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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-09-27

joys the soubriQuet conferred upon
him by a Northern paper-'the black
face artist of the Senate"
Mr.. Tillman believes in the efficacy
of advertising, but he is always after
the free advertising which comes with
black face type on the first page of
the paper Whenever on a lecture
tour he finds the receipts falling be-
low his expectations, forthwith he
pulls off one of his characteristic
stunts with the race question as a foil.
Ills latest exhibition was at Los An.
geles, Cal, where he was billed to
make an address for the Y. M. G. A.
The management objected to Mr.. Till
mans speaking upon the race cues
ton, whereupon he offered to return
the check given as his part of the
proceeds He began his speech and
was given rapt attention until he
branched off from his subject to the
race question. The house was in an
uproar and Ben could not be heard
above the din and clamor, So he went
to the street and finished his address
in the open air.
A nice advertisement that! The re-
ceipts at his next stopping place ought
to have been doubled. But there is
much of the cheap, notority seeking.
self-advertising actor in Ben Tillman
He has all the traits of that craft and
he phys his accomplishments with all
the energy at his command. His act
ing made him the conqueror of Wade
Hampton and the old aristocratic re-
gime of South Carolina, and he is try
ing now by the same method to lay
up a fortune for his descendants. But
day old Ben will wake up in the
Internal regions and find that by his
acting he laid up as heritage for his
descendants the hatred of a whole
race.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-09-27
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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-09-27
FOLK AND PATTERSON ON THE
NEGRO QUESTION.

"Joe" Folk and Ham" Patterson
spoke at the State Fair Tuesday. Both
are young men and their views on
the race question, which they touched
rather slightly, are interesting. Folk,
according to the published accounts
of his address, just barely mentioned
the question to say God and the peo-
ME of the South alone can bring about
a solution of the Negro question"
Just what Governor Folk means by
the "people of the South" is not exactly
clear. We do not know whether he in
cludes the Negroes as a part of the
"people of the South" But, Judging
by the Tennessee vernacular as eX-
hibited in the street cars of this city
he must mean white people" If
Folk thinks as we do that if God is a
man he is a black man, then his God
and my people" plan is very nice
one for solving the question When
it comes to solving this one great prob
lem the Negro is going to have say
either as a god or human being.
Gov. Patterson congratulates the
South upon the great victory won
when it asserted, and, despite envy
and passion, fixed secure forever the
right and power and necessity of the
white man to rule the land of his
birth. Not only is this now an ac-
complished fact, but we have the re-
markable spectacle of the acquies-
cence of the black man himself"
Isn't this rather dangerous doctrine
for democratic politician to preach?
If the Negro has acquiesced in the rule
of the white man then there is no
further need of the whites of the South
and Tennessee in particular, segre-
eating themselves into one political
party. With Negro domination lost
as an issue upon what then can Mr..
Patterson hope to keep this state in
the democratic column, when at heart
it is republican? States rights which
he suggests as the most potent issue
before the people, kept Tennessee in
the Union longer than most of the
Southern states at the beginning of
the Civil War, and there has not been
such a remarkable change in the
views of the people of this state on
the question in the last half century
If Patterson would continue to preach
the doctrine that the Negro is salts
fed with the rule in which he has no
voice, he will do as much toward en-
couraging Independent voting among
the whites as Roosevelt and Taft have
done towards the Negro
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-09-27
COMMUNICATIONS
our Trip to WASHINGTON.


We left Nashville September 8 on
schedule time for the city of Washing.
ton, where the great National Baptist
Convention was to be held. Going by
the route of the Southern Railway, we
travelled along the banks of the French
Broad river and through the celebrated
Land of the Sky" within the borders
OF North Carolina, arriving at our
destination after riding two nights.
Rev. S. E. Griggs piloted our party
to 1926 New York avenue where we re-
ceived the best of attention.
The city of Washington is a large
and beautiful place, the Capitol, Treas
ury Building, Army and Navy De-
partment Building, Government Print
ing Office, the White House, Washing
ton monument dwellings, parks, etc.,
being of especial interest. In 1900 the
city contained over 218,OG0 inhabi-
tants, 10000 or more being colored.
After attending to the wants of the
innerman our party attended the con-
inner man our party attended the con-
tional Baptist Convention and heard
an excellent sermon by Rev. Mr.. Will
liams, of Texas.
The following day we went to the
White House, sat at the table in the
dining room and drank a glass of wa
ter, after which we were shown the
room where the Presidents daughter
was married some time ago. The
Treasury Building was next in order,
and while there we saw millions of dol
lars. From this point we went to the
Washington Monument, which is more
than 500 feet high. All but one of the
party walked up the steps-she as
cended 210 feet and sat down to await
our return. We were at the top of the
monument looking at the beautiful
city and its surroundings about three
quarters of an hour.
We next went to the building where
the money is made. There we saw
both colored and white side by side
making the real money. Our guide told
us that it took thirty days to make
one piece of money as it passed
through fifteen different hands before
it was completed. We went to the
Capitol, most beautiful place, stopped
and looked at the beautiful painting,
went in the Presidents room, sat
down in his chair We went in the
Senate chamber, and Legislature
which are overlaid with gold. We
were shown by the colored barber of
the Capitol the underground elevator,
where the books are carried from the
Capitol to the Congressional Library,
which is about three blocks away.
We next went to the Congressional
Library, which is the finest in the
world. We went to the fountain,
drank and sat down for awhile. We
went to the Zoo, where very large
crowds came to see the animals. On
the last day we went to see our own
boy, John T. Rhines, Jr., who is in the
undertaking business. He is doing
nicely. After spending six days in
Washington, under the direction of
Dr. G. II. Clark, we turned our faces
toward home Tuesday night in a Pull.
man sleeping car.
Mrs. Mary Pride,
Mrs. Susie Turner,
Mrs. Amy Waters,
Samuel l.. Nolen.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-09-27

The death of Miss Anna T. Jeanes,
the wealthy Philadelphia, who re-
Gently contributed $1,OOO.OOO to the es-
adjustment of fund to aid in the
primary education of the Negroes in
the rural districts of the South is in
deed regretted by all members of the
race throughout the country Though
Miss Jeanes was in poor health when
she made the gift it was hoped that
she would at least have lived long
enough to see a system inaugurated
for getting the best results from her
contribution.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-09-27

With the opening of the schools
comes the football enthusiasts. 1t is
to be hoped that the dirty work that
characterized some of the games last
year should not be permitted this year.
The public is interested more in clean
gentlemanly sport than it is in which
school wins the game. Let us have
clean games, football men.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-09-27

Timothy Thomas Fortune a preach
er! Stranger things have happened,
hut it seems too strange to hear of S,
man who all his life has advised send.
ing a few hundred of the Southern
white men to hell by the powder and
shot route, turning to the paths of an
advocate of the Prince of Peace.
Verify, it is the conversion of a Saul of
Tarsus.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-09-27
Home for Children.

To the Nashville Globe
The Home for Children at 531
Fourth avenue, South, has proved it.
self a necessity. When after more
than five months had elapsed and only
four children had been cared for in the
home and when at the end of five
months only two of these remained
CONTINUED on Page ~
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-09-27
TILLMAN.

Ben Tillman spends his vacation
from his senatorial labors making
speeches for various religious enter
prises at so much per head. 1t pays
in hard cash better than being a Sena-
tor of the United States. And, again,
Ben likes the notoriety He really en-
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-09-27

These big business combines some.
times called Trusts have about as hard
time these days lodging state and
federal courts as the so-called colored
vagrant has lodging the city court.
And about the same chance, too, of
getting justice.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-09-27
WI TING FANG

The announcement that WI Ting
Fang will return as an ambassador
from China to the United States will
be welcomed by host of Americans
who appreciate the wit and the wis
dom displayed by the brilliant celestial
when in this country before as a repre-.
sentative of his country. Mr.. Wu's
witticisms frequently pricked a ten
der spot in the Americans vanity, but
nevertheless he remained a favorite
until he was recalled. One of his re-
marks upon the race question was par
ucularly calling to the South. In all
innocence he suggested to a gentle
man who was belaboring the Negro
race that if black skin was so bale
full to American civilization. why not.
since there were more whites, inter
marry and get rid of the blacks? Mr..
WI has the faculty Of showing in a
diplomatic way, yet in a manner thai
strikes the point the foibles of the
much mixed proud Anglo-Saxon race
Mr.. WI will be welcomed, and it is
to be hoped that his presence in this
country will do much towards putting
the Chinese on the same level, so far
as our laws go, as the other foreign
ers who immigrate to this country.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-09-27

The Rev. DR.. e. c. Morris, of the
National Baptist Convention, is no
neophyte at politics. He knows the
tricks Of the game, yet he is to be
congratulated upon his prevention of
the attempt to turn the Convention
into a political convention. One of the
Old tenets of the Baptists, we believe,
is the enforcement of church and state
1t is one of their bedrock principles,
and it would come with poor grace at
this late day when all America and
most of the civilized world has recog
nized that their contention on that
point is right, for convention of that
denomination to NEEDLE in politics.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-09-27

The Home Corners have been with
us this week and the town has been
wide open. 1t would seem that the
first thing the Corners" hunt is Ten
nessee whiskey. Most of them find
it.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-09-27

Rumors of revolutions in Cuba re-
mind one of that island under Span
ish rule. Taft may be compelled to
get on the lid again.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-18
MEYER TO FISH FOR SALMON
Postmaster General Goes to Canada
for an Outing,
Is Last of the Members of Cabinet
to Depart-BacOn Heads List
of Remaining officials.

The lid is of the government IN Wash
ington. Il was carried away on the
Congressional Limited NJ o'clock yes
terday afternoon, and won't be back
on again for three weeks or so. This
particular lid is Postmaster General
Meyer. the last Of the members Of Presi-
dent Roosevelts Cabinet to leave Wash
ington, Mr.. Meyer viii Join his family
at Hamilton, Mass, to-day, and will
leave Boston tomorrow FOR Matepedia
Quebec. where he expects to spend about
a fortnight in salmon fishing.
Just who is the principal representative
Of the government in Washington now
is hard 20 say with the President ana
al the members of the Cabinet away.
The honor belongs probably 10 Robert
Bacon. Acting Secretary of state. who.
in addition 20 being the representative of
the senior Cabinet officer was a class
mate and is one of the closest friends
Of President Roosevelt.
Post-of1ce officials say that Postmaster
General Meyer is a glutton for work.
They think he has earned his vacation.
and hope he won't worry about getting
back here soon lie works just as hard
in hot weather as in cold, and the way
he has made things hum in the last dav
or two i'm preparation for his departure,
has put the busiest little busy bee in
the drUne class
The Washington herald., 1907-07-18
POLICE MAR GIRLS TRIP
Richmond Lass Visit Ends in Prison
at Mothers Request.
Seventeen-year-old Ruth Bain's At
erOned Only Partial Success.

Beautiful, and seventeen. consumed with
wanderlust. Ruth c. Balm, a striklngly
beautiful girl from Richmond. came TO
Washington to see the sights several days
ago. and was having the time Of her life
when Detectives Burlingame and Weedon
located her 5t a boardlng-house yester-
day at the request # her mother. Mrs.
T. c. Balm Of Richmond
Miss Bain spent last night in the House
Of Detention In company with her mother,
who is so anxious about the girls welfare
that she refused to spend the night at a
hotel, aid insisted she be permitted TO re-
main where she could keep an eve on the
girl Both will return 10 Richmond this
morning. and the mother intimates the
young woman viii have no further op-
pOrtunity to indulge her inclination TO
travel alone
Miss Balm is one Of the prettiest girls
that has visited tho House of Detention
in many moons. Although avOwedly glad
60 see her mother, she rather demurTed
at being taken back 70 Richmond but
as she had no option in the matter. she
accepted the inevitable and permitted
herself to be locked up.
Her mother IS a widow OF some promi-
nence in Richmond. and this is the first
detection from the conventional path
Miss Balm has made She would give no
reason for her coming % Washington, be-
yond the fact that she wanted to see the
city. and refused 10 be gleeful when it
was announced s'-o would return home.
Mrs. Balm ~ ne 10 Washington yester-
day morning, after spending several days
worrying abous the girls disappearance,
one of her daughters acquaintances hay
ing furnished the clew that led to her
being found here. The mother called at
police headquarters. and. with the infor-
nation she furnished, the detectives were
able to find the girl.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-18
SALE OF RAILWAY REPORTED
Elkins Syndicate Said to Have
Bought Falls Church Line.
AnnOuncement of Transfer Of Prop
erty by the Hinchman Family
Is Expected soon.

a well-founded rumOT gained much
credence yesterday that the Washington.
Arlington and Falls Church Railway has
been sold to the Great Falls and Old Do
minion Line The former road is owned
by the Hinchmau family. Of Philadelphia
with the exception Of a few scattered
shares Of stock which are in the hands
Of several Yirginians. The Great Falls
line IS owned by the Elkins syndicate.
and is satisfactory 20 the patrons and
said 20 be making money.
Since the disastrous wreck. the officials
Of the Washington, Arlington and Falls
Church road are said 10 have realized
that they cannot meet the demands OF
the indignant patrons and improve their
road. as they viii probably be called or
70 do. The company has been running. Il
is understood. with as little money as
possible, and the patrons Of the read
have long been dissatisfied. New cars and
an entire new system will have 20 be in
stalled before the road can be considered
in frst-class condition. and il is said that
the owners Of the company are not pre-
pared TO make this outlay.
The Elkins syndicate. on the other
hand. has spent q great deal Of money on
grading its tracks and placing strong and
serviceable cars on its road, which is
double-tracked throughout and well
equipped with q signal system That
they have had their eyes on the Hinch-
man property for some time is the opln-
ion Of most OF the Alexandria County
business men, and it was stated on good
authority that a deal has been con-
sgmmated.
This could not be verified last night.
but it is said that the announcement
viii be made within the next few DAYS.
The citizens Of Alexandria County who
have had 10 ride n the Hinchman rad
have been desirous for long time that 1t
would fall into other hands, and, as it IS
known to be a good paying investment.
with even greater possibilities, they look
on the rumOr as an assured fact
If il is true, there will be great reioic-
ing among the property holders ana COM
muters in that section, for a good car
service will help them materially.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-18
THINKS RATE LAW FAILURE.
j. d. Daish Addresses Hay Assocfa-
tiOn Rf Nfnrnrn

Niagara Falls, y. Y. July 1.-THE Ma
tional Hay Association was addressed TO-
day upon the subject Of interstate COM
merce by John B. Daish, Of Washington.
D. c. Mr.. Daish said, in part:
The Hepburn law has not been the
signal success which we were told il
would be. Before its passage we were
told that If this bin were passed. all the
evils Of the present transportation sys-
tenn woald be dispelled
1T has proven itself TO be OF the NJ
most value 20 the carriers: behind il they
have intrenched themselves and cut off
various practices which cost them Moth
tng,' but were Of advantage 10 the ship
pers. The carriers have raised rates more
since this law went into effect than ever
before in the history Of transportation in
this or any other country during the
same period.
ne Interstate Commerce Commission
Is over5urdened with work; the Office is
& veritable bee hive, and the number of
employees is far greater than formerly.
The commission is, however, more con
eerned with administration duties than
with the correction Of unreasonable rates
and practices. The decisions have been
comparatively few, but the complaints
have been many.
What IS needed is that the govern
ment should undertake TO correct rates
and practices Of the carriers for the ship
pers IN the Federal courts at government
expense. preventing unreasonable rates
and reducing unreasonable rates already
In Use"
The Washington herald., 1907-07-18

Mrs, Robert G. Calium died at George
town University Hospital Tuesday night
from the effects OF an operation perform
ed on Saturday. Mrs. Canum had been in
ill-health for nearly six months. She
was a patient at the Woman's Hospital.
in Baltimore. for some weeks. When she
returned 70 Washington a month or more
ago, the complete restoration Of her
health seemed in sight a recurrence of
the trouble ensued, however. She was at
tended IN her last Illness by Or. J. Tabor
Johnson. Mrs. Callum was a cultured and
accomplished woman. highly esteemed in
Washington, Baltimore, and Savannah.
She had lived here for years. and had a
large circle of friends. Besides her hus-
band. she leaves a son. Preston Dixon
Callum- Her mother and one sister live
in Baltimore. and two sisters and three
brothers reside il Savannah, Ca. Of
which city she was a native Her maid
en- name was Imogene Dixon, Mr. and
Mrs. Callum lad for some seasons. passed
each summer at Winchester, Va On ac-
count OF her illness they had given up
housekeeping IN Washington The funeral
viii be held at II O'Clock to-day from the
residence Of Mrs. j. NJ. CElp, 1865 Q street
northwest The services win be conduct
ed by Rev Or. Turner, assistant rector
OF St johns. and the inJerlnent will be
at Oak Hill Cemetery.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-18

The funeral Of Mrs. Luther 2. Speer. Of
70 North Carolina avenue southeast, will
be held at the family residence this after
noon at o'clock. Mrs. Speer. who died
Tuesday morning at Lovettsviue. Va.
whittier she had gone with her children
10 spend the summer, was a daughter of
Or. Jacob Raub, a civil war surgeon,
later OF the Pension Office, and was born
in Bethlehem, Pa Her husband was in
Bangor, Me, when he received the news
OF her death Mrs Speer was a member
OF the Metropolitan ". z. Church and
Of a number Of social clubs. Mr. Speer is
employed in the Bureau Of Internal Rev
enue Of the Treasury Department, and is
well known in Masonic. Sunday school,
and Y. II. c. a. circles.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-18
SHAM BATTLE A REAL SHAM
Enemy from Alexandria Fails 10
Arrive on Field.
Spanish War Veterans Are There,
Costumed In Khaki, but the
Dove Of Peace Triumphs.

The sham battle which was to have
taken place at Luna Park last night in
celebration Of the anniversary Of the fall
Of Santiago was "a sham sure enough. IN
fact, it didn't take place at all. The
maucuvCrs were 10 have been between
the Spanish War Veterans of Washing
ton. on the defensive side. and the Light
Infantry Of Alexandra. as the attacking
force. Through misunderstanding over
transportation facilities. the Alexandria
men failed 10 reach the resort.
The aeld had been put in readiness,
blockhouses built and saturated with coal
oil Tor the big. final destruction, and
everything was all prepared for the big
doings Fifty Of the Spanish War Veter-
ans and hundreds OF their friends went
from here TO the park, all In Uniform
and took up their posts nn the field Of
battle, The hours passed al0 z. and
there was no one IN sight to attack them.
as had been prearrdugcd. Then an in
vcstigatOn was begun.
For a long time it looked as though
the Alexandra boys had been lost in
the wilderness. Eventually. however.
they were located on the depot platform
at Alexandra patiently awaiting the
special train which had been promised
them. The train was not forthcoming.
and. one by one. IN pairs, and threes
and fours. they returned 20 the armory.
replaced their khaki uniforms with the
dress of the civilian, and then disbanded.
There amt goin' TO be no sham bat
tie" they said, and they ali went home
and 10 bed
Severa. weeks ago Capt J. Walter
Mitchell, of the United Spanish War
Veterans, arranged with the railroad
company for transportation for the
Alexandra soldiers, who were to be
their opponents, in honor Of the ninth
anniversary Of the fall Of Cuba Every
thing went long smoothly, so they claim.
until last night, when there was no train
TO carry the infautrymen 10 the scene
of the would-be conflict. Later, how
ever, the company managed to get a
special train 10 the Alexandria depot.
but it was too late. The sham battle
advertised for last night was in name
only.