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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-03
sDFFRAGET7E PARADE.
Many Alexandrians, a Large Percen.
tsge Women, Visit Wash.
ington Today.

The clerk of the weather smiled en-
couragingly today upon the would-be
voters who arelnow in Washington and
who are engaged in a parade in that
city this afternoon The high north
west wind of yesterday cooled and
dried the earth and brought about
pleasant conditions for the women
who made the long tramp to the CAPT
tai city.
Many people of this city visited
Washington yesterday, and still more
crowded the boats and trains today
for the purpose of witnessing the pa
geant. Flags still fluttering from
buildings in Alexandria and will be
in evidence until the Inauguration eN-
ercises tomorrow.
Most business will come to a stand
still in this city tomorrow. The city
will take a holiday and go over to
witness the ceremonies incident to the
inauguration of Mr.. Wilson into the
office of President The public schools
and City Hall will be closed all day,
and most of the stores in the city
will close at the noon hour.
Preparations to handle the crowds
! have been perfected by the electric
railway, which will run trains every
five minutes. Two steamboats, also
will be used in transporting the
crowds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-03

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ANNUAL MEETING.
The regular annual meeting OF the
stockholders of the Fidelity Storage
Company will be held at its Office, 2l2
King street. Alexandria, Va, Thurs
day, February i3, 1913. at 2:5O p.
nj.
P. H. sMYfH, secty.
81 I'd.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-03
NUMISMATICS.

Few people are aware of $he TACT
that Leopold Ruben owns one OF me
largest and most complete private COL
lections of old coins and treasury
notes in this section of the country.
He is displaying in his show window
some of The old issues of the United
Sta ies nciles in denominations OF ;
cents to so cents. The Is cent notes
owned by Mr. Ruben and displayed IN
the window of his store are very rare,
never having been in circulation. Wien
these notes were printed the custom
was to past the front and back to-
gether.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-03
FIRE HORSE INJURED.

While responding 70 an alarm OF
fire sent in at 1920 this morning one
.cf tie horses of the Columbia Fire
Engine Company suffered al serious &C
ojdent in some unexplained manner
while swerving to turn the corner OF
ICameron and Fairfax street. One OF
the horses fell and very badly in
iured both knees his mouth and one
hind leg. DR.. Carney, VINO treated
the animal stated it is probable that
the animal never return to the
fire engine, his fore legs being badly
cut One Of the old engine horses
which had been at the almshouse has
temporarily taken the place of the
injured animal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-03

Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. hardwood, Oh
Charlottesville, are the guests OF MIS-
F. H. Schneider, on King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-03

Miss Marjorie Burrell, of Baltimore
is the guest of Miss Christina kemper
at her home in Rosemont.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-03

Mr.. John E. Duncan, of Culpeper
is the guest of his son-in-law ane
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. d. Monkey
Low, ait their home in north Wa n
ington street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-03
REPORTS PROSPERITY.

Otto B. Hopkins president OF the
Griffin Furniture Company returned
Saturday from a two weeks mp
throughout the south. Mr. HopkIE"
visited some of the largest furniture
factories in North Carolina and re-
ports very prosperous condaiOonS
among business generally through the
Iteritory he visited
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-03

Miss Chloe Cooke, of Baltimore, WI:
the weekend guest Of Miss Esther
Burke, at her home in Prince soreet
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-03
SOCIAL and PERSONA
interesting News Notes About People
of Alexandria Happenings
N Society.

Miss Edith Pleasanton, OF Fhllaeei-
phia is wishing Miss Kitty Steele
Barrett, in Duke street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-03

Col. w. W. Old, of Norfolk, was a
visitor to Alexandria yesterday. Col.
Old who is on Gov. Mann's staff Is in
Washington attending the inaugural
ton.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-12-26

rant. Tulsa Is rapidly growing city
which has a money-spendnig influx OF
visitors daily.
The three cotton gins at Boley,
Okla, an exclusive colored town, have
been running full capacity, and are
earning splendid dividend for the
colored men who own them.
Vernon, Okla, is a new exclusively
colored town in Oklahoma, on the
Fort Smith & Western Ry., which Is
rapidly growing. It has now a pop.
ulation of over five hundred.
John e. Bush, one of Little Rock
Arkansas most progressive colored
men, contemplates starting another
bank in that city. The standing of Mr.
Bush in the community, and the back.
ing he will give to the bank with his
own private funds and business as.
sures success for the new bank when
started.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-12-26
A HAPPY NEW YEAR,

We are beginning New Year and
the Editor will fight along the same
lines, only harder, to expose the evil
methods under which crime among
Negroes is increasing. May it be said
that we have no fear from the Ad'
ministration. Police department OF
any one, for that matter, but we In
tend to respect everyone. each accord
ing to the measure he deserves. We
are confident of success, and willing
to rely on that constructive element
of fair-minded supporters, who have
materially aided our efforts.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-12-26

Okmulgee, Okla, offers a fine opnor.
tunity for colored dentist. There ara
about three thousand colored peonle
IN the city proper and almost an
equal number in the suburb around
and all members of the race in th.t
city are prosperous. The colored
citizens there are anxious that col.
ored dentist locate in okmulgee.
Ninth Street in Little Rock Arb
Is great Negro business street mar
ly every kind of business conduc,ed
oy colored men and women can \.
round { on Ninth Street in the vtcin.
ity OF the new Mosaic Temple. Everv
STORE room In this temple is now oc.
cupied with colored business enter.
prise. on.er'
:. me deposits Of the Solvent SAVINGS
sank colored bank in Memnbi.
ienn.' have reached and passed tha
$4,000 mark. 1t is regarded as one
OF the safest banks in Memphis.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-12-26
WHAT CONSTITUTES A SUB
j.. scRiBERf

4 s.. .r SCRjbEHf
rendered in Massachusetts on what
constitutes subscriber.
s, The Judge firmly believed that q
man who received the paper, although
he never subscribed for It. IL entitled
to pay. James Thompson moved,
and William Robinson took imme.
date possession. and received and ac.
copied a weekly newspaper that was
delivered to him through the mails
every week. The goodnatured editor
sent accounts frequently. but no ut.
tention was paid to them by Mr.. Rob.
inson. Finally there was Q day Of
reckoning. Robinson had received
the paper for some time. he informed
tho collector, but he said that he
never subscribed and declined to pay
for 1t. The Judge personally ques.
toned the defendant, who said that
he read and made use Of It and was
receiving the accounts, which were
frequently enclosed In the paper.
Judgment was rendered In favor Of
the newspaper.
The Judge was severe In his crit.
cism Of people who are receiving pa
pers and do not think It worth while
to pay for what they receive and
make use of It as an act Of dishon-
esty, he said one should acQuaint the
publisher and pay for what numbers
he receives.-X.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-12-26
INFLUENCE OF THE PRESS.
Noted White Men Join Race Journals
In Fight Against Wrong.

Noted White Men Join Race Journals
In Fight Against Wrong.
Washington.-The recent newspaper
reports that the Democrats had relax
Cd In their policy Of segi eating color
ed employees at Washington shows
that the widespread criticism Of the
effort has had the desired effect, Not
only did race journals join In the cam
paign against segregation. but repre-
sentative journals like the New York
Evening Post. the Springfield Repub-
ncan. the Boston Advertiser. the Chi
cago Record Herald. the Chicago Trib.
une, the Christian Science Monitor and
the Congregationaliste entered emphatic
protest. ~.
The New York Age. the Boston
Guardian. the Chicago Defender. the
Afro-American Ledger. the Amster-
dam News. the Freeman and the
Crisis were among the race publica-
lions that exposed the scheme.
The utterances of such white men as
Senator Clapp, Moorfield Storey. Os-
wald Garrison Willard and ]. d. Spin
garn also had telling effect.
It must be said. however, that color
ed men and women are themselves
largely responsible for the turning on
Of the light. One colored man here,
who prefers that his name be not
made public, enlisted several leading
dailies In fighting the scheme. .s
J. @. Napier, who gave up his posi-
tion as register Of the treasury rather
than submit to segregation, Is entitled
to praise for focusing attention on the
un-American plan. Bishop Walters.
whose attitude was grossly misrepre.
scented, was also an insistent and con-
sistent foe of segregation. .@.z.
In his talks with President Wilson
and other Democratic leaders here he
always voiced his disapproval Of the
plan. He declared that Oswald CARR
son Willard was grossly misinformed
when he charged that he (the bishop
favored segregation. After the bishop
wrote Mr.. Willard that he was greatly
in error and that President Wilson,
Secretary McAdoo and others would
back him up in this statement Mr.. VII
lard wrote the bishop as follows: 4,
I'm regard to the recent happening
at Washington stated to the audience
that it had been said to me by high au-
thority that bishop had favored segre-
cation, that l should not mention his
name because he had denied 1t and
that I would not make an issue be-
tween him, a president Of the United
States and bishop. Since you wrote
me that you have been informed by
the White House and the treasury de-
partment that no such statement was
made to me there is nothing left for
me to do but to infer that was mis-
informed or misunderstood and to ex-
press my regret to you that such ap-
pears to have been the case" a
Though the administration is report
ed to have changed its attitude regard
Ing segregation, there has been no pub
lie announcement Of that fact. W.
Monroe Trotter and others, who placed
a monster protest into the hands Of
the president, are. 1t is said. still await
ing reply. :
Segregated Mushrooms are still in
vogue in the treasury, postofice and
other departments. 4
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-12-26
BIG PROTEST Meeting HELD,
National Association Continues Cam.
paisn Against Race Segregation.

National Association Continues Cam.
paisn Against Race Segregation. i
The first of a series of public meet.
ings planned by the National Associa.
ton For the Advancement Of Colored
People to protest against race segrega-
ton in the national government sery.
ice and also in local affairs was held
in the Mount Olivet Baptist church. in
New York. Thursday evening. Dec. Is.
The local committee was headed by
the Rev. Hutchins G. Bishop. rector
Of st. Philips Protestant Episcopal
church. The presiding officer was the
Rev. DR.. William p. Hayes. pastor Of
the Mount Olivet Baptist church. The
meeting was we'll attended and enthu-
siastic. i
Both white and colored people are
among the leaders In this movement to
check what is at present the most
shameful. unfair and cruel attack upon
the civil rights Of the colored people OF
the United States that has been at.
tempted since the days Of reconstruc-
ton. White men and women Of wealth
and influence are among the most az.
gressive workers. and they are bring
ing good results from their efforts In
connection with this humanitarian
movement /.
The disregard for the constitutional
rights Of the colored citizens as shown
by the enactment Of unjust laws is
pointed out as a menace to the welfare
Of the body polite as well as direct
personal handicap to those who are
deprived Of their right to share in the
privileges Of free government. That
the force and influence Of the recent
Investigation made by the National
associat ion into the conduct Of the va.
rious government departments In
Washington have struck a responsive
chord in the minds Of those in charge
Of the work In the departments is &C.
knowledged. b
The speakers at the meeting Dec. Is
were Attorney Arthur Spingarn. chair
man Of the legal committee Of the Ma
tional associations; Mrs. Mary y. Law.
ton, we'll known In women's club work
and as reporter for the Brooklyn Daily
Standard Union. and Attorney Wilford
n. Smith. Music for the occasion was
furnished by the Barnett quartet.
Each speaker received the closest az
tention Of the audience. and each was
earnest and forceful in the presents.
ton Of facts. which cannot be truthful
~ denied by those responsible for the
existence Of race prejudice in places
where each person holds his position
on his merit shown by civil service ex
animation.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-12-26
TO BOYCOTT STORES THAT SELL
"NIGGER" BROWN.

New York, December 1S.-Many of
the colored residents here, especially
women, are incensed over department
sores advertising a new shade of
goods called niger brown" They
regard this as an insult to the race,
even though the color may be as al.
turing as is the color Of "tantaliz.
Ing brown" Protests have been made
to the officials of some of the stores
and a boycott has been threatened.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-12-26
ADVERTISE IN THE STAR
and Get good results.
AN APPEAL.

AN APPEAL.
To the Race Loving Women and Men
Of the United States.
The Constitutional League Of Okla.
homa with Lawyer William Harrison,
of Oklahoma City as its leading at.
torney IL contesting with vigor the
Jim Crow laws Of Oklahoma. He
will, the last Of November or the first
Of December, bring before the United
States Supreme Court the case Of Nc.
Cabe ct al vs. The Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe Railway So, ct al.
We are informed that jurist say
that the Oklahoma case is the best
prepared Of its kind Of any case yet
put before the United States Supreme
Court, and that It will now have to
meet the issue squarely.
There is one feature Of this case
that will be settled which will effect
all Of the Negroes In the United
States and that Is the Interstate pas
senger law. If he succeeds It will put
an end to all Jim Crowism, so far as
Inter state passengers are concerned.
They VIII not even be subject to the
Intr-State laws Of the South.
Hence we hereby appeal to every
liberty loving woman, man and friend
of the Negroe race in this country to
make a contribution to the expense
Of fighting this cas-. We think It Il
high time, If Negroes want liberty,
they should be willing to pay some
thing towards It.
A few race loving men and women
in tn Oklahoma League, led by the
Rev. w. H. Jernagin, d. D., who Is
now pastor Of the Mount Carml Bap-
list church, Washington, D. c., have
made great sacrifice to bring the. case
through lower courts to its present
stage and Mr.. Harrison has practi.
cally given his service for nothing;
but must be rewarded.
We are informed that two able con.
stitutional lawyers Of Boston and New
York will assist in this case.
Therefore let everyone who is in.
terested send at least 81. All contri.
buttons to be sent to Rev. w. H. Jern.
agin, d. D.. 40 @ street, N. W., Wash.
ington, d. c., who will receipt you for
the same. He is reputable, straight.
forward, Christian gentleman, and will
make an honest report Of all money
sent him.
II persons making contributions do
not object, their names will be pub.
lished in the leading papers of their
state. Yours for Justice,
8. w. Layton, Philadelphia, Pa,
President Woman's Convention Auxili.
ary National Baptist Convention.
Mamie H. Burroughs, Washington,
D. c., Secretary woman's Convention
Auxiliary National Baptist Conven.
ton.
p. s.-Editors Of the race who are
interested will please copy.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-12-26

The above rates apply 70 all classi.
fications - follows. except Births,
Notices. Barter and Exchange and al
Cards Of Thanks, Obituaries. Meeting
sds. preceding Male Help.
Births. Deaths. Cards Of Thanks
and Meeting Notices - Minimum
charge. sc for IL words or less. Over
% words, one cent for each word.
All personal Advertisements in the
local columns must be paid for In ~.
vance.
All public comment inserted only
svsr the authors signature
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-12-26

We notice that many EXCHANGES"
are to publish list of delinquent sub.
scribers. We do not advise such pub.
LEGATION, until after the collection
agencies have blacklisted them with
the credit-men, who always want to
Know the dead-beats. Some people al.
ways pay certain big bills to get a
standing, and fail to consider a news
paper bill. 1t is better to give a large
percent to an agency than to let a
delinquent subscriber escape. He de.
lights In boasting that he never pays
for Negro papers.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-12-26
A soUTHERNER ON THE RACE
PROBLEM.

The world is a neighborhood. The
ends of the earth are closer together
today than were New York and New
Orleans q hundred years ago. News
Of Yesterdays battle in the Baykan
War, the latest news from China and
Japan, come to us over land, under
seas, and on the pulsing currents OF
air, thousands of miles, and we read
It the next morning before breakfast.
The world has become one vast neigh
borhood.
The mighty problem Of our wonder
full twentieth century is to make OF
this world neighborhood world broth
erhood. To bring in this era of broth
erhaad we must cultivate and cherish
the spirit of brotherliness. The strong
must help the weak. The rich must
help the poor. The educated must help
the uneducated. The fortunate must
help the unfortunate. Those high up
must help lift up those who are down
and out. Aholy and sacred duty should
impel to this work. We must look
deeper than the stamp that is on this
human coinage; deeper than accidents
of birth-race, color, and condition
to the gold and silver that are under
meath, the gold and silver Of true man.
liness.
This Is the spirit that must be
brought to bear upon the great prob
lem which Is no longer a distinctively
Southern problem, but which has be-
come q national problem. I refer to
the relation between the white race
and the Negro race. All that have
to say in regard to that problem is to
emphatize the fact that 1t is a vital
one, an exceedingly delicate and diff
cult one, but one that, like every prob
lem, can be settled right. The way to
its settlement must be along the
broad highway Of Christian brother
hood. Give the Negro Q fair chance
to prove himself man. ...f "
Southern Workman.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-12-26

Editor ]. Alex. Ross, Of the Detroit
Informer says, I'VE have stated quite
often editorially that before this Ad.
ministration is over the Negro will be
sounding the praises of President VIII.
son and many others that have been
criticised" Bro. Ross is optimistic
and prophetic, and we hope to see his
prophesy fulfilled. Yet we are doubt.
full. Why? because it's Wilson, that's
all. .'
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-12-26
NEGRO CONFERENCE NOTES.

e
A program of exceptional interest
has been prepared for the Annual
Tuskegee Negro Conference which
meets on January 81 and %, 1914. On
the first day Of the Conference, which
is given over to the farmers, the
Fiftieth Anniversary celebration Of
Negro Farming will be held. The sub
ject for the Farmers Conference is
Fifty Years Of Negro Farm Life"
The Conference win open with a
parade, showing the improvements
that have been made In farming In
the past fifty years. Among the feat
ures will be the Negro farmer Of half
a century ago with his cob pipe, OK
and wooden plow. The improvement
in Negro farming will be shown prin-
cipally by implements and products.
The wooden plow will be followed by
another old-time farmer with small
mule and scooter plow. Then will
come a more up-to-date farmer with
good mule, but still a one-horse
plow.
Next in the parade will be a two.
horse plow to be followed by four
horse gang pillow, disc harrow, roller,
seed drill, mower, binder, thrasher.
gasoline engine, corn harvester, cotton
stalk chopper. and other modern farm
ing implements.
Another special feature of the pa
rade will be fine hogs, horses, mules,
and cattle. Floats will show girls
dressing vegetables, trees being
sprayed. fruits and vegetables being
canned, milk being separated and test
ed, and girls making butter.
After the parade the farmers will
assemble in the Chapel Of the Insti.
tute and discuss improvement in
methods Of farming during the past
fifty years, how the homes of Negro
farmers have been improved, and the
improvement in the rural schools and
rural churches.
The Conservation Of Negro Health.
In order that the Workers Confer
ence, in contrast to the Farmers Con-
ference, may have forward look and
that wide interest may be created
among both white and colored in the
South, the subject for the Workers
Conference will be 1.-THE Conservation
of Negro Health"
!. The annual economic loss to the
South because Of sickness and disease
among Negroes. (a) On the farm.
(b) In the town.
2. Some ways Of conserving Negro
health. (a) On the farm. Cd In the
town.
Every Negro organization in Ala
bama-medical associations, educa-
tional associations, such organize
tons, secret societies, etc.-has been
invited to send representatives to the
Workers Conference.
The Workers Conference program
Is especially appropriate at the pres
emit time because Of the interest that
Is being manifested everywhere in the
conservation Of health. OF particular
interest is 1t to the Negroes of the
country, for It is estimated that every
year sickness and death cost them
$50, 100000, Of which 1t is said that by
means Of preventable remedies at
least $2O,O00,000 of this amount might
be saved.
DIR. Booker T. Washington, PRINCIPAL
OF Tuskegee Institute, has invited in
terest groups Of individuals to be
present and to participate n making
the coming conference one of notable
interest and value.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-12-26
NOTES ON NEGRO PROGRESS.
Furnished by the National Near,
Business League. b..

L. w. Jenkins, a colored man, has
secured the contract for laying all
the carpet in the new Chisca Hotel at
Memphis, Tenn, hotel recently COM
pleted having four hundred rooms.
The annual report made by the Sec
retary-Treasurer Of the Colored Ma
sonic Beneficial Association shows
that the association collected on pol
icies in force over $4,000 during the
past year.
Tulsa. Okla, although possessing
more than fifteen colored restaurants
offers an inviting opportunity for a
first-class up-to-date colored rsstau-
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-12-26

NEGRO ELECTED CLASS ORATOR.
The Harvard senior class has elect.
ed A. L. Jackson, q Negro, of Engle-
wood. NJ j., as class orator, and he
will be the principal speaker at the
commencement exercises in June.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-12-26

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