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The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02

Dell Potter left Tuesday for Solo
knoxville, where he will meet with
the board of supervisors and present
his petition for appointment of road
overseer for the district above Cliff
ton. Dell is a hustler and if APP
pointed will make things move along
his district.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02

The local carpenters union of Cliff
ton, at its regular meeting January
1st, elected the following officers for
the ensuing term: J. c. Werner,
president; ]. G. Condell, vice-presi-
dent; Chas. w. Murphy, secretary;
J. C. Tyler, treasurer.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02

No. IA, held by VIM. Patterson, will
be presented with the sterling silver
toilet set at Dunn & LOOMS company
Crug store.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02

Johnny Cromb and Arthur Slaugh-
Ter returned this week from a two
weeks trip on Black river. They
hid a good, time, but Johnny returned
with severe cold. They returned
with a small bunch of cattle for the
Sanchez & Telless meat market. The
cattle came from the Cromb & Will
son ranch
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02

The arrival of 1908 will no doubt be
great convenience TO the bashful
V 1ung men who have been nesitating
t. pop the question. There is no
pecia1 reason for it, though it is a
flct that marriages always increase
Turing leap year.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02

The Gold Belt company has just
made a carload shipment of high
grade manganese copper ore to the
shannon smelter, which arrived this
week. The company is also making
Up carload of its high grade gold
1re, but as yet it is not known to
what smelter the shipment will go.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02

A. A. Anderson, one of tine best
sheriffs Graham county has ever had,
reports that he has collected saloon
licenses to the amount of S30,060.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02

The Arizona Copper company has
just completed one of the best smell
ter runs in the history of the COM
pany, even though handicapped by
needed repairs and few mechanics for
emergency machine work. But for
bad luck the last few days of Deem
Der, the 15O0-ton mark would have
been exceeded, however practically
5000, goo pounds of Bcsscmrr copper
is not a bad finish tor 1907. The year
just closed has been a good one for
the company and 1908 will probably
be another. No doubt many changes
will soon be made around the smelter
and reduction works in which are
needed some repairs. 1t is likely
that all changes that are made will
consist of the latest improved ma
chinery, which will be an economy to
the company. A few years without
setbacks by floods will mean a great
deal to the mining companies operat-
ing in the district.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02

Mrs. James Colquhoun, who for
merly resided in Clifton, remembered
the school children of Clifton with
}Christmas presents, which were
given to the children attending the
North Clifton school. Mrs. Colquhoun
has always remembered the children
of Clifton on special occasions and
her name is dear to all the little
folks
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02
MINOR MENTION

The public schools of Clifton were
closed during the holidays.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02

J. & A. Smith are giving away
handsome key rings, bearing a regis
tered number.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02

In the Lake Superior region iron
ore is mined by means of the steam
shovel in open cuts, and by the cav
ing system in deep mining.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02

Oklahoma had its first lynching on
December oath. The victim was a
negro, named James Garden.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02

During the past two weeks Justice
Tom Smith has been kept quite busy
with minor cases, principally on &C
count of a little too much Christmas.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02

1t is conceded by mining men of ex-
perience that the best plan of opera
ton for company is to do develop
nent work by contract. This has
been proven in a number of instances
where the miners became dissatisfied
with conditions and struck for higher
wages. The manager was ready to
close as the proposition was not pay
ing and he gave the men their time.
Later the contract system was adopt
ed and 1t was paying proposition
for the manager, as well as the men
WHO took the contract. The only dit
ference was that no Soldiers" were
employed by the contractors. The
same term might be applied to any
proposition. 1t is not the amount of
money paid that counts. A man who
soldiers" on his employer is gener-
ally dear at any price.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02

The weight of cubic foot of any
substance, in ounces, is easily found
multiplying the specific gravity of
the substance by 1000.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02

Most of the anthony produced in
the United States is contained in
antimonial lead.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02

Dffle board of supervisors meet this
week at Solomonville to complete the
county business for the wind up of
the year. Four petitions have been
circulated and the race for appoint
ment of road overseer for Clifton
district will be lively one. There
is going to be three applicants re-
k1ected, therefore the board can do no
more than select a man who they
@Shink will do MS duty and that is all
6here is to it. All applicants are
ood men.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02

The American members of the
Catholic church presented Father
Garnet with beautiful gold watch
for his Christmas present. The Rev
erend is very much pleased with his
present and heartily thanks the mem
bers of his church for their remem-
brance.. Father Garnet has done d
great deal of good work since his
residence in Clifton. He contem-
MATES several new improvements on
rchufcb building up Chase creek.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02

The Shannon Copper company has
plans prepared for the enlargement
of its two old furnaces, whereby the
company will have smelling
capacity of 5000. 600 pounds of copper
per month. With the new 1O0O-ton
furnace about $50 tons monthly is
being turned out and excellent re-
suits are being obtained. The
furnace is now getting into good
working order and instead of $50 tons
the output for December will be
nearer 900 tons, being the banner
output in the history OF the company.
When present smelter plans are con-
summated the Shannon will be in
position to handle more rapidly
custom ores for the New England,
Arizona Commercial and other COM
panies. Before the close of 1908
three million pounds of copper will be
turned out monthly from the Shannon
plant.
The Washington bee., 1908-05-02
WAR

For many years l have praye
daily that there be no more war, :
more barbarous slaughtering of OF
fellow beings; prayed that all u
peoples on earth and the islands I
the sea have one God, one Mind
love God supremely, and love the
neighbor as themselves
National disagreements can bear
should be, arbitrated wisely, fairl
and fully settled.
It is unquestionable, however, th|
at this hour the armament of naviI
is necessary, for the purpose Of pr
venting war and preserving pea
among nations.-Mary Baker 9. 2
DIV, in the Christian Science SentinS
The Washington bee., 1908-05-02

relating to the Republican presiden-
tial contest The Freeman will give
the news, unmindful OF its advanta-
geous or disadvantageous effect on
any OF the aSpirants for that honor.
We yield to no one in our admira-
tion for our fellow-tOwnsman and
State leader, the Hon. Charles w.
Fairbanks, but we do not feel called
upon TO color our news in his in
terest, and neither do we feel called
upon to color Our news so as to ap-
pear against any OF the other candi-
dates. This because The Freeman
is a national Negro newspaper.
Up to this time three-fourths of
the delegates selected to the Repub-
liCan Convention are instructed for
Secretary Taft. This is acknowl-
edged by each and every one of his
opponents. This is not political
dope, but fact. The consensus of
opinion, as expressed by partisan and
independent newspapers and by mem
bers of Congress and public men. as
well as by private citizens, is that it
appears at this time that the big
Secretary of War will be nominated.
The Freeman violates no sense of
feeling to Mr.. Fairbanks to print
such news. We would be false to
him and to the race if we denied the
news. The Freeman stands, as II
always has stood, for the Republican
nominee, whoever he may be, and
we will just as cordially support
Secretary Taft, if nominated, as we
would Vice President Fairbanks. and
just because we. recognize both as
loyal Republicans and men in whose
hands the interests Of. our race will
be safe. Up to this writing the Taft
people are claiming his nomination
with confidence. And the results of
the various conventions held to
nominate delegates up to this date
substantiate their claim. The Free
man will print the news, all the
news, and nothing but the news.And
The Freeman will express its delib-
erately formed opinion fearlessly
"Nuf sed."
The Washington bee., 1908-05-02

That the Republican party took cred
it for freeing them forty-fve yeaCL
ago was considered a sufficient real
son; after election the colored bro
ther, except in rare instances, was
no longer recognized, although in
some States and on some occasions
the colored men have undoubtedly
held the balance OF power, as they
may hold it in several States next
November.
And we see no good reason why
the Negro race should not have been
more recognized, and better reward
ed, especially in States where they
may sometimes turn the scale. Many
Of them are intelligent, industrious.
worthy citizens, entirely competent
and trustworthy to fll certain Offices.
They have not had their fair share
of the spoils. They may remember
all this next fall. 1t would be wall
for the colored people hereafter
divide their vote, and be more n
dependent
The Washington bee., 1908-05-02
PARAGRAPHIC NEWS.
Continued from page ~

(COnunued from page -
city registered eighty-hve degrees in
the shade.
Last Thursday week the Duke de
Chaulnes died suddenly from heart
failure in his bedroom in the Hotel
Langham, Paris The widow of the
dead duke is a daughter Of Theodore
P. Shonts, of New York.
Prof. John Morrow, superintendent
of the Alleghany schools, said last
Saturday to the young women teach.
ers who assembled for the monthly
institute: II ladies will kindly re-
move their abominable hats so they
can sit closely together in front of
the auditorium, we will proceed with
the institute
Chief Belt, in his recent report on
the inspections of the public schools
recommends that the old High Street
School, in Georgetown, and the Mi
ner School, Seventeenth and Church
streets. be discontinued at once for
school purposes.
Rev. William G. Eggleston, the
oldest member OF the Baltimore Con
ference OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, died last Saturday
night at his home at Middleton, Va,
at the age of ninety-four years. Be
fore the Methodist Episcopal Con
ference was divided he was a prom
inent figure
The Washington bee., 1908-05-02
THE "GUMPTION" CLASS A
HAMPTON INSTITUTE.

y special course Is provided at the
Hampton Institute for those senior
and graduate girls who are making
special preparation to teach in the
rural schools. This course consists
OF a limited amount of practice and
instruction in a number of the needs
common to every home, a knowledge
of which is III constant demand AID
should therefore form a part of n
training of a country teacher, mas
much as she is often the only one
who can give the required help. The
teacher should not only know what
these needs are, but should be able
to show selected pupils how to sup
ply them and thereby increase her
power and usefulness in the home
and the community.
The subjects taken up are chair
caneing and repairing, corn-shuck
mat making, shoe and harness ns.
ing tinware, painting, cutting am
fixing window glass, simple repair9
to doors, locks, woodwork, and fur1
niture and making and fixing a shelf
All of these are demanded everyI
where.
The following may not be 50 genI
orally needed (although valuable ii
smaller degree): vanishing an
renovating furniture, removing Oh !
varnish and paint, the care of paint
ed work and floors; in short, any
thing of a like nature which may b
needed in a rural home.
To solder a hole in a tin vessel i
generally exceeding simple and give
it a new lease of life A patch or
sole on a shoe may enable a chill
to attend school who otherwise coul
not.A repaired window may add yer
much to the comfort of the home, an
all at little expense in either mate
rial or equipment.-SOuthern Work
man.
The Washington bee., 1908-05-02

Corrothers and others, they will
learn some sense.
Mr.. Bryan favors the disfran-
chisement Of colored Americans.
This IS one of Mr.. Bryan's blum
ders. He could not hold back the
feeling of revenge against the col
ored Americans. Bryan has declar-
ed against colored Americans. He
believes in the disfranchisement Of
the race. The coIored voter can
not go to the Democratic party, no
matter what happens. No Repub-
lican favors the disfranchisement
OF colored Americans, no matter if
he IS the devil. He may be mean
otherwise; he may do things that
would tend to degrade the race,
but no Republican has been mean
enough 10 vote away the rights OF
colored Americans. The rank and
file Of the Democratic party will
show the colored man no quarter.
The coiored voter must support
the nominee of the Republican par
The Washington bee., 1908-05-02

tional Committeeman for the Dis
trict of Columbia. He has won
in politics and succeeded in de
feating those who endeavored to
prove traitors to him at the last
moment.
The Bee was the first to present
Mr.. Bieber's name to the Republi-
can voters OF this city, and the last
TO receive any consideration. The
Bee IS always loyal TO its friends
and true 10 the cause II advocates.
The attack made upon him BY the
Senator from Montana and the al
legged charges he made against him
were uncaIled for and unjust. That
the House Investigating Commit
tee vindicated him, the distinguish
ed Senator should be fair enough
to rise in the Senate and apologize.
The election is over, and he has
again been vindicated; hence lei
all Republicans come together and
build up a strong Republican party
in the District Of Columbia.
The Washington bee., 1908-05-02
phil" WATERS IN THE SPOT
LIGHT.

Genial Phil" Waters, of Charles
ton. w. Va, the recognized leade
of the younger Republicans of
State. an orator of power and fnaTi
cier OF national repute, is being push
ed by his friends of both parties TO
the Office of State Librarian, mad
vacant by the untimcly death of MI
s. w. Starks. Mr.. Waters is nov
an assistant III the office of the clerI
of the Court Of Appeals for the Stat
of WestVirginia, and has held respoH
sible positions in the Senate and th
House of Delegates, having bee
chief clerk of the Finance Committa
Of both houses, and was corPoratiP|
clerk under Secretary of State mol
Govcrnor) Dawson. II Mr.. Water
who is well known in Washington
will stand for the place it will pleas
his friends 10 see him win out"
The Washington bee., 1908-05-02
I'm CROW" THEATRES.

A representative of The Bee called
at 3o7 Ninth street northwest and at
1920 Seventh street northwest, and
asked for the manager, Mr.. A. {.
Myers. The Bee found him to be
an affable and polite gentleman.
When asked concerning the discrim-
ination alleged to exist in his thea
tiers, he explained that he has never
objected at any time to respectable
colored Americans being admitted to
his theaters, but he does object to all
disreputable persons. be they white
or colored.
When he first opened he allowed
colored citizens seats to any part OF
his house; latterly several colored
persons would be allowed admission
and they would become disorderly ;;
many came in under the influence of
liquor, which caused him to drow
the line and admit such respectable
colored citizens whom he knew or
presented such an appearance that
would admit them.
There are several colored Ameri-
cans who visit the Ninth street the
atre regularly and sit in any part of
the house, but he will not admit any
one that acts disorderly or who may
be under the influence Of intoxicants
He also informed The Bee that his
theater at 1920 Seventh street known
as Happyland, opened especially for
all classes, irrespective of color, and
especially for colored Americans but
it is more patronized by white peo-
pie.
The Bee Also ascertained that all
other theaters in the city, especially
those on the Avenue, will not admit
any colored person. Colored citizens
are told, the moment they present
themselves at the box office and ask
for a ticket, "colored people are not
admitted.
The Bee cOrrects the statement it
heretofore made against Mr. Meyers
theater, and assures the colored citi-
zens that he has no prejudice against
them. The cartoon on the first page
applies to all fve-cent theaters ex-
cept 1920 Seventh street northwest
and 3o7 Ninth street northwest and
all other big theaters III the city
where colored citizens are Jim
Crowed." Mr.. Sidney Bieber cor
rected all irregularities when his at
tention was called to this discrim-
ination.
The Washington bee., 1908-05-02
NO BRYAN.
Defense of DiSfraHchiSemcHt Meas
HreS Of the South.

Defense of DisfrdHohiSement Meas
HyeS of the South.
From a Speech by Mr.. Bryan in New
York.
Under the laws disfranchising the
Negro by demanding educational re
quirements in the South, the Negro
has an opportunity to get within the
law by coming within the qualifca-
ton. But ! want to say to the Re
publicanS in the North that under
the laws which they have fastened
upon the Filipinos, not one of them
can vote nuder any qualification. The
Negro in the South has the protec
ton of living under the laws made
for the black man and the white man
alike, but the Filipinos are kept un-
der laws made for them and not for
IN.
The white man in the South has
disfranchised the Negro in self-pro-
lection; and there is not a Republi-
can in the North who would not have
done the same thing under the same
circumstances. Those Republicans
in the North who dispute this or say
that they are different from theSouth
either are not frank with themselves
or are assuming what is not true.
The white men in the South will not
allow few men to use the solid
black vote to further their own fnan-
cial and political interests. And that
is what was being done.
l want to say right now that the
white men in the South are giving
the Negroes better laws than the Ne
groeS would give to the white man
if they were making the laws. Why,
right in Washington they diSfran-
chised every Negro, even if they had
to disfranchise some white men to
do it. The white men of the South
are determined that the Negro will
and shall be disfranchsed q every
where it is necessary to prevent the
recurrence of the horrors of carpet
bag rule.
Colored Americans who are SC
anxious to support Mr.. Bryan in
the event Of Mr.. Taft's nomination
ought to be convinced now that he
does not care a cent for them. If
these men will take the pains TO
read an excerpt from Mr.. Bryan's
New York speech, namely, Bishop
Alexander Walters, Rev. S. L.
The Washington bee., 1908-05-02

vania in his vest pocket. Hughes
holds the boards in New York and
Jersey. New England following
the lead of Senator Murray Crane.
The South is busted. The Taft
shouters are hoarse. The balance
of the country will be heard from
Dallas (Texas) Express.
Let's see how for wrong the
Express is. TAFT split Wisconsin,
La Follette's- own State. TAFT
split Illinois, Cannon's own State.
TAFT IS second choice of both In
diana and Pennsylvania, Fairbanks
and Knox's States. TAFT has split
New York, Hughes own State.
New England, instead of following
the lead of Senator Crane, has
elected TAFT delegates. The South
is busted, yes, but not for the al
lies" TAFT busted it for Taft. The
Taft shOuters are hOarse? Yes
because they have jubilated so very
much over a victory clearly won.
The balance Of the country is be-
ing heard from every day, and the
balance Of the country" is sending
Taft delegates every day. That's
how it is being heard from.
The Express should move up a
little closer to the center of civiliza-
ton, where it can get the latest
news. We never advocated Taft,
but we are forced to acknowledge
him now, for the reason that The
Bee is a Republican newspaper,
and Taft is the assured Republican
nominee.
The colored American cannot af-
ford to vote the Democratic ticket,
and neither can he support the
Democratic party led by William
Jennings Bryan.
The Daily Oregon Journal COM
plains that it cannot see why the
colOred Americans have not been
recognized more by the Republican
party. VIII the Journal state why
the Democratic party has not rec
Ognized the colored Americans
more, and why does Mr.. Bryan
continue to make jackass blunders.
His recent declaration is that he
favored Negro disfranchisement.
Mr.. Taft nor any other Republi-
can presidential candidate has new
er declared in favor of these hellish
Democratic laws.
The Colored voter cannot afford
to leave the Republican party.
The Washington bee., 1908-05-02
DON'T WORRY.
From Indianapolis Freeman.

From indianapolis Freeman.
The country refuses to be set a
culver over the report that that emi-
nent Zion theologian, the Rev. Syl-
vester L.Corrothers, ,swears by all the
gods that he intends to support Bry-
an for president, if the Chicago Con
vention declines to do his bidding.
1t is matter OF some speculation
whether Bryan wants Mr.. Corroth-
ers' support. The refusal of Bryan
to admit colorcd people to his re-
ligious lecture at Charleston, w. Va,
is still fresh in our memory.
The Washington bee., 1908-05-02
BEEN DOCTORED?
From Wavcross News.

From WaycrOss News.
The Washington (D.C) Bee has
evidently been "doctored' with Taft
dope. It has been loud in its pro-
fessions of loyalty and admiration for
Senator Foraker, but weakens and
apologetically surrenders before the
real battle. There are a lot of Negro
papers and leaders who seemingly do
lot of clamoring just to attract at
tention to themselves. Every sincere
friend and loyal Negro voter will
stand byt his great friend of the race
until the decisive vote is cast at the
National Convention.
The Washington bee., 1908-05-02

The Kentucky Standard, in its
throwing out an iIl-tempered hint
that DR.. Booker T. Washington is
slow to give to worthy race enter
prises, evidently overlooks the gen
erOus donation of the entire re-
ceipts of one of his lectures to the
Metropolitan A. NJ. Z. Church,
amounting to over eight hundred
dollars in cold cash. Through his
unsolicited kindness on the occa-
sion Of his last appearance here,
the church netted in the neighbor-
hood OF three hundred dollars.
Miss Young will find that her eX-
cellent paper will add to its prestige
by pursuing a course more IN &C
cord with fair play. The talented
young lady seems to have desire
to nag at the Wizard" for some
unexplained reason.
The Washington bee., 1908-05-02
THE COLORED VOTERS.
From the Oregon Journal.

1t may be a good thing not only
for themselves, but for the country,
for the colored voters to break away
from party for once. Their numer-
Gus votes have always been counted
on as a sure asset, in the Northern
States, for the Republican party.
They were expected to vote solidly
for the whole Republican ticket, and
with few exceptions have done 50.