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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-01-23
RISING YOUNG soNesTER.
Ode to Ethiopia Gave {. 8. Jones Hid
Passport to Freedom.

Ode to Ethiopia Gave {. 8. Jones His
Passport to Freedom.
Edward Smyth Jones. native Of
Mississippi. bids fair to rival Paul
Laurence Dunbar as writer Of verse.
Mr.. Jones has long cultivated the muse
and gained much public notice a year
or SO ago when he was arrested as a
vagrant while trying to enter Harvard
university. THE Ode to Ethiopia" is
q historical epic and is regarded as
being responsible for his being releas-
ed from the Jail at Cambridge. Mass,
where he was confined after being ar
rested at Harvard. Even Judge Ar.
thur p. Stone, who dismissed the
charge Of vagrancy against him, said,
Gentlemen. do not wish to be Judge,
but this is better poetry than ] find In
the current magazines"
The Boston American called this
poem 'his passport to freedom" while
the Boston Globe said Of him and his
lode to Ethiopia" Zone Of those gen.
fuses who, like Paul Laurence Dunbar
and Alexander Dumas, occasionally
comes forth to proclaim the Intellectual
equality of the Negro race" Mr..
Jones is the author Of a book Of poems
called "The Sylvan Cabin" with an
Introduction by w. Stanley Braith-
waite, the writer. The lode to Ethio-
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-01-23
WHAT ! AM TRYING TO DO.
BY Or. Booker r. Washington, In tn

BY Or. Booker r. Washington, In the
"WorIds Work Magazine, New York
City, November, 1915 ..a 4
81 am trying to get the white PEG
pie to realize that since no color line
is drawn in the punishment of crime.
no color line should be drawn in the
preparation for life, In the kind Of
education, In other words, that makes
for useful, clean living. am trying
to get the white people to see that In
hundreds Of counties in the South
It Is costing moro to punish colored
people for crime than 1t would cost to
educate them. am trying to get all
to see that ignorance. poverty. and
weakness invite and encourage the
stronger race to act unjustly toward
the weak. and that so long as this con-
dition remains, the young white men
OF the South WIN have q fearful hands
cap in the battle Of life."
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-01-23

pia" is q classic and is not written in
the dialect which characterizes most
poems on the Negro. 1t gives q reca-
pitulation Of the deeds Of the race In
all ages.
1t begins:
strands.
! smite my Tyre to sing thy praise unsuns
In strains far sweeter than seraph's
A lay deep In my bosom's core ID sprung.
Fair queen, although my years as yet be
young,
Deep thoughts and musings of thy history
old,
where odes and fiery epics long have
hung.
Live centuries in my immortal soul
And strike sweet Lydian measures on my
harp Of goldl
This ode consists of nineteen Spen.
cerian stanzas, and into It the author
pours his soul. A perusal Of It thrills
one with pride for his race and ami.
mates his soul to put forth greater ef-
forts.
He pays the following beautiful
tribute to the virtue and charms of
women:
I call thee angel Of this earth.
For angel true thou art
In noble deeds and sterling worth
And sympathetic heart.
Il / therefore, seek none from afar
For what they might have been.
But sing the praise of those which are.
That dwell on earth with men.
This young versifier Of the higher
NE Of the race is paid the following
tribute by William Stanley Braith-
waite In the Introduction to ''The Syl-
van Cabin" ITO this I can only add
that, good as these are. they give US
hope for better from one who ought
certainly to go on and upward" The
Washington Star says: Though a rep
resentative Of the race which has Civ
On Paul Laurence Dunbar to the world.
he strikes an even higher note than
that lamented pioneer in the field of
Afro-American poetry. There is no
suggestion Of the plantation in these
verses, which are unidentifiable as the
output of one born In Mississippi"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-01-23
NOTES ON NEGRO PROGRESS.

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. .. 5#
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.
Vernon, Okla, is new exclusively
colored town In Oklahoma, on the
Fort Smith & Western Ry., which Is
rapidly growing. II has now q pop
ulation Of over five hundred.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-01-23
SEGREGATION OF FARMERS.
Du 1ois Scores the Poe Theory at Ad.
vanosment Associations Meeting.

vanoement Association's Meeting.
New York.-Farm segregation as the
newest and most pressing development
Of the Negro problem in the south was
tho main topic Of the first session at
tho annual meeting Of the National AS
ISOLATION For the Advancement Of Col.
ored People recently held in this city.
The speaker who told Of the movement
20 curtail the landholdings of our peo-
pie was DR.. w. p. B. Du Bots, direc-
tor Of publicity and research for the
association and the first to spread the
facts Of the situation in the north.
He attacked the position of Clarence
Poe, editor Of the Progressive Farmer,
- one Of the chief supporters of the
idea Of farm segregation and reviewed
tho progress In agriculture and prop
erty In land on the part of the colored
people which has led to the plan to
limit their activities. Other speakers
were Mrs. Belle @. La Toilette. wife Of
United States Senator Robert M. La
Toilette, and Charles Edward Russell.
recently Socialist candidate for mayor
Of New York. ."
The business session Of the associa-
tion consisted of reports Of the prog
res Of work throughout the country
during the year and the annual cleo
tdon. The following were elected as
directors: Elbridge l. Adams, Rev.
Hutchins @. Bishop. Rev. w. Il. Brooks.
DR.. w. r. B. Du Bots, Mrs. Florence
Kelley, Charles Edward Russell and
John G. Underhill Of New York, Miss
Mary White Ovington Of Brooklyn and
Miss Jane Adams and DR.. Q. ID. Bent
ley Of Chicago.
The reports of committees showed q
healthy growth for the association
during the year. with over 1900 new
members added. making the total
membership about 5000 and a total
contribution Of almost $4,000, repre-
senting an increase of almost $1,000
1 e., 100 per cent-as an indication of
the increasing interest in the work of
the association. Besides people In this
city who attended the meeting. there
were about 400 from the branches of
tho association In important cities
from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast
present. M
DR.. Du Bots began his talk on farm
segregation by reviewing the solution
OF the Negro problem suggested TWEEN
y-6ve years ago. "Take the Negro
out Of politics. Train him for work.
particularly for farm work. The re-
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-01-23
HoNoRs FRED DOUGLASS.
High Esteem In Which Theodore Til.
ton Held the Great Aqitator.

IohOCUu IUGooot0
ton Held the Great Asitator.
Among the sonnets written by Theo-
dore Tilton to the memory of Fred
Douglass appears the following fine
lines:
I knew the proudest giants of my day.
And he was Of them-strong amid the
strong,
But gentle too. for. though he suffered
wrong,
Yet the wrong doer never heard him say.
Thee also do hate. go
A lovers lay-no dirge. no doleful requiem
song .zs
r what I owe him, for loved him long.
A dearly as younger brother may.
Proud II the happy grief with which I
sing.
For. o my country. In the paths Of men
There never walked q grander man than
he!
He was Q peer Of princes-yea, q king. :
Crowned In the shambles and the prison
pen,
Tho noblsst slave that ever God set free!
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ADVOCATES EQUAL JUSTICE.
What Oswald Garrison Willard Says
About Race Segregation.

What Oswald Garrison Willard says
About Race Segregation.
The news from Washington that the
effort to segregate the colored and
white clerks In the federal depart
ments IL checked II not ended must
cause to rejoice every one who be-
heves in fair play and the square deal.
says Oswald Garrison Willard, editor
Of the New York Evening Post, In q
lengthy article In the Philadelphia
Press Jan. z He says:
Particularly to supporters Of the
Woodrow Wilson administration, like
myself. 10 the news welcome, for this
attempt to draw caste lines in the
very heart Of the government Of the
greatest Of democracies. founded upon
the principle that all are born free and
equal, constituted q grave blot upon
Mr.. Wilson's record, besides laying
him open to the charge Of preaching q
new freedom" but practicing q new
slavery" for those upon whom divine
Providence in its wisdom has bestowed
dark skins.
But II We can rejoice over this re-
veesal of q bad federal policy. to our
shane b It said that aggregation goes
- apace elsewhere. Nine southern
sitiss have voted TO establish the
SAstte On American soil, though Au-
Ous1a, 70 - credit. has Just voted
down this cruel and un-Anerican
DFoDssition.
n = . policy dictated by the most
ssa1iA Of consideration, for II would
make the progress Of q race In an
uSSan community depend upon land
VALUES. For once the commonest ex-
cuSs for holding the Negro down-the
falss cry Of race purity and Of social
SQuaAty-h put aside In favor Of this
NV Dropositisn that the Negroes
must b confined to Q given quarter
lsst ~ SoinS elsewhere thsy appreciate
~ property Of whites. 49,. (
Thus u q laiA down that II Z colored
nan would riss and secure for bis
ehildysa better hSAt, better air. bet
w oOa1O ~ 49, CIOWOOO ouO "Oko
sanitary Quartsrs, hs II thereby COM
hitting q social crime; that We must
prevent his carrying out IN ambition
wAlsA Ne applaud In every other
American. be hs Jew or gentle. Ar
nsnian Or Russian or Pole or German
q pure American.
We Ssprobats Il In the Negro as II
mess contact with him were leprous,
We can Ill sympathize with those
whose property suffers In value by
reason OF color prejudice. but the
whole history Of our cities tells of the
ruination Of aristocratic quarters by
he influx Of trade or Of masses Of i'm.
migrants. Sudden changes in value
ass what every one faces who buys
urban property. Losing money ought
surely never to be an excuse for put
ti1g extra burdens on Q race already
hsevily disadvantaged.
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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-01-23
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.

loa<inlsy's Views on Human Liberty.
valor Of colored Soldiers.
At this time. when so much agitation
= going on throughout the country
shout the citizenship righs Of Afro
Americans, the following from speech
By the late President William McKin-
lsy should give encouragement to ev-
~ person who believes in a square
dsal for all Americans regardless of
rice, color or creed.
President Mckinley said: :
Ny friends and fellow citizens, the
settlements Of that war must stand
% the irreversible judgment Of battle
and the innexible decree Of nation
Ct Tree men. They must not be mis-
interpreted. they must not be multi
He'd, they must not be weakened or
shorn Of their force under any pretext
whatever, but must be acquiesced in
kreelU In every part Of the republic,
without reservation or voidance or
evasion. n-.' "
u must not be equality and justice
b the written law only. 1t must be
equality and justice In the laws ad-
nanfsration everywhere. and alike ad-
ministered in every part Of the repub-
hc 30 every citizen thereof. II must
ut be the more cold Formally of con-
0tafutional enactment. It must be a
living birthright, which the poorest
and humblest may enjoy, and which
the richest and most powerful dare
not deny. .,. ...
Our black allies must neither be de.
sefted nor forsaken. And every right
secured them by the constitution must
b surely given to them. as II God had
Put upon their faces the color Of the
Anglo-Saxon race. They fought for
the dag In the war, and that flag, with
Nh Il represents and stands for, must
secure them every constitutional right
IN peace.
At Baton Rouge the first regiment
e the Black brigade, before starting
Tor Port Hudson, received at the
hands Of It's white colonel-Colonel
Stafford-its regimental colors in
speech from the colonel. which ended
with this Injunction:
Color bearer, guard. defend, protect,
die for, but do not surrender those
colors."
10 which the sergeant replied, and
- was as black as my coat:
Colonel, I'll return those flags to
you In honor, or I'll report to God the
reason why"
He fell, MORALLY wounded, In one Of
those desperate charges in front Of
Port Hudson. with his face to the enc
ny, with those colors in his clinched
Ast pressed upon his breast. He did
not return the colors, but the God
above him knew the reason why.
Against those who fought on the other
sjds In that great conflict we have no
Besentment; for them we have no bit
tsrnsss. We would impose upon them
- punishment; we would infiict upon
them no indignity. They are our
bguthers.
We would save them, even from
humiliation. But will tell You what
W insist upon, and we will insist upon
Il until It is secured-that the settle
ment made between Grant and Lee at
Appomattox, which W 8 afterward en-
bodied In the constitution Of the Unit
"a States, shall be obeyed and respect
"a In every part Of this Union. More
~ hsve never asked: less we will not
havA
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-01-23
ECONOMY.

One Of the greatest curses Of
American civihza ion today is the
fact that it is Questionable to save
and that the people are ashamed to
save. while extravaganza. waste
and carelessness are looked upon
as smart and signs Of prosperity
Roger w. Babson.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-01-23
NATIONAL w. C. T. u.
Department Work Among colored
People. -
AN OPEN LETTER.

AN OPEN LETTER.
The National Woman's Christian
Temperance Union has launched a
campaign for National Constitutional
Prohibition in 1920.
| We believe in ourselves; but In.
finitely more in the God who said:
BE not afraid nor dismayed by rea.
son Of this great multitude; for the
battle Is not your but Gods"
We realize that it would be dis,
astrous to the race, If in the final tri'
umph of virtue over vice, the church
over the liquor traffic; our women
we're found poorly represented in the
great organization of the National
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, which knows no woman by her
creed or color.
To forestall such a calamity, we
are calling for volunteers all over the
Nation.
January I, 1914, has been set apart
as out fast day, on which day all who
are Interested In the weIIbeing Of the
race are called upon to unite with US
that there might be great awakening
Of our women to this the opportune
time to fall into line and help save our
race from this vile form Of slavery
xs,L lob $h> ,.,hi$. ~, ~. .;,,;I;-.xs~.> 4
forced upon US. IKE
At our National Convention in As.
bury Park, N. j., in November, Ohios
colored women led the nation in max
ing great gain Of membership; New
York came next. The whole nation
must rally. The liquor traffic knows
no race, section, nor condition in IT'S
work If evil. WE MUST BE ON
DUTY when the last blow for liberty
of home, race and nation is struck. 4
Texas will rally for 1000 paid mem
bers. Tennessee and Arkansas 500
each. ....- Il
Mrs. George e. Haynes, Fisk Uni.
versity, Nashville, Tenn, has been
chosen as our Secretary Of Advisory
Committees Of College Work.
Miss Mary A. Lynch, Livingston Col.
lege, Salisbury, N. c., is Chairman Of
Committee on Press Work. K
I cheerfully introduce these capable
earnest women who will help lead our
ranks to victory over the greatest
enemy we have known since emancipa-
ton.
We believe in the press as one OF
the greatest means Of helping to
establish truth and justice.
We believe that our men will rally
to help Us as they discover the ear.
nestness of our hearts set to action.
We therefore humbly ask that you
VIII give space in your valuable col.
umns Of the next issue for this letter.
We further beg that you will let ap.
pear in a later issue If not along with
this letter, the enclosed copy of ex.
cerpts from DR.. Booker T. Washing.
ton; Prof. Kelly Miller, Howard Uni.
versity, Washington, d. c.; DIR. G. v.
Roman, Meharry Medical College,
Nashville, Tenn; DR.. Sutton e. Griggs,
Memphis, Tenn; Bishop c. R. Har.
ris, Salisbury, N. c.; DR.. r. e. Jones,
New Orleans; DR.. J. H. N. Waring,
Washington, d. G. 4
ELIZA e. PETERSON,
Texarkana, Tex, National Supt.
AMANDA SMITH,
Sebring, Fla, &
ELLA SHEPPARD MOORE, .
Nashville, Tenn, Associates. 81
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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-07-11

The Lower Skirt Cut on CrosswIse
Fold of Striped Bingham Is Sug-
gestion for Home Dressmakers
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-07-11

long tailed horse but from the horse
in the stable comes the greater part of
the wonderful imitation aigrettes
which are replacing so effectively,
those obtained at the expense OF the
birds life. This same hair is used for
the horse-hsir braids and trimmings
which wear so we'll Beware OF imi-
tations. however, for the limitations
get sticky and soon lose all luster,
ottentimes getting torn II the least bit
damp
The veil worn during the spring
after the mode called "harem" is the
forerunner of the present style. We
will no longer be snugly pinned into
our wells. These come in variety OF
meshes the most popular being border
ed with dots or lace. For the devotee
of the heavy veil. heavy laces are ar
ranged on light elastic, pinned
around the chin and very tight in the
back, the top OF the veil with its
elastic .sdging being so placed at the
edge Of the hat brim ar to make 1t
possible for its wearer when she wishes
TO eat luncheon to drop it down from
the top without otherwise disarrang-
ing its adjustment.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-07-11
ORGANDY GOWNS WITH VELVET
COATES A SUMMER FANTASTY
Tendencies in Summer Gowns and
Cape Wraps
HORSE. HAIR AIGRETTES AND THE NEW Wells

charming Pompsdour design. This
is frock which may serve "a sug-
gestion for many different ways Of
using materials 1t would be charm
ing in lone color, and would also be
striking IL the treatment of the ma
terials were reversed. and the taffeta
used for the rutfies and the crepe de
Chine used for the front of the skirt
and overwaist.
For evening wear and dancing the
frocks are very plain, with long,
straight bodices. which have little or
no trimming upon them The skirt is
it's own trimming, usually being cut
in very boutfant effect The little fish
tail train seems to have had it's day
for most of the frocks just clear the
floor OF course, here and there we
see dinner gown with round-cut
train, but even that is arranged 80
that it may be- easily dipsosed of il
the measure of the dance allures toe
strongly.
Capes are having wonder full vogue
which will undoubtedly last into the
winter and bs adapted to fur for the
colder months At present they are
lined with brilliant and heavily bro.
caded Innings. Soft thicklY piled
materials, such as duvetyne vevlet OF
plush, will be used for these. and will
no doubt, be as effective as the capel
in the lighter weight materials. The
winter wraps will undoubtedly bt
closer fitting than the summer ones
The attractive summer tailored suits
are being made with these cape wraps
and many dresses in such materials "a
heavy, coarse linen and pique are
made with capes of the same
A great deal of brocaded silks being
used by young and old. Evening
slippers are made of the same.
A great deal of brocaded material
as the gown, or in clotn of gold or sill
yer, one or the fabrics handsome
enough to wear with these exquisite
gowns.
The trend of hair.dIessing seems Il
be toward the knot at the nape of The
neck, or high and close to the head
as most OF the new hats are very
cl osely fitting turbans
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-07-11

All property owners, mining COM
panies and explorers who have upon
their premises test pits. shafts or open
pits are hereby notified that unless the
law which provides for the fencing of
s1cb pits or shafts is complied with the
undersigned will take steps to enforce
the law The safety of human life, as
well as that of dumb animals. depends
upon the enforcing Of this law and |
propose to protect life and property 80
TAR as it lies in my power so to do
VIM. 81. lobe.
May I, 1919 Inspector of Mines
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-07-11

Some charming gowns have been
made with shoulder capes and Henry
~ capes of Chantilly aud embroidered
net. A black cobweb lace covers a
waist of cubic design, subduing the
harsh, crude colors into an artistic
creation.
Another frock in which lace is used
in an unusual combination has bod
Ice of lace simply draped, while the
skirt has the tunic of Chantilly with
circular velvet band at the bottom
The lower skirt is also of lace, and a
velvet belt with a gorgeous velvet rose
completes the costume
After lace comes maline, which is
richly handsome in black. girdled by
a brilliant sash.
Organdy is having great vogue in
Paris. 1t is used for tunics on gowns
of satin, In both black and white, and
is trimmed with bands of satin. and
Shades OF Past Hot Summers bands of
fur
Whole orgsndy dresses are worn a
great deal, especially with the charm
ing coatees of taffeta and faille silk.
The very newest o. these little wraps
are made of black chiffon velvet. The
materials OF winter have invaded the
Summer. Will the fabrics Of summer
dare face winter
Two simple but charming summer
models are shown In my illustrations.
The 6rst is dress OF striped gingham
and plain chsmbray. An entirely new
ncte Of trimming possibilities Is shown
In the striped gingham. with its
stripes placed crosswise instead of the
usually accepted method Of having
them go mp and down. The raglan
sleeves are Of the stripes. while the
front and back OF the waist and the
straight tunic are OF plain tan cham
bray.
A silk dress Ia never amiss In ones
wardrobe. for 10 will save many an
hour at the ironing table, and Is al
ways ready for emergencies. In the
second illustration is shown a dress OF
blue tsneta, with an underwaist and
pleated ruffiss extending across the
back TO the edge Of the front, OF white
crepe dc Chine. stamped with