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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-05-06
FIGHT BITULITHIC
PAVING IN COURTS

Whether tho city can order btu
lIthic paving or not VIII be argued
in the superior court Friday morn
ing upon restraining order So
cured by r 3. McDermott against
the s3t 900 contract awarded by the
board OF public works 10 the Bar
Der Asphalt company Friday, for
paving 18th av w
McDermott alleges that bitulithic
Is patented. giving no other con
Germs a chance TO compete and
therefore turns tho paving Of the
city into the hands OF monopoly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-05-06
BURN ANOTHER
Great CHURCH

ny rnised Press i~ased Wire.
LONDON. May 6.--St. Catherine 8
church. in southeastern suburb OF
London. was burned today. with
loss OF $50. 600 SuffraEettes are be
lieved to have set the blaze.
\ bomb with lighted fuse was
placed IN the main entrance of the
Grand hotel at clock this morn.
ing. A Votes for Women" placaTd
was attached TO the bomb 4 20
liceman declared he saw Ada Ward,
a militant suffragette. place the
bomb in the hotel. and she was ar
rested.
Miss Ward was held for trial in
the Bow St court without ball. I'm
route TO the station. Miss Ward
broke from the policeman's hold
The officer set down the bomb on
the sidewalk and overlook her. on
his return with his prisoner the
bomb was gone.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-05-06
EXPRESS FIRMS
WAR ON unions

BUFFALO. May G.--Because 90 u
their number were discharged fof
wearing union buttons, 500 express
drivers and depot men struck To-
day and several minor clashes al.
ready have been reported. The
Wells Fargo. United States, Amer.
lean. Adams and National express
companies are affected. II a
feared that the strike viii serious.
IS interfere with the transport,
lion n fOodstuffs and milk.
SONS or THE AMERICAN
REVOLUTION met Monday TO dis
cuss plans FOR Memorial day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-05-06
NEWSPA PERMAN
GETS STATE JOB

Herman Ross. Seattle news
papcrman, has been appointed by
Governor Lister as member or
the state board OF control, to sue
coed a. u. Cowen Ross Will take
office next Saturday Ross has had
large experience in newspaper
work In the Middle West, and was
editor of a daily at Vancouver,
Wash. before coming tn Seattle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-05-06
BOY SAVES COMRADE

To the presence Of mind of Al
phonso Polet l6. 1900 Rainier
boulevard driving a wagon belong.
ing to his father. is due the fact
that Louis De Torreo. 0, who was
with him when tho team was
frightened by n Renton car, es-
capped serious injury.
When young Polet saw he could
not control the horses, he threw
the hoy into the body OF tho wagon.
while he himself was hurled To the
ground and was badly bruised
The horses stopped after hitting a
telephone pole The wagon was
wrecked
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-05-06
VASSAR GIRLS
AFTER SLAVERS

POUGHKEEPsIE. y. y,
May G. Based on Information
gathered by 20 VaBsar girls.
warrants are out today for
three prominent young men OF
Fishkill Landing on white
slavery charges The men
have disappeared from their
accustomed haunta.
Several hotclss IA Pough-
keepslo and Ncwberg. IL is
said wiIl be closed az the re.
suit OF efforts by the college
girls 20 clean up the country.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-05-06

A LECTURE on the work Of the
New York congestion committee,
which recently closed its session.
will be delivered by Thorwald Sieg-
fried at tho Commercial club
tonight
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-05-06
TO SURVEY SHORE
LANDS UPON LAKE

OLYMPIA. Wash. May Gland
Commissioner Sayidge will leave
for Seattle this evening. where he
Will make the preliminary survey
OF the Lake Washington shorelands
uncovered by the lowering OF tho
waters in building the government
canal. The last legislature author
tzeT tho land commissioner to make
whatever reservations OF area we're
necessary for public purposes. The
remainder Ia 10 go 10 the upland
owners.
LONDON The condition Of The
duchess of Connaught. wife OF the
go@rnor general Of Canada. IS far
| from satisfactory Since the sec
ond operation. which she under
went recently for abdominal trou-
BILE, there has been little improve
ment.
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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-08-08
CONFIDENCE MEN ARRESTED.

Louis Page and Harry Merrill, two
Negroes of Chicago were arrested at
the residence Of Mr.. Otto Mayo, 521
Rondo st., on July 25, accused of
robbery. They held up Mr.. J. c.. Few
of st. Paul and took from him 1851. 90.
Detectives Harding & Welborn of Min
neapolis located them and informed
the st. Paul police OF their where
abouts. When arrested part of the
money was found on them. Mr.. Mayo
was placed in jail, and he told them
that 500 was in his wife's possession.
He was released. Mr.. Few speaks in
highest terms of the work of Hardin
and Welborn. Page and Merrill have
a bad police record. They were given
a preliminary hearing Thursday. Mr..
Few has sued Mr.. and Mrs. Mayo.
Chief Martin Flanagan and Page and
Merrill to recover his loss. Atty. w.
H. H. Franklin represents him.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-08-08
INFLUENCE OF THE PRESS.
How Papers Published by Afro-Amsr'
leans Are Reaching the Masses.

How Papers Published by Afro Amor.
leans Are Reaching the Masses.
In reference to the good results OBJ
tained by those who advertise In Pc
riodicals published by Afro Americans
Il Is worthy Of note that the papers
and magazines published by members
Of the race have maintained their in
tegrity in spite Of the wild clamor Of
race prejudice. They are developing
q unique field of exclusiveness In that
they are reaching the homes Of our
people In business and In the profes-
sions and uplifting the masses In the
rural districts all over the country.
It is estimated that fully 100000 Of
our people are engaged In the various
professions and trades which require
training and skill. Over $1,000 are
conducting commercial enterprises re-
curing large capital. and upward Of
q million farmers live in prosper
ous rural districts. The weekly race
publications reach all Of these people.
who. during their leisure moments,
read thoroughly the doings Of the race
in every walk of life: hence advertis-
ing In papers published by the race ID
profitable.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-08-08

and universities, making equally high
averages as the best white Ameri-
cans, and that in our great American
universities. when given a chance, they
perform as well even in the most abb
struse subjects as any Of their white
fellows? invariably give one and the
same answer to all, the Bates col
lege answer, that "God is no respecter
Of persons" Your own Abraham
Lincoln had less chance than most
southern Negroes today, yet he ex-
celled Harvard's Edward Everett at
Gettysburg. and his name and fame
today shine as star Of the first
magnitude. Again I declare to you
that my people are not discouraged.
The God Of nations Is our God. He 1t Is
whom my people try to serve, who
gives Us grace sufficient to withstand
every injustice aimed at US. But
Bates college. especially the faculty
and classes Of the eighties and nine
ties, affords a better answer than my
feeble words can give.
For here there now Is type Of great
and noble hearted white Americans.
who give every student equal and ex-
act Justice. Negroes are not all in
dolents, fools and menacers of race
purity and race integrity. More than
nine and three-fourths millions of US
are proud Of our God given color, sat
isfed with ourselves. are busy In our
fields and at our work, trying always
10 produce better citizenship and not
thinking nor desiring to mongrelize
America.
The few score who give trouble are
set down upon harder by these over
whelming hosts Of rs than by any
Of you or your southern cousins. And
% sanity and reason are again re-
J snthroning themselves In the minds
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-08-08
H0LCOMBE DEFENDS HOME
AGAINST WHITE INTRUDER;
Solicitor jackson Renders Fair De.
oision In Port Tampa HoIdup Episode:

Tampa, Fla.-On the night Of July
% at about o'clock three white men
entered the home Of Columbus HoE
combe, an Afro-American, residing in
a town near this place, claiming to col
lect a bill from one Of Mr.. Holcombe's
lodgers Mrs. Holcombe demonstrated
with the men, and they in turn cursed
her. Holcombe arose and told the In
truders that he did not curse before
his wife and did not allow any man,
white or black, to curse her.
The white men fred two shots in the
house, and Holcombe seized his revolv-
er and shot repeatedly until one of the
white men was killed and the other
two were wounded. Holcombe and
Charles Hall, the lodger, were arrest
ed and taken to the county Jail. On
July 25, after an investigation upon
the part Of County Solicitor Jackson
they were released on the grounds that
they had acted in self defense.
This decision has surprised many OF
the Negro hating white people, as they
had hoped for lynching bee. The
colored men were advised to leave this
vicinity. The editor of the Tampa
Daily Times in commenting on the at
fair said that Solicitor Jackson die
right in generating the Negroes. This
impartial comment. coming from the
pen Of a southern white man. shows
that not all the white people of the
south are enemies to the colored peo-
pie.
The Times says: 1T Is too much the
habit of certain class Of white men
to act in their dealings with Negroes
as If the latter had no rights of any
kind that the dominant race is compel
led to respect. This Is in the highest
degree reprehensible and should re
ceive outspoken condemnation OF all
those who recognize the error, the
criminality Of such course Of action.
"All men are equal before the law
and have the same right to its protec'
ton in the enjoyment of life. liberty
and the pursuit of happiness
Reverse the positions Of the parties
Of the Port Tampa affair and considei
what a howl Of execration would have
arisen throughout the country at the
deeds Of the black fends that attacked
the home Of peaceable citizen In the
dead hour Of night attempting to MUIR
der the inoffending man and his help
less wife in their home all for the nl-
legged purpose Of collecting tritiing
debt.
There would be talk and perhaps
the grim reality Of lynching, and 1t
would be well deserved, as many an
other crime of the kind that has been
In silence condoned."
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-08-08
NEGRO MECHANIC CAUSES
STRIKE AMONG IRoNWoRKERs.
Now In Charge az Foreman.

- NOW IN SndTSc do FoTSUoU'
Mr.. w. 8. Boston of Minneapolis. .
skilled Negro mechanic, who has been
employed as foreman with the leading
Structural and Ornamental Workers Of
the Northwest, accepted position on
July with the Twin City Iron and
Wire Co., of st. Paul, doing special
line of ornamental work. On that day
at 3 P. M. whole department led By
its foreman began a strike and treat
ened to quit unless Mr.. Boston was
Immediately discharged. After few
minutes trying to reason with them,
the Superintendent of the works fired
the whole crew of strikers, including
the foreman and Immediately placed
the offending Negro in charge Of that
department. In two days all the places
were filled and things going smoothly.
Four Of the strikers have since ap-
piled for jobs to work under the man
whose color offended them, but their
applications are still on file.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-08-08
FOR UNIONS OF NEGRO WORK.
MEN.
Federation Also Favors the Admission
Generally Of CoIored Men.

Federation Also Favors the Admission
Generally Of CoIored Men.
(Atlantic City Advocate, Aug. 2, 1879
Atlantic City, N. J.-In a statement
issued Monday by the executive com.
mittee Of the American Federation of
Labor, now in the second week of its
conference at the Hotel Strand, this
city, 1t was set forth that not only
does the federation approve of the ad
mission of Negroes to the various sub.
ordinate organizations, but is now en-
gagged in making every possible effort
oward the organization Of Negro work
men. It was while considering the
work of the National League on Ur.
ban Conditions Among Negroes that
this subject came up for considera
tion, and the sentiment toward aiding
in the movement for organization OF
colored workmen appeared to be gen
eral among the prominent labor lead
ers in attendance.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-08-08

mosphere Of the city.
1 made diligent inquiry as to the col
lective wealth Of Negroes In Atlanta
and to my astonishment discovered
that It mounts up to $3O.OOO.OOO Won
derful evidence of progress. In At
lanta the Negro has been the pioneer
In the insurance business. three large
companies doing an enormous business
A visit to Atlanta Immediately dispels
that encouragement one contracts
when he reads OF the many restrtc-
tions that senatorial trinity Of anti-race
sentiment are constantly planning for
the race In the north as well as the
south.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-08-08

and hearts Of white Americans, and
these, like Bates college fifty years ago.
are now beginning to appreciate the
oneness of humanity and are finding
out that one man or race cannot de-
grade. enslave and withhold inalien-
able rights from their unfortunate
brother of darker hue without them.
selves suffering in equal proportion.
Our governing classes are seeing that
education and training will help even
cats and dogs and horses and that no
imported Chinese. Jap. Slav. Turk or
Greek can beat my hardy and sun
burnt race in the cotton, corn, hay and
rice fields.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-08-08
COLLEGE Man ON
RACE PROGRESS
Professor n. G. Bruce Sees
Bright Future Ahead.
SPEAKS At BATES COLLEGE

Well Known Educator of Dalton, Mo-,
Pays High Tribute to His Alma
Mater and Declares That Colored
Americans Are Not Discouraged.
Noble Typo Of White Americans.
In recent address at Bates college
Professor N. @. Bruce, prominent
educator Of Dalton, Mo-, and an alum
nus Of Bates college, gave a most in
teresting and instructive discourse on
the struggles and achievements of the
colored race in America since emanci-
patton. Professor Bruce is a well
known college man and deserves all
the praise which has come to him for
his unsellsh labors in behalf of his
race.
Mr.. Bruce first paid this high trib-
ute to his alma mater:
"Bates college recognizes men and
manhood. Her doors, from the begin
ming back yonder in 1864, were opened
to all who had will, male and female,
especially the worthy poor. God grant
her the wisdom to fight it out forever
On this line. Like Pentecost, where Per-
slams. Medes, Greeks, barbarians, Par
thians, Cretes, Jews, all were welcom-
ed and were Of one mind and purpose.
never destroying each others sunshine
Of racial purity, may she never even
suffer her student bodies to close
Bates door Of hope against any poor
boy Of any race"
Continuing his speech, Professor
Bruce said:
In those sections we now possess
$1,000, 900, 900 Of property, have more
than forty good colleges manned sue
cessfully by our own trained educa-
tors, 1900 lawyers, 5000 medical doc
tors, $4,000 teachers Of 100000 chill
dren in public schools, 100000 farms
owned by us, with 100000 churches
and with upward Of sixty banks of our
own and hundreds of various business
establishments, and the story has hard
" begun of what has been done, and
yet we are just beginning to make real
progress.
How is it. l am often asked, that
your people, several hundred, are in
German, Italian and English colleges
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-08-08
PUBLISHER LEE WAS A NEGRO.
Chicago Publishing King and Rsciuss
Now Known to Have Had Black
Blood In His Veins.

Chicago, ILL.,, July 30. - Chicago's
greatest publisher and printer, VIM.
Henry Lee, who died last week, is
now known to have been Negro. For
business reasons and the enjoyment
of civic rights and respect he avoided
his colored relatives and lived a re-
cluse. Though millionaire he died
intestate. Relatives who can estab-
lish their indentity will appear, It is
thought, in a few days. Many white
people have claimed relationship.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-08-08
New Business Movement In Brooklyn

New Business Movement In Brooklyn.
Several responsible business and
professional men are said to be spon-
sors for the movement headed by At
torney Rufus Lewis Perry Of Brook.
lyn to form a trust company among
Afro-Americans. The promoters plan
to begin with a capital Of 100000 and
q surplus OF $25.OOO. The concern In
to be national in scope. with branches
in several large cities where our people
form a good proportion Of the popula-
tion. ss+
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-08-08
MAYORS AFRAID NEGRO WILL
GET HIS JOB.
(The Atlantic City Daily Press,
July 29.)

July 6O.l
"If the people Of Atlantic City think
they can get any better men to run
their government than are now in of.
flee, let them do So" was Mayor
Riddles reply to question concern.
ing his sentiment of the recall.
THAT there Is danger of some Ne
gro getting the office Of commission
err" was the expression of the mayor
yesterday "You are not serious
when you say that, are you, mayor?"
he was asked. 81 am indeed" was his
reply. There is great danger, and the
people Of this city had better realize
1t soon," he added.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-08-08
Success Of Rural School Supervisor.

Success Of Rural School Supervisors.
The position Of supervisor Of educa-
tion has always carried with 1t a high
degree Of honor and distinction for the
person appointed. Three southern
states now have colored supervisors Of
education for the schools attended
solely by colored youths. Kentucky
and Virginia led Off. and Alabama fol-
lows. The work Of these educators in
the two states first named has been
eminently successful.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-08-08
New York Emancip patton Exposition

New York Emancipation Expos't'on.
In seeking to make the coming
emancipation exposition to be held in
New York the last ten days in October
distinctively and impressively educa-
tional the commissioners have struck a
responsive chord Of race pride and am
bition to show to what intellectual
heights the race has attained since its
freedom. In this exposition there will
be as little as possible of the country
fair type Of exposition. The commits
sion. rather. stresses the conferences
and congresses on the religious, eco
nomic and other important phases OF
the advance Of the race.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-08-08

President of Mechanics Savings
Bank of Richmond, Va, Fellow OF
Royal Society of England, Editor OF
The Richmond Planet, Grand Chan
cellor of the Knights of Pythias OF
Virginia, Probable successor Of Su.
preme Chancellor 8. w. Green. John
Mitchell has been for 80 years q
pioneer agitator for the Negroes
Civil Rights, and has become the
leading Negro Banker Of today. A
member of the American Bankers As.
sociation, the first Negro member Of
that organization. It Is believed that
the Eastern X. P.'s will make great
fight for his election as Supreme
Chancellor of the knights Of Pythias.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-08-08
DEATH OF REV. BOWLING.

Rev. r. H. Bowling Of Norfolk. Va,
is dead. Rev. Bowling attended the
Educational Congress here and spoke
at several churches. He was at the
time of his death President of the Ne
gro Baptist Convention of Virginia.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-08-08
HON. HARRY v. BASS.

Member Of Pennsylvania Lesisla-
ture, and Secretary Of Commission of
the Emancipation Proclamation Cele-
bration to be held in Philadelphia,
Sept. 1st to 30th next.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-08-08
JOINS FURNIsHERs' ASSN.

Successful Harlem Furniture Dealer,
A. T. Anderson, a Negro, Honored
by National Organization.
A. T. Anderson, the popular Harlem
furniture merchant, was elected last
Thursday to membership in the Ma
tional Home Furnishers' Association.
He was the only member of his race
present out of more than 600, at the
banquet and cabaret show held at
Grand Central Palace.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-08-08

READ THE srAR--lTs NEWS.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-08-08
IMPORTANT COMING EVENT
FOR THE BAPTIST FAMILY.
National Convention and Exhibition to
Be Held In Nashville, Tenn.

Nashville, Tenn.-Ryman auditorium,
one OF the largest in, the south. and
Greenwood park. by far the most well
known city park in the United States
owned by Afro-Americans, have been
selected as the places for holding the
meetings OF the national Baptist con-
vention and carrying out the exhibi-
ton that Is to be held in connection
Herewith to observe fifty years Of
freedom. These two places have been
secured by the local committee and
placed at the disposal of the execu-
tive committee Of the national Baptist
convention and the promoters Of the
exposition.
The local ministers unanimously ac-
cepted these places for the two re-
spective occasions at meeting of the
city ministers conference held here
recently. but the official transmission
Of their action was made known to the
president Of the convention July 10 Ry-
man auditorium. formerly called Cos
of the principal gatherings Of the Bap-
tist family, seats 5000 people. 1t con-
sists Of q main auditorium and q gal
lery.
The gallery is famous because it was
built and dedicated to the gallant
Confederacy." The building was erect
ed at the enormous cost Of about $780,
600. it having been built expressly
for the late Samuel Jones, the noted
evangelist who had Travelled through
out the United States. 1t Is situated
on Fifth avenue, north, one block
from Broadway and one block from
Church street. 1t can be reached on
eight different car lines. Greenwood
park comes into prominence because
of the fact that 1t is the most ex-
elusive and largest park Of its kind in
the United States. 1t Is the property
Of an ex-slave and an ex-Union SOL
dier. 1t consists Of forty acres. with
all modern conveniences. such as an
auditorium, q clubhouse. band stands,
exhibition halls. with a separate ath-
letic field and a mammoth grand stand.
Numerous shade trees. natural springs
and a small zoo are to be found on
these grounds. The park Is reached by
trolley car and is the one place where
Nashville people resort during the hot
days. It is said to be worth 100000.