The Washington herald., 1909-01-12
AT THE HOTELS.

Al lie I1OiEkC.
Not more than one-haIf OF nearly nins
millions Of coIored people Of tho South
have ever received baptism" said Revs
John E. Burke. Of New York, directors
general OF The Catholic board for mis-
sion work among the coIored people" al
the Shoreham. last night
Fully four millions Of them belong "a
no church and profess no creed con-
tinued the priest. TO mUltitudes Of them
the teachings Of the Catholic Church are
as a sealed book. Outside Of Maryland.
Kentucky. and Louisiana, there are 50
per cent Of them who do not belong %
The Catholic Church. and in the Southern
States there are more than one million
children who never enter a schOolroom-
because there is no school within reach.
Il is this sad state OF affairs which ths
board has set out 20 remedy.
I have been engaged in work among
the cOlOred people OF New York for Jne
By meeting Of the archbishops, held in
April 1907, to commence active work, in
union with the local bishops. in an effort
20 create and foster a missionary spirit
among Catholics and others in favor OK
the cOiored people
Our mission has been Incorporated
under the laws Of Tennessee, and We
are now trying 70 raise funds for ths
establishment Of schools and churches
among these poor colored people and for
the building up and maintenance Of the
missions The benefits which the coun-
Try II large @iu derive from this move=
ment are obvious. and everybody vlth-
out regard 10 religious belief should helm
the movement and put il on a solid fnan-
ciaI basis
Lewis J. Morris. OF Andarko. Okla. VIVA
IS at the National. tells an interesting
story about the widow Of Gen. sam
Houston.
Left alone 20 die Of hunger. and
Stunned by her tribesmen. is the sad
stoTy-cf Melissa Houston. the once hand
some Indian wife Of Gen. sam Houston,
first president Of Texas said the Okla-
hona cattle raiser. This woman Is, sc-
cording 70 the best authority, one huns
dred and fourteen years old She IS 4
fun blOOded KiOwa and al one tine vas
. belle OF that famous tribe OF warriors.
1t has long been the custom Of the
Comanches, KiOvas. and other blanket
Indian tribes said the Oklahoman. who
now pass as good citizens in the new
State. 10 abandon their old men and
women 10 their fate. and permit them 70
ole by slow degrees This old woman
lives in her teoee On the banks Of the
Washita River. three miles from the
agency Her nearest neighbor is a white
family. about a mile distant As the
white settlers know Il would offend the
members Of her tribe should they render
assistance. they refrain from doing so.
The old woman is blind and partially
paralyzed-
A member Of the KiOWa tribe told ne
that Aunt Melissa has not spoken %
any one for ten or twelve years. and II
Is her wish that she be left alone
She IS furnished with small rati0ns
once a week; enough 20 sustain life, but
she refuses any one the privilege Of enter
ing her tepee- Almost any hour OF the
day or night one can stand outside and
hear her means and cries.
Gen. Houston lived among ths
Cherokee tribes when ne was quite
Young added Mr. Morris. but later
went southwest and cast his lot with the
Ki0was. Then he met and married Me-
hssa. IL is said. when she was the bells
Of the tribe Her friends and relatives
often tried 10 induce her 70 90 10 Texas
while Gen. Houston was prominent,
but she refused She said Il her hus-
band would not return 10 the Indians and
live with them he would not treat her
right Il she were 70 go 70 him. Aunt
Melissa owns a fine tract Of land and
many head OF horses and cattle. but she
Is TOO old 70 understand the meaning OF
wealth.
State Senator waggoner. Of Kansas
according 70 Henry J. Thompson. Of To-
peka, Kans., who is az the New Willard,
has evolved new idea for the guaran-
tee Of bank deposits.
In this way" said Mr.. Thompson,
the people themselves. who want ths
protection. would be able 70 pay their
share for that protection The banks.
as taxpayers. would also contribute their
proportion
This plan would remove the obiec-
tiOn that honest bankers wO5-95 have %
stand tie losses Of dishonest and wild
cat bankers continued 1Ir Thompson,
The safest and most equitable bank
guarantee measure. in my opinion. would
be 10 amend the Constitution To author
ize the levy each year on all the taxable
property Of the State 8 tax not exceed
ing ! mill on the dollar, 10 go 10 a
state guarantee fund. until THAI fund
should reach. say. S5,0oooC1.
The law should provide that the fund
thus provided should. from tine 10 time.
be loaned 20 the banks OF the state. upon
security the same as State funds are
now loaned. for not less than . PEI. cent
per annum The interest thus derived
would 90 10 the guarantee fund as an
sccreuOu 70 that fund. until the fund
reached the maximum
The banks, State and national By
way Of taxation. would pay their proper
ton. After that the banks, by way OF
interest on the fund, would pay the en-
tire accretion. which at Per cent would
amount annually 70 S199Goo, and until the
maximum was reached by taxation, the
fund would be augmented each year by
the per cent interest BY the banks
Denald A. Mckenzie. Of Cordova Bay.
Alaska. who is at the New Willard, said
last night that Alaska contained moro
coal than Pennsylvania and West Vir-
ginia combined, and more copper than
Montana. Utah. and Michigan Mr. Nc
Kenzie said that the people OF Alaska
desired 10 have a Territorial form OF gov
erIment, but Gov Hcggatt, for certain
reasons. was opposed to If. "As an agri-
cultural State or spot, continued Mr..
Mckenzie. Alaska will soon make q
mark. We raise all kinds Of vegetables
and grain and there is any amount OF
timber Mining is also a growing indus
Try Of our country. Notwithstanding ths
fact that We have not vet begun TO de-
velop our natural resources
Speaking about TIE naval forces OF
Mexico. Henry L Forsyth an American
business man Of Mexico. City who is at
the RaIeien- said Iasf night thai NIaxico