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The Washington bee., 1907-07-20

is a great deal behind this which
will be more fully explained after
the meeting of the subcommittee
of management, which is to meet in
Philadelphia next Monday, July p.
1t would seem to The Bee that
those in control would stop this
dirty business at once, in view OF
the fact that owe. two-thirds Of the
membership OF the order is from
the South. The removal or attempt
at removal Of either Editor Davis
or Mr.. Howe will surely cause the
entire South to rebel and secede and
establish a new B. W. c.
Many of the Northern lodges will
follow the South. The Bee IS con-
fdentially informed that many OF
the lodges in the District OF Co
lumbia will unite with the South.
1t will be seen that a dissolution OF
the Odd Fellows of America may
happen at any time if the sub-com-
mittee of management attempts any
drastic measure next week.
.,
This may read like fairy tale,
but The Bee has published many
tales of a similar character that
have terminated in the destruction
of the offenders. Editor b. J. Da-
Wis, of the Atlanta Independent, IS
the idol of the South. Mr.. Howe
is an organizer and a man OF great
executive ability. Alabama and
Georgia alone furnish more dele
gates at the B. Nj. C. gatherings
than the entire North.
The Bee has made a thorough III
vestigation Of all the circumstances
in this matter, and not half has
been told. The Odd Fellows OF
this city would become disgusted ii
they knew all.
The Bee would be pleased to see
harmony, but if harmony cannot
prevail, the facts of every charac-
ter will be given to the public.
The Washington bee., 1907-07-20

Gratis who had so long kept poor
white" in abject poverty and social
degradation. The consequence has
been that scarcely a man who rep
resents the old regime in Southern
politics holds a respectable or COM
manding position which can be CIV
en- at the hands of the Southern
voter. The poor white man IS
on top indeed. His aim was pri-
marily to humiliate his erstwhile
superior and dictator. He failed in
this because he was ignorant, brut-
al, inexperienced, pride-blown - in
fact. a boor and a fool. BY the
superior intelligence, tact and di-
plomacy of the aristocratic classes
the poor whites" were attracted
toward the alarming progress and
prosperity of the eX-slave. 1t was
shown that the Negro and not the
aristocrat was the thing to be fear
ed. This was apparent from the
superiority which the ex-slave feels
over the poor white trash. The
poor white" took bait, hook, line
and pole, and are trying how mean,
delivish and utterly unfit for gov
ernment they can make themselves.
In the meantime the colored people
are progressing. the aristocracy are
plotting to regain power, the race
problem remains an open ques-
ton, and the poor white man con-
tinues to remain a deluded and
pride-bloWn fool.
The Washington bee., 1907-07-20
SUB BOSSES.

in the schOolroOm as well as else.
where YOU will find the sub-bosse,.
DR.. Chancellor will find a few in
his schools, especially among COZ
ored supervisors. when he returns
to the city. He will find more than
that. He will find the assistant sub
boss to the supervisors in petit.
coats" They would have a few Of
the lower grade teachers to under
stand that they have been given au-
thority to order these teachers out
of the schOOlrOOm. There are some
colored people to whom you do not
dare give any authority at ALL The
recent system Of marking down GER
tain teachers for spite will also de-
mand the attention of the superin-
tendent, and many papers of school
children were not marked at ALL
These teachers must be nOt0ri0usIy
ignorant or UNANIMOUSLY reveagetuL
to get even with some one #
these conditions are to exist. the
responsible persons should be dis
missed without ceremony. There
have been several teachers marked
down for spite. The Board of Ed
ucation will be asked to appoint
special committee to investigate
these complaints and report its find
ings to the Board before school oP
ems, because a few dismissals vii
undoubtedly follow, and Justly so
The Washington bee., 1907-07-20

cans.
The bootblack parlors will
admit the colored American. :
so-called up-to-date ice cream ..
lors conducted by the 'Dagop
forms the colored American fb.,
cannot be served. What doe =.
of this mean?
The colored American mr,.
up and doing he must open h.,
nesses of his own. He must /.
able to accommodate his people !,
every branch of industry.
How necessary it is for the -,
ored Americans to establish =,
kinds OF business. The first f5;,r
a foreigners learns when he cor1,
~-A.N1
to America is the word Negro Z.
has that word uppermost IN 4.
mind. He knows nothing else VII,
he lands upon American soil
Do we need the cclOred man +,
business? Do we need to prote,,
our wives and children and s,v.
them the insults OF these foreign
invaders?
1t is very necessary for us, thers.
fore, to be a part Of the great Com.
mercial world, and be independent
of the "Dago."
The Negro business League is
therefore, a factor.
The Washington bee., 1907-07-20
JUVENILE COURT.

Clerk Harper Of the Juvenile
Court is a busy man. He has to
do three mems work. The Bee is
confident that Judge Pc Lacy IS
very much in need Of more clerical
help. All the forenoon Clerk Har-
per's time Is taken up making ont
informations. When Court con
venes at 1 or I.3o P. NJ. he must
read the informations to the defend
ants and swear the witnesses Tor
both the prosecution and defense.
Then there is another burden he
has; he issues every warrant lie
is compelled to remain from Q OF
o.3o A. NJ. to 8 and sometimes I
O'Clock PM. before court adJouns,
The Bee has always had great re-
spect for Clerk Harper He IS one
of the most accommodating men
connected with the judiciary and
The Bee hopes that Judge De Lacy
will apply at once for more clerical
help because the court is very m1ca
in need Of it.
The Washington bee., 1907-07-20
A RACE PROBLEM.

Perhaps the most unfortunate
phase Of the race problem, if there
really exists such a thing, lies in
the fact that the absence Of a just
and clear definition of that problem
permits and encourages the exploit
alton Of the thousand and one issues
and ologies conceived by mischiev-
Gus and malignant denIagogueS and
incubated by well-meaning but mis-
guided yisionaries. Not a day pass
es but some new side IS al led to the
already angular and distorted prob
lem. This want of accurate defini-
ton of the race problem suggests
one Of two very important COnClu-
sions or both. Either the race prob
lem Is indefnable, and therefore
nOn-eXistent from a practical point
of view, or II is Intentionally left
an open question by agitators for
the purpose Of eliciting the most
thorough scrutiny and of applying
every cast of thought to which a
proposition is susceptible.
1t may be stated just here that
the history OF this country has fur
nished no instance where a social
condition, taking the form of a
problem. has been so uniformly and
universally juggled, mystified, and
misunderstood. or where there has
been less disposition to insist upon
actual facts than in the so-Called
race question. Whatever may have
bee nthe motive of the inventors OF
this race problem, it is clear to us
that something is radically wrong.
From the line up" we imagine
that this so-called race problem con
stitutes so much sop thrown out
for the purpose of diverting a GER
tain class from the real source OF
their past conditions. And it re
requires no prophet to see this. The
poor white man. has, by the grace
OF Abraham Lincoln, had his social,
material. and in a measure moral,
letters stricken off. He now stands
really and truly an American citi-
zen, at least so lar as emancipation
can make him so. He is invested
with the rights OF citizenship, (which,
By the way, prior TO emancipation,
he exercised only under conditions
named by the aristocracy. With
untrammelled suffrage came power,
and with power all of the hatreds,
ambitions and aspirations of which
the human soul IS capable. With
power. too, came the spirit of re-
venge-revenge upon those aristo-
The Washington bee., 1907-07-20
ODD FELLOW POLITICS

ODD + ELLOW IOL1 lICo.
The Grand United Order of Odd
Fellows in America has been the
greatest factor in the American
body polite from the time when
the memory OF man rumeth not to
the contrary" This organization
has had men at its head that have
reflected credit upon the order.
The Bee has great confidence in
the organization, and much interest
in those who are directly concern
ed in making it what it should be
for the benefit of humanity.
There are times when grafters
get control of institutions for one
purpose only. While the Bee is
not the organ of the order, it has
an interest in those who have the
welfare of the people at heart, as
we'll as the welfare of the order.
The Bee would be derelict in its
duty if it failed to warn the two
hundred thousand Odd Fellows in
America of the danger that threat
ems the order. Men sometimes be
come so selfish and conceited by
imaginary power that they will not
listen to reason. If there are a
few men at the head of the order
who will not listen to reason for
the benefit of a great body, an inn
mediate change then becomes nee
essary.
The Bee last week gave a friend
" hint to the S. c. NJ. of an exist
ing OF impending revolution in this
great organization. There Is dis
position to discountenance this
friendly hint and declare the dec
laration to be an infamous lie. .
The Bee has in its possession
most infamous deal that would
make denizen politicians blush.
For officers of an order, who
have been elected by regularly
elected delegates, to be party tC
such a deal is Infamous. 1t wa,
the expose of this infamous deal, I
the Alabama case, that caused the
injunction to be dismissed agains
the D. G. L. of that State.
If this grand body is to be Off
cered by such men the sooner mem
bers of the order should know th'
facts and decide for themselves
whether such men should be con
tinued in office to make the order +;
cesspool of corruption.
Editor B. ]. Davis, of the At
lanta Independent, is a victim o
a deep-laid campaign to oust hin
from the order, because he gave
dissenting opinion in the A-abama
case. of which Mr.. c. A. Howe /:
d. G. NJ. of the State.
The d. @. NJ. of Alabama /:
paying the highest endowment OF
any order in the South. and tc GRIP
pie the usefulness OF the order. as
well as Mr.. Howe. a decision was
rendered, the tendency of which
was to put Mr.. Howe out OF busi-
ness and place his opponent, who is
conducting petty insurance busi-
ness in the State, in power. There
The Washington bee., 1907-07-20
\ TYRANNICAL ACT.

At the meeting of the B. NJ. {
of Odd Fellows in America certain
officers were elected by the regular
delegated body. One among the
principal officers was Editor b. ].
Davis, Of the Atlanta Independent,
and, as The Bee stated last week,
he is one Of the brainiest men IN
the South, and a man of the high
est honor and integrity. He was
elected Grand Treasurer Of the Odd
Fellows in America, and executed
his bond. The subterfuge that has
been sprung by his enemies is that
he has violated his obligations.
Never was a more infamous
falsehood told. As treasurer the
money of the organization has not
been turned over to him, although
ne has executed his bond and it
has been accepted. The people, as
well as the Odd Fellows, in this
country are not aware OF the cause.
Treasurer Davis refused to agree
to the payment of illegal bills con-
tracted, and again he rendered an
adverse opinion in the Alabama
case. When all of these facts and
much other damaging information
in the possession of The Bee are
made known, they will show a con-
dition in the organization that will
tend to a revolution in the order,
and the odd Fellows might as well
prepare 10 meet it.
Because certain limited power has
been delegated to men, they must
not presume that they can ride
rough shod over the will of the ma
iority. There are certain condi-
tions that exist in this order that
are not at all known to the Odd
Fellows of this country.
The publication in The Bee last
week has startled the Odd Fellows
throughout the country, and many
inquiries are being made asking
what the conditions are. They are
most startling and if necessity COM
pels their publication The Bee will
do so.
Editor Davis IS a victim of a
deep-laid conspiracy, and D. g. NJ.
A. c. Howe can a tale unfold
which will put to flight these graft
ers in the Odd Fellows.
Present indications show that the
entire order will be put to stand
still on. account of the ignorance
and bigotry of some of the heads
in the order.
The order should not be made II
suffer because selfshness and ignor-
ance have controlled by trickery.
The idea of two or three men de
fying the authority of a delegated
The Washington bee., 1907-07-20
COMMENCEMENT AND
POLITICS.

In the first instalment Of opinion
on the editorial page OF the New
York Age Of last week. the trustees
of Wilberforce University, Ohio,
are reminded that they were guilty
of a violation OF commencement de-
corum when they permitted Sena-
tor Foraker to talk about the
Brownsville affray at their recent
commencement. The writer of this
output of opinion, presumably T
Thomas Fortune, would have all
discussion of a political nature eX-
cluded from the college atmosphere,
especially at commencement sea
sons. 1t can be readily understood
that the brethren in interest. who
control the Age are opposed to any
mention of the Brownsville matter
which tends to reflect on the Presi-
dent or Secretary Taft. But that
IS not reason why political topics
should not be discussed in colleges.
If this principle is sound, the ex-
clusion of political discussions from
commencement exercises. then Sec
retary Taft, Senator Knox. Secre-
tary Root, President Roosevelt and
a host of others have been guilty,
this year and in years past. of bad
taste and academic indecorum.
Then, doesn't The Age recall that
the Brownsville matter is not a po-
litical subject? Doesn't The Age
remember that no less an authority
that President Roosevelt himself
said at the now historic Gridiron
dinner, and on other and divers oc-
casions, that any discussion of his
order of discharge would be purely
academic" So that even if it be
admitted that political subjects
should be left off commencement
programs, it would still be in order
to discuss the Brownsville case. be-
cause the President SAYS such dis
cuSsiOn is academic. By the deter
mination of President Roosevelt.
even The Age may discuss the
Brownsville case, and permit its
staff correspondent to do so.with-
out fear of mourning displeasure in
Administration circles.
We assume that this phase of the
matter has escaped the attention Of
the brethren in interest, who con
troll The Age, and we take pleasure
in giving them light on the matter,
IN the hope that however modest
Editor Fortune may be as to the
discussion Of other matters in which
he deems it his bounden duty to
think as the Administration does
he may at least be frank as to the
Brownsville affair. for it is now an
academic, not a political subject
The Washington bee., 1907-07-20
DAGOES DISCRIMINATE.

Coming to this country to free
themselves from oppression, one
would suppose that they would not
be tainted with the least discrim-
ination. But it is a fact, neverthe-
less, that the Dagoes who are now
monopolizing every available busi-
ness space in the city, have been
taught to say, 1--WE don't serve
you, meaning the colored Ameri-
The Washington bee., 1907-07-20
TRUSTS vs.. THE PEOPLE.

Next to the ability to create
wealth the power to keep it is the
most important. 1t makes but lit
tie difference to a person whether
ne creates much or little if he gets
no more than bare living out of
1t. The slave got that much, and
never had to worry whether he
The Washington bee., 1907-07-20
THE BEES WARNING

The warning that The Bee gave
to the executive heads Of the '.
w. O. of @. F. last week was f9r
the good Of the order Some pe9-
pie may think that they know s''
erything because they are apparent
ly on the inside. One may be On
the inside and then not know every
thing.
The Bee dislikes 10 differ with
its friends, but there are nnes
when friends unintentionaliy COM
nit blunders.
Because a person has had q ''l-
tie power delegated to him Is no
evidence that he must use that pow
er to the detriment of his friends
1t is best to go slow sometimes.
READ THE BEE.
The Washington bee., 1907-07-20
THE BEE
PUBLIBHD At

100 Eye ST., N. W., Washington,
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TO HOLD, JOINT
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS
colsneI Royal T. Frank Garrison,
Army and Navy Union, Elected
Officers Last Might.

Colonel Royal r. Frank Garrison
No. so, Army and Navy Union OF
Phoebus, elected officers for the on,
suing term last night and decided
10 join with the Old Point Garrison
In II pubic installation of the officers
on the evening of January 18th. Mr..
]. r. b, Stuart. junior vice commander
of the National Carlson, ana collect
or OF customs in Newport news, was
Invited TO install the officers.
Old Point Garrison will elect It's
officers next Monday night. Tho Of
iicers of the Phoebus garrison are:
Commander@Mr. John II. Scully.
Senior vice commander-Alr Will
liam Rlgger.
Junior vice commander--Mr Jonn
f. Schlerloch.
Adjutant--Mr. George Brlcnncld.
Paymastcr-Mr Charles Smith.
Quartermaster-Mr. o. ID. Smith.
Onicer OF the lay-Mr. John Ryan.
Officer of guard-Mr. John Caugh-
or.
Officer of watch-Mr. James Pnrdy.
Chaplaln--Mr. Joseph Engleberg.
Executive conncil--Mcssrs. ]. Il. II.
Stuart, James Ryan and John John
son.
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FOR RDNT-FOUR ROOMS: CITY
water ana gas. 40 Lee street
hampton. 12-i52t
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Simon Parker, II Year Old Negro,
Pumped Load Of shot Into
Night PfoWIeP
FATHER or BOY TELLS STORY
nys the Dead Man Had Attempted On
Several Occasions to Break Int,
His Home and That the Youth sno.
in Defense of His Mother and His
Home.

Bell Littleton, colored, was shot
and killed by Simon Parker, IT
years old negro youth. near Sawyer's
Swamp. in Elizabeth City county last
night The full details of the murder
have not been reported to the Hamp-
ton police authorities, but according
to the Information received. young
Parker acted in the protection or
his home. .9'@,
y William Parker, the father of the
youth who did the shooting. was In
Hampton when IL occurred and he
Immediately came to the Office or
Sheriff r. X. Curtis ana reported the
case to that official.
According to the story told Sheriff
Curtis by William Parker. tho neigh
borhood Of Sawyer's Swamp has been
Spentered with night prowler. Par
iker says an unknown man has Via
tied his home several times within
the past week and that he purchased
a gun for his protection. 1t was also
reported to Parker that Littleton
VINO was regarded MS bad charac,
TOR, had made many threats against
him.
When Parker left his home at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon to come
into Hampton he told his Hon to be
careful and that IL anyone came
around tho house and attempted to
5hrenk not TO take any chances but
to shoot him. Parker says that the
information brought to him Is that
Littleon camc to his home and was
attempting to break everything to
pieces when his son fired. The load
struck Littleton in the body ana he
was almost instantly killed.
AS soon us the matter was made
known to Parker he came To Sheriff
Curtis and reported 1t. From the Of
flee of Sheriff Curtis, Parker. who Is
athoroughly reliable colored man. left
for his home on Sawyer's Swamp.
The facts were reported to DR..
George k. Vnndersllce, the coroner
and II is expected that full inves
tigation into tho shooting will he made
today by jury ana the coroner.
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Dear Santa Claus-Don't bring me
a set of fnrs this Xmas-as l have a
heavy eoat-but bring me from Mr..
W. N. Tignor's store, big baby
carriage and doll From
Eva May Richardson.
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CONGRESS WILL ADJOURN SATURDAY
On That Day Members Win Begin
Their Christmas Holiday and viii
Not Return to Washington Until
January 6--secretary Frye Is sworn
President OF Senate.
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Dec. 1G.-
a speech of Senator Tillman, filed
with denunclatlon of the President, the
Secretary OF the Treasury and the
Department OF Justice, of ilnanciers
and captains of Industry" was the
chief subject of interest in the Senate
today.
In the absence OF Senator Aldrich.
chairman of the committee of f.
nance, the resolution was allowed To
70 over.
A number of other bills were intro
duced today The Senate adjourned at
3: 10 y. IN.
The House session was limited to
twenty minutes ana little business
was transacted
The speaker announced the appoint
mcnt of the committee on approprla-
tons. The House adjourned until
Thursday.
Both houses agreed to adjourn OH
Saturday for the Christmas holidays.
the recess TO continue until January
G.
Senator w. p. Frye. OF Maine, was
today. sworn in as president pro TEN
of the Senate. continuing his services
In that office.
Blind Senator sworn In.
The two Senators from Oklahoma
We're sworn into office today. Senator
Mooney presented the credentials of
Robert L. Owen and Senator Culher-
son, those of Thomas +. Gore the
blind Senator.
They We're escorted to the Vice
Presidents desk. Senator Gore walk
Ing slowly by the hid of his cane and
leaning on the arm OF the other Sen
ator. Tho oath of office was admins
tired to Senator Gore, after which he
was conducted to the desk, and hav-
ing the pen properly placed on the
book before him. signed HIS; name To
the constitution.
I Inc terms OF the two Senators were
then drawn by lot. Senator owen Sc
cured the six year term and Senator
Gore the two yenr term.
Immediately after converting. the
House agreed to n resolution mcreas-
Ing the membership of the various
committees by one or two members.
The ways and means committee Is in
creased to nineteen, banking and
currency to nineteen. coinage. weights
and measures to eighteen. rivers and
hnrbors to twenty; merchant marine
and fisheries 10 nineteen: foreign ar-
fairs to nineteen; public lands to
nineteen; Indian affairs to nineteen;
public buildings and grounds to sew
enteen; District of Columbia to nine
teen.
Bills Introduced.
Among the bills introduced in the
House today We're the following:
by Mr.. Clark, of Florida. prohibiting
common carriers of passengers from
limiting the time for the uses of in
terstate tickets; providing for trans :
Florida ship canal from the Atlantic
to the Cuff
Mr.. Hale. of Tennessee. bestowmg n
fiat pension of $40 on every veteran
who served GO days in the civil war.
BY Mr.. Forest, of Oklahoma, max
Ing two cents for an adult and one
cent for child tho maximum railroad
rate per mile chargeable for interstate
ticket
BY Mr. Williams, of Mississippi de-
signated to admit to American regis
try foreign bought VESSELS engaged in
domestic trades.
BY Mr.. Richardson, of Alabama
eXempting engineer officers unfit for
heid service from riding tests.
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Basketball Toniuht.

Exciting basketball 10 promised to
lovers of the sport in Armory hall to-
night when the teams of the Young
Mems Christian Association will meet
in battle for the silver cup. Tho
Reds will be pttod against tho
Whites. while the Colds will do bat
tie with the Blues,
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Aged Man Under Arrest.

William j. Morris. 40 years old, an
inmate OF the National Soldiers
Home was arrested yesterday after
noon by Officer JohnW Cunningham,
Morris had imbibed too freely and
will appear in the police court this
morning on the charge of being in
toxicntcd
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KILLED A LARGE FOX.

Bird Dogs freed the Reynard and
MIR. Curtis Gun Killed Him.
While hunting In York county yes.
terday Messrs. Edwin Curtis and j.
Vaughan Jones captured n magnir.
iccnt specimen of the gray fox II
was the largest reynard seen this
season. Tho fox was chnsed for some
distance by the two bird dogs and
took refuge In u large tree. The aim
of Mr.. Curtis proved true,