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Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

which f. w. Ruben Of the st. George Ath-
letic club is chairman. TO cooperate with
the New York City authorities in relation
to the organization Of permanent athletic
grounds near the Harlem river, and after
several conferences they decided to At out
what Is known as the McCoonbs Dam Pub
lie Athletic track, which is situated on the
Harlem river near the viaduct. The COM
mittee has the positive assurance Of Mayor
Mcclellan that the work will be pushed
on this particular track and that he will
cooperate in every way toward the cree
ton of Fairgrounds, athletic tracks and
public gymnasiums for the residents Of
Greater New York. Chairman Ruben has
Just had a conference with Commissioner
II. c. Schrader, the park commissioner OF
the Bronx. Mr.. Schrader has been busily
engaged in filling in and levelling OF the
grounds on which the track, is to be
erected, and it is expected that before the
first of August the track will be ready for
the clubs and athletes Of the city Of New
York.
The list Of trophies for the advertising
mems golf tournament to be held at Cleve-
land July Is, 10 and 20 is the biggest ever
seen at a tournament. Six sixteens will
compete for chief cups, while three other
cups are provided for losers in each six
| teen The cups are as follows.
| Sir Thomas Dewar challenge cup; lowest
! gross score In qualifying round; to be won
three times
Studebaker challenge cup; winner Of tour
| nament; to be won three times,
| Clarence q. Vernam trophy runner-up
! first sixteen. w. n LeCste trophy; win.
ner Of consolation, first sixteen, Leonard
Tufts trophy; runner-up of consolat ton,
| first sixteen. In addition to above those
| who qualify In first sixteen will each re-
| oeiye medal presented by A G. Spalding
| g. Bros.
Town and Country trophy; winner sec
! ond sixteen. Arthur s. Higgins trophy;
! runner-up, second sixteen North Ameri-
| can of Philadelphia trophy; winner of con-
! ISOLATION, second sixteen. Lord & Thomas
! trophy runner-up of consolation, second
George Harvey trophy; winner, third six
| teen. Golfers Weekly trophy; runner-up,
| third sixteen. Country Life in America
| trophy winner of consolation, third six
teen. J, w. Surbrug trophy; runner-up Of
Cleveland Plain Dealer trophy; winner,
| fourth sixteen. Cleveland World trophy;
runner-up, fourth sixteen. Cleveland Press
| trophy winner Of consolation, fourth six
| teen. Cleveland Leader trophy; runner-up
| of consolation, fourth sixteen
| Frank A. Munsey trophy; winner. fifth
sixteen. Outing trophy; runner-up fifth
| sixteen. Recreation trophy; winner of con-
| ISOLATION, fifth sixteen. Chicago Tribune
| trophy; runner-up of consolation, fifth six
| teen.
Illustrated Sporting News trophy winner,
sixth sixteen. Profitable Advertising
| trophy; runner-up, sixth sixteen, Golf
| trophyi winner of consolation, sixth six
| teen. Golfers Magazine trophy; runner-up
OF consolation, sixth sixteen.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

Guy c. Barton makes almost daily trips
in his car from Gilmore.
2. A. wiggenhorn drove in from Ash
land in his machine Thursday.
]. NJ Shelley bought a machine last week.
He has had # out every day and finds no
dificulty in handling It perfectly.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. BacOn had party
through the country on last sunday.
Marion Baker OF the Powell Automobile
company returned from Chicago last week
after starting d. C. Bradford on his eastern
trip.
@. NJ Haskins took w. r. Patrick, the
Sarpy county attorney on a flying trip
from South Omaha 10 Bellevue in Ford
last Wednesday.
DR., Z. J. c. sward of Oakland, Neb,,
drove down to Omaha last Sunday morn
ing, arriving here about a: m. After
visiting for about an hour he returned
H. Ostenberg, Mead, Neb,. who pur-
chased the first steamer sold in Nebraska
about two years ago, drove in with his
Powell garage. He states his machine is
running as perfectly as the day he first
got II.
C. @. Powell was acquitted Of the charge
of reckless driving IN the recent police
court trials for scorching. and in addition
was commended for his uniformly con-
sentative handling Of his cars, Powell was
one OF the sixteen who faced Judge Berka
Thursday.
From Atlantic City comes the announce
ment that IL will have a two-mile auto
mobile track for the use OF motorists who
visit the seaside resort In New Jersey. The
sum Of $4,000 will be spent in laying out
the track at Chelsea, one Of Atlantic City's
suburbs and II will be ready early In 1906.
The course will be kite-shaped in design.
A letter was received by an Indianapolis
motor car builder last week which shows
that au9om9b ~ are IN use n Alaska ska The
com, Alaska, asking for a booklet in which
TO keep record Of the miles covered by
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

Much has been written about the auto
mobile for sport or pleasure. but very lit
tie about the automobile for commercial or
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

Some time ago the Metropolitan Associa-
ton CT the Amateur Athletic Union OF the
United States appointed a committee, OF
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

At one time heralded as the greatest
young shortstop in the big leagues, Charley
Moran has fallen out with the powers that
be in the St. Louis American league club
and II is probable that he will wind up In
the outlaw Tri-State league. Moran was
traded with Catcher Buck Weaver OF the
Browns for Catcher Frank Roth OF the
indianapolis club. Weaver has Joined the
Indianapolis club and Moran has left St.
Louis for parts unknown. Since he was
traded to St. Louis for Third Baseman
Hill and Otufelder Huelsman Moran has
had a grudge against the two clubs Between
them they held out 500 OF his salary, rep
resenting the time after he left Washington
club and before he Joined the Browns.
This money was promised him, but he says
he has been whipsawed out OF 1t. That was
the beginning OF his trouble Moran played
good ball last fall, but he was slow In
getting in shape this spring. Recently he
has been doing well at second base and
hitting fairly well. He resented criticism.
however and the rupture with McAleer
was strained TO the breaking point.
Much has been written about the auto
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

utilitarian purposes. The Horseless Age.
the pioneer automobile publication in the
United States, accordingly devotes its issue
OF July to a thorough treatment of its
subject from the business standpoint
purely. The edition comprises over I50
pages and the reader will be surprised at
the array OF trucks, buses and delivery
wagons that are reproduced In its col
umns, convincing the most skeptical that
the horseless age is at last dawning for tine
poor work horse, as well as for the road
ster. Business men in all branches OF trade
will find in a perusal of its pages much food
for thought. Experiences of those who
have been using automobiles for truoking,
delivery and carrying passengers are freely
and truthfully given, together with prac-
teal points on the engineering problems
involved, so that any prospective buyer OF
business automobiles may be carefully
guided in the selection Of the proper vehi-
cles for his particular work.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

his electric carriage. He said his machine
was giving good service, although the roads
In Uncle Sans far-away possession were
not Of the very best.
The machine received by Fredrickson and
delivered 10 ]. NJ. Larsen of the Larsen Ice
Machine company this week adds one more
ing cars brought into Omaha. The owner
and dealer feel a pardonable pride in the
machine and claim for IL the distinction OF
being the handsomest and fastest machine
yet brought into the state OF Nebraska.
The body OF the car Is designed along the
lines suggested by the king OF Belgium and
IL finished IN white and black, with black
leather upholstering OF the very hnest
quality. The equipment Is Of the most
plete and up-to-date style. no money
having been spared 70 obtain elegance,
comfort and convenience
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

Charley Hickey. once pitcher for the
New York Giants and subsequently with
the Boston, Cleveland and Detroit Ameri-
can league clubs has quarreled with Man
ager Armour Of the Detroit club and has
quit the team. He says he will not accept
any 81 the offers from the Tri-State league,
but he is likely to change his mind at any
time He is known from one end Of the
country to the other as one of the longest
hitters in any league. He played under
Armour for two years at Cleveland before
Joining the Detroits. He claims that he
has been nagged by Armour past the point
of endurance,
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

Since the law Of the road Is being en-
forced and the auto drivers have been
lined up before Judge Berka, pedestrians
do not see the autos drive down Farnam
street as If the town was on fire and all
depended upon that particular automobile
arriving ahead of all the rest. Most of
the owners Of automobiles are not in SYM
pathy with this speeding on the part OF a
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

There will be no race today on account
OF the absence of local yachtsmen who are
spending the weeks end in st. Joseph. on
Lake Contrary there Is planned a race
for today which win be watched with inter
est by the Missouriahs. Togo. the recently
defeated challenger for the Manawa Gun.
will be sailed by its regular crew against
the Contrary, handled by Captain Clarke
of the Priscilla, and his crew OF Cooley,
Turkey and Brinker. The Contrary is the
fast Amundson boat from White Bear
lake, Minnesota, which was defeated by
so slight a margin in the trials for choos-
ing the Lotus Yacht clubs challenger.
Should the Omaha men succeed in beating
the Togo on its own lake with the rival
whose inferiority is still questioned by
It's admirers, they would win a reputation
as sailors which might embarrass them to
sustain in later days. In justice to Captain
Robinson and his crew this probably will
not happen, as every advantage Of sailing on
home waters will be theirs, and Il is likely
he will make the visitors feel the sting OF
defeat in some degree, as they made him
feel It on Manawa for the past few years.
Some time ago the Metropolitan Associa-
ton CT the Amateur Athletic Union OF the
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Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

II you have anything TO trade. advertise
It In the For Exchange column of The Bee
want ad page.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16


Through the filing of an application for
the use of certain roads in Nassau county
by Robert Lee Morrell, chairman of the
American Automobile association racing
board It has been learned that the 1908
contest for the William X. Vanderbilt, tr,
trophy has been definitely arranged for
october IA, Two applications have been
filed at Mineola, l.. l., with Halstead Scud-
der, counsel for the Board of Supervisors
of Nassau county, requesting permission
to hold the elimination trials for the Amer
lean team on September %, and the contest
for the cup on October II. In one applica-
ton Mr.. Morrell asks for the use of GER
tain roads In North Hampstead from a.
m. until noon on September % for an auto
mobile race in which five prizes are to be
awarded to drivers OF American cars, the
winners to represent this country in the
contest for the Vanderbilt cup The other
application asks for permission to use the
same roads on October IA. between the
hours of a. m. and p. m. for a speed
contest between automobiles OF American
and foreign makes for cup offered by
William X. Vanderbilt, jr. The roads which
It is desired to use for the contests are
the Jericho turnpike from Mineola to East
Norwich, then TO the North Hampstead
turnpike to Greenvale then south to Bull s
| Head road to Willis avenue and then TO
willets road to the place OF starting. The
| course selected is a little more than twen-
| ty-nine miles long and will be covered ten
| times, as the race distance is to be 800
miles The Board Of Supervisors will act
upon both applications at its meeting next
| Monday.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

Autoists are rejoicing over the start made
by the municipal asphalt plant, which has
commenced to repair streets so as to make
them passable to all. Some OF the streets
have been most wretohed and a stranger
would have trouble In vending his way
around town In search OF good streets In
which there would not be danger OF being
pitched from the machine. But this will
soon be ancient history. for the contractors
are going right 10 work in four different
places, and these, In conjunction with the
clty's plant, will soon work wonders.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

The program for the amateur champion
ship of the United States has been an
nounced to take place August to r. in
elusive, on the Chicago Golf links at Whea-
ton, Ill. The event is open TO all golfers
belonging to clubs which are members Of
the United States Golf association, and to
those foreigners visiting this country who
may be invited by the executive committee
OF the association. The Havemeyer cup
and four medals will be competed for un-
der the rules Of the United States Golf as
ISOLATION.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

The Century Road club OF America which
has aroused 50 much enthusiasm among
the cyclists this year by holding various
runs, races, ETC., has planned for two mon
ster events during July. On Sunday July
le. the tenth annual midsummer century
run will pc held and on July 30 the fifty
mile pleasure trip to Rockaway beach and
return will take place. Last year the fifty
mile run was instituted and no less than coo
made the trip. II is expected that this
number will be nearly doubled. The mid
summer century run will be run along the
south shore OF Long Island. The pace
will be twelve miles per hour and the
itinerary OF the run will be as follows
Bedford Rest Valley Stream. Freeport,
Massapeaua, Hicksville, Amityville, Massa-
peaua, Freeport Valley Stream and return
TO Bedford Rest A handsome silver loving
cup win be awarded TO the club having the
greatest number of survivors in the mid
summer century run and there will also be
five prizes hung up for the first ave men
home in race Of fast divisions
The statesman., 1905-10-27

was an exception; Gladstone, who
strived long and hard for the conYer-
sion of England from a feudal to a
democratic commonwealth, was an ex-
ception; George Washington, THE
Father of his country" was an excep-
ton; Lincoln, who gave his life for
the maintenance of the Union and the
abolition of slavery, was an eXcep-
tion; President Roosevelt, the father
of "a square deal" and the open door
policy" is an exception.
The Negro can do anything that the
white man can do. EducatiOnally he
has reduced his illiteracy forty-fiye per
cent; he has written more than five
hundred books; there are in the Unit
ed States at least 10000 Negro teach
ers, 1000 lawyers, more than 1000
doctors, $50 inventors and 400 Negro
newspapers. He has furnished thor
oughly equipped man to fill any chair
.Of learning in the universities of the
United States.
The accumulations made by the
Negro in wealth and property since
the emancipation is marvellous. Will
give some figures taken from the
Twentieth Century Negro Litera-
ture":
The statesman., 1905-10-27

lian, Augustine, Clemmens, Alexandra
nus and Cyril How dare then anyone
say that Africa is without her her
aldry of science and of fame, or that
the Negro race has no ancestry and
history to which it may refer with
sense of honor?
History also proves that the whole
race of Africa sprang from the Egyp-
tians and Etheopians. And everybody
certainly does know that the Negroes
of North America, of Central America
and South America descended orig
inally from the African tribes. Now,
the question is, What have the Ne
groes of the three Americas accom-
plished? Have they done anything
that is praiseworthy or that deserves
favorable comment? The answer is,
Yes
During the antebellum days the
white people of America said that the
Negroes were stupid, immoral, degen-
crate and not capable of attaining unto
a high standard OF civilization; and
the same is said by many whites of
today. Just what the white people
have said about the Negroes the Ro-
mans said about the Britons. Both
Cicero and Caesar said that the Brit
.ons We're so stupid and unciyiliZed that
they were not fit TO be Roman slaves.
three of their statements. Cicero,
writing to his friend Atticus, has this
to say: The ugliest and most stupid
slaves in Rome came from Briton; do
not buy slaves fro mBriton, on account
Uf their stupidity, and their inaptitude
to learn music and other accomplish
ments." Caesar, speaking of the Brit
ons. says; In their domestic and so
Cial habits the Britons are as degraded
as the most savage nations" DR.. Phil
lip has this to says about what Cicero
said concerning the Britons: Seated
one day in the house OF a friend in
Cape Town with a bust of Cicero in
my right hand, and one Of Sir Isaac
Newton on the left accidentally
.opened a book on the table at that
passage in Cicero's letter TO Atticus in
which the philosopher speaks so con-
temptuously of the natives of Great
Briton. Struck with the curious coin
cidence arising from the circum-
stances in which | then found myself
placed, pointing to the bust of Cicero.
and then to that OF Sir Isaac Newton,
could not help eXclaiming: Hear
what that man says OF that mans
country
The descendants Of the Britons,
many centuries ago, refuted every
thing the Romans said about them and
became the dominant race of the
world, And so have the Negroes re-
futed what the white people of Amer.
lea have said concerning them, and
they will in time become the dominant
race Of the world. Those who are less
optimistic than myself think such is
impossible So thought the Romans
of the Britons. The professor OF an.
cient history at Yale University star
tied the whole American continent
six years ago when he said that the
Negro race would in time become the
dominant race Of America This
stands to reason when all things are
taken into consideration. 1t is an &C
knowledged fact that the American
have done more and have ac-
complished more in forty years than
any other race in the world
A race that can produce such men
as Toussaint LOuyerture, Banniker,
Crispus Attucks. Fred Douglass,
Bishop Allen, B, T Washington, Scar
boroug, Dubois, Bowen, Kelley Miller
The statesman., 1905-10-27


that of the descendants of Canaan?
So great is such an ancestry that the
blue-eyed AngIo-Saxon has tried to rob
the Negro race of any claim to it what
ever.
Let us now turn our attention to the
direct ancestors of the Negro race
1t is a historical fact that Egypt and
Ethiopia were peopled contempora-
neously by Mizraim and Cush, the
two older sons of Ham; and these two
countries for a long time were confed-
Grated under one government, being
a similar people in politics and litera,
ture. One OF the first and most emf
nent historians has proved beyond any
reasonable doubt that Egypt and Ethe-
nachies. and that an ancestor Of the
Negro race was one Of the first Of the
earth's great monarchs Rollin. speak
ing OF the sons OF Ham, says: "Cush
settled in Ethiopia and Mizraim in
Egypt Both the Holy Scriptures,
the discoveries OF science and ancient
history show with conclusive evidence
that the ancient Egyptians were black.
The book Of Psalm continually speaks
OF Egypt as being the land of Ham
Here are a few verses from the book
Psalm. And he smote all the first
born in Egypt; the chief Of their
strength in the tabernacles Of Ham. "
Psalm TS:5i Israel also came into
Egypt. and Jacob sojourned in the
t.-a .f EI.r., np.Ty, 1N-.Ia asIIp
sent Moses. his servant. and Aaron
whom he had chosen They showed
his signs among them, and wonders
in the land OF Ham" Psalm 105 26
p. They forgot God their Saviour
which had done great things in Egypt;
Wondrous works in the land OF Ham.
Psalm l0G.2l, %.
As a further evidence that the an
cient Egyptians we're black and were
Negroes let us quote from Herodotus.
This writer travelled extensively
through Egypt and was therefore well
acquainted, from his own observations,
with the appearance Of the people.
Speaking Of the Egyptians he uses
the following words; Black in com
plexion and woody haired Black
with projecting lips That the an
cient Etheopians were also Negroes
the most eminent historians agree.
And we also have this Scripture query
concerning them Can the Etheo-
plan change his skim Solomon, the
wise man, married a Negro woman,
having married the daughter Of Pha-
raoh, king OF Egypt
Sufficient evidence being given to
show that the ancient Egyptians and
Etheopisns were Negroes let us now
review their intellectual capabilities
According to history Africa was at one
time the nursery Of science and lit
erature. II was from this point that
science and literature were dissent
mated among the Greeks and Romans.
Solon, Plato. Phythagoras and many
other learned men OF ancient Greece
made many trips into Africa in search
Of knowledge. History proves that the
Greeks represented Minerva, their ia.
vorite goddess of wisdom, as an AT
rican princess Multitudes OF people
nocked from all parts Of the world to
receive instruction from the African
Euclid who was, just three hundred
years before Christ, at the head OF the
most celebrated mathematical institu-
tion in the world Africa has been
termed the cradle of the ancient
and we all know it was the
asylum, so to speak, OF the Infant Saw.
iour. for It was into Egypt that Jo-
seph fed with the Child Jesus and his
The statesman., 1905-10-27


With such a showing as this the
race should be greatly encouraged. In
dividuals may lose hope, but the race
never will.
Before closing | desire to impress
one thing upon your minds. Nowhere
in this paper have | encouraged Negro
emigration to Africa, for | am bitterly
opposed TO it. The Negro is an Amer
lean citizen; he is an integral part of
the American nation; this is his coun-
try; he belongs here. and here hp will
stay.
Just word concerning those who
are trying TO get away from the race,
who are trying TO shield their identity
with the descendants of Ham: in
other words, trying to be white. ask
anyone in this audience to point out
or name one person of that class who
has ever amounted to anything, who
has ever done anything, or who is do
ing anything for the good of his race
or any other race. The white people
do not care to be identified with such
persons; but they do laugh and sneer
at them for being so small, narrow
minded and ignorant. 1t is Just as i'm
possible for these would-be race de-
serters to mingle with the decent
classes Of white people as it is for the
Mississippi river to change its course.
Such persons are dupes, sneaks,
knaves. and disgrace 10 the Negro
race. | would give this advice: Be
yourself, be real, be what you will or
may, but first of all be yourself and
the world will like you better for it,
In closing this paper l know of no
words more appropriate than those of
the following poem:
Some of these days all the skies will
be brighter,
Some of these days all the burdens be
lighter,
Hearts will be happier, souls will be
whittier
Some of these days
Some of these days, in the deserts up
Fountains shall flash while the joy
bells are ringing,
And the world, with its sweetest Of
birds, shall go singing,
Some of these days.
Some of these days: Let us bear with
our sorrow,
Faith in the future-its light we may
borrow,
There will be joy in the golden to,
morrow
Some of these days
DR., GEO, w. COFFEY,