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The Washington bee., 1902-09-06
STORY WITH A POINT
How Tom Johnson Rose from OBJ
scurity to Power.
He Was Faithful to the Little Trusts'
Committed TO His Care and Won
the Confidence of His
Employers.

The man who was recently elected
mayor of Cleveland, o., Familiarity
known as Tom Johnson" when at
the age of IA lived in Louisville. KY,
and secured employment as an office
boy at two dollars a week in a foun-
dry. His duties consisted of keeping
the Office clean. running errands and
picking up odd scraps that got into
other peoples way.
B. du Pont, who was part owner OF
the fOundry, saw the industrious Office
boy rush one day into the street, pick
ap bit Of iron, and. returning, threw
it onto the scrap heap inside. When
the boy reentered the office Mr.. du
PoDt said to him:
Why did you do that, my son?"
why, sir" said Tom, bit embar.
rassed, there was no use wasting il,
They can put it In the furnace and use
it over again"
well, / just think I can use you,
young man, in the street car business,
How would you like TO come at seven
dollars a week?"
Young Johnson, says the Chicago
Daily Sun, accepted the five-dOllar
raise with alacTity. Mr. du Pont con-
trolIed the Fourth avenue and Walnut
street lines. One barn was at Eigh>
teenth and Walnut streets, and at
Fourth avenue and Main street was the
drawing station. All the ears of the
system had to pass there and it was
there that the money was drawn
from the big, clumsy boxes into
which the fares were dropped.
One of the rules Of the company was
that as each bag of money was drawn
the drawer must carry Il into the office,
put it into the safe and close the door.
To this rule johnson owed his promo
tion from Office boy.
Mr.. du Pout was seldom at the draw
ing station during the day, and in time
the drawers grew careless. No one had
access TO the room but the drawers,
and knowing one another to be honest,
they formed the habit of carelessly
throwing the bags Of money on the
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ton further told his hearers that no
one would speak at Richmond but a
man of business, yet reported judge
Terrell, Tom Fortune and several
others, whose chief distinction is office
seeking ability, there simply 10 speak
and sound his praises. Solemn, ssri-
Gus, sad-sounding is the song of the
silly son Of the solid (white) south.
1t is pity that the business men of
the race. if they are business men, do
not unite along the lines of common and
allied interests and quit fooling with
Washington, who is using them sim
ply as an advertising scheme for him
self
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HON TOM JOHNSON

door and piling them all into the safe
n a heap at the end OF the day or
when they thought Mr.. du Pont might
5e around.
One day the chief drawer was I'll and
young Johnson. the office boy, was
sent by Mr.. du Pont from Eighteenth
and Walnut streets TO Fourth avenue
and Main street 10 help out. Johnson
.aad the rules and in drawing the bag
Of money from the first car, be bound
up the steps 10 the room. opened
.he safe, threw in the money and
slammed the door.
What did you 60 that for?" demand
Cd the boOkkeeper.
The rules say So" answered the
subdrawer over his shoulder as he ran
down the steps 10 meet another car.
The same thing was repeated dozen
times. Then the bookkeeper wheeled
around and demanded:
Don't you think I'm honest? Do
YOU think ! want 10 steal any Of that
money!
Dunno" answered Johnson, "but
the rule SAYS: Put the bag in the safe
and shut the door and that's what I'm
going to DO whether you like it or not" 3"
The bookkeeper jumped of his stool
just as Mr.. du Pont stepped in.
What's all this row about?' he
asked.
This young fool IS acting as If he
thought ! was trying 10 steal your
money" the bookkeeper replied.
- was just obeying the rule. Mr. du
Pont," spoke up young Johnson.
Here il Is" and he showed the presi-
dent Of the company the rule.
"AH right, my boy" said Mr.. du Pont,
.'since you obey the rules so well III
make YOU chief drawer right now"
Two years later, when he. was. II,
johnson was superintendent Of the
road.
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cans and Democrats. They must
reap what has been sOwn There are
several remedies: One is fer the better
element of the race to refuse to vote
for Anv candidate who seeks to in
fluenCe voters by corrupt methods,
the other, and we think the logical
one, is for the colored man 10 stay
out Of politics and devote his pres
ent energy to present practical
needs. We would like to hear from
any COlored man in the state who has
an opinion to express on this issue.
The Negro must consider the ques-
ton seriously and cautiously. Have
the race leaders, teachers and preach
erS taken 10 the woods or will they
meet the question?
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from 1873 to 1852. The first three
Years there were grasshoppers, and
lar Hri.ald efforts TO produce crops
prove. dat failure. Following the
grass. ..ppers, there were five years
.. g..I crops. Heitfeld raised corn
and tr' il 10 cattle and hogs and
made money rapidly. In the mean
While lemc>teaders were pouring into
Kansas and all the land around Sen
eea available for grazing was taken
up by farmers. In 1888, the future
senator from Idaho left for the far
west and homesteaded a place in
hg Bend county, Washington. He
worked in the Union Pacific shops
ana made money in every Legitimate
way that presented itself 10 an in
''..geut husky youngster who wasn't
AFRAID 20 work. Before he had proved
UP on his Washington farm, Mr. Heit-
.ga bought "a farm near Lewiston,
.-aa", which is just across from the
Washington line, and began raising
-ai.e. The farm contained 800 acres
1"a was soon doubled. 1t proved TO
nave been located in a great grain
..aITE. IL is in what is known as
..r Fa.ouse country and is north of
Clear Wafer and Snake river.
A.l0g ga the farmers IA 'sed enough
wheat 2" make them rich, the rail
roads e"1hIrd all the profits. The
....r""ts owned the elevators. and
The farmers had to do business
..'.u-a these elevators. Heitfeld lei
.-. movement TO establish elevators
.. mo farmers for the farmers. It
was aH ..lIauce scheme, but /. worked
perfection. Each union had a,sec-
.'..a1E- who received q salary and
,-.'a-"d The elevator. The railroad
-WE.e~ refused to supply cars.
NJ" more ca~, Of any kind 60 over
.r tracks mi .ss we are supplied
win .-r~ Tor our wheat" said the
'ai''-'7. The railroad
..r'- see bow Heitfeld would
'.-"". They asked and found out.
.. ,ear up the track just as
.~ could be laid brought the
a.rv ru time. and farming in the
-...-r country proved profitable, and
......- SD 10 tbs day. In 1894. Heit-
mn -a Was elected 10 the state senate.
LtpgH.icanS controlled both
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HETTFELD. OF IDAHO.
Trown in Washington as the "Far-
mer Senator"
A.. Won Hundreds of Friends BE-
cau.e lie Never Talks Unless He
Has som hing to Say-HIs
Unique Career.

Horny Heitfeld, of Lewiston, Idaho,
ohio has served six years in the
,-,-,-g states senate and likes it SO
.r.n hat he is willing 10 make il
% is kausan who was the neigh
I.r Of ". D. Bailey, republican nom
insa for governor of his state. Heit-
f.rf a-st met Bailey at d debating
-aeistv Neither was 20 years old,
brr Bailey gave early promise of
Getting into politics. Young Heit-
ipd was trying to develop "a farm
t,gr miles east of Baileyville. Moth
;,, v3s further from his mind than
O seat in the United States senate.
Bsfore he had any political ambition
be had been developed through every
avDar.rure which could come TO a
farmer and business man, including
5rough. and Kansas grasShOppers. He
had developed "a farm in Kansas, rent
a5 school land, homesteaded a quar-
ter section in Washington, bought an
.mDrug-d farm in Idaho, ''walloped"
fMH .a#lbdNS 'i l44S SldlC IlbO sun
mission as d leader Of the Farmers
alliance, and acquired a competency
before be- ever thought Of doing more
than serve his constituency in the
legislature. When he finally came
. r.. United States senate he
u. very little experience in the
r.. service. but was rich in
worldly wisdom. Senator Heitfeld
5, n.E-.raI.y the biggest man in
the senate. Mason, of Illinois, has
u.r. stomach, but he is squatty.
H-r.a. is big ali over. He is six
feet aaI one inch tall, and weighs
." pounds.
senator Ieitfeld was born in st.
Louis January u. 1859. When he was
u years old his mother moved to
Kansas. His father died when he
vas eight years old, and the support
If the family devolved upon him
from ais early youth. At If years of
age aa rented a quarter section of
school land and farmed near Seneca
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THE NEGRO VOTE.
from the Ressrdsr.

From the Ressrdsr.
The Negro vote, just at the present
time. seems To be between the devil
and the deep ssa. The Democrats have
declared for a white,mAn's party as3
the Republicans accordingly, have ss-
Sumed an independent air and tight
ened their purse Strings-sO far as the
purchasable quantity is concerned. The
question of what to do with the Ne
gro vote, is engaging the white maa S
attention and likewise should cause
the Negro to do some serious COnsid-
ering. The past and present corrupt
condition Of colOred voters, is due di-
rectly to the efforts Of both Republi-
The Washington bee., 1902-09-06
Horn the Tailor.

On the 18th ofthis month Horn the
ce ebrated tai or at 637 F street north
west will have his grand opening. The
store has been beautifully painted and
two handsome show windows put in
front, probaly the largest windows OF
the kind in the city. At the opening
Mr.. Horn will take measures Of Gus
toners aid accept their Congratulation
with a deposit or a new suit Of clothes.
Horn is one of the best and most en-
terprlsing tailorS in the city.
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branches OF the legislature, bat the
new senator made a record which re.
suited in the offer 10 nominate him for
lieutenant governor. He declined il
and accepted the nomination for the
senate once more. The fusionists had
a clear majority, and with a senator
20 elect. Heitfeld supported ". H.
Claggett, the democratic candidate.
There were three weeks of balIoting
without any progress, when HeitfeId's
name was suggested. Populists as
we'll as democrats liked him, and the
deadlock was solved.
The Washington bee., 1902-09-06
From the industrial Messenger.

The Young Colored Peoples Chris
tian and Educational CONGRESSES over
We trust that much good was accom-
plIshed by said Congress. 1t seems
to be question in the minds OF many
as TO whether or not the good accom-.
phshed was commensurate with the
time and money spent on account oi
il. Some who were present do not
hesitate to declare that such was not
the case. Well, it is all over now, and
all that we need h re to state is that
we have to live and learn. Possibly
the next time our people will decide to
put the amount spent on the Congress
in some enterprise or business that will
bring more credit to the race as well
as dollars md cents.
The Washington bee., 1902-09-06
L. J. WOOIIen
y reuulT

One OF the most successful steam
boat managers in this country is Mr..
L. J. Woo'en, manager of the River
Queen, an EXCURSION boat that runs
upon the Potomac River for colored
people. For many wears Mr. Wooden
has been b-nefaCtOr, so ar as the
c)lored people are concerned. In
years gone by when managers of the
toIIs cnuducted bv white people and
for white people, stopped colored
The Washington bee., 1902-09-06
HIa SnecInIty.

'I heard you tell man the other
dav," observed the caller, that a con-
firmed bunion was practically incur
able. Yet you are working away at
mine as if you expected 10 cure IT,.
I'm trying to make a corn OF IT,
explained the chiropodist. Il can
knock out any corn that ever hap
pened. d."-Chicago Tribune.
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wanted Music.

~As hear your piano very fire.
quently. Mrs. FOrtissimo, l suppose
that you are up on musical matters ?''
Certainly, Mr.. Crusty."
Then do you know who was play
ing when the poet wrote, Music hath
charms'?"
Il do not; bat why?"
We'll, if yos can find out 1 wish
that, you would invite that musician
80 play on your piano. ~. Y. Her
aid.
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8 Hard Task.

"He is the most saHguine man l
ever knew. He actually undertook TO
teach a girl TO love him because she
said she might learn
Other men have tried it and sue
ceeded."
YES. but this fellow tried TO teach
her by mail."-Brooklyn Life.
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A Whip ng Post.
From the News-Enterprise.

From the NeWs-EnteTprlse.
The louisiana press we're almost
unanimous in admitting that the ju-
dietary o. our State was the most ex-
pensiVe i'll the Union. We are informed
some public spirited cltizens have re-
lieved our judges OF a part of their
onerOus duties. a Negro, guilty OF
some misdemeaOr, was given the alter
native of going tojail or being whipped
He preferred the whipping and it was
gently administered" to the salisfac-
ton of the aggrieved parties and dis
comfort of the culprit. That's right,
give the officials a rest during these
hot Jays.
Cotton picking will soon be in full
blast and the laborers will rush here.
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Ethel (coyly)-What a pretty
mouth YOU have. 1t ought to be OF
girls face.
jack seldom miss an oPportuni-
ty.-Princeton Tiger.
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The Age of Realism.

Mabel-In old-fashioned novels the
hero and heroine married in the last
chapter and lived happily ever after
ward.
Alarion-They write more naturally
nowadays. The hero and heroine
marry in the first chapter and live
unhappilv afterward.-Town Topics.
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Rushed

Podunk Postmaster-We orter hev
another clerk here.
sDector-MoFe than she can do, eh?
PoGunk Postmaster - Lord, yes!
Why. sometimes she don't get through
-eading aI IL postal cares fore ten
O'Clock a. u.ght.-Puck.
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UsefuI berlin ReEuIntion.

Doctors coaehmen in Berlin wear
white hats. This is to enable the pub
lie to promptly recognize a physicians
vehicle in case his services are sudden
" REQUIRED.
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Re Inniant-

''You shouldn't Judge a man by the
ciqa~s le gives you," remarked the
pbHreouEer. some one may have
givaq them to him."-Cincinnati Com
mercial-Tribune.
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"a Fakir's Cry"
From the Evening star.

The Washington Post, while taking
issue with the Star as 10 the sincerity
of the cry of negro 4 mlnatIon. com
ailments Senator PTi;chard OF North
SaTobn on his attitude IN the present
Campaign, and thinks it might be cop
led e.srwhrre TO advantage. The Star
has already complimentea Mr. Pntch'
ard on the same subject, and lid 40
with all the g,ea'er pleasure because
of his well known Opi.lion OF tie cry
in question lie thinks that the cry
nero domination is a "fakir's Cr}
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4 CiHch.

Wango-T don't understand how
Brown manages 70 look so prosper
Gus.
Gowan-That's eaST--his family ars
yegeta.iars, -EronE-yu Life.
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A strange experience came to Mrs
Kidd, of Fort Wayne, Ind. She was
rubbing camphOr on a sore gum. when
suddenly her teeth came together on
her finger, and held it so securely that
she couldn't withdraw it. A doctor
was summoned, and to release the
Iacerated finger he had to pry open her
laws
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Government Appeals.

!. Charleston, Special.-The United
States engineers and attorneys are
busy preparing the governments side
in the appeal which has been carried
to the supreme court in the case OF
Arthur Lyman against the United
States, for damages done to a rice
plantation by the jetty construction at
Savannah. The plaintiff was awarded
SIC, 1000 some months ago, but the gov
eminent Is not prepared to accept as
final the verdict Of the lower court
and the case will be reviewed by the
highest court. The plaintiffs planta-
ton is on the Back river, a tributary
Of the Savannah river, and his petit
ton alleges that the jetty work to
deepen the river at the port has caused
the water to rise in the Back river,
overlooking his land and running 1t
for the cultivation Of rice. There are
several similar suits pending, and II
the Lyman case decision Is allowed to
stand there will doubtless be many
more suits Of the kind filed against the
government. The engineers and attor-
reys are consequently giving much at
tention to the case, in hopes Of being
able to reverse the decision OF the
lower court and stop a multiplicity OF
suits.
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his w peculiar fashion. with his eyes
on the doctor.
"It's all right" said Kendall. "Miss
Miller showed some indications of
weakness. but is doing nicely now.
should think you might see her about
5 o'clock"
We'll. doctor. I'm glad everything's
all right" said Elmendorf. 81 began
to be anxious. you were so long away.
But what you've said has made me
feel easy again. and so l think the best
thing that Mr.. Alden and | can do is
to try to get some light Oh Mr.. Robin
sons strange conduct. The man may
have struck some kind OF a clew and
have rushed right off to verify it with
out waiting to consult anybody"
81 didn't think Of that" responded
Alden. 1T may be that you've found
the explanation"
II would suggest that you go to his
house." said Elmendorf. Meanwhile
I'll telephone to your office and one or
two other places and see if can get
track of him. But the likeliest place
is his house. Wait there for me. I'll
join you before g."
This arrangement was agreed upon,
and the two men went out together.
Elmendorf was busy with the tele-
phone for half an hour, but he failed
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New Enterprises.

The secretary Of state last week
granted a charter to the Gonzales Book
company which is to deal in books, sta
tionery, ETC., conduct a publishing bus
mess and run a general store in Column
bia for the sale of such goods. The
capital stock is $500. A. E. Gonzales
is president and treasurer and Her.
man Badek is secretary.
A charter was granted the Bruce &
Doster Drug company Of Greenville,
capitalized at $4,000. The officers are
J. B. Bruce, president; o. l.. Doster,
vice president and W. A. Morrill, secre-
tary an" treasurer.
A commission was issued the First
Presbyterian church of Eutawville OF
which the Rev. R. W. Holman is pastor
and R. M. Goodman secretary.
A commission vas issued to the Mil
ton Rice company Of Milton Plantation
in Georgetown county, on the Pee Dee
river. The capital stock is to be $4,000
The corporators are G. E. Herriot and
j. A. Baxter.
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Textile Notes.

Work Is proceeding with the de-
velopments Of the Ware Shoals Manu-
featuring Co. at Ware Shoals, near
Laurens, 8. C. The water-power will.
It is now estimated, give a minimum
horsepower Of 5000. with 5000 prac-
tically available at all times. Work.
men are now engaged on the construc-
ton Of the dam, canal and power
house. This dam will be t~wenty-four
feet broad at its base and twenty-six
feet in height. equipped with gates.
The canal leading to the power-house,
where the electric dynamos will be
placed, will be half a mile long and
eighty-fve feet wide. The cotton mill
that is to be located after the power
is ready will be, as previously an
Eounced. a $4,000 spindle plant.
The Loray Mills Of Gastonia. N. c.,
has shipped about s25O,OOO worth CT
coarse heavy goods to China during
the past six months, and has sufti'
cient orders on file to keep its plant
busy until January. This mill OBJ
tanned it's first order, amounting &c
s10O, 900. about six months ago. 1t has
5O,224 ring spindles and 1850 looms
and is capitalized at S1,000,0O
Messrs. T. D. Kemp and B. NJ. Lide
Of Marion, Ala, are organizing a com
pany for the establishment OF a cotton
mill. They propose installing a small
plant to spin yarns.
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PRECISELY" said Kendall. And as
there can be no thought Of such a
thing we conclude that this Internal
~thiEg"-and he tapped the jar with his
knuckles-"which was handy for ev-
erybody, wide mouthed and all that
Oh, l have been an idiot"
"She's been having this right along"
said Elmendorf. That might indi-
cate
Nothing until we know just what
the stuff is and how much Of 1t VIE
have to deal with" replied Kendall.
"The effects observed may come from
what she ate this noon or be the gen.
eral result Of small. repeated Doses"
There's one thing" said Elmendorf
with decision-"this villainous act must
have been done by somebody who
knew that the food was there, by some
one who had been in the room several
tines
Don't" groaned Kendall. "By heav-
ems. l can't bear to think Of it! I like
Alden. l can't believe this Of him.
And-and she loves him; she loves him
Just as much now as ever"
Miss Maclane?" said Elmendorf.
"My friend, l don't believe it"
Kendall looked up at him with a
blank stare and shook his head.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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BUILDING AT AIKEN.
Evidences of Progress In This Live
Little City.

Aiken, Special.-There has been ex.
tensive building operations going on
in Aiken during the summer just
past. A rough estimate shows that at
least $4,000 worth Of new buildings
and improvements have been done. AL
though one Of the smallest, the most
money has been spent on the Whitney
double squash court. Next to the COW
cred tennis court of the Aiken club
this is the most costly building in
Aiken, fully $4,000 having been spent
on it. 1t is now in the hands of decor
ators and will be finished this week.
Squash is an indoors game something
like tennis, only the ball is struck up
against a dead wall before which in
their respective courts the players
stand. The Whitney squash court Is
situated near Joye cottage and has a
central reception room with courts
opening off at the right and left. The
courts are the full height of the build
ing and lighted by skylights and a row
of high windows. The centre room up.
stairs serves as a gallery from which
to watch the play. The building is
heated by steam and beautifully deco.
rated. The plans were drawn by War
rem. Wetmore - Morgan Of New York,
and Mr.. E. C. Tritten is the supervis-
ing architect. j. H. Hines is the con-
tractor and the decorating was done
by a Charleston artist, NJ. E. E. Melf.
Work on the addition to Joye cottage,
Mr.. Whitney's winter home, is pro-
crossing rapidly. More attention is
being paid to landscape gardening and
one Of the features Of the improve.
ments is a Roman garden and centre
fountain. Two large wings are being
built to the house, to contain two
guests chambers and lounging and
bath rooms and servants rooms over
head. These wings are connected with
the main building by q covered pas
sage, and the Roman garden Is be-
tween them. Senator Geo. F. Ed
munds' residence on Aiken heights is
approaching completion. It is a very
comfortable house Of 20 rooms, with
all the modern c~onveniences. w. F.
Dobey Is the contractor and the house
will cost $12,0 zoo. The new golf club
house at the Palmetto golf links is
also nearly done. John Laird is tho
contractor, and the building alone
cost $4,000. 1t is one Of the finest in
the country and Is admirably situated
on a brow Of a hill which commands
q view Of the links.
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SaIuda'S New Senator.

Saluda, Special.-The second primary
for a State senator from Saluda coun-
ty was held last week. The returns
from all but three small precincts indi-
cate the election of James NJ. Forrest
over his competitor, E. s.. Blease, by a
handsome majority. Saluda's new sen
ator was born in 1S47 and is now 55
years old. During the war he served in
Co. |, Second South Carolina cavalry.
At the close of the bloody conflict MIR.
Forrest, like thousands Of others, be-
gan the struggle Of life penniless, but
by hard work and the practice of econ
omy is today among the largest prop
erty in our county. His whole
life has been spent on the farm. Mr..
Forrest never offered for office before.