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The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-02-13
PHYLLIS WHEATLEY NOTES

The Auxiliary had a most interest
ing dinner meeting Tuesday noon.
Mr.. Charles L. Burt of the Children s
Protective Association told of the
work of said organization. Much
time was given to the discussion of
delinquent members. The house is
most DESTROYS of having every mem
Der of the Auxiliary to attend the
meetings, which are held regularly
every second Tuesday in the month.
Any member who fails to get a no.
tice is urged to notify Cherry 3O98.
The Inter Settlement Basketball
League is progressing nicely. Phyllis
Wheatley House is fortunate in hav-
ing four teams entered in the league,
and all are making a splendid show
ing.
Phyllis Wheatley is rejoicing over
the fact that it has two new volun-
teer workers in the persons of Miss
Audrey Boswell and Miss Mildred
Brooks of st. Paul, who are attend
ing Minnesota University. The young
ladies will be big asset to the
House. They will be on duty on
Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.
At meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Twin City Community
Choral, held Wednesday evening, the
following constitution and bylaws
committee was named by the chair
man, Mr.. ]. H. Hickman, Jr., Mrs.
Blanche Mason and Mr.. VIM. Smith.
A meeting of the choral will be called
in the very near future, at which time
the chairman will present the con-
stitution and bylaws for adoption.
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Mrs. B. ]. King has charge of ar
rangements for the vesper services
which are held each Sunday after
noon at the Y. w. c. A., 59S w.
Central Ave. Mrs. King is the organ
list at St. James A. M. E. church.
Mrs. King received her first expert
ence in concert and program work
under the late Mrs. R. C. Minor with
whom she toured the Middle East in
the position of accompanist in 1908.
She has devoted the last few years
to religious work in the st. James
A. M. E. Sunday school, and in the
Y. w. c. A. She is graduate of the
Ramsey County Sunday School Asso-
citation Training school. Under the
supervision of o. C. Hall, she has
worked in the St. Paul district con-
ference demonstrating correct meth
DDS in primary teaching and program
building. Her formal title at the
Y. w. C. A. is chairman of common
religious education.
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"Y" NOTES

The committee of management met
Monday afternoon for it's regular
monthly meeting. After the usual
business officers for 1926 were elect
ed. Because of the splendid service
during the past year the old officers
were unanimously reelected as fol-
lows: Mrs. Zula B. Tandy, chair
man; Mrs. w. H. Griffen, vice-chair-
man; Mrs. Maude Brooks, secretary.
A splendid audience greeted Miss
Winnie Plummer at vespers Sunday
afternoon and was inspired by the
wonderful talk given by her. A pleas
ing piano number was rendered by
Gloria Griffen.
A Martha Washington Tea" will
be given at the Branch February %,
from to 6 P. M. Members and
friends are cordially invited to at
tend.
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Rejected Lover
Sad, Leaves Rat
Poison As Drink
preston News Service)

Youngstown, Ohio, Feb. 12.-Aft-
er being ordered to cease his atten-
lions to the young daughter of Frank
Robinson by the father, Leslie Blair,
aged % years, is said to have con-
fessed to police that he put rat poison
in bucket of drinking water at the
home of Robinson.
Part of the water was used to
make chicken soup, but the Robin
son family noticed peculiar odor
and color in both the water and the
soup before partaking of either, and
notified the police. Police took the
water to the city chemist and had it
analysed. The authorities found
that it contained rat poison.
Blair, according to detectives, said
he put poison in the water because
he and Robinson had quarreled over
Blair's attentions to Robinson's 15-
year-old daughter.
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COLORED SINGERS TO
APPEAR IN INTER-
NATIONAL REVUE

The International Revue staged by
the Cosmopolitan Club of the Uni
versity of Minnesota is to be held this
year on Friday and Saturday nights,
February 10 and 20. This is an an
nual affair, consisting of several diff
ferent acts, each of which is repre-
sentative of some phase of the cul-
tural background of one of the vari-
Gus racial groups represented in the
club For the first time in the his
tory of the Cosmopolitan Club at the
University of Minnesota, our group
is to be represented in the form of a
Glee Club which will render several
spiritual numbers. The club is made
up of University students, assisted
by outside talent. The University
students are Ruth Brown, Margaret
Martin, Peavey Johnson, Walter
Minor, Alfred Shute and Wilbur
Washington. The local talent assist
ing this group consists of Mrs. Gladys
James, who is directing the singing,
Miss Leah Mae Minor, accompanist,
Mrs. Eva Carr, who, in addition to
singing will give reading, and Mrs.
Margaret Grissom.
This group has been practicing for
some time and promises to make a
valuable contribution to the success
of the revue.
The Colored representatives in the
club are Mrs. Alverta Corum and
Wilbur Washington.
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FERGUS FALLS, MINI.

Rev. Storrs of Central Baptist
Church preached two great sermons
last Sunday, much appreciated by all.
Sunday School was well attended, "a
being present and rs at the B. Y.
P. U. The chicken dinner sponsored
by Mrs. Storrs netted $3.50. Fri
day, February IL, big debate will
be one of the features of an interest
ing program. Pastor Storrs and Mrs.
Kate Anderson will speak on Lincoln.
All our group are glad to know that
Rev. Storrs will represent the Echo
in Fergus Falls.
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COlOred Lawyer to Prosecute
in kidnapping Case

Continued from page u
Weldon Johnson, secretary of the
N. A. A. C. P, made the following
statement.
Heretofore the N. A. A. C. P. has
been compelled to forego giving as
sistance to a number of cases as
atrocious as this one. Now, however,
with the Defense Fund so generously
contributed, which has been set aside
and held in trust solely for legal de-
Tense, the Association is enabled to
widen its legal activities in behalf Of
the race"
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church is sponsoring Valentine par
ty Friday afternoon, from 2 to 5, for
the members of the B. Y. P. u.
Little Lucilia Williams is celebrat-
ing her first birthday party Monday.
The Junior Choir of st. Marks
church is giving Lincoln's birthday
party at the church Friday night.
A playlet is soon to be given under
the auspices of the Eastern Star.
Date and place to be given later.
Mr.. George B. Kelly, one of our
group, was one of the two delegates
selected by the Duluth Republican
Club which meets in Minneapolis
February IL.
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Pullman P0rters Meet
Continued from page p

grievances can be adjusted by an ap-
peal to the wage board of industrial
relations. / was greatly impressed
with the speech of my friend Mr..
Shannon yesterday, and the splendid
position he has taken in defense of
the company's plan of adjusting our
grievances. Why? Because from his
vast experience in dealing with labor
unions and kindred organizations
he knows that our best instrument to
improve and attain working condi-
tons and public sympathy lies in
our present plan as being functioned
by the Pullman company.
There is a story that comes to
mind of vessel that had foundered
at sea, and, after drifting for many
days, ran out of drinking water. The
crew, in a famished condition, cried
out for fresh water-when a voice
in the darkness sank out, Drop your
buckets where you are 1t seems the
boat had drifted in the night to the
mouth of river. So it is with us;
we have never used the means to cor
rest our difficulties that have been
placed in our hands by our company.
"They have given us many things
for which we should be profoundly
thankful for; they give us as provi-
sion for our families at death our
years salary after one years service,
free uniforms after ten years serv-
ice and other premiums for efficient
service.
The cry of the opposition is that
we should have conductors pay as
men in charge. We do get conductors
pay, and at present we check a Sec
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ond car in train.

ond car in train.
ITO make us conductors is beau
tiful theory, but we know that in half
of the country it would not be toll
Grated and in the other half our au-
thority as men in charge would some
times be questioned.
"The company would do many
things for us If it wasn't for the
damnable prejudices of the American
people, but as they are catering to
the masses, they are swayed by their
desires and suggestions.
1--WE are told again that the COM
pany commits an awful crime against
us in paying us too little in added
salary as in charge men, and that If
we were white men they would pay
us great deal more, this is nonsense.
AS an example, will cite case on
most short lines where electricity is
used. The railroads have displaced
electricians and by giving the bag
gageman $500 in added salary he
has gladly taken the job although his
brother is unionized man and moth
ing has been said against it.
"The truth of the matters is that
our company is doing more for its
employees than any other, and yet
some of our men seem blinded by
the envy of the fanatic.
$50, in conclusion, I will say like
the engineer said to the bull who
stood in the path of an express train
and after repeated warnings he still
defied the passage of the train; the
engineer, with tears in his eyes,
pulled open the throttle and said,
My friend, I admire your courage,
but dam your Judgment
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If you are looking for a real hearty
welcome, visit st. James A. M. e.
church, 314 18th Ave. So. Services
every Sunday, 10:45 A. M. and 7:45
P. M. Good music by the choir.
Thos. B. Stovall, Pastor.
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Carl Branch left Friday for Kansas
City, Mo-, where he will join his
mother. Later they will leave for
Los Angeles, California.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-04
Army Red Tape
Cut by Davis
by nited Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, June 4.-Spcre-
tary of War Dwight T.. Davis. who
jS business man, has declared war
On army red tape.
a group Of representative bust
ness mon from, various parts Of the
country have visited the department
ut his Invitation to show officials
how t. eliminate work and make
short cuts to efficiency.
Here is a sample given by Davis
today of what he calls ''cutt.ng off
Il few more feet of red tape
'Our new system provides that
when Chief Of Branch asks for
money in hi, preliminary estimates
:'Id the Secretary Of War. the Di-
rector Of the Baigel. and Congress
have all concurr"G 10 tbr extent of
making the necessary appropria-
tions, it is assumed that the con
tcmplatcd expenditure is .justifiablc
and the Chief Of Branch can get his
money of the treasury without prov
ing his case all over awain.
'The old system for complete
rewriting of the minor items in the
estimates at every step in their pre-
paration. In addition, even after
Congress had appropriated the mon
ey, II WAS necessary for Il Chief Of
Branch to submit Il new requisitiol
every time he wanted an allotment
made out of a particular appropria
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-04
CONVERT YOUR INSURANCE
URGES VETERANS BUREAU

WASHINGTON, June 4--GeneraI
Frank T. Hines has issued Il warn
inc to the 100000 world war vete-
rams who have not taken advantage
of making application for reinstate.
mcnt and conversion of war time in
surancc that all claims must be filed
before July > to be valid.
There has been 29,499 application,
for government life insurance total
ing about $l6,000,000 filed since
January /, General Hines, director
of the veterans bureau announced
Each policy averages about $54Ol
per veteran.
Application for reinstatement OF
conversion should be accompanied
bv Il remittance sufficient to cover
the premium required on the first
installment.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-04

discussion of abolishing the city
auto camp in the city park. The
opinion 81 the council is that the
camp has outlived its usefulness and
is practically nuisance. Private
owned camps situated near the ci,.v
attract the better class of tourists,
the low charge at the city camp ap-
pcaling only to the less desirable
element of tourists No definite
action was taken at last hight 5
meeting. but it is probable that
when the camp is closed for the
summer it will not be opened again
in the fall.
No property owners appeared to
protest against the assessments
made for the alley paving III the
business section and the assessments
were ordered to stand as they were
originally made.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-04
Hundred-Year-Old
Butter Was Held
To Be a Treasure

san FRANCISCO, June +
Z" Miscrs of modern times hoard
gold, but many misers of the 10Th
century boarded butter' according
to Sam II. Greene, secretary of Cali
fornia Dairy council, who has been
delving anew into the history Of
dairying.
''In those days butter was the
measure of a man s wealth; the most
influential man in the community
was the man who had hidden away
the largest amount of butter,' con
tinues Greene. "Thc practice was
very popular in Ireland during the
early centuries when the peasants
buried butter III the peat bogs.
Many reasons have been advanc-
ed for the practice, but historians
are of the opinion that, originality,
butter was buried in order to save
it from the invading hordes which
constantly overran the country.
Nothing was safe from the despoil-
crs; they looted the country. drove
off the cattle and left the people to
starve. After their departure the
hidden butter WAS uncovered for
food. In many instances, however,
| the peasant who had buried the but
ter had been killed, or the tree which
had been planted over the spot had
j aeen destroyed, and the treasure
was not found for many years.
I'm 1895 John Houghton, an Eng
| lishman. made visit to Ireland and,
upon his return, wrote Il book on
dairying in Erin s Isle in which he
spoke Of the habit formed by the
Irish of burying butter in the bogs.
His report was confirmed by other
investigators and history relates that
excavations in Ireland unearthed
butter as late ar 1917.
"Thc burying of butter was not
entirely peculiar to Ireland. 1t was
| also the custom of the people OF
! Dardistan. Asia. where butter was
kept for 100 wears without being us
! ed Historians states that the Dard-
i istans did not like the flavor of
fresh butter, but considered an eX
tremc dclicacy Il product that had
| been buried Il century.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-04
MILLION BOYS AND GIRLS
TO ATTEND SUMMER CAMPS

NEW YORK. June T. More thau
l.0oo.o99 boys and girls are expect
ed to attend 5000 camps in The
United States and Canada during
the summer.
Enrolment of this years camp.
rrs for Il greater season than ever
before is now practically complete,
according to II. W. Gibson, of Bos-
ton president of the National
Camp Directors Association and
head Of Y. NJ G. \. work among
boys for Massachusetts and Rhodc
Island
The popularity Of summer camps
is steadily increasing. Gibson said.
! Within the last decade the number
# boys in Young Men 5 Christian
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-04

A delegation of citizens from the
east side was present at the meet.
ing and expressed their apprecia
tior to the council for the contem-
plated installation Of adequate fir.
protection on the east side.
Following the reading Of a letter
from the Lions club, urging the in,
stalation of boulevard stops in the
business section of the city, also reg
ration of speed in the paved alleys,
the council appointed C"uncilma'
Fawcctt, City Engineer Knights anG
Chief Oswalt a committee to investi-
gate these matters and with the city
attorney to draw up an ordinance
for presentation at the next meeting
Of the council.
Considerable time was given to a
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-04
AiWIys KEPT np-to-date

Direct manufacturing control enables
Studebaker to keep cars constantly up.
to-date. We add Improvements regard
less of the calendar we do not save
them up for spectacular annual an
nouncements which make cars artih-
cially Obsolete
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-04

truck and pumper viii probably be
delivered to this city about july
-6. This was the information Civ
en- at the city council meeting by
Councilman Rice, who was instruct
ed to urge the Ameriean,La France
company to. rush delivery on the
truck following the recent wrecking
for the smaller truck While answer
my an alarm.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-04
To Hold Annual
So. Calf Ornia
Regatta Aug. 7-15

NEWPORT BEACH, Calf, June
The annual regatta Of the South
crn California Yachting association
will be held here August I 10 -.
The opening night will be ccIc-
brated with the Tournament Of
Lights,' Il parade of brilliantly dc.,-
Grated and illuminated beats and
FLOATS in the bay.
Nearly 300 yachts from all parts
of the coast have been entered in
the regatta.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-04

Association camps alone has quad
rupIed. Statistics given out by the
various international organizations
engaged in character-building aeti-
vities show that 259.7O2 persons at
tended Boy Scout camps and 103,-
1j3 were in !. ". c. 4. camps in
the United States during the sum
rcr OF 1923. The Y. ". e. \. re-
ported 10l,057. Girl Scouts 22,j01,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-04

Studebaker builds all its own bodies,
all engines, all clutches, gear sets, springs,
ditferentials, steering gears, brakes, axlcs,
gray-iron castings and drop forgings.
Only Studebaker in the fne-car field
enjoys such complete manufacturing
facilities.
These facilities enable Stldebaker to
manufacture quality cars on a One~Proft
discriminating outside profits. The
savings thus effected are passed on to
Studebaker owners in the f2rr of higher
quality and lower prices.
Unit-Built construction
Studebaker facilities result, too, in cars
designed engineered and built as units.
The hundreds Of parts in a Studebake.
function as a smooth-working unit, re-
sulting in scores of thousands of miles
OF excess transportation, greater riding
comfort and higher resale value.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-04

The quality-car power and luxury i'll
this fine Sedan at $I295 are ale 20 the
savings made possible by Onc-Proht
manufacture. But for the enormous
Studebaker facilities that make these
savings possible, its price would be as
high as its quality,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-04
This Standard Six Sedan, Unit Built
the most powerful Sedan of it's size
and weight, at One>Proft price g.

NOC may not often want all the power
i that is stored away in this smart
Studebaker Standard Six Sedan But
just get your foot on the acceerator when
you want a genuine thrill 1t shoots
through traffic with all the snap and vigor
OF much higher priced cars. 1t carries
reserve of smooth eager power that
makes hills and level stretches look
alike.
According to the rating of the Society
of Automotive Engineers, the Standard
Six is the worlds most powerful car of
its size and weight. Twenty-eight
sedans have, less rated horsepower and
they sell for 500 to $5355 more.
It's design, body finish, upholstery and
equipment present richness appropriate
to its remarkable performance. Fas-
tidious women-thc keenest Judges of
quality = are its greatest admirers.
That's because The industry knows no
higher standards than those maintained
where Studebaker cars are built.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-04
PAGE FTvA

Iand the Campfire Girls 1896.
Thousands of others. it is estimated,
attended large private camps and
unregistered camps run by welfare
IGgcucics.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-04
COLORADO GAGE

YUMA, Ariz., June 4.-Mcan
daily gage heights i'll feet and mean
discharge in second feet of the Colo
RADIO river at Yuma, Arizona, for the
week ending May 2S, 1926:
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-04

Woodland, Yolo county, has
heavy invasion of black and white
t2atrraiJIar> ihat destroy much veg
citation.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-04

Subject to correction by auto
matte recorder curve.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-04
Ell Centre Will
Have New Pump
Truck Very Soon

Ell Centre s new combination fire
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customers who had paid their month
ly bills promptly for one year and
offered to refund the SIS deposits.
guaranteeing good service without
the deposit requirement. Less than
half the customers expressed them
selves as willing to accept the return
Of their money.
The 8 per cent interest offered on
the cash deposit was so attractive
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

ger. Mrs. Flynn picked up a large
stick and when she came near the
hawk, struck at it. The bird turned
from the cows and attacked the
woman. One OF the hawks claws
ripped her dress from shoulder to
wrist. Mrs. Flynn fought desper-
ately to save her life. She aimed
heavy blows at the bird but its talons
continued to infiict severe gashes
on the woman, and she was almost
exhausted when she found unex-
pected allies.
While the fight was being waged,
a small flock of magpies came to
Mrs. Flynn's assistance and pecked
at the bird of prey. Singly, the
hawk could have killed the magpies
with one blow, but numbers told and
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soon he was in fight. Mrs. Flynn
was so seriously injured that she had
to enter hospital.
MONEY is REFUSED

Customers of Gas and Fuel Company
Prefer to Get Interest.
BIZ United Press
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Oct. IS
More than half the customers OF the
Spokane Gas and Fuel Company,
Spokane, Wash, have refused to ac-
cept the return Of their SIS deposits
for gas service, it was announced
here yesterday at the eighth annual
convention of the American Gas AS
ISOLATION.
The company recently wrote to all
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that the customers decided to use
the gas company as a savings bank.
The company replied that although
the customers were in good stand
ing" and he'd paid their bills on time.
special arrangements would be made
to provide for the safekeeping Of the
deposits of all who wished to bank"
with the gas company.
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Hawaii, Porto Rico and the District
of Columbia, got only 6,S75, 324
quarts that historic year.
Then 1t was that New York was
dubbed the most up and coming city
religiously in the known world. For
in 1922 only 2,39o,5S6 quarts had
been used in the State. There had
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HAWKS ATTACK WOMAN
Small Flock of Magpies Rescues Her
From Savage Bird.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
SYDNEY, Oct. 15.-A fierce battle
between a woman and a huge eagle
hawk was recently fought at a sheep
station near Goulburn, about 140
miles from here.
The woman, Mrs. Gertrude Flynn,
was going out to drive the cows
home for the night, when she heard
them believing. They were rushing
madly in all directions.
At first Mrs. Flynn thought that
pack of wild dogs was bothering
them, but as she drew nearer she
saw huge eagle-hawk. viciously at
lacking the COWS. Swooping down
at them the bird was pecking flu
riously and clawing at the backs of
the frantic animals.
Without thought of her own dan