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Ne,o MusicoE DeUiee

A Russian musician, S. Gilev, has
invented a new musical instrument
which. he hopes, will replace upright
and grand pianos. The instrument,
which has an ordinary keyboard. is in
the form of box one yard wide and
weighing only eight pounds. The
usual strings are replaced by steel
comb, and the little hammers by tiny
pinchers which touch upon the teeth
of the combs Russian composers and
musicians. including Ippolitov-Ivanov
and Avranek, who have played the in
strument at the Moscow Conservatory
of Music, testify that it is capable of
replacing existing pianos and that 1t
has stronger tone and better intona-
tions than the ordinary pianos. The
new instrument has been named
''Pinchetone."
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For Chinese Students

Sun Yat-sen university for Chinese
students has opened in Moscow with
an attendance of 800, 80 being girls.
The university confines itself to aca
demic courses for Chinese who want
to study abroad. Some Of the stu.
dents are from Canton and southern
China, but most of them are from
Mongolia and the north. Inquiries
among them to ascertain their probe.
tartan or bourgeois origin showed that
nearly all of them came from well-to-
do families or had been attracted to
Moscow for adventure and entertain
ment. One peasants son materialized
but his father has 170 acres and 81
cows-plainly a bourgeois In either
Russia or China.
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La PLATA, MARYLAND FEBRUARY Is, 1926.
''InterOietU" That Has
Gone DotOn in History

Those correspondents In Washing
ton who emerge from conferences
with the President confused AZ to
what. II anything, he said, must look
back at the first interviewer Of
President with sincere envy. The first
Presidential statement made to
newspaper reporter came from the
glad sea waves Of the gIgglIng Poto-
mac.
Anne Royal, the pioneer In mod
ern journalism" sat on President
John Quincy Adams clothes on shore
and listened to what the bather, clad
only in river water and dlsmay, had
to say. There were no "ah's7 and
"oh's." Whenever she failed to grasp
the sense of remark, she demanded
an explanation. And the President
clarified 1t nobly. The story is told
entertainingly in "Seventy-hve Years
of White House Gossip" by Edna NJ.
Colman.
Nowadays the correspondents in
Washington assemble at the -WhIte
House at a certain hour Of certain
day and park their walking sticks.
Then they are admitted to the solemn
one who is glancing through a pack
Of questions which formally have been
sent him. Occasionally he makes
statement It is current knowledge
that one statement he made a few
weeks ago was interpreted as "yes"
by half Of the reporters, and as mo"
by the other half.
Nothing like that went with Anne
Royal, a woman Of many summers.
She wanted the Presidents idea about
the state bank question. Every morn
ing It was his custom to scurry up
the Potomac for a swim. Bathing
suits were not yet in fashion. She
followed him one day and sat upon
his clothes. Standing chin deep, he
replied to her questions. And an old
woman scooped the world with the
tirst interview with President Of the
United States and a real In
terview. too.-Richmond News-Leader
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Iona Fifty Known as "Island of Ghosts

Iona, the green and grassy island of
the Inner Hebrides, Is an isle Of
ghosts. II is holy ground. Fifty-three
kings are buried there-kings Of Scot
land. Norway, France and ireland. 1t
ras on this lone strip Of moor and
beach. lying at the foot Of the Ross of
Muli. that St. COLUMBIA landed in 56S
and founded the monastery. the ruins
cf which bear his name to this day.
says Pierre Van Paassen. h the At
isnta Constitution. That monastery
was destined TO become the heart and
centor OF Celtic Christianity and
place Of pilgrimage TO which people
came hy long and painful ways from
an over Europe coming that they
might die % rs holy ground Their
5ones are eyefyNhere Kings and
princss. c!iisftains Of great Highland
clans. southern haroas, and merchants
of wealth they all came to this lone
is|enf o. the Western seas 10 die 1t
Il their ghosts who haunt Iona today.
.'|s|r ghosts and the VraliIs of Tie
a5oaks who were slain when lhe Morse
seA-itxers 5slltd Into The Sound OF
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1926-02-26

my nephew, who was attending col
lege in Manhattan and taking course
in electrical engineering, has gone to
Schenectady, N. Y, to take job with
an electric company" said Farmer
Fumblegate.
He always was bright lad" com
mented Farmer Funter.
"Yes, slreel Why. he knew how to
spell Schenectady, the first time !
asked him."-Kansas City Star.
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Wheels Within Wheels

Prof. William Lyon Phelps was talk
ing about poor book that had been
greatly overpraised.
-Criticism," he said. isn't always
unbiased. Wheels within wheels, you
know. It's like the good old story
of the prisoners in Germany.
.'Two brothers, Tom and Jack, were
captured on the western front and
sent to Germany. One wrote home:
"'Dear mother-Here am at last
In the beautiful German prison. !
have a fine room. with clean sheets,
good food. and cIgars-Your loving
son, Tom.
"'P. Slack was shot yesterday
for complaining"
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Salaries States Pay
to Chief Executives

Indianapolis Only nine governors
In the Emitted States receive an an
nual sdiafy greater thnn that ef $1,000
paid to Ed jackson, Indiana's chief
executive.
IN addition to his salary the Hoo
aier governor ID glxen home and
S2.i00 annually for ils maintenance. A
1imllar policy is observed ln sefefal
other sfdfda.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1926-02-26

kota, New Hampshire and Vermont
pay their governors only $1,000.
Where the salaries are small. how
ever, the state legislatures in several
instances have provided executive
mansions and an annual fund for
their maintenance This Is true In
South Dakota and Nevada. Several
suites would have TO amend their con-
Stltntions to provide an Increase.
Starting out III 1915. when the IN
dinna governor was paid only 81 900
annually lQe qnount has been
/. chs GLASS =
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1926-02-26

Iona. and sacked the holy places. That
is why no man of Iona will, even to-
day, walk of nights BY the Rellig Di-
ran But why are the spirits restless? !?
The natives say 1t Is because Of the
dark work done in the day Of the
Reformation, when $50 of the sacred
crosses Of Iona were torn of the
graves Of the dead and cast into the
sen.
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Hon, Il Vas

"Our moving picture show. the Orr.
entail Grotto, has an orchestra of Al
men," said the landlord of the tavern.
SIS 1t possibIe?p returned the young
travelling salesman.
"Yepi The same one FORKS alone
every night for forty nights. and on
the forty-first another man Is added
for one night.-Kansas City star.
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Then They Parted

"a little bird told me what kind of
a lawyer your father was"
"What did he sayf''
'Cheep. cheep.p
.'WeIl, duck told me what kind
Of doctor your father was. Cor
nell Widow,
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MadrigaI

The Madrlgal is one of the older
forms of choral singing. Generally,
there are four parts, but often It Is
written in five or six parts 1t Is
a secular composition. requiring more
skill Than the ordinary four-part cho-
rus. 1t should be sung without accom-
paniment so that the different melo-
dies are heard at the same time.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1926-02-26

r~wo Of the army's most eminent
i aviators, both of them members Of
the round-the-worId flight, have an
nounced that they are about to resign
from the army In order to attempt to
fly over the North pole this summer.
They are Lieut. Leigh Wade and Lieut..
.. H. Ogden, and they will be first
aud second in command Of the expe-
dltion. respectively They and their
associates are backed by group Of
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G CETTLEMENT of the coal strike
p having been ratified by the miners
and the fiye-year contract being
signed, mining was resumed Thursday
throughout the anthracite region.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1926-02-26

The above reward will be paid,
and no questions asked. for the
return Of the necklace taken on
the night Of January 10, from the
residence Of R. c. Bridges, to that
address. or to so Broadway.
.'Ne questions asked " The phrase
shons from the page rosy with the
light OF hope. Laura was amazed al
the change in her husbands appear
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n IOTABLE deaths of the week In
y clude those of Henry Holt. New
York publisher, and Archbishop j. r.
CIeplak OF Poland. who was once sen
fenced 10 dsath by Russian tribunal
but was released and came to Amer
lea last November.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-02-13
ST. PAUL ECHO
FROM ALOG CABIN

Many of the strious in American history
crete example for struggling Negroes to follow and have
left nothing which the older generation admres greatly The
emancipation president however the Civil president whose
birthday have just celebrated is notable exception.
Aside from the sentimental halo with which coored America
is wont to Lincoln aside from the debatabe ques-
ton that he not directly responsible for the freeing of
slaves the undenabe fact that Lincoln of the first
caliber
He worthy of emulation He worthy of the alteration
which the country whole tenders him. He should have
spect and should be beacon light to guide weary and aeng
black feet the teuous ofenbarred high road to u
mate Success not only the gaining of material awards
but too in the winning of spiritual heights.
Lincoln had of the problems that confront the Negro
His background of the poorest On merit solely he
through the casehinng people of democratic America And
finally he attained the highest executive position the greatest post
of honor which the United States affords en the height
his greatness still striving for he murdered-brua
ly murdered for the sake of principle.
Yes, the Negro may well Lincoln the type of
greatness that long after actual DEATH CLOVIS penddy with
reckoning bance to those who would triumphant over cir
cumstance and truest servants of their kind
The St. Paul echo., 1926-02-13
PULLMAN PORTERS.
attend SESSIONS
Local Superintendent H e alley
Informs Men of Increase
in Pay at Meeting.

Fifty-siX porters of the Twin Cities
were present at meeting held
Wednesday afternoon in the athletic
room at the Saint Paul Union Depot.
The purpose of the meeting was to
explain the result of the conference
held in Chicago under the Employees
Representation Plan of Pullman
Company.
The result of the conference, work.
ing conditions of agreement and raise
in salary were thoroughly explained
| by Superintendent G. C.. Healey, an
authority on the situation.
After Supt. Healey had explained
the above plan, every porter voiced
his appreciation by cheering the SUI
perintendent.
Porter G.. G.. Shannon then came to
the front and made a very extensive
explanation of the Employees Rep
resentation Plan, showing that he
had full knowledge of the plan; stat
ing that the plan was better than any
other outside plan could offer and
that the so-called union that is try
ing to get in the Pullman porters'
rank has no standing with the repre-
sentative plan.
! All the porters voiced their appre-
citation of Mr.. Shannon's speech, aft
The St. Paul echo., 1926-02-13
FEBRUARY Ia

We are, it has been said, too material people.
In the times that usually vaguely refer to the old
days. people believed in ghosts fairies legends and had host Of
special days which they attached particular significance and
which they pretty celebrations.
Nowadays has ruled ghosts fairies and the like
young that has few symbolic legends and
those general restrictions have left with legendary holidays
Three four times released from several duties
for the day because recognizing national holiday
Those days have charming stories behind them but they
charming primarily because they have to do with certain
cc facts The for their existence real facua
We make plea for the recognition another sort OF day
not the formal cogniZance and ceremony of closing
down shop DESIRE but the inward realization of beaut
full ea And what sentiment could lend itself gracefully to
that eshe appeal than the which surrounds St. Valentines
Day?
In the beginning told out of the wish of one
everyone he kindness The sentiment de-
emotion Through the spread and the GUS
tom of the day grew very dear to those who permitted to
send receive pusg tokens of respect admiration
or love- the day of the that smiled sympathetca
upon and which made the ideal of that emotion sacred
But that spirit has fled the day. Comic valentines more
nearly represent the feeling February H. than do clusters of
voets We truly sorry We sincerely the passing of
spirit St. Valentine with his shy proerng of Kindness and
friendship tender sentiment We hope that he has not
completely but that he will find retreats the hearts
of those who still prefer the sentiment of voets with all their
shades meaning to the comic valentine in its many refined
forms.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-02-13

er which a motion was made by Por-
ter s. Mason that the porters give a
rising vote of thanks to the delegates
who assembled in Chicago on this
plan and to the Pullman company,
who had agreed to give them raise
and better working conditions. This
was done and amid great cheering.
Thursday afternoon forty-five por-
tiers of the Twin Cities attended a
meeting in the athletic room of the
Union Depot.
The meeting was presided over by
A. w. Jordan, porter instructor, who
introduced w. H. Boggs of Chicago,
porter delegate to the conference
held in Chicago from January 27 to
February with the management Of
the Pullman company in regard to a
new wage increase and better work
ing conditions.
A graphic account of the Chicago
conference and all that transpired as
well as the minutes Of each session
were given to the men by Mr.. Boggs.
Besieged With Questions.
AS soon as the men were informed
of Mr.. Boggs' presence at the con-
ference, they fired a volley of ques-
lions which he answered intelligently
to the satisfaction of all concerned.
He explained fully the working
conditions whereby a porter will de-
rive an increase in pay both from
point of seniority and in charge serv-
ice.
Specific stress was laid by the
speaker on the fact that the Pullman
company is willing to cooperate with
the porter for his best interests and
does not want to rob him of nickel.
If existing conditions are not salts
factory any grievance can be adjust
ed by going through the proper chan
mel.
Urges Loyalty.
In conclusion Mr.. Boggs spoke of
the material benefits to be gained
from the Employees Representation
Plan and strongly urged loyalty and
cooperation with the management
to obtain the best results. He also
warned the men not to be guided by
false noises.
All present were highly enthused
over the outcome of the conference
and seemed to be satisfied with the
increase granted. w. M. Turner Of
fered a motion that a rising vote of
thanks be extended to Mr.. Boggs, the
delegates who fought for the agree
ment and the Pullman company.
At the close of the session the men
were given an opportunity to meet
Mr.. Boggs in order to gain further
information if they so desired.
Mr.. Boggs will spend several days
in the Twin Cities endeavoring to
bring about feeling of cooperation
between the employees and the man
| agement.
X. w. Mackey, one of the oldest
employees in this district, who was
keenly interested in the outcome of
the conference, made the following
speech:
Mr.. Chairman and Fellow Workmen:
81 am glad to meet you on this
occasion. l have refrained from CIV
ing any expression on this contro-
versy until l could hear all sides. I
am now convinced that any of our
/ Continued on page Al
The St. Paul echo., 1926-02-13
Brewer Leaves Home; Returns
to Find Friend Visiting Wife;
Gun Fight Follows, Husband
Killed.
preston News Service)

preston News Service)
Raleigh, N. c., Feb. 12.-The mer-
cy of the court in imposing sentence
was asked by the Wake county jury
that convicted Henry Johnson, jani-
tor of the Capitol Apartments, of
manslaughter for fatally shooting
Dock Brewer, on September Is.
The jury returned the verdict at
o'clock last Wednesday night after
celebrating for more than three
hours. The trial of the homicide
case took up most of the day in
court. The defendant proved a good
character by some of the leading men
and women of Raleigh, who live at
the Capital Apartments.
The main facts about the homicide
The St. Paul echo., 1926-02-13
~N THE REALM
= Of -
\1lubdOrn


Mr.. George Brooks, Jr., was host
to the Cameo Social club and their
friends Friday evening. George
Brooks, president, and Esther Brad
ley, secretary.
The Usher Board of St. James A.
M. E. church met Wednesday eve
ming with Atty. and Mrs. Evan An
derson, 353 Chatsworth St.
DR.. Earl Weber, AIS University
Ave, was host to the B. C. C. Alumni
club Tuesday evening.
The Twin City Ministerial Alliance
met Wednesday afternoon with Rev
Morrow of Camphor M. E. church.
Luncheon was served by the ladies
of the church.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-02-13
North Carolina Court Asked For
Cenency In Sentencing Killer

were undisputed. Dock Brewer, the
slain negro, had told his wife, VINO
lived at 413 East Worth Street, that
he was going to Durham. She testi-
fed that she sent note to Henry
Johnson asking him to come to her
home. He did so.
Dock Brewer returned TO his home
unannounced to find Henry johnson
out on the porch with his wife. He
opened fire with an automatic pisto.,
and Henry Johnson returned the fire.
Both were hit in the exchange or
shots, but Brewer got the worst of II.
Shot in the arm and in the thigh, h.
died shortly afterward.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-02-13
THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL

(From The Washington Tnbune)
The from Indianapolis last week that the In
danapos Freeman had ceased publication coming it does
the heels failure of the Pittsburgh American and the
retenchment policy the Chicago Defender be the hand
writing the wall for Negro publishers everywhere
The Freeman of the oldest Negro journals published
By virtue of its pioneering it built great national inter-
national circulation.
When begins to acquire property and develop it's bust
the problem of protecting and developing these factors
tury next Shut out of white papers, the Negro been
forced to develop his order that he have at his
mand the most instrument for creating public sentiment
in his favor
Today there hardly section country without least
one really good Negro AS these have
their readers they have also increased the number volume of
their This has made possible for such papers
attract competent staff and therefore to turn out bigger
and better papers.
growing local. In this growth there must necessarily be
breaking here and consolidating there These but
tura signs of growth and development There have been fewer
failures Negro than almost other bust
activity the engaged in Indeed this speaks well for
the ability of the Negro editor
The problem of full recognition by national and local adver
sers must be worked out well the problem of circulation
readers collect for those
they have.
These problems only be worked out by the
themselves coming together and discussing them and exchanging
ideas The Negro press must rid itself of the professional
teaches ee publicity seekers who sucking the life
blood out of numbers of The quality of must be
raised and better methods of obtaining and disseminating must
be worked out Advertising rates must be standardized Waste
in production must be eliminated Ethics the profession
must observed The pub respect and confidence must be
and retained
Unless these problems solved and solved other
which appear be prosperous will follow the Freeman
and the American.
Will the Negro Editor heed the handwriting the wall?
The St. Paul echo., 1926-02-13

1t is rumored that the Brown
Skin Follies' that was given at Pill
grim church last year will be in st.
Paul again, the latter part of this
month with new and added attrac-
lions. Watch next weeks Echo for
detailed information.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-02-13
BOOK CHAT
by
Mary White Ovington

BOOK CHAT
by
Mary White OvingtOn
Chairman, Board of Directors
N. A. A. c. p.
1.-THE WEARY BLUES"
By Langston Hughes with an Intro
duction by Carl Van Vechten. Pub
lished by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc,
730 Fifth Avenue, New York City.
Price $500. BY mail $2.10.
Langston Hughes, city bred, told a
group of us the other evening that
he had never cared for the poetry
that as a child he read in his school
books. 1t dealt with things of which
he had no understanding. Why
should he for instance, be interested
in Tennyson's
II come from haunts of coot and
And make a sudden sally
when he had never seen a coot or a
hern. But one day he read a poem
in Kansas newspaper that the edi-
tor was holding up to ridicule. 1t
described the city's narrow street,
the shabby house, even the garbage
can. Here, he found was poetry that
appealed to him, and he began him
self to try to write in such a vein.
This 1 think, is typical of Mr.
Hughes method. Thousands and
thousands of children read Tenny-
sons brook
II chatter, chatter as 1 flow
and enjoy the sound of the words
without ever thinking whether they
have seen a brook or not. But Lang,
ston Hughes never was Intrigued
merely by the melody of tripping syl
tables. Even as little boy he must
draw as clearly as he could, the pic
ture of what he really saw.
1.-THE Weary Blues" is book full
of pictures, word pictures of some Of
the multitude of things that have
swept across a young mans vision
Sometimes they are of out-of-doors:
How thin and sharp is the moor
| tonight!
How thin and sharp and ghostl!
white
Is the slim, curved crook of thu
moon tonight!
or this:
| Sea charm
The seas own children
Do not understand.
They know but that the sea il
strong
Like Gods hand
They know
But that sea wind is sweet,
Like Gods breath,
And that the sea holds
A wide, deep death.
Sometimes they are of people:
When Susanna Jones wears red
Her face is Like an ancient came
Turned brown by the ages.
But always they are pictures, no
reflections upon life, but vivid bits Q
life itself. All of which tells us tina
Langston Hughes is very much
modern.
The Weary Blues, the poem froI
which the book takes its name, wo
the first prize at the Opportunit
contest in 1925. There are othe
'.Blues" verses in which one sees a
effort to strike the rhythm of thes
, folk songs. There are cabaret sons
and Harlem stands out among the
with her comedy and her TRACED
somberly stalking through her mirtl
In the Introduction, Carl Va
Vechten, tells us of the interestir
!, life this Yagabond poet mas leau,-
y a true poet who preferred to knot
about on ship and in strange por
rather than stay in college! l II
one, feel little piqued at this We
1 ume. 1t says so little out of all
f might say. Such wonderful lands
! I,angston Hughes has seen and SUI,
picturesque people as he has rubb'
elbows with. He only gives us titbi
of all that must be rushing throu,
+ his mind. We have sat down to t,
d hors d. oeuyre and they have whett,
our appetite for more. May the ne
course come soon!
The Tomahawk., 1926-02-11
Pay attention to business If you
want it to pay attention to you.

Lots of people spend the last half
of their lives trying to forget what
they learned in the first half.
The Tomahawk., 1926-02-11

II used to double over with indi.
gestion pains and headaches. A
neighbor told me what Tanlac did
for her, so I tried IL. Thanks to
Tanlac I sing at my work again
and have no pains whatever"
Mrs. Enock p. Carlson
21oo 22nd Ave-, So.
Minneapolis, MINI.
The Tomahawk., 1926-02-11

The average railroad tie, in its nat
ural state, lasts about seven and ore.
half years; If treated with preserva-
tive, about fifteen years.