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Evening star., 1909-05-02

FOR SALE-NEAR 18TH AND \. y AVE: r.
story brick building: lot 25x10O. Property In
this immediate section has a great future.
Price, $4,000.
BOSS 4 PHELPS unc,. alO 18th NV.
1T
Evening star., 1909-05-02
Business PROPERTY
for Sale.

FOR SALE E-BUSINESS PROPERTY WELL To-
lated on !Ith ST. Annual rent 81 $50. Price.
Si.ooo. This Is the greatest bargain ever Of
fcrcd In business property this prominent
thoroughfsr.. Will surely be sold this week.
Boss 4 PHELPS unc.). 80 14th NV.
Evening star., 1909-05-02
Flash From Washington.

The Washington announcement that ex-
Gov. A. B. White is being considered IA
vorably by President Taft for internal
revenue commissioner was welcome news
to. Whites many admirers. 1t will not
ficially sealed, for with ex-Gov. Dawson
slated to go to China on census depart
mental job when he gets ready, and
Elliott Northcott appointed to the $1,000
job as minister to Colombia. there is doubt
as to whether West Virginia can get more
at the big pie counter
White has served as internal revenue
collector for the state and is, therefore.
believed to be competent for the federal
berth, but the appointment would revive
the criticisms heard much in West Vir-
ginia in the last few years that there Is
altogether too much White and Daw-
SON. Both have endured this criticism
without losing any sleep.
While in Wheeling this week to address
and welcome the conference of Methodist
bishops and witness the opening of the
Central League base ball season. Gov.
Glasscock would NOT commit himself posi-
lively as to whether he fouId call the
legislature in special session. AS much
as he would say was that such a thing
was not contemplated at this time But
eye on the trend and the tide declare the
solons will have the opportunity of enjoy
ing the hospitality Of Charles Town next
winter.
To Him Who Waits.
The governor told the church confer
ence that all things would come to the
man who waits. He inferentially alluded
to platform pledges promised and untitled
to date and closed by asking them to be
Of good cheer. And there was nobody
present who did not think he meant that
the prohibition amendment would be put
up once more to the legislature. and that
before another year rolled around
The saloonkeepers throughout the state
are digging down in their jeans for the
first payment OF the 1,0OO rtate liquor
license. They must deposit the currency
two months In advance of the license
grant. which comes of July 1. They feel
that the license increase was bad enough.
but say that allowing the sheriffs the use
of their thousands for two months was
an unnecessary and silly imposition with
out gain to anybody but the sheriffs.
Down in their hearts the liquor men are
prepared to do anything and stand for
almost anything rather than risk a vote
ION prohibition
Evening star., 1909-05-02
$3.50 Welt
Swell OxfOrdS.

Laced or Blucher and
2-eyelet Pump styles:
give excellent wear, and
come in 10 styles that
are a big hit with young
%e1; 1o ss'.s.... sizes .SI.95
Evening star., 1909-05-02

2-eyelet Pumps. Blu
cher and Button Ok
fOrds: in smart manniSh
styles: all feathers. EX-
GEL other stores 60
$3.50 and 81 Shoes. %
Evening star., 1909-05-02
$3.50 and So 80 OK
Values Cut to-. VAsOO
"RITE FORM"
Low Shoes.

Patent Colt, Tan and
Black Calf Ties and
Ankle Strap Pumps
give twice the wear of
ordinary shoes.
Evening star., 1909-05-02

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Evening star., 1909-05-02

A shoe line with an unparalleled RET
worth and pie asing style-and getting
son with every advance In the shoem
seasons styles are an absolute departr
include the lasts that have always bee
by conservative men, they also pre-
sent many distinct novelties for
young men: S. shoes In everything
but price; all styles ................
The broad ax., 1909-03-06

Each Of these trees named grows as
much lumber as is grown ordinarily
on fifteen or twenty acres of timber
land. The bark runs from six inches
to two feet in thickness. Among the
other large named trees In the two
groves are Waterloo" 'Pennsylva-
MIA" James King" ''Old Bachelor"
Pride of the Forest" Daniel Web
ster," Sir John Franklin" Empire
State" u. S. Grant" Wv. T. sher-
man." y. P. Mcpherson" Abraham
Lincoln" Connecticut" Ohio"
Grover Cleveland" Mrs. Grover
CIevelandS ''Dr. Nelson" General
Custer" Or ]. W. Dawson" Gen
eral Hancock" Knight. of the For
est" Two Sentinels," and odd
Dowd."
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HOT FIGHT TO BE MADE ON AL
DERMAN MILTON J. FOREMAN
IN THE THIRD WARD.

It seems that Alderman Milton ].
Foreman is up against the real thing
in the 3rd ward this spring, for Ho-
bart Young has decided to enter the
Aldermanic contest as an indepen-
dent Republican candidate, and At
torney A. NJ. Mergentheim, who is
proving himself to be a live wire, is
running on the Democratic end of the
contest
And as Alderman Foreman is not
very popular with his constituents
on the west side of State street; for
it is said, when the new ward bound
aries were laid out, that Alderman
Foreman intimated that he wanted ali
the Irish and "Niggers" to remain in
the west end of his ward, and his
opponents will give him a hot foot
race in his contest for return to the
city council.
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the date of its appointment, make q
final report, and from time to time
shall make partial reports. to the
Secretary of War Of the results of
such inquiry, and such soldiers and
nOncommissioned officers of Compan-
les B, c, and d, of the Twenty-fifth
Regiment United States Infantry, who
were discharged from the military
service as members Of said regiment,
under the provisions of Special Or
ders, Numbered Two hundred and
sixty-six, dated at the War Depart
ment the ninth day of November,
nineteen hundred and six, as said
court shall find and report as quart
fed for re-enlistment in the Army OF
the United States shall thereby be
come eligible for re-enlistment.
Sec. 2. That any noncommissioned
officer or private who shall be made
eligible for re-enlistment under the
provisions Of the preceding section
shall, IL re-enlisted, be considered to
have re-enlisted Immediately after his
discharge under the provisions of the
special order hereinbefore cited, and
to be entitled, from the date of his
discharge under said special order. to
the pay, allowances, and other rights
and benefits that he would have been
entitled to receive according TO his
rank from said date Of discharge as
If he had been honorably discharged
under the provisions Of, said special
order and mad re-enlisted immediate
"
The broad ax., 1909-03-06
MISS. MAsoNs BAR NEGROES.
Grand Masters Bomb Hurled at New
Jersey Lodge.

Meridian, Miss, Feb. 26.-More
than 1000 delegates to the Mississippi
Grand Lodge OF Masons today heard
from Grand Master Edwin ]. Martin
thu; he had committed the Grand
lodge 20 withdrawal of all frater-
nal correspondence and afaliation
with the Grand Lodge Of New Jersey
because in the latter jurisdiction the
Grand Lodge recognizes and admits
to its work Alpha Lodge No. 166, 10
Gated at Newark, and composed main
ly of Negroes.
In submitting to the Grand Lodge
his action, Grand Master Martin said:
Il am deeply impressed from my
experience that we should draw the
line. We can not maintain the prin-
ciples Of our order and admit to the
fraternity members of a race that is
without morality OF virtue. and where
the members have no conception Of
obligations and responsibilities as
sumed through Masonry.
The Negro is unfit as a Mason, and
we must draw the line in such a way
that there shall be no misunderstand-
ing our position in the matter.-Ex.
The broad ax., 1909-03-06
CHATEAU RINK NOTES

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Farinstop q,
Harvey, Ill, visited the Chateau lac.
week.
II you want to have a good TINE and
meet your friends, pay a Wis, 70 tba
Chateau.
Miss Gipson of Mason City. Iov,
guest Of Mrs. ]. T. Warren. visftsl
the Chateau last Friday.
Mr. Teddy Blunt of Detroit Mich
and a party of friends, visitsI tbo
Chateau Club Parlors. All rc...rtol
a good time. Call again.
A beautiful sight is to be sen =,
the Chateau every Friday eve. IN,
school boys and girls having goo5
time skating and their parents Look.
ing on. Come out and join lien.
We are sorry to hear of IN. death
of Mr.. Charles Hammond, brotucr-in.
law to our Secretary and Treasurer
Mr.. B. F. Moseley.
A sure cure for the blues. Visit
the Chateua.
DR. R. Finn and Prof. Emanul paid
visit to the Chateau Parl1rs last
Tuesday.
Mr.. L. Sheldon and a party of
friends visited the Chateau Rink last
week.
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interest each factory in an effort to
care for its consumpdves. Subscrip-
tons are taken among the working
men, and in almost every case the
employer contributes a sum equal to
the total contributed by his men.
These various factory units are so
organized into a central body that
the stronger ones are able to help the
weaker. The money raised goes for
the support OF needy consumptive
workmen in tuberculosis sanatoria-
In this way hundreds Of factories
in almost all OF the large cities of
Connecticut have been organized. and
a large number of sick workingmen
and their families are being cared for.
Consumption Fatal to Laborer.
That tuberculosis is particularly IA
tai to the workingmen may be clearly
seen from the fact that at least che
third of the deaths during the chief
working period OF life are caused by
pulmonary tuberculosis. Every other
workman who becomes incapacitated,
must ascribe his condition to con-
sumption. DR.. Lawrence F. Flick says:
Tuberculosis is peculiarly a disease
OF the wage-workers, and this is so
for the very good reason that one of
the causes of the disease is over
work" In some trades. such IS the
metal pOlishers, brass workers. and
stone workers, from 80 to so percent
of all deaths are caused by tubercu-
losis. Dusty trades are particularly
dangerous.
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NEGRO DEAF AND DUMB AsYLUB
To BE ASSISTED.

Thirty-nve thousand dollars has
been appropriated by the Oklahoma
legislature for a Negro deaf and
blind asylum at the Negro education
al center Of Tan, and for this pur-
pose DR.. R. E. Graham, a wealthy
Colored land owner. has donated as a
site a tract Of 40 acres. From the
fact that this town was named Taft
years before the last Republican con
ventiou, we thought the hearing and
sight Of Oklahoma Negroes especial
" acute.-Ex
The broad ax., 1909-03-06
cRUM RESIGNS FROM POST;
SAVES TAFT SOME TROUBLE.
coIored Collector Also Says He
Wishes to Retire When President
Roosevelt Goes.

Charleston, S. c., March With
the resignation of DR.. William D.
Crum as collector of customs here,
effective March 4, a situation which
threatened to cause President Elect
Taft embarrassment is avoided.
No appointment made by President
Roosevelt has given rise to more
discussion than that Of Dr.. Crum,
who was vigorously opposed because
he is a Negro. A hard fight against
his confirmation was made BY Sena-
tor Tillman and others in 1903, and
within the last few weeks, following
his reappointment. Senator Tillman
conducted a successful flibuster
against his confirmation.
DR.. Crum says that no pressure
causes him to resign, but that he
does So to save Mr.. Taft from any
possible embarrassment
The broad ax., 1909-03-06
APPoMATToX CLUB.

At the monthly Board meeting Of
the Directors, Monday night, upon the
recommendation of the President. the
proposition to buy a Club House was
postponed for the present. This was
uccasioned from the fact that the
property offered for sale to the Club
was all on Wabash avenue. and as
property on this thocoughfare is De.
preciating in value at the rate Of
$500 per year, it was deemed wise to
wait until it struck bottom. The
Club will therefore remain in its
present quarters for the year. The
Board meets again in special session
March Is. 1909.
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]. =. NORRIS, ST., SEATTLE,
WASHINGTON, FAVoRs HOLD
ING A CONFERENCE
Of independent Afro-Ameriean Voters
In the Exposition City in 1909.

/. F. Norris, one of the most sue.
cessfuI AfrO-American business msr
of Seattle. Washington, who was for
many years a prominent Republican,
but who in 1908 bolted his party and
came our fla;-foOted for the election
OF William !. Bryan, and delivered
speeches for him in the extreme
Northwest, has become thoroughly
convinced that the time has long since
arrived for the Afro-American to as
sumo a more independent attitude in
politics and not be the slave of any
political party.
With this end in view he is in favor
of holding a conference of indepen-
dent thinking AfrC-Americans, during
the great exposition in Seattle, either
the first of June or the latter part OF
October this year, the conference to
perfect plans for the elections in 1910
and 1912.
We are of the opinion that Mr..
Norris is on the right track and that
it would be a good idea to hold a
conference either. in Seattle OF some
other central point, and that ali Of
fee seekers should be excluded from
participating in it.
The broad ax., 1909-03-06
THE REWARD OF THINKING.

Think.-it win exercise your brain'
,Act.-it will bring you earthly gam.
Let your thoughts be free and brave
Let them stop this side the grave;
Let your acts be generous and hnd
And Heaven on Earth you'll surely
find Eek.
The broad ax., 1909-03-06
THE BLACKLIST SPOT IN PREsI-
DENT RoosEVELT's ADMIN
IsTRAToN.

Having first committed the blunder
of discharging the Negro troops,
known as the Black Battalion, without
honor and in disgrace instead of or
dering a court martial to try the &C
cused men, President Roosevelt has
persisted until the last in vain en-
deavor to justify the error into which
he had fallen. He even became, him
self, an open violator of the law in his
frantic attempts to find evidence to
Justify his position in branding hun
dred and sixty-seven faithful soldiers
in the service of the government, as
midnight assassins" without the war
rant of Law.
The United States statutes explicit
ly deny the government or any Of its
agents the use of detective agencies"
in such cases. And the common law
repudiates all confessions" drawn
from accused persons either by bride
or fear.
Yet all of these Infamous means
were employed by Mr.. Roosevelt in
his vain attempt, not to learn who
really did in fact shoot up Browns
vile, but to fasten the diabolical
crime upon some of the three COM
panies of Negro soldiers.
The contract authorized by the
president and drawn by Secretary OF
War William H. Taft required the de-
tective agency employed to learn
(which of the accused soldiers" shot
I'D Brownsville and entailed no other
duty in ferreting out who in fact did
shoot I'D Brownsville"
Ali sorts Of promises and threats
were made to those accused men, but
in not a single instance did the detec-
tives succeed in securing either Con
LESSONS" or other information from
the soldiers. Failing in this the de-
tectives reported confessions and IN
formation said to have been made and
given by some Of the meH, but which
has been proved absolutely false and
the pure inventions Of the detectives
themselves, and yet these detectives
were the direct agents of the presii-
dent of the nation
Foraker's Opportunity
This false report made by the de-
tectives and transmitted in apparent
triumph to the congress by President
Roosevelt was Senator Foraker's OPP
portunity to deliver the whole miser-
able business a knockout blow, and
this he did on January 18th Of this
year, in an address in which he tore
To pieces every shred Of the evidence
wherein the alleged confessions and
information had been given
Honest Southern White Men.
Mr.. Foraker's speech was reinforced
by afidavits Of the strongest charac-
ter from southern white men, includ-
ing bankers and county officials, in
which they not only confute the al
legged confessions, but give the Color
ed soldiers in their cities charged
With them, the highest character for
peaceable and honest citizens.
Senator Foraker has won fight
that entities him to the gratitude OF
the whole country, and the part play
ed by the president is the blacklist
spot in his entire career, but not the
only one.-The Informer., Detroit
Mich.
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DEATHS.

Hammond-March End, 19O9-oz4o
Sangamon street. Chas. T., Oldest son
Of Jane Hammond, and brother u
John ]. Hammond and Carrier n
MoseIey (nee Hammond), aged -
years. Interment, oakhill, from Jonn'
sons Chapel. 2712 State street JacN
sonviIle. Mississippi. and New VI
leans. La, papers please copy.
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NEGRO KILLS WHITE MAN ABOUT
HIS WoMAN-WHITE SHOOTS
NEGRO.

FL Dorado, Ark, Tuesday. Feb. %
j. Franklin (white) and r. Fofu
(Colored) shot each other TO deau
here last night as a result of a Guar
rel over a Negro woman. The White
man had been practicing social equh-
fly. which the Negro stoutly objected
Tex.
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JOHN {. MADDEN TO BUILD
SCHOOL FOR NEGROES.

Lexington, KY, March 2.-John E.
Madden, noted turfman, has turned
philanthropist to the Negro race and
has made a proposition to TIE Fay
cite County High School Board to
contribute a sum Of money for the
erection Of a Col0red high school in
the county. provided the board win
raise an equal amount The ground
and buildings for the proposed new
school win cost several thoasana del
lars
The broad ax., 1909-03-06
MIXED MARRIAGES UNDER BAN.

Bismarck, N. D., March i.-Ihe
house Of representatives has passed
the senate bill prohibiting intermar-
rage in this state of whites anu
blacks
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Preparations are now being made
for Appomattox Day, April 9. 1902
which promises to eclipse former oc-
casions.
The broad ax., 1909-03-06

Mrs. Louise Taylor. who has reslo0u
in Cincinnati, Ohio. for more tnlI
fifty years, arrived IN the city ias'
Thursday to pay q visit to her dausE
Ter, Mrs. r W. Carter, s424 De4
born strest-
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Entered as seeond-cIass Matter,
ALa. 10, 1909 at the Post ONCE at
Chicago. Illinois, under Act Of March
8, 1879.
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JULIUS F. TAYLOR. Editor and Pub
Usher
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY.

THE BROAD AK
5oss Armour Avenue. Chicago.
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To correct the records and author-
ize the re-enlistment Of certain non
commissioned officers and enlisted
men belonging to- companies 2, c, and
d of the Twenty-hfth United States
infantry who were discharged with
out honor under Special Orders, Mum
bered Two hundred and thirty-six.
War Department. November ninth.
nineteen hundred ard six. and the
restoration TO them of all rights of
which they have been deprived on &C.
count thereof.
Be it enacted By the Senate and
House OF Representatives Of the
United States Of america in Congress
assembled. That the Secretary, Of
War is hereby authorized to appoint
a court OF inquiry. to consist Of I'VE
ohacers of the United States Army.
not below the rank Of colonel which
court shaII .be authorized 10 hear and
repor. upon all charges and testimony
rs.atiaE to the shooting affnag wk:ch
took place at Brownsville. Texas, on
the night Of Aukust thirteenth. four
tesnth. nineteen hundred and ssz,
said court shall. within one year from
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1909-01-07
BURBANK SUCCEEDS WITH
THE THORNLESS CACTUS

Los Angeles. Jan. 4.-The Official
reports on the first Summers field
cultivation of the Burbank thornless
cactus were issued Saturday by the
Western Empire, an agricultural
journal which has had charge of ex.
tensive experiments on the new for.
age plant.
The largest tests were made upon
the hardy thornless varieties. which
Luther Burbank collected from all
parts of the world, and of these va.
rieties large quantities will be dis
tributed this year to those who will
make experimental tests with them.
The report concludes that thorn
less varieties have to be fenced to
protect them from rabbits. The uses
as fodder for the family COW and
for poultry upon the small tracts
where p~-sonal attention is given
seem to have been fully established.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1909-01-07
HARTMAN CASE REOPENED
Government Continues Dissolution
Suit Against Union Pacific.

New York, Jan. 5.-Hearings of
the governments dissolution suit
against the Union Pacific railroad
were reopened in this city today be-
fore Examiner Sylvester G. Williams.
One of the points which the gov
ernment is using in the suit against
the railroad is the arrangement
whereby the Southern Pacific became
a half owner of the San Pedro, Los
Angeles and Santa Fe and a traffic
agreement was made whereby each
side agreed not to change its rates
without the consent of the other for
SO years.
The issuance of stock and bonds
in 1901 to finance the purchase OF
Northern Pacific stock, the subse-
quent negotiations and the Chicago
and Alton deal also figure in the
suit.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1909-01-07
EXAMINERS OF WEST ERN
BANKS CONVENE IN MEDFORD

Medford. Ore, Dec. 5.--A confer
ence OF all the National bank exam
liners west of Denver are in session
IN this city today, in pursuance OF an
order recently made by the Controll-
er of Currency. Medford was select
ed as the place of meeting for the
reason that it is centrally located.
The bank examiners will come from
practically all the states west OF the
Rocky mountains.
The purpose of the conference is
the discussion of methods of con-
Quoting bank examinations. compar-
ing and combining information Sc
cured from the banks, etc. About IL
or IS bank examiners are present,
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1909-01-07
SUFFERERS RELIEVED
WORK IN EARTHQUAKE DIS
TRICT REDUCED To sYs-
TEN BY KING.
Latest Estimates Of Dead Exceed
2OO,OOO-Morc Than Half Coast
Population Is Exterminated.

Rome, Jan. 5.-Although graphic
stories are coming into Rome of the
horrors in Southern Italy and Sicily.
these are but NDetitions of indivIdu-
al tragedies already recorded. What
chiefly concerns the government ani
the people is the progress that is be-
ing made toward the relief of those
who have suffered by the dread visi-
tation. Considerable advance in this
respect has been made at Messina.
where, according to official reports
received here, the supply service is
beginning to work satisfactorily.
The minister of justice has tele-
graphed from Messina to Premier
Giolitd that large bodies of troops
have arrived and are now occupying
all parts of the town. The appalling
extent OF the disaster renders any
thing like a systematic search of the
ruins, but persons are being dragged
out continually and are being trans
ported to the relief ships as soon as
their wounds receive attention.
Dead Exceed 100000.
The latest investigation on both
sides of the straits make 1t certain
that many more than half the popu-
lation of the coast towns and villages
have been killed. Professor Ricco,
director of the observatory at Mount
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1909-01-07
CHINA SITUATION BAD
Attaches Of the Foreign Legations
Fear u Crisis

Pekin, Jan. 3.-Following the dis
missal from office yesterday of Yuan
Shi Kai, grand counsellor and COM
mander-in-chief of the forces, and
the appointment of Ma Tung. an edlct
was issued today appointing LANG
Tung Yen, customs taotai, to the po-
sition made vacant on the foreign
board by the Advancement of Ma
Tung.
The representatives of Great Brit
ain, the Uninted States and Germany
view the regents action as tanta-
mount to an affront to the powers,
on account of Yuan Shi Kai's posi-
tlon abroad. The dismissed counsel
lor has long been recognized as the
medium of fair and equitable treat
ment toward the nations. Japan con
ours in the opinion that the dismissal
is certain to result In international
injury, but that representation to
China would be difficult.
The courts action fortnight ago
In increasing the palace troops and
forbidding the entrance to the pal
ace, even of the highest officials,
without passes. was taken rs an in
dication at THAT time of the alarm
felt in court circles. and II is now
believed that there was fear also OF
an anti-dynastic plot.