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The Brinkley argus., 1906-04-06
densome effort.

OSilSOIiC CilOtt.
 WOULD Nor CRITIcIsE-S SOUTH.
 "When class of persons Is so Ignorant and 50 subject to oppression and misleading that they are merely political children, not having the men tai status Of manhood, then it can hardly be said that their votes in the government secures any benefit to them Therefore it seems to me that a policy of the Southern people in adopting laws which exclude impart- ially both the black and white ignorant and irresponsible could not be criticised.
 "In the first place, if he continues 10 increase il intelligence by the ac- ceptance of the educational opportuni- ties which are being offered him under the influence of Mir. Washington in great institutions like this. and, if. in dustrially, he becomes power and he gradually increases the number of his race who are eligible 10 vote in accordance with the law, he introduces into the electorate body of indivii- uals well qualified to act with common sense and judgment. and who by their position in the community give weight to the vote they cast Coming to the ballot box in small numbers as com pared with the total number of the race so as to relieve the fear that an ignorant majority will take oyer the government, their votes and their sup port will ultimately prove attractive to the parties into which the white race must inevitably divide. If, then, with the independence of thought and action which. economic independence will surely give them. they devide their votes between contending parties, their votes will be sought instead of suppress sed, and the vote of ignorant whites will be vigorously excluded. Such a gradual acquisition of political power w.ll secure more real political power and ability to help the negroes in their development than when their right of suffrage was unrestricted. cannot put myself among those pessimists who regard the settlement of the political question in the South as be- yond hope.
The Brinkley argus., 1906-04-06
Brinkleyites on the Jury.

Deputy Sheriff E. c. Brown served notice this week. on the following Brinkleyites tkat theys had been se- lected for jury service atsthe approach ing term of Circuit Court, Monday Apr. 23rd.
 Grani Jury-A. Flora, Frank An drews. Jas. L. Wocdiin.
 Petit Jury--Jas. Dickscn. J. B Dunlap. L. 2. McG'athery. Jos Howard, c. w. Sma.e. T. c. Sim mons. H. L. Erickel. Benj Emm ons
The Brinkley argus., 1906-04-06
Flower Seed FREE to Brink
 ley Girls and Boys.
PRIZE FOR PRETTIEsT BrINkLEY
 YARD.

A handsome and valuable silver prize has been offered by the Brinkley Book Club to the girl or bcy, irrespec- tive of age, who during the year has the prettiest, cleanest and best kept yard, both back and front in Brinkley during the Summer of 1906.
 The prize will be given in the late Summer or Fall.
 Children of club members are ex- cluded from tie contest.
 The prize is very useful and hand some and any boy or girl should be willing to earn it for their mother.
 To assist in the contest, flower seeds will be given free by the Book Club.
 Those girls and boys. who are vii ling to enter the contest will please call at the ARGUS office as soon as possible and give your name and the kind of flower seed they may desire so that their wishes may be known and seed furnished in accordance.
 Every mother in Brinkley is urged to assist in this work and lend a help ing hand in cultivating the love for flowers, prestier surroundings, happier homes and a aeleaHer and prettier town
 Come on, girls and boys and get ir the conte.t.
The Brinkley argus., 1906-04-06
Ar ]. A. SToKERs.

The display at MT. and Mrs. Stoker's s of Spring Millinery was very pretty and interesting, and MT and Mrs Stoker, their Milliner Miss Brockn1ier and Miss Fannie Brown were kept quite busy showing their pretty hats.
 MT. Stoker as he was engaged 1T wrapping up goods said to ths ARGUS man, eI'm the handy naal aroune here and they keep me busy Gu display is very satisfactory I'm no giving away anything fer souvenirs thi' time but am selling the ladies thes' novelties at half price instead.
The Brinkley argus., 1906-04-06

If it's fit to print you will see ii in the ARGUS.
The Brinkley argus., 1906-04-06
DR. WEBSTER IN THE CITY.

pr. F. E. Webster, the Painless Dentist. has l1catel permanently in Er.nI,ey-office over Post Office. Painless methods call at once.
The Brinkley argus., 1906-04-06
THE NEGRO PROBLEM.
Sec'y Taft Talks to the Neeroes---Tells 'em the Southern man is their
 Best Friend.

Tuskegee, Ala, April 4--At the
 anniversary exercises at Tuskegee Institute today the students were ad-
 dressed by Secretary Taft.
 SECRETARY TAFT's ADDRESS.
 Secretary Taft said, in part:
 "It is. now the habit of many contem-
 plating the condition of the two races l in the Southern states to shake their heads and say that the negro problem
 is far. far from solution, and that the future in this respect is dark. Plans
 have been suggested of a migration of
 the negro race to some other country,
 where they would live by themselves and grow up by themselves and have
 society by themselves and create a
 nation by themselves.
 Such suggestion is most ehim-
 erical. The negro has no desire to go
 and the men of the South would ser liously object to his going. It makes no difference how the negro came
 here: it makes no difference how i'm
 possible and objectionable the anal gamation of the two races may be, it
 makes no difference how impossible II | lmay be for them to come together socially; the negroes are in this country
 as a part of our people and are bound
 to continue to be part of our people. They are entitled to the unceasing effort of our whole people in their struggle for better things both because l it is our duty and our interest. When
 ever called upon, the negro has never failed to meet death and suffering for this, the only country he has, and the
 only flag he loves. The negro's chief l hope of progress is by making his labor and husbandry valuable to the country. NEcRo HAS MADE PROGRESS. With difference to those who have
 looked more into the question and who
 differ on this point from what l am about to say, it seems to me that in- stead of affording ground for discourag- ement in the solution of the so-called problem, review of the history of this race since the war justifies the
 statement that great progress has been
 made. Not only has there been
 movement by the negro race itsei
 along similar educational, industrial and economic lines. but there is much
 encouragement in the attitude now
 taken blythe leading men of the South
 who see the difficulties of the problem
 with great cleariness and welcome and synpathize with the efforts of MT, Washington in what he is doing for
 his race.
 "Ihe white men who can do the
 most good for the negro, who can aid | him in hls toilsome march to better
 material and intellectual conditions. are the Southern white men who are his neighbcrs. II Is one of the encouraging signs of the time that | ltiere is growing up in the South a bocy of leading white men who feel that the future of the negro race affe ec's the future of the South. and that both self interest and humanity require thsm to Ierd him all the aid they can to this people in the tlroes of a bur u--zuvxrm,uxrwxx
The Brinkley argus., 1906-04-06
an Who Doesn't Worry.
By w. H. Wilson

.'s many an easy-going man no does not fret and stew.
 ie awake to scheme and pan.
 N sleeps t',e vho'e night through:
 has no troubles. hopes and fears, { thirst for ri -hes snd renown; II he fingers through the years .. dies in lebtei to the town. !. n Four Track News for April
 Hsf.tt3 print. yoall find I in
The Brinkley argus., 1906-04-06
IT . II ats4 Co. channs |
U. fieflsvn,n snd H

T. L. Hefiensn and Ii. A. c.S have purchased one half intsrss'' the Farrell Light. Heat & Wate, r which has been recognized wifi ]. Farrell as Pres, H. A. ca,,.' vice-Pres.. and T. L. Hsffen. Sec. and Treas.
 MT. Heffenan is to have ch,i of the collections and accounts Z. will probably have his office in K Bank of Brinkley building.
 Other announcements later.
The Brinkley argus., 1906-04-06
Wednesdays Millinery Dis
 plays.

A more ideal Spring day couldn't be than Wednesday day of the Brinkley Millinery Displays
The Brinkley argus., 1906-04-06

We are link between the past and the present, of Laddin's Business Col lege, Cor known now as the Memphis Business College. Enroll with us and become a living success.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-11-27
A traves del Atldntico
EN- GLOBO

Un aeronauta aleman, NJ. To-
Sc Wertscher. tiene el proyecto
de atravesar eI Atlantico en-
globo, y despu6s de haber estu-~
diado durante varios meses las
costas americans del Oceano,
ha escogido a Atlantic City pa
"a punto de partida de su audaz
tentativa.
Los millonarios aer6flos de
Nueva York y Filadelfla han
prestado sd c0ncurso flnanclero
al intrepido aeronauta, eAlal
piensa emprender viaje en- Sc
guida, contando con salir. bien
de la empresa graclas a unos
aparatos espec1ales ideados por
81 mismo, y que aplicara al
globo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-11-27

aqua, amenazandola son una
multa. La buena sonora. para
poder sacar aqua del Oceano,
tenia que presentar primero
una solicitud, explicando para
que la necesitaba, y obtener ur
permlso de las autoridades To-
Gales.
Al preguntar la sonora Ell mo-
two de tan rara exigencia; SC le
contesto que asf 10 dioponfa una
ley antigua. NADIA menos que
en- el re:nado de Luis XIV, sc
publico IN decreto en- Francia
prohlbiendo que Sc cogiese aqua
del mar sin IN peTmiso espe-
c1al; decreto, que, seg1n parece,
no ha sido despues derogado.
En- aquel tempo tcnfa su expli-
caclon, pues sc trataba de evi-
tar que el pueblo defraudase al
Estado, extraycndo sal del aqua
del mar.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-11-27
Cuentos ajenos
Ell SOL0ADO FREmlAET

La OlSLOIld QuC HOy IClCT1Ia
scurrio en- Madagascar, cl anol
de la conquista. El heroe SCI
llama Freminet. Habfa per-
manccido ocho meses en- el eier-
cito, sin pedir el permiso dc dos
dias que necesitaba para ir al
su pals, por miedo a su capi-|
tan. Para decidirse a solicitar
la licencia, habia sido preciso1
que 81 padre le enviara una
caTta concebida en- estos ter
minos:
"Es necesario que te dejen sa-
lir, hijo mio ST Ell captain SCI
porta bien, le matare un conejo|
del senor conde. va sabes que
soy hombre que no repara en-
nada. Pero es indispensable que
te yea tu madre tamb1en
Freminet obtuvo el permiso|
sin la mepor difcultad Y al caboI
de dos dias regreso a la ciudad
Cuando hubo pasado el fielato,
saco de uno de sus bolsillos Ell
conejo de la gratituds que su
padre habfa matado en- las tie
rras del .sei1or conde, 10 cogio'
por las patas traseras y prosi-
gui6 su camino por Ia calzada.
Ia noche era obscura. Frami-
net lego al domicil1o del capi
tan, TOGO al timbre Y dijo a la
criada que le abrio la puerta;
-Aqui traigo este conejo pa
ra e1 captain, en- senal de agra
decimiento por Ell permiso que
me ha concedido. ST pregunta
mi nombre, digale usted que
soy F'raminet.
Al d1a siguiente, el captain,
que q las seis de la manana SCI
ha1laba en- el patio del cuartel,
grito con voz de trueno;
- Freminet!
i Mi captain
les usted quien ha traido
Ell conejo2
isl, mi captain!
-Queda usted arrestado cua
tro dfas por haber faltado all
.respeto a I'm superior.
Con el tempo, Ell soldado sci
fue acostumbrando a la vida
militar. Pero existfa siempre
entire 81 Y el captain el recuerdoI
de aquel triste incidente, que
humillaba al soldado y hacia
patente la parcialidad del of
cial.
Jamas habian propuesto para
I'm ascenso cualquiera al pobre
Juan Pr6spero Fremlnet.
En- el mes de Mayo de 1895 |
Freminet partio para Madagas-
car con su captain.
Durante cinco meses estuve
sin tener notic1as del soldado. |
despues recib1 una larga carta
de un amigo, de IN testigo, |
que me daba importantes infor-
mes de la campaila.
Frem1net demOStTO deSde TN |
principle que podria sufrir per
fectamente los rigores d ell
china
LIE destinaron a la construc-j |
cion de un camlno y nadie ira
bajaba con tanto entusiasmol
como el.
Al cabo de algun tempo for
mo parte de la columna ligera
encargada de la torna de Tana
narive.
Copio aqui Ia carta de nj ami
go. que prosigue en- estos ter
minos:
II, BGS5n
Continuara
Robando. aqua de mar
FL mar esta en- todas parties
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-11-27
Robando. aqua de mar

FL mar esta en- todas parties
reconocido como propiedad de
todo el mundo, Y Ell este su-
puesto, una senora francesa,
que veraneaba IN Boulogne
sur Mer. tuvo el otro dia la GOA
r.cneIa &c il a Ia playa y llenar
de aqua marina dos pequenos
cubos.
Nunca 10 hubiera hecho. Dos
aduaneros que la vieron ocupa-
da 81 aqueila operacion, Sc aoer-
car i J Ia obligaron .tirar ei
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-11-27
Buena noticia

En- Ell antique = muy acreditado es-
tablecimiento Bazaar de ropa hecha y
Sastreria de <. Montes, 50 acaba Do
-recibir i'm immense surtido de cssi-
nires ingleses y franceses, los qua
ofrece q su numerosa clientele v ai
p1biico en- general.
En- ropa hecha taTbien hay un ex-
tense surtido de e1egantes trajes, loa
que Sc detallsn desde 81 $I4 Cnea-
IA tambien el Bazaar CON nm surtido do
abrieos para caballeros nlf1os. propies
para vjajes, gorras, camiSas. cuellos,
pslos, tirantes. cintsrones, ligas, cal
zoncilllos. corbatas, medias, muches
waas artfculos del ramo.
WKSPA @mHg -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-26
THE HUGGER IS FINED.
L. Gilbert Must Pay 800 for Fright
ening Girls.

J. L. Gilbert, printer. has admitted
that he is the Jack the Hugger who
terrorized North Topeka girls Thurs
day night, and is now serving out a
fine of $100 on the city stone pile.
Gilbert was arrested by Detectives
Ross and Belts Saturday afternoon.
and when confronted by the Bicksu
girls who were the victims OF his uu-
welcome attentions, admitted his guilt
and entered a plea Of guilty. He made
no defense except that he was drunk
and did not know what he was doing
Gilbert stopped the girls while they
were on their way home, and grabbed
one of them. They struggled with him
until they reached the home Of Gus
Belotte a Santa Z e shop man. Think
ing to frighten their assailant one OF
the girls said This is where We live, "
and began to call Papa" Hearing
the noise Mr.. Belotte opened a win
dow and asked for an explanation
Gilbert released the girls and ran. Mr.
Belotte and a neighbor searched for
the man. and caught Gilbert. but al
though ne could not give a good ac-
count of himself. he was released De-
tectives Ross and Belts, who were as
signed TO the case, decided that Bel
otte had made mistake in not hold
ing the stranger. From the descrip-
tfon given they arrested the printer.
who was Immediately identified both
by the girls and Belotte.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-26
7 FIRES AT ONCE.
Explosion in Six Story Factory
Building Causes Collapse.
The Inmates Had Little Time to
Make Escape.
LEAPED FROMWINDOWS
Blaze Was Communicated to
Other Buildings Nearby.
One Fireman Killed and Three
Badly Injured.
LEAPED FROMWINDOWS

New York. March 26.-Many lives
were in peril today when a six story
factory building at Downing and Bed
ford streets caught fire from an ex-
plOsion and collapsed In less than 45
minutes after the fire started. Several
girls jumped out of second story win
dows into fire nets. Many others were
rescued by the ladders.
So rapidly did the fire spread that
the police drove hundreds of people
who lived nearby, out of their homes.
Two three-story tenement houses were
partly crushed when the factory walls
fell, but it is believed that all the oc-
cupants had been driven out The fire
spread to other buildings in the same
block.
Shortly after the fire began four fire.
men were taken to a hospital, having
been overcome by smoke.
After the walls fell the fire became
so hot that the firemen could not get
close enough to play water on it effee-
lively. The flames spread across the
street to two tenement houses, MAX
ing in all seven buildings on fire ar
the same time. It was reported that
Captain Walsh of engine company No
1 and one Of the dremen were buried
under the falling walls. They were
seen III rear room OIL laG ldCtOl9 a
short time before the collapse.
When the heat diminished so that
the firemen could approach the ruins
the body of Dennis Healy, a fireman,
was found in the debris He was alive
but unconscious and died Immediately
after being taken out
Captain Walsh, who was reported to
be missing, was later reported to be at
St. Vincent's hospital seriously injured
Three other firemen are known to have
been injured by the falling walls All
Of them were taken to hospitals suf-
fering from contusiOns and fractures
but not fatally injured. An italian,
who lived in one of the houses which
was crushed, was found badly injured
and was taken to a hospital where Il
was said he would probably die.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-26
HAD To KILL HIM,
Prison Guards Shoot to Deaht
Negro Convict
At the Missouri State Peniten-
tiary at Jefferson City.
STABBED THREE MEN.
One Guard and Two ConVicts Vic
Tins Of His Knife.
Officer Is Killed and One Pris-
Oner Is Likely to Die.
STABBED THREE MEN.

Jefferson City. No. March 26.-This
morning when the convicts at tn. peni-
tenuary were called for brea kfast,
Guard J. w. Woods, OF Macon, Mo,
was pounced upon by o colored convict
and stabbed three times. Woods died
instantly. Another guard killed the
convict.
The convict's name was Sonny
Anderson, colored, sentenced from St
Louis, in 1904, to serve four years for
assault to kill. He had been on what
is termed the cranky list" for several
days and had been on kept in a cell. He
was let out this morning with the other
prisoners but soon afterwards Guard
Woods was ordered to put him back
into the cell Anderson refused to obey
and when the guard seized him by the
arm and attempted to force him into
the cell, lie drew a knife and stabbed
the guard three times. killing him in
stantly
Other guards and several convicts
rushed to the rescue of Woods. Ander-
son was slashing right and left. and Sc
verely injured two other convicts. one
Of them, William Sheridan, sentenced
from ST. Louis to serve ten years for
murder, being so seriously injured that
he will proba bly, die. William Rock
well, sentenced from Pettis county for
robbery. was stabbed but not seriously
wounded.
Anderson then seized a hose and di-
rected a stream of water on those who
attempted to capture him. Dropping
the hose he threw buckets and anything
he could lay hands on and made his
way into the yard. It was found i'm
possible to capture him alive and
guards finally shot him to death
$50 nH
of Macon county. Mo, and three months
ago was appointed a prison guard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-26
BROKE STORE WINDOW
Then Thief on North Side Stole $50
Worth OF Shoes.

At an early hour this morning the
shoe store of NJ. GamIowski was rob
bed and between $40 and $50 worth OF
shoes taken. The robbery was an un-
usually bold one for the thief simply
broke the large plate glass window in
the front of the store and then reach
ed in and took the shoes which were
there. The window was broken with
a large piece of asphalt and this was
found this morning by Mr.. Gam1owski
in the building. The shoes taken were
eleven odd pairs and five complete
pairs. This is store is at 842 Kansas
avenue, within one door of the corner
Of Laurent street and Kansas avenue,
where there is an electric light and the
robber must have been in plain sight
while at work. The work was proba-
bly, done during the heavy rain and at
the time of the fire Shortly after the
fire alarm was turned in Mr.. Urban of
the Model bakery Immediately south
and who was at work all night, went
to the street to see if he could see the
fire when he noticed a suspicious look
ing negro walking up Kansas avenue
and peering Into the different store
windows. A description Of the negro
was given to the police Mr. Gamlowsk1
knew nothing Of his loss until notified
this morning by one Of the officers OF
the day beat.
This Is the second time within the
last few months that North side busi-
ness houses have been robbed IN this
manner. The other time Pratt Bros
hardware store was burglarized,
number of guns taken from one OF the
windows and the plate glass broken
by means Of a brickbat. This time the
work was done by two white boys and
one cO1ored boy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-26
ON STRIKE BASIS
Coal Operators Are Preparing for
Closing of the Mines.

Indianapolis. March 26.-Reports are
coming to the miners delegates from
their local union that the coal COM
panies ara taking preliminary steps to
get on a strike basis. They are calling
in the miners account books, according
to these reports, Withdrawing credit
from the miners at the company stores,
pressing collections and in some cases
threatening eviction.
Reports that the companies are build
ing stockades are without foundation.
but the mines are being put in the best
Even should sn agreement be reached
for all fields the bituminous and most
Of the anthracite mines VIII close Sat
urday night, many of them to remain
closed for so days. The local managers
are letting their men know this and in
many cases telling them that a strike
may as well come as far as they are
concerned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-26
nine KILLED.
CabOOse Containing a Gang of
Railroad Graders Crushed
By a Big Steel Water Tank
Hitehed on Behind.
THE TRACK WAS NEW.
And Car Containing Passengers
Sank in the Mud.
Relief Work Retarded by Snow
and Loss of Bridge.
THE TRACK WAS NEW.

Casper, Wyo-. March 26.-Last night
at 1880 O'Clock the accommodation
train on the Chicago & Northwestern's s
new branch west Of here ran into a
washout on the prairie 26 miles out.
killing nine people and injuring IS
others. About the same time the mid
die span of the big railroad bridge
across the Platte river, near this city,
went out and it is impossible to send
trains to the scene of the accident.
A great force of men was at once put
to work on the bridge and the officials
announce it will be completed before
noon.
Superintendent Corillfon and Doc
tors Green, Gilman and Keith crossed
the river by the wagon bridge, secured
handcar at the section house and
started for the scene Of the wreck. A
going six miles the handcar was block
ed The physicians then drove to the
wreck
Most Of the killed are in a caboose
which was at the rear of the train
with a ponderous steel water tank back
deep into the mud and the water car
plunged into the caboose and crushed
it like an egg shell, catching the people
in a trap.
The wreck occurred on the new line
being constructed from Casper to the
Shoshone reservation which is to be
thrown open to settlement next Au-
gust. Most of the persons killed and
injured were workmen on their way to
grading camps
Among the dead are Charles N. OIL,
section foreman of Casper; Ed Blue,
section foreman of Codoma and Fore
man Blues son. Most of the others
Killed and injured are Austrians.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-26

Found Among the Baggage at
the Southern Pacific Depot.

Stockton. Cal. March 26.-The body
Of a man which was found in trunk
among the baggage at the Southern
Pacific depot here on Saturday night
has been Identified as that of Albert n.
McVicar. an employe of the Rawhide
mine at jamestown. Cal. The police
today arrested at Antioch Mrs. Emma
LedOuX or Mrs. AIcVicar, as she called
herself here, who is declared to have
purchased the trunk in which the body
was placed and also the rope with
which it was bound. Her husband is
now living in Amador county.
It is supposed that if she committed
the crime man must have aided her,
as McVicar was powerfully buHs. He
had $500 IN cash and It is believed that
robbery was the motive for the crime.
1t is believed that he was drugged,
then crushed into the trunk and suf-
focqfad