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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-02-02
PRESIDENT TAFT In HIS new
YORK SPEECH DECLARED
1T ONLY SOLUTION.
His Speech Outlines Treaty Situation
and Necessity for Protection-United
States Has Full Right to Do So, and
Defense Is Needed-Asks Congress to
Authorization of Objections.

Declaring that the world will be not
yet far enough advanced in civiliza
ton for the United States to depend
upon international treaty for the protec-
ton of so important project as the
Panama canal, President Taft, in a
speech to the Pennsylvania Society of
New York, made strong appeal for the
canal fertilization program for which he
| is fighting before congress.
81 yield to no one in my. love of
peace said the president. Gin my
hatred for war, and in my earnest de-
sire to avoid war. But L can not per-
NIT myself in the enthusiastic desire
to secure universal peace to blind my
self to the possibilities of war"
This is the first of a series of blows
which it is understood the president
will deliver to arouse support for his
canal fertilization bill. Congress is said
to be about divided on this question and
he hopes to convert sufficient number
to create a majority in support for a
$5,OOO,00O appropriation at this session.
Two Speeches Made.
The president was in New York city
from 6:15 until midnight, and spoke at
the Pennsylvania society banquet at the
Hotel Astor and to members of the New
York Press club at the Hotel Mar
Unique.
In his fertilization speech he gave
detailed diplomatic history of the
canal project to demonstrate that by
treaty and sovereign power the United
States had the right to fortify the
canal
owe built the canal to help us de-
fend the country" he continued, "not
to help an enemy attack it. After ex-
pending five hundred million dollars
to make our national defense easier,
are we to surrender half the military
value of the canal by giving the bene-
fit of it to nation seeking to destroy
us9 1t seems to me that the very state
ment of the proposition carries its
refutation.
cit is said that the Notifications are
going to cost $5,0OO,0OO. This is an
error. The estimated cost is $4,000
900. That, submit, constitutes first
premium for insuring the canal safely.
That is not excessive. The war depart
ment advises me that the cost of main
tenance of the military establishment
and Notifications would not exceed
half million dollars year, an annual
insurance rate after the first cost of
tenth of one per cent.
"The canal is on American soil and
it needs Notifications for national de-
Tense just as much as the city of New
York needs defense. War is still a pos
sibility, and the president, senator or
who ignores it as some
thing against which proper precautions
should be taken subjects himself in
time of peace to the criticism of rea-
'onable men and when war comes and
finds the nation unprepared, to the
unanimous condemnation of his indig- |
nant fellow countrymen.
Arb
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-02-02
Arbitration Favored.

No one that 1 know of goes farther
In favor of settling international con-
troversies by arbitration than 1 do, and
if have my way and am able to Sc
cure the assent of other powers, 1 shall
submit to the senate arbitration treat
les broader in their terms than any
that that body has heretofore ratified.
and broader than any that now exist
between the nations.
"But we have not reached the time
when we can count on the settlement
OF all international controversies by
the arbitrament of tribunal
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-02-02
Scribes Are Twitted.

AT the Press club dinner, President
Taft was in his happiest mood. After
referring to his last previous visit to
the club year since, he observed: -
Things have changed since then.
The Lord has tempered the winds TO
the shorn lambs and made thicker the
hides of those in public office, so that
may speak with greater freedom.
Any man who has held office two years
and withstood the newspapers can hold
out for two years more.p
Here the president was interrupted
by the diners shouting: "Four years
more," and Eight years more.p
he crushed the incipient boom by re-
marking that his hosts would probably
utter the same sentiment if the speaker
were Judson Harmon, Champ Clark or
Woodrow Wilson.
The Lexington standard. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 1892-1912, 1911-12-16
Mr.. Lewis Williams, Jr.

The above is a likeness of
Mr.. Lewis Williams, Jr., the
senior member of the firm of
Williams & Reed, Uudertakers
and Embalmers,' 1876 Deweese
Street. this city. both phones
office and residence. Polite,
prompt and efficient service.
The STANDARD inserts tbs cut
at this time for no other pur-
pose than to call attention to the
young Negro in business. and to
acquaint our friends of the fact
that all that is good in the race
is not with the fathers.
The subject of this sketch was
born in Versailles. trained in the
schools of Versailles, Frankfort
and Berea.
He chose for his life work the
undertaking profession for which
he especially fitted himself, being a
graduate of Prof. ] H. Clark 5
Cincinnati College of Embalmirg.
in class of 1901, and during his
twelve years practice has contin-
ued his studies through series of
lectures given by Prof. A A.
Dodge, of Boston, at Louisville
and Indianapolis 1902 3, Prot.
Eckels at Louisville and Nash.
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vile, l904-5, and Prof. Barnes of
Chicago.
Mr.. Williams has been in Lex
ington three years, first as en-
balmer and general director for
Chenault & Ellis, until July, 1910,
when he formed 2 partnership and
established an independent firm of
Williams & Reed.
Their quarters are we'll equip
ped, having six rooms-a morgue,
trirning room. private and gener-
al Office. Chapel accommodations
can be readily arranged of three of
the rooms.
Mr.. Williams is of highly in-
telligent turn of mind, and his of
fee is well stocked with readiug
matter good books, journals and
periodicals of various kinds.
In 1908 in Lexington he made
the principal address on scientific
methods in the profession before
the first meeting of the Colored
Funeral Directors which was held
in this State.
He is an active member of the
First Baptist Church, and is one
of the trustees of the same. He
is also member 9f the K. of P.
Lodge, also u. B F. and Sons
and Daue hters
The Lexington standard. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 1892-1912, 1911-12-16
A GREAT
BANQUET
Given in Washington to Vim. II.
Lewis, the NO,ed Boston
Lawyer
Appointed by President Taft to
the Office of Assistant
Attorney General.

WASHINGTON VIM II Lew
is. Assistant Attorney General
of the United States. was ban
quoted Monday night, Novem-
Der 9th, in the auditorium OF
the True Reformers hall by
over l50 enthusiastic banquet
ers.
The hall was decorated with
flags and bunting. A large por-
trait of President Taft was il
the center Of a large cluster o
American flags. The Wilber
forcian orchestra played patri
otic airs In the galleries wer,
/ fashionably-dressed ladies o
the Capitals smart set, looking
down upon the scene of festiv
ity and merr ment.
T Charles E. Hall, a prominen
census Official, who was chail
man of the committee of mar
agement, presented Professc
& L. N Her~haw rs the toas
) master of the evening. Th
marked The beginning Of II
! toasts of the evening, whicl
? in point of wit and eloqHanc
Q have never been exeelled sS oul
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decent schoolhouse. Where it
is not possible to obtain a suit
able building from the authori
ties, the people should get to-
gether themselves and erect a
schoolhOuse that meets the
needs of pupils and teachers.
In many of the cities and
small towns in the South, thou
sands of children are suffering
for education because there are
not enough schoolhouses IN the
South to properly seat and pro-
vide for the Negro children.
Wherever this is true our lead
ers should come together and
formulate their needs, and
bring them before the public
school authorities. They should
continue to urge their needs
until schoolhouses are provided
for our people.
1 have noted that in some of
the cities nearly one-half of the
colored children are kept out of
school or are in school only
half a day, because of lack of
room. Our race, like other
races, can only secure proper
educational facilities in the cit
les by constantly urging their
needs or the proper authorities
This should be done by every
community and city where the
public school authorities have
undertaken the task of provid
ling school buildings
/ | am glad to add that il
many of the communities an'
cities of the South, ere iitabl
scboolh auses are provided il
an incre sing degree for the ed
ucation Of she Negro child
But we rot only want to Sc
that no ward step is taken
but that y go forward both
the counsr5 aud city year b
: year in providing decent, con
r Portable school buildings
In connection with what /
+ have said in this letter, we
: a race must bear IN mind ths
o one-half of the colored childrt
S in the South do not attend al
a school at al Unless the
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business

business.
Those who feel that a news
paper can. be made a success,
let such get together on such a
proposition. Those who have
an idea of a clothing store bus
'iness, let them get together
on that. and so on.
But let the big league meet
from time to time and hear re-
ports from those in business, so
that the weak and struggling
can hear suggestions and i'm
prove thereby.
We cannot endorse the idea
of a mighty syndicate gobbling
up what little business the Ne
groes are now doing. We have
a newspaper plant, we have a
clothing store, we have a gro
Gerry store, we have frst-class
shoemakers who know the shoe
business already. Why not first
put these on a substantial basis,
then add to the list all the new
lines practical?
This is not the day of trust
development. Big corporations
are being dissolved in favor of
small. struggling business en-
terprises. The tendency of
things is to give every man
who is entitled to life a living
chance. The STANDARD, too.
pleads for continued existence,
and there are others also.
We need business league IN
Lexington, so that when our
local standing delegate, who is
member of the National Com
mittee, goes off to the National
meeting presided over by DR..
Booker Washington, he will
really represent something def
mite.
1t has been fully ten years
siuce our local league disband-
ed, and not since-iust prior to
the visit of DR.. Washington
here at that time has an effort
been made to revive it. What
is the reason it can't be revived
now2 Prior to the 'possum
supper that was thought to be
the object of that call, but the
'possum supper is over and
passed, and we have no busi-
ness league yet, but instead we
have the embryo of syndicate
that would monopolize every
Negro business possibility in
the city. Can it staDdY VIII
it stand?
The Lexington standard. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 1892-1912, 1911-12-16
RESOLUTIONS
On Death of II. E. Seymore, BY
Officers of the Constitution
St. Christian Church

At meeting of the Elders and
Deacons of the Constitution
Street Christian Church. called
for the purpose of taking such ac-
ton as might be appropriate in
reference to the death of Bro. H.
z. Seymore, one of the Elders of
the church, the following resolu-
tions were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, it has pleased God
the Almighty and All Wise. who
setteth the bounds of our habita-
tions and numbereth our days, to
take from us our beloved Brother
in Christ and fellow officer in the
church, who for many years has
been a consistent aud active men,
Der and officer of said church, be-
ing a most liberal contributor to
its support; and whereas it is fit
ting that one whose life was so
productive of good should be kept
in the metnory cf the church:
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the death of
Brother H. E Seymore and his
souls flight from earth has occa-
stoned a great loss to this congre-
CATION and its board of officers
that he was in our humble Judg'
ment a Christian indeed, and that
in his exemplary life were gathered
large majority of the noble quail
tiles that characterize the idea
man; that he was ever loyal anC
devoted to the cause of the blessed
Savior. into whose presence w
believe he has found welcome;
/ Resolved. That the Board of Ofh
GERS of this church view witt
deepest regret and sincere sorroy
the remains of this our dear Bro
Seymore, and hereby express on
heartfelt sympathy and condo
lence for the bereaved relatives.
Resolved, That we commen
them to Him who doeth all thing
for the best, and counsel theu t
trust in Him, and weep not a
they who have no hope, for W
are satisfied that the deceased wa
while in life. true man-true
his Cod true to his church. an
true TO himself and friends.
Resolved, That this Board h'
llost a most valuable member al
. the church a noble Elder who
l place will be difficult to 6ll.
Resolved, That the c. W.
NJ. the Snnday'school, and eye
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banquet board at the Nations
Capital.
"Three cheers for Lewis ?"
These were given with a gusto.
that marked the high tide of
the evenings enthusiasm.
"This has been the happiest
moment of nv life," said Mr..
Lewis, when he began his re-
marks. To-day is my forty
third birthday. In crossing
the meridian, the equator Of
life, am glad to have had
with me such a goodly company
of friends and comrades. You
have certainly given me a warm
time. l knew [ had arrived at
the chlOrofOrm age by your at
tempts to Oslerize me. Never
before, sir, have / received
from men of my own race such
a splendid testimonial of their
esteem and regard. / assure
YOU that it touches me mos t
deeply, and places me undet
triple bonds of gratitude and
service.
| eff only we could have true
| friendship and eomradeship of
even those gathered here, with
faith in themselves and their
fellows, indeed we should have
the most splendid race the sun
ever sEone upon.
"We could make divine our
country here, but, as Daniel
{ o Connell said. speaking of the
: Irish race more than half a
century ago. God knows
! speak of the saddest race the
{ sun sees. So ] speak tonight
Q for the most distracted race the
: sun secs, a race torn by bitter
dissensions, factional feuds anc
: strife.
:. 81 plead to-day for friend
/ ship, for comradeship, betwe 81
II men who desire and are striv
+ ing for the same thing. and tn
i same high ideals Of life. w
"a seldom realize that eemradesh
\. is the great dynamic force Q
: human progress. The CON
i'd eSntinasa Oh Page
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to be educated is increasing
each year.
My special object in calling
attention to this matter is to
impress the ministers, business
men, teachers, and other lead,
ers with the importance of haY-
ing comfortable, well-furnished
schoolhouses in every commu-
nifty. You will not accomplish
much in the way of education,
no matter how good a teacher
may be secured, without a
good, comfortable schoolhouse.
In many cases, especially in
the Gulf States, the school
houses provided for the educa-
ton of the Negro children are
disgraceful. In some cases,
they are not ft for animals to
stay in 1t is a cruel imposi-
tion upon teachers and pupils
to compel them to sit in cold,
uncomfortable schoolhouse day
by day. In such cases it is i'm
possible for the children to
learn anything.
The thing that | urge upon
each community is that they
unite their efforts this fall and
winter in providing a good
comfortable schoolhouse. If ev-
cry person will contribute a
small amount in. the way OF
money or labor or some kind OF
farm produce, within a few
months good, comfortable
schoolhouse can be built and
furnished in every community
in which our people live.
Good schoolhouses will mean
in the future good teachers anC
a school term lasting eight ol
nine months in the year.
If those who read this com
munication have not already Z
good schoolhouse in their com
munity, ] earnestly beseecI
them to begin at once to builc
one.
One other thing Often
large amount of the money pu
in o a school build ng is almos
thrown away because no pla
has been provided for the su
! Ipervision for the work of erecl
ing it. No matter how inexper
sive the schoolhouse may bt
| care should be taken to get a
: architect or some other comp'
tent person to draw plans fc
E the building
y Wherever it is possible,
d course, the public school a.
/ thorities should be asked
'e-nrovide public school faciliti
en- should be asked to provide
The Lexington standard. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 1892-1912, 1911-12-16

TIE STANDARD, together
with more than one hundred
other invited guests, enjoyed
the hospitality of Mr.. j. C.
Jackson in the form of pos
sum supper, given at the U. B.
Z. Hall on Thursday night, De-
cember 7th.
Mr.. Jackson has the reputa-
tion of being the greatest en-
tertainer along this line in Lex
ington, and the spread upon
ahis occasion fully sustained
lhat view.
But "after the supper he took
the PLATFORM" and from up his
magic sleeve let fall a fully
developed plan to organize
what has been styled the Lex
ington Cooperative CONNER
SiTI $500 : =; -azitlz capital
stock of not less than six thou
sand dollars, for the purpose
of operating numerous business
lines, among which were men
toned a newspaper, clothing
store, shoe store, grocery, etc.
A permanent organization
was asked for at once, and all
official places have been filled
Quite a number were dumb
founded at what seemed to be
snap judgment taken. How
ever, a large number danced to
the music, and perhaps fifty
per cent. of those present en-
rolled.
Now since we have escaped
the volumes of cigar smoke
and emerged to the open air
again, the whole affair is given
for discussion.
In view Of the fact that no
rules or regulations have been
submitted, and the price of
shares has not been definitely
announced, the organization
has not as yet reached the
point where sane and fair dis
cussion might be considered
knocking
The STANDARD. with a host
of others, can clearly see thai
the time is ripe and has never
been more auspicious than now
for the colored people here in
Lexington to undertake and
succeed in a commercial way.
The backbone of the appar-
ent feuds that have long exist
ed has been broken, and the ag.
itators and promoters of dissen
sion have fonnd other employ.
ment. Consequently the ques
tions come, Why not go for
ward? what is to hinder?
Mr.. Jackson, too, is one o
the watchmen on the walls VIII,
sizes up the situation nicely
but we don't mean for him, o
any small coterie of individuals
to capture all these good things
and turn their benefits to pri
vate ends and personal promo
tious of any favored few.
The writer believes and it j
his opinion that the social fea
ture of Mr.. Jackson's meetin
was good and ought to be con
tinued from time to time, an
the people thus held together
that this move should be cor
tinued as a Business Leagu
upon the Booker Washiugto
plan to foster business ventur
among colored people in the:
meetings. from time to tim'
supported bv a small stiper
of membership, talk busines
hink business, and plan ne
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other organized church auxiliary
have sustained a great loss of one
who was friend and helper of ev-
cry department of the church
work.
Resolved. That copy of these
resolutions be spread upon the
church records, and copy be for
warded to the bereaved family and
to the press for publication.
Done this December 10. 1911.
(Signed(
B. J. TAYLOR,
Chm n Gen. BID
S. H. SAUNDERS,
Chm'n Deacons
JEROME TYLER,
Sec'y
D. I. REID, Committee
The Lexington standard. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 1892-1912, 1911-12-16
EDUCATION OF
OUR CHILDREN
Booker T. WashingtOn's Open
Letter, Urging More and
Better SchoOIhOuses.

10 the ColOred People Of the South:
This is a season of the year
when for several years it has
been my privilege to call the
attention of our people to the
Importance of improving the
facilities for public school edu-
cation. l mean the masses of
children in the small, public
schools.
AS l have said before, / think
a very small percentage of the
children of our race can be sent
to a large boarding school The
masses must be educated at
home in the small public
schools if they are to get any
education at all.
AS | have studied conditions
in most parts of the South, !
find that the people on the
whole deserve the greatest de-
gree of credit in their efforts tc
educate their children. In many
cases they pay tax themselves
aside from what they pay il
the way of public taxes, in or
der to build schoolhouses anc
Iextend school terms. This i
all commendabEe.
IffWe want, however, to b
sure that we go forward ever
year. If we do not 90 forwar
lin providing better school. facil
tiles, we will go backward, b
= cause the number Pf childr'
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conditions are speedily changed
our race in this and succeeding
generations will be greatly
handicapped by ignorance.
BOOKER T WASHINGTON.
Tuskegee Institute, Alabama,
Dec. IL, 1911
The Lexington standard. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 1892-1912, 1911-12-16
THAT
'POSSUM
SUPPER.
Six Thousand Dollar
Syndicate Planned
To Corner the Local Commercial
Drift Of the COIOred People
]. c. JACKSON. PROMOTER
A New Newspaper, Shoe Store
Clothing Store. Grocery, Dry
Goods and Notions all
Anticipated
To Corner The Local Commercial
Drift of the COIOred People
J. c. JACKSON. PROMOTER

Permanent Organization Hastily
Effected All the Official Places
Filled Price of Shares Roles
and Regulations to Be Submitted
Later
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1t standE
The STANDARD thinks the
plan should be revised.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-09-29
The Waste of War

One battleship alone, launched aud
equipped, represents enough money to
build the very best of modern highways
on probably all the trunk lines of Yer
mont. The cost of maintaining and
utilizing that battleship during its
miserably short period of efficiency, as
modern ornaments go, would endow
every important educational institution
in the State, or every important ehari-
table or eleemosynary institution with
a sum probably sufficient for all time to
come, at least so far as this generation
could foresee its probable wants and cir
cumstances.
Hasten the day when Vermont can
have for the necessities of peace hel
share of the enormous tribute no"
wasted by the god of war. Hasten the
day when, instead of naming grea
battleship that cost an Indian rajah'
treasure after the State of Vermont, the
country can afford to give Vermont The
equivalent of the ship in money to b'
expended in the good works now crying
so loudly for help.
Think what a transformation woulC
be wrought in this State in a few year
by such policy
Uncle Sam annually spends over Il
per cent of his income for wars past o
to come
And it is within two years OF cen
fury since he has had quarrel with tn
only people whom he might have occa
sion to fear in an armed conflict Isl
Adams Messenger.