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The St. Paul echo., 1927-04-09
SOUTH DAKOTA
PASTOR IN CITY
Rev. Withers of Sioux Falls
Reports Progress Along
All Lines.

Rev. M. w. Withers, pastor of st.
Johns Baptist church, Sioux Falls,
S. D., was in the Twin Cities on
business this week and paid our Office
visit. He reports that things are
moving forward in Sioux Falls.
The Daily Argus-Leader, white
daily of Sioux Falls, carried an in
teresting article, which, in part, is
as follows:
Six hundred persons filled the au-
ditorium of the First Baptist church
of Madison Sunday night to hear
program of Negro "spirituals" sung
by the choir and brotherhood chorus
of St. Johns Baptist church of
Sioux Falls.
The Rev. M. w. Withers, pastor,
gave short talk on the Forward
Look" He said the calls for
courageous advance of the race along
every line have never been more
clamorous than they are today. 1--WE
have fallen upon a time when it is
dangerous to look backward" he
said.
"Our forward advance today, like
marriage, is for better or worse, for
richer or poorer, and it is true that
he who hesitates is lost"
He then quoted DR.. w. W. Alex
ander, the inter-racial worker of At
lanta, saying, "South must reform. !"
He stated that the white man knows
nothing of the cultural side and the
ambitions of the race. The upper
and cultured class of both races, he
asserted, are far apart, and the con-
tact between the races is with the
lower and more vicious element of
both races and therein lies the root
of all the present racial discord, he
stated.
He asserted that the white press
held in its hand the pressure to abet
in the movement which brought
about this discord, whenever they
allowed their papers to delight in
publishing the crimes of the race in
emblazoned headlines, but when in
vited to publish the deeds of accom-
plishment and achievement they are
silent
Mr.. Withers also spoke about the
lynchings in the South and repeated
the words of Doctor Alexander when
he said that the South did not lynch
the members of "our group" for the
usual crime" but that the southern
ers lynch our men for talking back
to them and any other reason that
suited their fancy.
"The South must reform it's
ways" he said. "The Negro did not
make the laws and he knows that
he can't get anything like justice in
court" the speaker said.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-04-09
BENJAMIN BAKER DIES

Benjamin D. Baker, aged 43 years,
279 St. Anthony Ave-, died Saturday
morning, April 2, after brief illness,
at his late residence. Funeral serv-
ices were held Wednesday, April 6,
at 2:30 p. M, from Saint James A.
M. E. Church, under auspices of
Frederick Douglass Lodge No. 4671.
Rev. William H. Griffin officiated.
A capacity audience paid the part
ing tribute to Mr.. Bakers bier, rest
ing amid bank of beautiful floral
offerings.
Mr.. Baker is survived by his de-
voted widow, Mrs. Rose Baker; sister,
Mrs. Minnie Sappington; his mother,
son and brother. Interment at For
est cemetery. A. ]. McGavock, funer-
al director.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-04-09
ST. LOUIS ATTORNEY
HERE ON BUSINESS

Attorney H. R. Bracy of the law
firm of McLemore and Bracy, St.
Louis, Mo-, was in st. Paul, appear
ing in the interest of Mr.. Harry Love,
st. Louis, Mo-, son of the late VIM.
Love.
The estate of Mr.. Love was placed
in Ramsey County Probate Court on
the petition of the heirs to have Mrs.
VIM. Love appointed administrators.
BY virtue of the fact that McLe-
more and Bracy are out of town at
torneys, the firm is associated locally
with the law firm of Turner and
Crane.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-04-09
PRETTY MODELS
IN STYLE REVIEW
Most Authentic Modes in Spring
and Sport Wear to Be
Shown.

In a recent interview with
Maame Ruth Walker, who is in the
midst of preparations for her third
semi-annual style revue on Monday
evening, April II, at the South Side
Auditorium, we learned that all is in
readiness for the most elaborate
showing of spring apparel ever wit
messed in the Twin Cities.
Direct from the fashion marts OF
the East are gathered the most ex-
elusive models in street and sport
wear, afternoon and evening dress
and last, but not least, the daintiest
of lingerie to be worn with summer
frocks.
And, of course, you know that
every one will be on the qui vive
when those fascinating bathing beau
ties promenade in the latest dazzling
types of correct bathing attire, ready
for a plunge at Lake st. Croix al
Minesure.
Moderately Priced.
We wondered, too, if the price OF
the garments displayed would be
within the reach of our modest
purse. Our fears were Immediately
allayed when Madame informed us
that the garments are to be furnish
ed by Askin Marine Company, whose
method of extending dignified credit
is within the reach of all.
One can be fashionably groomed
and yet not be burdened with ex-
cessive prices if they desire to be
clothed by Askin-Marine.
Following the style revue, dancing
will be enjoyed until the sma' hours
with the latest syncopated hits by
Clarence Johnsons Night Hawks.
If you were not style show fan
last year, join the merry throng and
witness one of the best fashion re-
vues of the season.
With such a program we promised
Madame we just couldn't miss.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-04-09
WELCOME HALL NOTES

Mrs. Dudley Smith will have
charge of the Forum Sunday, April
10th. 1t will be an hour with our
Negro Artists. 1. Opening Song. 2.
Prayer. 8. Talk Our Negro Artists"
by Mrs. Dudley Smith. 4. Original
Spirituals, Miss Tillie Hampton. s..
Vocal Selections from Burleigh, Miss
Eula Hargrave. 6. Reading from
Dunbar, Miss Eula Bell Moore. Z.
Vocal Solos by Nathaniel Dett, Mr.. B.
H. Miller. 8. Benediction.
last Friday the American Legion Pro-
On account of so many attractions
last Friday the American Legion pro-
gram was postponed until Friday,
April 29th. Keep this date in mind
and come and hear a good program.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-04-09
LOCAL DANCERS IN FILM

In the movie which is to be filmed
under the auspices of the st. Paul
Pioneer Press and Dispatch at the
Capitol Theater next week, six col
ored young men will appear. Syl-
vania Roberts, Chester Oden and Kid
Charleston will appear as dancers and
there will be three oih rs in the cast
as Pullman porters a..d waiter.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-04-09
ONE YEAR AGO THIS WEEK

Preparations were being made to
receive the Honorable Judge Albert
George of the Municipal Court, Chi
cago, ILL.,, to address the citizens of
st. Paul.
The Sterling club ordered bonds to
be floated. The purpose being to pay
off an extra debt incurred by the club.
Ames Lodge continued their week
ly dances which proved an enjoyable
pastime for the public and a tre-
mendous success to the lodge.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-04-09
DELEGATES FROM URBAN LEAGUES
and AFFILIATED BODIES PRESENT
Discussion for the First Day Cenered Around Service
Needs in the North with Elmer A. Carter of the St. Paul
Urban League Giving the Minneapolis Survey.

National Urban held
St. March 29th 1927 Delegates
Urban Leagues affiliated bodies ST. Paul. Minn Milwaukee
Charlotte
Columbus Memphis Richmond
daily held in the Peoples
Building night meetings held in the follow
Baptist Sheldon Memorial and the Lane
Significant talks the
OF SOCIAL PRO-
SOCIAL. RESEARCH
The St. Paul echo., 1927-04-09
X. P.'S ANNOUNCE DANCE

The X. P.'s Pride of Minnesota No.
5 announce their goth annual grand
Easter ball to be held April 18 at the
Aracadie Dancing Palace, opposite the
Court House in Minneapolis. This is
one of the largest affairs given in
Minneapolis and the committee is
now busy completing arrangements
to uphold the high quality of enter
tainments given by the X. P.'s.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-04-09
MASS MEETING FOR WOMEN

The st. Paul N. A. A. C. P. will
hold a special mass meeting for wo-
men only, Monday, April II, at the
Central Avenue Y. w. C. A. Center,
at 8 P. M. Miss Gertrude Brown of
the Phyllis Wheatley, Minneapolis,
will be the principal speaker. All
women are cordially invited to at
tend this very important meeting.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-04-09
OLD RESIDENT DIES

Fielding Combs, one of the pio-
neer residents of St. Paul, Mime
sofa who has been very ill for the
past week died Thursday night, April
7th. He celebrated his 83rd birth
day on Friday, March 25, at his
home. The next day he went to his
work as usual. A few days ago he
complained of some illness and he
was advised by his physician to go
to bed.
Mr.. Combs had resided in st. Paul
since 1862, having come here on one
of the early river steamers.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-04-09
WILLIAM LOVE BURIED

VIM. Love, beloved husband of
Mary Love, 920 Marion St., passed
away Thursday, March 81, at 1870
p. m.
Funeral services under the auspi-
ces of Eureka Lodge No. 6, F. & A. M.
and the Union Fraternal Benevolent
Association, were held at Pilgrim
Baptist church Monday, April 4, at
2:3O p. m. Interment Elmhurst cem-
etery. Simpson and Wills, funeral
directors.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-04-09
CORRECTION

Through an error which We wish
to correct DIT. Green is not P. D. T.
as was stated in issue of March 26,
but just DIT. of Como Temple No.
1913, l. B. P. o. E. of w.
(Signed) MABLE HARRIS,
Dist. Deputy.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-04-09
FEATURE ACTS DRAW BIG
CROWD AT ELKS' CABARET

The entertaining at the Elks' cab
aret on Thursday night by Greene
and Tabor of the Orpheum circuit
was the feature of the evening.
Stella Palmer and Scotty Williams
did a dance number.
Miss Ioletta Cross, with her feat
ure dance, raised everybody on their
toes to see her act. The cabaret
dance is held every Thursday night
at the Elks' hall, 9Th and Lylndale
Ave-, Minneapolis.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-04-09
GIRLS WANTED

Girls wanted to enter popularity
contest. Valuable prizes to be given
away. Apply the st. Paul Echo.
614 Court Block, Cedar 1879.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-04-09

. Citizens Rush from Homes.
Gaining his feet, he ran down the
street and into the darkness scream
ing Murder, police, they are trying
to kidnap me. Don't let them change
lawyers on me-" he would shout.
"Foristell will ruin me if they change
lawyers" Foristell is his white attor-
ney. The usually quiet Cook Avenue
was thrown into turmoil as citizens
rushed from their homes, but it was
several hours later before they were
able to find Malone, though the po-
lice, headed by Rev. George Brewer,
with a searchlight, combed the alleys
and area-ways, looking behind garb-
age cans and through cellars. He
was finally found on Page Avenue,
where he had attempted to secrete
himself in the home of white fam
lily who hearing him prowling about
called the police.
Released by Authorities.
He was taken by the police to the
colored city infirmary, Peoples Hos
pital No. 2, but his friends took i'm
mediate steps to gain charge of him,
and the hospital authorities released
him about A. M. to DR.. o. S. Nc
Clelland, local colored physician.
Malone was returned to the house
from which he had made his spec
tacular escape, the home of Prof. and
Mrs. Robert Jackson, close friends of
the unfortunate man, with whom he
had been living most of the time
since he left Poro college, and with
whose names his has been linked in
much speculation by the st. Louis
public. Prof. Jackson, despite Ma
lone's highly nervous condition and
pitiable state, expressed himself as
being unwilling to prefer charges of
destruction of property on which Ma
lone might have been held for ex-
animation. Shortly after returning
to the Jackson home, he became vio-
lent again, and fearing evidently that
the Missouri authorities might detain
him for observation, his friends and
lawyers spirited him over the state
line to East st. Louis, where he was
lodged in st. Mary's Hospital, Cath
olic institution. At six in the morn
ing, he went through the window
there, and it is reported that they
were compelled to strap him to a cot
for the rest of Sunday in order to
quiet his nerves.
Friends Report Oddities.
Mr.. Malone's friends have been re-
porting oddities in his actions for
some time. When the Urban League
met here last week, one of the dele
gates, Noah H. D. Thompson, for
merly of Los Angeles, now business
manager of opportunity Magazine"
New York, called on him, and Mr..
Malone took towel and some pow
der and powdered Thompson's face
copiously. Later he visited session
of the League in the Peoples FL
nance Building and seeing Mr..
Thompson seated there rushed up to
him and kissed him resoundingly,
much to Mr.. Thompson's embarrass-
ment.
Mrs. Malone has been out of the
city for several days, and it was i'm
possible to reach her for a statement
on the situation. 1t is predicted in
some quarters that Malone's attor-
neys will seize on his condition as
an excuse for further postponement
of the hearing scheduled for the 18th
of April If this happens, it is said
Mrs. Malone will probably demand
that the receiver be removed and she
permitted to conduct her business
without restriction, pending the di-
vorce proceedings.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-04-09

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The St. Paul echo., 1927-04-09

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-18

The deep crisis in the American labor movement has been
brought forby the attention of both organized and
workers by the sensational at the Pittsburgh A.
F. of L. conference.
That the rank and file of the miners union ready for real
struggle the injunction shown by the dega
tons II miners unonsdened the conference by
officiadomwich with program endorsed by their
CARNATIONS representing all probability the great majority of
the strikers in the Pittsburgh territory where the struggle the
most bitter and the injunction the sweeping and vicious
S. Otis the delegate of the Pittsburgh Central Labor Union
permitted speak the miners spokesman
out brought forward program for pcketing
violation injunction nationwide relief campaign and the
organization labor party opposition the official
partisan" policy.
Both President Green and Vice President Vol forced to
reply Otis Their speeches reach the depths of futy and
reaction.
Their program of formal opposition to the njunctons the
sport of friends of labor the tickets of the capitalist
ties of appeal to Governor Fisher and President Coolidge holds
out no hope for the labor movement.
President Coolidge actually rejected the appeal made Pitts
burgh by labor ocadom before conveyed him
ca No had the of the coming appeal
out than the White House issued statement saying that Coolidge
considers his hands tied because there compulsory arbra
tion law under which he could act with specific direction
Coolidge thus places the stamp approval the nuncons
issued by federal and at the time makes propaganda
further reactonary federal egona compulsory
tion law
In Colorado Governor Adams supported by labor ocadom
progressive the machinery smash the miners
strike Pennsylvania Ex-Governor Pnchot
also progressive repealed the state consabuary law
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-18

but for the existence of the cossack
the enforcement of the prohibition law The are
te1rOrzng the camps riding down women and children
and herding scabs.
officialdom time for the u S. He will the
republican ticket and official labor will
party of Mellon Coolidge Vare Standard OIL trust
the coal barons.
The labor movement is fighting for its life official
dom knows It, Their analysis of the situation their estimate
the determined and dangerous character attack differs
little from that of the left wing Labor ocadom that
the capitalists and government trying smash the
movement
officiadom far from being stirred to militant a
the labor movement must make still CONCESSIONS den
y itself closely with American capitalism with capitalist
government with the capitalist parties.
Instead of policy of militant unonism labor offcaldom
proposes more efficiency unionism
This the gst statements made by the Green's VOLS
and Lewses in Pittsburgh.
But the rank and file of labor movement will contrast
the speeches of Otis and Wo will compare the program the
rank and file miners delegations program
gram Of inactiOn
that labor officiarom going to do nothing ex
cept continue it's the Communists and the left wing
continue to strike hard at evidence of mancy
and to attempt lead American working class
deeper the quagmre capitalist politics unoranage
ment cooperation.
There speedy gathering all honest forces of the
labor movement willing to light to the There
made open challenge the leadership which meets cam
pagn of destruction waged against the most important
America with appeal to president who grins with gee at
every new blow struck at labor
Organization of the unorganized labor party national
campaign for support of the striking miners naturalization of
the Mines abolition of all union restrictions which throttle the
rank and earound this already supported by thou
sands of the Pittsburgh conference showed
built which will have its first exposure
and defeat of the official leadership whose reaconary policies
responsible for the serious crisis the labor movement
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-18
Continued from Last Issue.)
XIV.
Speaking. to God

60 FAR we have discussed the nov
elists and the critics of capitalist
America. There remain the poets,
and l have to begin by confessing
that while have read a thousand or
two of modern novels and critical
works, l have read only a hundred
or tsvo of poets. 1 like to get some
return for the trouble of running my
eyes over printed lines of type. When
| read novel by any of the new men,
get at least some facts about the
world | live in; but in a new poet
find creature spinning a cocoon out
of his own juices Sometimes he i'm
itates the poets of the past, figuring
out ways to vary their phrases; or
else he makes a desperate effort to
be different, and succeeds only in
being odd. This is an age of material
glory, and the first condition of true
poetic impulse is revolt. But there
is no way for rebel poets to get a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-18
Stop the Wall Street Drive With Latin American
Anti-Imperialist Bloc!

obviously intention of the United States
to congress Havana in January to
odae further power Latin America The agents of dollar
Imperialism working overtime preparing the stage for
their show. If the Coolidge MeonoOver government has
its the congress will be spectacular gorilcaon OF the role
of Wall Street in the southern republics.
Steps taken try bar from the sessions of that
congress antimperiast elements The unrestraned fright
fness with which Nicaragua has been avaged during the past
year is guarantee the official representatives of that
country will be brbed tools of Yankee deposm who will grove
in the sere before the power that holds that ma
ton and silence. Officias" from Haiti and Santo
Domingo will likewise pay homage to the despo Every other
agent American Imperialism that be furnished with
credential will try to perform for his master.
will require particularly abjec and unprncped of
ychophans conceal from the world the of the United
States ruling class against the Latin Americans.
Against this organized behalf of the punderbund
should be modified the full force of anmperast sentiment in
the southern republics for the of turning the congress
from Qualification of the crimes of the United States
ren international policeman and bandit for Wall Street. to
denuncaon and complete of those crimes before the
whole world
The necessity for such campaign only beginning to
impress itself upon the victims of Wall Street in Latin America
there concerted effort organize counter
blast against the United States delegation and their ackeys
commenting upon the brazen orgee against Mexico and
Nicaragua running the Hearst publications. Dr. Pedro
Zepeda representative of the dispersed liberal
Nicaragua that at the PanAerican
the forces will present efuabe proofs that they have
had compromises obligations with foreign
government in the whole world
While proof will added evidence of the unprncped
character of the Hearst campaign is certainly not called for
standpoint the best interests of the Latin Americans
proving that between
nations suffering under the iron fist of Wall Street. the
antimpeas forces of all nations should Immediately launch
drive align those nations in powerful antimperaist bloc
that will utilize the coming to erect monument OF
shame the United States pnderer and to begin Immediately
preparations to drive from their borders agent of the Yam
kee tyrants
the Pan-American be turned into mighty
the of Haiti Sano Domingo Nicaragua the
conspaces Mexico the Panama sea the Iacnalca
border scandal and all the outrage that have resulted in making
the of the United States desped from the Mexican
Cape Let be the signal for such furious
of anmperiasm that the American building at Washing
henceforth be used only for American Off
cia and unofficial forgeries.
the rayng of the LatinAmercan countries b
established within the borders of of their countries
the center of anti-imperalst activities
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-18
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comfortable living, and nobody in
America is willing to live any other
way; so, with two or three exceptions
that can think of, our rebel poets
are dead, or silent, or turned into fat
poodles, tapping cream in bourgeois
drawing rooms.
There is, as you may know, me-
chanical problem in magazine editing.
Stories and articles as a rule do not
come out the right length; you have
parts of pages blank, and as nature
abhors a vacuum, there was evolved
a type of composition known as ell
ler"-a certain number of verses with
a simple rhyme pattern, dealing with
flowers and st,nsets and the polite
aspects of sexual desire. But fifteen
years ago there came a change; the
highbrow magazines took to giving
whole pages to what was apparently
meant as poetry, because it didn't go
all the way to the right hand margin,
and every line began with a capital
letter. / used to read it in state of
wonderment--it must be supposed to
have some quality, and what could
that quality be? 1t had no beauty of
sound, no melody; on the contrary it
read like the baldest prose. 1t had
no depth of thought had seldom
any thought whatever. Here are lines