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The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-02
MISSOURI
Legislature Making Strong Effort to Establish "Jim
Crow" Car Law. Prominent Negroes Prot ST.

1t is singular how the efforts
keep apace to bring the Jim Grow
car law, North. For several ses-
sions the Missourians (the farthest
state north of Southern persuasion)
have been trying to pass an iniqui-
tious measure, in order, presum-
ably, to keep in touch with her
Southern >neighbors, separating
the colored from the whites on the
railroads. 1t follows as a conse-
quence if the law holds good on
railroads then of course it is con-
strued to hold good on the street
and tramway cars in each and ev-
cry city in the state; and it follows
as a logical conclusion that the
same law could be applied to every
public utility and also to every
public enterprise and corporation
whether private or municiple. This
has been the result of the law in
every other Southern state and
there is no reason to think it would
be otherwise in Missouri. The
public parks, libaries, theatres and
every other form and place of re-
creation, entertainment and pleas
ure would be closed to the colored
citizens in every place and part of
the state. But the colored citi-
zens of Missouri will not permit
the measure to pass without their
united and vigorous protest.
Last week when the bill was un-
der consideration and discussion
both in the committee and on the
floor of the Senate, many of the
most prominent Negroes of the
state came up to jefferson City to
be heard in their own behalf.
Mr.. Beanchamp and Rev. Geo.
E. Stevens, D. D., of ST. Louis,
made excellent speeches, the latter
read pamphlet gotten up and
printed by the colored citizens and
presented a petition signed by one
thousand colored women of ST.
Louis. The Rev. DR.. j. T. CASTOR
of Jefferson City, spoke in a most
effective way and DR.. j. FL. Gar
nett, president of Western Col
lege, Macon, also presented well
substantiated views on the subject.
He said, that the colored people
did not want social equality and
that nineteenth of the race did not
even stop to think what the term
even implied.
Another speaker said that many
things happened between masters
and slaves while growing up to-
gether that have never been told,
that our colored mammies nursed
you when children and now in her
old age you want to tuck hef away
out of your sight in an old Jim
Grow" car" Among the other
speakers of prominence were Rev.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-02

rights, for freedoms cause for
American ideals of liberty. The
oppressed Filipino the downtrod-
den of Cuba the Negro of Ameri-
ca and all it depencier, the Negro
of the world, will have a champion
battling for not only their rights
but the rights of mankind. No
narrow slavery to party, or alleg-
lance to creed or race shall bind
our immortal. But justice. free
dom. humanity to all shall be his
plea; and with the eloquence of a
Demosthenes he shall plead the
cause of the whole common people
supported by the press and upheld
by those whose cause he champion
ions. Like the lowly Nazarine, he
shall be an iconoclast, destroying
formal religion. attacking without
mercy sin and evil and placing the
soul of man and woman above all
wealth or material progress. There
are some who may think we have
a Dubois and Washington. but
these men are but great educators,
who are the John Browns and
John the Baptists to arouse the
country and prepare the way for
the hearing of the greater leader
who is to follow. We are thankful
for Foraker and his manly stand
for the constitutional rights of all
American citizens and he, too, be-
tokens the dawn of a greater states.
manship. But the coming cham
pion shall be of darker hue and
more melodious voice; the blood
of ancient Egypt and African kings
shall flow through his veins; he
shall feel a kinship with all races
and civilization coming down from
the ancient of ancients, and being
a mixture of the bloods of the
world. The worlds past history,
the longings, the hopes, the fierce
battles of mankind shall find echo
in his soul. His mind shall be in
tellectual beyond his times; elo-
quent, prophetic, moral, reflective
and intuitive. And he shall help
make possible the future greatness
of his race and ursher in a greater
day for his country and the world.
We, in the meantime must fight
on, confident of victory when our
champion shall appear.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-02
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) RACE NEWS 4
4 Gathered from Various Souress. "

Sydney, New South Wales, Feb.
johnson, colored heavy
weight champion of the world, who
recently left America to get a
matce with Bill Squires, yester-
day fought his first battle on Aus
tralian soil. His opponent was
Better Felix, a color heavyweight,
Continuedto fourth page.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-02

There was time when we had
a Douglass to fight our cause.
There was time when we had a
Senator Bruce in the halls of the
United States Senate to speak in
thunder tones against the wrongs
done his people. We have had
colored men in the halls of Con-
gress to fight for American prin-
ciples, and the enforcement of the
laws of the land. Colored men
had sat in Legislatures and helped
to make state laws and have held
every Office in the state. There
are those who would have you be-
lieve that the bestowing of the bal
lot on the Negro and making him
an American citizen was mistake
but such statesman as Douglas,
Bruce and Pinohback prove that
the Negro was not only capable Of
the highest statesmenspip soon af-
ter being freed.
The government of the Southern
states during reconstruction days
could not have been any worse
than the way in which the law is
traduced and trampled under foot
today in those same states. Think
Of legislatures making Jim Grow
laws, making marriage crime,
thereby legaliziug immortality be-
tween races and depriving chill
dren of the unions of birthright of
legal fathers; making laws deny
ing citizens the rights guaranteed
by the constitution, and childred
equal education or opportunities.
WHY should child of man by a
whith mother possess any more
rights, privileges, share in the
fathers wealth or opportunity than
his child by back mother? Why
should one child receive better ed
ucation at the lands of the state,
or different treatment at the hands
of a court? Why should one ride
in a back seat of Jim Grow car
when both pay the same fare? No
laws made during the so-called
carpet bay administration were as
unjust and unfair as those of the
demagogues of today, which defy
the constitution, Christianity and
civilization. No wonder lynch
law fiourishes and murder stalks
about exaultingly and unhiddered ;
that feuds terrorized white coun-
ties of the Southland.
Law has become farce; punish
ment depends on color; and states
manship is almost unknown among
these Southern states.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-02

patient, long-suffering Negro stood
by the home of his master and
maintained the women and chill
dren of the South and at the same
time supported the army that
fought to fix his destiny in civili-
zation without a murmur. | hon
or him for this, and the time will
come when an impartial history
will record his loyal patience by
the side of the heroic courage of
his fiery master"
Turning to the subject of mis-
cegnation, Mr.. Curry says;
siThe accused shadow of mis-
cregnation hangs over the South
to-day like pail of hell. We
talk much of the Negro question
and all of its possible ramifcation
and consequences, but gentlemen,
the trouble is not far aGeld. Our
own people, our white men and
their black concumbines, are de-
strSYing the integrity of the Ne
gro race, raising up menance to
the white race lowering the stand
ard of both races and preparing
the way for riot, mob, criminal as
saults, and finally, a death strug-
gle for racial supremacy. The
trouble is at our own door. We
have tolerated this crime long
enough, and if our country is not
run by policy rather than by law,
then it is time to rise up and de-
nounce this sin of the earth. The
white man who enters into unlaw-
full and unwholly relation of sexual
and social cohabitation with any
race other than his own is an en-
emy to the peace of both races and
a menante to the stability of onr
civilization"
To the white man he says:
"Any white man who deliberate
ly breaks down the law of race
pride, and race separation, should
be exposed in public trial, side
by side with the victim of his un.
holy lust, and scourged by the
law until he stands branded with
the curse of Cain as common en-
emy of both races and all society.
This biting, eating, corroding sin
has its Genesis in the shambles of
slavery, when the Negro was a
helpless chattel and the white man
his dominant master, and this is
one of the many sins enteiled by
the accused relation. The white
man had no excuse then, and
neither has now, and the lash of
the law should fall thick and fast
on the bac ks Of both. No manly
Negro who is conscious of his
place in nature is ashamed OF the
color of his skin for the blacker he
is the closer he is to the law of
race, yet the shameful fact remains
to-day, and has existed for years,
that the black Negro, the full
blooded Negro the type of pure
Negro race, is'looked on as inferi-
or to his mongrel brother, and if
the black Negro could do so he
would vote himself with straight
hair and thereby destroy his own
identy as a race. Such a low con-
ception of racial integrity, such an
utter want of racial pride, units
Continued to 4th page)
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-02
THE FUTURE

Greatness of fhe Negro of The World by VIM. J.
Thompson in ST. Louis Sentinel Written
TO Encourage and Inspire all who hope
for Higher Sphere of Usefulness
and Greatness for the Negro.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-24

pany with Mir. Boyd, started to the field. On reaching the offend ing negro, the latter drew his knife and Bell raising his gun, or dered him, to drop his knife. The negro knocked the gun from Bells hand, and in striking the ground was discharged, the shot entered the legs of MT. Boyd. who was standing close, inflicting painful but not necessarily dangerous wounds. The negro fled.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-24

Ing exceptions to the reporters account of the Foster-Quinn fight Tn yesterdays Democrat.
 In the Senate this morning. Senate Bill 424, by Toney, mak- Ing 1t misdemeanor for any one to wear pin or badge of an or. der to which they do not belong. passed.
 Senate Bill No. 258, by Good win, requiring all railroads over fifty miles in length to have head lights on all engines with ca pacity of 1900 hundred candle power, was also passed.
 The appropriation bill for the Hospital for Nervous Diseases. carrying appropriations of over four hundred thousand dollar also passed the Senate.
 In the House many local bills were passed, and most of the morning was taken up with con the Blind School 'Appro- priation Bill.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-24
Party Rates Must Be Uniform.

The Inter state COmmerceCom
 mission yesterday rendered a decision that is far reaching ir it's effects. The commission de- clares that all railroads allowing party tickets of ten or more at a reduced rate, cannot limit the tickets to base ball clubs, theatri- crl companies, etc, but must give the same rate to any party of people who buy ten tickets or more to the same destination.
 The commission does not say that railroads must give party rates, but if they do give them they must be issued to every one alike, whether they belong to some organization or not, provid- ed the tickets are bought and paid for by one person.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-24
A Small Blaze.

The fire whistle sounded this morning for the first time in months. The cause was the ex- plosion of gasoline tank, situat- ed in a small building adjoining the laundry. The fire, however, was put out before any damage was done to either the main build ing of the laundry or it's con- tents.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-24
THE 8Sth ANNIVERSARY
The Local Odd Fellow Lodge Will CeIe-
 brate in Befittine Manner.

The Odd Fellows of Prescott will celebrate the 8Sth anniversi- sy of the organization of the lodge. with public exercises at the opera house on Friday night next.
 An interesting program has been arranged, which will in clude addresses by Hon. T. c. McRae, Revs. McLain and High smith, and interspersed will be musical selections, under the leadership of W. R. Steed.
 Everybody is invited, and a most entertaining evening may be expected.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-24
WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT.
Innocent By-Stander Again Gets What
 Was Intended for Some One Else.
Special to the News.

Special to the News.
 Blevins, Ark, April 24 Yes terday afternoon, John Boyd, a respectable white citizen of this community, was shot in the leg With a shotgun, in an accidental manner.
 It seems that Minto. Bell. another white citizen, had heard that negro was trying toinduce one of his farm hands to leave. and seeing the negro out in the field talking to the hand, Mr. Bell got his shotgun and in com
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-24
Law Suit Settled.

w. V. Tompkins returned to- day from Philadelphia, where he was paid S17,778.75, being the amount Of a judgment rendered against the Penn Lumber Co.,, of Bierne in favor of Yeager Bros.. of the same place.
 The Penn Lumber Co.,. is a cor poration which was organized for the purchase of the Yeager Bros. mill and land interest. There was quite a considerable amount of deferred payments.
 Soon after the purchase of the property the Penn Lumber Co.,, sued Yeager Bros, on account of misrepresentations of the pro- perty. Yeager Bros, sued the Penn Lumber Co.,, for deferred payments. Both concerns won their suits, and the money re- ceived by MT. Tompkins for Yeager Bros. this morning: rep resents what2 the Penn Lumber Co.,, was due after being credited with their claim for damages.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-24
ANOTHER SCRAP TODAY
Representative Foster and a Democrat
 Reporter Fight This Morning.
Special to the News.

S SptCidl to thS NcNS.
 Little Rock, April 24. Cover
 nor Moore called Senator Hami
 ter to preside to-day.
 The one hundredth day of the
 session of the Arkansas legisla- ture witnessed it's first personal difficulty yesterday afternoon when Robt. T. Foster, representa- tive from Cleveland county. hurled water glass and ink stand at R. T. Quinn, representa- from Garland county. This act of Representative Foster was occa- stoned by statement of Repre- sentative Quinn that the former members argum ent on the Amis Insurance Bill was ungentlemar. ly. Foster was taken from the hall by the Sergeant-at arms Upon motion of Representative DuLaney, both were required to apologize to the House, after which the beligerants shook hands and the incident was closed.
 The entire afternoon session yesterday in the house was de- voted to the Amis insurance bill, under the provisions of which the life insurance companies doing business in the state were to have been required to invest 75 per cent of the reserve held for poli- cyholders in this state invest ment within the state. The bill had passed the Senate and was up for final test in the house. On roll call the bill was defeated by vote of B to 54. Whaley and McCollum both voted for the bill. 1
 In the Senate yesterday after noon the Abercrombie convict la bor bill was amended so as to keep one third of the prisoners on the county farm at all times. A motion to make the measure a i special order was lost and the | bill remained an the calendar.
 The Moore child labor bill was also amended and made special order for Friday.
 Quite great deal of excite ment this morning, over aperson- al difficulty between Representa- tive Foster, of Cleveland county. and a reporter on the Evening Democrat, caused by Foster talk
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-24

zens Bank, and J. c. Young. of the Nevada County Bank.
 The program is quite an in- teresting one, and includes a re- port by Chairman McRae, from the Committee on State Banking Law.
 A banquet will be given at Hotel Marion on tomorrow even ing and Mr. Mccain is placed for toast, Early Banking in Ar kansas"
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-24
State Bankers Association.

The State Bankers Association meets in Little Rock tomorrow morning for a two days session. Among the local bankers who will atte nd are T. c. McRae and Chas. s. Mccain, of the Bank of Prescott; J. $. Began, of the Citi-
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-24

The luncheon of the Chafng Dish Club enjoyed yesterday af- ternoon with Miss Mildred Me Rae, was attended by most of the members. "Bunco" was play ed, and Miss Waller secured the prize.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-24
Correction.

In our notice of the funeral of Mr. Jeremiah Cress, written by Dr. Godbey, we should have printed, The wheels of life estood still," instead of the whole of life stood still"
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-24

The Self Culture club did not have any representation at the Arkansas Federation of Women's Clubs, which is in session at Forest City. Circumstances pre- vented those selected from going.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-24

Rev c. c. Williams, of Hope, was in the city this morning.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-12
EXPERT COULD Be FOOLED
Testimony of Former Inspector Burd-
sell at the Trial of Dunn
and Close.

Pittsburg, Pa, May 1,-After hear
ing several witnesses for the defense
today, the trial of Jay ]. Dunn and
Charles L. Close, charged with fur
nishing defective boiler tubes for war
ships, was adjourned until Monday.
Mayor Coleman of McKeesport, for
merly an inspector at the Shelby tube
works. said that ne never placed any
Importance in the hydrostatic test, as
that test had been instituted for an
entirely different kind of tube from the
one in question.
Former Inspector Burdsell testified
to leaving the stamps in the desk at
Greenville, and that ne identified tested
tubes by the manner in which the
stamp was placed upon them. He said
IL was possible for the most expert in
spector 10 be deceived when a combina-
ton Of mill owners and employees are
working against him.
Commander w. W. White Of the bu-
reau of steam engineering at Wash
ington, said he Was detailed to the
trials of the Pennsylvania, Minnesota
Vermont and Maryland, and examined
their boilers after the trial runs. From
the Pennsylvania 1G0 tubes were with
drawn, while the boiler tubes upon
the other ships were examined by cleo
trio light without removal. None OF
the tubes examined, he said. had been
found defective.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-12
CABINET TALKS POLITICS.
Presidential Situation in Ohio Thor
ouqhiY Discussed.

Washington, May 11.-Today's cab
met meeting. which was postponed
from yesterday, lasted from IL to las
o'clock, an unusually long time. 1t is
believed that the presidential situation
as affected by conditions in Ohio was
thoroughly considered. None OF the
members would say that it was not
Each one asked about the meeting said
ii did not relate particularly to bust
ness In his department The coming
conference of Republican state leaders
at Columbus on May Is is causing q
great deal of interest in administration
circles. and from remarks made by a
cabinet officer after the meeting today
the inference is that this caTue UP for
a large share of discussion. Tie posi-
ton of the Taft people, from what a
member of the cabinet saiG, is believed
to be that the presidency and the SEN
atorship in Ohio should be considered
sepaI atsly. Secretary Taft declined to
talk on the subject
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-12
RAILWAYS WIN
THE DECISION
Interstate Commerce Commits
sion Decides Against Enter
prise Manufacturing Co.

Washington. May ia decision was
rendered today by the interstate COM
merce commission in the case of the
Enterprise Manufacturing company of
Georgia against the Georgia Railroad
and many other railroad companies. in
volving rates on cotton goods and cot
ton waste from southern points to Pa
cific coast terminals.
The decision is written by Commits
sioner Lane, and is against complain
ant, it being held that the higher rate
freights on such goods from points in
and reasonable. In it's announcement
the commission says:
''rhe fact that such rates from the
southeastern states are higher than
those obtaining from the New England
states does not in and of itself e5tab-
fish the unreasonableness of the higher
rates, as the conditions existing at the
two localities are dissimilar. The New
England mills, which suffer by the
competition from more favorably stu
ated southern mills from the standpoint
of the production, are entitled to such
advantage in rates as they have from
being situated at points closer TO ports
where cheap water competition has
been established to the Pacific coast
points of consumption. The existence
of a lower rate in the somewhat re-
mote past does not necessarily prove
anything of value in ascertaining the
reasonableness of a rate existing to-
day"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-12
FORAKER MUST FIGHT.
Endorsement of Taft Will Mean Re-
tirement of Senator.

Cleveland, O., May 11.-COngressman
Theodore f. Burton gave out the fol-
lowing statement today:
IAN erroneous report has gone forth
to the effect that Secretary Taft has
said to me by telephone that he desired
the elimination of Senator Foraker
from politics.
HE has never made any such state
ment. He has refused, however, to en-
ter any deal, other than in which he
would have the support of the Repub-
licans of the state for the presidency,
and in consideration therefor Mr.. For
aker should be Endorsed for the SEN
atcrship. Such an arrangement would
SAVIOR of a political bargain and awaken
criticism, because the two are supposed
to represent different ideas, especially
in regard to the policies of the admin
istration of President Roosevelt.
$50 far as ] know, none of the friends
of Secretary Taft has advised or asked
him to take any part in any contest
for the senatorship in the state, nor
has he expressed any intention to do
so >"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-12
REPORTED ALL WELL.
Reading Shriners Have Sent Tele-
uram in the Morninq.

Reading, Pa, May 12--The tourist party
of RaJah temple of this city left here for
California April Is, and consisted of fifty
three persons from Reading and other
eastern Pennsylvania points. They were
last heard from this morning. when all
were reported we'll Going west they oc-
cupied the same train as Mecca temple
of New York and it is presumed that they
left Los Angeles in the same company.
OF the killed, ]. Douglas Nipple was il
lustriOus potentate OF Rajah temple of
this city. He was 40 years of age and
leaves a widow and two daughters. Gill
bert Steffe was a retired Reading railroad
employee.
Harry Rende1 was a hat manufacturer
and about Sc years of age.
/ George f. Hagerman was about 80 years
of age and a leading member of the Berks
county bar
Harry Miller was about 50 years old and
a member of the firm of J. B. Miller Sons
wholesale produce dealers.
The name of Harry Slotz is confusing,
but it is believed TO refer TO W. Benton
Stolz, formerly recorder of this county.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-12
READING WORST SUFFERER.
Many of the Victims From the Penn,
syIvania City.

Santa Barbara, May 1.-THE most prom
inent among the dead Shriners is J. Doug
las Nipple, potentate of Rajah temple,
Reading, Pa. A number of the dead are
from Reading-at least eight. A man
named Henry from Lebanon, o., was
killed outright, and Mr. and Mrs. ]. w.
Cutter, residence unknown, also are in
the list of dead. Mrs. Fisher of Cleve-
land was killed; also a Miss Young of the
same city.
Hepple was a conspicuous figure at the
Los Angeles cOnciave. The Reading
Shriners dead besides Nipple are:
V. Stoffe.
Harry Hendle.
Oliver Kaufman.
George Hagerman.
Harry Slotz.
Harry Miller.
A. L. Rother.
Charles Lowing of Cleveland
A tourist agent named Austin.
s. A. WATSON of Buffalo.
1t is known also that at least five 9TH
er persons are in the wreck.
]. Douglas Nipple, potentate of Rajah
temple of Reading, Pa. was about 50
years of age.