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The Washington bee., 1907-06-01
WORK HOUSE DISCRIMIN-
ALTON

The attention of the Commits
sioners is called to the diScrimina-
ton at the District Workhouse.
The Bee is confident the Commits
siOners of the District of Columbia
are not aware that colored prison
ers are carried through the public
streets in a wagon and put out in
and around the market and public
streets while white prisoners are
allowed to remain in and around
the Yards of the WorkhOuse. At
no time do you see white prisoners
exposed to the public nor are they
put upon the public streets and
compelled to work like the colored
prisoners. Persons sent to the
workhouse are placed or are sup
posed to be placed upon the same
level or footing. White vagrants
are no more in the eyes Of the
law than colored vagrants and nei-
ther are persons who are convicted
of disorderly conduct or other mis-
demeanors.
Persons sent from the Police
Court for offenses should be treat
ed alike. The Bee feels confident
that he honorable Commissioners
are not aware of this discrimina-
ton. One can see every day wag-
on loads of colored prisoners driven
through the streets dressed in the
workhouse uniforms, striped from
head to foot. They are either
cleaning up around the market or
digging down some hill. Not once
do you see white prisoner doing
this. If you go to the workhouse
or in the vicinity of the workhouSe
you will see white men seated upon
the curb pulling up grass. This
discrimination should be stopped at
once and The Bee is of the opinion
that he Commissioners will see that
all workhouse prisoners are placed
upon the same footing.
The Washington bee., 1907-06-01

at Richmond, Virginia, last Octo,..
elected Grand Director f. P Iona. -
Fratcrnal Delegate to the mother A !,
c, which convenes in England ~
Monday. Since his election Rrots'-
Jones has worn his honors Modesto =,
made no attempt whatever to catch =
attention of the public. For the ~,
few weeks, however, we are to b.,,
much of him. On last SATURDAY. he ME-
his beautiful and gracious wife. and =
refined and modest companion ofBro,Ls-
E, H. McKissack of Holly Springs s.g
ed for Liverpool after having been B,-
quetted by his home folks in Old NJ,
sissippi and Representatives of the Ord.
in New Jersey at Newark last F-;5.-
night. He passed through PhiladeIoL;,
stopping for an hour to receive his =.
dentials and his fare from the Gr,,.
Secretary. It is needless to say thar =,
his trip across the ocean Brother To-..
bears the best wishes of our entire -,
ternity for a pleasant journey and .s,s
return. We hope and believe that 1.
will acquit himself nobly and bear him.
self as becomes the Representative 4,
two hundred and fifty thousand OH
Fellows. His is no mean honor 4.
goes as the fourth Fraternal Deleq,t.
the second to have his expenses born.
by the Order.
If you buy goods on the installms,,
plan, agreeing to pay for them a certai,
amo4nt, and you find that the good, s,.
worth only a part of what you Vsr.
charged, you can demand back the mo,.
ey you have paid to the dealer. III.
refuses to return It, you can hold Fl.
goods, and the dealer cannot win actos
against you for larceny.
This is the effect Of a decision BY fl.
Supreme Court in the case of Emmanp.
Gluck, of No. SIS Fifth avenue NY
who bought diamond ring from Tob5
.Beherens & Co., on the installment OIsa
He was charged SI75 for the ring. An.
other jeweler told him it was worth o1lv
$50. He demanded back the money 1.
had paid, but it was refused.
He was arrested for grand larce1y
The decision of the Court of Ap0sab
sets him at liberty.
The Washington bee., 1907-06-01
IN COMMON CHRISTIAN FkL-
LOWSIIP
CoEored and White BGPtiStS COmmingle
at JamestozOm Experimentation
Morris Receives Distinct OUG-


Exposition Grounds, Pine Beach, Nor
folk, Va, May 24-The General Con-
vention of the Baptists of North Amer
ica, which has been in session here for
the past two days, was one of the most
remarkable religious gatherings ever
held in the United States. There were
5000 delegates present, white and col
ored, representing every branch of the
great Baptist faith on this continent
There were delegates from the South
ern Baptist Church, which organization
has a hisory dating from 1861, repre-
sentatives' from the Northern Baptist
Convention, now FIVE years of age, en-
voys from the Canadian Baptist Conven-
ton, and particularly good-looking
and numerically strong delegation from
the National Baptist Convention, the
largest colored religious Organization in
the world Freely these thousands Of
representatives Of the great sect, hailing
from thirty-nlne States and Territories,
commingled in Christian fellowship, the
Northern, Southern and Negro delegates
and even Indians greeting one another
as brothers in a common cause - as
friends and co-workers in a common
faith. As one speaker expressed it, the
feeling of sectional strife which years
ago rent the church asunder, "was bur-
led yesterday in watery grave in his
troic Hampton Roads" It is the first
time the Baptists of the North, East,
West and South have united in ma
tional assembly since their lamentable
separation more than half a century
ago, on account of disagreements on the
Negro and other distressing ante-bel-
lum questions Likewise it is the first
The Washington bee., 1907-06-01
THE NEGRO-NORTH AN
SOUTH


The New York Independent says:
"We read in a Richmond (Va.) pa
per a long editorial giving the story told
by a colored minister in Springfield Of
his failures to find lucrative employ
ment for Negroes in that city, due to
racial prejudice We do not doubt that
every word is true. There IS a great
deal of it North, as well as South, but
it does not follow, as that journal says,
that the Negro likes the South better
than he likes the North That is a
question easily settled by the census
The tide is all in one direction, and so
strong is it that Northern cities have
these newcomers by the tens of thou
sands, and they will not go back. They
find even the Northern discrimination
in business a relief from lynchings and
Jim Crow legislation. But it is bad
enough even here, where it is difficult
for Negroes to get a home in an at
ractive location. But they are making
good progress and feel encouraged"
The "Richmc i'd paper" referred to is
The Times-Dispatch, and we see no
reason to modify our comments. If
the Negroes do not like the South bet
ter than they like the North, why do
they remain here? The Independent
says the tide of Negro immigration is
all in one direction - from South to
North. We do not concur in that state
ment. The negro is by nature migra-
tory. A small portion of them have
gone to the North, and some have re-
manned, but many return. This writer
has on his premises two Negroes who
went North and remained there for a
time, but returned to Richmond by and
by and seem to be quite content to re-
main These are by no means excep-
tional cases. But, granted that the tide
is toward the North, where is the great
bulk of the Negro population today |?
By the census of 1900 there were g.
84o,7o8 Negroes in the United States,
including Alaska and Hawaii. Of that
number, 7Yo2I,o3o were in the Southern
States, including Missouri, Kentucky
and Tennessee. There were in that year
more Negroes in each of the States of
Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi than
in all the Northern and Western States
combined.
The figures speak for themselves. If
the Negroes did not like the South they
would move away. But they do like it
They know that there is no danger of
lynching so long as they do not COM
nit brutal crimes, and as for the "Jim
Crow" laws, if the color line is to be
drawn at all the Negro wants it to be
we'll marked. In the South his exact
status is fixed and he knows where he
stands. In the North his position is
doubtful and equivocal. Naturally he
prefers the franlIness and sincerity oi
the Southern wites.
The Washington bee., 1907-06-01
IS IT A ROOSEVELT RUSE?

IS IT A ROOSEVELT RUSE?
Lake Charles, La, May "a o..
Mr.. w. Calvin Chase, Editor of Th.
Washington Bee.
My Dear Sir
l see By the Houston Texas
Chronicle of May p, a National Negro
Club was organized for the purpose Of
spreading Republican doctrine.
By the associated press of NJ ashing.
ton, D. C., May Fl, a certificate of il
corporation for the Republican Inter.
state League, an organization Of Negro
citizens of the various States, was filed
with the Recorder of Deeds. The de.
clared object of the League is to in.
prove the condition of its members. an!
the race generally and to collect, com.
pile, and distribute information con-.
cerning the status Of the Negro rla
In American politics; also to protect tn.
civil and political rights of the Negg|
race and encourage Negro citizens aI
adhere to the principles and policies a
the Republican party. The incorporl.
tors of the League are: Robert B
Blaunt, Richard D. Goodman, Harisa
Edlin, Walter Tate and Harry Cut
Now, Mr. Editor, with he headquattnI
in your city, what my people want b
know is: Is this one of RooseYstiI
political moves to work tn. color-d p0.
pie in supporting his candidate in II:
coming presidential campaign in 1909
While | am anxious to see an organic.
ton of this kind and would give ~
hearty approval and support, as | thia
all colored Americans would-if ROo2
velt Taft, or Root was not behind +
knowing YOU aJility as a true and tra
leader of our race, we would like aI
know through your paper, The Be-
which stands for justice, equality, al'
success 4or the race, whether this move
ment is trick Of Roosevelt in gettlg
the colored vote, or whethe- it IS oiI
real benefit to the colored race. Awlb|
ing an early reply through the colaHs|
OF your paper, believe me,
Yours for the success Of the race
George V. Washington,
z4o Clarence Stree,
The Washington bee., 1907-06-01
OUR SCHOOLS.

Not since the foundation OF Our
public school system has there BEEN
so much excitement and uneaSlness
as there exist today in our public
schools. That the superintendent
and the Board of Education have
done all in their power to place the
colored schools upon a basis that
will be commended by the people
in this city must be admitted.What
ever may be the embarrassmentS
that have confronted them, the Peo-
pie are aware.
The appointment Of Prof. Ros-
coe Conkling Bruce to succeed
Prof. w. S. Montgomery is no
surprise to The Bee. A change in
the assistant superintendency OF the
colored schools has been anticipat-
ed for a long time. Mr., Bruce IS
a young man, born and reared in
this city. He is clean and hon
orable young man, who has no ty-
rannical principles. The teachers
under his supervision will be re-
spected and treated with courtesy.
Roscoe Conkling Bruce is a gradu-
ate of Howard University, and a
young man of polished and digni-
fed manners. He was born in this
city; hence he is a native Wash
ingtonian. No better appointment
could have been made, and no other
would have given the satisfaction
that this one will give.
The Bee would suggest to the
new superintendent the propriety of
curbing these supervising princi-
pals. There are at least two of
them who should be given to under
stand that they don't own the pub
lie schools.
PUBLIC PRINTER STILL
e. =. =. INGS ,.. .. a..
There was a wholesale discharge
The Washington bee., 1907-06-01
HOW TO WIN.

The way to make your opposi-
ton to Taft effective is to pass the
word down to your secret societies,
the Masons, Odd Fellows, and 9th
er secret organizations. Will you
do it?-Rev. J. NJ. Waldron, at the
maSS-meeting Monday.
The Washington bee., 1907-06-01
A CIVIC LEAGUE
from the Savannah Tribune.

From the Savannah Tribune. 90.
A large number of our leading VI"
citizens met on Tuesday night and io''.
ed civic league. The main p1rpo'' !.
the league is to maintain friendly ~ =,
tons between the two races etc v,
commend our white friends for 'aa
advance step and assure them that IH,. !.
action is appreciated and vii. tsno =
stronger cement the already gooa =. :.
ing that exists in this community =
tween the races. a
The colored citizens, especially ll., ~
of thought and standing viii % s'-: ~,
thing possible in their power 70 70 -
this amicable relation and 10 dis1'-, -.
any form of lawlessness within
rank.
The Washington bee., 1907-06-01
YOUNG MOTHER
Cordele Enterprise

from the Cordele Enterprise.
The record of child births in the Ua'
ed States is believed to have been b'as
by the Rev. and Mrs. George ". 4
Ross, of Oak Mills near Louisville ~
They have a family Of p bright S'T
dren Of age. Mrs. Ross IS just % y'-'
old and looks several years yolnsa.
Her husband is considerably older u
she is.
The Washington bee., 1907-06-01
BIGGEST OF ALL QUESTIONS
From the American Economist

FROM the American Economist
The question of employment and wages
is the chief issue involved in the new
departure of the administration in the
matter of granting special Tariff con-
cessions to foreign countries which raise
their Tariff rates against American ex-
ports as club wherewith to compel a
reduction of the American Tariff. It is
one big question, bigger than all other
questions combined II is a question so
big as to seriously menace any political
party that makes a mistake in the treat
ment of it. That party will go down
to swift defeat which perpetrates the
colossal blunder of injuring our domes-
tic trade relations in attempting to en-
large our foreign trade relations.
The Washington bee., 1907-06-01
THE BEE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW

When Travis Glasco made a speech.
If Mr.. Taft is not convinced that the
colored voters are in earnest.
Who made the new colored superin-
tendent of the colored schools.
Who recommended the changes in the
public schools.
The Washington bee., 1907-06-01

OUR FRATERNAL DELEGATE.
From the Odd Fellows Journal
The Thirteenth B. NJ C., which met
The Washington bee., 1907-06-01
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The Washington bee., 1907-06-01
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-17
LONG AND VALUED SERVICE.
Supt. B. T. Sanborn Connected With
Insane Hospital for Al Years.

Sunday was the 41st anniversary of
DR.. BiECIow Il. Sanborn's official con-
neCtion with the Maine Insane hospital.
He came here June 16. 1856, as as
sistant superintendent at salary of
5000 a year. He was the only phySi-
clan connected with the institution ex-
cept the superintendent, DR.. Henry NJ
Harlow.
DIR. Harlow retired in 1883 at the enI
Of SO years in the institution. There
were dozen active candidates for the
position, but the trustees unanimously
elected DIR. Sanborn who had informed
them that he would still prefer the
subordinate position. The Governor
and Council approved. ami he is still
there. and is in vigorous health.
Shortly before Dr. Sanborn became
connected with the hospital the main
building WAS destroyed by fire and 25
patients lost their lives. Shortly after
he became assistant superintendent.
one patient murdered another. Since
that time, in 50 years, no inmate Of
the thousands of crazy people who
have been there has ever committed Il
serious assault upon anybody. and the
only important fires have been in out
buildings. The trustees ascribc this
to Dr. Sanborns watchful oversight.
The present number of people con-
ncctcd with the asylum at Augusta is
something more than 200 employees and
rising 500 inmates. DR.. Sanborn knows
every ono Of the inmates personally
and can tell at once what is the con-
dition Of any one of them. The hos
pital staff consists of the supcrintend-
ent. the assistant superintendent, five
house doctors. the matron, several con-
sulting physicians ana surgeons, and
scores of nurses, attendants and other
employees.
DIR. Sanbnrn's many friends i'll Au-
gusta and all over the State will unite
i'll wishing him a long continuance Of
the services he has SO ably rendered,
ana also many years of health and
happiness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-17
DON'T DIE AT as.
Cure the Indigestion Which is So
Liable to Lead to ApopIcxy.

Rush of business. eating too fast AMI
too much. excuses of any kind, soon
result IN INDIGESTION. Then when tn"
digestive organs cannot care for "a"
food properly tho coats Of the blood
vessels im tn" brain set littl" nourish-
mcnt, become brittle, and finally yield
t. the fierce blood pressure. one is
then said to have a "shoC!,." to be par
alyzcd. or to die from apopl"NN.
People suffering with headache, gid
dinrss. paIpitation. .,lr"ri"SSucSS. bad
taste in the mouth. droWSincSa, coated
tongue, distress after eating. SpcckS
before the eyes. and any other Of the
many di>tr,s ing /. suits of weak
ened stomach. should profit by the dis
covcry of Ml-o-na stomach tablets.
III recent years the greatest advance
in medicine has been in the study OF
diseases of digestion and nutrition and
no other prescription has proven it
self of as much value rs Mi-o-na. IL
is relied uTun az a certainty today ~
relieving the worst troubles of diEes-
ton and assimilation and making Il
complete cure.
The strongest proof that can he Of
fered in substantiation of the claims
that Mi-o-na will cure the worst forms
of stomach trouble, cancer excepted
and give immediate relief in indiges-
ton is the guarantee that Bowditch'
Webster & Co, give with every 5O-cent
box of Mi-o-na to refund the money
unless Mi-o-na cures. A guarantee
like this must inspire confidence in
Mi-o-na. Bowditch, Webster q Co.
take the whole risk and the remedy
will not cost you penny unless it
cures.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-17
MAY PROVE FATAL
When Will Augusta People Learn the
Importance of it?

Backache is only a simple thing at
first;
But when you know It's ON the
kidneys;
That serious kidney troubles follow:
That diabetes, Brights disease may
be the fatal end.
You will gladly profit by the follow
ing experience
IT'S the statement of an Augusta
citizen.
Frank T.. Chase, of 143 Northern
Ave. Augusta, Me. says: In the fall
~ 1898 | recommended Doan's Kidney
pills through our Augusta papers after
! had procured the remedy at Chas. X.
partridge's drug store now Willis r.
partridge, and had been cured of a
lame and aching back. The pains had
been so bad at times that | was
actually compelled to lean against
.omething for support. 1t was not the
erst time | had been attacked in this
NV but it was the first time l ever
rsed Doans Kidney Pills. l can say
.hat never before used a remedy that
ave me such quick and lasting relief
turing the past six years there have
boon no occurrences of my trouble
worth mentioning. and l am glad to
reendorse what L said in my first
statement"
For Sale by all Dealers. Price so
,,rte Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo,
Now York, Sole Agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's- and
take no other.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-17
A SIMPLE CURE FOR Plies

Pile sufferers know that ointm"ntg and
other local tr' dtE,rntS sometimes relieve
Int never cure. They don't remove tho
cause.
There is a little tablet that IS taken in
tcrnally, removes the cause nf FILES. and
cures any Clgc Of any Kind no matter
how long standing.
months treatment costs 500. Ask
FOR DR.. L"Onhardt's IIcm-Rold n thou
sand dollar guarantee goes with every
trCatmCntD
Hcm-Roid Is the discovery Of DIT. Leon
haidi. Of Lincoln. Nch.. ono Of tho most
distinguished and successful physicians
in the Western States.
Bowditch. Webster & Co.. or DR.. Leon
har1t co. Niagara Falls. N. Y.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-17
Working Out Details Of
the New System.
Teachers Elected Saturday A.
ternoon for Coming Year.
Members OF Board Find Plenty OF
Business.

a meeting Of the Augusta school
board Was held at the City huilding
Friday afternoon, the primary purpose
Of which was the election Of teachers
for the coming school year. The major
ity of the teachers of the different
schools If the city were reelected
with the exception Of three who have
resigned. they being Miss Angie ~
Hincklry. teacher Of Grade | and the
preparatory class in the Middle street
school Miss Florence y. Young, teach
cr Of Grade VIII in the Williams Gram
mar school, and Miss Bertha NJ. Muir
phy, teacher of Grade Y in the Will
lians Grammar school Miss iIincklcy
will be succeeded by Miss Mary Is.
Banks of Weeks Mills. and Miss Muir
ply viii lie succeeded by Miss Alice
Lowell Of FarminGdaln. Both Miss
Banks ana Miss Lowell are graduates
of Pennington Normal school. The for
mer has taught in Belgrade and other
places in this vicinity, AMI the latter
was principal of the Grant Grammar
school in Farningdalc. An innovation
mcnt will be that Weston Lewis, prin
ClIlJl III Illc w liltllllS soIIl''l
will leach Grade TX.
The teachers Of the rural schools on
the east side Of the river have not been
elected, but Il meeting for that purpose
will be held at the City bui(din" at 40
this afternoon. There is also one addi-
tional teacher t. he elected. the in
StruCtUr in Latin for the Cony High
school. The board had before it on the
meetings Of Friday and Saturday sew
rral applications. and will give fur
thcr hearing 20 such applicants at an
othcr meeting to be held at the City
luiIding at o'clock Friday afternoon,
June II.
In addition to the other business
transacted tie board has prepared csti-
mates for tn" amount Of school moneys
needed covering the school year, To be
presented to the city council and to be
added to the appropriation bill. y petit
ton has been presented to the board
numcrously signed by the residents Of
Ward s. asking for the establishment
ana maintenance ut some central l0ca-
ton in that ward during the present
year of a graded school for three or
foIl, grades As this would probably in
voIvc the consolidation of some schools
in that ward the matter has been re
fcrred to the city solicitor for a deter
mination Of the legal questions in
volvcd. The board has found l1r,''
amount Of detail work in COH:i,' l'.l
with the changing over of til" s"'!"'I
system, ana has been obliged I" lt.'
frnuu"ItIr :ircc it's election. Fnll"%ln'S
l.; . lit e the teachers VIII" hay thuF
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-17
WaterviIIe Notes,

The little Mi-o-na tablets sold by
Geo. w. Dorr. the druggist. have be-
come deservedly popular. Mr.. Dorr
guarantees that Mi-o-na will make
thin people fat, regulate digestion, and
increase health. or else there will be no
charge for the remedy, and the pui-
chase price Will he returned on do
manj
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-17
Julctte Dostie.

Jul"ttc tn" little daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rudolph Dosti". died at her home
at No. Washington street. Sunday.
from Supplemental. aged years,
months aud . days. Tho funeral will
be at $50 this afternoon ut st. Au6Gs-
tinc'S church.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-17
Mrs. AzaeIia Parrc,

Mrs. Azaelia PARE died Sunday at
her home at No. 40 Northern avenue,
after a long illness. aged % years. The
funeral will he at s A. NJ. Tuesday at
st. Augustine's church.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-17
Edwin c. Pack ard.

Edwin q. Packard died about
o'clock Sunday evening at the HON" OF
his sister. Mrs. Anua Saunders. On the
West River road, from ana"mia. Ills
age waf 80 years. I'll" funeral an
nounccmcnt will be mad" later.