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The Denver star., 1914-04-18
Was Founded by Peter Paul Brown
Forty seven Years Ago.

Brooklyn.-One of the most interest
ing events among the secret societies
in Brooklyn recently was the annual
thanksgiving sermon to the Order of
Moses held in the Bridge Street \. NJ.
+. church. The sermon was delivered
by the pastor OF the church. the Rev.
DR. c. p. Cole. The members OF the
various departments of the order We're
out in large numbers and in full regal
liza which added charm and beauty to
their appearance as they filed into the
aiSles Of the spacious edifice.
The exercises of the order We're con
Quoted by Joseph f. Matthews. who
was master of ceremonies The pro-
gram was highly interesting especially
to those persons who had never before
seen such a program carried out by Il
large secret organization in public
ylace Of religious worship. The state
mcnt giving the purpose Of the order
was read by Arthur Q. Martin. one of
Brooklyn's successful business men.
Mr. Martin said that the order of
Moses was founded forty-seven years
ago by Peter Paul Brown in Norris
town. Pa. He also gave the figures
showing the benefits derived from the
organization by financial member.
The sermon by DR.. Cole dealt largely
with the history of Moses and re-
vealcd much helpful information to
the members of the order and also to
the public. DIR. Cole said that the or
der occupied different position from
that Of many of the secret societies be-
cause it was founded by Il coiored
American and had been successfully
conducted by members OF the colored
race in America for forty-seven years.
The Denver star., 1914-04-18
Negro Principal for Alanti,
City School.

Atlantic City, N. 1.-The
Atlantic Avenue School, the
only school in the city attend
ed exclusively by Negro chill :
dren. will have Negro for
principal, is the wishes of the
Negroes of the city are con-
sidered favorably by the
Board of Education.
The ministers of the city
churches, members of the
Ministers Union, at their
meeting last week, passed a
set OF resolutions requesting
the board to appoint a Negro
as principal of this school, and
the resolutions we're signed
by practically all the minis
ters. 1t is reported that the
board has under advisement
the carrying out of this idea.
Prof. w. Bruce Evans, for
mer principal of the Arm
strong Manuel Training school
Washington, d. c.. was in
Atlantic City a few days look
ing over the situation. making
the visit by invitation of a
prominent official of the
board. If the change is made
it is probable that Mr.. Evans
will be appointed.
This school was originally
presided over by a Negro
principal. but because of GER
tain conditions the board dis
missed him and appointed him
and appointed a white man
as principal. Several of the
ministers preached special
sermons to their congrega-
tions in the effort to generate
a city-wide interest in the
move~ent.
The Denver star., 1914-04-18

government. In 1907 4 similar act was
passed by the national congress, appro-
priating an additional $4,000 yearly
to each state and territory.
The act requires that the states re-
ceiving the benefit of this approp:ia-
ton provide ground and buildings and
keep up the repairs of the institutions.
The money appropriated by the fed
eral government may be used to pay
teachers Of mathematics. science. Eng
lish, agriculture, the various mechanic
arts. commercial subjects and domestic
science and arts. but no part of the
appropriation may be used to keep up
repairs. The spirit of the act is to re-
Quire the states to do their part in the
interest of agricultural education.
Potent Factor In Work of Education.
1t has done more than any other
agency to awaken Il general interest
in agricultural education throughout
the United States and to stimulate the
southern states to provide scientific
education for the Negro youth. -Ac-
cording TO the report of the commits
sioner of education for 1912. these
schools received from the federal gov
ernment S245.51S and from their states
S2T0.G5O total of S516.16S. They
had total enrolment of 5000.
The land grant colleges are organ
lied under the name of the Association
of American Agricultural Colleges and
Experiment Stations. This organiza-
ton meets annually in various por-
tionS of the country. The member
ship Is open to all the land grant
schools of the country. In the last
few years representatives of the Ne
gro schools have attended in soodly
@rmbers. In 1911 these Negro repre-
sentatives organized special confer
ence among themselves at the meeting
held in Columbus. o.. ut which time
they Were addressed by Hon. L. L.
ClaNton. United States commissioner
of education. and Hon. w. o. Thomp-
son. chairman of the executive com
The Denver star., 1914-04-18
$780, 900 For Negroea.

St. Louis. Mo.-Gov, Major
ofthis state recently appoint
ed an entire new board OF
managers for the industrial
home for Negro girls near
Upton, Mo. The board IS
compose altogether >f white
.p3son,
The old board appointed
by Gov. Hadley, was com
posed altogether Of white per
sons. Plans have been adopt
ed for a new building, which
when equipped will cost the
State $4,000.
The Denver star., 1914-04-18
Result Of Measure Passed by
Congress In 1862.
KNOWN As The MORRILL, ACT
Growth Of Educational Institutions
tion Of American Agricultural Col
Ieses and Experiment Stations.
Senator Morrill's Good Work.
By N. BARNETT poDsoN.

The Negro Land Grant college is the
Outgrowth of the congressional land
grant act of 1862. This measure was
introduced into the United States con.
gress by the late Senator Justin Smith
Morrill, of Vermont in 1857 and finally
passed in 1862. The bill granted pub
lie lands for the founding of state col
leges to teach agriculture and the me-
chanic arts and allied subjects and is
known as the Morrill, act.
An additional grant was made by an
act introduced by Senator Morrill, i'll
1890. which provided that in each state
and territory in which separate schools
We're maintained for white and colored
youth an equitable distribution of the
fund be made between the two races.
The act carried with it an appropria-
ton of $4,000 year from the federal
The Denver star., 1914-04-18
Interesting News
Concerning the Race.
Drew Equals Best Record

New York City.-James r.
Sullivan, secretary of the
Amateur Athletic union, on
SATURDAY. made public a letter
from William Unmack, vice
president of the Pacific coast
association, in regard to the
record recently made by
Howard Drew, the little Afro
;American sprinter who tor
merly ran for Springfield
Mass, high school. Drew IS
now student a. the univer-
sity of Southern California,
In dual meet at Berkeley
Cal, on March IS, he won a
100 yard dash and was timed
in Q 3-5s. MIR Unmack says
that Drew beat Bradley, who
is consistent 10 Is man,
by six yards, that there was
no wind to hinder him and
and that the start was per-
fectly equal according to the
rules. The record committee
will undoubtedly allow 1t as
a new mark. Drew's new re-
cord eqnals that made by
Dan kclley.-Gazette
The Denver star., 1914-04-18

The receipts of the Post
Office at Mound Bayou, Miss,
over which a colored woman
presides as postnistress, and
which town is an exclusive
Negro town, indicates the
progress of the town. From
March 1912 to March 1913,
the receipts we're as follows:
Money orders issued, $o7'-
77o.22; Fees $53o.4o; On Pos
tai Account, $3,oo7.44; Sale
of Stamps, $3,s37.5i From
Newspapers. $4l.S8; Box
Rents, $227.5o., In the Postal
Savings Department. certif'-
Gates to the amount of $343
were issued. The Postofice
receipts of city or town in
dicatly how live it is: This
being accepted as criterion,
the Negro town of Mound
BAYOU is very much alive.
The Denver star., 1914-04-18

AS indicating that the Neg
rocs of Washington. d. e.,
are awaking to the necessity
of establishing business enter
prlses, and patronizing race
establishments, it is estimated
that in the last two years
$4,000 have been invested
in business establishments tn
u Street alone, from 9th to
14th Street. Printing shops,
cafe, tailor shops. drug stores,
barber shops. cleaning and
dyeing, haberdashery, picture
framing. shoe store, Jewelry
store, millinery store. cigar
stand and Photographic es-
tablishments are some OF the
Negro enterprises which now
line U street. The Industrial
Saving bank, the new bank
ing institution recently estab-
lished in Washington, was
lately examined by the gov
ernment Bank Examiner and
complimented by him on its
excellent condition.
The Denver star., 1914-04-18
Financial Board Holds Ses
sion.

Washington, D. c., April II
The annual meeting of the
Financial Board of the A. M,
E. church was held Wednes-
day. at which time Secretary
John r. Hawkins made his
second annual report. Bishop
H. B. Parks presided.
The Denver star., 1914-04-18
Five Points Ablaze With Easter Fashions
and Splendor.

The observance Of this day
of peace, sunshine, life and
happiness by the Denver folk
was more noticeable this year
than ever before. The day
was beautiful; not a threaten
ing cloud and the air was
warm and inviting. The day
ushered into our bodies. tired
of the wintry blasts, a spring
time of new hopes. new am
bition anc ardent fires for fu-
ture success and achievement.
To the careworn if brought
flowers, ferns and Easter ILL
lies of happiness and life and
to the spiritual minded the
faultless day offered a time
for encouragement and spirit
ual enlargement of the soul of
the believers in Him, who has
and gives everlasting lite.
The observance and honor
ing OF this day with its attend
ing festivals and powerful sug-
gestions of good has filled
and blessed the hungry souls
of men for over 1000 years.
So great has been its influence
that the Easter spirit in the
churches touches and shapes
all phases of humanity in due
recognition Of our beloved
Saviour. 1t is a gala day in
fashions, splendor and merri :
ment among those who ex-
press their silent reverence
through those manifestations.
Five Points in Denver, our
Broadway where the colored
promenade and stroll, was the
SCENE of much displaying Of
the latest fashions Sunday af-
ternoon. Young misses, mar
rieu ladies and old maids with
their escorts and some with :
out escorts. were on dress pa
rade. Many of the latest
beautiful gowns with the New
York creations and Partisan
effect and gracefully exhibited
themselves in the Barnes Ho-
tel, Little Savoy. Rice & Rice
and Oklahoma Cafe, taking
in all the places where the
hungry crowd feasted galore
with their inquiring eyes. The
signihcapce of the Easter day
should show itself in the
beauty of the Christ idea in
our deeds and daily thoughts,
lifting our dead bodies to
higher, nobler and better
planes as we journey through
the year. All the churches
of the city observed the day
most httingly.
The Denver star., 1914-04-18
The stud.n. Volunteer Movement.

Tho Student Volunteer Movement.
The various educational Institutions
among AFRO Americans generally and
those in Atlanta. Ga. in particular are
showing much interest in the coming
convention of the student volunteer
movement, to be held on the campus
OF Clark university in Atlanta. begin.
ming Monday. May IS. The program
will be conducted by DIR. John l.. Mott.
The Denver star., 1914-04-18
Special Announcement

On account of the illness of Mr. Hutton Mr. Moorand
could not get to Denver in time to open the r M. c. A.
campaign Sunday April 10TH For this the COM
miee has decided to postpone the campaign until hi.
arrival which they think be- during the coming week.
The Denver star., 1914-04-18

He also scored the poor
school facilities and the exist
ence OF the saloon in that sec
ton. The conference was at
tended by ministers and lay
men from the Western Shore
of Maryland, West Virginia
and the District of Columbia,
along with a number of gen.
eral officers.
The Denver star., 1914-04-18

The Mayor of Boston has
ordered that all discrimination
against Negroes in municipal
pvmnasiums, baths, etc, must
be stopped.-The Crisis
The Denver star., 1914-04-18
viraini, sapti.. Stat. Convention.

The Virginia Baptist State Conve0-
tion will hold its annual convention in
Roanoke. Va. from Wednesday. May
l3. to Sunday. May IL. inclusive. The
convention aims to raise at the com
ing session Sl0.30O for education and
home and foreign missions. The Rev.
Alexander A Calvin of Danville. Va.
in close touch with the pastors of the
churches belonging to the organization
throughout the state. The president Is
uraisg each church to do its full duty
in raising the amount mentioned above
which is the amount of the budget
agreed upon at the last annual meet
ing of the convention.
Want National Political Congress.
Excluding the states which have dis
franchiSement laws. the number ot
colored voters in the north. east and
middle west. according to the most re-
cent estimate. is about S.D.0OO. For
the purpose OF discussing the political
situation as 1t relates to members oe
the race it has been suggested ihat
a national congress be calles; 10 u,.et
In Washington Mny 3. The suggestion
is u good one and Shoun! hc put into
action without delay.
Remember every dollar you spend
in Dearfield, Colorado. you may spend
1t again.
Connecticut western news., 1914-12-31
The EauIfs If 0tban~

Charity does not require of us that we should not see the faults of others, but that we should avoid all needless and voluntary observing of them and that we should not be blind to their good qualities when we are so sharp sighted ill their bad ones. What if others are weak, is that q reason for your no longer keeping any measure with them? You that complain of their troubling you, do you give mo- body any trouble? You that are so shocked at the faults you see-if all to whom you have been troublesome should return the trouble they have had with you, you would be oppressed with the weight. and, besides, even supposing that men had nothing to re- proach you with, yet consider, further, what obligations you be under from God to show forbearance toward oth- CTS for which you know you have such abundant occasion at his hands, Fenelon.
Connecticut western news., 1914-12-31
When They Mined tha Mile.

In the Sudan campaign as the Brit. ish troops approached Omdurman the Khalifa Abdullah conceived the idea of upsetting the British gunboat ex- petition by mining the Nile. A former officer of the Egyptian army whom he had long held prisoner was order ed by the khalifa to construct a couple of mines, which were produced forth with. They were primitive in form, consisting, in fact, of two old iron boilers stuffed with gunpowder, in which was concealed q pistol with a string attached to the trigger whereby the charge could be exploded. The first mine was laid by the IsmaIlia, worked by native crew, and demon strated its efficiency by exploding on the instant, sinking the Ismailia and killing the crew, including the mine constructor.
 The khalifa was delighted, not at the accident. but at the testimony to the power of the invention, and immedi- ately ordered the emir in charge of his arsenal to lay the second mine. The ameer. protiting by experience, insured his safety by putting the Nile into the boiler before he put the boiler into the Nile. He then carried out the immer- sion successfully, to the joy of Abdul lah, who loaded him with presents and praises. s."-Manchester Guardian.
Connecticut western news., 1914-12-31
Ternes3ee's Marbles.

Although marble is the most impor- tant product of Knoxville, Tenn, there being thirty-five mills and quarries in the city district, producing values which have reached $3,000,000 a year, the great variety and value of Ten nessee's marble deposits were un- known until 1853. Between that year and 1857 the two large additions of the capitol at Washington, wherein the United States senate and the house of representatives sit, were built of this marble. The beautiful East Tennessee variegated marble Is the material of which the desks of the president of the senate and the speak CT of the house as well as the railing of the stairway leading from the first floor of the capitol to the galleries of the house, were built.-Argonaut.
Connecticut western news., 1914-12-31
. A Straw From Oregon.

Oregon, where the referendum" and other so-called modern theories of gov ernment have been carried, in the opinion of many, to extreme, has through the Oregon State Wool Growers Association at its annual meeting just adopted a resolution which is a de- parture from the recent political atmos- phere of that state. It may be also re- called that Missouri has taken a con- structive step forward and rejected the Extra Crew Law. The action taken by the Oregon State Wool Growers As sociation is noted in the following reso- lutions:
 Resolved, by the Oregon State Wool Growers Association in annual session assembled in the City of Pcn- dleton, December 3, 4, 1914 that we do hereby appeal to our National and State legislators and officials, and to our own membership and the general public, to adopt an attitude of encouragement towards transportation, public utility, manufacturing and business enterprises, to urge the repeal of legislation which, though exalted in purpose, has proved destructive in effect, and to support legislation that will foster the invest ment of capital, stimulate industry and increase material prosperity, so there will be better markets for our products. more profit for the producers and more employment and better wages for labor" ...
Connecticut western news., 1914-12-31

Miss Anna Kelley, of New York, is visiting Miss Lillian Ingersol.
 MT. and Mrs. Albert Barnes and children, of New York, are visiting at J. E. RhoadeS's.
 MT. and Mrs. James McGuire and Morris Morrisey, of Millerton, spent Christmas at James McCormick's
 MT. and Mrs. Norman Hicks and children spent Christmas with Mrs. Hicks parents ill Winsted.
 Roy Johnson, of West Cornwall, has been visiting at Samuel Reels.
 MT. and F. E. Dewey and daughter Helen, spent the holiday in Kent.
 Miss Ellen Hamer, of North Adams, spent last Wednesday evening with Mrs. Fred Brewer
 Wm. Torrant spent Christmas at his home in Norfolk.
 Miss Alice Atwater, of Springfield, is visiting her sister, Mrs. s. G. Camp.
 Mrs. Bessie Gall, of Winsted, spent the holiday and Sunday at D. M. Greens.
 Philip Orben and Manuel Trigieros spent Christmas in Norfolk.
Connecticut western news., 1914-12-31
Just For YnII.

You may think this paragraph is in. tended for some one else. But it isn't. It is really meant for you who are at this instant reading it.
 What we now ask you Is, Why don't you do something about it2 1t has troubled you so long one would think you might take the time to sit down calmly and decide what is best to d9.
 At bottom, you know, the whole diff. ficulty lies with yourself. You have shrunk from facing 1t. You haven't been honest with yourself You need to exercise your will-not too much, of course. Rome wasn't built in day. Take 1t easy. It will gradually disap- pear. and you won't know your old self.-Life.
Connecticut western news., 1914-12-31
German Soldiers Yell by Orders.

Here is a curious instance of the German way of doing things. The German military system does not take into account the natural impulse of a charging, excited trooper to yell any way under the vociferous conditions of battle. He is commanded to yell as part of the shock action to which each man must contribute to make overpow- ering. During the winter schooling he actually is drilled in individual charg- ing to yell at certain point in the charge and is severely criticised if he does not make noise enough. It is the same with singing. The Germans are naturally musical people and sing spontaneously. but with regiments in the field songs are started and stopped by command.-World's Work.
Connecticut western news., 1914-12-31
Ezra L. Johnson Dead.

Ezra l.. Johnson, the most prominent citizen of Newtown, for many years chairman of the board of school visitors, died, Sunday, aged ga years. He was the author of history of Newtown.
 He leaves his wife and four children, one of whom, Rt. Rev. Frederick Foote Johnson, is assistant bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Missouri. An other son, William O. Johnson, is prominent in politics and was, twice representative from Newtown, and Charles Johnson, a former school teacher in Canaan. /. E
Connecticut western news., 1914-12-31
Representative-elect Dead.

John W. Mckenzie, of Wallingford, epresentative-electt to the General As sembly, was killed Saturday when he fell from tree which he was trimming in his yard. He was dead when found by his son. The doctor who was sum- moned said that his neck had been broken. MT. Mckenzie was a republi- can and was active in town affairs, holding many offices. He was 56 years old. He leaves his wife and three children.
Connecticut western news., 1914-12-31
3,85o Men Get Jobs Back.

About 3, $50 employ es in the repair shops of the New Haven Railroad system who were laid off two weeks
 ago for reasons of economy were put back to work Monday, one week earlier than was anticipated when the plants were closed. r.... ,t..
 Approximately 300 returned at the
 Readsville shops and more than 1000 answered the whistle at the New Haven shops. At Readville about 3, 900 re-
 turn on four days a week time and the rest on full time. The conditions will be similar in other plants.
Connecticut western news., 1914-12-31
Patients Saved From Fire.

While the New Haven Grace Hospi- tai Annex was burning Sunday. young woman nurses coolly wrapped the seven patients in extra blankets and carried them out into the intense cold to the hospital proper. One of the patients, Miss Catherine Stanley, 90 years old. died later, but the hospital authorities say her death was not hastened by the incident. The fire started from an overheated furnace. The loss is $2O,O00. .-.. '-'
Connecticut western news., 1914-12-31
Mendino a Broken Nose.

: pr. O. A. Lathrop of Boston reports to the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal on a remarkable operation by which he strengthened baseball play CTS nose that had been smashed by a bat. He cut a strip of bone two inch es long and a quarter of an inch wide from the inner edge of the mans shoul- der blade and inserted this in his nose. Four weeks later the graft had entire ly healed and the nose had assumed its normal shape and color.
Connecticut western news., 1914-12-31
Cars Burned.

A tank car and two lumber cars were burned and six other cars damaged when freight train, west bound on the New Haven road, was derailed at Stamford, Monday. Nine cars left the tracks. The tank car took fire immed- lately. The fire department was called out and late in the afternoon had the blaze under control. The remainder of the train was hauled away out of danger.
Connecticut western news., 1914-12-31
Great Endurance.

"An elephant is one of the strongest as well as one of the most patient ami mals on earth" said the student of natural history.
 He has to be-" replied MT. Growch- CT. Think of all the circuses he Is compelled to look at."-WashingtOn Star
Connecticut western news., 1914-12-31
Very Eem,nine Indeed.

De Crop-Gwendolyn is an intensely feminine girl. Miss Ryder-More so than the rest of us? De Crop-Well, she asked blacksmith the other day if her horse couldn't wear shoes a size smaller.-Kansas City Star.
Connecticut western news., 1914-12-31
Tipoa Tn west Africa,

Because of the scarcity of clocks in West Africa events are timed by the regular daily occurrences. For exam pie. a native wrote that she had receiv- ed news of her sisters sickness ga ht- tie while before the guinea fowls talk"-that is, about o'clock in the morning
Connecticut western news., 1914-12-31
No Sympathy.

"Sir, your daughter has promised to become my wife"
 Well, don't come to me for sympa- try. You might know something would happen to you hanging around here five nights week. ."-Houston Post.