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MINNEAPOLIS DULUTH THE TWIN CITY STAR ST. PAUL COLORED MEN FOR ARMY OFFICERS Dr. Spingarn Tells Why Training Camp Is Necessary. The Establishment of a Military Training Camp For the Race is Intended to Fight Segregation, Not to Encourage It, Says Noted Advocate of Human Rights. New York.—In reply to his critics with reference to the establishment of a military training camp for colored officers at Plattsburg, N. Y., Dr. J. E. Spingarn, leader of the movement, gives his reasons for the course he pursues in the following statement. Dr. Spingarn says: "No one could make a greater mistake than to think that the army wants colored men to join this camp. The army officials want the camp to fall. They refuse to set a time or place until 200 men apply, because they know that this is the hardest way of recruiting the camp. They have made the offer merely in order that they might be able to say that they gave colored people a fair chance and the colored people refused to take advantage of the opportunity. The last thing the army wants is to help colored men to become commissioned officers. "This project is intended to fight segregation and not to encourage it. If there were enough men fit to be officers it would not be necessary; we could fight for a wide open army with that material. But there are not enough men. The New York Negro regiment did not have enough colored men to fill the commissions. When war comes we do not wish to be in the same position. We want to be able to say, 'Here are colored men fit to be officers, and you have got to commission them.' "Those who think that a large number of officers could be obtained from the regular colored regiments simply show their ignorance of the army and of the enormous amount of 'paper work' an officer has to do. A good soldier is a man who has had military training; a good officer is a man who has military training, ability to lead and a good education. Few men who have not had at least a high school education can ever hope to pass the written examination that is necessary to become an officer. "The point has been made that a few scattered colored men in a white camp would be neglected and passed over, while colored men in a camp by themselves would all get a fair chance. There may possibly be some truth in this, but I am not willing to go as far as that. I regard this camp as a merely temporary expedient, lasting four weeks, that may possibly alter the fate of the colored race throughout a great war. It is an expedient for a great crisis. Colored men must get officers' training as soon as possible, and there is no other way with the whole army against them. "The south does not want colored men to get any kind of military training; nothing frightens it more than the thought of millions of colored men with discipline, organizing power and a dangerous effectiveness. That is why Vardaman is so bitterly opposed to universal military training. That is why the general staff of the army has decided to exclude colored men from the training and has reduced its original estimate of 900,000 to 500,000. That is why the colored man who refuses to take advantage of this hard won chance for a camp is biting off his own nose to spite his face. "If there is a war there will doubtless be conscription of all ablebodied men. All pretty talk about volunteering or not volunteering will have to cease; all men will have to go. The choice will no longer be between volunteering and not volunteering, but between conscription and rebellion. If conscription comes will the leaders of the race help their southern enemies by preaching treason and rebellion, or will they face facts right now and prepare themselves to go as leaders and not as privates?" "Some people," said Uncle Eben, "regards truth de same as dey do jewelry. Dey admires it very much, but only uses it on special occasions."—Washington Star. Colonel Charles Young's Leadership. The success of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Young as an official in the United States army is concrete evidence of the colored man's ability to overcome severe difficulties, even though given only half a chance. Colonel Young is not only a true and tried soldier, who has seen service at the front, but is an organizer and leader of men. PATRIOTIC BY NATURE. Our Loyalty to Old Glory Beyond Question, Says Bruce "Grit." Under the caption "Negroes Patriotic," the New York Sun in a recent issue carried the following article by John E. Bruce, known to newspaper men the country over as Bruce Grit, in which he says: "Negroes have always been patriotic. They were born that way. Nobody questions the loyalty of the Negro to the land of his birth, and it isn't necessary to take a census of our race to ascertain where we stand and how we feel on this question of war with Germany. "Our country is bigger than the president, the cabinet and congress. When its honor and its flag are assailed by domestic or foreign foes we Negroes sink our feelings and for the moment forget our wrongs and fall in line man fashion with our fellow citizens, as we have always done in every crisis of the country's history from 1776 to 1898. There need be no apprehensions about the fidelity and loyalty of black men if war comes. In standing by the president we are simply performing a duty which every citizen owes to his country. The president is merely the representative of the will of the people, and the will of the people in the present regrettable situation is that the dignity and the honor of the nation shall be upheld and maintained at all hazards." Raising Funds For Alabama Sufferers. The Social Workers' club of Greater New York is taking a leading part in raising funds with which to aid the large number of needy colored people in Lowndes county, Ala. The appeal in behalf of these sufferers was made by the New York Evening Post. Contributions to the fund may be sent to the office of the above named paper, by which prompt acknowledgment will be made. Alpha Home For Aged Colored Women. Importance of the Board The importance of the beard was fully recognized in the middle ages. Here is a passage (quoted by J. A. F. Orbaan in "Sixtine Rome") from a letter of the writer, Bartolomeo Catena: "It is well that those who have to lead and govern should have a long and fine beard. And I can assure you that the government of cities and provinces has been given to more than one prelate because he had a long and fine beard; otherwise he were not worthy that honor." Something Different "Mother," said little Evelyn, "may I go out and play with the other children now?" "You may play-with the little girls, sweetheart, but not with the boys. The little boys are too rough." "But, mother," rejoined the little miss, "if I find a nice, smooth little boy, can I play with him?"—New York Times. Could Suit Her. "Do you guarantee these colors fast?" asked the customer at the hoo sley counter. "Certainly not, madam," replied the new clerk in the fullness of his knowledge. "Black is never considered a fast color, you know. But I can show you something pretty swift in stripes."—New York American. Received by a Cloud. The instinct of animals is sometimes supposed to be more infallible than human reason, but a scientist's observations of the katydid rather contradict that opinion. The katydid, with its musical membranes, produces two distinct "songs," one peculiar to the night and familiar to everybody, the other a daytime tune, which is rather a rasp than a melody. According to the scientist mentioned, it is sometimes quite comical to hear the singers suddenly change their tune when a dark cloud obscures the sun, immediately resuming their daytime song when it has passed. This recalls the hens that go to roost during a solar eclipse. Organs were known before the time of Christ and were used in religious services early in the Christian era. POWER OF FAITH. Faith is not born for days of sunshine only. Faith does not find her truest and greatest power when the sunshine appears. It is the attribute of faith to believe in good in spite of evil; it is the attribute of faith to believe in the light although she is environed by the darkness. MINNEAPOLIS. MINN. APRIL 21 1917. HAMPTON STUDENT ON CITIZENSHIP LESSONS FROM THE GREEKS Senior Class Member at Virginia's Great Agricultural and Industrial School is Well Informed on Principles of Democracy—Indian Citizenship Day Exercises. The Dawes bill for the Indian and the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments for the Negro-opened to these two races the doors of American citizenship. Both races had, since the early days of this country, suffered grievously at the hand of the dominant white man—Negroes as slaves, Indians, though not as slaves, yet possessed a bitter oppression that promised naught but abasement. Finally liberty came to Negro and to Indian, and we properly rejoice together that such a wondrous boon should have come. With these significant words Maurice Ethan Thomasson of Monticello, Ark., a senior at the Hampton (Va.) institute, opened his stirring address at the thirtieth annual Indian citizenship day exercises recently held in the presence of over 1,500 colored people. He in part said: Having now our citizenship, we are resolved to make the most of it. Let us consider briefly one of the great peoples of the past and from its story draw some lessons that may help us to be more efficient citizens. The ancient Greeks, whom we all know and love, are regarded as one of the most successful races of all time. The one characteristic of this people that most forcibly strikes us is the high standard of intelligence of its individual citizens. To every man was given a voice in the government, and it was the voice in the race that every man should be able to hear understandingly and to judge wisely in all affairs of the state. In this aim they succeeded wonderfully, and it was to this extraordinary intelligence of the masses that the eminent achievements of the Greeks were largely due. Education Is the Surrest Foundation. Education is the Surset Foundation. We believe that one great need—aye, the fundamental need—of the Indian and Negro peoples is a higher intelligence among the common people. While education is not of itself a universal solvent it is the surst foundation upon which depends the efficacy of all other agencies. The value of education in fitting for efficient citizenship is no generally appreciated among our people. The surst foundation in high intelligence in the masses should have proved so necessary and so fruitful in the free, unhampered Greeks, how surely must we, but yesterday given a man's chance, make the enlightenment of the masses the prime aim for which to strive. Another striking characteristic of the Greeks was their pride in their race. To be a Greek was to be a kinsman of the gods. They had a wondrous confidence in their enlightenment in the confidence to accomplish any and every award which they might strive. And by this pride and this confidence they were fired on to better things. Their attainments in art, science and military achievements were possible only because they believed in themselves. Vigorous Plea For More Confidence. Vigorous Plea For More Confidence And so must we work in confidence. Our citizenship was granted us but yesterday, we were told to praise the failure or success that we display. We have done great things. The Negro's rise in fifty years of citizenship has been marvelous. Then, too, there is no more fascinating story in all our history than that of the heroic but losing fight of the American Indian against an overwhelming foe that sought to make a claim for the land. Our past accomplishments inspire us with confidence that we can accomplish even greater things in the future. Let the ancient pride and confidence of Greek in Greek be reproduced today in the pride and confidence of Negro in Negro and Indian in Indian. Perhaps the greatest lesson of the Greek for the Indian and Negro races, however, is their failure to preserve national integrity. Gifted and brilliant as they were in things artistic, skilled as they were in statecraft and valiant as they were in war, they never learned the value of working in unity. Unreasonable jealousies marked their very action, and their failure to preserve the state was inevitable that Greece should fall—a victim of her own dissensions. Urges Citizenship For the Masses. Our races, it is true, are not seeking eminence as nations, as was the Greek race, but to develop in our masses a citizenship that will contribute worthily to the welfare of our common country. In realizing this aim we face tremendous difficulties—difficulties the overcoming of the united energies of all our people. Personal jealousies and ambitions and petty tribal rivalries must have no place in our endeavors for betterment. Only as we work in the strength of unity can we make of our communities and reservations the ideal exemplars of citizenship that we would love them be. We must believe, felt, learned in the lives that are before you. May you consider your citizenship not merely a privilege nor even a right, but an opportunity—an opportunity to do your bit in making of America the land of which the Pilgrim fathers dreamed, for which the patriots of '78 and '81 so vallantly fought and died. We are Indians, considered backward, is just as capable of efficient citizenship as any race. And the Negro, your brother in oppression, will tread a like path. SMOKE "SIGHT DRAFT" THE BEST $c. CIGAR Benevolent Work of Women's Council. The Women's Council at Indianapolis recently presented a light comedy entitled "Just For Fun" at Pythian castle for the benefit of the Alpha Home For Aged Women and also to assist in the new work of the Y. W. C. A. Mrs. W. E. Brown is president of the council. BIG BROTHER MOVEMENT. Effort to Save Erring Boys Aided by New York Clergyymen. New York.—At the morning services the pastors of twenty-four churches and missions in this city on Sunday, March 25, made an appeal for men to become interested in boys and assist in reducing the number of arraignments in the children's court this year. The parents' responsibilities were clearly shown by the pastors in their sermons. An active big brother was present at each church and told how efforts are being made to bring an arring child in frequent association with successful men whose moral characters are above reproach. They showed how this movement had caused many boys who were on the border line of entering criminal careers because of bad associates and environments to become useful and respectable citizens. In the afternoon a public meeting was held in St. James' Presbyterian church, West One Hundred and Thirty-seventh street, at which time the present problems of boys was interestingly portrayed in addresses made by Messrs. Junulus M. Green, president of the Brotherhood of St. James' church; Lester H. Clee, boys' secretary of the New York City Sunday School association; Eugene Kinckle Jones, executive secretary of the National Urban league; James H. Anderson, editor of the Amsterdam News; Jacob Theobald, principal of public school No. 80, Manhattan; Captain James J. Ward, in command of the Thirty-eighth prefect, and Charles O'Rourke, attendance officer for the Harlem school district. As Ernest K. Coulter was called to Easton, Pa., on account of an important business engagement, the speaker of the afternoon was Rowland C. Sheldon, general secretary of the Big Brother movement. Captain Ward stated he had just appointed Patrolman Samuel J. Battle, who was the presiding officer at this meeting, as one of the two "crime prevention officers." Mr. Battle will co-operate with the Big Brother movement and other local welfare organizations. The soloists were Messrs. William D. Hill and Andrew Pendleton, while Miss Patricia Ferguson and Mrs. F. M. Hyder were the accompanists. Secretary Thomas E. Taylor of the Y. M. C. A. led the choral singing. Charles C. Allison, Jr., secretary of the Colored Big Brothers, with offices at 2303 Seventh avenue, stated other public meetings will be held in the fall. SUNDAY SCHOOL CONGRESS. Leaders of Great Religious Gathering Are Preparing For Annual Meeting. The leaders in the work of the Sunday school congress have mapped out an extensive and interesting program for the annual meeting to be held at Nashville, Tenn., from Wednesday, June 13, to the 18th, inclusive. Secretary Henry Allen Boyd, who returned to Nashville the last of March from a lengthy tour in the interest of the congress, was warmly received by the Sunday school and other religious workers in every city and town which he visited. Mr. Boyd's theme for all of the addresses which he delivered on his tour was "Front Line Sunday Schools and How to Make Them." The Nashville convention is expected to surpass in point of attendance and actual results obtained any previous gathering of the congress since it was organized ten years ago. Sunday schools in all sections of the country hold membership in the congress. Manhood Rights and Race Migration. The migration of colored people from the south by the hundreds and thousands continues. Back of the many causes given for this great exodus of our people from the south is more than a mere desire for higher wages. The younger element of the race will not stand for the withholding of the ballot from those entitled to it; hence they are going where they can vote their convictions like other citizens of this country without being molested. Those who are quite satisfied sit still and do nothing; those who are not quite satisfied are the sole benefactors of the world. Unbreakable Windows. Repeated coats of raw or boiled linseed oil applied to a newly meshed wire fabric will give a good substitute for window glass. The wire may be used for many purposes and is especially good where glass might easily be broken. The fabric may be dipped in the oil instead of applying it with a brush.—Exchange. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE STAR. MAJOR WRIGHT ON RACE MIGRATION 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 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 Douglas 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 aiding causes, however, for this movement besides low wages. Naturally the Negro, who is peculiarly adapted to a southern cli mate, 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." MEETING OF PHYSICIANS. Georgia State Organization Holde Session in Savannah May 15. The big event for the colored citizens of Savannah, Ga., the third week in May will be the meeting of the Georgia state convention of physicians. The sessions of the convention will be held in the St. Philip A. M. E. church, of which the Rev. Dr. R. V. Branch is pastor. A large number of delegates and visitors are expected, and Savannah folks will put on their best clothes and extend the generous hospitality for which they are noted to all who may attend this important convention of our professional advisers and prescribers to our physical ills. The local committee of arrangements is headed by Dr. W. A. Harris, president of the local medical association. The committee's program of social entertainment includes a boat ride, reception and several dinners to be given by individuals in honor of the physicians and their friends. The meeting on Tuesday evening, May 15, will be held in the First African Baptist church, of which Dr. T. J. Goodall is pastor. In the absence of President A. M. Miller, M. D., the convention will be presided over by the first vice president, Dr. N. W. Este of Hawkinsville, Ga. The association has in its membership a number of physicians who have rendered valuable services to the race for many years. Savannah will give the convention a warm welcome and extends to its members in advance the freedom of the city. Dr. R. H. Carter of Atlanta is secretary of the convention. MORE FUNDS FOR EDUCATION American Church Institute Asks Liberal Aid For Our Southern Schools. At a special meeting held at the Church of the Messiah in Brooklyn the first week in March a movement was started to interest a larger number of northern white people in the educational institutions for colored people in the south. The Rev. Dr. St. Clair Hester, rector of the church, presided. The meeting was held in connection with the American Church Institute For Negroes, of which the Rev. David H. Greer, Protestant Episcopal bishop of New York, is president. The Rev. Frederick Burgess, D. D., Protestant Episcopal bishop of Long Island, in a brief address reviewed the work of the institute and praised the people for their interest in it. The Rev. Robert W. Patton, D. D., said that the Church institute needed an increased income of $100,000 for a thoroughly efficient administration of the Negro schools and an endowment of $1,000,000 to insure the permanency of the work and to guard against any calamity such as war. Dr. Patton also said that there is nothing that ought to touch the hearts of the American people, who are always interested in humanity, more than the helping of the colored boys and girls of the south, who, through no fault of their own, find themselves on this continent. National Health Week to be Observed. Local business leagues, churches and secret and civic organizations in the various large cities are planning for the observance of national health week, to be observed from Sunday, April 22 to 28, inclusive. The National Negro Business league is a strong promoter of this movement, which was inaugurated by Dr. Booker T. Washington a few years prior to his death. Ties Itself In a Knot. How fishes get off the hook is always interesting, for the most talked of fish is the fish that got away. Chapman Grant, who gets fish for the Aquarium, has witnessed the remarkable manner in which morays will disengage themselves from the book. If held dangling in the air the moray will double on himself, tie the knot and pull his head out backward. "At this juncture," says Mr. Grant, "it has always been my experience that the hook or line broke, allowing the fish to escape. Mr. Mowbray, however, states that he has seen morays strangle themselves when caught with strong tackle."—New York Sun. "What's your missus kicking about?" inquired the housemaid from next door. "This is her night out, but I told her I had an engagement meself."—Kansas City Journal. SOCIAL NEWS EDITOR, Miss Clara Lucas, 506 Boston Block, Minneapolis. Minneapolis, - - Minn NIC. 1873. RAILROAD MEN'S NEWS, Stephen Springer, Milwaukee Depot, Minneapolis. Send your notes to us by Wednesda day A. M. MORRILL ON "WAR." G. L. Morrill, who has just returned from Mexico, will speak on "WAR" at the People's Church, New Garden Theatre, Sunday 10:30 A. M. CENTRAL AMERICA pictures, travel movies and organ recital. Everybody welcome. ATTUCKS' HOME BENEFIT. A Charity Ball will be given, by the Smart Set Whist Club for the benefit of Crispus Attucks Home at Lanes Hall, 8th and Nicollet on Monday evening, April 23. McCullough's Orchestra. Admission 35 cents. Committee—Mrs. R. B. Moulden, Chm.; Mesdames Jas. Eddings, Frank Peoples, C. H. Robinson, R. H. Dennis, W. E. Swan, F. McKenzie, John Monroe B. J. Jones, Luther Abbey, L. Britton, Miss Mamie Steel. —Advertisement. Forum notes next week. The Twin City Ministers met Thursday night. They are preparing for revival services. There is a reason, why the Star falls below its usual standard in this week's issue. The rule that notes not falls below its usual standard in this received before Wednesday A. M. has been applied. ELKS' INVITATION Ames Lodge of Elks will hold their regular meeting on Tuesday eve. April 24th. Candidates will be initiated. A Irge attendance is expected. THE TWIN CITY ENTERTAINERS. DANCE AND SOCIAL A Novelty Unsurpassed PRIZE WABBLE CONTEST MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 23 UNION TEMPLE HALL 28 Washington Ave. So. ADMISSION 35c. Serg't W. R. Martin of the Tenth Cvalry was the guest of Mr. John A. Dickerson at a stag party in his honor at Stewart's Hotel. BUNDRANT'S VOLUNTEER UNIT. "Makes Good" on Parade. The members of Bundrant's volunteers, a provisional unit, who took part in the Patriotic Parade on Patriotic Day, were the recipients of many cheers along the line of march. Eighty men paraded. Mr. Solomon Saunders was their marshall. He was mounted on one of his thoroughbred saddlers and had donated 10 horses from his riding stable. Capt. J. W. Bundrant was in command aided by Serg't A. V. Collier and Chas. Sumner Smith, Spanish War Veterans. Corporal Hendricks was color bearer. Several representative men were among the marchers. The colors were donated by the Russell Post, G. A. R. Rev. I. W. Bess used his church for headquarters and lent much assistance to the organization. Full account of St. Paul and Minneapolis parades in next issue. CLUB'S NEW MANAGER Mr. Benj. Jones is associated with Mr. Sylvester W. Oliver in the management of the Workingmen's Social Club at 244 3rd Ave. So. Mr. Jones was formerly a partner in Jones & Bell's Barber Shop. He has many friends and a genial disposition. His connection with Mr. Oliver will meet the approval of club patrons. Att'y B. S. Smith visited Kansas City this week, where he was called on account of the illnes's of his brother. Woman for Housework.—A woman, willing to assist in general housework in a rooming house. Apply Mrs. Dwyer, 1015 5th St. So. I desire to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to my many friends who so kindly contributed such beautiful floral offerings and tendered heartfelt sympathies to me during the illness and death of my wife Caroline Nelson. Bernard H. Nelson, 2815 Chicago Ave. ORDER A TELEPHONE FOR YOUR HOME $2.00 and $2.50 per month Contract Dep't. Main 4000 NORTHWESTERN TELEPHONE LOCAL FOR LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE COMPANY Keeper of Resort Again Found Guilty. Mattie Davis was found guilty in the district court of keeping a house of ill-fame at 607 6th Ave. No., after a sensational trial lasting three days. The witnesses for the State, two white girls, gave startling testimony of association with Negro men. The methods of the police department in obtaining the evidence were criticized by Judge Dickinson, who afterwards found that the police were right in their efforts to secure evidence. The main defense was that Mrs. Davis was a Negro woman. The witnesses for the state was Alice Canfield and Louise Connery, white girls and A. F. Rivers, who was employed as an investigator for the Purity Squad under Serg't Belair—also Eddie White, who surprised the state by a denial of former statements made to County Attorney Newton. Serg't Belair and Officer Hallet testified as to the raid. Frank Brooks, Dr. Kroll and Atty. Hirshfield, white neighbors testified as to the reputation of the place. Editor Smith and Detective Brunskill were not allowed to testify (not being neighbors or having been in the house). The defense was mainly that Mrs. Davis was "colored." Geo. W. Holbert testified for the defense as to the reputation of the place. Geo. Jones, chef at Porters' and Waiters' Club, a roomer, claimed ownership of liquor found in his room and "did not see white women or never saw anything wrong" Carl Jones, drummer with Cason Bros. orchestra, had business engagements with white women; also they had been in his room, he could not name any business visitors on cross examination. Green Hawk, a roomer never saw white women in the place. Roscoe Walton, dining car waiter, claimed to be a roomer and that his wife, who looked like white left on the morning of Mrs. Davis' arraignment for Chicago. They had visited Mrs. Garner's before the raid. Mrs. A. Wright, 1224 Mary Pl. a white woman, knew Mrs. Davis in Mason City, Ia., and met her 3 times altogether in Minneapolis. She supposed that she had colored blood—never called on her at her Western Ave. house. Mrs. Helen Kopp, 712 E. 14th St., whose husband conducts a butcher store at 1412 Plymouth Ave. knew Mrs. Davis about eight years, never met her as colored, called at her home once in March—but saw nothing wrong. Mrs. Davis testified that she was the wife of Frank Davis a railroad man, married 10 years ago, was born in Mason City, Ia., and was colored. She had lived in Western Ave. and bought the property at 607 6th Ave. No. about a year ago. She denied the testimony of the State's witnesses and under cross examination by Atty. Newton was unable to show that she had not sold drinks or prove that she had no knowledge of the occurrences on the night of the raid as claimed by the state. Judge Dickinson's Charge. Judge Dickinson charged the jury to decide the case without regard to the station in life of the person charged in the indictment, regardless of color or race, and decide the case on the evidence submitted to the court, and not on the issues on the side. What has transpired as to the propriety of the police in detecting crime has nothing to do with your decision in the case. The chief officers of the police dept. have repudiated to this court any disposi- THE TWIN CITY STAR tion on their part of any inducements and had given proper instructions. Forget that, except as to the witnesses who participate in this case. The officers have testified that the conduct of the state's chief witness, shows that what he did was without the instructions of the police department. Judge Dickinson read the statues defining a house of illfame and said that the defendant was entitled to every presumption of her innocence, till that presumption is overcome by a trial which proved her innocence beyond a reasonable doubt. With more definite instructions, the jury retired about 5 P. M. and returned that evening with a verdict of "Guilty, as charged in the indictment." Court Grants a Stay. Mrs. Davis was given a stay of 30 days before sentence. Abatement proceedings may begin. An appeal will be made to the Supreme Court. The chief attorney, James Robertson, ex-County attorney, made strong plea in his address to the jury that the case was a frame-up and was the outcome of race prejudice. Attorney Morris acted as counsel. The fact whether Mrs. Davis belonged to any race was immaterial, and had the defense admitted her race and made a greater attempt to prove her innocent, the verdict might have been different. She was convicted March 31st in the Municipal Court of keeping a disorderly house and sentenced to 90 days in the workhouse. A stay was given pending the result of the trial in the district court. THE PYTHIAN BALL A Grand May Revue and Military Ball will be given by Pride of the West Co. No. 1, Uniform Rank, Kniyhts of Pythias at Lanes' Hall, 8th and Nicollet, on Monday, May 7th. Admission 35c—Advertisement. ST. JAMES BAZAAR A SUCCESS. The Bazaar given at St. James A. M. E. Church, was in every way a success$^8$. Mrs. Lena Brown died this week at the City Hospital. She gave birth to twins, one of which died. Her body was sent to Frankfort, Ky., her former home. Mrs. Brown was the wife of Wm. Brown and a sister of the late Mathew Johnson and Green-leaf B. Johnson. Mr. J. M. Duncan and wife (nee Edna Noble) of Winnipeg, are visiting her sister, Miss Irene Noble of Snelling Ave. They will leave for Chicago, their future home. Mrs. Mary Anderson has moved to 2422 So. 25th Ave. A PATRIOTIC MEETING. There was a patriotic meeting held at Zion Baptist Church on Monday evening—which was well attended. Serg't W. R. Martin of Troop M. 10th Cavalry, selected the story ofa 10th Cavalry, related the story of the Battle of Carrizal, in which he participated. The meeting was ot well attended, considering the occasion. ALL SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS ONE DOLLAR PER INCH. ADVERTISE HERE — IT PAYS. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE STAR. RENEW YOUR SUBSCRIPTION. Peoples Christian Assembly. PENTICOSTAL. 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. Comel and Serve the Lord. REPLY to see with clearness and comfort; it brings beauty and cheer into your home; it puts money in your purse,—this wonderful Welsbach "Reflex" "SHIELD OF QUALITY" Gas Mantle Formerly 25c Now 15c (For Upright and Inverted Gas Lights) Awarded Grand Prize Highest Hour Paname-Pacific International Exposition 100 Points Excellent FOR SALE BY Gas Company and Dealers When you know Welsbach lighting you prefer it THE MINNEAPOLIS GAS LIGHT CO. A BLOW TO THE RACE. While it is admitted that there is a general prejudice, against the association of Negroes and white women (even when they are married as permitted by law); race prejudice is a worthless argument from a legal viewpoint, when the truth of conditions is self-evident. Atty. W. R. Morris, regarded as our leading race man, did his race a great injustice by claiming Mrs. Davis to be a white woman. She has not proven herself such, and the press has headlined the case, "Negress procures white girls for Negro men," also every article showed her to be a Negro woman, and the "white women and Negro men" relations were clearly drawn. Does Mr. Morris know that the burden of this fall on the Negro women? The daily papers of this city reach the entire world, and their articles will produce a sentiment against the employment of the women of his race. It has been a general custom to keep Negro men apart from white women, but Negro women have a reputation for their virtue, especially the employed classes. There are many who would not employ a Negro woman, since this case has been given such publicity. The Star entered the case after the newspapers claimed Mrs. Davis to be a "negrass." We hope the best results may obtain from this trial but believe that Mr. Morris has sacrificed many of the industrial opportunities of the women of his race on the altar of finance. It is a cheap mess of potage. Also the social relations of many of our leading women who are associated in welfare work with white women may be somewhat hindered. Has Mr. Morris crucified them on a cross of gold? If is a fact that low white women do procure white girls for the pleasure of Negro men and only punishment can stop that. It is a fact that honorable white women will associate and marry respectable Negro men. There are many evidences of that here nd throughout the country and the Editor of the Star is a personified demonstration. Mr. Morris is a member of a white church and is in close touch with the white people. His knowledge of conditions may warrant his actions, but the Star accuses him of bad judgment, both for his client and his race. The Editor of the Star has married a white woman, but he has a Negro parentage and relatives. He cannot defend those white women, who conduct the dives for the corruption of Negro youth and the wrecking of Negro homes, and Mr. Morris and all other good citizens should do their best to conserve the purity of all women, regardless of race. There are some men who inherit these views; others whose inheritance is the approval and practice of placing the dollar above womanhood. We have been informed that Ida Dorsey does not keep Negro girls in her resort for white men. Those who accuse us of not "fighting for the Negro girls" should bring us the information. The Star Says So—That's All. Established 1870 Custom Shirts and Underwear 314 SOUTH FOURTH STREET All Measures Kept On File MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. BELL'S BARBER SHOP CLARENCE W. BELL, Proprietor. BATHS, BARBER SHOP, POLITE BARBERS POOL AND BILLIARD HALL CIGARS, RACE PAPERS, SHOE SHINING 244 THIRD AVE. SOUTH ..MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 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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. LIBERAL SUBSCRIPTION OFFER. Special $3.00 Combination. 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. Cash in advance. Get your home paper sent direct to you. Forward all orders to THE TWIN CITY STAR, ... Room 302. 305 So. 5th St., Minneapolis. STEWART'S CABARET —SPECIAL— SUNDAY 50c DINNER and Cabaret Entertainment from 5 to 8 P. M. MENU Cream of Tomato Soup Baked White Fish Roast Beef or Lamb Stewed Corn Mashed Potatoes June Peas Pineapple Sherbet Head Lettuce Salad Creamed Rice Pudding Tea, Coffee or Milk Miss Esmeralda Statham, Miss Toy Brown and Miss Zella Hunter are entertaining at Stewart's Club and Hotel at 244 4th Ave. So. Miss Mary Ray of St. Paul appears from 5 to 8 P. M. HOUSEMAIDS' SCHOOL PRO- POSED. Louisville, Ky.-The people of this section are deeply interested in a bill introduced into the Indiana Legislature for the establishment at New Albany of a housemaids' training school for Negro women. A similar bill was introduced two years ago and passed the Senate, but did not get through the House, because of lack of attention. The bill just introduced provides an appropriation of $25,000 for the maintenance of a school. ELKS EXPRESS LOYALTY. Ames Lodge No. 106, I. B. P. O. E. of W. expressed their loyalty to the U. S. Government at their meeting on April 11th. Mr. Archie Watkins offered a resolution to support the President which was unanimously adopted. GYMNASIUM EXHIBIT AT THE HAMPTON INSTITUTE Annual Program of Physical Department Embraced Many Fine Features. One of the finest numbers on the program of the third gymnasium exhibit, given recently at Hampton institute, was the aesthetic dancing of Miss Carriebel B. Cole. She interpreted with excellent technique and artistic insight Chopin's mazurka, op. 17, No. 1, and Kreisler's "Liebesfreud," played by Mrs. R. Nathaniel Dett. Miss Cole has completed the postgraduate course at Sargent, has taken courses at Columbia university and has studied with some of the best private teachers in New York. She is now a teacher of physical training in the Washington public schools. The annual Hampton gymnasium program, to which the public is invited, represents work done during the year and is given with the idea and hope of promoting a greater appreciation of wholesome recreation. The program included wand, apparatus and dumbbell exercises; gymnastic exhibitions for boys and girls, playground demonstrations for girls and boys and characteristic folk dances. The idea of the playground demonstrations was to show in a concrete way how the children's playtime may be utilized. The Hampton physical director for girls is Miss Louise G. Russell, for boys Charles H. Williams R. Nathaniel Dett served as pianist. READY TO SERVE NATION. Full Equipment For Fifteenth New York Regiment Favorably Reported. Arrangements are being made to muster the Fifteenth infantry, New York, into the United States national guard. The Fifteenth is the only regiment of colored men in the national guard of New York state. This regiment was accepted by the state some time ago, but as a unit of the national guard of the United States was held back on account of a lack of sufficient appropriations to cover its expenses. It was stated on good authority on March 24 that favorable action had been taken on the second application for an appropriation for the Fifteenth regiment and that the funds for its full equipment would be available by about March 31. This regiment has been put through a thorough preliminary inspection by Colonel William Hayward and Lieutenant Colonel Lorillard Spencer. The Fifteenth is composed of 900 able-bodied men. The work of inoculating the men against typhoid fever will be done by Dr. Bolling Lee, major surgeon of the regiment, and a large number of assistants. Atlanta Constitution Sounds Warning. In discussing the exodus of colored people from Georgia and its cause the Atlanta Constitution says: "Back to the law" is a slogan that should appeal everywhere upon purely a moral basis; but, if it will not in sufficient force, then we are confronted now by the possibility of serious industrial calamity which must follow upon the removal of Georgia's best and most satisfactory farm labor." SUBSCRIBE FOR THE STAR. THE TWIN CITY STAR MAN ge Suits #25 Indores Military Training Camp. Dr. Robert E. Jones, editor of the Southwestern Christian Advocate, has written a strong indorsement of Dr. J. E. Spingar's plan for a military training camp for colored army officers. Dr. Jones rightly says, "We can not have officers unless they are trained." World's Crop Estimator Official world crop production estimates for 1916, just made public by the department of agriculture, show: Wheat (seventeen leading countries), 2,478,000,000 bushels, 25.3 per cent less than the 1915 crop; rye (eleven countries), 989,000,000 bushels, 5.2 per cent less than 1915; barley (sixteen countries), 1,023,000,000 bushels, 8.6 per cent less than 1915; oats (fourteen countries), 8,158,000,000 bushels, 18.6 per cent less than in 1915; corn (six countries), 2,744,000,000 bushels, 14.6 per cent less than in 1915; cotton (United States, India, Japan and Egypt), 17,071,000 equivalent 500 pound bales, 7.9 per cent more than in 1915. India's 1917 wheat acreage is forecast as an increase of 8 per cent over 1916, flax 8 per cent less and cotton 19 per cent more, with cotton production indicated at 22 per cent greater than the last year. Longeat Name In Michigan. On page 896 of Kalamazoo's new city directory may be found the name of Polybus theodorcoumoundorgeopoulos, a waiter in a restaurant. It is said of Theodorcoumoundorgeopoulos that his name of eleven syllables and twenty-eight letters is not only the longest in the directory, but also longer than that of any other resident of Michigan. -Detroit News. Nature Outdistanced. Judge—The prisoner claims that he tooted his horn before he ran over you. Complainant (much damaged)—Maybe he did, your honor, but what good is that when a car is traveling faster than sound?—Exchange. A Post's Custard Bath. A custom which has now disappeared used to afford much amusement to the guests at the banquet on lord mayor's day. In the household of the lord mayor there existed the offices of jester and city laureate. On the day of the feast a huge quaking custard was made in a dish as large as a bathing machine. It was the duty of the laureate, clad in official garb, to spring from his chair into the depths of the custard, splashing the contents over the table and the nearest guests. In return for this feat the laureate was allowed to eat as much of the custard as he wished, which was probably very little.-London Tatier. A Full Hand. "John," said Mrs. Norton as she seated herself at the hotel breakfast table, "did you call a waiter?" "Yes." said Norton, looking up from his paper, "I called him, and he had a tray full." GOOD AND EVIL. Overcoming evil with good is the only way to overcome it at all. In our own hearts and lives and in the world the only way to get rid of what is faulty is to supplant it with something better. OPPORTUNITY OFFERED TO NEGROES IN THE ARMY Government Will Give Educated Men Chance to Become Officers. A military training camp for colored men is advocated in an open letter from Dr. J. E. Spingarn, well known as a friend of the Negro race, who says: "To the Educated Colored Men of the United States: "It is of the highest importance that the educated colored men of this country should be given opportunities for leadership. You must cease to remain in the background in every field of national activity and must come forward to assume your right places as leaders of American life. All of you cannot be leaders, but those of you who have the capacity for leadership must be given an opportunity to test and display it. "There is now just such an opportunity possible for you in case of war to become leaders and officers instead of followers and privates. Major General Leonard Wood of the United States army, commanding the department of the east, has promised that if 200 of you apply for admission he will organize and maintain a military training camp for colored men, with just the sort of training to fit you to serve as officers of volunteers in case of war. "I do not believe that colored men should be separated from other Americans in any field of life. But the crisis is too near at hand to discuss principles and opinions, and it seems to me that there is only one thing for you to do at this juncture, and that is to get the training that will fit you to be officers, however and wherever and whenever this training may be obtained. If 200 of you do not send applications immediately the opportunity may be lost forever. "The camp will be conducted on exactly the same principles as the military training camp held at Plattsburg, N. Y., where thousands of men have received intensive training in military service. It will be under the direction of United States army officers. It will last four weeks. The date has not been fixed, but it will probably begin early in June. The status of every student at the camp will be that of a cadet just as at West Point. "I understand that the transportation to and from the camp will be defrayed by the government and that the subsistence and training at the camp will be free. It is probable that every man will have to pay his own fare to the camp and that after he arrives his traveling expenses will be refunded and his fare home paid. The only expense will be the cost of the uniform which each man must furnish himself. This consists of a khaki blouse, khaki breeches, two olive drab shirts, web belt, campaign hat and cotton leggings costing in all about $8 or $10. Any good russet walking shoes will do. The outfit may be purchased on arrival at camp, or, better still, from the Army and Navy Co-operative company, with branches in New York, Washington and Philadelphia. Almost any sporting goods store can furnish the outfit, which must be of the regular army pattern. Those who wish to do some study in advance are advised to read 'Moss' Manual of Military Training.' "Candidates must be between the ages of twenty and forty-five, in vigorous health and of good moral character. Men who are graduates or undergraduates of colleges, high schools, normal, agricultural or industrial schools or other institutions of learning are preferred, but any man of intelligence, character and ability may join. Previous military experience is not necessary. If you are not a graduate or undergraduate of some institution it might be advisable to have a letter of recommendation from some person of repute. "Send in your own application immediately. But that is not enough. Go out among your friends and persuade them to do the same. We must not let this chance slip. We must have as many colored officers as possible." "Applications should be sent to Dr. J. E. Spingarn, 9 West Seventh-third street, New York. A brief letter, with a few details about yourself, will be sufficient for the present. We must persuade General Wood that over 200 men want to join immediately." INDIAN PREFERS NEGROES. Native In Customs Service in New York Has Many Friends. The following appears in the current issue of the Bulletin Journal of the Surveyors and Customs Welfare association. Mr. Tolbert, who is a genuine American, unlike his white brethren prefers the association of the Negro, though a genuine Indian. The Mohawks are the aristocrats of the Indian tribes. "The oldest living Mohawk Indian is in the customs service at the port of New York. William A. Tolbert, who was born in New York city eighty years ago and who was appointed a night inspector in the customs service thirty-five years ago, is still on duty in the office of Deputy Collector J. Castree Williams. "Mr. Tolbert has the unique distinction of being the only employee of undoubted American ancestry in the customs service at New York. His parents, who belonged to the Mohawk tribe, removed from the Onondaga reservation to the city in the nineteenth century. There are now none surviving of those to whom the Indians were a familiar figure many years ago on West street, between Cortland and Beach streets, where from crude stands on the sidewalk they sold moccasins, baskets and other trinkets which they themselves made by hand." Skyrockets Before Gunpowder. It matters very little in the long run to the small boy when, how or where fireworks were first made and of what they are made now. But the fact remains that the despised heathen Chinese first made them and used them and that civilized communities did not know of them until the fourteenth century. The skyrocket was first invented toward the close of the ninth century and at that time was used, so it is said, in India and China in war. That was long before the invention of gunpowder. BUSY SOCIAL WORKER Mike Uxenia B. Scott WILL Promote Welfare of Houston's People. Dr. George E. Haynes, professor of social science at Fisk university and executive secretary of the National League on Urban Conditions Among Colored People, has received word that Miss Uxenia B. Scott, one of the public schoolteachers of Houston, Tex., has just been appointed by the Houston social service bureau as district secretary of the Neighborhood House For Colored People. This appointment scores another success for the social service training center conducted by the co-operation of the Bethlehem House of the Woman's Missionary council, M, E, Church South, Fisk university and the National League on Urban Conditions Among Negroes. She received part of her training at Nashville on one of the scholarships offered by the National Urban league. Miss Scott finished the Houston high school and entered Fisk university in 1909. She pursued the four year course in education, receiving a degree of B. A. in education in 1913. During her college course she took special electives in social science and social service. During one of her summer vacations in Nashville she was volunteer supervisor of the first playground conducted in that city for colored children. The following year Miss Scott was awarded one of the scholarships in social service offered at Nashville by the National League on Urban Conditions Among Negroes. Upon graduation at Fisk, she went to Houston to teach in the public schools, but kept up her interest in social work and developed quite an interest in playground work among the colored children of that city, supervising a free playground almost every summer and promoting such work during the school year. Her interest grew with this volunteer work so that last summer she attended the summer school of the Chicago School of Civics and Philanthropy, giving special attention to playground and recreation work in order to better fit herself for the service she was giving to her home city. Her appointment as the first colored worker under the municipal social service bureau of Houston, Tex., comes as a result of her training and her promise for the future. Dr. Haynes has commended her zeal for such work, and when the announcement of her appointment came said that he regarded her selection as a bright promise of social betterment among colored people in the progressive southwestern metropolis, because Miss Scott showed from the time of her undergraduate days up to the present a fine spirit for community service. Mechanical Decoy Ducks For use when duck shooting there are mechanical decoys, which are able when wound up to quack and swim. When the wild birds appear they are easily deceived by the quacking and soon fall victims to the hunter's gun. The mechanism is so arranged that at certain intervals the decoy gives utterance to a shrill call, swimming about in the water meanwhile by means of a propeller and rudder that gives it a remarkable resemblance to its living prototype. When it is necessary to clean it or adjust the machinery the decoy can be opened and taken apart. The propeller is driven by clockwork, which also regulates the phonographic apparatus. He Was Grateful. Butterman—While my daughter was playing the plano last night a strange man stopped at the door and asked to be allowed to give her half a sovereign. Silversides—Was he such an ardent music lover? Butterman—No; he said it was merely a thank offering because he didn't live next door to us."—London Tit-Bits. Nerves and Work. The man with a weak heart or with shaky nerves is apt to become distracted if engaged on work that is full of quick surprises or excitement. The excitement itself saps his strength, interferes with his own safety and adds to the risk of hurting others, but there is much good and remunerative work that can be done by such a man. I would therefore try to steer him into a quiet occupation and would show him how to remedy his weakness or at least how to avoid getting worse.-M. W. Alexander in Industrial Management. The Walking Steeple. At Holywell church, in Wales, an old bell is kept which was used in a novel way to call people to worship. The position of the church causing any bell rung there to be inaudible in some parts of the town, a peripatetic ringer used to be employed, whose performances were thus described: "A leather strap is suspended round his neck, and a large and heavy bell attached to it, which rests upon a cushion puckled over his knee. Thus accoutered, he traverses the town, jingling his bell, to the surprise of those who are unacquainted with the custom. 'The walking steepe,' he was called by the townspeople." WILL ADMIT NEGROES. Federation of Labor Decides They Are Worthy of Membership. Negroes are no longer to be shut out, either directly or indirectly, from the American trade union movement. Instead, they are to be welcomed in. This is the stand taken by the American Federation of Labor in convention upon the issue raised by the wholesale migration of southern negroes to the industrial centers of Pennsylvania and the middle west. This resolution, presented by the delegates from the Ohio State Federation of Labor and the Cleveland Federation of Labor, has been approved: "Whereas, The emigration of southern Negroes to northern labor centers, which has lately attracted the attention of the United States department of labor and has occasioned anxiety on the part of the organized labor movement because of the danger such emigration will cause the workers in the northern states; and, "Whereas, The investigation of such emigration and importation of Negroes into the state of Ohio has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the labor leaders in that state that they are being brought north for the purpose of filling the places of union men demanding better conditions, as in the case of the freight handlers; and, "Whereas, The shortage of European labor has made the southern Negro an asset in the labor markets of the north and the conditions that prevail in Ohio may apply in all northern states; therefore, be it "Resolved, That this thirty-sixth annual convention of the American Federation of Labor instruct the president and executive council to inaugurate a movement looking toward the organization of these men in the southern states, to the end that they may be instructed and educated along the lines of the trade union movement and thereby eliminate this menace to the workers of the northern states." 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. Lady- Why do you give me this bit of paper? Tramp-Madam, I do not like to criticise your soup, but it is not like mother used to make. Allow me to give you her recipe.-Fllegende Blatter NEW RESTAURANT OPENED. THAT DANGEROUS LIE A lie is always the cause of trouble and oftimes brings about serious results. Misrepresentations on the part of husband or wife will sooner or later cause a breach in their domestic relations. Many men, whose fraternal emblems signify that they are "on the square" and they will "defend the truth" will conspire to pull a crooked deal and protect a lie, especially when a woman is the victim. A woman should know something about her husband's affairs, and her motives cannot be considered entirely selfish or mercenary. A court of domestic relations is needed and will probably be authorized at this session of the legislature. A real adjustment will do much to prevent a family quarrel or a murder. Too often malicious remarks are made about women, in particular, the young women of our race. When they are employed by men, white or black, they are often accused of having immoral relations with their employers. If they are unemployed, the general remark is "Somebody is keeping her." The malicious liars are the worst trouble makers. They "just heard so and so" and cannot name their informer, because they are the only authority for their own statements. 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. SCALP TREATMENT 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 temples. A full line of Goods. Personal Instructions and Demonstrations can be obtained at 3013 GARFIELD AVE. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. MRS. MAGGIE MARTIN, AG71. N. W. PHONE SOUTH 1742 More failures are due to lack of will than to lack of strength. In Latin America sun dried beef is stretched for tether ropes. ‘THE TWIN CITY STAR SS PUBLSHED EVERY FRIDAY BY CHARLES SUMNER SMITH, 205—So. Fifth Street. ‘Minneapolis, Minnesote. ‘Matered tm the Pest Office at Min- ecapelis as secend class matter. | MEMBER | NATIONAL NEGRO PRESS ASSOCIATION MINNESOTA EDITORIAL ASSN. ‘Te Subscribe Is To Pay. Subscription by Mail, Postpaid. ONE YEAR ......e00ee es eee 2 ARO SIX MONTHS .......0-c00e00+ 100 THREE MONTHS ............ @& ‘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 Cente Reading Notices, per line, Five Cents Wedding Announcements, Fifty Cents Card of Thanks ........One Dollar a Memoriam .. ......-.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 ad- vertisers We respect their right tc advertise at intervals, and rather have them do so, than to run continuously an “adv.” and an increasing account. Write all Checks payable to ‘The Twin City Star. Address all mail to Twin City Star 905 8, Sth St. Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Twin City Star stands for equal rights for all American citizens. ‘The Minnesota Indians have of- fered a company to Gov. Burnquist to serve as a unit. They have been accepted. The Greeks, many who have served in this war, are organiz- ing a company to serve as a unit. They want to protect themselves. Why should the Negro not do like- wise? It should be the delight of every Negro to serve under the command of Lieut. Col, Young. We must be willing to follow our own leaders. Should the war require a great num- ber of men, it would be a grand thing to have Col. Young as a Brigadeer General. An Army Corps of Negroes would show to the world their fight- ing power and demonstrate that Ne- groes wilt serve under Negro officers. LEADERS WITHOUT CONVIC- TION AND PURPOSE. Men without convictions are like ships without rudders that go hither and thither because they have no fixed purpose, and they drift like leaves on the surface of a stream. If there is any one thing in which Negro leadership is lacking, it is strong con- vietions, fixed purpose. They have no clear conception of purpose, and as a consequence they accomplish very lit- tle for their constituents. In this great age of intelligence and efficiency, it is of the highest importance that those who are lead- ers should have strong conviction and purpose, and will and energy to ex- ecute them. The result of their achievements, the good which they can ccomplish for the race will be in direct proportion to the distinctness and clearness of their vision and their honesty and sincerity in the pursuit or enterprise undertaken. It must not be superficial; it must be the result of great thought and de- fiberation—The Atlanta Independent. He, who demands his rights, guar- anteed him under our constitution, is not a traitor. The Negro cannot be expected'to rafly to the country’s call today as he did to Lincoln and McKinley; but he fs ever ready. He cannot be aroused by martial music. brilliant uniforms, patriotic addresses or pecuniary promises. Should the American people grant him equal rights a other Americans, he will then forgive their wrongs he has suf- fered. As it is, he is calm and deliberate. He will enter this war for his second emancipation. Tho he serves no human master, he is the slaye of Race-hatred, Discrimination and that prejudiced Americanism— the Southern propaganda of the pres- ent.administration. He is denied the right to enlist in many branches of his Nation’s defensive service. He is awarded special honors, f. ¢. “held in reserve” for breast works. But he must firht to save his Country— that he might enjoy Liberty in its fullest sense. He must fight—that posterity shall awake in a new Amer- Ieantem: Thie is our fight. tf Amer- fea needs us, and we shall not be called until needed. _ SEND YOUR SUBSCRIPTION "Do not delay in sending in your Indebtedness for the Twin City Star. BE CAREFUL. Several agents of the Department of Justice are watching among our people. Any remarks, inclined to dis- courage volunteers, may cause serious trouble. .We have no traitors among our race, but we have many who talk in opposition to any movement for argument only. If the Negroes were so void of manhood as to forget the injustice of the present administration against them, they would not be possessed of that loyalty to the American Flag which they have defended with honor in all of this Nation’s conflicts and always respected in times of peace. This is the only home of the Amer- ican Negro and he will defend it, tho denied his rights. 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. THE POOR DO NOT BEG. SRS SR CR We Srreee OF Tae wont an at the door, who solicits aid on ground of your sympathy for his con- dition, may safely be assumed to be making.a better living by that pro- cess than by accepting such care as the state offers. Minneapolis, just at the present mo- ment, is suffering from an oversupply of beggars. The trade is a good one although somewhat risky. The more plausible the applicant appears, the greater the returns. But no genuinely poor person ever begs. It is difficult enough to find them with the aid of neighbors, schools, churches and relatives, The beggar is one who has discov- ered that a tale of suffering is an as- set; and that no honestly poor person acknowledges. The continuance of begging is made possible by the continuance of thoughtless, unrelated relief giving, whether by individuals or societies. It will stop when we get together, pooling not only our resources but also our information. The waste of money in giving to the beggars does not compare in ser- iousness to the destroyed social sense produced in the mendicant. It is high- ly contagious and a well nigh incur- able disease. We quarantine those who are carriers of small pox, we have not yet learned the method of preventing the spread of the begging spirit. — The Bulletin— Associated ‘Charities of Minneapolis. It is our purpose to have our young people learn the value of ef- ficiency. Learn to be the master of one vocation. The ambitious Negro of the last generation has everything in his favor. It was not long ago, that the college diploma was the best credential for menial employment There is a grand future for every am- bitious young man or woman today They may feel assured of a safe re- turn for their time spent in preparing for their proposed work. ' Old and Modern Customs. Palm Sunday in certain places is called “Fig Sunday" from the custom of eating igs on this day, as snap- dragons on Christmas eve, plum pud- ding on Christmas day, oranges and barley sugar on St. Valentine's eve, pancakes on Shrove Tuesday, salt cod- fish on Ash Wednesday, frumenty on “Mothering Sunday” (mid-Lent), cross buns on Good Friday, gooseberry tart on Whitsunday, goose on Michaelmas day, nuts on Allhallows, and #0 on.— London Chronicle, Forty-one women out of every hun- dred marry between the ages of twen. ty and twenty-five. How They Save. “You'd be surprised to know how much Mary and I have saved since wo got the car,” said the first suburbanite, “How's that?" inquired bis aston- ished friend. “Well, you see, every Sunday morn- ing we eat a light breakfast and start ‘out for a spin. Around noon we happen to be near the Joneses or the Smiths and, of course, we drop in. They in- vite us to stay. Then on the way back we have to pass the Williamses or the Henrys, and they ask us to supper.” “But you have to pay them back, don't you?” “No, that's the best part of it. Since we got the car we are never at home.” ~Kansas City Star. , The Star tries to publish the news of Negroes entirely. We know the “war news” is interesting, but Ne- groes read and pay for the daily pa- pers, which carry the current news. ‘We have the exclusive right of the plate service edited by N. B. Dodson, a Negro, which gives us the best side of Negro publicity. Every week the Star has in its columns articles o the race, which will never appear it the white papers or some Negre weeklies, cy THE TWIN CITY STAR SS THE NEGRO’S LOYALTY. | AN APPI There have been several requests for the publication of the following extracts from a speech of Hon. Roscoe C. Simmons, one of Amer- ica’s most gifted orators. “The Ne- gro’s Loyalty” has been published in several white publications and many Negro weeklies. “A nephew o Booker Washington, a! Conkling. Simmons, ts mating a place for himself beside that’ of his ilustrious uncle, Just now, when the patriotism of the Negroes Is being tested, he comes out in these wise and brave words: “We have a record to defend, but no treason, thank God, to atone or explain. While in chains we’ fought to free white men— from Lexington to. Carrizal—end. re- turned again to our chains. No Negro has ever nsulted the flag. No Negro. ever struck down a president of these United states, "No Negro over sold a military map or secret to a forelgn govrnment No Negro ever ran under fire or lost ai opportunity to serve, to fight, to bleed and to die in the republic's cause. Ac: cuse us of what you will—justly and wrongly—no man can point to a single Instance of ou disloyalty. We have but gne epuntry and one flag that satus and no hyphen bridges. or qualifies ‘out loyalty. “Today the nation faces danger from @ foreign foe, treason stalks and sculls up and down our land, in’ dark counclis Intrigue is belng hatched. I am &, Republican, but & "Wilsen. ‘Republican. Woodrow Wilson is my leader. What. he commands me to do I shall do. Where he commands me to. go I shall go. if he calls me to the colors, I shail not ask whether ‘my colonel is black or. white. T' shall be. there to pck out no color ex- cept. the white of the enemy's eye. Grievances I have against this people, against this government. Injustice to me there 1s, bad laws there are upon the statute books, but in this hour of peril 1 forget—and you must forget—all thoughts of self or race or creed or pol- itles or color. ‘That, boys, 1s loyalty.” We feel, that in this outburst of patrotic eloquence and enthusiasm, our friend Roscoe drifted into the the realms of exaggeration. We have a grand record, but let’s keep the record straight, and admit the excep- tions. Negroes have committed of- fensives in military and naval serv- ice as the government records and prisons show, but thank God- they are comparatively nothing as com- pared with other races. We are loy- al, and always will be without the surrender of our inalienable rights. We cannot and WILL not “forget— all thoughts of self or race or creed or politics or color.” Uncle Sam does not want men of such caliber— and it is unfortunate that we have many such white men in the service today. He needs Negroes with man- hood—and white men with man- hood. The black men of today are as loyal as the slave camp-followers of the Civil War: but they have a freedman's right to organize in units for their civic, racial, financial or industrial protection, by permis- Sion of the President of the United States. The Negroes will give their usual account of themselves and every Negro hopes that the final adjustment of this “world’s conflict” will place him on equality with all men, The call of Lincoln pro- claimed it—the call of Wilson shall award it And on the first roll of illustrious patriots may we find the name of Colonel Roscoe Conkling Simmonds as Colonel commanding a black regiment. LARGE ENROLLMENT FOR MILITARY TRAINING CAMP. Our Men Respond Nobly te Dr, J. E. Spingern’s Call. ‘The success of the military training camp for colored officers inaugurated by Dr. J. B. Spingarn is now virtually assured. Nearly 300 men from mo! over the United States have y enrolled. All of them are graduates or undergraduates of colleges, high schools or normal schools. Bvery profession 1s represented—the ministry, law, medicine, dentistry, government positions, the national guard, business, teaching, etc. A con- siderable number of college professors and one president are included. In fact, the men who have volunteered for this camp represent the very cream of the citizenship of this country, re- gardless of race, creed or color. ‘The officers of the eastern depart. ment of the army are now consider. ing details of the camp, and utiles all the training camps in the country are dropped because of the new war sit. ation thts camp for the training of colored officers is almost sure to go through, ‘The date for operation of the camy fs Ukely to be from June 5 to July 2 at one of the forts or army posts along the eastern coast. It is necessary that such a camp should be held near such ‘a fort or post in order that a rif range, quartermaster and ordnance stores and other military necessities may be tmmediately available. It wil be under the direction of officers of the regular army. ‘There 1s no reason. why at least 50 men should not go to this camp. Al those desiring to join should tmme Giately write to Dr. J. B. Spingarn, 9 ‘West Soventy-third street, New York No one over forty-five years of age i eligible, and graduates or undergrad. uates of high schools, normal schools ‘and colleges are preferred. An illusion. Touch your forehend with the fore finger. Keep the latter motionless aud slowly rotate your head and you will have an Irresistible sensation that It is the Anger tip that is moving and not the head. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE STAR. AN APPEAL. The fundamental evil of our race is the lack of sufficient appreciation and interest of the responsibility and duty we owe to each other. We have allowed ourselves to so lapse into a state of inertia and lethargy that we are oblivious of the wrongs and in- justices meted out to our people, and not even attempt to raise our voice in protest. Have we lost every sense ‘and quality of manhood? Will we ‘stand erect before the world high of Reset and purpose? If we intend to play our part as-a people and be:pre- pared to do our duty to others, let us decide now what we want to do and make ready to do it. It is the duty of every adult member of the race to align himself or herself with this living existing organization and become an integral. part of it. I am somewhat perplexed to think that any right thinking Negro shold be ‘without the pale of an association that stands uncompromisingly for freedom, equality and justice. Dear reader! is it your duty to take out mémbership? We owe each other a duty for it is the cement which binds the whole moral edifice together without which all powers and intel- fect, can have no permanence. The membership fee is ONE DOLLAR a year. Will you not lend your mo- ral and financial support to this great movement? We are far from being immune to insults and pre- judices here, and we can only do effective work by uniting ourselves and thus be prepared to legally fight these evils. Come out to our meet- ings and know and learn for yourself what is being done. The question you should put to yourself is not, what would people say? but, is it my duty? Remember Whate’er thy race or speech thou art the same. Before thy eyes duty, a constant flame Shines always steadfast with un- changing light Through dark days and through bright. Send One Dollar to the under- signed and join in this great work. Sec'y R. A. Skinner, 2817 Chicago Ave., Minneapolis. QUESTION OF PRINCIPLE. Our Countrymen’s Patriotism Must Not Be Judged by Sectional Sentiment. In an article by R. K. MeWoodson which appeared recently: in the New York Son on the attitude of the north- ern and southern white people toward the colored people as individuals and 4-4 réco-and whether the colored man should fight for his country in case of war-the writer says: It tm true that the black man is no more the pet of the north. There was a. time that be was, but it seems now that he is the “pest” of the south and the pussle of the north. The southern- rs may not be too nearsighted to see the black man's future nor the north- ‘emers too farsighted to see his present condition. But it does seem that nei- ther north ner south has very much aight when it comes to seeing the black man in the right light. One ts prejudice blind, and the other ts color blind. ‘The white people of the south see too much of him. and the whité people of the north ree too lttle of bim, and. ‘asa rule, the white people of the north Judge the black race by the few they see in the northern cities. ‘They must go south to seo the black man. We mean the majority of the progressive black men and women. There are many leaders in the north who are a strong type of the worth and value of the black man's genius. ‘The white people of the south are said to love the individual black man and hate the black race and the north: ‘erners to bate the individual and love the race. And here we find the black man again between two extremes. Th: southerners see too much of him and the northerners see too little of him. ‘The first blood shed for America’s in dependence was by Crispus Attucks, a ‘black man. in Boston, A questior ‘comes in my mind now: Should a black ‘man shoulder a gun and go to war and fight for this country, a country which denies bim the rights of citizenship un der a Gag which offers him no protec ton, strips him of bis manbood by en. ‘acting Inwe which keep him from the ballot box, disfranchised, segregated discriminated against, lynched, burned ‘at the stake, jim crowed and disarm ed? If be fights, and fight be must for what does be fight? Mr. McWoodson's argument ts quite logical, but the attitude of white peo ple north or south. whether favorable or unfavorable toward the colored race, cannot blot out its loyalty to Ol Glory. The Negro will continue te fight for his country and also fight for the rights and protection which the constitution and the flag guarantee tc all Americans without regard to race celer or previous servitude. Suppose under a sudden readjust- ment, the Negro could return to the Southland in full freedom; are they prepared to meet conditions? Will they return in great numbers to their native homes. If the scarcity of la- bor is to be a problem in the South, it must effect the Negro employer as the white man. The opportunities for the Northern Negro are not equally compared with those of the waite immigrant. This is a vital juestion. The Only Colored MEAT MARKET IN MINNEAPOLIS, AT 429 SIXTH AVENUE NORTH IN CONNECTION WITH P. J. Buford, W: W. Humphrey, Joe the biggest but the best. 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