Twin City Star

DULUTH THE TWIN CITY STAR ST.PAUL ```markdown ``` Defective Page RAPID GROWTH OF MOUND BAYOU Plenty of Business In Little Mississippi Town. SETTLERS BUILDING HOMES Municipality Founded by Isaiah T. Montgomery in Wilderness of Great Southern State Becomes Wealthy Center of Industry—Charles Banks, Premoter of Oil Mill. BY CLEMENT RICHARDSON. Mound Bayou, Miss.—Going down on the "Cannon Ball" of the Y. M. V. railway, I reached Mound Bayou in the still hours of the night. Barring the noise at the station, the town was as still as ghostland. As I got away from the station, however, I became aware of the lone puffing of an engine, the opening and shutting of a boiler door. I saw the glare of red fire in the distance. I had visited Mound Bayou in 1910. I recalled very distinctly everything I saw there. But this midnight engine was new to me; so, too, was the big oil mill, standing there with its shadows outlined against the stars. I began even at that hour to look about to see what progress had been made during these three years. I found that the engine and boiler racket was from an ice factory, puffing away day and night to supply the wants of the town and neighboring villages and big plantations. This new item of business progress immediately started my curiosity, and I set out the next morning to discover what changes had been made throughout the town since my last visit. People from all parts of the country were settling here, inspired by the most unique enterprise of town building in Negro history. These people were investing freely in business and in the ISAIAH T. MONTGOMERY CHARLES BANKS. rich soil, free from the invasions of the boll weevil and at that time rioting in cotton from four to six feet high. Down one of the side streets were two new frame buildings, resembling in appearance small country stores, but stores I knew they were not, as the merchants were all situated on the more pretentious streets. Investigation revealed that a thriving bakeshop and a steam laundry had been established here. But the Mercantile company—this also was a new company. It catered mainly to the farmers, as its name indicates, but it struck me as doing business on a dignified scale. Organized into departments of almost every conceivable merchandise, it kept its clerks stationed according to territory. The office and cash register occupied a back but central position, and as the clerks went to and fro for "cash" you got the hum of the genuine department store. They were completing a little office building a few paces from the main structure and polishing up on the inside of the main structure, getting ready to buy in and turn to higher profits the seed from 30,000 acres of cotton, to compete for seed throughout Boliver county—seed from 80,000 bales of cotton. From thirty to forty people will be employed when the mill is in full operation. Through the town moves Charles Banks, carrying the financial burden of the whole settlement on his shoul- ders. There are few or no stores shops. plants of any sort few farms but have blood. The sports, the amusements of the town, all demand a certain amount of his personal attention. In many instances he is liberal-almost to a fault. He puts himself to endless annoyances and inconveniences to see that the business and farms of each man keep their legs. Only a few months before my visit there, money being scarce, the question arose as to whether the town bank, of which Banks is cashier, should be embarrassed or the mortgages on the farms and other concerns be foreclosed. He preferred to embarrass the bank rather than that any enterprise in and about Mound Bayou should be in the least checked in its progress. SPIRIT OF UPLIFT NOTED AS TRAINING SCHOOL OPENS. President Shepard Impresses Aim of Institution Upon All Hearts. Durham, N. C.—When Avery auditorium threw open its doors and the large assemblage of teachers and students joined in singing that song of inspiration and courage. "Onward, Christian Soldiers!" at the recent opening of the fourth session of the National Religious Training school here a thrill of joy pervaded every heart. After the Bible lesson and a short prayer service President James E. Shepard extended cordial greetings to the new students and teachers and welcomed the return of the old ones. Dr. Shepard said: "There is a true saying that, when a person becomes discouraged, if he will stoop down and help some one then the gloom, despondencies and discouragements will be lost sight of, and in the effort to put hope in the heart of one both will be saved. This school will, founded primarily to reach the souls of men and develop the highest system of education, sending each person out thus trained to reach and train others." This year, besides the regular routine, the work of the school will embrace a systematic study of economic conditions of our people in and around Durham that the home, church and community life may be improved and the spirit of uplift, clean living, and efficiency instilled in the minds of the people. President Shepard believes that true religion means thoroughness in doing the things our hands find to do, and the spirit of this beautiful sentiment is expressed in the everyday life of student and teacher, whether in school or workroom. Little wonder, then, that this school enjoys such an influence for good in the several states and communities it reaches through its students and trained workers. This school year, 1918-14, the institution enjoys its largest opening in attendance, and the number of applications filed indicates that it will be the largest year in the history of the school. Farmers to Meet at Hampton Nov. 19. The annual conference of farmers will be held at the Hampton (Va.) institute for two days beginning Wednesday, Nov. 19. Exhibitors are requested to send a list of their wares to the agricultural department of the institution as soon as possible in order that space may be reserved for their exhibits. IMPORTANT CONFERENCE OF EPISCOPAL CHURCH WORKERS Session Held In Lawrenoville Requests Bishops For Afro-Americans. At the recent session of the conference of church workers among colored people, held at the St. Paul Normal and Industrial school, Lawrenoville, Va., a memorial was adopted asking that colored bishops be selected by the Protestant Episcopal church for missionary work in districts where large numbers of colored people are to be served. The general convention of the Episcopal church meets in New York in October, and it is to this body that the memorial is to be presented for consideration. Rev. Dr. H. B. Delaney, president of the workers' conference, and Rev. Dr. George F. Bragg, secretary and author of the memorial, were chosen as delegates to lay the wishes of their organization before the general convention and to press the selection of colored bishops for missionary service among Afro-Americans. The next session of this important conference of church workers is to be held in September, 1914, at St. Philip's Protestant Episcopal church, New York city. The recent meeting held in Lawrenoville, Va., was one of much interest and from which many good results are expected. Many who complain that they do not get the Star have been cut off and they will get it on the renewal of their subscription by check or P. O. order. SEND YOUR SUBSCRIPTION MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., October 17, 1913. ALL READY FOR THE EXPOSITION High Purpose of the Religious Congress Feature. RACE STRUGGLES COMPARISON Fifteenth Anniversary Festival of Freedom Furnishes Material For a Retrospective View of Similarity Between Conflict Through Which Jews and Colored Americans Have Passed. New York.—It has often been served that the colored people be SUFFRAGE LEAGUE MEETS. Militant Race Leaders Protest National Color Line Segregation. Providence, R. I.—Amid enthusiasm that kept an audience which crowded the Ebenezer Baptist church in A street until after midnight listening to eloquent addresses by John Mitchell of Richmond, Va., a delegate to the bankers' convention in Boston, and Mayor J. H. Gainer of this city, the tenth annual meeting of the New England Suffrage league came to a close Tuesday night, Oct. 7, with an address to the country in which the attempted segregation of colored clerks at Washington was desecured. The league secured it a reflection upon the United States that members of a class who had given their lives in every war in defense of the flag should be under the necessity of protesting against race discrimination in the fifteenth anniversary year of its emancipation. The national petition movement to President Wilson to stop the color segregation under his cabinet officers was indorsed, and several hundred signatures were secured from the audience. It was declared by Rev. J. H. Wiley, pastor of the church, that colored men were in different parties, but they could all unite to protest injustice to their class by any party. Mr. Joseph Dunn of Providence announced that he was a Democrat and dramatically called upon President Wilson, whom he had supported, to retract segregation and upon Congressman O'Shuauness, for whose election he had labored, to protest it. Rev W. S. Gay of Hartford, Conn., said that he, as a dissatisfied Republican, had supported Governor Wilson in an effort to make friends of the political enemy, but was now disgusted to see an increase of color discrimination under President Wilson. John Mitchell of Richmond, the orator of the evening, said the colored people of the south owed all they had to their race in the north, that out of 5,000 colored voters in Richmond only 500 were now allowed to vote and that it was absurd to deny the ballot to an element of citizens, who owned $7,000,000,000 worth of property. The following officers were elected: President, W. M. Trotter, Massachusetts; vice president at large, Rev. Walter Gay, Connecticut; first vice president, Rev. J. L. Davis, New Hampshire; second vice president, S. D. Galnes, Newport, R. I.; third vice president, Mrs. Mary Gibson, Boston; recording secretary, E. P. Oliver, Providence, R. I.; assistant recording secretary, M. T. Steward, Boston; corresponding secretary, J. H. Magnet, Boston; assistant corresponding secretary, Rev. C. L. Miller, Rhode Island; treasurer, Rev. J. H. Wiley, Rhode Island; chaplain, Rev. H. N Shields, Massachusetts; sergeant-at-arms, Joseph Dunn, Rhode Island; statistician, E. B. Jourdain, Massachusetts; and chairman of executive committee, Rev. W. B. Swain, Boston. Gov. Eberhart has appointed as delegates to the Emancipation Celebration to be held in New York City from Oct. 22 to 28, 1913. Messrs. E. B. James, Madison Jackson, Zack Johnson, Edward R. Hammond, John N. Sellars of Minneapolis, and Messrs. J. Edgar Murphy, F. B. Simpson, Geo. W. Wills, Wm. M. Cannon, H. F. McIntyre of St. Paul. Delegates to Chicago. Messrs. J. M. Morris, W. R. Morris, B. S. Smith, Mrs. C. H. Robinson, Mrs. J. M. Allison of Minneapolis; J. Q. Adams, W. T. Francis, Wm. F. Williams, Mrs. Richard Chapman of St. Paul and Geo. B. Kelly of Duluth—have been appointed by Gov. Eberhart as delegates to the Emancipation Celebration at Chicago in 1915. ALL READY FOR THE EXPOSITION High Purpose of the Religious Congress Feature. RACE STRUGGLES:COMPARED Fifthth Anniversary Festival of Freedom Furnishes Material For a Retrospective View of Similarity Between Conflict Through Which Jews and Colored Americans Have Passed. New York. It has often been observed that the colored people bear a close resemblance to the Jews, not only in the common struggle that these races have had and still have to make against the forces of blind prejudice and oppression, but as well in the life giving principles of the internal organizations and institutions which have made these two wonderful peoples survive and grow more and more fit and vigorous despite the tremendous disadvantages and opposition they have had to overcome everywhere. In no respect is the similarity between the Jews and the Negroes more apparent than in the influence and power of their religious organizations. Among the israelites of old it was their religion, their church, that gave cohesion and unity of purpose to their effort to preserve themselves as a people. Whether in Egypt, under the domination of Rome, suffering the persecutions of medieval Spain or living in that anachronism in modern civilization, the empire of the cars, the Jewish people have held aloft the ideals of idulity to their nation and their God, for to them in their ceaseless wanderings in alien lands as well as in their own long lost Canaan the church and the state have always been one. And in America, where the generally tolerant attitude of the masses makes some of the Jews forget that occasionally laws have to be passed to guarantee their right to purchase food and lodging in a free country, their annual religious festivals draw them together once more and give them new pride in their past and added hope in their future. The Negroes, like the Jews, have been scattered broadcast over the earth. They have been held captive to a stronger people. Throughout all the dark night of slavery the deep religious instinct of the African people kept alive the faintly dickering torch that was to burn some day with the bright light of freedom. The transition from the ceremonial externals of religion as practiced in the African forests to the superficialities of American Christianity was an easy one. God, the moral law, the sense of righteousness, the faith in the ultimate goodness of man, is the same everywhere and under any name. Religion, as the arbiter of ethical conduct toward one's neighbor, is also the judge of righteousness to oneself. So, while the African was perfectly ready and willing to accept the dogma and ceremonial of Christianity, he did not accept the selfish and perverted views of the Christians as to his duty toward them. "Before I'll be a slave," cried the voice of conscience, manhood and self respect. "I'll be buried in my grave and go home to my Lord, and be free." And many a brave heart was buried in a black man's grave, while the spirit returned to the common Lord and Father of all men in order to save a race of men from degradation and disgrace. Since the fetters of physical bondage were shaken from the limbs of the bondsmen the religious nature of the African has asserted itself with renewed vigor in all good work. To the American freedman as to the wandering israelite the church has been the state. The church is the great educational factor among the colored people, the center of social betterment and civil righteousness. It has entered, as it rightly should, the domain of politics. In all the fifty years since Lincoln gave permission to Negro soldiers to be buried in their graves in order to make themselves and this nation free the Negro church has shown its influence in everything that has brought to the freedman the respect of his fellow men and given him confidence in himself. More than this, the church has gone to the motherland and has given new hope to a discouraged people by interpreting Christianity to mean "Africa for the Africans" and not alone for the Europeans. The religious congress of the forthcoming Emancipation exposition is going to be a general stock taking of the colored people, with special reference to the debt account. In its sessions from Oct. 23 to 26, inclusive, this congress will gather together the greatest assemblage of real leaders of the colored people ever witnessed in America. Each denomination engaged in religious work in America and in Africa will be represented by ten clergymen and five laymen. Rabbi Wise and Rev. Dr. McArthur will extend to the congress the godspade of the white churches of the country, and the Rev. H. C. Bishop will respond on behalf of the congress. Among the lay delegates will be men of national reputation, such as Kelly Miller, dean of Howard university; ex-Congressman George H. White and W. Aflie Hawkins, the Baltimore lawyer who won the fight against segregation in that city. The distinguished clergy will include Dr. J. W. E. Bowen of Gammon seminary in Atlanta. President McCorey of Biddle university, Bishop Clinton of Zion and Bishop H. M. Turner of Bethel A. M. E. church and other prominent ministers. The papers presented will deal with such problems as the duplication of churches, the standardization of the ministry, the union of denominations of similar tenets and general federation for social betterment. One result of the congress, it is hoped, will be to send forth an organization of laymen, similar to the men and religion forward movement among the whites, who will revive among the youth of the race that religion which means the salvation of a people from those foes, within and without, who are far more dangerous and insidious than the enemy who may be struck down with a bullet or a bayonet. And so this half centennial birthday of the physical freedom of colored Americans may be the Rosh Hoshanah and Yom Kippur of the erstwhile slaves, the dawning of a glad new year of the spiritual and moral righteousness that means the life of a nation. The Rev. Dr. Byrd is the commissioner in charge of the religious congress. He has been ably assisted in the secretarial work by Rev. E. S. Holder. Dr. W. H. Brooks of St. Mark's will preside at the congress, and Dr. W. P. Hayes of Mount Olivet will lead in the sociological section of the congress. INTEREST IN PANAMA CANAL Lloyd S. Carrington, Well Informed on How Great Waterway is Built. Washington.—Popular interest in the Panama canal grows in volume and intensity as that unique waterway nears completion. Contemplated as the beginning of a revolution in the commerce of the western world or as a stupendous feat of engineering, the Panama canal furnishes a common ground upon which the merchant prince and the humblest layman may meet in inquiry and wonderment. The colored people of the United States, the West Indies, South America and the islands of the Pacific, like their brethren of lighter hue, are anxious to learn everything possible about this remarkable link that connects the two oceans over which they are most likely to travel. Situated as it is, immediately below the states of the south, where 8,000,000 of our people live and must work out their destiny, and as the natural chan- LLOYD B. CARRINGTON. nel of trade for other millions of dark skinned peoples in the West Indies, the Panama canal is of peculiar and absorbing interest to this element of the body politic, be they farmers, cotton planters, shippers or what not. All have a stake in the monumental commercial results that are expected to grow out of the opening of this interoceanic artery. One of the most interesting speakers among our people on the subject of this notable piece of twentyth century engineering is Lloyd S. Carrington, a native of Barbados who has spent seven years along the Panama canal zone studying the construction of the work in connection with his duties as a clerk. He is well acquainted with scores of the chiefs and their assistants, engineers and laborers. Mr. Carrington is a student in the law department at Howard university and is arranging to deliver a series of public addresses during the school year on the scenes along the canal zone and the part taken by colored men in the work, from the most difficult to the ordinary details of civil engineering. He is a fluent speaker and is particularly fond of the story which he has decided to give to the public. NOTED PRIMA DONNA'S WORK. Extent of Mme. E, Azalia Hackley's Activities as music Teacher. Within the past year Mme E. Azalia Hackley, the noted prima donna, who is giving her life and her phenomenal talents to the instruction of the race in voice culture, has personally taught, through her recital demonstrations at various schools and in public, nearly 70,000 persons. She has kept a careful memorandum of the number instructed in each of the many cities visited by her. Mme Hackley's tour the past season has embraced over sixty important centers, and in every place touched by her she has met with gratifying success. Mme Hackley is doing a great work, and she is being more and more appreciated as the sincerity and high purpose behind her efforts are becoming better understood by the people of the country. She deserves, and should receive, encouragement at the hands of every member of the race in America. WILL TURN OUT ALL NEGRO EMP PLAYEES. Atlanta, Ga., October 9.—Negro employees in the internal revenue service are likely to lose their jobs under A. O. Blalock, whom President Wilson recently named as collector of internal revenue to succeed Henry S. Jackson, Republican. During the Jackson regime quite a number of positions were given to Negroes and they, it is claimed, drew thousands of dollars a year in wages. Jackson was named by President Taft, having been backed for the position by Henry Lincoln Johnson, Benjamin J. Davis and opposed to the continuance of Henry A. Rucker in the position. Blacock says that "there are no government positions for Negroes in the South. A Negro's place is in the cornfield. I do not mean that a Negro should not be educated and have his rights, but there are deserving white men capable of holding the positions." Most of the Negro employees are supposedly protected by the civil service regulations. SLAYER FILES' PARDON PLEA. James Godetts Asserts That He Was "Railroaded" to Stillwater for Life. Asserting that he was "railroaded" to prison James A. Godetts, a Negro, serving a life term at the Stillwater penitentiary, has filed an application for pardon with the state board of pardons. The papers are the most voluminous received in connection with a pardon application in many years. Godetts, who was a logger, was sentenced in Koochiching county in 1908 for the murder of C. N. Williams, his employer. Godetts admits killing Williams, but pleads self-defense. Godetts says that when arrested he was handcuffed by the sheriff, hauled around town to show the prowess of that officer, while photographs were taken for the edification of a crowd which gathered. He also criticizes the attorneys who defended him. A NEW ENTERPRISE. The "John Brown" Cigar Factory Operated by Negroes. Messrs. Arthur McHunt and Robert E. Bercio, have organized the John Brown Cigar Co. at 115 E. 3rd St. St. Paul. They propose to manufacture the highest grade of cigars, exclusively by Negro cigar-makers. The factory is located over the rooms of the Ramsey County Club. Mr. Bercio is one of the leading cigar makers of his race, and he intends to give employment and instruction to many of our young men and women. SENTENCED TO STILLWATER. William Billingsley, a Negro convicted of manslaughter in first degree, was sentenced to Stillwater Prison from 5 to 20 years. He killed a white man. Atty. B. S. Smith defended him. READ THE STAR—IT'S NEWS. Subscribers are earnestly requested to report to the office any irregularities in the delivery of their paper; also any change of address. Subscribe for the Star. SMOKE THE RELIABLE So SIGHT DRAFT CIGAR So In this great city of ours, we need, more consecrated men and women to throw out the life line to rescue the perishing souls. Rev. T. J. Carter, Pastor Bethesda Baptist Church. But God commendeth His Love toward us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.—Romans 6:2. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.—Romans 6:23.—Selected by B. W. Gilles. Subscribers wishing the Twin City Star* discontinued at the expiration of their subscriptions should notify us to that effect; otherwise we shall consider it their wish to have it continued. Order for discontinuance must be accompanied by payment of all arrears. All personal advertisements in the local columns must be paid for in advance. All matter must reach us by Wednesday for insertion. BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH. Subscriptions to help to Paint the Church are coming in. Don't forget to SEND YOUR SUBSCRIPTION Rev. T. J. Carter of Bethesda Baptist Church has moved to 910 8th Ave. So. A Grand Rally is on at St. James Church. Sec'y. E. B. James is giving out the cards to be punched by the cheerful givers. Under auspices of the Trustees Admission, 10c. Refreshments served The Choir of Zion Baptist Church will render a special Musical Program, Sunday, Oct. 19th, 1913. Rev. E. E. Jackson has been assigned to the pastorate at St. Peter's Church. Rev. Lewis is now Presiding Elder of the Iowa Conference. THE NEW LEAGUE'S OPENING An Appropriate Program. The opening of the rooms of the Colored Citizens' Civic and Commercial League will be held Oct. 19,1913 at their rooms at 19 Washington Ave. No. Invitations will be issued, and must be presented at door, not being transferable. Addresses by prominent speakers will be main feature of the program. Sec'y Chas. H. Robinson is arranging for a grand opening. Mr. Chas. Brody, the manager, has nearly completed the furnishing of the rooms. The League is composed of many of the prominent men of this city, and many are applicants for membership. "Personal Grievance" and "Leader ship." There has been no "personal grievance" between Mr. Stewart and myself. Mr. Stewart is not being persecuted. If I were wrong I would be persecuted. Mr. Stewart has never been an associate socially or otherwise with me. He has always treated me with every respect, which I deserved by virtue of my position and my legitimate standing as a business man. The Editor of the Star has never attacked the inner circle of any home, regardless of conditions, and will not unless it is a matter for publicity. This is a fight for a principle, a sacrifice must be made by the individual or the community. The Star represents the people. The Editor has not set himself up as a leader, but is a DRIVER of those leaders, who balk like Missouri mules, when the crisis comes. There is not a Negro in this city, who does not respect the Editor in his presence, and that's all he wants. As to leadership, we would be ashamed to be called a leader in this community, and any other Negro is always welcome to the job. Chas. Summer Smith. THE BIG THREE, Messrs. P. H. Southall, Edw. Pitkin and Robt. Glenn, who successfully conducted their "Every Thursday Night Dance" at Arcade Hall are "Here again to please those who attend." They opened their season last Thursday night with a Large Attendance, Good Order and the Latest Music.—Advertisement. Judge Johnson will give his Harvest Dance at Union Temple Hall, 28 Washington Ave. So., on Tuesday evening, Oct. 28. Good Music. Refreshments, and "The password is Good Order with 35 cents. (Advertisement.) You must send your subscriptions if you want the Twin City Star, or order it discontinued. OUR HOME-BULDERS COLUMN. Many of the homes of residents appearing in The Appeal Special Edition will be presented to our readers in these columns. We have arranged to show some of the many desirable homes owned by Negroes in the Twin Cities in each issue. We want to show the progress made by every person who owns a home. AN EARNEST APPEAL In Behalf of the Forum. The Social Committee of the Minneapolis Sunday Forum is planning a Halloween Social, to be given on Oct. 31, in the basement of St. Peters A. M. E. Church. Efforts are being made to make the evening a social success. The admission is free and the evening's entertainment will consist largely of fun-making booths, such as Fortune telling, Fishing, Drawing, Guessing, Running the tail on the donkey, and several other booths of Fun and Laughter. Light Refreshments will be served in the form of Ice Cream Cones, Pumpkin Pies, Coffee and Home Made Confectionery (this later by our charming young girls so experienced in making delicate sweets). The decorations will be beautiful, appropriate and skillfully arranged. Special efforts are being made for the children. The Witches, Black Cats and Pumpkins will be well represented. We ask the parents to bring the little ones, let them enjoy it all and you yourself will enjoy it, thus repaying us ten-fold for our efforts. As Chairman of the Social Committee I earnestly urge every one to attend. We are trying so hard to draw all who have ever been interested in the progress of the Forum, closer together; to awaken a new interest; form new acquaintances; seek out new helpful talent and awaken a new feeling of respect and admiration for this body which should stand in the highest estimation of the people of the Twin Cities. Criticisms have been too numerous; willing hands too few. It is the sympathetic boost that we want and need; the hearty handshake of encouragement. Our Committee consists of thoroughly interested experienced and sincere workers and we are striving to awaken a new spirit of uniformity and a higher regard for the things which concern this body most. Yours for the advancement and visible progress of the Minneapolis Sunday Forum. Take advantage of the Special Sale at Paegels, the Jeweler, 802 Nicollet Ave. Mrs. Matie Smith is visiting at Winona, Minn., during her vacation. She will spend until November with friends of her childhood days. Mr. Robt. Drake has moved to 1205 Washington Ave. So. Miss Cora E. Anderson, 365 Aurora Ave., is rapidly filling orders for The Spirella Coraset. She is satisfying all her customers who are mostly our best gowned women. She will call at your residence. Mrs. Hattie May Hargrow of Chicago is visiting friends in the Twin Cities. She is the guest of Mrs. Addie Blackwell, 534 7th Ave. No. Rev. J. Will King (and Mrs. King) are soliciting again for Charitable purposes. Rev. King was sentenced to the workhouse last spring for operating in St. Paul. He is no longer connected with that Old Folks Home, which has been their meal ticket for many years. Mrs. J. T. Monroe of Omaha, Neb., is visiting her sister, Mrs. G. E. Southall, 582 7th Ave. No., for two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. John S. Cary, 2816 13 Ave. So. entertained at dinner Mr. and Mrs. E. B. James on Monday evening. The Maple Leaf Club will hold their regular invitational dance at Kistler's Hall, on Oct. 29. Any person who has paid for this paper, without receiving it, will be given a year's subscription on proof of their statement. Mr. Frank Wilson of Des Moines, Ia., a cook on the Milwaukee Ry. died Tuesday at the City Hospital after an operation. Mr. Frank Wilson is not dead as reported from the City Hospital. His condition was "fair" on Thursday morning. The report of his death was sent to this office on inquiry from the Hospital. FORUM MEETING The Forum meets the first Sunday in each month at St. Peter's A. M. E. Church, and on the third Sunday each month at Bethesda Baptist Church. A CALL FOR INSPECTION. Come and look at my latest line of Fall and Winter Goods. Select Patterns, Choicest Qualities, Best Workmanship—Marlenhoff, The Tailor, 318 Hennepin Ave. (Adv.) TWIN CITY STAR DEDICATION EXERCISES POST-PONED. The dedication exercises of Zion Presbyterian Church to have been held on Oct. 19, have been indefinitely postponed. Date will be announced later. Dr. D. B. Terry of Atlantic City, N. J., was on a visit to the Twin Cities last week. While in St. Paul he was the guest of Dr. Turner. He also spent a while in Chicago. DEATH OF HARRY MORRIS. Mr. Harry Morris, a private car steward of the N. P. Ry., died at his residence, 558 Front St. on Wednesday of Brights disease. Funeral arrangements were made by Mr. Geo. W. Moker. SPECIAL SUNDAY DINNER. Chicken Soup—Fried Chicken (country style) — Roast Beef a la Creole Spagetti, Italian — Cold Slaw — Peach Cobbler — Tea, Coffee or Milk. ST. LOUIS KITCHEN, 138 E. 3rd St., St. Paul, Minn.—Advertisement. The Pastor will deliver an address jat the Plymouth Congregational Church, Holly and McKublin Sts., St. Paul on Nov. 9, at 8 P. M., on the work of the Society for the advancement of Colored People. Mr. Gale P. Hillyer, a student at the University of Minnesota spoke last Sunday at Pilgrim Baptist Church on "The Price of Progress." He was greeted by a large audience and made a favorable impression on his hearers. Mr. Paul Church, son of Mrs. Nancy Church, 350 Fuller St. left Tuesday for Sailsbury, N. C., to resume his studies at Livingston College. A divorce was granted Ella Edwards from Geo. Edwards last Monday on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. Lunches, Soft Drinks, Fancy Groceries, Confections and Cigars. Give us your patronage. Mrs. Maggie Jenkins, R. W. Hopkins.—Advertisement. Mr. and Mrs. Jose H. Sherwood regret that the names of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hirshfield, who presented them with a cut glass olive dish, were omitted from list of donors to their crystal wedding. Mr. C. R. Clark, formerly of Minneapolis is now employed at The Mandarin. Mrs. Addle Bellesene has gone to Chicago to spend four weeks. Mrs. Bettie Jones, Mrs. Toliver and daughter are visiting in Chicago. Mrs. W. F. T. Chandler is visiting in Excelsior Springs, Mo., Omaha and Kansas City. Mr. and Mrs. Scott J. Mason are visiting in Chicago. Mrs. Samuel Hatcher has gone to Ashland, Ky., to spend several weeks. Mr. "Billy" Williams, the Governor's messenger is serving on the petit jury of the district court. Mr. Link Overall was confined to his home a few days because of illness. Mr. Frank D. Daniels, recently married Mrs. Clara Thomas. They reside at 463 Charles St. Mr. John H. Zedricks of Chicago will permanently locate in St. Paul. He is residing at 255 Rondo St. A Matinee Whist Club was organized at the home of Mrs. Wm. Mills on Tuesday afternoon. The Club will meet every other week. Next meeting with Mrs. Wm. Echols of Thomas St. Dr. J. R. French has returned from Winnipeg. Will Porter "Old Folks" and "Kid" Goodin played a match game at Uteys on Oct. 14—15. Porter won first game 150 to Goodin 139. There were many interested spectators. Mr. Porter has a national reputation as a billiard player, and a billiard match will be arranged later on. We cannot publish "notes about persons" signed only by "subscriber." Subscribe for the Star. THE ST. LOUIS KITCHEN. You can get a good meal, clean service, and courteous attention at the St. Louis Kitchen, 138 E. Third St., St. Paul. Mrs. Hinson is universally known for her good cooking. --- A cool place to go WOMEN'S FEDERATED CLUBS. and President of Federated Club, reluctant in taking action for the moral protection of "Our Men, Women and Children." A double standard of When the protest against the conditions forced upon the Negro citizens of this city by the existence of the Twin City Stag Club was first given publicity, the President of the Afro-American Federated Women's Clubs, Mrs. John Sellars, was confined to her bed, therefore we did not consult her in this matter it being generally understood, that the Federated Women were discussing the affair, in view of proper action. — It was soon evident that Ed. Stewart would be tolerated, because of their sympathy for his wife, who is one of the estimable women and old residents in this city, although she is now assisting Mr. Stewart in the management of this STAG CLUB, and on account of her presence there, many of our supposedly respectable ladies are frequent patrons. "Because of sympathy" says Mrs. Sellars, "I fear that the Clubs will not take any action".—Now the Star knows—just how much morality counts, in this Federation. We are not opening family closets, but we mean that we know that there is a great deal of immorality, and believe that the majority of the women of these clubs, should not be members of this noble organization. We are sorry; while the other branches of this grand organization in other cities, are doing social settlement and other work for humanity; that, we have among our organization so many who condone conditions, as are allowed in The Twin City Stag Club. The Editor of this publication will fight this proposition, probably without the Women's Club, and he will place the Afro-American Women's Clubs of Minnesota on their record. If there are no women among them with moral courage to attempt to carry out the aims and objects of the Federation, they should be disconnected from the National body. Then they could organize the Bohemian Sisters of Sympathy and would serve themselves as well. There are many ladies of the Federation as well as its president who are too reluctant to do any good. We do not say that there are none, who are above criticism, but many live under a double standard of morals, and are always willing to enter a compact of silence, when the vital issue confronts us. We appeal to Mrs. Sellars to present this matter for investigation and due consideration by the Federated Clubs. We have every respect for the Sympathy shown Mrs. Stewart, but there is a nobler duty to be rendered posterity, greater than sympathy for any individual. It is the saving of Negro girls, who are forced in the innocent and curious stage of their lives, to come in contact with vice, in its temptations. Why? Because their mothers have favored Sympathy rather than Chastisement. When a mother thinks of the life of a Negro girl "in the depths" of this city, it should be a lesson to her to not only train her child to respect home and parents, but should cause her to be willing to assist the suppression of such temptations offered by the dives and buffet-flatts, permitted to run by the police au- We take that Mrs. Sellars is ready to give consideration to other places in our city, because the Star directed its attention to Stewarts' place. There is not another Club-keeper in this city who has mingled with the extremes of society as Mr. Stewart, and there is not another who would expect the patronage of the better element. We have probably exposed a social condition when opposing the Twin City Stag Club, which is run by Mr. Stewart, assisted by some white business men, who say "Stewart is all right." But the Star has directed its attack at the Stag Club, and when we surrender it will be because we are unable to buy printer's ink. We will continue to fight it out on this line, until the next grand jury meets—and that's November next. When you have a social, or any gathering worthy of mention, select some member as press agent, and go the names, especially the initials of persons present, and forward it to your newspaper. Do not wait to depend on your time or memory. It is necessary that we get the full names of those present Messrs. Benj. Jones and Clarence Bell are making good in their recent business venture. They have the Barber Shop and Pool Room, formerly conducted by Mr. H. D. Parker at 244 Third Ave. So., and are doing their best to give satisfaction to their customers. the torch groes of not ob- seeing un- but we L. S. DONALDSON COMPANY Great Department Store it is to Negroes ing aside for pray- on from on will POST OFFICE REST ROOMS TELEPHONES CHECKING ROOM element. state in the day. from Balti- lliance of d. which BUREAU OF INFORMATION ETC. ETC. 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The Aluminum Comb can not failure the hair, because it is never heated direct, but takes its heat from the heating bar which is heated on our Alcohol Heater, or any other heater. We advise the use of Haves' Hair Pomade. Best on the market. Price per box, 50c. Alcohol Heater, price 50c. Liberal terms to agents. Write for literature today. MAGIC SHAMPOO DRIER COMPANY MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA NEGROES SEEK HELP BY DAY OF PRAYER. Twin Cities Residents Will Join In Nation-wide Observance Sunday, October 19. (St. Paul Ploneer Press, Aug. 31, 1913) "Many races and classes have been oppressed and persecuted in the history of civilization. To gain their rights and to obtain justice, many of these races have resorted to the torch and the dagger. We, the Negroes of America, feel that we are not obtaining our rights and are being unjustly discriminated against, but we have a new way by which we know that our conditions will be bettered. We will not try violence, but prayer." Many Unlust Laws. Says Francis. This is the statement made yesterday by W. T. Francis, a lawyer, prominent among St. Paul Negroes. According to Mr. Francis, unjust legislation is being passed continually against the rights of the colored race. Leaders of the movement say it is to combat this injustice that the Negroes all over the country are setting aside the third Sunday in October for prayer. "Give us a manifestation from heaven that this oppression will cease," is their plea. Will Be Country-wide Movement. Churches in nearly every state in the country are setting aside the day. Word has been received from Baltimore that the Ministers' Alliance of African Churches of Maryland, which holds its convention this week, also will consider the matter favorably. The committee in charge of the Twin Cities observance is arranging for a mass meeting of all the members of the Negro churches in the two cities October 19. The place of meeting has not been decided. According to the committee members it will be one of the largest religious metings ever held in Minnesota. Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc. of The Twin City Star, published weekly at Minneapolis, Minn., required by the Act of August 24, 1912. Editor, Managing Editor, Business Manager and Publisher, Chas. Sumner Smith, Minneapolis, Minn. Owner: (If a corporation, give names and addresses of stockholders holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of stock.) Chas. Sumner Smith, Minneapolis, Minn. Known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders, holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities: None. (Signed) Chas. Sumner Smith. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 20th day of Sept., 1913. W. H. H. Franklin, Notary Public, Hennepin County, Minn. My commission expires Nov. 13, 1914. (Notarial Seal.) DR. M. W. JUDY. 3533 4th Ave. So. 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The New Thick Neck Is the Latest. e “f ye Fr ae at eA ie ane ena Ay a | ae) ‘ (en ‘| 5 a a] Hy Ay ‘BANDSOME TAILORED SUIT. ‘The new styles this season are truly fearfully and wonderfully made. At least. some of them are—the lamp shade skirt, dyed furs, landscape vells and the Ike. To these eccentricities has been added the collar that doesn't fit. With no pretense to fit. this neck arrangement 1s one of the ugliest of the freak fashions. Aside from the thick wired collar. the costume pictured is one of the best looking tailleurs of the-season. It is made of brocuded mobair in a charm. ing shade of plum and Is trimmed witb a girdle of American Beauty satin. The little bolero coat reveals the girdle, and the sash ends fall gracefully trom ander a gathered peplum. <wineedhe: tin: Steen: In the Woman's Home Companion Ignace Paderewski, the celebrated pl anist, 1s interviewed on the subject “What a Little Knowledge of Music Means.” In the course of the inter- view Paderewski is quoted as saying: “But for women there would today be no art in the world, not alone In America, but anywhere. The assertion may seem a sweeping one, but | thor- oughly belleve it to be true. The wo- men it Is who. through inborn love of musle and responsive. deeply refined feeling, encourage it in brave. practical, energetic ways. The women It is. too. who lead in the cause of its fostering and infiuence by thelr supreme en- thusiasm the men to follow.” Pulchritude and Pedagogy. Dr. Williams, superintendent of schools at Richmond, Va., advises the school board not to employ women teachers who were either startlingly beautiful or equally homely. The ob- Jection, be said, was that a teacher Whosé personal looks were unusual would attract more attention to her- self than to her teaching. He belleves that teachers ought not to attract at- tention to themselves In any way. KITCHEN KINKS. Nuts when bought ready shelled should be scalded. dried In the oven and put away tn glass Jars. Ordinary lemonade will make a deli- elous. refreshing drink when sweeten- ed with maple sirup instead of sngar. Test potatoes by cutting in two and rubbing the cut surfaces together; then Press the two parts together. If they stick the potatoes are good. The addition of a little soda mixed with a teaspoonful of cornstarch to the cream before pouring it into the to mato mixture will prevent curdiing in the making of creamed tomato soup. The secret of flaky ple crust Is the use of hot water (not boiling) rather than cold in mixing the dough. If this suggestion is followed the crust will always be flaky, tender and crisp. No matter how ‘puch dripping Is used fish when being fried is apt to stick to the pan’s bottom. If a tablespoonfal of dry salt is put into the pan and rubbed over it it will be found ratis- factory. Often when boiling eggs the white comes through the shell and spoils the taste of the egg through its appear- ance. This may be prevented If a tea- spoonful of salt is put into the water before boiling. tof Pt TWIN CITY STAR $$ The National Game. ‘Whene’er a statesman of today Desires a reputation wise And thinks of nothing else to say Hie shouts, "We must economize!” or the U Washington Post. And when he wishes to insure i) > eee In polties ‘another trip + Costume For He says your Uncle Sam's too poor ‘To bulld another battleship. at a Hollows —Denver Republican, And, though he wants to make a hit, ‘You'll never hear him loudly say: “I want to serve my country tree! T must refuse to take my pay!" Yonkers Statesman, The Art Critic. a ‘The artist's woman friend was being ie shown around the studio. re “Oh, perfect!” she exclaimed, looking | fs ata picture. “Those ostriches are sim- A 2 ply superb. You should never paint Area anything but birds.” ‘The artist winced under the blow. “These are uot ostriches,” be said;} | “they are angels."—St. Paul Dispateh. The Bright Side. ‘An optimist lay in the ditch: His auto was a wreck; Beside him was a thorn bush which ‘Had badly scratched his neck. ils left ear hung by but a thread; His ankles had been sprained;: From many wounds he bled: His clothes were torn and stained. He looked upon the wreck with glee ‘And, gazing, felt serene, “Tm making money now,” said he, “By saving gasoline.” ~Chicago Record-Herald. No Difficulty There. Her Father—Grace is too young te marry yet. She knows nothing abont the world and could not manage serv- ants. Buitor—Ob. there'll be no difficulty there, sir; we shan't have any.—Boe- ton Transcript. The Portrait. “Paint me a picture of one T hold dear.” rea said’ the artist, “Tit paint 1¢ iene ere.” ‘Then he drew angles and oblongs and all, ‘Squares without number and lines short ‘and tall, Rhombolds for eyeballs and cubes for th “There,” sald the artist, “the face fairly speaks.” 1 looked at the portralt—don't mind what ald I pelzed it and fractured {ta cubical head. Cleveland Plain Dealer. A Sure Loss. Mrs. Johnson—Jes’ hide youah money in a Bible. Mis’ Jackson. Nobody evah looks in a Bible, you know. Mrs. Jackson (with a gasp)—Ob. Lawd! I'd lose it suah! Mah ole man’s ve’y religious an’ reads de Bible twice a day.—Puck. ‘The County Fair. ‘The county fair looms everywhere. Bach farmer takes his rig And goes to see the blooded bee, ‘Also the fatted pig. ‘The mammoth squash evokes a “Gosh!” ‘The farmer moves along, Inspecting cakes or patent rakes, Amid a happy throng. Ere long he secks the sideshow freaks. ‘The dancers have much charm. Such things as these not only please, But help a fellow farm. —Loulsville Courier-Journal. wuft. Lady Godiva. garbed in a smile and her hair, mounted her white charger. “And just to think,” she mused, “in 1915 people will not pay a bit of atten- tion to a stunt like this. What are fashions coming to?"—Pittsburgh Ga- motte, Hot and Heavy! Poor Nuwed should be happy, But gossips say he's not. “Hits bride.” they say, “te cruel.” ‘We pity his hard lot. "When he got home the ether night His wife had him dismayed. ‘He got it hot and heavy!” @ Discult she had made.) New York American. Doubtful Case. Harold—Why don't you marry me, dear? I am an honest man and am making an houest living. Ethel—Yes. But, Harold, when I get married I want autos and other lux- ‘uries.—Kansas City Star. Wanted—Uplift. I wrote a clever lyric. "Twas not a panegyric, But morbid and satiric. It simply wouldn't sell. I made it optimistio, Serene and eulogistic, And, though ‘twas less artistic, Tt paid me passing well Corinne “Rockwell Swain. im Lippin- cott’s Obligations, Mamma—Johnny, you're a naughty boy. You can just go to bed without ‘any supper. ‘Small Son—Well, mother, what about that medicine I've got to take after meals?—Life. . No Curfew Ring. ‘The fellows name was Curfew, ‘And tie had a Curfew belle. He called upon her often, But his love he didn't toll At last ho called one evening. ‘Bho thought the time was right, He left her disappointed— Curfew did not ring that night —Yonkers Statesman. Annual Affair. “Is it hard to learn to swim?” asked the sweet young thing. “Dear me. no,” replied the more ex- Derienced sweet young thing. “I learn ‘every year.”—Detroit Free Press. Advice is but a bubble, But we all should learn when youns. ‘The way to dodge old Trouble Is to always hold your tongue. , ~Cinctnnat! Enquirer. Previna the Contrary, “A man can't do two opposite things ‘at the same time.” “Can't he run for office and stand for his party too?”—Raltimore American. Wuff. Annual Affair. Good Done. the Children ic Pe Y \ Ghosts bold carnival on Halloween and many and weird are the tricks Abd schemes prepared for that night. Entertaining is entirely informal, and It adds to the fun if the gathering be held iu a barn, a loft. a kitchen ot eyena cellar. It is a good plan for one of the older girls to disguise berself a8 a witch. ‘The illustration above shows an excellent costume. “thrill Ing” pastime 1s to seat all guests upon the floor around a large muslin sheet, J an absolutely dark room. While the witch tells a blood curdling story Mustrative objects are passed around underneath the sbeet from hand to hand A kid glove stuffed with bran ‘and soaked in Ice water for en honr ie as clammy a hand as one conld wish. Peeled white grapes. fey cold, make “louse eyes.” cold boiled maca- rpni and spaghett! will represent mus- cles, a toy mouse and spider, a hot baked potato and a prickly burr add interest, while a plaster of paris skull could be added for the climax. Remina Bartunes. Most children have a box of dom- {nos in the house Did you know that there is a way of telling fortunes with dominos? ‘Try to learn thelr significance ‘and when your friends come tell them their future prospects. Lay the dom- fnos on the table with thelr faces down, shufile them, then draw one and ‘see the number. Here are the mean: fngs:— ‘Daudle six—You will recetve money. Giz-five—Going to place of amusement, Bix-four—You will have trouble. Six-three—You will ride in an auto, ix-two—You will receive a present. Bix-one—You will give charity. Stx-blank—You will suffer. Double five—You will move to another house. Five-four—You will buy property. Five-three—You will recelve a visit. Five-Two—You will take a water trip. Five-one—You will have a romance. Double four—You will treat a crowd. ‘Four-three—A false alarm at your house Pour-two—Beware of thieves. Four-one—Trouble with a friend, Four-blank—You'll get a letter. Double three—A sudden wedding. ‘Three-two—You will lose money. ‘Three-one—A great discovery at hand. Double two—You have a rival. Two-one—You will have a quarrel. ‘Two-blank— You will get good news. Double one—You will find something. One-blank—Success will award you. Double blank—Bad luck. Jumping the Candle. ‘This is a time honored game for Hal- Joween by which any maiden may find out in what month she is to be mar ried. ‘Twelve candles, named for the months in regular rotation, are lighted and placed on the floor about two feet apart in a long row or two rows if the room is small. Over these candles, one by one, each player must jump. The first candle that {s extinguished by the draft of air from the jump tells the happy month. Care should be taken to avold setting the clothing on fire from the candles. ‘The Blarney Stone. | ‘The blarney stone is a fine game for a Halloween and is considerable fun. A stone should be treated to a gener ous bath of whitewash and be placed in the center of a large table. A round one is best. Tell how the fairies have placed a spell upon it and great good fortune will attend any one who suc- ceeds in kissing it after having been blindfolded and turned around three times. Fortune Telling. For Halloween burn all the letterg of the alphabet in a big pumpkin with a bot poker. Then bang It In the door way, twirl rapidly and have each guest try to stab a letter with a long batpin. The letter bit 1s supposed to be the initial letter of one’s future mate. If pope ts hit, celibacy ts the fate im store, Health Note. ‘What ts the quickest way to get tat? Buy it of the butcher. TRO IRONS -LONTOrRS All of the summer he grew and grew, ‘Hidden by cornstalke tall, All of the summer the children knew ‘And eagerly longed for fall Ag his golden color and wondrous size ‘They watched with joy in thelr merry eyes Jack of the Lantern, he'll light your path punta, she, hate of tay. the night when the pixies rule Kad the sobiine have thelr wey ‘And fairies dance on the meadows green ‘The mystic circle for Halloween. A . f N \ i { | ei a | N oo ¥ XN y we e EDW. PIPKIN, P. H. SOUTHALL, ROBT. GLENN. NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT 1311 WASHINGTON AVE. 80., MINNEAPOLIS. THE PASSWORD IS “GOOD ORDER” 9 Judge Johnson’s HARVEST FESTIVAL | UNION TEMPLE HALL. 28 Washington Ave. So. | Tuesday, Oct. 28th, 1913 GOOD MUSIC. REFRESHMENTS McCULLOUGH’S ORCHESTRA. WHAT CONSTITUTES A 8UB- SCRIBER? A court decision has lately been rendered in Massachusetts on what constitutes a subscriber. ‘The judge firmly believed that a ‘man who recetved the paper, although he never subscribed for it, 1s entitled to pay. James Thompson moved, and William Robinson took imme- diate possession, and received and ac- cepted a weekly newspaper that was delivered to him through the mails every week. The goodnatured editor sent accounts frequently, but no at- tention was paid to them by Mr. Rob- 4nson. Finally there was a day of Teckoning. Robinson had received the paper for some time, he informed the collector, but he said that he never subscribed and declined to pay for it. The judge personally ques- tioned the defendant, who sald that he read and made use of it and was recelving the accounts, which were frequently enclosed in the paper. Judgment was rendered in favor of the newspaper. The judge was severe in his oriti- cism of people who are receiving pa pers and do not think {t worth while to pay for what they recelve and make use of it as an act of dishon- esty, he said one should acquaint the publisher and pay for what numbers he receives.—X. IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE. We claim to be the dest advertising medium of the Twin Cities, and wher 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 Min neapolis. ‘The day of the Town Crier is past. Be up-todate, 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 r4d the Twin City Star. YOUR LOOKS CAN BE IM. PROVED by using MRS. WILGON’S BEAUTIFYING FORMULA. Wil give you FREE INSTRUCTIONS with Halr Dressing, Hair Straightening, Manicuring, Massageing, also Hair Tones, Cold Cream, ete. MADAM NOTAH WILSON Guaranteed Formulas for Beauti- fying. 563 Charles St. Tel. Dale 5252 THE SPIRELLA COnsET. Cora E. Anderson, Corsetier. + W. Dale 1345—365 Aurora Ave. St. Paul. —— SEN. MOSES E. CLAPP, The Best Friend of the Negro. Sen. Clapp of Minnesota has done everything to secure for the Negroes their Civil Rights. He has fought Discrimination, Class Legislation and Segregation. Every Negro should write a letter of thanks to the Senator of Minnesota for his untiring efforts in their be- ‘Ames Lodge of Elke meet at Union Temple Hall, 28 Washington Ave. 8o., every 2nd and 4th Thursday evening. SUBSCRIBE FOR TWIN CITY STAR ADVERTISEMENTS. N. W. Nic. 1534, T. 8. Center 719. WILLIAM H. H. FRANKLIN. Attorney and Counsellor at Law. 1020 Metropolitan Life Bldg. Notary Public. Minneapolis, Minn. Office, Nic, 1963 Res. Colfax 1638, ‘OR. J. H. REDD, Physician and Surgeen. 111 80, 6TH 8T. Minneapolis, Minn. WM. T. FRANCIS Attorney and Counsellor at Law, /__88.90 Union Block, St. Paul. N. W. Cedar 5552 4th & Cedar Sts. R. O. LEE ATTORNEY AT LAW. Practice in all Courts. 25 Union Block, ‘St. Paul, Minn. lie _ J- LOUIS ERVIN §3 Attorney and Counsellor at Law 303 Court Block, St. Paul, Minn. ———— Dr. John R. French DENTIST 304 Kendrick Block (27 B. 7th St) ‘Tel. Cedar 9804 ST. PAUL, MINN. | FOR MEN ONLY. THE HOTEL PAUL, 112 WASHINGTON AVE. NO. | E. 8. Paul, Prop. ee Gel Ready for Winter! STOVES REPAIRED AND SET UP ‘Water Fronts, Brick and Cast Linings Nickel Replated Everything in Stove Repairs For Any Style Stove or Range | Eighteen years of actual practice enables me to give you expert work at the Lowest Prices. Call N. W. South 6760 J A JUDY, 2716 27% STREET SO. —_———— 1. 8. Phone 3073, H.W, Male 959 7 The Porters and Waiters Club Incarperated GLOVER SHULL, Presidest Waiters for PaPties Furnished Also Porters 311 Mennepin Ave. Mpls. MISS ESSIE R. MASON Stenographer, 236 Boston Block. Phene T. 8. Center 4085. WALFRID WESTMAN Photographer (Successor to H. Larson) ‘313 Washington Ave. Se. My Work for the Colored People has Always Given Satisfaction. | CHURCHES. ST. PETERS A. M. E. CHURGH, 334 Bt. between bth and. 10th Aves,” Bervices very Sunday 10:20 a.m" and 4:00. Sunday vachool at 12:80." Rev. FM. Lewis. Pastor. ST, JAMES A. M, E. CHURCH, #16 Highth Ave. So. Sunday services at 11 ait 8p. m. Sunday School att p. re. Rev. &.'R. Edwards, Pastor. BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH, 1190 HE chao Brg iif, VAll’welcomel, ‘Rev, IE. J. Garter, Pantor, “Rea, $10 8th Avs. 80. ZION BAPTI8T CHURCH, én Avenue SNand 4th Bt. “Services morning “ang yeti ‘ston wunaay.” Mev aL We 8T. THOMAS SUNDAY SCHOOL. Every Sunday Afternoon at 3 P. M. Gale P. Hilyer, Supt. The Peeple’s Christian Mission, REV. G. W. MITCHELL, PASTOR. 1204 Washington Ave. Se. 8T. THOMAS EPISCOPAL SCURCH Sth Ave. So. and 27th St. Minn. Rev A. H. Lealtad, Rector. Service at 8 o'clock P .M. All are Invited. Come. 8ST. PAUL. ZION PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Services 11 A. M. and 8 P. M. Rev. G. W. Camp, Pastor. All are wel- come. ‘St. James A. M. E. Chureh, Rev. Hi. P. Jones, Pastor, Cor. Jay and Fuller Sts. All are welcome. ALLEN CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR OF ST. JAMES A. M. E. CHURCH, Splendid meetings are being held each Sunday evening at 6:45 o'clock by the Allen Christian Endeavor UNCLE 8AM 18 OUR AGENT. ‘We do not annoy our subscribers by sending collectors or bills. Our peo- ple don't Ifke Negro collectors, and we find it very hard to send bills each month, When you want to pay any bill it ts easy to get » Post Office Order, and send it. Your receipt ts from Uncle Sam. He ts our best col- lector. Vol. 4. Friday, Oct. 17, 1913. 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Over 25 words, one cent for each word. Two Negro appointments have been made by Pres. Wilson and Cong. Rodenberry is dead. We have much to be thankful for even under this administration. A Negro girl employed in the Capitol among the clerical force, would be worth more to the race and more votes for Eberhart than the promiscuous issuance of the state seal as a personal favor and decoration. However, this is good bait, and some will swallow anything. There are less Negroes employed at the Capitol under Gov. Eberhart than during Gov. Johnson's administration. What Negroes have replaced Schuyler Phillips and R. M. Johnson? Why? Ask the Governor. Detective Frank Brunskill, a white man, has been promoted to sergeant for efficiency. He had been reduced by Mayor Nye. Mr. Brunskill was in charge of the Purity Squad, now abolished, and worked with Lieut. Chas. Hamilton, a Negro detective, now off the force, under forced resignation. We believe that Mr. Hamilton is entitled to as much consideration as Mr. Brunskill, and many friends of Lt. Hamilton would like his return. They have a chance better now under civil service conditions. A REAL NEWSPAPER. A newspaper isn't simply a bare chronicler of events. It is a personality. It comes into your house almost as a member of your family. What sort of a person do you like to have visit you? He ought to be honest, courageous, no hypocrite, and a gentleman, with a real interest in you, ready to lend a hand if you need help. Cheerfulness and good humor are excellent qualities, and a wide range of interests. 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 sorrow to any home. Its advertisements are clean. If the Twice 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 it trusts this doesn't often happen. Not often, does it? NEGRO CITIZENS INVESTIGATE. The Negro citizens of St. Paul are investigating the proposed location of Ave. near the West End Branch of a saloon at Dale and West Central the T. W. C. A. Dr. Turner has been assured that the building will be occupied as a grocery, however, they have registered their protest against a saloon, which will be presented to the Mayor and City Council. St. Paul Negroes are ever alert to their civic interests and as men and women always demand their rights, in an organised effort, generally productive of good results. MAYOR WALLACE G .NYE. Mayor Nye has promised to investigate Conditions of Negro Clubs. Mayor Nye will investigate the conditions of the Clubs in our city, especially the Twin City Stag Club, 244 4th Ave. S. This matter was brought to his attention last Thursday in a personal interview. Mr. Nye has not known the truth about this Club, as he has been led to believe by several supposed leading Negroes (?) that Mr. Stewart conducted a respectable place. Mayor Nye is well known by nearly every Negro in this city, and has attempted to give them liberal and regulated privileges with proper regard for moral advancement. It is a fact that Negroes of good standing have attempted to secure police protection for Stewart's place, where gambling is allowed. Although a club, this place is luxuriously furnished with rooms (supposedly for men only) and a restaurant for ladies and gentlemen. The Negroes of this city are entitled to every protection granted the white citizens, and if gambling is permitted, it should not be in a public place. If Mr. Stewart wants to run a gambling house, he should do it in a place frequented by that element, but he is attempting to merge the classes under one roof, a condition which is intolerable. Many have said that "Those who do not wish to go there, may stay away." Is that the consideration given to the white element? We realize that we have a floating population of Negroes who are respectable; they would not be informed of the nature of this place, and would be forced in direct contact with vice. We believe that Mr. Nye will regulate these conditions. Every Club should stand on its merits and not on a pretext. If it is a joint, it will be known as such, being a warning to those who do not frequent such places, but when a Stag Club is permitted to run with women and gambling, as the finest and best place for all Negroes only (Chinamen allowed) then it is time for the Negroes to ask for better regulated conditions by the police authorities, and if they do not grant them, the matter will be brought before the Grand Jury. We are confident that Mr. Nye will act for the best interest of all the citizens in this matter, as he has been misinformed by leading Negroes, without a spark of manhood, notwithstanding their position in the community, as worthy and honorable citizens, but probably because they have their financial interest to protect. Star Editorial, Oct. 19, 1913. NO INVESTIGATION. There has been no investigation. Several white detectives visited Stewart's place, were shown upstairs, not the GAMBLING outfit, and, His Honor, has not acted, so far as we are informed. The Negro detectives say that they are willing to proceed to "Close Up" but THEY MUST WAIT FOR ORDERS, at the same time they see everything, gambling, drinking etc., and it is rumored (but we have no facts to prove), that MEN AND WOMEN OCCUPY ROOMS TOGETHER at the Twin City Stag Club, Mr. Nye will investigate. He will be forced to. There has been just enough publicity given to force him into action. The County Attorney, Mr. James Robinson (whom the Negroes elected) knows of this place, but wants EVIDENCE. If he does not get evidence, he will vote, if he is a candidate. This whole affair is now a campaign issue. The powers think the immoral vote is a factor, but they are mistaken. The frequenters of joints tc., are mostly floaters, not voters. The best Negroes of this city are property owners and householders, and have at heart the advancement of the Negro along all lines, and The Star never Compromises. It always places a man on his record, and Mr. Nye is on his, and the Chief of Police is an appointee of his administration to enforce laws made for the community, and not special privileges granted to Negroes under Tammany procedure as a campaign measure. Subscribe for the Star. TWIN CITY STAR Mexico continues to be the Excited States of America. The most pilable thing in the world is poverty, and the most unpopular is economy. Is the threatened return of the hoopskirt merely another blow at the turkey trot? Women are so persistent. Soon they'll be demanding that their votes be counted. With winter approaching, Ireland can hardly be blamed for not wanting to part with her Ulster. One lock of Charlotte Bronte's hair is now valued at $500, but maybe Charlotte did not run strongly to hair. In the next national campaign some party might make a hit by incorporating a safe and sane weather plank in its platform. Since William H. Taft has considerably reduced his weight, there is room enough in a moving picture of him for another man. It is not surprising that some college men cannot write good English. Why, some of them cannot even play good football. Among the most deplorable signs of the times may be mentioned those that mar the scenic effect along almost any railroad or pike. The pedestal on which Porfirio Díaz once stood marks an exceedingly slippery footing for men of less weight and equilibrium. The tragedy of Humpty Dumpty is rivaled in the estimate that each year eggs valued at $75,000,000 are broken in transit to market. The chances are that Sir Thomas Lipton will do as well with his yacht as his compatriots have done in the other championships. According to reports, President Wilson's caddie gets more sport out of President Wilson's golf games than the president himself does. The American sewing machine has invaded southeastern Arabia. Eastward the march of feminine independence takes its way. Why do so many returning travelers, after educating themselves to the European tip system, want to short change poor Uncle Sam? Kansas City has established a night school of gardening. We trust that it is totally unlike the ordinary night school of poultry raising. These husbands who murder their wives and then commit suicide go about the job the wrong way. They should kill themselves first. "New York," observes an exchange, "never runs out of grafters." Certainly not. Another illustration of the law governing supply and demand. "Man wants but little here below," but be has to hustle because Mrs. Man wants a 1914 automobile and the nearest approach to 1915 clothes. Well, all those baseball clubs that did not land a pennant this year have all of next year ahead of them, and all kinds of championships are won between seasons. Themes Mott Osborne, acquiring prison experience as a philanthropist, came in for a reprimand at the table, showing that etiquette is complicated no matter where one eats. Now that a French aviator has flown at the rate of 125 miles an hour, motorists should gracefully concede the speed palm to him and proceed to develop the "safety first" idea. It is news that a man has succeeded in growing nerves in bottles, but since the memory of man rummeth not to the contrary the usual result has been for nerves to grow out of bottles. If further evidence were required to prove that the Caucasian race is deteriorating one has only to mention the fact that African cannibals do not think white men are good to eat. New York has seen twenty churches turned into theaters and garages. Now a theater is to be turned into a Bible students' tabernacle with Scriptural "movies." Is the tide turning? It is said to cost $20,000 to make a new ballad popular. Then times have changed since the days of Stephen C. Foster. He could set the country singing with a capital of 10 cents invested in paper and ink. The statement that Manuel will soon be returned to the throne of Portugal may be based on what is likely to happen if his new German wife should demand that he be restored. A Deutsch hausfrau can do quite a lot of things. The free port of Hamburg has now passed London, with 25,000,000 tons of exports and imports in 1912. Nothing now remains ahead of the old Hanse town but Autwerp, with 26,050,480 tons in 1911, and New York, with 27-222,903 tons in the fiscal year 1912. EFFORT TO SAVE OLD LANDMARK Home of Frederick Douglass Under Heavy Mortgage. URGENT APPEAL FOR FUNDS Mansion Which Once Sheltered the Illustrious Champion of Freedom For His People Neglected and Decayed. Quick Action Needed to Keep the Property From Being Sold. Washington.—Fifty years after our freedom and thirteen years after the death of the man who more than any single person contributed by his agitation to our deliverance from bondage the old home of the late illustrious Frederick Douglass rests under a heavy mortgage. The old mansion, with its furniture, books, papers, art treasures and curios which were gathered by him, is fast going to decay, and the fifteen acres of ground surrounding and belonging to the home are but a tangled mesh of weeds and rank growth of vines. Located at the top of Cedar hill, overlooking the beautiful Potomac river and the city of Washington, this home is one of the pictureque spots in the District of Columbia. The home was bequeathed to the race to be held and preserved, with its contents and its land, as a memorial to that gigantic figure who braved the mobs before the war declaring that his race should and must be freed. To those who were wont to make a pilgrimage out to Cedar hill and converse with Mr. Douglass when living and who knew of the natural and man made beauty of the old estate its present decay, its almost total abandonment to neglect, is pathetic. It suggests the question, "Has the race reverence for those who labored and suffered in order that we might be free?" If the property were put up at sale today it would bring a big sum, for Washington has grown up to and around the Douglass home, and the street cars in twenty minutes will take one from the home to the White House or to the national capitol. Unless the heavy mortgage under which the home rests is lifted soon the property, the books, papers, furniture and art treasurers which were once the pride of Mr. Douglass and which took a lifetime to gather may pass into the hands of another race. It would be a lasting disgrace were this race of 10,000,000 beings fifty years after the achieving of their liberty, which boasts of $700,000,000 wealth, to permit this home to pass from it, and the spot which ought to be forever preserved as a mecca and a shrine to which the Negroes of the country might go and honor the memory of its once great owner be desecrated by the implious hand of Mammon. An effort is now being put forth to raise sufficient money to pay off the mortgage and to put the home and grounds in repair and make them a monument to the name and fame of Mr. Douglass and a place of reverence, the same as the home of George Washington at Mount Vernon is preserved by the white people of this country. It is figured out that if every Negro but contributed 10 cents a fund would be raised sufficient to pay off the mortgage, restore the house to its former beauty, endow the grounds with a wealth of beauty and make of it a fitting memorial to the late Frederick Douglass. The property now belongs to our people. It will not be thelars long, however, if the mortgage is not soon lifted. The trustees of the home are A. H. Grimke, Rev. F. J. Grimke, Dr. J. E. Moorland and Whitfield McKinlay of Washington, Professor W. H. Grogman of Atlanta, Ga., and Rev. E. A. Clark of Louisville, Ky. Ralph W. Tyler of Washington, former auditor for the navy and now national organizer for the National Negro Business league, has been placed in charge of a campaign to raise money to pay off the mortgage. To save his home to the race to whom it was bequeathed as a legacy is the effort being made. For 10,000,000 of people to permit this old home to pass into the hands of the impious would be a lasting disgrace. Those Negroes who possess race pride, a reverence and respect for the memory and labors of Mr. Douglass and wish to contribute to the fund being raised to save it may communicate with Mr. Tyler at 928 T street. N. W., Washington. Every child as well as every adult ought to feel it his duty to help save the old home of Frederick Douglass, which was bequeathed to the race he served for a lifetime. A Douglass memorial certificate will be sent to each contributor. Always is it faith in someone or something that inspires us to lift our work above the commonplace. 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 letters to The Twin City Star, Minneapolis, Minn. GOLDEN GRAIN BELT BELTS Foreign Beer that Golden Grain Belt is the America. Be wise. SERVE YOUR G Sign Beer Experts Say In Belt is the nearest like the Imported, of any In use. YOUR GUESTS THE BEST Foreign Beer Experts Say nat Golden Grain Belt is the nearest like the Imported, of any in America. Be wise. 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