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MINNEAPOLIS DULUTH THE TWIN CITY STAR ST.PAUL Defective Page VOL. 4 Single Copies 5 Cents SPINGARN READY FOR LONG TOUR Will Make Strong Campaign Against Race Segregation. NEW ABOLITION MOVEMENT. To take counsel as to the wisest spending of money, with particular regard to the possibility of some kind of group or associate purchasing of stock supplies. To discourage in all rightful ways the starting of new schools for our people unless they have a reasonable assurance of support and unless there is obvious need for such schools. To discourage the duplication of school work in any single community where there are more schools than the available money or talent can support and where two poor institutions might easily be combined to make one that might be good. To guard against fraudulent schools and their agents, this precaution and infiltrate being of the greatest importance to the good name and support of worthy schools. To try to devise a better means of securing funds and of arousing and sustaining public interest in Negro education. To make known more generally the schools' needs, not only to the public at large, but to the great educational boards, funds and foundations. To hold regular meetings for systematic study of all the problems above mentioned. The association, which was founded under the direction of the National Association. For the Advancement of Colored People, aims not only to bring to pass effective co-operation in improving the courses of study in these schools, correlating academic and industrial work and in widening public interest in the cause of education among Afro-Americans, but also to purchase in some joint manner stock supplies for all the schools of the association. It is thought that thousands of dollars will be saved to scores of Negro schools by this arrangement Madam Walker of Indianapolis, the hair culturist, recently sailed for Jamalca, Cuba and Haiti to introduce her hair preparation. Madam Walker will spend the winter in these countries. --- Former Columbia University Professor and Head of New York Branch National Advancement Association to Wage Battle For Rights of Colored Americans—Bears Own Expenses. BY N. BARNETT DODSON. New York—Professor J. E. Spingarn, formerly of Columbia university, New York, and now president of the New York branch of the National Association For the Advancement of Colored People, will begin a tour of the middle west Jan. 1 in the interests of that association, for the purpose of protesting against the segregation of the races in the federal bureau in Washington and of stimulating the uplift of the race in other ways. Dr. Spingarn is one of the most ardent and uncompromising white champions of the civil rights of the American Negro, and his western tour should certainly help to crystallize the national conscience against segregation, jim-crowism, lynching and all other disadvantages under which colored people in this country now suffer. Professor Spingarn's first speech will be delivered at Detroit on the evening of Jan. 8, and he will then visit Indianapolis, Quincy, Chicago, Kansas City, Topeka, St. Louis and other cities. He will make the entire tour at his own expense. He has had a distinished career as a scholar and publicist. For twelve years he was professor of comparative literature in Columbia university, retiring in 1911. He is the author of numerous books, some of which have been translated into foreign languages, and he is also the author of a volume of verse. "The New Hesperides and Other Poems," which has attracted much attention in this country as well as in England. He has been interested in public affairs for many years, having been the Republican candidate for member of congress in the Eighteenth New York district in 1908, when he received the highest endorsements from President Roosevelt, Secretary of State Ellhu Hoot and other distinguished statesmen. His services to the cause of the American Negro have been especially important. He is an ardent exponent of the new abolitionism, which aims to bring to the cause of the rights of colored people the same devoted enthusiasm which characterized the older abolitionism of William Lloyd Garrison and Wendell Phillips. As a delegate to the first Progressive national convention at Chicago in August, 1912, he attracted national attention to this new movement by his gallant effort to commit the party to a plank in its platform which would open the door of hope to the 10,000,000 colored people of the United States. The National Association For the Advancement of Colored People, of which Professor Spingarn will be the personal representative during his western tour, is an organization composed of members of both races, with headquarters in New York and with branches in over twenty cities, including Boston, Providence, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Kansas City, Topeka, Los Angeles and Tacoma. The president is Moorfield Storey, the distinguished Boston lawyer, and among its directors are Oswald Garrison Villard, Jane Addams, Dr. C. E. Bentley, Mary White Ovington, Professor J. E. Spingarn, Charles Edward Russell, Dr. W. E. B Du Bols, Rev. John Hayne Holmes, William English Wailing and Bishop Walters. The official organ of the association is the Crisis, a monthly magazine edited by Dr. Du Bols, which now has a circulation of 33,000 copies, distributed in every state of the Union and in over ten foreign countries. About 20 per cent of the readers of this paper are white and 80 per cent colored, although, of course, no exact figures along these lines are possible to ascertain. Missionaries Sail For Foreign Field. Miss Eliza Davis and Rev. and Mrs. J. T. Simpson, missionaries to West Africa under the uncles of the foreign mission board of the national Baptist convention, sailed from New York on the Celtic at noon. Thursday, Dec. 11, for their respective fields Miss Davis will work with Miss E. B. Deanean, who is already on the field at Monrovia, Liberia. JOHN H. HARRIS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS. Yeung Educational Body Outlines Plans For Future Work. New York.-The second session of the Association of Colored Industrial Schools, which was organized six months ago, was recently held for two days in this city with representatives from schools in eight southern states. An important feature of the work of the organization is to relieve the increasing difficulty with which schools for Afro-Americans in the various states meet in their efforts to secure financial assistance. Among the leaders of the movement present at this session of the association were Clarence H. Kelsey, president of the Title Guarantee and Trust company, New York: Dr. William E. B. Du Bols, editor of the Crisis Magazine; Dr. James H. Dillard of the Slater and Jeanes funds and John Emlen of the Armstrong association, Philadelphia. The association adopted a constitution, in which are set forth the following aims—namely: To lay out in as definite a form as the complex circumstances of our schools will permit a program of academic and industrial work and study, both as to time and content, which shall constitute a minimum standard of actual accomplishment by units of work for all the schools, belonging to the association. To have the results of this program thoroughly and systematically tested by examinations, by exchange of teachers, by tactfully directed competition or in any other way agreed upon by the association. To define what the term secondary and industrial school shall mean when used by members of the association. To introduce and have certified in all the associated schools thoroughly approved systems of accounting so as to insure to the public regular and detailed reports of all receipts in expenditures. PYTHIANS ACTIVE IN MISSISSIPPI Brigadier General John W. Harris Selects Prominent Business Man of Broad Experience For Important Task of Increasing Membership and Efficiency of Secret Order. Gulfport, Miss.—The Knights of Pythias of Mississippi are putting forth every effort to develop the uniform rank and make it one of the strongest in the country. For that purpose Brigadier General John W. Harris has appointed Colonel G. V. Raby of this city chief of staff. Colonel G. V. Raby is one of the most prominent business men on the coast and has considerable influence among all classes of people in this section of the country. He has contributed much to the uplift of his people. He has been very successful and is the owner of much valuable property. He was born in Louisiana about fifty-one years ago. Although young and not long out of slavery, he felt that he should put forth an effort to help his parents in life; hence his education was limited, but what he did get was thorough, and he has been able to use it to good advantage. Thus he is numbered with the forces at work in the south for the elevation of our people. His first work was on the Mississippi river as second steward on a mail and passenger steamer. In this he dis- COLONEL G. V. BABY. tinguished himself as a manager and a man of rare ability. He made friends among the men who worked under him and with those who were over him. He had in mind that in order to succeed he would have to have friends. With this turn of mind it is not surprising to note that he took up politics, and he thought through the ballot his people would have to help to win their way in securing their rights. He soon became a leader in politics in Louisiana. His worth was from time to time recognized, and he filled some important positions. Six years were spent in the United States customs service as sugar inspector and sugar sampler. For several years he held a position of trust in the United States mint. In this he distinguished himself. In everything that meant advancement of his race he was found in the front rank. In the work of the churches he is liberal in his contribution and always ready to assist in other directions. It was in 1902 that Colonel Ruby left New Orleans for Gulfport at the beginning of its development. He thought that he would grow up with the town. The Great Southern hotel was just completed, and he accepted the position of language agent and transfer clerk. This position he held for ten years. He made good and invested his money in real estate. He is now chancellor commander of his Pythian lodge, senior warden in his Masonic lodge and past noble father in his Odd Fellows' lodge and an officer in the highest ranks in the Odd Fel- Two years ago Colonel Raby got the contract for hauling the mall from the depot to the postoffice, and he is making a good record. Fourteen years ago death visited his home and took therefrom his wife. He looked after the children until four years ago, when he married Mrs. Rose Thompson Lively, the sister of N. D. Thompson of Los Angeles. Cal. His daughter married two years ago and is living in Gulfport. During the Spanish-American war Mr. Raby was one of the recruiting officers for the United States and assisted in the organization of the regiment which went from Mississippi to the front. OKLAHOMA PREPARING FOR BUSINESS LEAGUE MEETING. Local Leagues Start Campaign to Raise Big Entertainment Fund. Muskogee, Okla.—There need not be the least doubt as to the ability of the colored people of this city properly entertaining the meeting of the National Negro Business league next August. Even though that meeting is eight months removed, the citizens here and throughout the entire state are as much interested and are working as hard as if the meeting was but a week or two off. It is the intention of Oklahomans to far exceed the entertainment accorded the league delegates at Philadelphia last August, and working to this end they are now endeavoring to raise a fund of $5,000 exclusively among members of the race. The colored people of the entire state are working in conjunction with the Muskogee Business league. A spirited though friendly rivalry has been engendered between various cities in the state as to which will send the largest delegation and as to which will make the best showing in the industrial parade planned to be given during the meeting. Visiting delegates when they arrive here will be amazed at the progress made and the wealth possessed by the colored people of Oklahoma. They will marvel at the beautiful homes and the beautiful streets of this and other cities in the state. NATIONAL UPLIFT AGENCY HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING. Report of League on Urban Conditions Shows Good Results. The annual meeting of the National League on Urban Conditions Among Colored People, recently held at the assembly hall of the United Charities building, in New York, showed the efficient work and large results of the league's activity during the past twelve months. Professor Kelly Miller of Howard university delivered the principal address on "The City Negro." In his usual effective style he described the problems which confront members of the race who move to the city and the efforts which must be made to help them meet city conditions. He said that our people in the city were in greater need of attention than those in the country because there were greater forces in the environment of the city to degrade. Mr. L. Hollingsworth Wood of New York was the chairman of the meeting and described in graphic terms the work of co-operation, housing improvement, industrial improvement, travelers' aid, big brother, big sister and other work carried on by the league. He pointed out especially the developments which the league has recently entered upon in southern cities. An important feature of the meeting was an illustrated lecture by Dr. George E. Haynes of Fisk university and director of the National league. The views showed some of the housing, sanitary, economic and other conditions among Negroes in the cities and the work the league has done in improving those conditions. Those present especially enjoyed the music by the orchestra and chorus of the Music School Settlement For Colored People, Mr. David I. Martin director; also Mr. David Mannes and Miss Helen E. Smith rendered a sonata which met with a hearty encore from the audience. Both from the addresses and the stereopticon views the league showed clearly the great work it is doing to give to the colored people in the cities "not alms, but opportunity." Hold Elaborate Lincoln Celebration. As this year marks the fifth anniversary of the issuance of Lincoln's emancipation proclamation, our people throughout the United States should endeavor to make the celebration of the great emancipator's birthday. Feb. 12, 1914, the most elaborate of any held in previous years. READ THE STAR-IT'S NEWS. TOPMOST ROUND IN BUSINESS HOW IT SERVES THE MASSES From Tenant to Landlord and Small Earning Power to Thousands Is the Record of Mammoth Concern With Headquarters in Washington—S. W. Rutherford's Fine Leadership. Washington.—That the National Benefit association of this city, with branch offices in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Rhode Island, is an institution of business integrity was demonstrated beyond any doubt during the week of its recent fifteenth anniversary celebration held here. The main public meeting was held in the famous Metropolitan A. M. E. church, and the address was delivered by the Rev. I. N. Ross, pastor, whose views on the efforts of the race in all good movements are sound and worthy of attention. The fact that the founders and officers of the association have been able to build up from a tenant of a single office room at $5 per month in 1898 to landlord holdings worth $50,000 with improved real estate and owners of $108,500 worth of securities, $50,000 which is on deposit for the protection of its members, shows that the organization is strong financially. It gives employment to fifty clerks and 700 persons employed otherwise. Like the company itself, standing upon an upright, solid and progressive foundation, the officers in the very hour of its Thanksgiving anniversary triumph called a conference at the home office of some of the ablest leaders and thinkers of the race in the nation's capital to consider and formulate plans to stimulate the commercial, industrial and business initiative, energy and enterprise of the 100,000 colored citizens of Washington. The subjects discussed were as follows: "The Relation of the Church to the Business Activities of the Race," by Dr. M. W. D. Norman, Dr. J. Milton Waldron and Rev. W. H. Dean; "Self Help by Intelligent Co-operation," by Dr. C. W. Childs, Mrs. Julia Mason Layton, Mr. F. M. Murray, Rev. A. Randall and Mr. A. Scurlock; "The Power and Necessity of Race Organization," by Judge R. H. Terrell, Professor Nelson E. Weatherless, Hon. H. P. Slaughter, Miss Nannie H. Burroughs and a host of others. Excellent music was rendered by members of the organization. The speakers proudly pointed to the fact that the secretary of the National Benefit association, Mr. S. W. Rutherford, with his able cohorts—officers, agents and clerks—had accomplished a most significant Thanksgiving achievement by immeasurably aiding in the emancipation of the Negro from business bondage and placing him upon the business map of the country. The practical results of the conference are encouragement to those willing to do, an understanding of one another, a concrete lesson in the power of getting together—organization and co-operation—and increased confidence in Negro enterprises. Many good seeds were sown which are destined to spring up, ripen and materialize into those things which go to make and sustain a race. As a result of this meeting a new movement of very great value is already in process of formation. The Journal of Commerce and Finance of Philadelphia, one of the leading financial magazines of the country, recently wrote a very favorable editorial with reference to the company, in which it said: "Patrons of the National Benefit association in this city speak of it commendatorially as an institution that does a conservative and successful business and behind which are men of the strongest character, and this same character in a sense has been imparted to the association. Philadelphia of all classes are slow to act, but they are able to discriminate between that which is unfair and that which is first rate." NEGRO SUES RESTAURANT KEEPER. Duluth, Minn., Dec. 17—William H. Butt, a Negro, has begun suit against H. Bennett, proprietor of several restaurants, because he was refused a meal. He says a waiter informed him it was a "white man's" restaurant and not a "nigger's" and to look else where for food. S. W. RUTHERFORD. CONCORD LITERARY CIRCLE Brooklyn Organization Holds Year End Meeting Night With Dunbar. The Concord Literary circle in Brooklyn held an interesting meeting Thursday evening, Dec. 11, which concluded its program of public exercises of 1913. The general topic for the evening was Paul Laurence Dunbar and his literary productions. The chief speaker was Mrs. Pearl L. Delsarte, a woman of fine culture and literary attainments, who was personally acquainted with the late poet for many years. Mrs. Delsarte gave a splendid interpretation of the poet's works, recalling personal scenes and incidents from which Dunbar selected much of the data for his poetry and prose composition. She is a native of Ohio, in which state she received her early education. Since residing in New York Mrs. Delsarte has been quite active in movements for the betterment of the race, especially along the line of charitable social settlement work, in which she is an expert investigator. President Walter K. Taylor presided, and Miss D. May Scott, a graduate of the girls' high school and a student of the Training School For Teachers, recorded and also called the membership roll, to which each member responded with a quotation from Dunbar. The vocal and instrumental music rendered by several young men and women gave evidence of ability and careful study on their part. The officials are planning a series of addresses and lectures for the first three months of 1914. CHURCH BURNS MORTGAGE. Brooklyn Congregation Fres Property of Debt and Believe Concentrate Of Debt and Relief Cornerstone. The Siloam Presbyterian church, in Brooklyn, recently cleared its meeting house of debt by the payment of $17,000. At the relaying of the cornerstone the following articles were deposited under the capstone in a sealed box: Holy Bible, membership roll, picture of Bible class, roll home department Sunday school, cradle roll, church manual fifthth anniversary, picture of church on Prince street, senior choir list, J. H. White organist; junior choir list, copy of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle of Nov. 18, Brooklyn Daily Standard Union of Nov. 19, the New York Age of Nov. 20, the Amsterdam News of Nov. 21 and the Brooklyn Times of Nov. 22. Upon these articles were placed the record of the church corporation, a brick from the church on Prince street, a program of the exercises celebrating the burning of the mortgage, names of all the officers of the church, picture of the church, names of all the working organizations of the church, church manual, Canadian coin, hymn book of Mrs. Mary Fisher, biography of Mrs. Fisher, the oldest member at her death. The Rev. Dr. William A. Alexander has been pastor of this church for the past fourteen years and still leads his parishioners onward and upward in religious achievement. Tuskegee Teachers Hold Reception. The annual teachers' reception at the Tuskegee (Ala.) institute was held Saturday evening, Dec. 6, in Tompkins hall. Besides the faculty of the institute, representatives were present from the Alabama State Teachers' association and other well known and successful educators from Atlanta, Birmingham, Opelika and Montgomery. The occasion was not only a pleasant one, but afforded opportunity for mutual conference among those engaged with the various problems of school management. SMOKE THE RELIABLE B SIGHT DRAFT CIGAR 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. The People's Christian Mission, REV. G. W. MITCHELL, PASTOR. 1234 Washington Ave. So. Funeral and Wedding notices are to be paid for in advance. 11 a. m. "Birth of Christ." 12:30. Sunday School. 6:30 P. M. B. Y. P. U. 8 p. m. "Christ—The Wonderful." A Collection for Attuck's Home. Mrs. Mary Sayers and Miss Mattle Stewart were received by letter for membership. Rev. E. W. Gilles conducts Bible and missionary training classes as follows: ( With Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, 526 7 Avenue North, Tuesday evenings, with Mr. and Mrs. St. Clare, 411 11 Avenue, North, Friday evenings. SPECIAL CHRISTMAS DINNER. BILL OF FARE. Egg Nog—Celery. Cream of Oyster Soup, Pickles Roast Turkey, Cranberry Sauce Speghetti—Green Peas—Cold Slaw Roast Beef—Candied Sweets Mince Pie, Sweet Potato Custard The Compliments of the Season are extended to my Patrons and Friends. Mrs. Julia Hinson. Prop. ST. LOUIS KITCHEN, 138 E. 3rd St, St. Paul, Minn.—Advertisement. Mrs. T. J. Carter is much improved. Mrs. C. D. Howard, 1809 5 Ave. So returned Wednesday from Chicago where she was attended by Dr. Dan Williams. During her stay she was the guest of Mrs. Ben. Hall. Mrs. Howard's health is much improved. Mrs. Marguerite Carter, daughter of Mrs. W. R. Donovan, 616 James Ave. No, has gone to Chicago and Indianapolis to spend the holidays. Mrs. Susie Mitchell, 429 6th Ave. No. entertained at dinner Dec. 14. Among the guests were her uncle, Mr. J. J. Duncan, and Mrs. Duncan, Mrs. Butler, Mrs. Hughes, Mr. Waller, Mr. Wm. Arntz. The decorations were red and white roses with ferns. The Special Committee of the Negro Merals Commission met Thursday night. ENTERTAINERS VOCAL CONTEST. The Twin City Entertainers engaged in a musical contest on Dec. 16, at the Working-Men's Social Club, 244 Third Ave. So. The numbers were both rag time and sentimental. Mr. Hamlet B. Rowe, secretary of the Club, issued invitations and arranged the affair. Thirty dollars in prizes were awarded. The winners were first prize ($15.00) Miss Ethel Hudson, soloist, and Mr. Bart Howard, pianist. Workingmen's Social Club, second prize, ($10.00) Messrs. W. H. Crumpt and S. Adkins. Walters and Porters Club, St. Paul, third prize, ($5.00) Miss Ethel Ridley and Mr. A. L. Brown, Campbell's Cafe, St. Paul. The Club rooms were crowded, and the entertainment was a grand success, several others appeared on the program. The Oliver Bros, the hosts of the occasion, did their best to give their guests this pleasant entertainment, which will be repeated on a larger scale. The St. Paul talent was well represented, and captured two prizes. There were many ladies present. Everybody had a pleasant evening and the best order prevailed—H. L. D. JUDGE JOHNSON'S HOLIDAY DANCES. Judge Johnson will give his annual holiday dances on Dec. 24 and Dec. 31, at Union Temple, 28 Washington Ave. So. The password is "Good Order." Bring it with you. To my many friends the joys of the holiday season, is the greetings of Judge Johnson, the pleasure maker.—Advertisement. Miss Vinnie Hieronymous of Omaha, Neb., is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Peoples for an indefinite stay. Miss Hieronymous has quite a reputation as an artist. Messra. 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. A meeting was held in Pillsbury House Dec. 15, to organize a local branch of the National Ass'n for the advancement of Colored People, called by Mr. Gale P. Hilyer, tem. chairman. The speakers were Hon. A. H. Hall, Father Theobald, Judge Waite, Judge Molyneaux, Dr. Dewey, Dr. Dysert, Attys, Smith and Morris. It was the purpose of the meeting to secure a white man as president, which was a failure. None were willing to accept. A committee will be appointed to solicit the services of another. No officers were elected, and not a Negro was named for president. Any person who has paid for this paper, without receiving it, will be given a year's subscription on proof of their statement. MINNEAPOLIS SUNDAY FORUM SUNDAY, DEC. 21st, 3:30 BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH ELECTION OF OFFICERS Programme Mr. Wilbur Nevils .....Vocal Solo Mr. Richard Stokes .....Paper Miss Albreta Bell .....Plano Solo Mrs. Odell Graham .....Paper Miss Zelma La Force Miss Mildred Shull .....Plano Duet Quotations from Alexander Pope NATIONAL W Department Work People AN OPEN The National War Temperance Union n campaign for Nation Prohibition in 1920. We believe in o finitely more in th "Be not afraid nor son of this great m battle is not your b We realize that astros to the race, umph of virtue over CHILDRENS CHRISTMAS EXERCISES. The Peoples Christian Mission Sunday School and the Prosperity Sunday School will unite in the Christmas exercises Friday, Dec. 26—8 p. m., at the Mission 1204 Wash. Ave. So., about 40 little voices will be heard, giving praises to the New born King. Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, good will toward men. Don't forget the date. Mrs. G. W. Mitchell, the Organizer of the schools will have charge of program, assisted by Mrs. Hattle Johnson and Mr. Patterson. Come one! Come all! Admission Free. THE LA FRANCE CAFE 255 Marquette Ave., Minneapolis. CHRISTMAS DINNER 25c. Oyster Soup—Celery. Roast Turkey—Cranberry Sauce. Suckling Pig. Apple Sauce. Braised Sweet Potatoes—Green Peas Sweet Corn—Hot Rolls. English Plum Pudding, Brandy Sauce. Home-Made Mince Pie, Coffee. Wine served with each dinner Service from 12 M. to 8 P. M. This Delicious Home-Cooked Dinner for 25c. MRS. J. M. MASK, PROP. The Weaver Bros., celebrated Orchestra, with Miss Gladys Sellars are the special entertainers at the Cafe Gruenwald. HOUSE FOR SALE. 6 room, modern house good as new, located at 2815 13th Ave. So. Lot 38x 142 to alley. Snap for $2,400. Terms if desired. McDew, 610 Sykes Block. Dr. Judy, the dentist, has resigned his position with the eNew York Pain- less Dentists, and will confine his work to his office at 3533 4th Ave. So. where he will receive his patients at all hours. Phone N. W. Colfax 1846. You must send your subscriptions if you want the Twin City Star, or or- der it discontinued. SHRINER'S BALL—THAT'S ALL. FEZZAN TEMPLE No. 26 NOBLES of the MYSTIC SHRINE will give their SIXTH ANNUAL BALL at Sherman Hall, Wabasha and 5th St. St. Paul, Monday Evening December 29th. We have received a large supply of Camel's Milk (Imported). All the latest Music by McCullough's Full Orchestra. We reserve the right of rejecting objectionable. Invitations issued upon request from members of Fezzan Temple. Geo. L. Hoage, Recorder.—Advertisement. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Blackburn have moved to 3137 Findley Place. Mr. Dan. Williams is renovating his restaurant, getting ready for the holiday season. Miss Kate Brown of Sherburn Ave. is on the sick list. Mrs. Sally Wilson of Kentucky, after a three months' visit with her sister, Mrs. Jacobs, left Tuesday for her home. Miss Geneva Harris, after a very pleasant stay, left for her home in Chicago. The New England dinner given at Zion Presbyterian Church Dec. 15th was a grand success. Mrs. Willa Bell Cotton and daughter, of Calumeth, Michigan, are the guests of Mrs. Cotton of .... Rondo St. Mrs. Dover, of Marion St., is quite ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Anderson. Mr. Teny of Sherburn Ave., is on the sick list. SPECIAL SUNDAY DINNER. 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. Hilson is universally known for her good cooking. The word Negro should always be spelled with a Capital N.—It is worthy of this distinction. --- ST. PAUL. MINN. The National Woman's Christian Temperance Union has launched a campaign for National Constitutional Prohibition in 1920. We believe in ourselves; but infinitely more in the God who said: "Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not your but God's." We realize that it would be disastrous to the race, if in the final triumph of virtue over vice, the church over the liquor traffic; our women were found poorly represented in the great organization of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union, which knows no woman by her creed or color. To forestall such a calamity, we are calling for volunteers all over the Nation. January 1, 1914, has been set apart as out fast day, on which day all who are interested in the wellbeing of the race are called upon to unite with us that there might be a great awakening of our women to this the opportune time to fall into line and help save our race from this vile form of slavery which the white man's civilization has forced upon us. At our National Convention in Asbury Park, N. J., in November, Ohio's colored women led the nation in making a great gain of membership; New York came next. The whole nation must rally. The liquor traffic knows no race, section, nor condition in its work if evil. WE MUST BE ON DUTY when the last blow for liberty of home, race and nation is struck. Texas will rally for 1,000 paid members. Tennessee and Arkansas 500 each. Mrs. George E. Haynes, Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn., has been chosen as our Secretary of Advisory Committees of College Work. Miss Mary A. Lynch, Livingston College, Salisbury, N. C., is Chairman of Committee on Press Work. I cheerfully introduce these capable earnest women who will help lead our ranks to victory over the greatest enemy we have known since emancipation. We believe in the press as one of the greatest means of helping to establish truth and justice. We believe that our men will rally to help us as they discover the earnestness of our hearts set to action. We therefore humbly ask that you will give space in your valuable columns of the next issue for this letter. We further beg that you will let appear in a later issue if not along with this letter, the enclosed copy of excerpts from Dr. Booker T. Washington; Prof. Kelly Miller, Howard University, Washington, D. C.; Dr. C. V. Roman, Mehairy Medical College, Nashville, Tenn.; Dr. Sutton E. Griggs, Memphis, Tenn.; Bishop C. R. Harris, Salisbury, N. C.; Dr. R. E. Jones, New Orleans; Dr. J. H. N. Waring, Washington, D. C. This letter goes to not less than 200 newspapers and we call upon all, to help praying with us on January 1 for this special blessing that 1914 may be a year of jubilee for the womanhood of the race in achievement for "God and Home and Native Land." ELIZA E. PETERSON, Texarkana, Tex., National Supt. AMANDA SMITH, Scribner Sebring, Fla., ELLA SHEPPARD MOORE, Nashville, Tenn., Associates By Dr. Booker T. Washington, in the "Worlds Work Magazine, New York City, November, 1913—"I am trying to get the white people to realize that since no color line is drawn in the punishment of crime, no color line should be drawn in the preparation for life, in the kind of education, in other words, that makes for useful, clean living. I am trying to get the white people to see that in hundreds of counties in the South it is costing more to punish colored people for crime than it would cost to educate them. I am trying to get all to see that ignorance, poverty, and weakness invite and encourage the stronger race to act unjustly toward the weak, and that so long as this condition remains, the young white men of the South will have a fearful handicap in the battle of life." When you have a social, or any gathering worthy of mention, selec some member as press agent, and get 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 FORUM MEETING. The Forum meets the first Sunday in each month at St. Peter's A. M. H. Church, and on the third Sunday each month at Betheada Baptist Church. EDW. PIPKIN, P. H. SOUTHALL, ROBT. GLENN. NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT 1311 WASHINGTON AVE. SO. MINNEAPOLIS. FOR MASQUERADE COSTUMES Go to JOHN'S PHOTO SHOP 1315 Washington Ave. So. COSTUMES 60 and up, per Night. We make a Specialty of MASQUERADE PHOTOS, 3 for 25c, done in 10 minutes. Penny Photos, 20 for 25c, fine poses. Judge Johnson's Dances THE PASS-WORD IS "GOOD ORDER" UNION TEMPLE HALL 28 WASHINGTON AVE. 80. CHRISTMAS EVE December 24, 1913 NEW YEARS' EVE. December 31,1913 McCULLOUGH'S ORCHESTRA GOOD MUSIC. REFRESHMENTS. ADMISSION 35c. Beer is Strengthening There is strength in a pure beer like Hochsteiner LAGER Brewed under sanitary conditions Purest of ingredients The beer without a headache PURITY BREWING CO. 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WILLIAMS, PROP. Clean, Comfortable and Reasonable Rooms. Excellent Table Board. On Car Line. 2010 Cedar Avenue, Minneapolis MERRY CHRISTMAS Ancestry of Santa Ancestry of Santa WHAT is Santa Claus' age? The jolly, roolering, pot-bellied, ever young old fellow that we know has made his appearance on earth in so many guises that the secret of his first coming threatens to remain forever velled in the midst of antiquity. No one can say with any certainty just when he first made his appearance among pre-historic men, for merry old Santa in one form or another delighted children's hearts in many a pagan household centuries before the commencement of the Christian era and prior to any recorded history. The name of Santa Claus, by which he is known in America, is the Dutch pet name for St. Nicholas. The name Kriss Kringle, by which he is known in England, is a corruption of Christ Kindlein or the Christ Child. But the festivities that distinguish Christmas existed long before Christianity, and a jolly god of good cheer appears as the personification of the period from the earlier pagan times. Now the Santa Claus of today is simply that old jolly god sobered up, washed and purified. The Dionysia of the Greeks, the Saturnalia of the Romans, the Twelve Nights of the old Norsemen and of the Teutons all celebrated the coming of the winter solstice. People then gave themselves up to all sorts of revelry and excess. In the Dionysia the representative figure was not the young Dionysus or Bacchus, but the aged, cheery and disreputable Silenus, the chief of the Satyrs and the god of drunkards. In the Saturnalia it was Saturn; in the Germanic feasts it was Thor, both long bearded and white haired gods like Silenus. Now, although the central figure of the Christian festival is the child God, the Christ Kindlein, the influence of long pagan custom was too strong within the breasts of the early Christians to be easily superseded. The tradition of boary age as the true representative of the dying year and its attendant jollifications still remained smoldering under the ashes of the past. It burst into new flame when the past was too far back to be looked upon with the fear and antagonism of the church and there seemed no longer any danger of a relapse into paganism. At first, however, the more dignified representative was chosen as more in keeping with the occasion Saturn was unconsciously rebaptized as St Nicholas, the name of the saint whose festival occurs in December, and who as the patron of young people is especially fitted for the patronage of the festival which has come to be looked upon as especially that of the young. At first St. Nicholas did not supersede the Christ Child, but accompanied him in his Christmas travels, as, indeed, he still does in certain rural neighborhoods of Europe where the modern spirit has been least felt. St. Nicholas, according to the hagiologist, was a bishop of Myra, who flourished early in the fourth century. He is the patron of children and schoolboys. It is strange that everywhere St. Nicholas is most honored and his feast day most observed the most plaus and instructed among the common people know little of the legend of the saint. He is treated with that mixture of seriousness and frivolity which becomes a dying myth. In southern Germany and Austria a youth garbed as St. Nicholas and accompanied by two angels and a whole troop of devils in hideous masquerade, with blackened faces and clanking chains, on Dec. 5 (St. Nicholas' festal day) makes a round of certain houses where the little ones of the village have been collected. To the good children he brings gifts of nuts and apples, while the naughty ones are left to the devices of the satanic followers in his train. In many places the bugbear overshadows in importance both the Christ Child and St. Nicholas. He appears under different names and in different guises. In Lower Austria he is the frightful Krampus, with his clanking chains and horrible devil's mask, who, notwithstanding his gilded nuts and apples, gingerbread and toys, which he carries in his basket, is the terror of the nursery. In Hanover, Holstein and Mecklenburg he is known as Clas. In Silesia his name is Joseph. Sometimes the bugbear was a female. In Lower Austria she was called the Budelfrau. In Suabia it was the Berchtel who chastised children, that did not spin diligently, with rods, but rewarded the industrious with dried pears, apples and nuts. The female body survives especially in Russia and in Italy. In the former place she is known as the Baboushka. In the latter as the Befana. Befana is a corruption of Epiphania or Epiphany, for it is on Epiphany, Jan. 6, that the italians make presents to their children in commemoration of the gifts given by the three wise men to Christ on that date. TWIN CITY STAR ERR RISTA THE STORY THAT NEVER GROWS OLD. Like the songs that are sung in the twilight, Like all tales that are tenderly told. Like the memories of loved ones that hallow our hearts, There's a story that never grows old. Lol The angels first sing it in chorus, And the watchers with wonder behold. They feel the first thrill of the beautiful truth In the story that never grows old. Round the Christ Child of Bethlehem's cradle Are clusters of apples of gold. And pictures of silver adorn every page Of the story that never grows old. It gladdens the hearts of all chil- gour And millions of manlier mold Are happier, holler, better by far, For the story that never grows old. —Franklin Trusdell. The Christmas Guest. Whoso shall come any way this night, By moor or hill or shore, For him the blessed candies' light, For him the open door. (Oh, Mary!) and for him Son's sake, Though mine comes in no more!) My hearth is swept, my Yule logs burn, My board is decked and spread; For any who may seem in turn Are warmth and wine and bread. (Oh, Mary!) and for this night Be housed and comforted!) Bid, banned or begged come for guest. My heart shall share his woes, And on his head my hand shall rest To bless him ere he goes. (Oh, Mary!) and for this night That blessing and repose!) This night, for thy one Son's dear sake, Wait light and warmth and wine. Oh, Mary, we be mothers both! These eyes are tears sign, And this I do for tears son. Wilt thou not do for mine? A Song of Christmas TWINE the bittersweet and holly Arched above the hearthstone's glow. Joy, not melancholy. Come, indirifying with the snow. In each face the poet's a-tingle. A kiss of joying. Comes the sleighbill's rhythmic tingle Through December journeying Set the board and ask the blessing For the bounty amply spread, In the simplest words expressing What a loving Father said— "Peace on earth"—for this is nearest Wish with the hide And the winter air is clearest In the hush of Christmastime. @Borrell Bring the old musician's fiddle. Rello of the bygone days. Send the fairest down the middle While the lifting music sways. Light of foot and quick of laughter. Bwing the dancer, toe and heel. As they pass or follow after In the quaint Virginia reel. Make a welcome for the stranger. Should his footstep cross the door By the memory of the manger And the Christ that was of yore Gather children's faces round you. As he gathered them long syne. If it be the years have crowned you With their radiance divine. Deck the tree and light the candies. Let the stockings all be hung. For a saint with furry sandals O'er the housepots high has swung. And his reindeer steeds are prancing Through the star bespangled rime. And the moonbeams pale are glancing In the merry Christmas time. - of first mortality. Y MAS The First Christmas It often has been stated that the birth of Christ must have occurred four years before the date fixed on for the current chronology and that it is probable the event fell at some other time in the year than a few days after the winter solstice. The reason for the confident assertion is the ascertaining of the fact that Herod died about four years B. C. The basis of this supposition is the report that at the time of the birth of Christ "there were shepherds abiding in the field, watching their flocks by night," a circumstance not natural in the latitude of Bethlehem near the shortest day. That is the height of the rainy season in Judea, and the date does not appear to have been observed generally before the fifth century. Many students of Biblical history have argued that the story about the star of Bethlehem points to a date for the Nativity not later than May 8, B. C. 6. On that date the planets Venus and Jupiter were so closely in conjunction as seen from the earth that the apparent distance between them was equal only to the breadth of the full moon. These planets were G. A. J. 2010 THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM. then visible in the east a couple of bours before sunrise and must have produced a strikingly beautiful appearance and have been spoken of as one object. That was about fifty days less than two years before the death of Herod, a fact which harmonizes well with other conditions of the narrative, for it is probable that the mandate for the slaughter of all the children two years old and under was issued some months before his decease, and the limit of two years would leave an ample margin for any uncertainty as to the time of the appearance of the star, as related by the magi; also there were no paschal full moons on a Friday between the years B. C. 6 and A. D. 33 and no other following that till A. D. 60. From this it would seem to follow that Christ was thirty-eight years old at the time of the crucifixion, and this would vindicate the sagacity of the Jewish doctors who affirmed that he was not yet fifty (forty) years old. It is remarked, too, that in the spring of the same year there was a triple conjunction of planets—Saturn, Jupiter and Mars—and that the first two named were in conjunction as seen from the earth no less than three times in the year preceding—that is, B. C. 7. Another theory about the star of Bethlehem which has been advanced is that the star seen by the magi is Spica, the leading brilliant in the constellation of Virgo, the Virgin. For many years before and after the Christian era the star was changing its place until it was then literally a "star in the east." and its movement in that direction may have been the very fact noticed by the wise men of some centuries preceding who expected that the prophecy about the Virgin would be fulfilled when its principal star reached the position noted. If this were so the visit of the magi from Bactria, in the far east, is easily explained, and the chief difficulty attending the explanation lies in the fact that such an important search as they undertook is noticed by only one out of the four evangelists. The uncertainty of the centuries in regard to the date of the Nativity in year and month may never be cleared up. Its existence has been unfairly cited as reason for disbelieving the whole narration. The people of 2,000 years ago attached little importance to dates, except current ones, and it may be remembered that the destruction of Jerusalem occurred between the time of the Nativity and the writing of the gospels, at least in the shape in which it has come down to us. PROGRESS MADE AT LIVINGSTONE PROMOTION OF W. H. HANNUM Success of School Posted by the A. M. E. Zion Church Reflects Credit Upon President W. H. Goler's Administration—High Standard of Work by Students In Normal Department. By GEORGE F. KING. Salsbury, N. C.—Every year Livingstone college, this city, the most prominent educational institution of the A. M. E. Zion denomination and one of the foremost colleges for the training of Afro-Americans, is constantly adding new features. Thus it is affording its hundreds of students from all sections of the country an excellent chance for mental, moral, spiritual and physical development. Dr. W. H. Goler, its progressive and affable president, has a faculty for procuring for his teaching corps men and women of exceptional ability—the class that distinguishes itself by mak- PROFESSOR W. H. HANNUM. ing the welfare of the resident body one of its principal objective points; hence the best work is accomplished, which each student can do. Being a man of rare administrative ability and a master of finance, Dr. Goler saw the steady ascendancy of the race in the commercial world and appreciated the increasing demands for thoroughly trained young men and women to maintain the splendid progress of Afro-American enterprises. He recognized the peculiar fitness of one of his professors who had proved himself capable of making a business department of the college a signal success. Present indications of the work of this new department inaugurated this college year fully sustain the action of the president in causing its inception. Dr. Goler was elected president of the college because of his qualifications for the position. Professor W. H. Hannum began his work at this institution during the school year in 1901. He has filled the position of treasurer of the college since 1902. He is a native of Maryville, Tenn., and a graduate of Maryville college, formerly a mixed institution, now attended entirely by white students, which is due to an act of the Tennessee legislature. Professor Hannum was the only colored man in his class, and when he graduated at the age of twenty he was the third Afro-American to graduate from this institution. Nine colored men have graduated from this institution, and they have all distinguished themselves in their chosen activities. For several years Professor Hannum has been principal of the normal department of Livingstone college. He is fond of music and athletics and has brought up the latter feature to its present high standard. He is well known in this section of the state as the director of the college orchestra, which he conducted with such fine success until it was disbanded, the members having completed their studies at the school. During the time the orchestra was conducted here it furnished music for the opera house, playing for an exclusive class of white people. Professor Hannum is especially fitted for his work at Livingstone on account of his having completed the teacher's course at the Bliss Alger Business college in Saginaw, Mich. His home is a Mecca for music lovers. He is a member of the Masonic and Odd Fellow fraternities. Bible Training School in Newark. The Bible training school of the Alpha Industrial institute has succeeded in securing permanent headquarters at 149 Bank street. Newark, N. J. The work is in charge of the Rev. Page M. Beverly, who has the co-operation of the pastors and churches in Newark and other cities and towns in the state in his efforts to build up strong institutions for religious instruction. A group of students of the school recently visited the Calvary Baptist church, East Orange, where they rendered a most instructive literary and musical program SUBSCRIBE FOR THE STAR. 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Over 4% words, one cent fer each werd. ‘All personal advertisements in the local columns must be paid for in ad. vates. All public comment inserted only ‘ever the author's signature SUBSCRIBE FOR THE STAR. RAMPANT RACE PREJUDICE. Northern Paper Exposes Jimorowism In National Government Service. The spirit of America and ite tnstl- tutions which declares that neither reed nor coldt shall be the measure of man and his opportunity Is a _straige and an alien thing in Wasb- fngton today. In its place is preju- ice, narrow and sectional, and this Prejudice rules tn offices in which ev- ery employee hins obtained his place through competitive examination and has won by merit alone the right to ‘work in the service of his government, says the Philadeiphin Press, For the first time in {ts history the yw law of the south has invaded Bi erhremat work at Wnshington. fs- the Inw which snys that the ‘one distinction to be mude, the one Itné to be drawn, Is thnt of color. It prescribes the place und the limite ‘which each race shall occupy. It for- ida them to occupy the same quar- ters. ‘The southern Democrats who come to official Washington have always Drought with them the rice feeling of thetr section. They hive showed tt when occasion arose. It bas never been concealed. But until now it has not been permitted to xtulk abroad and ride ‘roughshod over the usages and the practice of yenrs. Never before has it interfered with the work of the government as {t was .belng carried on at Washington. Occastonally there have been instances of individual race feelitig in the departments, but this has always been promptly squelched by the cabinet officer in charge when- ‘ever it sbowed ite head. ‘Now a settled plan and policy have been adopted. Those of one race shall no longer do their work In the same oom with those of the other. It mat ters not that thetr work 1s of the same grade and character. that the method Of performance is equal in merit, that the efficiency is the same. The law of the south that says to the man of one race “Thou shalt” and to the man of the other race “Thou sbalt not’ is now ex. tended to the offices of the govern: ment, ‘This has not happened casually. It fe the result of deliberation, ‘The head of the administration cannot say that he: knows nothing of it A thorough fnquiry was made when frst the ‘hiarge of race separation was made ‘The inquiry was made by men who “are friendly to the president and well. wishers of bis administration. It was thorough. and it was fair. The ver- dict was guilty, given regretfully, but - with no uncertainty. ‘One by one the departments have fallen tnto lhe and kept step to the ew and backward march. In the great workshop of the nation, conduct: ed and supported by the funds of the government, where the only. entrance 4a by the door of civil service exam! nation, there is today drawn the line of color, with all that such action fens. And not until the rule of \qvéodrow Wilson bas this thing been done. SEND YOUR SUBSCRIPTION ADVERTISE IN THE STAR ‘and get good: reeuits. COMMISSIONER DELANEY DENIES COLOR LINE REPORT. Yonkers Girl Given Place In Depart- * mont at Albany, N.Y. Commissioner John H. Delaney of the department of efficiency and econo. my at Albany, N. ¥., denies the report that Miss Julla Jobnson of. Yonkers, N. ¥,, who passed a successful examt nation for copyist and typewriter, was refused work by the department when she reported Dec. 1 for duty at the re- quest of the department because she was a colored girl. At any rate, it is alleged that Miss Johnson was told that her services were not needed then, but she should come back within a week's time. Meanwhile Miss Johnson. consulted her lawyer, who in turn reported the matter to the deputy commissioner, calling the attention of that official tc the law governing the civil service also that Miss Johnson's name was or the eligible list and that she bad beer sent for by the department. This hint was sufficent, and on Tuesday ‘morning, Dec. 9, Miss Julia Johnson the girl in question, reported agalt for duty and was assigned to a desk im the department of efficiency an¢ economy. The nlury to begin with ts $50 per month. NEGRO CONFERENCE NOTES. ‘A program of exceptional interest has been prepared for the Annual Tuskegee Negro Conference which meets on January 21 and 22, 1914. On the first day of the Conference, which fs given over to the farmers, the Fiftieth Anniversary celebration of ‘Negro Farming will be held. The sub ject for the Farmers’ Conference is “Pitty Years of Negro Farm Life.” ‘The Conference will open with s parade, showing the improvements that have ‘been made in farming in the past fifty years. Among the feat ures will be the Negro farmer of half @ century ago with his cob pipe, ox and wooden plow. The improvement in Negro farnfing will be shown prin. ctpally by ‘mplements and products. ‘The wooden plow will be followed by another old-time farmer with a small mule and a scooter plow. Then will come o more uptodate farmer with ‘@ good mule, but still a onehorse plow. Next in the parade will be a two- horse plow to be followed by a four- horse gang plow, disc harrow, roller, seed drill, mower, binder, thrasher, gasoline engine, corn harvester, cotton stalk chopper, and other modern farm- ing implements. Another special feature of the pa- rade will be fine hogs, horses, mules, and cattle, Floats will show girls dressing vegetables, trees being sprayed, fruts and vegetables being canned, mltk being separated and test- ed, and girls making butter. After the parade the farmers will assemble in the Chapel of the Inst tute and discuss improvement in methods of farming durng the past fifty years, how the homes of Negro farmers have been improved, and the improvement in the rural schools and rural churches. ‘The Conservation of Negro Health. "In order that the Workers’ Conter- ence, in contrast to the Farmers’ Con- ference, may have a forward look and that a wide interest may be created among both white and colored in the South, the subject for the Workers’ Conference will be “The Conservation of Negro Health.” 1. The annual economic loss to the South because of sickness and disease ‘among Negroes. (a) On the farm. (b) In the town, , 2. Some ways of conserving Negro health. (a) On the farm. (b) In the town, Every Negro organization in Ale bama—medical associations, eduea- tional associations, such organtza- tions, secret socteties, ete—has deen invited to send representatives to the Workers’ Conference. | ‘The Workers’ Conference program 1s especially appropriate at the pres- ent time because of the interest that 1s being manifested everywhere in the conservation of health. Of particular interest is it to the Negroes of the country, for it 1s estimated that every year sickness and death cost them $60,000,000, of which it fs sald that by means of preventable remedies at least $20,000,000 of this amount might be saved. Dr. Booker T. Washington, Principal of Tuskegee Institute, has invited in- ‘terest groups of individuals to be present and to participate n making ‘the coming conference one of notable interest and value. ‘We should not expect to corral our Conservative white friends, brand them with our {dentification; then pack them with the Negroes’ burden, and rive them accordingly. We must do Something among ourselves, and MEN af all races will recognize and assist us. First get the confidence of your own people, racial co-operation will follow, TWIN. CITY STAR NOTES ON NEGRO PROGRESS, a ae L. W. Jenkins, a colored man, has peronren the contract for laying all the carpet in the new Chisca Hotel at ‘Memphis, Tenn., a hotel recently com- pleted tiaving four hundred rooms. ‘The annual report made by the Sec retary-Treasurer of the Colored Ma- sonic Beneficial “Association shows that the association collected om pol- feles in force over $81,000 during the past year. Tulsa, Okla, although possessing more than fifteen colored restaurants offers an inviting opportunity for a firstclass up-to-date colored restan- rant. Tulsa is a rapidly growing olty which has a money-spendnig nflux of visitors datly. ‘The three cotton gins at Boley, Okla., an exclusive colored town, have been running full capacity, and are earning a splendid dividend for the colored men who own them. Vernon, Okia., is a new exclusively colored town in Oklahoma, on the Fort Smith & Western Ry. which is rapidly growing. It has now @ pop- ulation of over five hundred. John E. Bush, one of Little Rock, Arkansas’ most progressive colored men, contemplates starting another bank in that city. The standing of Mr. Bush in the community, and the back- ing he will give to the bank with his own private funds and business as- sures success for the new bank when started. Okmulgee, Okla., offers a tine oppor. tunity for a colored dentist. There are about three thousand colored people in the city proper and almost an equal number in the suburb around, and all members of the race in that elty are prosperous. The colored cltizens there are anxious that a’ col- ored dentist locate in Okmulgee. ‘Ninth Street in Little Rock, Ark., is a great Negro business street, near- ly every kind of business conducted by colored men and women can) be found on Ninth Street in the vicin- ity of the new Mosaic Temple. Every store room in this temple is now 6c- eupied with colored business enter- prise. W. T. Taylor, a colored wholesale commission, merchant of Little Rock, Ark, does an annual business of mors than $60,000. ‘The deposits of the Solvent Savings Bank, a colored bank in Memphis, ‘Tenn., have reached and passed the $140,000 mark. It is regarded as one of the safest banks in Memphis. W. S. Madden, @ colored tailor in ‘Oklahoma City, is doing a very ex- cellent business, catering to both colored and white patronage. ‘Within sixty days after opening up for business in Paducah, Ky. the Standard Life Insurance Company, of Atlanta, Ga. had over six hundred pices in force, It 1s predicted that the stock of the company wil be at a premium in six. months. ‘The Equitable Insurance Company 1s a new company recently organized by colored men in Muskogee to do business in that state. Although it fs but about sixty days old the com- pany is writing policies rapidly. It is backed by some of the. strongest, £1 nancially, and best experienced col- ored men in Muskogee. A colored school teacher, Itving near Guthrie, Okla, was recently offered one hundred thousand dollars for a piece of land which cost him less than & thousand dollars. An oll well has been recently opened on his land that 4s bringing him tn an income of $50 per day net. Tim E. Owsley, proprietor of thé Crown Garden Theatre at Indianapo- Us, is doing a business which justifies & weekly pay roll of $400 for help and talent, Buckner and Brent, colored meu, conduct what 1s acknowleged to be one of the very best grocery stores in Hopkinsville, Ky, and have a large white patronage. L. S. Williams, one of St. Louis? successful colored undertakers, has Tecently branched out in the monq- ment business and in addition to fur nishing funeral service can: now sup- ply patrons with grave stones trom Ss 0 Pape sv ennai entire state of Missouri, “The Silver Grill” is the name of large and finely equipped cafe re cently established in St. Louis for high-grade colored patronage. The fact that its business is excellent shows that colored people appreciate high-class service when given by a colored man. x Mitchel Fountain Ink raser Com pany 1s 8 new concern launched by G. W. Mitchell, a Negro of Chicago Mr. Mitchell has invented a new flatd which quickly erases ink, and which fs used in a fountain similar to the ordinary fountain pen. Heretofore ink erasing preparations consisted o two fluids which had to be applied separately, The Mitchell invention revolutionizes erasing fluids. Ho has capitalized his company at $50,000 One big white firm offered him $26, 000 for his patent but he declined it WHAT CONSTITUTES A 8UB- i SCRIBERT rendered in Massachusetts on what constitutes a subscriber. The judge firmly believed that a ‘man who received the paper, although he never subseribed for it, is 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 te them by Mr. Rob- inson. Finally there was a day of reckoning. 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 said 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 oritt- cism of people who are recelving ps pers and do not think {t worth while to pay for what they receive and make use of ft as an act of dishon- esty, he sald one should acquaint the publisher and pay for what numbers he receives.—X. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE STAR. bests euler tee A To the Race Loving Women and Mer of the United States. The Constitutional League of Okla homa with Lawyer William Harrison fet Oklahoma City as. its leading at torney is contesting with vigor th “Jim Crow” laws of Oklahoma. H¢ will, the last of November or the firs of December, bring before the Unites States Supreme Court the case of Me Cabe ot al vs. The Atchison, Topeks and Santa Fe Railway So,, et al. We are informed that jurist sa; that the Oklahoma case is the bes Prepared of its kind of any case yo Dut before the United States Suprem Court, and that ft will now have t meet the issue squarely. ‘There ts one feature of this cas that will be settled which will effec all of the Negroes in the Unite States and that fs the Inter-State pas senger law. If he succeeds it will pu ‘an end to all Jim Crowism, so far a Inter-State passengers are concerned ‘They will not even be subject to th Intr-Siate laws of the South. Hence we hereby appeal to every Uberty loving woman, man and frien: jot the Negroe race in this country t¢ make contribution to the expens of fighting this cas. We think tt 1 high time, if Negroes want liberty ‘they should be willing to pay some ‘thing towards tt. A few race loving men and womer in th Oklahoma League, led by the Rey. W. H. Jernagin, D. D., who is now pastor of the Mount Carml Bap {tist church, Washington, D. C., have made great sacrifice to bring the cas ‘through lower courts to its present stage and Mr. Harrison has practi cally given his service for nothing; but must be rewarded. We are informed that two able eon jstitutional lawyers of Boston and New ‘York will assist in this case, Therefore let everyone who ts in ‘terested send at least $1. All contri ‘butions to be sent to Rev. W. H. Jorn ‘agin, D. D., 420 Q street, N. W., Wash ington, D. C., who will recetpt you fot the same. He is a reputable, straight forward, Christian gentleman, and wil make an honest report of all money sent him. Frans making contributions not thetr names will be pub shed in the leading papers of thelt state. Yours for justice, t 8. W. Layton, Philadelphia, Pa. ‘President Woman's Convention Auzili ary National Baptist Convention, jannte H. 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