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Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-04-27
FORT RUSSELL, wvo.
Dolnas Of the "stinsins B."

That troop outfit is certainly
sporting bunch. They not only sport
when In quarters. but they sport at
all times and on all occasions.
On the 18th OF April they went out
to solve a problem in maneuvers,
which gave the young soldiers some
valuable experience After the prob
lem had been solved. an interesting
ball game was enjoyed.
Blu, this outfit did not attract the
serious attention of other organiza-
lions until 1t formed pool club. They
knew tHt when the club WAS organ
10 thar every other outfit in the
post would have to take on their hats
to 1t. The organization OF the club
was effected on the 25th OF December,
1911. The first game was played with
Troop "A" ON the evening OF Decem-
ber 2T, 1911. the score being lo2 Tor
A and ITO for b; second game Janu'
ary 2, 1912, A, 102; b, 103; third game
January $. A. 100; b, l12. The ionrth
game was played on January Sth,
with the crack team Of Battery c, the
score being 1876 for the Battery and
l9l for the Troop. Fifth game, Bat
terry c, 200; Troop B. 1856.
The sixth game, which was for the
championship, was one OF the most
Interesting that has ever been played
IN the post. II took place on the
evening OF March 2Sth. The visiting
attendance was over 300. When half
the game was finished, intermission
was had and half the supper was
served. After intermission the rest
Of the game was played and after this
the other part of the supper was
.arved. The game ended with Troop |
n as champions. The horses were
too fast for the mules.
The msmbers OF the troop team are
as folloVk1 Sergeant Darton. man
sger; CoIpoeal Brown, eecretaxys ~.
r. Evans, treasurer. other msm0sss
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-04-27

Laws as well as candidates are to
be determined In the city election,
for one party. the Citizens" is max
ing most of its capital out of Its ad-
yocacy OF certain measures. Voters,
and especially cclored voters, need to
take heed tina, they be not deceived
by the extraordinary stress placed
upon the personality of the candidates
and forget the all-embracing effect OF
the legislation psoposed. There are
good and bad candidates. but what
ever their merits, they are all bad II
the laws which they will administer.
are bad. Because We believe that the
progressive" ideas proposed by the
Citizens threaten our property
rights. our political rights and even
our very lives, We are opposed to
them and are undertaking to give the
reason for the faith that is in us.
Every colored citizen js keenly
aware that his position is not that of
the average American, especially in
matters OF legislation. The amend
ments to the constitution guarantee
ing him certain rights common to all
Americans are ridden over at will. In
some sections property rights are 60
ing the way political rights have
gone All this is in response to pop
uiar demand and in defiance of the
letter and the spirit of the state and
federal constitutions. Now comes a
political party in Denver proposing to
break down the old established forms
so far as the municipality can. and
substitute the decision Of popular ma
jorities. We can grant their argu-
ment that conditions need improving.
and then refuse to accept their pro-
posal of many elections as the cure
for one which elects poor administra-
tive and legislative officials. Because
legislature passes laws it should
not, or refuses to pass laws 1t should.
we do not believe that tn emajority
of voters are going to pass better
laws in general election through
Initiative and referendum" when
they have such little Judgment as to
Select legislators who are bad. We
do not believe that they will chose
good officials after recalling bad ones.
any easier than they did in the first
election. In short the Citizens party
in Denver is pledged to measures
which contain the same elements of
human error as those they would sup
plant. The virtues of the proposed
amendments are dreams based upon
the super-excellence of the majority
of voters, and the utter depravity OF
the majority Of oface-holders. But
even II we did not believe them futile,
we would hesitate to advocate them
when 1t Ia clear that they will bring
In their train world Of possibilities
for real injury to us.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-04-27

Cheyenne AND
FORT RUSSELL

During the last few months there
has arisen great deal of dissatisfac-
tion among the people concerning the
ministers OF their churches. When
they are not quarfeling about one
thing 1t is another.
One week the Methodists will say
that their preacher Is dishonest ana
the next week they will say that he
has no principle. But IL contention
happens to lull for a week in the
Methodist church 1t is certain that
some discord will take place In the
Baptist church in the same week.
During the past two weeks the Bap-
tist people have been charging that
their minister is a rascal. They say
that they must have another preacher
They say that they have already en-
gagged another minister and that he
riil be here about the 2Sth OF April.
The Methodist. OF course. cannot
Nave sAs4r minister removed until
-osafsssncS 0Ie6E1. Undoobtedty nome-
thing must be done. for II II already
being charged that though II has
hardly been n month since the great
revival both churches have fallen
into n state of lethargy. The congre-
cations on Sunday mornings are not
as large as they were before the great
meeting Neither church has more
than fifteen persons in attendance
outside OF the regular church officers.
But the great perturbation OF the
church people was temporarily re-
Iieved when the appalling news OF the
horrible disaster OF the Titanic was
received. Instead OF wranslfng about
their ministers they are wondering
whether any colored people were
aboard the great floating city when
she went down.
ON the night OF April goth Black
smith Butler OF Troop WAS brutally
strsck on his head with an az by one
williams. II is not know what the
trouble was between Butler and VIII
liams. Blacksmith Butler was taken
to the hospital and was unconscious
until April 22nd. All that he has been
able to say 80 far Is that Williams
struck him with an AK.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-04-27
WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH IT.?
Proposals the Support Cooed
Condition that We Throw Away Our Brigh
Rights Of Our Children, Following Vaearies

trial and justice to the individual is
of more Importance in perpetuating
this government, than any scheme
whose only asset is the possibility of
getting a good official by the removal
of another.
So much we believe that is applica-
we realize the handicap of color We
have. We know we'll that in placing in
the hands of the majority OF voters,
the power TO set elections over night
which will be decided according to
their passions-just as most of them
are now-the rights of our race which
are already precarious enough now
with all the law to bulwark them, will
be swept away and the seal of legal
ity stamped upon our peonage. We
have a duty to our children to per-
form, and We must not voluntarily
surrender their birthright in chasing
the idle dreams of "reformers
in that they will not affect anything
for the whole people, but will be dan
gerous in furnishing sure means for
our undoing.
The Republican party realizes fully
the need of keeping step with civili-
zation. 1t holds sacred all that is
good in the past and is setting its face
to the future with the expectation of
building securely on the good founda-
ton laid.
1t believes in justice and realizes
that law is the surest road to justice.
Instead of recalling judge for en-
forcing the law as il is, the Republi-
can party would amend the law and
commend the judge. Its candidates
will not wipe out the rights of prop
erty and of person that two thousand
years have built up, but it will set
safeguards over the officiary so that
served. 1t agrees that conditions need
amendment, but it does not believe
that the best way to improve them is
to destroy the ground work upon
which they rest Therefore, The
Statesman asks the voters to support
the Republican platform and ticket
in the coming election because they
guarantee real improvement. They
are devoid of dangerous experiment
They will protect even the weakest
citizen from the hatred OF the most
powerful. They will be fit exemplars
of the past record of the grandest
party ever on earth
We believe that all argument that
the Republican party has outlived its
usefulness Is answered by the slavish
and assinine endeavor of its oppo-
nents to eNalt passion over sense in
an endeavor to get votes.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-04-27
SUPREME CHAN.
CELLOR COMING

SUPREME CHANCELLOR COMING.
The Grand Lodge of knights of
Pythias for the Jurisdiction of Colo
rado has been called to meet on Aug
ust 6. 4 and s, here in the city of Den
yer. S. W. Green the Supreme Chan
cellor, will arrive in the city on Aug
ust and will remain two days. He
addresses the grand lodge on the aft
ernoon of the 7th. This signal honor
to Colorado Pythians will draw an i'm
mense throng to the session.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-04-27

Where now federal and state consti-
the enforcement of class" legislation,
Initiative. referendum and recall,
when once part Of the same consti-
tutions will make 1t possible for the
majority to impose upon the minority
any kind of legislation ii wishes.
There is no denying this, for it is the
cardinal virtue which their friends
claim. cerporstAolAs ssnnpx "A IA
vorite target, and the progressives'
see glorious visions how these three
cousins of Lynch Law will string
them up by the thumbs. We submit
to colored citizens what will be our
fate under such legislation whenever
some unusual crime, some trouble in
the public schools between the chill
dren of the two races, some purchase
of property where we are not wanted.
brings down upon us the deadly en-
nifty already shown in race prejudice,
and when the Law instead of shielding
the weak from the strong. as it does
now, ACTUALLY MAKES IT EAS-
Ter FOR THE MOB TO HAVE ITS
WAY, AND THEN ENCOURAGES
ITS DEBAUCHERY OF JUSTICE
WITH A SEMBLANCE OF LEGAL
ITY.
II the .progressNes' only seek to
punish bad officials. then it is logical
and fair that they propose some form
of impeachment that will give the &C
cused opportunity for defense. That
they propose to recall them without
other trial than the campaign affords,
shows clearly that to shift the gov
ernment at every caprice OF the peo-
pie, whatever the cost, is their aim
and not to punish wrong. And just
now when all over this country the
spirit lis rife for anti-Negro legisla-
ton, it is too dangerous for US to con.
sent to being stripped OF such protec-
ton as present laws give.
Summed up, our objection to the
Citizens party is that rs proposal to
substitute the unskilled and unthink-
ing Judgment of the majority of vot-
ers for the work of legislators who
have both the law ana the facts be-
fore them, will not letter matters,
even though the one is honest and the
other is not. Our obie ction to recall
Is that 1t in no way makes certain the
election OF better officials than the
ones recalled, and worst of all sets
up a principle that man In ONCE shall
suffer punishment for alleged mis-
deeds, which accusers are not re-
quired to prove, and which he has no
adequate opportunity to answer. We
deny that the political forum and the
public press are capable OF giving any
man fair and impartial hearing. and
we believe that the principle Of fair
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-04-27

leg broken on January 18th, is up
and walking around again.
Sergeant Banks horse fell with
him while taking jump and as re-
suit the sergeant sustained some Sc
we're bruises.
Cupid has surprised the boys again
Corporal Smith is going to get mar
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-04-27

Sergeant Petty has perfected his
snreless cooker" He began work on
Il about two years ago.
Sergeant Reed has gone home to
see his sick sister-in-law. who IL very
ILL., She was operated on for appen-
dicitis.
Mr.. Marshall Willisms. who had his
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-04-27

ried on the 18th of May to Miss Sarah
Holms of Duauin. Illinois. No won
der he looks so pleasant these times.
Mr.. Adkers. who has been in the
hospital with rheumatism since the
third OF October. 1911. has now re-
turned to his troop for duty.
Several members of the troop are
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-04-27

are: Corporal smith, Corporal VIII
liams, Blacksmith Hawkins, Mr.. Car
ter, Mrs. Landies and Kid Cole, the
young horse that has just been turned
loose.
Any team desiring to challenge this
one will please call up Sergeant Dar.
ton.
The evening world., 1912-07-18

! MEDICINES MADE FROM
ROOTS AND HERBS
{ In the good old-fashioned
) days Of our grandrnothers they
5 depended upon medicines made
! from the roots and herbs Of the
) field to cure disease.
5 Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound, that standard
remedy which is nade from
! roots and herbs for woman's
fills, had its origin in this way.
5 For thirty years it has been re-
}deeming its promises writteno on
$the label Of every bottle by
}curing thousands of women Of
feminine ills. It's a good, honest
}medicine.
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follows:
and
of you
No
peculiar genius Of Eayo
AFTERNOON
tons by
he be to the iacnc to and
homes ALI
to
suicide
he had all night he
realized was said for him. that his failure
headquarters would be
seeking the
'
Becker after Rose had the Deputy
World reporter He said:
Tide
- do They succeed my consc is olea
Jack $500
other gambling
10 II
by Pollok
Why am sure Jack Rose did hs
heavy JUDGMENTS hanging him
that hac anything
- 10000
y
people going to home and
DO Followed there 10 that wife
excitement bad for Mr. delicate
THIS point Becker was interrupted policeman
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rected that
this
Rose any taxicab front Of Police
usrters detectives
M the Wados ONCE The policeman
there failed to recognize him.
Commissioner In he saying he
a Of his
turned Commits
vioner
Hughes
pieted.
OFFICIAL VERSION OF ROSES STATEMENT.
received O'Clock
called
Deputy Commissioner
Hughes gave Jointly the following statement:
lack Rose owned by
,bby andus killed
Is JacobR Billiard Ball jack
when III with TYPHOID
Rose appeared sent him through
Bridge would be better for him
come down TO him
positively that he in the when the
murder his important
supplements Shapiro
% occupants OF the automobile
OF o whereabouts
the moment after visiting
automobile the
around the Of Fortythrd street
a necessarily had hired auto
mobile o a That would not
murder but he would
II from distance. what going he
to murderers had safe getaway
The the other occupants Of the
everything Shapiro has told
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SWARTz ENDS. .AEE,bY GAS
HAUNTED BY FEAR Of CHAIR

you At your place Of work. II die
by gas or electric please bury me
where my seven year-old sister lies
down on Staten Island. couldn't live
without her"
Another bit OF paper bore these
words: Tell Mother should have
as though it's two years already"
PROBABLY THE KNIFE HE USED
IN KILLING.
Among Swartz's effects taken to the
Coroner's ONCE was q knife with a
short black wooden handle and q blade
running to a sharp point The weapon
was eight inches long. There was also
a pocket mirror. the linen collar on
which a message had been written, and
a bundle Of newspapers with sentences
and notes scrawled in the blank spaces.
1t was remarked that the knife must
have been the one used by Swartz to
mutilate and tear Julia Connors's body,
for II bore dark stains. Efforts had
been made to clean the blade. Swsrtz
evidently was afraid to get rid OF the
weapon. and carried It with him to his
last hiding place. The slayer probably
had picked up the knife In the vacant
| apartment. II looked like q painter
scraper.
At 9.& o'clock Phillip swarts. the
hfteen-year-old brother Of the MUIR
derer. came to the room where the bod
lay. He was accompanied by Lieut.
McKenna. The boy reeled when he
saw the suicide and cried out: 1T IL
Nathanl' lie was led away crying.
To make the Identification positive.
Lieut.. McKenna brought Samuel Swarts
the father, who had urged Nathan to
kill himself. to the house.
| The body stilllay On the bed where II
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ably the last thlngs he looked on be-
fore death.
On the walls he had written many
smudGy letters and half-formed SEN
fences. One of these read, Mother, I
owe the woman sixty cents for board"
Other jottings on the margins OF papers
were blotted out and smudged - II with
a wet forennger.
Edward J. Connors, father of the
slain child. arranged for a friend who
knew Swartz to accompany him to the
Morgue and make cure Of the Identity.
III the suicide 10 really Swartx I am
sorry the police couldn't get him alive
and make him pay the penalty in the
just way" said Mr.. Connors. II want
to thank The Evening World and the
other papers for their help"
The Hebrew Free Burial Society Of
No. 245 Grand street will take charge Of
the funeral arrangements owing to the
poverty OF his parents.
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thing which could remove ~ trouble -
my face. He recommended Cuticura sosp
30 DO used whom waahins and to apply
Cuticura Ointment 1t night before retiring.
After usins Cuticura Soap and Oiutncnt
two weeks. the boils were entirely soas
and my face healthy and clear" (Signsd)
Benz. H. Jacobs. Nov. 10. 1911. -
The regular use Of Cuticufa Soap for to1js1
and bath not only tends 70 prsserve. purify
and beautify the akin. scalp. hair and banda
but assists IN preventing Inflammation. In
tation and cloggins Of the pores. The eomnoa
cause Of pimples. blackhceds. redneD ~
roushnesa. yellow. oily, notify and oths
unwholcsomo conditions Of the sirin. OUT
cura Soap and Ointment are sold throushout
the world. Liberal sample Of each mailed
free. with 32-p Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. r. Boston"
A%Tender-faced men should uss Cuticufa
Soap Shaving Stick. 2Sc. Sample FREQ.
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'cker walked away with Policemen Foy and steinhardt
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PROBABLY PASSED POLICEMEN
on WAY 30 avft1Hkgu

The factory where Swarts worked Is
within Ave blocks Of Police Headouart-
ers. Coming from Chrystie street he
would have passed several policemen on
fixed post. Four times he must have
been within q few feet OF police en-
furnished with his description.
In the room where his body was found
there were dozens Of newspapers spr .ai
out. showing the face OF the victim, be-
side his own. These pictures wore prob.
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HEADQUARTERS, and for the third time
passed through the ranks OF the reaglo
eyed" sleuths When he reached Wal
dos office and told his name there was
an explosion. He was quickly led Il
Deputy Dougherty's room
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APPEARED Rose questioned pusher Hughes
Va & o li'i1 sHSfrS'
police a
in
WHY JACK ROSE WAS PUT ON GRILL.
Jack" Rose his (BeckerS collector.
Rose understood have the
a
Monday
hs Of
Louis
Il
skiu
There
with the Rosentha murder The
mad
against Lieut. Becker Mayor
investigation
the alias of Koch
believed
in
Indirectly been connected with the Rosenthal
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had been found. Samuel swarts looked
at II ana turned away.
That's my son." he said. yes, that's
my boy. What did he taker'
: McKenna replied that he had inhaled
gas.
"Gas!" Ynumbled the old man. well.
that was better than the ohter. But II
IL strange that ne should come mere.
Two years ago he lived next door a.
No. 2i7."
Samuel swarts hurried from the room,
then and went back to his task as a
cap cutter.
Many Of the tenants In No. III
Chrystie street recalled swarts after
they had learned Of tho suicide. None
had recognized him as. during the last
eight days, he had been going from and
cousng to No. I'D. Most OF them had
FORGOTTEN his nafne and their memories
were not refreshed by descriptions of
him and the published reports of the
killing.
TOLD EMPLOYER he WOULD
END HIS LIFE.
The nrm spoken of In Swartz's con.
fession 70 the Louis J. Steinman Com.
pany. manufacturers of fancy leather
goods, at No. u Grand street. Tho fore
man remembered SwartE. He wen,
there Tuesday morning and left yes.
terday afternoon asking for his pay
Although every one OF the employees
had seen the published pictures Of the
slayer. not one OF them saw the resem.
blance.
"Swarts said he would commit Su,.
cide.' said the head of the frm. "He
was crazy all right"
When Informed that II was the Bron,
Ripper he had employed Steinman va
incredulous
such a little fellow and ne looked Q,
poor and weak" exclaimed Steinnan.
But he identified the photograph and
remembered the missing front teeth.
Tuesday morning about II o'clock
said Steanman. the poor fellow cam.
along. He asked me for work at nft,
cents a day at anything I put hin, or
making paper inside for pocketbooka
He was wild eyed. He looked poors,
| and thinner than any one ever Jaw
At noontme he borrowed ten cents Il
get something to eat. At 6 O'Clock Il,
went home. Yesterday ne came an.
worked TIL 4 O'clock In the Afternoon
and said he wanted 10 get OF to look tol
a Job as a shipper on Sixteenth street
He wanted his money. but I pay o,
Mondays.
MY landlady's going to put me ou
and I haven't had anything to eat sine,
yesterday he told me. ~ gave him
quarter and told him he would get tn,
| rest OF his money to-day. He looked a
me and shook his head. Never mind
he said. I won't need IT, I'll be dsa
| Tomorrow I thought he was ravinG
There II nfty-nve cents coming 4
him."
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CONTINUED from First PageJ
Hartoff. the jan'tor. was called In.
He broke open the door.
FIVE CHILDREN SLEPT IN ROOM
-. CLOSE ~.

Lying on the bed. with the tube be-
side him. was Swartz, one hand clutch
Ing the bed clothing. The room had
beei sealed by stufiing clothes in all the
cracks. Next door slept Kaplans Ave
children. ranging In age from Ave to
seventeen years.
A search OF the room after tho gas
had been let out revealed a eoiled collar
with some words written on 1t. An
Evening World reporter examined II
and found the words:
II am guilty. am insane"
On a scrap Of paper. the margin Of a
newspaper was written: II felt sorry
Just two minutes after / did It so don't
cry for me-" On another scrap Of pa
per were the words: Parole Officer Ho-
gan Is a liar" On still another: Hogan
never told me to sign the papers"
Further search revealed a letter In his
coat. 1t was scrawled on the back and
front OF an envelope torn open to form
sheet OF paper. The confession
!llegible almost. and showing incoher'
ent breaks is as follows:
New York, July ~, 1919.
Thao - TO my dear mother VINO
am always homssAck for and
| same to the rest ana pa whore
word ! am taking BY doing this
which figure II the easiest
death OF my own estimation. !
want to say that II happen TO
be revived In order to be executed
why I'll take my medicine just the
same. Ny last Job was ct pocket
book mfg. CO. 1t ~ GRAND street.
He owes me for two days work.
Please secure pay and give to
mother for she IL very very poor
ana for truth my older brother has
lots OF money ana DOM want the
old folks on . farm for the sim
pie life.
I'm sorry to cause the trouble 70
my usighbor, but all hen have to
DO 10 to call Copp. Tell mother
agsfn that I'm really guilty and
she'll not cry her eyes ana hear
out.
~ tnos she thinks I'm innocent.
I'm sorry ! dong II, but ! got orssy,
~ often do, ana you can't blame
me or any one else"
The confession was not signed.
A note addressed to Morris" rea
as follows: Il am sorry ] disgrace
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unsuccessful. I conraltsd
my physician. Becoe1
doing 90 I wAs disngursd
horribly With large boils
on the face. The trouble
began in the form Of small
boils. gradually beoomlno
larger and my physician
said they wsre caused b.
bad blood. ! ssked him