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The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
N0IIO10I ndISrIII Council.
REV. 1. ii. WALTON, A GREAT
ORGANIZER.
Over IL, 500 rlembers What can be
Done II there Is a WilI-Oue of the
Strongest Organizations in the
United States--Its Aim and Object.

Rev. Smith FramptOn, Of Charles
ton, y. C., has been appointed PTeSi-
dent of the National Industrial Council
of America. whose headquarters are at
so3 ID street, northwest, Washington
y. {. Mr.. FramptOn is a South Caro-
linian by birth and is forty four years
of age. He is a strong advocate Of the
Republican party, and says that while
the same has not done anything for
him personally, it has helped his peO
pie and he has common sense enough
TO know that all cannot hold office AT
the same time While there might be
some men in the Council who have
never voted Republican ticket, still
the Council as An organization is ks
publican; its purpose being to look
after the interests OF the ex-SlaVs and
freedmen. AS ii develops strength il
will consider partyism but not al this
time, Tor It expects - stand by the man
" no stands for the people 1t apPre-
cIaleS help tT m any one who is in sym
pathy with the cause for which il is
working.
hr. FramptOn states that the people
on the rice farms in South t'zrslina, re
ceive from twenty-five TO forty cents q
day for their labor, being paid by the
Commissary. Un the truck farms. he
says. they are paid off in paslebozrd
and pewter five cent pieces. III the
cotton field they contract to give two
days and the balance IS made Ip in
rations. Hundreds and thousands OF
thom have passed away as a result ol
the hardshipS of former DAYS. AEer
having been set free they were left tupon
the hands of their former owners, as
no appropriation had been made for
their support and maintenance. They
did not beg their way into the English
Colonies, but were fooled 10 America
in order that they might be held in
bondage, without any reCOmpenSe for
their hard and arduOUs labor.
A few days ago, while Mr.. FTamptOu
was making a speech, a man told him
that the Negroes were not worth any
thing more than their Taiment, food
and shelter. His reply was as follows:
Then | would not have had them,
but would have given them their free
dom, SO as not TO haI e had any cause
for war" Continuing with his speech,
Mr.. FramptOn said, Gentlemen, some
appropriation should be made for the
support of the few poor old ex slaves
that are living. Ihus takin~ them from
off the hands Of others, who are snly
able TO take care of themselves.
They are al the door knocking, dc
something for them, RENE bsFing the
words OF Christ when he said, THE
Poor we | lave With US Always.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31

Thompson, CopyiSt in the recorders
office and an assistant on the editorial
aft of the COI0Ted A,Serican. read a
paper in reply TO frOf. Ferris. Thomp
sou had his supporters all lined up TO
applaud him while he was deal
ing his great apologetiC speech in de
Tense of Washington, and when he
concluded President Scott introduced
Prof. Ferris who was received with an
ovation.
MIR. Thompson took occasion 10 at
tack oolored Iawye,s which had moth
log at all TO do With the question at
issue and winch was justly rebukea
wen Pfof Ferris aro c tho npson is
the negro d7mOCra; who came from
Indianapolis, Ind, and giving place
In The o.ernmen Printing Office from
which place he vas given q ticket of
leave. som aiter Booker Wash
ingion gave him place in the census
office from which place he retrsated
because his services were no longer
needed. tie had deCid ID to return TO
his home IN Ind auopolIS, but Mr.
DancY made him copyist in his office
which should be held hy rome good
republican.
When Mr. Ferris va intro 1uced
Mr. jesse Lawson, the legal advisor
of the Afro Amt rican Council objected
but he was pTOperlV sat upon by
President Scot, whO informed him
that he vast President of The Second
Baptist Lyc-um hen Prof. Ferris
had concluded he was given another
ovation. Other persons spoke and
when time was called. Mr.. Thompson
attempted TO reply but he was too full
of indignation for utterance but
he did manages to say that he thought
that some on- should project Prof
Washington, Prof Ferris capture the
meeting by his elOquence and logic.
The District of Columbia IS against
Prof. Booker ]. Washington and nc
doubt MIR. r. w. Thompson is wiser
man, even if c lored lawyers do wesI
silk mats and soak their clients. DR.
s. l.. CorrotherS delivered an eloquent
address against the tn cory of Mr.
Washington and gave the reader of the
paper to understand that the people ol
this city were against Washington
Rev. Carrothers is pastor of one of the
largest and most influential churche:
III this city.
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The :. P. A, then changed its name
at a National Convention held at Bat
on Rouge, La, Dec 10TH to 2Ist. 1900,
and selected an organ known as he
Afro -AmeTi can. the same being edited
and managed by Mr. Wah0n unnl
Sept. 24th, 1901.
On Dec. g. 1899. Mr.. Walton re-
turned home and gave bond for his ap-
pearance in the u. S. Court, at Helena
March. 1900. When the case was
called up, 1t was promptly dismissed,
SO away went the Fraud Order.
Tod y the organ zation, of which
Mr.. Walton still remains the leader. Is
known and distinguished as the Ma
tIonal Industrial Council of America,
whose membership TO date is about
100 hundred and seVenty-fve thousand
(I75 .ooo). II is he ardent desire of the
association, that every Negro who
might read of their work will heartily
ioin them in heir great efforts. remem
bsTing that ''In union We stand, divid-
ed we fall.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
BITS OF SCIENCE.

saI planets Of our system have be-
.ssra them 20 moons,
Prof f. A. Jaeger, Jr., of Harvard,
zbo has been making inyestiga tions
,ftbs eruption Of Mont Pelee. believes
tbst people Of volcanic countries can
escape obstruction by building cellars
crehamDers Of masonry in which they
can seek shelter when the eruptions
Oecur
N. Claude a French scientist, has
found q way TO produce hydrogen
chtap.y from common illuminating
gas. lie simply passes the gas through
ruDs imbedded in liquid air and the
tydrourbOn elements in the gas are
Eqlcfed or frozen out and left behind,
E1I.e the hydrogen passes OFF.
After a careful examination Of the
oyster beds of Ceylon, Prof Herdman
has come 10 the conclusion that there
u no reason for dependency in re-
gard to the future Of the pearl-oyster
fisheries, if they are treated scientific
aly" The remedy for present evils
i thinning out and transplanting.
Doubters sill insist that the So
called canals of Mars are an optical il.
lusion. A late eXperimenter, Mr.. Is.
W Lane, made a drawing of the chief
markings on the planet, emitting the
ran-ls and when these drawings were
copied by two ladies and two boys
from d distance Of ten feet or so. all
copies showed canals in the positions
given by Schiaparelli.
Astronomers and amateur observers
are still SPeculating on the light
strraks that radiate so strikingly from
some Of the lunar eraters. Itwas long
ago thought that these streaks-one
Of which has been traced from Tyeho
70 a distance Of LOO miles-represent
gigantic trap-dykes, but Prof W. H.
Pickering has more recently suggest
td that they may be pumice driven by
gas OF steam from the volcanoes.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
ABOUT THE HOUSE.

A little -four sprinkled lightly over
the top of cake will aid in preventing
the icing from running off.
The smell of fresh paint can be re-
moved by leaving in the room all night
sNil of water containing several
sliced onions.
G!ceria is very slow to freeze and
IA little is put on taps in frosty
weather., and exposed pipes are COW
cred with pieces of old carpet or sack
iAg the water is not likely to freeze.
Never throw away old gloves. Keep
them to wear while busting, cleaning
silver and attending to other house
hold work of a similar character. By
80 doing the hands will be kept clean
and in good condition.
Cagei birds are frequently much
troubled with insects in their eyes.
II Wi. be found that hanging a small
oag uf sulphur in the cage will pre-
vent these insects worrying the birds.
ana will also improve their health in
other ways.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31

he appropriation for tins institution
be discontinued this wear.
This phase of The subject vas also
touched on by Professor Hart. who SET
tor,h the benefits TO the District of the
institution 'te also appealed - Con
gress. through the committee, 10 au-
thOrize the expenditure Of the fIz. 600
already appropriated, 81 ating that on
account of holding tAC monev back the
lnS tuition had 10 he Sus, ended
Commissioned Mcfarland STA et, in
answer 30 a question on tAe subject BY
Star reporter, that the board of ch +r-
Ines had prepared a contract which
ProicsNur Hart had been asked 10 sign,
buy which he had ref lsed TO do. Tins
was in July.
Mos of the wards were taken away
from the farm at that time In October
he signed this contract, and since then
wards had beea sent to the farm, and
some were there now. FIon tins
statement il is understood that it will
be held by the committee that The
Commissioners have complied with
the provisions OF Ghs appropriations
The DiStrIct commissioners have
been in attendance Al every meeting of
the subcommittee during the consider
al tlon OF the appropriation bill.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
IN THE ORIENT.

Four new lighthouses have been
erected recently on the coasts of the
Red sea.
There are l-ISO Jews in India, but
OF these only oue-third are of Eu-
L"pean origin. The rest claim to be
1eseended from Jews who emigrated
10 India m King Solomon's time.
On the east point of the sacred
Mount Athos, on the Turkish penin-
qua Oua.kldjke, is a settlement of
oo'' monks, scattered among 30
Ionasteries, the whole forming 4
i,'nastic republic in the do4ninions
VI ,Ae sultan, TO whom they are trib-
o.~rE. The yearly tribute they paw
W abdul Hamid is by no means a
I'a-- "ne but the sum is easily met
" The republic, which is very rich,
t-1 Gu counts many miIlionaires among
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
An Absent-MInded Professor.

To absent-minded people the world
is indebted for many of its most
amusing anecdotes.
This story of Welsh professor is
an excellent example. He was walk
ing down the street with one foot on
the curb and the other IN the gutter
when he met a friend.
"Good morning, professor" said
the friend. How are your"
WELL" said the professor. ~
thought was all right, but for the
last half-hour I have been limping
in the most unaccountable manner
London Express.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
fiOI For A Suffrage Convention.
From The Boston Guardian. ]


The Guardian agrees with the Wash
ington Bee in It's advocacy of suffrage
convention among colored people.
The time is now ripe for such mOve-
ment. Some such concerted action by
the thinking men of the race should be
taken in the very near future to con-
slider ways and means" for the recOv-
cry of the NegTo's franchise. The Ne
gro IS all right as far as President
ROOSevelt's action goes in a certain
way, but the time has come for the
sacred rlghS of this race to be crystal
iZed and embalmed in law The rights
of u 900, ,OOOO people cannot be allowed
10 depend upon the wishes of one man;
life IS too uncertain, and fate too
tTeaCheIOuS.
The thoughtful men of the Colored
race should, therefore. come together
tefore the passing of another summer
to take action as TO the best methods
OF forcing congress consider ton on
the NegTO's franchise. 1t might be
we'll TO cOnfne the convention to nom
office holders and 10 the north. so that
its action may not be influenced by fear
or Intimidation. Boston would be an
ideal place for such a meet but We
stand ready to cooperate with our
bre hren in other sections, and will,
therefore, agree 10 any more central
place. Cleveland would no he a bad
place, as 1t is the most central for the
actual voting strength of the race. Let
the press take this matter up for con-
slderatiOn. 1t IS something upon which
the political life of the Negro depends.
How about this, gentlemen of the
press?
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
NO. 32
TO GET INTO The SMART SET.
Make ten or twenty millions

Make ten or twenty millions
Don't be afraid of being too vui-
gar; it's a good "ad,'
Get an automobile and run over
some one. It's fashionable.
Be snubbed as much as possible at
first. 1t pays in the long run.
Do big things. Quarrel with your
wife occasionally at space rates.
Buy diamonds and pearls by the
peck. Your wife will do the rest.
Buy steam yacht Have it made
to order. Have it the biggest one
yet.
Be dull at dinners; they all do it.
Cultivate your enemies; they win
help you along.
Go to Europe and thresh around
for awhile. In year or so you will
get talked about
Be friend to every newspaper
man, big. little, rich, poor, good, bad,
and Indifferent. 1t pays.
Buy hotel and name it after your
self. Charge ten times what anyone
else has ever dreamed of.
Feed everybody. To do this, coI-
lect cooks. \ good cook is the cor
ner stone of social success.
Marry anybody. There is no wom-
an on earth who can't get in with
from 1O,OOO,O to $2O,O0O, 900 back of
her.
Buy a house on Fifth avenue; also
one at Newport, Mount Desert, Flor
ida, North Carolina, and any other
place.
Never live with your family long
enough in one place to contract a
home atmosphere. Home is death to
society.
Marry off your daughters if pos
sible, to foreigners, no matter how
decTepit. immoral, or degpicable they
are, if they have titles. 1t pays.
Begin and snub those beneath you
as early in the game as possible;
your progress upward viii be indi-
Gated by the number you can snub.-
N. Y. Herald
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31

Rev. !. H. Walton, was bo in Ten
nesses on the 18th day of December,
1854. He was elected Secretary and
Business manager of the Ex-Slave Peti.
ton Assembly al Madison, Arkansas,
January, 1897, which was the n 1t Ex-
Slave Association chartered IN the
United States, at Little Rock, Ark,
under his management. The organ
of the Assembly, was edited by mr.
Walton. then known as the EX-Slaye
Assembly, which was published week
Iy at Madison, Ark, and was success
fui from June I2th, 1897, the date OF
its birth. The Assembly soon found
its way into the journalistic world and
acquired thousands Of frienss. By
this means the association soon secured
over one hundred agents ia various
states, and 1t soon had thousands o
members who did not hesitate TO give
assistance to the Assembly and its
agents.
While travelling in Hammond, La,
MIR. Walton received a telegram Aug
nth, 1899, stating that the Post OthCe
Department had issued Fraud Order
against him and the Ex-SIav Peu-
toner's Assembly. This caused much
excitement among the Assemblies III
the various staIeS. Mr.. "a altOm's at
torney promptly notified the 2. 0. De-
partment, that the order was unNar-
ranted and without foundation. After
consultation with his l.Tyers, MIR.
Walton continued to travel among the
people, telling them that there
" as no fraud upon his part, as every
paper published by him warned the
people against Misrepresentation OF
the organization.
The object Of The +. P. A, was TO
organize EX-9lave Assemblies through
ouI the United States for the purpose
Of making a petition strong enough o
be respected by this government.
Some of the leading colorsd men tal ed
to give their assistance. Negro like,
they persisted in the spirit OF If can [
be boss, then ] will tear up the bust
ness" Notwithstanding, he IaboTed
und-r the burden OF a Fraud Order,
relief came from the decision of the u.
S. Court, in the first Co greSs onal
District OF Arkansas. whose Grand
Iury in November, 1899, claimed to
have found true bill agai st Rev
Walton, he being notified Of the same
by telegram, at Charleston, s. Z.
Being As devoted to his people as
a ohlId to its mother, it was never in
tended by Mr.. Walton, to commit a
traud upon them; thus he was g eatly
surprised To have been notified OF the
bi being found against him by n c
ion hand of Uncle Sam. He contln-
ued TO work, and about the close OF
October, the Ex-Slave Assembly organ
of the +. P. A. was promptly Fraud
Ordered, leaving him without month
piece. This diu not discourage him,
but only made him more zealousIn ms
undertakings. He therefore issued
another paper known as New Lie,
which was promptly rejected by the
P. y. Department as second class rates
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
Mr.. BOOKER WASHINGTON SCORED
PROT. Ferris Given an oraSiOn-The PhlIOsophe r
of:Bostoa 7ass.. Knocks out the Wizard
Defenders and ApoIogIsts

There was a lively time at the Sec
ond Baptist Lyceum on last Sunday
aftern oon. Prof. w. H. Ferris of the
Boston Guardian, and the New Eng
land philosopher who read a paper at
the Bethel Literary two weeks ago,
brought fort h the apologists of Mr..
Booker T. w ashington on last Sunday
aud will brin out another at the
Bethel Literar y next Tuesday evening.
The speaker at the Second Baptist
on last Sunday afternoon was R. w
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31

Hon. John Wesley < Gaines NJ C. of
Tennessee, takes the grounds, that
there is great discrimination between
the two sections, the South and the
East; that the East receives SO much
more in pensions than the South
Here is practical text for the much
agitated question IF pensioning the old
ex-Slave of the South. And why
should they not be pensioned? Certain
lV no one will deny that it was their la
Dor that opened up this great section.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
Oefe ne oI esa.

"COme on, Mrs. Gabb, and go shop
ping with me"
mo, really, dear. my gums are so sore
! can't open my mouth"
"Does that prevent you going?"
''Yes; there is no pleasure n shop
ping unless you can give the shopgirls
a piece of your mind OccasiOnally."-
Chicago Daily News.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
n. c. S1IFH DEAD
One Among the First CoIOred Democrats

Rev. Henry g. Smith, at one time
Uniten States C0nsu[ to Santos. Brazil.
and one among the first colored Demo
Gratis under the administration Of ex-
President Cleveland, is dead. The
Business Herald of DOnaldsonville.
La. Of January II, reports his death
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31
Signs and Tokens.

gagemeut? - NH0u un'e our enc
wser Well I suppose you will
Shall '1e ring; and, of course, we
Pre- 'o'h look foolsh.-Detroit Free
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31

DR.. s. L. Corrothe rs. pastor of Gal
braIIh A. NJ. E Zion Church Sixth
street northwest, has beer holding a
series of meetings for more than three
The Washington bee., 1903-01-31

DIP 5. L. cOa2OrnRRs GREAT WORK.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-16
MODEL NURSERY
MAY BE SHOWN
Mrs. Ruth Ashley Hirshfield APP
plies for Space to Demon
strate What Children
Require.

Application was made yesterday to How
ard j. Rogers, Chief OF the Department of
Education of the Worlds Fair. for space
in the Palace OF Education and Social
Economy for a model household nursery.
Mrs. Ruth Ashley Hirshield. II. r.. Of
New York is the applicant.
The model household nursery was offered
as an exhibit in tho section of the building
to Social Economy. In the exhibit Mrs.
Hirshfield proposes to show the homo life
Of an American child under the most IA
vorable and healthful conditions.
1t is proposed to show the furniture,
wall decorations and the toys needed for
the equipment of a model nursery. There
will be also an exhibit of clothing for the
child and the most approved dressing for
children's beds.
The paraphernalia used In preparing
food for babies. including sterilizinS ap,
proposes to make the exhibit q live one
by pressing into service the children of
visitors to the Exposition. allowing them
TO play with the toys and occupy the
room.
THE model household nursery" says
Mrs. Hirshfeld. will aim to show the
amusement Of what should be had In
which there are children. The Quitting
of such an exhibit can not be obtained
from any one manufacturer. as no single
concern produces all the appliances The
mother herself must fit up and furnish
such a nursery, and the exhibit will show
how this may be done under the best
conditions"
The exhibit. If accepted. it is said, will
not in any way interfere with the Day
Nursery and Home of Rest for Women.
which will be erected on the Model
Street under the auspices Of the Board
Of Lady Managers.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-16

Seoul. Dec. 15.-More riotlng has taken
place at Afokphe. and yesterday Japa-
nese mob wounded seventeen Koreans.
High Korean officials are hurrying to
Mokphc to try and quell tho disorders.
So far Russia has not interfered.
United States Minister Allen has de-
manded q definite answer from the Korean
Government in regard to the opening OF
the Port OF Win.
Despite American, British and Japanese
pressure. Russian influence over the
Korean Government Is apparently I'M
shaken. and it is expected that Korea
will ocrastinate in dealing with the mat
ter, and possibly may refuse eventually
to act at all.
A feeling of unrest is growing among
the Korean people. who fear that, wheth-
err 1t be peace or war between Russia and
Japan, the extinction OF the Empire Is i'm
minent.
1t Is believed that the outbreak Of hos
tllities or the announcement of protec-
torate Of any kind will precipitate trou-
ble Foreigners In Seoul expect disorder
and the American residents desire q war
ship
factors Of the situation, as an insubordi-
nate element Is beyond official control.
In case OF trouble, 1t IL feared the SOL
diers will be the first to lead the riOting
and begin looting.
part of the Russian squadron has al
ready departed for Port Arthur and tho
remainder of the fleet will follow, leav-
Ing no warships of that nation in Korean
Vaters,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-16
TERMINAL BILL
AGAIN GOES OVER,
Decision of House to Adjourn Tn
Ill Friday Prevents Consid-
Grafton OF Measure.
GAzz0LO IGNORES W. A. BLOCK
Delegate Hughes's Appeal for
Immediate Action on Ordi-
nance Unheeded by the Ma
jority Faction.

BY the action of the House of Delegates
adjourn to this evening, the Terminal
bill. now in the hands of the Railroad
Committee may not be passed until after
January 5.
Chairman Wiedmer Of the Railroad Com
mittee voted with the majority last night.
He voted with the minority Friday even
ing to reconsider the motion to adjourn
until after the holidays.
At the close Of the routine business. sew
eral motions to adjourn were made stimuli
taneously on the ma ovity side. and at the.
same time one to adjourn until tonight
was made by Delegate William II. Hughes
of the minority.
At first the Speaker refused to heed the
motion OF Hughes. and was putting the
motion to adjourn until Friday when
Hughes reiterated his motion and insisted
on being heard. Hughes said:
"if We adjourn to next Friday We will
have some very important business un-
acted upon during the vacation. and as
the Council has voted to meet tomorrow
night to act on whatever business the
House may send to 1t. believe we should
be as much interested in legislation as
the Council. and urge that we meet to-
morrow night and take up the Terminal
bill. as there seems to be clamor fer
its passage"
Delegate William A. Block then rose to
speak. but Speaker Gazzolo ignored him
and put the motion to adjourn to Friday
night. which was lost by q vote of to
L.
The vote. stood: Yeas-w. A. Block.
san Ma,as: HgEhes. Lakeland. Nee
=. H. Block. Brennan, Conran, Griffith.
Mccarthy. Rott, Teschemacher. Weeks.
Wiedmer. Witthoefft. Zimmerman ard
Speaker 0axSolo.
The action Of the House leaves the
Council without business to transact at III
meeting this evening. :
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-16
10000 CHILDREN TO SING.

Sunday-School Members VIII Present
Music Feature at Worlds Fair.
r o. Bolt has been appointed by the
st. Louis Sunday School Union to organ
lie choir OF 10000 children, who shall
sing at various times at the Worlds Fair
Mr.. Bolt will be assisted by Mrs. Grace
Alexander Leland as organist. and a
Music Committee composed of T. c. Ham
ilton. Frank Malone. C. d. Morley. Jason
Acl1uff and Charles starck.
The city will be divided into fifty sec
lions, each section under the care OF q
competent musician. Songs which are to
be written for the occasion and passed
each Sunday service. and a short time be-
fore the united choruses are to sing there
will be rehearsals in the Coliseum.