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WILLIAM WALLING, DUBOIS SPEAK AS N.A.A.C.P. CONFERENCE CLOSES CONGRESSMAN FISH has several scathing things to say on General Bullard's criticism of the Negro soldier. Page 2. VOL. 1, NO. 35 WILLIAM WALLING, AS N.A.A.C.P. CO. Party Politics Will Never Be Salvation of Negro, Writer Tells Group. Non-Partisan Vote Need Walling Says Each Social Group Should Vote for Own Highest Interests. Chicago, June 29 —Speaking last night before a mass meeting of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in 17th Annual Conference here, William English Walling, writer and lecturer, declared that the Negro must look for salvation elsewhere than in party politics. Mr. Walling urged that Negroes throughout the United States vote independently of established political parties. Non-Partisan Vote Need Voting. "As a persecuted minority the colored people must vote for their friends absolutely regardless of party," declared Mr. Walling. "And that is exactly what they are doing in every Northern state. When there is no friend to be voted for and no enemy to be voted against, a colored citizen may vote for 'his' party. "But even then he knows it is only 'his' party for that one election and in that one state. In the neighboring state he knows very well that that same party may be in the hands of the Ku Klux. And he doesn't know who will control 'his' party in the next election. Social Group Voting. "Non-partisan voting is comparatively new and there is not always a full realization of what it means. It means, first of all, that the colored people must give first consideration to their own protection and advancement, viewed, of course, in a broad and enlightened spirit. No true friend of the colored people, whatever his politics may be, can honestly urge the colored citizen to do anything else. You must consider yourselves first. "Is this narrow or selfish? It is not. if each social group voted intelligently and with true vision for its own highest interests we should have an ideal commonwealth. It is to the general interest that each group should attend to its own business—provided that business is not conceived in a small-minded or short-sighted spirit. We can never get anywhere by attending to one another's business. United Stand Necessary. "But is this all that is needed to make the ballot effective? Can the colored people confine their attention to their own interests thus broadly conceived? They cannot—and for two reasons. They must take their stand with those who want to make the ballot effective and they must take a stand against those who want (Continued on Page 3, Col. 4) AUXILIARY WILL SPONSOR RECITAL Young Violinist Featured in Recital, Assisted by Local Talent, Thursday. The Women's Auxiliary of the St. Paul Urban League are sponsoring a testimonial recital for Miss Bernetta Cason, violinist, assisted by local talent, at Pilgrim Baptist church, Thursday evening, July 8, at 8:15 p. m. Mrs. Mae Black Mason will appear as accompanist. Others who will appear on the program are Miss Leah Mae Minor, pianist; Miss Eula Belle Moore, in select readings, and Mr. Mark Gibbs, tenor soloist of Minneapolis. Miss Cason is one of our youngest violinists, and is a pupil of Miss Stokes. The auxiliary hopes to further Miss Cason's musical education with proceeds from the recital. ELKS TAKE NOTICE Gopher Lodge No. 105 and Como Temple, I. B. P. O. E. of W., will hold their annual Thanksgiving service Sunday evening, July 11, at 8 p. m., at St. James A. M. E. church, Dale and W. Central Ave. All Elks and Daughter Elks are invited to be pres- The St.Paul Echo Evolution of Negro Art to Present Day Indicated; Support Urged. Art Requires Freedom Subscription to Periodicals, to Race Magazines, Newspapers Asked. (N. A. A. C. P. Press Service) Chicago, June 29.—Asserting that the art and creative ability of the Negro race, manifest throughout history, was now coming to expression in America, Dr. W. E. B. Du Bois, Editor of The Crisis Magazine, speaking at the closing mass meeting tonight of the Seventeenth Annual Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, urged freedom and support for Negro artists. Dr. Du Bois said: "It has long been a truism that American Negroes are gifted in music, but it is not so widely recognized that the Negro as a race has always exhibited peculiar artistic ability. The great sphinx at Gizeh has the face of a Negro. The religion and art of black men has long been known in Ethiopia and Egypt. Further than this, in black Africa, in the great valley of the Congo and on the West Coast, artisans and artists have labored for thousands of years to express beauty in form and song. Artistic Evolution. "The slave trade, did much to distort and kill this natural artist temperament, but slowly it surged forward again. First, in the music which became the only Negro folk song, and then in the dance, and finally in our day it has come to more and more articulate expression through the spoken and written word. "What now are the helps and criteria of these new beginnings? First, of all, art must have freedom. It must not be hampered, on the one hand, by the preconceptions of the white audience and its desire for silly and lewd entertainment. And on the other hand, it must not be shackled by the sensitiveness and natural recoil of black folk from the past and from their caricature at the hands of whites. (Continued on Page 3, Col. 5) Pair Kill Man For $5 Debt Find Nothing (Preston News Service) Pittsburgh, Pa., July 2.—George Lewis was slain so he might be robbed of $5, according to confessions made Friday by James Jackson, aged 20, a British West Indian, and John Dominick, aged 26, the detective bureau reported. Lewis was found with his throat cut near 1421 Wylie Ave., early Wednesday, and died soon afterward in Passavant hospital, where a policeman took him. Jackson and Dominick confessed, detectives say, that they planned to rob Lewis of $5. They said he owed Jackson for a Charleston dance exhibition. They cut his throat first and then found he had no money, they said, according to the officers. They are held by the coroner charged with murder. MILL CITY ELKS HOST TO OUT-OF-TOWN ARTISTS Ames Lodge No. 106 and Minnehaha Temple No. 128. I. B. P. O. E. of W., were hosts to out-of-town vaudeville artists Thursday evening at their weekly cabaret dance given at Elks' Hall, 6th and Lyndale. Features of the evening were a solo number by Mrs. Josephine Hall, Daughter Elk of Chicago, who rendered "Dinah" in a captivating manner, and clog dancing by Danny Small and Co., who appeared at the Seventh St. Theater the past week. Miss Ozzie Shauffner, entertainer, and Clarence Johnson, furnished the latest musical hits. Mr. Morris Gibbs carried home the useful clothes with his lucky ticket. The annual picnic on the 15th of July is at Bass Lake is the next large event planned by the Elks. After the picnic every one is invited to attend the cabaret dance at the Elks' Hall. ST. PAUL-MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1926 MRS. OLLIE CARR THANKS FRIENDS FOR AID GIVEN Now that my trials are over and I have been vindicated by the court, I wish to publicly thank my St. Paul friends, including many members of St. Paul Baptist Church, for their friendly assistance, encouragement and financial aid in making it possible for me to employ and pay retainer fees for attorneys in St. Paul and Chicago, and to pay railroad fare and expenses of my Chicago attorney from Chicago to St. Paul and return. For your kindness I am deeply grateful. Rev. Mr. Thomas J. Carr, in the published statement in which he attempts to "explain" away the case, said his "attitude" in my suit for divorce "has been one of passivity." He was very belligerent until he was put in jail for failure to pay alimony; after that there was some "passivity." How a man who has been publicly proven in open court to have violated the laws of God and man; first, in that he had deserted his lawful wife and failed to support her for a year; second, that he had committed adultery, and third, that he had knowingly married another woman while he had one lawful wife, the mother of his two children, can pretend to be a minister of the Gospel, a disciple of Jesus Christ, is astounding and shows the depths to which our ministry may fall. He says in his statement that I got my divorce without contest as he "did not wish to be annoyed any further, and did not appear in court." That is one way of putting it, but the truth is (Continued on page 4) MONTCLAIR, N. J. RAISES BARRIERS MONTCLAIR, N. J. RAISES BARRIERS Restriction of Property Suit Began by Whites After Sale to Negro. (N. A. A. C. P. Press Service) Dr. W. G. Alexander, President of the National Medical Association, reports to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People the rise of segregation in Montclair, New Jersey, where suit has been brought to prevent the sale of property to a colored man. A group of Montclair white people, alleged to have signed an agreement not to sell or lease to Negroes, have begun legal proceedings against one of their number, Harold D. Speer, who recently sold a house which was subsequently occupied by the J. E. Sadler Realty, Mr. Sadler, it is alleged, being colored. Mr. Sadler reported that the property had been sold to a New York colored man whose name he declined to divulge. "He added," the newspaper says, "that he knew nothing of the action started by the objectors and that so far as he knew Speer would consummate the sale which has been entirely completed." WASHINGTON MAN SAID TO HAVE KILLED SON (Preston News Service) Washington, D. C., July 2—A father is held by police of the Fifth precinct, charged with the murder of his own son and serious assault upon another son. Raymond Freemen, 25 years old, one of the sons, died early Thursday in Freedman's hospital, as the result of stab assaults inflicted Sunday, police say, by his father, Daniel Freeman, 49 years old. According to police, the father alleged his sons spoke in an uncomplimentary way about their mother, and a fight ensued in which, police say, he cut both his sons. The other son, Clifton Freemen, 27 years old, is in a critical condition in Freedmen's hospital. POISON DEATH (Preston News Service) Jonesboro, N. C., July 2.—Mrs. Lula Boykin, aged about 30 years, was found dead at her home near Sanford Sunday. Report is that she was poisoned. Authorities will hold an inquest Monday and the stomach will be sent to Raleigh for chemical analysis. Mrs. Boykin is the second person found dead near Sanford in the past two weeks. It is reported that another woman is desperately ill, but physicians say she will recover. Foul play is suspected in all the cases. ST.JAMES NETS $2,025 IN MOCK WEDDING EFFORT ST.JAMES NETS $2,025 IN MOCK WEDDING EFFORT All Church Clubs Unite to Make Entertainment Success; Three Months' Drive. Mrs. A. J. McGavock Named Queen of Sheba With High Individual Total of $559. "King Solomon's Wedding," an entertainment given at St. James A. M. E. church last Thursday for the benefit of the building fund, netted a total of $2,025. Every organization in the church united in the plans for the wedding. Work has been carried on since the latter part of March when the plan was presented by the Rev. W. H. Griffin, pastor of St. James. Mock Wedding. Officials in the mock ceremony were R. M. Johnson, King Solomon; Richard L. Stokes, High Priest, and George Hoage, Jr., messenger to the king. Mrs. A. J. McGavock, representing the Anderson Cirule, turned in $559, the highest individual amount, and was pronounced Queen of Sheba, and in an elaborate mock ceremony was married to King Solomon. "Brides." Each of the clubs participating in the contest was represented by a bride and four attendants. The brides were Miss Mary Jane Leavett, Mrs. Oscar Tudos, Mrs. Addie Bellisen, Mrs. Thomas Neal, Mrs. Anna Belle Harris and Mrs. A. J. McGavock. Each of the brides, even those who were unsuccessful in their quest of the Great King, marched to the altar to the strains of a wedding march played by Mrs. Bertha Lewis King. Surprise Pastor, Wife. When the ceremony was over, C. H. Miller presented, as a complete surprise, Rev. and Mrs. Griffin with a gift from members and friends of the church to commemorate their 23rd wedding anniversary. A silver pitcher, tray and thermos jug were given to the pastor and his wife. MRS. YOUNG MADE FEDERATION HEAD Federation of Colored Women's Clubs Holds Annual Convention at Duluth. Mrs. Jennie Young, St. Paul, was re-elected to the presidency of the Minnesota Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, at the twenty-first annual convention, held last week at St. Mark's A. M. E. church. The other officers were: Mrs Marie T. Coles, Duluth, re-elected first vice-president; Mrs. M. Wright, Minneapolis, second vice-president; Mrs. Mattie Rhodes, St. Paul, recording secretary; Mrs. Lillian Lewis, St Paul, assistant recording secretary; Mrs. Anna Foster, St. Paul, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Minnie Archer, St. Paul, treasurer; Mrs. Elizabeth Van Hook, Minneapolis organizer; Mrs. Levisa Roland, St Paul, chairman of the ways and means committee; Mrs. Jean Mundy St. Paul, statistician; Mrs. Gertrude Vinegar, Minneapolis, chaplain; Mrs. E. Sheets, St. Paul, parliamentarian; Mrs. Ruth Grice, St. Paul, chairman of the executive board, and Mrs. Rebecca Foree. Twenty-two delegates from the Twin Cities and other Minnesota cities represented their clubs at the meeting. A splendid program upon (Continued on page 2) CLEVELAND BARS KLAN (Preston News Service) (Preston News Service) Cleveland, Ohio, July 2.—Safety Director Edwin B. Barry has refused the Ku Klux Klan a permit to parade in Cleveland on July 31, he announced Friday. Barry's formal statement said: "I have taken this matter up with heads of the police department and after careful consideration have decided in the interests of public safety not to issue the permit. New York Tatler To Be Sued On Libel Charge For $50,000 Health Fight Carried On With Pictures Of Colored Children J. W. Clifford, New Yorker, Victim of Article in Publication, Plans to Put Writer in Jail, Collect Damages. (Preston News Service) Pittsburgh, Pa., July 2.—In an interview with J. Williams Clifford, former Lieutenant in the famous Buffalo Regiment and now a U. S. government investigator, concerning an article appearing in a recent number of The New York Tattler under the caption, "Jay Clifford Brings Divorce Against His Wife Naming Prominent Harlemite." Mr. Clifford stated that there was not one word of truth in the article, that it did a great injustice to his wife and family, and that he was not only bringing a damage suit for $50,000 against the spurious publication but he hoped to land the writer of the article in jail for malicious and criminal libel. Clifford happened to be in Pittsburgh, Pa., on a special investigation for the Government when the article was brought to his attention, and says he was never more surprised and shocked in his life. Mr. Clifford said: "There has never been the slightest misunderstanding or estrangement in my married life since its beginning. I married a lovely girl whose life before and after her marriage has been clean and honorable. I shall do everything in my power to put them behind the bars." They are a menace to society—the jail is the place for them." Lt. Clifford and his charming wife are prominent in eastern social circles. Mr. Clifford has held a number of responsible positions in the Bureau of Internal Revenues. Mrs. Clifford is a school teacher in the Washington Public School. They have a little daughter two years old. HIGH FOR LOW PRICES The Central Service Station at Dale and W. Central Ave., opened for business Saturday, June 26th, with a full line of the Texas Co. products, with Mr. Andrew P. Vogt as manager. Mr. Vogt states that the Texas Co. refines one grade of gasoline, and that is high test, which is sold at low test prices, and that he is making a specialty of oiling and greasing. $4,103 RAISED IN TWO WEEKS' RALLY BY CHURCH Pittsburgh, Pa., July 2.—Following a two weeks' rally the membership of Central Baptist church here laid $4,103 in cash on the collection table last Sunday morning following an urgent appeal by the pastor, Rev. W. Augustus Jones, for funds with which to make a payment on the $10,000 indebtedness of the church. Other members pledged to give sufficient to bring the total to $5,000 next Sunday. Rev. Jones announced that he desired the congregation to raise another $5,000 in December and declare the church out of debt. As soon as this is done work will be resumed to complete the church edifice. Posters, Motion Pictures Used to Reduce High Death Rate by Tuberculosis in Minneapolis. Colored children brush their teeth, eat green vegetables, get plenty of sleep and fresh air, and do all the other health chores that the Hennepin County Tuberculosis association approves for children as a means of foiling tuberculosis germs—but in this case the children are poster children obtained by the tuberculosis association to tell in pictures the value of health chores to the colored children of Minneapolis. The posters have been put up on the walls at Phyllis Wheatley House, 808 Bassett Place, in the campaign to teach colored children the same lessons in building for health that have been approved for health crusades among school children generally. They strike a new note, however, in featuring colored children to get the message across to both parents and children of the colored race, and are in harmony with the MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY cho To Be Sued large For $50,000 Last Year's Officer Made 1926 Grand Secretary of North Star Grand Lodge M. C. H. S. W. Williams For long a faithful and conscientious worker in the order, Mr. Williams at the election Friday was rewarded with the office of grand secretary of the North Star Grand Lodge. MASONS ELECT NEW OFFICERS MASONS ELECT NEW OFFICERS Rev. W. M. Storrs Preaches Annual Sermon to Order at Memorial Baptist Church. Opening Wednesday, June 23, the second annual communication of the North Star Grand Lodge, F. & A. A. Y. Masons, and the women's auxiliary, the Zenith Grand Court, Heroines of Jericho, closed Sunday, June 27, after a highly successful session. Meetings were held at Welcome hall, Farrington and St. Anthony avenues. A special program was held Wednesday evening for the opening session, at which S. W. Williams made the welcome address. Atty. Charles H. Winter of this city was one of the principal speakers of the evening. W. M. Cannon acted as master of ceremonies. At the election of officers Friday the results were as follows: R. J Simmons, Duluth, Grand Master; J. M. Polk, Minneapolis, deputy grand master; Rev. W. W. M. Storr, Fergus Falls, senior warden; W. O. Johnson, St. Paul, junior warden; W. S. Williams, St. Paul, grand secretary; Edward Robinson, St. Paul, grand treasurer; Rev. E. H. Patrick, St. Paul, grand chaplain; W. M. Cannon, St. Paul, chairman grand charity board; Homer Rowan, St. Paul, secretary grand charity board; Mrs. May M. Simmons, Duluth, grand matron; Mrs. A. Boyse, Minneapolis, deputy grand matron; Mrs. Mayme Cornelius, Minneapolis, senior grand matron; Miss Blanche Parker, Minneapolis, secretary; Mrs. S. W. Will- ried On With Colored Children We Have No Fireworks But a Red Hot Time For the celebration of Independence day the Trustees of Ames Lodge No. 106 are giving a grand patriotic dance Monday evening, July 5th, at Elks' Hall, Sixth and Lyndale Ave. No. The trustees have selected an experienced committee with J. Ed Steward as chairman, to care for their patrons and assist them to have a hot time in the old town that night. tuberculosis association's effort to fight disease by training youngsters in health chores. Motion pictures in which colored children "play the game" for health at preventoria are also being shown this summer by the tuberculosis association as a part of the special campaign of education on tuberculosis being made here in an effort to lower the high death rate from this disease among colored people in Minneapolis. AN OCCASIONAL swim in one of Minnesota's beautiful lakes during the hot weather will keep off "that lazy feeling." PRICE FIVE CENTS ATTORNEY PLANS $60,000 BUILDING; WILL BUILD SOON Lot at Corner Dale and Central Purchased as Site for 3-Story Apartment. Construction At Once O. J. Smith, Owner; Drug Store, Delicatessen, Office Space to Be Included. Attorney O. J. Smith, 328 Metropolitan Bank Bldg., has completed the purchase of the southeast corner lot at Dale street and West Central avenue and will build there the "Olander Apartments." Plans call for the removal of the two homes now standing on the property and the erection in its place of a $60,000 apartment building which will contain eight apartments, a drug store, a delicatessen shop and two doctors' offices. Building Plans. The building will be two stories with a full basement. A local architect has already completed the plans for the building. Each apartment will contain a living room, convertible into a sunroom; a dining room with a built-in buffet; a kitchenette containing a range furnished by the owner; a bedroom and a storage room. A general laundry room containing six laundry tubs and one electric washer will be a feature of the building plan. Local Pharmacist. A St. Paul man, a graduate of the college of Pharmacy of the University of Minnesota, will have charge of the drug store. The delicatessen shop will be connected with the drug store by swinging doors. Built-in booths and an indirect lighting system will feature the delicatessen. Two doctors' offices will be located on the first floor. Within 30 days construction work upon the apartment will begin. According to Mr. Smith, the building will be ready for occupancy early in the fall. REWARD GIVEN TO COLORED OFFICER Sheriff Who Killed Slayer of Fellow Officer Receives Land From Citizens. Pine Bluff, Ark., July 1.—A deed to 20 acres of Arkansas fertile land is the reward of William Collins, deputy sheriff of Jefferson county, who a few weeks ago shot and killed a man who had just slain Deputy Sheriff Vict. The deed to the land, which is located north of the Arkansas River, about 10 miles from here, was filed in the office of the Circuit Court Thursday. Money to buy the farm was raised by popular subscription in appreciation of Collin's courage. Collins is said to have received threats from friends of the victim as a result of his act in slaying the slayer of his fellow officer. FEDERAL AGENTS SWOOP DOWN ON LARGE STILL Dry agents uncovered the hidden spot of a large still Thursday afternoon, June 1, at 418 Rondo St. After a hard struggle with the well locked doors of a modern garage, the agents succeeded in entering and finding 300 gallons of cooked alcohol and 60 gallons ready for sale. The still was of a new, high-pressure type, unfamiliar to the agents. The persons who were seized were identified as Eugene Follings, 15-year-old boy, and William Otto Putts, who gave his residence as North St. Paul. LEWIS MADE SALESMAN Mr. Herman Lewis, 288 Rondo St., is representing the Berry Chevrolet Co., at Grand and Victoria St., as a salesman. The Berry Co. is an old established automobile dealer, and Mr. Lewis is in a position to offer the very best deals and terms to the automobile buyer. / ae NR a bee ie SRS ak nS ir ne Ree, ke Be ee ak be id ke a i So lg ire ‘ ha iar i Bf i Ft oe ese See A aly ct Sh Ye re a i i | "3 bi ee a Fc Og aay eo hg a Beta § Git Gait ered a Sa El 7 ace ema ed es isaac ot ee vee aaah OR ve ee Gas ena ne i ks 2 iis 0s een aes piers oe it hota ti yt a eo Tae Oa A eee ei eri arate ee a eee ead Gee Pot ft fy - — | | pes pe ae eo nee oe An Independent Negro Weekly Newspaper PUBLISHED BY THE ST. PAUL ECHO COMPANY 614 Court Block Telephone Cedar 1879 ‘St. Paul, Minnesota eae eee ea President and General Manager... CYRUS L. LEWIS Secretary-Treasurer ——nenenereeee BUGENE JACKSON, 2% TRALGOR na aneenennnnsennneneenennnenenenevvmeneeeeeeeennneneeereeeesneneereeeeeen WARL Duluth Representative. .Mrs, Wm. A. Porter, 1029 E, 3rd St., Duluth, Minn. Telephone Hemlock 1533 ———— SUBSCRIPTION RATES $2.00 Per Year $1.25 for Six Months 15 Cents for Three Menths ee Advertising rates furnished upon application. ee “Bntered as second class matter Nov. 7, 1925, at the post office at St. Paul, Minn., under the act of March 3, 1879” EE OE BS THE BROWNS HAVE IT BS THE BROWNS HAVE IT » ‘Those people who are constantly fighting the red flag, sym- bolized by the allegations of certain psychologists that the Negro is inferior to the white in mental capacity, will weleome a report of a study made upon school children in the grammar schools of Los Angeles, California. Tests given during the school year 1922-23 comparing all Negro children in five schools with white children representing fifteen schools indicated no appreciable difference in the two races. In the words of the report: “The group (examined) is perhaps fairly representative of the Negro elementary school population of Los Angeles.” Another statistical item whose effect is to refute the theory, advanced by some white people and by certain of those “white” Negroes who have erected an intra-racial color line, that the men- tal capacity of Negroes is directly proportional to their degree of white blood, comes from Hampton Institute. Dr. J. E. Gregg, principal of Hampton, has compiled a table showing the color variations of the best scholars (valedictorians and salutatorians) who have been graduated from the school in the years 1914-24, inclusive. In his report, Dr. Gregg said: “The scholastic records of these students, classified by color, show that. on the whole there is little difference between the color groups.. Such variations as are found seem, as has been said, quite as likely’ due to previous schooling, or lack of it, as to any other cause. It cannot be affirmed that any significant conclusion can be drawn as, to the influence of either white or Negro blood upon mentality.” The table shows that for the years used, there were six dark brown (there were no students listed as black) students who: ranked as valedictorians and salutatorians; six brown; six light brown, and three light. We do not argue that these compilations are any more sig- nificant than others might be. We say only that we believe that they are a representative cross-section of the condition which, all propaganda to the contrary, does actually exist; i. e., that there are some Negroes who have lower intellectual levels than some whites; that there are some Negroes who have higher intellectual levels than some whites; and that darker and lighter colored folks are endowed with average individual mentalities, and not with mental capacity in direct ratio to their color. CONCERNING TONGUE-WAGGING nen of any age can be more highly eommended for y than the colored woman of contemporary America. omen in this country at the present time has as much unate background to live down, and none has either mptations or the open barriers to face which are met sands of colored American women. Few women of any age can be more highly commended for moral bravery than the colored woman of contemporary America. ‘No class of women in this country at the present time has as much of an unfortunate background to live down, and none has either the subtle temptations or the open barriers to face which are met daily by thousands of colored American women. No one knows better than the colored man how successfully his wife, or mother, or sister, or sweetheart has met these obsta- cles to her good name. No one is more proud of her constant struggle and triumph than these men. No one respects her more deeply than her male fellows. And yet, by some queer freak of garrulousness overriding both commonsense and self-respect, it is this same colored male who often helps to tear down the wall of cleanness and utmost respectability which his sister has so painfully builded up. Such an activity in any place is enough to be condemned. Carried on where it materially undermines the respect accorded colored wom- en by white people—particularly white men—it is nothing short of damnable. Instances of this sort of situation are not hard to find. In dressing rooms of nearly any hotel where waiters, white cooks, bell-boys, ete., gather, there can be heard the personal stories, sometimes related in low tones, often told so that the whole group is introduced to the situation, which redound to the class dishonor of colored women. Dining cars are apt to furnish another exhibit of this kind during the period of “side work” when the colored and white portions of the crew have a few moments of social contact. _ That all colored women are not above reproach, as is the case with a certain percentage of any kind of women, is a truism. That colored men talking loosely about the minority group of question- able colored women can hurt the moral reputation of the whole group of their women far more grievously than white men under the same situation is equally a truism. Realizing this, men of the race should be more careful of the honor of their homes and of their restricted society than any other racial group in America. Such an attitude would do away completely with the evil of care- less talking about women. The mere mention of the treatment colored women have met, with in the South brings a choke of bitterness to the most deprav- ed Negro man, and a proud and dignified bearing to every’ Negro woman who need not face the conditions in that South of crucified memories. To some extent, the North has compensated for the southern states. There is here to a certain degree, freedom; to a certain degree, opportunity; to a certain degree, hope for a broad- er citizenship standing. 2 In the realization of these conditions, the Negro should begin with the cauterization of the cankers which are undermining his. strength and robbing him of unity. Of these none should be ear-| lier attacked than this moral issue of verbal as well as inner respect for colored womanhood. For each day, loose black tongues are wagging. And each day white hearers are being unfavorably impressed and goaded to experimentation. And each day, the casualties are the striving, overcoming, but harried colored women. A LESSON IN PHILOSOPHY He sat in the trolley car well toward the front, in a cross seat. His head was bare, and his hair had the gray shaggy appearance which one associates with hair which has not been combed or washed in weeks. Standing out at intervals all over his hair like fresh drops of dew were shining drops of water. In the aisle next his seat there was a package, and atop this package was a pair of shoes. All this we noticed as we strolled up the aisle to a seat somewhat behind his. Shortly, he began to shake his head, and, tugging at his neck, unbuttoned the collar of his shirt and pulled the tie he was wear- ing forcibly over his head so that a young woman who was sitting in the seat behind him received a sprinkling of the water which a moment before had been on his hair. Somewhat alarmed at this action, and recalling the shoes in the aisle, our first impulse was to tell him that a trolley car was not the proper, or at least the conventional place to disrobe. His activities ceased, however, and good impulse was restrained as curiosity was aroused. Together we got off the car, and with a distinct feeling of re- lief we noticed that he was wearing one pair of shoes.. As we walked in the same direction, he told how he had been at a lake, had seen a swimmer drowning, had attempted to effect a rescue, and had succeeded in holding the person up until the lifeguard had come, Just before he turned off, he said, “ Course, I lost a hat, but you can’t compare a hat with a life.” Like us, the majority of the people in that trolley had thought that the brown boy was either deranged or “queer.” And he had proved to be a life-saver with the personal philosophy which has perhaps saved the human ani mal from extinction—that the greatest sacrifice is not too great to spend in an attempt to save life! | President Coolidge has signed the mothers’ pension bill, pro- viding a $100,000 fund which will be used the first year to aid worthy mothers in the home care of children not over 16 years of age. This act will be a boon to Negro mothers who will certainly have a full quota among those who are deserving of aid because of the high moral obligations of motherhood which they have as- sumed. School attendance (mixed, if you please) in New York State for the year ended July, 1925, was 86.43 per cent of the total net enrollment, the highest ever reached in the State. In 1894, the year before the enactment of the compulsory education law, the corresponding percentage was 54.00. Moral: Just think what could happen in the educational worlds of Louisiana, Florida and their sister states, if compulsory educational laws were NON-DISCRIMINATORILY applied to those commonwealths. MRS. YOUNG RE-ELECTED FEDERATION PRESIDENT -——_———“cc—“i“<— I Sotiacatstonndor each gettin gist which a number of local speakers appeared was presented in addition to the regular round table meetings. ‘Th memorial service was a feat- ure of the Thursday afternoon pro- gram. Following this service a pil- grimage to the grave of the late Mrs. Susan B. Evans, former president of the federation, was held. Wednesday evening a chorus of twenty-five young people sang spir- ituals and several other musical numbers. Following this meeting a reception was held with the retiring officers in the receiving line. The local committee on arrange- ments for the meetings were: Mrs. Marie T. Coles, chairman; Mrs. Emma Watts and Mrs. Estelle Brad- ley. SIMPSON @ ‘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 West Exchange Street ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA Sales RENTALS Service Houses of all kinds Small Payments Down Equities Arranged Real Estate Notary Public FOR SALE &-Room Howse on Rondo St 5.000, $500 down payment. 9-Toom House on Rondo St. A bargain. $3,100. $600 down payment. Semi-Bungalow on Fuller St 36,800. House on Carrot St. $4,000. Down ‘Dayment $800. 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Phone DAle 8016 315 University Avenue Storage, Repairing and Reconditioned Care Negro Soldiers Attacked and Defended. In a chapter of his memoirs being published in the New York Herald Tribune, the Chicago Tribune and other dailies, General Robert Lec Bullard, a native of Youngsboro, Ala. bama, on June 9 charged that the Negro is inferior as a fighting man in the army. He charged in particu. lar that the Negro soldiers and Ne gro officers of the 92nd Division (2 part of the Second Army, which Gen- eral Bullard commanded) ran in the face of the enemy; that none of thelr white officers believed they would “ever be worth anything as soldiers,” and that “their Negro officers have an inadequate idea of what is expected of soldiers;” and “its division eom- manding general (white) is not very strong as a military man.” He makes the further wholesale charge that the French people objected to the pres- ence of this Division because it was a menace to French women, He concludes, “If you need combat sol- diers, and especially if you need them in a hurry, don’t put your time upon Negroes.” ‘The General's charges and allega- tions have been pointedly and ve- hemently refuted by several persons competent to speak from first hand knowledge of the facts, among them Congressman Hamilton Fish of New York, who commanded Negro troops in Franee, and Emmett J. Scott, who was special assistant to the Secretary of War during the World War. Cap- tain Fish says, “If this particular General,” (the 92nd Division com- manding general) as General Bullard sats, “was not up to his job, why did not General Bullard replace him? way is it that the four colored Amer- jean infantry regiments attached to ‘the French army fought valiantly and that three of these regiments had their flags decorated with the Croix de Guerre for gallantry on the field of battle? .... These four regi- ments received over 400 individual decorations for extraordinary hero- ism under fire, officially proving the gallant conduct of Negro troops in modern warfare. . . . They endured all the hardships without a murmur, slept in the cold and rain and faced death from high explosives, shrapnel, gas and machine guns with the same fortitude, loyalty and courage as the other American divistons. “The answer is that the 92nd Di- vision (Negro) in General Bullard’s Army never had a fair chance from the beginning. The men were lack- ing in training and the junior officers were inexperienced and not accus- tomed to command. Many of the sol- diers were recruits who had never seen a rifle in their lives, drafted from the cotton and corn fields less than two months before being order- ed to participate in a general offen- 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 UNIVERSITY AVE. ADVERTISERS | Mueller Moist Air Furnaces | abe Eo a ie ae es il - . SS ace : [. 11” 4-wheel brakes ‘of the Overland Whippet enable it to stop in 51 feet from a speed of 40 miles an hour. 4-wheel brakes are a luxury light car owners have not heretofore enjoyed. Come in and see this wonderful new-type car. America’s New-Type Light Car On Wednesday, June 30, more than 1,000 people passed through the salesroom of the Kramer Diethert Co,, 315 University Ave., to view the new Whippet, a European built car, which is a product of the Willys-Over- land Company. - sive. Some of the soldiers actually [went into battle without ever having fired a rifle... . “according to General Bullard’s own statement the 92nd Division was under his command only a few ‘weeks, yet he undertakes to condemn all Negro soldiers of cowardice and inefficiency because of the mishan- dling of the division under his com- mand... . If the attack of the 2nd Army failed, the blame should be placed elsewhere than in this Divi- ‘sion, When the First Army sueceed- ‘ed in its attack in September, 1918, there might have been ‘some reason to reproach the colored recruits, but in the November offensive before ‘Metz the blame rests largely upon poor leadership as there was plenty of time to re-organize the entire out- fit if it were deemed necessary. Gen- Bullard’s statement that ‘the Negro cannot stand bombardment’ is thus characterized: ‘Simply silly and shows that General Bullard does not know what he is talking about.’” Dr. Scott cites details about the courageous action of Negro troops in France in general and in particular the facts about the court martial of the five Negro officers of the 92nd Division mentioned in the General's memoirs, and states that the cases against the colored officers were re- viewed before a special commission assembled in Washington after the Armistice, and in each and every ease the men were acquitted and that charges of cowardice before the ene- my brought against certain high white officers were substantially sus- tained. He quotes General Pershing on the 92nd Division as follows: “I realize that you did not get into the game as early as some of the other units, but since you took over your first sector you have acquitted your- | ty _GLENWOOD | HARD COAL — | THREE PHONES | Garfield 7501—7502—7508 S. BRAND | Rice and University = Ee. ake an a. Be selves with credit, and I believe that if the Armistice had not become ef- fective on the 11th day of November, the 92nd would have still further dis- tinguished itself. I commend the 92nd Division for its achtevements not only in the field, but on the rec- ord its men have made in their in- dividual conduet. The American pub- lie has every reason to be proud of the record made by the 92nd Divi- sion.” INFORMATION SERVICE, Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, June 27. ‘The taxing machinery of the coun- ty, city, State and Federal Govern- ments is now being worked overtime. “ NEED — 3 fe) Ma — re oa eee ys a fine thing to know where you can get cash when you need it. Our ser- vice is quick and confiden- tial. We have helped your | friends for years. Ask| them about the | | Local Loan Co. | 216 Exchange Bank Building | Slath & Minnesota Sts, Tel. Co 2417 ee ee ne ‘A. J. Scheiderbauer Geo. al University Electric Co. 439 University Avenue ELECTRIC WIRING and FIXTURES Old Houses Wiring a Specialty || Bus. Phone Elkhurst 4729. | Res. Phone Dale 1913. | CN pone pa eee ape ae ig 63 i a. | Society·Notes ST. PAUL NOTES Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Ingram, 890 Rice St., entertained at dinner Tuesday in honor of Mrs. Charles Saunders of St. Louis, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Johnson entertained at six o'clock dinner Sunday, June 27, at their beautiful home, 276 Rondo St. Covers were laid for ten. The out-of-town guests were Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Simmons and their daughter, Miss Edna May, from Duluth, Minn. Mr. Simmons is the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of York Rite Masons. Mrs. Simmons is Grand Matron of same. Miss Helen Patrick of Fergus Falls, Minn.; Mrs. Lillian Blackburn of Baltimore, Md.; Mr. Earl McGee, nephew of Mrs. Johnson, from Denver, Colo., and Mr. Albert Payne of Sullivan, Ind., were other out-of-town guests. A delicious nine-course dinner was served. All enjoyed a wonderful time. Mr. and Mrs. James Milton, 526 W. Central Ave., are leaving the 15th of July for Philadelphia where they will visit their nephew and his wife, Dr. and Mrs. Clarence Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Cheatham of Chicago, Ill., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Allen, 525 Aurora Ave. After spending a few days in St. Paul, Mrs. J. B. Crafton and her guests departed to their homes in Chicago, Mrs. Crafton and Mrs. Luke Turner were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Hill and Mrs. DeLyles and Miss Taylor of Kansas City, Mo., were guests of Mrs. Rose L. Davis. A fishing party was given for the visitors. The party consisted of Mrs. J. B. Crafton, Mrs. Luke Turner and daughter Clifford, Mrs. Edmund Hill, Mrs. De Lyles, Miss Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Bowen, Mr. and Mrs. Few, Mrs. Beulah Rogers and Mrs. Harvey, who were champion fishermen. Mrs. Rose L. Davis, Mrs. P. Caldwell, Dr. Lilian Lewis, Mrs. Lola Sizemore, Mrs. Jennie Lazenberry Young, Atty, Olander Smith, Mr. N. Evans and Mr. Butler completed the party. Four cars were used in the party. Miss De Quence Jordan returned home last Friday afternoon from Bethesda hospital and is doing very well at present. Clarence Spurling, 296 Chesnut, left Wednesday for Fort Worth, Waco and Calvert, Texas, to visit relatives. Mr. Beverly Holliman of Duluth was a visitor in the Twin Cities last week. The marriage of Miss Carrie Ellis to Dr. Elmer Morris was solemnized Sunday morning, June 27, at St. Phillips church in the midst of relatives and friends. Rev. A. H. Lealtad performed the ceremony. Several out-of-town guests were present. The Carnation club was entertained Saturday evening by Mrs. Gertrude Willis, 1460 Sherburne Ave. Mrs. Josephine Hall of Chicago, Ill., and Mrs. Aimee Hall were guests of the club. An appetizing luncheon was served by the hostess. Mrs. Geraldine Pickett returned from Chicago Wednesday evening after a pleasant visit with friends. The Cameo Club entertained about forty members of the Twin Cities younger set at a Pow Wow, Friday evening, June 25, 1926, at the beautiful country home of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Wright on Rockford Road, Robbinsdale, Minn. The party met at the home of the Misses Martha and Esther Bradley, 934 St. Anthony Ave., at 8:30 p. m., and went from there to Robbinsdale in Goins' truck and eight cars. The fun consisted of dancing, a weiner roast and ukuleles. Chaperoning the party were the Misses Helen Hudson, Clara Combs, Mrs. Annabelle Holiday, Messrs. Earl Clendonon and Smith. Thanks to the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Wright, the kindness of friends who donated their cars and the efforts of the chaperones, the occasion was a huge success. Roy Wilkins, city editor of the Kansas City Call, will arrive in the city July 6, to spend his vacation with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Williams, 906 Gaultier St. Albert M. Butler passed the Dental State Board Examination Wednesday, June 30. Mrs. Josephine Hall, who was the house guest of Mrs. Aimee Hall, 725 Sherburne Ave., returned to her home in Chicago Tuesday evening after a very pleasant visit. On Monday evening the Terpsichorean club entertained at the home of Mrs. Aimee Hall in honor of Mrs. Josephine Hall of Chicago. About twenty-five guests were present. Dancing and cards were features of the occasion. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Johnson and children, 95 Edmund St., have moved to their summer home at Johns nn on Island Beach, Lake Carnellian, Stillwater, Minnesota. Mr. Curtis Raymond left Thursday for his home in Jacksonville, Ill., where he was called on account of MINNEAPOLIS NOTES Mrs. J. W. Bright of 2808 10th Ave. So. has arrived home from Mexico, Mo., where she attended the funeral of her niece, Miss Elizabeth Mitchell. Word has been received that Misses Mary and Eudora Marshall of 711 E. River Road will return to the city this week. They were called home a few weeks ago by the illness and death of their father at Atkin Minn. He was an outstanding business man and very prominent in the town where he resided. His death is death is considered a heavy loss. Their many friends extend sympathy to the young ladies, who are popular in social affairs of the cities' young people. They have just completed their sophomore year at the University of Minnesota. Rev. H. C. Claybrooke has been confined to his home for the past week with neuritis. Mrs. Evelyn Keyes left Wednesday evening for an extended visit in Kansas City, Chicago, St. Louis and Dallas, Texas. Mr. Keesee is confined in the General hospital, where he is to undergo go an operation on his foot. PHYLLIS WHEATLEY HOUSE The Auxiliary plenic Tuesday at Glenwood brought out a good sized crowd of forks for the day. The girls and boys had a good time playing ball—ask Reverend Burton if we didn't. The girls drove out to Lake Carneilia (5 miles south of Stillwater) last Friday evening, spent the night and all day Saturday. It was such fun to cook our own meals, pick flowers and visit nearby farms. Mrs. W. F. McKenzie was good enough to donate her car for the outing. The Fourth of July track meet for Phyllis Wheatley House was held on Summer Field Friday afternoon at 5 p. m. The men lost in a diamond ball game to Minneapolis at the Episcopal picnic. These two teams meet again at Chicago Field (40th and Chicago) Saturday at 6:30 p. m. Come out and see a good game. The play, "Hearts of Men," given under the auspices of Naomi Temple, was well attended Tuesday evening. The Junior Girls lost to Washington Neighborhood House Tuesday on Summer Field. The final score was 19-12. Our girls piled up 10 runs in the last inning. The largest library in the world is the National library at Paris. The Congressional library at Washington is second largest. France is talking peace, while actually engaged in war. Miss Florence Robinson , 447 Charles St., left for Chicago to be the guest of Miss Thelma Johnson, 425 E. 50th St., over the week-end. One of the prettiest and most unique affairs of the season was the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Williams, celebrated last Tuesday evening at Memorial Baptist church. Preceding the ceremony, Mr. Sandy Ecklund, tenor, accompanied by Miss T. C. Williams, sang "Thou Art Mine." Mrs. L. W. Pleasant played the wedding march while the bride and groom marched down the aisle. The bride was beautifully gowned in old rose satin and carried a large bouquet of peonies. A short program followed the ceremony. Mr. Ecklund, who is a student of McPhall School, rendered several vocal selections. Miss Eula Belle Moore gave a reading which was enjoyed by all. Mrs. Margaret Park Grissom gave a vocal number, in her usual charming manner. A two-course luncheon was served in the church parlors. The bride and groom were the recipients of many beautiful and useful gifts. 550 St. Anthony Ave., 2 baths, gas, electric, hardwood, $3,750; $350 cash, balance less than rent. Fred D. McCracken Real Estate—Renting—Insurance Cedar $190 Newton Building Res. Humboldt $190 FOR SALARY LOANS SEE ANDREW A. MURPHY 512 Builders Exchange Bldg. On 1095 --- WELCOME HALL NOTES The Community Neighborhood club and friends enjoyed an outing Wednesday at Phalen Park. This is the club's first picnic. They will adjourn their meetings for the summer. It isn't too late for boys and girls who have not enrolled for the Community Daily Vacation Bible School, to do so. Keep in mind the closing exercises of the school Friday, July 23. We expect this to be the best year the school has ever had. The teachers are Mrs. Anna Cook, Miss Edith Gillard, Miss Ruth Brown and Mrs. G. W. Camp. Y. W. C. A. NOTES Members of the Y. W. C. A. and friends are to have their first annual picnic at Phalen Park, Wednesday, July 14. There will be races and games of various kinds for old and young. One feature of the afternoon will be a baseball game between two of the Girl Reserve clubs. The girls are busy raising conference money. We hope to send several delegates to the Y. W. C. A. Community Conference, Frankfort, Kentucky. BISMARCK NEWS Ed Springs, Freshman at the local high school, was unable to represent the team in the school conference held in Grand Forks this year because of injuries received during track practice. Ed, who excelled in track and field, was also a good high jumper, did, however, accompany the city band to the conference. The Choreed Giants were defeated in their games with the locals by scores of 8-5 and with nine wins were wounded and displayed. A large crowd was in attendance despite the intense heat. The team confined to her cell for four months, according to attending officials who attribute a bad case to contagion, which tended to be very contagious, thus was the cause of her prolonged isolation. The Dixie Jazz Boys returned from Michigan to again demand for local functions. Mr. and Mrs. Garrison, their grandson, Huster Hutton; daughter-in-law, Hester Hutton; daughter-in-law, Lyle and Earl, and his niece, Era Bell Thompson, had an enjoyable picnic out of Harmon, seven miles north of Manhasset, where the pie was smashed and the cake was stepped on the coffee was still cold and the oranges were soft and warm, but the pie was still warm and the grry group. The Custer Memorial services at old Fort Abraham Lincoln and the Shriner ceremonies at Memorial were also a part of the day's outing. Mr. S. C. Thompson of Mandan re- noon, where he finished his ninth an- nual session as cook for the Holiness Budde Entertainers" passed through here the early part of the week on their Dak. to fill a musical engagement. Mrs. Spriggs might well be called a maid, for she forges a week anyway, as she justly presses herself to be all stuck up with varnish and plaster which seems to cling to her scalp. She proved that, in the day which they were aimed. Yes, she is having her home remodeled again. The day before, she was on a most day of the year for Biancarack, and even warmer for Mandan, but then, every one knows Mandan is a red hot town. She recalls the condition, experienced in the land of the activity; officially referred to as the dark continent. The Tile Tilman Hutton has a pink eye and a blue bicycle. Both are getting along nicely. The St. Paul Echo maintains a branch office at The Economy Market, 902 6th Ave. Minneapolis. For the convenience of readers living on the North Side, any business for the Echo can be transacted with Mrs. Cabbell at the Economy Market, Hyland 0436. Bertha Smith Dressmaking & Designing Art Needle Work Dale 8623 423 Rondo St. E. N. Martin L. R. Blair And You Are Next All the Time Saintary Consortial Parlor 329 NO. DALE STREET Manicurist St. Paul, Minn. Rooling and Gutter Work ALL WORK GUARANTEED At a Reasonable Price JOHN OBERSCHMID & CO. 314 Cathedral Place Gar. 3287 Keystone Hotel Barber Shop Ladies' and Children's Hair Bobbing, 35c Men's Hair Cutting, 35c (A specialty) All Work Guaranteed Open 8 A.M. to 8 P.M. A. WYLIE, Prop. Dale 3601 379 Carroll Ave. Royal Lodge 159 U.B.F. Meets first Monday each month at Union Hall. Visiting members cor- dially inquired to attend. (Continued from page 1) to deprive the voters of all effective power over the social structure. They must be prepared to fight shoulder to shoulder with the other democratic forces for the direct primary and every other democratic institution, and they must be prepared to fight each and every special economic interest and political reactionary that is opposing the development of democratic institutions. "In other words, every issue but one may be subordinated to the interests of the colored people viewed in a large way. But there is one issue—and one only—that can never be subordinated, and that is political democracy itself. When the ballot is threatened or weakened or made ineffective, the foundation of all political action is undermined. And that is precisely the issue between the progressive and the reactionary. "The colored people can and should be non-partisan to every other issue. They cannot be non-partisan to the issue of popular government." Mrs. Jennie Young, Mrs. Carrie Lindsey and Mrs. Bettie Jones, who were married in 1925, and Mrs. Porter, E. Third St., returned to St. Paul Monday morning after a very long stay in Duluth. The ladies were the inspiration of many social courtesies. Among the presents received by the bishop were the Eugene Watts, was two tons of coal. Mrs. Walter Covington has returned from the Southland and is looking afresh. Rev. Beasley, who was a little indisposed upon his return from the Twin Cities, is now feeling quite well. MINNEAPOLIS WATCH REPAIRING Exclusively at a big SAVING Written Guarantee With All Repairs Mainspring 50c MINNEAPOLIS ADVERTISERS All Other Repairs Half Price Our 2nd floor location is the reason Room 211 Lumber Exchange PERRY'S Watch Hospital Grand Patric Given by Trustees of Am At Elks' Hall Sith & Lyndale Ave. North WE CORDIALLY INVITE IN THE CELEBRATION GLORIOUS INDIE FLOOR—Joe Levy, Harry Moss, RECEPTION—L. Tichner, J. E. Sis- let B. Rowe, TRUSTEES—Wm. Hammley, REFRESHMENTS—P. CHECKROOM—I. P. Golne, Wirt BOARD—Glesner Fowler, G. G. Talmadge B. Carey, Exalted Rule Music furnished by Clare Admission Phone—South 7954 W. SQUIR Funeral 502 E. 24th Street WE CORDIALLY INVITE THE PUBLIC TO JOIN US IN THE CELEBRATION OF THIS GREAT AND GLORIOUS INDEPENDENCE DAY FLOOR—Joe Levy, Harry Moss, C. Cockrell, Clarence McCullough. RECEPTION—L. Tichner, J. E. Sizer, J. P. Durden, George Hall, Hamlet B. Rowe, TRUSTEES—Wm. R. Morris, G. G. Brooks, W. W. Humphrey, DEFENSEMAN—T. The Daughter, Ruth Walker. CHECKROOM—I. F. Goins, Wirth Jones, A. McDonald, TRUSTEE BOARD—Glesner Fowler, G. G. Brooks, J. Ed. Steward, chairman; Talmadge B. Carey, Exalted Ruler Ex. Music furnished by Clarence Johnson's Orchestra Admission 50 Cents Free Delivery to All Parts of City Economy Market 902 6th Ave. No., Minneapolis GROCERIES Poultry and Meats Hyland 0486 McDUFF WOODARD, Prop. MILTON SHANKS General Contractor and Builder Will Finance the Construction of Your Home on Your Lot Phone—Locust 2449 8712 4th Ave. So. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Patronize Our Advertizers DULUTH NOTES Art Needs Support. "The Negro artist must have freedom to wander where he will, portray what he will, interpret whatever he may see according to the great canons of beauty which the world through long experience has laid down. "Next to this, the artist must have support. The American Negro as a race and in accordance with his numbers does not read books, does not support periodicals, does not buy pictures. All this we must learn to do. We ought to have four or five magazines with a circulation of a hundred thousand each; our weekly newspapers ought to be quadruple in circulation; we ought to have a half dozen dailies; and above all, twelve million people ought regularly to buy two million books a year, and drawings and paintings and musical compositions in proportion. Only in this way can we give to the world a new Negro American art. "Such an art being free and having adequate support has an astonishingly fertile field before it—tragedy such as the modern world has seldom surpassed, comedy of exquisite depth and appeal, new and unusual beauty in contrast, color and tone. The age of Pericles and the 15th Century had scarcely finer appeal to gifted souls." People in love are not happy, but they always think they are going to be. Being in love is a delirious process of gathering together all imagined happiness, and believing that some other human being is the sum of them. You will be happy when you get it. The conclusion is almost mathematical. Millions of young people arrive at it, just as we did. When we were married we would be happy ever after. The number of persons who are not happy, though married, should have suggested to us that there was a flaw somewhere in our reasoning. But it didn't.—Rose Wilder Lane, in Hearst's International-Cosmopolitan. The catch of the sealing fleet out of St. Johns, Newfoundland, this season, totalled 293,943 seals, as compared with 125,240 last season. This is a world of ups and downs, but mostly downs. ADVERTISERS FOR SALE $1,700, Easy Terms, New 4- Room Bungalow. FOR RENT Two nice, desirable residences, near Nicollet, on E. 25th St. Rent reasonable. Both modern except heat. McDEW Atlantic 0621 Locust 5265 Briotic Dance at the Lodge No. 106 Monday Eve., July 5th THE PUBLIC TO JOIN US IN OF THIS GREAT AND DEPENDENCE DAY C. Cockrell, Clarence McCullough. M. J. D Durden, George Hall, Ham. M. Morris, G. G. Brooks, W. W. Ed Thomas, Daughter Ruth Walker. A. Jones, A. McDonald. TRUSTEE Brooks, J. Ed. Steward, chairman; Ex. Prince Johnson's Orchestra at 50 Cents Established 1905 RE NEAL Director Don't let that lot stand idle! If it isn't clear, I'll pay balance, finance and build for you PAY LIKE RENT. F. Peoples Real Estate and Home Building Company 334 E. 38th St. Minneapolis Colfax 2044 Carpenter and Builder REMODELING RESHINGLING PORCHES, GARAGES C.W. Butler—Phone Dupont 4526 3725 18th Avenue So. Minneapolis, Minn. Love vs. Delirium Minneapolis, Minn. Special Offering of High Grade Traveling Bags Well made extra heavy cow- hide or genuine walrus leath- er bags. Single and double handle styles. A bag that you will be proud to own. 18 and 20-inch sizes. Regular $25 to $27.50 values, $19 to $22 Luggage goods purchased at Garland's assures one of the utmost in quality, appearance and long use. Garland's prices are incommensurate with the quality. Destrable Charge Accounts Always Welcomed GARLAND LUGGAGE SHOP SIXTH AT CEDAR War of Independence A collector of bullets dating from the period of the Revolutionary war and prepared due a variety of uses has been recently added to the collections of the New York Historical society. One sect of historical interest established by the finding of these relics is the certain use of duum-dum bullets by the soldiers of both armies, contrary to the practice of war. Accumulations and recriminations have been common for a century and a half. It now appears that the soldiers of both armies displayed considerable ingenuity in preparing bullets in such a manner as to inflict jagged wounds, sometimes cutting them nearly in half and either twisting or beating them out of shape. Other bits of the lead designed for deadly use were diverted to pursuits far from the intention of their makers. Pounded square, with spots cut in the sides, they were used for dice through the long winters of inaction. Hammered into strips—long and narrow or short and broad—they served as lead pencils. Some of these were punctured and worn on a strip about the neck, anticipating later styles. Other bullets were cut in two and tied together to serve as cuff links, occasionally ornamented by laborious carving. Some of these bullets bear the marks of human teeth and recall those more inhuman days when flogging was a common punishment. Victims were tied to post or tree while the lash was applied to their bare backs. They were permitted at such times to hold a bullet between their teeth as an aid against crying out in weakness under the ordeal. Wine and Grape Juice The same wine grape juices that were formerly used in the manufacture of the best grade of domestic wines can now be procured in the sweet unfermented, unpasteurized form. Any one suffering from a general run-down system due to lack of iron and vitamins should order a keg today. Serve at every meal. Prices delivered to your door C. O. D. are as follows on Port type: 5-gallon keg . . . $10.00 10-gallon keg . . . 16.80 15-gallon keg . . . 23.50 30-gallon keg . . . 44.60 50-gallon keg . . . 64.75 Order a Keg Today MASONS ELECT OFFICERS AT ANNUAL SESSION The communication closed Sunday at Memorial Baptist church, Rice street at Fuller avenue, with the annual sermon preached by the Rev. Mr. W. M. Storrs of Fergus Falls, In the closing sermon Mr. Storrs stressed the need of maintaining a close financial system, and adhering to the high idealism which characterizes the organization. If we realize that God has a temple within each one of us, this question of religion will be made plain. Herman Lewis 288 Rondo St. Dale 5718 Representing Berry Chevrolet Co. 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V NEGRO FIGHTERS HAVE HELD ALL TITLES (Minneapolis Tribune, June 27) A perusal of the boxing guide brings to light the fact that Negro boxers have held all championships in the various classes, from bantamweight to heavyweight. They were as follows: Bantamweight, George Dixon; featherweight, George Dixon; lightweight, Joe Gans; welterweight, Joe Walcott; middleweight, Tiger Flowers; light heavyweight, Battling Ski; heavyweight, Jack Johnson. Dixon, one of the greatest little boxers the ring ever produced, would have enjoyed the unique distinction of holding three titles had the flyweight division been in vogue in his day. "Little Chocolate," as Dixon was fondly known by fistic admirers, seldom weighed more than 112 pounds when he fought as a bantam and feather. Boxing writers of the present time can rave about the fighting ability of Jimmy Wilde and the late Pancho Villa, but neither ranked in the same class with Dixon, who rated alongside of Terry McGovern as the two greatest fighters of their weight that ever drew on a glove. Gans was without doubt the greatest lightweight of all time. He was a master boxer along with possessing rare ring intelligence, combining these qualities with the punching power of a middleweight and the courage of a Battling Nelson. We doubt if the ring ever will produce another fighter of the ability of the late Joe Gans. Walcott was the peer of all welterweights. Although weighing 145 pounds and standing only five feet one and one-half inches, the Barbados Black fought middleweights, light heavies and heavies with varying success. In his prime, Joe was unbeatable at the welterweight limit. Tiger Flowers, present custodian of the middleweight championship, does not rate along with Walcott, Gans and Dixon as a fighter, but he is a good scraper as they go nowadays. Flowers is a pleasing boxer who punches well with both fists, but isn't a good taker, as Jack Delaney proved on two occasions. Jack Johnson was one of the greatest heavyweights of all time. At least, he will go down in pugilistic history as the best defensive boxer the ring ever produced. He packed a savage punch, too, and probably would have been credited with more knockouts had he not been so good natured, especially with white opponents. Johnson, when boxing Caucasian fighter, was rather careful not to cut loose too savagely for fear of arousing the animosity of white spectators. I believe he could have knocked out Jim Jeffries in six rounds had he so desired, but he stalled along with the former champion and made him look as good as possible until the wreck of a once great champion finally succumbed to nature and collapsed from exhaustion. Other great Negro heavyweights were Peter Jackson, Sam Langford, Joe Jeannette, Sam McVea and Har- WANT ADS Bring Results Classified Advertising Rates: All Classified Ads pay up in Advance. Three cents per word; minimum charge thirty cents. ROOM for two gentlemen; twin beds. Call Cedar 1879. 8-ROOM, modern house; 994 Iglehart. Information call Dale 3027. FOR RENT—Furnished room, strictly modern. 391 St. Albans St. Dale 9903. FOR RENT—Four-room flat, unfurnished. Colfax 6252. HOUSE for rent; furnished or un- furnished; oil burner heat. Call Dale 3918. STENOGRAPHER wishes work after office hours, bookkeeping and typ- ing. Drexel 0977. WANTED—20 bench molders. Apply St. Paul Urban League. 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Ghosts and goblins and all sorts of evil omens ever have been associated with the appearance of fox fire and will-o-the-wisps. There long has been a difference of opinion regarding the cause of fox fire, but now it is generally conceded to be due to a living fungus growth which permeates decaying vegetable matter and which possesses the power of emitting waves of light. No sensible heat waves are thrown out, and in this respect fox fire resembles the light emitted by fireflies and glowworms. Many a ghost might have been traced to its lair had the origin of phosphorescence been understood better, especially in the countries where the will-o-the-wisps are reputed to be of frequent occurrence. Poisonous Root Made Available for Food Farinha, a bread made from a poisonous root, the mandioca, is the staff of life of the wild Indians of interior Brazil and also of the Brazilians. The mandioca root, which resembles somewhat the parsnip, is poisonous, but the natives know how to pull its "fangs." Each Indian family in the Amazon basin has a section of tree trunk made slightly concave on one side. This shallow trough is studded with pieces of flint or with large fish teeth set in the pitch-surfaced board. The women shred the mandioca root on this primitive grater, and pack the white fuff resulting in long woven mat tubes. After soaking the tubes in the water the contents are suspended from a tree limb to drain and pressure is applied to them on the principle of the tourniquet. This operation, which washes out the poison, must be repeated several times before the farinha can be used as a coarse flour for bread. For convenience in transportation the farinha is made into cakes a half-inch thick and a foot in diameter. It requires strong teeth to bite a piece out of one of them and eat it, according to white men who have tried it. The food is wholesome and nutritious, but rather tasteless. Riding a Camel The geographies do right to call the camel the "ship of the desert." He is, indeed, like a ship that pitches, tosses and rolls, all at the same time, in a storm. A little skeleton "howdah" is put on his back, while his master leashes him by a long rope. The unfortunate passenger sits cross-legged on top of the camel's very bony backbone and endeavors to adapt himself to the rolling, pitching movement. It makes many persons seasick. The camel has a mean disposition, and is always trying to quarrel with the other camels in the party, bliting and kicking them, grunting and making a general nonsense of himself. Wild potatoes in Chile grew about as big as hazel nuts. ry Wills. Langford, when in his prime, weighed about 175 pounds and was invincible at that figure. Battling Siki probably would have been one of the best light heavies of all time if he had taken the game more seriously. The Singular Senegalese had remarkable boxing skill and natural fighting and punching ability, but took his profession in pretty much the same manner that Rube Waddell took baseball. The whole thing was a joke with Siki, yet he was good enough to knock out Georges Carpentier. Other Negroes, who were brilliant performers, were Young Peter Jackson, Jack Blackburn, Rufe Turner, Larry Temple, Frank Childs, Bobby Dobbs, Bob Armstrong and Jeff Clark. WELL GIVES UP GIRLS WIN FIGHT LOST MAIL SACK FOR USE OF POOL Stolen Government Property Containing 1,000 Pieces of Mail Discovered. (Preston News Service) Smithfield, N. C., July 1.—The cleaning out of a well in Belmont, partially cleared up a mystery that has gone unsolved since last fall. Last fall, a mail bag was stolen at the station here, and all efforts to locate it had proven futile. W. L. McMillan, a well known, reliable man, found the missing sack Saturday in the bottom of his well. For some time, McMillan states, the water in his well had been bad. It had caused his family to be sick and they stopped drinking it. Last Saturday he decided to clean the well out in an effort to find out what was causing the water to be bad, and found the mail pouch. It had been weighted down with several brick, and when McMillan saw the sack sticking up in the mud at the bottom of the well, he thought it was a man's shirt. He fully expected to find a dead man. The sack was carried to the postmaster, Mrs. Sarah A. Lunceford, and over a thousand pieces of first-class mail were brought to light. World Is "Thin Shell" "It is wholesome for proud man to look upward on a bright day at some pretty cirus cloud, to consider that it is composed of ice spicules, that it floats in arctic cold, that it signalizes to us what hothouse creatures we are. If the roof of air were removed we should all be frozen to death in a moment. Just above the roof is deadly cold, and just below the crust of earth is deadly heat. Only within the thin shell that separates these two regions can the human race strut about and congratulate itself on its great powers."—Henshaw Ward, in "The Whirlpools of the Weather," in Harper's Magazine. The Mad Book Why doesn't somebody write a mad book, dedicated "to all the poor people who have lost their tempers and don't know where to find them?" A few suggested chapters: To have your feet stepped on. To have a conductor abuse you before a carful of people. To have a cross voice on the telephone tell you you to "Butt off the line." To see what you want on the counter and have a clerk tell you: "We don't keep it." To ask for the Mad Book and have a clerk say, "It's never been published." The Agile Pianist In playing Chopin's Etude in E Minor the pianist has to interpret 3,950 musical signs in two and one-half minutes. That means that his eye has to catch correctly and his brain to comprehend clearly more than 1,500 signs a minute, and his fingers have to execute accurately more than 2,000 movements a minute. Since it requires at least a tenth of a second to recognize a letter of print, the musician must have marvelously quick mentality and muscles to perceive and understand his more complicated typographical characters and to translate them into manual motion at such a rate.—Collier's Magazine. Doing right is much easier than doing wrong, and it brings to the one practicing it genuine satisfaction. Cosbys' DeLuxe Auto and Taxi Service 7 Passenger Sedan The Lowest Meter Rates in the City Extra Passengers Free SPECIAL RATES FOR SIGHT- SEEING, FISHING PARTIES AND FUNERALS 587 Rondo Street Dale 1966 ST. PAUL ECHO GIRLS WIN FIGHT FOR USE OF POOL Privilege First Denied, Now Given by Executive Board of Y. W. C. A. (N. A. A. C. P. Press Service) New York, June 29.—The New Bedford, Massachusetts, Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has established the right of colored girls to use the Y. W. C. A. swimming pool in that city, according to reports received by the National Office of the N. A. A. C. P. The vote of the Y. W. C. A., according the swimming pool rights to colored girls, was taken after a conference requested by Mrs. Joseph S. Webster, Secretary of the New Bedford N. A. A. C. P. It was voted that: "The Board of the Y. W. C. A. wishes to go on record and states that there will be no discrimination in race, creed, or color, as long as girls and women strive to uphold the purpose of this Association." The fight by the N. A. A. C. P. against the swimming pool discrimination was upheld by both the New Bedford Evening Standard and the New Bedford Times, local dailies. NEGRO TENNIS COURTS (Preston News Service) Columbus, Ohio, June 21.—The suggestion that a community tennis ground should be created at the Sinton playground, Mound and Carr streets, was taken under advisement by the Park Board Thursday. It was made by Will A. Reeves of the Community Service, who stated that this location would centralize tennis activities for Negroes. Members of the Board bill inspect the grounds before making final decision in the matter. MRS. OLLIE CARR THANKS FRIENDS (Continued from page 1) that he was so palpably guilty that he dared not come into court. Would an innocent man "passively" submit to being branded an adulterer and a bigamist, and consent to the taking of a one-half interest in his property and pay alimony and $200.00 to my attorneys merely because he "didn't wish to be annoyed?" Mr. Carr says he is waiting for God's verdict. He should do so with fear and trembling, for "God is not mocked; whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap." 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