davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-11-13
Satisfied With Simple Justice.

W. II. Noble. editor Of the City
Times at Galveston. Tex, says:
There is no misunderstanding be-
tween the races in the south, and 1t is
not wise for any set of contemplate
and low politicians, white or colored
to give agitation otherwise. The col
ored people are not seeking social
equality. but want to be given theirs
as American citizens. They have a
right to feel that this government Is
their cornerstone Of justice and well
being, hope, etc, as any other people
feel that 1t Is to them. The Times
says so regardless Of the weaklings
who say otherwise, for slavery has
been abolished"
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-11-13
Progressive Business Association.

The Industrial Savings association Of
the west end, Pittsburg. is engaged in
the erection of a three story brick
dwelling house in Grafton terrace. 1t
has been incorporated under the laws
of the state and is making many signs
of life and business activity James
w. Sallee is the president. |. II. Green
vice president, w. Il. Smith secretary
and James NJ. Durham treasurer.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-11-13
Majority Rule Is Fundamental.

The editor of the Baptist Sentinel,
Raleigh, N. G., is right in his conten-
tion when he says that mo man Is
elected to position in Baptist
church for life. He is only elected to
serve until the church wants some
body else. Then he must get down
and out. This rule applies to deacons
and preachers alike. The authority Of
Baptist church is vested in the broth
erhood, and the majority rule is funda.
mental In the management Of Its af-
fairs
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-11-13
UnfairneSS of
United States.
Former Treasury Agents Scathing Rebuke
to the Government For Its Unfair COnsid.
GRAFTON of Afro.AmeriCan Labor IN
nsulaI Possessions Panama
Canal Case an Example.
By T. THOMAS FORTUNE.

surplus pOpuldliOl Ill all ages mas
sought relief along lines of least re-
sistance for the subsistence it must
have and which Nautilus has laid
down as an economic law. promising
that while in its native habitat it
presses disastrously upon itself it must
encroach upon and crush out weaker
peoples In order to get relief. In do
ing this the iron law of the survival of
the fittest obtains. There is no appeal
from it. By this law the hungry Eu-
ropean conquered the East Indies and
rules it. He conquered the Americas
and is holding them. He conquered
the Australias and is holding them.
Beginning with the conquest of Egypt,
the mother of modern philosophy and
religion through Israel, he is conq er-
ing Africa inch by inch. First the
coast line and then the hinterland has
been opened, and the white streak Of
Japhet is eating up the black streak
of Ham in its slow advance, as it is
devouring Shem in India.
The United States government en-
gagged in perilous business when in the
Cleveland administration it absorbed
the Hawaiian Islands and in the Nc
Kinley administration, ostensibly to
free Cuba it took over Porto Rico and
the Philippines and In the Roosevelt
administration violently took over the
iSthmus of Panama for canal purposes.
In each of these acts will be found a
breach of national good faith. The
governments of Europe. while acqui-
escing in it as matter of policy. so
regard it. The avoidance of entangling
alliances which President Washington
advised against in his farewell address
and which was overridden by Presi-
dent Cleveland, President Mckinley
and President Roosevelt has made a
problem which the federal republic
cannot evade and is paying for in vast
ly augmented tax burdens, as to the
result Of which time only can deter
mine. A nation, like an individual, has
to look to its safety when it departs
from the beaten track.
In dealing with the insular terrific
ries it has been the uniform policy of
the government at Washington to dis
criminate against the Negro people.
Although as an outcome of the single
engagement with the Spaniards in
Cuba hundreds of men have been ad-
vanced to the highest honors in the
army service, not one Negro has re-
ceived promotion, although the black
troops by the record bore the brunt
of the fighting and in combating dis
ease in the camp.
In 1902 went to Hawaii and the
Philippines as treasury agent to as
certain If the conditions were favor
able for the introduction Of Negro la
Dor. but at every move | found that
the local federal authorities were OPP
posed to the purposes Of my investiga-
tion and did what they could to make
them of no effect. They did more.
They prosecuted. especially in the Phil
ippines. the agent commissioned by the
federal government to Il special work
and were not punished by the Wash
ington authorities.
In Hawaii found that the snpar
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-11-13
THE OLD RELIABLE
Thomas CIingman
Billiard and Pool Pahors
1855 Arapahoe St. Phone Main SlH
1855 Arapahoe St.
NOTlCE-A WONDER.

Prof. VIII Taylor, corns, bunions
and ingrowng nails specialist Guar
anterd cure. Painless. no cutting
Phone Main 1858, y11 Eighteenth
street. Clip this advertisement. as u
may not appear again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-25
zELAYES FORCES DEFEATED
VICTORY GAINED BY THE MIC
ARAGUAN INSURGENTS
Gen. Chamorro's Losses Slight-De-
terrent Effect on the Government
Recruits Expected.

BLUEFIELDS. Nicaragua. October -
tBy Wireless Telegram phi, via Colon).-The
tug Blanca, which has arrived here from
Greytown, brings news of the first impor-
tant battle of the revolution. Gen.
Chamorros forces fought an engagement
Friday with 1000 of President Zelaya's
troops at a point below Boca San Carlos.
on the San Juan river. The revolution
lists won a decisive victory. 100 of the
government troops being killed and 800
wounded. Gen. Chamorro's losses were
slight. The insurgents captured two
krupp siege guns and 400 rifles.
This defeat for President Zelaya will
doubtless have a deterrent effect upon re-
cruiting for the government service al
Managua and is likely, also, to bring ad-
ditional reinfOrcements to the standards
of the insurgents. Gen. Chamorro Is now
advancing slowly.
The steamer Yulu, belonging TO the EN-
cry Company, also has reached here with
the details of the capture of Cape Ora
cios-a-Dios by the revolutionsts. The
port was easily taken. not more than five
or six men being killed and a small num-
Der wounded. This gives the revolution
lists control of the entire Atlantic coast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-25
PERHAPS OHAYEOBY WEATHER
LEITH BROTHERS FAIL TO RE.
TURN ON APPOINTED DATE.
Engaged in Investigations in the
Hudson Bay Country Their
Families Not Apprehensive.

Members Of the family of Prof Charles
Kenneth Leith and Arthur Leith. absent
on geological expedition pursuing scien-
tific Investigations in the Hudson bay
country last summer. do not entertain
grave apprehension as to their safety, al
though the date fixed for their return
passed over three weeks ago. 1t was the
intention of the Ieith brothers as well as
other members of the expedition to be
back in Washington by October 1. but in
letters received from them written early
in August they intimated that their re-
turn might be delayed owing to weather
conditions.
Prof. Leith is attached to the expedi-
ton as representative of the University
of Wisconsin, where he holds professor
ship. while his brother Arthur, who is en-
ployed in the government printing office
here. is accompanying the party as an
amateur scientist Arthur Leith, with
his wife and parents, lives at 1451 Chaplin
street, where the younger Mrs. Leith this
morning sa i'd she did not believe the re.
turn of her husband would be much
longer delayed.
Return Controlled by Weather.
In one Of his letters to US written just
before the party went into the interior. +"
said Mrs. Leith, "he expressed the proba-
bility of their return being later than
they at first anticipated. In fact, their ar
rival at the scenes of their work was
later than the schedule called for. The
letters stated the return would depend to
a large extent upon the weather condi-
tons"
Before Arthur Leith left on the expe-
dition he arranged for a leave of alb
sence with his SuperiorS at the govern
ment printing Office which expired Oc-
tober l. An extension will be given to
cover the period of his absence until the
return of the party
1t was explained that the possible delays
were not anticipated when the exp,di-
ton was organized and the leave until
the LIST of the present month was thought
quite sufficient.
The latest letter received from either
brother was written from Fort George
Labrador. and dated August 4. BY the
regular mail rot tie this should have been
delivered in Washington September 10 or
IL. 1t did not reach the Leith home
however, until about October /, wing to
delays of northern supply steamers The
delayed arrival OF this letter is t,ken to
indicate similar delays in the party
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-25
RULE PENDING imp. .OvEMENTS
POLICY is TO CLOSE BOTH SIDES
OF STREETS.
Capt. Markham's Statement in Re-
Spouse to Criticism Regarding
Recent Fatal Accident.

1T has been the deliberate policy of
the engineer department of the District
government to close both sides of a street
when repairs or improvements are to be
made to both Sides" declared Capt. K.
NJ. Markham, assistant to the Engineer
Commissioner, in charge of the street
work in the National Capital, speaking
today Of the criticisms following the fatal
accident near Cleveland Park a few days
ago.
He declared that the officials in charge
of street improvements are of the opin-
ion that there is in reality less danger
in closing to traffic both sides of the
street at the same time than to close
only one side at a time.
Period of Danger Considered.
To make improvements to a street by
first closing to traffic one side and later
the other side, it is declared. increases
the time for completing the work about
80 per cent, and therefore increases the
period of danger in just that proportion.
For example, Capt. Markham said.
when ten days are required to comp etc
sides closed at the same time. twenty
five days VIII be required when only one
side is closed at time.
Take the case of a. street with one side
iIIpFONeO LIE NenlcleS tlldt would use
that side, it is declared, must cross both
car tracks to get to the open side of the
street and must again cross both car
tracks to get back to the right side. Fur
thermore, 1t is declared. the vehicles on
the wrong side of the street are between
vehicles and cars going in the opposite
direction and, on account of the narrow
space on most streets, there is great dam
ger of collision.
Take the case of the street with both
sides closed for improvements. The ve-
hicles going in one directiOn-street cars,
carriages and automobles-all keep on
the right-hand track, and the vehicles
and cars going in the other direction take
the other track.
The keeping of all vehicles on the right
side of the street is regarded as the safest
plan for the handling of traffic and this
consideration and that of reducing the
period of danger are regarded as sufficient
reasons for the policy of the street de-
partment of the District government in
closing both sides of a street for i'm
2rOvementS.
Capt. Markham also pointed out that
the accident Of a few days ago was the
first within the memory Of the oldest
employee of the department which has
accompanied the closing of both sides of
a street for improvements. This policy
has been carried out in the busiest sec
ton of the city he declared, and yet
no accidents have resulted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-25
Avoid Harsh Drugs
Many Cathartics Tend to
Cause Injury to the
Bowels

If you are subject to constipation, you should
avoid strong drugs and cathartics. They only
give temporary relief, and their reaction is
harmful and sometimes annoying than
constipation. They in way effect a cure
and their tendency is 10 weaken the already
weak organs with which they come In contact.
We honestly believe that have the best
constipation treatment ever devised. Onr faith
in 1t Is strong that sell 1t on the positive
guarantee that it shall not cost the user a cent
If 1t does not give entire satisfaction and com.
pletely remedy constipation. This preparation is
called Rexall Orderlies. These prompt. sooth-
ing, and most effective In action They are made
Of recent chemical discovery Their principal
Ingredient Is Odorless, tasteless and cOlorless
Combined with other well known ingredients,
long established for their usefulness in the
treatment Of constipation, 1t forms a tablet
which is eaten just like candy They may be
taken at any time, either day night without
fear Of their causing any Inconvenience what
ever. They do not grippe, purge cause nausea
They act without causing any pain or excessive
looseness Of the bowels. They are ideal for
children. weak delicate persons and aged people
well for the most hearty person.
They come In two size packages. IL tablets,
~ cents: SO tablets. % cents. Remember you
can obtain them only at our stcres-The Rexall
STRAIGHTFORWARD Pharmacies. 9O4 F ST. NV.
ed and NJ SITS NV, Sd and Pa. ave. s.e., 32d
and y SITS NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-25
SITE FOR AN AUDITORIUM.
Chamber Committee to Report o,
Offer Next Thursday.

The convention committee of the
Chamber of Commerce, now having under
consideration the offer by the owners OF
Analostan Island of free site and 5000
provided a stock company be organized
to build an auditorium on their land, will
meet Thursday and. 1t is possible, will
make known the decision. The report
will be made to the Chamber of Com
merce direct without passing through
the board of directors.
The offer was read at the last meeting
Of the chamber. and was Immediately
turned over to the convention commit
tee. In effect it was that the Chamber
of Commerce should either organize a
company, or use its influence in having
one organized. to build an auditorium, and
the real estate company making the offer
for its clients promised that 5000 would
be forthcoming from the owners Of the
land
At the same time the building commit
tee is looking up the exact status of the
project to build an auditorium, started
last winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-25
LEEsBURG, va
Special CORRESPONDENCE of The Star.


LEESBURG. Va, October p, 1909.
The first meet of the Loudoun Hunt
Club was held Saturday at Cotton farm,
about five miles east of Leesburg. Break
fast was served to the members and a
large number of invited guests at the
club house. and the hounds were unleash
ed at Cotton gate. After a short run
along the Potomac river the dogs were
returned to the kennels on account of
heavy rain. Those riding were Harry
w. Smith, M. F. H.; Miss Eleanor Smith,
Miss Hazel White Miss Anna Sheppard,
Mrs. John S. Castleman, Messrs. Calvin.
E. b. White and Rhens. The meet VIII be
held today at Beaver Dam bridge.
Edgar G. Snyder and j. l.. Crupper. the
latter the republican candidate for state
treasurer, spoke to large and enthusiast
tic audience at LOvettsville, Loudoun
county, Saturday afternoon.
Leroy Mathers, son of w. S. Mathers of
Loudoun county. died Thursday from
lockjaw, caused. by a wagon wheel crush
ing his foot
William B. Bolen was appointed post
master at MountSVille, Loudoun county,
Saturday, and Joseph w. Brooks at Nor
risville.
Rev. Hugh Mccormick has accepted a
call to the Baptist churches of Hamilton
and Waterford, this county, and will
make his home at the former place
The condition of Howard G.. Rogers of
Hamilton, who is very ill from menin-
gifts in q sanatorium in washington. is
somewhat improved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-25
PRESIDENT IS MERCIFUL.
Bank Cashiers Prison Term Reduc-
ed-Other Cases Disposed Of.


ed-other Cases Disposed Of.
President Taft has committed to three
years the sentence of Thomas w. Har-
vey, one of the men engaged in the
wrecking Of the Enterprise National
Bank at Allegheny. Pa. The cashier of
the bank committed suicide and the chief
conspirators in the wrecking of the bank
escaped punishment through technicali-
ties.
Harvey was accused Of manipulating
the books and making false entries. He
was sentenced to seven years in the
western penitentiary of Pennsylvania at
Allegheny, and, after being defeated in
many appeals began sentence over a
year ago. On the ground that he was a
the others, his sentence has been COM
muted as stated.
george H. Robson, convicted in Chi
cago Of embeZzling a letter from the
Chicago post office containing valuables
and sentenced to three and a half years
in the house of correction of Cook county,
will go free after he has served two
years. His time will shortly expire The
ground for his pardon was that the SEN
tence was excessive, owing to mitigating
circumstances.
distiller, goes free by the communication
of his sentence to expire immediatelv
Long was convicted Of Illicit distillinp
and sentenced to two years in Atlanta
prison. He has served eighteen months
which the Attorney General and the
President considered sufficient punish
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-25
SECURING THE CAPITOL
FIREMEN PLAYING POWERFUL
STREAMS ON BUILDING.
Statues and Figures Also Receive a
Bath-House and Senate Office
Buildings Will Follow.

Once year the Capitol of the United
States takes a bath. The operation is
now in progress. 1t began this morning
at o'clock and will continue for over
two days. The toilet articles used con-
sist of one fire engine (old No. ~ and
about ], 400 feet of hose. The attendants
are Capt. G. II. Reynolds of engine
house No. 3 and twelve firemen detailed
from the various companies of the city
No account is kept of the water used
but 1t amounts to many thousands OF
gallons The House and the Senate Of
fice buildings are waiting to be next" 1t
will be the first bath that these buildings
have had, but as they are neither as large
nor as dirty as the older Capitol it II
estimated that Capt. Reynolds and his
squad can rinse them off in about a
day each.
Two Hoses Used.
Two hoses are used in washing the
Capitol One is connected with the fire
engine and is used on the upper parts
of the building; the other is fastened
to hose plug, and owing to its
lack of power can be used only about
the base of the building Even with
the hose attached to the engine, only
the wings apd lower portion of the
Capitol can be washed, as the stream
will not reach to the DOME What Il
great difference the washing makes can
be easily seen by comparing the parts
that have been cleaned with those upon
which the hose has not been played.
The powerful stream of water removes
dust, spider webs, insects of all kinds,
bird nests and other foreign substances
that have settled in the thousand crevices
of the architectural features of the struc-
ture.
Washing the Statues.
All of the many statues and figures on
or about the building were also given a
thorough cleaning. Statesmen, soldiers,
woodmen, Indian chiefs, hunters and
progress OF the American nation We're
subjected to the powerful stream.
The frontiersman in The Rescue
group. on the east steps, standing ir
dramatic pose, saving his wife and child
from massacre at the hands of an In
dian brave, never f1inches as the stream
from the freman's hose strikes hin
squarely In the face.
Several drowsy pigeons perched upon
the shoulders of one of the heroic fig
ures high up on the Senate wing, We're
lifted by the stream several feet into the
air before they woke up and flew away.
Many spectators stopped DUNG the day
to watch the tiremen at work. At one
time there were half dozen sightseeing
automobiles lined up around the fire en-
CINE watching the stream pass up and
down the sides of the Senate wing. 1t Is
tiresome work for the firemen, as there Is
none of the excitement that attends fight
ing fire and the work continues hour after
hour. The utmost care has to be taken
that the stream does not strike the panes
of glass in the windows. as 1t would i'm
mediately crush them in.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-25
saw MANY SLAVES IN AFRICA
BRITISH TRAVELLER SAYS HE
FOUND THEM SHACKLED.
Skeletons and Skulls Seen Lying
Along the Roadside in the
Portuguese Colony.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE October 25.-Joseph Burt
who recently returned from a trip through
Portuguese West Africa. where he was
sent to investigate slavery by several
cocoa firms in London. lectured before
the Friends Society, in Park Place last
night. Mr.. Burt. who will remain in
Baltimore a week, is accompanied by
Mrs. Burt.
He said in part:
In 1906 1 was sent out by German
and three English cocoa firms to investi-
gate the conditions of labor on the cocoa
plantations of Portuguese West Africa,
in the equatorial islands of st. Thorne
and Principe, in the Gulf of Guinea.
found some 10000 laborers who had been
brought from their homes in the interior
of Africa against their will, and though
they had been sent over by the thousands
every year, there was then no authentic
case of any one returning to his native
land.
Babies Tied on Their Backs.
Though fairly well treated by their
Portuguese masters, they are practically
slaves. There is no education and there
is no progress, and their children are in
fact the property of the masters.
Il spent five months and made thor
ough investigation of the islands, and
then crossed to the mainland and spent
year in the Portuguese colony of An
COLA, whence the slaves are recruited
visited the ports and saw the laborers
being exported, men and women. with
babies tied on their backs. l Travelled
for a thousand miles along the great slave
route. running eastward across Angola
into the heart of Africa.
Skeletons and skulls could be seen by
the roadside. and heavy wooden shackles
used for securing slaves by night lay in
abundance along the route, unmistakable
evidence of compulsion. 1 saw slaves
coming down, weak and emaciated, tot
tering under their burdens.
Three Skeletons in One Shackle.
IA man 1 knew found three fresh skele-
tons in one shackle, and one of our party
saw bound native being carried on a
pole. After nearly two years Of travel
in Africa 1 returned to England, and my
report was given by the British govern
mont to the Portuguese authorities. Re-
forms were promised, but not carried
out
These facts of slavery were so appall-
Ing that the four cocoa firms which had
sent me out publicly announced their in
tentiOn of ceasing to buy Portuguese
cocoa. England can now drink free
cocoa. but as Portugal can dispose of her
product elsewhere. the abuse continues
and the slaves still suffer
The Anti-Slavery Society of London
has sent my wife and myself to this
country to urge the people to support
England in this fight for freedom
Tortures and Murders in the Congo.
BRUSSELS, October 25.-New atrocities
in the Kongo Independent State have
been revealed by an officer of a rubber
company.
He charges that between 1907 and 1903
a number of the companys agents tor
tured and killed many natives, posted
armed sentrieS, chained and imprisoned
the natives to force them to work, and
burned villages.
The minister of the colonies has ordered
an inquiry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-25

William HayhurSt. seventy-sX years
old one of the best known citizens of
Marion county. w. Va, is dead at his
home in Winfield district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-25
SAYS BARRILL TOLD HIM.
DR.. Williams Asserts Guide Declared
Cook Assembled MI McKinley

MINNEAPOLIS, October 25-Dr.
Henry IL. Williams, coach of the Uni
versity Of Minnesota foot ball team, de-
clares he was told last February by Ed
win N. Barrill that he and DR.. Cook did
reach the top of Mount Mckinley.
Not until yesterday did Dr. Williams
associate his experience in the Rocky
mountains last February with the con-
troversy between Cook and PearS.
II am positive Barrili said that he
and DR.. Cook reached the mountain top.
said DR. Williams. Furthermore, he
assured ME that every word in the maya
zine story written by DR.. Cook was true.
and that he and DIR. Cook We're the only
men that had ever reached the top of
Mount Mckinley"