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The Colorado statesman., 1908-07-11

and town-site settlement than Col
orado, since the demand for aeri-
cultural product and farm labor is
far greater than the supply.
AS race we must cooperate
and establish our worth, industry,
and influence, so that instead of
having to demand political, bust
ness, and trade recognition, our
patronage will be solicited. There
are many reasons why we should
establish ourselves as an indepen-
dent class. Not until we marshall
our forces, put our available capi-
tai together and prove to this COM
munity that we are as capable of
self government as we are to be
governed; that we can produce and
do business the same as other
races and classes, will we be in a
position to demand or just recogni-
ton in a business and political
sence according to our represen-
ton and taxation.
The following telegram was received
by e. P. Booze from Booker T. Wash
ington:
Tuskegee, Ala, July 6, 1908.
To E. P. Booze, Shorter A. M. E.
Church, Denver, Colo
Beg to send to you & Colorado State
Business league greetings and best
wishes for harmonious and successful
session.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON,
President.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-07-11
COLORADO STATE NEGRO BUSINESS
LEAGUE.
Continued from first) page

burdens and responsibilities of |
good government and honored ser
vice, and alike in the enjoyment of
the emoluments which naturally
accrue.
A brief reference is here made
to the past, not however, with the
thought of bringing forward any
of its unpleasantness but to the
end that we may correctly meas
ure our progress.
| beg your attention to retrospect
with me for a moment, in order
that we may see the rock from
which we were hewn and the pit
from which we were dug. | make
this proposition: That never be-
fore in the history of the world, was
there such a spectacle as was wit
messed in the condition of the eman-
cipated Freedmen "a generation ago,
after the close of the war. And [
follow up that proposition with one
like unto it, that never before i'll
the history of mankind had any ma
ton treated her emancipated Freed
men as our Nation treated hers a
generation ago, after the surrender
at Appomattox.
Two hundred and fifty years of
the most critical period of this
country's history, tested and tried
as no man has been tested and
tried, as far as | have been able to
read the worlds history-tested
and tried as to whether or not, when
the opportunity was given, he
would prove worthy of the conf
dence put in him by his former
masters, whose women and children
were left in his care during the
war, fought to keep him a slave.
Their loyalty on that occasion is
the grandest incident in the history
of this republic, and, in that criti-
cal moment he stood an example
for all the world, he stood with one
hand on the door-knob of his maY
ter S mansion for the protection of
his master s wife and child, while
his master in war fought to rivet
the chains more closely about him
And if there be a single white
Union soldier in all this audience
tonight, he will bear me out in the
assertion that the black boys We're
always the friends of the boys who
wore the blue.
And yet, after $50 years-250
years of making others richer and
of making himself poorer, the Ma
ton turned him loose without
single cent for his $50 years SER
vice, with no tangible means by
which he might get himself ready
for the stern responsibilities of
citizenship just before him.
Ignorant, demoralized and de-
graded, slavery left him without
name, without foot of land, with
out true sense of manhood, with
out money, ragged, clotheless,
naked. (Thank God our flight from
the Egypt of Bondage was not
made in the winter. But enough
of that review. What has the Negro
done, what is he doing, and what
does he propose to do9
Carnegie the Great, the philan-
thropist and humanitarian, an
nounces OF the world that the Amer
lean Negro S progress eclipses any
thing in human history. Says he,
"The Negro owns 746,717 farms,
3S,233,933 acres, 59,741 square
miles, just the area of England and
Wales, or double that of Scotland.
In 1900, the aggregate wealth of
Negroes was placed at $300,0OO,000.
The race" says Mr.. Carnegie,
"that owned not an acre of land
little over forty years ago, is now
possessor as landlords, of an area
larger than Belgium and Holland
The Colorado statesman., 1908-07-11

Thus in thirty years, illiteracy
has fallen 43 per cent.
Since 1880 Negro churches have
contributed for Negro education,
$9,547, 700 to supplement deficien-
cies of state systems.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-07-01
GOALS TO NEWCASTLE.
Boston, Which Doesn't Need It, Get.
ting Lots of Branfood.

II fish is the greatest brain food,
as scientists have said then Boston
is in a fair way to outstrip the rest
of the country in brain development
without half trying, In two days
there have been brought to T wharf
the greatest fish mart of the country
more than two million pounds OF
fish, including large and small cod,
haddock. hake, pollock, halibut and
various other species of the deep. This
enormous catch has been brought by
1OC schooners, in round numbers, six.
ty-five of which arrived yesterday and
the remainder today.
Granting that the fleet of 100
schooners averages twenty men to
the vessel (Which probably is high
estimate) and the average sum COM
ing to each fisherman. outside of the
captain, is about $50, representing
from five days to between two and
three weeks at sea. OF course, the
Sums vary, according to the vessel. the
ca'"h and the time spent at sea. Some
SCI ooners brought in as high as 75,-
Gee pounds and some little more than
$3.50; some had five men in the crew
and some twenty-five; some caught
plenty of large cod and some very
few
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-07-01
A Sensitive Monkey.

The most pathetic of all monkey
stories is one which Grant-Duff has
somewhere recorded The Dublin zoe
had famous ape whose delight was
the friendship of the principal of the
establishment. He never passed the
cage without n handshake and a
friendly chat until once member OF
the royal family went visiting. That
day the principal, too engrossed with
the duties of showing the august guest
round the place, overlooked his poor
relation. The ape grieved and sulked
and when he went again to its cage
turned savagely from him. The hui
man friend was sent absolutely tC
Coventry by his humble admlrer. And
straightway the health of the sulklng,
sorrowing animal began to decline. II
fell victim TO consumption. When
the end was obviously at hand the
principal went TO look. The ape seem.
ed TO brighten up at his approach. II
crept feebly to the front of its cage,
thrust out its hand for grasp Of
reconciliation and forgiveness, then lay
down and died.-St James Gazette.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-07-01
Whv Europe ChuckIes.

The Americans cannot complain in
their present financial embarrassment
is the cause in Europe of little Sc
cret chuckling, of good deal of open
headshaking and of some rather Phar-
isaical comparisons of business meth
DDS Modesty never was the strong
point of our energetic cousins, and
their millionaires and their trusts and
their recordbeating and undefeatable
prosperity had been thrust down our
throats till the gorge rose. Their
position is for the moment humiliat-
ing.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-07-01
A Protest.

The brave ship was wallowi9S in the
waves that threatened to engulf her
at any moment Hastily the captain
ordered box of rockets and flares
brought to the rail and with his own
hands ignited a number of them, in the
hope that they would be seen and the
passengers and crew rescued Mid the
rockets red glare tall thin, austere
individual found his way with diff
Guilty to the rail and spoke to the cap.
tain.
"Captain." said he, 81 must protest
against this daredevilishness. We are
now facing death. This is no time for
a celebration. Success Magazine.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-07-01
French Married Life.

The high average of reasonably hap
py marriages in France, where marri-
age is mostly family arrangement,
is not so ineXplicable as we might
think One thing, we suppose, and
that is how the French girl passes
from her obscure and untried exis-
tence before marriage to the wisdom
and self-possess,on of the young
French married woman, who seems to
WELD the experience of all the ages.
The adaptability of French women IS
beyond praise, as it is beyond explain
alton. London Spectator
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-07-01
Some men eat an awful lot of bread
al an ala crarte restaurant
Cause of the Spots.

A woman with an exceptionally
clear complexion recently sat for her
photograph. On receiving the proof
she took it back to the artist and
complained Of number Of small spots
on the face which marred an other
wise perfect picture. The photog-
rapher was at loss to account for
this, an examination of the negative
failing to give the slightest clew to
the source of trouble. A fortnight
later an eruption of spots broke out
on the woman's face, which proved to
he the first outward symptoms Of a
very severe attack of smallpox
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-07-01
Historic Pass Words.

The king mas sent TO the British
Museum a collection of pass words"
used for the court and the city for
each day in the months of July, 1872,
ar1 November, 1920. signed by George
w, as prince regent and as king,
and this has been placed in the de-
partment, of MSS. where other notes
of the kind are kept.-Birmingham
Post.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-07-01
Pray to Pigs.

TIE native of Borneo prays to q
pig on all important occasions If he
fears enemies, i'll luck or sickness is
coming the pig is brought into the
hut with its legs tied together. \
lighted brand is applied to scotch 1t
81 ghtly. then the pig is asked about
the matter which the natives want to
know.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-07-01
Light, Cool Summer Dresses and
Waists at Remarkable
Underpricings.

Hot days and evenings have few terors for the wo
an who selects her gowns with due regard Tor comfort well
as appearance Stocks in Suit Department show most
comprehensive display garments that will answer every warm
weather requirement Attractive Summer Dresses and Waists
and Skirts gathered here in varied assorments that will
quickly convince you that you may only dress comfortably
for very little money but that the really the
ideal time for beautiful and becoming attire.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-07-01
A Wnman's Face.

No words can express the almost
divine love and tenderness and the
perfect trust and happiness of that
Cir -wife's face, as she looked into
the eyes of her husband-and smiled.
Other holiday impressions may grow
dim and fade away, but that sweet
woman's face remains stamped on my
memory forever.-"Wynne' in the
Reader.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-07-01
Rnhin Smnersfifinn

1T is unlucky to kill robin" is a
well-established saying in England.
How badly your hand shakes; you
can scarcely write" said a teacher to
a boy in school In England. "It
always shakes" said the boy. Il
once had a robin die in my hand and
they say II a robin dies in your hand
1t will always shake"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-07-01
Wall Street Losses.

Sturdy old frank Work, of New
York, long ago was asked by an in
on sitive person if he had lost much.
He growled out in reply, NO, of
course not | haven't lost blessed
cent" and he followed with a lucid
explanation but I've shrunk five
millions of dollars - Ambassador
Reid in London.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-07-01

Italian Government Must Feed 100000
The Italian government warns its
people that 100000 persons must be
fed this winter. Two hundred thous-
and had intended to come to America
when kept out by our panic, and 1OO,-
600 will return who cannot get work
here OH account of the panic.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-07-01

Mother Ito future son-in-law)-I may
tell you that though my daughter is
well educated, she cannot cook. Flu
ture Son-in-law-That doesn't matter
much so long as she doesn't try
Fllegende Blatter.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-07-01
Rights of Automobiles on Highways.

The town of Aver, Mass, has ap-
pealed to the supreme court of that
state a suit won by motorist who
recovered damages for injuries to his
car, caused by sinking into sandy
street. The decision will settle finally
whether or not an automobile has the
same rights to a highway as horse
drawn vehicle.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-07-01
Property.

The last thing we need to be anXi-
Gus about is property. 1t always has
friends or the means of making them.
If Iiches have wings to fly away from
their owners, they have wings also
to escape danger.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-07-01
Many Tramps Killed.

The Interstate Commerce Commits
son reports that from 1871 to 1905,
23,94i trespassers were killed and 25,-
2SG were injured on railroads OF
these from one-half to three-fourths
were tramps.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-07-01
Canadian Coins.

At present all Canadian coins are
minted in London, but after Novem-
Der they will be turned over at the
Ottawa mint The profit. which is
now nearly half million dollars, will
accrue to the Dominion Government
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-07-01
Got His Answer,

81 suppose it's always hog killing
time in your town, Miss Packer"
sneered the New Yorker.
"Oh, yes replied the fair visitor
from Chicago, but don't let that keep
you from visiting us. We always pro-
tect our sts.'-Philadelp Press.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-07-01

The ideal state of the U. S. is mat
Ilmcny, and plenty of it.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-07-01
Children
SO Cents Each.
The Banner Bargain Event of the
Year.
Worth from S1.50 to $3.50 each.

"
The banner bargain event Of the season.
Another of those big purchases which certainly adding
to this stores reputation for economy From aage Cleveland
iobber we secured their surplus of Chdens Straw Hats
and will place them sale regardless of their worth at SOC
apiece
There are dozens styles in this splendid lot Take your
choice
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-07-01
Big Clearance Sale Trimmed Hats

Descriptions of course out the question, but this
schedule will show you at glance how prices have been cut to
onehalf or less
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-07-01
The Smart & Silberberq Co.
OIL CITY, PA.
INCREASE in DEPOSITS

As shown by Semi-Annual Reports made to the Commissioner
of Banking:
The sun., 1908-11-29
TOVISIT LINC0LN'S BIRTHPLACE
Tart Said 10 Favor n Presidential Call
a..'t Every -Four Years.

LoUIsvILLE, KY. Nov. 2s.-Thomas B
Kirkpatrick. postmaster at, Hodgenville
the county seat Of Larue, county, in which
Abraham Lincoln was born. said to-day
with reference"to the visit of President
Roosevelt at the laying Of tho CORNER
stone Of the Lincoln birthplace i'm
provBments on February IL and that of
President t-eleot Taft In May: ' -,
-Hodgenvills will he 'hunored with the
presence of two Presidents within the next
seven months. and thereafter at least
every four years Richpfd Lloyd Jones
int recent, oonpersation announced that
Mr.. Taft had declared himself as faverinR
the plan for Presidential visit to the his
toric ground at least once each term.
-Mr. Jones said the president-elect
announced that he would establish the
precedent by his visit in May and. that IL
wonld .be urged upon future. Chief Magis-
trates that they should make a quad
refinial visit to The Hncolnlfarm. =
The new $3.50. .00e museiin which viii be
erected on the farm will be built as rapidly
as the weather will permit after the COR
'is faidc on. February IL. The
largest crowd ever assembled in Iarue
isaexpected on stbat otcasioiI.' at
which President Roosevelt win be. the
chief Bpeakerf; G'rys. a . A.. a. .5,,.y
The sun., 1908-11-29
AMBUsHED BY Mo0NsHINiRlIss. li
United States Deputies Shot Three Pris.
0uers Make Their EscaDe.. =. :.

United States Deputies Shot Three Pris
oners Make Their Escape ~
COLLIN. Ala. Nov. 2s.-Deputy .ubitec
States Marshals King and Floyd were
shot in battle with moonshipers early
this morning and three prisoners whom
they had in charge wpre released.
King and Fowler raided q large still
about ten miles from here soon after
midnight and arrested ,John aud Jim
Floyd, brothers, and Charles Allen.., The
officers started fofothis ibisceVwith the
prisoners but were, ambushed by moon
sinners, who opened fire.. King and
Fowler fell also James Powell. driver
OF the, team. The horses attached, 4 TO
the vehicle in which the prisoners were
ran rs1.vr away and feell into the>hands OF the
The wounded deputies finally got to
Coffin and United States Marshal Ashley
left for the still this afternoon with ffteen
deputies. t.4 =, ~ itr
dim Floyd, chief moonshiner, has run
his still for. years and Is considered the
most formidable person in northern
Alabama.
The sun., 1908-11-29
BID FOR RAILROAD MEN
Federation OF Labor Tries Again to Got
Them to Afiliiate with 1t.

The organizers of the American Federa-
tion Of Labor. who have been trying FER
years without success to bring the rail-
road brotherhoods into the body, have
started another movement to get them to
atfiliate, II was announced yesterday
at the New York headquarters of the
A. F. Of L. convention iRh{lenysf Il railway
employees department Of the A. F. Of L.
has been formed s.
Herman Robinson. general organizer
Of the A. F. OF L., said yesterday that
within two months a convention Of the
new department will be called to effect
permanent organization. Though ten
national organizations are in the TEN
porary organization only thres (3f them
consist of men employed exclusively By
the railroad6t The ten organizations. fRr
which asmemberssip Of 5Oo.ooaaa claimed.
are as follows:
L Order Of Railroad Telegraghen Broth
erhood Of poiler,faIeEG and; Iron Ship
builders, International Freight Han
dlers Union. Interpatiopar Association
OF Machinists. international Association
hood T Of ssotSehooa Of
Railway Clerks. Switchnen's Union OF
North America, International Brother
hood Of Maintenance Of Way Employees
and the international Association Of
Steam Filters.
The only unions in this list that can
be regarded as composed exclusively of
workers for the. railroad ds arestt54. Order Of
Railroad photographers. the Brotherhood
OF Railway Clerks and the Switchmen,s
: Union Of North america. J
The switohmens union is not recog-
nfzed officially by the principal railroad
brotherhoods. WITCH age the Brotherhood
OF Locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood of
LocomotiYe Firemen. Brotherhood of
Conductors. In the trainmen's g organiza-
tion there are far more switchmen than !
in the Switohnen's Union Of North Amer
lea. These brotherhoods have 80 far
steered clear Of the American Federation |
OF Labor becapss they do not Haf,t fnrisk
being involved in strikes Of other unions
with which they havs no direct concern. |
A proposition even for q federation of the |
railroad brotherhoods, which was once
fell through. '"' - 50
The sun., 1908-11-29
MISS ARNOLD HERE TO LECTURE
Sister OF Mrs. Humphry Ward TO Talk
on English Novels.


on English Novels.
Miss Ethel M. Arnold. a sister Of Mrs.
Humphry Ward, who arrived yesterday
morning on the Campania and is stopping
with her cousin. Mrs. Frederick w. Whit
ridge, at 16 East Eleventh street. will
give q course of lectures at the Hudson
Theatre under the auspices Of the League
for Political Education.
One of these will treat Of the life and
work of her grandfather, Thomas Arnold
Of Rugby. and the other two will deal
with types Of the modern European novel
The subject Of the first lecture. which will
be given on Wednesday morning December
2. will be -The Feminist Novel" and that
of the second. on December o. @Thei Re-
liaious Novel;. Miss ,Arnold's discussion
will bs from The sociological as we'll as
the literary viewpoint.
She said last night that although she
was too tired to talk at length upon so
large a subject as woman suffrage, she
wanted IL to be understood that she did
not subscribe to the views held by Mrs.
Humphry Ward. This declaration win
serve as u healing balm to the
The sun., 1908-11-29
WIDOWOFGEN. COLLISROBBED
MAID ABOUT TO SAIL FOR HOME
AND HUSBAND ARRESTED.
Police Say They Found Seyen Trunks OF
Hers In Storage and Recovered Some
OF the stolen Goods. Including .
Pearl Pin. on Which Charge Is Based.


| Of the Stolen Goods. Including =
Pearl Pin. on Which Charge Is Based.
! Marie Trfffert, who was employed as
maid by Mrs. Septima Coils OF so West
| Forty-ffth street, was in the Yorkville
police court yesterday on charge Of steal-
ing n $500 pearl pin from her employer.
! The maids employer is the widow Of
Gen. c. II. T. Coils, who was Commissioner
Of Public Works under the Strong admins
tration. Detective Lieutenant Leigh Of tho
Sixth avenue branch detective bureau told
Magistrate Cornell that he would like to
have the woman held until Mrs. Collis
could appear. when more serious charge
would be made against the prisoner.
The Magistrate wanted TO Know n tho
pin was the only thing the maid was ac-
cused of stealing.
NO. We have recovered laces, jewclry
and other things to tho value of 5000"
tho detective said
The maid is So years old and has been in
the employ of Mrs. Coils for fourteen
years A year ago, while in Europe. she
married French chauffeur who is now
living in Brussels. She was making prep
afations to go to France and had given
notice to her employer of her intention.l
Valuable articles Of JeWelry, Iacos ana
other things had been disappearing from
the Coils home for the last year, but the
maid was not suspected until a wishbone'
stickpin valued at 5000 disappeared. The
maid had an exclusive opportunity to take
the PIN and her employer notified the
police. Leigh and Donohue we're sent up
and thcy began to trail the maid. Friday
night she went to the Manhattan storage
warehouse at Broadway and Fifty-second
street and the detective learned that she
had seven trunks there. They examined
the contents Of the trunks and Leigh said
in court that the hrtioles fitted the ,deeorip- |
ton OF the property lost in tho Coils |
home.
Among the things which the detective |
says he found in one of the trunks was tha |
pearl pin which was the basis Of the lar |
ceny charge Mrs, Coils had identified |
this as her property.
The Magistrate set the examination for
TueSday
The sun., 1908-11-29
R4zE A TOWN FOR IRON'S SAKE.
There's Wealth Beneath Iron Mountain.
Wis, and They Want to Get IL Out.

MARIENETTE. Wis. Nov. 2s,-A deal
concluded by an attorney acting for
United States Senator Isaac Stephenson
Of this city, the estate of the late 8. NJ
Stephenson OF Menominee and other
persons with the Oliver Mining Company.
States Steel Company. will in -all proba-
bility mean tthe removal OF the entire
business section Of the city OF Iron Noun.
tain to a new location.
1t will open up great iron mine under
the site Of the First National Bank build
ing, the Northwestern passenger station
and other large properties. The price
Senator Stephenson and the others re-
oeived for the mineral rights In supposed
TO have been large ons.
The sun., 1908-11-29
SALT TO SAVORe A cODLEGE.
University of Utah Gets ~ Zoo. oO0
Worth OF Saline Isnds" - y

SALT LAKE CRY, Utah. Nov. 2s.-The
Utah Supreme Court yesterday handed
down decision which gives tire State
University sixty square miles, OF saline
line. This decision 10 based on,the uniycr-
sity clause Of the Utah enabling act and
gives TO the University Of Utah 4 'tsfmd-
nent fund OF approx oxiDatslJ tf,00p, 900. 2 "
The weight Of pure salt in. the Histriots
involved In this deoislon n estimated rs
DO l,2co 900 pounds 10 the square mile.