St. Paul Echo

VOL.I No.1, White Guest Of N.A.A.C.P.Branch Over Week End Assistant Secretary of National Association Speaks at Mass Meeting Tomorrow. Walter F. White, author and assistant secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, arrived in the city Friday morning as the guest of the local branch of the association and will give a series of talks before he leaves Sunday evening. PETER H. BURKE Mr. White was the guest of honor at a dinner Friday evening at Pioneer Hall, 588 Rondo St., sponsored by the local association. Following the dinner he gave the address of the evening to a crowded audience. Will Speak at "U." Today, the inter-racial commission, a group of white and colored girls at the University of Minnesota, banded together under the direction of the campus Y. W. C. A. to foster a better feeling on the campus between the two groups, will sponsor the appearance of Mr. White before a University audience. To Address Mass Meeting Sunday afternoon, Mr. White will address a mass meeting of Twin Cities people in Pilgrim Baptist Church, Summit Avenue at Cedar St. In the evening of the same day, Mr. White will speak at Theosophical Hall, 316 Minnesota St., on "Relations of the Races." As traveling secretary for the N. A. A. C. P., Mr. White has collected in the South a great deal of information about race riots, lynchings and matters pertaining to the friction of the races which heretofore it had been impossible to get. Author of Novels. Out of the wealth of material which he has amassed, and out of the experiences which he has had, Mr. White wrote a novel, "The Fire in the Flint," which caused a veritable furore in strongholds of critics the country over. It was at the time of its publishing the most talked about book on the market. "Flight," another novel by Mr. White, is scheduled to appear in the spring. Mr. White is a graduate of Atlanta university and has had a wide range of experience traveling for the association. He is a writer of great ability, and is a contributor to leading magazines and newspapers the country over. While Mr. White is in the city, he will stay at the home of Mrs. R. F. Wilson, 697 St. Anthony Ave. Annual Dance of Triangle Planned November 12 Set for Date of Annual Triangle Club Dancing Party. The Triangle Club will give its annual informal dancing party at the Lake Street auditorium in Minneapolis, November 12. Arrangements are in the hands of a committee which has not yet been announced. At the election meeting of the club held Sunday, Nov. 1, James F. Wilson was elected president; Paul Currie, secretary, and J. C. Sherwood, treasurer. Nearly the whole of the sixty members who form the club turned out for the election. Five years ago the club was organized by a group of men employed in the postoffices of St. Paul and Minneapolis. The name Triangle Club of Government Employees was selected so that government employees in St. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth could be included in the organization. The purpose of the club was stated to be the bringing together for social and literary development, the colored men employed, in the government service. F. B. Simpson was the first president of the club. Each year the organization holds two major outings, one in the summer for the members and their families; the other, an annual dancing party given during the month of November. The St. Paul Echo Nettie Loomis, Resident Of City Since 1881, Dies Graduate of St. Paul Law School Announces New Office Location M. Graduating from the St. Paul College of Law last June, Mr. Harris was affiliated for a time with the Graves law firm. He announces that he is now associated with W. T. Francis in the general practice of the law, with offices in the Metropolitan Bank Building. Ford Plant Will Use Colored Men St. Paul Factory Opens Doors to Negroes Under Efforts of Urban League. Culminating eighteen months of incessant effort by the secretary of the local Urban League, the St. Paul branch of the Ford Motor Company has finally opened its doors to colored employees. The general manager of the St. Paul Ford plant after repeated conferences with E. A. Carter of the Urban League stated that Negroes would be employed in proportion to the colored population of the city, and that preference would be given to men recommended by the Urban League. Although one of the aims of the secretary of the Urban League has been for a long time to open the apparently closed doors of the St. Paul Ford plant to colored workers, and although that attempt has received the backing of all right-thinking people in the community, there have been certain attempts by Negroes to stop the employing of Negroes in the plant, according to Mr. Carter. "There," said Mr. Carter, "you have the co-operation which many St. Paul people have been giving to an activity which is altogether worth while." The first three men to be employed in the plant are Morris Goins, James Lee and W. E. Shackleford. Old Settler, Stricken by Sudden Illness, Dies at Home; Survived by Prominent Twin Cities Families. Mrs. Nettie Diggs Loomis, 402 St. Anthony Ave., widow of the late J. H. Loomis and mother of Mrs. Clete Oliver and Mrs. Donald Brady of Minneapolis, died suddenly at her home Wednesday at 1:45. Death was due to catarrhal asthma superinduced by acute indigestion. Shortly before her death, Mrs. Loomis had been conversing with members of the family and apparently was enjoying the best of health. After retiring she became suddenly ill and died one hour and forty minutes after being stricken. Sixty-four Years Old. Mrs. Loomis was born in Fredrick City, Maryland, sixty-four years ago. She came to St. Paul in 1881 and resided with her aunt, Mrs. T. H. Lyles. In 1884 she became the wife of James H. Loomis and to their union were born two children, Hattie and Ida. Possessed of a retiring disposition, Mrs. Loomis spent most of her time in her home and was a devoted wife and mother. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Clete Walker Oliver of this city and Mrs. Donald Brady of Minneapolis; three grandchildren; her father, Richard Henry Diggs, who is over four score years of age; three brothers, Henry, Frank and Charles of Hope Contest To Close At New St. James With Fair Young People Managing Affair Will End Campaign in Final Burst Nov. 10-12. Prizes Awarded Nov. 12 Program for Three-day Fair at Church Building Will Be Featured. A three-night fair at new St. James' Church, Central Ave. at Dale St., Nov. 10-12, will close the hope chest contest which has been carried on for the past eight weeks for the benefit of the new church fund. Sponsored by young people and using only the services of a picked group of young women in the city, the contest is expected to net a large sum for the new church building. Tentative plans have been made to have the proceeds of the contest used for interior decorations of the structure. Contest Unique. The contest is unique in that it is the only organized effort of young people of St. James to assist the congregation with the new church project. At 10 o'clock the evening of Nov. 12, the last night of the fair, the hope chest and all the secondary and consolation prizes will be awarded. Six girls have been entered in the contest, which is in the form of a punch card race. The girl who has the greatest amount of money to turn in on the cards which have been assigned will be given the cedar chest. The second prize is a comb and brush set, and there are a variety of consolation prizes. Hortense Bass, DeQuince Jordan, Gladys Kemp, Hazel Fox, Antoinette McFarland and Armeda Wilkins, manager of the affair, are the contestants. No denominational restriction has been placed on the girls who entered the contest, with the result that nearly every church in the city has a representative in the race. Prizes on Display. For the past three weeks the prizes have been on display at the Sunday mooring service at St. James. At present the contents of the hope chest, donated by women of the community are on display in the windows of Alexander's sweet shop, Rondo St. at Dale, together with the rest of the prizes. Among the features with which each night's program at the fair will sparkle are selections by a well known quartette, and readings by Eula Belle Moore. Norwood, Mass.; a sister, Mrs. Fanny White of New York, and Mrs. T. H. Lyles, an only aunt of this city. Funeral Held Friday. The funeral was held Friday from St. Peter Claver Catholic Church, of which the deceased was a member. Father Theobald officiated. Two beautiful solos, "Jerusalem" and Jesus, Lover of My Soul," were sung by Jane Holland Cameron. A profusion of magnificent floral offerings surrounded the casket, silent tribute to the high esteem in which the deceased was held by the community. The remains reposed in a vault at Calvary Cemetery pending the arrival of her brother, Henry Hyland Diggs, from Norwood, Mass. Mr. Diggs arrived Friday evening and interment took place Saturday morning. Mrs. T. H. Lyles conducted the funeral arrangements. HOWARD, CASSIUS PLAY IN TRAINER-CENTRAL GO Bud Howard, member of Central high school's football squad, will play his last game Wednesday, Nov. 11, when Central meets the Mechanic Arts squad for title honors. Howard graduates in June and so will be automatically removed from further playing with Central's team. Brutus Cassius will appear on the other line-up when the teams clash Wednesday. Cassius has played a consistently good game on the Mechanic Arts line all season. Young Attorney Who Shows Great Promise in Work of Local Bar O. J. Smith In winning a series of cases recently, and in developing a remarkably successful practice for the short time that he has been practicing law, Olander J. Smith has shown that he is one of the most aggressive contenders for legal honors in the city Battle Over Driving Regulation Begun in January Ends Successfully. George Spicer, nephew of Grant D. Spicer, owner of Spicer's Laundry on Seventh St., was arrested in January, 1924, by W. H. Hirst, a deputy sheriff, and four charges placed against him: Driving on the wrong side of the street, driving with lights out, drunkenness and speeding. Mr. Spicer secured Attorney O. J. Smith to represent him. A trial was had in the municipal court, lasting two days, and Mr. Spicer was acquitted. Action was then brought by Mr. Spicer through his attorney, O. J. Smith, for damages for false arrest and malicious prosecution. The defendant secured the services of Mr. Cummins, of the firm of Morphy, Bradford and Cummins. The case was called for trial last week before Judge Boerner of the District Court. After two days' trial the jury gave Mr. Spieer a verdict for $500. It is thought, however, that the case will now go to the Supreme Court. Mr. Cummins is the attorney in the sensational Gleeman Brothers' appeal for a new trial. Former Pastor Of City Church Ousted In Chicago Because he was "too highly educated," Reverend J. M. Henderson, one-time pastor of St. James' A. M. E. Church of St. Paul, and later presiding elder of the Chicago district of the A. M. E. conference, was practically ousted from Coppin Chapel A. M. E. Church of Chicago. About a month ago, at the A. M. E. annual conference held in Gary, Ind., Reverend Henderson had been removed from the office of presiding elder and was assigned to Coppin Chapel by Bishop Gaines. Church Lands Appointment. At the time, the congregation of the church, not only was satisfied with the appointment, but was eager for it because, among his other eminent qualifications for leadership, Reverend Henderson was a man of high reputation as a scholar. For a matter of some two weeks, the wheels of the church routine moved with oiled precision, but at the end of that time, the trustees evinced a very manifest dislike for their administrative head for the same reason that had at first made him appeal to them, his scholariness. After a considerable altercation between the minister and the board, no satisfactory agreement was reached, and the matter stood at a deadlock. Realizing the futility of arbitration in the case as it was presented, Bishop Gaines reappointed Reverend Henderson to a charge in Gary, Ind., and the situation rested. Reverend Henderson was succeeded temporarily by W. H. McGavock. (Continued on page 3) Segregation Case Goes To Supreme Court This Month A. J. McGavock, St. Paul Man, Opens Completely Equipped Mortuary; Offices Will Be Open for Group Meetings. Aaron J. McGavock has opened in St. Paul, at 550 Rice St., a first-class Mortuary and Funeral Chapel, the first and only one in the city to be owned and conducted by a Negro. All services and duties pertaining to this line of business are performed under his personal supervision. Mr. McGavock has had a wide and varied experience, having been connected with the undertaking business since he was a small boy. He has adopted the policy of the Golden Rule, made famous by his family, in this line of business for the last quarter of a century, in Chicago, Ill., Nashville and Columbia, Tenn. Mr. McGavock is thoroughly qualified for his profession, holding licenses for the following states: Tennessee, Illinois and Minnesota, in addition to holding a diploma from the University of Minnesota, department of embalming. His establishment is open for inspection to the public. The spacious chapel is at the service of his people any time for meetings, free of charge. He solicits the business consideration of the public. WOMAN, SON, INJURED BY SKIDDING LAUNDRY TRUCK Mrs. Cleota Morrow Campbell and little son sustained severe injuries when a service truck of the St. Paul Laundry skidded up on the sidewalk, striking Mrs. Campbell and her son and damaging an iron post. The driver, whose route lies in the Merriam Park district, was returnir to the company's plant at Summel and Rice via Central Ave. He claims that owing to the slippery condition of the pavement he was unable to stop the machine. Both Mrs. Campbell and son were able to return to their home unassisted. The next day Mrs. Campbell suffered severe pain due to internal injury and has been confined to her bed ever since. GOPHERS VS. JUNIORS The Gophers, a local football squad managed by Tim Howard, will play the Rockey Juniors Sunday at 1:30 P.M. at Dunning field. Although the Gophers have proved too strong for all comers so far this season, the Juniors, are expected to give them a hard battle in Sunday's game. Storey, Marshall and List of Eminent Lawyers Will Appear Against Measure Before Highest Federal Court. New York—Two of the most eminent lawyers in the United States will present the argument against segregation in the case which will be heard before the U. S. Supreme Court the middle of November. The two lawyers are Moorfield Storey of Boston, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and Louis Marshall of New York, eminent constitutional authority and a member of the N. A. A. C. P. board of directors. It has been arranged between Messrs. Marshall and Storey that Mr. Marshall will open the argument and present the case at length and that Mr. Storey will reply to the arguments of the opponents and close the case for the N. A. A. C. P. Concerns Property Agreements. The case to be argued concerns the right of white property owners to make agreements not to sell to Negroes, and to enforce such agreements at law. It is the contention of the N. A. A. C. P. attorneys that since the Supreme Court in the Louisville case of 1917 declared segregation by law or ordinance to be unconstitutional, it is equally illegal for the courts to enforce private segregation agreements. The case arose out of a sale of property in Washington, situated at 1727 "S" Street N. W., to Mrs. Helen Curtis, a colored woman. The prop St. Paul Undertaker Opens Only Establishment of Kind in City A. J. McGavock By opening the first funeral chapel owned by Negroes in the city, Aaron McGavock has set a precedent in the business world of the Twin Cities which is worthy of emulation. Sterling Club Elects Officers Sterling Club Elects Officers McCracken Chosen President; Members Will Honor W. F. White Saturday Evening. Fred D. McCracken was elected president of the Sterling Club at the annual election of officers held at the clubhouse Tuesday, Nov. 2. Mr. McCracken had been the head of the club for the past year, having served out the unexpired term of the late president, W. E. Alexander. B. F. Edwards was elected vice-president; O. D. Howard, treasurer; Laurence McCoy, secretary, and Donald Brady, assistant secretary. Dr. J. W. Crump, W. B. Walker and Howard McIntyre were elected to fill the vacancies on the Board of Directors. Reports given showed that the club was in remarkably sound financial condition, and that a steady progress during the past year in all lines of activity had been made. Walter F. White of New York, author and assistant secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, will be the honor guest at a stag to be given by the members of the club at the house Saturday evening, November 7. erty had previously been included in an agreement not to sell to Negroes. White property owners who were party to the agreement, went to court and enjoined the owner from selling the property and Mrs. Curtis from taking possession of it. On appeal to the Court of Appeals, the higher court upheld the injunction. The case was then appealed to the United States Supreme Court where it is now to be heard. Defeat Means "Black" Districts. A formidable array of counsel retained by the N. A. A. C. P, will assist Messrs. Storey and Marshall. Arthur B. Spingarn, vice-president of the N. A. A. C. P., and Herbert K. Stockton, prominent attorney, who is a member of the board of directors of the N. A. A. C. P., both of New York, are associated in the case, as are James A. Cobb, member of the N. A. A. C. P., board of directors, chairman of the legal committee of the Washington branch of the N. A. A. C. P., and leading attorney for the apellants; Henry E. Davis, former U. S. attorney for the District of Columbia; James P. Schick of counsel for Mrs. Curtis, and William H. Lewis, former assistant attorney general of the United States. This case is regarded as one of the most important battles in behalf of the Negro's civil rights that has ever been fought in the United States. Deaf will mean the creation of segregated districts for Negroes throughout the country and the relegation to days of the "pale" or ghetto. Victory will mean a new affirmation that the (Continued on page 3) SUBSCRIBE NOW to The St. Paul Echo, your mouthpiece, theonly Negro weekly in all the great Northwest. PRICE FIVE CENTS The Echo Latest Venture In City Business Circles Paper Is New Enterprise; Is No Outgrowth of Any Former City Weekly. Plans Service To Race Members of Editorial and Business Staff Named; Lewis, Jackson, Heads. The St. Paul Echo, a new venture in St. Paul business circles, makes its advent into the community life of the city with this issue. Heralded as "an independent Negro weekly," the paper plans to strike out on a new line and serve the people in the community with the best sheet that can possibly be produced, according to the owners. Lewis to Manage. Cyrus L. Lewis, president and general manager of the company, is a St. Paul man who has been interested in various business enterprises of the city. For a time he was located in Washington, D. C., and at present is in the St. Paul postoffice, having been located there for approximately nine years. The secretary-treasurer of the concern, Eugene Jackson, Jr., has lived in St. Paul for fifteen years. He has been affiliated with many of the social and business clubs of the city and has been employed in the postoffice for six years. Beside his regular work, Mr. Jackson is an entertainer, and has been featured at many of the most exclusive clubs in the city. Mrs. Hall Society Editor. Mrs. Aimee Hall is advertising solicitor and social editor of the enterprise. She has been a resident of St. Paul for ten years, and has had over four years of experience in newspaper work with other newspaper concerns of the city. Since June of this year she has been writing social and feature news for the Chicago Defender as Twin Cities reporter. Miss Florence Robinson is in the office and will handle the majority of the secretarial work for The Echo. Wilkins Will Edit. The editorial policy of the paper, together with general supervision over the news matter and the makeup of the sheet, is in the hands of Earl Wilkins, native of the city and junior academic student at the University of Minnesota. Mr. Wilkins has had over a year of experience on The Minnesota Daily, student newspaper at the University, as reporter, special writer, editorial writer, assistant night editor and night editor. It is the desire of the founders of the paper to serve the community first, to keep the sheet alive with news of the minute, and to be a medium for the expression of the organized voice of the Negroes of the Northwest. The Echo is not an outgrowth, a branch, or a connection of any sort with any similar enterprise which has been carried on in the city in the past, according to the owners. Relative of St. Paul Woman Dies Funeral of Mrs. Eaton, Chicago, Attended by Mrs. Edmund Chicago, Ill., Nov. 2. —Monday morning a host of relatives and friends gathered at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, Chicago, to pay their last respects to Mrs. Fannie Eaton, sister of Mrs. Edmund Hill, 1373 University Ave., St. Paul. The tribute paid the deceased by Rev. Clark was very effective. Mrs. Eaton had been a member of the Baptist church for fifty years. Mrs. Eaton was born in Louisiana, and came to Chicago about twenty-five years ago. She was sixty-two years old. She leaves four sons, Aaron, Richard, Willard and Calvin. Mrs. Hill came from St. Paul to join the family in paying their last tribute to the deceased. Interment was held at Lincoln Cemetery. Reginald Wills of Kansas City, Mo., arrived here last week and is the guest of Mrs. W. H. Archer of Central Ave. ```markdown ``` The St. Paul Echo An Independent Negro Weekly Newspaper PUBLISHED BY THE ST. PAUL ECHO COMPANY 614 Court Block Telephone Cedar 1879 St. Paul, Minnesota Advertising rates furnished upon application. WE CALL Realizing our many faults, and strong, humble in the knowledge of a strong desire for aggressive the community, and to any one deserving of service, we preface. Although we are seeking advice on the sort that will help us both "independent" in our slogan, live service; we plan to accept gifts which will make for the purer. These things, however, will require of our own and a determination of those convictions as it is that we plan to have a policy, which we will turn in any controversy. We are the instruments of all everyone, for we expect the judges and our dictators. In things for which we have been asked. The St. Paul Echo is planned for many independent forces, diligently and therefore with less sized body for the betterment of our intend that it shall bring improvements which Negroes are the country. It will serve as a stable advice establishment, and for any trade. It will bring press to the community which should be aray in its news and editorial stories which are sometimes explexion in the columns of which those things are some of the option. They may be lofty but necessarily the outcome of an appear in the Twin Cities; theses of any paper which has press. They are rather, merely the drive to the Northwest an exam of the circumstances which surely are ideals with which we are and to adhere to them closely by a pursuance of their principle you, and a greater content for us. We come, then, an infant eager to correct our mistakes, and publishing of a paper which will help you . . . will you giveopathy, the hearty co-operation kind could live? Or will you named typical of our race, and WE COME Being our many faults, anxious to improve as much in the knowledge of our weaknesses, and desire for aggressive, worthwhile service, community, and to any organization or group, seeking of service, we present ourselves to you. Though we are seeking advice, encouragement, and that will help us both, we are not inocuous "in our slogan for no sound purpose; we plan to accept advice; we plan to do which will make for the publishing of an increase of things, however, will not exempt us from our own and a determination to act as fearful, those convictions as it is fitting that we shall have to have a policy, dictated by sound justice to turn in any controversy which may arise in the instruments of no one, and yet we, for we expect the people whom we are and our dictators. In that way alone can we for which we have been organized. A Paul Echo is planned to be the co-ordinator of any independent forces in the community we and therefore with less effectiveness than any for the betterment of our people as a wholly and that it shall bring before its readers which Negroes are making here and in every. We reserve as a stable advertising medium for advertisements, and for any concerns that regulate. It will bring pressure to bear upon any community which should be changed for the best news and editorial columns that fair rise, which are sometimes given an unfavorable in the columns of white papers. We things are some of the many aims that we may be lofty but they are not artificially the outcome of a long mulling over time in the Twin Cities; they are neither a re-use paper which has preceded us in the fields, but rather, merely the ideals stipulated by the Northwest an example of good journal circumstances which surround the birth of the ideals with which we are not making an empire there to them closely believing that theyquence of their principles will result in a book a greater content for us. Some, then, an infant enterprise, conscious of correct our mistakes, and soliciting your support of a paper which will be a community asses... will you give the encouragement of the hearty co-operation without which you would live? Or will you exemplify a spirit wiped out of our race, and refuse to lend your a "Application for entry as second class matter pending." WE COME Realizing our many faults, anxious to improve as time carries us along, humble in the knowledge of our weaknesses, but imbued with a strong desire for aggressive, worthwhile service to the race, to the community, and to any organization or group that is honestly deserving of service, we present ourselves to you. Although we are seeking advice, encouragement, and criticism of the sort that will help us both, we are not incorporating the word "independent" in our slogan for no sound purpose. We plan to give service; we plan to accept advice; we plan to do any of the things which will make for the publishing of an increasingly better paper. These things, however, will not exempt us from having firm opinions of our own and a determination to act as fearlessly on the spur of those convictions as it is fitting that we should do. In short we plan to have a policy, dictated by sound judgment, to which we will turn in any controversy which may arise. We are the instruments of no one, and yet we are the voice of everyone, for we expect the people whom we are serving to be our judges and our dictators. In that way alone can we accomplish the things for which we have been organized. The St. Paul Echo is planned to be the co-ordinating medium for the many independent forces in the community working independently and therefore with less effectiveness than could an organized body for the betterment of our people as a whole. Its publishers intend that it shall bring before its readers all of the achievements which Negroes are making here and in other parts of the country. It will serve as a stable advertising medium for colored business establishments, and for any concerns that regard favorably colored trade. It will bring pressure to bear upon any social evils in the community which should be changed for the better. It will portray in its news and editorial columns that fair representation of stories which are sometimes given an unfavorable and untrue complexion in the columns of white papers. Those things are some of the many aims that we have on our inception. They may be lofty but they are not artificial. They are not necessarily the outcome of a long mulling over the situations that appear in the Twin Cities; they are neither a re-serving of the aims of any paper which has preceded us in the field. They are rather, merely the ideals stipulated by an attempt to give to the Northwest an example of good journalism, colored by the circumstances which surround the birth of that attempt. They are ideals with which we are not making an empty noise; we intend to adhere to them closely believing that they are right and that a pursuance of their principles will result in a better product for you, and a greater content for us. We come, then, an infant enterprise, conscious of our faults, eager to correct our mistakes, and soliciting your support for the publishing of a paper which will be a community asset and pride. And you . . . will you give the encouragement, the warm sympathy, the hearty co-operation without which no venture of this kind could live? Or will you exemplify a spirit which has been claimed typical of our race, and refuse to lend your aid? It is for you alone to decide. OUR UNIVERSITY RECORD Two weeks ago, the scholars urities of the University of I based by the dean of student Twenty-three out of thirty- se a "C" average, the grade dent to maintain before he ca of the twenty-one sororities Of the twenty-three fratern rage, the two colored organiz weeks ago, the scholarship ratings of the frie of the University of Minnesota for the pa the dean of student affairs. y-three out of thirty-six academic fratern " average, the grade which it is necesa maintain before he can graduate from the twenty-one sororities failed to make the " twenty-three fraternities which failed to two colored organizations located on the Two weeks ago, the scholarship ratings of the fraternities and sororities of the University of Minnesota for the past year were released by the dean of student affairs. Twenty-three out of thirty-six academic fraternities failed to make a "C" average, the grade which it is necessary for every student to maintain before he can graduate from the school. One out of the twenty-one sororities failed to make the "C" average. Of the twenty-three fraternities which failed to maintain the average, the two colored organizations located on the campus were at the very bottom of the list. And the only sorority which did not maintain the standard—and it was the first women's Greek letter organization to fall below that mark since 1916-17—was the single colored sorority at the school. Remarkable, if superficial, argument in favor of those white leaders in education who claim that Negroes cannot learn once they have attained a certain age, is it not? Three colored organizations in a school, and those three at the very bottom of the scholarship list! There may be legitimate excuses, of course. There must be some very good ones . . . and yet that record is a bitter cup for the community to swallow. The Greek letter societies which did not make their averages will be put on probation for a year by the University officials, but the societies which are representing us will be put on a sterner probation for the coming year to decide whether they will continue in the same sort of record they have set for the past year, or whether they will launch out in a strong determination to be truly and aggressively representative of a race that is growing, is progressing even in the face of such blows at this one. The Safety Valve Signed contributions not over three hundred words in length will be printed in this column. The Echo will not be responsible for any of the opinions which may appear in the column. —The Editor. This particular portion of the paper is planned solely for you. It is yours to use, yours to abuse, yours to let alone, as you will. We hope that you will exercise your right to express opinion in The Safety Valve with a right royal hand. We want the column to mirror as accurately the events of the community of the nation and of the world as we intend that the editorial column shall. We solicit your contributions on any subject from a constructive criticism of the paper to your most sober reflections on the adoption of the World Court, or your lighter mental ramblings on the eerie night howlings of the cat trio on the back fence. In a word, we want, as nearly as that is possible, to reflect the personality of the community through your writing. Have you been nursing a pet peeve for a long while? Is there a grudge that you have against some existing condition? Blow it off in The Safety Valve for next week's issue. SPECIAL 7-ROOM HOUSE, all modern, with three lots, corner Rondo and Avon, $5,500; $1,000 cash; excellent business corner. FRED D. McCRACKEN Serves You Best. Real Estate—Insurance—Renting 315 Newton Bldg. 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FOR RENT—Four-room flat; hot water heat, electricity, gas, bath; heat furnished if desired. 298 St. Anthony Ave. Elkhurst 4486. ST. PAUL ECHO ARABS STORM SYRIAN TOWNS ARABS STORM SYRIAN TOWNS Eleven Villages Near Damascus Join in Guerilla Warfare— French Power Shaken. London-A message from Jerusalem to the national political league says that guerrilla warfare has spread over vast areas in Syria between Damascus and Mons, 80 miles north of Damascus on the railroad and is shaking French control of the mandated region. The message says that 11 villages in the Damascus district have joined the guerillas, who are besieging four towns. Jerusalem reports also say that foreigners and native women are leaving Damascus by the thousands, but that native men are forbidden to leave. One dispatch reiterates the report that 1,200 prisoners were killed at Damascus when following a revolt in the prison the French bombarded it. Giant Wave Hits Atlantic Liner; Severity five. People Injured Ceremony of People Injured Cherbourg, France—Thrown to the deck by the plunge of the liner Berengaria into a gigantic wave, more than 75 passengers and members of the crew of the liner were injured. The Berengaria, which left New York October 28 for Cherbourg and Southampton, met with a succession of storms throughout the voyage, culminating in a tempest which the commander declared was the worst he ever had encountered in his 32 years of "eafaring." Butler Must Join Marines. Washington—President Coolidge declined to extend the leave of Brigadier General Smedley D. Butler, of the marine corps, to permit him to continue to serve after December 31 as head of Philadelphia's police department. In making his decision, the President turned down requests for an extension made by Mayor Kendrick, Senator Pepper of Pennsylvania, and others, who insisted the picturesque marine was needed to direct warfare against lawlessness in Philadelphia. Tammany Wins in New York. New York—Tammany scored an overwhelming victory over the Republicans in the city election, electing a mayor, all five borough presidents, a president of the board of aldermen, comptroller, all four district attorneys and a long list of minor officers. Senator James J. Walker defeated Frank W. Waterman for mayor by more than 378,000 votes. Ford Sets Production Record. Detroit—The Ford Motor Company reached the highest production peak in the records of the company, when 8,165 cars and trucks went off the assembly lines of domestic branches in one day. This record is expected to be shortlived, for production will reach 8,500 daily before the end of the month, according to reports, making possible a total output of approximately 200,000 for November, the greatest in Ford history. Tampa Permits Set Record. Tampa - Permits for new construction in Tampa for September totaled $5,250,000. This is the largest total for building permits for new construction in Tampa issued in any one month in the city's history. Included in the total was a permit for a new hotel costing a million and a half dollars, to be built on Davis island. September permits brought the total for 1925 to date up to nearly $17,000,000. Mitchell Will Call Witnesses. Washington—The courtmartial trying Colonel William Mitchell held that he was within his rights in asking for the testimony of a long list of witnesses, including three cabinet officials, in defending himself against the disciplinary charge growing out of his attack on the governments air policy Threshing Resumed In Canada. Washington—The Department of Agriculture announced that grain threshing in Canada has been resumed after several weeks delay from unfavorable weather conditions. The quality of the grain has been lowered by the inclement weather. Rough estimates place the amount of wheat to be threshed at about 100,000,000 bushels. Rum Ring Uncovered. St. Louis, Mo.—United States Attorney Curry made public the names of 39 persons, including prominent officials and politicians in St. Louis, Indianapolis and Cincinnati, who were indicted at Indianapolis by a federal grand jury on a charge of conspiracy in the $1,800,000 Jack Daniel whisky withdrawal plot. Y. M. C. A. Approves $4,199,000 Budget Washington—A budget of $4,199,000 for 1926 was approved, officers were elected and Chicago chosen as the next convention city at the concluding sessions of the national council of the Young Men's Christian Association. Antialcraft Guns Set Mark. Honolulu—The antialcraft guns of the Sixty-fourth Artillery at Fort Kamehaha scored an average of 50 per cent hits on sleeve targets towed by planes at 5,000 feet. Gov. H. L. Whitfield Saltmarsh & Lutwold An especially posed portrait of Gov. Henry L. Whitfield of Mississippi who appeared before the house ways and means committee in hearings relating to tax reduction. Market Reaches Record Peak; Sales Hit 2,801,600 Shares New York—Wall street experienced its greatest boom stock market in nearly 10 years. Total sales were calculated by tabulators at 2,801,600 shares, or 99,000 above the previous year's high established on October 16, and the largest since the famous "three million share" market which followed the "leak" in President Wilson's peace note in December, 1916. The averages of 20 leading railroad and 20 leading industrial stocks attained the highest levels in history, with more than 40 individual issues smashing their previous peak prices for the year. The advance, however, was by no means uniform, as several substantial losses were scattered throughout the list. "Dutch" Anderson and Detective Killed in Street Gun Battle Muskegon, Mich.-George (Dutch) Anderson, gunman killer and pal of Gerald Chapman, convicted slayer and robber, was shot to death here by Detective Charles Hammond. Hammond was fatally wounded in the gun fight Anderson, for whom a nation-wide search has been made since the slaying last August 14 in Muncie, Ind., of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hance, died from a bullet fired from his own weapon after he had fatally wounded the detective. Turk Troops in Mosul. London—A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Beirut, Syria, says large bodies of Turkish troops are moving toward Mosul from Turkey. The Daily Express has a similar report. It puts the number of Turks at 5,000 and alleges that the French have given them permission to cross Syria. The report says Great Britain has protested to the French government. The suggestion is that the French commanders in Syria are favoring the Turkish preparations to check British action against the Mosul boundary. Italy Reopens Debt Parley. Washington—The Italian debt funding commission reopened with the American commission the conferences on a settlement of the Italian debt to the United States after an interval of several months devoted to study of Italy's financial and economic situation. Headed by Count Volpi, the finance minister, the mission was ready to get down to its task at once after taking time only for formal visits to the state department, the treasury and probably the White House. The obligations are placed at $2,138,543,852 by the treasury. Rescued from Suspended Auto. Rescued from Suspended Auto. Rock Island, Ill.—Facing death for an hour and a half, while their automobile hung suspended over the Hennepin canal, 25 feet below, held back only by the car's rear wheels, which caught on the edge of a concrete bridge, was the harrowing experience of Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Gulle of Minneapolis, who were rescued from their perilous position by passersby after Mrs. Gulle, who is 60 years old, had fainted, and Mr. Gulle was on the point of a nervous collapse. U. S. Uses 131,000,000 Hides Yearly. Chicago—One hundred and thirty-one million hides are used each year in the United States for shoes, automobile covers, gloves, suit cases and other leather articles, says a bulletin prepared by the Tanners' Council of America. Woodrow Wilson Honored by League. Paris—The council of the League of Nations, hurriedly summoned to prevent threatened hostilities between Greece and Bulgaria, adjourned with its task accomplished. In reverent tones, which thrilled his hearers, M. Briand dedicated the session just closed to the memory of Woodrow Wilson, "who proposed and realized the League of Nations," and of Leon Bourgeois, the French statesman who presided over the peace conference commission which adopted the league covenant. IT IS said that when Homer, the great epic poet of ancient Greece, was alive he lived in poverty and traveled about from place to place existing on the sparing hospitality of those who would shelter him for the sake of hearing his adventures related. Years after his death, when his work began to be properly appreciated, no less than seven cities of Greece fought for the honor of calling him a native of their locality. And to this day it remains a mystery where the man's real home was located. Modern knowledge of Homer rests upon his known works. When he was born is as much a mystery as where he was born. Historians agree in fixing the year of his birth sometime between 1000 and 700 B. C., and his birthplace "somewhere in Greece." The poet's best known works are his Illiad and the Odyssey. The Illiad is the story of the siege of Illium, or Troy, and relates the attempt to rescue Helen, wife of the king of Sparta, whom Paris, son of the king of Troy, had abducted. The Odyssey concerns itself with the adventures of Odysseus or Ulysses, as he is better known, on his way home from the battle of Troy and of his welcome by his faithful wife, Penelope, and the punishment of her presumptuous sultors. By all of the great poetry critics of the world Homer's work is ranked as among the finest. His memory has been further kept alive by numerous busts—all of which, of course, are wholly ideal—Wayne D. McMurray. (© by George Matthew Adams.) SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT By F. A. WALKER A CLEAR TRACK THE white lights are blazing encouragingly along your track, young man and woman, and the world is waiting open-armed to receive you. There is work to do for yourself and your country. The shops and factories are calling you. The professions are opening places in their ranks for your acceptance. The smiling acres in pleasant valleys and on magnificent, health-giving hills are stretching out their plump, brown arms to embrace you in a friendly welcome. From everywhere comes the call to honor and prosperity. The old and worn are falling by the wayside; the young and vigorous must move up and take their places, full of promise and overflowing with riches. Mount your steel and whip him up. Do not be afraid. Nothing is impossible if you will accept responsibility intelligently and give the best that is in you. There are greater fortunes hidden in the future, waiting for development than are visible in the present, and the track is clear along the entire way. Keep going in all sorts of weather. Keep away from your own ugly moods, angry quips and storms of passion. Carry with you all the cheer, willingness and sunshine that you can. Stop frequently at the wayside stations and take on a new supply, for these are the things which will make it possible for you to write your name in later years side by side with the illustrious leaders who are now showing you the way. When their day is over, if you have proved yourself capable and true, you will take their places and help others as they are now helping you. Every morning when the sun comes up it shines upon the smiling face of a new captain, who has passed safely through the trying darkness of night and proved his worthiness to command. Some morning the sun may shine on you! Let that thought give you encouragement, greater incentive to keep going straight ahead on a clear track where the white lights are flashing you a friendly welcome at every milestone. Pack your heart full of love; pack it full of accomplishment; pack it full of faith, courage and noble ambition, then ride on assured that you will reach the coveted goal. You Have At Your Service And Stocked 234 RONDO STREET Community Community Pharmacy Everything a Store Can Furnish, We Have. Courtesy, Quality and Promptness in Service Will Be You You Trade With Us. 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HEINZ New Bags in Smart Leathers Bags you'll be proud to wear with your Fall frocks and coats—In the popular Underarm and pouch styles featuring the new top and back strap versions. Garland quality throughout. Priced $5.00 and Higher Mrs. Mabel Harris, 445 Kent St., who has been on an extensive eastern and southern trip, returned last week. Mrs. Harris attended the Elks' convention in Richmond, Va., and visited in Washington, D. C., Philadelphia, Atlantic City, New York and Chicago. Messrs. Douglas and Paul Crane are now residing at the home of Mrs. S. L. Rogers, 718 St. Anthony Ave. Progressive whist was the feature of the evening on Hallowe'en, when Mesdames Malcolm Bradshaw, Margaret Grissom, W. Scott and W. Mills entertained sixteen friends at the home of the latter. Captain and Mrs. W. R. Godette, 852 Albemarle St., have returned from a two weeks' hunting trip at Cass Lake. They were successful in bagging a limited amount of game. Mrs. Godette has the distinction of being the only licensed huntress amongst our group. She accompanies her husband each season, both being crack shots with a rifle. Mr. and Mrs. James Green, who formerly resided at 570 Fuller Ave., have moved to 348 N. Dale St. Mrs. Evelyn Gillard of St. Paul Park was the guest of Mrs. W. B. Elliott, 415 University Ave., the past week. Mrs. Susan O. Matthews, daughter of Mrs. Alice Lewis, 222 W. Sixth St., died at St. Luke's Hospital, Monday, Nov. 2. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon from the Lyles Mortuary Chapel. Father A. H. Lealtad conducted the services, assisted by Rev. W. H. Griffin and Presiding Elder Hackley. Interment was at Oakland Cemetery. Funeral arrangements in charge of Mrs. T. H. Lyles. Mrs. R. A. Artis and loganport, 771 Aurora Ave., left for loganport, Ind., to attend the funeral of Mr. Frank Brooks, uncle of Mrs. Artis. Mrs. J. B. 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Mesdanies Oliver Allen, James Milton, W. Mills and Malcolm Bradshaw entertained a number of friends at progressive whist on Wednesday of last week. Supper was served at midnight. Rev. H. P. Jones, noted Divine of Pittsburgh, arrived in the city Friday evening for a visit with his wife, Mrs. Carrie Monjoy Jones, 779 Carroll Ave. H&M Mr. and Mrs. Robert Van Hook, 3612 Elliott Ave., left Friday evening for Chicago, Ill., where they were called on account of the death of the sister of Mrs. Van Hook. Mr. and Mrs. Abram L. Harris were the dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Shanks, 3712 4th Ave. So., Sunday afternoon. Miss Euice Smith, 3553 Elliot Ave., left Wednesday for Chicago, Ill., to visit relatives. Twelve guests were present at a prettily appointed dinner party given Saturday evening by Mrs. George Bryant, 119 W. 29th Ave. Hallowe'en colors were used in the attractive color scheme. Mr. and Mrs. St. Elmo Vinegar, 109 25th St. So., have announced the engagement of their daughter Margaret to Earnest Parker. Mrs. B. S. Smith, 3348 Oakland Ave., who was undergoing medical treatment at Northwestern Hospital, has returned home and is showing a gradual improvement. Miss Mamie Smith, 3553 Elliot Ave., arrived home Saturday from a visit with relatives and friends in Chicago, Ill. Mesdames Warfield, Lewis and Marshall entertained for their children on Hallowe'en at the home of the latter. Games and music featured the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Shanks are now occupying their beautiful home which was completed recently at 3712 4th Ave. So. The home itself was arranged and constructed by Mr. Shanks, who is one of the leading contractors of the Northwest. Mr. Jackson Russell of Wilberforce, Ohio, is residing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Abbey, 414 E. 25th St. Mrs. John Sellers, 2742 10th Ave., who has been very ill at her home for the past three weeks, is somewhat improved. Mrs. Abram L. Harris of Baltimore, Maryland, wife of Abram L. Harris, secretary of the Minneapolis Urban League, arrived in the city last week. Mr. and Mrs. Harris are at home at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Zach Johnson, 2604 Fourth Ave. So. Invitations have been issued by the Triangle Club of Government Employees to their annual dancing party which will be given at the Lake St. Auditorium. Miss Edith Haskins of Devils Lake, S. D., stopped over a few hours with Mrs. George Barnett, 3421 Oakland Ave., en route to Kansas City, where she will visit her grandmother. A little daughter has arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bacon. Mrs. St. Elmo Vinegar, 109 25th Ave., entertained a number of friends on her birthday, Friday, October 26. On this occasion the engagement of her daughter Margaret to Ernest Parker was announced. The hostess served dainty refreshments. She was the recipient of many beautiful presents. DULUTH NEWS Mrs. Eugene Watts, who has been quite ill, has recovered. Revival is now in progress at Calvary Baptist Church. All are invited to come and join with us. A few friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Porter, East Third St., honoring the birthday of Mr. Porter. The affair was one of beauty. It being Hallowe'en, the house was beautifully decorated in keeping with the night. Smartest BAGS ed Advance Styles The Duo A fashionable bag of the new tailored type. In soft French calf, silk lining; can be car- ried in either underarm or pouch style; the delicate workmanship and finishing are quickly apparent. 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FORMER CITY PASTOR OUSTED IN CHICAGO (Continued from page 1) brother of A. J. McGavock of St. Paul. When Reverend Henderson was in charge of St. James' A. M. E. Church some years ago, he was recognized as a man of great ability and force in personality. He was the organizer of church activity among young people, and was vitally interested in the youth of the community. By them he will long be remembered for the innovation of platforms for their development. Mrs. James Combs, thony Ave., is recovering cent illness. Mrs. Albert Brooks, thony Ave., left for I last week. She was ca the illness of her mother. Mrs. C. Morgan ent F. Watkins of Chicago for last Thursday. First Annual Ex by the Pupils of Freda C. Ja At the Church C Portland and Dale Saturday Evening, Noven at 7:45 Sharp First Annual Exhibition by the Pupils of Freda C. 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"You were just telling me about your wonderful house," replied Cheerups; "how you dig a tunnel two feet deep and hide all the earth you have dug out, so no one will discover where you are building." "Yes, that's the very place; and didn't I promise to tell you how I furnish my little home, too? Well, I just line the tunnel I have dug with "Let Me See. I Have It, Mrs. Spider!" two sheets of silk which I spin myself. It's the same kind of silk of which other spiders make their webs. The lining next the earth is coarse and waterproof, but the one inside is very fine and soft. That sounds comfy, doesn't it? said Mrs. Spider proudly. "I should say so," cried Cheerups, "but you are forgetting the trapdoor. That seems to me the most wonderful part of all." "Oh, no, I'm not forgetting, Mr. Cheerups," said Mrs. Spider. "I'm just leaving the best till the last, like frosting, you know. First I have to measure the doorway with my feelers, then I spin a little silken pad exactly the right size and shape, which I make sticky with my own special kind of ToMiniisters, Teachers, BibleStudents We offer at low terms a complete training in ordenational Bible Study. Prepared by standing and knowledge of the Bible to every standing and knowledge of the Bible to every Word. Especially prepared for the holy Word. Especially prepared for the holy study at home. For particular write to Chicago Bible Extension College Room 1018 223 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago the GLE and the Quixies Miss Stewart glue. This pad I sprinkle with bits of earth; then comes another pad of silk and so on, until I think the door is thick enough. It's quite a layer cake," "Well, whatever it's like, it's certainly very remarkable," said Cheer-ups, his eyes round with wonder. "And then how do you fasten it on?" "Why, with a hinge, of course, silly," piped Mrs. Spider, "a hinge of silk, and I put it on the outside, too, so the door will close of its own weight after me. I don't believe in any more work than necessary. But I do go so far as to cover my front door with bits of dirt and tiny stones. Then, unless I am just coming out, no one would know it from the rest of the ground." "Now I call that very complete!" said Cheerups admiringly; "just a perfectly snug little home! What more could anyone want?" "Yes, it is that, sir; it's all of that, and yet," sighed Mrs. Spider, "it's not as safe as it sounds. If an unwelcome visitor wanted to come and pull up the door he could, in spite of me. There's something lacking, but I can't think what it is; yes, something lacking." "Mmmmmm," murmured Cheerups. "Let me see. I have it, Mrs. Spider! Spin some threads of silk, fasten them to the inside of your door, and then sit on the other ends when you don't want to be disturbed." "That's a splendid idea, Mr. Cheerups. How good you are to help me out. But suppose an enemy came along who was stronger than I and pulled open my door by force. I could never hold it down with those threads." "Then build a little side tunnel leading from your house to run into until the danger is past, Mrs. Spider," said Cheerups. "Well really, sir, you astonish me," gasped Mrs. Spider. "I thought I was clever, but you are both clever and kind, and that's much better. I shall try not to bother you, but I shall certainly call again when I want advice. Good morning, sir!" and the tiny trapdoor clicked behind Mrs. Spider as she dropped into her cozy home. © by Little, Brown & Co. Men! Today Fall Opening Day 40 new gems of style in the remarkable Dixie SHOE for MEN See No. 8361-TT A Shading Classy Tan Oxford, Wide Extension Sole with Zebra Stripe Shed Water Well; New Broad Toe Last and Snappy Perforations, Live Rubber Heels $3. $3 that's all! WHY PAY MORE? MEN! as big a Sensation as the DIXIE made in town last season, it's nothing compared to the smashing hit DIXIE Fall Styles will make this season. Not only will the new DIXIE styles convince you they are a match for those shown elsewhere at DOUBLE the price, but the VALUE we give you at $3.00 will be a positive revelation to you! Buy From The Maker—that's how to get real valve for your money. Come today and see what's what in styles for Fall and the greatest shoe of all. DIXIE SHOE STORES CO. St. Paul Store: 424 Wabasha Street Open till 9 o'clock Saturday evenings ( Res. Phone Elkhurst 1613 Office Phone Garfield 1500 McGavick Funeral Service AARON J. McGAVOCK, Sole Proprietor PERSONAL ATTENTION GIVEN EVERY DETAIL Mortuary and Chapel, 550 Rice Street CALLS ANSWERED ANY TIME, DAY OR NIGHT THE WHY of SUPERSTITIONS BY H. IRVING KING DEATHS NEVER SINGLE IT IS a rather common superstition all over the country, especially in the rural districts, that deaths "never come singly." In some sections they say that if one person in a family dies there will be three deaths in that family before the year is out. In other sections they say two deaths. Those who believe in the superstition do not limit the operation of the omen to the immediate family of the deceased person—the death of any relative will suffice to fulfill, in their opinion, the prognostic. This superstition has its origin in the conception of the ancients with regard to the relations existing between the living and the dead and their idea of the needs and requirements of the world of shades. Attention has been called to the idea of primitive man that the spirits of the dead desired companionship; that in their journey into the "great darkness" they ought to be accompanied by some of those who were near to them in life. Hundreds of slaves and captives were slaughtered upon the grave of Attila in order that his spirit might have on the stygiian shore a retinue appropriate for so great a king; and Indian widows met death upon the funeral pyre of their husbands in order that the departed rajah might be consoled beyond the vell. There appears also to have been an idea that when these attentions were not bestowed the spirit of the deceased might possibly and under certain circumstances, exercise a power of summoning companionship from the living world; and in the classic stories of the Heroic ages we find now and then ghosts that will not rest until human sacrifice has been made, actually or by substitution. (© by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) FRANCIS SCOTT KEY, born August 9, 1780, made himself immortal by writing the "Star Spangled Banner." It happened that, in the War of 1812, towards its close in '14, the British invaded Washington. Some friends of Key's, who lived on a plantation nearby, were being held as prisoners and Key obtained the permission of President Madison to secure their release. With another man who had charge of the release and exchange of prisoners, he went out to the plantation and was courteously received by the British. They agreed to let the owners go, but said the entire party would have to stay over during an attack on Baltimore. Consequently, they were detained on board the frigate Surprise, part of the fleet firing on Fort McHenry. The battle raged during the night, a puny enough fight, as battles go nowadays, but was watched with anxiety by the Americans. From his place on the deck, Key could see the American flag flying in the glare of the guns. Then there was a lull, and only darkness and smoke, and he lost sight of it, and had to await the first rays of dawn to see whether the Stars and Stripes still floated. When he saw it again, in the first faint light, he was so overflowing with relief and exultation that he wrote the first part of his immortal poem on the back of an envelope. It was printed and sung by a Baltimore actor, that very day, they say, and swept through the country as the greatest song of the time. Key was a lawyer, though he did publish a book of poems with this song included. He died in Baltimore in 1843, and since then several monuments have been erected—one in Frederick county where he was born. free FREE—from castor tastes and odor. FREE—from after-nausea. Not flavored. Kellogg's Tasteless Castor Oil is the original tasteless castor oil, made for medicinal use only. FREE—literature on request to WALTER JANVIER, Inc., 417 Canal St., New York Two sizes—35l and 50l at all good drug stores DR. HUMPHREYS' "55" Prompt Relief for INDIGESTION Cedar 9103 Cedar 9103 Suits Pressed While You Wait Ladies' Work a Specialty HALL BROS. 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