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The Colorado statesman., 1911-11-04

ces among you. L know that your
greatest leader, Booker Washing
ton, finds those who do not agree
with his methods of uplifting
your race. Personally. L think
Booker Washington one of the
greatest men of this and the last
century, white or black, and [
think so because he has the cour-
age, while he loves your race-his
race, and would not be other than
of his race-he has the courage
to tell you the truth, and to tell you
the only way by which you can
earn your place in the community
and render it better and better
and higher and higher.
HE has had the courage to tell
YOU that it is work, attention, in
dustry, that shall make you valu-
able to your community, that will
cure the prejudices that you now
have to struggle against, and, that
when you furnish mercenary or a
selfish motive to the white, how
ever low he may be, to respect you
and to ask for your labor to assist
in building up the community,
then prejudices disappear and his
interest yields and you get your
rights.
Now, my friends, thank you
for your kindly testimonial. l
want you to know, whether you do
know it or not, that there are those
of the white people in this coun-
try, and they number by the mil
lions. that sympathize deeply with
you in the struggle that you have
to undergo and realize that those
suffering are not to be done away
with by eloquence, not to be done
away with by expressions of SYM
pathy, that they are real, hard bur-
dens to carry, but it may help you
to carry them to know that you
have friends in the white race, that
you have men who have a sence of
responsibility for this government
and this people-this government
and this people that in times past
brought you here against your will
and have necessitated the condi-
tions that now exist.
"Therefore, the United States is
responsible for you and for your
betterment, but that responsibility
carnot, in the nature OF things,
reach to point where it will save
you and elevate you unless you
shall struggle on with bravery and
courage and self-restraint and a
determination to win"
The Colorado statesman., 1911-11-04

Tuskegee, Ala, Oct. 14-Count
Basil d'Egert, Councillor of State,
st. Petersburg, Russia, and Coun-
tess d'Egert have been spending
several days at Tuskegee Institute
this week. Count d'Egert came to
Tuskegee, as he states it, ''to meet
one of the greatest educators in
America" and "to see something
of the work that man has done
for his race" Count d'Egert and
Countess d. .Egert expressed them
selves as being greatly pleased
with all that they have seen and
heard here at the school.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-11-04

Washington, d. .C.-Justice
Charles E. Hughes of the United
States Supreme court and his fam
lily will be the only white persons
living in the block when they take
possession of Mr.. Hughes new
100000 home which is to be fin
ished within the next two weeks.
The remainder of the persons in
the block are Negroes. The new
house is at Sixteenth and V streets.
Shortly after work was started on
the Hughes home, which at that
time was one of the quietest spots
in the capital, all of the property
on V street between Sixteenth and
Seventeenth was sold TO a specula-
tor, who erected 20 two-story box
houses. These houses did not ap-
peal to white people and were Of
fered to Negroes. Justice Hughes
has made no comment on his new
home or on his neighbors.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-11-04
COLORED REPUBLICAN
VOTERS OF MARYLAND
SECURE RECOGNITION

Baltimore, Md, Oct. 25.-ln
Maryland the day of the profess
ional colored politician, who makes
it his business to hang around
Republican headquarters during a
campaign and beg money for per-
sonal use, is about over. The Ne
groes of this state are playing a
part in the gubernatorial cam
paign this fall which is out of the
ordinary. They are not asking
the white Republican leaders for
money, but have organized and
are contributing funds to carry on
the campaign.
Within a few days the Republi-
can State Committee will receive
from the colored voters $500 with
the requrst that the money be used
to elect a Republican Governor and
defeat the infamous Digges dis
branching bills. 1t is probable
that more money will be contri-
buted later on.
The Negro voters have formed
an auxiliary to the Republican
State Central Committee ard have
established headquarters at Ala
w. Hoffman street, a three-story
structure, and the expense for
maintaining headquarters will be
met by the colored citizens only.
Colored speakers will go through
out the state and urge Negroes to
vote in November, and they will
not ask any financia! remuneration.
The white Republican leaders
have different opinion of the Ne
gro voters than they did two weeks
ago. And what's more they are
showing them more consideration
and giving them say in the party
councils. No more is the Negro
given few dollars and told what
to do, but his advice is sought with
reference to the Negro vote. New
conditions have not been brought
aboutat the instance of the white
Republicans, but through the Ne
groes themselves. With $1,000
colored voters in Maryland, nearly
$4,000 being in Baltimore alone,
several of the representative citi-
zens decided to secure just recogni-
ton, SO when white man was ap-
pointed to look after the Negro
vote vigorous protest was raised
by the colored citizens and the
white Republican leaders began to
sit up and take notice.
DIR. Ernest Lyon, ex-United
States Minister to Liberia, was
called in by the managers of Phil
lips Lee Goldsborough's campaign
and after he finished telling the
white politicians assembled what
the colored voters would not stand
for they decided to give the Ne
groes an active voice in rum ling
the campaign. Instructions were
given that the colored voters form
an auxiliary to the Republican
State Central Committee, and that
they have full charge of the colored
voters.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-11-04
Taft On The
Negro Problem
Addressed Large Gathering of Colored Citizens at Los
Angeles Praises DR.. Washington. Thinks Solution
of Problem Would be in Widespread Industrial
Education of the Race.

Los Angeles, CAL. Oct. 23.-
When President Taft was in this
city Oct, l6, he addressed the col
ored citizens at Blanchard Hall,
speaking on race prejudice. He
declared that he had given the So
called Negro problem much consid'
Grafton and that he believed its So
lution would be in the widespread
industrial education of the race.
President Taft referred to Booker
II. Washington as one of the great
est men of this and the last cen
tury-white or black.
The chief executive of the nation
said:
No friend of the Negro race
would or could minimize the OBJ
stacles against which yon have to
contend in building up yourselves
individually, and in building up
your race as a community in the
limited States. No one who deals
with YOU truthfully would attempt
to depreciate the difficulties or
mental suffering that many OF
vour race have to undergo in en-
oountering cruel and unreasonable
race prejudices, and no one
either would do you any good who
attempted to stir up in your minds
that kind of prejudice against
those difficulties, against that pre-
iudice, which would lead you to
do something that your friends
would regret. 1t is one OF the facts
that have to be overcome and one
of the facts, which, when you have
overcome them, will entitle you to
the greater credit for the success
full struggle that you have made.
II have taken great interest in
what is called the Negro problem,
and I believe it is to find its solu-
ton in the widespread industrial
education of the race, especially IN
that part of the country where the
race is most numerous, through
the Southern States; and while
there is a strong feeling at the
South that presents a difficulty,
those who have studied the ques-
ton and those who live in the
South know that there is a large
element of the white men in the
South who are the real true friends
of the people of the South, and
those who are his enemies are not
of the best people of the South,
and do not have the true patrio-
tism and the desire to solve the
question presented by the races in
the proper way.
81 know that there are ditferen
The Colorado statesman., 1911-11-04

Huntsville, Ala, October a7.-.
A shooting occurred at the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College
for Negroes at Normal this morn
ing, John B. Petit, a student from
Clarksville, Tenn, killing VIM. H.
Turner, another student. Other
students held Petit till a deputy
sheriff arrived.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-11-04

Lake City, Fla, Nov. 1.-Charg-
d.with participating in the lynch
ing of six Negroes here ON May
81 last, Samuel Ward and John
Atkinson of Tallahassee were in
dicted today on charges of murder.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-11-04
RACE NEWS
GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

heaviet penalty ever dealt to
liquor law offender in the county
and the first case tried since the
cleanup started here by Governor
Stubbs and Attorney General
Dawson.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-11-04

New York, Nov. Ann Maria
Fisher, said to be the richest COL
ored woman in Brooklyn, left an
estate valued at $4,000.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-11-04

Wichita, Kas., Oct. 27.-For
selling two bottles of beer, Frank
johnson, a Negro porter, was given
year in Jail and fined $1,000 in
police court here today. 1t is the
The Colorado statesman., 1911-11-04

Norfolk, Va, October 26.-The
new segregation ordinance restrict.
ed the residence of Negroes to GER
tain streets and localities was de-
clared unconstitutional by Justice
Duncan yesterday. The court
held the question was one OF taste
rather than law. The case was ap-
pealed and will go to the Supreme
Court.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-11-04

Baltimore, Md, Oct. 1S.-The
will of the late Bishop James A.
Handy will not be probated until
December, when the executor,
Bishop j. Albert johnson, will ar
rive in this country from South
Africa. The estate is said to be
worth $4,000 and the bulk of it
will probably be left to the bishops
widow, Mrs. Mary F. Handy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06

regard to the Yakima project, the
board recommends general system
OF storage reseryo irs. providing con.
gress authorizes the sale OF the ex,
cess of stored water SO that return
of the cost OF building the reservoirs
will be secured
The report of the board was APPROX
ed by the president but the president
urges further legislation. saying:
Il earnestly recommend the enact
ment of a law which will permit OF the
disposition of any surplus stored
water available for reclamation pro-
jects to persons. associations. or cor
porations operating systems for the
delivery of water to Individual water
users for the irrigation OF arid lands
and the enactment OF legislation which
will give executive authority for the
modification OF conditions OF payments
Tor wafer rights on certain OF the pro-
jects where. by reason OF local condI-
lions. the return OF the cost OF the
project TO the reclamation fund will
not be secured unless settlers are per
mitted TO make payments on terms or
conditions other than those specified
lin the public notices heretofore Is
sued
The president closes with the state
ment that with funds now at the dis
posal of the government, and the ad-
ditional legislation il is hoped work
upon the projects may proceed early
and settlers will soon BE- able TO re.
turn to the treasury the amount ex
pended in construction OF the projects
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ing that he has been released from
his suffering.
Carl and Earl Yeager. sons OF Mrs.
James P Yeager, IL and 13 years of
age, during the absence of their
mother from home. loaded an old un-
used gun, and touched it off with a
match. The explosion was terrific
and one boy almost lost one hand and
had bad cash cut in his head, while
the other boy escaped with but few
scratches. 1t was almost miracle
that both were not killed.
Our young people have returned to
their various schools after a pleasant
vacation spent az home. Vim and Yum
Mcclure and Ethel Todd to Knox.
Harold Hungate and Virgil Rice 10
the State University. Charlie Brad
field to Ann Arbor. Mich, Margaret
DeLapp 10 Jacksonville.
Miss Ada Jones returned Monday
from a weeks visit Eith home folks
in keokuk.
John N. Hungate and Mr. Prosser
who are starting new bank al War
saw, have been here the past week.
They hope to open their bank about
the last of January Nj Hungate
| will be greatly missed not only in
business circles but also SOCIALLY. be-
ing great favorite among our young
er set.
George claycomb and wife Of Cen
eseo, III, spent the holidays with
home folks and with their sister. Fave
went to the club house on SourTfne
Island to spend sunday. The weather
man gave them cold reception and
they were glad TO get home Monday.
Robert ". Nudd of North Dakota
has been visiting his mother and
sisters a couple of days the past
week.
II. b Williams returned FRIDAY
from two weeks visit at Elmore
MINI.
| Mrs. Jarel Roller of Richards. Mo.
is here caring for her aged mother
Mrs. Polly Evans, who fell last week
and broke an ankle.
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80 $500 80
rAHARpE, Ill.
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"
Mr.. G. ]. Young. of Warsaw took
possession of the Fremont mouse last
Monday, succeeding the late ". O.
Dennis. Mrs. Dennis and daughters
have rented the NJ. P. church par
sonage and will reside there until
spring.
Lafiarpe's fire department has an
swered numerous calls lately and to-
night Mr.. John A. Wright will serve
oysters TO them in appreciation of
the work they did in helping to save
his beautiful home which was almost
DESTROYED by fire few days since.
Last Monday night fire was discov.
cred about 1850 in the ware room at
the rear of Oedders' drug store. Ii
had started in a barrel of saw dust
used in sweeping and but for the
timely discovery would have swept
our entire business district. Ii was a
terrible night to fight fire and our
hremen deserve great credit for their
promptEess and perseverance in fight.
ing the fiend and saving our city a
great less.
The Rebekah lodge has elected the
following officers for 1911: Frances
y. Comstock, deputy; Mrs. Margaret
Martin. Noble Grand; Mrs. Mary Mel
son, Vice Grand; Mrs. Charity shrier
secretary, and Mrs. Clara Law, treas
nrer. They are planning for public
installation, Friday. Jan. 10.
Waldo Q. Mason is in Augusta
this week assisting in invoicing al
the Emrick, Owsley and venable
store in which he has an interest.
George Kirkland Todd died at the
home of his parents in this city last
Sunday, at the age of is years. Sever
years ago he had an attack of spina'
meningitis and never recovered, be
Ing an invalid since. totally blind and
helpless. He has been a brave, pa
tient sufferer and 1t is truly a bless
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Item Welcomed
BY Many Men

This recipe can be filled al home.
SO that no one need know of an
others troubles. as the ingredi-
ents can be obtained separately at
any we'll stocl.ed drug store. they
are In regular use and many diff
ferent prescriptions ere constantly
being filed with them.
This will prove welcome bit OF
Information for all those J, are
ovcrworised, gloomy, Respondent
nervous and have tremblinv limbs.
heart palpitation, dizziness.
fear without cause. timldity
in venturing, and general in
ability to act naturany and
nationally as others do. be-
cause the treatment can be prepar-
ed secretly at home and taken
without any ones knowledge.
Overworlxed office men ard the
many victims of society's late
hours and dissipation viii II IS
said. find the restorative the, are
in need Of
III the reader decides to try II.
get three ounces OF ordinary syrup
sarsaparilIa compound ard one
ounce compound fluid balmwort:
mix and let stand two hours. then
get one ounce compound essence
cardioi and one ounce tinctifre
cadomene compound mot carda-
NOM. mix all together. shake
well and take teaspoonfni after
each meal and one when retiring.
A certain well known medical
expert asserts that thousands of
men and many women arc suffer
ers ali because Of dormant circula-
lion Of the blood and n consequent
impairment of the nervous force.
which begets the most dreadful
symptoms and untold miser-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
ANARCHISTS CREMATED
Tragedy Follows Bloody Fight with
Policemen in London.

Alter bloody battle In the streets
OF London, England. with large force
of palice, a number OF anarchists sus-
pected OF being connected with plot
against King George tool. refuge in a
house in sydney street. where they
continued to fire on the crowds out
side.
The house was finally set on fre and
six OF. the anarchists were burned TO
death. Before perishing they killed
two fremcn. They had previously
killed three policemen.
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B. r.. o. ELKa

keokuk Lodge, No 106--s Meets first
ard third Thursday nights at Elks
nall Gibbons opera house flock, Sixth
ana Main streets. Club rooms open
daiiy Visiting brothers cordially n
yl.ed. James Cameron, Sr.. e. R.;
William Reimbold, Secretary.
bold, Secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06

Herman Lodge. No. 1l6 (GermanL
mcets regularly every Wednes lay
evening At o'clock. A. II. Linnen.
burger. N. g.; Albert Kisfer. Rec
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06

INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD
FELLOWS.
Hail Seventh and Main streets.
ksokuk Lodge. No. 10, meets regu.
iar'y Monday evening At 1880 o'clock,
Geo. Hardin, N. G.; Otto Anschusl
Recording Secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06

Hardin Lodge No. 29-Holds its reg.
ulsr monthly meetings the second
Monday evening OF each month.
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Puckechetuck Lodge. No. 43, meets
every Friday evening At 8 o'clock
Geo. w. Sweeney. N. G.; Geo. w. I'm.
megart, Permanent Secretary.
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TEX esrfissrO
Foley's Kidney Rea,eds--an AppreeIa-
zion.

FD'tJ 7N1uHeJ refFI0uJ an 7NPPf ccId'
zion.
T. Mcconnell, Catherine ST. Elmira
\. y, writes: wiEh to express my
appreciation of the great good deriv-
ed from Foley's kidney Remedy,
whicn used for a bad case OF kid
ney trouble Five bottles did the
work most efficiently and proved to
me beyond doubt 1t Is the most re-
liable kidney medicine ! have ever
taken" Wilkinson & Co.
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ORDER OF OWLS.

Regular meeting or the order Of
Owls thu first and third Tuesdays Of
each month at their hall in tho Schiltz
building. corner Third and johnson
streets. third floor. Visiting Owls are
cordially invited. n. J. Hickey, worthy
president; q. Starkweather. score
tary.
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KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF sECUR
lTY. KEOKUK COUNCIL No. 1889
Nests the first ind third Monday OF
each month, at A. o. U. W. hall at
O'Clock. o. W. Rowe. president:
z. Wn'tmarsh. Financisr: Mayme
G. Schenk, Secretary.
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RECLAMATION
Of ARID LANDS
President Sends Special Mes
sage on Subject.
s2O,0OO,OOO FOR PROJECTS
Board of Army Engineers Recommends
This Sum and It is Approved
BY the Urges
Further Legislation.

Washington, Jan. 5,-President Taft
sent message to congress today re-
lating to the reclamation of arid lands
He refers to the act which pro
yides for reclamation fund to be
created from the sale of public lands
which amounted on June 80, 1910, TO
$65,715.1T9 of which S52945,441 had
been expended on thirty-two projects
In the arid land states OF the west
The government was ready on June
30, to extend water TO S76,S84 acres OF
land The total amount to be reclaim
ed under the projects is 800 900 acres
The president says that the receipts
for the irrigation fund, amounting to
between six and seven million dollars
annually, vas insufficient for the com
pletion of existing projects With SUI
ficient expedition and congress author
lied issuance of certificates TO the
amount of s20ooo.0o0 TO be used Ia
completing projects. but that no por
lion could be expended upon them un-
I'll examined and reported upon by
board of army engineers and approved
as feasible and practicable.
After examination the board recon-
mended the allotment of the twenty
million dollars TO the following pro
jects in the amounts given:
Sait Rlyer, Arizona ..-.....S 1900
Grand Valley. Colorado -. 900, 900
Yuma, Arizona and Calf. 900 600
uncompahgre Colorado -. 500 900
payette- Boise, Idaho ....... 2.0n0,000
Milk River. Montana ... 900 900
North Platte. Wyoming and
Nebraska ..-......... 2.0O0,o0o
! Iruekee Carson. Nevada y. 1893 900
Rio Grand, New Mexico.
Texas and Mexico $1,000. 500, 900
Umatiils Oregon ..-....... $4,000
Klamath, OREGON 3nd Calf. 100000
Strawberry VALLEY. Utah y. 2,272 600
sunnyside, Yakima. Wash. !. 4 $50. 900
Teton, Yakima. Wash. G65 .006
The board also recommends that the
following amounts be expended dur.
Ing the years laii.l9i4, inclusive. out
of the general reclamation fund upon
the projects named, amounting TO s25.
S5f ,Ss7:
utla ......,......-..- 1850, 462
Grand Valley ............ 10000
Uncompahgre ........-..... 2.065.000
Minidoka .-.............. $4,000
Payette-BoIse ........ 4.5S5.43.
Huntley .....-.......,... 10000
MIX River ................ 100000
Sun River > o-o mr.
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Puckechtuck Encampment, No I
meets first and third Tuesday ever
fnss Of each month. Otto Anschutl
Scribe.
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a. o. d. w.

- ~ " W.
keokuk Lodge. No. 256-Meets
every Thursday night at 1880 O'Clock
1T hall over Keokuli Savings bank
corner Fifth and Main streets. Visit
ing brethren cordially invited. Ed
Vaughn, M. W.; A. A. Baur. Recorder,
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MODERN WOODMEN of AMERICA
Gibbons Hall.

heokuk camp. No, 622-Meets every
Wednesday evening ct 7:s0 p. m. Our
iatcb string is out to neighbors. John
Wustrow, V. c.: J. A. Pollard. Clerk,
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K. Of p.

Mornlng Star Lodge. No. Meets
Fifth and Bloadeau. X. Of p. building
Tuesday at 1880 p. N. G.. B. Lake
Chancellor Commander; J. A. Bur
CESS X. Ct r. and s. visiting Knights
fratenally invited.
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FRATERNAL CARDS
MAEoNIc.

r Hall, corner Four and Main
. Eagle lodge, No. 12-Holds it,
'V% regular meeting the first Tues
day evening Of each month.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06

FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES
keokuk Aerie. No 6S3--Meets first
and third Wednesday OF each monil, nj
Eagles hall. corner Eighth ana vain
visiting brothers cordially invited
frank Moellar. W. President; @. A.
Hoaks. Secretary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06

chamberlain's Cough Remedy nevei
disappoints those who use 1t for Oh
stinats coughs. colds and irritation
OF the throat and lungs. 1t stand
unrivalled AZ remedy for ali throa
and lung discasea Sold by all dealers
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No allotmenis are recommended for
orland, Cal, Garden City. Kan. Kit
titas, Waputa and Benton. Wash,
Carlsbad and HoDdo. New Mex. with
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Read the Daily Gate city.
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