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The Colorado statesman., 1910-11-05

united race for mutual good. Some
writer has said that "In union there is
strength" and in strength there are
forces to keep back evils and compel
things to move. 1t is to unity that l
contribute the success of the other
races and it is to unity that we must
look for success.
God grant that the day may come
when my people will realize more fully
the saving and resisting power that
there is in unity.
If these old bones of mine could be
beaten into iron rods with which my
people could be united, l would will
lingly give them up.
If the blood that now runs warm in
my veins could be made into a ce-
ment with which my people could be
united 1 would gladly give it up and
then when l could look back and be-
hold them for the last time my advice
to them would be Unite, Unite, and
prove to the world that you are equal
to any race.
Kindly locks and dark complexion
cannot alter natures claim,
Skins may differ, but affection, dwelis
in white and black the same. =
The Freeman.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-11-05
HENRY BRADY.
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR RE-
PREVENTATIVE.

1t was no speculative, experimental
whim that placed the name of Henry
Brady among the legislative candl-
dates on the Republican county tick
ct this fall, but rather the double as
surance that the people will recog-
nize and commend the desire OF the
Republican party to put forward its
best men and regain for the people
and the state the reputation for sobri-
ETY. and conservativeness, which 1t so
long enjoyed under unbroken Republi-
can administrations.
Here is one of the wheel horses of
the party in this state. Henry Brady
has probably exerted more real 1nflu-
ence for tn realization. of the high
aims of the Republican party in this
The Colorado statesman., 1910-11-05
RACE NEWS
GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

funeral of Charles Ridout, Ne
gro who lived with the Philpot
family for 40 years, will take place
tomorrow morning from Rockford,
the Philpot home, near Phoenix
Baltimore County. The servant
will be buried in the vault erected
for him in the Philpot lot, in the
cemetery at st. James Protestant
Church, My Lady's Manor, the
most aristocratic in Baltimore
County. Rev. James f. Plummer,
rector of the church, will conduct
the services. When Miss Cathe-
rind S. Philpot arranged for the
burial of the servant in the ceme-
terry the proposed action caused a
stir. FL. L. Pearce, organist at st.
James, resigned, and Beale K.
Howard, one of the vestry, threat
ened to resign. The funeral to-
morrow promises to percipitate
lively church controversy.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-11-05

Richmond, Va.-The State Law
Library will close Friday in re-
spect to the memory of Mr.. Ed
ward S. Brown the colored assis-
tant liberian, who died on Tues
day. The Bar Association of the
city met on Thursday afternoon
and passed resolutions in respect
to the dead citizen. He had been
in the position of assistant librar.
ian for 40 years, and was one of
best informed men in the state on
legal matters.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-11-05

New Orleans, La, Oct. 25.-The
Southern University of New Or
leans, the only high school city
of that size can boast of for the
colored race, is to be retained after
much desire to move it by some of
the prejudiced Negro haters. The
bill for its removal passed in the
House, but met defeat in the Sen
ate by vote of 10 to "a. The Ne
groes of New Orleans made a hard
fight against the passage of the
bill.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-11-05

state than any other candidate upon
the ticket. He probably has been
responsible for more political benefits
distributed among the colored voters
of the county of Denver and else
where over the state, than any other
man now in active politics. And he
has always been an uncompromising
Republican of the fearless, fighting
type, whose Republicanism could not
be criticised and whose fairness or
courage could not be doubted. He has
been honored by his party before, and
he has always honored his party in re-
turn. He is a sound, careful, reliable
man, who does business for the peo-
pie exactly as he does business for
himself, and that is with the strict
est regard for efficiency and the best
results. He is not an orator, but
clear-headed, sound-minded business
man, who is familiar with every de-
tail of public business and thorough
ly capable of doing his part in the
framing of wise and beneficial laws.
Mr.. Brady is most practical and
liberal man, and believes in the old
Republican policies under which all
elements of the people were made to
feel entitled to share in those political
benefits which their votes helped to
place in the control of Republican Of
ficials. His presence in the house Of
representatives of the next General
Assembly will assure colored voters
that there will be innovations there
that never would be dreamed of in
Democratic Legislature He is de-
serving of our most earnest and loyal
support.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-11-05

Chicago, Oct. 31.-The Virginia
insurance department, after an7ex-
animation, has suspended the Ii
cense of the Grand Fountain of
the United Order of True Reform
ers, the largest fraternal order in
the world owned and operated by
Negroes. 1t has 10000 members.
There is now $4,000 in unpaid
death claims and the department
charges criminal negligence on
the part of the present and former
officers.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-11-05

Atlanta, Ga.-At a mass meet
ing of white residents of the fourth
ward of Atlanta held last night,
black and white zones were fixed
and resolutions adopted notifying
real estate dealers and the public
generally that property in the
word must not be sold or rented
to Negroes outside of the boun-
daries established. The whites
would consider such violations of
their wishes as "Reprehensible
and unfriendly act" A committee
of ten was appointed with instruc-
tions to see that the boundary line
is maintained. The ringing of the
"rising bell' at the Negro college
iu the vicinity at 5 O'Clock in the
morning was declared to be pub
lie nuisance and steps were taken
looking to its removal.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-11-05

Guthrie, Okla, Nov. Hold
ing that it has no jurisdiction to
grant relief from the operation of
the grandfather clause" amend
ment to the Oklahoma constitution
the federal circuit court late today
dismissed the application of Dan
iel Sims, former slave, who asks
writ of injunction that would per-
NIT him and other Negroes to vote
at the general election, Nov. s.
This decision makes the grand
father clause operative for the
election Nov. s, disfranchising
several thousand Negroes, as the
various precint election boards
throughout the state are given fl
nal authority to pass on voters
qualifications. Attorneys for Sims
have appealed to the United States
supreme court from the recent de-
cislon of the state supreme court
that the grandfather clause" is
valid
The Colorado statesman., 1910-11-05

In my judgment it is due to the
conditions that the earlier settlers
met when coming to this country.
When the white man found his way
to America, he found no hum of fac
tory wheels, you could see no manifes-
tation of an industrial spirit; you
could see no movement toward busi'
ness enterprises, corporations were
unheard of, education was unknown
and Christianity was unfelt.
So you can plainly see that the
white man, though met with rude, un-
civilized, and unchristianized condi-
tions, was master of the situation to
start with, the producer of his system
of education, religion and civilization,
and the promoter of his great indus
trial, commercial, agricultural and cor
porative system. Therefore it was no
problem or question as to how he
would use or utilize these conditions.
Why then is the American Negro a
problem? Since what is true of one
race, is true of another. 1t is due to
the conditions of the country when
brought here slave; and to the CIV
ilization that now confronts him.
When the Negro was brought to
this country as a slave, unlike the
white man who found no civilization
existing, he found that civilization
through her civilizing forces had in
stituted commercial, agricultural,
industrial and cooperative system in
America and this system was far be-
yond the Negroes comprehension,
therefore it became problem, or rath-
er a question, as to whether or not
the Negro would ever be able to mas
ter or use these systems to his ad-
vantage.
The Negro is now problem that
awaits solution. In solving hard
mathematical problems there are
many different factors or methods to
be applied before the final solution
can be given. In giving this solution
sometimes you are applying the meth
cd of addition, sometimes the method
of subtraction, or multiplication and
sometimes the method of division. All
of these methods must play distinct
part in the final solution OF the
problem.
The same was true in solving the
railroad problem. First trial by the
state legislature, then by the United
States court of appeal, and finally the
method of the supreme court of the
United States before final solution
of the question was given.
So it is with the solution OF the
Negro problem. There are many
methods to be applied before final
solution of the problem will be made.
The methods that are concerned in
the solution of this problem are, war,
the United States constitution, Chris
tianity, education and the part OF the
Negro must play for himself.
War with her compelling force has
broken the bounds assunder. the
United States constitution has played
her part by granting the Negro the
privilege of enjoying equal rights as
a freeman and citizen regardless OF
color or previous condition of servi-
The Colorado statesman., 1910-11-05
American Me-
gro Problem
Solution of Problem Depends Preachers, Teachers and
Parents, says the writer. More Farms and Manulac-
turing Establishments needed for our Young men.

tude. Christianity and education have
played and are playing their part in
teaching the Negro that he has a God
to serve and a mind to be developed
ere he takes his place among the great
races of the earth.
Now is the Negroes time to play his
part. He must play his part through
religion, industry, commerce, banking
institutions, manufacturing establish
ments, race pride and race patronage.
These, my friends, and these only, will
constitute the Negroes part in the So
luton of this problem.
How are these results to be OBJ
tanned? If the Negro preachers would
do their whole duty, they would preach
the doctrine of peace and good will
toward all men, doctrine that would
strengthen and maintain friendly
relation between the white and black
races of the South. They would
preach the doctrine of race pride and
race patronage among the race and
try to instill in the minds of the layety
these principles that mean so much
to us as race.
If the Negro teachers would teach
such doctrines in the class rooms and
on their play grounds, and if the Ne
gro parents would impress and instill
such doctrines in the minds of their
children as they play about Mothers
knee, less prejudice would exist In the
South and more peaceful and friend
ly relation would be maintained be-
tween the white and black races of the
South and ere long hatred because of
color would vanish and this old South
land would become the home of peace,
the garden of paradise and fit habi-
tation for the kingdom of God.
If such doctrines were preached and
taught by our Negro teachers, teach
ers and parents, there would be need
of more banking institutions, more
farms operated, more manufacturing
establishments, more business col
leges and cooperative movements
owned and controlled by Negroes. IT
we had more banking institutions we
would have control over much larger
amount of money to invest and derive
profit that would go to enrich the
race and give more of our boys and
girls banking positions which would
demand for them respect from the
other races.
If we had more farms we could en-
ploy hundreds, yea thousands of our
strong and vigorous young men and
women who are loafing the streets OF
our towns and cities trying to find en-
ployment and find none.
If we had more manufacturing es-
adjustments we could train more
young men to become manufacturers
and would derive much wealth from
the sale of the manufactured products
which would tend to strengthen the
race financially.
If we had more business colleges we
could train more young men and
women to be prepared for business
when they get out in the world.
If we had more cooperative move
ments owned and controlled by
Negroes it would mean that We are a
The Colorado statesman., 1910-11-05

The Negroes of Kansas City
have succeeded in establishing a
colored Catholic church which is
located at 18th and Lydia. Mass
is held every Sunday morning at
1890 Nine. Cora McGinniss
has charge of song service. Faith
er Lyprian desires to extend cor
dial invitation to all to attend his
services.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-11-05

Mrs. Simpson, whose husband is
chief air inspector of the Santa Fe,
has returned from a two months Wis
it. She visited her mother in Nash
vile, Tenn, and cousin in Chicago.
She also visited ten days in Albur-
auerque, N. M, the guest of Mrs. Cor
nell. Mrs. Simpson reports this the
most delightful trip she has ever had
but was glad to return home.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-11-05

Washington, Oct. 25.-Ann
Walker is dead here at the age of
124 years. She bad forty four
great grandchildren and daugh-
ter, now ninety-fve years old, liv-
ing in Mississippi. Mrs. Walker
saw General George Washington,
being twelve years of age at the
time. Many years ago she be-
came blind, but it was only sever
al years ago that she became feeb-
lie. She was slave in the family
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Coder, and
was born in Frederick burg, Va.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-11-05

Mrs. Emma Hall, nee Sommers, is
employed at Blackstone's, the largest
dry goods store in the city.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-11-05

Mrs. Julia Whitaker and Mrs. Hur-
ley of Denver are visiting in the city.
Mrs. Hurley expects to remain.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-11-05

Mrs. Killian and family are doing
well. Her daughter Allie is an en-
ploye at Bullock's dry goods store.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-11-05

H. Hayden of Denver was the guest
of Mrs. Simpson at breakfast at her
beautiful home on Utah avenue. Har-
ry says she is an ideal housewife.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-11-05

Mrs. Jennings of 2S44 California
street, Denver, is sojourning in Los
Angeles for her health.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-11-05

George Smith, an old Denverite, is
now in the money Ioaning business
He and his wife are enjoying the best
of health. II. ii.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-11-05
LOS ANGELES, CAL, NOTES.

]. F. Owens is in the city, meeting
his numerous friends.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-11-05

Baltimore, Md, Oct. 24.-The
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-03-03
Those High Prices

The Congressional committee Sc
lected to Investigate the high cost
of living to have outlined their plan
and they inten4 to solve the problem
which has been bothering American
wage-earners to such an extent the
last year or SO. A few of the i'm
portant things which the committee
will investigate are, the price of
food products, the effect of combi-
nations on prices, also the effect of
cold storage plants, wages and
salaries of today and ten years ago,
the price of all farm products, and
the price of all manufactured ar
ticles.
1t looks like something of a task
that Uncle Sam has undertaken. but
the problem is Of vital interest to
America, and it is to be hoped that
the investigation will be of some
practical benefit to the country at
large,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-03-03
FARMERS MUST
TEST SEED CORN
Corn Crop Injured By Frost Last
Fall Will Effect Seed

Agricultural authorities are send
ing a warning to all farmers in the
northwest in regard to the poor
quality of seed corn this spring.
They say that a great majority of
the orr was blighted by early frosts
last fall, and that if this frost bitten
ssed is planted this year. the yield
will fall far below what it was last
year, and the result will be a serious
matter to farmers.
Prof Holden, the corn expert of
Iowa, says: IF | could give but
one order to be carried out by every
corn grower in the corn belt, il
would be this: Make a through
termination test of all seed corn to
be used in planting.
Other authorities state that it is
the worst crisis that has confronted
the farmers for years, and that at
least one half of last years corn was
so damaged that it will not grow.
The question is a vital one to farm
ers and it should receive immediate
attention, if it has not already had
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-03-03
INSURGENTS EN-
DORSE RICHARDS
Huron Meeting Adopts Richards
Platform After Strenuous
Battle

The progressive conference al
Huron last Thursday disclosed a
most interesting fight within their
ranks as to whether r. O. Richards
should lead their faction in the
coming primary campaign, and the
yeas won by d vote of 81 to rs.
The conference did not, of course,
select any ticket, but endorsed
Governor Wesley, and Senator
Crawford, and agreed on Judge
Frank McNulty, of Aberdeen, and
John +. Schrader, of Rapid City. for
congress. Mr. Richards was chosen
manager of the campaign and his
platform adopted.
The resolutions adopted endorsed
Roosevelt, and President Taft, in SO
far as he carried out Roosevelt's
policies, the retirement Of Speaker
Cannon, of the House, and Leader
Aldrich, of the Senate, several pO-
litical reforms. such as the elimina-
ton of the personal spoiis system,
the favor Of the election Of post
masters by popular party electors,
the election of insurance commits
sioners, and the equal distribution
of insurance statements among all
legal newspapers
An organization was effected,
consisting of one member from each
county, to co operate with the pri,
mary league. G., c. Briggs was
chosen as the representative from
Hand county.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-03-03
Soil Protection

Every nation that has failed to
take care of its soil has ceased to exist
as a nation. Now, you can exhaust
the soil and you can no more take
oats. wheat, barley, corr or other
crop out of the land than you a
draw money out of the bank without
~depositing money. In time your
account would be exhausted and
your check would be thrown out but
the land, ifyou will take care Of it,
if you will put back on it the proper
amount of fertilizer, will never dis.
honor your draft and you can al
ways draw upon it. There is no
reason in the world way you should
not, in fact there is every reason in
the world why you should raise more
grain per acre than they can raise in
England. They have no such land
as this James j. Hill.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-03-03
HIGH SCHOOL
MEET IN MAY
Annual Athletic Meet At Aber-
deem, Miller Boys To
Participate

The Miller high school lads arc
beginning to feel the call Of spring
and are hardening themselves in
preparation for their track work, by
practice at the rink. They expect
to enter into athletics more enthusl.
a~sticallv than ever this year. and
will probably be coached by K. II.
Andrews.
The big athletic event of the year
will be the high school meet at Aber-
deen May Is and Ia, and Miller will
probably send a big representation.
A dispatch from Aberdeen says
that there will be a general recep.
ton the first evening, and a declam-
atory contest the second, and that
many high schools of the state will
participate.
In the athletic contests, the pre-
liminarieS and finals will include a
Toward dash, 200-yard hurdles dash,
400 yard run. $50 yard run, mile run,
two-mi'e run, $50 yard hurdles, goo
yard hurdles. II pound shot put, II
pound hammer throw, disc throw,
running broad jump, running high
jump, pole vault, half mile relay
race.
Besides this general meet, the
boys expect to gave several contests
with neighboring schools.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-03-03
FARMS TO RENT
VERY SCARCE
Many Applications From Renter
Cannot Be Supplied

March LIST, starts a more general
movement among farmers than ever
before experienced in Hand county.
A large number of new farmers are
on the road, or preparing to leave
their old homes to settle on farms
purchased last wear in this county.
There was a great deal OF building
and improving done in 1909. but the
supply of farms to rent falls far
short of the demand. All dealers
report many applications for i'm
proved farms. that they could not
furnish. These applications come
from all the neighboring states. and
indicate a large immigration to this
section.
The time has arrived when land
owners can and must improve their
holdings to get returns therefrom
The present amount OF cultivated
land is about sufficient for the pres
ent population. although hundreds
of acres r being broken up every
year, and added to the cultivated
area.
The increased price of lands makes
it inadvisable to carry so large an
investment in raw lands that are
producing almost nothing for the
owners. But the moment a small
seto buildings r placed on the
farm it becomes a revenue produc.
err. is better cared for, and the owner
has done something for the day and
age in which he lives.
These things make it evident that
Hand county has started upon an
Improvement era that will settle her
vacant fertile lands in a very few
years.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-03-03
Mans Ingenuity

Two more proofs of mans in
oenuitv in circumyenting nature
were brought to mind this week,
One of them was through a circular
from Grand Junction. Colo. which
described the method emploved in
the famous Grand Valley TO keen
the fruit from freezing. Until =
couple of years ago, frost was al.
most unknown there during the
growing season. but the climate
underwent a change and on several
occasions the entire crop was lost,
until some progressive grower de-
cided to try artificial heating The
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-03-03
Fire Bugs

Mitchell Capital-Frank A. Craft,
state fire marshal, was called up to
Ashton to make an Investigation in a
serious fire which occurred there
last Thursday morning when five
business buildings and a hotel were
consumed and totally destroyed.
The fire started in a saloon building
and swept east. taking everything
to a vacant space. The hotel build
was undergoing a complete renova-
ton and steam heat and plumbing
were installed. On the morning of
the fire the thermometer stood at 2s
degrees below zero, The water
pressure was too weak to fight the
flames and nothing could be done to
save the structures from burning.
There seems no doubt but what the
buildings we're set a fire.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-03-03
MEAT BARONS
TO STAND TRIAL
Indicted For Conspiracy To Raise
Cost of Meat By Holding
In Cold Storage

New York, Feb. %. The beef
trust" Of the United States embrac.
ing six great packing companies and
twenty-one packers. was indicted by
the grand jury in Hudson county.
N. j. today. charged with conspiracy
in limiting the supply of meat and
poultry.
The indictment is made under the
law of New Jersey. which provides
upon conviction, a maximum penalty
of three years in the penitentiary or
81, 900 fine or both.
Jersey City is a cold storage CEN
ter where packing companies of the
west maintain vast warehouses in
which countless thousands of pounds
of meat and poultry are stored, and
proved a fruitful source Of investi-
cation.
According to the indictments, The
illegal agreement to control the
prices was entered into by the de-
PENDANTS at a meeting held in
Jersey CITY when they unlawfully
bound themselves to maintain and
exercise %control over a monopoly of
meat and poultry and not TO sell to
the public meats and poultry except
at eXhoritant prices agreed upon"