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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-08-14
THE MORAL PHASE OF NEGRO
LIFE.
Home Training Most Important.
Says Miss Mamie II. Burroughs.

Gays MISS Ndnnlc n. burroughs
The moral phase of the Negro
problem is the most serious part of
the whole aggravating question. To
improve the standard of the life of the
masses is the only solution.
As with other races, the standards
in the homes are set up by the women
who preside over them. Therefore
to bring about reform the woman
hood of the race must be taught
how to instruct their children in
those virtues, that have made the
most advanced races what they are.
We are prone to think that the
Negro Is by nature religious and
therefore moral. He is both; but he
is not enough of either when it comes
to living up to fundamental principles
every day life. Because of his crude
conception of what the Christian re-
ligion really is he too often practices
one thing and breaches another.
Often the foremost woman in the
church is so far from model for her
less ambitious sisters that they look
with contempt upon her and dis
credit religion. This misrepresenta-
ton of the genuine article takes many
forms and sometimes the one woman
is a combination of ali. She allows
beer drinking, card playing, and rag
time music in her home. She is loose
in her conversation. Her language is
often smutty. Her demeanor be-
comes woman of the street. Her
home is a hangout for sliding elders"
and loafing, hungry preachers. Her
house is poorly kept. Her children
are too young to be men and wom-
en- and too old to be children. They
are theregore the freshest things in
the neighborhood. They run the
church. They sit in the front heat,
chew gum, talk and keep their "gang"
giggling. To speak to them is to
throw match into magazine of
powder.
These wise and talented youngsters
of the leading sisters, get into the
choir and start trouble for the Choir
listers. They get religion and start
trouble for the deacons. These chill
dren of too many of those who aspire
to leadership in our local churches
presume too much on the standing
and influence of their mothers and
give our churches all kinds of trouble.
What we need is a new type of
women in our homes as mothers,
and a new type of women in our
churches as leaders and examples for
the young.
The wig wearing, gum chewing,
beer smelling, mouth running, street
trotting, home neglecting, convention
fever type of women are out of style,
and from them may we soon be de-
livered. ,.....
The Worker.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-08-14

There's a suspicion that certain jim
goes are overanxious to stand behind
the president when trouble is brewing.
They can get glory from shouting loud
and then sneak away when bullets be-
gin to fly.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-08-14

About this time we may expect a re-
vival Of the discussion over eating too
little or too much, drinking too little
or too freely and all the why's and
wherefores Of kind, time and balanced
components of meal. The fact that
the discussion returns annually with
undated vigor shows that it hasn't
upset the worlds dietary habits as yet
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-08-14

History repeats itself. Back in the
''forties" General Zach Taylor pip
ed his warning from the bank of the
Rio Grande to the Mexican adventurer
on the other side. "If you can't keep
your rufiians In order I'll come over
and do II for your Now the ultima
tum is from the banks Of the Potomac.
but Washington's arm has ,swifter.
longer reach than 1t had sixty odd years
AFRO.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-08-14

The American custom of long dis
lance practice rides for army officers
would have prepared the Russian off,
GERS to find safe rear in their great
retreat.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-08-14

1t requires half score of European
trips merely to skim the surface Of
things over there, so the one who vows
to "see America first" has years of
hiking and pleasure coming. 81
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-08-14

After four years Of war the popula-
ton of Mexico remains about the
same. 1t Is war in which fighting
doesn't mean killing to any great ex-
tent Sure Of his loot, the belligerent
let's 90 easy.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-08-14
aood Words From q Southern Paper.

Good Words From, Southern Paper.
The Augusta GAL Chronicle in con-
Guiding an editorial with reference to
the recent heroic deed Of John ID. Sto-
ner In rescuing Miss Donovan from
the sea at Atlantic City, N. j.. says:
"When you read Of the next Negro out.
rage just remember Stoner. A race
IL to be judged by It's best represents
dives rather than BY its worst"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-08-14

The German continuous performance
Of piercing the Russian lines and the
continuous comeback" Of the cars
men recall Napoleon's comment on
Russian valor, 1.-THE only way to beat
q Russian soldier Is to kill HIM"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-08-14
Baptist Young Peoples Convention.

Baptist Young Peoples Convention.
The annual meeting Of the State
Baptist Young Peoples union conven-
ton Of North Carolina was held at
Washington. N. c., Tuesday, Aug. 8.
w. n. Knuckles. president, and Miss
Matte l. Garrett. secretary, made en-
couraging reports, as did also the dele
gates from the various unions. The at
tendance was large.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-08-14

II Germany should win it will be in
teresting to see how long the Japs
hang on In Kiachau, how they get on
bossing China, how long Botha's Beers
stay in German Southwest Africa and,
above all, by what legerdemain Eng
land stays ruler Of the seas. "
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-08-14

Judging from the amount Of advice
urged upon the government at Wash
ington, this must be q nation Of In
spired sages or inspired idlers.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-08-14

It Il said that some soldiers ask to
have their bayonets replaced by short
Knives because the latter are better for
close work. That may be the reason,
and. again. the soldiers may be expert
kniks throwers. a stunt UNNECESSARILY
safer than prodding your man.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-08-14

1t seems that warlike nations must
add to the usual military preparedness
some cocksure prevention Of labor
strikes
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-08-14

Sometimes 1t is grave problem for
parents what to do with their boys
and girls and. again, what to let the
young folks do with their old folks.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-08-14
SIX GOOD REASONS
Why You Should Join The National
Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People.

/. 1t teaches that race prejudice is
the most evil thing in the world to-
day and that "Jim Crow" cars, race
segregation, anti-intermarriage
laws and all other manifestations
of it are unchristian and cruel eff
forts of the stronger to Cypress
the weaker.
2. It combats in the courts, state
legislatures, the Halls of Congress,
the government departments and
everywhere the spirit of persecu-
ton against the Colored People
which grows out of race prejudice.
8. It aims to bring about such a
healthy public sentiment in this
land that Colored People will be
accorded all their social, civil and
political. rights and will receive
exact justice in all the relations of
life.
4. 1t believes in and teaches the doc
trine of the Fatherhood of God and
the brotherhood of man, and the
equality of all races in our Amer
lean civilization.
5. 1t aims to uphold the honor of
our women by opposing the pas
sage of anti-race inter-marriage
laws.
8. 1t is composed of members of both
races and sexes on terms of COM
plete equality and as brothers and
sisters in this holy cause of free
dom.
An Appeal for Funds.
The Association needs mon
ey and new members. 1t costs Just
one dollar to join. If you believe in
fair play, in fighting for your rights,
if you believe in organization and Co
operation, join this Association and
do your bit toward advancing the race
and therby helping to make human
brotherhood reality and not .
fiction
Send One Dollar to the under.
signed and join in this great work
Gale P. Hilyer, Secretary.
244l 5th Ave. S.
ne New York Life Bldg
READ THE sTAR-IT.s NEWS
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-08-14

The struggle for today. is not al
together for today: It is for a vast
future.-Abraham Lincoln.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-08-14

Vacations come high indeed. but II
they are real rests from overstrain
they can't come too high.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-08-14

The idea Of peace current In Mexico
seems to be. make the other fellow
quit"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-08-14

RrAD THE srAR-1r's NEws
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-01-22
War brevities

The German Minister of War; Lieut. Gen. Erich Won Falken
haYn resigned has replaced Maj Won Hohen
born The former minister been made general and retains
his position as chief of staff
The British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Sir Edward
Gray does not find possible promise that the former Hamburg
American Line Daa under the American ag will
be thrown prize should she attempt reach Germany
with cargo cotton but declares that Great Britain either will
purchase German prices the seizure of the vessel
have the cargo placed another ship forwarded Rotten
dam at its expense
Fighting the West of intermittent nature but
of operations issued officially at Paris covering the from Nov Is
5 detail progress made by the allied armies
compared withdrawal of the Germans points along
extended front, except Scissors
All Inclination of the general future policy of the allies given
in the statement when it says
correctly confirmed final victory
sufficient her allies know how for
prepare for with inexhaustabe patience" y
that action has taken place
East Prussia but mentions isolated operations Poland
dispatches fro Berlin refer the attack
Engan having been made by gpens and
other dispatches report the Germans officially explain
ING by that their expedition against
Great Yarmouth the ahps fired and eaaed
with explosives.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-01-22
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

The grammar grades and the
eighth grade have been taking a se-
ries of tests in spelling, writing and
others. These tests are being given
all over the country for the purpose
of finding out how the different
schools rank. Fitzgerald schools
rank high above the average.
There are only a few pupils who
intend to try for the district spelling
contest. this year. We have won
this contest for three consecutive
years, but there is some anger of
losing it this time.
W e enjoyed a visit yesterday
morning, from Rev. Cooper, of the
First Baptist church, and Revs. Ruby
and Fort, who are conducting evan
gelistic services there. Rev. Ruby
read few passages from the bible
and Rev. Fort made short talk and
led us in prayer. We enjoyed hav-
ing them with us and we are sure
many of the pupils who heard him
will attend his services at the Bap-
tlst Church. 1t was decided at the
last meeting of the class that the
Senior Class play will be pulled off
sometime early in February. AS
the play is a corker they expect
quite large gate receipts.
Waycross IS the first debating
team scheduled to try against Fitz-
gerald. The debate will he staged
some time in the near future. We
have debating team this year that
is fully up to par and we expect to
win quite a few out of the eleven
debates to be held this year.
The Campfire Girl entertained the
children of the First and Thir1
ward schools at a story telling hour
this afternoon at the hi5h school
Neither the Literary society nor
the basket ball team has been or
ganiZed yet and it is extremely
doubtful whether we will have a
basket ball team. SEC.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-01-22
Daughters Of ConfederacV.
Celebrate Lees Bathday

Ben Hill Chapter U. D. c. held its
January meeting with Mrs. c. S.
Isler. In addition to the regular
program, some special numbers
were added in celebrating Robt. E.
Lees birthday.
There was very little business to
come before the Chapter at this
meeting, except the payment of an
nuaI dues. The Chapter voted to
observe Georgia Day, Feb. 18th.
The following interesting program
was enjoyed.
An Indian Legend of the Canstel-
lations-Mrs. Carol Wimberly.
Historic Spots-Mrs. R. J. Prentiss
A sketch of Stonewall Jackson
Mrs. E. A. Russell.
Patriotic Song by Six Seventh
Grade Girls-Mrs. Richie accom-
PIANIST.
A Sketch of Robert E Lee-Mrs.
Almonte Sones.
Reading The Sword of Lee
Mrs. A. H. Thurmond.
During the social hour Mrs. lsler,
served lovely refreshments, assisted
by Mrs. Maffett.
Mrs. Turner appointed her stand
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-01-22
Quarterly Conference
Central NJ. E. Church

The First Quarterly Conference
of this church will be held in Sun
day School room tonight at 1870
o'clock.
The conference was postponed to
this time to secure a more favor
able time for holding Fit.
The presiding elder is especially
DESTROYS of having a full attend
ance of the official board and the
Importance of it will be felt by all.
The conference will begin prompt
ly at 1880 SO that the business can
be attent d upon without loss of
time.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-01-22
ORGANIZED LABOR
HAS GREAT MEETING.

The A. B. & A. system Fede.
ration of Shop Employees, which
was organized in this city last
year wa S given a new i'm
petus Wednesday night when a
big meeting was held at the X.
of P. Hall.
The meeting was attented by
Thomas Flanagan, Vice Pres. of
the international Brotherhood
of Blacksmiths. j. F. McCrary
Organizer for Brotherhood of
Railway Carmen of America, and
R. L. Corley, Representing the
general officers of the. Interna-
tional Association of Machinists.
Some of the boys that didr
keep posted had their eyes ope.' 10
ed by the officers of the Intern.
tional Unions when they told
the progress made the past SAB
months Notwithstanding the IN
called depressed times. Oves
70 Railway corporations have
sign ed federated agreements
with shop employees since the
inception of the great l. C. strike
They believe that this strike will
be the last, at least the last big
railroad strike organized labor
will ever have.
The following officers were
elected for the next year: Pres
ident, S. S. Stafford, Machinist
Union; T. H. Pigue, Vice Presi.
cent, Boilermakers Union; Secre.
tary and Treasurer G. T Smith,
Blacksmith Union,
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-01-22

1t is stated that Florida's lar
gest tourist hotel has had to re-
fuse 500 reservations requested
for February dates because all
its rooms had been reserved for
those dates. The prospect that
Florida would have more tourists
this season than ever before is
being realized.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-01-22

ing committees and the committee
for Memorial Day as follows:
(. History, Mrs. Shewmake, Mrs.
Evelyn, Mrs. PrentiSs.
Soldiers Day, Mrs. Beall, Mrs. Jay,
Mrs. McCarty, Mrs. C. S. Isler.
Program, Mrs. Lee, Mrs. Muir
ply, Mrs. Mann, Mrs. Dorminey
and Mrs. Farmer.
Place of Exercises, Mrs. Rus
sell, Mrs. Mayes and Mrs. Min
Rdo1f.
decoration, Mrs. Thurmond,
mss Green, Mrs. Maffett and
Mrs. Griffin.
Badge, Mrs, Pryor, Mrs. Mann
and Mrs. Beall.
Chapter Reporter.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-01-22
lets GET TOGETHER"
Editor Gelders:

When | came to Fitzgerald about
six years ago and had resided here
only thirty days l remarked
to my father that l was perfectly
satisfied with my work, that | had
cast my lot within a town COM
posed of young, hustling business
men and that it was continued
pull and boast for Fitzgerald. II
was kept busy going to boosters
meetings, banquets for good roads,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, paved streets,
new railroads, big days for mer-
chants, big days for farmers etc. /
was very much pleased at the way
our citizens got together and when
ever l had occasion to 60 back to
my old home, Dublin, it was often
| heard Corner you seem to have
a live bunch down there, tell US
about it," and we seemed to be one
big family; even the ladies, God
bless them, fell in line and always
wanted to help whether they could
or not. Now | have lived to see
the whole thing go dead, and we
are going through period that
unless we handle carefully is going
to stagnate the best town in Geor-
gia for years to come. | may be
wrong but believe | am an awful
good judge of human nature and
in my opinion our little town and
county politics is killing the town.
l have never seen two better
organized factions in any town and
have never seen a town worth
cent that maintained these two
factions. Today I read about
Moultries packing house. Quitman
is planning her live stock show and
will have the Governors from three
states and possibly the Vice Presi-
dent with them; Little Alma, Ga.
has 40 new stores, and residences
going up and Triton is very busy
locating small army of Wc.Jth
County farmers and FitzgeraldIx the
best of the bunch is and has been
for 4 years gripped with two pc.
litical factions that plan day in and
day out to see each others down
fall. Let's quit cussiEg each other
let's let the other fellows business
alone and attend to our own. We
can not do without each other. in
fact we need few more. | am
willing to lay down my arms. We
all lave our businesses and pro-
perty at stake and it's value will
depend entirely on how strong we
boost, not how hard we can kick.
Right now a national high way
from Chicago to Jacksonville is
going through some where, the
live wires will get 1t, We have the
best chance of the bunch. We will
never get it as long as 1--WE ale
locked hard and fast in our present
little petty politics.
Your Townsmen,
| l. L Erinnr
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-01-22
WHITES DEBAUCH
ALASKAN NATIVES

Washington, January, ga
scathing arraignment of the Alas
kan natives by the whites i S
coupled with charges of whole
sale and continual violation O f
liquor laws and statutes to pro-
tect fish and fur bearing animals
of Alaska and the Pribilof and
Aleutian island in a report sub
mitted to President Wilson and
Secretary Redfield to-day by DR..
E. Lesion Jones, deputy commits
sioner of fisheries.
DR.. Jones recently returned
frdfr Alaska, where he spent
r. .h0nths making survey of
:" - Wishing and fur industries
Foh{ studying the administration
mrs o,le various islands. He con-
One bed at proper regulation
out tWd be facilitated by giving
sorreuthority over the industries
, to NE department of commerce
He also recommended immedi-
ate measure for the protection
of the natives and rehabilitation
of their morals.
"The white mans lack of care
and regard for the sancity of
the natives home is the crime III
Alaska, the report says. In
many sections the wife a n d
daughters are dishonored, and
any resistance from the husband
father or brother is over come by
threats and brides of liquor I'M
I'll even the men have all their
1 best impulses and senses deaden-
ed and seem to be unnamed.
Wherever the white man has
settled the saloon prevails and
that has had more to do with
the ruination of the Indian and
the Aleut than all other causes.
In sections where the saloon is
not found liquor reaches the ma
tives in the fo1m of pay ard
bribes.''
T I h commissioner suggests
adoption of closed season, especi-
ally for salmon, and urgently
indorses government inspection
of the product of every cannery
in Alaska.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-01-22

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The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-01-22
Children In British Army.

London, Jan; 2O.-Tne young
est member of the British expe-
dictionary force in France has
been wounded in the leg by a
fragment of sharpneI, and has
been brought to st. Thomas Hos
pital for treatme14.
He is Private George Stirratt,
of t h e Cameron Highlanders
Band. age ID.
BY the time the roses in the
South are convinced that it is
Winter, Spring arrives.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-01-22

"Get more for your cotton by
consigning it to GORDON &
COMPANY. Savannah, Ga. They
obtain higher prices and narrower
differences than those paid in the
interior.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-10
accounts are audited by the govern

accounts are audited by the govern
ment
Humanity and neutrality describe
briefly the work Of the Red Cross.
Until the present day the American
Red Cross has devoted itself to rescue
work in times Of peace and during
great caIamities.
In the past nine years the American
Red Cross has raised fourteen millions
OF dollars yet this appears insignifican.
beside the amount raised in some Of
the foreign countries Japan leads all
countries in the efficiency Of the So
ciety.
The speaker described the work ~
the societies both in times Of peace
and war; the ideal Red Cross nurse;
the requirements and the duties. Her
description Of the ways in which the
slightly wounded and severely wound
ed were cared for. In the present war
the Red Cross is doing a wonderful
work yet there is a great need Of
more aiC in the battlefields at the
present time.
Miss Loring stated that the present
battle line in Europe would reach
from the northeast corner Of Maine to
Mexico and would be from one hun
dred to three hundred miles wide. At
Aix-la-B Balm when the first 500 wound
ed were brought in there were no
surgeons or surgeons tools and the
amputations were made with carpen-
ters' tools
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-10

selling for s22e readily, which shows
the tendency Of the market
The best heavy drafters sold in Bos-
ton during the week. from 5000 400;
medium weight, first class drafters
from $4,000 10. heavy wagon horses.
from 81 1902 25: light weight horses
for general delivery and business pur-
poses, from 81 1902 90; chunks, from
81 50@2 so.
At the City Sale Stables-J. c. Keith.
Stevens & Sweet Horse Company Of
fered 3 express carloads Of green
horses and 80 seconds. Sales were Of
good volume and values showed some
advance over those obtained in tho
sales Of a week ago.
William Hurwitz at his Portland
Street Stables, sold ten express car
loads of green horses and IS head Of
seconds were entered. Sales were
made readily. a good many extra
horses being taken for cleaning up the
streets after the severe storm early in
the week.
Farmers are looking about for. their
spring supplies. but are not active buy
ers yet, but in two or three weeks this
outlet for the trade will begin in earn
est