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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-12

WATER
TAX
SHIPS
Two Sailing Vessels Said
To Have Foundered
Off Majorca.
LIVES LOST ON THE
LINER NUMBER 155
Grief Stricken and Nearly
Insane, People Storm
Officers of Line.

+ LONDON, Feb. 12.-CentraI ].
i News dispatches today say the /.
! sailing vessels MathiIde and Mar ].
= thial are wrecked near the Is /.
+ land of Majorca, presumably +
+ near the place where the French +
j. Liner Chansey foundered The I.
= fate of the crews is unknown. !.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-12

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Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-02-26
NEGRO BUSINESS LEAGUE.
fcnth Annual Meeting to Be Held In
New York In August.

NeW TWIN tH R6Sbse
The executive committee Of the
National Negro Business league has
called the tenth annual meeting OF
the league for Aug. IL IS and 10, In
New York city.
AT the last annual meeting Of the
league In Louisville Ky. committee
was appointed to promote plans for
national Negro exposition In 1913 TO
celebrate the Gftieth anniversary Of
the emancipation Of the slaves. Al
the meeting OF the executive com
mittee at Carnegie hall. New York, the
last week In January. DR.. Booker I,
Washington. president Of the league.
reported as TO the progress that has
been made In interesting congress.
President Taft and the general public.
particularly in the southern states. In
the project He stated that II was
practically certain that q cesebrat tiou
Of some Kind would take place. Tho
question was what form II should
take and how far the southern states
should take part in the celebration.
Part Of the work undertaken by the
C.ngue Is that Of gathering facts and
statistics showing Negro progress in
different parts OF the country To
further this It was decided to es,ab-
lish at Tuskecgee bureau for the
purpose Of collecting and preserving
these facts. where they may be avail
able to the public. and also to estnb-
lish news service which will secure
their distribution through the press to
the masses Of our people In order to
stimulate and encourage them In their
efforts for economic betterment
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-02-26
PROTECTION FOR WOMEN.
National League Warns Them Against
Dangers In City Life.

Al recent meeting Of the National
League For the Protection OF Afro
American Women held In the Wom-
ems Trade Union league building In
New York circular letter Of advice
to young women coming from the
south to New York In search OF EN-
ployment was issued The letter warns
such persons against dishonest employ
ment agents and tells Of the many
dangers and temptations to be found
10 large cities and concludes by advis-
ing all Afro-AmericaD young women
coming to New York to have the nd-
dress Of the place where they expect
to work or reside while in search Of
work plainly written on a card so as
to be conveniently shown to street car
Conductors or other responsible per.
sons for direction In case they are not
met by the party engaging them. Mrs.
William II. Baldwin. Jr.. Is chairman
Of the league. and Mrs. 8. W. Layton
is the general secretary.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-02-26
Let's Think First!
A Plea to the Race to Let Reason rather thai Sen
timent or Habit Guide Us in Where to Spend
Money and How to Cast Our Ballot

There is in the Negro race hope
fulness that made us superior TO all
the horrors OF chattel slavery and still
serves to cast an enchantment over
our perspective. With doors OF op-
portuniiy shutting in our faces on
every hand, we look forward to living
anyhow through the grace OF kinu
Providence. So much trustfulness In
some superior power, has dulled the
edge of our own brain and We trust 10
chance to direct our energies Alright
rather than making earnest intelli-
gent effort TO succeed. There Is a
saying that the world was made for
the strong and wise; let the weak and
ignorant hustle. This expresses an
exact condition, though 1t may be
faulty as an Interpretation of divine
Intention.
II is to this proneness TO consider
hastily and forget easily that costs us
decent treatment in politics. Also no
business conducted by white people
need care what return II gives TO the
patronage 1t receives from us.
II is customary to lay the blame for
these conditions upon our leaders.
But what of the followers! Can com
petent leadership for ten millions oil
people be found where but few have
the qualifications for following? On
the other hand, will not leadership
measure up TO need, II the rank and
file OF our people throw OF their
happy-go-lucky characteristics, and be-
come self-rellant, energetic and intel
llgent7 Industry and thrift must char.
acterize the individual Negro. or the
business enterprises OF the race must
fail for lack of support. Intelligence
and purpose must replace sentiment
and Indifference.
II is not enough to be indignant
over Ill treatment and straightway
face about and do just the opposite of
what has been our custom. Shallow
brains act in that inconsiderate way.
Let us reason we'll. weigh each act and
persist in seeking our betterment.
We know OF no better example of
the evil Of thoughtless exercise OF the
franchise. than the demand upon the
part OF political agitators that we aid
in carrying the amendment making
possible the purchase of the water
plant by the city. or the building OF a
municipal plant. Such argument as
is made. may prove benefits to white
officeholders. to white union laborers,
to white promoters OF real estate, but
to the poor black citizen, whether
owner or renter. the one question is
strictly, will the rates OF service un-
der municipal ownership be lower
than now? 1t is not question
whether rates are now high. but will
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-02-26

lutN De lOWtI. SdSl luAa v III SouI
mind we'll, and you will see that this
is the crux of the question. Over t.,e
signature of the Denver Uni IN Water
company there have appear d in the
news columns of this paper facts and
figures with comparisons of prices. A
careful study of these facts, a careful
study OF the statements of nose who
present contrary case, viii give
sound foundation for an Union on
what should be done. 1t is sheer
buncombe to call ihe water company
dishonest, 1t is clap-trap to claim
that the mere act Of the cit conduct
ing the water system will 7 AXE serv-
ice better.
No mans mouth is so oily that
error may not proceed there rom, and
II is not enough that some opponent
OF the present company sa, its fig
ures are lies. The people 4 Denver
are bled through rotten stat officials
who graft in ofice, it has had the
whole nauseous maladminis ration OF
county funds held up befo re it in
years gone by, and it is no' stagger
ing under the burden CT CT ST OF the
city administration which s. ems bent
on giving every heeler in L wn a liv-
ing with extras. Municipal wnership
for this reason comes befoI us. suf
fering handicap placed u ION it by
the well known inefficiency and cost
liness 1t imposes upon an service
For any partisan to enter claim OF
cheaper water and have II ,nsidered,
he must do more than mai general
denials of others figures Denver
wants good water cheap, is going
to have it, BUTT is not goi & to rush
blindly into municipal own rship be-
cause claim is made tn t it will
give these. Thinking voters Will con.
slider well and among these we want
the Negro voters to be.
We want the Negro vote to leave
OF casting an unthinking b; Hot Most
Of us are Republicans and We ought
to know why! So long as we vote
blindly, we are led by bin leaders
When we vote intelligently We will
create intelligent leadership No one
is in fault for our shameful condition
but ourselves.
Our patronage goes to e cry class
OF business In the city OF D, nver, and
few Of us have ever stopp to con.
slider whether 1t could be US ID to help
some deserving member OF ie race to
do the porter work, II cl ,rkship is
out of question, Stores In this city
who hire no Negroes In any capacity,
share with our friends the money we
spend Why should any merchant
consider the application O black
man, II his competitors get lore trade
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-02-26
ORIGINAL RlaHrs SOCIETY.
Prominent Visitors Made Stirring Ad-
dresses at Its January Meetina.

Prominent Visitors Made Stirring AZ.
dresses at Its January Meeting.
Council No. of the Original Rights
Society of the United States. which
was organized a few months ago in
Brooklyn with the Rev. G. F. Miller
- president. Is increasing In MEM
bership very rapidly. At its meeting
the. last week in January Dr. C. F.
Taylor, second vice president Of the
state society, delivered an interesting
address. He said that twenty years
ago his faith In the colored people was
born. He stated the occasion and SAID
be concluded At the close that gray
matter was going to win. he recog-
nized difficulties and problems where
ten millions Of people are involved.
but common sense and practical men
can solve them. He also said that
they were not to be sticklers on meth
ods. but must believe in certain prin-
ciples: not TO fight any one who con-
tributes to the success of the cause
and should compromise on things not
essential He further said that the
problem was in the keeping Of the
colored man; that they (the whites)
stood behind them to succor. ETC., and
that they should have faith in their
ability. AS to politics. he said ,tlnt
the movement was neither partisan
nor independent; that the people are
generally unit on great moral issues
and common rights; that sentim0t IN
unity Is what Is wanted to swing
against wrong: that numbers do not
count greatly. but the solidity Of IDEAS,
beliefs and convictions they must get.
W, NJ. Trotter Of Boston. editor Of tho
Boston Guardian. was the next
speaker. He said that he had heard
much Of the society and had come
to the council 10 more fully understand
Its objects. He laid special emphasis
on the full possession OF the ballot by
his race and said that with 1t they
would take chances as to success.
Mrs. S. j. S Garnet. retired prin-
cipal of the public schools of New
York city and superintendent of the
Equal Suffrage league of Brooklyn.
was accorded the floor She told Of
her deep interest in the enfranchise-
ment Of her race and pledged her sup
port In every possible way to the
council. Dr. Charles LEM, chairman
Of the executive committee Of the
state organization, read very able
paper setting tor,n me prlncltses Oh
the society
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-02-26
FIVE CENTS A Copy

without hiring any of us? 1t is no
use saying these things do not count.
But so long as we herd like sheep,
witless and careless, We are clods to
be used by better men in their up
ward climb. Brothers, let's think!
Then let's act, Then the good Lord
who provides for His children will
fin. us worthy of his choicest bless
ings,
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-22
WASHINGTON.


The tide of emigration of homeseek.
ers to Canada. which has been the
subject OF great concern to the admin.
istrators OF the public domain for the
last few years. has turned, in the opin-
ion of officials of the Reclamation
Service. During the last nine months,
1t was said at the reclamation office.
fifteen thousand settlers have re-
turned to the States from Canada and
the prospects for general backward
movement are bright.
President Taft sent messags of
thanks to the emperor of Japan for
the cordial welcome extended to Sec
retary of War Dickinson.
More than $1o.OOO.OO0 reduction in
the postal deficit was made in the
first nine months of the fiscal year
just ended. according to returns re-
ceived by Postmaster General Hitch
cock. Such reduction is unprece-
dented in the history OF the depart
ment. The deficit for the nine months
was s2.7o9.0o0 as against s12,s32. 900
IN the same period of the preceding
fiscal year.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-22

out by Prof. C. Gillette. entomologist
Of tie Agricultural College, are doing
deadly work and 1t is believed that in
a short time the destructive grasshop-
pers infesting the entire state will be
wiped out. The first signs of the de-
structicn were found by 1. w. Bennett
on his ranch ten miles east of here.
where millions of dead grasshoppers
are strewn over the field.
Prof. Gillette and those who have
followed his experiment had almost
given up hope of success of his at
tempt to rid the state of the grass
hopper plague. but are now full of jub-
ilation.
The grasshoppers were inoculated
with germ in the nature of cholera
and were strewn about the state with
view to having them infect other
grasshoppers.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-22
To Grow Up With the Country.

Greeley.-Although nearly rs years
old, Ross Magnus rode horseback all
the way from West Virginia for the
purpose of buying farm in Colorado.
it was his first trip from home and he
says it was great and worth all the
trouble. what like BEST" said the
traveller, was watching the way folks
lived Everybody was kind to me and
my horse. All my kin are dead.
sold my little farm a few months ago
and | concluded would have to start
out to see the world before l got old. y
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-22
SPORT.
WESTERN LEAGUE.

Horses are arriving at Cheyenne for
the race meet which will begin Satur-
day.
Abe Attell, featherweight champion
of the world, and Pete Mcveigh of Sc
attic, have been matched to fight in
Seattle on the night of July 26.
The time for the 1.000-yarc run.
which for twenty-nine years has stood
at 2:13, was on SUNDAY broken by
Melvin w. Shepherd in New York in
2:12 2-5.
The New York State league game
between Elmira and Syracuse was
stopped Sunday at Elmira by Sheriff
Day, who arrested four of the local
players on the charge of violating the
law aginst Sunday baseball.
Sheriff Marrerro of jefferson Parish,
La. where nearly all prize fights in
Louisiana have been fought. has issued
an order prohibiting the Nelson-Wol-
gast fight, which was being figured on
by local promoters for Labor Day.
William Durand, who claims the
heavyweight pugilistic championship
CT the United States navy, was convict
ed at Hampton. by jury in the Cir
cult Court of prize fighting. He was
sentenced to one year In the peniten
tiary.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-22
LATEST NEWS
EPITOMIzED
FROM TELEeRAPHIc REPORTS
THAT COVER THE WEEKS
EVENTS.
OF MOST INTEREST
KEEPING THE READER POSTED
ON MOST iMPo RTANT
CURRENT TOPICS.
WESTERN.

Seven persons were injured. one
probably fatally, In an auto collision
at Seattle.
The steamship Jefferson. from Skag-
way, arriving at Seattle Sunday night,
brought 100000 in Nome gold dust.
A. G. Spalding, the sporting goods
manufacturer. will be primary candi-
date for the United States Senate from
California.
James Parkerson, aged III years, ac-
complished the feat of riding horse
back sixty miles in one day. He is a
resident of Eastland county, Texas,
near the town of Cisco.
The interest OF land seekers has
been recently aroused in the Sun River
irrigation project in Montana and the
remaining farms on the Fort Shaw
unit are being rapidly occupied.
With five Republicans. one Demo
crat. one Prohibitionist and one Social
is in the race for nomination for gov
ernor, the entries for California's first
election under the direct primary law
has closed.
The biggest mining excitement for
years in Colorado has ben occasioned
at the new camp of Beshoar. near
Georgetown, where 500 locations have
ben made in ten days. One property
has $3.50 ore.
Gov. Hay of Washington has invited
the governors of Oregon, Idaho. Mon
tana and North Dakota to go to Wash
ington as his. guests during the army
maneuvers at American lake. August
15 to 26.
Sept next Harry Thorne. 10 years
old, will be shot to death at the state
rrison at Salt Lake for the murder of
George w. Fassell. a groceryman. Sen
tence was pronounced by District
Judge Lewis. the prisoner choosing
the bullet in accordance with the law
giving him choice.
The movement headed by President
Magnus Brown of the Minnesota Wool
Growers Association. to lease the
plant OF the Rio Grande Woolen Mills
ut Albuquerque for western wool grow
trs, and conduct from there fight for
independence. has already caused a
stampede OF eastern buyers to Magda-
lena. the wool shipping center of cen
trail New Mxico.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-22
100000 men
MAKE DEMANDS
STRIKE WILL PROBABLY BE Or
DERED AUGUST FIRST IF
NOT PLAcATED.
WAGES, HOURS, ETC.
WILL AFFECT EVERY RAILROAD
LARGE AND SMALL IN THE
ENTIRE WEST.

Denver.--A special council Of the
Brotherhood Of Railway Trainmen
has been called to meet In st. Louis
August 1st to outline the demands
for increased wages. shorter working
hours and better working conditions
upon which the trainmen on all rail-
roads operating between Chicago and
the Pacific coast and the Gulf of Mex
fco. to and including Canada, will in
sist, even to the extent of striking II
st Is necessary to obtain them.
Five or six thousa-A' men In Colo
RADIO are included in 2,s number max
ang the demand
The controversy involves between
10000 and 100000 men. and. if seri-
GUS trouble should arise. 1t would af-
feet every railroad, large and small
in the entire western country, includ-
ing western Canada. None of the
railroads east of Chicago are affect
ed, their contracts being effective for
a year or more yet.
For about three months the train
men have been asking for small in
crease in wages, shorter workday
and certain changes in working con-
difions and rules The railroads have
refused the demands and the conven-
tion has been called to consider the
matter and to determine just what de-
mands will be insisted upon and to
what extent the contest will be car
ried.
r. A. whitney. second vice presi-
dent OF the organization, announced
Sunday in Spokane that the prob
able demands would include an eight
hour day, full train crews, white flag
men and trainmen on all trains and a
mileage basis for passenger brake
men.
The four trainmen's organization in
Denver will meet Monday night to se-
1ect delegates to the St. Louis meet
Ing. There are about 1,500 trainmen
in Denver. including yardmen, and be-
tween 5000 and G.000 in the state.
The yardmen have already settled
their differences. having been granted
an increase in wages several weeks
ago.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-22
rore.on.

Pedro Montt, president Of Chill, has
sailed for New York, President Montt.
who is convalescing from an attack OF
angina pectoris. will proceed from
New York to Europe
Eugent Ely. an aviator who attempt
ed to fly between Winnipeg and Port
age La Prairie late Friday night, fell
several hundred feet and was picked
up In dying condition.
Notices Of the termination of com
mercial treaties one year hence have
been dispatched to European coun-
tries, including Great Britain, is the
word that comes from Toxic.
An annual deficit OF 1898 in the
cost of living of families OF wage earn
ers and salaried persons in Germany
was revealed in an investigation by
the imperial statistical officers.
Germany has issued no statement
that could be construed into antago-
nism of the American government in
what that government has done, is do
ing. or may do. in Nicaragua, says the
German foreign office at Berlin.
After drifting westward 1,10O miles
through the Sargossa sea, the famous
derelict Crown. Norwegian bark.
abandoned In mid-ocean last Christ
mas, during voyage from Nova
Scotia to Brazil. has been sighted and
photographed.
The mounted police at Kamsack.
Saskatchewan. received hurry orders
to go to Veregin. seven miles out.
where the Doukhobors were on a ram
page. They found a party of thirty
five, almost nude, who had burned
their clothing and chattels and were
chanting hymns.
All hope of a break in the monopoly
which controls the diamond output of
the world is dissipated. The contract
between the De Beers Consolidated
Mines Utd.) and the London diamond
syndicate has been renewed for Pc
riod of five years.
All the intricate machinery of Scot
land Yards has been set in motion to
effect the capture of DR.. Hawley H.
Crippen, the battered body of whose
wife, noted music hall singer, well
known by the stage name OF Belle FL
more in America, was found buried in
the cellar Of their home at Hilldrop
Crescent, North London.
Leon Moranes the French aviator.
has been officially awarded the first
prizes at the meeting just ended at
Bournemouth. Eng, for speed. alti-
tude, sea flight and general merit. ].
Armstrong Drexel, son of Anthony
Drexel, comes next as the highest
prize winner, while Graham White, the
English aviator, takes third place.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-22
Montrose will issue $4,000 refund
ing bonds

Montrose will issue $4,000 refund
ing bonds.
R. Fl. Valentine, 'well-to-do farmer
living northwest of Greeley, disap-
peared four weeks ago and has not
been heard from. He stepped out of
the house saying he would be back in
a few minutes. He recently inherited
$4,000. it is said. His domestic life
was happy, and his strange action can
not be accounted for.
Timothy O'Connor, United States
surveyor general for Colorado; Arthur
d. Kidder, United States supervising
surveyor for Colorado and Utah, and
Frank johnson, holding the same posi-
ton for Wyoming and Montana. have
been in conference at the Denver of
flee for several days making plans for
surveying and re-surveying public
lands in the Western states under the
lines laid down by recent enactment
of Congress.
The canning factories at Fort Lup-
ton will start in few days to put up
the product of 1900 acres beans, to-
matoes, sauer kraut, corn, catsup and
pickles. 1.-TWO hundred people will be
employed and the output of the two
oanneries will be $4,000 cans per day.
Otto Fishingcord of Weldona recent.
ly noticed that one of his toes had
become swollen and was beginning to
pain him. He went to Greeley for
medical attention and had the toe am.
putated. Now the other toes of the
foot are affected like the first. and
may all have to be removed.
The La Junta Boys Club, an ad-
junct of the city school system, estab-
lished ito promote the physical, intel.
lectual and moral welfare OF the boys
of La Junta," has a fine, two-story ce-
ment building. and besides the manual
training department has library OF
1000 volumes, game room, bowling al
leys. billiard room. gymnasium and a
large auditorium where oratorical con
tests and amateur dramatic entertain
ments may be held. This club is said
to be the only one of its kind in the
United States. and has just been
opened.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-22
SCENIC Highway to Estes Park.

Fort Collins.-A scenic highway to
Estes Park from Fort Collins, advocat-
ed some time ago, will be constructed
The Larimer County commissioners
have decided to ask for bids for the
work This will shorten the distance
between Fort Collins and Estes Park
five miles and will carry travellers
through the foothills west of Fort Col
Inns, instead of taking them along a
fiat road to Loveland and thence to
the park.