The Washington Bee Newspaper, April 20, 1907, Page 4

PUBLISHED AT Eye St, N. W., Washington, Dc. 1109 W. CALVIN CHASE, EDITOR. Entered at the Post Office at Wash- ington, D. C., as second-class mail matter. ESTABLISHED 1880. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One copy per year in advance. .$2,00 Six months Three months .. Subscription monthly PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES SENATOR JOSEPH BENSON “FORAKER OF OHIO FOR VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TIMOTHY L. WOODRUFF, OF NEW YORK OUR SCHOOLS. It might as well be understood now that the Board of Education does not intend to allow teachers or officers connected with the pub- lic schools to commit offenses in violation of the rules of the schools and by some subterfuge say that they have not been given a fair or impartial trial, or that the Board : et ea of Education is prejudiced on ac- count of color. The principal of the Armstrong Manual Training School has been a victim of a seem- ing conspiracy to do him a personal wrong. There are some people in this city who are inimical to the Armstrong Manual Training School. They are of the opinion that there is an attempt to force in- dustrial education in the schools. The colored people are in need of industrial education. The Bee is more convinced now than it has been heretofore that the Armstrong Manual Training School should be supported, and those colored people who want to educate their heads and allow their hands to grow up in ignorance should be made to see the importance of manual training. The colored schools are in a de- plorable condition and Dr. Chancel- lor and the Board of Education will do the public a service if they will inaugurate some radical re- forms. The principal of the Arm- strong Manual Training School has no color prejudice. He is one man who has recognized merit ever since he has been at the head of that in- stitution. He has the respect and confidence of the people and it is! hoped that the Board of Education ; will do all in its power to ferret out} this conspiracy against him. There are people without the confines of the schools who are opposed to the principal. The great trouble with those who are given a little author- ity, they will attempt to demon- strate their authority. They want the subordinate teacher to know that they are the bosses, but the moment they come in the presence of their superiors they are patron- izing. The abolition of supervising principalship in the public schools will do more to advance the public schoo] system than anything else. CRAIG VS. EVENS. The Bee doesn’t quite understand the great interest that the two col- ored members of the Board of Ed- ucation have in the Craig vs. Evens case. Why is it that they voted so quickly to dismiss Cardozo, against whom it was alleged he was the author of an alleged anony- mous letter, but didn’t attack the moral character of anyone, but vot- ed to sustain a man who openly makes charges of immorality and when he is called upon for proof he fails to furnish it? Where is the consistency? Has not the Board | of Ediication been ‘fair? Has not Admiral Baird done what no other o? Have not the white members of the Board of Education done more in this case than the two The Terrell should fol- tin F. Cook in his in- Mrs. Terrell has an and man would « colored members? Bee re- rs srets that consistencies, individuality has never been known to follow in the wake of oth- It was kind on the part of the white members of the Board of Education to consent to allow Craig to settle his differences by an apology. Those who have advised Craig to rebel have not the best interest of the schools at heart Elsewhere in The Bee is published the letter of apology which John F. Cook said was brutal and no decent man Just what he means by that The Bee is unable }at this time to state. The Bee has aining the Board of Edu- cation because it believes that the er people. would been sus white members of the Board are more interested in the welfare of the colored schools than Mr. Cook. No person who has the welfare and at make the statement Craig terest of the slhools heart ld dare t that Mr. Cook has made, permission to retract and apol- ogize, which request was granted by Admiral Baird. In view of this statement of facts, will the readers of The Bee and the public agree a more serious offense under the Code? Which reads as follows: , CHARGE stated that he could not prove his | charges, and he directed counsel to | '™ with Mr. Cook that the apology | s\yenson as prepared by counsel, at the request jer tables to a table where he had al- of Craig, is brutal and humiliating? | ready se: Could not Craig be charged with | ™<*"- States Marshal Palmer has permit- ted another person to have use of . oa a F the Courthéfise Lunchrooms and set apart’a separate room for col- red lawyers 1 their coored 1 The colored should file a protest with nds, members of the bar the Attofifey General and put it up squarely te him. If the department of Justice can afford to discrimi- nate we must conclude that that branch! of our government is mis- It should not be called De- partment of Justice, but called by another name. What does it mean? This is a named. is the question at issue. government building. The people pay taxes to sustain it. What right has anyone to let the building to person and that person discrim- inate against the citizens of the community in which a government on building is located their color? Is such an act right and proper? Can this be called a fair government? COLOR LINE DIERS’ HOME. IN SOL- Men Seat wntled Raise Trouble Over American. ~ la, March 20.—Spec- was attempted the members of I to make it appear as though the color line was be- drawn in the old men’s building. There are eight colored members of the of Capt. Nicholas This morning at breakfast, signed two members at oth- Boston urshall. An of three own, effort on disgruntled home soldiers’ today ing building, in charge Swenson. ed most of the other colored Jacob Howard, Leroy Stevens and Enos Luckado, all colored, entered a complaint at headquarters, and fused to eat, saying that Swenson was re- The Bee understands such are ; drawing the color line. the charges in the possession of the committee on the teachers. If this be true, was not Craig getting off = Dr. Bruce Evens showed no feel- ing against Craig when he was ask- to be lenient on account of Craig’s family. He had no disposi- tion to see him removed from the schools. The Bee has no feeling in the matter except for the best in- terest of the schools. It is quite evident the Board of Education has a duty to perform regardless of the opinion of anyone. » Something ought to be done, and that at once. THE OHIO APPOINTMENT. The President has a perfect right to appoint any man to office he pleases, but The Bee thinks that the appointment of Mr. Ralph W. Taylor, the Columbus, Ohio, poli- tician, to the auditorship for the Navy Department is small politics in view of the personal fight that he is making on Senator Foraker. The President, it is claimed, wants to convince the colored people that he is not opposed to them. The colored people are thoroughly con- vinced and all the appointments the President will make will not change their opinion of him. In the first place, Mr. Taylor doesn’t represent the colored Republicans of Ohio. He has no following whatever in his State. This ap- pointment will do more harm than good and certainly the colored vot- ers in Ohio will not indorse it. It is not natural that the colored vote of Ohio will desert Senator Fora- ker and neither will this apponit- ment influence one vote in theState. Men who stand for something in Ohio are such men as Editor Chev- is, Geo. H, Myers, John P. Green, Jesse A. Brown, Harry Simth and many others. These men have a following. The Bee is confident, however, that such men named above would decline an appoint- !ment from the Administration. They would prefer to go down in defeat to sacrificing their honor and j manhood. While there is but little manhood in some apologists in the t Administration, The Bee knows that these men belong to the inde- pendent school in Ohio _ politics. The Bee has no fear of the outcome in the contest between Senator For- aker and Mr. Taft. If there ever was any manhood in the colored Americans in this country this” is the time to show it. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? It cannot be possible that United ed Swenson assured them that it was not the case, but some colored members had suggested it would be more congenial to have all negroes at one table. This view was taken up by a majority of the negroes, and has been requested by them in other homes. There is no difference in the service or meals and two white men remained at the table with the eight colored. Captain Swenson says if he wanted to draw the color line he would change the men’s quarters, which has not been done nor is it contemplated. Adjutant Walker, with whom the complaint was entered, advised the men to create no disturbance till Colonel Horton, who is in Des Moines, returned. Howard, Stevens and Luckado did not eat meals all day. Stevens was discharged a few years ago for making false statements about Chaplain Cole. THE LABOR QUESTION. From the Christian Index. The labor question has become a ser- ious one, and one that should engross the attention of our ablest minds. Skill- ed labor is in great demand and still greater demand is increasing. The Ne- gro has a monopoly of labor in the South. His services could hardly be dispensed with by any legal process. The unsatisfactory labor of the Negro in many States has given coloring to the labor problem. The Negro will be compelled for many years to come to do the drudgery work of his country. He should study the interest of his employer, and devote his time to ad- vancing his business. The Negro should strive to give satisfaction. His negli- gence in business and his readiness to leave his work on pleasure hunting is detrimental to him. He should learn to stick to his business, be prompt. and hold his job. The foreign labor will supplant him and leave him with noth- ing to do if he does not learn to give greater attention to bread-winning. A GOOD TICKET. From, the Rock Hill Messenger. In making up its ticket the Washing- ton Bee puts before American people for President Hon. Joseph Benson For- aker of ,Ohio, and for Vice-President Hon. Timothy L. Woodruff of New York, Like The Bee we would very much like to see Mr. Foraker in the Presidential chair, but we are just as certain.as the election is yet to be that he cannot make it. We have said, and sufficient reason has not yet been brought to bear for us to change, that if the next President of these United States be a Republican, that President will be the Present incumbent, Theodore Roosevelt. Our friend, Dr. L. H. Harris, is engag- ed, together with his wife, Mrs. Dr. Harris, in a great’ work in the South- west among our people. The doctor is getting fat on it, smokes fine cigars, etc. He has a fine drug store—everything up to date. For light upon dark subjects read: The Bee, the paper that. is not’afraid to talk. L. KOHLER CHAMBERS, Ad- 'vertising Manager. Read The Bee. PARAGRAPHIC NEWS. Continued from tst page ” by Mr. Jas. Con- ay Jackson, the South African Spec- Cape Town, Africa, editor s ! De Animal n, Chase brows! hereabouts!” The Tulsa Guide says that so far 1907 has proved the r remarkable year from an agricultural standpoint in account of|™ the history of the Indian Territory. Dr. J. A. MeMillan Nashville, Tenn., recently appointed as one of the of attending physicians in the Freedmen’s Hospital, has arrived in the city. Mrs. McMillan did not accompany him. Mr, S. B. Turner, editor of the Illi- nois Idea, has recovered from his recent illness. The new ambassador to the United States from Great Britain, James Bryce, he is a reformer, but that should be at any time be inclined to em- k upon reform movement it would nes for American and Canadian cities. The charge made against Tames Bi by, chairman the Five Civilized Tribes commission of Indian Territory says not of last winter, have been dismissed by the Secretary of the Interior. It stated that caused Hyattstown, County, Md., one evening last week by the r an earthq excitement Montgomery is an was in noise of either a terrific explosion ever of the Pacific rail- The largest ) built was placed on Denver, Northwestern ‘oad the latter part of the past winter. It four inches, 1 nd said thirteen feet, that through a snow is to cut it force its drift higher than the is, can way tops of passenger coaches. A New Jersey man has lately had an articles of much use for the household patented. This article contains “a place for everything.” It is said that cheap candy, eaten by four-year-old child at Wilkesbarre, as the cause of its death, While more than twenty white men were taking a Negro charged with as- saulf on a white woman, from the jail at Bunkie, La., last Sunday night, it is ! ae removed down to the first floor. cavated, plungers for the elevators had jbeen driven dow? to solid rock, and the underpinning of the adjoining houses ° At that date the ms had not been built, and the | month later the cellars had been ex- been completed. tsite was only a hole in the ground. {cantilever girders, sustain the Pecnicies of the new building, began to arrive about the end of July. August the last girders were the whole steel construction swork was erected in the record time of Ordinarily the to nain in set, and six weeks and one day. process would have occupied double the time. By September 15, the steel skele- ton work of twelve stories having been completed, housesmiths were hoisting parts of the mansard roof into place, and the stone and brick work was well under way. Although the masonry had to be started from a point twenty-five feet below the curb, the side and rear walls had then been carried up to the fourth floor. The granite work of the front and the cut-stone work of one story were in place, while the arching and fireproof work of cight stories were re: Carpenters had been at work for several days putting in temporary rways and frames, and much of the material for the inside of the structure was on hand. The plumbing, electrical work, elevator construction, and all well advanced. front of the building is an arkably quick work, hav- from the sid Ik to the roof in less than five weeks. In con- the rapidity of the whole con- struct it should be remembered that the girders used in the foundation are of unusual size and weight, a fact which in itself delayed the work for many days. On January 21 the first tenant moved into the building, the ninth floor, having complete use of his offices, of toilet and of elevators. Other tenants took possession of their rooms in February, and on March g still others moved in, occupying the entire first and second floors. The Evening Post began to install the equipment of the hand- composing room on March 6. furring were been erected side rooms, VARDAMAN. said that they were fired on by a crowd of Negroes, three of whom were wound- ed. The funeral services of Mr. Joseph West, the brother of Dr. Charles West, of 924 M street, were. held at St. Au- gustine’s Catholic Church last Tuesday morning at ten, o'clock. Mr. West be- longed to one of the most respected families in the District. Mrs. Anna J. Cooper addressed the Colored Woman's Christian Association last Monday night at Lincoln Temple Congregational Church. The third annual congress of the Na- tional Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis will meet at the New Willard Hotel, this ctiy, May 6. The committees of the colored branch of the Young Men’s Christian Associa- tion are said to have raised $11,741 in the past week. There is a most friendly rivalry among the ladies of Columbus, Ohio; in the contest “for the trip to Atlantic City,” given by the Colored World, one of Ohio's best newspapers. There are many candidates. Mrs. Annie M. Brown of this city, the noted evangelist and humanitarian, is conducting revival services at St. Paul’s A. M. E. Church, Tampa, Fla. Mrs. Brown far ard wide, and is doing a great work. Rev. Bishop Johnson’s subject at the recent educational meeting in Baltimore was “Character and Culture.” : Dr. A. M. Curtis of our city is grow- ing in popular favor each day and his surgical knowledge is sought. We learn from Our Dumb that in Jamaica Plain, Mass. lives a doctor in his 74th year, his mother in All is known Animals 92d, and his horse in his 34th. appear to be enjoying good health During the Jamestown xposition there will be ten private detectives to guard the entrance to the Hampton Roads; they will keep spies out from Fort Monroe, which is not far from the site of the Exposition and James- town. The Financial Board of the African M. E. Church met last Wednesday at 1541 14th street. The board considered questions of importance to the race. The Evening Post, New York, April 13, made its appearance in three sec- From the N. Y. Evening Post Gov. Vardaman has begun his cam- paign for the Senate by his usual dema- gogic attack upon the Negro. In his opening speech he said: “If it is neces- sary that every Negro in the State be lynched, it will be done to maintain white supremacy ;” and he added with commendable frankness: “The white man, the Caucasian, is utterly con- scienceless when it comes to racial ex- istence.” At the same time he stated that he was not hopeless of a solution of the race problem. But constructive remedy is, as usual, not to be found in his speech. In marked contrast with this exhibition of semi-savagery on Gov. Vardaman’s part is a recent utterance by ex-Gov. Northen of Georgia. “I be- lieve,” he said in a speech in Atlanta, “every one of a mob a red-handed mur- derer, whether he be the tail-end mem- ber or a leader. I consider peo- ple who burn Negroes as savages hot from hell. Just now we are lapsing into barbarism, and our civilization is slip- ping from us. Something must be done.” While the Columbia State feels that this is too pessimistic, it expresses its opin- ion that “we have a few public men, not many, who seem to be doing all they can to fan the flame of hatred between the races, instead of trying to extin- guish it.” There are many other signs that the South is rapidly dividing into two classes: those who follow Varda- man and Tillman in their blindly de- structive poli and those who, like Mr. Northen, believe that there is such a thing as a Christi duty towards a backward race—backward by reason of the white man’s cupidity a ANOTHER OLD PIONEER GO From the Detroit Informer. Agnes Wal born September 17, n Albemarle county, Virginia, de- this life at her late residence, 147 Madison avenue, April 2, 1907, at 1.30 P. M., after an illness of a few days, aged 78 years, 7 months and 15 da She was married to’ James Wal- lace at the age of 19 years, in 1847, and came to Detroit in 1848. When she came to this city Detroit was only “a small village. Her husband had a bar- ber shop in the old Artesnold Hotel, afterwards changed to the Russell 18. parted tions, thirty-six pages and magazine. | House ; sHe was converted and joi-ed The magazine contains a full descrip- tion and pictures of its new home. The first edition of the Post was issued Nov. 16, 1801. =_~ THE EVENING rOsST. While modern methods have made rapidity in the construction of large buildings a matter of familiar knowl- edge, which is now taken as a matter of course, the speed of the work in erect- ing the new home of the Evening Post was so remarkable as to attract general attention. The comments it evoked from non-technical observers were well founded. One of the builders, the firm of Marc Eidlitz & Son, recently said that he knew of no other case in which a building of its size and type had been erected in the same space of time. The work of tearing down the old the Secord Baptist church in 1848 and fas a faithful member and consis:ent worker during her life. She had lived in only two houses since 1848, both of which she purchased, one on Congress street and the other where she died and London The Rev. Dr. Campbell } express boldly wh: rity of f an ind 1 not express i, Hell, performed larker and m thos distinguish between ev ling influenced larg ant ly by th consequences to metal | ; lived on Madison avenue for over forty years. She leaves a sister in Alexandria, Va., one nephew in Washington, D. C., and niece in Cleveland, O., one in Wind- sor, Ont., one in Louisville, Ky., two in St. Louis, Mo., and a nephew in Charles- ton, W. Va., and one in New York, and a host of friends to mourn her loss. THE NEW THEOLOGY. What Is It, From the South African Spectator, Cape Town, Africa, There is considerable excitement just Structures en the Vesey street site was begun early in May, 1906, and on June 12 a report was made that they had now in religious circles owing to the re- cent declaration of the successor to the late Dr. Parker of the City Temple, fear of the devil was in the idrection of r the love of God, and discriminate between n influenced greatly by tt otherwise of the smell but, tempora mutantur. gressing. Men have bec telligent, including the c fire, Infant Damnation, ception, and other imp of this class are very p limbo of a b: intelligent clergyman tributes to these by one of two re age to express his views his job—pounds, yea, dollars ar to the doctrine losing pence! demands something id sop of the insulting, and a r nce, to be z ubbish as te ble of the a certain Mr at the s lower of that dem plained wh, hypoe while on where to put be fed sumptuc fat of the la ples must revel on the the who discrin have temple which is said to | tion practis re-erected that asunder in synchronal with t} groan of the Son of God, ar of the Divine displeasure at tion or discrimination betweer dren. Look at and frauds, and wonder t Christianity is not making n strides among the heathen. my part, I often wonder how any blad man combining intelligence wit respect, can accept and swallow t ploded nonsense with the avic which some pretend. And as discerning Pagan—why, “He looks, an laughs at a’ that.” all these i THE SOUTH’S NEED OF WHITE SERVANTS. From the Mobile, Ala., Register. A housekeeper asks the Register to give advice and assistance in the matter of providing domestic help. S| ys that the situation has become intoler- able, as colored help cannot be ob In her distress she has written to the paper to ask if something can be done to get white domestic servants by immi- gration or in any other way. The im- migrants who come to this country are of the farming or laboring c and are ill-fitted to become domes ants. The only foreigners who a pable of this sort of service Chinese and Japanese, and the ( are barred out, and the Japanese likely to be barred out by treaty, it be- ing the consensus that they do not form a desirable addition to our pc The only source of supply Northern Staves. There class of white people accustome mestic service, but it is diffic suade these people to come So have the idea that the South hot and sickly region, and fear that they may come tion with Negro serva less, if a considerable keepers here would or ciation, pledged to emp ants, and would agent to the culiarly send North to ext favorable i tic and health po: surance of gooc good wages, it might resu in so large a number of af form a basis for a “colony situa It must be recognized that or so of these white were all, would find their great to be long endured has a large number of w! principally as help in rest bile may be able to get the the business is undertaker ser THE NEXT PRESIDEN UNITED STATI From Our Dumb Animals We begin to see in th coming to our table President to succeed F velt. We don’t care two s he is to be a Republican or whether he ever mad his life, or what State is to come from, if he ligent, level-headed, hc man; and such a man our present Massachuse ator, Winthrop Murra interests of our cou ress of civilization and h glad to give the about twenty thousand our exchange list. Mr. Hearst of the New Y says that the time has arriv party to take the field. has the big stick in one contribution box in the