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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-27

dozen people are in the gallery, a
dozen or the floor. Why does the
man speak?
l don't know, the answer.
A Dozen Who Originate.
Why is it that a dozen men origi-
nate all the legislation which con-
Germs the country during a session Of
Congress? Why is this so in view
Of the fact hat every candidate for
Congress discusses national issues in
his campaign and never has a thought
outside his district after he is elected?
When a Congressman goes home for
a visit the people who don't want a
job or anything else from the gov
eminent ask him about the currency
bill or the tariff bill, or farm credits
Or the Mexican situation, thinking
hat subject will be a pleasant one
and will draw him out. 1t does, in
a way. 1t freshens the memory that
such things are going on with some
legislators who have forgotten. Some
Of them know just what the status
Of leading legislation is; others are
quoted in the local newspapers on
great national questions.
If a constituent a n to know the
progress Of legislation he may come
to Washington and ask his Congress-
man. If he's e the newspapers he
knows a lot more about it that some
Of the Congressman who haven't time
to read the papers,. And pretty soon
the constituent is telling the Con
gresham how things are at home, how
John Smith stands. now<with refer
ence to said Congressman's ambition
for another term. Then the consti-
uent is whisked off to lunch and ma
tiOnal issues fade away.
And It's a COmDlex rOnOSition.
It's a complex proposition. and no
body a a right to say that the Con
gresham is to blame unless he ha:
seen a whole lot Of things which E
constituent hasn't time to see. What
ever he blames the Congressman for
the Congressman isn't always tt
blame. Nor does the Congressman
deserve, perhaps. all the credit tina
comes to him.
There's no answer to any of it
That's why there are a great man,
people in this land Of ours who dom
are a boot about politics. That
why when they vote for friendship
for OratOry or for spite. Some don
vote al all. They feel hat the gam,
is incomprehensible, that their judg
ment is always playing them trick
n that their political idol is no
even clay but mud.
Some Of these things have been cX
planned, all are understood, but tn
understanding is individual and n
: three can agree. Guessing is the fas
!. cination, perhaps, that lures men int
politics and causes others to Watc.
the turns. Jobs Deal as much re
lation as anything else to the tota
mixture and the discussion opens tn
, way for al account Of a Congress
a days work. He has a side t
the matter and is asked may be abb
to furnish the answer. Some of ther
have answered satisfactorily for sey
, eral years.
THE BOUNDARY COMMISSION.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-10-31

especially concerning the welfare of
the people and the obedience to law.
In his declaration he emphatically
asserts that he will see the laws of
the state carried out, whether in their
present form or changed, and opens
the door to the public to inform him
at all times on matters which need
reform for the social, moral and finan-
cial uplift of the community of which
he is a member.
For the foregoing reasons The COL
orado Statesman is supporting this
candidate absolutely, and we, from our
personal experience with him and his
associates who have urged him to
come forward to save the fair name of
the state, even at great sacrifice to
himself, strongly advise and impress
all voters to place the X opposite the
name of George A. Carlson for gov
ernor, which will help to insure peace,
plenty and prosperity to Colorado.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-10-31

Philadelphia, Pa, Oct. 14-The
Church of St Catherine of Sienna,
Penn and King street, erected at
cost of $4,000 for the use of Ne
gro Catholics as memorial to the
late Arch bishop Ryan, was dedi-
Gated Sunday morning by Arch
bishop PrEndergrast, Monsiguir,
Charlea f. Kavanaugh, chancellor
of the diocese, preached the SER
mon, and a choir of 25 Negroes,
Edward Monck, choirmaster, fur
nished the music A solemn high
mass was celebrated by the Rev.
Patrick McHale. The building is
of the old Spanish mission style,
AZ by 92 feet with two one. story
wings for the sacristies. The walls
are of stone, with white cement,
the roof lie red tiled and a compan-
lie glares the front. Ornamental
features are Byzantine.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-10-31

and not with ornamental things or
with fancy accomplishments. We
say sometimes that Money is the
root of all evil 1t is the root of
good citizenship. Your Frederick
Douglas was terribly right when
he said that Money. or property, is
the condition by which we rise to
the dignity of genuine manhood;
for without property there can tie
no leisure, without leisure there
can be no thought, without thought
there can be no invention And
yet, mark you, material develop
ment is not all, but it should come
first
Your race has much to be proud
of. Rated little more than fifty
years ago as being slightly above
the planters mules, to-day you
have taken your place as citizens
in this republic, and even in the
South you are steadily winning
recognition as men and brethren.
The future is bright for you, L
really believe. Cultivate race pride
and determine that you will own
your shares of the substantial
things of this life. Make the
things that will bring the whole
world to your door.
"True, there may be some diff
Guilty in establishing yourselves in
the mechanical and commercial
lines, but the people will come
your way. They are coming your
way now. In the South colored
men are running banks in which
white men are depositors, colored
men are contracting for and build
ing white mems houses, they are
running grocery stores, and other
stores, and giving credit to white
men. heard a story the other
day about two white men in the
South, white men of the old, bitter
type, who watched a colored man
pass down the street. One of
these men remarked as he looked
after the colored man, Gosh +! Since
that fellow blossomed out with a
three-story brick house, all paid
for, have gotten into the habit
of calling him Mister"
"There's your cue, men and
brethren, make them call you
Mister
The Colorado statesman., 1914-10-31
New Jersey Man
On Of
Negroes

ments, were a very ark-skinned
people, in fact were colored people.
In the light of this fact from his
tory how absurd is race prejudice?
How silly it all is, nay, how wicked
in the sight of God to whom
thousand years is as one of our
days! Poor, puny man sets up
these race boundaries and then
calls upon God to bless him! No
wonder the Psalmist exclaimed
"What is man that thou art smind-
full of HIM"
81 believe it is capable of dem
onstration, my friends, that no 9TH
er race in history ever made such
progress to me proves the mental
capacity of the colored man, ca
pacity that can be dimly traced
back to the time when he was the
dominent race. | know | shall be
criticized for this statement, but
any fair minded student of history
will bear me-out when | say that
nearly all the arts and sciences
were invented or discovered by
darker races than the AngloSaxop.
The colored man was cultivating
the arts and sciences when the
Anglo Saxon was running, a half
hacked savage, through the forests
Germany. The Anglo-Saxon is
merely the heir to all that has
gone before him. True, he has
done many wonderful things, but
he has only developed principles
laid down before him.
"Let us see what the colored rae e
I in America has accomplished in
the last fifty years: In 1868 the
colored people in this county num-
bered 100000. Now they number
100000 in round figures. Then
they owned 100000 acres of land
valued, on the average, at about
So an acre. Then 5000 owned
their homes. To-day $4,000 own
their homes. Then two thousand
were engaged in business. To-
day forty thousand are engaged
in business. Then four thousand
owned farms To day two hun
dred and twenty five thousand
own farms. Then the per capita
wealth of the colored race in this
country was S25. To-day the per
capita wealth is SITS. l hope the
castor here will remember this
fact about your per capita wealth
the next time any of you tell him
you cannot afford to contribute to
the church work.
81 want to call your attention
! particularly to the fact that these
! figures, from the census reports,
deal entirely with property values
The Colorado statesman., 1914-10-31
GEORGE A. CARLSON,
Republican Candidate for Governor

II there ever was a time when the
people of Colorado would show their
appreciation of the use of the ballot
it must be on November 8, when a
sweeping victory for Carlson will
prove that although he is the Repub-
lican party's choice, yet the time has
come when, tiring of the continuous
turmoiIs that our state has passed
and is passing through, the people
have resolved to elect man who lis
tens to the dictates of his conscience
first, and then in conjunction with the
wish of the people consents to be at
the helm of the ship of state and steer
her clear of the rocks that now sur
round her. Capable and conscientious,
keen and honest of mind, with fair
play to all and preferment to none
from preiudicial standpoint, he
needs no delegation to wait on him
as he is approaehabIe and ever ready
to give audience on matters of state,
The Colorado statesman., 1914-10-31

Tuskegee Institute, Ala, Oct.
17.-In order to help the Tuskegee
Institute, in Alabama, meet the
growing demand for colored veter-
mary surgeons, a gentleman in
New York has Just provided the
means with which to erect mod
ern, up-to-date Veterinary Hospi-
tai at the Tuskegee Institute.
Plans for the building are now
being prepared, and it will be
erected within a few months.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-10-31

Camden, N. j, Oct. IA not
able plea for justice for the Amer
lean Negro was made by Congress
man William j. Browning of the
first district of New Jersey, at a.
recent gathering Of colored Sun
day school workers in Washington,
d. G. He said in part:
MY mother was a good woman,
a woman, of more than usual in
telligence. She was member OF
the Society of Friends, a Quaker
ess, as we say, and like most OF
that Society she was strongly op-
posed to the institution OF chattel
slavery. There are few old men
in Camden today who can recall
her quiet, Tut brave, stand for JUS
tice to the colored race during the
early part of the civil war, when to
demand human treatment for the
race meant social ostracism.
There were clergymen in those
days, clergymen (God save the
mark y who misquoted Holy Writ
to prove that the colored man was
not a human being. Personally, [
have never known exactly what
race prejudice is. I know that
there is no one here or elsewhere
who can truthfully charge me with
race prejudice. 1t is only natural
ly that should look upon my col
ored brother as being fellow citi-
zen with the same rights and priv
ileees that | have. Considering
my ancestry, what else could even
nv critics expect? The colored
man is just as much entitled to a
fair deal as [ am, and, moreover,
when his rights are infringed my
rights are in danger, for as sure
as Justice is justice and God is
God, we are all one, children OF
one blood, coming into the world
in the same manner, having the
same aspirations, the same fail
ings. and at the end reaping our
common heritage, six feet OF earth.
May the good Lord help us to deal
Justly with one another regardless
of this idle and wicked discrimina-
ton because God made of us dark
er, or lighter, or because he didn't
make all look alike!
"Looking back into history, l
come to the conclusion that this
matter of race prejudice is only a
matter of dates In other words,
every rose, like every dog, has Its
day. We have reasons for bellev-
ing that the Ethiopians were once
the dominant race. There are
many indications that the ancient
Egyptians, with their wonderful
art, and their engineering achieve.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-10-31
WILLIAM r. EATON
For State Senator, Republican Ticket

Educated the Denver public schools and University
of Denver Mr. Eaton has spent years Of his life in
Denver business and lawyer during which time
he was engaged in mercantile business With his father,
employed at the Colorado National Bank, then his own
warehouse business and at present practicng lawyer
since He has interested himself specially in Colo
rado politics and promises to devote his time and to labor
conscentiously for the welfare of the state Vote for
him by placing opposite his name election day
and time will him foeman worthy of his steel.
Having known Mr. Eaton for twenty-five the States
takes pleasure in recommending him to coored
port being assured that he will render good service
The Colorado statesman., 1914-10-31

Born in Chicago "a years ago and
coming to Denver at the age of II, Mr..
Knauss worked his way through the
State University of Colorado and pass
ed a highly creditable examination as
lawyer. He has practiced law in
Denver for 10 years and though a
young man is thoroughly conversant
with Colorado politics. He was can
didate for the Legislature on the Re
publican ticket when we had the Dem
ocratic landslide and only lacked 800
votes of being elected. Mr. Knauss
pledges himself to work for a reduc-
tion of taxes, and the Statesman takes
great pleasure in recommending him
to favorable consideration of the
people and trust that you will place
X opposite his name which will help
to elect him in the Senate.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-10-31

October 1866 in Dane County Wisconsin he reared on
in
school
onehf then Wisconsin University
Colorado
November
X twentieth
be no disappointment
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-31
SKELETON IDENTIFIED
THROUGH FALSE TEETH
Revenue Stamp Also Proves
Vital Clue in Mysterious
Find in Lighter East

a skeleton found IN the hilre OF the
lighter East in the North River at Moore
street on August rs has been identified
by means OF a set OF false teeth as that
Of Savern AanOnsen. whose last known
address was the Norwegian Seamcn's
Church, III Pioneer street, Brooklyn
Lieut. Grant Williams Of tho missing
persons bureau at Police Headquarters
has worked steadily on the case for a
week. In the absence of laundry marks,
on which he IL an expert. the false teeth
seemed the best clue and Lieut. Williams
and his men canvassed most Of the Man
haitian dentists before nudinz one VINO
recognized them as his work and furnished
the name.
The cancellation date on a cigarstte
revenue stamp found near tho skeleton
showed the man had died after May s.
To make sure Of the Identification. Lieut.
Williams inquired along the waterfront
and found the mans bag and inlisput1 bic
evidence Of his Identity II i believed
Aanonsen. who was q longs man, was
stunned by fall from a ladder into the
biigo. whore ne drowned.
The police know of no other case. at
least not In recent years. IN which a skele-
ton has been Identified.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-31
DANIELS ADDS TO STAFF
AN AID FOR EDUCATION
Capt. G. r. Clark Is First. and
the Secretary Thinks He Will
Help Navy School.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30--An aid for
education" has been added to Secretary
OF the Navy Dauicls's STAFF. II is brand
new office created to meet the need OF the
Daniels navy policy. The first incumbent
will Doe cart George V. Clark, now com
handing the Great Lakes naval training
station. Ic win enter on his new duties
September Is.
The navy has been declared by the Sec
retary 20 ho the greatest university in
America" embracing every character OF
instruction from the teaching Of spelling
10 IN, study Of strategy and having in
ITS classes. including university extension
work. more than 10000 men.
The system OF academic and technical
education Of enlisted men was established
hy "A general order issued by the secretary
Of the Nayy December 10, 1918. Many
navy men have questioned the success Of
the plan.
The instruction is conducted by officers
who teach the elementary subjects
reading. writing. arithmetic. spelling
geography and history. To- men who have
not been grounded IN these branches
Three-qunrters Of an hour each day is
given to this instruction and the remainder
~ the period. generally from ! :l5 to ? 80
J. NJ. Is devoted To technical ana naval
subjects.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-31
TWO RESCUERS; BOTH NEEDED
One saves Girl rom Train; the other
Her Drowning brother.

douhl" rescue with more thrills than
melodrami took place yesterday after
noon on the railroad trcstle across
Jamaica Bay connecting Broad Channel
ans Rockaway Beach.
James and Mildred. the little son and
daughter Of James Harris. an electrical
engineer living at 299 Tompkns avenue,
Hr"oklyn, loft their cottage in Broad
Channel and hand IN hand started across
the trcstle for Rockaway Beach.
'passerby Mortified at hearing an
approaching train, raised n cry of warn
ing. james In his fright lost his balance
and fen into the bay. then at high tide.
Little Mildred dropped on all tours and
looked over NJ her struggling brother
An express train from Rockaway Beach
numbered toward the narrow bridge.
Then came tine double rescue by Patrol
man Thomas O'Rcilly and James Camp
hrl oi 3li Loriuer street. brooklyn
o'Reilly plunged into the water and saved
the boy who was drifting away Camp
bell ran t" the centre of the bridge
grabbed the little girl In his arms and
also Owed into tho water
The train roarod by ana the rescuers
struggled in tine tidcway until a motor
boat picked them up.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-31
CHICK EVANS GETS A n.
scores ~ for Inward Play at Elk.
w"nok-Travers Ends poor,,

MANCHESTER, VT, Aug. 3O-Tbo &C.,,
tuhihs up day under normal ro,,1i,tn.'a
Iouhd most of the entrants in Tho ,nS
uohal amateur golf Tournament maLinn
round OF the links. Four ball matches
were IN order. In the morning Cbicp
Evans was 80 TO the turn. but comins
nome he played golf similar TO his ina,ars
round AT Garden City last year. 40
Tor the last nine and a total OF =, ,a,,
Etans In "A rather comfortable sta,a -
NINA for to-day's qualifying round
IN the afternoon chief interes, co,,-o,
In the four bail match. with u Al B,.nra
ana Fred Herreshoff opposing Jsroms
IraVers and Robert c. Watson rho
amateur champion was in his hest 80
Tor niteen holes, where he was three under
IS but o. 8, finish gave him a 20. T'hs
match was halved. A"'
+. \. Martin and r. r. Gortop a..
feated Francis Ouimet and W. n cady
.on the last green. Ouimet had "A - With
lone in his score This match MS
featured by the long driving of both
Cady and Ouimet and Martins excellent
putting
The course had dried out wonder,uI,v
considering how much rain has fallen
Only two holes still ha.-- water hazard,
IN the middle of the fair green. these
being the first and fifth. The puttin9
greens Will be much keener Monday ana
then the scores will mount I'D. This will
be an approaching and putting champion
snip rather than one with "A premium
placed on long driving.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-31
FOUR MEN MEET DEATH
IN BROOKLYN MURDERS
Thieves Kill Watchman-Gun-
man shoots Nictim-TwO
Slain i'm Fight.

Four men were murdered in brooklyn
early Yesterday.
Wolf Granopsky. 80 years old. n watch
man of &c West 10th street. Manhattan.
was found lying In the main hallway Of
a five-story apartment house in course OF
construction at 80 Livingston street. His
skull had been crushed by his assa!!ants
Herbert Isaacs of IS West l36th street.
who went to relieve Granopsky made the
discovery. He summoned Ambulance sur
geon Brau.t OF the Holy Family Hospital
and notified the police OF the Adams street
station. DR. Brault said the man had
been dead for several hours As the
Waterman was known TO have received his
pay after going on duty on Saturday eve
ming. and as no money was found in his
pockets. the detectives say the motive for
'He crime was robbery. No arrests have
been made
Frank Pecone. 2s years Old. and his
brother August, 20. We're shot in the
back during a riot in the sN-story tone
mcnt house at 20 Union street. Or.
Behme of the Long Island College Hos
pital said that tho younger man had
been killed Instantly He took Frank
pecone to the hospital. where the man died
AN hour later without regalning con-
seriousness.
The reserves Of tho Amltv street and
lltllllltou avenue stations nHu lU'lT naIuS
full for NOR" than an hour in dispors-
ing the excited crowd. From what the
police could learn Nincenzo de Luca, go,
who lives I'm the Union street house. was
struck on the head with n broomhandle
by Louis Pecone. So father Of the slain
men. Both families then took "A hand in
the hgh', aided by their friends.
The elder he Luca and his sons. Pas
pulle. %. and John. 80. were arrested on
charges Of homicide. The police are look
ing for a third son. Ninccnzo, Jr., who.
they say, started the shooting.
\ man wds standing At Van Brunt and
Union streets, Brooklyn, last evening
when a passerby drew revolver and
shot him IN the right temple. killing him
The gunman escaped.
No papers We're found in the murdered
mans pockets that would help in ostab-
fishing his Identity lie wore a plain
slgnet ring bearing the initials "E. g."
He was plainly dressed He carried a
gold plated watch and had sixty cents.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-31
CHANCES OF BIG THREE IN
NATIONAL GOLF DISSECTED
Anderson Inclined to Belief That Francis Ouimet' 5
Game Has Gained in Quality and He May
Triumph at Ekwanok,

defeat one of the above mentioned golf
ers. who did not happen to be on his
best behaved form.
Oulmet to my mind, is possessed to-
day of finer game than ever before and
"a splendid match play temperament, of
variety of strokes greater than he has
ever had. and the golfer who defeats
him ought to win the title. But Travis
or Byers or Fownes. all past champions
may upset the goliing speculations. nor 10
kirkby going down before he has given
some one the battle OF his life. There
Is going to be an unprecedented supply
Of upsets. am sure
The qualifying score is always a natter
of conjecture. and the pleasing feet about
II all IL that every one forgets about
the wrong guesses as to the figure, be-
cause of the interest which comes in the
more important match play. I think that
tho high score tomorrow. when slxty-
-FOUR men Will qualify for further match
play VIII be in the near vicinity of So.
with the chances of it's being lower II
the day IL bright and sunshiny, and per-
maps stroke higher II the rain comes
down. The prevailing opinion here Ia
that two eighties will be necessary To
get into the first 80. and that is not over
stroke or two out Of the way
GIVE n man a card and pencil and Won
uSuaIE give him present of three
s'lones' IN every tournament the qualify
ing score has always been a bit higher
man was counted on. but each year finds
the same old optimism i'm regard TO What
shall got in. Some golfers profesa to ca
that the Ekwanok course is an easy scor.
ing one. but tomorrow will dlsjlIu.ior
many or them OF that fact He who IN.
'ne touch Tor the fast greens will do ,yoIi
ana ne who IL sluggish In his wrist ,,,o,,.
III nus VIII ma himself outside the gates.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-31
FORTY SHIPS TO CARRY COAL.
Order. for Anthracite shipments EN-
coed All Records.

pHILAnELPHIA. Aug. 30.--Forty vessels
have been chartered here TO load Penn
sylvanl1 coal within the next three weeks,
the anthracite exports to he distributed
between Europe and South America.
While the demand for wheat and pctro-
leum IS heavy. the orders for coal ship
ments exceed all records Dealers In RIO
Janeiro. Bahia, Las Palmas. Hernambuco
and all the Mediterranean ports are book
ing extraordinary orders due TO the war.
II Is the belief here that much OF the coal
ordered for South America will get TO
Europe eventually, although South Amer
lean orders complain OF the inability TO
get coal abroad.
Ten vessels will take out wheat and oil
this week. Three ships are loading wheat
for tho United Kingdom and two loading
oil for the Philippines and Hongkong
Five others will start loading Wednesday
for France and England.