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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-10-17

congress win gather toget her the great
est assemblage OF real leaders of the
coioredp people ever witnessed In Amer
lea. Each denomination engaged In
religious work In America and In
Africa will be represented by ten
clergymen and hve Iaymen. Rabbi
Wise and Rev DR.. Macarthur will ex.
tend to the congress the godspeed Of
the white churches or the country. and
the Rev n. q. Bishop will respond on
behalf OF the congress
Among the lay delegates will be men
Of national reputation, such as Kelly
Miller. dean Of Howard university: ex.
Congressman George n. White and W.
Ashbie Hawkins. the Baltimore lawyer
who won the tght against segregation
In that city. The distinguished clergy
will include Or. j. W. 4. Bowen of
Cannon seminary In Atlanta. Presi-
dent McCrorey Of Biddle university.
Bishop Clinton OF Zion and Bishop II
M. Turner Of Bethel A. NJ. e. church and
other prominent ministers. The papers
presented will deal with such problems
as the duplication of churches. the
Standardization Of the ministry, the
union Of denomina tons Of similar ten
cts and general federation for social
betterment.
One result of the congress. 1t Is hoped
will be to send forth an organization
Of laymen. similar to the men and
religion forward movement among
the whites. who will revive among the
youth Of the race that religion which
means the salvation Of a people from
those foes. within and without. who
are far more dangerous and insidiouf
than the enemy who may be STRUCK
down with bullet or a bayonet. And
so this half centennial birthday of the
physical freedom OF colored American,
may be the Rosh Hoshanah and Yon
'Kippur Of the erstwhile slaves. the
dawning Of glad new year Of the
spiritual and moral righteousness tha'
means the life Of nation.
The Rev. Or. Byrd Is the commits
sioner in charge of the religious con
gress. He has been ably assisted II
the secretarlal work by Rev e. q
Holder. DR.. W. Fl. Brooks of st
Marks will preside at the congress
and DR.. W. p. Hayes Of Mount Olive
will lead In the sociological section o.
the congress.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-10-17
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE OF
EPISCOPAL CHURCH WORKERS
Session Held In Lawrenosvills Request,
Bishops For Afro. .Amsrioans.

At the recent session Of the confer
ence Of church workers among colored
people, held at the St Paul Normal
and Industrial school. Lawrenceville.
Va, a memorial was adopted asking
that colored bishops be selected by the
Protestant Episcopal church for mis-
sionary work in districts where large
numbers Of colored people are to be
served.
The general convention Of the Epis-
copal church meets In New York in
October, and it is to this body that the
memorial is to be presented for con-
sideration. Rev. DR.. Fl. B. Delaney.
president Of the workers conference
and Rev. DR.. George F. Bragg, secre-
tary and author Of the memorial. were
chosen as delegates to lay the wishes
Of their organization before the gen.
eral convention and to press the selec-
ion Of colored bishops for missionary
service among Afro-Americans.
The next session of this important
conference Of church workers is to be
held in September. 1914, at st. Philips
Protestant Episcopal church, New
York city. The recent meeting held
in Lawrenceville, Va, was one Of
much interest and from which many
good results are expected
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-10-17
WILL TURN OUT ALL NEGRO EN-
PLOYEES.

Atlanta, Ga, October 9.-Negro
employees in the internal revenue
service are likely to lose their jobs
under A. o. Blalock, whom President
Wilson recently named as collector
of internal revenue to succeed Henry
s. Jackson, Republican.
During the jackson regime quite a
number Of positions we're given to
Negroes and they, 1t is claimed,
drew thousands of dollars a year in
wages. Jackson was named by Pres
ident Taft, having been backed for the
position by Henry Lincoln johnson.
Benjamin J. Davis and opposed to the
continuance of Henry A. Rucker in
the position. --.
Blacock says that there are no gov
ernment positions for Negroes in the
South. A Negroes place is in the corn
field. do not mean that a Negro
should not be educated and have his
rights, but there are deserving white
men capable of holding the positions"
Most of the Negro employees are
supposedly protected by the civil ser.
vice regulations.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-10-17
INTEREST IN PANAMA CANAL

Lloyd 9. Darlington. We'll Informed on
How Great Waterway 10 Built.
Washington.-Popular interest In the
Panama canal grows in volume and
intensity as that unique waterway
nears completion. Contemplated as
the beginning Of a revolution. In the
commerce Of the western world or as
q stupendous feat Of engineering, the
Panama canal furnishes a common
ground upon which the merchant
prince and the humblest layman may
meet In inquiry and wonderment
The colored people Of the United
States. the West Indies. South America
and the islands or the Pacific. like
their brethren of lighter hue. arc anx-
ious to learn everything possible about
this remarkable link that connects the
two oceans over which they are most
likely to travel.
Situated as 1t Is. Immediately below
the states Of the south. where 5000 600
Of our people live and must work out
their destiny. and as the natural chan.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-10-17
NOTED PRIMA D0NNA'S WORK.
Extent Of Nine. e. AxaIia HaekIsy's
Activities az Music Teacher.

Extent Of Nine. E. AxaIia HaekIsy's
Activities az Music Teacher.
Within the past year Nine. e. Azalia
Hackley, the noted prima donna: who
In giving her life and her phenomenal
talents to the instruction Of the race
IN voice culture. has personally taught
through her recital demonstrate at
various schools and In public. nearly
10000 persons.
She has kept careful memorandum
Of the number instructed In each Of
the many cities visited by her. Nine.
Hackley's tour the past season has
embraced over sixty important centers.
and in every place touched by her she
has met with gratifying success
Nine. Hackley Is doing a great work.
and she Is being more and more appre-
ciated as the sincerity and high pur-
pose behind her efforts are becoming
better understood by the people Of the
country. She deserves. and should re-
ceive. encouragement at the hands Of
every member Of the race in America.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-10-17

mel of trade for other millions Of dark
skinned peoples in the West Indies. the
Panama canal Is Of peculiar and alb
sorbing interest to this element Of the
body polite. be they farmers. cotton
planters, shippers or what not. All
have stake in the monumental com.
mercial results that are expected to
grow out Of the opening Of this inter.
oceanic artery.
One Of the most Interesting speakers
among our people on the subject Of this
notable piece Of twentith century en-
gineering is Lloyd 8. Darlington. ma
tive Of .BarbadoA who has spent
seven years along the Panama canal
zone studying the construction Of the
work in connection with his duties as
a clerk. He Is well acquainted with
scores Of the chiefs and their assist
ants, engineers and laborers.
Mr.. Darlington Is student In the
law department at Howard university
and is arranging to deliver series Of
public addresses during the school
year on the scenes along the canal
zone and the part taken by colOred
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-10-17
SPIRIT OF .UPLIFT NOTED
AS TRAINING SCHOOL OPENS.
President Shepard Impresses Aim Of
Institution Upon All Hearts.

Durham, N. C.-When Avery audi
torium threw open it's doors and the
large assemblage Of teachers and stu
dents Joined in singing that song Of
inspiration and courage. Onward,
Christian Soldiersr' at the recent open
ing Of the fourth session Of the Ma
tional Religious Training school here
thrill of Joy pervaded every heart.
After the Bible lesson and short
prayer service President James e.
Shepard extended cordial greetings to
the new students and teachers and
welcomed the return of the old ones.
DIR. Shepard said: There is a true
saying that, when a person becomes
discouraged. If he will stoop down and
help some one then the gloom. de-
spondencies and discouragements will
be lost sight of, and in the effort to
put hope in the heart of one both will
be saved. This school VIZ; founded
primarily to reach the souls of men
and develop the highest system Of edu-
cation, sending each person out thus
trained to reach and train others"
This year. besides the regular rou-
tine, the work Of the school will en-
brace a systematic study Of economic
conditions of our people in and around
Durham that the home. church and
community life may be improved and
the spirit D: Iplift. clean living and
efficiency instilled in the minds of the
people.
President Shepard believes that true
religion means thoroughness in doing
the things our hands find to do, and
the spirit of this beautiful sentiment
is expressed in the everyday life Of
student and teacher, whether in school
or workroom. Little wonder, then.
that this school enjoys such an influ.
ence for good in the several states and
communities it reaches through its
students and trained workers.
This school year. 1913-14. the insti-
tuition enjoys it's largest opening in at
tendance, and the number Of applica-
lions fled indicates that 1t will be the
largest year in the history Of the
school.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-10-17
Plenty Of Business In Little
4 Mississippi Town.
SETTLERS BUILDING HOMES
Municipality Founded by Isaiah T.
Montgomery In Wilderness Of Great
Southern State Becomes Wealthy
Center Of lndustry-charIes Banks,
Promoter Of Oil Mill.
BY CLEMENT RICHARDSON.

BY CLEMENT RICHARDSON.
Mound Bayou, Miss.-Going down on
the Cannon Ball. Of the Y. M. v.
railway. l reached Mound Bayou in
the still hours Of the night. Barring
the noise at the station, the town was
as still as ghostland. As got away
from the station, however, l became
aware Of the lone putting Of an engine,
the opening and shutting Of boiler
door. I saw the glare Of red fire in
the distance. had visited Mound
Bayou in 1910. I recalled very dis
tinctly everything I saw there. But
this midnight engine was new to me;
80, too. was the big oil mill. standing
there with its shadows outlined against
the stars.
l began even at that hour to look
about to see what progress had been
made during these three years. !
found that the engine and boiler rack
ct was from an ice factory. putting
away day and night to supply the
wants Of the town and neighboring
villages and big plantations. This new
item Of business progress Immediately
started my curiosity, and set out the
next morning to discover what changes
had been made throughout the town
since my last visit.
People from all parts Of the country
were settling here. inspired by the most
unique enterprise OF town building In
Negro history These people were in
vesting freely In business and in the
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-10-17
GOVERNOR APPOINTS DELE
GATES.
z.

Gov. 'Eberhart has appointed as dele
gates to the Emancipation Celebration
to be held in New York City from Oct
% to 2S, 1913, Messrs. e. B. James.
Madison Jackson, Zack johnson, Ed
ward R. Hammond, John N. Sellars
of Minneapolis, and Messrs. J. Edgar
Murphy. F. B. Simpson, Geo. w. Wills,
VIM. M. Cannon, H. F. Mcintyre Of st.
Paul. Delegates to Chicago.
Messrs. ]. M. Morris, w. R. Morris,
B. 8. Smith, Mrs. G. H. Robinson, Mrs.
J. M. Allison Of Minneapolis; ]. @.
Adams, w. r. Francis, VIM. F. WI.
liams, Mrs. Richard Chapman of st.
Paul and Geo. B. Kelly Of Duluth
have been appointed by Gov. Eberhart
as delegates to the Emancipation Cele-
bration at Chicago in 1915.
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town. all demand a certain amount of
bis personal attention. In many in
stances he is liberal. almost to a fault.
He puts himself to endless annoyances
and Inconvenience to see that the
business and farms of each man keep
their legs. Only few months before
my visit there. money being scarce. the
question arose as to whether the town
bank. Of. which Banks Is cashier.
should be embarrassed or the mort
cages on the farms and other concerns
be foreclosed. He preferred to embar.
rass the bank rather than that any
enterprise in and about Mound Bayou
should be in the least checked in its
progress.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-10-17
SUFFRAGE LEAGUE MEETS.

Militant Race Leaders Protest Nation
al Color Limo Segregation.
Providence. r. I.-Amid enthusiasm
that kept an audience which crowded
the Ebenezer Baptist church in A
street until after midnight listening
to eloquent addresses by John Mitchell
Of Richmond. Va. delegate to the
bankers convention in Boston. ana
Mayor j. 81. Gamer of this city. the
tenth annual meeting Of the New Eng
land Suffrage league came to close
Tuesday night. Oct. 7. with an address
to the country in which the attempted
segregation Of colored clerks at Wash
ingtOn was de- need.
The league Jared 1t a reflection
upon the United States that members
Of class who had given their lives In
every war in defense Of the flag should
be under the necessity Of protesting
against race discrimination in the ff-
tieth anniversary year Of it's emancipa-
ton = ~-' - - -. -, = -.
The national petition movement to
President Wilson to stop the color seq
regation under his cabinet officers
was indorsed. and several hundred sig
natures were secured from the audi
ence.
It was declared by Rev. ]. n. Wiley.
pastor Of the church. that colored men
were in different parties. but they could
all unite to protest injustice to their
class by any party. Mr.. Joseph Dunn
Of Providence announced that he was
Democrat and dramatically called
upon President Wilson, whom he had
supported. to retract segregation and
upon Congressman O'Shaunessy. for
whose election he had labored. to pro-
test 1t. Rev w. s. Gay Of Hartford
Conn, said that he. as a dissatisfied
Republican. had supported Governor
Wilson in an effort to make friends Of
the political enemy. but was now dis
gusted to see an increase Of color dis
elimination under President Wilson.
John Mitchell Of Richmond. the ora
tor Of the evening. said the colored
people Of the south owed all they had
to their race in the north. that out Of
5000 colored voters in Richmond only
500 were now allowed to vote and
that It was absurd to deny the ballot
to an element Of citizens, who owned
$1,000, 100000 worth Of property.
The following officers were elected
President. W. M. Trotter. Massa.
chusetts; vice president at large. Rev.
Walter Gay. Connecticut: first vice
president, Rev. j. L. Davis. New Hamp-
shire: second vice president. 8. D.
Gaines, Newport. R. L.; third vice pres
ident. Mrs. Mary Gibson, Boston:
recording secretary. e. P. Oliver.
Providence. r. l.: assistant record.
ing secretary. M. T. Steward, Boston:
corresponding secretary. J. H. Mag
nett, Boston: assistant corresponding
secretary, Rev. q. L. Miller. Rhode
Island: treasurer. Rev. J. q. Wiley,
Rhode Island: chaplain. Rev. Il. N
Shields. Massachusetts,; sergeant.at-
arms. Joseph Dunn. Rhode Island;
lstatistician, e. B. Jourdain. Massa.
chusetts. and chairman OF executive
committee. Rev. W. B. Swain. Boston.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-10-17
CHARLES BANKS.

Yich soil. free from the invasions Of
tho boil weevil and at that time rioting
In cotton from four to six feet high.
Down one Of the side streets were
two new frame buildings. resembling
In appearance small country stores.
but stores l knew they were not, as
the merchants were all situated on the
more pretentious streets. Investiga-
tion revealed that thriving bakeshop
and q steam laundry had been estab
hshed here.
But the Mercantile company-this
also was new company. 1t catered
mainly to the farmers. as its name in
dicates. but it struck me as doing bust
ness on lignifed scale. Organized
into departments Of almost every con-
ceivable merchandise. it kept it's clerks
stationed according to territory. The
ONCE and cash register occupied a
back but central position. and as the
clerks went to and fro for ''cash" you
got the hum Of the genuine depart
ment store.
They were completing little office
building few PAGES from the main
structure and polishing up on the in
side Of the main structure, getting
ready to buy in and turn to higher
profits the seed from 10000 acres of
cotton. to compete for seed throughout
Boliver county-seed from $4,000 bales
Of cotton. From thirty to forty peo-
pie will be employed when the mill Is
in full operation.
Through the town moves Charles
Banks. carrying the financial burden
Of the whole settlement on his shoul.
ders. There are few or no stores
shops. plants Of any SOFT few farms
bpt h"r" h''' .''
The .sports, the amusements of the
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-10-17
A NEW Enterprise.

The "John Brown" Cigar Factory
Operated by Negroes.
Messrs. Arthur McHunt and Robert
e. Bercio, have organized the John
Brown Cigar Co. at 115 e. 3rd st. st.
Paul. They propose to manufacture
the highest grade Of cigars, exclusive
ly by Negro cigar-makers. The fac
tory is located over the rooms of the
Ramsey County Club. Mr.. Bercio is
one Of the leading cigar makers of
his race, and he intends to give en-.
ployment and instruction to many of
our young men and women.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-10-17
Farmers to Meet at Hampton Nov.

Farmers to Meet at Hampton Nov. 10.
The annual conference of farmers
will be held at the Hampton (Va.) In.
stitute for two days beginning Wednes-
day. Nov. 10 Exhibitors are requested
to send a list Of their wares to the ag-
ricultural department Of the institu-
ton as soon as possible in order that
space may be reserved for their ex-
hibits.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-10-17

men IN the WORK. from the most difh-
cult to the ordinary details Of civil en-
gineering. He Is a fluent speaker and
is particularly fond of the story which
hs has decided to give to the public.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-10-17

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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-10-17
SENTENCED TO SALTWATER.

William Billingsley, Negro con.
victed Of manslaughter in first degree,
was sentenced to Saltwater Prison
from to 20 years. He killed q white
man. Atty. B. s. Smith defended him.
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15
FERNS TO MEET DENNY
WHITNEY MAY BOX THOMAS

NEW ORLEANS. la, June IA
Articles for the Young Denny wild
cat" Ferns mill, which has been
hanging fire for the past few DAYS,
were signed last night. and these
two leading welterweights win meet
July 4 at Pelican Park
Promoters OF the mill announced
they have secured the park for the
bout and that an arena will be built
on the ball field on the same spot
where the stage for the Mandot-
Wolgast fight was situated. The
fight will start In the afternoon and
will be for ten rounds
In addition 10 the Denny Ferns
fight, two other ten-round mills will
be staged An effort is being made 20
sign Joe Thomas and Frank Whit
ney for ten rounds for the same cara
In "WildCat' Ferns the local hope
Young Denny. is meeting one Of the
toughest customers in the game, and
man who has fought the best In the
business. II Denny is successful in
getting by Ferns he viii be recOg-
nized as a logical claimlst for the
championship.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15
Flood Of Inquiries
Come to Solomon
On Savannah Races

SAVANNAH. GA. June lin
quiries are being received daily by
Arthur w. Solomon. secretary Of the
Savannah Automobile Club. from
manufacturers and others interested
in the Grand Prize and Vanderbilt
race meet, which Is to be held here
i'm the fall
We feel reasonably certain" said
Solomon, that we will get all OF the
foreign cars that will be entered in
the Elgin race in August. We should
also get a good number of the cars
that participated in the race at In
dianapols recently. The prospects
as concerns entries are bright in
deed"
The Savannah races viii get sys
temauc publicity after the Elgn
races. according to -olomon. Until
that time the eyes Of motordom will
be focused on Elgin.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15
KONETCHY MISSES BUT
TWO IN 528 CHANGES

ST LOUIS. MO, June l4.-Ed
Honey is setting a terrific pace field
ing around his position, and If he
continues the gait he probably will
set a record for first basemen. Play
ing in every game this year the Car
dinals' husky initial sacker has an
average of 1886.
Having 52S chances, Honey 50 far
has missed but two, one a mun Of a
foul and the other a miss OF toss
from Higgins in the recent Trimming
battle with the Chicago Cubs. Hand -
ling many throws from his position
and in relaving throws from the out
field Ed hasn't made one wild heave'
The highest average for first
baseman is owned by Frank Chance,
who in 1910 compiled a 1886 mark for
the Cubs. but he only played in 81
games. Dan Mccain went .996 for
the Giants I'm 1906, playing in 1873
games.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15
Fight Managers Lose Ring Idols
Walsh and Jones Suffer Most

a promoter. His one consolation, IL
It can he called by that name, is
that In PelSy he has the manage
ment OF the worlds heavyweight IT,
tleholder
Harry Gilmore, Jr., the man that
made" Packey Mcfarland, and one
Of the cleverest managers in Ameri-
ca. has not had a money maker since
he and the classy Chicago weller
split up. Harry's hopes now are ia
develop a heavyweight contender in
the elephantine Bull" Young.
kibsne Not Much in Demand.
Johnnie Kilbane's weak showing
against Dundee gave Manager Jimmie
Dunn something to worry about. With
scarcely a demand for the feather
weight champions services DUNK
finds himself with nothing but time
and a growing expense account on
his hands
Joe WCodman and his truly great
fighter, Sammy Langford, have drop
ped almost entirely out OF sigf. The
Australian promoters appear 20 have
hung an anchor to Joe and Sam and
they are tied up where nothing but
small change grows.
Tim McGrath and Sammy Harris
have good boys in Johnnie Williams
and Eddie Campi, but paying matches
are few and far between in the ban
tamweight division.
Billy Nolan, Joe Levy and Dick
Donald are still riding on velvet but
showdown must soon come between
Richie, Rivers and Anderson, after
which there VIII be but one manager
anxious 70 meet his creditors.
Poor old fight manager. See him
go over the bumps.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15
JONES HOPES TO MATCH
WILLARD AGAINST YOUNG

Los ANGELES, Cal. June IA
Tom Jones is making an effort at
matching Jess Willard and Bull
Young for a July date at Vernon.
Willard arrived from Frisco yester-
day and has gone into training at
Doyles for his battle June 20 with
Charlie Miller in the Bay city.
Jones anticipates no difficulty for
Willard in this match and his conf
dence IN the big reuben Is mistaken
regarding him ultimately going
through the heavyweight crop to the
throne
Willard certainly is the most prom
inent heavyweight now In sight and
campaign Of a few months will
polish him off and remedy some u
the defects that now handicap his
fighting. He is TO get capable in
structions that Jones believes Will
make WIZARDS right hand as dan
gerous as his left. in which event
there is no white hope now hanging
around who would have a chance
with him.