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DULUTH THE TWIN CITY STAR ST. PAUL HISTORICAL SOCIETY Just in proportion as these groups of white people in different sections of the country become informed as to the struggles, needs, aspirations and achievements of the colored people will our handicap be removed and a more friendly relation between the white and colored people be increased. The above statement is borne out from the fact that not only the leaders of our own racial institutions are to meet in the coming conference, but the governors of several states, heads of colleges for white people and state and tive Page Training School at Durham, N. G., Ready For Guests. Leading Educational Institution of Its Kind to Entertain Remarkably Important Gathering at Thirteenth North Carolina Metropolis—Logical Outcome of Effort to Prevent Duplication. By N. BARNETT DODSON. The National Training school, Durham, N. C., is the Mecca to which educators, clergymen, business men and philanthropists will journey for the conference on education, to be held at that institution from Tuesday, Nov. 21 to 24, inclusive. This conference will be one of the most significant gatherers which has ever assembled for the sole purpose of a thorough discussion of problems affecting the present and future well being of our race in the United States. The presidents of universities, colleges and secondary schools who have responded so nobly to Dr. James E. Shepard's invitation regard the coming meeting as the logical outcome of their pleadings for years to prevent duplication by the various schools in methods of training, curriculum, sources of income and the like. That Dr. Shepard has succeeded in making DR. JAMES E. SHEPARD. it possible for such a conference to be held at his school under such favorable conditions is a matter of general satisfaction. Arrangements have been made to accommodate the members of the conference (who are such by their acceptance of the invitation) free of charge, thus relieving them of any thought whatever as to cost of board and room accommodations for the week. There will be three sessions of the conference daily after Tuesday, Nov. 21. The conference will open on the above date at 10 o'clock a. m. The second session will begin at 2 o'clock p. m. After each speaker assigned to a particular subject has spoken there will be a general discussion of any subject open to any member of the conference for one hour. A commission will be appointed by the conference to study the various facts brought out, to offer some concrete plan and to present the same to the public. Durham itself presents a field of study and inspiration which will be furnished by no other city of its size in the country. The splendid co-operation of the board of trustees of the national training school in all phases of the institution's efforts to provide adequate equipment for the training of special groups of students for special lines of work has been admirably shown. And again the financial assistance of other white friends of the race at the south and in the north through the influence of members of the board and the sound constructive work of Dr. Shepard made it possible for the school to enter upon the present year's work clear of debt. These are encouraging signs as to the extent white people are interested in promoting educational institutions for our people under the right kind of leadership. county superintendents of schools have signified their intention to be present and have already announced subjects upon which they are to speak. Members of both races will await with interest the outcome of the conference. The report of the commission which will be appointed to sum up the views of the various speakers on the topics assigned to them will be a document much desired by educators, social service workers and especially boards in charge of funds for various objects of education. The citizens of Durham will co-operate in every way possible to make the stay of the visitors to the conference both pleasant and profitable. PROMOTED TO HIGH OFFICE Timely Comment on Achievements of Colored Men In Various Lines of Employment as Far Back as the Eighteenth Century—Society For Historical Research Secures Rare Book. By JOHN E. BRUCE "GRIT." Although Dr. Bernard Dernburg, one time secretary for the colonies for German Southwest Africa, declared some years ago in a speech in London, "We want no educated proletariat in Africa," it is a fact that thirty years ago, in a work published in Berlin, mention is made of Jan Curry, an unadulterated African, who was raised to the dignity of commandant of the Brandenburg Fort de Grosse, Frederickberg, situated in the Cape of Trees; on the western coast of Africa, by the German government. He must have been a man of some education to have held, as he did, such an important post. As the officers of the German army who passed through the department of military history of the general staff were promoted, the achievements of this Negro as a military genius formed a part of their curriculum. He was cited as one whose military career was worthy of emulation. One of these German generals has paid a high compliment to Jan Curry* as a military strategist. I am indebted to Dr. Kunst of Guatemala, a great German scholar and friend of the race, for these facts. Dr. Kunst wrote for the Journal of Negro History for October a most interesting article on another subject relating to the Negro. The late Governor Russwurm of Liberia, some time editor of one of the early Negro newspapers in New York city, while governor applied for and obtained leave of absence to visit the United States to make a report to the Colonization society, of which he was the duly accredited representative in Liberia. The members of the board, sitting in the city of Baltimore, took advantage of his presence in the city (1847) to make his personal acquaintance. They gave him a dinner at the principal hotel in the city, at which there were no absentees, and there was not one present, says J. H. B. Latrobe, who was not impressed by the grave, courteous and dignified bearing of the agent whose wise and prudent conduct of the society's affairs in Africa had given such satisfaction. "One with difficulty," says the editor of "Maryland In Liberia" (1885), page 72, "recalls nowadays the sensation that the idea of this dinner to a colored man in 1847 produced in Baltimore. It was ludicrous to see the astonishment of the Irish waiters who surrounded the table at Page's hotel when they were called upon to render the same service to a colored man that they were in the habit of rendering to many socially prominent citizens." So we have three instances of record where Negros have dined with distinguished white men—Jullus Melbourne as the guest of Thomas Jefferson at Monticello in the eighteenth century, with many notable men of the period, among them Chief Justice Marshall, Dr. Dexter, etc.; Governor Russwurm at Baltimore and Booker T. Washington at the White House in Washington. How many of the present generation know that in 1810 there existed in the city of Philadelphia an insurance company composed of colored men, with a capital of $5,000 and with an office located at 150 (now 520) Lombard street? Its president was Joseph Randolph, Cyrus Porter treasurer and William Coleman secretary, and its capital was in cash. It flourished from 1811 to 1813, as stated in the city directories of that period. In the latter year it was located at 153 Lombard street, in the residence of its secretary, who was a schoolteacher. Some MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. NOVEMBER 18, 1916. of the policies are yet preserved in the families of the insured. ed extensively throughout the United States working for the aid There is a great demand by collectors of old books for books by Negro authors. I recently picked up at random a catalogue of a New York city dealer and noted the following: DuBois "Philadelphia Negro"; "Africa and America"; Alex Crumwell; "Running a Thousand Miles For Freedom"; William Craft, and "Personal Experience of Uncle Tom," by Jones. The wonderful thing about these books is that they are more sought after by white people, for some reason, than their own. This is not bad. Still it would not hurt if we Negroes were a little bit more interested. The Negro Society For Historical Research has recently acquired a very rare book, "An Account of the Trial of the British Soldiers Who Killed Attacks," on whose death the trial was based, and Gray and Maverick, his colleagues, who attacked the main guard of the British soldiers in Boston March 5, 1775; also the true story written by a Negro of the Denmark-Vesey insurrection in South Carolina, with all the inside facts. Industrial Fair Held at Raleigh, N.C. The annual fair held under the auspices of the North Carolina Industrial association at Raleigh from Oct. 24 to the 28th, inclusive, was largely attended. The exhibits were numerous and of excellent quality. PROMINENT AMONG WOMEN LEADERS WOMAN-OF WIDE EXPERIENCE Early Career and Achievements of a Union County (S. C.) Girl Who Has Made Her Mark. In Many Good Movements—Gifted Orator and Well Known Organizer. New York.-Much credit should be given the various groups of women of our race for the splendid work they are doing for racial advancement in many good movements. In many such groups are individuals who by industry and persistence have won a nation wide reputation in more than ordinary lines of work. Among the foremost in the individual line is Miss Alice L. MISS ALICE L. T. WAYTER. Thompson Waytes, who was the chair- man of the colored women's national Republican committee here during the recent national political campaign. Miss Waytes is a native of Union county, S. C. After completing her public school course Miss Waytes entered Benedict college, where she took the college preparatory course. She also completed a course in missionary training at Shaw university, Raleigh, in 1901. From Shaw university Miss Waytes went to the Moody Bible Institute, at Chicago, in which she further perfected her studies, finishing the course in 1904. She taught in the Howard graded school at Columbia and, all told, has had six years' experience as a schoolteacher. In 1910 Miss Waytes was appointed superintendent of Bible school work by the Church Federation society of New York. As a speaker and lecturer she has had an interesting career. Upon the formation of the Progressive party at Chicago in 1912 Miss Waytes was selected as one of the campaign speakers and did effective work on a tour through Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Massachusetts. Besides her work as above given she is a gospel preacher of no mean ability and also an author and writer. Among her best works are "Modern Proverbs and the Hidden Fire." She has travel- ed extensively throughout the United States working for the advancement of the race in various movements. At Columbia, S. C., she succeeded in organizing the Columbia City mission, through which hundreds of garments were distributed to the poor. She was one of the prime factors in the organization of the Frederick Douglass Center in Chicago and also organized the Bible class of the Mount Olivet Baptist church in Chicago. In 1906 Miss Waytes was a teacher at the Live Oak institute, Live Oak, Fla. During 1911 Miss Waytes was the pastor of the Shiloh Baptist church, West Medford, Mass. On resigning the pastorate of the church at West Medford she was called to church in one of the western states, but an urgent demand for her services among prisoners won her sympathies. In this line of religious and social service work she traveled a great deal. She has delivered lectures to the student body at Fisk university, Roger Williams university, Hartshorn college, Virginia Union university, Howard university and at the Florida Baptist college. Miss Waytes has received a number of letters of commendation from prominent educators, statesmen and clergymen on her work. The one from former President Roosevelt states that Mr. Roosevelt was very much pleased with her work as a campaign speaker for the Progressive party in 1912. Another letter of the same tone of sentiment was sent to Miss Waytes from the Tribune-Herald at Roine, Ga., and from a number of other papers in the various sections of the country. Miss Waytes did yeoman service for the Republican party in the political campaign which closed on Nov. 7. Her services are in constant demand, and she is kept busy at all times. She is a contributor to four weekly papers. She knows the art of newspaper writing quite well and states the facts as they are. She knows how to create favorable public sentiment for the race in her writing and lectures. As an organizer and leader she has won her way up through difficulties and from obscurity to great prominence. PEOPLE WIN BIG VICTORY. Mayor Rookwood of Cambridge, Mass., Bars "Birth of a Nation." The interest which our people are taking in matters of public moment in regard to their rights as citizens is becoming more and more intensified. They are using to good advantage the right of protest against wrong and petition for relief granted by the federal constitution. Results are being obtained along many lines where injustice, like a wolf, walks in sheep's clothing to strike down the innocent without warning. Once more by the united efforts of our people the photo play known as "The Birth of a Nation" has been refused permission to perform. A news dispatch from J. Thomas Harrison, editor of the Cambridge (Mass.) Advocate and national committeeman for Massachusetts, representing the National Negro Press association, to N. B. Dodson Oct. 26 stated that the colored people of Cambridge, ministers and business men, led by T. 8 Harten, appeared before Mayor Rockwood at the city hall and protested against the play above named being permitted to show in one of the theaters in Cambridge and that, after hearing the objections to the play, the mayor refused to let the promoters stage the play in Cambridge. The people had become aroused as to the danger and injustice of the show to the colored people through the editorials of Editor Harrison in the Advocate. Thus again the power of the press in behalf of justice has brought good results. NEWS BUREAU PROMOTER. Melvin J, Chisum to Enter Chisolim Service at Denison, Tex. Denison, Tex. - Melvin J. Chisum, known as the hero of "Langston university," in Oklahoma, has at last won his great fight for better conditions in that institution, and the many civil and criminal actions instituted against him have come to naught, since the governor has pardoned Chisum in the only case that has been made to stick. Mr. Chisum's fight was for moral elevation in the management of the school. From authoritative sources it is stated that Mr. Chisum will devote his entire time to the development of the Chisolim news service in this town, succeeding Harrison M. Gilllean. Mr. Gilllean has been appointed state agent for the Standard Life Insurance company of Atlanta, Ga. Some men are eagerly seeking trouble that will drive them to drink.—New York Times. SMOKE THE RELIABLE SIGHT DRAFT NOTABLE GAREER OF EDGAR A. LONG DISCIPLE OF WASHINGTON Steps In the Life of Native Alabama Boy Who Rose From Messenger In Office of Tuskegee's Founder to Principalship of Large Normal and Industrial School In Virginia. Christiansburg, Va.—Professor Edgar Allen Long, principal of the Christiansburg Normal and Industrial institute in this town, is a native of Tuskegee, Ala. His father and mother were both unlettered, though they had a passion for the education of their children. Young Long first went to school in the old church building on Zion's hill, on which Dr. Booker T. Washington founded the famous Tuskegee institute. With the advent of Dr. Washington into Tuskegee the whole course of Mr. Long's life changed. In those early Tuskegee days boys were taken from the model school to work in the office of Mr. Washington, and it was as a messenger in this office, coming into daily contact with the great leader, that fired young Long's ambition to try for the "heights by great men reached and kept." In 1887, two years after the first class had graduated from Tuskegee, Mr. Long was carried with his family to Birmingham, the "Magic City" which sprang up in northern Alabama following the opening up of the coal and ore mines. But the seed had been EDGAR ALLEN LONG. sown, and Long could not remain out of school. At the death of his father in 1880, leaving his mother and two sisters, the support of which fell upon his shoulders, it was a question whether he should stay home and support them or return to Tuskegee and complete his education. He wisely chose the latter course, and in December, 1891, he entered Tuskegee, his old home and school. Since he had no funds and no one to help him he set about to learn the printer's trade at Tuskegee, which he did in 1893. He had charge of the Tuskegee printing office during the summer months and was for several years business manager of the Student, the paper published by the school. Graduating from Tuskegee with second honors in 1895, he was immediately called to Birmingham, Ala., to take charge of the Alabama Company that had been organized by the late Dr. W. R. Pettiford. Mr. Long was also the assistant bookkeeper at the Alabama Penny Savings bank and private secretary to Dr. Pettiford. It was while serving in this capacity that the call came to go to Christiansburg. Accepting this position, he entered upon his duties in the fall of 1897. He was gratified to take up his new work because there were several Tuskegee graduates there. The principal of Christiansburg, the late Charles L. Marshall, was a roommate, classmate and lifelong friend, and Anna Lee Patterson, who afterward became his wife, were classmates, and there were three other Tuskegee graduates at this school. Because of his experience as bookkeeper at the bank in Birmingham Mr. Long was made treasurer of the school, which position he held until upon the death of Mr. Marshall in 1906 he was elevated to the principalship. Mr. Long says he regards all work that he had done previously as a preparation for his life work at Chris No.40 flansburg. Much of what the school is today is the result of his own efforts. When he was made principal the school's property was valued at $40,000, including land and buildings and equipment and an endowment of $5,500. Today the buildings and equipment alone are worth $75,000, and the endowment is $68,000. Mr. Long is prominent in educational circles. He is now and has been for six years president of the Virginia State Teachers' association. He is a vice president of the Negro Organization society, of which Major Moton is president, and is treasurer of the National Association of Teachers In Colored Schools. CAUSE OF UNREST AMONG COLORED LABORERS SOUTH Movement Northward Due to Low Wages and Other Handicaps. Wilson Jefferson, in concluding in the Evening Post of New York an exhaustive discussion of the effect of the European war upon the colored American, says: To get a glimpse of the possibilities wrapped up in Negro labor one has only to investigate the more progressive of the manufacturing cities of the south. Birmingham, Ala., depends almost wholly upon the Negro for its unskilled and semiskilled labor. Nashville, Atlanta, Memphis and Jacksonville do likewise. But in all of these towns, save in some instances in Birmingham, wages are too low, housing conditions are poor and the advantages for recreation and pleasure exceedingly limited. It will be from these localities that Negroes will emigrate to the middle west and east and to localities where wages are good and where there are opportunities for pleasure and self improvement. No class of labor remains satisfied indefinitely under oppressive conditions. The Negro laborer is no exception to the rule. He has tried the south. He is willing to try the east and middle west. All he has awaited is a genuine call, based upon a real and lasting need. This movement eastward and westward of unskilled Negro labor will both directly and indirectly help the professional Negro. The younger element of Negro workers, those of ambition and of some training in the schools, will be constantly emerging from the unskilled to the semiskilled and skilled classes, with a consequent increase in their payrolls and a betterment in their methods of living. This will give the Negro professional man a hold in many not strictly Negro communities and will give him what a few of his colleagues now possess in the larger centers—a clientele that will be of all colors and of all races. It will allow those of marked natural ability to rise higher in their profession than they would if limited in their practice to only one race and class. A decidedly better treatment of the Negro, both in the north and in the south, will grow out of this scattering of the race. The old condition grew out of the fact that the demand for his labor has been limited and the supply unlimited. Other influences, some sinister and some not so sinister, have worked against him. In the south it has been that old and seemingly ineractical prejudice which would give to him only those things which the white man did not want. Not infrequently the ostracism that came to the Negro in the east and middle west came by virtue of the fact that in religion, in race and sometimes in politics he has been an outsider. It is not unnatural in the small community for the priest to intercede with the employer for his flock and for those of his persuasion. Neither is it out of the ordinary for the politician to desire to control jobs out of the narrow range of political appointments. Closer ties still are of race and language and nationality. The Negro heretofore, with merely sentiment on his side, has not been able to overcome these barriers. But, if all signs fall not, the conflict now raging will so lessen the effectiveness of these agencies that the black man will not find it difficult to win a place and hold it in our larger industrial and economic scheme of things. Ethical Culture Scholarship Fund. The Society For Ethical Culture at Indianapolis, Ind., at a recent meeting decided to increase its fund for scholarships to worthy students by a 5 cents monthly contribution from each member. This organization is doing splendid work and should be encouraged by the public, especially in the matter of raising funds for education and social service movements. THE ELK'S BALL TENTH ANNIVERSARY. MONDAY EVE. NOVEMBER 27 LANE'S HALL, NICOLLET AND 9TH ST. ADMISSION 35 CENTS SOCIAL NEWS EDITOR, Miss Clara Lucas, 506 Boston Block, Minneapolis. Minneapolis, - - - Minn NIC, 1873. Send your notes to us by Wednesday A. M. Send 25 cents in postage stamps for your For Rent Ads. If you want notices inserted, spend a cent or two and send your copy—clearly and intelligently written. Owing to the increased cost of publication, we will NOT accept any ads, unless paid in advance. Agents will please act accordingly. Do not waste your time making promises to our agents. Send your money by Express or Post Office Order or in cash or postage stamps. FRIENDS HONOR FRANCIS. On last Tuesday night a surprise testimonial was tendered Lawyer W. T. Francis, at his home 606 St. Anthony Ave., St. Paul, by the members of his Sunday School Class of Pilgrim Baptist Church, in honor of the excellent showing made by him in his recent campaign for election as Representative from the 38th District of the Minnesota Legislature. Several musical selections consisting of solos, duets and choruses were rendered. After the opening remarks by Mrs. Clayton, President of the class, several original poems touching upon the recent campaign were read, and short talks made by each member present, to which Mr. Francis made a fitting response, saying among other things: "In our campaign we established a record for unanimity upon the part of the Negroes of this community, and while I was proud of that united effort prior to and on election day, I find greater consolation and pride tonight in the knowledge that my friends who have known me so well and so intimately delight to honor me even in defeat. The experience of the past campaign leads me to believe that we are awakeing to the importance of standing shoulder to shoulder in one solid phalanx for the uplift and betterment of our condition." MINNEAPOLIS SUNDAY FORUM Do you love to sing? Then come to the Forum and have a part in the lesson in community singing being inaugurated under the direction of W. C. Jeffrey. Fifteen minutes before the Forum convenes will be devoted to congregational singing, and, if last meeting's experience is an example, much enjoyment is in store for those who delight in music. The program offered at the last Forum gathering was as interesting as was promised. Indeed, it contained more good things than could be rendered. The meeting of Sunday, Nov. 19th at Bethesda Baptist Church, will complete numbers unavoidably omitted and add something of the usual excellence. A cordial reception always awaits those who attend. Meetings called to order promptly at 3:30 P. M. and dismissed at 5:30. Two hours you cannot afford to miss. MUST BE SOLD AT ONCE. Seven room modern home, hardwood floors, hot-water heat, large lot, 3224 Portland Ave., Minneapolis, on easy terms; shown only by appointment. F. D. McCracken, 410 Court Blk., St. Paul. FREEMAN GIRL PAROLED Janie Freeman, who served a year and a half at Stillwater penitentiary for forgery, was granted a parole this week. She has been sent to her home in Oklahoma. It is reported, that a Negro baby, of premature birth by malpractice, was recently buried in the cellar of the house occupied by its parents, on the East side. Mother is very ill and father was the undertaker. Who was the doctor? THAN'S NEW FEATURE Mr. Clarence Peyton of Chicago, is entertaining at Than's Buffet, in St. Paul, and is making a decided hit with the patrons of the cabaret. THAN'S CABARET BUFFET 138 East 3rd St., St. Paul. NATHAN TRAVIS, Prop. THE NORTH SIDE DRUGGIST. Call on J. A. Baker, 1320 6th Ave. No., for your Drugs, Toilet Articles. etc. Prescriptions carefully compounded. His phone is Hyland 432. Deliveries on request.—Advertisement WATCH! WATCH!! WATCH!!! MATINEE and RECITAL by the Women's Episcopal Club at Lane's Hall. Tenth Anniversary RECEPTION AND BALL A AMES NO. 106—MINN I. B. P. O. LANE'S HA MONDAY, McCullough Floor Committee CLARENCE McCULLOUGH COMMITTEE ON GEO. W. BRYA AMES LODGE NO. 106—MINN EAPOLIS, MINN. I. B. P. O. E. of W. LANE'S HALL 8th STREET and NICOLLET AVE. MONDAY, NOV.27th Floor Committee JAMES BURKES CLARENCE McCULLOUGH JUDGE JOHNSON Admission TAXIS AT 1.30 A.M. Admission 35 cents STATE PRESIDENT RESIGNS. Mrs. W. R. Donovan, recently tendered her resignation as President of the Minnesota State Federation of Afro-American Women's Clubs, to take effect immediately. PRAISES HOSPITAL SERVICE. Mr. Lewis Alberts, who was the victim of a brutal assault last month, has completely recovered. He speaks in highest terms of the treatment he received while in the City Hospital and is very grateful to its efficient staff for their services. Mr. Alberts desires to thank those who contributed to his aid during his illness. ST. JAMES HAS UNIT. The members of St. James E. Church of Minneapolis settled their differences. The is again united, and located at Ave. So, between 4th and 5th. The public is invited to attend services and worship with us. I. W. Bess, I Owing to the high cost of refreshments," Society folks are entertaining"—therefore, we are on news (?). Several improvements have made at Bethesda Baptist NORTH SIDE CAFE. The Home of Quality and Services If it comes from the North Side Cafe it must be right. We pride ourselves on our special Sunday Chicken Dinner, 35 cents. NORTH SIDE CAFE, 723 6 Ave. N. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13. at UNION HALL, ST. PAUL Under the Auxnips of Under the Auspices of MARS LODGE of ODD FELLOWS Mr. WALTER Major, of St. Cloud, Minn., was a visitor in the Twin Cities this week. He is the manufacturer of a furniture polish, which is a profitable investment. H. G. Motley, the barber, formerly at McDews' shop is now located with Mr. Ellis Houston at 252 Fourth Ave. So. He solicits the patronage of the public.—Advertisement. Albert Parks, Jr., of St. Paul, a deaf and dumb mute, was held for shooting his father in the hand, following an argument on Wednesday night. The Ball by the Lady Ushers of the Theatres on Monday night was a grand success. The attendance was good and everybody had a lovely time. Mrs. C. C. Perkins won the diamond ring, given to the Queen of the Carnival recently held by St. Anthony Lodge of Odd Fellows. "Bobby" Marshall was married recently. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Thomas have moved to 2801 Portland Ave. The National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People of St. Paul, met last week. Gov. Burnquist, the president was not present. Messrs. Geo. W. Lunsford, "Ike" and Fuller Thompson will go to Northern Minnesota to hunt big game next week. Mr. Thomas Oliver of the Soo Ry. is able to be out after a severe illness. Smoke "SIGHT DRAFT" ROSS HAMILTON W. R. MORRIS Wm. McINTOSH FRED G. THOMAS EVERETT JACKSON B. F. CABBELL WALTER DODSON niversary N AND BALL LODGE N.EAPOLIS, MINN. D. E. of W. ALL 8th STREET and NICOLLET AVE. NOV.27th 's Orchestra JAMES BURKES JUDGE JOHNSON N ARRANGEMENT ANT. Chm. BENJ. BERRY G. E. SOUTHALL JOCK SIMMS CHARLES S. SMITH BENJ. JONES Wm. STIRMAN J. P. JACKSON n 35 cents . CHECKING 10 CENTS. ST. JAMES HAS UNITED. The members of St. James A: M. E. Church of Minneapolis, have settled their differences. The church is again united, and located at 407 5 Ave. So, between 4th and 5th Sts. The public is invited to attend the services and worship with us. Owing to the high cost of "light refreshments," Society folks are "not entertaining"—therefore, we are short on news (?). Several improvements have been made at Bethesda Baptist Church. The new concrete steps are a valuable as well as ornamental addition to the building. Rev. Beasley expects a larger attendance this fall and is doing what he can to make Bethesda the most comfortable church among our people. SCALP TREATMENT and HAIR GROWING. Mrs. Maggie Martin wishes to announce that she is the Minneapolis Agent for MADAM C. J. WALKER'S Wonderful Hair Grower and Preparations. Special attention given to Tetter, Eczema and Growing hair on Personal Instructions and Demontemples. A full line of Goods. strations can be obtained at MRS. MAGGIE MARTIN. AGY N. W. PHONE SOUTH 1742 3013 GARFIELD AVE. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. CHANGE IN POSTAL SAVINGS. Larger postal deposits will now be accepted at the post office. This is made possible by an important amendment to the Postal Savings Act just approved by President Wilson. A postal savings depositor may now have an account amounting to $1,000 upon which interest will be paid. Formerly $500 was the maximum amount he could have to his credit. This enlargement of postal savings facilities will be very gratifying to thousands of depositors who have already reached the old $500 limit and are anxious to entrust more of their savings to Uncle Sam. Another feature of the amendment that will avoid further embarrassment to the public and to postal officials is the doing away with the limit on the amount that could be accepted from a depositor monthly. Under the old law only $100 could be deposited in a calendar month. The amendment abolishes this restriction. While the Postal Savings System has already proved a signal success as is shown by the fact that more than half-a million depositors have over eighty million dollars standing to their credit, still it has fallen far short of meeting the full demands of the public because of the restrictions which have now been eliminated. Postmaster General Burleson and Third Assist-a modification of the limitations and ant Postmaster General Dockery have been tireless in their efforts to secure the new liberalizing legislation is particularly gratifying to them. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE STAR THE TWIN CITY STAR WELL DRESSED MEN WEAR TAILOR-MADE CLOTHES When you need your next Suit or Overcoat. We solicit your order. I offer an unusual showing of Fine Woolens and a high type of Tailor-ing Service at a Reasonable Price.—I "Know How." I will be pleased to build your clothes. CLARENCE W. BELL, 244 3rd Ave. So., Minneapolis, Minn. N. W. 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You are invited to the Harvest Hall given by the Minneapolis Usher s at Lane's Hall on Nicollet Ave. Nov. 13, 1916. Good music. Latest dances introduced. Myrtle Hughes, Pres., Margaret Bludsoe, V. Pres., Hazel Vader, Secy. Mr. Andrew Quinn has moved to 530 10th Ave. No. Mr. Quinn is one of our oldest musicians. He can be reached by phone Hyland 5489. A BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY. Wanted—A Business partner—A Good Chance for a Profitable Investment. Will sell half interest in my Meat Market to a Reliable and Hustling person, who has the cash. Call at Jemison's Meat Market, 629 No. 5th St., Minneapolis. DINNER AND RUMMAGE SALE ST. THOMAS MISSION NOV. 15TH, AT CHURCH 5th Ave. So. bet, 27th and 28th Sts. DINNER SERVED AT 6 P. M. COME ONE. COME ALL! LIBERAL SUBSCRIPTION OFFKR. We offer a Combination Subscription to our readers for 1917. We will give you your choice of any Negro NEWSPAPER or MAGAZINE, and THE TWIN CITY STAR, mailed to your address anywhere in the U. S. for THREE DOLLARS. 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TOILET ARTICLES, DRUGS PRESCRIPTIONS. He Solicits You Patronage. Phone Hy. 3605. DR. ELLIS BURTON 715 Sixth Ave. No., Minneapolis, Minn. DENTIST. Graduate Northwestern Dental School of Chicago. THE SPIRELLA CORSET Mrs. Cora Anderson Carr 365 Aurora Ave. Defective Thanksgiving In "Ye Olde Colonial Dayes" HISTORY tells us that in the early days in some of the colonies there was a puritanical hatred of Christmas, and when a day of thanks was set apart such "superstitious meats" as baron of beef, boar's head, plum pudding and mince pie, all redolent of memories of the ancient feast, were eschewed in favor of turkey and pumpkin pie. The colonists were so pleased to celebrate Thanksgiving in this fashion of feasting, especially after they were compelled to listen to a long sermon, that they began to appoint frequent Thanksgiving days—sometimes for reason of victory over the Indians, then for the arrival of a supply ship or a bountiful harvest, says the Washington Star. Usually the day set occurred in August, especially if it was in thanks for the harvest. Finally, in 1684, Massachusetts declared it to be an annual and legal holiday, and all the New England colonies followed her example. In those days Thanksgiving in its religious character was rather curious. On one side was the minister whose duty seemed to be to predict the most direful things, and his sermons consisted of warning to the people of the awful things to come, while, on the other hand, the people were told to rejoice and give thanks on that day, even though the pit yawned on the day before and the day to come. The whole thing was a paradox, for the wives were compelled to stay home and prepare the dinner, yet they were soundly berated by the ministers for being absent. Many, of the sermons aimed at the preference for the flesh pots over spiritual things, but after the discourse the preacher frequently went to dine with one of his parishioners and enjoyed the dinner prepared by the mistress of the house, whose absence he had commented on in the pulpit an hour before. The sermons seldom touched on fasting, but they included the political topics of the day, whether local, state or national. On one occasion at a Thanksgiving service a Federalist pastor in Connecticut prayed, "And, O Lord, endow President Jefferson with a goodly portion of thy grace, for thou, O Lord, knowest that he needs it!" The festal trait of the day at that time seems to have been entirely in the hands of the women of the family, who for days before worked quietly to prepare a feast, and the deep religious gloom which pervaded the household during those years was in a measure lightened by the sunlight of the well cooked Thanksgiving dinner. A well fattened turkey at one end of the table and chicken pie at the other were the principal articles on the menu of the well to do man's Thanksgiving feast. The middle class had the chicken pie and a small turkey, while the poor feasted on the pie alone. But every table, rich or poor, had a fowl of some kind and usually a pitcher of cider to wash it down. A pie made of pigeons, too, was a favorite Thanksgiving dish. Strangers were made welcome, and not even a tramp was turned away. Unfortunately, this hospitality seems to have been based on a superstitious fear of bad luck rather than a genuine case of charity. Woman Who "Made" Thanksgiving. It was a woman, Mrs. Sarah J. Hale, editress of Godey's Lady's Book and well known as a writer, who championed the cause of a national Thanksgiving. Year after, year she patiently fought for a national observance of Thanksgiving day, publishing endless articles on the subject. In various ways she caused an agitation of the subject that finally resulted in 1859 in the governors of most of the states of the Union annually issuing proclamations for Thanksgiving. At her suggestion President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation for a national Thanksgiving for Aug. 6, 1863, about a month after the battle of Gettysburg. C UTTING UP the PUMPKIN 1 tive Page 20 Who a W Everybody be glad to ha Such a truly thankf Come in music. The Victor styles $15 to $30 THE STEINW and other LATE METROPOL 41-43 South ½ Price Winter Suits $30.00 Suits or C $35.00 Suits or C BROWN BROS. Tailors a 21 South Sixth Get Your Baggage NORTHWESTER Retail 248 Nic Who wouldn't be a Victrola on Th Everybody enjoys its delightful music be glad to have the Victrola help in the Such a splendid instrument is truly thankful! Come in and we'll gladly demonstrate music. The Victrola shown in illustration is styles $15 to $350. Victors $10 to $100. 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Waiters, Porters and Theatri ELEGANT FURNISHED ROOMS CAFE OPEN AT ALL HOURS Buffet Cedar 6245 Tri-State 2262 Hotel and Cafe Phone: GLOVER SHULL, PRES. 311 HENNEPIN AVE. MINNEAPOLIS EDDIE BOYD, SECY' LEE WHEELER, MANAGER THANN'S BUFFET R. N. TRAVIS, Prop. Waiters, Porters and Theatrical Folk ELEGANT FURNISHED ROOMS CAFE OPEN AT ALL HOURS Phones: Buffet Cedar 6245 Tri-State 2262 Hotel and Cafe Phone: Cedar 9088 No Time to Lose. The Milliner—Run fast, boy! Get that delivered before it's out of style!—Life. Strength of an Elephant. It is said that a full grown elephant is strong enough to carry three tons on its back. --- ```markdown ``` THE TWIN CITY STAR wouldn't be thankful for Victrola on Thanksgiving! y enjoys its delightful music and every hostess will be the Victrola help in the entertaining. plendid instrument is something for which to be ! and we'll gladly demonstrate the Victrola and play your favorite ola shown in illustration is the Victrola XIV, $150. Other 0. 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Consomme. Soup Sticks. Olives. Celery. Salted Almonds. Roast Turkey, Chestnut Filling, Giblet Gravy. Sweet Potato Puffs. Escaloped Cauliflower. Rolls. Grapefruit Salad. Cheese and Crackers. Pumpkin Pie. Fruit or Maple Mousse. Fruit. Nuts. Raisins. Coffee. After Dinner Mints. Thankgiving in Venezuela. In a big armchair in a large New York hotel sat a tall, distinguished looking man. "This is the best Thanksgiving I ever had," he said, fairly glowing with contentment. "It makes me think in contrast of the worst I ever spent. I was in La Guayra, Venezuela, sent down by a New York newspaper to wait for a war that never happened. I was forced to spend Thursday there, and the prospect of a dinner at the hotel there was nauseating. I had been there before, and I knew the meal would be odds and ends floating in grease. With such thoughts in my mind I strolled down the main street of the town. Ahead of me I saw a man, tall, thin, unmistakably American. He went into a building. I quickened my pace and found it was the American consulate. I rapped. The gentleman opened the door himself and, seeing I was an American, asked me to come in and have Thanksgiving dinner with him. "The man was Thomas Moffat, then consul. A box from Brooklyn contained turkey, pumpkin pie, slightly the worse for wear, to be sure, and even cranberry sauce."—New York Tribune. SEND YOUR SUBSCRIPTION IS R SUNDAY SCHOOL Lesson VIII.—Fourth Quarter, For Nov. 19, 1916. THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES. Text of the Lesson, Aces xvvii, 11-31; Memory Veres, 30, 31—Golden Text, Rom. I, 16—Commentary Prepared by Rev. D. M. Stearns. After carrying three months at Malta another ship from Alexandra, which had wintered in the isle, was sailing for Italy, and on that they departed and reached Italy in safety, remaining three days at Syracuse and seven days at Puteoli on the way. No doubt the gospel was preached at both places, but at the latter place there were believers, and the fellowship must have been very helpful to all. It would be a great event for the brethren at Puteoli to hear from those who had so recently come from Jerusalem, and to hear Paul tell of his missionary tours and rehearse all that God had done by him and all that he had suffered on his tours at Jerusalem must have thrilled an assembly of believers and inspired them with greater zeal for God and his kingdom. The brethren at Rome, having heard of Paul's arrival in Italy, came out to meet him as far as Appilid forum and the three taverns, and, having welcomed him and encouraged him, they returned to Rome together. I some times use this incident as suggestively illustrative of our meeting the Lord in the air and returning with Him when He shall come to set up His kingdom. Just the meeting and returning—I have no other thought of any analogy in the incident (verses 11-15). Another handful of purpose seems to have come Paul's way in his being allowed to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him (verse 16). That soldier must have learned much of Jesus Christ, for as Paul talked to him privately it was like pouring water into a bottle rather than throwing it at a lot of bottles. Our Lord spoke more than once to audiences of one, as in the case of Nicodemus and the woman of Samaria. Having called the chief of the Jews together, Paul explained to them why he had come to Rome as a prisoner, adding, "For the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain" (verses 17-20). There is only one person who is called the hope of Israel or the hope of the church, only one in whom there is any hope for either (Jer. xiv. 8; xvii. 13; Joel iii. 16; I Tim. 1, 1). His coming for us is our blessed hope, and His coming with us in glory will prove Him to be the hope and Saviour of Israel as a nation (Tit. ii. 13; Isa. xxv. 8; 9; Zech. xii. 11; 1. 1). The brethren at Rome said that they had never heard anything against Paul, but they would like to hear what he thought of this sect that was everywhere spoken against. A day having been appointed, many came to his lodging, to whom he testified and expounded the Scriptures of Moses and the prophets concerning Jesus and the kingdom of God, from morning till evening (verses 21-23). As they listened to him some believed not. They could not agree and had much reasoning among themselves, which led Paul to turn to the gentiles with the good news, quoting to the Jews what the Holy Spirit had said by Isaiah concerning them hundreds of years before in what we call chapter vi. These sayings of the Spirit through Isaiah concerning Israel's blindness and hardness of heart are quoted in Matt. xiii, 14, 15; John xii, 39, 40; Rom. xi, 8, as well as in our lesson. Jeremiah and Ezekiel were both told that they must expect opposition and that their message would not be received by many (Jer. i, 17, 19; Ezek. ii and iii, xxxiii, 31). The apostles also were told that they were sent out as sheep in the midst of wolves and might expect to be hated, put out of the synagogue and killed (Matt. x, 16-28; John xv, 18-21; xvi, 1-3). The most that we can aim to do in this age is by all means to save some (I Cor. ix, 22), for we are nowhere taught that the world will ever be won to Christ until Israel shall have received Him at His coming in glory, and then when the glory of the Lord shall have risen upon Israel and shall be seen upon her the nations shall come to her light and kings to the brightness of her rising. Paul continued to preach the kingdom of God and teach those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ for two whole years to all who came to him in his own hired house. There were many believers, even in Caesar's household, and his bonds for Christ were manifest at Caesar's court as well as elsewhere, and many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by his bonds, were much more bold to speak the word without fear (Phil. 1, 13, 14, margin; iv, 22). This book of the Acts begins with the Lord Jesus speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God during the forty days between His resurrection and ascension (Acts 1, 3) and ends with the record of Paul's two years' testimony at Rome concerning the same great topic. In connection with our Lord's teaching after He rose from the dead, we need to notice what he talked about on the way to Emmaus and also that same evening in Jerusalem (Luke xxiv, 27-44) and observe that both He and Paul used the same textbook, the Scriptures written by the Holy Spirit. through Moses and the prophets, for all Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost (II Tim. 11, 16; II Pet. 1, 21). Gems In Verse THE LAST CONFEDERATE. LONG the battle front's far line, Where crashing columns told of strife, He saw War's peerless thousands throng To grapple for a those life's life. And men met for those fateful days As combat raged o'er gory plain. And hill and vale were valor crown'd As flags waved o'er the battle slain. And those far days drift into dream As oft he feels the stress of years. For soon the Night with lotus wand When he leaves again the march and ramp And would recall the glories won. Mayhap he harks the tragic tales Told when the battle's work was done. No cause to him e'er loom'd so large; No comrade ever less than brave. No struggle ever grew so grand No comrade ever less than brave. His loyal heart grows and the while He counts the vanished battles o'er, He hears the old time bugle call, The signal call that thrills no more. The muster roll no answer gives And battle flags their symbols fold. The thinning ranks have weaker grown; The tragic tales have all been told. The dim camp fires no more shall flare As mem'ry counts her treasures all. In dreamful rest the warriors He answers Duty's last call roll —Ossian D. Gorman. RESPONDING TO MALICE. WHEN bitterness begins to speak Of people that I know I turn and gently say, "I have not found them so." WHEN envy lifts its angry head To smart at friends of mine I never let myself forget That I have found them fine. WON't believe a man is base Or false, whoo' the be. Until the day that I say That he's been false to me. —Edgar A. Guest. THAT BOY. YOU'VE got to have faith in that boy And to show him the faith that you feel That you know beneath all his al-oy Is the metal that's honest and real You've got to let him trust in you As you trust in him day by day. You've got to have faith in that boy If you want him to go the right way. You hear them cry out now and then That their boy won't amount to a thing. And he don't—in this wide world of men You've got to give faith the right ring. You've got to make him feel that you Would smile and truly be worth That you know he will put things right through. That he showed the right will at his birth. You can't trust a boy to do right If you don't let him see that you trust. You can't be to him like a light If you hide all your faith in the dust. He needs all a faith as will shine. As will glow and make plain o'er his path That he'll win, that he's starting out fine; That he'll triumph o'er evil and wrath. —Baltimore Sun. "I'M SORRY; I WAS WRONG." THERE may be virtue in the man Who's always sure he's right, Who'll never hear another's plan And seeks no further light. But I like more the chap who sings A somewhat different song, Who says when he has mussed up things; "Tm sorry; I was wrong." IT's hard for any one to say That failure's due to him— That he has lost the fight or way Because his lights burned dim. It takes a man aside to throw The vanity that's strong. Confessing, "Twas my fault, I know; I'm sorry; I was wrong." AND so, I figure, those who use this honest, manly phrase Hate it too much their way to lose On many future days. They'll keep the path and make the fight Because they don't want To have to say, when they're not right: "I'm sorry; I was wrong." - Des Moines Capital. PLAYING GOLF. Swat the ball; it's worth your while Walk a mile and swat the ball. Walk some more, nor is that all. Swat the ball and walk—what then? Swat the ball and walk again. After that you walk and—what? Once again the ball you swat. Keep on swatting as before. When as far as this you've got Swat and walk, then walk and swat. -Roy K. Moulton in Detroit Journal. INVITATION. COME laugh with me, come play with me. The crook said to the child. "My arms are full of bloom for thee. And all my ways are mild." "Come follow me, come learn of me," To youth the river said. "I'll show the way of life to thee, For thee shall lore be spread." "Come strive with me, come toll with me," The ocean hailed the man. "Here shalt thou claim thy destiny, According to life's plan. "If brave thou art the laureled years Shall end and thy earnest quest, Give thee the joy that knows no tears And grant the perfect rest!" —Arthur Wallace Peach. DO not snub people, bub. Snubbing leads to sorrow. Safe today, but it may Not be safe tomorrow. HIGH and low, fortunes go, Vanish or grow double. Do not snub people, bub; Snubbing leads to trouble. FROM the dub that you snub You may have to borrow. So I state, sure as fate, Snubbing leads to sorrow. —Louisville Courier-Journal. PUBLSHED EVERY FRIDAY BY CHARLES SUMNER SMITH, 305—So. Fifth Street. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Entered in the Post Office at Minneapolis as second class matter. MEMBER NATIONAL NEGRO PRESS ASSOCIATION To Subscribe Is To Pay. Subscription by Mail, Postpaid. ONE YEAR ..... $2.00 SIX MONTHS ..... 1.00 THREE MONTHS ..... .65 Hamlet B. Rowe, Local Agent. ADVERTISING RATES. One Inch-1 Insertion-One Dollar. Liberal discount given on 3, 6, 9, Months, or 1 year contracts. Want Ads .....Twenty-five Cents Reading Notices, per line, Five Cents Wedding Announcements, Fifty Cents Card of Thanks .....One Dollar. 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As leader, Mr. Church can boast a following larger, more devoted and more determined than ever lined up behind a Colored leader. Friday night the League met to confer the situation. More men were present than 4,000 the night before together the Friday night before election. Beginning here, the capital of the Negro race, the battle is on to break the political snackles of the Southern Negro. Candidates Won Down the Line. From Wayman Wilkerson, candidate for the Lincoln League ticket polled a vote larger than the so-called Republican organization. With no protection at the polls, the nominations against them, together with the financial aid of Democrats to brow-beat colored men, the candidates came through with an approximate vote of 2700 as counted by election jitter. Thomas H. Hayes, popular business man, on a fair count, would be Florial Senator from Shelby and Tipton counties. He ran his democratic adversary smack up to the State House steps. He was announced by Mr. Church and his supporter in interest, upoppa jum jum jum appjuu mjuq eve, when Roscoe Simmons arose to close the campaign before 7000 people, and the women in the South. And the women were more set and determined than the men. Work Just Begun. The Lincoln League is organized for local contests next year, and for Congressional race in 1918. Candidates will be selected over the course of congressional and since the last vote pled up by the organization establishes it as the Regular Republican party organization in this section of the state, the state always be represented on official ballot. Figures Don't Lie. The following figures tell a story of supreme interest. They are supplied by the Election Board and are for Memphis and Shelby County only: **Option** — For Congress, Farley 1604, Marks, Florial Senator 1569, Senate, Dye 1589, Crenshaw 2554, Voght, Florial Representative, 1706, Representatives Billingly 2558, Bens, 2867, Ettinger, 1942, Glmore, 2027, Morris, 2163, Parr, 1832, Powell, 1871. Lincoln Republican League — For Congress, Wayman Wilkerson 2220; T. H. Hays, Florial Senator 2758; Senate, H. Homar 2321; B. M. Rodbys 2321; B. M. Rodbys 2327; Representatives, N. Bowles, 2463; A. E. Clouston 2195; Ned Clowers, 2136; Ed Lewis, 2289; J. T. Settle, Jr., 2557; J. B. Willis, 2024; O. W. Williams, 2578. These figures ought to read twice the slate after election that the fight has but opened. We are the colored people, without a break, of the largest Negro city in the world. Wayman Wilkerson, candidate for Congress, ran away with his illy-white competitor. According to the daily press he ran ahead of Farley, illy, 4 to 1. MUST PAY SUBSCRIPTION. Just as Valid as Grocery Bill in Any State in the Union. Recently the publisher of the Huron State Spirit sued a subscriber who refused to pay for the paper, and secured a judgment for the back subscription amounting to $8. Costs were added and the subscriber had to pay these too. It was a test case. There are no federal post office rulings which exempt a man from the payment of any amount of back subscription to a newspaper. A subscription debt is as valid as a grocery bill and is collectable under the state law—Brookings Register. The Minneapolis branch, of The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, is unworthy of its name. They seldom meet and then they elect a few white officers over their protests. Rabbi D. N. Deinard, the president, advises the election of a Negro at the next meeting. The Star has done much to assist the organization and contributions have been received by Secy. Hillyer from the appeals for aid through its columns. What is wrong? Where was the N. A. A. C. P. when The Star was forced to fight "The Birth of a Nation" almost single-handed? Atty. B. S. Smith expresses a hope that the Assn. will take on new life. It has made a miserable showing and is a hindrance as it stands. We need active organizations with active members. It is generally noticed that most of the Negroes, who take the pledge of the Assn. as well as the white members, are "in the background" when the issues of civil rights and discrimination confront them. Miss Mary Freeman, of the Hughes Special, spoke of the grand work of the Assn. elsewhere, and her remarks were received with supposed enthusiasm. We should have an "Association" in fact more than in name, for racial protection rather than for personal honor. NEGRO HEALTH It is very important that all sections of the country work together in arranging conditions that will better enable all races to live in mutual helpfulness and confidence; but it is still more important that the races work together for the attainment of this end. There must be cooperation between the health authorities and Negro leaders, such as physicians, minsters, and teachers. Negro doctors and nurses are increasing, many hospitals and nurse-training schools for Negroes are being founded, and all are being approved by many leading Southerners. Splendid assistance and cooperation have been given by white physicians and public health officers. Negroes themselves take great interest in solving health and sanitation problems, thus decreasing their mortality. Leaders are developing who take pride in directing their race in any endeavor, and watch all development with great interest. The race is amenable to teaching, instruction, and direction in the health and sanitation movement, and in a number of instances Negroes have cooperated with the whites in stamping out plagues and epidemics. The Negro should not only cease to be an actual menace to the white race by being a favorable bed for disease, but by proper teaching should become a valuable ally in stamping out diseases prevalent among both races. THE NEGRO EDITOR THE NEGRO EDITOR. The Negro editor has to make much of the news he writes. The social clubs, the church, the fraternal organizations, all must feel his guiding hand. He is expected to be in everything and run errands for everyone; send out bills for subscription and have them ignored; do all the lying for harmony's sake, get his dog kicked around, and hold the sack. He is guide, philosopher and friend to those that are in trouble; mentor and admonisher to those that are about to get into trouble. The preacher, the would-be-statesman, the social climber, the dear girls, the wayward boys; he must share all their troubles, he is the confessor, the Negro boomer, and the black goat, the door mat, the rock of refuge, the lacky boy, and the vicarious sacrifice. A Negro editor is the only creature in the wide animal kingdom that needs the wings of a dove, the strength of a lion, the protective odor of a skunk, the smooth crawling belly of the worm of th dust, and the aspirations of a God. SOME HOPEFUL SIGNS It is encouraging to notice that so many Negro laborers are employed on contract work. They are working on buildings, laying asphalt and digging sewers. They are holding responsible positions as janitors and porters chauffeurs and teamsters. Many avenues of employment are open, and it is a certainty that Negroes can and will do other work than "wait on table" or "run on the railroad." The women are also making opportunities for themselves. They are willing workers and are classed as preferred help. A great portion of these menial laborers are wearing "the ragged jacket" but they are buying homes and rearing children, earning an honest living and contributing to posterity. They are the moulders of the future and the makers of the race. The Twin City Star stands for equal rights for all American citizens. SEND YOUR SUBSCRIPTION READ THP STAR. IT'S NEWSY ADVERTISE HERE — IT PAYS. THE TWIN CITY STAR GRAVE PROBLEMS CONFRONT SOUTH NEED OF LAW ENFORCEMENT Editorial In New Orleans Times-Placayune Evokes Able Comment on the Situation by W. Scott Chinn—Emigration of Colored People to the North and West is Approved. Plaquemine, La.—The great exodus of colored people from the south to the north and west is evoking serious comment in all sections. The following by W. Scott Chinn of this place, which appeared recently in the Placayune, sums up the cause of this leavetaking of the colored people of the south in a nutshell. The situation is serious, and it requires a right about face action on the part of the south to change the growing condition of unrest which now pervades the ranks of the working classes in its midst. "Your editorial of Sept. 19 entitled 'Negro Emigration to the North' is about the sanest and most logical view of the situation presented lately, and it's high time for our good white friends of the south to quit playing and 'act' rather than 'talk' about what the south stands for as relates to the Negro. "As far as climatic conditions, location, etc., the south is the natural home of the Negro, but I blush and hang my head with shame when I think of other essential conditions—namely: Social welfare, where absolutely no protection is given to the women of my race, and our young girls still remain the prey of evil white and black men, the Mann act not affecting them at all." "Educationally, it is 'nil,' for in many counties and parishes there is not a public school for colored people, and if so it is for a few days or months and often taught by those less prepared than their pupils, although in many instances Negroes pay all kinds of taxes, even school taxes, which must help to educate white children, while their own grow up in ignorance. "Economic conditions need not be mentioned, for the south has waxed and grown fat on the work of the colored laborer, for every cent paid him has simply flown back into the white man's pocket, whereas that paid other nations has flown abroad, and to stay. Inhuman treatment of the Negro simply means the killing of the goose that lays the golden eggs. "Why should lynching continue for a moment? White men both make and execute the laws, thus putting us at their complete mercy in every way, so that legally any crime can be punished within an hour after its committal. "The utter disregard of these things upon the part of the south is responsible for the migration, not the lure of better homes and other things alone, but longing for that peace and privilege to rest contented and happy within in the place called home. "The Negro loves the south and his southern white friends, but I am afraid she only loves him as he serves her selfish ends. Boast as we may, it still appears as if the south harbors ill will toward us, for at every opportunity harrowing tales are told of our faults and shortcomings, real or imaginary, while our worthy deeds seldom see the light of day. There is too much 'living in the past' as relates to us—days of reconstruction and Negro domination—when the white man is now in full possession from start to finish. Why not play fair and tell the truth? "Booker T. Washington, with all of his apparent indifference, knew full well that the south did not practice the Golden Rule in its treatment of us, and on no proposed tour did he ever sanction or agree to travel until he had been assured that his presence would meet the approval of the whites. Why? The answer is with you. "Publish it far and near, as you well point out, that unless the conditions be improved in those sections where they are dissatisfied the exodus will continue, and it will unless the white Christian men and women of our fair southland rise and with undaunted faith in God, who leadeth aright, come forth and correct these evils. The die is cast, and that 'formidable competition' of which you speak will prove the undoing of a land rich in many possibilities and once again set back the hour hand of time on the clock of progress. "The Negro must be allowed to work with and not merely for the white man, to be at least kicked and treated even worse than when a slave. It's high noon, the clock has struck, and the European war is yet destined to settle many other problems equally as grave. A new program is on, and the new south must keep pace with it or suffer. A grateful people thank you for that noble editorial." Ministers' Alliance For Prohibition. The Ministers' alliance of Kansas City is making a determined fight against the saloons of that city. Members of the organization have started a state wide campaign in behalf of prohibition as a result of not getting any co-operation from the local authorities in their efforts to have the law relating to the liquor traffic enforced, so it is reported. AT THE CLOSED GATE OR JUSTICE. SIX GOOD REASONS Why You Should Join The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. 1 It teaches that race prejudice is the most evil thing in the world today and that "Jim Crow" cars, race segregation, anti-intermarriage laws and all other manifestations of it are unchristian and cruel efforts of the stronger to oppress the weaker. 2 It combats in the courts, state legislatures, the Halls of Congress, the government departments and everywhere the spirit of persecution against the Colored People which grows out of race prejudice. 3 It aims to bring about such a healthy public sentiment in this land that Colored People will be accorded all their social, civil and political rights and will receive exact justice in all the relations of life. 4. It believes in and teaches the doctrine of the Fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man, and the equality of all races in our American civilization. 5. 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