said all this. I do love the way my mother expresses herself and talks. It's not just like every one else. It's always interesting. "But. I'll tell you, Billie Brownie, the book itself wasn't anything much. It gave my mother an idea, though, to start a library for me while I was young so I'd have quite a fine one when I grew up, and while growing up. "So I have a library and quite a number of books now. And when the rainy days come and the evenings and when I'm a bigger boy I shall just have the best time in the world with my library. "I shall read and read and read, but I'll tell you one thing, Billie Brownie, the pictures in the books won't come up to my mother's pictures, for oh, how she can draw! It's pretty fine to think of having some one who can really draw right in the family. "Maybe there will be pictures by her in some of the books. Then the books will be perfect. "But it is a good idea to start a library when one is only a baby. It gives one a good running start!" "And now I must bid you a polite good-by, Billie Brownie, and do come and call on me again soon. My grandfather is coming to call on me now and I must give him my entire attention—he is very important and learned and I'm a wee bit afraid of his importance." So Billie Brownie went off in the best of spirits for he-had had a chat with his dear little friend, Charles Norman. 1924 Looms Great Year For Many Get-To-Gethers 1924 Looms Great Year For Many Get-To-Gethers Several States Insist on Place at Convention; Sanhedrin in Chicago. Washington, D. C.—The New Year starts political activity with a rush. Practical re-action on the results of the Republican National Committee meeting here set in with the naming of Dr. George E. Cannon of Jersey City, N. J., as one of the delegates-at-large to the Republican National convention to be held in Cleveland in June. Dr. W. G. Alexander of Newark is to be an alternate-at-large. The naming of Dr. Cannon, who represents a definite political element of New Jersey, has created a local political stir, but it proves conclusively that Republican leaders are taking the subject of political co-operation very seriously. In this connection it is interesting to know that Republicans of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Missouri, as well as Kentucky, West Virginia and Missouri and Maryland, are insisting on having a colored delegate-at-large to the convention. The white leaders of these states are considering the subject as seriously as New Jersey. In 1920 Dr. J. R. A. Crossland was a delegate-at-large from Missouri. Illinois had a district delegate. Voters of Illinois now wish both a district delegate and a delegate-at-large. Ohio has not had a real delegate-at-large since the early seventies. There has always been an honorary alternate-at-large, but the Ohioans are saying they want representation that counts. There are a number of candidates for the place, and as there is a primary by combining forces there will be one elected. Looking Towards Chicago. Washingtonians, and visitors coming here from various sections of the country, are turning their eyes to Chicago, and February 12, at which time there will be two significant gatherings in the Windy City. The All-Race conference, or Sanhedrin, and the Lincoln league. The All-Race conference will make an exhaustive study of racial conditions. Delegates, representing every organized group within the race, are expected to be present. One of the significant and interesting developments of the program for the conference is the interest manifested by the secret organizations of the country, including the Masons, known for their conservative procedure. The Official Communication. The following nobles have been appointed as delegates to the Negro Sanhedrin: Caesar R. Blake, Jr., Imperial Potentate, Pres. of the Loan Co., Charlotte, N. C. Charles A. Cottrill, Past Imperial Potentate, Ex-Collector, Toledo, Ohio. James E. White, Aragic Temple No. 44, Chicago. James R. Williams, Sahara No. 2, Pres. of the Loendi Club, Pittsburg. John H. Murphy, Jr., Jerusalem No. 4, Afro-American, Baltimore. Mr. J. W. Kelly, 950 St. Anthony avenue, has been confined to his home by illness. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Harris, 937 Rondo street, left for Philadelphia, Pa., where they will make their future home. Mr. A. D. McFarland, 493 Whitall street, is improving from his recent illness. J. B. FRENCH ADDRESSES YULETIDE CELEBRATION At the annual Yuletide Celebration at Brooklyn, Ill., Sunday, Dec. 30. Hon. John B. French, member of the Illinois Industrial Commission, was the principal speaker. Mr. French was appointed to this office by the present Governor of Ill., Hon. Len Small, and is the only member of his race on this commission. During his talk he spoke of Governor Small's strong and courageous stand in appointing colored men to public offices in the state. Mentioning the recent appointment of Edward H. Wright of Chicago, as a member of the Illinois Inter-State Commerce Commission, which office pays seven thousand ($7,000) dollars annually. The office held by Mr. French carries a salary of five thousand ($5,000) dollars a year. Mr. French is a business man of Chicago, having been quite successful in catering business in that city. He is the father of Mrs. Chas. H. Phillips, Jr., of St. Louis, Mo., and Dr. John R. French, dentist of St. Paul. Secretary Lauds Brown's Action Washington, D. C.—Hon. James J. Davis, Secretary of Labor, made the following announcement on the death of Mr. Brown: "The death of Phil H. Brown, commissioner of conciliation, in charge of Negro economics, inflicts a distinct loss, not only upon the government, but also upon the Negro race and the Republican party. He has served with unfailling faithfulness to the best standards of his country, his party and his race. I believe that Phil Brown has done as much as any other colored man of his generation to encourage the members of the Negro race to play their rightful part in the political life of the country and to keep their political activity on the highest moral plane. His recent survey of Negro migration contributed, perhaps more than any other factor, to an intelligent understanding of a difficult national problem. With a sense of genuine personal loss in Phil Brown's death, I wish to pay this brief tribute to his memory." Mrs. Grey of Wisconsin was in the city during the holidays visiting her daughter and son, Miss Thelma Johnson and Cornellus Johnson, respectively. Fifty Million in '24 Race Homes (By the Associated Negro Press) Chicago, Ill.—A careful survey by the Associated Negro-Press in all parts of the country indicate that Colored America will invest more in real estate and building in 1924 than in any previous year in history. Figures compiled from information gathered from reliable sources indicate that the gross investments in building and buying as it affects the race direct, will amount to more than $50,000,000 for 1924. These figures include the purchasing of homes, schools, business properties and farms North, South, East and West. While the major portion of the race remains in the South, investigation discloses that at this time most of the big investments are being made in the northern centers, due to the extensive migration from the South. Chicago investments promise to lead all other cities in the North, with New York second, and followed by Philadelphia, Washington, St. Louis, Pittsburg. Let THE Bull App Do ALL You Can Letter Envel Let The Bulletin Appeal and ALL Small Printing Jobs Get Our We will save Call Garfield Ask for the Print Get Our Estimate We will save you money! In the South, Atlanta, Nashville, New Orleans, Louisville, Savannah. One of the big outstanding facts connected with the development along this commercial line is the big increase in the ability of racial firms able to handle the financial and business side of the deals, this includes loans from the banks and construction firms. COMMISSIONER IN EFFORT TO CURB FIGHT RULING (By the Associated Negro Press) Philadelphia, Pa.—Charles Fred White, recently appointed to a $5,000 a year position on the Pennsylvania Boxing Commission by Governor Pinchot, has come out in a strong stand against the ruling issued by the commission's chairman, William H. Rocap, to the effect that mixed matches were not to be allowed in the state. White says in effect that the ruling is illegal and that Rocap issued it without consulting him. He declared that the commission had no chance to vote upon the edict sent out by Rocap. Further remarks made by the Negro commissioner indicate that he has not had easy sailing in his effort to represent his race fairly on the commission. It appears that he was reprimanded by Racop for having permitted mixed bouts held at a local club several weeks ago. Rocap asserts the matter of banning mixed bouts was put up to White and that White "cheerfully" acquiesced. The chairman says that the vote of the Pittsburg members of the commission was obtained over the telephone. Be that as it may, White declares that he will not stand for it, and the question of the legality of the ruling has already come up before the attorney general of the state. All the principals are now awaiting the opinion of the official before making another move. One of the sidelights of the queer mixup is the admission by Rocap that the ruling was made to satisfy Director Cortelyou of this city, whom Rocap had promised, for alleged political reasons, that there would be no mixed bouts held in the city during the remainder of the present director's terms of office. theletin peal our Printing rds heads lopes Estimate you money! ld 2075 ting Department STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF Ramsey, ss. In Probate Court. Witness the Judge of said Court, this 28th day of December, A. D. 1923. (Seal of Probate Court) HOWARD WHEELER. Judge of Probate. Attest: F. W. GOSEWISCH. Chief Justice. T. A. Alexander. Attorney, 514 Court Block, St. Paul, Minn. SUMMONS STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF Ramssey, ss. District Court, Second Judicial District. Bertha Berberich, Plaintiff, w. V. W. M. M. M. Ada Johnson, Francis A. Graham, and also all persons unknown claiming any right, title, escheduled or lien in the case, described in the Complaint herein. Defendants. The State of Minnesota to the Above Named: Defendants: You, and each of you, are hereby summoned to answer the complaint of the plaintiff in the above entitled action; which complaint is on file in the Second Court, of the County of Ramssey and State of Minnesota, and to serve a copy of your answer to the plaintiff at 309 Court Block, in the City of St. Paul, County of Ramssey and State of Minnesota, and to serve a copy of his Summons upon you, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the said Complaint in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in said Complaint, together with plaintiff's costs and disbursements hereinafter dated this 20th day of December, 1923. J. LOUIS ERVIN, Attorney for Plaintiff, 309 Court Block, St. Paul, Minnesota. NOTICE OF LIS PENDENDS STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF Ramsey, ss. District Court, Second Judicial District. Bertha Berberich, Plaintiff, vs. W. L. Mintzer, Mary Ade Johnson, Francis A. Graham, and also all persons us- e in the real estate, interest or lien in the real estate described in the Complaint herein. Defendants. Notice is hereby given that an action against the real estate situated in the County of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, to-wit: Lots number Eight (8) and Nine (9), Mercer and Magraws Addition to the thereof on file and of record in the office of the Regi- ster of Deeds, in and for Ramsey County, Minnesota, has been commenced in the decreed and Court that thereof on file plaintiff against the above named defendants. The object of which is to determine the adverse claims of the defendants and each of them, the personal claim is made against said defendants or any of them. Dated this 20th day of December. 1928. J. LOUIS ERVIN, Attorney for Plaintiff. 209 Court Block. St. Paul, Minnesota. STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF Ramsey, ss. in Probate Court. In the Matter of the Estate of Elizabeth V. Smith, Decedent. The State of Minnesota to All Whom It May, Concern: The petition of Clarence L. Smith having been filed in this Court, representing that Elizabeth V. Smith, then a resident of the County of Minnesota, petitioned on the 4th day of May, 1922, and praying that letters of administration of said estate be granted to James Milton, then a resident of the County of Minnesota, be heard and that all persons interested in said matter be and hereby are cited and required to appear before this Court on 1824, at ten o'clock in the forenoon or as soon thereafter as said matter can be heard, at the Probate Court Room, at the Northwestern Bulletin, Paul, in said County, and show cause, if any they have, why said petition should not be granted and that this citation be served to the Northwestern Bulletin according to law, and by mailing a copy of this citation at least 14 days before said day of hearing to each of the addresses and addresses are known and appear from the files of this Court. Witness the Judge of said Court, this 2nd day of January, D. 1924. (Seal of Probate Court) HOWARD WHEELER. Judge of Probate. Attest: F. W. GOSEWISCH. Clerk of Probate. W. T. Francis, Attorney. STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF Ramsey, ss. Probate Court. In the Matter of the Estate of Mary Mannan, Formerly Mary Callahan Deceased. Letters of Administration on the Estate of Mary Callahan McNellis, formerly of the City of St. Paul, in the County of BHMSey and State of Minnesota being granted to Sara M. Grant. It appearing on proper proof by affidavit and by law, that there are no debts against the estate of said deceased: It is ordered. That three months be paid from and after the date of this Order, which all persons having claims or demands against the said deceased, if any, are in Probate Court of said County, for examination and allowance, or be forever barred. The order is April 2012, at 10 o'clock A.M. at a General Term of said Probate Court, to be held at the Court of County, be and the same hereby is appointed as the time and the place when and where the said Probate Court will examine and adjust said claims and demands. And it is further ordered. That notice of such hearing be given to all creditors and persons interested in said Estate. For payment of publication this Order once in each week for three successive weeks in the Northwestern Bulletin, a legal newspaper printed and published in the city. Dated at St. Paul this 3rd day of January, 1924. By the Court: (Seal of Probate Court.) HOWARD WHEELER. Civil Probate. McMeekin, Quinn & Swan. 805 Commerce Building. The choral choir of St. James' A. M. E. church broadcasted an excellent program over WLAG on Friday under the direction of Madame Antoinette Crafton. Witness the Judge of said Court this 21st day of December, A. D. 1923. (Seal of Probate Court.) HOWARD WHEELER, Judge of Probate. Attest: F. W. GOSEWISCH, Clerk of Probate. McMeekin, Quinn & Swan, 805-7 Commerce Bldg., St. Paul, Minn. STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF Ramsey, ss. District Court, Second Judicial District. Rose Hesse, Plaintiff, vs. Simeon G. Hesse, Defendant, Summons. The State of Minnesota to the Above Named Defendant: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint of the plaintiff in the above entitled action, which is the case of the Clerk of said Court at his office, and to serve a copy of your answer thereto upon the subscribers at their office, 711-10 Pioneer Building, of Paul, in the said County of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and the said complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in said complaint. Dated December 10th, 1923. GEORGE NORDLIN and SIDNEY A. PERKINS. Attorneys for Plaintiff, 711-110 Pioneer Building, St. Paul, Minnesota. STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF Ramsey District Court, Second District Court. Judicial District. William Ritter, Plaintiff, vs. Annie Ritter, Defendant. Summons. The State of Minnesota to the Above You, ANNIE RITTER, are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint of the plaintiff in the above entitled action, which complaint has been filed with the Court of the State said District Court, at the Court House in the City of St. Paul, Ramsey County the City of Minnesota, and to serve copy of your answer to the complaint on the subscriber at his office in 403-404 Court Block, City of St. Paul, Ramsey County the City of Minnesota, and thirty days after service of this summons upon you, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint of Ramsey County afresaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for relief demanded in said complaint, together with plaintiff's costs and disbursements herein. Dated A. D. 1923. CHAS, S. HOFF, Plaintiff's Attorney, 403-404 Court Block, St. Paul, Minn. STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF Ramsey, ss. Probate Court. In the Matter of the Estate of Charlie Letters of Administration on the Estate of Charlie G. Johnson, deceased, late of the City of St. Paul. In the County of Johnson, he being granted to Vernie G. Johnson. It appearing on proper proof by affidavit made and filed herein, as provided in the decree, that debts against the estate of said deceased: It is ordered. That three months be and the same is hereby allowed from and for the date of the Order in writing, having damages against the said deceased, if any there be, are required to file the same in Probate Court of said County, for the payment and allowance, or be forever barred. It is further ordered. That the first Monday in April, 1924, at 10 o'clock at the courthouse, be held at the Court House in the City of St. Paul, in said County, be and the same hereby is appointed as the time and the place when the Court will examine and adjust said claims and demands. And it is further ordered. That notice of the Court and persons interested in said Estate, by forthwith publishing this Order once in each week for three successive weeks in the northwestern Bulletin, a legal newspaper printed and published in said County. Dated at St. Paul this 2nd day of January, 1924. (Seal of Probate Court.) By the Court: HOWARD WHEELER, Judge of Probate. H. Turner, Attorney. NEW YORK Y. W. C. A. HOME SOLD FOR $72,000 (By the Associated Negro Press) New York, N. Y.—The Young Women's Christian Association of New York has been granted permission to sell a building row used as quarters for colored women for $72,000. The proceeds of sales the officials of the organization have approved; will be used to defray the expenses of erecting a building. N. Negro girls. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS MAKE RECORD IN FARM PRODUCE Athens, Ga.—Ten high school boys at Winterville produced $4,000 worth of farm products on 37 acres of land this year. In addition to this, the boys completed a full year's work in the high school and helped their fathers produce the best cotton crop they have made since the boll weevil appeared in this community. 13 CITIES HAVE OVER 10,000 WOMEN ON JOBS With 40,484 colored females 10 years ago and over, gainfully employed. New York ranks in first place, followed by Washington, with 28, 588; Philadelphia, with 27,792; Baltimore, 26,893; New Orleans, 22,306; Chicago, 20,755; Atlanta, 16,743; Memphis, 13,835; St. Louis, 13,626; Richmond, 13,084; Birmingham, 12, 044, and Louisville, with 11,246. In no other city does the number of employed colored females reach 10,000. SUPPLEMENT TO THE NORTHWESTERN BULLETIN Duluth News Mr. Albert Jordon, who was ill in St. Mary's hospital, died Monday morning. Funeral arrangements will be made later. Mrs. R. B. Newsome entertained five of the younger set at a Bandana party last Thursday afternoon. A dainty luncheon was served and all reported a good time. Mr. Lawrence Hancock of Superior, Wils., was stricken with paralysis while at work. There are slight improvements at this writing. The members of the Ald of St. Mark's church entertained their husbands at a banquet in the new A. M. E. parsonage. The Christmas colors were carried out in all the decorations. Covers were laid for twenty-four. Those on the sick list are Mrs. Birtle Batchman, Mr. Johnson of Gary and Mr. J. N. Richey. The pupils of Miss Myrtle Richardson, who appeared in the piano recital last Friday night, rendered their selections with technique and preciseness. They showed training and were pleasing to the audience. Mrs. A. Jordon arrived in the city to be at the bedside of her husband. to be at the bedside of her husband. Mr. and Mrs. Colby and daughter Ann, who spent the holidays in Cleveland, arrived home Sunday morning. Mr. George Adams left for the Twin Cities to be at the bedside of his mother. He arrived a few days before her death. His many friends extend to him and the family their sincere sympathy. Mr. and Mrs. Mathews entertained at dinner Thursday. Covers were laid for eight. Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Covington entertained at dinner New Year's day. Covers were laid for six. Mrs. Lucy McNeal was a very charming hostess last Friday afternoon when she entertained the Interstate Literary club. Plans for the year were completed. The Dinner Club of St. Mark's Church are planning to give a turkey and pork dinner in the near future for the benefit of the conference. Mrs. Amanda Brown is president. Pres. Coolidge Writes Praise of The RaceSurvey Letter of Chief Executive Tells of Marvelous Progress Made in America. (By the Associated Negro Press) New York, N. Y. — "The marvelous progress which the colored race in America has made since it achieved liberty" brought the congratulations of President Coolidge in a letter read recently at an Emancipation Day celebration in the Salem Methodist Episcopal church. The letter, addressed to Cleveland G. Allen, read: "This occasion is a most appropriate one for a survey of the marvelous progress which the colored race in America has made in the historically very brief time since it achieved liberty. It has been said often, but it is so true that it is worth repeating many more times, that there is no historic record of such accomplishment by a race of people in so brief a period. "Measured by their material achievement in the acquisition of property and substance; or by their advance in education and equipment for the full duties of citizenship or by their participation in the great task of building and defending the nation of which they are a part, the colored people of the United States have made a record which they may well regard with profound satisfaction and utmost gratitude." Letters were also read from Chief Justice Taft, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt and from Dr. Emmet J. Scott of Howard University and Dean Kelley Miller of Howard. Dr. George E. Haynes of the Federal Council of Churches made the principal address. 167 STUDENTS HELPED BY HARMON FOUNDATION (By the Associated Negro Press) St. Louis, Mo.—The Harmon Foundation of New York, during 1922-23, loaned money to 167 students representing twenty American colleges, Fisk University being the only colored school in the group. Monthly payments by students receiving loans begin one year after graduation. In a recent announcement, President McKenzie of Fisk University was informed that the first student to repay the loan granted was one from Fisk University. The little son of Mrs. John T. Jones, 528 West Central avenue, is quite ill with pneumonia. BEDTIME STORIES ON A PULLMAN SMOKER (Lincoln News Service) The "Economist" "Gee, but rubber heels are becoming popular. I remember the time when every one wore hard leather heels," said the porter, as he polished up a handsome pair of tans, belonging to a gent who had apparently forsaken the smoker for an early bedtime. "Seems to me like everything is changing anyhow, nowdays," he continued, as he whipped the polishing cloth across the tips for the last time. "What's the matter? You're not a pessimist, are you?" I inquired. "You surely ought not to be, from all I can understand. I'm told that there are more people traveling now than ever before, which means more quarters and halves for you—an improvement over old times, you'll admit, just like the rubber heels are an improvement over the leather ones," I argued. "Sounds all right, but it don't work out that way," the porter continued, as he set the highly-polished tans on the floor. "You see, it's like this," he went on, in an attitude which seemed to invite a debate: "I've been running on a sleeper for over fifteen years, and I'm tired of it—dead tired of traveling; don't suppose I ought to complain, for when that's a man's profession, there isn't anything he can do about it. But 10 or 15 years ago, a fellow was always sure of his two-bits, and he didn't have to do much for it. And during the war, of course, a porter could get half a dollar from every other passenger; but now, the most of 'em figure two-bits flat, and they want everything you've got in the shop for it, believe me. You see, the railroad and the Pullman Company split up the fare nowadays and it's pretty high, as you know," the porter concluded. "I don't think it's so high, considering the service," I briskly stated. "Service! Service! That's just what ruins my tips," the porter fired Part Played by Race Voter to Be Big 1924 Factor Darker Races of World Furnish Many Ideas for Students of Economic Facts. (Staff Correspondence) (By the Associated Negro Press) Washington, D. C.—"To be, or not to be? That is the question," and Colored America, politically, has developed a united mind TO BE. And here at the beginning of 1924 it is well to understand that it is a big subject and a big job. The individual, or the newspaper, that overlooks the fact is out of line with the times, and is not serving the people. It is world-wide subject, and in this connection there can be nothing more significant now than to quote a few sentences from a recent article by David Lloyd George of England on impressions of his recent visit to America. Said Mr. Lloyd George: "When America is convinced that it is her duty to save Europe from ruin and that by intervening she can save this distracted continent, America will take the task in hand, and not till then. "Self-interest alone will not move America to action. There must be some impulse of more exalted character. Question of Leadership "But like all national movements, it is largely a question of leadership. A great leadership could set America going tomorrow on an irresistible crusade. Will it come? "I came back more convinced than ever that the hope of mankind in the immediate future depends on the extent to which the two greatest commonwealths on earth can be persuaded to work together in world affairs. "I know everything is to be said about America not being Anglo-Saxon. Neither are the British Isles, and the British empire has a greater variety of races and tongues than even the United States of America. "All the same, the empire is governed by the same mixture of Celt, Teuton and Norseman that ruled America. "The identity of the language must lead to an absorption of the same literature for the great name of the people. The same literature in the end means the same ideals. "In the course of years, Shakespeare, Milton, Bunyan and Wealey will count more than Lafayette and Rochambeau. The influence of the former enters more and more in character, and that is what determines the destiny of a people." Well Laid Plan. To students of world conditions, it is plain that what the British statesman has to say on this subject is part MARTIN HENSE PROP MARTIN AUTO LIVERY OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Blue Cab Line AMBULANCE SERVICE CARS FOR ALL OCCASIONS Wetting and Funeral Care TEL. CEDAR 0555 Garage 453-55 Main Ave Saint Paul TEL. CEDAR 0555 out, sarcastically. "Take last night, for instance. Had a man with a toothache. He began ringing the bells just after we left Columbus, and, believe me, he kept me on the jump all night long. I got him hot water, and at Pittsburg I even went to the drug store and tried to get him some other dope. The druggist wouldn't give it to me without a prescription, and I happened to know a doctor nearby, who did me the favor to write the 'scrip.' This morning when I brushed off the gent, he handed me a quarter, saying—'Thank you, George—I hope I didn't impose on you last night.' That's the way they run nowadays," he concluded, gloomily. Just like the rubber heels, they're in full style. "No, No," I insisted; you're just a pessimist, that's all. You don't even appreciate the extra coin you will make from polishing those shoes." I added with a good bit of feeling. "Hm! Got to be shown," the porter replied, laconically. Just then the bell rang, the indicator registering upper one. "There's that dude now," remarked the porter; and before he could say more, a stylishly dressed gentleman entered the smoker at a rapid gate. He was fully clothed, excepting shoes, and a neat gray hat and overcoat adorned his head and arm, respectively. "Are my shoes ready, George?" he asked, politely. The porter replied by handing him the dandy tans, which he deftly put on as the whistle blew for the next stop. "Brush me off, George—I'm getting off now," he said in a persuading tone, as he jingled some coins in his pocket. "Thank you, George—Good Night!—said the pleasant gent, as he slipped a quarter into the porter's hand and alighted on the station platform. "You see there," excitedly blustered the porter. "There's a sample of 'em. There's a guy who's sweated in his boss for a berth and a two-bit tip, just to save himself a 10-cent shine. Don't tell me times haven't changed." of a very well defined program of survival. This program for England, and as it is hoped it will embrace America, has in mind the consideration of darker peoples, but most certainly not on a plane of equality of opportunity. There is hard at work in both England and America, a set determination to permit darker people to go "only so far." It is a great program if it works. But will it work? The darker peoples of the world have some ideas of their own on this subject; and according to the admission of some of the closest students of the subject, there is now going on, and has been for some time, a "rising tide of color." The shadow of Russia is, also, on the horizon. This shadow greatly disturbs Secretary of State Hughes and others. Well it might. In fact, from one viewpoint, it cannot be fully understood why Senator Borah, who has never been over friendly to Colored America, should with a small group of other senators, favor recognition of the Soviet government of Russia. Russia, without regard to the sentiments of yesterday, has wiped out age old traditions of oppressions, and opened a door of opportunity to the humbler peoples that is most amazing, according to reports from eye-witnesses. An observer of Russian conditions informed the representatives of the Associated Negro Press, for example, that in the matter of education, where under the czar, the peasant and the Jews were kept in ignorance and horror, the Soviet government has come along and opened up schools to all, and opened up ways for representation in the government. In this connection, it is well to ask: What of the American South? There are prophets who say, as in a twinkling of an eye, the time will come when the miserable system of oppression and disfranchisement in the states of the South will be wiped out just as surely as the thing has been wiped out in Russia, as it is feared by England that it will be wiped out in India and South Africa, and as it has been wiped out in other sections of the world. This is not "propaganda" in the ordinary sense of the word, it is plain statement of facts, and a study of conditions that Colored Americans must understand in the face of 1324 events. It resolves itself to the truism that "nothing that is not right can last for long." This is proving true in the case o.f the Ku Klux, which is dying everywhere by its own weight. The letter of former High Muckety Muck Clarke of Atlanta to President days. They were royally entertained by friends. Coolidge conclusively proves this. Colored America, in the selection of the next President of the United States, is not expecting a super-man, a man who, like Ajax, defying the lightning, will defy the bitter wrongs of humanity world without end, but the entire group is wide awake to securing the highest representative of human opportunity in America, and along this line will go forward in the process of elimination. Res. Tel. Dale 7030 Shop Elk. 2328 My Motto: "What I do, I do Well" Mrs. L. E. Willis, 1460 Sherburne avenue, and Mrs. C. B. Covington, 657 St. Anthony avenue, have returned from East St. Louis. Ill., and St. Louis, Mo., where they spent the holi-"FOR PEACE OF Display Room and Shop 486 N. Dale St. near University Ave. St. Paul Look! PETER H. BURKE Look! "FOR PEACE OF MIND" We Do Expert— Shoe Repairing Shoe Shining Clothes Repairing Dry Cleaning Pressing Hat Cleaning in a way that pleases and at low prices. Delivery service. BLEKRE TIRES AND TUBES "Factory Prices FRED BAKER, Salesman 655 West Central Ave. Elk. 0441 Nestor 1815 Cedar 8081 Uptown Sanitary System 339 Wahahsa Street and pay that overdue subscription account. Don't wait until the paper stops Victor J.M. MASTER'S SHORE 1001 10TH ST. NW 1001-1001-1001 Each Friday We Release New VICTOR RECORDS We Release New VICTOR RECORDS Come in and Hear Them W.J.Dyer&Bro. 21-27 W. 5th BUY NOW While Prices are Low W.J.Dyer&Bro. 21-27 W.5th BUY NOW Six Modern and Up-to-date Bungalows Under Construction Located on St. Anthony Avenue (Beautiful) Between Avon and Fisk SMALL CASH PAYMENT BALANCE LIKE RENT. FRED D. McCRACKEN Agent "He Serves You Best" REAL ESTATE RENTALS INSURANCE Phone: Cedar8190 306 McClure Bldg. Phone: Humboldt 4346 61 East 6th St. SMALL CASH PAYMENT BALANCE LIKE RENT. Call The YALE Wet Wash Laundry 'ROUND THE "2" TOWNS SAINT PAUL Miss Rebecca McCracken, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred D. McCracken, apent the week in Minneapolis as the guest of her aunts, Mrs. A. White and Mrs. J. Thomas. Mr. Louis Moore, 667 West Central avenue, received his appointment in the postoffice and will start work immediately. Mrs. Grey and daughter, Thelma Johnson, were called to San Antonio, Texas, on account of the serious illness of Mrs. Grey's mother. The Harriet Tubman Civic League met Monday afternoon in the Wilder Building. Splendid talks were given by Messrs. Elmer A. Carter of the Urban League and Ed Hall of the Mayor's Advisory Board. Much stress was given the importance of registration which should be of vital interest to every woman. Just what you have been waiting for; first dance of the New Year, by the Eclectic Dancing Club, at Williams' Hall, 8th and Nicollet (entrance on Nicollet). Moore's Town Talk band will be on hand. Come and enjoy yourself in this spacious hall, best of order will prevail Monday evening, January 21. Admission 50c—Adv. Upon her arrival from Kansas City, Mo., Mrs. Beneree Hamilton was agreeably surprised Monday evening by a number of friends who had gathered at the residence of her sister, Mrs. Fred Shuck, 574 St. Anthony Ave. Music was furnished for dancing by Mr. Arthur Graham. A dainty luncheon wound up the evening's pleasures. Mr. W. E. Mitchell, a former residents and engineer of Company No. 9, St. Paul Fire Department, whose Buick car was totally destroyed by fire enroute to Los Angeles, received a check for $500.00 from Fred D. McCracken Realty and Fire Insurance man. Mr. Eugene Gough, 790 St. Anthony Ave., whose residence was badly damaged by fire also received a satisfactory settlement. Complimenting Mrs. G. H. Kng, of Charleston, S. C., a pretty luncheon of three courses was given on Friday afternoon by Mrs. George Berry, 570 St. Anthony Ave. Xmas decorations graced the artistically decorated table around which twelve guests were seated. Due to the fact that his telephone number was inadvertently omitted from the new directory, Attorney Geo. W. Hamilton wishes to inform the public that his office call is Garfield 6997.—Ady. Installation of newly elected officers was held by Household of Ruth No. 4671 at Union hall Tuesday evening. Visitors were present from Household No. 553. Excellent refreshments were served by the committee in charge. Plans were made for the observance of the eleventh anniversary of the order, which will take place next month. Como Temple No. 128, Daughters of Elks, was granted a dispensation at their last meeting. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Bell, formerly of Kansas City, who are residing in Minneapolis, were callers at the Bulletin-Appal office Tuesday. Mrs. Wm. England, 536 St. Anthony avenue, gave a lunchon of perfect appointment on Thursday afternoon in honor of Mrs. G. B. King of Charleston, S. C. Eight guests were present and enjoyed the hospitality of Mrs. England. The Self Culture club was entertained Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. Walter Bennett, 872 St. Anthony avenue. A number of visitors were present, which made the occasion a very enjoyable one. Interesting talks were made by Miss Charlotte Gillard, who gave a splendid outline of affairs in Tuskegee, "Our Women in Politics" by Mrs. Grant Bledsoe of St. Louis, Mo. Mrs. Florence Brown gave a talk on the life of Harriet Tubman, and "Thrift" was the subject chosen by Mr. Elmer A. Carter of the Urban League. Mrs. Frank B. Simpson was also a guest of the club. An elaborate dinner of five courses was served by the hostess. Mrs. Beulah Rogers, 732 St. Anthony avenue, is recovering from an attack of bronchitis. Monday evening the Feast of the Epiphany was celebrated at St. Phillip's Episcopal church, with an Epiphany party in the guild room. An ancient Epiphany custom was observed for the first time in the history of St. Phillip's church. A cake containing a ring was cut by the men, which is then given to the wife or mother of recipient, who retains it until the next Feast of Epiphany. Mrs. Grant Bledsoe of St. Louis, Mo., is visiting Mrs. F. A. Scott, 325 North Chatsworth street. Miss Loucella James, 632 W. Central avenue, was hostess on Thursday evening to the everywoman Progressive Council. Reverend Frederick M. Eilot, pastor of the Unity church, was the speaker of the evening. A social time followed, which was highly enjoyed. MINNEAPOLIS Mrs. Joseph Levy, 3537 4th Ave. So returned Sunday morning from an extensive visit with her mother in St. Louis, Mo., and relatives and friends in Chicago, Ill. Mr. Ben Berry, 3859 Snelling Ave., arrived home Monday after visiting in Missouri and other points. Miss Charlotte Gillard was the house guest of Mr. and Mrs. B. S., Smith, 3358 Oakland Ave., prior to her departure for Tuskegee. Mrs. F. K. Mask, 3921 4th Ave. So entertained a number of friends at dinner in honor of her husband's birthday on Sunday afternoon. The table was artistically decorated in holiday colors. The following guests were present: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Levy, Mr. and Ms. Edward Brown, Mrs. C. A. Williams and Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Pleckett of St. Paul. The evening was spent in music and games. Reverend Carlyle Stewart, pastor of St. ames A. M. E. church, who was visiting relatives in Chicago arrived in the city Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Perey Hughes have moved to 3432 Oakland Ave. Madame Robinson, 225 West 39th St. entertained the 500 club last Wednesday. Mrs. Donald Brady, 3648 Columbus Ave., entertained twelve ladies on her birthday January 7th, at lunchon and 500. Just what you have been waiting for. First dance of the New Year by The Eclectic Dancing club at Williams' Hall, 8th and Nicollet; entrance on Nicollet. Moore's Town Talk Band will be on hand. Come and enjoy yourself in this spacious hall. Best of order will prevail. Monday evening, January 21. Admission 50c.—Adv. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Bell and three children formerly of Kansas City, Mo., are residing at 2209 5th Ave. So. Mrs. Calvin Lewis of Chicago, Ill., who is the guest of her father, Mr. Walter Smith, 3553 Elliott Ave., is pursuing a business course and will spend the remainder of the winter in Minneapolis. Notice—Ball players wanted to go south for spring training with Askine Marine Red Sox., Apply at 328 Nicollet Ave. Ask for Mr. W. Brooks. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gibbs are rejoicing over the arrival of a little son, who made his appearance Wednesday, January 9. Mrs. Gibbs was formerly Miss Beatrice Green of St. Paul. Miss Emma Hicks of Indianapolis, Ind., is the house guest of her brother and family, 2813 Elliott avenue south. Mr. Chester Neal, 216 West 31st street, was called to Van Buren, Ark., on account of the death of his grandmother and cousin. The Bulletin extends condolences to the bereaved. Mr. and Mrs. J. Toone, 540 Aldrich avenue, are leaving Sunday for Detroit, Mich., where they will make their future home. The announcement of the purchase of The Appeal by The Bulletin has caused much favorable comment among Mill Citians. Mr. J. M. Polk, 705 Seventh avenue north, who is confined to the General hospital, is much better. Mr. Polk is prominent in fraternal circles. Mrs. Della Bates of Detroit, Mich., mother of Mrs. Bessie Shrill, 3741 Clinton avenue, is leaving for her home after having spent several weeks in our city. The Liberal Art Lunch club was entertained by Mrs. Jos. D. Bryan, 3801 Portland avenue, Wednesday. Miss Charlotte Gillard, private secretary to Dr. Kenney, medical director of the John Andrew Memorial hospital at Tuskegee, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. Gillard, and sister. Edith in St. Paul Park, left Thursday evening for Chicago, where she will be the guest of honor at a large affair on Friday evening. Many social courtesies were extended to Miss Gillard. Mrs. B. S. Smith of Oakland avenue, Minneapolis, entertained at a 500 party last Thursday. In the afternoon Mrs. Zach Johnson of Minneapolis entertained twenty ladies at a five-course luncheon. Mrs. George Seamer, 719 Grand avenue, gave a 6 o'clock dinner on Wednesday evening. Miss home in St. Paul Park, where a Edith Gillard invited a number of Twin Cities folk on Thursday to their Bachelor party was given. Dinner and 600 were among the features. Mrs. Fred McCracken assisted. Monday evening of the following week, Attorney De Vaughn of Minneapolis entertained Miss Gillard at the Metropolitan to witness "The Climax." Tuesday evening twenty friends in St. Paul Park chartered a bus, then proceeded to thome of Mrs. George Seamer, where an elaborate dinner was served by the caterer Ramaley. Miss Gillard was the guest of the Self Culture club, and Miss Zelma La Force, Minneapolis, entertained Saturday evening with a 500 party. Owing to her brief visit, Miss Gillard was forced to decline many invita- School Costing Over a Million Dollars Is Built Most Thoroly Equipped Public School for Race in U. S. Near Completion Atlanta, Ga.—What is believed to be the most elaborate andxpensive race pulbic school building program ever undertaken by any community is now nearing completion in this city. grammar schools, seating 800 to 1,000 each, and a high school seating 1,500, the five erected at a cost to date of $1,200,000, with more yet to be spent on finishing touches. These new schools are part of a general school building program involving a total of $3,800,000 and are in every sense equal to the best the city is erecting, representing the last word in construction and equipment. In addition to all the usual modern facilities, each is provided also with medical and dental clinics, where the pupils have the services of physician, dentist and nurse. Recognized Curriculum The high school, which is named for Booker T. Washington, will carry the regular academic curriculum and in addition will provide training in wood work, carpentry, drawing, auto mechanics, sheet metal, plaster and cement work, tailoring, pressing, sewing, cooking, child care, and teacher training. The purpose is to give to the pupils an all around training for life and fit them for useful and remunerative employment immediately on graduation director of vocational guidance helps further to this end by personal conferences, lectures, bulletins and lantern sills. The race schools are sharing fully in the efforts of the administration to bring the city's public school system up to the highest standard of efficiency. Want Representation Back of this building program 's an interesting story of interracial cooperation. Atlanta having greatly outgrown its school system, several unsuccessful efforts were made to vote a bond issue for ne wbuildings,. It was found that the colored voters held the balance of powtr and had thrown it against the plan. City officials asked white members of the local interracial committee why this was so. The latter arranged a conference with leading race citizens and the question was passed to them. They promptly replied: "Why should we vote taxes on ourselves when we have no assurance that we will get any of the benefits." The rest was easy. An agreement would help carry the next bond election, their schools should have approximately one-third of the proceeds. That agreement is now being carried cut. SANTO DOMINGO CREATES NEW CABINET OFFICERS (By the Associated Negro Press) Santo Domingo.—A decree issued by President Burges creates a new cabinet for Santo Domingo as follows: Ministers of interior and police, Rafael Rancon; deputy minister of interior and police, Arismendo Roblou; minister of justice and instruction, Jose Fury Castellanos Fondeux; minister of health, Juan De La Cruz Alfonseca; minister of foreign relations, Angel Morales; minister of finance, A. Acvdo; minister of agriculture, Pedro A. Perez. DIES AT DAUGHTER SHORE Mrs. Laura Elizabeth Adams died Thursday, January 4th, after a brief illness of three weeks at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jessie Doty, 406 Rondo St. Deceased had resided in St. Paul about six years; previous to that time she had lived in Fargo, North Dakota. A large attendance was present at the funeral which was held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from Lyles' Mortuary Chapel. Rev. H. L. P. Jones, pastor, of St. James, A. M. E. church officiated. Mrs. Emma Archer sang a solo. The floral offerings were numerous and very beautiful. Mrs. Adams left beside a host of friends six children to mourn her loss. Mrs. Jessie Doty, Mrs. Aaron Bradford, Mrs. Mattle Benner and Mrs. W. H. Hyde of Minneapolis; George W. Adams, Duluth, and Horton Adams, Fargo, N.D. TO THE ADVERTISER "In order to make an advertisement effective, the reader must see it. 2—He must read it. 3—He must understand it. 4—He must believe it. 5—HE MUST WANT IT." If your advertisement can do this, the success of your business is assured. 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Minneapolis 85 So. 9th St., Geneva 8216 Under New Management SAVOY CAFE 704-6th Ave No., Minneapolis HOME COOKING Mrs. R. D. Henry, Prop. SPECIAL SALE Prices that are lower than have ever appeared before. New C Melody Saxophone $85 New Eb Alto Saxophone with case $76 Bf Trumpet Slimer with case $67 Trombone, Silver, Gold Boll, with case $48 Trombone, Brass, Pearl Keys, with case $29 All Metal Snare Drub, nickel. $22 Bf Drums, at $18, $22, $25 and $30 Bf Clarinet, Albert, Low Pitch, case $29 Violins at $5, $8, $10, $25 to $300 Violin Cases, at $2.75, $3.50, $6.50 Violin Case, Genuine Leather. Page 4 DEFENDER SEEKS TO SHOW RACE AS ALL AMERICANS Fallacy Proven Idea that Negro Is not a Component part of U. S. Ideals In the great world adjustment and the new reconstruction in our own national affairs, what part do Race men play? No nation, no race, no group, has ever attained its destiny without placing its case before the people. True history is unerring. Some historians distort truth and produce unjust results in the minds of those who are not clear thinkers. During the recent world war period there were many seasons of wild speculative programs to develop a sane, loyal Americanism. In many directions this was necessary, for in our midst we beheld thousands of alleminded people. The National Security league came into existence, radiated its organizations to all sections of our country. In Chicago, in frantic zeal to overlook no racial group, an unnecessary but important gatherin gwas held at the Coliseum, where 10,000 Colored men and women assembled and listened to appeals for loyalty to flag and country. Those were hectic days, filled with love and hate, courage and fear, confidence and distrust, so much so that intelligence officers and volunteers, individual and collective, were in evidence on every hand. The need of loyalty became so paramount that even in the nation's capitol special guards of soldiers were selected for duty and those soldiers were in most part black men. American is for Americans. Not white Americans, not black Americans; not Polish Americans nor Scandinavian Americans; not Irish Americans, German Americans nor French Americans. In banishing the hyphen from our Americanism, it needs must follow that Americans are not white, they are not black; they are not Irish, they are not French or Swedish, but ALL AMERICAN. When our forefathers wrote the immortal Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation and "We the People" in presenting the great American Constitution, they were building an America for Americans. When those same forefathers and loyal Union sympathizers saw this Americanism threatened, they dipped pen in ink and wrote two new chapters into that great American document and straightened out some things that threatened the foundations of our America for Americans. The Fourteenth amendment to the Constitution spoke in thundering tones these words: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction to equal protection of the laws." The article closes with this section: "The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article." The eighteenth amendment then rang out giving the right to vote in language that says: "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude." The right was also given Congress for enforcement of the article. It is though that 300 years ago selfish slave traders brought to these United States native Africans who were sold into slavery in the Jamestown colony. Not so, did slave traders do this. A divine Providence that shapes affairs filled the sails of those ships and gave hope to the galley crew that drove those ships across the high seas bearing a most precious cargo, fulfilling the Scripture telling of Ethiopia's greatness. The fertile soil of Virginia responded to the implements of those Negro slaves who for 300 years of unrequited toll planted the foundation stones of a great America. Three score years and more ago historians record that man struck the shackles from the limbs of four million slaves. Not so! Again good Providence stepped in and with infinite wisdom did it. Man was but an instrumentality, recognizing in his subconscious self that Americans can not be slaves and that a free man in this country is an American. serving in the great war were Americans. We sent not Irish-Americans nor French Americans; we sent not Polish or Italian Americans; we sent not white Americans nor black Americans; not Americans of any group, fighting men of the A. E. F., units of or class, or race, but AMERICANS, fighting men of the A. E. F., units of the American army. The edict went forth in some fashion to classify the black soldier. They tore off the corner of our registration cards, but thank God, that did not blot out our Americansm, for when the first Illinois combatant forces returned it was the 370th U. S. Infantry that made people frantic in their mad desire to shower praise and appreciation upon those soldiers. What a day it was. What a sight to behold! American soldiers who had been on the firing line, had stormed the Hindenburg line; they were the men whom the populace of Chicago greeted without stint or saving—American soldiers. France numbers as its nationals every Frenchman, whether of France in Europe or of her colonies. A Frenchman is a Frenchman. British subjects are as such, not white not black. A Brazilian is a proud Brazilian. There is no line of tint or pigment demarkation, modifying a Brazilian one way or the other as a hyphenated Brazilian. So it is throughout South America and in all countries save the United States. America, black men sailed the high seas with Columbus when he discovered America and the real American red man; America, black men were with you when you planted the colony at Jamestown a year before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, black men gave of their brawn in unrequited toll. America, black men fought, bled and died to save the Union in the great civil struggle, yea, they even proved most loyal to the confederate heart in a way that was loyalty in the most superlative degree.. America, black men before the Civil war shed their bloo dliberty that this land might be free; the stream leads all the way from Boston commons where Crispus Attucks fell, to Belleau Woods and the Argonne. America, black men stand ready to answer the Nation's call whenever it is made. The corners of our registration cards were torn off but that act did not for one moment mutilate our Americanism. No Americanization propaganda is necessary within our ranks. We are wedded, indissolubly to America and her American institutions and traditions. We know them from Alpha to Omega. Why then, America, deny us that birthright and heritage that is ours, so richly won, so loyally maintained, untarnished by the flag of anarchy, the role of traitor, slacker or conscientious objector. America, we challenge thee today —AMERICA, NOT NEGRO, FOR 1924. Beginning this promising and auspicious year of 1924, it is to be "American" for the erstwhile American negro. Hyphens are dropped, prefixes and suffixes forgotten. Editors, publishers, writers, orators, speakers and publicists, take cognizance of this fact that the American Negro no longer weighs himself with a peculiar racial stamp, he counts himself none other than American.. Failing to recognize our fond hopes, our cherished wishes and fervent prayers to be part of the body politic as Americans, we now let it be known that we shall resent as an unfriendly act any reference to the group as Negro or anything other than American. We have earned it, we merit it, have written in letters of blood, "American, Negro, for 1924." Remove the blot of the hyphen, destroy allen-mindedness; develop one America for all Americans, including over fifteen million citizens heretofore classified as Negro, making a real nation of over one hundred million Americans. Harry Wills To Fight Bartley Madden Jan.28 Renault Backs Down After Eagerness to Meet "Brown Panther" Is Accepted. Harry Wills, popularly known as the "Brown Panther" of New Orleans, has been signed up to fight Bartley Madden, the iron man of the present day crop of heavyweight fighters. The match will take place at the First Regiment Armory, on Monday night, January 28, 1924. The bout is the first important heavyweight scrap scheduled for the new year, and will mean a great deal to both men. A quick, decisive victory for Harry by the knockout route will come very near to forcing a show down between him and Jaqk Dempsey. The public demands that the patient, deserving colored fighter be given a chance, will eventually force Dempsey and his backers to show their true colors. While Madden is not considered the greatest fighter of the present crop of white challengers for the title, yet the fact remains that he is the only one of that group with the courage to enter the ring with the Brown Panther. He can take a beating and can hit, and, though not clever, possesses considerable experience. Enough at least to carry him through many years of fighting without being floored for the fatal ten count. Jack Renault, after trimming several colored fighters, yelped his head off for a crack at Harry. And when the match was offered him, very discreetly declined the chance, saying there was time later for such a match. Firpo was eager to fight Harry, any time and any place, but it subsequently developed that by any place he meant down in South America, where he could win on a foul in the first round. As for Tom Gibbons, why, sure he would fight Willis. In New York or New Jersey, where they could draw $100,000 or more? Nope, not in the East, but somewhere down in Mississippi, Georgia or Texas, that is where the heroic Tom would fight Harry. And it looks as if the world's heavyweight champion feels about the same way as the others do, except this Madden person. And after Harry puts the K. O. on the Madden gent, listen for another yelp from the pack, "Oh, who is Bartley Madden?" And the answer will and should be, the man who had more courage than our heavyweight champion, and all the challengers combined. Houston, Texas, leads in the number of divorced colored females, 15 years of age and over. Chicago ranks in second place and is followed in the order named by Memphis, Birmingham, Louisville, New Orleans, Nashville, Dallas, St. Louis and Kansas City. There are 43,265 more pupils in the public schools of the Philippines this year than last year, according to a report of the bureau of education at Manila. It appears that the future citizens, if not the politicians, are being greatly benefited by the American governmental control. Somebody Wuz Sayin' that G. B. may not be a waiter, but as a bus boy he's a wonder. That the Sheiks are hawing a hard time, trains are running so uncertain. Since a nice young man has put his car away for the winter, he's not as much in demand by the maidens fair. The Beau Brummel of Ames Lodge became minus of his mustache while his wife was away—must of been trying to play chicken. The G. N. R. R. boys have been granted a five days' furlough to bid the flaps, chix, pullets and old hens good-bye. Their destination from now on is that extreme western point. —Seattle. Young M. A. has developed into a real Kangaroo, as he was forced to make a leap for life from a two-story residence on Rondo street. A certain woman was at the Hollow rink Sunday trying to cut a figure "8" but cut 1000 and saw stars. MILL CITIAN ELECTED TO HEAD OF ALPHA PHI ALPHA (Continued from page 1) grimage to the home of Paul Lawrence Dunbar at Dayton, Ohio. Arrangements had been made for special cars over the interurban railway between Columbus and Dayton to take the delegation to Dayton where they were met by a train of automobiles which conveyed them to the home of Dunbar. The program, conducted at the home included a welcome address by O. O. Morris, Pres. of Theta Lamba chapter of the Fraternity by Mrs. Matilda J. Dunbar, mother of the poet. The master of ceremonies was R. M. Swayne. From the home the delegation was conveyed to Woodlawn Cemetery to Dunbar's grave where a most impressive ceremony was held which includer a tribute to Dunbar's contribution to literature by Dr. J. Gregg, Pres. of Wilberforce University; a reading of "When All is Done," one of the poets compositions, by Miss Edna Browne; and a tribute by S. S. Booker. Banquet Follows The banquet of the fraternity followed the pilgrimage at which there were 400 present. The program for the banquet included an address on "Collegiate Fraternal Friendship," by Norman L. McGhee, General Secretary of Alpha Phi Alpha, an address "The Growth of Sororities," by Dr., Sadle T. Alexander, President of the The SECOND DANCE OF THE NEW YEAR Given By The Unity Club FRIDAY EVE · UNION HALL January 18th Aurora & Kent COME OUT AND ENJOY THE EVENING WITH US Music By STEVEN'S HARMONY KINGS ADMISSION 50c Unity Club Always Means A Good Time You Get the Latest News Happenings All Over the United States Everybody Is Reading the Bulletin- Appeal. Why? NORTHWESTERN BULLETIN Delta Sigma Theta Sorority; an address by James W. McGregor, "The Aim of Alpha Phil Alpha," an address by James W. McGregor, "The Chapters," and a greeting from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority by Miss Thelma L. Taylor, one of the youngest members of the Sorority connected with the Kappa Chapter in Indianapolis, Ind. The addresses were interspersed with vocal and musical selections given by Miss Helen Walker, Madame Cole Talbert, and Mrs. A. W., Hardy and a reading of Dunbar's Ode to Ethiopia by Miss Edna Browne. The Master of Ceremonies was William O. Stokes of Theta Lambda Chapter. Public Session Upon the return of the convention delegation to Columbus, Ohio, the entire body repaired to the Columbus Chamber of Commerce Auditorium to attend the public session where Robert L. Vann Attorney also Editor of the "Pittsburg Courier" spoke on the subject "The College Man's Opportunity." The final session of the Fraternity was held Monday at which tim after the delegates listened to the report of the eDirector of the "Go to High School School, Go to College" drive which showed that more than three million children and parents have been reached and influenced to go further in education, the convention authorized that the movement be continued and prompted even more vigorously during 1924. Constructive plans were outlined with reference to the conduct of the Fraternities program for the year 1924. At the end of the session the following officers were elected: Raymond W., Cannon, president; Raymond P. Alexander, 1st Vice Pres., James W. McGregor, 2nd Vice Pres., D. L. Brown of Columbus, Ohio, 3rd Vice Pres., Norman L. McGhee, Secretary, Homer Cooper, Treasurer, and Oscar C. Brown, Edutor of the Sphinx. New York 1924 Following the election of the Fraternity a spirited contest was entered in the selection of meeting place in 1924. The convention was be- Our Annual Pre-Inventory Discount Sale Now Going On MARKSONS JEWELRY CO. 420 Wabasha St. eleged with invitations from all sections including Atlanta, New York City, Cincinnati, Detroit and other cities. After a hotly contested fight conducted by the Atlanta delegation, it was finally conceded to New York by three votes. During the convention week numerous social events were held including "the annual smoker and Symposium, an informal dance at Odd Fellow Hall; The Annual Fraternity dance in the Ohio State University Gymnasium; and dances in honor of the delegates given by the Alpha Kappa Alpha and Delta Sigma Theta Sororities. The convention ended with the Annual Fraternal banquet held in the Spring St. as the shrilling of whistles announced the arrival of the new year., Announcement was made at the banquet of the winning of the McGhee cup by Phi Chapter at Ohio University for the best record during 1923. Honorary Mention Among the various members of the Fraternity present during the convention were Dr. J. E. Moorland, Hon. Robert Vann, Dr. W. S. Scarborough, Mr. C. H. Toblas, Dr. J. A. Gregg, Prof. L. F, Palmer, Mr. Aaron E. Malone, Dr. C. A. Greer, Dr. Nelson Glover, Dr. Elwood Downing, Dr. A. L. Curtis, Arthur D. Stevenson, Garrett A. Morgan, Attorney Sydney P. Brown, Rev. Russel A. Brown, Arnett G. Lindsay, Dr. Charles H. Garvin, Dr. W. K. Christopher, D. B. C. Styles, Dr. M. A. Allen and many others. The guests of the Fraternity during the convention, M. A. Morrison, first general president that the Fraternity had and George B. Kelly, one of its founders. Mason W. 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