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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-29

thrill the world. Maybe they'll ten.
sometime. they say but-the Carran-
zistas aren't In power yet. The
crisis for the Reyes family came on
February %. not because that Is
Washtngton's birthday, but because
it Is the anniversary OF the assassin
alton OF Francisco Madero, who was
almost an idol with the Reyes girls
and their mother. On that Sunday
afternoon Mrs. Reyes, taking her lib
erty and it might have been her life
into her hands, went to the rench
cemetery, where Madero lies buried.
and, carrying great bouquet of roses.
she stalked her way through the lines
Of Mexican soldiers and rurales to the
door Of the Madero family tomb and
placed the roses there. Carmen, her
daughter, who was standing beside
her suddenly felt the touch of hand
on her shoulder. The girl turned and
found herself facing George Huerta,
the son OF Madero's assassin.
What are you doing here?" he
asked insolently. He is a loafing
young blood OF the capital and per-
haps some Of his fathers cognac
made him particularly overbearing in
his demeanor. Are you relative Of
the Madero's7" he continued What
are you crying around here for " i
was In the cemetery myself that sun
day and know what sinister crowd
of soldiers and secret service mon 1t
was that surrounded Madero's grave.
It would have taken brave man to
stand at that graveside and speak his
mind, and he probably would have
paid for his words with his life.
We're here to mourn for the good
man your father murdered"
The words came like SO many
shots; spoken right into the face Of
the assassin's son; delivered In the
presence of grim soldiers: heard by
scores of bystanders who were Sc
cretly mourning; thrilling me, as
they did every other bystander, until
it hurt us not to be able to cheer.
Mrs. Reyes told George Huerta some
more things, too; she told him that
he was as bad man as his drunken
father. She prophesied; she said the
day would come when his father who
had seized the presidency by murder,
would be an outcast. She said she
hoped the day wasn't far away, either,
and then she wound up by saying
Nov go home and tell your father
what an American woman, who isn't
afraid to talk, thinks about him."
She and her daughter turned away,
ofo - al
and left the wondering and aston
ished son Of the dictator to think
things out.
I'm telling this story Of the Reyes
family now because 1t is the first
chance have had to tell 1t, without
endangering the lives or at least the
liberty OF that brave woman and her
daughters.
After the incident. secret service
men haunted them and their home;
even their servants. they discovered,
were Huerta spies. And the other
day, they had to flee. There was
one white man." in the Huerta gov
eminent, who called one of the girls
to his ONCE and said:
your mother and you girls had
better get out Of the capital ~ soon
as you can, Huerta is planning to ar
rest her"
And so the plucky little American
woman, with her four daughters. left
their home one evening. got to The
railroad station without being observ-
ed, and twenty-four hours later. were
under the American flag in Vera Cruz.
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sons voted for 1T said primary.
To elect state central commit.
tee, and to transact such other bust
ness as may be properly brought be-
fore 1t.
At 10 o'clock a. m. of the day OF
the aforesaid state convention, the
delegates from the several congress
sional districts shall meet in caucuses
to transact such business AZ may
properly come before them and select
the usual committees Of the state
convention.
The basis Of representation in said
state convention shall be as follows:
Ono delegate for each county and
one additional delegate for each two
hundred votes, or fraction thereof not
less than 100. cast for George w.
Clarke for governor at the general
election held November s, 1912 The
counties from the First district Of
Iowa will be entitled to send the fol-
lowing delegates:
Des Molnes "Reminiscences. Ia
Henry ........'...'.' .'....'..'. ~
JEFFERSON
Los .'''''''''''''' % - 800
Van Buren ................. .
L. B. WHITNEY,
Secretary.
CHARLES A. RIA VISION,
Chairman.
Des Moines, Iowa, June 8, 1914.
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Itching piles provoke profanity. but
profanity won't cure them. Doan's
Ointment cures itching, bleeding or
protuding piles after years OF suffer
ing. At any drug store.-Advertise-
ment.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-28
FASHION SHOW WEEK

will the
spectacle spring styles
merchandise
Not thousand merchants and small have consented
a
Fishers
illumination will
exhibitions designs attire and suing
necessity the passersby
with
umbrellas
exhibition
exhibition
lend spectacle almost the Aurora Boeais
Statesman
lments in his paper next
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-28
BlackandWhite
In The South
SCHOOLS FOR NEGROES. BOOKER T. WASHING TON

1t is dense ignorance on the part
of the Negro, and indifference
arising out of lack of knowledge
of conditions on the part of the
white people.
Let me not mince matters, but
state facts as they are, since it is
only through knowledge of actual
facts that progress for both races
can be made. 1t is true that in a
few sections of the South there is
little to complain of with reference
to Negro education either in city
or county districts. In other sec
tions of the South. however, the
opportunities for Negro education
are deplorable, and so long as their
is little or no opportunity for Ne
gro youths in these sections of the
South, however, the opportunities
for Negro youth to get the education
which will teach them to keep their
bodies clean. to know tie law, to
exercise self. control, to labor for
its own sake, so long will there be
crime, SO long will the lives of the
best white people and the best
black people in the South he in
danger from ignorant colored peo-
pie and ignorant white people.
Take. for example, the State of
Mississippi, the State in which
this crime was committed. BY the
last enumeration in that State the
school population was 712,000; of
this number 400 were Indians,
302,00 whites, and 100000 colored
During the year 1912 244,000 col.
ored children were enrolled in the
public schools; this is just a little
over fifty per cent. The average
attendance, however, in the public
schools was 143,0O0, or about thir-
ty-five per cent of the total number
of colored people in Mississippi.
In other words, sixty-four per cent
of the colored children in Mississ-
ippi attended no public school dur
ing the year 1912. In Kinds
County the average salary of col
ored teachers during that year was
about SIC month for five months.
South Carolina is another South
ern State which is back ward in Ne
gro education. According to Of
fetal reports, in district 9, Beau
fort County, of this State, there
was expended on the white chill
dren enrolled in the same district
S2,74 per capita, or folty-six times
as much on the white children as
on the colored children.
In district 10, Charleston Coun-
ty, there was expended 1902 for
each white child, So IL for the col
ored; in district 80, Abheville
County, SILT for the white, SO
cents for the colored; in district 3,
Edgefeld County, $7.45 for the
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-28
(The Outlook


For number of years l have
had the feeling that the more lib
eral and advanced thinkers of the
South among the white people do
not know the poor school facilities
that are provided for members of
my race in certain sections of the
South. Often when | have been
travelling through the South upon
educational campaigns l have re-
minded white people in my au.
diences of the poor school facili-
ties that existed right in their
own town or county for the educa-
ton of the Negro. Frequently
these white people have not only
expressed surprise but have thank
ed me for my frankness in letting
them know about these bad condi-
tions and then they have taken
hold of matters and have greatly
changed conditions. In many
cases the white people are so busy
about their own affairs that they
do not take time to find out how
the Negro is faring in the matter
of education.
When speaking to the white
people in the South from the plat
form | always try to speak with
perfect frankness, but in Il spirit
of friendship and sympathy. l in
tend to pursue that policy in this
article. l have seldom encounter
ed any direct or stubborn opposi-
ton to Negro education among the
white population, but what | have
found is Indifference growing out
of ignorance of conditions. Ger
tainly we must have truth and facts
as basis for any progress that
both races are to make.
A few weeks ago three of the
most prominent white men in
Mississippi were shot anas killed
by two colored boys Investi ga
ton brought to light that the two
boys were rough and crude, that
they had never been to school,
hence that they were densely ig-
norant. While no one had taught
these boys the use of books, some
one had taught them, as mere
children, the use of cocaine and
whisky. In mad fit, when their
minds and bodies were filled with
whisky and cocaine, these two ig-
norant boys created a reign of
murder" in the course of which
three white men, four colored men,
and ole colored woman met death.
AS soon as the shooting was over a
crazed mob shot the two boys full
of bullet holes and then burned
their bodies in the public-streets.
Now, this is the kind OF thing,
more or less varied in form, that
takes place too often in our couu-
try. Why? The answer is simple.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-28

white, As cents for the colored; in
district 5 of this same county,
1913. II for the white, 5S cents for
the colored; in district 9, Fairfield
County, S1367 for the white, As
cents for the colored; in district II,
same county. S11.50 for the white,
80 cents for the colored.
Under these conditions, let us
see how long the colored children
are in school during the year in
certain typical districts of South
Carolina, then we may get further
light as to the cause of crime and
idleness in portions OF the South,
In district %, Edgefield County,
the public school for colored chill
dren was kept open by public funds
about two and one-half months,
and the teacher was paid at the
rate of SIS per month. In Ander-
son County, district 40, the colored
public school was open two months
and closed ten months. In South
Carolina the average length Of the
school term for the colored people,
outside the cities and large towns,
is from two to four months.
The seriousness of this can be
understood when it is kept lii
mind that there are almost mil
lion colored people in South Caro-
lima and that eighty per cent of
them live in rural districts. Thus
in one State of our great free coun-
try 100000 colored children are
provided with public education
for but three or four months in
the year Under these cnnditions
1t would require twenty eight years
for child to complete the eight
grades of the public school.
OF course any one knows that a
two months or a three months
school, with mere pittance of q
salary for a teacher, means almost
no school The buildings in which
these schools are conducted, as a
former State Superintendent of
Educa ton in South Carolina said
some time ago, are in many cases
not fit for stables. But South
Carolina is 10y no means the only
State that has these breediug-spots
for ignorance, crime. and filth
which the Nation will, sooner or
later, have to reckon with. In
Alabama, my own State, we have
one of the finest and most liberal
Governors of any State in the
Union. The Superintendent of
Education, as is true of many
county superintendents of educa
ton is also generous in the matter
of Negro education; and yet in
Alabama we have counties where
conditions are almost as bad as
those in South Carolina.
(To be continued next issue)
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-28
Literary Mote.

Talk about genius not being recog-
nized." says a Georgia editor. I'VE
once treated an author to haircut
even though he didn't have quite
enough to STUFF a mattress. Atlanta
Constitution.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-28
How Thinos Have chanoedl

You never used to come to me
with the smell of liquor on your breath
before we were married." mo. and
you never used to sing to me before
we were married"
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-28

washington Post, March ., 1910
Southern Democratic senators
have taken up the question of the
new recorder of deeds for the Dis
trict, and are urging at the White
House that the new appointee
shall be of the white race. 1T has
been representtd d that if a colored
man is named II bitter fight will
arise against confirmation. The
President, it is understood, has
the matter uuder serious consider
alton, and has indicated that he
will make no appointment until
after he has heard from a number
of public men who, without hav-
ing any candidate for the office,
insist that the policy uniformly
pursued with reference to this Of
flee since the appointment of
Frederick Douglass as recorder
shall no longer obtain. In con-
nection with the appointment
there have been laid before the
President facts concerning the con-
ditions in tue office of the recorder
as disclosed by an Inquiry made
by Gn official connection with the
Department of Justice. The term
of Office of the incumbent will ex-
pire in the early spring, and it is
expected that his successor will be
decided upon prior to that date.
The Maryland delegation has uni
ted in opposition to continuance
of the present recorder and 20 the
appointment of any other colored
man. ard it is SAID that number
of Washington Democra are tax
ing the same position.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-03-28

NEWS

The New York Evening Journal
in its issue of the 18th inst. says
that a perfect baby" show was
held at the Young Women's Chris
tian Association Building last
week aud gold medal was the
first prize to the most perfect baby
and three bronze medals was the
second prize to the next three most
perfect babies. There were 700
babies entered without regard to
race or color. The contest was
held for the purpose of having bet
ter babies in Newark. Examining
physicians looked over every child
entered and upon finding young
sters with low ratings informed
the parents as to Just what action
to take Many mothers were hor-
riied. worrified. when the examin-
ing physicians had completed their
findings. The first prize, the
gold medal was won by a colored
baby, commonly known as "a Negro
baby" and three white babies car
ried off the bronze medals. The
Evening Journal was not as fair
as the white judges,-it published
the pictures only of the three white
babies. Colored folks will bob
up" serenely even though they
are weighted down with the leaden
sinkers of race prejudice.
New-York tribune., 1914-10-04
MONTCLAIR VIEWS
ITS POLICE DOGS
Tell Won Flugelrad Show,
His Quality Before
Big Gallery.

IIore vas "a large and represet,,,,
company present at the police ~,
t-ials yesterday afternoon al Vi,,.
yie~. .Iou:ciair, h. j.. under the d.
lion o. ,ne German shepherd Dog a.,
O. hr;e,ica.
. GGsdsomo cJ0 wss 10 sor comn.,.
.io1. q d .n.s -as -oo7 By ne ,noo,.sl
nor Toll rou I.1ge rad. owned bT W.
rou Castle, T5o .aiDited ne doy ~.
selt 'pG scorrn 105 points WITH I,-
This - ne dog -0c wn.ch Mr.. CssI.
ga 81 roo ., ne Long Island K,n,.
CUB zLos.
.l-s. George II. Lslderss Asso E,l
sslfes vas second, Win 1893 oois,,
As. IS yot.Lg cog, only 6f,,..
months old. and VAS handled by Bs-,
{. B2sr, who haa previously sold him !.
Mrs. i.1uders Ior 81 500 The 1vs "a
era ned IN Germany. and he has BE-,
KEEP. uD 70 his work here at Baer. =
lice dog training school. He r,,.
through ing tests well, and did h.
leap, retrieving, trailing and hoIci,y
Lis nan w.,bou- Al error. Z. l. \,
Winter was tEird with Rem Won sur,
hign class dog, which made 1856 poI.t.
BENJAMIN H. 1hroop' put his Sjs
fried through his PAGES, and the Sem.
Ton cog worked we'll, nut ;nere vas 4.
time to try out Kuno Of Eirnview, si,t.
darkness came on and a trial xay IN
possible.
The judges were Charles CLARK, Wi.
lam {. Anrens and z. Hoffman. a.
their awards were well received.
New-York tribune., 1914-10-04
Crystal Gazing Fad
OF Terrier FancierS

over the unrimely end Of her son could
not be assuaged. The youngsters are
by Bonnie Boo, as he is called IN the
kennels. who is grandson OF On.
Bonnie Blue. jeff is very promising
and well known fancier already has
an option on him.
Bonnie Boo j. the best known sire
in the kennels. He IS quite as tallless
as a Schipperke; in tact, so unusual is
his lack Of appendage that he has been
accused OF being a manufactured
article. This is ridiculous. as one has
onlv to see his little tail 10 realize
that Bonnie is just as nature mace
him .
When Mrs. Kuhacr was asked II
there was money IN raising dogs she
laughed and said: 81 hate 20 relute
inc testimony Of 80 many well known
fanciers. but we have never made any
money with our dogs. 1t IS not that
We do not sell them. for we always
have more orders than we can Ill, buI
# one wishes 10 have ones dogs well
known one must attend the shows. ana
that is an expensive undertaking. bos-
tor terriers are my only hobby, now
ever. and il a: least pays for lfseli,
which j. more than can ne saio oL
most hobbies.' .,
Mrs. Kubach has cabinet sled
with beautiful silver cups and trophies
ranging from dog collar To ster-
ling silver grooming OUTFIT, all won by
the members of the Crystal Kennels.
New-York tribune., 1914-10-04
FOOTBALL MEN UP RIVER
Stevens Team at West Point
Rutgers Going Saturday

TIE SteYeus football tesm and su9-
ytitutes made the trip yesterday 20
West Point on the Day Line steamer
Washington Irving Manager J. A.
Scheller. Captain Clinton Stretch, As
sistant Manager William Taylor and q
large rumocr Of alumni ACCOMPANIED
them. The party came back on ih"
Day Line steamer Albany. which lett
Wes. Point at $40 o'clock, and the
trip down the Hudson in the moonlight
was eulivcHcd with college songs and
music.
On Saturday about three huad,cj
Rutgers football enthusiasts and :rcir
friends. together with the Rp.lrl'
football team. win 20 TO the We 4.
poin. game Oh the Day Line steamei
leaving Ne. York al $40 a. N. Tie
Washington Irving will leave New Notk
%, p. M. that afternoon and viii re-
turn. leaving Wcst Point at @:2O y. M.
thus atiording an opportunity IOr
those who cannot go up IN the morL'rg
ol eujoyisg the trip ur tie river n
the afternoon m time 10 return w..h
the team and its ir,enus.
New-York tribune., 1914-10-04
FANCIERS DISCUSS
new MUzZLINC LAW
French Bulls and Terriers
on Parade at Kennel
Club Meeting.

Every fancicr in Brooklyn as we'll
ss number from the Manhattan slde
or the bridge were present at The
meeting Of the Long Island Kennel
Club. which was held in the clubroom
,- Vcvins st. on Friday evening.
The important discussion which oc-
,..,pfcd the first part of the evening
was IN regard to the muzzling law
which the fanciers have determined TO
do away with.
DR.. De Mund, John +. Collins, Alson
n Ledorer. Theodore Offerman ana
Daniel Ritchey, who were so success
mi in persuading the American hen-
nj club TO back their enterprise 90
Tho extent Of $4,000, were on hand, ana
sfter 2 report of the meeting se|er%i
letters we're read from prominent c'N-
zeus in regard TO the stringent ia"'
Among them was a most convincing
en;,tle from DR.. Amos NJ. Rltch, VINO
stated that rabies was the rarest OF
All diseases and that he had never yet
seen a case of II.
The Brooklyn matches always BRING
out some good puppies. and many
champion has made his debut ~ the
City of Churches.
French bulldogs we're the nrst N
the ring. and they were well rep:e-
sented. There wtre two classes 1or
them. puppies and open.
Fred. Pofet had tWo good puppies
in Marguerite and Joiic Mascot. Mar
guerite wss first choice, with william
Brueggemsh's Neva n second place.
The yellow went 10 Mascot.
Nh Bruegpemsn won another rtd
in ;he open class with Aylatresse. the
blue going to Fred. Joness Damozel.
Two little Bostons received names
in the puppy class. They came 20 the
show. nameless and returned home as
Bobbv TAYLOR and Billy Taylor. The
are the property Of +. D. Taylor and
won second and third prizes. r. Rode
SUNDAY Girl was first choice.
=. Rooney's ROOney's Girl vas
chosen as the best boston terrier.
William Leonard showed a good ing
lish bull pup. called King John, whlch
defeated r. RudAeisch's Cora and Mrs.
{. NJ. Platt's Astoria Marquis.
in the open class Mrs. Plat won
with her WroXham Silent Marquis
Mr.. Foxs Winsome Winnie being sec
ond
There was class for all breeds o.
terriers. which was won by DR.. +. Il.
Bcrendsohn's smooth toN terrier
Brookdale Reciprocity. W. Jones
C-ew so Preference was second.
Reciprocity was chosen as the best
dog in the show. Several new mem
bers were elected. Among them were
Mr.. and Mrs. James Gardner Rossman,
,-Lo purpose going into the dog game
b, worth while wsy. Mrs. Rossmar
RECENTLY purchased the Maltese terrier
champion Sweetsir of Dyker for $3.50.
Among those present were Mr., end
Mrs. Carl Daumarn, Alva Rosenberg,
DR.. and Mrs. +. II. Berendsohn, Mr..
al Mrs. Rossman. Mrs. William Shep-
rard, Mrs. Nadge Thorpe Jules
Ferrond, Mrs. c. VI. Platt and Wilbur
Purcell.
New-York tribune., 1914-10-04
DISCUSS MUZZLlNG LAW
Fanciers Get Encouragement
from DR.. Goldwater

A. meeting Of the Dog Lovers Pro
tective Association at the Hotel Gre
gorian last night there was a large ana
enthusiastic gathering OF true dog loT-
ers. not alone those interested IN the
sale and breeding o. valuable dogs.
Many strange face, were seen and sey-
eral of the strangers spoke feelngiy
on the subject Of the present muzzllnS
Of dogs.
John f. Collins reported ,hat he had
found Dr. GOidwatcr quite ready 70 lls-
ten 10 all of their arguments and even
ready TO make concessions. For m
stance. Or. Goldwater said, While u
law has been passed. forcing all doC
owners to muZzle their dogs. nothing
has been said ia regard 10 the hind o.
muzzle. and this leaves q vide license.
Dl. Goldwater also said; 81 nave IN
,tructcd policemen not TO make them
selves ridiculous by taking pet dogs
which may be unmuzzled, and they
know, too. that dogs in motor cars may
not be molested Ii AT the end OF three
months ! feel that this new muZZlIng
Jaw ls not Eclping 10 stamp out rabies,
! will frankly say that think II quite
unnecessary
A committee has been named 20 call
on the Mayor and put their side @
the question 10 him. A; thi, point q
stranger arose and said: Il 40 not
know what the Mayor will say. but l
90 know what Mayor GeyEor would
have said. This would have beeu the
sum and substance Of it A wise man
knows when 10 change his mind and
see the discomfort which my own dogs
suffer from thc muzzles. This has had
as much TO do with altering ny de-
cision as all Of your arguments" \
meeting hes been called for Saturday
evening al the same hotel.