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The Washington bee., 1909-11-27
WASHINGTON IS THE SEAT OF OUR
NATIONS GOVERNMENT.

The eyes of the world are on Washington.
One-third of Washingtons population is
Negro.
If all the Negroes in Washington were colon
lied in one place they would make a city larger
than Richmond, Virginia.
There are seven theatres in Washington,
supported by a white population of 24I,o23-
and a few foolish Negroes willing to be colon
lied in the galleries. the only place to which the
Negro is admitted.
THERE IS NOT A SINGLE FIRST
CLASS OFFICE BUILDING in the city of
Washington, where a colored professional or
business man or woman, and there are hun
dreds of them in the National Capital, can OBJ
tain business quarters
JUST THINK OF IT! 100, 900 enterprising,
thrifty, intelligent people, through race preju-
dice, swept completely out Of the business dis
tTict of Washington; 100000 genteel, prosper
Gus, amusement loving people deprived of
every form of theatrical entertainment unless
willing to submit to the most hurniliating con-
ditions.
Every colored man and woman IN Wash
ington.
Every colored man and woman VISITING
Washington.
Every colored man and woman in America
familiar with the true state of the Negro in
Washington, realizes that theatre, store, and
Office building, operated by the Negroes, for the
Negroes, is A NECESSITY.
The welfare of the race demands it.
The self-respect of the race demands it.
Amy enterprise resting its hope of success
upon a NECESSITY is bound to be a sue
CESS.
A THEATRE AND OFFICE BUILDING
IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, built by
Negroes for the use of Negroes, is a NECES-
SITY
Approaching to the utmost that fact
THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL BUILDING
COMPANY proposes to erect in the Central
Business District of the city of Washington a
magnificent theatre, seating capacity $780, and
store and Office building of splendid proper
tlon, adequate IN every respect to meet the re-
quirements of prosperous professional and busi-
ness men.
The enterprise is exceptional in two respects:
First-It is absolutely safe.
Second-It promises enormous possibilities
as money maker.
Features that must appeal to every man or
woman with few dollars to invest, and YOU
are such man or woman or you would not
have read this far
THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL BUILD
ING COMPANY has surveyed the field care
fully, and it KNOWS that hundreds of tenants
are available for the offices, that dozens of
merchants are ready to rent the stores, and
that 100000 people are anxious to patronize
the theatre exclusively, and make it the best
The Washington bee., 1909-11-27

paying amusement place in America.
IT KNOWS ALL THIS AND It IN
VITES YOU TO PARTICIPATE in an en-
terprise ABSOLUTELY DEVOID OF RISK,
where every dollar will be invested IN the best
of Washington Real Estate, that increases IN
value annually at the rate OF SIS per cent
nearly DOUBLE bank interest.
Even that is good enough for most people,
but the LINCOLN MEMORIAL BUILDING
COMPANY will do better than that. It will
have offices and stores and lodge rooms, which
will earn, on a conservative estimate, at least
$232o per year. Equal to 5 9-Io per cent per
annum.
The Washington bee., 1909-11-27

ING COMPANY is ENTIRELY NEGRO.
Not one dollar of white capital will be ac-
Cepted in exchange for its securities
There is not one dollar of Promotion Stock.
consequently there is no watered stock.
Every holder of stock from the President
down must pay at LEAST $1,000 per share for
every share of stock allotted to him.
This does not mean that the price of stock
will REMAIN at $1,000 per share. 1t is SIooa
NOW. It will advance in price far beyond
$1,000 just as railroad and public utility stock
goes to several times par. So will the Lincoln
Memorial Building Company's stock go to
several times its present value.
This means that share of stock costing
$1,000 NOW will be worth $4,000 when stock
goes to four times par. Estimates show that
the Company's earnings will be 20 per cent, and
that is four times par, with every dollar in
vested in Real Estate THE BEST in the city
OF Washington, where values are as firmly fixed
as the Rock of Gibraltar.
This does not mean that the price OF stock
will remain at $1,000 per share. 1t is $1,000
NOW. II the Company, as 1t is estimated,
pays 20 per cent, $1,000 sha-c of stock will be
worth $4,000. If it pays 20 per cent, single
share of $1,000 stock will be worth $1,000. Just
as railroads and public utility stocks increase
in value, so will the Lincoln Memorial Build
ing Company's stock increase in price.
The first allotment of stock at $1,000 a share
is being rapidly subscribed, and the next allot-
ment will be SI2.5o per share, to which point
it will soon be advanced; therefore, you are
urged to avail yourself of the present oppor-
tunity to get in as completely on the ground
floor as any one of the Companys Directors
are.
The Company's Directors, by the way, are
men of sterling worth, integrity and honor, as
you are possibly aware, or can easily ascertain
through any COMMERCIAL AGENCY.
Their names are at the top of this page.
They have unbounded faith in the future of the
Company. They have invested THEIR hard
earned money IN it, and they advise you TO in
vest YOUR money side by side with theirs
DON'T WAIT UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE.
The price of stock is $1,000 per share, pay
able SIoo down and SI.oo per month for nine
months uDon each share subscribed for
DO 1T NOW
Before you lay this paper down cut ont the
coupon on the lefthand corner of this page and
mail to-day, with remittance for first payment.
if for but one share of stock.
We shall be glad at all times to give you any
further information desired, and again invite
you to join us in this enterprise.
Very truly yours,
LINCOLN MEMORIAL BUILDING
COMPANY,
494 Louisiana Ave, Washington, D. c.
The Washington bee., 1909-11-27

It will also have theatre, which, if patron
lied at prices ranging from 10 to SO cents, by
only per cent of the total colored population
of the city Of Washington, will enable the Com
pany to pay IS per cent on its total capitaliza-
ton Equal in all to 20 o-Io per cent TO which
per cent.
Now, all this is ConservativeIy Estimated
Banks and Insurance Companies engage in
enterprises like this with their depositors' and
policyholders' money-YOUR money, but
YOU get only about or 31a per cent. The
banks or insurance companies keep the balance.
THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL BUILD
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23
A PROMINENT CITIZEN.
Waterbury Record Narates an Inter
esting Tale OF a Local Man.

Charles II. Heaton. one of Montpe-
lier's most prominent men is thus
written up in this weeks issue of
the Waterbury Record;
Charles II. Heaton, 33 degree.
charter member, recorder and past
potentate of Mount Sinai Temple, An
cient Arabic Order Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine; honorary member of
Islam Temple. San Francisco, Cal;
honorary member of Medinah Temple
Chicago don't know how much
longer his official title may be, but
this will suffice to show that
Charles is Mason He is essentially
a thoroughly and comprehensive
a Mason, twenty-four hours in the
day and every day in the year He
can repeat the ritual of half a dozen
degrees with his eyes shut and one
hand tied behind him. He is YER
mont's most distinctive product in
Masonry. Wherever brethren OF the
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

walls Is chiselled this selection from
Bryant's Thanatopsis:
$50 live that when thy summons
comes to join
The innumerable caravan that
moves
To the pale realms of. shade
where each shall take
His chamber in the silent halls
of death,
Thou go not like the quarry slave
at night
Scourged to his dungeon, but sus-
tanned and soothed
By an unfaltering trust approach
thy grave
Like one who wraps the drapery
of his couch
About him and lies down to pleas
ant dreams"
In the center is a bronze figure
while at the left is the Hubbard fami-
ly monument, granite angel in front
of a cross looking down in pity on the
graves of the Hubbards below.
Whoever is interested in the history
of his town should visit Green Mount
Cemetery and walk through it's silent
avenues, not to find what of beautiful
artistic work has been placed above
the dead but to find who have been
buried there, prominent in their day
and now almost forgotten, to note the
achievements, modestly set forth, OF
the men who nelped to make Mont
pelier and who gave, not alone of their
funds but of their time and personal
work to build up and develop and
beauty the capital of the State.
The affairs of the city cemetery are
administered by a board of commits
sioners, elected for fve-year terms
one term expiring each year, and
these commissioners are usually re-
elected. The present commissioners
are George L. Blanchard, Charles H
Heaton, L. Bart Cross, A. j. Sibley
and A. d. Farwell. The annual income
from trust funds, sale of lots and 9th
er sources amounts to about $4,000
a year.
There are living in Montpelier to-
day men who can remember the first
cemetery in the town and seeing the
grave stones which were beginning tt
fall down and erumble through me-
glect
In the Horn of the Moon" is ons
of the old cemeteries not yet entirely
fallen into decay, though no longer
nsed.
There were few Catholics in town il
the early days of Montpelier and nc
record of ministrations according tC
the forms of that church is found pre-
vious to 1850. though there had beer
frequent visitations before that date
and people of that faith often enjoyed
| the comforts of their religion from
Father O'Callaghan of Burlington. Fol
long time the Catholics of the towr
had no burial place of their own. They
used the old Elm street cemetery anC
il is understood that a portion of tina
was set apart for their use and conse
Grated 1t was not until the pastoratC
of the Rev. Zephyrinus Druon, which
began in 1861, that land was purchas
ed for a cemetery. That was a par
of the present Catholic cemetery bu
large additions have been made since
that time. II is not an ideal location
but it is finely kept up, some splendid
monuments have been erected and {
tomb has been placed there within
the last year
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

The Burlington Salvation Army,
through the kindness of eX-Gov. u
A. Woodbury., has secured the use OF
the Armory for next Monday even
ing, where there will be an enter
tainment and Christmas tree which
from $50 to 300 children will enjoy.
The entertainment will be partly
musical and H. S. Howard will
speak. Arrangements have not been
fully completed but it is expected
that in few days the program will
be ready for publication. The kettle
needs SIS more this week in order
to make possible the Christmas dim
ners which have been planned.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

"Doan's Ointment cured me of ecze-
ma that had annoyed me long time.
The cure was permanent. Hon. D.
w. Matthews, Commissioner LABOR
Statistics Augusta, Me.--adv.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23
Ziba " OOdwOrth's Grave.

Not far from the Keith monument
is the plain slate headstone that marks
the grave of Ziba Woodwork Mr..
Woodwork was the first town clerk
of Montpelier and was also a Free
will Baptist minister. He was Rev
dictionary soldier, and while Thomp-
son says that he probably experience
ed religion in Connecticut, it was not
until 1906 that he was ordained Bap-
fist minister at Danville. He never
held any stated charge but devoted
himself largely to farming, his min
isterial work being only incidental
Having fought in the Revolution and
bearing in his body a British bullet
that had stiffened one knee. Uncle
Ziba" was a man of war in spite of his
peaceful profession. So when meet
ing was held in the State House in
1912 for the purpose of adopting res
olutions endorsing the policy of the
administration, which was leading to-
ward war with Great Britain, he had
Arizona republican., 1909-07-17
THE TACTFULNEss OF TAFT.

Congress is evidently discovering that it has a different kind of man in the White House to deal with. We suspect from the dispatches that the upward revisionists" in the sen ate have been made the victim of a coup which after all will give the country such a tariff bill as it had a right to expect from the declaration of the republican national platform.
 President Taft has engaged in no clustering. He has not participated in the general criticism of the senate. Once, in his Yale speech, he uttered what was construed to be a warning to congress and the republican party and was himself somewhat criticised by those who look longingly back to the Rooseveltian era of noisily at tempted but unaccomplished refOrma tion. for the miidness of his words
 While the rest of us saw little pros pect of a satisfactory tariff bill, the president has been assuring us that such a bill will be enacted.
 It begins now to be disclosed that MT. Taft knew whereof he was speak ing. It will probably appear that he foresaw that the senators who were mangling the house bill which, while not entirely satisfactory, met, in part, the views of the country, Swould sur render as a condition precedent to getting out of the corporation tax trap which appears to have been spread for unwary feet.
 That amendment has been made the subject of more widespread denuncia- ton than all the iniquitous schedules of the tariff bill The income tax amendment resolution, which has been adopted by both houses, will no doubt be acted upon by the legislatures in time for the passage of an income tax bill at the next session of congress so that the country may dispense NlJn lHe Coi pOiatioii '"N' "ii-o'' obviously unfair as it imposes upon small as well as large stockholders a double burden of taxation.
 If it should turn out that Mir. Taft has lured the upward revisionists to defeat with the corporation tax, his already great reputation for tactfulness will be immeasurably increased. No other president has ever gained so much from a reluctant majority as it now appears that MT. Taft is about to gain by devious though righteous means.
Arizona republican., 1909-07-17
THINGS LOOK ALL RIGHT.

That Arizona will be admitted to statehood this winter is as certain as anything in the future can be The men who can make it sure stand pledged to it. There are a few hith- erto powerful enemies who have not committed themselves but they are few in number and rather isolated At the beginning of a long session they win hardly engage in obstruc- tive tactics which. in the face of an aggressive majority such as we will have, must inevitably be broken down and worn out We have a friendly administration and a delegate who will leave no effort uneXpended to secure the passage of the bill. He has built up for himself a powerful influence in and out of congress, one of the chief elements of it being Frank H. Hitchcock
 There is no reasonable doubt about statehood which will be one of the blessings that will come in a flock. In a year from now the Roosevelt dam will be an accomplished fact. The Arizona & California railroad will have been completed, giving this valley direct communication with the coast, and if the business men of Phoenix and the other towns of the valley are sufficiently persistent, the Southern Pacific will be engaged in
Arizona republican., 1909-07-17

Buy this lot and build your home. A lot on North 4th St, fine shade, east front, only $65O. Inquire S4 West Adams.
Arizona republican., 1909-07-17

You can always get nice fresh smoke at Jones pool room when in Flagstaff. Opposite depot.
Arizona republican., 1909-07-17

The republican is the only newspaper tn Arizona holding two certificates of circulation from the above Association, and bases all advertising contracts thereon. The average circulation. per day, thus certified to Is:
 From Oct. l, 1906, to March 31,
 1907 ......... .e<So From Jan. l, 1908, to Feb. 8,
 1SOS wv
 These figures represent a larger circu- ation than that of all other Phoenix dailies combined, and is the largest in Arizona by more than 2O0O. The Re publican is the only Arizona newspaper that makes public it's circulation as cer- tified to by the Association of American Advertisers. which is the only recognized authority in the United States.
Arizona republican., 1909-07-17

the construction of the Phoenix X Eastern to an outlet on the south east
 Meanwhile, the prosperity which the Glendale sugar factory has already inaugurated, will be greatly increased. The future seems bright enough.
Arizona republican., 1909-07-17

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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-04-07
Suit Against G. N. & Z.

We learn that DR.. Geo. R. Harding,
the celebrated painless dentist of Hy-
ats Park, Colombia, s. c. has re-
Gently entered suit against the G. n.
& L. Railroad, to recover damages for
being crippled in a collision, Oh the 18TH
day of March, 1907, near Prosperity
S. c., from which the doctor has been
great sufferer and said tc have caused
him loss Of time and money. Claim
and damages S25, ,00c, Melton & Be'ser,
Columbia, are his attorneys.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-04-07
CorlsY-R3of.

This evening at $50 O'Clock the
beautiful new home of Sheriff and
Mrs. P. H. Corley, in east Lexington,
will be the scene of pretty wedding,
when their youngest daughter, Miss
Lila Mae, will become the bride of
Mr.. Carl Anderson Roof. The cere-
money will be performed by Rev. j..
A. Cromer, and a brilliant reception
will follow the ceremony.
The bride-elect is young woman of
unusual beauty, and has always been
a favorite among Lexington's young r
social set. Mr.. Roof is the eldest son
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. Bolton Roof and is
one of the most popular young MT n
ever reared here. He is graduate Of
the Citac Ell and is at present holdir g
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-04-07
Yours very truly,
Efrd & Dreher,

Attorneys for County Supervisor.
At a meeting held between the rep
resentatives of the bridge company,
Supervisor Langford and his attor-
neys about ten days ago, Mr.. Lang
ford authorized Messrs. Efrd & Dreh-
er to make a thorough investigation
of the bridge contract and see if there
was any possible way in which the
county could legally accept the COM
promise offered by the company for
the completion of the work. After
making a thorough examination of
the contract and the law governing
the building of bridges, the attorneys
have reached the conclusion that
there is no way in which the county
can legally accept the compromise.
While making this investigation it
was revealed that at the time the con-
tract was awarded there was not one
dollar in the treasury. The funds in
hand, even for ordinary county pur.
poses, were totally exhausted, and nc
appropriation Or special levy for the
payment of the amount covered by
the contract had been made; nor had
any act of the General Assembly been
passed authorizing the county com.
missioners to borrow money for such
purposes, and that there is now nc
law allowing the commissioners OF
this county to borrow money, and
under Section SIT Of the criminal code
it is felony for a county official to
contract beyond the funds in hand.
The next move in the case will be
awaited with increased interest.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-04-07

W. e. F. Rast Passes Away.

Lexington county was shocked and
grieved on Sunday morning when it
became known that Mr.. W. H. F. Rast
had died suddenly at his home in
Swansea, on Saturday night, at 10
o'clock. It had been known for some
time that his health was failing, but
no one dreamed that he would so soon
be called upon to answer the final
summons. Several months ago he
went to Florida in the hope that his
health might be restored, and his
friends thought that he had been very
much benefited. He was on the
streets of Swansea, Saturday afternoon
and was apparently as well as usual.
Mr.. Rast was about IS years of age.
He represented Lexington county i'll
the State Legislature for three terms
from 1890 to 1896. Honest in his con-
victions, with an ever earnest desire
to serve the whole people, he made an
ideal representative and soon endeared
himself to the people of the entire
county. Retiring from public life, he
gave his entire time to his farm and
mercantile business at Swansea. In
IS he was highly successful, but few
men standing higher in the business
world.
He was high-toned Christian gen.
tleman, prominent layrnan of the
Me hodist church. His remains were
laid to rest at Calv ary church, about
five miles east Of Swansea, on Sunday
in tn presence of large assemblage
of sorrowing relatives and friends.
He is survived by his widow, who was
a Miss Warn of Colleton county, and
niece of the late Rev. E. A. Wingard,
of Columbia; three children, two
brothers and two sisters; also by his
aged mother, Mrs. Louis w. Rast.
He was a good man and certainly
will be missed at Swansea; devoted to
his family, true to his friends. In
his death the county has lost one of
her noblest sons, and a substantial
citizen. Peace to his ashes.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-04-07
BRIDGE CONTRACT
NULL AND VOID.

Messrs. Efird & Dreher State That
the County Cannot Legally Build
Bridge Across Saluda River-Have
So Notified the Carolina Engineer.
ing Company.
Messrs. Efrd & Dreher, the attor-
neys for County Supervisor Langford,
on Saturday wrote the following let
ter to The Carolina Engineering Co.,
of Burlington, N. c., who we're award
ed the contract for the construction
of the steel bridge across Saluda river
several months ago:
Carolina Engineering Co.,
Burlington, n. G.
Dear Sirs:
We had hoped all the while that
some way would be found by which
the county authorities could agree for
you to prosecute the bridge contract
made last year with the Supervisor of
Lexington County, but we are sorry
% say, after very careful investiga-
tion of the whole subject, that the
contract is such that it cannot be en-
forced against the county, and al
though the present county authori-
ties, as we are informed, are anxious
to have the bridge erected across the
river, they are in no condition to do
so, for the reason that they have not
now the funds, and 80 far as the out
look now is they will not have them
during this year. We have 80 advised
the Supervisor and he instructs us to
say to you that his intention is to
build bridge across SaluGa river dur
ing his term of Office and that he will
bend every energy to commence the
work at the earliest possible date.
He instructs us further to say that
whenever he gets ready to build the
bridge, if agreeable to you, he would
be glad to make some contract with
you by which you could be compen-
sated in part, if not in whole, for the
work you have already done on the
bridge.
Yours very truly,
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-04-07

a very responsible and lucrative po-
sition in the Columbia postofice.
The bride and groom will leave on
the 9 O'Clock train tonight for Colum'
bia, where they will make their fu-
ture home.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-04-07
Commun;on Services.

There will be communion services
at Pisgah next Sunday at II a. m.
Sunday school at II a. m.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-04-07
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