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The Washington bee., 1907-10-05

my personal attention to the farm -.
to any other department of the -
and l should like to continue -
plans which I have pretty thoro,,..r,
worked out for improving the g..
through a series Of three wears. I,
lieve gratifying results will follo,z -
carrying out of these plans which
brief, contemplate the sale of csrr.
tracts OF our present lands not clos.I
connected with the institution. ana !.
purchase Of several tracts nearer +hs,,
by enabling us to better round ort a.,
control our farming operations. Th...
plans also contemplate the moying 49,
remodeling Of a number Of our -,
buildings, and the continued imnro..
ment of the land. We are alreadv ,.
ceiving considerable revenue from =
sale of dairy and truck garden nro4
ucts to the outside public. {
Recent Gifts.
The largest single gift that hs. com.
to US during the year is that Of s,,t
o72, left as q bequest by the late Ir
Albert Wilcox, of New York cir,
He speaks of the Baldwin fud Of
SI5o,oOo, in memory of the late william
H. Baldwin, Jr., which was turDd over
to the Endowment Fund, and $4,000
gift from Alexander Moss.
He cOmmends the Tuskeee Nego
Conference; the National }egrO Busi
ness League, with over our hundred
branches; colored department Of the
Alabama State Fair, et(
He speaks also of ID visit made the
institution by Hon Sen Low, and COZ
cludes by telling wat it
NeHs.
Our needs are 4bout as reported
hast year The mtst pressing ones ere.
I. Fifty dollrs a year for annnal
scholarships fo,the training of ons stu
dent year
D. One tBusand dollars for perma-
nent scholayhips,
3. MoDy for current expense, p
any amoults, however small
4 TT increase of the EndoWmess
Fund II at least three million dollars.
). twenty-five thousand dollars fot
a Y. ~. c. A. building.
q ( Thirty thousand dollars for q
boys dormitory building.
4 Five cottages for teachers a.
$500 each.
The Washington bee., 1907-10-05
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

Information has reached this Of
fee that race discrimination exists
in the Office of the Recorder Of
Deeds, under John c. Dancy.
1t is not presumed that Recorder
Dancy knows of this discrimina-
ton. The complaint is that white
clerks are given work out of their
turn and colored clerks are put
back. Another complaint is that
whenever a colored clerk is asked
to do special work that requires
her presence in the front office she
is told either to go in the copying
room or some other room. She
IS not permitted to sit in the front
office; that is, a female colored
clerk.
Some time ago the superintend-
ent of the building requested the
female clerks in the Recorders Of
fee to use their own toilet dooms.
but there is one white woman who
dehes that order and refuses to go
where colored female clerks 90. She
declared some time ago that she
did not intend to use the same toilet
that colored female clerks use.
The Bee is of the opinion that
hereafter Recorder Dancy will take
more interest in his office and give
those to understand who are en-
deavOring to run rough-shod over
him that he IS Recorder of Deeds.
If there is anyone that is endeavor-
ing to assume the functions of Re
corder of Deeds it is believed that
Mr.. Dancy will stop it.
An effort has been made to re-
duce the force and those who had to
go were the colored female clerks
with but one exception. 1t is be-
lieved that the colored Recorder
caught on to the scheme before it
was COnsummated.
Recorder Dancy cannot afford to.
relinquish his hold on the office,
and neither can he afford to allow
others to make arbitrary rules for
his office. He is responsible for
the conduct of his office, and he
should investigate these complaints
and see if the colored clerks are
being imposed upon, and if these is
any discrimination existing in his
office without his knowledge.
The Washington bee., 1907-10-05
THE NEGRO VS.. ROOSE-
WELT.

=. e. WELT. =. -. ..
Some people are of the opinion
that the colored vote in the next
election will act as it has hereto
fore.
Since the published interview of
the Editor of The Bee, which went
throughout the country, hundreds
of letters have been received at this
office from every State in which
there is a colored voter, indicating
that the Editor will be supported
in his new organization.
Pennsylvania, New York, Mas
sachusetts, New Jersey, Indiana,
West Virginia, Ohio, Kansas, Hi
nois, Maryland, and many other
States will have strong clubs organ
lied that will assert their independ-
ence.
The colored Americans are told
that the President regrets his ac-
tions. He shows it by attempting
to defeat their best friend, Senator
Foraker.
Mr.. Roosevelt has made several
appointments of colored men for
the purpose of controlling the col
ored vote. 1t makes no difference
how many colored men are ap-
pointed to office by the President,
they will have no effect on the
colored Americans, and their vote.
They have ceased going into ecstasy
over Negro appointments.
Mr.. Roosevelt might as well un-
derstand now, the colored Ameri
cans are not with him, and they
will not support him. They have
not forgotten Brownsville, which
will be an issue in the next cam
paign.
There are a few Negro Office
holders who will occasionally de-
clare for the Administration. These
oficeholders do not represent the
colored vote, and many of them are
The Washington bee., 1907-10-05
| am a native here,
A NEGRO MACHINES
From the New York Times

tiOIH TIE new 1Ork lines.
Mr.. w. Calvin Chase, the editor of
The Bee, a Negro newspaper. has out
lined plan of campaign by the Negroes
of the strongest Northern States and
Of the South to prevent the nomination
by the Republican National Convention
Of either Mr.. Roosevelt or Mr.. Taft.
Mr.. Chase estimates that the Negro vot-
ers, by pleding themselves as opposed
to delegates favorable to the Secretary
or War or to the President, will "con-
troll the balance Of power" in New York.
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and possibly
New Jersey and Connecticut. He an
nounces that Negroes in the big cities
Of the country are already organizing
for this purpose by wards and Assembly
districts. The New York Age. "an
Afro-American journal of news and
opinion" as it styles itself, on July rs
The Washington bee., 1907-10-05
I New York; September a
Az. Calvin Chase, Esq,
Editor of The Bee,
Washington, D. c.
Washington, D. c

Dear Sir:
The Washington correspondent Of the
New York Herald in an article publish
ed in this days issue Of that paper. men
toned your name in connection with q
movement TO defeat the nominations Of
Roosevelt or Taft at the ensuing Re-
publican primaries for delegates to the
National Convention.
l have taken no active part in politics
for number of years past, but in this
matter believe that the nomination If
either of the men mentioned would Be
disastrous to the country and injudicios
for the party.
I favor the nomination of Charks q
Hughes, because I believe him to BE- az
honest man, an able statesman, pab
riotic American, and a sincere Chris
tan.
I reside on Staten Island in a sectDs
having a large co1ored Methodist pop
ulation, with very many of whom an
well acquainted. I would like to cirrB
late among them some of the Iiteramrs
which understand you are about 70
send out
Furthermore I will be obliged if yoB
will favor me with the names of a ~
of your active associates in this city,
that may communicate with them
Thank you in advance for a reply, /
am,
Very truly yours,
Andrew Powell
PS.-As my business and other reb-
tions cover almost every section Of the
United States and especially the Stair
of New York may be Of some service
outside of Staten Island.
Palestine, Texas, September y
Hon. w. Calvin Chase,
Washington, D. c.
Dear Sir:
You will see by rhe call of our Afro
American League that the Negroes OF
Texas are demanding a square deal OF
the Republican party. We are desiT-
Gus of working in harmony with yoa
and others up North who are contend
ing for the same. We woud be glad 20
have any advice or instruction that
you are in a position to give along that
line.
Yours truly,
II. L. PrIce.
The Washington bee., 1907-10-05

PRINCIPAL WASHINGTON.
The speech Of Prof. Booker T..
Washington is reproduced in The
Bee this week 1t is full Of sound
logic and good sense. His last an
nual report to the trustees of the
uSkegee Institute shows what he
has done and is doing for the Negro
South.
The Washington bee., 1907-10-05
TUSKEGEE
THE TUSKEGEES REPORT OF
ITS GREAT WORK-WHAT
PRINCIPAL WASHINGTON

IS DOING.
Principal Booker T. Washington, IF
Tuskegee Institute, has submitted lis
annual report to the trustees of thatin-
stitution
The Demand for THSkegee./
In speaking of the demand fo Tus-
kegee Principal Washington staes that
the constant and urgent demaids that
reach the institution from al sections
of the country for men aid women
trained at the Tuskegee Iptltute is a
proof of the value placed IN the work
by the general public.
The outstanding obIigatons, he stated
in his last annual repot amounted to
$67,o72.47. At the pesent time such
outside obligations am5unt to $6385I.o7,
or a reduction of $5222.4o in this in
debtedness.
These obligations however, 1 would
state, as I did las year, are more than
covered by much needed Improvements
for which there were no special funds,
or by stock in trade represented large
ly by building material, which has not
as yet been worked into buildings now
in process Of erection. Over and against
this outstanding obligation of $63,85I.o7
we have owing the institution in cash
$I45o34I stock in trade S7o8344o, and
cash in bank, available for current ex-
penses, $2,2z2.o3, or a total of 500, 559S3
agains this Indebtedness of $63,85Io7.
l hare not included under the head of
our Obligations the amount we borrowed
from Our Endowment Fund and used
in preparing five years insurance.
L A budget. copies of which have al
seady been placed in your hands, cover
ing the estimated cost of each depart
ment for the coming year, has been pre-
pared by what we term our Finance
Committee, of which the Treasurer, Mr..
Warren Logan, is chairman, is sub
mitted for such action as you may deem
wise. 1t calls for an expenditure to
cover all our departments of $Io7,743. "a.
To meet this expenditure we have a
income from stated sources, including
the State of Alabama, the General Ed
ucation Board (not promised for next
year,, Entrance Fees from our students,
the John F. Slater Fund, the Peabody
Fund, and the Endowment Fund,
amounting to $83,o42.37, leaving S113,-
Soo97, TO be secured from the public
during the coming year.
If We can live within the appropria-
tions of the budget, prepared for next
years expenses, it will mean reduction
Of $28,77o78 in the expenses of the
school, as compared with the present
year..
The department which at present is
the most cosby and causes the greatest
drain upon the finances Of TIE school
is that devoted to agricultural training.
This IS true largely because of a recent
change in the location of the main farm
ing rtact Of land, and because much
land which had been enriched, and
which made a considerable return, had
recently to be taken for building pur-
poses. Just now I am giving more of
The Washington bee., 1907-10-05
ESTABLISHED 1880.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
DEAD WEIGHT?

The Bee takes from the Times of
October ? an excerpt to the effect
that Dr. William E. Chancellor, SUI
perintendent of schools, in a speech
before the Citizens Committee, de-
clared that the colored schools are
a bar to the public school system.
The Bee has always admired DR..
Chancellor and thought that he
should be given time to carry his
theories into effect.
His recent speech before the CO.
lumbia Citizens Association is un-
fortunate and uncalled-for. His
statements are unjust to the colored
population and our colored schools.
We had the finest colored school
system in the United States under
Mr.. George F. F. Cook. Some OF
the best men and women in this
country have graduated from our
colored schools under the superin-
tendency of Mr. Cook.
The colored taxpayers and those
who were interested in our schools
had the highest respect for Mr..
Cook and the school system under
his supervision.
The original fight against our
school system was an attack upon
Mr.. Cook by DR.. John R., Francis,
then a member Of the School Board.
This was followed by his wife, Mrs.
Francis, and when Mrs. Terrell
was brought to this city by DR..
Francis and placed in our schools
as a teacher and subsequently a
trustee, and then a member of the
Board of Education, things became.
mixed.
The Bee regrets that DR.. Chan
Cellor should have made such an
attack upon the colored people. The
great bar to the progress of the
colored schools is not the colored
people. but the cOlOred female mem
Der Of the Board of Education,
and when Congress shall be asked
TO investigate the colored schools
it will be established that the fault
is not in the colored people, but
in those who have the supervision of
our schools.
The Bee has Loyalty supported
the present Board of Education,
and it is not believed that the Board
of Education will indorse the SEN
timent expressed by DR.. Chancel-
lor.
The colored people will not per
NIT this attack to pass unnoticed.
They cannot afford it. If the
Judges of the Supreme Court will
permit the people (that is, the col
ored people, to select their school
conditions will be changed
in our schools.
The Bee would like to ask DR..
Chancellor, In what way are the
schools a bar to the pro-
gress of the white schools?.
The wonderful progress that the |
people have made in this
city since Emancipation is remark
able.
The colored public school sys-
tenn of this city will surpass any in
the United States. Our teachers
with but few exceptions are equal
to any that exist.
Our commencement exercises
each year will compare favorably |
with any that are held by the white
schools.
It is not believed that the white
people in this city viii agree with
The superintendent.
The Washington bee., 1907-10-05
OVATION TO THE, WIZARD
Continued from Page -

entering all the problems that relate to
justice and fair play. This is so in re-
gard to the great problems of labor and
capital, of education, and the adjustment
Of the relations Of race TO race, in Sc
curing to all the important but sure
protection and encouragement of the
law
We have a potent example of this
progress in the case of more than ten
million Negroes in America who, in
about forty years, in the face of difficult
ties, have accumulated more than three
and a half million dollars worth of tax
able property; who have acquired nearly
half a million homes and farms; who
have moved forward to the extent that
fifty-six percent Of them can read and
write the English language; who have
sixteen thousand Christian ministers and
twenty-four thousand church organiza-
tions. with twenty-seven millions of dol
lars worth Of church property. In this
connection I want the world to know
that the educatoed Negro is not rapist
and is rarely a criminal of any chara-
acter.
In the solution of all these great ques-
tions we are far from perfection and
much serious work remains before the
right shall completely triumph. For one
| like a hard serious and perplexing
problem at which to work For myself
I would not care to live in an age
where there was no hard problem to be
solved or weak portion of the human
family to be reached and lifted up.
In proportion as We reach down to
lift up the weakest we are made strong.
In the degree that we mete out justice
to the humblest and weakest, in like
degree are we degraded and weakened
In our haste and shortness of vision
we are often too prone to depend upon
the passing of statutory laws to settle
serious problems. The fundamental and
vital things Of life are beyond the con
troll of statutory laws. You remember
St Paul's letter to the Galatians ia
which he says, But the fruit of the
spirit is love, JOY, long-sufering. gentle
ness, goodness, faith, meebness, temper
ance." And then ST. Paul adds these
pregnant words: Against such there
is no law" 1t is away up in St PauPs
atmosphere, above the reach of man,
where your race, my race, and all races
are to look for the final solving of all
the perpleXing questions of the earth.
Let me again in the name of my race,
our whole country, bid you welcome and
Godspeed in your mission of spreading
religious freedom and truth, and knit
ting together all the people of the earth
in a common bond of brotherhood and
service. Such gatherings as this are
helping to hasten the day referred to by
Christ when he said, "You shall know
the truth and the truth shall make you
free"
If in the midst of denominational riv-
airy and bigory, and if in the midst of
racial pride and selfshness, and if in
the midst of national ambition and de-
sire for power, if for a short season
the progress of the world seems to halt
or slacken, let US not grow discouraged
or faithless, ~or lose hope in our task,
but at all times be ready to make the
fullest compliance with the wishes of
day when there will be good will toward
ali men.
The Washington bee., 1907-10-05
TWO CAN PLAY THE GAME.

Mrs. Mary Church Terrell will De
convinced that there are others who can
play the game Of checkers.
The Bee wants to inform her that Il
does not double deal. The Bee notifies
her now that it will explain to her some
reasons why. It may be to the Board
of Education, to the Judges, or to Coo-
gress. or may be to the three. She shall
have sufficient time to prepare her an
sWers.
1t IS a game, Mrs. Mary Church Ter
rel, that two can play.
United States Attorney General Bo-
naparte advocates the death penalty iof
the habituai criminal.
The Washington bee., 1907-10-05
THE WASHINGTON INTERIOR
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From the National View.

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Editor William Calvin Chase is much
disturbed about "the interlopers" in the
city of Washington. In Washington
there can be no such thing as an inter.
loper, for it is the home of every cit-
zen of the Republic who cares to stretch
his tent there. And even those WHO
may muse:
l am native here,
And to the manner born,
are all the children of the "interlopers"
OF yesterday. Finally, what were Ne
gro Washington aside from "the inter
lopers"?
The Washington bee., 1907-10-05
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-23
TWENTY HURT ON
CAESAPEA FLYER.
Pullman Sleeper Thrown Into
Ditch by Buckling Of Track
Under 1t.
TWO DANGEROUSLY 1 {: HURT. ~
Porter from Richmond Among
Victims Oh the Fast Flying
Virginian.
TWO DANGEROUSLY ! HURT

CINCINNATI. OHIO, May 22.-Two
persons were dangerously Injured and
twenty others slightly hurt this af-
tcrnoon when the Chesapeake and
Ohio flyer was wrecked at Lawrence
Creek the sleeper being thrown into
the ditch by the buckling of tho track
under It, The accident occurred be-
tween Broshers and South Ripley. Ky.
All the injured were taken to Nays
VILE and Cincinnati.
The dangerously injured: 1ronton
kelly. Ashland. KY; Mrs. Van Rigo
pikeville. Ky.
Slightly injured: Mrs. Lazare. st:
Lcuis; Judge Hosley, Milwaukee; Law
renee Hosley, Milwaukee; Mrs. James
Gerwin Cincinnati: Mr.. and Mrs.
Van valhenburg, Huntsville, Ala: Miss
Ella Van Valhcnburg. Huntsville, Ala.
Miss Lottie Van Salhenburg, Hunts
VILE, Ala; NJ. *. Smith, Pittsburg
Pa. r.. r.. Allen. Pullman porter
Richmond. Va; Miss Kate Mosby, Gov.
Iington. KY; George Sterns. Cincinnati
Thomas Hanson. Chicago; B. Frank
Portsmouth, Ohio: Mrs. Burke. Ash
land. KY. b.. L. Burke, Ashland, Ky.
Miss Margaret Mayo. Ashland Ky.
d. P. Davis. special mail agent, Gin.
cinnati: j Barhold. Baltimore. Md.
a. Ranfleder. Cincinnati.
The sleeper was attached to thu
train known as the Fast Flying Vir
| ginian," which left Cincinnati at moor
for New York via Washington, Balti
more and Philadelphia.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-23
COURT RULES THAT
ELECTION | [ [: | j is VOID | ]
Decides in Louisville Contest
Case That People Must Vote
Again,
METHODS II v:,' ARE DENOUNCED j YOU g !
METHODS ARE DENOUNCED ED
Interference Of Police at Polls
More Repulsivc Than State
Troops.

FRANKFORT, KY. May 22.----The
Court of Appeals to-day handed down
its opinion in the contested election
cases from the city OF louisville and
Jefferson county, upholding the conten-
tions OF tho fusionists and declaring
the election void. thus reversing the
decision Of Judges Miller and Kirby,
OF the Jefferson Circuit Court. The
court rules that Governor Beckham has
the power to NIL the vacancies by ap-
pcintment, and an election for all city
and county officials is ordered for next
November.
The opinion deals in detail with
election outrages and the use of the
police at the polling places on regis
tration and election days. It declares
them to be as repulsive to the citizen
as would be the use of State troops,
and not to bo tolerated In future cleo
tions. Tho campaign methods of both
usionists and Democrats In the elec-
tion are denounced, and SO Is the use
Of over 100000 campaign fund in the
contest
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-23
LEADING MAN HAS
a NARROW ESCAPE
Horse Plunges Into Deep Water
Is Drowned and Buggy Lost.
Finds Mother Dying.
nccinlto The Ti,nes-Dispatch

Especial to The Times -Dispatch.1
WINCHESTER. VA, May ga spe-
cial this evening from White Post.
Clarke county Va, states that William
II. Rosenberg, a prominent lumber
man OF this county, narrowly escaped
drowning yesterday while crossing the
Shenandoah River with a horse and
buggy, at Howellsville Ford His
horse, blooded animal, became fright
ened at foam in the river, and plunged
headlong in the water, thirty feet
deep. through which ran swift cur
rent. The horse was drowned, the
buggy lost. and Mr.. Rosenberg swan
ashore, landing in an exhausted condi-
ton. He was on his way to lumber
camp to pay wages to employees, and
had over. two hundred dollars on his
person. He succeeded in saving the
money.
Soon after reaching home Mr.. Rosen.
berry's mother, Mrs Elemina Rosen.
berry, died. following an illness incl.
dent to old ago. She was eighty-nine
years old, and the widow of Johr
Rosenberry. While sojourning a.
Chambersburg, Pa. recently she ex
pressed a desire to return to Virginia
| to die, and soon after coming to thi
county she passed away.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-23
president II TUCKER
QUIET ON POLITICS ! J
Won't Know Anything About It
Until Exposition Closes,
He Says.
JAMESTOWN SHOW is FINE
JAMESTOWN SHOW is FINE
Railroads and Bankers Take
Bonds and Certain Of It's
Success.
by WALTER EDWARD HARRIS.

u
WASHINGTON, D. c.. May 22.-Presi-
dent Tucker, of the Jamestown Expo
sition Company, accompanied by Mrs.
Tucker and their son, Mr. Albert Sid
ney Tucker, passed through Washing
ton this afternoon on their way to
Norfolk from day, or two at the Yir-
ginia Hot Springs, whittier Mr.. Tucker
went in search Of short rest.
THE exposition is getting in fine
shape" said Mr.. Tucker. THE work
Of completing the buildings and other
features Of the exposition is almost
over and am delighted with the
showing made. The attendance grows
every day. The backwardness Of the
season has tended to keep down the
crowds, but with tho coming of warm
weather we arc satisfied the attendance
will be all that could be expected.
sour bond issue to raise funds fol
pressing needs" continued Mr.. Tucker
'haye been placed. The railroads OF
Virginia and the bankers Of Norfolk
have got the money we wanted. There
IA nothing in the way of tho eXposi.
ton being as much success as we
have anticipated"
'.What's new In poltics?" asked
since Mr.. Tucker, his friends say, a.
lleast, Is the foremost candidate for the
lgubernatorial nomination to succeed
Governor Swanson.
"I do not know anything about poll
tics, said Mr.. Tucker, "and do no
expect to know anything until afte
1 the exposition. Ono thing at time"