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The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-09-11
MPLS, ELKS SEEK
new MEMBERS IN
SWEEPING drive
Exalted Ruler of Ames Enthu-
siastic Over Prospects of
Local Effort.
Dispensation Offered
Levy Misses Grand Office by
Slight Margin at Ma
tional Meeting.
Dispensation Offered

Filled with the enthusiasm which
emanated from the recent convention
of Elks in Cleveland, Ohio, T. B.
Carey, Exalted Ruler, assisted by ].
B. Levy, District Deputy of the state
of Minnesota, and E. Boyd, treasurer
of Ames lodge, have made careful
plan to increase the membership of
Ames lodge.
Pointing out that the Elks of the
world now have a membership ex-
ceeding 100000; and have more than
$111,000 in the grand treasury, Mr..
Boyd stated that there was limitless
assurance of huge increase in men,
bership.
inducements Offered.
As a part of the plan formulated
to increase the membership of Ames
Lodge, a dispensation has been is
sued by District Deputy J. B. Levy.
The new membership drive is ex-
pected to start after September IA.
Out for Office.
At the regular business session of
the Past Exalted Rulers Council 80
of the Elks, held at Pioneer hall
May 4, j. Levy stated that he was
going to Cleveland to bring back an
office to Minnesota.
While acting as assistant Esquire
at the convention, Mr.. Levy display
ed a fighting spirit by nominating
himself as Esquire to the Grand
Lodge, but was defeated by small
margin. In speaking of the conven-
ton, Mr.. Levy was enthusiastic over
the spirit displayed there, and the
promise of future activity.
E. Boyd, treasurer of Ames Lodge,
is chairman of the entertainment
committee and is largely responsible
for the great success of the weekly
cabaret dances given jointly by the
Ames lodge and the daughters of
Minnehaha Temple.
All the officers in commenting
upon the coming membership drive
of the lodge were highly optimistic
over the fruitful results of such an
effort.
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By The Owl

With the last strains of soft, Groom
ing music and the last flutter of
graceful bodies clothed in flowing
and diaphanous material. the second
annual dancing exhibition of the Ere
da C. Jackson class became history
last Saturday evening.
The program was divided into two
parts, one to display the talents of
the junior class, the other to show
the artistry Of older girls in the
senior class. Both age groups were
received enthusiastically.
Clara Smith, Hjordis Foster, jan
ice Wright and Mildred Artis were
without doubt the outstanding stars
of the performance. The work of
Marjorie Mckinney was also note
worthy. Little Herman Cotton made
tremendous appeal to the audience
as the sole male member Of the re-
vue.
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Columbia Man Finds Relatively
Stabilized Figure After Study
of 1000 Persons in Harlem,
at Howard.
IN. A.. A. C. P. Press Servicel

IN. A.. A. C. P. Press Servicel
Writing in the September number
of Current History Magazine, Mel
vile Herskovitz of the Anthropology
Department of Columbia University,
reports that a new physical type Of
Negro is being developed in the Unit
ed States. Mr.. Herskovitz arrived at
his conclusion after an examination
of 1000 individuals in Harlem and
at Howard University.
The results indicate that the U. S.
census figures which state that only
20 per cent of American Negroes are
mulatto, under-state the amount Of
mixture which has gone on, and the
results obtained by Mr.. Herskovitz
that probably 80 per cent had mixed
ancestry. This figure might be
slightly reduced, Mr.. Herskovitz
states, because his measurements
were undertaken in the North.
The new type disclosed by the
measurements is tending to become
stable one, he believes, since there
is increasing social pressure against
associating with members of opposite
groups among both Negroes and
whites, North and South. Mr.. Her
skovitz instances a recent investiga-
tion of illegitimate children conduct
ed in Harlem which showed that in
only seven cases out Of 500 were the
fathers alleged to be white.
Mr.. Herskovitz, who finds that the
New Negro" in his physical meas
urements occupies a position between
the African and the white man, con-
cludes as follows:
con the face of the results which
have been obtained from this study
which, it must be confessed, barely
scratches the surface of this field
it seems that from now on We shall
have to think of the American Negro
not as an African type in which there
has been mixed a small amount Of
white blood, mixture which is still
continuing and that will continue
long enough finally to achieve the
absorption of the Negro into the
dominant white population. We must
Continued on page 81
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UNIQUE DANCING
PARTY PLANNED
college Boys Ramble," Dinner
Dance, Sept. Is; Debs to
Be Presented.

Sponsored by college men who
have worked in the Twin Cities dur
ing the summer for several years, a
unique dinner-dance will be given at
Union hall, Kent st. at Aurora Ave-,
September 16. Invitations announce
the evening as 1.-THE College Boys
Ramble."
Mrs. w. E. Alexander and Mrs. j.
w. Crump will act as social matrons.
The Misses Beulah Stephens, Armeda
wilkins and Ruth Brown will be So
cial sponsors.
One of the features of the evening
will be the presentation of five local
debutantes. Members of Mrs. Freda
C. Jackson's class in dancing will
present novelty numbers. Further
entertainment will be provided by M
H. Nash, who will give a duet dance
Songs and yells by the college
men, punch and salads, will keeI
matters enlivened. w. H. McSayles
assisted by some 80 visiting college
men, is in charge of the dance.
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new BARBER SHOP
TO HOLD OPENING
WOmen's, Children's Work to Be
Featured; Five BARRIERS Will
Offer Quick Service.

A new six-chair barbershop will
open at the corner of Dale and Rondo
streets on or about September IL.
Specializing in women's and chill
dren's haircutting, the shop will feat
ure sterilization measures which will
assure each patron strict sanitation.
William M. Cassius will be the
manager of the shop. Mr.. Cassius
has been employed in the Selby ave-
nue. district for the past five years
and is both an expert in his work and
we'll known member of the COM
munity. He is a member of the Ster-
ling club, Mason, a member of the
Royal Arc, knights Templar and con-
sistory branches. He is also men,
ber of Mu chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha
fraternity. Mr.. Cassius will have
four expert BARRIERS under his man
agement.
A private entrance, waiting room
and chairs will furnish ladies ample
assurance of courteous treatment in
every particular. An especial chair
for children will be installed for the
comfort of youthful patrons. With
in short time, beauty parlor will
be installed in connection with the
establishment.
In speaking of the opening, Mr..
Cassius said, 1--WE expect this shop to
be the best of it's kind that the Twin
Cities has ever seen. The public is
guaranteed first-class, clean, decent
place in connection with first-class
work"
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Anthropoloeist Discovers New
Physical Type of Negro Evolved
Musical Festival to
Be Given by Church

Sponsored by the Humboldt
Heights Baptist Mission,
Grand Musical Festival will be
given at the North M. E.
church, Fremont Ave. at 4th
street, Thursday, September 16,
at 8 p. m.
; All numbers will be render
ed by colored artists. Tickets
will be sold for twenty-five
cents each, and the proceeds of
the entertainment will be used
for the mission building pro-
gram. ... -.. ...
! The white North M. E.
church has donated the use Of
its church building. and the
pastor of the Humboldt Mis-
sion, Rev. R. ]. Solomon, is
urging that the large auditori-
um of the church be filed to
capacity. The choir of Pilgrim
Baptist church will render
some of the numbers on the
program.
Further information regard
ing the program can be obtain
ed by calling Emerson 1887.
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On With The Dance: A Review

Other members of the class who
distinguished themselves by excel
lent work would include all the other
people in the revue. The costumins
was remarkable. New, clean, suita.
BILE. and with ample changes for ev.
cry set, the costumes were one of the
features of the performance.
The youngsters displayed much
ability for their ages, evidencing a
sense of rhythm and grace which
brought much comment from the au-
dience. The older girls gave per-
formance which was finished in every
respect.
Although / did not see the first an
nual exhibition. will pronounce this.
If it was a fair sample, as good a
thing, and as worthwhile gesture as
I have ever in the Twin Cities.
The performers and mothers share
eqnually in the credit, and the in
structor deserves a goodly measure
of praise.
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REPUBLICANS TO
open CAMPAIGN
AS MONTH ENDS
Christianson Will Make Keynote
Address in Fergus Falls,
September %.
First Meeting Held
Harmony Marks Session of State
Central Committee As Hot
Fight Is Indicated.

Governor Theodore Christianson
will open the 1926 Republican cam
paign with his keynote address in
Fergus Falls September %. An.
nouncement of the definite date was
made by Ludwig I. Roe, chairman OF
the State Central Committee, which
met in the st. Francis Hotel in St.
Paul Tuesday morning.
One hundred twenty-five members
were present from practically every
county in Minnesota. All state and
congressional candidates with the ex.
ception of o. j. Larson of Duluth
spoke. Mr.. Larson was unavoidably
detained in Duluth.
Fight Indicated.
That the Republicans of Minneso.
ia are going to carry on an aggres,
sive fight this fall was in evidence
throughout the meeting.
Representative committee mem.
bers from the ten districts expressed
themselves forcibly upon this point
emphasizing their determination tc
carry the battle into every part OF
the state. Especial importance was
placed upon the necessity of sending
to Washington solid Republican
delegation, pointing to a terrific
drive on the Farmer-Labor strong
holds, namely, the Seventh, Eighth
and Ninth Districts, where E. E
Howard. C. G. Selvig and O. J. Lar
son will oppose>ssthe present in
cumbents. 8.
Governor Praised.
Unity of purpose and complete
harmony prevailed. Governor The
odore Christianson was loudly ap
plauded and praised by the commit
tee as well as the other candidates.
Women of Minnesota are going te
play an important part in the cam
paign. Mrs. Fosseen, National Com
mitteewoman from Minnesota, and
Mrs. Winifred Campbell, State Chair
woman, outlined their plans to the
seventy Republican committeewomer
present and special conference was
Continued on page p
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LYNCH RECORD IN
rs HIGH, REPORT
1925 Saw 1S Lynchings to 20
for First 8 Months of This
Year; Whites Die.

New York, Sept. 9.-The lynch
ings in the first eight months of 1926
have already exceeded the number
for the entire year 1925, there being
20 lynchings to date this year as
against 1S for the whole IL months
of 1925.
In addition, whereas no white man
was lynched in 1925 there have been
two lynched already during the cur
rent year. The leading states thus
far this year are Florida with
lynchings and Mississippi with 4.
Responsibility for the increase in
lynchings was placed squarely upon
the shoulders of the United States
Senate by the N. A. A. C. P.
while there was the hope and
the threat that the Dyer Anti-Lynch-
ing bill would be passed." says an
N. A. A. C. P. statement, "lynchings
sharply declined. Now that the Sen
ate by lis indifference and hostility
to this legislation, has again indef-
initely postponed any hope of enact
ment Of federal anti-lynching law,
the lynchers have again become en-
boldened.
"The present disgraceful increase
in mob murder throughout the Unit
ed States brings to the front the cry
ing need for federal action to stamp
out this crime. The N. A. A. C. P.
will not cease its efforts in this di-
rection until year shall pass in
which no mob murder is recorded" )"
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Permit Issued for $4,000 Per-
sons to March; Regalia to Be
Worn; Protest to Governor
Goes Unheeded.

st. Louis, Mo.-St. Louis Klavern
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan was
given permit yesterday to parade in
st. Louis Saturday, October 80, in
connection with a state conclave of
the order to be held at that time.
The permit was issued by Director
of Streets and Sewers Brooks to J.
w. Stevens, secretary of the local
khan. 1t gives permission for pa
rade of $4,000 persons. Stevens as
serted there would be that many in
line, most of them in full regalia.
The permit makes no restrictions
as to masks or robes and leaves that
choice to the klansman himself.
The klansmen will assemble late
in the afternoon in Twelfth boule-
ward, north of Market street. The
parade will start promptly at $50
o'clock, according to plans, and will
move north on Twelfth to Locust
west to Lindell cutoff and thence
westward to Kings highway, where
it will disband about o'alock.
Local khan officers have been prom
Using the st. Louis members spec
tacular public appearance for more
than three years, but couldn't get a
permit.
GOV. ASKED TO STOP PARADE
In response to call by State Rep
resentative Henri Chouteau, only
four of the present representatives
and nominees were present at pro-
test meeting, at the Odeon, Monday
night, to join in a protest against the
proposed Ku Klux Klan parade,
scheduled to take place here October
sop
Conspicuous among that number
was Representative Walthall Moore
who in an address before the large
audience. told the feelings of the
Colored people toward the Klan. and
Continued on page ~ ,
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EXIST. PAUL FIREMAN
TOURS

Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Mitchell, 1850
w. 35th Place, Los Angeles, CAL, re-
turned from their annual motor trip
after visiting the wonderful play
ground on the top of the world, an
elevation of 5000 feet. Mr.. Mitchell
states that he believes in seeing
America first. After spending two
weeks vacationing, Mr.. Mitchell re-
turned to his position as armed
guard at the Beverly National Bank
in Beverly Hills, Cal.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-09-11
WILLS MANAGER ASKS
HEAVY TITLE; DENIED
(Preston News Service)

New York, Sept. 9.-The request
that Harry Wills, challenger, be de.
clared the heavyweight champion OF
the world by default was made Tues
day by his manager, Paddy Mullins
and was denied by the New York
boxing commission.
Champions can lose their titles
only in the. ring" w. M. Muldoon
senior member Of the commission,
said. ......
Mullins based his request upon the
argument that Dempsey had refused
to fight Wills and that Gene Tunney
had written a newspaper article un.
der his signature that he would nev-
er fight Wills if he won the cham
pionship from Dempsey.
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REWARD OFFERED
FOR MOB LEADER
Georgia Governor Posts Prizes
in Hope of Getting Any
of Lynching Party.
(Preston News Service)<

Atlanta, Ca, Sept. 9.-Governor
Clifford Walker late Wednesday an
nounced a reward of $500 for the
first member of the masked mob who
stormed the Coffee county Jail Tues
day morning and lynched Dave
Wright, held at Douglas, Ca, for the
staying of Mrs. Zelphia Rolling, two
weeks ago. The executive offered an
additional reward of 500 for the ap-
prehension of any other member of
the mob.
Announcement of the reward went
out from the governors Office to
Sheriff Tanner of Coffee county and
to the members of a grand jury in
vestigating the lynching Wednesday
afternoon.
Wright was forcefully removed
from the county Jail, after the mob
had over-powered the Sheriff. He
was taken about three miles from
Douglas and riddled with more than
so bullets by a band of masked men.
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Miller to Speak in
st. Paul Wednesday

Under. the auspices of the
trustee board of Pilgrim Bap-
tist church, Dean Miller will
speak at the church auditori-
UNI, Cedar street at Summit
avenue, Wednesday, September
Is, at 8 p. m.
His subject will be "The Ne
gro in the North and in the
South"
There will be no admission,
but a silver offering will be
taken. Music will be furnished
by the choir of Pilgrim. A
large public attendance is cor
daily invited.
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St. Louis Khan Parade Scheduled
For Oct. so At State C0nclave
Ask Nominations for
Awards, Scholarships

New York, Sept. 9.-The Ma
tional Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People.
60 Fifth Ave., announces that
nominations may still be sent
in for the 1926 gold medal,
awarded to some member of
the N. A. A. G. p. and the two
Madam c. ]. Walker Scholar
ships. awarded to branches for
increase in money and mem
bers over the preceding year.
The scholarships may be pre-
sented by the winning branch
to any student designated.
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TULSA WOMAN JUSTICE

Tulsa, Okla.-At the recent pri-
mary elections. Mrs. Ellen Lathon.
colored. was nominated Justice OF
the Peace in the Fourth District. She
won over her nearest opponent, a
white man, 1,720 votes to 1870
votes.
Mrs. Lathon's husband was at one
time Justice of the Peace. She has
never practiced in the law profession
herself and is not graduate of q
law school. Her knowledge in the
practice was gained through her hus-
band.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-09-11
Valet To -Four
Presidents Dies
At White House

Washington-Maj. Arthur Brooks
Negro valet to four presidents, died
at his home here after long illness.
He had been suffering from valvu.
lar heart trouble and his death was
not unexpected. His end marks the
gradual passing of the old White
House retainers.
Pres. Coolidge was particularly
pleased by Maj. Brooks services and
only last week took occasion at the
summer White. House to extol the
virtues of the aged retainer.
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NEAR RIOT

Huntington, w. Wa race riot
between white youths and the color
ed performers in fair here Satur-
day night resulted in the death of a
19-year-old white youth, Luel Ed
wards.
Fourteen Of the colored persons
attached to fair concessions and one
white youth were arrested. The col
ored prisoners were carried to Iron
ton. when a mob gathered and
threatened to lynch them.
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LONG RIDE
(By the A. N. P.)

Los Angeles, Cal.-Over steep
mountains. across hot deserts,
through rivers, there arrived in the
city a youngster who had the grit
and endurance to ride his motorcycle
all the way from his home at rs
West One Hundred and Forty-first
street. New York, to Los Angeles.
He is only 1S years of age. but made
the trip with few mishaps. The
nervy cyclist is now at 1903 East
Thirtieth street and is named Will
lam Davis.
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Napoleon's Wooden Horse.

Probably the most expensive toy
ever bought was a broken-nosed
wooden horse that had belonged to
Napoleon Bonaparte, and which was
sold in Paris some years ago for
400.
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Grumbling may not get us any
where, but it certainly relieves the
mind sometimes.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-06
PUBLIC EXPENSES

Perhaps too much has been made of the fact that
while government expenses being reduced 80 per
cent from 1919 to 1925 state expenses in the country
generally increased $50 per cent and local ex-
penses 1916 per cent.
1t is easy to misconstrue these figures The
tional and local situations not parallel The gov
ernment's expenses at the beginning of this six year
period were war expenses, and it has made good
showing mainly because it has been emerging from its
obligations The state and local expenses have
not been expenses at any time except in far
they reflected prices.
Besides, since the end of the war, the smaller po
ltica units have been providing better public facilities
than they used to- especially in the matter of roads, but
also in such matters schools health water supply
and sewers. All these are important and the money
for them voted and paid because of their Importance
Citizens pay more taxes and get for them
Doubtless there is some extravaganza running
through such expenditure in most communities. And
1t possible that the states counties cities and other
political units which handle public money less eff
ficent in their expenditure than the federal govern
ment. But this is not necessarily true In most
cases it calls for proof. It is probably fair pre-
sumption that the average city nowadays handles its
affairs as efficiently and economically the national
government does.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-06
ICiCIe LADDER.

bunnics = or forty twelve if YOU
count Baby Bunty-had all gone
down this same path to the hollow
stump school.
Heigh ho' whistlel Uncle Wig
gily and he hoped on his way. II
hope l shall have an adventure to-
day
And. he was going to have one. I
am allowed to tell You that much,
anyhow.
As Uncle Wiggily started to 90 up
the glen, at the far end Of which
was the frozen waterfall he wished
to see the bunny looked back.
perhaps L can invite some Of
NY friends TO come into the glen
with me- thought the bunny.
! But he only saw the Fuzzy Fox and
| the Woozie Wolf sinking along.
"Ah. Not so good.' murmurcd
/ the bunny. = wonder what that
means? 1t looks to me like trou.
i ble."
And. if Mr.. Longears had been
closer he might have heard the Fox
! "That's right, If he goes up in
i the glen he cant get out, for the
walls on both sides are too high for
! him to climb. And, at the far end
is the waterfall-he can't climb
that"
I Indeed he can ~ chuckled the
Fox. This time he is our rab-
Bit"
Uncle Wigeily was beginning to
think this same thing. The glen was
like a long, deep tunnel in between
two great rocky hills. Only it was
! like tunnel without top. The side
walls were too steep II climb. Once
| in the glen. the only way out was by
the way Uncle Wiggily had catered.
And, that was now blocked by
the Fox and Wolf.
Dear me-" thought the bunny.
l Dear me-" thought the bunny.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-06
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD +. GARTS
Copyright, 1926, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY'S ICICLE
LADDER

Not far from Uncle Wiggilv's hol
low stump bungalow, in a little glen
there was a waterfall. That is the
water fell in summer, when the glen
was beautiful with green leaves and
pretty flowers. But i'll the winter
the water that trickled and splashed
over the rocks. falling from the top
to the bottom, froze. Then there
was no waterfall.
One day Uncle Wiggily hoped
out of his bungalow. with an extra
Jolly twinkle of his pink nose, and
said to his wife:
I'm going to look at the water
fall"
silly" exclaimed the rabbit
lady, calling her husband that just
in fun. as sort of pet name. "lou
Will find no waterfall now. This
is winter.
"Yes, I suppose so, said the
bunny. But Mr.. Bow Wow was say
ing, yesterday, that he passed the
glen and the water was frozen into
queer and beautiful shapes. l want
to see frozen waterfall.
BE careful YOU don have Your
pink nose frozen,' said Mrs. Long
ears as her husband hoped off down
the snowy path, \ little while be
fore this all the forty leven little