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MINNEAPOLIS MINN HISTORICAL SOCIETY DULUTH THE TWIN CITY STAR ST. PAUL MINNESOTA HISTORICAL Defective Page COLONEL TALKS TO LARGE CROWD Roosevelt Addresses Minnesota State Fair Visitors. Estimated That Twenty Thousand Persons Braved the Rays of a Broiling Sun to Hear the Progressive Candidate Expound His Views. St. Paul, Sept. 6.—Twenty thousand persons swetered beneath the rays of a broiling September sun at the fair grounds to hear Colonel Theodore Roosevelt plead the Progressive cause. With the thermometer registering 87 degrees at 11 o'clock and 89 degrees at 12 o'clock, the vast throng per spired and cheered, unmindful of wilt ed collars. 1912 by American Press Association. COLONEL ROOSEVELT. For an hour and twenty-five minutes Colonel Roosevelt talked. Reiterated the charge that the Republican nomination at Chicago was stolen—not from him, but from the people—and declaring that the bosses who committed that theft could not steal the election in November, he asked for a square deal and for a Progressive government and said he was appealing to the great body of American people to see that they get what is their due. Time and again the colonel was interrupted by bursts of applause and he smiled happily when he saw that what he had said was "going home." The crowd was so great that he was forced practically to deliver two speeches. Talks to Two Andlences On one end of the improvised grand stand he would speak for five minutes then turn to the other and repeat for the greater part what he had spoken before. He did this, he said, in order that all might hear and in order that all might get a square deal. Colonel Roosevelt reached the fair grounds at 11 o'clock and received an uproarious welcome. The crowd about the platform, which had been growing steadily since an hour earlier, numbered in the thousands, and only a part of the people could get near enough to the colonel to hear him. The nomination of Woodrow Wilson at the Baltimore convention was sailed by Roosevelt as the work of the Democratic bosses, in the opening of his address. In this campaign for the Republican nomination, Colonel Roosevelt said, the bosses were dethroned one after another in states in which there were direct presidential primaries. "We beat Franklin Murphy in New Jersey, Senator Penrose in Pennsylvania, and Senator Lorimer in Illinois," he said. "But no Democratic boss was beaten in his own state. Clark Won In Primaries. "In most of the Democratic primaries the vote had been against Mr. Wilson. In most cases they were carried by Clark. In no case in the primary vote before the convention was a Democratic boss beaten in his own state. "The bosses of the Democratic party were enthroned in power by the result of the Baltimore convention. The fundamental difference between the Democratic and the Republican bosses was that the Republican bosses knew that our triumph in the Chicago convention meant their death knell and in the Baltimore convention it was the bosses themselves who arranged the outcome because it perpetuated their rule." Colonel Roosevelt denounced the Canadian reciprocity act as "a jug-handed arrangement under which the farmer paid the freight." Following his speech at the fair grounds Colonel Roosevelt went to Minneapolis for luncheon. His reception in the Mill City eclipsed all the other greetings of the day. At least 100,000 people lined the streets from Bridge Square and along Nicollet avenue, the route to the West hotel. Even the shop girls leaned from the windows to cheer the colonel. CENSUS BUREAU FIGURES. Department of Commerce and Labor Rockons Number of Mulattoes. Washington.—A statement showing by states and geographic divisions the number and proportion of mulattoes among the Negroes enumerated at the thirteenth decennial census of the United States, taken as of April 15, 1910, was issued the last week in August by Director Durand of the bureau of the census, department of commerce and labor. The statistics were prepared under the direction of William C. Hunt, chief statistician for population in the bureau of the census, and are subject to revision. The statement gives comparative figures for 1870 and 1890, no data being available for 1800 or 1900. The term "mulatto," as used in the census of 1910, includes all persons, not full blooded Negroes, who have some proportion or perceptible trace of Negro blood. The bureau of the census does not regard the returns as being beyond question since the classification of Negroes as full bloods or mulattoes was necessarily to a considerable degree dependent upon the personal opinion and conscientiousness of the enumerators. The results, however, are believed to approximate the facts for the country as a whole and for large aggregates. In 1910 there were in continental United States, as a whole, 9,827,763 Negroes, of whom 2,050,686, or 20.9 per cent, were reported as mulattoes. In 1890 there were 1,132,060 mulattoes reported, or 15.2 per cent of all the Negroes, and in 1870 a total of 584,049, or 12 per cent. Thus the figures taken at their face value show that about one-fifth of all the Negroes in 1910 had some admixture of white blood, as against about one-eighth in 1870. It may be noted, however, that an increase in the mulatto element does not necessarily imply increasing intermixture with the whites, since the children born of marriages between blacks and mulattoes would be mulattoes according to the census definition. The percentage of mulattoes reported varies widely in different states and different sections of the country. It was to be expected that the percentage would be relatively high in those sections where the Negro population is small as compared with the total population and would be higher in the north than in the south. In general the results are in agreement with this presumption. In New England and in the east, north, central and Pacific divisions about one-third of the Negro population were reported as mulattoes, while in each of the three southern divisions the proportion is only about one-fifth. In the middle Atlantic division for some reason the percentage is not higher than it is in the southern divisions. This may possibly be due to the rapid growth of Negro population in that division through immigration from the south. VALUE OF CITIZENSHIP. More Important Than Wealth and Should Be Strictly Guarded. In keeping with the advancement of the race in education, business and the professions it is of extreme importance that we look well to the security of our citizenship. Any attempt to deceive our people by telling them that their salvation as citizens of the United States depends upon the amount of land they own or their holdings in commercial products and the like must be met with dignified scorn. Take away a man's civil and political rights and you strip him of his most priceless jewel. It is not for self willed politicians to decide what part we are to take in exercising the right to participate in the affairs of state and nation. It is a common privilege vouchsafed to each citizen by the constitution. Teachers Assigned by School Board. At the recent meeting of the board of education in Houston, Tex., seventy-eight teachers, male and female, were assigned to the various schools. Those who hold positions as principals are considered among the best in the state regardless of race. Texas is a great state, and it is a matter of much satisfaction to the race to know that it is doing its share in the educational uplift of the people of the community in which these institutions are located. Minor Happenings of the Week Throughout Minnesota. Minnesota has record of 21,980 soldiers who enlisted from this state in the Civil war. A complete roster of all rames with details of place and time of enlistment and discharge has just been completed by C. J. Humason, Civil and Indian war record clerk of the adjutant general's office. This record was partially destroyed at the time of the fire in the old capitol in 1886, but the bound volumes of records now compiled contain nearly 800 more names than any other list now available. This list is consulted in pension matters and has been in course of compilation for ten years. Records show that of the total number who enlisted from this state there were 2,539 killed or lost during the war. The state treasury of Minnesota is worse depleted than it has been at this time of year for a long time, according to State Treasurer Walter J. Smith. He said that the revenue fund is overdrawn $450,000 and payrolls and bills to be met immediately will increase this to $600,000, which is the limit allowed by law, so it will be necessary next week to begin borrowing from the banks. This will be the earliest date at which borrowing has been necessary. The first money was borrowed Oct. 5 last year. It is expected that the amount to be borrowed will be much larger this year than last. It will be repaid in February when the railway taxes come in. Governor Eberhart has set the week beginning Sept. 16 as seed corn week. In a proclamation the governor calls attention to the big Minnesota corn crop this year and the advantage of selecting seed early, as the farmers discovered last year. He urges large corn crops as an advertisement of the resources of the state and suggests that all farmers during the week go through their fields and select the best ears for seed. A system of alleged blackmail, extending over eleven years, by which more than $120,000 is alleged to have been extorted from Mrs. Caroline King of Minneapolis, widow of Colonel William S. King, a former congressman, was disclosed in a suit filed in the Hennepin county district court against Carleton Hudson of Chicago. William Henry Eustis, former mayor of Minneapolis and a defeated Republican candidate for governor, has filed for the Republican nomination for congressman at large. He will make the race as a Taft supporter. He is the fifth man to file for the same position. F. Alexander Stewart of Minneapolis has filed for the position of chief justice of the supreme court, the first to come out against Chief Justice Start. Mr. Stewart is a practicing lawyer of Minneapolis and has been more or less prominent in politics. Kelsey S. Chase, state bank examiner, predicts that deposits in state banks in Minnesota will increase because of the fine crop to $135,000,000 by December. DEATHS OF THE WEEK. Joseph Chapman, eighty-two years of age, general freight agent of the Chicago, Clinton, Dubuque and Minnesota railroad prior to the absorption of that road by the Milwaukee system forty years ago, grand master of Masons in Iowa in 1872, and in charge of the Twin City Jobbers' Freight bureau in Minneapolis from 1887 to 1890, is dead at his home in Palnesville, O. Edwin Ellis Woodman of St. Paul, a veteran of the Civil war and a well known figure in railroad circles until his retirement in 1897, died at his summer home in Shell Lake, Wis., at the age of seventy-five years. Mr. Woodman was spending the summer at the lake, as was his usual habit, when death overtook him. Mrs. Alex Roy, or Equamegegay, aged eighty-five, sister of the late chieftain, White Cloud, and daughter of the late chief, White Fisher, died at her home near White Earth agency. Mrs. Roy assisted with the early missionary work among the Chippewas of Minnesota. Captain George H. Moffet, at one time part owner of the St. Paul Globe, is dead at Waynesboro, Va. Mr. Moffet was one of the framers of West Virginia's constitution and a railroad builder well known throughout the West. Watch for the opening of the Hotel Jones, 204 11th Ave. So., only half block from car line, and will be the ideal Negro hotel of the Twin Cities. SEND YOUR SUBSCRIPTION. RELIGIOUS PROGRESS. Methodist Episcopal Church's Efforts to Encourage Race Advancement. Perhaps nothing has done more within recent years to impress the Methodist Episcopal church with the importance of giving larger opportunity and freedom to its Afro-American membership than the character and ability of the delegates who represented the race in the recent general conference. They were men of intelligence and achievement, who have wrought well for the advancement of the cause. When one reflects upon the fact that 825,000 colored Americans in the United States are members of this denomination no surprise should be expressed over their desire for official recognition. They maintain twenty conferences in various sections of the country and hold church property valued at $6,000,000 and conduct twenty-three educational institutions. Eight of the twenty-three schools are presided over by members of the race as presidents, and in some of them the entire faculty is composed of well equipped young men and women of the race who are graduates from some of the leading institutions of learning in this country. There are nine colored men doing general work who receive an average salary of $2,233. The highest salary paid is that of $4,500 to the secretary of the Freedmen's Aid society. This position was held for sixteen years by Dr. M. C. B. Mason of Cincinnati, who rendered high and distinguished service in this capacity. The people in New Orleans were particularly interested in the recent general conference because one of their citizens was put forward for the highest office in the gift of the church. The person we refer to is the Rev. Robert E. Jones, D. D., LL. D., editor of the Southwestern Christian Advocate. Dr. Jones has been editor of the Southwestern for eight years, having been elected in 1904 to succeed Dr. L. B. Scott, now Bishop Scott. Dr. Jones is president of the Young Men's Christian association in New Orleans. He was one of the prime movers in getting the work started. He is an enthusiastic Pythian and is a member of Crescent City Lodge. No. 135. Roundout Out Fifty Years of Freedom. Judging from the many evidences of thrift and intelligence among Afro-Americans, in all fairness one must conclude that the race is on the up grade. It is rounding out its fifty years of freedom with cheering signs of its ability to conquer the difficulties of the past and the harder problems of the future. Lecture Tour of Miss A. L. T. Waytes. Miss A. L. T. Waytes of Boston is making a tour of the southwest in the interest of the equal suffrage movement. She is meeting with much success. Miss Waytes gave a very interesting account of her work in an address before the National Negro Business league recently held in Chicago. Extent of Colored Soldiers' Record. The war record of the colored soldier extends from Bunker Hill to Cuba and up to the ramparts to the top of San Junn hill. The late President William McKinley commissioned during the Spanish-American war some 266 colored officers, and there were more than 15,000 colored soldiers who gladly shouldered their muskets and went to the front in defense of the American government against the enemy in that terrible conflict. They demeaned themselves well and came back home amid the plaudits of the nation. CRIMES AND MISHAPS. While attempting to repair electric wires Carl Lindstrom, a lineman employed by the Consumers' Power company of St. Paul, came in contact with a live wire carrying 2,300 volts and was instantly killed. His body was scorched but did not fall to the street, being held in place by the network of wires. One dead and four injured is the toll of an automobile accident in Stillwater when a machine occupied by four Twin City boys dashed over a fifty-foot cliff, after running down and killing Fred Yope, an aged resident of Stillwater. Raymond Backus, aged twenty-two, son of Edward Backus, the millionaire paper manufacturer of International Falls, was accidentally killed on the boathouse of the family at Rainy lake by stumbling over a shotgun. REAL WORTH. Charity and personal force are the only investments worth any- thing.—Walt Whitman. Don't lose your vote. REGISTER TUESDAY, SEPT. 10TH. SMOKE THE RELIABLE 5c SIGHT DRAFT CIGAR 5c All Kinds of Stories and Predictions Are Going Around—Railroade' Threat to Refuse to Carry the Increased Mail Caused by the Parcels Post Is Not Dangerous. By ARTHUR W. DUNN. Washington, Sept. 5.—[Special.]—Uncertainty, inaction and violent language mark the progress of the political campaign thus far. No one knows what is going to happen; no one can tell from which party Roosevelt will draw the most votes; no one can tell whether regular Republicans will support their candidate or vote for Governor Wilson in order to prevent the election of Roosevelt. In fact, there are chaotic political conditions, and the prophet is nothing but a guesser. I have heard men say that Taft will not carry half a dozen states. I have heard others say that Roosevelt will not have more than three states, and we have seen the Hilles prediction that Taft would carry thirty-eight of the forty-eight states. And the surest men of all are the Democrats, who profess to fear overconfidence is the only real danger that besets them. Republican Desertions. It is true, however, that many Republicans fear that there may be something like a stampede of regulars, or more properly speaking, intense Roosevelt haters, to Wilson in order to make sure that there shall not be the shadow of doubt of preventing Roosevelt's election. I have heard a great deal of that kind of talk lately. It comes from the west, from states like Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota, states that almost always are found in the Republican column. It is even intimated that men who fought Taft in those states fear that the Republican national ticket may run third because of the desertions of regulars. Railroads and Parcels Post. Railroads and Parcels Post. The intimation that the railroads may refuse to carry the increased mall caused by the parcels post is not a very dangerous threat, because it is more than probable that before the new scheme can be put into any effective operation another session of congress will have come and defects which the department and the commission have found can be remedied. The post-office bill should have provided increased compensation for carrying parcels post packages, but no one knew what would be necessary for that purpose. The new scheme means a complete readjustment of the mall service. Scott's Suggestion. "Why don't they calf Bill Ward, Roosevelt's friend?" asked former Senator Scott of West Virginia, speaking of the investigation into campaign contributions. "Then there was Charlie Brooker, and Ex-Governor Murphy of New Jersey. They were all about headquarters as members of the executive committee." Yes, and there were others. Frank Hitchcock was Cortelyou's confidential assistant, and there were a number of employees who may not have forgotten all that occurred in that memorable year 1904. "To Smoke Him Out." Speaking of the Barnhart amendment to the postoffice bill providing for publishing the names of all responsible owners and publishers of newspapers. Senator Gallinger said. "I suppose there is some great dread or anxiety on the part of somebody that some newspaper is controlled by some corporation or plutocrat, and the purpose of this amendment is 'to smoke him out.'" The senator was exactly right. The Mighty Mississippi. Congressman Ransdell of Louisiana made a long speech on the floods of the Mississippi river and showed why the whole country should bear a share of preventing overflows. He showed that the great stream drained 41 per cent of the whole territory of the United States, and as an outlet for the water fall of that region the government should provide a method which would not destroy vast areas of rich agricultural lands. An outline map which he published showed that the drainage basin of the great stream included all or part of thirty states of the Union. The states are: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennylva- No. 2. nia, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas. Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Abbreviating Names. The officers and sailors of the battleships and cruisers have a way of abbreviating the names of the ships that is unique. The best of all is the South Carolina, which is called the "South C." The North Carolina is the "North C," while the North Dakota is the "North D." The Rhode Island is the "Rye." The new Wyoming will be known as the "Y." Other names are not quite so unique, but nearly all are shortened in everything except official conversation. NATIONAL NEGRO BANKERS HOLD SUCCESSFUL MEETING Reports Submitted Show Increase in Yearly Volume of Business. Reports submitted at the recent annual meeting of the National Negro Bankers' association, held in Chicago, by representatives from over sixty banks showed an increase in deposits and in the general volume of business done during the year. It was also shown that, notwithstanding there have been failures in some instances among financial institutions conducted by the race, public confidence has been strengthened, and the present concerns are enjoying a reasonable share of patronage. S. S. Brown, national secretary and a director of the Fraternal Savings Bank and Trust company in Memphis, Tenn., in speaking of the attitude of the race toward the banking institutions conducted by our people, says that much depends upon the character and ability of the men who operate these financial institutions. If they can command the confidence, respect and good will of the public there is no question about the loyalty of our people in supporting banks or other well conducted businesses. Officers were elected as follows: President, W. R. Pettiford, president Penny Savings bank, Birmingham, Ala.; vice president, W. W. Cox, cashier Delta Savings bank, Indianola, Miss.; second vice president, E. M. Griggs, president Farmers and Citizens' Savings bank, Palestine, Tex.; secretary, S. S. Brown, director Fraternal Savings Bank and Trust company, Memphis, Tenn.; corresponding secretary, C. N. Langton, assistant cashier One Cent Savings bank, Nashville, Teen.; treasurer, T. H. Hays, vice president, Solvent Savings Bank and Trust company, Memphis, Tenn.; auditor, R. L. Smith, president Farmers and Mechanics' bank, Waco, Tex.; statistician, A. Morris Williams, cashier Enterprise Savings bank, Springfield, Ill. Members of the executive committee are: W. A. Attaway, president Delta Savings bank, Indianola, Miss., chairman; M. V. Morris, president Orgen Banking company, Houston, Tex.; V. H. Tulane, cashier Penny Savings bank, Birmingham, Ala.; W. W. Hadnott, cashier Prudential Savings bank, Birmingham, Ala.; J. W. Francis, president Bank of Mound Bayou, Mound Bayou, Miss.; L. K. Atwood, president Southern bank, Jackson, Miss.; I. T. Montgomery, director Bank of Mound Bayou, Mound Bayou, Miss.; E. G. Tidrington, president Pythian Savings and Loan bank, Indianapolis, Ind.; W. C. Rollins, cashier College Bank and Trust company, Prairie View, Tex. The number of banks by states is as follows: Alabama, seven; Georgia, three; South Carolina, one; North Carolina, six; Virginia, eleven; Florida, one; Tennessee, four; Texas, five; Mississippi, eleven; Pennsylvania, one; Illinois, three; Oklahoma, three; Maryland, two; Kentucky, one; Massachusetts, one, and Indiana, one. Encampment of the Order of Moses. The Grand United Order of Moses will hold its annual encampment in Brooklyn, beginning the third Tuesday in October. The order has a large membership in Greater New York as well as in other sections of the country. It was established many years ago and is said to be strong financially. Work of Professor J. C. Leftwich. Seminole college, in Boley, Okla., is one of the most successful schools in the country for the education of Indians and colored young men and women. Professor J. C. Leftwich, a well known educator, is at the head of this school, and through his wise management it has accomplished great good for both the students and the people in the community. Medical Association Makes Progress. The recent meeting of the National Medical association, held at the Tuskegee (Ala.) institute, was largely attended. The addresses delivered and papers read on topics relating to health and kindred subjects should advance the prevention and treatment of disease. The organization is composed of practicing physicians, dentists and pharmacists. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE STAR. MINNEAPOLIS We BEG that those who send notes will Write Facts Plainly—on One Side of the Paper—Leave a Space between each item, and Use Common Sense. This is very important. BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH. 1120 8th St. So. Rev. T. J. Carter, Pastor. 11 A. M. "The Call of the Age." 12:30. Sunday School, conducted by Mr. Henry Richardson, Supt. 8 P. M. "Baptism" and "Reception of Members." Come and hear the excellent singing of the Volunteer Choir under the leadership of Mrs. Robert Glenn. The singing as well as the other service will inspire you. The People's Christian Mission, 1312 3rd St. So. Services every evening at 7:30 p m. Special services all day Sunday Preaching at 11 oclock a. m. Sunday School 1:30 p. m. Praise Meeting 3 All are welcome. Rev. G. W. Mitchell Pastor. CHICKEN PIE SUPPER The Pulpit Ald Society of Bethesda will give a Chicken Pie Social at Mrs. Shepards, 515 13th Ave. So Menu as follows: Chicken Pie, Mashed Potatoes, Spaghetti Combination Salad, Watermelon, all for 25c. FOR SALE NO. 511 ALDRICH AVENUE A Sacrifice Sale. New moden duplex, 6 rooms and bath down stairs, 6 rooms and bath upstairs, hardwood finish, large rooms, full cemented cellar and laundry, large lot 64x139, walking distance near car line, cheap. Owner 511 Aldr. Irch Ave. No. M. Kronengold. SUNDAY FORUM. Prof. Chas. H. Moore of Greensboro, N. C. and Rev. A. H. Lealted of St. Paul addressed the Forum last Sunday. Pres. Bullock has arranged for a series of Vocational Lectures, which will be given by Dr. Vincent Dean Woods, Mrs. Barber, Prof. Main and Prof. Storm of the University. First Lecture will be given Oct. 4th. Next meeting is Sept. 15th. HOTEL JONES. 204 11th Ave. So. The Hotel Jones, 204 11th Ave. So. will be opened during September, under the management of Mrs. Emma Taylor-Jones. This will be one of the most elegantly furnished hotels of the Northwest, baths on each floor, gas, and electric light, private parlor and reception rooms, dining room, steam heat. Special accommodations for railroad and theatrical people. Notice of the Grand Opening will be announced later. Watch for the date. Miss Callie Harlow of Milwaukee is visiting Mrs. Geo. W. Holbert, 519 Wash. Ave. No. Mrs. William Helm, 3115 Columbus Ave. returned Friday from a week's visit to Chicago. Mr. Walter K. Bowie, has entire charge of the shipping department of the Goodrich Tire Co. He was recently promoted having been in the employ of the firm a few months. Mr. J. A. Roberts, of the Police Department has reawarded from a trip to Chillicothe, O., where he was accompanies by his brother, Henry Roberts, the prosperous druggist of Indianapolis. They had a very pleasant visit to their old home. Atty. W. R. Morris who recently returned from the Elks Convention at Dayton has gone to Atlanta, Ga., to attend the 16th B. M. C., of Odd Fellows. Mr. R. H. W. Davis, one of the old residents suffered a stroke of paralysis at Bethesda Baptist Church last week but he is improving. Col. and Mrs. Edw. F. Mitchell returned last week from Dayton, where they attended the Elks' Convention, which they never miss. They report a very pleasant also a trip to Washington, D. C. Mr. Chas. Clark of Carrolton, Mo. was the guest of Mr. and Mrs.Geo Holbert Sunday. Mr. Clark is one of the leading colored musicians having for the past ten years been the leader of the band and orchestra of the Al. G. Barnes Wild Animal Sows. DO IT NOW. We beg that those who are indebted to us, send us their subscription by P. O. Order. It will only cost us a cent if you refuse your paper, it will be returned to us. And we can cut you off our list. Rather do this than to have you receive it and serve news to your visiting friends. But if you accept it, and don't pay, you will be published with other parasites. We do want a larger circulation, also want list of bona fide subscribers. A SKILLED MECHANIC. Negro Foreman to Superintend Construction Work in Oregon. Mr. W. S. Doston, foreman of The Northwestern Ornamental Iron and Bronze Works of Minneapolis, has been sent to Pendleton, Oregon, to superintend the erection of all iron wire and metal work in the new State Hospital which is being done by above company. Mr. Doston will leave Sept. 8th and expects to be gone two months. Mrs. Lizzie Bass of Cartersville, Ind., who was visiting Mr. and Mrs. I. S. Bogie, 616 Tyler St. N. E., left today for her home. Mrs. J. W. Thornton and her daughters, Mrs. Neva Smith and Mrs. Bessie Wright will leave the last of September for Seattle, Wash., where they will permanently reside. Mrs. Ada Pegg of Karson City, Kan., who has been visiting Mrs. R. C. McCullough during past two weeks will remain two weeks longer in our city. Miss Beulah Davis of Omaha is the guest of Miss Alberta Gamble, 710 6th Ave. N., during Fair week. Mr. Earl Stewart is on a visit to Chicago. ANCHOR HILYARD LODGE RECEPTION. The Labor Day Entertainment of Anchor Hillyard Lodge F. and A. M. was a grand success. There was a large attendance of young people, who danced to the strains of McCulloughs' Orchestra. Mesdames Judy and Robinson were kept busy serving a delicious fruit punch, and the committee were proud of the affair, which will be followed at intervals during the dancing season. Mrs. James Darby, 102 Bryant Ave. No., is at the Hillcrest Hospital under the care of Dr. Redd and Dr. Wilcox, and it is requested that no visitors will call as she wishes absolute privacy. She has undergone an operation having a tumor removed, and will be home in two weeks. A NEW HOTEL OPENED. For Men Only. The Porters' and Waiters' Hotel was opened this week at 309 Hennepin Ave. Mr. Glover Shull, the manager of the Porters' and Waiters' Club has bought out the hotel adjoining the club and has thoroughly renovated it and cleaned it by the Vacuum process. The Hotel will be for men only and the convenient location and reasonable rates will appeal to any one desiring a clean and comfortable room. The appointments and accommodations are first class, Electric Light, Shower Baths, Restaurant, Both Phones, Barber Shop, Well ventilated Rooms, Clean and Sanitary Furnishings, Conveniently Located and in connection with the best equipped club in the country. Terms 50 cents aday. No women allowed in the Club qr Hotel. Manager Shull has long sought to gain possession of this building to make it a desirable place where men may enjoy either Hotel or Club life or both. PAST AND PRESENT It is not many years since the Railroads Porters and Hotel Waiters were social outcasts. Recently they have taken the lead. Why. They represent the bone and sinew of the accumulated wealth of the Negro, and have paved the way to better economic conditions, and left a legacy to posterity. Our greatest men have held these positions, and today their offspring is proud of their inheritance. "Honor and Shame from no condition rise. Act well your part. There all the honor lies." The Twin City Star has the exclusive use in this city of the Afro-American news service of the American Press Assn., edited by Mr. N. B. Dodson of N. Y., which is a feature of our publication, much appreciated by our readers. ARE YOU A PHONE FIEND? ARE YOU A PHONE FIEND? The telephone fiend is one of the latest nuisances. They want more attention than we can give. Bring or send your notices and your money for advertisements. We have only our phone for personal use, and when we say that we don't take notes over the phone. We mean it. If there is anything that spells laziness and increases immorality among Negroes it is the telephone, yet they must have them because they have so much need for them in their business. With us it is different, Uncle Sam is our best agent, and if you can't use him, don't annoy us with phone calls. This is important. DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER. There are many Negroes here from parts of the South where they do not vote, that they are afraid of the ceremony. Many have never voted, and probably never will until it is too late. TWIN CITY STAR ST. PAUL ATTY. W. T. FRANCIS TO VISIT ATLANTA AND TUSKEEGEE. Attorney W. T. Francis left last night for Atlanta, Ga., to attend the 16th B. M. C. He will join the special party at Chicago and take "Special Train" to Atlanta. Mrs. Francis and Mrs. R. B. Chapman will accompany Mr. Francis as far as Nashville, Tenn. Mrs. Chapman will go to Texas for a visit with her aunt after a short stay with her grandmother in Nashville. Attorney Francis will visit Dr. and Mrs. Booker T. Washington at Tuskegee before he returns. Mr. Alex. Tucker has returned from Denver, Col. Mr. Tucker's health has improved, and he is glad to meet his old friends in the Twin Cities, who have been so hopeful for his recovery. Mrs. W. W. R. Hardy entertained at dinner Aug. 28th in honor of Mrs. Flora Lindsay of Buffalo, N. Y., Mrs. Shelton of Duluth, Mrs. Vass, Mrs. Crane and Mrs. Julia Billups. Covers were laid for 7, color scheme was yellow and white. All had a delightful time. Miss Sarah M. Talbert, niece of Mrs. W. R. Hardy enters the Junior year in the New England Conservatory of music. Miss Talbert will make her home this year with Mrs. U. Ridley, the daughter of Mrs. Josephine Ruffin. Miss Talbert played with great success at the Womens meeting in Hampton, Va. Mr. Geo. B. Lowe will leave for the B. M. C. at Atlanta with the Patriarchie from Chicago. THE SPIRELLA CORSET. Cora E. Anderson, 365 Aurora Ave. ATTY. McGHEE IS IMPROVING. Atty. Fred. L. McGhee is slowly improving. He has been very sick, but physicians report that he has passed the critical period of his illness. On account of the many visitors his residence was roped in to secure privacy, and letters of sympathy were received from all over the country. ST. LOUIS KITCHEN. 138 E. 3rd St., St. Paul. Regular Sunday Dinner 35c. Soup—Roast Young Turkey. Lettuce and Tomato Salad. Lettuce and Tomato Salad. Short Ribs of Beef, Mashed Potatoes. Candied Sweets, Fried Corn. New Peach Cobbler. Sauce a la Hinson. Coffee—Tea—Milk. Send to the Star your News. Miss Blanche Jones, niece of Mrs. Thos. H. Lyles, has returned to her home in Chicago, after spending two weeks' vacation with her aunt. Miss Jones has charge of the alteration department of one of the big Chicago stores and has under her management over 30 white girls. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Birdett of Monmouth, Ill., are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Murphy. Mr. Birdett is the only colored letter carrier in his home city. Mr. and Mrs. James E. Murphy entertained at Sunday dinner in honor of Dr. M. C. B. Mason. Covers for twelve. Subscribe for the Star Dr. M. C. B. Mason spent a pleasant hour Sunday with Mr. A. S. Webre the son of his old friend Hon. John Webre, former Naval Officer at New Orleans. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Sherwood have returned from the east and report a splendid time. Mrs. Pearl Duncan has accepted a position in Texas and felt monday evening, Sept. 2nd for Texas. Miss Sarah Marshall of Minneapolis was calling in St. Paul Monday afternoon. Mr. Daniel Harding is improving. Mr. Douglas Lewis of 174 Acker St. died Sept. 1st. Funeral from St. James A. M. E. church Tuesday, Sept. 3rd at 2 P. M. STUDENTS ENTER COLLEGE Miss Catherine Lealtad, honor graduate of Class 12, Mechanics Arts School, St. Paul and Mr. Jas. Kydd Hilyard, graduate of Central High Class '11, also student of Univ. of Minn., will enter Macalester College. Mr. Hilyard will complete the Academic Course preparatory to a professional training, probably the study of Dentistry. Buy the Twin City Star. Everybody's News—Everybody's Paper. NEGROES RECEIVE ROOSEVELT. Messrs. P. F. Hale of Minneapolis and D. E. Beasley of St. Paul were on the local reception committees, and Chas. Sumner Smith was on the Twin City Committee and the Organization Committee and the escort of the Spanish War Veterans. HUMOR OF THE DAY WELL EQUIPPED The Intelligent Steward In addition to myself and the postcard fiend, I discovered that our passenger list is made up of Dutch, French, English, Germans, Spanish, Swiss, Portuguese, Moorish and Javanese. We can all speak our own language with varying degrees of fluency, including the stewards, who are Javanese. We communicate with the stewards either through the officers or by dumb show. I am glad to report that I am rapidly developing a latent gift for the dying art of pantomime. Hunger and thirst are good teachers. On the first morning, for example, wishing to take my usual bath, I rang the bell. It was answered by my cabin boy. "Bath?" I inquired. He smiled delightedly. "May I have a bath?" I persisted. He nodded, disappeared and returned an instant later with an orange. "No," I said. "Bath." To assist the simple statement I waved my arms about rather wildly, the intention being to imitate one bathing. "Yah!" he cried, disappeared again and came back with a blanket. "No." I said. "I am not cold. Wait a moment." Springing from my bunk, I sat down on the floor of the cabin and went through the motion of one sluicing himself with water. I took great pains over the matter, and I really think it was well done. "Yah, yah!" he cried, and ran off. In less than two minutes he was back with a live hen.—London Sketch. Has Twenty-five Cent Campaign Fund. Logically, if large expenditures at and before primary elections are an evil, small ones approach political blessedness and deserve approving publicity. Salute, then, Sergeant Charles C. Campbell of Sandusky, O., for conspicuous gallantry in preserving both his financial integrity and his sense of humor through a recent unsuccessful campaign for re-election to his county central committee. As a statement of campaign expenses, the sergeant fled the following report: "To four glasses of beer at 5 cents each, 20 cents. "To one glass of beer for a fellow who said he carried the precinct in his pocket, although the returns prove that he was mistaken, 5 cents. "Total, 25 cents."—Collier's Weekly. Modest Request. That a reputation for oratorical excellence may have its handicap is illustrated by the experience in Arkansas of a certain member of congress noted for his mellifluous tongue. On one occasion this statesman was traveling in a little visited section of the state mentioned when he stopped overnight in a log cabin inhabited by an old man and wife. After breakfast the next morning the host, who had been in a flutter of excitement ever since he learned the identity of his distinguished guest, said he would like to make one slight request before the visitor departed. "Couldn't you," he said, with evident anxiety—"couldn't you jest make my wife and me a little speech before leave'n' us?"—Harper's Magazine. Very Romantic The young girl was greatly excited. "I am told you once met the great composer, Rossini," she cried. "Yes," said the old man. "I met him once." "You met the great composer of 'William Tell?' "The same." "How grand! How very romantic! And would you please tell me what he had to say?" "Well, he didn't have very much to say. He was eating spaghetti at the time, and you know that doesn't facilitate conversation." — Kansas City Journal. Seldom Employed. "A husky young man like you ought not to be begging. Why don't you work?" "I'd like to, ma'am, but I ain't had but one job in two weeks and that didn't last more than a couple of minutes." "What kind of a job could it have been that lasted only two minutes?" "I held an automobile so it wouldn't get scared and run away when the fire department went by."—Buffalo Express. The Giveaway "Jane," said her father, "how does it happen that I find four good cigars on the mantelpiece this morning? Did Henry leave them for me?" "No, he took them out of his vest pocket to avoid breaking them last night, and I guess he forgot all about them afterward." The laugh that followed made her wish she had been as careful with her speech as Henry had been with his cigars—Detroit Free Press. The Limit Blinks—They say that Smith is a mean man. Jinks—Mean! Should say he was. Why, he feeds his canary three times a day and keeps the seed trough out of the cage between meals to save expense.—Cincinnati Enquirer. Something Badly Needed. Patience—I see somebody has just got out a patent for a gun silencer. Patrice—Why don't some one get busy and invent one which can be attached to a soup spoon. I wonder? Yonkers Statesman. READ THE STAR—IT'S NEWS. WELL EQUIPPED FOR BUSINESS RECORD OF HIS WORK NOTED Encouragement For Aspiring Young Afro-Americans In the Field of Architecture Found In the Actual Achievements of a Former Student and Graduate of Tuskegee Institute. Houston, Tex.—Ground will be broken here about Aug. 1 for a public library for the colored residents of the city. The library is the result of the liberality of Andrew Carnegie, who gave $15,000. The architect is W. Sidney Pittman, who has drawn plans for some of the largest buildings erected by the race within the last five years. Mr. Pittman is a native of Montgomery, Ala. He was educated at Tuskegee institute, graduating in 1900. He later took the course in architecture at Drexel institute, Philadelphia, afterward returning to Tuskegee, where he taught architecture for several terms. Among the many buildings that he has designed are the Negro building at the Jamestown exposition, the buildings at the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua, Durham, N. C.; the White Rock Baptist church, Durham; the $100,000 Colored Young Men's Christian association building in Washington, the Garfield public school, Washington; the Carnegie library in Montgomery, Ala., and the projected $150,000 building for the Knights of Pythias of Dallas, Tex. The latter building will contain four stories and will be divided into a thes PETER H. W. SIDNEY PITTMAN. ter, lodge and office rooms. It will be of brick and stone, with all steel framework. Mr. Pittman's work in this section of the country will necessitate himself and family taking up residence in this section for the time being. Mr. Pittman was one of the leading spirits in the upbuilding of Fairmount Heights, a Washington suburb, where he and other prominent Washingtonians made their homes. Although Mr. Pittman's native home is Montgomery, Ala., he has resided in Washington for a number of years. His present residence at 3509 Roseland avenue, Dallas, Tex., is graced by Mrs. Pittman and three children. Mrs. Pittman before her marriage was Miss Portia Washington, daughter of Dr. Booker T. Washington. She is an accomplished pianist, having studied at the New England Conservatory of Music. Mrs. Pittman also studied music for several years in Europe. Notwithstanding her many home duties she still finds time to devote to the study of music and giving instructions to many pupils. The people in the vicinity of her new temporary home will find in Mrs. Pittman an energetic woman, thoroughly interested in the advancement of the race along all lines. Doors Which No Enemy Can Shut. There are many hindrances in the pathway of the aspliring colored man, but let it not be forgotten that there are open doors that no enemy can close, says the Washington National Union. In the professions, in the church, school, home and hundreds of industrial avenues we have a field for our highest activities. No one can prevent the blackest man from living a clean life. No one can rob us of the fruits of a Christian character nor the sweetness of lofty ideals. The Onward March of Woman Suffrage Woman's suffrage is sweeping state after state into the line of victory, says the Los Angeles (Cal.) Now Age. Some claim to see dire disaster in the success of this movement, but we have every confidence that the women who vote will always safeguard the interests of her husband, father, son or brother, as the case may be. We can and do trust our wives and mothers with the keeping of our honor and our homes. Surely we may trust them with the ballot. SYLVESTER W. OLIVER. Working Men's Social Club OLIVER BROS., Managers PHONE: Nicolet 9506 206 So. Second St. Minneapolis, Minn. 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 HEGENER R. H. HEGENER 207 Nicollet TWIN CITY RAZORS. Full hollow ground. $125 each. 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Turner Wall GOLDEN GRAIN BELT BEERS EXPRESSLY FOR FAMILY USE "Many People never liked Beer until they tried GRAIN BELT" THE TASTE IS THE REASON COST MOST TO MAKE BUT COST YOU NO MORE GET A TRIAL CASE NOW Is it money you want? ~ ??? HOLLYWOOD THEN YOU MUST BUY THEN YOU MUST BUY TWIN CITY STAR RACE PROGRESS EDITOR'S THEME RACE PROGRESS EDITOR'S THEME National Negro Press Association Holds Annual Meeting. SESSIONS ALL HARMONIOUS. Earnest and Helpful Co-operation Between Publishers, Correspondents and Business Enterprises Keynote For the Future—Knox Presides at First Session. Chicago.—The recent fourth annual meeting of the National Negro Press association held in this city marked the beginning of a new era of earnest and helpful co-operation between publishers and correspondents. In the absence of President M. M. Lewey, George L. Knox, the veteran proprietor of the Indianapolis (Ind.) Freeman, presided at the opening session. Mr. Knox gave the younger men much encouragement in pledging his support in an effort to build up a strong organization of newspaper men. Recording Secretary Henry Allen Boyd presided at the second session until after the election of officers. The JOHN H. HARRIS HENRY ALLEN BOYD. sessions held were all helpful. Over fifty papers were represented. Interesting addresses were made by Dr. E. C. Morris of Helena, Ark.; Charles Sumner Smith, editor of the Twin City Star, Minneapolis, Minn.; Dr. A. J. Carey and others. The association unanimously adopted the following resolutions: Whereas, The National Negro Press association, in fourth annual meeting assembled, recognizes with pride the rapid strides of the race along educational, religious and commercial lines and realizing that this advancement is due largely to the press we hereby set forth the following resolutions: Resolved, That we deplore the continued disregard for law and order in certain sections of our country where lynchings and other forms of lawlessness occur and believe that only through the maintenance and hearty support of an intelligent press officer can law be secured and respected. We also put ourselves on record as being opposed to segregation, disfranchisement and discrimination in every form that is based solely on the question of race, color or previous condition of servitude. Resolved, That the National Negro Press association expresses appreciation to the African-American association of New York city for opening its service to the Negro press of the country through the Afro-American page, edited by Mr. N. Barnett Dodson of that city, and that we heartily indorse said Afro-American page and urge all editors of race papers to use this service. Resolved, That we favor a uniform rate for advertisements based on an accurate statement of circulation and that we condemn fake advertisements. Resolved, That we print the news without fear or favor, giving a true reflex of existing conditions without concealing evil or overlooking the constructive features of business, and we urge greater rectiprocity between men and racial journals. Respectfully submitted, John L. Thompson, Iowa, chairman; Gurley Brewer, Indiana; A. N. Fields, Illinois; M. T. Buley, Lawrence C. Jones, Mississippi; secretary. The newly elected officers of the National Negro Press association are as follows; R. W. Thompson of Thompson's National News bureau, Washington, president; Joseph L. Jones, Pythian Monitor, Cincinnati, vice president; Charles Sumner Smith, Twin City Star, Minneapolis, Minn., recording secretary; Henry Allen Boyd, Nashville (Tenn.) Globe, corresponding secretary; John L. Thompson, Iowa State Bystander, treasurer. The executive committee is headed by N. Barnett Dodson of New York, with the following members, who were present: Emmett J. Scott, Alabama; W. H. Stewart, Kentucky; W. T. Andrews, South Carolina; C. K. Robinson, Missouri; George B. Kelly, Minnesota; J. A. Ross, Kansas; G. L. Knox, Indiana; J. R. Booker, Arkansas; W. E. Petee, Texas; A. L. Fields, Illinois, and E. B. Topp, Mississippi. Each state represented in the association is entitled to membership in the executive committee. The next annual meeting of the association will be held in Philadelphia in August, 1913, one day before the opening of the fourteenth annual meeting of the National Negro Business league. IN THE REALM OF FASHION Pretty Foulard Frock. A modish design for a foulard gown is illustrated. The foulard is the ever popular navy blue, coin dotted in black and white. Self tone satin ribbon is used for the brettes and to outline the bib portion on the bodice. There is also a wide square yoke of lace. A COIN DOTTED SILK DRESS. The underskirt is of the foulard, the slashed tunic and blb of black mousse-line de sole with border of blue satin ribbon. There is a narrow crushed girdle of ribbon without ends. With this is worn a hat of navy blue chip trimmed with one black and one white wing. Bridge Bags. Shot taffeta hand bags to use with taffeta bridge gowns are dainty little affairs. At the bottom the taffeta is gathered around a little mirror, and the sides are drawn up with successive cordings, the bag swinging from the arm. The bridge bag should be just large enough to hold a handkerchief and the gold and silver pieces which change hands in the game, the number and amount of these varying according to the social status of the players. In some rather fashionable bridge games stakes run high, and gold pieces of substantial denomination are necessary to pay milady's losses at the end of an afternoon. These bags may be worn with silk gowns for any occasion. SMART GLOVES FOR OUTDOOR WEAR. Duck's foot yellow is the new shade in gloves for morning wear, and gloves of this shade are worn no matter whether they match the costume or not. Gloves for outdoor are an important item of the wardrobe of the girl who takes pride in the appearance of her hands, for she realizes that only by covering them can she prevent the finger nails from breaking, the cuticle from tanning and the palms from hardening. For golfing and tennis the most satisfactory gloves are of chamois which becomes softer every time it is washed. Gloves in two button lengths, which perfectly protect the wrists, come in natural color, gun metal and white. Looking like chamois but of a fabric which is said to wear better and to wash quite as well are driving gloves with strap fastenings and stitch edged loose cuffs. Riding gloves of a fabric closely resembling natural colored, white or gray leather, but much more comfortable for warm weather service, have mousquetaire wrists and plain backs or are in gauntlet style with the very widely stitched backs which make a generously proportioned hand look less broad. Walking gloves with mousquetaire wrists and straps have the becoming back stitching and are of taffeta, chamois, suede or glace pique materials which are also made up in white, pearl, slate, brown, beaver, gray, bison or tan, the gloves fastening with one or two large clasps. If the hands perspire profusely the most satisfactory gloves for dances are those of plain silk which may be lauered by soaking them in castle soaped warm water and allowing them to dry gradually in a shaded place, or of embroidered silk which may be cleaned with French chalk. The secret of having such gloves always fresh, is to cleanse them after each wearing as a very little rubbing will remove a small stain, whereas the hard usage necessary to eradicate the grime of several wearings will prove injurious to the fabric. ROUND THE GLOBE Named Lion, a new British battle cruiser has cost $10,500,000. Beet sugar to a total of 14,000,000 tons is produced every year. In Scotland during last month over 100,000-poor persons were in receipt of relief. Thirteen Hebrew or Yiddish papers are published in New York, three of them being dailies. The first boating club for German girls was started last autumn at Cassel with thirty members. During the last seven years the farming population of New South Wales has increased by 7,000 people. From deep water in the Atlantic to deep water in the Pacific the Panama canal will be fifty miles in length. The imperial German postoffice has a new machine for printing stamps in rolls, which are used in automatic slot selling devices. It is eighty-three years since the first horse drawn public omnibus ran in England. The first public motorbus ran eight years ago. A German firm has been awarded a bridge contract by the Volga-Bugulma railway for a $5,000,000 structure across the Volga near Simb裂k, Russia. None of the sewage of Berlin is allowed to empty into the river or canals of that city. It is all pumped through large pipes to the city sewage farms. Special orange colored spectacles to protect the eyes of wireless operators from ultra violet rays in the sparks have been placed on the market in France. A single province of India has 22,000,000 of inhabitants, for whom there are twenty-one foreign missionaries, or one missionary to each million of population. Lawn tennis has become very popular among Japanese high school and college students. Intercollegiate games have also become popular among the students and their friends. The supreme court of Leipzig has decided in the case of a waitress who was dismissed for flirting with customers that flirting was not criminal and was necessary for a waitress. The question, now receiving serious attention, of deepening the harbor of Hongkong is of special interest to the United States, because the deep draft vessels now visiting that Chinese port are almost entirely American. Women tax payers of Wiener-Neustadt and Waldhofen, in Austria, have just been given the right to vote in person instead of by proxy, as heretofore, and voting has been made compulsory for both men and women. It has been estimated by the geological survey that the available water power of the United States at minimum flow is approximately 36,000,000 horsepower and that this can be increased five or six times by suitable storage facilities. The federal assembly of Switzerland has issued a decree, subject to the referendum, that, beginning with the next year, the importation, manufacture, keeping in store, exposing for sale and the sale of artificial wine and artificial cider is prohibited. Car seals are not in use on British railroads, as in the United States. The usual custom is to bolt and lock the doors. In the case of very valuable freight or bullon, additional protection is afforded by one or more officials traveling inside the car. The Brazilian government is erecting a large building at Rio de Janeiro for the library of the National Institute of Music. It will be one of the largest musical libraries in existence, and a special feature will be dictionaries and books on music in every language. Italy has been behind other European nations in the matter of alrshlpss, but within the last few months much has been done to stir up enthusiasm. A National Aero league has been formed to raise funds. The primary scope of the aeroplanes is to be military. In England a decided impetus has been given to the "back-to-the-country" movement by the increased cost of living in the large cities and the cheapening of the traveling facilities. Residences from thirty to fifty miles from London are in greater demand than ever. Amoy, in China, sends about 3,000,000 narcissus bulbs to the United States every year. The declared value of these bulbs in 1910 was $10,514 and in 1911 $7,043. This is also the part of China from which a great amount of the joss sticks in this country are imported. In Germany there is a total number of 11,900 women filling honorary positions in cities and on charity boards. In 155 municipalities 7,000 women are in active service for the care of the poor and of orphans. In 115 towns there are women serving on school boards. Outside of Stanley's old road from Matadi to Stanley pool, now rarely used, and the lately constructed roads in the Katanga connecting the different mines, there are no roads in the Kongo. Native trails, waterways and railroads furnish the only facilities of transportation. Over the trails native porters carry loads averaging sixty pounds on their heads. The Chinese are planning to have their revenge on Europe and America. A scheme's on foot to send Confucian missionaries to the godless of the Christian world, and according to a paper of Hankow, General Li Yunnbung, to whom the scheme was submitted, has forwarded it to the president, not willing to shoulder the responsibility himself. WANTED. Reliable, live, honest, hustling agents for the Twin City Star. You can make a good living with this work as a side line. Agents wanted in Milwaukee, Chicago, Omaha, Kansas City, Portland, Ore., Seattle, Denver, Des Moines and Sioux City. Write for terms to The Twin City Star, Minneapolis, Minn 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. CHURCHES. ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL SCURCH 5th Ave. So. and 27th St. Minn. Rev A. H. Leatad, Rector. Service at 8 o'clock P .M. All are invited. Come. ST. PETERS A. M. E. CHURCH, 22d St. and 11th Aves. Services every Sunday at 1:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Sunday school at 12:30. Rev. F. M. Lewis, Pastor. ST. JAMES A. M. E. CHURCH, 218 Eighth Ave. So. Sunday services at 11 a.m. 8 p.m. Sunday school at 1 p.m. Rev. E. R. Edwards, Pastor. BETHESA DAPTIST CHURCH, 1130 Eighth Street So. Preaching every Sunday morning and evening. Rev. T. J. Carter, Pastor. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH, 6th Avenue N. Ave. So. Services morning and evening each Sunday. Rev. M. W. Witters, pastor. ST. PAUL St. James A. M. E. Church, Rev. n. P. Jones, pastor, Cor. Jay and Fuller Sts. All are welcome. ZION PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 458 WESTERN AVE. ST. PAUL. LODGES ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR. Deputy. Installs and organizes Chapters of The O. E. Star. Pleased to consult any one interested. Residence Mrs. Anna B. Harris, Grand District 285 Rondo St., St. Paul, Minn. AN IMPORTANT NOTICE. The Star has received many compliments recently, and we are grateful, but what about the necessary with-all? Don't forget that a part payment on your subscription will be most helpful to make the Twin City Star what it should be. The Editor and Publisher does not intend to give his time, energy and finance to a public, unless they financially support him. There are many staunch supporters of the Star, but few in proportion to our population. We must have a larger paid up subscription list to continue, and cannot do so unless we get it. Remit by P. O. Order and you have a receipt. Hoping that many who are delinquent will take notice and act accordingly. I am yours for the interest of all.—The Editor. 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Read the Twin City Star. oa | | i L | | | | | It HE TWIN CITY STAR NEGRO PROGRESSIVE. Vol. 3. Saturday, Sept. 7, 1912 No2. Entered in the Post ouice at Min- neapolis, June 23, as second class mat- Published Every Saturday by CHARLES SUMNER SMITH, 1419 Washington Ave. So. Minne- apolis, Minn. Geo. B. Kelley Duluth, Minn. “Head of the Lakes” Representative. See eee ran Subscription by Mall, Postpald. ONE YEAR oo. ..ceeeeeeee vee $2000 SIX MONTHS .....0eceeeseere 125 8 MONTHS ........000e0eeee00.8 75 CANADIAN SUBSCRIPTION $2.50. Advertising rate per Inch 50c. Special rates furnished on application Subscribers are earnestly request ed to report to the office any irregu- larities in the delivery of thelr paper; also any change of address. Subscribers wishing tbo ‘Twin City Star” discontinued at the expiration of their subscriptions sLould notity us to that effect; otherwise we shall consider it thelr wish to have it con- tinued. 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FSO ee ER gL, eT Te The national Progressive party, committed to the principle of govern- ment by a self-controlied democracy expressing its will through represen- tatives of the people pledges itself to secure such alterations in the funda- mental law of the several states and of the United States as shall Insure the representative character of the government. In particular this party declares for direct primaries for the nomination of state and national officers, for na- tlon-wide preferential primaries for candidates for the presidency, for the direct election of United States sena- tors by the people; and we urge on the states the policy of the short bal- lot with responsibility to the people and recall. ‘This 1s the plank in the platform secured by the initiative, referendum condeming States’ Rights, and the re- vival of the Civil Rights Bill, which the Republicans never passed. “NEGROES REFUSE TO VOTE. Suppose that many of the Negroes of the South (not all) had a chance to VOTE, do you think that they would REGISTER? Here a Negro has that right, and it Is a disgrace to mention the vote of the Twin Cities. Even the loafing element, who have nothing to do, but register and vote fail to do so, and railroad em- ployees should register even if they knew they would not be at home to vote. But advice Is futile. We beg for rights, and fight for privileges, and value neither when we are justly accorded them. Negro men, your bal- lot is your only defense. Roosevelt Did Not Ask Late E. H. Harriman for Funds, Elther, but Magnate Sought Financial Help iat Bima abiche’ Wain aa New York, Aug. 26.—William Loeb, Jr., collector of the port of New York, came out boldly today in a vigorous defense of Col. Roosevelt against the attacks being made upon the ex-presi- dent over the contributions to the contributions to the Roosevelt cam: paign fund of 1904 by the Standard Oil company and by the late B. H. Harriman. Mr. Loeb says it was he and not President Roosevelt to whom George B, Cortelyou gave assurance that the Standard had made no contributions. Mr. Loeb also says that instead of Roosevelt asking Harriman for assis- tance, the latter at the famous white- house interview, urged the president to cause National Chairman Cortel you to give financial help to the New York state committee in order to save ‘the state ticket. oak i * Qubseribe for the Star. CONGRESSMAN F. M. NYE. Hon. Frank M. Nye has joined the National Progressive Party, and did ‘not file as a Republican candidate for reelection. The Negroes through: out the land know that Cong. Nye has always been their friend, He re cently fought for the pro rata distribu: tion of the Educational Fund fn Wash: ington and to him is given the cedit of the victory by the administrations correspondents. We did not support Mr. Nye in the primaries two years ago when he “stood by the old ship” but supported him at the general elec- tion, His election must have been destined, because he has seen in the powers of the Republican Party such corrupt conditichs that caused his withdrawal. Had Mr. Nye turned Progressive after a defeat, he may have been called an opportunist, but he refused to file as a Republican, be- cause when a Republican he boosted of making no apologies for being a Republican, and now as a Progressive he will stand for the principles of right. Mr. Nye has patience, wisdom and integrity, also a true conception of the essentials of the American peo- ple. Where Mr. Nye goes the Negroes of this country have in him one of Americas most eloquent and per- suasive speakers, who will champion their cause. His action will be fol- lowed by many fair minded men of various states. Who will take the place of Cong. Nye? Washington correspondents please answer. SELF-RESPECTING MEN WILL RE- SENT INSULT. Of course, a few preachers and pol- {tical bishops and other mercenary professionals, who are out for a tainted dollar, will boot-lick and fol- low him, but the manly men, the self- respecting men, the manhood of the race, will resent the Colonel's in- sinuation and insult, and will vote the Democratic ticket before they will support Theodore Roosevelt.—The Atlanta Independent, Atlanta, Ga. ‘The above {s clipped from the Taft Campaign Negro Literature, and it shows that the Editor of the Inde- pendent has no hopes for the Repub- Mean machine, and advises Negroes, or says that they will vote the Dem- ocrat ticket to resent insults and in sinuations from Roosevelt. This is very, very, very thin, Are Insinua- tions and insults equal to Dem- ocratic Legislation, Southern Lawless- ness and Discrimination? Brother Davis believes that what a man says harms more than what he does. Many Negroes who are opposed to Roosevelt will vote for Debs rather than Taft or Wilson. But just that class of preachers, and professionals will vote the Democratic ticket, or any ticket, also that class of delegates to the Republican Convention who were bought by Taft, will place the Negro in bad with any party. Negro Editors should at least give Roosevelt credit for not saying many things about their love of Iucre that could be said. Yet they compare him with Tillman, Heflin and Vardaman just because they are paid with Taft money., There is not a Negro sup- porting Pres. Taft, unless he is play- ing commercial politics, and these axegrinders, and gruttstake race leaders have recently found no good In Roosevelt or the Progressive Party. Roosevelt followers will watch the action of Senator Nelson as to his at- titude to the Progressive Party and its leader. Wallace G. Nye has always been a true friend of the Negroes. He is & candidate for Mayor and E. J. West- lake 1s out to go to the legislature. Keep your eye on Nye and Westlake. ‘There is not a man who can say that they did not always do the little things that were requested from them at all times and a recommendation from elther has given good positions to many Negroes. Remember your friends when they need you. W. A. Kelley of the Southern Thea- tre is a candidate for alderman of 6th Ward. This is where your vote counts. His treatment of our people at the Southern has made him friends, and the Negro vote will elect him. Remember to Register, or you can't vote. MORE WAITERS—BETTER PAY. The patience of the guests at the Roosevelt Luncheon at the West Hotel was helpful to the waiters who were “carrying the food.” Service was dis- carded, Now, why is it that we gen- erally get old school taskmasters as head walters who expect waiters to come to wait a special dinner or ban- quet for $1.25 per., and when the extra men refuse to accept these rates, they are forced to double the work of reg: ular employees? Because of thelr ignorance. We must have men as headwaiters who know how to de- mand a salary for thelr men. Weare ashamed to give this publicity but ask the management of the West Hotel for more waiters at better pay to insure service. SEND YOUR SUBSCRIPTION. TWIN CITY STAR —— A REAL NEWSPAPER. | A newspaper isn’t simply a bare chronicler of events. it is a personal- ity. It comes into your house almost as a member of your family. What sort of a person ¢> you like to have visit you? He ought to be honest, courageous, ‘no hypocrite, and a gentleman, with @ real interest in you, ready to lend a hand if you need help. Cheerful- ness and good humor are excellent qualities, and a wide range of | in- terests. ‘What do you find in The Star? It has opinions, of course, and it speaks them out freely. They are its own and they are not influenced by outside interests. The square deal is Its platform. In handling news it observes the decencies and amenities of life, It never wantonly brings shame or sor row to any home. Its advertisements are clean. It the Twia City Star does not bring you something of interest in any particular issue, it has failed by so much that week. It takes of its hat and apologizes for having bored you as a visitor. But {t trusts this doesn’t often hap- pen. Not often, does it? RACE HAS HIGH IDEALS. Pres. Taft recently said that “the Colored Race has high ideals.” That's just why they are supporting Roose velt in whom they realize a cham: pion of right, not an apologist Ike Pres. Taft, who has sustained the Dred Scott decision by refusing to ap point Negroes to offices wherever it was objectionable to white men, and who by the appointment of Southern Confederates to the Supreme Bench has denied the Negroes their Con: stitutfonal Rights. Roosevelt never closed the door of hope in the face of the Negro. | RECORD OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. Colored Americans having beer permitted to be disfranchised in the Southern States under Republican rule. The appointment of ex-Conted erates and Southern Democrats upon the Supreme Court of the United States. ‘The appointment of ex-Confed erates and Southern Democrats {n the Cabinet by President Taft. ‘The declaration of President Taft that he would appoint no colored man to office who may be objectionable to the white people. Race discrimination permitted upon the railroads South, and the enact ment of “Jim Crow” car laws. ‘The removal of Southern colored office holders in the South from office and the appointment of Democrats and ex-Confederates in thelr stead. With such a record for the Repub- lean party to go to the country on In 1912 to capture the colored vote will be bound to be effective. The colored voters throughout the coup- try have opened thelr eyes, and be tween now and 1912 they will keep them open.—The Bee, Wash. D. C. THE SOUTHERN REPUBLICAN SCANDAL, ‘The president is like the high-mind- ed president of a public service cor poration who wants his general man- ager or counsel to get results in council and legislature, but is unwil- ling to hear anything about the necessary means. ‘We do not hear of any refusal of the president to permit Southern delegates to the Republican national convention to vote for him, but he is taking great pains to pass on the other side of all unpleasant details involved in arranging for this support of bis candidacy. ‘The Republican party in the South is a permanent scandal. It has no following, since its Negroes have been disfranchised and its whites ostra- cised, and only leaders enongh to fill the federal and organization offices. Extracts from Minneapolis Tribune. It’s a year old, but true. GUARD YOUR ENTHUSIASM. The Negro voters are interested in the coming election, and they beJong to all parties. It is hoped that they will not be so deeply interested that they will make personal attacks against those of thelr race who may ‘oppose them. ‘Treat each other as you do'the white man, Let us give every one credit for his political views, and when the campaign is over, may there be no strained social rela- tlons on account of political ditter- ences, We can accomplish nothing under these conditions. ‘Whether Wickersham was sincere in the Lewis case or not, he surely circulated some Taft campaign dope— but it is not working—too old. Roosevelt's Rousing Reception was 80 different from the Taft cortege of last spring. : ‘Subscribe for the Star. On All Car Lines 1308-10 WASHINGTON AVE. 80. 28 Newly Furnished Rooms. By Day, Week or Month, Special Rates to Theatrical People. Mra, Allce (Mother) Carver, Prop. N. W. Phone Main 863 BARBER SHOP AND BATHS. G90 OU) Te ® Duluth rl Superior ~“ Three Good Week Day & Two Sunday Trains over “The Duluth Short Line”: Northern Pacific Ry. 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