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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-26
FOURTH OF THE CoNTEsTs,

w Q. T. U. To Hold ElOcutionary
 Program for Medal Tonight. The fourth of the series of concerts given by the Women's Christian Tenn peranee Union. of Montgomery, will be held tonight at 7:30 o'clock at the Clayton Street Baptist Church. The program for tonight Is as follows: Anthem by the Choir Soripture Lesson-Rev, J. w. O'Hara. Prayer-Rev. H. M. Edmonds. > Music.
 RecitatIonB. i. "The Old Mans Account of the Meeting"
 9. The Tramp" a. "The Cost of License" Solo. iit {. Saving Mother. k. "The Rum Maniac 6. Results of Treating. !. "An Honest Rum Sellers Adver- tisement."
 Awarding of Medal. Enrolment of New Members.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-26
rnR RENT.

From Oct list, incest large ofiiee an city, End floor, fronting Court squarej extra wide stairway. and entrances just like being on ground floor.
 s. H. WestcOtt, 10 lea Commerce st. Phone 223. frI-sat-su.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-26
pEnrncT FIT GUARANTEED

I By Hoit's Dye works st 1O0 south | Court Street.
 | We make fall suits to order cheaper
 than any other house or make your I old one over into the present style and guarantee a perfect fit in both cases. su thu Adv
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-26

inent in Republican politics, was nom- mated for Maynr hy ths Republican
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-26
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-26

Wm. H. Langdon. the present diss rriet attorney, was unanimously uOin- mated to succeed himself.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-26

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-26
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San Francisco. Sept, ss.--Daniel A. Ryan, an attorney. who has been prom
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-26

must be clear, and. above all.
 .Du Laurier loves you. You
 snim. You mean. think, to mar r him. But deeply in love as he IS, ie is a very proud fellow. He will rave all or nothing, if I judge him we'll; ana he would not take for his wife a woman who accepts diamonds
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-26
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The Washington bee., 1907-10-12
THE COMMITTEE TO IN
VESTIGATE BRUCE

The President of the Board Of
Education has appointed a commit
tee to investigate the charges
against Bruce that will 90 to the
ballot, and we viii see if he had
the slightest foundation to make
sonal objections to Mrs. -Syphax
tendent Of Schools Why wasn't
he man enough TO state his per
sonal objections to Miss Syphax
without such a subterfuge? It is
a fact that the young man was
married in the lady's house, and if
he had personal grievances against
her or any Of her family he should
have been more magnanimous.
Mrs. Syphax is not only young
widow with baby to support, but
an orphan. She is from one of the
leading families in the community.
She is a Normal School graduate
and a competent teacher. Thrown
out Of employment as she was un-
der a subterfuge is more than the
public will tolerate. This way of
out teachers without an
investigation IS more than what
Congress had intended, and az its
next session The Bee feels conf
dent that the entire school system
will be modified.
The Washington bee., 1907-10-12
AGE VS.. DR.. CORROTHERs

The New York Age in It's at
tempt to be funny stated that DR..
S. L. Caruthers talked too much
and that the Bishop should put a
check on his mouth. DR.. Caru-
theirs has the confidence and re-
spect Of the people in this country.
He IS neither a trimmer nor an
He is a man and he
doesn't hesitate to express himself
on all questions pertaining to his
people. The Bishop will not at
tempt to put check on himself
for expressing himself in the in
terest of his people. If we had
more men like DR.. Caruthers the
country would be a great deal bet
ter off. The people have confidence
in him, and they will follow him,
The Age to the contrary notwith-
standing. While The Bee may not
agree with everything that DR..
Carrothers may say or do, he never
does an act that will injure his peo-
pie. He will never be a party to
small things, and neither would he
be guilty of committing acts that
would affect his people.
He has a large following and the
of his people.
The Washington bee., 1907-10-12
THE RACES GREATEST
ARCHITECT

Mr.. w. Sidney Pittman stands
today the greatest architect in the
country in the coIored race. The
Bee reproduces the article in this
weeks issue written by Mr.. R. w.
Thompson, the best-known news
paper correspondent among colored
men in the United States. Mr..
Thompson's tribute to this young
man is a deserving compliment.
True as he said that Mr.. Pittman
is unassuming and true to his
words. He has made his own way
through the world, which is an evi-
q monument to this accomplished
dence Of his ability to do without
the aid of others. The negro build
ing at the Jamestown Exposition is
artist. The Bee tenders its con-
OratulatiOns.
The Washington bee., 1907-10-12

proper. The Bee will disclose
startling facts in the investigation
Of Roscoe Conkling Bruce. These
TWO members of the Board of Edu-
cation deserve the plaudits of the
people. They are loyal to the in
terest of the colored schools. The
Bee regrets that Attorney Horner
did not resent the insinuation of
Mary Church Terrell at the Board
meeting Wednesday night. It is
stated that she intends to publish
all the good things The Bee said
about her. She should include all,
the bad, if any, as we'll. Mrs. Ter
rell should resign and at once.
The Washington bee., 1907-10-12
HORNER'S De
FENSE.

Had it not have been for the
respect Attorney Horner had for
womanhood he would have given
the impudent female members Of
the Board of Education a good
dressing down last Wednesday aft
ernoon. Mr.. Horner should have
taken into consideration that if a
woman puts herself in a position to
be criticised or attacked she may
expect the consequences, no matter
whom she may be. The Bee, how
ever, extends its congratulations to
Messrs. FIorner and Cook for their
position in the School Board. Mr..
HOrner's defense for the honor of
the cOlored schools was manly and
the people are with him. If there
is any honor in the next Congress,
and The Bee believes that there
will be, the colored schools will be
by people of their choice.
The Washington bee., 1907-10-12

The Editor Of The Bee regrets
that he has just received q note
from Justice Of the Peace Robert
H. Terrell, requesting that the sub
scription to The Bee be discon-
tinued from the date Of his note,
October 5th. Just think OF it! Ca
lamihes never come single handed.
This learned jurist's name will
from October 9Th be erased from
the subscription list Of The Bee.
This broadgauged and learned jur-
ist, who has a national reputation
which any savings bank would
envy, a man learned in law and
who never allows his reassuring
faculties to disturb his sleep. will
no longer look through his gold eye
glasses for classic information that
he often found in The Bee. Then,
again, the great school in which his
household will soon be interested
viii be in ignorance of events which
should undoubtedly occupy the
reading room Of the learned iurist.
What viii become of The Bee with
the name Of Justice Terrell erased
from its subscription list? Posterity
will look over the sacred archives
of this institution in vain for the
name Of Robert H. Terrell. There
viii be no explanation, no cause !
given why he sent this note. Pos
terity can only conjecture. The Bee
must place in one corner of the
sacred list these lines:
The name Of Robert H. Terrell |
once graced the leaves Of this book, |
but on account of his great knowl-
edge in law and books he could no
longer stomach small things, hence
he had his name erased from the
subscription list of The Bee. VIII |
some charitable friend of The Bee
weep with it? It is a calamity from
which it will not soon recover.
The Washington bee., 1907-10-12
SALOONS.

The Bee is in favor of closing
those saloons that are conducted on
a skin game. There are saloons in
this city that will charge certain
citizens double the amount they
charge certain other citizens. The
Excise Board could justly put such
saloons out Of business. They have
no right to exist. There should be
a law enacted by Congress OF pro-
hibiting saloons to exist that make
discrimination in their sales.
The Washington bee., 1907-10-12
BRUCE UNDER CHARGES
AND COLLINS DISMISSED

Roscoe Conkling Bruce is now
under charges and will be tried for
his malicious false and ibelous
communication that he sent to DR..
Chancellar and Captain Oyster and
against the Editor Of The Bee. It
is quite evident that Bruce knew
what he was doing when he wrote
that malicious lie. He knew that
Mrs. Gibson never uttered such a
falsehood as he preferred to the
superintendent. Fred Collins, who
went to confer didn't confer at all,
but he made two contradictory
statements to the superintendent,
who recommended his dismissal for
the good of the service. This is
the man that Bruce had to come TO
him to foster up his farce sensa-
ton. 1t is the intention of the
Editor of The Bee to carry this
matter into court, but before doing
50 it was thought best to wait until
the committee Investigated all the
facts. The committee will find out
that the guilty parties have not
been exposed, but they will be at
the proper time. This is only one
of the great blunders Bruce has
This letter to the su-
perintendent against Lucy Motor
was unmanly, and when The Bee
publishes il the country will say
that DR.. Watson has been a victim
of mistaken confidence. Bruce'S
letter IS contradicted by those who
recognized her ability at Tuskegee'
This remarkable document by
Bruce will be published in the next
issue.
The Washington bee., 1907-10-12
MR.. GROGAN

The people Of this city should
read carefully the large advertise
ment that appears weekly in this
paper Of Mr.. Peter Grogan. 1t is
one of the largest installment
houses in this city and one OF the
finest and cheapest houses from
which to purchase your goods. This
is the place where you may make
your own terms. 1t would do well
to give him a trial, if nothing more.
Read his advertisement and men
ton The Bee when you call.
The Washington bee., 1907-10-12
STAND PATTERS

DIR. Vim. +. Chancellars and his
negro assistant. Roscoe Conkling
Bruce. who declared that they were
stand patters, and Bruce, who said
that his bars was right in eliminat-
ing negro lawyers, will be given d
sample Of some Of the steel that is
in the negro lawyer. Bruce came
to this city from Tuckegee, Ala
bama. When he was brought here
by Mary Church Terrell The Bee
lid think that he would behave
himself for a few months at least.
The Bee wants to say in all kind
ness to this young man who had
a true friend in The Bee to pack
up and leave. It makes no differ
ence whether DR.. Chancellar signs
his dismissal or not, he must go.
The people propose to have q
change in both offices, and these
stand patters will see that the peo-
pie mean business. Both superin-
tendents secured a band of liars
that could not be trusted. Captain
Oyster became disgusted. The col
The Washington bee., 1907-10-12
THE READ ISSUE

The public should not lose signt
Of the real issue in this school con-
troversy. The charge that has been
alleged against the colored attor-
neys is only a subterfuge as subse-
quent Investigations will show. Are
the colored schools a bar to the
whites is the issue, and why did DR..
Chandler make such a wholesale
charge against the colored schools ?
1t is not a question whether GER
tain teachers and janitors were ap-
pointed ten years ago, but why
were the colored schools declared
to be a bar to the whites?
The Washington bee., 1907-10-12
ITEMS ON THE Wr,G.

The Grand Encampment OF K. T.
for the United States and Canada. at
its recent Conclave, reelected III. J.
G. Jones, Thirty-third degree, Ct Chica-
go, Ill, as the NJ. E G. Master The
District of Columbia received positions
by Sir Alexander Payne, Thiry-third
degree, as the Grand Generalissimo;
port F. Henry, Thirty-third degree as
the Grand Treasurer; 81 Alexander o.
gesby Thirty-third degree, as the Grand
Corresponding Recorder, and Sir New
port F. Henry, Thiy-third degree ass
the Grand Sentinel. The next Conclaye
will be in Staunton, Virginia, in 1908,
Mrs. ". II. Shorter, daughter Of Rev.
P. Lucas, Thirty-third degree, died on
September IL Interment at Mount Oh
i've Cemetery She leaves q husband
and three small children. ReQuiescat 80
pace.
DR.. Gales, Of Anacotia, D. C., is one
of our enterprising druggists. Doc has
Joined the matrimonial band.
Rev. A. F. w. Ingram. Lord Bishop
of London. scored the milli0narss Of
the Holy Trinity Church. Neu h"rN
relative to dirty wealth. last week
John Coleman, colored, OF 2o7 West
Sixty-second street. New York city vas
found dead in the airshafr Of 2I7 "ei
Sixty-second street last week
Ill w. B. Brooks, Thiry-ta-r1 de-
gree. P. G. NJ, is still in the land eL
the living Giving easy).
Mrs. G. D. Gale, colored, Of York
Pa. predicts that Philadelphia will b.
destroyed by fire. She warned Prss.-
dent Mckinley, and predicted the Bali
fmore FIRE
More than one hundred preachers
were held up by the police for auto
speeding during their triD to the IN
ternational Council Of Religious Li5sT-
ais last week at Boston. Mass. Ia3
represented nearly every quarter OF l-5
globe
Blackuailers have threatened to as
sassinate the Rt Rev. Bernard J. NC
Quad. Bishop Of Rochester. The Po'
lice have him under guard.
Read The Bee.
The Washington bee., 1907-10-12
THE SCHOOLS AND THEIR
TROUBLES

In another column of The Bee
will be seen and read with interest
the affidavit Of Mrs. Harry SyphaX
Gibson, the daughter of the late
William SyphaX. 1t IS immaterial
to the Editor Of The Bee whether
the superintendent Of schools be
lieves the lady or the Editor. Facts
don't lie. The Editor IS prepared
TO show that any dealings that he
has had with the schools have been
upright and honorable and that he
has done nothing more than the
law permits. 1t will be necessary
for Congress to investigate the
schools and find out upon whose
recommendation certain recent ap-
pointments were made and if any
money was paid, and by whom and
to whom paid, 1t will be an easy
matter to find out the individuals.
This TRADE against the Editor of
The Bee IS a subterfuge to shield
the guilty Of the real yiolators Of
the law. Time alone will establish
the justice Of the contention made
by the Editor Of The Bee.
The Washington bee., 1907-10-12

ored attorney has a duty to per
form, and he means TO perform it
The public schools are public prop
erty, and no man has any right 10
say that he owns them. A teacher
has a right to employ a lawyer if
her rights are being taken from
her. The Editor Of The Bee is
willing and ready, as a lawyer, to
defend any teacher in the public
schools whenever his services are
needed.
The Washington bee., 1907-10-12
TOBY SPEAKS

Little Toby, editor Of The Cleve-
land (Ohio) Journal, is either a
fool or demented. He attempts to
be funny, but he makes himself out
an ass. The very idea of Burton
being elected in Cleveland could
only have originated in the brains
of fool. Toby need not worry
about The Bee.
The Washington bee., 1907-10-12
REGLSTFR VERNON s1r.n.

REGISTER VERNON SPEAKS
(From the Springfield CHI Lead,
w. T. Vernon, the famous o-,.,.
addressed the Chautauqua Enan,;,,
ton Celebration last Monday
It IS said by thousands who Re.-3
him speak to be the equal of Fo,
w. J. Bryan as an orator.
Complimented by Ex-senator NJ,
son, who followed Mr.. Vernon and
said that he had heard all the o-.,t
men speak in this and other countries
and that his address was the finest h.
had ever heard fall from the rfos ~
any man We consider It q g-a,,
compliment from Mr.. Mason Va,
viii find a part Of his address in an
other column.
Signature Is In Great Demand
Who is this man Vernon. and what
is the secret of the great value of his
autograph?
Vernon is in the autograph busi.
ness. He makes his living by putting
his name on paper. He caters to a
clientele that is Unsuitable. His sig-
natures are all alike, but vary in price
from ST to $4,000, according to the
paper on which they are written. Still
no one ever tries to beat him down.
for the $4,000 kind is ten thousand
fold more desirable than the ST kind.
He was born SO years ago in a log
cabin on a plantation near Lebanon,
Mo, of parents who had been slaves
He went to work in the fields drag
ging hay at the age Of 8. When Is
years of age he began his education
at a school for negroes in Missouri
finishing his course of study at T.
He taught schol in Missouri for six
years, and then took charge Of West
ern University, a schol for negroes at
Quindaro, Kan.
Mr.. Vernon was then the only
teacher, and his pupils numbered SIX
When he left the institution last June
he had Il teachers and $50 pupils
The college property consists Of $50
acres of land, with buildings valued
at SI75,Ooo.
He is affiliated with leading negro
has had the degree Of
master of arts and doctor of laws con-
ferred upon him, and as an educator
an orator, a writer and a leader Of
the people up to the light of a higher
plane of life, he is classed with the
famous teacher of Tuskegee, Booker
7. Washington.
The Washington bee., 1907-10-12
MESSRS. COOK AND
HORNER

The stand that Messrs. Cook and
Horner, members of the Board Of
Education, took against the adop-
ton of the committees report on
the recent examination for super
vising principal was just and
The Washington bee., 1907-10-12
SHOULD INVES
TIGATE

Under the present school admin
istration the Editor of The Bee
has asked for the reinstatement of
four teachers who were removed
for preJudiCial and cowardly rea-
sons. The superintendent promised
to do justice to these injured teach
ers, The Bee will tell all about
that magazine article which was
denied anj many other interesting
facts. Don't lose sight Of the is
sue-Chancellar's speech.
The Washington bee., 1907-10-12
w. SIDNEY PITTMAN
Continued from Page -
of such an investment and believe If
will yield liberal returns.


Mr. Pittman will continue to pros
per. He has character. grit. deter
mination, and courage, together with
an abiding confidence in himself and
in the future of his people. He is
faithful to every trust reposed in his
hands and keeps his word. He prom
ises little, but delivers much, and is
uure to grasp every opportunity to
bask in "the fierce white light that
beats about a throne" But his work
tells, and the mute, but eloquent tes-
timony Of the splendid buildings he
has given to an appreciative world
will keep his memory forever green in
the hearts of the forces who are worth
while, and in them he has a monument
more lasting than marble, more en-
during than brass. His success in all
of his undertakings is but another link
in the endless chain of evidence that
in intelligent industry, honesty, pluck
The Washington bee., 1907-10-12
THE INTENT OF CONGRESS

1t was not the intent of Con
gress to adopt a school law that
requires TO have a lawyer to ex-
plain. Our schools should be con
structed so that child could un-
derstand. The Board of Educa-
ton cannot understand its own laws.
The Board should ask Congress to
modify the school laws to such an
extent that he who runs may
read" "
The Washington bee., 1907-10-12
ESTABLISHED 1880.
OUR LEADERSHIP

In view Of the quasi leadership
among the colOred Americans, il IS
incumbent upon them, individually,
to be his own leader. Our present
leadership, even in great religious
gatherings, proves to be apologize
individuals. With but a few ex-
CeptiOns colOred leaders are ALWAYS
looking for the Ioaves and fishes"
In great negro political conven-
tions you will find one or two trait
ors. Why is this? is a question
which has puzzled learned political
philosophers. The race is divided
on negro leadership. 1t is unfor-
tunate that every curbstone politi-
clan imagines himself a leader. He
will not be advised and neither will
he be dictated to by anyone. If you
put the quasi leader in office he i'm
agines that his white deputy must
run it, and he, the principal, must
necessarily subscribe to what is
done by his white subordinate.
Many of these so-called represent
atives of the race have been an i'm
pediment to its progress. Colored
Americans don't any more respect
or regard what the negro office
holders say or do. The masses
know, with but a few exceptions,
that they must obey their masters
lash. Many of them have gone out
of their way to apologize for the
blunders of their chief executive.
Silence is sometimes golden" but
many of them haven't sense enough
TO know it.
A great number of these so
called leaders have been given rear
seats and conditions have forced
them to look up to the masses.
They must either do that or die
ignominious political death. 1t is
amusing to see so many small great
Negroes in the United States, men
who can't go to the White House
without a guide. A young man for
whom The Bee has the utmost re-
spect related a story sometime ago
of the visit several sO-called negro
leaders made to the White House
under President Mckinley. The
only man in the entire crowd who
demonstrated his manhood was the
Editor of The Richmond Planet.
Another individual in the company
who claimed to be a great leader
this day agreed with President Nc
Kinley on a certain proposition
that he claimed to have had knowl-
edge, but President Mckinley in
formed this apologist that only two
men knew. Long before this del
egation of big negroes called upon
the President every man had a
grievance. but before they left they
all agreed with him with but one.
exception. This young man who
accompanied the party said that he
became disguised with the So
called negro leader. He IS, indeed,
a failure with but two or three eX-I
Ceptions.
The Washington bee., 1907-10-12
A CALAMITY
JUSTICES COURT.
Sub-District No. 8.

CuD-DISlIlCJ NO. o
OIL G St. NV. Washington, D. c.
October 5, 1907.
W. Calvin Chase,
Editor Of The Bee.
Sir:
You are hereby notified that I stop my
subscription to The BE, of which you
are editor, from this date. You will
greatly oblige me by not sending the
paper either to my house or to my Of
fee.
Robert H. Terrell.
The Washington bee., 1907-10-12

and persistence lie the secret ~
greatness.
Mr.. Pittman is the arch:etcr Of t..
own good fortune-and he is b-ira-
solidly on an impregna5le f5r-5..--
. Taking a cue from his successful pI
icy and faithful methods. we NAV e. g.
tingly say to the young men of -.
race-again in the language osT,--
fellow:
Let US then be up and doing
With a heart for any fate:
Still achieving, still pursuing
Learn to labor and 10 wait"
R. W. Thompson