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Tombstone epitaph., 1908-11-29

3 3D0-Address--Prof. Blome. Reports of Committees. Adjournment.
 The following is the roll call of teachers present:
 TOMBSTONE DISTRICT No. |. P D l. McLaurin Helen NJ Axtell Lillian Buck Ada Hslderman C W Trisler Blanche Thornton Mary Williamson Anna F. Mason
 Helen F. Benedict
 Ernestine Chowning
 Josephine McPher.on
 BIsREE DISTRICT No. }. CF Phiibrook CE kunbill Springsteen Lewis A Ink Leslie Gooding Carrie L Barber A Viola Mover Edna Newman Salone Townsend Edna Mckenzie Ethyle Jones Ella Wagner Arna Gibson Helen Merritt Ona Wescott Ethel Harmsn Florence Messper Louisa Barley Gertrude Secrest Adelaide Leafs M A Goodoll Hester Wallace Jessie Perkins E Nentner Ethel Gibson l. Schlstterer Gecrgine Kinder Nellie B Fry G Milligsn Grace Cook Lucille Kenney Stella Miegel Liboie R Genier Alma Cowan Lota Scott Vesss Wright F Henshaw Anna Hogges Al ce Campbell Hattie Mslam W Fritz Mary Newby Cleo Wax field Nina Patterson Anna Winner Alice Spelman
 Katherine Finnegan HEREFORD DIS rRIcr No. 3.-Fannie c Fletcher
 HUAcHUCA DISTRICT No. Emma Green.
 BABocoaARI DISTRICT No. 5-Bertha Matteson. FAIRBASK DISTRICT No. 6. Lou Ella Clark. HARLAN DISTRICT No. 7-Mable A Sotolo.
 ST. DAVID DISTRICT No. s-Velma E. Harris.
 BENSON DISTRICT No.9. Katherine Burke Carrie Duke Margaret Pyne Jane Phillips
 Carrie Thompson TkEs ALAAos DISTRICT No. To- Elizabeth Harmsn.
 ADAMS DISTRICT No. II--Martha Usher.
 SOLDIER HOLE DISTRICT No. l2-- T F Incho.
 WILCOX DIsTRI T Eo. l3. Elanor Crow Edna Wei!!s
 "hs DcurOu TEvIsroy DISTRICT No. I4--Sarab Hendrix.
 Dos CABEzAs DISTRICT No. I5-- Rena A Cole.
 FL DORADO DISTRICT No. I6-- Lillian Erickerson.
 WILGUs DISTRICT No. I7-Eus R Knott.
 SAN SIMON DISTRICT No. 1S--Helen Johnson.
 SAN PEDRO DISTRICT No. I9--Lois A Stewart.
 FORT HUAcBUCA DISTRICT No. 20 Mrs A Gattrell.
 MARCUS DISTRICT No. 2I. Artmas Willett E T Lofgreeu
 PEARcE DISTRICT No. 22. Martha Neal Lilly B Neal
 NAco DISTRICT No. g. E H Stover Grace Maxfieid
 Isaoella TaiIaferro Pool DISTRICT No. 2i.-Reneritta Adams.
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MORNING SESSION. Registration.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-11-29
Wednesday, November 25, 1908

MORNING SESSION. AM. 9 00-Music 9:l5-Manual Training - MT. F. J.
 Springsteen, Bisbee; Mir. II. N
 Beck, Douglas. Domestic Science-Miss Marion Gale
 Douglas; Miss Alice SpelInan
 Bisbee. I0:lj-Address-Prof. K. H. II. Blome
 Tempe Normal School. l0:50-Intermission. II 00-Question Box.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-11-29

Grammar Section Nr. P. D. L. NcLaurin, Director. "Litersture and Its Relation to Ex pression"-Miss A. Viola Mover, Bisbee. "Resding"-Miss Eva Wolcott, Dou- glss. "Pictures as an Aid to Geography and History"-Miss Nellie E. Fry, Warren.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-11-29

AFTERNOON SESSION. N. I:lj-Music. 30-Address-"Our Duties as Teach
 CTS in Character Building"-
 Miss Martha Neal, Principal
 Pearce;
 Discussion-MIs AM. Dyer, Dou-
 glas. Mediterranean. O-Address--Prof. Blome. Reports of Committees. Adjournment.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-11-29

High School Section
 Mr. [. M. HcDermotte. Director. "LatIn in the High Schoop-Mr. c
 W. Trisler, Tombstone. "Some esuggestions-Geometry'-Mr.
 J.O. Hsssler, Douglas. "Problems for . Course of study for a
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trict, who congratulated the Republi-
cans for responding 50 readily to the
invitation sent them and from their
pleasant and determined countenancss
he was convinced that there were no
traitors among them
He outlined briefly the object OF the
conference, and suggested the propriety
of electing a secretary. Attorney PERI
w. Frisby was unanimously elected sec
retAry.
A motion was then adopted to appoint
a finance committee of FIVE, followed by
4 motion TO appoint a campaign com
mittee, consisting of two Republicans IN
each of the twenty-five districts. After
which Judge F. NJ. Hewlett was intro
and delivered a most timely and point
ed address. He was frequently ap-
piauded through its delivery.
The next speaker was E. M Heller,
of the Ninth District. Mr. Heller said
that he had been Republican for over
forty years, and had never found a
traitor in the olored race. That when
ne saw an attempt at one time by GER
tain white Republicans to seat two white
men IN the convention, Jle being a
white man could not subscribe to IT.
and hence he exposed it. Mr.. Heller
was followed by Frank oJyce, Of the
Twenty-frst district, who declared that
his district would poll large vote for
the ticket named by this conference. he
aid that he was accompanied to the
meeting BY three of the leading repre-
sentatives of his district who would
subscribe to his sentiments.
Peyton Harvey and Perry Riley, rep
rssenting the Eighth District, which
polls the largest vote in the city, de-
ciarsd its allegiance to the ticket.
A letter was at this juncture received
from Keith Sutherland, of the same dis
tr;ct who indorsed the sentiments oi
Messrs. Harvey and Riley, and added
that the old Eighth would be found II
the csolmun for Ricketts, and Chase.
George Phillips, DR.. s. NJ. Pierre
Warner Williams, Winter Payne, Ed
ward Holland and others representing
the Fifth District. declared that th'
Fifth, Sixth and Seventh District
would be found to roll up large vo
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REPUBLICANS MEET
UNITED REPUBLICANS MEET
HOME RULE TICKET
NOMINATED.

The mOstr representative Republican
conference yet held convened in Fos-
ter's large auditorium, 8I8 Nineteenth
street THURSDAY evening, January goth.
A9bout two hundred and fifty cards
were sent out and two hundred and
forty FIVE responded. Letters or re-
gret of inability to attend on account
of pressing business were received from
the other FIVE, namely, Attorneys Gray
and Hughes, NJ. T. Clinkscaies, Keith
Sutherland of the Eighth District. and
D. P. Syphax, of the Fourteenth Dis
trict Every district was represented by
the leading Republicans in their respect
i've districts The hall was beautifully
decorated with large American flags and
the large center electric light gave the
auditorium a brilliant appearance.
The conference was called TO order
by Randall oBwie, of the Fifth Dis
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Charlottesville the latter part Of last
month, was the father of Mrs. Susan
Manning, of this city.
Under the existing circumstances
there Is ample room for all who are
charitaby inclined to give expression
to their incIinations
F W Mahood has sent d petition
to the House District Committee asking
for cheaper gas. We fail to see how
the gas company could give any cheaper
than We are getting. Yes; We want
the company to charge US less money
for its cheap gas"
There are many people who Jim Crow
themselves and get out of harmony
when somebody else wants them to stay
in their jim Crow corner.
Judging from the nature OF the ad-
yertisements sent to the young women
and men at Howard University, there
must be number of tobacco users in
attendance at that school.
George Stewart colOred, who stabbed
to death feiIew prisoner for ten cents,
was electrocured IN the New Jetey
State prison last Monday.
The revival at the Cosmopolitan en-
pie Baptist Church, in which great in
terest has been manifested, has been in
progress two weeks.
The funeral Of Mrs. Daisy A. Rog-
ers, the wife of Mr. David D. Rogers,
and daughter of Mr.. and Mrs James
J. Lucas, took place last Tuesday at
Shiloh Baptist Church.
Mfr. William A. Johnson, the father
OF Mrs. Florence Hughes, and Miss
Eliza c, Johnson, died at his late res
idence last Monday, and his funeral
took place Wednesday.
Coatinued on Page 4 =
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PARAGRAPHIC NEWS
By Mss Bcatriz L. CHass.

DR. William H. Taylor, State chemist
and professor Of chemistry in the Med
ical College of Virginia, in a lecture to
students in Richmond recently said tha,
woman is inferior to man physically,
mentally, and morally, and must be
classed as infantile"
Mr.. John B. Jones, the colored keeper
- Old Point lighthouse, who died uqite
recently, left property valued at $4,000
made by working at times which did
not interfere with his duties as light
house keeper
DR.. Daniel Williams,wh founded the
Provident Hospital in Chicago, lead the
grand promenade at the recent Charity
Ball.
Mrs. E. V. Chase Williams had
srtong article, Good Advice" in The
Light Columbia, s. c, January IS,
1908.
Prof, d. T. Washington Is booked 20
lecture IN Milwaukee WIS., the 18th
/ instant.
The Be extends its thanks for the
copy of the address of Mr.. Andrew
Carnegie, subject The Negro in Am
erica delivered before the Philosoph-
zeal Institution of Edinburgh, October
10Th, 1907.
he Howard University Record,
Alumni Numbc- January 1908, has
been issued, and It contains much val
uab!c information not only to the alum
nj, but TO the friends of the institution
The Southern Sun. Columbia, s. c.,
says It's entire force went out on a
strike last week
Mr.. Burkley B. Bullock, who died in
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tis national organizer of the National
Personal Liberty League. Mr. Curtis
declared that his organization was the
first to endorse Ricketts, and Chase,
Richardson and Marshall, and that his
organization would be found in the col
umn for Ricketts, and Chase.
Arthur F. Boston o fthe Fourteenth
District was the next speaker; follow
ing him was w. N. Walters, who rep
resented the Irish League of the Nine
tenth district Mr.. Walters said that
the Irish League and a large white Re-
publican vote would support his friend
Chase, whom he had watched and fol
lowed for a number of years
Jessie Foster, of the Sixteenth Dis
trict, also followed with a strong en-
dorsement of the ticket.
Rev. l. B. Irby also made a strong
speech for DR.. Richardson for the Ma.
tional Committee as one of the bes
Republicans in this city and stauncf
friend of the people, white and black
The name of DR.. Richardson was loud
ly applauded.
In the conclusion of the speech-mak
ing it was decided TO hold a ratification
meeting at Grand Army Hall between
the Ist and 18th day of this month, anC
a committee was appointed TO secure tn,
hall.
The conference adjourned subject Il
the call of the chairman
Following are the meetings to be helC
under the auspices of the United Re
publican Clubs in March
Third and Fourth Districts in Wes
Washington; Fifth, Sixth and Seventl
Districts, Masonic Hall Eighth, Ninth
Tenth, Thirteenth Districts, True Re
formers Hall; Twelfth, Fourteenth
Fifteenth and Sixteenth Districts, ca
dets Armory; Eleventh, Seventeenth an,
Eighteenth Districts, Fishermen's Hal
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merically strong showing at the polls.
After a convincing demonstration of that
sort the people of Washington would
be in a vastly better position to meet the
charge, so insistently made, that lack
ing the elective franchise, the pride OF
citizenship and the power of political
conviction do not exist within the con-
fines of the District of Columbia This
charge should be rebuked, and the op-
por.unity Is at hand
individuals can help; organizations
can help, and the Board of Election OF
the primaries will guarantee fair and
impartial showing TO all Under the
present systems, and with the existing
machinery tl.e delegates and national
committeeman c., be selected and elect
ed in the most c,.,-and-dried manner.
As matter Of fact suggestions already
have been made with this very end in
view. | make this frank statement OF
the matter because it is my earnest de-
sire to see that the choice is left to
tie voters of the District of Columbia.
These primaries, with the co-opera-
ncn of the ovters of the District Of
Columbia, viii be made the most i'm
po-tsnt ever held here l would like
o see all Republicans, regardless Of fac
TORS. get together and work side by
side. There are a number of candidate
for the presidential nomination, and th'
Republicans of the District should elec
delegates who will vote for a candidate
who believes in and will support throug'
thick and thin, the principles of the Re
publican party"
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next speaker, and in eloquent tones and
pointed vernacular he declared that he
never saw 50 many local statesmen can
didates for delegates in all his life. He
wanted to know where all these men
were when they were needed and when
the rights of white and colOred district
Republicans were involved. Where were
the men when two companies were dis
honorably discharged from the army ?
"Oh, he said, "we can't touch that.
When there was discrimination against
colored citizens serving upon the jury
Oh. where! Oh, whersi were these loal
statesmen, who now ask for the suf-
frages of colored Republicans? Oh, we
couldn OF touch that. When an attempt
was made to discriminate against the
colored citizens at the recently erected
public comfort stations, Oh! what had
become of these local statesmen, who
now ask you for your votes? Oh! we
could not touch that When inety
thousand colored people, the Irish and
Italians were pictured worse than safe
crackers, On where were the candi-
dates2 Only one man with his friends
remained at the helm during those dark
days of discrimiantiOn-my distinguish
ed friend, the Editor of The Bee. While
the rocks were flying at him a call was
= made: Oh, Calvan, are you there !?
The CRY came back: Yes, thank God
l am still herer Whenever the rights
of the Negro have been involved The
Bee has stood alone in our defense
When / think of how those brave black
soldiers snathced those who were II
the bloody contest at San Juan Hill
from death, and see what our black al
lies are receiving today in the severa
departments of the Government, it al
most makes my heart bleed. Here a
the Capital Of the Nation, where oui
laws are made, we have the Jim Crow
corners in every department. The jim
| Crow cars entering our national capita
and indeed the entire colored race II
the capital of this great nation vii sool
be covered with Jim Crowism.'
AT the conclusion of Attorney oJnes
address the applause was most deafen
ing and enthusiastic.
e The next speaker was Charles c. Cur
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Tun. 10 1908, and TO demonstrate that
interest in practical way by register
ing and voting for his candidate.
This IS so obviously the duty Of
every good citizen that it should not
lie necessary TO lay special emphasis
upon it. Indeed, do not think 1t would
be necessary elsewhere But here in the
District the citizens seem content to
remain in a state of indifference TO the
exercise Of the few political preroga-
tives they possess.
Exercise of the political franchise
Is one of the chief duties OF citizenship
md the man who declines to discharge
thai dufv invites the criticism that he
i 2 DOOR citizen. This applies not only
,a municipal State and national cleo
+,ors hut also to those occasional and
limited ones occurring in the District
Of Columbia.
Col0red FOters Akvdy5 Alert
1T IS of melancholy significance that
tbis political inertia in the District Is
confined to the white people. The col
ored voters are fully alive TO their duty
in that respect and do not fail to make
tbe.r wishes known at the polls.
| Every permanent resident OF Wash
,,aton believes in the principle OF 10
cal offices for local men" but the IN
tercst unfortunately is not suihclcnty
keen TO cause more than fraction ol
the best citizenship Of the community
to get 70 the polls.
Imbortance UHdrestimated
The importance of these prlmarie
has been woefully underestimated. lie
every citizen put on his think cap an'
figure out for himself the beneficial re
suit, that might logically follow dig
ni6ed conduct Of the primaries and nu
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lot the uCkel.
f. NJ. Heller, of the Ninth District,
offered a resolution. naming, as the
choice of the representatives present of
the twenty-five districts, delegates and
alternate delegates to the National Re
publican Convention, which is to meet
in Chicago June 70, 1908: Hon. Oscar
]. Ricketts,, ex-Public Printer, and Mr..
w Calvin CAase, Editor, and attorney
at law, as aslegates; DR.. Charles H
Marshall Of West Washington, and DR.
w. S Richardson, of South Washing
ton, alternate delegates.
At this juncture DR.. Marshall entered
the auditorium and was loudly applaud
ed. He was introduced and made q
brief but timely address. He express
ed his urpsrise at being named as
delegate, and thought that he could dc
more on the outside After reviewing
briefly the army contests in which he
had been engaged to help Others, h'
, concluded by saying that he was pleased
to see so many representative Republi-
cans present, which was an indication
of united action.
Attorney Thomas L. Jones was th'
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The Nero VIII SOcak
CHAIRMAN BIEBER'S APPEAL -
DUTY OF REPUBLICANS TO
TURN OUT.

Sidney Bieber local treasurer OF the
Republican Congressional Committee,
and chairm1n Of the Board Of Election
of the local Republican primaries to be
held in the spring for the selection OF
delegates to the National Convention IN
Chicago. June I6, announced today that
registration will not begin before April
2. Mr.. Bieber will soon make public
the membership of a number OF the
more important committees which will
assist the board in the conduct of the
primaries.
Already considerable interest in the
primaries IS being manifested, and from
present indications there will be quite
number of candidates for the honor
OF representing the Republican constlt-
uencv Of the District Of Columbia in
the Chicago National Convention, and
aiding ly their votes in the selection OF
Republican nominee for the pre'i-
dency.
BgHsy ShOs,.Hg HSbCd For.
There Is sone little sentiment Tor reg
istration prior to April /, bu, Mr. Bic
ber i extremely d.,irous of making thu
local showing a, the 1908 primane
more dignihcd and numerically conse
ouential than ever before. With TIN
idea in view it has been decided to be
gin registration not before the hrst o.
April. thus permitting sucttiient time be
tween now and then for individuals and
organizations In the District to acquaIn
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MEMS ON ne WING.

The State Grand Lodge of Masons
for Kansas National Compack) me; in
annual session. The Rev. A. B. Allen,
National Grand Master, present, IN con-
nection with his address, stated that he
had visited the Grand Lodges of the
States of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Ala
bama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Texas, Tennessee, Ohio,Vir-
ginia. Michigan, West Virginia, North
and South Carolina, Idaho, Nebraska,
Washington; also that the GrandLodge
of Port au Prince had confirmed the
action of the Council Of Administration,
viz, full recognition of the National
Grand Lodge for North America, Ma
tional Compack.
The colored brother of the District
of Columbia has organized an automo-
bile company. Rev. and Bro. F. A
Walker is the vice president.
Miss Estelle Middleton, Of II8 D
street southwest, was given surprise
party by her friends last week There
were over fifty present The guests were
handsomely attired. Refreshments IN
abundance. Our friends of the South
west believe in having good time
DR.. George Murray is still holding
the fort at the old stand (Headquar-
ters of Simon's Commandery.)
DR.. L. H. Harris is 50 busy making
money that he has not had time to &c
out riding IN his automobile
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South Washington; Nineteenth, Twenti
eth, Tweng-hrst and Twenty
Districts, East Washington Baptist
Church. The members of the cam
paign committee will be announced next
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themselves with the situation, select
their candidates and get 10 work with
the idea Of insuring a lively apd IN
tsresting campaign
Mr.. Biebcr is confident that a strong
showing at the primaries this spring will
do more than anything else to retute
the oft-repeatcd and insistent charge that
civic and political pride is practically
non-existent in the District of Colum-
bia. and, moreover, will constitute a
tangible asset in strengthening the now
non-observed principle Of local offices
for local men,
To this end he today issued an ap-
peal to the Republican voters OF tht
District, urging the better class OF Cit
zens-who generally seem to take very
little interest in the circumscribed eX
ercise Of the franchise possible here
to take a personal interest and pride II
these primaries, and make them some
thing more than the semi-farce the!
have been in former years. A fair anC
impartial conduct Of the primaries
guaranteed, and the Board will give al
the aid and encouragement in It's pow
er TO all individuals and organization
who interest themselves in the contes
for delegates and national committee
men.
Mr.. BiebsrS APPsGL
MIR. Bieber's appeal follows:
Before announcing the arrangement
for the local primaries want to max
an appeal to every Republican IN tn
District of Columbia to take a persona
IN tresetin the selection OF delegates I
the National Convention in Chicago o
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-01-30
Trying for Faker Prize.

He didn't set himself up to be a ma
ture faker. but he confessed he knew
a story which, if not exactly accurate.
was at all events somewhat brilliant.
This happened in the cottage of a
peasant who had his culver full of
children. When the baby was put to
sleep at night every one in the family
was enjoined to be quiet. They were,
including the dog. One night, how
ever, the dog fancied the room wasn't
as quiet as it should be. There was
an old-fashioned clock in the corner
OF The room, which licked somewhat
loudly with its ponderous pendulum.
The dog, thinking that this ticking
might disturb the baby, went on tip
toe, and, putting his paw against the
pendulum, stopped it. And that's a
fac" But even the oysters on
the counter gaped with establishment.
New York Press.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-01-30
AS Mioht Be Expected.

A man who, with his family, had
spent several weeks at a fashionable
summer resort, discovered one morn
ing that he had lost his pocketbook.
Thinking it possible that it might have
been found by some employe of the
hotel at which he was staying, he re-
ported his loss to the landlord.
That's too bad, Mr.. Johnson" said
that functionary. I'll make inquiries
about 1t. What kind of pocketbook
was it?"
Russian leather" answered the
lodger.
What color?'
Dark red"
Amy distinguishing marks about
it?"
ut had clasp"
What was the shape Of it?"
Flat, of course" said Mr.. Johnson.
Haven't / been here more than q
month?'-Youth's Companion.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-01-30
Fathers Occupation Would Likely Be
News to Lord Glare.

'"The late Frederick McNally had oc'
casion," said a Chicago lawyer, ito
consult me about an infringed copy
right. Mr.. McNally said he thought
there would be no trouble about cor
recting this infringement. The thing,
he believed, had been innocently done.
The man who had done 1t was an anna
teur in publishing-uns sophisticated
like girl his father used to tell about
in Ireland. This girl was the daughter
of poor man, and every week or so
she used to come to the village rec
tory with a pheasant or hare to sell.
The price she asked was low, and
for a time the pastor bought of her.
Then somehow, his suspicious were
aroused. The next time the girl call
ed, he said to her sternly: 1T is good,
fresh game you bring, my dear, and
your price is always reasonable; but
do you come by all these pheasants
and hares honestly?' oh, shure, yes,
yer reverence said the young girl.
My father is poacher to Lord Clare "