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The Denver star., 1917-07-07
NOTED sONGSTERS HEARD.
GIss Club Presents Fine Program at .
Brooklyn Concert.


Brooklvn.-The annual June concert
given by the Glee club of the Le1ing-
ton avenue branch Of the Young Wom-
ems Christian association in this city
was held at Memorial hall Thursday.
June 81. The public always looks for
ward with pleasure to any function
given by the club and on the above
occasion gave the young women fine
support. The concert was directed by
Mrs. Daisy Tapley, the noted contral
to. piano and voice teacher.
After the clubs own rendition of
Nevin's "Nenezie" it presented Lisa
Lehman's I'm a Persian Garden"
song cycle for four solo voices. The
quartet consisted Of Miss Minnie Brown,
soprano: Mrs. Daisy Tapley, contralto;
Roland W. Hayes, tenor. and Henry T.
Burleigh, bass. This is a splendid
work in itself, built on the "Rubaiyat"
Of Omar Khayyam, a Persian poem.
The getting together of these voices in
work of this kind marks an epoch
in the development of Negro musical
history as heard on the concert stage.
Mr.. Hayes is the greatest Negro tenor
and is possessed of wonderfully beau
tiful natural voice augmented with six
years constant study under one Of the
greatest teachers in Boston. Mr.. Bur
leigh, as every one knows, is our great
est baritone soloist and musician. Miss
Minnie Brown is well known, especial
ly in New York city, as perhaps the
best trained singer In our midst.
1t was an inspiration to all music
lovers and students to listen to these
four soloists who sang together as one
voice. an unusual feature for solo sing
ers.
At the close Of the program the stage
was thronged with aGrliring friends,
who congratulated the quartet and
thanked Mrs. Tapley for having been
instrumental in giving to Greater New
York the finest concert that has been
heard among colored people anywhere.
The Denver star., 1917-07-07
COOPERATION"

How many OF US realize how much
the other follow can help US achieve
what we arc working for?
How many OF US realize how much
We will help ourselves by boosting our
competitor instead Of knocking him?
To those of Us who do not, the
above picture. from Armour. will carry
its own message. No amount Of rea-
soninE or logic could show any moro
clearly and definitely just what CO.
operation means.
Let's all apply It to our own busi-
ness this year and wait for results.
NEoRoEs. STUDY THIS PICTURE.
THEN ACT.
The Star prints the above lesson in
order to convince some Of tho most
sksptical Negroes OF Denver and Colo
rado, a. well A. elsewhere. what It
will mean for ten millions OF Negroes
whose minds. hearts. objects. pur-
poses. ambitions and work are dog
gedly set up on one certain thing
elimination of all caste. prejudice and
inequality for every one-or certain
things OF uplift to humanity. and what
= unified action can do. This lesson
applies to Negroes who pAtronixe
others than their own in business.
even II you or they don't like the
man or men running In business.
PatroniIe him or his competitor OF
color. Every nickel taken from tho
business and professional man OF color
only weakens him and strengthens the
chains OF prejudice and unfair COM
Xslition upon your necks. besides
kslping the race who least need your
The Denver star., 1917-07-07

help. We are our own masters. II We
would rightly and intelligeptly use
what means which are ours. Think
Of 100 Negroes putting 81 aside a
month in a colored company or in a
bank and buying pigs. horses, cattle.
chickens. turkeys and Belgian hares
and putting those animals on tho
ranches of our Negro farmers. what
would 1t mean In two years to the
farmer. yourself and our Denver COM
munity? A Negro auto transportation
service, Negro commission merchant
and produce dealer, Negro distributor
of eggs and poultry to Capitol Hill
customers and a Negro general store
In the farmers settlement all because
Denver and Colorado Negroes are
working together. Study this picture
and wisely develop your money and
brains.
Again. let US suppose every female
who needed such an article would
patronixe the only corset maker in
Denver and in Colorado. Miss Beatrice
Lewis. In one week she would be COM
PEELED to hire extra help. Suppos !,
that in July, when the Prince Hall
chapter of the o. e. S. meets in Colo
RADIO Springs. that the women have
exhibits and displays for their inspec-
ton. thoroughly showing that cooper
ative spirit. When the calves decid-
cd to get together for their own
benefit first all opposition failed.
Unity leads to conference which will
ultimately result into cooperation. SO
stick together IL you have to hang
together in parts. Success crowns all
CO-ODarafiyo afY0rfa
The Denver star., 1917-07-07
JULY CRISIS MAGAZINE.
Education Number Of Great National
Monthly BristIss With Merit.

The education number of the Crisis
for July, with Its military cover drawn
by Lorenzo Harris, now being circulat-
ed, is a remarkable number. First of
all, the story Of the colored graduates
this year is astonishing. Four hundred
and fifty mine colored men and women
have received the degree of bachelor of
arts this spring. including four Phi
Beta Kappa students in the largest
northern institutions. one doctor of
philosophy and six masters of arts.
The leading colored colleges have sent
out 222 bachelors OF arts. with How
ard. Biddle. Fisk and Lincoln in IT,"
lead. From the high schools nearly
1000 colored children have been g-ad,
uated of whom the Crisis has record.
and probably several hundred othcr'
To this the Crisis adds an important
article by his honor John Purro.
Mitchell, mayor OF New York city. on
the relation of colored people to the
schools of New York.
The Memphis horror is given sep
arate supplement Of four pages. where
the story of the barbarity is told in
the words of Memphis own white pa
pers. 1t is a blood curdling tale.
One of the best stories ever publish
ed by the Crisis is Gray Eyes" 10y Il
young student of the Baltimore Col
ored high school. There is an article
on debating and athletics in co!orel
schools. and prizes are offered for eS-
SAYS on The Best Summer l Ever
Spent" These are to be sent In on "r
before July 8.
The Crisis has reached the 800 u
mark of net paid circulation. This
months number. July, carries pictures
Of 100 of the colored college graduates
The Denver star., 1917-07-07
TRAINING FOR SERVICE.
Major Peal 10 Pleased With Outlook at
Camp Dee Moinaa.

Cleveland, O.-Hon. Harry c. Smith.
editor Of the Cleveland Gazette. has re-
ceived the following letter from n for
mer native OF this city. Major Allen s.
Penl. former commandant and member
of the faculty of Western university.
Quindaro. Ram. and for several years
to date, principal OF our schools at Blue
field. W. Va. Major Peal is at the
military training camp at Fort Des
Moines. Ia. and under date Of June is
writes us follows:
Friend Smith II S-. pass the eye ties,
I Will pass the three months' training n,
this camp 1t opens under superb condi-
tions and with n full quota of southern
applicants The best spirit exists here
and the United States officers are of a
high type The race will gain much from
this movement. Best wishes.
Major Peal lived many years at Co
lumbus. o.. holding some important
clerical positions in. Franklin county
offices before going to 0uindaro,
The Denver star., 1917-07-07
CLEAR AWAY THE WASTE

Bowel regularity is the secret of
good health. bright eyes. clear COM
that regulates the bowels and relieves
eAnsIsI euusS puB pHu ers slid
eJr1 MaN s.Su!N III puv 'suoneld
feeling disappears. Get DR.. Kings
New Life Pills at your druggist, 25c.
the congested intestines by removing
the accumulated wastes without grip
ing. Take q pill before retiring and
that heavy head. that dull spring fever
The Denver star., 1917-07-07
Fifteenth Regiment First on War Basis.

Fifteenth Regiment First on War Basis.
OF the thirteen commands which
have reached war basis in New York
state the Fifteenth regiment of colored
men in the national guard Of New
York was the first to reach the re-
quired standard. Thus again the col
ored man has shown his loyalty to
the country. We congratulate Colonel
William Hayward and his men upon
their ability to get on the mark first
Men make circumstances: eircun,-
stances make duties, and duty 10 dss-
tiny.
God give US men! A time like this
demands
Strong minds, great hearts, true
faith. and ready hands.
Men whom the lust Of once does not
kill;
Men whom the spoils of once can
not buy:
Men who possess opinions and q will;
Men who have honor, and who will
not lie:
Men who can stand before q demo
gogue
And scorn his treacherous batteries
without winking.
Tall men. sun-crowned. who hive
above the fog
In public duty and IN private think.
ingl
The Denver star., 1917-07-07

~ Everybody Is going to the 3f~ud
theatre. the best place for tho best
hve-cent show in the city. The Grand
theatre is the place which invites and
accommodates you. Boost for the
;rand. Everybod: ~e'come and treat
ed nicely.
The Denver star., 1917-07-07

Since Advertising 10 the Lite Of
trade, Il behooves you to cooperate
with 10. We realize that We must first
I make money for you before we can
make any for ourselves, therefore let
- help you by doing your Advertising
to help ourselves. Advertise In The
Star that's all. Il pays you and pays
Us. Advertise and let us have . pay
The Denver star., 1917-07-07
Elizabeth Fleming. Patriotic Work.

Eiixabsth Fisn,ino's Patriotic Work.
Little Miss Elizabeth Fleming Of East
Sixtyffth street. New York. conceived
the idea OF starting fund to assist ir
eQuipping regiment of colored soldiers
for the war from the proceeds received
from hand work sold for that rurpoes
1t Ia said that the returns have alread.
amounted to over 800. BY July Is 4
Is estimated that the above amount will
be increased many times. Elizabeth is
young patriot Of rare distinction and
shows great interest in the colorei peo-
pie.
The Denver star., 1917-07-07
Ethical cul.ur. Scholarship Fund.

Ethical Culture Scholarship Fund.
The Society For Ethical Culture at
Indianapolis. Ind. at n recent meeting
decided to increase its fund for schol.
arships to worthy students by cent
monthly contribution from each mem
Der. This organization is doing splen
lid work and should be encouraged hy
tne public. especially in the mater Of
raising funds for education and social
service movements.
The Denver star., 1917-07-07
SHAME ILLINOIS

THE STIGMA. SHANE ILLINOIS
Continued from page y.
suit of segregation Birth of the Nation lessons when
She IS IN righteous help liberty freedom and
Justice tor all other the earth outside of America
except Negroes within and without America but such little
thing is bagatelle The hand of injustice weighs
heavily the Negroes but regardless of the insults
forced regardless of the fact that denied
stment equal with all other in the Army
Navy and Marine Corps: regardless of mobs ghoush
and unspeakabe black hendishness loyal American
citizens human beings paying awful color and toll
and we feel very keeny that mstreated without
test from influential people The Star suggests that Ne
armed die could have put flight the mob and
there would have burning the Negroes
Stop thousand Negroes who going assist
the East St Louis officials but these officials and guards
men turn loose and join in the mob Negroes stay in ST.
Louis: don be scared from homes
Come back and take life again if you have to live in
tent Stay and the thing thru what the daily
papers print to Don't be cowards fyou
die die for just which will live after to empha
size death Read the Editorial OF Wednesdays News
THE STIGMA OF EAST ST. LOUIS
What has taken place in the past week F.. ST LOUIS
IllU S. A. indicates much of the common world talk
about nAtionasm internatonalism and the mmed
ate abolition of prejudces, all leading, Of
world confederacy foolish talk and fails take into
day and world old history and the mob psc
chology
Before we go too along the will the wisp road
ought the beam from eye, and say
overmuch about the mote in other nations eyes.
The reign Of the mob outbreak the brutaties
comm tied and children we'll in the Am
erican be condoned 1t is blot upon the nation
There little, if for the OF blood
shed and ncendiarsm 1t could be alleged had of
been done south that the Negro population
DANCE ousy in the Neither it of
thought assault that made the blood boil
The attack the Negro Of the premedi
ated and inspired by sehnes For days and nights there
had been threats and minor outbreaks tending
the Ne and pei tn I'm When these fail
gained control and things done by
white people that cannot be excused
Unquesonably the blood lust that the world to
responsible for severity Of the outbreak against
the coored where they figure We
of and surrounded
to kill killed 1t would be impossible for this section
tor contagon The blood thrstiness exhibit
ed long period against the coored population
back what has been taking place in three
in large part of the earth Even then the thin
whtewash.
The outbreak ainst the colored economic,
due rank hatred dislike of coored
Me- brought the by corporations
to The whites umbrage. y hte labor
pos. jeopardy. he Negro must be taught terri
bic tsson
We hope may be possible for the federal authorities take
part punishment OF the leaders Otherwise nothing Of
sequence is likely to be done.
Much will be heard from foreign quarters regarding this
outbreak noPportme momement Let the ma
bow head today tor the
mtted by the relative few.
The Denver star., 1917-07-07

New Cariten Avenue Y. M. c. A Home.
The Carlton avenue branch, Y. NJ. {.
A., has closed the contract for the
erection of its new building at cost
Of $500, 900. including cost of plot and
furnishings. The branch will have Its
headquarters At 907 Fulton street,
Brooklyn. during building operations.
which were begun On Thursday, Nay 2I
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-24
FIGHTING FRED" BURIED WITH
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY

San Francisco, Feb. 24.-With the
most impressive military ceremony
ever seen in San Francisco, body of
Fighting Fred" Funston was laid to
rest in National cemetery in Preside
today beside grave of his little son,
Arthur Macarthur Funston.
The solemn booming of the minute
gun, the clear, bugled notes of taps"
and finally the three crashing volleys
of rifle fire over the grave Of the ma
tons beloved soldier, stirred an as
semblage Of nearly 5000 people.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-24

WEST SIDE BUSINESS LINEUP
TO ELECT TOUHY
Business men of the lower West
Side met last night and passed resO-
buttons endorsing the candidacy Of
John J. TOuhy, regular Democratic
candidate for alderman Of the 18th
ward. Speeches were made in which
the election of TOuhy was urged as
the beginning of a new deal in the
18th.
1t was pointed out that the men
fighting ToUhy were the same men
who for years had branded the 18th
ward as an underworld district and
had driven many respectable resi-
dents from the ward. Several schools
are in the ward. From these have
come complaints that attendance is
thinning out because Of the eXis-
tence Of redlight houses near them.
Among the schools are Mckinley
High, Crane Tech High, Brown,
Skinner, Scammon, St. JaTlath's and
st. Patrick's. Teachers at these
schools have made plea to the bust
ness men to do something to remedy
conditions through use of the ballot.
Several union labor leaders ap-
peaTed at the TOuhy meeting last
week and urged the defeat of Barney
GrOgan and the nomination of TOU-
by. Frank COmerfOrd, labor attorney,
made a speech in which he declared
that TOuhy's stand for labor and
the schOl teachers entitled him to the
vote of all trades unionists.
In his campaign Touhy has been
faying Jake Loeb. He has also been
talking against the traction grab
and pleading for the diversion of
business from the loop to the West
Side and the opening up of play
grounds in the crowded districts of
The 18th ward.
Roger Sullivan and Jim Daley,
county chairman, have refused to
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-24
SUBMARINE SUNK

New York, Feb. 24.-One German
submarine was sunk and two mer-
chantmen destroyed in battle be-
tween seven submarines and nine
merchantmen off Spanish coast near
TarragOna; according to BUenos
Aires Dispatch,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-24
FATHER OF LOVE AFFAIR BOY
ANSWERS THE PLUTES

IF my boy is declared insane for
being in love with Mildred McCOT-
mick, then there are many other peO-
pie in the world in danger" That
was the answer Of John holland to
the Lake Shore drive plutes, who had
his son, Roy, sent to the County hos
pital for an examination on his san
ity when he wrote letters to the Nc
COTmick girl
The boy himself explained his
troubles this way:
81 saw Miss Mccormick in church
and l fell in love with the strong
character in her face. I asked DR..
John Timothy Stone, the pastor, to
present me to her, but he did not do
so. realized her social position was
superior to mine, but I have always
thought that love leveled all ranks.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-24

while the getting was good" Grogan
wanted them separated from their
payroll jobs or forced into line. After
looking up Touhy's chances they
turned him down.
-O-O
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-03-09
MASQUERADE DANCE.

1t has been customary from time
|immemorial for some organization to
give at least one big masquerade dur
ing the winter season, kind of ter
psichorean triumph over all former
efforts in the dance line, and as will
be noted in the conspicuous bills that
decorate windows and dead walls the
local band has taken the mask ball
event in hand this year, and holds out
promise that it is going to be the big
gest thing In that particular line that
has ever been attempted in Orovllle
Aside from the fun ahead, the band Is
an organization that is deserving of
the support of every individual resi-
dent of the town. and those who do
not dance should invest in a ticket
Just to help out a mighty good thing.
Remember the date is March II, the
place the Orpheum, the beneficiary
the band, and the returns to the in
vestor In a ticket more fun than has
been on tap in this place in many a
year.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-03-09
A SMALL BEGINNING.

In another column appears an item
relative to a settler who started in as
a homesteader in this neighborhood
five years ago on copital of II cents.
Another case of facing the problem OF
carving out home in this county on
a meagre cash beginning was brought
to our attention since the item refer
red to was put in type, it being in fact,
a hold over" from last weeks issue.
Fifteen years ago Med. Hershbergei
came into this part of Okanogan coun-
ty, filed on homestead on Ellemehah
mountain, and when he came to TAX,
stock after paying his filing fees ht
possessed teh munificent sum of $500.
On such narrow margin as that
ly discouraged, but Nc Is not a man
to sit around and NOPE over trifles.
He nursed those seven bucks and then
buckled down to hard work, and he
Is a worker. Sticktoitanevess and vim
will win out every time, and that was
the backing behind Med. Hershberger.
He did not make million out of his
500 nest egg, but he made the money
go long way, and by years of frugal
ity and hard pushing, he managed tC
gather to himself sufficient of this
worlds goods to live comfortably, and
were he to unload today at prevailing
prices Mr.. Hershberger would be far
from poor man. This mention is
merely made to illustrate that the ma
with the go and a willingness to max
the very best of his opportunities, wi
find the chance in his country more
attractive than at any place he might
select for a home.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-03-09
LAST OF THE SEASON

There was quite a large attendance
at the high school gym last Friday
evening when the last basket ball
game of the season on the local floor
was staged. Furthermore, it was one
of the best games of the season, if not
the best played in the high school
gym. The contestants were the. Myers
creek team and the high school con-
tingenr that has made such an excell-
ent record this past winter. There was
more team work in evidence and less
rough stuff than marked any previous
game, and the elimination of rough
ing was pleasing feature of the con-
test. Prior to the beginning of actual
hostAities, when the athletes were out
on the floor warming up, an impress
sion prevailed that the local light
weights would be swamped under the
avalanche of Drawn, for the Myers
creek visitors were husky bunch of
men, conspicuous of chest, broad of
beam, and well developed biceps. If
weight counted in basket ball then
Myers creek had the best of 1t by tre-
mendous odds. But as the result prov
ed beef is not the chief essential in a
winning team. Bovee, the local center,
is pretty we'll drawn out, but he look
ed like a pigmy when face to face
with the elongated Myers creek CEN
ter, whose head almost oame up flush
with the gallery. But for all their
length and breadth the visitors had
little show against their more exper-
fenced and agile opponents. They put
up stiff game, yet at no time after
the first two or three baskets were
they at all dangerous. At the end of
the first halt. with the score ~ to
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-03-09

One of the handsomest and most ar
tistic booster post cards that has yet
been Issued to illustrate the town and
surrounding country, bringing out
prominently the attractions and re-
sources around and tributary to Oro-
Vile, has just been turned out by Her.
bert Gregg. our local photographer,
than whom there Is no superior with
the camera to be found anywhere. In
deed he is very wizard at taking out
|of door views. and his superiority in
thar line is recognized wherever lis
work has come before the public. In
the center and diagonally across the
back of the card are the words in
large lettering, "Oroville, Wash," and
filling in the blank spaces on each
side of the name is the following sue
cinct and catchy description of what
there Is here and what can be expect
ed from engaging in any of the indus
tries mentioned: Headquarters West
Okanogan Valley Irrigation District,
watering 10000 acres of fine land,
much that is tributary to Oroville.
Stockraising, Dairying, Fruit Culture,
Diversified Farming. Climate and soil
equal to all-better than most. Great
Mining Possibilities. Railroad Center
on the Great Northern system" Then
comes the unique feature that catches
and holds the eye. Surrounding the
statement of facts, that says so much
In SO few words, is fringe of small
but distinct views, Of The various at
fractions in town and valley. There
are street scenes, views of o. ,yoos
lake and the rivers, the irrigation
project, orchards, cattle, and such con-
spicuous buildings in Oroville as the
high school. the Civic League library
building, Hotel de Grubb and Oroville
General hospital. The card IL .he best
thing in the way of advertising the
town and country that has ever been
issued, and hundreds of them should
be mailed out by our citizens t. all
parts of the country They carry a
message that will attract immediate
lattention, where descriptive letters or
circulars would be cast aside, con-
tanning more information relative 10
this locality in a nut shell than could
be told in the most voluminous letter.