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The Colorado statesman., 1909-04-10
COLORADO LEGISLATURE.

The April fool of Colorado was
the lamentable legislature. In
1908 the great unwashed Democ-
racy met in the city of Pueblo and
like Negro conventions-resolved.
And another parallel desernable
in its similarity to Negro conven-
tions, is its barronness of results.
Here the similarity ends. The
Pueblo convention was perhaps
one of the most unique in the his
tory of politics. 1t was guided
and advised by a presidential can
didate, and William Jennings
Bryan made much of his oppor-
tunity. When this memorable
gathering became history and the
party of Bryan triumphed in Col
orado, and great things were ex-
pected. The Pueblo meeting
adopted war cry of platform
promises" and the Democratic
platform was as full of promises
as the proverbial seive. But when
the Legislative body met with such
an overwhelming Democratic ma
jority, even then dyed-in. thew
Republicans set up and took no.
tice believing that Honest" John
and the Democratic majority
would redeem the platform pledges.
For ninety days the assembly
set with record that would bring
a blush of shame to the ghostly
face of departed Populism. The
taxpayers of Colorado have the
burden to bear. The lack of re-
suits is due to the peculiar motive
actuating the majority member
ship of both houses. The Pueblo
convention, while it deceived the
great majority of our voters will be
remembered as curse to Colorado.
With miserable record for De-
mocracy and the governor about to
saddle the doubtful expedient of
an extra session for the purpose of
enacting party measures, the fu-
ture of the grand old party looks
good in Colorado. Just gird up
your loins.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-04-10

Montgomery, Ala, Remarkable
hopors were paid here to the
memory of Bob Goodwin, a Negro
hero, who was drowned in the AL
ALBANIA river, while trying to rescue
two white men. Hundreds of
white persons, men, women and
children took part in the funeral
services, and eight cadets of a
fashionable military high school
served as pallbearers. The pro-
cession to the grave included the
carriages of many prominent
white persons of Montgomery, and
the funeral was conducted by the
leading undertaken of the city.
The expenses were paid by E. w.
Bliss whom Goodwin saved from
drowning several months ago.
For this act the school children of
Montgomery gave the Negro a
gold medal.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-04-10
ABOUT GOOD MORALS.

This great moral and family
journal devoted to the uplift of the
Negro, hardly gives a thought to
the white man. We have long
since learned that the white man
is amply able to care for himself
and his own. But we were inter-
ested few weeks ago in an article
appearing in one of our city dali
les, touching the criminal and i'm
moral tendencies of all classes.
While no specific mention was
made of the Negro we cannot pass
The Colorado statesman., 1909-04-10

Leland Giants, of Chicago, ILL.,,
will open this season by taking
the longest trip team ever took in
the history of baseball, with the
possible exception of the Chicago
American League team. The own
ers of the above team have been
assured the players will not suffer
any humiliation nowhere along
the route, which covers several
Southern States. The trip is one
personally planned by the Leland's
most successful manager, Mr..
Andrew ('Rube"O Foster. The
entire trip, which includes 1868
miles of travel, will be taken in
two of the most complete CON-
partment cars ever sent out from
Chicago, employing the following
servants: Two walters, two cooks,
one American and one French !;
valet, dishwasher, and manager.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-04-10

The Empire Colored Circus
Company was organized last week
by E. j. Colwell, Tim Long and
S. Robinson. of Cleveland, with
$1,000 capital. They have an SOx
100 big top, 40x6O dressing top
30x50 cook top, all new. They
will carry all colored performers
except Russian dancers and cycle
whirl, and will be the only oolored
circus in America. They have at
present the following acts: Fred
johnson, unicycle and roller skat-
ing acts; Colwell, head and chair
balance, tight wire and slack wire;
Varaldo, sword climbing and Jug
Cling; Gordon Bunch, clown; Rob
inson, single traps and perch.
They will carry a band of ten
pieces.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-04-10
WASHINGTON
LETTER
DR.. W. d. Crum to Receive Re-
ceive Responsible Position in
Panama. Banquet in Honor
of Judge R. HI. Terrell.
BY JAMES cURERT CAMPBELL

BY JAMES CUBERT CAMPBELL
There is rumor going the
rounds here among politicians
which is receiving unusual credit
to the effect that DR.. w. d. Crum,
recently Collector of the Port of
Charleston, S. c., is soon to be
given responsible position in the
Panama zone. There seems to be
an impression that DR.. Crum is en-
titled to something good in the
way of Federal recognition and a
position in Panama may be in
keeping with this impression
The Colorado statesman., 1909-04-10

At last there has been organized
and put into operation a broom
factory located at Smithvale, Okla.
3 miles northeast of Oklahoma
City. The factory is owned by
Rolf and Scruggs, two wide awake
young men of this city, and man.
aged by l.. FL. Smith who is one
of the best broom makers in the
West. The factory is capitalized
at 81 900 and has machinery with
a making capacity of II dozen per
day.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-04-10

Washington, D. G., March 20
Robert G. Ogden, of New York,
on account of ill health, has de-
clined membership on the CON-
mission which is to go to Liberia
to make a study of conditions
there for this Government. The
commission will go to Liberia on
war vessel, which they will make
their home during the investiga-
ton.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-04-10

Protesting to have been humili-
ated by being forced to ride in the
same compartment on a street car
with white women, Carrie Conley,
colored, of Frankfort, KY, has
sued the Central Kentucky Trac-
tion Company for $4,000.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-04-10
RACE NEWS
GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

Trenton, N. j., April 6.-The
house today passed bill prevent
ing Negroes from using the name,
or wearing the emblem of the Be
nevolent and Protective Order of
Elks.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-04-10

Waco, Texas, April 2-Negro
citizens in several counties of
Texas have formally requested the
white citizens to permit them t.
elect one Negro public school
trustee to every two white trustees.
Elections for school trustees take
place tomorrow. 1t is not believed
the white voters will agree to the
plan.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-04-10


Superlative degree descriptions
of whatever takes place in Wash
ington are said by many to be fa-
miliar. Scribes, reporting affairs
from here are perhaps too often
tempted to use "sky-high Ian
guage" when writing about what
is simply an earthly happening.
Everything done or taking place
in Washington is apt to be chron-
icaled as the greatest ever" the
''grandest in history" and the like.
So unreservedly in this superlative
lingo quoting spread that when
truly superior affair like the ban
quet rendered to Judge Robert Fl.
Terrell last Friday evening a week
ago is described we are at a loss
for some lofty and adequate Ian
guage necessary to do it credit.
However, the superior degree ad-
jectives grand, brilliant, and rich
are modest words to use in charac-
terizing this banquet given by
Washington's most representative
citizens who gathered upon that
occasion to do honor to Judge Ter
rell. By virtue of recent act of
Congress creating a Municipal
Court for the District of Columbia,
Mr.. Terrell was elevated to the
bench of that body. 1t should be
born in mind that all courts in the
District of Columbia are Federal
courts and by the operation of this
law Mr.. Terrell becomes the first
Federal Judge the colored people
Of the country have produced.
Banquets in Washington are
natural. They come as do the
gentle rains and sometimes almost
as often, but the one given in hon.
or of Juoge Terrell was without
doubt one of the most brilliant and
perfect ever held here. The beau
tiful dining room of Mr.. James
Gray on Pennsylvania Avenue was
the scene of the festive gathering,
and Mr.. Gray, one the best equip
ped men in the country to handle
such affairs spared nothing in add
ing to its richness and elegance.
This affair was compliment and
an expression of the pride the col
ored people of the District feel in
the elevation of Mr.. Terrell to the
Federal bench, and if the splendid
gathering witnessed on that even-
ing may be taken as an evidence
of a peoples appreciation, Judge
Terrell may well feel complimented.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-04-10

Bishop j. @. Hartzell, in charge
of the missionary work of the
Methodist church in Africa had
talk with the President on Satur-
day about Liberia, and what the
work of the Commission will prob
ably be in connection with the Af-
rican Republic. DR.. Booker T.
Washington also called upon the
President and talked with him in
connection with the Liberian Com
mission.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-04-10
NO 20

The statement has been advanced
that in view of the fact that Mr..
Crum is a physician his services
might we'll oe utilized along the
lines of his profession in the canal
district. There are a large num-
Der of colored men from the West
Indies and some few from the Uni
ted States at work on the canal,
and it may be possible that DR..
Crum will be employed in some
capacity among these workmen.
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-31
MAX BOYER ENTERTAINs.

Mr. Max e. Boyer last night at his
pretty country home. entertained a
number of his young lady and gem
tlemen friends. The evening began
with a tally-ho ride followed by
dancing. music. games and refresh
ments.
The warm pleasant evening made
dancing on the side veranda most
delightful and the music furnished
by Prof and Mrs. Boyer. was par
excellence.
The guests of honor were Miss
Isabella Chambliss and Miss Gladys
Low. of Denver. Both are popular
North Denver school girls, the latter
is enjoying her first visit in the
Grand valley, but the former is by
no means a stranger here, having on
several previous occasions made short
visits here.
The guests: Miss Chambliss. Miss
Low. Miss Ethel Adams. Miss Gladys
Wells. Miss Ruth Newton. Miss Laura
Rhone, Miss Louise Matthews. Miss
Esther Nichols. Mr.. Howard Barnett.
Mr. Rex Barber. Mr.. Sidney Bull. Mr..
Wynne Ross, MIR. Glenn Minton, Mr.
Mark Bunting, Mr. Archie Wells.
The White Sox game is the talk of
the town today.
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-31
PSYCHOLOGICAL WAVE HAS
STRUCK GRAND JUNCTION

There surely is a kind of psyche
logical wave sweeping over the
world these days. and it has struck
Grand Junction with full force.
Every one is talking about dual
personality the "subconscious
mind" the inner Consciousness. q"
and such like terms which would
have meant nothing more under
standable than Chinese puzzle few
years ago but which are now evil
IDENTITY comprehensive to even the
average thinker
All this is due. as far as Grand
junction and indeed as far as much
of the western world is concerned, 10
the wonderful knowledge of occult
laws, and the development of that
hidden power that is within man
kind, to DIR. Alexander J. McIvor-
Tyndall, the most noted of the mod
ern teachers.
DR.. McIvor-Tyndall has given much
of his time during his visit here to
private consultations and advice
along personal lines, such as busi-
ness, investments. domestic affairs,
personal magnetism. and those prob
lens that beset the path of the busy
man. but he has also found time to
teach a class of students the why and
erful low of mind and soul by know
ing which he claims every person can
attain that which he desires.
If you are interested in yourself, in
your future, in your possibilities and
your hidden forces and subtle psy-
Geological powers, you will do well
to have a consultation with McIvor-
Tyndall at his headquarters. the La
Harpe, 256 Main-st., and learn how
to control your fate and your circum-
stances. His fee for a private CONSUL
tation is within the reach of all, and
you cannot afford to miss the chance
of a lifetime.
Only a few more days remain to
consult this noted authority.
owing to the great interest taken
in Dr.. McIvor-Tyndall's interesting
work here in Grand Junction. as well
as to the fact that nearly two hun
dred or more people were turned
away from the Odd Fellows hall last
Sunday evening, arrangements are
being made to have the famous edu-
Gator and editor of The Swastika
/ Magazine, give two meetings next
Sunday, the first public meeting at
the Odd Fellows hall at 2:30 p. m.
and the second meeting at the audi
torium. There will be outside OF
Dr. Mclvor-Tyndall's Advanced
Thought talks. a special musical pro
gram and many startling demonstra.
tions of psychic phenomena.
Admission to both the afternoon
public meeting at the /. 0. o. f. hall
and also the evening public meeting
at the auditorium has been reduced
to 25 cents.
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-31


Thousands upon thousands of
smudge pots are now in the keeping
of the orchardists of the valley and
on a few hours notice these pots can
be placed in readiness for a fight
against the frost king. There is but
little probability that the pots Will
be needed for at least ten days and
the fruit trees are in no danger
whatever at this time. not being in
bloom.
Tonight there viii be meeting of
the city council and meeting of
property owners in the proposed paw
ing district. The meeting will be
held at the city hall. All property
owners in the proposed districts are
invited to be present. Engineer Ray,
the paving expert, will be present
and viii make a report
A number of people are laboring
under the impression that il is Mrs.
John G. Mckinney who has been very
prominent in registering voters and
doing other work in the interest of
one of the municipal tickets in the
city. II is not Mrs. John G. McBin-
ney.
Luther A. Wilson. new arrival
from Auburn, KY, has accepted a
position in the S. r Vols Hardware
Co.'S store. Mr.. Wilson has very
pleasant and attractive personality
and is sure to make host of friends
w. E. Rhinehart, the well known
implement dealer. has just turned
out one of the handsomest delivery
wagons. for local firm. ever seen in
this city. 1t is an inclosed wagon
and is beautifully enam eled.
Hugely enjoyed was the letter
from Rev Bernard L. Rice. of this
elf Asifn Il
published in The Sentinel last night.
Mr.. Rice writes in most entertain
ing and instructive manner
Get Your application In for 40
acres of Pecos valley land before an
other raise in price. Next excursion
April 3. See II. ]. Gray Realty Co..
S37 Main-st.
A large delegation of Mont-,se
and Delta people will come in tonight
to be here tomorrow for the White
Sox game.
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-31

Juanita coal-best on market
Call Junction 323.
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-31

A dispatch from Albuquerque,
New Mexico, reads as follows:
Albuquerque, n. M.=That Farm
ington, New Mexico. will have beet
sugar factory soon is stated in spe-
cial tonight from that town where
r. p. Davie and w. S. Wallace, the
latter of Grand Junction, Colo, back
ed by wealthy syndicate are making
arrangements to put a large tract of
land in the San Juan country under
ditch and colonize it with farmers
who are to raise sugar beets on n
large scale. many having already
signed contracts.
The land is the most fertile and
best watered in New Mexico and has
been found ideal for the raising of
sugar beets.'
The Sentinel learns that Mr. Wal
lace and one or two associates have
secured the control of some 10000
acres of fine land in the Pennington
country to be used in raising beets
and they have also purchased or leas-
ed large irrigation ditch.
1t is big project and Mr.. Wal
lace's many friends will hope that il
will be carried to Il success.
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-31
LOCAL MAN HAS
4 BIG PROJECT

William ). Wallace, of this
city, and Il. T.. Davie. of the
Western Sugar ~ Land COM
pany, are interested in the build
of big sugar factory ut Farm
ington, New Mexico. according to
an announcement that has been
sent out by telegraph from
Pennington. MIR. Wallace left
Grand junction several days ago
for Pennington to make further
Investigations concerning the big
proposition i'm which he is in
terested but ut the time he left
he stated that he was not ready
to make any announcement of
the plans formulated by himself
and his associates.
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-31

Storage and heavy hauling of all
kinds. The Blue Barn. Junction 229
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-31

The White Sox game is the talk of
the town today.
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-31

Cash paid for hides. Any guam
titiy.-Shropshire & Gordon, whole
sale butchers, 112 North Spruce.
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-31

The chain gang is out today clean
ing up the streets under the super
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-31

The excavation teams on the car
line this morning reached Gunnison
avenue. The largest force which has
been on any one day is at work today
and the work is progressing very
rapidly.
Mrs. Marion o. Delaplain and Mrs
Ed. NJ. Allison have issued cards for
two afternoon parties, one on Mon
day April 10, and one on Wednes-
day April IA.
Tomorrow afternoon there will be
q general suspension of business in
Grand Junction during the course of
the greatest baseball game ever play
ed on the western slope.
Tomorrow is "All Fools Day" so
let everybody be careful. The small
boy and the large boy too. will work
off not few practical jokes and
some that will not be very practical.
James Waller. a well known ranch
er OF the Rifle district. is visitor in
the city today with his nephew. Aaron
Tally. one of the Grand Junction
flremen.
Every Man a King" is to be the
theme that DR.. McIvor-Tyndall will
take at his next big meeting in this
city.
The chain gang is out today clean
ing up the streets under the super
vision of Assistant Fire Chief Tally.
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-31

You'll have to go some if you want
to beat the Cooper or the Studehaker
wagons. McCary handles both of
these old reliables. The prices are
right Call and see them.
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-31

Great SCOTT Tou can. afford to
let your watch run over year and a
half without letting us clean it
c. W. Primrose. matchmaker and jew
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-31

Now is the timk to take drive
into the country. Get your rig at
the Barton & Terrill stables. Fifth
and Colorado.
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-31

You may vote dry. or you may
vote wet but if you want good bread.
buy the celebrated Plush Flour at
Arnolds.
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-31

Big line of writing tablets at Cam
eron's, All Main street.
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-31

See our $40 single narness.-Fred
Mantey.
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-31

We absolutely guarantee our hose
). L. Mcenzie, the plumber.
The Jasper news., 1909-05-27
Doctor Struck Il Rich.

A wealthy New York banker, while
visiting his parents in a small town.
was stricken with fever. For three
months he was confined In the old
homestead, dutifully attended by Q
fond mother and very jealous doc.
tor.
The banker recovered slowly. One
morning he decided that fresh air
would do more for him than medical
environment, and in q short time he
was enabled to dismiss his physician.
When the doctors bill arrived the
banker studied It very closely. A few
moments later the mother saw her son
go to the woodshed, procure an ak
and begin hewing at the hitchins
post, which had stood in front of the
house for 80 years.
Frank" she shouted Historically,
believing her son in another delirium,
"what are you doing?"
You'll have no further use for IT,"
chuckled the perspirlng banker, here
after the doctor will come In an au.
tomobile."
The Jasper news., 1909-05-27
A Slowly Shifting cenfer.

10 1890 the center OF the population in
this country was twenty. three miles east
Of Baltimore, in the state of Maryland,
or virtually on the Atlantic shore line.
In 1909 the center was 10 the state OF
Indiana. Its migration, The Geogrsph-
ical Journa! ssys, has been slow AID re-
marknbiy uniform, both 10 rate and di.
rtction. 1t has hovered for one hundred
and-ien years along the thirty ninth par
allel of latitude, and its total variation
latitude has been less than one third Of
q degree.
The westward movement has averag-
ed less than degree in decade. not
withstanding the Incredible swift occu
patton OF a vacant continent by move
ment OF population westward. The
easterly position OF the center OF the
population is also due to the more evun-
ly distributed and more abundant re-
sources of the United States.
1t should not be forgotten that the
geographical center of the continental
United States lies some hundreds OF
miles west OF the Mississippi River.
The eastern half Of the country there.
fore takes in the Atlaotic lowlands, the
prairies and Great Lake plains, the
the Cuffs lowlauds and the forests and
mineral OF the Appalachian Mountains
and Appalachian plateau. Over against
these are the arid and mountain areas
Of the west.
Certain areas will be reclaimed to 10
creditable productiveness, and the min.
eral wealth is vast; but the center OF
the population may be expected to re-
main permanently to the eastward OF
the geographical center Of the land.
Youths Companion.
The Jasper news., 1909-05-27
Talk II over with Your wife.


There are thousands OF families
homeless or living in poverty and
wretchedness to-day, who could have
been living In comfort, in good homes,
II the husbands had confided their
business affairs to their wives, says
Success.
Women are very much better judges
OF human nature than men. They can
detect rascality, deception and insin
cerity more quickly.
know business men who would
never think of employing manager
or superintendent, or a man for any
other important position, or II choos
Ing partner, without managing in
some way to have their wives meet
the man and get a chance to estimate
him, to read him. They invite the man
whom they are considering for an
important position to their home for
dinner, or to spend a Sunday, before
deciding. They want the advantage
of that marvellous feminine instinct
which goes SO directly and unerringly
to its mark.
/ have known Of several instances
where wife had cautioned her hus
band against having anything to dc
with . man with whom he was think
Ing OF going into business, but the
husband ignored the wife's opinion az
silly and disregarded her advice to his
great sorrow later, as the man turned
out exactly as the wife had predicted.
The Jasper news., 1909-05-27
Screen Paint, black and green,
all size cans at Pitts.

On Sunday May %, W. Earl Maddox
OF Golden City, w. Ernest Maddox Of
Joplin, Luther Maddox, wife and four
children, Leon, Forest, Bulah and
Howard. Of Dudenville, Chas. Wilson,
wife and three children, Feru, Delbert,
and Bertha, of south Of Jasper, took
dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Mad
dox south Of Jasper, the occasion being
Earl's and Ernest's 21st birthday.
The Jasper news., 1909-05-27
Struck Trouble at Once.

Scarcely had the Russian immigrant
set his foot on the soil Of the New
World when sounds OF dire conflict
assailed his ears.
what is ~" he asked. Has rev.
olutlon broken loose here. too?"
Worse" answered his former
heighbor and compatriot. who had met
him at the steamer dock, as with
blanched lips he hurried him to .
place Of safety. TITS a gang of root
ers for the Giants mobbing an UNI
plre!"-Chicago Tribune.
The Jasper news., 1909-05-27

G. E. Campbell last week bought out
the Ludy & Minkler interest in the local
gas lighting plant and is now sole owner
of the same. Ludy & Minker have own
cd two thirds interest in the plant for
nearly year.
The Jasper news., 1909-05-27
j. w. KeItner.

Mrs. Fred Merrell returned Sunday
evening from Carthage, v here she spent
several days at the bedside of her els
ter, Mrs. Chas. Hedges, whose condition
for time was SO serious that her life
was despAired of. An operation ywas
performed last Saturday, sinos which,
time Mrs. Hedges has Improved gFeAs
The Jasper news., 1909-05-27

The Baptists bad a social at F. F.
Lear's Monday might that was pretty
we'll attended despite the downpour Of
rain that continued all evening. The
feature of the event was the Lear boys
long swim to town after the, refresh
ments.