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The Washington bee., 1908-01-04
THE BEES MOTION SEC
ONDED.
from the National View

From the National View
The Washington Bee in its latest IS
sue very generously renders to Booker
7. Washington the tribute and praise
due him for the great work he has
done toward developing a commercial
and business spirit amongst the Negro
PEOPLE, and very properly suggests that
for this and other high services he has
rendered that people, of whom he is
the greatest living witness, a national
testimonial be rendered to him in the
city of Washington. 1t is the occasion
of no small pleasure to note that those
who are opposed to DR.. Washington re-
cetving the tribute and affection due
him for his activities and achievements
are growing beautifully less. Men are
coming to their senses We may dis
agree ever so widely with DR.. Wash
ingtOn on a given question, but IS that
disagreement a sign that he is TO get
an axe for us, and we a dirk for him?
We have never been able to believe that
DR.. Washington fights that way, al
though many witnesses have testified
that this is so. We know better, for we
know the man. All things considered
DR.. Washington is the most illustriOus
Negro in American history. He is a
great man. and his workers are indeed
wondrous. But back to The Bees sug
gestion. Says our esteemed Washing
ton contemporary:
Go where you may, you will see the
Negro doing what his white brother IS
doing. He is getting there, and the
credit is due to that man who has
made the Negro in business a factor.
Does he not deserve our gratitude? Is
there any gratitude in the Negro? If
there is. The Bee suggest a national
tstimonial to Booker T. Washington by
the Negroes of America. Let such a
testimonial take place in May Of 1908
at Convention Hall
Who will second the motion of The
Zee?
The National Review cheerfully and
hastily seconds the motion of The Bee,
and congratulates Editor Chase on so
thoughtful and so generous move, tes-
tifying as it does that the racial atmos-
pherc is clarifying and that the Negro
is really learning what it means to him
to have man like DR.. Washington con
stantly pulling at the heartstrings Of
tie American people If such a testi-
nonial as Mr.. Chase has in mind ma
terializes, We promise that no commun-
ity will have a larger, more enthusias-
tic Of more loyal representation than
New York. This is WashingtOn's coun-
try.
Now that the National View of
New York, one of the leading
journals in the East, has second
ed the motion of The Bee to ten
der a national testimonial in May
to Prof. Booker T. Washington,
let all lovers of commercial and
industrial freedom, which means a
new emancipation for colored Am
The Washington bee., 1908-01-04
ESTABLISHED 1880.
SEEKING REVENGE

Thomas NJ. Norwood, of Savan-
nah, a.,has paid for his vile wrath
against the colored man in the
South. Elsewhere in The Bee
will be read with disgustNorwood's
attack upon colored Americans in
the South. Since the retirement
of Vardaman of Mississippi never
have such utterances been made
against colored Americans in the
South. The country may not
know who Norwood is. He was
at one time in the United States
Senate. His record does not show
any degree of brilliancy while a
member of that branch of Con
gress. He was a candidate for
Governor of Georgia, against Col
quit, and neither received the NOM
ination; they both ran as independ-
ent Democrats.
Norwood came withiu twenty
votes of the nomination. At any
rate he appealed to colored men
of Georgia to support him, but
they know the character of the
man, and every colored man in the
State, and indeed in his own Coun-
ty, voted against him, thus losing
his county by over one thousand
votes. The colored voters would
not permit him to carry his own
county; thus it can be seen that
the greatest ambition of his life
was frustrated by the colored vote
of Georgia and especially his own
county.
Norwood was then appointed a
Police Court Judge, such as we
have in this city, and whenever a !
colored prisoner was brought be-
fore him he was always reminded
of how he was treated III the con-
test for Governor. He is now old
and decrepit, and the bloom of his
political ambition has been pluck
ed and is now faded like a rotten
tomato. He has lost his political
prestige, and like degraded vag-
abond he is lost to the world. He
is upon his last legs. He dislikes
to die and be sent to a grave un-
noticed.
IN the last moment of his de- !
graded rage he know of but one
thing that would remind the South |
that he once existed, and that was
to attempt to degrade the colored
American. He has drawn atten-
ton to his existence only. No one
would have ever known that such
an animal as Norwood ever existed
had it not been for his recent ii
Fade against the Southern Colored
man. The Bee never knew of such
an animal before. The South, that
is a portion of it, loves to feed
upon such rot as Norwood throws
to it. There are some gentlemen
in the South and there are South
ern ladies who do not fear the col
ored man and feel safer in his
presence than they do in the pres
ence of the poor white trash.
This Police Court judge, who's
claimed to have tried over twelve
thousand colored people, failed to
state how MANY white prisoners
have been tried and convicted be- |
fore him.
This animal who has now been |
uncaged has read no history OF |
the colored man. The greatest
generals, philosophers, scientists,
physicians, scholars, orators, in
ventors and the like may be found /
in the colored race. The greatest
The Washington bee., 1908-01-04


Congress and in this city who have
suggested or advanced many prop
ositions as to the kind of educa-
ton is best for colored children
and how the schools should be
managed. Speaking for the col
ored schools, The Bee has this to
say: The colored people desire to
manage their own schools. They
are capable and they also know
the wants of their children. Col
ored schools under colored super
vision will progress as they have
heretofore.
The Washington bee., 1908-01-04
George c. Haywood.
EX-RECORDER MATTHEWS IN
TOWN
Very respectfully,

Hon. James C. Matthews, Of Albany,
New York, and formerly Recorder OF
Deeds Under the Cleveland administra-
ton, and also Judge of the Superior
Court of Albany n. Y, was in the
city, with his wife, last week. They
were the guests of Rev WaIdron and
wife. Mrs. Waldron is the sister Of
Mrs Matthews. Mr. Matthews, when
Recorder of Deeds was the boss of hts
Office and a man who has highly respect
ed by President Cleveland. As the rep
rcsentative of the Democratic adminis-
tration he had retained in Office hum
dreds Of colored Republicans who 9TH
erwise would have been removed. Mr..
Matthews was Democratic in principles
and in his ways He was a man among
the people. He allowed no white man
to run his office or dictate 10 him as TO
how his Offices hould be run. He IS
the first and only presidential offioehold-
er to appoint a colored man deputy re-
corder OF deeds None of his predece.-
sors or successors were the equal Of
this distinguished New York politician.
If the colored officeholder who have
been given presidential appointment
would exercise the manhood that Mr..
Matthews did when he was in the city
the race would be represented indeed
and in fact Notwithstanding Mr.. Mat
thews' politics, hundreds of Republicans
then in office appealed to him TO save
them. which he did.
He and his accomplished wife left
this week for their home.
The Washington bee., 1908-01-04
MR.. JOHN T. McGAW.

Editor of The Bee:
VIII you kindly permit me to suggest
to the Republican voters OF the District
of Columbia one of the best Republicans
in the District of Columbia, Mr.. John
E McGaw, as a suitable man for al
alternate delegate TO the next National
Republican Convention.
] saw brief mention of Hon. Oscar
J. Ricketts,, DIR. W. S Richardson and
others in your columns last week, which
highly pleased a large majority of Re-
publicans in this city. Mr.. McGaw, es-
pecially has always been a friend to act
i've working Republicans and a man
who has taken deep interest in their
welfare. l merely suggest the name of
Mr. McGaw because he is known among
the Republicans of this city, and man
of great business qualifcations,w who has
taken an interest in all progressive bus
iness movements for the benefit of the
Capital City.
NerV reSOecfftiiIv
The Washington bee., 1908-01-04
THE "TATTLER ,

There is no being more dan
gerous in community than the
tattler. He is a mischief-maker
and demon in society.
The Washington bee., 1908-01-04

OUR SCHOOLS.
There are many theorists in
The Washington bee., 1908-01-04
PUBISHEI q

HOO Eye St, N. W., Washington. D. c.
The Washington bee., 1908-01-04

w. CALVIN CHASE, EDITOR.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-18

Bernice arrived from New York City
this week They will spend several
weeks visiting Mrs. Kimble's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emos Hawkins.
j. +. Smith, from Amboy ILL.,, is
visiting his relatives, the Moseley fam
lilies, at this place.
Miss Martha Craig, of Story City, is
spending this week with Goldfeld and
Clarion friends.
Mrs. S. D. Kennedy spent this week
with her sister, Mrs. Grattidge. at
Clarion.
George Hawkins; big dog, Jumbo" !"
die from poisoning Friday.
Mrs. G. w. Sheriff and little daugh-
ter came down from Luverne. Mimi,
last Saturday to assist in caring for
her aged father, who is seriously ILL.,
The Baptist congregation at this
place have secured Rev. Daily, formerly
of Bancroft, as their pastor. Rev. Baily
will also be pastor of the Baptist
church at Holmes.
Mrs w. c. Knight IS recovering
from an attack of pneumonia.
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Sherman have re-
moved to Des Moines, where they ex-
pect to make their home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-18
Wire and Rail Service in Vicin-
ity Of Fort Worth and Gle
burne Put Out Of Business
CIRCUS WRECKED, LIONS LOOSE
Animals Roam Streets Of cleburne 10,
an Hour, Terrorizins the PopuIaes
-Downpour Of Rain Floods Streets
and Washes Out Railroad Tracks,
Worst Storm in Years.

Fort Worth, Tex, April 1S-With tel-
ephone, telegraph and railroad service
almost completely suspended, Fort
Worth last night was the center of the
worst storm of wind and rain that has
ragged over north Texas In many years.
With two exceptions every railroad out
of the city was forced to annul some
of their trains owing to washed out
tracks and loss of bridges.
Cleburne, twenty miles south. was
struck by wind storm of tornado
proportions, followed by torrential
downpour of rain that literally flooded
the city. Within twenty minutes after
the storm broke two bayous that run
thru Cleburne had left their banks,
flooding 500 to 600 houses. A circus
whose tents had been pitched in the
Destern portion Of the city, was conn
pletely wrecked, and two lions escaped
and prowled about town for an hour,
throwing people into panic.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-18

fair Demand for structural material
is fair track elevation and railroad
bridge building causing the bulk of the
business. Bar iron is weak, and this
adversely affects steel bars.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending April 16
number 261, against 25S last week, 16T
in the like week of 1907. 167 in 1905,
1873 in 1905, and 199 int1904.
Canadian failures for the week end
ing April 16 number 29, as against IS
last week. and is in this week year
ago.
Wheat. including flour. exports from
the United States and Canada for the
week ending April 16 aggregated 3
470.177 bu, against 2,451O79 last week.
3,102,467 this week last year, and A.
11S,10S in 1902.
For the forty two weeks of the fiscal
year the reports are 174.379.693 bu,
against 13S,9S5,623 in 1906'07 and 206,-
06S.291 in 1901-'02.
Corn-Exports for the week are
272,93S bu. against 545.714 bu last week
and 1,593,622 bu in 1907: for the fiscal
year to date the exports are 43.244,O5S
bu, against 5S,00O,201 in 1906'07.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-18

DolLlvER TO AID ALLISON
cummins' Gains in +he Reservation
Indicate AIIison's Defeat = Cover
nor May Lose Some Votes in Second
and Third - Governor johnson in
Kansas = Political News.

Especial Washington Correspondence
washington. April 1s.-The anti
Cummins people here are so concerned
about Iowa that their views border on
paf,ic, Governor Cummins' receptions
in the Eighth, have caused the stat1s-
ticians to cancel that district from the
equation They believe that in Appa-
moose, Decatur, Cass, Page, Ringgold
and Adams the chances are even, and
that the preponderance for Allison in
the district will be SO small that prac-
tically it will split even.
y The First and Sixth are similar, and
there is no territory in which the re-
dictionaries see prospect of a ma
jority to overcome Culnmins power in
the north, northwest and Seventh.
The anti Cummins people hope for
gains in the Second and Third, but
have small hope of doing more than
reduce Cummins' majority. The
Tenth, Eleventh, Fourth and Seventh
are set down to produce big majorities
for Cummins. The situation looks des-
perate, and good deal of conference
has been in progress lately.
Hepburn's illness would be regarded
as calamity to the standpatters, but
for the fact that it became known be-
fore he was taken down that he was
going to devote himself to his own
denomination and election. Captain
Rule has troubles and is willing to be
good it left alone.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-18
CLAIMS IGNORANCE
LilIey Denies All Knowledge of Au-
thorship of Anonymous Letters =
Committee Probing Deep Into Scan

Committee Probing Deep into Scah-
dial.
Washington, April 1s.-While Expert
Carvalho was testifying today with
regard to the anonymous letters which
have been written in connection with
submarine boat legislation, Representa-
tive Lilley gave out a statement deny
ing all knowledge of the authorship
of those letters.
Chairman Boutell stated at the out
set of the session that many charges
were brought before the committee,
the most serious of which was that
corrupt means had been used to secure
or defeat the nomination and election
of members of the present congress.
"Such a charge reflects upon the in
tegrity Of the house and deserves the
most exhaustive examination by this
committee" he said. "The only case
of the kind which the testimony has
disclosed. is the coWardly attempt that
has been made, partly thru anonymous
letters, to blacken the name and ruin
the career Of Representative Loud, Of
Michigan. AS no one has had the cour-
age to admit the authorship of these
dastardly communications, this COM
mittee feels that burden has been
laid upon it to discover if possible, the
authorship of these Communications"
Boutell stated that the letters had
been turned over to experts, and he
then called David H. Carvalho to the
stand. Carvalho said that he had ex-
amined the two letters in question.
One was received by the Washington
correspondent of the Detroit Free
Press, and the other by Frank Edi-
borough, state senator from Michigan,
and now a candidate for congress
against Loud. He also had examined
great many typewriter documents
and compared them with the anony-
nous letters, taking photographs and
preparing charts, showing his deduc-
tions. Unquestionably, he said, the two
anonymous letters and certain papers
were written on one and the same
machine. These documents, it has been
testified, were dictated by former SEN
ator Thurston, and written by Almer
f. Heff. on a typewriter in the Wash
ington office of the Lake Torpedo Boat
Company. The documents in question
We're questions and statements pre-
sented to the committee by Lilley and
signed by him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-18
Commission is Bad Plan.

Washington, April 1S.-President
Roosevelt stated today that he would
oppose any bill providing commits
sion to consider the subjects of amend
ments to the Sherman antitrust law.
Several eastern business organiza-
tions are sending circular letters t1.su-
cut the country. suggesting COM
mission to consider the whole subject
and make dations to the
next session of congress. The pres1-
dent takes the position that congress
and the country fully understand the
question, and he believes there should
be action at this session. The presl-
dent. as is we'll known, favors the
Hepburn bill, which was prepared by
the civic federation, and he is of the
opinion that this bill fully covers the
demands of the times. The opinion
at the white house is that the COM
mission would merely delay action.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-18
FAIR EASTER TRADE.
Idle Hands Still Numerous in Manu-
featuring Centers.

New York, April 1S.-Bradstreet's
today says:
Easter trade at retail, tho affected
in sections by unfavorable weather, is
on the whole fair. Collections show
slight improvement at a few centers,
and filling in orders by jobbers are a
trifie better, but reports from leading
industries is no more favorable, rather
more weak cases are noted in iron and
steel and fall trade in leading lines is
still disappointingly backward
The dullness in building lines, ex-
penditures for the first quarter being
40 per cent below 1907, affects all lines
of materials and export and import
trade are ebbing, Indicating the first
decrease in foreign trade from the pre-
ceding fiscal year noted for five years
past.
The number of idle hands is aS large
tions curtail buying power. and the
plumber of failures continue far ahead
of a year ago
Easier conditions prevail in the iron
and steel markets.
Production is smaller than it was a
few weeks ago. Business in pig iron
Is very light, and lower prices have
been made to attract even the small
business Finished iron and steel are
likewise quiet and rail orders are only
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-18
TRUSTS OIL REJECTED.
Minnesota State Officials Condemn
Three Car Loads.


Minneapolis, April Reconsideration
representatives Of the Standard Oil
company by the rejection of three
cars of oil shipped into Minnesota
within the last week.
The company has protested against
the states test as incorrect and uA-
necessarily severe and has sent one of
it's experts from Chicago to demon
strate it's contention.
So far as is known this is the first
case in which quantity of Oil has
been condemned by the Minnesota in
spection department. The cars were in
spected at Window, Westbrook and
Cokato, and are now being held at
those points. Two of the cars were
inspected by the same man and the
third by an another man, but in all
three cases the result of the test was
the same and the inspection reports
were verified by w. E. McEwen, chief
of the department.
The ground upon which the oil was
condemned was that under the fire test
it would ignite at a temperature of Ill
degrees, whereas the law requires that
II Snal StanQ test Oh 12u degrees.
"This is the first oil that l have re-
jected." said W. E. McEwen, chief oil
inspector, discussing his action yester-
day, "for did not like to take any
radical action which was new in the
office, and heretofore the samples
have never been more than a shade
short of grade. knew it had not been
customary to throw out oil that would
run close to the required grade, and l
followed the same policy. But in this
instance the oil falls three degrees
short of the required test, and l can
see no way but to reject it,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-18
BROKERAGE COMPANY FAILURE.
Cincinnati Firm One Of ths ceuntry's
Largest Concerns, Of lts Kind.

Cincinnati Firm One Of the ceuntry's
Largest Concerns, Of lts Kind.
Cincinnati, April 18.-Application for
the appointment of a receiver for the
Odell Brokerage Company, one Of the
largest concerns of its kind in the
country, was made in the state court
here today by attorneys representing
the company. Rumors of financial diff
ficulties have been current locally for
several days, but the company was
declared t. be in good shape, except for
one or two large deals still unsettled
ut the time of the last organization
of the concern. Today's action was in
tho interest of the company. and for
the protection of it's business.
Thomas j. Cogan. attorney for tho
company, was appointed receiver. He
announced that he would at once close
out his business which had narrowed
down to very small proportions during
the past few years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-18
Iowa at Washington.

Washington, April 1S.-Patents have
been granted to Iowans as follows:
A. Arnesen, Des Moines, animal trap;
A. B. BLY,, Des Moines, cynroscopic
top; C. M. B. Boos, Muscatine, crown
and bridge work: ]. S. Coventry, Des
Moines, sitter sieve; w. Dawson, Ha-
warden, reciprocating propeller; G. A.
Durham, Marshalltown, feed water
regulator; L. ]. Lindahi Seymour. nut
lock; H. E. Loomis, Dermont, appar-
atus for sharpening lawn mowers; G..
and l.. Madden, Kent, crude oil burn
ers for stove: B. E. Miller, Brandon,
manure spreader; G. r. Nelson, Red
field, attachment for corn shelters; j.
NJ. Stonestreet, Marshalltown, retouch-
ing cabinet; c. j. Tobin, Stuart. draft
equalizer: G. A. Triggs, Lake Park, hot
water circulating system.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-18
Los Angeles Quits Business.

Los Angeles, April 1S.-Clear, warm
and beautiful dawned the day fixed for
the arrival of the Atlantic battleship
fleet at San Pedro bay, the gateway
to the most populous section of SOUTH
ern California, and the gathering place
for over a hundred thousand people
eager to participate in the first greet
ing to the white squadron of Rear Ad-
mirals Evans and Thomas. Never in
history has Los Angeles risen with
such enthusiasm in observance of a
celebration, patriotic or otherwise.
Without legal declaration but by gen
eral consent business had been dropped
with the tasks of the day but just be-
gun, and the entire population seemed
to be streaming toward the coast
Hours before they could hope to catch
sight of the first smoke from the
tunnels of the warships, $4,000 people
were on their way to Huntington
Beach, Long Beach. San Pedro, New
port and dozen other towns and viii
lagos on the ocean shore, whence they
might observe the stately procession Of
battleships on their way to the anchor
age grounds. BY 8 this morning the
transportation companies were forced
to employ extra equipment reserved
for rush hours, and with steadily in
creasing crowds assembling in the de-
pots, scarcely prediction would be
made as to what would occur late in
the day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-18
May Force DolIiver to Come.

Special to Times-Republican.
q Cedar Rapids, April 1S.-A local
astandpat paper Announces that Senator
sDolliver will come to Iowa to take part
In the campaign in behalf of Allison as
soon as business affairs in Washing
ton will permit, and that he will deliv-
ser at least one speech in Cedar Rap
ids. It is presumed from this that the
Allison forces in Iowa, becoming
greatly alarmed, are determined to
force Dolliver to aid in carrying out
the original program. and that If
pressure can be brought to bear to
compel active participation, Dolliver
will make few speeches, even tho
he is reluctant to do so.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-18
OVERCOME: BY FUMES.

Acids Nearly Prove Fatal to Otto
Remus, Of Dubuque.
Special to Times Republican.
Dubuque, April 1S.-Otto Remus, an
employe of local plating concern,
while working in the establishment this
morning, was overcome with the fumes
from the acids doing their work, and
fell to the floor unconscious. He would
have been dead in few minutes, but
for the foreman of the place accident
ally going into the room, to see how
the young man was getting along with
his work.
He will recover