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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-01-18
Nakine a total. 81, ,4O12146S

Making a total. ......' 'Sl, ,4Ot'z14'o
This million and half has been
safely and carefully handled by this
Negro institution under the most try
ing and critical circumstances. The
officers and executive committee OF
this bank have held themselves in
readiness every day since the organi
zation of this bank to meet the de-
mands of its depositors in cash, dol
lar for dollar at an hours notice. we
boast that the One Cent Savings Bank
IS not only solvent, but has held te'elf
in readiness each morning of every le-
cal banking day in every year to meet
q run on it by it's depositors from ,
a M in the morning to the closing OF
its doors at 9 p. m. 1t could have handed
out dollar for dollar to every de.
IC0ntinued on Page ~
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-01-18

To the Officers, Directors and Stock
holders Of the One Cent Savings
Bank:
Gentlemen and Ladies':
For three consecutive years you
have honored me, both by your vote
and your confidence, with the highest
honor within the gift Of your institu-
ton. There has not day dawned in
these three years that | have been
unmindful of the great responsibility
with which you have intrusted me.
/ have endeavored to the best OF my
ability to prove that this confidence
&lwss not abused, nor this trust mis-
placed. whatever success or pros
perity, or whatever public confidence
or increase of business has come to
the One Cent Savings Bank during
these three years is due very largely
to the earnest work and careful man
agement of the cashier, teller, and
executive committee of management.
These officials, like myself, have suf-
fered untold mental anxiety with an
ever-present keen desire to have care
full. accurate, earnest, straightforward
business-like transactions in this In
stitution. and its employees from the
ianitor who sweeps the floor and
lights the building to the president,
who presides over the meetings and
gives the final decisions.
The Launching of This Institution.
The launching of this institution was
indeed an experiment, an experiment
that gives great concern to the STOCK
holders and management. The cont.
dence of the Negroes of this State anC
city has been so often, so inexcusably
so continuously abused; tlrst, by ou
Caucasian brethren who have undls
puted control of everything and, sec
ond. by their own people who hap
pen to be little more fortunate witt
education, wealth and confidence thai
their less fortunate brethren. Their
seems to be among the Negroes Q
Tennessee everywhere a continual re
petition of this rhyme, "Since man 7
man is SO unjust, we cannot decid
what man to trust"
The Need for Such an Institution.
The urgent need for commerce.
trust and savings institution, COZ
dacted exclusively in the interest
and for the peculiar needs OF tne ~
aroes of this city, was and Is SUN u
questioned by all who take even q Co
nal observation Of conditions. But
time goes on, anu conditions chang
this need is more apparent to-day tina
ever before. There are in the cll
of Nashville and its suburban vicln
Ties between forty and fifty thousaI
Negroes, and so per cent. OF these n
proes are wageearners and bread-wi
ners. They are engaged in every !
dustrial pursuit that IS foiloweu !
the American people, from an orc
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-01-18

One Cent Savings Bank Building,
All Fourth ave., NJ, Nashville, Tenn.
Vile have, if upon the sworn state
ment Of its officers published quarter
ly, they could make financial showing
of bank clearings Of $9,000,000 annual
ly? Would it not put the Negroes in
a different light?
The One Cent Savings Bank, the
only Negro banking institution in
Nashville, by the sworn statement OF
our honored cashier, who is the prop
er custodian of the money, shows a
total clearance for the year 1906, OF
76,S5973.
II we take up the number of deposit
tors as shown upon the ledger OF this
banking institution, it will be seen
that my figures for $9,00O,00O annual
clearance, is entirely too small; for
according to the ledger of the One
Cent Savings Bank there is possibly
not more than six hundred or seven
hundred of both stockholders and de-
positors in this bank.
If six hundred depositors show an
annual bank clearance of $600,0O0 in
round numbers, 5000 depositors
would show $6,000,00O at the same ra
ito.
There can be but one reason why
5000 depositors have not patronizet
the One Cent Savings Bank, and tha
reason is lack of racial confidence
That amount of money has gon'
through the banks Of Nashville, bu
for lack of racial confidence, 1t ha
failed to go through Negro banks.
is high time that our preachers
school-teachers, merchants, bushes
men, professional men, heads Of lode
es, and officers of benevolent iDstltr
tions were awakened to these things
{ and shown clearly that it is their dut
: to support this institution.
t The Progress Made by the One Ger
!. Cent Savings Bank.
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The Negroes Greatest Need.

There is a great controversy to-day
among the intelligent as to what Is
the greatest need of the Negro race.
These disputants seem divided INTO
five distinct schools: The first class
argues that the Negroes greatest need
is religion. The second, says that II
is morality. The third, argues that
It is higher education. The fourth
class contends that it is industrial
education, and the fifth class, that
his greatest need is wealth.
But I, after forty years of earnest
observation and thirty years of public
career, cannot join any one OF these
schools. | hold that the Negro needs
all of these. But if he needs any
one thing more than another, he needs
racial confidence, racial fidelity, racial
patriotism and racial love. For when
The Negro learns to trust and love the
Negro race, from a commercial stand
point, all other things will come to
him.
The Negro is religious. Indeed,
am almost ready to say like Paul said
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-01-18
The Progress Made by the One Cen
Cent Savings Bank.

The clearances. of this institution
for the past three years are as fol
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-12
FIFTY NEW MEMBERS
The Local W. c. r. U. Makes a Race
and VIII Have Reception.

Tho w. C. T. U. recently engaged in a
membership eoates, with Mrs. S. 4
Mounts and Mrs. Hattie Green as leaf
ers Q! tho opposing sides; each leader
rallied her forces and set them TO w.rk.
and last friday when the result, was an
nounesd 1t was found that tho side led by
Mrs. Green had secured 81 now mem
bers. while Mrs. Mounts party had add
cd 55. making total Of 81 new men,
bers. thus doubling tho membership Of
tho local Union. which is now los strong
A reception TO tho new members will be
held Friday afternoon in tho parIors Of
the N. E. church. A literary program
provided by tho successful sido. and re-
freshmsnts served by the others will be
features Of the occasion.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-12
Josss -Nswby NuptiaIs.

The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. New
by was ashins with lights and gay with a
happy hearted throng Wednesday even
ing. the occasion being the marriage Of
their daughter Grace and Mr.. Roger R.
Jones. whish took place in presence Of
about 25 Of the near friends and rela-
tivss Of the young people. The wedding
march was played BY Mrs. M. M. Nelson
and Rev. v. B. Hartsr Of the Christian
church propoundsd the questions that
sealed the contract. Miss Abbie Hunt
was tho pretty bridesmaid and Lester E.
Newby. brother Of the bride. was best
man. After the ceremony the company
sat down to = bountful wedding dinner
served by Mrs. Nswby. and joy reigned in
the house until the party broke up. The
young people 60 Immediately to home
making in Rocky Ford.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-12
Rocky Ford Supplies Trees.

The entire stock Of trees on the Ed.
Swink home place on East Swink avenue.
was disposed Of last fall. and this spring
the buyers took them up for delivery to
their customers. Where some consider
able part Of them went is indicated in
the following item appearing in the Las
Animas Leader. 1t suggests the impor-
tance Of tree planting. which is being bet
ter realized everywhere as well on the
treeless waste around Las Animas:
A large consignment Of elm trees was
received this week from Rocky Ford. The
city is having $50 of them set out in the
city park, the school district will set out
a number around the high school, and
citizens are setting out from 26 to 100 on
their lots. In a number Of instances the
trees are replacing cottonwoods.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-12

J. E. Orr and wife contemplate leaving
shortly for summer visit among former
Kansas friends and neighbors. His photo
gallery will be leased TO parties from the
East who wish to spend the summer in
Colorado.
E. T. Kreidsr. who represents the F.
P. Gas Lighting Machines in this vicinity
Is showing those interested in the light
ing problem a new style of gasoline light
mantle, called the "Stubbers" that seems
to be good thing in its line.
The City Drug Store this spring intro
duoed stock Of nice wall papers as a
side line. which is being duly advertised
in the columns Of The Enterprise. They
are further showing their faith by their
works in decorating the interior Of the
store with new paper hAngings from their
stock. An imitation in paper Of the pop
ular burlap dseoratss the pannelling
around the soda fountain and design in
fern leaf backs the shelving Of the store.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-12

the town. Some OF the so-ealled
''boOs,e.s" he would deiine as the real
"knOekeTs" on the Town, and he sug-
gested that II they would change their
tactics the towns reputation Tor good
water would improve,
Aid, Morrow, who be II said to his
credit never does any suprriinous
talking. endorsed Aid. Rsiiel's utter
anees with hearty ejaculation oi APP
pToyal.
Arthur Behmer said he had the I'm
est kind OF wafer in his eistern. from
our artesian well. and the fault was
not with the water but with the
knockers" who used the water TO
knock" on because they wanted
some excuse TO knock"
DIR, Van BuskiTf returned to the
fray and proposed that II the city
would give him $1,000 for advertising
purposes he could boom !, iilimitably
on the strength Of the medicinal vir-
tues Of Our artesian water. The anaiy-
sis OF our aFtesian water showed Il
to be practically the same as the
water Of the famed Ciark's mineral
springs OF Pueblo. Our town could
make its reputation ON It's artesian
water Just as Hot Springs. Ark. had
done ii We qui, knocking and went
TO work right.
One Of the Fowler gentlemen said
he had often wanted TO visi, Hot
Springs but had never had the ncees-
sary excuse for going.
This personal aiinsion DR.. NanBus-
kirk fesenied and tho debate threat
cncd to get rather acrimonious. when
the mayor diverted the stream Of
talk back TO water. Ru, the real Is
sue had been pretty well dissolved
by the meeting and interest waned.
II was near ~ o'clock and became !
question whether the members Of the
council or the Fowler contingent
would fall asleep first. Then Mayor
Pollock pulled the nodders I'M with a
round turn by calling on every men,
Der of tho old and new councils pres.
ens to commit themselves on the
Fowler proposition, When they had
done u. in turn. !, was evident that
Il was the deingc for the Fowler pro-
moicrs and they dni; and wen; home.
The regular business Of tho council
having given way to tho water discussion
tho regular meeting was appointed for
tho following evening. A report Of Tues
day nights meeting appears in our next
column.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-12
THE CITY DADS DEBATE
Receive Written Report Of
the Board OF Trade
Committee
AND MAKE 4 COUNTER. PROPOSITION
The Ouestioa Of tho Fowler People
Eusulshlng Water In THIS
City u Stlii Opea

The city council me, Tuesday nigh, on
aa!purnmen, from Monday night. for tho
Transaction Of regular business.
Aldermen MePhersoa and Rsiiel were
absent.
4 number Of bills were presented for
paymen: and allowed.
Tho Library Committee Of tho wom-
ans Club asked for 5000. the tax levy
sum Of last year for library purposes. and
the city attorney was asked to report on
tho method Of turning Il over TO tho
Library Fund.
Tnsn tho report from tho Board OF
Trade committee on tho Fowler Spring
water propositions was received and read
Il reviewed tho action Of recent meetings
on this sabsset and closed It's report with
= Recommendation that the Pure Spring
Water Co. be allowed TO bring their con-
vey Pipe into tho city and supply the pso-
pc from tanks. but deprecated any plan
BY which tho city would b committed to
the purchase Of q axed quantity Of water
In any way or ., any price As city.
Tho report was duly accepted. and
after some desul,ory discussion . new
proposition 10 como from the city TO the
company was outlined BY Mayor Pollock
This was that the city grant tho company
tho privilege Of piping ,hair water Into tho
city limits and erecting a standpipo and
tho company To agree TO furnish ~atar q.
81 psr tank Of $40 gallons to city and
country customers at the s,andpipo. and
70 pay to tho city a royalty o! is cents
per tank on all water so sold. a MAXI
mum price Of s..25 per tank to bo al
lowed In case COS, 70 company demanded
Il. 4, the end Of stipulated period tho
city to suspend i;s tank sslo Of srtesian
wAtar and 60 turn over all tank sale 10
tho Spring Water Company. Further.
Tho city 70 permit tho company 70 Pipe i,a
water to such residences Of tho town as
preferred pipc service 10 tank supply
OF tho spring water. This bargain TO bo
made to run term Of 20 years.
His honor said no had reason to believe
that proposition Of this sort would DO
accepted by tho Spring Water Company
and he had boon authorized to lay Il bo-
fore tho council. He did so. without pro-
judiee and did not wish to have il undor-
stood as expressing his own viows Of a
contract
This tentative proposition was debated
for some time by the council and several
Of the now aldsrmen-sloet and citizens
present at tho meeting. The probable
rsvsauo to the city from the tank royalty
was discussed aad figured out by water
Commissioners Ksndig. for the enlightsn-
msnt Of the meeting. and the question Of
the wisdom Of allowing any piping priv
ilsge to the Water Company was raised.
The upshot Of the discussion was q
motion to have the city attorney draw up
. contract to bs offered 10 the Water
Company for its consideration and the
meeting then adjourned.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-12
A Big bal.lux Deal Successful.

Cablegrams from London TO Interested
parties in Colorado. and given to the
daily papers Of Denver contain the news
that E. j. Wilcox has sold his mining pro-
perties to an English syndicate for the
sum Of three and half millions. Mr..
Wilcox is known to number Of Rocky
Ford citizens. who will BE- pleased to hear
Of the success Of his large financial deal.
The mines are known as the Waldorf
properties. located in the Argentine min
ing district, near to Georgetown. Mr..
Wilcox has been engaged for ten years
in the development Of these mines.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-12
Would You Carry Mail.

Miss Florence DunkleberRer, the local
secretary, announces for the United
States Civil Service Commission. that
there will be clerk-carrier examination
held in Rocky Ford May 2. 1907. All ap-
plications must be on file in the Denver
office before April 25. For examination
blanks, instructions, ETC.. inquire at the
post office.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-12
EXTENSIVE BUILDING
Operations Uadse Way and Planned
By Local Property
OW0oSS

Gangs Of workmsn are busy on the
sites Of tho two now business blocks
that arc planned to adorn tho business
een,ers Of Rocky Ford as soon a. tho
necessary material and labor can be 60,
together to build them. The Goblin
building TO be erected on the corner Of
Elm avenue and Ninth street, will havo a
ground area Of So iso feo,. |; will bo
the ground floor being divided into six
store rooms and tho uppar floor into 2!
oiIieo rooms. These latter tho plan makes
all outside lighted rooms and they will DO
handsomely furnished IN hard wood and
with modern bath and layatory convent
enecs
In uddit'onto bic basi1oss block enter
prise. Mr.. Gobin eontempatos tho rnmo-
date erection OF u fine residence for his
own occupancy. which will be located on
tho sito Of tho present frame dwelling
opposite tho residence OF G. W. Swins on
North Ninth.
Tho other large structure. for whichthe
cellar excavation Is already being donc.
is to DO located on South Main. $50 feet
south Of tho opera house. It is projected
by Walter Cheek and Is To DO a three story
brick structure. tho top floor to be speei-
ally equipped as dancing hall. There
will bs q spacious cellar extending under
the street walk IN front 30 that fuel sup
ply for the heating Of the premises can
be taken directly into the building frsm
the front. The main floor will have two
fine rs # storsrooms. with plate glass
front. The second story will be equipped
with the modern eonvsnisness for large
rooming apartments. hr. Cheek expects
10 press tho work to completion just Is
fast as his contracts for building with
sthsrs will permit him to 60 forward with
his own plans.
A. L. Tsnny. who owns one Of the de-
sirabls lots in this same block with the
Opera House Co. and Mr.. Cheek. has the
plans drawn and is asking for estimates
upon two story brick or cement block
building. the lower floor Of which will be
rented for merchandise and the upper
story be used as photo gallery by Mr..
Tenny himself.
Mrs. David Best eontemplates the
erection Of neat but modest residence
on lots at the corner Of South Main and
Locust ave. recently purchased for the
purpose.
A little farther south on Main. Or. R.
E. Wolfe will shortly begin the erection
Of an attractive residence for himself.
that will help to grace the architectural
growth Of that part of the city.
Another block south on Main. Clyde
Fluke has one of the finest building sites
in town-the corner Main and Pine Ave
and he has just let the contract for neat
cottage Of five rooms. to cost about
So 1000. Palmer & Anthony are the
builders, and will proceed with the work
at once.
Dennis Fleak has moved into his cosy
little new home on South Main. An
unique feature is the woodwork finish in
birch, which makes one of the prettiest
oil finish woods in use. Birch that in our
boyhood was counted good for nothing
but for the schoolmaster to cut
switches from.
Frank Buirgy, a Denver contractor and
builder. is here helping his father-in-law.
S. A. Mcdonald with some of his Rocky
Ford building operations. He is busy
now on the front elevation drawing for
the new Goblin block
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-12
WRONG MAN IN COFFIN
Rose Lee Smith Supplies the
Denver Dailies
"A BIG SUNDAY PAPER SENSATION
She Mistakes q Dead Man for Tier
wsyward Brother and Sends
ills Remains TO Tier
Southern Homo

Ono Of tho chief sensations Of ,hoDonycr
daily press for las. Sunday involved
lady who some time ago was a fosiden,
OF Rocky Ford and a teacher In cur
schools. hiss Rose Ice Smith is tho
cons pisuos figure in an unfortunate and
mysterious episode, 4 man. suppos .i.y
named Howard Scott Smith. was shot
dead on March so a. Grand Junction.
Colo. willis trying ,o-esssps-Ifon a saOE-
1T. who had him under arrest on \
charge Of burglary. bliss Smith. who
has boon a teacher IN Denver schools
since leaving Rocky Ford. heard Of the
death Of this man and wen, TO Grand
Junction. claimed tho body as that Of a
wayward brother. had Il ombalmod and
shipped to hor parents In Clarksburg.
Va. Tho parents on op,ning tho caskst.
denied tho identity Of the dead man as a
morsue, Of Clarksburg. for Identification
by somebody else. Tho descriptions CIV
on Of the dead man and the son arc so
widely different that any mistake about
their identity seems improbable. and tho
reason for substitution Of bodies is not
made evident. Hence profound mys-
tory surrounds tho case. Miss Smith has
a sister with whom she lived in Denver.
a Mrs. Reed. and whether she or this sis
ter went to Grand Junction and identified
the body seems in some doubt too. At
the Grand Junction hotel the lady regis
tered as Mrs. I. Reed. Neither Miss
Smith nor her sister have permitted
themselves to be seen or interviewed by
the Denver newspapers and one Of them
is said to have gore to Carksburg. Va.
with the remains. though this report is
not verified.
Dispatches from ClarksburQ say the
body in the morgue there has been Wis
tied by a hundred people who knew
Smith and who say this is not the man.
Miss Rose Lee Smith is known to her
Rocky Ford acquaintances as woman of
bright, vvacious and energetic temper
ment. and enc who put great deal of
stress on her illustrious lineage. The
Lee" in her name was intended to main
tain her family identity with the great
Confederate General. Lee. In our late
state political campaign Miss Smith fig
ured eonspicuously as a competitor with
Miss Maloney for the nomination TOR
State Superintendent OF Education on the
Democratic ticket. In working up her
political chances she visited anypartsof of
the state.
F. W. Angler. travelling passenger
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-12

F. W. Angler. travelling passenger
agent Of the Union Pacific railroad was
in Rocky Ford for few hours Tuesday.
He reports that changes Of date have
been made by which the patronage of
our Melon Day festival and Cheyenne's
Pioneer Day will not conflict. The latter
celebration coming late in August and
Melon Day early in September. the pat
ronage. particularly from the city Of Den
YER. was lessened for both occasions. The
Cheyenne people have therefore decided
to put the dates for their "Pioneer" cele-
bration in July-the 25th, 2eth and 9th;
and they extend hearty invitation to
Rocky Ford to come up and see the fun
this year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-26
JUDGE PURNELL WILL
NOT MODIFY INJUNCTION.
tspecial to The rImes-pispatchl

Especial to The Times-D ispatch.1
|. RALEIGH, N. c.. August 25.-In the
noted case OF United Cigarette Ma
chine Company vs. Wright, involving
transactions of Wright as agent for
the company in the sale OF cigarette
machines in Japan. China and other
foreign countries, pending in the court
Tor several years, Judge Thomas r.
Purnell. OF the United States court
mere; makes ruling that he will In
nowise yacate or modify the injunc-
ton that he issued some time ago re-
strainlng Wright from instituting a
suit IN England involving matters con-
corning the Bonsack Cigarette Com
pany. This matter was argued before
the 1,Hge several days ago by i. r.
Busbee and ex-Judge w. p. Bynum for
the defendant. and j. f. Pou, con-
ira The court holds that, having
Jurisdiction OF the parties and sub
ject-matter of the suit. all matters
growing out OF the original contract
and agency are part of tho suit In
this court
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-26
WILHELM
SPEAKS AT CHURCH
Attends Swedish Methodist
Church and Shakes Hands With
Hundreds Present.

NEWPORT, n. T., August 25.-Prince
Wilhelm of Sweden attended fare
we'll luncheon given by Mrs. stuyve-
SAINT Fish this afternoon, and this eve-
ming went to Warwick Neck, whore he
was entertained by United States Sem
ator Nelson w. Aldrich and Mrs. AID
rich at their summer home. To-mor-
row he will go to Worcester by special
train. This morning the Prince was
present at a service at the Swedish
Methodist Episcopal Church, and after
wards held reception there, shaking
hands with hundreds of people. In a
brief address In the Swedish language
Bhe said he was glad to see that all
though loyal American citizens, the
Swedish people of this country still
have a warm SPOT In their hearts for
the Fatherland.
After an automobile ride in the
suburbs the Prince and his party went
to the Fish residence for luncheon.
At 8 o'clock the Prince went on
board the steam yacht saghaya, owned
by Senator Aldrich, and was taken to
the Senator's summer home at War
wick Neck.
1t was arranged that late in the
evening the yacht should take the
Prince to Providence to pass the night
vat the Hope Club there s.a