The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16
BOOKER WASHINGTON
 SPEAKS AT CAPITAL
ADDRESSES REFRESHMENTS
 OF THE soJoURNER TRUTH CLUB IN MoNTGoMERY-ALoNe
 LINE OF BIRMINGHAM SPEECH.

me to have some numDle pdil III eleour- aging the work of the Sojourner Truth club under the guidance of Mrs Josephine T. Washington and others. As l under stand 1t, this organization has for one of it's main objects the sustaining of reading room and the keeping open of a comfortable and attractive place of resort for young men and women, and the en- couragement of these young people in proper ideas of living. I shall be greatly disappointed if it does not have at all times the support and encouragement of this entire city.
 "We must not grow into the habit of looking to others to provide for us all such institutions. By our own liberality and efforts, more and more we must sus- tain such organizations ourselves.
 From one point of view the present season of plenty and prosperity. caused by the high price of cotton and the large harvest of cotton, constitutes a distinct danger period for many members of our race. Colored people are now handling money who have not experienced the priv Hedge of having much in the way of cash money in their hands for years. Planters and merchants throughout this section tell me that eolored men who have been in debt for years have this year paid off their debts and have cancelled mortgages and have money left over.
 Are we going to get any permanent benefit out of this season of prospf rity? Is the money going to be wasted-expended for gewgaws, for drink for unnecessary In fes fn bo tod i,, purchasing homes or placed in the bank, or used for the education of our children and In the encouragement of such enter prises IS the Sojourner Truth reading room and other institutions which have for their object the moral uplift of our people? If the large amount of money which We shall be handling during this and the next month is used in encourage ing exeravagance, in rlotous living, there will be no permanent benefit accruing to the race. Our ministers and teachers in every part of the south should see to it that no opportunity is lost from the pulpit or in the school room by which to impress upon our people the necessity of laying away at the present time something for rainy day. In proportion as the negro learns to save his money and use 1t sen- sibly, every merchant every banker, every railroad and other business organization in the south will be helped"
 The speech was along the line of that delivered in Birmingham last night
 -~~~~~~~~~~>~~-~~~~~~~~ subject of Booker Washington's son be- ing appointed a paymaster in the army came up l remarked that If l were in the army l would refuse to receive my pay at his hands" Rae replied: l would for he would make a better paymaster than a white man for he would try harder"
 When l suggested that If MT. Roose- welt should foist a negro postmaster on the people of Selma that l did not be- lieve this people would stand it, and that he would be killed. He said: If the people of Selma did that they would be a very sorry set
 In the course of his conversation he made a remark that the north had not forgotten the war any more than the people of .he south."
 1 understand that he addresses color ed people as "Mr" when they go into the Advertiser office, which Is not the custom among southern people. He has in his office a negro boy, who sits and chats with him, the two being apparent ly on the best of social equality. l natur- ally became indignant when Rae made use of the language that you have quoted,
  the feelings of indignation that arose in my breast were suppressed.
 l regret very much the necessity of writing this card, but as you saw proper to let the people of Selma know what manner of man was in our midst, here leiterate everything have said and shall drop the matter here provided no fur ther reflection is made on me than this fellows denial. Very truly yours,
 FRANK NUNNELEE.
 A Good Negro Killed.
 Word reached the city today of a kill ing that occurred on Dr. T. P. Gary s place near Jelks, in Lowndes county, on Saturday night. Armistead Zeigler, one of the best negroes in the state, accord ing to Dr. Gary, was the victim. The particulars received are very meager, but 1t is learned that there was crap game in progress Saturday night and thai Armistead went over to the house ano tried to make the young negroes quit playing, several of them having had rows before he reached the place. The ne groes resented his interference and on' of them, cousin of Armistead, shot him death resulting in few hours. The ne gro that did the shooting was arrested and is now in jail at Hayneville. | Armistead was in Selma Thursday las | settling his accounts with Dr. Gary, ant the latter paid him between $l50 and $20 | that was coming to him. Besides thi money he had several bales of cotton tha he was holding for higher price ant enough corn to last him year. Died in Texas.
 | Word reached Selma this morning o | the death in Palestine, Texas yesterda. | afternoon of MT. Robert Sharpe. a forme | railroad conductor of Selma who has beel | i'll with consumption for over year | MT. Sharpe was in Selma about mont | ago and went to Texas hoping to prolonl | his life The news of his death will D | learned with sorrow by all who kney | and liked Bob" Sharpe.
 l Charitable Selma.
 | That Selma is a hospitable and char | itable city has again been demonstrated | The afternoon local paper yesterday call | ed attention to a man and his wife i | need at the St. James Hotel Hardl | had the paper gotten on the streets be | fore assistance was on the way to tn couple and they will receive every car | until their health is restored.
 Another Rural Route.
 Dallas county, which has already fou rural mall routes, will soon have fifth | The latest route Is to run from Selma { | the vicinity of Bursville, and MT. Whit | Mason will receive the appointment a carrier. The route as surveyed does no take in a single postoffice as at presen | established It was ridden over feN davs ago bv an inspector, and 1t