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DISTRICT COURT TO HEAR HALL CASE SPEND your money where it is wanted. The advertisers who use the columns of the Echo solicit your patronage. VOL. 2. NO. 20. ST.LOUIS'TEMPER BEGINS BOILING ATMASSMEETING ST.LOUIS'TEMPER BEGINS BOILING ATMASSMEETING Three Thousand People Jam Most Historic Church of City. Visitors Present Speak Various Sections of Country Represented by National Leaders of Thought. St. Louis, Mo., Mar.—(By the Associated Negro Press). The temper of St. Louis reached the boiling point last Wednesday night. In a Monster mass meeting with three thousand people packed and jammed inside the walls of St. Paul, the city's most historic old church, and an overflow crowd of several hundred meeting in Union Memorial, a block away, the people of this town, augmented by visitors from near and far, rose en masse to voice their determined and insistent protest against the receivership which they feel has been unjustly imposed upon Poro College, as well as to release the pent up fury of the community caused by the indignities and trials heaped upon the head of its founder. St. Louis Speaking. "This is St. Louis speaking. It is a great tribute and testimonial to the in which St. Louis and the country holds Poro College and Anna M. Malone," said Pastor Noah Wellington Williams, who headed the committee of citizens and ministers that arranged the gathering: "In order that the world might know how the people of St. Louis, those in high places as well as the lowly, we have invited as our guests, a number of national leaders of thought from various sections of the country as well as the editors of a dozen of America's leading newspapers. Not in half a century has our economic life been so threatened and we want America to hear our protest. Visitors Present. With Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune, who had come all the way from Florida to lift her voice in support of Poro, in the van, the Knights of the Fourth Estate present, proved to be as eloquent with their lips as they are facile with their pens. Carl Murphy, Editor of the Baltimore Afro-American, Robert S. Abbott of the Chicago Defender, Joseph D. Bibb of the Chicago Whip, Chester A. Franklin of the Kansas City Call, I. Willis Cole of the Louisville Leader, Nick Chiles of the Topeka Plaidealer, J. E. Mitchell of the St. Louis Argus, Roscoe Dunjee of the Oklahoma Black Dispatch, William Warley of the Louisville Leader, Mrs. J. B. Bass of the California Eagle, Mrs. Maud Trotter Stewart of the Boston Guardian, Manager Stewart of the Indianapolis Recorder and E. Washington Rhodes dynamic young editor of the Philadelphia Tribune all sounded the toosin of racial unity in behalf of St. Louis's effort. All present spoke in behalf of Mrs. Anna M. Malone and Poro College and the last speaker stated that, "St. Louis is going to stand by her." That part of St. Louis which was in the church, surged forward shouting "yes." It began to resemble a revival meeting as they pressed forward to sign the statement which had been prepared and adopted as the sentiment of the meeting. The statement expressed confidence in Poro College and demanded the removal of the receiver and pledged support of Mrs. Malone. March 21st the hearing on a permanent receivership comes up in the Circuit Court. All St. Louis has its eyes turned on Judge Moses Hartman. Join the Northwestern Negro Business and Professional Men's Association. Call the St. Paul Echo, Cedar 1879, 614 Court Block. Hold Monday, April 18 for another Serial Dance to be given by the M. W. C. Club at the Oxford Ballroom. Why not put subscribing for the Echo in your co-operation plans? The St.Paul Echo Minneapolis Sunday Forum To Repeat Popular Program Old Time Musical Festival and Kangaroo Court to Be Held at Phyllis Wheatley House April 6th. 4 Bits Argument Keeps Two Men in County Jail The hearing of Wm. Womack, Each year as it nears the closing of its season's activities, the Minneapolis Sunday Forum and its friends look expectantly toward that evening of fun and frolic which marks the end of another year's work. The committee has decided this year to repeat, with embellishments, the program which won universal praise last year from all who had a part in its gayeties. The program to be given offers variety, versatility, lots of fun and the opportunity to enrich the Forum treasury with a little change from those who will gladly exchange it for an hour or two of delightful pleasure. Committee Named. Assisting Mr. Andrew Quinn, the chairman, the following committee is responsible for the redemption of all the promises made in this announcement: Mesdames Jessie Shepherd, Mattie Knox, A. B. Banham, Katherine L. Smith, C. M. Foree, I. S. Bogie, Andrew Quinn, Miss Allie B. Glenn, Messrs. Milton Shanks, John W. Baldwin, W. C. Jeffrey and W. M. Smith. The Program: Song, "America," the audience and orchestra; short talk, Mrs. W. C. Jeffrey, president; reading, The Manhattan Quartette; trumpet solo, Mr. Thomas Morgan; saxophone duet, Messrs. Daniels and Quinn, with orchestra accompaniment; selection, the orchestra; Kangaroo Court, John W. Baldwin, Judge. An admission charge of 10 cents is asked to defray in part the expense. Refreshments at cost to be served at the close of the program. Thursday evening, April 6, at 8 o'clock, is the time. Phyllis Wheatley House, 808 Bassett Place, Minneapolis, is the place. All who love a good time are expected. SUNDAY FORUM HOLDS INTEREST SUNDAY FORUM HOLDS INTEREST Appreciation to Minneapolis Society Shown by Increas in Membership. The Minneapolis Sunday Forum is certainly meeting its renaissance. Splendid program after splendid program attest the earnestness of the efforts put forth by its interested officers and committees. Larger and larger grows the number of members and visitors who show by their presence the appreciation they hold for this oldest of Minneapolis societies. The program for Sunday afternoon, March 20th falls now whit behind those of recent date in its attractive personnel. Mr. E. A. Carter, Executive Secretary of the Twin Cities Urban League will be the speaker. Mrs. Hattie Hall of St. Paul whose name cannotes the best there is in musical development, will be heard in vocal numbers, while Minneapolis will present Miss Gene Johnson, one of the younger set, an instrumentalist of unusual charm and proficiency. To these the reading of the Journalist and the always piquant remarks of the Critic, add an especial flavor. Three-thirty is the hour set for opening Forum Sessions and again is urged promptness on the part of the public for a larger enjoyment of its several features and the greater comfort of those who seek to make time. BUILDERS' PRICES TO GO UP F. Peoples, Real Estate and Home Building Co., is one of the leading home builders of the Twin Cities and is classed with Thorpe Bros., and David P. Jones Co., Minneapolis, Sperry Real Estate Co., St. Paul, as to responsibility and is from 15 to 25 per cent lower in price. Mr. Peoples reports that now is the time to build and save 10 to 15 per cent, before prices go up. It is Mr. People's opinion, that from the number of people who are planning to build and those who have signed up already, the spring business will be rushing. ST. PAUL-MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1927 4 Bits Argument Keeps Two Men in County Jail The hearing of Wm. Womack, a resident of the West Side, was held in the municipal court on the 17th day of March, the defendant being represented by E. H. Anderson, attorney. This trouble was the culmination of an argument had by the two men over some money on the 7th day of March, and resulted in a fight in which William Gibson was cut. Gibson was a roomer at the home of the defendant. Womack was bound over to the District Court. TESTIMONIAL AT UNION HALL HELD Perfect Ashlar and Mars Lodge Members Laud Success of Association. A Testimonial was given on Monday evening, March 14, 1927, at Union Hall by the members of Perfect Ashlar Lodge No. 4, F. and A. M., and Mars Lodge No. 2202, U. B. O. O. F., in commemoration of the wonderful success attained in this city by the Union Hall Association, in maintaining, erecting and fostering the building now standing, as a monument to the co-operation of these two fraternal organizations under this association. This hall has been in existence thirteen years on the 13th of March, 1927, and this is the first time in its history since the beginning of this institution that a joint meeting has been held by the two organizations. The committee of arrangements were George Hoage, Jr., for Perfect Ashlar, and A. W. Jordan for Mars Lodge. The toastmaster was our old friend O. C. Hall, and speeches were made by the members of the association together with their invited guests. Entertainment was furnished by the joint committee and was much enjoyed by all present. It was decided to make this event an annual one so that closer contact may be made between the two organizations. TENTATIVE PROGRAM FOR HEALTH WEEK OUTLINED On Monday night, March 14, 1927 at the colored branch of the Y. W. C. A., the Mesdames Nash, Chapman, A. Foster, R. F. Wilson, Birdie High, G. Gooden, Ella Shepard, representing various organizations, met with Elmer A. Carter, executive secretary of the Urban League, for the purpose of outlining a tentative program to observe the thirteenth annual National Negro Health week, April 3-10. In making preparations to observe the National Negro Health Week in the Twin Cities, Mr. Carter states it is the desire to have all organizations participate and be represented on the committee. ONE YEAR AGO THIS WEEK Four Negroes were graduated from local colleges during the 1925-26 year, Wilbur Washington, Mr. Ducat, W. Donald Brown and Miss Elizabeth Murray. A well known colored citizen of St. Paul, Mr. Edmund M. Hill, 1373 University Ave., was made a salesman for the Lindstrom Motor Car Co. Plans were completed for the Style Show to be held at the South Side Auditorium by the Askine Marine Co. of Minneapolis. Mrs. Ruth Walker, directress. MASONIC LODGE SET UP J. H. Dillingham, Grand Master of Masons, Minnesota Jurisdiction, leaves Saturday night for Fergus Falls, Minn., to set up a lodge of Masons there on Sunday. A number of brothers from Winnipeg, Man., Duluth, Minn., Minneapolis and St. Paul will meet him there. Why not put subscribing for the Echo in your co-operation plans? HARRIET TUBMAN SPONSORS TOUR OF "LONGFELLOW" Nearly Sixty Women Guests of Civic League Inspect Zinmaster's. Only Seven Years Old Plant Maintains Policy of Quality Regardless of Production Cost. On one of its educational tours the Harriet Tubman Civic League made an inspection trip of the home of "Long-Fellow" bread the Zinmaster's baking plant, Sherburne and Park Ave., St. Paul, Minnesota, on Friday afternoon, March 11, 1927. Courteously Received. About 60 ladies were very courteously received at the plant, where Mr. Hunter and Mr. Gustavson, officials, and Miss Poole, social hostess, acted as guides, showing the ladies many interesting parts of the bakery. The ladies saw the bread in each stage of preparation, from the raw dough to the baked and wrapped loaf. Each lady was given a loaf of the excellent fresh bread to bring home. Although only seven years old, the Zinsmaster Baking Co. is making rapid strides in the commercial world, plants are now established in Duluth, Superior, Hibbing and St. Paul. The outstanding policy of the firm is to make the very best regardless of the cost of production. Working on a quality basis and a uniformity schedule this plant is able to maintain its reputation, "Masters of good baking." Best Materials Used. The very best of flour available McMillan's lard, Fleischmann's yeast cane sugar, Diamond crystal salt Sun Maid raisins, Crisco (for dough frying) creamy butter, fresh eggs and sweet milk are used in the Zinsmaster products. The supply of flour is replenished every 8 days The approximate output is 30,000 lbs. per day, consisting of Brownie Twins, Longfellow, Health, Potato Rye, French and Graham breads besides Parker house rolls, Tea Biscuits and Cottage Buns. Doughnuts Made. Tucked away by itself is the doughnut room, a miniature institution worthy of more than a passing mention. Zinmaster's doughnuts have a flavor that is distinctly individual, and like all other Zinmaster products, they are made cleanly and in a scientific manner. Nothing better, was the consensus of all present when they were the guests of Mrs. Poole, Social hostess, to a delicious luncheon consisting of dainty sandwiches, hot coffee and those tempting doughnuts, upon the completion of the tour. All were highly pleased with the reception accorded them, voicing sentiments with lusty cheers for the management. PRESS REPRESENTATIVE VISITS TWIN CITIES Mr. and Mrs. Henry Allen Boyd of Nashville, Tenn., en route to California, will spend the week-end in the Twin Cities as the guest of their brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Bradford of St. Paul and Mr. and Mrs. W. Hyde of Minneapolis. Mr. Boyd is the corresponding secretary of the National Negro Press Association and is the manager of the Nashville Globe. USHER BOARD MEETS Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Tudos entertained the Usher Board of St. James A. M. E. church at their residence on Wednesday evening, March 16. The regular meeting was also held and Mr. Frank King was elected treasurer in place of Mr. M. Love, who resigned on the account of many duties. Hold Monday, April 18 for another Serial Dance to be given by the M W. C. Club at the Oxford Ballroom. Minneapolis N.A.A.C.P. Branch To Hold Banquet At Wheatley Chicago's Only Colored Police Woman Helping Race Girls By Acting As Mother-Confessor A. M. E. Review Editor Will Conduct Revival Dr. J. G. Robinson, Editor of the A. M. E. Review, will conduct Revival Services at St. James church from March 22 to April 5. Dr. Robinson, one of the most noted and successful evangelists in the country, will arrive in St. Paul Monday evening and open "God's crusade," against sin from the pulpit of St. James A. M. E. church. Dr. Robinson has just closed meeting in Charleston, S. C., and Evanston, Ill., where he had wonderful results in reviving the churches and saving hosts of sinners. All_churches, lodges, clubs and other organizations are invited to attend the meetings. Many of the lodges have deferred entertainments, etc., in order not to conflict with the work of Dr. Robinson. Dr. Robinson is honest, sincere and respectful, and preaches a gospel that touches every phase of life and with telling effect. PORTERS' UNION GROWS RAPIDLY Sudden Rise in Membership, Close to 1,000 Increase in 60 Days. New York, March 11.—A. Philip Randolph, General Organizer of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters announced today that since the filing of the porters' case with the United States Mediation Board in December, close to 1,000 porters have been enrolled in the organization. "From January 1 to February 1, the membership has been increased by exactly 882, a large majority of whom are from the Pennsylvania Southern districts which until now remained hostile to the Brotherhood. Their sudden conversion to our cause is another evidence of the firm hold the Pullman porters' struggle has secured upon these workers in particular and the race in general in spite of the treachery and weakness of some of the so-called leaders of the race. The Brotherhood now has a membership totaling almost 85 percent of all porters and maids in the employ of the Pullman Company, and with confidence awaits its recall before the United States Mediation Board." (Chicago Daily News) (Chicago Daily News) "I wanted to help my people." This is the reason given by Chicago's only colored policewoman, Mrs. Grace Wilson, for combining her social service work with the role of mother-confessor to the girls of her race. Calls from all over the city at all hours of the day and night have filled Mrs. Wilson's nine years of service, all of which have been spent at the old Cottage Grove avenue station, now known as Pekin station. "Regardless of the hour, I always go. I know the girls need me," said Mrs. Wilson. "It please me to know that the policemen do not want to question our girls, for after all that is a woman's work. "As a social worker I used to talk to these girls, but I lacked authority either to impress or help them. Now the girls look to my police badge as a shield upon which they can rely." Mrs. Wilson won the signal distinction during her first months in the department of tracking down, apprehending and finally obtaining a confession from a murderer. "This man had killed a boy during an argument in a crap game," she explained. "So anxious was I to do something that would distinguish the appointment of a colored woman to the police force that I worked day and night on the case. Committee Will Substitute Banquet-Conference for Members and Friends on Friday, March 25th. The Minneapolis Branch of the N. A. A. C. P. in promoting its campaign of publicity will substitute for its February monthly meeting a banquet conference. This will be given at Phyllis Wheatley, Friday evening, March 25. Mrs. Fannie M. Shanks and a committee of ladies have made arrangements to seat two hundred, the full capacity of the dining hall. A menu almost too good to be true will be served beginning at 6:15 p. m. The fifty cent charge for reservations will go entirely for the viands; the association does not wish to realize one cent of profit from the affair. Greater Interest Object. Greater Interest Object. To arouse an even greater interest than was shown last year is its avowed objective. Several interesting talks are scheduled following the luncheon. Among others, Mr. Geo. W. Hamilton, president of the St. Paul Branch, will speak of "Co-operation." Mr. B. B. Smith, Minneapolis attorney, will discuss "Our Legal Limitations; Mr. S. A. Stockwell, member of the Executive Board, will talk of "The White Man's Contribution;" Mrs. Fannie M. Shanks will present plans for Women's Association and Mrs. Jessie Shepherd will outline the formation of a Juvenile Branch. Mr. Walter Glenn, vice-president of the branch, will preside. Ten minutes will cover the time of the longest talk. All of them, including others arranged for, will be practical, informative and stimulating. On Program. Mrs. Blanche Mason, charming Minneapolis vocalist, will sing. If it is hoped Miss W. Gertrude Brown will be ready with a report of matters to stir the very heart of Minneapolis. Altogether it promises to be a gathering no one will voluntarily miss. Members and friends are reminded, however, that no reservations can be made in excess of two hundred, and none will be made after March 22. For reservations telephone Mrs. Shanks, Locust 2449, or the secretary, Miss Mason, South 3347. DISTRIBUTES COURIER James N. Smith, 1506 Cumberland Ave., St. Paul, has accepted the position of distributor of the Pittsburgh Courier in the City of St. Paul. Mr Smith is a postal clerk and is well known in St. Paul. "I found the girl upon whom the man called and one day, after waiting many hours, I saw him go into the flat. "Without remembering that I had no gun with me I dashed in, placed the man under arrest and called the police station. I held him until the wagon came simply by talking to him. He was sentenced to prison for manslaughter." Most of Mrs. Wilson's work has been with delinquent women and children. She says the trouble usually starts because they want to get something for nothing. Before Mrs. Wilson entered the police department she was house mother at the state detention home for girls at Geneva. Despite all the horrors of life that she has seen, she still maintains that the world is a good place to live in and hopes for the development of leadership among her people that will show them how to live. "Next to the police department," she said, "Geneva is nearest my heart and I want to go back there as house mother when I retire from active police work." Mrs. Wilson, in private life, is Mrs. Greer, and is well known in St. Paul, having visited here several times as the guest of her sister-in-law, Mrs. L. Day of South St. NO BUSINESS can be successfully operated without funds. Your $2.00 subscription will help the Echo to operate. PRICE FIVE CENTS GIRL'S CHARGES HOLD WHITE MAN IN COUNTY JAIL Testimony Discloses That Girl Is but Fourteen Years Old. Girl's Aunt Put On Stand St. Paul and Minneapolis N. A. A. C. P. Branches Pushing Prosecution. Wm. Hall (White) who was arrested Monday afternoon February 14th., 1927 at the Overland Building, St. Paul, Minnesota by Detective James Mitchell accompanied by two white detectives, accused of having carnal knowledge of a young colored girl, Mary Lizzie Jones, was brought to trial March 15th., in the Municipal Court before Judge Parks for the preliminary hearing and was bound over to the District Court to await trial. Testimony Heard. The testimony disclosed that the child was only 14 years of age. It developed in the course of the trial that the girl, because of lack of opportunity for education, was unable to tell the number of months in a year or weeks in a month. The court was somewhat doubtful as to the child's age altho she told a straight story fixing the first date that she recollected in regard to her age as being when she was eleven, at which time her mother, who was then leaving the country left her with a friend by the name of Mattie Jones. Girl's Aunt on Stand. It was then deemed advisable by the County Attorney to put the girl's aunt on the stand. The aunt testified that she was able to fix the child's age as 14 this past January, because she (the aunt was expecting a child, which child being born the following August 18th, 1913, is now just past 13 years old. The aunt, Mrs. Carrie Smith, who lives in Fiat County, 26 miles from Atlanta, Ga., was brought here March 13, by Miss W. Gertrude Brown, head resident of the Phyllis Wheatley House, Mpls. Gertrude Brown Gets Evidence. Realizing the indifference that usually accompanies the prosecution of a white man for any crime against a colored woman, Miss Brown called together a meeting of W. M. Smith and Geo. W. Hamilton, chairmen of the executive committees of the Mpls. and St. Paul Branches of the N. A. A. C. P., to discuss ways and means of aiding the prosecution of William Hall, charged with carnal knowledge of the child. After discussing the evidence that was in their hands and hearing that the defendant was trying to obtain evidence from Atlanta tending to establish the child's age as over 18, it was decided that it was best for Miss Brown to go to Atlanta and bring back the best evidence obtainable. Miss Brown was more than successful. She worked day and night and kept in constant communication with Attorney Geo. W. Hamilton, who advised her to bring the aunt here if possible. Investigation Made. Investigation disclosed several attacks upon the young colored girl, these attacks having occurred in St. Paul in a house of prostitution on St. Peter Street whose landlady is known as Miss Alice. This is the second case which the local N. A. A. C. P. has been active in bringing about prosecution lately. N. A. A. C. P. Co-operates. The St. Paul and Minneapolis branches of the N. A. A. C. P. are co-operating with the county attorney's office in seeing that justice is done. According to the girl's story she was brought to Minneapolis with the Hall family when they motored up from Georgia last summer. She has worked for the family for about two years as nurse girl. The case was brought to the attention of the authorities through the social agencies of Minneapolis. "Entered as second class matter Nov. 7, 1925, to the post office at St. Paul, Minn., under the act of March 3, 1879" AISLE SEAT PARKING he would advance much more rapidly than many of the best minds are remorse for a theory or habit rather than us do not seem to realize that it is poor and changes than the one who stable position. I got many rises out of the end seat those who insisted upon early park at the most part, old-time, good place claimed a right to hold their seat over them and disturbed the service members selfish? Just that. The says, "A non-observant man will be no firewood." Those aisle seat park for 5, 10 or 40 years, but have the carpenter of Nazareth is the god is pure selfishness that impels a pea while others crawl over rubbers, and to an inside seat. The seat parkers can say "My church should have the good manners of a girl. Give up the best. Surely if I love hath no man than that he shows," a follower could give up an aisle. **DOLN'S TARIFF EDUCATION ART** Day night at a banquet given as an All Association the toastmaster gave us tariff education. Lincoln said he tariff question; that he had give out that he did know that if rails American consumption when the land had the money and America had America buys rails in America well, America has both the rails and great deal of money handled by our remains with us in final analysis education to Negro economic needs supplied, for finally money may do sanitary housing, low mortality and pays from a Negro, Negroes have that is one road to race economic sec- Civilization would advance much more rapidly if it were not for the fact that many of the best minds are rendered inefficient in search of defense for a theory or habit rather than seeking the truth. Most of us do not seem to realize that it is a larger being that admits error and changes than the one who tenaciously defends an untenable position. The Echo got many rises out of the end seat parkers last week. All of those who insisted upon early parking next to the aisle were for the most part, old-time, good paying members. Selfishly they claimed a right to hold their seats while late arrivals climbed over them and disturbed the services. Old church members selfish? Just that. There is a Russian proverb which says, $ ^{2} $A non-observant man will travel all day in a forest and see no firewood." Those aisle seat parkers have been attending church for 5, 10 or 40 years, but have not learned that the gospel of the carpenter of Nazareth is the gospel of unselfishness. That it is pure selfishness that impels a person to sit tight in an aisle seat while others crawl over rubbers, umbrellas, overcoats and cornts to an inside seat. If the aisle seat parkers can say "My church" with gusto, they surely should have the good manners of a home owner receiving a guest. Give up the best. Surely if the Master could say, "Greater love hath no man than that he should lay down his life for another," a follower could give up an aisle seat. LINCOLN'S TARIFF EDUCATION APPLIED Last Monday night at a banquet given as a testimonial to the Union Hall Association the toastmaster gave Lincoln's explanation of his tariff education. Lincoln said he did not know much about the tariff question; that he had given it very little consideration; but that he did know that if rails were bought in England for American consumption when the transaction was completed England had the money and America had the rails. And furthermore, if America buys rails in America when the transaction is completed, America has both the rails and the money. There is a great deal of money handled by our race while only a small percentage remains with us in final analysis. Apply Lincoln's tariff education to Negro economic needs and many other needs will be supplied, for finally money may do much to relieve poor health, unsanitary housing, low mortality and inefficient education. If a Negro buys from a Negro, Negroes have the money and the goods, too. That is one road to race economic security. THE TRAGEDY OF JIM CROW our newspapers flashed to the web of Negro womanhood humiliated aster. Fortunately for decency's salient to reach its climax on Minit commonwealth can (except for years ago) still lay claim to being civil punished by law. Last week our newspapers flashed to the world news of another instance of Negro womanhood humiliated at the hand of a southern cracker. Fortunately for decency's sake the Fates ordained the incident to reach its climax on Minnesota soil, and since this great commonwealth can (except for an outburst in Duluth some years ago) still lay claim to being civilized, the guilty culprit will be punished by law. The principles in the case are a colored girl 14 years of age, who can neither read nor write, and a white man who brought the girl here from the South to serve his wife in the capacity of maid. The male of the specie ran true to form and became intimate with the maid (at what tender age we know not, but the relation has existed for some time and she is now 14 and about to become a mother) who is a mere child, too ignorant or too afraid to resist his advances. When this infernal scoundrel was informed that the child would soon become the mother of his baby, he had the temerity to exclaim, "What of it, that nigger wench is 19 years old." As we said at first, this was in Minnesota, and you may have heard him hit the floor where he was knocked by a very athletic colored detective who promptly repeated the dose when the brute attempted to repeat the insult. Four causes of this tragedy stand out pre-eminently: 1. Various kinds of Jim Crow laws, especially separate schooles. 2. "Recognized and established custom." 3. Anti-marriage laws. 4. The natural tendencies of white men (of the K. K. K. type) to descend or should we say ascend to the brute creation to satisfy their animal desires. Negroes who advocate separate schools and other such Jim Crow projects should be looked on as a liability to the race rather than an asset. We don't mean that it is not good to get together but we do mean that so-called "separate but equal schools" is a myth. There is no such thing. Established customs of Dixie are to oppress the Negro in every way and get his women. Those who are so terribly opposed to mixed marriages that they want "anti" bills passed, etc., are short-sighted, don't think, and we venture to say that they are hypocrites. As to the natural tendencies of this yellow cur we only have a cross section of Dixie laid bare under the microscope right before our eyes. He is the type who leaves his mulatto children all over the world, who during the days of American slavery raised his children with a slave woman and then in turn sold his own flesh and blood for money! He is the type who sits in legislative halls and rant about the purity of the Nordic race and is found the same night in a raided assignation house with colored women. Our opinion is that he is the type that no self-respecting member of the canine family would claim kin to. In other words, a regular southerner. Join the Northwestern Negro Business and Professional Men's Association. Call the St. Paul Echo, Cedar 1879, 614 Court Block. Hold Monday, April 18 for another Serial Dance to be given by the M. W. C. Club at the Oxford Ballroom. Rondale Barber Shop First Class Hair Cutting Special Attention to Ladies and Children Private Entrances and Private Booths for Ladies SHAMPOOING & MASSAGING W. M. CASSIUS—Prop. DALE AND RONDO STREETS Home Cooked Meals Try our Homemade Rolls, Pie and Cake TOASTED SANDWICHES ALEXANDERS SWEET SHOPPE Dale and Rondo Streets Phone Dale 71775 NEED SOME? ITS a fine thing to know where you can get cash when you need it. Our service is quick and confidential. 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Starting from the northern Gobi, 200,000 horsemen crossed the ranges of Central Asia, passed over the Kizil Kum desert, took Samarkand and Bokhara, went through the Hindu Kush and looked in on Delhi, turned west over modern Afghanistan and northern Persia, including the great salt desert, continued on west into a corner of Armenia, turned north and passed through the Caucasus, entered the Russian steppes, swung down into the Crimea on the Black sea, and into Europe as far as the Dnieper river, then returned to the Gobi through the heart of what is now Russia. This trek of a wandering army is remarkable in itself. But every foot of the route lay through hostile country, and battles were the order of the day. Moreover, the march from Afghanistan westward was made by two of the Mongol Eagles, or marshals—Subtotal and Chepe Noyan—with two and a half tumans. A tuman, or cavalry division, numbered 10,000. So the two Eagles could not have had more than 25,000. They were ordered by Genghis Khan to set out in pursuit of the Mohammedan emperor, to ride him down wherever he went in the world and not to come back until he was dead. They did. . . Many of us have been given the impression that the Mongols were a migratory people, vast multitudes moving over and conquering half the world. Also that the Mongols were Chinese. They were no more Chinese than the Arabs are Turks. They conquered Thirteenth-century China. The Horde was a disciplined body of cavalry that could go anywhere. It was untrying. As for its rate of progress, Subtotal once galloped with 20,000 men 290 kilometers in a little less than three days. It was handled with all the genius of Genghua Khan and the veteran Eagles, who had waged war for a generation in China. The victories gained by the Mongols—invariably, swiftly, and with terrible losses to the foes—seem incredible until we reflect that the armies of the Middle ages were accustomed to fight in compact masses, either standing their ground or charging. The Mongols maneuvered in detached divisions, and their bows outranged anything opposed to them—Harold Lamb in Adventure Magazine. Easy to View Scenery Tourists are able to enjoy an unobstructed view of the scenery along the Apache trail in Arizona from a motor coach with a top that slides back, converting the vehicle into one of the open type in a few seconds, says Popular Mechanics Magazine. The roof is made in sections of light steel. The units are operated by chains with a crank controlled by the driver. When pulled back, they rest over the baggage compartment. At the slightest indication of stormy weather, the driver can crank the three moving sections back into position above the passengers. Reclining seats also aid the occupants, as they permit an upward look without discomfort. The sliding top has been designed to eliminate rattling regardless of its position. Where Legion Will Gather Where Legion Will Gather The Trocadero, where it has been decided to hold the sessions of the American Legion convention this year, is an immense structure, built for the Paris international exhibition in 1878, on a commanding site on the right bank of the Seine. The building is of oriental style and consists of a central portion surmounted by towers and flanked by long, curving wings. The wings are used as art galleries for the display of sculpture and paintings, while the central portion contains a concert hall or auditorium with seating accommodations for 6,000 persons. First Prize Ring Champion Prize ring history goes back to 1719, when James Figg, the earliest recorded champion, made his appearance in London. He opened an amphitheater in Tottenham Court road, where he met all comers with backsword, quarterstaff or bare knuckles. Presently he became one of the leading celebrities of London. Boxing was only a side line with Figg, who was expert with sword and cudgel. At every fair in the neighborhood of London Figg set up a booth from which he hurled his proud challenge at all comers. There is no record of his ever having been defeated. Hawk's Unlucky Flight While H. C. Hile, racing pigeon fancher of Washington, was exercising his birds he suddenly noticed that a small group of them was closely pursued by a hawk. When the birds were about 300 feet over the loft one of them decided to break for home. As it did the hawk also dove and when the pigeon landed on the trap and entered the loft the hawk followed. Realizing that it was penned, the hawk attempted to escape and flew into the aviary. There Hile ended its career with an iron pipe. First American Flags Displayed in Warfare It is perhaps little known that the first American flag displayed "at sea" was raised by Colonel Wynkoop, commander of the Royal Savage, one of Benedict Arnold's little fleet in Lake Champlain, in 1776. This flag was a replica of the first striped flag, holsted over Washington's headquarters at Cambridge. It consisted of thirteen alternate red and white stripes in the field and retained the colors of England, the united crosses of St. George and St. Andrew on a blue ground, in the canton. This flag was known in England as "The Rebellious Stripes." "A picturesque incident is told of the first Stars and Stripes used in a military engagement," said Mr. Ames, foremost flag manufacturer in the country. "The Revolutionary flag of thirteen stripes with a circle of thirteen stars was adopted by the Continental congress on June 14, 1777, but the statute was not officially promulgated until the third of the following September. Meanwhile a copy of an Albany newspaper describing the flag had fallen under the eye of a Continental officer from Massachusetts on his way with reinforcements to Fort Schuyler, formerly Fort Stanwix, where the city of Rome, N. Y., now stands. "He arrived at 5 p. m. on August 2, and very opportunely, too, as it turned out. For the British attacked the fort the following morning, which was Sunday. Before the end of the day the garrison had run up the first American battle flag. White stripes from shirts and hospital bandages alternated with red stripes made from the scarlet petticoat of a soldier's wife. A blue canton was improvised from the military coat of one Capt. Abraham Swartout, who, a year later, wrote to the commander of the fort requesting 'an order on the commissary to supply me, as promised, with eight yards of broadcloth in lieu of my blue coat which was used for colors at Fort Schuyler.'"—Everybody's Magazine. Clothes in the Discard The people of Europe have just discovered that they have been wearing too much clothing and they have jumped to the other extreme and 8,000,000 of them are now in a nudity cult. They are swimming without bathing suits, running naked over the hills and doing calisthenics without a thread of clothing. It began in Germany with a health movie called "The Way to Strength and Beauty." This told of recent discoveries made by scientists concerning the wonderful effects of sunshine on the human body. For the first time many heard about ultra-violet light, those invisible rays in sunshine that increase the percentage of lime and phosphorus in the body fluids and increase resistance to disease. Now thousands of them are members of swimming clubs, athletic organizations, walking clubs and many others, all with the avowed object of discarding their clothing as far as possible. Writing by Wireless It will soon be possible for messages transmitted by wireless telephone and telegraph to be reproduced in facsimile. For over a year experiments have been conducted by Mr. G.M. Wright, an Englishman, who now announces that his system is nearly complete. Wireless messages will soon be transmitted and received in the sender's handwriting. This method will result in a great saving in time and lessen costs, for instead of preparing and developing the sensitive plates by which the present photograph and facsimile writing is transmitted. It will be possible to place the original writing direct into the transmitting apparatus This will be reproduced at the other end almost simultaneously. Reject Mail Delivery Most American communities begin early to try to prove to Uncle Sam that they are grown up and should have their mail brought to their doors. But in California is a community that does not want its mail delivered. In Carmel-by-the-Sea the property owners recently voted no to mail delivery. The fact is that the town is an artist community and the residents enjoy the primitive way of going after their mall. Another consideration is that the government requires sidewalks to be laid as the first step to free delivery and the residents do not want to lay sidewalks. Radio Ears The world is developing a finer sense of hearing as the result of listening on the radio, according to Charles M. Adams, in Radio News. Not only is audition more sensitive in the majority of mankind since the popularity of the receiving set, but Mr. Adams considers it probable that human imagination is growing more facile, being able to conceive the atmosphere of a church on hearing a service broadcast, or picturing a play on reception of its lines. The Sinner During a recent speed-law enforcement wave a motor officer stopped an autoist. He was met by the inquiry, "What are you holding me up for? I wasn't speeding." A Minneapolis bookseller, speaking one day of a book collector who was making his cautious way through a pile of old books that had just come in, said of him, not disrespectfully, "He is a rather close buyer." I watched him carefully lay aside two or three books that had a suspicious look. Then, after he had gone through the pile, I saw him return to the suspicious books, collate them carefully, study their title pages, the copyrights on the back of these pages, give a general look at their condition, and then lay them back on the pile. The decision had been against them. The next collector who came along would doubtless examine them with interest, buy them to overflow his shelves and fill a place in his closets or garret, whence they would, in time, find their way again to the second-hand bookstore. He was the less cautious buyer, A. J. R., comments, in the Minneapolis Journal. I once read of "a close buyer" in another line who must have had Yankee ancestry. He did the buying for the family larder and carried a microphone. With this invention, he cautiously tested the nuts and apples. If a worm were inside, the microphone rendered its gnawing audible and the apple or nut was rejected. The fruiterer regarded the man's actions with some distaste. I thought of the robin's work on the lawn. Doubtless the bird has a microphonic ear and is able to hear the earthworm gnawing away at the planet, and thus he locates his prey and drags him triumphantly out. Everything in the point of view. The man with the microphone doubtless patted himself on his mental back and thought of himself as a cautious and wise buyer. The fruiterer's inner description of him was not so flattering. Speaking of the point of view, the bishop of Hereford, in England, is quoted in an epigram that will make you smile. He says: "I occasionally exhort the clergy of my own diocese to learn to conjugate: I am firm, thou art obstinate, he is pig-headed." New Idea in Polygamy One generally associates polygamy with a plurality of wives, but Lleut. Col. A. H. W. Haywood, in his book, "Sport and Service in Africa," gives us something new in this line. "I must not omit to mention an interesting, and in many ways, remarkable, country through a portion of which I passed after crossing the Tanezrouft. This is the Hoggar: It is a mountainous land situated almost in the middle of the central Sahara. It is the true home of the Tuareg, a race supposed to be descended from the Numidians. . . . The country covers a vast area and is traversed by a mountain range, attaining a height of 11,000 feet. The Tuaregs wear vells, that is, the men do. The women are unvelled. The women govern the land and inherit the rights which in Europe are inherited by the other sex. Moreover, the women may have as many as six husbands, whereas the men are only allowed one wife." Played With Mind Blank The disclosure is made that during the recent football trial match at Stamford Bridge, Parker, the Arsenal fullback, who was appearing for the Rest against the England eleven, played throughout the second half with his mind a blank. It was in this half that the game underwent a remarkable transformation, England, who had been two goals down at the interval, winning by 7-3. Parker in some way sustained concussion, and after the match had no recollection whatever of having played in the second half. It is on record that footballers, while suffering from concussion and quite unconscious of their surroundings, have played with remarkable skill and intelligence, and even scored goals.—London Tit-Bits. Communion Table Profaned Communion Table Protaned Shaking of dice on the communion table for Bibles, a custom started 250 years ago in a church at St. Ives, England, has been altered so that the casting will take place on a table placed on the chancel steps. The unusual procedure was started by provisions of the will of Dr. Robert Wild, who bequeathed $250, the yearly income from which was to be expended on Bibles to be cast for by dice on the communion table by six boys and six girls. Unique Record Living in Laconia, N. H., is a man whose father and he, together, have lived in the administration of every President of the United States. In 1791, when George Washington was in office, the father, John A. Rollins, was born. On September 3, 1865, there was born to John A. Rollins and his third wife a son, F. L. Rollins, the nineteenth child of his father. The son, now in his sixty-second year, is an assessor of the city of Laconia. Paid for Stolen Onion An onion stolen 35 years ago from Hagemeyer's grocery store at Holden, Mo., finally proved too strong for the conscience of S. G. Yoder, now of Kent, Ohio. He inclosed a $1 bill in this letter: "About 35 years ago I and my schoolmates were at your store in Holden, Mo., and we each took an onion, unknown to you. Now the good Lord has burdened our souls and we want to make restitution and ask His forgiveness."—Exchange. No human government has ever approached in perfection the economy, patriotism, self-sacrifice, devotion and perpetuity to be found in the government of the honey bees. Biologists have sought in vain for a means of sex determination in our race, writes F. E. Brooks in Nature Magazine of Washington. Bees, wasps and some other insects produce males, females and neuters at will, in accordance with the needs of the colony. We have learned to send wireless messages, but the insects have long been able to signal one another relatively long distances by some system which we do not understand. One of our problems in illumination is to create a fire which glows, but which does not burn. So far, in our best lights, much of the energy of combustion is wasted in the form of heat. Light-producing insects, such as the fireflies, however, are able to kindle in their bodies a little blaze which is more than 99 per cent light and less than 1 per cent heat. Long before man learned to warm his habitation with fire, the bees had discovered a muscular exercise whereby in very cold weather they could raise the temperature of their homes as much as 35 degrees Centigrade. We cool our rooms with electric fans, but before electricity was harnessed the bumblebees had learned to station individuals along their passageways to create cool air currents by constantly fluttering their wings. The gardener might learn points in his art from the ambrosia beetle, which plants beds of succulent fungus in its burrows to furnish nourishment for its young. The soldier might learn the possibilities of poisonous gases in warfare from the bombardier beetle, which hurls discomforting charges of anacrid gas at its enemies. The farmer could discover that good seeds are produced when the flowers are pollinated, by watching the operations of the pronuba moth on yucca blossoms. This insect, with amazing wisdom, Nature Magazine points out, gathers pollen from the anthers of the flowers and applies it directly to the stigma, with no other object, so far as we know, than to insure the formation of plump seeds upon which the caterpillars of the moth depend for food. The surgeon might get hints on the use of anesthetics from the solitary wasp, which thrusts its drug-laden sting into its spider or insect victim and by that means stupefies and preserves it as food for future baby wasps. Insects are the original paper, silk and honey makers. We have, perhaps, beaten them in the paper business, but our imitation silk is inferior to the genuine and our synthetic honey an abomination. Hard to Confine Elk No person has yet devised a wire fence that an elk cannot easily demolish in order to get at a food supply and hence the a very serious nuisance. Some years ago a cry of alarm was sent out for the elks, which were threatened with extermination. As most of the elks of this country were located in Utah, practical measures were adopted which were so successful that the elk has become a serious nuisance, breaking their way through barriers and devouring forage wanted for the domestic animals. Various measures have been tried to regulate the elk supply without avail until it was decided to permit shooting of the male animal and the state is now reaping a rich income by permitting hunters to kill one animal upon payment of a fee of $12. Barber Shop Near:Tr A young woman tripped into a Holden (Mo.) barber shop to have her hair trimmed. She hung her coat and hat on a rack and after she had been served and sought her purse, she announced that her pocket had been picked of $1.80. A young man awaiting his turn was the only one near the coat. He was accused of the theft, but vehemently denied it. When he was threatened with arrest he turned over $1.80 under protest. A half hour later the girl telephoned she had found the money in her dresser—Indianapolis News. Electricity in Favor Fifty-eight per cent of the people of the United States have discarded the match in favor of the electric button as the means for lighting up the home. According to a recent report by the light and power industry 68,500,000 persons now use electricity in preference to all other lighting systems. In the last decade the number of electrically lighted homes has tripled and now tetals 16,000,000, not including those with private plants of their own. Getting His Bearings Judge Slick of South Bend said at a South Bend luncheon: "Expert testimony—the testimony of handwriting experts and medical experts and so forth—sometimes makes me think of the witness who, after he had been sworn, leaned forward over the bar of the witness desk and asked anxiously: "Which side am I on, judge—the fat lawyer's or the thin one's?"—Chicago News. = _ - Nn Ee ee ST. PAUL NOTES Mr. Launneer Pemberton, 402 Ed- mund St., was host to the Cameo Social club of which he fs president, Wed. evening, Mar. 2, 1927, at his home." A new constitution was adopted. The names of Mildred and Muriel Wigington and Henrietta Bonaparte were added to the club roster. One visitor was present, Mr. Charley Oden who is also a prospec- tive member of the club. . Mr. and Mrs. Joe Combs were given a great surprise when thelr daughter Antoinette announced her marriage to Calvin Covington of Min- neapolis. They have been married since December 15th, 1926. Mr. and Mrs. Covington are at home with the bride’s parents at 935 Thomas St. tertained by Mrs. McCarthy, 599 St. The St. Paul Hiking Club was en- tertained by Mrs. McCarthy 599 St. Anthony, Thursday, March 10. A paper was read by Mrs, Anderson of 394 Rondo, subject: Lite’s Oppor- tunity. After the meeting lunch was served. Rev. A. B. Fuller of Kansas City, Mo., will fill the pulpit of Memorial Baptist church Sunday morning and evening and probably a 10 day re- vival will follow. There were many representatives of our colored churches present at the annual meeting of the Union Gospel Mission, held at Central Pres- byterian chureh, Tuesday, March 15. 0. C. Hall served as member of the nominating committee. ‘The Kings Daughters Circle met at the home of Mrs. Josie McCall, 695 St. Anthony Ave., March 15 at 2 p.m, The attendance was large and after the business procedure, a dainty lunch of St. Patrick's colors was served gy the charming hostess. “La Coterle” club held their week- ly meeting Saturday evening at the residence of Miss Laura Mae Mann. Gold and lavender were chosen as the elub’s colors. Mr. Joseph Payne of Denver, Colo., arrived in the city on account of the serious illness of his sister, Mrs. Anna Moss. Mr. Payne returned to his home Wednesday, leaving his sis- ter greatly improved. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Spicer are now residing at 322 No. Avon St. Mrs, Mattie Benner is still confined to her bed, MINNEAPOLIS NOTES Mrs. M. 0. Cannon, 3400 Oakland Ave., was a visitor in Northfield with her mother Mrs, Boone who recently recovered from a serious injury. Mrs, Effie Posey well known busi- ness woman, has purchased a beau- tiful home on 31st St. Mrs. Gertrude Pierce owner of the Gertrude Beauty Shoppe, spent Wednesday at the State Capitol in the interests of the Hairdressers bill to legislate beauty parlors. Miss W. Gertrude Brown Head Resident of the Phyllis Wheatley House has returned from Chicago where she attended the conference of Settlement workers. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Christopher are the proud parents of a baby boy. ‘Mrs. Christopher was formerly Miss Lady Walker. Mrs. Gertrude Thomas, Daughter Ruler of Minnehaha Temple and Mrs, Arthur White have returned from Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, where they were call- ed on account of the serious illness of their mother Mrs. S. J. MeCracken. She is now on the road to recovery. Roland Hayes, noted tenor and his accompanist Wm. Lawrence, depart- ed Sunday for Seattle and other cities on the western coast where they are to appear in concert. Y. W. C. A. NOTES Joint Program With N. A. A. C. P. Prof. Edwin L. Clark, professor of Sociology at the University of Min- nesota, will speak at our Vesper Service Sunday on “Esperato, a factor of International good will.” Vocal selections will be rendered by ‘Mrs. Gladys James and Mr. Lannie Jackson. The Committee of Management met Monday afternoon in its regular monthly meeting. The officers for 1927 will be as follows: Chairman, Mrs. Zula Tandy; Vice-Chairman, ‘Mrs. W. H. Griffen; Secretary, Mrs. Gladys James. Dr. Mary McFarland will speak to the “Y's Owls” (the High School Re- serves), at their meeting Friday aft- ernoon on Personal Hygiene. We were very pleased to have the Adelphai Club in charge of our Ves- per program Sunday. Mrs. Samuel Williams led devotions. Greetings from the Club were extended by its president, Mrs. Carrie Lindsay. The talk by Miss Ethel Ray of Phyllis Wheatley House and the vocal solo by Mr. Mark Gibbs were much appre- elated by the audience. s Hold Monday, April 18 for another Serial Dance to be given by the M. W. C. Club at the Oxford Ballroom. Join the Northwestern Negro Busi- ness and Professional Men's Associa- tion, Call the St. Paul Echo, Cedar Gives the Elephant Palm for Sagacity “Which elephant is the most intelli- igent?” repeated the keeper of these fe beasts at the London 200, when lasked the question, “Well, the, ele- iphant exceeds any other antmal in the |world for sheer common sense and wulek perception. He seems to have ‘tar more brain than any of the rest. a should say that Indarint, the big dian elephant, 1s our finest animal r this, though the two Burmese ones, ving together in the same den, would run her close, no doubt. Her gentle- fee when carrying folk on her back the gardens; her quick grasp of hat 1s wanted by her attendants or [patrons ; her intelligent love and care r children, have made Indarini a lgeneral favorite, as well as my own. [She will nurse a baby or boy or girl las carefully as the kindest mother, Iwill fold tt close to her, will croon lover it, will rock it in a cradie, will atch it when sleeping, with looks of laffection, and would kill anyone who latterpted to hurt it.” a Colors of Grapes | The dark red color of certain grapes ‘1s due to a compound of tannin which Jail varieties of the vine contain, The leolor sems to depend on the combined faction of the air, light and heat. The fchange in color is produced naturally fn the vine by means of a specific lterment which carries the oxygen of the air to the grape. ‘These ferments lare often the agents of coloring in vegetable substances; as they are lotten seen in apples and in potatoes lwhich have been cut open and thus lexposed to the air. ‘The grapes that fare white on maturity owe the ab- sence of coloring to the absence of eis terment. Daddy Was Too Smart It was little Barbara's first expert- lence with tunnels and her father who fas on the train with her sald in fun, “Now watch, dear; papa's going to make a sign und it will get dark, but fin a ttle while the light will come back.” Immediately the train entered the tunnel, and the child was deeply impressed by exhibition of her father’s magic power, But the few minutes’ ‘time semed interminable to Barbara: ft semed as If It would never end, and at length she burst out in dismay, “My lgracious, daddy; now Just look what pears done !"—Boston ‘Transcript. 7 Never Make a Golfer | Sandy, the caddie, watched the ‘latest convert to the royal and anclent game with contempt. |" “Sandy,” whispered the club “pro.” “What's up now?” | “Him,” indicated Sandy. “He'll nev- ler mak’ a player!" | “Not #0 sure,” sald the other. “He's doing rather well for a beginner.” They watched him miss his stroke tn heavenly silence. “I tell ye," snorted Sundy, “that |von'lt never mak’ a player. D'ye ken ‘what he says when he misses his ba He just says “Tut-tut!"* Dark Story ‘Two men who had traveled were ‘comparing thelr {deas about foreign ities. “London,” sald one, “Is certainly the “foggtest place in the world.” “Oh, no, it's not,” sald the other. “rve been in a place much foggler ithan London.” |. “Where was that?” asked his inter. ‘ested friend. | “I don't know where it was,” replied ithe second man, “It was so fosey"— ‘Youth's Companton, | es Crippled Industry “Jedge,” a very large and deter- mined colored woman announced as she ushered a frightened ex-husband Into his honor’s chamber, “dis nigger ‘ain't paid me one cent ob alimony for sedben months.” | “What's the matter, Sam?" sternly inquired the judge. “Haven't you been working lately?” /“Nosuh,” was the response, “Ah ain't bin’ able to find mah dice.”— ‘Country Gentleman, Table Oilcloth ‘The table olleloth will Inst longer Af It ts not tacked fast to the table. ‘These olleloth covers usually wear out at the corners. By allowing tt to hang loosely it can be moved a trifle each day, and thus the table comers do not come In the same spot on the cover all the time—as ts the cuse when tacked. Naturally, by this method the cor- ners will not wear out before the rest of the olleloth, ‘The appearance of the cover can be considerably improved by the addition of a cretonne band at the edge. White Front Store CASH and CARRY Prices With FREE DELIVERY Cuality Meats and Groceries Fresh Dressed Poultry at All Time Elk 1888 559 St. Anthony Av. RIDE IN COMFORT COSBY'S DELUXE AUTO & TAX! SERVICE Seven Passenger Sedans ‘Low ‘Meter Rates Dale 1966—Phones—Dale 7176 B87 Rondo St. MINNEAPOLIS ADVERTISERS soa i. oxtn sere Funeral Birector sceosenia tien: Blue & White swe Cab 324 Young Fishes Hatched in Mouth of Mother ‘The female of a small fresh-water fish found in Egypt, known as the mouth-breeder, protects her eggs by carrying them in her mouth, where they remain until the young ones hatch out; but the habits of some of ‘the perch-like fish called cichlids are even more remarkable, for not only do the females take their eggs into their mouths, but they also carry thelr young ones within this strange shelter. The fry do not leave their nursery until they are about a fort- night old, but the mother eventually Uberates them from their somewhat confined quarters and allows them to swim about outside. They do not ven- ture far, however, keeping quite close to their parent’s head, and darting Into her mouth aguin at the least sign of danger. They also pass the night within this safe retreat, Vixtas Cracked Varaish Furniture finishers, especially those who have to restore pleces of furniture that have become damaged, make use of what they call “amalgamators.” ‘These contain solvents that soften the varnish and cause small cracks and checks to run together. One formula is two parts of heavy-bodied wood lacquer reduced with eight parts of lacquer thinner and one part of butyl alcohol. ‘This is applied cau- tiously with a very soft brush after the surface has been lightly sandpa- pered. A second application can be made, if necessary, after the first has dried thoroughly and been sand- Papered smooth, — Popular Science ‘Monthly. : Almost Real ‘Three ladies of color were in a heat- ed debate over their husbands’ clever- ness to play the violin, “When mah ol’ man plays ‘Ol’ Black Joe’ on his fiddle," said Mandy, “you can Jes’ heah ol’ Joe's cane apeckin’ along de road.” “When mah husban’ plays ‘Swanee Ribber,’” boasted Liza, “yo’ can heah de waves ripplin’ ovah de rocks.” “Huh,” declared Blossom, “dat’s nuthin’ a-tall. When mah sugah plum takes up his fiddle and plays ‘De Ol’ Cat Played in de Shavin's, you could Jes’ heah you mammy throwin’ a shoe at it."—The Lawyer and Banker, Past Ages of History ‘The term Middle ages strictly cov- ets the ten centuries from the fall of the western Roman empire in 476 A. D. to the commencement of the Reformation in the Fifteenth century. ‘The first three centuries of this period have a distinct character of their own, and are often called the Dark ages. Some English historians consider the Middle ages to. have ended with the accession to the throne of Henry of Richmond, known as Henry VIi, in 1485. He established the house of Tu- dor and was the grandfather of Queen Elizabeth. Why He Feared for Her “William,” said Mrs. Peckem, stern- ly, “did you ever stop to think that some one might steal me when you are away from me?” “Well,” answered Mr. Peckem, thoughtfully, “I was rather alarmed when a horse thief was prowling in the nelghborhood last week.” ‘Mrs, Peckem stiffened up haughtily. “A horse thief, did you say, Wil- Mam?" “Yes, my dear. I heard he carried off two or three nags from this dis- triet.” Action of Thermometer The weather bureau says that a thermometer in the air gains and loses heat in two ways—by conduction to and trom the air and by exchange of radiation with the surrounding ob- Jects, If the thermometer is shaded ‘and screened from radiation from sur- rounding objects It will read the same whether exposed to a strong wind or only @ light breeze. Some circulation ‘ahout the thermometer is necessary, else the gain or loss of heat by radia- Sten wilt ba an tnortant Cactar Phone—South 7954 W. SQUI Funeral 502 EK. 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 | Blue & WE! INCREASE OUR ( é SERVICE BUT NOT OUR RATES q ST. PAUL ECHO Quaint Sham Battle Old Norse Festival Annually, toward the close of win ter, there is celebrated at Lerwick, the eapital of the Shetland isles, an’ an- clent Norse festival known as “Up Helly-Aal." Proceedings are opened by a sham battle between supposed in- vaders and defenders of the place ‘The combatants array themselves in costumes as nearly as possible resem bling those worn by the vikings—or sea rovers of old. They carry short swords and shields. The whole pa geant {8 intended to portray a viking foray such as the ancestors of these “warriors” were only too familiar with. Tt 4s esteemed an honor to take part in this mimic battle, and those ‘who are engaged {n {t are called Gulz ers, the leader on elther side being termed the Gulzer Jahl. After the rout of the Invaders there fs a torchlight procession, and the singing of quaint old songs in honor of the “victory.” ‘The proceedings end with the kindling of huge bonfires con. structed to represent a Norse war galley. ‘The subsequent revels are prolonged far into the night and are celebrated with all manner of observances, in: eluding the solemn drinking of the Shetlanders’ national toast, “Health to man and death to the gray fish.” ‘The “gray fish” 1s the whale, from whose carcass much that is of benefit to man may of course be obtained. Proof That Egyptians Sought Fountain Pen An early uttempt to devise a foun- tain pen has been disclosed by exca- vations in an Egyptian tomb dating back more than 4,000 years. ‘The prim- itive instrument consisted of a sec- tlon’ of reed the diameter of a lead pencil, about three inches in length and mounted on a long plece of cop: per. The nib of the pen is cut away to a fine point like an ordinary quill pen. The narrow tube of the reed served to hold In reserve a small quantity of the writing fluid, what- ever it may have been. ‘The earllest writing fluld, it 1s now thought, was probably applied by means of @ brush in Egypt and in China, ‘The brush required frequent Apping into the fluld so that may have led to.the {dea of a pen which would hold a considerable amount of fluld even at that early date, Famous Philanthropist George Averof wés a Greek from the northern part of Greece, called “Epirus.” He made a large fortune tn Egypt, and on account of his generous donations to Greece {s considered one of the foremost benefactors of the country. It is with his money that the stadium of Athens was bullt, for which Pentelic marble was tised, and erected on exactly the same place where the ancient stadium had stood. He also built the so-called “Averofion” in Ath: ens, a very, large reformatory for boys and girls. He willed a large sum of money for the purchase of a crutser which was built in England after hls death and ig still g ‘unlt of the Greek navy, bearing the name of George Averof. BLN. Martin L R. Blair ; And You Are Next ‘ All the Time : At Our New Location i & Sanitary Tonsorial Parlor $ «709 RONDO STREET’ E Manicurist St. Paul, Minn, FOR SALARY ~— {0 AN ‘= A MURPHY ‘312 Bulidors ‘Exchange Bidz. Ga 1008 — Established 1905 cE NEAL Birector Minneapolis, Minn. MILTON SHANKS Contractor and Builder eee 3712 {S55 cane, LL ;° White b ATiantic 10 2244 NN No | NN N America’s greatest athletic ‘ , recreation; baseball— you will NN find that from the moment the Ni umpire calls, “Play Ball” to the ‘ ‘ very last play, the spectators N N are eagerly watching each and Ni every play and player for that ‘ , which is to come next. ‘ , Side line players, grandstand coaches, man- NN agers and contestants predict moves. At N N the most crucial moment when strategy, NN skill and the execution of knowledge N N gained from years of practical experience N N coupled with what is termed the favorable N N breaks of the game, oft times contrary to SES Hoyle, the unexpected move wins. And NIN this is true in all walks of life— Oi s s We are figuring on it , Ghe ST. PAUL ECHO N Telephone Cedar 1879 nN 614 Court Block St. Paul, Minnesota Fort’s Discovery Adds to Britain’s History ‘New pages can be added to British history books as the result of archeo- logical discoveries in the Island of Bute, which lies in the Firth of Clyde, on the west coast of Scotland, accord- ing to experts who have been exam- ining the finds. The period covered by the relics, which were found in the vitrified Dun- agoll fort, in the south of the island, is from about 200 B. C. to 100 B. C., says @ special dispatch from London to the Philadelphia Record, and hith- erto little has been known of the origin and habits of the islanders in those faroft days, ; ‘The finds, however, throw a flood of light on the life of this early race, for they Indicate what food the Islanders ate; how and what they wore; how thelr women were bedecked, and the nature of thelr houses and industries, Prof. Ludovic McL. Mann, Scottish archeologist, says the relics have filed ‘8 gap in what was hitherto an “almost entire blank” in the student's know!- edge. Ancient Archives Saved Buropean merenants economise by wrapping thelr merchandise in old newspapers or any other paper which can be easily obtained. In the little Rumanian town of Nagyvarad (for- merly Hungarian) this custom led to the discovery of some old documents of historical importance, Students bought fruit from a street vender and examination of the cornucopias showed that the paper came from old Hun- garlan documents. One document contained an official account of the battle of Magenta (fought in Italy in 1859). Another was an original de- cree of Franz Joseph, dated 1780, per- mitting the Protestants of Nagyvarad to sing thelr religious songs when con- ducting burial services. According to reports, the documents In which the frult was sold came from the local archives, the Rumanian authorities having sold them for old paper. One Woman’s Way “I wish, John, that I had had more sense when we were engaged,” sald the wife, thoughtfully. “Then I wouldn't have destroyed all the let- ters you wrote to me during our court- ship.” ‘The husband smiled in a gratified way. “I knew you would be sorry some day,” he said. “Indeed I am,” was the reply. “I need a little extra money Just now, and a man called today to buy old pe- per. How wasteful we were!” Automatically his hand sought his pocket. A resourceful woman seldom has to ask for money straight out. The Reliable Morticians ‘are now located in their beautiful new mortuary chapel OMice Phone—Cedar 1024 Tesidence Phones AT West Exchange Street Tel. Dale 1914" Tel. Dale 2541 ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA Raudenbush Overland Co. WILLYS-KNIGHT AND OVERLAND Formerly located at 344 North Exchange St., announce their removal to their new location, 195 West Sixth Street. Carving the Canyon ‘The popular idea that earthquakes and volcanic explosions played a part in forming the Grand canyon of the Colorado river is thought by the best authorities to be without foundation. We are now told that the canyon was cut out entirely by the water of the river and that the most effective tool employed was the quartz sand brought down from the sources of the river in the mountains, ‘This sand is harder than any of the constituents of the rock strata in which the canyon hhas been carved. Bread From Bulrushes From the bulrush which, growing in marshes and other wet ground, flour- Ishes in almost all climates, perfectly good bread can be made. In fact long bulrush stalks are considered a real delicacy among the races in central Asia, ‘The percentage of starch is large and makes excellent flour. Natives of Iceland, where bulrushes fare not so plentiful, find a substitute material for breadmaking in a certain spectes of moss. They call it “bread from the stones.” Just OfF ‘When on circuit at a northern town, a Judge left his lodgings one night to post a letter. As he was wearing an old jacket and a cap, he was not rec- ognized by the policeman on duty out- side, who inquired “if the old devil pad gone to bed yet.” The judge declared that he did not think so. Then, returning inside, he put his head out of hie bedroom ‘win dow and said, “Officer, the old devil is golng to bed now."—Lenden Tit- Bits. Hair Dressing & Beauty Culture eee LILLIE BROWN: De Guile & Poro Systems Dale 504340: No. Weatern P. PLY. W.Y, K STAINEL | Miss Alice metxer entertained the 'D. Y. W. Y. K. club Thursday eve- ‘ning on their eighteenth anniversary at her home, 455 St. Anthony. At the close of the business ses- sion the members adjourned to the dining room where a complete sur- prise awaited them. In the center of the table a pink Wishing Well con- taining pink and white hearts sus- pended from satin ribbon bore the announcement of the engagement of the hostess, Miss Alice Marietta Melker, to Wm. H. Taylor of Seattle, ‘Wash. Mr. C. H. Miller, president, offered congratulations and best wishes in a witty speech. . A delicious buffet luncheon was served by the hostess, assisted by the Misses Helen Hudson and Ruth Brown. Hold Monday, April 18 for another Serial Dance to be given by the M. 'W. C. Club at the Oxford Ballroom. ‘Phone Dale 8339 ‘TRY THE DRUG STORE FIRST ELMER MORRIS DRUGGIST PRESCRIPTIONS Rondo and Mackubin Sts. INTERIOR DECORATING Paper Hanging, Painting Textone Fresco-Glasing, Etc. FIRST CLASS WORK For Estimates Call Elk. 1727 L. YOUNG, 326 No. Grotto