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The Washington bee., 1907-06-29
ODD FELLOWS DIS
SENSION.

We have noticed that there is a
great fight going on among the Odd
Fellows in Alabama.
We have been creditably inform
ed that, underlying this trouble,
there are things connected with this
great confusion not very compli-
mentary to the S. c. of w. We are
informed that this fight was precip-
itated by a decision rendered last
January which disregarded the
rights of the officers in power to be
heard, according to the laws laid
down.
Governing a trial in case of an
appeal to the S. c. of w, we desire
to say if the S. c. of w. did as it
is charged, it has certainly given
dissatisfaction. Such conduct would
have the appearance of partisan &C
ton Now, if these contentious are
true, who could blame the people
for not submitting to decision that
disregarded their side, according to
the laws? This is said to be the
leading district under the American
jurisdiction, paying more revenue
into the SupremeTreasury than any
other district. We are also inform
ed that Alabama has one of the
cheapest and best endowment sys-
TENS in existence among the Odd
Fellows of America, and pays more
money to their widows and or
The Washington bee., 1907-06-29
EDITOR FORTUNE.

Editor T. Thomas Fortune, OF
the New York Age, is one journal
ist in this country for whom The
Bee has the most profound admira-
ton and respect. The Bee admires
Editor Fortune because he is hon
est, no matter what his faults are
or may have been or his after
change Of opinions. He has always
defended the cause of his people in
his own peculiar way and has
changed politics to do it.
The Bee reproduces Editor For
tunes leading editorial on Secre-
tary Taft and the editor Of The
Bee, because we believe in fairplay.
That is, The Bee wants its readers
to read both sides. Now, if Miss
Jeanes requested Secretary Taft to
be one of the trustees of the fund
left to educate the Southern cOlOred
youths, neither The Bee nor any
one else has anything to do with it.
Hence The Bees criticism of Sec
rerary Taft's appointment by Mr..
Washington was unfair and The
Bee stands corrected by the editor
of the Age. But Miss Jeanes com
mitted a blunder in her bequest in
naming Mr.. Taft one Of the trus-
tees. Editor Fortune asks the
question, relative to the dismissal
Of the colored troops and the posi-
ton in which Secretary Taft was
placed, Would William Calvin
Chase have stood by his chief or
resigned from the Cabinet?"
Because the chief of William Cal
vim Chase sees HI and enters, is
it any reason that he, William Cal
vim Chase, should enter also, Edi-
tor Fortune? If the editor of The
Bee was subjected to Editorial
domination of Editor Fortune and
Editor Fortune commits a wrong
that will destroy him, should Edi-
tor Chase go to destruction also?
Yes, had Secretary Taft been Edi-
tor Chase and Editor Chase Sec
retary Taft, Editor Chase would
have resigned from the Cabinet and
told his chief that he would have
to travel to HI alone. Because
Senator Foraker has made is hot
as the internal regions for both
since the fatal order of dismissal,
and the end is not yet.
The Washington bee., 1907-06-29
THE CHAIN GANG.

Some time ago The Bee called
the attention Of the Honorable
Commissioners of the District of
Columbia to the seeming discrimi-
nation that was being made at the
wOrkhouSe between the white and
colored prisoners who were sent
from the police court to that insti-
tuition. Notwithstanding the report
that the superintendent of the work
house has made to the Honorable
Commissioners of the District of
Columbia, which appears in this
weeks issue Of The Bee, the editor
of this paper has seen wagon loads
Of Workhouse convicts, all cOlored
men, going to work upon the public
streets. There is not a white con-
yiCt to be seen in these wagons.
Not a white convict is to be seen
with the colored convicts upon any
Of these public works.
The Bee doesn't contend that the
Honorable Commissioners would
be party to such discrimination, and
neither does The Bee contend that
the superintendent Of the Wash
ingon Asylum is aware that all col
cred convicts are compelled to ex-
pose themselves while white con-
viCts are kept in and around the
Washington Asylum. While the
superintendent denies it in his re-
port to the Commissioners, it is
nevertheless a fact. The under
strapperS at the asylum, who make
this discrimination without the
knowledge of either the superin-
tendent or the Commissioners of
the District of Columbia. The Bee
contends that the vile and vicious
convicts, both white and colored
should be made to work or the de-
linquent husband and the wife
beater. However, The Bee is pleas
ed that the Honorable Commission
ers have received report from the
superintendent, but if they will
make a personal inspection they will
be convinced that no wagon load
of white convicts is seen drawn
through the public streets to be
conveyed to public works, such as
digging down hills, embankments,
etc.
The Washington bee., 1907-06-29

Prof. Washington when it believes
that he is right, but it cannot see
where he is right on the TAFT ques-
ton.
Let us. therefore, make the busi-
ness league a business factor in the
body polite. Let the league take
the place of past political blunders
made by colored Americans. Then
and not until then can they hope to
be what the distinguished educator
would have them be.
From the business league notes
that appear n The Bee this week,
the citizens OF Topeka, Kansas,
Iite and colored, intend to make
lhe meeting of the league a great
success, 1t will no doubt be the
greatest and most successful meet
ing that has even been held yet
The Bee wishes it success.
The Washington bee., 1907-06-29
CAPTAIN OYSTER.

The Bee on behalf of the citizens
of Washington extends its graft
tude to Capt James F. Oyster for
making a record of the position of
music instructor held by Prof. J.
T. Layton. There is no teacher in
the public schools more competent
that Prof. ]. T. Layton. He won
his position by merit alone and not
by favoritism, as the records in two
competitive examinations will show.
In two cases, after he had won,
others were appointed over him.
There has been too much color preiu
dice in our schools. Prof. Layton
cannot help being black. His color
has nothing to do with his musical
ability. Thank God Captain Oys-
ter and many other white members
Of the Board of Education have no
color prejudice, as The Bee has
long ago stated. In speaking of
Prof. Layton, Commissioners West
and Macfarland and others say that
he is one of the best musical direc-
tors in the city. Prof. Layton has
directed the largest choruses of any
director of music that has ever been
in the public schools. The citizens
OF Washington love him. The pa-
irons of our public schools believe
in him. His name is a household
word in huts and novels and pal
aces. No man has won a greater
record than he has. He stands TO-
day pre-eminent in the estimation
OF musical people. There has been
a conspiracy against Prof. LAYTON
for years and every time it takes
life the hand of God kills it. In
The Washington bee., 1907-06-29
AN OBJECT LESSON.

The Bee desires to call to the
attention Of the colored members
of the bar of the District of Co
lumbia a report from the wilds of
Africa, otherwise Monrovia, Ii
IBERIA, where a National Bar Asso-
citation has been organized. In this
black republic our former towns
man, Mr.. T. McCant Stewart, sug-
gested the propriety of organizing
a bar association. This was done
at luncheon. The colored mem
bers of the bar in this city have
been growing fat from luncheons
given to them and at each luncheon
a bar association was organized or
suggested. The last and the best
function given was by Attorney
Thomas L. Jones, at his magnif-
cent residence about two years ago.
This function was fit for the gods,
from which a Negro bar association
was born. 1t was still born" The
brains of the guests were intoxi-
Gated with determination and prom
ises. A bar association was Just
the thing. This was the unanimous
opinion and expression. 1t has
never met since and it will hardly
meet again until there is another
function. Then the members will
again organize. Here at the Cap
ital Of the greatest republic in the
world, where intelligence is sup
posed to be photographed upon the
forehead of tramps, a bar associa-
ton among colored lawyers is a
thing of the past and foreign to
the memory of the Negro legal
profession. But away in Africa,
where civilization is growing and
where intelligence is today on par
with American civilization, so far
as the American Negroes are con-
cerned, there has been a Negro bar
association organized.
The Bee congratulates its old
friend, T. McCant Stewart, and It's
learned and distinguished friend,
the Hon. F. E. R. Johnson, the at
tOrney general of Liberia and presi-
dent of the bar association of the
republic. This IS an object lesson
to the local members of the bar.
The Washington bee., 1907-06-29
REV. WHITE.

For the benefit of Rev. White,
who does not seem to know the
feeling of the colored people against
the Administration, The Bee begs
to inform him. Every sane negro
in the United States is against the
President and his Secretary ofWar.
Any negro who is for either is a fit
subject for St. Elizabeth. When
the President dismissed those color
ed troops he knew just what he was
doing. He was catering to a South
ern rebel sentiment. Now that he
has been mistaken, as Rev. White
The Washington bee., 1907-06-29

this conspiracy are people who
boast of their bastardy. and not
their birth The people want more
men on the Board of Education
Ike Captain Oyster. They believe
in him. He can be trusted and re-
lied on. Capt. Oyster, the people
thank you, and at some future day
an evidence of their gratitude will
be manifested.
The Washington bee., 1907-06-29
FOR
ASSISTANT REGISTER
ADAMS.

/ he eQlIOTldl on assistant Kegs
ter Adams in the Bee last week was
to a large extent based on hearsay
evidence, which in the light of later
information was given out for the
purpose of injuring Mr.. Adams,
rather than presenting an accurate
statement Of the case.
The Bee has thoroughly investi-
gated the matter and is now able to
present the real facts in the matter.
About eighteen months ago there
appeared in the daily papers Of
Washington an unsigned notice in
viting all persons interested in
stamp collecting to meet and form
a philateic society. There were
about thirty persons present at this
meeting, and Mr.. Cyrus Field Ad-
ans, who had been an ardent phi
latelist for twenty-five years, was
one of the number. He was we'll
known to many of those present,
and took an active part in the or
ganization of the Washington Phi
latelic Society, and was of course
a charter member. In view of his
long career as a philatelist and his
expert knowledge of the science,
which were known to a number of
the collectors, he was elected pres
ident Of the society. There was no
race question involved-it was sim
ply an organization bound together
by the enthusiasm of its members
for philatelic research.
1t is now evident that the whole
controversy has been stirred up by
a SOutherner who was exceedingly
angJ J when he learned that the Phi
tatelic Society had a colored presi-
dent. He gave false information to
the correspondents of several daily
papers throughout the country, and
to several cOlored men who spread
the reports abroad without investi-
eating the matter.
These news-carriers endeavored
to prove that Mr.. Adams had black
balled a Mr.. William H. Wilker-
son, who applied for membership
in the Philatehc Society, by stating
that his rejection was unanimous,
and therefore Mr.Adams must have
voted for him. This is false. The
records do not show that the rejec-
ton was unanimous. Mr.. ]. Fin
ney Engle, the secretary of the Phi
latelic Society, in a written state
ment which The Bee has seen, says
that the vote on Mr.. Wilkerson
was not unanimous for rejection
a number of ballots were cast in his
favor. And Secretary Engle fur
ther says that as the vote was by
ballot he can not state how any
member voted, but at President, ,Cy-
rus Field Adams, favored the ad-
mission of Mr.. Wilkerson, he be-
lieves that Mr.. Adams voted for
him. Mr.. Adams declares most en-
phatically that he cast his ballot for
Mr.. Wilkerson-that ought to set
tie the matter.
The Washington bee., 1907-06-29
THE NEGRO BUSINESS
LEAGUE

When Prof. Booker T. Wash
ington organized the Negro Busi-
ness League, little was it presumed
that it would have reached such
magnitude in this country. This
organization is doing more to slim
ulate business interest among the
colored people than any institution
that has been established in recent
years. In politics the Negro is a
political failure He has never
learned the use of the ballot. He
has allowed himself to follow blind
ly the leadership of certain men and
parties to his own detriment. He
has allowed himself to be eliminat-
ed because bad white men, South,
have been elected to office who
have ruined the business interests
of the community. Today the col
ored Americans South have no po-
litical standing or face, even among
those whose interests they have ad-
.vocated. The Business League,
therefore, has been a school to col
Ored Americans. Instead of col
ored Americans losing sleepless
nights and days, receiving broken
bones and cracked heads, they are
now accumulating wealth, getting
property and making themselves
good citizens. When the white
man is made to feel that he colored
business man has something he
wants. he will seek him. When the
colored man places himself in that
position in the body polite he is
recognized as a good citizen.
Whatever may have been the past
blunders of Professor Washington,
whatever may have been his mis-
takes, let us be charitable and give
him credit for the good that he is
doing now. While he is doing some
good, let The Bee make this friend
" suggestion to him: The colored
Americans will not support PreSi-
dent Roosevelt for the Presidency
or any man named by him, and if
Prof. Washington cares for the
good will and support of the people
he should not tell them to be pa
tient and support the President or
Secretary Taft. Secretary Taft has
blundered and he knows it. He nc
doubt realizes the blunderS he has
made in following the instructions
of his Chief Executive.
Secretary Taft may be such a
man as Professor Washington
would have the colored Americans
to believe that he is, but how car
we forgive him for what he has
done to our brave soldiers? The
bee is always pleased to support
The Washington bee., 1907-06-29
ONLY ONE THERE

From the administration Of To.-
d. Defries to the time that Hr
Oscar P. Ricketts, retired from d.
Government Printing Office, va
there SO much prejudice and ii
elimination against the colored sn
ployeS as there is now? Never b
fore in the history of that of1ce h
the colored employe been treats
with such little respect and consa
Grafton as they are now. Whebs
the Public Urinter is aware Of Il
condition Of affairs in his office. ;
tar as the colored employees ar
concerned as there is now. Hn
Thomas Benedict, a Democrat
Public Printer under Mr.. CIeav.
lands administration, never Judge
a man by the color Of his skin H
promoted colored men to secha
The Washington bee., 1907-06-29
OFFICE OF THE EPWORTH

LEAGUE, ATLANTA. GA
Irvine Garland Penn. Assistant Gerz1
Secretary. June 70, 1907
l am glad to bear testimony coacs1I
ing the character and ability Of RsF I
L. Parks, ID, whom l have n9'i
for twelve years, as one Of the no
scholarly man | have had to do I'll
as well as one of the best educaton
have known in all of my expens%
While he was professor Of systenl-
theology in Cannon Theological 81
mary in Atlanta, Ga, he was IN the y
fection of every man and woman 0l %
race who knew anything about his "o'
among US, and in his interest III =
We were all pleased with Dr. F@'D
because his interest in the race W.
OF a permanent and substantial Ana :
seems to me that the race can ID an0''
to be without DR.. Parks, especially SID
he is so fully prepared in ezPefl'-.'
and desires to serve his country ana p
Master through the uplift Of the Neg.
While he is now in a great field, y7'
IS my earnest prayer that he may 'o-- -.
day be called back in some work u,
has to do with the preparation oi u.
young men and women for service .
life. 1 have never put my hand y
tribute of any brother with more !.
inc satisfaction and JOY than J % -
this Of DR.. Parks.
(Signed) l. Garland
The Washington bee., 1907-06-29
GAZETTE EDITOR A TGl

GAZETTE EDITOR A LIAR
From the Cleveland, Ohio. Gazette
hat color-line charge against Cy.
+. Adams, assistant register Of the
). Treasury, sent out from Washiaga
on tuesday to the daily newspapers
the country IS just so much sensation
rot which w. Calvin Chase Of i
Washington Cd. c. Bee IS ever al
anon giving rise to because he is ba,
We do not believe there is any mo
foundation for it than there has ja
Tor other similar charges brought OH
mally by the same individual in ysl
gone by.
The Washington bee., 1907-06-29

bosses and other places WHERE ~.
demanded it. At no time. uDd.- !
administration or that Of Us.,
Rounds, Palmer and Rickett, =,
any colored emplOye removed /
cause he was colored.
What do We see under the n.-
ent Administration Of the Cover
ment Printing Office? We So. !.
only competent colored nressr,,.
appointed by Mr.. Ricketts, Or n
Palmer, removed from his posit;,.
His colored help was first rem.
ed; then the colored pressmsn %,
removed. We also see the wive,
eX-Unlon colored soldiers remor..
We see colored widows with i,r
and five children removed. TR.-
are not over ten colored women
the Government Printing Ofs
We ask the question, What doe.
mean? This Administration b.
done more harm to the colored A.
ericans than the two Democra
administration Of President Cle7
land. The colored Americans han
a duty to perform, and they shor
perform it well.
The Washington bee., 1907-06-29

phans. As We understand :;
whole system was organizes
the administration which fl. y
of w. IS trying to oust. and -.
still controls the affairs for , u. +,
admits, and if the Executive .
to do the fair act, why does,t
President reinstate those dis,b,.
ed soldiers? Has Rev. Win.
other old folks bill that he ~.
Mr.. Roosevelt to recommsus q
Congress? For the benefit a. D
White, who doesn't seem to 4. ~
informed, we will state tbs, 2
per cent of the colored peo,l,
this country will oppose srr :
named by President Roosey.t = :
cry honest and intelligent cr,.I
voter, Rev, White, is again,, I
President and Mr.. Taft. Carr /
news. The Bee publishes =.
communication because # m,r /.
your poor folks home.
The Washington bee., 1907-06-29
THE BEE
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-01-10

cities, railroad companies and all COM
mercial bodies in the. trans-Missouri
states. The following representation
Is authorized under the call:
The governor Of each state and
territory may appoint ten and not
more than 20 delegates; the mayor
Of each city, five and not more than
ten delegates; the county commits
sioners of each county, five and not
more than ten delegates; national
and state agricultural associations,
not more than five delegates each;
railroad companies not more than
four delegates eaohI chambers Of
commerce, commercial clubs and
other commercial bodies, two dele
gates each.
United States senators and con-
gressmen, the secretary of agricul-
ture and his assistants, governors OF
states, officers Of state agricultural
colleges, officers Of state experiment
stations, state engineers and mem
bers Of state land boards, by virtue
Of their position, will be entitled to
membership In the congress.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-01-10
School RepOrt.

Report Of the Highland school for
the half term ending December 2lsti
School opened on Sept. Sd and during
this time four monthly examinations
have been held. The following is the
highest rank in each grade for the
half term: Grade z, Bernice Stiversi
s, Carrie Holman and Nellie Burke
4, Minnie Sanders; s, Clara Herman
2. Agnes Lahri 1, Dewey Steelsmith.
During this time we have canvassed
the work required; prepared two good
programs and done essay work. The
school is making good progress. The
parents and all others who are inter
ested in the school are urged to pay
rs visit We have had . number
Of visitors this term but ! would like
especially for the patrons Of the sthOol
% come and see how tbs work is pro
crossing. II. DEilEussrnAH.
I~rhaf.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-01-10

is reliable and insures constant sup
ply Of feed for the town.
Few persons realize that the SER
vice Of the hay supply is greatly les
sened by the blowing up OF prairie
near town and its transformation into
cultivated farms. Very little good
hay ground is now left compared to a
few years ago. This year the grass
yield was very poor and not half the
hay per acre was put up compared
with 1905. As result the hay mar
ket has been booming. Prairie hay
in Kansas City brings $3.50 to $l2 &C.
cording to quality and it is easy to
see what this means for hay prices
here.
Mr.. Schneider has realized that
Abilene must ship in a great deal oil
hay and he has arranged his hay mar
ket for carrying large stock through
the fall and winter. 1t is equipped
with automatic carriers run by cleo
trio motor, new scales and is one Of thu
most complete hay barns in the west
Mr.. Schneider is prepared to deliver
baled hay on short notice anywhere
in the city and has over 200 tons now
on hand. The benefit Of this market
is important to the hay users and ii
much appreciated. OF course it il
impossible to keep the prices Of hay
low when hay is scarce and is bring
ing high prices elsewhere but Mr.
Schneider has the good Of his Gus
toners at heart and he gives them al
possible advantage. The benefit o.
his enterprise will be more fully ap
preciated as the years go by and II
promises to become a valuable estab
lishment for the community.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-01-10
WILSON MEANS BUSINESS
Secretary Of Agriculture Says Pure
Food Law Will Be Enforced.
The Act ls Now In Force and Any
One Who Violates II Does
So At His Peril.

Washington, Jan. 3.-"We cannot
say definitely what class we shall
reach first on the enforcement of the
pure food and drugs act" said Secre
tary Wilson, of the department Of
agriculture, Wednesday, "but you
may take 1t to be certain that among
the first to be reached will be the
fellows who defy the law"
The secretary's statement was
made after he had read circular re-
Gently issued by the National Whole
sale Grocers Association, which as
serted that there is nothing in the
law that prohibits the sale Of goods
containing any particular coloring
matter or preservative.
parties desiring to use fictitious
names might organize firms or cor
porations under these names. Fic-
titious names may be used with i'm
punity until next October"
while the machinery for enforce
ment of the law has not been COM
pleted yet" continued Secretary VIII
son, "the law is now in force and any
merchant or manufacturer who vio-
lates 1t does so at his peril. If any
Of these gentlemen think they can de-
fly the law with impunity, let them
try IT,"
The secretary said that labels now
In the hands Of manufacturers and
dealers may be used until the first
Of October because the department
has no desire to impose upon them a
heavy loss.
But" said the secretary, ION all
products entering into interstate or
foreign commerce 1t will be neces-
sary to have a label that will show
what the package contains. II the
old label does not show this a paster
put on the package must show 1t. For
instance, If a package contains cot
tonseed oil, either the label or the
pagter must show that 1t is cotton.
seed oil and not olive oil. II un-
wholesome coloring matter is used
By the manufacture he win lay him.
self liable to prosecution. No ami
line dyes or deleterious preserva-
tives will be permitted In food pro
ducts and manufacturers may as well
make up their minds to that and ad-
Just their business accordingly"
Just before the holiday recess an
appropriation Of t250.0oO was made
By congress 10 enable Secretary VIII
son to obtain a sufficient corps Of
chemists and inspectors to enforce
the law.