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The Colorado statesman., 1913-06-07
RACE NEWS
GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

crime of killing the white girl.
Both city and private detectives
have been questioning Lee for sew
eral days. TRUSTEES have been put
in the cell with him to get him to
throw light on the murder, but all
have reached the conclusion that
the prisoner knows nothing of the
crime. When the dead body of
Phagan girl was found the yellow
journals of this city tried to start a
race riot BY indicating Lee without
good grounds, and it was only due
to the efforts of the local officials
and conservative papers that a
race riot was averted.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-06-07
and diplomas were given out, COW
ering nearly every trade taught in
in the institution.
DR.. WASHINGTON AND
THE NEGRO
Denver Republican

DIR. Booker T, Washington, af-
ter investigating opportunities for
Negroes in the North, has come to
the conclusion that the South is
the field in which his people can
make the greatest advance. The
trades union problem in the North
is practically impossible of solu-
ton, SO far as the Negro is con-
cerned. This limits him to un-
skilled employment.
"There are no difficulties in
the South that white men and
black men, working together, can
not SETTLE" said DR. Washington.
There is enough of wisdom, pa
tience, Christianity and common
sense in the South to solve all the
SO. called race problems. In his
trip through Virginia DR.. Wash
ington urged the Negroes every
where "to grasp the fundamental
things of life; to get some land /;
build a good home; start a bank
account: become reliable and pro-
gressive in labor; remain in the
South on the land; keep out out of
Northern cities; economize time
and money; draw the line hard and
tight against loafers, gamblers and
drunkards; an get an education
which fits for service"
The fact that there is seldom
any reference to the Negro prob
lem" now is due to the fact that
the Negro Race is making phenom-
enal advances along the very lines
laid down by DIR. Washington.
Recent statistics show that Ne
groes in the ranks of property
owners are increasing everywhere.
Opportunities for schooling are
being grasped, and the progress of
the last decade cannot be anything
but satisfactory to those who have
the interests of the Negro race at
heart.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-06-07
By Clement Richardson.


Tuskegee Ala.-With an elo-
quent commencement sermon by
DR.. John e. White of Atlanta and
stirring commencement address
by DR.. Robert E. Jones of New
Orleans, Tuskegee institute closed
its thirty-second commencement
exercises Thursday. May 20. AS
usual, special trainloads of visi-
tors, both white and colored, came
in from Montgomery, Opeleika
and Birmingham. Ala, while
through the country an endless
caravan of wagons, buggies horse
men and people afoot raced with
sunrise in getting on the Tuskegee
grounds and fixed" before the
exercises began.
For decade or SO Tuskegee in
stitute has followed the scheme OF
illustrating it's students CON-
mencement speeches with some
phase of the work the speaker has
done in his trade. AS the school
has about forty industries, nice
picking is required in order to get
around or to get the trade at
which the student can work and
talk or rather, speak at the same
time. Another problem is to Sc
lect topics which, while they may
show to the audience what the
student can do, will have for their
main purpose to instruct many OF
the visitors who come in from the
cities and rural districts.
With this in view subjects of
the kind following were discussed
and illustrated by the students:
Lila Washington, niece of Prin-
cipal Washington, graduating as a
milliner and from the teachers
professional course, showed how
the various branches could be
taught by means of common ma
teY;al. Choosing corn as her mater
ial. she illustrated how this CON-
mon product, suitable for use in
city or country, could be made the
basis of computation in arithmetic,
subject matter for lessons in gram
mer, geography and reading and
spelling, showing at the same time
the student acquiring at first hand
knowledge of the growth and grow
ing of corn and Its many bypro-
ducts.
Junius Kitchens, young man
graduating from the trurck garden
division, discussed and illustrated
diversified Trucking" showing
by use of the calender and study
of weather and soil how the farm
The Colorado statesman., 1913-06-07
RiOter Sent To Pen On
Burglary Charge
(Fort Worth Record)

was found guilty of burglary by a
jury in the Forty eighth district
court Friday afternoon. His pun
ishment was assessed at two
years in the state penitentiary.
This was the first felony convic-
tion on charges growing out of the
rioting AT East Ninth and Jones
streets Thursday night, May 10.
when mob wrecked property be-
longing to Negroes. y
Jobe was charged with entering
the saloon of Joe Patterson, Negro
and taking away several bottles of
liquor. He was convicted in the
county criminal court Wednesday
Cf selling whisky, which he is al
legged to have taken from the sa-
loon. He was fined $500 aud SEN
fenced to thirty days in Jail.
An Indictment against Jobe for
rioting, returned by the seven
teenth district court grand jury is
now pending in the county crimi-
nal court.
Jobe was represented at the trial
by r. E Bratton, former county
Judge, and his partners, Heath
and Lopp, together with Tom
Bradley of the firm of Mclean,
Scott, Mclean & Bradley. The
prosecution was conducted by As.
sistant County Attorneys Ben S.
Baldwin and James G. Wilson.
Joe Patterson, the Negro saloon
man, was the first witness exam
ined. He described the damage to
his saloon after the mob left it on
the night of the killing of Patrol
man Ogletree by Tom Lee, Negro.
Patterson declared he left his
saloon early in the night at the
order of the police department.
He declared that other Negroes of
that district had temporarily moved
out, anticipating trouble. They
had been asked to hide themselves,
he declared by the police,
Other witnesses testified they
saw Jobe with the whisky he is al
legged to have taken from the sa.
loon after the mob had wreaked its
vengeance.
Other cases will be tried before
Judge r. I'll. Buck Saturday.
B. F. Barlow, also charged with
taking whisky from the Patterson
saloon during the raid, was ac-
Quilted in the county criminal
court Friday. Barlow told Tom
jackson, city detective, that he
got two pints of whisky and a bot
tie of wine from the wrecked sa-
looms according to the latter's tes-
timony.
Barlow is cripple and uses a
crutch. One witness declared he
saw Barlow break in the head of a
whisky barrel with his crutch but
saw him take no whisky.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-06-07

and trucker of the south could
keep one crop in the ground and
another on the market all the year
round.
Of equally instructive value to
the farmers was the speech of VIM.
Burke on the ''Fl,onomic Produc-
ton of Pork" By actually dip
ping a pig and smoking meat on
the stage, this young man demon
strated to the audience how to
raise pork on a paying basis in the
Southland. AS he told how much
and what feeds to give the animal
to produce good animal, to pro-
duce good ham and a good mid
ding" the farmers sat up and
took notice, as the saying goes, for
they were discovering new meth
ods whereby pig raising in the
South could be done a paying
basis.
Of decided interest to the wo-
men folk in the audience was the
planning of four room cottage by
two girl graduates, Nancy l..
Thomas and Ethel Story, the for
mer graduate in cooking, and
the latter in upholdstering and
handicrafts. With four rooms
stationed on the platform, the first
young lady showed how spot
should be selected on which to
build a cottage, what surroundings
it should have, how the rooms
should be situated and how the
furniture, and utensils should be
placed in the dining room and
kitchen.
Her share in the cottage was
brought to a close by announcing
a menu, setting table and cook
ing and serving a meal. Miss
Story followed with the decoration
and care of the rooms. She illus
trated how to cover the walls in
extensively but att-actively with
burlap, this burlap being ordinary
crocus sack dyed to suit the pur-
pose, how to make inexpensive but
attractive and durable rugs, how to
choose and hang pictures.
Neither were the mechanical
trades omitted. Tacitus Gaillard,
brick mason by trade, the salu-
tatorian, gave interesting statis-
tics on the 1.-The demand For Ar
cbitect and Builder" Philip La
land, carpenter, constructed and
hung door, while the valedictor-
ian closed with The Progress of
the Negro Mechanic During the
Last Fifty Years"
All told, about 200 certificates
The Colorado statesman., 1913-06-07

Chicago, May 2.-The marriage
of l6 year-old Emma Hanson in
Niles, Mich to George s. Thomp-
son, a Negro, aged A, was annul-
led in the Circuit Court here today.
Thompson is held in Jail and it is
said will be charged with violation
of the Mann act. He testified to-
day that the girls parents had told
him she was IL years old. This
marriage brought about some acrid
speeches on miscegenation in the
National House of Representatives.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-06-07
In Iunnon.

First Workman (disgusted)
blinkin' furriners comes a 'obnobbin'
wiv us in the toobs and buses and,
lumme, they gifts to tork Henglish
very nigh as good as me and you, Bill,
not 'arf, they don't!-Punch.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-06-07

Atlanta, GA, May 27 Newt.
Lew, the colored janitor who has
been held in the Phagan murder
case, is to be released The au.
thorities have reached the conclu,
sion that Lee is innocent of the
The Colorado statesman., 1913-06-07
Not Worth While.

There are so many grouches that
you can't gain distinction by joining
them.-Atchison Globe.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-06-07

Chattanooga, Tenn, May 81
Mrs F P. Osborne, a widow, was
beaten up at st. Elmo last week by
an unknown white man whose face
was blackened like that a Negro.
After robbing the woman of $22
in money he choked her, knocked
her senseless with his fist and es.
capped. This is the third outrage
of this character in this district in
the past two months. One victim,
Sam Siskin, was killed. Some of
the burned cork which rubbed off
of the robbers face gave the police
the clew that the work was done by
a white man.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-06-07

Austin, Texas, May 6.-Ac cord
ing to the scholastic census of
Travis County, there are 1852
children from 7 to II years, of
whom 4, 32l are Negroes. The
last apportionment by the State
Department of Education was s6,ol
per capita, the school term being
about eight and one-half months.
The same report gives Austin $500
white and 2,147 colored.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-06-07

Fort Wayne, Ind, May 13.-
For the first time in the history of
the Amalgamated Association of
Iron, Tin and Steel Workers, a
Negro occupied a seat as a dele
gate at the national convention in
session here last week. He was
Edward Harris, of Covington, Ky.
In behalf of the building fund
of the Young Colored Women's
Christian Association of Phila-
delphia, Pa, over 100000 has
been raised and a number of
branches are to be established.
John Wanamaker, the merchants
and philanthropist of that city,
gave $25, COO toward this laudable
work.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-06-07
School Year At
Tuskegee Ends

Great Throng of Visitors Enjoy Inspiring Program
Commencement Exercises of Noted Southern Industrial In
situte Affords Opportunity for Personal Contact With
Faculty and Students. Many Diplomas Awarded, =
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-17
DOUBLE LAUNCHING OF SUB
MARINES.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 16.-
When the submarines HI and H2 leave
the ways at the Union Iron Works
early next month, it will be the firzt
double launching this city has eyer
witnessed. The vessels are 95 per
cent completed today, and now await
only he "fixin's" Three more SUD-
marines are under construction and
when they are completed, San Fran.
cisco's contribution to the mosquito
fleet will have been a notable one.
It is planned to make the twin
launching a big event. The program
will be announced in a few days. San
Francisco figures high in the num-
ber Of battleships she has turned out
from her shipbuilding plants, and
which have subsequently made history
Twenty-Five years ago the Charleston
was launched here. She was lost off
the coast Of Luzon during the Span
ish-American war. The battleship Or
egon was built here and the Olympia
Admiral Dewey's flagship at the bat
tie of Manila bay, took her first dir
in the waters inside the Golden Gate
The California and Ohio, the latter
launched in the presence Of Presi
dent William Mckinley, were also OF
San Francisco build
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-17
THE CLOSING HOURS OF THE
COLORADO LEGISLATURE

United Press
DENVER, April 16.-The legisla-
ture adjourned sine die at o o'clock
this morning, though officially the
clocks showed 6 last night The clocks
were turned back at $3.50 last night
and stopped until both houses finished
the business.
The two days deadlock over the
appropriation bills was finally broken
at this morning when the confer.
ence committee agreed to compromise
by rejecting the senate's proposed
slash Of salaries of stenographers and
minor clerks of the state house re
oeiving less than $3.50 monthly. Sal
aries over that sum were cut. Both
houses adopted the compromise. The
conferees finally reaching an agree
ment were Senators Tobin and Cross
and Representatives Ardourel. Left
wich and McCarty.
During the closing hours the bank
guaranty bill and the measure ~ abol.
ish the assembly feature of the direct
primary law, both Democratic plat.
form pledges, were killed. The pri.
mary amendment was killed outright
on final vote. The guaranty bill
died because the conferees were un-
able to agree.
The governor was empowered to
veto any items in the appropriation
bill. He will probably trim the meas
ure.
In the closing hours the bill abol-
ishing capital punishment was killed.
The bills the legislature passed in
the closing hours included blue sky
bill, a Legislative reapportionment and
congressional reapportionment bill, a
bill prohibiting public school frater-
mites and bill increasing the gov
ernor's power to curb state expendi-
lures.
Governor Ammons was up all night
reading bills and intends to work all
day on the long appropriation meas
ure, in order to dispose of it imme-
diately.
Statistics of the session show that
bills introduced numbered 1926; bills
passed both houses, III; bills passing
senate, 22i; passed house, 277. The
session lasted 105 days.
The governor has thirty days to sign
the measures passed in the last ten
days.
Senator Napier was elected presi-
dent pro tenn of the senate last night
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-17
POPE WILL NOT SURVIVE
THE NIGHT SAYS DOCTOR
United Press

United Press
ROME, April 16.-The pope is dy-
ing. The end is only queg,ion of
hours, according to the belief Of the
pontiff's sisters and brother and the
schurch dignitaries The Vatican at.
tache gave the United Press CORE
spondeat this information tonight. Dr.
Marchiafava refuses to abandon hope
and DR.. Amici only shook his head
when asked If the pontiff has a chance
to survive his present illness. The
Vatican is pushing preparations which
indicate the end is expected
After yesterdays relapse, the pope
slept some last night and the ply
sicians were encouraged. The heart
condition was good last night, though
the fever continued.
This afternoon the pontiff is con.
vinced that death is near, and insisted
on bidding farewell to personal at.
tendants. Cooks, grooms, gardeners
and attaches entered the bed room
and knelt at the pontiff's feet, re.
ceiving his thanks and the apostolic
blessing They wept unrestrainedly
Tonight the bronchial condition re.
turned, injecting large area of his
chest. Drs. Marchiafava, Amici and
Cagiati slept at the Vatican. The
cardinals were ordered in readiness
for the end this afternoon after DR..
Amici was summoned hastily to the
bed room and found the pontif's fever
much higher and his condition grave.
At noon the Italian government sent
aloft a dirigible, sailing over the
Vaticacn where the pope could see its
occupants waving Italian flags in to-
ken of homage to the pontiff.
AT 6 o'clock tonight the pope's fam
lily were requested to remain near,
DR.. Amici saying the pope could not
possible survive the night.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-17
ASSESSORS WILL USE FULL
VALUATION AS A BASIS

Assessor E. A. Chubb states that
when the assessors Of the state Of
Colorado met in Denver a few days
ago they were advised by the off,
cials that they must obey the law
wherein it provides that "all taxable
property shall be listed and valued
each year at its full cash value; land
to be listed and valued separately
and apart from the personal property
and improvements thereon"
While this law has been in force
for years. it has been the custom Of
local assessors to value property on
the basis of one-third Of its full cash
value. As matter of fact it is the
abuse Of the privilege which has
brought about the enforcement of the
law to the letter. Some assessors, ~
means of standing we'll with their
constituents, would reduce the valus-
ton as low as 1S per cent and ~ .
consequence the counties which were
properly assessed would pay dsarly
for those which were not when the
payment of the mill state tax was
made.
The real insight to the affairs was
gained within the last three or four
months when the corporations which
are assessed by the tax commission
refused to pay their taxes. The D. 4
r. g., for instance, on account Of the
unjust state of affairs existing. have
paid taxes in only three counties in
Colorado, La Plata being one Of the
three. The attitude Of the corpora
tions was one Of the principal things
which caused the investigation which
resulted in the discovery Of the vast
ly different valuations in the various
counties. The governor and attorney
general were determined that some
action be taken at once and they de-
cided that an assessment on full vel
uation was the only certain means to
correct the trouble. So determined
are they that the law shall be en-
forced that they informed the asses
sors that il they did not obey It the
state Of Colorado would bring suit
on the bondsmen Of any and all as-
SCISSORS failing to do so.
Mr.. Chubb is certain that the new
enforcement Of the law will tend to
lessen the taxes in La Plata county
instead Of increasing them.
The change will more than double
the work in his office but he and his
deputy will make the assessments on
the new basis just as rapidly as pos
sible. He will comply with the law
in every way but will take into due
consideration the cash value Of Du-
range and La Plata county property
under existing conditions.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-17
TARIFF SCHEDULE WILL PASS
HOUSE SAYS UNDERWOOD

United Press
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 10
The house Democratic caucus consid-
cred the wool, cotton and flax sched-
ules. They rejected the amendments
proposing free cotton gloves and
stockings, the other cotton amend
ments we're also rejected. At 8 O'Clock
the wool schedule was taken up for
consideration.
Chairman Underwood today told
the president that the tariff bill would
PASS the house practically in its pres
ent form. 1t is predicted there will
be brief general debate, then con
sideration Of the measure schedule by
schedule under the fve-minute rule
1t will probably reach the senate ir
three weeks. The president predicts
it will easily pass the senate also.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-17
HOW PENNINGTON FATHERS
SAY GRACE.

The teacher in the Sunday school
down in Pennington, where Brother
Butler is numbered among the pupils,
requested all children whose fathers
asked the blessing at the table to hold
up their hands. Three or four hands
were raised. Noting the hand Of the
minister's son among the number the
number the teacher said, "And what
does he say?" Quick as flash the
ministers son replied, "He says, You
kds 10 slow - buttsr, It's 40 csntl
pouaa.'s
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-17
COLORADO SPRINGS ELECTS
CHARLES Mex ESSON MAYOR

COLORADO SPRINGS, April 16.-
Charles McKesson was elected mayor
by majority of 120 over C. L. Thorn
as. Mrs. Jennie Boyd, the woman
candidate for commissioner was de-
feated
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-17

Jim Flynn and Luther McCarty will
meet tonight for six rounds In Phila-
delphia. McCarty says he will take
no chances in the outcome and will
w for = hnscksut frsm TIE hrst.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-17
ANDERSON KNOCKS OUT BROWN

United Press
LOS ANGELES, April 15.--Bud
Anderson last night knocked out
Knockout" Brown in the fifteenth
round Of scheduled twenty round
affair.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-17

1t is currently reported that Tony
Boyle has decided not to make TIE
lately contemplated improvements on
the Springs property, which was 70
have included new bath houses, con-
siderable repairing on the hotel and
cottages and the rebuilding Of ths
flood-destroyed and dilapidated sids-
walks. The decision not to make ~
improvements is said to b. bscauee
the town went dry at the recent ease-
tion. But whatever the cause, ~ A..
cision Is to b. regretted, for he atsad
deterioration Of the property = -
pleasant for permanent rss,dsnes y
contemplate. -Pasosa S1Rh1 1Sq
ubo, sl. <, i.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-17

County Superintendent Miss Sala-
bar goes out to Florida station to-
morrow to visit the school in charge
Of Miss Mercedes Phelan.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-17

The estate Of the late Mrs. Margaret
Mason was settled in probate court
this week and the administrator Thos.
Mason jr. discharged. The assets Of
estate which were valued at $12,139 20
were equally divided between the two
heirs, Mrs. Elizabeth Braden of Sill
verton and Thomas Mason jr. Of this
city.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-04-17
STATEMENT OF CITY OFFICERS FOR THE
/. FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 81, 1913

City council met in regular session last evening Present Mayor
oDsco greatly
ness transacted until the returns and aened
yond question doubt that Messrs scouon Wilson and Reman
would administer the affairs of the new government
After listening the reading of the declaring
petitions Koshak, Charles Trujlo
Ayres, auto.
placed file the report of the city attorney being the
peted explained presented
tc include the Bradford damage and the said will
in
the board the of their meeting April
The bids of Duppn and Charles Meusr for udne the v
thirteen months
work for s25 The matter left with the finance committee with
As the time is short possible that both
emen will employed with the understanding that the total
exceed $125.
of printing reported
supply of "ean up and the marshal
ing them
cemetery park very
favorable the work that Joe Andrews Gene
and park
Mayor Hood objects the telephone repairing
their poesby adding braces such that they look like Texas
fences He asked that the telephone
and determine if it could not be stopped
City Marshal Smack reported that he had received communication
the company was oceasoned by children jumping on trains and running
front of the switch The marshal appoint
of the depot employees special with to arrest the offend
ess The apponee is without
election A part OF hosese
claimed that $40 due them for for the two elections The
matter compromised by allowing them $3.50
Dr. Schumacher granted rebate of $3.50 frontage upon
investigation it determined the
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adjournment taken the evening April sO at O'Clock
complete
transactions which properly their supervision
On May u o'clock they
missoners, Messrs scouton, wilssn Redman.
The the different officials
REPORT OF STREET COMMISSIONER
The shows block worked
dance hall
following grades in Durango
the year.
Sixth of block Charlton
side Fourth Fourth
Fifth
following crossings during year:
One the side of Nineteenth and First
vests of and first
One the south side of Ninth Fourth
Eighteenth
One the north side of Seventh street and Second
OF side o Eighth an
on the south side of Seventh m
Tenth Eighteenth
FIRST raised.
were acros follows
avenues,
Fourth Fifth
south Ninth Third
the
General Labor. Feed, etc
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