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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-04-06
SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1912.

THE
NEGRO
NATIONAL
EDUCATIONAL
CONGRESS, ST. PAUL,
JULY 18th TO 18th INCLUSIVE.
Miss Ruth Edwards is improving.
Mr.. J. B. Shaw is about town again
Easter services at all the churches
tomorrow
Easter suits and bonnets tomorrow
Lent ends.
The school gardens will start Mon
day, April Is.
Mr.. Charles LaZenberry is still in a
critical condition.
Turkey Dinner for tomorrow at the
st. Louis Kitchen.
Miss Malinda Fogg, who has been
sick, has recovered.
Mr.. r. M. Johnson has a position at
the Democratic headquarters
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-04-06

The Twin City Missionary Alliance
had a very pleasant meeting at the
residence of Mesdames Katie CraW-
ford and J.. c. Black Tuesday after
noon. A fine paper was read by Mrs.
Grand Of Minneapolis. There were a
number of Minneapolis people present.
Mrs. Inez Pope was chosen as the
Western representative, Mrs. O. G.
Hall as Southern and Miss Edith
Leonard the Eastern. Mesdames Do
vie Campbell and Gertrude Barber
sang very acceptable solos.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-04-06

HI AAAa 1Sso-A
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-04-06
THE NEGRO NATIONAL EDUCA
TiONAL CONGRESS.

The Negro National Educational
Congress is an assured fact, and there
will be many prominent men and
women of the race present, who are
to take part in the great work of the
Congress. Ia
The Denver meeting was decided
success, as may be seen from the fol-
lowing letter from Governor John F.
Shafroth, of Colorado, who welcomed
the delegates to that Congress, and
gave one of his most inspiring ad-
dresses, filled with earnest encourage.
ment. That created a new ambition
in the breast of every one present.
STATE OF COLORADO.
Executive Chamber,
Denver.
November IS, 1911.
Mr.. J. Silas Harris,
80 Long Bros. Building,
Kansas City, Mo.
Dear Sir: l am in receipt of your
letter. In reply thereto will saw that
the NEGRO EDUCATIONAL CON
GRESS, which met in Denver. was an
unqualified success.
It was composed of representative
men from all over the country. I am
confident that this Congress, by it's
discussion of the questions which
came before it, is a great factor in the
uplift of the Colored people of this
country.
With best wishes, remain,
Yours truly,
John +. Shafroth,
Governor. +
The same congress will meet in it's
third annual session in this city. Many
OF the Governors of the United States
have already assured Governor Eber.
hart that they will appoint delegates
to attend this Congress.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-04-06

This Cosy Family Home
Price: $21o1 Mnnthly Payments, "a.
Built for any lot Paul. this six
room house. with pantry bathroom and closets has full
basement furnish all the money you furnish lot See me
before building
~"..>. PETERS CONTRACTOR, IL. .".> F..
Iel Center $685. 1857 Mcknight Bldg, Minneapolis MINI.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-04-06
President of the Negro National Edu.
cational Congress Which Will Be
In St. Paul, July Is to 10.
TWIN CITY PROTECTIVE LEAGUE.

-
The Twin City Protective League
met in the Union block last Monday
night with a full attendance.
The election of officers was held,
with the following result:
Rev. A., H. Lealtad, president.
DR.. r.. S. Brown, vice president.
J. G. Adams, secretary.
z. A. Pope, treasurer.
The Board of Governors comprise
the four officers of the League and:
Jose H. Sherwood,
F. L. McGhee,
B. S. Smith.
DR.. Waldo Turner and F. L. McGhee,
who will attend the meeting of the Ma
tional League at Chicago, were dele
gated to represent the local League
The League is preparing to take up
several matters of Importance to the
Twin Cities shortly.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-04-06
ST.ANTHONY A v.
Two Houses For Sale

These two properties will be
sold separately or together.
Houses originally cost SIS, 900
.each, we can sell them at
$4,000 each and make easy
terms.
Why pay rent when your
monthly payments will pay
for the house?
Call at our Office and get
full particulars.
II. & VAL. j. ROTHSCHILD
318-32O Pioneer Bldg.
FOR RENT-Furnished rooms witt
or without the privilege of ligh
housekeeping. No. 313 Rice Street
Phone N. w. Cedar 5370.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-04-06
IT COSTS YOU NOTHING

TO talk to us or procure one of our
house catalogues. and it may save you
many dollars and much worry about
your future home We give you the
most liberal inducements and the
greatest opportunities for man to
own his home ever offered in ST. Paul.
We build without down payments on
lots worth 5000 or more, and abso
lutely guarantee our work and materi-
al and satisfy our buyers. Monthly
payments range from So to $25, &C
cording to the price Of house.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-04-06
SAINT PAUL
WEEKS RECORD IN MlNNESO.
TA'S CAPITAL.

The "saintIy City" and SANITY City
FoIks-Newsy Items of Social, Re-
''eious, Political and General Mat.
tiers Among the People.
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as the one at the Chesapeake ana
Ohio All public buildings and all
residences along the route of the pro-
cession are decorated profuseiy. All
other preparations are equally ad-
vanced. Comfortable quarters have
been secured for the 200 prominent
citizens invited as the guests Of the
city, for the forty or more newspaper
representatives coming from all parts
II the country. for the military and
bands. and many hundreds OF others
invited by private citizens. The entire
program has been agreed upon, sub
lect 70 slight changes.
Saturday night there will .oe a BAN
cuet at the stanton Military Acade-
my. the caterer being from Washing
Ton who will bring sixty walters and
Il dozen cooks. The POSTMASTER will
be Hon Allen Capterton BraXton. Mr.
Wilson may or may not attend this
banquet. which Is not part of the off,
cial program. but is of a semi official
nature. Speeches will be made by
number of visitors. and Hon. A.
&. Gordon will read an original poem.
With the banquet the celebration
ceases
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The Hon. Charles Lister, who has
lust been commissioned by King
.I,o-ge as third secretary Or the
English diplomatic service. is the cid
est surviving son and heir OF Lord
.Ribblesdale. and while at oxford as
tinyuished himself by a profession or
soci.listic opinions. Indeed. he organ
lied 2 Socialist party in the uniNersItS'
numbering some 200 undergraduates,
and afterwards appeared on many OF
the Socialist platforms, contributing
literally to the Socialist cause IN
fortunately. the official Socialist organ,
I,nown as The Socialist Review. print
cd a number of paragraphs assallins
l. eath =. Lord Ribblesdale. and Loro
I.ovat who had married his sister
This was more than young Lister
could stand. and accordingly he ad-
dressed a public letter to the editor
OF the Socialist Review. in which ne
declared that owing TO the deliberate
attacks upon his own family and thar
of Lord I,ovat in the official organ OF
I'm. .-.s-a.4st party. he could NOT u"
otherwise than renOunce all turtnes
connection with the latter and sever
his relations with his former SOCIALIST
co-workers and friends
This i perhaps just as we'll For in
addition 10 Ufll- blt' -
fathers peersge. he will likewise, on
To-. RiDbIesdale's reath. come INTO
nossession OF the extremely Valuaoie
Ifsfer estates These include the
90, acre. Gisburn Park. near Clitheroe'
in Yorkshire. which has been IN the
,,ossession OF the family OF the Lis
tors for more than see years IL
stands at the meeting OF the KiVers
l.,n,ic and Stockbeck. is a gray s"ii"
looking mansion. built nearly four nun
dred wears ago. Of stone from the
Yorkshire felis.
In the eighteenth century a party 81
French plasterers Were brought over
from Paris % Gisburn Park By the LIS
TT Of his dag and worked for a year
~ more At the plasteriaE and dscora-
lions Of the house. They were so wen
treated bv the lord Of the manor that
before they left they adorned the en-
tire wall OF the principal staircase
v.i.h scures. Isfe-size. in half-reiief- IN
mic, the members or the tamiiy as
they then consisted were represented
ss readinx. writing. playing the lute.
,iavtn. bowls training flowers AMI
ofhs- such occupations.
ocoovrishI 1912. by the Brent~ God
Company
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Social and
Personal

The marriage Of Miss Charlotte
Barnes Wright. daughter OF Jucse anu
Mrs. r X B. Wright. OF Tabpahan-
mock. to Frank Garrett scott. son o.
the Rev. and Mrs. +. .. scott, Of re
tersburg. Will De celebrated io-m"rfo"
evening AZ o'clock ia st. John
Church at Tappanannock The "ed-
ding j. an event Of much interest 10
society ia this city, where the bride
elect has frequently visited Both
brid.. and groom belong 90 wen know u
aud distinguished families and a great
nany prominent guests viii attend
the ceremony. Miss Jeanette CreiSn
Wright VIII BE- her sisters maid OK
honor. and the groom viii have his
brother. James Scots as best man
Tho bridesmaids Will include Misses
Margaret Della Wright. Ellen Nail"
scott. Rena Glazebrook. Hawsic Glaze
brook. of this city. Margaret Corneiia
Ware and Mary Hale Arbuckle. Iney
are all lovely girls. and their cos
Tunes have been copied from a for
eign model Messrs Theodore scott.
Herbert Scott. T. & y. Wright Jr.
William Alfred Wright. Dr. John SD
ney Harrison. Green Shackeli"rd. Pey-
ton Young and Charles sale VIII at
as ushcrs-
\
scott and his bride Will make their
nome in Orange. where the former -
Z. well known young physician
Guests of Relatives.
Mr.. ana Mrs Hartwel Taylor OF
New Britain. Conn. are the guests
Of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Clarke at
their home ia this city STANLEY
Clarke. who is - student at the Uni
versity Of Virginia th!s session, -
also the guest of his parents. Mr. ana
Mrs. Clark. for the holiday season
Returned fo Richmond
Mrs Alfred Bal Carter and her
daughter. Miss Gertrude Carter. have
returned 70 their home in Richmond.
after sp. nding the month OF December
visiting friends and relatives IN LOUIS
Vile. Ky Both Mrs. Carter and MISS
Garter were guests of honor al a
number OF handsome functions. ana a
grea, deal OF entertaining was done
for them during their stay ia LOUIS
Willie. Miss Carter stopped in S,aun-
ton FOR a few days 10 visit Miss EAnor
stuart AZ her home there. before re-
turning 10 this city.
Entertainments This Week
Mr and MIS- W " Michaux cele-
brated their silver wedding annlFer-
sarv Yesterday evening with Big
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win be at home 10 their friends at !
West Marshall Street.
Married in Washington.
Melvin Flegenheimer. or this city.
and Miss Rosa l. liable of Winchesier'
were married in Washington yester-
day afternoon. by the Rev. Dr. simon
In the Eighth Street Temple. only
immediate members OF the family or
the bride and groom were present
among those from this city being JACOB
Flegenheimer. brother Of the groom
and Mr.. and Mrs. VI. T. Ezekiel. the
latter being his sister. Mrs. Regina
liable. mother Of the bride, ana her
brothers. Herman. OF Winchester. and
Frederick. Of Washington. were also
in attendance. After an extended
bridal tour. the couple win be at their
home in this city. 1919 West Grace
Street. after January 3.
Mr. Flegenheimer is a well known
young attorney Of this city. and Occu-
pies the position Of United states com
missioner. He is a son Of the late
william Flegenheimer for more thah
nifty years a resident OF Richmond.
There were no invitations 10 the
marriage. and no announcements VIII
be sent out.
In and Out of Town.
Albert T. HUNT. Jr.. of Blacksburg.
* spendlne the holidays mere as the
guest Of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. \.
+ HUNT. al their home on West Ave
nue.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Wight. OF Ball.
-. - f4avee m Flovd Ave-
49,,
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Must Determine Facts

Iudce Anderson concluded;
Carefully weigh all the evidence III
Tho case and from il. under the rules
OF law. which I have given YOU De
:,ruaine the guilt or innocence OF tne
defendants. With you. and not Win
ne court. rests the responsibility u
snding and determining the facts. Inc
views Of the court on questions "'
fact are not controlling upon yo'I You
nave nothing 10 do with the case eN-
cent TO determine the single question
~ the guilt or innocence OF n" a.
PENDANTS. u you should return = Ve'
dicf Of guilty. the measure OF ponisn
.,.,t 10 be inflicted upon the defend
sn;s : committed to the court
The Statement; OF Burns about TVeit-
80. referred TO by the court. was
.ha. Burns had numerous conversation
with Hockin shortly after the los
Angeles Times explosion ana t"A'
vurns related TO Hockin how he eN-
.,.rted Tveituioc would blow him up
s.cause ~ tBurn-) had obtained
photograph OF Tvcitmoc in the saro o.
.. Minnesota penitentiary prisoner ana
r,d published il in san Francisco
10 wspapcr-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-27

stick to my clothes. which kept me from
sleeping and made me suffer terribly
Il used home remedies. thsn they Dc
came worse so / was obliged to undergo
a treatment and I used a salve but II did
no good. I suffered about three months
then ] saw the Cuticura Soap and ONT
ment advertised and I thought l would
send and get 8 sample and try them 1
used the sample OF Cuticura Soap and
Ointment and they helped me great Zeal.
so I bought some ard used them about
two months and they completely cured nee. y"
(Signed) Edward Y. Thomas. Mar. 20. 1912
For treating poor complexions red. rough.
hands. and dry. thin and falling hair. CUT
cura Soap and Cutic;,ra Ointment have been
the worlds favcrites for more than a gen
Grafton Sold everywhere. Liberal sample OF
each mailed free. with SIP. Skin Book Ad-
dress postcard Cuticura. Dept. T. Boston
RrTender-faced men should !sc Cuncura
Soap Shaving Stick. Csc. Sample free
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-27
Loath to Believe Latest Gossip
About Mrs. Spottiswood
Mackin.
BY IA m.RauIsE DE FONTENoy.

BY IA MARQUIsE DE FONTENot.
TT is to be hoped that there is no
truth in the story published In the
= newspapers here since the recent
arrival in this country Of Mrs. spot
tiswood Maclin. and also In the cable
dispatches from Europe. intimating
that she is about to marry the Spanish
Duke de la Tore. For. foolish as the
widow of James Mackin. OF Albany, y.
Y. the former Miss Sallie Brrton, OF
-. Louis. has been in some respects.
notably in connection with her publ
cation Of "A Society Woman on Two
Continents" and her interminable
squabbles with members OF the Ameri-
can colonies in Rome and on the banks
OF the Seine, one could not help being
sorry for her were she TO invite stlll
, further ridlcule by according ner mana
TO the only son and heir OF the famous
Marshal Serrano. who was on one oc-
casion President OF the spanish repuo-
lie. and al another time regent OF the
kingdom.
For the Duke De L. Tore has been
married once before. 10 an heiress OF
the name Of Mercedes Campos. rel
ative OF Marshal Martinez Campos. VINO
was the last spanish Gag er.n- .senc. 80
Of cuba. The union was. however. an
nulled BY the Vatican on the petition
of the wife on canOnlcal grounds.
which were of such nature as 10
enable the lady TO subsequently, re-
sum her maiden name. The affair re-
ceived much publicity in the Partisan
ana Madrilene press. which was eN-
tremely distasteful and humiliatlnS to
the Serrano family.
Two or three years later. after 1t
had been almost forgotten, the remern-
brance thereof was recalled by the
lady's sensational abduction IN broad
daylight in the Bots de BouloSne by
a gang Of adventures. the most penni-
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and Mrs. L. Neale for the holidays.
John sinton. Of HarrisbSrg. Pa. has
been the recent Gtiest OF his parents
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Sinton. on west
Franklin Street
Dr. and Mrs. Melville Borden, OF
New York. have been at III last
Franklin Street for a short stay, en-
route for Palm Beach. where they VIII
spend the winter.
Miss Nae Lette. Of this city. is Wis
ltine friends in Atlanta, Ca, ana Will
later go TO Chicago.
Lieutenant Charles ~. BlackforA
United States Army. is spending some
time with relatives in stanton.
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McCombs Celebrates birthday.

New York. December Civilian r.
McCOmbs. chairman of the Democratic
National Committee. ana party OF
friends will accompany President
Elect Wilson tomorrow on the trip
70 stanton. Va. Mr.. McComb Will
leave New York on a special car,
which Mr.. Wilson will board at Tren-
ton. Mr. McCombs was to-day receiv-
ing the congratulations of his friends
on the celebra ton OF his thirty-sey-
enth birthday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-27
K|LLED|h A|RSH|P,
WIDOW FILES SUIT
Mrs. Victor L. Mason Plaintiff in
First Action of Kind in
New York Courts.

New York December a.-The first suit
ever brought here to recover damages FOR
The death o. a passenger in an airship was
filed to-day IN the supreme Court by the
widow o. Victor l.. Mason, v~ao was killed
in London Eng. on May Il. Mrs Mason
sued an accident and guarantee company OF
London COR $1,000 a policy insuring her
husband against death BY violent means
The policy was issued b. the defendant 8
New York agents n 1906.
MI Mason. the complaint says. was q
passenger in an serOplane 'fy pleasure
when ~ fe,l out and was kihed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-27

Denmark new queen. like her uncle
o~@a OF Greece and her nine
teen year old cousin. Prince Niggo.
Youngest son of Prince Waldo mar OF
Denmark. enjoys the distinction oil
having been born on Christmas Eve
that is to say. in the night interven-
ing between the daylight of December
81 and "a To these must be added the
..,..- OF the two dowager Gran Duch-
esses OF Luxembourg. grandmother OF
I present occupant of the grand uuca
throne1 also princess FRANCHISE of Or
leans. the ten year old daughter OF the
l. mi Duchess de Guise. the duch-
esse being A sister of the Duke OF Or
leans. and the Due de Guise the only
surviving son of that late Due de Char
tres who served on the STAFF or General
George 3. Mcclellan during the CIVIL
War in this country
In Englis h-speaking countries. ana III
Scandinavia births on Christmas Eve
or on Christmas Day are accounted
lucky. But in other parts of Europe
they are considered very unlucky. ana
tin. MANY tragedies which darkene<A
the life OF Empress Elizabeth OF Aus
tria. finally eliminating In her assas
siuatior at Geneva are ascrloed by
numbers of people TO the fact that she
was horn on Christmas Eve. Folk lore
throughout the South o. Europe, not
only in Latin countries. but also IN
son,e parts of the Balkans. has taugn'
for hundreds of years past that a
terrible blight rests upon those born
on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
pcpular superstition holding such births
to be sacrilegious.
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FRIENDS HOPE THERE
is NO TRUTH IN STORY

less Of whom afterwards became her
husband. and by means Of her money
actually worked mis- way into seat in
the French Chamber Of Deputies.
Old Marshal Serrano had two other
children. both Of them daughters. one
of them l. married 10 the Russian
Prince kotchubey. one Of the diSni-
taries OF the court OF 81. Petersburg,
and whose mother. Princess Helen not-
CHUBBY. was for so many years grand
mistress of the household TO the now
widowed Czarina. The other daughter.
now dead, was married to that Span
ish grandee of the first class. Don
Fernando Mendoza, Duke of Balzazode,
Marquis Of Fontanar and Count Lsla-
ing. who is to-day the leading actor
of the dramatic profession in Spain.
and married TO that country's most
famous trGgedienne. with whom he is
about to make A tour in America.
The Duke de la Torres mother is
still living and prefers paris to Mad
rid as place Of residence. For IN
Spain she cannot forget that she was
on two separate occasions the first lady
Of the land ana she has never been
able 10 resign herself since then to &C
cept a subordinate position. She finds
the difficulty il all the greater since
she cannot boast OF sristccratic birth
or lineage. and the grandezZa which
she possesses IS hers by an act OF
grace on the part OF the crown and not
By hereditary right. she has not the
necessary number OF nobiliary quart
erings and of blue -biooded ancestry.
her father having been a General Dom
inguez, who. OF the humblest origin
worked his way up from the ranks and
who Was invested towards the end OF
his career by Queen Isabella with the
title of Count OF San Antonio. The
duchess was formerly very rich. bu,
lost much through her craze for ganb-
ling. not only at the card table. but
also on the stock exchange. and more
nan once have l heard her described
by people whom she had Offended as
the veritable incarnation of Bourse
quotations.
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F--rL b. Waffs q NeW l0rF fle Ju7i.
..- or presiding officer % tre Eejutenated
-.rs OF Jove W. b. thc sDcci1i guest 81
fn. ~puvirn Luncheon ~ the Ersiaess
w.r.s club az fzlo o'clock fhis afternoon.
rte luncheon vii - given by the Local
.,-arch % the Rciuvcnared sons % Jove
which - q national organization % dealers
IN cicctricsi SUPPLIES.
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..--..- Ns-- wrote Yesterday - fne
..-,,rfer o. the receiving -~lip Franklin.
f- ,hs Por-smoutA Nsfy-fard. askins mat
~ a. seymour. now on that vessel. D
turned over 20 the authorities oi tns CIV
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-27

blisters from IRE burns They
itched and burned something
terrible. which caused NE to
rub them and they burst. then
sores appeared which disaGured
my face, My face was all full
OF sores. Tho disease spread
from ray face to my neck and
back. When anything touched
them they would burn and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-27

o. cost Lsoa Addinston. coiorea. Just -
80 frfnr risfoi IN she street Christina.
~ rner 10 wa- srraixncd before justice
'.-u.rnrefd iu Police Court yesterday morn
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RICHMONDPEOPlE
TO MEET WILSON

Continued Prom FIRST faEe.l
b.. heraIded by a biz .ounrc ~ shoot
crs Hiu. which Is Just west % tn'
railway station All alonE thc routf
frora Alexandria 90 stanton. Mr.. VIII
son will De- greeted by the glare 81
Donfrcs-
CITY u Satisfied
<fauuf0n u satisfied with The pr r@f p
alton for the reception % president
elect and Mrs.. wilson. Except ihat
the display - on smaller -la'''
visitors 20 irauEuratious in washing
ton have never seen more 0taaiit ul
or tasteful decorations there than are
10 DC seen here. and they are o.
most substantial Character. The rrin
cinai streets sr- strure With electro
cubs supported BY Venetian masts. ai4n
an ornate arch % massive proSortions
spans the street a. the Chesapeake snd
ohio Depot. Another arch has been
erected on Main street near the re
viewing stand. OF the sane character