St. Paul Echo

1926 WILL BE your greatest year of achievement if you are equally in the ac- complishment small and large things. COHEN HELD NOT CUILTY OF PLOT TO SMUGGLERUM Two White Defendants Bare Operations of Smuggling Syndicate in Gulf. Second Cohen Victory Charge Made. That Acting Surveyor of Customs Directed Cutters off Track. (St. Louis Argus) New Orleans, Dec. 30.—Walter Cohen, United States Collector of Customs of the Port of New Orleans, has been absolved of the sensational charge of conspiracy to violate the Volstead Act brought against nm and 33 whites last August. United States District Court Judge N. I. Grubb, presiding at the trial, directed the jury hearing the case to deliver a verdict freeing Cohen. Instruction for the acquittal of Cohen followed a startling development in the ease when two of eight white defendants being tried, Alonza Patterson and Arthur Battistaella, pleaded guilty and baring the operations of the rum ring from the stand implicated Henry De Deaux, acting surveyor of customs, as the ring leader of the band. Directed Smugglers. Patterson and Battistella swore that De Deaux had invested $25,000 in the smuggling syndicate. Patterson, who had been previously convicted of bribing prohibition officers, testified that De Deaux directed the patrolling of the revenue cutters so that liquor belonging to the ring could be brought inside the 12-mile zone and landed in New Orleans without danger of confiscation. Cleared Cohen. As a result of this testimony Cohen, who had been charged with complicity in directing of patrol boats to other sections when a "syndicate" shipment was due to arrive, was absolved of blame and the court directed a verdict of acquittal. De Deaux immediately was placed under arrest by department of justice agents and furnished $10,000 bond on a liquor conspiracy charge. After the sensational confessions of Patterson and Battistella, Fred Jeanfreau, Robert Spar and Albert Morris changed their pleas to guilty and threw themselves on the mercy of the court. Joseph Conrad, former New Orleans police sergeant; Fred Haab, Joseph Thompson and Salvadore Guissamo entered pleas of not guilty. Cohen's Second Victory. The acquittal of Cohen was the second significant victory of the distinguished colored citizen. The first triumph came when attempts to prove that he was an alien, and that it was unconstitutional for him to remain in the office, were overthrown. Both President Harding and Coolidge upheld his right to the office. NATIONAL CAFE PLANS OPENING Minneapolis Cafe to Open Dec. 31 Under Management of Alexander of Northfield The National Cafe announces its grand opening New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, 1925, at 716 6th Ave. No., Minneapolis, Minn. This new and beautiful cafe will be under the same management as the Alexander Cafe at Northfield, Minn. This cafe promises a service unfamiliar to many in the Twin Cities and will be equipped to take care of private parties as well as the general public. The Oriental Tea room on the second floor will specialize in Chop Suey, Chow Mein and many other Chinese dishes. Turkey and chicken will be served in and out of season and other delicacies in season. If you wish to patronize a place with exclusive surroundings to dine and entertain your family, or guest, take them to the National Cafe. Mr. J. A. Alexander and Mrs. D. S. Taylor are the proprietors and they promise the very best in courteous service. The St.Paul Echo New Assistant Goes Into Funeral Chapel With McGavock Firm William A. Young As assistant to A. J. McGavock, funeral director and owner of the chapel at 550 Rice St., W. A. Young will begin his duties at once at the mortuary. YOUNG GOES INTO FUNERAL CHAPEL McGavock Enlarges Staff; With Addition Even Better Service Assured. Announcement has been made that William A. Young has joined the McGavock funeral service at 550 Rice St. as assistant to A. J. McGavock. The McGavock mortuary is the only chapel in St. Paul owned, controlled and operated by Negroes. With the addition of another man to the staff, the chapel will be able to give even more comprehensive service. Mr. Young is a member of Perfect Ashlar lodge of Masons, is a Shriner and is treasurer of the St. Paul Progressive Association, incorporated. Mr. Young lives with his family at 895 W. Central Ave. Truck Driver Killed By Official of Oil Company With Gunshot Wound. (Preston News Service) Lincolnton, N. C. Dec. 30.-Morton Reinhardt was shot and killed here Thursday afternoon by J. O. Allen, former treasurer of Lincoln county. The killing was accidental, it is said, and occurred in the executive offices of the Carolina Oil Company, of which Allen is bookkeeper. Reinhardt, who was a truck hand employed at the Seaboard freight station, had called at the office to see Mr. Allen, who held in his hand a pistol with which he was fumbling. Shortly after Reinhardt entered the front door the pistol was discharged accidentally, according to others in the office at the time of the shooting, the bullet entering the breast, going through the body and through the glass in the front door of the office. Allen surrendered to the sheriff and was held for an investigation later, being released on bond. OFFICERS FOR NEW YEAR Perfect Ashlar Lodge No. 4, F. and A. M., of St. Paul, installed newly elected officers for the year 1926, Tuesday evening, December 21, at Union Hall, Kent St. at Aurora. Past Grand Master George L. Hoage conducted the ceremonies. The officers for the ensuing year are George L. Hoage, Jr., Worshipful Master; John M. Culver, Senior Warden; Olander J. Smith, Junior Warden; Lawson A. Melker, Treasurer; John H. Hickman, Jr., Secretary; James Lynn, Chaplin; George R. Neal, Senior Deacon; Preston Simpson, Deacon; Elli Martin, Senior Steward; John White, Junior Steward; Wesley Johnson, Tyler; John C. Gray, Marshall. NOTICE The Echo is making arrangements with Minneapolis churches to distribute the papers in suitable places for those who are not subscribers. Further information can be obtained from The Echo office, or from Minneapolis pastors. ST. PAUL-MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1926 JUDGE R. H. TERRELL OF WASHINGTON DIES Judge Robert H. Terrell, for 20 years juge of the Municipal Court of the District of Columbia, died Sunday night at his home in Washington, D. C. Judge Terrell had suffered two strokes of apoplexy, and was paralyzed on one side. Two weeks ago, an attack of asthma shook him and he succumbed finally, after his vitality had been drawn upon, to a cerebral hemorrhage. Born in Charlottesville, Va., in 1857, Judge Terrell received his education in the public schools of Washington, and in Lawrence Academy in Massachusetts. He was graduated from Harvard University in 1884 as one of seven honor men in a class of 300. He was a man of national reputation. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, two daughters, a brother, and a sister. 105-Year Old Ex-Slave Dies At Birthplace 105-Year Old Ex-Slave Dies At Birthplace (Preston News Service) Henderson, N. C., Dec. 30.—Thomas Cheatham, who lived all his life in this community, and who said he would be 105 years old this coming Easter an hour to sun, was buried Sunday afternoon at Red Bud church near the Cheatham plantation in this county, where he was born. The exact date of his birth is not recorded but from incidents known to the Cheatham family it is inferred that he was born in either 1820 or 1821. He belonged to Isham Cheatham, grandfather of Dr. Goode Cheatham, Henderson physician. Of the 300 slaves owned by Isham Cheatham, Thomas was chosen as the carriage driver. He took the twin girls, Parthenia and Jane, mothers of Mrs. J. L. Currin and A. T. Barnas, respectively, of this city, to school every morning, and they would have been 101 years of age on February 10, 1926, had they lived. This fact is regarded as substantiation of the age of Cheatham. EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE PLACED Former St. Paul Resident, Seller of Idlewild lots, Held for Defrauding. Jesse Lego Carter, formerly a transient resident of St. Paul, was recently taken as a fugitive from St. Louis, Mo., to Chicago on embezzlement charges, according to The Chicago Defender. The charges of embezzlement were preferred by David Manson of the Idlewild Improvement company. Carter was held to the grand jury under $10,000 bond. The complaint against Carter was that he sold Idlewild lots, appropriated the money to his own use, and went to Chicago. Officials of the company assert that although $500 is the minimum amount charged in the complaint, the total amount of money has been found from later investigations to be much more. When Carter was in St. Paul some years ago, a number of people in the Twin Cities purchased Idlewild lots from him. SUNHINE SAMMY GIVES KIDDIES YULE PROGRAM (Continued on page 6) (Continued on page 6) Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 30.—The appearance of Sunshine Sammy, famous juvenile of the Our Gang comedy films, before children of the Franklin County Children's Home and the Franklin County Tuberculosis Sanitarium on Christmas morning marked the high spots of a series of Yuletide parties for county charges arranged through Mrs. L. C. H. Breeenneman. The noted entertainer, playing at the Dunbun Theatre last week gave his services in this connection through the courtesy of W. C. T. Ayres, manager of the Columbus Weekly News and active in civic and social affairs. GARLAND OFFER ASSURED, FUND REPORT SHOWS More Than $30,000 Subscribed Meets Conditions of Grant for $15,000. Goal Raised To $65,000 Necessity of Attaining New Mark Stressed By James Weldon Johnson. (N. A. A. C. P. Press Service) New York, Dec. 30.—The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People announced that in a period of seven weeks, beginning October 30, it had raised the $50,000 fund set as an objective, obtaining in contributions more than the $30,000 required to meet the Garland Fund's offer of $15,000 and, together with the $5,000 given outright by the Garland Fund, completing the $5,000 total. The amount sent to the National Office to date is $30,470.81. The N. A. A. C. P. with contributions still pouring in has advanced its goal from $50,000 to $65,000 and hopes to go to the Garland Fund with $50,000 instead of $30,000 raised mainly by colored people of the United States, independent of the Fund's contribution. The decision to carry on the campaign was reached when it was learned that a second trial in the Sweet case would be necessary, thus practically doubling the original cost of the case. Johnson's Comment. In announcing the attainment of the goal thus far, James Weldon Johnson, Secretary of the N. A. A. C. P., said: "We were confident that colored Americans would rally to their own cause being fought in the courts of the land by the N. A. A. C. P. They have rallied magnificently. In less than eight weeks the colored people of the country have justified the faith of those, like Clarence Darrow and Arthur Garfield Hays fighting in their behalf. The N. A. A. C. P. in view of the fact that the second trial of the Sweet case will just about double the cost of it, has advanced its goal from a $50,000 Legal Defense Fund to $65,000. We are confident that this objective will be reached with flying colors. Residential Segregation. "Our friends must not forget that (Continued on page 3) PORTER MISSING AFTER SHOOTING Drinking Party Ends in Death of Woman; Witness Held By Police. (Preston News Service) Raleigh, N. C., Dec. 30.—Following a drinking party at her home, Mrs. Elizabeth Butler, is dead and Foster Wilson, Pullman porter on the Seaboard train running between Raleigh and Washington, who is accused of having shot the Butler woman, is missing and police are unable to locate him. The shooting occurred late Thursday afternoon at the Butler home. William Harrison is being held in the city jail, after he told L. M. Waring, Wake County Coroner, and the police two or three different statements about the shooting. Harrison, according to Coroner Waring, first said he did not see Wilson fire the fatal shot and secondly he says he did see the shot fired. Harrison himself is held without ball. When Coroner Waring reached the home, he found the pistol and a quart of whisky hidden under a cushion. Bottles were scattered about the room. Wilson had the regular run between here and Washington, and was to have left last Thursday night. The coroner stated last Friday night that he expected the net he had laid would ensnare Wilson in a short time. The dead woman was the wife of Weston B. Butler, a cook in a local cafe. He was not at home when his wife was killed. Building Project Planned By Co-operating Fraternal Groups Moton Swamped With Greetings Expressing Hope For Recovery F. A. A. Y. Masons, Courts of Heroines of Jericho to Unite for purpose of Erecting Central Meeting Place. With the object in view of erecting a Masonic center at the corner of 12th and Emerson Ave. N., Minneapolis, a fraternal forum was held last Sunday afternoon at the St. Anthony Baptist church, 1201 Emerson Ave. N., Minneapolis. The forum was instigated by Joel M. Polk, Deputy Grand Master of the F. A. A. Y. Masons, and the purpose stressed was to develop co-operation between the subordinate lodges of F. A. A. Y. M., and the Courts of Heroines of Jericho of the Twin Cities. Plans Decided An offer made by Rev. and Mrs. E. L. Fuller, owners of the desired site, to co-operate with the joint body in erecting a center for fraternal and benevolent uses, was accepted by the group. Through the work of the appointed trustee staff of King David No. 2, it has been agreed by the owners and the two lodges that the permanent meeting place shall be the second floor of the St. Anthony Mission building until a more suitable structure can be built. The owners of the property and the trustees have drawn up the agreement, and Bert Thompson has been accepted by the owners as custodian of their business in the project as Rev. Fuller, who is going into mission work, will not have time to devote to it. Meeting Called. S. W. Williams of Prince Hall No. 3, was chairman of the forum, and Homer L. Rowans acted as secretary. Mr. Polk, Rev. Fuller, Mr. Williams, and Rev. Patrick were the speakers, each outlining a new phase of the proposition. The body unanimously voted to call another forum on January 17, 1926, at which time a ways and means board will be selected from members of all subordinate lodges and courts of this vicinity. Delegates to the forum were S. W. Williams, W. M.; H. L. Rowans; Rev. E. H. Patrick, all of Prince Hall Lodge No. 3 of St. Paul; Mrs. Mary Judy, S. M.; Mrs. M. Jackson, D. D., and Mrs. A. Lucas of Queen Elizabeth Court No. 3 of Minneapolis; J. H. Smith, W. M., and Joel M. Polk, D. G. M. of King David No. 2, and Eureka N. 5 jointly, of Minneapolis, Y. W. C. A. ANNUAL TEA Following the annual custom, members of the Committee of Management of the West Central Ave, Branch of the Y. W. C. A. will be hostesses to the members and friends of the association at a musicale and tea to be given January 1, 1926, from 4 to 6 P. M. The public is cordially invited. Principal of Tuskegee, Confined in Hospital for Five Weeks, Improves Rapidly; Discharge Expected Soon. (Preston News Service) Baltimore, Md., Dec. 31.—Telegrams of greetings and expressions of hope for his rapid recovery poured in on Dr. R. R. Moton, Principal of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute Christmas Day from all parts of the country. Dr. Moton has been undergoing treatment for kidney ailments at Johns Hopkins Hospital here for the past five weeks. He is attended by Dr. Eugene Bibble, head of Tuskegee Hospital. Dr. Moton was able to sit up Christmas day, read the newspapers and chat for a while with friends. He is expected to be discharged within three weeks. Prominent recent visitors included Dr. and Mrs. Wallace Butlerick of the General Education Board and their daughter, Dr. Caroline Butlerick. In a statement to a reporter of the Baltimore Afro-American Christmas Day, Dr. Moton said, "I am profoundly moved by these evidences that I have a place in the hearts of my friends. Their assurance of sincere good will has proven a source of unfalling comfort in trying hours." Fraternal Leader Who Assisted in Launching Plans for New Center A. E. As one of the instigators of the co-operative building movement planned by fraternal orders, Mr. Polk has taken a prominent part in the development of that plan. FORMER RESIDENT ATTENDS MEETING Lillian A. Alexander, Phi Beta Kappa, Attends Delta Sigma Theta Meet. Mrs. Lillian A. Alexander, prominent in social, club and civic work circles of New York City, and a former resident of St. Paul, is in Des Moines, Iowa, this week attending the seventh annual convention of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. Another prominent woman at the convention is Sadie Mosell Alexander of Philadelphia, first grand president of the sorority, and also the first of the four women of our race to hold the Ph. D. degree. Mesdames Alice Dunbar Nelson of Wilmington, Delaware, speaker, author and club woman, and Mrs. Alexander, members of Phi Beta Kappa, honorary scholastic fraternity, also possess the Ph. D. degree. AFRIC MUSIC BARRED (By Preston News Service.) Havana, Dec. 30.—Playing of the tambor, or tom-tom, or other musical instruments of African character, with singing and contorted dancing have been prohibited by presidential decree. President Machado's decree says this class of music and the "rumba" are contrary to the good customs and public order of Cuba. With Greetings Iope For Recovery ROY BELMONT DIES AT CENTRAL STATION Roy Belmont died Monday night at Central police station from a hemorrhage. Belmont had been employed at Deebach Bros. barber shop, 138 E. 4th St., for the last year and a half, as a porter. Belmont had hired Walter Graham as a helper. Graham engaged Belmont in an argument regarding his pay. Belmont disagreed with Graham over the amount of three dollars which Graham claimed was owed him. After Belmont refused to pay the three dollars, Graham threw a bottle at Belmont, missing him and breaking the front plate window. Police hearing the crash, came and took the two men to Central, where Belmont died a short while after from a hemorrhage. Mr. Deebach states that Belmont was well liked and that he had spoke to him several times to take good care of himself as it appeared that he was in poor health. Each day more than five thousand tons of newspaper print paper is produced in Canada. The average man is about 50 per cent logical and 50 per cent zoological. --- A HAPPY NEW YEAR and a prosperous one, is the hearty wish of The Echo staff for its host of loyal advertisers and staunch friends. PRICE FIVE CENTS FOUR MEN HELD FOR MISSISSIPPI LYNCHING PROBE Fatal Violence Committed On Negro Acquitted of Murder Investigated. $500 Offered to Start Prosecution Against Men Accused of Forming Mob. (Preston News Service) Clarksdale, Miss., Dec. 30.—Denounced by the Coshoma County League of Women Voters as "high-handed murder," the lynching of Lindley Coleman, Negro, was made the subject of investigation by a grand jury. Four men, one of them a planter, were arrested on charges of conspiracy to murder and warrants were sworn out for four other persons. Coleman was seized Saturday night as he was leaving the courthouse after being acquitted of the murder of Grover C. Nichols, and lynched. Special Jury Session. Judge W. A. Alcorn, before whom Coleman was stried, called a special session of the grand jury and when it assembled he exacted a pledge of the jurors that indictments would be returned against any person found involved, regardless of his standing in the community. He instructed the grand jury also to investigate reports that "third degree" methods had been employed in an effort to obtain confessions from other Negroes arrested with Coleman for the killing of Nichols. Resolutions denouncing the lynching and demanding that those responsible for it be punished were adopted at a mass meeting called by Mrs. Earl Brower, president of the Women Voters. Those arrested are Thomas Nichols, brother of Grover C. Nichols; J. T. Tarynham, a planter; C. O. Cane, an employee on Tarynham's plantation, and H. S. Blockley of Clarksdale. Entire State Aroused. Mississippi is aroused as she never was before in all her history over the "wanton murder" by a mob of a Negro declared to be innocent by a white jury. Within a few minutes after the acquittal of the Negro, he was seized by a "mob" of three men, according to his attorney, Col. T. S. Ward, almost at the door of the courthouse, put in a car which had (Continued on page 4) (Continued on page 4) FILLING STATION TO OPEN JAN. 2 Garage Accomodating 40 Cars in Connection; White Eagle Gas, Oils Used. A forty-car garage, fireproof and modern in every respect in combination with a filling station which will handle White Eagle gasoline and oils, will be opened January 2 at the corner of Arundel and Rondo Sts. by Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Few. With the exception of small enterprises of a similar nature, this venture is the first one of its kind among Negroes in the Twin Cities. J. C. Few, the proprietor, has lived in St. Paul since 1902. He has been a member of St. James' A. M. E. church since 1903, and has been in the dining car service of the Northern Pacific railway for 10 years. He was born in Salem, Ala. Mrs. Few, joint proprietor, got her first business training in her father's general store. She has had a good deal of experience in handling bids, contracting and inspecting materials of numerous contractors. Mrs. Few received her education at Haynes Institute, Augusta, Ga. She had normal training and nursing at Tuskegee Institute. In arranging for the opening of the filling station, the Pure Oil company was indifferent to the venture as a medium for handling its products, according to Mr. Few. The White Eagle Oil and Refining company, on the contrary, proved to be willing to conclude an agreement, Mr. Few states. ```markdown ``` Shop at the Sterling Value Store People, Be Wise! Buy now for Xmas and SAVE! This stock consists of best brands of merchandise only: Red Goose Shoes McKibbin Hats Warner Underwear 625 UNIVERSITY AVE., near Dale. Store Open Evenings! 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We also CALL BLUE & WHITE FOR SERVICE AND LOW METER RATES SPACIOUS AND HEATED CARS CAB CEdar 4006 --- "Entered as second class matter Nov, 7, 1925, at the post office at St. Paul, Minn., under the act of March 3, 1879" THE NEW YEAR With never-ceasing stride time swings ahead drawing in its wake all the loose ends and hanging threads of millions of busy people. And because a certain period of time has passed, we say that the old year has gone, and a new year has been ushered in. But the tags and scraps of our various forms of work are affected not a bit by our artificial division of time into set lumps. All of our hurry and bustle, all of our bluff pretense, all of our weary scurrying, all of our good but postponed intentions are carried over bodily from December thirty-first to January first, with only the ringing of bells, the firing of guns, and the holding of many forms of festive services to show that any transition has been made. We go about on the first day of the new year, shaking hands, slapping backs, and making as many calls as possible so that the historic fruit cake and the clear wine of hostesses may not be overlooked. Year after year the formula is repeated, and year after year it comes to be more and more meaningless. It is a problem that arises with even casual observation whether the coming of a new year is recognized as an opportunity to forge ahead in all lines of endeavor, or whether it is believed to be merely a pleasurable extension of one's time of existence for greater feats of dalliance; whether we make any sincere attempt to stride ahead, or whether we simply esconce ourselves a bit more snugly in the rut of our routine. Talking about the matter helps not at all; preaching and writing are just as futile. Robert Burns pointed the way for individual betterment in his notable comment upon introspection. If we could, all of us, see ourselves as others see us, there would result a mighty scrambling for new ways of living. As the new year dawns, let us set for ourselves some goal that can be reached only by constructive activity. Let us make an honest attempt at worthwhile effort. If we have been standing still, let us rouse ourselves; if we have been sliding backward, let us find a suitable brake; and if we have been going ahead, let us continue at a quicker rate toward the ultimate aim of racial as well as national betterment. MISSISSIPPI Down in Mississippi, blackest of the southern states, we are told that the recent lynching of a Negro who had been acquitted by a jury upon a charge of murder has roused the whole state to a fever pitch of indignation. So long has Mississippi gone her dark way unheeding the claims of the civilization that is all about her, that wonder may well arise as to whether this report is a picture of the state as it is after the outrage. If the majority of the people in the state are in arms over the lynching of Coleman; if the white men who have been arrested on a charge of conspiring to kill will be prosecuted and punished not as severely as they deserve, but as severely as the law allows, then there should be a great rejoicing, for the sleeping giant of justice will have been aroused, and through the courts of the commonwealth he will rumble his threats against crime. This lynching is not a new thing in the history of Mississippi. The state has long been known as one in which justice and fairness to the Negro were not recognized as playing any part in the governing of the state. He has been made the goat for evil practice in politics and industry. He has been outraged in his citizenship rights. But now it seems, a new day dawns. Justice for Negroes as well as whites is crying for expression through the mouths of the best people of the state. How sincere that cry is will best be judged by the penalty that is meted out to the men who have been held on the lynching charge. WE ARE WATCHING On Rondo Street, in the heart of Colored St. Paul, a garage and filling station owned and operated by Negroes is about to open. According to information received, the place will be manned in exactly the same style as hundreds of similar white enterprises already established in the city. The brand of oil and gas to be dispensed is a reputable product; the garage will be equipped in every respect as would any other ultra-modern structure of the same nature. There is no question but what the location of the place is as nearly central in regard to the colored district as any that could have been chosen. The conditions are ideal for the success of a needed business venture. Even the proprietors are old St. Paul residents who have reputations in the community for stability. Only one thing may stand in the way of the progress of the business—the fickleness of the colored buying public. The station need not be entirely dependent upon the patronage of colored car owners, of course, but it seems only right that such owners should lend their hearty support to the enterprise. Already, however, discouraging remarks have been noted. Spectators have been dubious about the way that the business would turn out. Here is the opportunity to tear down one of the characteristics which has been attributed to us as a race . . . indifference to racial advancement, and lack of support tendered colored business. St. Paul does not share that characteristic, of course. Here we have built up a racial unity that presents a solid backing to Negro endeavor. We are welded into a race-loving entity, that will stand behind our men in industry. That may be so, but, neverthe- ST. PAUL ECHO less, non-car owners of the city are going to be watching closely car owners to see if they will exemplify that spirit of unity by supporting this garage-filling station venture. THE ECHO AND THE NEW YEAR At the passing of Old Man 1925, the infant Echo cannot look back upon years of achievement and predict growth and developmen in the new year commensurate with the growth in the "many long and successful years in the past." Our age is still measured in terms of a very few months. Our development while constant has been rather closely confined to details of management, administration, technical perfection, and general policy. The results of that sort of work will show more in a continued state of high quality than in any very noticeable short-run effect. In the very short period of our existence we have discovered and in some instances overcome difficulties which we could not forsee. Other troubles have been more persistent and discouraging with their constant aggravating rankle. On the whole we feel that we have met our hurdles creditably but that statement does not indicate a state of complacency on our part. On the contrary, we know that we have a good many faults which have not as yet been subject to rectification. Those things together with others of the same nature that will undoubtedly arise we hope to correct in the coming twelve months. For us the new year is but a longer period of probation. We are looking to it eagerly to prove to the readers of the paper that we are going to continue to strive for greater and greater excellence. When 1926 shall have left, we want that the gift of The Echo to the community shall be the finest newspaper of its type in the whole country. Only two things will make it so: harder work on our part, and greater co-operation on yours. We are willing to furnish the work. Our ideals have not lowered one whit. We are anxious to prove to you that we can fulfill our promise to give you a paper of which you can be justly proud. "Your part in the contribution is voluntary, but vitally necessary. With the going of the old year, we want to leave that plea with you—a plea for your support, your close sympathy, and your firm co-operation in the effort of making your paper and our paper all that we both want it to be. One of the many interesting things that came to our desk during the past week was a marked copy of one of the more clever colored magazines of the country. The marked article dealt with true fraternity of spirit as a racial ideal, and the writer used his topic in the main to criticise young colored writers of the country who themselves are too prone to criticise outstanding men of the race. He says that this criticism has appeared in "several of our more important printed mediums," which might show as well as anything else that The Echo is growing in national importance. He says further in a derogatory manner that "we have developed a number of brilliant young men, adept in the art of ultra-sophistication of comment which marks the metropolitan columnist. . ." There is nothing unusual about that. The unusual thing is that this article should have been sent to unpresuming us when we claim none of the a-ah brilliance or the ultra-sophistication of comment which is said to be the earmark of the professional columnist! We have come to the modest conclusion that the article came to us by mistake. Last week we carried a story of the election of a colored girl as the representative of the whole south to the executive council of a school federation. We mentioned in the story that a man named Kizer withdrew from the conference after the young lady's election. We see from one of our exchange papers that the gentleman on returning to Louisiana was tendered a large reception "for having upheld the dignity, the glory, the traditions, and the chivalry of the South!" HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WANTED Apply "THE ST. PAUL ECHO" COME TO MAGEE'S LUNCH for the Best Special Dinners Southern Fried Chicken and Short Orders WE NEVER CLOSE 3 West 9th St. J. C. MAGEE, Prop. E. H. Eggers 313 RONDO ST. DRYGOODS, VARIETY GENTS' FURNISHINGS Watch Repairing ST. PAUL MINNESOTA FOR THE BEST SERVED MEALS Eat at MRS. McCALLUMS LUNCH ROOM 311 Wabasha Street VISIT WILLIAMS POOL and BILLIARD PARLOR Soft Drinks Cigars Dale 9090 560 St. Anthony Ave. FOR HIGH-GRADE TOILET ARTICLES CALL MRS. E. HUDSON DALE 4556 HAPPY NEW YEAR The Everywoman Progressive Co. Will Be Hosts to Their THIRD ANNUAL MATINEE DANSA ON NEW YEAR'S DAY JANUARY 1, 1926—AT UNION HALL Kent and Aurora You Are Cordially Invited To Be Present. STEVENS ORCHESTRA WITH SIDNEY WILLIAMS AT THE PIANO From 3 to 7 ADMISSION Our Sheriff JOHN WAGER Wishes All In The Comm A Prosperous New Y PETER H. BURKE J. W. JORDAN Stein's Cash Grocery & MEAT MARKET 398 No. Dale St. Largest Store in the Neighborhood We Carry a Full Line of Groceries FRESH DRESSED POULTRY, TURKEYS, GEESE AT ALL TIMES DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORK Wishes All A Very Happy New Year SALARY LOANS QUICK COURTEOUS CONFIDENTIAL CEdar 2026 CITY LOAN COMPANY 201-2 McCall Blvd. 366 Jackson at 5th CALL FOR SERVICE AND LOW METER RATES SPACIOUS AND HEATED CARS A. E. Thanking My Patrons for Their Co-operation and Patronage During the Past Year and Wishing Each and Every One A Happy and Prosperous New Year. 507 Wabasha Across from Old Capitol PeoplesMeat & PROVISION COMPANY SEE US FOR QUALITY POULTRY AND MEATS at lowest prices. Our new store at 436 Minnesota St., between 7th and 8th in conjunction with the Market Grocery. Quality groceries at lowest prices. THESE PRICES GOOD AT BOTH STORES Open Till 7:30 p.m. EXTRA SPECIALS ALL DAY Open Till 7:30 p.m. We Wish You All A Happy New Year Fresh Dressed Young Turkeys.... 19c Fresh Dressed Young Geese..... Fresh Lean Pork Shoulders, lb.... 12½C Fresh Fancy Link Sausage, lb.... 18c Fresh Milk Fed Leg of Veal Fresh Smoked Skinned Hams, lb.... 65c We Wish You All A Happy New Year Fresh Cut Hamburger, lb.... 10c Fresh Ring Liver Sausage, lb.... 14c Fresh Sirloin Steak..... Fresh Porterhouse Steak..... Fresh Regular Round Steak. Austin Bacon, whole strip, lb.... 23c Stony Brook Creamery Butter, lb.... 45c Fresh Lean Pork Butts, lb.... 17c Fresh Lean Pork Loin, lb.... 15c Pure Rendered Lard, lb.... 15c Fresh Sliced Dried Beef, lb Fresh Made Mince Meat..... Fresh Pork Chops, cem. cut Fresh Nut Margarine.... Society·Notes ST. PAUL Miss Leah Mae Minor, 471 W. Central Ave., left Thursday morning to spend the holidays in Chicago. Miss Edna Suddett spent Xmas visiting relatives in Georgia after a pleasant sojourn in Chicago. Mrs. Lillian McKnight, who has been very ill is convalescing. The funeral of the late Mrs. Mary Black, which took place Tuesday afternoon was largely attended. Many beautiful floral offerings were in evidence. Members of Corinthian Temple S. M. T. attended in a body, the deceased being affiliated with this organization for a number of years. Rev. W. H. Griffin and Rev. J. Strong, officiated. Funeral arrangements were conducted by A. J. McGavock. Interment in vault at Forest cemetery. A large group of members and friends of Memorial church honored Rev. and Mrs. C. B. Burton of Minneapolis with a reception at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Milligan, 1008 Rondo St. A pleasing program was rendered. Prof. Weir charmed the guests with music during the evening. Delicious refreshments were served and a delightful evening was spent by all. Mr. James Green, 421 Jay St., sponsored a surprise birthday party in honor of his wife, Monday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Larkins, 228 Sherburne Ave. The rooms were beautiful with a color scheme of red and green. An enjoyable evening was spent. Mrs. Greene was the recipient of many beautiful gifts. A dainty two course luncheon was served. Mrs. P. P. Phillips and daughter Theodosia, are spending the holidays in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. McGavock, 471 W. Central Ave., were hosts at a Christmas dinner to Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Griffin and family, Mr. Joseph Black and Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Black. Mrs. Olga Kane, granddaughter of Stephen L. Hopkins, 545 Aurora Ave., who has been confined in Glen Lake Sanitarium for several months, is now at the home of her grandfather and will be pleased to see her friends. Miss Henrietta Sears, who accompanied Mrs. Wm. Pope to Louisville, Ky., is visiting Mrs. Susie Wilson. Mrs. Anna Green of Winnipeg, Manitoba, was present at the annual birthday dinner of her father, Mr. S. Shepard, 407 Carroll Ave., on Xmas day. She will remain here several days. Mr. Eli Miller arrived in the city from Detroit and is a guest at the Hotel Henrietta. In the presence of Mesdames L. C. Sharp and Wm. Jackson, the marriage of Mrs. Fannie Sears and Mr. J. Thomas De Halzne was performed Saturday evening by Rev. T. J. Carr, pastor of St. Paul Baptist church, at the Henrietta Annex, 525 Rondo St. Mrs. De Halzne is an old resident of St. Paul and the owner of the Hotel Henrietta and Henrietta Annex. Mr. De Halzne is a manufacturing chemist and a former railroad man. The B. Y. P. U. of Memorial Baptist church gave a Xmas party at the home of Mrs. L. W. Pleasant, 1020 Rondo St., Saturday evening. Music and games featured the evening's program. Mr. and Mrs. Leon White, 471 W. Central Ave., will leave the first of the year for New York City to remain indefinitely. Mr. White, who has been in the government service as clerk at the postoffice, will transfer with Virgil Preston, formerly employed in the postoffice at Minneapolis. Miss Leah Mae Minor, who has been visiting relatives and friends in Chicago, will arrive home Sunday. She will resume her study of piano at the McPhail School of Music in Minneapolis. In compliment to Miss Bella Taylor of Chicago and Mrs. L. W. Webb of Great Falls, Mont., a theater party was given Saturday evening by Mrs. George Lee. The pupils of Mrs. Freda Jackson rendered a delightful program at the West Side Neighborhood House Monday, December 28. They will also entertain the disabled soldiers at Aberdeen hospital on December 30. The Kentucky Minstrels, who are making their headquarters at the Hotel Henrietta played at Hastings the first part of the week. The St. Paul Echo office wishes to gratefully acknowledge the receipt of Xmas greetings from Dr. and Mrs. E. S. Weber, Mr. and Mrs. W. Squire Neal, Rev. and Mrs. H. C. Boyd of Minneapolis. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Lee of W. Central Ave, gave their annual Christmas dinner Christmas day. Covers were laid for seven. In the evening they entertained some of their friends at their annual Christmas party. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Shanks will open their beautiful new home at 3712 4th Ave. So., to the general public on New Year's Day, January 1, 1926, from 1 to 6 p. m. Everybody welcome. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. W. Bryan left Tuesday to spend the holidays in Chicago. They will also visit friends in New York City, Philadelphia, Pa., and relatives in Florida, to be gone indefinitely. Miss LaVera Carter was quietly married to Mr. Cecil Scofield, Friday, December 18. Mrs. Scofield will be at home at 2209 Elliot Ave., So. Miss Theresa James is now convalescing from a serious operation for appendicitis. Mr. Henry Crawford, son of Mrs. Katie Crawford, arrived Wednesday evening from Chicago to be with his mother who is seriously ill at Asbury Hospital. Drop in Stewart's Smoke Shop for your "St. Paul Echo." Miss Henrietta Neal was hostess at a delightful party to several of her friends on Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Al Moss, 3022 11th Ave. So., entertained at a family dinner Sunday afternoon. Dr. Raymond Cannon, National President of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, stopped over in Chicago for a visit with Mason W. Fields. Both left later for Detroit to attend the Alpha convention. Miss Wilma Towles, who has been ill at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Towles, 2814 Clinton Ave., has been removed to Ancker Hospital. Complimentary to her mother-in-law, Mrs. Mattie Neal Brown of Marshalltown, Iowa, a pretty reception was given Thursday afternoon by W. S. Wquire Neal-at the Phyllis Wheatley House. Mr. Robert Van Hook, 3612 Elliot Ave., has been confined to his home for the past week with an attack of la gripe. Mrs. Henry Crawford arrived in the city from Chicago to be at the bedside of her mother-in-law, Mrs. Katie Crawford, who is dangerously ill. Mrs. R. B. Moulden, 3848 4th Ave. So., presided over a perfectly appointed dinner on Xmas day for eleven guests. Mr. Harold Combs, 2941 Elliot Ave., progressive young business man, is quite ill at his home. A number of reservations have been made at the National Cafe for New Year's Eve, when several dinner parties will be given by members of the social set. The card party given by the Daughter Elks of Minneaha Temple on Tuesday evening at the Elks' Hall was a grand success due to the efforts of Mrs. Jewell Burke and her co-workers, Mesdames W. Squire Neal and Gertie Miller. Mrs. John Carey, 2816 13th Ave. So., is improving from a long illness. Miss Lucy Webb of Chicago is spending the holidays with her sister, Mrs. R. S. Brown, 608 14th St. Miss Webb was present at the graduation of her nephew, Dr. W. Donald Brown, from the University of Minnesota. Mrs. Mattie Neal Brown and little grandson of Marshalltown, Iowa, who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. Squire Neal, is leaving for her home Sunday. Mrs. Brown was the recipient of many courtesies during her visit. Miss Eudora Marshall of East River Road, who is a sophomore student at the University of Minnesota, returned Wednesday after visiting her parents at Altkin, Minn., during the holidays. Mrs. M. A. Johnson of St. Anthony Ave. is a holiday visitor in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Lindsay of Rondo St. entertained Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Lucas and family at a six-course Yuletide dinner Christmas Phone Dale 8339 Try the Drug Store First ELMER MORRIS DRUGGIST Prescriptions Rondo and Mackubin Ucedak 14000 After 4 p.m. in Humboldt 1833 J. STRANE Successor to St. Paul Carriage Co. High Class Bobs, Busses and Hayracks for Sleigh Riding. 572 Temperance St. St. Paul, Minn. Mr. Geo. W. Hamilton, Jr., prominent attorney of St. Paul was in the city last week for a few days on business. While here he was the breakfast guest of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. Porter, 1029 E. Third St. St. Marks A. M. E. church held services Xmas morn at 10:00 A. M. We hope none will forget the quarterly meeting January 3rd at St. Mark's church. Rev. Hackley will be in the city and will be present. Rev. R. M. Rhoenenee, pastor. Mr. B. V. Hollman, father of Beverly Holliman has been in the city for a few days visiting among friends. Mrs. Emma J. Taylor, mother of Mrs. Wm. A. Porter, 1029 E. Third St., is feeling much better. Mrs. Anna Thomas, continues to improve at her home, Tenth St., under the careful nursing of her daughter, Mrs. Marie T. Coles, who is a graduate nurse. Mr. Alexander Taylor of St. Paul, who is spending the winter in Duluth is very much impressed with our city and thinks to remain indefinitely. The Young Women's Club of St. Phillips Church was entertained Tuesday evening by Mrs. Cora Moore, 662 W. Central Ave. See Us for Phonographs and Records The Capital Music Shop Co 398 Wabasha Street Elkhurst 3473 306 Rondo St. Elk Tailoring Co. SUITS MADE TO ORDER Cleaning and Pressing WE CALL AND DELIVER ST. PAUL MINNESOT Home Brand MORE THAN 100 PURE FOOD PRODUCTS This is a first quality line and deserves your support. Have You Tried Home Brand MEDIUM SEALED COFFEE AT YOUR GROCERS Griggs, Cooper & Company Manufacturing Wholesale Grocers St. Paul, Minn. SIMPSON @ WILLS The Reliable Morticians are now located in their beautiful new mortuary chapel Office Phone—Cedar 1024 Residence Phones Tel. Dale 1914 Tel. Dale 2541 17 West Exchange Street ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA WHITE FRONT Cash and Carry Prices With Free Delivery Quality Meats and Groceries Fresh Dressed Poultry at All Times Elkhurst 1388 559 St. Anthony Avenue Frank F. Pittelkow's Family Boot Shop Shoe Repairing Neatly Done 559 University Ave., Cor. Kent ST, PAUL, MINN. AGENTS Wanted Make $70.00 a week or more selling a high-grade line of toilet articles and drugs. $10.00 Per Day Easily Made Call or Write The GUYEL MFG. CO. 236 Cedar Ave. Main 9081 Minneapolis, Minn. HARMONY QUEENS QUARTETTE WISHES YOU A BRIGHT AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR Look! This Is It YOUR CHANCE TO SAVE MONEY 14lbs. WET WASH 75c 5 Cents for Each Additional Pound This rate is for Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Of Each Week Cedar 4622 Cedar 4622 CAPITOL LAUNDRY MINNEAPOLIS ADVERTISERS National Cafe NEW, SPACIOUS BUILDING, CENTRALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE 718 Sixth Avenue North MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. GARLAND OFFER SURE, FUND REPORT SHOWS (Continued from page 1) in the very same week, the first week in January, which sees the opening of the second Sweet trial in Detroit, the N. A. A. C. P. legal forces will be marshalled in Washington before the United States Supreme Court to contest the issue of residential segregation by white property owners' agreements. And in addition, we shall soon argue before the Supreme Court the issue of disfranchisement of Negroes through the Southern 'white primary' laws. So no matter how large our fund, there will be crying need of it and of more. Let us go on with increased energy until there is money enough not alone to fight these three major cases involving the Negro's citizenship rights, but also to serve on the country that the Negro is at all times prepared to defend his rights in the courts of the land." HARMONY QUEENS C YOU A BRIGHT A NEW T Look! Th YOUR CHANCE T 14lbs. w 5 Cents for Each A This rate Wednesday, Th Of Each Cedar 4622 CAPITOL MINNEAPOLIS Free Delivery to All Parts of City Economy Market 810 6th Ave, No., Minneapolis Groceries, Poultry and Meats Fuel—Expressing McDUFF McWOODARD Proprietor Hyland 0436 GRAND OPEN National NEW YEAR GOOD MUSIC AND FOOD. And Cut Flowers to the Ladies. 716 6th Ave No. Proprietors—J. A. Alexar 1939 H. B. ROWE, President Hyland N. W. Waiters Assort NEW, SPACIOUS BUILDING ON THE NOR 718 Sixth Avenue North During the month of December many gifts to the Fund had been received from foreign countries, one of them coming from H. O. Tanner, foremost painter of his race, now living in Paris, who sent $25. The Modern Priscilla Art club held their annual Xmas party at the home of Mrs. Ruth Grice, 665 University Ave., Wednesday afternoon. With Kindest Wishes for A Happy New Year to All Simpson & Wills Reliable Morticians 17 West Exchange St. Cedar 1024 QUARTETTE WISHES AND PROSPEROUS YEAR This Is It TO SAVE MONEY WET CASH 75c Additional Pound ate is for Thursday, Friday in Week Cedar 4622 LAUNDRY ADVERTISERS MILTON SHANKS General Contractor and Builder Phone—Locust 2449 3712 4th Ave. So. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. ENING OF Real Cafe YEAR'S EVE FREE PUNCH Make your reservations early. Cherry 0416 "Greetings" I am requested by the Yellow Cab Company to announce that I shall appear in uniform at all dances, entertainments, and recitals given by our group. Thanking you for your past patronage, hoping you will be as loyal in the future as you have been in the last twenty-four months. Yours truly, A. R. MAJORS, Starter, Yellow Cab Co. name E. L. BOYD, Secretary 5622 and Porters iation CENTRALLY LOCATED BIRTH SIDE MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. AFTER THE THEATER Try Our Delicious Fried CHICKEN Sandwiches Oysters, Too, in Every Style ALEXANDERS Sweet Shoppe DALE AND RONDO STS. Phone Dale 7175 Res. Phone Elkhurst 1613 McGavock F AARON J. McGAY PERSONAL ATTENTION Mortuary and Cl CALLS ANSWERED A 1925 — — Happy khurst 1613 Office Phone Evock Funeral Service AARON J. McGAVOCK, Sole Proprietor NATIONAL ATTENTION GIVEN EVERY DAY Mortuary and Chapel, 550 Rice Street ANSWERED ANY TIME, DAY OR N 1925 — — — 1926 Happy New Year McGavock 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 DANCE THE OLD YEAR OUT AND THE NEW YEAR IN AT The Hotel Henri 505 BONDO ST. Hotel Henri 505 RONDO ST. NART'S JAZZ HOUSE STEWART'S JAZZ HOUNDS Direct from Canada Will Entertain You. MRS. BESSIE ROBERTS Test! Don't be SOLD! BUY your Radio Receiver. Demonstrate Thermiodyne in your home—and no one can sell you any other receiver. FREE DEMONSTRATION Thermiodyne $39.80 DOWN Balance Small Monthly Payments ..10 EDISON Electric Fixture Company Open Evening From 7 to 9 777 University Avenue Phone Elkhurst 4286 Announcing the return of Mr.I. Golphin to his Barber Shop to Stay 443 Rondo Street, St. Paul, Minn. Did You See the New Red Top Limousine Type Cab, Folks? Our meter rates are low and our new Limousine Type Cab is the last word in taxi cab. We employ competent help irrespective of race, color or creed, and are the ONLY cab company in St. Paul who do. Our broad liberal policy is entitled to your consideration and patronage. Give us a ring when you take your next ride. The Red Top would appreciate your trade. CALL A Coleman & Coleman 556 St. Anthony Ave. GROCERIES, CONFECTIONERY and SCHOOL SUPPLIES Phone Dale 4920 Community Drug PRESCRIPTIONS and SUNDRIES Holiday Goods 234 RONDO ST. Phone: Elk 1143 A. B. Heinz Office Phone Garfield 1500 General Service K, Sole Proprietor EVERY DETAIL 550 Rice Street TIME, DAY OR NIGHT — 1926 New Year Genrietta O ST. ZZ HOUNDS Page Three V Flowers Wants Title Fight. New York, Dec. 30.—(PNS)—Tiger Flowers, may be the next opponent of the world's light-heavyweight champion, Paul Berlenbach, despite the fact that he lost a 10-round decision to Mike McTigue in Madison Square Garden Wednesday night. Referee Eddie Purdy, it develops, voted that Flowers had won, while the two judges favored McTigue, and so Berlenbach, who agreed to meet the winner has decided to wait until he is sure of himself before signing articles. Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 1.—DeHart Hubbard, noted athlete, now junior secretary of the Ninth Street branch of the Y. M. C. A., visited the Government building Tuesday to get permission from Col. Simon Ross, assistant U. S. district attorney, who is in charge of the O. N. G. armory, to use the armory floor for running practice in the afternoons. Hubbard said he plans to enter several meets this winter, including one at Patterson, N. J., on January 9, under the auspices of the Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association of that city. It is estimated that travel by railroad is "ten times safer than travel by automobile," but it seems to be safer to travel by automobile than to cross a street. Perrybelle Shop HAIRDRESSING, MARCEL-LING, BRAIDS AND TRANSFORMATIONS ALSO A FULL LINE OF HAIR GOODS PHONE FOR APPOINTMENT ELKHURST 3339 310 RONDO STREET Mrs. W. B. Elliot 415 University Ave. WISHES TO EXTEND A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO ALL Phone: Dale 1454 WANT ADS BRING RESULTS Classified Advertising Rates:— Three cents per word; minimum charge thirty cents. FURNISHED ROOM—Heated; single person or married couple without children. 252 ST. ANTHONY AVE. Nicely furnished rooms for rent. FURNISHED ROOM in modern home in exchange for two days' work. Call Locust 1845. FURNISHED ROOM in private home, suitable for two men or man and wife. Near two car lines and within walking distance of downtown. Dale 7590. FURNISHED ROOMS—377 N. St. Albans. Dale 3685. NICELY furnished rooms at 489 St. Anthony. Dale 2033. Houses and Flats for Rent. St. Anthony, 638. Modern, four rooms and bath; first floor; hot water heat; immediate possession; low rental. CENTRAL TRUST COMPANY Fifth and Cedar. FOR RENT—Modern, 6-room bungalow and double garage. Apply at 966 St. Anthony Ave. FOR RENT—Five-room lower duplex, all modern. 3932 Fourth Ave. So., Minneapolis. Phone Colfax 204. FIVE-ROOM house, modern but heat, $22.50 month. Minneapolis. Call after 6 P. M., Colfax 2116. 3942' THIRD AVE. SO.—Five-room, modern bungalow, furnished if desired. B. McDew. Atlantic 0621. Locust 5265. COMFORTABLE furnished rooms in modern home, 276 Kent St., Dale 7311. FIVE ROOM FLAT, convenient to car line, school and church. Phone, Orchard 9019 W—Mpls. FIVE-ROOM BUNGALOW—Hot water heat; all modern conveniences. Call Elkhurst 4208. Lighting Fixtures, Appliances Radio Supplies Repairing Telegrams were sent from this city to both Judge Alcorn, Judge of the circuit court of Coahoma County, and to Mrs. Earl Brower, president of the League of Women Voters. These were messages from Gov. Whitfield and a host of prominent people of the state. These messages condemned the lynching in strongest terms and urged the utmost efforts to bring all guilty parties to justice. One of those to Judge Alcorn, signed by Bishop Bratton and a score of leading citizens, declared that "Mississippi is on trial before the world, and this great stain must be removed. God give you courage and inspiration." Lynching Called Outrage. Another, to Mrs. Brewer, similarly signed, "rejoiced that Coahoma women are active for the right. This great outrage has received the condemnation of all right-thinking, justice-love Mississippians," and urged the fullest investigation and punishment of all guilty parties. The words in the mouth of every one, in commenting on the lynching, are that "Mississippi has been set back another 10 years." But it is conceded that unless justice, grim and complete is meted out for this outrage, Mississippi will find herself struggling in the muck long after the next decade is tolled off by the clock of time. Oldest Established Mortician Office: Cedar 0508 Res: Dale 2947 150 West Fourth St. ST. PAUL, MINN. RONDALE Pharmacy Corner Dale and Rondo Sts. Wishing our patrons A HAPPY NEW YEAR PHONES Dale 1191 Dale 0427 For This Week's CHICAGO DEFENDER Call Dale 7980 BROWN'S Quick Service J. H. Brown & Son. General Teaming, Boarding, Livery BUYING AND SELLING OF HORSES Satisfaction Guaranteed Late in 1922 they purchased the tank stations as well as the service stations of the Manhattan Oil & Linseed Company, St. Paul, Minn., making them the largest independent distributors of gasoline and lubricants in the Middle West. This purchase extended their distribution into Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota WHITE EAGLE EMPLOYES COLORED HELP The White Eagle Oil Company employed two colored men, Mr. Henry Jones, and Johnny Jones on their installation work. Concrete Floor Laid By E. Johnson & Co. Plastering Contractors 992 Churchill Ave. Hu. 4523 CARPENTER WORK Done By I.S.Wooten BUILDER Repairing of All Kinds 293 Rondo St. and Wisconsin. In selecting garagemen and private station owners throughout the country to sell White Eagle products, great care has been taken. They have chosen men who honestly desire to give their customers the highest quality gasoline and lubricants—and in addition, courteous, helpful service. These men consider the White Eagle sign in front of their place a symbol of "Quality and Service." By carrying out this thought in action, they are not long in convincing their customers of the same thing. White Eagle distributors are thoroughly sold on the products they sell to others. They know White Eagle gasoline gives greater mileage; that it is clean, pure, volatile; that it is productive of maximum power—and that it costs no more than ordinary gasoline. They know that White Eagle lubricants measure up to the same high standard of excellence. These dealers have an interest in every car that drives up at a White Eagle station. They are men who appreciate your trade; the kind of men who naturally greet you with a smile and are not afraid to say "Thank You." All of which make up the reasons for their success. St. Paul's first modern, up-to-date Negro garage, which will serve as an oasis to Negro tourists in the northwest. THE PUBLIC HOSPITAL White Eagle Gasoline and Kugguil S F P c.