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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-11-30
CONDITIONS IN THE SOUTH.
Optimistic View of tho Situation by
DR.. w. .. Weatherford.

Optimistic View OF tho Situation by
DR.. w. D. Weathsrtord.
DR.. w. ID. Weatherford knows meu
and conditions In the south. He Is q
southerner through and through and Ii
spending his life IN aud for the south
In all OF his writing and sI,eaking ne
has been discriminating. sane and fear
less. Through patient study. wide OBJ.
Bervation and sympat hetic touch with
men OF ull classes and races In tile
southland he has worked out in theory
and In practice plan OF action which
appeals to men who are vitaliy inter.
esied In the advan, ement of humanity.
About two years ugo Dr. Weat"er
ford wrote Negro Life In the South
wanted to have before them the facts
Of modern Negro life. The little vol
ume has been used In two years by
over 10000 southern college men Who
belong to Y. n. T.. A. study groups.
The call came for new book on race
relationships. and DR.. Weaif1erford
again showed his mystery of difficult
problem by giving the public "I'res-
ent Forces In Negro Progress" which
Is dedicated to that group OF sympa-
thetic men In the north whose united
interest in the Negro race Is prophecy
Of better day"
In the preface Of present Forces"
the author expresses his appreciation
OF the help that he has received from
students and professors in white and
colored schools and from farm demon
strators and educators. Thus he shows
that he IL man who can cooperate
successfully with other men. He IA.
serts very emphaticaily. THE supreme
need of the hour IN that men shall face
facts rather +han spin theories"
The various chapters discuss traits
Of Negro character. race leadership
and the gr0wth of race pride. Negro
population and race movement. The
relation of the white cburrhes to the
Negro. and the work of the Y NJ. e.
A. With rare keenness of mind and
frankness Of expression. DR.. Weather.
ford has anaIyzed the race problem ns
1t affects the Negro himself and his
white neighbor. both Of whom are eco
nomically and socially interdependent.
and. therefore. have common interest
which should not be lost sight Of either
through ignorance or wilfuI neglect.
The solvent of the race problem must
include cooperation In the broadcast
sense. race pride and race conscious.
ness Christian leadership. reduction
Of the infant and adult death rate. re
vival Of interest In rural life. conquer
Ing the enemies of southern farm life
the tenant system. the one crop sys
tenn. Improvement Of the public rural
schools. the local churches. the aver
age small farm and the adoption Of
sound public health policy.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-11-30

sentative from the Sixth district or>tn,
First congressional division of the
great commonwealth of Pennsylvania
proving beyond doubt that he Is 9
true representative of the people,"
This is by no means the first time
that Mr.. Bass has been the choice of
the people In an official capacity to the
halls OF the state legislature. He now
serves and has served them effectually.
unselBshly and earnestly since 1910.
He has always taken deep interest
In the welfare Of the people Of the com.
munity and has rendered service of
great benefit In their behalf. Mr.. Bass
was very successful in getting the state
Legislature to pass bill appropriating
t2O.OOO toward the holding of the cele-
bration of the emancipation proclama.
ton. marking the fifty years Of free
dom of the Negro In America, to be
held In this city In 1913.
An might be expected. Mr.. Bass Is n
Ao"SCb ~ puOACSoiOh uuu Ncty
respected by the bar Of Philadelphia.
He was born In West Chester, Pa.
Nov. 4. 1S,ni.
He received his early training in his
home town and subsequentl7 attended
the celebrated Lincoln university. He
then attended Howard university. COM
pletpd the full law course and also
graduated with credit in 1896 from the
law department of the University Of
Pennsy
During the time Of practice Counsel
or Bass has built up large. clientele.
He In without doubt one Of the leading
orators Oh the American platform and
In generally recognized as forcible
and safe leader: hence his services are
In constant demand.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-11-30

That " to say. while II In q very nae.
fnl thing tn have Mr.. washington
preaching free viii and full rpsImnsi.
bilIty to the rOlorp,l people. II would iss
q very great mistake for the white
community to regard this IN the last
word on the subject. for II IL not Iriie
In any spuSe whatever that the ,sIl.rs,ti
community IN wholly nini entirely ~.
spOIsible for the vi'e and crime which
appear now ana then IN its midst.
For one thing. u g,nni deal ~ the
vice In the ''es'lnred i,elt'' ls white
mans vice. thrust there by the nu.
thOriiles against the protest NJ the
colOrd people. But the thing runs
deeper than that. Vice aud crime nre
In large measure the result Of hlipiIp,sss.
OF irregular employment und even Of
reg,ilnr employment that IL un,leriaid
and exhaustive.
1t would he fntuous for the white
community to deny its responsibility
In very large measure for the pt'0-
nOmic conditions under which thnu.
snntls Of Negro men nr,i women strug.
gle right here In Chicago. Trade nnioI,s
close their doors t0 rOlOrrd men. Rnd
the vnst mnJority Of rmpIoyments mrs
closed absolutely to them.
But these are disagrpeahle truths,
and We nll shirk them when We rnn.
II Dr. Washington rather encourages
us to shirk them by putting the en-
phasis where hr dm-s. there IL nIIother
grrnt leader OF the colOred people who
dnas not
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-11-30
Register ). c. Napier's Now Assistan.

Register J. c. Napier's Now Assistant.
The new assistant register Of the
United States treasury. J. +. Strick.
land Of Arkansls. who WAS recently
appointed to ill the vacancy caused by
the resignation Of Cyrus Field Adams.
has begun his duties like veternn
and IL measuring mp tn the require
mpnts Of his office. Mr.. Strickland
WAS recommended FOR the position by
Republican National Committeeman
General Powell Clayton.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-11-30
Florida Teacher. to Nee. \, oe.,..

President y. II. Young of the Florida
Tenrhrrs' nssmiation lias issued ,.all
Tor the winter iDpeting "f the organiza-
tion to he held In O'ala. Fh.. fr0m
Dec. 81 To Ian. 2. i9i3. hTIa II one of
the most thrifty towns IN the sfnte. aud
th"sr who attend the sessions ~ the
assminfion Will be charmed 10y the has-
pitnlity of the committee. which nj
ready has plans under wny for enter.
timing the iarrp inn,bpr 0f delegates
aud visitors 10 tlle meeting.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-11-30
by CLEVELAND C. ALLEN.

Boston.-One Of the most highly
trained literary men of the race In Pro-
fessor Charles Alexander. the well
known lecturer aud formerly the ed
itor and publisher OF Alexantler's Mag
azine. Mr.. Alexander has had u long
aud interesting literary career and has
served In many capacities which have
called for the exercise Of the highest
academic training.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-11-30
BUSINESS LEAGUE ECHOES.
Macedonian Cry Heard From Afre
Americans IN Providence, r. I.

Macedonian Cry Heard From Afro.
Americans IN Providence. r. l.
We have read with grent satisfnc.
lion the report Of the doingx Of the
Natlonai Negro Ilnsiness i.eague con.
venthn held rstpuily In Chtago. says
the Providence ilt. l., Advnnre Fronl
such reIWrts we must come to the Inssi
tive ronrIusion Tint the Negro. not only
In bnsincss but In al iine~. In coming
rapidly toward the front RINK.
While Rhnic Island Sent no dele
gates. BOSTON did. Along this line
there seems Ia be something the mat
ter with the Negroes In this state. ana
especfnlIy In this city. We appear TO
BE- icague'eSs and ienderless. and our
condition has remained the same for
the past several years
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-11-30
Soldier. May Engage In Business.

Members of the Ninth United States
cavalry have saved up $4,000. which
they wish to invest in wholly legti-
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??, 1912-11-30

Banquet In Honor Of Bishop Walters.
Under the leadership 0f Attorney
James /. Cnrtis m chairman q com
mittee of prominent men has arranged
to give testimonial reception and
banquet IN honor Of Bishop Alexander
Walters on Wednesday evening. Dec. 4.
The affair will take placp mt Young's
Casino. West One Hundred and Thir.
ty-f1urth street and Park avenue. New
Yark
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-11-30
Militant Race Lead3T Receives
Large Popular vats.
CAPABLE PUBLIC SERVANT.
Mark Of Rare Distinction For the Hon
Harry w. Hass In Being Elected Fo,
the Second Time to tho Pennsylvania
Legislature - Only Afro American
lawmaker In America,
By WHITTIER II. WRIGHT.

Philadelphia. Hon. Henry w. Bass
Of this city has the unusual distinction
Of being the only Afro American In
America to be a member Of state leg
islature. In the recent election. while
all other Afro.American candidates H.
other parts Of the country We're defeat.
ed. Mr.. Bass was overwhelmingly elect
cd. He Is therefore the states repre-.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-11-30
order Of Ea.tern Star pro.p.reu,.

The Masonic frnternity was well rep
resented In connection with Esther
chapter No. Z. Order Of the Eastern
Star. as the entertaining body mt the
fourth annual cOnvMaltion Of the grand
chapter Of the order for Pennsylvania.
held In Pittsburgh on Thursday and
Friday. Nov. p and 90. The reports
show that the order was IN a prosper
GUS condition. Mrs. Agnes Goldston is
the royal matron Of Esther chapter.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-11-30
Tuskese. Graduates Making Good.

In order to ascertain to what extent
young men and women Of the colored
race use their education In the trades
and professions for which they have
qualified themselves. an investigation
has been recently made and statistics
compiled concerning the students and
graduates of the Tuskegee fAlaJ insti-
tute. The result of the investigation
showed that 90 per cent Of the students
and graduates of this school were fol.
lowing their chosen profession M teach
ers and Industrial workers among their
own people. They are making good and
doing work of primary Importance
among the masses.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-11-30
DR.. WASHINGTON On CRIME.
Chicago Daily Connects White Men
With Vice In Black Belt.

Speaking p,litorially of Dr. Ronket
T. WaslIington's charge tO the cuiors.d
people of Chl,ngo in n recent address,,
an influential Chicago daily paper says:
When Dr. Washington asserts that
the Negro community In Chi.aIgo in,Ist
BE- held rrslmnsil,lr for the vh~ nnsl
crime In its own midst he is nro,isinR
on the siilr of Inv nld ORDER f,,rse,s
whirh ARE welcome. Hut II IL OF an
assumption whirh In scarcely teuable.
however useful II may be.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-11-30
RECENT ARMY RECORDS.
How coIored Soldiers Endure Hard.
ships Compared With White Men.


5e ships Compared With White Men.
The colorcd soldier endures the hard
4 ships of army life with less loss O.
l dime from active duty than the whit,
/. enlisted man. according to the annun
|. report Of Surgeon General George II
Torney. The n0neffective rate of tn,
cOlored soldier was 25.SS. while that a.
the white soldier wns 33iai. the Port,
,Rican 2D.7S and the Filipino iO.SiL Ths
report likewise shows that the white
troops required the highest averag,
number Of days treatment for eact
case Of disability. The Porto Ri,in,
had the highest rate for admissions t.
hospitals and for deaths.
$ However. the constantly uonefiectivt
rate. which the surgeon general xnys I,
the true measure of the ioss In etticien
scy Of the army from sickness and In
Jury. was %,.2S per l.tOO. the loves
noneffective rate In the history Of thu
army. The deaths from all causes
were 34S. Of which l0A were from dis
ease. The total death rate and tina
from disease are both the lowest OF
record except for 1910
The admission rate for alcoholism II
the United States for the year 1911
was 2O.3l. material improvement.
over the preceding year. when Il wai
1851. 1t IL stated that this rate ha.
shown steady diminution since 1907
following an equally steady rise fOi
eight years before 1907. Tue rate 70,
i01l IN the lowest for any year since
1910, except for the years lSlS ant
-sSg9. when the rates were npprexi
mately lB and 1S rer I.OOO. Az those
were years Of war. when such rate,
are usually lower. they can hardly bt
taken ns basis Of comparison.
There were 5O.GA recruits examined
as compared with 25.133 for the pre
cedlng year. Or each Loon examined
e0.55 were rejected. an compared with
94.G2 for 1910
The number Of foreign born recruit
Ii less than last year. being 13S.tH J,ei
1000 for 1911. as compared with 1850
for 1910 and l4O.4O for 1909. The most
marked decrease In the proportion OF
recruits was from Germany. ireland
and Canada.
The death rate in the United Stntes
army wns I.I2. a. compared with the
Russian 4.07. French 3.15. Spanish
87l. japanese 357. Austro- II ungnrian
2S4. British 2.42. Ravnrinn 2.2G and
Prussian l.IS. The rate for total loss
es was 1912 per l.OO0. AZ compared
with the Bavarian 51.58. Spanish 47.9.
Russian 45S. l'russian 42.SS. French
5000. japanese 3O.5I md English I3.I0
The death rate for typhoid was OIL
per l.00O. Nv compared with the Span.
ish 0.S2. Tiussinn OTIS. JaImnese O.55.
French O.47. British O.2S. Austro- Hun.
garian 0.20. Bnvurian 0O8 and prus.
sian 0.03. For mainrinl fevers the
rates for the United Sntes were lower
than for the British. Russian and Jai'n.
nese. but higher than for other roun'
tries. The rate for dysentery for our
army was higher thun that for any
other army. except the British. For
tuberculosis our rnte was lower than
that for the Spanish. French and Japa.
nese. hut higher than that for the other
mentioned.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-11-30
Able EDITOR :.
AND LECTURER
Successful Carer Of Professor
Charles Alexander Of EostOn.
CULTURED LITERARY LIGHT.

Brief Account Of the Labors Of Ma.
tive Mississippian Who by Presist.
snes Has Attained Distinction In
Many Fields Of Usefulness In the
North-Authority on Dunbar.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-11-30

Professor ". T.. B. Dn Rois In his
books and his Journal. the Crisis.
holds mp courngeously. month IN aud
month out. the other side our side
Of the picture. FnrtefuiIy and yet with
q quiet reserve which IN granted to
few polrmitists Dr. Du Roisl tlir,ists
home upon the conscience Of the Amer
icnn people the consciousness tllnt the
c0lorrd problem ,nnnOt be solved by
the colOred man alone.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-11-30

recommeuds II to Democratic ho,lse.
which has the tendency to cut down
rank instead of mnking new and high
er grades. Meyer will probably retire
froni the navy department with the
es'ilse'imlslless that he did all he could
aud u sOnIr~ss refused to preserve the
hasy i,y having higher gnldes It will
not be hlx fault,
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-11-30

SMOKE THE RELIABLE
Se SIGHT DRAFT CIGAR So
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-11-30

For four years Secretary Meyer has
recommended the creation of The grade
Of adnIiraI or vls'e admiral for the navy.
and yet no action Ii taken. He aguin
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-24
Rapid Growth of E. Paso From the Ponce Ranch House

country practically desolate for about
When Ell Paso Had But 500 People.
At this time FL Paso had about 500
souls, of which 100 were Ine -,5
Paso del Norte on the opposite side of
the river. had some 10000 San Eli
carlo. 20 miles below, with ABOUT 1000
Daonle had been made the county seat
of FL Paso county, organized IN 1907
There was abundant water IN the river
and some 10000 acres were IN c1ItiVa-
tion in Mexico and 10000 in the United
SIT. nroducinc an abundance of
wheat. corn. vegetables grapes and
fruits not only for local needs but for
the settlements and military posts IN
New Mexico and Arizona mere were
pear trees and grape vines lou years
old the trees three feet IN diameter
There ie no point in the Southwest
so well adapted by nature ana ENVIRON
ment for a great commercial city as
Ell Paso because: First, II IS the cas-
lest mass. east and west, north and
south for transportation through the
great ranges known as the ROCKY anu
Sierra Madre mountains, especiaiiy
railroad TRANSFORMATION second. tne-e
ie no suitable location for large cities
nearer than San Antonio. ga miles 70
+be east Los Angeles S12 miles to the
west: Albuquerque, 254 miles to the
north. and chihuahua, ESQ miles to the
south Third, the many prcductlNe
mines of gold silver copper and other
ores cheaply to this point for reductlon
Fourth the salubrious, pleasant am
invieoratiny climate. dry without eX-
cess in temperature is found to be very
agreea BILE by residents and travellers.
The Coming of the Railroad.
After the shock of the civil and
Macmillan wars had subsidized, rail-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-24

first locomotive, in 1890, FL Paso had
a population of 1888, according TO
the United States census The progress
of the city in private and public build
ings then became rapid, and according
to the U. s census of 1916. it had
acquired a population of 10000 and
has spread itself over a vast area, the
buildings being of a substantial and
handsome character and almost with
out exception of brick. ana in the last
few years a great advance has been
made in the construction Of fireproof
and concrete buildings, notably the FL
PasO and Southwestern Building, seven
stories; the Caples Building; the Union
Station; Rio Grande Thust Building;
the American National Bank Building:
the Mills building. u stories. and
many others. II the city continues to
grow in the next ten years in pro-
portion to the last ten years the census
Of 1920 viii show q population Of over
100. 600.
One OF the factors in the success OF
FL Paso. if not the prime factor. IS
that its citizens are cosmopolitan and
being from every state and almost ev-
cry nation, when taken as whole, are
among the most progressive active
and Industrious people in the world.
being mostly young men in the prime
fife
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-24

of the best street car systems in the
United States.
The settling up Of Colorado and
northern New Mexico and their many
irrigated farms exhausted the water In
the river so as to destroy the agri-
cultural interests in the valleys below
Ell PaSo, the fruit trees and grape
vines persisted, and the population OF
Juarez was reduced in a few years to
some 5000 people To remedy this the
United States geolOeical survey pro-
jected an international dam and reser-
voir at the pass above the city, which
was later transferred to the reclama-
ton service and the location Of the
dam was fixed at Engle, 10 miles
above Ell Paso, where the government
is now working on an irrigation pro-
ject which will be the greatest in the
world.
First Brick Building.
In 1888 the Mundy brothers erected
the first brick building in the city and
during the same year Shuster. Crosby
and Mills erected two other large
buildings and White and associates
built a gas plant An electric light
company was formed in 1887 by Joseph
Magoffin and others and about this
time the present military post at Fort
Bliss was established.
Nine years after the shrek of the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-24

road promoters began to see the su-
periority of this route to the Pacific.
in milder climate and easier grades
and curves than by the colder and
rougher routes TO the north, and the
railway advent came thick and fast
(prior to which freight had been haul
ed by mules and oxen from Kansas
City. Port La Vaca and Yuma). First
came the Southern Pacific from the
west, and the same year, 1881. the
Santa Fe from the north. closely fol-
lowed by the Sunset and Texas Pacific
from the east and the Mexican Cen
trail from the City of Mexico south,
and later came the Rock Island and
FL Paso Southwestern and the Next
CO North Western, making eight roads
centering at FL PasO. In 1888 the
county seat was moved to FL Paso.
Four street railways were construct
ed, two on the American side, on FL
Paso and Santa Fe streets, and two on
the Mexican side. all drawn by mules.
In 1900 charters were secured from
the states of Texas and Chihuahua
for the consolidation of the four roads
and MeSsrs. White. Magoffin, Happier.
Weber and Mills, as directors. formed
the Ell Paso and JUarez Traction Com
pany. which now has more than so
miles of track and is considered one
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-24

IN front of his house with water from
the dam still existing
Inc dominion of the north side of the
T Ta.esr passed from Mexico to Texas in
1871 and to the United States in 1915
On december IS, 1S47, Col Doniphan
commanding $50 United States troops,
met met COLONEL Ponce, commanding about
I-UV mexican troops, at Bracito, six
hiles above FL PasO, and defeated him
ana took possession of the Mexican
country on the opposite side of the
The First Fort Bliss.
After the peacef with Mexico in 1S4S.
large military post. called Fort Bliss,
was established near the foundry now
conducted by the FL Paso Foundry and
Machine Shop.
In 1855 Ponce de Leon died and Will
lam Smith (Uncle Billy bought his
ranch, which had been increased to
ABOUT 500 acres, and was known as
Smiths ranch. About this time Frank
lin Coontz was appointed the first post
master and gave his name (Franklin)
70 the town, there being then about
200 people on the American side. Smith
then sold his ranch to the Gilletts
Crosby, Morton and st. Nrain and a
town was laid out by Arson Mills in
1888 and the name was changed to III
Paso. The government had subsidized
the Butterfield overland daily mail
from st. Louis to san Francisco, which
stage line ran on schedule time, adding
greatly TO the prosperity OF the town
for two years General Fremont pro-
jected his Memphis, FL Paso and Fa-
cific railroad, which would have been
the first constructed to the Pacific and
have given FL Paso the place which af-
terward fell to Denver BIT for the
advent of the Civil and Macmillan
wars, 1861 to 1858, which made the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-24
Not oLor1g Ago the Beautiful
City Was Not On the Map
Gen Arson Mills Who Surveyed the First Site of the
Town Of Ell Paso, Relates the History of the Citys
Early Foundation and It's Rapid Growth-Had
Every Element to Make It Great From
the Very Beginning
BY GEN. ANsoN MILLS.

ciViliZatiOn. GRANTING 70 lne lnulans
for stipulated dates their right to hold
and conduct their weird religious rites
and cerelnonies in the Spanish church,
which they do to this day.
During the general rebellion Of the
PuebIos. 1850 to 1892. the capital of all
New Mexico was established at FL Paso.
Spain retained dominion until 1922,
when Mexico granted its Independence
River Ran on San Francisco Street.
Up TO this time the river ran close to
the hills on the north. near FL Paso, S
present san Francisco street when its
channel began to move south, and
Spain granted to Ponce de Leon about
100 acres, on which he in 1927 built the
first house of the present Ell Paso. To-
Gated north of Pioneer plaza. He ir-
rigated his land and ran a flour mill