The Washington Bee Newspaper, January 11, 1908, Page 1

ee DR, STEWART DEAD Dr Carroll occurred at the Emerg- Thurrsday evening, shock to his family Dr Stewart was ac- Charles Jeath of | Stewart. w ency Hospital, surprise and was was 2 | and many friends cidentally injured Christmas evening on his way home He did not regard the injury as being serious at the time: Dr. Sewell attended him or dressed n his hand until it became | Dr. Re called in and ordered him to be carried to the | the wound burn was serious, then Emergency Hospital at once. He was there in by his wife, and assigned to a bed up- on the top floor. He was suffering with | graet pain at he received no relief for several hours af- carried his buggy the time, from which ter his arrival at the hospital. | In the evening he asked to be given a draw through which to take his med- icine, but nurse did not think it was necessary. That evening ,however, between eight and nine o'clock, word the was sent to his wife that he was dead. This was a great shock to her because she had just thirty minutes previous to this that he improving. Dr. Stewart was a native of Wash- time. been informed was ington, being connected with one of the most prominent and leading fami- lies in this city. He had been a pro- gressive and active citizen all his life. He had been around the world three times, and in his youth he was consid- ered one of the most daring scouts in the army. After his second return from several years ago, he connected Bee, and worked as- abroad, himself with The siduously to make the paper succeed. It was while connected with The Bee that he learned the art of journalism, and by persistent efforts and study he be- of the best descriptive writers came one Negro journalism HE WAS AMBITIOUS | an ambitious and Whil the Government Printing Office an idea Dr. Stewart race-loving man employed in struck him that he wanted a profession He thought of law, and finally he de-| cided to take up medicine. He attend- ed the Medical School of Howard Uni- versity, but having a disagreement with one of the faculty he left and went to Tennessee and graduated with him hon- ors from Maher’s Medical College of Tennessee. H returnd to this city and registered and opened his first office at 2018 E street northwest, where his fam- ily now resides, and built himself a large practice. He never believed in moving. He did not think a person could succeeded by moving from pillar to post, hence he remained at this place where he first hung out his shingle. At an early age he was married to a young lady in Baltimore, Md., who bore who is now liv- him one child, a boy, ing. His second marriage, which oc- curred several years ago was to Mrs. Jennie Williams, who survives him, as well as several brothers: Gage W., W. A. James and John Stewart; and two sisters, Mrs. Thomas and Mrs Kate and a step-daughter, all of whom are well-known this and highlye onnected At the time of his death no physician was more popular among the people than he. He was medical examiner of the Elks at the time of his death, and of the most popular and best-be- of the organiaztion. The citizens of city one loved mmebers arrangements and direction of the fu- neral were in charge of the Elks, of which he was a member The last effort that this young man was making was to build a hospital in the vicinity or upon the ground of his parent home. He had about completed arrangements to erect this great colored hospital, which would have been a mon- ument to Dr. Stewart. He was burieg from St. Mary’s Ch. Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock; in- terment was in Harmony Cemetery. AT THE CHURCH. | At one o'clock the remains of Dr. Stewart were carried to St, Mary's }has held its place in the forum as an | sutspoken, able, fearless, tried and trust- ‘is due to the efforts of Mr. Washing- PROF. WILL BOOKER T. WASHINGTON HE STAND THE CRIT- ICAL TEST? Cumberland, Va, January 3, 1908. Editor Washington Bee, Washington, <<: Tie Bee is read by me with keen interest, especially the editorials on race national interest. of a century is issues and topics of For the past quarter ed defender of the race’s best imter- But it is not my purpose, Mr. Ed- itor, to a honeyed preface, words of praise and commendation, as a sort of pretext to enter your. good graces, to procure a inedium by which I may palm off my little for self-gratification and the ests. give you with sagar-cc say satisfaction of sceing something over my signature in print. Some people are narrow in view and purpose. This is true of both black and white. Mr. Tillman is sometimes outclessed by a black Vardaman, and Though handicapped by un- just laws and discrimination which con- stantly burn on the altar of Southern} prejudice fed by race hatred and color-| phobio we shall by united and progress- ive effort finally break down these bar- riers and stand forth in the light of American life free alike from caste and prejudice } But, it is of the suggestion that a national] testimonial be tendered Prof. | Booker T. Washington some time in May of this year that I desire to write. We believe in giving honor where honor is due. And certainly every hon- est, fair-minded American will sanction and second the proposition you make to give Mr. Washington a public tes- timonial of national character in recog: nition of his services and worth as a great and good man, industrial leader and pacificator. To the proposition I readily and heart- ily agree. But when you state that this testimonial is due Dr. Washington for having given the Negro a new eman- cipation, it is here that we balk—and would be glad for the erudite editor of this widely circulated paper to be more explicit and tell us—the other 9,999,990 Negroes of thecountry—just whar-is meant by this “new emancipation,” ana cf what does it consist? Mr. Washington’s heart is all right. He is a diplomat in the world. his field is In his realm he is king— and to remain the honored lord he must vice versa. we believe industrial indeed a large one. not overstep the domains of his king- dom, which is now known as “Indus-/ triaism for the Negro.” The Negro has long been taught to He had had several hundred years of hard training before Mr.Wash- ington saw the blue hills of West Vir- ginia, or began his long and tedious jonrney on foot, as a penniless lad, to enter Hampton Institute, there to be trained to become the indusrial Moses of a once enslaved people. But lessons of saving,investing and judicious spend- And in this the undis- work. ing needed to be taught sphere Mr. Washington is puted master of the field. But, sir, giving Mr. Washington full credit for strong will, noble aims, and lofty purposes, we tremble for his great- ness and namesake’s good when he at- tempts to play the role of politics and essays to become the godfather to the race in the entire educational and bus- iness world. ‘Tis true we have made rapid progress Some of our people possess fortuntes, the foundations of which were laid even before Mr. Wash- ington was out of knee breeches. And I yotice, too, this strong state- ment: “Tle calored Amerkcars are now becoming factors in business,which since freedom. ton.” To this I» assent in part. Mr. Washington has played an important part, in fact he has taken a leading hand in bringing before the public gaze, by the force of his genius and organizing powers, the various business men and organiaztions throughout the country — thus giving new life and impetus to business everywhere. But to give him credit for being the mainspring and the backbone of all business activity, genius and enterprise among the Afro-Ameri- icans of this country, which has long GREAT SCOTT COLOR LINE IN THE SCHOOLS. | Now it is reported that Miss Tru-} man, Miss Walter and Miss Schooler, teachers in the Colored Normal School. | will be transferred because they are too! black. One recommendation has already been confirmed by the Board of Educa- tion. These ladies are three of the best} qualified teachers in the Normal School. Just who made the recommendation | The Bee is now investigating. The color line is growing in the colored schools, and it is hoped that Superin | tendent Stewart will put an immediate stop to this color line in the schools. These transfers should be investigat- ed at once by the Board of Education, and if it is established beyond all doubt that teachers have been removed or transferred on account of the color the guilty parties should be dismissed. ANOTHER CANDIDATE. Mr. J. W. Paterson gave a stag re-, OF 1 r HO PARAGRAPHIC NEWS By Miss Beatriz L. Chase. Mrs. Ann Nutter, whose funeral took place last Wednesday,was one of Wash- ington’s best citizens. The Freeman wishes to know “who is to manage the proposed colored the- ater in Washington?” The funeral of Mrs. Charity Brea- dus, wife of Mr. George Breadus, of Ivy City, took place last Thursday from Vermont Avenue Baptist Church. tion. John P. Green was one of the speakers at a complimentary dinner in Clayton Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, recently given by the Niagara Movement execu- tive committee. The calendar issued by the pharma- cists, Gray and Gray, is unique. Women representing thirteen organ- izations in the Federation of Women’s Clubs, Chicago, signed pledges lastTues- day not to wear the plumage of any birds other than crows. 4 OWA THE STATE OF IOWA NOR BY RETURNING THE NES- HON. OSCAR J. RICKETTS, EX- P OF THE S UBLIC PRINTER. A STALWART TALWART ception last Sunday night, and those present declared for him as the next del- vention. Among those present were: Gaskin and Gaines, aJmes Jackson, Bud Minor and others. Mr. Patterson took the honors gracefully. been known as a factor in the business world, is, we think, going to the ex- treme and giving him an overdose of praise. For instance: The Bee, twenty-six years old. Its able editor. a mere fly- wheel in its machinery. Its becoming a factor due to Mr. Washington? Take The True Reformer; one of the strong- est organiaztions among colored people in the world. It is a factor in the business world. To whom is all this Church, Twenty-third street, headed by Continued on gh page. credit due? We wovld ake no star Centinued en 4th Page EX-PUBLIC PRINTER RICKETTS. Hon. Oscar J. Ricketts. formerly Pub- lic Printer, is on the Lincoln type of Republicans. At the time he was Pub- lic Printer no man protected the Repub- } licans more than he did. He appointed more Republicans, irrespective of color, than any man who preceded or succeed- | ed him. Mr. Ricketts has the confidenc® and respect of the country, and at the proper time the people of this city will) show their appreciation for him. He is today one of the most popular Repub- licans in this city and a man who is not found wanting when needed. egate to the National Republican Con- | | Arrangements were made for Rev. | W. P. Thirkield, president of Howard ' University, to deliver a lecture on a Bible subject before the People’s Bible | School at Shiloh Church last Thursday evening. | - It was stated last Tuesday that the | Excise Board will grant the license ap- plied for many weeks ago by J. C. | Thomas, steward of the Washington Terminal Company, to have a bar at the ,new Union Station. Dr. R. H. Boyd, secretary of the | National Baptist Publishing Board, of Tennessee, entertained the employes of the Board on New Year’s Day. They fully enjoyed the dinner, which was the second annual one. We see by the Ohio Standard World that Editor P. W. Chavers will not only visit the principal cities in Amer- | ica, but many of the foreign countries. | The funeral sérvices of Rev. Dr. D. i J. Stafford, who was pastor of St. Pat- rick’s Church. took place last Tuesday from the church. Many prominent cit- izens attended the funeral rites at the church and at the grave. Mrs. Callie D. House, national sec- retary of the ex-Slave Movement, who has been in this city on business, has returned to Nashville, Tenn, The Muskegee Cimeter says “The Negroes of Oklahoma do not ask for social equality or social mixing, but they ask that their rights under the law be respected.” Encke’s comet is said to have made jts appeaarnce again, and tht it has a short period of about 1,200 days. Afté® hearing the testimony in the case of Nathaniel Taylor, colored,char8- ed with beating his wife last Saturday nigh, Judge Kimball said in court last Monday: “You are one of those wife- beaters who ought to be tied to a whip- ping post and soundly thrashed.” Charles L, McCleary, second assistant postmaster, has directed postmasters to} refuse packages that are not secttrely | packed. The joint investigation and inquest | On the death of 355 miners in the recent | disaster of the Monongah Mine was opened in the county court house at) Fairmont, W. V., last Monday. \ The Emancipation address by Rey. J. H. Adams, of Shadydale, Ga. was well appreciated by the people in that city. Edward AA, McGrath, of Milwaukee, | Wis. who is a cripple, has received a medal from the President for saving} the life of a six-year-old girl last Au- gust. John Cowell and James Queen, a por-| ter and cab driver. respectively, were| in the Uniteq States Branch of the Po- lice Court last Monday, charged with engaging in an affray at the new Union Station. Mrs. Louisa C. Cameron, wife of ex- Governor William E. Cameron,of Rich- mond, Va. died last Saturday from pneumonia, after an illness of about ten days. The Newton Center, Mass. says that Senator Gallinger, of New Hampshire, has started the tariff ball rolling by in- troducing a resolution seeking inform- ation. relative to valuations under the proposed commercial treaty with Ger- maiy. The Colored Alabamian, pubished at Montgomery, Aa., issued an paiion number January 4. Mr. J. Lankford, one of the lead- Emanci- Arbitrary Orders THE TEACHERS OPPRESSED. UNNECESSARY WORK IN THE CHOOLS. Roscoe Conklin Bruce, who received his orders from Dr. Chancellor is, now attempting to force teachers to comply with certain orders issued to Bruce, which the Board of Education did not authorize, No orders. were sued to the white schools, and just what authority Bruce has to attempt to en- such is- force such orders The Bee is unable to conjecture. The colored teachers are informed that they must attend the Normal Night School, Monday, Wednesday and Fri- day nights. Just who authorized Bruce to issue such a rediculous order is a conjecture, but the presumption is that it is one of Dr. Chancellor’s former or- ders. No such orders have been given to white teachers. The new Superintendent, Mr. Stwart, is asked to look into this Thursday night the teacher must at- tend a hot-air lecture for which they were compeiled to purchase tickets for $1.50. Then here comes the model les- sons, which takes the teachers from their school work. The modal practice to the High School is another one of the imaginary reforms. Last Monday about o'clock about twenty teachers called upon Mr. Horner and presented him a protest against these arbitrary rules of Bruce, who had no authority whatever to is- them. No such orders exist any- where in the country. three sue There are teachers in the school who taught Bruce and who know more than he will ever know Last summer Bruce left the city and went to New York and took lessons. If he was compelled to leave the city for another school after having graduatel from Harvard, The Bee is of the opin- ion that a successor to his is greatly needed. ing architects in this city, has pleted plans for the first three buildings |to be erected at Hillsboro, N. C. Judg- ing from the plans of Mr, Lankford, be first com- | the school will in every way class. 5 A bill the; qHouse of Representatives to reduce the has been introduced in {regular army to 35,000 mer: after De- |cember 1, 1908, 10,000 of whom shall {constitute an artillery for coast defense { Rev. Joseph I. McGuire. pastor of the Church of the Holy Comforter, died last Tuesday afternoon after a long ill Cardinal Gibbons went from S| Patrick’s Church, following the funeral! of Father Stafford, to the ‘recotry of | ness the Holy Comforter. | A bill to prohibit rural free delivery | fron alcoholfe ced by Representative Sims of Tennessee. This city and vicinity was visited by a \ severe wind rain snow and hail storm last Tuesday. We received the first edition which| published January 4, 1908, of the Mississippi Odd Fellow, Holly Springs, Miss, which we placed on our exchang® } list. It is said that not one American steamship of any kind now runs to rBa- zil, Argentina, Chile or Peru. and that American mai] service to these south- ern countries is non-existent. carriers delivering mail packages | | containing been i wa OPPOSED TO BRUCE. There is a growing opposition to Ros- coe C. Bruce. His removal from the schools will be requested in a public meeting next week. Almost the entire colored population is against him. He is the most unpopular official in the schools. MR. ANDREWS RETURNED. Mr. J. A. Andrews, who has been on two weeks vacation on his farm in Vir- ginia, returned to the city this week. He had a most delightful trip. Aside from being entertained by his old friends who purchased a new carriage especial- ly to take him driving, he shot lots of: game and supplied his friends when he} returned last Monday. Since the opening of Mr. Andrews’ business it has been on the increase and before the end of 1909 he will enlarge 1735 Tleventh street where he conducts his present business with an acomplish- efréshments has | ; Tennessee working his wav North. ) aeaaaaXNXN——X—X—X_— T OF THE 7. OYSTER, PRESIDE. CAPT CHASE TO MR. STEWART. Washington, January 6, 1908. MR Superintendent A. T. Stewart, Dear Sir: Roscoe Conklin Bruce, assistant {superintendent in charge of the colored schools, has issued an order request- ing teachers to attend a night Normal School three nights in a week. He has also organized or suggested an organ- ization known as the “Teachers’ Exten- sion Course.” where the teachers who don’t want to give model lessons or attend parents’ meeings or fortnightly meetings, are required to meet at the Sumner School from 8 to 10 p.m. three times a week, to be taught by the High School teachers. Will you kindly in- form me whether the law establishing white and colored schools in the Dis- trict of Columbia gave the cclored su- perintendent authority to establish a night colored teachers’ Normal School? Loes the law give him the authority to compel teachers to attend night meet- ings from 8 to 10 p.m., three times a week? Well, Sir. such are the the colored schools, and these are only a few of the burdens of the colored teachers. Will you let me hear from you at once, and oblige, Very respectfully, W. Calvin Chase. —_——. DR JAMES E. SHEPPARD. This well-known Sunday School worker and race advocate is now in He- will be in this city about the 20th, en route for Boston, Mass. Full history of his work will appear in The Bee next week conditions of —_———————— ed clerk, who is a great help to him. Read The Bee. ;