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The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-09
A NEW ISSUE.

- I'VE" iSoO
The most interesting fight before
the people of Denver just now Is
the move to make this a dry town.
1t promises to eclipse the long
drawn out water fight and munich
pal ownership campaign. Just
what the result will be is pretty
hard to say. The business interest
and future progress of the city de-
mands that these various questions
be settled at once and avoid the It'll
CATION that undoubtedly will fol
low. The effort to make Denver
dry at this time will be abortive.
The many thousands of dollars di-
rectly invested in the business and
the vast sum paid to labor each
month will be found to be pretty
hard proposition. Then, too, com
inc at this time. when the interest
and energies of the people are
bound up in solution of the veXa-
tious water question, the effort may
die a-borning.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-09
eLENWooD SPRINGS, COLO.

The following clipping is from the
Avalanche, Glenwood Springs:
Please permit me to say, through
the columns of your paper. that the
report being circulated by some ire
sponsible party or parties that l con-
template getting married, is false IN
every respect. / hold myself and the
welfare of my children too highly TO
attempt to bring disgrace upon them.
MRS. C. BROWN.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-09

this line, certainly the United
States can and ought to do no less.
AS a means of solving the much
veXed question the proposition Is
advanced that commission OF
seven be created-four white and
three colored-two white and one
colored from the South, two white
and one colored from the North,
and one colored from the country
at large. This commission to be
empowered to visit the countries
which have been similarly agitated
over questions of color and citizen
ship: note the methods employed
for the attainment and preserva,
tion of such relations as make for
peace and good will and make
such observations the basis of re-
port as to how "peace with honor
may be secured in the United
States between her citizens of diff
ferentcolor.
Such proposition upon first
thought appears ingenious, but IN
the light of calm reason, carries no
direct appeal and seems neither
reasonable nor plausible.
If the question were the disposi-
ton of some unknown, irrelevant or
unassimilable quantity, such a
proposition would doubtless be
highly commendable, but as to the
American Negro, it is simply pre-
posterous.
Indeed such a recommendation
seems rather to insist, as many
would have us believe, that the
"problem" is insolvable, for on the
face of it it is apparent, the equity
of action, thought and esteehh'
which go to regulate the relations
of individuals as well as races,
rests with the people, with all the
people, both individually and col
lectively.
The heart and conscience of the
people and they alone must ADJUST
this matter and the only effective
commission will be that which
comes from the Ancient of Days to
show man his duty to fellow man
and to point the way from out the
darkness of selfish bigotry into the
sunlight of a human brotherhood.
JONATHAN COVER.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-09

Out of a class of 10 graduates
of the Evening High and Free
Hand Drawing School, Miss g..
Schuyler has the distinction of be-
ing the only colored girl in the
class. She is an expert at seating
cane chairs; she is also a type-set-
ter. music teacher and newspap-
er reporter. Our race is showing
to the world every day what we
can do when we are given a fair
chance.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-09
THE AWAKENING.


This paper has been giving close
attention to the recent lynchlngs,
and the efforts put forth by the
civil authorities to suppress law
lessHess. We have called attention
~ the Cairo riot and the appoint
ing of a grand jury to probe into
the lawlessness" by the district
Judge. We have watched care
fully for the findings Of this
investigation, to note how far
those in favor of law and
order would go to suppress THIS
1.-the most heinous of civic crimes.
1t seems from the meager reports
we have been able to find that the
public is to be congratulated that
there are some honest men in Cairo.
The jury found twelve men against
whom true bills were returned. The
Jury also hands out severe crltl-
cism of Sheriff Nellis because he
failed to call upon the city authorl-
ties for help and in the same breath
excused the inactivity and actual
negligence of the militia for failing
to promptly respond to orders. AL
though somewhat mixed, the find
ings were pleasing surprise and
should be restraining influences to
future misconduct. Much of the
beneficial effect of this movement
at Cairo is due to the very strenu-
Gus efforts to suppress mob vlo-
lence put forth by Illinois governor
and the manner in which he deals
with officials who dltoW mobs to
take prisoners or destroy public
property. Much OF the pleasure
our people may derive from a
knowledge of the work and finings
of the Illinois grand jury is lost IN
the reports coming up from Arkan-
sas.
Down in the land of jeff Davis
Negro was on trial for petty
crime in a Justice Court. He was a
man of some prominence among
his people. In giving his testimony
he is reported to have SAID that ne It,
was las good as any white man.
On leaving the court in the CUSTODY
Of an officer posse of white cltl-
zens quietly took him from the
hf6cer and hung him. because he
4ad presumed to declare himself
fbe equal of any white man. Ihese
men were unmasked and are wen
known citizens of their town. Moth
ing has been done to punish thos'
red-handed murderers. Here is ap,
solute evidence of connivlng ol
The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-09

Washington, April 6.-The mil
itary court of inquiry which dur
ing the last year has been investi-
eating the shooting up of Browns
vile, Texas, today reported a find
ing that the evidence clearly sus-
tanned the charge that the shoot
ing was done by soldiers of the
Twenty-fifth infantry, colored
The report was submitted to the
secretary of war.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-09

Plans are laid and arrangements
completed for the building of an
Orphans Home for Negro boys
and girls at Jefferson Ridge Ad-
dition to Oklahoma City. The
ground was donated by Capp jeff
erson, colored real estate man.
This movement should receive the
hearty cooperation Of every Negro
in the county
The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-09

the truth about the Brownsville af-
fair. as it is to fasten the guilt Of
ficially on the Negro soldiers, there
by vindicating the hasty action OF
the late Mr.. Roosevelt. But it will
require more than a dog.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-09

Baltimore, Md, March 30.-The
twenty fifth anniversary of the
granting of the right to Negro law
yers to practice their profession
in Maryland was celebrated last
week. The first colored man to
apply for the right to practice law
in this state were James HI. Wolff,
now of Boston, Mass, and Charles
S Taylor, now a resident of New
York City. Their application for
admission were denied in the lower
courts on the ground that the laws
of Maryland only permitted white
men to practice law. This decis-
ion was upheld by the Court of
Appeals of Maryland, the highest
tribunal in the State. Everett j.
Waring, now practicing lawyer
in Philadelphia, was the first col
ored man to be admitted to the
bar in Maryland, his application
being favorably passed upon Octo-
Der 10, 1885
The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-09

New York, March 30.-The Cath
olic church in the United States
started a great movement this
week to raise 100000 annually
for mission work and education
among the colored people. The
Bishops of the church in the South
are CO operating with Rev. John
E. Burke, director-general of the
Catholic Board for Mission Work
among the colored people. Cardi
nal Gibbons and other dignitaries
of the church are strongly urging
this movement for work among
the colored people, and the Cardi-
nal recently issued an appeal for
the work.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-09

We learn from the Southwestern
Christian Advocate that arrange
ments have been completed where
by Liberia will get loan of near
ly SO, 100000 besides large invest
ments by business men; that Phil
adelphia bankers will open a bank
there, with Mr.. Fowler, one of the
recent Commissioners tn Liberia,
as president.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-09

Larchenstein, a mulatto in Eng
land, posing as the member of the
Vanderbilt family, sold bogus jew
elry to Prince Francis of Braganza
for 81, ,525,OO0, and did nearly as
we'll with many other of the Europ-
can nobility with whom he has
long hobnobbed.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-09

E. T. Barbour, one of the most
learned lawyers in Oklahoma.
though he is Negro, and despite
the fact that he had several white
competitors, was elected special
Judge of Canadian county by the
forty-four members of the Ell Reno
bar. And they say Mr.. Barbour
didn't even have close shave.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-09

Albany, N. Y, March 20
James G. Matthews, prominent
Negro attorney of this city, has
been named executor and residuary
The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-09

Westpoint, KY, March 3d.
Rare presence of mind on the part
of Clarence Douglas, Negro boy
aged 13, yesterday saved the life
of 2-year-old Alice Purcell. The
child ran upon the railroad track
in front of the engine of fast
moving freight. The engineer re-
versed the lever and whistled the
alarm, but the girl still continued
toward the train. Women and
men were terrified to the point of
helplessness by the spectacle, out
the boy rushed to the child, caught
her up and jumped to safety just
as the engine passed.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-04-09
RACE NEWS
GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

legatee of the estate OF the late
Mary Birch Reid. The property
is valued at over Sl25, 900. Attor-
ney Mathews had represented Mrs.
Reid in legal matters for the past
twenty-five years. The bequeaths
amount to about $4,000 Mrs.
Reid died suddenly at her home
156 Orange street, on January D.
She had lived there for 56 years
and was in her eighty-ffth year.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-01-29

is breeding, can afford to use any
thing but pure bred sire. The man
who is breeding grades-hogs for
pork, cattle for beef and dairy pur-
poses, and horses for home use
should never deceive himself with
the fallacy that he does not need
pure bred sires. II he does not need
the best-a pure bred sire-pray who
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-01-29

does? Are these not the real and
ultimate purposes for which animals
are bred? For what other purpose
than pork making is the hog used?
If the man who breeds hogs TO make
pork does not need a pure bred sire.
then no man needs him. and the pure
bred stock business Is a delusion,
pure and simple.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-01-29

OAD 80 quickly, certainly and eco
nomicaliy improved as by the use of
pure bred sires. This we shall at
tempt to show later in this article,
but first let us note the necessity for
such improvement in the quality of
our farm animals, and state what 1t
would be worth to us.
The yearbook of the United States
Department Of Agriculture for 1908
states that the average value per
head Of Iowa hogs is $500. BY the
same authority we learn that the
average value per head Of the hogs
on the farms Of Alabama, Mississippi
and Louisiana Is $4.86. The number
of hogs in these three States Of our
territory is $4,000 head. II these
hogs were OF quality equal to those
Of Iowa. the increase in value would
be $10,101,380.
The value Of the milk cows per
head in Illinois is $1,000, and OF
other cattle $4,000 per head. In
the three States of our territory
above named. the value Of the milk
cows per head is $21.55, and of other
cattle $3.50. II our cattle were Of
equal quality to those Of Illinois, SO
that they were OF equal value per
head, 1t would mean to the three
States named. an increase in wealth
Of $12.591,750 on our milk cows,
and $22,730.760 on our other cattle.
In other words. IL the quality OF our
hogs and cattle in the three States Of
Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana
were increased to an equality with
those OF Iowa and Illinois, it
would mean an increase in wealth for
us OF $45.423.890.
At least hall Of the greater value
OF the Iowa and Illinois hogs and
cattle is due to better breeding-to
the use Of pure bred sires To sire
all the hogs in the three States Of
our territory named would require
during the next four years not to
exceed $4,000 pure bred boars. At
$50 each these would cost 100000
per year. The profit would probably
not be less than 100000.
II such profits would come to the
South as a whole from the use OF
pure bred sires. 1t clearly follows
that proportional profits will come to
the individual who uses only pure
bred sires in his breeding.
What One Good Boar Was Worth.
Let US take a few concrete ex-
amples OF the value of pure bred
sires. Mr. A. bought a pure bred
boar, for which he paid $40. He
and his neighbors bred ten common
sows to him the first year. Three of
these belonged to A. and produced
two filters each. These sows had
very little improved blood in them.
From the three sows 80 pigs were
raised. II the other seven sows pro-
duced 35 pigs, the total number of
grade pigs sired by this boar the first
year was CT. He might have sired
as many more had the neighbors of
Mr.. A. thought the services OF a pure
bred hog worth a fee of 50. Mr.. A.
sold 15 pigs at weaving time for
$3.50 each and fattened the remain
ing IT. He also had pure bred
sow that produced 13 pigs from this
pure bred boar. Five of these were
sold for SIS each, and 2 others for
$3.50 each at weaving time. 1t will
be seen that 80 pigs in all were sired
nv this hnar tha 6rct
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-01-29

sows by grade or scrub boar would
have been, the pure bred boar wa
worth for this service the first yea
profit Of $3.50, and If we credit
value OF 81 to the sire for each o
the pure bred pigs we have tota
increase of $4,000 In the value of tn,
pigs Of IL sows in one year, due t
the use Of pure bred sire that cos
$40. These are actual facts, yet som,
people seriously claim that they can
not AFFORD to pay even SIS for I
pure bred boar. Will any OF thes,
claim that 1t was not profitable t,
Mr.. A. to pay $40 for his?
The Story Of Pure Bred Bull.
In our issue Of May /, 1909, Prof
E. R. Lloyd makes the following
statement:
I know a man who bought a
pure bred bull-a good one
and In the first crop of calves
there were fifty steers These
steers were out OF native cows,
that cost the owner from 81 10
$40 per head. The steers at an
average age of Is months were
sold to feeder for 1880 per
head. In the same lot the feed
er had several scrub steers of
about the same age and size that
had been bought for $1,000 per
head. | asked the feder II he
considered the better bred steers
worth 50 per head more than
the scrubs. and he replied that
he did. II that be true. the good
blood in the pure bred bull was
worth $3.50 In his first crop OF
calves"
In the breeding OF dairy cattl
the value OF pure bred sire is eve
greater and more clearly shown 10
two reasons: ID The difference 4
the values OF high class animals O
this kind and scrubs Is greater tina
is the case with hogs and beef cattle
and CD the desirable qualities pos
sessed by the pure bred animal ar
specialized and perhaps more directl
due to pure breeding.
Why Grade Sire Should Never IL
Used.
1t will perhaps have been note
that we have stated that the create
value OF the first years progeny OF
pure bred sire over that from
grade or scrub sire will pay the er
tire purchase price OF the pure bre
sire. This will be true when he
purchased with judgment and PROF
erly used. Many who will agree wit
this statement as applied TO a CON
parison OF scrub and pure bred sirei
will not agree to 1t when a good In
dividual grade is compared with tn
pure bred sire. Space will not pei
NIT OF a full discussion or explana
ton OF this matter. but we are full
assured Of the accuracy of our pos
uon when we state that a pure bre
sire, of fair or average quality,
used for crossing on grade or scru
females, is almost universally supe
rior TO a grade sire, regardless of tn
Individual qualities or excellence O
the grade. There is not only goo
scientific reason for this In the great
er power Of the pure bred sire {
stamp his qualities on his progeny
because Of his pure breeding; bu
there is also abundant proof OF IL 4
the experience and observation n
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-01-29
! LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY.

BY DR.. TAFT Butler.

I'm NO OTHER WAY the grade worth so
WI quality more
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-06
RECEIPTS OF FIGHT
OVER QUARTER MILLION

Reno. July 5.--TeX Rickard gave
out tonight an official statement Of
receipts and attendance at the big
fight. 1t shows the total gate receipts
reached the enormous sum of S270.-
775. Those that paid admission num-
bered 15,760.
In addition to those who paid to see
the fight Rickard says there were $50
complimentary tickets given to the
press and others. He estimates the
number that slipped in at various
places around the arena, breaking in
through holes in the boarding or
climbing UP to the rim of the big
structure at 1900. All told, the at
tendance is given as 5000.
There were 1853 seats AT $50 sold
$50 at $40; 6S4 at $50; 1906 at $25,
,457 at $40; 1906 at SIS, and 9,050
at $40.
The purse, with the bonuses given
the two fighters, amounted to $121,-
600, and Rickard figures that his ex-
perience at san Francisco cost him
about $50. .e0q, Thus he and his part
ner Gleason viii have profit of
about s12O.0O0.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-06
RULES FOR CHlCAG0-NEW
YORK AERIAL CONTEST

Chicago, July 5.--Rules to govern
the proposed neroplane race fcein
here 10 New York were made here
today by j. q. shafcr, publisher of
the Chicago Evening Post. The Post
in conjunction with the New York
Times offers a prize OF $4,000 tor
the race.
The contest Is to begin at Chicaeo
on October 8 with not less than three
entrants who must have previous rec
ords of sustained flights of an hour
or more. IN case Of adverse weather
the start may be delayed until October
Is. The time limit of the race Is
seven days. the contestants being al
lowed to make as many stops as they
like.
The contestants must pay their own
expenses and assume all risks. They
must be on the ground here a week
ahead of time giving trial flights
daily. The start must be made in
the city limits of Chicago ana finish
within the corporate limits of New
York city.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-06
ROUGHS SURROUND
JOHNSON CAR AT OGDEN

ogden, Utah, July 5.--Jack Johnson
was greeted by a crowd of 5000 peo-
pie when the train to which his pri-
vate car was attached pulled into
Ogden. Johnson appeared upon the
platform and in response TO desultory
cheering said:
well, people, l turned the trick
and I'm going back to Chicago to my
old nanny. / went out there deter
mined 10 turn the trick and | had no
trouble in doing so"
After shaking hands with a few col
ored admirers, johnson returned to
the car and seated himself next 10 an
open window beside his wife. Three
hurly young toughs walked up TO the
open car window and applying a vile
epithet to Johnson, dared him TO
come 20 the platform. johnson start
ed TO his feet, but one of his com
panions drew him down again. The
young toughs rushed TO the rear plat
form, where one OF them was met
with kick from the foot of one of
Johnsons trainers and a mouthful of
tobacco juice in the eye. Officers
rushed up and forced the crowd back,
the doors of the car were locked and
the conductor waved the engineer TO
pull out. Several threats of shooting
were made by the roughs that had
gathered about the car.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-06
MISSIONARIES
BESIEGED IN
CHURCH
AMERICAN BAPTISTS
M0BBED IN ITALY
in Earthquake Re-
sents Presence of Foreign
Church Workers; Troops
Called to Protect lntruders,


Rome, July 5.--The American ann
bassador, John G. c. Lelshman, has
brought to the attention OF the pre-
mier and the foreign office the sit
uation arising from recent attacks
upon Baptist missionaries in the pro-
vince OF Avallino.
AT the time Of the earthquake in
that district early In June. James F.
Stuart OF st. Louis, representative Of
the American Board Of Baptist Mis-
sions in italy and other missionary
workers, were attacked BY mob and
were escorted out of the district by q
detachmept Of soldiers,
Alicr a> conference with Premier
Lu2zatti al Rome. Mr. stuart returned
to the Avellino district where another
attack was made upon him and his
companions. He telegraphed state
ment Of the affair to the American
ambassador, who requested him to
come to Rome. This Mr.. Stuart did,
and had a long conference with Am
bassador Leishman today. TO the am
bassador he reported further details
Of the occurrence.
Arriving at the outskirts of AVellino
Mr. stuart accompanied by three 9th
en- missionaries, WAS met by the chief
OF police, several constables ana O
dozen soldiers a bowling mob of ma
tives quickly surrounded the carriage.
So demonstrative did they become
that it was only with difficulty that
they could be restrained by force
from doing the missionaries injury,
On all sides arose the cry Down with
the Baptists," and a shower OF stones
fell about the carriage. Mr.. stuart
was hit on the chest. the arm and the
leg, while the chief Of police was
slightly wounded.
The soldiers, with fixed bayonets, |
formed circle around the Americans
and protected them to Che entrance of
the Baptist church. The mob stoned
the church from four until ten o'clock |
at night, breaking all the windows, |
but doing no serious damage Other |
soldiers were called 10 the scene and |
according to Mr.. stuart, prevented q |
By the infuriated Italians, |
who now numbered several thousands. |
The besiegcd missionaries were oblig-
ed To remain in the church all night.
Eventually Mr.. stuart succeeded in
sending a telegram To the American
ambassador at Rome. The following
lay detail OF 800 soldiers was sent
% the village and the missionaries
we're released from their dangerous
position.
Both Premier Luz2atti and the for
'ign minister have given assurances
hat measures will be taken imme-
lately to prevent such demonstra-
ions in the future and also that an in
.estigation Of the matter wiz be made.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-06
RECLAMATION
ACT HELD
VALID
IMPORTANT DECISION OF
FEDERAL CIRCUIT COURT
ConstitutionaIity of Beneficent
Law Upheld in Decision Up
holding Ruling Of United
States District Court of Idaho,


San Francisco. July b.--'fhe consti-
tutionality OF the reclamation act was
upheld today by the United states
circuit court OF appeals. which sus-
tained the decision of the Idaho dis
trict court in favor of the government
IN the case OF David hurley against
the United States
Burley oontendcd that the act
which permitted the government to
condemn his lands and water for
irrigation puposes was unconstitu-
tlonal on the ground that the water
stored in the reservoirs sought 20 be
taxed was not wholly for public use,
but for private as it was to be sup
piled TO private land owners BY the
government,
The decision established the right
of the secretary of the interior To ac-
quire, by condemnation or otherwise,
lands and waters in the furtherance of
any reclamation project. 1t also ex
tends the right of the government to
take over any needed private water
rights in carrying out the provisions
Of the act. 1t directly affects the dis-
bursement Of the 10000, 900 recent
~ appropriated by congress for re-
clamation projects In the west, and
viii permit the resumption Of work
which had been suspended pending n
final decision OF the legal questions
involved.