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The Washington bee., 1907-02-23
CIT ROTH WAYS

A committee Of colored lawyers con-
sisting of w. Calvin Chase, Fountain
Peyton and Almond w. Scott were Civ
en- a hearing this morning before the
District Commissioners in reference to
the House Bill now pending in Con
gress which seeks to prohibit inter
marriage between white and colored
races. The committee stated in sub
stance that they appreciated the spirit
actuating all races to preserve as far
as possible the purity and IDENTITY OF
their races. And for that reason they
favored the proposed bill because they
were anxious to preserve pure and IN
violable the racial identity of the race
to which they belong But they object
to the bill in its present form because
it does not go far enough, in that It
seeks to prohibit legal sexual inter
course and does not seek to prohibit il
legal intercourse between the races,
which IS at present so prevalent in a
certain section of the District of Column
bia.
The committee therefore recommend
that the bill be enacted IN the law with
the following amendment:
That sexual intercourse between a
white person and co1ored person, be
and the same is hereby declared, and ev-
erv person having carnal knowledge Of
a colored person and every colored per-
son having carna1 knowledge Of . white
person shall each on conviction suffer
Imprisonment in the penitentiary not
less than one year nor more than FIVE
years at hard labor.
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of the faculty of Atlanta University for
a number of years.
If reports are true, the Presidents
fortune is just $500 less, he having sent
his check for this amount to Miss En-
lily Winters, maron of a school at Cum
berland Gap, and who was also a for
mer teacher fthe wife Of the Presi-
dent.
Sister Mary Lewis, better known as
Miss Mary Constance Pelletier, died at
the convent in Frederick, Md. She was
a Bostonian and over seventy years old.
If there IS anything in the nature of
taking texts there IS just about now
great rivalry in the pulpits of all com
plexions. But by their works shall ye
know them"
Donations for educational purposes
range from $32,Ooo,ooo down to $500.
Rev. A. J. McNair, pastor Of St
Stephen NJ E. Church, Yazoo City,
Miss, does not think well of secret So
cieties. Doubtless his church supplies
all the wants of its sick members and
Luries ali who die.
The world is big enough for secret so
cicties to exist and the preacher may go
forth and preach the gospel Of Christ
if he IS so inclined.
Secret societies are doing a great work
and many bodies have been kept out Of
paupers graves by them.
Do churches take proper care of their
members when they grow decrepit.
The more fortunate citizens see the
good resulting from secret organiza-
tions. Preachers can find many worse
things to fight.
Some preachers condemn secret socie-
ties because they have been expelled.
Read the True Reformer, Littleton, n.
C., February I3, 1907.
Senator Gallinger, a member OF the
committee for the District of Columbia,
says he is astonished at the health off
Ger for rushing into print and saying
that Congress has neglected matters per-
tanning to the health in Washington,
the Capital
Miss Nina Brown of New York, vino
was married to Mr.. Walter Jones in
Kansas, was rebuked by Judge McCabe
for laughing during the marriage cere-
mony.
The Washington bee., 1907-02-23

A mass meeting Of japanese was held
last Monday night at Honolulu to pro
test against the exclusion of japanese
from the mainland or any form of Jap
anese exclusion.
The grand jury at Evansville, Ind,
began last Monday to probe into the al
legged embezzlement of 100000 from the
treasury of Vanderburg county.
Quite recently two women at Paris
received licenses to begin work as cab
drivers for Paris
Benjamin Harrison Scott, son of Ben
jamin Scott, 2o4 r street, n. w, aged
Y years, died on the 18TH inst, after an
illness of three weeks. Benny Scott
was the Idol of the boys in his section,
and was regarded as an authority in
mathematics. The funeral was held
from his parents residence Wednesday,
Rev. DR.. Norman and J. J. Loving of
fciating. A committee from the High
School attended the funeral and his
late associates presented beautiful flow
ers.
Mr.. Geo. A. and A. E. Robinson. for
merly connected with the Cosmopoli-
tan Temple Baptist Church, and who
left the Metropolitan Baptist Church
two years ago at the time Rev. Drew left
that church, rejoined the R Street Met
ropolitan Baptist Church last Monday
evening.
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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.
The Sunday School Union of the
District of Columbia was organized in
1874, having for the first president the
Rev John F. Cook For sixty-three
years it has been in existence and has
done much good toward educating, en-
thusing and encouraging a healthy NOR
al growth, beside re-establishing a feel
ing of religious friendship among the
various denominations united mutually
for the moral education of the young.
The Union has undertaken more ag-
gressive work this year in trying to
reach the unreached and save the un-
saved, and that the establishing of a
Gospel Wagon to traverse the various
sections of the city and hold Sunday
school exercises for the poor, neglected
children of the courts and alleys, who
would willingly come could the careless
parents be once brought to realize their
responsibility. To that end subscrip-
ton has been started and it is surprising
how ready has been the response to our
appeal, especially from the professional
class-doctors and lawyers leading in
the good work. Any one to whom this
cause may appeal may send a contribu-
ton, no matter how small, to Miss S.
J. Janifer, the president Of the Union,
No. III6 9th street, N. E, or Miss M.
l. Throckmartin, 2oI3 Vermont avenue,
Mrs. F. Thompson, 1913 T street.
The Second Quarterly Meeting of the
Union will be held Sunday, February
"a at 3 P. NJ, at Metropolitan Zion
Church, D street. between I'd and sd
streets, S. w. The public is cordially
welcomed
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TRINITY CHURCH.

Rev ]. Anderson Taylor. who has
been sick with a severe cold for several
weeks, was able to occupy his pulpit
last Sabbath morning and evening at
Trinity Baptist Church, which convenes
temporarily in True Reformers' Hall.
There was a large congregation present
at both services. The choir is increasing
in number and the playing of Miss Clar-
ice Jones is a great acquisition to the
new choir Attorney Jones at the con-
clusion of the services Sunday evening
stated that he wanted one thousand dol
lars to add to the amount in hand to
pay on the new church building. There
are about fifty clubs connected with the
church who have been supplied with
books Each book Is to contain five
dollars. The grand rally will take place
the first Sunday in March, at which
time a sufficient amount of money will
be raised to pay on the new church
building, The sermon by Rev. Taylor
Sunday evening was a vigorous exposi-
ton of the Bible, and all present seem
to enjoy it.
The Washington bee., 1907-02-23
RESEARCH COMMITTEE.

One of the most accomplished and
hardworking ladies in this city is Mrs.
Gettelman, who has interested herself
in these employment agencies. This
lady. in connection with her association,
is doing all in her power to protect
women, white and colored. Heretofore
many of these agencies could send
young girls wherever they please. But,
a recent act of Congress prohibits these
agencies from sending any female to
sporting houses or any other improper
place or places where a female has bad
or suspicious environments. Many of
the reforms relative to these agencies
are due to Mrs. Gettleman and her as
sociation. The people should keep her
informed of any irregularities on the
part of any of these agencies. This
research committee goes throughout the
United States
In this city the work of the commit
tee has been made very effective.
The Washington bee., 1907-02-23
ST- AUGUsTTNES MISSION.

A mission to persons not Catholic
began at St Augustine's Roman Cath
olic Church last Monday Questions
put in the question box were answered
from the pulpit The following were
the subjects Of sermons preached during
the week: as one religion as good as
another? The Bible and the Church.
How con we get our sins forgiven?
The Lords Supper, what IS it? The
hereafter. What becomes Of our dead?
The merits of Christ and the Sacra-
ments." Tomorrow night Father Doyle's
text will be why am I Catholic?"
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behind wife, sons and daughters.
There is so much prejudice in this
city that it has affected the atmosphere.
Have you ever visited the Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing? You should
90 and see how the whites are separated
from the blacks.
The colored physicians in South
Washington intend to establish a hos
pital.
The Jamestown Exposition IS pro
crossing nicely. I understand that the
new officers are doing we'll and will sue
ceed.
Fairplay.
The Washington bee., 1907-02-23
COLOR LINE
NO NEGRO NEED APPLY.

NO NEGRO NEED APPLY.
There continues to be a great deal
of unrest in the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing. 1t is claimed that there
IS one watch on which colored men are
placed and are seldom if ever promoted.
This watch is known as kings watch.
White men it is said, who are assigned
to this watch are promoted monthly but
no matter how long a colored man re-
mains on the watch, he is never or sell
dom promoted. Occasionally a colored
man is transferred to another watch or
another section and is promoted. There
seems to be gross discrimination
throughout the entire department. The
attention of the department has been
called to this branch of the government
several times, but as yet nothing has
been done. Conditions seem to be get
ting worse. The Bee hopes that Secre-
tary Shaw will take Up this matter be-
fore he leaves the treasury department
and eradicate this race prejudice.
The Washington bee., 1907-02-23
THE SECOND RAPTIS /

Mrs. Anna J. cooper read very IN
teresting paper before the lyceum of the
Second Baptist Church last Sunday af-
ternoon before an appreciative audience.
Mr.. Alexander Richardson presided
The subject of Mrs. Cooper's paper
was "The Program of Education" At
the conclusion of Mrs. Cooper's paper
Representative Greene Of Massachusetts
was introduced and spoke He said
among other things that he had not re
ceived the advantages of an education
as some others and he wished that he
was able to grasp every sentiment Of
Mrs. Cooper's papers and direct it as
he desired. He said that he regretted
that he had not asked to be placed upon
the District Committee years ago. but,
however, he said that he was there now.
He regretted that the Board of Edu
cation had denoted Mrs. Cooper, or
rather separated her from the public
school, but he hoped however to be able
clusion of Mr.. Green's address Mr.. w.
Calvin Chase arose to discuss the paper
and he thought that it was an excellent
composition. especially her defense of
the servant classes. In referring to the
remarks of Mr. Green, Mr. Chase said
that no one ever said that Mrs. Cooper
had not the ability to teach and neither
did the Board of Education remove her
on that account, but, to the contrary
Mrs. Cooper at this point came for
ward and asked the president if Mr.
Chase had any right to discuss that
phase of the school question.
The president, Mr. Richardson, ruled
! that Mr.. Chase had no right to discuss
that phase of the question.
Mr. Chase would have made no refer
ence to that phase of the question if the
distinguished gentleman from Massa-
chusetts had not brought it up. He did
not want the gentleman and the people
4 to be laboring under a misapprehension
or a misunderstanding. Applause.
Mrs. Cooper was not removed, said
. Mr.. Chase, and I have it from the high
+ est and unconradjcted source that Mrs.
/ Cooper was offered a better place than
the principalsbip of the High School.
/ She was not denoted by the Board Of
/ Education and neither did the Board
separate her from the public schools.
I saw this to let the distinguished gentle
man from Massachusetts know that no
one has any i'll will against Mrs. Cooper
and so far as the Board OF Education
/ is concerned, it was, at the time, kindly
disposed towards her. I desire to say
/ further to the gentleman from Massa-
chusetts. that in his consideration OF
the school question next year he will
consider those jim Crow cars that are
permitted to enter the Capital OF the
Nation.
Mr.. Tesse Lawson was the next speak
er Ffe paid the Representative a high
compliment. He threw bouquets at him
for fifteen minutes.
Mr.. Gordon was the next speaker and
he read Congress, the Supreme Court
of the United States and the South a
lecture.
! Rev [ c. Moore of Mississippi was
the next speaker. He made most elo-
ouent address. The exercises at the
Second Baptist are becoming more and
more interesting each Sunday.
The Washington bee., 1907-02-23
ANNIVERSARY AND INAUGURA
TON.

The Board Of Trustees of Howard
University are considering plans for
holding the 10th Anniversary and the
Inauguration of President ThiTkield.
The anniversary and Inauguration will
doubtless be held this coming fall, about
the first week in November.
The Washington bee., 1907-02-23
DEATH OF A STUDENT.

Mr. Sidney Bee, whose sickness was
of short duration, died at Freedmen's
Hospital last Saturday. He was a mem
Der Of the Sophomore College class Of
Howard University.
The Washington bee., 1907-02-23
THE EDITOR.
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION.
Norfolk Va, Feb. Il, 1907.

The cornerstone Of the Negro Build
ing, Jamestown Exposition, was laid
today. This building which was plan
ned BY w. Sidney Pittman, Negro
architect, who received his training at
Iuskegee Instituted, is being erected
by Boiling & Everett, Negro contractors
The Washington bee., 1907-02-23
BETHEL LITERARY

There was a large crowd out to hear
Bishop Gaines last Tuesday evening at
the Bethel Literary. Miss Marie Madra
presided with dignity and precision.
The subject Of the Bishops paper was
Character" and he handled it in a
mastery manner.
At the conclusion Of his paper, Attor-
ney L. G. Gregory was called upon to
speak, who discussed the paper in his
usual eloquent style. He was followed
by Messrs. Gordon, Attorney w. Calvin
Chase, ]. H. Stewart, H. L. Pinllett and
others.
The Washington bee., 1907-02-23

MRS. ETA B. MOSES STEWART.
The remains of Mrs. Eta B. Moses
Stewart the widow of the late Daniel
Stewart were taken from the vault in
Harmony Cemetery and buried on last
Tuesday.
The Washington bee., 1907-02-23

Last week we ran across our friend,
H. Jas O. Holmes, 80. B9o. Holmes
was sightseeing.
There is a lot Of suffering going on
among deserving and worthy persons
right here in the District of Columbia.
If there was more humanity exhibited
there would be less suffering.
The acts Of Freemasons are cet Soled
by Landmarks, written and genera reg
ulations. When these rules are skserv-
ed we will only see one faction Ios & Negro
Masons in the United States,
The Washington bee., 1907-02-23
OPEN LETTER

TO the Senate and House of Represen-
tatives.
The Washington bee., 1907-02-23

READ THE BEE.
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THREW ROMBAT EVANGELIST
MESMERIZFD WOMAN
Crowd Ordered Preacher to
Stop and Boy Hurled
Explosive.

Greenwich, Aug. 5.-David Norris,
aged eighteen years, is under arrest
ana will have a hearing to-morrowson
a charge Of throwing a bomb in the
house of Alvah Wood last night. The
bomb was bottle containing a highly
explosive liquid, and while no one was
injured great excitement prevailed for
a time.
1t Is alleged that Joseph Silvia, evan
gelist Of the Apostolic faith was at the
Wood home in connection with revival
services he has been holding in this
town, and that later woman who
had gone into the house was being
.mesmerized by the evangelist, and that
she had been IN sort Of trance for
some time. A crowd OF people immed-
lately went to the Wood home and de-
manded that the proceedings stop 1t
was while the crowd was making its
way into the house that the alleged
bomb throwing occurred
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had been robbed. The police say that
Hoffman was paying attentions to the
girl and believe that he was the last
one to see her alive.
Deputy Police Commissioner 0Keeffe,
who Is in charge Of the police depart
ment during the absence of Commits
sloner Bingham, to-day asked the
mayor and the board Of estimate and
apportionment for funds to employ an
additional 800 policemen. The request
will be acted on Wednesday.
The police are making every effort
possible to stop the crimes which are
being daily reported, but seem help
less. Most Of the crimes are comnnit-
ted In little frequented places, in cell
ars and dark Railways, and 1t seems
almost impossible to prevent them.
Mothers throughout the city are terror
stricken, and incidents which under or
binary circumstances would be passed
over without a second thought are mag
nided Historically, and scores of re-
ports are made daily to the police
which have practically no foundation in
fact But with all this the situation is
serious and this fact is realized by the
police as much as by anyone ese.
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HARTFORD GIRL A suicide
FOUND DEAD IN ROOM
Her Fiance Will Pay All
The Funeral Ex-
penseS.

Hartford, Aug. s. Marie Strauss,
an eighteen year-old girl, was found
dead in her room at her boarding
house this afternoon, having been suf-
located by Illuminating gas The dis
covery was made through the occu-
pant of the adjoining room becoming
aware of escaping gas. Police Ser
geant Carter, who lives nearby, was
notified and with assistants went to
the house and broke into the room.
1t was evident that the girl had been
dead several hours Acting on a re-
port that her father and step-mother
were living in the city careful inquiry
for them was made but without re-
suit so far.
Tonight there appeared at the po-
lice morgue, where the body had
been taken. young man named Ray
mond Blydenburgh, and his father
Blydenburgh, who, 1t is said, was the
girls fiance, offered to pay her funer-
al expenses, saying he would do so
rather than have the burial by the
town. A locket found on the body
contained the girls and Blydenburghs
pictures, and the latter said he gave
the locket to Miss Strauss last Christ
mas. While the general belief is that
lit is suicide, Blydenburgh does not
credit such a belief He said Miss
Strauss took supper at his home on
Sunday night and appeared then to
be in the best of spirits.
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RID UNIVERSITIES
OF RICH OILERS
Says Chancellor McCracken
to Summer School of
New York In
stitution.
PRODUCTIVE MANY
SHOULD BE AIDED
Serve Those on Whom
Rests the Assimilation
of Immigrants
Children.

New York, Aug. More than one
university is to-day in great danger
of being misunderstood because few
trust magnates are giving millions of
dollars to them" declared Henry Nc
Cracker, chancellor Of New York uni
versity in an address delivered at the
summer school Of the university to-
day. Such universities are IN danger
Of being reckoned the. purchased SER
wants Of narrow caste The sure and
efficient way to escape this suspicion
is for them to rid themselves of idle
undergraduates who make no end of
trouble and to devote their money and
energy to giving instruction and in
SEPARATION to the public teachers
throughout the land In a word, let
the university cease to serve so large
ly the Improbable few and rather
serve the productive and Industrious
many.
II admit that the other policy of Sc
curing a multitude of undergraduates
among them the sons of very rich
and of catering to their tastes. builds
up endowments more surely. But pat
riotism commands to give aid to the
men and women on whom rests the
weighty responsibility of asslmllating
the children of the millions Of immi-
grants who come to us every year"
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GERMANS At BRIDGEPORT
REVIEW BY WOODRUFF
Prizes Awarded for Gym
nastic Exhibition at
Rivercliffe Park.

Bridgeport, Aug 5.-Germans own
ed Bridgeport to-day, for thousands
of them poured into the city to at
tend the annual German day festivi-
ties. Seldom has the city held such a
great crowd of visitors, bands and del
egations of Germans coming from all
parts of the state. Many came last
night, but the incoming trains to-day
added thousands to the big crowd and
by the time the parade started. about
IL o'clock, 1t was estimated that from
10000 to 5000 visitors were in town,
Governor Woodruff arrived early in
the morning and with Mayor Reynolds
reviewed the great body as 1t passed
through East Main street. Without
doubt the parade was the longest and
finest ever seen in this city, and as it
wendell its way through the principal
down town streets, was witnessed by
nearly quarter of the population of
the city. Many handsomely decorated
floats moved in the parade.
The city looked pretty in its deco
rations in honor of the Germans. mer-
chants on all the principal streets
making a liberal display of the ma
tional eolors Of Germany and Amer
lea, The whole city entered into the
spirit Of the occasion and gave the
visitors a most royal welcome.
After the parade trolley cars were
taken for Rivercliffe Park, on the
Housatonic River, and there the bar
becue dinner was served. It was a
typical German celebration and after
1t came the prize gymnastic drill by
members of the Connecticut Turner
Bund Those who took part in the
exhibition were divided into several
classes, with prizes for each class. Fol-
lowing the athletic exercises was a big
open air concert by the combined
German singing societies of Bridge
port. Later in the afternoon there
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THROWN TO PAVEMENT
WOMAN BADLY HURT
Skull is Fractured and
Brain Conclusion
Sustained.

Stepping off a Congress avenue car
at the corner of Cedar street last night,
shortly after midnight, Mollie Labo-
Wits of 121 Washington avenue, was
thrown to the pavement and seriously
injured. She was knocked unconscious
and was picked UP and carried to I.
Kinney & Sons stable where an at
tempt was made TO bring her to her
senses.
1t was soon seen that her injuries
we're Of such a serious nature as to re-
quire medical treatment and she was
taken to the New Haven hospital.
There 1t was discovered that she was
suffering from conclusion of the brain
and probably also had sustained frac-
tured skull. While her condition is
very serious it is expected that she will
recover unless other complications set
in. Miss Laboyitz is twenty years old.
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Pres. peters is Arrested
L. I. R. R. co. OFFICIAL
With General Manager Nc
Crea Held Responsible
for Auto Fatality.

New York, Aug. 5-Ralph Peters,
president of the Long Island railroad,
who with General Manager McCrea,
was held responsible by the coroner's
jury for the deaths Of DR.. Gallagher
and Miss Madigan, whose automobile
was struck by a Long Island train at
St Anbans, crossing two weeks ago,
was served with a warrant of arrest
to-day and held in $4,000 bail by
Coroner Amber, to await the action
of the grand jury. General Manager
McCrea was served with warrant
last Saturday and also held in $4,000
bail. Bail for each has been furn-
ished.
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LAST ROAD GIVES IN
Louisville and Nashville WIN Put Low
Fare into Eject.

Raleigh, n. c.. Aug. 5.--Governor
Glenn to-day received a telegram from
theauthorities of the Louisville &
Nashville railroad, saying that the road
would put the state IA cent rate in
to effect on August s.
This is the last road to surrender to
the state laws, and on the eighth of
August all the railroads In North Car
olina above sixty miles long will be
using tie state rate.
Easton Perm, Aug. 5.-The Central
Railroad company Of New Jersey to-
day began action in the Northampton
county court TO test the validity of the
two-eent fare act. The company con-
tends that it will lose 100000 annually
If the law is enforced.