The Washington Bee Newspaper, March 8, 1902, Page 1

‘A PAPER FO} 1 FIRESIDE COMPANION. It Is true if you see It In THE BEE. pont BORROW THIS PAPER ~rkLEL ————— WASHINGTON, b. C. SATURDAY MARC \ GREAT INVENTIO fo Scientists Speak of the Hewitt Electric Lamp. nich Youngs New Yorker Has Outdone the Efforts of Edison and Tesla —Light That Is as Cheap as Kerosene, awhile it is given to the ch to ride out of the istinguish themselves night. Quite recently , Vanderbilt inventing a st now it is Cooper York, giving the ew light. His case is even r than that of Van- ts of his inven- r-reaching, than four years Hewitt Cooper began his 1 Madison Square gar- laboratory in the arden, just one floor ed statue of Diana. of the situa- ti 1 1 certain obscurity. He listurbed and no f looking for the ist in the same " fa iinence 1arbored horse shows, spectacle plays. He that chimera’ which is the attention the production He studied of lead and experiments he ind that they had rmost limits of electrical Edison, re- young and time was id abundant means, t count. eard of him when Oceasional- progress he had he was a prom- who might do » with the new of Friday, the by in front of the New York inical Engineers saw to column of ll all ¢ Ww d be a ng up and own the house ight came from a glass the street nearly for a hundred feet in it was the invention oper Hewitt. The the building was ther tubes similar at thin explaining to of e four tubes which 1 illuminated it with ndle pow- is of the assembled and the inventor vers the nature to 500 taken with the new however, is so present day al wiring is il dynamo is neces- t It may at- indescent light cir- nd it m lamp, only with be will glow as brillianey. And yet p is such a simple onders some of the th world 1 the idea long f that experimented but size, e scientific r0. many of with tried shape and sed by Mr. Hewitt the idea as impos- L by Mr. Hewitt ass tubes, from ng and from one to There even produce desired the is a small ry in each tube and the which yields an in- It is only neces- ig on mercury a tube to an ordinary p circuit and it will Hewitt encountered ies as the other sci- ould not light up at rht there must be principle which, er it, would solve finaly put it to the and worked it i just as Prof. Pupin see out e principle of ocean It took him four years, t was triumph, for the ted up in the end. Colds tn the Head. str ientist has discovered n the head is due to the € membrane of a special = Hoy Frightened to Death. ; ' Lewisham, England, an ) on the body of Sidney 12 years. He was er towel and placed t. In some way he towel twisted, for found him five min- was dead. A phy- cath was due not to stran- to the fright caused by © could not get his head h, aged IS HE GUILTY. The Arrest of Young Russels—How Innocent [en are Disgraced, by one who knows. The arrest of the young son of Mr Arson Russel claimed to have detain- ed acertain letter, recalls tothe Bee the methods acopted in the Post Office Department to disgrace a man if he is not liked. The public and .he J friends of Mr. Russel believe him inno cent. It is claimed that Mr. Russell has beenfin the Post Office Department fora number of years and has always born an upright character and reputa tion. A man who has been in the de partment so long and has never been caught inthe slightest act of wrong doing whatever, will not be judged guilty” of an offense charged against him, like the recent one, especially when the evidence is not positive. It is claimed that when Mr. Russell emptied his bag, one letter was found left in it. Would it not have been better to have allowed the carrier to have carried the letter home and see if le left it there before he was placed under arrest. What evidence is there that young Russell left the letter in his bag? It is caimed whenever: a man is disliked by any one, cases like the one of Russell’s happen. There shouid be more possitive proofagainst him. See ee MASONIC NOTES. The officers of the Grand ( hapter of the Order of the Eastern Star of the state of Arkansas is as follows: Mrs, F. F, White, Grand Matron, Crawfordsville, Arkansas. Mrs. JE, Peake, Grand Patron, Arkadelphia, Arkans: Mrs. Alice A. Havis, Associated Grand Matron, 1729 W 2d Avenue, Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Rev. C. 5. Mebane, Grard Asso- ciated Patron, Monticello, Arkansas. Mrs. ada B. Wertham, Grand Re corder, S. McAllister, I. T. Mrs. Anna L. Boyd, Grand Con- ductress, Dermott, Arkansas. Mrs. H. Turner, Grand Secretary and Treasurer, E. S. B. A., Helena, Arkansas, Mrs. Ida Young, Grand Secretary 405 12th Ave., Pine Bluff, Arkansas. There is some talk of organizing a general Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Masons among the colored masons in the United States. Mrs. Celia Dun lap of Irvington, Kintucky, is the Grand Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star for the state of Kentuc- ky, and by her excellent management and supervision, the Order of the Eastern Star in the state of Kentucky has flourished. Bro. P. R. Cabell of Madisonville, Ky., isthe Grand Master of Masons of the state of Kentucky, and has done much to elevate and advance Free Masonry in that state. He isa brilliant Mason and a prominent citi- zen of that state. The Officers of Lebamon Consistory of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite at Oakland, California, was held late- ly and the following Sublime Princes were elected to offices: lil. Charles L. Morton, 33 Degree, Commander in Chief. lil, W. J. Cglesby, 32 Degree, First Lieut. Commander, Ili. Richard Norris Clarke, 33 De- gree, Second Lieut. Commander ill, Alfred Seymour Urmsby, 32 De gree, Graud Minister of State, Ill. Henry Augustus Borchart, 32 Degree, Grand Chancellor. lil. james F. Summers, 32 Degree, Grand Secretary. |} Ii. James Smead, 32 Degree, Grand Treasure In. J. W. peals. lll. B. F. Meaddows, 32 Grand Engineer. il, James L. Clayton, 32 Degree, Green, Keeper of the Degree, Grand Hospitaller. lll. Eli Baker, 32 Degree, Master of Ceremonies. lil. George Leaguie, Grand Captain of Guards. {il R. F. Morrison, Grand Standard Bearer. Ill. George Thomas Kemp, 32 De- gree, Grand Tyler. : This Consistory is under the United | Supreme Council of the a. A. S. Rite that is presided over by Ill. John G. Jones of Chicago. Grand 32 Degree, 32 Degree Why We Criticise Him. From the American Herald. If those who object to our criticism of Booker T. Washington will take the time to read his book. ‘“‘Up From Slavery,” they will find our justifica- tion for attacking this little demigod. if they will turn to page 230 they will find something to interest them. Also read his comment relative to the Ne- gro in politics. It begins at page 134 It is rich and racy reading. Readut? It is strange that a man of such feeble Republicanism should have so much influence with a Republican. If the Negroe’s of the country acted on his advice a Democrat would now be in the White Ilouse We donot wish to sit in the seat ofthe scorner, and we hope we may be pardoned for saying thatwe have no faith in leaders who take compro. ise and concession and who dare not stand forth fearless- ly for a, rinciple. We donot belicve in compounding with error. When will we find a leader big enough and brave enough and honest enough to lead us? He should be a man with no weaknesses which our enemies can't use, no appetities that money can tempt, and no feebleness of judgement that public clamor or public praise can sway. He should be fearless, un- purchaseable either by money or ap plause, vigilant. suspicious and terri ty in earnest. either bribed or intimidated, who dues not sleep when theie is work to do, and who is energetic enough not to be | made a dupe. their club once a year to the President and General Secretary. The Next Annval Session of the In short aman whowill be always on | National Afro-American Republican the Watch Tower and whose heart w.]' | League of the United States will meet be mm bis work. One who will be a ruck | of offemse to our rea) toes aud our pre- tended friends, and we will be qui k|! to detect them, however much they} may be disguised. A cross between | Dr. Maratand Dunton, of the French ; Revolution, whithout their luve of hu- { man blood. We presume i is folly to | think of finding such a leader in these | days. When he does come, come he | surely will, soonor or later, he will! leavea name that will shine with nn.) dimmed lustre for generations to: come. ! The great Dr. Washington, oppor. ! tunist and trimmer, does not answer to this description of a leader, aud | hence does not in any proper sense) repr: sent the intelligence, self respect and manhood of the Negro race. We, are sorry to burst the bubble, but we/ had to. The Negro race has no leader. he giants who used to lead are dead, and they have been succeeded bya pigmy; whose towering ambition is to] play into the hands of our enemies. | If any of our readers have the time and patience todoso let them read this =_—— Angust 15th, 1902, at Springfield, hio. John G. Jones, President, 3717 Armour Ave., Chicago, Ill. W.Calvin Chase, General Secretary, Washington, D. C. “BOOKER T.” From The Omaha Progress That veteran republican leader cf Mississippi. the Hon. James Hill, ex- receiver of public money at Jackson, has been ‘turned down’”’ by President Roosevelt in ordr to make a place for a man like I.T. Montgomery. What has Mt. Montgomery done for the re- puplican party and what hashe done in futherance of the interest of his race? In sbort while‘itss known that he has not given his services to his people or the party beyond what was in conso- nance with his inordinate ambition, it will be remembered that in the consti tutional convention of Mississippi he betrayed his party and his race and —== ‘H 8, 1902. ; speaker atits conclusion. MR, LEMUEL C, BAILEY, Treasurer of the most Successful Bank, Operated by Colored men in the United States. truculent autobiogaaphy of the great est that ever happened. The idol of the Negro voting South and the pet of Northern dough faces, who reluctant ly admit that God made the Negro ana we freed ’em and must educate ’em. Bosh! Lemuel C. Bailey. One of the most successful business men in the United States. is Mr. Lem- uel C. Bailey. He is the treasurer o Capital Savings Bank of this city. He is the inventor ofseveral patents and the promotion of another. All are bringing in handsome revenues. Wild Cranberry Jam. A wild cranberry called “tranbar” in Swedish, for which no use ever has been found in the Scandinavian countries, has now found a magket in Germany, 2,234 quarts havi shipped recently to one firm in Chem nitz. The Germans convert the ries into a jam that bids fair to rival English preserves 7 been ber- Danced 5 Bt Too Lively. A man in Norristown, Pa., who was supposed to have dropped dead at a ball, was found, on medical examina- tion, to have broken his neck by run- ning into a wall while aancing a jig. Some Knowledge. He—The young man who is paying attention to-Miss Gotrox? Yes; he’sa lawyer. She—I understand he doesn’t know anything about law. He—Well, he knows enough about law to see that there’s more money in matrimony.—Puck. Stupid AN Around. Patience—I sent a postal card to Wil) last week, and forgot to put his name or address on it. Patrice—Really? “Yes; he must have thought me stu- pid when he got it.—Yonkers States- man. NATIONAL REPUBLICAN LEAGUE. Rules and Regulations. 1. The object of the National Afro- American Republican League of the United States, will be to educate and instruct the people in Republican Pol- itics, and organize Republican Clubs to distribute literature and to arouse an interest among the colored people and to work for the interests, advance ment and success of the Republican party. 2. The number to orginize g subor dinate Republican Club shall not be less than 15. Each club shall consist ofa President, First and Second Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, and an Executive Commi tee of five. 3. Each Republican Club that has been permanently organized will te entitled to one delegate in the Annual Session of the National Afro American Republican League of the United A man who cannot bel ina States, . Each Republican Club will send ’ list ‘ofthe officers and members of the | voted for the disfranchisement of the brave Afro-American voters of tha state, What then does our president mean? Does he mean to reward the man who has thus cowardly forsaken the cause for which the nation itself |hasmadeso manv sacrifices to pre- |serve? It is claimed, too, that Prof, | Washington has been deeply concern. ed in securing the appointment of Ec- gar S. Wilson for marshal and a Mr | Lee for state’s attornev of Mississippi. Such appointees are known to be at variance with republican principles outspoken democrats who will in no way concerve the claims of the repub- lican party. Can Proi. Washington as an intelligent and honest man_ brook these responsibilities and would it no! he far better on the whole that Mr Washington keep his hand off and stand aloof if ne cannotiin justice to his race and the honor o1 his manhood as sert the liberty of his soul? Does in not rather appear that Mr. Washingtor is but the tool of the national head, as suming the responsibility of a peri where others dare not venture? We depreciate (he action of the president and we deplore the resporsibility of a fact that men will sometimes submit themselves the willing tools to sub serve unworthy ends. Court Notes. Messrs. W. Calvin Chase and Thom- as L. Jones, attoneys at law, will rep resent the following cases in the Crimi nal Court this month: Charles Cole man, murder, George McGoines, con spiracy. Carrie Forster, grand larceny. Attorney Hughes has been sick for several days. Messrs. R. R. Horner and James H Smith have moved to No. 500 D St. North West. Attorney Clinkscales has purchased a new library. City Solicitor James L. Pugh, prosecuting whiskey cases now. is Attorney Campbell Carrington has retuned to the city. 7 ————<s et Powder Cured Cold, A distressing cold in the head was treated by a young men in Owosso, Mich., by the application of a hot foot- bath. By mistake, instead of mustard, he put insect powder in the water. Strange to relate, the cure was prompt and effectual. New Cure for Seasickness, Sea water is recommended as & eure for seasickness. In addition to e light diet and a mild purge before starting on a voyage, and loose clothing and a recumbent position in the open air on board ship, the remedy never knowr to fail is a pint of sea water. This usually acts a: am emetic and often as a saline aperient, giving prompt relief from ail un pleasant feelings. Chickens with Long Tatls, A new breed of chickens just re ceived in New York from China has tails 12 feet long. They are kept in cages, and when they are taken out for exercise an attendant goes along to hold up the feathers. The hens lay 30 eggs a year, which are hatched by other hens. i GREXY ADVERTISING MEDIUM, Zz rT: SOME REASONS WHY. A Distinguished Audience at the Sec- ond Baptist Church—The Presi- dent’s Address. On last Sunday afternoon, every available space in the auditorium of the Second Baptist church was crowded. Promptly at 3:30 o’lock, Mr. Thompson, the retiring president, de- livered his valid‘ctory padres and in- stalled Mr. Samuel Lacy the new tem- porary president. Mr. Lacy made a very feeling and eloquent address and asked for the suppoit of the lyceum during his administration. After the installation of the new officers and the reading of the minutes of the last meet- ing, the principal speaker, Mr.W. Cal- vin Chase, was introduced and read his paper entitled: “Some Reasons Why.” The paper was unanimously indorsed by the entire audience who voted a rising vote of thanks to the Remarks on the paper were made by Justice E. M. Hewlett, Dr. Childs, Mr. Marshall and Ex-Senator J. P. Green. ——- AFRICAN M. E. CONFERENCE. Addresses by Visiting Pastors Giy- ven at the Euening Session. The opening service of the thirty- ninth annual session of the Washing- ton Conrerence ofthe African Metho- dist Episcopal Church was held at Asbury M, E. Church, Eleventh and K streets, N. W., Wednesday morn- ing. The church was packed to the doors with visiting colored pastors and their friends, who listened to shortad- dresses of welcome from M. W. Glair, I. L. Henson, and Rey. Earnest Lyon. A response was made 1, W. Jovce, of Minnespolis, whois presiding officer of this conference. The afternoon ses- sion was a brief one, being gi en over to receiving written reports of the various pastors by the conference treasurer. The principal speaker of the even inz session of the conference was Rev. J. D. Gamewell, a representative of the Methodist Episcopal Missionary Society, who had devoted twenty years of his life to mis:ioa work ip China. Mr. Gamewell was at the British Legation during the seige of Pekin, and his story of the dangers and hardships of the besieged foreign ers and their final release was ex tremely interesting. The speaker gave a detailed account of the meth ods adopted by the legationers in de fending themselves for nearly two months against the guns of the ene my, fire, famine, and disease, and he was intently listen to for more than an hour’s time by the large audience, which filled the church to the doors. Mr. Gamewell was followed by the Rev. Alexander P. Camphor, rresi dent of the College of West Africa, which is located at Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa. Mr. Camphor came to the United States recently for the pur pose of endeavoring to secure $15,000 from the various churches in the United States to promote education in hisconntry. Under his direction in West Africa are thirty three auxiliary schools and one college, and he devot ed the time allowed for his address in exp'aining the needs of the people in| the country from which he comes. Another speaker of the evening was Rev. G. W. Jennings, who talked on the Washicgton Conference as a Mis sionarv Force. Music was furnished by the Mt. Zion M. E. Choir. THE JUVENILE COURT Separate in deed and in fact —Why have a separate judge. It is the opinion of many that since there must be a Juvenile Court, the prisoners should be kept separate and apart from all others. There is no reason why that a separate judge be appointed to try the young affender of the law. The citizens should petiton Congress and ask for the establishment of a sep- arate judge. Justice Anson Taylor would be just the man for such a court. e is a humanitarian with good sense and sound judgment. Prof. N. E, Weatherless is one of the best teachers in physics the public schools have ever had. Recorder H. P. Cheatham of WN. C., is growing in popular favor. He will lead the next delegation to the Na- tional Republican Convention. Rev. James H. Lee, pastor of the third Baptist Church and Mrs. Harriet Ricks, will be married atthe residence of the bride, 413 Ridge St. N. W., on Monday morning, April 21, at 13 o'clock a.m. Kev. J. W. Howard or Rev. Walter H. Brooks, will perform the ceremony. The bridal pasty will leave this city at 12 o’clock for Phila delphia, Pa., the guest of Rev. Lee’s tousin. They will remain two weeks, after which they will return to this city and holda reception at 313 Elm St., N.W., the residence of the groom. WAR COLLEGE PLAN, Secretary Root’s Pet Idea to Be Carried Into Effect. Training School at Washington, DB. C., to Educate Officers in the | Practical Handling of Troops During a Campaign. One of the best fruits of the Span- ish-American war is the foundation of the great war college at Washington barracks. A decisive step toward the consummation of the plans of Secre- tary Root was taken recently whe’ Representative Hull, chairman of th house committee on military affairs, introduced a bill providing for the establishment of such an institutio: and the reorganization of the genera staff along modern lines. The secretary of war, Hon. Elihu Root, in his plans for the propose® war college has taken a eomprehensived grasp of the situation. At the launch- ing of his idea he says: “It should be kept constantly in mind that the ob- ject and ultimate aim of all this pred paratory work is to train officers to command men in war. Theory must not, therefore, be allowed to displace practical application.” ' The principal advantages which it is designed to secure are: 1. The bringing of all the different branches of military education into one system under the direct supervi-~ sion of a body of officers whose busi-< ness it will be to make every part of the system effective. 2. The establishment of definite re- quired courses of instruction in the of- ficers’ schools which will be the founda- tion of the whole system. : 3. The establishment of the general service and staff college upon the foundation of the infantry and cav- alry school at Fort Leavenworth, so that every officer who displays superi+ or qualities in the lcwer schools may be instructed there in every branch of military service. 4. The completion of the series of in- structions by the war college, which ‘ will ultimately be in effect a post- graduate course for the study of the greater problems of military science and national defense. 5. The establishment of a record in the war department upon which shall appear the names of officers who have exhibited special capac in order that they may be known by the com- mander in chief and by the country whenever special service is required. 6. The throwing open of the schools to the officers of the national guard, of the former volunteers and the grad- uates of military colleges and schools for instruction by and with the officers of the regular army. To accomplish this purpose Secrer tary Root has ordered the foundation, at every military post of officers? schools for elementary instruction ig theory and practice and special serwe ice schools. These latter will be [oe cated at the artillery school at Fort- ress Monroe, Va., the engineers’ school of application, which is located at the Washington b ks, where fhe new war college will also be housed; the schools of submarine defense at Port Totten, N. Y., the school of application for cavalry and field artillery at Fort Riley, Kan., and the army medics school, which is also situated at Washington. general service an@® staff college is recommended at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., and the war col- lege for the most advanced instruction will be located at the Washington bar- racks. It is estimated that the additional expense for the fitting of these schools with buildings and apparatus will be about $400,000 a year. ) Gen. S. M. B. Young has been seleet4 ed as the president of the war college. His assistants or advisory board have been tentatively selected as follows: Gen. J. F. Bell, now on service in the Philippines, as commander of the school at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.) Gen. G. L. Gillespie, chief of engineers; Gen, W. F. Randolph, chief of artillery, snd Col. A. L. Mills, superintendent of the military academy at West Point. Black Farm in England, . A black farm is kept by Honorable Lilah Cavendish, the seventeen-years old daughter of Lord Chesham. It is focated in Buckinghamshire, England, and every living thing on it is black ex] cept her dairymaids. She has blac cattle, black horses, black sheep, black. goats, black dogs, biack cats, black chickens, ete. One night a fox cleare® the hencoop, and since then she oe Fright Turns Mule’s Hair. The flood at Mahanoy City, Pa., so terrified a black mule that the animal turned gray with fright. He was em- ployed in the Maple Hill colliery. IMPROVED SERVICE WEST—B. & O. R.R. Under recent change of schedule. trains leaving Washington 6,.0 p. m. (daily) arrives in Chicago in time to connect with “Crack ’’ trains of West- ern roads, including ‘t Overland Lim- ited”? and “California Limited.” giv- ing quick service to all Pacific Coast and intermediate points. Also splen- did service and good connections to points east of Chicago. kept no chickens. Beer Drinking in Europe. The workmen of Germany are not} the greatest European beer drinkers. Their average consumption per day; is two quarts per head, while in Engs land the average among the same clasa is slightly larger. A Regular Mint. Jimmy—Don’t see you out these nights. Anything doing? Dicky—You bet! Mr. Smallwood of- fered me a nickel not to tell paw when I caught him kissing sis. I hide under the sofa and he kisses her about 26 times during the evening.—Chicage Daily News.