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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-04-02

~ 'SN~''N'
O.
Indianapolis, Ind, March 81. = At
least 100000 union coal miners will
lay down their picks and shovels in
Ohio, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Okla
homa, Arkansas and Texas tonight
They will refuse to work until con-
tract has been signed by the operat-
ors
The Illinois miners, it is reporter!
from Springfield, were willing to con-
tinue work pending the agreement,
but the operators decided to close
down until April Is, by which time, IL
is thought, the miners and operator s
will have agreed The same action
probably will be taken by the Pitts
burg district operators.
Wages Not at Stake.
There is no question of wage or
principle at stake in the move and
technically the miners will not be on
strike, but will merely cease work be
cause the operators, except in Indiana
and Illinois, show no real intention OF
meeting and treating with them.
The contracts under which the coal
workers are now bound to remain In
the shafts will expire at midnight to-
night and no provision has been made
in the majority of the fields for the
operation of the coal properties unJil
a permanent contract again has hcer
put into force.
Attempts are being made in join
sessions of miners and workers al
Terre Haute and Pittsburg to frame
up some Temporary agreements I,
prevent a shutdown. but so far Meth
er meeting has been successful
No Suspension in Indiana.
Terre Haute. Ind, March 81 I
was agreed today by the Joint confer
ence of the Indiana miners and nper
ators that the present scale Of wages
shall continue after today pending tll'
settlement of the scale This mean
there will be no suspension in thi
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-04-02

and E. Harris, of Birmingham. re-
turned to their homes Monday after
weeks visit with their sister, Mrs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-04-02
SEYMOUR.

Seymour.-Miss Allie Pearl Clark
is visiting friends in Moravia this
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-07-11

Mr.. Geo. Boyer, formerly Of Chica-
go, died in Omaha, Neb., last week.
Miss Matte Eckels, 321s Wabash
avenue, is confined to her home, al.
Mrs. Mary Johnson. 1929 Armour
avenue, is on the sick list.
Mr.. JOS Tucker, 272S State street
who recently met with an accident, is
improving.
Miss Alice Foreman, Of New York
City, is the guest of Mrs. Morris, 1925
Wabash avenue.
Miss Josephine Conway, Of Peoria,
is visiting Mrs. B. F. Moseley. 624s
Sangamon street.
Miss Belle Owens, Of 1926 Wabash
avenue. has been confined to her bed
the last two weeks.
Miss Estella Crawford. 5149 Armour
avenue, is at home again after a pleas
ant stay in the country.
DR.. James R. White, Seth and State
street, is a candidate for County Com
missioner at next election.
Mr.. William Augustus Hinton, of
Langston. Okla, is in the city, study
ing at the University Of Chicago.
Mr.. Jake Mansfield 400 9th street,
who has been confined to his bed with
lumbago, is able to resume work.
Miss Victoria D. Bonds, $3.50 Wa
bash avenue, is in town for a short
vacation and visit with her parents.
Prof. N Clark Smith win sing at
the Grace Presbyterian Sunday School
tomorrow afternoon at 1880 O'Clock.
Mr.. Frank King. SOS State street.
returned to the city after a pleasant
visit Of two weeks to Benton Harbor.
DR.. and Mrs. Geo. c. Han are max
ing preparations for q visit to Allan
tic City about the LIST Of next month.
Edward Con and Reuben Lewis, ar
rested for selling ice on Sunday. were
dismissed BY Judge Girtsn last Mon-
day.
The annual picnic Of the Uniform
Rank. knights Of Pythias, was held
last Monday ane day and . me
crowd.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-07-11
German GIeanings.

The town Of Westhofen, in Germany
still enforces an old ordinance which
forbids any one walking In the street
with a lighted cigar.
The Prussian government has issued
a proclamation warning people against
drinking ice cold soda and mineral
waters because OF the injury they are
likely to inaict on the digestive organs.
A man named Niedband, at Marburg,
Germany, who was left a widOwer
some years ago, married his wife's sis
ter. She died last spring, and now be
has married the mother Of his two pre-
vious wives.
One Of the effects Of the German old
age pension scheme is rather peculiar.
The pension Is forfeited II the work
man does not work fOrty-eight or forty
nine weeks out Of the fifty-two on an
average, and this provision has been
deterrent to strikes.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-07-11
rnppant filings

The reason we dislike the end seat
hog Is that we want his place.-Detrolt
News.
Mans conquest Of the air has prOvid.
ed him with another element in which
to have accidents.-Chicago News.
"Paris Is thronged with Americans"
says a cablegram. But nothing is said
about the churches being crowded
Rochester Post-Express.
One Of the transatlantic lines has
now put trained nurses on its ships.
Pretty soon no man Of moderate means
can AFFORD even to be seasick while
crossing the ocean.-Kennebec Journal.
The hy is being roundly abused for
carrying microbes on its feet. 1t real
" does seem that the fly might carry
its germs In a gripsack or its Oyercoat
pocket or somewhere besides its feet
Washington Herald.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-07-11
u 4 DrMOcRAT IS ELECTED,

The Honorable P. B. S. Pincaback,
the only Negro who was ever elected
Governor Of any American State, and
q man Of great reasoning powers. is
authority for the following bit Of wis
dom 1T win be a sorry day for the
Negro Of this country when he per
mits President Of the United States
to be elected without his assistance"
Sounder logic than this Is seldom enun-
ciated respecting the relations Of the
Negro to the political life Of this ma
ton: The logic vanishes to thin air,
however, when the venerable Mr..
Pinchback seeks to make 1t one-sided
and use it as an argument that Ne
roes should support none other than
the Republican Party. His obvious in
tention is to convey the idea that Ne
roes could hope for no mercy or con-
sideratioa at the hands Of the Repub-
Iicans should that party gain the COM
ing election without the aid Of Negro
votes. But, emitting Negroes from tho
question, there is among a very large
element not only Of Republicans, but
of other and varied interests wide
spread dissatisfaction with the
methods and policies recently pursued
by certain potent leaders Of the Re
publican Party. Suppose that, in spite
of the persistent, and almost con-
temptuous hostility Of Negroes to the
very name Democrat the Democratic
Party, because Of the general alarm
felt over Republican tendencies,
should win out in the coming election?
What right would Negroes then have
to expect mercy or consideration from
party against whom they have vir-
tuaIly sworn eternal hostility? Would
It be contrary to the soulless procliV-
tiles Of American politics for the DEM
cratic Party to then use their utmost
power for the purpose OF humiliating
and Gripping an element Of citizens
who have ever been and ever promise
to be such a barrier to Democratic
success? The Republican Party owes
the Negro quite as much as the Negro
owes the Republican Party. The
nothing, from the standpoint Of mere
Democratic Party owes nothing,
from the standpoint Of mere
politics, but that hostility which he
constantly invites, and he is doing
himself, and the entire country, deep
injury and injustice, when he blindly
allies himself with any political party;
and, as Mr.. Pinchback sagely says
(although he evidently did not intend
that the full force Of his logic should
be grasped, it win be a sorry day for
the Negro when he allows any party
to come into power with the feeling
that it owes nothing to the Negro for
its success.-The Pilot, Philadelphia,
Pa
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-07-11
SHORT STORIES.

Edward Thompson, a Waterman at
Perth Amboy, n. J., says a rat comes
to him every day and gets a chew Of
tobacco.
At a Hungarian wedding at High
land. III, In a parade through the
STREETS the bride and groom were at
tended by a band and seventy brides
maids.
For nearly five miles along the Bey-
1rly CMass.) shore the land IS owned
exclusively by wealthy summer resi-
dents representing more than SlUO''
100000.
Harry z. Elliott Of Rehoboth Beach,
Del, says he found In a house buried
by sand on the beach, used sixty years
ago for storing oil, ice in a good state
OF preservation.
In 1895 only one country In the worid
was infected with the bubonic plague
while in 1908 ifty-one countries are
more or less infected, 50 Surgeon Gen
eral Wymah reports.
A white robin, an albino, has mace
his home on Winter island, Salem'
Mass, for this season The curious
bird has attracted much attention BE
has got so used to bird students foi-
lowing him that he now allows persons
% set close to him.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-07-11
SEATTLE coLoREo REPUBLICAN,
CLUB WILL BOLT THE MA
TIoNkL TICKET.

Seattle. wash.-The President Of the
Afro-American Political club, has
made a statement, since the ad-
journment of the Republican National
Convention at Chicago, in which he
declares that his organization can not
under any circumstances support Mr..
Taft, the republican nominee for pres
ident. The statement as made to anti
Taft Republicans Of this city is as fol-
lows: I'VE feel that the honor Of the
race is at stake in this matter and
think far more Of that honor than Of
any political power, we therefore can
not support Mr.. Taft. We will support
the state Republican ticket. but not
the national. Our organization has at
this time membership Of S5O."-The
Republican, Seattle, Wash.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-07-11
BOOKER 7. WASHINGTON AND so
cIAL EQUALITY.

For years, Prof. Booker Taft Wash
ington, has been travelling over the
country, begging money TO support
his army Of retainers and shouters
and editors Of broken down newspa-
pers, railing against the Negro seek
ing social equality with the whites and
urging him to patronize his own hotels
and race enterprises.
This is all very well on the part Of
Booker Taft Washington, II he would
only adhere to his. own doctrine. But
he does not, for whenever he comes
up north, he always stops at the best
hotels, conducted for the whites,
whether he is welcome or not, there
by forcing himself on social equality
with them and spending his money
with those who do not want 1t, nor
appreciate his patronage.
Last week he attended the Educa-
tional Convention in Cleveland, o., and
while stopping at one Of the most ex-
pensive white hotels in that city, Its
owner would not permit him to enter
the dining room and eat his meals,
nor to walk around in the once, and
he was compelled to remain locked up
in his room and eats his meals there,
unattended Ike common tramp or
criminal escaping from justice.
notwithstanding this fact, that he
was treated in this manner, and In
the same way by other leading hotels
in the north he still has the nerve.
to proclaim, that the Negro must pa
trOnizs HIS own hotel enterprises and
refrain from seeking social equality
with the whites.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-07-11

34th street The evening will 10
charge Of the young men of Mrs r =
Jones' Sunday school class. assist
by the young ladies. Among the nrn,
bers vocal solos will be rendered y,
Miss Maude ]. Roberts snd NJ.
Creighton Thompson. All are invited
to come early to secure a seat.
J. W. Anderson, 70 E. 32G street
is seriously considering a business
proposition offered him, by the Covar
Bros. Real Estate Brokers, in q 60 5oa
modern brick building in Engl,v,o5
One Of the society attractions Of tho
past week was the County Fair. given
by the members Of the Phyllis Whea+rv
Club on last Thursday evening NJ O5d
Fellows Hall, 1896 State stree. The
attractions were many and yerv
unique. A Creole dinner was served
from to 10 P. NJ. and a neat sum
was realized for the benefit Of the
clubs new home for girls.
After several months illness Miss
Anna Boyle died on the 9th insr, al
the home Of her parents, 1896 Dear
born street. The funeral services
were held at the Institutional church,
of which the deceased was a member,
Wednesday afternoon, July Sth. Wien
in health Miss Boyle taught il one
of our public schools, and was much
loved by a large number of her pupils
and friends. There were many floral
offerings. Her remains rest az Oak
wood cemetery.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-07-11

Luke Wright, the notorious south
.ern nre-eating devil that rode into
prominence by killing -Nlggsrs" By
the thousands. has been appointed
secretary Of war to IN the place made
vacant By the resignation Of william
Howard Taft Luke has succeeded in
DISTINGUISHING the Negro voters OF
Tennessee and now he has been made
secretary OF war that he may disfran-
chise and order shot such OF the Filipt
nos that do not conform to his idea
Of white mans suprsnacy.-Ths Re
publican. Seattle. Wash.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-07-11
New York City.

In 1885 New York had only twenty
eight mIllionaires; now it has over
1000.
About 1900 marriages are sOlem-
nlzed every year. one In every eleven
minutes.
Over 476,OOO, 900 gallons Of water are
ased every day in Greater New York.
There are 112 theaters and two grand
opera houses, seating about 10000
people.
A child is born every four minutes
and a death occurs every seven MN
utes In New York eiU.-Success Mag
ezine.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-07-11
FREE PArRoLMAN WHO SLEW.

coroner's Jury Exonerates MIrteII
Parker for Killing Edward Smith.
An inquest was held at the Des-
PLANES street police station yester-
day over the body of Edward Smith,
who was shot and killed at West Mad
ison and Aberdeen streets on June
29th by Mirtell Parker, a colored pa
trolman Of the woodlawn station.
Parker was exonerated by the coron-
er's jury. The killing followed a quar-
rel over the arrest OF Thomas Quig-
ley. 1920 RaVenswoOd Park. Parker
testified that Smith knocked him
down twice. He said he fired in the
air and did not intend to shoot Smith.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-07-11
CUBAN GIANTS MERE PIeMIEs.
Lelands Take Second Game Of Series
from the New Workers, 8 to o.
Four Hits on Ball.

from the New Workers, 8 to o.
Four Hits on Ball.
The Cuban Giants had another case
Of rattles yesterday at American
league park and were beaten in the
second game Of their series with the
Leland Giants, to o. Croxton twirled
good ball for the New Workers, but
in the first inning he passed a couple
OF men and two hits were made which
cost three tallies, while a nun by
Nelson in left field in the fourth cost
another trio. Walter Ball pitched
great ball for the locals, allowing only
four hits, and passing not a single
man. The teams win meet for the
third time this afternoon at the same
grounds, DewberTy pitching for the
Leland Giants and Anderson, who
beat the Gunthers in the eleven In
ming battle, for the visitors. Score:
Leland Giants 5000 OIO0-S
Cuban Giants O0OOOOOO0- 90
Two base hits-Payne, 2. Double
play - Gordon Robinson Croxton.
Struck out-By Croxton, 2. Bases on
balls-Off Croxton, 3. Umpire-Green.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-07-11

Grace Presbyterian church win cell
citrate IT'S 2oth anniversary Sunday.
Monday end Tuesday, July 18th. 2Oth
md 2ist On Sunday morning Rev.
? J. Grimke. Of Washington, D. c..
win preach; Monday evening a gen
aral reception to friends win be held;
nd Tuesday fellowship meeting WI
y IN order. An effort Is being made
o raise 1900 for building ana I'M
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-07-11
HEALTH DEPARTMENT TALKS.
Homeless and ownsrIsss Dogs a
Menace.
HYdnphobIa.

Hydrophobia.
All dogs are dangerous, for the rea-
son that any dog. however well cared
for, may develop rabies, but the
homeless or ownerless dog is a far
more serious menace to the public.
It may safely be asserted that more
than ninety per cent Of the cases Of
hydrophobia in human beings are
caused by dogs that nobody owns. And
when it is remembered that there are
now not less than 10000 of these ca
nine vagab0nds roaming the streets
and skuIking through the alleys Of
Chicago, it becomes very plain that
they are responsible for the steadily
increasing number Of cases Of hydro
pbobia. 1t also becomes equally plain
nat this vast horde Of homeless and
owneriess dogs constitutes q positive
and terrible danger to the community.
And, finally, is it not very evident
that the vagabOnd dog must got
This means a war Of determination,
waged along humane lines, againstun-
cared for dogs. 1t means that the ez-
listing laws forbidding unmnzzled dogs
from running at large must be strictly
enforced. Also that all dogs found on
the streets in violation Of these laws
must be taken up and destroyed.
The Pasteur treatment for persons
who have been bitten by dogs is ex-
pensive and beyond the reach of poor
people. The Department Of Health
hopes that in the near future there
win be a way provided so that those
who are unable to pay may have the
benefit of free treatment for hydro
phobia. the same as we now have for
that dread disease. diptheria. But
meanwhile let's get rid Of the pests
and thus reduce the danger to the
minimum
If you have a dog and it begins to
act unnaturally in any way, call up
the dog pound man and have it re-
moved. If it be a valuable dog and you
have money to spend on 1t, send for
the dog doctor or a skilled veterinar-
ian. It should also be borne In mind
that rabies or hydrophobia in dogs IS
infectious; that is, one rabid dog in
4 community means that other dogs
may also be infected with the same
disease.
In cases where persons have been
bitten. the dog should not be killed,
for the reason that It is often difncult
to ten after the animal has been killed
whether or not it had hydrophobia-
If~pOssibIe, the dog should be caught
and confined where it can do no harm
Then notify the Health Department.
which wiz see that 1t is watched for
4 few days. II 1t is determined that
the dog did not have rabies. then no
particular harm has been done and
there is no need Of TIE person that
was bitten continuing treatment.
The Department urges the impor
lance Of persons who have been bitten
BEGINNING at once the taking Of the
Pasteur treatment whether the aaimal
IS known to be rabid or not II the
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-07-11

Entered as seeond-cIass Matter,
Ass. fs. 1909 at the Post once at
Chicago. illinois, under Act Of March
8 is7s.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-07-11

There Is q remarkable charm aDOO'
Won Flufie.T
THAT'S true. Hes the only ma ~
rye ever seen who could crawl unos
an automobile gracefully. "-CleVeiAD1
Plain Dealer.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-07-11

JULIUS F. TAYLOR. Editor ana Pub
Usher.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-07-11
IHE BRoADAx
PUBLIsHED WEEKLY.


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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-07-11

There WIN be musical program
and praise service rendered Sunday
evening at 8 o'clock at Grace Presby-
terrain church. Dearborn street. near
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-21

say that I'll" requests for seals is
easily twice ~ numerous as at any
other convention he democratic marty
has held.
At the headquarters OF the sub
committee Of thu national Democratic
committee, With Is in charge OF for
mer Governor osh"ln". of Wvoniing.
the hardest work OF the convention
preparations has b Ell disposed of. All
the delegations so far selected hy the
various States have been provided
with headquarters and III" printing OF
tickets and badges HIS been attended
to.
A special souvenir badge has been
prepared for tn. members OF the ma.
tionai committee and there ais, will
he a spC ciaI balg" for delegates.
The decorations for the national
convention will b. The most "iabo-
rate that hav" been atrmrt"d In
Denver. Electrical Effects will bc
conspicuous in the Decorations and
flags and bunting viii b" used In a
lavish manner.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-21
If,gsty Ends ussaI|gh lsuaeh
Paftg q litsssas Stream.
-
.txdlsgl Of esouIE Talk
Promine"f Young Society People
Lose Their Lives, and Their Com
panions Are Rescued With Difficulty
Stunned by Shock.
Thy Associated Press

CLARENDON. ARK. Nav -.
Seven prominent young society pro,
pie were drowned last night when
the tank OF gasoline launch in which
they were going for a moonlight "X
cursioH exploded. wrscking the boat.
Other members of the party were rcE,
cued with dificulty. Tho drowned
Miss Lillian wins6cId, Of Clarendon,
ARK: Miss Alma Petite. Of 81 Louis
NO: Matte Counts. of Clarendon {:
Miss Bsssie Palmer. Of Kansas city:
Miss Alene Burton. Ct Heirra. Ark.
Joseph MrManus. OF Clarendon: DT
q. L. Houston. Of Clarendon
One cf those rescued. Mss Mar
Gazette. of Clarendon. was srycrelv
burned. The boat let Clarendon
early In the evening bearing a mcrr,
party who had rianped 10 60 Srv"rsl
miles down the river. which A. this
point net more than Fifty feet from
the shore IL very eccp. Few could
swim and some we're stunned bv thu
force OF the explosion and ~cat dosr
before swimmers IN the party could
make an cHcrt NJ rrscuc.
The survivors v~rc found on ih'
river bank by runners dispatched fr-fE
here bscausc nj the proipored abSrnrr
of the party. The boo: was a saso
Inc iannch s,psf thirty feet long and
capable q stating twenty or thirty
p"cplc. VI rss owned sy y A. Far
f'r. ono 81 those aboard and who say
Cd fhc lives ~ several u The women
Ct the party.
u had previously :.c~n sseS Toe IN
sscursscns. Nuoe u he to1tes hsys
beeo reco1ereG -. = -
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-21
SOUTHERN NEWSPAPER
PUBlIcHERS ADJOURN
Birmingham the Next Place Of Meet
ing Passage Of Wood Pulp Bill
Demanded. -.
(By Associated Pressh

CHARLOTTE. n. c., May 2O.-Th"
annual meeting OF the Southern News
paper Publishers Association came to
an end this evening with the annual
banquet at the Hotel Selwyn.
Birmingham. Ala. was chosen as
the next place Of meeting and the fol
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President-J. p. Cald-
well. Charlotte Observer; vice prcsi-
dent, Colonel Rufus n. Rhodes. Birm-
ingham News: secretary treasurer.
Victor NJ Hansen. Montgomery Ad-
vertiser: Executive committee: II.
w, Brown. Louisville Courier Journal:
J. c. Hemphill Charleston News ana
Courier: F. w. Hinman. Jacksonvili"
Times Union: c. b. Johnson. Knox
vile Sentinel: f. NJ. Foster. Nash
vine Banner; F. l.. Secly, Atlanta
Georgian.
At the morning session resolutions
were adopted in*truCting the secretary
10 wire Speaker Cannon demanding
The passage Of the wood pulp and
print paper, bill and at the afternoon
session resolutions were adopted rIt-
ting the association on record rs fav-
oring the Appalachian and White
mountain forest reserve bill.