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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-03
BIG AQUARIUM OPENS,
Helgoland Institution Houses Biz
Denizens of Deem.

BERLIN, September (F.-The
great North Sea aquarium of the
state Biological Institute on the Island
OF Helgoland, just opened to the pub.
lie, has tank for the big ~inhabit.
ants of the ocean. Among them are
sharks, rays, big turbots and stur.
geons.
The aquarium, with some so great
tanks, shows the complete fauna and
nora OF the North Sea. There is even
BANK FOR seals. The pipes that sup.
ply the tanks with sea water are of
transparent celluloid, which is not
subject to corrosion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-03
GETS RARE BOOK CHEAP.
Stage Hand Pays Cents for An.
Gent Work on Magic.

LONDON, September R.-A
copy of "Hocus Pocus," the Oldest
book Of magic in English, was found
recently by stage hand on second
hand bookstall and bought for s cents.
The book Is nearly 200 years old
Only six copies of "Hocus Pocus"
are in existence. three in this country
and three in America. OF the other
two copies in England, one is in the
strong box of the Magic Circle, and
the other in Jasper Maskelyne's H.
brary of So volumes of magical litera-
ture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-03
13 KILLED IN BLAST.
Two Others Seriously Wounded in
Fireworks Plant Explosion.

BUENOS AIRES, September 3 Op.
thirteen young persons were killed
ana two seriously wounded in an ex-
ploslon yesterday at the San Martin
fireworks plant. The bodies are so
padly mutilated that 1t Is almost i'm
possible to identify them.
All the victims were minors, being
mostly young women and children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-03

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Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1927-06-11
GEORGE LEACH
FOR MAYOR

Thousands of men and women in
al vv,ll s. Of life. are enthusiastically
urging the reelection of Mayor
George E. Leach.
His RECORD is his PLATFORM
What is that record?
Has he given Minneapolis an eco
nomical administration?
Has he given a SQUARE DEAL to
all the groups which make up our
citizenship?
Has he been the guiding factor in
making Minneapolis "a strikeless
city,"
Has he been a builder or a de-
stroyer?
And above all, HAS THE LAW
BEEN ENFORCED UNDER HIS
ADMINISTRATION?
What Mayor Leach has done for the
city of Minneapolis in the past, he
will do in the future if he is returned
to office.
MAYOR LEACH is THE PEG
PIES MAYOR!
During his tenure of office, Mayor
Leach has been Of the people and for
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1927-06-11
LEON ABBEY
TWO HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS RE-
CEIVE GIRL RESERVE RINGS

Saturday afternoon the Girl Re-
serves of st. Paul held their Annual
Court of Awards at the Y. w. c. A.
camp at Lake Elmo, at which time
honors and rings were awarded.
Marguerite Tresvan and Anna Foster,
Girl Reserves of the Central Avenue
Branch were two of the seventeen
girls awarded rings, which represents
the highest honor that can be attained
by Girl Reserve. The ring is SYM
boil of growth towards the Girl Re-
serve ideals in knowledge, health
service and spirit.
Fifteen girls were chosen by the
st. Paul Girl Reserve clubs as the
most representative, all around Girl
Reserves of the city, and were pre-
sented with blue triangles in recogni-
ton of their popularity. Henrietta
Bonaparte, president of the High
School Reserve Club of the Central
Avenue Branch, was chosen as honor
girl of that club.
Five advisors, including Miss Hazel
Wigington of the Central Avenue
Branch were also awarded rings for
| loyal service.
The honors and rings were awarded
in very impressive service led by a
queen who had been chosen from
among the honor girls. Talks were
given by a number of girls receiving
rings. Anna Foster spoke on what
Expect My Girl Reserve Ring to Mean
to Me-" An Interpretation of the
Girl Reserve Code was given by the
honor girls.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1927-06-11

A GLIMPSE OF CHICAGO WON.
EMS CLUB AND WELFARE
ACTIVITIES AS SEEN BY
A WEEKEND VISITOR
By VIM. Smith

1t is admitted that the information
CLEANED in a weekend visit would
be all too little to give full and COM
plete understanding of the many ac-
tivities which engage the attention of
Chicago's Club Women and Welfare
Workers.
None the less, the brief view vouch-
safed the writer, was most illuminat-
ing bringing out as it did, the work
of two most important Chicago So
cial agencies, the Friendship House
and Phyllis Wheatley and the inter-
esting personalities behind the social
activities of the Ester Social Register
together with a personal interview
with Chicago's stormy petral, Ida
Wells Barnett.
Friendship House, it was explained
by Mrs. Ada Waters, the superinten-
dent, is one of the service units es-
tablished by the Women's Home Mis-
sionary secretary under the direction
of M. r. Church-one in chain of
such institutions advantageously
placed all over the U. S., caring for
the interest of all the varied groups
of our cosmopolitan population.
Friendship House cares for the So
cial needs of Chicago's colored peo-
pie, it's efforts directed toward the
welfare of young women between 16
and 25 Tt is in no sense charity
organization. It gives for very fea-
sonable cost home to young women
who have none, and surrounds that
home with every Christian guardian
ship, with all the comforts a home
Com Inued On page
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1927-06-11
LEON ABBEY in 50. AM.
MINNEAPOLIS BOY WHO HEADS OWN ORCHESTRA
GETS SIX MONTHS CONTRACT IN
BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA

Leon Abbey, violinist and orches-
ira leader whose orchestra has been
the toast of New York for the past
two years, sailed recently for Buenos
Aires, Argentina, where he and his
eleven-piece orchestra have a six
months contract. Leon is the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. L. Abbey, Ala East
18th street. He spent most of his
boyhood in Minneapolis, and is grad
uate of Central High School. Mr..
Abbey left the Twin Cities with j.
Rosamond johnson, noted musician,
while Mr.. Johnson was playing here
six years ago. Since that time Mr..
Abbey has appeared in all of the prin-
cipal cities of the country. Two
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1927-06-11
CHICAGO DAILY
BIG SUCCESS
CHICAGO BULLETIN is WELL
RECEIVED BY PUBLIC
IN WINDY CITY
William Pickens Praises Effort to
Provide Group With Daily
Paper

Twenty eight employees, numerous
newsboys, four linotype machines,
and other equipment and the Messrs.
F. S. Alexander and P. H. Pace, all
assembled on Indiana Ave., Chicago,
constitute the only full size Negro
daily newspaper published in the U. S.
The Chicago Bulletin. Last week
it has survived it's tenth day of exis-
tence without visible difficulty, thus
breaking the record of longevity of
U. S. Negro dailies. Forecasts have
been lugubrious "Race People" eynics
predicted "are not sufficiently enthu-
siastic to support race daily, how
ever, they may staunchly support
race weeklies." But publishers Alex
ander and Pace would not be down
cast. They composed their Bulletin
as an eight-page affair containing So
ciety columns, beauty hints, talks to
women, amusement notes, wit col
umn and cartoons beside staple news
columns-all Negro-executed from a
Negro viewpoint. At the end of ten
days the Bulletin claimed 1850 cir
culation. On Saturdays it planned to
issue a magazine section. Of this
section, Field Secretary William Pick
ems Of the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People
wrote: Little brown girls, who will
read romances, can read some ro-
mances about brown girls and bronze
men and will not be confined to stories
about Pola Negri and Peggy Joyce
and other white ones"
| Mr.. Pickens, himself an active jour
nalist, was enthusiastic about the
Bulletin. "a race with no daily pa
per-" he wrote, ais helpless to combat
the lies told on it every hour by other
daily papers. My father used to say:
"A lie can travel 40 leagues while
truth is pulling its boots Much
worse, then for Truth, if he puts on
his shoes only once week. -
Time Magazine.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1927-06-11
A WORD TO VOTERS
By E. G. Harris
1923 Wash. Ave. So.

Every voter should go to the polls
on June 13 and cast their vote fol-
Mayor Leach, man that has his past
record for his platform. With what
Leach has done to make Minneapolis
"a better city 1 believe he will be in a
better position to carry out what is
needed.
| believe under his administration
the working man will get more con-
sideration, especially the colored man
The colored man should vote foI
whom he wants and ask for what he
needs. We need better opportunities
when it comes to work in Minneapolis
Most of the large firms in this city
have excluded colored help altogether
1t is true that some of our group will
not take care of their jobs when they
have them, but the better working
class should have chance to prove
themselves worthy. We have but few
men of our race working for the city
although we have several money ia,
payers, not even janitor at the
Court House. am forced to believe
that we have brighter hope for tht
future. Let our Motto be
LEACH FOR MAYOR.
Political advertisement for which
$500 is to be paid.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1927-06-11

years ago he formed his present mu-
sieal organization, which has been
called one of the best orchestras in
the country. After long engage
ment at the Savoy ballroom, Har-
ieli's chief palace of dancing, Mr.. Alb
hey and his organization sailed May
z, for South America, on the steam
ship Southern Cross. Last week his
parents received a cablegram from
him telling of their safe arrival The
Twin Cities should be proud of this
local boy who has made the grade.
Leon has made many boyhood friends
in minneapolis, and his unassuming
manner on his infrequent visits here
have made a lasting impression.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1927-06-11
GRADUATE HONORED BY STER-
LING CLUB LAST SUNDAY


Last Sunday evening, at St. James
A. M. E. Church, St. Paul, the Ster-
ling Club gave their yearly testi-
monials in honor of the graduates
living in st. Paul.
The well arranged program consist
ed of musical selections by the ST.
James Choir and a solo by Miss Err
mine Hall, accompanied by Miss Do
rothy Hall. After the Invocation by
Rev. w. H. Griffin, Fred d. McCrack-
en- gave the Introductory remarks
c. w. Wigington made the principal
, address, his subject being STERLING
Club and Its Aims" Miss Catherine
Lealtad of New York also gave an in.
teresting address. The response in
behalf of the graduates was given by
Miss Rachel Gooden after which Rev
Alfred Lealtad pronounced the Bene.
diction.
The graduates honored by the club
were, University of Minnesota; Wal
ter Willis, Chauncey Cooper, Theo.
dore. Inge, A. j. Elkins, Rachae
Gooden and Douglas Thompson-fron
Mechanics Arts School was Miss
Marguerite. The Central High Schoo
graduates were Harold Coins, Anna
Foster, Victoria Stokes, Fern Pope
and Georgia Lee McCright.
The Sterling club is to be compli.
mented on this annual affair which is
very encouraging to the young mer
and women who graduate each year
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1927-06-11

the people.
Being asked what has given him
the greatest satisfaction in his public
career, he answered in effect that it
is the fact that his friends are not
limited to any favored group; that
they include people of every national
ity, color and creed, whether native
or foreign born; in other words, that
he has won the supreme award of
tolerance-the confidence of the peo-
pie without distinction as to class.
His mandate is the will of the citi-
zenry of Minneapolis. Once that will
is known he is scrupulously particular
in it's observance as, for instance, in
the well remembered case of the
Auditorium fight, when he unswerv-
ingly demanded that the expressed
tContinued on Page ~
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1927-06-11
ST. PAUL BRANCH N. A. A. C. p.
BABY CONTEST RACE is
AROUSING MUCH
INTEREST
BY r. Gooden

Competition has been running high
for the past few weeks as Mothers
and friends vie one with the other in
selling votes for the different babies
who are competing in the N. A. A. c
P. Baby Contest.
The N. A. A. C. P. whose far-reach-
ing work is known to everyone, is
using this method of raising money
for it's local treasury. This organi
cation is planning quite an elaborate
program for June 10 when William
Pickens, Field Secretary of the N. A.
A. C. P, will be in ST. Paul to speak
at st. James A. M. E. Church. At
that time, the baby who brings in the
most money will receive $40 and the
next baby will be given prize of SIS.
A. ]. McGavock is offering a third
prize. Help the N. A. A. c.. P. and
vote for a baby. It's only five cents
vote! The following babies are in
the contest. Have you voted yet?
Babies Herbert Foster, Jr., Mary
Jane Syris, Patricia Ann Crump,
Maurice Hickman, Jr., Jane Marie
Hyde, Eugene Gardiner, Jr., Julia
Lealtad, Eugene Reed, James Sterling
Lacy, Muriel Holiday, Leatrice Inez
Dodd, Yolande Corum, James Ross
Culver, Gordon Elliott Weber, Cort-
land Tendle, Melvin Campbell, Betty
Louise Dodd, Ventress Jackson,
Nathaniel Foster, Gloria G. Luck,
Iiram J. Douglass, and Peggy Marie
Rhodes.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1927-06-11

The N. A. A. C. P. Baby Contest
will not be held on June 16 at Phyl-
lis Wheatley House as planned. On
account of VIM. Pickens, Field Secre-
tary of the N. A. A. c. p, coming to
Minneapolis on June, the goth, the
time and the place has been changed,
and the CLOSE OF THE BABY
CONTEST will be held in the assem-
bly, room, 4th Street entrance of the
COURT HOUSE on June, the goth,
at 8 P. M. sharp. Don't forget the
time and the date.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1927-06-11

Mrs. Beatrice Topp is now living at
615 Bassett place.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Fernando Ander-
son accompanied by Mrs. Matte Alb
hey, Mrs. Gertrude A. Thomas, Loyal
Lady Ruler of the Golden Circle,
motored to St. Paul Sunday to attend
the first annual sermon of the Golden
Circle.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1927-06-11
CHICAGO BANKER
AND BUSINESS
HONORED
SPINGARN EDAL FOR 1927
GOES TO ANTHONY OyERTON
A Pioneer in Life Insurance Organiza-
ton for Negroes


New York, June 8.-The National
Association for the Advancement OF
Colored People, SO Fifth Avenue, to-
day announced that the Spingarn
Medal Award Committee had met in
its offices yesterday and awarded the
Spingarn Medal for 1927, to Anthony
Overton of Chicago, president of the
Victory Life Insurance Company,
president of the Douglas National
Bank Of Chicago and manufacturer.
In Recognition of Business Ability
The medal is awarded to Mr.. Over
ton because of his success in long
business career and for the browning
achievement of securing the admis-
sion of the Victory Life Insurance
Company as the first Negro organ
ization permitted to do insurance
business under the rigid requirements
of the state of New York"
This, is the thirteenth award of the
Spingan Medal which goes annually
to the United States citizen of Afri-
can descent deemed to have most sig
nally distinguished himself or her
self in some honorable field of human
endeavor.
Committee of Award
The members of the Committee on
Award of the Spingarn Medal are:
Bishop John Hurst, chairman; DR..
John Hope, president of Morehouse
College; Colonel Theodore Roosevelt;
Oswald Garrison Willard, editor of
The Nation; DR.. j. H. billiard, direc-
tor of the Jeanes and Slater Funds;
and DIR. We. B. Dubois. editor of
The Crisis. Col. Roosevelt and DR..
billiard were unable to attend the
meeting but expressed their prefer
ences in writing. The medal will be
presented by iona Gale, the novelist,
at the 18th Annual Conference in In
dianapolis, June % to %, of the Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People.
Established Manufacturing Co.
Mr.. Overton was born in Monroe,
Louisiana, in 1865, was educated in
Washburn College and received the
degree of LIB. from the University
of Kansas in 1888, being admitted to
the bar in the same year. Mr.. Over
ton was judge of the Municipal Court
in Shawnee County, Kansas, from
1883 to 1889. In 1898 he established
the Overton HYGIENE Co., manufac-
turing baking powder, extracts and
toilet preparations, of which he is still
president. The plant was removed to
Chicago in 1911. He is now presi-
dent of the Douglass National Bank
and the Victory Life Insurance Com
pany, which he organized in 1928,
and a member of numerous frater-
nal bodies.
Victory Life Grows
Since its organization the Victory
Life Insurance Company has loaned
more than $233,000 to Negro property
owners, only one loan exceeding $751;
600, the bulk of the loans being for
sums under $4,000. In April of this
year the company had close to $5,0OO,-
900 of insurance in force in ten states
outside of Illinois. The company is
developing Negro actuaries and pre-
pared it's own valuations and all state
ments for the years 1925 and 1926, in
it's own office.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1927-06-11
POKEGAMA LAKE

We certainly enjoy the enthusiasm
shown during decoration holidays and
last Sunday by the large crowds that
have been up to the Sanford Inv. Co.,
Pokegama Lake Addition, near Pine
City, Mimi, either by fishing or en-
joying the natural playground to its
fullest extent of the outdoor en-
thusiast.
Since the opening of the sale a
large number of lots for the cabin
sites, have been purchased so all those
that wish to be with their friends will
have to hurry. For information call
Sanford Investment Company, COS
Temple Court, Geneva 4084, Mime
apolis. DR.. w. Judy, 1888 4th Ave.
So, Minneapolis, Mimi, Locust 9059.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1927-06-11

Mrs. Laura Seymour has visiting
her, her brother, Mr. Albert Young
of New York City. Mr.. Young is on
his vacation and he is to remain in
the city indefinitely. Mr.. Young is
also the brother of Mr. J. T. Young
of st. Paul.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1927-06-11

Mr.. w. M. Wooten of Chicago is
now residing at the home of his sis
ter, Mrs. j. T. Monroe, 2818 Grand
Ave. S., Mr.. Wooten is the father Of
C. H. Wooten.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1927-06-11

DON'T MISS THE BELLE OF
BARCELONA MONDAY NIGHT,
ST. STEPHENS AUDITORIUM
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1927-06-11
BELLE OF
BARCELONA ON
MONDAY NIGHT
PHYLLIS WHEATLEY GLEE CLUB
TO PRESENT THREE-ACT
MUSICAL COMEDY
Receipts for Benefit of Gymnasium
Fund

Receipts for Benefit of Gymnasium
Fund
The Belle of Barcelona, long her
aided musical comedy that has been in
rehearsal for the past three months,
will be offered to the Twin Cities,
Monday evening, June ID, at ST..
Stephens Auditorium, 22nd St. and
Clinton Avenue, Minneapolis. The
musical play is being given by the
Phyllis Wheatley Glee Club, and is
under the personal supervision of
Mrs: Blanche Mason. The receipts
will go to the Phyllis Wheatley gym
nasium fund.
The cast is composed of some of the
best known young men and women of
the Twin Cities. Most of them have
appeared in various other plays given
in past years. This is the first mu
steal production attempted by local
talent and according to advance in
formation the production will be
colorful one with beautiful songs,
flashing Spanish costumes and gor-
geous scenery. No expense has been
spared to make this play a delight to
both the eye and ear.
Twenty-Five senoritas, seniors, no.
blemen, toreadors, soldiers, dancing
girls, students and aviators, will pa
rade before the footlights in "The
Belle of Barcelona"
According to an advance tip the
love-making scenes between the hero,
portrayed by Ira Allen and the hero
inc played by Thelma Wade, are
something no one should miss. Cla-
renee Hughes, known for his strong
characterizations of villains is the
heavy man ii t.iis play. and mis- willy
and scheming attempts, to steal the
love of the heroine cause many COM
plications. Paul Curry, has the
comedian role of "red-headed Irish
man." Oh, Boy! The other leading
characters are portrayed by various
other talented young folk.
Cast of Characters
Luis De Montero edward Brown
Gloria De Montero Alice Brown
Margarita --.--.-.------------ Thelma Wade
Mercedes ...................S Susie Wilson
Francisco de la Vega
..-........C Clarence Hughes
Pedro .Cl Clarence Underwood
Emilio Gibbs
Don Juan onn POWell
Don Jose .-.-.--.-..- Thomas Stovall
Dona Mercela ............ Beulah Mitchell
DOna Anita ----..---------.---.---- Mary Glenn
Martha Matilda Ayers.
Lieutenant Harold Wright Allen
Patrick (Pat) Malone Paul Curry
Captain Cotton Briscoe Leurs
Students james Ward, VIM. PEBBLES,
Marie Hughes, Allie Glenn, Hazel
Clark, Villa Lee Pointer, Marguerite
Seymore, Priscilla Ingram, and 9TH
ers who portray the characters of
marines and soldiers.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1927-06-11
LEACH FOR MAYOI

Political advertisement for which
$500 is to be paid.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-07
Officials
To Visit Valley

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Oct. T.
S. Wallace Dempsey Of New York,
chairman of the House rivers and
harbors committee, and Charles +.
Parker Of New York, chairman of
the House interstate and foreign
commerce committee, will inspect the
ports of Texas early in November en-
route to the Lower Rio Grande VAL
ley to attend the annual convention
of the Intracoastal Canal Associa-
tion of Louisiana and Texas. Novem-
Der 2 and 8. according to informa-
tion received here by Roy Miller,
active vice president Of the associa-
tion.
The representatives will be accom-
panied by their wives.
The rivers and harbors committee
handles legislation affecting the con-
struction and improvement Of water
ways, the interstate and foreign corr
merce committee legislation affect
ing transportation generally. Both
Dempsey and Parker have been keen
ly interested in Texas waterway pro-
jects, including port development
and the intracoastal canal.
Dempsey will be the chief speaker
at the canal association convention,
which will be held at Harrington, and
the second days session at Browns
VILE. The entire Lower Rio Grande
Valley will assist in the entertain
ment Of the visitors and delegates,
One of the most largely-attended
conventions in the history Of the as
ISOLATION is anticipated by officials.
Special cars will be operated from a
number Of Louisiana and Texas gulf
coast cities. including Houston, Gal
weston, Port Arthur, Beaumont and
New Orleans, il has been indicated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-07
Corpus Christi
Gets New Line

CORPUS CHRISTI, Oct. 7.-As q
result Of the large amount Of coast
wise tonnage already handled
through the Port Of Corpus Christi,
the second fortnightly steamship
service between the Atlantic sea-
board and Corpus Christi will be in
a%ugurated November 1st, according
10 information that has been re
ceived by j. L. Boyd, director OF
the Port.
Operators of the vessels of this
new service which will have Baltl-
more and Corpus Christi As IL
terminals, are the Baltimore and
Carolina Steamship Co. which Is
said to be one Of the oldest in the
United States. This will be the first
time that this company has ever op-
Grated in Texas ports.
Outbound cargo from Baltimore
will be accepted for Lake Charles
and Corpus Christi and north bound
tonnage from Corpus Christi will be
taken for Charleston. Wilmington and
Baltimore. Freight will be discharged
or lifted from all the areas tribu-
tary 10 these different ports.
Mason l.. Weems Williams, Presi-
dent of the Baltimore and Carolins
Steamship Co, and j. z. Jones, gen
eral freight agent, recently spent
some time in Corpus Christi making
n complete survey of the port and
its facilities. The announcement that
this new coastwise service would be
established was the result Of their
visit.