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The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-16
Lewis, Orr, Hanft, McNally Seek
Reinstatement; Will Not Go
Off Bench to Campaign.

Four judges of the District Court
are candidates for reelection. They
are Judges Olin B. Lewis, Sr., Judge
Grier M. Orr, Hugo o. Hanft and
Carlton F. McNally. These judges
themselves are actively engaged in
the judicial work at the present time,
and therefore will not be able to
campaign. However, the lawyers of
this county have organized a volun-
tary committee and have taken it
upon themselves to carry. on an &C
tive campaign upon behalf of Judges
Lewis, Orr, Hanft and McNally.
Headquarters have been established
at No. 800 Robert St.
Judge Lewis was admitted to the
practice of the law in 1889. He
practiced continuously in the city
until 1896, when he was elected to
the District Court Bench and has
acted in that capacity for the past
thirty years, having been reelected
four times. He is now the senior
judge of our District Court. Since
he has become the presiding judge he
has done splendid work with the aid
of his colleagues in the way of clean
ing up the calendar, so that now a
case can come to trial in a very short
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-16
All Men Have Much Experience
for Positions; Lawyers
Raise Funds.

Paul ever since, except for the time
he served with the U. S. Army in the
Philippines. From 1900 to 1906 he
served as assistant county attorney
under Thomas R. Kane. In 1906 he
was elected to the Municipal Court
Bench, here he served until 1914,
when he was elected to the District
Court Bench. Judge Hanft has served
in a judicial capacity for the past
twenty years. He has ever been a
close student of the law, and is one
of the most learned judges on our
bench. The interest that he has
shown in judicial work is proved by
the fact that he has made many good
citizens out of offenders.
Judge McNally has practiced law
continuously in st. Paul for many
years, except for the time he spent
in active service in France as an Of
ficer of the u S. Army in the recent
World War, having been associated
with the. law firms of O'Brien, Young
& Stone and Doherty & McNally.
In August, 1920, he was appointed
the first Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci of the City of st. Paul, in which
capacity he served until June, 1922,
when he was elected corporation
counsel of the City of st. Paul and
(Coptinued on page ~
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-16
ELKS' CABARET OPENING
BREAKS DULL PERIOD

There could not have been any
more gayety and pomp at the Col
umbus Day celebration in Spain than
there was at the opening of the Elks'
cabaret, at the Elks Rest. 2O7 w.
Central Ave-, on Tuesday night Oct.
18th. In their large palatial Rest
which was artistically decorated,
there was service for chewing gum
to the most delicious of salads, while
the sweet strains of music filled the
air and the charming Gladys Naye
warbled and tripped lightly across
the CLOSED floor.
Mrs. Babe Hannah also thrilled
the guests when singing, That's
Why Love You," and Baby Face
by request.
Chairman R. S. Harris, stated that
his committee is working in harmony
and it was the Daughters of the So
cial Session committee under Mrs.
Opal Whyte who cared for the wants
of the guests.
The lady guests were honored with
favors of roses that were given by
Mr.. Paul N. Coates, our present
county engineer, who is running for
reelection Nov. 2.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-16
First Place In
Piano Contest
To Duluth Man

Duluth, Minn.-"The Volunteer
Organist" was enacted at the Lyric
vaudeville house Oct. 2, when Otis
Hance of 11O3 Michigan street, a la
borer at the ore docks, appeared in
piano contest of jazz music.
The other contestants, young men
and women, all white, showed skill
as jazz artists and the favorits were
Justify applauded.
AS Mr.. Hance, slightly gray haired
and somewhat timid in appearance,
took his place at the piano, uncompli-
mentary remarks were audible. But
at his first touch the Indifferent au-
dience grew silent, and at the end of
his number the applause was deafen-
ing He was encored back time and
again, and as the contestants lined
up for the awards he was given first
prize of SIS in gold with the unan-
imous approval of the audience
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-16
81 Propose to Marry Mr.. Rankin
Despite the Protests Of My
Parents" Bertha Softer Tells
Reporters.
preston News Service)

Duquesne, Pa. Oct. 15-What is
said to be a genuine romance had it's
beginning back in school days, came
to light in the elopement of pretty
Bertha Softer, a clever Jewish maid
en-, aged 10, and John Rankin, aged
21. ...
According to police reports, Miss
Softer went to New York City Sep
tember to visit with an aunt, her
fathers sister. A few days later she
is said to have written to Rankin,
who then went to New York. It is
claimed that when Rankin made his
third visit to Miss Softer at the home
of her aunt she was chastised for
permitting him to call daily. Finally
the aunt demonstrated with the girl,
but to no avail. The girl then left
her aunt's home.
This was about the middle of Sep
tember. The aunt then telephoned
to her brother, the girls father, and
told him of the circumstances. The
father, Sam Softer, took up the mat
ter with the District Attorneys Of
flee of Allegheny County. He swore
out a warrant for the arrest of Ran
kin charging him with seduction,
the girl being under 81 years of age.
New York police soon located the
couple and placed them under ar
rest. Mr.. Softer has gone to New
York and declares that he will pros
ecute Rankin. Miss Softer declares
that she will stick with Rankin, no
matter what happens. 1--WE attend
ed school together and have been ar
dent lovers from childhood and
propose to marry Mr.. Rankin despite
the protests of my parents and rel
atives. l love John and he loves
me-"
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-16
MADAM BROWN SUCCESS
AT PHYLLIS WHEATLEY

The Twin City Chorus presented
Madam Patti Brown last Thursday
Oct. 7, at Phyllis Wheatley House in
a song recital. The evening was re-
splendent with MOST beautifully ar
ranged program. Madam Brown was
introduced by Atty. o. J. Smith of
st. Paul, who referred briefly to the
voice of Madam Brown,
her early musical education and her
steady rise to fame as one of the
Races best.
Madam Brown sang each number
with an unusual beauty and sweet
ness and the appreciation of the au-
dience was very obvious.
The chorus is continuing its re-
hearsals for their concert, in Feb
ruary when they will present a ma
tionally known singer as soloist.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-16
Negro Patients Will Have
Negro Doctors in Phila.
preston News Service)

Philadelphia, Pa. Oct. IS
Marked progress in tuberculo-
sis prevention work among Ne
groes as a result of the en-
ployment of medical attend
ants of their own race is re-
.vealed in reports made public
last Saturday by DR.. Charles j.
Hatfield, former president of
the National tuberculosis AS
sociation and now Director of
the Henry Phipps Institute of
the University of Pennsylvania.
The reports compiled for the
Institutes Advisory Council of
prominent physicians, scientists
and educators, show that while
fewer than 100 Negroes a year
applied for treatment in the in
stitute when work among them
was carried on exclusively by
white agencies, the, total now
reaches more than $500 an
nually since employment of Ne
gro doctors and nurses.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-16
-Four Judges Of District Court Are Candidates
For Reelection; Voluntary Committee Manages

time after the papers in the case are
filed. This enable litigants to OBJ
tain speedy justice, whereas other
wise, justice may be denied even in
the event of victory. To accomplish
this very desirable result it was nee
essary to curb all unnecessary delays
in the law.
Hon. Grier NJ Orr was admitted to
practice in 1888, and was actively en-
gagged in the practice of law in st.
Paul from 1884 to 1894, when he was
elected Judge of the Municipal Court
of this city. He served in that ca
pacity for eight years, when he was
elevated to the District Court Bench
by a vote of the people of Ramsey
County, where he has served as a
Judge for the past twenty-four years.
June /, 1905, he organized our Ju-
venile Court, which he has conduct
ed ever since. Today we have one of
the best and most efficient Juvenile
Courts in the United States. Judge
Orr has gained fame for his excellent
work in juvenile and domestic rela-
tions cases, which work he handles In
addition to his work in other civil
matters.
Judge Hugo o. Hanft was born and
educated in this state and has always
resided here. He was admitted to
practice in 1896 after completing the
regular and post graduate course at
the law college of the University of
Minnesota. He practiced law in st.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-16
PAT HARRISON IN
OHIO AS BACKER
FOR P0MERENE
Senator Pomerene Voted for Fill
buster to Hold Up Dyer
Anti-Lynching Bill.
Harrison Fought Cobb
Republican Senator Willis Back
ed Dyer Bill, Endorsed
Cobb Appointment.
(Preston News Ssrvice)


Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 15-Among
the big speakers being brought into
Ohio by the Democratic Campaign
Committee in behalf of Senator
Pomerene is Senator Pat Harrison,
of Mississippi. 1t was Pat Harrison
of Mississippi, who speaks in Ohio
for the Democratic candidate, Pom
creme, who led the filibuster in the
Senate, beginning on Nov. 27, 1922,
resulting in the defeat of the Dyer
Anti-Lynching bill.
Against Dyer Bill.
1t has been Senator Pat Harrison
who has led the opposition since that
time that has time and again pre-
vented the still further consideration
of this bill There were nine roll
calls in connection with the flibus-
ter. -.
Every vote cast on the side of the
filibuster was democrats, including
those of Senators Harrison, King of
Utah, and Pomerene, although Pom
creme managed to escape several
votes by simply going out of the Sen
ate Chamber at the time. The rec
Continued on page 81
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-16
Miami Veritable He'll
for Negroes; Letter

New York, Oct. 15-The Ma
tional Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People,
50 Fifth Ave-, has received a
letter from a colOred man liv-
ing in Miami, stating that con-
ditions since the hurricane
have been unbearable for col
ored people who had been
worked without pay, and driv-
en- at the point of a gun.
The letter says in part:
Its a living He'll here for
a colored person and getting
worse all the time, and the law
here is worse than anything
else. After everything becomes
normal I will write you some
of the conditions. Some white
man collected all the Chicago
Defenders that was on the
news stand and wouldn't per-
nit the venders to sell them.
Men are being worked at
Homestead, Fla, and Hileah,
Fla, without pay and driven
away at the point of guns.
It's He'll here"
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-16
HEM. COUNTY TO
HOLD FRESH AIR
DRIVE 0CT.17-24
tuberculosis Association SpOn-
sOrs Move for Good Aver
age Ventilation.
Work Through Schools
Health Blows Through Open
Windows"-SlOgan; Merchants
Have Displays.

Health Blows Through Open Win
dows" is the slogan of the campaign
which the Hennepin County Tuber-
culosis Association will conduct the
week of October 1924. The purpose
of the campaign is to remind people
to keep their windows open day and
night.
Just at the season of the first chilly
weather, the tuberculosis Associa-
tion displays cheerful posters to en-
phasize the value of fresh air for
health, so that windows may not be
closed tightly and health shut out
side the home.
Window Displays.
Merchants of the city are coop
Grating in window displays featuring
woolen blankets, warm bathrobes,
hot water bottles, electric heating
pads and other comforts as aids to
getting fresh air in sleeping rooms
at night, with the maximum of COM
fort.
Information on the significance Of
Open Window week has been sent to
public and parochial schools, and
leaflets are being distributed to
school children.
Fresh Air Remedy.
Miss Kathryne Radebaugh, execu-
tive secretary of the Hennepin Coun-
ty tuberculosis Association, in call
ing attention to the slogan of the
campaign, Health Blows Through
Open Windows" makes the follow
ing points on the objects of the cam
paign: Fresh air is a remedy and
also a preventative of diseases gen.
orally. 1t is essential to good health
CONTINUED on page 81
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-16
RIGHTS LEAGUE
PLANS MEETING
Sesqui Gathering at Philadelphia
to Ask for Basic Rights
of Citizens.

Boston, Mass. Oct. 15-"To ring
Colored Americas Liberty Bell" at
the birthplace of the Declaration of
Independence in it's Sesquicentennial
year, the colored citizens everywhere
are invited by the National Equal
Rights league, in final call issued
here to-day, to send delegates to a
national race convention in the Var
ick A. M. E. Zion Church, 10th and
Catherine Streets, Philadelphia, Oc-
tober 20 to 23.
This 18th Annual Meeting of this
race league, born in Philadelphia in
1908 will be Sesquicentennial Race
Congress to formulate the Colored
American Sesquicentennial Declara-
tion for Rights, based on Americas s
fundamental document, and to plan
the colored American revolution
against race prescription. This dec
laration in justification of the new
revolt and fight for equality will be
promulgated on the night of October
2S, at the very gates of the Sesqui-
centennial Exposition of American
Independence.
Demands for protection of the bal
lot and of life, abolition of segrega-
tion and pardon for the Houston
Martyrs as acts of Sesquicentennial
justice, will be stressed.
The Convention formally opens
Wednesday, Oct. 20, at 2 o'clock.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-16

J. J. Gillen, present abstract clerk,
and candidate for election, needs lit
tie introduction. During the IA
years that he has been employed in
the court house, he has given mate
rial assistance to Negroes, and has
always maintained a favorable atti-
tude toward them.
Upon the death of the late w. j.
Bazille, the Board or County Com
missioners unanimously appointed
Mr.. Gillen as the successor of Ba-
zille to fill the unexpired term.
John Lane, candidate for county
commissioners, is known to colored
voters for his generosity. Years ago,
during the infancy of Crispus At
tucks home, when funds were nee
essary to establish the project, Mr..
Lane, then the owner of Lanes hall
at Wabasha and Sixth streets donat-
ed the hall to the board of directors
of the home for the annual charity
ball. The money raised by the ball
for the home was clear with the ex-
ception of the slight expense for light
and heat.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-16
TREASURES OF
SCHOOLS SOON
Get DIVIDENDS
Semi-Annual Apportionment of
Current School Fund Goes
to Minnesota Counties.
Ramsey Gets $l72,O4O
Hennepin Check Totals $34S,652;
Sum Based on Attendance,
81 Per Pupil. "

Public school treasures through
out the state will shortly be enriched
to the extent of $2,032,634, the
amount representing the semi-annu-
al apportionment of the Current
School Fund
Checks were this week forwarded
to the eighty-seven county treasu-
rers of the state, who, in turn, will
distribute the amount noted among
the public schools of their respective
districts.
$4.OO Per Pupil.
Ramsey County's share of the
semi-annual distribution of state
school money is $172,O40.O0 and is
based on a public school enrolment
of 43,010 listed at the close of the
school year, ending July 81 last.
Pupils attending school the required
number of days share to the extent
of $4.00 each.
The October distribution of the
current School Fund represents the
earnings of the State School Trust
Funds and returns from the one mill
school tax. The one other distribu-
tion from this same source is in
March of each year.
School Attendance Grows.
According to tabulations filed by
the various school superintendents
with the State Board of Education,
the total public school enrolment
for the year ending July 81 last was
549,S99. This is net gain of 3,943
pupils over the previous Year and at
the same time, the average daily at
tendance rose from 439,197, or
Continued on page ~
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-16
Jewish Girl Refuses To Give
Up Negro Lover Despite Father
Attorney General Works
on Situation in Florida

New York, Oct. 15-An in
vestigation is being made of
the alleged conscription of Ne
gro labor in Miami, Fla, con-
cerning which the N. A. A. c.
P. telegraphed protests to the
President, the Attorney Gener-
al and the Secretary of the
Navy.
A letter, which is addressed
to James Weldon Johnson, N.
A. A. C. P. Secretary, is signed
by John Marshall, Assistant
Attorney General, and reads as
follows:
ION behalf of the Attorney
General, l acknowledge your
telegram of Sept. 27, 1926,
calling the Departments atten-
tion to the situation in Florida,
with respect to the alleged con-
scription af labor at Miami,
Florida.
This matter is being investi-
gated by the Department.
Thank you for bringing it to
our attention"
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-16
CIVIL RIGHTS ACT
STRUCK IN MICH.
Private Property Theory En-
dangers Status of Right
granting Law.
IN. A. A. G. P. Press Servicel

New York, Oct. 15.-An attack
upon the Civil Rights law of the
State of Michigan, in the form of an
opinion by judge that theater is
not a public enterprise "but is pri-
vate property with the right to con-
duct it's business privately the same
as any other private citizen transacts
his own affairs" will meet with the
determined opposition of the Nation
al Association for the Advancement
of Colored People, at whose instance
the Michigan Civil Rights Bill was
enacted.
The opinion in question was deliv-
cred by Leonard D. Verdier, Judge
of the Superior Court of Grand Rap
ids, Michigan, in the case of DR.. EN-
NETT N. Bolden, denied an orchestra
seat, on account of his race, by the
Grand Rapids Operating corporation
in it's local theater on December IA,
1925.
Judge Verdier suggests in his opin-
ion that since a theater is not a
public enterprise" but private prop
erty, sit is very serious question
whether the Civil Rights Act does not
contravene the provisions of the U. S.
Constitution.
The case therefore involves the
validity of the Civil Rights law in
the State of Michigan, as it applies
to theaters and other places of pub
lie entertainment. The National Of
flee of the N. A. A. C. P. has COM
municated with the Detroit branch
suggesting that that branch, the most
powerful in the state, take the lead
ership in fighting this case.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-16
HURT BY
FALL D0WNPoUR
Only One Clear Day Recorded
for September; 5.53 Inches
of Rain Fell.

The long period of rainy weather
which Minnesota has gone through
this fall has been severe test of the
states road system. In spite of the
rain, the trunk highways as well as
many of the state aid and county
roads, have been such that traffic has
continued uninterrupted.
The U. S. weather bureau at st.
Paul recorded only one clear day in
September, 16 rainy days and total
of 5.53 inches of rainfall. In August
there were 10 rainy days and APT
inches of precipitation at St. Paul.
October started out with almost as
much rain in three days as in nor
NAL month. 49,
"The long rainy period, following
prolonged dry season when the sur
face materials on heavily travelled
roads had been ground into powder,
has brought some difficult problems
and lot Of extra work to our main
tenance forces" c. M. Babcock, State
Highway commissioner, said recently.
"But with all the rain, hard down.
pours followed by all day drizzles,
there have been only two or three
places on the entire trunk highway
system where construction work
made the road impossible for brief
periods, and two or three more where
it was necessary to use chains to get
through. Roads that have been
graded and graveled according to
present day standards and where
traffic is not too heavy, remained
practically as smooth after a week
of rain as in normal weather.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-16
INHERITANCE TAXES GO
INTO STATE TREASURY

Estates probated throughout Min
nesota for the year ending June 80
last, paid total of $930,2S3.7O in
to the state treasury in the shape of
inheritance taxes. In all, 1860 es-
tates contributed.
Under the inheritance tax act, ten
per cent of the amount collected in
each county is returned to the coun-
ty and this week Ray P. Chase, State
Auditor, mailed checks to each, in
accordance with the law. A total of
$93,028.37 was distributed.
Ramsey County's share covering
125 estates is $21,362.56.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-16
Sparks From
Political Arena
IvERsON FOR EQUALITY

In message of confidence to the
colored people of the 18th ward, Mr..
Harry Iverson makes clear the fact
that he believes in the equal rights
of our citizens, regardless of their
creed or color and that he is for
honesty, integrity and service. He
also states that If elected to serve the
Forty-Second District south in our
state legislature he will do so on the
basis of honesty and equality.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-16
SOUTHERN MYTH
BUTT OF ATTACK
White Woman Says Danger Lies
in Wait for COlOred, Not
White Women.
IN. A. A. C. P. Press Service)

IN. A. A. y. +. Press SerVlce)
Following William Pickens, field
secretary of the N. A. A. C. P. who
lately nailed, in the columns of the
N. Y. Tribune, the old lie that white
women cannot walk with safety in
the South for fear of attack, a white
woman has written to the same news
paper.
This woman, DR.. Carrie X. Bart
lett, not only reports that for years
she taught and moved freely among
Negroes in Arkansas and North Car
olina without ever areceiving any
thing but courteous treatment and
assistance; but adds that it is the
colored women who fear attack from
white men, not the white women who
need to fear attack from Negroes.
Says DR.. Bartlett:
II never received from a Negro
man or woman anything but the
most perfectly courteous treatment,
but l learned from the colored maids
of the friend with whom was living,
of a situation for which / wish we
might find a remedy. These col
ored women are afraid to go on the
streets alone after dark for fear of
attack by white men. Most of the
maids go home at night They be-
lieve that they do not have as good
police protection as do white women,
and for mutual protection get togeth-
er and go home in groups. 1t seems
to me that it is the colOred, not the
white, women of the South for whose
safety we should be concerned"
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-16
PILGRIM STARTS REVIVAL

Pilgrim Baptist church will hold
their Revival, Oct. .20-31, at Little
Pilgrim, Grotto Ave-, at Central.
DR.. Geo. w. Robinson will preach a
message for all. Come and hear him
Oct. 20. Something inspiring, help
full and soul stirring. Let us line up
for the worthwhile.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-16
HEADQUARTERS FOR MAAS

Mas Headquarters were opened
at Pioneer Hall under the supervvi-
sion of Volunteer Committee COM
posed of many prominent citizens.
Atty. o. ]. Smith is chairman, Mrs.
J. H. Dillingham;, vice chrmn., with
Mr.. Fred D. McCracken on the ex-
ecutive committee. Mrs. A. S. Fos-
ter is secretary. Many interesting
events are planned in the interest Of
Mr.. Mas.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-16

Possession of "sheepskin" is no
guarantee that you wont turn out to
be goat.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-16

Some people, who are always talk
ing about Heaven will never get
there.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-16

and semi-secret marriages
of the younger set are un-
nerving. Better ask the
lady friend what's what be-
fore complications arise.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-16

shooting Chinese ring-neck-
ed pheasants In your fall
hunts? Read what the gov
ernor has to say about pro-
tecting this toothsome bird.