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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-04-30
MULATTOES ARE NOT
NEGROES, SAYS COURT
Supreme Court Decides that %COncuhiRage
Law applies to Blacks 0DIy.
MIXED BLOOD is EXEMPT
IA Peculiar situation, Which Will Have to Be-
Settled BY the EeXt stale leals-
laiufe.

FL mulattoes, critics, quadroons,
oetaroons, and the various other
shades IL mixed blood, are not ne
groes-then what are they!
they white-Caucasians
Are tbey Id a class ny themselves.
-hameIess, countr5tess, wanderers
of tAe earth?
This il condition that 9 pre-
sents itse4i. The Supreme Court Of
ths state has decided that a mulatto,
grIfe. octoroon, quadroon, or any
Derson having white blood in his veins,
IS not 4 negro, and that the Louis
lana law outlawing Capitalization be-
tween negroes and whites applies TO
white and blacks-the shiny kinky-
hair black.
If this decision makes q white per
son Of a mulatto, or q~uadroon, or
grlfe. or %octoroon, and holds good
the co~ncnbinage law applying to
whites and negroes, does not this also
apply to c~oneubinage between ne
groes and mulattoes, critics.
oetoroons and q%uadroons?
Tbs decision was handed down last
Monday.
Justice Oliver O. Provosty was the
organ III the court, and the opinion
was eoncurred ii By Chief Justice
Joseph Al. Bleaux and Justice Frank
A. Monroe, while Justice Alfred D.
Land and Justice Francis T. Nichols
dissented. The case came up on APP
peal from the Criminal District Court,
where an Indictment had been lodged
AGAINST the accused for violating the
e~oncubinage act Of the last Legisla-
ture. The woman Ia the case is al
legged to have but a slight strain OF
African blood, and her attorney, Lloys
Gharbnnnet, maintained that the law
applied to Capitalization between ne,
groes and whites, and that she was
not a negress, and filed demurrer t.
the Indictment. Judge Chretien 10
cided that the demurrer was vel
taken and diSmissed the Indictment
ACT 81 Of 1908 prohibits c%oncuhin
age between a person Of the eau
casian or white race and a person q
the negro or black race" and make
the crime Il felony and punishable a
hard labor. Justice Progosty SAT-
that the sole question in the case wa.
whether an octorotn was a person o
the negro or black race within tn
intendment Of the statute. The cour
says that the Legislature failed to de
fne what does make one anegro, ant
then discusses the question from tn
chronological and everyday definition
Of the term.
There is a word in the EnglisI
language which does express til
meaning 81 a person Of mixed blood
Of negro and other blood, and whic
was coined to express that very mean
ing, and because the word negro di
hot express it, and the need of a wor
to express it was made imperative
That word is 'colored.' The wor
colorea in the United Stctes at leasi
when used to designate the ace Of
person is pnmistakable. Il means
person of negro blood. pure or mixel
and tie term applies no matter whs
NAV be the proportion Of the mixtui
so long as the negro blood Is trac'
alle. iii ear constitution and Law
whenever it has become necessary
pse word comprehending within !
meaning both negroes. properly
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-04-30

matter of concubinage, the court
says that for years the Legislature
permitted jet black negroes to live in
open concubinage, but forbade them
to ride in street cars with the whites,
and the proof Of the pudding is in
the eating thereof" said the court.
The court then says that the act as
originally framed provided that q
person of one-thirtieth negro blood
should come within the inhibition Of
the act, and showed that the author
of the act did not consider that the
term negro included the term oeto-
room.
In his dissenting opinion concurred
in by Justice Nichols. Judge Land
says: Without entering into any
extended discussion of the question,
| am clearly Of the opinion that the
word negro, as used in the statute,
has the same meaning as colored, a
term used in popular language to
designate persons Of Africrn descent,
mixed or anmixed." In support Of
his position, Judge Land cites the
Gay-Shattuck law, f%orbidding whites
and negroes to drink in the same bar
rooms, and says that if the interpre-
tation laid down by the majority s
followed, then critics or mulattoes
may drink in white bars and cafes.
In conclusion, his honor says that,
fortunately, the General Assembly
will convene next month and then
will have an opportunity Of express
ing It's meaning and intent in no IN
certain terms.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-04-30
Vitality of Garden and Field
Seeds.

The period for which the seeds of
different plants maintain their vitality
varies a good deal. The seeds of
some vegetables after they are two
years old are worthless, while the
seeds Of other plants improve with
age until a certain period. For in
stance, seeds are good as follows:
Artichoke, good three years.
Asparagus, four years.
Beans, two years.
Kidney beans, one year.
Beets, ten years.
Broccoli. four years.
Cabbage, four years.
Carrots, one year.
Cauliaower, four years.
Celery, ten years.
Corn, three years.
Cucumber, ten years.
Egg plant, three years,
Endive. four years.
Kale, four years.
Leek, two wears.
Lettuce, three years.
Melons, ten years.
Peas, two years.
Okra, two years.
Onion. two years.
Pumpkin, ten years.
Radisb, four years.
Satisfy, two years.
Spinach, four years.
Squash, four years.
Tomatoes, two years.
Turnips, four years.
It is said that wheat will keep III
vitality fifty years il protected f n
damp and mould. In warm elimat.
corn, melon, pea, and other seed ar
to be kept from bugs and weeVils.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-09
Report From Washington.

The following report on conditions
in Washington county has been re-
ceived at Wagstaff headquarters and is
given out in connection with Wag-
Stairs visit there this week:
Governor Stubs was apparently
deceived by the size of the crowd
which was out to hear him when he
spoke here about two weeks ago, into
the belief that he has made great
gains in strength in Washington coun-
ty. However, he would likely change
his belief if he were to mix with some
of the washington county Republicans
who attended his meeting, expecting to
support him, but who have concluded
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-09
Rin Timber Fire

Fort Collins. Colo, June 9.-News
of a large timber fire, So miles west
of here, was telephoned last night by
the timber guard stationed in that
section. All available forest rangers
and forest guards have been ordered
to the scene to combat the flames.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-09
REAL EsrATl. rRANsFERs.


w. o. Rigby and wife to G. A.
Kreipe, lot 126 and n. u 12S Topeka
ave; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 50. go
M Thomas and others to A. S. Rein
BACH lot pa and e. II 226 9Th ave.
west. Hornes add. ,.........~.. ESQ
]. E. Hassberg and wife to O. Han
son. lot "a and n. Y % Clay ST..
Histed add. .....-............. 3, 800
The Prudential Trust Co. to L. L.
Adams. lot 3S7 and n X 3S9 College
ave, College Place add....-........ $50
Same to A. E. Billings, lot 391 and S.
y 3S9 College ave, College Place
]. E. Safer, transfer to City, lot sl-S
and Jackson ST. north. ............ 500
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-09
Fat. Tub Trust Is Next.

New York, June 9.-WaII street
heard today of a new 800, 100000
combination which is being formed
and which, if perfected. will doubt
less be called the bath tub trust. "
Sixteen companies are involved in the
proposed combination They manu-
facture not only tubs but almost every
other kind of sanitary enameling de-
vices. 1t is said that rise in retail
prices of between 20 and 80 per cent
is contemplated by the promoters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-09
N,coraSuans Growing PanicIxy.

Washington, June 9.-Omcial dis
patches from Managua. Nicaragua,
state that the war is fast reducing
western Nicaragua to state of panic.
The expectation of fruit products has
been prohibited and money exchange
- rapidly increasing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-09
/ First published in The Topeka State
Journal May "A. 1901

THIRTY DAY NOTICE OF APPLICA-
TON OF BUSINESS COLLEGES FOR
A PERMIT TO CANVASS IN THE
STATE OF KANSAS.
Topeka, Kan, May %, 1910.
Notice IS hereby given that the follow
ing business colleges Cor commercial de-
partments of other schools have made
application to me for permit to canvass
in the State of kansas Tor the purpose
ing or securing notes for tuition from stu
dents before their registration at the bust
ness colleges Cor commercial Departmental
herein named:
Chanute Business College.
If satisfactory proof is furnished that
mercial departments are incompetent to
furnish such a course of instruction as
thew advertise or that the moral surround
frgS of the institution are not good, or
that the premises are kept in an I'M
healthy condition, or that the agents of
said institutions use Misrepresentation or
fraudulent methods in securing contracts.
notes, or cash from prospective students,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-09

ORANGE AND FIGS ARE TIE BIG
money crops. Growers in Galveston
Houston district realize from $500 to 81 900
an acre annually. Write today for full
particulars how you can, without leaving
pate in these large profits, and later be-
come the owner of a bearing fig and
orange orchard, should you desire to make
your home in this beautiful country The
company is composed OF leading bankers,
business men and fruit growers of Hous-
ton and South Texas Your investment
absolutely secured; no speculation. High
est Endorsement from bank officials and
reliable business men. Booklet and liter
ature, free American Loan & Mortgage
company, ITO American Bank Building,
Houston. Texas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-09
LEGAL.

First published in The Topeka State
Journal Thursday, June 2, 1901
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-09

SOOA Ao4 SQdy, Juuc lo4V.l
sHERIFFs SALE.
In the District Court Of Shawnee County.
State of Kansas.
~ l.. E. Wehe, Plaintiff
Boutwem, Few Fred W Boutwell, nie Y. 5.
Boutwell,, Defendants.
Case No. 24,S72.
By virtue of an Order of Sale and exc
cution issued to me, out of said District
Court, in the above-entitled action, will,
on Tuesday, the 5th day of July, A. D.
1910 at 10 o'clock a. m. Of said day, at
the east front door of the Court House in
she Tlsy %; or tb IoP gf IN tne County fts OF
public sale, and sell to the highest and
best bidder, for cash in hand, all the fol-
numbered 50, on Morrill, street, in Block
Two, in DR.. Inns Second Addition to
the City of Topeka, also Lots 81, 80 and
said addition; also Lots 90, 81, g., 63. g.
and 60, on Morrill, street in Block Four,
on morrill, street in Block Four in said
addition to the City of topeka. lying and and
State of Kansas.
The above-described real estate is taken
is directed by said order of sale and exc
cution to be sold, and will be sold without
appraisement, to satisfy said order of sale
' JONATHAN D. MORTON.
Sheriff of Shawnee County, Kansas.
Attorneys.
First published in The Topeka State
Journal Thursday, May 10, 1901
sHERIFFS SALE.
In the District Court of Shawnee County,
State of Kansas.
Sadie D. Fensky, Plaintiff.
I Charles F. Fensky, Defendant.
Case No. %, 44o.
By virtue of an execution issued to me.
I <NR s-f.1 Nsc%- tot In oh x-a
entitled action, will, on Monday, the 10Th
day of June, A. D. 1910, at 10 o'clock a. m.
Court house in the City of Topeka, in the
County of Shawnee. in the State of KAN
sas, offer at public SALE. and sell to the
highest and best bidder for cash in hand,
all the following described real estate, to-
wit The undivided one-third interest in
Lots Sc, SIS and 60 on Monroe street. with
two dwellings thereon, known as street
numbers go and 222 Monroe street in the
City of Topeka, lying and situate in the
County of Shawnee. in the State OF Kan
The above-described undivided one-third
interest in the real estate is taken as the
property of said defendant. and is di--
rected by said execution to be sold. and
will be sold without appraisement, to sat-
80 JONATHAN d. NORTON,
/ Sheriff of Shawnee County.
| WATERS & WATERS, Attorney.
IFirgt published in The topeka State
Journal Thursday. May 10. 1901
/ NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
| The State of Kansas, Shawnee County, IS.
In the Probate Court in and for Said
/ County.
| In the matter of the Estate of ]. S.
| Morse.
| Creditors and all other persons interest
ed in the aforesaid estate, are hereby noti-
| fled that I shall apply to the Probate
| Court in and for said County sitting a,
| the Court House in the City of Topeka
| Shawnee County. Kansas, on the 9Th day
| of July, A. D. 1910. for, full and fina
| settlement of said estate.
Dated May 10th, A. d. 1910.
Administrator of the Estate of J. 8
| Morse Deceased.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-09
STILL THEY WRITE
Secretary Kramer Replies to
Secretary Leahy.
He Says That the Answer
Pleases Him.
Observation-Disclosures
Says He Finds Sentiment Over.
whelmingly for Wagstaff.
Report Of the Washington COun-
ty Meeting.
MR.STICH'SS STATEMENT

j. D. Kramer, secretary at Wagstaff's
headquarters, today gave out the fol-
lowing interview in reference to the
letter in answer to Wagstaff, supposed
to have been issued by Governor Stubs
on June 5:
Dave Leahy's preface to Governor
Stubs last open letter to Wagstaff is
the most amusing contribution to the
present campaign. Having written the
governors reply to Mr.. Wagstaff, Dave
tries to give an air of verisimilitude to
it by the statement that it had been
sent in by the governor from the west
for the figures to be verified, but that if
the governor had known that Wag-
Staff'S reply was not written by him, he
doubtless would have refused to notice
it. Good for Dave. Here are the facts.
The alleged Stubs reply was set up in
the Capital office ready to run Saturday
morning, June 4. The night before ut
Stafford, Governor Stubs, addressing
a crowd of three hundred people,
stated that he had not had time to read
the Wagstaff letter, had just glanced
over i. That as soon as he got time he
would read it carefully and reply to 1t
fully. This statement of the governors
can be verified by the affidavits of a
dozen of the best citizens of Stafford.
Evidently the governor did not know
that Dave had already answered the
Wagstaff letter or he would have been
InOT6 careful Ill Ills Sldt0Iu6ul
1--WE have no objection to Dawes an
swer. 1t pleases us very much for it
admits practically every charge con-
tanned in Mr.. Wagstaf's letter, but he
should advise his boss when he has mis-
letter completed so they won't get their
wires crossed in this way.
Dave says that Wagstah did not
write the answer to Stubs and that he
has proof. He had better produce it.
No one in Kansas would believe any
statement of Dawes without proof good
and ample. Dave should stick to the
job he was employed for, as writer Of
fiction. AS a relater and verif1er of
facts, he fails to carry weight.
Mr.. Wagstaff will be in Topeka
either the latter part of this week or
the first of next when he will take up
the matter of answering the letter that
Mr.. Leahy wrote and to which he
signed Governor Stubs name, at the
very time that the governor was telling
the people Of Stafford that he had not
even read Wagstaff's letter and that
after reading it he would reply fully"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-09
FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Just off the avenue, on W. 7th st., two
rooms suitable for office purposes, SO
each. SHAWNEE AGENCY. ga Kansas
ave. Phone sos.
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ATTORNEYS AT Law.

HIRAM c. ROOT. atty. at law. SIC ks Av-
over Emahizer & Spielman's. Topeka. Ks
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JEWELLERS.
SUMMER SCHOOLS.

HARRISON BLDG, Monday, June 9Th
All grades. Miss Bresette. 2640 Blue.
GRAMMAR and writing at Dougherty's
Business School by Z. H. Roudebush:
also other branches. Prepare for stronger
work in the grades. You are interested.
Don't fail to call Ind. phone 566 or 2365-
for special Information, or call at the
school, us w. Sth st.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-09
BUSINESS CHANCES.
PERSONAL.
PICTURE FRAMING.

FRAMING, -egilding. mat making mount
ing done by ]. d. Sullivan. 12a w. Eighth
street. Packing. shipping. etc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-09
MACHINE SHOPS.

Lawn mowers sharpened, repaired. The H
B. Howard Supply Co.. TIC K. A Tel. sos
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WANTED-MALE HELP

LIFE insurance salesman; experience not
necessary; Stae age; $50 per month and
commission. Box 103, Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-09

CITY salesman for local concern; salary
and commission; state age. 49, Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-09

SHERIFF'S SALE
In the District Court of Shawnee County.
State of Kansas.
L. E. Wehe, Plaintiff.
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MODERN cottage, rooms and bath. In
quire 1888 Garfield. Ind. ESQ Blue
The Brinkley argus., 1910-10-21

KANSAS CITY, Kan.-The home A founded by Carry Nation, the Kan sas Joint smasher." in this city as refuge for drunkards' wives, will prob ably be closed and the property re- turned to Mrs. Nation. The reason is, there are not enough wives of lrunkards in the largest city of Kan sas to warrant the continued opera ton of refuge for them. Mrs. Ma ton has requested of the Associated Charities, the organization which is managing the home. that the proper ty be deeded back to her.
 The home has accommodations for 40 women but there are no drunkards wives in 1t now The Associated Char ities is using 1t as a home for unfor- tunatc and homeless women. About fifteen women now occupy theshome
 Peter w. Goebel. president of the board of directors of the Associated Charities. admits that the home is a failure as far as being place for the
The Brinkley argus., 1910-10-21
The Busy Money Changers of New York

the next morning. Each bank has big drawer in the general post offlca Messengers clear this of it's letters every hour all aigirt long. Three thou sand letters q q ny is tho average mail of one of these large banks. Two thirds of it comes in during the night. These letters. in the case of one of the biggest Of these banks, contain from 1000 to 40,0cJ checks and drafts. At times these inclosures rep resent as much as S30,00O, GOO. Rare ly does the total fall below s20. OO0, ,000
 The letters lTc opened as fast as the.y are received. the checks are counted. and the totals verified with the foctings of the lists The letters are then stamped. which shows that they have been proven in" as the banks call it. Aftr.' that they are turned over to the Jerks who send out the formal acknowledgements of the remittances they contain The various checks are assorted accord ing to the numbers of the books in which they are to De entered and otherwise; the sight drafts are grouped according to the routes of the banks messengers. and all is made ready for turning tho nights accumu- lation over to the day force. so it may be handled by it as expeditiously as possible.
The Brinkley argus., 1910-10-21
Aged Ice Regarded Safe for Health

hour 90 per cent of them are dead. and within a few weeks the ice Is sterile--absolute'y free from bacterial life of any kind.
 One Philadelphia natural ice dealer said recently: Natural ice is cut in December. January and February. Seventy per cent. of it is used between June and September, when it is any where from sixteen to twenty weeks old. and when the bacteria are frozen in it, and have been without air, mo ton, warmth an;, food from four to five months"
 A paper recently sent out with the indorsement of the national Lody Of natural ice dealers says;
 The buyer of ice should really be as anxious to obtain. and the dealer iu natural ice as quick to advertise. tha; he sells old ice. as the green grocer is to seek trade on the strength of the freshness of his tomatoes or peas, and the butter and egg man on his new laid or freshly made products. Old ice ls pure ice, sterile ice. free from bac- ter!a harmful or helpful
The Brinkley argus., 1910-10-21

' ONDON.-The American season in A London, Paris and Berlin Is tho best since the three golden years pre- ceding the panic of 1907. The hotels of all the capitals of Europe arc thronged with well-to-do Americans, who are spending money with the tra- ditional lavishness that pleases the hotelkeepers and shopkeepers every where
 Europe has learned that not all Americans are mil.ionaires, and so it is that less is heard each year of ex- tortion and attempted extortion. Amer ican tourists, too, seem to have learned the ropes and they know just where to go to get the most for their money.
 Comfortable new hotels that charge reasonable prices have been built in all the capitals of Europe within the last five years and in Paris, London, Berlin, Rome and Vienna, new hotels invaria- bly have many baths, while some that appeal to the wealthier visitors have suites with baths that are as modern ly luxurious as anything New York can offer. What with comfortable and reasonable priced hotels, with express trains with dining cars attached con- meeting all the capitals, Americans find travelling in Europe nowadays
The Brinkley argus., 1910-10-21

AIEW YORK-Four big banks In IN the Wall street district of New York city resemble the great gold mines of the west in one striking feature. They have three cislt-hour shifts of toilers. and tho work never stops. One set takes up the routine where the other leaves of. All night long. Sundays and holidays. staff of men in each of these banks is busy opening thousands of letters, sorting and listing innumerablc checks and drafts that represent fabulous sums of money. and getting them ready for the day force, which is the ca.ly one the public comes in contact with or ever hears about. If this work were not carried on necessarily, the banks would soon be overwhelmed with q mountainous accumulation of detail
 Two shifts--the scouting force" as they call themselves-work between five o'clock in the afternoon and nine
The Brinkley argus., 1910-10-21
Home for Drunkards' Wives Is Closed

housing of drunk;rds' wives.
 That is the distressing condition that exists" Mir Goebel said. There is no use in denying it. We cannot find drunkarls' wives to live there-
 Mrs. Nation has asked that we re- turn the home to her. The members of the board of directors differ as to whether or not this should be done. She has agreed to pay us for what re- pairs and improvements have been made at the home and at present the association needs the money that would be thus received for other branches of work At our next meet ing we will finally determine what stand to take concerning holding or releasing the property
 Mrs. Nation wishes the home re- turned to her so that it may be sold and the proceeds of it's sale used in the construction of home for boys which she Is building in Oklahoma.
 Tn 1902 she bought the property. which was the homestead of c. N. Simpson, one of the pioneers of Kan Sas.
 Mrs. Nation secured most Of the s4,000. which she originally paid for the property, from the sale of the small souvenir Carrie A. Nation hatchets" which she and her friends sold for g cents.