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Earthworms Necessary,
Render Great Service

Just how important earthworms
are can be seen when II Is known
that without them all the fertile
acres Of land which produce our
food would become cold, hard, and
sterile. Rainwaters could not be
absorbed, floods would be common,
and plant life would degenerate. In
short, all animal life would be In
a pretty bad spot, observes a writ
er In Pathfinder Magazine.
These primitive bits Of life, how
ever, do not perform this great
service because they are the will.
ing slaves of all higher forms Of
animal life. Again nature has
stepped in and fixed" things. They
are spurred on by a desire to live
and preserve themselves, am their
service to the world is only Incl
dental. The chief food on their
menu happens to be soil, and this
they eat continuously. They bur
row through the ground eating az
they go, and the simple but efrec-
tive digestive organs extract all the
animal and vegetable matter. When
the digestive process has been COM
pleted the worm moves up his bur
row and evacuates the soil on the
surface Of the ground. In this man
ner, It is estimated, about twenty
tons of soil to the acre are brought
from below the surface and depos-
tied on the top Of the ground each
year.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-11-01
Mother Shipton Famous
as Guesser of Events

According to tradition, Mother
Shipton lived In the Fifteenth CEN
tury and foretold such events as
the suppression of the monasteries
In England, the burning Of heretics
at Smithfeld, the Great Fire Of
London, ETC., says the Detroit News.
Most Of her supposed prophecies,
however, were not published before
the middle Of the Seventeenth GEN.
fury, and some Of them were writ
ten by Charles Hindley not much
more than fifty years ago. These
include the invention Of the auto
mobile, telegraph and telephone,
iron ships, alrplanes, submarines,
great gold discoveries, the end Of
the world in 1881. Her World war
prophecy was given as follows /:
1.-THE time shall come when seas of
blood shall mingle with a greater
flood. Great noise there shall be
heard, great shouts and cries, and
seas shall thunder louder than the
skies. Then shall three lions fight
with three and bring Joy to a peo-
pie, honor to a king. That fiery
year as soon as DER, peace shall
then be as before; plenty shall
everywhere be found and men with
swords shall plow the ground"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-11-01

everywhere. He came for your
body salvation, for your body is
your soul; your spirit, being God,
can save Itself.
peace"
Editors Note: This message and
others to be published are issued
by leaders in the Divine religious
movement in this state.
BORDER BRIEFS"
In recognition of the Community
Fund campaign, Rev. D. P. Young
used as his theme "The Quahfica-
tons of a Good Neighbor." Every
one was urged to share with his
fellow men, in keeping with the
campaign slogan, Brighten a
Life" The Young Peoples League,
second only to our Church School,
which continues to grow under its
trained leadership, discussed the
topic Choosing Friends" That be-
ing World Temperance Sunday,
drink in its moral and social as
poets was taken into consideration.
To complete the day, the pastor
brought the message, Being a
Voice instead Of an Echo"
Rev. D. P. Young wishes to take
this opportunity of expressing his
appreciation to the many friends
who remembered him during his
illness and on his birthday.
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Three Important Morsmsnt.

Three movements Of worldwide
influence were born In Ohio through
the efforts Of Buckeye women, says
the Cleveland Plain Dealer. These
are ~ the w. g. T. o., which
was brought to life at Hillsboro,
with Mrs. Thompson, daughter Of
Governor Trimble, as first presI-
dent; (2) the Sunday school, first
organized by Bible teacher, Mrs.
Andrew Lake Of Marietta, and CS)
the women's club movement, with
Alice Cary Of Clovernook as first
president.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-11-01
Meaning of Word "Hsx"

The noun hex, the plural Of which
as hexes, is used of an individual,
whether male or female, who prac-
tees witchcraft. The word Is de-
rived from the German hexe, mean
ing witch, wizard. The verb hex
means to practice witchcraft
(upon) to bewitch. Both noun and
verb are localisms peculiar to the
people of the United States, par
ticularly in the Pennsylvania Ger
man districts.-Literary Digest.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-11-01
Japan's Armamsn. Industries

During the Nineteenth century
there were In japan no private In
dustries of war. Government ar
senals manufactured all Of the
arms. After the Russian war, how.
ever, the government permitted the
founding Of the japan Steel Works,
which was the first and only pri-
vately owned arms factory In the
country. It was capitalized at L.
100000 yen, and a considerable
block Of shares was acquired By
Vickers.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-11-01
Father Divine's Works

xaInSI O1tu1SS WIN - Sn0 S4-
sonifcation of Christ, Christ being
Spirit and Mind, Spirit and Mind
being God. Father Divine is the
Manifestation of the same Spirit
and Mind that was in Jesus, termed
by Jesus as My Father, Jesus said,
Ny Father and / are One; they
were One for Jesus Body was
Spirit and Mind, the Holy Ghost
that was in Mary. Jesus Body,
His Life and His Teachings were
and are an Example and Sample
for us to copy after, for He said,
Follow Me, and You Shall have
Eternal Life, and He Said, Let thy
Kingdom come on Earth as it is
in Heaven.
Father Divine has come to full
ill this Prayer Of Jesus, to Let the
Kingdom come on Earth, the King
dom Of God is in the Righteous
Government, that He is now caus-
ing to come into existence; this
Righteous Government is in You
for the Kingdom of God is Within
You, and You must Let it come, by
doing and Living Exactly as Jesus
taught and lived, for Father Divine
has caused His Spirit and His Mind
to come into the Hearts and Lives
Of Mankind, but only as You Let
and live can You bring this
Righteousness In You to Frui-
ton, along with Justice and Truth,
for when these are functioning in
You can You become Righteous,
and then and there will be living
In the Kingdom Of God a Right
eous Government on Earth. This
il the Work of Father Divine; He
Is Speaking into Existence for
Your bodily forms, Righteousness,
Justice and Truth, that You may
Personify and Materialize in your
bodies, that they may become part
Of you, for only in this atmos-
phere, In your consciousness and
heart can Christ in You rise and
clean you out as the Spirit and
Mind Of Father Divine hovers over
the Christ in You, it protects It
from all negative thoughts, races,
colors, creeds, malice, hatred, an
ger, prejudice, revenge, deceit,
bigotry, passion, resentment, pre-
conceived ideas, nationalities and
concepts. His Spirit and His
Mind as It rises with the Christ
In you, will clean you out Of all
these corruptible poisons which
tend to separate you from the life
and love Of God. These are the
Words of Father Divine, and the
writer bears witness to them for
this body has been healed of can
Ger and q bad case Of stammering
and eye trouble, also freed from
the race complex and nationality.
As these aforementioned poisons
rise In you from time to time, cast
them out of your consciousness,
for only when you give them your
body to express themselves in is
when they become a part Of you
and cause you to be the nantes
tors Of the other fellow termed by
the religions the devil. Think on
the Name Of Father Divine, call
on His Name; he viii reveal Him
self 20 You for He In Spirit Is
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-11-01
Wore Fine Black Suits

John Quincy Adams and John G.
Calhoun at the inauguration on
March 4, 1885, were suits Of black
broadcloth manufactured and pre-
sented to them by firm Of Mllbury,
Worcester county, Massachusetts,.
This cloth rivaled "the best produc-
lions of Europe, no less in their tex
ture than In the fneness Of ma
terial."
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-11-01
Lesson for November 3
JUDAH TAKEN CAPTIVE

LESSON TEXT-u Kings 25:1-12.
GOLDEN TEXT-Righteousn ex-
alteth q nation; but sin Is a reproach
to any people.-Proverbs 14:S4.
PRIMARY ToPIC-A Black Man
God Cared for.
JUNIOR ToPIC-In Time Of Dam
ger.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR
ToPIc-Results Of Doing Wrong.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT
ToPIC-Nations Accountable to God.
!. The Siege Of Jerusalem CVV.
1-3).
l. The time wv. !, y. It began
on the tenth day Of the tenth month
Of the ninth year of Zedekiah's
reign, lasting about eighteen
months. The tenth month, accord
ing to the Jews calendar, CORE
spends to our December-January,
as their calendar began about the
middle Of March. The reason the
exact time Is given is that this was
to be an event Of great Importance
10 the Jews In their exile. In their
gloomy exile God directed Ezekiel
to utter a parable unto the captives
Of that day Geek. 24).
2. The method ". ~. Nebuchad-
nezzar came In person with a large
army and encamped against Jeru-
salem, building forts against It
round about. Il Is thought that sew
eral walls were built around the
city, shutting It In. On the tops Of
these walls forts were built from
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-11-01

which missiles of destruction could
be hurled by their engines Of war
against the city. With the city thus
shut In, its fall was only a question
Of time.
8. The famine ". 81. Geikie
says, at was speedily followed, as
Is always the case, with an out
break of pestilence. Food was we'll
nigh gone. There had long been no
bread. Mothers were at last driven
to murder and eat their children.
The richest citizens wandered about
searching for scraps In the dung
hills" Even outside the city the
people were starving. There was
no bread for the people Of the
land" 1t is estimated that one
third Of the people Of Jerusalem
died of starvation.
%. zedeklah's Flight and Fate
wv. 40.
I. "The city was broken up" ".
A.. The Chaldeans had succeeded
In making an opening in the wall
so large that they could make their
way into the city in spite Of all
that the Hebrews could do. Resist
ance was carried on to the bitter
end.
2. Zedekiah's fight ". A.. The
king with his men Of war fed by
night toward the plain. His object
no doubt was to cross the Jordan
at Jericho and hide In the noun
tains east Of the Jordan.
8. Zedekiah's fate ". SD.
a. He was overtaken in the
plains Of Jericho ". 81. AS soon
as the Chaldean army discovered
the flight they pursued and cap
tured him.
b. He was brought to the king
Of Babylon at Riblah ". 81. Riblah
was town north of Damascus. It
was the kings headquarters from
which he directed his armies
against Tyre and Jerusalem. Be-
fore Nebuchadnezzar Zedekiah was
tried as a criminal.
c. His fate. His sons were slain
In his sight. His own eyes were put
out. He was bound with letters Of
brass and they carried him to Baby
Ion where he remained a prisoner
to the day Of his death (Jer. 52:1D.
: III. Jerusalem Destroyed wv.
S-1O).
The dismantling Of the city was
delayed a month, perhaps awaiting
instructions from ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
who was at Riblah. The work Of
destruction was executed by the Of
ficer next in rank to the king.
/. They burnt the house Of. the
Lord ". 81. This was the sacred
temple built by Solomon, with addi-
lions and alterations. Before burn
ing it, they plundered it Of all Its
sacred contents.
2. Burnt the kings house ". 81.
This was doubtless the palace built
by Solomon.
3. Burnt all the houses Of Jeru-
salem ". 81. The implication is
that the common houses were left
for the people ". 12).
4. They broke down the walls of
Jerusalem. The aim In this was to
render the walls useless as a
means of defense.
W. The Disposition of the Tenn
pie Furniture and Priests wv 10
2D.
l. The temple furniture carried
to Babylon wv. 1910. The pillars
Of brass and the brazen seat were
broken into pieces by the Baby
lonians and together with the uten-
sis were carried to Babylon.
2. Certain officers and priests
taken to Riblah wv. 1920. These
officers and priests and three score
men Of the land were taken to Rib
lab, where they were slain by the
king Of Babylon.
The events recorded In Second
Kings cover a period of 308 years.
God had said, IF thou wilt, then
will"; they had invited disaster by
disobedience.
La opinión., 1935-05-26
nnos Aviadores EN- las Selvas die La Nueva Guinea

Muchas otras increfb,es costumbres existen
entire csc pueblo que Sc halla enteramente ais
lado de las demas tribus de la isla. Por ejemplo,
cada hombre joyen lleva al cuello un pedazo de
cana que ha sido dobiado. ESQ significa que
ha logrado sobrevivir a la prueba a que fue So
metida su virilidad. En- esa espantosa ceremo-
MIA, Sc obliga al muchacha Adolescence a forzar
ell doble extreme de la cana a traves de su gar
ganta, hasta ell %estomago. Algunos de los ex-
ploradores tuvieron la buena suerte (etnol6gi-
camente hablando) de presenciar aquella cere-
La opinión., 1935-05-26

monia G informan que muchos de los mucha-
chos Sc laceraron horriblemente sus 6rganos
interiors; con la cana. La iniciacion es en- ex-
tremo secreta y no sc. permite que la presencien
muchachos memories de cierta edad. Cualquie-
ra mujer que es testigo de csc rito, aun cuandO
sea por accidente, Embellishments es sacrifi-
cada. Los muchachos que salen avantes en-
esa prueba y que logan sobrevivir, quedan en-
tonces aceptados como guerreros y Sc les per-
mite que usen sus propios ARGOS y flechas.
La opinión., 1935-05-26

A1gunos de los adornos con que los guerTe-
ros mutilan sus propios cuerpos, son verdade-
ramente espantosos. Uno de los guerreros te-
MIA incrustada la nariz con huesitos a los que
Sc habia dado la forma de clavos. Las cabezas
de los clavos circundaban los poros de la nariz
y ell resto de dichos clavos, despues de perforar
la carne, descendfa hasta descansar sobre ell
labio superior.
Las mujeres son las que practicamente ha-
cen todos los trabajos de c~ultivo, usando los
implementos mas primitivos que pueden ina
La opinión., 1935-05-26

ginarse. pues consisten en- palos GU
vas puntas Sc han endurecido al fue-
go. Los huertos en- que cultivan las
frutas y legumbres con que Sc ali
mentan, estan muy bien arreglados,
afectando la forma de surcos y has
ia de cuadros %perfectos. =
Hay. sin embargo, otra costum-
bre idiota que impide que esa mu-
jeres realicen SUI trabajo en- los huer
tos bien. Cada vez que un pariente
es muerto en- una de las ~constantes
guerras, n mujer Sc We obligada a
cortarse un dedo en- la primera arti-
~culacion.
ST una mujer Sc halla emparenta-
da con I'm grupo de malos guerreros,
lie resuitara cada vez mas dificil SER
virse de su instrumental de labran-
"a. Algo que nabla en favor de esos
salvajes, es que ninguno de .sus HON
bres es intransigente cuando Sc ira
ia de pelear, pues cor facilidad son
victimas del panico, y una vez que
Sc inicia la fuga, la guerra Sc da por
terminada, porque los vencedores no
Sc atreven tampoco a perseguir a los
vencidos.
Fsos canibales viyen en- choZas
redondas hechas de maderos corta-
dos con hachas de piedra, y Igados
entire 81 por medic de juncos flext-
bles. Apoyandose Ell un poste CEN
trail, ell techo es de forma puntiagu-
da. teniendo por base mas MADEIRA
que Sc cubre despues con hierbas. La
puerta es una especie de barricada
de maderos, a los que hay que qui-
tar uno por uno cada vez que Sc ne
costa entrar o salir de la choza. va
que los canibales son de estatura
apenas mayor que la de los pigmeos,
es natural que las chozas sean tam
bien muy bajas.
En- torno de cada grupo de esas
chozas, los ~Salvajes construyen una
especie de estacada, y la aldea mis-
ma Sc halla situada siempre EN- un
claro que Sc ha hecho enmedio de
las atlas canaS, entire las cuales los
indigenas Sc ocultan en- un momento
dado. En- efecto, los e~xploradores
cuentan que esos hombres pueden
desaparecer como por arte de ma
GA.
Cuando a a devorar a I'm MEM
bro de la tribu rival, Sc celebra una
fiesta ritual, con danzas Y mucho
ruido, pero por 10 general comen
aislados cada veZ que les viene en-
CANA. En- ell centre de la aldea hay
siempre fuego encendido, y de cua
do en- cuando alguna mujer Sc acer-
ca a asar algunas frutas. Cualquier
habitante de la aldea que siente ape
tito, puede ir a tomar SUI refrigerio de
aquellas frutas, por 10 general ma
mes, a los que atribuyen los explo-
radores ell desarrollo de las barrigas
de los indigenas.... Son muy pocas
las artes que practican, y SUI trabajo
10 hacen principalmente EN- huesos,
cuentaS o piedras.
Ell trabajo mejor que han conse-
guido ejecutar, consiste en- emplear
una libra indigena o la cual for
man complicadas redes, que lucen al
hombro tanto las mujeres como los
hombres. Las mujeres emplean esas
redes como ell medic de cargar a sus
La opinión., 1935-05-26

fSione eN la pd0. 15J
The Arizona gleam., 1935-10-26
Harvard Students
Hear Pickens
Debate

Cambridge. Mass, Whether
or not Halle Selassie succeeds 6
in beating MussoIinis gene
rails on the plateau Of Eth
opia. one of II Duce's greatest
American propagandists, Carlo
F.umiani of Triestes author
and journalist. has learned
that meeting an Ethiopian on
a debate platform is a off
ferent matter. William sPic =
kens, author. lecturer and an
NAACP official was the It
alians opponent. The locale
was Harvard University 3
auditorium packed with 1000
students and professors
Friday night.
Each debater spoke for an
hour and later answered gu
estions from the floor. When
Flumiani spoke he fIoundered
raved and pounded on the
desk after the accepted style
of MussoliDi. The audience
however seemed with Pic
kens from the start despite
his opponents methods.
Pickens took the negative
side of the subject, Resolved
That Italy's [nvasion of Et-
hiopia is Ethically Defensible'
and by logic showed the
weakness and absurdity OF
such contentious.
The Arizona gleam., 1935-10-26
Youths Sentenced For
"Italian- Ethiopian
Racket

New York City Lawrence
Bridges and James Harvey,
who were arrested in July
for operating a shakedown
game, were sentenced to in
definite terms in the City
reformatory here Wednesday
by Judge Otto A. Rosalsky.
Using the, at that time
Impending conflict" bet
ween Italy and Ethiopia. the
youths devised q shakedown
game with Italian business
men in Harlem as the VIC
Tins. Arm ed with the facts
in the trouble between Italy
and Ethiopia they would call
upon AN Italian merchant
and tell him that if he die
not pay him off they would
incense Negroes against him
to such an extent that he
would be driven out of sbu r
siness.
The Arizona gleam., 1935-10-26
HANDSEL G.BELL
SAYS
BY Handsel C. Bell
Persons whe are hasty t

Persons who are hasty to
point out the necessity for
US to busy ourselves at SOL
wing our own problems here
in America when those of Us
attempt to give aid to foreign
people, show their narrow
ness. Obviously if we are to
make our position secure in
the world we must be fri
endly and helpful to any Pc
ople anywhere who are sl-
milarly situated 40 We are
race not withstanding. Of
course when we should begin
and how much aid should be
given is debatable, but we
should do something.
The Arizona gleam., 1935-10-26
Congressman Mitchell
Hostile

New York-Declaring that
Congressman Arthur W.
Mitchell's hostility to the
Costigan- = Wagner anti lynch
bill made the NAACP realize
it was useless to seek his
corporation. that organi--
zation denied statements
made by the Chicago dem =
ocrat recently and countered
with charges of its own.
The Arizona gleam., 1935-10-26
Jobs Open in Postal
Service

Chicago Observing that
only a few Negroes through
out the United States are
securing jobs through tenn
porary appointments to the
government service which
now requiring additional
thousands of EN- ployees las a
result Of the establishment
of a 40 hour week in the postal
service the N AtionaI Alliance
of Posta Employees is urging
Negroes to take advantage
of every opportunity avail
able to engage in competitive
examinations for entrance as
Civil Service Employ ees, not
only in the Post Office De-
partment, but in other field
of service under federal su-
pervision.
The Arizona gleam., 1935-10-26

| have spoken to young men
about getting into the us
military forces and the vast
majority of them Informed
me that our folk are not tire
ated we'll and for that reason
they will not join. Perhaps
these charges are true and if
so it is high time for us to
make an investigation and
see that conditions are i'm
proved.
The Arizona gleam., 1935-10-26

Speaking of helping people
makes me feel that it is prac-
tically as logical to say that
we should not be interested
in the Scottsboro Boys, lynch
ings and peonage in the
south as to not feel interes =
ted in the plight of Ethiopia.
The Arizona gleam., 1935-10-26

Colored Americans are ra-
pidly being drawn into a
position where international
as we'll as local diplomacy
must be constantly used,
The N.A.A.C.P. is taking
steps in this direction by
sending literature and pho :
tographs of lynchings to As
iastic and European countries
Evening star., 1935-12-02

Army and Navy Officers *
Are Visitors.
Brig. Gen. Robert c. Van Vliet,
U. S. A., retired, has arrived at the
Martinique from California and will
spend a month in Washington before
going to Florida for the remainder of
the Winter.
Evening star., 1935-12-02

Sonora Manuel NJ. De Reyes. wife
of the Mexican Ambassador to Brazil,
spent the week end at the Mayfiower
and is leaving Washington this after
noon for Mexico.
Evening star., 1935-12-02
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HOMEWARES

Scores Of pcocticol household ne
cessities ond iusurIes, from eiec-
tricol conVemences to kitchen
oodoets end fire sets to woter
sets, ore conveniently d,sployed
ord moderately priced on cur
Second Floor.
Evening star., 1935-12-02
Suburban
Residents
In the News
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
jamin Here to Live.
Visitors in Fairfax.

Mr.. and Mrs. william A. Benjamin
and their daughter, Miss Marjorie.
have arrived from Ooltewa, Tam, and
win make their home here. Mr.. Ben
jamin has for some time been assist
ant business manager OF the Southern
Junior College at Ooltewa.
Mr.. Lloyd Lippincott Of Pemberton.
N. J., is spending some time as the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wilcox
In Vienna, Va. Additional guests for
Thanksgiving included Mrs. James Al
len and Mrs. A. H. Greenwood OF
Vienna. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas wilcox
and family Of Alexandria. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick Wilcox Of Ballston.
Va, and Miss Marguerite wilcox Of
Washington.
Miss Virginia Eskridge of Boston,
Mass, is spending some time ut Falk-
land Manor, Silver Spring, Md.
Miss Martha Bowen gave a tea Sat
urday afternoon In her home in Falls
Church In honor Of Miss Judith Birge
and Miss Carol Eastman, who were
home for Thanksgiving from New
York. The tea table was lovely in its
appointments, the lace tablecloth
having been used at the wedding OF
Miss Bowman's mother. ChrySanthe-
NUNS and snapdragons formed the
center piece. Miss Jane Cline assisted
at the tea table and Miss Vera Han
son in the dining room.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. q. Eldridge of
Olean, N. Y, returned yesterday aft
ernoon to their home after spending
Thanksgiving and the week end with
their children, Mr.. and Mrs Robert
Eldridge, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ed
ridge. Mr.. and Mrs. lie Roy Edwards
and MIR. Shirley Eldridge, who live in
Evening star., 1935-12-02
Assistants at Tea
OF English Union

Mrs. Alanson B. Houghton. Mrs.
Hugh Cumming. Mrs Edward B.
Meigs and Mrs James Oliver Murdock
will be at the tea table at the annual
meeting Of the English Speaking
Union Wednesday afternoon at 4:30
O'Clock In the Willard Hotel.