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The Washington bee., 1908-03-21
A FAREWELL MESSAGE TC
THE RACE


In his funeral sermon over the re-
mains of Mrs. Ida D. Bailey, of the
city of Washington, D. c., Rev. F.
!. Grimke said:
A short while ago, after a terrible
fit of suffering, when it seemed as
if the end was approaching, she be-
lieved that she was really nearly the
end, and. asking to be lifted up, she
called for pen, paper, and ink, and
with great labor and trembling hand,
wrote out a brief statement which
she wanted handed to me after she
was gone. 1t contained instructions
concerning her funeral, and some
other things. 1t begins;
Blessed are the pure in heart, for
they shall see God.
Reading: "Twenty-third Psalm,
the Lord is my shepherd"
I. "One sweetly solemn thought"
? Il shall see him face to face"
3. Not half has ever been told"
1t then goes on: Il have this mes
sage for those who love me:
Live for God.
Give your heart TO him.
And your life, if need be, for the
emancipation of the Negro race in
this land of his birth.
Fight race discrimination.
Fight the Jim Crow" cars.
Lend hand to Monroe Trotter; hold
up his hands; for if you don't
agree with all his methods, you
know he is honest in this ques-
ton. Hold up his hands.
God hates a coward; be brave men;
be brave women.
down from above, if 1 can, and
continue my interest.
God bless my poor race, and lead
them on through this wilderness" "
From this you will see what a large
place this race occupied in her heart,
and how, to the very last, she con-
tinued to think about it. Only a few
days before she passed away, as |
talked with her, she would say every
now and then, MY poor race, my
poor race" The impress of death
was already on her face, but it could
not efface the thoughts of her poor
race.
Forget Not Her Words, Don't Snr-
render
Don't let us forget her dying words
to us: BE brave men, be brave wo-
men," What she meant was: Don't
become discouraged, don't lose heart;
don't cowardly surrender your rights
as American citizens right guar
anteed to you under the Constitu
Jion, under the great war Amend
ments - rights that have come to
you after baptism of blood - rights
that have been paid for, richly pur-
chased. See to it, is what she is
saying to us, in this great democratic
republic, that you acqult yourselves
like men and women, that you insist
upon and keep on insisting upon be
ing treated, civilIy and politically, and
in every other respect, as other cit
zens of the republic are treated. With
less than this no manly man, no wo-
manly woman ought to be content.
And this is her message to this race
of ours all over the country.
We shall see her face no more in
the flesh, but her spirit need not de-
part from us. God grant that it may
The Washington bee., 1908-03-21
ESTABLISHED 1880.
OBSERVATIONS
BY TIL BEE.

BY TIL BEE.
Henry Fathers and DR.. Tindall,
the white delegate and alternate,
respectively, failed to show up at
the meeting held in True Reform
ers' Hall Tuesday night. The ex-
cuse that was made for Candidate
Fathers was that the doctor has
forbidden him to go out. Mr.. Fla
thers has failed to show up in any
of the meetings. Indeed, not a
white Republican of any standing
attended these meetings, but col
Ored Republicans are attending
blindly, and a few of them declare
for the ticket.
Candidate HOrner came to the
meeting late Thursday night and
declared that the dismissed ex-de-
tective was the best man on the
force. Horner may know what is
going on in Virginia, but certainly
he did not read the testimony in
the case. He had better go slow
on that.
The speeches of Attorney Scott
do not appease the minds OF the
EIorner and Flathers ticket.
E. NJ. Hewlett a nd Attorney
Scott do not agree. 1t will be re-
membered that Hewlett declared
for the Chase ticket a few weeks
ago and denounced Horner. He
has now repented and has declared
for his first abused love. Just be-
fore the death of the late Justice
O'Neal, Hewlett declared that all
Negro oficeholders had the lock
Jaw; but at Justice O'Neafs death
HewIett's Jaws became suddenly
locked and the only thing that un-
locked them was the appointment
of another man justice of the peace
They will remain locked until at
ter the next president is elected,
and if he expects Horner to land
him he will be weighed in the bal
ance and found wanting.
Horner and Fathers have de-
clared for Senator Foraker. How
is it that the oficeholders, the Brad
shaw brothers, in the D.strictBuild-
ing, Perry Carson OficehOlders,
should declare for a ticket that is
against the Administration? Does
this not look suspicious:
There is a police regulation that
fOrbids police officers from bother
ing with politics, but Fred Dyson,
the crossing officer at Fifth and @
streets, is very active. Still these
oficeholders claim to be for the
ticket that is against the Admins
tration.
Senator Foraker may be satisfied
with this ticket, but The Bee is
not. Is there none to do the Ad-
ministration a service.
There is something wrong in
Denmark. Candidate Horner de-
clared Tuesday night that he is for
Senator Foraker, and he said that
if he was not nominated he would
vote for a yellow dog. Neither
ticket represents the Republican
party in this city. Not in the his
tory of politics has such little in
terest been in shown as in the pres
ent contest. 1t will be farce, and
indeed the greatest political farce
that has ever been presented in Re
publican politics.
These midnight meetings demon
strate just how little interest the
white Republicans take in the pres
ent contest. There are at no time
The Washington bee., 1908-03-21

never, but that it may be constantly
lowering about us, and that her dying
words may often be heard ringing
in our ears: Be brave men; be
brave women.
Francis J. Grimke.
Washington, d. c., Feb. "a, 1908.
The Washington bee., 1908-03-21
NEGROES MAKE GREAT M
PRONEMENT ON THEIR
THEIR PROPERTY IN
THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA.
True Reformers Rearrange Their
Auditorium for Theatrical Pur-


poses.
The True Reformer Building, on
the corner of Twelfth and y streets
northwest, the largest, finest, and
most expensive building in the coun-
try owned by Negroes is now being
overhauled, and the auditorium be-
ing rearranged for theatrical pur-
poses. The plumbing has been moved
from the second floor front to the
gallery floor, and the division Office
has been enlarged, also the dental
office of DR.. Barrier has been enlarg-
ed with the addition Of another op-
Grating room. The stage has been
raised and the dressing rooms, cur
tains and scenery, plumbing have
been added, so any classical play can
be staged and the people accocmmo-
dated.
The Washington Division of the
True Reformers is under the skillful
management of Chief w. R. Griffin,
who has not only made a record in
the District, but Throughout the West
as a hnancier and organizer.
Landlord & Bro. are also superyis-
ing the improvement and an addition
to Mr. James w Green's residence,
2o2I Eleventh street northwest. They
have in the past three years designed
and supervised the construction of
FIVE buildings for this prosperous bus
mess man. Mr.. Green is proprietor
of barber shop at 2oI7 Fourteenth
street northwest
The Washington bee., 1908-03-21
tendance.

Scenes in and around the head
quarters of the candidates are dis
gusting. Men have quit their jobs
to be idle, looking, as they say, for
easy money.
The Washington bee., 1908-03-21
ITEMS ON THE WING

ITEMS ON THE WING.
Last Wednesday John H. Mapp,
colored, of Chicago, Illinois, was shot
to death by James Mcdonald, white,
because he jostled him in the street
car accidentally.
This world, the next, and then the
fireworks For light upon dark sub
jects read The Bee.
The President has installed to full
membership in the Ananias Club one
Jessie B. Roote, attorney, of Salt
Lake City. Utah.
Miss Eta P. Grove, of Chicago,
now at Long Beach. Cal, has tasted
for thirty-one days. She will re able
to continue at least two weeks long
er.
New Jersey fish and game ward
ems have collected fines to the amt.
OF $4,000 on 1900 birds seized
in the line of duty.
April 20 the Catholics of the Do
cese of New York will celebrate the
one hundredth anniversary by a ju-
bilee.
American soldiers started a riot IN
Havana last week in which forty
soldiers were arrested 1--WE wonder if
they will be mustered out like the
Twenty-ffth D. From recent reports
the matter is being investigated, by
Colonel Greble.
Lewis Thompson, aged % years,
of Islip, L. l., was bought out by
his friends, who rendered their con-
gratulatiOns and gave him three rous-
ing cheers. He conducted a candy
store for a number of years at said
place.
The present cruise around the
world by our fleet is not only enter
tanning other nations, Snubs Japan,
but it helps the present Administra-
ton, and when we are in politics,
backed by the finances put up by
Uncle Sam, it is hard to beat the
At the Bon Homme Pastime Club
of New York, last Friday, Mississ-
ippi, colored lightweight, knocked
Billy Edwards, white, out in six
rounds of the I5-round bout Good
boy!
The NJ. w. Grand Lodge Virginia
Avenue Faction) held a communica-
tion last week Much business was
transacted. III. w. H. Grimshaw,
Thirty-third degree, has had his hands
full.
Nothing will ruin an institution
quicker than an incompetent head of
affairs. In this day and time brains
count in many cases more than mo-
ney
The Most Worshipful Eureka
Grand Lodge closed its Quarterly
Communication March 10. Consid-
cradle business was transacted. The
next communication will be on or be-
fore St. Johns Day, June "a, 1908,
dt washington, u. Il.
Grand Masters of Masonic Lodg-
es. while they have great powers,
their acts are subject to the approval
of the Grand Bodies. Whenever
Grand Lodges of Masons violate the
Ancient Landmarks of Masonry they
cease to be a Grand Lodge, which
is only regulated by the Landmarks,
writeen and general regulations Con
stitutions and Bylaws, which can be
amended, except the Landmarks. If
these rules had been followed there
would be no necessity of the Three
Grand Lodges in the District Of Co
lumbia (The big head was at the
bottom of the whole business.)
NEGROES MAKE GREAT M
The Washington bee., 1908-03-21
WHY HE SHOULD BE DE
FEATED.

LtOhNt AeliAAOu y -'A-' NJ
when it is a notorious fact that
Mr.. Bieber is the proprietor of the
fve-cent moving picture amusement
rooms, otherwise called theatres,
that discriminate against colored
citizens. There is not a theater IN
this city owned by Bieber that does
not discriminate against reputable
colored citizens. A few evenings
ago a highly respectable colored
citizen presented himself at the
window on Ninth street near the
Avenue and asked for a ticket. He
was told that the space set apart
for colored people was filled.
The Editor of The Bee called
at the same window to ascertain
whether the statement made to him
was true or false. The Editor YER
fled the statement that was made to
him by the gentleman and his es-
cort. {M
The election of the Horner-Fla-
theirs ticket means, therefore, the
election of Sidney Bieber, and his
election means the endorsement, by
colored and white Republicans, of
his Jim Crow amusement rooms.
Viii colored Republicans especially
be a party to the establishment of
these Jim Crow" theatres owned
by Sidney Bieber. Is there no sense
of manhood and womanhood in the
colored race? 1t is said that the
! Horner-Flathers ticket is satisfac-
tory to Senator Foraker. That
may be all true enough, but it is not
satisfactory to the people, and The
Bee, with all due respect to the dis
tinguished Senator from Ohio.
The colored Republicans have
rights that other people must re-
spect.
If The Bees opposition to the
Horner-Flathers ticket is not en-
dorsed by Senator Foraker, it is 70
be regretted that the Senator and
The Bee at this time must part
company.
There is one thing The Bee can
say with proud satisfaction. The
Editor of The Bee has never met
Senator Foraker personally; he has
never asked him a favor, but the
Editor of The Bee has supported
| Senator Foraker when all other
white and colored Republicans were
afraid to open their mouths.
The Bee was the first journal in
the United States to nominate SEN
ator Foraker for the presidency,
and when the day looked dark and
all others left him The Bee was
loval to him. The Bee IS unlike
all others in this city epsclally: It
has never asked the Senator one
favor although The Bee has been
his loyal supporter long before the.
Brownsville incident but when The
Bee sees that a man like Sidney
Bieber wants the votes Of the col
ored people to elevate him, when
he is conducting theatres that dis
criminate against cOlOred Ameri-
cans, the time has come then to call
a halt, Senator Foraker to the con-
trary Notwithstanding.
Mr.. Flathers has never affiliated
with the Republicans III MS lile'
and it is unfortunate for Mr.. Hor-
ner that he is mixed up in this COM
pany. The support OF this ticket
by the colored people means that
they endorse Sidney Bieber and
his Jim Grow" theatres. Colored
citizens, have you any manhood or
womanhood? Colored men, have
you any respect for your mothers,
daughters and sweethearts? If you
have, don't endorse this" Jim Grow"
lily-white, quasi Republican ticket
Wait for the peoples ticket, Sid
Inev Bieber to the contrary notwith-
standing.
THE COMING FARCE.
The Washington bee., 1908-03-21
PUBLISHH -

100 Eye ST., N W.: washington, D. c
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-07
FIRED BULLET
into HIS BRAIN
CHARLES HODGE OF KNOXVILLE
SUICIDES BY SHOOTING HIM.
SELF IN FOREHEAD.

Knoxville, July 4.--(SpeciaD-W
bullet from 32-calibre revolver IN
his forehead, Charles Hodge, son OF
Newton Hodge, of this city was found
dead on the platform of the pump at
the Maloney farm, eight miles east
of this city this morning at o'clock.
Hodge committed suicide.
Hodge had been at Knoxville last
night and was known to have drunk
quite heavily and during the evening
he was engaged in several fights and
alterations. At a. NJ, he procured
a team and rig at the Elliot livery
barn and hired boy to drive him to
the Maloney farm. Upon arriving at
the farm about 4 o'clock Maloney was
awakened by the noise Hodge made
and arising went outside where he
heard Hodge talking apparently to
himself, saying something regarding
cartridges. Maloney seeing his cons
dition and knowing him Tor some
time, ordered him to leave the cart
ridges alone.
Leaving Hodge, Maloney returned to
the house and Hodge went toward tho
pump After reaching the house, Ma
loney heard shot and running out to
the pump found Hodge lying pros
trate on the platform with bullet
hole in his forehead He immediate.
ly phoned for a doctor, but Hodge
was dead before the physician could
reach him. Death was almost instan-
taneous. Hodge was unmarried and
about 35 years of age. He is said to
have been unsound in mind.
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PAckWooD.

Packwood.-Miss Cora Peterson has
returned to her home at Moline ILL.,,
after three months visit with rela-
tives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Briddleman are
visiting the latter's father and other
relatives at Kewanee, Ill
Ives Mckay is spending the sum-
mer with an uncle at Washington.
Mrs G. 8. Adams left Thursday for
Washington where she will be the
guest Of relatives until after the
Fourth
Miss Rosa Young, of Chillicothe who
has been visiting relatives here, re-
turned Friday, her sister. Doris ac-
companied her.
Oscar Baldwin, who fell from load
of hay one evening recently, Is able
to resume work.
Farmers are busy nutting up their
hay, which is of a fine quality.
e. A. Miller attended the funeral
of his brother law, VIM. Croker.
at Danville Thursday.
Lawrence Gould has gone to Illinois
to spend the Fourth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Bosworth aud
two sons, of Ottumwa, visited the
Newt Riemer family last week Mr..
Bosworth is bookkeeper at the Nor
rel packing house In Ottumwa.
Subscribers of the Courier are
rejoicing over again receiving the pa
per the day 1t leaves the press.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. D. Hough, Of San
Lorenzo, CAL, visited relatives here
last week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-07
BIRMtN CHAM.

Birmingham.-Mis Mary Ogilvee
leaves Thursday for Minneapolis,
Mimi, where, in company with her
father she will visit with relatives.
The Birmingham Concert band will
give it's concert Friday night instead of
Saturday, it being the Fourth
Verne Ebert fell Tuesday morning
and broke his shoulder bldae.
Hon. Thomas Healy Of FIT Dodge,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Huffman, his two children accompanied
him home.
Mrs. Harry Hale and two children oe
Marshalltown, are visiting with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Wade.
Mrs. M. E. Harlan, of Hillsbore, Wis
tied the first of the week with friends
in town.
Mrs. Haworth and daughter, Of
Batavia. visited the rst o fthe week
at the J. S. Ragsdale home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shrearer and childr IN
OF Winfield visited the first of the
week with relatives north of here.
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parently certain that M. e. ingalls,,
recently mentioned as vice presiden-
tial candidate, cannot get the undivid-
ed support of his own state. Johnson
is opposed to him as a member of the
opposition wing of the party in Ohio.
Bryan would be greatly pleased if
the strife in this state could be
brought to close and will use his
influence to effect compromise.
Bryan is the Man, Says Brother
Denver, July 4.-'William ]. Bryan
on the first ballot" This was the an
nouncement made today by Charles w.
Bryan, brother of the leading presi-
Dental candidate simultaneously with
the formal opening of Bryan head
quarters in the Brown Palace hotel
today. Bryan arrived in the city from
Lincoln this morning, and Immediately
assumed charge of his brothers in
terests He soon made it known
that his original estimate of SO7 votes
on the first ballot for his brother
would stand.
Another prominent Nebraskan to ar
rive was Hon Gilbert M. Hitchcock,
of Omaha. I'VE do not bring plat
form with u.s. said Hitchcock, "but
we are satisfied declaration Of 80
principles will follow the lines of the
Nebraska resolutions"
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OLIVET.

Olivet.-Nick VanderIinden and
family attended church in Leighton on
Sunday.
]. H. Williams, Of Perry. was in
town Monday on business.
Thomas Vanderlinden and family
spend Sunday with friends in Pella.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Norwood, of
Leighton, attended church here Sun;
day.
Children's day exercises was held In
the Presbyterian church Sunday with
of songs, declamations, dialogues and
drills.
Rev. ]. G. Leonard. of Busy, preach
ed to large audience in the M. e.
church Sunday. He was accompanied
by his wife and two little daughters.
John Hayster left Monday for his
home in Cincinnati, Iowa.
Farmers are busy cutting hay this
week. They report a large crop.
w. B. Rogers spent Monday in Os-
kaIoosa.
Mrs. w. H. Johnson Of Des Moines
was pleasant caller at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Williams Tuesday.
Link jackson, of Busy, was bus
mess caller in town Tuesday
The coal mines in this locality are
running nearly full time.
J. H. Jones of Pella spent Sunday
in town at the j. L. Billings home.
The Ladies' Aid society met at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Hearny
west Of town Thursday.
The Ramsy mines at F1agler, has
just put in new track scales afte,
being idle for two weeks.
The mines at Evans are running
full time with full number Of men.
J. P. Anderson, Of Oskaloosa, was ii
town Monday on business.
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CHAP IER #AASl COnCluQeQ.
Two days later Standish Vandraken
and Fabian Dare met again, Lady Don
oyle having asked the chaplain to
make sixth at dinner, as Miss Sid
combe and Dashmore were also STAY
ing in the castle.
Vandraken had dressed rather early,
and was alone in the drawing room
when the butler announced "The Rev
erend Fabian Dare" He was stand
Ing at the far end of the long drawing
room, looking at a photograph of
Lady Kitty, which he had found on a
table. When he heard the chaplain
announced, he looked up, with natur-
al curiosity, at the man Lady Kitty
had SO often referred to. But the
smile of welcome died out of his
fresh young face, and every Vestige
of colour. The roots of his hair were
stirred by crawling fear He re-
treated slowly, as though he had seen
an apparition. His breath caught, as
1t had when he last looked into the
eyes of the Cobra. 1t was not that
he recognised the man whom he had
bought for a scrapegoat-the face was
too changed for that; but something
oo Sfll cuo oo lCpuiSlNS W hlIl lco
entered the room that his first i'm
pulse was to fly from it; his second,
to go forward and kill, efface, and
destroy it. He had heard Of unac-
countable antipathies, but this in
stinct to annihilate-such as animals
have, to destroy abnormal representa-,
tive of their species-which now
possessed him was so unexp1ainable
that it filled him with that s1ckening
terror which only the Intangible can
inspire.
If Fabian Dare had recognised the
other occupant of the room as the
man in the motor mask, the two men
would have been locked in death
grip; but as he did not, and only saw
man Keeling, and clutching the back
of a chair for support, he came for
ward and said, solicitously:
"You must be Mr.. Vandraken. But,
I say!-are you ill?"
mo, mol" answered vandraken.
'But for Gods sake keep away from
mel"
Now for the last month things had
been going much better for Fabian
Dare. Just when it seemed as though
he could fight no longer his evil
dyeams, his almost superhuman tenn
thtions had suddenly ceased; and
while he knew they had left their
mark on him, his face had changed
30 gradually that he was only partial
ly aware how dissipated it had grown
to look. And yet here was young
man, obviously of the world, feeling
absolutely repealed at the very sight
of him. There was no other way in
which he could account for the curious
behaviour of the stranger whom he
had found in the drawing-room. He
naturally resented it.
Il don't understand you," he said,
sharply.
81 don't understand, either" answer.
ed Vandraken, in a strained voice
holding tight to the back of chair to
keep himself in check; but for your
own sake keep away from me! Good
Lord" he thought to himself "How
can anyone stand such depraved