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DULUTH THE TWIN CITY STAR ST.PAUL Defective Page HATFIELD GIVES RACE SQUARE DEAL West Virginia's Governor Interested in Our Education. LEGISLATURE BACKS HIM. State School at Institute Ably Managed by Professor Byrd Prillerman Raised to College Rank on Chief Executive's Recommendation — Commencement Begins May 26. By N. BARNETT DODSON. Much interest has been aroused in educational circles among our people throughout the United States by the fact that the West Virginia Colored institute has been raised from a secondary school to college rank. President Byrd Prillerman, of this institution, has been the recipient of letters of congratulation from many of the teaching Negro educators in all sections of the country. On Wednesday, Feb. 17, 1915, both houses of the West Virginia legislature passed a bill without a dissenting vote, changing the name of the institution to the West Virginia Collegiate institute and authorizing it to do college work and also extension work. Too much credit cannot be given Governor BYRD PRILLERMAN H. D. Hatfield, who recommended to the legislature in his annual message that such a change be made. The governor is very thoroughly interested in Negro education and has taken advantage of every opportunity to demonstrate this interest. The movement among the colored people of the state to have this college established was led by Professor J. W. Scott, principal of the Dougiss school, Huntington, W. Va. It is highly creditable to the race in the state that it was for one time almost unanimous in the effort and plans for this college course. The school is just completing a new dining hall, which will have a seating capacity of 500. It is a three story brick building and thoroughly fireproof. When completed it will be the finest school dining hall to be found in the state of West Virginia. The state board of control, of which the Hon. James S. Laklin is the president, deserves much commendation for the impartial manner in which it has managed the financial affairs of this institution. The board has thoroughly demonstrated that it is highly in favor of the Negro youth of the state having the very best facilities for education. The summer school at this institution will begin on Monday, June 14, and continue for six weeks. Some of the ablest speakers in the country have been secured to direct the work of the summer school session, which from the very beginning of this special opportunity afforded teachers to better equip themselves for their chosen work has been a popular success. It is already dawning upon the teachers in the city and country schools of the state that since the West Virginia Colored institute has been raised to college rank they should bestir themselves to make the pupils in the schools which they teach more proficient in their studies. The idea is also gaining in public favor that these urban and rural schools should fit pupils to enter the West Virginia Collegiate institute. Professor Bord Prillerman has won his spurs as an educator upon merit. He has been prominent in the work of education in West Virginia for a good many years, and by his loyalty to the institution of which he is the honored head he has won a wide reputation as a constructive genius in bringing things to pass for the advancement of his race. He is one of the officials and strong promoters of the Land Grant college movement, of which his fellow educators have seen fit to make him the presiding officer. The raising of his school at Institute, W. Va., to college rank is at once a high recognition of his ability and service on the part of Governor Hatfield. Unusual interest will be manifested in the commencement festivities at the new collegiate institute this year, and as an indication of this fact the United States commissioner of education, the Hon. P. P. Claxton, has already been engaged to deliver the address to the graduating class. Commencement week will begin on Wednesday, May 26 DEATH OF EDWARD H. WOODS Promising Young Educator Passes Away at Home In Brooklyn Edward Howard Woods, former principal of the St. Augustine Industrial school near St. Augustine, Fla., died at his home, 600 Warwick street. Brooklyn, on Thursday, April 1, in the thirty-second year of his age. Mr Woods was educated in Brooklyn and was well known in Y. M. C. A. and athletic circles. He was a close student and gave promise of winning his laurels in educational work for the race. He chose the south for his field and while at the head of the school above named impressed his earnestness and ability upon both students and the people of the community. At the close of the school term in 1914 Mr. Woods returned to his home in Brooklyn and was actively engaged in literary work with a view of returning to Florida in the event the trustees of the school raised sufficient funds to carry on the work. This, however, was not done, so it seems, and Mr. Woods severed his connection with the institution. Besides a widow and three small children, the deceased is survived by a mother and father, two sisters and two brothers. One of his sisters is a researcher in public school 64 in Brooklyn, and the other is organist for a Baptist church. Mrs. E. H. Woods, widow of the deceased, is also interested in educational work and was of great assistance to her husband at the Florida school. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Green of Plainfield, N. J. Hampton Institute's Good Fortune. The Phelps-Stokes fund has recently appropriated $2,000 to establish at the Hampton (Va.) institute a "fund for religious education," the income of which will be used to defray the expenses of ministers' conferences, special preachers or lecturers on religious or moral themes. Bible instruction or other purposes which, in the judgment of the Hampton trustees, "will advance a deeper, more reasonable and more effective Christian character and life" among the members of the Hampton school and its constituency. TO REPORT CHURCH FUNDS. Financial Board of A. M. E. Church Meets In Washington April 21. The annual meeting of the financial board of the African Methodist Episcopal church will be held at the headquarters of the department. 1541 Fourteenth street. Washington, on Wednesday. April 21. Bishop H. Blanton Parks will preside. Professor John R. Hawkins, financial secretary of the department, will make his third annual report. The receipts of the board exceeded $220,000 in 1914, which was a generous increase over the preceding year. The depression this year due to the war and other causes may result in the total receipts not exceeding those of the last fiscal year, but Secretary Hawkins is hopeful of making a satisfactory report. Before assuming the office of financial secretary Professor Hawkins was commissioner of education for the demination. As an upbuilder of the work at Kittrell college, in North Carolina, he became widely and favorably known throughout the country. His work as financial secretary has been receiving general commendation by officials and members of the churches. His knowledge of business-methods have been shown to distinct advantage. The members of the financial board are the Revs. M. W. Thornton, Boston; C. H. Murray, Catonsville, Md.; J. M. Glimer, Cleveland, O.; J. R. Ransom, Kansus City, Kan.; R. H. Slington, Savannah, Ga.; R. W. Mance, Charleston, S. C.; E. J. Howard, Waco, Tex.; J. H. West, Montgomery, Ala.; V. M. Townsend, Little Rock, Ark.; C. H. Allen, South Bend, Ind., and W. T. Strong, Jackson, Miss. Enough is Plenty. Most of us should be well satisfied if we haven't enough troubles to keep us awake.—Albany Journal. Smoke the Reliable SIGHT DRAFT CIGAR 5c. GETTING IN LINE FOR BIG MEETING Supreme Lodge, With All Its Subordinate Bodies, Assured of Royal Welcome—Attorney Robert B. B. Barcus Heads Local Fraternity—Governor and Mayor to Speak. Columbus, O.—The machinery for making ready to properly entertain the coming Knights of Pythias supreme lodge and encampment, which is to be held in this city in August, was formally set in motion the first week in April. Colored Knights of Pythias throughout the country, when they come to Columbus next August, will find that, properly speaking, the entire state of Ohio will be their host rather than this city alone. The incorporation recently under the laws of Ohio of the supreme lodge entertainment committee marked the beginning of active steps to prepare for the reception of the supreme lodge, encampment and Court of Calantha. The officers of the supreme lodge entertainment committee consist of Attorney Robert B. Barcus, president; W. H. Woods, vice president; W. H. Ferguson, corresponding secretary; John W. Harris, recording secretary; Dr. W. A. Method, treasurer, and a board of trustees including the above named, along with State Grand Chancellor W. L. Anderson, Robert S. Allen, Colonel Isaac Farley, Captain C. C. Caldwell, Rev. E. L. Gilliam, W. U. Jamison, Miss Ollie B. Pettiford, Miss Mae Smith, Miss Nettle Wyatt and Miss Marie Jones. It is assured that all of the seventy-four subordinate lodges throughout Ohio will contribute financially and otherwise to give visiting Knights and ladies a week of entertainment surpassing that of any other city in which the supreme lodge has ever convened. Memorial hall, a million dollar edifice and the largest and finest in the state, has already been secured in which to hold the brilliant banquet and the public entertainments which are to be a part of the week's festivities. The auditorium of the white chamber of commerce has been secured in which to hold all of the daily sessions of the supreme lodge, and Lynden hall has been secured for the daily sessions of the Court of Calantha. The governor of Ohio, the Hon. Frank B. Willis, has consented to deliver the welcome address on the part of the state, and Mayor George J. Karb has agreed to deliver the welcome address on the part of the city. Beautiful and ample grounds, centrally located on two lines of street railway and within ten minutes' ride of the heart of the city, have been secured for encampment purposes for the uniform rank. The chamber of commerce will co-operate with the entertainment committee and the colored citizens to welcome the Knights and ladies and to make their stay in Columbus very delightful. Supreme Chancellor Green of New Orleans and General R. R. Jackson of the uniform rank of Chicago have both been here and have given their approval of the plans prepared by the supreme lodge entertainment committee. State Grand Chancellor W. L. Anderson of Cincinnati, with other state grand officers, is giving active, constant and earnest support, and the state grand lodge as a body, which will be the host, is lending every assistance, financial and otherwise, to make this convening of the supreme lodge the greatest in its history. One of the encouraging features is the active and earnest support and cooperation given by the chamber of commerce and the white citizens generally. The committee on homes is busily engaged in listing homes that will accommodate visitors and gives the asurance that ample accommodations will be provided for the thousands of visitors expected that week. From now on until the close of the meeting of the supreme lodge the supreme lodge entertainment committee, aided by citizens without regard to color, will be in full and constant motion. The state of Ohio will aim, in the entertainment of the supreme lodge in this city, to surpass the entertainment accorded in any other city in which the supreme body has been entertained. Must Be Wrong. "Jenny. go find Johnny, see what he is doing and tell him to stop it right away."—Life. ANDERSON MAKES GOOD. World Says Revenue Collector Stood the Test. New York—in its issue of Thursday, April 1, the New York World praises the administration of the office of collector of internal revenue for the Second district of New York by Charles W. Anderson, asserting that in Mr. Anderson's work his race may be judged by its fruits. The World goes on to say: Charles W. Anderson goes out of office today after holding for ten years this responsible post under the treasury. Many millions of dollars have passed through his hands. His dealings have been practically all with white men of the keenest intellect and of substantial business standing. Capacity and courtesy have been the qualities most remarked in his conduct of an office maintained always in the highest efficiency. In Collector Anderson's time three complicated and important new revenue measures—the income tax, the corporation tax and the war revenue tax—have made this office the most difficult, as it is the most important, ever held by a colored man under the government. He has stood the test. No race is fairly judged by holding up as types for reprobation its most degraded spectacles. Every race has the right to be judged by its patient, tolling, useful average and by its best. THE LATE PERRY CARSON. General J. S. Clarkson's Opinion of Well Known Race Leader. On seeing a sketch of the life and political activities of the late Colonel Perry H. Carson in a recent number of the Washington Sun, General James S. Clarkson, former surveyor of the port of New York and Colonel Carson's intimate personal friend, in a letter to J. E. Bruce of Yonkers, N. Y., writes as follows: I am much obliged for your kindness in sending me the Washington Sun, with the short sketch of dear old Perry Carson. The character is fair and resolute, and in some partarians, is fair and resolute, but it is not a title of what ought to be written of Carson's great life and his great works, for he was one of the strongest and most useful of the men of your race in America. And, while there are still left some of the men who knew him and his many deeds of usefulness back to 1860 or before, some one should write a full and appreciative history of him, as much for the sake of your people and of all people in the country to the splendid old man, for he was one of the great figures and great doers in the long conflict from 1850 to 1855 and later. His papers and correspondence must be somewhere, and in them a great deal that is valuable to history. He worked with Fred Douglas, and they lived near each other in Washington. I knew Perry in his 1920s years, and I was a Republican national committee, during which intimacy Perry and I became as close as brothers. He often told me of interviews and conferences with Douglas. In many respects he was the equal of Douglas, and in many practical works for the benefit and uplift and self respect of the race he was Douglas' superior that he was. I remember helping down close to the people and helping and guiding them toward a better and higher life. With him and Mr. Cuney of Texas I served twelve years on the national committee and so came to know their great value to their people and through them to their country. I never had two whom I respected more highly or for whom I learned to have greater affection. I can't This Rough? Ella—A poet wrote a sonnet on my face the other day. Stella—Did he write it on the lines? Energetic. "Why don't you sit down, Weary?" "Aw, shucks; look at their trouble gettin' up again!"—Boston Transcript. New Post For W. E. Valentine. Professor William E. Valentine, recently appointed by the state board of education of New Jersey to be principal of the Bordentown Industrial school at Bordentown, N. J., is a native of Montclair, N. J., and a graduate of Harvard university. Professor Valentine is the present supervising principal of schools at Indianapolis, Ind. He will begin his work at the Bordentown institution at the opening of the school in September. Music School Settlement's Concert. The annual concert of the Music School settlement in New York was held at Carnegie hall. Monday evening, April 12. The attendance was large. Among the noted singers and composers who took part in the program were J. Rosemond Johnson, Harry T. Burleigh. Will Marlon Cook, Miss Ethel Richardson. Roland T. Hayes and many others of like note. READ THE STAR-IT'S NEWS "Excellent." Sergeant Bailey showed conspicuous gallantry in assault on Spanish intrenchments in Santiago de Cuba July 1, 1898. He was commended and received a medal of honor. Every time Sergeant Bailey was discharged he re-enlisted again until the final discharge, when he was retired. It is interesting to note the events in his career as a soldier. Here are some of them: As courier he carried a dispatch from Fort Thomas, Ariz., to Willow Creek, thence to Fort Apache, Ariz., a distance of 130 miles in seventeen hours; he rode from Dunlap's ranch, on the Yayapal river, to Fort Thomas, thence to San Carlos, Ariz., a distance of eighty-five miles, in twelve hours; he rode from Fort Apache to San Carlos by trail, a distance of sixty-five miles. in ten hours. KEYSTONE STATE MASONS. Time Honored Order in Pennsylvania Prepares For Centenary Celebration. Following the meeting of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania, which was held at Philadelphia in December, 1914, the most worshipful grand mast- er, John P. Scott of Harrisburg, Pa. recently announced the following named officials for the ensuing year: Right Worthy Deputy Grand Master John C. Morton, to be deputy of the Seventh Masonic district; Cari H. Hardy of lodge 45, grand junior deacon; Charles Wright, lodge 64, grand junior steward; Lamelu Googins, Jr., lodge 43, grand chaplain; Charles Reynolds, lodge 36, grand lecturer; C. A. Allom, lodge 63, grand orator; H. S. Bates of Progress lodge No. 95, special deputy to assist the D. G. master in a special work. The one hundredth anniversary of the grand lodge will be celebrated in Philadelphia beginning on Thursday, Sept. 23. Representatives from lodges all over the country will be present as the occasion marks an event in the history of the order in the state of which the whole race feels proud. SUNDAY SCHOOL OFFICIALS HOLD MEETING IN NEW YORK Officials of New England Convention Prepare For Annual Gathering. The board of managers of the New England Baptist Sunday school and young people's convention held its semiannual meeting in New York on Friday, April 9, to arrange the program and other matters for the twenty-second annual convention to be held at the Mount Olivet Baptist church, New York, for two days, beginning Tuesday, June 15. The convention is composed of Sunday schools and Baptist Young People's unions in the jurisdiction of the New England Baptist missionary convention, which includes the District of Columbia, parts of Maryland and Virginia and all of the northeastern and New England states. It is the aim of the officials to hold a large mass meeting or give a cantata on Monday night, June 14, as a forerunner of the convention at Mount Olivet, of which the Rev. William P. Hayes, D. D., is pastor. The board meeting was presided over by the president, N. B. Dodson. Mrs. Leta Beaman and Miss W. D. Moss are the recording and corresponding secretaries of the organization, respectively. The Rev. A. Clayton Powell, D. D., minister of the Abyssinian Baptist church, West Fortieth street, New York, is treasurer, and Mr. R. M. Dudley of Providence, R. I., is the vice president. Good Samaritans Held Reception. The uniform rank of Select Council No. 1 of the Independent Order of Good Samaritans held its first annual reception and drill at new Odd Fellows' hall in New York city recently with great success. The following named lodges compose the chief organization of Greater New York: Sons and Daughters of Levi. Sons and Daughters of Zion; Rose of Sharon, Mary Newton, Unity, Markwell, Macedonia, Star of Bethlehem, Armstead. Union Branch, Eureka, Sunlight, Fidelity, Star of the East, Queen City of Buffalo, Grand Degree Department of Buffalo, Grand Degree of Brooklyn, Grand Degree of New York. Mystic Shriners to Meet in New York Sahara Temple, No. 2, Ancient Arabic order. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Pittsburgh, has begun preparations to have the temple represented by delegates at the annual meeting of the grand chapter of the order to be held in New York the coming summer of 1915. The date of the annual meeting has not yet been announced. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE STAR MILITARY RECORD OF ISAAC BAILEY Spanish-American War Veteran Who Was With Roosevelt and His Rough Riders at Battle of San Juan Hill Previously Fought Against Indians in Many Engagements. Omaha, Neb.-The Spanish-American war brought the Negro race into prominence and placed its name in history as perhaps no other event has since the civil war. Reference to the Ninth and Tenth United States cavalry and the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth United States infantry is always a source of pleasure to any member of the race. They fought bravely and, in the language of a noted prizefighter, "brought home the bacon." Among the men who were classed as heroes at that time is Quartermaster Sergeant Isaac Bailey, who is retired on pay after thirty years' service. He is enjoying life in his beautiful residence in one of the best sections of Omaha. Sergeant Bailey ranks with those who saved the rough riders and left to America Theodore Roosevelt. He was near Colonel Roosevelt when his horse was shot from under him. He was on the firing line and in the advance guard that planted on San Juan hill Old Glory. He has made his record, and of him the race is proud. He is a native of Texas and at an early age desired to be a soldier. He took delight in organizing the boys into military companies and drilling them with sticks for guns. Just as soon as he was old enough he applied at a recruiting office for an opportunity to join a SERGEANT ISAAC BAILEY. regiment of soldiers. This was granted him July 10, 1883, when he enlisted in the Ninth cavalry. Just a little more than a year after his enlistment he was required to do actual duty, because he was assigned to do scout duty December, 1884, after Indians who had murdered two families near the Río Grande river in Mexico. He was in the campaign of 1885 and 1886 against Geronimo and his band of desperating Apache Indians. Concerning this the report of the detachment commander says: "Aug. 28, 1888, First Sergeant Isaac Bailey and Corporal Richard Miller, Troop B, Tenth cavalry, for their courage and determination in a very daring effort to capture an Indian outlaw on the San Carlos reservation were recommended by Leutenant J. B. McDonald, who was an eye witness." There also followed another special mention of bravery and special service in Arizona in pursuit of hostile Indians in 1887. Sergeant Bailey was recommended for a certificate of merit by Leutenant C. P. Johnson. July 9, 1888, he was honorably discharged. No time was lost by Mr. Bailey, because July 10 he re-eilled and was on scout with General Corbin settling Moqul Indian troubles at Keenes canyon, Arizona. July 9, 1893, he was again honorably discharged by expiration of service. He immediately enlisted for another term. It was in this term that he forged to the front and made his reputation as a soldier. He was in the following engagements: Las Guasimas, June 24, 1898; went to the rescue of rough riders, siege of Santiago, July 1 to 17, 1898. July 9, 1898, while in the trenches before Santiago de Cuba, by expiration he was again discharged with the same word. No.20 BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH sath Ave. So, and 8th St. All are welcome. Rev. T. J. Caster, Pastor. Rev. T. J. Carter has moved to 2423 4th Ave. So. Peoples Christian Assembly. Rev. G. W. Mitchell, Pastor, 1204 Washington Ave. So. Come! and Serve the Lord. ST. PETER'S A. M. E. CHURCH. 2and St. near roth Ave. So. Rev. Thos. B, Stovall, Pastor. ST. JAMES A. M. E. CHURCH, 318 &h Ave. So, Minneapolis. Rev. E. R. Edwards, Pastor. We would appreciate what you owe us, or a part of it, Mr. Delinquent Subscriber. We get lots of kicks from non-pay- ing subscribers, (those people who take papers) but our paying sub- scribers appear to be satisfied. The St. James Mission of St. Paul. Rev. J. S. Strong, pastor has moved to 817 Mississippi St, Cor. Granite St. St. Paul. The Etks have announced a contest. The most popular lady will get a trip to Chicago, all expenses paid. Several ladies have entered. Votes are a nickel apiece. ZION’S TEMPORARY LOCATION ‘The temporary location of Zion Baptist Church is 607 Sth St. No., where regular serves are held. JUDGE JOHNSON’S MAY DANCE. The Easter Ball given by Judge Johnson closed his winter series of dances. His next dance will be held early in May. Watch for the date. The “On to Chicago Club” of Ames Lodge of Etks will give their third monthly Entertainment on April 26, at Union Temple Hall. MARRIAGE NOTICE. Miss Camille Vern Ford and Mr. Roy P. Scott were united in marriage ‘Wednesday, April 7, 9:30 A. M,, at St. Ann’s Church, in the presence of a few friends.. Father Richardson read the nuptial vows. A wedding supper followed at the home of the brides mother, Mrs. James Ford. Covers were laid for 20. The happy couple will be at home to their friends after April 20 at 3724 Minnehaha Ave. ‘Twenty-fifth Anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Van Hook, 3512 Elfiot Ave., have issued invitations to the twenty-fifth anniversary of their marriage, which will be held at their residence on April 28th. Reception from 8 till 11 P. M. ‘The Odd Fellows of the Twin Cities will hold their annual services at the Assembly Hall in the Courthouse, Minneapolis on Sunday afternoon, May 9th. CORNER STONE LAYING. ‘The laying of the Corner Stone of Zion Baptist Church was post-poned last Sunday. “Everything is ready for the ceremonies on April 18,” says Rev. Withers, the pastor. A large attendance is expected. Mrs. Robert Young, 2318 10th Ave. So., was confined to her home during past week with a severe cold. She is much improved. CARD OF THANKS. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lee wish to express their thanks and appreciation to their many friends for the numer- ous kindnesses tendered Mrs. Lee dur- ing her recent iffness. Mrs. Lee is convalescing rapidly and left Sunday, April 11th for Des Moines accompanied by her mother, Mrs. J. ‘W. Fields. Mrs. Lee will remain in Des Moines indefinitely. The Twin City Dancing Club will mive the last dance of the season at Kistler’s Hall in May. Mrs. Marguerite Washington, 1500 Penn Ave. No., is on the sick list. Mrs. Benj. Jones entertained the ‘Whist Club at her residence on Wed- nesday. Mr. Thos. R. Morgan of St. Paw was in the-city Friday on business Mr. Arthur White, 2832 5 Ave. So who has been very ill, is much im proved, under the attention of Dr Brown. Mrs. Mamie Chase Pollard has gone to West Baden, Ind. See Mrs. Johnson's Laundry Adv. and give her your patronage. Her prices equal afl competitors and her work is satisfactory. STAR “ADS"—BRING RESULTS GO TO CHURCH Dov’, tt,69,t0, Church CG’ TO CHURCH. By doing so you'll not only help yourself, but you'll others. One of the most inpring sights ia the father & family performing his religious duties. His wife is proud of him. 1 fe a certainty that his children never will mock at re- ligion, Ho is unconsciously a splendid worker in the national GO TO CHURCH movement. Within the past year there has been splendid religious awak- ening throughout the land. Religious bodies of all denominations gained 763,087 new members in the United States last year, ac- cording to figures compiled by the Federal Council of the Churclice of Christ in Americe. ‘This includes not only Christian Dut other sects, The total number of church members is now 88,708,149. AND NOW THAT THERE HAS BEEN AN AWAKENING DON’T LET THE MOVEMENT SLUMBER. THERE WERE THOUSANDS WHO JOINED THE GO TO CHURCH MOVEMENT WHEN IT WAS AT ITS ZENITH. THEY WENT ONE OR TWO SUNDAYS AND ‘THEN FELL AWAY. TO THOSE THIS APPEAL 18 SPECIALLY DI- RECTED. WHY NOT KEEP ON GOING TO CHURCH? IT DOESN'T REQUIRE MUCH TIME. AN HOUR OR 80 ON THE SABBATH I8 ALL THAT GOD ASKS. WON’T YOU GIVE IT TO HIM? ‘There is no man so busy that he cannot arrange his affairs to spend a short period of the Sabbath in the worship of his Crea- tor. Go’to ehurch because you owe it to your God. You owe it to your children. ‘You owe it to your neighbor. @O TO CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY. GO TO CHURCH EVERY SUNDAY. THE “ON TO CHICAGO” MARCHING CLUB Will Give Their Third Monthly Ball at Union Temple Hall APRIL 26, 1915. They will award Grocery Prizes for holders of winning coupons. The one guessing the nearest to the number of pad admissions will receive $2.50 in cash. The Committee expects this to be one of their best attended en- tertainments. J. P. Jackson, Chm. REMEMBER THE DATE MINNEAPOLIS SUNDAY FORUM Bethesda Baptist Church, April 18th. PROGRAM. PROGRAM. Piano Solo, “Pareludium”, McDowell, Miss Joyce Dorsey. Address. By Mr. Fred. McCracken— Subject: “How Congressional Mat- ters Effect the Negro.” Vocal Solo. Selected—Miss Dell Ken- nedy. Debate. Subject: “Resolved that the Government should own the Rail- roads.” Mr. Homer Cannon, Affir- mative, Mr. Mark Gibbs, Negative. Vocal Trio. “Oh! Italia, Italia Be- loved,” by Lucrevia. Mesdames Poor, Mason, Sexton. The Annual Sermon of Ames Lodge of Elks was preached on Sunday, Apr. llth, at St. Peter A. M. E. Church, by Rev. Stovall. The attendance was very good. Mr. S. N. Russell, the real estate agent of St. Paul is sick in the City Hospital. Miss May Bluett, of 14th Ave. So., spent two weeks in Ft. Dodge, Ia. She will return home this week. The N. W. Telephone Co. has in their employ one of our race as a booth janitor in the person of Mr. Phil. Hale. ‘This is their great dis- pensation of employment for patron- age received. It is next to nothing, just an alibi Send Your Subscription ‘Work has been resumed on the Ma- sonic Hall in St. Paul. Tt is expected to be ready for occupancy by July 1, 1918, Miss M. B. Anderson was in the city Sunday the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Benton Carr. Mrs, Foster of Sth Ave. S., is on the sick fist. The funeral of Mrs. L. J. Thomp- son was held Saturday, April 10, from Pilgrim Baptist Church. | Miss O. Odette Johnson was in the city Sunday the guest of her aunts, ‘Miss Anderson and Mrs. Robinson of ‘Aurora Ave. | Mrs, Anna Morgan of Thomas St. is improving. | Mrs. Charleston of University Av. is quite it, Mr. and Mrs. John Vincent, of Port- land, Ore. are in the city. | Your legal business is solicited by Atty. Louis Winthrop, 308-9 North- western Bank Bldg. Minneapolis. He will give you a square deal. See his adv. TWIN CITY STAR | ATTY, FRANCIS NEW LOCA- TION. Atty. William T. Francis has moved to Suite 329 in the Amer- ican National Bank Building, Cedar and Fifth Sts. St. Paul. Furnished Rooms, suitable for a married couple. All. conveniences. Use of kitchen and house privileges to desirable people only. Call at Mrs. A. D. Price, 820 E. 36th St., Minne- apolis. Rooms for Rent, convenient loca- tion. Call 1210 So. Washington Ave. Uniform for Sale. Great Northern Ry. Good as new. Apply 532 Aldrich Ave. No. We sent out several notices to de- Tinquents last week and received few Tesponses. We hope that those who ‘owe us will arrange to pay us NOW. We pay our bills, and need money to keep up this paper. FIRST CLASS DRESSMAKING. We do Strictly First Class Dress- making and Ladies’ Tailoring. Our Prices are Reasonable, Satisfaction Guaranteed. Apply 415 E. 27th St. Minneapolis. For information, Phone So, 7996.—Advertisement. NEW PALACE RESTAURANT. Mrs, L. V. Wellington, a former trained nurse, has opened the New Palace Restaurant at 138 E, Third St., St. Paul. First Class a la Carte Serv- ice for Ladies and Gentlemen. Boiled Dinners Daily. Sunday Dinner: Chicken and Dumplings 25c, Party Service solicited. Phone Jackson 510. —Advertisement. HAIR WEAVING. Hair weaving of every description neatly done by Mrs, McClure, 713 Sth St. N. Leave orders also at 2813 Chicago Ave. Phone: So. 1424. —Advertisement Mrs. Cisney, clerk of the Withers Express Co,, 504 6th Ave. No., has ac- cepted the agency of The Twin City Star. She will solicit ads. and sub- scriptions, and mention the personals. There is much activity on the North Side and her news will be of great teterest: to-our-veadera: BARGAINS IN REAL ESTATE. $100 down and $25 per month will buy a 7-room, all modern house on 33th St. and Chicago Ave. $19 down and $19 per month is all you have to put into it to buy a new 10-room duplex, near South Centra High School. $10 down and $10 per month will buy a S-room Cottage, all modern but heat, in the South Central district. For Rent. I have on hand a list of desirable modern houses and flats. on both North and South side F. PEOPLES. 236 Boston Block. 4 CHOICE CITY AND SUBUR- BAN PROPERTY FOR SALE ON SMALL MONTHLY PAY. MENTS. _. Houses and Flats for Rent. B. M. McDEW, 802 Sykes Block. N. W. Nic. 621 Minneapolis STAR “ADS"—BRING RESULTS WELL QUALIFIED FOR LEADERSHIP Success of toman E. Page at . Langston University, BEGANWITH FORTYSTUDENTS Notable Achievements of the President of Leading Educational Institution In Oklahoma—Worked His Way From Private School Through College—Ac- tive In Many Good Movements, Langston, Okla.—Thirty-eight years In the schoolroom training boys and girls, with hundreds of graduates from his school all over the United States, some filling positions of bonor and trust, others ranking high in the professions ahd trades, 1s the record of Professor Inman B. Page, president of Langston university. Professor Page 1s one of the best trained men of the race, as well as one of the best known educators in the United States. He was born in Warrenton, Fauquier county, Va., Dec. 29, 1853. His early education was begun In a private school in Washington, taught by George F. T. Cook, the son of the most noted educator in his day and the man who really started the frst A school for the race in Washington. which was destroyed and the teacher forced to flee to Pennsylvania for safety, but returned after a yenr and started his school on a larger scale ‘It was in this school, although private, that young Page got his first taste of education. Tn the fall of 1868 he entered How ‘ard university, where he soon began to realize the importance of his un- dertaking. He had learned that in order to become educated he would have to study diligently. He did not have wealthy parents to meet all bis bills when due, so he had to do some hard work to earn enough money to pay his school bills, He had heard of Yale and Harvard and of Brown university, at Provt. dence, R. I., and decided to continue bis education at Brown, which he entered in the fall of 1873. He had decided be- fore going to Providence that he was going to remain there unti! be bad fin ished bis work. He carried out his res. olution to the letter, graduating In 1877 Now, with bis diploma—and not only the diploma, but a well trained mind—he decided to enter the busy world, with a view of serving buman- ity. Graduating from a college in Rhode Island, he felt that his duty was to go where he was most needed, #0 he accepted a position in the Natchez sem- mary, Natchez, Miss., in the fall of 1877. Asa teacher he made a good rec- ord, and it 1s not surprising that he was elected vice president of Lincoln institute, Jefferson City, Mo., the fol lowing fall. It was In this position that bis abil. ity as a leader, as a school president. as ‘a leader of men. manifested itself, and ft was at the close of the second year as vice president that he wns elected president of Lincoln institute. It was ‘then that Lincoln took on new life. It was then that the growth of the instl- tution started. It was then that {t be came known outside of Missouri. In this position of president he served un. til 1898, when he resigned to accept the presidency of the Colored Agricultural ynd Normal! university, called Langston university. ‘The schoo! was then young and need- ed such a man as President Page to build ft up. and this he has done. Of course the school had been voted into life by the legislature of Oklahoma, and in the fall of 1808 it was opened by the new president with his faculty and forty students. ft now has an en- rollment of 628, with good buildings and @ well trained faculty. It has required the work of a master mind to build the school up to where it is. Brown university conferred on him the degree of master of arts because of the Hiterary work he had done. and sev- eral years ago the faculty and trustees ef Howant university recognized bis worth and ability and learning by con- ferring on him the degree of LL. D.. and the same honor was conferred upon him by Wilberforce university. He ts active in the State Teachers’ associa tion. as well as the National Associa- tion of Teachers of Colored Youth. His wife, Mrs. Inman E. Page, takes great interest tn his work and has been of much assistance to him. She is a grad- ‘wate of Wilberforce university. STUCCO AND SHINGLES DESIGN, A BARGAIN i : yb fe ie fal \ M fe CHAMBER fF | KI HE! | rapeseed EY eons Pee] i a= Be] 1 E+ = - _ ey | eat He] f hE ex) — Roy [TI = I SERBS io CHAMBER fl | IS6X8-0" be —=—— . rae = [ome | ; -— ‘The exterior is treated in rough cast cement up to a belt course. Above this belt course are shingles, which may be stained with any color. The vestibule opens into the living room, which has a fireplace at one side and a stairway and seat effect at the end. The second story has three chambers and a bath and a small balcony. Size, 24 feet wide and 26 feet deep, with full basement. First story is 9 feet high, second story 8 feet and basement 7 feet, all in the clear. Finish in the first story red oak or bireh, second story pine to paint. Birch or maple floors throughout. Cost to build, exclusive of heating and plumbing $2,300. If you own your lot, will build you this home for $15 down and $15 per month with interest. For information see F, PEOPLES, 236 BOSTON BLOCK, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. AT THE CLOSED GATE OF MAN OF NEGRO ORIGIN: TUSTICE. os To be a Negro in a day like this Demands forgiveness. Bruised with blow on blow, Betrayed, like him whose woe-dim- med eyes gave bliss, Still must one succor those who brought one low, To be a Negro in a day like this. To be a Negro in a day like this Demands rare patience—patienc that can wait In utter darkness. 'Tis the path tc miss, ‘ ‘And knock, unheeded, at an iror gate, To be a Negro in a day like this. To be a Negro in a day like this Demands strange loyalty. We serve a flag Which is to us white freedom's em- phasis. Ah! one must love when truth an¢ justice lag, To be a Negro in a day like this. To be a Negro in a day like this— ‘Alas! Lord God, what evil have we done? Still shines the gate, all gold and ame- thyst, But I pass by, the glorious goal un: “Merely a Negro”—in a day like this won, 2 —James D. Corrothers in The Century. BE KIND TODAY. Less spent on the dead and more spent on the living would bring about many happy resul's. Hearts are breaking, loved ones wait, and tears flow all because of the with holding of kind words unspoken and letters never sent. Behold the sad mistakes of others, their remorse, and profit by the same before it is too late. Today, now, speak the loving word, send the tender mes- sage, write the letter you put off day by day, and don’t wait until you forget it or until bitter memo- ries haunt you. HATS! HATS! HATSIt! Special Easter Bargains. I am selling out a Select Stock o Latest Style Hats. Every one a Bar- gain. Each a different Style. A Spe- cia} Line of Hair Braids and Trans- missions. Madam Hart, Milliner, 1210 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis MAN OF NEGRO ORIGIN: He Cites Authorities to Disprove “Pithecanthropos Erectus” a To the Editor of the Pioneer Press: One of your recent contributors to the Mail Bag makes “pithecanthropos erectus” the Adam of the human fam- ily. But according to such well- known authorities as Prof. Augustus H. Kean of the London university, in his “Ethnology” and “Man, Past and Present;” Prof. Giuseppi Sergi, professor of anthropology at the Uni- versity of Rome, Italy, in his work on “The Medeterranean Races,” and our own Prof. William Z Ripley, in his work on “Races of Europe;” Dr. Brinton, in his “Races and Peoples,” as well as other scholars versed in this department of knowledge, re- pudiate the hypotheses postulated by the other scientists, and advocate the following pronouncements as most worthy of the consideration of the scholars learned in the science of anthropology: . First—The present races of Europe are mere offshoots of a primitive race now extinct. This extinct race was an offshoot of an African or Negro race, who migrated from Africa into Europe during the glacial and pre- glacial period: “Homo sapiens,” “homo heidelbergensis,” “neandertha- lensis,” “loanthropos” and all other early European troglodytes had an African, therefore Negro origin. Chancellor David Starr Jordan of Leland Stanford university virtually says ditto to the conclusions of Rip- ley, Kean, Sergi and others. And as regards the “Aryan race” of the high schoolroom, why, the science of etfinology can find no trace of its ex- istence. The word “Aryan” means ight, learning, culture, education in the arts, science and industries. It is a “linguistic” and not an ethnological term. Theosophical writers and theosophical literature claim that the Anglo-Saxon, Celt, Dane, Teuton and the inhabitants of the United States are mere “subraces” of the great “root race” which was negroid in char- acter and color, so that the Negro is the “true ancestor of man,” and man’s primitive home was somewhere in Africa. Pithecanthropos. From the St. Paul Pioneer Press’ Mail Bag. 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Spell each ‘one out correctly and distinctly. If you don’t it means that all of your mmamuscript will have to be rewritten if there istime. Write om one vide of the paper only. Address aft mail to Twin City Star 1419 Washington -Ave. So, Minneapolis, Minnesota. CHARACTER. Character is moral order embod. ied in the individual. Mien of char- acter are not only the conscience of society, but in every well governed state they are its best motive power, for it is tmoral qualities in the main which vale the world—Samuel Conditions here do not warrant any encouragement for strangers secking employment. The railroads, hotels, etc, have a full quota of men, and there is a surplus among the laboring class. “Times are dull,” is the cry, and it is hard to get employment. ‘The Anti-Tipping Bill passed the House this week. Many complaints thave suddenly arisen from the Negro porters and waiters, who have noth- ing but opinions to express as to its sworth. They have no organization or official organ and they want things ‘done’ “for the race.” Many of the most intelligent are supporting the tip system. It is hard to get the Negro to realize that his work should be standardized and this services paid for. He has had ‘little experience as a salaried employee, and they do not expect , (neither will they demand) lining wages should the bill pass. We hold that the fact that the corpora- tions do not properly pay their waiters and porters, is the sole reason that these employees are the object of the pity and charity of the people whom they serve. / ghout “The Niager.” ‘Members of the National Society for ‘the “Athvancement of Colored People of St. Paul, thave protested to Mayor Powers against “The Nigger” movies ‘The Mayor thas passed it up to the department of public safety. The St. Paul management says that the pictures will be shown. Mayor Nye of this city hes said that “they won’ be shown” and Mayor Nye mean: what he says, and he did not have tc hear every spokesman from act ‘equal rights organization to decide the ‘right way. Mayor Nye is right ‘That's ail. Naming the Mississippi. ‘{Dhe Afisatzsipp! river had more than ‘a dosen native names, different desig- uations being given at different points tn ta course, The .Algonquins :called Mt the. Meche Sebe. other tribes termed M Ohucagua, Mico, Tumainien, Tapala ‘Ri and other names. The Algonquin ame was finally adopted by the whites for the whole river. The mean- ing is “father of waters.” or “the whole river.” ‘Twanty-soven apellings are noted In the writings of early ex- plorers.— Minneapolis Journal. Getedicien Bueenins. Alice—When 1 told you of my en- agement | said it was secret, and ‘ou told Kitty about it. Ma—Why, no, 1 difin't 1 merely @uked her if she knew about tt.—Bos- tom Transcript. ‘Biberian Rivers. sf deme of the sivers of Siberia flow neem Seoceage, amok S08 alnioe: owe as rock. Rend Your Subscription Quso THE STAR—ITS NEWS THRIFTY BUSINESS. MEN. Ganetructive Wark of Co-operative iLeague at New Rochelle, N. Y. 2 5 ilaialeelianas seek. New Rochelle, N, “Y.—The. New Roohelle” Co-vperative Business leaxue Is entitled to u greut deal of credit for the work it has done and ts-doing in ‘Westchester county, N. Y.. in making ‘Mt Possible for our people to secure sanitary homes in desirable sections of New Rochelle and also in the county. The league has been t existence a ttle over: seven” years and owns a number of fine houses, with latest mod- fern Improvements, all of which are reccupied by our people. League ball ts headquarters for moat of the social, fraternal and religious organizations among the colored people in the county. Jt contains # public ‘hall for social gatherings with kitchen, ‘dining room, check room, ladies’ parlar ‘and.smoking room for men. At a re cent meeting of the board of directors each member of the board agreed to jaseist tn extending the business of the organization and to complete the pay- ments of League hall, the home of the organtention. ‘The ieague 1s helping those members who are engaged in Dusiness, among whom are several aapiring merchants and two profes sional men. - ‘These men all stand together and pall together Uke the members of one family. If a neighbor wishes to buy a horse or a wagon or a house or a ‘stock of goods to open up a little bust wness for himself the men.of the league help and encourage him with their Personal or joint notes to secure the money he needs, and they push his business all they can. It 1s a beautiful spirit, typical of the communal spirit of the colored man om his native heath. It is growing in New Rochelle, and black mbn there are coming more and more to seo that tt pays to stand shoulder to shoulder and to help one another to béar burdens. . ‘The board of directors of the New Rochelle Co-operative Business league is one of the most harmonious bodies of men to be found anywhere in the state of New York. At their last meet- ing, held April 1, Manager 8, J. Davis asked for $64 to pay certain petty bills, and in less than ten minutes the board turned over to him a little over $75. The board consists of the following members: W. J. Brown, president; B. Eckels, 8. J. Davis (secretary of the league), J. Bullock, George Eckels, Dr. ©. P, McClendon, J. B. Bruce “Grit,” Henry Davis, Henry Peel, James Brown, J. Thweet, 8. J. Crewes (secre- tary of the board), Samuel Craig, Rev. M. A. Bradley and Bugene Harris. It is a growing organization, and its con- tinued existence and activity show the capacity of the Negro for sustained ef- fort along business:lines. BIRMINGHAM TO BE HOST OF SUNDAY SCHOOL FOLK. Alabama Metropolis Gets Tenth Annual Session of National Religious Body. Birmingham, Ala. — Assurances are given here by the secretary of the funday schoo! congress from Nasb- ville, Temm., that several new innova- tions will take place during the tenth Annual session of that ozganization. ‘which {6 to convene in this city June ® One of the attractive features will ‘be the Young Men's Christian Glee club of Shreveport, La., which a per ‘Baps-one of the most compact religious ‘singing organizations in the United States, ‘While it is not the Arst singing or ganization that has agreed to visit the congress at Birmingham this year, it 1s perhaps one of the largest. The 2 petitioned the congress officials to be allowed to appear. The Rev. Gus rillane te the peenltent of the siee tub, ‘The petition of the club to be allow ed to serve on the program Is signed by clty pastors of Shreveport, such as Bev. A. H. Samuels, president of the Thirteenth District association; Rev. I. M, Carter, Rev. J. M. Harvey, L. Al Jen, Jr, B. 8 Styles and Charles M. ‘Blounon, .a practicing attorney of ‘Shreveport. . Ancther organization that has writ ten to be placed on the program Is the Wheneser quartet of Austin. Tex. This quartet has gained a distinction that ‘no other quartet of ladies in the Unit ed States has in doing religious work. ‘They have furnished muxic ench year tor the St. John encampment, perhaps the largest gathering of religious state workers in the United States. ‘The congress secretary, who was in this clty recently, declared that there has never been as much interest in the meeting as ts already evident and that from his visit he has gained informa }tton that ‘Birmingham will furnish the | necessary entertainment. Brazier Gets Verdict In Theater Case. ‘Walter J. Brazier was nwarded 2 verdict of $100 against the Fulton the ater at ‘Hempstead, N. Y., becnuse the managers of the theater recently bar red him from an orcbestra seat for ‘whieh ‘he held a ticket on-the ground that he was a colored man and not en titled to equal privileges in. public places of anrusement with cittzens of ‘other races. Virginia Baptist State Convention. <The forty-cighth annual session of the Virginia Baptist state couvention ‘will be held at the High Street Baptist church, Danville, ¥a., ‘beginning on ‘Wednesday, May 1 ‘The call for the meeting ‘urges the churches and aux MMaries which compose the convention ‘to.sand Uberal amounts for bome and foreign missions and education TWIN CITY STAR eee ————————————— ‘Child Life In Africa. THE-MORAL PHAS Child life tn Africa tay few pleasures LIFE. and many sorrows and is in a state of constant veversal and change. ®rom Deora the time of a boy's birth until he his | Home ‘Training Mc gone through ‘the “devil busty" ‘he'ds| Says Miss Nannie ] little thought uf, but as seon as he hus “moral, phase passed through its terrible ordeals and ae oe aa practices he Is regarded as a man and] f° 0 ‘an asset in” the native commuitty |‘"° ie Seerevatin With 2 girl dt ip different, tt ts very | improve the standard hand to procure girls for the. misaton | ™asses is the only 80 stations because they are considered| As with other races apectally valuable as workers and pos-| in the homes are set w sible money bringers until the period | who ‘preside over th arrives for them to enter and pas! to bring about a refo through the “‘grecgvee" bovh ordeal. ‘Then they are regarded a women and | POO of the race ms eligible for marriage, and their indus |W. °°. trial value decreases. Still, if they | those virtues, that hh redt large families, thetr market value | "ost advanced races keeps up in a measure, for in certain! We are prone to sections of Africa tribal custom per-| Negro is by nature mits a man to eel, loan or tent ow | therefore mor He ever cx five, them theme fopohonm,| 2 ot onoeat of ete He Satan hy pera | ing wp o fend wife with the long tooth of a leopard, | ‘VT Gay life. ' Which indicates that sbe is no longer | conception of what tt a slave, but a free wonmn, not a di- | ligion really is he too vorced wife.—Christian Herald. |one thing and pres ae Often the foremost A Bernard Shaw Criticism. | chuveh is so far from : Before fame came to him Dormer Shaw wrote dramatic criticisms for the London Saturday Review. ‘The follow ing sample is characteristic of the man: “I am in a somewhat foolish postition concerning a play at the Opera Co mique, whither I was bidden this day week. For some reason I was not supplied with a program, so that I never learned the name of the -play. ‘At the end of the second act the play hed advanced about as far as en ordi. nary dramatist would have brought i five minutes after the Orst rising of the curtain or, say, as far as Tbeen would have brought ft ten years before that event. Taking advantage of the sec ond interval to stroll ont Into the Strand for a iittle exercise, I anfortu- nately forgot all about my business and actually reached home before it occurred to me that I had not seep the end of the play. Under these cir cumstances it would fll become me to dogmatize on the merits of the work or its performance. I can only offer the management my apologies.” Bactern Vermont's Marbles. ‘Taouga the western part of vermoms includes the most extensive marble tn- dustry in this country, the eastern part fa.a virgin field, where, in the lack-of a general study of the stratigraphy, the structure, the paleontology and the areal geology, it is at present not only tmpossible to determine the area and position of many of the beds, but also even the thickness of some af the mar- ble formations, which are but partly exposed. ‘Tho marbled of eastern Ver mont, many of which are Sooty vary widely in kind and character, ‘the outcrops, though few in number, are scattered from the Massachusetts Hine to the Canadian boundary. Many of the marbles are suited only for in- door ornamental use. The greater part of the ledges are te be classed as. mip- eral reserves, which will be drawn on in the future. Burial With Military Honors. After a battle the dead are buried “with military honors.” ‘These in times of peace are both impressive and elab- orate, but in time of war they are auch curtailed. The principal fea tures are the playing by muffled drums of the dead march, the resting on the arms reversed by the troops engaged and the final fring into the air over the grave of three blank volleys. The number of volleys is always the same, but the number of men comprising the firing party increases with the rank of the deceased. A muffled drum is @rum the cords of which have been loosened so as to slacken the parchment bead and cause it to give forth on be ing strack a dull, muffled sound.—Lon- on Scraps. Intellectual Life. People without intellectual life are virtually under condemnation to hard labor. Unless their thoughts can give them wholesome occupation they must find tt for their hands. Otherwise they cannot live ‘well and must expect de- terforation. But, anluckily for lazy people, the achievement of a good grade of intellectual Iife involves about as much work as anything else. Life without effort seems not to have been intended. The original plan was to have it end by starvation and, though Deople nowadays get around that, they cannot altogether defeat the original {ntention.—Life. “How are you getting on as the pre- ‘siding officer of your new club?” “Pretty well,” replied the emphatic woman. “No _trouble with partlamentary points?” | “Mot mmeh. "The only aimeulty 1 have is to remember that you must hold on to the gavel and hammer with ‘tt mmstead of throwing it”—Washing- ton Star. Mean Buggsstion. “1 made Mise Oldgit! mad the other day.” “How so?” “She matd abe would give te few wrinkles, and I said-f didn’t care to take them; -aithongh I knew -sbe bad plenty to apate."—Raltimore American In Awful Shape. “Why don't, zou.so to work?” “T'm 20 dead tired of doing inathing ‘unt; Tm too tired to-do anythtmg."— Cleveland Leader. No“ great deed is done by’ talterers who ask for certainty.—George Eliot. - In Awful Shape. THE MORAL PHASE OF NEGRO LIFE, eo Lae Sone ee ee ee Says Miss Nannie H. Burroughs. The ‘moral, phase of the Negro problem is the most serious part of ‘the whole aggravating question. To improve the standard of the fife of the masses is the only solution. : ‘As with other races, the standards in the-homes are set up by the women who ‘preside over them. Therefore to bring about a reform the woman hood of the race must be taught how to instruct their children dn those virtues, that have -made the most advanced races what they ate. We are prone to think that the Negro is by nature retigious and therefore moral. He is both; but ‘he is not enough of either when it comes to living up to fundamental principles every day life. Because of his crude conception of what the Christian re- figion really is he too often practices one thing and preaches another. Often the foremost woman in the church is s0 far from a model for her less ambitious sisters that they look with contempt upon her and dis- credit religion. This -misrepresenta- tioni of the genuine article takes many forms and sometimes the one woman is a combination of all. She allows beer drinking, card playing, and rag time music in her home. She is loose in her conversation. Her language is often smutty. Her demeanor be- comes a woman of the street. Her home is a hangout for “sliding elders” and foafing, hungry preachers. Her house is poorly kept. Her children are too young to be men and wom- en and too old to be children. They are theregore the freshest things in the neighborhood. They run the church. They sit in the front heat, chew gum, talk and keep their “gang” giggling. ‘To speak to them is to throw a match into a magazine of powder. These wise and talented youngsters of the leading sisters, get into the choir and start. trouble for the chor- isters. They get religion and start trouble for the deacons. These chil- dren of too many of those who aspire to leadership in our local churches presume too much on the standing and influence of their mothers and give our churches all kinds of trouble. What we need is a new type of women in our homes as mothers, and a new type of women in our churches as leaders and examples for the young. ‘The wig wearing, gum chewing, beer smelling, mouth running, street trotting, home neglecting, convention fever type of women are out of style, and from them may we soon be de- livered. —The Worker. ‘The struggle for today, is not al together for today; it is for a vast future—Abraham Lincoln. ii it cr Crawford —How do you get your wife to believe what you say when you come home late? ‘Crabahaw—I frst listen to what she accuses me of doing, and then I own up to it—Judge. Old Peppermint Remedies. Peppermint drops have long been the unfailing comforter of old ladies— and .others—but in recent times we seem to have got past needing some of the medicinal qualities for which pep- Permint ofl was held in high esteem 4m bygone centuries. Gerarde in his Horbale (1633) advises the use of it alther “poured into the eares with boneyed water” or “taken inwardly” fis.a certain specific “against scalopen- res, beare-worms, sea-serpents, scor- pions and the bitings of mad dogs!"— London Chronicle. Conselation. Beggnr—I haven't tasted food for a ‘month. ‘Dyspeptic—That’s nothing. ‘It's the same old ‘taste.—Town Topics. Short Stories. ‘The salary of a general {n the Rns- ian army varies from $1,500 to $2.00 a year. ‘The Dover stratt ts only twenty: ‘one miles wide at Calais, whlch has been connected. with Dover by cable since 1851. .& aystem is in vogne In Italy by means of which mulberrs leares are \proserxed .in .cold storaxe .an food for ‘allkworms. Peru 1s considering x tas on bust mean earnings because the country's revenues for 1915 are estimated iat $12.500.000 and the expenses $20.000,- 000 Fashion Frills, Bpring etrawe show which way fash. on ‘blows iteelf.—Raltimore American. Silke tronsers tiie wummer. announce the tatlors. Fickle Taahion, taddeed!— (NewYork Sun. “Women's bats are to be costller, ac- ‘coring to reports. They usually ere— Pittsburgh Dispateh, “Hlere comes the low crowned derby ‘again, as If men” were not funay ‘enough already.—Chicago News. Wasp shaped gowns announced tn the near future should be named for the mosquito—the sting is in the bill — ROOT & HAGEMAN 403-57 NICOLLET AVENUE Women’s Fashionable Apparel at Popular Prices — | COA’ SUITS, DRESSES,” WAI SKIRTS, TSI LINERY, GLOVES, HOSIERY and UNDERWEAR Our advice ZUMALWEISS THE BETTER BEER You are sure of apprecia- tion from anyone to whom you recommend it. 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Good Beer 1s Strengthening oa There is strength in ie pure beer like Le Hie “ mt ~ LAGER” iL \ Brewed under sanitary condition Pi S Purest of ingredients ’ - off 4 The beer without a headache Mt4 PURITY BREWING CO. rs The Leading Bottle Beer Brewery Ordera Case Both Phones 66 | MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. ‘Teday ‘Look Ahead! | _—- Galled His Papa Down, ‘There are some persons who fide all through ‘the journey .of life witb their backs to the horse's head. ‘They are-always looking Into'the past. They are forever talking about the. good old thmes «and how different ‘things were ben they were young. ‘There 4s ‘no Tomance in the world now, and. no ‘bercism. The very winters and sum- mere are nothing to shat they ured to be. In fact, life te altogether on a small, commonplace scale. Now. that 4s.a.miserable sort of thing. It brings a kind of paralyzing chill over life and etrifies the natural spring of Joy that should be forever leaping up to meet the fresh new mercies that the day keeps bringing.—Exchange. . Called His Papa Down. Little Willy ts a bright boy and a saucy boy. His apt answers have of- ten turned away wrath and ofteu turn. ed it upon him strongly. The ther day bis father was.ceprimanding ,bim for some misdeed, and’ Willy was.an- Swering very sancily, The father be- came very angry and,. selzing the youngster by the collar, sald: “Bee bere. young tmn. you must not .talk like thut to me. I never gate my fa- ther Impudence when 1 was.a bop.” ‘Witty "was not fazed at-all. With a cherabie smile he looked into papa's eves and said. “Rut. papa, maybe your father didn't need it” "Dwag.all off. Willy escaped punishment, while papa retired to auother room.