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The Washington bee., 1903-01-24

to Washington to read a paper before
| the American Negro academy was ev-
erywhere asked why and finally was
persuaded to speak upon The Boston
Negro's Ide,. of Booker +. Washing
ton" The news was passed around
town and Mr.. WaShington's cohorts
came out in full force 10 defend their
chief, ana others came also.
Mr.. George w. Jackson presidedand
Miss Ella K. Boston acted as secretary.
Prot. Ferris, in his introduction,
Spske OF the historic associations of
Boston, of las environment aud of the
anti-slaveTy agitators who were still
IvIng. lie sad that the Boston peo-
/ pie realize that Washington is doing
some good Iuskegee, although they
/ think the value and Importance Of that
work IS somewhat exaggerated; "but"
said Prof. Ferris, they leel that Wash
| lngtOn IS bringing the southern esti
mate OF the Negro up into New Eng
land. and IS the vehicle for the i'm
portauon into New England of south
ern idea' concerning Ciyi! and pOllti-
/ uCal rights OF the Negro and his higher
education.
| Mr.. Ferris said that we were now at
the darkest moment of our history
| Not only had several southern states
/ disfranCnlSed the Negro. passed lin.
Crow car laws and eliminated the
| higher CUurS from several state COL
/ legeS and high schools, but in. the
north the Negro was being more and
m re relegated to the mental callings.
and even the AboliIloniSt and their de
CendantS had grown lukewarm. In
the South the Negro was fast being
reduced u a condition of serfdomt
while IN the North he was being re
duCed to a constantly lower strata in
society. All of these backward steDs
had been taken since Booker T. Waah
lngtOn d, livered his famous Atlanta
speech '9S. And those engaged in
| thus robbIng the Negro of his rights
/ guaranteed by the constitution, those
who held that he was an Inferior being
and that his place IN society was al
/ the bottom, quoted Mr.. Washington as
/ an endOrSeT Of their position.
| The speaker Inen read clippings
from the Boston Herald. Record and
/ Globe, which showed that Washington's
| SseruOn that every revised con-
StltutlOn throughout the southern
states has put a premium upon in.eIIi
gence, ownership of property, thrift
! and character" was regarded by the
country as an endorsement OF these
constitutions. Prof. Ferns said further
that, at the very time the Colored peo-
pie IN Jacksonville were fighting aginst
the jim crow Car laws there, and at
the very time the Jim-Crow cars were
Tunnlng into the capitol of the nation.
Mr.. Washington was up in Boston say
ing: Fundamentally, we should not
be so much concerned as TO whether
we are 10 ride in a Jim-Crow car as
with the question whether one will
IND IN the inferior car a superior mal,
not beast, This assertion was taken
Dy the country to mean that he virtual
ly endorsed the Jim-Crow car system
in operation in the South.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24
CAPT. CHARLES G. AYERS,

Ene time is now ripe for such a mOve-
ment. Some such concerted action by
the thinking men uf the race should b.
AKIN IN the very neaC future to CON
slider ways add means" for the recuv-
ery of he Negro's franchise. The Ne
gro IS all right as far as President
RoOSeyelts action goes in a certain
way, but The time has come for the
acred ri h of this race to he crystal
ed al enbaimed in law The rights
Of Il, 900, 5000 people cannot be allowed
TO depend upon the wishes ofone man;
life is too uncertain, and fate too
treaCherOuS.
The thoughtful men of the CoIored
race should, therefore. come together
0 etOre The passing Of another summer
to take &C ion as to the best methods
of forcing congress consider tion on
the Negro'S franchise. 1t might be
well TO cOnhne the convention TO nom
office holders and to the north. so that
IFS acton may not be influenced by fear
or Intimidation. Boston would be an
ideal place fer such a meet. but We
stand ready TO cooperate with our
bre hren in other sections, and will,
therefore, agree 10 any more central
pace Cleveland would no. be a bad
place, as it is the most central for the
actual voting strength of the race. Let
the press take this matter 10 for con-
sideratlOn. Ii Is some hing upon which
the po' tical life of the Negro depends.
How about this, gentlemen of the
press?
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24

and the latter, soap stone sink, Iaun-
dry tubs, a range Of modern pattern
and dresserS SO arranged along IN
sides of the walls aS to give every con-
venieuce necessary for the hOuSekeep
er. The hardware on the first floor Is
Of solid bronze.
The second floor contains four bed
rooms aud bath. The bath is equipped
with the most modern fixtures, all tx
posed piping being nickel plated The
floor is of terrazO- mosaic, and wains-
coting of gIaz-d tile, five feet high,
with an oval mirror set in same over
wash basin.
The electric gas lighting is so arrang-
ed that from button in the vesIIbule,
the lig IS can be controlled over the
entire house.
The house is heated with hot air,
and the cellar is SO arrang d that part
FIT is set aSi { for cold OFage, letV-
ing arAple room for large co Il bins
which he is lucky enough 10 nave fill
ed.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24
FER RIS AT BETHEL LITERARY
Prof. W. H. Ferris tells the Colored
people Of the National Capital why
BostOnians condemn DR.. Booker T.
Washington
Especial Correspondent for The Bos-
ton Guardians

Washington, D. e., jan. G-An au-
dienCe That represented tue brains and
culture of Washington assembled Tues
day night Jan. 8, TO listen To one of the
iiveliest debates ever held before the
Bethel Literary and Historical associa-
uon. Prof. VIM. II. Ferris, an A.
I, from both Y lie and Harvard, in
an address which the scholarly Prof.
T. J. Galloway, friend of Mr. Wash
ingtOn. pronounced as liable, eloquent
and dIspassoniaIe, and which was
frequently interrupted with laughter
an applause, reviewed in calm and
Impartial way Mr.. Booker Washington S
pretenti"us TO Negro leadership.
The Washington people know that
the thinking and brainly men in Boston
oppose Booker Washington. COnse-
quenlly Prof. Ferris, who came down
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24
A TEMPORARY CHANGE.

AS Mr.. Andrews h 4d been citizen
of Massachusetts. the courts OF th At
State had jurisdiction and not the
courts of another Stale. 1t was evi-
dent, he went on, that An 'reWS' six
months residence in South Dakota had
been taken up for the sole purpose OF
securing a divorce. That temporary
change of residence did not amount TO
dOmiCile nor TO change Of OfCi;IzenShip.
For this reason he held that the S ulh
Dakota court was without jurisdiction
IN the divorce proceeding, and i;s de
cree wholly void.
Nor did 1t matter if there had been a
Compr. mise with the first Mrs An
drewS, and if she had been induced to
consent for a money consideration, as
has been alleged. The fact was that
the case was one for The Massachusetts,
courts and not for the South Dakota
courts, and they could not be deprived
Of their power by this means.
Justice Holmes took no part in Mon
days decision in the case, for reason
hat, as chief justice OF the State Of
Massachusetts, lie had delivered the
decision declaring the Dakota decree
invalid.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24
DECREE BY FRAUD.

The Massachusetts court he'd that
the decree had been fraudulently Sc
cured, and, refusing 10 recognize il.
recognized the first wife as the legal
widow of the decreased Mr. Andrews
/ hat was the hO ding of the supreme
judicial court of Massachusetts, and
Mondays opinion which was delivered
by Justice White, affirmed that hold
ing.
He said that Andrews residenre in
the State of South Dakota did not con
stltute legal dOmiCIIe. The case arose
out Of the fact that Mr.. Andrews father
Charles II Andrews, bequeathed GER
tain property TO ''the wife Of my son,
Charles s. Andrews" Justices Brew.
er, Shiras, and Peckham diSsenied.
In passing upon the case, Justice
White discussed at some length the
point as TO whether the Federal Con
stitutiOn is in any way involved in the
case. This, he said. could not be, for
the reason that the general government
had never had power over marriages
to delegate, their control having always
been vested in the States and never bY
them parted with. Hence, there was
no power that Congress could exercise
to regulate or prohibit divorces, and II
must follow that unless the several
States were permitted to control the
subject of divorce among their own
citizens the subject would be entirely
uncontrolled, in which case the abSO
lutte destruction of society must be the
result.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24

d scounte at the bank at three pei
cent AMI he would receive 7 per cent.
per month, m king the discount ten
per cent on a dollar. Many of these
notes il Is claimed are barred by the
statute of Limitation. THIS director
would disc 'dut these notes with the
fu / kLowls dge OF the dl-count board
who were the bank directors aud who
had 10 approve thss4me. Ii is further
claimed that the ire surer on y hae
in hand at the time of the SuSpe lSion
a little more than fifty dollars and it
IS also claimed ,htt ever hye bundled
dollars WAS d POSTED iu The bank a
few days or one day befOte The sIspen
son. l. will be re uenOered mat The
cOuri appoin ed two receivers to .oSe
up The accounts of the building asSoCia
ton and five hundred dollars was col
lected by the receivers and deposited
in the bank and that is gone.
Al-o It is claimed that books of the
association have b en- stolen as we'll as
the bIotter of the Capital Swings
Banf has been lost.
1t is limited that az soon as the affairs
Of the bank is closed. the whole
matter will be presented to the grand
jury and indictments are TO follow.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24
FAVORABLE TO mR. BEACH.
Good Letter from Him Changes View Of Sen.
ators en- judiciary Committee.

The Senate Committee on Judiciary
Monday voted to report favOrably the
nomination of Mr.. Morgan II Beat h
to be United STATES lorney for the
District of Columbia. Later in the
day the nomination was reported TO
the Senate in executive session. and
placed on the calendar. 1t is belleN ed
confirmation will speedily follow.
While the statement cannot be made
with certainty, the opinion prevails
that there will be no vigorous opPo
sition.
Senators of the judiciary Committee
were not unanimous ia reporting the
nomination fdvOTably, but MIR. Beach
had a good majority OF them. Sine
the last meeting, when it was reported
that Mr.. Beach ha not accepted some
advances from the committee IN alto.
gether good natured letter had been
written by him. That was described
by one Senator as "a real good letter,
and il went far toward chan eing the
opinion of Senators and making them
favorable TO him.
II certainly secured favorable re-
port from the sui committee, TO which
the nomination with some additional
charges had been referred anew for
further consideration. " ith a second
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24
THE CAPITAL SAVINGS BANK.
The Receivers Plnd IL In Bad Condition. Sus-
picien of Foul Dealings, Investigation
by Ghe Grand Jury and indictments
thS Probable out CoI1e

TnE BEE has refrained from publish
ing any hing cOnCcreing the failure of
the Capital Savings Bank because IL
thoug ht that an opportunity should have
been given The directors to return. the
D, oples money. There are all kinds OF
rumors and reports being circulated,
some of the directors are endeavOung
to saddle the blame all on one man,
when hs is no more TO blame than the
others.
The latect rumor is that some man
has overdraW his account to the nm oun
of thirty thousand dollars. THIS IS
absolutely untrue. The fact Is that
this director whO-ls employed IN one
ofthe departments indOrsed tie notes
of the clerks in his office and negotia-
red them a. MS bank. The notes were
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24

did hep" went on the superintendent.
well, tell me who supported Atlas. /"
The little fellow looked az though
he had not given the subject any par
ticular attention. but showed imme-
date willingness to think it over.
The doctor stood looking on, trying
hard to keep back a smile; but the
youngster finally frightened up and
answered: Well, 1 guess he Eas|
hkVe married q rich ~ife."
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24

ho4orable Ci,izen-, including the pres
dent aid the government. The
Roosevelt policy referred to is he only
correct one under The law, is fair and
honorable. and while We do not always
agree wi h the president in all things
he does that affect our people, We cam
not but honor and give him full credit
for the stand he has taken in the Crum
and Cox M IIteTs, as we'll as for the
principal and policy euuncia,ed as =
result of the same. The prejudiCed
-Ouihern jackass can bray TO IT'S hearts
content, Out il will be in vain, because
there IS az last a man in the White
House as president who has the cour-
age of MS convictions. right or wrong.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24

The United States Supreme Court
Monday, passed upon the validity oil
divorces granted in South Dakota tO
uon-Tesidents. The case was that OF
Annie Andrews VS. Kate H. Andrews,
and the question at issue is that as t.
which is entitled to administer upon
the estate of Charles ). Andrews,
whom both women claimed as nus hano
The record showed that Mrs. Kate
Andrews was the first wife and thai
her husband secured a divorce in
South Dakota after remaining there six
months, the time required by the stat
ute of that State.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24
Roosevelt Crum-Co
From the Cleveland. o.. Gazette

From the cleveland, o.. Gazette
The action of the government in the
case of the Afro-Ame. lean postmis-
tresS of lndianOla, Miss, but indorses
the policy Of the president so clearly
enunciaIed in his now famous Dr..
Crum letter and his more recent ap-
polnJment Ofthat gentleman as collect
or of customs with headquarters at
I hsrleSton, ). c. The abusive edi-
toralS of scurrilous southern sheets
like the New Orleans States, while
they are to he deplored by all honor
able citizens of this country, serve a
purpose, and that is to show that in
spite OF the correctness of the presi-
ucnI'S and the government position
and policy, the Tabidly prejudiced
white people of the south are still not
only grossly intolerant, abusive and
wrong in the position they assume, but
that they also insist upon Haunting the
fact in the faces Of all law-abiding and
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24
Supported by His Wife.

Not long ago DR.. Edward Brooks,
'he genial superintendent of the Phil
aoelphia public schools, was asked by
one Of his youthful friends TO listen
10 the latter's rehearsal OF a lesson
IA which there was a reference to
AVas. DO you know who Atlas
Has'' asked DR.. Brooks. ayes, sir.
ne was a giant who supported the
world "Ah! Supported the world
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24
h. c. SnITFt DEAD
One Among the First cOIOred Democrats

Rev Henry c. Smith. at one time
Uniten Sta es Cnn>uI to Santos. Brazil
and one among the first CoIOred Demo
Gratis under the administration of ex-
President Cleveland, is dead. The
Business Heral Of DOnaldsonviIle,
La. of January II, reports his death.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24

report IN his favor from the subcom
matee the full committee were willing
to vote favOTabl recommendation to
the Senate. Later he has been confirmed
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24
Hot For A Suftrag, Convention.

From The Boston Guardian.l
The Guardian agrees with the Wash
ingtIn Bee il It's advocacy of suffrage
convention among colOred people.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24
Monarch Of the Forest.

A few weeks ago there was dis
covered east of Fresno, Cal, in tho
Sierras, the largest tree in the world.
At the time it was said that it meas
ured $50 feet in circumference. John
Muir, the naturalist, has visited tho
tree and reports that it measures at
the base only 1O9 feet, and at four
feet above the ground is only 81 feet
in circumference. It is, however.
larger than ''Gen. Sherman" and
~Gen. Grant," which heretofore were
the recognized monarchs of the for-
eat.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24
-rmer on FoOtbaII.

! A BOwdoinham farmer saw ths
Bstes-Bowdoin game at Brunswick
the other day, says the Hartford
Courant. A neighbor asked him
about it. ''Nothin' 10 TELL" he said.
"Just let 20 big hogs out on a soft
field any day and then throw down =
peck or so of corn in a sack, and see
'um go for it. and you'll know bout
what q game OF football looks hks
70 a farmer"
The Washington bee., 1903-01-24
DIVORCE DECRfE VOID.
SUPREME COURT PASSES ON A
SOUTH DAKOTA VERDICT.

Justice White Holds that Six Months
Residence on the Part of a Citizen
of Another State for the Sole Pur-
pose of S curing a Divorce Is Not
Legal DOmlcile - Western Court
Without Jurisdiction.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-28
GEORGE c. L. CAN SING
Clever Young Baritone is Now q
Resident Of Astoria.

George Curtis Lee Snyder, (not
Schneider), who bears the proud
distinction Of being the only printer
witha 6rstpremium baritone voice,
and who can captivate more Of the
fair sex in one minute than the
average young man can in life
time, is now numbered among the
denizens OF Astoria, that city down
by the bar and ietties at the mouth
OF the famous Columbia. Since he
left Salem it is noticed that there
are more tear-bedimmed feminine
optics hereabout than ever was
known. Geo. G. L. will be a valu-
able addition to the city-by-the-sea
in more ways than 80. That voice
will be heard during the regatta,
no doubt, and the queen and her
retinue and all the visiting queens
Of the Willamette valley will have
to acknowledge on bended knees
that he is 1T, and don't you fail to
remember what is said here. Geo.
Q. 1. isn't none Of your summer
open air board fence exhibit :
soloists; when he opens his mouth
and sets his vocal chords to vibrat-
ing everybody stops and takes in
what he says; he can get more real
genuine good music out Of that
throat Of his than Madam Patti can
from hers, if he is few years
younger and don't wear SO many
diamonds and take along SO many
dogs when he travels. Salem
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-28

we'll used to il that we do not
realize how well off we are. Never
has there been failure Of crops in
Oregon, as the rains always fall in
sufficient quantity, and the grain,
the fruit and the gold always ap-
pear IN their accustomed plenty.
The people Of Oregon, as Of the en-
tire Northwest, have reason to
consider themselves truly blessed,
as compared with any other region
The face Of the earth Telegram.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-28

VIM. Kleemann, Of Portland, was
drowned Friday while bathing in
the surf at Newport. He ventured
too far out at sea. Kleeman was
% years old and son Of Architect
Kleemann, of Portland.
The Los Angeles ard San Fran
cisco teams have withdrawn from
the Pacific National League, leav-
ing only Butte, Spokane, Seattle
and Salt Lake. This is a victory
for the Pacific Coast League, which
has been at war with the Nationals
since the opening of the season,
Brownsville against the worldI
Recently it was noted in these
columns that a Southern Oregon
man had offered to donate to the
Lewis and Clark commissioners
what he considered great curiosity
"a tree which is green at the base
and petrifed at the top. The com
will probably reject this
mans offer after learning what our
Brownsville friend is willing to
donate. James Galloway says he
has a tree on his place which is all
petrified and in the top of this
stone tree is bird, petrified, and
about three feet farther skyward is
,he poor little BRIDES whistle, and
t too is petrified.- Brownsville
Times.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-28
SPOILS TO THE yTCTORS
Republican Employees at State Prison
Are Being Replaced by Democrats.

One after another Of the employees
at the State Penitentiary, who held
their positions by virtueof appoint
ment under the previous admins
tration, have found it convenient
to resign, so that Democrats might
be given their places. Some of
them seem to have been given
gentle hint that their resignation
would be acceptable, while others
could see the inevitable coming
and stepped ont Of the way with
better grace. This was to be ex-
pected. The principal "to the
victors belong the spoils" is part
of our political system, whether
wisely so or not. Governor
Chamberlain, and through him the
Democratic party in Oregon, are
for the good manage
ment of the prison for the four
years of his administration. It is
entirely proper that the Governor
should, by his own act or the choice
of the man he has placed in charge
as superintendent, select all the
for whose efficiency he is
to answer to the people. II the
do not like to see so
many Democrats getting good posi-
tions they know how to prevent it
in the future.-Oregonian.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-28
Dewitt is the Name.

When you go to buy Witch Hazel
Salve look for the name DEWITT on
every box. The pure, unadulterated
Witch Hazel is used in making De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve, which is
the best salve in the world for cuts,
burns, bruises, boils, eczema and
piles. The popularity of DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. due to many cures,
has caused numerous worthless
counterfeits to be placed on the mar
ket. The genuine bears the name of
E. @. Dewitt & Co., Chicago. Sold by
Belt & Cherrington.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-28
Eat All You Want.

Persons troubled with indigestion
or Dyspepsia can eat all they want
if they will take Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure. This remedy prepares the
stomach for the reception, reten-
tion, digestion and assimilation of
all of the wholesome food that may
be eaten, and enables the digestive
organs to transform the same into
the kind of blood that gives health
and strength. Sold by Belt d
Cherrington.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-28
LOW RATES TO SEASIDE
Fast Through Train Service Between
Portland and All Beach Points
After July 6.

Commencing Monday July 9th,
the Astoria & Columbia River Rail-
road Company again resumed its
Summer Special Seaside Schedule,
and trains leaving Union Depot
Portland at 500 a. m. daily will
run through direct without transfer
at Astoria to all Clatsop Beach
points, arriving at Astoria 11:30
A. NJ, Gearhart Park 1920 p. M,
and Seaside 1890 p. M, making
direct connection at Warrenton for
Flavel.
| Beginning Saturday July 18th,
and every Saturday thereafter the
popular Portland-S Seaside Flyer will
leave Union Depot at 2:30 p. m.
arriving at Astoria $3.50 p. M,
Gearhart Park $40 p. m. and Sea-
side $50 p. M, making direct con-
nection at Warrenton for Flavel.
In connection with this i'm
proved service, round trip season
excursion tickets between Portland
and all Clatsop and North Beach
noints are sold at $4.0O for round
trip, and Saturday Special round
trip tickets between same points,
good for return passage Sunday, at
$3.50 for round trip. Special Sea-
son Commutation tickets, good for
5 round trips, from Portland to all
Clatsop and North Beach points
sold for $500. Beach excursion
tickets sold by the 0. R. d N. Co.
will be honored on trains of this
company in either direction be-
tween Portland and Astoria.
For additional information ad-
dress J. c. Mayo, G. F. & P. A,
Astoria, or E. L. Lewis, Comml.
Agt., 248 Alder St., Portland, Ore.
Write for the novel and catchy
Seaside pamphlet just issued tell
ing all about Summer Girls, Sea
Serpents and Sunsets at Seaside.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-28
LOW RATES ARE GRANTED
Railroads do the Handsome Thing for
POrtland's Big Carnival.

Very low rates have been granted
by the railroads for Portland's big
Fall Carnival, September IA to 26
inclusive, and many from this sec
ton will take advantage of this
opportunity to visit Portland. Ten
thousand dollars is the sum being
expended by the Multnomah ANA
teur Club, under whose auspices it
is given, and the best attractions
ever brought to the coast will be
seen. Every day will be a special
day, and this in itself is an innova-
tion in the way of Carnival.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-28

run 80 per cent soft yellow fir, The
plant is turning out 10000 feet Of
lumber per day. Machinery has
been ordered which will increase its
capacity materially Oregon Tim
herman.