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The Colorado statesman., 1916-10-21

In Hawaii grows the worlds rarest
plant, called the silver sword. Its
very name is odd and appropriate to
the cactuslike growth and the long,
silky gray leaves which give it it's pc
culiar name. The reason for its rarity
is that it is found only on the most
inaccessible slopes of the volcanoes of
the group of islands. From the earli-
est times it has been greatly admired
by the natives, who call it "ahinahina,"
gray-haired, because they had never
before the coming of the white man
seen silver, and therefore could not
apply to the plant name which well
describes it. Climbers who have found
specimens prize them more highly than
do Alpine climbers the edelweiss, since
it is far more beautiful and difficult
to obtain than the famous flower of
the Swiss.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-10-21
Miners Head Caught in Ore Shoe

Leadville.-William II. Frank, 20, a
trammer at the Yak tunnel, was suffo-
Gated. Two other trammers passing
the shoot where Frank was at work,
found the young mans feet protruding
from the end of the shoot and extri-
Gated him. He was dead. 1t is sup
posed that Frank, finding the shoot
blocked, thrust his head and shoulders
into the passage way to loosen the
ore when it suddenly started to run.
catching the unfortunate man before
he could pull his body back.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-10-21
Colorado Fourth as Bean Producer

Colorado registers fourth as a bean
producing state in the books of the
Federal Department of Agriculture
The September report of the Bureau
of Estimates for the country transmit
ted through the office of the field
agent for Colorado shows that the
state of Colorado produced 81, 900
bushels of beans on $4,000 acres
Michigan, California and New York
Ire the three states having larger
srops.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-10-21

demic work there will be classes in
business, law, bookkeeping, German,
Spanish and music, under competent
directors. Bible classes will open Oc-
tober 3.
The reports for the month show a
large increase over the number Of
rooms occupied in the dormitory last
September. The work of the scout
troops under the management of
Charles Stewart, scout master, was
emphasized among other activities Of
the ion.-Indianapolis News.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-10-21

These books have recently been add
ed to the Ferguson library, in Stam-
ford, Conn. Lozinski, Czarny Matwji;
Morzycka, Powrotne fale; Ostraszew-
ski, Krwawy rok; Ostaszewski, Rok
zludzen 1S4S); Pasek, Pamietniki; (;
Rejan, Mara; Slomka, Patmietniki
wloscianaa; Walery, Starsza Zygmun-
ia Augusta, szkic historyczny; Wieni-
awski, Ze wsponien Marymonckich.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-10-21

Two hundred negro laborers left Mo-
bile, Ala, recently to work on lines
of the Pennsylvania railroad company.
They will take the place of Italians
and Hungarians who have gone to the
European war. Men have been hired
by hundreds all over the South, as the
labor situation with the road is serious
according to agents now here.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-10-21
Sugar Beet Crop Below 1915.

Washington.-The sugar beet crop
of the United States is rated by the
Department of Agriculture at S6.3,
which is Az below last year and 3.4
below the ten-year average.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-10-21
Grazing Conditions in Forests Good.

Grazing conditions in the Bridger
Washakie and Shoshone national for
ests have been extremely favorable tt
cattle and sheep pastured in the ma
tional forest reserves in the vicinity
Of the Yellowstone National Park thi:
year, according to Assistant Distric
Forester John H. Hatton, who re
turned from an inspection tour il
those forests. One hundred and sew
enty-five thousand sheep have already
come out of the forest reserves, ant
$4,000 cattle and horses will be taker
out. All are reported in excellent
condition.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-10-21
Guard Chiefs Make Recruiting Plan

With the departure of the last unit
of the Colorado National Guard mus
tered into the federal service, Adju
tant General Gamble and the members
of his staff are turning their attention
again to the permanent organization
of the state troops and are laying
plans for active recruiting through
the winter to bring their entire com
mand up to the fullest possible
strength. A total of 5000 men, en-.
rolled under the new regulations
equipped, trained and ready for ac
tive service at all times is the imme
diate goal in view.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-10-21
FURIOUS STORM
ON GULF COAST
EARTHQUAKE AND HURRICANE
IN SOUTH SINKS VESSELS
AND CREATES HAVOC.
TWO PERSONS KILLED
RAIN AND SLEET IN DENVER
TURNED TO SNOW AND LOW
Err TEMPERATURE.
Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Mobile, Ala, Oct. 2O.-Mobile was
battered for two hours and a half by
tropical hurricane Wednesday which
caused about $4,000 damage in the
city proper and minor damage to YES
sells in the harbor One fatality, ne
gro woman killed by live wire, was
reported. According to weather bureau
reports the wind at one time attained
velocity of lis miles an hour. The
lowest barometer was 29.16 at 1925
a. m. While tho maximum wind We
locity for five minutes was higher by
eight miles than during the July 5th
hurricane, the July storm recorded a
velocity of SO miles an hour for one
velocity.
Residences and business houses
were supplied with electricity.
Both telegraph companies had wires
to the outside world although their
service was crippled.
Atlanta, Ga.-The South was rocked
by earthquake and swept by storm at
the same time Wednesday. While a
tropical hurricane was flaying the
Gulf coast earth tremors overturned
chimneys and frightened many people
from their homes in Georgia, Alabama
and Tennessee.
Mobile was struck early in the day
and wire communication went down
in a short time. Soon Pensacola, too,
was cut off, and not until night was
1t possible to reach that city Esti-
mates put the damage in Mobile at
$4,000 but no estimates had been
made of the loss at Pensacola. New
Orleans escaped the storm.
Everywhere the high wind was &C.
companied by a torrential downpour
of water. At Burrwood, La, there was
fall of nearly eleven inches during
the day. Montgomery, Ala, was swept
by heavy wind and there was a
heavy rainfall, but slight damage.
Houses were damaged at Opp, Ala,
and there was damage at other small
towns throughout Alabama. Houses
ana STORES were unrOOIeQ at Troy. In
these sections there was no report of
loss of life.
Pensacola, Fla.-Several vessels in
the harbor here were sunk, numerous
small craft suffered damage, and one
life was lost in the terrific tropical
hurricane that swept through here
Wednesday. At one time the wind
reached a velocity of ia miles an
hour. Property damage in Pensacola
itself was confined chiefly to. roofs
blown off and plate glass windows
destroyed.
Denver.-Sweeping down from the
north, the first snow of the season
covered eastern Colorado Wednesday,
while heavy rain fell on the western
slope, and Grand Junction, on the
western border of the state, was Wis
tied by a severe thunder storm.
The rain and sleet early in the aft
ernoon in Denver and adjacent terri
tory changed to heavy snow with
lowering temperature, and at o'clock
near-blizzard conditions prevailed.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-10-21
Colorado Crop Values Soaring.

Prices of foodstuffs grown in the
Colorado crop producing sections have
begun to skyrocket and farmers and
growers are beginning to estimate
that the income from the crops this
year, with production less than that
of last year, will be several million
dollars more than in 1915. The great
est advance has been in potatoes, the
price Of 40 cents in the field obtaining
at this time last year being replaced
by the unprecedented price of $1.75
a hundredweight f. o. b. The esti
mated production for this year is
5,S70,00O bushels as against a final
production of 7,155,O0O bushels in
1915.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-10-21

A new rainfall record for the United
States is 22.22 inches, made at Alta
Pass, in Mitchell county, North Caro-
lima, in the "a hours preceding 2 p. M,
July 20. Lee A. benson, section di-
rector there of the weather bureau, an
nounced that fact when he completed
his report. Alexandria, La, previous
ly led the country with ola inches
rainfall in a similar period.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-10-21

Frederick A. Card, lawyer, 81
Wall street, New York, sent a wedding
package by express to Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy n. Bailey of Bristol, Conn. The
parcel consisted of a silver miniature
ship and poem, written by Mrs. Card,
on white moire silk. On reaching Bris-
tol 1t was found the package had been
opened and the poem removed.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-10-21

woman is the patentee of dou-
BILE at the Carrara quarries, explosives
are still used largely. The electric
saws are used only occasionally.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-10-21

LII lpI care Ol the Olu IOlkS
that's left behind, helplesslike, in the
South. The old slaves have got to
have home and, with the help of the
Almighty and some prominent citizens,
I'm going to see that they get it."
The grizzled old Negro drew himself
up sturdily, with a look of mingled
dream and determination on his face
and the light of faith shining out of
the depths of his sightless eyes-for he
is totally blind, and above fourscore
years of age
Lymus Wallace was born slave in
Louisiana eighty-two years ago, and
was thirty years old when President
Abraham Lincoln signed the Emanci-
patton proclamation. Lymus didn't
think of learning to read and write un-
til along in 1865, after the war.
From the plantation of his old mas
ter, Thomas Rutland of Caldwell par
1sh, Louisiana, Lymus moved up to
Memphis, acquired mule or two, and
started hauling cotton. He gradually
butt up the trucking business which
has made him respected and well-to-
do colored citizen of Memphis.
For eight years he was a member
of the legislative council of the board
of public works-the only Negro elect
ed to that responsible office. His
blindness came on gradually beginning
some twenty years ago. 1t never feazed
him.
The Wallace home-for Lymus has
wife living, and family of grown-up
children-is cozy place at No. 613
South Lauderdale street, Memphis.
Three of the daughters are teachers
in the public schools. One son is in
business, another is student at Fiske
university.
So you see Lymus himself is not one
of the needy eX-slaves-he is rather
leader and uplifter of his race, and the
old 'uncleS" and black mammies have
a childlike confidence in his power to
realize his ambitious dream, which has
become theirs.
'Lymus am progressive up to de
minute" they declare.
He has come north armed with q
charter from the state of Tennessee
and the Endorsement of prominent
Memphians, to see about raising $685.
600 as starter for the establishment
of permanent home for former slaves,
to be located Mt Memphis.
Stopping over at Washington, D. c.,
Lymus and his guide looked in at the
state department with letter of in
PRODUCTION to Hon. William ]. Bryan.
But Mr.. Bryan had just resigned from
the cabinet, and that was his busy day.
so the colored brethren came straight
on to New York to present their Gre
dentials to some well-known Southern
ers, including Rev. Doctor Manning
and F. d. Caruthers, vice president of
the Tennessee society.
'''How many of the old-time slaves do
you reckon are living YETI" Lymus was
asked
That's what we haven't got figured
out, but there's plenty of 'em right
round where 1 live. There were four
million after the war, and a consider
able percentage of these are surviving
yet, for, you know, we's long-lived
race.
You see, the trouble is that the
younger colored people have mostly
left the section and the old ones have
had to shift for themselves. They did
well enough, at that, for awhile. But
then the big floods of 1911 and 1912
came along and drowned 'em out 1t
was seeing so many of my generation
of old slaves destitute that first put
the suggestion of an asylum into my
head.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-10-21

A New York scientist has built u
camera that can be tilted to any angle
to get desired photographs of objects
too heavy or fragile to be moved.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-10-21

To prevent shade tapping when
window is opened an inventor has COM
bined holding clip and rubber va
cuum cup.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-10-21

The colored mems branch of the
Young Mems Christian association re-
Gently conducted membership cam
paign. Arrangements are being COM
pleted for the opening of the various
departments. In addition to the regu-
lar courses in elementary and aca-
The Colorado statesman., 1916-10-21
AFRO-AMER|CAN CU[L|NCS

1.-The colored business men and poll
ticians of Memphis helped me to set
the ball a-rolling first, in this scheme
of establishing n home for the super
animated survivors of slavery days.
We began by holding Sunday mass
meetings in the church auditorium
But in launching the project we had
assurance of the active interest of
many white people VINO formerly
owned slaves. Booker L. Washington
looked after the younger generation,
and it's the old folks I'm a-thinking
about.
"You see, there's never been any
grudge between us and our old mas
tiers. We didn't none of us know any
better, and now that the war is over
everybody is content to let bygones be
bygones and look to the present and
the near future.
"Why, there's fine ladies all over the
land, and gentlemen, too, that would
never leave their old black mammies
that nursed 'em come to want, if they
knew it. Then, good many of us col
ored men served in the war because
we had to. And those that didn't
stayed at the old home faithfully and
took care of things until the unpleas-
antness was over. The white people
that's prosperous now remember these
things, so that's why we are looking to
them for contributions toward the
home."-New York Sunday World.
The need of suitable place to
care for colored persons suffering
from tuberculosis was illustrated when
girl, fourteen years old, in the
last stages of consumption, was
deserted in a rooming house, where
she lived with her aunt, reports the In
dianapolis News. Mrs. Mary Mays,
nurse at the Flower mission, found
the girl alone and pcnniless. Unable
to find a home for her, Mrs. Mays OBJ
tanned permission to take the girl. to
the city hospital for a few days, and
she will make an effort to find home
for her.
There are many cases in the city now
where sufferers of tuberculosis are
iiNihS III " VI ltu years lue
WOman's improvement club of cOlored
women has had fresh-air camp near
Oak Hill, but citizens near the camp
prevented the grounds being used for
that purpose this year.
A few weeks ago two cases were re-
ported to the club through the Flan-
ner house settlement. There were chill
dren in both homes. No place has
been found where either case can be
cared for.
What is to be done? This Is the
question in the minds of the thinking
class of colOred people. Up to this
time no colOred patient has been cared
for at the state institution for con-
sumptives at Rockville. One or two
exceptional cases We're cared for sew
eral years ago at the Flower mission
in this city, but recently the colored
people have not been taken there.
There are perhaps more than 100
children now in the colored schools
who are in the first stages of consump-
ton, and some steps are being taken
for fresh-air school, which is badly
needed.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-05-18
GERMANY REGRETS SUSSEX
INCIDENT, NOTE ASSERTS
Announces Submarine Commander
Has Been appropriately Punished"
Ready to Pay Indemnity.

Washington, May 12.-Germany, in
note received by the state depart
ment by cable from Ambassador Ger
ard, admits a German submarine tor
peGoed the channel steamer Sussex IN
violation of assurances given the Unit
ed States, expresses regret for the lIls,
cident, announces the submarine COM
mander has been appropriately pun
ished,' and declares readiness to pay
an adequate indemnity to Americans
injured on the vessel.
1t is indicated at the state depart
ment that the German statement that
the commander has been punished will
be accepted and the Sussex case con-
sidered closed, except for arranging
for the payment Of indemnities TO the
citizens of the United States who
were hurt.
There probably will be no attempt to
negotiate for these indemnities, orSor
final settlement OF the Lusitania and
other cases, pending, however. untiFN
sufficient time has elapsed to indicate
how the last American note was re
eeived in Berlin and whether the new
submarine policy is being lived up tn
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-05-18
BARON W|NBORNE RESIGNS
POST AS LORD Lieutenant

London, May 12-Ireland provided
a number of sensations for one day.
The first was the announcement of the
resignation of Baron Wimborne, lord
lieutenant. The second was the ap-
pointment of commission headed by
Lord Hardinge to Investigate the
causes of the Irish outbreak.
The third was the admission by the
government that F. Sheehy Skeffing-
ton, editor of the Irish Citizen, and
two other journalists had been execut-
ed in the Porto Bello barracks in Dub
lin, without the knowledge of the mil
itary authorities and before martial
law was actually in operation.
Of these important events by far the
most sensational was the revelation
concerning Skefington, which formed
the climax of the fast growing resent
ment of the Irish people at the con-
tinuance of the executions in Dublin
which has already given the govern
ment pause and induced Premier AS
quith to announce that there will be
no more executions pending the parlia-
mentary discussion, although there are
two rebels still awaiting execution.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-05-18
Coast Stripped Of Troops.

San Francisco, May 12.-The Pacific
coast has virtually been depleted of
mobile troops by the recent orders
to move forces from Vancouver. Spo-
kane, San Diego, and Fort Lawton,
Wash. to the border. There remain
but two troops of the First cavalry and
four companies OF the Twenty-first in
fantry in Alaska, a company of engi-
neers divided between San Francisco
and Vancouver, and field hospital
company at Monterey. There are ie1t
at coast Notifications about $500 coast
artillery men.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-05-18
BANDITS CROSS BORDER;
MURDER FOUR AMERICANS
Garry Two Others Into Mexico to A.
most Certain Death After A.
tacks in Texas.

Ell Paso, Texas, May 9.-Three Am
erican soldiers and ten-year-old boy
have lost their lives and two Amerl-
can citizens have been kidnapped and
carried south of the international
boundary to almost certain death in
another raid of Mexican bandits that
takes rank with Francisco Villas ia
NOUS attack ON Columbus, N. M.
The bandits foray, carrying them
through the southern limits Of Brew
ster county. in the Big Bend district
of Texas, and taking in three little set
Elements near the border-Glenn
Springs, Boquillas and Deemers, took
place Friday night and Saturday morn
ing, but news of it has just reached
here.
Within an hour preparations had
been begun for an expedition. Cen
eral Frederick G. Funston ordered that
all troops of cavalry should proceed
to the raided section to reinforce small
attachments already on their way to
the scene from Preside, Alpine and
other points.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-05-18
CHINE CONVEYING MESSAGE
FROM MAJOR LANGHORNE
TO COLONEL SIBLEY.
SOLDIERS SENT TO SCENE.
SCOUR COUNTRY; NO CLUE.
American Farmer Is Shot and Killed
by Band of Raiders Near Mercedes,
Texas, Who Escape Across Rio
Grande-CavaIrymen Start
in Pursuit.

Brownsville, Texas, May 13.-Curtis
BayIes, an American farmer, was SHOT
and killed short distance from his
home near Mercedes, Texas, by small
band of Mexicans who succeeded in
escaping, presumably to the Mexican
side of the Rio Grande. Thirty United
States cavalrynen and posse Of citi-
zens from Mercedes started immedi-
ately in pursuit, but at midnight had
found no trace of the Mexicans.
Marathon, Texas, May 13.-Mexicsn
lean territory and attacked civilians
and soldiers. The raid was made four
miles north of Boquillas at an ore ter
minal station and directly behind Col.
Langhorne's column which up to that
time had not crossed into Mexico.
After a short skirmish, the bandits
fed.
ing fired on. a military automobile con-
veying a message from Major Lang
horne to Colonel Sibley at point IS
miles north of Boquillas, on the Mara
thon-Boquillas road.
Shoot Five Shots at Driver.
Five shots were fired at the driver,
J. Howard, who escaped unhurt, &C.
cording to J. M. Henderson, who was
following in another machine.
Major Langhorne's car had left b.
quillas at 80 in the afternoon with
dispatches for Colonel Sibley, en- route
from Marathon to Boquillas and was
proceeding through rough country
when several shots whistled close to
the driver. At that point there is
slight bend in the road and Howard,
fearing that more bandits were on the
side ready to pick him off, turned his
car and started back for Boquillas
Major Langhorne, when apprised Of
the attack, sent soldiers to the scene,
who secured the country without OBJ
tanning clue to the bandits where
abouts.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-05-18
PRESIDENT CALLS ON MILITIA
TEXAS, ARIZONA AND NEW MExi-
co GUARD ORDERED OUT.
Obreqon Demands Time Limi: &c Set
on Stay of U. S. Troops
in Mexico.

Washington, May 10.-For the first
time since the Spanish-American war
the President of the United States
has called on state militia to assist
the regular forces in an international
crisis.
The militia in Texas, Arizona and
New Mexico was ordered out.
Use of the militia will not call for
action by Congress at this time.
Orders also were issued for four reg
iments of regular infantry to proceed
to the border at once from Platts-
burgh, NJ Y: Madison barracks, New
York; Vancouver, WASH, and Fort
Lawton, Wash.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-05-18
Hawaii Offers Troops to U. s.

Honolulu, May 12.-Reports from
Washington that Hawaii territory in
Offering it's national guard for serv-
ice in Mexico placed only $50 men at
the disposal of the federal govern
ment are resented here. The national
guard of Hawaii numbers more than
5000 men. A year ago Hawaii real
lied that, in event of war, its de-
tense would rest to some extent upon
it's own citizenry. The territory then
had about $50 men. Now Hawaii has
four infantry regiments and various
artillery, engineer and hospital units.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-05-18
Threaten Death to Circulate Money.

Mazatlan, Mex. May IL. Reluc-
tance by the native population of this
district to accept Carranza paper mon
ey led to the issuance by the comman-
dant of the Mazatlan garrison of a de-
cree inflicting the death penalty on all
persons who reject the recognized le-
gal tender Of the de facto government.
The same decree prescribes expulsion
for any one, regardless of nationality,
who circulates alarming reports re-
fecting on the sta bility of the de facto
currency or discussing the political
situation of the country.