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Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-27

they do object, and have a right to
object. to the partial enforcement of
such a law in such way as to ex.
ciude the ineligible black man and al.
low to vote the white men who are
equally ignorant and ineligible.
But, my friends, am an optimist,
and as ! have already said | regard
the signs In the South. changing from
one method in respect 10 elections to
another. as an indication that In the
near future there will be a steady i'm
movement toward more and more
equal and impartial enforcement of
these electoral laws. think so be.
cause II Is lie part OF political and
economical wisdom. The property
and educational qualifications make
utterly Impossible return to the
abuses which many Souiherners pro
fess to fear. The so-called Negro
domination is nothing but dream
and a nightmare OF the past The
Fifteenth amendment. while I'm the
past II may not have accomplished all
that It's author intended Il should. has
in II this inestimabie benefit to the
Negro race. that II fixes a restriction
upon state election laws that NAV be
temporarily violated but can never be
removed. However. the opponen, OF
equal political rights to the Negro
may turn and twist. whatever devices
ne may lnyen. TO give a specious an.
pearanoe OF legality to laws Intended
10 exclude the Negro because of his
race or color. he will find his purpose
tnwarted by the broad and generous
scope OF the language OF the amend.
mcnt. The amendment Is the meas.
nre oi iavfnlness toward which all
good movements and all progress In
the South must necessarily tend
What Negro and his friends demand
Is equality OF enforcement of the law
under the constitution. and toward
that end ] feel convinced that all the
influence OF industrial progress In the
South and the closer union between
the sections necessarily .re making
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-27
PoRTER's sAl WING PARLoR.

Strictly hrst-clas A nice place for
ladies' to have thei shoes dressed or
wsit while you I'VE your dressed.
We carry a full lin of shoe laceS all
styles. II you are wearing tan shoes
aud wish to change them to black call
9n as. We guaran ee all work. We
call for shoes that are within rea-
sonable distance. Open 1880 to ..
m. Phone Main &c. 3
WILL t. YLoR, Prop.
oil Eighteenth sire, I,
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-27
government power.

An English writer who came over
here and who, in consequence Of the
indecency OF her much advertised
book. was snubbed and took revenge
by calling some New York clubwomen
frumps. frghts and tabby cats, is now
naturally going on the stage, it is an
nounced. II is about time. declares
the Baltimore American, that all true
lovers OF the stage and all admirers
OF the talented and self-rsspeetins
men and women who have made pro
test against this Idea that the stage
is legitimate place for the exploita-
ton OF any notorious or widely adver.
used personality. regardless of train
ing, experience or ability. 1t is an in.
suit to the public's intelligence which
the public should resent
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-27
Always Holds to That.

sits remarkable how often q wom-
an changes her mind" 'Oh. not al
ways. There's one idea every woman
gets that she never changes" What's
that" The Idea that she's pretty
-CatAolle STANDARD nd Times
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-27
Time to Move.

They're putting out an awful lot
of good songs these days" said Mr..
Staylate. "Yes?" Queried Miss Pa
tience Come with 4 yawn. Yes;
there's a new march song that's great
It's fine to march to-" Indeed!
wish had It. Id play It for you"
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-27
Novel Plau of
Colonization
Continued from page l

'ahu Pu'Shdseu IoH tne negroes IN
the States could be resold by the gov
ernment TO help make up the debt
created by confiscating white citi-
zens' land in the Territory.
Again 1t should be settled that no
one should have or hold title to more
than l6O acres OF land in the said
Territory for obvious reasons.
During the organization of said Ter.
ritory the president shall have power
10 appoint governor and other Ter
r!torial officers. and the Territory
shall be upon the same basis and gov
erned just the same as all other Ter.
ritories in the United States. When
the Territory has an actual popuIa.
ton of 100000 Negroes. it shall be
the duty of congress to declare il a
state. And in six months after a
state constitution shall be adopted
by the people of the Territory and ap-
proved by congress. the president
shall order an election of state Of.
feers. There shall also be two sen.
stors and representatives in congress.
according to our population.
Provision sAall be made also for
the judicial branch OF the new state
all said officers to be Negroes
judges. lawyers. sherins. clerks. and
all.
1t shall be further provided BY
treaty that all railroads entering and
running through this Territory shall
have Negro dispatchers. Negro train
conductors. engineers. brakemen and
porters. That there shall be no dis.
criminauon shown toward any person
travelling In or through the Territory
on trains or while stopping a, hotels.
have not mentioned the public
school system because that would ma
turally follow In such state.
would. however. advocate n reason.
able compulsory educational law for
this Territory. would not interfere
with the churches, but let every one
serve God according TO his own die,
tates. But, In such a TERRITORY and
With slch i people vhst brand
thought II se could oniN Save one
church How grand Il aif - diser.
ont denominations could su.fe a
happy, religious, denomlha,ional me.
dium and all come in unde. some one
head II would serve ta strengthen
and unite us and make Ms m0e pow
erful.
And so, my friends, might so on
ad infnitum with this plan OF Negro
colonization in the United States. but
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-27
IN EMORY

" Walter b. Snowden. who died Jan.
nary 9th. 1905:
Softly at night the stars are CLEAN.
ing
Upon quiet grave
..herc he slcepeth without dreaming
One We loved but could not save.
Just few months ago
We laid him TO rest
With his cold hands
Upon his breast.
In silence he suffered.
In patience he bore
Until God called him home
To suffer no more.
Yes. Walter is gone
But not forgotten.
Never shall his memory fade
sweet thoughts shall ever linger
Around the grave where he is laid
MAMMA AND BROTHER.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-27

Mrs. Ada drummer is In recent Of
several pieces OF exquisite china, the
gift OF the Autumn Leaf Club Of
Galesburg. H.. that being club
which she organized while there re.
Gently on Visit.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-05-13

now. When she spoke I remember she
gave look at her mother across the
room as though she were frightened
I suppose she was hoping there was
no copy of this big red book at Lyndal-
berg"
THAT thought might have been In
her mind" assented the chancellor, "or
else She He left his sentence IN
finished and sat with unseeing eyes
fixed In an owlish stare on the open
page Of Burke.
~ should like TO know IL you really
meant what you said about my mar
rage a little while ago''-Egon ven
tured to attract his brothers attention
because IL you did
eff did,
~ might try very hard to please you
In my choice of wife"
BE a little more explicit You mean
your would try to prove to Miss Now
bray that captain Of cavalry in the
hand is worth an emperor in the bush
"a bramble bush at that, ehY'
Eyes; would do my best. And, as
you say, I'm not without advantages. I"
"You are not. was on the point Of
suggesting that you made the most Of
them In Miss Mowbray's eyes until
you brought me this red book"
The large forefnger tapped the page
Of Mowbrays, while two lines which
might have meant amusement or a
sneer scored themselves on either side
Of the chancellors mouth.
"And now you've changed your
mindY There was disappointment in
Egon's voice.
II don't say that. | say only wait
Make yourself as agreeable to the lady
as you like. But don't pledge yourself,
and don't count upon my promise or
my money until you hear again. BY
that time-well, we shall see what we
shall see. Keep your hand in. But
wait-wait.s
"How long am | to wait? If the
things to be done at all 1t must be
done soon, for meanwhile the emperor
makes all the running"
The chancellor looked up again from
the red book, his fist still covering the
Mowbrays as u they were to be ex-
tinguished. you are to wait" he
said, until I've had answers to cou-
pie OF kilograms / shall send tonight"
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- TIL e -
Princess Virginia

Authors of Dc Lightning Conductor, Rose
mary In Search of a Father" Etc. ~ ~

3 copyRIcur. 1907 BY MCCLURE. PHILLIPS q co. {
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-05-13
fro BE CONTINUITY
When Baby Cries.

"Woww shouted Mr.. Stubb from
somewhere In the darkness. "Oh. my
toe!'
How stupid Of you, john" called
Mrs. Stubb sweetly. 1.-THE soothing
strip is not In that room. You are on
the wrong tack"
And then came the explosion.
ION the wrong tack? Great Scott,
woman, do you mean to say there are
any more tacks sprinkled around
here Y'-Detroit Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-05-13

here Y-Detroit Tribune.
"What Is the meaning OF alter
egoY" asked the teacher Of the begin
ners' class In Latin.
1.-THE other l." said the boy with the
curly hair.
"Give sentence containing the
phrase"
"'He winked his other L."
A modern race horse Is mere speed
machine. Highly strung, overturned,
devoid of real staying power, he is
useless for any practical purpose. He
Is coddled. shrouded and nursed till
every atom of resistance to untoward
conditions Is taken out Of him.-Cal.
cutta Englishman.
Town Cynic--I don't like tn way
they're dom business over In our
courthouse. Friend - Why? Town
Cynic-Tom Simmonds, the court crier
tells me that some one stole tn court
Bible more'n a month ago. an since
then he's been swearin' tn witnesses
on tn town directory Bohemian.
"Whatv' exclaimed Miss Gaddie
Surely you're not going to marry Mr.
Roxley? Why, he's old enough to BIZ
your father"
Every likely" snapped Miss Bright
"but l beg you to remember that I'm
old enough to be his wife."-Philadsl
phia Press.
The Olympic Games.
In TIC b. @. the Eleians engraved the
name Of their countryman Corebus az
victor In the foot race, and thencefor
ward we have an almost unbroken list
of victors In each Olymplad, or fourth
recurrent year. for nearly twelve cen
turtles. The games survived even the
extinction of Greek liberty and were
finally abolished by the Christian EN-
peror Theodosius In the tenth year Of
his reign.-New York American.
Tho Lords Prayer and Druidism.
A curious proof Of how tenaciously
paganlsm held Its ground for some
generations after the majority Of th'
people had become Christians Is found
In Gaelic version of the Lords Pray
err which up to very recent period
existed in parts Of Cork and Kerry
Instead Of LEAD us not into tempta
ton" INA Leig sim ndraoidheach'
was said. meaning "allow us not intt
Druidism. London Times,
Where Il Belongs.
Excuse me-" said the playwright h
his friend who was kissing the piece
do you think 1t Is good form to hiss
my show when ! gave you the ticke
that admitted your"
Certainly" resentfully replied tn,
friend. III I'd bought ticket, I woult
have contented myself by going out
side and swearing at nyseh "--Succes,
Magazine.
William B. Ridgeley, Controller of
the Currency, has handed his resig-
nation to President Roosevelt and
will become president of the National
Bank of Commerce of Kansas City.
He will be succeeded by Lawrence O.
Murray, at present Assistant Sscre-
tary Of Commerce and Labor, and
former Deputy Controller Of the Cur
rsasy.
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"Whatv' exclaimed Miss Gaddie
Surely you're not going to marry Mr.
Roxley2 Why, he's old enough to BIZ
your fatherr
Every likely" snapped Miss Bright
"but l beg you to remember that I'm
old enough to be his wife."-Philadel
phia Press.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-16
R|NK-CRAzEO MAN
THROWS HOSPITAL
INTO WILD PANIC
Armed With Knife, Frenzied
Attendant Dashes Into
Women's Ward.

When Frank Kcilt, kitehenman at
the City Hospital, was arraisned in the
First Precinct Police Court today 10
was learned that there had been a panic
in that institution last night when
Keilt, crazed with drink, had run
through the corridors, attacking and
choking attendants, and ending up in
the womens ward with an attack on
the orderly there.
The incident occurred during the
visit last evening Of a committee from
the Board of Aldermen. who we're in
specting the institution Keilt became
insane while at work In the kitchen,
dressed only IN an undershirt and a
pair of oyeralls Selling a knife he
chased another kitchennan about the
room and was felled by a blow from
the chef
Running out into the hall. he grabbed
the elevator attendant, q cripple, by the
throat. threw him out OF the elevator
and himself ran 1t upstairs.
Then, with a demoniacal shrek, he
rushed through corridor. fioored an
attendant who tried to stop him and
ran into Ward No. IL, occupied by
women patients. There he attacked an
orderly and they were having rough
and d-tumble fight about the ward,
among the cots. while the women pa
TENTS who had not already tainted
screamed Historically.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-16
7. ]. HAMS LED
IN PLAN TO KILL
ANN|S, STATE SAYS

FLUSHING. Dec. Is. The theory
oC tho states case, outlined today
TO the jury in the trial Of Thorn
ton J. Hams charged with being
a principal with his brother, Cap
tain Hains. in the killing of William
". Annis, is that the defendant was
tho master mind and leader of an eX
petition TO tho Bayside Yacht Club to
encompass tho death of Annie. All
through the presentation OF the States
case Special Prosecutor white declared
nc would show that Thornton had led
the way and had fun knowledge Of the
plans to kill Annis
An important witness, Edwin An
drews. a. member of the Bayside Yacht
Club, testified that he saw Captain
Hains shoot Annis several times, and
that Thornton drove him off with
revolver as he sought to stop the
shooting.
Counsel FOR Hains said that it might
be necessary TO discharge the automatic
revolver with blank cartridges II the
court room to demonstr%<
would have been impossible
witnesses to prevent Can
from firing more than on, so. The
witnesses alleged that had not Thorn
ton Hains interfered they probably
would haye saved Annls's life, Counsel
states that tho automatic revolver fires
six shots IN less than two seconds.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-16
HOYT'S SUIT FOR
DIVORCE UP IN
CHANCERY TODAY
Husband Alleges Misconduct
and Names New York
Correspondent.
ATTACKED SPOUSE WITH .
UMBRELLA AT KOCH'S
Sensational Testimony Expected
to Be Brought Out
at Trial.

The divorce suit of Ralph T.. Hoyt,
of 94o Broad street, against Mrs. Mar
iorie T.. Iioyt, who has been living at
81 Thomas street, cane up for trial in
the Court OF Cllancery in this city TO
day. The couple figured in a sensa-
tional scene III restaurant in Broad
street, several months ago, when Mrs,
Hoyt is alleged to have struck her hus-
band over the head with an umbrella.
The bill OF complaint, filed by Chand-
Ter w. Riker, Hoyts counsel, alleges
misconduct on the part of the woman
On several occasions, naming Walter
Geiler, OF 121 East Ninety-third street,
New York.
Hoyt testified that his wife was Mar
jorie Il. Quackenbush at the time of
their marriage May 90, 1904, but that
he married her in New York as Mar
.jorie e. Horton. which was her maiden
name. The couple agreed to separate
last February. and Hoyt was to pay
her SIS a week. He said that the
separation was made according to a
desire she expressed to go to Oklahoma
TO live and he said that he gave her
$500 so that she could get away.
Mrs. Hoyt according to the plaintiff.
created q scene OH April py dSSauulnB
him with an umbrella In the dining
room of kocll's Hotel, in Broad street.
She created other scenes. he said, in
his office at various times
On April 20 last, Hoyt testified, he
made raid on her residence with two
detectives, breaking in the rear door in
order to effect entrance. The three men
found Mrs Hoyt there, the plaintiff
said, with Geiler, who was former
sweetheart of the defendants, the l'us-
band alleged. Mrs. Hoyt explained that
the man was boarder.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-16
Miss Hood, Lawyers Sis
ter, Finds Man Ri
fling Bureau.
"SHUT UP," HE SAYS IN
ANSWER TO QUESTION
Hides Under Sheets OF Bed as
He Approaches to
Strike Her.

Miss Mary Hood. prominent socially
and d sister Of Louis Hood the w4Il-
known attorney, was awakened in heg
room in his house at 91S Bread street
some time after midnight this mora
.ng and found a burglar scafcl.ag q.
drawer OF dressing case.
Who are you? What do yoa want"
she demanded bravely. as she rose to II
sitting position in bed.
You shut up" shouted the burglar
at the young woman, ami as he darted
threateningly toward her she hurled
heraelf back in bed and pulled the
covers over herself.
When Miss Hood again peeped out
the burglar was not III her room, but
she heard him running down the stairs.
Just at that time Louis Hood himself
was returning home. He had been in
his offices late. AS he entered the front
door he saw the meeting form of the
burglar dart down the half basement
and moment later heard the burglar
slam the rear door OF the house after
him.
Mr. Hood told the story at head
quarters, and policemen from the First
Precinct were hurried to the scene.
They discovered that the burglar had
entered by scaling fence separating
the rear of the property from Orchard
street and prying open the pantry win
dow.
The police believe that after the
burglar left the house by the rear door
he again scaled the fence and escaped
into Orchard stree. In the pantry the
burglar obtained his only loot, taking
s1.s5 belonging to the servants. besides
sardines and bread.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-16
Mrs. Grace Bishop Wants Trol.
ley Company to Pay for
Auto Smash.
CALLS HER AFFLICTION
RESULT OF ACCIDENT
Street Car Hit Lawyers Ma
chine in Which She and
Others We're Riding.

Claiming that she had entirely lost
her sense OF smell and received severe
injuries and was unconscious for soy
eral days. Mrs. Grace Bishop, of 27
Orleans street, a pretty and stylshly
dressed young woman. was plaintiff
against the Public Service Railway
Company. asking $4,000 damages be-
fore Judge Heisley in the Circuit Court
today.
Mrs Bishop, who works in Wein-
garten Brothers corset factory in High
sstreet. was riding in an automobile with
Frank A. Boettner, a well-known young
lawyer, and his brother, Frederick The
lawyer was not hurt in the collision be-
tween the automobile, of which he is
the owner and the trolley car. the
foundation of the action for damages,
but has suit pending in $1,000 because
it was wrecked.
The accident occurred at Halsey
street and Central avenue. His brother
had also a damage suit in $1,000 pend
ing. A Miss Sale made up the fourth
member of the party, but she escaped
injury.
Howard Macsherry, counsel for the
defendant, asked the Jurors who pre-
sented themselves for service whether
they were members of "the celebrated
organization known as the Frank A.
Boettner Association"
sobs at Query About Husband.
When Mrs. Bishop told her story, in
answer to questions by Senator~elect
Harry V. Osborne, her counsel. she
wept as Mr.. MacSherry asked her
whether, her. husband was living.
"I don't know" she said
The question as to whether or not she
was divorced was not pressed. She said
that she came here from Plymouth,
Indiana, and first lived in 402 Market
street.
Coming down to the story of the coll
lision, she said:
II got into the automobile at Null
berry and Market streets, and after we
got tho other young lady at Stratford
place Then we went TO Elizabeth and
Springfield At the latter place VIC got
some water for the automobile. also
some refreshments Then we stopped
at the Heidelberg Hotel and got some-
thing to eat and one drink each.'
How fast was the car going" asked
Mr. Osborne. M
Seven or eight miles an hour"
Mrs Bishop said that she did not
know how fast the trolley car was GO
ing, but she did know that Mr. Boettner
footed the horn of his machine, and
that the trolley cars gong wds not In
evidence.
Unconscious for Days, She Says.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-16
NEWARK WOMAN
WHO TRA|LEO Thief
SEALS HER LIPS
Miss Wheelan Promised Him to
Keep His Identity
Secret.
GOT VALUABLES AFTER
PLEA FOR HER MOTHER
Latter Ill Through Brooding Over
Losing Friends Belongings,
Daughter Hunted Cuiprit.

A diamond ring belonging to Mrs.
Richard Schneider, VI 1872 WicklifIe
street, which was lost with other jew
clry worth $500 at Highland Beach m
September by Mrs. Edward Ir. WheelaD,
OF Sc Columbia street, has been re
turned by strange man to Miss Flor
epce 9. Wbeelan. who clcverly acted
the part Of a sleuti.
She knows him. but will not divulge
his identity. Her detective work In
Jersey city resulted in the finding of
this man, and she so worked on his
synpathies that he returned the miss
ing jewels. On Tuesday he returned all
but the ring. That he had given to a
young woman, and il required tact and
time to regain it, but so effective wer,
the persuasive powers of Miss Wheelan
it at the home of Miss Wheelan yes
terdsy,
II will not tell who he is" said Miss
Wheclan today. II gave him a pledge
of secrecy and my word is good. My
interest in the case is mainly because
of my mother. Mrs. Schneider had
given the jewels to my mother to hold
and she dropped them from her lap on
the sand at the beach, or they were
taken from her by thief. My mother
worried over the matter until she was
i'll and felt that nothing but the find
ing of the jewels would relieve her"
Miss Wheelan first got track of a
bartender at the Metropole Hotel in
Jersey city, who had heard a customer
discussing some lost jewels, 1t was
through this bartender that the yalu-
sbles we're found. Miss Wheelan en-
listed the bsrtender's sympatfies, and
together they found the man vho had
the Jewels.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-16
GIRLS IN PANIC
FROM FIRE DASH
IN ENGINES PATH
Many of 200 Women Narrowly
Escape Being Mangied
Under Wheels.
SMALL BLAZE in LANG'S
LEATHER MANUFACT0RY
Employees OF Box Factory
Across the Street Wildly Ex-
cited by Conflagration.

Gre In the hciiiuE shed af the
Henry Lang Compaps's patent leather
mapufactory. seventeenth avenue and
BoyJ and Lille streets. today causcd j.
panic among the roe girls employed in
the pirnt OF the Progress Bo1 Conn
prny opposite. many Of wbom rushed
Ia the streets hystericalIy. md several
narrowly missing beipg run down by
the FIRE engines.
The fire started In the one story brick
building in which the enamel for patent
leather is brought to high heat be-
fore being applied 10 the leather. This
liquid is believed to have boiled over
and the fire In the furnaces set it atire.
BY the time a fire alarm was turned
in dense black smoke was issuing from
the building and flames were breaking
sheet-iron smoke e-stacks The heat was
so intense that the iron of the smoke
stacks was burned through.
This. with the dense smoke, fright
ened tho girls In the box factory, and.
led by one frightened young woman,
they rushed down the stairway and in
to the street. Most of them were
screaming. At this time the fire en-
gines We're arriving and several of the
girls in the street came near being
struck and run over by the tire-fgnting
apparatus
Tho fire was confined 10 tho boiling
shed of the leather mandatory, and
The flames were quickly eXtnguished
after the arrival of the engines. The
damage was confined to the burned out
smoke stacks and he material which
was under treatment in the boiling vats
at Tho time.