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The Colorado statesman., 1919-09-27

DEMANDING even-handed justice
for the Negro in the United States the
National Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People has issued a
statement that the only four regiments
of the American EXpeditionary Forces
to be cired for bravery and to receive
the French CroiX de Guerre were col
ored-the 369th, the 370th, 371st and
372nd. The statement is made on the
authority of J. Howard Durkee, presi-
dent of Howard University, and is cor
roborated by Emmett ]. Scott, former
special assistant to the Secretary of
War.
Besides the four colored regiments
to be cited for bravery battalion of
the 367th-the original "Buffaloes"-
trained at Yaphank, Long Island, re-
ceived French citation.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-09-27

HE race problem is National
in scope, but its final solution
must be locally determined.
1t is a problem of human re-
lationship, and this human re-
lationshin is reducible in the
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GREATER CITIDEL
BUILDINGS TO RISE
GRADUATES AND FORMER CA.
DIETS EXPECTED TO RAISE
FUND OF 100000

Messrs. Lockwood, Greene & Co.,
the engineers to whom the contract
for building the Greater Citadel has
been awarded, are going forward
with the preliminary arrangements,
though it has not been announced
when the active construction of the
first Of the buildings will be begun
1t is probable that barracks will be
the first of the new buildings. The
State Legislature has made an ap-
preparation of 100000 toward the
enterprise.
1t will be several years, of course,
before the Citadel will have been re-
moved in to the site at Hampton
Park. 1t may be that the members
of the faculty and their families will
continue to occupy their quarters on
Marion Square for some time after
the corps of cadets is living at
Hampton Park. However, it is the
intention of the board of visitors to
transfer the whole institution to the
new site as soon as practicable.
In the meantime, the Association
of Graduates is getting ready to
make a campaign among graduates
and former cadets for raising fund
of at least 100000 wherewith to
erect and equip one Of the new build
ings. The chairman of the campaign
committee is Mr.. William, S. Lee, of
Charlotte, vice president of the
Southern Power Company. The 9th
er members of the committee will be
announced soon.
1t is hoped that Charleston gradu-
ates and former cadets will contrib
ute generously to the alumni fund,
though no exact allotment has been
suggested. Mr.. David G. Dwight,
president of the association and his
advisers have been going carefully
over the whole situation and it is
believd that the campaign will be
under way before the autumn.
The Importance Of the Greater
Citadel project is appreciated by all
Citadel men and they have convinc-
ed the General Assembly OF the i'm
perative necessity for enlarging the
accommodations and undermining
the equipment of the military college
which again this year has been de-
signed as among the distinguished
military colleges by the War Depart
ment.
Owing to a ruling by the War De-
partment with respect to retired Of
fcers, it is likely that Lieut.. Col.
Ralph R. Stogsdall will be withdrawn
as professor of military science and
tactics, though no intimation of the
indentity of his successor has been
received. Major P. ]. Horton will
have command of the coast artillery
unit, an elective course for senior
cadets. Major Horton reported at
the Citadel in the commencement
period.-Charleston News and Cou-
rier.
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MAY INVESTIGATE
HIGH PRICES
INTIMATED THAT WILSON WILL
INCLUDE HIGH COST OF LIV.
ING IN SPEECHES.

Washington, August 9.-Tangible
results from the investigation of
boarding and profiteering initiated
by Attorney General Palmer are ex-
pected to develop in the immediate
future as the result of an oredr di-
recting the entire secret service of
the bureau of investigation to assist
the forces now at work trying to un-
cover instances in which the public
has been gouged by the illegal con-
troll of prices. Officials of the depart
ment of justice said reports from
many sections of the country showed
the search for evidence of extortion
in the necessities of life was pro-
ceeding vigorously and it was indi-
Gated that many prosecutions might
come very soon.
Announcement also was made to-
day that congress would proceed
promptly with legislative measures
recommended by President Wilson
in his address Saturday as necessary
to stop the "vicious practices" which
have been largely responsible for the
rising cost of living.
Republican Leader Mondell stated
in the house that appropriations
would be made at once to enable the
government department to attack
the problem and Chairman Haughen
announced that the agriculture com
mittee would begin hearing last Mon
day on legislation to control the
foods held in cold storage.
The senate interstate commerce
committee discussed suggestions of
the president that interstate ship
ments of necessities be controlled by
licensing system and Chairman
Cummins announced that he would
appoint a subcommittee to recon-
mend such legislation as it should
decide was needed.
The indications at the White House
are that President Wilson might let
the high lost of living share with the
league of nations in the speaking
tour which he is soon to make. The
president has been devoting virtually
I'll of his time recently to the eco
nomic situation and has come to be-
lieve that the Importance of the
question demands discussion eqaully
with the big international problem,
to explain which was the prime pur-
pose of the tour
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pensions for college professors. In
benevolence, so that his gifts to IL
braries, colleges, and other institu-
tions, should live after him, by es-
tablishing the Carnegie Corporation
with fund of $25,000,000.
One of his latest and greatest
ideals was the abolition Of war,
hope that he cherished in the face of
international conflicts. He gave $1O.-
100000 toward an international peace
fund and built the Peace Palace at
The Hague, which was dedicated IN
1913. He gave s750,000 for the bu-
reau of American republics at Wash
ington.
His love of music moved him to
equip hundreds Of churches and in
stitutions with pipe organs. He never
gave directly any large sum to r,i
gious purposes Of his organ gifts
he said he would hold himself respon-
sible for what the organ pealed fot'h
on the Sabbath, but not for what
might be said in the pulpit. One Of
his very earliest gifts, as far back
as 1891, was the Carnegie Music
Hall in New York, at cost Of ST.
O00, 900, and as president Of the New
York Philharmonic Society ne 'srent
his money liberallv in furthering its
ileals. He also literally backed the
Pittsburgh orchestra.
TO the Allied Engineers Socities
he gave 100000. His small gifts to
colleges amounted to some $20,0OO,-
900. No man left at his death such
an unique and such scattered Sc
ries of monuments to perpetuate his
memory.
In the background of these Is
years of philanthropy there is the
familiar story of Scotch thrift,
little luck and steel, which made
such generosity possible.
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His critics claimed that even the
lower figures was maintained only
by the fact that he had monopolized
the industry. A former secretary
once divulged what was alleged to
have been official correspondence to
the effect that the Carnegie steel
combination could sell rails at a
profit as low as $12 ton.
1t was certain that the grip which
he had upon the steel situation made
his elimination necessary if others in
quest of wealth in steel were to real
ize the millions they saw going to
him. He was, accordingly, bought
out in 1901. The syndicate headed by
J. P. Morgan, which desired to form
the billion dollar United States Steel
Corporation, paid s420,000,000 in
their per cent bonds for the Car
negie company's holdings.
His was then a fortune Of just
about a quarter billion dollars, the
largest ever acquired by foreign
born American, second only to the
John D. Rockefeller wealth as the
largest individual accumulation in
the United States, and built, as it
was, of 5 per cent. steel bonds, 1t
would, without so much as turning
over ones hand, have approached
half a billion by the time Carnegie
could call himself an octogenarian
on November 25, 1915.
Gives Millions 'Aawy
To his native Scotland his largest
single gift was a fund Of s1O,O0C,ooo
to aid education in Scottish universi-
ties.
He carried out his pet idea OF
Hero Commission, endowed IN 1903
with S5,OOO,OO0 by which hundreds
of men. women and children have
been rewarded with Carnegie medals
or pensions for acts Of heroism in
the rescue of imperiled persons. He
later extended similar benefactions
to several foreign countries.
He established the Carnegie Foun-
dation for the Advancement OF
Teaching, with total fund of S15,-
100000, which has taken up efficien-
cy surveys of educational work, aid
ed many institutions. and provided
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-08-14
HWBNnMHMHEaMlnuWIHHTlTlIa
To The Democratic Voters of Williams
burg County!

AS A CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS TO SUCCEED THE
LATE MR. RAGsDALE HAVE GIVEN ALL OF MY TIME
IN THE VERY SHORT CAMPAIGN ALLOWED TO THE
OTHER COUNTIES IN THE DISTRICT FELT THAT THE
PEOPLE OF MY HOME COUNTY KNEW ME WELL
ENOUGH TO JUDGE MY FITNESS TO REPRESENT THEM
IN CONGRESS WITHOUT ME- APPEARING BEFORE THEM
TO ARGUE THE NATTER
AS FAR ASI KNOW WILLIAMSBURG HAS NEVER HAD
A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS- AND THINR THE
TIME HAS COME WHEN SHE SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED
WHILE 1T wOUD HAVE BEEN GREAT PLEASURE FOR
ME TO HAVE APPEARED BEFORE YOU IN THIS CAM
PAIGN DEEM 1T WISE TO VISIT PLACES WHERE
WAS NOT so WELL KNOWN AS AM AT HOME.
THEREFORE AM TAKING THE PRESS AS MEDIUM OF
ASSURING MY HOME PEOPLE THAT WILL GREATLY
APPRECIATE THEIR SUPPORT IN THE SPECIAL PRIM
AIRY TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 26TH. EARNESTLY
URGE ALL THE VOTERS TO GO TO THE POLLS ON THAT
DAY AND ASSIST ME- IN MY EFFORT TO MAKE A
WILLIAMSBURG MAN THE NEXT CONGRESSMAN FROM
THE SIXTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
PHILIP H. STOLL.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-08-14
HOW HE, AFTER YEARS OF PA
TENT TOLL, BECAME A CAP
TAIN OF INDUSTRY.

Andrew Carnegie, iron master and
philantropist, died in his great man
sion overlook 'ng a lake in the beau
tiful Berkshire Hills, near Lenox,
Mass, Monday where he sought Sc
clusion when bodily infrmity over
took him.
Although he had been in feeble
health fo, more than two years, his
final illness was brief-a matter OF
days. A severe cold developed quick
ly into bronchial pneumonia, the
aged patient lapsed into unconscious
ness and the end came as though it
were the beginning of a deeper
sleep.
Mr.. Carnegie is survived by his
wife who is 20 years his junior, and
one daughter Margaret, who last
April married a young naval officer,
Roswell Miller, of New York.
Sketch of His Wonderful Career
Andrew was IL when his father, a
master weaver, was brought almost
to destitution. The steam looms drove
him out of business. The family num-
bered four, including ANDY" and his
younger brother, William. The pa
rents decided to emigrate to Ameri-
ca, whence some relatives had pre-
ceeded them with success. They set
tied at Allegheny City, Pa, across
the river from Pittsburg in 1s4s.
The father and Andrew found work
in a cotton factory, the son as bob
bin boy. 1t was his first work. The
salary was S1.20 a week. He was
soon promoted, at slight advance,
to engineers assistant. He stocked
the boilers and ran the engine in the
factory cellar.
In these dingy quarters, where ne
worked IL hours a day, came the in
spiration that later led to his library
henefactions, he said. A colonel An
derson, possessed of some 400 books
announced he would open his library
every weekend and allow boys to
borrow any book they pleased, Car
reggie was jne of the most eager
readers.
"Only he who has longed as l did
for Saturdays to come" he has sald'
"can understand what Colonel Ander-
son did for me and other boys of AL
leghany. Is it any wonder that Ire
solved, if ever surplus wealth came
to me, would US it initiating my
benefactor
Became Telegraph Messenger
At IA Carnegie emerged from the
engine cellar and became a telegraph
messenger. ]. Douglas Reid, Dunn
ferline man, who had come to Amer
ica early, was head of the office ana
he made Andrew his protege. Tele-
graphy was then almost a new thing.
Nobody ventured to read the dots
and dashes by sound. They were all
impressed on tape. Carnegie is said
to have been the third operator IN
the United States to accomplish the
feat of reading messages by sound
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-08-14
MOrrisville Items

Mr.. and Mrs. L. F. Rhem and chill
dren visited friends in Georgetown
Sunday.
Mrs. F. Rhem is spending some
time at Pawleys Island.
DR.. L. B. johnson of Rome was
here last week on profession busl-
reSs.
We are glad to see Mr.. Solon f.
Nesmith out again after a long i'll
ness. Il
Mr.. R. J. Ferdon and family OF
Warsaw, spent Wednesday at his
fathers, Capt. Jno. Ferdon.
This community was visited by an
electrical storm Friday afternoon, no
damage was done to amount to any
thing.
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SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF THE
LATE ANDREW CARNEGIE

1911 he capitalized his educational
alone. He practiced mornings before
the regular operators came around.
Andrew was is when his father
died, and he became at once the
bread winner for the family and a
true capitalist. He had been told by
his trusted employer that ten shares
of Adams Express stock could be
had for $500, and it was a good in
vestment. At a family council that
night Carnegie's mother decided she
would mortgage her little home for
$500. The stock was bought, and it
brought monthly dividends of l per
cent.
The next step toward independ-
ence and fortune came when T. T.
woodruff, the inventor of the sleep
ing car, approached him with a
model of the invention.
He consulted Scott, and the three
invested for the manufacture of the
cars. Carnegie then earning $50
monthly, had to borrow 5000 as his
first installment of capital, but later
when he sold out his interest to the
Pullman Company he had realized
$4,000 for the venture.
Unwittingly following the lead Of
a man who was later to eclipse him
in fortune building, Carnegie, at 80
years of age, invested in oil. AS one
of a syndicate he bought up vast
tract of oil land. In a year, to the
surprise of all the investors, it paid
the astonishing returns of 81 100000
in cash dividends upon capital Of
$4,000.
But iron was the magnet then at
tracing Carnegie. The railroads
Were experimenting with cast iron
bridges. Carnegie foresaw the de-
mand for a factory that would turn
out the iron parts, and he formed
the Keystone Bridge Works. They
built, as their first great piece,
bridge over the Ohio River, with a
span of 800 feet. Demand for SINH
lar structures became general, and
the Keystone works got the big or
ders and profits.
Vision of Steel
Carnegie then began to see that
iron rails must be given up for steel
On a visit to England in 1868 he dis
covered the success being obtained
there with the Bessemer process.
Carnegie quietly brought it home,
and before the English makers were
aware of the fact, he had adopted it
in his mills.
The romance of his success was
such that the immigrant boy Of 1S4S
became some 40 years later the
worlu S leading producer Of steel,
nultimillionaire himself, and fast
bringing a score of other men into
the same category. Many square
miles of his mills surrounded Pitts
burph. He reached into upper Michi-
gan, 700 miles away, and acquired
vast regions of ore land. He estab-
lished railway and steamship lines
to bring the ore to him. He boasted
of the reduction in price of steel
rails from s95 ton down to $26.
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He said Stoll was a fine chap and
knew he would get some votes, but
not all. He talked of the big prob
lens of the country, and probably
reminded his hearers of the old
line politician by his reference to
the much mooted questions Of finance
the public debt, the tariff question,
states rights and migration. He is
opposed to surrendering states
rights, one after another to the
federal government; he believes a
tariff should be levied on raw ma
featured product; if sent to con-
gress would straighten out the
soldiers insurance problems, and
would legislate against too free
immigration.
Philip H. Stoll
At the conclusion of Mr.. Stack
houses remarks Mr.. G. NJ. Beazley
presented, with excellent style, Will
iiamsburg county's candidate, Col.
philip H. Stoll. Mr.. Stoll had not
intended taking any of the time,
but after being presented he made
a few remarks complementary TO
his opponents and requested that,
if derogatory rumors should become
afioat concerning any one of them,
that our people refrain from spread
ing it along without first finding
out something about it origin and
authenticity. ,
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Construction work is now going
forward on the new home OF Mr.:
Chas. H. Singleton at the corner OF
Academy and Brooks streets.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-11-18
Bryant's Pond.

The Jackson-Silver Post of the Ameri-
can Legion, now numbering some forty
in membership, will hold their meetings
for the present in the Chamber of Com
merce building. The Athletic Associa-
ton is also occupying rooms In the
building.
Mrs. Mabel Rowe is at the Central
Maine Hospital for treatment. 1t is re-
ported from the hospital that the cause
of Mrs. Rowe's illness was drinking wa.
ter that came through lead pipe.
The Joseph Seames lot and buildings
at the lower end of the village have been
sold to Frank Bennett of Greenwood,
who has taken possession. Mr.. Seames
and family will remain here until spring,
moving then to Kennebec County.
Seven carloads of cider apples have
been shipped from this station recently.
The amount distributed among the farm
ers for the lot was around twenty-seven
hundred dollars.
The need of our village regarding q
water supply is again topic for dis
cussion. 1t Is maintained that suf-
ficient amount can be had from brooks
around the region of Merrifield Hill.
The matter has been taken up by the
Chamber of Commerce and further dis
cussion of the project will be made at a
special meeting in their rooms on Wednes-
day evening, Nov. 10th. Judge Herrick
Of Bethel, who is associated with the
water company OF that town, will adj
dress the meeting on this occasion. Ev-
cry citizen Is invited to be present.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-11-18
Wilson's Mills.

A party of young men from Dover are
up on their annual vacation, viz, Fred
Myhr, Trygre and Otto Amundsen and
Helgs Gulbrsndsen.
First snow storm of the season began
Tuesday night, the 4th, and continued
through Wednesday and part of Thurs.
day night.
Messrs. Hsrtwell and Coggins OF Low
ell came in Friday for fortnight's vsca-
ton at the Abbott Brook camp, Cliff
Virgins cook, and S. W. Bennett guide.
j. NJ. johnson and Samuel Ridlon of
Portland started for home Sunday morn
ing with one deer as a trophy of their
hunting expedition in the wilds of
Maine.
Leslie Hunt is down from Scamp in
the Woods" where he has been guiding
through the summer.
r. P. Flint and Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis
Kilgore came down from the lake Sum-
day aud Bosebuok Lodge is closed for
the season.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-11-18
North Buckfield.

Relatives in the place have received
news of the marriage of Major j. D.
Varuey of Greenfield, Ohio, to Miss
Grace May Akers of Fayette, Ohio.
Appropriate exercises by the pupils
were observed at the school house Nov.
18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Psrley Dunn are receiv-
ing congratulations on the birth OF son
Nov. 9th.
Capt. and Mrs. Howard Emery start
for the Pacific coast soon. They will
make stops on the way.
Mrs. Ella Dunn has finished work for
Mrs. w. Heald, and has returned to her
home in West Sumner.
John Gsrrish Is improving from his
recent operation.
Emerson Tucker is making prepare
tions to move into bis home for the
winter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-11-18
Of More Or Less Interest.

England's girl farm laborers, who en-
during the war to take the place of men
who had gone to the front, have come to
stay-picturesque SLOUGH hats, corduroys,
leggings, white smocks and all. Gov
erment control of the Land Army will be
withdrawn after the potato harvest,
about November 80, but the new open.
air woman has learned to love her work
so much that she has declined to be "de.
modified"
Stories of marvellous gold finds have
come from the newly discovered gold
fields in the Copper Lake Region, 81
miles north of LIE Pas, Manitoba, and also
at Contact Bay, about 200 miles east OF
Winnipeg. One man recently came into
LIE Pas, 1t ia said, with canoe load OF
sacks filled with gold. He wanted the
gold made into bricks. Stampeders are
rushing to the new fields and Winnipeg
stores are doing rushing business out
fitting expeditions.
A sight along Fifth Avenue that used
to draw crowd years ago was the out.
door lesson of the fashionable girls
boarding schools In how to get in and
out of a carriage, says New York Even.
ing Post. It was before socialism was
rampant, but even then there were muir.
murs of disapproval and amusement
from the social students making up the
crowd. The performance was not with.
out interest to others who didn't have
to be taught such things in public away
from home. What change to-day. A
young woman is instructed how to run
her car, but not how to get in and GU,
of it. Unhampered by the fear that she
may show what were once known &c
limbs, the modern girl scrambles into
her little roadster and is off and away
before her grandmother could have ad.
justed her skirts prior to placing the
proper foot in the proper way on the
carriage step.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-11-18
Hebron.

Prof. and Mrs. Mariner attended the
Sunday School supper at Mechanic Falls
Friday, the It'll.
Miss Annie Glover has gone to Port
land for the winter.
Prof. Mcdonald of Bates preached
here again last Sunday, and his sermon
was very highly spoken of by the best of
judges.
Mrs. Lambert, matron at the Home, is
quite sick, and Mrs. Caldwell, who at
one time bad the care of Atwood Hall,
will take her place for the remainder OF
the term.
Prof. j. F. Moody returned to Shsgg
Pond Tuesday. Frank Moody and
Franklin Bearce went with him as far as
West Sumner.
Mrs. Merton Rawson, who was teach
ing the village school, has been sick,
and Edelle Cushman is taking her place.
Mr.. Rswson has been hunting for q few
days, and Mrs. Davis of Poland has been
staying with her daughter.
The Academy students had half holt
day Tuesday, Armistice Day, and Prof.
Mariner gave a very interesting talk in
chapel at morning exercises.
The Harvest Home festival was held
in the church Tuesday evening, and q
large number attended the supper.
About sl25 was taken.
Albert Richardson is in Portland this
week with Mr.. Bray, who is helping on
some improvements on the new home OF
the Richardson's there.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
A. Bartlett will be glad to learn that he
stood the journey to Boston well, and
although very tired was very comfort
able after rest. Everything was done
to make the journey easy as possible for
him.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-11-18
Oxford.

Professor John Dyer was in town re-
Gently. He has sold his place to George
Shaw.
T. A. Roberts w. r. C. was inspected
the 7th by Mrs. Lena Day Of Gorbam.
Rev. Mr.. Baker occupied the pulpit at
the Congregational church Sunday.
Armistice Day was successfully cele-
brated. Pettingil's Orchestra from
Lewiston was present and led the parade.
There were many gsily decorated autos.
Walter Wood took the prize. A supper
at the vestry at 80 was followed by a
concert and dance at Robinson Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Austin and Mrs.
Frances Andrews of Portland were in
town Sunday.
The barber shop of Walter Heslop took
fire Friday morning. With prompt
assistance of the hose company from the
wooden mill the blaze was extinguished.
There was considerable damage to build
ing and contents.