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Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-03-22

The Rocky Mountain News of
Thursday in It's report of the doings
OF the state legislature "Wednesday an.
nounced under scare head lines the
desperate efforts OF the Democratic
minority to secure for the colored
voters" the appropriation asked for a
special exhibit to the jamestown Ex.
position. The measure was made TO
appear as n meritorious one and the
refusal OF Republicans to act was de
nounced in strong language
Negroes have been martyrs In fact
and need not play at II In a mock
heroic of the Colorado Democratic
party. And 1t is from their bitter ex-
rerience with the reality that they see
through the fiimsy pretenslons OF
friendship made by Democrats. From
the first day that II was known that a
special appropriation would be asked
for colored exhibit. apart from all
question Of the honest administration
OF the money. the whole proposition
was opposed by thinking negroes
Special favors In legislation for co,
ored people are but the forerunners
of special restrictions. This is not
mere theory, but is borne out by the
bitter experience which we have had
The state Exposition commissioner
and those who aided him. have met
with no encouragement from the
masses of us. They have been com.
PEELED to resort to star chamber
methods to keep the movement going.
They all depended upon favorable
action of the legislature and such re-
commendation as this would be to the
negroes themselves.
How different is this from the un.
dertaking OF the State Business
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-03-22
The Action of the Legislature in Refusing to Make
the Appropriation Meets the Approval of the
Thinking ClaSS---It is to the Credit of
the Republican Majority that it
was Defeated

1 League. Amidst the utmost enthusi.
ssm. two weeks 400 the executive
committee voted TO take an exhibit q
Colorado products 10 the national
meeting at Topeka and II was the con.
sensus Of opinion that exhibitors
would gladly pay the cost Of trans
portation themselves, and there were
volunteers for the care Of the exhibits
while there!
We are no wards of the state OF
Colorado. We are men. What We
want We will pay for or wait until we
can AFFORD IL. We have our share
in every state move for the better
ment of the commonwealth. We re.
cognize that class and race proscrip
ton does not give us equal opportun.
ity, but We are not so foolish as to
voluntarily raise barriers ourselves.
II is to the credit of the Republican
party that II has the wisdom 10 see
the snare that had been spread for
colored people and that it had the
courage TO brave the misrepresenta-
tation that was bound TO come from
the opposing party. We thank the
Democrats for their kind words, hit
their craftiness is to no purpose this
time.
We wish that we could close the
discussion OF the incident at this
point We would far prefer to have
this little political bomb of Demo
cracy exploded like Fourth of July
fireworks--all smoke and noise and
no one hurt. But our duty to the
race would be neglected to stop here.
This was the keen edge Of the wedge
OF Jim Crowism" that Democracy is
driving into the laws of all the states.
AND IN 1T THEY HAD THE AS.
SISTANCE OF SOME NEGROES. All
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-03-22

honest endeavor TO have this bill re-
commended by the finance committee
ended some days ago. ANY one who
cared to investigate knew that it had
failed in the committee. Yet a strenu.
Gus endeavor was made this week to
have the committee send in any kind
OF report THAT THE DEMO.
CRATIC LEGISLATORS MIGHT
PUT REPUBLICANS ON RECORD
AS VOTING AGAINST A NEGRO
MEASURE.
That this would be attempted was
known TO the editor of this paper
Even without this knowledge. the sin
lister motive would be apparent from
the lateness of the hour and the fail.
ure OF former efforts.
The Statesman accords the Demo
Gratis credit for being good politicians
and does not criticise negroes who
help them because they believe In
Democratic principles. But We de-
spise the trai,orous and renegade set
who are anything for a consideration
and who's race loyalty begins aad
ends in self.
Honest opposition may deserve pity
for DOOr Judgment and uhila We
apologize for those who were well in.
tenuoned. in this jamestown Exposi.
ton project, we condemn unqualified.
ly those who attempted the delivery
of 1t TO party politics.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-03-22
Osad

Lawyer Hayes. as he was best
known, died Tuesday after an illness
protracted over more than a year.
His funeral is to take place to-day
He was a member Of the Building
Laborers' Union. He leaves wife
and children. For many years he was
a prominent factor in Democratic poll.
tics. Always fluent talker. he made
many friends who will miss his ready
wit and keen insight into affairs.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-03-22
AmuWmsno

Next week will be busy one in the
way Of entertaining. Besides the so.
oial events already enumerated in the
local columns there will be a drill and
entertainment at Five Points hall
Tuesday evening given by Captolia
Temple of the S. NJ. T. These ladies'
have been some of the most success.
ful entertainers in the past and viii
doubtless enjoy large patronage.
The Harris Orchestra will delight
the public with vaudeville program
of eight good numbers Thursday
night followed by dancing. This or.
chestra has not given anything for
many months and will show itself at
its best.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-03-22
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON.
In Politics 10 recognized as a Friend
Of the Whole South.

Special to Stesman.
When Booker Washington made his
Atlanta speech at the Cotton States
Exposition few years ago, and mark
ed out the boundary and habilitation
of the negro by the declaration that
We can be one as the hand. but sep
arate as the fingers of the hand" the
Southern press and Southern states.
men and publicists went wild with de-
light They were charmed by the
matchless wisdom of this child OF
destiny. who was, metaphorically
speaking, hailed as a second Daniel
come TO judgment But subsequent
events, some of them Of recent occur.
renee, notably the White House
luncheon and the Ralph Tyler Incl
dent. have served to change white
public sentiment In the South against
NJ. wasAington, whp .is now coossd-
cred to be too active in politics to be
longer recognized as a true friend of
the white South.
The Atlanta Journal editorially dis
cusses Mr.. Washington's informed.
ding in national politics and ques.
tions the propriety of the principle of
great school like Tuskegee enacting
the role of a political hackstey on the
one hand while on the other he is ap-
pealing 10 Democrats and Repub-
licans alike for money TO run his
school. The point seems 10 be well
taken. II is well taken. and Mr..
Washington should see it with both
eyes and either resign his principal
ship and come out into the open and
play the political game in which he is
an adept or cease meddling in the
political affairs of the states where
there are negroes fully competent to
attend to them. According to Mr.
Washington himself, he has never
voted, II this be true, ii does not fur.
nish n very good reason why he
should interfere in the Affairs OF
negroes who do vote. The Atlanta
Journal article will make white men
in the South think very seriously, and
it may cause some perturbation in the
mind of the wizard in the near future.
The Southern white man has a way of
comprising his end without the air OF
brass band-and they do have a
wonderful way of getting together
when they have smart, cunning.
crafty and diplomatic colored gentle
man like Professor Washington to
deal with.
Mr.. Washington in essaying the
role Of COLOSSUS is attempting too
The evening world., 1907-09-11
DARING THIEVES
ROBBED HIM IN
DARK HALLWAY.
Gustav O'Connor First Sand
bagged at an Amsterdam
Avenue Tenement.

Two daring thieves ar, st'll at large
to-day. although they yesterday held
up. .andbaEged and robbed Ga.tavr
oConnor. a rent collector.
o'connor 10 eighteen years old and Is
employed by KItap q Co.. roai estate
brokers. OF No, 1903 Amsterdam avenue,
He was on a rent collecting tour yes
terday morning. and entered an apart
ment houss at One Hundred and Forty
fourth street and Amsterdam avenue
He had $50 Belonging TO Knap Co. In
ela wallet
Coming through 4 poorly hehted hall
way OConnor saw two msn standing
near the stnifs and pAaped chem with
our q word, A few minutes later on
his way to tho street. the youth again
paasod rhe men. As ha did 20 ne N-
ceived a blow on the head and sank.
unconscious. TO the floor. He believes
the sandbaxEers struck him a, least ten
times. HIS pockets were rtfied and the
$50 stolen.
When no recovered CONSEQUENCES ne
immediately went to his employers
oftIcc. leSu than a block away. and told
hi. story. 4. Doctor was summoned and
o'Connor then visited Police Head
quarters with Mr. Knap and snvo an
account OF! Ms experiences. The pre-
cIpct police Of the Wee, One Hundred
and Firiy-seoond Street Station were
not notified of the robherY,
o'connor remembers now that two
strange mca have been loitcr.ns In the
for the last four days ard
they followed him on ono occas.on
According TO business men of the
Heights section hold-ups
and house burgiaries arc becoming fre-
qucnt In that locality, and Commission
er Bingham w!u be asked to take the
matter in band when lie returns on Sat
arday to No 800 Mulberry street.
The evening world., 1907-09-11

Convention favor Supreme ccsHt Jus
dee ]. Franklin Fort ,or shs oa,osrna-
,orfal nonu.naccu.
Tho Faxani,es elect their candidates
for delegates to the County CONVENTION
In Jersey City and West Hoeehsn, ea,
the Dickinson men carried ne ress Of
the county. Tners will be about iis
FaSanitce In tho County Convsnron ou;
OF total Of 80 Delegates.
The case O, President Theodore
BieTck. OF tho Police Board who was
arrested on charge OF interfering with
an election board and locked up fer four
hours. will come up before Justice Fort
Sept II. Bserek uas released under
,5oo bail last night
The evening world., 1907-09-11
AUSTRIAN PRINCE AND
HIS CHAUFFEUR KILLED
Three Others Injured in Wreck Of
Auto, Which Struck House
Dodginq Another Car.

FORLI, Italy, Sept. il.--Pancs w1vi-
slsehi, OF Vienna. now residing a,
Florence, was killed to-day when his
automobile. while going at a high rate
OF speed, struck the corner OF house
In an attempt TO avoid crashing into
another automobile.
The Princes chauffeur was also killed
And three other persons Who we're An
the car were Injured.
The evening world., 1907-09-11
SWORD CUTS MISS cRosMAN
Aetre.. wounded in Fencing Bou,
Mt Rchear.nI.

while fencing with Tyrone Power at
rehearsal of THE Christian Pilgrim.
at the Hudson Theatre yesterday after
noon. Henrietta Crosman was struck on
the nead py a broadswoEd and slightly
cut The sword slipped from Mr..
Powers hand. bu, Miss Cro.a:an
dedyed and escaped the full force OF the
blow.
The evening world., 1907-09-11

NYRoN T. HERRfCK. formerly oorsrns
r. Ohio.
yELIx IsMAN, Real Estate Operator. New
York and philadelphia.
sAMuEI. N. JARyrR OF the National Banh
or Cuba.
GEORGE ]. SAITH. vios-PrssissHt Aaxsr,
Flushing Como any.
TIMOTHY l. Woodruff, Prssidsnt rroN-
dent SavinEs Life Assurance Booistyl
yies-Prssident Garden ctx Esta,sA
The evening world., 1907-09-11


That the Average New Yorker
Sees Only Day at Time?
When JOHN JACOB AsTOR bought the land be-
tween 42d and 46h Streets and from Broadway to the
Hudson the majority of New Workers said he had
reached hmf-tha the city could never extend as far
north Eden Farm.
Now there are five hundred thousand people in the
Bronx-fve miles north There fourteen hundred
thousand people i'm Brooklyn
You know what made the Bronx-t one line of
transportation.
You know what made Brooklyn-it the bridge.
What do you think Of the future Of asuperb residen
tal park in the City Of New York, with city improve
ments-seWers electric light, water fire and police
protection?
Eighteen minutes from Herald Square
The focus Of ten tunnels and five bridges
With eight hundred trains day:
A five cent trolley fare now.
Where's can buy a lot for as little as $3.50 within
the next thirty days.
There is not piece OF property in Manhattan with
any bottom to it, having anything like the accessibility
and advantages where lots can be bought for less than
On account Of its accessibility and beauty the New
York City Improvement Commission wanted it for city
park and 50 recommended it to Mayor Mcclellan.
Highly developed properteswith handsome residences
surround it.
Ren3emberLEightssR minutes from a New York
theatrical and shopping centre--With fve-cent fare
Actually nearer City Hall than is l6oth Street.
Do you believe such situation exist and you
not know about it?
Next Sundays WORLD will open your eyes to Ger
tain astounding facts
Facing such conditions these are just kinds of
The few that Instantly
And the many who will tell their children why,
know the time could have owned etc
Who 1 I'd a end 5ss 5 s as 81 , the slightest slightest ]
$ :;:;: n; :;: IL S:: ;: =S:$ ;; $ E: :::: :: Z
AMAIcA-EsTATEs
the Bord o Directors touws:
The evening world., 1907-09-11
IAMAICA-ESTATES

A. D, BENNETT. rrss,dsnt Nigh. sHd Day
Rank.
n J. pBdNoN. Builder Of Bsimont tunnels
and contractor for Psnnsylvania Road
rRANKLI,a p. puRYEA. formerly purysA
n Potter.
CLAYTON 8. 5aosa OF @. &. ooss q Co.
EDWARD NJ GRouT. formarly cemproiisr
Of the City Of New York.
nRNDerus oULrcK. PrssidsnI
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-04-10
FAMOUS FOREIGNERS -.
ASSEMBLE IN PITTSBURG.

Pittsburg, Pa, April 1O.-Never be-
fore have so many distinguished for
eigners been assembled in Pittsburg
as are mere to participate in the found
ers' day exercises at Carnegie insti-
tute tomorrow. Members of the 40
bility n men famous in statesman
ship, war, literature, art and the drama
are here as the representatives of all
European powers. AS a mark of res
pect the Western University of Penn
sylvania will confer honorary degrees
upon all the visitors from other ma
lions.
Final preparations are being com
pleted today for the dedication cere-
monies, in which Andrew Carnegie
will, of course, be the principal figure.
The steel magnate is today entertain
ing many of the visitors and will give
a banquet in their honor at his pala-
tial residence tonight.
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CHURCH WILL COME UP
FOR HEARING TODAY.

W~arrensburg, No, April 1O.-The
suit brought by the union element of
the local Cumberland Presbyterian
church to restrain the anti-saloon eIe-
ment from using the Cumberland
Presbyterian church and to prevent
them from publishing and selling the
confession of faith and from using the
name Cumberland Presbyterian, will
be given hearing today before Judge
Martin at Bonneville, where it was
taken on change of venue. The trou-
bic originated at the time of the ul-
ion of the Presbyterian and Cumber-
land church bodies. That part of the
Cumberland church in this city tina
opposed the merger toe possession
of the church property and barred he
unionists. The latter secured a tenn
porary injunction against their oppo-
nents and the present suit is to have
this restraining order made perma-
nent.
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PARDoNED, PROVIDED
HE WILL NOT LECTURE.

Topeka, Kan, April 9.-Governor
HOch today granted a conditional par
don to Willie Sell, a quadruple murd-
erer who has been in the peaitentiary
since 1888 serving a life sentence. The
principal condition of the pardon is
that Sell will not lecture or in any
way exhibit himself for money. "Wil-
lie" Sell was sixteen a Did wen
his father, mother, 10 year old broth
er and Is year old sister were killed.
Willie was arrested, and although he
maintained his innocence and his at
torneys argued that it was a physi-
cal impossibility for him to have
committed the murder, ne was on
victed and sentenced to life impris-
Onmelt.
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OBSERVE BIRTHDAY OF
THE AUTHOR OF "BEN "A

Brookville. Ind, April 10.-The eigh
tieth anniversary of the birth of Gen
eral Lew Wallace is being generally
observed by the citizens of this city.
where the famous military officer and
author of Ben HIr" was born on
April 10, 1927. Special commemora-
tive services will be neld this even
ing, when addresses will be made by
several wel1-known Indianians. Gen
eral Wallace was the greatest and
best beloved of Broohville's native
sons. The grand father of the distin-
guished novelist came here early in
the last century and established a
tavern. David Wallace, father of Gen
eral Wallace, was sent to West Point,
where he graduated with honors. Re
turning to Brookeville on q visit to
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MINNESOTA SUNDAY
SCHOOLS HOLD MEETING.

Minneapolis, Mimi, April 1O.-The
district conference of the Information
al Sunday School Field Workers So
ciety adjourned this afternoon and
will be followed this evening by the
opening session of the forty-ninth
annual convention of the Minnesota
Sunday School association. The meet
ing will be held in Westminster
church and will open with a song ser
vice led by Professor S, H. Myers of
Chicago, assisted by a specially train
ed chorus of 800 voices. Mayor Haynes
and Governor J. A. Johnson will well
come the hundreds of delegates who
are gathering here today for the con-
vention. An address by DR.. H. NJ.
Hamill, of Nashville, Tennessee, on
The Sunday School as an Education
al Force will be a feature of the SEES
sion. The department conferences
will be given Friday evening, follow
ing which the closing session of the
convention will be held.
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triets. water is to be had, and where
a ear or two ago there seemed nc
possibility of a water supply, water
is now being developed. The munger
for land will bring about the develop
ment of the water supply.
Cattle feeding and sheep feeding
have not yet been developed in this
territory. Hog feeding remains to be
developed. All three will eventually
grow into great independent indus
tries. The more n studies the posi-
bilities of the soil in New Mexico,
the more enthusiastically one is con-
WINGED of the territory's great futurs."
Professors Tilsley and Garcia left
Saturday night for Mesilla Park.
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his father Sc became enamored OF q
fair daughter Of Judge Test. Resign
ing from the army. ne read law with
the judge while he courted the daugh-
ter, whom he married shortly after
being admitted to the bar here in 1923
-Four years later Lewis Wallace was
born in the home established by the
young couple, fine brick building of
colonial design. it was tora down ma
ny years ago. Through his marriage
to Miss Test, David Wallace became
connected with the Noble brothers,
two of whom were his brothers-i7-law
They were among the most distinguish
ed of the early residents OF Brooke
vile, James Noble having been the
first United States senator from In
diana. The memory of the three gen.
erations of Wallaces is held dear in
~Brookeville and any celebration of
the famous General Lew is shared
by his distinguished relatives.
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CHATTANOOGA WELCOMES
NEBRASKA STATESMAN.

Chattanooga, Tenn, April 1O.-AlI
Chattanooga donned it's glad rags To-
day and assembled at the railway sta
ton to give an enthusiastic welcome
to William Jennings Bryan, who
comes here as the guest of the Chat
tanooga Bryan club at it's annual BAN
quet tonight. Some of the most dis
ti1guished leaders of the southern
Democracy Joined in the demonstra-
Dime will be a feast of silver tong
ued oratory. In addition to Tennes-
sees most famous men, including
Governor Patterson, Senators Car
mack. Taylor and Frazier. Congress
man Moon. Ex-Governor Mcmillan and
ex-Governar Cox, many other distin-
gufshed southernerS will be present
and respond to toasts. Governor B..
B. Conner of Alabama will speak on
mo Conflict Between State and Fed
eral Regulation of Railroads" Joha
Temple Graves, editor of the Allan
ia Georgian and News and farfamed
as a silver to1gued orator, will discuss
1.-The Prospects of Democracy" Hon..
o. c. Manor of Montgomery, Alabama
will have for his subject THE Ameri-
can Constitution" and Adjutant Gene
raj Bib Graves of Alabama will speak
on 1.-THE Citizen iSoldiery."
Mr.. Bryan has been travelling almost
constantly for several months. He
plans to spend the latter half of this
month in touring the New England
States, stopping at Washington next
Sunday to deliver an address under
the auspices of the Loyal legion on
the anniversary of the death of Presi-
dent Lincoln. This speech will be en-.
tirely non-political, but the Nebras-
kan is preparing to make it one of the
greatest efforts of his career. On
April IS he will begin his New Eng
land speech making in Connecticut,
following with a tour of Massachusetts
Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hamp-
shire and Maine.
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WISCONSIN SOCIETY MEETS
AT ASTORIA-WAIDOR

New York, April 10.-Unitei States
Senator John c.. Spooner will be the
guest Of honor at the fourth annual
dinner of the Wisconsin Society of
New York at the Waldorf-AsIoria no
tel this evening. h occasion Will
mark his last public appearance prior
expected that the senator will make a
speech bearing upon n, tional issues
which will be of great ami widespread
interest.
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Civil Service Examinations.

Washington, D. c., April 10.-Uncle
Same is in need of a few Hindoo inter
prefers for the immigration service
at a Francisco and the civil service
bureau is holding examinations of ap
plicants today. The position pys the
mulificent salary of 5000 a year. Elk
aminations are also being neld for jun
ior clerks in the reclamation service
and engineers and carpenters in the
Indian srviece, at salaries of 1920 a
year.
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South Carolina Baptist Meet.

Columbia. S. c., April 10.-Today's
session of the South Carolina Baptist
Young Peoples convention was devot
ed mainly to organization and the
reading of reports. Addresses were
made by the Rev. C. A. Jones of Ben
nettsville, the Rev. l.. NJ. Rice of I'm
ion and others. This evening the Rev
T. B. Ray of Richmond will deliver a
notable address on the project of the
worldwide evangelism. The reports
show a considerable increase in the
membership. E
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Will Tour Western States.

Chicago, ILL.,, April 10.-F. H. Elliot,
secretary of the American association
and Jefferson DeMolt Thompson,
chairman of the racing board of that
organization, will max a second mis-
sionary incursion into b middle and
western states this week to consult
with Henry Ford, A. L. Riker and 9TH
er engineering experts of the automo-
bile world, who will assemble in the
Indiana capital to consider rules for
the touring car race on Long Island
next October. Next week Mr. Elliot
and Mrs. Thompson will go to ST.
Louis and other western cities to fur
Their the formation of state associa-
tons