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The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-09
PORTER NOW COMPOSER

Frankfort, Ind, Oct. 29.-Por-
ter in barber shop, poet, compos-
er of a comic opera-described
John Berry, Frankfort, Ind, a
Negro who for several months has
been employed as a porter in a
barber shop, but who now has de.
veloped into a composer and writ
er, and having quit his porter's job
has gone to Muncie, Ind, and will
devote all his time to writing mu-
sic and stories.
During his spare time Berry
composed the music for a song
and wrote the words for it. After
singing this song to the men in the
shop, he became more ambitious
and wrote the words and music for
comic opera. Then he wrote a
short story.
All these productions were sub
mitted to publisher in Chicago
wh,&aecepted them for publication
They sent Berry "a check for
$4,000 for the comic opera, $500
each for two sacred songs, and
S67 for the story, making S3,467
received by Berry in payment for
his compositions.
He is said to have considerable
talent, and it is predicted that he
will take a prominent place among
the musicians of the Negro race.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-09
RACE NEWS
GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

practice resorted to by some whites
of charging Negroes more than
whites for the same thing was
noticeable in this city last week
when the South Side Virginia
Fair opened its gates for business.
The colored school children were
charged 25 cents admission, while
the white children were compelled
to pay but Is cents. The rule oc-
casioned no little adverse COM
ment, and many of the white citi-
zens here expressed regret that
the fair management had seen fit
to make such an unjust and un-
called-for discrimination. We'd
nesday, October 16, was designa-
ted for the colored children. But
their parents took exception to
the discriminating attitude of the
fair people and refused TO allow
their children to attend. AS the
result the fair lost many dollars it
had counted on.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-09
NEGRO CAPTAIN
IN FRENCH NAVY

Paris, Oct. 16.-Lieutenant
Montenol, a Negro, who is a ma
tive of Guadeloupe, has just been
promoted captain in the French
navy.
There are several Chinese Off
GERS in the French army, but Capt
Montenol is the first Negro to at
tain the high rank in the navy.
1t is notew 'rthy that one of the
most brilliant officers in the French
Army Aviation Corps is Lieut.. Dc
Hu, a Chinaman.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-09

Washington, D. c., Oct. 30.-A
preliminary statement showing by
states the Negro population in the
United States and the proportion
of mulattoes to full-blooded Ne
groes has been issued by the Di-
rector of the Census. The total
Negro population is placed at
9,S27,736. Of this number, 2,050,-
COG are sci down as mulattoes
The Negro population in 1870 was
4,SSO,O0O with 5S4,049 mulattoes.
The percentage OF mulattoes in
1870 was II per cent. of the whole,
while in the census of 1910 it is
set down as practically q per
cent. The greater increase has
been in the Northern States.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-09

it's members.
THAT we, as law-abiding citi-
zens, in common with all good cit
liens of whatever race, condemn
any immoral conduct or violation
of the law whether committed by
a member of the white or col
ored race.
"That we disavow any and all
implied publications that the Ne
gro race, es a race, approve the
alleged utterances Of Jack John
son, or any alleged act or acts,
which either violate the laws of
the land or are repugnant to de-
cent society.
THAT we unqualifiedly affirm
our desire to cooperate with the
law abiding white citizens of Chi
cago to promote the highest civic
betterment along all lines, for the
moral uplift of all classes, and
pledge ourselves to use our high
est endeavors to blot out any Ne
gro or set of Negroes, whose i'm
moral conduct tends to lower the
moral standing or bring into dis
repute the entire Negao race.
That Jack johnson, at the in
vitation of this conference of rep
resentative Negro citizens ap-
peared in person and unqualifiedly
denied that he made the statement,
'He could get any white woman
he wanted, or any statement re-
fecting upon the womanhood of
any race, and being corroborated
in such denial by Joseph Levy, a
white man who was present at the
time the statement was alleged
to have been made.
"We therefore appeal to the
sence of fairness of the public
and press alike to discontinue the
unfailing disposition to indict the
entire Negro race for any infrao.
ton of the law by an individual
member of the race.
Louis B. Anderson, DR.. George
Hall, E. II. Wright, Julius F.
Taylor, Geo. W. Ellis, B. F.
Mosely, ex-officio, committee OF
resolution"
Up to this writing but little has
been published about the johnson
affair, and it is conidentially re-
ported that stock exchanges in the
East have sent word to the daily
newspapers of Chicago, that they
no longer send out johnson stor-
les relative to the Cameron woman
1t has also been learned that
johnson will most likely sell his
place and go to France to live, as
he realizes that it will be an aw-
full hard thing for him to live sue
cessfully in this count:y.-By
Gary B. Lewis. Freeman.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-09
Floating Baths Condemned.

Floating baths near great cities are
now condemned by sanitary authori-
ties. The vast quantities OF sewage
that are discharged into the waters
that usually border such cities are
thought to be productive Of disease to
bathers, and certainly render their
ablutions of doubtful value as a clean
sing agency.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-09
NEGRO WATERS
TO THE FRONT

Washington, D. G, Oct. 30
Its an ill wind that blows nobody
good" By virtue Of a foolish and
unreasonable strike on the part Of
between 300 and 400 white walters
in several of the leading hotels
and cafes of this city, a large num-
Der of Negro walters taken on at
first as strike. breakers, have been
given permanent places in the din
ing rooms of said hotels and cafes.
The Raleigh, New Willard and
Cafe Republique, within whose
walls a blackface was stranger,
are now fully equipped with col
ored walters, and the managers say
they have the experience and re-
Liability to hold down jobs for all
time. The strikers have attempt
ed violence, but have been pretty
well thinned out by Major Sylves-
ter's "strong-arm squad" of blue
coats, who gave the colored men
ample protection, escorting many
of them to their homes after hours
at night. The guests at the host
elries named are delighted with
the change. Said a well-known
southerner who always stops at
the Raleigh:
Negroes should have the first
chance at this profession of wait.
ing-for, when properly learned it
is a profession. Their opportun-
tiles for employment in business
and other avenues are so limited
that they are entitled to practi-
cal monopoly at calling like this,
in which they served to better adj
vantage than white men. The
white waiter uses his job as a
means to an end. He is lndepen-
dent, often superclious and finds
no satisfaction in his work. He
feels above it, and goes into some
thing else as soon as he gets in
shape to do so.
"The Negro, on the other hand,
makes waiting life calling. He
is naturally polite and obliging and
is never happier than when doing
something to please a gentleman
or lady of what he terms class
He is proud to be known as
first class waiter ard grows better
as he goes along. Besides, he
looks the part and we southern
ers feel perfectly at home when we
have him about us. This foreign
waiter fad is blowing over, and we
are glad to see the Negro returning
to the old field in which he is both
useful and ornamental. Give me
colored walters every day in the
week"
In putting colored walters in
their dining rooms permanently,
Manager Hillman, Weston md
others have scored a big hit
with their "swell' patrons. They
assert that, under no consideration
will any of the white strikers be
taken back.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-09
Most Costly Wood.

,yCabole. beautiful tree that grows
on the west coast OF Africa, and is also
found on the island of st. Thomas, is
said to furnish the most costly wood
in the world. 1t somewhat resembles
teak. and takes on very high polish.
Its price is quoted as about $500 a
cubic meter.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-09
JOHNSON DE-
MES GUILT

Chicago, Ill, Nov. 2.-The eff
forts of the Chicago Examiner to
put Jack johnson out of commiss-
ion. has about failed, for all the
newspaper notoriety that was OBJ
served, for the past ten or twelve
days, has paled into insigniicance
and members of the race, upon
Johnson's own testimony, believe
the pugilist to be not guilty.
We have this from Johnson's
own lips: Il want to say that |
never made that statement, attri-
buted to me, to the effect that L
could get any white woman L
wanted. l lay my hand upon the
Bible, and swear that l never such
a statement.
My father was Christian and
nv mother is Christian, and L
know what it means when [ swear
by the Bible. l want to say that
1 never said any thing of the sort
about any woman of any color.
But l do want to say that l am
not a slave, and that l have the
right to choose who my mate shall
be without the dictaiion of any
man. have eyes and L have a
heart, and when they fail to tell
me who | shall have for mine, l
want to be put away in a lunatic
asylum.
so long as do not interfere
with any other mans wife, l shall
claim the right to select the wo-
man of my own choice. Nobody
else can do that for me. That is
where the whole trouble lies"
Wednesday night of last week,
Attorney B. F. Moseley called one
hundred representative Negroes to
be at the Appomattox Club for
conference with Jack johnson
present. The speakers on that oc-
casion were: Rev. d. P. Roberts,
nastor of Bethel A. M. E. church;
Attorney Edward Scott, assistant
states attorney, and Major John
E. Lynch, U. S. A, retired; and
Hon. George w. Ellis.
Some of the speakers white
washed the whole affair, while
others fiayed the champion un-
mercifully. The result of the
meeting was the adoption of the
following resolution:
1.-THE colored citizens of Chicago
through number of their repre-
sentattyes assembled at the Appo-
mattox Club South Wabash ave.
nue.. for the purpose of giving an
expression to the public anent the
unfortunate Jack johnson affair."
submit:
"That the tone of the daily news
naper expressions regarding this
episode manifestly does the Negro
an injustice by implicitly con-
demning the entire Negro race for
the alleged misconduct of one of
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-09
When Hen Marry.

That's what man wants in a wife.
mostly he wants to make sure O. one
fool as'll tell him he's wise. But
there's some men can do wi'out that
they think so much o. themselves
a'ready-an' that's how it is there's
old bachelors.-George Eliot.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-09

Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. 22.-Mayor
Carter Harrison has increased his
popularity among the colored citi-
zens by appointing Sergt. William
Childs of the Woodlawn Police
Station a lieutenant. The elder
Harrison was the first Mayor to
appoint a Negro on the Chicago
police force. and the son is follow
ing in the footsteps of his father
in the matter of giving the race
fitting recognition. The new
lieutenant is graduate of Talla-
dega College, Ala, and was made
a sergeant for engaging in battle
with band of criminals in Hyde
Park in which the colored man
came out of the shooting bee a
hero. He is the first colored po
lice lieutenant in the United
States.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-09

Baltimore, Oct. 3O.-A bust of
Joseph Cans, the late lightweight
champion, was unveiled at the
Goldfield Hotel Tuesday evening.
The occasion was the fourth ami
versary of the opening of the ho-
tel that the dead champion built
after his victory over Battling Nell
son at Goldfeld, New. The bust
was the gift of local admirers of
deceased pugilist.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-09
Uncle Pennywlse Says:

Give a woman gallon of leftover
lemonade and she Immediately wants
to arrange a reception.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-09

Lafayette, La, Oct. 29.-Clem-
entine Barnabet, who confessed
that she murdered seventeen per-
sons, has been found guilty and
sentenced to life imprisonment
Incidental testimony showed that
she murdered twenty-five in all
and the full story was not told
when it was decided that it was
not necessary. The jury agreed
that the woman was responsible
even though she was degenerate.
She was "axe- woman" of the Sac
ritice Sect, which is said to have
killed many colored persons in the
last six years.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-09

Suns Rays Far From Earth.
At it's nearest point. the sun is 81
I5O, 900 miles from the earth.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-09
Uncle PennywIse Saws:

There's consumer born every min
ute, whatever the sucker rate may be.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-09

Queensiand's Riches In Timber.
Queensland is estimated to have
forty million acres of forests as yet
uninspected and unreserved.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-09
m. .. In, In tho Tropics.

Ills OF Ito In tho Tropics.
Ink deteriorates very quickly in the
tropics, and often has the consistency
of gum. Steel pens rust very quickly
during the wet season.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-09

Petersburg, Va, Oct. % The
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-12-04
Big Reduction Sale.

In order to close out the heavy
stock of winter goods that he has
on hand and in order to raise funds
with which to meet large bills that
he has falling Que, MIR. Rubenstein
is arranging for a big cut price sale.
See what he says in his full page
advertisement in this issue. He
has issued a page circular also in
which he quotes many prices, and
urges that all patrons take the cir
cular with them to the store and
compare the prices actually quoted
on the goods with the prices named
in the circulars. Mr.. Rubenstein
will make good every statement
that he makes concerning this sale.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-12-04
Message From Santa Claus.

Little children, just three weeks
from to-day Santa Claus will make
his annual visit to Jail of the homes,
filing the stockings of all of the
good little boys and girls with nice
things. The Advertiser received a
wireless message from him yester-
day in which he stated that in spite
of the eshort crops and low price of
cotton in the early fall he will have
his big pouch just as full as usual.
He wants his deserving little folks
to have just as much fun and hap
piness as possible. Now, girls and
boys, you must be good and sweet
and study hard till your school
gives holidays for Christmas. If
you do not, some one may write to
Santa Claus and tell him that you
do not deserve all of the nice things
that he has brought for you.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-12-04
Gone To Rest.
70 Ds 14UVN
Special Agent.

On Tuesday afternoon at $50
o'clock, Mrs. Sophie Killebrew
passed away at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. 3. B. Jones. Mrs. Kille-
brew is affection ately remembered
as Miss Sophie Jones before her
marriage to the late J. F. Killebrew,
who precede ed her to the grave
about eight years ago.
Since that time Mrs. killebrew
has lived in Edgefeld, making her
home with her sister, Mrs. B. B.
Jones, and brothers, Messrs. L. B.
and N. M. Jones. For the past five
years she has been an invalid, spend
ing most of her time in a rolling
chair, and gradually becoming more
helpless each day, but the recipient
of faithful and loving care from
her loved ones and many friends.
She was member of the Edge
field Baptist church, and always de-
lighted to be at the services. Even
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-12-04
Subscriptions Must be Paid.

The Advertiser seldom makes an
appeal through its columns to those
who are in arrears, but it requires
considerable work as we'll as ex-
pense to mail a notice to each one
who is in arrears with their SUBJ
scription. However, this should not
be necessary under our modern sys-
tenn of mailing. The label on your
paper shows to what time you have
paid. If the label has Jauary l9 on
it that means that you have paid to
the middle of January 1912. If any
error has been made in crediting
your account it will be promptly
corrected. 1t is practically impossi-
BILE to keep more than 1900 &C
counts without casionally making
an error.
Those who are in arrears must
pay up at once. The Advertiser has
carried them through the dull sea-
son and further indulgence should
not be asked or expected. Quite a
number have come forward this
fall and moved their dates up year
hence but the number shc1ld have
been ten times greater. 1t requires a
large sum of money every month to
publish such paper as The Adver-
tiser, and the hundreds of small
amounts that are outstanding are
needed to meet these bills. We will
begin in a short time to revise our
mailing list and all who have neg
lected their subscription will be
dropped. Should your name be
among them you have no one to
blame except yourself, having had
ample notice that such action would
be taken. With the close of Decem-
Der a large number of names will be
erased from our list. Will yours be
among them?
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-12-04
Fair at Belts Academy a Sue
cess.

Editor The Advertiser: The wri-
ter had the pleasure of attending
the colored fair at Belts academy
in q community where the white
and colored always agree. The fair
was a ,markable one. The colored
people came rushing on the ground
with large hogs and home-raised
hams and large cases of home-raised
lard and many other farming and
agricultures that space will not ad-
nit me to mention. Prof. a. w.
Nicholson is at the head of the at
fairs. Horse races was generally
had on Thursday. We were surprised
to see that the colored people had
horses on the race track that would
very closely initiate that OF white
peoples horses.
There were several noted white
people who attended the fair, both
ladies as well as white gentlemen.
Several very interesting speeches
were made by those white gentle.
men who encouraged the colored
people to continue in their efforts.
Prof. Nicholson and his wife well
coined the white friends, giving
them hearty reception. Nichol-
sons wife is hostess of the high
est type, being a colored wom'n
who knows how to make things
pleasant
While at the fair we
saw on exhibition whole quilt that
was made of the smoking tobacco
sacks. Also tobacco that had been
pressed as if it had been manufactur-
ed. All this was colorsd peoples.
When all of the colored people
in the United States learn 10 lmi-
tate the white people aud to obey
and respect them as the colored In
that vicinity I believe that God will
smile and then the earthly work
will be accomplished. 1 am yours
for the paper.
P. L. Anderson.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-12-04
National Corn Exposition Schoo
For Boys.

A great dea! has been said and
written regarding the National
Corn Exposition School for boys to
be held in connection with the Ma
tional Corn Exposition, Columbia,
S. c., Jan. 9s-February sth, 1912,
but there are probably many people
who are not familiar with the de-
tails.
The fist question to consider is
what is this school to be? 1t is to
a source of information and insplra-
tion and at the same time an outing
for the prize winning boys of the
Boys Corn Club of the entire south.
An effort is being made to have
every county in each southern state
send the two boys making the best
records. These will be properly
cared for and well supervised ip Co
lumbia. Each day they will be dl-
vided into squads and given In
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-12-04
Episcopal Bazaar.

The ladies of the Episcopal church
desire to call especial attention to
their annual bazaar in Adams hall
on next Friday. December 6. The
bazaar will open on that morning
and remain open all day and during
the <evening. Delightful lunches
and oysters will be served during
the day aud evening at very reason
able prices. The bazaar will be the
best evergiven by the ladies. There
will be on sale many useful and
fancy articles that will make good
Christmas presents. The doll booth
will be new feature. There will
be well dressed dolls for sale from
the rag doll up to the handsome
ones. just come to the bazaar and
Judge for yourselves. You will be
pleased and then you will meet
everybody there and have a real
good social time.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-12-04
Leesville Bank Closed Doors

Leesville, Dec. 1.-The directors
of the Peoples Bank of Leesville,
which has been closed since We'd
nesday last, will meet tomorrow and
decide what shall be done and to
issue "a true statement of the af-
fairs of the bank" 1t was said by
those connected with the bank that
the institution had been closed
Wednesday because of the sickness
of the cashier, W. Aug. ShealS
and the absence on a business trip
of DR.. E. j. Etheredge, president.
Since the bank closed its doors
Wednesday there has been muor
uneasiness among those who lad
intrusted savings to its keepings.
The bank is said to have had
trouble recently in making collec-
tions on paper it had accepted. The
State bank examiner, it is declared
on apparently reliable authority,
has not visited the bank since last
February.
The total deposits of the bank,
according to its books, amount to
only $4,000 and it is probable that
the depositors will be paid dollar
for dollar. The liabilities are un-
officially stated to be about $780,
600. The bank is capitalized at
$25, 1000,
The Peoples Bank of Leesville
has been organized only a fe"
years. Its board of directors as
follows: DR.. E. J. Etheredge, DR..
L. B. Etheridge, w. Aug. Shealy,
J. P. Able, Jacob Austin, Carwlle
Shealy, A. L. Eargle and J. Z.
Copeland. DR.. E. J. Etheridge is
president and w. Aug. Shealy is
cashier.
DR.. Etheridge, the president, is
also president of the board of trus-
tees of Summerland college and is a
trustee of the Seminole Securities
company. DR.. Etheredge, it was
stated by member of his family,
is on business trip, collecting
money and disposing of certain
goods he wishes to sell. He went
first to Charleston, intending to go
thence to Spartanburg. His exact
VIII erea bouts could not be given.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-12-04

after she was unable to walk alone
she would go, having the kindly
and solicitous aid of her brothers as
long as she was able to listen to the
gospel message.
Now she has gone to her reward,
which is greater than mortal pow
ers can conceive, for that is the
promise to those who suffer for
Him" they shall also reign with
Him"
At IL o'clock Wednesday morn
ing this faithful Christian and pa
tient sufferer was laid to rest in the
village cemetery, after the last trib-
ute to her memory was made by her
pastor DR.. M. D. Jeffries in the Bap-
tist church as her loved ones and
friends had gathered to show their
esteem and affection.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-12-04
An Independent Farmer.

1t will be a glad day for the far
mers of Edgefeld county when
they become as independent as Mr..
Whit Harling of sthe McKendree
section. Upon being questioned
Saturday by The Advertisers rep
resentative as to the success of his
farm this year, Mr.. Harling stated
that he has not sold a pound Of this
years cotton yet. Suppose there
were thousands of farmers who
were as fortunate, cotton would now
bring IA or Is cents. Instead Of
being forced to market their cotton
during the rush period, say within
so days of the beginning of the
harvest, sucl men as Mr.. Harling
can sell their crop along during the
entire year, just as the price suits
them.