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The Washington bee., 1908-12-19
NEGRO CONGRESS ON

UBENOULOSlS.
First Health Exhibition for the Race
Tuskegee, Alabama.-A health ex-
hibition,' the first ever devoted
wholly to the welfare of Negroes.
viii be held here beginning Monday,
December II and concluding Satur-
day, December I9. The National AS
sociation for the Study and Proven
ton Of tuberculosis will send its
travelling exhibit known as the
American tuberculosis Exhibition
An extensive program OF illustrated
addresses, platform meetings and con
ferences will be conducted by strong
local committee under the direction
of an advisory board, including rep
resentative cOlored men and women
in all parts of the country.
Without undue elaboration the pro
gram will be aiong the lines of the
recent International Congress on Tu-
berculosis at Washington. Practical
ly a Negro Congress on tuberculosis
or consumption will be held for the
study and prevention of that dread
disease. In addition to the medical
sessions the program will give partic-
ular attention to the general topics
discussed at Washington at they re-
late to the colored race. Meetings
will be held for ministers, teachers
and physicians, and for representa-
tives of the Colored Young Mems
Christian Association. Colored
Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton, colored women's clubs. Negro
Business Leagues, school improve
ment associations, etc. Popular ster-
eOpticon talks will be given for the
people generally and for the school
children.
The general advisory board repre-
sents the influential men and women
OF the race in many states. Strong
local committees have been appoint
ed and special efforts will be made 20
secure delegates and individual visit
ors from many cities. Churches, so
cieties, schools and colleges are urged
to send delegates. Detailed programs
will be announced soon. The Ameri-
can Tubersulosis Exhibition which
has been shown in three countries,
will be displayed in Commodious
quarters on the grounds of Tuskegee
Institute.
I A Health Week" is announced TO
begin Sunday, December I3, on
which day it is requested that all col
ored churches. Sunday Schools, and
young peoples meetings everywhere
will give special attention to the
gospel Of good health and right liv-
ing" During the week it is hoped
that local societies and clubs of col
ored people throughout the country
will hold at least one meeting to dis
cuss tuberculosis or consumption and
how to keep we'll. Every one who
is interested and will help in any
fashion as well as those expecting to
be present are urged to correspond
The Washington bee., 1908-12-19
REV. W. McHENRY WINTERS
d. d.

Rev. W. McHenry Winters, ID.
a Cuban missionary, a native of Ma.
tanzas, Cuba, is in the city in the
interests of his countrymen.
Rev. Winters is a nephew of Gen
eral Antonio Maceo, He. is a gifteC
linguist, speaking fiuentIy sever
languages Rev. Winters comes wei
recommended as a man of the best
blood in Cuba.
In speaking of Cuba and his peoi
pie, he said that the colored people ir
Cuba are doing well They owr
several million dollars worth of prop
erUy, ana as Tar as their business j!
concerned they are doing we'll Many
The Washington bee., 1908-12-19
BROWNSVILLE

BROWNSVILLE AGAIN.
That President Roosevelt
should put forth every possible
effort to justify his discharge of
the battalion of the 25th regi-
ment by securing testimony and
facts that would establish the
guilt OF those suspected of be
ing implicated in the Browns
vile raid, was to be expected.
In the Presidents special mes
sage to Congress last Monday,
dealing with the Brownsville af-
fair, he presents the confession
of COnyers, one of the discharged
soldiers, and this confession not
only gives the names of the other
leaders in the conspiracy. but
even gives the details OF the
plans for the raid, if what is re-
ported Is true.
We regret it not because we
would have preferred that a
crime remain unearthed, but we
regret it because it makes a fool
of so many of our race who have
been denouncing the President
so bitterly for the discharge OF
the soldiers.
On the other hand, The Bee
welcomes the finding of the
guilty men since it will wipe the
stain Of disgrace from the innO-
cent men of the Twenty-hfth
who were made to suffer with
the guilty.
If the President has establish
ed the guilt of these soldiers, re-
grettable as the whole thing is,
1t carries a valuable lesson, and
that IS it never pays to resort to
unreasonable criticism of men
and officials until we have all the
facts. pro and con. 1t is always
wise to husband your wrath over
night in hope that the morning
will bring evidence to dispell it
without harm to any one.
Possibly no president that has
ever occupied the White House
has seen so little of the Irish, the
German. the Welsh and the Ne
gro in a man, and more of the
real worth, honesty and noble
ness than President Roosevelt,
and that is why the great body
OF the we'll thinking members of
the race refused to attribute his
discharge OF the colored soldiers
to their color.
For the race The Bee has this
adviCe-Let reason be enthrOn-
ed where rashness has reigned.
Let us wait all the developments
all the facts.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-19
HOUSE AND HERMAN

II you want 10 purchase Christina,
and New Year household goods. anc
II you cannot satisfy yourself else
where, give House and Herman
all. This establishment is one O
The largest in the city. Theer is nc
excuse for the housewife; she is II
a position to call and make her owr
selection.
Every husband should see 4hat hi.
wife is satisfied before the beginning
of the New Year.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-19
NEED OF NEGRO PHYSICIANS

One of the most effective and per
manent forces available for the up
lift OF the family and the moraliza-
ton of the social life Of the Negro,
is the trained physician. The urgent
call for efficient men in this profeS-
sion is emphasized by the prevailing
physical conditions in the Negro
race. The startling fact Of a death
rate twice as great as that among
, whites, a death rate from tubercu-
losis three times as great; and ply
sicaI conditions in some sections
worse than under slavery, gives en-
phaSis to the call for the trained
physician.
The thorough preparation OF the
Negro doctor involves the well-bein2
of both races. For weeI or woe, the
growing millions are bound together.
In thousands of communities epi-
denies and disease in. one race men
ace all. For the study of diseases
peculiar to the Negro; for the pre-
vention of epidemcs that involve all
/ for the lessening of the frightful
mortality of a race the Negro physi-
clan must be trained
The Negro is fixture in our
Democracy. The four millions OF
+ yesterday will be the twenty millions
in the near tomorrow. The Negro
is set for the rising or falling Of
| American civilization. Economic
eficieny also is involved The Ne
gro is to furnish the strong hands
that must largely do the work in
cur semi-tropicaI South, with impe-
rial resources yet undeveloped.
Leaving out the question of humanity
and the safe guarding OF national
health, economic efficiency alone calls
for the thorough equipment OF ply
sicians for the Negro race.-Dr.
Thirkield of Howard University in
.he Southern Workman.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-19
THAT SOCIAL FUNCTION,
The Daily Press last week

THAT SOCIAL FUNCTION.
The Daily Press last week
published an account of a social
function rendered the trustees
OF the Jean Fund; that is, to the
colored members.
There were present some OF
the best known colored citizens
in the country. 1t was a repast
tit for the gods.
DR.. Booker T. Washington
DR.. Derrick, Ex-Gov., P. B. S,
Pinchback, Dr. John R. Francis,
Bishop Grant. Register w. T.
Vernon and many other distin-
guished colored Americans.
Now, just suppose Hon. Henry
B. Mcfarland, Judge Taft, and
the other white members of the
committee had given a social
function and failed or refused to
invite the colored members of
The Washington bee., 1908-12-19
AFRAID OF THE NEGRO?

In the discussion of the tenn
perance question, the Anti-Sa-
loon declared that the liquor
question, if submitted to the
people. would be defeated be-
cause of the Negro vote. There
are as many white people who
drink whiskey as there are col
ored people. The colored voter,
in this city, can vote as intelli-
gently as the white voter. If
Congress restored suffrage to the
people of this city, the colored
citizens would know how to
vote. They would vote for men
who would protect his interests.
There was a time when the
colored citizen knew but one
party. He has long since been
taught to divide his vote.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-19
DARK RACE BLESSINGS.

Nothing has ever improved the ap-
pearance of colOred people like Com
plexion Wonder" 1t makes any dark
skin lighter every time it is applied.
The best dressed colored women and
colored men of New York use II
continuously, 1t improves the color
ed countenance magically. Dark
skinned people also find the Wonder
Hair preparations just what they
need. The Wonder Comb he,ps
to straighten the hair; when used
with magical pomade called Wonder
Urcurl' it makes any head of kinky
hair put up well,
If the hair is too short you should
use the Wonder Hair-Grow.' This
liquid fertiIizes the scalp. Just as
YOU fertilize a cotton field to make
the cotton grow. so this liquid feeds
the scalp and makes the hair grow
longer.
Any of these articles will be sen.
for so cents in stamps, orPost-office
money order, by NJ. B. Berger & Co,
2 Rector Street, New York.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-19
A CINCH.
From the Advocate.

What cinch the Washington Bee
has. 1t never lacks for editorial sub
jects for there is always something
doing in the public schools
The Washington bee., 1908-12-19

Hon. Joseph G. Cannon,
) Speaker of House of Representa-
tives,
Dear Sir:
Senate 48 an act to
appropriate one million dollars to re-
imburse depositors in the Freedman's
Saving and Trust Co, passed the
Senate April 9, 1908, without a dis
senting vote, aud reported to- the
House May II, without amendment.
There are sixty-One thousand, one
hundred and thirty-one persons who
lost money by the failure of this Co.
and large number of these are get
ting old and need relief. | have talk
ed to the leaders of both parties and
they all agree that it should be CON
sidered.
This measure has the endorsement
of the Executive Departments. as can
be seen by the reports, and we the un-
dersigned pray that you will recog-
nize the Hon. w. B. Mckinley, TO
call it up on the 9th OF December
We have large petition signed by
the colored people throughout the
country. praying for immediate
action on the same. | may add that
nearly all of the members of Con-
gress seem to be willing to have this
measure considered.
Rev. James L. White, 2533A 18th
St, n. w; Geo. w. Cabaniss, MD,
I744 K ST, n. W; E NJ Hewlett,
ATTY. at Law, 3I7 AZ St, N. W.;
w. C Martin, Atty at Law, 5o3 d
St. \. W.; l. NJ, King. Atty at Law,
COG F St, n w; Joseph H. Stew
art, Atty at Law, COG F St, n. w;
Geo. W. Stewart, IIo9 10Th ST, n.
W; JnO r. Francis. Pip Pa. Ave,
| n. w; ]. R. Williams, NJ. D., 2Io9
Pa. Ave, n w; w. Calvin Chase,
Almond w. Scott, 5o3 D ST., N w;
Marion L. Clinkscales, sos D St, n
w; A, NJ. Curtis, 1899 18th s.,
| c. w Childs. NJ. D., 1911 L ST, n.
jW.; Peter D. Morris, 1903 L St, n.
| w; Jonh A. Lankford, 81 9th ST,
! y. w. architect; Richard r. Hor-
ner. 9th and d Sts4 n. w.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-19
MR.. JOHN F. COOK.

Mr.. John F. Cook, no doubt
one Of the most prominent and
leading citizens of this city, was
suddenly stricken with paralysis
last week. Mr.. Cook has held
some of the most important po-
sitions in the gift of the people.
Why is a colOred newspaper
in Washington like a grave
yard?
Because there is always room
for one more.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-19

the committee, what would the
sentiment be?
There has been so much agita-
ton. condemnation and criticism
of drawing the color line by the
white people, when in fact the
colored people are more guilty Of
the offense than the white peo-
pie
The color line is drawn more
among and by the more highly
educated colored men than by
the second class colored people.
1t would have been all we'll
enough for the committee to
have said that a dinner was given
Doctor Washington, Doctor
Derrick and others, and made no
mention of the Jean Fund trus-
tees.
The Bee is of the opinion that
few smart Alec's" had a few
fish to fry and wanted to parade
themselves before Doctor Wash
ington, or they may have had a
few hot air" speeches to get off.
There was a great deal of full
some praise of Doctor Washing
ton, which he didn't appreciate.
Intelligent colored men, above
all others, should exercise good
sense and sound judgment.
Cease drawing the color line and
Jim Growing" ourselves; then
the more intelligent people of the
opposite race will appreciate the
Negro.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-19
CHANCELLOR'S TIL

CHANCELLOR'S TRADE.
William z. Chancellor is never
happy unless he is attacking the
public schools. He is still at his
graft hobby. Why didn't he
prove graft on those to whom
he referred in his attack some
few months ago. He had every
bit of the machinery of the gov
ernment at the time. Chancellor
was all talk, just as he is now.
There could not be any graft in
the appointment of the teachers
without his knowledge, because
he appointed them all. Does he
want the people to infer that he
was a party to it?
Chancellor made all the ap-
pointments for the white and
colored schools, and not even the
members of the Board q Educa-
ton had any say in the appoint
ment of teachers. The old man
had better take a rest.
The public schools will be inn
proved next year.
The Board of Education will
make a few changes in the super
vising principalship.
The check matter is in the
hands of the District Attorney,
1t is not believed that any
criminal intent was meant in the
check case.
The Board OF Education in
tends to make an example Of the
wrong-doers.
William E. Chancellor will
write another book, and then
cease.
Chancellor never gets tired of
writing. The last time DR.. Chan
cellor addressed a colored au-
dience in this city he assured the
colored people that they were his
sisters and brothers. He was
under fire then. The Bee was
behind him.
The people object to the Nor
NAL school being under the su-
pervision of Howard University,
or any part of it.
Captain Oysters reply to
Chancellor is all that is neces-
sary. Chancellor continues to
feel the sting of The Bee,
The Washington bee., 1908-12-19
HOTEL MACEO.

When visiting New York City,
stop at the Hotel Maceo, 2I3 West
s3rd. Street, corner Broadway.
Steam heated. Telephone. Bog,
Columbus.
B. F. Thomas. Prop
The Washington bee., 1908-12-19

with Dr. John A. Kenney, secretary
local committee, Tuskegee Institute,
Alabama.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-19
APPEAL FOR THE FREEDMEN.
SPEAKER CANNON ASKED
TO ACT.
Washington, d. c,
Dee. 1908.

Hon. Joseph @. Cannon,
Speaker of House of Representa-
tives,
Dear Sir:
The Washington bee., 1908-12-19

w. CAL Vim CHASE, EDITOR
The Washington bee., 1908-12-19
PUBLISHH

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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-09-28
FARMERS DAY.
Chamber of Commerce May Arrange
to Entertain the Farmers of
Chehalis County.

At the meeting of the chamber of
commerce, to be helG tomorrow eve
ming in the city council room, move
ment will be started to hold Farm
er's Day" in Aberdeen some time in
October.
Since the opening of lhe road from
the east into Aberdeen. farm wagons
may be seen on the streets every day,
loaded with the products of the soil,
and it will be wise move to make
our farmer friends and their custom
ers better acquainted.
1t has been proposed to issue a
general invitation to the farmers of
Chehalis county, and to arrange a
dinner for them, and other kinds of
entertainment. An effort may be
made-in view of the approaching
election--to invite the senatorial or
congressional candidates on the Dem
ocratic and Republican tickets to
hold a joint debate on the occasion.
A joint discussion between Jones and
Cotterill would be a drawing card.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-09-28
DEMOCRATIC RALLIES.
Democratic Speakers Will be in Alb
erdeen and Hoquiam Tuesday
Evening, October 13.

John Pattison, mayor of ColfaX,
and Democratic candidate for COVER
nor, George F. Cotterill, candidate of
the Democratic party for United
States senator, Portland G. Hunt and
c. A. Reynolds, of Seattle, will ad-
dress the voters of Aberdeen and Ho-
quiam on Tuesday evening, October
13.
Owing to the "Clansman" being
at the Grand theater on this evening,
the Aberdeen meeting will be held in
the city council room, with an over
flow meeting outside If the weather
is favorable.
At Hoquiam the meeting will be
held in the theater, and the four
speakers will address both meetings
Mr.. Pattison will make the opening
address at Hoquiam, and Mr.. Cotter-
i'll at Aberdeen, and each at the con-
clusion Of his speech will leave for
the other city, which in the mean
while will be listening to either Mr.
Hunt or Mr.. Reynolds. All are cor
daily invited to attend these meet
ings, regardless of age, sex or previ-
GUS condition Of political servitude.
Come out.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-09-28
WISHKAH BOOM HEARING.
Major Kutz Listens to Loggers, Boom.
men and Ranchers About the
Wishkah River

Major c. w. KutZ, United States
engineer in charge of this district,
held public hearing, in the Aber-
deem city hall, Friday morning, for
the purpose of acquainting himself
with the conditions existing on the
Wshkah river, with regard to the
navigation of the strcai1 and the
needs of logging
Major KutZ was seoul ing informa-
On for the war depal t,lent, which
is sought for the purpose of acting
the Highland Home Boom Company
for permission to boom the stream,
from the northern limits of Aberdeen
to Stewards eddy.
George H. Emerson q large stO+'i
holder in the Wishkah Boom Compa-
ny, made an extended argument
against a competing concern on the
river, while several of the leading
loggers on the river argued in favor
of the new boom, arguing that the
old company was arbitrary in its
dealings with loggers and had utterly
failed to keep the river clear of logs,
thereby hinderine both navigation
and logging operations.
Several Wihskah ranchers were on
hand, all with a kick at the Old COM
pany, which, they said, not only dam
aged their lands, but so obstructed
the river as to render it impossible
for them to use it in getting their
products to market. The hearing
concluded at noon, and Major Kutz
said he had called the meeting solely
to get information for the depart
ment as to the probable effect of
the new boom on navigation, but
he did not indicate what his recon-
mendations would be.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-09-28
MIR. TAFT'S ILLUSION
one OF Them IS that ABOUT
The BUSINESS WORLD.
ImagineS Business World is on His
Side and Opposed to Mr.. Bryan.
Mistakes Tariff.fed interests for
the Business of the Nation. An H.
fusion the Election will Dispel.

The republican candidate for presi-
dent is the victim of sad illusion
when he saysthat the business world
is on his side and that Mr.. Bryan has
the business world against him. There
is no disputing that a certain portion
of the business world is decidedly in
favor of TaftAto wit, all the interests
that depend upon the tariff-nourished
trusts as condition of their contin-
ued opportunities to prey upon the
American people. In obedience to
predatory interest they are on Taft's
side, or, to speak more accurately,
Taft is on their side. A striking proof
of this was presented the other day
in Youngstown, Ohio, when the giant
of these monopolies gave a Roman
holiday to all the employees in it's steel
mills who would wear it's uniform and
march in Taft's procession. These
interests rule the party of which Mr..
Taft is the candidate, and if elected,
they wonld just as certainly rule him.
In this, at least, neither is making
mistake. Taft hopes to be elected by
the money power of these forbidding
elements, and they expect through
him and and a republican congress
behind him to continue the spoilations
of the people.
But great as is the influence of the
trusts, they by no means monopolize
the business world. Therein consists
Mr.. Taft's great mistake because of
his want of sympathy as an inveterate
placeman with the real business inter-
ests of the people. Manufacturers
and business men by thousands have
nothing in common with those ele-
ments, and know them only in their
extOrtions. Witness the resolutions
of two conventions of the National
Association of American Manufacture
ers demanding such reform of the tar
iff as will relieve them from the eX-
actions of the trusts. For every trust
there are thousands of manufacturers
who keenly feel the weight of this
class of monopoly in the tariff-enhanced
cost of their raw material of produc-
ton.
Whilst business men and manufact-
urers are or have been widely separ-
ated by party predictions, it is ex-
tremely silly in Mr.. Taft or anybody
else to pretend that they are for the
republican party and regards the ma
tional democracy and Mr.. Bryan as
enemies of the public welfare. So far
from it, the sentiment has rapidly
gained ground with them, as well as
with the mechanics and all other wage
winners, that change from the re-
publican regime, with it's favoritism
to the trusts, is essential to industrial
peace ard the healthy economic prog
ress and development of the country.
This is what is filling the republican
campaign managers with concern in
battling all their attempts to forecast
the result of the presidential election
in their favor.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-09-28
FISHERMEN DROWNED.
Alfred Johnson and His Boat Fuller
Drowned Last Tuesday Night
on Lower Harbor.

A capsized fishing boat was picked
up last Wednesday on the lower har-
Dor near the Black Tank, and was
recognized as belonging to Alfred
Johnson, we'll known fisherman of
Aberdeen, who with his boat puller
were known to hae been fishing in
that vicinity on Tuesday night during
a severe storm. A party of fisher
men started out in search Of the men
or their bodies as soon as news of
finding the boat reached Aberdeen,
but without success
On Friday the body of Johnson was
found on the ocean beach about three
miles south of Cohassett beach, and
Coroner Girard went down in a
launch and brought the body to Ho-
quiam for burial not considering an
inquest necessary.
There was nothing on the body
to identify it, but w. w. Kurtz, of
the HOquiam cannery, for whom
Johnson fished, readily identified the
body. Johnson was about 45 years
of age, and is thought to have a
wife in Finland. He lived in shack
on the Aberdeen waterfront and was
well known among fishermen on
Grays Harbor and the Columbia riv-
er. The fateor identity of his boat
puller are unknown, although there
is little doubt that he was drowned
along with Johnson.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-09-28
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS CON-
VENTION.

Messrs. ID. M. Bowes, S. X. Bowes,
G. McDermoth, f. +. Green, DR..
Mapes, Matt Leitch, Gilbert Dean, Eu-
gene France, F. w. Loomis, S. A..
Randolph, John Hanson, ,A.W. Bark
ley, w. w. Maxey, G.. Strand, Philip
Davis, John Lupton, John Miles and
George Cripes will leave for South
Bend Pacific county, tomorrow morn
ing, to attend the X. P. district con-
vention at that place tomorrow eve
ming. Drill tests in which the local
men will take part, will be part
of the evenings entertainment to be
followed by banquet.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-09-28
OFFICIAL RETURNS
SHOW ELECTION OF
ROOT AND CROW

OLYMPIA, Sept. 26.-What are de-
clared to be compilations of all the
official returns of the counties of the
state on the vote on supreme Judge,
and hence should correspond practi-
cally to the official returns when they
are announced from the secretary of
states office, were given out by the
friends of Judge Crow at the state
house today and show the following
results:
Crow, 46,0O5; Root, 46.029; Hum
phries, 42,214. These results show
the nomination of Judges Chadwick,
Root and Grow for the supreme bench
and the defeat of Judge Humphlies.