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The Colorado statesman., 1913-04-19
ODD FELLOWS BUILD
ING DEDICATED
IN ALLAN IA

Atlanta, Ga, April 8.-Tuesday
evening, April l, was great night
with the Negro Odd Fellows in
this town, the formal opening and
dedication of Odd Fellows Temple,
200 Auburn avenue, being held on
that evening, at the Bethel A. M.
E. Church, Auburn avenue and
Butler street.
The building was erected at a
cost of $4,000, and every penny
has been paid. There are forty
two office rooms in the building
and every office has been rented
and is occupied by Negro profess
ional men. 1t was erected by
Negro contractor, r. E. Pharrow,
with Negro workmen. Besides
the office rooms there are six fine
stores and six lodge rooms. The
building is of concrete with pressed
facing, and the interior finish is
of white marble. 1t is five stories
high, not including the basement.
Bishop j. S, Flipper was the
master of ceremonies, and ad-
dresses were delivered by DR.. VIM.
f. Penn, the Rev. E. r. Carter,
D. D.; @. @. Cater, the Rev. 2.
James Bryant, jackson McHenry,
DIR. w. A. Fountain, Henry Lin
coin johnson, Mrs. L. p. Fortune,
DIR. II. r. Butler, G. w. Hill, and
B. s. Ingram, district grand mas
ter. Music was rendered by the
choir of Bethel A. NJ. E. Church,
Atlanta Baptist College orchestra,
Mrs. l., L. Hodges, and Sidney
Woodward,
The building committee consist
ed of DR.. W. F. Penn, chairman;
w. II, Gibson, B. j. Cunningham,
and William Driskell.
At the conclusion of the exercis-
es the building was thrown open
for inspection, and it is estimated
that fully 10000 people passed
through the building. I
The Odd Fellows of this State
own more than S30O,0C0 in prop
erty, and besides paying cut over
100000 III benefits to widows and
orphans, it has loaned members
SS6,000 with which to buy farms,
build homes and go into business.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-04-19
DENVER, COLORADO, SATURDAY. APRIL 10 1913

fond of Mr.. Burleigh's singing,
and d uring his lifetime made him
severeal valuable presentations.
During the rendition of the song
the silence was so intense that each
note could be distinctly heard in
every corner of the large edificc,
and the voice seemed to have reach
ed perfect stage. Mr.. Burleigh
is the regular soloist of ST, Georges
church, where Mr.. Morgan wor-
shipped for over half-a-century.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-04-19

st. Louis is to have large,
modern theatre, which will be
owned and managed by Negroes.
Constable Charles 81. Turpin, plo-
prietor of the Booker Il. Washing
ton Theatre, and the only colored
man in Missouri holding an cleo
tive Office, is engineering the new
proposition. The plans for the
proposed new theatre have been
accepted by Mr.. Turpin, which
will cost in the five figures. Work
will be commenced some time this
spring.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-04-19

Mrs. Matilda Wynn, a colored
woman, formerly residing in Glen
Cove, Long Island, made and saved
$4,000 by work as washerwoman
John Wynn, her husband, received
a favorable decision in the contest
he instit uted to prevent the pro-
bate of the will, Mrs. Wynn's S
first husband was Henry Hopkins,
who died years ago. During her
widowhood she took in washing
for Glen Cove families. She ex-
ecuted will several years ago,
leaving her estate, valued at $10,-
900 in real estate and $4,000 in
personal property, to nephews and
nieces. Then she married Wynn,
20 years her junior. She died last
February, and Wynn objected to
the will. Surrogate Graham de-
cided that her marriage invalidated
the will, and Wynn gets the entire
estate.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-04-19
A DISTINGUISHED HONOR

Harry T. Burleigh, (colored) one
of the leading Baritone singers Of
the United States, and one who
has come in for quite a recognition
in the Music Halls of London and
other parts of Europe, was espec-
tally requested to sing the solo
Calvary" at the funeral service of
the late j. Pierpont Morgan, held
at st. Georges Episcopal church,
New York, last Monday.
The late fnancier was especially
The Colorado statesman., 1913-04-19
Solving The
Negro Problem
In Detail
Washington says he Negro Problem Cannot be Solved Whole
SALE; be Solved in Detail.

The following article appeared
in The Independent of Atlanta,
March 81, written by DR.. Booker
T. Washington;
He says he receives many letters
books and pamphlets sin which
someone has tried to formulate a
solution of the race question. :"
The difficulty, he says, with most
of the solutions is that they "start
out with the notion that the Negro
problem is fixed quantity, always
and everywhere the same, like a
problem in arithmetic, to be solved
once and for all" How, then?
He says: THE trouble in this
case is that, like other human
problems, the race problem is one
in which the terms ale not fixed
and connot, therefore, be brought
into the shape of hard and fast
formula" What them He says:
81 have long ago given up the no.
ton of solving the race problem
wholesale. 1t seems to be rather
that it can only be solved In de-
tail" He is, therefore, interested
in the progress of the individual
Negro quite as much as in the pro-
gress of the-race as whole" )"
DR.. Washington then proceeds
to state the facts in the business
success of the Elbridge Brothers,
at Uniontown, Ala, who do whole
sale grocery business of $4,000
annum, and of Watt Terry, OF
Brockton, Mass, who, beginning
with weges of ST a week twelve
years ago, now owns 222 buildings
and has $1,000 a week income
from them. These examples OF
success are interesting to Elbridge
Brothers and Watt Terry than to
others, as most people are, and nat
urally, more interested in their
own successes than in those OF
others; however, the example, like
all others good or bad, exercise
certain influence upon those who
are in immediate touch with them
or have called to their attention by
verbal or written statement. 1t is
in this way that the National Ne,
gro Business League has been able
to exercise such great influence
during the past fourteen years IL
stimulating the business attitude
of mind and development OF the
Negro People who are willing
and anxious to learn OF others ano
their successes invariably do better
than those who proceed upon the
theory that they know it all anf
The Colorado statesman., 1913-04-19
(From Nashville Globe)

DIR. f. A. Stewart, head of the
surgical department of Maharry is
about to send to the physicians of
the South a report of fifty conse,
cutive surgical operations perform
ed by himself without a death.
These operations included many
rare and difficult surgical proce-
dures and considerable number
of them was performed before his
classes in Hubbard Hospital, thus
giving the young surgeons the ben
eft of his long experience and rare
surgical judgment 1t is probable
that this record cannot be exceed
ed anywhere in the South and in
deed in the most perfectly ap.
pointed hospitals of the North the
morality rate is not less than 2 OF
per cent. DIR. Stewart hopes to
spend a part of the coming sum.
mer iii the large Eastern hospitals
and Clinics getting new surgica
ideas and the results of the --latest
scientific Investigations, so as to bt
even better prepared in the future
The Colorado statesman., 1913-04-19
NO 80
RACE NE WS
GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

to handle any and all surgical cas-
es that may be entrusted to his
care,
The Colorado statesman., 1913-04-19
M,An -A.

81 know my husband is thoroughly
a business man" remarked the know
ing wife, for whenever he receives
letter from me he first reads the
postscript to see how much money 1
want"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-05-19
CARNIVAL COMING AS
BENEFIT FOR HOSPITAL
HERE WEEK OF JUNE 2
Will Exhibit on
Copper Works
Grounds.
j. j. JONES co.

The Johnny J. Jones exposition
shows have been engaged to exhibit
on the Raritan Copper Works field
during the week of June 2. The
proceeds will go to start building
fund with which to erect two-story
addition to the city hospital building.
Hospital authorities and representa-
tives of the shows reached an agree
ment on Saturday whereby they will
he-e exhibited from June 2 to Z, inclu-
sive. A percentage of the proceeds
will be given for the hospital.
The shows are transported on Mr..
Jones own special train, insuring
fulfillment Of dates on time. All
work in connection with the erection
of the attractions and conducting
the exhibitions is done by the Jones
show people. All that the hospital
authorities are asked to do is to
Heck after the furnishing of tickets,
lights and current, license, location
and advertising. AS the shows have
never earned less than 500 for a
charitable institution and have pro-
duced as much as $4,000 for such.
and inasmuch as they are claimed to
be larger than any other carnival Of
attractions Of similar kind ever ex-
hibited here. 1t is expected that a
goodly sum will be realized.
No efforts will be spared in at
tractively arranging the exhibitions
on the spacious copper works
grounds, which are located west of
the Central railroad tracks and south
OF Market street. Approximately
1000 sixteen-candlepower 1ncandes-
cent electric lights will be used for
the attractions. The shows are on
their twelfth annual tour under the
direct management of Mr.. Jones. A.
T, Wright is the general contractor.
-~"ofne list of attractions are billed as
follows: Trained wild animal exhi-
bition, forty in number; carousel,
$40, 600 machine new and beauti-
ful; southern minstrels, twenty five
real southern plantation negro m1si-
clans; motordrome, mile-a-minute
sensation; dog and pony show, train
ed in a most clever manner; living
wonder show, selected from all parts
of the world; flea circus, fleas train
ed to do circus acts; happy family,
fat lady, skinny man, tall lady and
short man; water carnival, deep sea
divers, diving girls, etc.; trip to
Mars. mechanical wonder; joyland
show, fun and laughter; tiny mite.
smallest horse in the world; mysteri-
GUS Hattie, wonderful feminine:
model city, miniature working city;
ferris wheel, high ride in the air;
circle swing, makes the old feel
young; Royal Italian concert band,
twenty-four high class musicians;
Babcock looping the loop, a most
thrilling act.
The management announces there
will be free acts every afternoon and
evening. including band concerts.
high dives, balloon ascensions and
ether momentarily nmusements.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-05-19
BITTER STRUGGLE IS
EVIDENT IN CONTEST
OVER GOVERNORSH|P
All FaCiims Ready TO Start PUSHING
Their Respective Booms as Soon
as Legislature Has Adjourned
STOKES Is G. @. P. FAVORITE

will make the failure OF the Demo.
Gratis to keep this pledge one of theif
chief issues.
With the extra session of the legis-
lature out of the way, there will ba
an immediate tightening of campaign
lines in all the camps, candidates
will be groomed for the swing
around the circle in which they will
meet and speak to as many voters as
possible and other steps will be taken
for aggressive campaign work such
as opening state headquarters, per-
fecting county organizations, plan
ming itineraries, establishing literary
bureaus, etc.
Activity is being displayed in all
the Democratic camps. The mana
gers of the campaign for Acting
Governor James F. Fielder are get
ting everything in readiness for the
state wide campaign tour which Gov
ernor Fielder Is to begin as soon as
he gets the legislature off his hands.
Fielder committees have been organ
tZed in several counties and within
the next two weeks the remaining
counties will be organized. II the
legislature shall end this week, as la
regarded as probable, next week will
see the Fielder campaign on in earn
est. Governor Fielder has already
announced that he would go into
every county In the state In his quest
for votes to nominate him for No.
vember at the primary election In
September. The governor has been
greatly pleased at the receptions ac-
corded him at Camden, Atlantic City
and one or two other places which
he has already visited.
The Wilson wing of the democra-
cy, which is backing Mayor Wittpenn,
of Jersey City, for the governorship,
has mapped out campaign which
will take Mayor Wittpenn into all
sections of the state. They are plan
ming to make the widest possible use
of the record of Mayor Wittpenn IN
Hudson county In smashing the old
Bob" Davis machine, and in stand-
ing for the progressive measures
which were advocated by President
Wilson and the advocacy of which
under President Wilson's leadership
have brought rejuvenation to the
Continued on page 81
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-05-19
HEADS OF THE
WOOLEN TRUST
PUT ON TRIAL
Special ov United Press Wire.

Special bU United Press Wire.
Boston, May Especial Deputy
sheriffs guarded the entrances to the
criminal court here today when the
trial Of William M. Wood, president
of the American Woolen Company,
Frederick Atteaux and Dennis j. Col
Inns were called. All were charged
with conspiracy to plant dynamite.
No one was admitted without a pass
prepared by the sheriff and when
Wood appeared he was stopped by
guards and refused admittance un-
til identified by the sheriff. The
precaution was taken because the
sheriff said he had been advised that
l. w. w. leaders of the Lawrence
strike planned to make demonstra-
ton in the court room.
Judge Crosby overruled all of the
test motions to squash the indict-
ment and the work of selecting a
jury began. Because the accused
were under bonds of $4,000 they
were spared the humiliation of being
arraigned in the little grill-iron
dock in the rear of the court room.
They head seats with their counsel
inside the attorneys enclosure The
jury was completed shortly after
noon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-05-19
WILSON PUTS
END TO ALL
TALK OF WAR


Washington, May 19.-President
Wilson is confidently expecting an
early and amicable settlement of the
japanese controversy, so is the Mix
ado. There is no "crisis no near
crisis; little serious anxiety and no
interference by foreign powers In
the present diplomatic negotiations"
This was the Presidents opinion
given today In his conference with
newspaper correspondents. The
President laid bare his position on
the Japanese question for the first
time, but involving the ban OF sec
recy on the correspondents regarding
the more delegate subjects.
He indicated clearly that he fol-
lowed his CONFIDENT plan in order to
spike" beyond preadventure of mis-
understandings, the utterly and alb
solutely unfounded report that there
Is any Issue raised between the
United States and Japan which can
not be solved by friendly negotiations
which would result in permanent
friendship between the two nations.
No further negotiations with Cover
nor Johnson are anticipated the
President explained, but Secretary
Bryan's reply to the Japanese note
will not be presented until Johnson
signs the Webb bill.
Neither nation Ia inclined to be
hasty in the matter. President Will
son is going to Stick on the Job" II
1t takes all summer to see the pass
age of the nderwood tariff
bill. He told the newspaper CORES
pondents that he will not have a
thought OF vacation nor will he
leave the city until the tariff bill is
disposed of. He has not the slight
est idea when that will be.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-05-19
CREEK BRIDGE MAY NOT
BE READY UNTIL XMAS

Commuters between this place and
Woodbridge and to other points ne
cessitating the crossing of Wood
bridge creek will be exceedingly
lucky, 1t seems, II they are able to
cross by trolley between these points
before Christmas. Even though
the bridge has been out of commits
sion for more than one and one-half
years, the rapidity of the work now
being done there portends that the
time of non use will round out two
even years at least.
The southern abptment OF the
bridge is completed and that end of
the structure is resting safely on it's
concrete foundation. But the
other end is apparently in the same
condition as 1t was over a year ago.
But 1t is not, as the contractors
have been handicapped in having to
pull out of the creek all manner of
debris and old tires, which they did
not expect would be there, and in
other ways have been greatly ham
pered. The work that has been done
on the northern side is such that can
only be discerned by inspection.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-05-19
DOG CATCHER
QUIT BEFORE
HE STARTED

Although not yet having started
his previously proposed new duties,
William Harvey, of 626 Carson ave-
nue., has withdrawn from the posi-
tion of dog warden and poundmas-
ter. His application for the job as
dog catcher received favorable con-
sideration at the committee meeting
OF the council Friday night. 1t had
been intended by the aldermen to
officially appoint him at the regular
meeting tonight.
Following the announcement on
Saturday that Mr.. Harvey had been
selected for the position, he appealed
to Mayor Ferd Garretson to have his
application withdrawn. claiming he
was going to Clinton to live with a
relative. He was advised to file q
request for a withdrawal with City
Clerk Wilbur LaRoe, which he did
AS result the city is still in search
of applicants for the position of
canine snatcher. If an application
Is received from desirable man by
the time of the meeting tonight, an
other selection may be made.
City Clerk LaRoe is in receipt OF
1913-1914 dog license tags, which
are now ready for distribution. They
are of the same design as those now
in use, excepting that they are short
er and more stubby. They are of
brass and bear the numerals 1913"
and the words Perth Amboy Dog
License" Tags now in use in con-
nection with 1912-1913 licenses will
expire with the end of this month.
See BLEW and sell your property.
1861 16-tf* BLEW. l68 Smith st.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-05-19
TRAILS WOMAN
AND HER LOVER
Irate Husband Arrested While
He Is Seeking to Shoot
the Pair on Street.
REVOLVER NOT LOADED
ParoIsd for Hearing Tonight
--WilI Get Warrant for Al
legged Unfaithful Wife.
REVOLVER NOT LOADED

Complaint of Louis Muniwez that
his wife had deserted him to live
with an alleged affinity, followed by
threat to kill the woman and her
lover. caused the former to be arrest
ed last night by Patrolman Calvin.
Upon hearing the threat Officer CAL
vim searched Munfwez and found a
revolver In his pocket. 1t was not
loaded. On this account he was
paroled this morning to give him an
opportunity to furnish evidence
against his wife and her alleged
affinity.
Muniwez was much wrought up
over the alleged unfaithfulness of
his wife when he met Patrolman Cal
win at Charles street and Hall ave-
nue. shortly after o'clock last night.
He told the officer a story of how the
woman had deserted him and was
now living with another man. He
had then not seen the pair together,
but desired to SO that he could shoot
them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-05-19
Patrolman John P. Murray
Stops Fierce Fight and Re-
ceivss Cut Across Cheek.
PLACES TROUBLEMAKERS
. UNDER ARREST UNAlDED
Makes Four Other Arrests
Over Week End Praised by
Mayor for Good Work

Patrolman John P. Murray, one of
the latest appointees to- the police
force, distinguished himself by end
ing a fierce street row and making
six out of seven arrests yesterday.
Although probably the smallest and
one of the most slender officers in the
department, Murray handled tall
and husky troublemaker and a small
er fighter with no mean ability. In
the melee the officer received cut
across the cheek, which extended al
most from his ear to his nose. This
seemed to only add to his pluckiness.
He called for assistance and with a
determined effort subdued both
troublemakers. He had them we'll
under control when other officers ar
rived with the city patrol.
Anton Erickson, twenty-five years
old, of 108 Park avenue and William
Long, twenty-eight years old, of 102
De Kalb avenue, were his prisoners
Long was fined $25 this morning by
Recorder Pickersgill for being the
aggressor and Erickson was fined
$40. Although Erickson, the taller
OF the two, Is accused of cutting
Murray with some unknown instru-
ment, the officer did not complain
about that. He said Erickson was
usually good citizen and pressed
but one charge Of disorderly conduct
against him.
According to information received
hy the uOlfce the men fOupht over a
woman. Chief of Police Burke warn
ed them that he knew house In De
Kalb avenue, with whic' they were
connected, had shady reputation.
In the fight that ensued on De
Kalb avenue shortly before 12
o'clock yesterday noon, Long lost all
of his outer shirt and Erickson be-
came minus of about half of his
The men were at 1t In rough and
ready style when Murray happened
along on his way to police head
quarters to report for duty. He was
quick to separate them and had a
fierce tussle for several minutes. At
the call for aid Patrolmen Reager
and Harding arrived with the patrol.
At that stage they found the smaller
officer and his two prisoners bleeding
and with clothing badly disarranged.
There was evidence of fierce strug
gle.
Mayor Ferd Garretson extended
compliments for the young officer
this morning, declaring he proved
yesterday beyond a doubt that che
possessed the sand that goes to make
up the best qualities of policeman"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-05-19
FIELDER INSISTS UPON
JURY REFORM AT ONCE
Special to me EVENING NEWS.

opsCtof 10 tNS 6F hHiNt NhWd-
Trenton, May 19.-Whether the
chancellor-sheriff jury bill, with its
referendum clause, becomes law or
not, Governor Fielder is going to
fight for immediate Jury reform.
He threw down his gauntlet today to
the opponents of the jury reform and
declared that the legislature would
pass a bill to take effect at once
which, while leaving the power to
draw juries with the sheriff, will so
limit and safeguard that power that
the people of the state can have
some Jury reform Immediately. The
governor has drawn a new bill Civ
ing the immediate reform that he in
sists upon and 1t will be introduced
into the legislature this afternoon.
Governed Fielder declares that
even IL the chancellor bill passes he
he Will call upon the legislature to
pass his bill that the state may have
immediate relief.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-05-19
tFrom the NEWS correspondentJ

W
Trenton, May 9:-Preparations
are being made in the political camps
to put the campaign for the COVER
norship into full blast as soon as the
extra session of the legislature Is
ended. The issues upon which the
governorship contest will be fought
will depend largely upon the work of
the lawmakers during the special
session. If no jury reform law shall
be enacted, as Is now predicted by
some State House politicians, the
jury reform question will be the par
amount issue in the campaign. II
the plan of some of the Democratic
leaders Is carried out and the chan
cellor-sheriff jury bill is put through
the senate with the aid OF the vote
of Senator Munson, who is rushing
home from Europe under a hurry
call, the Progressive Democrats will
insist that the Democratic state plat
form on jury reform will have been
kept, for they will insist that they
obtained the best possible jury re-
form law In the face of the fiercest
opposition of the Smith-Nugent oppo-
nents In this reform.
The Republican leaders are already
making their plans to attack the
Democratic stand on the jury reform
question, they charge that the chan
cellor bill Is a miserable make-shift
and in their campaign they will not
lose opportunity OF making use OF
the speeches In the assembly made
against this bill by Assemblyman
Charles O'Connor Hennessy and John
w. Zisgen, of Bergen, and John A
Matthews, of Essex, all Democrats.
In which they charged that this bill
was a make-shift and it's passage
would be a cowardly shirking of
platform pledges. If no jury reform
law Is enacted, then, of course, the
Republican program will be to
charge breaking of the platform
pledges.
1t Is now regarded as hopeless that
a constitutional convention bill Will
be enacted by the Democratic major
fty, owing to the bitter differences
on the proposition between North
and South Jersey. This will give
the Republicans what they regard as
good campaign material and they