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The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-02-05
Claims MISUNDERSTANDING Cause
Unfriendliness Between
RacaS

Berkeley, Cal, Jan.-(P acif C
Coast News Bureau). Have you
ever thought of the good qualities of
the Negro?" was the pertinent ques-
tion asked the assembled Rotarians
at the recent meeting of the Berke-
ley Rotary Club, by their Chairman
Charles Keeler, who is also manag-
ing director of the Berkeley Chamber
of Commerce.
I'm the past we have been capital
izing their worst qualities. Why
would it not be better to capitalize
their best points?" asked Mr.. Keeler
There is need for a greater under
standing between the white and dark
races. 1t is only misunderstanding
which causes any feeling other than
friendliness. Kipling was wrong
when he said East is East, and West
is West, and never the twain shall
meet The differences between races
are differences of custom only; there
is no fundamental difference of heart
between the white and colored man."
brotherhood of Man.
"The advancement of understand
ing, good will and international
peace through world fellowship of
business and professional men unite
in the Rotary ideal of service the
sixth object of the Rotary Clubs Mr..
Keeler explained and told his audi
ence of Rotarians from San Francis
CO, Oakland, Portland and other
points, and that their object boiled
down meant the Brotherhood of
Man.
Negroes Here To Stay.
Referring to the idea of some peo-
pie that the race problem could be
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-02-05
WOMAN ATTORNEY
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
National Bar Association Makes
Mill City Lawyer Regional
Head.
The only Negro woman attorney in

The only Negro woman attorney in
the Twin Cities, Miss Leona o.
Smith of Minneapolis was appointed
Deputy Regional Director of the Ma
tional Bar Association, District No. 3.
After assuming her duties, Miss
Smith Immediately began completing
arrangements for the celebration of
the birthdays of Lincoln and Doug
las by the National Bar Association,
Sunday afternoon at o'clock, Feb
ruary 18th, 1927, at Pilgrim Baptist
church, Cedar and Summit Ave-, St.
Paul, Minn.
Mayor Hodgson of st. Paul will de-
liver the welcome address. other
speakers on the program are: Judge
J. w. Finehout, Senior Judge of the
Municipal Bench, and Oscar E. Hal
lam, former Associate Justice of the
States Supreme Court and Hon. Will
liam H. Haynes, Asst. States Attor-
ney of Chicago, who will deliver the
principal address. The judges of the
District Bench of both Minneapolis
and st. Paul are to be the special
guests of the National Bar Associa-
tion here.
There will be large musical pro-
gram and a luncheon served. All
churches of the Twin Cities have
been requested to participate in the
services.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-02-05

are IL inches in circumference, MAX
ing a total of 20 lineal feet of brush
passing over the shoe every second.
The result of shine from these
high speed brushes is a hard enam-
eled finish given in half the time and
lasts twice as long as shine given
by the old style hand method.
For those who have tender feet,
and the old method of hand brushing
has been disagreeable, will find this
new Electrically Operated Shining
Machine a pleasure when taking a
shine. The revolving of the brushes
has a soothing effect on your tender
feet, and you will be delighted with
your shine.
The new style foot rest, which,
when a shine is completed folds back
out of the way, causing no inconven-
ience to the customer in getting in
or out of the chair"
The greatest feature of the SAM
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-02-05
NATIONAL NEGRO
HISTORY WEEK TO
Be CELEBRATED
Schools, Churches and Social
Agencies Giving Time to
Neglected Records.
Exercises Will Be Held
The Negro Must Learn His Past
and Publish it to This
Prejudiced World.

Washington, D. c., Feb. s.
Schools, churches and social agencies
will pause during the week of Febru-
ary 9Th to 18th inclusive, to invite
attention to the long neglected rec
ord of the Negro. This Week, which
covers the birthday of Lincoln and
approaches that of Douglass, is
most appropriate occasion for this
timely observance. Around the story
of these great characters and others
who have worked for the benefit of
humanity and for the Negro in par
ticular, the brilliant record of the
Negro may be so dramatized as to
inspire the Negro youth to noble
deeds.
Exercises Arranged.
To invite attention to the roman
tic story of the Negro, there have
been engaged throughout coun-
try numerous teachers, ministers,
professional men, and leaders of
business who will participate in vari-
Gus exercises held throughout the
Week. Public schools will use the
hour of assembly for this purpose.
City and state school authorities
have set aside special days of this
Week and social uplift agencies will
hold appropriate exercises in the eve
nings. The enthusiasm has decided
ly increased since last year, when
this celebration was held for the first
time. and the preliminary reports
from the field indicate that it will be
in every sense of the word a national
celebration.
Communities to Organize.
The people throughout the coun-
try have been called upon to do GER
tain definite things. They are asked
to organize their community through
committees for the celebration, to ap-
peal to their boards of education for
the adoption of Negro history text
books, to interest their library and
school in securing a shelf of scien-
tific works on the Negro and pictures
of distinguished men of the race, to
urge every one to write to the Asso-
citation all he knows about Negro
family history and to send it any i'm
portant documents bearing on the
record of the Negro.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-02-05
TODD MANAGES REST

Mr.. A. J. Todd, former deputy
sheriff of Ramsey County, and finan-
cial secretary of Gopher Lodge, los
has been appointed manager of the
Elks' Rest, 2O7 w. Central. The
Rest will be open during each day
from 1912 for members only. All
members are requested to come out
during their leisure hours and use
the Rest for their comfort, pleasure
and meeting place.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-02-05

From little two by four shoe
shining stand, 80 years ago, in the
Scandinavian Bank Bldg. at 9Th and
Jackson Sts., owen Howell the pro-
prietor, has steadily increased his
business and kept pace with the
times and is now conducting the only
all modern shop in st. Paul, known
as the Uptown Sanitary shop at S72
Wabasha st. e. -
His latest improvement was the
installation of a new electrically op-
Grated shoe shining stand. Mr.. How
ell states that, "The brushes on this
1900 revolutions a minute. Brushes
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-02-05
CARTER SPEAKS

The Mems Club of st. James A.
M. E. church held their regular meet
ing on Monday, Jan. 31st. Mr.. E.
A. Carter. secretary of the Urban
League delivered a very eloquent
and interesting address relative to
the economic condition as it applies
to our group in st. Paul. There will
be an interesting discussion at the
next meeting to be held at the
church Monday evening. February
7th.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-02-05
ERMINE HALL IN RECITAL

Miss ErmiRe Hall, sixteen-year-eld
soprano, will appear in song recital
Thursday evening, Feb. 10, at ST..
James A. M. E. church. Assisting in
the program will be Miss Anna Fos-
ter, reader, and Miss Dorothy Hall,
accompanist.
Miss Hall is aspiring for the con-
cert stage and is student of Min
nesota College, where she is working
for a diploma. Those who heard her
before know she is we'll worth hear
ing again.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-02-05
ONE YEAR AGO THIS WEEK

Johnny Baker Post No. 291 of the
American Legion made preparations
to organize woman's auxiliary.
Miss Thelma c. Williams daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Williams, 318
No. Grotto accepted position as
musical director at Houston College.
The annual election of officers OF
the N. A. A. C. p, Minneapolis, was
held at Phyllis Wheatley House.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-02-05

Join the Northwestern Negro Busi-
ness and Professional Mems Associa-
tion. Call the st. Paul Echo, Cedar
1879, GA Court Block.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-02-05

Join the Northwestern Negro Busi-
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, 1927-02-05

Join the Northwestern Negro Busi-
ness and Professional Mems Associa-
ton. Call the st. Paul Echo, Cedar
1879, 614 Court Block.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-02-05

tary Shop is that all of its depart
ments do their work quickly and
neatly while you wait. For the con-
venience of the patrons there are de-
partments doing shoe-rebuilding, dry
cleaning and pressing of ladies' and
mems clothes, one day laundry serv-
ice, expert key making done in one
minute, and full line of shoe ac-
cessories. ----. .-s...-4-e...= --.-.-
Mr.. Howell is manager of the San
itary Shop, with Jacob Haas manag-
ing the shoe department and VIM.
Klein managing the key department.
The Uptown Sanitary shop has ten
employees and a delivery car.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-02-05

will soon be shining on both
sides of the street, SO save
a few pennies each day to
buy a lot at Minesure.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-02-05
Negroes Here To Stay.

Referring to the idea of some peo-
pie that the race problem could be
Evening star., 1927-06-21

here could be no other ans,y3. The
erre2t of the stairs was ), .Jsilsome
Journey, the physical sasts- of lifting
,.lx ,-cdy from one xreat< % the next
taxing him to despair. It was long
time. it seemed, berore he reached
the divan under the clock. His wife
was not there.
He sat upon the divan. At first he
held himself stiffiy upright as a meas
ure of preparedness for the encounter,
hut as the moments passed his shoul.
ders dropped and his eyes fell to the
rich carpet, seeking in its lustrous
depths some answer to the question
humans always ask under shock,
"Nhy did this happen to me?"
sam
The birdlike tone came from a long
.ay. He raised his head, then got to
his feet hurriedly. Grace stood be-
fore him. smiling gayly.
Your blue dress he shouted.
Your blue dress! What-where is it?
Evening star., 1927-06-21
THE EVENING STORY

i, leaped forward and as suddenly
stopped. Others came between him
and the back; she was lost to sight:
she was gone.
He again turned and again began
to make his way toward the steps
leading up to the parlor. Grace
would come from the other way. now.
probably. he thought. duly. People
were about, but he was apart from
them. moving in separate world
and having no commerce with this
universe. There was nothing for him
in 1t anywhere nor could there ever
be again. Then. by the habit of his
training, his mind turned to klepto-
mania and its strange workings:
Evening star., 1927-06-21

spent the last 20 Summers on the
estate, had arrived only yesterday
morning with a party of Kansas City
and Chicago friends.
A salesman's need for loose-leaf
note book into which he could insert
or take out pages of prices was the
idea that brought Mr.. Irving his for
tune. He went to Kansas City from
New York in 1903 and with william
Pitt, young machinist, launched the
Irving-oitt firm. which now does an
annual business of more than $3,000,-
600. Mr.. Pitt sold out to Mr.. Irving
in 1925. after which employees were
permitted to buy stock in the concern
Irving is survived by his widow and
son. The Irving estate, near Cor
don. is known for its pure-bred Hol-
stein cattle.
Evening star., 1927-06-21
Actress Seeks Divorce.

LOS ANGELES, June 81 P).-At-
torneys for Evelyn Brent, movie ac-
tress. announced they would file a di.
vorce complaint in Superior Court to.
day against her husband Bernard P.
Fineman, motion picture executive.
The attorneys, Milton Cohen and
Gorge Home, said that mental cruelty
would be charged.
Evening star., 1927-06-21

On the lovely Partisan shoulder-at the dainty
Partisan waistline ca sparkle! Brilliant rhine
stones transposed into an exquisite flower A
flower that shows itself only at highland then
on only the smartest shoulder. Subtle-intrigung
delicate fairly breathing La Belle France" ;"
1t is newt is lovely-it is chic! Imported by
Lansburghs! 1895.
F1oor-Lansburgh's-1th
Evening star., 1927-06-21

What IL this you're wearing?" He
seized a fold of cloth. This Is not
your blue dress"
"Of course. not, silly" she said. Il
didn't wear 1t today"
And she shook out the shimmering
fountain of rose in which she was
clothed.
fThe End)
Copyright. 1927
Evening star., 1927-06-21
JOHN B. IRvING'S BODY
RECOVERED IN RIVER
Millionaire Manufacturer Drown
ed on Fishing Trip in
Wisconsin.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DULUTH, Mimi, June 21.-The
body of John B. Irving, millionaire
president of the Irving-Pitt Manufac-
turing Co. of Kansas City, who was
drowned in the st. Croix River near
Gordon, Wis, was recovered by
searching parties late last night.
Mr.. Irving met his death yesterday
afternoon when a canoe in which he
had started on a fishing trip near his
400-acre estate on the st. Croix over
turned. The manufacturer, who had
Evening star., 1927-06-21
Treat for wild Men Of Borneo.

MANILA, June Il N9.-The wild
men OF Borneo are to see their first
airplane this week. The United States
tender Heron departed for Zamboa nga
yesterday with number of Navy sea-
planes. The flights of the seaplanes in
Borneo will carry them over the in
terror of the island.
Evening star., 1927-06-21
$()88

A most practical set. Three attractive
pieces; finish is Star Gold, decorated in
black and orange. The davenport bed is
the big feature of this set.
Evening star., 1927-06-21
Ice Blue.

A suppressed restlessness char
~ acteriZed the moment--sup-
IL pressed because Judge Sam
4 u uel Merck was jealous of the
Evening star., 1927-06-21

If poverty is a blessing in dis
guise, the disguise is perfect.
Evening star., 1927-06-21

There is no fool like an old fool
unless it Is a young one.
Evening star., 1927-06-21
Special values
for preserving!

Preserving time is here! And here at Lansburghs
we have everything to help make this the most success
full preserving year of all
Evening star., 1927-06-21

Gay orange willow, with orange and
black cushions. An inviting divan, chair
and rocker. To add color and comfort! !!
Very cool looking.
Evening star., 1927-06-21

E.Z Seal Fruit Jars
Other Needs

Good Luck Fruit Jar
Rubbers ........1 Zoe dor.
n pint Jelly Glasses .4Sc doz.
Parowax, for sealing jars.
I0c lb. pkg.
Eveready Preserve and Jelly
StraineFs ......... .49e
Cherry seeders. $I.26 and SI.49
Montgomery County sentinel., 1927-09-02
"Mashers" Worsted by
Girls CleUer Scheme

Pittsburgh's young women have va
rious ways Of dealing with "mashers,"
asphalt arabs" or whatever the spe
cles may be called. They are not
lacking In the art of refusing un'
solicited Ice cream sodas or buggy
rides. But this little tale Is handed
on for what 1t may be worth In an
emergency.
The two girls had been visiting In
II rather lonely nelghborho0d and were
walking to their homes. The street
was deserted except for two men be
hind them. After u time Of doubts
and upprehenslve shlvers, the young
women realized that they were being
followed.
They hastened their steps, but to no
avail. Gradually the pursuers gained,
and al last were almost within speak
iSg distance, The young women were
at a loss as to what to do. Suddenly
one raised her hands toward the other
and began making strange gestures.
The other one did the same.
At this unusual procedure the mel
stopped In their tracks and stared.
Then they turned and retraced their
steps. Neither, apparently, knew the
sign language of the deaf
Neither did the young women, who
continued In glggllng triumph to their
homes.-Plttsburgh Post.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1927-09-02
Surely No Os',er Mca
Looked Like Bill Nye

When Eill Nye and Walt M,IIudgiil,
the carloOnist, received their first
checks irnlh press association they
repaired to the bank.
"iil pres, n,ed his check and the
cashier rullei testify informed him
that he would nave 10 be nk'nlilied." !"
say, N DuuSJl In his b rc2y rem
inisceurcs, "fhs Is the Life
"Du you mean I've gt To- 20 und
find solne one who Lnuws me and
whom you know before | ,an get the
money!"
Precisely" ussented the cnshler,
"Step inside and let that gentleman
get to the window"
"Oh, hes with me-" said Bill. He
can Identify me-"
The cashier, not knowing McDOu
gall, demurred, and an Argument en-
sued. Finally, Nye asked him, In turn,
If he knew Grover Cleveland, DE viii
Talmadge, Senator Breckenridge and
Queen Victoria, ellclt1ng snnppy
"No!" each time, wllereupon he sald
with protesting gesture
"Therel You see. you don't move
In my set How can | lind anybody
who knows us bothY
Then he pulled out that mornings ;
paper, exposed his portrait, and took
of his hat. The cashier glnred,
melted and, with grin, began to count
out the money, Then Nye introduced
McDougall and he cashed his check.
after which they invited the cushler
out to lunch and found him 10 be en-
tirely human and cOmpunlonable.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1927-09-02
nCount" Coins BY Weight

II you hud II ton of pennies how
rich would you be2 Or II some Ont
gave you 1000 quarters In snck
could you take them home? In Other
words, how much would the sack
weight The Federal Reserve bank Of
New York handles so many coins
daily that II has machines to count
and weigh them. The turnover In
coins Mt This bank averages 80 tons a
dIy, including gold, silver, copper and
nickel, says an exchange Qunrters
lead this group In value. with nickeis
second and dimes third. Since most
OF the business OF the bank Is done In
large sums, the coins are packed In
sacks of convenient size and weight
for handling. sack containing 4.OOO
quarters weighs SO pounds. Dimes
also run 81 1000 to 53-pound bag
Fifty bags OF nlckels total $4,000; 90
bags Of pennies weigh a ton and are
worth 5000.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1927-09-02
Precept Often Heard
Is of Ancient Origin

The author of the phruse. 'Clcanli
ness Is next to GOdllness." quoted by
John Wesley. In his sermon on
"uress," und again In his Journul
(February II, l772), Is not known.
Long before Wesley, Bacon hnd put
the snue idea Into the words, Clean
Illness Of body was ever deemed 10
proceed from u due reverence to God !
and Aristotle, stlll further back into.
"tleanIness Is hnlf u virtue" But
even long before Aristotle this well
known English phrase had been taught
by the liuhbis of the Tnlmnd huIl'
us n religious principle nlrl IL Summary
law IN the form: The doctrines Of u
religion nre resolved into carefulness
carefulncss lnto vlgOrousness vlgor.
ousncss into guiltlessness guiltless
ness into cleanliness; cleanliness lnto
godliness."
Montgomery County sentinel., 1927-09-02
Fighting the Mississippi

The levees on the Mississippi river
have been In existence from the Eight
eenth century. Formerly under the
slave system each planter along the
river had dlkes erected for himself
The towns then took action, finally
the counties, and the states building
levees Then congress In 1879 ap
pointed the Mississippi river commits
sion, but made no provision for the
actual building of levees or protection
Of the lands from overflow. In 1880
congress made the first appropriation
for the Improvement OF the Mlsslsslp
pl river From 1879 under the com
mission, the federal government has
expended more than SS0,0O0,0O0 In the
Improvement OF the Mississippi river
and the protection Of lands from over
flow.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1927-09-02
Trace All Alphdbets
to Symbolic Pictures

While printing, of course, has un
locked the intelligence of the world,
still even before printing there were
records und communications. AT llrst,
these merely consisted of pictures.
Then the pictures were arranged In
series 50 that there was narration.
Next through use, these pictures be
came symbols, that is, they were given
a phonetic value. For example, the
circle which the Egyptians used to
represent the sun, In time became
symbol.
1t was the Assyrians, however, who
were first to take these various sym
bols and give them arbitrary values
phoneticully. They were still pic
lures, but they conveyed sounds.
Thus was formed the basis of all
alphabets, Roman, Hebrew, ,Greek,
Russian, Turkish, Armenian and1Ar
bic. Different these may seem, but
all can be traced back to the common
origin
Take the letter "A" OF today. In
the phoeniclan. Assyriac alphabet that
letter represented OK and was deslg
mated by u conventional ox's head.
The Greeks took II and turned 1t up
side down, refined II and made 1t more
graceful. In Hebrew, the word Beth
is very common. Originally, 1t was
an upright rectangle with cross
stroke In the center. In other words,
u drawing of u house, which Is what
1t means in Hebrew. Now the old rec
tangle with the corners rounded Is Is,
that also being due to Greek influence,
the Greeks favorlng the curved line of
beauty rather than the rigid rec
tangle.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1927-09-02
ROCKVILLE. MARYLAND. FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER
ANY thought as she slipped

m.2i.!i' ANY thought as she slipped
na = Hhe linen. For once she
had H.. .,d Miss Patton-she had been
wanting to do 1t good while. To-
morr"w they played at Mrs. Hale's
She ran downstairs singing.
She heard faint cry from the llv-
in%.ruum and hurried thlther. Junior
WIS sitting up In his kiddle koop be-
hind the screen. She darted toward
him with coo, but at sight of her,
Junior let out a yell and keeled over
backward with his plnk-booted feet In
the air As she bent over him ten
derly her eyes fell upon the initials
embroidered on his bib
Tom Bird entering at that Instant,
heard startling scream, saw his wife
falling backward into a chair.
Amy What's the matter?" He
put his arms around her.
"Junlor-my babyi oh, that isn't
my bahy" she shrieked. and all but
lost consciousness.
Tom looked into the crib, was mys.
tilted and shouted, "JulIa !" Julia
came running,
There followed some tense moments.
II don't-know," was the most
julia could say as deathly white she
faced her lnqulsltors, her thin hands
pressed against her wildly flying heart.
Go! Get out of my slghti Get
my babyl Don't you dare come
back without HIM Get the police !"
screamed Amy.
Julia turned blindly to the door,
opened 1t and faced big, genial, ul-
stored man who had just driven up in
beautiful car.
Hello" he said to Julia. "Your
missus at home, my glrlF" Taking
her nod for assent, he put her aside
gently and entered into the living
room where Amy was sobblng and
Tom still undecided what to do.
Mr.. Noblew cried Tom as he saw
his boss.
"Lo, TomW The big mans eyes
went to the child In the kiddIe coop.
He clapped his hands. The child
crowed with Joy. His father lifted
him up. "Well-well-well |" he sald.
$50 thatt that. Must be your kid
we've got In our klddIe coop, Tom.
That new girl of my wife's picked
him up down the street this after
noon. My wife was out playing bridge
at Mrs. Porter's ut was Mrs. Porter
that Amy's hostess of the afternoon
was forever trying to imltate); when
she got home she found the wrnng
baby. She's having Mysteries, but I
tell her It's her own fault. You wom-
en- better stop playing bridge and look
after your own babies. All right,
Tom. I'll take this boy home and bring
back yours. Come along with me II
you want to-" Then as Tom seized
his hat Mr.. Mobiles kindly eyes fell
upon the white, stricken face of poor
Julia. He reached in his pocket and
pulled out something which he put In
her hand.
Julia looked at the gift dazedly. Il
was twenty-dollar bill.