St. Paul Echo

Saturday, September 4, 1926

St. Paul, Minnesota

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ONE MORE September is here, and one more summer is nearly gone. Those afflicted with hay fever are not lamenting the change. VOL.1, NO.44 COLUMBUS BOY MISSES DEATH AS STAY GIVEN Electrocution Halts as Writ From Governor Comes Allowing Two More Weeks. Elks Work For Youth Warden Refuses to Recognize Writ; Judge Silbert Lends All Help Possible. Columbus, O., Sept. 3.—The fight to have the life of Emmanuel Ross, 18, who escaped the electric chair by inches last Friday night, went back to Cuyahoga county Saturday with the filing of a writ to set aside the conviction. A complete rehearing of Ross' case has been asked by Alexander H. Martin and Mrs. Louise Pridgeon, his attorneys, who declare he was robbed of his constitutional rights by never being brought before juvenile court. Stay Granted A two-weeks stay of execution was granted late Friday by Gov. Donahey after Common Pleas Judge Samuel H. Silbert issued a writ of habeas corpus which he himself admitted meant little. Formal notice of the stay was served at the penitentiary a few minutes before 9 P. M., when the electrocution was to have taken place. Gov.' A. V. Donahey and the state clementey board refused to commute Ross' sentencee Wednesday, despite petitions from the State Federation of Colored Women's Clubs. Elks Aid Early Friday, Martin and Mrs. Pridgeon got busy, aided by delegates from the colored Elks, in convention here. They sought to save Ross by a habeas corpus writ, but could not find Judge McMahon or of the appellate judges and lacked time to go to the state supreme court. Judge Silbert was appealed to. He did not know what power he had over the penitentiary warden, but issued a temporary writ in the hope it might have some effect. Writ Overlooked Notice was sent to Warden Thomas by wire. He refused to recognize the writ. Mrs. Pridgeon and a delegation of the colored Elks, headed by Assistant United States Attorney General Perry W. Howard, started to Columbus to see Donahey but missed their train. Judge Silbert called James Huffman, Donahey's secretary. Huffman said Donahey was at Indian Lake O., but he might be able to get a reprieve for Ross if Silbert would wire a recommendation. This Silbert did, and Huffman finally reached Donahey, who gave Ross until (Continued on page 2) RACE INTEGRITY LAW GETS TEST Virginia Woman, Husband Arrested for Alleged Violation of Measure. Harrisonburg, Va.—The new racial-integrity law which forbids the marriage of any person said to have a trace of colored blood in their veins to a white person, which was passed in this state after much controversy over the likelihood of it affecting many of the so-called leading whites of Virginia, came up for its first test here last week. Mrs. Mary Grove Dove and her husband, William Dove, were arrested for violation of the racial-integrity law on the complaint of Grove's brother, Charles. The brother charged that Mrs. Dove was colored and that William had gone to Maryland to marry her after license were refused in Virginia. After a hearing of the case before a Rockingham county Grand Jury, William was lodged in jail and his wife released on a $500 bond. Charles was known to have had some trouble with his brother over the property which he is now occupying with his wife. The St. Paul Echo Minn Historical Society Minn Historical Bldg St Paul Minn Local Girl Returns From Europe After Brilliant Stage Success Virginia White Press Denounces Brutal Wythe County Lynching Current Messenger Has Article by St. Paulite Frank Boyd, 443 Mackubin street, writes an article in the September issue of The Messenger magazine on "Previous Struggles to Organize." Mr. Boyd, who has been personally connected with every attempt made to date to organize the Pullman porters, gives out of his own experience some of the early efforts of the men to form an organization to demand a living wage. Among other interesting commentaries, Mr. Boyd said, "When I entered the Pullman service as a porter, March 15, 1907 . . . our pay was $25 perhaps . . . ." In an early issue of the magazine, Mr. Boyd will have another article dealing with the same subject. THROW OUT SUIT AGAINSTPULLMAN THROW OUT SUIT AGAINSTPULLMAN Refusal to Furnish Accommoda fice of Grand Daughter Ruler crimination Not Used. (Preston News Service) Washington, Sept. 3.—Recommendation that the Interstate Commerce Commission dismiss the complaint of J. P. Hayden, lawyer of Chicago, who sought $25,000 damages against the Pullman Company for alleged failure to furnish him Pullman accommodations, was made Friday by Burton Fuller, commission examiner. Hayden said he purchased a ticket for Chicago at Atlanta two years ago, but when he asked for a Pullman ticket was ordered away from the window. The agent denied he had ever refused Pullman accommodations to a Negro, and the examiner held that Hayden's allegation was not sustained. He added that the Pullman Company's practices in this respect "generally are not shown to be unjustly discriminatory." OFFICERS OF AMES LODGE HOLDING GRAND MARCH There will be no labor upon your part to attend the grand celebration of the Labor Day dance given by the officers of Ames Lodge No. 106, Minneapolis Elks, at Elks' Hall, Sixth and Lyndale, Monday evening, September 6. The officers are going through a great amount of labor in a pleasant way to see that their patrons will have an enjoyable time. At twelve o'clock, midnight, there will be a grand march for the purpose of reviewing the returned delegates from the 27th annual convention held at Cleveland, Ohio, August 22 to 28. Joe Levy and Ed. Boyd were delegates to the convention. Disgrace, Outrage, Key to Attitude of State Toward Burning Torture Meted to Victim by Mob. (N. A. A. C. P. Press Service) Although there is little prospect of anything but a superficial investigation of the recent lynching in Wythe County, Virginia, in which the mob stormed the jail and brutally murdered an imprisoned man, newspapers of the state have been emphatic in their denunciation of the outrage. The N. A. A. C. P. has received clippings from a number of the leading newspapers in which strong statements are made. The Richmond News Leader in an editorial headed "A Dark Disgrace to Virginia," declared: "A drunken mob of savages on a South Sea Island could not have been more brutal. Russian 'reds' in the maddest frenzy of their irreligious revolution would have hesitated at such cruelty. Done in the name of 'white supremacy,' this crime dis- (Continued on page 3) ST. PAUL-MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1926 Aurelia Wheeldin, Well Known in Community, Recounts Foreign Experiences; Will Go Back to Europe. You girls who love to dance and who have sorrowable deployed certain unmistakable physical drawbacks before the secret mirrors in your boudours— You nimble-footed maids who have sighed for careers upon the stage, with success and trips to Europe— You embryo Pavlowas who are seeking only a chance to display your terpsichorean prowess—meet here with a local girl whose story is even as your aspirations; a girl who has grown up even as you within the environs of this middle-western town and who has just completed a brilliant period upon the stage in Europe. Miss Aurelia Wheeldin, 682 Carroll Ave., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Wheeldin, is the heroine of the story. Left for New York. In October, 1924, Miss Wheeldin left St. Paul for New York City, where she had been offered a position. At the time that she left home, Miss Wheeldin had no es- pecial desire to go upon the stage, nor any intention of doing so. She intended merely to make her ```markdown ``` merely to make her home in New York. Having accepted a position with a theatrical company as secretary to the group, she sailed for Europe with the company the last part of October. Begins to Dance. In Paris, where the "Tea for Two Girls" had a contract for six months at the newly opened and justly famous Moulin Rouge, Miss Wheeldin was asked by the manager of the company to accept a dancing part which she consented to do. There were at that time nine girls and one man in the company. "Just to keep busy," said Miss Wheeldin with a smile, "I not only danced, but continued to handle the heavy secretarial work as well. Forms Team. "When the scheduled six months' contract engagement was ended, the captain of the company, Miss Emma Maitland of Virginia, and I, formed the team of Maitland and Wheelin and started a tour of Europe. "Italy, France, Belgium, Holland and Switzerland we covered, with repeated engagements in nearly every place. Several times we were entertained by royalty. "Just before leaving for home, we made a picture, "Theodore E Soclo," in Rome. We came by Paris and sailed directly for New York, reaching home August 11." When asked about the treatment accorded colored Americans in Europe, Miss Wheelin pointed out that (Continued on page 4) Men of St. James Obtain Carter to Speak Sunday As the featured speaker of Men's Day Services, Elmer A. Carter, executive secretary of the St. Paul branch of the Urban league, will give the address at the morning services at St. James A. M. E. church, Central avenue at Dale street, next Sunday morning. His subject is unannounced. At the evening services, Earl Wilkins, editor of The St. Paul Echo, will be the principal speaker. Last Sunday, at Women's Day services, Mrs. Sadie Warren gave the morning address, and Atty. L. O. Smith of Minneapolis spoke in the evening. Men's and Women's days at St. James are now an annual institution which attract much interest and great rivalry. FLORIDA INQUIRY INTO FLOGGINGS REMAINS SECRET Year and Half Sees More Than 50 Whippings Administered by Masked Mobs. Believe 2 More Dead White Calls Whippers "Hooded Cowards" in Address to Local Kiwians. Palatka, Fla., Sept. 3.—The inquiry into numerous whippings of white and black residents of this section was recessed Wednesday until next Tuesday, State's Attorney J. C. Adkins announced. The thirteenth witness examined in secrecy by Adkins was A. B. Baker, writer for the Palatka Daily News. It was believed Baker was asked to testify regarding the recent arraignment of Minnie "Teetsei" Pinckey, flogged colored woman. Two Others Killed. The woman's son and another man were killed when they were bringing her home after she had been shipped by a band of masked white men. More than 50 persons have been flogged by masked mobs in Putnam county in the last 18 months, according to evidence brought out in his investigation. Colonel Adkins declared in an address before the local Kiwanis club: Tactics Scored "When I hear white and Negro residents testify how they are being whipped, I wonder if I am in America," Adkins stated during his strong denunciation of the "hooded cowards." "I wonder if we have come to the point where we forget the principles of liberty and democracy." Many of the witnesses he had subpaena told him their lives had been threatened 24 hours before they testified if they dared reveal any details of their flogging, Adkins said. Already 28 men and women, white and Negroes, have testified they were whipped, Adkins said. Calls Floggers Cowards Calls Floggers Cowards They were whipped by contemptible cowards who have not the courage to show their faces," Adkins (Continued on page A) (Continued on page 4) WHITE TAKEN OFF PA. BOXING COM. Farrell, Former Inspector, Will Fill Vacancy Left by Colored Man. (Preston News Service) Harrisburg, Pa., Sept. 3.—Harry T. Farrell, Nantucket, was named by Governor Pinchot Wednesday to fill the vacancy on the state athletic commission caused by the removal last Tuesday night of Charles Fred White of Philadelphia. The new commissioner has been a boxing inspector and deputy commissioner, having been made deputy, Governor Pinchot said, in recognition of good work as inspector. He is 38 years old and a native of Wilkesbarre. "He was the only deputy boxing commissioner to be vested with the authority to name all officials for the fights held in his territory," the governor announcement said, "and was given that authority in order to enable him to break up the operations of a gambling ring. He handled all the preparations and details for the Latzo-Walker fight, the contest that resulted in giving Pennsylvania its first world's champion boxer." White was removed by the governor on the ground that he had failed to live up to a promise to cease discussing through the newspapers boxing questions at issue before the board. LABOR DAY MATINEE The Triangle Club of Corinthian Temple No. 132, will give their second annual matine dance at Union Hall, Kent and Aurora Ave., St. Paul, on Labor Day, Monday, September 6. Dancing will be from 3 to 7 p. m., and Stevens' Orchestra, with Sid Williams at the piano, will furnish the music. Carolina Democrat Uses Race Feeling To Promote Campaign Prominent Minneapolis Club, Fraternal and Business Man Returns E. A. Boyd Mr. Boyd has returned to Minneapolis from the 27th Annual Elks' Convention, held in Cleveland, Ohio, August 22 to 28. E. A. Boyd and Joe Levy were delegates from Minneapolis and took part in a parade that took two and a half hours to pass the reviewing stand. JO BAKER BIG PARIS SUCCESS Writer Grows Enthusiastic on Sketching Charm, Versatility of Actress. (N. A. A. C. P. Press Service) Writing on the current Folies-Bergere, in Paris, E. E. Cummings, in the September "Vanity Fair," asserts of Josephine Baker, a colored dancer and singer, that she is "the latest and most astounding development of the Parisian revue." "As a member of the Chocolate Dandies chorus," writes Mr. Cummings, "she resembled some tall, vital, incomparably fluid nightmare which crossed its eyes and warped its limbs in a purely earthly manner —some vision which opened new avenues of fear, which suggested nothing but itself and which, consequently, was stricly esthetic. It may seem preposterous that this terrifying nightmare should have become the most beautiful (and beautiful is what we mean) star of the Parisian stage. Yet such is the case." In the present spectacle Mr. Cummings describes Miss Baker's "get-up" as consisting of "a few bananas and not too much jewelry." He continues: "Herself is two perfectly fused things: an entirely beautiful body and a beautiful command of its entirety. Her voice (simultaneously uncoath and exquisite—luminous as only certain dark voices are luminous) is as distinctly a part of this body as are her gestures, which emanate a spontaneous or personal rigidity only to dissolve it in a premeditation at once liquid and racial." Argues Against World Court on False Grounds That It Will Contain Three Negro Officials as Judges. (Preston News Service) Columbia, S. C., Sept. 3.—An anti-World Court campaign, largely based on the statement that there are three Negro judges in that body, is being used by one aspirant for the United States Senate seat of Ellison D. Smith, who is seeking re-election. The man who makes the statement and the campaign is Edgar A. Brown, speaker of the State House of Representatives and former chairman of the State Democratic Committee. Oddly enough, Brown, as a member of the Platform Committee at the 1924 Democratic National Convention, helped draft a plank which characterized the Court and League of Nations as: "The supreme effort of the statesmanship and religious conviction of our time to organize the world for peace." Now he says: "Believing that with only one out of fourteen judges on the World Court (in fact there are eleven judg- (Continued on page 4) FINLEY WILSON SUCCEEDS SELF AS HEAD OF ELKS; BATES BEATS PACE HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1926 FINLEY WILSON SU HEAD OF ELKS; Minneapolis Physician Dies of Heart Trouble Dr. James Henry Redd, 3253 Aldrich avenue south, Minneapolis, died Sunday, August 29, at 3:35 a. m., at St. Mary's hospital. Officials at the hospital gave the cause of death as heart trouble. Dr. Redd had been unwell for a year. The last attack of his disease, which proved to be fatal, occurred about a month and a half ago, when he was taken to the hospital. Funeral services were held at Lakewood Chapel Tuesday morning, and the body was vaulted at Lakewood cemetery. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, 42 years ago, Dr. Redd received his professional training at Northwestern Medical school. He had practiced medicine in Minneapolis for approximately 17 years. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Inez Redd, and a daughter, Gwendolyn. WORK PROGRESSES ON DEVELOPMENT PROJECT Minesure-on-the-St. Croix, colored summer resort project, is in the hands of surveyors who are surveying and plotting off the ground Through its individual members, the development company has already received inquiries concerning the matter from all parts of the United States. The ushers' board of St. James A. M. E. church will hold a private picnic at Minesure on Labor Day, leaving the church at 11 a. m. WHITE TRANFERS After being in the postal service in the St. Paul office for nine years, Leonidas White has transferred to Philadelphia, Pa., where he took his first civil service examination in 1901, which entered him in the Railway Mail service. Mr. White put in three years in the third and four years in the ninth division and resigned in 1908. He came in the St. Paul postoffice as a clerk in 1917 and has maintained a high record and is well respected by his fellow workers. Although Mr. White will be stationed in the main office at Philadelphia, he will reside at 821 So. 8th St. Camden N. J. NOTICE Mrs. Mundell wishes to announce, for the benefit of her customers, that she will leave for St. Louis September 10 and will be gone about fifteen days. At Uses Race Promote Campaign Andrew (Rube) Foster Held to Be Insane Chicago.—Andrew Rube Foster, president of the Negro National Baseball League and owner of the Chicago American Giants, was adjudged insane yesterday and committed to the hospital. President Foster has been ill since last fall and it is thought that worry over his inability to be active in baseball has been a contributing cause of his mental breakdown. es and four deputies), three of them are Negroes, the balance of power is against America, I favor withdrawal from the World Court." Mr. Brown does not mention which three members of the court are Negroes, but it is understood he is appealing in the three-cornered race for the Democratic nomination to the anti-court following of Senator Blease. Former Senator Nathaniel B. Dial, whom Col. Blease defeated in 1924, is the third candidate for --- "THERE IS NO middle course," as the elevator man says. Either you have paid for The Echo or you have not . . . and time flies. PRICE FIVE CENTS CCEEDS SELF AS BATES BEATS PACE Mrs. Berry of Chicago Takes Office of Grand Daughter Ruler From Mrs. Williams. Re-Elections Dominate Order May Take Up Fight of Pullman Porters If Resolution Followed. (Preston News Service) Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 3.—Spirited battles for offices in the grand lodge of the Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World ran elections through until late last Friday night at Mount Zion Congregational temple. J. Finley Wilson of Washington again assumed the chair of grand exalted ruler, beginning his fifth consecutive term. Bates Wins. The hardest fight was between George W. Bates and Harry C. Pace, both of Newark, N. J., for grand secretary. After an hour's balloting, Pace conceded to Bates, who was elected by acclamation. Grand Treasurer James T. Carter of Richmond, Va., was re-elected, defeating T. Tiffany Tolliver of Roanoke, Va., and began his fifteenth consecutive term in that office. Houston Elected. Municipal Judge William C. Houston of Gary, Ind., was elected commissioner of education. Other newly elected officers were as follows: Dr. S. H. George, Paducah, KY., grand esteemed leading knight; Dr. Roland Johnson, Brooklyn, N. Y., grand esteemed lecturing knight; Cannal Payne, Washington, grand auditor; Grench Gillison, Hartford, Conn., grand tyler; Charles E. A. Starr, Denver, grand inner guard; William Turner, Wheeling, W. Va. grand equileu. Perry W. Howard, assistant United States attorney general of Washington, was reappointed grand legal adviser. Mrs. Berry to Office. Mrs. Ella V. Berry of Chicago won the office of grand daughter ruler over the former incumbent, Mrs. Laura Williams, of New York. With the election of officers concluded, following a gruelling campaign, the business sessions were closed. Wilson, grand exalted ruler, traced the growth of the order in his annual report. He showed how an average of 100 lodges a year had been added since 1922, and he described foreign expansion. Wilson was elected to office after his opponent, Magistrate Edward (Continued on page 2) TOURIST PARTY HAS BAD UPSET AT EAU CLAIRE Saturday morning at about 7 a.m., three miles east of Eau Claire, Wis., at Otter Creek, Mrs. Walter Dyer and party, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rilley of Dowagiac, Mich., Mrs. P. D. Arnett, Chicago, Miss Jane Leek, Gary, Indiana, in a Jewett sedan, turned over after clipping two poles on a sharp turn in the road. The party was en route to Minneapolis from Chicago. Mrs. Dyer was driving, traveling about 35 miles per hour. The party was severely bruised. Mrs. Rilley and Mrs. Arnett were seriously injured. After being attended in the hospital at Eau Claire, the party took the train to Minneapolis, leaving Mrs. Rilley and Mrs. Arnett in the hospital. Mr. Dyer and Mr. Rilley motored from Minneapolis on Monday evening to Eau Claire with Mr. Park Chavis and brought Mrs. Arnett and Mrs. Rilley to Minneapolis on Tuesday. ACTS AND BROADCASTS Hundreds of people tuned in and looked on Miss Ozzie Schauffner and Viola Lee at the Elks' Cabaret dance Thursday night, September 2, while they made a popular hit with the latest songs. Clarence Johnson's orchestra did its stuff with Clarence and his romping bass. Mr. Carl Wade was made a present of a telephone stand. Miss Schauffner is scheduled to broadcast the following numbers: "Tell 'Em Bout Me," "That's Why," "Bye Bye, Blackbird," "Sweet Southern Breeze," Wednesday at the Agricultural State Fair. ```markdown ``` ```markdown ``` "Entered as second class matter Nov. 7, 1925, at the post office at St. Paul, Minn., under the act of March 3, 1879" LURID PROPAGANDA developed to a high point at the crop out. In the matter of which deadly effect upon every new hat is insidious; sometimes it is if at least one of the local Susa a lurid example of it. Spread by the world over, this streamer is a yellow Men Buy White Girls in Oz, and why feminine vanity and grief is to first pamper and then sothearts." Only colored story which follows our sample of the type of treaties strangling to death of attaches a grotesque and sinister stance certain Orientals exercise over the West—with calamity as the feminine souls are bartered to human hearts." Pictures which accompanies the and Japanese dancing with white face" and claims to be "exposing "" Over bosh, of course. There is seriously if it were not spread, will never read it; but it is, a people who form the barrier to from a position enforced subordination type of reader, that story was because of that type of reader and pointless under ordinary history was directed at yellow-skirt we should realize it as a blight to our best interests to attest truly, we are all brothers under the yellow man is nearer the man the more closely allied, willy-nilly that can be done about a colorizing and labeling all such stains foul-smelling clap-trap which hurt whether directed pointedly. Propaganda, developed to a high point at the time of the war, continues to crop out. In the matter of race relations, it has been used with deadly effect upon every non-white people. Sometimes it is insidious; sometimes it is blatant. In the feature section of at least one of the local Sunday papers last week, there was a lurid example of it. Spread by a feature service which is used the world over, this streamer jumped out of the page: "How Yellow Men Buy White Girls in Our Big Cities TODAY. And why feminine vanity and greed lure lovemad orientals to first pamper and then strangle their western sweethearts." In the highly colored story which followed, the following quotation is a fair sample of the type of treatment used: "Behind the strangling to death of attractive Adelheid Brunges . . . lies a grotesque and sinister story of the hypnotic power which certain Orientals exercise over Occidental girls. . . It is a tale in which the popped calmness of the East meets the effervescence of the West—with calamity as the sequel. It is a tale in which feminine souls are bartered to the slant-eyed manipulators of human hearts." One of the pictures which accompanies the story and which shows Chinese and Japanese dancing with white girls is labeled "dance-hall menace" and claims to be "exposing one phase of the new 'yellow peril.'" It is all sheer bosh, of course. There is no reason why it should be taken seriously if it were not spread as widely as it is. Intelligent people will never read it; but it is, unfortunately, not the intelligent people who form the barrier to a people who are trying to rise from a position enforced subordination. To a certain type of reader, that story will make a strong appeal, and it is because of that type of reader that such propaganda, foolish and pointless under ordinary circumstances, is dangerous. Because this story was directed at yellow-skins, it is none the less important that we should realize it as a blow to us and recognize that it is to our best interests to attempt to halt such practices. For, truly, we are all brothers under the skin, and because the skin of the yellow man is nearer the color of ours than white, we are even the more closely allied, willy-nilly. There is nothing that can be done about a case like this; the virtue lies in realizing and labeling all such stories not as bedrock fact, but as foul-smelling clap-trap which will ultimately rebound to our hurt whether directed pointedly at us or not. WHITE KILLER LYNCHED At this week from any of the lights in a tiny front page story, singing the head, it told how a mob jam and lynched him. Used of having killed a woman. On black, bold-faced type would be tell of his alleged misdeed ain by the mob. But he was why a full inch, with an inconspis is white is good, and all that it papers. Selah! The best bit this week from any of the local daily papers came the other night in a tiny front page story. Not more than two inches including the head, it told how a mob in Georgia took a white man from jail and lynched him. He was accused of having killed a woman. Had he been black, bold-faced type would have streamed across the page to tell of his alleged misdeed and the vengeance wreaked upon him by the mob. But he was white, and the story was given barely a full inch, with an inconspicuous head. For all that is white is good, and all that is black is evil, so saith the newspapers. Selah! A PULLMAN CAR a fine of five hundred dollars a pullman car down in Florida lady had violated the state law with white people and was a warrant to some white person. His decision in this case, the law, which some lawyer may courts of the land to decide, an is by its very make up desig In assessing a fine of five hundred dollars against a colored lady for riding in a pullman car down in Florida, the judge stated that the colored lady had violated the state law in that she was riding in a coach with white people and was not a nurse for a white child or servant to some white person. In rendering his decision in this case, the magistrate overlooked a point at law, which some lawyer may take up and call upon the higher courts of the land to decide, and that is, whether a pullman car is, by its very makeup, designated, when conveyed through the South, as "for white" as the law requires that such designation be made. Then, too, the question of "separate compartments" might be legally raised, because each berth is a separate compartment when made up. We doubt very seriously whether this particular car was labeled at any place or designated by a sifn "for white." Then, too, it is said that Mrs. Blanche Brookins was the one passenger who had occupied the one berth all the way from New York. That being the case, the point might be raised in her favor, that she being the only original passenger from New York, had priority of right in the car and that the other passengers were the ones violating the law of Florida in that they were riding in a car occupied by colored. In other words, were the white people riding in the car occupied by this colored lady or was she riding in the car occupied by the whites? Surely the questiono of priority of occupancy would be considered by any court of equity and justice of the land. It may be in the future, that colored people desiring to ride in a pullman car, may do well to endeavor to be the first on board, register the time, and remind the porter that they are the first on, so that all other comers will be passengers in a car occupied by colored.—St. Louis Argus. Mrs. Violette Anderson, prominent Chicago attorney, and her female associate barristers, added grace, poise, dignity and refinement, as well as brains, to the recent meeting of the National Bar Association. fair of 1000 thrills TERTAINMENT and educational program of Minnesota's 68th State Fair and Northwest Dairy Exposition, Twin Cities, September 4 to 11, that 500,000 persons are planning to attend it. A thousand thrills have been booked to please this gigantic audience. The Thrill of Thrills will be furnished by Gladys Roy, latest sensation of the air, whose daring feats transcend anything ever attempted by any aviatrix. Daring auto racers, the world's greatest harness and running horses, two big stages of open-air circus acts, the thrilling fireworks spectacle "1776," a midway show of 40 railway cars, whippet races, sixteen bands, and a host of other features of like character are to be presented. Eighty acres of machinery; thousands of prize horses, cattle, sheep, and swine; 1,100 boys and girls in club work demonstrations; 40 county displays; big exhibits of fruits, flowers, and vegetables; auto show; Style Revue; and scores of other educational attractions have been planned. MINNESOTA STATE FAIR & N·W·DAIRY EXPOSITION Sept. 4 to reduced rates on all railroads Consider the lighthouse keepers. They are among the few survivors who have not yet been run over by the modern motorists. — Marquette (Wis.) Tribune. Sales RENTALS Service Houses of all kinds Small Payments Down Equities Arranged Real Estate Notary Public FOR SALE S-ltoom House on Rondo St. $5,000. $500 down payment. Semi-Bungalow on Fuller St. House on St. Albans St. Very cheap. $300 down. Very reasonable. Duplex on St. Anthony. Very Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune, president of the National Association of Colored Women's clubs; Mesdames E. J. Colger, M. Williams of Olanda, Florida; Mrs. Andrews, Dr. Hamilton and two children of Jacksonville, Fla.; Mrs. Dr. Williams, practicing physician of St. Petersburg, Fla.; S. E. M. Johnson and son of W. Palm Beach, Fla.; M. C. Mason, Chicago, Ill.; Rebecca Taylor, Savannah, Ga., private secretary to Mrs. Bethune, and Miss Roberts of Tampa Fla., graduate in music from Bethune Cookman College, stopped in St. Paul on their way home from the National convention of Colored Women's clubs which met in Oakland, Cal., and were the guests of the members and friends of the State Federated clubs last Tuesday. Mrs. Bethune was the dinner guest of Mrs. Jennie Young, president of the State Federation of Colored Women's Clubs. A meeting was held at Memorial Baptist church at 8 p. m. Mrs. Bethune gave an interesting talk and introduced each one of her party. Miss W. Gertrude Brown of Phyllis Wheatley House, Minneapolis, also spoke. Mrs. Bethune and party left Wednesday morning. MINNEAPOLIS N. A. A. C. P. HOLDS CIVIC MEETING The executive board of the Minneapolis branch of the N. A. A. C. P. called into consultation last Monday evening a number of citizens representing every section of the city. The meeting was held at Phyllis Wheatley House. W. M. Smith president, presided, placing before the assembly several pertinent problems at present receiving consideration from the branch. The meeting was somewhat in the nature of an experiment to determine the interest of Minneapolis citizens in their own civic welfare. The result was highly satisfactory. Other meetings of similar importance will become a feature of the branch program. In addition to the officers and the full committee there were present, the Rev. H. C. Parsons and Rev. C. B. Burton, Miss L. O. Smith, Wm. R. Morris, attorneys; Abram Harris, secretary urban league, and Mrs. Harris; Talmadge B. Carey, exalted ruler of Elks, and Mrs. Carey; Webster Stovall and Errol Fassett of the postoffice; J. W. Baldwin, president, Railway Porters' Association; J. W. Pate of the Pate Paniorium; Milton Shanks, Contractor; Wm. Clark, Mrs. W. C. Jeffrey, Mrs. Robert VanHook, Mrs. Belle Doston, Mrs. Mae Marshall, Mrs. J. E. Perry, Mrs. Homer Smith, Mrs. Gertrude Vinegar, Mrs. Ada Torrell and Miss Allie Glenn. If you spend your time collecting money for fear of poverty, you are practicing poverty. Free! Fountain With each subscript to the Fountain Pens A beautiful Jumbo Fountain Pen with 14K. gold plated pen point, gold filled lever and clip, or ladies size with ribbon rings. Your Choice of Three Colors: Green, Red & Mahogan Send for Your Pen Today Make checks or money orders payable to the ST. PAU 614 Court Block Mrs. McFarland Outlines Public Health Measures In the July 1 issue of The Southwestern Christian Advocate, Mrs. A. McFarland, M. D., 493 Whitall avenue, had an article on "The Negro Community Church and the Public Health Problem." Mrs. McFarland outlined the part being played in community health by the practice of preventive medicine and the activity of the public health nurse. Pointing out that the death rate among Negro infants was appallingly high, and citing the praiseworthy activity of some churches in starting health clinics to combat this and other health menaces, she urged a greater general knowledge of the fundamental principles of hygiene, and indicated how the churches could take the lead in such a movement. Columbus Boy Saved From Death by Stay (Continued from page 1) Sept. 10. If the habeas corpus writ had been decided finally in favor of Ross and Thomas had recognized it the youth would have to be rearrested, indicted and retired. The motion to set aside the conviction will mean practically the same thing if it is decided in favor of Ross. Connell indicated Friday that the effort to gain a new trial would be fought to the last ditch. Judge Silbert drew the thanks of the leaders of the State Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, Howard and other colored Elks for his action. "It proves that you have the milk of human kindness," said Howard, "and members of the colored race in this state and others will not forget you." Ross is scheduled to die Friday for the killing of Isidore Steech in his store at 3214 Central Ave., Cleveland, last November, during a robbery. A scientist has stated that man runs faster than woman. But it's astonishing the number of men who don't take advantage of this natural gift.—Humorist. Hellie's Cash Grocery & MEAT MARKET free Delivery 393 No. Dale St. We Carry a Full Line of Groceries Fresh Dressed Poultry at All Times See our line of fresh green vegetables Bargains Every Friday and Saturday No Hand Sent Out We Give S. & H. Green Trading Stamps Free! in Pens ch year's ion ($2.00) "Echo" of Three Colors: & Mahogany r Pen Today! L ECHO St. Paul, Minn. OE WASH ASSOCIATION The Gorsedd is an assembly, an essential part of the modern Elstedford, the national bardic congress of Wales, whose objects are to encourage bardism, the Welsh language and customs, and to foster and cultivate a patriotic spirit. It is divided into three orders, the bards, the Drudd bards and the Ovate bards. The first are the poets; the second, religious teachers, and the third, persons interested in literature, science and art. The Drudd is the highest grade. Women and men are eligible for all degrees. The first Gorsedd was held in America in connection with the World's fair elstedford at Chicago in 1893. Odd Ocean Denizen One of the strangest of living creatures is the animal lily, specimens of which have been dredged off the ocean floor near the Queen Charlotte islands. It was found at a depth of 1.8 miles below the surface, where it lived in complete darkness, in a temperature near the freezing point and under a pressure of 290 atmospheres, or more than two tons to the square inch. Although a true animal, the creature closely resembles a lily in form and, attached to the rocks, subsists solely upon particles of food that the slowly moving waters bring to it. Insect's Home Is Sea An insect belonging to the fly family that spends its whole life in salt sea water is the strange find reported to the Royal society by F. W. Edwards and Dr. P. A. Buxton of the British museum. Doctor Buxton, who recently returned from a voyage to Samoa, found the insect associated with related forms whose larval or infant stages are spent in the water, but whose adult life is lived in the normal aerial surroundings of most insects. This is said to be the first recorded case of an insect going through its whole life cycle in sea water. 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There will be new classes and competent instructors for each class. Class program will be in the next issue of The Echo. On Friday evening the Welcome Hall Playgrounds were the scene of a playlet entitled, "The Twelve Months of the Year," under the direction of Miss Farr. Refreshments were sold and a large crowd was in attendance. Wilson, Bates Given Major Elk Offices (Continued from page 1) Henry. of Philadelphia, withdrew Thursday night. Claiming that 12,000 employed as Pullman porters are the lowest paid and hardest worked men in the United States because of lack of organization, resolution calling for the united support of the Improved Benevolent Protective Order of the Elks of the World has been brought before the committee of resolutions. NEED SOME? ITS a fine thing to know where you can get cash when you need it. Our service is quick and confidential. We have helped your friends for years. Ask them about the Local Loan Co. 216 Exchange Bank Building North & South Sq. Tel. 624-216 TO EVERY CUSTOMER and is entitled to good coffee Only 95c Down tes Power Co. Humboldt 7621 A SHAREHOLDER TING NE furnish estimates at PLEASES Paul Echo St. Paul, Minn. dar 1879 aso a LT Fs Speen et sae. seller ty ee te or Sask lotr Soca at Si a tae Sage alin hf uF cers ee Ae wa 3 rae tin elite Ma en to Sie a mie rah oR Se. =p ss Ss 1 Socrety- Notes & ~ ST. PAUL NOTES Send in your Soclety Notes to The Echo office, 614 Court Block, before ‘Wednesday noon of each week. Mrs. Loretta Ross of Cleveland, Ohio, and little niece, Dorothy Fuller, Columbus, Ohio, are the house guests of their sisters, Mrs. Clorena Goodwin and Mrs. Nanie Coleman, 948 St. Anthony Ave. ‘A yery elaborate luncheon was served by Mrs. P. P. Phillips and daughter Tuesday evening in honor of Mrs. Neely and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. J. J, Spencer of Kansas City, Kan. Among those present was Mrs, Nanfe Coleman. Covers were laid for eight. A very pleasant time was enjoyed by all. The following were guests of Mrs R. F. Wilson, 697 St. Anthony Ave. over the week-end, on their way home from Yellowstone Park an¢ other points of interest: Mrs. T Evans Fernandos, Miss E. Groom: and Master T. Evans Fernandos ot Baltimore, Md. Mrs, C. H. Waters, 424 N. West St, Indianapolis, Ind., is visiting Mrs. Roberta Williams, 697 St. An- thony Ave, ‘Miss Lucille King of Kansas City. Kan., who has been the house guest of Miss Mildred Brooks, 770 St. Ab- thony Ave., left Monday evening for her home after a very pleasant visit. ‘Mr. Walter Minor, 471 W. Central Ave., has been indisposed the past week, Mrs, Freida Harris entertained the T.N. 0. F. club at her residence, 695 Carroll Ave., on Aug. 25, that being her birthday. ‘The table was beaw- tifully decorated with cut flowers, a color scheme of pink and green be ing carried out in the menu and dee- orations. Mrs. Harris delighted het guests with a style revue for which prizes were given. All had a de lightful time and voted Mrs. Harris a charming hostess. Mrs, Marye Pettiford of Kansas City, Kan., is the house guest of her sister and brother, Mr. and Mrs. Ash- by T. Harris, 695 Carroll Ave. Mrs, William Cassius, 626 Rondo St, was hostess on a motor trip through the elty on Saturday, and had as her guests Mrs. Marye Pett ford of Kansas City and Mrs. Freida Harris, Miss Thelma Williams, 318 No. Grotto St., was a charming hostess at luncheon Wednesday afternoon in honor of Miss Cecil Hewitt of Phe- onix, Ariz., and Miss Vivian Haney and Miss M. Green of Fort Smith, Atk. Covers were laid for eight. Mr. Charles Williams has been re. moved to Ancker Hospital where he is doing nicely. Miss Odessa Williams, 318 No. Grotto St., entertained at lunch Mon- day at Bannon’s tea room. Miss Lena Dunn, teacher of Birmingham, Ala., was the guest of honor. Mr. and Mrs, M.D. Chapman, 586 W. Central Ave., were hosts Tuesday evening at a whist and bunco party, The Misses Mary Tolliver and Doris Erwin entertained at a dancing party at the residence of Miss Ervin, 677 Rondo St., Friday evening, Aw gust 20, in honor of Miss Anna Fos. ter of Chicago and Miss Lillie Mae Rosette of Atlanta, Ga. The guests ot honor were presented with gifts by the hostess. Mesdames L, Gilpin, C. Bolden ang M. Scott of Richmond, Va., who have been on a tour throughout the West, stopped over night in St. Paul and were the guests of Mrs. R, F. Wilson, 697 St. Anthony Ave. Mr. and Mrs, Talbert Bush have moved to 483 Charles St. Mrs, Leroy Coleman, 671 W. Cen- tral Ave., has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Wm, Martin, in Pasadena, Cal. for the past week, and plans to re- turn by way of San Francisco, Port- land and Seattle, stopping over a few days in each city before returning. Miss T. P. Winburn retured to her home in Chicago Saturday evening, August 28, after two weeks’ visit with Mrs, E. A. Glass and her aunt, Mrs. Caroline Winburn, 378 N. Grot- torst. Mrs, Nora Hall, Round Lake, was hostess to a luncheon Saturday com: plimentary to Miss ‘T. P. Winburn BUZZ AROUND to the Ber Cafe | Ferdey's Place 383 Rondo St. REGULAR NOON DINNERS "Chili a Specialty Phone Date ss07 Pioneer Investment Uncorporated) Real Estate, Chattel Mortgages and Loans 208 METROPOLITAN DAME 9130 ieee Chae BOE 1c deoke icon Notes | # Mrs. Anna Holmes, 5256 Wabash ‘Ave, Chicago, who has been the house guest of her niece, Mrs. L. H. Terrell, 715 Bryant Ave. No., for the past month, returned to her home Friday. Mrs. Emma Dellums of El Paso Texas, still continues to be very ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Z. Beal, 628 Jewett Place. Mrs. Mary Bartlett of Parkens bury, W. Va., and son Leonard are visiting her brother and __ sister-in- law, Mr, and Mrs. John Tucker, 1001 Sixth Ave, No. A number of soela affairs have been given in her honor Mrs. Otis Woodard is to undergc an operation at Ancker Hospital. ‘Mrs. Seales Brown, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Spencer, motored from Kahsas City, Mo. Mrs, Brown is visiting her niece, Mrs, Gilbert Bentley, and granddaughters, Misses Gloria Le Verne Bentley and F. Bailey. After touring the northern part of Minnesota they will return home. Mrs. William Morten (Blanche Rice) and her three sons of Rock Island, Ill, spent last week visiting her friend, Mrs. Chas. Curry (Hazel Busey) at 3601 Elliot Ave. So, Thursday afternoon, August 26 Mrs. Chas. D. Curry gave a party in honor of her out-of-town guests, Mrs Wm, Morton and sons. Music am cards comprised the entertainment Mrs. Howard Curry received firs prize and Mrs. Fred Humphrey the consolation, after which light re- freshments were served. ‘Many other social courtestes wer extended to Mrs, Morton while here URBAN LEAGUE NOTES At the recital given at Pilgrim Baptist church for Bernetta Cason, on July 8, 1926, by the Women’s Auxillary of the Urban League of St Paul, the Board of Trustees of the chureh gave the ladies a half rate on the rental of the chureh that eve- ning, thereby enabling the ladies of the auxiliary to give $30.00 to this young lady to foster her musical edu- cation. The total receipts were $51.00. of Chicago. Covers were laid for eight. The guests were Miss T. P. Winburn, Mrs, Harriet Hall, Mrs. Mae B, Mason, Mrs. 0. C. Hall, Mrs. E. C. Glass and Mrs. Bettie Jones. Mrs, Geo. Mundell and Mrs. Gladys Harris will leave September 10 for St. Louis, Mo., to be gone about two weeks. Mr. Felix O. Spiller and son, Felix, Jr, of St. Louis, Mo., spent a few days is the city. ‘They left Thursday morning for Duluth and will return to St. Paul Sunday to be the house guests of Mrs, Addie Bellesen, 447 Charles St. Mr, Spiller is a clerk in the St. Louis postoffice, where he has been employed for thirty-five years. Mr, and Mrs, Edward Few, 957 St. Anthony Ave., were hosts Monday evening at a farewell party given in honor of their niece, Miss Lena Dunn of Birmingham, Ala. About 50 guests were present and all reported a wonderful time. Miss Lena Dunn of Birmingham, who has been in the city visiting her relatives, Messrs, and Mesdames B. F., ©. F. and L. Few, returned to her home Tuesday evening. She was the inspiration of many social courtesies, while here. "Mrs. Woodfork and daughter Cor- rine will leave September 13 for Omaha to attend the General Confer. ence. { Keystone Hotel Barber Shop | i ‘We Specialize in i [MMS 95° WEES 35 frente Erie Pop" {pate 3601 379 Carroll Ave. ely FOR SALAR —_— [ ( h i C ANDREW A. MURPHY 312 Builders Exchange Bldg. cates ~~” REMOVAL NOTICE FredD. McCracken Established 1915 Real Estate, Renting, Insurance 306 Court Block Phone Cedar 6349 Resident Humboldt 4346 _ DULUTH NOTES Mra. Alberta Mitebell, formerly of Duluth, now of Milwaukee, was in city the past week on business. Mrs. Mitchell took a little time for Pleasure as her many friends would not see her leave without. On Wednesday at 2 p. m. she was guest at dinner of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. Porter, E. Third St, She departed for her home Wednesday evening. Miss Fern Pope and the Misses Evelyn and Guinevere Kelly of St. Paul were guests in the city the past week, spending a few days with the Misses Anna and Amanda Byrd and the week-end as the house guest of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. Porter. The young ladies were the inspiration of many social courtesies while here. They left for home Monday morning. ‘The G..W. Sewing and Art club will resume its regular fall activities in the near future. Mrs, Edmonia Chapman, Mrs, Geo. Glenn, Mrs, Bugene Watts, Mrs, Kate Smith, Mrs. Carrie Dozier, Mrs, Mae L. Porter and Miss Anna Byrd of the 0. E. 8. attended the Grand Lodge in Minneapolis which was a remarkable affair from every angle. Mrs. Watts was elected Associate Grand Worthy Matron. Mrs, Chapman is Worthy Matron of the Dolan Chapter. The St. Mark’s A. M. T. church held its annual pienle Monday, Au- gust 28. Miss Edna Taylor is home from the hospital and is going nicely. Mrs. F. B. Watts is feeling quite herself again after having had her tonsils removed a week ago. Mrs. S. M. MeNeal, Mrs. Shrusbury and Mrs, Robert Newsome gave an outing at Billings Park’Saturday for Miss Hazel Davis of Columbus, Ohio, who is visiting in the city. Mr. G. W. Hall is spending his va- cation in the Twin Cities. Miss Hazel Davis of Columbus, Ohio, who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Joe Smith, departed for Ker home Wednesday, very much delight- ‘ed with her visit to our city. Mrs. J. D. Mobley gave a_ picnic lunch at Black River Falls, after which the party motored to the J. Cooke park. The affair was compli- menting Miss Hazel Davis, who is the niece and house guest of Mrs. Joe Smith, Second Ave. E. There were ten in the party, each voting Mrs. Mobley a charming hostess. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Merry motored to Winnipeg and report a delightful time. En route they stopped at the Godette Lodge in Kiki-chi Lake and at Bemidji. Mrs. Joe Smith gave a reception ‘Thursday in honor of her house guest, Miss Hazel Davis. Quite a number attended the affair. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. James of St. Paul, en route to Port Arthur, stop- ped off in the city for awhile and were the guests of Rev. and Mrs. Beasley. Our circulation is increasing; are yon paying for your paper? Pivas Dale 87s | ‘Try the Drug Store First ELMER MORRIS DRUGGIST | Prescriptions { Rondo and Mackubin MILTON SHANKS General Contractor and Builder Will Finance the Construction of Your Home on Your Lot Phone—Locust 2449 $712 4th Ave. So. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. White Front Store (CASH and CARRY Prices With Quality Meats and Groceries Fresh Dressed Poultry at All Time Elk 1888 559 St. Anthony Av. BN LR Bla | And You Are Next j : All the Time ; | Sanitary Tonsorial Parlor 3 829 NO. 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OH ‘Never in the history of aviation has " YO) tts sazing program been pisnned as A that in which Miss Roy will appear after | QW “| a Sea noon and evening at the “World's Great- on ) | est State Fair.” In her feature appear | file ar” ance each day Miss Roy will. put a black iS - sack over her head, padlock it at the |4qymmERN neck, and, rising in her plane, will walk ‘ay {7 | the wings of her ship, stand on her head, | Amoi and climb from one end to the other of | @ oy the flying craft. Hanging from the land. y y | ing gear of the plane, she will draw her | ty G7" self up between the wheels as the ship Bad Sey He lights, one of the most dangerous stunts | “ms ane ever essayed by any aerial acrobat. eet All of the thrilling episodes in the Revolution for American indepen- dence will be dramatized in vivid fashion inthe great fireworks spectacle "1776", each evening of the fair. ‘The famous ride of Paul Revere, the bat- tle of Concord and Lexington, the Boston ‘Tea Party, the making of the first flag by Betsy Ross, and a score of other stirring events in early American history, will be staged before a gigantic scenic background more than 400 feet long. ‘The show will end with the battle of Yorktown, and depict the surrender of Lord Cornwallis to General Washington, All of the thrilling episodes in the Revolution for American indepen- dence will be dramatized in vivid fashion in the great fireworks spectacle “1776”, each evening of the fair. The famous ride of Paul Revere, the bat- tle of Concord and Lexington, the Boston Tea Party, the making of the first flag by Betsy Ross, and a score of other stirring events in early American history, will be staged before a gigantic scenic background more than 400 feet long. The show will end with the battle of Yorktown, and depict the surrender of Lord Cornwallis to General Washington, Virginia White Press ‘Whale’s Careuss in Coile Denounces Lynching | mor thern waters, icebergs (Continued rrom page 1) graces a commonwealth that has boasted the patient honesty of its jus- tlee.”” The Richmond Times-Dispatch, heading its editorial “Law and Order Outraged,” writes: “In permitting—or in failing to prevent this lawless execution of a prisoner—Wytheville has openly out- raged law and order and it has be- trayed its lack of confidence in its duly constituted courts. That is the eal pity of this latest lynching, the real danger in such mob murders. It is an attack upon the courts which in Virginia is not justified.” ‘Still another editorial admonishes the white citizens of Wytheville not to bemoan the bad advertising given to their town but to set themselves resolutely to discovering and punish- ing the lynchers. The editorial goes on: “Reports from Wytheville are to the effect that neither the towns or county seems to be particularly per- turbed over the outrage upon law justice of which a mob of its citizens is guilty. If those reports be true, then Wytheville will not be able to re-establish itself in the esteem of law-abiding people’ by pleading the injustice of its publicity... .” Anniversary of Birth ‘The word “birthday” has two prin- cipal meanings. The day of a per- son's birth is his birthday. In that sense a person hes only one birthday —it is his first and last. But “Dirth- day” also means the anniversary of one’s birth. In that sense a man's first birthday is the day he was one year old, He has a birthday each year after that. When we say a man dled on his seventy-seventh birthday we mean that he was seventy-seven years old.—Pathfinder Magazine, ee a a eer | ¥ Labor Day Dance ¥ | i Given by the | Officers of Ames Lodge No.106 At Elk’s Hall = Monday Eve. Sept. 6 j WE CORDIALLY INVITE THE PUBLIC TO JOIN US IN THE CELEBRATION OF OUR LABOR DAY DANCE B omcers—taimage Carey Ex-Ruler) B Boy@, Treas: W. BR. Morris, | Gourd’ Row Hainiiton, Titer: Wortn Jones, Tilers Harvey Moss, Host Mer J. Ba. Steward, Chalrmian Music Furnished by Clarence Johnson’s Orchestra Admission 50 Cents g a ake hil boy esc ee ak te | Dr. M. J. Richardson | Dentist | 909 Marquette Avenue | [ Phone Atlantic 0508 Minneapolis, Minn. posh ees ied. | ees Phone—South 7954 Established 1905 W. SQUIRE NEAL . Buneral Director 502 E. 24th Street Minneapolis, Minn, Bmpaiyoy ||| Don’t let that lot Economy Market || stand idle! : 902 6th Ave. No., Minneapolis BEE ; GROCERIES Enact aad Meld tye Pe onary cand ects PAY LIKE RENT. McDUFF_WOODARD, Prop. F. Peoples Real Estate o08 ae Seliaten Someone Patronixe Our-Aiieeiineis!| 12> ose onus . oe ‘ew, tee SS A. Kemalt Of research, Count Hilaire de Chardonnet, a young French nobleman, gave to the world Its @rst commercial successful process for producing rayon. This he ac complished in his laboratory by chew- Ing up, chemically, not only the mul- berry leaves, but also the tree itself, with very likely a few worms thrown In for luck. The fiber he produced 80 much resembled natural silk that tt was termed “artificial silk,” by which name it has been known until four years ago, when the word rayon was agreed upon by those who made and ola It ee | ‘The Reliable Morticians ‘| ere 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 Don't let that lot stand idle! ; Tf it isn’t clear, I'll pay balance, finance and build for you— PAY LIKE RENT. F. Peoples Real Estate asd tate utes Seageny ($84 E. 88th St. Minneapolis Colfax 2044 jes | : | iv San Come : Second Annual Matinee Dance Given by Triangle Club, Corinthian Temple No. 132 Monday Afternoon, LABOR DAY, September 6th Stevens’ ORCHESTRA with SID WILLIAMS at the Piano. © From 3 to 7. Admission 50 Cents. ‘ ahahaha aaah ahahaha Mata aata Maat tata a SS as PLUMBING IMPSON HARDWARE & HEATING Seavise PAINTS & GLASS Agency for Minnesota Paints and Kyanize Varnish WE SPECIALIZE IN SPORTING GOODS Phone Dale 2315 785-787 University Avenue SCIENTIFICALLY PASTEURIZED E 2 Milkand Cream Butter Buttermilk Minnesota Milk Co. Elkhurst 3163 = Visit Our Modern Plant University at Western Found Good Use for. That Biblical Phrase Ruth, aged four, found grandma ‘Feading and upon inquiry was told she was studying her Sunday-school les son, “Teach me my Sunday-school lesson, grandma,” she sald. So grand- ma taught her to say, “Suffer little ‘children to come unto me and forbid ‘them not, for of such is the idingdom of heaven.” A few days later Ruth's mother went upstairs to make the beds. The alr was very cold from open windows, and Ruth was told to remain below. After a time Ruth called, “Mamma, T'm coming up.” Mother explained it was very cold and Ruth might become ill and she must remain below. But Ruth per- sisted and started to mount the first state. Mother heard the tiny step, came to the top of the stairs and said, “Ruth, I forbid you to come up” At this Ruth stamped her foot, and with flashing eyes her outraged self retorted, “'Bid me not! Such is the kingdom of heaven!”—Youth’s Com- panjon. 2 The New Pupil walttler, Calif, was settled by Quakers, often called Friends, and ‘there are 4 good many of that de- nomination left. Other churches are not lacking, however, and one of these claims the following incident: Sunday school had been in prog- ress half an hour when a wiry small boy came in dragging behind him a slightly larger girl, red-faced and ex- “Why, Gordon,” asked his teacher, hurrying toward him, “doesn't the “No, ma’am, she'd rather go to her own Sunday school ; but you said each one of us was to bring a friend to- day and this was the only one I could get.”—Everyoody’s Magazine. ‘ dA Come «Second An Given by Triangle Club, Monday Afternoon, LAI Stevens’ ORCHESTRA with From 3 to 7. sana aa a a a aaa aaa a aaa a ES | Mrs T. H. LYLES Oldest Established Mortician Office: Cedar 0508 Res: Dale 2947 } 150 W. Fourth St. St.Paol, Mine. Wine d Grape Juice ‘The same wine grape juices that were formerly used in the manu- facture of the best grade of domes- tie wines can now be procured in the sweet unfermented, unpasteur- ized form. Any one suffering from a gen- eral run-down system due to lack of iron and vitamins should order a keg today. Serve at every meal. Prices delivered to your door Cc. O. D. are as follows on Port type: S-gallon keg. . . .$10.00 10-gallon keg.... 16.80 15-gallon keg... . 23.50 50-gallon keg.... 64.75 Order a Keg Today Whitesell Mercantile Co, 220 Globe Bldg. ‘St. Paul, Minn. scene oe Pees ton ge sone ams bene i Segeacteccieeeeear eat" Poss Vir CHICAGO BRIEFS ‘Mrs, L. Antoinette Crafton, 4712 /St.. Lawrence Ave., is an’ advanced lpupli of the harp at the Lyon and Healy studios and is the proud pos- sessor of @ fifteen hundred dollar Narp, a wonderful creation, a Lyon jand Healy product which are reput- ‘ed as being the best in the world. Mrs. Crafton is a student of the noted harpist, «Miss Clara Louise "Thurston, and ts also specializing in jensemble and voice work under Prof. Leidel of the organ department at Lyon and Healy. Dr. Mary G. McFarland of St. Paul is the house guest of Mrs, Crafton, 4712 St. Lawrence Ave., during her stay in Chieago. Dr. McFarland is a student at Grogas Institute of pre- ‘ventive medicines and Tropical dis- diseases. She has written several ar- ticles on the public health problems which have been edited in our lead- ing papers. She will specialize in Preventive Medicine and Public Health before returning to her home in St. Paul. Mrs, Katie Crawford has complete- ly regained her health. Miss Antoinette McFarland of St. Paul is pharmacist at the Thompson Prescription Laboratory and is mak- ing a record for herself as she is a very amiable young woman. Dr, Xuma left Chicago for Austria Friday evening last, and will sail from New York Wednesday. Mrs. Azelia Reynolds has opened an establishment of dressmaking at 101% E. 43rd st. | Berlin.—An automobile driven by a Czech in a speedway race looped the loop and kept on racing. It turned a somersault and landed on all fours among the spectators, No- oody was killed just then. ‘orinthian Temple No. 132 OR DAY, September 6th SID WILLIAMS at the Piano. Admission 50 Cents. AENEAN Patriotic Benevolent t } OrdernfBees | Unspent te Minenat i We take care of our sick, bury | the dead and assist the worthy members in financial difficulties. | JOINING FEES, $5.00 | Call or write to E. 0. PEARCE, Garfield 4138. 11 Igiehart Ave. JH. QOLFIN, 556 7th Ave, Mols., Minn. Patronize Our Advertizers —— Phone Dale 8090 Best Prices in Town eee eee MEN'S SUITS 75 Dry Cleaned and Pressed C LADIES SUITS... 1 25 Dry Cleaned arid Pressed Up LAUNDRY PRICES Wet Wash 25 Ibs... $1.00 Thursday and Friday Flat Work 76 ibs: ::: 336 16 Ibs. ‘wesct'ipen oo’ $1.30 ‘We Call for and Deliver Give Ue a Trial and be Convinced IN THE Spot Light By Johnny Walton DEMPSEY'S NEW CHAMPIONSHIP. (Associated Negro Press) Dempsey was champion boxer, then champion dodger, and now, according to Harry Wills, he has become the Champion Liar. Through all this rotten lying and dodging on the part of the boxer and some members of the boxing commission, Wills has kept dignified silent. But there comes a time when silence is a weakness, not a virtue. It is time for all of us to speak plain language. Here goes; if Wills were champion and Dempsey challenger, and the black champion had the white challenger as much as Dempsey had dodged Wills, the Negro would have been uncrowned, not only by the New York Commission, but also by every other boxing authority in the Union, and there would not be a place left where he could box for an orphan's milk fund. Any such dodging black champion have been called "yellow" in so many different dialects that he would stand as a disgrace to his entire race. Harry Wills was not talking rashly when he questioned Dempsey's veracity. For example, Dempsey had the brazen face to say that for five years he has been trying to get Harry in the ring! We must at least compliment Dempsey's nerve; it certainly takes nerve to say publicly, boldly and in big print something that everybody knows is untrue. Wills has been the one chasing Dempsey, since the memory of the fun runneth not to the contrary. A few questions will make that clear. Has the boxing commission ever had to threaten Wills to try to make him contract with Dempsey? Has the commission ever had to order Wills to set a date for a bout with Dempsey? Has Wills ever forfeited $50,000 just to keep from meeting Dempsey? Has any promoter ever had to get an injunction against Wills to try to make him live up to contract to box Dempsey? Has Wills ever pretended, as Dempsey has pretended, that the lack of financial inducement stood in the way? Wills has been willing to leave all the money to Dempsey, if only Jack would fight. If money were the consideration to Harry, believe us, he could get more money by agreeing to "ile down" to Dempsey, or to sell out in some way, than he could ever get by licking Dempsey. When we compare the character, cleanness and manhood of the two men today, we can say, sincerely, that we would rather be in the same race with Harry Wills than to belong to anything that claimed Jack Dempsey as a member. Now, if Dempsey does not trade off his title to Tunney, so as to get out of hot water by looting another white man in to keep up the dodging for another five years—if Tunney should happen to be licked (by an accidental blow from Dempsey), what excuse will Dempsey next give to keep from risking battle with his only rival—Harry Wills? Democrat Pleads Race Feeling in Campaign (Continued from page 1) the Senate seat. There are no Negroes either on the regular bench of the Permanent Court of International Justice at The Hague, or among the Deputy Judges. The Judges are Rafael Altamira Crevea of Spain, Dionisio Anziliotti of Italy, Antonio Sanchez de Bustamante of Cuba, Viscount Finlay of Great Britain, Bernard C. U. Loder of the Netherlands, Yorozu Oda of Japan, Charles Andre Weiss of France, John Bassett Moore of the United States, Didrik G. G. Nyholm of Denmark, Max Huber of Switzerland and Epicio da Silva Pessoa of Brazil. The Deputies are Dumitriu Neyulescu of Roumania, Wang Chung Hui of China, Mikhailo Jovanolitch of Jug-Slavia and F. V. N. Beichman of Norway. Classified Advertising Rates: All Classified Ads Payable in Advance. Three cents per word, minimum charge thirty cents. Nicely furnished rooms for couple or single. Call 491 St. Anthony. Dale 3333 before 9 or after 5 P. M. FURNISHED rooms for rent. 517 Carroll Ave. Elkhurst 4647. FOR RENT—Five-room, modern cottage, $3.50 per month; vacant Sept. 1. Mrs. Alexander. Dale 5171. Free Free BRONZE BEAUTY face powder STRAIT-TEX CHEMICAL CO. PITTSBURGH, N.Y. 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The Greeks called these representations sphinxes, and we have adopted their term. To the Egyptians, however, the figures were artistic conceptions of an imaginary animal believed to be a favorite incarnation of Re, the sun god. The pharaohs were held to be the descendants of Re, and his representatives on earth. For that reason the face of a sphinx was modeled after that of the reigning monarch, or sometimes from that of the queen. Of the numerous Egyptian sphinxes the most celebrated and remarkable, of course, is the Great Sphinx of Gizeh, lying among the pyramids as a guardian of the necropolis. From inscriptions found on this famous monument when the dust of ages was cleared away from the front of it in 1816, the figure is taken to represent Harmachis, a special form of the sun god. Species Not Popular on Railroad Trains Fond fathers who carry pictures of their offspring sitting in their bath-tubs. People who borrow your magazine to hold over Toto's basket every time the conductor comes along. Charming young men who insist on talking to you. Nice old ladies who asked you, three minutes after the train has started and then every 20 minutes thereafter, whether you are positive this is the right train, why you are positive, whether you haven't ever made a mistake in a similar situation, and what you think Joe will think if they should arrive as expected. Children who get all smeared up with chocolate and then identify you as dad-da. Three-hundred-pound male bipeds with handkerchiefs in their collar bands who go for water between every station, always arriving at your chair just as the train lurches round the sharpest bend in the vicinity. Young married couples who rest their heads on each other's shoulders when the nearest shoulder you dare rest your head on is 280 miles away. —Boston Herald. Navigational Authority One of the extremely old organizations in England is the Corporation of Trinity house, the history of which, some authorities say, goes back to the days of Alfred the Great. Trinity house has a long arm, reaching all around the coasts of Great Britain, embracing the Channel islands and extending to Gibraltar. Within this extensive area it is the supreme navigational authority. It runs the light houses, buoys the channels, lays down the navigation marks and licenses most of the pilots. There are approximately 1,000 persons in its employ and all of them are engaged in some way or another in lessening the risks incidental to seafaring. Every American traveler who visits Europe is dependent upon Trinity house for reaching harbor safely on the other side. Christian Science Monitor. We see and hear most everything but we don't publish everything. If it's worth selling, let the "Echo" sell it. High Spots on Minnesota State Fair Program Sept. 4 to 11 The 67th Minnesota State Fair and Northwest Dairy Exposition, Twin Cities, September 4 to 11, will present the most colossal program in its history. Visitors will find it "The Fair of a Thousand Thrills." They will be: Cattle, Horses, Sheep, Swine and Poultry, worth $1,500,000.00, on display. Gladys Roy, new Queen of the Air, in many stunts never attempted before by man or woman. 1,100 Boys' and Girls' demonstration in Club Work. Wonderful Agricultural Exhibit by more than forty counties in Minnesota. Machinery Show covering 80 acres. Stirring Five Nights' Evening Horse Show. World's Most Famous Auto Racers. Big Open-Air Vaudeville Program, Rubin & Cherry Shows on Midway. Beautiful Style Revue in Auto Show rooms. Continent's Fastest Harness and Running Race Horses in four days' racing. Improved Woman's Work Exhibit emphasizing scores of new features. Sixteen Big Bands and Orchestras. Exhibits of Bees and Honey, Rural Schools, Children's Work and Public Health. Don't Forget the Dates, September 4 to 11. Let's Go! Local Girl Home After Stage Success Abroad (Continued) (Continued from page 1) the sentiment was very friendly. She added that all the while she had been abroad, she had never once encountered an instance of discrimination or insult because of color. This winter Miss Wheeldin will return to New York, where she will meet Miss Maitland, her partner. Together they will accept one of many attractive engagements they have been offered. Later they plan to go to Africa to make a picture of the African as he is, both in the civilized and the semi-barbarous state. Miss Wheeldin received her education in St. Paul. Before leaving the city, she had been very active in Sunday school work and in the social life of the community. The "Echo" hight surprise you by telling you what happened to you last week. K'S SUPPLY Free BRONZE BEAUTY MCGAVOCK FUNERAL SERVICE AARON J. 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LONG-F The WRAPPING Keeps it Clean and Fresh DEATHS DEATHS Edward (Shorty) Powell Edward Powell, popularly known as Shorty Powell, 541 Mississippi St., died Monday, August 30, at Bethesda Hospital after a brief illness. He was a resident of St. Paul for 24 years, being a whitewash and calsoine contractor. Funeral services were held Thursday, September 2, at 2 p. m., from McGavock Mortuary, Rev. P. A. Morrow officiating. Interment was at Forest cemetery. Joseph Smith Joseph Smith died August 27 at Minneapolis General hospital. He resided at 526 7th Ave. No. He had no known relatives. Funeral services were held August 30 from Neal Chapel. Interment at Crystal Lake cemetery. There are plenty of places to go; read the "Echo" and follow the crowd. Apex System HAIRDRESSING Call MRS. BERTHA MORGAN, 5. P. M., for Appointment and 2:30 P. M. on Saturdays. 565 St. Anthony Elk. 5583 Elkhurst 3473 Elk Tailoring Co. Suita Made to Order M. LOVE. Prop. 306 Rondo St., St. Paul, Minn. 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