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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-04-07
QUESTION OF PRINCIPLE.
Our countrymen's Patriotism Must Not
Be Judged by Sectional Sentiment.

Our Countrymen's Patriotism Must Not
Be Judged by Sectional Sentiment.
In an article by r. X. McWOodson
which appeared recently in the New
York Sun OnAthe attitude Of the north
ern and southern white people toward
the colOred people as individuals and
as q race and whether the cOlOred man
should fight for his country in case of
war the writer says:
1t is true that the black man is no
more the pet of the north There was
q time that he was, but it seems now
that he Is the pest" of the south and
the puzzle of the north. The southern
ers may not be too nearsighted to see
the black mans future nor the north.
erners too farsighted to see his present
condition. But it does seem that mel
Their north ner south has very much
sight when it comes to seeing the
black man in the right light. One is
prejudice blind. and the other Is color
blind.
The white people of the south see
too much Of him. and the white people
as rule. the white people of the north
Judge the black race by the few they
see in the northern cities. They must
60 south to see the black man. We
mean the majority of the progressive
black men and women. There are
many leaders in the north who are a
strong type Of the worth and value of
the black mans genius.
The white people Of the south are
said to love the individual black man
and hate the black race and the north,
erners to hate the individual and love
the race And here we find the black
man again between two extremes. The
southerners see too much Of him and
the northerners see too little Of him.
The first blood shed for Americas In
dependence was by Crispus Attacks, a
black man. in Boston. A question
comes in my mind now: Should black
man shoulder gun and go to war and
dght for this country, country which
denies him the rights Of citizenship un
der q dag which offers him no protec.
tion. strips him of his manhood by en-
acting laws which keep him from the
ballot box. disfranchised. segregated
Disseminated against, lynched. burned
at the stake. Jim crowed and disarm
edf II he fights. and fight he must
for what does he fight2 ..
Mr.. McWoodson's argument is quite
logical. but the attitude OF white peo
pie north or south. whether favorable
or unfavorable toward the colored
race, cannot blot oUt It's loyalty to Old
GloryS The Negro will continue to
light for his country and also fight for
the rights and protection which the
constitution and the flag guarantee to
all Americans without regard to race
color or previous servitude.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-04-07
THE POOR DO NOT BEG.

The man on the street or the wom-
an at the door, who solicits aid on
ground of your sympathy for his con-
dition, may safely be assumed to be
making better living by that pro-
cess than by accepting such care as
the state offers. IT,.
Minneapolis, just at the present mo-
ment, is suffering from an oversupply
of beggars. The trade is a good one
although somewhat risky. The more
plausible the applicant appears, the
greater the returns. .#
But no genuinely poor person ever
begs. 1t is difficult enough to find
them with the aid of ,neighbors,
schools, churches and relatives.
The beggar is one who has discov-
cred that tale of suffering is an as
set; and that no honestly poor person
acknowledges. p
The continuance of begging is made
possible by the continuance of
thoughtless, unrelated relief giving,
whether by individuals or societies.
1t will stop when we get together,
pooling not only our resources but
also our information.
The waste of money in giving to
the beggars does not compare in ser
iousness to the destroyed social sense
produced in the mendicant. 1t is high
ly contagious and a we'll nigh incur
able disease. We quarantine those
who are carriers of small pox, we
have not yet learned the method of
preventing the spread of the begging
spirit. - The Bulletin - Associated
Charities of Minneapolis.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-04-07
PATRIOTIC BY NATURE.

Our Loyalty to Old Glory Beyond Cues
ton, Says Bruce "Grit."
Under the caption Negroes Patriot
&C." the New York Sun in recent issue
carried the following article by John
E. Bruce, known to newspaper men
the country over as Bruce Grit, In
which he says: &C.,.
Negroes have always been patriot
ic. They were born that way. No
body questions the loyalty of the Ne
gro to the land of his birth, and it isn't
necessary to take a census of our race
to ascertain where we stand and how
we feel on this question Of war with
Germany.
"Our country is bigger than the pres
ident, the cabinet and congress. When
its honor and its flag are assailed by
domestic or foreign foes we Negroes
sink our feelings and for the moment
forget our wrongs and fall in line man
fashion with our fellow citizens, as we
have always done in every crisis Of the
country's history from 1776 to 1898.
There need be no apprehensions about
the fidelity and loyalty Of black men
II war comes. In standing by the pres
ident we are simply performing duty
which every citizen owes to his coun
try. The president is merely the repre-.
sentative of the will of the people, and
the will Of the people in the present re-
grettable situation is that the dignity
and the honor of the nation shall be
upheld and maintained at all hazards"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-04-07

He, who demands his rights, guar
anteed him under our constitution, is
not a traitor. The Negro cannot be
expected to rally to the country's
call today as he did to Lincoln and
Mckinley; but he is ever ready. He
cannot be aroused by martial music
brilliant uniforms, patriotic addresses
or pecuniary promises. Should the
American people grant him equal
rights as other Americans, he will
then forgive their wrongs he has SUI
fered. AS it is, he is calm and
deliberate. He will enter this war for
his second emancipation: Tho he
serves no human master, he is the
slave of Race-hatred, Discrimination
and that prejudiced Americanism-
the Southern propaganda of the pres
ent administration. He is denied the
right to enlist in many branches o.
his Nations defensive service. He
is awarded special honors, !. e. held
in reserve" for breast works. But
he must fight to save his Country
that he might enjoy Liberty in its
fullest sense. He must fight-that
posterity shall awake in new Amer
icanism. This is our fight, if Amer,
lea needs us, and we shall not be
called until needed. s--...-. ...
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-04-07
SOCIALIST ASSAILS RACE
PREJUDICES.

Philadelphia, Pa.-Charles Edward
Russell, author and Socialist, praises
France, because "the narrow, blind
hatred of race prejudice is unknown
there" Mr.. Russell spoke on Race
Prejudices" in the Broad Street
Theatre under the auspices of the
Socialist Literary Society.
The speaker declared race prejud-
ices were rampant in this country and
decried the tendency of the white
race to consider itself superior to
other races of the world.
This country, he said, was constant
ly bungling the Negro problem. He
denounced the lynchings in the south
ern States, and added:
UNLESS race prejudices are elm
mated in this country the crust of the
volcano on which we are sitting will
give way very soon" France" con-
tinued Mr.. Russell, "has given the
Negro true citizenship. In France
liberty, equality and fraternity are
not hollow mockeries and empty
dreams. In the Chamber of Deputies
black men sit side by side with whites.
France has never deigned to draw a
color line. O.
"The Negroes rallied to frances
colors when she was threatened But
what if we had war here and need
ed our Negro citizens? What if,
when we called for them, they an
swered truthfully enough: You have
oppressed us; you have killed our
men and women and children; you
have shown us no justice in your
courts. you have trampled us down.
We will not fight for your Would
not the Negro be justified? But we
know the Negro in his loyalty will
fight for us despite our great in
justice to him. There is no national
safety for this country except in
strict adherence to liberty, equality
and fraternity"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-04-07

The call for volunteers by Capt
Bundrant, who has an enviable mil
itary record, will meet hearty re-
Spouse. There are many loyal Ne
groes here, who would gladly follow
the Flag.
It should be the delight OF every
Negro to serve under the command
of Lieut.. Col Young. We must be
willing to follow our own leaders,
Should the war require great num-
Der of men, it would be grand thing
to have Col. Young as Brigadeer
General. An Army Corps of Negroes
would show to the world their fight
ing power and demonstrate that Ne
proes will serve under Negro officers
If the Negroes were so void OF
manhood as to forget the injustice OF
the present administration against
them, they would not be possessed Of
that loyalty to the American Flag
which they have defended with honor
in all of this Nations conflicts and
always respected in times of peace
This is the only. home of the Amer
lean Negro and he will defend it
tho denied his rights.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-04-07

1t is our purpose to have our
young people learn the value of ef-
ficiency. Learn to be the master OF
one vocation. The ambitious Negro OF
the last generation has everything in
his favor. It was not long ago, that
the college diploma, was the best
credential for mental employment.
There is a grand future for every am
bilious young man or woman today.
They may feel assured of a safe re-
turn for their time spent in preparing
for their proposed work.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-04-07

Since the Jew has been granted
citizenship in Russia there is a talk
of return to their homes by many
of them. The Jew has not done much
agitating for social privileges and has
suffered much persecution. He was
naturally moral. He first fortified
himself with finance and subsequent
1y with intellectual and industrial
qualifications, became the most prom
inent factor in the worlds affairs.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-04-07

Suppose under sudden readjust-
ment, the Negro could return to the
Southland in full freedom; are they
prepared to meet conditions? Will
they return in great numbers to their
native homes. If the scarcity of Ia
Dor is to be a problem in the South,
it must effect the Negro employer as
the white man. The opportunities
for the Northern Negro are not
equally compared with those of the
white immigrant. This is a vital
question.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-04-07
SEND YOUR SUBSCRIPTION

Do not delay in sending in your
Indebtedness for the Twin City Star
The Twin City Star stands for
equal rights for al American citizens.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-04-07

The Star tries to publish the news
of Negroes entirely. We know the
"war news" is interesting, but Ne
groes read and pay for the daily pa
pers, which carry the current news.
We have the exclusive right of the
plate service edited by N. B. Dodson,
a Negro, which gives us the best side
of Negro publicity. Every week
the Star has in its columns articles of
the race, which will never appear in
the white papers or some Negro
weeklies.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-04-07

am against Catholic, Protestant
or Jew, if the representative of any
of these creeds does anything against
the American spirit. I demand whole
hearted and undivided loyalty to the
United States. I denounce as crime
against the country the effort by any
section of our people, of whatever
origin to perpetuate racial divisions
in this country.-Theodore Roosevelt
in Metropolitan, Dec. 1916.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-04-07
RAISING Funds For Alabama Sufferers

Raising Funds For Alabama Sufferers.
The Social Workers club Of Greater
New York is taking leading part in
raising funds with which to aid the
large number of needy colored people
In Lowndes county, Ala. The appeal
in behalf of these sufferers was made
by the New York Evening Post. Con-
tributions to the fund may be sent to
the Office of the above named paper,
by which prompt acknowledgment will
be made.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-04-07
.NEGROES NOT WANTED IN
THE NAVY"

Few, of any, of these hyphenates
know that Robert Smalls, Negro,
brought the Planter from Charleston,
S. c., and delivered her to the FEEDER
Al authorities. Have they not served
with distinction in our naval engage
.ments-with Perry on Lake Erie,
with Farrigut at New Orleans and
Mobile, and with Dewey at Manila?
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-04-07

Alpha Home For Aged coIorsd Women.
The financial campaign in the inter
est of the Alpha Home For Aged Col
ored Women at Indianapolis was well
planned and conducted during the
month Of March. The directors Of the
home are making strenuous efforts to
pay OF the indebtedness on the prop
erty.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-06
Onions Sell for $6.75 Per Crate.

Field Bros. opened the onion market in
Mission Wednesday, and al unprecedented
prices, prices that have assured every
grower that the onion crop of the Valley
* To break all previous records a. Ia
prices. The Fields needed onions. and
they supply the trade regardless of price.
William Cawthorn has the onions, and sold
them for S6.15 per crate, a pretty fair
price, figuring 237 crates 10 the acre To be-
exact. will he 81 500. IS. Another item To
be considered j. hat Mission has the ear
Hest onions in Texas this year. Sit steady,
we have the best town in the best country
on earth. We are still on top and smiling.
Every day brings evidence of Valley pros
perity.-Mi>>ion Times.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-06

The Dawson building which il nearing
completion will be one of the pretiiest
store buildings in Mission. Mrs. Dawson
hopes to be ready TO open for business
within the next month an up-to-date mil
inery, designing, beauty parlor and cold
drinks emporium, a rest room for ladies,
and just what Mission has long needed.
Mrs. Dawson is an experienced business
woman and will make a success in her new
venture.-Mission Times.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-06
Record isr Cabbage.

Last week we called attention To a single
load of cabbage for which the Unit Mar
keting System paid $ll1.50. Yesterday
we saw a check for $1Si.35 which the Unit
gave Henry Rickert Of Mercedes for q
single load Of cabbage.
The load weighed 1880 pounds and the
price paid was $115 per ton.
Today the same gentleman brought in
another load weighing 2910 pounds for
which he received s227.2T. This j. un-
doubtedly the most money ever. paid for a
single load of cabbagc.-Mercedes Tribune.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-06
The Boy of II.

A boy wanted a dog, and the rich uncle
said:
"Well, Eddie suppose ! give YOU two
hundred dollars for "A dog. Would you
spend that whole sun on one dog. or would
YOU buy a pretty good dog and put the
rest of the money in the saving bank ~
"Well. uncle replied Eddie, .if YOU
it to me, | would buy two hundred
one-dollar dogs"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-06
state Of Ohio. City Of Toledo.
ynram Ccu0fv a.

Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
10 senior partner of the firm OF r. ].
Cheney 4 Co. doing business In the City
OF Toledo. County and State aforesaid.
. that said firm will pay the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
n every case OF Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use OF HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE. FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence. this 6th day of December.
A. d. 1856. A. W. GLEASON.
(SeaD notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Medicine il taken In
ternally and acts through the Blood on
the Mucous Surfaces OF the System. Send
Tor testimonials. free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold by all druggists. 7Sc.
HalFs Family Pills for constipation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-06
PLEASED WITH TRAINING CAMP

MINNEAPOLIS. March 6.-Joc Cantil-
Ion. manager of the Minneapolis team of
the American association, j. 80 highly
elated with the training camp at Parsons,
Kan, that he plans to have his men train
there in 1918. Its the best layout I've
ever had" Joe said. "and I've trained ma
ior l~eagucrs in some of the best fitted
up camps in the country"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-06

Stoncn, VIM. H.; Shelton. :. W..
In Calling for the above letters please men
ton whether military or civilian and give date
of list. p~OSTMASTER.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-06
Orchestra Leader Praises Duffy's

In emergencies, when . physician is
not available, Duffy's Pure Malt
whiskey may be depended upon for
quick relief. Mr.. Max Ankles
Orchestra Leader, stricken with
cramps at an important engage
ment, Is relieved promptly by Duff
fy'sand enabled to continue playing.
"Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskcy II GER
tainly a valuable medicine to have at
hand il case of emergency and no home
should be without it. Recently was
stricken with cramps while playing at .
dance In New Jcr5cyt1vn ard thought
| should die as TIE nearest doctor was
two miles away. Twas unable to obtain
any relief until a friend gave me some
Dufy's Malt which relieved me in .
short time and enabled me to continue
playing. lam very grateful ard recon-
mend Duffy's Pure Malt rs q reliable
medicinal whiskcy."-Mae Ankles. 1883
Crotona Ave. Bronx, New .ork.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-09-21
P|NCHED FOR SELLING
CHARCOAL LOzENGES

Cora E. Collins of Cleveland has prob
ably sold her last charcoal tablets in
Medina, because Of the trouble she got
into over the few boxes she did dispose
of here Tuesday before being placed un
der arrest by Marshal Hange and es-
corted to the county Jail.
Before Mayor Randall Tuesday after
noon Cora was convicted of peddling
without license and fined 81 and costs.
total of $5.35. She protested at
length and drew heavily upon her tear
ducts, but His Honor was adamant.
Cora's refusal to pay after being COM
mitted back to Jail in default, placed
officer Hange again in the role OF es-
cort, only he didn't get a chance to
play the role He tried hard enough
and made several sallies toward Cora,
but the latter wasn't through talking,
and grasped the arm of her chair with
all the tenacity of drowning man to
straw. Finally, upon her promise to
mail the amount Of the fine and costs
TO the mayor by Thursday Of this week,
she was permitted to catch the next
car back to the city, while Hange loped
F 1t for home to get the sleep he had
been deprived Of by the roundup
Owing to poisoned court plaster that
has been sold In different places, it was
thought that Cora's nostrum might pos
sibly be loaded with pantod germ, or
some other Ingredient equally lethal.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-09-21
PICKED PECK's POCKET

ANY one who attempts to "put one
over" on Justice Eli Peck Of Bruins
wick, with the fond hope Of succeed
ing, should be a past master Of the
game, otherwise one is doomed to fall
ure from the start.
About three weeks ago State Traffic
Officer John Heffner elected the as
sistance Of Squire Peck in rounding
up members of a band Of Gypsies who
were operating fortune-telling booth,
and other attractions without the law,
in South Brooklyn,
To bag the Gypsies with the goods"
Eli approached the fortune tent and,
feasting his naughty eyes upon the
vOluptuous and negligee form Of an
olive socthsayer, dickered on what
Fortune had in store for him. Mean
while another affectionatt and teasing
teller. deity withdrew carefully
folded fve-spot from Eli's waistcoat.
It was then that the latter and Or
ficer Heffner bundled the girls into an
auto and speeded TO the county Jail in
Cleveland. Later the latter were trans
fsrred to the Detention Home, their
case being disposed Of last Friday IN
Judge Addam's court. Eli got his
Eve dollars back by not pressing the
cirIs-that Is on q charge Of theft
They were fined only for violating the
law relating to fortune-telling.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-09-21
keep SCHOOLS RUNNING
SAYS OHIO HEALTH BOARD

Owing to the continued uneasiness
regarding infantile paralysis felt by
people generally throughout the cohn-
ty, County Supt. jerks called up the
State Board of Health Tuesday and
talked with the secretary of that body,
James E. Bauman.
The advice Of the State Board of
Health is that schools be kept running.
even though there may be cases of the
disease in the community. All known
cases Of the disease should be quaran-
tined and the patient isolated from
lother children in the family. All chill
dren who have been exposed to the dis
ease should be auarantined, that is,
kept upon their own premises and not
be allowed to mingle with other chill
dren for period of two weeks.
Mr.. Bauman stated that there is very
little, If any, danger of contagion from
OUT exposure, but there is very
grave danger from contact with those
having the disease. in doors,
Mr., Bauman also states that since
the epidemic OF infantile paralysis In
New York city last year the disease Il
better understood than formerly He
also believes the children are safer al
school than running about the neigh
borhood. Parents are urged to see thai
the children spray their throats ant
nasal passages frequently with lister
inc solution. as It is believed that thu
germs Of infantile paralysis are prop.
agated in the throat and nose.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-09-21
STATE HALTS PROPOSED
INTERURBAN FARE RAISE

Until9 o'clock on Friday morning of
last week passengers buying tickets at
the Cleveland, Southwestern & Colum-
bus depot here paid the increased fare
that the company had ordered into eff
feet beginning that day.
At that hour James Newton, the To-
cal agent, received a telephone mes
sage from the company dispatcher,
sating not to sell at the increased rate
any longer, as the order had been sus-
pended. Those known to have pur-
chased tickets, at the increased rate
may secure a refund of the excess
amount paid upon request to Agent
Newton.
The reason for the sudden change Of
orders by the railroad company is that
the State Utilities Commission inter-
vened at the last moment, in a hear
ing held at Columbus and ordered a
suspension of the plan for thirty days.
In the meantime hearing will be held
next Friday, Sept. %, to pass on the
merits Of the proposed advance, which
was an increase in fares of half cent
mile with minimum charge of 10
cents.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-09-21
A ROCKER FOR EACH
a OF OUTGOING BOARD

A social gathering of all the county
officials Monday morning in the Coun-
ty Commissioners Office marked the
outgoing of the old board-D. r.
ToWslee, B. J. Vandermark and George
Starr, whose second term of Office ex-
pired last Saturday, and the incoming
Of the new board-R. M. Albert, A.
IN. Baughman and Charles Scanlan.
Following the election Of their chair
man, Mr.. Albert, by the board, Prose-
cutting Attorney Underwood, in behalf
of the county officials, presented each
of the retiring commissioners with an
elegant rocker, in accordance with a
custom established by county officials
several years ago, Mr.. Underwood
spoke with feeling Of the pleasant re-
lationship existing between himself
asll hs passing board and paid then
7bS t. iavine served the eoun
| kF nfiicisli Ally and cOnScie cienti0usly, Mr
1nderwood's remarks were followed
by kindly expressions from each of the
other court house officials, whereupor
Mr.. Towslee, Mr.. Vandermark and Mr.
Starr expressed briefly their apprecia.
ton of the gifts and the friendly sen.
timent that promoted the bestowal.
! The members of the new Board c1
Commissioners voiced their disposition
to serve the county to the best Of Their
ability, and the meeting closed, the
commissioners entering at once upor
the duties of their Office.