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Pfct* - Wbt NartljuiFßtf rn Uullrtin- Appeal AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY Published Weekly by the Bulletin-Appeal Publishing Co. 201-2 Court Block St. Paul, Minnesota Phone: Garfield 2075. OWEN HOWELL _ President and Publisher S. QUAY HERNDON Managing Editor AIM EE HALL Vice-Pres. and City Editor OERALDLVE PICKETT - Sec. and Circulation Mgr. J. Q. ADAMS .Printing Mgr. URLIN CLARK .. Advertising MINNEAPOLIS OFFICE: €O2 Lyndale Ave. No.—Phone Hyland 1066 CECIL NEWMAN Circulation W, J. MOORE - .. —.Advertising m Subscription Rates: One year, $2.00; Six Months, 11.25 Advertising Rates Furnished on Application. Entered as second-class matter February 20. 1022, at the postofflce at flt. Paul. Minn., under the Act of March 3. 1879. Member of the ASSOCIATED NEGRO PRESS “First in Service” H M The music lovers of the city were privileged to a seasonal treat when R. Nathaniel Dett, Composer-Pianist, appeared at Peoples church Monday evening. Despite the fact that the recital was a success financially, the spacious auditorium of the church witnessed a number of vacant seats that should have been filled; with stand ing room at a premium. There is a prevalent disposition, unfortunately, existing in this community, on the part of several clubs, to use non-co-opera tion methods when various things are sponsored by another organ ization. This state of affairs has for its purpose the defeating of the measure and for its result the frequent disappointment of the opposing faction. This type of undercurrent is of an un scrupulous nature, formed in secrecy, maintained in dishonor and operated in perfidy. Such organizations that have at their heads the type of people who resort to intrigue in making their own suc cess are destined to ultimate failure. To seek to dethrone others for individual supremacy is responsible for the defeat of nations and governments. This being true of great undertakings, the same can reasonably be applied to the local affairs. The success of the recital was not due to the mutual co-operation of the vari ous clubs, but through the efforts of the sponsoring organization and its efficient membership corps. These women gave their time and best efforts to make the recital a success, not because it was their club that was primarily interested, but that the appearance of a noted man in the city was a community advantage. It is this spirit of helpfulness that makes a city a better place; not the tsor down element. It is the organizations that contnoute toward civic development that serve a good purpose; not those associations who seek to destroy everything not conceived by themselves. Petty jealousy is something we would imagine intelligent peo ple to be devoid of. We would think a finer sense of human duty, one toward another, might be the prevalent dominating power. But such cannot be said. We regret the inability of some organiza tions to see beyond the realms of their respective roster and visu alize the community value of other projects. We clamor for and preach co-operation, but many of us fail to understand the thor ough practice of the art unless it is for personal benefit. Those who tacitly oppose are more guilty of treachery than the one used as a mercenary agent. Every club in the city should have been sufficiently interested in the success of the project to support it. Yet we cannot say such was the case—and we regret the impos sibility of placing a high value on those organizations which op posed for the sole reason that they were not the sponsoring club. Until we are broad-minded enough to support a cause for its merit, unless we are willing to deny personal animosity to rule and when we are matured sufficiently to be a real service instead of an inertia element, we need not expect the Race to receive its full quota of development. Monday, February 18, was a busy day in Chicago when the Democratic party supporters assembled to unanimously adopt a resolution making one William G. McAdoo their choice for Amer ica’s Chief Executive, commonly referred to as the President of the United States. It is customary that when a man is selected to represent his party political parlance requires him to advance his theory or platform. This the chosen leader did, and after much eloquence, he reached that portion of his address known as the “Platform Pledge.” After several plans were suggested he reached that part of our governing force known as the Constitution. In reference to the Constitution, Mr. McAdoo’s speech embodied a clause “to force the Eighteenth Amendment of the Constitution and all laws in pursuance thereof.” The Democratic choice seemed to be laboring under the impression that the Eighteenth Amend ment is the only part of the Constitution where lack of enforce ment is prevalent or either was not interested in any other phase of the Constitution where the enforcement is a mockery. We fully agree with the assertion that the Eighteenth Amendment should be enforced and that unless respect is given to those laws made by, of and for the people, our governing forces become weak ened from disrespect. However, Mr. McAdoo failed to mention anything about two amendments made legal after the Civil War and recognized as valid by states at will. He willfully avoided mentioning the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments and the fact that they have never received the moral support of the peo ple or the legal support of the government. He sought to inaug urate a platform “to satisfy the demand of progress,” never paus ing to consider that those citizens who are affected most by the laxity of enforcement of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amend ments number over twelve million. We pause to again wonder if Mr. McAdoo thought of the two forgotten parts of the Constitu tion. There can be no doubt but that he did think of them but lacked the moral courage to make the recognition of their part as pertains to the Constitution a portion of his platform. The American government has spent millions enforcing the Eighteenth Amendment, and has referred to those who do not rec ognize its legality as everything from bolsheviks to scoflaws so the Democratic choice, to be in line, added the popularly discussed topic to his platform promises. It need not be expected that any mem ber of the War Time Cabinet would advocate the succorage of any measure pertaining to the welfare of the Negro. Surrounded by Southern allies the war time secretary doubted his success if he dared oppose anything consistent with the Southern idea of right and justice. A man so devoid of equalizing the unrecognized amendments to the Constitution has proven himself too biased to make a successful President. We could understand Mr. McAdoo as governor of Mississippi as he would be fitted to the position; but as a President he has already shown his gold to be 99 per cent alloy. The children of St. Phillip’s Sun day school were highly entertained on Washington's birthday in the guild room by The Brotherhood of St. Andrew. Mr. A. J. Todd, 342 Franklin street, who has been confined at WHERE OPPOSITION FAILED THE McADOO PLAN home under the care of the doctor, is reported to be Improving. Mrs. J. D. Reeves, 779 St. Anthony avenue, returned Tuesday from Win nipeg, Canada, where she was called on account of the illness of her hus band. Mr. Reeves is now on the road to recovery. Public Is Urged to Take Time to Register; then Use the Ballot Rightly What have you done about registering? With the increas ed poUtical activities it Is high ly necessary that every loyal citizen exercise the power of the ballot and such cannot be done unless we register now and vote when the time conies. The various places for the conven ience of the voters have been made available by the city and in order to carry on municipal work properly the citisens must interest themselves in city gov ernment. If registering and voting means good citizenship, then it behoves every person to register early and be a good and useful citizen. IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED, DO SO IMMEDIATELY. i Timely Topics MELLON’S SOLUTION (New York News! No more heroic and yet simple so lution of the present and pressing major problem of the country could be conceived than that offered by the Secretary of the Treasury Mellon in his tax reduction plan. That prob lem of the country, briefly stated, is its crying necessity to get back to pre-war labor and financial condition. It is necessary not only that all men who desire to work should find work at living wages, but it is equally as necessary that the capital of the na tion should be liberated to go into construction and industry whereby this labor may be employed. It is necessary, as the saying goes, for capital to be kept in circulation. The taxes imposed by the war still remain for the most part upon all the activities of American life, thereby discouraging the investment of cap ital in many directions and stifling that investment in other directions. These general conclusions are not mere empty words. The great mil lions of surplus capital in the hands of the wealthy are at the present time invested in tax exempt Liberty Loan bonds and other such securities. Rich men do this to avoid the pay ment of the income taxes which would otherwise be levied upon their resources. The middle class of the American people, earning 32,000 a year and upwards, are likewise con strained to avoid the annoyance and liability to prosecution if they hide their income by reasons of the war time taxes, and they, too, neither go in for home buying or business ven tures. Those of both classes suffi ciently hardy to so invest their money find themselves almost engulfed and distracted by the numerous city, state and federal taxes they are called upon to pay. This question goes to the very root of the economic troubles of the country. The case of the colored man is no different for the most part from that of the average American. In New York, for example, a large proportion of the colored people are employed in the clubs, pleasure re st rts, hotels and railroad services, and general amusement enterprises. Not prohibition, so much, but taxes have put these employments at low water ebb, because the traveling, the ater-going and amusement patroniz ing public can neither afford nor en joy these things under the burdens they carry of war taxes. The laborers and artisans of New York and the rest of the country are equally, though indirectly, affected. The stevedore cannot have work If the steamship company cannot carry the cargoes of the manufacturing plants financed by capital. The car penter, the bricklayer, the mason and laborers cannot be employed if the capital of the country is diverted from construction to tax-exempt bonds. The prosperity of the nation is awaiting the adoption of Mellon’s tax plan. We urge our readers through out the country to write their con gressmen—Democrats as well as Re publicans—and tell them to stop their quibbling and pass the Mellon measure. ODD FELLOWS HOLD STAG LUNCH AFTER MEETING Mars Lodge 2202, G. U. O. of Odd Fellows, entertained Frederic Doug lass Lodge 9005 at luncheon after the regular meeting Wednesday eve ning, February 13, After listening to some very inter esting reports a very nice program was rendered and $150.00 was turned over to Mars lodge as a dividend for the past year from the Union Hall Association. Mrs. N. Coleman, 314 Grotto street, underwent a minor operation on her throat at the Miller hospital. THE NORTHWESTERN BULLETIN-APPEAL Better Risks, Says Big Insurance Co. Surrey Made by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Gives Better Showing. Outlook for a longer life for the average American Negro is very bright, studies made by the Metro politan Life Insurance Company's sta tistical division reveal. And this ten dency reflects a far-reaching change in the economic and social life of America today, in the opinion of Dr. Louis I. Dublin./taticlan. Briefly stated, the life span of the American Negro has been lengthened by five years during the last decade. This is due to two great factors. First of these is the increasing inter est on the part of the organization public health movement in the well being of the Negro and more espe cially the nursing health service. yThe second is the awakening of the Ne gro race to its opportunities for bet ter conditions of life and labor. Control Gained. While the death rate among the Negro population is still in excess of that among white persons, the gap is gradually being lessened. Control is being gained over tuberculosis, ty phoid fever, malaria and other dis eases which caused high death rates among Negroes ten years ago. 'This Is being brought about by the Ne groes themselves. Dr. Dublin believes, through their press and other facili ties for teaching prevention meas ures, as well as through other public health agencies. The condition of the Negro iu towns find cities of the North as well as the South is much improved in recent years, and Dr. Dublin’s studies indicate that the im provement will probably continue. Statistical Survey. Concrete figures regarding the health and life span are found in the records of Negroes insured by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Com pany. Most of these are dwellers in communities. In 1911 and 1912, it is shown, the colored boy or girl 10 years old could expect to live an aver age of 41 years and twonfonths more. In 1922 the Negro lad who became 10 years of age could expect to live 46 years and nine months longer, an increase of about 5Vt years. The Ne gro girl who became 10 years old in 1922, according to these studies, might expect to live 46 additional years, or nearly as long as her brother. As compared with the outlook among white persons, this gain In the span of the average colored man’s life was only slightly lower than among white men. And colored girls were found to have a prospect of an average gain of a year and four months over white girls of the same age. Mrs. Lucy French, 574 Fuller ave nue, who was slightly injured by a fall, is improving rapidly. At the Community Center of the West Side a meeting was held which resulted in the organizing of The Mothers’ Club by Mrs. Birdie High. A short program was rendered. Boys and Girls Win a $7.50 Fountain Pen or $5.00 In Cash for every 17 new subscribers to the BULLETIN APPEAL l l For Particulars Call Ga. 2075 or Inquire at 302 Court Block Y. W. C. A. NOTES The committee of management of the Branch Y. W. C. A. is holding its first annual Martha Washington sil ver tea at the branch Friday after noon from 2 until 5 o'clock. A continuous program has been ar- ranged and tea and sandwiches will be served by the house committee and the rooms registry committee. The room registry committee has several rooms on file for people who are strangers in the community. These rooms were investigated before they were placed on our file. The class in etiquette, which is held every Saturday from 7 until 8:30, will take up the subject of ta ble etiquette this Saturday. All boys and girls of high school age are in vited to Join the class. Vesper services are held every Sun day from 4 until 5. THE STERLING CLUB WILL GIVE FANCY DRESS PARTY The committee on entertainment has completed all arrangements for the fancy dress party to be given at Union Hall on February 25. The members of the club, wives and friends are making great prepara tions for the big night that they know will be their pleasure to enjoy. Come early and have a long evening and make this a genuine Sterling affair. The City Federation will hold its monthly meeting Friday, February 29, at the Y. W. C. A. club center. A program will be given in connec tion and tea will be served. Regular Saving Pays Watch Your Account Grow THE STATE SAVINGS BANK 03 E. 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Carpets, Rags, Mattings, Etc. Cleaned, Renovated. Refitted and Relaid Rugs Woven From Old Garnets 408 West University Afk St. Paul, Minn. DENTISTS OMea TrL Rea. TeL Mar 6154 Dale IM4 Haarsi SiM A. M. te 1 P. H. aaS 2 ta S P. M. SaaSaya by Apyatataerat DR. EARL S. WEBER DENTAL SURGEON Pint Claaa GuaraateeS Wark la All Branches mt Dentistry S 4 W. Seventh St. Mite ST. PAUL OSlee TeL Rea. TeL Cedar 4544 Date THS Haarsi S A. M. ta 1 P. M. and 3 ta S P. M. DR. JOHN R. FRENCH SURGEON DENTIST Pint Class Gaaraateed Wark la All Branches at Dentistry Salte 2. Detroit Bid*. St. Paul Car. 4th A Wabaaha Mlaaeoata DR. W. H. WRIGHT , —DENTIST— -700 Sixth Ave. No. Cherry 7060 Minneapolis " THE WEE HOUR INN OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Sped sliming in Hot Dogs, Hot Tamales MEXICAN CHILI HOT and COLD DRINKS At 888 Rondo St., The Busy i Corner Specials Served Every Day Phone DALR 8807 L. W. THOMPSON, Prop. ‘ n a a ) 8. BRAND ::COAL:: Rice and University i Telephone Garfield 7801 7508 7608 ,h ‘ M 0, E. 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