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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-07-06

MRS. NELLIE r. FRANCIS, PRES.
Asst. Secy, Mrs. Hilda Kennedy, Min.
neapolis; Corresponding Secy., Miss
May Glenn, Minneapolis; Treasurer
Mrs. Hester Keeyes, Minneapolis;
State Organizer, Mrs. Corinne Carter,
st. Paul; Historian, Mrs. Sadie Sam
pie, Minneapolis; Chaplain, Mrs. e.
H. Mcdonald; Editor. Mrs. Blanche
Charleston, st. Paul; 1st Asst. Editor,
Mrs. Carrie Ford, Minneapolis; End
Asst Editor, Mrs. Alice Johnson, Du-
luth.
Departments.
Legal, Mrs. Birdie High, st. Paul;
Literature, Mrs. Lula H. Chapman, st.
Paul; Arts and Crafts, Mrs. Tillie
Brigham, Minneapolis; Mothers, Mrs.
Mary Hatcher, st. Paul; Junior, Mrs
Augusta Jones, st. Paul; Philan-
thropic, Mrs. Lenora Brown, st. Paul
Music, Mrs. Katie Smith, Minneapo
lis; Reciprocity, Mrs. Belle Hyatt,
Minneapolis; Health and Hygiene,
Mrs. Jessie Williams, Duluth.
New Departments Created.
Civic, named later; Social Center,
Mrs. Effie Wills, st. Paul; Finance,
Mrs. Dora Adams, st. Paul; Humane,
Mrs. I. e. Gibbs, st. Paul; Business,
(Crispus Attucks Home), named later.
"Thanks Efficient Committee
Mrs. w. T. Francis, Chairman of
Local Committee, desires to thank the
members of the Local Committee of
the Federation for their hearty sup
port and cooperation in making the
recent meeting the great success it
was, and which would not have been
possible but for the very efficient
and willing service of the women
composing the Committee.
The lunch, served under the Chair
manship Of Mrs. Emma Hood, Lenora
Brown and Jennie Cleary, was a very
enjoyable feature of the Federation.
NEW CLUB IN FEDERATION.
A permanent committee appointed
by the President, Mrs. Gibbs, was
sent out last Thursday afternoon, fol
lowing the talk by Mrs. Hattie Fox,
representative Of Mr.. Jos. Elsinger in
the Crisp. Attucks Home, to provide
plans looking to making the home
self-supporting. The committee, In
its meeting, decided to form a perma-
nent organization, to be known as the
Attucks Aid Union, the sole object
of which would be to assist in max.
ing the Home self-supporting. Offic-
ers were elected and no dues are to
be exacted from its members. It is
the plan Of this committee to have
this organization the nucleus of a
large club to the membership OF
which all women of the Twin Cities |
and Duluth were invited and urged |
who desired to aid the Crispus At
tucks Home.
The report Of the Committee was
adopted by the Federation at Its ses-
sion on Friday morning, and the roll
Of the new Union opened for mem
Mrs. Saml. Wright, who
joined the Union, reported that she
could secure donation Of So with |
which to start the treasury, while an.
,ther, Mrs. Charleston, reported two
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-07-06
Scholarship For Layton J. Wheaton.

eoholarship For Layton J. Wheaton.
In the recent competitive examination
at Storer college for q free scholarship
in Lincoln university Layton J. Whea-
ton, son Of Attorney J. Frank Wheaton
Of New York, was the victor. Young
Wheaton Is fond Of outdoor sports
and has carried first honors many
times in the great athletic contests of
the school during his student residence
at Harpers Ferry, the seat Of Storer
college. Mr.. Wheaton will enter upon
his studies at Lincoln university when
the school opens next fall.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-07-06
Annual Meeting Of True Rsformsrs.

The annual meeting Of the Washing.
ton division Of the Grand United Or
der Of True Reformers will be held on
Sunday evening, July II. The sermon
will be preached by the Rev. 8. p. w.
Drew. pastor of the Cosmopolitan
Baptist church. Addresses will be de-
livered by Grand Worthy Master Floyd
Ross. Grand Worthy Secretary Mau-
rice Rouselle and Mrs. 8. r. Lewis.
acting chief Of the Washington divi.
sion.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-07-06
Soldiers May Engage In Business.

Members Of the Ninth United States
cavalry have saved up $4,000, which
they wish to invest in wholly legtd-
mate business in the interest Of the
race, says the Dallas Tex) Express.
They contemplate the establishment Of
q department store to consist Of bank
ing system. millinery and dry goods,
shoe, drug. grocery and restaurant de-
partments. ..
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-07-06
eminent RACE
LEADERS, WORK
Church HonOrs Worth Of Dr. |
! Garland Penn
NOTED SCHOLAR AND AUTHOR.

Past Achievements Of the Newly Elect
Cd Secretary Of Freedman Aid So
oisty-Insures Future Usefulness Of
the Organization Which Has Done
So Much For Afro Americans. a-
Atlanta, Ga.-The election Of DR.. /.
Garland Penn of this city to the office
Of secretary Of the Freedman Aid So
ciety at the recent session of the gen.
sral conference of the Methodist Epis-
eopal church seems to have given gen.
eral satisfaction. Caring for large
number Of well known educational in
stitutions throughout the south, the
freedman Aid society is regarded with
eaculiar affection and gratitude by Q
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-07-06
WOMEN'S CLUBS CONVENE.
Mrs. Nellie Francis elected president.
A Meeting Of Special Interest.

"SestHS W SPSS'at tHSCrSots
The Eighth Annual Convention Of
the Afro-American Women's Clubs Of
Minnesota was held in Pilgrim Baptist
Church st. Paul on July 81 and 2Sth.
The meeting was Of special interest.
New departments were created, Mrs.
!. e. Gibbs, the retiring president,
was elected honorary president. The
entire session was harmonious. The
art work of Mrs. Mildred Van Patter
Sharp, was one of the special feat
ures and won the praise Of all who
attended.
NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS. "
President, Mrs. Nellie F. Francis,
st. Paul; list Vice Pres, Mrs. Ida Sell
lers, Minneapolis; End Vice Pres.s
Mrs. Ada Matthews, Duluth; Record
ing Secy., Mrs. Matte Hicks, st. Paula
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-01-04
In His Name.
F. 81. I.

Let me look into your eyes. dear friend.
To read therein my souls quick fate;
Let me but hear you speak the words oh Sir.
That will redeem. before it is to late:
Grasp again my hand within your generous palm
That may ever after know forgiveness balm.
For I. grievous sinner am bowed low.
AS before the cross's crucifxion.
Heart and mind of me supp1icants.
Crying aloud surcease from affection.
And thou. oh mighty ones. thy righteous wrath.
Hold higher yet above my head.
And suffer me as thou hast been
BY love. to be yet onward led.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-01-04

The Des Moines plan works we'll
in Des Moines and with the initia-
tive, referendum and recall ID city
government, reformers see the re-
demption of American cities from
the stain of shameless graft and cor
ruption which has made them the
scorn of all the world. Gov. Wood
row Wilson, of New Jersey, an
avowed candidate for the democrat
ic nomination for President in 1912.
has taken as one of his campaign is
sues. The Commission Form Of
Government and with such men as
he at the helm the plan is at least
assured of good advertisement.
Several leading newspapers have
recently been throwing mud at the
new plan and one popular weekly
recently contained an article about
politicians in general which must
admit is true to quite an extent.
The article is as follows:
Trenton, N. j., has adopted by
popular vote the commission form
ofgovernment. If its people expect
ed ideal conditions to follow and to
have the Offices seek the men, they
were suddenly and rudely awakened
from their dream. Three days after
the people voted that they desired
government by commission, seventy
five prominent citizens had ANNOUNCE
ed themselves as candidates for the
five commissionerships to be filled
by election. Others have since had
themselves mentioned. New laws
and new forms cannot change old
human nature. The laws under
which the commission form of mu-
nicipal government is carried ON
may be ideally perfect, but the men
who are likely to be called to carry
out these laws are the same as have
served under the old city charters.
The truth is that bad laws admins
tered by good men will probably
produce better results than good
laws carried out by bad men. The
thing to do is to improve our men
rather than the laws"
In conclusion l will say that any
kind Of government will never give
satisfaction to all. and if something
can be found that will be satisfac-
tory to the majority we ought to be
contented.
From recent newspaper accounts
it is quite evident that we may ex-
pect in the near future to be gov
erned by a band of commissioner
cites.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-01-04
Commercial Form
OF Government
By ]. A. S.

Paper Read Before the Chahduq,ta Circle:
Municipal government has always
been a vital question and from a
taxpayers point of view is decided
~ important, as it continually
speaks to him through his pocket
book, therefor it is quite necessary
that his particular city should be
governed by men who can show
good results in the expenditure of
his money.
The recent upheavals in the city
governments of San Francisco,
Pittsbure, Seattle and several others
have aroused Mr.. Taxpayer to such
an extent that he is looking around
for some form of government that
has not d jte SO many opportunities
for graft and corruption. The COM
mission form of government is at
present commanding considerable
attention and is being adopted by
various cities throughout the
country. The birth of the commits
sion plan came just after the Gal
weston flood and if it we're not for
the wreckage of that black time at
least one hundred and ten American
cities would not be trying out the
new plan of government by COM
mittees Of citizens. Few radical
issues in history have taken hold so
generally. When Galveston first
proposed it tremendous howl of
anarchism went up, but in spite of
much criticism and admissions Of
failure in some cases, the following
cities have adopted it:
Trenton, NJ, Salt Lake City and
Des Moines, which first adopted the
plan after Galveston evolved it;
four cities in California; two in
Colorado; twenty-three in Kansas;
one in Idaho; eleven in Illinois and
many others. Even in conservative
New England four cities have en-
braced the new plan and cities in
Michigan, Wisconsin, West Virgin
Ia and Oklahoma have fallen in line.
Washington, D. c., is a good exam
pie of the merits of Commission
form of Government and after thirty
five years of their own special brand,
seem to have no desire to change.
Why cities should be governed as
subject provinces seems odd when
one considers the powers of govern
ment that are vested in the state
and nation by the state and federal
constitutions. Having resided in
two of our cities which have adopt
ed the new plan, / was enabled to
form an opinion on the subject. and
from an amateurs point of view
would say, that it is the only sane
solution of the problems of NUM-
cipal Government.
1t must be apparent to even a cas-
ual observer that something is radi-
cally wrong in the way seventy five
per cent. of our cities are governed
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-01-04

Lieutenant Hugh johnson of the
United States Army contributes to
The Red Book Magazine for Janua-
ry remarkable military story based
on cavalry charge of American
troops in a prospective war of ORR
entail invasion. The imaginary
scene is a small town in Southern
California.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-01-04
he Utilization
Of Waste
BY w. E. c.


Papsr Read Before the Chduta,aa,aa Usrois:: )
Somewhere between the Iceberg
and the wagon at MY door an un-
seen Brigand leyies toll Of half the
Ice or more. Foley.
In these sarcastic lines The Bri-
gand" is presumed to be the middle
man, upon whom is laid the blame
of the high prices Of the present
day. The middleman however is
not alone to blame. He is but a
component part Of q wasteful system
of distribution. Iii the final analy-
sis. waste will be found no small fac
tor in the cause of high prices.
Waste is anything thrown away,
lying unused or unproductive, and
in its many forms effect in turn
the World, the Nation and the Indi-
vidual. Probably the most grievi-
GUS world wide waste is the destruc-
ton of life and property by war,
and the maintenance, during times Of
peace, of large armies and nayies,
as sort Of insurance against war.
To the vast expenditure of money
necessary to the upkeep Of these
forces must be added the time was
ted by the soldiers and sailors, sup
ported by the government.
These men are non producers,
consequently are heavy overhead
charge on the labor Of civilians.
When we have an International
Arbitration Agreement, each coun-
try will be insured against war at a
great saving over present methods,
this waste will be eliminated and
much labor will be thrown into pro-
ductive channels which will reduce
needless tax and lessen the burden
of every human being. When such
action is adopted it will be one of
the greatest steps ever taken by the
world toward prosperity and pro-
gress.
Our national waste is proverbial,
but much has been done in the past
ten years to overcome it. Through
National irrigation projects much
waste land has been reclaimed in
the dry region, and been made pro-
ductive. So much wealth has been
created by intelligent efforts along
these lines, that such work is bound
to continue and increase. Every
where dry land will be brought un-
der water, swamp lands drained,
and other waste lands be made fruit
full.
In its conservation policy the Ma
ton is doing what is possible to pre-
vent further waste of our National
resources. The prevention of forest
fires, the protection of water sheds,
is all along lines of proper economy.
This work is in its infancy and
much more will be accomplished
when the government is recognized
for " hat it is-the greatest of all
businesses and the people give re-
muneration for good management
along the liberal lines of private
business.
Graft and other waste will be
brought to a minimum when our
government is scientifically man
aged by experts paid in proportion
to the results they obtain with the
least waste and expense.
The loss to this country by waste
full methods of farming can never be
calculated and worn out farms in
some sections bear silent testimony
to this terrible waste. Happily,
|
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-01-04
$1.OOa Year
EHMS' 6 Months Fifty CT

] ~ = SvOA !, AeAIAAAS ~ I1pAu4y EottlHS
on 2 better basis, and is conducted
in q more intelligent manner. and
the waste Of the soil is being pre-
vented by fertilization and proper
rotation of crops. No state can
make an investment which will
bring such sure and large returns as
a well directed Agricultural College.
Another form of waste is land
lying unused in some sections Of our
country, when, at the same time our
large cities are filled with unempIoy-
ed men. It should be, and some day
will be the duty of the government
to bring together the idle land and
the idle men and make the combina-
tion productive.
This You say savors Of paternal-
ism, but distasteful as the idea may
seem, q little Of it is necessary. "A
good manager will see that all his
employees are kept busy likewise
q good government should see that
none Of it's subjects are idle, for an
idle mana producer is pure
waste, and a tax on the labor Of !,
Others.
In private business waste is be-
coming less and less, and with each
saving, new possibilities are opened
to the keen business man. The
great corporatisns or trusts were
conceived ID the right idea, that is to
reduce the cost production by doing
q large business on the one overhead
charge: That they were allowed to-.
becomea menace is an incident and
does not disprove the soundness of
the theory. When the history Of
the present century is written, we
have no doubt that the name of John
D. Rockefeller will rank as one Of
the greatest men of the age. Not
for the millions he has made which
are but tribute to his genius) but
for what he has taught the world of
the power of concentration, the pos
sibilities which lie in the careful
utilization of waste, and the great
business system he founded in Stan
dard Oil. A perfect running, eco
nomical system that governments
might envy.
Private business of late, in the
application of scientific management
is always looking for new means to
overcome any waste of time or ma
terial and has gone so far as to count
every motion of crew of laborers
employed in handling steel. In this
instance by the elimination Of waste
motions alone the capacity per man
was SO much increased, that higher
wages for the laborer and more
profit for the company resulted.
In large Eastern power plant,
the water, after supplying power to
the turbines, when running waste
creates suction. A method was
devised to utilize the suction to ere
ate new power, and the efficiency Of
the plant was increased twenty-five
per cent from what was sheer
waste.
These two examples will illustrate
what can be gained from what SEEM
ed trifling waste and show what
large field for study and profit lies
in this subject.
The high prices of the present day
are caused largely by waste, produ-
Ger and consumer are too far apart,
merchandise must pass through too
many hands. Our method Of distri-
button is wastful and expensive and
to eliminate this waste is the bust
ness problem Of the immediate fu-
ture. The middleman is not TO
Concluded on ard poge)
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-01-04

observer to see that we have incom-
petence in city councils; police
forces that are demoralized and city
departments and bureaus that are
inefficient, and I believe the reason
is chiefly because Alderman Blank
of the Bloody Eleventh is tied to
his party with chains of steel-par-
ty lines and such political lines are
unnecessary to the aspiring politician
under the commission form Of cleo
tiOns.
Des Moines, city of 108, 900 peo-
pie has proven to the entire satisfac-
ton of several political students
that party politics are a thing Of the
past there, and James G. Berryhill. Of
Des Moines, is responsible for abol-
ishing the old system of divided
authority and dissipated responsible
tiles. The new charter provides for
the election Of a Mayor and board
of four commissioners, thereby do
ing away with the old division Of
city officers into legislative and ex-
.ecutive departments. lin OF he r
words the commission manages the
affairs Of the city as board Of di-
rectors manage a bank. The city
government is divided into five de-
partments, namely: public safety,
accounts and finances, streets and
pavements and parks and public
property. These departments are
committees with the elected commits
sioners as administrative heads.
The Mayor has no veto power and
no distinction from the other COM
missioners except that he acts as
presiding officer Subordinate city
officers such as police Judge, city
clerk, city treasurer, city engineer,
ETC., are appointed by the council
and may be discharged at any time;
all other subordinate officers are UNI
der the civil service. So far the
Des Moines plan follows that of
Galveston.
The special features of which Mr..
James Berryhill has been the guild
ing star are the much talked of in
itiative, referendum and recall.
The initiative gives the people of
Des MONIES the power to demand
any piece of legislation they want; a
petition signed by ten per cent. of
the voters is all that is needed to in
itiate such legislation. The refer
endum gives them the power to pass
upon, to reject, or accept any action
of the city commissioners and last
but not least, the recall gives them
the power to put out of Office any
public official guilty of misconduct,
Indifference, or inefficiency. Thus
while great deal of power is vest
ed in the five commissioners the peo-
pie still have the power to unite the
goat.
The election itself must appeal to
Mr.. Voter in several ways, chiefly
by the absence of ward lines and
party politics. From all the candi-
dates at the primaries, the two men
who receive the highest vote for
Mayor and the eight men
who receive the highest vote for
commissioners are placed upon the
city ticket. The ballot has no en-
blem or word to show the candidates
political affiliations and Mr.. Voter
chooses four names out of eight for
commissioners and one out of two
for Mayor. He chooses not because
the men belong to his party, he does
not necessarily have any knowledge
on that point, but he picks the men
whom he believes will give him good
government.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-01-04

ian
A man may begk 'ecked as in a
ship. Conscienar de:ff i an anchor.
Terrible it is, butnes. sef5 at, like the
anchor conscience may be carried
away. Victor Hugo.
There are two freedoms the
false, where man is free to do
what he likes; the true, where a
man is free to do what he ought.
-Kingley.
A man has no more right to say
an incivil thing to another man than
to knock him down.
johnson.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-01-04

concluded on 3rd pdge)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-10
A Fleeced Southerner Nudged the Mayor and
the Mayor Nudged the Commissioners of
Accounts, Who Thereupon Got from
Various Auctioneers Glowing Ac-
counts of Their Own Innocence
of Fraud and the Guilt
of Their Neighbors.

least a thousand dollars, not including
duty. The ivory alone on it, ladies and
gentlemen, is worth s25 pound, as you
all knowI$25 a pound, not carved
Has the reader CHANGED to go into the
same auction room two or three times in
as many days and seen the same screen
sold each time? But it cannot be denied
that II is a beautiful screen TO lecture
about. 1t is no doubt a great relief 10
the auctioneer whenever he feels that
the audience is in need of some really
good descriptive oratory. 1t let's him turn
away from the 'genuwiue terra Gotta"
teacups and the jeweled case, stem
wind, stem set timepieces that are "go-
ing for a song-sing it yourself"
Revocation of an auctioneers license
under Section "a Of the charter is only
possible" said Commissioner Rice, upon
the specific complaint Of a person who
has been defrauded. 1t is extremely diff
ficult to secure this evidence, as usually
the person who is defrauded does not
want to admit that he has been cheated
at an auction sale"
Section "a provides as follows:
1.-THE City Clerk shall have authority to
grant licenses to any person engaged IN
and carrying on the business and occupa-
ton of auctioneer or desiring to be so
engaged on such person filing a bond,
approved by him, with two good sWeties
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-10

sucker. A rummy is a man VINO gets
.caueht-pays a higher price than the value
Of an article"
The proprietor of an auction store III
Sixth avenue, in the 8s, pleaded WIFI
the Commissioners of Accounts that ne
had to use "cappers" because he "couldht
talk 10 the walls" He said he had 'em
there as regular dummies" He EN-
ployed a negro "capper."
"His orders after he gets there Is ne
a porter, and his work is to keep away
the little kids, because we have trouble
from kids something fierce" he said
How about fake sales?" he was asked.
IF you call it fake sale-every auc-
ton Is a fake sale-maybe 1 don't know
he replied.
Asked about other auctloneers' sales, he
replied:
IT give you my honest word, II you
would know me for the last thirty years, L
absolutely mind my own business. l have
heard that they use cappers,' but l cam
not tell you. I've got it my own troubles
10 take care Of"
Perhaps the reader has attended one or
more japanese auction sales at the sea-
shore in the summer. They usually, some
time during the evening, sell wonderful
screen. black-eyed little Jap places it
, on view. The auctioneer, who may be
Irish or any OF a number Of nationalities
except Japanese, says about as follows: