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The Washington bee., 1909-10-23
LARGE AUDIENCE HEARS YER
NON

Kansas City, Mo, Oct, 10, IQoo.-
Allen Temple at Sixth and Broadway
was crowded to the walls last night BY
a representative audience of the col
ored citizens of the city to listen to an
address by w T. Vernon, register of
the treasury, on "The American Ne
gro A very important part of the
meeting was the introduction to the
audience of the higher officials of the
city, many of whom were present, in
Guiding Mayor Calvin Scott Small,
Jacob F. Eyrich, Ernst Won Bargen,
Fred Mag and DR.. Louis Schwab.
Republican candidate for mayor.
Each of the gentlemen was given a
f1attering presentation to the audience
and all responded with short speeches,
in which DR.. Schwab and Mayor Gal
vim were particularly successful.
DIR. Vernon, the speaker of the
evening, followed Mayor Calvin and
made a brilliant and foroeful speech
in behalf of his race.
In speaking of the American negro,
Mr.. Vernon ably defended his race
against many of the charges that have
been brought against it. He showed
the progress the negro has made and
what he is still accomplishing, but at
the same time warned his hearers
that talk without work meant moth
ing.
He declared that the negro is in the
country to stay and that the problem
of the race is one that will have to be
worked out i'll this country. After
reciting the services of negroes to this
country before the civil war he made
L brilliant exposition of what the ne
gro has accomplished since they were
given political freedom. He recited
long list of eminent negroes who
are leaders in science, law, medicine
and literature. He declared that the
Negro is now paying taxes on $780,
100000 worth of property in this
country, but that in reality their hold
ings are worth far more than that.
= He also made it a strong point that
whereas, before the war, the negro
was the ward of the white man, he
lis now thrown on his own resources
in one of the bitterest competitions
for the survival of the fttest that his
tory has ever known and that the
negro must stand or fall by his in
dividual achievements. He declared
that the negro must learn and ap-
preciate the value of honest toll, thrift
frugality and Christian living, and
that he will be respected according
to his capacity to live up to the de
mands of modern civilization and the
struggle for existance.
The meeting was for the benefit of
the Republican union and was a great
success financially as we'll as in other
ways. Much of the success of it was
due to w. P. Dabney, who presided
and was largely instrumental in get
ting it up.
The Washington bee., 1909-10-23
BAPTISTS ADJOURN
VIII Meet Next July at Mount Tez-
erell Church

~ III '+OSI NEXT jury at Mount JeZ-
erell Church
The First Washington Baptist As
soclatlon, which has been in session
TOR the past three days at the Tenth
Street Baptist Church, adjourned last
night to meet next July at the Mount
Jezerell Baptist Church, 9Th and E
streets southeast.
Resolutions thanking the ladies of
the church for the entertainment of
the delegates were adopted. The la
dies COMMITTEES in charge of the re-
Ception consisted of Mrs. r. Marshall.
chairman; Mrs. Lola Walls, secre-
Itary; Mrs. Lucy Spurlock, Mrs. Han
nah Brown, Mrs. NJ. Payne, Mrs.
Rosa. Barnard, Mrs. Minnie c. Rob-
inson, Mrs. A. Burnett, Mrs. Susie G.
Lamkins and others. A reception will
be rendered the members of the COM
mittee next Thursday evening at the
church.
Rev. A Catlett, pastor of the
Mount Bethel Baptist Church, will
preach a sermon tonight at the Tenth
Street Church, i'll which he will give
an account of the work of the asso-
citation. Three sermons will be
preached Sunday. while special as
sociation meetings will be held all
day Rev w. P. Hopkins of Croning'
NY. will preach at II am; DR.. s.
P. w. Drew at $3.50 p. m. and Rev.
H. Porter of South America will
preach at 8 p. IN.
The covenant meeting in the after
noon will be conducted by the deacons
and the communion services by the
pastor, Rev. S. Geriah Lamkins,
A ten-day revival meeting will STAR
next week under the direction of
Evangelist A. B. Jamison of Cincin-
natl. Ohio.-The Evening Star.
The Washington bee., 1909-10-23

same. No testimony was offered by
the government to show that the de
tendant had ever been wanted be
fore or that he has ever committed
other acts. The defendant having
been convicted Attorneys Jones and
Clinkscoals carried the case to the
Court of Appeals by a writ of error.
where it was signed last week. Mr.
Jones made the argument. He re-
viewed the testimony in his brief, on
which the defendant was convicted
and argued that the police court Judge
erred in not dismiSsing his motion to
quash and his motion is arrest of
judgement. The defendant argued
Mr.. Jones produced three witnesses
including himself who denied the
charges of the prosecution, whereup-
on council for the defendant moved
the court in arrest of judgement and
for a new trial both being denied,
hence, Mr.. Jones mastery argument
before the Court of Appeals. He
said in his brief that the motion was
in the notice of a demurrer, that no
evidence was offered to prove the
plaintiff in error was AN idle person.
a person without means Of support
a person leading an idle and crimi-
nal life, found repeatedly in and
around tippling houses. Mr.. Jones
argued that Congress. under the act
of March 3, 1909 gives a faint and
feeble reference that plaintiff in error
was a person leading an immoral life.
OF this element, embraced in one of
the classihcations of the vagarency
act of March 3, 1909, constitutes va
grancy, then the only evidence Of
record to maintain it is Hello Blon-
ME" and "Oh you Kid, and an in
vitation.
Mr.. Jones claimed that a statue de
Tending felony or misdemeanor must
be strictly combined. He cited the
case of The People VS.. Forges the
Court said.
Because a person was idle does not
necessarily follow that he is a va
grant, and while these acts are con-
stitutional, they should he considered
strictly and examined carefully in ia
vor of the liberty of the citizen.
Mr.. Jones cited several Supreme
Court decisions and many other au-
thorities His flights of oratory and
the legal knowledge of the law that
he displayed gives many favorable
comments from members of the bar
who heard him dissect the vagrancy
law that has sent so many people to
the work-house.
The Washington bee., 1909-10-23
PARAGRAPH NEWS
Miss Gonevia B. Maxheld

Miss Gonevia B. Max6eld
w l. Buchanan, of Buffalo, N. Y,
former minister of the United States
to the Argentine Republic and Pan
anna, and who had been closely iden-
titled with several important Ameri-
can diplomatic missions, died Oct.
II in London, suddenly, while on a
mission for the State Department in
negotiating settlement of the pending
Venezuelan claim. He will be great
ly missed in the diplomatic circles.
Miss Mary Robinson, the aged au-
thor, who wrote for magazines and
who resides alone in a little cottage,
committed suicide by inhaling gas.
1t is said Uncle Sam grew fnan-
cially fat off industrious inventors
last year, the records showing that
revenues in fees from this source was
sufficient to pay $I,887,443 the ex-
penses of the United States patent of
fee and leave a surplus of $88.476.
Emma Goldman, better known as
the Queen of Red" delivered a fiery
speech before 1000 men and women,
socialists, anarchists and other radi-
Gals in New York They adopted
resolutions denouncing the execution
of Francisco Ferrer, the Spanish rev.
olutionist. alfonso the assassin" was
muttered in three languages, English,
Spanish and French. Was an anar-
chist ever found in the Negro race.
According to the report received by
the University of Pennsylvania Mu-
scum the most valuable antiquities
discoveries in the Nile valley of Egyp'
this season, has been made by Eckley
B. Coke, who states as follows: We
cleared around the walls of town of
Behen. which consisted of very inter
esting sites of fortihcations Within
the eighteenth dynasty walls were
discovered, a series of unique and val
liable tombs of the 18th dynasty, from
which were obtained the most valu-
able finds of the season, outside the
town we found a large cemetery of
the New Empire of 1000 B. c. The
Egyptians it will be remembered were
negroes.
Willie Sides, the dleven-year-old
son of DR.. Boris Sides is a marvel.
He has entered Harvard University
where he is now taking up advanced
mathematics, usually reserved for
graduates. At eight, he knew Greek,
Latin. French, Russian, English and
German and was versed in sciences.
As a mathematician, young Sides has
been pronounced a prodigy He
knows all the minor mathematics thor
oughly, and invented a new table of
logarithms based on the number
twelve instead of ten, as had been the
rule for centuries, and all the learned
mathematicians. who saw it declared
it was perfect.
Monday wa the day set by the Re
The Washington bee., 1909-10-23
THE BAPTIST SCHOOL.

The National Training School for
Young Women, under the auspices of
the Baptist Churches throughout the
country held its opening exercises on
Tuesday afternoon at Lincoln, D. c.
This school will be in charge of Miss
Mamie r Burroughs one of the most
gifted speakers in this country.
Among those who participated in
the exercises held at the school and
at the Vermont Avenue Baptist Ch.
were: Commissioner Macfarland,
Roscoe c. Bruce, Kelly Miller, Miss
Matte r. Bowen, John c. Dancy,Dr
w. T. Graham. Rev. M. w. Gilbert
Mrs. c. H. Parrish, Rev. w. Bishop
Johnson, DR.. G.. w. Parks, Rev. Wal
ter H, Brooks, DR.. T. c. Morris, Rev
L. G. Jordan. w. T. Vernon, w.
Calvin Chase, DR. Harvey Johnson,
Mrs. P. J. Bryant, Miss NJ NJ Kim
ball, DR.. William A. Credit, Rev
George w. Lee, Rev. J. Milton Wal
dron and Mrs J. NJ Layton
MALE CHORUS IS ORGANIZED
At a meeting held recently at the
residence of Ernest Amos, Church st,
n. w a male chorus was organized.
The purpose of the organization is
to enliven an interest in chorus work
among colOred young men OF Wash
ington and to give financial aid TO
worthy charitable institutions in this
city. The following officers were
elected: President, Ernest Amos
vice president, J. A. Minor; director,
Henry Grant; secretary, A. NJ. Dan
iels; treasurer, Sevelion Savoy; man
ager, ]. Moria Saunders. A rules
committee was appointed to launch
the chorus upon a firm basis.
The Washington bee., 1909-10-23
TRAINING FOR NEGROES
National School, under Baptist Ans

oi' ''iiuCI DdpIlSL aus
pIces, to Open Next Tuesday
The National Training School
maintained by the national Baptist
convention, for women and girls of
the negro race, will open Tuesday,
October I9, at Lincoln, D. c., with
Miss Mamie H. Burroughs, cores
iponding secretary of the women's
national convention, president. The
institution was established primarily
~ SurniSh competent training for
girls of the negro race for service as
domeSticS, nurses, and for mission
'sIoTIom Iooqos GePunS Pup' s9rIp
and has behind it the entire negro
Baptist denomination.
Six acres of land have been pur-
chased at Lincoln, and two comfor-
table buildings erected for class and
dormitory purposes.
"We might as we'll learn this year
as next" says Miss Burroughs, that
1t is no disgrace to be a well-trained
servant, but it is rather a shame and
( crime to be makeshift. No wom-
an who wants to make dresses thinks
it an eternal disgrace to prepare her
self for thewor k. Then, why should
a woman who feels it her calling to
wash and iron,or keep house, or cook,
turn up her nose when some one tells
her to go to training school and
learn how to do her work we'll.
IF the negro woman doesn't watch
her job and do her work better than
any one else she will find that it has
been taken by the woman of the same
natiOnallties that took the barber bus
iness, the bOot-black business, and the
whitewash business from the negro
men,"
A program has been arranged with
prominent men of the denomination
as speakers, the exercises to be held
at the institution at Lincoln Tuesday
afternoon and at the Vermont Avenue
Baptist Church at 1:3o p. m.
Among the speakers are to be Com
missioner Macfarland, Roscoe c.
Bruce, Kelly Miller, Miss Matte R.
Bowen, John c. Dancy. DR.. w. T..
Graham, Rev. NJ. w. Gilbert, Mrs.
c. H. Parrish, Rev. w. Bishop John
son, DR.. G. w. Parks, Rev. Walter
L. Brooks, DR.. E. c. Morris, Rev. L.
G. Jordan, w. T. Vernon, w. Calvin
Chase, Dr. Harvey Johnson, Mrs. P.
]. Bryant, Miss NJ NJ. Kimball, DIR.
William A. Credit, Rev. George w.
Lee, Rev J. Milton Waldon, and Mrs.
]. NJ. Layton.-The Washington Post.
The Washington bee., 1909-10-23
VAGARANCY LAW ATTACKED
Attorney Thomas L, Jones Before
the Court of Appeals

NAOARANC4 LAW \ L L AOhED
Attorney Thomas L. Jones Before
the Court of Appeals
In the Court of Appeals of the Dis
trict of columbia last week, At
tOrney Thomas L. Jones made one OF
the finest legal arguments that ever
eminated from the lips and brains OF
man. Jerry Flemming was charged
in the police court with vagarancy
He was represented by Attorneys
Jones and Clinkscales.
The first witness, George Wilson
testified that on the evening of March
g, 1909 about nine o'clock P. m. the
defendant. Flemming followed him
from ninth street and Pennsylvania
Avenue and as he went into the alley
to get his horse from the stable he
left the defendant and another man
standing at the mouth of the alley
and when he (witness) came out de
fendant and another man following
him, that defendant hissed at him on
the way. Witness asked defendant
what he wanted, defendant replied
by asking witness if he wanted to dc
business, etc. Mr. Main another gov
ernment witness testified to about the
The Washington bee., 1909-10-23
DR.. s. L. CORROTHERS
GREAT OVATION TO THE DIS
TINGUISHED DIVINE
Special.
Carlisle, Pa, Oct. IA


DR.. s. L. Corrothers( Of Washing
ton, the great pulpit orator, delivered
an address here today to the school
children, and at night to the people.
The ovation in this city to the doc
tor was the most enthusiastic that has
ever been given to anyone. He lett
here for Harrisburg, Pa, where ne
also spoke to large and enthusiastic
audience.
DR.. s. L. Corrothers has just re-
turned to the city from Carlisle and
Harrisburg, Pa, where he h as been
on ministerial business.
The Washington bee., 1909-10-23

PITTMAN WILL BUILD IT.
Mr., w. Sidney Pittman, OF this
city, will draw the plans and specih-
cations for the New Williams and
Ferguson College of Abbeville, 5. {.
Mr.. Pittman has a worldwide repu-
tation as an architect.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-11-11
ANNUAL FALL MEETING
OF COUNTY BOARD

The annual November meeting OF
the County Board took place on Tues
day afternoon, Nov. 8, O, G. Linde-
man of Marshfeld presiding. About
forty men were present from different
parts of Wood County. Various re-
ports were read among which were the
report of the Marshheld Fair, and the
District Attorneys report read by
e. Andrews. of Marshfield. Bills
against the county we're read and
referred to the proper committees.
A communication from the State
Board of Control was read, advising
the construction Of an insane asylum
in Wood County. and stating that the
institution would soon be filled to its
capacity because of the great increase
Of insane population in Wisconsin
At four o'clock the meeting adjourned
until Thursday morning, thus giving
the committees sufficient time to dc
their required amount of work.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-11-11
/. BARkEY-HERSCH


On Thursday afternoon at 200 o.
clock occurred the marriage of Miss
Edna Barney to Charles Hersch, both
residents of this city, the ceremony
taking place at the Methodist church
and Rev. Newing performing the
ceremony The couple was attended
by the Misses Sylvia Barney and Mat
tie Angel and Messrs Ernest Barney
and Fred Herself. After the cere-
mcny an elaborate wedding banquet
took place at the home of the brides
parents on Ninth Street South. Mr.
and Mrs. Hersch will begin house
keeping in their home on Third Ave
nue., and they begin their welded
life with the best wishes of their
many friends.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-11-11
GRAVE VAULTS TO
BE MANUFACTURED HERE

We understand the Carey Concrete
Company of this city have made the
necessary arrangements for the manu-
facture of cement grave vaults and
have secured the patterns etc.
necessary to manufacture them with,
These are new thing connected with
the burial and recepticle for the dead
1t is claimed that they are better for
this purpose than any other metal
casket. or other devices, how used for
this purpose. J. r. Raglan, the under
taker, purchased three Of these vaults
recently from Illinois, one for Mrs. j.
A. Gaynor and two for Mr.. and Mrs.
Fl. FIewelling who were recently
buried in Calvary Cemetary. These
vaults are made air tight and will
neither rust nor corrode and are re-
ported to be the best thing now
known for this purpose. The price
will be reasonable and within the
reach of everyone.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-11-11
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-11-11
For Sale, Rent, Etc.

For RENT-The wing part of the
M. A Bogoger store building on
Second ST. south. For terms and par
ticulars inquire Of Mr.. Bogoger. If
See Geo. N. Wood for fire, life, &C
cident and tornado insurance. If
FOR RENTING A. L. Gross resi-
dence on Third street south. Enquire
of Mrs. Geo. w. Davis or Will Gross. If
FOR SALEM. A. Bogoger's
family driving horse. A bargain for
somebody. Must be sold quick. !. If
Don't forget the second hand cloth
ing sale Saturday, the 18th.
For SALE AT A BARGAIN-10O acre
farm, 81 acres cultivated, so acres
good timber, new house, spring creek,
good neighborhood, daily mail, one
mile from city limits. See Geo. N.
Wood, Wood County NATL. Bank
Building. If
The ladies of NJ. E. church will
hold a second hand clothing sale in
the Parrish Building. Saturday Nov.
18th. 5td-1w
Remember the secondhand clothing
sale, Nov. 18th.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-11-11

state, arrived in the city Monday
evening to visit Indefinitely at the
home of her son, Prof. NJ H. Jack.
son. She was accompanied here by
Mrs. NJ. H. Jackson, who has been
visiting since Thursday in Milwau-
kee and Big Bend.
Mr.. Moody, the popular hat man.
who resides in Weyauwega was in the
city Friday selling some Of our mer-
chants some of his wares, Mr.. Moody
is one Of the many travelling men who
has been coming to this city for a
great many years, who is well known
and we'll liked. He is Of a genial
disposition, hale and hearty, and
always has pleasant word for those
he comes in contact with. His friend
here are always glad to see him, of
which he has many
Rev. Father Johnson, who for
twenty years had charge of Trinity
Parish at New York City, and who
has been for the past year, at the
head of st. Johns parish at Wausau,
preached Sunday at the ST. John S
Episcopal church in this city. He
preached eloquent sermons, both
morning and evening, and a large
congregation assembled at both SER
vices to listen to him. Father Blakes
lee of this city, preached in ST.
Johns Episcopal church in Wausau
Sunday.
Louis Ule arrived home Friday
from Raddison, Sawyer county, where
he has been in charge of construction
work for his company, w. E. U1e &
Co. The work is progressing finely,
he says, but they have been short of
men all summer. He says that they
have hired good many but they come
and go, like wandering Willie's stay
few days and pass on. He reports
all the boys from Grand Rapids and
vicinity well, enjoying their meals an
sleep and do good work. They want
to be remembered to their friends
in Grand Rapids.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-11-11
SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT
THE PACKING PLANT

Chas. Pagel, employed at the Rel
land Packing plant, was the victim of
a very serious accident Friday after
noon, which may cost him the loss of
one of his eyes. While at work at the
plant, piece of steel from a chisel,
flew up and struck Pagel's eye, caus-
ing it to bleed so freely that it looked
to be very dangerous case. The boy
was taken to DR., Ruckle where he
received the best Of medical care,
The nature of the case makes 1T i'm
possible to determine definitely what
the results of the occurrence will be.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-11-11

Mrs. Hu1da P. Jackson of Lebanon,
South Dakota, who has been visiting
during the past month with rela-
tives in the southern part of the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-11-11
ANOTHER ELECTRIC THEATRE

Mrs. D. Buclheim of Sheboygan, is
in the city at the Witter House and
informs US that she has rented, Of c.
E. Anderton, the Drug store building
formerly occupied by T. L. Steib.
She has engaged NJ. j. FeaveI, the
carpenter, who is already at work
making necessary changes in the
interior and doing all the carpenter
work. We understand that this place
is to be fitted up in frst-class order
for the show picture business. The
machine and whole OUTFIT is to be
run on a first class scale. The build
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-11-11
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

The opening of the Star Theatre on
the West Side Tuesday evening was
largely attended, but the manage
ment were not successful In focusing
their machine and therefore the
pictures were not as clear and good as
they ought to have been. This was
unfortunate for the opening night,
8. The Weinberg Construction Co.,
have put in the large French plate
glass in the windows of the new
Wood County National Bank build
ing. The glass is of an excellent
quality, perfectly clear and beauti-
full. This will add to the building
general appearance. when completed.
Stevens Point Jourual-C. E. Kel-
logg, j. S. Thompson. o. T. Hougen
and Amos Hasbrouck of Grand
Rapids, 6. W. Ghoca of Waupaca, A.
u, Marvin of Nekoosa, and E. n. Du-
Four of Marshfeld attended meet.
ing. of Crusade commandery here
Thursday evening.
C. T. Taylor Attorney-at-law of
Wautoma, spent the Sabbath in this
city with his wife and daughter, who
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. w.
Kruger for several days the past
week. They all returned home to-
gether Monday.
Messrs. DR.. w. o. Blanchar, Chas.
Natwick, J. J. Jeffrey, Henry Samp-
son, Jr., F. G. Gilkey and Carl Ban
delin are members of a hunting par