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N. A. A. C. P. TO FREE INFANTRYMEN Sell Your Goods by telling the buying public all about them in the most popular column in the paper—the classi- fied ad section In The Appeal VOL. 39 NO 42 N. A. A. PROGRESSIVE COUNCIL PLANS PROGRAM FOR YEAR "Creative Forces in Japan" and "Brotherhood of Races" to be Discussed "The Urban League" and "Pre-election Politics" Included in Program "Every Woman for All Women and All Women for Every Woman." That is the motto which opens the year's program for Everywoman's Progressive Force in Japan, "The Creative Forces in Japan," "The Brotherhood of Races," "Negro Music," "Medical Freedom" and many other subjects will interest members of the club this coming winter. Two meetings have already been held. The next will be November 8 at the home of Mrs. O. C. Hall, 727 St. Anthony avenue, where Mrs. J. S. King will lecture on Japan. Special guests at this meeting will be the women's missionary circle of Pilgrim Baptist church. Music and Talks. "Cancer, Causes and Treatment" will be the subject December 13 at the home of Mrs. B. C. Archer, 314 Western avenue north. December 26 an evening meeting will be held with a talk by Charles E. Weschoke on "The Brotherhood of Races," home of Mrs. C. H. Miles, 428 Edmund Street. January 10 Rev. F. M. Eliot, pastor of Unity church, will talk at the home of Miss Loucelia James, 632 Central avenue. Mrs. W. R. Morris of Minneapolis will talk on Negro music February 14 and Miss Adelaide Pierce will sing a group of songs. The hostess will be Mrs. E. O. James, 707 St. Anthony avenue. Mrs. G. M. Kenyon will talk on "Medical Freedom" March 13 at the home of Mrs. W. B. Elliott, 415 University avenue. The Negro Press" will be the subject at Miss World founder's, 687 Central avenue, June 12 a demonstration lunch-eon will be held at Mrs. A. J. McGayock, 471 Central avenue. Discuss Politics. August 14 "The Urban League" will be the subject and September 11 "Some Famous Colored Women" will be the subject under discussion. The meeting October 9 will be an evening affair with a symposium on "Pre-election Politics — The Negro Vote." Officers of the club for the coming year are Mrs. W. T. Francis, president; Mrs. W. G. Hood, vice president; Miss Loucelia James, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Rosalie Ervin, recording secretary; Mrs. S. W. Wright, treasurer; Miss Aimee Hall and Mrs. T. B. Cook, publicity; Mesdames G. W. James and W. B. Tandy, citizenship, and H. High, O. C. Hall and H. B. Miller, education. A board meeting will be held that week at 10:30 A. M. at the home of Mrs. Thomas Neal, St. Anthony avenue. Reports will be given and plans completed for an entertainment which the club will give soon under the direction of Mrs. Horace Henderson. "Hard" and "Soft" Maple Maple is both "hard" and "soft." The former is in demand wherever resistance and great strength are required, as for meat boards, chopping bowls, rolling pins, etc. Soft maple is employed in making handles, butter bowls and ironing boards. Audacity, Not Courage. As knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom, so a mind prepared to meet danger if excited by its own eagerness and not the public good, deserves the name of audacity rather than courage. "Frisking" the Sargeant. "Here," remarked the playful footpad as he frisked the first sergeant, "is where I go over the top."—American Legion Weekly. Hopeful. "So I said, 'Don't be discouraged, Alec. I may learn to love you—I had the same trouble with olives.'"—London Mall. Two Questions. "Dere is jes' two questions befo' de public," said Uncle Eben; "de high cost of livin' an' what' you ginter do about it?" View of Sleep by French Scientist. Women sleep more lightly and require less sleep than men, according to a French scientist.-Indianapolis News. Must Find Fortune. It is well said that fortune belongs to those who find her, and not to those who seek her.-Spanish Proverb. A Thought for the Day. The average man is better than the average person gives him credit for being. THE GAY MEN "Shuffle Along," New York's Delight, At Metropolitan Theater Next Week The Only Play on the American Stage Conceived, Written, Produced and Acted by Colored People. Staged Under Personal Direction of Sissle and Blake. Instantaneous popularity is predicted for the sensational musical hit "Shuffle Along" the original number one company coming to the Metropolitan tomorrow night for a week's engagement "Shuffle Along" which has to its credit a two-year run at the 63rd Street Music Hall, New York, four months at the Selwyn theatre, Boston, and five months at the Olympic theatre, Chicago, is in two acts and eight scenes and is the only play ever written, produced, played, danced and sung by colored people, and has become nationally known. Its song hits have been played in hotels and restaurants from coast to coast, several of them having been selected for the musical program by Princess Mary, at her first "Matron Dinner," tendered to her mother and father, the King and Queen of England. But it is the small boy by whose verdict abetted by whistle, who forecasts the success for the song of a musical show, and he long ago proclaimed a victory for the songs of "Shuffle Along," which includes "Wild About Harry." "Love Will Find a Way," "Bandanna Days," "Honey Suckle Time," "Gypsey Blues," "Shuffle Along," "If you Haven't Been Kind of Love," "If you Haven't Been Vamped by a Brown Skin, You haven't Been Vamped at All" written by the famous stars, Sissle and Blake, who will be seen in their original roles and who are now as popular in America as they were in Europe. "Shuffle Along," which is a vibrant collection of dance, hilarious fun, beautiful creoles and song, will no doubt be long cherished in the memory of theatre-goers of this city. In addition to Sissle and Blake, the splendid original cast which will present this Dixie hit on the London stage this winter, includes "Lottie Gee, Edith Spencer, Lou Payton, Joe Simms, I. H. Browning. The Four Harmony Kings, Dancing Charlie Davis, who had much to do with the success of this delightful offering during its long Broadway run and the complete New York Music Hall Orchestra intact. Earnest Co-operation and Solicitation Puts Colored Division in Front Rank Division "G" of the Community Chest has so faithfully and earnestly carried out its campaign drive that up to noon Friday it had oversubscribed its quota sixty per cent. The drive was opened Sunday at a meeting held at Pilgrim Baptist church. S. E. Hall, chairman of Division "G," when interviewed by a staff reporter said: "I am sure that neither the captains of the division nor myself need any words of congratulations; it is that community that needs to be congratulated for putting Division "G" over the top." It is this spirit that made possible the announcement by Division "G" at the Community Chest luncheon at the Athletic club that their division was "one hundred per cent." The community may congratulate itself in the organized effort and the fitting support given to the chairman of Division "G" and his team of captains. It was the united work of each of these consistent workers that helped to put the drive over among our group. All along the line of speakers who took part in Sunday's mass meeting was the spirit of "work, talk, believe, subscribe, give and pay." Charles W. Gordan, the first speaker, who spoke on the "Community Chest and a greater St. Paul," drove home the fact that a community can be no greater than the hearts of its citizens. Elmer Carter, secretary of the Urban League, said: "If we wish to command the respect of those agencies from which our organizations receive help we must first show a willingness to do something material ourselves." It is expected that at the conclusion of the drive Division "G" will have to its credit oversubscriptions to the tune of 100 per cent. THE APPEAL. ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 20, 1923 includes "Wild About Harry," "Love Will Find a Way," "Bandanna Days," "Honey Suckle Time," "Gypsy Blues," "Shuffle Along," "If you Haven't Been Kind of Love," "If you Haven't Been Vamped by a Brown Skin, You Haven't Been Vamped at All," written by the famous stars, Sissle and Blake, who will be seen in their original roles and who are now as popular in America as they were in Europe. "Shuffle Along," which is a vibrant collection of dance, hilarious fun, beautiful creoles and song, will no doubt be long cherished in the memory of theatre-goers of this city. In addition to Sissle and Blake, the splendid original cast which will present this Dixie hit on the London stage this winter, includes "Lottie Gee, Edh Spencer, Lou Payton, Joe Simms, I. H. Browning. The Four Harmony Kings, Dancing Charlie Davis, who had much to do with the success of this delightful offering during its long Broadway run and the complete New York Music Hall Orchestra intact. Committee Secures St. Paul Municipal Building for Exposition At a meeting held Wednesday evening by the committee on promotion of the Annual Exhibition and Style Show of the St. Paul Business League the St. Paul Auditorium was secured to house the exhibition and style show this year. Announcement was made last week that the exposition would be held at Union Hall on November 22, 23 and 24, but the demand for exhibitors' booths has been so great that the committee in charge decided to secure a building that would meet the demands. Announcement has also been made that the date for the exposition has been changed to Monday and Tuesday evenings, December 10 and 11 as there is ample space in the Auditorium for as many booths as is necessary to meet the demand those who desire to make reservations may do so by getting in touch with the committee in charge. The exhibition and style show has created no little interest and promises to be the biggest affair of the winter season. The style show has will be presented this year, will more elaborate this year as adequate means have been provided to stage it. BORN IN SLAVERY LEAVES $5.000 ESTATE (Crusader Service) NEW YORK—The will of Amelia Barge, eight-five, born in slavery, filed for probate yesterday, disposed of an estate of $5,000. She had been employed for the past five-five years domiciled. The testator left no blood relations, her estate golden to her grandchildren. MRS.M.B.TALBERT DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS IN N.Y. Nationally Known Clubwoman and Philanthropic Worker Dies at Buffalo Idea of the Formation of the N. A. A. C. P. Was First Discussed in Her Home Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 19.—Mrs. Mary B. Talbert, nationally known clubwoman and philanthropic worker, died at her home here Monday after an illness of several weeks. Death was due to leakage of the heart. With the passing of Mrs. Talbert women of the Race throughout the country recall the life of an interesting and energetic character. As a successful business movements that made for the uplift of her Race, and many achievements of national importance are attributed to her ability as a leader. Awarded Epingarn Medal Awarded Epingarn Metal It was in her home, 512 Michigan street, that the idea of the formation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was first discussed. When she died she was president of the local branch of that organization. Members of this association saw fit in 1922 to recommend her for the Spingarn medal award for her splendid work in securing funds to purchase and preserve the historic home of the late Frederick Douglass at Cedar Hills, Anacostia, D. C. Memorial exercises were held there Aug. 12 of that year at which she was the principal speaker. Her greatest work in the field of benevolence was done-while she was president of the National Federation of Women's clubs. Her influences and connection with this association did much to widen its scope of activities and introduce its purpose in new quarters. Other organizations with which she was allied were the Christian Culture congress, the Phyllis Wheatley club of Buffalo, Order of Eastern Star and the Household of Ruth. In 1920 she went to Scotland as delegate to the International Council of Women's clubs. Dr. Mary Waring of Chicago accompanied her as an alternate. Born in Ohio Mrs. Talbert was born in Oberlin, Ohio, Sept. 17, 1865, daughter of Cornelius J. and Caroline Burnett. She finished Oberlin college in 1891 and later married William H. Talbert of Buffalo. One child, now Mrs. Sarah May Fealan, was born to them. She was a Baptist by faith. She is survived by her husband William Talbert, an employee of the city treasurer's office in Buffalo, a daughter, Mrs. Sarah May Keelan and a sister Mrs. Clara B. Hardy of St. Paul, Minnesota. GIANT STEEL HANDS WILL GROPE FOR LOST MILLIONS Will Paw Ocean Depths in Effort to Recover $5,000,000 in Gold. London.—Immense steel hands will reach down through 65 fathoms of water and seek out the $5,000,000 in gold which sunk with the P. & O. liner Egypt six months ago off Ushant. Groping through the silence of the water, these almost human machines will feel their way to the vaults of the ship where the gold was stored. A Swedish engineering firm has agreed to spend $500,000 to raise the gold. They are confident of success. If they do they will keep $3,000,000 and Lloyd's, who met the heaviest loss in the shipwreck, will get the remainder. A specially equipped submarine will be sent to the bottom when the wreck has been definitely found. The hull will be explored from all sides and accurate charts made. Targets will then be selected in the Egypt's hull and large holes made with torpedoes. Exactly what will happen then is a dark secret, except for the fact that a monstrous engineering device, rivaling the dreams even of Jules Verne, is in preparation for the work. All that is known is that the human hand is the underlying motif of the scheme. The hands, attached to giant arms, will reach into the ship and grasp the chests of gold. The steel fingers will not relax even though the water at that depth would crush a diver's helmet. The treasure will be lifted at the sea bottom and then brought to the surface. Details of this romantic undertaking have been threshed out by hard-headed business men who are behind it and work will begin in May. It will last three summers. If the project succeeds it will open up the prospect of recovering untold millions now at the bottom of the sea. A. St. PaulDramatic Contralto To Tour East and South in Song Recital Strain of Indian Blood Inherited From Her Mother Gives Singer Natural Taste For Indian Songs. Native Costume Procured With Difficulty and Expense. Miss Irene Bannister, dramatic contralto of St. Paul, will leave the latter part of the month to tour the East and South in song recital. Her engagements will take her as far east as New York and as far south as Florida. Miss Bannister is formerly from Nashville, Tenn. She came to St. Paul in 1911. For the past four years she has made a special study of Indian music and songs under the personal instruction of her teacher, Miss Lilly Hammon. In commenting on her pupil Miss Hammon said: "Miss Irene Bannister, dramatic contralto, is possessed of a beautiful and unusual voice, ranging from high C to E flat below the middle C. The lower register rings out with the heavy almost baritone quality so noticeable and so much admired in Schumann-Heink's voice. "Especially worthy of notice are the Indian songs which Miss Bannister ings in the native costume. This costume is the complete outfit of the Indian woman, dress, leggings, moccasins, sash, headgear and bag, all neatly beaded. It was made by the Chippewa Indians, tribe in Northern Minnesota, and was procured with difficulty and expense as the Indian headwork is dying out. In a few years, the genuine Indian dress will be a thing of the past. "The strain of Indian blood inherited from her mother, has given Miss Bannister a natural taste for these songs, and the heavy sombre notes of her low voice are well adapted to the spirit of Indian music. "This young lady is only at the beginning of her career and she possesses perseverance as well as natural artistic ability, it is safe to prophesy that she will become one of the foremost singers of her people." Miss Bannister's tour of engagements is booked for the next three months. "CHERRY BLOSSOMS" PLEASING SUCCESS Large Crowd Witnesses Musical Comedy Under Auspices of Senior Choir Those who witnessed "Cherry Blossoms" at St. James A. M. E. church last Tuesday evening will agree on two facts. First, that the church is too small when such wealth of popular talent is assembled into one evening's entertainment, and second, that Japan is not the only place where pretty Geisha girls lure and win unexpected American youth. The production was staged under the personal direction of Mrs. Bismark C. Archer, assisted by Dr. Lillian Lewis, business manager; Charles H. Miller, stage manager; and Mrs. Bertha King, accompanist. This personnel of directors together with Mrs. Mattie Rhodes and her all-star featuring Messrs. B. H Miller, George W. Hamilton, Jr., A. V. Hall and Elmer Price made the presentation a success from both sides of the footlights. But what good are stars without a background? Therefore the work of the chorus of pretty Gelsha girls together with the American ladies Mesdames Henrietta Goins, Zelia Reynolds. Dr. Lillian Lewis and R. C. Shane gave just the proper background to the comedy. The entire production reflects much credit to all concerned. The Finest---For You Quality Merchandise from the leading downtown merchants and neighborhood tradesmen may be obtained quickly and easily if you Shop In The Appeal ings in the native costume. This costume is the complete outfit of the Indian woman, dress, leggings, moccasins, sash, headgear and bag, all neatly beaded. It was made by the Chippewa Indians, a tribe in Northern Minnesota, and was procured with difficulty and expense as the Indian headwork is dying out. In a few years, the genuine Indian dress will be a thing of the past. "The strain of Indian blood inherited from her mother, has given Miss Bannister a natural taste for these songs, and the heavy sombre notes of her low voice are well adapted to the spirit of Indian music. "This young lady is only at the beginning of her career and she possesses perseverance as well as natural artistic ability, it is safe to prophesy that she will become one of the foremost singers of her people." Miss Bannister's tour of engagements is booked for the next three months. KLANSMEN BARRED FROM NEW YORK STATE Supreme Court Prohibits Order in State. New Jersey Charter Attacked Albany, N. Y., Oct. 18.—Crusader Service)—The hooded cowards of the Ku Klux Klan and their women's auxiliary, Kamelia, are prohibited forever from acting as a corporation by an order obtained today from Supreme Court Justice Rosche, following a persistent campaign against the Ku Klux Klan by various colored organizations with headquarters in the state of New York. Asked to Declare Klan Papers Illegal, Trenton, N. J., Oct. 18.—Declaring the charter of the Ku Klux Klan of New Jersey, recently incorporated, is illegal, William J. McFadden, a Newark lawyer, today requested Attorney General McCran to render an opinion, Mr. McFadden contends Secretary of State Martin had no right to grant the charter. He asserted the Klan could not be chartered for non-pecuniary purposes and the Klansmen openly discriminated against a race that forms an integral part of the citizenship. Fail to Indict Klan Rioters New Brunswick, N. J., Oct. 18.—The Middlesexx grand jury at New Brunswick, N. J., refused yesterday to find indictments in connection with the Ku Klux Klan riot in Perth Am- terrorist School. The doctor Toolan would make no comment. It was learned from reliable sources that the charges had been dismissed. For You Merchandise from the lowtown merchants and hood tradesmen may be quickly and easily if you Shop In The Appeal $2.00 PER YEAR YMEN CAMPAIGN TO FREE IMPRISONED 24TH NOW UNDER WAY Press, Churches, Lodges, Organizations and Fraternal Bodies Asked to Aid 100,000 SIGNERS WANTED Open Letter Sent to Christian Ministers of America Asking Co-operation New York, October 18.—A national campaign to free the 54 members of the 24th Infantry still imprisoned in Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary for their share in the Houston, Texas, riot of 1917, is in full swing according to announcement by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 69 Fifth Avenue. The steps already taken in the campaign by the N. A. A. C. P., are as follows: 1. A personal letter has been written to each of the colored newspaper editors asking for their cooperation and many of the most influential editors have replied expressing cordial approval and willingness to help. 2. Mats of a model petition have been prepared by the N. A. A. C. P., and are being widely distributed, among newspapers and elsewhere. 3. Churches, lodges, civic organizations and fraternal bodies, as well as branches of the N. A. A. C. P., have been asked to print copies of the petition and circulate it among their members and friends. Branches are also sending in names of all colored ministers and friendly white ministers, heads of lodges, clubs and women of lodges. 4. Letters to the Bishops of the various branches of the Methodist Church and to the heads of the Baptist Church asked them to enlist the support of their churches and ministers. A similar letter has gone to the heads of fraternal orders. 5. On September 29, an open letter to the Christian Ministers of America was released through the colored press asking that SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11, be set aside as HOUSTON MARTYRS' DAY. The A. A. C. P., confidently hope that it will be able to have a petition SIGNED BY AT LEAST 100,000 NAMES in the hands of President Coolidge asking for executive clemency for the 54 men in Leavenworth. N. A. A. C. P. Sends Open Letter To The Minister's Office of America Six years ago, in August, 1917, a terrible outbreak of rioting occurred in Houston, Texas. This riot occurred when the 24th United States Infantry, one of the four colored regiments, with a splendid record, was sent to Houston prior to being sent to France to fight. These men, wearing the uniform of the United States government were subjected to every possible insult because they were colored. Following a long series of insults, threats and acts of violence a clash occurred when one of the men protested against the brutal handling of a colored woman by a local white policeman. A number of people were killed before the outbreak was ended. Following the riot a large number of the colored soldiers were arrested and tried while feeling against them yet ran high. Nineteen of them were sentenced to death and later executed, thirteen of them without right of appeal to the War Department or to the President of the United States, their Commander-in-Chief. Sixty-one others were sentenced to life imprisonment. For more than six years these men who are guilty of no crime were sentenced to death and inflicted their lives against the attacks of a Southern white mob have been imprisoned in Leavenworth Prison. In 1921 the N. A. A. C. P. gathered and presented to the late President Harding a petition signed by 50,000 citizens requesting that he pardon these men. As a result a number were released on parole after receiving reductions of sentences. On September 1, 1923, during the Fourteenth Annual Conference of the N. A. A. C. P., which was being held at Kansas City, 558 delegates and members made a pilgrimage to the Leavenworth Prison where they met with the fifty-four martyrs, giving them words of sheer and encouragement. The mission of the prince William I. Biddle, in an extraordinary frank statement, declared publicly on that occasion that the men "are neither criminals nor murderers" and deserve every effort we may put forth to secure their release. The Plan is as Follows: others in authority that the demand for the release of the men is a nationwide one. For that purpose we have drafted a petition to the President, copy of which is published herewith. First, we are asking that you and your church set aside Sunday, November 11, as Houston Martyrs' Day. On that Sunday we are asking every Christian minister in the United States to preach a sermon on this great cause and make it a day of prayer for their freedom. Second, we want to show to the President of the United States and to We are asking your church to follow this model and have printed accord- Miss Irene Grapham and Mr. Houston Jackson were married Friday evening. Don't forget the Universal Prom at the Lexington Coliseum, St. Paul, Monday evening, October 22, 1923. In Honor of the Shuffle Along Co. HOUSEHOLD OP RUH NO. 553, G. U. O. of O. F., meets the third Monday in each month at Union Hall, corner of Aurora and Kent streets at 8:00 P. M. Mrs. Jeannette Carrie E. Lindasy, W. R., 426 Rondo Street. The board of directors of the Sterling club met with the chairman, Mr. Richard Anderson, on Wednesday. The annual election of officers will be held on November 23. It is very important that all members be present on this occasion. The slate of officers will be posted at Union Hall on November 21. Don't forget the Banquet De Luxe at the Arcade Dancing Palace, Minneapolis, Monday evening, October 15, 1923. In Honor of the Shuffle Along Co. The executive board of the Everywoman Progressive Council will meet with Mrs. Thos. Neal, 531 St. Anthony avenue on Thursday morning at 10:30 o'clock. The biennial election of officers, reports of officers, department heads and other business of importance will be transacted. An entertaining meeting will be planned under the social department, Mrs. Horace H. Henderson, chairman; Mrs. Grant Twitty, Mrs. C. D. Jones, Mrs. J. H. Dillingham, assisting. ELECTRICITY TO AID IN WAR ON BOLL WEEVII With a dearth of Negro labor in the South, on account of the continuing migration northward, cottonplanters, it is said, will next turn to electricity in the war to be waged on the boll weevil, which causes an annual damage of approximately $400,-000,000. Uncommon Sense By JOHN BLAKE CROSS roads are dangerous places. In the Great war allied and German soldiers alike shunned all points where roads crossed. When a motor truck or an ambulance or an ambulance wagon neared such a point, the driver put on full speed and rushed past in the direction he had decided to follow. There was no hesitating and wavering, backing and filling. This was because it was just about as dangerous to stand at a cross roads in the combat zone as it is to stand on a railroad track. If you stood long enough at the cross roads a shell would hit you. If you stood long enough on a railroad tracks a train would hit you. The cross roads of life are just as dangerous as were the cross roads in Flanders and France. When you come to a parting of the ways, make up your mind quickly which is the right way to go, and go. Sooner or later you will come to a situation where you can save yourself a lot of trouble by departing from your usual rule of truthfulness and telling a lie. That is a cross roads. If you linger at it, wondering which way to turn, vacillating between the two courses, the chances are greater that you will take the wrong road—the road of the lie. Your first impulse will be to take the course of truth. You will know it is the right road. Don't stand at the cross roads. Go full speed down the route you know is the right one. Next time you come to a cross roads with the same signs displayed, it will be easier to keep right on going. And if you select the road of truth you will come to fewer puzzling corners than you will on the road to lies. It will be much easier to stay on the right road than to get back to it. Sometimes it is impossible to get back. The same thing will be true of every road parting which you encounter. To linger there will be dangerous. To wabble back and forth between the two routes will mean that you are liable to be engulfed in a disastrous chain of circumstances before you have made your move. It is just like the soldier who stands at the cross roads until a shell searches him out and its explosion destroys him. The armies shelled all cross roads at frequent intervals because they knew that somebody was likely to be there, either because of congested traffic or because of indecision as to which way to go. Chief among your enemies are your own weaknesses and habits. They will deliberately attack you while you are at the parting of the ways. START SOMETHING Let it be a Savings Account at THE STATE SAVINGS BANK 93 E. FOURTH ST. 4% Interest 4% Compounded Quarterly And Follow The Crowd To The 317 1-2 Wabasha Street Singing--Entertai First Class A La Cafe Soft Drinks, Cigar The "Shuffle will be our every e Special Entertainin tures Ever Entertaining--L Pass A La Carte Meals, Links, Cigars And Cigars Shuffle Along will be our guest every evening Entertaining and Special Features Every Evening Prop. R. H. M. 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Moore, Manager ICE SALE ALL MODELS AND UP MOTOR COMPANY E. FORD BLDG TEL. CEDAR 7996 O. H. AROSIN CO. JEWELERS AND OPTICIANS ADJUSTING OF FINE WATCHES A SPECIALTY 414 ROBERT ST. ST. PAUL, MINN. M. W. Goins N. W. Goins Tel. Dale 3341 UNIDALE TRANSFER CO. GENERAL HAULING — FURNITURE, TRUNKS AND PIANOS A SPECIALTY SATISFACTION GUARANTEED" 1990 N. St. Albans St. Paul Vander Bies ICE CREAM IS THE BEST For Sale Everywhere J. C. VANDER BIE CO. Partridge and Brunson Sts. ST. PAUL, MINN. "Standard" PLUMBING FIXTURES Bathroom in a Space Only Five Feet Square Res. Tel. Dale 7030 Shop Elk. 2328 My Motto: "What I Do, I Do Well" PAUL F. MANTEUFFEL PLUMBING Jobbing Promptly Attended to Estimates Furnished Display Room and Shop 436 N. Dale St. near University Ave. St. Paul IN HONOR OF THE SHUFFLE-ALONG COMPANY Come and meet our best performers and hear the wonderful music for this occasions ADMISSION 75 CENTS EVERYBODYINVITED Elmer Morris, Druggist is now open for business in his new location, 499 Rondo Street, corner of Mackubin St. W. SQUIRE NEAL FUNERAL DIRECTOR SUCCESSOR TO O. A. LAWRENCE 665 University Ave. CLASSIFIED FOR RENT—Furnished room for man and wife. Call Elkhurst 6447. FOR RENT:—Front room for single men only. Apply at 320 St. Louis St. BARBER WANTED—No moon-shine drinkers need apply. A. C. Lylies, 319 Rondo street. FOR SALE—Seven-room modern house, two blocks from University near Dale. Price reasonable. Cash or terms. Inquire The Appeal, 302 Court Block. FOR RENT—Seven rooms furnished. Apply to I. A. Gross, 412 Carroll Ave., Tel. Dale 3316. WANTED—Colored men to qualify for sleeping car and train porters. Experience unnecessary. Transportation furnished. Write T. McCaffrey, Supt., St. Louis, Mo. DR. J. WALTON CRUMP PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON 3Q3 COURT BLOCK SAINT PAUL OFFICE TEL. RES. TEL. CEDAR 8104 DALE 145- Saturday, October 20, 1923 S GO! THE RAL PROM THE Coliseum PAUL ve. Oct. 22 BUFFLE-ALONG COMPANY ers and hear the wonderful music occasions 75 CENTS DY INVITED is, Druggist for business location, 499 eet, corner kubin St. ESTABLISHED 1905 RE NEAL DIRECTOR SOR TO EVRENCE MINNEAPOLIS DU THINK ESTATE K OF BUCK REALTY CO. Tel. Elkhurst 2956 Exide BATTERIES BARRETT BATTERY CO. 164 W. 6th St. OFFICE TEL. CEDAR 4044 RES. TEL. DALE 7816 HOURS: 9 A. M. TO 1 P. M. AND 2 TO 8 P. M. DR. JOHN R. FRENCA SURGEON DENTIST FIRST CLASS GUARANTEED WORK IN ALL BRANCHES OF DENTISTRY SUITE 2 DETROIT BLDG. COR. 4TH & WABASHA SAINT PAUR MINNESOTA O. E. ZANDELL Kodaks, Films and Supplies 879 Rice St., Corner Milford The Ormand Exclusive Models of Comfort and Elegance Distinctive of THE Edwin Clapp SHOE Hole St. Paul Agency The Stanley Reem CO. Robert Shoe Co. at Sixth Street — William A. Reem, Jr. --- MINNEAPOLIS Don't forget the Universal Prom at the Lexington Coliseum, St. Paul, Monday evening, October 22, 1923. In Honor of the Shuffle Along Co. Don't forget the Universal Prom at the Lexington Coliseum, St. Paul, Monday evening, October 22, 1923. In Honor of the Shuffle Along Co. IN THE GARDEN Bv E. W. Gilles The problem of the ages began in the garden of Eden. Do not think there is anything new about them now except in their incipient and superficial features. The humanity priblem began in the garden of Eden and has continued to this day. The theological problem began in the garden of Eden and has continued to this day. ONE HEAD A two-headed anything in nature is a monstrosity. A two-headed anything otherwise is a calamity. How many institutions I have seen fail possibly because of having two or more equal heads with no one actually the head. One head is $e$ head two heads equal half a head and three heads equal no head at all. If you wish your institution to succeed, give it one head. If your institution to at least partly fail, give it two heads. If you wish your institution to utterly fail, give it three heads. However many people there may be in the institution, it should be so constituted that some one person is distinctly its head. LEISURE HOURS Whether one's leisure hours are a blessing or otherwise depends upon the man. The leisure hours might be more killing to the man than his working hours. The question is, are the leisure hours depoted to self improvement efforts? WHY THEY JOIN— Pop that Question to any member of the Brotherhood and he (or she) will promptly point out to you the Benefits derived from the Brotherhood's Co-Operative Enterprises; Sick & Death Benefit Dept; Educational Classes and Forums; Calisthenic Clubs or Sokols; Industrial Units; Negro Workers Protective Work; Civil Rights Activities. The Brotherhood is the only fraternal organization exerting its power in behalf of the civil rights of Negro Americans; and the only civil rights organization fostering business enterprises and developing the economic and labor power of the race; and the only benevolent organization investing its funds in purely Negro business and specializing in the cooperative form of business enterprise whereb all of the investors are benefitted rather than just the few big share holders and the officers as is the case in capitalist corporation concerns which merely use the masses as stepping stones for self-seeking careerists. GENERAL MEMBERSHIP.$1.00 Monthly Dues .....25 cents. Only members are eligible to Protection of Sick and Death Benefit Department. Send for information today; or send your dollar initiation fee and get your card and button. Address: SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, A. B. B. P. O. Box 30, New York City. Station L. IN DISTRICT COURT SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF RAMSEY, Max Eckl. Plaintiff, SUMMONS THE STATE NAMED ISOSOTA TO THE ABOVE NAMED, DEFENDANT. ABOVE 'NAMED DEFENDANT': I required to answer the complaint of the plaintiff in this action, which has been filed with the clerk of said court at his office in the Court House of said County in the City of Saint Paul, and, in addition, with the plaintiff in complaint on the subscriber hereto, plaintiff attorney, at his office-room number 514 Court Block, in the city of Saint Paul, in the Court House of said County in thirty (80) days after the service of this summons upon you, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the said complaint within the time aforesaid the plaintiff in this action will apply to the said court for the relief demanded in said complaint. Dated August 14. 1923. T. A. Alexander, Plaintiff's Attorney, 514 Court Block, St. Paul, Minnesota. THE ROMANCE OF WORDS THIS word, generally used as a synonym for "pirate," has a most interesting history, being derived in an extremely round-about manner from the Dutch vrijbuster, translated phonetically into English as "freebooster," and, by the nautical section of the British Isles as "flyboat." "Flyboat" and "fillbuster" do not appear to have much in common, but the original vrijbuster became filibuster in the French and filbote in the Spanish, while the pirates and smugglers who used these craft were known as filibusteros. Thus we have two words derived from the same source—"freebooster" which is of unmistakably Dutch origin and "fillbuster" which is from the Dutch, by way of the French and Spanish. In this connection it is also interesting to note that the "buccaneers," the generic term for the pirates that menaced the Spanish Main, were usually divided into three classes—the boucaniers who hunted their prey nearby, the dilbusters who roved abroad in search of it and the habitants who remained at home and attended to the business details. (@ by Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.) Leviathan's New Captain Is Typical Son of the Sea and Won Promotion by Merit. Doesn't the story of this man amack of the tales of the old sea dogs? Washington.—Capt. Herbert Hartley, the new skipper of the Leviathan, is a typical son of the sea. He has spent most of his life on ships, has seen and served on the old sailing beauties and remembers the skepticism that greeted new fangtied wireless ideas. He is the sort of a sailorman who truly pities the "people in the cities" on wild, stormy nights. Ocean weather to him is divided into two categories: It is either "a bit fresh" or "calm as the palm of your hand." He seems to have heard or read of hurricanes or gales, but in his tongue they are no more than "little squalls" or "kickups." His associates on the American line—he has been with that company ever since he began his nautical career—say he is lucky; not because he landed the prize post in the American merchant marine but because in all his career he has never had an accident to his ship or any ship on which he has sailed. It is partly because of his reputation that he has advanced through all grades in the American Line to the bridge of the largest ship in the American fleet. Hunch Falls Him. His worst half hour on the high seas was when during the World war a giant German submarine came to the surface within gun range of his ship, the Loulville, and opened fire. "It was just after daybreak," he said, "and we were about two days' sail from France when a lookout sighted this sinister black body about a mile away and slightly astern of us. "This object broke one of my real hunches, because I had a distinct feeling on starting the trip that we weren't going to have any trouble, and usually those hunches work out for me. "Hardly had the sailor given the alarm when a column of spray raised by a shell almost showered our port bow. I had four six-inch guns, two in the bow and two in the stern, and I made up my mind right there that the only ones to be used were the stern guns, because I intended to go away from there as fast as I could. "The Louisville could outstream any submarine that I knew of, but whether she could get out of range before she was mortally hit was the question most vital to all of us just them. I gave every full-speed signal that could help us and turned tall in the direction that would take us away from the menace, which whistled its second shot just about where our how would have been if we hadn't changed our course. "It took us more than thirty-five minutes to get out of range. During that time the submarine's other shots, which were plentiful, did not come as close as her first two. Ours, I am sorry to say, did her no damage and did not frighten her enough to make her submarine." Wears Navy Cross. The Louisville, under Captain Hartley's command, was the first armed ship to leave an American port after President Wilson decided that American vessels should carry their own protection. As the old St. Louis she had served with honor in the Spanish-American war, and, while Captain Hartley doesn't say so, it is evident that the Leviathan will have a difficult time replacing her in his affections. Captain Hartley wears the Navy cross for efficient command of his ship during the war, and it is the only honor which he does not seem to take lightly. The cross, he says, is his most treasured possession and he wouldn't trade it for the Leviathan or any other craft afloat. He is forty-eight years old and is the first cadet of the American line to rise to the position of commander. He took the place of Capt. John C. Jamison as commander of the St. Louis in 1917 when that skipper was taken ill on board, and he brought the ship in and docked her so skillfully that his job as a skipper in his own right was secure. His most recent command has been the big liner Mongolia of the American line. He began his career twenty-eight years ago as a cadet on the training ship Saratoga with Rear Admiral W. S. Sims, loaned by the navy, as one of his instructors. Bird, Freed in Wales, Is Found in Africa Carmarthenshire, Wales.—News has reached here that a ringed swallow which was liberated from Langharne, a neighboring village, has been picked up dead on a farm near Johannesburg, South Africa, 6,000 miles away. This is the first time actual proof has been obtained of a swallow's flight from Wales to South Africa. Bovine Songster. Betty had always lived in the city. Upon her first visit to the country she saw and heard a cow lowing. "Oh, mother," she said, "just look at that cow trying to sing." Terrible or Ridiculous If anger proceeds from a great cause, it turns to fury. If from a small cause, it is peevishness; and so it is always either terrible or ridiculous.—Jeremy Taylor. AN ALL STAR SEVEN PIECE WILL ENTERTAIN AT THE FIRST NOVEMBER DANCE MU·R·D JAZZ HOUNDS Coming direct from Kansas City. Touring in their own cars, after playing under own auspices enrou e EUDORA EUDORA was transplanted direct from ancient Greece where the word for "happy gift" became a feminine proper name and was given much vogue among Greek damsels. Its quaint sound, as well as its pleasing significance, brought it to French romance as Eudore. But the first Eudora and the one whom our adoption of the name commemorates, was one of the Nerides of Greek mythology. Like Amphitrite, Thetis and Galatea, she was the best known of the sea nymphs. According to mythology, the Nerides, fifty or a hundred in number, were the daughters of Nereus and Doris, and were attendants upon Poseidon, god of the sea. They were represented as having entire human form and riding upon sea horses or other sea monsters. Another form of the name—Eudora—was much used by Greek empresses, and imperial brides who bore a name unsuited to the Greek ear, assumed it voluntarily. Through the saints of the Greek church the name reached Russia as Jevdoktja. Lapis lazuli is the stone assigned to Eudora. It will prove a talisman against depression and is said to protect against fevers. Monday is her lucky day and 7 her lucky number. The Ananias Club. "No, boss," said the clerk, "I do not think I need a vacation this year, for the work I have been doing hasn't been enough to tire me out."—Cincinnati Enquirer. Summing It Up. After the average man has reached the three score and ten mark he can sum up his life in these few words, "What a fool I've been!" Newspaper Man's Life Mission. Newspaper men work so hard making others famous that they seldom have time to cop out fame for themselves.—Washington Post. For the Salt Shaker To prevent salt lumping mix it with cornstarch in the proper proportions of three teaspoonfuls of cornstarch to one cupful of salt. Teaching Songs of Wild Birda. In one English school the children are taught the songs of the various wild birds by means of phonograph records. When a Hen Is Bad. It is no good hen that cackles in your house and lays in another's.—English Proverb. Horses Lost in Bull Fights. Something like 30,000 horses are killed in bull fights in Spain every year. Copper in Locomotive. About 8,000 pounds of copper are required to build a railroad locomotive. A PRAIRIE There are things more embarrassing than having your grocer drive up while you are paying cash for gaso line. Of the Vikings' Brood. He-Yes, I suppose the sea must be in my blood. You see my grandfather was vice president of a marine insurance company—Harper's Magazine. "I'm Through Working for Nothing"-- So he opened a savings account. "During the past five years," he said, "I've earned about $10,000 and until now I haven't saved a dollar. The next five years will be different. I'm coming in often." He is keeping his word. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK of Saint Paul The Big Bank for the Small Depositor SAFEMILK Phone: Elkhurst 3163 MINNESOTA MILK CO. 25 W. 10th St. "I'm Through for Now" So he opened a savi "During the past f "I've earned about $1 I haven't saved a d years will be differ often." He is keeping his w THE FIRST NATION of SAL The Big Bank for H. McCarty, Prop. Have You THE LEISUR If Not---- First Class Mea 438 Rondo St. SAFE Phone: Elk MINNESOTA INSIST ON GETTING CLOVER LEAF BUTTER TILDEN PRODUCE CO. CHURNERS C. P. Oden, Mgr. a Visited E HOUR INN Why Not Hours At All Hours Tel. Elk. 0642 MILK hurst 3163 A MILK CO. N. W. 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