The Herald-Sentinel. (Cordell, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 16, 1911 Page: 2 of 8
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JIM CROW LAW
IS HELD VALID
COURT OF APPEALS SU8TAIN8
OKLAHOMA 8TATUTE
JUDGE SANBORN DISSENTS
Dissenting Opinion Holds Measure is
in Violation of ths Fourteenth
Amendment to Nstionsi Con-
stitution—Other Nswa
ONE hundred and seventy-
nlne yearn ago on the 22d
of February the "Father"
of our country first saw
the light of day, and 111
years ago on the 14th of
last December he looked
his last on the land
which he had made a
free and Independent
country.
Since then the na-
tion each year has marked the
late of his birth In various ways,
lrSt by holding religious ceremo-
ales In the churches throughout
'.he land at which the paBtorB, many
sf whom had fought under the great
:ommander or had known him In pri-
vate life, talked feelingly about the
olg heart and the broad soul of the
leparted hero; then as the years roll-
sd along and those who knew Wash-
ington had Joined him In the silence
;he day was marked by a flreat fly-
ng of bunting and waving of flags and
playing of bands and parading of sol-
Hers. Still later the day was held
as a national holiday on which the
oanks were closed and tho schools
«ave entertainments at which patriot-
ic songs were sung, fiery speeches
made, and the great deeds of our
Srst president recounted in dramatic
manner; now the day 1b still a na-
tional holiday, but the schools are
slosed and churches, charitable organ-
izations, clubs and Individuals make
•.he occasion an excuse for giving colo-
oial teas, Washington birthday par-
vies, hatchet Buppers or revolutionary
plays. The shop windows are full of
aatchets, miniature cherry trees,
cocked hats, and cherries, zeal, can-
31ed and for decorative purposes.
All this display and fun and frolic
nakeB the thinker wouder how George
Washington kept the day, and the in-
vestigator who takes the pains to look
into the matter will find that from
1745 to the date of hia death, Feb-
-uary 22, a day of Importance not only
;o Washington but to his friends and
all those who did him service.
When Washington was 13 yearB old
1 ne wrote for his own use 110 maxims
sf civility and good behavior and add-
*d one resolution which read; "Re-
vived, that on the 22nd day of Febru-
*ry, the day on which 1 was given the
{lft of consciousness, I will each year,
lo some good deed or deeds, as many
is come within my power, to show my
jratltude for the life given me for a
dttle space."
From 1745 until the date of his
leath Washington never broke the res-
jlutlon made on his thirteenth birth-
lay. On this first anniversary of
jvhlch there Is any record he tramped
fourteen miles, seven there and seven
aome again, to the house of an aged
woman who had been kind to his
mother during an illness, carrying a
•arge package of provisions and re-
maining for several hours to stack her
woodpile and build her flre.
Later in the day he drove two cows
aearly two miles to the farm from
which they had escaped and, finding
:he farmer laid up with rheumatism,
et to work to mend the pasture
!ence, and so keep tht cows at home.
He returned at night to a good sup-
per, and the evening was passed in
merriment. No doubt young George
slept the sleep of the righteous that
alght, for his resolution was working
splendidly.
Several years later he wrote to a
school chum early on the morning of
:he 22d of February. "This day l en-
ter upon a new epoch—the year
stretches before me—for what? Only
&e who benefits his fellow-man has the
right to enjoy the glories of life. I
shall endeavor to commence my new
year clear from debt in this respect."
There Is no record how the day was
marked in 1848. but judging from the
tone of the letter his life was fuller by
several good deeds.
"Some Personal Remembrances of
Washington," tells how, on February
22, 1751, he hired some half dozen
sleighs, rented a hall, and gave all
the young people of Mount Vernon,
where he was then visiting his broth-
er, Capt. Lawrence Washington, a fine
afternoon and evening frolic, with a
big "Bpread" to crown the event To
his "party" were Invited not the young
bloods of Washington's own class, but
those less favored, and it Is recorded
that although they stood about In shy-
ness at first, It did not take George
many minutes to set the fun going.
It was on the following year that
Washington made his only ocean voy-
age—to the BarbadoeB—and that he
enlisted in the Seven Years war.
He spent hU twenty-second birthday
amid warlike scenes at Fort Duquesne,
now Pittsburg, where he commanded
a regiment against the French. On
the eve of that birthday Washington
gave a bountiful supper to all the men
of his regiment, and gave a good-sized
sum of money to one of the men to
be sent home to the wife and little
ones whom the soldier had left In al-
most destitute circumstances.
There are many lapses of the rec-
ords of /Washington's birthdays and
how he Bpent them, but In 1755 he
writes to a friend: "I am growing
old apace, Alfred (he was only 23
then) and today I turn another year.
So far 1 have been true to my resolu-
tion, made when I was 13, and I want
you to help me to keep it unbroken
this year. Will you be so kind as to
give the lnclosure to Welmont Hardy
of your wlllage with my kindest re-
membrances?"
There Is no record of what the "ln-
cloBure" was, but we are led to believe
that it brought comfort to both the
sender and recipient.
On January 6, 1759, at the age of
27, Washington married Martha Cus-
tls, and for the time being all the aus-
terity of the young patriot was sunk
In the tenderness of the lover. He
marked his birthday that year by dis-
tributing gifts lavishly among his
slaves and by ordering that a fertaln
poor widow near the Washington es-
tate should be served with two quarts
of milk and three eggs dally, free of
charge, as long as she.llVed, the bill,
of course, to be met by Washington.
For a time after his marriage, Wash-
ington withdrew from public life and
Bet about cultivating his acres. It
was on the 22d of February, not many
years after he had turned benedict,
that he and Mrs. Washington were
sleighing and making unusually merry
In honor of the day. As the hour near-
ed noon, both George and Martha dis-
covered that they were "monstrous
hungry," and that they were miles
away from Inn or tavern. Pulling up
In front of a little cottage, George
made bold to ask the little lady who
appeared at the door in answer to his
rapping, for a "bite and sup" to stay
their pangs.
The stranger proved hospitable, and
after showing them the way to a tiny
barn, where there was feed for the
horse, she spread the cloth in the
kitchen and invited her guests to par-
take of her simple fare.
She had been cutting carpet rag*
when Interrupted by her unexpected
guests, and Washington had
drawn from her the fact that she and
her husband, who was then off In the
village with the horse, delivering some
strips of floor covering, kept the wolf
from the door by sewing carpet rags
and weaving.
The young aristocrat whispered s
few words to his lady and she laugh-
ingly nodded consent. Washington
then snatched a huge apron which he
saw hanging on the door, and, tying It
around the laughing Martha, handed
her a pair of scissors and told her to
commence. He begged the protest-
ing dame, their little silver-haired host-
ess, to get him a pair of shears, and
soon the three were cutting and sew-
ing carpet rags right merrily. The
pair remained at, the cottage until
dusk, leaving behind them a great bas-
ketful of gay carpot balls and a sub-
stantial evidence of well wishes. As
the Washington drove away home,
George expressed himself well pleased
with the way izi which he had Bpent
his birthday.
JuBt one more record we have of
how the general kept the resolution
made on his thirteenth birthday. It
was in the year 1778, while at Valley
Forge, that Washington marked Feb-
ruary 22 with a deed of kindness which
Indeed made one man grateful that
the general had been given the "gift of
ltfe for a little space." A young sen-
try was sent to him under the charge
of having been found asleep at hlB
post. He was scarcely more than a
boy, ill-clad and half-starved, and even
though he was badly frightened his
eyelids tffere heavy with sleep.
The great general questioned him
kindly, found that he had given his
last ration to a suffering comrade and
relieved a sick man of sentry duty. In-
stead of reprimanding the boy, Wash-
ington spread a blanket, told him to
lie down and get an hour's sleep.
When he awoke it was past noon, and
the general had laid the table. He
was ordered to partake of the "birth-
day" feast of cheese, some stale bread
and good hot coffee, or what passed
for that beverage. The next day ths
boy was sent to the hospital with a
fever, and he never saw battle after
that.
Although this 1b the last record that
can be found of how Washington kept
his birthday, undoubtedly later anni-
versaries were marked by deeds of
kindness equal to those of his early
years.
St. Louis, Mo.—The United States
circuit court of appeals, In a decision
just handed down, upholdB the consti-
tutionality of the "Jim Crow" law of
Oklahoma.
The opinion was written by Judge
Adams and concurred In by Judge
Hook. Judge Sanborn, presiding Judge
of the court, dissented. The law re-
quires railroads to have separate cars
for whites and negroes, and also at-
tendant accommodations separate,
though equal.
Five Oklahoma negroes sued to en-
join the railroads from complying with
the act of the legislature on the ground
that it violated the fourteenth amend-
ment and was in conflict with Inter-
state commerce laws.
Judge Adams' opinion was emphatic.
He said that the question was not an
open one and that discussion on it was
foreclosed by an existing decision of
the United StateB supreme court,
which held that though the fourteenth
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USE FOR THE NEWSPAPER
Story That Contains a Moral It Miflht
Be Well to Keep In
Memory.
A little King Charles dog, a pet in
a family where he had been the play-
mate of a little boy, slipped through
an open door some time ago and dis-
appeared. Servants and the children
of the house searched everywhere,
asked questions at all places where
It was thought possible the dog might
be in hiding, but to no avail, and the
animal was finally given up for loat
and there was deep mourning in the
nursery. One day recently the wom-
an who owned the dog met a neigh-
bor at a florist's shop, who had on a
leash a dog strangely like the lost
pet, and asked where he came from.
"Why, he ran into our house a few
days ago and we don't know where he
belongs.' The dog knew his old mis-
tress and was quickly surrendered.
You might have had him sooner, had
you advertised," said one woman. "And
you could have found the owner soon-
er had you advertised," said the other
—and the newspaper man who heard
the story added the moral.
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Get It today In usual liquid form or
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amendment gave political equality to
the negroes it was not Intended to
abolish distinction based on color or
to enforce social as distinguished from
political equality.
Judge Sanborn, in dissenting, holds
that it is against the fourteenth amend-
ment of the constitution of the United
States; that the law will deprive the
negroes of the protection of the laws;
and, that under the law, the coach and
compartment provided for them may
be bo inconvenient and comfortless
that no one would ride in them from
preference. He expresses the belief
that the decree of the lower court
should be reversed, the demurrer over-
ruled and that the railroad companies
should be required to answer the bill.
The Wretchedness
of Constipation
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CARTER'S LITTLE
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HOUSE FOR HIGH NUMBER
Pass Reapportionment Bill Providing
for 433 Members
Washington.—The democrats of the
house, aided by a few republicans who
declined to be bound by the party
caucus, won their fight for an
Increased representation in the lower
branch of congress under the census
of 1910.
They voted down the republican cau-
cus bill to maintain the membership
at 391, as at present and then passed
the original Crumpacker bill, fixing the
membership at 433 on and after March
3, 1913. If Arizona and New Mexico
should be admitted to statehood they
will be given one representative each,
bringing the total to 435.
Thursday's action of the house must
be ratified by the senate. The house
leaders believe the senate (will follow
the wishes of the lower branch.
Under the new apportionment Okla-
homa will gain three representatives.
CURED HER BABY OF ECZEMA
"I can't tell In words how happy the
word 'Cuticura' sounds to me, for it
cured my baby of Itching, torturing
eczema. It first came when she was
between three and four weeks old,
appearing on hor head. I used every-
thing imaginable and bad one doc-
tor's bill after another, but nothing
cured It. Then the eczema broke out
so badly behind her ear that I really
thought her ear would come off. For
months I doctored it out to no avail.
Then it began at her nose and her
eyes were nothing but sores. I had to
keep her in a dark room for two,
weeks. The doctor did no good, so I
stopped him coming.
"For about two weeks I had used
Cuticura Soap for her evefy day,
then I got a box of Cuticura Ointment
and began to use that. In a week
there was a marked improvement. In
all I used two cakes of Cuticura Soap
and one box of Cuticura Ointment and
my baby was cured of the sores. This
was last November; now her hair is
growing out nicely and she has not a
scar on her. I can not praise Cuti-
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three years she was never without the
terrible eruption, but now, thanks to
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causing a Bteody advanco In
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hat tho number of settlers
in Western Canada from
the U. 8. was OO per cent
lnrger In 1910 than the
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His Labor-saving Device.
"I have discovered a great labor-
saving device."
"I always said you were a genius.
What is it?"
"I'm going to marry Miss Bullion,
the heiress."
ONLY ONE
That Is LAXATIVE
tho signature of K.
over to Curo a Cold In Ono Day.
May Dare to Be Shabby
Carelessness in Clothes Gives Impres-
sion That Wearer Is Wealthy, Says
Woman Who Knows.
"There are two ways of Impressing
people," said a woman who had
knocked about the world a good deal.
• You can be very smart or you can be
directly shabby. For a woman of small
means I recommend the second way,
and I can speak with some authority,
since 1 have followed my theory for a
long time.
"Before I adopted it myself I
watched it in operation. 1 know an
old lady of some means, but not rich,
who lived in a good hotel. Every-
body received more or leso considera-
tion from the management, but this
old lady was tho mogul of the place.
"She paid no more for her rooms
than the others, and she spent less
in the dining room, and I was at a
loss to account for the fact that she
commanded Instant and implicit obedi-
ence, even in the most exacting re-
quests, until one day, when the hotel
clerk, having seen me in conversa-
tion with her, said casually :
" 'You know she's awfully rich.'
"So one day I told her of this,
asked uow the rumor of her great
wealth ever started. She laughed.
" 'It's my clothes, my dear,' she said.
" 'As you know I am interested in
so many things that I have not much,
money left over for clothes. Two*
gowns at a time are all 1 can atTord,
and going out so little I wear them
for at least a year or two.
"'They cannot imagine a woman
economising in clothes, and they In-
terpret my lack of vanity as to the
carelessness a woman known to be
rich haa for details. I'd love to have
clothes if I felt I could afford them,
at least I would have liked them once,
but now that I find the consideration
bestowed on my eccentric shabbiness
I am not sure that the change would
not be for the worse.
" 'I have the best table In the din-
ing room. The other day some people
who must spend.twice as much as I
do had a table near me, and annoyed
me by their talking and laughing. I
complained, and their table was
changed.
" 'If they should object they would
have to leave, for the management Is
not going to offend a woman of mil-
lions like myself. I was thinking of
getting a new bonnet this year, but as
it might lower my social position I
shall probably continue to wear the
one I bought eight years ago.'
"This is a scheme that works in any
number of directions. I personally
cannot afford to dress as well as most
of the women I know, so I make a
point of dressing less well even than
I can afford. They all know I could
do a bit better than I do."—Phlladel.
phia Public Ledger.
Admiral Is Dead
Washington—Rear Admiral Silas
Wright Terry, retired, who was iden-
tified with the naval operations of the
civil war, died here Thursday of pneu-
monia. He was a native of Wallonia,
Ky., where he was born sixty-eight
years ago.
For Free Trade
London.—In the first division of the
new parliament, the house of commons,
by a majority of 102 reaffirmed ad-
herence to free trade principles.
Exactly.
"Papa, what is flattery?"
"Praise of other people, mf son."—
Boston Transcript.
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Many men enjoy a dry smoke. Why
not a dry drink?
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Will Open Dam
Washington—The Roosevelt dam,
part of the Salt river irrigation pro-
ject, Arizona, has been completed and
will be opened March 18. According
to a statement issued by the reclama-
tion service here, the last stone was
placed in position in the parapet walls
February 5.
Per Capita Wealth
Washington.—The per capita wealth
of the United States, as based upon the
new census figures, is $34.43. Under
the census of 1900 it was computed by
the treasury department as $35.10. Ac-
cording to the latest estimate the total
amount of money now in circulation is
$3,211,550,465, as against $3,125,586,720
a year ago. The Increase is represent-
ed by the coinage of gold.
Stricter Marriage Laws
Topeka, Kan.—Asbiil providing that
certificates of health must be sworn
to by aplicants for marriage licenses
has been recommended by the house
committee of the whole of the Kansas
legislature for passage. Both parties
must swear they have never been in
sane nor suffered from tuberculosis.
Unappreciated.
"Are you going to cd&pose any val-
entine poetry this year?"
"No," replied the sentimental youth.
"I put In two weeks writing original
poetry last year, and the girl merely
said It was economical homemade
stuif."
Hard Task at That.
Sunday School Teacher—How many
wives had Adam?
Little Girl—One; and he couldnt
clothe that one.—Brooklyn Life.
New Well Coming In
Bartlesville, Okla—What appears to
be an oil well equal in productiveness
to either of those drilled in the deep
sand Osage pool is said to be coming
in on Shea and Breens' lease of 13-21-9
and oil operators are watching day
and night.
Kansas Favors Women
Topeka, Kan.—The Kansas senate
passed the resolution to submit an
amendment to the constitution, giving
women the right to vote in all elec
tlons, by a vote of 27 to 12.
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