St. Paul Echo

MRS. MALONE WINS HER DIVORCE TROOP 55 Boy Scouts and Cubs are to lay a wreath upon the Josiah King monument Sunday. Encourage the boys by attending. VOL. 2, NO. 30 PLAN AND WORK BINGA'S PROGRAM TO WIN SUCCESS PLAN AND WORK BINGA'S PROGRAM TO WIN SUCCESS Thirty-four Years Ago, Barber and Pullman Porter, Now Bank President. One Of Ten Children Opens Real Estate Office on South State Street With $10 Capital. (Courtesy of the Chicago Tribune) BY JAMES O'DONNELL BENNETT. Certain sayings of Jesse Binga: Learn a business—and then mind it. Learn something not so you know about it but so you know it. Save, save, save, and when you've got it then give, give, give. Nothing is so easy or so wasteful as the work of hating—except hating work. And that goes for races as well as for individuals. Get a competency. Then the world—white or colored—will concede that you are competent. Only business contacts with the community as a whole—white and colored—will educate the colored man in business. Learn business: Establish a credit: Provide for your own wants. That is my message to our group. You can be a mental or a man of business. But to get out of the mental place requires the thrift that produces property. And property enlarges life. Work, then, not for gain alone but for the enlarged life that honest gains create. Life is pretty much what you make it—and making it big means using every day of it. Such is Jesse Binga. Take him or leave him, be aloof or be civil to him, bomb his home—a pleasantry he has five times undergone—or ask him for a thousand dollars for a hospital—such he is as above set forth in certain of his sayings. Such he is as he sits at his 30 square feet of glass topped table in his marble and bronze bank in the heart of the black belt. There he sits, as quietly dressed as he is quiet spoken, with close to two million dollars' worth of deposits on his mind; there he sits—an immense fact, with the Carlylean concreteness in it. Colored. Calm. Successful. In other words, you cannot grabsey Jesse Binga, colored man with a gift to the matter of color. So I went down to the bank to talk with him about it. Thirty-four years ago Jesse Binga, then in his twenties, came to Chicago with ten dollars in his pocket; yesterday Jesse Binga sat in his Binga State Bank under Clearing House supervision" said the gold letters on the plate glass windows—and when he said "We should do this," twenty-five cash tickets, secretaries and filing cards—many of them university graduates—saw to it. He wore a gray business suit. He used no resounding words. He spoke of Negress as "men of color" and of the colored race in Chicago as "our group." He had to be drawn on to talk about himself, and when I urged that surely there was profitable discourse in the story of a man who had begun as a barber and Pullman porter and now was a millionaire banker, he said, "Yes, there's a volume in every man—I often say that." Many of Mother's Traits. Jesse Binga's father was p barber his mother, a builder. From her probably, comes his passion for building and rebuilding. From her, certainly, he learned much about building—learned to tell approximate costs and to show materials. "Binga Rows," which she built in Detroit, are still standing. She had trading genius two. The first consignment of great bites white fish ever sent south of Mason and Dixon's line was shipped by her and the first cargo of sweet potatoes to reach the Gobblebe iron region was one of her ventures. For generations there seems to have been a pronounced strain of initiative in the family. "Must have been about two centuries ago," said Banker Binga, "that the Bingas came up from the islands to Montreal. As long ago as 1780 there was a farm near Amherstburg, in the province of Ontario, in the name of the Bingas." (Continued on page 2) The St. Paul Echo Minn Historical Society Minn Historical Bldg St Paul Minn Victim Of Flood Area Escapes Levee Camp Slavery, Using Underground Slavery Method Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company Begins Million Dollar Home. Will Reflect Race Progress In the southland at present writing African slavery still exists, what's more it is sanctioned by officers of the law. An Echo reporter while nosing around in Minneapolis last week, discovered that it is still necessary to operate underground railroad. A young man now residing in Minneapolis tells hair-raising experiences about his escape from the levee camps of Arkansas and Louisiana where he was forced to labor without pay, without shelter, and poor food. Negroes were herded together in boats and barges and transported from one break in the levee to another and worked long and hard. No question is asked a Negro about his willingness to work in the emergency, he is simply ordered to do so and shot down if he refuses. This young man happened to escape from the camps near Lake Providence, La., where recently a Negro Insurance superintendent was shot on the spot because he refused to let his insurance alone to push a wheel barrow on the levee. Cruelly Treated. Only Negroes are forced to work on the levee; the whites act only as guards and bosses. They stand over the Negroes with pick handles for clubs, and rifles and sawed-off shot-guns, and one disobeying a command is promptly clubbed, and if any protest is made he is shot down and that ends it. This lad reports that he has slept out for weeks at the time in close range of the levee where a break at any time might wash away his life with thousands of others. In such times as these no shelter was afforded the men, only a plank and a blanket were offered as a bed; this was usually on stilts about three feet above the water. GIRLS WANTED Girls wanted to enter a popularity contest. Valuable prizes to be given away. Apply the St. Paul Echo. 614 Court Block, Cedar 1879. (Special to the St. Paul Echo) Perhaps the most inspiring sight ever witnessed in this city was the ground breaking last week of the new home of the Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company. Eager eyes watched the mammoth steam shovel scoop out the first dirt to make way for a structure that will help in a no mean way toward hastening the coming of a new day for the race in this city and in America. It is the culmination of the dream of the late Madam C. J. Walker, who in her life planned for this very event, which, but for her untimely death, would have been long since realized. But this race genius still lives, in the hearts of her daughter and men and women she grouped about her to "carry on," and most of the plans she made, many of the dreams she dreamed, are being realized. The beginning of building operations is but another one of them. Buildings Studied. Many observations and much study were made of the finest combination buildings throughout the country before the officials of the Walker Company decided the style and nature of building to be erected, this being prompted by their determination to do as the late Madam C. J. Walker desired, to give to the race the most modern plant for the manufacture of high class toilet preparations and to supply some of the existing local needs. The study they made served them well, for under their direction a most proficient architectural use is planned of the site, which runs 218 feet on Indiana Avenue and 180 feet on West Street, purchased in single parcels at a total cost of $68,000.00. The Walker building is to be a show building as well as adapted most efficiently to the company's needs. Like Villa Lewaro, quarter-million dollar New York Mansion of ST. PAUL-MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, May 28, 1927 Feudal Estate A remarkable incident was related by the young man which we do not care to print, but it is interesting to note that the incident we withhold occurred within the confines of the vast estate of the noted Lee Wilson, who is reputed to own all of the land running sixty miles in one direction and forty miles in another. Once a Negro gets on Mr. Wilson's property he is ever afterward a slave of his lord Wilson, because he never gets out of debt no matter how hard he works; he only goes farther in the hole. The lad's escape from slavery reads like a fairy tale. He walked, waded, swam, rowed, and ran more than one hundred miles to a place of safety, from which he could set sail for the North. They found a boat which was not locked to the pier, and they used this to row across a torrent that would have been impassible otherwise. While being chased and shot at they found refuge in the home of a French widow, who concealed them until dark so they could again resume their flight with safety. Several times bullets went astray which were aimed for the escaping peons. In Land of Free. Arriving in Minneapolis penniless and destitute the Salvation Army and Phyllis Wheatley House were on the job as usual and came to his rescue, and the lad is now comfortably located with a place to stay and a job. Minneapolis is truly a haven in the case of this young man who believed in himself to the extent that he defied rifles and sawed-off shotguns to escape to freedom. ONE YEAR AGO THIS WEEK Waco Player under the direction of Louis White, presented, "Always in Trouble," a comedy drama which was a marked success. the late Madam C. J. Walker and present country home of her heir and daughter, Madam A'Lelia, it will contain the best that money can buy and be further testimony against "doubling Thomases" who may question the race's chance to succeed. To Cost Million or More. To Cost Million or More. The completed building is to be four stories in height, with basement of reinforced concrete, steel, hydraulic press brick, terra cotta trimmed, enclosing five separate projects: a complete theatre, a group of store rooms, factory space, office space and an auditorium, all, when fully equipped, will cost a million dollars or more. Each project is to be complete in itself, of the best materials, strictly fireproof and a unit of the entire structure which will have many extraordinary features and reflect the historic development and progress of our race. The theatre, which is to be one of the finest in America for Negroes, will contain a main auditorium and balcony, seat 1,500 and be equipped with a pipe organ costing $15,000. Rest rooms, smoking rooms, etc., will also be features of comfort. This building will provide several thousand feet of much needed office and factory space for the Walker Company and house the finest, most modern machinery for manufacturing the Madam C. J. Walker preparations which are marketed by thousand of agents and drugstores throughout the world. Cross-Roads of America. Cross-Roads of America. This monument of race progress, located on the intersection of three much traveled streets, Indiana Avenue, West and North Streets, but a stone's throw from the heart of the city—"the cross-roads of America"—will dominate its neighborhood and doubtless grow to become known as the race's Flatiron Building. It will be ready for occupancy late this year. HAND SIGNALING NOW SIMPLIFIED BY TRAFFIC CODE Arm Extended Gives Warning to Other Drivers, New Law Ends Confusion. To Use One Hand Signal Hoover Uniform Traffic Act Was the Basis of New Minnesota Law. Confusion as to the meaning of hand signals should be reduced to a minimum if drivers will read and observe the new Minnesota traffic code. The framers of the Hoover uniform traffic act, which was the basis of the new Minnesota law, were aware that attempts to have different kinds of hand signals for left turns, right turns and stops, had led to misunderstanding, and therefore provided for only one hand signal. Motorists in the Twin Cities may be interested in this section of the new law, which reads thus: "The driver of any vehicle upon a highway before starting, stopping or turning from a direct line shall first see that such movement can be made in safety, and if any pedestrian or cyclist may be affected by such movement shall give a clearly audible signal by sounding the warning device and whenever the operation of any other vehicle may be affected by such movement shall give a signal either by extending the arm horizontally from and beyond the left side of the vehicle or by an adequate mechanical or electrical signal device, plainly visible to the driver of such other vehicle, of the intention to make such movement at least fifty feet before a stop or turn is to be made, except that the requirement of signal by a warning device shall apply to motor vehicles only." No Signal for Right Turn. No Signal for Right Turn. Since a right turn ordinarily does not affect the movement of other vehicles, no signal to drivers in the rear is required. While no ruling has been made, the operation of a "stop light" would probably be considered an adequate signal of an intention to stop, and the extended arm or, some special device must be used to warn of a left turn or when starting from the curb. But a driver of a car not equipped with a stop light would under the law be required to give a hand signal when stopping in the traveled portion of a street or highway. The hand signal, therefore, will stand for just one thing: a call for caution on the part of the driver following. A vehicle whose driver has signalled a left turn, may be passed on the right. If all drivers when making a left turn will drive near the center of the street or highway and give a signal, it will both expedite traffic and prevent many accidents. Next week the St. Paul Echo will publish the provisions of the new law relative to stopping and parking. MAY POLE PARTY GIVES TREAT AND FUN TO ALL Did you attend the May Pole party? If you didn't, you missed a great treat. My, my, so many grown-up children—and didn't they have fun? Games were led by little Hazel Craig, while the grand march was led by Mary Wilson and Mamie Green. And the May Pole—you should have seen the following youngsters wind the pole: Bertha King, Helen Hudson, Geraldine Pickett, Mamie Green, Lella Mundell, Hazel Wigington, Tiny Webb, Mary Wilson, Floretta Artis, Lillian McKnight, Ida Mae Murphy and Julia Douglass. Ice cream and cookies were served and every one agreed that Mrs. Roper and Mrs. Brooks with their committee deserved a vote of thanks for a delightful evening. Hear Bertha King's pupils' recital to be held at the Y. W. C. A., Thursday, June 30th. Fast Boxing Bout And Dance Scheduled By Ames Lodge Monday Special Attraction to Be Held on the Night of Decoration Day at Elks Hall, 6th and Lyndale Avenue. What promises to be a fast card is scheduled for Monday night May 30th, at the Elks Hall, 6th and Lyndale Ave., Minneapolis. Edward L. Boyd chairman of the Elks entertainment committee and promoter of the bout states he has some of the fastest boys to be found on the card. Fast Card. Frank Lewis vs. Eddie White at 120 pounds; Kid Bob vs. Floyd Banner at 130 pounds; Battling Ski vs. George Jackson at 135 pounds; Bob Morton vs. Benny King at 145 pounds; Ray Williams vs. Jim Carter at 140 pounds will furnish more than 30 rounds of fast action. Special Attraction. Special Attraction. The committee announces there will be dancing between and after bouts and there will be a main attraction staged. Music will be furnished by Culbersons Jazz Hounds who are now going over big at the cabaret dances. The big boxing bout and dance is a special program that was arranged for the Decoration Day celebration. The admission charge will be 75 cents. Eva Walker Carr Directs Phyllis Players Drama The Phyllis Wheatley Dramatic Players, under the direction of Mrs. Eva Walker Carr, will present "His Best Investment," a three-act play at St. Paul Baptist church, Thursday night, June 2; at 8 p. m. This is a strong, high class, romantic, prophetic play, and was splendidly presented at St. Stephens Auditorium, Minneapolis, last Monday night by this talented group of Minneapolis young people. Each member of the cast showed marked talent and training in this unusual play of intrigue, ideals and sacrifice. The plot possesses every essential of a good play. The cast of characters were represented by Jessie Shepherd, Marianne Jeffrey, Willie Lee Pointer, Allie Glenn, Essie Mason, Duncan Minerva Totten, Marguerite Seymour, Wilbur Washington, Thomas Stovall, Wendell Jones, John Thomas, Jr., and John Baldwin. It is a worthwhile play; don't it see to it. Celebration At Lake Pokegama Sunday, Monday The Samford Investment Co. announces two opening days, May 29 and 30, of its Pokegama Lake addition, located near Pine City, Minnesota, between Highways No. 1 and No. 5, on M. 23; half way between the Twin Cities and Duluth. Lake Pokegama is the summer resort DeLuxe with club house and club dining hall building newly furnished. The grounds are beautiful, and there is excellent fishing, boats and fishing tackle are available. Music will be furnished by the Johnny Baker Post Band and refreshments at the club resort store. There will be short talks by prominent citizens of the Twin Cities and a variation of amusements are now being planned. Don't miss these two gala days at the Pokegama Lake addition. Remember the date, May 29-30. This property is now being sold out to the public by The Samford Investment Company, 605 Temple Court Bldg., Minneapolis. Phone Geneva 4084. ONE YEAR AGO THIS WEEK The Carnation club of which Mrs. Gertrude Willis is president, entertained at a cabaret party at the Elks Cabaret Dance, Mpls. John L. Morrison, Duluth, Editor-Publisher of "The Rip Saw," and advocate of law and justice for all died. Head of Poro College Given Absolute Divorce In Court Monday, May 23 P. A. In answer to her cross bill filed after her husband had used her for divorce last January. Mrs. Malone was handed down a decree of absolute divorce in the Court of Domestic Relations, St. Louis, Mo. "ALL STARS"OPEN SEASON, LOSING Former Uptown Sanitary Team Shows Promise For Fast Aggregation. The "Colored All Stars" baseball team opened the season Sunday at Bayport, Minnesota. The "All Stars" are the former "Uptown Sanitary Team." Although the "All Stars" were defeated by the score of 3-1, they showed signs for a prosperous year. The game was a nip and tuck affair from start to finish, and the crowd was given many exciting thrills. Roach and "Scotty" showed well on the mound for the "All Stars," while Winnie did a very neat job receiving. The roster of, the "All Stars" was strengthened by the presence of two new players: Singleton at short stop and Jones in the outfield. Both showed up well. In the sixth inning "Jimmy" Lee, third baseman for the "All Stars," reached first on an infield fumble, stole second and raced home on a beautiful hit by Dave Mays. In the late innings the "All Stars" tried to pull the game out of the fire by sending Coleman to second for Field but the attempt was in vain. The following was the "All Stars" line-up: Singleton .....Short Stop Lee .....Third Base Dolove .....Centerfield Mays .....First Base Jones .....Right Field White .....Left Field Field .....Second Base Winnie .....Catcher "Scotty" and Roach .....Pitchers The "All Stars" are managed by John Davis and their captain is George White. Sunday's game, May 29, to be played at Calles Meadows at Oxboro Heath. CORINTHIAN TEMPLE 132 HOLDS ANNUAL SERVICE The Order of U. B. F. Royal Lodge 159 and Corinthian Temple 132, S. M. T. seldom their annual Thanksgiving service at St. James A. M. E. church Sunday, May 22. Rev. W. H. Griffin preached the sermon. The Temple wishes to thank Rev. Griffin for his encouraging remarks and also the Junior Choir and sisters and brothers of Minneapolis who attended and our own Sister, Josie McCall, and Myrtle Thompson for their selections. Lazar Claiborne, W. Princess, Naomi Thomas, Financial Secty. Hear Bertha King's pupils' recital to be held at the Y. W. C. A., Thursday, June 30th. --- MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEW firms are advertising in the Echo. Have you thought about reaching out for new business? PRICE FIVE CENTS FOUNDER OF POROCOLLEGE GIVENABSOLUTE DIVORCE Judge Charles W. Rutledge in Domestic Relations Court Hands Down Decree. AnArray of Witnesses Mr. Malone Not Present But Represented by Attorney McElwee. (By the Associated Negro Press) St. Louis, Mo., May 27.—An indication of the sad state into which the affairs of the formerly pumpous Aaron E. Malone has fallen was shown Monday when Judge Charles W. Rutledge, sitting in the Court of Domestic Relations here, handed down a decree of absolute divorce in answer to her cross bill filed after her husband had sued her for divorce last January. Array of Witnesses. Mrs. Malone appeared in court, with an array of witnesses, only two of whom were heard, Mrs. J. T. Breedlove and C. A. Williams, who served as character witnesses. Mrs. Malone was not present but was represented by Atty. McElwee of Forstel's firm. McElwee did not ask Mrs. Malone a single question. Terms Unaltered. The terms of settlement for the divorce were made at the time the receivership at Poro College was dismissed and remain unaltered. The property and monetary arrangements made at that time were made with the divorce in mind and were based upon the agreement of Malone's lawyer, Edward Foristel, to have his client meet certain demands. Until these demands are met, all properties and monies involved in the terms will be held in escrow. Married in 1914. Mr. and Mrs. Malone were married in 1914. They are said to have disagreed in 1918, and the gap then created gradually widened until the wife and husband found it necessary to occupy separate apartments in Poro College. Last December Malone left the College and took shelter among friends, preparatory to filing a suit for divorce and half the business of Poro College in January. Mrs. Malone accepted the verdict without jubilation and in the same quiet, calm manner that has characterized her since the inception of the case. SUMMER CAMP STARTED Approximately $14\frac{1}{2}$ acres at Minesure-on-Lake St. Croxl have been set aside by the owners for the purpose of establishing a free summer camp. Plans for providing recreational facilities for the community are now under way. Representatives from all churches, clubs and organizations are requested to confer with the "Echo" for the purpose of naming a committee. GIRLS WANT ESSEX There are many reasons why everybody wants an Essex Coach. After once riding in the Essex Super-Six you will never forget the thrilling difference from all other transportation. It will give you fifty miles an hour all day, along with ease to car and comfort to passengers, with far greater speed if you want it. These are some of the reasons why the girls have entered the Echo Contest to secure subscriptions. DIES AT BRAINERD Alfred Taylor, 321 W. Central Ave., age 45 years, employed by the Northern Pacific Ry. for a number of years, died at St. Joseph's hospital, Brainerd, Minn., Saturday, May 21, a victim of a stroke of apoplexy. Funeral services were held Wednesday, May 25, from Pilgrim Baptist Church, Rev. L. W. Harris, pastor, officiated. Mr. Taylor is survived by his wife, Mrs. Essie Taylor, of the above address, sister Mrs. LilMan Purcell, two brothers, Charlie and Elry, all of Omaha, Nebr. Interment Oakland Cemetery, A. J. McGavock, funeral director. Fa |] | | {| {[. 7 = Ff f ft ft ee PAGE TWO An Independent Negro Weekly Newspaper | PUBLISHED BY THE ST.PAUL ECHO COMPANY - 616 Court Block ‘Telephone Cedar 1879 St. Paul, Minnesota President and General Manager... -..__-.—---------------- CYRUS L, LEWIS Secretary-Treasurer ........----cceeeccoeeneeeesseneveeenneeeeeeee EUGENE JACKSON, JR. Contributing Editor —evee-vveeevneeeenseeenneternetreneereeeerveneee- DARL WILKINS Duluth Representative. .Mrs. Wm. A. Porter, 1029 E. 3rd St., Duluth, Minn. Telephone Hemlock 1533 SUBSCRIPTION RATES $2.00 Per Year $1.25 for Six Months 16 Cents for Three Menthe Advertising rates furnished upon application. “Entered as second class matter Nov. 7, 1925, at the post office at St. Paul, Minn., under the act of March 3, 1879" fee a Re Sek ake eee. Of: j Many preachers misrepresent God. None of us know any- thing about him. But the Chicago preacher who recently discussed God in relation to the Mississipi Flood, displayed the greatest ig- norance of all, when he said: “God has poured his irresistible waters over the fields of the south to punish the white people for their mistreatment of the Negro.” Now, this preacher does not deserve to be attacked. No preacher deserves to be attacked. But this superstitious idea does need to be attacked and destroyed; the foolish idea that God has any love for Mississippi Negroes which he does not have for Mis- sippi white people. Let us see: ight out of every ten of the flood sufferers are colored people; in some loealities nine out of every ten. The low- lands of the Mississippi Valley are inhabited mostly by innocent and largely ignorant black people. The fatal flood has swept away for them everything—but left the white man’s land. ‘The biggest loser is the Negro. Not only the Flood but the Red Cross and the Martial Law will be his enemies, and “forced labor” will mean black labor. Blacks will be put to work helping to clear the white man’s property, without wages or reward. Being poor and home- less, they will be yoked with new debts in order to get a start. Except for the few who will be able to escape through the trap doors of “martial law,” they will all find themselves more com- pletely enslaved than before the flood. “Relief” will be given to them niggardly and last—after all the whites have been taken care of. In short Mississippi after the Flood will be simply a more extensive Miami after the Hurricane. How in the name of God can a Negro preacher ascribe this horror to God and expect anybody to love God for it? It looks rather as if the Devil took charge of this river and this whole business. Besides, it is a drawback to a people to be taught that some special providence is fighting their battles against their oppres- sors. That is a bad doctrine. People must feel the need of fight- ing their own battles. God is not “on the Negro's side.” He thinks just as well—to say the least, of the white people. Furthermore, it is just as degrading a superstition to think that nature's perils are eaused by somebody's sins as to think that storms and crop failures were caused by witches.—Certainly if God meant to hit the white people of the South by this Flood, he made a wide miss on one of his biggest throws. | God is not on the side of weaklings and failures. Why are there so many traffic accidents on Sunday? “Because there are so many people out driving,” is the nat- ural answer. Quite so. But an automobile authority, analyzing the thing a little further, says that it is because the “Sunday driver” is out in force. This is the fellow who drives little or not at all during the week, and then takes his family out for a spin on Sunday. This is a natural and praiseworthy thing for him to do, but it has un- fortunate results. Such a driver, because he drives so little, usually has less skill and less knowledge of his car than those who drive all the time, and he is more likely to let defects develop in the mechanism of his car. Look into a Sunday accident, and likely as not you will find, says the aforesaid authority, that it was caused not by a speeder or lawbreaker, but by a perfectly respectable citizen who had let his brakes or steering gear or tires get into bad condition, or who didn’t know what to do when a sudden emergency arose. What's the remedy? More mechanical conscientiousness, per- haps, in the Sunday driver. Or else less Sunday driving. Or both together. It would help considerably if the Sunday driving could be “staggered” through the week, and in that way everybody might have a better time.—Winona Republican-Herald. Few Illusions Left in Evening of Life The life of individual man is of a mixed nature. In part he submits to the free-will impulses of himself and others, in part he Is under the inex- orable dominion of law. He insen- sibly changes his estimate of the rela- tive power of each of these influences as he passes through successive stages. In the confidence of youth he imagines that very much is under his control, in the disappointment of old age very little As time wears on, and the delusions of early tmagination wear away, he learns to correct his sanguine views, and prescribes a nar- rower boundary for the things he ex: ects to obtain. The realltles of life undece've him at last, and there steals over the evening of bis days an un- welcome conviction of the vanity of ‘human hopes. ‘The things he bas se- cured are not the things he bas ex- pected. He sees that a Supreme Pow- er has been using him for unknown ends, that he was brought into the world without his own knowledge, and ts departing from it against bis will, —J. W. Draper. GOD AND PREACHERS Odd Power Attributed to Wearing of Rings ‘The ring 1s an article of jewelry round which clusters tnnumerable legends and superstitions, bellef in ‘some of which still survives. From the very earllest times rings have been Unked with good and bad luck, King Sole non believed that a certain ring ‘alded him in forming Judgments, and he would never give a decision in mat- ters of law unless he was wearing {t. Pliny records that fet rings were sup- Dosed to have the power of driving away serpents, a bellef that persisted in the East until recent times. Rings of gold, ornamented with certain stones, were thought capable of ward- ng off death by polsoning. ‘That rings have curative powers in certain tliness {s still falrly widely belleved. In the London Medical Journal for 1815 tt {ts noted that a silver ring worn con- stantly by a victim of epilepsy effected a cure. There are still large numbers of women who regard {t as a portent of a broken engagement to lose or even misplace the rings given them by thelr ances. Sailors, again, often ‘Wear a ring ornamented with an ele- phant’s head as a charm against og PLAN AND WORK BINGA’S | PROGRAM FOR SUCCESS (Continued from page 1) One of Ten Children. NT ee ee ee a spell of barbering, and of Pullman portering, and of huckstering, but al- ways with an eye on houses and lots. ‘At last came the opening of a real estate office at 9381 South State street, Chicago, with a capital of $10. ‘The rent was $10 a month. Jesse Binga paid half of it. : He bought a desk for $1.50. Ho ordered 1,060 business cards, but x he could not pay for them he got the printer to let him have 25 proofs of the cards on the plea th » © must have “samples” of the wors. ‘Those samples he used until he could pay in full for the order. ‘Meanwhile he borrowed nothing. “I never," he sald yesterday, “borrowed a dollar in my life.” Such was the start of the man who now owns 1,025 feet of frontage on South State street between 34th and Usth streets. Soon after the start he rented one of the flats in the building where he had opened office with the dollar and a half desk. Then he tinkered that flat into shape and rerented it at a substantial advance. “That was the point,” he said—"I could do the repair work myself. I could do everything from digging a posthole to topping a chimney. 1 knew.’ Many a night I've worked all night on botlers_ and plumbing, and wiping joints, and mending stairs, and hanging paper. I knew materials and I knew when work was right. Today Ihave my own force of carpenters and decorators and plumbers. I can be my own inspector. ‘Then I know. “Well that was the start. “In those days—yes, and long after our group was mostly porters and messengers and janitors and waiters. I thought that was the great weakness of our group—the individual so seldom striking out for himself and so, be- ‘cause he was more or less a dependent, not considered a very good risk. “That was it—the man of color wasn't a very good risk ““Well,’ said I, ‘I'm going to give ita fair test, and if integrity counts for anything, I'll win.’ I felt that only prejudice could beat me and I deter- mined that if it did beat me I would go to South America and start life in one of those republics where a man’s color is not his crime.” “So integrity was your prime asset," Others’ Credulity Helps. Jess Binga (pronounced “ Bingay ” by his “ group”) smiled. Yea, he twin- Kled—and sald: “My greatest asset in business—I won't say that it was altogether my integrity. It was partly the disposi- tion of the average white man to un- derestimate my knowledge of real estate values. ‘They wouldn't believe that @ colored man could take alm any old builatne ont iy ft Success in SEX Yeaen, Success came in six years, And with the acquirement of his competency came the recognitiv. which Binga had prophesied would come to every man of his race who acquired a competency—the recogni- tion that the man was competent, Not Binga, but white men who have dealt with him gave me that testimony ‘They would call up the First National for “a line” on Binga and the reply would be, “You say it’s Jesse Binga who wants to negotiate that lease with you? Well, you can't do better than jet him have anything he wants.” Integrity had won, Prejudice had not beaten Binga, and “one of those republies " in South America on which he had kept a weather eye had lost a useful citizen, Binga required leaseholds until rent. ‘aly flowed in at the rate of $4,000 a month from one block of buildings and $1,500 a month from another His Bank Grows Steadily. ‘The bank, which had been founded as a private institution in 1908, was reorganized as a state bank in 1920, Between October, 1921, and October, 1924, its deposits increased from $300,000 to $1,153,000. Three years ago came the new bank building of rich Tonic architecture, with such lofty reaches of marble and bronze and such massive steel vaults and such mellow walnut panelings and such subdued hangings as you would expect to find In the loop but not in “the black belt.” Although the lot ‘on which the structure stands is only 24 feet wide a remarkable effect of spaciousness was achieved. “T think.” sald the banker, “that I have made every ineh of space work for us." 1 asked the cost. He re. plied, “I think I got out for between a hundred and eighteen and a hundred and twenty thousand dollars.” The man who “knew materials” and who could talk to artisans as an artisan must have made each of his dollar: do twice the work an uninformec man’s dollar would have done. Limits His Distraction. ‘While as banker he was keeping 1st bankers’ hours but more than a work- ingman’s hours, Binga avoided two sources of preoccupation and distrae- tion: He declined to allow race hatred —or hatred of his race—to eat his heart out, or politics—that arena in which many Negroes love to perform —to distract him. Of race hatred he said: “The reason I refuse to let it destroy my soul is that I know that it is in large part the result of the commercial- izing of a deadly passion by dishonor- able and dishonest real estate dealers. Hoodlums of both races do the rest.” On politics: “The double crossing, the knife in the back one day and the handshake the next—I never took to that. _21 vote but I don't know today what We would be pleased to have a small amount on your subscription. Why not put subscribing for the ‘Echo in your co-operation plans? ST. PAUL ECHO OA TO ee Te ree Rts eg @ recent political event made me very happy. I mean that the way our group held itself in when attempts were made in the mayoralty campaign to inflame them—that did more to make me proud of our group that anything I can re- member.” What Binga did bend himself to was the economic problems of the Negro trying to find his way in the crowded and complex life of a world metropo- Us. Constantly on his mind was the thought, “Our group {s not consid- ‘ered a very good risk.” Delves Into Economics, ‘The way to eliminate that risk, he thought, was to open to his race oc- cupations with the element of perma- nency in them, “Our group,” he said, “must learn to be self-sufficing, must own its own shops and banks, must make for the substantial businesses with a future in “them, and not be trading upon nor | fawning upon the good nature of the white man.” Knowing the group's lack of business “training and of opportunities to ac- quire such training, he organized, among other agencies, the A. B. C. (Associated Business club). Under that club's auspices white heads of depart: ments in large grocery houses, in Sears-Roebuck, and in other leading commercial establishments gave talks to colored men and women on business training and business opportunities: Need Business Instruction. “The field for such instruction,” said Mr. Binga, “Is large and hopeful. Progress is being made.” ‘That prog- res he epitomized thus: “Fourteen years ago the colored population of Chicago was between fifty and sixty thousand. It is now more than 200,000, Fourteen years ago the accumulated wealth of our group was about $7,000,000, of which four and a half millions was in banks, and of that four and a half millions only $32,000 was in colored banks. Today the accumulated wealth of the Negroes in Chicago is, roughly, $60,000,000, of which from forty-five to fifty millions is in banks, and of that forty-five to fifty millions four millions {s in colored banks. There are six white banks in the mid south side area which would have a hard tlme to make the grade ir the colored people withdrew their deposits. Growth Despite Difficulty. “This Immense growth, not so much with the encourage of advtanges of education and training as in the face os ceruun pronounced disadvantages, brings with it the necessity fo reduca- tion, systemization and standardization among our group.” “What do you mean by standardiza- tion?” “I mean the standardization of the property values of our group and of their credit.” College Men His Associates. Such are some aspects of Binga the business man; such are some of his ideals, ‘While he talked business he escorted me throgh the bank, introducing me here and there—to C. N. Langston, cashier, who is of the third generation of Langstons to graduate from Ober- lin college, to Richard H. Mickey, as- sistant auditor, who is a Columbia university graduate, to B, T. McGraw, a teller, who graduated from the Uni- versity of Michigan, to Rudolph Glov- er, who graduated from Fisk unl- versity of Chicago, to Frederick Coffey, who graduated from Northwestern university, to Miss A. James, a teller, who graduated from the University of Chicago, and so on. “You know." said Jesse Binga when we had gone our way, “I get a big thrill out of that—out of the thought of those educated young people mak. ing a career with permanency in it— not condemned to hit or miss occupa: tions, but justifying their education and showing our group what can be done by earnest men and women who are pround to stay within the group.” Heroism Not Shared During a campaign in Egypt a cer- tal slonel drove up to an outpost in the desert, relates Maj. Gen. Sir C. E. Callwell in “Stray Recollections,” and after complimenting the officer in command, declared: “But understand this! You are tn ‘a position of grave responsibility here. T have every confidence in you and your men, But remember this, all of you. You have got to stop here and die, If necessary.” Saying which he whisked his horse around and was off In a cloud of sand. ‘The little party was still recovering trom the shock of the visit, when the effect of the tirade was destroyed by ‘a gunner, who inquired: “But ain't the old blighter going to stop and die with us?” Synthesis of a Bore ‘The following recipe for compound: ing a bore appeared recently in the Atlantic Monthly: “Take a mass of anleavened egotism. Chop a cupful of trite conversational chestnuts, shells and all. Add a quart of dry facts, trom which all the juice of humor has been extracted, and a cupful of dates stuffed with statistics, Stir in, very slowly, a pint of personal anecdotes from which all im: gination has been strained. Flavor with the essence of complete Indifference to anybody's taste but your own. Pour Into a mold stamped with your own image and turn onto a platter garnished with olenty of thyme.”—Boston Transcript Why Do You Don't? Shirley is a youngster who has 8 venchant for inventing expressions ri. valing that which Lloyd George coined when he sald, “That is something for which I have oothing but the very slightest use.” Her latest took place in this man ser. ‘She and her adored older sister were discussing the latter’s reluctance to take a walk at the time her flance was to call. “But,” persisted Shirley, “Why do you don’t want to for?"—Los Angeles ae a hn aa . d d . ’ willbeawarded in ECHO CONTEST To contestant receiving Pay 25 Cents and Vote for Your Favorite receiving greatest num- or Nominate Your Favorite. ber of votes on Each vote 25 cents; good for 1 month's subscription to Echo. 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It was made in the year 504 by the command, It is sald, of Theodolinda, the widow of a Lom- bard king, on’ the occasion of het marriage to a duke of Turin, ‘The crown ts of tron, overlaid with silt, and its significance was supposed to lay in the fact that the weight of royalty could never be lightened by its splendid exterior, The fron of the in- ner portion was traditionally held to be one of the long nails used at the Crucifixion, For a long time the crown was in the keeping of the famous monastery at Monza. In 774 it was brought forth to be placed upon the head of Charlemagne as “King of the Lom- bards,” and on Inter occasions it fg- tured in the triumphs of Frederic IV and Charles V. Finally, io the pres ence of all the representatives of state, the foreign envoys and princes and officers, Napoleon Bonaparte solemnly united It to the crown of France. ‘The crown belongs to the state and the custodian of tt ts the legitimate representative of the basillea of Mon- za. The title of “grand custodian,” however, pertains to the head of the Order of Cavaliers. Spread of Education Compulsory education in the United States occurred first in Massachusetts. As far back as 1642 the selectmen were enjoined to compel parents to teach their children themselves or pro- cure teaching for them. ‘The follow- Ing Ust shows the dates at which the several states enacted compulsory education: Massachusetts, 1852; Dis- triet of Columbia, 1864; Vermont, 1867; New Hampshire,’ Michigan, Washington, 1871; Connecticut, New Mexico, 1872; Nevada, 1873; New York, Kansas, California, 1874; Maine, New Jersey, 1875; Wyoming, 1876; Ohio, 1877;' Wisconsin, 1879;' Rhode Island, Tlinots, Dakotas, Montana, 1888; Minnesota, Nebraska, Idaho, Colorado, Oregon, Utah, 1835-1800; by 1908 almost all states. _ Maybe we have been to your door to collect, when you were not home Home Cooked Meals Try our Homemade Rolls, Pie and Cake TOASTED SANDWICHES ALEXANDERS SWEET SHOPPE Dale and Rondo Streets Phone Dale 7175. DEATHS Baby Girl Harris ‘The 4 days old daughter of City Fireman and Mrs. Joseph T. Harris, 878 Marion Street, died at Ancker hospital, May 21. Services and in- terment at Forest cemetery, May 21. A. J. McGavock, funeral director. Baby Dorothy Randall Baby Dorothy Randall, age 5 months, died at Minneapolis General hospital, May 21. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Wilbur Randall residing at 422 Dupont Ave. No. Services at Neal Chapel, May 23, Rev. C. B. Burton officiated. Burial at Crystal Lake cemetery. W. Squire Neal, funeral director. Robert George Ramsey Robert George Ramsey, age 35 years, died at U. S, Veterans hospi- tal, Minneapolis, May 22. Husband of Mary Ramsey and brother of Mrs. Effie Posey, Resided at 114 W. Lake St. Services at Neal Chapel May 25. Burial at Crystal Lake cemetery. Rev. H. C, Parsons offi ciated. W. Squire Neal, funeral di- rector. Toleration’s Great Value Tolerance is the most lovable quai ity men and women can possess. It- vision enables them to see things fron others’ viewpoints, Its generosity con cedes to others right to their ows opinions. Its very bigness wishes oth ers to be happy in their own way.-- Grit. J. PIEL Groceries and Meats FRESH DRESSED POULTRY AT ALL TIMES Phone Dale 0299 Rondo, Corner Mackubin REED’S BIDE-A-WEE EAT SHOP 3. W. REED, Proprietor Open to Serve You the Best Tce Cream Sodas—Candies— Fancy Sundaes—Fried Chicken Short Orders—Cigars and Cigarettes 711 Rondo St. St. Paul Dale 4100 ELKS CABARET ACT ENTERTAINS HUNDREDS Another theater night at the Elks Cabaret on Thursday night, May 26, found Joyner and Foster of the Or- pheum Circuit and the Four Covans on Pantages time, doing thelr stage stuff for the folk on the dance floor. Joyner and Foster of the Orpheum are in a black face comedy dance and song act. While the Four Cov- ans are at the Pantages in a dancing act featuring Russlan and tap danc- ing. The Covans are brothers and sisters. Mrs, Babe Hannon our own St. Paul entertainer gave a number. Cat and Nine Lives ‘The origin of the saying that “a eat has nine lives" fs obscure, but tt ts generally supposed to have originated In anctent Egypt where cats were ob- Jects of worship. Pasht was the cat- headed goddess of the Bgyptians. Ac cording to one writer on mythology. this goddess was supposed to have nine lives and probably gave rise to the common expression about eats having nine lives. PITTSBURGH COURIER Best Negro Weekly Have It Delivered to Your Door JAMES N. SMITH Dale 7383 Humboldt 1457 Aaah Te} il3 ca | eed | eo ws a fine thing to know | |Dwhere you can get cash | when you need it, Our ser- | vice is quick and confiden- | tial. We have helped your friends for years. Ask | them about the Local Loan Co. 216 Exchange Bank Building | git esas Reh ele ST. PAUL NOTES Mary Love of Corinthian Temple 132, S. M. T. was appointed to fill out the unexpired term of office of Mabel Harris as Worthy Vice Princess by Worthy Princess Lazar Claiborn. The Adelphai club met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. W. B. Tandy, 593 Iglehart Ave. Plans were completed for the annual picnic of the club. The next meeting is to be held with Mrs. Bettie Jones. Mrs. Caldwell Watkins of Chicago, Ill. was the dinner guest of Mrs. Herman Cotton on Sunday. Monday evening Mrs. Sidney Salters entertained Mrs. Watkins at dinner. Mrs. Robert Anderson of 560 Ronco entertained the T. N. O. F. club on Thursday, May 19. She was presented with a beautiful gift from the club. Thursday afternoon, Mrs. J. Tracy Young entertained at dinner in compliment for her daughter Mrs. Caldwell Watkins. Ten ladies were present. The B. C. C. Alumni were entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Johnson, 795 Edmund St. Monday evening. A stork visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Byron Riffe with a 10 pound baby boy on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Smith have been seen driving around town in their new car. The B. C. C. Alumni entertained a few friends at a costume party at the Sterling club Wednesday night, May 25, 1927. The hall was beautifully decorated in the club colors, columbia blue and white. About 40 couples were present. Y. W. C. A. NOTES Vespers closed for the season last Sunday with a delightful program given by the Tri Art Coterie club. Miss Rachel Gooden gave an interesting talk on The Flapper of Yesterday versus The Flapper of Today. Miss Louise Douglass proved herself a reader of ability. A trio by Misses Agnes Gardner, Elizabeth Johnson and Louise Douglas, also an instrumental solo by Miss Doris Ervin were very much enjoyed. Again we wish to thank those who have helped to make our meetings a success. ST. PAUL BAPTIST CHURCH Our rally exceeded the amount we asked for. Rev. R. A. Broyles of Waterloo, Iowa, preached at 11 a. m. Sunday. The Soul Winners' Circle had a splendid meeting Sunday at 3:30 p. m. A cheerful audience heard the pastor's message in the evening. Preparations are under way for our annual chataqua and bazaar in June. The public is invited to our Sunday services and Wednesday evening prayer meetings. Don't miss the dramatic play Thursday night, June 2. Admission 25 cents. PHYLLIS WHEATLEY NOTES Little 8 year old Andrew Majors made the presentation speech to Mayor Leach, Tuesday morning at 10:30 when he presented 302 pennies which the kiddies of Phyllis Wheatley House had saved toward the Municipal Organ. His picture was taken with the Mayor at the time. The Senior Girls Volley Ball Team took part in the Inter-Settlement Volley Ball Tournament at Wells Memorial Tuesday evening. The High School Girls Club had a Kid Party Wednesday evening. Games appropriate to the occasion were indulged in. The Intermediate Girls Diamond Ball Team won from Wells 38-6, Monday evening on the Parade Grounds. There will be no games next Monday because of Decoration Day. Come out on June 13 and see this team play Unity House. The Junior Cub Team was swamped by the Unity House Team last Tuesday evening 22-11. The Senior Girls lost their second game when they fell before the strong Non X L team 31-1. A muddy field added to the hazards of fielding and the girls played a commendable game in spite of the fact that they were defeated. The Intermediate Boys opened their Diamondball season with a defeat when they lost to the Wells Leopards last Thursday evening 17-5. On June 4th, Girls Play Day will be held out on the University Grounds. Sports of all kinds will be entered in. All girls are welcome. Get in touch with Phyllis Wheatley House for further details. MINNEAPOLIS NOTES Mr. Edward L. Boyd has been home ill for the last few days. We would be pleased to have a small amount on your subscription. Our collector is going to call upon you for your subscription. Killer Whale Has No The killer whale is the undisputed champion of the sea, declares Mack Sennett, who, as a hobby, has made an exhaustive study of marine life in Lower California seas. "If there is anything that can lick the killer whale, I have never heard of it," Sennett says. "Everything that swims the waters of the earth dreads the terrible killer whale. "Strictly speaking," the writer explains, "it isn't a fish; it is an air-breathing mammal about 35 feet long. It has huge jaws and heavy fighting teeth. Its head suggests the head of a bulldog, as does its disposition. What makes it more terrible than other big sea monsters is its great speed. Nothing can escape it. "The favorite dish of the killer whale is the succulent tongue of the real whale," the writer continues. "Its method of killing the whale is curious. When the big fellow comes up to breathe, the killer fastens its jaws on the whale's blowhole and does not let go. Finally, dying of suffocation, the whale thrusts out its great, agonized tongue. The killer nips this off and goes blithely on its way. It is a common sight to find a tongueless dead whale floating in the water." Find New Evidences Evidence that coal was formed at the bottoms of ancient lakes, and not in vast swamps or bogs as commonly supposed, is advanced by Prof. E. C. Jeffrey of Harvard university in an article in Science. Professor Jeffrey's studies were conducted on coals from geological formations of tertiary age, which is much more recent than the source of most of the coal in this country, but which supplies remains of plants more like those growing today and hence more significant to the botanist as far as their habits are concerned. Earlier studies of similar coals had disclosed wood structures which were taken to be of cypresses, and since cypresses are swamp trees this was taken as evidence for the classical theory of coal formation Professor Jeffrey's investigations, however, have shown that these supposed cypress-like woods were really from redwoods and similar trees that normally grow on well-drained upland soils and never in swamps. His conclusion, therefore, is that these coal beds are the remains of great masses of water-logged vegetation washed down from the hills by rivers and deposited in the bottoms of huge lakes. Proper Diet Brings Poise Persons who lack poise, who are inclined to be nervous and quickly upset or provoked, should be extremely careful of their diet. In the morning they should confine their breakfast to a simple easily-prepared cereal or fruit. If they must have something to drink, they should take nothing stronger than warm milk or chocolate. At noon let them rigidly adhere to a substantial salad or vegetable dinner Lean, fresh meat, fowl or fish may be added for variety at times. The evening meal, embracing fruits and nuts blended into an appetizing and attractive fruit and nut salad, with wholewheat bread and butter, will be sufficient. These foods contain all the elements necessary to nourish the body. They soothe and strengthen the nerves. They calm the blood. Very few veteran vegetarians fly into a rage or lose their poise.—Psychology Magazine. Cousin Meets Cousin The woman was visiting at a home where two little cousins were meeting for the first time. The visiting cousin from the West had never met any of her relations before, and the mothers of both little girls were anxious that the afternoon should pass off smoothly. They drank their tea and contributed to the general conversation with half an ear for sounds of strife that might, they were afraid, issue from the nursery. All was serene, however, and when it was finally time for the guests to leave and the children were called from their play. Jean ran down haply to her mother and said: "Mother, Helen wasn't at all like a cousin; she was just like a friend!"—New York Sun. Wished Full Equipment Jackie had come a long way with his father to meet the new brother he had heard had come to be a playmate for him. They entered a large building where everything was splc-and-span and rode up a few stories on an elevator. Through swinging doors and down a long hall which was fragrant with the odor of fresh-cut flowers they came at last to a room. There was mother and the new brother Jackie looked at him for a moment watched him open his tiny mouth and cry and with a disappointed air turned to his father and said: "But daddy, I wanted a brother with teeth." Patent Information In making application for a United States patent, an inventor must distinctly state under oath that the invention has not been patented in any country, foreign to the United States, or application filed by himself or his legal representatives or assigns, more than 12 months prior to his application in this country; therefore, if a person has secured a grant of a foreign patent more than 12 months previous, he is not entitled to apply in the United States. BENEFIT CARD PARTY AND DANCE Monday Evening, May 30, 1927, 8:00 P. M. DECORATION DAY PHYLLIS WHEATLEY HOUSE, 809 Bassett Pl., Mpls. Admission 35c Committee: Dr. A. J. Elkins; Mrs. A. R. Coram, Chrm.; R. W. Cannon; Mrs. Tiny Webb, Minn. Rep.; Miss Rachel Gooder. MINNEAPOLIS ADVERTISERS THE DUNBAR HOUSE E. G. HARRIS, Proprietor PORTERS' AND WAITERS' HEADQUARTERS Clean, Quiet, Homelike 723 Washington Ave. South Phone Geneva 2071 Minneapolis, Minn. BRITON IN REGION TROD BY ALEXANDER In an endeavor to trace the route followed by Alexander the Great when he invaded India, the English explorer, Sir Aurel Stein, has succeeded in penetrating a region untridden by Europeans since Alexander's army swept into it more than 2,200 years ago. Sir Aurel Stein's achievement, which was beset with perils, crowned efforts extending over more than 20 years. He has just divulged the first part of the record of his hazardous trip, which was undertaken on behalf of the Indian archeological survey and with the sanction of the government of India, says the New York Times. It took him to a hitherto unvisited tract of territory beyond the present northwestern frontier of India through which, according to him, Alexander must have marched in 327 and 326 B.C. when on his way from Kabul river to invade the Punjab. The first part of Sir Aurel's description is taken up largely with his earlier efforts to penetrate this forbidden land. Though he had tried for a long time previously it was not until 1904 that he succeeded in penetrating part of it and in being the first European to ascend Mount Mahaban Peak, which he hoped—in vain—to identify with a mountain mentioned in the ancient chronicle of Alexander's Indian campaign. He continued his investigations in 1906, visiting territory which he felt assured was traversed by the Macedonian army. Further research, however, was prevented at that time by the fact that the bulk of the region was still inaccessible to Europeans. Sir Aurel kept up his efforts, nevertheless, until in 1921 he again visited the dangerous unknown frontier territories, but he failed to reach the area, along the Indus which he believed Alexander had traversed, because the Pathan tribes there were engaged in deadly feuds, making the journey altogether too perilous for a European. Finally the frontier region which he wished to visit came under the sway of a strong ruler, a grandson, by the way, of that Akhnoob of Swat made famous years ago in a poem by the American poet Lanigan. Aided by this potentate and the British Indian authorities, Sir Aurel Stein was enabled to explore what he terms the "fascinating region" which before had been closed to research. KREGAL & RENCHIN DRUGGISTS Dale and University Ave. Formerly EGEBERT PHARMACY ATLANTA UNIVERSITY Invites You To BENEFIT CARD P Monday Evening, Ms. DECORA PHYLLIS WHEATLEY H Admits Committee: Dr. A. J. Elkins; M. Cannon; Mrs. Tiny Webb, M. SIMPSON The Reliable are now located in their bea Office Phone—Cedar 1024 Residence Phones Tel. Dale 1914 Tel. Dale 2541 MINNEAPOLIS THE DUNBAR E. G. HARR PORTERS' AND WAIT Clean, Quiet 723 Washing Phone Geneva 2071 Phone—South 7954 W. 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"We only know that, no matter how crazy the contract, most American husbands and wives do get along with each other, not always happily, but with more or less harmony, more or less conflict and a great deal of the deepest devotion. "Freedom is the great essential element in a happy marriage. Without it marriage is a bondage. "A woman neighbor, shaking her head ominously, said of my friend Sam's wife: 'She lets her husband go out every night!' "But this was a mistake; Sam's wife and Sam do not let 'each other do anything—not any more than one lets a stranger choose which road he will follow. They consult each other; they do not ask or grant permissions; they enjoy liberty, equality and fraternity—universal and instinctive ideals actually realized in their happy marriage. "Marriage is a bond that must not be a bondage. Without freedom marriage cannot be happy." Hear Bertha King's pupils' recital to be held at the Y. W. C. A., Thursday, June 30th. 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Unrestricted Recreational Facilities. Just 21 Miles From the Twin Cities. For Particulars Call THE ST. PAUL ECHO 614 Court Block CEDAR 1879 RECEPTION TO CHORAL At a reception tendered the Twin City Choral on Thursday evening, May 19, at Phyllis Wheatley House, Minneapolis, tokens of appreciation were presented to the director, Mr. John Hickman, Jr., in the form of a belt and engraved buckle and to the pianist Mrs. Melvina Glenn, a leather music roll. Ice cream and cake were served and a very interesting musical program rendered. TROOP 55- TO LAY WREATH Troop 55 Boy Scouts are going to lay a wreath on the Josiah King Monument at Summit Park, Sunday afternoon, May 29, at 2 o'clock. Mr. J. W. Kelly is Scout Master and George Hoag, Jr., is head of the Cubs who will also be present. Rev. W. H. Griffin will give a short address. The presence of other colored patriotic organizations is invited. Look Look! 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Not many years ago an atlas used in Australian schools listed the stream as "Hume or Murray river," but during recent years Murray has come into general usage. -Sydney Bulletin. SAMFORD INV Lots are sell Pokegama B Near Pine City, Minnesota. Deed and Title given upon f information call Geneva 408 Temple Court. Minneapolis. Parties interested in Lake Croix, call the office of the St garding an excursion trip on Hud Ess UNI- MOTOR 552-554 Univ Elkhurst 0996 We wish to ann two Essex Coa Be sure and se chasing a new o L. A. ROALKVAM ANTE PAGE THREE Giving the Loser Comfort Giving the Loser Comfort The other day Governor Paulen was called upon to make a decision on some question presented to him. He said he would take the matter under advisement and was urged to make a decision at once. "Down in Fredonia we used to have a justice of the peace, Squire Wily," said the governor. "One day he had a case and after all the evidence had been submitted and the arguments completed he announced he would take the case under advisement. 'Aw, what's the use doing?' said the lawyer. "There is only one way to decide this case, so why not do it and get it over with." "Well,' said Squire Wiley, 'I think it will make the other fellow feel better if he thinks I am thinking about his case a little."—Kansas City Star. INVESTMENT CO. long fast in our Lake Addition Select yours NOW. Warranty full payment of every lot. For 4. Or see us personally, 605 Lots at Minesure-on-Lake-St. Paul Echo for information re- Sunday, . Cedar 1879. elson sex DALE R SALES ersity Avenue Elkhurst 3976 ounce the sale of ashes to the Echo. e us before pur- used car. M. C. BINDA D! V ETT TeCeeeee eee PAGE FOUR Got Back at Toastmaster A. A. Borland of Pennsylvania when called on for an extemporaneous speech at a banquet is said to have re- marked that he had somewhat the same feeling for the toastmaster that @ certain thief had toward a church bell. This thief had robbed a small town bank, and had apparently made his get-away in good shape by hiding in a church belfry. After a time he grew weary of his surroundings, and thinking the coast clear, undertook to slide down the nearby rope to safety. No sooner had he started down than the bell began to peal, and almost immediately he found himself surrounded by a good share of the village population. See- ing that he had no hope of escape, he looked up at the bell and snaking an angry fist remarked: “If it hadn't been for your long tongue and empty head, I wouldn't be In this mess.”—Ex- change. Electricity and Bananas Among the many extensions of the use of electrical machinery attention may be called to the employment of motor-driven “marine legs,” a machine to unload bananas from the holds of frult-carrying vessels at New Orleans. Not only ts there a great saving of labor, but it {s sald that the fruit ts much less damaged than when unload- ed by hand, At Loulsville electric radiators have been employed to ripen bananas for local consumption. The frult 1s hung in ripening rooms and subjected to a temperature of from 70 to 80 degrees during a perlod of 48 hours. Afterward it 1s kept in storage at a temperature of from 60 to 70 degrees—Washington Star. Old Dances Revived Olatime dances of the days of Merry England are belng revived tn London and vicfity. An all-England festival of folk dancing and singing was held recently and nearly 9,000 people stepped the figures that once were popular on the village green. Tunes that-were familiar in the old- en times were played by an old-fash- foned orchestra and sung by the crowd. One feature was a display by two teams of traditional sword dancers from Durham and Yorkshire, At the time of this festival 1,000 dancers at- tended a folk song and dance school tn another hall in London, Similar events are being given in other parts of England. The Patient’s Preference Dr, Cusick Dodge, the psychoanalyst, said at a nurses’ reception at Oua- chita college in Arkadelphia: “Tt ts {mportant for a nurse always to look her nicest, A nice-looking nurse emits a cheering, stimulating, strengthening Influence—healthy rays, we call them.” Doctor Dodge smiled and went on: “I sald to a young man the other day: “You're rather bad, you know. I'll have to send you a trained nurse’ “‘No, doctor,’ the young man ob- Jected. ‘Send me one with a short skirt” World Map in Concrete American boys attending a school near Paris are laying out one of the fost ambitious maps every attempted a huge plat in concrete, with real wa- ter for rivers, smoking volcanoes anc other features. The seas are deer enough for the pupils to ride by boat from one part to another, tiny raltrond trains are drawn by steam engines and the continents are accurately rep fesented In cement, with movntaln Fanges and other points indleated— Popular Mechanics Magazine. Bring Results Olassified Advertising Rates Seve tercig ae ag i somes Ses me. >. Ht. ULES ‘UNDERTAKER Cedar 0508—Phones—Dale 2047 FOUR-FLAT apartment for sale; very reasonable. 337 Rondo. Call Cedar 1012. ‘NICE furnished rooms for rent for couple or men. Call before 9 or after 5. Dale 3333. ‘WILL RENT or sell 6 family fat at 339 Rondo St., now rented. Also * 3-room flat at 347 Rondo. Call Ryan at Dale 1727. NICELY furnisned room. Call before 10 a.m, after 10 p. m. South 5272. FOR RENT—Housekeeping, also furnished rooms. Elk. 2957. LOWER 4 ROOMS. Electricity, bath, stove heat; 408 Cathedral Pl. Call Dale 5468. 2125 BERKEL B Y—Bungalow, 6 Tooms, sun-room; attic; oak, bireh finished; decorated; hot water heat; garden. $7,100. ‘—WITISON'S _RENTAIS All Modern. 617 St. Anthony, 7-room house. ‘582 W. Central, 7-room house. 694 Carroll, 4-room flat. Elk. 1896. FOR RENT—é-room house at 905 Marion St. modern except heat. Call Humboldt 1087. . SEREESESESEEEE Will List YouAsA Paid Subscriber How about your race pride? | | What about that : co-operation we : have been hearing : about? * The St. Paul Echo 7 siaicouner GOOD FRIENDTO- ALL, IS PATIENCE Writer Asks Why Impetuous Youth “Must” Be Served. ‘It would be useful if more persons ‘understood earller in life what a very good virtue and very good friend pa- tlence is, Without it men could have added hardly anything of importance to their stock of knowledge. Darwin had his chief ideas on evolu- tion when he was thirty, but walted 20 years—spent in the most laborious investigation—before he wrote any- thing about ft. Other men had much the same {deas, but it was Darwin's 20 years of tireless digging for tacts that put his fdeas over. Copernicus at forty was certain the earth went round the sun, instead of the sun go- Ing round the earth, as astronomy had ft up to his time, but he was sixty- ‘seven when he published the treatise that proved tt. | ‘To read even a nontechnical sketch of Pasteur’s experiments makes one’s head ache. One might fill pages with such examples. Innumerable flints must have been broken, and knuckles ‘skinned, before men found out how to shape a symmetrical arrowhead. Pa- tlence {s a great virtue and a good friend. Most of the world’s popular itera: ture is romantic, and the romancers have usually been in an unholy con- splracy to praise youth's vice of im- patience and to disparage age’s virtue ‘of patience. We must put a stop to that. ‘The romancers suggest that pa- tience may be very well in a cow, but 4g stultifying in a young person—es- pecially when in love. Medieval Aucassin fixed the type of the popu- lar lover. He won't work, he won't fight, he won't talk, he won't eat; he won’t do anything but bellow for Nico- lette; he must have her right now; the mete suggestion of patience gives him Ats. Probably he will always be the most fetching figure in a novel or poem, or on the stage. When he ts safely iso ated in print, or across the footlights, everybody sighs for him. But who wants to live with him? In the real world what ts he but a bad-tempered brat in a candy shop, bellowing to have his fill right now? “Youth must be served” ts quoted as though it were very laudable of youth to insist on belhg served regardless of the feelings of everybody else in the shop. Why 1s selfishness more admirable at twenty than at eighty? Especially at present, it seems, a lot of young persons take the poetry ser!- ously and live up to the theory that they must have whatever they want— ff they can possibly get It. Age fs at such a discount that the aged must try to pass themselves off as counterfeit bills of youth. Grandpa erles “On with the dance!” tn brave falsetto. Grandma has her skirts and her face lifted, and drowns the twinges of rheumatism in another cocktail. They call that nervous commotion be- Ing allve, But a pup is far more alive In that respect. ‘The acme and perfec- tlon of that sort of being alive is found tn a dock walloper’s free-for-all tight. However, the moldy youths of the night clubs and the cartoons are a m{nority.—Will Payne in the Saturday Evening Post. . Hearty Eating At the midday repast in the Louvre, enry IV, of France, had served to him dishes of a variety Umited only by his imagination. ‘These meals, al- ways heavy and rich, included four kinds of soup. Four entrees, a course of boiled meat, a ten-pound joint of beef, a side of mutton, a capon, and three other chickens, is a fair sum- mary of the main dishes usually served, while on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays these were augmented by a capon pastry. On days of fast, lighter dishes were helped out with a roasted pike or carp. The evening meals were not much lighter than those of midday and vegetables never ‘peared on the menu.—Detroit News. Easily Satisfied Thomas did not like mathematics. He had been absent when long di- vision In-algebra had been developed, and on bis return to school bad been anable to grasp the subject. ‘The day for the test came, and sure enough, there was a problem in long Aivision. Thomas copied it, studied it thoughtfully for a few minutes and without the least attempt to solve It wrote underneath It the following uote: “Dear Teacher—If you will give me five on this problem, I'll be sate led—Thomas.” . Go Far Back to Find Idea of Steam Engine Dr. Frank H, Vizetelly, managing editor of the Standard dictionary, says the original steam engine was the eolt- pile at Nero, which was exhibited tn the Serupeum of Alexandria in the year 150 B.C. The Serapeum 1s tie Breat temple of Serapis, that stood near Memphis and was built over the mausoleum of the Apis, or sacred bulls, out in Fgypt. “The first steam engine equipped with @ cylinder and piston was invent- ed by Denis Papin, in 1600, He was a French physicist, who invented a condensing engine, siphon and safety valve, Not until 1706, however, aid Newcomen and Calley make the piston engine a practical engine, but just to give you an {dea of what an interna- tional thing the steam engine 1s, let me say that, although there 1s no rec- ord of the use of steam expansion as & propulsive power prior to the Sev- enteenth century, with the dawn of this century an Itallan, Glovannt Bat- tista delia Porta, in a work of his on Pneumatics, suggested the principle of steam condensation and consequent suction, incorporated in his water pump, in 1698, by Thomas Savery, an English military engineer, who lived from 1650 to 1715 and wrote on paddle wheels. “It was, as I have sald before, in 1706 that Newcomen improved the pumping engine, adopting the princl- ple of cylinder and piston found in Papin’s invention, but this became en- tirely obsolete when, in 1769, James Watt added a condenser separate from the cylinder, and this made an enor- mous saving in the expenditure of heat. He secured a patent for apply- tn a continuous revolving motion to a shaft provided with a flywheel, in 1781, but left tt to*Richard Trevl- thick, in England, and Oliver Evans, in the United States, to introduce, about 1800, the high-pressure engine that opened the way to Stephenson and the modern locomotive.” a cas o Cry ae Pay ee WORN post See 8 Sy SEP ae H\\\\ cash Ge ote Gat gow? fil N \ Te ae fl NM BN) sacties rnwy comatnes, Wig coe JNM C Great Fe” il 1 Eigio . t y is : 11-sewe The a 4 $ EY ers oor : *, eee ah ap i Ber A r}5 Y) \ - ey 4 N e Ce (y e e 22 \ ) e a. e bese —_ rs aie e Hea ere Y Y FLEE " ea RWW 1 PONS aa SEGA On Someta Sarr sein aN oN \W Ole ey itt E ey) (SENS a Gym DS Tincs~ EE piaONe = Sots eS eae 15-Jewel rome ers te Wrist Watches (mn Seri eee @ a comers Pe ROOBMANG S Seer ys. F COG EAST ELUENT. STREE NOG | (Odense stucnnn arneer (04 ST. PAUL ECHO COMING ATTRACTIONS A. A. A. Card Party and Dance at Phyllis Wheatley House, Monday evening, May 30th. Admission 35 cents. ALL SHADES, OF COURSE PIA Si: Fs 4 Wd Ka - Oustomer—Are your curtains of eerie ae ae IN SCHOOL A i. i Pa ef gle Je = i Sears — N ch oe. Young America—Nothing, teacher; White Front Store (CASH and CARRY Prices With Quality Meats and Groceries Fresh Dressed Poultry at All Times Elk 1888 559 St. Anthony Av. LonG-FELLOw memo B | - a ee F e ee WRAPPING \. haf Keepsit «sg : Clean and. r : - : ve Fresh, _insmaster, - : 8 cs i WELCOME HALL NOTES The last Forum of the season was held Sunday, May 22. There was a good attendance. The “Teen Age” club held their Ame EI | eC) ) IG=| | IP IW NS Le en ee pa ee Pee oe > pee ae oN | WRAPPING ar ter iCosnand CS Cle oo > lfesh —ssO tet Our office is no further from you than your telephone. Call Cedar 1879, we are at your serviee, BE. N. Martin L. R. Blatr And You Are Next All the Time At Our New Location Sanitary Tonsorial Parlor 709 RONDO STREET Manicurist St. Paul, Minn. FOR SALARY -"™ SEE ANDREW A, MURPHY 312 Butters Exchange Bidg. 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