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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-13
Six Die as Train Crashes Trolley

Superior, Wis.-Trapped in stalled
street car, six persons lost their lives
and Is others were injured when the
Great Northern railways Gopher Lin
tied ripped through the car. Four per-
sons were instantly killed and two
others died from injuries.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-13

Hotel Lincoln, Minneapolis, is the
hotel at the door of which the new
BUSES from the Union Depot will
stop. Fare is ten cents. What
could be handler?
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-02-26
FRENCH PROFITEER
NEVER AT A LOSS

James B. Beck, the famous lawyer
and statesman, said on his return
from France:
Trench prices don't seem high to
US on account Of the exchange, but to
the French they must seem awful.
Imagine French widow with an in
come Of rs francs q day-a fair in
come before the war-obliged now to
pay 70 francs a pound for ham.
"And prices won't come down. In
fact, they are still going up. Any
thing and everything serves as an
excuse to put up prices. It's like the
story Of the water-carrier in the be-
sieged French town who was going
his rounds and shouting:
"WaterI Fresh waterl two francs
bucketp
Suddenly a bomb whizzed through
the air, exploded and knocked one
Of the buckets out of the mans hand,
but he kept right on with his shout
Ing, only he shouted now:
"Water! Fresh water! Four francs
q bucketp"
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-02-26
ST. PAUL ECHO
ORDER no SHOW CAUSE

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
RAMSEY, DISTRICT COURT. SEC
OND JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
Lewis, widow, for the issuance to her
Of a Certificate Of Title for Lot 80,
Block 10, Rice Street Villas. in lieu
and in place of q certificate number
33101 originally registered by decree
entered in file number 800.
Upon the petition of the above named
applicant setting forth that title to the
hereinafter referred to has vested in
her by reason Of the foreclosure of a
certain mortgage, and praying for an
order directing the Registrar Of Titles
OF said County to cancel Title Certifi-
cate No. 33101, and to issue. in lieu
of the applicant:
NOW THEREFORE 1T IS HEREBY
ORDERED, that said Myrtle Thompson,
formerly Myrtle Slaughter, and all 9TH
er persons interested, show cause II
any there be before this Court at the
County of Ramsey and State of Mime
sofa. on the 9Th day of March, 1927,
at ten (10) o'clock in the forenoon,
why said petition and the relief there
in prayed for should not be granted.
FURTHER ORDERED, that this Or
der be served personally upon Myrtle
Thompson, formerly Myrtle Slaughter.
of hearing, and be published once each
week for two successive weeks in the
st. Paul, Echo.
Dated February 10, 1927.
HUGO O. HANFT,
Judge of District Court.
Approved w. P. Westfall.
st. Paul Echo. Feb. 1918.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-02-26

the young man her money will be
returned to her. The young man
has not paid. s.-...
Some time ago the young man Dor
rowed $4,000 upon his statement
that that amount completed a large
sum necessary to put through a real
estate and building deal about to be
consummated by him. When the note
for the amount borrowed fell due
there was failure to pay. The al
legged real estate and building deal
never matured. Suit was brought
against the young man on the note
and a judgment for $432.63 OBJ
tanned, and not paid.
I hope the little boy baby born
out of wedlock, whose mother says
it is the very image of the young
man, and who has given 1t the name
co." ga" will have better sense Of
the fitness of things than has the
young man.
The young man has tried for
long time to engage me in contro-
versy, but I have declined to do so,
and would not write you thus at this
time but for your statement to me
that he insists that you print his let
ter and you will to do so; therefore
I am acting only in self-defense.
Among the many things that the
young man has not yet learned Is
that it is futile to attempt to fight
ones personal battles, be they real
or imaginary, through the columns
Of the public press.
w. T. FRANCIS.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-02-26
SUPPORT NEEDED ACTIVITIES

In establishing and conducting religious social and welfare
institutions should be exercised to avoid fostering unsuppo
able duplicating agencies One set of the community
must support ALL St. Paul indeed large city, but the Coored
group less than go of the population Some institutions that
necessary and be well supported other cities of 900
inhabitants are wholly out of place here.
If ministers adequately paid and churches
vded with suitable facilities, have enough religious organza
tons to for twice Negro population With lodge halls
old folks homes clubs welfare and social organizations
likewise well provided for with the exception of urgent
mand
Welcome Hall with it's do1itory Fairgrounds
is doing fine job in Christian social The Urban
League with executive secretary who knew well how
taize existing wholesome contacts occupies field unique
itself The Central Ave- W. c. A. Branch located and
cares well for group not touched by other agencies
But OF these and useful institutions provides
crying need of youa gymnasium That being
piled by committee of ladies cooperating with the Troop Com
mee of Troop S. Boy Scouts The ladies asking members
the and friends to give few dollars each toward this project
There will not be duplication of the activities any existing
agency The gymnasium is community need and will
Quoted as community institution.
1t probable that dollar be invested in Coored
boys and girls of St. Paul that will bring higher return It will
give us manhood and woanhood physically strong mentally
alert morally clean and regiousy devout With those elements
we shall conquer.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-02-26
A BILLION DOLLAR INSURANCE POLICY

Negroes of the u carry life insurance toang than
which sufficient to sagger the magma
ton Average Citizen nevertheless his policy part OF
this huge What poyhode the should do rather
what they should firmly impress the minds of the to
to ask policy of Is years standing in company
to try persuade him to take out insurance and
give this added business to the and also good sense to
young people all of their business to race
companies Strong insurance companies OF principal
methods of amassng huge capital for working purposes
regreabe part the insurance question that only
eighth of the policies held by Negroes with coored companies
while the other with strong white and negligible
smaller In spite of such condition coored
companies have given the big dividends for the
vested They responsible for the existence of of the
business that operate they responsible
the thorough training of Negro business executives and
to the many property project
When you buy policy from your companies you
paving the for job for Negro boy girl who
in school, Our companies while they get only eighth of the
whole Negro business they back to Negroes than $780,
100000 annually in salaries they give all kinds of employment to
boys and girls from executive down janor while the white
companies make pretense at giving employment
menia and that in many While companies
have only $64OOOOG0OO worth of policies the lives of
bes of the they employ thousands the in all
capacities
The build up giant corporations the will
stop walking the streets begging white employer for the job
that he going give his white brother who happens be out
of work the time To build huge have
to make spend within the
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-02-26
Infant Prodigy Is Fifty

American music lovers who can turn
their memories to the time when Josef
Hofmann was billed as the Infant
prodigy" will find it rather difficult
10 realize that the then youthful plan
LIST is today celebrating his f1ftieth
birthday anniversary. Yet it was
On this date in 1877 that Hoffman, first
saw the light, in the city Of Cracow.
His father was a musician and COM
poser of some note and 1t was from
him that the future renowned pianist
received his first musical lessons In
infancy. His progress was so rapid
that at the age Of seven he attracted
the favorable attention Of the great
Rubenstein. At ten he made his first
visit to the United States, but was
compelled to abandon his concert tour
because of interference by the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chill
dren. At a later age HOFFMAN, re-
turned to America, and has since been
heard in cities throughout the coun-
try.-Kansas City Times.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-02-26
CAYETY AND COLOR
IN EARLY ENGLAND
Solen,nity Not a Feature of
Medieval Times.

The closer we look at medieval Eng
land, the more we shall feel inclined
to picture it as young and hardy and
Joyous. To begin with, the country
was full Of color. The churches glowed
with stained glass and painted walls !;
the dresses Of the wealthy, men as
well as women, were gorgeous and
brilliant, and if the peasantry wore
more serviceable russets and browns
and blues, they usually managed to in
troduce splash of red or other bright
color in their hoods or kerchiefs.
And the country was full Of song.
Though the English were not so de-
voted to music as the Welsh or the
Irish, and though the men of the
south country were, even In the
Twelfth century, less tuneful than the
northerners, yet they were musical
race; and with the singing went dane
ing, and nowhere did the country
dance flourish more than in England.
Fitzstephen, who wrote description
Of London at the end Of the Twelfth
century, tells of the dancing in the
fields which brought to a close holt
day.
Medieval London was gay, busy,
prosperous city, with ships Of all ma
lions loading and unloading at the
riverside, tradesmen calling their wares
and crowds buying and bargaining at
the stalls and open shop windows. On
occasion, too, business would be sus-
pended and the streets thronged with
people to watch the king ride by In
state, going to be crowned at West
minister abbey or returning from the
wars. At such times the houses would
be hung with silks and brightly col
ored cloths, in the open spaces would
be built-up stages, covered with decora-
ton, on which were fair women In
beautiful dresses, representing virtues,
sciences or other allegorical figures,
who would recite Latin verses for the
kings benefit.
In the kings procession would ride
his mobiles, gorgeous In SILK and vel
vet, their very horses covered with
cloth of gold, the mayor and alder
men in scarlet, and four or five hun
dred citizens, all wearing the same
colors.
Though such a pageant as a corona
ton occurred but rarely, there was
every year the excitement Of 1.-THE
marching watch" on the night of Mid
summer eve, when the constables and
police patrols assembled fully armed
and marched through the principal
streets, headed by the mayor and al
dermen and attended by torch-bearers,
each with g. straw hat bearing the
badge of his company or ward; arch
ers, drums and flies, and morris
dancers; bonfires blazed in the streets
and the houses were gay with gar
lands and bright with lamps.-From
English Life in the Middle Ages" by
L. r. SalZman.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-02-26
Misprints

George Doran, the New York pub
fisher, was talking about misprints.
"The funniest misprint on record"
he said, twas Of course the one where
the shipping editors caption was
placed over the obituary column by
mistake, and long list Of obituaries
appeared under the headline, Passed
Through He'll Gate
"But almost as good misprint was
the one about the accident case that
said:
"'The surgeon felt the patients
purse and said there was no hope
Another amusing misprint occurred
In the financial column Of morning
newspaper. The financial editor was
discussing a new gold mine company,
and the compositor made him say:
"The company is about to offer the
public 100000 snares.'"
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-02-26
FRANCIS
REPLIES TO SMITH
CONTINUED from page u

Bank without authority, according to
statement published in THE ECHO,
October 80, 1926, by some of his
clients to whom he had given checks
on that bank when he had no ac-
count in the bank, and they got their
money only after they enlisted the
services Of the County Attorney. It
has been said by one of the employees
of the County. Attorneys Office that a
large number of checks issued by the
young man have been referred to
that Office because they were not
honored by the bank on which they
were drawn.
The young man refers to his
church. One who fails to contribute
anything to the regular support and
upkeep of his church has not a very
high regard for it. He made week.
ly pledge for 1926, in accordance
with the system used by the church,
but the clerks records show, and
they are posted in the church, that
he paid nothing.
He would have you believe that
he is deeply interested in the success
of the National Bar Association, but
I think if one was so concerned he
would not take a contract to pur-
chase real property, in which he was
the purchasing party, and after he
had made but one Of the monthly
payments Of $4,000 required by the
contract although collecting the
rentals on the property every month
and after he was several months
in arrears on the contract, and last
December, after notice of cancella-
ton of the contract had been served
on him because of his failure to pay,
use that defaulted contract as Sc
curity for loan Of $275.0O from one
of his friends. His mother, working
in the ladies' room Of a department
store, realizing the fraud, although
earning but $1,000 per week, offered
to pay the loan in installments with
the understanding that If the party
who made the loan ever gets it from
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-02-26
Will MEASURE Volcano

The United States coast and geodet-
lc survey of the Commerce depart
ment is cooperating with the geo.
logical survey to determine, by the
most accurate survey methods, the ex-
act elevation of Mauna Loa, in Ha-
vail, reputed to be the highest active
volcano in the world. The height has
been given as 1875 feet, but this fig
ure may have to be revised somewhat,
since the original survey was not
made with high degree Of accuracy.
The most important point in the sur
vey, from a scientific standpoint, is the
question Of whether the whole volcan-
ic cone is rising or sinking. This can
only be determined by additional &C.
curate surveys at intervals Of five to
ten years and will eventually furnish
scientists with additional information
as the "why" of volcanoes.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-02-26
BUY A HOME NOW

Now the time for home buying in St Paul The family that
has saved few hundred dollars and is paying rent can
make big interest that saving by investing St. Paul real
estate today.
few years St. Paul 5000 homes short the
sonabe demand TO get housed people paid builders big profits
and ancees large commissions for oans Then period
OF depression Work got slack. Families moved smaller
quarters or out of town. Houses became Buyers failed
to make payments Taxes became due and delinquent All of
these conditions and thrown valuable
the market at from $3.50 to 1919 discount prices
Times will get better with weather and these properties
Will regain in demand and value Our people, with their
incomes and small savings must take advantage every
tunty This is Consult of your and
est dealer All deals not what they Watch the
who trying to from paying commission perhaps
covering something Buy month from things may
be different home gives standing nothing else bring you
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-02-26
Odd Work of Mochines

American industries use many odd
machines in the production of their
commodities, but perhaps the oldest
are the machines for testing the power
Of adhesive tape, the reformation Of
golf balls under driving stress, the
strength of casket handles and the
tractive efforts of elephants.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-02-26
LEGAL TENDER

Neither a personal check nor a Lib.
erty bond is legal tender. Legal ten
der Is a quality given a circulating
medium by congress, and possessing
this quality 1t becomes lawful money.
All forms Of money do not possess
full legal-tender qualities, yet each
kind has such attributes as to give 1t
currency, and all forms are convertible
into standard money.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-02-26

Join the Northwestern Negro Bust
ness and Professional Mems Associa-
ton. Call the st. Paul Echo, Cedar
1879, GA Court Block.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-02-26
It's Coming!

Make an engagement to go to the
Twin Cities largest event, to be held
Monday night, March 7th, at the
Coliseum, Lexington and University
Aves., st. Paul.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-02-26
Climbing

$50 your wife is determined to
move. What's her idea?"
She's convinced that she can keep
up with more rapid bunch Of neigh
bors." boston Transcript.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-02-26

Hold Monday, Feb. Fl, for an
other M. w. @. club serial dance at
the Oxford Ballroom"
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-02-26

For the convenience of patrons driv-
ing their own cars there is approx
mately acres of free parking space
in connection with
THE COLISEUM
Nogales international., 1927-02-06
TINE

It is not time--seconds, minutes hours, even
vears-but the use that make OF time that makes
the difference in mems fortunes.
Nature is absolutely impartial in the distf1ou-
ton Of her hours She gives to NO man time thaC sle
does not give TO another The same morning gives
every man an equal start with his fellow and the
same night finds each another day further on tne
Journey or lost by the wayside.
But all the time that nature gives TO any person s
is the present Man makes his own past ana 1u-
ture. Grasp the opportunity of the golden pres
ent that the past may not bring regrets nor the iu
ture be without hope. ox1,
The GREAT. promising but evanescent NOW nlus'
bo orasned in it's potent whole to secure the fuCure
and free the past OF regret. uo
Are six. eight, ten, twelve or eighteen hours III q
dav mans allotted work? Not by all eterlnty lneie
are twentv-forr hours on the clock and IN man
working day Mans work is twenty-tour nours u
sleen recreation, eating and labor 1nere are Nv
bows fo,. idleness misguided recreation ana nteii
nerance in eating or sleeping. After the days wage
has haen eorned there is still lifes wage the dues
of evolution which must be earned IN trt1ul feaog'
hea]thful thought and deep-deNing introspecuon.
Too many work-aday men end work WIN tic
aioht hours and wish for less sleep ten hours ana
rave for more eat to funess and leave the table un
satisfied hope in vain for the "uck in leisure ac
cent no opportunities to improve mind and body and
see not that those who getting ahead IN TINS HE
are those for whom every waking hour Is WORK
ing hour" 4L~
Working hours are found for the unw1se but the
wise finds hours in which to work.
Nogales international., 1927-02-06
YOUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

The Chamber Of Commerce campaign for mem
bers Tor 1927 began last week. YOUR chamber OF
commerce seeks YOUR membership and your CO.
operation for the new year. Your chamber Of COM
merce needs your help.
Now and then, people when asked to join an
ganization such this say what has it done?" Rath
er they should say what have done?" The cham
Der OF commerce is stronger than it's weakest link.
1t be stronger than the most inactive member
The chamber Of commerce is just like your business.
It's greatest success comes from united effort of
everyone connected with the concern. It cannot
succeed if there are drones. If you member of
the chamber, the problem of the chambers program
is your problem If you want things done which have
not been DONE or if you want things done in differ
ent way from that in which they have been done
there is one thing to do Make you voice felt. At
tend the meetings. Write down on paper what YOU
think You have that right, and should exercise it.
Become part in the community wheel of progress
and help keep it moving in the right direction
The chamber of the past year has met difficult
les but has achieved in the face of them 1t has not
gone about blowing its horn but has worked quietly
When an organization or an individual desires to
have civic aid cooperation he invariably seeks the
chamber. He might be one Of those who now
and then criticise but still he goes and rghtfuly.
The chamber is the hub Of the community. Without
it. the spokes would fly in every direction; no such
wheel could stay on the road
The city Of Nogales is at the beginning Of one of
LIe COCNal years Ill us nlSlOy why epOCu!
It is So because we have to the cross roads We
must turn in some direction. We either go down
h with the right kind of effort up the hill to the
goal of achievement. We cannot deny that there is
much to be done We have done as much as many
cities, not as much others, and more than a
good many. But we have not done enough.
We need TO unite and with determined and en-
thusiastic effort for Nogaes It can be done There
is no better city than Nogaes in the way of location
and natural advantages We are not true to these
advantages, however, unless we give them our sup
port We believe that 1927 is to mark the turning
of new page. We believe one of the things needed
to prepare for that page il the Of the cham
Der of commerce campaign For we must have a
hub to the wheel before begin the journey to-
ward that much desired Goal Of Achievement What
we need to do is to get together and talk things over
We have made mistakes All men do that. But
let us think not Of thenl-they past-but assimil
ate some of the courage of the Youth 1927 and with
him as our ally, march forward, on and on, until we
do come to the goal we SO much desire
Nogales international., 1927-02-06
FALSE FIRE ALARMS

About the meanest thing person can do is to
turn in false fire alarm, and especially at night
time. Such an act is malicious and contemptible
On last Wednesday morning two false fire
alarms were turned in, both in less than one hour,
and at about 2:3O o'clock in the morning.
The alarms were undoubtedly the work Of one
person and the guilty party should be given severe
punishment. If anyone can give clue leading up
to the arrest of persons responsible for this sort OF
dirty work, they should not hesitate in doing so.
1t is far from a Joke for members of the fire de-
partent to be called out to false alarms, and
it is annoying to other persons to be disturbed IN
Nogales international., 1927-02-06

The other extreme may result in dstracting the
drivers attention from the main job at hand-that
of directing and operating the car safely and WELL
A beautiful country scene is passed and the en-
thusiastic passengers are overwhelmed by it. They
exclam and exut to such extent that the poor
driver who ordinarily should keep his eyes glued to
the road turns them toward the Of this excite
ment Many an accident has resulted from such an
innocent occurrence.
The Automobile Associations idea would be to
make the passengers feel just responsible as the
driver to have them pay attention to the driving and
the road ahead, so they may not distract his atten-
ton with other thoughts.
Sane appreciation Of the drivers job is what's
demanded Of auto passengers.
Nogales international., 1927-02-06
FROM THE BACK SEAT

The American Automobile Association proclalms
the time has come to motorize the passengers in the
back seats Of automobiles. The purpose would be
to inculcate in their minds at least part OF the re-
sponsbihty the driver feels at the wheel At pres
ent the automobile passengers either think too much
of the driving operation or not at all.
Either way is dangerous. The first gets the drlv-
er as nervous as the passenger. He bcomes novice
at the throttle and is liable to lose control of the car