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The Washington bee., 1909-03-27
WHY BE FOOLS?
Editor The Bee

EditOr lhe Bee -
Under the caption why Be Fools -
in the editorial columns of last
weeks Bee we find much food for
thought, You tell the many readers
OF your valuable paper that there is
not a theater in this city that will ad-
NIT a cOlored citizen to a first class
seat, etc, that it is disgusting to stand
at the corner of 9th and D streets,
northwest, and see hundreds of our
respectable colored citizens waiting
III line at the box office window
leading TO the pit to be opened so that
they may purchase a ticket. That in
except the Colored Americans, pur,
chasing tickets for the orchestra. the
dress circle and the private boxes,
etc. Then you ask why will color
ed people continue to be fools?"
Now, Mr.. Editor, If you have
formed an opinion that these people
are fools, beg leave to differ with
you; for you tell us that hundreds of
our respectable colored citizens wait
IN line to purchase tickets to the Dit
etc. These poor fools are not al
together fools in the true sense of
the term, but it is just a crowd of
respectable men and women who
have got to learn the lesson of self
respect, and how to resent an. insult.
To any other nation, except the col
ored people Of America, a refusal to
sell them ticket at the main en-
trance would be an insult. The Ne
groes are daily insulted by some of
the po' white off scourings of the
earth; but they haven't got the man
hood enough about them to re-
sent it. They are insulted religious
ly, politically, 'railroadicalIy" and
otherwise And yet they lack the
real manhood and womanhod enough
to resent it. Oh! that the colored
race cou.d only see its self as other
races see it. The Negro must be
OWN himelf ere he will cease pok-
ing his head where he knows he is
not wanted. He is not wanted in the
dry goods stores, he is not wanted
in the shoe stores, nor in any other
place of business carried on by the
white man, save in the capacity of
servant. Then why not awake from
sleep and unite and go into business,
like all other nationalities and the
whole world will respect you. What
the Negro needs most now IS leaders
in business. Leaders in politics, who
are now. and have been self styled
leaders, have simply used their people
as stepping stones to lucrative posi-
tions for themelves only, The Negro
wants to right about, face! and march
out into the business world under the
flag of new leaders
But listen, readers of The Bee,
there is one thing which is greatly in
the way Of the colored peoples prog
The Washington bee., 1909-03-27
USE YOUR RIGHTS

The working man who Is drawing
a regular salary has just as much
right to enjoy the benefits OF credit
as the richest man on earth. His
salary is a regular income and the
extent of his credit should be in pro
portion to the amount from this in
come, which he can affordAtO apply
on his obligations.
This ability to pay establishes your
credit but the freedom OF using It
will depend upon whether or not you
meet the obligations as you pormise
There is one house in Washington
where you will find these rights rec
ognized without question.
People who are furnishing homes
may go to Peter Grogan and Sons
Company, $40 Seventh street. and
use credit to advantage. They will
show you that the believe in the hon
esty of your intention to pay, for
they will sell to you and deliver the
goods with no security except your
promise.
They give you all the help that
could possibly be expected and do It
in such a way that you'll enjoy credit
as a right--not as favor,
The Washington bee., 1909-03-27
NOT BECAUSE HE
IS COLORED

- - - - NIL
Colored men must do away
with the idea that they must
have a job because they are col.
ored men, or because they are
colored men that they must have
special privileges. The time has
come that man must win or
his merits, just the same as John
son in his great fstic fight with
Tommy Burns. Sucking the til
Is no longer held out for colored
men. They must plow the eartt
and be able to do as other people
do.
The Washington bee., 1909-03-27

trict of Columbia. Every scav-
enger in every town and city
will apply for this city's particu-
lar Office in preference to all
others in the gift of President
Taft.
The Bee said last week that
there is not a candidate for the
Office that didn't blackguard Mr..
Taft before and after his nomi-
nation, and declared that the
present incumbent was a TOOL
and a traitor to his race for sup
porting Ex-President Roosevelt
and President Taft.
Now that Mr.. Taft has won
and the present incumbent OF the
office was not shot to death with
bullets by the enemiees OF the
administration, these same enc
mics are making more efforts
for jobs than the real friends OF
President Taft and those who
withstood the brutal attacks oi
these would-be candidates for
the recordership. The first ques'
ton President Taft should ask
the many candidates for this
Office is what claim he has on the
office or the party. II an outsider
favors the appointment of a Dis
trict man to a four thousand dol
lar place in his state over his
head. 1t makes no difference
how long man has been in the
city; he has nerve enough tC
apply for this or any other office
Some OF the applicants have gone
insane over the office. Many oi
them are doing nothing except
taking up Endorsements. About
the time Congress adjourns
President Taft will be unable tC
find space to place applications
for this office.
Senator Cullom, of Illinois.
has recommended Colonel Mar
shall for the office. If the dis
tinguished Senator of Illinois is
really anxious for Colonel Mar,
shall to have a job why don't he
recommend him to the Cover
nor of Illinois for a place OF ask
the President to make him post
master of Chicago, Illinois, or
some other place in the state;
Why is it that the people in this
city must be compelled to take
the brunt of load that people
in other cities and states reiusei
Doesn't the Senator from Illinois
know that the people in this
city have some feeling?
The Washington bee., 1909-03-27
THE NEGRO,s LAST CRuM

THE NEGRO'S LAST CRUM
From Columbia South Carolina Light
True DIR. Crum has not had the
active and moral support of his party
and the race in his recent fight for
confirmation. but he was in the office
and had been reappointed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, and as the opposi-
ton now was no stronger than years
ago, when Tillman opposed him, DR.
Crum had only to stand firm and let
President Taft decide the issue /;
whether race prejudice could operate
sufficiently to have the chief of the
nation discriminate against a citizen
on account of color. When the con-
stitution, which the President is
sworn to defend, strictly forbids such
discrimination.
Crum's reason for resigning at this
point of the crisis is simple. indeed
foolish, when we consider that it was
not Crum of trial, contending for
Crum's right, but that Crum was
simply hv accident the exponent of
100000 Negroes whose rights.
guaranteed by the Constitution of the
United States OF being purposely and
eternally affected, maliciously and
wilfully checked and thwarted by
evil designing and prejudiced Negro
haters, who put the Negro in the
lowest states of human misery, de-
bauchery and degradation. Take
away every vestige and hope of a
mans rights and certainly he is a
servile slave without a purpose for
which to live. Such is Tillman's
hope, and such are the principles in
yolved in the Crum case.
Then again the Republican party
has made so much pretensions of sole
friendship for the Negro, but always
evade the issue, or make satisfaction
in some untitled resolution of person
al Office, and now that the issue is be-
ing forced upon Mr. Taft by the
South, the Negroes are anxious to see
if Mr.. Taft would give in to preju-
dice or stand by his oath to uphold
the constitution in the interest of,
for and by the people
Pity that Crum was to represent
the ordeal as he did not have the
backbone and race manhood to face
the results Bosh on hiSssympathy |
or Taft and respect for Roosevelt; |
neither of them care for it nor ap-
preciate it. 1t was no personal re-
Fiction, nor any loss OF dignity and
race respect for Crum to have been
turned down by Taft, the highest eX-
ponent of the NegrO'S party. Negroes
awaited the issue. They wanted to
see what the party they have been
ollowing blindly so long, means TO
them. We truly believe that Crum
was persuaded to resign, and hence
compromised the greatest issue that
has affected his race since the war.
Surely the Negro's last Crum has
acted ignominiOusly.
Recent publications of the
utterances Of President William
H. Taft on the color question
should not disturb the colored
people in the least. The Bee Is
confident that President Taft
will protect the interests of the
people. Notwithstanding the ad-
verse opinion that some may
have. The colored people must
get it out of their heads that |
special legislation must be made !
for them, or special consideration |
is to be given them because they |
are colored.
TIT DECOD DDEnCTTD
The Washington bee., 1909-03-27

would have had no cause to re.
sign. So far as President Taft
is concerned, The Bee has faith
in him.
The Washington bee., 1909-03-27
IF THEY COULD

There are certain cOlOred
people in this city, somewhat
light in complexion, who are
more than anxious to be recog-
nized as white people. This
same lily white set sprung up
about two years ago and attempt
ed to organize lily white social
circle, but, the timely expose
made by The Bee OF the organi-
cation caused it to be abandon
ed.
During Inauguration week
some of the self same individuals
gave a reception and invited all
the lily white colored individuals
that could be found. 1t made no
difference what your reputation
was, so long as you had long
hair and were half white This
! is the crowd that object to being
Disseminated against. This is
| the crowd that is Jim Crowed
Notwithstanding the fact that
they are not white, nor recog-
nized by the white race as white
individuals.
1t is amusing, as we'll as iool-
ish, to see this class of indivud-
uals making an effort to be
white. The most common class
OF white people would not have
them, and if they could they
would associate with white demi-
monds rather than to associate
with respectable people OF their
own nationality.
Not satisfied with giving
private affair themselves during
Inauguration week, many of them
attended the citizens ball. Why
will some colored people insist
upon sailing under false colors? /?
The half white colored man anC
woman might as we'll come to
the conclusion that the white
people don't want them, and il
they want to enjoy life the soon
er they remove the mask from
their faces, the better it will be
for them. The sooner the color
ed gentleman gets down to work
the better it will be for him. Life
is too short to worry about the
color of our skin.
MUCH TO FITZGERALD
Congressman Fitzgerald, of
New York, is to be congratulated
for the fight he made for the
$4,000 appropriation for a new
building for Howard University,
Notwithstanding the fact that
Mr.. Fitzgerald is a Democrat. he
is entitled to great credit and the
colored people extend their
thanks.
II this was a ressurrected body
that had returned to earth after
one thousand years sleep, nc
doubt the subject would believe
the tale of woe that the South
Carolina Editor was telling. Dr.
Crum has been a menace to the
colored people of this country
This appointment has been a
menace to other appointments
that might have been made. One
would think that Crum's Office
paws five or six thousand dollars.
when, in fact it only pays eleven
hundred dollars per year. All o
this tempest in teapot about ar
eleven hundred dollar job! He
should have resigned before he
had been appointed. The Repub-
lican party has made no preten-
sions 1t has been the friend OF
colored Americans. 1t is a good
thing that someone had sufficient
persuasive power over him tc
cause him to resign. Had he |
taken the advice of friends he |
The Washington bee., 1909-03-27
DR. THIRKIELD

There is one live man at the
head of Howard University in
the person of DR.. Thirkield. who
The Washington bee., 1909-03-27
THE RECORDERSHIP

Every pot house politician in
the country is a candidate for
recorder of deeds for the Dis
The Washington bee., 1909-03-27
HOTEL MACEO.

" hen visiting New York City,
stop at the Hotel Maceo, 2I3 West
s3rd. Street. corner Broadway.
Steam heated. Telephone, Boa.
Columbus.
B. F. Thomas. Prop
The Washington bee., 1909-03-27

Send for The Rec if you want
a live paper.
The Washington bee., 1909-03-27

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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-24

reatest $:
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-13
FREIGHTERS STEAM
AWAY FROM HIGH TAXES

Although Is big steel freighters of
an average value OF 100000 have
been built al Detroit during the past
year. many OF them locally owned, the
assessment OF vessel property for 1909
will be but few thousands more than
il was last year This is due To the
fact that taxes are higher here than
at either ports and that vesseloVners
register their craft from the place
where they can get on with the low
est taxes.
One local corporation, composed en-
tirely OF Detroit men and owning
freighters. held it's annual meeting q
short time ago in this city Yet It's
boats are registered from a hamlet in
Ohio
The assessors will use the data Sc
cured in their new assessment to help
in securing hearing al Lansing on
the Stevenson bill for the taxation Of
vessel property
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-13
COFFEE MAY Be
ADMITTED FREE
MAJORITY MEMBERS OF WAYS
MEANS COMMITTEE lcoNsIo-
Err TARIFF SCHEDULE.

WASHINGTON. March l2.-The
chief schedule in the tariff bill now
under discussion by the majority mem
bers OF the ways and means commit
tee is that relating to coffee. The
best opinion is that when the bill ls
finally enacted into law coffee will be
admitted free OF duty. The schedule
has run the scale from free trade TO
five cents a pound. Those who insist
on the tax as revenue measure are
holding out for four cents pound,
which Will mean AZ least forty million
dollars revenue. IL Is also argued
that TAX on coffee Will develop the
coffee Industry in Hawaii and Porto
Rico, and that IL will not Increase the
price 10 the consumer for the reason
that with an import tax ON coffee
Brazil would for self-protection. abol-
ish the export tax and the United
States would get the benefit. The
effect OF the tariff leaks will. IL Is as
serted. be felt in the stock market on
Monday. Those who profess TO know
say the market will go OF several
points
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-13
STOVE DECISION
To Be APPEALED

WASHINGTON. March l2-As
neither party TO the litigation is salts.
fed with the modified injunction OF
the district court OF appeals the cele-
brated labor boycott case undoubtedly
will be carried To the United States
supreme court.
labor is the more pleased of the
two elements Attorneys for Gompers
Mitchell and Morrison said this after
noon that the subject OF appeal had
not been fully decided but the intima-
ton Was made that having gained a
half victory they would ASK for more
Attorneys for the complaining stove
company expressed little doubt that
they would make an appeal. Evident.
ly their Interpretation OF the decision
IS that 1t - mobiles the original in.
junction that its usefulness to the com
plainants is impaired.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-13
THIEF A TEN PTS
To ASPHYX|ATE
VICTIMS
LooTs BEDROOM OCCUPIED BY
FOUR YOUNG MEN THEN TURNS
ON GAS, BUT THEY Escape;
SUSPECT ARRESTED.

Almost asphyxiated by gas pouring
from tve jets into the room III which
he aud three companions were sleep
ing. Don Finlayson. OF No. so Larned-
81. east. reused himself, early Friday
morning, managed To throw open the
windows, ana then rouse his three
friends. all young men from other cit
les who had found employment In De
troit
AS full consciousness returned TO
the quartet they discovered their
apartment had been ransacked, aud
their clothing searched for valuables,
by some thief who had apparently at
tempted to avoid detection by his
murderous action in filling the alcovc
room with gas. F'inlayson had been
robbed OF So sos gold watch and 50
In bills were taken from the pockets
OF Frank Miller; NJ. G. Spittal lost s.
in bills, and Frank Hanes. the fourth
occupant OF the room. lost gold
watch and 81 in cash.
While the young men. after recover
ing from the effects OF their terrible
experience. were reporting the matter
to the police. Frank Shells, "a years
old. and roomer in the Larned'st.
house, walked into the station. ana
gave himself up. saying he heard he
was suspected Of the robbery.
Il am innocent" said She'll but
heard you were looking for me, and
thought might as we'll come in.
The young men had told Detectives
Downey and Fox that She'll had for
merly roomed with them in the double
alcove room. but had taken another
room only few days ago. The po-
lice learned that She'll was not in his
room Thursday night. He was locked
up as suspicious person.
All OF the young men were thankful
that they escaped death owing 10 the
timely awakening of Finlayson. Miller
declared that real hard-luck story
lay behind the loss OF his watch. He
said that he had purchased the watch
for his sweetheart. but had quarreled
with her, Thursday night. and had
taken the watch back. The watch and
his money he had placed In cigarette
box in his trousers pocket, and the
whole package was taken by the muir
derous burglar.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-13
DIED

ADAM March TO. 1909 at residence.
~ Waterloo-st. Minnie Adam tneS
Heyet(, as"d % years. beloved VIII.
"t w illisn a, aud mother OF Ray
nond ana Iofe eta Adam. and slater
Finest ana Willlant GeNer No
ice % funeral later.
bktk WITH Marcy IL. 1909. .whltns y
/trals lieVkwith husband III Marga-
rttt. Gaylord BeckwitM and brother
81 Dt. e. IS Beckwtth. OF Ionia. and
9 +. Beckwith. OF Detroit. aged a ,
years Funeral services from his
brothers residence - Lincoln ave
saturday al $50 y m Burial pr
BouRKE-March II. 1903 at her late
residence 400 Trumbull-aye. Mar
saIet, widow OF Patrick Bourke.
mother OF Michael p. Rev. Timothy
I9hn A., and Winifred b Bourkc
later
COMBAT residence ESQ Euclid east.
mary. wife OF Albert Condo age g.
mother or Albert :. Condo. daughter
i hIs nH aInh sehmitt. sister OF
August Schmitt Funeral at Rock
Wood, Monday morning March rs
fkCMN El.LER-March IL 1909. Lewis
rIuhNeilsr' skvd years father OF
LOUIS Alexander. Frances, Joseph
Sister Irene. g : A and Rev A r.
rumNeller, . J, Funeral from res
idence of his son. Alexander. 81 East
r.iHdbttH ST. al MONDAY
March IS. and from IS Peter aud
fsuis tJesuitD church at $50 "A. m
March IL. 1909. at his late
I.sidence. go Greenwood ave. john
Mel Howard. beloved husband OF
Helen j father OF John : and j
80, AGED o. years. Funeral notice
later.
RADTk March IL. at her home. $50
JOS Campau, Emma (nee Basilius D.
beloved wife OF Frederick kadtkc
and dear mother of Charles. oscar.
stella. Mabel and Alexander, and
daughter or Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Basllius sister or Mrs. Banacky, Mrs
Bout. Mrs Meyer. Mrs. Hempel and
Ida Basilius Funeral Monday al
80 from residence TO St Peter 5
church. cor. Pierce and Chene
VOGT-March 10. at residence. b2l
Congress east. Annie Nogt. widow
OF the late Peter II Nogt. mother OF
Mrs Ida cottier Miss Lillian VogI
Frank and Alfred Nogt Funeral
Saturday az ESQ - IN. from house
IAHlFF'--At her residence, ga Eliot
81, catharine. widow OF the late
William. and beloved mother Of Will
lam and Fannie Lahir Notice OF
funeral later.
IL. at residence. 273
the late Arthur Murphy. and mother
OF Mary Catherine. James, Anna
Margaret. Hanna and Agnes Funeral
from ST Johns church. Woods lee.
Ont Monday morning. March IS
UADE-March IL. at her parents
home. lakewood blvd. Gladys r.. be-
loved daughter of Mr.. and n.rs. Eu-
gene McQuade. aged IA years. No
tice Of funeral later.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-13
SUGAR TOOTH Gets
BEST BOY IN COURT
DOUBT ABOUT BEST BOY PART
OF IT. BUT MOTHER
SAYS he is.

Two boys named Myers and Mielke.
who have been IN juvenile court be-
fore, faced Judge Rohnert again Fri
DAY morning, this time for stealing
sugar from freight car When
found IL is alleged the boys were seat
I'd ON bag OF sugar. I'm which they
had torn hole. and were gorging
themselves on the stolen sweetness.
The mother OF one OF the boys was
I'm court and created such a disturb
ance that she was threatened Win
arrest unless she ceased talking. she
declared that her son was the best
boy In Detroit. and became very angry
when Judge Rohnert failed to agree
with her. IL was stated In court that
the mother OF both boys had attacked
officers who made complaints against
the boys One was a Grand Trunk
special officer He offered To serve
the papers on the boy The woman
saw him coming ana lambasted him
with a club and then grappled with
him When the officer escaped from
the house he was minus his collar and
neCktie.
The boys will report again next Fri.
day. when II is probable they Will b.
sent to Lansing.
Two girls. named Clark and Young.
both 10 years OF age who were caught
by Patrolman Frank Schnell in a
cheap Jefferson-ave. rooming house,
where. with two boys they had reg
tered as man and wife. were up for
trial but the hearing was postponed
until Friday afternoon. Judge Rob
merits questioning revealed a condi-
ton of affairs which was a surprise
and shock to the parents of the
vi rlS
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-13
PENN. R.R. ORDERS
1000 STEEL CARS
OTHER LINES ABOUT TO MAKE
BIG ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TRADE OUTLOOK.

NEW YORK. March i2-The Penn
sylyania Railroad company announced
that II has placed all order for 900
all-steel cars OF new design and of
greater capacity than any cars for
carrying coke hitherto built. Several
OF the railroads are preparing to
place substantial orders, and reviv-
al in the steel trade Is now expected
within 80 days. Leading authorities
state that there is already a greatly
improved condition in several branch.
es OF this industry There has been
no cut under the prices recently an
nounced. but IL is admitted that wage
reductions have taken place through
out eastern Pennsylvania Employees
are accepting the reductions OH the
understanding that II the tarifY is sat
isfactory and business reyiyes their
wages will be restored to levels In ef.
feet before the recent cut in prices
The iron Trade Review says.
Persistent efforts 10 shade the new
prices OF structural material have
failed and very large number or
new projects are being figured on.
The contract taken by the leading in
terest in Chicago district amounted TO
oo,UVO tons, lncluulns IL, UOu tons Tor
the Toole Valley. Utah, and 1900
tons for the Vandome Building. Chi
cage Other important contracts are
as follows: American Bridge com
pany. $500 tons. for Pennsylvania
track elevation in Philadelphia: 900
tons for the Union league building,
Philadelphia 1000 tons for the
Jordan March company Boston: 1000
tons on the extension OF the Fidelity
Il Casualty company building. New
York. and 1900 tons for the Schlegel
building. New York by the Hay
Foundry and Iron Works, $500 tons
for the Merchants Exchange build
ing. and 1900 tons for the Seaboard
Realty building both OF New York
About $1,000 tons will be required for
the new Curtis building. Philadelphia .