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Not thu Land.

N0S gu0 IuUOs
Visitor-How does the land lie out
here2 MAXWELL amt the land; It's
the land agents.-Philadelph Record.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-04-15
BELIEVES IN HIS RACE.

William q. Ferguson DepIores Color
Prejudice In United States Navy.
In the report Of Admiral Fletcher of
the United States navy, made public
by the senate recently. the following
statement occurs:
I'm one division of four battleships
the division commander In his June in
spections reported shortage Of 1850
men, or an average shortage Of more
that 300 men in each ship"
william b Ferguson of Dante, Va,
commenting on the above statement in
the admiraps report. says:
IF It were not for so much prejudice
and discrimination In the navy all
these vacancies could be filed with
young colored men who, as far as
moral, intellectual and physical re-
quirements are concerned. could meet
each and every one.
'Tear down the bars and have free
field and fair chance for all citizens,
and the vacancies not only in the navy,
but in the coast defenses, can be filed
with men who with the necessary
training will meet all the require
mentR"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-04-15
SMART SET ATHLETIC CLUB.
Fifth Annual Carnival Of Noted Or.
ANIMATION ARRANGED For April %.

sanization Arranged For April %.
The board Of governors of the Smart
Set Athletic club Of Brooklyn, incor-
porated. has begun preparations for
the fifth annual monster carnival and
Easter promenade Of the club to be
held under sanction of the Amateur
Athletic union at the Thirteenth regi-
ment armory, Brooklyn, on Friday
evening, April %. The Smart Set is
one Of the best known clubs Of the
Metropolitan association of the Anna
teur Athletic union. The organization
has q long and honorable record in
athletic circles. and the coming carni-
val win no doubt be one Of the finest
public functions Of the spring season.
The board Of governors is composed
Of the following named prominent men,
with ]. Hoffman Woods as chairman:
George w. baltimore, secretary: Will
liam f. Trotman, treasurer; Oscar A.
Scottron, Philip M. Thorne, Louis E.
Baxter, George w. Harris. Edwin F.
Horne, ST.; Howard c. Warren. Les
ter A. Walton, Charles e. Conick, Fred
erick B. Watkins, Robert T. Givens.
Robert p. baltimore, Alonzo F. Chad
wick, Jr.
Associated with the board for the
above occasion viii be an honorary
committee Of many Of Brooklyn's pub
DC spirited citizens.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-04-15
DEFENDERS OF THE FLAG.

Nov The coIorsd Troops Fought In
Battle Of Port Hudson.
Uhder the heading. 1.-The Reason
Why" ]. p. Prickett. writing Of the
valor Of the cOlored soldiers Just be-
fore the assault on Port Hudson, says:
1.-The assault on Port Hudson. was
pending. 1t was to test the fitness of
the colored race for freedom. The
white colonel Of the colored regiment
called the colored standard bearer to
him and implored him not to dishonor
the flag and bring reproach upon his
race by being recreant to duty. This
lowly representative Of despised peo-
pie replied, I'll bring these colors back
with honor or report to God the reason
why"
The above is followed by q poem,
which In part is as follows:
Thsre. like ebon statues in the starlight
stood the black brigade,
A adown the ranks the colonel strobe
and walking. silent prayed:
Prayed that God might fill with patriot
zeal each darkened soul and light
In each lowly breast a bright pathway to
freedoms new birthright;
That these newborn sons Of freedom, In
whose swelling hearts and breasts
Burned the memories Of centuries Of
bondage and Of wrong,
IN the morrow's dreadful slaughter might
a. heroes bear the tests,
n thar races vindication might be brave
and true and strong.
Over yonder in the moonlight hoated out
the stars and bars.
Here the black brigade In silence stood
beneath the stripes and stars.
Over there were trained artilrrymen asleep
by silent guns;
Here were loyal hearts in swelling breasts
Of freedoms newborn sons,
Raised from chattelhood to manhood by
the stroke Of patriot pen,
nd'ringly and sometimes doubling loyal
hearts looked on to see
II these slaves and serfs and chattels. lift
ed to the plane of men,
IN the shock Of strife and battle won
their right to liberty. ~
Yes I'll bring it back in honor. bear it
bravely in the right
Or beyond the mystic river tell to God the
reason why"
Twas a horrid day Of slaughter and the
crash of shot and shell
Told that men were bravely battling for
the cause they loved SO we'll.
A shout, a cheer, a wild assault-and then
the stripes and stars
B1oated proudly from the ramparts where
had waved the stars and bars 81
Bravely fought the dusky black brigade
In blood had rent the chains:
Chains Of slavery from fettered race
and where in blood they'd trod
Lay In death the color bearer. His life's
blood the banner stains.
All, beyond the silent river he's reportine
now to God.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-04-15
Convention Of Country Life Clubs.

Convention Of Country Life Clubs.
President R. 8. Wilkinson Of the
State Agricultural and Mechanical col
lege at Orangeburg, 8. c., has splen-
didly arranged for the entertainment
Of delegates and visitors to the con-
vention Of collegiate country life clubs
being held at the college, Orangeburg,
for three days beginning on Friday,
April Z. The convention has the ap-
prevail Of the National Collegiate Coun-
try Life Clubs Of America, Of which
DR.. Kenyon L. Butterfield, president
Of Amherst college, and DR.. Aretas w.
Nolan Of the University Of Illinois are
the leading officials. Educators and
students from the various schools In
South Carolina are attending the con.
vention In large numbers.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-04-15
DALLAS NEGROES
Feel Greatly Humiliated-

Segregation Ordinance Is Adopted
by Majority of 1920 Votes.
The Matter Will be Taken Into
Courts and Carried to Last Resort.
Great Credit Due the Loyal Whites
Who Voted For Humanity and Lib
erty-Negro Voters Stood a Solid
Phalanx Against the Wicked Meas
ure.
Tuesday, April 4th, deserves to 20
down in history as "Black Tuesday"
for Dallas, for on that day 10000
white people combined their strength
against $4,000 Negroes and voted upon
them, segregation, which, while it
will do no white man good, will serve
to embitter the Negro and discour-
age him. At time like this, when
Dallas is trying to make the world
believe that it is first-class city, it
is unfortunate that a majority of its
citizens should halt in the march of
progress to slap in the face a large
element of the population, who had
only committed the crime of being
black-an element which pays taxes
on 81 100000 worth of property,
earns its bread in. the sweat of its
face and is identified with every
movement looking to the upbuilding
of the city.
Dallas Express.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-04-15
African Mission aries Are In Need.

The Rev. A. r. Robinson, D. D.,
chairman Of the foreign missions board
Of the national Baptist convention,
with other members of the board, Is
doing effective work in informing the
churches Of the denomination of the
needs Of the missionaries on the for.
eign field. Miss 8. M. Taylor and Miss
q. L. Davis are in charge of the mis-
sion school at louisville, West Africa.
They, like others on the field, are in
need Of food, clothing and money with
which to keep the work Of Christian
training among the natives from going
down. DR.. Robinson appeals to all
who can to send something for the
work to the board at 7O1 South Nine
teenth street, Philadelphia, on or be-
fore March Is.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-04-15
GENERAL EDUCATION BOARD
BR0ADENS SCOPE OF WORK
Rural Schools For CoIored Race South
Receive Generous Aid.

Education adapted to the real needs
Of the colored people Of the south Of
the kind to make them better citizens
received a great impetus in 1915, &C.
cording to the sixth installment Of the
annual report of the general education
board, supported by the Rockefeller
foundation, made public the last week
In March at New York.
To provide supervising industrial
teachers in colOred schools the board
has added $4,000 to the Anna T..
Jeanes foundation. which produces an
annual income of $4,000. employed
under the direction of DR.. James H
billiard. State and county superintend-
ents are taking increased interest in
making the education Of the cOlored
child practical.
Mr.. Jackson Davis. who since 1911
has been the state supervisor Of rural
schools In Virginia, has been made
general field agent in charge Of Negro
education. Better schoolhouses, better
teachers, improved sanitation and a
care for cooking and entertainment
have been gained in the past year,
The southern states are all working
toward new goal. an adequately or
ganized, financial. administered. su
pervised and manned educational sys
tenn. In Tennessee long stride has
been taken toward freeing education
from politics. and an Alabama statute
completely recOnstructs the county
board Of education. The board has
appropriated $4,000 to Mississippi TO
initiate a model Organiza ton in sin
gle county.
In eleven states the board has sup,
ported rural school agents, professors
Of secondary education and agents for
Negro education. Eight new high
schools were started In Florida in the
year, eleven in Virginia, four county
high schools in Alabama and eight
new high schools In West Virginia.
In Arkansas thirty-two two-year
schools, six three-year schools and one
new four-year school were opened.
Kentucky opened new high school
buildings costing $495, 900; Mississippi,
$4,000; Alabama, sos, 75O. and Ten
nessee, $154,OOO.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-04-15
NEGRO HEALTH.

1t is very important that all Sec
tons of the country work together in
arranging conditions that will better
enable all races to live in mutual
helpfulness and confidence; but it is
still more important that the races
work together for the attainment of
this end. There must be cooperation
between the health authorities and
Negro leaders, such as physicians,
minister's, and teachers. Negro doc
tors and nurses are increasing, many
hospitals and nurse-training schools
for Negroes are being founded, and
all are being approved by many lead
ing Southerners. Splendid assistance
and cooperation have been given by
white physicians and public health
officers. Negroes themselves take
great interest in solving health and
sanitation problems, thus decreasing
their mortality. Leaders are devel-
oping who take pride in directing
their race in any endeavor, and watch
all development with great interest.
The race is amenable to teaching,
instruction, and direction in the health
and sanitation movement, and in a
number of instances Negroes have
cooperated with the whites in stamp
ing out plaques and epidemics. The
Negro should not only cease to be
an actual menace to the white race by
being favorable bed for disease, but
by proper teaching should become a
valuable ally in stamping out dis
eases prevalent among both races.
Southern Workman.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-04-15
TASK FOR THE NATIONS.
Ray Stannard Bakers Plea For
Human Brotherhood.

Human Brotherhood.
Ray Stannard Baker In q No
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 I'M
der heel after allD
ut Is not enough that we give
the alien nations our learning,
our religion. our science. What
signify all these things? 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 1t shall remain pure
or white or learned or that It
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-
don and failure; q stand for ra-
cial democracy and brotherhood
means love in the world, friend
hness, sacrifice, new fertility. a
wider sweep for faith and flnal
triumph. individuals may suffer
In the process, nations may per-
ish, but civilization, the kingdom
Of humanity. will grow. will be-
come more beautiful.
I'VE are willing to do every
thing for Cinnamon or Hindus
or for our own poor, except the
one essential thing. Yes, educate
them "a 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; It won't work.
50 long as We refuse to give our
selves we have failed utterly"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-04-15

9. A. Duncan Joins Press Association.
Among the new members Of the Ma
tionai Negro Press association is Sam
uel A. Duncan. editor and publisher of
the Pflot-Gazette Of New York city.
Editor Duncan is very much interested
In the work Of the association. He is
q strong advocate Of race cooperation
and believes that the press should take
. leading part in all good movements
for racial betterment.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-04-15
Well Prepared Extension Official,

Well Prepared Extension Official.
The recent appointment Of Miss Mel
lie Robinson, class Of 1914, State col
lege, Orangeburg, s. G., as state ex-
tension worker IN home economics
brings to the service a well prepared
leader. Miss Robinson's interest in
movements for the rural public makes
her q very acceptable person for the
position.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-04-15
HOTEL DALE
Cape May, N. ].

Comfort and Elegance Without
Extravaganza
This Magnificent Hotel Located In
the Heart of the Most Beautiful
Seashore Resort in the World,
is replete with every modern improve
ment, superiative in construction, ap-
pointments, service and refined pa
tronage. Orchestra daily, garage,
lighthouses, tennis, ETC., on premises.
Special attention given to ladies and
children. Send for booklet.
e. w. Dale, Owner.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-04-15

Pythlans to Enoamp at Philadelphia.
The Knights Of Pythias Of Pennsyl.
vania are evincing a timely interest in
the forthcoming encampment Of the
order to be held for one week in Phila.
delphia, beginning on Sunday, July %.
The uniform rank is being recruited
and will be fully equipped for the coca.
sion.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-04-15
CALL TO EDUCATORS.
conferenes Scheduled For Dur.
ham. N. c.. Nov. 21.A

Conference Scheduled For Dur.
ham, N. c., Nov. 21-%
The following invitation TO ed
ucators, issued by DR.. James b.
Shepard, president Of the Ma
tional Training school, Durham.
N. G., should. and no doubt viii,
meet q hearty response from ed
ucators throughout the country.
The invitation:
Durham, N. G., March, 1914
The National Training school,
Durham, N. c., extends a cordial
invitation to the heads Of univer-
stiles, colleges and secondary
schools for the education and
training Of colored people In the
United States to be the guests
Of the school Nov. 1924, 1915,
for tho purpose Of conferences,
closer unity and understanding
Of the needs and educational re-
Quirements Of the colored people.
Among the subjects 10 be dis
cussed particular stress will be
laid on the following:
What is the opinion Of the ed
ucators themselves In regard to
the duplication Of work in schools
In the various communities? Has
4 been hurtful, unwise and
wasteful? What plans ought to
b fostered to correct the evil?
10 what extent should classes
devoted to teacher training be
encouraged? How and where 10
catedI
What system should be devised
to meet the requirements Of the
rural teacher?
What should be the standard
Of the university, college, normal
school, teacher training and Sec
ondary schools?
How should students be receiv-
ed from one to the other?
To what extent should reli-
gious instruction be carried on
in the various schools2
Should there be a general clear
ing house for aid for Negro
schools?
Is the aid given by the various
funds and boards to Negro edu-
cation wise. economical and help
full?
Many other and kindred sub
jects will be announced On the
tentative program, which win be
published in the early fall
This conference has been sug-
gested by a great many who de-
sire to know the actual condition
and needs Of the school devoted
to Negro education from those
who are actually doing the work.
No conference In recent years
will be more farreaching In its
effects than this.
The guests win be entertained
free Of charge by the National
Training school Durham itself
presents field Of study and in
spiration, which will be furnish
ed by no other city of its size In
the country.
Do you approve Of such q con-
ference? VIII You be present?
Please let me know at your ear
Hest convenience. Yours for
service,
JAMES =. SHEPARD,
President National Training
School, Durham, N. g.
"a .
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-04-15
ECONO,tl

One OF the creates, ru:."s -
American civilization today is tho
fact that it is Questionable to save
and that the people are ashamed to
save. while extravaganza, waste
and carelessness are looked upon
- smart and signs Of prosperity
Roger w. Babson.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-04-15

COL. THEODORE ROOSEVELT
The choice of the Star FOR presi-
dent is Theodore Roosevelt. We be-
lieve him to be the choice o. the rank
and file of true Republicans.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-12-22
That Old Sea Serpent.

Major O. Smith, an officer of the
Swedish army, describes In Nature a
sea serpent which he saw some time
ago in the Baltic sea, near Stockholm.
Eat 2:25 p. m.," he writes, 1--WE sud-
denly saw a movement Of the water
like the ripple Of a wave less than 300
feet from us. The sea was calm and
there was no boat or anything else
that could cause such a movement.
Looking more attentively, all Of us
saw very distinctly a head like that of
an enormous serpent, larger than that
of a man, slightly elongated, sur
mounting a serpentine body about sew
enty-fve feet long. The creature was
undulating, making at least ten dis
tinct curves, and a large part Of it's
posterior region was above the water.
We watched this strange creature for
more than a minute swimming at a
speed of about two knots. I have
seen many dolphins and whales, and 1
know their movements. Those of this
sea serpent were very different"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-12-22
SuperfIuity of Flesh.

The charming station Of B., in Savoy,
gives assurance that its waters are
particularly efficacious against obesity.
1t is not rare to meet in the streets Of
this little place imposing groups OF
stout danes who have decided to fol
low the rather vigorous, treatment
there employed to transform them
selves into sylphs. To recover the
slenderness of youth they resign them
selves to maceration in the " lphurous
water at 30 degrees c. The tub in
which this bath is taken is intended at
most for two persons. Recently three
bathers were introduced into this mar
row receptacle. A fourth appeared,
who insisted upon entering the tub.
whereupon one of the naiads cried out.
"Eh, madame, don't you see that there
is already more meat than soup?"-Cri
de Paris.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-12-22
The Cleaners.

Cleaning is wrongly believed to rest
on a common law right in England,
and legal obiter dictum exists that
a man who enters field for this pur-
pose cannot be prosecuted for trespass.
But majority of judges in the old
court of common pleas decided that to
grant a general right to CLEAN would
be contrary to public policy, because
"it would demoralize the poor and
''open a wide door to fraud" Yet a
local custom of cleaning has been rec
ognized repeatedly by acts of parlia-
ment, and in some places the "glean-
ing bell' still rings from the tower OF
the parish church twice day during
harvest to let the villagers know when
they may begin to CLEAN and when
they must stop. Ruth's romantic in
dustry seems unknown in Ireland and
has never existed in Scotland.-LOndOn
Chronicle.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-12-22
Surprises In War.
In warfare The clements Of surprise

In warfare fne elements or surprise
counts for a very great deal.
Troy would not have been captured
by the Greeks had it not been for the
surprise sprting upon the Trojans by
the gigantic wooden horse in which
Greek soldiers concealed themselves,
stealing out in the nighttime to open
the gates Of the city to the Greek army.
PyrrhuS would never have gained his
victory over the Romans had he not
brought his elephants into the field.
These gigantic creatures as they plow-
ed their way through the Roman ranks
struck terror into the hearts Of the SOL
diers who had never before engaged in
battle in which elephants took part.
Hannibal, the great Carthaginian gen
eral, would never have captured one
of the chief Alpine passes had he not
hit on the happy idea of fastening
torches to the horns of 1000 oxen,
lighting the torches when it got dark
and driving the beasts toward the Ro-
man camp. Seeing the moving lights,
the company guarding the pass thought
their comrades were in danger and
fastened to their rescue, thus leaving
the way clear for Hannibal and his
men to get acknowledgements.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-12-22
A Nav Criminals Have.

What is it that chains a man to the
use of his real initials when he relies
upon an assumed name to keep him
from trouble or the penitentiary?
In their recognition and analysis of
this fact the shrewder detectives seem
today one jump in advance of the
sharpest crooks.
This persistence in writing the tell
tale initials has been the chief factor
in the arrest Of many notorious crimi-
nails.
"Some obscure mental habit holds
them to the familiar characters of
their signature" explained a detective
''They seem unable to get away from
the letters their hands have been ac-
customed to form, not even when life
and liberty depend ON it,
Criminal history is full of testimony
to this interesting psychological fact.
And it is proving big factor in run.
ming down the kings Of crookdom.--
Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-12-22
Shin SIGNALS at Sea.

There are various ways in which
ships signal at sea. The most general
method In daylight is by code flags and
pennants, these being arranged ac-
cording to an international system of
signals. But sometimes, owing to
weather conditions or distance, 1t is
not easy to distinguish the colors, pat
terms or shapes Of the flags, and then
other methods have to be adopted.
Chief among these is a system of ex-
hibiting cones, balls and drums, va
rious orders and positions representing
different things according to the recog-
nized international code. One combi-
nation means, Show your ensign; an
other. Is war declared? Another, War
is declared. Another, Beware of tor
pedoes, or channel is mined. Another,
Enemy is in sight. Another, Keep a
lookout; enemy's ships reported about
disguised as merchantmen, and so on.
Exchange.