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The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-03-04
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In the death of this man Booker T.
Washington not only his own race
but the nation sustained a severe
loss. Born slave, with no advant-
ages except his own native ability, he
rose from obscurity to the highest
eminence of American citizenship. An
educator of the highest rank. an au-
thor OF repute. an orator of distinc-
ton, an American who conferred hon
or and dignity upon the republic.
had the privilege of knowing Doc
tor Washington and felt instructed
and encouraged by the lucidity of his
statements. the breadth and liberality
of his convictions and the optimistic
uplift that he gave to me when speak
ing of the down-trodden and perse-
cuted Jews of other countries. He
said to me one day with great deal
of feeling, and without any spirit of
egotism: IF it has been possible UNI
der the guidance of Divine Provi-
dence for me to be of helpfulness to
my own people, under conditions of
the most adverse character, how much
more is to be expected from your peo-
pie, who have had at least the adj
yantages of the philosophy and teach
ings of the great seers and sages of
israel" These words sank deep, and
they convey meaning far beyond the
words themselves. l have known as
intimate friends many of the Negro
citizens of the republic, who devel-
oped into living factors in the curricu-
ium of American citizenship, but none
equaled Doctor Washington for he
was thoroughly sane on all subjects
His highest ambition and great desire
was to be helpful in shaping not only
the destiny of his own race, but by
and through their elevation the des.
tiny of oil races. 1t was a grand
thought and one that will live after
him.
In recognizing these attributes and
traits of character / am doing but
scant justice to one who will stand
preeminent in the annals of our coun
try. My own coreligionists in some
parts of the world, themselves the vic
tins of insane and unnatural preju
dice, ought in all conscience to appre
ciate the virtues and accomplishments
and nonsectarian spirit of so eminent
an American as the late Doctor Wash
ington. His example conveys an in
spiration and his memory l am conf
dent will be cherished in after ages
by not only the men of his own race
but by men of all races, and it af
fords me grea. pleasure to know that
NV friends Jacob H. Schiff of New
York city and julius Rosenwald Of
Chicago appreciated the great serv
ices rendered by Doctor Washington
in aiding him financially and morally
In his lifework of education.-Simor
Wolf, in the Washington Star.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-03-04
Wilson Estate Pays s17,74s Tax.

An inheritance tax of $17.743 was
paid the state by the administrator of
the estate of James M. Wilson of
Denver, who died March -, 1915.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-03-04
Avalanche Sweeps Thirteen to Death

Berlin.-Dispatches from Innsbruck
say that thirteen persons were killed
by an avalanche in Stelvio Pass on
the borders of Tyrol and Italy.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-03-04

China has oil and salt wells more
than 1000 feet deep that have been
drilled through solid rock by hand
with the most primitive implements.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-03-04

Argentina is experimenting with
camels brought from the Canary
islands for agricultural purposes in re-
gions unsuited to horses or oxen.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-03-04

"A house is not based upon the
ground, but upon woman" is pop
ular proyerb in Montenegro, echoed
heartily by others of the Serbian race.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-03-04

Someone who has realized the dan
ger in touching an electric fan while
II is in motion has patented one with a
guard equipped with handle with
which to move It,
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-03-04


President Wilson's proclamation, be-
speaking national interest in the expo
sition to commemorate so years
achievements of the Negro race, held
at Richmond Va, was as follows:
"a national exposition in common.
grafton Of the achievements of the
Negro race during the last so years
will be held in Richmond. Va. The
occasion has been recognized as of ma
tional Importance by congress through
an appropriation of $500 to aid in it's
promotion and contamination. This
sum is being expended, by the terms
of the appropriation, under the direc-
tion of the governor of Virginia. The
exposition is under the auspices of the
Negro Historical and Industrial asso-
citation. The action of congress in this
matter indicates very happily the de-
sire of the nation, as well as of the
people of Virginia, to encourage the
Negro in his efforts to solve his in
dustrial problems.
THE National Negro exposition is
designed to demonstrate his progress
in the last so years and to emphasize
his opportunities. AS president of the
United States, | bespeak the active in
terest of the nation in the exposition
and trust that every facility will be
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-03-04

extended to the leaders, whose earnest
work has made the undertaking pos
sible'
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-03-04

The daily press recently reported
the killing by policeman of colored
boy who was caught stealing eggs
This boy was not the one who was
wounded several weeks ago. The
other boys name was William Hurd
This boy was Robert Heard. Hurd is
still in the bridewell. Both boys come
of good families. Their mothers and
fathers are Woodworking, honest PEG.
pie, who sent their children to school
until they were old enough to work
and help maintain themselves. But
race prejudice and the child labor
laws tempt them to idleness and crime
writes Ida Wells-Barnett in the Chi
cago Daily News.
Such boys are victims of the eco
nomic conditions of this great city
which will not give colored boys a
chance to earn an honest living and
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-23
cuTWoRMs AN1 eRAssHopPERs
Directions For Killing These Serious
Farm Pests,

The following article on the cut
worms and grasshoppers will undoubt-
eddy be Of value to many farmers in
Bennington County.
Poison for cutworms.
Entomologists recommend the use of
bait containing Paris Green on infect.
ed corn land
Corn fields infested with cutworms
Will receive serious damage during the
next few weeks. Cutworms usually be
gin to damage crops about the time
in the spring when the grain first
sprouts and they continue to do injury
until early in July. The worm so
closely resembles the color Of the soil
in which it rests during the day that
the cause of the crop injury Is not al.
ways apparent. A careful examination
of the soil surrounding the damaged
plants will probably find the worm
curled up in little ball.
On badly infested fields the follow.
ing is poison bait recommended in
Farmers Bulletin 739. Paris Green
two pounds, wheat bran fifty pounds
thoroughly mixed with twelve finely
chopped oranges or lemons mixed with
enough low grade molasses to bring
the whole mixture to the consistency
of stiff dough Water also may be
added ii necessary. and middlngs or
alfalfa meal may be substituted for
bran. This bait should be distributed
over the infested field sprinkled
sparingly around each hill. In cases
where the field is known to he infest.
| ed, this bait should he distributed as
soon as the corn appears above the
ground 1t Is best to apply the bait
during the late afternoon or evening as
the cutworms do most of their feeding
| at night A narrow band of poison bait
placed around the edge of the field will
assist in the protection of the field
from the invasion of worms from the
| adjoining grass land.
Midsummer or early fall blowing will
do much to protect field from this
pest the following season.
The Srasshopper.
On many fields in the county the
grasshopper is already doing consider
able damage. The same poison bait
used for the cutworm is also effective
for the grasshopper. Areas that were
badly infested last year should be in.
spected now for this pest.
The poison bait should be mixed in
the morning just previous to applying
1t so that the fruit and molasses will
not lose their favor The bait should
! be applied early in the morning before
sunrise. Sow strip a rod wide
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-23

fully scuttled out again leaving our
unfortunate Mexican brothers and
sisters to be killed and outraged by
Carranzistas, Villistas and other wan
ton breeds Our troops are in Mexico
on a righteous Grand They should
be strongly reinforced and supported
until they can gradually take over and
pacify all of Mexico. 1t is a duty
which the United States owes tC
civilization.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-23
WARNING

The legal voters Of the Bennington
Graded School District are hereby
notified and warned to meet at High
school hall, in said district, in the viii
lage of Bennington, on Friday, June
30, 1916, at s O'Clock in the evening, to
transact the following business
!. To choose moderator for the
ensuing year.
.. To hear the reports of the trus-
tees and other officers of the said dis
trict, and take action thereon.
8. To see what tax said district will
vote on the grand list of said district
to defray the expenses of its schools
and to pay interest and decrease the
present debt OF said district and to de-
termine the time when such tax shall
be collected and paid to its treasurer.
4. To see II the district will vote
to collect its taxes under the provis-
ions of Chapter 30 of the Vermont
Statutes and amendments thereof,
5. TO elect a clerk, n treasurer, q
collector of taxes. one or more auditors
of said district. and to fill all yacan-
cies in the board of Trustees of said
district caused by expiration of term
of Office, resignation, death, removal
from district or otherwise.
G. To see If the district will appoint
n committee of three citizens, to serve
without pay, to investigate and report
back to the district on the desirability
of surrendering special charter and
making Bennington n school unit, be.
cause of the provisions of the new
school law.
Z. To see what sum. II any, the dis.
trict will vote to pay its trustees for
their services the ensuing year.
s. To transact any other business
found necessary when met.
NJ. b. Morgan clerk.
Dated at Bennington, VT, June 10,
1916.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-23

The discussion in some of the state
papers over the question whether the
morning or evening papers print the
most important news first will not get
them anywhere. 1t seems to The
Banner that the evening papers more
often get the first fash in incomplete
shape-just enough so that one wants
to see a morning paper to read the full
story,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-23

The British and French have pre-
cisely the same right in Greece that
the Germans have in Belgium. Having
had the example of Belgium. however,
the Greeks are wise enough to submit
to insult and humiliation rather than
risk worse through resisting. The al
lies have no longer any right to criti.
else the Germans for going through
Belgium.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-23

Six years old Ralph Brooks Of Bond
vile seems to be entitled to a Carnegie
medal Without an instants hesita-
ton he jumped into raceway full OF
swift running water and held up his
three years old sister, Marjorie, until
help could come The little girl had
fallen into the raceway and would
have drown before grown people could
have reached them
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-23
"GET.TOGEThER" DAY
County Picnic Should Make County
Acquainted.

The executive committee Of the 3rd
Annual County picnic is DESTROYS that
Friday June 3Oth, should he something
more than a mere picnic, II wants this
occasion to be a get.together day in the
county with view to making it a
permanent feature Of the annual pic
mic. What is needed in our county is
more of the community of interests
spirit. Everybody believes that every
keg should stand on its own bottom
but not that the keg should remain
stationary. Hurrah for a big, rous
ing, county gettogether-day, Friday
June 30th!
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-23

around the infested field and SOW
strips rod vide across the field
skipping every other rod. Broadcast
ing obviates the possibility Of stock
poultry or birds being able to obtain q
sufficient amount of poison in the field
to kill or injure them.
Fifty pounds Of the above mixture
should be enough for about 10 acres
If Paris Green can not be secured al
a nominal price, white arsenic can be
substituted pound for pound.
Yours very truly,
f. Clifford Shaw.
County Agricultural Agent.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-23
SNAKE CAME ALONG
Delaware Man Failed to Rid Himself
OF Black Reptile.

Delaware Man Failed TO Rid Himself
OF Black Reptile.
Dover, Del, June 21.-To encounter
black hornet snake five feet and
nine inches long in woods six miles
from Dover while looking for telephone
poles. and after chasing the snake sup
pOsedly in an mderbrush, but in real
ity to have the snake crawl under an
automobile into the can for catching
oil, then to carry the reptile to Dover
while he went into his home and later
to have the snake crawl out from its
hiding place across the pavement in
front OF his home, causing general con
sternation among girls and women
passing by was the experience of w
II. Baker of the Dover Lumber and
Milling company.
The snake was killed and its skin is
being cured, after which Mr. Baker
will keep it as a memento OF the event
iul trip.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-23

Some people are impatient because
Of the delay in taking the field in MeXi.
co to bring Carranza and his band Of
half sayages to terms, but the delay is
wise until the United States has sutli-
cient troops on the border to make the
job one easily done. The danger is
that the Wilson administration may
find some loophole from which to back
out The foreign policy Of the present
administration has been so weak, yacil-
lating and generally inconsequential
that even now there is prospect Of
this country falling in its obligation
and its duty. There are sufficient rea-
sons for believing that somewhere
around two thousand Americans and
other foreigners have been murdered
in Mexico during the past three years,
This slaughter will continue as long as
the murderous factions are permitted
to misrule the country. 1t will be a
tremendous saving of American lives
in the long run to send troops into
Mexico and set up and maintain a
government there until the Mexicans
arc competent to govern themselves
Two years ago the United States In
tervened in Mexico and occupied Vera
Cruz. Then we weakly and disgrace
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-23
Friday, June %, 1916.

The Greater Vermont association
meeting at Montpelier the second week
in July is to have some of the leading
men of the country as speakers and,
in Il general way, this is to be the Off
cial celebration of the 125th anniver-
sary OF the admission Of Vermont TO
tho union.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-23

says, Judging by my experience and
as result of my observation, Life
Insurance. particularly Endowment,
Is the best thing for the poor man and
the only hope for the rich one" Are
you insured? National Life ms, Co.
Of VT (MutualD Earle S. Kinsley.
General Agent, Mead Building, Rut.
land, Vt. Adv.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-23
FARMERS MEETING

win Be Held at Manchester Depot On
juno 2s.
There will be an open meeting of the
Bennington County Farm Bureau as.
sociation Thursday morning, June %
at 10 o'clock at Manchester Depot in
c. A. X. hall
All farmers are invited. 1t is an
open meeting and is intended for the
purpose Of talking over some OF the
needs Of the time. f. c. Shaw, the
county agent will be present,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-23
ID Il ] N X
III A b | 7
RELIABLE HOME TREATMENT

THOUSANDS Of wives, mothers and
sisters are enthusiastic in their praise
OF OltRlNE, because it has cured their
loved ones of the Drink Habit and
thereby brought happiness to their
homes Can be given secretly.
ORRINE costs only $lOO per box.
Ask for Free Booklet. b. A. Quinlan,
North ST., Bennington, Vermont.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-23
How's This .

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
Il. !. CHENEY q CO.. Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned. have known Il. ].
Cheney for the last Is years. and believe
him perfectly honorable In all business
transactions and financially able 10 carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE.,
Toledo, q.
Halls Catarrh Cure Ia taken informally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces OF the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price 20 cents per bottle Sold
by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-23
The Hughes Slogan

o listen to the slogan, clear and loud,
Arinsing through the land from
every steeple
And rising from the tongues of every
crowd
Nobody is for Hughes except the
people"
Fling out the flag to North and South
ern breeze
And let the stars and stripes in every
ripple
Emblaze in golden letters words like
these -
Nobody is for Hughes except the
people"
He is our man. he is our candidate
by deed and faith, we know he has
the mettle
To guide on troubled seas cur Ship OF
State
Nobody is for Hughes except the
people"
Upon Election Day. he'll have the votes
In spite of all the Democratic rattle
In spite of Wilson's many classic
notes.
Nobody is for Hughes except the
people
We've found the man who is our hope
and pride,
Who can and will our mighty ques
tions settle,
So let the slogan ring on every sldo,--
Nobody is for Hughes except the
people
John w. Gordon.
Barre. Vt, June 8, 1916.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-17
SURE To co BACK
Sentiment of Returning Penn
sylvania Guardsmen
Is That They Soon VIII Re-
turn to the Border.

"You bet we'll have to go back
Things are in pretty bad shape down
there" That's the Pennsylvania an
gle of the Mexican situation, which
comedies with the views expressed by
the returning Kansas troops.
Three trains carrying a regiment of
field artillery from Pennsylvania,
which has been on duty at Ell Paso.
passed thru Topeka last night and this
morning over the Rock Island. The
men did not unload here, but will dis
entrain their stock, to be fed and wa
tered. in Kansas City.
They left Ell Paso Tuesday night at
$50 o'clock, and if they have good
luck expect to get back to their home
stations next Tuesday.
What town is this ?" inquired one
of the artillerymen, whose name, so
far as could be ascertained. was just
''Petey." On being informed that it
was Topeka, the capital of Kansas, he
was mildly interested. He crawled to
the top of the cut in which the train
was standing, near the west end of the
Rock Island yards, and looked over.
This isn't the main part of town.
then" he decided. surveying what lit
tie of the city he could see from there
Il wish that I had time to go up and
get a shave" He needed it.
The men were evidently glad to be
on their way home. The windstorms
on the border, the flying dust and the
fact that the soldiers weren't allowed
to go any place seemed TO be the chief
grievances against the service in Tex
as. One of their ambitions was to go
to town." the other was to go over
into Mexico.
Pennsylvania Sent $4,000.
The Pennsylvania state troops con-
sist almost entirely of field artillery,
a full regiment being on the three
trains which have passed thru here in
the past twenty-four hours and there
are two more regiments, including
twelve batteries, still in Texas. Alto
gether, $4,000 troops from Pennsyl-
vania went to the border last July.
The contingent going thru Topeka
was the second unit to be sent home.
Breakfast was served to one train
load of the soldiers this morning,
while they were in the yards.
Bet we have oats again this morn
ing. We've had rolled oats for break
fast every day for a month. I've eaten
so much oats that the first thing l
know they'll be trying to hitch me up
TO one of the guns some morning, and
use me for a horse" lamented Petey
But he doubled back down the track
to where the chow was being served,
just the same.
Just before the notice of breakfast
was given, Petey asked: SAY. did
you ever see a kihoot?"
'kihoot' was Petey's pronunciation
OF coyote. He was evidently as I'M
famlllar with the name as he was with
the animal itself
we got one back here in the train.
one of the mules died down there in
Texas, and we trapped three kihoots
around the carcass that night. new
er seen one before. Say, they're slick
fast devils, amt they?''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-17
CHILD GETS SICK
CROSS, FEVERISH
If CONSTIPATED
Look at tongue! Then give fruit
laxative for stomach
liver, bowels.
california Syrup of Figs" can't
harm children and
they love it.

A laxative today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Children simply will not
take the time from play to empty their
bowels, which become clogged up with
waste. liver gets sluggish: stomt CHI
sour.
Look at the tongue, motheri If
coated or your child is Istiess, cross,
feverish. breath bad, restless. doesn't
eat heartily. full of cold or has sore
throat or any other children's ailment
give a teaspoonful of California
Syrup of Figs then don't worry, be-
cause it is perfectly harmless. and in
few hours all this constipation
poison. sour bile and fermenting waste
will gently move out of the bowels,
and you have a we'll playful child
again. A thorough inside cleansing
is oftimes all that is necessary. 1t
should be the first treatment given in
any sickness.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bottle
of California Syrup of Figs" which
has full directions for babies. children
of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Look carefully
and see that it is made by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Company. "-Adver-
tisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-17
MAY WAIT FOUR YEARS
Recount of California Votes WouId
Hold Up Results That Long.

Los Angeles. Calf, Nov. lift a
recount of the votes in this precinct
Is demanded in the courts, the presi-
Dental election will either be decided
without the vote of California, or held
IN abeyance for four years or more
awaiting the decisions of the supreme
court OF the state should either party
desire to appeal from the decision of
the lower courts
This was the declaration made be-
for the board of supervisors by Attor-
ney George ]. Denis, representing the
national Democratic committee. dur
ing the hearing on what should be
done with the votes cast in Los Ange-
les precinct No 33S, where the tally
sheets showed that 273 votes had been
totaled while only 270 votes had been
cast The hearing resulted in several
sharp Tits between representatives of
the Republican and Democratic par
ties and the charge being made by the
former party that the latter party had
something up its sleeve and was
doubtless preparing the way to con-
test the votes cast in many other pre-
cinctS''