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The Washington bee., 1909-12-18
THE MORRILL, FUND

Editor The Washington Herald:
The proposition to he : the Nor
rill fund apply to the District of Co
lumbia as we'll as to the States has
just been presented to Congress. The
purpose of this fund is to encourage
the several States to prosecute the
scientific study of agriculture. For
geographical purposes, the District
of Columbia has a distinct position,
on a footing with the States and Ter
ritories. In population and general
Importance, it is by no means the
least among the grand divisions.
There seems to be no good reason
why it should not share equally with
the States in this provision to pro-
mote the application of science to
agricultural pursuits.
The fact that the District has lit
tie agricultural area is hardly an eff
fective argument against the propo-
sition, The appOrtionment is not
made on the basis of agricultural
area; if so, Rhode Island and Dele
ware would not receive the same
amount as Texas and Pennsylvania.
The incidental advantages of
Washington are superior to those of
any State for the location of an ag-
ricultural college The Department
of Agriculture, with its great facilities
easily accessible, would enable the
student to perfect himself in this
branch of practical knowledge to a
degree that would be impossible else
where
In States where the two races are
taught in separate schools, the Nor
rill fund is distributed between them
on the basis of numerical strength,
This equiptable principle will, OF
course, prevail in the District of Co
lumbia
The George Washington Univer-
sity and Howard University are the
institutions for the racial allotment
of this fund. The work TO be ac-
compHshed should be of the highest
scientific character.
Agriculture furnishes today the
most fertile field for the application
of science to the practical affairs of
life.
Aside from its purely utillitarian
value, there are few fields that arouse
so deep an interest on the part of
the student or quicken such enthusi-
asm or offer so wide an opportunity
for originality and research. There
is certainly as much quickening pow
The Washington bee., 1909-12-18
DR.. WASHINGTONS GOOD
WORK

Last August at Louisville, KY
the National Negro Business League
passed a resolution empowering its
president, Or. Booker T. Washing
ton, to proceed to formulate plans
for holding in 1913 a semi-Centen-
nial Celebration of the Emancipation
Proclamation.
Last month DIR. Washington laid
the matter before President Taft
and the latter Immediately gave his
approval of the plan, and in his an
nual message transmitted to Con-
gress, Monday, December 8, not only
indorsed the proposition, but request
The Washington bee., 1909-12-18

ed permission of Congress to appoint
d Commission to consider plans, etc,
for holding such an exposition. To
carry out the Presidents suggestion
and at the request and suggestion OF
leading officers of the National Ne
gro Business League, and other in
terested bodies, Congressman E. L.
Taylor, Jr., of Ohio, member of the
House Committee on Appropriations
and Congressman William A. Ro-
denberg, chairman of the House
Committee on Industrial Arts and
Expositions, have together offered
the following joint resolution,
which was introduced in Congress
Tuesday of this week:
Resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Con
gress assembled, That the President
of the United States be, and he IS
hereby, authorized to appoint a
commission consisting Of seven per
sons to consider carefully whether
or not it is advisable to hold an ex-
position in the United States in the
year nineteen hundred and thirteen
to commemorate the hftieth ami
versary of the issuance of the Eman-
cipation Proclamation granting free
dom to the Negroes; and that the
said commission report to Congress
on the first Monday in December,
nineteen hundred and ten.
Sec. 2. That to enable said COM
mission to carry out the purpose Of
this Act, the sum of FIVE thousand
dollars, or so much thereof as may
be necessary, is hereby authorized
to be expended. The members of
said commission shall serve without
compensation, but shall be paid their
necessary expenses, and disburse-
ments made under this Act shall be
made by the Secretary of the Treas
Jury on vouchers approved by the
Chairman of said Commission.
The Washington bee., 1909-12-18

gates voted for Mr.. Taft from Ar
kansas. Mr.. Jones was elected
from a white Republican district He
is president of the Arkansas Realty
and Trust Company, member OF
the bar of the Supreme Court of the
United States and has large legal
practice in his State. The entire
State of Arkansas is urging Presi-
dent Taft to appoint him to po-
sition under the Federal Govern
ment. Rumor has it that he would
not object to the Office of recorder
of deeds if President Taft intends
to make a change.
The Washington bee., 1909-12-18
PlRAGRlPHlC NEWS
BY
Miss Gonevia B. Maxheh

Miss Gonevia B. Maxheh
It is said a petition signed by fEiiT
5000 persons, has been forwarded
to Secretary of War Dickinson, -
be presented to President Taft, ask
! ing pardon for Sheriff ]. E. Ship,
permitting the lynching of Negrs
prisoner.
Andrew Carnegie, in his address
who is serving a term in prison for
before the members of the "Arn-
strong Association on the Negrs
question, said: "The lowest blacks
in the South are ahead of his Scot
land ancestors of two hundred years
ago. No race ever made such pro-
gress as the Negroes have IN the
last forty years. He finished by say
ing foreign mission is good in its
way, but the first duty of the Ameri-
can people is to contribute all We
can toward the black race God plac-
ed among us"
For the first time in the history
of Kansas, a Negro has been aF-
pointed postmaster. Hon. w. W.
Fisher has received the appointment
Mr.. Fisher served in the same ca
pacity, in South Carolina, under
President Mckinley.
By the will of Charles H. FarmeS,
IT,. an estate of 100000 is left to
Yale University, for buildings for
| the Sheffield Scientific School.
At the sale of the library of Louis
| I. Haber, in New York, a letter Of
John Brown, to his wife, in whick,
under the words. "poOr, miserable
looking sheep" he disguised the real
nature of his occupation, relating to
the freeing of slaves, was sold fOe
$4,000.
Colored Americans can boast ot
having forty eight banks, controlled
successfully by them. Eleven alone
are in Mississippi. The youngest of
these banks opened Ist of this montS
in Selma, Ala, and received $I2,-
II445. The oldest one is also -
Alabama.
Hon. Thos. w. Fleming, who was
elected councilman, in Cleveland,
Ohio, will be the first colored man to
ever have a seat in the Clevelan&
City Council, and the first in the
State of Ohio elected councilman At
, large.
2 The first woman to hold positiOs
as executive of a State DepartmeHA
| is Miss Katie Banard, who is State
Commissioner of Charities and Cor
rection in Oklahoma, the manner
/ and term of election being the sans
as that of governor.
The Langston Negro College OF
Oklahoma will have soon an addi-
; gro's share in this fund to Howard
Metrc2oi.ttc-. i-hoir.
of land, which will give it two nus
dred and fifty acres. Ninety thou
| sand dollars was appropriated for
this school by the first legislature os
the new State. Agriculture will Be
the strongest department in the COT
|lege.
The will of Charles ~. CrittentoE,
the founder of the Florence CritteH-
ton Missions for Women, Girls and
children, which has been filed for
probate, will give half of his big
estate to the institutions he founded
| by him. and about 100000 to hiss
employees.
! Judge Lurton has been nominated
as an associate Justice of the ST.
preme Court, as successor of the
late Justice Peckham, who died
some time ago.
- 1az5zl
The Washington bee., 1909-12-18
THE BEE WOULD LIKE TO SEE

THE BEE WOULD LIKE TO SEE
Honest men keep honest promises.
A man who makes mistake cor
rect it before he. is compelled. to do
so.
The Negro Business League a fac
tor in the city.
President Taft appoint more col
cred men to office and retain those
who are in.
The medical profession a factor in
this city.
District men appointed to District
offices.
The Washington bee., 1909-12-18
SCIPIO AFRICANUS JONES

Distinguished Attorney in Town
Attorney Scipio Africanus Jones,
cf Little Rock. Ark, was in the city
this week accompanied by his daugh-
ter, who is on her way to North
Carolina. Mr.. Jones is a native OF
Little Rock, Ark; president OF the
Negro Business League of that
State, one of the largest organiza-
tions in the country; he was at one
time delegate to the National Re-
publican convention and one of the
big Republicans to throw Arkansas
into the Taft column. Fifteen dele
The Washington bee., 1909-12-18
DEFENDS NEGRO RECORD
Denied That He Is Lacking In Pa

triotism
Rev. DR.. Nelms Challenged to Prove
Truth of Assertions to Sons OF
American Revolution.
The recent lecture of Rev. DR.. J.
Henning Nelms before the local chap
ter Of the Sons of the American Rev
olution, in which he is described the
Negro as lacking in the higher
ideals of patriotism, and suggested
that one of the labors the society
should undertake was the teaching
of what true patriotism stands for,
was condemned by mass meeting
of colored residents in the Second
Baptist Lyceum Sunday afternoon.
The Washington bee., 1909-12-18

IT IS RUMORED

Judge Terrell will be reappOinted.
Judge Kimball is not at all sH-
easy. You may get worse.
The Senator from Nebraska viii
protect the teachers.
Senator Gallinger is y riend of the
school teacher.
No more teachers will be dismisses
without trial.
Supervising Principal Jackson .
every inch man. He is levei-head-
ed and reliable. Supervising Princi-
pal Jackson will succeed because Aa
is honest. He knows what his te2ck-
ers do, and it is not hearsay.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-10-15
add CONTEST
h NEXT SATURDAY
.,rsREsT AWAKENED BE-
I UNIVERSITY ELEvENs.
eeeond Teams to Try-Out
uonors-outsiders VIII
Be Added.

Dotball game to be played in
on Saturday afternoon prom
y an interesting contest and
worthy of a large attendance,
as the teams are to be
ened.
anne is not merely a practice
great interest has been work
mong the first and second
the University, and the sec
n has enlisted the services OF
r of the best players from the
assist them in their efforts to
he first eleven.
4 Piles, who did such fine work
bger last season, has awakened
terest among the boys and ath.
never had such q boost as is
accorded them this session of
|ool, and the boys are expecting
Feat victories during the season
which of the town aggregation
chosen to help them Is not
but the full list of the players
! will be lined up will appear in
Dv's paper and then the gem
nblic will be better enabled to
8 to the fine points Of the game.
game will be called at the ball
tomorrow afternoon at S:45
liz, and everyone should be on
) see the great 'kick-off'' Of the
game of the season, which will
a great deal more interesting
be contest OF last week.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-10-15
Imperfect Digestion

ans less nutrition and in Uonse.
e less vitality. When the liver
10 secrete bile, the blood becomes
with bilious properties, the di,
pa becomes impaired and the
constipated. Herbine win
THIS II gives tone to the stom.
'er and kidneys. strengthens the
lie. clears q improves the com
a. hiuses new life and vigor 70
hole system. 50 cents a bottle.
BY w. N. johnson.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-10-15
More Sidewalk suildInu.

a hroome Is having new grano-
sidewalks placed IN front Of his
On the east side OF the square.
Benson q Son are having side
placed in front Of their property
v Union street. IN all sections
u'y Improvement Is noticeable,
This season II is needed to as
the appearance Of the city for
's'uon OF the winter people.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-10-15
'athfnder's Fine Compliment.

Tampa Times pathiinding tour.
ar went from Tampa to Jackson
via Sanford, Daytona. ST. Angus
'and returned via Baldwin. Starke,
TO- Gainesville, ocala, Stokes Fer.
Brooksyille, etc. In q telegram
From Ocala to The Times the rep.
native of that paper says;
Pc road from Gainesville to ocala
+ for the greater part Of the way,
through the most beautiful coun.
'e have yet seen"
ats the glory We get out OF It.
aally we are becoming discovered.
ala Banner, 18th.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-10-15
.ERAL OF MSS SHANNON.

ms Laid to Rest in Evergreen
smetery Thursday Morning.
remains of the late Miss ILL
bannOn were laid to rest Thurs
bOrning in Evergreen Cemetery.
&c circle of friends following
to their last resting-place.
services we're conducted from
PINE of the deceased by Rev. F..
ldges at 10 o'clock.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-10-15

you see that Kind Of weather
you know that rheumatism
Is at hand. Get ready for
setting a bottle Of Bailards
-1l'n ent Fines, thing made
-na'ism, ehiIblSina. frost bite.
% sin Joints and muscles. All
$50 painA- Csc. sex and sl.oo q
sod By W. n. JoAnsoa.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-10-15

habit q aasw ussn9 ga thal
70 yOu r. -0ae nat WfH hoap
isIestsf @ ne NE yoa ass ~
wr.I
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-10-15
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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-31
HOUSE CONSIDERS MEASURE
TO REGULATE LIQUOR TRAFFIC

Washington. Jan. 30-A series of
conferences We're held by the house
leaders today to determine on some
method of getting the house to agree
to legislation to regulate the shipment
of liquor from state to state.
Representative Watson. Of Indi-
ana, republican "whip" whose defeat
for governor is charged to his anti
liquor platform, is leading the fight
for the proposed legislation.
The program finally decided upon
probably will be to tack the liquor
legislation onto the bill for the codifi-
cation of the penal laws Of tho Uni
ted states. which has a privileged
place on the house calendar. AS a
bill for this purpose already has
passed the senate il is believed that
both houses can be brought to an
agreement to enact liquor legislation
more quickly than by voting on a
separate bill This course also would
avoid the disagreeable necessity of ig-
noring the failure Of the committee
on judiciary TO report the bill
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-31
CONv|CIS Ev|CTEO
FROM KANSAS
PRISON
Trainload of Oklahoma Prison
erS Sent Home as Result of
Dispute Between States.



Lansing, KAN. jan 30 .Siue
coaches, composing a special train TO
convey the Oklahoma prisoners from
the Kansas state penitentiary here to
McAlester. Vinta and Atoka. Okla,
where they will be incarcerated in the
county ials, left Lansing at noon to-
day. The convicts, numbering IN all
341, sixteen OF whom are women
were shackled together In pairs, those
inclined to be unruly being chained
in groups. As the train pulled out
through the big gates Of the prison,
It's passengers cheered loudly.
Tho removal of the prisoners today
grew out of an official investigation
started by Miss Kate Barnard, super
intendcnt of prisons and charities In
oklahoma, who charged that the
Oklahoma convicts were cruelty treat
ed. Following the investigation, Kan
sas refused to renew its contract with
oklahoma for the care of the con-
victs The old contract ended today
and Oklahoma officials were forced
to remove the convicts notwlthstand-
ing oklahoma has no state peniten-
tiary In which to house them.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-31
GARY AND FRICK TO TESTIFY
" STIGE,I MERGER INQUIRY

Washington, Jan. 30-When tn,
special senate committee charged
with the investigation of the presl
dents authority for permitting the
absorption of the Tennessee Coal and
IRON company by the United States
Steel cooperation resumes its inquiry
on Tuesday next ii is expected there
Will be a number of important wit
nesses examined. Among these may
be Judge f.. II. Gary and Henry G.
Frick, the representatives. of the steel
corporation, who laid the question OF
merging the two concerns before
President Roosevelt, and Lewis Cass
Ledyard who is said to have origin
ated the merger idea in order to take
Tennessee Coal and Iron stock out OF
number of hands which were be-
ing pressed for payment by New York
banking institutions which held them.
According to testimony of George
w. Perkins, Of the firm OF j. p. Nor
gan & Co, given to the committee
late in the session yesterday, Mr. Led =
yard appears TO have been led to sug-
i8est tlia tae gtaei corporation take
over the Tennessee concern Mr.. Led
yard is described as the lawyer OF the
partnership which was in difficulty
over loans it had secured on Tennes-
see Coal and Iron stock
Thus far in the hearing before the
special committee on judiciary this
partnership remains nameless. but it
is understood members of the COM
mittee are confident they know the
concern meant and will be able to
subpoena its members
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-31

Washington, Jan 30--An omnibus
hin providing separate statehood for
the territories Of New Mexico and
Arizona was. introduced in the house
today by Representative Hamilton of
Michigan, chairman of the house com
mittee on territories. The bill was
framed ~ the republican members of
the committee and submitted to the
minority members who have approved
H.
New Mexico is given two reprcsen-
taIives IN the house of representatives,
10 te elected at large and the city of
Santa Fe is designated as the capital
of The state until 1920
Four sections of land in every town
ship are granted to New Mexico for
the support of common schools. Two
Of these have been previously granted
To the territory Other grants OF land
for which the bin provides are for
university purposes, Sd 400 acres; for
legislative, executive and judicial pub
lic buildings, 90, 600 acres; FOR peniten-
tiarics, 100000 acres; for schools and
asylums for the deaf, dumb and blind
abled miners 1000 acres; for normal
schools 200, 900 acres; for state charit-
able, penal and reform institutions
100000 acres; for agricultural and
mechanical colleges 10000 acres for
school of mines 100000 acres; for
the payment OF the debts of the terri
tory aud Of other valid county and
X aH. 4ott $1,000 .0G0 ores Tor u ~
tary institutes 100000 acres.
When admitted into the union, New
Nj xco is to be attached TO the eighth
judicial circuit, one hundred thousand
dollars is appropriated for the OK
penses incident TO the elections ana
constitution provided for in the bills.
Most of the provisions for Arizona
are similar to those for New Mexico.
Phoenix is designated as the capital
until 1920. Arizona is given one rep
resentative in the house of represen-
tatives. 10000 acres of land are
granted for university purposes and
other grants are equal to those made
for New Mexico.
Hearings on the bill will be heard
by the committee on territories next
week and it probably will be reported
before the end of the week.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-31
MOROCCAN VILLAGE
BURIED IN AVALANCHE

Madrid Jan. 3O.--No further news
has been received here regarding the
reported destruction of the village of
Romara. in Morocco. Natives COM
ing into Tetuan declared that this
village had been buried under an avail
anehe of earth and rocks and that the
dead and injured numbered one hun
dred. Further reports from the pro-
vinces confirm the previous statements
that there have been no serious earth
quake in Spain. There were slight
shocks at Totana and Olias only. A
message has just been received here
from Barcelona saying the report
Of a disastrous earthquake and tidal
wave at that city is absolutely untrue.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-31
TAFT TO MAKE CLEAN
SWEEP OF OLD CABINE I
Wilson aud Meyer Only Possible Hold
Overs.

Washington, Jan. 30.-The definite
statement can be made that James r.
Garfield, secretary of, the interior,
will not be member of the cabinet of
the next administration. Neither will
he be an ambassador to II foreign
country He will return to his home
in Ohio and take up the practice Of
law.
There is almost as good authority
for saying that there will be n clean
sweep of the present cabinet mem
bers unless it should be Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson and Postmaster
General Meyer. There is to be much
doubt as to Mr.. Wilson. Mr.. Garfield
admitted today that he would not be
in the next cabinet
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-31
DIVORCED WIFE STILL
WIFE, COURT DECIDES

San Diego. Cal. Jan. 30.--In a de-
cision received here today from the
court OF appeals. that tribunal holds
that a mans divorced wife Is still his
wife, although she he remarked and
the wife of another man. The de-
cision was rendered In the appeal will
case of Frank Abbott, who was left
$50 900 by his uncle. Jacob Gurne-
dixie, the will providing that third
go to Abbott's wife and a third to his
child. Abbott. being divorced. con
tested this clause on the ground that
he had no wife. she having remarked
after securing a divorce The lower
court declared his divorced wife was
still his wife and entitled to the be-
quest. and the court of appeals sus-
tanned the lower court
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-31
JAP JjENT IS
VICTIM OF
RACE HATE
YOUTH ASSAULTED AND
DRIVEN FROM CAMPUS
Ugly Incident At University Of
California May Lead TO In
ternationaI Exchanges Nip
poneSe Protest Vigorously.


lBy Morning journal special Leased Wire
Rorleiev cal Ian. 30.--EolIoSine
a, ,,,,a,, ,or .,t
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japanese lesislauoh Nv tae s'ate iesis'
lature' kenJi hanseko' graaua'e o,
the iHipcrlai uniVVis''s - i"hio' "iu
student or the university OF can
iofila' was at'hcN'u ps eikh' Wh''e
students TINS alterH'oh ana chtseu
OH the university caihpuS ~ re-
SUIT OF me lnclaeht the herAeieS
japanese associa.' an numbering
AMOUNT l'ooo meihp. :" hishlN ih-
censed ana mas urc''reu its intention
OF taking the matter 10 the american
government throuRn Ampassauor
Ihkah'ra' IN washington. II.
hanseko' VINO ap"ut year ago
was attached 10 tle Japanese consul
late at san Francisco as interpreter
had been attending lecture IN Cal
lorna hall AS ne Waikeu throngn
the campus ne passed group OF
elght students VINO Were discussing
the japanese question: harseKo
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-31
THE DAY IN CONGRESS


Washington. Jan. 3O.-By voting an
appropriation OF 100000 over and
above the amount originally appro-
priated the house today made liberal
provision for further experiments by
the army in the use OF balloons and
airships for use in warfare. The sub
iect gave rise To spirited debate
which continued most of the session.
The opponents Of tho proposition tried
TO defeat it by raising all sorts Of
parliamentary points but the chair
ovcrruled these and paved the way
for Incorporating the provision in the
army appropriation bill.
Previously to taking up the army
lin the consideration Of
which was not completed, the house