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The Colorado statesman., 1913-10-25

public esteem or general honor.
What incentive remains behind
your darkened lives? When we
complain ofthe Negro. we should
remember that one cannot meas
ure the capabilities of "a race by
its lowest members, but by the at
tainments of its very highest. We
have pushed the Negro out into
freedom. Free to do what? To
become a porter in saloon,s or a
waiter in dining car. Which
was better, the drugged content
ment of the slave, a chattel, a
thing. Notwithstanding this, it
was essential to slavery that the
slaves should feel himself physi-
cally and mentally a slave. Gen
erations after generations this idea
was ground into his soul Let the
general community to-day unite in
its estimate as to any of us, and
imperceptibly we will sink or rise
to the limits of that of estimate.
If we brutalize a man, we have no
right to complain when he acts
like a brute. To begin making a
man respectable we must COM
mence respe citing him-to keep
him honorable it is often necessary
to honor him.
Do you realize that in spite of
this handicap there are Negro
homes in Chicago, and not few
of them, the equals in actual re
finement to almost any white
mans? Have you considered that
there are working in this repub-
lie black men, and not a few, in
the various professions that are
the equals intelligently, ard in
many cases the superiors of their
competitors? One of the best law
yers in Chicago is a. Negro and a
rich man besides. The polite
learning of the ages is familiar to
him. He loves the best pictures
and knows the finest music, but
he may not take one meal in any
decent restaurant. Suppose that
man were to come in here today
and sit at the table with us-do
you care to analyze your feelings
towards him? And yet, the bish-
op on his siIken chair, the splendid
old Pope on his ancient throne is
not nearer to Gods great care and
affection than this world exiled
Negro. So embittered has this
man grown against his couL try
and even against his own race
that there is no light left in the
The Colorado statesman., 1913-10-25
(From Chicago Defender)

Among the many grave pr9p-
lens pressing upon this people
there is, ,it seems tome, one neglec-
ed question of crying Importance;
How much have we freed the Ne
gro? The other day semi pro-
fessional concern advertised for a
Negro girl cashier. There Wee
sixty flour applications for that one
position. The majority of the
girls who applied had high school
education because the Negro will
make the most pitisble sacrifices to
give hn children learning. These
were neatly dressed, modest ap.
pearing and intelligent. The one
who succeeded had made tifty-two
other fruitless efforts to get ii po-
sition. | do not like to let my
mind follow the sixty-three unsuc-
cessful young girls in weary, heart
breaking search they are still pur-
suing; and yet, it will be demand
ed of these young women that, be-
hind their dark, humililiated cheeks
they keep white souls burning.
To their infinite credit most OF
them will. This instance illus
trates the attitude of the American
public towards the Negro. Let a
black man get work of equal rank
among white brick masons, elec-
tricians, clerks, book-keepers, and
what happens? Every white en-
ploye will quit the job as though
the place has been covered by d
pestilence. There is not great
store in Chicago that dare put a
Negro to work on one of its cars.
The everyday story of Negro
hunting a house in which to live is
filled with burning humiliation
and injustice. And yet, the Negro
of pure African blood is rare, many
of them are almost white-oppress-
ed with white mems hearts, hope
lessly consumed with white mems
ideals and aspirations.
ask you this afternoon to put
yourselves and your families in the
place of an honest, respectable
Negro, with his own wife and little
children. To do that you will have
to crush out all the strongest
'yearnings and highest longings OF
your hearts. Then see what dis
NAL place you have made of it,
Think for a minute that your little
children, no matter how wise they
NAV become. or how good they
shall remain, must never hope for
The Colorado statesman., 1913-10-25

Manhattan, Kan, Oct. 10
Trouble is brewing in Missouri
valley football circles because the
University of Nebraska played
Ross. Negro guard. against the
Kansas State Agricultural college
team last Saturday. Coach Siehm
of Nebraska is. said to have an
nonnced he intends TO play the
Negro in every valley game. w.
O. Hamilton, manager OF athletics
at the University of Kansas, said
4oday a "gentleman's agreement
among the conference managers
made Negroes Ineligible and the
Negro would not play against
Kansas. 1t is generally under
stood at Lawrence that the Uni
versity of Kansas players will re-
fuse to play against Negro.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-10-25

world for him. All this through
no fault of his own, mind you, not
because of anything he has done
to us. but because of what God
did to him The only right way
for you to judge a man is for you
to put yourself in his place. Put
yourself in that mans place. The
problem is not dying every
year it increases in intensity.
In 1890 there were less than
100000 Negroes in this country
in 1860 more than four millions;
today every tenth person in this
republic is Negro, and his ratio
of increase during the last decade
was eleven per cent. They will
tell you in the South they have
settled the Negro problem. They
have not even begun to realize its
awful importance to them. Ter
rorism never yet settled anything
permanently. Only cold. hard
Justice can do that. The Negroes
intelligence is growing in the
South and Fastening there to an
awful amount when the two races
shall stand fronting each other in
open conflict the one cOntemp-
tuous. confident of being in the
right and determined; the other
race determined, desperate and re
vengeful But that moment must
never arrive.
1t is absurd to blame the South
FIR slavery. Slavery came to this
country when it was recognized
everywhere as proper and was sa-
lutory to both slave and master
1t grew imperceptibly irto an in
stitution. Through an accident of
invention almost over night it be-
came necessity to the welfare of
the cotton raiser. Before that the
sentiment of the South was against
it. In 1861, with one blow, the
property and prosperity of the
Southern states we're crushed.
Put Yourself in the Southerner'
ACE. His attitude today would
be your attitude under like circum-
stances 1t is our attitude in the
North, only differing in degree,
not in kind. But the time has
come for big, brave men and wo-
men, North and South, to do
something. | hold no grief for
the Negro. l recognize his many
faults. The traits inbred again
through generations cannot be
gotten out of the blood in a day.
All l ask for Linn is justice. No
body is seeking for freedom of So
cial intercourse with the Negro,
He himself knows that impossible.
But | leicve that unreasoning
prejudice should not prevent any
woman oro man in this country
from filling any portion he is able
to fill-that every citizen may have
freedom to freely use every gift
with which God has endowed him.
There is only one cure for this
evil, and that is the fine eternal
heaven sent panacea for every So
cial ill-pure, even handed justice
The solution of the problem is not
impossible. Some one has said
that looking history through evil
is only good in the making. As
Emerson says, Through the years
and the centuries, through evil
The Colorado statesman., 1913-10-25

New Orleans, La, Oct. 14.-Af-
ter more than so years service in
one family, Mary Ann Ferguson,
who is nearly 80 years old, has
been remembered by one of the
sons of the family, Fergus d. Lee.
In his will he has bequeathed her
$4,000, to be paid in monthly in
stallments of SIG. In addition,
the testator's will provides that the
aged nanny" be buried in the
same tomb with him and that, after
her burial, the tomb be hermeti-
cally sealed, and no more bodies
placed in it. Mary Ann Ferguson
nursed Lee from the time of his
birth, and, in spite of her age,
cared for him during his last ILL
ness. She is deeply grieved over
his death. Members of the Lee
family fear she will not long sur
vive her favorite. Mary Ann Fer.
guson came into the Lee family
when she was a young girl. She
was from Virginia aud was sold as
a slave. When she was freed af-
ter the Civil War she dldnot leave
the family. About ten years ago
the family pensioned her.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-10-25

Montgomery, Ala, Oct. 14.-In
an associated Press dispatch pub
lished in the South a few day ago,
attention was called to tie fact that
a colored man had been put on the
United States Jury in st. Louis
for the first time in fifteen years.
In Montgomery and in other cities
in Alabama colored men serve reg
ularly on United States juries.
There are very few sessions of the
United States courts where from
one to half dozen colored men do
not serve on the petty jury or the
grand jury, and there is little or
no comment. Thus it can be seen
that the race is making some up
ward strides in this part of the
word.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-10-25
AMERICAN
NEGROAND
HIS FUTURE

ue Kavanaugh of Chicago Delivers Red Hot Speech
on the Subject Urges H Fellow Counymen to be Fac
tor in Dealing Justice the Oppressed. His Speech
Vigorous Defense of the Negro.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-10-25

New York, Oct. % = The nine
year old question cf Negro repre-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-13
Chairman McCombs Con-
fers With Party Leaders
and the President
OLNEY SERIOUSLY
CONSIDERING OFFER
Selection of Collectors of Customs
Attracts Attention-Many Nom
nations to Go to Senate
by End of the Week

Washington, March 12-The presence
of National Chairman William f. Me-
Combs in the capital. his many con-
ferenees with democratic leaders and
cabinet members and his engagement
to meet President Wilson early tomor-
row. stirred up unusual interest in
presidential appointments tonight
Richard Olney. who has been offered
the Enthusiastically to Great Britain,
tried to get in communication by tele-
phone with Mr. McCombs early this
evening. At the White House. it was
said. Mr.. Olney was considering the Of
fer. but might not announce his de-
cision until the end of the week.
Pennsylvania States Chairman George
w. Guthrie. for the ambassadorship TO
italy, and Norman T. Mack for an inn
portant diplomatic post, were names
prominently heard IN political circles.
But while interest was keen in pos
sible diplomatic appointments, the Sc
lection of a collector of customs for
the port of New York was brought to
public attention by the presence here
Fof William Loeb, Jr., the incumbent.
who is anxious to leave his post as
soon as possible. Though John z.
Mitchell of New York WAS regarded
early today the most likely selection
instead of Dudley Field. Malone, SON
in-law of Senator OGorman, and warm
friend of the President. surprise was
sprung when the White House received
a telegram from Mr.. Mitchell strongly
urging the appointment of Mr.. Malone
Ii has been stated at the White House
that il Mr.. Malone was not selected
for the collectorship, 1t would be for
some other post or equal Importance.
The following nominations were eX-
pected to be sent TO the Senate be-
fore the end of the week.
Former Representative Edwin F.
Sweet of Grand Rapids, Mich TO be
assistant secretary of commerce.
Henry c. Breckenridge of Lexington.
KY, TO be. assistant secretary of war.
Robert NJ Wooley of Virginia TO be
assistant seeretsry Of the treasury
! State Sehator Franklin y. roosevelt
!, to be assistant secretary of the navy.
| Mr.. Breckenridge is a graduate OF
Princeton in the class of 1907, and was
active in Mr.. Wilson's behalf in Ken
tucl<y since re-convention days.
| Mr. Wooley edited the democratic
campaign text book and has been q
Washington newspaper corresponding
for many years
Mr. McCombs tonigs. declined to dis
cuss his various conferences during the
day and would have nothing to say con-
corning the ambas-adorshp to France
known to have been offered him. Ii is
understood, however, that he Will accent
or reject the offer when he sees thePresi-
dent tomorrow.
/ II developed tonight that Mf. MeGombs
recently declined a place on the New
York state supreme bench. The appont-
ment was offered by Governor Sulzer
when Justice Mccall resigned to become
IA member Of the New York public utilt
ties commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-13
Can Hold Out But One
Week, Says Commander
of Fortress
FIGHTING ALONG
BULAIR FRONTIER
Turkish Cruiser Bombards Port of
DurazzO-Allies viii Not Reply
to Offer of Mediation
Until Friday

Constanlinonle, March PA despair
ing cry of II can hold out only
one week longer was sent up in cipher
BY wireless message today from shukri
Pasha, Turkish commander of Adrian
ople, to his superior officers here. ac-
cording to unofficial reports.
Shukr, who has held out for many
months against the hundreds of siege
guns of the Bulgarians and servians, is
said to have informed the porte in his
message that Adrianople is practically at
the end of its supplies of food and am
munition, while there is much sickness,
especially senrvy and intestinal disorders
Which are raVaging the defenders ranks.
The commander who has offered such
a long and gallant defense, urges either
that peace negotiations be hastened, or
that an immediate attempt to relieve the
city be undertaken from the TehataIja
lines. The Turkish ministry is divided
'ir opinion and will have difficulty in
reaching any solution of the problem
raised by the commander of the besieged
fortress.
The foment aroused by the murder Of
the late Nazim Pasha continues to
thleaten internal trouble in Turkey. Ac
service here today in memory of Nazirn
iasha, the officiating MIussulman priest
pronounced a malediction on his assas-
sins and ON those who had deceived the
sultan of Turkey, the head of the Mus
sulman faith.
Serious lighting has been in progress
along the Bulair frontier since yesterday.
The Turkish fleet is cooperating with
the troops
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-13
SULZER PREFERS CHARGES
AGAINST JOSEPH F. SCOTT
Non Feasance and Neglect of Duty Charged Against Super
intendent of New York Prisons-Knew of Money Of
fered BY Thaw and Allowed Him to Be Visited
Without Restriction

Albany, \. y, March 12.-Charges
of mon -feasance and neglect of duty,
were preferred today against Col.
Joseph E. Scott, superintendent of state
prisons by Governor Sulzer The gov
ernor in presenting charges wrote
Colonel Scott that he would be given
an opportunity to be heard in his de-
fense tomorrow.
The charges are based largely upon
the report submitted by the goverpo's
committee of inquiry and in substance
are as follows.
That Scott appointed Dr. James ".
May as superintendent of tho Mat
teawan asylum instead of DR.. Amos T..
Baker assistant superintendent of the
institution, who stood first upon the
civil service list; that Scott failed to
Investigate reports that DR., May all
tered the hospital case book contain
ing record of an examination of
Harry X. Thaw made by DR.. May and
DR.. John w. Russell "and that even
Thaw himself was allowed to alter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-13
REORGANIZATION OF
SENATE MAY NOT Be
MADE bEFOREFR|DAy
Much Work Yet to Be Done
by Smaller Committees.
May Change APP
pointments

Washington March 12.-Work on the
democratic committee list OF the SEN
ate was not completed when the steer
ing. commtte adjourned tonight, and
members EXPRESSED doubt as to whether
the reorganization of the Senate could
take place before Friday, if at that time.
The majority of the important commit
tee assignments had been made, but in
the work remaining to be done on lesser
committees il was expected that oc-
casion would arise for the changing OF
several of the appointments already
agreed upon.
subcommittee appointed to prepare
the membership of the smaller committees
worked until late hour tonight and will
report to the Steering commmittee at
another meeting tomorrow
In tlb majority of cases the older sem
ators who would be entitled to chairman
ships of important committees by reason
of present position on those committees
or their seniority OF service, will receive
the appointments, but an effort Is being
made to distribute the balance of the COM
mittee memberships equally. Indications
Tonight were that the chairmanship of the
new banking and currency committee
would go to Senator owen of Oklahoma,
although a hard fight has been made
upon this assignment 1t Is expected
that there will be lively session of the
democratic caucus before the commit
tee lists are finally approved.
republican caucus was called for
o,clocls TO consider the republican COM
mittee assignments, and the policies to
ba n,lrsued in asking the democrats for
committee places and patronage.
During the long period of control of the
senate nv republicans recognitionN was
giyen TO the democratic minority by the
annointment of many democrats to minor
nnsitions connected with the Senate The
renubIicans expect now that the demo-
cratic mana gers will give them the same
in the reorganization about
to take place.
Later on. however, notices were sent out
NV chairman Galljnger postponing the re-
nublcan caucus until noon Thursday.
This action was taken when il was learned
fbaf The democratic committees would nor
be completed before late today Or Thurs
dav morning. The republican steerfnsx
committee will meet at II o'clock tomoT-
row to nnish its work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-13

|such record, and that Dr. Russell, then
superintendent of the institution. was
not suspended nor dismissed"
That Thaw was PERMITTED to re-
eeive and have large sums of money in
his possession, that DR.. Russell per-
mitted various persons to see Thaw
practically without restriction, and to
transact business with him without Of
fetal surveillance over him; that Thaw
was permitted ito give large sums Of
money to some of these persons and
give money to all of them" And that
DR.. Russell knew that John Nicholson
Anhut had receiye,k $4,000 for the pur-
pose qf releasing Thaw from the hos
pital.
That Colonel Scott refused to sus-
pend DR.. Russell after he learned of
the alleged attempt on the part of An
hut to bribe DR.. Russell, and after
Anhut had testified before the COM
mission that DR.. Russell had told him
"he would not do anything for Thaw
without being paid for it." And that
$4,000 would not begin to compen-
safe him." and that by accepting DIR.
Russelfs resignation over the tele-
phone Colonel Scott INTENDED to
defeat any plan of the governor for
the dishonorable dismissal of said su-
perintendent of said hospital"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-13
SMITH BLAMED FOR
BACON'S DEFEAT AS
PRESIDENT PRO tenn
Sensational Development in
the Senate Organization.
Goodness Between the
Georgia Senator'S
BY c. e. sTEwART

Washington. March 12.-(speciaI. -
1t developed here today that the fail
urc Of Senator Bacon to be elected ms
president pro temp0re OF the Senate
Is charged to senator Hoke smith of
Georgia by the friends of Bacon.
There is now a GOODNESS between the
Georgia senators which may result in
war to the hilt over patronage in that
state
Senator Tillman, who Is fighting to
save his own scalp as chairman of the
appropriations committee, to which he
is entitled by seniority, threw away
all reserve today and hurls defiance at
those whom he terms "conspirators'
and declares that he will die fight
ing.
In a speech denouncing the action of
the progressives for defeating Senator
Bacon, Senator Tillman will never be
able to explain to the people of Geor-
gia how he permitted this conspiracy
to sacrifice his colleague
Offer to Resign Farce
Senator Tillman in discussing the
matter later said: II understand that
Holte Smith pledged Bacon that he
would not stand Tor his crowd de-
feating Bacon for president pro TEN
and would leave them if they attempt
ed 1t. His offer to resign from the
steering committee was a farce. If he
had stood by it l would have believed
1t; would have thought he meant
II, but he withdrew it and proved his
insincerity.'
In sensational story in the Atlanta
Journal of this afternoon from WASH
1ngton II is declared that war is go
Ing to be made on some of the candidates
Of Senator Bacon on the grounds that
they were rot Wilson men. Further.
that 1T Will be the policy of Postmaster
General Burleson to recognize only
Wilson men who are applicants for
places in. the postoffice. department, so
far as Texas and Georgia is concerned.
This is not. generally credited in Wash
fngton, however, in view OF the fact
that Mr. Burleson recommended Daniel
g. Roper. ,former clerk Of the ways and
means committee to President Wilson,
who appointed him first assistant post
master general.
In view or the appointments already
made and the policy followed up to
this. time by the. administrationit Is
not believed that tile President would
'AtprQys Of such Z courses
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-13

grating was less practiced after that
crime. This informer, disclosing how he
paid first $50 monthly and then $50
described how three police officials, in
speetors at various times in the district
Wnere Mlchels operated his resorts.
called at his establishments, watched the
samprng going on, and allowed him to
operate unmolested as long as he paid
tribute to their collectors. "They have
taken an my money" Michels said, ex-
planning why he has now turned in
former. "and / do not intend to go 10
jail for perjury Just to shield them
Mr Whitman declared today he has
OBTAINED verified figures showing thar
s2oo'oev was annually paid the police by
colispirators of gambling and disorderly
resorts tsHtien Lone for immunity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-13
sKING OF GAMBLERS" ON
STAND IN POLICE PRORE

New York, March H. Members of the
police system assessed Herman Michels,
once known as king of the gamblers"
give up his pool rooms MicheIs told Dis
trict Attorney Whitman today. Michels-
then went before the grand jury to add
used as basis for indictments of police
officials and others. including, Mr.. Whit
man expects, several political hackers
Of the SYSTEM.
After the murder Of Herman Rosen-
thai, the gambler, the police bocanre~sl-
tures," Michels told the prosecutor r r
tpalietips The popular impssssicn sl.ss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-13
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD,

1--Rebels reported surrounded by federal
troops.
Take issue with findings of vice COM
mission.
Sulzer prefers charges against Scott.
Underwood and Wilson confer on the
tariff
Despairing cry from Adrianope
Interest IN diplomatic appointments.
Few developments in investigation OF
suffrage parade.
3-Suffrage charges reflect on south.
4--Editorial comment.
5-citizens eager to have owl cars con
tinued
Prominent men to be at newspaper
banquet.
First steel for bank skyseraper.
Platform ON which Wallace will run
G-Society.
7-Sports
s-opponents break up suffrage me
9-I.ipton's challenge declined.
l2-workers for lag day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-13
NEW YORK SUFFRAGETTESg
PLAN IMMENSE PARADE

New York. March 12.-What Is
planned to be the largest parade yet
held In the interest of woman suf-
frage viii take place here Saturday,
May 3. The parade will be- headed by
the National American Woman Suf-
frage association. divided into seven
groups. The groups will comprise the
national officers. delegations from the
nine suffrage states, delegates from
states where the suffrage amendment
is ready to be submitted to the voters,
from states where the amendment is
awaiting action by a second legisla-
ture before submission. from states In
which the suffrage bill has passed one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-13

house this season. from states in which
petitions initiating suffrage legislation
are circulating, and from states whose
legislatures have failed TO act ON a
suffrage bill this year
The national association" says the
announcement. SIS confident that this
May procession will be much larger
than any previous suffrage demonstra
tion. even the parade of March g. al
though the number of marchers IN
Washington far exceeded the exrecta-
tions of everyone who understood the
encountered rs TIRE national
congressional committee and the Wash
in ston parade committee. New ~ orl<
city Is the easiest place in this country
to organize big parade"