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DULUTH THE TWIN CITY STAR ST.PAUL MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY Brilliant Work of Professor Jefferson G. Ish, Jr. Branch Normal College In Thrifty Arkansas Town Adds New Departments and Teachers to Meet Growing Demands of the Large Enrollment of Students. Pine Bluff, Ark.—Perhaps the youngest superintendent of a state school in this country among our people and one of the most aggressive school men in America is Professor Jefferson G. Ish, Jr., of the Branch Normal college in this city. He is the son of Professor J. G. Ish of Little Rock, the well known educator, who for a number of years was principal of the Little Rock high school. Jefferson G. Ish was born Jan. 4, 1888, while his father was principal of the high school, and had the pleasure of graduating from high school under his father in 1904. In public and high school he made a good record from the time he entered the first grade until he finished. Being a bright student, he was naturally popular with both teachers and students. He had fully decided to prepare himself for usefulness in life, hence he entered Talladega college, Talladega, Ala. He made the freshman class and after three years of study finished the college course. He was fortunate in being selected as one of the commencement speakers. He delivered the commencement oration in June, 1907. His subject was, "The Signs of the Times." In the fall of 1907 he entered Yale college, where after two years of hard work he finished with special honors in chemistry. With a diploma from Yale, saying nothing about the other institutions, he was ready to begin his career. His first work was at Halnes Institute, Augusta, Ga., with Miss Lucy Laney. He was called from there to the Muskegue (Oklahoma) high school to take charge of the department of science. When Professor Moton resigned at Lincoln Institute Dr. B. F. Allen, president of Lincoln institute, Jefferson City, Mo., succeeded in getting Professor Ish to finish Dr. Moton's unexpired term. Men like to get back home after they have prepared themselves if the opportunity presents itself, so that when news reached Professor J. G. ish, Jr., that he had been elected to a position in the Branch Normal college, in Pine Bluff, he at once laid aside everything and returned to his home. His first work at this institution was in the position of professor of mathematics. In this he made a record. He soon won his place, and his ability as an instructor and leader of men attracted the attention of the board of trustees. When the position of superintendent was made vacant the board turned attention to this young man, although there were many applicants. He had been tried in the work of the school for four years, his ability tested, and he stood the test. He was selected for the place over many others, and he has made good. There are sixteen teachers, 350 students, a farm of twenty-seven acres and all of the industrial departments which go to make up a mechanical and agricultural college. There have been many improvements made during the past two years. The departments are domestic science, ceramics and automobile repairing. A new teacher has been added to the department of agriculture and one year ective Page VOL. 7 Single Copies 5 Cents PINE BLUFF'S ABLE YOUNG EDUCATOR PROFESSOR J. G. ISH, JR. added to the normal course. added to the normal course. When Professor Ish was called to the school as superintendent the enrollment was 168. It is destined to be one of the greatest schools in the south. Already it has been decided to move where it can have more room, better buildings and more of them and where accommodation can be had for more students. Professor Ish six years ago won the hand of Miss Florence Ross of Green ville, Tex., who was herself engaged in school work and a graduate of Fisk university, the school from which her parents graduated. This union has been blessed with one little girl. Lynchling Record In the United States. The National Association For the Advancement of Colored People shows the negligence of officers of the law who fail to carry out their sworn duty in protecting persons charged with crime from mob violence. Under the heading "Life, Liberty and the Purse of Happiness," on our own side of the border, among the colored citizens, the association shows that for the past thirty years there have been an average of ninety-two colored persons lynched or hanged without the semblance of a trial to prove their innocence or guilt. AMERICAN NEGRO ACADEMY HONORS DOUGLASS' MEMORY Noted Institution Studies Life of Great Anti-slavery Orator. Centenaries afford very convenient opportunities for historical study, whether in individual or national life. The centennial of the American republic in 1876 is still for the purpose of the measure of national progress the most satisfactory milestone as yet discovered. From that period centennial celebrations of the fall of Yorktown, the adoption of the constitution and of the actual inauguration of the new republic have afforded occasions hitherto unknown for historical investigation. In none of these, except in a subordinate sense, has the American Negro been anything but a figure in the background. This year, 1917, which witnesses the centenary of the most forceful character in the life of the Negro, gives the opportunity for intensive study, up to this point neglected. The American Negro academy availed itself of the privilege of leading off in its twentieth annual meeting, held at Washington, to consider the career of Frederick Douglass. It has made a study of his life and character under comprehensive phases. The condition of the anti-slavery movement prior to the advent of Frederick Douglass was treated by Carter G. Woodson, who traced the movement from the French revolution to America, and only incidentally discussed the local measures, in which William Lloyd Garrison was the pioneer. Douglass as a reformer and agitator was most ably treated by Archibald H. Grinke, the president of the academy. The work of Mr. Douglass was most carefully analyzed and discussed both as respects his career in England and in America. Douglass as editor and newspaper controversialist was the theme of John E. Bruce of New York. There could have been no more fitting selection than in this instance. Mr. Bruce showed familiarity with Mr. Douglass' work as editor of the North Star, Frederick Douglass' paper, and other papers, as well as the knowledge of the contributions made by the great reformer to the newspapers of the period, as well as to the magazines, all displaying his unusual ability for the great career which gave him worldwide pre-eminence. With the emancipation in 1863 Mr. Douglass' work is by many considered done, but Professor Kelly Miller gave a resume of his subsequent work in reconstruction in politics as a public officer and as a lecturer. This work extended up to his death in 1895 and afforded a most excellent opportunity, which Mr. Miller did not fall to improve. But it was as an orator that Fredrick Douglass will be best remembered. The selection of Judge Robert H Terrell to illustrate as well as interpret this phase was most happy. He made an exhaustive study of Mr. Douglass' work as orator, beginning with his first appearance at Nantucket in 1841 and ending only with the efforts of his latest years. He made copious extracts from the different orations, and these he delivered with thrilling and dramatic effect. The Academy did not expect to exhaust the subject. It hoped to open the way which other organizations and communities would follow. The custom of the Academy is to publish the most important of the papers read before it, especially, as in the centenary of Frederick Douglass, when they have the sequence and the comprehensiveness which illustrate unity of thought, research and literary ability. WOMEN FORM ORGANIZATION Business Women of Washington Seeks Business Women of Washington Seeking to Rethr. Their Condition ing to Better Their Condition. The women wage earners of the District of Columbia are setting an example for their sisters in the states. At the suggestion of the labor forces of the community and to enhance their chances for advancement in the economic world a number of well known business women met recently at the Columbia academy, 704 T street, northwest, and formed a permanent organization called the Women's Wage Earners' Association of the District of Columbia. Miss Jeannette Carter, pension attorney, presided. Officers were elected as follows: President, Miss Jeannette Carter; secretary, Dr. Julia P. H. Coleman, and treasurer, Mrs. Mary Church Terrell. Judge R. H. Terrell, T. Thomas Fortune and Wellington A. Adams assisted. The new organization will be affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. BELIEVES IN EQUAL RIGHTS. William D. Brigham's Remarkable Letter to Race Through the Guardian. Boston. — A remarkable episode in race affairs has taken place here. A practical friend of the race was taken down with pneumonia recently. Editor W. Trotter, as secretary of the Equal Rights league, which is urging the race to hold Douglass centenaries under Equal Rights committees, sent word to the pastors of the various churches of his friend's condition, and prayers were offered in their churches for his recovery. This friend is now recovering and has sent the following letter of sincere gratitude to the Boston Guardian, of which Mr. Trotter is the editor: Dorchester, Mass., Jan. 17, 1977 Dear Friends—I have been during the last four weeks critically ill with pneumonia and walking in "the Valley of the Shadow of Death"—I am glad to say walking in it and not through it—and I am writing these lines to express my deepest gratitude for the prayers offered for me in the colored churches and homes of my community. There are two sides to the equation when one has a day and a night nurse, a physician calling two or three times a day, a pneumonia specialist from the city and a tank of oxygen in an adjoining room ready for sudden use. It is difficult to say how much of a recovery is due to human skill and how much to prayer, but I firmly believe that prayers offered by those who have the ear of God affect the heart. May each live in humble homes and are unknown to the world, and believe that "prayer moves the hand that moves the world." I suppose those who believe in segregation will agree that prayer is colorless—that there is no such thing as black prayers and white prayers. It is almost worth while to have been so sick for the sake of receiving such evidences of love and affection and appreciation as were sent to me and which I was only able to have done during the last few days. During my sickness I thought of Tennyson's lines: "And may there be no moaning of the bar When I put out to sea." I am glad to have struck some blows for equality and only wish they had been harder. Let each of us be found with his face to the foe, fighting for freedom and equal rights, and then when the last hour comes each one of us will have underneath him the everlasting arms and can say: "I hope to see my Pilot face to face When I have crossed the bar." when I have crossed the bar. May I ask all who were kind enough to touch my hand to make aola expression of my gratitude in place of a persona acknowledgment. Sincerely. WILLIAM D. BRIGHAM. VIOLIN AND PIANO RECITAL Mr. and Mrs. David Mannes Heard In Concert at Hampton Institute. Hampton, Va.—The violin and piano recital which David and Clara Mannes of New York gave at Hampton institute the week of Feb. 10 was a rare treat for 1,500 music lovers. The Hampton Choral union, which is composed of all the colored choirs and musical organizations of the lower peninsula of Virginia and which is directed by R. Nathaniel Dett of Hampton institute, is responsible for bringing Mr. and Mrs. Mannes to Hampton. The Hampton institute choir of fifty voices and a chorus of 900 voices sang one number each. The program follows: eg ..... Sonata in G major, Op. 13 Lento doloroso—allegro vivace. Allegretto tranquillo. Hampton Institute Choir. Beethoven ..... Sonata in F major, Op. 24 Allegro SMOKE "SIGHT DRAFT" THE BEST sc. CIGAR HAMPTON LAUDS FOUNDER'S WORK Special Exercises Held at Noted Virginia Institution. DR. MOTON CHIEF SPEAKER Principal of the Tuskegee Institute in Memorable Address Pleaes For Justice and Equal Opportunity For Colored Americans—Kindness Rather than Cruelty Humanity's Need. Hampton, Va.—Among the many fine features connected with the celebration of founder's day at the Hampton institute, in this town, on Sunday, Feb. 4, was the address of Dr. Robert R. Moton, principal of the Tuskegee (Ala.) institute. Founder's day is always an important occasion at Hampton, where the work and memory of General Samuel Chapman Armstrong are honored. Dr. Moton in part said: "In this time of the world's great strife, when there is universal longing for peace, it is well for us here at beautiful, peaceful, restful Hampton institute, because of the wisdom, patience and sacrifice that have gone into establishing it, to think of its founder, who worked out here in concrete form the fundamental principle of universal and lasting peace, equally applicable to nations and races. The angels' song, 'Peace on earth; good will towardward,' meant good will toward all men, not to our own race or our own nation only, not to people of our own social status merely; it meant good will toward all humanity." Armstrong's Work For Humanity. Armstrong's Work For Humanity. "General Armstrong was able always to recognize humanity amid ignorance and poverty, as well as beneath race and color lines. It did not matter whether it was with the Kanakas in the Hawaiian Islands, or with the choice youth of New England at Williams college, or as captain of his company of Ninth Maryland Negro troops at Gettysburg, or whether it was adjusting relations between former master and slave on the Virginia peninsula or teaching two and perhaps three races the dignity and beauty of labor and the grandeur and glory of service—he had faith in all humanity, in the Negro, in the Indian, in the southern white man. He believed in the ultimate triumph of right and justice and good will, that there could be a wholesome and happy adjustment between races, and he was willing to work unfalteringly toward its accomplishment. It was this hopefulness, this zeal, with which he was able so thoroughly to inspire those who were so fortunate as to come under his instruction and influence. Thus we have this great institution with all that has grown out of it, not only other institutions, but what is more beautiful—its educational ideals. "Few men saw as did General Armstrong how necessary it was that the two races should be satisfactorily adjusted to the new relationship which was bound to follow the emancipation. He said: 'Hampton has blessed me in so many ways. Along with it have come the best people of this country for my friends' and helpers and then such a grand chance to do something directly for those set free by war and indirectly for those who were conquered.' His object was not merely to help the Negro, important as that was, but to help the nation. Religion Our Beacon Light. "The Negro race is sometimes accused of being a cowardly race. The fact is cited that the Negro did not rise up during the war and massacre the wives and children of the masters who were fighting for his continued enslavement. His accusers forget that the Negro always kept fresh and alive his faith in God. His religion was his beacon light. There are also hundreds of touching instances that reveal something of the loving tenderness that existed between the slaves and their owners. I hold and can hold no brief for slavery, and yet it cannot be denied that there was much of kindness during the period, now happily passed, that constrained the Negro slave to protect with his life those left in his care. "It is my belief that kindness today rather than cruelty will bring about friendly co-operation between white man and black man, Teuton and Saxon, rich and poor, capital and labor, a co-operation we all so much desire. "Sad and humiliating as it truly is for the families, friends—yes, and race—of those who, charged with crime, are denied an orderly and impartial trial and unfortunately fall victims to the mob, it is much more unfortunate, in my judgment, for the mob, for their children and friends—yes, and their race also. Cannot Lynch Imperfection. "The vicious reaction of hatred on the unfortunate possessor is far more to be dreaded than its results upon the humble creature who suffers from it. The white race should not and will not much longer, I believe, allow such barbarous misrepresentations of our civilization. The world is coming more and more to the point where it will see that you cannot hate out, abuse out, shoot out or lynch out human imperfections, real or imaginary. We are learning that any permanent eradication must come through patience, faith kindness and good will. "In the final analysis the great glory of America will not be tested by its wealth, its learning, its skill, its culture merely, nor yet by its efficiency, as important as these are. The real test lies in the ability of average American citizens—of those who make and who execute the laws, of those who have taken to themselves the great responsibility of directing the affairs of government, of those who have been so greatly blessed with wealth and culture and influence—to see, if they love their country, that absolute and exact justice is done to every man, rich and poor, learned and unlearned, white or black. "Democracy and Christianity are being tested and tried as by fire, but I firmly believe that democracy, that Christianity, that America will stand this test. After all the misunderstandings and friction, after all the bitterness and hatred, the sober thought of the educated Christian white man of the south as well as that of the educated Christian Negro has come to the verge of a period when good will and peace with honor and justice to all concerned and mutual understanding seem more possible than ever. Confederate Leader Aided Negro. Confederate Leader Aided Negro. "Such incidents as the following have been happenings ever since the war between the states, but they don't always find their way into public print: A Negro was under indictment for murder. When the case was called in the superior court it is said that General Toombs arose and said, 'Mr. Clerk, mark my name as counsel for the defendant.' The state's witnesses made a plausible case against the accused. At last the time for the defense arrived. General Toombs began: 'May it please the court and you gentlemen of the jury. At the battle of Gettysburg, when General Pickett's charge had been repulsed, a Confederate colonel severely wounded, was left on the field. The Federals were raking the ground with their batteries, and no soldier dared to rescue his leader. At that moment a black form was seen to move forward through the Confederate lines, and in spite of the lead and iron hull he rushed to the wounded officer. He took him in his arm tenderly and carried him back to safety. That carol was my brother. A hero who could do that at Gettysburg cannot be a murder today. Stand up, Tom, and open your shirt.' The Negro did as directed, showing the scar of the wound received in his heroic devotion. General Toombs left the case with the southern white men of that jury, who immediately returned a verdict of not guilty. Honor For a Negro Hero. "We have not yet forgotten San Juan Hill, while the heroism of the black and white troops during the Carrizal tragedy is still fresh in our minds. Colonel Henry Watterson in the Louisville Courier-Journal thus describes that fateful event: "The black man fought in the deadly shambles side by side with the white man, following always, fighting always as his lieutenant fought. "And finally, when Adair, literally shot to pieces, fell in his tracks, his last command to his black trooper was to leave him and save his life. Even then the heroic Negro paused in the midst of that hell of carnage for a final service to his officer. "I think the name of the black trooper should be rescued from obscurity and written side by side with that of his officer. If Henry Adair had survived this modern Alamo he would have seen to it that this Negro should have been bracketed with him in the heroic annals of the affray. As Henry Adair did not live to do it, we should see that this justice is done." "I am glad to say that the name of that colored trooper has been 'rescued from obscurity.' It is Peter Bigstaff. The two incidents just cited give evidence that the spirit of kindness between white men and black men which we are accustomed to think of as existing mainly before and during the war is just as genuine and true today as it was then. All it needs is a chance for manifestation. There are Negroes everywhere as true to the white race as they are to themselves, and there are white men who are just as true and loyal to the Negro race. "All You Know Is Humanity." "The idea which was crudely expressed by a Carnegie hero student now at Tuskegee institute who at the risk of his own life in Waco. Tex. saved the life of a little white girl from an onrushing automobile, is the idea which will bind races and nations to gether in peace and good will. When asked whether he would have preferred to save a black child rather than a white child he replied: 'You don't stop to think when an innocent human life is at stake whether you are helping a white person or a black person. All you know is that it is a human being.' "It is that spirit which General Armstrong and Dr. Frissell, through Hampton institute, have taught throughout all of these years to black man and white man in the north and in the south. It is only through that spirit which is blind to color and to race and to nationality when human lives, either physical, mental or moral, are at stake. It is only in this spirit that we can conquer racial misunderstanding and strife. It is this spirit which General Armstrong so aptly epitomized in this closing sentence of his famous memoranda. 'It pays to follow our best light, to put God and country first, ourselves afterward.' To Name Boston Street For Douglass. At a meeting of citizens held at the South Baptist church, on Shawmut avenue, Boston, recently the city council was petitioned to name the square at the corner of Tremont, Cabot and Hammond streets Frederick Douglass square. The local branch of the National Equal Rights league took the initiative in the matter. The resolution was introduced by Councilman Walter Ballantyne. PUSHING CAMPAIGN FOR BIG GYMNASIUM FUND. General Alumni Association of Howard University Issues Open Letter. Washington. - The general Alumni association of Howard university in this city has issued the following open letter to graduates and former students throughout the country: "Office of the President, 639 F Street, Northwest, Washington, Feb. 3, 1917: "Dear Alumnus-The plan of the university in celebrating its semi-centennial, March 1, 2 and 3. includes the alumni and some time students of Howard university throughout the country. We are co-operating to make a showing commensurate with the opportunity, confidence and hopes of alma mater and to connect ourselves with this epoch making event. "We plan to reach, interest and register every alumnus and as many some time students as possible between now and March 3. We are requesting your aid in reviving local associations which may be inactive. Have lists of members and officers sent in immediately. Where no organization exists please call a meeting at once and organize, sending us a list of members, listing some time students as associate members. "The plan throughout the country is to organize in every locality where Howard men and women are a celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of the university with a public meeting and program concurrent with the big celebration to be held here on that date, and have telegrams of congratulation and expressions pour in through the General Alumni association, to be read at the public ceremony March 1. "Will you not as an alumnus rise to the spirit of the occasion and join us in a permanent memorial to the alumni in completing our gymnasium fund? If you have already pledged, in the campaign of 1912-13 or at any other time and have not paid in, your pledge is still alive and counted on. Should you wish to increase this the pleasure is yours. Should it be that you have not pledged please do so at once. Contributions of $1 for each year you may have been away from the university up to ten years and beyond that $1 for each five years or multiple thereof might appeal to you. In any event may we have your co-operation for not less than $10 on or before March 2? "Expressions approving this plan have been quite cordial, and responses thereto are expected to cement Howard and its alumni, as is the case in all other leading institutions. Come with us, and for once let us pull together." "We are planning also for representation from each local organization or group and should like to know in time, which means at once, how your group or organization will be represented so as to include them in our program. Fraternity your, "SHELBY J. DAVIDSON, "Pres. General Alumni Association. "W. W. COHRAN, "Secretary." Pittsburgh Odd Fellows Hold Meeting. The Odd Fellow fraternity of Pittsburgh held a largely attended meeting at the hall of the order on Friday evening, Feb. 9. The call for the meeting was issued by John P. Hayden. The purpose of the meeting was to make arrangements for the observance of Odd Fellows' d.y. The various Households of Ruth and the Patriarchs were also represented. TWIN CITY ENTERTAINERS PRE-LENTAL BALL WEDNESDAY EVE. FEBRUARY 28TH, 1917 AT THE UNION TEMPLE HALL YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED ADMISSION 35c. Milwaukee Depot, Minneapolis. Send your notes.to us by Wednesday A. M. "GET-TO-GETHER" CELEBRATION. Remember the "Get together meeting" of the Forum at St. Peter A. M. E. Church. Tuesday eve. Feb. 20. Come in time to lunch, served by the Forum's young people; remain to hear the program in the church auditorium, and visit with the old friends not seen before for months. Everything without cost. The idea embodied in these meetings is to gather the people in a great body for an exchange of the social amenities, exhibiting in its most cordial way the spirit of unity and cooperation which is the very foundation of the Forum effort. Light refreshments are served free and a program more or less extensive rendered. A number of matrons and a bevy of the young women and girls of the Forum serve on committees which are for the comfort of the Forum guests. There will be no charge for admission. The basement and auditorium of the St. Peter A. M. E. Church will be used and judging by the attendance of last year, will be none too large to accommodate the many who will accept this opportunity to meet old friends and emphasize their sympathy with the Forum effort. Programs with the names of those forming the various committees, and containing advertisements of our business people will be ready for distribution soon. Watch for the date and save this night for the greatest Forum effort of the year. W. M. Smith, Chairman. Notwithstanding the elements have seemed to be against the Forum for the past two meetings, a goodly number of the faithful were out at our first session. These made up in enthusiasm what they lacked in numbers. On Sunday, Feb. 18 the Forum will meet at Bethesdaa Baptist Church, 11 Ave. and 8th St. So. A meeting arranged by the Ministers Alliance scheduled for the same place will divide the time with the Forum, and finish the 2nd half with a program, especially prepared. The Forum will present Mrs. Katherine Campbell in a piano number. Although limited the Forum's program will contain most interesting matter and all are urged to be out promptly at 3:30. W. C. Jaffrey, Pres. DANCING PARTY. The Ladies of Fidelity Court of Calanthe No. 345, will give a Maids' and Matrons' pre Lenten Dancing Party at Lewis' Hall, Cor. Nicollet and 8th St., Monday evening, February 19, 1917. Come and enjoy the dances of Yesterday and Today. Committee: Mesdames M. E. Pope, Emma Bush, Aurelia Chambers, La Belle Jackson, Capt. W. C. Jeffrey, Col. H. G. Thompson, Chm. Dancing 8:30 P. M. to 1 A. M. Admission 25c. Mr. J. M. Mask is on the sick list. Mr. Geo. W. Holbert spent several days in Winnipeg on business. Mr. Noah Moss is out after several days illness. Mr. Arthur Thomas of International Falls was a visitor this week. Mr. J. P. Jackson is sick at his residence, 401 5th Ave. So. The Knights of Pythias gave a ball on Lincoln's birthday, which was well attended. Miss Lulu B. Wells, of New York City, travelling with Miss Emma Carus, the vaudeville star, was the guest of Mrs. Maggie Martin, 3013 Grffeld Ave., during past week. Miss Wells was the dinner guest of Mrs. Chas. S. Smith on Thursday evening. Mr. John La Coste, who has been residing in Seattle, has returned to his former position as head waiter ta The McGhee Hotel. Read the Negro Papers. DOUGLASS-LINCOLN. Joint Memorial Exercises The meeting (under the National Equal Rights League and The National Society for the Advancement of Colored People) in honor of Lincoln-Douglass, at the Assembly Hall of the Court House, was not up to the usual attendance, but it composed most of the representative citizens. Pres. B. S. Smith presided. Invocation by Rev. D. E. Beasley. The aims and objects of the organizations and the purpose of the meeting was briefly outlined by the chairman. He made one of his eloquent addresses, with a fitting eulogy to Abraham Lincoln and a review of the life and struggles of Frederick Douglass. Rabbi S. N. Deinard, who is always ready to speak to our people presented the injustices heaped on the Negro and Jewish people. He proved that ignorance was the chief cause, and closed with a strong appeal to the colored people to "Slave for the right and cry out against injustice and persecution. Mayor Thomas Van Lear was greeted by an enthusiastic audience. His remarks were full of inspiration and encouragement. He paid a loyal tribute to Abraham Lincoln as the representative of the working class, a product of a crisis, which caused the emancipation. Speaking of Fred. Douglass, he said: "Douglass deserves more credit than the white men who arose to high positions. It is a great pity that he had obstacles placed in his way. It is our shame." Mayor Van Lear registered a stinging abuse against his critics, who questioned his patriotism in his stand for peace. He referred to his record as a soldier in the U. S. Army and his services in Cuba. He said that he had shown the "big fellows, the silk hat crowd" that he was Mayor of Minneapolis, and they could not run the city. They found no fault for 30 days until they attempted to create a sentiment against him. These "lip soldiers" are using the Flag for advertising purposes." He dwelt at length on the valor of the Negro soldiers, and told of his personal experiences with them. Mayor Van Lear closed his remarks with an expression of confidence in the Negro citizens and his highest appreciation of the privilege of speaking to them, especially on this occasion. Miss Eva B. Walker, read a poem by Dunbar on Frederick Douglass. Miss Marianne Jeffrey rendered a piano selection. Mr. W. R. Morris was one of the speakers. The resolutions committee. Chas S. Smith, John M. Allison, W. M. Smith drafted resolutions on the death of late Bishop Alexander Waters. A committee as follows was appointed to represent the Negro citizens in the movement to build a Lincoln Monument at Gateway Park, which has been proposed by the citizens of Minneapolis, Dr. R. S. Brown, J. M. Allison, Sergt. J. W. Harper, Serg. Z. A. Pope, Rev. T. B. Stovall, Atty. W. R. Morris, Atty. R. A. Skinner, Atty. B. S. Smith, Chas. Sumner Smith, Chairman. LINCOLN-DOUGLASS MEMORIAL By Baraca Bible Class By Baraca Bible Class. The Young Men's Baraca Club of Bethesda Baptist Church held memorial services in honor of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, Rev. D. E. Beasley opened with prayer. Mrs. Ione E. Gibbs made a brief reference to the service rendered his race by Mr. Douglass, and read Prof. R. T. Greener's "Reminiscences of Douglass" which were very interesting. Rev. J. M. Henderson, the eloquent pastor of St. James A. M. E. Church, St. Paul, delivered an inspiring address on the life and work of Douglass. He eulogized him as "the composite type of Negro manhood." Our martyred president Lincoln was paid flowing tributes as the emancipator and friend of the Negro. Chas. Sumner Smith responded on behalf of the club. Miss Dorothy Walker, the musical prodigy—rendered a difficult piano selection. She is one of the marvels of the musical world. The Twin City Treble Clet Club—Mesdames Lillian McKnight, Charles Miller, Edw. Hall, Geo. Hood, Grissom, Misses Barksdale and Eva B. Walker, sang several melodies to the delight of the audience. A collection was taken for the "Douglass Home Fund" on the request of Mrs. Gibbs. Rev. J. M. Moss presided. ADVERTISE HERE - IT PAYS TAINERS HALL JANY 28TH, 1917 PLE HALL INVITED c. BROWN—NOT GUILTY. W. B. Brown, who was tried twice accused of the murder of the white foreman of the Midland Linseed Co., was acquitted by a jury on Feb. 9th after about 6 hours deliberation. The jury shook Brown's hand and encouraged him to prove their verdict. Brown will remain in the city. He was ably defended by Atty. B. S. Smith. Mrs. Brown his devoted wife, remained faithful through both trials. Madam Hart, the milliner and hairdresser at 1215 Washington Ave. So., has nicely fitted up her new place and everything is in good shape for the service of her patrons. VIRGINIA'S POT FOR RACE Efforts of the Neglect Receiving By N. BARN One of the most vital agencies for a nation, business and Virginia is the Newcley, of which Monton of the Hamptont dent. Through the ganization and the people of the rural of many of the c been lengthened, b A Negro newspaper is a good medium for the personal advertisements of many, who never subscribe for it. Usually, those who fail to support Negro newspapers are often first to need them. The high cost of livng is a blessing in disguise to many of our people. It is a lesson in economy taught by experience to be practiced with efficiency. They have too often, accepted the luxuries and rejected the necessities. The tables—are turned and instead of idolizing the vanities of an existence, they must idealize the realities of life. Put more brains in your business, and you can and will overcome the adversities, that beset you in every walk of life. SOME GOOD PUBLICITY We have received the "Hotel Dale" booklet, from Proprietor E. W. Dale of Cape May, N. J. It is very elaborate, with exterior and interior views of the hotel, a description of the climate and service, also testimonials of many of our most prominent characters, and a halftone of Mr. Dale. The seventh summer season of the Hotel Dale will be a repetition of past successes, as the "Guests at Hotel Dale" featured in the leading papers, shows it to be the best hotel for the best people. BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENT McDews' New Partner Mr. James A. Tooley, formerly a wellknown hotelman, is now interested with Mr. B. M. McDew at No. 3 North Third St. Minneapolis at McDew's Barber Shop. He solicits the patronage of those desiring first class tonsorial services. Messrs. John O. Vinegar, Henry L. Vinegar and J. A. Deane are up-to-date artists, and guarantee satisfaction. Advertisement. Owing to the increased cost of publication, we will NOT accept any ads, unless paid in advance. Agents will please act accordingly. PENTICOSTAL Peoples Christian Assembly. 1204 Washington Ave. So. Services Sunday—11 A. M. Sunday School—1.30 P. M. Praise Meeting—3 P. M. Preaching—8 P. M. ELDER G. W. MITCHELL, Pastor Assisted by Mrs. G. W. Mitchell. Come! and Serve the Lord. FARM FOR RENT. To a settled couple, farm under cultivation near city on Lake Minnetonka Line, furnished house, one cow, two horses. To be taken by March 1. Phone E. 5358. A BARGAIN. NEW HOUSE FOR SALE. FIVE ROOMS. MODERN. FULL LOT. NICE GARDEN SPACE. WALK- ING DISTANCE. SMALL PAY- MENT DOWN. $15 PER MONTH AND INTEREST. SEE OWNER. 2204 MINNEHAHA AVE. FOR RENT—MODERN BRICK HOUSE. 211 ELEVENTH AVE. S. 16 ROOMS. SUITABLE FOR ROOMING HOUSE. $30 PER MO. APPLY 1313 WASH. AVE. SO. TEL. MAIN 2259. A Desirable Room, Steam Heated. Modern conveniences, near car line, for a respectable man or man and wife. 3732 Portland Ave. Phone Colfax 1150. HOUSE FOR SALE. 7 rooms—modern, almost new. Good location on car line, lot 40x132 ft. Price $3500. Easy terms. See McDew, Sykes Block. FOR RENT—Large, light, front room and private kitchen for married couple. Walking distance; price reasonable. Call Hy. 4323. FURNISHED ROOM — Convenient, on car line, in walking distance to hotels, $2.50 per week, 119 Western Ave. Main 5444. Call after 2 P. M. FURNISHED ROOMS FOR RENT. Three nicely furnished rooms, modern, gentlemen preferred, 612 Bryant Ave. North. N. W. Hy. 6910. Are you a delinquent subscriber? If so, why not send your subscription? VIRGINIA'S POTENT AGENCY FOR RACE ADVANCEMENT. Efforts of the Negro Organization Society Receiving Hearty Support. By N. BARNETT DODSON. One of the most helpful and influential agencies for advancement in education, business and social service in Virginia is the Negro Organization society, of which Major Allen Washington of the Hampton institute is president. Through the efforts of this organization and the co-operation of the people of the rural districts the terms of many of the county schools have been lengthened, better prepared teachers secured and better schoolhouses provided. The work of the society is both educational and philanthropic. It has actually taught the people how to help themselves in the matter of guarding against disease, owning their homes and securing funds for longer school terms. During its brief existence of about four years the society has made it possible for the white people of the various communities to see and know more of the handicap under which the colored people labor—their struggles, aspirations and achievements. Thus the two races have come to know each other better, and this has brought about a more friendly feeling between the rural masses of both races in the state. It is the aim of the organization society to have every secret or mutual benefit society or club become members of the one general body, just as the churches of the various religious denominations belong to one general conference, convention or assembly. Upon the same principle as the churches the societies may hold memberships in the organization society without losing their individuality. By this method the spirit of co-operation and mutual helpfulness is felt throughout the state. Besides the efficient leaders among the colored people who are officials and workers in the society, there are many able influential and broadminded white persons who are co-operating heartily in the work. Major Washington was elected to the presidency at the annual meeting of the society held at Roanoke, Va., in November, 1916. He succeeded Dr. Robert R. Moton, who had to decline a re-election on account of his duties as principal of the Tuskegee institute. Major Washington is keeping the work steadily before the people of Virginia and is formulating plans for an effective spring campaign in the state. How to Stop Southern Race Migration. Better educational advantages for the colored children of the rural districts of the south, better pay to wage earners and the wiping out of mob violence will go a long way toward stemming the tide of race migration from that section of our common country. These, with the full exercise of the ballot, according to law, will soon bring about better conditions for both races. ADVOCATE OF FAIR PLAY. Father Verniment Lauds World's Editorial on Colored Soldiers. Father Raymond Vernilmont, a Roman Catholic priest at Denton, Tex., in a recent article to the New York World under the caption "Justice to the Negro" says: "It is refreshing to see the great change taking place in some leading papers on the Negro question. Your eulogy of the Negro soldier is reproduced in the last issue of the Crisis, page 237. High minded people glory in this forward step. The enemies you make by giving justice to the Negro are few and unworthy of notice. Continue to use your pages for the defense of that long oppressed race. God and man will bless your paper for it." 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 lazy boy, and the vicarous 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. The Seattle Scarablight. JOHN A. WITHERS, THE FAVORITE EXPRESSMAN Spring is coming, and if you think of changing homes, see Witersa. He has a large van nd all facilities for moving and storing at a special low rate. Call Hy. 2331. Res. Hy. 4712. ADVERTISE HERE, IT PAYS. ORDER A TELEPHONE FOR YOUR HOME $2.00 and $2.50 per month Contract·Dep't. Main 4000 SMOKE THE BEST 5C CIGAR Sight Draft AMES LODGE NO. 106, I. B. P. O. E. W. Meets in the Knox Bldg. T. S. Center 4639. 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Lobby, Reading and Lounging Room, Buffet and Grill Room, Billiard Room, Dining Room, and bath, Private Dining and Reception Room for Ladies. BARBER SHOP IN CONNECTION A LA CARTE MEALS AT ALL HOURS. BEST SERVICE. POPULAR-PRICE LUNCH. From 12 to 3 P. M. REGULAR DINNER 246-50 EOURTH AVE. SO. MINNEAPOLIS. MINN. 1425 Washington Ave. So. Minn. J. O. PETERSON. J. O. Peterson, the popular druggist at Seven Corners has on file the prescriptions of the Segerstrom Drug Store, which is closed. The record of all Segerstrom prescriptions are at Peterson's and can be filled on request. Mr. Peterson has moved to a temporary building on Cedar Ave., opposite his old store. He will erect a building costing $110,000—in which he will establish the largest drug store in the city, and he will continue to serve his Negro patrons as he has done in the past.—Advertise me DANCING ACADEMY We are Expert Teachers in all Modern and Standard Dances, including the American, Foxtrot, Brazilian Maxixe, New Egyptian and Spanish Dances. Private Lessons a Specialty, Terms Reasonable. ROBERT K. CISNEY, 572 8 Ave. No. Hyland 4323 YOUR PUBLICITY PAYS. All persons interested in the progress of their lodges, churches, societies etc., should value the power of printer's ink. They should see that their secretaries SEND ALL NOTICES to the newspapers in proper time. They think the Editor should attend every affair, whether invited or not, and should know "What is going on?"—without being informed. Many exchanges clip from our columns, and often things done in Minneapolis get national publicity. ENCOURAGE THE YOUNG PEOPLE Encourage the young people, who are interested in church and social work. They need the advice and assistance of those, who are older and more experienced. Instead of such being the case; it is often that rivalry and agitation results, when the young people make a better showing than the older element. NORTHWESTERN TELEPHONE LOCAL MILE LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE COMPANY W. S CONRAD CO., Distributors NO. 140. E. 6th ST., ST. PAUL. NO. 1. WESTERN AVE., MINN. ```markdown ``` All Elks in good standing are cordially welcomed. Geo. M. Bryant, E. R. Wm. R. Morris, Sec'y. 818 Met. L. Bldg. CHOICE CITY AND SUBURBAN PROPERTY FOR SALE ON SMALL MONTHLY PAYMENTS. Houses and Flats for Rent. B. M. McDEW, 802 Sykes Block. N. W. Nic. 621 Minneapolis OSCAR GILBERT PRICE. Real Estate, Insurance and Loans. Choice Property for Sale or Rent. 2814 10th Ave. So. N. W. South 5250 Minneapolis N. W. Phone Nic. 1873 J. M. 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SIMMONS, Prop, SUNDAY SERVICE BEGINS AT 11 A. M. TURKEY DINNER 50c.—CHICKEN DINNER 35c, ~~ [THANN S BUFFET HOTEL AND CAFE 122 EAST THIRD STREET ST. PAUL, MINN. Headquarters of he Waiters, Porters and Theatrical Folk RN. TRAVIS, Prop. ELEGANT FURNISHED ROOMS CAFE OPEN AT ALL HOURS Phones: Buffet Cedar 6245 Tri-State 2262 Hotel and Cafe Phone: Cedar 9088 MINTS 222_Hotl and Cafe Phone: Cola 988 N. W. MAIN 2259 Souvenirs for Ladies every Wednesday cfternoon and Evening KEYSTONE BUFFET and CLUB CAFE‘ 1313 Wash. Ave. South FOR LADIES & GENTLEMEN Music Every Day from 2 P. M. to 11 P. M. Kiad Mitchell, Prop. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. LADIES SPECIALLY INVITED EVERY DAY. EYES! INSTRUCTION ELOCUTION and SPANISH Taught by PROF. I. W. BUNDRANT 3616 Fourth Ave. So., Minneapolis Tel.; N. W. Colfax 4835. Camera In a Bank. ‘It is said that the Bank of France has an Invisible studio in a gallery be hind the cashiers, so that at a given signal from one of them ans suspected eustomer can instantly have his pbo tograph taken without bis knowledge Lincoln In a Historic Minute In “Reminiscences of a Wartime Statesman and Diplomat” Frederick W. Seward, son of Lincoln's secretary of state, wrote: “Thursday, Jan. 1, 1863, was marked by an event that will always be mem: orable in history. Slaves in all the re- gions remaining in rebellion were to be on that day declared entitled to free dom. The emancipation proclamation had been duly prepared at the state de- partment and was ready for President Uncoln's signature. “At noon, accompanying my father, 1 carried the broad parchment in a large portfollo under my arm. We, thread. ing our way through the throng in the vicinity of the White House, went up- stairs to the president's room, where Mr. Lincoln speedily joined us. The broad sheet was spread open before him on the cabinet table. Mr. Lincoln dipped his pen in the ink and then, holding it a moment above the sheet, seemed to hesitate. Looking around. he sald: “‘L never in my life felt more certain that I was doing right than I do in signing this paper. But I have been receiving calls and shaking bands since 9 o'clock this morning till my arm is stiff and numb. Now, this signature fs one that will be closely examined, and if they find my hand trembled they ‘will say, “He had some compunctions.” But anyway it 1s golng to be done.” “So saying he slowly and carefully wrote his name at the bottom of the proclamation. The signature proved to be unusually clear, bold and firm even for him, and a laugh followed at his apprehension. My fathe? after ap- pending his own name and causing the great seal to be affixed had the impor- tant document placed among the ar- chives. Coples were at once given to the press.” The Gettysburg Speech. Mr. Lincoln was not the “orator of the day” upon the occasion of the dedication of the soldiers’ cemetery at Gettysburg. That honor belonged to Edward-Ererett, who fulfilled bis du ties there by delivering one of his elaborate orations that kept him on bis feet for more than two hours. It Js said to have been a splendid ora- tion, and yet it is clean forgotten. while Lincoln's little speech, prepared ‘on his knee as he was traveling in the ears to Gettysburg, is known all over the world. a FREE lf You're in SIOUX FALLS, §. D. You'll find Comfort at WYATTS’ ROOMING HOUSE (Exclusively for Colored People.) 229 West 6th St. Barber Shop—Cigars C. J. (Kid.) Wyatt, Prop, OUR UNDER PRICED ANNEX NOW OFFERS MARVELOUS VALUES IN DEPEND- ABLE, SEASONABLE APPAREL, TO REDUCE STOCKS QUICKLY. COATS, FURS, DRESSES, SUITS, WAISTS, HOUSE-DRESSES AND MILLINERY, At Low Prices that the Econom- ical can not Afford to Overlook “ BE Ghinseny ———— LIBERAL SUBSCRIPTION OFFER. ee eee ae eee We offer a Combination Subscrip tion 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. Cash in advance. Get your home paper sent direct. to you. Forward all orders to | THE TWIN CITY STAR, .... Room 302. 305 So. Sth St, Minneapolis. Several improvements have been made at Bethesda Baptist Church The new conerete steps are a valu able as well as ornamental addition to the building. Rev. Beasley expects a larger attendance this fall and i doing what he can to make Bethesds the most comfortable church among our people. PUBLIC STENOGRAPHER. Agent and Correspondent for The ‘Twin City Star, Miss Clara Lucas will receive your advertisements and news Call on her at 506 Boston Block. She is a com- petent stenographer and will write your letters or handle any business correspondence. All matters confi- dential. ADVERTISE HERE, IT PAYS. ; sf isi kt i, ~ JUDGE ROSALSKY’S/ ROMAN'S | NOTABLE aN MANHOOI Exhibitor of Baca Prejudice | Noted Race Lon Rebuked by Gourt, Loulsviti VICTORY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS | GOLDEN RULE Man on General Seasons Senet Gress Name of John A. Magee Stricken | From Jury List—Most Remarkable Occurrence Known to Jurisprudence In New York. By N. BARNETT DODSON. New York.—Public sentiment in fa- vor of even handed legal Justice and fair play to all citizens alike, without regatd to race or color, is on the in- crease. Evidence that this statement fs true has been shown recently by high authorities in several sections of our country, notably in South Carolina and Kentucky. In Kentucky Governor A. 0. Stanley not only says that he is against mob | oo | .. coe | f wy erm! ‘violence, but backs up his words by action. When a mob of white men undertook to lynch a colored man at Murray, Ky. in January Governor Stanley, on being informed of the ‘mob’s intention, ordered a special train to convey him to the scene of the mob, and he let it be understood that as governor he would enforce the law. In this city and section of the coun- try the most worthy and manly ruling tn a court of justice occurred the third week in January in part five of the court of general sessions, presided over by Judge Otto A. Rosalsky. The court was examining talesmen for jury duty in the case of the People against Na- thaniel Motley, accused of the murder of John Press in this city in August, 1916. John A. Magee, one of the tales- men, on being questioned as to bis fitness to serve as a juror in the case stated, so tt is sald, that the best rea son he could give for not being com- petent to serve as a juror in this par- ticular case was his prejudice against the Negro race and that as the de- fendant belonged to the Negro race he could not serve impartially. Judge Rosalsky was so astonished at such a reply that he ordered Ma- gee's name stricken from the jury list. ‘The court told Magee that, while the white man sits in judgment today on the colored man, one cannot tell but what the colored man might sit in judgment on the white man tomorrow. “] shall order your name dropped from the list,” sald Judge Rosalsky. “Any man with such views should be dis: qualified from serving on a jury, for 1 do not think that any man should sit in judgment on a human being tn a ‘case involving his life or property who has such prejudice against a race.” Judge Rosalsky’s ruling has caused wide comment in legal circles, and ‘among the brightest minds at the New ) York bar the court's ruling !s consid. ered a fair and upright decision. Not only does the court's ruling disqualify John A. Magee from serving on jury, but it 18 one of the severest blows te race prejudice that bas been struck by ‘any judge here for many a day. Many communications lauding Judge Rosal- sky for his fairness and strong man- | hood have been recelved by the court. My attention was calledto the im. portance to the Negro race of the court's ruling by Attorney J. Frank Wheaton, an able and popular mem- ber of the New York bar, Mr. Whea- ton says: “Judge Rosalsky's decision will not only go far to create favorable public sentiment for legal Justice to my race, but for the members of other races throughout the country as well. Judge Rosalsky's ruling ts a splendid sample of what many other fair mind- ed judges in the courts of this city will do in such cases as they present them: selves.” Otto A. Rosalsky, Judge of the court of general sessions of the county of New York, was born in this city In 1873, He was appointed to the gen- eral sessions bench by Governor Hig: gins in October, 1905, at the age of Thirty-three, being the youngest man ever appointed to the position. He {s not only « man of fine physique, but of fine mental caliber and withal up- right and just. He is a graduate of the law school of the New York-uni- Pa cel aby ROMAN'S PLEA FOR MANHOOD RIGHTS Nolet Rac Later Spats a Loutst,Ky. GOLDEN RULE THE GUIDE Branch of National Assoolation Fer the Advancement of Colored People Ex- hibits Spirit of Co-operation and Thrift—Segregation Is a Backward Step Toward Slavery. ‘The Louisville (Ky.) branch of the National Association For the Advance. ment of Colored People is exhibiting a fine spirit of thrift and co-operation. For the new year it selected as its frst speaker the well known and scholarly advocate of equal legal rights and justice for bis race, Dr. 0. V. Ro man of Nashville, Tenn., whose sub- Ject was “Let Us Go Forward,” being @ plea for a wider vision of man's ob- Mgation and duty to his fellow man. Dr. Roman in part sald: “Conceived in no spirit of racial ex. clusiveness, fostering no ethnic antag. aS Rey y \ sa i onism, but born of the exigency of American environment, the National Assoctation For the Advancement of Colored People has for its object the advancement of colored people by ad- vaneing mankind, Prejudice is always narrow, always ignorant, always mean. But there are degrees of narrowness, ignorance and meanness. In our ef forts at racial advancement we havo been narrow in that we have thought too exclusively of ourselves, We have been ignorant in. that we bave been too much influenced by outside opin: fons—have imitated and sought too much the ideals of others. + “Imitation is flattery, but flattery seldom brings elther confidence, friend. ship or respect. We have been mean tn that wo have continually fought each other. But we bave never been narrow enough to want to deny the other fellow the right to live on the earth nor ignorant enough to think we alono have right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness nor mean enough to make race a test for citizenship. “Begregation is one of the oldest ‘weapons in the arsenal of tyranny. It fs 2 backward step toward slavery. Segregation says to its victim, “Thou shalt not go where I object’ Slavery says, ‘Thou shalt go where I will. In fact, segregation ts negative slav: ery. All {t needs is a secure footing to become postive. “The fight against segregation is a fight against slavery—that ts, accord. ing to President Wilson, a Oght in the Interest of peace, for the president says ‘peace ts golng to come to the world only with Iberty.’ Conserva- tism is always fortified by ominous apprehensions, The request for Uber. ty ts always met by the prophecy of disaster, ‘AU! ts well; no tmprovement necessary,’ 1s the cry of success. ‘Stand pat' is never the slogan of the man whose corns are being stood on, however much the standpatter may ob Ject to moving. “Let us get concrete and take a practical example from real life. ~ “Mr. A. owns a tract of unoccupied suburban land. Mr. B. owns some in- sanitary, dilapidated alley property from which he Is deriving a handsome revenue. Rev. C. ts a colored minister interested in the moral und byglente welfare of bis parishioners. He ad- vises them to move out of those unde sirable quarters, but is informed that there are no other houses that colored Deople can rent. Not to be balked, the Rev. 0. finds Mr. A. and shows bim the advantage of putting up rent houses on bis unoccupied land. It looks good to Mr, A., and be proceeds to act. Mr. B, bears of it and wets about to keep his tenants. He at once elicits the aid of all the saloon keepers ‘and other merchants profting by this trade. “Other landlords similarly situated are natural allies. These form a nv- cléus for an organization ‘to prevent Negroes from encroaching upon the residential portion of the city,’ ete. Mr. A. ts cajoled or browbeaten trom his project, or a campaign of segregu- tion is inaugurated under the banner of ‘race purity.’ and the bar sinister is raised against any one who would dare speak of justice, fair play, democracy ‘or humanity when ‘white supremacy is ae ae cae ay February £2. ER ACF { Cd | fing America Clebratesie- > af e ~ El Pee a _ a= .4 : | / Co _ ae VERS Ee ea pS? FWaahingfons oe fe L(g, Brrti ay, Ko) ee ITSS «191 Lp Washington’s Life In Brief ) BORGE WASHINGTON, G Father of His Country, wag born on Feb. 22, 1732, “in Westmoreland county, Va. He received a common Eng- sh education, and upon that foundation, with the cardinal virtues of truth, integrity and Justice, was built the structure "of his greatness. When seven- teen years of age he had become one of the most accurate land "surveyors of bis time, and a year Inter he was appointed public | surveyor. At the age of nineteen he was appointed adjutant gen- "eral of militia, with the rank of - major, but soon afterward re- . signed to accompany his invalid half brother, Lawrence, to the Barbados, where George was } prostrated by smallpox. Law- Fence dled, and George thus be- } came the owner of the fine es- } tate of Mount Vernon, which he owned and occupted until hix , death. 7 | When General Braddock came ; to thig country in 1755 to make » war on the French, Washington , was chosen his principal atd-de- } camp and accompanted him on } the march against Fort Du- quesne, at the site of the pres- , ent city of Pittsburgh. After } Braddock’s defeat and death } Washington skillfully directed the retfent of the vanquished , troops. At the age of twenty- } seven he married Mrs. Martha ’ Custis, a young widow, and they ; took up thelr abode at Mount } Vernon. Washington wax chosen } as a delegate to the first Contl- } nental congress and in June, Y 1775, was appointed commander , in chief of the Continental } armies. For elght years he di- } rected the herole forces of the > colonies in thelr struggle for in- , dependence, and at the close of ) 1788, having triumphed in the } war, he retired to private life at } Mount Vernon. There he lived the life of a gentleman farmer, ; paying close attention to all the details of estate management, } When, under the constitution , of the new republic, a president } was to be chosen, all eyes were > turned toward Washington as “the first American,” and he , was elected by the unanimous , vote of the people, bis inaugura- , tion taking place on April 80, ; 1789, at Federal hall, New York } clty. For eight years he presided over the affairs of the nation , with great wisdom and fidelity, laying the permanent founda- tions of the republic. Retiring , again to private life, he enjoyed } domestic happiness for nearly } three years, and then suddenly, > on Dec. 14, 1799, the country was , ealled upon to mourn his death, } after an illness of about twenty- } four hours. His last words were, > “Tt fe well!” Washington N° mists of years can hide him, No shadow of the night. He stands, a glowing vision, Upon a sainted height. A mighty man, a righteous man, His name is writ in light. Wien icehad locked the valley And winds swept to and fro And men grew faint with hunger He knelt in drifted snow, This tender man, this loving man, And prayed in bitter woe. H's name is shrined by Free- dom. No name is held more dear. His glory shines the clearer With every passing year— A sainted fame, a deathless name, A soul we all revere. —W. R. Rose la Cleveland Plain Dealer. Argued With Washington When the land for the present cap- ital was being secured the commission- ets appointed by President Washington found it hard to persuade sume of the local landholders to part with thelr fields. In “Walks About Washington” ‘an old story good enough to be true ts told about one David Burns, a canny Sept, who held out so long that Presi- dent Washington personally undertook Seren jut for this opportunity, Mr. Burns, you might have died a poor tobacco pignter,” sald the president. *Aye, mon,” snapped Burns, “and hail ye no married the Widder Custis, wf all her nagurs, ye'd ha’ been a land surveyor the noo and a mighty poor ane at that.” However, when he learned that un- leas he accepted the lberal terms of- feted him his land would be con- demned and selzed at an appraisal probably much lower Burns met the president in quite another mood and to the final question, “Well, sir, what have you concluded to do?” astonished every one by his prompt response: “Whate'er your excellency wad hae he.” On one of his flelds now stands the White House, and an adjacent lot be- came Lafayette square. “Father George” Not an Admiral. A Barnegat schoolma’am had been telling her puplls something about George Washington, and finally she asked: “Can any one now tell me which Washington was—a great general or a great admiral?” ‘The small son of a fisherman raised his hand, and she sgnaled bim to speak, “He was a great general,” said the boy. “T saw a picture of him crossing the Delaware, and no great admiral would put out from shore standing up fm a skiff.”—American Boy, PUBLSHED EVERY FRIDAY BY CHARLES SUMNER SMITH, 305—So. Fifth Street. minneapolis, Minnesota. Mattered in the Post Office at Minneapolis as second class matter. MEMBER NATIONAL NEGRO PRESS ASSOCIATION MINNESOTA EDITORIAL ASSN. To Subscribe Is To Pay. Subscription by Mail, Postpaid. ONE YEAR $2.00 SIX MONTHS 1.60 THREE MONTHS .65 Harlet R. Rowe, Local Agent ADVERTISING RATES. One Inch—Insertion—One Dollar. Liberal discount given on 3, 6, 9, Want Ads ..... Twenty-five Cents Reading Notices, per line, Five Cents Wedding Announcements, Fifty Cents Card of Thanks ..... One Dollar In Mernoriam ..... One Dollar Business Announcements, One Dollar Death Notices ..... One Dollar We do not run free ads, or over-run the time contracted for by our advertisers We respect their right to advertise at intervals, and rather have them do so, than to run continuously an "adv." and an increasing account. Write all Checks payable to Minneapolis, Minnesota The Star Phone is Hyland 5580. The Twin City Star stands for equal rights for all American citizens. I am against Catholic, Protestant, or Jew, if the representative of any of these creeds does anything against the American spirit. I demand whole-hearted and undivided loyalty to the United States. I denounce as a crime against the country the effort by any section of our people, of whatever origin to perpetuate racial divisions in this country.—Theodore Rosevelt, in Metropolitan, Dec. 1916. Business Thrift of Race in Chicago. The latest reports on the number of business enterprises among our people in Chicago show that the number has increased from 400 to 731 since 1914. In many other large cities of the country similar progress is noted in the business and professional activities of the race. Poem In Memory of Frederick Douglass John E. Bruce "Grit," the well known newspaper correspondent of New York, has written the following poem in memory of Frederick Douglass: Douglass, farewell, and yet say not farewell! For thou'st only gone across the border line. We know that thou hast pierced the mysite. And thou hast solved the riddle, and the prize is thine. prize is thine. Death is no longer death, but life to thee. Thou hast at last won immortality. In thy heart was real hospitality. Now thou resteth in Him and to rest is divine. Douglass, farewell! Thy memory is the shrine. At which we bow and lay our offerings, With saddened hearts to thee who in thy prime Dida nobly battle against the mailed kings. And won true freedom for those who once were "things." The laurel wreath rests on thy sable brow. And we who love thee sing thy praises now. Ah, thy praises rest in our hearts and sing in our beings! DR. DEINARD ON "DOUGLASS." The achievements of a great man belong to the entire world. At the birth of a race or a nation, there is always some great man. Douglass does not belong to the colored race only; he belongs to the world. He is worthy of a position in history alongside Moses, Washington and Lincoln. Douglass' life conveys to me a most worthy lesson. I cannot contemplate the achievements of Frederick Douglass. He furnishes me an argument that I wish to proclaim from the housetops; that there is no superior race or inferior races. The colored race has many examples of its capabilities and possibilities. It has not yet produced a Shakespeare; but the white race with its advanced civilization has produced but one Shakespeare. Had the colored race produced but one Frederick Douglass it would have disproved the theory of the inferiority of races. Rabbi S. N. Deinard. Mayor Van Lear Said: I do not come to the Negro with pity. I know that he only wants a square deal. The poor, honest Negro wants what the poor, honest white man wants, a square deal; and if given equal opportunities will develop as the white man. --- MAJOR WRIGHT ON RACE MIGRATION Prominent Educator Speaks at Darien, Ga. VIEWS SITUATION CALMLY President of Georgia State Industrial College Believes Now Is Opportune Time For Limited Number to Enter Northern Industrial Field—But Hold Southern Home, He Says. Darlen, Ga.—The address delivered in this town on the migration of colored people from the south by Major R. R. Wright, president of the Georgia State Industrial college at Savannah, recently was a most thoughtful and logical discourse. The address has caused widespread comment by leaders of both races in this part of the south. People from the rural districts of McIntosh county were here in unusually large numbers. Major Wright is very popular in McIntosh county and while in Darlen [Name] MAJOR R. R. WRIGHT. met many of his old friends with whom he was associated several years ago when on several occasions he made campaign speeches in behalf of the Republican party. During the Spanish-American war Dr. Wright was one of the two colored men who served as paymaster in the army with the rank of major. The Morning News of Savannah, Ga., gives the following extract from Major Wright's address: "I have been asked to give my opinion of the movement of colored labor to the north. I regret to see or hear of so many colored people leaving the south. I must say that I am unqualifiedly against the indiscriminate migration of these people to a climate and conditions to which they are not accustomed. You will recall that Frederick Douglass opposed the exodus of colored people to the north some years ago, when conditions in the south were worse than they are today. I can see, however, why some should go. "In fact, I believe that this going of a limited number will not hurt us, but may help. And perhaps now is the opportunity time for the Negro to enter the northern industrial field, when he can become a welcome member and an asset in the labor markets of the north. With many others I think the opening of the northern labor field may prove a great blessing to the race and to the south. If this opening is accepted cautiously and in wise numbers it will benefit the Negro laborer in many ways. "He will learn from his northern employers and competitors many lessons of efficiency and thrift. Unfortunately for our colored labor, we are too easy going. We lack punctuality and regularity. We don't labor long enough and steadily enough. Our habits of labor are not the most efficient. If we are forced to meet northern competition and succeed it will help the whole race. But let's not sell out our southern holdings. Let the one or two of the men of a family who go north make all the money they can and bring it back to the south. That's the way many of the European immigrants have done. "I say this, and yet I am not blind to the other causes which induce the colored men to leave the south. Let us confess that it is undoubtedly true that the high wages offered is the main cause. The fact that the European war caused a shortage in the northern labor force created a demand for unskilled labor which could be supplied from no other source than from the Negro of the south. "There are other alding causes, however, for this movement besides low wages. Naturally the Negro, who is peculiarly adapted to a southern climate, prefers to remain in the south. He has made his best progress in the south. There are nearly a million Negro farm operators, and most of them are in the south. The total acreage of their farms is 42,279,510, valued at $1,141,792,526. In the value of farms operated there was an increase of 128.4 per cent during the last census decade, while the value of the farm property operated by white farmers for the same time increased only 99.6 per cent. The Negro is prospering in the south. Now, this and other facts constitute for the Negro a strong tie to the southern soil." THE TWIN CITY STAR THE SITUATION IN METHODISM Joint Commission on Union Fails to Agree. LENGTHY DEBATE IS HELD Representatives of the Methodist Episcopal Church North and South Refer Whole Matter Relating to Status of 350,000 Members to a Special Committee. Cincinnati.-The future status of the 850,000 colored people who are members of the Methodist Episcopal church north and south was one of the big topics for discussion at the meeting of the joint commission on union held at Baltimore from Dec. 28, 1916, to Jan. 3, 1917. No agreement, however, was reached on the subject, and the matter has been referred to a special committee, which will meet in Cincinnati April 10 in order to make further study of the question and make a report to the full commission, which will meet June 27. The more important features of the difference of opinion between the two bodies find expression in the following: First.-Powers and restrictions of the general conference, or should the general conference be sole interpreter of the constitutionality of its own acts, or should there be a tribunal outside of the general conference with power, in the nature of a supreme court, to decide upon the constitutionality of any act of the general conference. Second.-Should the united church of 7,000,000 people be divided into jurisdictional or regional conferences for the conduct of the local church work and the handling of problems peculiar to sections and peoples? Third.—What relationship should the 850,000 colored people in the Methodist Episcopal church sustain to the united church of 7,000,000 of white people? Should they be a jurisdictional conference having a voice and vote in the general conference of the united church along with the white people, or should they be an independent body holding only fraternal relations to the white body? It is reported that the principal block to union is the colored membership of the Methodist Episcopal church. The southern Methodists insisted upon the colored people not being in the general conference with power to vote and make laws. The Methodist Episcopal church commissioners insisted that the colored people were a part of the church; hence no one could displace them in that right save the colored members themselves. Moreover, at the last general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church in the quadrennial address of the bishops this statement appeared: "In the Methodist Episcopal church the colored members sustain precisely the same relation to the church that the white members do. Both laymen and the preachers share in all the rights and privileges, including immunities and emoluments guaranteed any other members, and we desire and expect them to continue in membership in our church." That declaration is supposed to settle the status of Negro Methodist Episcopallans in the united church. The colored men on the commission, Drs. R. E. Jones, editor of the Southwestern Christian Advocate, New Orleans, La., and I. Garland Penn of Cincinnati, corresponding secretary of the Freedmen's Ald Society, acquitted themselves in a most creditable manner. They engaged in all the discussions, and those who were loudest in praise of their addresses were the commissioners from the southern church, although the stand of the colored men was for representation in the general conference with voting power equal to any others. The following committee was appointed to make further study of the Negro membership involved in the union question: Bishop Earl Cranston, Washington; Rev. J. W. Van Cleve, Chicago, general secretary of commission on finance; Rev. J. J. Wallace, D. D., editor of the Pittsburgh Christian Advocate; Rev. R. E. Jones, D. D., New Orleans, editor of the Southwestern Christian Advocate; George Warren Brown, capitalist and shoe manufacturer, St. Louis; Dr. I. Garland Penn, corresponding secretary of the Freedmen's Aid society, Cincinnati; Judge Henry Wade Rogers, United States district court, New York; from the Methodist Episcopal Church South, Bishop Collins Denny, Richmond, Va.; Rev. W. W. Ainsworth, pastor of the Wesley Monumental church, Savannah, Ga.; Rev. W. J. Young, D. D., professor of the Chandler School of Theology, Atlanta, Ga.; Rev John M. Moore, D. D., corresponding secretary of the home mission board M. E Church South, Nashville, Tenn.; Judge H. H. White, Alexandria, La.; P. D Maddin, attorney-at-law, Nashville, Tenn., and Dr. H. N. Snyder, president of Wofford college, Spartanburg, S. C. True Reformers Are Making Progress The Pittsburgh division of the Grand United Order of True Reformers is shaping its plans for larger work during 1917. The order is doing well under the leadership of Mrs. A. E. Goldstein, chief of the division. The division will devote much of its time to the Rosebud department. 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