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The Daily Missoulian., 1912-10-06
AT THE TOP, LEFT TO RIGHT
SENATORS BURTON, BACON
AND MccUMBER; AT THE BOT
TOM, SENATORS HITCHCOCK
AND LODGE.

Washington, Oct. 5.--lSpecial.) ri
When congress convenes again in
December two senate SUBJ committees
will be ready with reports on a
sweeping investigation, to be institut-
ed within a few weeks of conditions
in Mexico, Nicaragua and Honduras.
Nicaragua is to be visited by a
subcommittee consisting of Senators
Lodge of Massachusetts, Sutherland
of Utah, Burton of Ohio. Bacon of
Georgia, and Clark of Arkansas. Mex
leo is to be Investigated by sub
committee comprising Senators Smith
of Michigan, McCumber of North
Dakota, Borah of Idaho Shively of
Indiana, and Hitchcock of Nebraska.
!. The purpose of the investigation is
three fold: 1) To determine wheth-
er the American government or Am
erican citizens are behind the unrest
prevailing in Central America and
in Mexico; (2) To determine whether
this government should enter into
agreements establishing financial pro-
tectorates over Nicaragua and Hon
sduras; (3) To secure information
which shall enable this government
to deal more intelligently and justly
with the countries between the Rio
Grande and the canal zone. and to
formulate broad policy, which will
assure peace and stability, adequately
protect American interests, and pre-
vent foreign complications
Senate Dissatisfied.
It Is no secret that the senate is
dissatisfied with the attitude the state
department has adopted toward Mex
leo and Central America When
Mexico handed over Magdalena bay,
magnificent harbor for naval pur-
poses, to q japanese syndicate, Sem
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-10-06

and every facility for shipping. And
the west responded. Prosperity on the
farm touches many lives and appeals
to many hearts,
Think of walking through acres and
acres of grain and hay that come over
ones head! 1t is bumper crop this
year, and those who have been watch
ing in terror for the dread black rust
are rejoicing that prosperity reigns.
In fact, never before has there been
such calls for men, skilled and un-
skilled to labor in the fields and the
records of the northwest have been
broken. Last year the Dakotas suf-
fered poor crops and hence men hesi-
tated to trek to the fields this year,
but this same territory has made good
as never before and all the men from
every direction that Minneapolis, ST.
Paul, Duluth and Chicago could send
found work and plenty Of it. For fear
that there might be a car shortage for
this bumper crop the railroads worked
night and day. Construction work
was stopped in various places, roads
were cleared and coal dealers were
asked to ship their product before the
rails were needed for the grain.
For weeks men poured into the Da-
skotas and Minnesota from the south,
for first comes the barley and oats to
harvest, then the wheat. They came
from Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska,
through Iowa to South Dakota and
then North Dakota and Minnesota
and still they Were needed, and labor
aers came from mines and lumber
camps to help out. Those who arrived
first We're put on the hay fields and
from these they passed on to the bar
ley and wheat. These men earn Sits
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-10-06

will be sounded in the building ana
the $500 employees will go through
the drill just as though their lives
were really in danger. An S5-foot
aerial ladder truck will respond to
the alarm and a rescue OF several
women from the upper windows will
be made. In view Of real fire in a
similar sort OF an establishment about
a year ago, IN which hundreds OF lives
were lost, 1t Is expected that this
feature will attract particular atten-
tion.
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-10-06
DEFECTIVE INSULATION.

snlation caused a fire here early today
which destroyed the plant of the Pa
cific Oil & Lead company, occupying
half a block, with a loss Of sa0o,0oo.
Forty men employed on the first floor
had narrow escapes. The high pres
sure salt water fire system proved
very effective.
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-10-06

Next week this city Is to celebrate
for the first time day officially set
aside by Governor Dix to be known
as Fire Prevention day. and 1t Is
hoped that the beneficial results will
be so apparent as to make its observ-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-18

GREATESTDREADNAUGHT
OF U. S. LAUNCHED.
Newport News, Va. May 49,
The greatest dreadnaught in the
world, the battleship Texas, was
launched today.
Miss Claudia Lyon, daughter
of Colonel Cecil A. Lyon, Roose-
welt leader and national commit
teeman in Texas, was sponsor for
new warship. Governor Colquitt
christened her.
Miss Helen Taft, Secretary of
the Navy Meyer, the Misses Mey-
er, Admirals Fletcher and Watt
and scores of service" and soci-
ETY. leaders attended the Texas
birthday party.
The Texas is SOS feet long, 95
feet wide, with displacement of
1900 tons. Her speed will be II
knots.
The Texas will be the most
heavily-armed ship in the world.
She will carry ten 14inch guns.
She will be the frst>vessel to car
ry guns of so large.a bore. They
will be mounted in five revolving
turrets, which can be turned in all
directions. Shols from them will
travel ten miles. Each charge will
weigh 1,400 pounds. Each, dis
charge will cost $500.
When completed the Texas
will represent an outlay of about
$11,OO0,0O0. The contract price
for bare construction alone is
$5,830,OO0.
1890
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-18

- - -
= THE OLD COB PIPE.
$50 $3.50 - 49, =
Why do I stick. to the old cob
pipe?
Why boy, that pipe is sweet
Of the olden days and the olden
dreams
That have vanished on silent
feet.
l smoked that pipe when the days
were long
And life was breath of May,
And its every Whit is a fragrant
draught
From the hopes of Yesterday.
I've smoked that pipe so. long, my
lad,
That it IS a part of me.
In joy and sorrow it's been my
mate,
Till now can almost see
In its battered bowl and its brok-
en- stem
The image of my own face,
Drowned and scared with the
smoke of time
Like an. ancient dwelling-place.
So 1 sit and smoke the old cob
pipe
AS the twilight hours some on,
And the smoke curls up to a
castle-dome
That shone in the hours of
dawn
And the old time joys come back
to me
With the songs that are never
sung,
A nd 7 MT NV nine and IA he a -O1tf
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-16
HOW SHE MADE A HIT MADE GOOD ON HASH
Really Simple When You Get
the Combination.
Young Woman stocked UP" When
She Realized She Had to Face a
Party of the Literary High
brows

Her fluffy golden hair and a pair
literary, nevertheless the highbrows
one by one dropped out of the con-
test with her, ceased to spout poetry
and only could sit humbly around
gazing in wonder at the wealth of her
knowledge Of bellies lettres. Even her
most intimate friend, when the studio
party was over and they were home
ward bound, said: Il had no idea you
knew SO much about books and writ
ers"
Il don't" responded Miss Fluff
promptly and shamelessly.
"But-why-you know more than
all those people put together. They
all had to quit trying to talk about
literature for fear you would see how
little they know"
Want to know how l did it," Miss
Flufr was of an obliging disposition,
as dimples usually are. Its quite
simple when you understand. went
to a public library station, found a
nice girl who didn't look too tired
and told her I'd give her dollar to
make me up as long a list as she
could afford for the money OF the
least known authors in the world,
sprinkling in a few quotations. Then
l went to q man | know who writes
book notices for a publishing house
and got list from him of books that
are hardly off the press yet. That
was to make me seem terribly up-to-
date. l studied real hard one night
on those two lists when l knew was
to do this studio party, for l didn't
want those highbrows to have any
thing on me- When they spoke Of
Maurice Hewlett | said, you may re-
member, that he had taken many of
his ideas from Ingomar Devrelli of
the 18th century
Il don't know thing in the world
about Hewlett nor if there really
was such person as Ingomar Dew
relli, but neither do these highbrows.
When they mentioned Mrs. Humphry
Ward l languidly referred to that re-
markable woman of the Alexandrian
library, Flavella Somolla. OF course
there never was such q person. In
fact, the wilder l became in my state
ments the safer l was, for nobody
present knew enough to trip me up
| soon become quite Independent Of
my list, except the new books. Even
those, however, were too new for the
highbrows, so l think l gave them all
the run for their money they will
want for some time, don't you think?
It's very easy to do literary talk If
n,-k
and music. Just get the lingo and
the names Of few pictures and ar
lists that nobody knows anything
about and you can make the biggest
kind of a hit."-New York Press.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-16
Has uniaue Spider Web.

The largest spider web in the
world was spun not by a spider. but
by human hands. 1t stands on the
lawn of a Chicago mans country
home, and is of such tremendous size
as to startle the passer-by when he
first sees it.
The creator of this interesting odd
ity conceived the idea of attempting
to see how closely an actual spiders 8
web could be reproduced with rope.
Selecting two immense trees on the
lawn of his home. he spun between
them this spiders web. 40 by 60 feet.
which is 80 strong that a boy may
easily climb to the center or top of
it.
The web faces the main thorough
fare which passes the house, and is
one of the most fascinating country
ground decorations ever seen. The
spinner could not attain the minute
ness of the actual spiders work, but
came so near to 1t that the Illusion Ia
almost perfect. The uniqueness OF
the undertaking catches and fascin.
ates every eye.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-16
How He Saved tho Day.

Three bright young men were
spending their vacation In camp. and
they had agreed to draw lots to de-
termine which one should do the cook
ing. 1t was also agreed that II any
one should complain about the food.
he should be required to take the
cooks place. In the drawing, Slash
er, the young doctor, lost. and cheer
fully set about his culinary du-
ties.
When the toast was placed on the
table McAfee, the law student, gave 1t
a look and yelled
''Ye gods and little fishes! This
toast is burned to a charcoal on one
side" Then, recollecting the penalty
in store for complainers, he hurried
on to say: But that's the very way
like 1t, though-fine. fine!"-The Path
finder.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-16
AFRO-AMER|CAN CULL|NCS

Some people will, always, tend to
retrogression, however favorable
might be the circumstances by which
they are surrounded; because they
delight in that excitement which ever
keeps their footsteps in the foreground
and expose them to the shaft of pub
lie criticism. Unfortunately, that ele-
ment Is little hampered by shame or
self-respect; hence ridicule, weapon
most effective in the correction of
abuses where reason rules, is pow
erless in their case. In localities
where ignorance, superstition and gem
eral depravity are sufficiently densed
as to become noticeable, the strong
arm of the law Is the only agency
able to cope with the situation; and,
at times, it's skill is baffied in the
handling of conditions. The most In
telligent sometimes err; but mistakes
of the head when good is intended
may not be attributed to sordtd design
yet these are not excusable in the
eyes of the law. But, when the mis-
creant willfully and maliciously tram
pies upon the rights of individuals
belong to others, he violates the cause
of humanity and subjects himself to
the penalty which that violation In
vites. The shortcomings of these
irresponsibles do much to retard the
upbuilding of communities, and OBJ
struct the trend of healthy growth.
In all ages, that class of human YER
min has ever been the bane of the
populace to which it was allied; and
strenuous conditions had to be meted
to accomplish beneficial results. All
races have their failures-their vir-
tues and their vices-but the crimes
and follieS which they commit Tex
cept the negro) are charged to the
culprits who perform the acts. Pre-
judice is blind to merit, and does not
always give credit where it is due;
yet 1t scruples not, for the sins of a
part, to cast aspersions upon the
whole The negro, amid his peculiar
environments, has much to bear; and
the load of the better element is
made more burdensome because he Is
compelled to bear the stigma which
the thoughtless of his own people
evokes. Therefore, in order to safe
guard every interest which concerns
the body and protects the good name
of each worthy son, it is well that
the pulpit press and lecture platform
make a general crusade against this
tendency to riotous inclinations, and
strive to elevate their sentiments to
nobler heights. There is nothing so
disturbing to the harmony of society
as the criminals in its midst; nor
could there be anything more de-
structive to its welfare.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-16
Why He Refused a Raise.

Congressman Lamb of Virginia has
an old "befo' de wah" darky working
on his place, whom he pays a dollar a
day. The old man is not very fond Of
work, and loses day very often be-
cause of his alleged infirmities.
The other day the congressman told
him he was going to raise his wages
from Sc week to 81. The old darky
emphatically refused the raise, and
when his boss asked him why he an
swered:
TITS lax dis, Mister John. When 1
loses day from work now, kin
count nah money; but If you glib me
raise an l loses day, won know
how much Use got comm tub me-
Judge.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-16
Still Little Wife Had Doubts
About the Matter.
Dinner a Success, According to Mr..
Roberts, but In the Background
There Was Mrs. Roberts to
Consider.
Where are you, Frances? ?"

Where are you, Frances?"
IL was half-past six, and Paul had
just returned from business. AS no
answer came he repeated his call.
I've brought Roberts home to din
ner with me. Where are you?"
In my room," came muffled
voice from above, and Paul. with a
word of excuse to his guest. bounded
up the stairs.
Are you sick? Is anything the
matter?' he asked breathlessly. push
ing open the door.
Frances met him with a tragic face.
NO, l am not sick, but for the
love of mercy, why did you bring
that man to dinner without sending
me word?"
Pauis countenance assumed the
hang-dog look peculiar to the hus-
band who has brought home unex.
pected company and found it incon.
venient.
Il just met him coming out on the
train and he seemed forlorn-said
his wife was away"
Il wish yours was, Paul. There's
not thing for him to eat!"
I, What were we going to have?"
Corn beef hash-I know you don't
mind 1t for dinner once in a while"
No vegetables?'
Yes, OF course, stupid! Rice and
eggplant But hash for dinner;
can't put a man down to thatI"
I'll bet Roberts would love it,"
Il don't care II he would! I'd be
mnrtifind IN 70
know we had hash for dinner!"
We'll. l wouldn't! What's good
enough for me is good enough for
Roberts or anyone else. Why. Fran
ces! You're not going to cry?"
How do you know I'm not?
quavered Frances. Il could do it
without any trouble at all"
Come, dear, don't be silly. I'll
tell Roberts you're not well and take
him out somewhere and get bit"
You won't do anything of the
sort" said Frances. dabbing a little
powder on her Redeemed nose IF
you can stand that hash I'll try to
bear it."
rs there enough of it,"
"Pll have some poached eggs on top
ol IL 10 nelp out.
rs this what you call pickup din
ner and apologize for?" asked Mr..
Roberts an hour later. II consider it
a banquet"
The meal had begun with tomato
soup, continued with the egg-topped
hash and vegetables, followed by
branded peaches ald wafers-Fran-
ces having raided her emergency cup
board-and concluded with black cof-
fee.
Hardly banquet with hash as the
principal dish!" laughed Frances.
I'm not 80 sure of that" returned
Mr.. Roberts. IF my wife could make
such hash as yours I'd insist upon al
ways having 1t for company dinners!"
Now, aren't you ashamed you
cried?" teased Paul, after their guest
had gone.
Il didn't really cry-I only shifted
And your friend. Roberts, may say
what he pleases, but l bet his wife
will sniff in different way when she
hears we gave him hash for dinner!
But l don't care, SO long as you are
satisfied. II you shifted l couldn't
stand it!"-Los Angeles Express.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-16

What can the white people of the
country do to help advance the inter
ests of the ten million negroes, who
contributed in 1911 over $700,000,00O
to the wealth of the nation, and show
ed unusual activity in the work of
building up business enterprises? 1t
is true that the negro has succeeded
In spite of opposition, lack of train
ing, and the schemes of designing
men. Nevertheless the fact remains
that where the negro has had
sympathetic contact with the best
white people, he has made the great
est progress and has suffered least
from wasted activity. The white peo-
pie of this country can do a great deal
of good by encouraging the negroes
about them to assume responsibility,
to begin business operations, and to
follow out the suggestions which Dr.
Washington and others offer. White
people can explain the methods that
they have found to be of value to
them and point out some of the pit
falls of business life. They can do
what julius Rosenwald, president of
the Sears, Roebuck company of Chi
cago, recently dld-speak with per-
feet frankness out of their rich busi-
ness experience and give that whole
some advice which has already been
perfectly squared with practice in and
out of business life. They can give
publicity to the good things that they
know concerning negroes. They can
keep an open mind on the race ques-
ton and deal with negroes as men
and women who are struggling vail
antly for the higher things of life.
They can be generous, kind hearted,
sympathetic, and fair in all their re-
lations with the colored man. Through
cooperation in it's various phases.
through understanding based upon
helpful contact. and through justice
itself will the white people and the
black people of this country continue
to secure the blessings of earth
Southern Workman
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-16

There have been too many fancy
IDEAS of education Too many of our
young people who have completed
courses of study in college find them
selves handicapped in the world from
the fact that they don't know how to
do anything. They have acquired GER
tain knowledge, but they can't apply
it. This circumstance is detrimental.
We want men and women of action
We commiserate, to say the least, the
young man who has spent several
years in college acquiring knowledge
of mathematics, language and science,
and then goes out into the world un-
able to render the people practical
efficient service. On the other hand
we must regard him as educated
though ne might have never spent
day in college, who is able to achieve
some victory for the race and thus
increase admiration for it on the part
of the outside world.-Savanna Inde-
pendent.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-16
When the Punster Announces.

The story was told of the late JUS
tin McCarthy-Mr. Punch's "Jestin
MacHearty'-of the English officer
who, at a reception in Dublin castle,
announced the man who claimed to
have made his riding breeches an
Major Rideing Bridges"
But this was nothing to the cruel
case of Count Paravicini, who, at an
assembly in Paris, was ushered in by
the flunkey as Monsieur le Comte de
Paul ct Virginie!"
In London drawing room. too
Count Beust, the Austrian ambassa.
dor, was once announced to his host.
ess as Count Beast" and he was fol
lowed by his German colleague
Count Munster. as Count Monster.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-16

The report of the American Church
Institute for Negroes presents on the
one hand an array of facts highly
creditable to the colored people, but
on the other a statement of conditions
by no means satisfactory to either
whites or blacks. Since emancipation
the negro, starting without dollar
and without education, has acquired
ownership of $4,000 square miles of
land. has established more than 500,-
900 homes owned in fee simple, has
built and maintains upward of 10000
churches valued at nearly 100000, 900
and has expended more than $25,000.-
900 for his own education. Against
that bright showing stands the porten-
tIous fact that after all this progress,
conditions remain such that of 3,000.-
900 negro children of school age less
than 100000 regularly attend school
and that of those that attend. the
training is meager because of the
short terms.
1t is clear that in this respect the
negro Is not getting his share of the
advantages common to other races in
the Union.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-16
His Need of the Clock.

A younb man in Washington, who
many months ago hung up his shingle,
attorney at law" had not yet been
overwhelmed with clients. A friend,
entering the office the other day, OBJ
served on the desk a cheap alarm
clock.
Taking 1t home. eh?" he observed.
Good thing this time Of year. Every
ings."
The lawyer smiled. ''I have not
purchased this clock for the reason
you mention. bought 1t to wake me
up When it's time to go home"
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-16
Near Biography of a Great Man.

The subject of this sketch was born
OF poor but honest parents. AS q
youth he worked in a grocery store
for 81 week until he owned the
store. In the meantime, like many
another young man, he fell in with
dissolute associates and learned to
gamble. However, he eventually
made up his mind that there was
nothing in being a cheap crook, and
began the study Of law, and was in
due time admitted to the bar Twen-
ty years later he was elected to the
United States senate. Thus we see
what ambition, coupled with knowl-
edge of poker and an inkling of the
Law, can accomplish.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-16

We wonder if the negro will ever
see the folly of having everything go
ing out and nothing coming in? There
Is only one way in which to force
white men to realize the necessity of
giving us a square deal and that is by
touching their pocket books. So far
as insurance is concerned we have
negro companies just as solvent. just
as able financially to guarantee you
insurance protection as any white com
panies operating in the state. Sup
pose that the negroes had the conf
dence in them they ought to have and
would join them as readily, don't you
see that you could demand employ
ment for your boys and girls which
they could not hope to get otherwise? :?
Let's get together on these questions.
Louisville Defender.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-16

DR.. A Clayton Powell goes at the
matter in the right way to correct the
evil when he shows by statistics that
the negroes of Harlem, in New York
city. spend $4,5OO.00O annually for
food and clothing, the profit of which
must be $4,000, much of which
should be handled by negro business
men. How much of it is handled by
them? Encourage the young folks
to go into business, however small the
beginning, and patronize them as well
as the old ones who are already estab,
Ttshed and fighting to succeed.-New
York Age.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-16

The reason for the sinking of the
Titanic and the sacrificial Offering of
human lives was the direct result of
carelessness on the part of a British
sea captain; avarice on the part of
British ship owners, and the same is
the cause of Afro-Americans not max
ing greater material progress; racial
jealousies and petty prejudices.-Ca-
diz Informer.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-16

The negro in the short period in
which he, as a free man has con
Quoted his own operations has done
much that the world commends; but
there are still disagreeable associa
tlons which he needs to ignore II he
would win the recognition of the
more worthy of mankind. Discourage
rowdyism, drunkenness and kindred
errors Drive from companionship
the worthless parasite; keep to up
right conduct, and in the not far dis
tant future the negro will come into
his own.-Atlanta PhalanX.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-16

To be patient with fate and with
those whom fate seems TO have strick
en- should be commensurate.