St. Paul Echo

ONE OF OUR subscribers said he thought our paper had more common sense than some larger ones. What is your attitude? VOL.1, No.18. SOUTHERNERS TO FIGHT LYNCHING BILL WITH HATE Overman Leads Fight by Predicting Bill Has "Rocky Road Yet to Travel." Cloture Cannot Be Used "Congress Will Not Adjourn by August 1, if Bill is Forced; Cannot Pass." (Preston News Service) Washington, March 4.—If the Republican majority in the Senate attempts to pass the McKinley-Dyer anti-lynching bill at this session, "they will have a rocky road to travel," Senator Lee S. Overman, senior Democrat of North Carolina, on the judiciary committee, stated Wednesday. Senator Overman has secured a postponement of the consideration of the bill in the full judiciary committee. The bill has been favorably reported to the full committee by a sub-committee composed of Senators Cummins and Gillett, Republicans, who voted for it, and King, Democrat of Utah, who voted against it. Overman blocked report of the bill to the Senate in the full committee by raising the point that a full attendance was not present and insisting that the issue go over to the next meeting. Violates "State's Rights." The bill would turn over to the Federal courts the trial of all persons accused of "lynch law" violations and would tax the whole community in which the lynching occurred. It will be fought by Southern Senators as a violation of what remains of the doctrine of "State's rights." Northern newspapers are making much of the situation created by the practical unanimity of the Southern Senators in voting for cloture rule on the World Court adherence resolution. They declared that this will be embarrassing to them if an attempt is made to impose the cloture rule with regard to the anti-lynchning bill. (Continued on page 3) SUPERIORITY OF WHITE ATTACKED Englishman Voices Opinion that No Race Can Condemn Others to Inferiority. (N. A. A. C. P. Press Service) An article published in English newspapers by the Right Honorable Philip Snowden, member of Parliament, challenges world domination by white people, and asserts that the idea of white supremacy will have to be abandoned. The article reads, in part: "The old idea of the right of a people with a higher civilization and with a more advanced economic development to dominate the rest of the world will have to be frankly abandoned. It is being abandoned. The constitution of the League of Nations is an outstanding instance of that fact. Regardless of race, color and size, nations are admitted to the league on terms of equality. "If the principle of "numbers" is accepted as the form of government, then there is no escaping from the fact, unpalatable as it may be to the white races, that in international government the future of the world rests with the colored races. It is, for instance, seldom realized that six out of every seven people in the British Empire are colored. Mr. Snowden asserts that the outcome of the re-adjustment depends on the attitude taken by the white races, that there need not be violence and an array of white against colored, if due respect is given to the aspirations and opportunities of all peoples. "This grave problem," concludes Mr. Snowden, "with its possible menace, will be solved if it be recognized that 'all men are equal born'; and that, just as Lincoln said, no man was ever good enough to govern another without his consent, so no race has the right to condemn another race to a position of permanent inferiority." Tne St. Paul Echo Organizations Sponsor Benefit Dancing Party For Sick Clubman Negro Culture Commended In March Century Carl Van Doren, literary editor of The Century Magazine, contributes a long review of "The New Negro," edited by Alain Locke, to the March number. In his review Mr. Van Doren says: "If any evidence is needed, the volume is evidence that the new Negro is a civilized and accomplished being, who not only has given to the nation its most joyous dances, which may have a barbarian strain in them, and its most characteristic music, which may be only a folk-art, but who has learned how to write lucid, cogent and charming prose, which is one of the unmistakable signs of an advanced civilization." Mr. Van Doren declares that "something has been uttered to enlarge the imaginative sympathy between the races which is an absolute essential of any decent solution of the color problem in America." DATE SET FOR FASHION REVUE Eighteen Models to Display Latest Wear March 22 at Dance-Promenade. The Askin and Marine Company, 328 Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis, are giving their fifth annual fashion promenade Monday evening, March 22, at the South Side Auditorium. Eighteen models will display the latest authentic modes in street, sport, party and evening apparel. All merchandise worn that evening will be fresh from the Eastern marts and ill include the latest in bathing costumes. Mrs. Ruth Walker is directing the promenade and Clarence Johnson's orchestra will furnish the music for the revue and has also arranged a dance program of popular musical hits. Miss Sataras Hammond and Master Le Roy Hammond, Juvenile Stars and exponents of the Charleston, are part of the entertainment features. Booker Jones and Walter Shepard have a Charleston specialty for the occasion. The most popular model will receive a merchandise certificate for $25.00 from the Askin Marine Co. Organizations Sp. Dancing Party SEGREGATION LAW DECLARED VOID Norfolk Makes Test of Grocery Location; Case to Be Taken to Higher Court. Norfolk, Va., March 5.—The residential segregation law enacted in Norfolk, Va., has been declared unconstitutional by Police Justice R. B. Spindle and will be carried to a higher court in order to have this ruling affirmed, according to announcement by the local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The first court test of Norfolk's segregation law came about when Nathan Falk, a white merchant, opened a grocery business in a strictly colored section of the city. In order to test the law, the local N. A. A. C. P., under the presidency of David H. Edwards, made a complaint and warrant charging violation of the law was served on Mr. Falk. With Mr. Edwards as complainant and B. J. Barnes and W. W. Foreman acting as prosecutors attorneys, the case came before the police court justice, who declared the law unconstitutional. As the police court is not a court of record, the N. A. A. C. P. plans to carry this case to the next higher court on appeal, in order that a definite and recorded decision may be had holding the segregation ordinance unconstitutional. NOTICE The St. Paul Echo can be purchased from the following churches in Minneapolis: St. James A. M. E. church, Zion Baptist church, St. Anthony Baptist church. ST. PAUL-MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1926 Vocalist Who Will Talk at Vesper Services Upon Music Sunday Afternoon Thomas Elsa Jones Announ President Of Fisk: Will THE WOMAN The address at Vesper Services at the Central Ave. branch of the Y. W. C. A. Sunday afternoon will be given by Mrs. Mae Black Mason. The subject of the speech is "Achievement of the Negro in Music." Mrs. Mason was for two successive years the soloist of the International Bible school at the University of Minnesota. Three years ago, she made a two months' tour through California, and she was one of the soloists in the recent Community Chorus presented in Minneapolis. Within the next few months Mrs. Mason plans to go to Europe to finish her music. Other numbers upon the program Sunday include devotions under the direction of Mrs. Lillian Maxwell; a piano selection by Helen Jackson, and a vocal solo by Ruth Brown. FARMERS' CONFERENCE (Preston News Service) Jackson, Tenn., March 5.—Scores of colored farmers, over this entire section, attended the annual colored farmers' conference at Lane College here Thursday and Friday last week. This event is one of the chief affairs on the year's calendar for the local colored educational institution and always is attended by representatives from every county in this section as well as from many other southern states. Nearly one-third of New Mexico is covered with forests, with a gross stand of 15,000,000 board feet. Testimonial Planned March 11 by Allied Clubs for Charles Brody, Prominent in Lodge Activity. _____ Hoping to aid materially a fellow citizen and club man in his quest for health, group of allied organizations and public spirited citizens of the Twin Cities are sponsoring a monster testimonial and cabaret dance for Charles Brody on the evening of Thursday, March 11, at Elks' Hall, Sixth and Lyndale Ave., Minneapolis. Entertainment will be featured by Viola Lee and Eva Pugh. A lively Charleston contest between Ted Crockett, Booker Jones, Battling Siki, Jr., and other favorites is billed as another attraction. Clubs Sponsor Benefit. Ruus Anderson and his Jazz Hounds will furnish the music. The Allied Clubs backing the benefit are the Key, Goodfellows, Porters and Walters, Shortneck, Workingmen's, Railroad Men's Clubs, The Progressive Association and the Northwestern Walters' and Porters' Association. Mr. Brody is one of the most prominent clubmen in the Northwest and now lies dangerously ill at the University Hospital, where he has been confined for several weeks. He is well known in Masonic circles, being a member of Anchor Hilyard Lodge, A. F. and A. M., and the Fezzan Temple. Among his friends he is known as a prince of good fellows and before his health became impaired was ever willing to contribute his money and support to any worthwhile project. For the small admission fee of fifty cents, an evening of real entertainment is promised. Contributions will assist in providing medical attention and other necessities for the beneficiary. Every one is urged to turn out on March 11 to help make this testimonial an overwhelming success. Thomas Elsa Jones Announced By Cravath As New President Of Fisk; Will Assume Duties June 1st Thomas Elsa Jones Announced By Cravath As New President Of Fisk; Will Assume Duties June 1st Chandler Owen Jailed on Libel Charge, Report According to a story which appeared in the St. Louis Argus last week, Chandler Owen, co-editor of The Messenger Magazine, has been indicted, arrested and jailed, charged with conspiracy to libel the editors of The Chicago Whip. The report continues that A. Philip Randolph is also jointly indicted with Owen, but has not yet been arrested. Joseph Bibb, editor of The Whip, is quoted as saying that the indictment and arrest of Owen is the answer to the libellous articles which have appeared in The Messenger. PORTERS REPLY TO OPEN LETTER P. L. Caldwell, Secretary Local Union, Answers Shannon Arguments. It has never been a policy of mine to enter into controversy either orally or in writing with ony one about the activities of our group, and I do not intend, now to change that policy. But in view of the fact that Mr. Geo. Shannon took the method he did in going to press with a letter addressed to a group in which I am vitally interested, in which he miserably attempted to show cause why the Pullman Porters should stand by the Pullman Representative Plan, I feel that there may be some who would like to have an honest discussion of the subject. Mr. Shannon headed his article with, "Porter Shannon Speaks at Meet." He did not say which meet he meant, but it is known that he only spoke to the porters in the Pullman Yards at a meeting at which the porters were ordered by the Pullman Company to attend, and whatever he had to say must, therefore, have been directed by the Company, for its employees, therefore nothing could be said at that meeting against the "Plan" nor in favor of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. At the same hour at which Mr. Shannon is alleged to have spoken and in the same page of the paper in which his letter is printed you will find an account of another series of meetings being held publicly in a rented hall. Mr. A. Phillip Randolph, General Organizer of the B. S. C. P., and Mr. A. L. Totten, Field Organizer, were issuing an open challenge to any employee or official of the Company to come upon the platform and prove that, in any way the Rep- RECRUITS WANTED FOR 9TH CAVALRY RECRUITS WANTED FOR 9TH CAVALRY Local Recruiting Station Will Enlist Colored Men for Fort Riley. Staff Sergt. John W. McNeely of the local recruiting station, 319 Jackson St., St. Paul, Minn., has just received word from the War Department that he may enlist a limited amount of colored men between the ages of 18 and 35 years of age for the Ninth Cavalry at Fort Riley, Kansas. Sergt. McNeely has information that Fort Riley, Kansas, is one hundred and thirty miles west of Kansas City, Mo., that it is one of the old western frontier posts, is very picturesque and has quite a history connected with the fort, dating back to the Indian wars and that the Ninth Cavalry is a mounted regiment and has some of the finest horses in the army. If any colored men who care to make inquiries about the Ninth Cavalry will call at Sergt. McNeely's office he will explain the educational advantages, recreation and amusement, religious services held at Fort Riley, and is prepared to answer any questions that any colored man cares to ask about the Ninth Cavalry and the U. S. (peace time) Army. Resignation Offered Chamber Of Commerce To Protest Prejudice Resignation Offered Chamber Of Commerce To Protest Prejudice Appointment Follows Unrest at School Under McKenzie Administration; Jones Fifth President. New York.—That long drawn and fierce controversy which centered around Fayette McKenzie, former president of Fisk University, has culminated in the election to the presidency of the institution of Thomas Elsa Jones, according to an announcement made Thursday by Paul D. Cravath, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the school. Mr. Jones has accepted the offer and will assume his duties June 1. McKenzie Attacked The resignation of the former president, McKenzie, resulted from an onslaught by students and members of the alumni who, during a period of more than a year, pushed an attack on him which had as its main weapons charges of incompetence and prejudice. It was declared that McKenzie sought to ingratiate himself with southern whites to the detriment of the students of the school and of the Negro race. Principal among the leaders against him was Dr. W. E. B. DuBois, the school's most distinguished alumnus. DuBois was invited to speak at Fisk and his coming marked the beginning of the end for the tottering school leader. The editor of the Crisis minced no words in his protest against what he considered the ills of the McKenzie administration and made his complaints so loud that McKenzie was forced to take note of them. He sought to take refuge in the charge that DuBois had caused another Fisk president to resign and that his record showed him to be mal-content with more interest in strife than in Fisk. Nevertheless, the battle grew warmer and reached a climax when the student body of the school struck. Many of the students left the institution never to return. This action forced McKenzie's hand. He resigned. The university has been under a governing board since he left. At the time there was much agitation also for a colored president for the school. Some persons charged that DuBois wanted to become head. The election of the new president maintains the tradition of a white president and white and Negro faculty at Fisk, which is the oldest college for colored students in the South and internationally known through the Fisk Jubilee Singers. Jones Fifth Prexy. Mr. Jones will become the fifth (Continued on page 3) C. E. Russell, Washington, D. C., Rebukes Business Body for Honoring Discriminator Against Negroes. Charles Edward Russell, member of the board of directors of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, recently resigned from the Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D. C., because of a testimonial dinner it was planned to give Col. Clarence O. Sherrill, superintendent of buildings and grounds in the national capitol, who has done his utmost to promote segregation. Mr. Russell had been invited to speak at the testimonial dinner. Sherrill Unjust. In his letter of resignation, Mr. Russell says in part: "Colonel Sherrill, by his deliberate course of contemptuous injustice toward the colored people of this city, took himself out of the category of public servants that merit any applause from their fellow men. Legally, constitutionally and from every viewpoint of social welfare, the colored people are entitled to every right and privilege accorded to the white. Colonel Sherrill's defiance of this fundamental truth was so flagrant and therefore so injurious to the best interests of the community that I think the Washington Chamber of Commerce might be better engaged than in showing him honor. Chamber Scored. "I am unable to think, as I should be glad to think, that the Chamber is unaware of the intolerable insult he Professor Declares New Negro Turning Bolshevist Chicago, Ill.—(By A. N. P.)—In a lecture over WMAQ, the Daily News Radio Station in this city, Prof. Robert E. Park of the University of Chicago, speaking of "The New Race Consciousness of the Negro," declared that the "new Negro" was not only a radical, but in many cases he was becoming bolshevist. He warned his radio audience that the Negro of America is becoming intimate with and close to the other colored races of the world. JAMES LOWE TO HEAD PLAY CAST Former St. Paulite to Take Title Role in Western Presentation of "Emperor Jones." James B. Lowe, formerly of St. Paul, has been engaged to take the role of Brutus Jones in a forthcoming presentation of "The Emperor Jones" in Los Angeles, Cal. The play will be put on under the auspices of the Pot Bollers, an organization of which Mr. Lowe has been a member for some time. When he was in St. Paul, Mr. Lowe was associated with the tailoring establishment of M. Lowe of Rondo St. Some years ago, Mr. Lowe was listed as one of the best tailors in the country and was employed in a Broadway establishment. At another time he owned his own tailoring business in Atlantic City, N. J. Ole M. Ness, who is directing the play for the Pot Boiler presentation, has predicted that Mr. Lowe will rise to heights of interpretation never reached by Charles Gilpin, the creator of the role. Attorney James A. Harris Goes to Vets Hospital Attorney James A. Harris, who has been complaining for some time has gone to the Aberdeen Hospital, St. Paul, for X-ray examinations and treatments. He is not confined in bed and has the privilege of spending a little time with his family during the day. Mr. Harris is a World war veteran and has been in poor health since his return from France. MINISTER BEGINS LAW IN EXTENSION SCHOOL Rev. Edward L. Fuller, Minneapolis minister and social worker, has enrolled in the American Extension University law course. Satisfactory completion of the course leaves a candidate with the degree of bachelor of laws under the regulations of the university department of law. Matriculation in the course which Rev. Fuller has elected requires a candidate to stand a two years' college rating. Notification has been received from F. E. Hirsch, assistant registrar of the American Extension University, that Rev. Fuller has successfully passed the matriculation examinations. put upon the colored people at the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial, of the means by which he deprived colored people of a bathing beach while providing one for the white, of the gratuous affront comprised in the insolent signs that segregated colored people in Rock Creek Park, of the notoriously unfair treatment of colored people that he enforced at the cafes in the public government buildings under his control. Your action in paying him this honor can be construed only as an endorsement of his course. It is not possible for me to retain membership in a body so oblivious to the foundation essentials of justice and equality. "I have therefore the honor to present my check for membership dues to July 1, 1926, and my resignation herewith." GO TO CHURCH Sunday morning. That is a habit which you ought to form if you haven't, and which you ought to adhere to if you have. PRICE FIVE CENTS WHITES MURDER NEGRO AT HOME FOR AUTO JAM WHITES MURDER NEGRO AT HOME FOR AUTO JAM Insurance Agent Dragged from Home by Three Men; Shot Mortally at Once. Paper Protests Action Murderers Jailed; One Acquitted; Case Against Others to Be Dropped. (N. A. A. C. P. Press Service) G. H. Donaldson, Negro insurance agent of Dublin, Ga., was brutally murdered there by white men on the pretext that the Negro "resisted arrest" when served with a defective warrant. The trouble arose when Donaldson, driving his automobile, was run into by the automobile of Ezra Kea. The crash was witnessed by two white men, Bartow Jones and Ira Clark, who are quoted by a local white newspaper as saying that the white driver was to blame for the accident, as he was running on the wrong side of the road. The white man, Kea, together with two other white men, obtained a defective warrant for Donaldson's arrest, not knowing the name of the Negro whose automobile Kea had run into. The three whites are said to have remarked on having obtained their defective warrant that they "were going to have a settlement or a Negro." A fight ensued when the three whites reached Mr. Donaldson's home, and Mr. Donaldson was shot and killed, two of the white men being wounded. In a dying statement made by Mr. Donaldson, he declared he did not have a pistol when he went to the door at the summons of the three whites; that one white man grabbed him by the collar and tried to drag him down the steps as soon as he opened the door and that the other white men joined in, one of them shooting him. A Negro witness is quoted as corroborating Mr. Donaldson's statement that he had no pistol and that the three white men began beating him before he had an opportunity to defend himself. The three whites were jailed following the murder. The murdered man had a good reputation and Clerk of Council A. H. Grier is quoted as having assured the three whites before they called on Mr. Donaldson that they would find him ready to do what was right and would have no difficulty in settling the matter amicably. One of the white men has already been acquitted by a jury and the case against the other two is expected to be dropped, according to latest advices received by the N. A. A. C. P. KLANSMEN HEAR BAGNALL SPEAK Unit of Akron Organization Attends N. A. A. C. P. Gathering in Church. (N. A. A. C. P. Press Service) More than 250 members of the Ku Klux Klan attended a meeting in Akron, Ohio, last week, held for Negroes, and addressed by Robert W. Bagnall, director of branches of the N. A. A. C. P. The large group of whites sat together in a compact body, heavily outnumbering the bare 70 colored members of the audience. When a soloist sang, the whites did not applaud, and when the collection was taken, they gave nothing. Mr. Bagnall's speech pointed out the fallacy of so-called race superiority; outlined the facts concerning segregation; showed the Negro's determination not to tolerate or accept anything less than was guaranteed him by the Constitution and the laws of the land; and indicated the absurdity of claims about "race purity." When the meeting was over, the whites marched out in a body. It was discovered positively that they were a unit of the local Klan organization. 3 - neem ——— _ —— — ae mp t = ener eo a cet REE SS DT or RRR Menge Tiere £5 $205 = Sas ee An Independent Negro Weekly Newspaper PUBLISHED BY THE ST. PAUL ECHO COMPANY 614 Court Block Telephone Cedar 1879 —St, Paul, Minnesota President and General Manager... -.--.--eeseeeeeeos-----CYRUS L, LEWIS Secretary-TROMBUTeP oeeinnwninnnnispnnennnnnee EUGENE JACKSON, JR. NG nanan eneeesennneccorerseneneenenrscenmvecencccensnccenenepeseccsneeee AR, WILKING Duluth Representative. .Mrs. Wm. A. Porter, 1029 E. 8rd St., Duluth, Minn. ‘Telephone Hemlock 1533 SUBSCRIPTION RATES $2.00 Per Year $1.25 for Six Months 15 Cents for Three Menths Advertising rates furnished upon application. “Entered as second class matter Nov. 7, 1925, at the post office at ‘St. Paul, Minn., under the act of March 3, 1879" FISK STARTS AGAIN Fisk University, out of the tense situation which has been gripping it, out of the travail which bore a student strike and the resignation of President McKenzie, has been furnished with a new pilot. For many people Fisk has been a sort of educational sweet- heart, and her recent decline has caused a deal of both sad and bad feeling. The terminating months of the McKenzie regime have caused some cankers which will not soon be cured in the student body, in the alumni, and in interested outsiders. But'that stage is past. The school is entering into another one of its periods. With what remains of a loyal faculty, with a nucleus of students having the desire for co-operation, and with a new president who will, we sincerely hope, carry into his work high idealism, courage, and technical ability, Fisk should go ahead. The new incumbent of the executive office is a comparatively untried man. He is going to a task that will require wisdom, tact, and perseverance for its completion. How well he will succeed is at this time nothing more than conjecture. We hope that he will have a tremendous success. He may be assured that as he goes, the good will of hosts of people goes with him, and that his every move in a forward looking program will be heartily sanctioned. GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN | During the past four weeks colored newspapers have been carrying varied accounts of the union or non-union of the highly notorious couple known as the Leonard Kip Rhinelanders. In nearly all these accounts, the stories have been admitted to be rumor, and hardly any one story has been duplicated in any oth- ers, This week’s exchange list shows two stories about the affair: One says that rumor claims Alice and Kip are on the point of leaving for Italy together, after having effected a complete recon- ciliation, The other says that Alice Jones Rhinelander is about to sue for alimony and separation, and that the couple has not been together since before the trial contrary to false newspaper reports. Obviously, when stories of these widely varying contexts ap- pear simultaneously, there is every reason to believe that they have been written not for complete knowledge of the facts, but from merest conjecture. That being true, and in consideration of the nature of this case, the wiser editorial policy would seem to be to refrain from giving the matter any publicity at all. It is a violation of journalistic ethics to give public record to stories based upon conjecture; it is poor journalistic policy to fea- ture criminal or filthy news. Let the dead past bury its dead. Let the Stillmans and the Rhinelanders remain in the limbo of the past and gone. If they succeed in effecting reconciliatians after the un- fortunate publicity which court trials have given them, let the stories wait until the reconciliation is indeed established fact. Then, and not before, should the briefest kind of news item be directed to the attention of the reading public which, one would like to believe, prefers clean to tainted news. TIGER FLOWERS, MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION | Much has been said, and more will be about the garnering of the middleweight boxing title by a Negro, one “Tiger” Flowers. He is a good man, they say, a churchgoer, and a reputable citizen of his home community. He is a boxer by trade, and a gentleman by nature. He is, to use loosely the words of certain sports writers, “far above the level of the usual contenders for boxing titles.” The record of Flowers pleases the bulk of his people, even those who do not approve of the boxing profession. Coming into the spotlight so shortly after the rather shameful demise of Siki, Flowers and his record bring a sort of pleasant taste to the mouths of spectators. He is a very different and a far more creditable outpost of physical prowess than was the Senegalese. To him, more power. May his ideas of personal conduct not change for the worse, And, with the selfish pride of race achieve- ment, may any “white hope” have a hard job unbalancing the middleweight crown. WHERE RACIAL CO-OPERATION WOULD HELP ‘There are few, if any, questions of race relations in America that cannot be adjusted peaceably and with fairness to all con- cerned. That has been demonstrated in recent years, which have been especially marked by a growth of racial harmony and good will. The fact has an important-bearing on the question of Negro housing in Kansas City. For several years there has been friction arising from a shortage of homes for Negro families, particularly for the more ambitious and prosperous families that desire to im- prove their living conditions. These often seem unable to find homes of the kind desired except in districts occupied wholly or in good part by white families. ‘The friction that has developed from this situation often takes the form of violence. Homes sold or rented to Negroes or offered for sale or rent to them in these districts, have been bombed in numerous instances. That procedure, in fact, has become a fairly well established practice. The practice not only is lawless but in- effective, as circumstances have shown, Its net result, aside from property loss and the possible injury of persons, is the’creation of racial ill will and aggravation of a condition it presumably is designated to remedy. There may be no obvious solution of the problem. But a way out, no doubt can be found. It has been possible to adjust similar difficulties in other cities. The primary requirement is co-opera- tion on the part of the sensible and right-minded leaders of the two races. There are organizations in Kansas City that have for their principal aim the establishment of harmonious race relations. Why should not this particular question have serious and_per- sistent attention until a fair and amicable plan of settlement has been worked out? , —Kansas City Star (white). The Safety Valve ‘Signed contributions not over eneee eenased went te ientten At be*brinted in "aiie) colummee The EogSTWll' not Be ectpatalite Wot aay of" the oplnioes which may ape Bede a ‘te Satna pease aa March 2, 1926. Mr. Cyrus L. Lewis, Gen, Manager, The St. Paul Echo, 614 Court Bik., St. Paul, Minn. Dear Sir: ‘This will acknowledge receipt of your letter of February 24, with ref- erence to the “St. Paul Echo.” I have noted what you have said with reference to it and I will call Mr. Starkey’s attention to it, I have not, attended a meeting re cently but presume we Will do as in former years, advertise the entire ticket when we do advertise. ‘Thanking you for calling my at tention to this matter, I remain, Yours truly, T. E, TILLQUIST. IN THE REALM = of see fl The 13th Ward Civic Club, Minne- apolis, held its regular monthly meeting, Monday, March 1, at the 36th St. Branch Library, After a very ggod program the club went in- to its annual election of officers. ‘The following officers were elected for the coming year: Mr. E. B. James, president; Mr. E. H. Payne, vice president; Dr. M. W. Judy, treasurer; Mr, I. L, Moore, secretary. ‘The next meeting will be held the first Monday evening in April, be- ginning promptly at 8:30. All are requested to be present. ‘The Everywoman Progressive Council, will meet Thursday evening, March 11, at the home of Mrs. E. Ervin, 677 Rondo St., promptly at 7:30, ‘The Tri Art Coterie club met at the home of Miss Muriel Alexander, ‘Wednesday evening. ‘The Minneapolis Sunday Forum will hold its regular meeting at Phyllis Wheatley House, Sunday, March 7, at 3:30 P. M. An interest- ing program will be rendered. ‘The luncheon given by tne Pas tor's Aid Society of St. James A. M. E, church, Wednesday, was a decid ed success, ‘The parsonage, at 43% Jay St. where the luncheon wa: served was tastefully arranged wit! prettily decorated tables and the delicious meal was enjoyed by many All who were present look forward to another such treat in the near fu ture. Mr, Chas, Miller reports his min. strel boys are doing very well, It is being sponsored by the Thryste1 club. ‘The Maids and Matrons club met with Mrs. Gale Hilyar, Minneapolis Wednesday afternoon, March 3. Mrs Adina Gibbs, Mrs. Abram Harris an¢ Miss W. Gertrude Brown were guest: of the club. ‘The Leslie Lawrence Post of the American Legion entertained thei members and friends on Wednesda} evening at the Legion Headquarters Robert St, Progressive whist wa the feature of the evening. Mr Curtis Raymond won first prize, Mrs Gladys Harris, second prize, anc the consolation went to Mrs. Ceci Lewis. Refreshments were served. . EB. N. Martin L. R. Blair | : And You Are Next 4 All the Time f Sanitary Tonsorial Parlor | é 829 NO. DALE STREET | : Manicurist St. Paul, Minn, d p22 Try GLENWOOD HARD COAL ‘THREE PHONES Garfield 7501—7502—75038 S. BRAND Rice and University ATTENTION! The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters IS HOLDING A SERIES OF MEETINGS EACH WEEK IN THE TWIN CITIES: On Monday Afternoon, at 2 p.m. at the Y. W. Center 508 WEST CENTRAL AVE., ST, PAUL Thursday Afternoon, at 2 p.m. at the Phyllis Wheatley House 8TH AND BASSETT PLACE, MINNEAPOLIS Speakers from Various Labor Organizations: PORTERS AND WIVES ARE URGED TO BE PRESENT PUBLIC INVITED CLUB ROOM—CEDAR 6215 ~~—~S~S*S*S*S ACE CEDAR 9088 When in the Twin Cities don’t fail to visit «Che Progressive Association Headquarters for Railroad Men and Theatrical Folk | THANN TRAVIS, President 40 EAST 83RD STREET E. FOY ELLIOT, Manager ST. PAUL, MINN. ; DA le 8016 | | KRAMER || K Cpe eet nel | Storage, Repairing and Reconditioned Cars | e_—_—"" roe CEdar SPACHOUS AND | C A EB 4006 __ ST. PAUL ECHO ury of persons, is the’creation of f a condition it presumably is ution of the problem. But a way as been possible to adjust similar rimary requirement is co-opera- and right-minded leaders of the ns in Kansas City that have for ent of harmonious race relations, question have serious and per- amicable plan of settlement has -Kansas City Star (white). LOCAL SECRETARY REPLIES TO PORTER SHANNON’S LETTER a resentative Plan had proven a suc- cess, And Mr. Shannon with all the rest of “the type” were down in the Yards speaking at this “meet,” be- hind closed doors, so after their challengers had left the city, they could come out in the open, and make it appear through the press that they had accepted the challenge. He goes on with what he feels he owes the people in the cities, the rail- roads and the Pullman Company; while if he haa any true sense of his debt to all those mentioned, he would explain, or attempt to do so, why his activities among other groups came to such a sudden termination as soon as the Pullman Company took over the G. N. Sleeping Cars and he be- came an employee of that company. Reasons Untenable, He begins to explain that he tried to organize the porters but because he failed to do so, assumes as all failures do, that it can not be done and allows that to stand as a reason why the boys should swallow the Representative Plan, hook, line and sinker. He also in his weak way of reasoning tries to give the causes why men organize, but his reasons are so child-like, and he so palpably repeats what he has heard, that any one reading it will readily see that he is hardly able to find a thought whieh can be construed as his own, In mentioning outsiders who come in to organize the group, I should like to ask Mr. Shannon, what has he as an “insider” done toward bet- tering the working conditions of the porters or to increase their wages? Also whose interests would the ones who are fostering the Representative Plan be most likely to serve? Since it is reasonable to assume that a plan made by the Company, fostered by the Company, and all its funetions directed by Company officials in some capacity, and since the men have tested, in good faith, all its fune- tions, and found that it was imprac- ticable, is there any better reasor that the porters should come togeth er and form plans, engage a com. petent man to direct those plans which they have done in the formin; of the brotherhood? ‘The Why of Randolph. The brotherhood happens to be a1 organization by the porters and fo | the porters, and there are no Negr leader or leaders in the idea of organ igation of an outside union. But LonG-FELLow pr A ED GE i XK — ‘WRAPPING \ | Keeps it : Clean and. will say that when the porters de- cided to form themselves into an ‘cconomie group, there was the com- mon sense to intelligently go about getting a man who could not be bought, or frightened into quitting, and henee Mr. Randolph. Judging from the past experiences of using “tnsiders” and failures, and would- be spokesmen of our people, who have used the privilege granted them by ouy various groups to lead them in some agitation for better condi- tions, listening to their lectures, and reading their letters of advice, we have heretofore watched them get a Job for themselves, get a few dol- lars in their pockets, an appointment or election to some office, and then look around to firid that they need move away from their own people to forget they exist. It showed the spirit of the New Negro and wise consideration that a man like Mr. Randolph was chosen, Now Mr. Shannon thinks that it will do no good even if the men or- ganize ninety-nine per cent. But when one looks around under ones very nose, it takes only the common sense of a child to see the fallacy of such a statement. Ask about the Pullman Conduetors, the Soo Line Sleeping and Dining Car Employees. The C. P. R. employees, all function- ing on the same basis as the other unions of the country. That alone should prove how little Mr. Shannon knows about what he is trying to ad- vise about. And when he tries to explain about the Representative Plan and its functions, he shows even more ignorance of actual or- ganization, Debate Wanted. And in conclusion I state emphati- cally that if Mr. Shannon can get himself clothed with Pullman author- ity, and they will debate with us the OFFICE The St. Paul Echo maintains a branch office at The Economy Mar- ket, 810 6th Ave. No., Minneapolis. For the convenience of readers living on the North Side, any business for the Echo can be transacted with Mrs. Cabbett at the Economy Market, Hy. land 0436. ITION! | Sleeping Car Porters | MEETINGS EACH WEEK | WIN CITIES i 2 p.m. atthe Y.W. Center = | AL AVE., ST. PAUL at the Phyllis Wheatley House | “‘Deltcrous to Eat” Ae ks of Se | Tes 2 coe vita Rg Bie ae Oe. tg Wes “ag They're a (cee. The kids 50 good ts bak « hb. like the they boost ciaed Shaw seocetness sales to oT ABH es that makes all classes Bilgeteas) «© FamoCones oy buyers neat ae so different. mei oo it oo Order From Your Jobber AMERICAN CONE CO. St. Paul, Minnesota feasibility of the plan in public, we will hire the hall, and pay for ad- vertising, and undertake to publicly Prove that the Pullman Representa- tive Plan is a failure, always has been one, and always will be one, and that the B. S, C. P. is the most reasonable idea ever put over by any large group of our people. After learning the truth as it now stands, we are very glad to note that any advice our group by any one who is a failure, who has accepted a job, or pay for leading the groups inter- ests to the benefit of themselves per- sonally is taken with a grain of salt, or openly ridiculed. Any one who is honestly interested in know- ing the full details of the failure of the Representative Plan can find it fully explained in the February ‘Messenger. (Signed PAUL L. CALDWELL, Local Secretary and Treasurer, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. ST. PAUL BAPTIST CHURCH “Why do the heathen rage and the people imagine vain things? The Lord is on our side, a very présent help in the time of trouble. He that dwelleth in the seeret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” “All is well that ends well.” “Be still and AFTER THE THEATER Try Our Delicious Chicken Sandwiches Mexican Chile Spaghetti Salad ALEXANDERS Sweet Shoppe DALE AND RONDO STS. Phone Dale 7175 see the salvation of the Lord. Selah.” The services last Sunday were well attended and enjoyed. The offering for the day was $110.00. ~ ‘The chureh held its fourth annual banquet on Tuesday night, March 2, which was splendidly attended and the program was highly enjoyed. “The outeast Christ becomes King of Kings” is the subject of the pas- tor's sermon tomorrow morning. Testimonies and communion will con- stitute the service in the evening. Washington State produces more than one-fifth of all the apples grown in the United States. ; Phone Dale 8339 f ‘Try the Drug Store First ELMER Morris | DRUGGIST | Prescriptions 1 Rondo and Mackubin | FOR SALARY =~ ANDREW A. MURPHY ‘312 Builders ‘Exchange Bldg. Ga 1098, | cedar 9103 Cedar 9103 | Suits Pressed While You Walt Ladies’ Work a Specialty HALL BROS. Tailors SUITS TO ORDER | Cleaning—Alterations | Shoe Shining | 12 BAST NINTH STREET sama ST. PAUL Mrs. Ellen Green arrived in the city Sunday from Eldorado, Ark., and will make her home with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. James Green, 421 Jay St. Mr. and Mrs. J. Neville have moved into one of Mr. Mayweather's newly built apartments on St. Anthony Ave., where they are very comfortably located. Mrs. David M. Lee and daughter, Miss Esther Robinson, after a very pleasant visit with Mr. and Mrs. Quitman Hicks, 953 Rondo St., left for their home Wednesday morning, March 3. Mr. Louis Spears, 470 Rice St., has been confined to his bed for the past two weeks due to a general rundown condition which has resulted in high blood pressure. He is being attended by Dr. J. W. Crump. Evangelist Mary Teeyle of Pittsburgh, Pa., who has been holding a series of meetings at the Church of God and Saints of Christ, left Tuesday for Des Moines, Iowa. The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters will meet Monday afternoon at the Y. W. C. A., 598 W. Central Ave., at 2 P. M. A speaker from one of the local labor organizations will deliver an address. All porters and their wives are cordially invited to be present. Mrs. Anna Lewis is seriously ill at her home, 489 St. Anthony Ave. Miss Esther Bradley has been confined to her home by illness. Mrs. T. J. Williams of Winnipeg is visiting Mrs. J. B. Johnson, 863 Woodbridge St. Miss Ethel Ray of Duluth, Minn., will arrive in the city Monday to be the guest of Mrs. Jas. E. Murphy, 1354 Thomas St. A farewell party was given Saturday evening by several friends in honor of Mrs. Benerie Hamilton, who left for Seattle, Wash., Sunday night for an indefinite stay. Mrs. Bertha Moore was discharged from the Bethesda Hospital Thursday morning, March 4, where she underwent an operation, performed by Dr. Swanson. She is now at her home, 346 Rondo St. The local branch of the N. A. A. C. P. met Sunday, February 28, at Camphor M. E. church. A large attendance and much interest were in evidence. Next meeting, March 14. FERGUS FALLS, MINN. Mr. Tom Anderson has been very sick with a mild form of pneumonia. His daughter, Mrs. Charles J. Sutton of Chicago, arrived here Sunday and will remain indefinitely. The debate Friday evening was won by the affirmatives: "Boys Are More Useful to Parents Than Girls." The Busy Bee club served lunch and raised $10.55. Capt. Amanda Anderson and Mr. O. Anderson have been attending the Seven Day Adventist Conference at Alexandra this week. Mr. Bridgewater gave Rev. and Mrs. Storrs a trip out to the State Asylum Thursday. Sunday was a memorable day at Central Baptist church, good Sunday School, morning services well attended. At the evening service The Mt. Zion No. 2, F. and A. A. Y. Masons and the Heroines of Jericho, Queen Esther Court, turned out in a body and Rev. Storrs gave the public some real facts on Masonry. The Lodge and the entire congregation were well pleased. Pastor Storrs sold twenty copies of the Echo. DULUTH NOTES There is to be an experience social given at Calvary Baptist church Thursday night. Come out and hear just how the members have obtained their dollar. Rev. Beasley, pastor. Don't forget the male wedding to be given at St. Marks church Tuesday night, March 9, at eight o'clock, under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid. The Sarah Allen Missionary Society of St. Marks A. M. E. Church met at the residence of Geo. Glenn, Wednesday afternoon. The meeting was well attended and greatly enjoyed by all. Light refreshments were served by the hostess. Mrs. Gertrude Rhoenenee, President. Mrs. Beasley, who has been indisposed for a few weeks, is improving rapidly. Mrs. Minroc Brown was taken to the hospital and is seriously ill. Her friends are hoping for her speedy recovery. St. Marks A. M. E. church seems alive with new interest. Many of the clubs are busy preparing something new and interesting to offer the public in the near future. Rev. M. R. Rhoenenee, pastor. MINNEAPOLIS Members and friends of Zion and Memorial churches gave Rev. and Mrs. C. B. Burton a miscellaneous shower Thursday evening at their new home, 3537 Third Ave. So Beautiful and useful gifts, fruits, jellies, canned goods and groceries comprised the lot. An enjoyable evening was spent by the joymakers. Rev. and Mrs. Burton recently moved into their beautiful five-room stucco bungalow and they will be pleased to welcome their friends. Rev. E. L. Fuller of Minneapolis will conduct the services at St. Paul Memorial Baptist church Sunday, March 7. Subject announced for the day, at 11 A. M.: "The Strange of a Christian." At 8 P. M.: "The Forgiving Spirit." Rev. E. G. Harris, the pastor of Memorial Baptist church, was called to Des Moines. Brother C. C. Wordam will preach Sunday morning and the Rev. H. C. Claiborne of Louisiana will preach Sunday evening at Wayman church, Eighth and Bassett Place. Rev. H. C. Claybrook left Tuesday evening for Chicago to attend the reception to be given for Bishop Gaines at Quin Chapel, March 4. Rev. C. B. Burton preached an inspiring sermon to an attentive and appreciative audience last Sunday afternoon. Don't fail to come to Phyllis Wheatley House March 16, and hear the novelty A. B. C. program given under the auspices of the Dramatic Dept. Mrs. Brown, formerly of 458 Rondo St., St. Paul, is living with her daughter, Mrs. Gordon Granger, in Minneapolis. THOMAS JONES SELECTED AS NEW FISK PRESIDENT (Continued from page 1) president of Fisk. He is a native of Indiana and was graduated from Earlham College in that state in 1912. He then studied in Woodbrooke School, Birmingham, England, and traveled in Europe. After his return to this country he was graduated from Hartford Theological Seminary in 1915 and received his master's degree from Columbia in 1917. For the next seven years he was connected with the Friends' Mission in Japan, first teaching in the government junior college in Mito and later serving as professor in economics and sociology at Keio University, Tokyo. He is now a Fellow in Sociology at Columbia University, where he expects to take his Pr. D. degree on the presentation of his thesis in May. War Record. During the war, Mr. Jones served as director of the Y. M. C. A. work in Vladivostok, and following the great earthquake in Japan he was in charge of the Quaker Reconstruction Work, building up Friendship Village in a suburb of Tokyo. Prior to his leaving for Japan in 1917 he married Miss Esther A. Balderson of Wilmington, Del., a graduate of Wellesley and a sister of John L. Balderson, European correspondent of the New York World. ST. JAMES A. M. E. CHURCH NOTES St. James A. M. E. Sunday School has adapted a new program. The first Sunday in each month the devotional services of the Sunday School will be conducted by the Superintendent of Young People. The last Sunday of each month the young people will have charge of the evening services at St. James. The services last Sunday, February 28, were conducted in this way with such obvious appreciation that the continued success of this program is assured. The S. S. services on the remaining Sundays will be conducted by the class groups of the S. S. Massachusetts produces more than 45 per cent of the world's boots and shoes. Sales RENTALS Service Houses of all Kinds Small Payment Down Equities Arranged Real Estate Notary Public FOR SALE NINE-ROOM HOUSE on Rondo. $3,800. DUPLXES on St. Anthony Ave. 2 Small Plants. 2 Garages. $6,800. $75.00 per month. FOR SALE—A house at 418 St. Anthony Ave. DUPLXES on Carroll avenue, all modern. FIVE-ROOM BUNGALOW on Sherburn avenue. $4,250. FIVE-ROOM HOUSE on St. Anthony avenue. Up-to-date. Cheap. DUCKETT 887 St. Anthony Dale 1422 PHYLLIS WHEATLEY NOTES The Intermediate Girls won from the Ions team Friday night, scoring 32 to their opponents' 9. All, teams are playing one game each week. The schedule for next week is as follows: Intermediate Girls Tuesday, March 9, vs. T. N. T. at Wells; Intermediate Boys, Wednesday, March 10, vs. Birech at Northeast Neighborhood house. Junior Girls, Friday, March 12, vs. Wells at Wells; Junior Boys, Saturday, March 13, vs. Hanson A. C. at Margaret Barry House. A group of ladies interested in art work met at Phyllis Wheatley House Tuesday afternoon and heard Miss Ceeley of the Minneapolis Art Studio tell of the polychrome work and parchment lamp shades. She exhibited several pieces of this work. The ladies were so interested in the beautiful work until it was decided to organize a class to meet every Tuesday afternoon from 2 to 4. There are no charges for this class. Each member will buy her material from the instructor when she comes to class. All who are interested in this class may call Cherry 3098 and register; then report at class Tuesday, March 9, promptly at 2 o'clock. The auxiliary will meet Tuesday, March 9, at noon. Miss Lush, secretary of social service of the General Hospital, will be the speaker. All members and friends are urged to be present. Election of officers. Make reservations not later than Monday morning, March 8. The Brotherhood of Pullman Porters held a very interesting meeting in the auditorium Thursday afternoon. The Ladies' Swimming Class Monday evening is growing in interest and attendance. The ladies are leading in attendance. The men, who have their class on Friday night, will have to "step lively" to catch up with the ladies. The Dramatic Department is presenting a very interesting proam Tuesday, March 16, promptly at 8 o'clock. g Don't forget the Silver Tea in the Auditorium Sunday afternoon, March 14. The best talent in the Twin Cities will furnish the program. The tea is being sponsored by the entertainment committee, with Mrs. Beulah Mitchell as chairman. ROCKY ROAD IS PREDICTED FOR DYER BILL IN SENATE (Continued from page 1) "Bill Cannot Pass." "They can't impose cloture," said Senator Overman. "They have not the votes to do it. "There will be no adjournment of Congress by June 1 or July 1 or August 1," vehemently asserted one Southern Democrat, "if an attempt is made to jam this law down our throats. There will be no such thing as cloture or adjournment. This antilynching bill cannot be passed." Apex System HAIRDRESSING call MRS. MORGAN after 6 P. M. for Appointment 565 St. Anthony Elk. 5583 FOR THE BEST SERVED MEALS Eat at MRS. McCALLUMS LUNCH ROOM 311 Wabasha Street The Sixfh Anniversary Apron and Overall Dance Will Be Given Wednesday I AT UNION HALL, KENT The lady wearing the prettiest green apr MUSIC BY STEVENS HA With Sid Williams at the Piano Community Drug Prescriptions & Sundries HUNTING 234 RONDO ST. Phone: Dale 7675 A. B. Heinz JUST TO ADVERTISE One beautiful oil-painted en- largement given free with each dozen photos. "THAT MAN SMITH" ARTIST PHOTOGRAPHER Artistic Photos At Reasonable Prices 633 Sixth Ave. No. Next to Elks' Hall Cherry 0235 MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. MINNEAPOLIS ADVERTISERS ST. PAUL ECHO Rev. Thos. B. Stovall left for Chicago Tuesday evening to attend the reception in honor of Bishop and Mrs. A. L. Gaines. Dr. W. H. Griffin was a Minneapolis visitor Tuesday afternoon, spending the afternoon with Rev. and Mrs. Stovall. Rev. Griffin having just returned from the Bishops' Council, had much interesting information to impart concerning same. All arrangements have been perfected for a red letter day at St. James. This Sunday, March 7, Bro. O. C. Hall of St. Paul will lead the young people in a well arranged program at the evening service. The program will start at 7:45 P. M. Prof. J. T. Jones has kindly accepted a part on the young people's program and will be the pianist. St. James church choir is singing mighty fne, to the delight of all. We were pleased to see Mrs. Rosetta Sims out last Sunday after being in for some weeks with blood poisoning in her right hand. Taft, Jurists Go To Funeral Of Messenger Washington, March 5.—A striking tribute to the worth of one of its older messengers was paid Thursday by the United States supreme court when Chief Justice Taft and Associate Justices Van Deventer and McReynolds, representing that tribunal, attended the funeral of Eugene Brooks, and the court as a body sent a beautiful floral piece. Brooks died Sunday night after a service of more than 40 years as a messenger for the court. During the more recent years he was in charge of the room in which members of the most august tribunal in the land donned their judicial mantles. His service dated back to the regime of Chief Justice Waite and he was intimately known by all the great jurists that have since stepped across the stage of the court. 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A delicious lunch was served and after a most enjoyable evening the happy guests departed at midnight, wishing Mrs. Ashworth many more happy birthdays. ess U or Sprin 2 Yes, That'' Need Sprin Come in and Styles for Ew Family which from our New RING SES MEN SPR ss Up Spring Yes, Folks That’s All You Need for Your Spring Outfit Come in and see the new Spr Styles for Every Member of Family which are arriving Da from our New York Headquarter MEN'S NEW SPRING SUIT Come in and see the new Spring Styles for Every Member of the Family which are arriving Daily from our New York Headquarters Extraordinary Values New Spring Models For Young and Old Spring Club The Boys and Girls See Our Style Sho Our Fifth Annual Style P the Auditorium, Monday E Models Displaying the Latest N & MARIN NICOLLET AVENUE SECOND FLOOR OPEN SATURDAY EVENING Do you ing Clothing s and Girls, Too Style Show Annual Style Promenade ium, Monday Evening, March 2 playing the Latest Fashions MARINE CO. 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Is All You for Your Outfit! see the new Spring very Member of the n are arriving Daily New York Headquarters N'S NEW ING SUITS Values Models and Old $27.50 up nothing els, Too OW romenade evening, March 22 west Fashions NE CO. 328 G TING NE furnish estimates at PLEASES aul Echo St. Paul, Minn. Page Three V ssaaeieentinel mess iP —+ = _ | - | TTT Ln SSeS | ; 3 | | PS pegens : RS RE RTT SE ESET Ts RET NG i hs a ia i is ek a pias ee ee xo phage eh id ¥ 3 Flowers Becomes Middleweight Champion Defeating Harry Greb Page Four Decision Changes Title, Giving Crown to Georgia Deacon Who Out-Grebbed Greb to Win Match. (Preaton News Service) New York, March 5.—Theodore “Tiger” Flowers of Atlanta, Ga., was awarded the decision over Harry Greb of Pittsburgh, Pa., at the end of 15 rounds in Madison Square Gar- den Friday night after a bout of ex- ceptional roughness and little com- mand as @ display of the science of the manly art of self-defense. ‘There were a number of the 18,- 000 spectators who thought that the bout ended in a draw, but Joe Hum- phreys announced that seven rounds belonged to Flowers and five to Greb, the others were a tie. ‘The news of Flowers’ vietory spread through Har- lem like a flash and was the cause of much exultation on the part of thos¢ who had wagered Flowers would re- turn vietor. Early Friday many Pittsburet rooters for Greb milled through Har. Jem seeking Flowers’ money and it fs reported that the Pittsburgher: were accommodated. Flowers was in the pink of condi tion and went into the fight to meet the rough-and-tumble methods o! Greb. Flowers was so clever.in the adoption of Greb’s style of fighting that it made Greb appear almos helpless at times, His own admirer: declared that Greb suffered by com parison, as the Georgia fighter out Grebbed him at every turn. Gret appeared off form and nervous, whik Flowers was calm, cautious, ferociou: and determined. A NEGRO CHAMP (From George Barton's column in the ‘Minneapolis. Tribune) Reports from the east are to the effect that fistfc followers along the Atlantic seaboard are considerably exercised over the defeat of Harry Greb by Tiger Flowers, the Negro middleweight from Atlanta, Ga. Gossip has it that excited adherents of the Marquis of Queensbury pas- time are casting about for an oppon- ent who will restore the 160-pound championship to the white race. There is io reason why anyone should become upset over the fact that a Negro is a champion prize- fighter. The ring in the past pro- duced such black champions as George Dixon, Joe Gans, Joe Wal- eott and Jack Johnson, but no one allowed this sort of thing to inter- fere with his business or social af- fairs. What difference should it make whether a fistic champion is white, black, tan or yellow, 80 long as he can fight? The public pays to see prizefighters maul one another for its entertainment and is not call- ed upon to mingle with them social- ly, There never has been any so- cial distinction in pugilism as all persons who follow that profession meet on the same footing inside the hempen cirele. Dixon, Gans, Walcott, Peter Jack- son, Sam Langford, Sam MeVea and Joe Jeanette, all Negroes, were as popular with boxing fans as any of their white brethren. Tiger Flowers is one of the most unique boxers the ring ever developed. He is of a very religious turn of mind. He conducts himself in a gentlemanly manner both in the ring and out of it. If a man’s character has any bearing on the holding of a championship, then Flowers is better qualified for the honor than most of his white rivals. Not only is Flowers a very decent fellow, but he is a great fighter and fs popular with the boxing public. There should be no undue worry about his ascending the throne in the middleweight class. BRINC RESULTS Classified Advertising Rates:— Three cents per word; minimum charge thirty cents. Houses for Rent. 7-ROOM MODERN HOUSE, available March 22, Call H. G. Johnson, 795 Edmund. Dale 7867. Rooms for Rent. FRONT ROOM and Kitchenette. Eikhurst 5257. COMFORTABLE ROOMS for married or single, at Miss Iowa, 567 W. Central. Dale 4037. WANTED—Elderly lady or young girl to take care of children. Ap- ply St. Paul Echo. WANTED—Salesman for 3 houré work each day; commission basis; pleasant work; leads furnished. car not essential. State acquaint- anceship. Address all’ replies, St. Paul Echo, 614 Court Blk. CONTEST REFUSES NEGRO ENTRANTS Kansas City, Mo.—Students of Lincoln and Sumner high schools will not have a chance to compete on the Constitution of the United States it*became evident this week. “Existing sentiment in Kansas City” is given as the reason for the barring of the colored student ora- tors. ‘The contest is sponsored in this area annually by The Kansas City Star and The Star this year parti- cularly regrets the situation which prevents the colored schools com- peting. The Star feels that it cannot fly in the face of the prejudice of the schools here and run the risk of having the. contest in this area fall flat. Miss Francis Dickerson, who is in charge of the contest for The Star, expressed her deepest regret person- ally, and for The Star also. She said white school principals had not refused to enter if colored schools were allowed to participate, but had simply asked, “What are you going to do about the colored schools?” Two years ago when it was ru- mored the colored schools would en- ter, white principals are said to have posted notices in their schools advis- ing that their students could with- draw if they liked. Last year Sumner entered and competed against white high schools in Kansas City, Kan., and her en- trant won second prize. It was said also that the officials of Ivanhoe Temple, where the final zone contest will be held, would not allow colored entrants in the hall. Last year, Archibald Carey, Jr., of Chicago, won a prize of $1,000 in the contest and another lad in Pitts- burgh, Pa., won it in his distriet eon- ‘anak: WELCOME HALL NOTES Weleome Hall extends a cordial invitation to all to join any of the classes. On Tuesday afternoon from 4-5, Miss Eula Hargraves has charge of the Junior Girls sewing class, The girls are now making aprons. Lamp shade making of every kind and painting on glassware every Fri- day afternoon from 2-5. Basket making on Thursday for high school girls, Mrs. Cook is the instructor of these classes. Miss Margaret Benjamin teaches the boys hand carving on wood every Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. All classes are increasing in at. tendance and interest. ‘The Neighborhood Community club met Wednesday afternoon. Ladies who are interested in com. munity welfare work are invited td Join, Don’t forget the Story Hour fo1 little folks which is held every Sat: urday at 10 A. M. Send your chil dren so that they can enjoy an hou of stories and games. MINNEAPOLIS N. A. A. C. P. MERTS The Young people of the Univer- sity of Minnesota and Hamline pre- sented a splendid program at the N. A. A. C. P. meeting at Bethesda chureh, The second monthly meeting ot the N. A. A. C. P. was held at Bethesda before an audience that neatly filled the chureh. Aftes the formal opening an in- formal round-table talk on the sub- ject, “The Power of Protest,” intro- duced by the President, was indulged in, several of the audience express- ing themselves forceably and well. ‘This was followed by the report of the secretary, Miss Margaret Vin- egar, on the two meetings of the Executive committee, giving the out- lines to be followed by the associa- tion during the spring. The president, Mr. Wm. M. Smith, took the few minutes allotted to him to make an earnest talk on the need of a strong organization here, and telling of instances coming under his personal observation where, when preferment is given; members of our group are passed up because of no organization behind them strong enough to cause those in authority any conlern, Dr. Milton Judy made a short but strong talk for members, and secur- ed quite a number on his invitation to join, ‘The progtam was then turned over to our young university students, Helen Jackson, Armeda Wilkins, Herbert Howell and Reginald John- son, who gave a program thoroughly ‘enjoyed by all present. ‘A NEW FACE IN THE KINGDOM =< TSVITIOOR RM: Hi a + ey Gg ae ie 124 | Re (ae = fl 1 we i) VS ie ny S| S. =. pe me CU i. < ie ” ra -¢ By Johnny Walton _ Tiger Flowers’ defeat of Harry Greb was a surprise to many. No oti familiar with the boxing game at any hanes tor the ohalleatsr ax. cept a chance blow and that would have been extreme luck, as Greb with his title at stake could not be seen taking any chances. While everything has been said to acquaint the world with the new champion, as to his wonderful phy- stane, his peculiar, but masterful kil and the sportomaniike manner in which he goes about it, it is also well that we mention him as a private citizen, a man with high moral standing, of pleasant disposition with which egotism never combines. | ‘We mention these facts to protect him from those whose chief duty has Garvey Movemen Dissensior | Garvey Movement Weaker From Dissension, Internal Turmoil Acting President Called Dis- “Y” NOTES loyal; Rumored that Detroit =o Convention Is to Put Mrs.| stay atternoon with ftteen amen. Garvey in Power. bers present “The Sonl af Riack New York, March 5.—The Uni- versal Negro Improvement Associa- tion is torn by dissension and in- ternal strife. From his cell in Atlanta penjgen- tiary, where he is serving a term for using the mails to defraud, President General Garvey has issued a procla- mation charging Acting President General William Sherrill and other high officials with disloyalty, and calling “‘an international convention of the Negroes of the world” to be held in Detroit from March 14 to 31. Administrative Change Needed. “There is urgent necessity for a change in the present administration of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and its auxiliaries, and this convention will, among other things, elect officers so as to insure the successful carrying forward of the work so ably begun and fostered by our great leader,” the call states. A majority of members of the New York Division do not favor holding @ convention and are Said to be in sympathy with Sherrill and other of- ficers who have become persona non grata with the incarcerated leader. They say it is unconstitutional and whatever is done will not be binding on the national officers. Police Restraint. Followers of Sherrill assert the convention has been called in De- trott for the express purpose of put- ting Mrs. Garvey in control of the organization. The feeling between the two factions is bitter in Harlem. ‘At meetings in Liberty Hall the pres- ‘ence of police has been necessary to maintain order. Garvey’s chief complaint against Sherrill is that the acting president general has not kept in close touch with him during his imprisonment, and that Sherrill was not interpret ing the true spirit of the association. Sherrill denies he has been disloyal to Garvey. From the lowest depth there is a path to the loftiest height—Carlyle, | CEdar 4900 ‘Atterep m HUmboldt 1833 J. STRANE ‘Succeasor to St. Paul Cartage Co. High Class Bobs, Busses and Hayracks for Sleigh Riding. ‘572 Temperance St. St. Paul, Minn, (eee ee eenel ST. PAUL ECHO been here-to-fore to depict anything {Mat may ip used/to syey the publ asilaet © hauiplon of colon But in Flowore we ore fearleée'de to the outcome of his pugilistic career for we know him to be a mem- ber of a good religious family and a Christian at heart himself as mani- fested in his prayer just before the contest. Ax happens baxlog wa his choice vocation and livelihood, which has nothing to do with a man’s character. The good traits of one champion should receive just as much publicity as the bad traits of another. We place our confidence and hopes in Tiger Flowers that he may ever stand as a man among men, so that his mother, family, Mayor J. L. Andrews, and the citi- zens of that little town of Brunswick, Georgia, will ever be proud of him. Weaker From , Internal Turmoil “Y” NOTES The Book Lovers’ Club met Wed- nesday afternoon with fifteen mem- bers present. “The Soul of Black Folk” by DuBois was rendered by ‘Mrs. Gladys James in so graphic and interesting a way that those who had not read it are now eager to do so. Attorney Hammond Turner was the speaker at Vespers Sunday after- noon and discussed in a forceful way some of the reasons why the Negro should be patriotic. Mrs. Gladys James and Mr, Lannie Jackson ren- dered vocal solos in their usual ar- tistic way. A splendid crowd assembled in the Auditorium of the main Young Wom- en's Christian Association Saturday night to see the young people pre- sent the “Brownskin Follies” for the benefit of the “Y.” Much credit is due them and their directress, Mrs. Harriet Hall, for a very pleasing en- tertainment. Be sure and hear Mrs. Mae Black Mason discuss the “Achievement of See Us for Phonographs and Records | e 398 Wabasha Street a | Stein's Cash Grocery | | & MEAT MARKET ; 393 No, Dale St. ; Largest Store in the Neighborhood We Carry a Full Line of . | 75 oe | FRESH DRESSED POULTRY, | | TURKEYS, GEESE AT ALL ; ‘TIMES >| OH! BOY! | Let's Go to 3 The Silver Thistle >| After the *| SHOW, PARTY OR DANCE 8 | ‘And Get \ $| BARBAQUE MEAT OR {3 i CHICKEN is | Open Day and Night ig :| 225 RONDO ST. le | ‘St, Paal, Minn, F : SRRRAARAARAAABARAARAAA? | COMING ATTRACTIONS Make Merry with the Merry Mak- ers, Monday evening, March 8, 1926, at Phyllis Wheatley House. Admis- sion 85 cents, Mrs. W. R. Banks, chairman. ‘The Women’s Auxiliary of St. Phil Up's chureh will give a Lenten Din- ner Wednesday, March 10, from 4-9 P. M. at the Guild Hall, Dinner 35 cents. Sidney Williams Recital, April 7. ‘The Women's Auxiliary of the St. Paul Urban League will sponsor testimonial featuring Miss Bernetta Cason, violinist, Easter Monday eve. ning, April 5, at Pilgrim Baptist church, Cedar at Summit Ave. ‘Tic kets 35 cents. Mrs. M. McFarland, chairman, Committee, Mrs, Carrle Lindsay, Mrs, Birdie High, Mrs. Gladys James, Mrs, Mary Rogers. DEATHS Clarence White. A message received from Giddings, ‘Texas, announcing the death of Clar- ence White, formerly of Minneapolis, fa past master of King David Lodge No. 2, A mock mass was held at St. Anthony Baptist church ‘Tuesday, March 2, conducted by Edward L. Puller, Chaplain. Mrs. Cutie Taylor. Mrs, Cutie Taylor, 227 B. Fairfield Ave., passed away Monday, Mareh 1, A sister, Mrs. Margaret Davis of Lin- coln, Neb., accompanied the remains to Omaha, where funeral and inter- eat will take place. Simpson and Wills, funeral directors. Samuel Weatherspoon. Samuel Weatherspoon, well known railroad man, dropped dead last Sun- day evening in the Milwaukee depot as he was preparing to go out on his run, Funeral services were held from Neal Chapel, Tuesday after- noon. Rev. Collins officiated. Re- marks by Rev. Thos. R. Stovall. CARD OF THANKS The Willing Workers’ Club of St. Peter's A. M. E. Church wishes to thank the members and friends who helped them in their chitterling and chicken supper given at the residence of Mrs. G. D. Smith, 3905 5th Ave. So. The sum of $30.00 was realized. MRS. G. D. SMITH, President. the Negro in Music” at vespers Sun- day afternoon. Music by Colored ‘Composers will be featured by Misses Helen Jackson and Ruth Brown. Phone: Elkhurst 1156 Capital City Auto Electric Co. ELECTRIC SUPPLIES Ignition, Generator, Starter, Motor and Magneto Repairs BATTERY CHARGING | Eight Hour Service 697 University Ave., St. Paul) peat 1 Mrs. T. H. LYLES Oldest Established Mortician Office: Cedar 0508 Res: Dale 2947 1 150 West Fourth St. ST. PAUL, MINN. Coleman & Coleman 558 St. Anthony Ave. ; GROCERIES, OONFECTIONERY and SCHOOL SUPPLIES Phone Dale 4920 8ST. PAUL MINNESOTA ————————s White Front Store ‘CASH and CARRY Prices With rmee DELivery Quality Meats and Groceries Fresh Dressed Poultry at All ‘Times Elk 1388 559 St. Anthony Av. Elkhurst 3473 306 Rondo St. Elk Tailoring Co. SUITS MADE TO ORDER Cleaning and Pressing WE CALL AND DELIVER | 8T. PAUL MINNESOTA Res, Phone Elkhurst 1613 Office Phone Garfield 1500 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 OWI! Service Station and Garage J. C. FEW, Proprietor White Eagle Gasoline and Keynoil Motor Oils Car Washing Repairing Storage TOW SERVICE ALL WORK GUARANTEED 442-144 RONDO sT. rekrst B04 6m. PAUL, MINN. Transfer Blank For Notifying City Clerk Of Address Change Voters who have changed their addresses since registering in 1924 must notify the City Clerk of this fact prior to March 6th in order to vote at the City Primary Election, March 16, 1926. Notice can be given by mail and for the accommodation of the voters of our race, The St. Paul Echo publishes below the form of transfer blank. Any voter who does not now live where he or she registered from and has not notified the City Clerk of a changed address, should cut out this blank, fill in the proper spaces and taail at once to C. J. MeGLOGAN, CITY CLERK, ST. PAUL, MIN- APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER OF ADDRESS T have moved from No. ..cccvcvcceneeneeenenctntenenmerenenee Give street and number of your last address) T mow live at NO. ..:ececceenwcwernemseeeeetnnetcevinsttenneneneeseee (Give street and number of your present address) senee8ide of St., between............-.-St. and__........... St. Exact Location—Apt. No....... Flat No........ Room No........ Floor No........... Ihave lived at my present address since ~ern=""(Give month, day and year of moving) SSS Note: To vote you must have lived in the State 6 months and in your Precinct 30 days before election. Tabs tee RN ate ecient Signature of Applicant. Mississippi Senator Protests Nomination of Lawyer to Fill Terrell’s Place. Politics Dictate Move Matthews, Lewis, Vann Named ‘As Being Responsible for Cobb Preferment. AS FOROS GS CSrvins) Washington, D. C., Mareh 5.— Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi made strong protestations to the Ju: diciary Committee of the Senate Wednesday against the recommenda- tion of Atty. James A. Cobb of Loui- siana, whom President Coolidge nom- inated for the place made vacant on the Municipal Bench by the death of Judge Robert H. Herrell, Senator Harrison urged the com- mittee not to report the nomination favorably. Objection Listed. ‘The Mississippi Senator contended that a careful review of Cobb's record revealed that his activities had been calculated to stir up race hatred, and that his temperament and ambitions are such as to disqualify him for a Judicial position. Harrison declared that Cobb's nomination was an outgrowth of Massachusetts and Pennsylvania pol- ities. William C. Matthews, William HL Lewis, Boston attorneys, wield im- Portant political influences in the Bay States; and Robert L. Vann, an attorney and editor of the Pittsburgh Courier, an important factor in pol- ities in Pennsylvania and surround- ing states, are said to be close friends of Cobb. It is said that Senator Butler of SIMPSON @ WILLS ‘The Reliable Morticians are now located in their beau- tiful new mortuary chapel Office Phone—Cedar 1024 Residence Phones Tel, Dale 1914 Tel, Dale 2541 17 Weet Exchange Street ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA Massachusetts is especially anxious to bring Attorney William H. Lewis back into the folds of the Republican party. Senator Harrison pointed out that Lewis made a vigorous campaign for John W. Davis in the last presi- dential campaign. He claims that Senator Butler is making @ bid for Lewis’ support in the naming of Cobb. It is also reported that Vann of Pennsylvania has been making some attacks on the Republican lead- ers through his paper recently and through the appointment of Cobb it is hoped to allay the pen of Vann. SOO PORTERS MEET WITH B. S. C. P.: TALKS PLANNED Sleeping car employees of the Soo Line met Thursday afternoon at Phyllis Wheatley House with the members of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. When the general organizer of the union move- ment was in the city, the Soo Line porters drew up a resolution to with- draw from the A. F. of L. and be- come, in a body, members of the B.S. C. P. as soon as that organiza- tion began to function. The Federated Labor Council of Minneapolis has agreed to furnish a speaker to each meeting of the B. S. C. P. The corresponding organiza- tion in St. Paul will meet this week- end to discuss taking a similar step for the St. Paul meetings. MAN FREED (Preston News Service) Wilson, N. C., March 5.—John Barron, charged with the murder of Walter Mitchell, was released from custody Wednesday after Judge M. V. Barnhill instructed that a verdict of not guilty be entered on the court docket. Judge Barnhill heard the evidence in the case and then ordered the verdict entered on the docket, stating that there was not sufficient evidence for a conviction. Mexico's Forests ‘The forest service says that there fare approximately 50,000,000 acres of forest in Mexico and 25,000,000 add tlonal acres of scrubby woodland, not commercial timber. A very rough es- timate of board feet in Mexico has been made at 275,000,000,000. One Snake in Ireland ‘A snake that was discovered tn Dublin was placed on exhibition at the National museum of that city. It fs a small specimen, less than two feet long and of a harmless variety. PREZ-ETTA HAIRDRESSING | SEWING AND ART SHOPPE | For Appointments | Call Elkhurst 1984 i 362 No. Dale St. St. Paul |