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CONVENTIONS are about over. Let us settle down to the winter's work with unresentful attitudes. VOL.1, NO.45 MPLS. ELKS SEEK NEW MEMBERS IN SWEEPING DRIVE Exalted Ruler of Ames Enthusiastic Over Prospects of Local Effort. Dispensation Offered Levy Misses Grand Office by Slight Margin at National Meeting. Filled with the enthusiasm which emanated from the recent convention of Elks in Cleveland, Ohio, T. B. Carey, Exalted Ruler, assisted by J. B. Levy, District Deputy of the state of Minnesota, and E. Boyd, treasurer of Ames lodge, have made a careful plan to increase the membership of Ames lodge. Pointing out that the Elks of the world now have a membership exceeding 150,000; and have more than $111,000 in the grand treasury, Mr. Boyd stated that there was limitless assurance of a huge increase in membership. As a part of the plan formulated to increase the membership of Ames Lodge, a dispensation has been issued by District Deputy J. B. Levy. The new membership drive is expected to start after September 14. Out for Office. At the regular business session of the Past Exalted Rulers' Council 32 of the Elks, held at Pioneer hall May 4, J. Levy stated that he was going to Cleveland to bring back an office to Minnesota. While acting as assistant Esquire at the convention, Mr. Levy displayed a fighting spirit by nominating himself as Esquire to the Grand Lodge, but was defeated by a small margin. In speaking of the convention, Mr. Levy was enthusiastic over the spirit displayed there, and the promise of future activity. E. Boyd, treasurer of Ames Lodge, is chairman of the entertainment committee and is largely responsible for the great success of the weekly cabaret dances given jointly by the Ames lodge and the daughters of Minnehaha Temple. All the officers in commenting upon the coming membership drive of the lodge were highly optimistic over the fruitful results of such an effort. LYNCH RECORD IN '26 HIGH, REPORT 1925 Saw 18 Lynchings to 20 for First 8 Months of This Year; Whites Die. New York, Sept. 9.—The lynchings in the first eight months of 1926 have already exceeded the number for the entire year 1925, there being 20 lynchings to date this year as against 18 for the whole 12 months of 1925. In addition, whereas no white man was lynched in 1925 there have been two lynched already during the current year. The leading states thus far this year are Florida with 5 lynchings and Mississippi with 4. Responsibility for the increase in lynchings was placed squarely upon the shoulders of the United States Senate by the N. A. A. C. P. "While there was the hope and the threat that the Dyer Anti-Lynching bill would be passed," says an N. A. A. C. P. statement, "lynchings sharply declined. Now that the Senate by its indifference and hostility to this legislation, has again indefinitely postponed any hope of enactment of a federal anti-lynching law, the lynchers have again become emboldened. "The present disgraceful increase in mob murder throughout the United States brings to the front the crying need for federal action to stamp out this crime. The N. A. A. C. P. will not cease its efforts in this direction until a year shall pass in which no mob murder is recorded." Grumbling may not get us any where, but it certainly relieves the mind sometimes. Minn Historical Society Minn Historical Bldg St Paul Minn The St. Paul Echo Anthropologist Discovers New Physical Type Of Negro Evolved Dr. Mordecai Johnson Takes Over Duties As President Of Howard Musical Festival to Be Given by Church Sponsored by the Humboldt Heights Baptist Mission, a Grand Musical Festival will be given at the North M. E. church, Fremont Ave. at 4th street, Thursday, September 16, at 8 p. m. All numbers will be rendered by colored artists. Tickets will be sold for twenty-five cents each, and the proceeds of the entertainment will be used for the mission building program. } The white North M. E. church has donated the use of its church building, and the pastor of the Humboldt Mission, Rev. R. J. Solomon, is urging that the large auditorium of the church be filled to capacity. The choir of Pilgrim Baptist church will render some of the numbers on the program. Further information regarding the program can be obtained by calling Emerson 1687. NEW BARBER SHOP TO HOLD OPENING Women's, Children's Work to Be Featured; Five Barbers Will Offer Quick Service. A new six-chair barbershop will open at the corner of Dale and Rondo streets on or about September 11. Specializing in women's and children's haircutting, the shop will feature sterilization measures which will assure each patron strict sanitation. William M. Cassius will be the manager of the shop. Mr. Cassius has been employed in the Selby avenue district for the past five years and is both an expert in his work and a well known member of the community. He is a member of the Sterling club, a Mason, a member of the Royal Arc, Knights Templar and consistory branches. He is also a member of Mu chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. Mr. Cassius will have four expert barbers under his management. A private entrance, waiting room and chairs will furnish ladies ample assurance of courteous treatment in every particular. An especial chair for children will be installed for the comfort of youthful patrons. Within a short time, a beauty parlor will be installed in connection with the establishment. In speaking of the opening, Mr. Cassius said, "We expect this shop to be the best of its kind that the Twin Cities has ever seen. The public is guaranteed a first-class, clean, decent place in connection with first-class work." New Prexy First Colored Head of School; Enrollment for Next Year Promises to Be Largest in History. Washington, D. C.—Dr. Mordecal W. Johnson, who was elected president by the trustees of Howard University on June 30 last, and who has been traveling in Europe during the summer as a member of the Sherwood-Eddy Seminar, returned to New York on the steamship Berengaria Friday, August 27, and came immediately to Washington. He spent Saturday in conference with university officials, preparatory to entering upon his duties as president of the university on September 1. Dr. Johnson, as a member of the Sherwood-Eddy Seminar, visited Paris, London, Berlin, Prague, Vienna and Geneva. He is the first of his race to head Howard University as president. He is entering upon his duties with the hearty support of administrative officers, faculty, alumni and student body. The registrar reports that student enrollment for next year promises to be the largest in the history of the university. ST. PAUL-MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1926 Columbia Man Finds Relatively Stabilized Figure After Study of 2,000 Persons in Harlem, at Howard. (N. A. A. C. P. Press Service) Writing in the September number of Current History Magazine, Melville Herskovitz of the Anthropology Department of Columbia University, reports that a new physical type of Negro is being developed in the United States. Mr. Herskovitz arrived at his conclusion after an examination of 2,000 individuals in Harlem and at Howard University. The results indicate that the U.S. census figures which state that only 20 per cent of American Negroes are mulatto, under-state the amount of mixture which has gone on, and the results obtained by Mr. Herskovitz that probably 80 per cent had mixed ancestry. This figure might be slightly reduced, Mr. Herskovitz states, because his measurements were undertaken in the North. The new type disclosed by the measurements is tending to become a stable one, he believes, since there is increasing social pressure against associating with members of opposite groups among both Negroes and whites, North and South. Mr. Herskovitz instances a recent investigation of illegitimate children conducted in Harlem which showed that in only seven cases out of 500 were the fathers alleged to be white. Mr. Herskovitz, who finds that the "New Negro" in his physical measurements occupies a position between the African and the white man, concludes as follows: "On the face of the results which have been obtained from this study—which, it must be confessed, barely scratches the surface of this field—it seems that from now on we shall have to think of the American Negro not as an African type in which there has been mixed a small amount of white blood, a mixture which is still continuing and that will continue long enough finally to achieve the absorption of the Negro into the dominant white population. We must (Continued on page 3) Valet To Four Presidents Dies At White House Washington—Maj. Arthur Brooks, Negro valet to four presidents, died at his home here after a long illness. He had been suffering from valvular heart trouble and his death was not unexpected. His end marks the gradual passing of the old White House retainers. Pres. Coolidge was particularly pleased by Maj. Brooks' services and only last week took occasion at the summer White. House to extol the virtues of the aged retainer. BEAUTY OF MINESURE PRAISED BY SURVEYOR The Usher Board of St. James A. M. E. Church held a picnic at Minesure-on-the-St. Croix Labor Day, Monday, September 6. Members of the board and their invited guests had an enjoyable time. The expressions from those who have visited Minesure-on-the-St. Croix are of the great possibilities in the development of a wonderful resort. Plateaus, slopes, ravines and thickly wooded patches of natural origin, all add to the beauty of the tract. From hillside and from rolling knolls the views up and down the lake are unsurpassable. A large section of the grounds have already been surveyed and the primary work has been finished in the engineer's office of the Minesure Development Company. Mr. Frank J. Tavernier, civil engineer and land surveyor, who is supervising the surveying of Minesure, states that it is one of the most beautiful pieces of land that he has ever surveyed. The Minesure Development Co. expects to start the sale of lots in a week or ten days. For information call Cedar 1879. REPUBLICANS TO OPEN CAMPAIGN AS MONTH ENDS Christianson Will Make Keynote Address in Fergus Falls, September 28. First Meeting Held Harmony Marks Session of State Central Committee As Hot Fight Is Indicated. Governor Theodore Christianson will open the 1926 Republican campaign with his keynote address in Fergus Falls September 28. Announcement of the definite date was made by Ludwig I. Roe, chairman of the State Central Committee, which met in the St. Francis Hotel in St. Paul Tuesday morning. One hundred twenty-five members were present from practically every county in Minnesota. All state and congressional candidates with the exception of O. J. Larson of Duluth spoke. Mr. Larson was unavoidably detained in Duluth. Fight Indicated. That the Republicans of Minnesota are going to carry on an aggressive fight this fall was in evidence throughout the meeting. Representative committee members from the ten districts expressed themselves forcibly upon this point, emphasizing their determination to carry the battle into every part of the state. Especial importance was placed upon the necessity of sending to Washington a solid Republican delegation, pointing to a terrific drive on the Farmer-Labor strongholds, namely, the Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Districts, where E. E. Howard, C. G. Selvg and O. J. Larson will oppose the present incumbents. Governor Praised. Unity of purpose and complete harmony prevailed. Governor Theodore Christianson was loudly applauded and praised by the committee as well as the other candidates. Women of Minnesota are going to play an important part in the campaign. Mrs. Fosseen, National Committeeewoman from Minnesota, and Mrs. Winifred Campbell, State Chairwoman, outlined their plans to the seventy Republican committeeewomen present and a special conference was (Continued on page 2) REWARD OFFERED FOR MOB LEADER Georgia Governor Posts Prizes in Hope of Getting Any of Lynching Party. (Preston News Service) Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 9.—Governor Clifford Walker late Wednesday announced a reward of $500 for the first member of the masked mob who stormed the Coffee county jail Tuesday morning and lynched Dave Wright, held at Douglas, Ga., for the slaying of Mrs. Zelphia Rolling, two weeks ago. The executive offered an additional reward of $100 for the apprehension of any other member of the mob. Announcement of the reward went out from the governor's office to Sheriff Tanner of Coffee county and to the members of a grand jury investigating the lynching Wednesday afternoon. Wright was forcefully removed from the county jail, after the mob had over-powered the Sheriff. He was taken about three miles from Douglas and riddled with more than 50 bullets by a band of masked men. NEAR RIOT Huntington, W. Va.—A race riot between white youths and the colored performers in a fair here Saturday night resulted in the death of a 19-year-old white youth, Luel Edwards. Fourteen of the colored persons attached to fair concessions and one white youth were arrested. The colored prisoners were carried to Ironton, when a mob gathered and threatened to lynch them. St. Louis Klan Parade Scheduled For Oct. 30 At State Conclave On With The Dance: A Review On With The Dance: A Review Permit Issued for 15,000 Persons to March; Regalia to Be Worn; Protest to Governor Goes Unheeded. St. Louis, Mo.—St. Louis Klavern Knights of the Ku Klux Klan was given a permit yesterday to parade in St. Louis Saturday, October 30, in connection with a state conclave of the order to be held at that time. The permit was issued by Director of Streets and Sewers Brooks to J. W. Stevens, secretary of the local klan. It gives permission for a parade of 15,000 persons. Stevens asserted there would be that many in line, most of them in full regalia. The permit makes no restrictions as to masks or robes and leaves that choice to the klansman himself. The klansmen will assemble late in the afternoon in Twelfth boulevard, north of Market street. The parade will start promptly at 6:30 o'clock, according to plans, and will move north on Twelfth to Locust, west to Lindell cut-off and thence westward to Kings highway, where it will disband about 8 o'clock. Local klan officers have been promising the St. Louis members a spectacular public appearance for more than three years, but couldn't get a permit. GOV. ASKED TO STOP PARADE In response to a call by State Representative Henri Chouteau, only four of the present representatives and nominees were present at a protest meeting, at the Odeon, Monday night, to join in a protest against the proposed Ku Klux Klan parade, scheduled to take place here October 30.p Conspicuous among that number was Representative Walthall Moore, who in an address before the large audience, told the feelings of the Coiored people toward the Klan, and (Continued on page 4) WILLS' MANAGER ASKS HEAVY TITLE: DENIED New York, Sept. 9.—The request that Harry Wills, challenger, be declared the heavyweight champion of the world by default was made Tuesday by his manager, Paddy Mullins, and was denied by the New York boxing commission. "Champions can lose their titles only in the ring," W. M. Muldoon, senior member of the commission, said. Mullins based his request upon the argument that Dempsey had refused to fight Wills and that Gene Tunney had written a newspaper article under his signature that he would never fight Wills if he won the championship from Dempsey. By The Owl With the last strains of soft, crooning music and the last flutter of graceful bodies clothed in flowing and diaphanous material, the second annual dancing exhibition of the Freda C. Jackson class became history last Saturday evening. The program was divided into two parts, one to display the talents of the junior class, the other to show the artistry of older girls in the senior class. Both age groups were received enthusiastically. Clara Smith, Hjordis Foster, Janice Wright and Mildred Artis were without doubt the outstanding stars of the performance. The work of Marjorie McKinney was also noteworthy. Little Herman Cotton made a tremendous appeal to the audience as the sole male member of the revue. LONG RIDE Los Angeles, Cal.-Over steep mountains, across hot deserts, through rivers, there arrived in the city a youngster who had the grit and endurance to ride his motorcycle all the way from his home at 75 West One Hundred and Forty-first street, New York, to Los Angeles. He is only 18 years of age, but made the trip with few mishaps. The nervy cyclist is now at 1803 East Thirtieth street and is named William Davis. Ask Nominations for Awards, Scholarships New York, Sept. 9.—The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 69 Fifth Ave., announces that nominations may still be sent in for the 1926 gold medal, awarded to some member of the N. A. A. C. P. and the two Madam C. J. Walker Scholarships, awarded to branches for increase in money and members over the preceding year. The scholarships may be presented by the winning branch to any student designated. UNIQUE DANCING PARTY PLANNED "College Boys' Ramble," Dinner Dance, Sept. 16; Debs to Be Presented. Sponsored by college men who have worked in the Twin Cities during the summer for several years, a unique dinner-dance will be given at Union hall, Kent St. at Aurora Ave., September 16. Invitations announce the evening as "The College Boys' Ramble." Mrs. W. E. Alexander and Mrs. J. W. Crump will act as social matrons. The Misses Beulah Stephens, Armeda Wilkins and Ruth Brown will be social sponsors. One of the features of the evening will be the presentation of five local debutantes. Members of Mrs. Freda C. Jackson's class in dancing will present novelty numbers. Further entertainment will be provided by M. H. Nash, who will give a duet dance. Songs and yells by the college men, punch and salads, will keep matters enlivened. W. H. McSayles, assisted by some 30 visiting college men, is in charge of the dance. EX-ST. PAUL FIREMAN TOURS Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Mitchell, 1650 W. 35th Place, Los Angeles, Cal., returned from their annual motor trip after visiting the wonderful playground on the top of the world, an elevation of 8,000 feet. Mr. Mitchell states that he believes in seeing America first. After spending two weeks vacationing, Mr. Mitchell returned to his position as armed guard at the Beverly National Bank in Beverly Hills, Cal. Other members of the class who distinguished themselves by excellent work would include all the other people in the revue. The costuming was remarkable. New, clean, suitable, and with ample changes for every set, the costumes were one of the features of the performance. The youngsters displayed much ability for their ages, evidencing a sense of rhythm and grace which brought much comment from the audience. The older girls gave a performance which was finished in every respect. Although I did not see the first annual exhibition, I will pronounce this, if it was a fair sample, as good a thing, and as worthwhile a gesture as I have ever-seen in the Twin Cities. The performers and mothers share equally in the credit, and the instructor deserves a goodly measure of praise. TULSA WOMAN JUSTICE Tulsa, Okla.-At the recent primary elections, Mrs. Ellen Lathon, colored, was nominated Justice of the Peace in the Fourth District. She won over her nearest opponent, a white man, 1,720 votes to 1,520 votes. Mrs. Lathon's husband was at one time a Justice of the Peace. She has never practiced in the law profession herself and is not a graduate of a law school. Her knowledge in the practice was gained through her husband. COLORED BUSINESSES badly need your patronage if they would survive the sharp competition of the business world. PRICE FIVE CENTS KELLY MILLER TO GIVE LECTURE IN MPLS. NEXT WEEK N A. A. C. P. Sponsors Coming of Howard Writer, Educator, Lecturer. Smith Says Attendance of 300 Necessary to Pay Expenses of Trip. Dean Kelly Miller of Howard university will lecture at St. Peter A. M. E. church, Minneapolis, Tuesday evening, Sept. 14, under the auspices of the Minneapolis branch of the N. A. A. C. P. Tickets are being sold at twenty-five cents each, and because of the limited capacity of the church, patrons are urged to secure tickets early in order to be assured of getting them. Miller Praised. "In bringing Kelly Miller to the Northwest, we are attempting to keep to the purpose of our organization by giving the community the latest and best thought in race development from those who are most competent to speak," said W. M. Smith, president of the Minneapolis branch. "By placing the price of admission at only twenty-five cents, the organization is charging just enough to bring this eloquent orator, scholar and educator to the West. It will require the presence of 300 people to accomplish this aim, and we are assured of a heavy attendance." Miller to Speak in St. Paul Wednesday Under the auspices of the trustee board of Pilgrim Baptist church, Dean Miller will speak at the church auditorium, Cedar street at Summit avenue, Wednesday, September 15, at 8 p. m. His subject will be "The Negro in the North and in the South." There will be no admission, but a silver offering will be taken. Music will be furnished by the choir of Pilgrim. A large public attendance is cordially invited. NEW TWIST TO MOBBING STORY White Daughter of Bird's Employer Had Baby; Gave It to Colored Boy. (N. A. A. C. P. Press Service) New York, Sept. 9.—Through the N. A. A. C. P., a startling new light has been thrown on the events preceding the mob murder of Raymond Bird in Wytheville, Va. An informant who was in Wytheville on the day of the lynching states that the colored boy had been employed for a number of years on the farm of a white man and had worked on the farm together with the white man's daughter. Their working together had caused comment in the neighborhood, it was stated. Finally a baby was born to the white girl. She made an appointment with the colored boy and gave him the baby. He took it to the house of colored friends who are at present caring for the infant. The mob had no trouble in storming the jail, it is alleged. In fact, the sheriff, knowing the weakness of the jail door, had asked that the colored boy who had been arrested on a charge of "assault" be removed. This request was, however, disregarded by the authorities. The white girl declined to accuse the colored boy, it is alleged. Napoleon's Wooden Horse. Probably the most expensive toy ever bought was a broken-nosed wooden horse that had belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte, and which was sold in Paris some years ago for $2,400. 4 The St. Paul Echo An Independent Negro Weekly Newspaper "Entered as second class matter Nov. 7, 1925, at the post office at St. Paul, Minn., under the act of March 3, 1879" LET US CREATE BEAUTY nose people who believe that we will in dirt dugouts and clothe them animals. Others, more tolerant, who will not be included within the pale of civility of Chicago is impossible. Minneapolis "west of Chicago" classification of fact, the thing which the Eminces of the people of the West and complete and naive lack of any strankness. Their breezy cordiality is a pretty decent place to live in such to visit, but it is contended that in the field of things cultural. It general argument by without disputed that the colored people of taken any part at all in the rename. Contests of various sorts have announced and given, and still remained immovable, watching reprecent of the country carry off prizes. Gy should cease. The next issue contain the annual contest announc the shaggy-haired literati of the rise, shake itself with a mighty fountain pens and portable how to make a name for itself in entrance is free to all. Nothing an ambition enough to enter andateurs, volunteer! Writers, writ glory of our quill pens and ink from the drabness of Minneapolis. Let us wrest a place from the rest, thus proving indubitably the New Negro movement and area. Sophistication from both Va There are those people who believe that west of New York the natives live in dirt dugouts and clothe themselves with the skins of wild animals. There are others, more tolerant, who will concede that Chicago should be included within the pale of civilization but that anything west of Chicago is impossible. Minneapolis and St. Paul fall into the "west of Chicago" classification. As a matter of fact, the thing which the East objects to in the characteristics of the people of the West and the middle West is merely their complete and naive lack of any semblance of artificiality. Their frankness. Their breezy cordiality. The West is a pretty decent place to live in, and a mighty fine place in which to visit, but it is contended that it simply has not "produced" in the field of things cultural. Letting that general argument by without even a murmur, it is not to be disputed that the colored people of this Northwest have simply not taken any part at all in the renaissance of Negro art and literature. Contests of various sorts have come and gone, awards have been announced and given, and still our great Northwest has remained immovable, watching representatives from every other part of the country carry off prizes without dispute. That lethargy should cease. The next issue of Opportunity magazine will contain the annual contest announcement for the coming year. The shaggy-haired literati of this part of the country should rise, shake itself with a mighty shake, and brandishing its combined fountain pens and portable typewriters, vow a tremendous vow to make a name for itself in this contest. The gate of entrance is free to all. Nothing more is needed to win a place than ambition enough to enter and a certain amount of ability. Volunteers, volunteer! Writers, write! Let us stand forth in all the glory of our quill pens and ink pots to snatch beauty full born from the drapness of Minneapolis flour mills and St. Paul stockyards. Let us wrest a place from the judges of the Opportunity contest, thus proving indubitably that we are part and parcel of the New Negro movement and are eligible to quote glibly and with sophistication from both Van Vechten and Mencken. A NEW PRESIDENT Ri Johnson, first Negro president, named his chair and his responsibility many features of the large colors both from within and without; there are always the pressing shortness of funds. With these past have had to cope, and have successful. He will have a two-edged problem, former executives of the school because the faculty and board show the nation, he is being received cordially to be hoped that the sane attitude body. A position as critical as that deserved sword of Damocles, the new I. N. R. local support of all American Negroite follower of education. As he savowed experiment is being triologically or not, reflect favorably America. It will influence heavily on. To Dr. Johnson our sincere administration. Dr. Mordecai Johnson, first Negro president of Howard university, has assumed his chair and his responsibilities. There are many features of the large colored school which are friction points both from within and without. Aside from routine worries there are always the pressing questions of overcrowding and shortness of funds. With these problems, white presidents in the past have had to cope, and have been, to a certain measure, successful. Dr. Johnson will have a two-edged problem, differing greatly from that of former executives of the school because he is colored. Indications from the faculty and board show that at the outset of his administration, he is being received cordially and enthusiastically. It is to be hoped that the sane attitude will be evinced by the student body. Occupying a position as critical as that described in the famous tale of the sword of Damocles, the new Howard president deserves the moral support of all American Negroes and of every broad-minded white follower of education. As he enters upon his new duties, an avowed experiment is being tried. His success or failure will, logically or not, reflect favorably or unfavorably upon colored America. It will influence heavily the development of Negro education. To Dr. Johnson our sincere wishes for a wise and progressive administration. JUSTICE TO MEN OF COLOR the home of a branch of the Nation of Colored People. An and the membership of the local group as most encouraging. is one of the great agencies of tabbing intolerance and injustice is being furthered by students everywhere within the borders at an intolerant nation is sure to Duluth is the home of a branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. An annual drive is now on to increase the membership of the local group, and the outlook is reported as most encouraging. The society is one of the great agencies of the country which are devoted to abating intolerance and injustice. In a general way, this work is being furthered by students and workers for social progress everywhere within the borders of the country. These realize that an intolerant nation is sure to be small in every sense of the word. But the N. A. A. C. P. labors in a special field. It seeks to abate the injustices under which colored people suffer. Colored men dominate the society, although no color line is drawn. The society conceives that the colored population of the country is loyal, that it has no other land than this, and that it resents being branded with any stigma of inferiority. It cannot be denied that colored citizens, who number about 12,000,000, have reason to complain of harsh discrimination in many particulars. Four thousand colored men have been lynched during the past forty years, and many of these were burned alive. While there was provocation for some of these atrocities, there is certainly no excuse or palliation for many of them because many of the victims were innocent. Even the guilty were deprived of guaranteed rights. Moreover, civilization does not advance when the judge and jury of the day are superceded by a howling mob assembled at midnight, armed with torch and gun. This society seeks justice and fair play for its people and, as a matter of course, it seeks to teach citizens of color respect for the laws of the land. Good men and women of the white race greet with good will these workers and feel that their toil need not be and will not be fruitless—Duluth Herald. The Safety Valve Signed contributions not over three hundred words in length will be printed in this column. The Echo will not be responsible for any of the opinions which may appear in the column. — The Editor I called to express my admiration and respect for my Spanish war comrade, Charles Sumner Smith. He wrote me a cordial letter from the hospital just a few days before he died. I missed your paper so that I saw no announcement of Editor Smith's death. Let me say this—The American people are sustaining a great loss in the death of Charles Sumner Smith; we do not see his like every day. Let us learn from his life patriotism, tolerance and loyalty to our friends, for he was loyal to his friends. O. T. LUNDEEN, Former Congressman From Minneapolis. France Has Absorbed Blood of Many Races France is called a Latin country, but little save the language and some customs are really left over from Roman times. Racially, there is no European people more mixed. Two-thirds of the dwellers in ancient Gaul were Celts, the rest were Teutonic Franks. This Celto-Teutonic admixture in the last 2,000 years has absorbed Romans from all parts of that heterogeneous empire; pure Celts, in Brittany; Scandinavian Normans, in the Selene valley; Teutonic Flemings and Walloons, in the north; Teutons, in Lorraine and Alsace; Italians, in Nice and Savoy; Greeks and Arabs, on the Mediterranean coast; Spanlands and Basques, in the Pyrenees; English and Scotch, in the southwest, which was held by English kings for more than a century. After the Napoleonic wars came many Poles. Before 1914 Swiss, German and Belgian immigrants were being quickly assimilated. Such facts augur well for the present undigested contingents of Italians, Russians, Czechs and Poles. There has been talk, nevertheless, of establishing a quota system similar to that in force in the United States. Travesty on Coffee Java coffee is renowned the world over—in the bean. In the cup, as served in the Dutch tropical possessions, it is a frightful travesty on coffee, writes Samuel G. Blythe in the Saturday Evening Post. They roast the bean until it is almost burned, and grind it. Then they let water drip through it or employ some other occult process, and produce a black, thick, acrid mixture they call coffee essence. This is served cold in a little pitcher, with a larger pitcher of hot water. The plot is to pour some of the essence into your cup, fill the cup with the hot water and revel in the murky combination. It doesn't taste like coffee. It tastes like some sort of chemical solution used for cleaning rugs. That is a detail. There isn't a good cupful of coffee, or a cupful of good coffee, to be had outside of the United States anywhere in this world, so why impeach the Dutchman's idea of the brew? An alligator weighing 1,000 pounds consumes 40 pounds of meat daily. ST. PAUL ECHO WORLD'S TWO GREAT The two biggest thrillers in the features of the great Minnesota Stat Twin Cities, September 4 to 11—the WORLD'S TWO GREATEST THRILLERS COMING The two biggest thrillers in the world of entertainment in 1926 will be features of the great Minnesota State Fair and Northwest Dairy Exposition, Twin Cities, September 4 to 11—the internationally-famous Gladys Roy, new Queen of the Air, from California; and "1776," the mammoth fireworks spectacle which is being staged by the Philadelphia Esquicentennial. Never in the history of aviation has such a daring program been planned as that in which Miss Roy will appear afternoon and evening at the "World's Greatest State Fair." In her feature appearance each Day Miss Roy will put a black sack over her head, padlock it at the neck, and, rising in her plane, will walk the wings of her ship, stand on her head, and climb from one end to the other of the wings craft. Hanging from the lander gear of the plane, she will draw herself up between the wheels as the ship lights, one of the most dangerous stunts ever essayed by any aerial acrobat. All of the thrilling episodes in dence will be dramatized in vivid f "1776", each evening of the fair. The title of Concord and Lexington, the Bc flag by Betsy Ross, and a score of history, will be staged before a gig feet long. The show will end with a surrender of Lord Cornwallis to Gen All of the thrilling episodes in the Revolution for American Independence will be dramatized in vivid fashion in the great fireworks spectacle "1776", each evening of the fair. The famous ride of Paul Revere, the battle 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. Ireland's Middle Age Place of Pilgrimage Ireland has a place of pilgrimage which has held its position for 14 centuries. It is on an island in Lough Derg, and is said to be the only pilgrimage of modern times conducted like those of the Middle ages. It is freely noticed in medieval literature, and still today is very much alive. It is visited yearly, beginning in the month of June, by all sorts of people, and despite its rigors, it is so popular that a new church has been built and the railway companies run excursions to it. The pilgrims arrive fasting and make their rounds of the stations in their bare feet. Three of the stations must be made each day of the three days of the pilgrimage. The first meal is of black tea and dry bread, and this has to last for 24 hours. A whole night is spent in prayer in the church. This is a trying experience, yet year after year hundreds return, and they include notable figures in public life. None but pilgrims are allowed on the island, and once there, all the strict regulations must be observed by all. Discovery Saved Millions Theobald Smith, sometimes called the captain of American microbe hunters, solved the mystery of what gives Texas fever to northern cows and how southern cows carry this disease north. When he found that the disease was given to animals by a tick, he not only saved the cattle industry millions of dollars, he showed men an entirely new and fantastic way a disease may be carried—by an insect, and only by that insect, says Paul de Kruft in his book, "Microbe Hunters." The developments of this scientific discovery have saved and will save countless lives. For example, David Bruce, British army doctor, discovered that the tsetse fly was responsible for the terrible African sleeping sickness. It was learned also that a mosquito, and only one kind of mosquito, was the carrier of malaria fever. "Read The Want Ads" Free! Founta With ed 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 Green, Red Send for You Make checks paya How you like it. Folks! the Revolution for American Independence in the great fireworks spectacle of famous ride of Paul Revere, the baton Tea Party, the making of the first other stirring events in early Americanantic scenic background more than 400 the battle of Yorktown, and depict theoral Washington. Even Busy Bee Likes His Periods or Rest Bees like to doze and sleep during the day time, and they do it unmoiled, according to Prof. Karl von Frisch, eminent entomological worker of Germany. Not only does Doctor von Frisch find that honey bees enjoy daily sights, but love of ease varies greatly in individual bees. Continuing his earlier researches in bee psychology, Doctor von Frisch devised a method of marking individual bees with indelible colors. Carefully placed observers were able to follow the movements of these marked bees even in flight. Through glass-inclosed hives they saw marked bees return to their particular spot on the comb, indulging, after moderate activity, in periods of inactivity ranging from minutes to hours, although their total span of life is approximately five weeks. It was not until the marking device was hit upon that Herr von Frisch fathomed some of the age-old mysteries of bee civilization. To attempt to learn these by watching at random 40,000 bees in the hive was a hopeless task, Doctor von Frisch asserted, adding: "It was always the bees we weren't liking at that moved." Decisive Battles War college historians say that of the thousands of battles and engagements fought in the United States in five wars, only six were really decisive. Two were in the Revolutionary war, the surrender of the British Burgoyne at Saratoga, bringing about the definite intervention of France in favor of the American colonies, and the surrender of the British army by Cornwallis at Yorktown, ending the war with England. The historians skip the War of 1812, the Mexican war and the Indian wars, says Capper's Weekly, and find the next four battles resulting in far-reaching effect politically, were those of Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Chickamauga and Chattanooga. The Vicksburg campaign, they say, was the most brilliant operation of the Union Army of the Tennessee. Free! in Pens ch year's ion ($2.00) "Echo" of Three Colors: & Mahogany ur Pen Today! for money orders able to the 1776 "TO ARMS / TO ARMS" SCIENTIFICALLY PASTEURIZED Milk and Cream Butter Buttermilk Minnesota Milk Co. Elkhurst 3163 Visit Our Modern Plant University at Western Do you need Letterheads Programs Circulars Tickets Dodgers Business Posters Cards or anything in the PRINTING LINE We will cheerfully furnish estimates SERVICE that PLEASES The St. Paul Echo 614 Court Block, St. Paul, Minn. Phone Cedar 1879 Stone Slab Recalls Church Built in 1717 One of southwestern New Brunswick's interesting historical spots is Meductic, once the site of an Indian village. Here the Indians had a rather important fort and here the French established a mission and in time built up a little church. Louis XIV was so impressed with the work of the priests that he caused to be shipped from France an elaborately designed bell to be placed in the belfry. The church stood for many years, during which, tradition relates, many stirring events occurred about Meductic, among which were the clashes between the English and the French and their Indian allies. One day a Mr. Hay, owner of the Meductic property, was-plowing near a clump of bushes that alone remains to mark the site of the church and the nearby fort, when his plow struck a slab of slate. The stone was not whole or intact, but enough of it was left to contain an abbreviated Latin inscription, in which it was set forth that the church, dedicated to St. John Baptist, had been erected by the Maliates in the year 1717, while Father Jean Baptiste Loyard of the Jesuit order was in charge of the mission. Montreal Family Herald. First to Find Microbes The hobby of a janitor 250 years ago opened the way for science to wage war on microbes and also to enlist their aid in the fight for health. The janitor was Antony Leeenwoek, native of Delft, Holland, whose hobby was grinding lenses. Microscopes had not been highly developed, being merely hand lenses that would hardly make a 10-cent piece look like a quarter, but he made better and better lenses with the fanatical persistence of a lunatic, Paul dekruft relates in his book "Microbe Hunters." He examined everything and finally, when he looked through his toy of a gold-mounted lens at a fraction of a small drop of clear rain water, he discovered there were little animals in it, swimming and playing around. These were microbes and he was the first man to see them. Climbing up is a difficult task climbing down is an easy job. For BILIOUSNESS Use BEECHAM'S PILLS for the relief of Constipation, Biliousness, Sick Headache and for moving the Bowels. Helps clear the skin. Contains no Salomei Buy from your druggist. 2sc and 5c the box. BEECHAM'S PILLS held, following the morning session. Nothing will be left undone to completely organize the women of Minnesota for the entire Republican ticket. At Fergus Falls, September 28, Governor Theodore Christianson will be accompanied on the platform by all the state and congressional candidates. The Governor's keynote speech will form the basis for the Minnesota Republican Platform this fall and following his address, all state and congressional Republican nominees, augmented by an array of able speakers of national prominence, will invade every nook of Minnesota spreading the Minnesota Republican doctrines. Exercise Helps Eyes One of the latest instruments that scientists have devised to aid the eyes is an exerciser for the muscles used in achieving the proper focus. It consists, in part, of a series of prisms so arranged that when a person looks through them rapid changes of focus are induced, thereby giving the muscles helpful exercise and strengthening them with reserve force. The apparatus is said to have proved beneficial in the treatment of eye disorders caused by weak muscles.—Popular Mechanics Magazine. DR. HUMPHREYS' "55" Prompt Relief for INDIGESTION NEED SOME ? Society·Notes ST. PAUL NOTES Send in your Society Notes to The Echo office, 614 Court Block, before Wednesday noon of each week. Mrs. Myrtle Brooks and Mrs. O. W. Lindsay, 276 Central Ave., entertained Mr. and Mrs. James Cowden of Kansas City, Mo., and Mrs. Ruth Ewing of Keysville, Mo., with an elaborate dinner on Sunday afternoon. Covers were laid for ten. Miss Ruth Redd of Kansas City, Mo., who spent the past two weeks visiting her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Redd of St. Anthony Ave., returned home last Saturday. Roy Wilkins, city editor of The Kansas City Call, spent the past week-end visiting his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Williams, 906 Gauntler St. Alfred Shute, sophomore at the University of Minnesota, and vocal student at MacPhail, left the city Tuesday evening for a short visit with his parents in Sheridan, Wyo. Mr. Shute will return to the city in time to resume his studies at the opening of school the latter part of the month. Miss Alberta Mayo, niece of Mr. and Mrs. James Triplett, 783 W. Central Ave., entertained Miss Leah Mae Minor at a farewell party. Dancing was the main feature of the evening. Miss Minor left Friday afternoon for Waco, Texas, to teach music. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Ward entertained immediate friends Thursday of last week complimentary to Mrs. Harry Isaacs of Chicago, Ill., who is visiting relatives in the city. Bridge was the feature of the evening. Mrs. Magnolia Mitchell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Brooks, 569 Fuller Ave., who recently graduated from the De Guille Beauty School of St. Paul, left for Chicago, where she will follow her vocation. Leslie Lawrence Post of the American Legion gave the first of their series of card parties Wednesday, September 1, at the Legion Club Rooms, 345 Robert St. Valuable household goods were given away as prizes. Lawyer and Mrs. W. T. Francis have returned from a motor trip to Superior, Wis., Duluth, Grand Marais, Minn., and Fort William and Fort Arthur, Canada. They report the roads fine and the scenery on the north shore of Lake Superior beautiful. Miss Florence Drake of Minneapolis was the guest of her mother, Mrs. Lizzie Allen, 519 Rice St., last Sunday. Mrs. Allen was also visited by Miss Ida Ross of White Bear, Minn., and Mrs. A. H. Drake of this city. From a shower given on August 20, Albertina Montague received many useful and valuable gifts. Miss Lillian Montague was quietly married to Mr. George Whittley on August 30, by Rev. Griffin. Lillian is the youngest daughter of Mrs. A. A. Montague. Mrs. Ella Taylor of Milwaukee, Wis., was the guest of honor at a Chinese dinner given by Mrs. Chester Spicer, 690 W. Central Ave., Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Covers were laid for four and a very pleasant evening was spent. Miss Leah Mae Minor expects to leave for Waco, Texas, this week to follow her vocation in music. Mr. Jacob Thomas of Philadelphia, Pa., is stopping with Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Jones, 747 St. Anthony Ave. Mr. Thomas transferred from the Philadelphia postoffice to the St. Paul office with Mr. L. White, who now resides in Camden, New Jersey. Miss Irene Banister was hostess at a musical last Friday evening at Mrs. Beulah Sears Karinger's Tea Cup Shoppe in honor of several summer visitors. Mrs. Cecil Hewett, a teacher of Phoenix, Ariz.; Miss Thelma Williams, musical directress of Houston, Texas, College, and Mrs. Claudia Wellington Harris of Chicago, who is visiting her mother, Mrs. T. Wellington. A number of songs were sung by Mrs. Hewett and Mrs. Banister, who is a pupil of Mrs. Agnes Snyder; and instrumental selections by Miss Williams. Pioneer Investment (Incorporated) Real Estate, Chattel Mortgages and Loans 328 METROPOLITAN BANK BLDG. Phone CEder 2634 O. J. Smith, Tress. MINNEAPOLIS NOTES Mrs. Harry C. Harris of Chicago has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Madison Jackson, 2003 Franklin Ave. S. E., during the past week. She will return to Chicago tonight. Miss Jennie Barabin of Hot Springs, Ark., who, with her father, Dr. A. J. Barabin, has been visiting in the Twin Cities and at Long Lake for three weeks, left Tuesday evening for Chicago, where she will stay for a few days before going to Hot Springs. Miss Barabin will enter Flisk university this fall. Charles H. Moore of Greensboro, N. C., accompanied by a daughter, Miss Edith Moore of New York City, has come for an indefinite stay with his daughter, Mrs. J. H. Redd, 3253 Aldrich Ave. Mr. Moore was for many years president of the National Negro Business League. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Barksdale have returned from a motor trip during which they attended the Elks' Convention at Cleveland and afterwards motored to Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Mich., and other eastern points. Rev. P. T. Gorham, Dist. Supt., will hold quarterly meeting at Border M. E. church Sunday, September 12, at 3 o'clock. All are invited. Mrs. G. W. Thomas, wife of Rev. G. W. Thomas of Border M. E. church has returned from an extended visit through the South. Miss Fannie Alexander of Waco, Texas, returned home Saturday after having been the house guest of her sister, Mrs. R. J. Willie. Miss Alexander is a school teacher in Houston, Texas. URBAN LEAGUE NOTES Through the generosity of Captain Gerringer of the Salvation Army, a group of thirty-four persons, twenty-eight children and six adults were given a week's outing at the Salvation Army Camp, at Long Lake, Minn., through the Urban League, Seven families were represented, with Mrs. B. High, assistant to the Executive Secretary of the Urban League, Mr. E. A. Carter, in charge. The children were given a wonderful outing, with lodging and excellent meals. They were also given the use of balls, bats, swings and bathing suits. They returned on last Saturday feeling very happy and grateful to those who made it so pleasant for them. WELCOME HALL NOTES The class in vocal instruction under the direction of Prof. Morton will meet on Thursday afternoon at 4 p. m. The neighborhood community club held its first meeting of the year on Wednesday afternoon. All ladies interested in community welfare work are invited to join. Try to attend the study class this winter. Both afternoon and evening classes are open to adults. An elaborate luncheon was served. The Messrs. O. C. Drizzel, F. Hall, Wm. Hall, A. Nash and E. Barksdale. Miss Florence Robinson, office secretary of the St. Paul Echo, is spending a couple of weeks in Chicago. Dr. S. R. Harrison and family, Mrs. M. D. Robdins. Mrs. Robert Mays, all of Chicago, were the house guests of Mr. and Mrs. Woodfork, 382 N. St. Albans St. Keystone Hotel Barber Shop We Specialize in LADIES' 35¢ MEN'S 35¢ & Children's Bobing Hair Cutting All Work Guaranteed Polite Service—Courteous Treatment A. WYLIE, Prop. Dale 3601 379 Carroll Ave. FOR SALARY LOANS SEE ANDREW A. MURPHY 312 Builders Exchange Bldg. Ga 1098 REMOVAL NOTICE Fred D. McCracken Established 1915 Real Estate, Renting, Insurance 306 Court Block Phone Cedar 6349 Resident Humboldt 4346 think rather in terms of this New Negro, with his relatively homogeneous form and relatively stabilized type, who has solved the business of living in this American culture, and who, with his start fairly won, will press on in the American community as a full-fledged member of it." Earliest careful studies of twilight duration were made by the Arabian astronomers, and there was a special reason. The Moslem religion prescribes daybreak—the beginning of dawn, or morning twilight—as one of the daily five hours of prayer. Moreover, during one month in the year a strict fast is observed from this time to sunset, says Nature Magazine of Washington. Hence as far back as the Eleventh century the time of daybreak at various seasons of the year had been determined with considerable accuracy. The same authorities distinguished between true dawn and an earlier falnt illumination of the eastern sky known as "false dawn," frequently mentioned in the literature of the Orient. The line in the Rubalyat "Before the phantom of false morning died," refers to this phenomenon. It is the zodiacal light, supposed to be due to sunlight reflected from fine particles of matter entirely outside the earth's atmosphere. It is best seen in low latitudes; especially in the pure air of tropical and subtropical deserts. In the United States it is visible at certain times of the year, but not where city lights prevail. Sun Stops Baldness Physicians and hair specialists are now advocating go bare-headed, where climatic conditions permit, as a preventive of baldness. One of the contributing causes of loss of hair is a too-tight head covering. The discarding of the hat or cap removes this stricture and also allows free action of sun and air on the scalp. A normal person loses about forty hairs each day. If these, on a woman with unbobbed head, are less than six inches long and form one-third or more of the combings of three days, then there is some scalp trouble which should have medical attention. Too many young hairs falling from a man's head may be detected by the uncut ends. Minds Well Trained In India and other parts of the Orient, some natives have developed the ability to sleep a predetermined number of hours to a remarkable degree. An Indian scholar, for instance, slept three days and awoke within a half-minute of the time set for arising, a traveler there reports. Others in that country are said to have such power of mental concentration that they can submit to minor surgical operations without apparent pain. Generations of study along the lines of applied psychology have produced these faculties, in the opinion of investigators.—Popular Mechanics Magazine. "Czar" of Latin Origin. The Slavic word czar or tsar ultimately represents the Latin Caesar, but came, according to Miklosich, through the medium of a Germanic language in which the word had the general sense emperor. 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. White Front Store CASH and CARRY Prices With FREE DELIVERY Quality Meats and Groceries Fresh Dressed Poultry at All Times Elk 1388 559 St. Anthony Av. E. N. Martin L. R. Blair And You Are Next All the Time Sanitary Tonsorial Parlor 329 NO. DALE STREET Manicurist St. Paul, Minn. Meet Your Friend The Neighborhood Drug Store With Downtown Prices Five-Minute Delivery Service McCall Pharmacy Dale 8861 234 Rondo St. MINNEAPOLIS ADVERTISERS ST. PAUL ECHO Corrugations in Roads Corrugations appearing in the surface of gravel roads appear to be formed by the kick back of surface materials arising from the spin of the rear wheels of automobiles as they descend after the bounce over some obstacle or depression, and also from the impact of both the front and the rear wheels of automobiles. A small obstacle or depression in the road will cause a vehicle to bounce and strike the road with the above mentioned effect. A few such occurrences are sufficient to form a corrugation, and this corrugation may result in the formation of one ahead, and thus the process continues. This theory is confirmed to a certain extent by the fact that corrugations very rarely occur on grades, where ascending cars will cling more closely to the road, and descending cars in neutral do not give much spin to the rear wheels in descending after a slight bounce. First Gas Attack The skunk is an example of the axiom that it pays to specialize. He cannot swim like the otter, nor climb like the marten, nor run like the fisher, says Nature Magazine. He has neither the strength of the wolverine nor the fierceness of the weasel. Yet he has outlived all these members of his family by developing a little specialty of his own which bids fair to save him from the attacks of civilization for many years to come. He discovered the gas-attack long before man. His weapon is a movable duct through which he can throw a stream of liquid musk with deadly accuracy from five to ten feet. Plant That "Walks" The fronds of the walking-leaf fern arch over until they touch the earth, where they root to form new plants. Some other ferns occasionally produce plants in this way, but in this species it is a settled habit. The new plants grow up, repeating the process of walking, and soon the original plant is surrounded by quite a colony of its own offspring without the intervention of spores. The connections between them are slow to die, and it is not unusual to see three or four generations linked together. Monkeys Rob Fruit Trains Monkeys Rob Fruit Trains Monkeys sometimes appear in the role of train robbers in central Africa and South America. Troops of them swoop down from trees over trains passing through forests to the coast and plunder cars loaded with fruits and nuts, says Harold T. Wilkins in Popular Mechanics Magazine. Frequently the damage resulting from these raids costs the railroads large sums. His Illness In the receiving ward of the base hospital the new cases received pajamas and bathrobes. Rastus came in with a bunch of others and the orderly was afraid that Rastus was overlooked. "Have you pajamas, Rastus?" he asked. "No sah, mumps," was the reply. Shop On University Ave. Phone Dale 8339 Try the Drug Store First ELMER MORRIS DRUGGIST Prescriptions Rondo and Mackubin Mrs. T. H. LYLES Oldest Established Mortician Office: Cedar 0508 Res: Dale 2947 150 W. Fourth St. St. Paul, Minn. PLUMBING & HEATING SIMPLE SERVICING Agency for Minnesota Po WE SPECIALIZE I Phone Dale 2315 MINNEAPOLIS Phone—South 7954 W. SQUI Funeral 502 E. 24th Street Free Delivery to All Parts of City Economy Market 902 6th Ave. No., Minneapolis GROCERIES Poultry and Meats Hyland 9746 McDUFF WOODARD, Prop. Patronize Our Advertizers Mason and Dixon line is the boundary between the states of Pennsylvania and Maryland, from the Delaware border to that of West Virginia. After years of dispute between the proprietors of the Pennsylvania and Maryland colonies, a boundary compromise was arrived at in 1760 and two English surveyors, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, were appointed to run the line. This they began in 1763, working westward for four years, by which time they carried their survey over the mountains to a point 244 miles from the Delaware river. Indian hostility made further work impossible at the time, and the line was completed later by others. The whole route was marked by milestones, every fifth one bearing on one side the arms of Lord Baltimore and on the other those of William Penn. The exact latitude of the line is 39 degrees 43 minutes 26.3 seconds north. In the days of the slavery question, Mason and Dixon's line was often popularly projected westward, the name being given to the boundary between free and slave territory. Perhaps This Is Why A reporter on the Los Angeles Times was sent out on a very important mission to find out where Angelens make most of their foolish remarks. Was it at the zoo? at the railroad stations? at information desks? Not at all. Most of the senseless remarks made in Los Angeles, he found, were made in the big public markets. "Sometimes I think half the funny slips in the city are made right in front of this stall here," volunteered one vender. "Only the other day a young woman came up and asked for a pound of bacon already fried. Of course, what she wanted was bacon already sliced." Another vender spoke up: "Once a young man came and asked me for some eggplants. I started picking some out. He said he didn't want those things, he wanted eggplants. I replied they were eggplants. Well, we argued back and forth, and then he clinched the argument by saying that he knew they weren't eggplants, because eggplants are flat and round, like slices of pineapple. I gave in." Babies Love It For all stomach and intestinal troubles and disturbances due to teething, there is nothing better than a safe Infants' and Children's Laxative. MRS. WINSLOW'S SYRUP SIMPSON @ WILLS The Reliable Morticians are now located in their beautiful new mortuary chapel Office Phone—Cedar 1024 Residence Phones Tel. Dale 1914 Tel. Dale 2541 17 West Exchange Street ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA Patriotic Benevolent Order of Beers We take care of our sick, bury the dead and assist the worthy members in financial difficulties. JOINING FEES. $5.00 Call or writes to E. O. PEARCE Garfield 4138 11glehart Ave. J. H. GOLFIN 556 7th Ave. Mpls. Minn. SON ICE FIE HARDWARE PAINTS & CLASS Paints and Kyanize Varnish SPORTING GOODS 785-787 University Avenue ADVERTISERS Established 1905 RE NEAL Director Minneapolis, Minn. 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 --- Tell the world about- A PICTURE TELLS IT ALL Put it in our annual issue SPECIAL RATES THE ECHO IS READ ALL OVER THE WORLD 614 Court Block Nothing is perfect, and you don't have to claim an article is perfect to sell it. The best article is the one that has fewest things wrong with it: Like the pumpkin that took the prize at the fair. A competitor may beat you in this point or that. Don't argue against the obvious. If you are trying to defend an article or a position that has too many features wrong, drop it. Take up something worth while. Many an argument and friend is won by the man big enough to say that the other is right.—System. Fair to Both A well-known newspaper golfer was playing over Transit valley the other day when one of the caddies captured a beautiful young songbird, too young to fly. Walking over to the golfer he said to him: "Got any kids at home?" "Yep." "Well, here, take this bird home to him, probably he will like it." "Can't do it," replied the golfer. "Why?" queried the caddy. "Well, it is this way. Go and catch another and I'll do it. You see, I have twins and I cannot bring one home for one without doing the same for the other." The caddy let the bird flutter away. —Buffalo Courier-Express. Forty years ago thousands of girls were working in New York, Chicago and other cities for $3.00 a week or less. 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 Whitesell Mercantile Co. 220 Globe Bldg. St. Paul, Minn. Or Phone Geneva 5829—Minneapolis Note—These juices must be kept cold, otherwise they will ferment, so do not order unless you have facilities for keeping them cold. Miss Helen Hudson, Executive Secretary, has returned to her duties after an absence of six weeks. She reports that the Y. W. C. A. Community Conference at Frankfort, Ky., was one of the best in its history. Her vacation was spent visiting in Louisville and Chicago. With the beginning of fall, activities will be resumed at the building. Plans are under way for varied club and class work. What are you interested in? We would be glad to arrange classes in any subject, if sufficient number request it. Don't delay. Let us know NOW if, and what you are interested in. Are you a Grade or High School girl? If you are, then come to the Y. W. C. A. and join a Girl Reserve Club. You will enjoy the opportunity for fun and good times for fellowship and service. Barber Shop CASSIUS AND COMPANY SIX CHAIRS Separate Entrance and Chairs for Ladies Featuring Sterilization and Sanitary Service DALE AND RONDO STREETS Patronize Our Advertizers Phone Dale 8090 YALE V fe eee ee: TOR 2, Eee GAS) ge er re eg OU «area eo ‘ go isa Cat gat petite Bes fe si io at Ae a le . = 5 a F Boge See Sata marae aay ee at aie a a Bina dae ae Po} | od a i i oT Gl a as S c Ba Na ie it Sin Page Four ar Leta ease Parties Interested In Lake Lots Join Our Touring Party Sunday Morning Leaving Anderson’s 460 Rondo St. At 8:30 a.m. Just 21 Miles From St.Paul Minesure Development Co. 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It was a long, dreary process to him, and he loved it less every minute he was on the job. When he finished he looked ‘at his hands partly in sorrow, partly in triumph, and then he went to his wife. and stretched out those hands accusingly. “See,” he sald; “see those blisters? Didn’t I tell you that 1 wasn’t strong enough to do it?”— Springfield Union. Tire-Changing Thinking Roadside wit is, after all, the test of friendship. One should not get in ‘too deep with people until one has had a blowout with them. ‘The extra man in the car may be silent for a hundred miles, but he al- ways has plenty to say about the right way to jack-up somebody else's ma- chine. ‘The passengers can trample forty acres while the host is hunting for s lost wrench, or tinkering with a de mountable rim, but they never run into any poison ivy. That's always in the spot where the bedraggled owner sits down at the picnic supper—Kan. sas City Star. Used to Make Medicines ‘The aborigines of tropical America believed the fern to possess special curative properties and when made into a sirup it was used for pulmo- nary and other internal {lls An ofl made from the male fern of a cer- tain species has long been and 1s to- day highly valued by physicians as an excellent vermifuge. In addition to its medicinal virtues, the roots of this fern are highly prized for making Deer and other beverages pleasing to the taste. At the present time the French belleve fervently in the medi- cinal qualities of a sirup made from the Venus's-hair fern, Popular Rassian Dish i Elaborate and Tasty Of Russia's many national dishes, Solyanka is perhaps the most popular. ‘This 1s a much more elaborate prep- ‘aration than Vienna snitsel or Hun- garian goulash. It is rich and pl- ‘quant without being unduly heavy or greasy, as are most Slav dishes, ‘To make it thé Russian housewife takes 2 pounds of cooked beef, veal, ham or chicken, elther singly or in combination, 2 pounds of bolled cab- bage, % teaspoonful flour, 1 onton, 2 pickles, 10 olives, 10 pickled mush- rooms, a few trufles and % pound butter. ‘The onfon and eabbage are chopped fine and fried in butter until soft. The meat is cut into thin slices, ‘Then the cook butters a deep pudding dish, making it inch deep with alternate layers of meat and cooked cabbage. ‘The top layer should be of cabbage, and on this is placed slices of pickled mushrooms, olives, trumies and pickles. ‘White sauce or brown beef sauce 1s then poured over all and the dish ts baked in an oven for one hour and served ‘hot in the same pudding dish, with a sprinkling of chopped parsely on top. Cathedral’s Fire Brigade ‘St, Paul's cathedral in London has ts own private fire brigade and wa- ter service. The water service was installed shortly before the World war. Though the cathedral does not appear to the casual observer as be- ing a building that would burn easily, being mostly of stone, there are hid- den away in the thickness of its walls ‘and elsewhere in {ts interlor several hundred passages, corridors, rooms, staircases and cupbogrds composed largely of wood. Tho great outer dome, which is to be seen from the street, also is made of wood, encased with ‘lead. Another reason for the fire brigade is the fact that most of the wood fo the structure 1s many years old and unusually dry, making it excellent tinder in event a fire should start in the building —London Tit-Bits. Residence Phone Elkhurst 1618 Office Phone Garfield 1900 MCGAVOCK FUNERAL SERVICE YESS canvas tae iter reste areennok even vet RPA | ier as tones ae te ret ua Stiwhiae SnT hem nar oo wen UNIVERSITY AVE. ADVERTISERS Whippet OVERLAND Buropean Type Car. Three New Types x —see at— * STURAGE, REPAIRING Kramer Diethert Co. end RECONDITIONED CARS 315 Univesity Avenme Phose DAle 416 ST. PAUL BCHO. Rev. Geo. W. Slater will run a Lantern Slide on Friday, September 10, at Bethel A. M. E. church. On Sunday, September 12, Rev. Geo. W. Slater will preach at Bethel A. M. B. church. Rev. J, 8. Strong, pastor. The Altar Guild of St. Phillips church will give a Fried Chicken Dinner Thursday, September 16, 1926., at St. Phillips Church, Macu- bin and Aurora. Dinner 50 cents; four to eight. Built Fortune From Picture Post Cards Sir Adolph Tuck was the picture Dost card pioneer, says the Boston Herald. His father, Raphael Tuck, founded a firm making cheap pictures for London only. ‘The son rapidly ex- tended the business to the British islands as a whole and then selzed upon the coming of the oleograph as his opportunity for an enormous ex- pansion of his slowly developing in- dustry. He started with six sets of designs, the next year there were twenty, the third year fifty. He ob- tained ‘the ald of professional artists and his competitive exhibitions of the Paintings to be reproduced on his vards were attended by such crowds as nowadays throng the movies. He went one year to every one ot the royal academicians with requests for new designs and not a few found tt consistent with thelr dignity to ac- cept his offers. Famous poets wrote verses for his cards. But ‘Tennyson had the fortitude to refuse an offer of 1,000 guineas ($5,255) for 1,000 words of verse. ‘This indomitable and enter- prising promoter of an industry which he had himself created spent many weary weeks in conference with the Postal authorities over the size of his cards. His business success made him @ baronet and a prominent British financter. . Longtellow’s Maine Home ‘There is a Longtellow house in Portland, the home where he spent much of bis boyhood. It was bullt in 1785, by the poet's grandfather, Gen. Peleg Wadsworth, and was the first brick house in Portland. It stands on Congress street, next to the mansion of Commodore Preble, and it still ex- 4sts in its original form except that Stephen Longfellow added a third story to it. This was Longtellow’s home when he returned trom college, from his trips abroad, and when aft- erward he made his visits from Cam- bridge. By the sister's will the house with most of its contents was left to the Maine Historical society, to be Kept as a memorial to her distin- guished brother. In it have been de- posited by the family many interest- ing things associated with the Wads- worths and the Longfellows, and there the poet's admirers may see the desk where “The Rainy Day” was written, and mementos of his child- hood and youth. Niagara Falls Surveyed. The first thorough survey of the great Niagara falls was made in 1764 by Capt. John Montressor of the royal engineers. The second was made 78 years later by James Hall of New York state, Prehistoric Barnum. Noah (landing)—Now, one of you help me get these animals out and the other get out the handbills— Allston Record. Residence Phone Eikhurst 18 MSGAVOCK FUI AARON J. McGAV PERSONAL ATTENTION Mortuary and Che CALLS ANSWERED AN Do Your Rugs Reed Cleaning? Try HELP’S Carpet Cleaning Works Cleaned, Renovated, Re-fitted Cleaned, Renocated, Re-fitted and Re-laid, Phooe ts Dale 5462—We Wil ICall (406 W. University Ave. ‘St. Poul medals sgriheny pene | SUMMER PRICE Petroleum | 6% Carbon Coke #§ Ut ‘THREE PHONES Garfield 7501—7502—7508 S. BRAND Rice and University . " STORAGE, REPAIRING and RECONDITIONED CARS| FN a ee ee Rea oe en | LONG=FELEOW Brean | a Se ee peers oe iS A) — eed ee Z /] ees ee ee Figg ie 7 la Pe — | | WRAPPING Ya 8 ee) Ge Sd ee ee Cleanend CO Sree ree CCS | Fresh og Cc nsmacte: ee Ve ftw STOsicer, UMC _ (S22. A ee ae CARD OF THANKS MR. JOHN N. SELLERS, ‘MRS. MARY SELLERS, MR. GEORGE H. 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Lindsay, wish to thank their neighbors and friends for their kind- ness during their recent illness. MRS. MATTIE PARRISH, ROBERT E. LINDSAY, 368 Carroll St. I wish to thank my many friends for their kindness and beautiful flor- al offerings during the time of illness and the death of my husband, Ed- ward Powell. MRS, FRANCIS POWELL, 41 Mississippi St. Until Time's End. ‘The question of the hour is, “What time is it?”—Johns Hopkins Black and Blue Jay. eGo, .