The Washington Bee Newspaper, April 13, 1907, Page 1

.XXVILNO. 46 WASHINGTON, D. C. ATURDAY APRIL 13, 1907. (PEN LETTER Roosevelt, President of States. ask you a few pointed have stated that you -ceed you in the Pres- will carry out your io not understand the Mr. President, and Americans. ricans feel that you ed them but you You have commit- ident, that can never colored 1 have declared B. Foraker of been manly enough your unjust treat- You may wrong. I want nothing that you soldiers. r again bring the ck to you. Sena- ent, will win in colored tand by him. Ev- thousand vill support him ne should go traitor to the} Mr. President, colored vote from you, Mr.) ou be successful less you name 1 might as well bid] d yote The col Mr. President, is not rtain He! doubtful man. His n now. He nnot Mr. President. Sen- r friend and we shall} sound f he goes down, ten or Americans will m. You have kept no nlored have deceived us and do that that you have done. you. The} favors to we shall survive or] and Foraker | that you can as many brave ou have indorsed d deed that has colored American | term of office to be- meant what you said. one promise? Do you 1 man to support you? t, we have left you, Don’t upon false you again. ure success is not a colored man in except a tew office holders ipport you. And it will meau truction for any officeholder support you. You have sev- lders under your adminis- ou are of the opinion that f them is able to convince the ple that you are right, “let rth d say it.” I want how we all feel. Some ed individual has stated that 1 people are ungrateful, be- id some time ago things st mean. If this is in- 11 continue to be so. t wishes for the future or Foraker, I am jation for visitors will rates will be reason- Bright, the wealthiest rfolk, is putting up tel at a cost of $20,000. It Mt. Vernon, and will have ovements. He is also to his beautiful , near the position ll be opened to guests. ess men are planning ijacent to the Exposi- to be called The Brigh- tel, and to it will be at- park for the enter- people. A long list is the many comfortable Portsmouth and ere preparations are accommodate from one and instrumental, by the | inaugural will be a gala occasion. Pres- |Home and | valuabl gers and composers, will prominent features of the The choicest selections, varying from the reminiscent folk-song to the modern classic, will be rendered from time to time, and Negro artists of national repute will appear in special concerts in the great auditorium of the Negro building on the second floor. Or- chestral and choral music will be pro- vided for, under the leadership of ac- knowledged masters of melody. Prof. Kelly Miller of Howard Uni- Exposition. versity, whose pamphlets and addresses} a on historical and sociological theses have made his name a household word from ocean to ocean, is preparing a series of charts illustrative of the status of the American Negro in relation to his pop- ulation, geographical distribution, in- tellectual acquirements, mortality and the social aspect of his presence in the republic. The problem emphasized by the drift of the rural Negro to the cit- ies will be graphically worked out. Prof. Miller's exhibit will be peculiarly inter- esting and instructive to the student of the economic conditions which affect the o in this country. The leading business men of Norfolk and vicinity 26th — the opening day of the The will close on Exposition. Roosevelt will be in with the ident together attendance, many The col ored visitors will be numerous on that governors of tates and their official staff. day Concessions are being rapidly con- tracted for. Those who wish space for! business purposes will do well to apply to the nia’s educ once cutive Committee. ional institutions will showing. Prof. doing some plendid work in getting this exhibit in such complete and satisfactory form Note—Publishers who have not in their receipted bills for six months’ a magnificent Robert Kelser has “been sent subscription will please to so at once as the literary exhibit is being rapidly prepared and available space will soon be exhausted. Every paper should be represented. TRUE REFORMERS’ MODEL BANK. Norfolk, Va., April 6—The advance- ment of the colored people in the finan cial world is to be graphically portrayed in collection with the Negro exhibit of} the Jamestown Exposition by the United | Order of True Reforme of Rev. William L where it which | Taylor, of Richmond, operates a bank, department| theater and a real in addition to an Old estate ex Folks’ The] an industrial institute. | zation embraces a membership, of ,000 Negroes, scattered throughout the} co | and many of the subordinate “foun-| led, own| | branches are their s the property in respective mmunities. On the six-acre tract of land allotted to the Negro exhibit the True Reform-, ers will erect a substantial building and, throughout the Exposition season will} have in complete operation a model bank with a safe deposit attachment, and all the machinery, staff of officers and ap- purtenances of a first-class metropolitan banking institution. They will handle; the money of the concessionaries, cash checks, issue money orders, drafts, bills of exchange, receive deposits from vis- itors and employes, take care of the valuables of persons who may not wish to carry them around, and in short, transact a regular banking business for the convenience of all who may require such service. The True Reformers’ Bank at Richmond is one of the strong- est in the country, and during the panic of 1893 supplied a goodly part of the money that enabled the city officials to tide over the stringent period and meet the obligations of the local government promptly. R. T. Hill of Richmond, Va., is cashier of this bank. This display will be typical of the thirty-three similar in- stitutions conducted by Negroes in vari- ous sections of the republic. ~~ THE ELKS. The Elks, one of the strongest organ- izations in ths city, will give a pubilc| reception to their officers on Thursday, May 2. The Lyric Orchestra will fur- nish the music at this reception. The officers are: O. D. Morris, Ex- alted Ruler; J. M. Turner, E. Leading K.; Samuel Drew, E. Loyal Frank P. Williams, Tyler; Dr. E. D. Willi ton, Medical Director; Dr. W. E. Mor- gan, E. Lect. K.; Dr. W. J. Thomas, Secretary; F. V. Bacchus, A: ant Sec- retary; Eugene Minor, Organist; D. E. Self, P. ER, M.S. S.; A. J. Gas- kins, Treasurer; John Dade, Chaplain; C. Lee Bland, Inner Guard; H. W. Hun- ter, Esquire; Dr. W. J. Thomas, Dep- uty; S. T. Craig, Past Ex. Ruler; Geo. C. Noble, P. Ex. R.; S. H. Wilkins, P. Ex. R.; A. J. Gaskins, P. Ex. R; James M. Jackson, P. Ex. R; Eugene Blair, P. Ex. R.; D. E. Self, P. Ex. R.; Dr. W. J. Thomas, P. Ex. R; H. W. Hunter, P. Ex. R. READ THE BEE. Wiiat | Saw aiid Heard I understand that President Roose- velt will request his officeholders to give an expression on the dismissal of the colored troops and his attitude in gen- eral towards the colored Americans. what position these gentlemen will is looked for with the greatest Jest who will make the first I don't know, but all of them something. If any of these gentlemen will be able to secure an au- dience, a great effort will be made to vindicate the Chief Executive. The colored Republicans throughout the country havé declared for Senator Mr. Taft may succeed in be- ing nominated, but he will never secure the colored vote. The Administration has made it possible for the colored Americans to become independent think- ers and voters. speech must say Foraker. There is much surprise expressed that Prof. J. T. Layton of the music depart- it was not placed as a member of idvisory committee > opinion that Dr. Chan- IW CHICAGO HONORED BY CHICAGOANS—HIS GREAT SPEECH. Chicago, IIl., April 8, 1907. The colored people of Chicago have this week had in their midst Booker T. Washington, the great Tuskegeean. Coming here primarily to address the citizens of Chicago at Olivet Baptist Church, 27th and Dearborn streets, Dr. E. J. Fisher, pastor, he was deluged with sO many invitations of one kind and another that it seemed he must give way under the strenuous pressure, but equable, calm and self-possessed as ever, he met every draft upon his mental and physical energy in a way to captivate and please the many hundreds who lis- tened to him On Friday ever April 5, 2,000 peo- ple, white and black, crowded Olivet to the doors, many hundreds being turned away. In the audience and on the plat- form with the distinguished visitor, was and flower best in the life’of the Negro people here, the very fron teachers, university students, minis- SENATOR JOSEPH BENSON NATION’S CHOICE AKER, THE FOR PRESIDENT (¢ FOR- )F THE UNIT- cellor is being imposed upon. I would| like to know who recommended Mr.| Taylor. Has he had knowl- | edge of the primary work in the music] department to Chancellor. | I feel confident that the superintendent| will exercise good judgment and will not be influenced by those who may be inimical to the present director, who has! won by merit alone. I am an admirer of the superintendent and warn him to have an eye on treacherous and deceit- ful advisers who may go to him under the guise of friendship and for the best interests of the schools. I am in pos- session of certain information of the color of certain individuals against Prof. J. T. Layton. I know the tricks of many of these individuals and I know what they have said and tried to do. I am certain that there is a well-known individual in this city who would re- move Prof. Layton and place a lily white musical director at the head of the department. I shall keep Dr, Chan- cellor posted and watch this individual as well. I am glad to see such progress that is being made by the Y. M. C. A. There is as much color prejudice in the Government Printing Office as there is in any other department of the gov- ernment. sufficient advise Dr FAIRPLAY. HE DECLINED IT | Rev, W. Bishop Johnson, D.D., pastor of the Second Baptist Church, was in-! vited by trustees of the Baptist Virginia Seminary to visit that institution, which he did, and was their guest for two weeks. While there he managed the stitution and so well pleased were the tees with him that he was unanimous- tendered the presidency of it. Dr. Johnson declined and stated that his du- ties in this city and other obligations Id not allow him to accept. Dr.! Johnson is no doubt the most eloquent! and learned Baptist divine in this city and equal to any in the United States. He is a man of many brilliant parts. Read The Bee. reer ror cur rts. ters, musicians, editors, physicians, and in fact the leaders among the colored people of every kind were represented amnog the throng in attendance. Dr. Washington spoke with his old-time fer- vor and earnestness and with a certain plainness of speech calculated to help forward the progress of our people in this great city by the lakes. The sensational press of Chicago rep- resented Dr. Washington as attacking the Negro press, and as charging Negro voters with parting with their votes for The truth should be During the course of his address consideration. told: he said: fear that some (note the important qualification) of our Ne- gro papers, in an embittered way, de- vote more space to chronicling our ills instead of encouraging the people by constructive and helpful information as to the real progress of our people.” This was distorted into an attack on Negro newspapers. Again, he said: “I am most anxious that in no part of the country our people get the reputation of parting with their votes for a money consideration. We must consider the ballot too sacred to be placed on the market at any price. Both of these sentiments were earn- Asa “IT sometimes estly applauded by the audience. | matter of fact, almost every phrase and sentiment was so earnestly applauded that it was with difficulty that he pro- ceeded with his address. A banquet in the Sunday School Au- litorium of the church followed. At- S. Laing Williams presided as toastmaster. Among the speakers on the list were Dr. Geo. C. Hall, Hon, E. H. Wright, Dr. D. P. Roberts, pastor of Quinn Chapel, Dr. W. E. Bradden, Dr. E. J. Fisher_and a number of oth- ers. This banquet was a particularly brilliiant affair. On Saturday evening Dr. Washington met the colored business men of Chi- cago at the Frederick Douglass Centre, and the colored students attending the University of Chicago at the Appomat- tox Club. The receptions at both places were most hearty. torney of all there is| jer extent is a feeling that it is an honor] | Pan-American On Sunday he spoke at two aristo- cratic white churches; one at Lake For- est, a suburb, and the other, the Second Presbyterian Church, 20th street and Michigan avenue. Tremendous crowds of whites were present at each of these meetings, i On Monday morning at the earnest solicitation of Dr. F. W. Gunsaulus, the President, he spoke to the students of { the Armour Institute of Technology to the hundreds of young men from all parts of the country who attend there. | The main theme on which Dr. Wash- | ington talks while here was the idea of racial pride. He emphasized | the vast strides made by the Negroes | since 1865, enumerating some of their | achievements, told how education had} spread among them and _ pointed out | that Negroes are now paying taxes upon| more than $300,000,000 worth of prop-! erty “Should based his i race which has done as, ich as ours not be proud of itself?) demanded, ook the building. “Men of our + then amid cheers that} ce are too much given} the pessimistic and downcast view,” | went on. “What we want to a great- » be a black man. We want move faith! ourselves and in our possibilities. ould go on with a great construc-, work in’the uplifting of our race,! rather than giving encouragement to any | ney to sit down and bemoan our; ntoward condition.” Some of the points Dr. Washington made in giving suggestions as to racial upbuilding were these: “The Negroes should seek to live in made as attractive as possible, surrounded by as many uplifting influ- ences as can be commanded. “The Negroes should seek to enter to a greater extent the commercial walks of life and should not content them- selves with menial positions. “We should cultivate the habit of laying money away and should discour-| the tendency to spend all of our ‘superficial show? “We should take advantage to a wid- er extent of the chances for college ed- ucation. Chicago Negro men and-wom- ld make use of the University of Chicago in a much more general way than they now do. houses income on en she “We should see in every possible way to decrease the number of the Negro criminal through furthering racial pride, through better home and through teaching all children } class. This can be done} ion, through influ- wy which they may live. coming here has He has clear- misunderstandings as to, 1 rade Washington's of our people ed up his position on racial matters and has enlisted standard a greater body of our influential people than ever before. many under his Dr, Washington was accompanied to Chicago by Mr. Emmett J. Scott, Mr. J. R. Cox and his older son, Booker T.} Washington, J: HON. JOHN BROOKS HENDER- SON. Author of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution, Entitling the Colored Race to Citizenship. Hon. J. B. Henderson, who is one of the most true and tried friends the col- ored race has today, is living quietly } logical in his splendid mansion at 16th street and Florida avenue. The Senator is a most genial and pleasant person to talk to. He likes to converse on the past history of the country in which he took such an active part. The Bee re- porter had to call several times before he would give him an audience and data connected with his past life, owing to his modesty. He was admitted to the Missouri bar in 1848 and has prac- ticed ever since he was elected to the Missouri Legislature in 1848 and 1856. He was also a member of the Missouri Convention to determine the question of secession in 1861-1863. He was U. S. Senator from Missouri January, 1862, to March 4, 1869. He was also special United States Attorney for prosecution of the whiskey ring at St. Louis in 1875, president of the Republican National Convention at Chicago in 1884, and a member of the Congress in 1889-90, elected by Congress 1892. Author of the 13th Amendment to the Constitu- tion, abolishing slavery. He is a staunch friend of the colored race, as well as a true and patriotic citizen. He is easily approached, in spite of all the honors that have been bestowed upon him, and no one can find a more pleasant person to converse with than the illustrious statesman of Missouri, The Hon. J. B. Henderson. C. C. Steuart, MD. Thomas Harris, a colored farmer of Fall Creek, near Danville, Va. was kicked to death by a mule last week. READ THE BEE. fof the government. ; United States have the same right to PARAGRAPHIC NEWS BY MISS BEATRIZ L. CHASE. According to the New York Herald the Afro-American Industrial Exposi- tion Company of New York has not suc- ceeded in floating “the million dollar scheme” as promised. The Business Men’s League of Balti- more, Md., are arranging to entertain Mr. B. T. Washington, who will lecture \ s in that city May 6 The Star says that Newport News is groWing and the dark-skinned citizens are keeping abreast with the advance- ment. Asbury M. E. Sunday School, Balti- more, Md., will celebrate its Soth anni- versary the 28th instant It is authoritatively stated by the Wis- consin Weekly Defender that Milwaukee is the first city in the United States to use the United States Auto Mail Wagon. Easter were observed more generally this year than heretofore. Rev. F. Jesse Peck, a graduate of Howard University, is mentioned for one of the high positions in the A. M. E Church. New Jersey will now pension the teach- ers, the retirement fund bill having pass- ed both the House and Senate of the State. services Sailors were found on an island which is not inhabited at New Bedford, Mass. this week, It is said that they were without food or shelter. It is stated that the proposal to intro- duce the metric system of weights and measures has con- demned at a between em- ployers and operatives in the cotton trade and textile industries at the West- minster Palace in London. Col. Francis DeLacey, a retired officer of the United States Army, died last Monday at Columbus, Ohio. An unsuccessful attempt was made to wreck a fast freight on the Cleveland and Pittsburg branch of the Pennsyl- vania company within 500 yards of the station at Alliance, Ohio, this week. A large. force of police was placed in the strike districts of Boston this week. Over one hundred children who were placed under the probation by Judge DeLacy in the Juvenile Court assembled in the court house last Saturday and Sunday afternoon, in the sembliy. been unanimously conference monthly as- The last quarterly meeting of the con- ference year was held at the Metropol- itan Zion Methodist Church, South Washington, last Sunday. We learn from the Pittsburg Post that the meat packers of Pittsburg do <e the government meat inspector, 2. Walker, because of the color of his skin Prior to the coming to this city, At- torney Hutchinson , of Chattanooga, Tenn., lectured in Indianapolis. You will please give space to correct The movement in Georgia for the bet- terment of the relations between the peo- ple, is said to receive the endorsement of the best citizens of the State. Mr. George G. Benedict, for forty years editor-in-chief of the Burlingtom Free Press, died last Monday at Cam- den, N. C. The Y. M. C. A. of Howard Univers- ity was addressed last Sunday by Rev. Isaac Clark, D.D., Dean of the Theo- Department. Mr. W. Calvia Chase, Jr., assisted in the music with his cornet. Baron Rothschild sent to Buckingham Palace to King Edward 1000 cigars, be- ing valued at $2.65 apiece. Rothschild has been sending a similar gift for more than thirty years, The canvas of the Y. M. C. A., from reports, is meeting with success. A NEW MOVE, The bar association, white, has adopt- ed a plan, it thinks, to re-establish the lunch room in the Courthouse building and prevent colored lawyers from being served with the white lawyers. Appli- cation has been made to the Marshal, Mr. Palmer, asking him for a room in the Courthouse in which members of the bar association may be served. As no colored lawyer is a member of the white bar association, if the request is granted no colored lawyer would be permitted to be served. Under the law can the Marshal grant the request of the bar association? Would not colored lawyers have the same right to ask the Marshal for a room in which members of the colored bar association can be served? Can the Marshal grant either request? The Courthouse is the prop- erty of the people, irrespective of color. It is a federal building on the property All citizens of the occupy the Courthouse. If the request of either bar association is granted, would it not be in violation of the Con- stitution of the United States? The Bee would like to know to what extent will this race prejudice be carried? a nas eines pt ine entisniito ein insane