davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Dolores star., 1907-01-04

DOLORES MARKETS.
wheat-spring, IS; winter, s1.o5.
Corn-sI.OO to s1.s5, in ear.
Carrots-4O to so.
Cabbage 81 90 to $3.50.
Potatoes-75.
Hogs-$5.2 .25 to $500.
Poultry-Hens lo,- ROSTERS 8, turkeys
: 12}.
Butter-25.
Eggs-40.
Honey-S to 10.
Hay-Alfalfa, $1,000; timothy, $500
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13
BAD ADVISERS.

AS The Bee has stated time and
again, that the Board of Education
is friendly to the colored schools
and the teachers. The great trou-
bic has been that certain individ-
uals have listened to outside par
ties who can't help themselves. In
all communities you will find a class
of interlopers and meddlers. You
will also find people who are ready
to advise you on all questions when
they know themselves that )hey
can't help themselves. Many Of
these interlOpers will advise you
to do what they will not do, The
attorneys of Mr.. Cardoza are no
doubt convinced that the Board of
Education is not to be blamed. The
committee of gentlemen who called
in the interest of Professor Car
dOza must admit that other meth
obs or those suggested by The Bee
should have been the methods to
adopt in the beginning. The Bee
firmly believes that Mr.. CardOza
has a chance for reappointment if
he is not persuaded to do that which
he has been advised. It is not hu-
initiating to tell the truth, although
it may be embarrassing. Certainly
the friends of Mr.. Cardoza would
not have the Board to recede from
its position without he makes the
first start. Bad advisers will do
great harm sometimes. Some Of
the greatest generals in the world
have committed blunders, and to
save themselves they have not been
too proud to humiliate themselves.
In the case of Mr.. Cardoza he does
not have TO humiliate himself. He
can do the manly act and be re-
lieved of his burden.
When a person makes a charge
against one and he finds out that he
cannot prove it, he does the manly
act to retreat and apologize. But
there are people who are too stub
born to retract an unjust attack
Just what encouragement the COM
'mittee received from DR.. Chancel-
lor The Bee is unable to state. The
advice of The advice of The Bee
to those who have grievances is to
keep out of court, because it will
do no good. The Board of Educa-
tion has power to do just what it
has done, and the ultimate result
will convince those who may be
inimical to the public schools.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13
7 a LANKFORD AT HIS BRANCH
OFFICES IN RICHMOND AND
NORFOLK VA.

Mr.. J. A. Landlord, MS, the noted
architect and builder was in Richmond,
Va. Monday and Tuesday. While there
he presented the plans Of the Southern
Aid Insurance Building to the Board
Of Directors. The plans and SpeC1hCa-
tions were unanimously accepted, and
Landlord & Brother were retained as
supervising architects of its construc-
ton. The building will cost twenty-five
thousand dollars. He also has over
sight of the three flats and a twenty
four room residence of DR.. w. L. Tay-
lor which are now under construction
in Richmond and were designed by
Landlord & Brother
Wednesday and Thursday he was in
Norfolk, where the St John A. M. T.
Church parsonage is being built and the
church is being overhauled for the great
General Conference of the A. NJ. E.
Church, which will be held there next
year.
Plans have also been accepted for
Queen Street Baptist Church, Norfolk,
Va, all of the above named work being
designed by them and under their ar
chitectural supervision,
Landlord & Brother have two thou
sand dollars worth of work in the State
of Virginia, and it is believed that it is
up to the District of Columbia to start
something. The people are being dis
crim!nated against and will be more
and more unless they start department
stores and places Of amusement. Now
is the time for the Negroes to make a
start.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13

f., the Negro seminaries of Atlanta and
,ther southern cities. Ask one after
he other if he has a trade. In seven
cases out of ten the answer will be
YES" Then ask the contractors and
amster workmen if they find it hard to
secure competent trade and labor hands.
In nine cases out of ten the answer will
be "yes." There is no better way TO
discern the real source of many minis
terial shams. 1t is a clear explanation
Of the scarcity of skilled Negro labor.
The fault is not always with the stu
dents.
Thoroughness is the cornerstone OF
success. Many good carpenters and
brick nasons are persuaded to become
Door ministers. The average Negro
minister is usually looked upon as a
"fat bird with a feathered nest" The
various collections are raised so often.
There is always such cry for money.
Many a poor sister and brother" suf-
fers in order to fulfill the church obi
cations, and to assist in the spread of
the Kingdom. All these things have
combined to taint the pulpit with ma
terialism and persuade competent men
in the trade and labor life to take up
the ministry as a means of livelihood IN
stead of a work of soul-saving and gos-
pei preaching
Many of these men enter the semin-
aries with barely the rudiments Of an
English education. They are crammed
and stuffed with a lot of high sounding
texts and sent forth to lead the people. "
Unless the standard of admission re-
quirements in the Negro theological
seminaries is raised, the laymen of our
churches will so outgrow the ministry
in intellectual status, that these half
prepared and miscalled preachers will
find it hard to fit into our church life.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13
THE LILY WHITES
ASHAMED OF THEIR RACE.


Some few months ago several indi-
viduals attempted to organize a lily
white social club, at which time The
Bee exposed the organization and it dis
banded. Since that time several of these
same individuals met and decided to
organize under a new name. While
the name has been changed, its princI-
ples are the same. A few weeks ago
male member sent his child to St. Luke's
Sunday School and because a dark col
ored lady individual was the teacher of
his daughter, he took the child from
the Sunday School class entirely. 1t is
true that there are individuals IN this
city, from the South particularly, have
made every effort to establish sepa-
rate and distinct social organization
based on color only Education, char
acter and reputation do not count for
anything so long as you have the color.
1t is also claimed that many of these
people put more upon their backs than
they do upon their tables. The new
organization has not materialized as yet.
Its first entertainment is being looked
for with anxiety.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13
MAJOR SYLVESTER.

1t is unkind in the labor organ
izations to condemn Major Syl-
vester, the Chief of Police, before
the trial boar ,nders its decision
in the Mattrews-Mulhall investi-
cation. Il IS not believed that
Lieutenant Matthews wilfully II.
tended to commit any wrong, and
neither should we be so fast in
condemning Captain Mulhall. Both
men are efficient officers who seem
to do their duty. So far as Major
Sylvester is concerned there is no
man at the head of any police de-
partment who has endeavored to
give to the people of Washington
frSt-class police force. The Bee
will say, and it has always said, that
Maj. Sylvester has no color pref
udice in the appointment of mem
bers of the police force. A man
who is so free from color prejudice
will no doubt do the right thing in
other respects.
ENCOURAGING THE
ENEMY
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13
REV WHITE AND NOT THE De
VELOPMENT COMPANY.
1888 IL 18th street, n. W,

Z53S IL i5In street, n. w,
Washington, D. C., April 10, 1907.
Mr.. Editor
a misstatement being circulated through
out the country coming from an organ
ization known as The Negro Develop
ment and Exposition Company" which
is interested in the separate exhibit al
jamestown.
This Company claims that Congress
passed a bill giving them 100000 for the
colOred exhibit at Jamestown and they
are putting this before the country as
sufficient guarantee for the colored peo-
pie to buy stock of this company, when
the statement is not true.
This company asked Congress to give
e.. $25o,OOO of the money due deceas-
e. 'ored soldiers. The bill was pre-
eted y the Honorable Mr. Lamb of
Virgin > but when it was found that it
was not safe to tlm over any money to
this company, Congress refused to con-
slider the bill. But | went before the
Committee on Industrial Arts of the
House, of which Mr.. Gardener is chair
man, with a measure to put in the Ap-
preparation bill money for the colored
people OF the United States to enable
them to exhibit their development out
Of any money in the Treasury of the
United States not otherwise appropri-
tied, and upon my measure and argu-
ment alone, they put a provision in the
bill setting aside $4,000 for the colored
people of the United States to be spent
under the supervision of Mr.. Tucker,
the president of the Exposition Com
pany And therefore | feel that this
company if they want to sell stock
should not put this misleading statement
before the country which will deceive
great many people and lead them to-
100000, when they didn't give them
believe that Congress did give them
one dollar, nor did they give any aid in
securing the provision of the $4,000
which was appropriated by the govern
ment
Rev. J. L. White
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13
THE ORDER REV0F'
COMMISSIONERS ACTPn ..
ONCE. -

A committee consisting Of w -
Chase, Ex-Register J. ". Iv,,. - =
Justice E. NJ. Hewlett and At,o.S y
w. Scott called upon Comn;,':.
Biddle last week and asked HIM !. 1
was aware that the attendants ., /
Public Comfort Stations had ..
certian sections for white and ,ol@'
people. The Commissioners st.-''
was called to the Public Comfo1 =
ton at the corner Of 5th stree, :
Pennsylvania, where the attendsn, :
directed colored citizens to u,s =
ticular section set apart for them r. r.
Chase introduced the committee +, !
Commissioner and each man MAJ
statement as TO acts Of discrin;,,E
Col. Biddle stated in a respectsp. y
dignihed manner that the Comm;,.
ers had issued no such al order ,,I,
an order had been issued BY the 81
ing department it was issued vis,
authority and that it would Be rsr,l,
The Commissioner made an i7r.T
cation and ascertained that the nr.-,
ing department had thought best +, :
aratc the races. The order was rsr,,'
so that all sections Of the Prb'i, e.
fort Stations viii now be used by .r.
citizen alike.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13

bar association has no right to oc-
cupv a room in the court house and
discriminate against colored mem
bers of the bar. The colored mem
bers of the bar are officers of the
court same as white lawyers. Al
though the white bar association
has excluded colored members of
the bar, no colored member has as
vet made himself ridiculous by de-
manding TO be admitted to MEM
bership and The Bee doesn't think
that any colored member will. But
the colored members of the bar do
protest against the white bar asso-
citation using government property.
Colored members of the bar have
the same right to room in the
City Hall and so far as being MEM
bers of the white bar association,
they don't ask it. Marshal Palmer
cannot allow to be established upon
government property an exclusive
lunch room or a lunch room that
will discriminate on account of
color.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13
HIGHER WAGES.

The Bee desires to call the at
tention of the ninety thousand col
ored people in this city to the In
ternational Labor Union, 1t is an
organization that is a baneful to
the laboring classes in the United
States. This is an excellent op-
portunity for the colored people to
Join the union. Read carefully the
advertisement in another column.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13

Hoke Smith, the Negro hating
governor-elect of Georgia, called to
see the President Monday, and re
ceived from him a letter OF recOp-
mendation to distinguished people
abroad. Hoke Smith, no doubt, as
sured the President that the State
of Georgia was with him in his
fight against the Negro and the
friends of the Negro. The PreSi-
dent has done nothing since he has
been in the White House but en-
courage the enemies of the Ne
groes. The Bee hopes that that
ship will not sink before he returns.
The Presidents mother was from
Georgia, and whatever Georgia
and whatever Georgia wants will
be forthwith coming.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13
CAN IT BE DONE?

The white bar association of this
city has adopted a new scheme to
secure the opening of a lunch room
in the city hall. 1t is proposed to
ask Mr.. Palmer for permission to
have a special room for the accom-
mediation of the members Of the
bar association. If the marshal
grants such a request it would nat
urally bar colored members of the
bar, because no colored lawyer is
a member of the local bar associa-
lion. AS a matter of fact the white
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13
ROOSEVELT KISSED.
From the Eve Star.

FROM the Eve Star
DeS MOines, Iowa, April Q. What
threatened for a few minutes to develop
into riot was narrowly averted at the
ShubeTt Iheater last night when the
portrait of President Roosevelt thrown
against a screen was hissed. The por-
traits Of distinguished Americans were
being shown and the pictures of Wash
lngton and Lincoln created no demon
StTatiOn
The picture Of Mckinley was applaud
ed literally, but when that of President
Roosevelt appeared there were Kisses in
all parts of the house. The house was
dark and instantly there was commotion.
Police made their way down the aisles
and the lights were turned on. It soon
became quiet again, but the kissing Gre
ated a sensation, and is today the talk
of Des Moines and Iowa.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13
BELMONT BOOM.

Mr.. ]. L. Neill, no doubt one
Of the most enterprising young men
in this city, IS offering lots for sale
in Belmont, one of the finest sec
tions in the suburbs. This is an
opportunity that has never been Of
fered to the colored people Go
and see Mr.Neill at once. His office
is at 6O0 F street northwest. Look
elsewhere in TIL Bee and see what
Mr.. Nellie offers to the people.
Secure a lot at once.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13
ITEMS ON THE WING

L-fl = YIN III ~ A-Nb-
The Ri. Rev. a. B. Allen, NJ w. NJ
G. Master of F. A. A. A. Y. Maaa
for North America, has just rst-raa
home after a three months trip Of r|
spection covering seven States and D.,
dian Territory. He finds the crah p
"a highly prosperous condition The Bs|
IS one of the organs of the Nau1--
Grand Lodge for North America. l2
NJ. w Eureka Grand Lodge Of the Dr.
trict works under the obedience Of TX
National Grand Lodge, instituted J1;
Fl I847-oldest Negro Masonic 51l
in this country.
According to a decision Of the Sr
.preme Court, if you buy goods on ID;
installment plan and the goods are tola.
to be worth only a part of the amoa2
charged, you can demand your mons
paid. Upon refusal you can retain go'a
and the dealer cannot win action aga.1S
you.
County Judge Leavens Of Ss|aa
Neb, has received witness fee due aH
81 years.
The great beer strike costs the brew
ers $5oooOo, after six days labor "f
test.
Joseph Pettus, colored, presidsa, O
the Peoples Bank of Hattiesburg. As''
has been arrested charged with the nl.'
der of Edward Howell, the cashier "
ter the vault was opened, several 7'.a
Pettus owed the bank, and ST." I
cash were taken out. This led 70 ~
arrest Of Pettus.
Booker T. Washington, at mss'-'
before the League for Political La-~
ton held in the Hudson Theatre. u
cussed the economic development 'i y,
Negro race in its relation to their .l''-
and Christian development. In syLoP',- sy'
he states that the Negro leads 10 Cn''
tianity.
Tommy" said the fond mother 80. 81
It rather an extravaganza TO cal =.
butter and jam on your bread al 80
same time?" .
NO, ma'am, its economy NJ
answered. The same piece Oh D
does for both. -
The dead letter office OF INC -.
department during March rsturn'l ~
27o letters.
Read The Bee
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13
Mr.. ROOSEVELT. =

President Roosevelt will be con
vinced before the eXpirationeof his
term of office that there are men
brave enough in this country who
can tell the truth. Mr.. Roosevelt
should know also that all men who
are brave enough to disagree with
him are not liars. Mr.. Roosevelt
should know also that the Amer
lean people will exercise their pre-
rOgative when the time comes to
select a man to preside over them.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13
COLOR PROBLEM IN WASHING
TON.
From the Omaha Bee.

From the Omaha Bee.
The problem Is a troublesome one.
with small promise Of solution so far
as government Is pledged by constitu-
tional amendments TO recognize no race
or colored distinctions in American cit
izenship or rights, and so long as the
Negro can pass the civil service exam
nations the door of Federal employ
ment is open to him. Practical demon
stration of this fact may have the effect
Of curing some Of the young men and
women of the country of their deluded
notion that government clerkship is
the most select Of all positions open to
those seeking clerical employment.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13
Rev. J. L. White.

The Grand Lodge OF Masons (Ioth
street faction) has fitted up sumptuous
quarters at I7zI Pennsylvania avenue,
n. w, having all facility to work the
various degrees. Ill. H. L. Gibson &
Son are the decorators, they being mem
bers of the craft. The hall presents a
pleasant appearance.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13
COMMISSIONER WEST RE
TURNS

The return of Commissioner H.
L. West to the city was a pleasure
to the people of Washington. Mr..
West is, no doubt, one of the few
public officials who has the esteem
and appreciation of the people, and
they are always glad to welcome
his return. Mr.. West has had a
most delightful trip and The Bee
Joins in with the many thousand
people to extend to him a hearty
welcome.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13
T. $ Marshal

Dear Sir
We notice from AN article that ..
peared in the Washington Post Of 70.
terday, that an effort is to Be mad. \
certain members Of the Bar Asags-,
TO have you do in an indirect nsr-,
what you properly refused to DO -s
direct manner. They propose TO fsr
set apart a room in the Corrth5re n,
members of the Bar Association BEN,
members of the Bar Association ca~-
enlarge the privileges Of these ma
when it comes to using a government
reservation for private purposes Th
Bar Association Is now using rooms
public building for private purposes
that is, for their library, etc. As a ns.
ter of fact they could be denied the us
of those rooms.
We, the colored members of The bz
cannot and will not quietly submit .
any invidiOus discrimination in the e.
ercise Of a manifestly. purely putt
right. We are gentlemen and rcspn
ed members of the bar and insist lga
all Of the rights and privileges d
members Of the bar. Such action
these gentlemen contemplate requssa
you to take would not be tolerate!
most of the States-much less Oug-
to be tolerated by the L. s. Goyemnz
Committee for colored members
the bar.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13

ideally, it believes that his party could
not make a better selection in choosing
him to represent it at the next National
Convention.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13
FOR

FOR
PR SID MT OF T II Z
UNITED STATES
SENATOR JOSEPH BENSON
FORAKER OF OHIO
FOR
VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES
TIMOTHY L. WOODRUFF,
OF NEW YORK
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13
POPULAR DISTRICT DEMOCRAT

- - -" ~ DAO MI DINlNJl RA l -
W. J. Lambert, Esq. one of the lead
son Of Ialmage Lambert, Esq, who has
retired from active practice Mr.. Lam
bert was reared in the District of Co.
lumbia and is a son-in-law of the late
Senator A. P. German of MARYLAND
Mr.. Lambert, ike his distinguished IA
ther, is and always has been a true
friend TO the colored people and has
done many kind and charitable deeds
Tor them. Mr.. Lambert has a large
practice among the best class of colored
citizens of the District. Although a
Democrat he recognizes all classes re-
gardless TO creed or color. Mr.. Lam
Oerts name IS being prominently men
uoned as one of the delegates to the
next National Democratic Convention
representing the young Democracy of
the District Of Columbia. Although
Mr.. Lambert differs with The Bee DO
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13
NORTH CAROLINA'S COLORED
CITIZENS.
Preparing an Elaborate Exhibit for the
JameSfO5,U Exposition

Norfolk, Va, April 6.-Rev. c. F
Williamson, Commissioner General in
charge of the exhibit of the colored
people of North Carolina, and DR.. c.
n. Hunter, Secretary of the State Com
mission, were in the city yesterday, con-
ferring with the Executive Committee
designated by the Government to ar
range the Negro exhibit of the James
town Exposition, Assurances were Civ
en- that the North Carolina exhibit will
be one of the most elaborate of the
State exhibits prepared by the colored
citizens thereof, and that it will occupy
all the space that the Committee here
can afford to allOt them in the Negro
Building. 1t will be remembered that
the Legislature of North Carolina verv
generously appropriated $1,000 to aid
their progressive colored citizens in their
aim to let the world know how rapidly
they are moving forward. The display
of work from the State Institution for
the Deaf, Dumb and Blind will be es-
pecially complete and is said to be worth
travelling many miles to see The vari-
GUS departments have been carefully or
ganized, and the exhibits from each
will be the very best that the race is
capable Of producing along the several
lines. The following departments will
be represented by appropriate specimens: /:
Agriculture, horticulture, domestic sci
ence, needle work, education, me. Ianic
art, literature, fine arts, Horticulture, sta
pie goods, inventions, scenic view of
homes, farms, churches, business houses.
etc, professional resources, political life.
business life, statistics of material re
sources, antique curios, forestry, min
erals, fossils, and the work of women.
The experience CLEANED by the race from
twenty-eight years in the direction of
annual fairs will be crystalized in tho
State exhibit at jamestown. The Mort
Carolnians are determined TO set a
worthy example for the enterprising
colored people of their sister States.
The Washington bee., 1907-04-13
PEKIN.
EhlN.
From the New York Clipper.

1 iOiI tIiS -NCW 1 OIk clipper.
(Robert T. Motts, manager).-This
the first colored stock organization in
the worlds history, playing musical com
-, written and produced by colored
-ople, rounds out its first year of exist
ence March 81, an ire past shows an
Exceedingly brilliant future. Numerous
productions have been made, all credit
able, and great expense has been incur
red. but the balance is on the right side.
To open the second year, a Musical
prescription, in three doses" entitled
Doctor Dope" is the offering with Har-
rlson Stewart in the tile role. The play
IS by Stanley Wood, and in the cast will
be seen Jerry Mills, Lawrence Chenault.
J. F. Mores, Pearl Brown, Nettie Lewis,
LOttie Grady and others. J. Ed. Green
has the production in charge, and many
new features are assured. There are
fifteen musical numbers, composed by
Jos. Jordan and James T. Brymn. Sou
Eenirs will be distributed in honor of the
Rrst year of the organization.