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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-17
SILLY KERsANDs DEAD.
Well Known Minstrel Takes Last Curtain
In Artesia, NJ. Mex.-Interment
IT, at Chattanooga, Tenn.

The original and only Billy Kersands,
the colored minstrel, died at Artesia, N.
M, June 80, OF heart failure. He was
years old, DHs sui, IN .ie in
Artesia with the Nigro & Stevenson
Shows when his demise came almost I'M
ineiiately after the second show.
Biily Kersands had been on the Ameri-
can stage for nearly fifty years. ne was was
born at Baton, Rouge, La. but when very
young he went to New York and engaged
in the boot black trade. His first ven
ture in the show business was In the year
1870 whsn he started fnsds wisn end and
bagkage boy. He worked his way up and
was soon one of the stars of the COM
f,any He travelled with this company
", took the company over he Travelled
with them to Europe. This was the COM
pany managed by the late Chas. Froh-
man. The company played to all the
Biily was presented with diamond stud
by Queen Victoria. At this time Billy
was making $3.50 q week, and 1t was the
beginning Of his ultimate success. He
with Charles Hicks as partner. This run
along for several years, when the COM
pany was disbanded. Kersands then
Joined the Richards & Pringle Minstrels,
land. After a few years with Richards d
PrinEle Billy again put out another COM
pany, and again toured the Orient. On
their return to the Occident, Mr.. and Mrs.
Kersands joined with the Nigro & Steven
son Shows, where they had their own
show. ."..
Every member Of the Nigro & Steven
SON Shows was present at the deathbed
of the old veteran, and they all offered
their services and sympathies to Mrs.
Kersands at her darkest hour. Mr..
Nigro says Of the venerable old minstrel:
''There never was a man in the colored
profession more honored and respected
than Billy Kersands. The order was
given by the manager to close all shows
the night after his DEATH"
Mrs. Kersands extends her sincerest ap-
probation to all who tried to console her,
and thanks them for their many kind
heeses.
The remains were shipped to Chatta-
nooga for internent. nt.-Indianapolis Free
man.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-17
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION TO
MEET IN CHICAGO, AUG. "a.
Large Attendance Expected at Annual
Meeting of National Body.

The sixteenth annual meeting Of the
National Medical association win be
held in Chicago from Aug. "A to 20 in
elusive. The local committee Of ar
rangements, headed by DR.. u. G.
Daley, is making extensive prepara-
lions for entertaining the members Of
the association. The usual number Of
papers, embracing every phase Of med
icine, surgery, dentistry and pharmacy,
VIII be given prominent place on the
program, as In former years, but the
outstanding feature Of this convention
WIN be the large number Of clinics
which viii be held during the session.
Chicago has unusual facilities for
clinical demonstrations Of all kinds,
and the local committee has been alive
10 the opportunities that may be seized
for the benefit Of visiting doctors. The
larger portion of the surgical clinics
will be held at Cook County hospital,
which has been recently completed.
Others VIII be held at the st. Luke's
hospital and Provident hospital. Ar
rangements have also been made for
special clinics covering diseases Of the
eye, ear, nose, throat, children's dis
eases and women's diseases.
Men who are located in the more re-
mote sections of the country will wit
ness here operations and demonstra-
lions that they have seldom If ever
been permitted to witness before, and
the local committee and the officers Of
the association are particularly anxious
that the rural general practitioner shall
avail himself Of the opportunity to be
present at Chicago for these wonderful
demonstrations Of medical, surgical
and dental research and progress.
The headquarters of the local COM
mittee win be in the Y. M. @. A. build
ing, and some Of the sessions viii be
held there. There win, as usual, be
public meetings on Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings, and the session
win close on Thursday evening, Aug.
20, with a banquet. Some Of the more
prominent men connected with the as
sociation will perform many difficult
uhA koAO OpCidtAOhS, ohu thO oScoSAa-
ton as q whole will be invited to clin-
les conducted by Murphy, Schrader
and Ochsner.
These men stand at the forefront Of
surgical progress, and to be able to
witness operations performed by them
and to observe the technic that they
have perfected will be Of invaluable
assistance to every one who visits
these clinics. Special rates will pre-
vail on all the roads entering Chicago.
Many from all sections of the country
have already indicated their intention
Of being present. Those who are unac-
Quainted with the city and expect to
be there should communicate with the
chairman Of the local committee, DR..
q. G.. Daley, 8 East Thirty sixth place,
Chicago.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-17
Suppose.

Suppose the weak have just as good
q chance TO draw from the box the
ablest lawyer as the powerful, then
there would not be one case 60 to trial
where now ten are tried, there would
not be one case tried where now hun
dreds are brought, and Tor every case
that Is now bluffed out and that does
not get into court nor reach a settle
ment of any kind, there would be q
very strong probability Of fair and
amicable settlement = r. 8. Gray In
Journal OF the American Institute Of
Criminal Law.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-17
TASK FOR THE NATIONS.
Ray Stannard Bakers Plea For
Human Brotherhood. A

Ray Stannard Baker in a re-
cent issue of the American Mag
azine has the following to say
about prejudice of one race
against another:
"Why will men not see that
there can be no true civilization
while any men in the world are
left out Of it and that no race and
no nation can 60 far forward
while other races and nations
lag behind? -
Let the white person again
, tread the black person under his
heel! (Say, which is trodden un-
der heel after allO ..
1T is not enough that we give
, the alien nations our learning,
our religion. our science. What
signify all these things2 Are
we hurt by giving them? Are
we not. on the contrary, the ma
terial gamers? No; we must be
prepared to 60 further than that,
else we have not learned the
} fundamental concept of religion.
1T Is not-the great task OF any
) nation that it shall remain pure
or white or learned or that 1t
shall assure to its posterity the
possession Of land and comfort,
though this has been the belief
and the doom Of every aristocra.
cy from the beginning Of time.
The great task of every ad-
vanced race or nation is to bring
more love, more light. into the
world.
"a stand for racial aristocracy
means war, hatred, barren ex-
clusiveness and finally degenera-
ton and failure; a stand for ra-
cial democracy and brotherhood
means love in the world, friend
hness, sacrifice. new fertility.
wider sweep for faith and final
triumph. individuals may suffer
In the process, nations may per-
ish, but civilization. the kingdom
Of humanity. will grow. will be-
come more beautiful.
1--WE are willing to do every
thing for China men or Hindus
or for our own poor. except the
one essential thing. Yes. educate
them Ia little); yes. teach them
the religion Of resignation: yes.
give them shoes and coats. but
do not disturb us in our luxury.
1T won't work; 1t won't work.
So long as we refuse to give our
selves we have failed utterly"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-17
OPENS STUDIO IN INDIANAPOLIS

Mme.. Ada Murphy, formerly of Mime.
apolis, Mimi, has located In the city and
opened a studio to students of voice and
piano. Nine Murphy. is well qualified
to teach, having graduated from the
Northwestern Conservatory of Music ir
Minneapolis, the American Conservatory
Chicago, and completed the music
course at the Indiana University. She
has also studied privately with some OF
the most noted vocal teachers Of the
country and possesses a highly cultivated
made q special study Of tone placement
voice cultivation, technic Of voice, and
piano harmony and chorus training, pre-
pares students for public appearance
indianapolis Freeman. -. ..s F..
Mrs. Ada Spence Murphy has the best
wishes OF The Star and her many friends
here. Her popularity begins at home
(Ed.)
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-17
To Take Business Course.

Miss Leona Darby, daughter of Mr..
Nathaniel Darby of Cotton Plant,
Ark, has entered the Minnesota
School ,of Business. She is graduate
of Lincoln Institute, Jefferson City,
Mo-, and will take the entire course.
She resides with her Uncle, Mr.. James
Darby, l02 No. Bryant Ave. Her
father is wealthy contractor and is
one of the highly respected citizens
of Arkansas.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-17

Mr.. Thomas P. Gleason of the Po-
lice Dept, can be depended upon to
suppress any moving pictures that
tend to degrade any nationality, or
bring friction between the races. He
is broad-minded and big-hearted
American and the Negroes are for.
tunate that he is the official censor
of moving pictures in this city. Mr.
Gleason is the logical man to carry
out the policies of Mayor Nye's ad-
ministration.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-17
detrinnent.

Qetf1m0nc .... ILL.,. T.
William Copeland and Sam B. Hin,
ex-members of the legislature, are yet
lively factors in the life of this city, as
are also Henry Higgins. Tom Monroe,
DR.. Cornish, DR.. Vaughn, DR.. Irwin.
DR.. Frank Johnson and others. Those
who think Cincinnati in so far as the
race is concerned Is going back should
visit this ancient metropolis, note the
handsome homes and splendid church
edifices owned by the race.
Cincinnati perhaps does not secure
the advertising its former social lead
ers. political manipulators and profes-
sional men provided for it in those
other days, but nevertheless the race
In this city still numbers many brainy
men, clever women and strong race
advocates along all lines Of worthy ac-
tivities.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-17
Bare Poles.

Purser-Don't 60 on deck, madam.
Il n stormy, and We are running her
with bare poles.
Aunt Polly-Well, suppose that,
coming from such a cold country AZ
Poland. they can stand running round
naked, but think it's downright scan
dalous to let 'em do it--London Tele-
graph.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-17
Land of the Date Palm.

Beyond the land Of the Berbers, in
the far south of Morocco, lies the great
oasis of Taflet, famous for its vast
groves of date palms. Here for hun
dreds Of square miles the land is COW
cred with thick growth Of the tall,
straight stems of the palm, and the
product Of these close growing trees is
enormous in quantity. They produce
the finest dates in the world.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-17
Glacier Park Peaks,

The peaks in Glacier National park
rising more than 10000 feet above sea
level are Mount Cleveland, 1043S feet;
Mount Stimson. 10,155 feet; Kintla
peak, 1O,10O feet; Mount Jackson, TO-.
023 feet, and Mount Siyeh, 10000 feet.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-17
Love.

Properly there is only one verb for
love. 1t is not "amo." 1t Is not
'aimer." 1t is not the softest Italian
verb. No printed language Of man
knows 1t. But the violin knows It,
and the wild bird knows It; even the
sea knows 1t. The rose is 1t, and the
moon Is 1t, and the look of mans
eyes into a woman's Is 1t, and the look
Of a woman's eyes back again Is It
But no man or woman can say 1t In
any language that endures. - Love
Letters of the King"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-17
At His Best.

Blobbs = The doctor told Guzzler
drinking was the very worst thing he
could do. Slobbs-I guess that doctor
didn't know Guzzler or he would have
realized that drinking Is the best thing
he doeG-Philadelphia Record
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-17
Ohio Knights Of Pythias Are Active

O1OV NH'SHIo OF TytTIds NV NCSIVOs
Members Of local lodges, Knights Of
Pythias, throughout the state Of Ohio
are making preparations for the meet
ing Of the supreme lodge encampment
to be held in Columbus in August.
The uniform rank has already COM
menced drill practice. as the contest
for the prize at the coming meeting
will be the most exacting In every
detail Of any yet scheduled by the state
grand lodge at an encampment.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-17
Mesie u Quite Clear,

Barber-Hair pretty thin, SIR Been
that way longf
Man In Chair--Long? I was born
that way. Subsequently enjoyed a
period of hirsute efiiorescence, but it
did not endure.-Boston Transcript.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-17
Rich and Poor.

"You must remember Miss Banks
just think moment"
''Oh, the rich girl
''Yes. She's engaged to Jack Cad.
Iey.'
'Oh, che poor girlr'-Baltimore Sun.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-17
Hsredity.

Fond Parent-That youngster Of mine
b beginning already to have the fam
ily traits. You know we gave him a
stop watch for a birthday presentf
Frfend-Yes. Fond Parent Well. sir,
within half an hour Of the time he
first got hold of that timepiece he had
found bowl Of water and put It In
sosk.--Richmond Times-D Dispatch.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-17
An Island Wilderness.

Andors island. among the Bahamas.
Is ninety miles in length and twenty
to forty miles in breadth and most OF
its extensive area has never been ex-
plored. It is an unbroken wilderness.
inhabited solely by about $500 negroes.
Il has great forests. seldom penetrated
by white men, Of mahogany, mastic.
ebony, logwood and cedar; swamps.
creeks and bayous teeming with wild
fowl, Including the hamingo, which Is
found here in vast numbers. No real
effort has been made to exploit its re-
sources It is said to be the only one
Of the Bahamas which has running
streams Of water and is surrounded
BY q series of barrier reefs which pro-
vide sheltered water IDEAL for yachting.
Opposite Views.
Nell-Papa says that It's "Come easy.
60 easy" with money. Do you find It so.
Jack? Jack-Not on your life! I al
ways found that 1t came hard-and Il
certainly seems hard to see It gol-
Judge.
Enough II Plenty.
Most Of us should be well satisfied II
We haven't enough troubles 10 keep MS
awake.-Albany Journal.
READ THE sTAR-ITs NEWS
Smoke the Reliable
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-17

READ THE sTAR-Irs NEWS
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-17
Among Thoss Present.

did Blinks exhibit at the horse
showr' swell, he made an ass Of
himself. ."2Phiiadelphia Ledger.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-17
Iook;no Eor n.

Looking FoF Its
Some men are eagerly seeking trou-
BILE that will drive them to drink
New York Times
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-01
DO YOU PLAY BREVET7
Latest Game Combines Tennis, Golf
and Croquet.

Latest Game Combines Tennis, Golf
and Croqust.
Have you played the new game OF
brevet? Brevet is combination game
golf, tennis and croquet all rolled
into one game-that has the thrills Of
all and requires the skill and dexterity
of each. says the Springfield Repub-
lican. 1t is played on the lawn. At
first ii looks like a cinch. All you
have TO do is to seize a mallet or a
golf club, strike a wooden ball, drive it
around a stake or through a wicket,
against a net and then putt it back
into large hole. But when you come
to try 1t you begin to feel foolish as
your stroke score mounts higher and
higher, and you are ready to spend the
rest OF the day trying to beat your
own record.
While there are variations OF the
game, 1t is played generally like golf,
hole for hole, either In match play or
for a medal score. 1t requires balance
ard precision. Occasionally the ball
has to be jumped into the air from the
net. In the west the game has become
so popular that tournaments have been
held.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-01
Brigand With a Brickbat.

In a lull in the action l happened to
look around in time to see the villain
Gus looking bandit picking up q brick.
made bee line for him and received
. good cleut on my bean for my trou-
bic. The guards eventually separated
as, but we carried the day.
landed at the infirmary and had
my head bandaged. They locked Pa
VeIka up. but he should have come
with me. as a friend OF the bandits
hit him on the forehead with a dish
pan. He needed bandaging and was
sent back Immediately. We all shook
hands and called it square.
Resumed Writing May II.
The next day we marched to the
railroad and came north. 1t was a
wretched trip. as we were overcrowd-
ed. We disembarked at a town called
Aubigny but located in another town.
At night we used to march down to
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-01
DIVING DOG CATCHES FISH.
Has Landed Several Hundred Pounds
In Few Months For Master.

James C. Duggens, a farmer who
lives at Aurora, Ind, has a water
spaniel that is noted along the stream
for its method Of catching fish. The
dog has caught several hundred pounds
during the last few months for its
owner and his neighbors.
The dog dives into the water and
soon appears with a fish In its mouth
and will repeat it's diving for several
hours at q time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-01
WRITES HOME
UNDER SHELL FIRE
HumorousIy Describes Fight
Among Members of His
Own Company at
the Front.

the trenches and work. 1t was very
dangerous One night the third fellow
from me was hit in the stomach. 1t
is good TO work when in those condi-
lions, as work takes the mind from
the bullets. Inaction under fire is Z
terrible strain on the nerves.
Champagne district is not a circum-
stance to this. The outpOSts here are
only fifty yards apart, and at night
we go out on the field and lie down,
four hours at stretch, to guard
against a surprise.
We went back to a small town, ar
irving there at 10 a. m. At o'clock the
following morning we were routed out.
At sunlight we reached the third line
OF trenches and at 3 a. m. the bonn
bardment commenced.
Brothers Killed Side By Side.
You remember in my letter from
Lyons 1 spoke about three brothers
from Argentina and how inseparable
they were. Well, they are inseparable
even in death, as they were killed side
by side. Our regiment, the First. lost
heavily In killed and wounded, not
more than half coming back. One Of
the Belgian legionnaires and the little
Italian kid Il spoke about were too
frightened to leave our trenches.
After leaving our trenches and CROSS
ing the Germans, which were battered
to pieces by the bombardment, our first
stop gas In the shelter OF road. Here
the good looking bandit, the fellow who
hit me with the brick, became reckless
and tried to survey the landscape. He
was killed instantly by bullet through
the heart. No convulsive tossing Of the
arms one reads about or sees In the
movies; he just sank down and it was
all over.
Soon after we left this position the
There was absolutely no ill feeling be-
tween us on account Of our scrap.
We advance by sections. When the
order comes we jump up and, carry
ing the sack as a shield, run about 100
feet. and talk about Ty Cobb sliding
into second base-it isn't circum.
stance to the way hit the grit And
what a strain it was to the nerves
waiting for our turn TO advance again,
fellows all around being hit! In a cOI-
! pie of cases l have seen men almost
lifted from the ground, so hard We're
they hit.
One fellow very near me got hit and
began to squeal Almost Immediately
a second bullet hit him, and he made
for the rear on all tours, crying like a
baby.
The field was full of such sights. But
compared to the shells the bullets are
nothing. Give me most anything but
an artillery bOmbardment. Shortly aft
er we gained the crest of the hill their
artillery came up and began firing on
! US. 1t was terrible.
The way those shells would tear by
and dig a hole five feet deep was
enough for the most solid nerves. At
nightfall we intrenched. but were on
the watch all night The next day the
artillery opened on us again, and their
infantry started an attack, but we
stood firm and smeared them. We
were relieved that night and returned
to Mont st. Eloi This town, however,
was In range, and the Germans shelled
us at intervals, but with no material
damage. RUSSELL.
The above refers to the battle Of La
Targette, May 8, 1915.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-07-19
PURITY CONGRESS-
DISCUSSES WHITE
SLAVERY FIGHT

San Francisco, July 19.-1he white
slave traffic, the red light districts and
their allied evils, social hygiene and
public vice were warmly discussed by
delegates to the ninth International
Purity congress at todays session, the
first business day of the convention.
Yesterday marked the formal open-
ing of the purity congress and The
day was observed all over the coun-
try by special services in churches,
with appropriate sermons. In this city
a great mass meeting was held ct
which Gov. Hiram Johnson, Mayo
James Rolph Jr of San Francisco ard
president of the exposition c. c
Moore delivered addresses of welcome
Sessions will be held daily all through
the week, the farewell meeting of the
congress being held July "a.
Thousands of delegates from South
Imperial Valley press., 1915-07-19
No. 1902 Sheriff's Sale
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
by SHERIFF.

Louis Foss VS.. Theodore A. Iasipi
and Helen M. lasigi, his wife; Burrc
II. Lien and Annie j. Lien, his wife,
Edgar Bros. & Co, a corporation !:
John Doe and Richard Roe.
Under and by virtue of a Judgment
and decree of foreclosure and an or
der Of sale issued out of the Superior
Court of the County of Imperial, State
of California, on the 18th day of June.
A. d. 1913, in the above entitled ac.
ton wherein Louis Foss, the above
named plaintiff, obtained judgment
and decree of foreclosure and sale
against Theodore A. Iasigi ct al, de
fcndant, on the 2nd day of June, A.
ID. 1915. for the sum of $6,540.98 dol
lars in gold coin Of the United States,
besides interest, costs and counsel
fees, which said decree was, on the
2nd day Of June, A. d. 1915, recorded
in Judgment Book 3 of said court. at
Page 252, am commanded to sell:
Tract forty-two (42), Township ff-
teen (15) South, Range fourteen Cd
east, S. B. NJ, California, according
to the resurvey thereof authorized by
Act of Congress July 1st, 1902, be-
ine formerly known as the west
half wv " of southwest quarter
(SW - of Section thirty-five (35),
fifteen Q5) south. Range
fourteen Cd east, S. B. NJ, old sur
vey, except right of way of the Hol-
ton Tnterurban Railway Company.
Public notice is hereby given tha1
on Tuesday, the 10th day of July, A.
D. 1915, at 10 o'clock A. M. of that
day, in front of the court house door
of the County Of Imperial, | will, in
obedience to said judgment, decree and
order Of sale, sell the above described
or 50 much thereof as may
be necessary to raise sufficient money
10 satisfy said judgment and decree,
with interest and costs, etc, to the
highest and best bidder, for gold coin
Of the United States.
Dated June 2Sth, 1915.
MOgLEY MEADOWS, Sheriff.
By H. ". ANDERSON,
Undersheriff- MondayJuly19