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The Colorado statesman., 1914-12-19

requiring the railroads to furnish
separate coaches and waiting rooms
for whites and blacks, excused the
railroads from furnishing sleeping
cars, dining cars and chairs for
Negroes. The court had listened
to Attorney General West of Ok
lahoma, argue that the Negroes
must show before,the law could be
held unconstitutional that their
volume of travel was such as to
justify the furnishing of the "lux-
ury" facilities in question, and
had heard him say that the rail-
roads could not be required to
furnish these special accommoda-
tions when the market did not de-
mand such. 1t had heard the at
torney for the railroads contend
that the members of the Legisla.
ture were undoubtedly familiar
with the character and extent Of
travel by Negroes and were of the
opinion that there was no SUBJ
stantial demand for these facilities
among those of the African race
in the interstate traffic of Okla
homa.
'It makes constitutional rights
depend upon the number of per-
sons who may be Disseminated
ag ainst, whereas the essence of the
constitutional right is that it is a
personal one," was Justice Hughes
reply I" that argument.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-12-19
COLOLED MURDERER
SAVED, STOOD
FOUR TRIALS

Birmingham, Ala, Dec. Err
win Pope, a Negro, has entered
upon life term in prison after
five convictions of murder in the
first degree.
The crime was committed in
1900. The victim was j. B. Nc
Clurkin farmer ofCalhoun Coun-
ty. On technical errors the Su-
preme Court reversed four verdicts
but confirmed the fifth verdict.
Three times the Governor respited
the man and finally committed his
sentence TO life Imprisonment,
giving as the chief ground for his
action that blood. d.stained shoes
found in Popes house soon after
the murder and used as States ev-
idence against him did not fit him.
Anent that it is remarked that
many Negroes in the South wear
shoes picked up by gift or other
wise, regardless of fit. AT the
time of the murder sentiment was
so strong against Pope that he was
brought to Birmingham for safe
keeping.
Thirteen times a date was set for
Pope's execution and he watched
the building of two of the scaffolds
from his prison window. The
case made a state. vide reputation
for two young lawyers for the de-
fense, one just out of Yale.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-12-19
WHITE BRUTE ASSAULTS
5.YEAR OLD GIRL

Jersey City, N. j. Dec 9.-All
Jersey City is wrought up beca use
of an outrage committed by Joseph
A. Smith, 56 years old, a white
man living at 5 Reed street, upon
little Hilda Dyer, five years old
daughter of Mrs. Minnie Dyer,
176 Union street. The crime was
committed in the celer of the Dyer
home on Monday, November 80,
the white brute being employed at
that time to do some carpentering
work around the house. The
child was playing around the front
of the house while Mrs. Dyer was
busy with her household duties.
Smith enticed the child to the cell
lar and accomplished his british
design. The mother, by chance
coming to the front of the house,
overheard Smith talking to the
child. Horrified at her discovery,
she ran and secured her husbands
revolver and made an attempt to
kill the white man. The revolver
was no good and failed to fire.
Smith attempted to escape, but
policeman was secured and he was
arrested.
ONLY Sl,50O BAIL RERUIRED.
Arraigned before Police Judge
Warren in the First Criminal
Court on Tuesday, December /,
he was held in the nominal bail of
81 800 to await the action of the
Grand Jury. Considerable criti-
cism and comment has been
aroused because Of the very small
bail required by Judge Warren in
The Colorado statesman., 1914-12-19
DENVER COLORADO SATURDAY. DECEMBER 10 1914

sincere interest in this work and
sympathy with it," said the presi-
dent in reply to Dr. Brough. Il
think men like yourselves can be
trusted to see this great question
at an angle. There is not lues-
tion, it seems to me, into which
more candor needs to be put or
more thoro human good feeling
than this. [ know myself, as a
Southern man, how sincerely the
heart of the South desires the good
of the Negro and the advancement
of his race on all sound and sensi-
BILE lines, and everything that can
be done in that direction is of the
highest value. 1t is a matter of
common understanding.
There is charming story told
about Charles Lamb. The conver-
sation in his little circle turned
upon some men who were not pres
yent, and Lamb, who. you know,
suffered, said Il hate, that fellow.
His friend said: Charles, 1 didn t
know you knew him. Lamb said
Il don't; l can't hate a fellow /
know
Il think that is very profound
human fact. You cannot hate a
man you know. And our object
is to know the needs of the Negro
and sympathetically help him in
every that is possible for his good
and for our good. l can only bid
you Godspeed in what is a very
necessary and great undertaking."
The Colorado statesman., 1914-12-19

a case of so serious a nature. The
white papers of the city have given
little or no mention to the crime,
and what has been said was placed
in remote corner, without giving
definite mention as to the nature
of the atrocious act.
Two physicians have examined
the child and both testify to the
fact that evidence of the crime was
discovered. The Grand Jury is
expected to take action on the
case during this week, and the col
ored people are awaiting with in.
tense interest the outcome of it's
Investigation.
The Dyer family is one of the
best known in Jersey City, hold
ing high place in the community.
Mr. Dyer has been employed in
the governmental postal service for
seventeen years and is at present
assistant superintendent of clerks
at the Pennsylvania sub-station.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-12-19
NEEDS OF NEGRO VITAL
QUESTION, SAYS PRES|-
DENT WILSON

Washington, Dec. 15.-Outlin-
ing his attitude toward the Negro
President Wilson told the univer-
sity commission on Southern race
questions, made ups of repre-
sentatives of eleven Southern col
leges, that 'our object is to know
the needs of the Negro and sympa-
thetically help him in every way
possible for his good and our good" "
DR. G. I'll. Brough of the Univer-
sity of Arkansas, chairman of the
commission, told the president the
commission was organized to make
all impartial study of the race
question from the standpoint of
the Negroes economic, hygienic,
civil and moral betterment. He
said that a very deep investigation
of the subject was being made,
with the good of the Negro always
in mind.
81 am very glad to express my
The Colorado statesman., 1914-12-19
RACE NEWS
GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES


ganized in accordance with the
plan recently outlined by DR..
Booker t. Washington. Already
the colored people of this county
are aroused and have caught hold
of the idea, determined to raise at
least one extra hog this year and
thereby do what they can to re-
lieve the stress of the present f.
nancial condition. The Greene
County organization is to have a
branch in each of the nine town.
ships and workers in each branch
will make an earnest, vigorous
campaign in the interest of the
movement. 1t is predicted that
more than one thousand colored
families will raise an extra pig
this fall and a conservative esti-
mate places the combined increase
in wealth of these families at more
than $4,000.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-12-19
(From New York Age)

DIR. Felix Adler. in his address
al the second public meeting of
the National League on Urban
Conditions among Negroes at Beth
ell A. M E Church Friday night,
December 4, said that the deep
underlying cause of this war is
that all these nations in Europe
are contending together to deter
mine which shall have the power
to rule the black and yellow races
of Asia and Africa" He declared
that two attitudes can be assumed
toward a weaker race: one is the
European attitude of forever main
tanning supremacy over the peo-
Pile ruled, and the other is that of
establishing temporary govern
ment, with the avowed purpose of
extinguishing that government
and preparing the nation for self
government. DIR. Adler says he is
with the latter, and that at pres
ent this is the attitude of this gov
ernment toward the Philippine
Islands. 1t is nip and tuck, how
ever, said DIR. Adler, os to which
way the government would go. If
the standpatters return to power
in the next election the United
States may go over to the European
attitude. He made the avowal
that what is being fought for in
Europe affects viially the Negro
in America, the European idea
being that the white man will al
ways maintain his supremacy over
the nation he rules
The Colorado statesman., 1914-12-19
Monsters of the Deep.

That there are terrible monsters in
the deep there can be no doubt One
of these is the whale. 1t was only in
1908 that a whale devastated the fish
traps off Port Towsend, Wash. be-
cause the fishermen had captured one
of its young. A whaler recently put
in port in Liverpool with the arm of
an octopus 3S feet long. The arm had
been taken from the mouth of whale
he had killed and had stuck in the
huge animals throat The octopus is
doubtless more fearful animal than
the sea serpent.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-12-19
Reloloed in the Prospect.

James, who is not natural student.
one day was observed to seem very
happy about something. A sympa-
thetic neighbor inquired the reason for
his joy. oh" explained James, just
entering third grade, Il asked pap this
morning if l had to go to college, an
he said If l stayed as stupid as | am
now it wouldn't be any use, an teacher
says I'm naturally stupid, so l only
have IL more years to go to SCHOOL,"
The Colorado statesman., 1914-12-19
Decision OF
Supreme Court
GeneratingHope

Washington, d. c., Dec. o.
Sapguine students of the opera
tions of the Supreme Court of the
United States are trying to ferret
out some hope for the Negro from
the decisions recently handed
down by the majority of that court
in Oklahoma "Jim Grow" case and
the Alabama Contract Labor case.
1t is hoped that the decisions
means that in the minds of the
majority of the court the time has
come to call halt in legislation
against the Negro.
In the Jim Grow case, the ma
jority of the court, led by Justice
Hughes. held that the proviso of
the Oklahoma Jim Grow law to
the effect that sleeping, dining
and chair cars might be furnished
by the railroads to the white race
alone, Notwithstanding the general
requirement of the law for sepa-
rate coaches for the two races was
in conflict with the fourteenth
amendment to the Federal Consti-
tuition. In the Alabama Contract
Labor case, the court following
Justice Day held that the practice
of planters becoming sureties for
Negroes convicted of petty offences
and taxed with enormous costs on
condition that the Negro contract
to reimburse the surety by person
al labor for unusually long terms
under penalty of arrest for break
ing the contract was nothing short
of peonage.
1t was recognized by those who
regarded the decisions as little
short Of epoch-making that the
opinion in the Oklahoma case per-
haps forever removed all hope OF
annuling laws providing for sepa
rate coaches for the races. JUS
tice Hughes in his opinion stated
that the court agreed with the de-
cision of the Eighth United States
Circuit Court of Appeals. from
which the case came, that prev
ious decisions holding such laws
valid if equal accommodations
were provided for the two races,
were no longer to pe questioned.
He referred principally to the de-
cision in the Mississippi Jim Grow
case.
The point of Justice Hughes
opinion is taken as being that the
majority of the court believes the
limit of constitutionality was
reached in these previons decis-
ions and that the court will not
permit their scope to be enlarged
The limit in the case before the
court, in the majority's opinion,
was reached when Oklahoma, after
The Colorado statesman., 1914-12-19


Newport, r. l., Dec. 9.-W. HI.
jackson, for eight years assistant
doorkeeper at the State House of
Representatives, was elected with.
out opposition in the city elections
last week to the City Council from
the second ward by the Republi-
can voters. Mr.. jackson has been
ON the City Republican Committee
for twenty-seven years and is sem
ior member of the committee. He
was elected to the Council for two
years. He is deacon of Mt. OIL
vet Baptist Church.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-12-19
Polite. ass.

Politeness appears to have been in
vented to enable people who would
naturally fall out to live together in
peace,
The Colorado statesman., 1914-12-19

Kingston. N. G., Dec. s.
Messrs. @. d. Sauls, A. E. Best
and Harvey Fox are promoters of
the Greene County Pig Club, Or
The Colorado statesman., 1914-12-19

Columbia, S. c., Dec. s. Twelve
houses, containing between forty.
five and fifty women, resorts con-
Quoted by Negroes for white men,
were visited by Sheriff John 9.
Mccain, accompanied by five de-
puties, and all of the women order
ed to leave Richland County with.
in forty-eight hours. Eight white
men found in the houses we're ejec
ted. The resorts were ordered
closed, the sheriff expressing the
opinion that houses of this charac-
ter are a greater menace to the
community than Blind Tigers. .
The Colorado statesman., 1914-12-19

j. E. Thompson of Clearview,
Okla, which is one of several pros
porous Negro settlements, repre-
sents the idea of big business
among Negroes. Thompson con
trolls 5000 acres of farm land
To-day, at the age of fifty five,
Thompson actually owns 1,S00
acres. He raises mules, horses,
hogs and cattle. This is in con-
trast to his condition in 1871,
when he stood on the porch of a
renters hovel and, look ing longing.
ly with his sister into a garden
full of mustard, sighed: IF we
only had some meat, we could
cook it in plenty of mustard"
The Colorado statesman., 1914-12-19

Philadelphia, Pa. Dec. 9-An
estate valued at $4,000 was left
by John W. Holland, the retired
Negro caterer, who died last week
The Colorado statesman., 1914-12-19

Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 9.-Two
panels were exhausted before a
jury was secured to try Charles
Kinlock, a white man, who killed
Mrs. Anna Phillips, bookkeeper in
restaurant on Market street.
Kinlock was trying to kill Mrs.
Ora Grifiths, a colored waitress,
with whom he was infatuated.
He tried TO commit suicide but
failed. Mrs. Griffiths was shot,
but recovered.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-10-07
Cotton Consumption Increased.

In this dark hour it is encouraging to
see that efforts are being made all
along the line to consume all of the
cotton possible. A number of large
corporations, especially the flour and
corn mills, are substituting cotton for
jute bags, where heavy bags are need
ed. The postmaster-general has the
matter of using cotton twine in the
post-office department under considera-
ton. About 1,7OO,O 900 pounds of twine
are used each year in handling the
mail, at a cost of about 100000. 1t is
thought that cotton twine can be SUBJ
stituted without loss to the govern
ment. The department has the matter
under consideration and will make the
change if possible. Every pound of
cotton that is consumed helps the cot
ton grower.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-10-07
State Industrial School.

Very little is ever seen in the papers
about the South Carolina Industria
School at Florence, yet we regard it as
one of the most important institution:
in this State. When a boy of tender
years falls into temptation and com
mits crime for the first time he shoulc
not be dealt with as a hardened crimi
nal. He should be punished but in 6
manner that will cause him to lead 6
better life, rather than subject him tc
humiliation that will permanently crush
the finer qualities of his nature.
That is the object of the State re-
formatory at Florence. Instead of put
ting stripes on youthful criminals anc
placing them in the penitentiary or
worse still, on the chaingang, boys are
sent to this school of correction, anc
in many instances they go away a.
the end of the term with the determi
nation to make a new start.
Recently the city recorder of Colum
bia had to deal with three white boys
around Is years of age. Instead of send
ing them to the city chaingang he or
dered them sent to the reformatory a.
Florence. The probabiityis that these
three boys will come to themselves be-
fore they serve term at the schoo
for correction and resolve to lead ar
upright, honorable life. Had they beer
sent along with the hardened criminal:
for more severe punishment, they
doubtless would have been so humilia
ted by the downfall and its conse
quences that no attempt would be made
hereafter to lead respectable life.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-10-07
Governor of All the People.

Governor-elect Richard 1. Manning
is already being beseiged by job hun
ters. In making his appointments, Mr..
Manning will follow the broad policy
which he announced in the campaign,
that of appointing men who are best
fitted regardless of whether they are
his political friends or not He will be
governor of all the people. Isn't it re-
freshing to again return to good old
way in South Carolina? Let every citi-
zen feel that he is a part of South Car
olina, has part in the government.
When it comes to doing his duty as
governor Mr.. Manning will have no
friends. He will "stand by" every
worthy citizen of the State.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-10-07
Apply Sloan's Freely for Lum
bago.

Your attacks of lumbago are not
nearly so hopeless as they seem.
You can relieve them almost In
stantly by a simple application of
Sloan's Liniment on the back and
loins. Lumbago is a form of rheu-
matism, and yields perfectly to
Sloan's, which peuetrates quickly
all in through the sore, tender mns-
cles, limbers up the back and makes
it feel fine. Get bottle of Sloan's
liniment for 25 cents of any drug
glst and have it in the house
against colds, sore and swollen
joints, rheumatism, neuralgia, sciati-
ca and like ailments. Your money
back if not satisfied, but it does
give almost instant relief.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-10-07
Tie War Tax.

Congress has had some difficulty in
agreeing upon what articles a specia!
tax must be levied in order to raise
funds to offset the decrease in revenue
as result of curtailed imports. Since
the war began all lines of business in
Europ have been paralyzed, there be-
ing pra :licallv no exports upon which
this country collects a duty. The de-
crease in revenue has been about
1000, ,0OC per month.
There has been a disposition on the
part of congress, and rightly so, to
place a special tax on things that are
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-10-07
Treasurer's Notice.

The County. Treasurer office Will be
open for the purpose of receiving taxes
from the 18th day of October 1914 to
the 18th day of March 1915.
All taxes shall be due and payable
between the 18th day of October, 1914,
and December 3lst, 1914.
That when taxes charged shall not
be paid by December 3lst, 1914, the
County Auditor shall proceed to add a
penalty of one per cent for January,
and if taxes are not paid on or before
February 1st, 1915, the County Auditor
will proceed to add two per cent, and
five Der cent from the 1st of March to
the 18th of March, after which time
all unpaid taxes will be collected by
the Sheriff.
The tax levies for the year 1914 are
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-10-07
Timely Advice.

The man who owes a debt should see
his creditor and have an understanding
with him. Don't stay away and trust
to luck. Your paper will be maturing
soon and it isprobable that the one who
has accommodated you has borrowed
money from somebody partially on his
faith in your paper. If you don't pay
him promptly or give satisfaction, you
may seriously embarrass him, which
no honest man would want to do.---
Lancaster News
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-10-07
Strongly Endorsed.

Members of the bar and the press Of
the state are endorsing Hon NJ L Smith
to succeed Judge Ernest Gary as judge
of the Fifth Judicial circuit. Mr.. Smith
is one of the prominent and learned
lawyers of this section and we know y!
no man who could fill the position bet
ter than he. His appeals for law and
order during the late campaign are re
membered, and should he be selected
by the next legislature the state swll
have an able and impartial judge.S'
Camden Chronicle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-10-07

Of course, the Anderson people will
feel very heavily the loss of Mr.. Will
liam Banks who has resigned as edl-
tor of The Intelligencer to enter an
other field of activity, but in the Sc
lection of Mr.. w. w. Smoak as MIR.
Banks successor no mistake has been
made. Mr.. Smoak is not novice in
newspaper work. He has had many
years of experience and has always
made good. We predict that The In
telligencer will continue to grow and
prosper under his arrangement.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-10-07

Farmers deserve and should receive
all the practical sympathy and co-ope-
ration possible. Their present unfor-
tunate plight is not due to any act of
the:r own. However, if next year they
plant large acreage in cotton, and
next fall find themselves in a worse
plight than now, they will have no one
to blame but themselves.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-10-07

The schools over the county will soon
open for the approaching session. Let
all of the childre4 be put in school.
Seize the opportunity to equip them
mentally so they will be able to cope
successfully with the reverses that are
sure to overtake them at some time IN
life. Should they grow up in ignorance
and be "hewers of wood and drawers
of water" all of their lives, there will
be nothing but 'hard times" in store
for them.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-10-07
Hopeless Lung Trouble Cured.

Many recoveries from lung troub-
les are due to DR.. Bells Pine Tar
Honey. It strengthens the lungs,
checks the cough and gives relief at
once. Mr.. w S Wilkins, Gates, N.
G.. writes Il used DR.. Bells Pine
Tar Honey in a case given up as
hopeless and it effected complete
cure" Get a bottle of DR.. Bells
Pine Tar Honey. If your cough is
dry and hacking let it trickle down
the throat, you will surely get re-
lief. Only Csc at your druggist.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-10-07
Editor Thankful.

There is not one of us but has
something to be thankful for. Per-
sonally we are thankful that our boy is
not big enough to try to read the pa
pers and to ask US to pronounce all of
those foreign names in the war stories
for him. -Spartenburg Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-10-07
Don't Get "Blue. F."

The people of the United States
should be happy instead of blue. We
are at peace with ourselves and with
the world. We have plenty to eat and
plenty to wear. There is no danger OF
famine of any kind. We may have
to forego some of the luxuries of life
but we could all do that and be none
the worse therefor. There is no use
of being so blue.-Spartanburg Jour
nal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-10-07

regarded as luxuries, thereby relieving
the masses of the people of the extra
burden as far as possible. None of the
everyday family necessities will be
taxed. The rich and the rear-rich will
have to contribute the largest portion
of the 100000 that will be needed an
nually until the war closes.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-10-07

Corporation purposes 10
All the male citizens between the
ages of 81 years and so years except
those exempt by law are liable TO a
poll tax of One Dollar each. A capita
ton tax of so cents each is to be paid on
all dogs.
The law prescribes that all male citi-
zens between the ages of IS and S.
years must pay 81 communication tax or
work six days on the public roads. AS
this is optional with the individual, no
Communication tax is included in the
property tax. So ask for road tax re-
ceipt when you desire to pay road tax.
JAMES T. MINIS,
Co. Treas. E. G.