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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-23
Three Candles Sign Of Death.

From London Ideas.
The Warehouses of Salisbury is retir-
ing from the position of lady of the
bedchamber to Queen Alexandra, which
she has held for two years. Lady Sails
bury, who was Lady Cecily Grove before
her marriage is intensely interested in
Hatfield, the historic home OF the Cecils,
and has made a study of its contents and
associations. Like most old houses. Hat
field has a tragic incident in its history.
In 1885 the then Warehouses of Sails
bury, an aged lady. met her death in a
gruesome fashion. She was writing on
dark November evening in her room in
the west wing OF the house, and, finding
the light from the two candles on her
desk TO be insufficient, rang for a servant
to bring another. With the three lights
she continued writing. Shortly after
ward the west wing of Hatfield was in
flames. and in the flames persisted Lady
Salisbury. This story bears out the old
superstition that three candles alight to-
gether are a sign Of death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-23
CONTEST FOR INCUBATOR BABY
KIDNAPPED LITTLE ONE SPENDS
NIGHT IN WEEPING.
Mrs. Bleakley and Alleged Kid
napers Held at Kansas City
Pending Legal Proceedings.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, August 23.-After
a night of weeping, because Mrs. j. j.
Bleakley of Topeka. Kan, from whose
home size was kidnapped Saturday, was
not permitted to remain with her last
night, little Marian Bleakiey. the incu-
bator baby, today said she wanted to
go home with mamma
This is bad place. she said. and
stretching out her arms imploringy to
Mrs. Bleakiey. who visited the police
station early today, asked: When will
we go home, mamma? want to go
home.
Mrs. Bleakley, while demurring at the
pending court proceedings said today
that she was confident of retaining pos
session of the child. | am the babys
mother" she said, and no honest judge
will take her from me-
Hearing Wednesday.
Mrs. James G. Barclay of Buffalo, y.
y, who, in company with j. \. Gentry
Of Kansas City, is being held on charge
of kidnapping, would not talk today. She
is i'll in the police matrons room
The rsquisition papers issued at JEFF
ferson City by Acting Gov Gmelich yes
terday authorizing the return OF Mrs
Barclay and Gentry to Kansas had not
reached here up to noon today Even.
however, If they come they will b of
no value until the hearing Wednesday of
the writ of habeas corpus directed tn
prevent the prisoners removal TO To-
peka and also to prevent the child being
retained BY Mrs. Beakley
Attorneys for Mrs. Barclay left here
today for Jefferson City to endeavor to
have the reaustion writ recalled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-23
RENEW NEGOTIATIONS.
Chicago Street Railway officials and
Strike Leaders Confer.

CHICAGO, August 23.-Negotiations
were renewed today between traction off,
Gals and representatives of street car
employees OF the city in an attempt to
avert threatening strike OF all men en-
ployed on the surface street car lines
Several important conferences had been
planned for the day. The first was joint
conference Of railway officials wage scale
committees representing all of the men
OF all the companies. President William D.
Mahon of the International Street Car
Mems Union and Walter L. Fisher who
represents the city in the negotiations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-23
Grocer's Address a Feature.

One of the most interesting addresses
before the league this year was that of
a successful colored grocer, Victor II.
Tulane of Mont gomery, Ala. Six years
ago, at the meeting of the Business
League in indianapolis. this man told
how he had started without experience
and with a capital of hundred dollars.
His address this year was sequel to
that of six years ago Since that time
he had erected a tweIve-thousandd dollar
pressed brick building and has. as people
who have visited his store testify, as
we'll equipped a grocery store as there
is in the city of Montgomery.
One of the most interesting statements
that he made illustrates the advantage
negro business man has in the matter
of credit.
THE fact is,'' he said. 4 have gotten
to be a sort of Dunn's agency as
far as the colored people of Montgomery
are concerned When the white mer-
chants want to know whether they can
afford to do business with a new colored
customer they have been in the habit
of referring to me. l don't object to
acting in the capacity of a credit agency.
because / find that il a is on the
wrong side of my ledger he finds it
difficult to get credit any place else
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-23
KILLS A MONSTER LYNX.
Hunter Battles Single-handed With
Animal in It's Den.

LOWELL. Ohio. August 23.-Armed
with a big knife, William Smith. South
Carolina hunter. crawled into a den of
lynxes near here yesterday and killed the
leader of the band The battle lasted
three hours. The lynx was six feet in
length.
Or several months lynxes have been
a terror 10 the community. They have
killed stock and attacked people. Their
den was IN avid, rocky ravne and none
dared attempt TO rout them. Smith or
Canized A posse TO help him fight the
animals. bur he had barely gotten inside
the den when the posses. frightened at
the growls of the animals, fed in terror.
Tie battle was fought in darkness and
the den was small that Smith was
unable 10 stand erect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-23
Growth Of Negro Banking.

League was organized IN boStoH Ter
years ago there were but two negro
banks i'm the United States. At the
present time there are no less than forty
seven. Many of these have very small
capital-sometimes amounting to not
more than four or five thousand dollars
but the amount of capital of negro banks
increases every year. For instance, the
two oldest banks have a capital OF
100000 each.
Another thing that indicates the growth
of the negro business has been the dlspo-
sition of its members to organize into Sec
lions, according to the different business
enterprises represented. Two years age
the National Negro Bankers AssOcia ton
was formed This organization carries on
its work Independently of the National
Association. but Is affiliated with 1t and
meets at the same time. The undertake
ers organized a National Association last
wear This year the newspaper men or
ganized an association for the purpose OF
discussing the business side of the Negro
newspaper. At the same time arrange
ments were made to organize negro
manufacturers association. One of the
leading negro manufacturers is \. c.
Howard of New York city. who was a
Pullman car porter. but succeeded in max
ing a new and valuable shoe polish. He
has been engaged in business for the last
eight years and now sells his shoe polish
in all parts of the United States and In
several European countries.
Work of the League.
The work of the Business League, out
side of the annual meeting, is carried on
by local business leagues. of which there
are now over five hundred. In five states
these local leagues have been organized
as state leagues. The most successful and
enterprisinS &c ..ese state leagues is tina,
of Mississippi This year the Mississippi
State League occupied one session in Civ
ing an account of its enterprises. The
president of the Mississippi League is
Charles Banks of Mound Bayou. Miss.
Mound Bayou was founded some twenty
years ago by Isaiah Montgomery in a
part of the YaZoo delta where it was
thought a white man couldn't live. A,
the present time this town has popula.
ton of about eight hundred inhabitants
No white man has ever lived in the towr
and few have ever remained there over
night. 1t lis surrounded by colony OF
negro farmers with population of abou,
three or four thousand Negroes oWr
within a mile and half of the towr
something like thirty thousand acres o1
what is said to be the richest land i'm the
United States. All the officers Of the
are colored All the business is done b,
negroes and most of the capital has beer
created on the soil.
Build Cotton Seed Oil Mill.
| Two years ago the business men OF
Mound Bayou started a movement tc
posed to raise among the colored people
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-23
furnished by the money from these fra

furnished by the money from these fra
ternal organizations.
The principal insurance companies are
those carried on by the Order of Odd Eel
lows and the Grand Order of Masons and
knights of Pythias. The last report of
the Grand Lodge showed cash balance
in the bank of $50 600 to the credit of the
Odd Fellows of Mississippi During the
last year they paid out 500, 600 in death
benefits.
The Masons had SSOOO cash in the bank
and had paid out during the year S195. 600
in cash. The knights of Pythias had
S56.Gn in the bank and had paid out
something like 100000 during the year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-23
If the Craze Continues

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Pilot-There's no use tryin' to get
into tn harbor cap'n.
The Captan-Eh. Why not?
The PilOt-Its chockful of Dread
noughtS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-23
What Could He Have Meantp
From Puck.

DO YOU ever write on an empty stom-
ach?' asked the mere man.
Sir" exclaimed the literary person, Il
am poet, not a tattoo artist"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-23
Build Cotton Seed Oil Mill.

Two years ago the business men Of
Mound Bayou started a movement to
build a cotton seed oil mill. They pro-
posed to raise among the colored people
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-23
NEGRO STEPS UPWARD
Progress Shown at Recent
Meeting of National League.
RAPID GROWTH IN BUSINESS
Town Where There Is Much Capital
and No White Men.
COSTLY COTTON SEED OIL MILL
Twenty-Four Negro Banks. With
Capital From $1,000 Upward.
Washington Enterprise.
RAPID GROWTH IN BUSINESS
COSTLY COTTON SEED OIL MILL
Special Correspondence of The star


LOUISVILLE, Ky. August 20. 1909.
The National Negro Business League
has just closed its tenth annual meeting
in this city. When the Negro Business
League met last Wednesday Gov \. E.
Wilson came down from the capital at
Frankfort to attend the opening session
and make a speech of welcome to the
delegates. Mayor James F. Grinstead
joined the governor in welcoming the
league to the city, and the city of Louis
vile appropriated 500 TO assist in the
entertainment of the members. In the
evening the president of the Louisville
Board of Trade, F. c. Nunemacher, made,
speech to the delegates, and the daily
papers of Louisville have devoted three
or -four columns day to reporting the
proceedings.
In an editorial of August 10, the Louis
vile Courier journal said of the Negro
BUSINESS League: Though but ten years
old, the value of its earnestness and or
ganlzation is substantially in evidence;
business. and business only, is the sub
Ject of its concern, and its propriety and
level-he adedness are tribute TO it's
founder. DIR. Booker Washington. Here
III the south, where industry is develop
ing to an unprecedented extent, the negro
business man is welcome
Business Enterprises Represented.
All sorts of business enterprises were
represented at this meeting of the league
There were groceries, drug stores, hotels,
real estate agencies farmers. merchants,
bankers, insurance companies. harness
manufacturers publishers, building and
loan agencies. grist mills shoe manu-
iacturers, sewer contractors and truck
farmers.
One of the largest enterprises repre-
sented was the Lincoln Memorial build
ton, d. G. This is to be an Office build
ing for negroes, and an effort is being
made to raise 100000 throughout the
United States in order to complete it.
Plans were drawn by W. Sidney Pittman,
who is a graduate of the Normal and
Industrial Institute at Tuskegee and Of
Drexel Institute at Philadelphia. He Is
the architect of the negro building at
the tercentennial exposition at James
town and of the new Y. NJ. C. A building
in Washington.
The most unique enterprise represented
by the league was the Douglass Calendar
Company. Its business is getting out
Illustrated calendars with negro subjects
and negro faces for the illustrations.
The most important undertaking of the
National Negro Business League is the
organization in 1913 to celebrate the fif-
tieth anniversary of the Lincoln emanci-
patton proclaim ton of the negro exposi-
ton, which shall be devoted entirely to
showing the progress which negroes of
the United States have made in fifty
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-23

saloons and poolrooms late in the even
ings was met and solved by the inspect
ors according to their report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-23

1t pays tn read the want columns of
The Star. Hundreds of situations are filled
through them.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-11-27
A Big Celebration.

On Sunday the Knights of Columbus
of our county had great meeting in
the G. A. r. Hall here. Twenty mem
bers from Solomon and twenty five
from Salipa accompanied by Springer's
famous orchestra, came up to take
part in the celebration. The visiting
teams did the work in installing forty
six members who had just joined. AT
ter the degree work, the Catholic
ladies of our city gave an elaborate
banquet and in the evening a royal
time was enjoyed until the guests left
for home on the midnight train. In an
account of the trip in the Salina Jour
nal we find the following, which shows
again that everybody likes the sociabil-
ity Of Hays: Henry Sherrin. one of
the Salina men who was there, said
this morning, 1T was one of the best
meetings we have held for a long time
and the people of Hays treated us
royalty. The people out there certain
ly know how to put on banquet right. -
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-11-27

Prof. P, lham, our former A;tricul-
tural Instructor at the Normal, who is
now running farm in southern X an
SIS. sent two boxes OF apnles to the
schoo, ard on Wednesday all hand
were called into the auditorium anl in
formed of the arrival and all treated to
the feast
Hays City has again shown that il i
still "a sporty as in the days of o'd Fl
Hays and a dozen or more of our
young folks went down to Kansas City
10 see the Kansas Missouri foetaall
game. Among the number was, Wr.
Hollenbeck, Geo. King, th- Loredit>ch
boys, Harry Kirkman, Geo. zsigicr.
Doc Middiekauff, Pat Mccarthy. DIN
aid Spratt and Mr.. and Mrs. G org.
Philip, Jr. 1t will surely be ga.
bunch.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-11-27
Public Sale.

The undersigned will sell at Public
Auction at whaa is known as THE
BROWN SKATING RINK in Oakley,
Kansas, beginning at 2 O'Clock p. m.
Saturday, December 18th. This sale
consists of number of high grade
automobiles, fully equipped, ranging in
price to 100000, large frame build
ing and a number of other articles too
numerous to mention, A credit of II
months will be given to purchasers to
give bankable note bearing ten per
cent interest from date. Five per cent
off for cash on time sales. No prop
erty removed until settled for. Pct
JOHN BROWN,
v. Jaeger, Clerk,
U. Richardson, Auctioneer.
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Cook and .psorx.

DIR. Cook this week sent his North
Pole report to the Copenhagen College
to examine, as he had promised them,
and duplicate will be sent to the
Washington society as soon as the
other college consents. In it he gives
full reference to tht Esquimos who ac-
companied him to the Pole, and if de-
sired for further proof he will pay the
expenses for sending for them and
bringing them to Norway and America.
The worst thing said in the papers
about Peary came from his own lips
He tells how he sent back the white
men as he neared the pole SO that ne
could claim the honor alone. He even
told how reluctantly the last man order
ed back, returned 1t was the hope of
sharing the glory of that discovery
that induced some of these men to
make that perilous trip. But for this
act he has not gone unpunished. Most
people are willing to admit that he was
the second white man to reach the
pole-their sympathies are with Cook
but 1t would be a big thing for hin
just now to have the testimony OF
three or four white men who had stooc
there with him. This is another ex
ample where selfishness and egotism il
wanting to be the whole thing overdiC
the matter. He Is so selfish that he
has so far refused the black man, whC
went nearly there with him, the right
Il -. 4
them photographs of his trip. Peary
lost out in this matter, as he deserves
by his own actions from the start.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-11-27

James Westbrook spent last Sunday
visiting friends in Russell
John SchIyer has added another room
to his residence on South Oak street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mart Stehlev came
down from Ellis to enjoy Thanksgiving
with her parents.
Dr. Marty has leased and moved into
the Phi Jacobs cottage on North Chest
nut street opposite the Court House.
Our former residant, John Blender
now of Topeka was here Saturday shak-
ing hands with his many friends.
This week they have been working
at the X AVIATION and putting in the
foundation at the Methodist chu. ch.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-11-27

Last Saturday was Mrs. Shaw's ;
seve" ty-fifth birthday. A number of
her friends gathered at her home TO
celebrate the occasion. She was taken
completely by surprise. She received
several appropriate gifts and post
card shower from old friends and
neighbLrs on the Smokey. The after
noon was thor roughly enjoyed by all
present Shortly after five O'Clock
sandwiches, ten. cake and fruit were
served. The following tribute was en-
closed in a gift from an absent friend:
''The most beautiful thing that lives on
this earth is not the child in the cradle.
sweet rs it is 1t is rot ample enough;
it has not had history enough 1t is ali
prophesy. Let me see one who has
walked through life; let me see a great
nature that has gone through sorrow,
through fire. through flood, through the
thunder of life's battle, ripening.
sweetening, eniarging and growing
finer and finer, Reutler and gentler,
that fineness and gentleness being the
result of great strength and know
ledge accumulated through long hfe-
let me see such one stand at the end
of life as the sun stands on summer
afternoon just before it goes down
Is there anything on earth go beautiful
as rich, ripe, glowing, glorious Chris
tian hearth"
''Never. my heart, shaft thou grow old
Ny hair is white, my blood runs cold.
And one bv one my powers depart.
But youth sits smiling in my heart" "
Contributed
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-11-27
Hill City ReveilIe:

Hill City ReveilIe:
Miss Ethel Pratt of Hays, formerly
of this county, is here visiting her
cousin, Miss Mabel Boyd. The city
council at Hays has passed an ordinance
forbidding papers and trash being
thrown in the streets The council has
also forbidden bowling alleys to run
after eleven O'Clock at night. The
editor of the Hays Free Press thinks
he can sleep now that the midnight
roar of the bowling alleys has been
done away with. Here 's good lucI7 and
pleasant dreams to him.
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SUBSCRIBE FOR TIE FREE
PRESS 81 per year.

Mr.. Cowan has begun the erection of
barn on his lots or east Juniata st.
Miss Olive Westbrook came home
Wednesday right to spend her vacation
Miss Henrietta Oshant returned from
her University work co enjoy Thanks
giving at home
Most of the odt. of-town students ct
the State Normal went home for the
Thanksgiving vacation.
The young folks away at school
came home for the few days vacation
aud will go back Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P SHUTS spent
Thanksgiving with DIR. and Mrs. Pat
terson at Rexford in Siberian county.
SchIyer & Arnhold are closing out
their buggies and spring wagons at
very low price Don't forget to see
them if you want to buy at bargain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry King went to
Kansas City Tuesday night and attend
ed the K. U.-M. u. game Thanks
giving day..
West Normal avenue along the
Charlie Reeder tract is being graded
this week with the township grader
and eight horses.
Come to Oakley, Kansas. where the
OPPORTUNITY will afford you to bug
a HIGH GRADE AUTOMOBILE at
REASONABLE price. 2-2t
Last Sunday was terror for IN
pleasant weather It was cold and
blustry and accompanied by some driz-
zle. At night there was hard freeze
Ed Jantzen wss over from McCracken
last Saturday and made final proof on
his Saline valley homestead. He looks
well and is much pleased with his
school and the little city of McCracken.
Verne Daniels returned from Hays,
where he has been attending the state
Normal, last Friday. He has the prin-
cipalship of the Paradise schools, which |
will begin Monday, Nov. 20. Paradise
is building fine new building. .ALuray
Herald.
We will loan you money at lower
rate of interest than any other agent
in the county. If you want to save
money call at our Office. We believe
in 'Live and let live
T he j. M. Schaefer Loan & ms. Agcy
Last Saturday evening a number of
VIM. Palmer's young friends gave him
a pleasant surprise at his home west of
town Games and merry making were
INDUCED in until late hour and the
guests thought the time flew past ali
too quickly for the Palmer family know
how to entertain.
Our young Buckeye farmer. Andrew
Eichbush, went west to Cheyenne
Wells on Tuesday evening, and it is
whispered will be married to farmers
daughter out there Thanksgiving Day,
and it is expected they will be home by
Saturday evening, when the reception
and celebration will occur and Buckeye
phones will carry the glad news.
Pa Henry went out Wednesday even
ing to be present at the event. Andrew
has the congratulations of all his young
friends.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-11-27

Will Madden is confined to his home
and bed by sick spell and Mr.. Dixon
has come up from K. c. to look after
bank matters.
Thanksgiving Day was a beautiful
one and everybody seemed to be enjoy
ing themselves. Business was general
ly suspended and religious services were
held in the Baptist church.
The friends of Miss Cora Miller were
glad to see her here on Wednesday.
She left Kansas, where she so long
travelled for Crane & Co., and went to
Idaho. where she now lives, but is on
her way to spend Thanksgiving with
her folks.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-11-27

If you want Fire Insura nee that is
good :'all of the time or if you want
a quick loan at low rate of interest
that you can pay off ''any old time"
or if you want to visit with as part
of your time''-come in!
The j. N. Schaefer Loan & Ins. Agcy.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-11-27

A county superintendent in q nigh
boring county asked every teach + at
the county institute who took their
local or county paper to bold up their
hands and only six responded. The
superintendent expre :sed great sur
prise and said, you don't spend 8
dollar year with these papers. yet
you expect them to print free of ch ,rge
notices of all institutes, insert long
programs, expect them TO advertise
voc, thus assisting you to climb the
ladder to better positions and salaries,
without cent in return" The same
thing may be said of other occupations.
AS rule the less money a man 81 ads
with paper the more free adver; sing
he expects Osborne Farmer.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-11-27
TurnIps for Sale.

We are digging our turnips. They
are fine and we offer some for sale at
reasonable prices, big or little amounts.
For terms and particulars phone me
any day between twelve and one O'Clock
while in at dinner. Phone No. 1920.
CHRIS Peterson,
Farm southeast of Reservation.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-11-27
stock Herded.

have fine wheat pasture, good pas
ture, all fenced and plenty of shelter
and feed and should like a bunch Of
cattle to pasture this winter. Prices
reasonable Address or see me
GEORGE FORSTER,
Bantam p o. Kansas