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The Colorado statesman., 1914-10-10

During the past year, Nine.
Hackley the noted r,ima donna,
lecturer and teacher, has personal
ly instructed, through her recital
demonstrations at various schools
and in public places, nearly 10000
persons. She has kept a careful
memorandum of the number in
structed in each of the many cities
visited by her. Her itinerary en-
braced over sixty important cen
ters, and in every place she met
with gratifying success. Nine.
Hackley is a grand woman aud is
doing work that no one else
seems willing to undertake She
is being more aud more appleciat, d
as the sincerity and high purpose
behind her efforts are becoming
better understood by the people
she aims to serve. She merits aud
should receive the hearliest en-
couragement at the hands of every
man, woman and child of the race
in America.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-10-10
DO NOT COPY WHITES TOO
CLOSELY

We fear that most of our so.
called advanced movement is toe
mechanical. We ape whites with
out adapting the principles of our
needs. We imagine when we can
say words, get catch phrases we
have the real thing. But results
tell. The method is justified only
by results. What does the Jews
do? The public schools do not
give the history of his race, so he
goes to a supplementary school to
study Jewish history, to get jew
ish ideals, so as to be able to help
his people. The Negro boy is too
often ashamed of himself. Too
often he hangs his head. Why F?
Because he does not know that
his people have been great and are
now great; and are destined to even
greater things. The school does
not teach him. The Negro Sun
day school teacher must If we
called ourselves expert in Sunday
school matters-if we were heralds
of an advanced movement" if we
considered ourselves in the leader
ship for better Sunday-schools;
for grading to adapt the Sunday
School to the child's needs and
development, we would not slavIsh-
ly follow the lines laid down by
whites to develop the moral and
racial consciousness of white chill.
dren; we would study the Negro
child and give a series of Sunday
School courses directly for the
Negro child. 1t is work of the
church to develop racial self-re-
spect and that can be done by the
Sunday-school teachers as supple
mentary to their regular Bible
work. Christian Recorder.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-10-10
VANCOUVER 3. c., NOTES.

Mrs Matte Hubbard, the well
known cateress of Vancouver, has
charge of the restaurant in the Oci-
dental club. She will sure make a
| success with her home cooking meals
and short orders at all hours. The
| club management contemplates pool
tournament in the near future, which
will inaugurate the winters entertain
ments.
Mr.. ]. 1. w. Fisher of Los Angeles
was a pleasant caller at the club for
several days this week, and paid the
management the compliment of hav-
ing the best equipped and managed
organization of its kind, which had
come under his observation on the
coast.
Mrs. Thomas Parks of st. Paul, Mr..
NJ Boone, R. D. Clark, Mr.. f. c. Mill
| ford, Mr. G. A Jackson made things
quite lively, they are all from Tor
ronto, Canada. Mr.. Andrew Jackson
from st. Paul, Mr.. George Fuller of
Vancouver, were visitors at the club
last week.
Mrs. Oliver and Mrs. Martin of 621
Davie street, entertained the Dara
Dean Company with quite an elab-
crate luncheon while in the city. They
are on the Loves circuit They ex-
pressed themselves as being we'll
treated in Vancouver.
Mr.. and Mrs. De Neal left Satur-
day night for Seattle, where she will
open a hair dressing establishment.
She will be missed in Vancouver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson, while out on
their motorcycle, ran over a dog. In
trying to avoid the accident they ran
into the curbing, throwing both to the
ground Mrs. Jackson received a
severe scalp wound, which necessi-
tated the taking of several stitches.
Both are under the care of a physician
and are doing nicely.
Parties or subscribers who wish to
insert an advertisement should read
the rates on page four and not expect
the agent to advertise your business.
H. H.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-10-10
HOW TO
STRENGTHEN
THE ARMY

If all the nations should agree
to disarm, when the disarm-
ament was completed they would
simply go ahead and arm again
You may persuade nations to dis
arm but you can't prevent men
from inventing destructive imple-
ments of war. And when the ma
tions have reduced their arma-
ments by agreement each nation
will gladly purchase from its re-
spective citizens any new inven-
tions which may be reputed to
have the power to kill the most
men in battle, and in this way go
right ahead again trying to get
ahead of its neighbor in the num-
bef of such implements possessed.
NEGRO SHARES BURDEN IN ALL WARS
In any war in which the United
States may be engaged, as in the
past, the Negro will he anxious to
share his burden in it. IF if should
be directed against some weak pow
er like Spain or Mexico, where we
are sure of the result even before
the declaration of hostilities, there
will be those who will make light
of the Negroes desire to serve his
country, and there may come again
those who will be lectured for
their feverish desire to get into
the war;" but should the clash be
with some such power as Germany,
France or England Especially
England via Canada) our services
will be only too gladly accepted.
In such an event what could be
our prospects? Although we now
have four good regiments of colored
regulars with all officers white ex-
cept three, which white officers are
accepted by the men as matter of
course, few self respecting Negroes
in this day would care to go to war
in volunteer regiments oficered by
white men. In short, we would
feel called upon as matter of self
respect to demand Negro officers.
The war department would very
properly ask where are they to
come from? The whole thing
would hinge on that one question.
We well know that our high
schools and colleges are annually
tnrning out numbers of young men,
who, for the ordinary walks of life
in civil pursuits, are well educa-
ted; but in these days the art of
war by civilized nations is reduc-
ed to science, as may be gather
ed by reading the reports of the
scientific methods used by either
side Especially the Germans, the
greatest scientists on earth) in
gaining an advantage over the 9TH
The Colorado statesman., 1914-10-10

to the wealth of the owner, and $14,-
100000 to the wealth of the colored
people. If each family adds two pigs,
it would have in a few months $4,000
more wealth, and s2S,O0O,OOO would be
added with which to promote the well
fare of the race during the money
stringency created by the European
war.
Let us not put it off, but organize
pig clubs everywhere. Give each boy
and girl an opportunity to own and
grow at least one pig.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON.
Tuskegee Institute, Ala, October 8,
1914.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-10-10
(From New York Age)

From New York Age)
To the Editor of The Age:
Knowing the interest you take
in anything affecting the welfare
of our race 1 desire to make prop
osition which 1 hope may meet
with your approval.
Owing to the 6erceness of the
war which is now being fought in
Europe, the large number OF men
engaged, the stupendous scale on
which its operations are being car
ried out, as well as the audacity of
Germany in fiouting the whole civ
ilized world by violating the neu-
trality of peaceful Belgium, I have
not the least doubt that the mill
tarists of the United States will,
long before Its close, begin to pour
upon Congress plans for the reor-
ganization and increase in our mil
itary establishment Neither have
| any doubt that the Congress will
become susceptible and that some
scheme evolved by the general staff
out of these recommendations will
be accepted whereby the regular
army will be enlarged and more
substantial reserve force than our
present militia be organized. In
fact one has only to read the cur
rent issues of the military publica-
tions to see that the militarists are
already getting themselves in shape
for an effective and Gf necessary
protracted seige against Congress
to that end.
Knowing your sentiments as re-
CARDS war, as often expressed in
the columns of the Age, | would
say right here that l am not one
of those calamity hcwleJs who be-
lieye that we are in imminent dan
ger of invasion by some foreign
power, but long service has con-
vinced me of the weakness of our
army as fighting force due to the
looseness of our military system,
our lack of concert in training, our
contempt of authority, and many
other causes; and l am confident
that for all our boasting, our army,
if pleaced against an equal num-
ber of troops of the mettle
of those who have been doing
the bulk of fighting in Europe
during the present month, or that
fought in the Balkan war would
suffer inglorious defeat. Neither
am militarist. L believe in
universal peace, but l believe that
so long as it is necessary to have
jails and penitentiaries to restrain
the bad SO long will their be wars.
In other words, you can't reform
the nations before you reform the
people of those nations.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-10-10

Asheville, N. O., Sept. 30.-A
verdict of not guilty was handed
down in the Superior Court here
on Tuesday in the case of Bishop
Q. r. Harris of the A. M. E. Zion
Church, w. j. Trent, secretary of
the Y M. @. A. of Atlanta, Ga,
DR. Walker and the trustees of the
Zion Church, who were on trial
charged with arson because of the
burning of the local church two
years ago The case was called
Monday morning and it was soon
evident that there was not the
least crintilla of proof by which
Bishop Harris and his co-defend-
ents could be charged with CON-
plicity in the matter of the church
burning. The charge against them
was fathered by w. j. Holland
and another who were expelled
from the connection and from the
ministry for violations of the
church law. Bishop Harris, Prof.
Trent, DIR. Walker and the others
are being flooded with congratu-
latory messages at their acqultlal
The Colorado statesman., 1914-10-10
Lost Time Made Good.

During the courtship girl is often
unable to explain her thoughts, but
she makes up for lost time after mar
riage.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-10-10
St. Louis the Fur Center.

Three-fourths of all furs trapped on
the North American continent are
shipped to St. Louis houses to be
sold.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-10-10
Really lime III snent.

Each mans mind is an unknown
land to himself, so that we need not
be at such pains to frame a mechan-
ism of adventure for getting to un-
discovered countries.-Samuel Butler.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-10-10

Ithaca, N. Y, Sept. 30.-For the
third time in the history Of Cornell
University an attempt is being
made to segregate student be.
cause of race prejudice, The vic
tim of the latest attempt is Miss
Adelaide Cook of Washington, ID.
g., whose father was the late Prof.
Charles G Cook of Howard Uni
versity. Miss Cook, on entering
this year, secured quarters in Sage
College, the dormitory for women
students, A few days after occu-
pying her room five girls filed a
petition with President Schurman,
objecting to her presence in the
dormitory. In the dining room
The Colorado statesman., 1914-10-10
Keeping Compressed Yeast Cake.

A compressed yeast cake will keep
fresh a week If it be buried in salt
with the tin foil removed.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1914-08-27

Pacific Coast pedestrians, automo
bile drivers and team drivers exer:
else more care this year in approach.
ing rallrSad grade crossings than
they did in 1913, though there is still
plenty of room for improvement. The
fact is shown in figures gathered by
the Southern Pacific Company in
connection with its campaign for the
conservation of human life and the
prevention of accident
he company has made every eff
fort to educate careless pedestrians
and vehicle drivers as to the danger
OF approaching raj road tracks TIL
out first ascertaining the safety of
crossing. In this connection, cbserva-
ton tests were made in widely sepa-
rated localities in August, September
and October, 1913. OF the 17,O21 mot
or vehicles observed, the drivers of
-11,S36. or 691s percent, looked Meth
er to the right nor to the I-tt before
crossing the tracks: 81 percent lcok-
ed one way Only; and but 27.S per-
cent looked in both directions. The
astonishing number of 1901, or 1913
percent OF the total number CT driver /
observed, ran over the crossings at /
a reckless rate Of speed, and only 80 i
drivers stopped their machines before /
crossing the tracks to see that /
there was no train apprcacf ing.
OF the 1889 drivers of teams, 1914
percent lacked in neither direct on;
Sc percent looked one way only; and
80 percent looked in beth direct ons.
OF 6,901 pedestrians, 3 0S2, or 49.1 pc
peuis, looked in beth directions; Is
percent in one direction only; and
1873 percent in both directions.
Of the total number of 2S,211 driv-
srs ard pedestrians checked, 1884,
Or 1913 percent locked neither way
before passing over the crossing; SO
percent locked one way; and only 33.
percent looked in both direct'o s.
To find out just what effect its /,
;afety first campaign is having, the
Southern Pecific III June OF this year
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1914-08-27

made similar observations, at tn,
:. same crossings where checks were
made last year, and also at addition
al CROSSINGS. The comparative state
m:nE of the result of the two checks
shows the following encouraging re-
suits
Twenty-three percent mere driv ers
OF automobiles are locking in both
! directions before crossing railroad
tracks than did last year, and twelve
Percent are now looking one way.
The number of drivers of teams
looking both ways shows no improve
ment, both years being 80 percent;
but percent more are looking one
way than did last year. Pede trians
show an increase of 20 percent look
ing in both dirsctioas, but 5 percent
less looked one way, indicating new
improvement Of "a percent,
Taking automobile ahdSFtaam driv-
ers and pedestrians tcgether, the i'm
proveme1t of &c percent more look
ing both ways, and 6 percent look
ing enc way IS shown
The Southern Pacific's chief srg-
gestion to these crossing railroad
tracks is to stop, look and listen be-
fore crossing. Were everyone to
heed this, company officials say, prac
ttcally every crossing accident would
be prevented.
TO THE AUTO PUBLIC.
This is to inform you that we are
ready for any and all kinds of re- |
pair work having opened complete
machine shop one-half block east of i
the Moss Nero. Gas, oils, tires tubes
accessories with free air in connect
lon. All work guaranteed Tires guar
anteed. 5000 miles.
Precht and Snyder.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1914-08-27
TO THE AUTO PUBLIC.
MEHRING MILKING MACHINES
Foot Power

If you want to make mi king easy
and have pure clean milk use a Meh-
ring mixer, Capacity 20 cows per hr.
for sale by p H. Brown, Agent.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-02-20

All honor to Justice Buchanan.
When Patterson first appointed
him to a place on the Supreme
Bench of Tennessee, it was fear.
ed by many that the then Gov
ernor knew what he was doing
but the Judges early actions be-
gan to spread the idea that Pat
terson had made a mistake
from his own standpoint. Buc-
hanan made so good on the
bench, proved himself so able
and )disinterested that he was
elected by the people and now
we are proud of him, for from
his heart, his brain and his hand
comes the election law decision
Of last Saturday, which refuses
to trample under foot the Con.
stitutiOn Of the State in order
that the liquor interests may
have control of the States cleo
tion machinery. This decision
from Justice Buchanan might
cover a multitude of sins had he
committed them.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-02-20

corn and the mixture put into
the silo together it is made more
valuable. This crop Of corn and
peas can be grown very success
fully in Tennessee as a second
crop after harvesting a crop of
clover, hay, wheat, oats or rye.
If planted by the 25th of June it
can safely be stored in the silo
before frost.
The corn should be put into
the silo when the grains are be-
ginning to dent, when just a lit.
tie too hard for table use. 1t il
then as its best feeding stage. II
should be put in fresh from the
field, cut up fine and packed by
tramping all the time while fill
ing. 1t cannot be cut too fine OIL
packed too close, 1t should al
ways be fed off from the top
| A few inches feed off the top ev
cry day will keep that below
from moulding and there will b.
very little loss. All kinds OF
stock are fond of good silage
but it is the cheapest of all cat
tie feed.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-02-20
Route No. 5.


w. B. Scott, who has been
very sick OF his home is improv-
ing.
Carrie, the youngest daughter
or W. A. Lawler, fell into the
fire Friday, burning her hand
very badly.
j. Il. Oason killed a hog that
tipped the beam at 468 lbs.
George Q. Wilson has leased
the farm of Mrs. Alzara Cotton
and O. N. Wilson for three years.
We are having a severe attack
Of winter.
E. M. Scott is assisting w. @.
league on the farm.
Our community is elated over
having another merchant at Bar
gerton.
The winter term of school at
Center Ridge with Miss Bertha
Ballard as teacher closed We'd
nesday, the eleventh. The en-
rollment was So. Average at
tendance was 80 per cent. la
the contest for the prize in or.
biography, Misses Zula Day and
Birdie Scates tied, with Miss
Pearl Scott second. The prizes
were hand painted pictures
made by their teacher. Masters
Ray, Melvin, Birchett and Her.
man Lawler, each received q
book as their premium for being
the best readers. Master Henry
Evans received thirty gold
stars for perfect lessons, also
received a prize. Quite mum
Der of others made satisfactory
grades. Among the best Of each
and all the Classes were: Jack
Day, Jim Page, Myrtle and Mat
tie Phillips, Carl Fesmire, Ad-
die Wilson, Pauline Peterson,
and Wilson Scates five years old
can read and write. We expect
some day for you to hear from
the mem bers of our school to be
counted among the best educa-
tors Of our country. In the short
space OF our school, we had two
boys, Ray Birchett and Herman
Lawler, to 60 from the first to
the thlid grade. With the oppor.
tunity given to the children, I'M
der proper tutorage will accom-
plish much in this world. 49,
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-02-20

said that the question of quo
ram had been raised on this
point and therefore the journal
could be looked to. Ii there
was no quorum the body had no
power to act. Even majority
of either house had no authority
to declare it was quorum.
He said the speaker had no au-
thority to answer mot voting"
fol 81 members without showing
whether these members were
present or absent, and that such
action shorld be disregarded,
and that there was no quorum
present in the House of April
ID.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-02-20

The Memphis News Scimitar
has done aome very plain talking
about the wrecking of the Mer.
camille Bank at Memphis, not
withstanding Hunter Raine, who
wrecked the bank is a brother of
Gilbert Kaine, owner of the
News Scimitar. The News Scim.
itar very correctly makes the
statement that others beside.
Hunter Raine must be guilty in
the financial disaster that swept
away the hard.earned money of
so many persons, for it ls the
duty of bank directors to direct
the course Of any institution
which uses their names-and ig-
norance of banks condition is
as culpable in directors as actual
wrong doing. 1t has been stat
ed that Banker Raine gave a
S., 900 automobile to a friend at
Christmas and it is further said
that the friend referred to was
Anderson the cashier OF the Msr-
camille Bank. If that was the
case, we are betting dollars to
doughnuts that Raine was not
giving away so much money be
cause he loved the recipient but
to KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT
about matters the bank presi-
dent did not want talked about.
The News Scimitar Is also right
in the suggestion that the mon
ey gambled away by Hunter
Raine ought to be recovered
from the gamblers who got it.
This money of the people was
secured by a lot of protected
high class thieves who gave moth.
ing in return for it and it ought
to be as easily recoverable as
the money lost by a drunk man
in a common city gambling den.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-02-20
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Continued from First page.
upon its face, and giving it the
benefit of every reasonable pre-
sumption arising from its reel
tails, and from its character, it
does not show the presence of a
quorum.
From its Interpretation of the
constitutions the court holds:
The constitution requires the
journal to show the presence of
a quorum when such a vote is
taken; and this showing must be
an affirmative one, and not arts.
ing merely by presumption from
some fact appearing on the jour
nal, or from silence Of the jour
nal-on the point, or from a state
of facts set out on the journal
which leaves the matter in
doubt.
Referring to section IA, article
3 of the constitution, the court
holds:
I'VE are not authorized to
hold that order directory; the
constitution says it shall be done
in a certain order. If we essay
to change that order, there il
no limit to what may follow
No more mandatory words coulG
be used than are employed il
fixing the order in which billl
must be reconsidered by the sec
ton"
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-02-20
Frost Proof Cabbage
Plants.

Can be planted in the open ground any time during
the months of February March, or April Freezing
weather will not injure them, and they will mature
grown plants.
We want the people of our community to learn
from actual tests the profits to be made growing
y crops of Cabbage from these plants.
We have contracted with w. c. Geraty Com
pany, of Yonges Island S. c., to grow rs supply
of plants for delivery during the months of February
March and April. Varieties: Early Jersey and Char
lesion large Type Wakefield, Succession and Early
Flat Dutch Prices BY mail postpaid Csc per 100 or
$3.50 per 1000 plants. By express (buyefs paying
the express charges which very low 500 plants
for $100; in lots of 1000 to 1000 at ST. so per 1000
lots of 5000 and at SIPS per 1000 plants Ship
ment direct from growing station at Yonges Island
S. c.. Plants guaranteed to reach you in good con-
dition and to produce satisfactory crops of headed
cabbage, or will refund purchase price.
Terms Cash With Order No shipment sent c.
O. D.
AS further inducement to introduce these
plants and to increase the circulation Of paper
will give 100 plants postpaid free for each yearly
Cash With Order Subscription either renew
ais. By getting us few subscribers you can
secure what plants you need free.
Send order direct to and we will forward to
growing station.
The Lexington Progress.
LEXINGTON. TENN.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-02-20

The Frost County unit bill
passed the Kentucky Senate last
week after a heated debate by a
vote of "a to 12. The measure
then went to the House, where,
if it passes in its present form,
will go direct to the governor.
The measure changes the pres
ent county unit bill so that rs
per cent Of the voters OF all en-.
tire county may call q local OPP
tion election instead of rs per
centof each precinct in the coun-
ty. BY getting the signature Of
nsent Of the voters in any
e state, it is possible
% liquor queag iopeip