The Washington Bee Newspaper, August 31, 1907, Page 1

VOL. 27 NO, 14 T 31, 190% Beatriz L. Chase. int Tuxedo, Md., closed se who had the man- ment of affairs in hand shoulg feel ats « so many hearts were d profit by the accident to of Detroit, who swal- pin five inches in length, ed” by the ringing of a c D. Uzzell, who was held ponsible for much of the e in Eastern Virginia, sur- Colonel Nottingham last « isked to be placed in some as a against protdction etary of the Smithsonian In- s dirceted Dr. Walter Fe American Ethrological Bu- n the work of preserving dwellings and other ruins of} Park, Colorado. ind wants immigraat_ laborers, ng Germans, Scandinavians and Parcs Northern Europe and Mrs. Thomas Hope, of the f Washington, D. C., are prom-} embers of the Jamestown Log | 1 Movement began its an- last Monday, to continue ston, Mass. from Newport Washington Monday on fontauk, and will remain News, { Dr. I. Toliver, of this} en very effective in the} t there exists a base- nned girls of rarej j | City | en V y quite a] l people D: tra t of the progress in the Baltit for 1 ion ol ( vent i cl t w ¥ ty, Rev. \ city, pre e | well as members t twenty-seventh an-| y or € mal Baptist Con- t there are in 700,000 colored vot-| tor Foraker. | 1 they can save S W. L t yme in that city not long ago. Department last Tues- Cansler, who was a re- § Knoxville, Tenn., died | State Bae patch from Mexico annonuced is now assured in Central | sovernment | ce of tne Di trict | red of the citys poor chil- Beach last} f the As-| to Chesapeake he auspices « tion of fire chiefs will be gton in Oc Railway train No. 34,north-| roaching Red Hill, eight ‘Charlottesville, Va., was] embankment last | a cla left the the engine, t building in the world is| New York City. It will the Washington Mon- this city,which s 555 feet’ above 1en finished the Singer Build- -seven stories high, and t the sidewalk. ‘The ntroller of the Currency has sued™& call for a statement as to the : M of national banks at the close ess August 22. egates and visitors attended 1 session of the I. O. of St ch convened in Riahmond, Va, colored bishops be elected to over conferences of the Meth- “piscopal Church?’ will be an im- t question discussed at the annual ce of the Cincinnati District, |the hour when I seemed to hear the jand now which will meet at Oxford, Ohio, Sep-| tember 4. Mr. John M. Clay, of Marydel, Md., the organizers of Farrell's Methodist! CHURCH OF GOD AND SAINTS. Episcopal Chapel | OF CHRIST The Illinois Idea speaks in glowing| ee terms of Prof. J. T. Layton, wuo spent | The Church of God and Saints of several weeks in Chicago. Christ is the name of a recent estab- Mr. Maxwell Hayson has arranged) lished religious denomination. This to deliver a number of lectures in Rich-| church is situated at the northwest core mond, Va. ner of Fourth street and New York “Gambling King of Chicago” is dying! ayenue northwest of pneumonia at Atlantic City. He is} new institution is deaf and bli ad, an said to be worth more than two hundred | unable to walk. He is known as the thousand dollars. SECRETARY JORDAN’S NOTES The Nationa] Meeting at Washington The pastor of this “Black Prophet Elipah.” This is the | name given to him by his followers. 7 | prophet owns several brick houses promises to be the most glorious in the} the city, and he is always brcught t his church in a two-horse hi history of Negro Baptists. ; “I have long since ceased to pray two female members on either side of ‘Lord Jesus, have compassion upon a him and a male member, who acts I remember the day and his footman | He has a pecullar art in getting the lost. world.’ He knows how to draw Lord rebuking me for making such ajo. m aiicensa prayer. He seemed to say to me, ‘ 1] out of the pockets of his members. have had compassion on a lost world, It is said that he has several branch it is time for you to have] compassion’.”—A. J. Gordon. | churches throughout the country who : AFTERMATH OF THE NATIONAL NEGRO BUSINESS LEAGUE. | THOMPSON. The choice is a pop- BY R W. Baltimore next! ular one. Topeka broke the record for life mem-| bers, securing twenty-six and beating | t New York by three. } banquet was superb. Dr. Wash-| ington sted the “Business League.” Ira O. Guy made an ideal toastmaster. Mrs. J. W. Weight, the affable wife} f the Deputy County Treasurer, was} ficial hostess” by general con- sent, and Miss Ray Campbell, of St.} “The Daughter of the Regi- elected Booker T. Washington again | the: speech of his life.” j cople who try to “pass” didn’t} seen} to have 0 iends in the audi-| ence Wednesday evening when the“Wiz- ard” h ed them a large-size lemon. The superior program was almost} wholly the work of Corresponding Sec- retary Emmett J. Scott, whose pains-| t ethods have made him the most officer on the League roster popular After Mytese, King of Uganda, had|~ announced himself a follower of Christ and the Christian Book, he as forced to| part with Stanley, who was about to set} out on his return journey from Eng- | land. people, when you write to them, that 1) “Stanley,” he said, “say to your} am like a man sitting in darkness, or) us are more than they that be with born blind, and that all I ask is that be encouraged, for “they that be with} I am taught how to see, and I shall | continue a Christian while I live.” Kentucky, 197 Dear Brother Jordan: | Please fing enclosed $. which is| e-half of the amount promised py| Medical Mi ions, I me for Foreign MISSIOF are Gc and I cheer go. I pray the m and 1st it in the M | ngaged in ny brothe t 1” | emp! gs for God, expect gr | ; ; j We are f ar- | wanes erties) pampetorers = rogarice li Oth hist ecisut | y number of, f el ‘ m fire } His a le g ed ve the oc- H S T g that s k< to the | cas sae Lord will 1adow with power i Seale preacher who is to ch a sermon, not to cause the hear- | low and shout, but to weep} rn over the little done in the| nd the great undone | a e of the Lord entering he found the and yet rem The choir sings without EDITOR FORTUNE TO RETIRE. ining full blast | aid of an instrument, and its peculiar ion of the hymns It is reported on the best authority| tion in the ren that the distinguished editor of the New| new to the othe: {. Thomas Fortune,| Th | denominations. church was crowded with a num- York Age, Editor up journalism and join the ministry.| evening, who ume very It is claimed that he is tired of the| They remained throughout the services sins of the world, and the many years} and did not realize their anger until dismissal of the church ser he has endeavored to reform his asi ufter the them 1 the pr ea that in the pulpit he will| that the prophet should be arrested. He ple thr and failed, he} ices, and then you could hea an id s nothing but abuse all other denom- more effective. d Just when the astute editor will enter | inations He « the only red that 3ee has not} true church of God is his; all others are s new field of labor Tt informed. It will be some} fakirs vever,, rhe indi: yet been t Methodists were very ne first entered the field) much excited Sunday evening, and they under thej| did not f The prophet went to Richmond, Va., a time soon, he Editor I of journalism in this city tutorship of Prof. J. W. Cromwell, who} was at that time editor of the People’s} few weeks ago 7 Advocate. He went to New York and| held two established the paper called the Globe.} cl the prophet, had to After the death of the Globe he estab-| city at once. The authorities took the lished the New York Age. The Bee a few weeks ago published | fore they Rich- hat Editor Fortune was af | mond was no place for the prophet. advisory editor of the Age. The fol | The prophet has an interpreter, who lowing week he came out and denied | infc the truthfulness of The Bee’s article,} desires and said among other things that no} clares what the will of the prophet is, 1 to express themselves d very soon after they services; the entire crowd, in- leave the were convinced that article rms the people what his wishes and When his interpreter de- It is a fact, however,| mouth and eyes, as if to say what a— 1, dont mention it. prophet is king, and his subjects should see and hear the torial column. that the Age has changed hands, and | wel the new editor is a prohibitionist and} 1 Editor Fortune is only the president} obey. You of the company. prophet. The colored Amercan pulpit will wel- come tie editor to its fold, and very/ shortly The Bee hopes to publish the| first sermon that the well-known jour- nalsit will deliver. Long live Rev. Thomas Thomas For- tune! BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD. Popular excursions to Niagara Falls, only $10 round trip; August 2 and 16; September 6 and 20; October 6, 1907. Excursion tickets will be sold on the — above dates, good going only on Special BALTIMORE AND OHIO EXCUR-| Train leaving Washington at 7.45 am, SION. arriving Niagara Falls at 11.00 p.m. Sunday, September 1. Tickets valid for return ten (10) days, $1.00 Harpers Ferry and Martinsburg including date of sale, on all regular and return. trains, neg abbey Diamond Express, 1.35 Berkeley Springs and return. of Lehigh ey Cumberland and return. Call on ticket agents for pamphlet Special train leaves Washington at| giving full particulars as to stop-overs, 8.15 am. side-trips, ete. | matter in hand, and it was not long be-} has been converted and that he will give| ber of curious Methodists last Sunday | indignant. | jed the late The entire train, with} 2 would attempt to control his edi-| the prophet runs his hand over his} i |iness League was an enjoyable event. delegate from Washington, made a n upon the conven- address, telling I ificent State} ss resources, closing with | m to the League to| there during the} acifi Exposition, was \laska- Yuko one of the most noteworthy of the week. | The Oklahoma and Indian Territory | ‘poosters” were “onto the job.” Messrs.! W. W. Guy, T. J. Elliott, G. W. Sawmer, A. B. Patterson, William Har-| {ly imagine that they strengthens him situation to the queen’s taste, using many protraits of the prominent delegates, as well as comprehensive news stories of the proceedings.. The convention work- out appreciates most heartily the excel- lent service of Messrs. Laughlin and Corbin in this connection. For the first time in the hstory of the League its deliberations were han- dled by a local negro daily. Editor Nick Chiles, the hustling “head push”} of the Topeka Plaindealer, immortalized himself and shed undying luster upon his native heath by issuing the Plain- dealer as a daily during the sitting of} the convention—and a creditable effort it was, too. Full reports, appropriate cuts and an immense variety of legiti mate news, seasoned with a dash of chatty gossip, made the paper a strong seller. The Piaindealer office was the Mec- ca for all visitors. The effervescent Nick Chiles and the thoughtful and scholarly “Jasper H. Childers (“Jas”), aided and abetted by Albert Ross, staff | correspondent; Ira Smith, foreman;Miss Willa Smtith,circuwlation manager ;Miss Annicholas Chiles, stenographer; Miss Jane Chiles, bookkeeper; Miss Agnes Peralcy and W. R. Eyster, printers, and Nathaniel Chiles, pressman, vied with one another in making “everybody hap- py.” The State of Kansas showed itself a royal host in throwing open the mag-! nificent League. The convention eagerly took adyan- tage of the cordial invitation of Mr. George W. Martin, secretary of the Kan- sas State Historica] Society, to visit the spacious rooms of the organization and to inspect the rich store of relics con- tained therein. Many priceless souvenirs portraits, original Capitol for the us: of the letters and personal possessions of the heroic John Brown were shown, more than one dele y affected by the mem- ries which the sacred tokens evoked. At the suggestion of Dr, Washington, State and all were amply gate was visit the agricultural display in the House wz visited repaid by v In surveyin: personnel of the fashionably-attired, aggregation of bus- 1ess men and women one could scarce- handsome, _ thri well-fed and hapy assembl “looked good”—and it was as good as it looked. The social features were unsurpassed by any previous meeting. Dr. E. S Lee, the Guy family, the Wrights, the McNeals, the Elks, the Jamisons, the Buckners, the Slaughters and fairly outdid themselves in extending the proverbial Kansas hospitality. It was generally remarked that “the Topekans are a wonderfuully cosmo- politan people. You meet so many peo- ple from everywhere under the sun.” Dr. Lee’s commodious building, the Plaindvaler office, the law office of J. H. Guy, and the Commercial Hotel serv- “down-trodden” race The ed as the natural headquarters for all comers. Dr. W. T. Vernon’s manly address} among the home-folks | who have followed him and loved him and Undertaker ‘Gee got in some | © work” as orators and all-round| hustlers, Muskogee made a heavy plea for the! next convention, and the cry of “Okla-; i Unprecedented Progress”came} an ace of winning the prize for| »€ the Trans-Mississippi wit! the Gem City Reg 100. ts. G, W. F. Sawmer, a charming | schoolmarm from Chandler, Okiahoma, | a former Indianian, had a smile for ev-| erybody and was a reigning favorite} throughout the series. | Mrs. Belle Davis, of Indianapoils, was | introduc and duplicated her Atlanta hit. As an expert cateress she has serv- President Harrison, Vice-| President Fairbanks,Hon, Thomas Tag-| , Governor Durbin and many others | of like note, and has accumulated a for-! not less than sixty thousand dollars. Mrs. Davis’ smile is of the kind that “won’t come off,” and she made a host of friends. It was/| remarked in sing that Mrs, Davis is) still a widow. | 1 ne estimated at Topeka is a “dry town,” but nobody complained The Elks’ banquet in honor of the} Western Press Association and the Bus- The address of welcome wes delivered by Lawyer Paul Jones, of Topeka, with response by R. W. Thompson, the gen- era] correspondent, hailing from Wash- ington City, Inidana, Kentucky, and oth- er seaports. Correspondent Charles Charles Stewart recited one of his in- imitable dialect poems. The local white press treated the con- vention with distinguished considera tion. The reporters of the Daily Cap- ital and the State Journal “covered” the all these years. The favored son of destiny mingled freely with former com- rades, and his hearty handshake and genial smile gave evidence that elevation to high office had not spoiled him in the slightest degree. Truly, Dr. Ver- non is one prophet who is honored in his own country. Nobody attempted to “rise to a p’int of order,” and the record in this im- portant direction is still unbroken. Indiana was the very soul of har- delightful situation at the Atlanta meeting. Dr. A. A, Furniss deserves great credit for mony—a his spelndid work in bringing over a} | Pullman, filled with enthusiastic Hoo- siers, who cheerfully paid full fare inj order to participate in the League’s in- spiring proceedngs. Very fittingly Dr Furniss was re-elected to his time-hon- ored place on the executive committee. The familiar faces of Dr. S. E, Court- ney, Editor M. M. Lewey, P. A. Pay- ton, A. C. Howard, Gilbert C. Harris, Charles Alexander, W. Calvin Chase, H. A. Rucker and Cy Field Adams were missed. They were detained at home by illness or pressure of business this time, but will be on hand bright and early at Baltimore next August. Boston is making a noise like it would welcome a rteurn of the League to the old home. We are keeping the Hub on our memorandum pad for early attention. Charles Banks, the alert and business- like cashier of the Bank of Mound Bayou, has grown steadily in the lead- ership of the organization, and every- body is glad to see him advanced to the post of first vice-president. The Cenuneed es gh Page represented a} others, contrast with the! ‘Vernon's Manhood MANLY UTTERANCES. From the Topeka State Journal. The Topeka (Kansas) State Jouanal, in speaking of the NegroBusinessLeague that met there August 14, 15 and 16, has this to say concerning the eloquent and manly speech of Register W. . Vernon: If the American Negro can acquire the courage and optimism that is now } shown by his leaders in the National Negro Business League, there is not much doubt about a great advance of the colored race at all points. W. T. Vernon, who addressed the meeting a& Representative Hall last evening, is the | Registrar of the United States Treasury —a man who has achieved something Mr. Vernon is a Kansan, holding a re sponsible position with the government which he fills in a satisfactory mam ner, and is therefore qualified to talk on “The Negro and the Nation,” whicl was his subject. Mr. Vernon is a firm believer in the ultimate success of his people in winning political equality im ths country, and is jealous of every right of his race under the Constite tion. He believes that the Negro must win success right where he is and be a part of this nation, > Among other things he said: “The growth and spread of goodness in man- kind has given the American Negre cause to look up and take hope. The sentiment of the better people of thie country is to help us all they can. “The direct primary system which being advanced in many parts of the North is a great step in advance to ward a better government. Other gow ernments have risen and fallen because | they forgot some of the essentials to | their existence. Rome forgot the found- | ation of fraternity, liberty and equality | upon which she builded, and fell. Gov- jermments have continued to rise and | fall, but still this country of ours has | gone On succeeding until now we have | the greatest nation on the iace of the } earth. The Avserican republic is really | the light of the world, and I am proud | to say that the American Negro is help jing in this worward movement. J am | certain that the best people of Amer- ica are in sympathy with us. Statis | tics show that we are going forward | all the time. It is this story of hope | that I Jike to hear. I like to remember poe during the dark days of the Civ ; Ww ar the Negro did not commit crime against those of the white race com fined to his care. “I do not believe that the Negro race should go elsewhere to find its oppor- tunity. We are going to work out one ; destiny right here in this country be | cause that is the only thing to do. And | the day is coming, too, when in this | country all men will recognize the fa- thechood of God and the brotherhood of man. The race that can produce such }men as Booker T. Washington and many others whom I might name—mem who accomplish results—need haye no )fear of the future. We are going te ; work out a wonderful result in this | country. This nation is going on te greater things and the doctrine is going {to spread over the whole earth under (our leadership.” DR. CORROTHERS Dr. Sylvester L. Corrothers returned from Boston last week, and preached to a full house Sunday at Galbraith, Dr. Carrothers will begin a series of services Sunday, September 1, to last two months Dr. Corrothers is one of the best-knowm preachers at Washington. In the las five years he has built up one of the best congregations in the city, his fear- less and bold defense of his people has | {won for him the good-will of the race loving people of the whole city, His severe criticism of Booker T. Washington and his followers, his de- nouncement of Roosevelt and Taft, his criticism of the Negro bishops and Ne- | gro preachers who upheld the Presi- | dent and his crowd in their treatment of the Negro, places him at once in oppo sition to the old school of leaders, and a formidable power to be reckoned with in the new order of things. If you want to witness a great service go to Galbraith. GREAT ENTERPRISE SOUTH. One of the greatest institutions im the South will be erected at Durhany N. C., by Dr, James E. Sheppard, who ,made such a great impression when be j went abroad this year to represept the colored americans at Rome on the oo casion of theInternational SundaySchool Convention. He is a thorough race man who has the confidence and respect of the best people in the United States. This new enterprise is for the interest of the colored people, AEE em NO SMP SI NE Te il SIE