Twin City Star

MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. DULUTH THE TWIN CITY STAR ST. PAUL Defective Page MINNEAPOLIS Foraker's Cafe is open all night. Best service at all times.—adv. Minneapolis—"The City of Waters." Invites You to its GREAT CIVIC CELEBRATION July 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Concerts—Parades Illuminations and Decorations "Sane Fourth of July." BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH. 1120 8th Street So. Rev. F. J. Carter, Pastor. BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH, 1120 8th St. So. Next Sunday, 11 A. M. Covenant meeting. 12:30 Sunday School 8 P. M., subject: "God's command and man's disobedience." Big apron fair, Dorca's Society, Tuesday, May 9th and 10th, 1911. Admission free. Annual thanksgiving sermon, St. Anthony lodge, No. 2877, G. U. of O. F. F. St. Peter's A. M. E. Church, May 14th. Sermon delivered by Rev. T. J. Carter, P. . G. The Pulpit Aid Society will give a Birthday Reception in honor of Pastor Carter, May 23rd. The purchase of a 100 ticket will make you a guest. Refreshments included. ZION BAPTISTS TO MOVE. Rev. Wethers is soliciting contributions for Zion Baptist church. The church will be moved from its present site to a lot near-by which is their property. All well wishers in the cause of Zion will contribute something. Out-of-town members please take notice and remember Zion. The Missionary Society of Zion Baptist church held its regular meeting last week. Mrs. J. H. Lane of Saulte Ste Marie, is visiting her sister Miss Anna McGrow, who is sick in the Hospital. Mrs. Lane is stopping at the residence of her mother, Mrs. E. J. DeLeo, 119 Western Ave. She will return home shortly on account of business. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Anderson entertained the Rev. Father Lealtad, of St. Paul, at a five course dinner on their second anniversary, Friday, April 28th. Covers were laid for six. Among the guests present were Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Howell and baby, formerly of Kansas City, and Mrs. R. Pope of Minneapolis. The evening was delightfully spent. A silver spoon in Every package. Ask your grocer for it, and insist on getting it. Wear the Best Hat, and the Latest Style—"The Sevilla"—worn by King Alfonso, the best dressed man in Europe—Sandbord and Alden's, 7 So. Fifth St., opposite Lumber Exchange. They invite your inspection of their Spring Styles. THE SPIRELLA CORSET. Miss Cora E. Anderson, Corsetier. Any lady wishing to be properly corseted, will do well, to call or address 365 Aurora Ave., St. Paul. Tel. N. W. Dale 1345. Mr. Wilbur Jackson is authorized to solicit ads and subscriptions for the Twin City Star.—Editor. PORTERS' AND WAITERS' HOTEL. Railroad men will find it convenient to visit the Porters' and Walters' Hotel, 319 Wabasha St., St. Paul. Its appointments are first class and the management has proven that they are "up to date." Pool and Billiard Room. Reading Room.—Café in Connection. Carl D. Pickett and George Watkins Managera. We wish to say that we publish funeral notices and write-ups at 25 cents per inch. If you appreciate our enterprise, you will send your special notices with the necessary amount. FOR SALE. A Grand Plano, good make, excellent condition, best bargain at best terms. For terms call or write G. W. Lunsford, 590 7th Ave. No. ADVERTISE—IT HELPS. Subscribe for the Star. Mrs. McCullough invites her patrons to attend the May Party given by the Autumn Leaf Dancing School, Monday Eve, May 8th, 1911, at Dearborn Hall, 45 So. 4th St. Admission 35 cents, checking free. The Most Popular Young Lady will be crowned as Queen. The ministers of this city have been offered space for their pulpit notices. We find that many accept this privilege only when it is convenient to them, as an advertisement. THE MINNEAPOLIS FORUM MEETS AT ST. PETERS CHURCH ON SUNDAY NEXT. BE SURE AND COME. ALL ARE WELCOME. Little Mabel, the 5-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Sexton has recovered from bronchial pneumonia. Dr. Brown, who attended her, and also her proud parents, are are elated over her recovery, which seemed hopeless. The genial "Charley" again carries the smiles "that did come off." Mr. Fred D. Gamble returned to the city last week after spending a few days at his home in Omaha. Since his arrival he has secured a position as special messenger for the Pennsylvania Lines at their office in that city. Mr. Gamble will undoubtedly make good in his new position. Miss Beulah Darby of Little Rock, Ark., is in the city. She will remain with her brother, Mr. Jas. Darby. Mr. S. D. Tucker, 3836 11th Ave. So is on the sick list, attended by Dr. Brown. He has been suffering from stomach trouble. The University club have entered their new quarters. Mr. Leon Vance still holds his position as headwaiter. The Commercial club boys gave a dance at Dearborn Hall on Monday. The attendance was poor, owing to "lack of advertisement." Those present had a grand time, and the young man who managed the affair deserve credit for their attempt and their punctual payment of all expenses. They will re-appear at an early date. Mrs. Mary Anderson, 825 Wash. Ave. So., left for Montreal this week, where she intends to spend a month. Mrs. Richard Newton, 700 Oak Lake Ave., left last Tuesday for Rochester, Minn., to visit friends. While there she will consult the Mayo Bros., the famous specialists at the Sanitorium. Mrs. Calvin Butler is employed at the Brown Bros., on Sixth St. Dr. Redd has moved to 111 6th Street So., second floor. Mr. Jas. E. Edwards of Des Moines is building up a good trade at Tyler Bros. He has met many old friends, and his workmanship has secured him many customers. Did you try him. Mr. Wm. W. Anderson arrived in the city Thursday from Arizona City, Arizona, where he has been residing during past two years. Mr. Archie Watkins left New York last week for Atlantic City. He has been spending several days "where the ocean breezes blow", and has returned to New York where he will locate. He says that the East looks good to him. Mrs. Emma Taylor Jones, Messrs. Clarence W. King and Leon Diggs, went autoing Friday afternoon. They took a drive around the Lakes. Mr. Chas. Butler drove the party in his new "Bulck." Mr. Diggs arrived Thursday from Winnipeg. BUY THE STAR AT FORAKER'S. Mr. M. C. Rutledge, the proprietor of Foraker's Cafe, has on sale all the leading Negro Magazines and Periodicals. He intends to carry a full line of Race News from everywhere. THE DICKERSON CAFE 208 Hennepin Ave. Minn. MUSIC EVERY EVENING From 8 P. M. to 12 M. From 8 P. M. to 12. M. MRS. VIOLET ANDERSON, VOCALI IST. ST. PAUL Leave your subscription with Mrs Marguerite L. Wright, Room 27 Union on Block, St. Paul. St. James A. M. E. Church, Rev. H P. Jones, Pastor, Cor. Jay and Fuller Sts. All are welcome. ANNIVERSARY SERMON. Mars Lodge No. 2206, G. U. O. of O. F. of St. Paul, will hold their Annual Exercises at Pilgrim Baptist Church on Sunday, May 14th. Rev. E. H. McDonald will preach the Annual Sermon. St. Phillips Church will celebrate its 17th Anniversary on Sunday, April 30. Celebration of Holy Communication 11 A. M. and 7:30 E. M.—Special music 11:30 A. M. MRS. HINSON WILL MOVE. The St. Louis Kitchen will be located at 188 E. Third St., St. Paul, over the People's Barber Shop. Better location and more convenient to all of her patrons. Remember this and tell others about it. Rev. H. P. Jones, Dr. Valdo Turner, and Atty's Fred'k L. McGhee and Wm. T. Francis lunched at the Newport Cafe last Tuesday. This professional quaternion represented in part many of the spiritual, fraternal and political factions of their race, at the same time ranking as a whole, foremost in their respective vocations. It shows a spirit of unity and good fellowship, a desire to patronize our own enterprises, a disposition on the part of these leaders to mingle with the rank and file, and an appreciation of the excellent culene and service of the Newport which Mr. Raymond offers his many patrons. Dr. Tolliver, the Evangelist, is in St. Paul, and is meeting with great success. The Twin City Band, under the leadership of Prof. Chas. Minor, will furnish the music for the K. P.'s and Odd Fellows on their anniversaries. The Missionary Society of St. James met with Mrs. Mary Black, 520 Rondo St. on Thursday of last week. Attendance was very good. Mr. Edw. J. Williams, has been elected a member of Board of Didectors of the Deer Lake Irrigated Orchard Co., of Spokane, Washington. Mesdames Mary Anderson and Janoda Jackson have opened the Cottage Inn, at 453 Rondo St., St. Paul. Miss Mary Fletcher of Rondo St., has returned from the Sanatorium at Walker, Minn. She is much improved in health. Editor J. O. Adams and Mrs. Ida May Johnson were among the new converts at Pilgrim Baptist church. Miss Missouri Anderson, of Aurora, Ave., is in St. Joseph's Hospital and is expected home in about two weeks. Mrs. Smith is sick in Bethesda Hospital suffering from diabetes. She is improving. Miss Myrtle May Williams, who is teaching at St. Augustinus School in Raleigh, N. C., will be home in June. Her school closes on May 28. She will visit Richmond, Va., where she will spend two weeks as the guest of a class mate of hers of the New England Conservatory of Music of Boston. Prof. J. H. Johnson will start a class in Harmony in the Lecture Room of St. James church. Look out for his first pupil's recital. Mrs. Penman, 319 7th St has returned home from the City Hospital much improved. Mr. Glenn H. Bassfield left for Winnipeg Thursday evening, where he has secured employment. At a special meeting of Perfect Ashlar Lodge of Masons on Saturday the third degree was conferred upon Messrs. Frank Wright, Benj. F. Edwards, and Geo. W. Wills. Mr. Geo. Todd has been very sick, but is out and regaining his health. HAIR CUTTING 15 CENTS. You will get First-class Workmanship in St. Paul at Fuller's Barber Shop, 126 East 8th St. Read The Twin City Star. DR. DEWEY WILL LECTURE. Dr. Dewey will address the Forum at their next meeting at St. Peter's Church on May 7th at 3:30 P. M. YOU CAN MAKE MONEY. WE desire the services of a responsible woman to collect for this paper in the Twin Cities. Good commission to right person. Write to Twin City Star, Minneapolis, Minn. The Boys of St. Paul will furnish a program for the Men's Sunday Club at one of their meetings during May. The One More Effort Club of St. James Church elected new officers on April 25. Pres. Mrs. Ida Mills, Vice Pres. Mrs. Mary Brun, Secy. Mrs. Allen, Treas. Mrs. Belle Williams. Great results are expected from the newly elected officers, who are striving to revive the old time spirit, which has formerly prevailed. REVIVAL SERVICES AT PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH—DON'T FAIL TO ATTEND. A rehearsal of the Drama, "Fifty Years of Freedom" from "The Cabin to Congress," under the management of Mrs. Gertrude Barber is going on. Prof. J. H. Johnson has removed to 445 University Ave., where he is conducting his musical classes. He is looking for more pupils. Mrs. W. F. T. Chandler has recovered from her recent illness. Mrs. O. C. Hall has returned home from the Hospital. Mr. Andrew Jackson, of the C. P. Ry. is sick at his home, 603 St. Anthony Ave. confined The funeral of Mr. Louis Jackson who died this week was held on Friday last. Undertaker Lyles had charge of the remains. TOO ANXIOUS TO DO DUTY. W. D. Alexander colored of St. Paul, who was to go on the police force on May 1st, has lost his appointment, and left for parts unknown. Having purchased his uniform and equipments, last month, he tried on his outfit on April 27 and after taking "a cup of tea" of the strongest brew, ventured out to show his friends, that he had come to his own. After calling at several places, he attempted to raid a Buffet-Flat. He called for assistance and his brothers of the beat responded, finding him drunk and disorderly. He was taken away—and released from his expected duty as guardian of the peace. Wear FLORGHEIM 8 SHOEI 3 stores Minneapolis St. Paul Duluth NEGROES NOT WANTED. Winnipeg, April 10.—Following the Winnipeg Board of Trades Resolves Against Colored Immigrants Against Colored Immigrants. emigration of a large number of negroes from the United States to western Canada, the Winnipeg board of trade Wednesday night adopted resolutions as follows: "Whereas, those negroes who have come into Canada and taken up land have not proven themselves satisfactory as farmers, thrifty as settlers, or desirable neighbors to white settlers and have not and will not likely assist in the proper development of our country and its resources. Be it therefore, "Resolved, that the board of trade of the city of Winnipeg strongly urge upon the government the advisability of preventing the entrance into Canada of that class of immigrants." The resolutions were forwarded to Ottawa. Go to Utley's Barber Shop for your Tonsorial work,—"Your Bath"—and your "Twin City Star." Join the Cosmopolitan Mutual Casualty Co. The best and most progressive organization in the Twin Cities. Pays for sickness, accident, and death. THE ST. LOUIS KITCHEN. The oldest and best dining room in St. Paul, where you can get excellent service and Home cooked food. Mrs. Julia Hinson, Prop. If you want The Star Subscribe for it, and Pay for it, If you get it. Say what you know about it. NEW REGISTER OF THE TREASURY FINANCE IS HIS STRONG FORTE President Taft Appoints Well Known Lawyer and Business Man to Succeed the Hon. W. T. Vernon as Register of the United States Treasury Clean Political Record. By OLIVER RANDOLPH. Quite forty years have passed since a coterie of southern colored boys entered Oberlin college and drank of her fountain of learning. It is a peculiar coincidence that two of them should attain the high position of register of the United States treasury. The first was Blanche K. Bruce of Prince Edward county, Va., who had REGISTER AND MRS. J. C. NAPIER. that honor conferred upon him by two presidents. The second is John C. Napier of Nashville, Tenn., who will assume the duties of that office in February, 1911. Out of that small group of Negro students that gathered in Oberlin in the twilight of Negro freedom under the guidance of the learned John Mercer Langston have come some noted men. Bruce became a United States senator, was twice register of the treasury and was also recorder of deeds for the District of Columbia. Settle went into the law and has attained distinction as a splendid lawyer and brilliant orator. Napier also took up the legal profession, in which he made good; then he became a financier. He founded and is at present the cashier of one of the strongest banks conducted by Negroes in this country. In Tennessee the name of Napier is a passport of business integrity and confidence. His rating in Dun's and Bradstreet's is most creditable, and his success as a financier is attested by his comfortable circumstances and the possession of a goodly portion of "worldly goods." While his companions were in politics he was in business, and now when his business is in such excellent shape he turns aside to political diversion more as a call of duty than one of necessity. Mr. Napier is no stranger to Washingtonians. There he studied law in Howard University Law school, and there he led one of the accomplished daughters of Hon. John M. Langston to the altar to become his wife. His political record is clean and above reproach. He has been a favorite with both factions of the Republican party in his state for years. In the campaign leading up to the nomination of candidate for president Mr. Napier was an ardent supporter of Judge Taft, and he contributed much to the success of the Republican ticket. Mr. Napier is a member of the Jeanes fund board, a member of the board of trustees of Howard university, chairman of the executive committee of the National Negro Business league and is also a member of fraternal and religious organizations. The position of register of the treasury is a most responsible one. The signature of that official must be affixed to the currency of this nation. The position has been held by three colored men besides Mr. Napier—B. K. Bruce, Judson W. Lyons and William P. Vernon. The items from the classes, make the news of the masses. Read the Twin City Star. NEGRO STUDENT WINS HONORS. Ithaca, N. Y.—James B. Clark, colored, has won the Prix D'Honneur in the competition in French essay writing of Cornell students. A NEGRO ENGINEER. It may not be generally known, but nevertheless it is a fact that a colored man presides at the throttle of an engine that pulls one of the fastest trains on the Pennsylvania Lines west of Pittsburg. His name is Wm. G. Burnes of Indianapolis, Indiana. He runs between that city and Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Burnes has been in the employ of the company for over thirty-five (35) years. He began as a section hand and was advanced from one grade of service to another as he increased in skill and efficiency until he was promoted to a passenger engineer about twenty years ago. It is said that some of the most successful white engineers of today owe their training to the careful teaching of this man. Moreover he has the reputation of being quite a student and is well informed on subjects of general interest. Mr. Burnes is a citizen of Indianapolis and he owns considerable property as well as being interested in some good investments. HELLO! BIII where are you going? To the Mississippi Dye House, 517 Mississippi St. the French Dry Cleaners and Dyers. Suits Pressed 40c. Goods called for and delivered. Call Cedar 3198. THE SATISFACTORY FOOD CREAM OF RYE A BEAUTIFUL SILVER SPOON in every package. Ask your grocer for Cream of Rye. TUSKEEGEE'S REPRESENTATIVE, Mr. C. B. Hosmer, representative of Tuskeegee Institute in the Northwest, is making his headquarters at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. A. Booker, 522 St. Anthony's Ave. Miss Cora E. Anderson, 365 Aurora Ave., St. Paul, is the local agent for the Spirella Corset, worn by the best gowned women. YOUNG MAN SERIOUSLY INJURED. Mr. Thomas Galbreath, was struck by a street car while riding his motor cycle on Washington Ave. So. on April 30th, and was badly injured. He is suffering from a broken arm and several bruises on his face and hands. The latest reports are that he is rapidly improving under the care of Dr. Taft. Mrs. L. M. Nowling, is employed as cashier at Foraker's Cafe. She has charge of the news department, where the leading Negro Journals are on sale. Leave your items at Foraker's for the Star. IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE. We claim to be the best advertising medium of the Twin Cities, and when you're not advertised in the Twin City Star, you need not show—that's all. Because the people read the Star for the news, especially in Minneapolis. The day of the Town Crier is past. Be up-to-date, Advertise and Pay for it. A newspaper is the best medium. It reaches the homes and firesides of people who attend public entertainments. These people never go out and loiter around and read hand-bills and hang-up notices. They read the Twin City Star. DR. J. H. REDD 111 S. 6th Street. Dr. Redd has moved into his new location, where he will receive his former patients. HAIR DRESSING—SHAMPOOING MRS. J. H. MITCHELL 800 EMERSON AVE. NO. NEW HAIR GROWER. Treats the Scalp, and Stops Falling Hair. Appointments made in St. Paul or Minneapolis. All kinds of hair goods made to order. Before 10 a. m. or after 6 p. m. Call Hyland 214, or to above address. MY WORK WILL SUIT YOU. THE DICKERSON CAFE SPECIAL DINNER, 25c. Daily From 8:30 to 7 P. M. 208 Hennepin Ave. Minn. Subscribe to the Star. NEWS OF WORLD Important Events of the Week In Condensed Form. CONGRESSIONAL DOINGS. Knute Nelson, senior senator from Minnesota, has fired the first gun in the battle he is waging against the ratification of the Canadian trade agreement. He introduced a series of amendments which propose that products of the farm imported from Canada shall pay customs duties, instead of being admitted free as provided in the pending agreement. The proposed Nelson rates represent substantial reductions as compared with the rates now levied on articles enumerated under the authority of the Payne-Aldrich law. The reductions range from 25 to 50 per cent. The investigating trend of congress has a wide range, inquiries into the affairs of the United States Steel corporation and the American Sugar Refining company have been placed on the program of the Democratic house; the big shoe industry interests are under fire and a senate committee on expenses has opened the way for a decision as to a reinvestigation of the charges against Senator Lorimer of Illinois. The senate formally organized for business by adopting the list of appointments to committees drawn up by the majority of both parties. The expected fight against the adoption of the lists threatened by the progressive Republicans did not develop, Senator La Follette contenting himself with reading a formal protest against the selections made by the regular Republicans. The Democratic members of the committee on ways and means, who stand 9 to 5 for free raw wool, are now considering an alternate proposition, which it appears may be agreed upon. This is an immediate rate of 6 cents a pound on the raw wool, with a reduction of a cent a year in the rate until at the end of five years wool automatically goes on the free list. A sensation was sprung in the lower branch of congress when Representative Gardner of Massachusetts introduced resolutions of inquiry in response to a charge by Representative Difenderf of Pennsylvania that money and influence were being used to give an Eastern manufacturing concern a monopoly in the contracts for shoes for the army and navy. Victor Berger, the Socialist member of congress, in a resolution introduced in the house, not only proposes to abolish the senate, but alms to strike from the hand of the president the veto power and take from the courts authority to invalidate legislation enacted by the house of representatives. The joint resolution recently passed by the house providing for the popular election of senators was favorably reported to the senate from the judiciary committee by Senator Borah of Idaho. At a meeting of the judiciary committee the adoption of the resolution was recommended by a vote of 7 to 5. The house has passed the bill to enlarge its membership to 433 and to reapportion congressional districts. The increase of the size of the house was agreed to by members of both parties, but many Republicans attacked it on the ground that it would make the house more unwieldy. Important changes in the Sherman anti-trust law are proposed in a bill to be introduced by Senator Kenyon of Iowa. The announcement that Senator Kenyon is working on a measure of this character has excited a good deal of interest in Washington. An amendment to the Democratic free list bill placing sugar on the free list will be introduced in the senate by Senator Gronna of North Dakota. WASHINGTON NEWS A good deal of interest has been excited in administration circles in Washington by the receipt at the White House of a letter from Lafayette Young, who was a candidate for the senate before the Iowa legislature. Mr. Young charges in substance that promises of federal appointments were made by persons representing the candidacy of Judge W. S. Kenyon. Assured of the success of the United States postal savings system Postmaster General Hitchcock has decided to designate from this time forward from fifty to one hundred additional postal savings banks monthly until the system has been generally established throughout the United States. By holding that the federal government, without consent of the state affected, may set aside vast areas of public lands as a forest reserve and that such reserve is not subject to the state fencing laws, the supreme court of the United States settled two burning Western issues. FINANCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL Refusal of the Interstate commerce commission to permit the principal railways of the West to advance their rates on the transportation of cement for the reason that the carriers are alleged to need additional revenue is the feature of a decision handed down in the important Portland cement UNFORTUNATE EVENTS. One-third of the city of Bangor, Maine is in ruins, thousands of persons are homeless and a property loss estimated at $6,000,000 was sustained as the result of a fire which raged for hours. Starting in a hay shed on Broad street the fire swept along Broad and Exchange streets, through the heart of the city, leaving residences, churches, schools, business blocks and all the public buildings, with the exception of the city hall, a mass of smoking ashes. For many hours the firemen of Bangor, assisted by men and apparatus from other Maine cities, battled against the blaze before they conquered it. John and Carrie Becker, aged sixteen and eleven years, and Mary Kollash, aged eleven years, were killed and Edward Becker and John Kollash were injured seriously when a passenger train on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad struck a lumber wagon in which the children were returning from school to their homes two miles from Whittemore, Ia. Eight persons were burned to death, three fatally injured, two others so seriously hurt that their lives are despaired of and scores of persons were cut, burned and bruised, some of them dangerously, in a wreck of the teachers' special from Utica, N. Y., to Washington, on the Belvidere-Delaware division of the Pennsylvania railroad at Martins Creek, N. J. Three men and two boys were drowned in the St. John river near Edmunston, N. D. They were crossing from the American to the Canadian bank of the river in a ferry scow operated by a wire cable. The cable broke and the scow was upset in the swollen waters. Reports from the Gulf coast, from Florida to Louisiana, indicate great damage has been done by a storm that reached hurricane proportions. Wire and railroad communication between many points were out off. It snowed at Vicksburg for the first time in history. In a fire that destroyed their home at Roanoke, Va., Mrs. J. H. Nunn and seven of her children were burned to death. LABOR NEWS. After a week of conferences between representatives of the Rock Island, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy and the Chicago and Northwestern railroads and officials of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, the acceptance of a new wage scale to be paid for switchwork and the settlement of minor difficulties has been announced. The total number of men involved in strikes and lockouts at Chicago as a result of May day labor troubles is estimated at 15,000. The men out include 2,500 railroad men, 2,500 brickmakers, 6,000 in the building trades, 600 marble workers and 700 in miscellaneous small unions. At a mass meeting of the union button workers at Muscatine, Ia., the agreement entered into between the manufacturers and the workers' committee through the good offices of Governor Carroll was accepted and the men will go back to work. Pennsylvania railroad shopmen to the number of several thousand, between Pittsburg and Altoona, Pa., struck unexpectedly. Some train crews and other employees also have joined the strikers. Affiliation of the Western Federation of Miners with the American Federation of Labor, which was submitted to a referendum vote of the miners, has been ratified by an overwhelming majority. NEWS OF NOTED PERSONS Franklin MacVeach, secretary of the treasury, has been made defendant in a suit for $100,000 damages filed by Charles F. Leach, former collector of customs at Cleveland. Mr. Leach charges the secretary with making slanderous statements. Governor Woodrow Wilson has left New Jersey for a month's trip in the West. He will visit W. J. Bryan in Lincoln, Neb., and will take in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Ore., the Twin Cities and other cities before returning on May 29. Reciprocity with Canada must be adopted now or never and must stand or fall by its own terms. So declared President Taft in an address at the fourth annual banquet of the American Newspaper Publishers' association in New York city. Clarence Darrow, the Chicago attorney who figured prominently in the defense of Moyer, Haywood and Pettibone, has been retained as chief counsel for John and James McNamara and Ortie McManigal, the alleged dynamiters. According to Detective W. J. Burns, Ortie McManigal has been promised no immunity nor leniency for his confession of ten dynamite outrages, in which he implicated the McNamara brothers. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS According to a long confidential telegram received by the president of a corporat'on at New York city having extensive interests in Mexico conditions on the west coast warrant Americans leaving that section, as they are reported to be doing in dispatches from Nogales. By a vote of 11 to 10 the Massachusetts state senate refused to ratify the proposed amendment to the federal Constitution providing for an income tax. TWIN CITY STAR FOREIGN NEWS. After the application of closure clause 2 of the parliament bill, which is the most important section of the English government's measure for the curtailment of the powers of the house of lords was carried in the house of commons, 299 to 195. Later clause 3 of the bill, providing that "any certificate of the speaker of the house of commons given under this act shall be conclusive for all purposes, and shall not be questioned in any court of law," was carried, after a closure, 255 to 132. Shaded from the sun's rays by a cottonwood grove at the foot of the barren hill over which the insurrection army not long ago had threatened to make its way into the city of Juarez, Mex., Francisco I. Madero, Jr., the revolutionist leader, clasped hands with Judge Francisco Carbajal, official peace envoy of the Mexican government, thus inaugurating the formal peace negotiations between the warring factions of the republic. General Carlos F. Morales, former president of Santo Domingo; Mauricio Jiminez, former vice president of the same republic, and General Zenon Toribio, formerly an officer in the Dominican army, are under arrest at San Juan, Porto Rico, charged with violating section 13 of the United States statutes, having to do with acts of hostility against a government with which the United States is at peace. The determination of the Canadian government to ratify reciprocity was emphasized in parliament by the prime minister, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, who declared that he could not go to England to represent Canada at the imperial conference or to the coronation of King George in June, but would remain here to press the agreement if the opposition persisted in obstructing its ratification. With more than 20,000 French soldiers already in the field, and with another expedition of twice that strength getting ready for war, France is preparing to take a fearful revenge on the Moroccan rebels who are reported to have annihilated two detachments of French troops. The insurrection at Canton, China, is spreading rapidly through the countryside. The rebels have taken three important towns in the West River district, Samshul, Wetchow and Woochow, all of which they looted. Murder and pillage is reported from all parts of the district. The capture of the important Pacific coast town of Topolobambo, in the state of Sinaloa, Mex., by rebels is reported. This port is but a short distance from the cities of Fuerte and San Blas, recently taken by the insurrectos. Li, the taotl of Canton, has been assassinated by the rebels. The gates of the city have been closed. The loyalty of the troops is doubted and this fear has caused much excitement among the inhabitants of Canton. CRIMINAL NEWS. Within two hours after the trial of John F. Deitz, charged with the murder of Oscar Harp, a deputy sheriff, had opened at Hayward, Wis., the case had progressed so rapidly that a jury was obtained. The case was cleared of preliminaries in a few minutes and then the actual work began, with three of Wisconsin's well known criminal lawyers on one side and John Deitz acting as leading counsel for himself, his wife and son Leslie, who are charged jointly with him. The government has accepted $1,180,000 in compromise of the suits against Duveen Bros., the New York art firm accused of customs frauds. The settlement in the Duveen case involves the largest sum collected in any of the customs cases with the exception of the sugar frauds. In a battle between deputy sheriffs and unidentified persons at Dallas, Tex., five officers were shot, one probably fatally. The officers were wounded in a raid on a disorderly house suspected of violating the Sunday law. Three state senators and two representatives were included in bribery indictments returned by the Franklin county (O.) grand jury, which had been engaged in investigating corruption in the assembly. THE DEATH RECORD. Captain H. A. Parker, former vice president and general manager of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad system and recently consulting engineer of the Pacific extension of the Grand Trunk, died suddenly at his home in Washington Heights, a suburb of Chicago. Apoplexy was the cause of death. Mrs. Margaret Daly Brown, daughter of the late Marcus Daly, Montana copper king, and wife of H. C. Brown, a banker, is dead at New York. Mrs. Brown's death came within a few hours after her arrival on a special train which brought her on a fast run from Montana. Lieutenant Governor M. R. Hopewell is dead at his home at Tekamah, Neb. Pnueonia complicated with heart trouble caused his death Mr. Hopewell was sixty-six years of age. POLITICAL NEWS Charles E. Merriam, professor at the University of Chicago, spent $133.254.80 in his recent effort to become mayor of Chicago, according to a final statement of campaign receipts and expenditures made public. The total receipts were $135.191.65. GREAT CENTER OF METHODISM Progress and Development of the Denomination in Chicago. SYSTEM OF ELECTING BISHOPS First Hand Information About the Work of Individual Pastors by One of Their Brethren—Achievements of the Rev. Dr. A. J. Carey, Great Financier and Organizer. By Rev. J. M. HENDERSON, D. D. Chicago.—The race has so far developed that you can no longer name an individual and thereby describe a community. Among the blind the man with one eye can easily be king; in a cornfield an oak tree, however scrublike, easily towers, but in a forest of giants only the tree of surpassing growth stands majestic. A lian may be great in a little rural district, town or city and yet be but a pygmy when among the men of the great world. The day has passed when the A. M. E. church will accept as final the estimate of a man placed upon him by the circumscribed little world in which he lives and moves. To be great a man must be torn from his province and stood up side by side with the tall men of the great world. To prevent the election of four more bishops there is no way open except to resort to rotation and brave its dangers. Should it obtain, farewell to the chance of the honest man to ever reach the front. It is bad enough as it is, and the church is too wise to make it worse. To continue the present system and elect four more bishops and retire two is what will likely be done. There is not one single individual in all the vast field of the A. M. E. church who stands out in bold relief and appeals to the connectional eye. Like Samuel, the next general conference must go forth on a quest which will bring much that will surprise. Many likely sons may pass unapproved, and it may be said, "Are here all M. B. NEW DR. A. J. CAREY. thy children?" And the answer may be, "There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep." The word of command may be, "Send and fetch him, for we will not sit down until he cometh hither." I have had the chance to give several weeks to the first real vacation of twenty-nine years, and I have put in the time making a study of our church and our people at Chicago. Part of the time I have spent in hospitals and midnight missions and places of amusement—amusement such as draws hundreds from our churches—some of the time at the leading churches of the other race and under conditions where I could get a fair glimpse of the candid opinion the world holds of our churches and men and race. In writing of the Chicago men I want before finishing to tell the church of the stone wall-like Rev. Jesse Woods, D. D.; of that marvel among pastors, Rev. Horace Graves, D. D.; of the pastor, preacher and publicist, the genial Dr. R. E. Wilson; of the well known Dr. W. D. Cooke, pastor of Quinn, and of a number of men of whom the connection is bound to know of their deeds before many years. I also want to talk of Dr. J. T Jenifer, the noblest man of his type among us. I will have much to say of Dr. Timothy Reeves, P. E., and of the worth of calm and just Bishop O. C. Schaffer, M. D., D. D., but my first two articles deal with Dr. A. J. Carey and Dr. D. P. Roberts. I know every bishop and all the prominent men of every part of our church who have been on the stage since 1880, and I can form a fair judgment of men. I am not now an advocate of any man, but my position is that of an independent and rather severe critic, but honest, whose desire is to picture to the church away from here what I see in local environment and coloring. I will begin with Dr. A. J. Carey, because in point of service he is the senior of Dr. D. P. Roberts as a Chicago pastor, although in point of years he is much younger. It must be kept in mind that Dr. B. F. Watson, secretary of the Church Extension society, is a member of the fourth Episcopal district, that he is a very popular ex-member of the fifth, that he is held in high esteem throughout the first and is now in the second district and would without doubt be the favorite of each of these districts should he be placed among any likely number from whom a choice had to be made. Dr. Carey is not a candidate for the episcopate, but because of his splendid record as a church financier his friends will no doubt urge him for the post of financial secretary. What was his work in Georgia and Florida as a pastor the brethren of these states can best tell. It is sufficient for present purposes to say that because of his work and fitness Bishop B. W. Arnett selected him for the pastorate of Quinn chapel, Chicago, which was at that time in terrible financial distress. During his pastorate of six years about $21,000 was paid on the indebtedness; the pastor's salary was raised from $16 per week to the princely amount of $1,800 per year, besides parsonage, etc.; the dollar money was placed at so high a mark that it staggered some of the oldest heads when reported—from $180 to $815. The congregations became immense, and the order of service and the method of worship developed into models. He introduced the individual communion service. Dr. Carey was young and full of the fire of youth when he began his great task, and he was matured, strong and full of the masterly power of experience when he entered upon the pastorate of Bethel. That Bethel now slightly quinneds Quinn chapel in the point of membership, assessments, etc., is a fact that came about since the administration of Dr. Carey ceased at Quinn. Dr. A. J. Carey during his eleven years' pastorate of these two great churches did not contentedly confine his labors to routine church work, but became acquainted with and entered heartily into the best activities of the community. He soon formed the acquaintance of the leading men and women of the city of both races who take an interest in public affairs and was thus able not only to raise thousands of dollars for the church, but also was able to do heroic service for the race in many ways. It was largely through his efforts that interest was aroused and steps taken which prevented the extradition of Steve Green. This potable achievement is but one among scores of like character. He is a member of the board of directors of the Chicago Law and Order league and of the advisory board of the Anti-saloon league. He has presided over Republican nominating conventions in this city. During the great peace congress held in this city it was through Dr. Carey that the only Afro-American on the program was given a place, and this was our own distinguished educator and orator, Professor H. T. Kealing. And at the great banquet held that evening in the gold room of the Auditorium hotel, at which there were United States cabinet officers and envy from every nation on earth, Dr. and Mrs. Carey were the only representatives of the Negro race present. When the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln was celebrated in February, 1909, Dr. Carey was appointed by his honor Mayor Fred A. Busse as the representative of his race on that committee and given entire charge of the Afro-American part in this historic event. He planned and presided over the great meeting, one of the largest of our race in the history of the world, it which more than 15,000 people gathered and in around the Seventh regiment armory. The complete story of this celebration is found in a volume of 500 pages, entitled "Abraham Lincoln—the Tribute of a Century." In this volume both the addresses of Dr. Carey—one, "The Unfinished Task," and the other, "The Other Side of the Question"—are preserved along with fifty-eight other addresses by such eminent men as Governor Woodrow Wilson, United States Minister W. J. Calhoun and others. Colonel William McChesney, compiler of the work, declares that the two addresses of Dr. Carey were among the best delivered on that occasion and selected as two out of the sixty selected from over 2,600 Lincoln day addresses. He is still a young man of sound health, wonderful physique and magnetic presence. His appearance and voice have caused many white people to liken him to the widely and well known Dr. Gunsaulus. He is capable of performing vast tasks and is of great courage, calm in action, prompt and thorough in execution, faithful to the smallest detail and always genial and kindly of spirit. Whatever may be said in criticism of the manner which he has of undertaking much more than the mere routine work of a pastorate, the fact is he has thrived under the strain of his great labors. His habits of life are well regulated and sound, and he gives promise of many years of energy and power. He is now pastor of the institutional church and is doing a great work in that all but abandoned field. The institutional church can be developed into the greatest church of the race. Commencement at Keysville School. The commencement exercises of the Keysville (Va.) 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JOHN HURST'S ANNUAL REPORT Financial Board of A.M.E. Church Shows Healthy Condition. Bishop H. B. Parks In Address Makes Deep Impression on Members of the Board In Referring to Great Work of the Late Bishop Abraham Grant—The Report by Episcopal Districts. Reports submitted by Rev. Dr. John Hurst, financial secretary of the African Methodist Episcopal church, at the thirtieth annual meeting of the financial board of the denomination held in Washington on Wednesday, April 19, showed that $201,753.26 was raised in "dollar money" in 1910. This is an increase of over $3,000 in the money raised last year through the [Name] REV. DR. JOHN HURST. same channel and $34,000 more than was reported in 1909, when Dr. Hurst made his first annual report. The session was called to order by Bishop Parks, who is filling the position of chairman of the board, held by the late Bishop Abraham Grant. Bishop Parks made a marked impression in the short address that he delivered, especially when he spoke with feeling of the services rendered the denomination by his late predecessor. In submitting his report Dr. Hurst made a number of recommendations for the successful carrying on of the work of the department. He also called attention to the financial status of the work of the church in West and South Africa. The report by episcopal districts presided over by the following bishops was: First, Wesley J. Gaines 13,526.65 Second, Levi J. Coppin 15,521.85 Third, W. B. Derrick 6,535.60 Fourth, C. T. Shaffer 15,035.45 Fifth, H. B. Parks, vice late hishop Green 13,738.41 Birth, Charles S. Smith 28,948.41 Seventh, B. F. Lee 18,797.28 Eighth, H. M. Turner, vice late E. W. Lampton 19,934.48 Ninth, J. S. Flipper 15,967.18 Tenth, Evans Tyre 11,210.28 Eleventh, M. B. Salter 15,211.54 Twelfth, H. Blanton Parks 24,100.65 Thirteenth, W. H. Head 11,100.00 Fourteenth, J. Albert Johnson 2,985.00 The last two mentioned districts take in West and South Africa respectively. Of this big sum raised in dollar subscriptions, 8 per cent ($16,148.26) was devoted to the educational work of the BISHOP H. B. PARKS. denomination, 10 per cent ($26,175.38) turned over to the board of church extension, and $72,446.18 retained by the various annual conferences for mission work, the care of superannuated ministers, wilds and orphans. The members of the board are: Rev. A. L. Murray, Atlantic City; John T. Jenifer, Chicago; Charles Bundy, Cleveland, O.; A. J. Carey, Chicago; J. R. Ransom, Topeka, Kan.; E. W. Lee, Morris Brown college, Atlanta, Ga.; N. B. Sterrett, Charleston, W. Va.; W. T. Strong, Jackson, Miss.; P. C. Hunt, Palestine, Tex.; A. J. Kershaw, Tallahassee, Fla.; C. H. Shelto, Memphis, Tenn.; Mr. C. H. Johnstone, West Africa, and Mr. A. Fortune, Cape Town South Africa. SUNDAY SCHOOL. Lesson VI.—Second Quarter, For May 7, 1911. Text of the Lesson, II Chron. xxvi, 8-21. Memory Verses, 19, 20—Golden Text; Prov. xvi, 18—Commentary Prepared by Rev. D. M. Stearns. As we consider the lives of these kings of Judah we must remember that the throne at Jerusalem is called the throne of the Lord, and those who reigned there were kings for the Lord their God (I Chron. xxix, 23; I Chron. ix, 8). There were eight kings of whom it is written that they "did right in the sight of the Lord," and this Uzzah, or Azariah, was one of the eight (verse 4; II Kings xv, 1-3). But they only did right in some measure, some more, some less, and all failed in many things. The time is still future when the twelve tribes shall be one kingdom and a king sitting on the throne of David at Jerusalem who shall reign in righteousness, bringing peace, quietness and assurance to all His people and to all the world (Ezek. xxvii, 21, 22; Isa. xxxii, 1, 17). But it shall be, for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. "They shall call Jerusalem the throne of the Lord, and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the Lord, to Jerusalem" (Jer. iii, 17). At that day it shall be said "The King of Israel, even Jehovah, is in the midst of thee; Zeph. iii, 15). "And Jehovah shall be king over all the earth" (Zech. xiv, 9). In those days the kingdom and nation that will not serve Israel shall perish and be utterly wasted (Isa. lx, 12). Although Uzziah reigned fifty-two years, his whole story is found in this one lesson chapter and in the first seven verses of II Kings xv. In his days Isaiah and Amos were the prophets, the Lord's messengers (Isa. 1, 1; Amos-1, 1), full of rebuke for sin, but also of prediction of a glorious future for Israel when she shall receive her Messiah. Every good king should turn our thoughts to the Son of God, the King of Israel (John 1, 49), and their failures set Him forth more brightly as the one who will never fall nor be discouraged. Uzzlah seems to have been greatly helped by a prophet named Zechariah, who had visions of "God (verse 5)—not the one who wrote "the book bearing his name, for he lived after the captivity, nor the one of II Chron. xxiv, 20, 21, who was stoned to death for his faithfulness. It is a great thing to see God, and this we can do in Jesus Christ, who said "He that hath seen Me hath seen the Father" (John xiv, 9). We can by the Spirit behold the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ (II Cor. iv, 4, 6), and thus we shall be enabled to help others to see Him, too, and know Him. While this prophet helped him he sought the Lord, and God made him to prosper (verse 5). He seems to have been prospered through most of his reign. God helped him against his enemies, other nations brought gifts to him, and his name spread abroad (verses 7, 8). Thus God honors those who honor Him. It was so during part of the reign of Solomon when the queen of Sheba and all kings of the earth sought him and brought him gifts (II Chron. ix, 8, 9, 22-24). So it shall be in an unprecedented degree when Jesus Christ shall be King in Jerusalem. Then shall all nations, like the wise men from the east, bring their treasures unto Him (Isa. ix, 9-11). Uzzell was so greatly blessed that he became self sufficient, strong in himself instead of in the Lord, and then he fell. He presumed to take upon him the office of a priest and to burn incense in the house of God, and the Lord smote him with leprosy, and he became a leper unto the day of his death and had to live in a separate house. The only King of Israel who will be a priest upon his throne will be the man whose name is the Branch (Zech. vl. 12, 13). He will be a priest forever after the order of Malchizeked, who was both priest and king (Gen. xlv. 18; Ps. cx. 4; Heb. vl. 1, 17). If we are redeemed we are kings and priests unto God and shall reign with Christ when He reigns (Rev. 1, 6; v, 9, 10). Back of this sin of Uzziah it is not difficult to see the great adversary who said "I will be like the Most High" and who said to Eve, "Ye shall be as gods" (Isa. xiv, 14; Gen. ill, 5). Humility, not pride, is the characteristic of a true child of God, realizing that we are not sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves, but our sufficiency is of God (I Cor. ill, 5). The only way for us is to be "strong in the Lord and in the power of His might," having no confidence in ourselves, for in us—that is, in our flesh—dwellless no good thing (Eph. vl, 10; Phil. ill, 3; Rom. vl, 18). We have a great High Priest who is touched with a feeling of our infirmities and who is able to save to the uttermost all of those who come unto God by Him. Let us rejoice in Him and serve Him with all humility, remembering to do justly, love mercy and walk humbly with our God. All self righteousness, self sufficiency, pride and ambition to be somebody or something apart from Jesus Christ we must shun as we would the devil himself. It is written of Uzziah that "as long as he sought the Lord, God made him to prosper" (verse 5). This is in accord with Josh. l, 1, 7; 8; Ps. l, 1-3. True seeking is always according to Jer. xxii, 11, and the exhortations thereto are very plain in Isa. lv, 6; Zeph. ii, 8. Consider Hezekiah in II Chron. xxxi, 20, 21, and also see Ezra vii, 10. TWIN CITY STAR Growth of the Grand United Order Since 1844. Recent Unfriendly Criticism of the Actions of the Ruling Forces at the Last Biennial Convention Prompts the Writer to Present the Numerical Strength of the Organization. By A. E. EDWARDS. There has been so much criticism of the work of the biennial movable committee of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, which held its fifteenth session in Baltimore last September, that little or no time or attention has been given to the real merits and achievements of the organization as a whole. The Grand United Order of Odd Fellows of America was founded by Peter Ogden. The first three lodges the outgrowth of his teachings were Philomathean, No. 646, and Hamilton, No. 710, of New York and Unity lodge, No. 711, of Philadelphia. The growth of the order since 1844 to the present time has been marvelous. Scattered throughout the country there are 5,945 lodges, 3,891 house- [Portrait of a military officer in uniform]. MAJOR JABED W. FORD holds, 860 past grand masters' councils, 143 patriarchies and 767 juvenile branches. The total membership of the order, including all departments, is 452,546. Among the men of note who were conspicuous as leaders in the public functions and work of the last biennial convention were: Major General Jared W. Ford and his chief trumpeter, Colonel Joseph Clinton Edwards of Atlantic City, N. J.; chief of staff, John H. Bucker, Chicago; adjutant general, Colonel George W. Dawley, Philadelphia; inspector general, Colonel James O. Holmes, Washington; quartermaster general, Colonel Edgar Sararling, Washington; judge advocate general, Colonel James A. Fox, Indianapolis; surgeon general, Colonel L. R. Roberts, Boston; chief engineer, Colonel J. R. F. Browne, Washington; chief mustering officer, Colonel Wesley Davenport, Boston; commissary general, Colonel George W. Hays, Cincinnati; paymaster general, Colonel James H. Young, Raleigh, N. C.; chaplain, M. COLONEL J. CLINTON EDWARDS. Colonel George E. Moore, Columbus, O.; ald-de-camps, Colonel Harry Franklin, Baltimore; Colonel C. A. Smith, Phoebus, Va., and Colonel James W. Branson, Wheeling, W. Va. The several regiments were headed as follows: First, Colonel W. C. Gray of Washington; Second, Colonel John W. Anderson of Pittsburg; Third, Colonel P. H. Edwards of Philadelphia; Seventh, Colonel D. B. Allen of New Haven, Conn.; Twelfth, Major Lawrence, and a regiment composed of Patriarchs made up from the remaining twelve regiments who only sent delegates and officers. The second and third divisions were composed of lodges, households, past grand master councils, national and foreign officers of the order. GOWN FOR MUSICALE. The New Modish Stripe For Gowns of Every Type. THE FASHION OF THE TIME GOWN FOR MUNICAILS. The girl who sings and whose means are limited is often compelled to make the same gown do for both her afternoon and evening engagements. To find a gown that will be both simple enough for the one use, yet dressy enough for the other, is not so easy as it may seem. The gown pictured here combines these qualities. It shows the new striped effect, here achieved by bands of satin on the bodice and tunic. Ball fringe edges the tunic, which falls over a band of the fashionable venise lace. A striking appearance is given to the costume by means of the use of horizontal stripes in the side panels. Black and white stripes will naturally have first place in the early season's gowns, because we are under the seductive thrall of this combination. Several of the important dressmakers have already turned out gowns of black and white striped satin draped with black chiffon cloth or marquette, with a touch of handsome heavy lace on the shoulders. With these gowns go turbans or large hats of black net, with white algrets and green scarfs or Alsatian bows of black and white striped ribbon. The whole idea is a good one for spring, for attractive as black is its universal usage the past winter rather depressed one. If it had not been for the freedom of wearing vivid colors as a contrast we would have been a somber assemblage indeed. MY LADY'S BONNET. Recalls the Headgear of Her Great-grandmother. Man has never been able to disassociate woman's millinery from the name of bonnet, and now he may literally speak of his wife, sister or daughter's bonnet since the most modish things in the shops are the coquettish little affairs that tie under the neck with ribbons. The bonnet pictured here is an A SPRING BONNET. almost exact copy of the headgear of the French directoire period and recalls the old fashioned poke bonnet. Bonnets are far more becoming to young girls than older women, for whom, presumably, they are intended, and some of the quaint bonnet effects of this season make charming frames for girlish faces. On young girls these baptizing bonnets are babyish and picturesque, and the fresh, pretty face is all the more lovely because of the quaint bonnet that surrounds it. Cerise and the American Beauty shades play a prominent part in the present millinery bouquet. Every year artificial flowers grow more like their natural prototypes until there seems nothing more for the artist to accommodate. IT is easy enough to explain a thing away, but it frequently refuses to stay away after the explanation. You can't keep a bad man down. He always bobs up with a plea for vindication. The only safe way is to believe every man guilty until he is arrested. It doesn't take a man long after he begins to talk to show just where his grouch is located. Train your children in the way they should go and when they are grown they will have the same kind of a row with their own offspring. Most of us are vain, but it would puzzle an expert to show justification for the vanity. A clock is about the only thing that strikes and keeps on working. Hunger taken in liberal doses before meals is an excellent cure for indigestion. The man who has to eat his own words seldom has an appetite for a repetition. The coming man counts among his assets a good press agent. Guarding the Youth. The wise and sage committee Is to the dungeon leading In nearly every city The books our boys are reading. These works give life a glamour That life is not possessing, And so they take their hammer And do some things distressing. These little minds, unfolding Like blossoms in the garden, Need very careful molding And care lest they should harden. The books that have incited Our hope in blood thunder Are for the crime indicted. And is it any wonder? The book on which the "popper" Had fat and early feeding Is not regarded proper Our hope in blood thuring For those acquiring knowledge. If father is a sample He is, you must acknowledge, A horrible example. The busy little starter With facts must fill his gable. Farewell, then, to Nick Carter, To Optic and his fable! These books are undeserving. But do not think to lose them- While no one is observing The youngsters will peruse them. Looked Well Preserved. "I wonder what the seventeen year locusts are like," said the blushing girl. "Don't you remember them?" asked the horrid man. "Of course not. I was too young when they were here before." "Weren't you as old then as you are now?" Not Qualified. "You say that she wouldn't be able to keep house if she were married?" "I don't think she could do it very well." "Why do you hold that opinion?" "Well, for one reason she thinks babies are bric-a-brac." Ready For Matrimony. "I don't think that girl ought to marry." "Why?" "She doesn't know how to manage a house." "But you should see her manage a man!" MIC "What makes your baby cry so?" asked the unwelcome visitor. "He is hungry." "Does he always cry when he is hungry?" "No." "Have you seen anything of my son John?" "No, nor your son Bill." "I have no son Bill." "That is what I thought. I told my wife so when I didn't see him go by." The Way It Goes. "Jack and I kissed and made up." "Did?" "Yes." "Different here." "How is that?" "Charlie and I kissed and fell out." Every Time. "Pride goes before a fail." "Yes." "Do you know what comes after?" "No." "The merry ha-ha!" How He Felt. "Pa, do you think the harem skirt will ever come in?" "Not in this house." Unappreciative. A man won't take his good advice And paste it in his hat. He writes it on a piece of ice And lets it go at that. Will sell you GOOD FURNITURE Carpets Rugs Draperies China Refrigerators or Stoves FOR CASH OR ON EASY TERMS OF PAYMENT BOUTELL BROS. Fifth Avenue So. and Fifth Street 1910 SYLVESTER W. OLIVER. Working Men's Social Club OLIVER BROS., Managers PHONE: Nicollet 9506 206 So. Second St. Minneapolis, Minn. Walk - Over Shoes and Oxford Now ready in all the season's newest shapes and patterns. Prices: $3.50 to $500 Call and see them. Walk-Over Boot Shops MEN'S SHOP 65 So. 4th ST., MINNEAPOLIS MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SHOP 380 ROBERT ST., ST, PAUL LODGES. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR. Mrs. Anna B. Harris, Grand District Deputy, installs and organizes Chapters of The O. E. Star. Pleased to consult any one interested. Residence 285 Rondo St., St. Paul, Minn. ANCHOR HILYARD LODGE No. 2 A. F. M., meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays of each month at Labor Temple, 4th St. and 8th St. So. Minneapolis. E. M. James Lodge, 3rd and 4th Tuesdays of each month. M. W. Scott, Secretary. Wm. R. Morris. E. R. Scott. NAT TURNER LODGE No. 2 K. P. meets 1st and 4th Tuesdays of each month at Labor Temple, cor. 4th St. and 8th Ave. So. Minneapolis. Ralph Watson, K. R. & S., C. Butler, C. C. PRIDE OF MINNESOTA LODGE No. 5 K. P. meets 1st and 3d Thursdays of each month at Hennepin Ave. Minneapolis. K. E. Southland, K. R. & S., S. G. West, C. C. THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNTAIN of G. U. O. of True Reformers No. 2279 meets at Bob Temple Hall the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month. NAOI TEMPLE No. 153 S. M. T. mets the first and third Wednesday in each month. Mary Mitchell, Sec. Mary Lattmore, W. P. QUEEN ESTHER TEMPLES M. T. mets the first and third Monday in each month. Mrs. Fannie Pierre, W. P. PRIDE OF HENNEPIN LODGE, U. B. mets at the Arcade Hall, 1313 Wash. Ave. the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month. THE G. U. O. of C. F. mets the first and Wednesday of each month at Labor Temple Hall. THE NORTHWEST LODGE of U. B. F. mets at Arcade Hall, 1313 Wash. Ave. the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month. THE HOUSEHOLD OF RUTH meets at Labor Temple Hall the second and fourth Mondays of each month. The Star Is Still Shining. SEND YOUR SUBSCRIPTION. WE NEED THE MONEY. Every Little Bit Helps. THE TWIN CITY STAR No. 89 Saturday, May 6 1911 Entered in the Post office at Minneapolis, June 23, as second class matter. Published Every Saturday by CHARLES SUMNER SMITH, 1417 Wash. Ave. So. Minneapolis, Minn. All personal advertisements in the local columns must be pald for in ad- vance. All public comment inserted only over the author's signature Our privileges will be extended to all. Foreign subscriptions solicited. If it's in the Star, it's right. "The CENSUS BUREAU officially certifies MINNEAPOLIS as the HEALTHIEST CITY in the UNITED STATES." The Civic Celebration is under way. Clean up the City of Minneapolis. The Fraternities of our people are interested in the Civic Celebration. They should be. WHO ARE THEY? Who are the delegates from Minnesota to the National Negro Democratic Convention at Indianapolis next month? Every little movement of the Grand Jury has a meaning—so different from all the rest. We are glad to publish the news of the real estate investors. They are the people who are the real representatives of the best element of the race. Property buyers are the desirables at this time. Segregation may not be far away. The members of the Ramsey County Afro-American Club of St. Paul are sending their friends post-card pictures of the club's library. These neat souvenirs illustrate that this club has among its appointments a feature which appeals to all of its literary members. WHICH ONE? IF ANY. Many of our people complain that they have paid for one of our local publications and never received it—also that they have contributed financially to the same. This publication was started as a business enterprise, on its merits, not as a piteous object, and each issue has spoken for itself. It is supposed that people who subscribe for papers are intelligent, and should know whether they paid for this paper or The Weekly Visitor. Such sayings are generally untrue, and unfair to both papers. TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS. We have on our list of subscribers many of the best people of the Twin Cities, who have ordered this publication, and received it, without paying anything for its support. We ask that you send in your subscription. Many have received it since its first issue who had no faith in this enterprise. We have delivered the goods, and you are morally obligated to pay your debts. You have the right to refuse this paper, and return it. BE SURE YOU'RE WANTED, THEN GIVE YOUR ORDER, is a good motto to observe when you wish service in the big stores and hotels, etc. If you are not given due attention, retire gracefully and in good order. Keep your money and control your temper. Otherwise you may attempt to force matters and be arrested for disorderly conduct, or presuming that you are a "fresh one" they may serve you with a "salted sandwich." Then it is your privilege to enter civil proceedings, and you may get a judgment for damages for the amount of 1 cent, the sum allowed a celebrated lawyer and framer of civil rights statutes. WHERE TO TRADE. The Honest merchant is a Successful merchant; the Successful merchant Knows the Advantage of Advertising what he has for sale. Stores and business places advertising in THE TWIN CITY STAR are the best places at which to spend your money and get your money's worth. We therefore recommend to the trading public those business places carrying an Ad. in THE TWIN CITY STAR. SPECIAL NOTICE. Church notices are published free, but notices for entertainments, where an admission fee is charged, must be paid for at the regular rates. All subscriptions are invariably due in advance. No subscription taken for a less period than three months. ENCOURAGING OUTLOOK Mayor Richardson and Other City Officials Indore Present Management. If certain indications showing the interest of the white citizens in Richmond, Va., and their contributions to the redemption fund for rehabilitating the Grand Fountain, United Order of True Reformers, are to be considered substantial evidence of the order regaining its former prestige thousands of people will rejoice at the outcome. We, the undersigned, believe it is the duty of every citizen of Richmond to do everything in his or her power to help save the True Reformers because of the role the organization has done for the colored people of this city, state and country. We have confidence in the present management and believe that all contributions will be properly applied. Signed: B. Witt, judge of Hustings court; John H. Smith, attorney at law; Ben T. August, clerk of the city of Richmond; James B. Doherty, commissioner of labor; W. T. Dabney, secretary chamber of commerce; James B. Pace, treasurer city of Richmond; H. W. Ferguson and entitlement to W. Ferguson and Sons, inc., printers; Edgar Allen, Jr., postmaster; D. C. Richardson, mayor of Richmond. A campaign to raise $37,000 was started by the officers of the fraternity in February after the extra session. The officials expect to raise the money by May 1. A statement by the head of the order shows that $65,713.72 has been raised since the failure of the bank in October and that about $30,000 has been paid for death claims. This shows that thousands of members are standing by the order. There is quite a sentiment among the white people that the fraternity will profit by its present embarrassment and will ultimately become stronger than ever before. One of the worthy grand officers said: "It may be said without successful contradiction that there is no other organization in the race which could equal that," referring to the amount of money raised, "having the trouble on it that the True Reformers have been carrying. This speaks well for the brotherhood." Stewart Gets Liberian Judgeship. Friends of Counselor T. McCants Stewart in the United States, especially those in South Carolina and New York, will doubtless be glad to know that the brilliant Brooklyn lawyer has recently been appointed judge of the supreme court of the Liberian republic. Mr. Stewart left Brooklyn for Honolulu about a dozen years ago, where he became widely known as a barrister of rare ability. From the Hawaiian Islands Mr. Stewart went to Montserrado county, Liberia. In 1907 he was instrumental in organizing the Liberian National Bar association. Mr. Stewart was a member of the board of education in Brooklyn under the regime of Mayor Chapin. He was succeeded in that body by the late Samuel R. Scottron. J. C. ASBURY TO START NEW ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS. J. C. Asbury, formerly editor of the Odd Fellows' Journal, and defeated candidate for Grand Master of Odd Fellows, which convened in Baltimore, Md., last summer, has organized a new order of Odd Fellows to be known as the Ancient Order of Odd Fellows of America. The followers of Mr. Asbury, who supported him in Baltimore, declare that he was counted out unfairly, and that they propose to organize a new order. The first meeting looking to the organization was held in Philadelphia, Pa., last month, at which time Mr. Asbury explained to his hearers the aim and object of the new organization. The next meeting will be held by Asbury in Norfolk, Va., this month, and from there he will make a tour of the United States. — "The Echo." CHURCHE8. ST. PETERS A. M. E. CHURCH, 22d St. between 9th and 10th Aves. Services every Sunday 10:30 a. m. and 8:00 p. m. Sunday school at 12:30. Rev. F. M. L. Watts. Pastor ST. JAMES A. M. E. CHURCH, 315 Eighth Ave. So. Sunday services at 11 a. m. 8 p. m. Sunday School at 1 p. m. Rev. James L. Wharton Pastor BETHEW STREET So. CHURCH, 1120 Eighth Street So. Preaching every Sunday morning and evening. Rev. T. J. Carter, Pastor ZION BAPSTIT CHURCH, 6th Avenue N. 40th St. Services morning and evening each Sunday. Rev. M. W. Witches, Pastor. JAS. G. REID. TWIN CITY STAR A GRAND MAY PARTY will be given by the Fidelity Court of Calanthe #345 AT DEABORN HALL, 45 SO. 4th ST. TUESDAY TVENING, MAY 16th. Refreshments will be serv'd by the ladies of the Court. All Knights of Pythias, and Clan- thians are invited. ADMISSION 25 CENTS, Good music and a pleasant evening is assured. ALL ARE INVITED. will be served by the Pythias, and Clan- N 25 CENTS, a pleasant evening E INVITED. The Newport Restaurant TABLE d'HOTE and A LA CARTE. JUST OPENED--FIRST CLASS 378 MINESOTA MINESOTA STR., ST. PAUL, MINN. CURTIS RAYMOND, Prop. ORIGINAL CHOP HOUSE for Good Things to Eat PAEGEL WILL MAKE YOUR WATCH KEEP TIME. We do the best WATCH, CLOCK and JEWELRY REPAIRING in the city at lowest prices. SPECIAL AGENTS for the HAMILTON, ELGIN, WALTHAM and ROCKFORD RAILROAD WATCHES. PAEGEL JEWELRY MFG. CO. 22 THIRD ST. SO. Just opened Desirable Location On All Car Lines THE CARVER HOTEL 1308-10 WASHINGTON AVE. SO. 28 Newly Furnished Rooms. By Day, Week or Month. Special Rates to Theatrical People. Mrs. Alice (Mother) Carver, Prop. N. W. Phone Main 863 W. M. STONE DIAMONDS High Grade Railroad Watches Watch InSpector; C. M. & ST. P. NY. M. & ST. L. NY., 500 LINE RY., C. GT. WEST. NY. 16 So. 3rd Street MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. JAMES AMOR BOTH 'PHONES 755 Jas. Amor & Co. PRACTICAL Undertakers and Embalmers 505 Second Ave. So., Minneapolis, Minn. MRS. NORA YOUNG, PROP. 69½ THIRD ST. ST. PAUL MACEO CLUB (INCORPORATED) C. W. KING Manager 725 WASHINGTON AVENUE SO. N. W. Phone Nicollet 1404 MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. STONE MONDS Railroad Watches ST. P. RY., N. & ST. L. RY. C. G. WEST, RY. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. FURS STORED FROM APR. 1st. to Nov. 1st Brown Bros. Mercantile Co. TAILORS and FURRIERS For Ladies and Gentlemen 12 SOUTH SIXTH ST. MINNEAPOLIS S. H. LANOVITZ, Prop. T. S. Center 3607 GOLDEN WEST TAILORING CO. Workmanship and Fit Guaranteed LADIES' and MEN'S CLOTHING CLEANED, DYED, REPAIRED and PRESSED FINE TAILORING 241 3rd Ave. So. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. A GOOD HAIR-CUT AND SHAVE. WHERE CAN I GET IT? GO TO THE TYLER BROS. Barber Shop and Pool Room 725 WASHINGTON AVE. SOUTH, POOL 2½c PER CUE. BILLIARDS 15c. The best pool-room in the city. THE ST. LOU 138 EAST THE OLDEST AND BEST D MRS. JULIA H FLORSHELL represent perfection Get acquainted with COMFO SATISFIED O STANLEY SHOP 422 NICOLL CLOTHING CLEARED, AND PRESSED MILORING MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. CUT AND SHAVE. GET IT? GO TO ER BROS. and Pool Room Budweiser The Beer of Quality THE ST. LOUIS KITCHEN 138 EAST THIRD ST. THE OLDEST AND BEST DINING ROOM IN ST. PAUL MRS. JULIA HINSON, PROP. FLORSHEIM SHOES represent perfection in fine shoemaking Get acquainted with COMFORT and become one of our SATISFIED CUSTOMERS. STANLEY SHOE COMPANY 422 NICOLLET AVENUE PRINTING FIRST-CLASS WORK MODERATE PRICES BRING YOUR JOB WORK TO THE TWIN CITY STAR Where Fashion Reigns Pearces' 403 405 407 NICOLLET Everything for Women's Wear—Popular Prices The Very Latest Ideas in all that pertains to Women's Wear. THE GOPHER GRILL The Elliott Fuel Co. PROMPT SERVICE Send Us Your Order For COAL, COKE and WOOD General Office: 120 S. 5th F. MINEAPOLIS A F. E. KOENIG AGENT "Speaks for Itself" Pabst Blue Ribbon The Beer of Quality ALWAYS SERVE THEN YOU WILL MAKE NO MISTAKE FOR THEY MAKE FRIENDS EVERYWHERE GOLDEN GRAIN BELT BEERS Minneapolis Brewing Co. Headquarters for Railroad Men FINE WINES AND LIQUORS B. FINK, WHOLESALE DEALERS Cor. Third and Robert St., ST. PAUL Sole Agents of YellowStone Whiskey (bottled in bond.) Liquors sold at wholesale to the trade. ALL BRANDS OF BOTTLED BEER J. H. BOGIE, Fashionable Tailor 522 NICOLLET AVENUE Makes Good Clothes at Moderate Prices SPECIAL DESIGNS for SPRING and SUMMER Dan Williams' Restaurant TEL. NORTH WEST MAIN 537 OPEN ALL NIGHT M. G. RUTLEDGE, PROP "Senator Foraker's Political Life is an Open book" THE FORAKER CAFE ELECTRIC LIGHTED (ESTABLISHED 1908) BEST SERVICE 214 THIRD STREET SOUTH Special Sunday Dinner 25c Business Men's Lunch 15c FROM 12 TO 3 P. M. FROM 11 TO 2 P. M. Defective Page