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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-28
Wife OF SIMPSON
WILL KNOW TRUTH
GOTHAM WOMAN WILL INVESTS.
GATE HUSBANDS QUEER
DEATH IN A WIscoN-
SIN TOWN.

New York, Aug. 2s.-Mrs. Isabel
Rush Simpson, wife Of James H. simp-
son, has left for st. Paul to investi-
gate the mysterious death OF her hus-
band in lumber camp. she win go
to Park Falls, wis, and personally in
vestigate the peculiar tragedy.
Mr.. Simpson. who had been in Ill
health, had gone to the lumber town
in the hope that the outdoor life and
exercise would benefit him. His body
was found in a swamp near Park Falls
and it was reported that his death
was accidental and that he mad been
drinking.
Mrs. Simpson has learned that one of
the oars Of the boat In which her hus-
band had been rowing was broken.
and there were other indications Of q
struggle She determined to make a
personal investigation Of the facts and
notified the Park Falls authorities.
"My husband was an expert oars
man and swimmer" she said. and was
not addicted to drink. I do not be-
iieve the stories have heard about his
death and am. resolved to satisfy
myself.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-28
BLEACHED FLOUR
IS SEVERELY HIT
MASTER BAKERS PRESIDENT AR.
RAIGNs PRAcTIcE--PAYs DR..
WILEY AND PROF. LADD
A TRIBUTE.

st. Paul, Aug. 2S.--It is the opinion
Of Simon Hubig. who today gives up
the presidency of the master bakers,
now in session at Minneapolis, that Or.
Wiley is on trial for his job at the con-
vention Of the Association Of State and
National Food and Dairy Departments
at Denver.
''The government experts, DIR. Ladd,
DR.. Wiley and DR.. Sheppard, for in
stance, are as honest as can be, and
the people should rise up in their
wrath and smite the men who have
sold their honor to the millers and are
at Denver lighting the government"
declared the Cincinnati man, referring
specifically to the subject OF bleached
flour.
Bakers Attitude Known.
Meek of Los Angeles. the incoming
president Of the master bakers. also in
sists that the use Of peroxide Of nitro
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-28

pays low rate OF wages and does in
ferior work, can tender at lower fig-
ure than the man who tenders on the
square, who pays good wages and puts
up an honest job. The result is not
hard to perceive. Ultimately every
tender is on the basis of a rush job
The man who puts in an honest tend
er is out of the race. while his COM
petitor, who is ready to throw his work
together, lands the prize. There we
have a fruitful cause of strikes. To
meet this unscrupulous competition the
fair employer feels obliged to reduce
wages and it likewise compelled to
lower the quality of his work.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-28
MONEY SAVED

BY what? Requesting my FREF
CATALOGUE Of Grave Stones and
Monuments, on which you can save
from 15 to 20 per cent on anything in
cemetery decorations. Work and ma
terial guaranteed frst-class. Address,
Fargo Marble & Granite Works, 21O-
2o7 Northern Pacific avenue.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-03-06
TAFT'S OPINIONS
ENTIRELY FAIR

them freedom; the fourteenth amend
ment due process OF law. protection of
property and the pursuit of happi-
ness; and the fifteenth amendment at
tempted to secure the Negro against
any deprivation of the privilege to
vote, because he was a Negro The
thirteenth and fourteenth amendments
have been generally enforced and have
secured the objects for which they
were intended.
While the fifteenth amendment has
not been generally observed in the
past 1T ought TO be observed, and the
tendency of Southern legislation 10
day is toward the enactment OF elec.
toral qualifications which shall square
with that amendment. or course, the
mere adoption of constitutional law
is only one step in the right direction.
1t must be fairly and justly enforced
as well In time both will cume.
Hence 1t is clear to all that the DOM
ination OF an ignorant. irresponsible
element can be prevented by constitu-
ional laws which shall exclude from
voting both Negroes and whites not
having education or other Qualifica.
tons thought to be necessary for a
proper electorate. The danger of the
control OF an ignorant electorate has
therefore passed. With this change,
the interest which many of the South.
ern white citizens take in the welfare
of the Negroes has increased.
In the foregoing there is contain ed
in epitome the opinion of President
Taft on the Negro, so far as his
franchise is concerned. We could ask
no mere. Four years roll around slow
ly, and at the end of that time We ex-
pect TO look back upon his term of of
ce with as pleasant recollection of his
attitude toward us as We now have
pleasant expectations. Cut this out
and paste 1t away for reference.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-03-06
SHAMEFUL RACE
CHARACTERISTIC

Heavel S heaviest curse seems to
rest upoI the poor Negro. With load
of race prescription to carry, enough
of itself to appall the stoutest heart,
this race of ours persists in adding on
burdens )f its own making. Nothing
less than a curse can account for sucn
condition for neither in sense or SEN
timent c IN be found any reason for
creating other barriers to our pro-
gress tn those which are SO gener-
ously 81 pplied by the white race
Within I e last few days a report, well
authentic ated, has come to us that at
a recent meeting of the State Under
takers ssociation there existed a
well den d sentiment upon the part of
some DE- aver undertakers to give up
their co )red patronage entirely, and
leave 1t % colored undertakers. Ger
tainly W can say that within the last
week on of the white undertakers in
question ACTUALLY HAD THE FUN
ERAL OF A COLORED PERSON
THRUST UPON HIM AGAINST HIS
WISHES
Think IF what it means for Negroes
TO take ieir business away from their
own peol lie, and take it to whites, even
when II not wanted. 1t does not ap-
pear tina the attitude OF white under
takers Il dictated by prejudice, but
the relat ons OF the races in this state
are bein colored more and more with
southern ideas. and white undertakers
are quic to see that just as in hotel
and rest lurant service. the two races
do not tx. so in the case of the dead.
We dc not make this criticism and
limit 1t only this one line OF busi-
ness. bu extend il to the many unes
of servi which we require. A few
weeks 20 we cited the case of a
keeper Il a Larimer street parrel
house, / which squirrel whiskey is
dispense that would break coyotes
back at orty rods, and said that this
man fro the wealth he had accumu-
lated fro Negroes trade, had opened
other pl ces in which We are denied
service. Nor need We blame him. II
Negroes will walk over insults to get
to dump their money into white places
of busip SIS the greater blame is ours,
not theil 8. See how quickly the Japan
ese rese at limitations of their privi-
leges an to what ends it has driven
the stat department to adjust the
dierence !. Yet We. with choice be-
fore us, deliberately chose the road
that me ms insult, that means con-
tinued 4 ,pendency and that spells
shame. For it is shame for us to
so despi our own.
This aper is not one that urges
the patr mixing of race business when
the servi &c cannot be secured in them,
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-03-06
A New Pastor

The Church of the Redeemer now
has priest in charge in the person of
Rev. Brown Of Philadelphia. He began
his pastorate on Ash Wednesday and
addressed large congregation on last
Sunday at both morning and evening
services. He is polished speaker and
a persuasive exponent OF the gospel.
He is getting the work of the church
before him preparatory to making the
Church OF the Redeemer a more
powerful force in the church work of
the community. He is making his
home at present with Geo, s. Contee.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-03-06

or can be secured only at productive
prices. But we condemn with ali tie
power We have, the practice of sume
of our people who refuse a colored
business man trial, or who condemn
the whole of them for the shortcom-
ings of one. So it is that we can ac-
count for our folly in no other way
than to say we are accursed We know
better than act thus and we should do
better.
Our progress must not be an acci-
dent II must be the working out of
a plan.
So long as our actions are based
upon no reason, aim at no definite end,
are the result of whim, We are DOOM
ed to be easy victims of our own i'm
potence as well as of the rapacity of
whites competing with us. 1t is to
our shame that most of this short.
sightedness such as We criticise here,
comes from pure envy of our own
men, and unwillingness to seq them
succeed. We seem to have digested,
flesh and bone, the carcass of the
teachings of slavery. We seem to have
not yet unlearned suspicion of each
other. A writer in Leslies Weekly
diagnoses our condition and points out
our weakness when he says:
Nearly million Negroes now live
outside Southern limits In thirty
years that number will be increased
90 per cent. Already it is the ulti-
mate fate of the Negro that is in the
balance in America, and not the fate
of the Southern state.
The remarkable acquisition of land
by the Negro is creditable to his
sagacity and testimony to the amaz-
ing freedom of opportunity accorded
him. 1t should be held in mind, how
ever, that strength alone can guaran-
tee permanence in his land holdings.
Weak men cannot permanently hold
land or continue to acquire land. The
harshest experiences of the black peo-
pie are yet to be, for the South must
come TO treat them as the world now
treats them, demanding that they de-
velop not only natural and industrial
power. but those moral qualities nee
essary to win freedom through fierce
competition, Consideration of national
welfare, therefore. as well as soiemn
human justice, demand that sucn
training be given to this African ele-
ment in American life as will enable
it to face its supreme struggle with
hope, will develop its unmeasured
capacity for prodnctiveness in the
field OF labor, and will safeguard the
quality of American citizenship"
Akal&al<in -. i Ii IL
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-03-06
AGAINST DlsFRANcHIsEMENT.
The President-EIeot Opposes the Pro-
posed Maryland Law-Believes
In the Equality Of the Races.

With view to obtaining Mr.. raft's
views on the Maryland proposition.
William F. Stone, collector of the port
OF Baltimore and sergeant-at-arms OF
the Republican national committee.
wrote the presidentelect and received
the following reply:
My Dear Mr.. Stone-I have your
letter Of December ., but have not
been able TO answer until now. don't
think -nny one can read my North
Carolina speech with any care and on
that base the belief that would favor
such a bill as that proposed in Mary
land. The provision that the first
class Of eligible voters shall be those
persons who on the lst day OF Janu-
AIRY In the year 1869 or prior there.o,
were entitled 10 vote under the laws
of Maryland or any other state oi the
United States wherein they then re
sided. and that the male descendan. $
of such persons. as a second class,
shall be entitled TO vote. was intend I'd
to exempt the persons thus made eligi.
bic from the educational or property
qualifications which follow In The de-.
scriptions OF the fifth and sixth ciasses
OF persons who shall be entitled TO
vote.
The same thing may be said of the
third and fourth classes. which in
cludes foreign born citizens of the
United States naturali=ed between
january !, 1869. and the date of The
adoption of the proposed section. ana
the male descendants of such men
toned persons. This is in order 10
exempt such immigrants and their de-
scendants of such mentioned persons
This is In order to exempt such inmi-
grants and their descendants IRON
educational or property qualifications.
Now we know the first four classes
include no Negroes at all. In other
words. II is intended to free the
whites from educational or property
qualifications but to subject all Ne
groes to them.
The whole law ought to be con
demned. 1t is not drawn in the sul.,t
OF Justice and equality, having regard
for the fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments. and sincerely hope that
no Republican who desires equality of
treatment to the black and white races
will vote for II. Sincerely yours.
WILLIAM II. TAFT"
From inaugural Address
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-03-06

Hear Wo'fskill sing and you will die
happy. With the Red Devils.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-04
The Devils Due

demonstration OF the proposition that
legal justice is for those who have
money 20 hire high quality OF brains
only. and the people OF California will
not long stand that Collins has been
lndisputably demonstrating that. aside
from political and social pull" the
laws trickery. its technicalities, pro-
eedure. pettifoggery. etc, are against
Justice for the common people. Such
an object lesson has more power for
reform than all the editorials. lectures
and orations that could be got of.
II is said that this last court decis-
ION settles Georges hash and that he
will nov have TO don the striped suit
in the penitentiary. Maybe. But We
hope that. il there is still another
chance by which a brilliant scoundrel
can harry justice. under our lawyer.
made laws, George will try IT, We
want the whole object lesson. We
want 10 be shown all that sharp law
yers not under conviction. but under
big fees. can do 20 justice In the way
OF abuse. defiance and defeat.
Don't take Collins out of active prac.
tice of his high and honorable profes-
sion before he has run the whole ga.
NUT OF the possibilities
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-04

One OF the most valuable citizens.
TO California. Is Lawyer George d.
Collins, whom the supreme court has
just refused to release on habeas cor
pus.
Going on four years ago. Collins was
convicted and sentenced for a peniten-
tiary offense, but he hasn't served a
day In the penitentiary. and there's
no certainty about this latest deeis-
ion putting him there.
Collins is valuable for two reasons:
First, any student OF the law desir-
ing thorough education in the profess
sion. particularly the criminal branch
OF it. has but To study Collins career.
Collins was not rich when first ar
raigned He simply had brains, such
brains as any one with money can
hire. With his brains focused on
loopholes OF the statutes and court
procedure, Collins has defeated all at
tempts OF the great state of Califor-
MIA 10 put him at hard penal labor for
more than three years
What's the use OF sending our
youth TO law colleges, when we have
the living object lesson OF Collins on
How To Beat Justice? The aim OF
the profession seems To be largely di-
rected toward beating justice and Col
Inns treatise on that point is a mighty
sight cheaper than supporting law
colleges.
Secondly. Collins is valuable because
he is showing the whole people that
their laws can be beaten, by brain
work and. as already stated, anyone
with money enough can hire the legal
brains. Hence, Collins is vigorous
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-04
Ex-SHERIFF MOORE IS
IN FINANCIAL STRAITS
illness Of st. Clair County Man Cause
OF Trouble--samuel Altman
Is Appointed Trustee.

PORT HURON. Mich. June A.
Financial difficulties traceabls direct
ly TO the prolonged illness OF ex-SherI1
Thomas Moore, OF St Clair. have re.
suited in a meeting OF his creditors
and giving a trust mortgage for S5..
ess.T7 with Samuel Altman, OF Port
Huron. as trustee. until such time as
the business can be placed upon It's
feet. The principal creditors OF the
former st. Clair county officer are c.
Elliott 4 Co.. Chicago. s5775s; j. w
Bauer & Co, Detroit. s234: A. Rush
& Sons. Detroit. s30S.l5 Reid. Mu..
dock q Co.. $220lO; the st. Clair Mil
Ing Co.. st. Clair. s2S3.l7. and George
Moore. Port Huron, $1,000. other
creditors number about %, with &C.
counts against the ST. Clair man rang,
ing from SIS TO 500 and upwards.
The Moore store has been In contin
nous operation for many years and
was considered on good financial
basis. When the proprietor was taken
III some months ago. the principal
support to the success OF the business
was removed. Mr.. Moore is believed
To be recovering from his illness aud
1t is expected the temporary financial
embarrassment will be- entirely over.
come in short time. The meeting
of the creditors at which the trustee
OF the mortgage was appointed was
held In st. Clair.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-04
Arm Squeezed 'TwIxt Cars.

John Cross. Ia years old. met with
a peculiar accident. Thursday evening,
when his left arm was slightly crush
ed between an eastbound and n west
bound Michigan car on the Campus
curve. The lad was standing on tho
rear platform OF the westbound car
with his arm around the post, when
the other car swung on the curve.
just grazing the westbound ear. and
catching the lads arm. Cross went to
his home. No. SO Morton.ave.. unas-
sisted
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-04
AUTOMOBILE CLUB HAS
MANY CARS FOR ORPHANS
Two Homes Unable To Take AoV~"
taae Of Kind oner, But BOO Mos
Are In Line for Ride.

Large preparations have been made
for the celebration OF Orphans day to-
day by the Automobile club of De-
troit. the movement being only part
of one which IL In progress In all the
large cities OF the country this week.
Cars have been secured to accommo-
date 600 children. the donors being
club members. members OF the De-
troit Automobile Dealers association
and private individuals who respond
ed to the request for assistance re-
Gently issued in these columns.
Weather permitting. the autos un'
der orders from Walter Brooks. chair
man OF the committee. will make the
rounds OF the various homes and as
semble at the Belle Isle bridge ap
proach at about o'clock. The cars
will make the complete circuit OF the
island and will mobilize at the head
for large group picture. The line ol
march will then return across the
bridge, head out Jefferson-ave. 10 Yer
nier's crossroads and return 10 the
city along Mack-ave.. a ride In all oil
about 80 miles.
Aside from the doubtful weather
conditions. two other facts have tend
ed to disappoint those in charge OF
the project. Enough cars had been
promised to transport all the children
In the German Protestant, St Vim
cents and Protestant orphanages, as
well as the inmates OF the House OF
the Good Shepherd. Franklin Settle
ment and Home for the Friendless.
The last mentioned is at present un-
der quarantine. however. and the tots
will not be allowed to go. The Polish
Orphanage was also invited but the
sister superior declined to allow the
children In her care to indulge In
what she apparently believed so dan
eerous an amusement. In all. how
ever. 500 children have been promised
and the tots were busy all day watch
ing the weather In the hope that they
would not be disappointed.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-04

inlet O'iara, Workman, Falls When
His Foot slips on Roof.
ANN ARBOR. Mich. June dam
~ O'Hara. of No. 42o Detroit-st.. met
rlth = terrible accident by falling and
Hlunging bis hand into a bucket Of
clling tar.
oHara was working on the roof
>1oh covers q portion Of the bleach
- IN Ferry field and was carrying
= bnekst full of tar, just taken boil
hot from the fire, when his foot
- and he fell with his left hand
~ thu wrist In the tar. In spite
- terrible pain the man walked
~ The u. OF NJ. hospital where the
11ury was dressed. This morning the
- OF his hand Is swollen a lump
liz q . baseball and fully as hard.
Ao hack of his hand and wrist Is 1T
LILY cooked. and wherever the hot
lid shattered on the other hand
Svrnk blisters have raised. He suf-
6roA intense pain all night and Is
D1ry little easier today.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-04
WOMAN CHARGED WITH
STEALING 2-CENT STAMP
Judge Anderson Rebukes Inspector
Who Took Her in Custody and
Tells Prisoner To Go Home.

JUDGE AnQcfbOu ncbHNeo ''~F~~'
Who Took Her IN Custody and
Tells Prisoner To Go Home.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. June 4.-Fed'
eral Judge Anderson will issue re-
port To the postmastergeneral In the
case of w. l.. Moore. postofiice inspec-
tor. who arrested Mrs. Ida Hord.
delicate. pale-faced woman on the
charge of stealing a two-cent stamp
Mrs. Hord. whose husband Is dying
OF consumption and whose baby Is Ill.
had TO mortgage their household fur
niture TO get railroad fare to come TO
Indianapolis TO answer the charges.
AS Judge Anderson listened TO the
woman's story his face colored Win
rising indignation.
Il can't understand the makeup
the viewpoint OF a postofice inspector
who would stir up case like this ana
bring this woman here. Who Is tnis
inspector-is he In court?"
Moore was not present
Il propose 10 have an explanation
from him." said the judge. Such an
outrage must be reported TO his supe-
riors.'
Turning TO the frightened woman
Judge Anderson told her to go to her
home. This court will take care OF
YOU. You need not return here
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-04
SOME COMEDY IN THIS
COMPLAINT AGAINST COZ
Citizen Said Policeman IllTreatsd
Prisoner, But Officer Went 70 Hos
pitsi, While other 10 unhurt.

Cttixen Sato FoiCeWaV tH-1'cesSS
Prisoner. But Offieer Wont TO Hoe
pItsi, While other 10 unhurt.
II. A. Butcher. giving his address
as No. sS7 Second-ave.. visited police
headquarters, Friday morning. to COM
plain OF the alleged brutal treatment
OF prisoner by a policeman.
The officer was Patrolman John Ca
nam. who went TO ST. Mary's hospital,
unconscious, after receiving terrible
beating and kicking from George Tay-
lor, a Negro cocaine fiend. from Chat
ham, Ont, In the Brush-st. depot. and
Butcher retired from the station in
confusion.
Il want TO make a complaint about
unwarranted brutality by a police
man." said Butcher, in high dudgeon.
to Lieut.. Rutledge. The officer used
unnecessary violence in making his
arrest, clubbing his prisoner unmerci-
fully"
Lieut.. Rutledge took the time and
place Of the occurrence. and was sur
prised at the discovery that the Ca
naan case was referred to.
WAS the prisoner a colored man?'
he asked Butcher.
Il don't know whether he was black
or white" Butcher admitted.
did you know that the officer is In
the hospital. and that for while they
didn't know whether he was fatally
hurt or notT' asked Rutledge, while
the prisoner is locked up here without
a scratch on him.
Butcher said that was all news TO
him. and looked as though he realized
that he had made a mistake.
did you help the officer TO subdue
the prisoner when they were strug-
CLING" asked Lieut. Rutledge. and the
complaining Mr. Butcher reluctantly
admitted that he had not Then he
left the station.
Canaan's injuries turned out to be
less serious than was at first feared.
He left the hospital at noon, when his
wife called there for him, TO take him
home.
Nurses at the hospital were reluct-
ant TO allow him TO go, as they declar-
ed that he was hardly strong enough
to stand on his feet, but he insisted
on going home.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-04
WE'LL NOT SEE BALLOONS.
Weather Prognostleator Says Racers
viii Travel Eastward.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. June 4.-Sec-
ton Director Blythe. OF the weather
bureau. announced this morning that
indications are that the balloons I'm
the national championship race win
go south by east. possibly crossing
central Ohio. Pennsylvania or Mary
land.
The prediction OF fair weather for
Indianapolis and vicinity gave prom
Use OF woodworking crowd To SEQ
the start OF the race. Special trains
will be run 10 the speedway. Gov.
and Mrs. Marshall will send The bal
looms away after they have been led
captive before them.