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st. Paul: Geo. w. Brooks, DR..
J. w. Crump, Miss /. Myrtle
Garden, John J. Doyle, Rev. L. w.
Harris, Rev. Chas. ]. Keefe. Rev.
A. 81. Lealtad, Rev. H. N. Marbly,
N. T. Mears, Humphrey Wilkinson.
Officers: Clarence r. Clancy,
chairman; Mrs. James Paige, vice
chairman; Lloyd P. Johnson, treas
urer; S. E. Hall, vice-chairman;
Mrs. Mary D. Mcfarland, Sec.
The staff of the League consists
of Chas. w. Washington, Executive
Secretary, and office secretaries in
each city.
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IN THE REALM OF CLUBDOM

Miss Lillian McGavock of 1888 st.
Anthony Avenue was hostess to
the Criterion Art Club, Monday
evening, March 16, at cards. First
club prize was won by Mrs. Gerone
Reed, second by Mrs. James Kirk,
and the consolation by Mrs. Curtis
Raymond. Mrs. George Mundell
was awarded the guest prize. Other
guests of the hostess were Mes
danes George Thomas, Frank
Clark, Earl Harris, Alonzo Cotton,
William Cassius, Hammond Turner,
Courtney Hilyard, James Green,
Ollye Gum, and Miss Ruth Brown.
A delicious st. Patrick's menu was
served. The next meeting will be
Monday, April Is, at the home of
Mrs. Carolyne Monjoy Jones of Oil
Carroll Avenue.
The Young Women's Club Of St.
Philips Episcopal Church held its
semi-monthly meeting Friday,
March Is, at the home of Mrs.
Florence Manning, 45 w. Maryland
Street. The next meeting will be
Friday, March 20, at the home of
Mrs. Carolyne MOnjOy Jones of Oil
Carroll Avenue.
The Entire Nous Contract Club
met Wednesday, March II, at the
home of Mrs. Frank Clark of GAG
w. Central Avenue. The next
meeting will be Wednesday, March
%, at the home of Mrs. Gladys
Harris of 977 Fuller Avenue.
Miss Evalyn Sue Scott and Miss
Harryette Walls will be joint
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hostesses to the Cameo Social Club,
Wednesday, March 25, at the home
of Miss Walls.
The Self Culture Club met at the
home of Mrs. Hilda Parker of 274S
18th Avenue South, Minneapolis,
Thursday, March II. A delicious
dinner was served by the hostess.
The election of officers was held
and results were: Mrs. Josephine
Williams, president; Mrs. Addie
Jackson, vice-president; Mrs. Eliza
beth Hall, secretary; Mrs. Marie
Brown, treasurer; and Mrs. Emma
Hood, chaplain.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Port
ers met at the home of the presi-
dent, Mrs. M. M. Settle of 94S St.
Anthony Avenue. The first hour
was spent in the study of the con-
stitution and its relation to labor
and economics. Mr.. Sieber was
the guest speaker. In the bust
ness meeting, plans were made for
a dance to be given in the near fu-
ture. Mrs. B. L. Morris is chair
man of the committee on arrange
ments. 1t is gratifying to note the
interest being taken in the club by
all members. After being served,
the club adjourned to meet with
Mrs. Samuel Foster, 1883 Sher-
burne Avenue, Tuesday, April z.
Mrs. Owens, president of the Min
neapolis Auxiliary, was a guest of
the club. The subject at the next
meeting will be Labor from 1889
to 1920"
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Annual Meeting
Twin City Urban
League Mar. 26-27
Elmer A. Carter,
Editor Opportunity
Magazine, Speaker
Former Twin City
Executive
NOTED ORATOR

In bringing Elmer A. Carter to
the Twin Cities, the local Urban
League hopes to create a greater
amount of interest in its program
and to point out the numerous
ways in which the organization can
be of service to the people of the
Twin Cities.
Mr.. Carter is familiar with con-
ditions here and will be able to con-
trast local problems with those of
other communities. His message,
"The Challenge of a New Day"
will have a ringing appeal to all
classes of people; to college and
high school people as well as to
professional and laboring groups
of people of both races.
In addition to his editorial re-
sponsibilities in connection with
Opportunity Magazine, Mr.. Carter
is a member of the Unemployment
State Advisory Commission, New
York State. He is the only Negro
on this Commission.
Mr.. Carter will speak at the
Phyllis Wheatley House, Thursday,
March 26, at 8 p. m, and at the
Y. W. C. A, st. Paul, Friday,
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CO-Operatives Meet

The third of the series of meet
ings on Consumers Cooperatives
will be held Monday night, March
23rd, at Hosmer Branch, Public
Library, seth and 4th Ave. So, in
Minneapolis, and Thursday night,
March 26th, at Halle Q. Brown
House in st. Paul. Both meetings
will begin at s:15 and win last one
hour only. They will be con-
Quoted by C. E. Rucker of the
State Department of Education.
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felcitate and honor their fellow
townsman. Congratulatory tele-
grams and messages came from all
over the country and program of
music and speaking was introduced
by John Lawrence, Jr., master of
ceremonies. Rev. w. E. Guy made
some most happy remarks stress
ing this suspicious occasion.
Music
Music during the evening was
rendered by Mrs. Robert Meades
of Minneapolis and "Babe" Salters,
st. Paul. Mrs. Henrietta Coins,
st. Paul soloist, gave a charming
number in the song "Just Been
Wandering All Day Long," Re
freshments added to the pleasures
of the evening and were served by
Mesdames Mabel Harris, Eliza
beth Wooten, Mary Rogers, Gladys
Harris, and Messrs. John Dodd,
Joe Combs, and Scott Taber.
The occasion proved to the COM
plete satisfaction of Mr.. Shepard
and his assembled friends that it
is not always true ga prophet is
not without honor, save in his own
country" The Shepard's home is
at 407 Carroll Avenue.
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WHO KILLED
COCK ROBIN
st. Paul Wants to
Know

In the language of the great
"walker-out," AL Smith, "That we
may keep the record straight"
may it be stated that a casual ex-
animation of the facts reveal that
no one person is responsible for
the change of attitude respecting
the interracial use of the st. Paul
Y. M. C. A.
To old-timers the horizon of the
past is lifted to reveal names of
many who did valuable work on
the case. In that list loom such
names as Thomas H. Lyles, James
II. Loomis, Frederick L. McGhee,
Harry Howard, w. T. Billy
Francis, Fred D. Parker, Thomas
R. Morgan, John w. Kelly, Joseph
Strong, Richard (Dick) Anderson,
VIM. Alexander, all deceased.
1t is nearly thirty years since an
unbrotherly Interpretation of the
religion of Jesus began in the Y.
M. C. A. A generation has passed.
New Negroes and new Caucasians
are upon the scene. Christianity is
known better for its present use
than its future hope. During the
period mentioned, churches, Sun
day clubs, the N. A. A. c. p, the
Helpers, Big Brother Bible Class,
women's clubs, mems clubs, lodges,
Boy Scouts, together with many
private individuals, black and
white, did what they could to re-
move the barrier. Each effort was
worth while.
For the last five years the effort
has been carried forward in a quiet
campaign of education. 1t consist
ed of appearances before young
peoples societies of various white
churches - singers of spirituals
have gone forth accompanied by a
fifteen-minute speaker. Mrs. Alice
Stewart, Mrs. Leila Smith, Mrs.
Henrietta Coins and Robert Nit
chell directed groups usually &C.
companied by the same speaker.
More recently perhaps the tell
ing leadership has been furnished
by the "Y. w." Interracial Com
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CALLED HOME

Arthur Allen, general manager
of this paper, received a telegram
Tuesday announcing the very seri-
GUS illness of his mother at her
home in Omaha, Neb. Mr.. Allen
left at once to be at the bedside
of his mother during the crisis.
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MAGGIE ROLLS STILL ON JOB
AT AGE OF 76

Mrs. Maggie Rolls Of 298 st.
Anthony Avenue, Familiarity known
as "Aunt Maggie" has been en-
ployed as matron at the First Ma
tional Bank Building for 81 years.
She enjoys the best of health and
contributes it to her happiness.
She is a sister of Mrs. d. E. Beas-
ley of 905 Marion Street.
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NEWMAN WILL RETURN
APRIL l

Cecil Newman, local newspaper
man, now serving as general man.
ager of the st. Louis Call, large
st. Louis, Mo-, newspaper, will re-
turn to the Twin Cities for a short
business visit.
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Employee for
Fifty Years
Remembered

E. j. SAWYER, station master
at the Union Depot, presents
CHAS. SHEPARD, veteran red
cap, with a watch, hOnOring his
so years of service.
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Observations
By CECIL NEWMAN

Long ago I learned to my sor-
row, that not all rats were four
legged. Many a fellow who I
worked hard to elevate in the eyes
of his fellow citizens was the first
to stab me in the back the minute
/ turned it. None Of this has par
ticularly halted my intentions to
do well by my fellowman. In fact,
it has been only the reverse. It
still gives me pleasure to help
some person along the way.
Since I've been away from Min
neapolis, friends have written,
telling me some of the fantastic
tales which have been banded
around. If half of them were true,
/ would not now be working here
in st. Louis. All my friends know
my address. It is on file at the
office of this newspaper, contrary
to the widely spread rumor that
my whereabouts are unknown.
Anyone wishing to correspond with
me may do SO by writing Cecil E.
Newman, general manager, ST.
LOUIS CALL, 713 No. Compton,
st. Louis, Mo-, or to 800 Third St.
So, this city.
Now that that's off my chest, a
few observations. st. Louis Negroes
are little different than the Twin
City variety. There are good ones
and there are bad ones. Some are
awake and many others are asleep
at the switch. The town is full of
professional folk. There are about
100 lawyers but all are men. There
are some white women attorneys
but none of them compare with
L. o. Smith who is just about the
best woman attorney in the entire
Northwest. You don't have to take
my word for it. Various judges
before whom she has practiced
have said the same thing to me
time and time again. Sometimes
one wonders that such a brilliant
woman can be kept in the rather
small confines of the Twin Cities.
All know is what read in the
newspapers. take it from what
I see in the Minneapolis papers
that there is another vice crusade
going on. Usually these vice
crusades Investigate" the Negro
who forms only one-half of one per
cent of the population. After the
dailies rake the Minneapolis
Northside (color portion) over the
Goals then the investigation ends.
Bigger game meanwhile is ignored.
The cullud brother, poor in the ma
terial necessities, unorganized and
practically defenseless, must al
ways bear this onus and submit
without protest.
Twin City Negroes and those
elsewhere also should begin now to
cultivate their political soil. In
st. Louis almost every Negro
votes. A few miles farther south
from this city thousands of fellow
Negro citizens can't vote. In Min
neapois and st. Paul there are
over 1900 Negroes who are either
too lazy or ignorant to register
and vote. / know many hate to
have such matters publicized but
the truth seldom hurts-perma-
nently.
don't care what others may
think but I know the Spokesman
and the Recorder has published
the best Negro weeklies the two
towns have ever had. Most people
who think realize this and have
given the papers generous sup
port. We are hoping that this
support will continue despite my
absence from the scene. The
papers are in charge of a group of
people who are conscientiously in
terested in giving the Twin Cities
a good newspaper. If you are a
good citizen even If you dislike
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CORRECTION

iWayman Home Circle of St.
Peter A. M. E.. church sponsored
the recent Minneapolis Baby show.
In publicity sent this paper last
week, this fact was not stated.
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NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
POLITICS VS.. ECONOMICS

The Washington politicians would have us be-
leye that they have found, in this election year,
painless tax; that they are going to sock bnsl-
ness and leave the rest of us alone.
That sounds awfully good We all realize that
$50. OO9 000, 900 federal debt must be paid some
time and, naturally we are quite willing for the
other fellow to pay it. But let's look into this thing
little. $751;.
Stiff taxes on a mill that makes overalls DO not
seem to bother anybody but the mills manager,
Yet when the taxes levied, the overall mill man
ager has three courses before him: ...
l. He can reduce the profits paid to stockholders;
g He can cut the wages Of workers IN the mill
3. He can pass the tax along to the man who
buys the overalls.
People won't invest money in one plant that
pays them only = per cent when they can get OF
some place else so the first alternative is out.
Actually there is only one source of revenue
the consumer. Already though he may not know
it, the average individual is working two days a
week to pay the costs Of government. He cheers
because ne pays no income taxes. But his loaf OF
bread bears SO taxes before he eats it.
/ The insidious thing is that voters make no real
sauawk about the frittering away of billions so
long as they do not realize they are providing the
money. And the money tritters are afraid, for the
time being to admit that everybody pays the bill
-GastOuia Gazette. $751;. , ... -.
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FACTS ABOUT TAXES

. Here are some taxation facts that are given by
the American Taxpayers League which are shock
ing enough to make the hair of your head stand on
end: ,..-
The person buying sack of coal in the United
States pays about as much for tax as the coal
costs.
A $3.50 pair of shoes costs IS, $3.50 being for
taxes.
The user of cigarettes is taxed $2l year, aver
age.
4 The renter of $3O-a-month house pays $40 a
month taxes.
The buyer of $40 railroad ticket pays So of it
for taxes.
The petroleum industry pays POI kinds of hid
den taxes, and every buyer of 81 worth of gaso-
line pays Csc for taxes. .......... .
Each loaf of bread is taxed from SO sources.
Three cents out of each eight cents goes for taxes
Your bottle of milk of magnesa pays 81 kinds
Of taxes through the manufacturer, and the retail
er pays 78c taxes on it, ..'s'
Each telephone service represents 81 a year in
taxes. -=-,,r - b. -....
Every time you pay anything for food, clothing,
electricity, gas rent fuel, third of the amount
is for taxes. Even the undertakes takes his toll to
meet his tax bills after you are dead.-Juloan Mil
Ter in Charlotte Observer 3d.,
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HOW WOULD THEY LIKE THIS?

Two other communities those of Albemarle and
Hamlet, have voted supplemental school tax.
Our hats again fly off to these aggressive and
progressive cities for taking this advanced step.
The Observer is always pleased to take time out
for fluctuations when it notes successful move
ment of this nature.
In the meantime, we repeat, there is not city
or town or village in North Carona--or, for that
matter, single county--that should hesitate to be
trying itself out in this field of local support for
it's schools.
Time may be just around the bend of the months
When' hHno revenues can be found by the state
government when the sales tax is thrown away,
local support may be the only support local schools
receive. ..,,.. - .''
And how would the individual communities OF
the state like that?-Cnarotte Observer.
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Should He or Shouldn't He?
Rv WiCKES WAMB0LDT

drcd dollars a week.
Another acquaintance Of mine,
a technically trained man accua-
toned to 4 high salary, suddenly
found himself with his family in
a strange city out Of work and
broke. His search for 4 suitable
position was fluitlesS.
Finally one concern seemingly
taking advantage Of his extremity
offered him the absurd salary Of
fifty dollars a month. He took the
job and put his best into it. In Il
few months there developed in
that concern a profitable position
which was right up my friends
alley. He was rewarded with that
position at juicy salary. But he
would not have gotten it had he
not been willing to take whatever
salary he could get to start with.
We are apt in our material cal
culations to forget that there are
spiritual forces. Somehow or
other there is that about being
energetic, busy and keeping things
humming regardless Of immediate
returns which draws prosperity to
person or to q people.
When a man finds himself out
of remunerative work it would be
better for him | think to work for
nothing than to sit around or hang
around doing nothing. Such init
ative would eventually bring its
adequate reward.
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Is it better for a man TO do
without work than to work for 4
wage. below what he thinks he
should receive? Here is case in
point that came under my person.
al observation:
About 25 years ago certain
skilled worker with family came
to the conclusion that five dollars
day was as little as he should
receive, and that thenceforth he
would not work for less than that
wage. He adhered rigidly to his
determination At times he was
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BEHIND THE SCENES
,.r. IN WASHINGTON
BY RODNEY BUTCHER.

KlCan IeauerS WAS mat SUCH q
statement would cause them to
lose influence with the independ-
ence factor.
Terms of the TydingS bill
caused many Puerto Ricans to re-
gard it as shotgun threat, an eff
fort to make them choose between
continued colo,ia status and
starvation. A g'Sat surge of in
dependence feeling consequently
swept over the island, it is said,
and so many no had previously
opposed independence swung over
that it came 10 be predicted that
even freedom as provided by the
Tydings bill would win by 10 to
l in a plebiscitc.
Matters arc likely 10 go from
bad to worse unless at least one
house of Congress passes u Puerto
Rican independence bill radically
amended. Chances are that this
Administration will go to great
lcneths-at least in gcs!me-tc
avoid further violence on the
ISLAND this year.
- {: =
.nFFICIAI.S impatient with the
" Puerto Ricans, however, point
out that the degeneration Of tbs
bland under American rulc--ofter
attributed solely to exploitation BIZ
Araerican sugar corporations
which have SKINNED 100000, 00C
NAV from it's largely attribut.
able to Puerto RicanS themselves
! Puerto RicanS, they contend
shouId have seen to the enforce.
Mont Of the congressional act Of
1900 which limited ownership OF
land TO 500 acres, instead Of al
loving the corporations to buy ur
most of the good land and thus
creating a major Island problem
The other big problem is the big
risinG birth rate--and the same o.
fciaiS say that's the fault OF
puerto Ricans, who won't keep The
birth rate down.
tr0nyriaht, 1886. NEA Service. Inc.
TO- - o -
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EDNEYVILLE
EDNEYVILLE, May %. - Mr..
and Mrs. b. +. JuStuS made u bust

EDNEYVlLLE, May %. - Mr..
and Mrs. b. +. JuStus made bust
ness trip to Asheville recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilmer Lott and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Britain of
WinSton-Salcm, spent the week
end visiting thci rparcnts Mr.. and
Mrs. b. l.. Mcrrcll.
Miss I.aupp Of Winston-Salem,
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. John
Hill
Mr.. and Mrs. James X. League
and brother, Gene League, came
up Friday to open their summer
home. Nj. League returned to
Augusta Sunday.
Mr.. Sonkcn and family of Au-
guSta. spent the weekend at Lib
cIty Lodge, their summer home.
KimScy Cox and family visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cox recently.
Mir. and Mrs. Chase and family
Of Miami. are spending the sum-
mer with Mrs. G. w. Marshal at
Marshal Lodge.
ID. p. Moss spent last week as a
juror in federal court at Ashe-
Vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Merrell, Mr..
and Mrs. Luther Merrell, w. f..
Moss, 3. l.. Merrell. d. P. Moss
and Lindsey Merrell, all attended
the five-county singing at Ashe
vile Sunday afternoon.
c. L. Justus of the CCC camp at
huntsville, spent the weekend at
his home here.
Charles McColip spent Sunday
afternoon with G. O. Nix.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ronald Moss and
Miss Julia Moss spent Sunday aft
ernoon with Mr.. and Mrs. Eiland
Moss at Fruitland.
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backs of members OF his wife
family. Today this man is penni-
less, with no prospect OF ever be-
ing anything else.
One manager / knew deliber-
ately quit his position paying $45
a week and took a bottom-runG
Job in another business at ten
dollars week because he believed
the other business offered him be-
ter chances of success. So it did,
Within three years he had climbed
steadily to a salary of two hun
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WHAT AGENCY is EQUAL TO
TASK OF RELIEF?
CBy BRUCE CATTON)

The government system of administer
mo relief is a failure because it does not
acouaint the public with the needs and
problems of welfare work To remedy
matters there must be direct public particl-
nation in such work through some agency
like the Red Cross.
This. in substance, is what Albert D.
Lasker,. Chicago advertising man, tod
delegates to the Red Cross convention III
Chicago.
Anv appeal for development of an alert
social conscience which will make the
well-fed citizen see the hunger and misery
Of the unemployed man as his own per-
sonal problem is to be commended.
But to 90 on from there and say that to
gain that end we must go back to the prl-
yate administration of relief would be TO
take step possible only to the possesSor
of seven-league boots.
This may not have been what Mr.. LasKer
had in mind. But it is proposition that is
brought up frequently these days. The re-
lief problem is as full of headaches as a
keg of corn liquor; it is easy to feel that
most of the headaches would vanish If we
only could take the whole business off the
governments hands and turn it over to the
Red Cross, or some similar group.
But would they? -"
We might as we'll understand, first OF
all, that it is sheer fantasy to suppose that
this work could be financed by private con-
tributions in the traditional style. ...
The WPA program could be eliminated,
of course, and We could go back to the
dole. But what would that cost as?
Direct relief today averages S3S month
person. 1t is quite possible that this fig
use could be reduced consideraby-altho
this enlightened social conscience which
private relief administration is supposed to
foster might be outraged if the reduction
were too drastic ,-.'.' 1859
Still, let us suppose that the cost could
be cut to an average of $40 month a
person.
At the beginning of 1886 che federal
pie on relief. Returning prosperity has
probably reduced that total somewhat
still, if we abolished the WPA, we would
get an increase in the direct relief cases
so that for the immediate future we ear
hardly figure on having fewer than 5,000,,
900 people to feed and clothe.
Laying out $40 month for each person
we would be spending 100000, 900 a
month, or 81 200, 900 900 year, on relief
Does any mortal in his senses suppose that
we could raise any such sum by public con.
trbution in the community chest manner?
The money would have to come from
the government; and if it comes from the
government, what happens to that direct
public participation that Mr. Lasker talks
about?
The relief problem is one long head.
ache, admittedly. But the headache will
g" away only when the relief problem it.
self disappears: No5easy shortcut is open
to us. s@@
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able to get ms
$500 IA day. At
other times when
his part i c Il ! a 4
type of service
was not in de-
nand he could
not get $500 a
day; t h G n he
would not work.
The net result
of that mans pc
Of t h a t mans
policy was thai
much OF the time
he and his fam
;l,y vva,,n IN, tho