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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-06-07

emancipation from the harem. They
are sorry for the European and
American women whose husband
cares SO little for her that he will
permit all men to look upon her face.
But at the same time this conserva-
tive woman is not insensible to the
advantage of education, and she
has found out that actual cruelty to
wives is contrary to the teachings AMI
practices of Christians. These girls
being educated now will be the
mothers of a future generation of
Egyptian Moslems. 1t is hardly to be
believed that they will confirm their
sons to the ancient faith with the
old-time nervousness and piety. Is
lam is being attacked by the public
school system. 1t will exist for CEN
turtles, perhaps, but it is already in
the decline and never again will it's
sword cause the world to tremble
with fear.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-06-07
ENTIAT NOTES.

Charley and Ernest Organ gave a
party to some of their friends Thurs
day evening and a very enjoyable
evening was spent playing games and
otherwise amusing themselves.
The Entiat river is at a fine stage
for driving logs and many of Gray's
logs are coming into the boom from
where they are started, 20 miles
above.
The Entiat Light and Power COM
pany is preparing to reinforce their
present working force and rush their
plant to completion.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. T. Wisdom is not expected to live.
The Entiat stork visited the home
of Mr.. and Mrs G. E. Hedding last
week and deposited a 10 pound girl
baby. He also visited Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. o. Pressnall on Sunday and pre-
sented them with brand new daugh-
ter.
Times are very dull on Roaring
creek at present-no fights nor law
suits for whole week. They are up
against it with a bull-headed old JUS
tice who won't issue a warrant I'M
less he wants to-
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-06-07

member of the house debates a prob
lem as to it's effect upon the nation
as a whole. Conditions in this coun-
try, Of course, are somewhat differ
ent. Here your national representa-
tives have a larger area to cover and
therefore the closer division of the
various districts"
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-06-07
A GOOD EXAMPLE.

In continuing the planting of about the borders of the school
grounds the board of education doing lend
the for identifying the Tidy and attractive school
premises always index to the public spirit of community
In Of the fact that the plant will be installed the
few weeks latest risk need be taken by those who
desire improve their premises by the planting of trees through fear
that the supply will sufficient Nothing will enhance the
value of property much arid the planting of
Judge what transformation will be made Wenatche
from the standpoint of beauty by the planting of trees by what has
already been done in this respect
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-06-07

The speech Of Franklin MacVagh the secretary of the treasury
which specific statement made of the policies be pursued by
The administration
the with the policies champoned by exresdent
Roosevelt sagees methods by which the ends shall be
achieved And this we'll But the significant thing Mr. Mae
Veagh speech the emphasis be placed thoougness In
the euvenatng of the secretary said
that halfway would be accepted The legislation be
deal with fundamental principles and place monetary
scientific basis else there be all This
speech had the right kind of a to it.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-06-07

Z. E. Hayden went to Spokane Sat
urday on business
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Women Degraded.

Furthermore, the civilization of
the goth century will not brook the
degradation of women, which is a
concomitant of the Mohammedan re-
ligion. The prophet himself said
Paradise is under the feet of moth
ers," thereby recognizing the influ-
ence of women as the greatest in the
world. The prophet also taught that
women have a future life and soul,
but in his own life he was so impure,
and his picture of heaven was SO
bestially sensual, that the good parts
of his teachings have been forgot and
the bad alone remembered. He per-
mittej plurality of wives, setting the
| limit at four, but he also permitted
concubinage without limit, numerical
or moral The women of Islam are
degraded into slaves. They must vel
their faces and submit to their mas
tiers in all things.
Fifty years ago there was but one
woman In Egypt who could read ant
write. Now there are tens of thou
sands of girls in the schools. Ever
the educated women do not desir'
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-16
COLORED TROOPS AT
FORT LAWTON.

For the first time in the history
of Fort Lawtor, the Seattle army
post, it is being garrisoned by
what TIE u. S government desig-
mates Colored Soldiers. The Sher-
idan, which arrived in the Seattle
port last Tuesday brought the
Twenty fifth infantry, and the ma
jor part of the company imme-
diatelv went to the fort, while the
minor part went to Fort Wright, a
Spokane suburb. These brave
black boys in blue for the past 30
months, have been doing duty in
the Philippine Islands, where they
have made most enviable mill
tary record. They also bring
splendid recommendations from
the forts from whence they come
and it is predicted that Seattle
has never seen a more soldierly set
than they. Seattle Republican.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-16
NINTH CAVALRY RE-
TURNS TO FIT. RUSSELL

The troops returned last Satur
day from the 2l day hike, to the
State fair at Douglas, Wyoming.
They report fine time though
the latter part of the trip they had
cold weather. The band under its
new Chief Musician was highly re-
ceived, and was the recipient of
many favors and much praise.
Prof Hammond is an excellent
musician and band director, and
will undoubtedly make of the band
a great success. One feature of
the fairwas the uniting of the five
attending oands in the playing of
The Star Spangled Banner. led by
the band of the Ninth Cavalry and
directed by its Chief Musician
Hammond.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-16
A NEW ORGANIZATION.

Chicago, ILL.,, Sept. 27-Quite a
number of colored men from the
States of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana,
Texas, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ken
lucky, assembled in Chicago re-
Gently and organized what is
known as the "Half Century Ex-
position of colored people of the
United States" This exposition
will be held in Chicago, ccmmene-
ing the first Monday in June, 1913
and will run for two months. This
exposition will show the progress
and advancement of the colored
people in the Uuited States from
1863 to 1913, which will be half a
century.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-16
NEGRO PROGRESS
IN VIRGINIA

The annual address of the Pres
ident, Archdeacon Russell. showed
that the Negroes OF the county
own 81, 900 acres of land, assessed
for nearly 100000; that 1,005 Ne
groes in the county hold their land
in fee simple and 300 others were
buying land in various stages of
payment; and sthat over 80 per
cent of the males over 2l years of
age owned their own homes, a rec
ord that probably cannot be equal
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-16
PAYING TAXES.

The lists of delinquent taxes have
been published and has few~sur-
prising disclosures. Is your prop
ertv advertised? Have you paid
your taxes? Sometimes we either
through ignorance or carelessness
overlook this very important fact
and property is sold before one is
aware. Then another important
fact remains for our people to
know. Your taxes must be paid to
enable you to vote on public iran
chises and bond issues. Several
very important questions and val
liable franchises are soon TO come
before the people. Have your taxes
paid that you may be prepared. 70
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-16

led among any race anywhere in
the United States. Crime was
shown to be on the decrease, there
being Is prosecutions for this year
against % last year. The address
also dealt with the progress made
in ome-making, morals, improve
ment of farms, and material re
sources, In starting bank ac
counts, considerable progress was
evident.-Living Church, Milwau
kee.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-16
NEGRO SAILORS DID
NOT PARADE

Stories of marked discrimina-
tign against the Negro sailors on
account of their color have been
circulated with amazing frequency
since the arrival of the United
Slater warships in the New York
Harbor, and the fact that there
were no Negro sailors in the big
naval parade last Thursday appears
to bear out the charges being
made that the officers of Uncle
Sans ship are not treating the
Negro sailors with the respect due
them
In last Thursdays parade the
Negroes were made conspicuous
by their absence, and the question
was asked many times during the
parade by the white and colored
spectators Where are the Ne
gro sailors?"
e Many remarked that it was
strange that while there are several
hundred Negro sailors with the
American fleet, not one was seen
in the parade 1t was noticed,
however, that a number of Fill
pino sailors who have enlisted in
the United States Navy were in
line with the other sailors from
their respective battleships.
Investigation shows that the
Negro sailors were assigned to
duty on the battleships on the
day of the parade. 1t is seldom
if ever. the Negro sailors are per-
mitted to participate.
During the recent voyage of the
American fleet around the world
reports of discrimination are
heard from many quarters. In
England reception was rendered
the American sailors by the Eng
land tars. The Negro sailors were
not allowed to take part, which
was noticed and adversely com
mented on by the English.
The action of the naval officers
in refusing to permit Negroes to
take part in last Thursdays par
ade has aroused "A storm of crit.
cism from the Negro residence of
Greater New York, and express
ions of condemnation are general
A movement is on foot to take the
matter to the Secretary of War
with view to learning why Negro
sailors are Disseminated against
New York Age
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-16
NEGRO
JOURNALS
SOME CLASS in NEWS. THE JOURNALIST.
HIS MISSION. PAYING TAXES.
THE NEGRO PAPER.

The newspapers published by
of our race are constantly increas-
ing. But are the Negro papers
progressive? Do they keep pace
viz the developing intelligence OF
-the masses9 Do they gather the
news of our people and present it
to the world in an intelligent and
readable manner? These are rather
pertinent questions and are largely
personal to the craft. But some
times it is right and proper that the
editors and managers should IN
dulge in some introspectlon. mat
the last forty years has seen many
and great changes in our race Jour-
nails all will admit But the num-
ber of so-called newspapers that
have developed above and beyond
the standards set by Rusmusm and
Douglass are mighty few. The first
in Importance in the noticeable I'M
provement of our papers should be
seen in the papers ability to gather
news. Some of our papers have
rather queer notions of what is real
news-what will interest and in
measure instruct the variety OF Ne
gro minds found in any commu-
nifty. Many still cling to the worn
out old chestnuts OF Mrs. SO and
So came to town." or Miss Jones
served an elegant six-course din
ner in compliment to Mr.. Brown OF
Nowhere who is being royalty en-
tertained by all the people In
town." Or the leading columns
may be filled with d minute de-
scription of the elaborate wedding
of some social exotic to which Is
hung a long list of useless and gen
orally cheap presents. Or the edl-
tor may regard his paper as per-
sonal organ wherein his personal
dislike for any individual may be
portrayed in more or less florld
STYLE. Thus it goes on until the Ne
gro paper becomes disgusting 10
the more progressive element OF
our people and something for rldi-
cule by the white man who chances
to pick it up. This kind OF stuft IS
not news and should be eliminated
sfrom our present day publications.
iOur people are growing in moral
intellectual and material greatness
every day and they are demanding
higher standard OF intelligence
from our editors. 1t is not that the
editors of our race papers are noI
men of schooling and contact with
the world, but it, seems that as d
class we fail to comprehensiVeiV
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-16
grasp the details Of our profession.
THE REAL JOURNAL

The Negro editor who under
stands the mission of his journal
seeks not only to make money, but
to lay the influence of his paper
alongside the church and the pub
lie school, thereby adding some
weight to the lever that lifts the
human family. He forgets the
forms and fashions of yesterday
and shapes his course according to
the demands of the hour. The pa
triotic Negro journalist is on the
right side of all public questions.
There is in his paper a consen-
seriousness of right and wrong. 1t
is ii journal with q soul. This
journal knows the community. 1t
has a full and complete under
standing of the business and com
mercial tendencies of the times. The
editor keeps his people in touch
with these changes and prepares
them to meet and overcome condi-
tions. The Negro journalist is never
groveling sychophant. He does
not bow before the powers OF any
political party when the rights and
privileges of his people are assailed.
He dares fly in the face of public
sentiment when the social privileges
of his people are curtailed or
abridged. But his conduct is
marked by dignity and courtesy.
He dares to face his people and tell
them they are wrong. He allows
no material fact pertaining to the
races s growth to pass unnotlced.
His restless mind sees and multi
plies chances for the Negro youth
"to gather in the sheayes" OF ma
terial success. This is the progress
sive Negro editor. Have we many
such?
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-16

A colored league of Chicago is
demanding the employment of
colored people by business con.
Germs of that city Ifsuch leagues
promised good it would pay to
have them all over the country.
And yet this very league may do
the unexpected, compel considera-
tion on part of the merchants.
One would think, however, that
unless the public is also worked
on, the work of the leagae will not
count for much. The store keep
ers are in the hands of their pa
irons, without whom there would
be no store
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-16

All told, there are at the present
time 63S,50 Negro voters who live
in States where there is no ques-
tion about their votes being count
ed as they are cast. Here, it can
be seen, at glance, that the Ne
gro in America possesses immense
political power. He must learn to
use it in an effective manner, more
so than he has in the past. This
is matter which ought to be tax
en- up and discussed more. 1t has
been done in the press and in our
public and private organizations.
The Jews, Armenians, Scandinav-
ians, Germans and Irishmen all
make themselves felt in the politi-
cal world by the way that they
vote The Negro must lean to do
the same thing.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-16

West Chester, Pa, Oct, 7th.-
Colored men in upper Oxford
township have decided to settle at
the polls the issue raised by the di-
rectors of the public schools in
providing a separate school for
colored children at Lincoln Un-
iversity. they have issued an
appeal, in which they declare they
have been betrayed by Republican
officials and that they have an or
ganization to reach all the colored
voters in the State and warn them
of impending dangers.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-16

The stork visited the home of
Architect and Mrs. w. Sidney
Pittman last Monday morning and
left bouncing boy. The new
conner is to bear the name of
Booker 7. Washington Pittman"
in honor of his distinguished
grandfather.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-16

Atlanta, Ga, October 5.-For
the first time III the history of this
city the white citizens have open
ed their Lyceum Lecture Courses
to the Negroes at the Auditorium
Armony, Gilmer and Courtland
streets. One. half of Gilmer street
section has been set aside for Ne
groes. At this lecture and literary
course there will be some of the
best literary and musical attrac-
tions of the country reproduced.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-16

Richard E. S. Toomey, poet of
quality, said to rank with Paul
Laurence Dunbar, is preparing a
poem on Matthew Henson, the
Artic explorer who went to the
North Pole with Peary, to be read
at the reception which Washing
toms citizens are planning to give
that valiant finder of the Big
Nall upon his arrival here.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-16

The report of $. w. Babcote,
statistical secretary of the National
Baptist convention at its recent
session in Columbus, Ohio, credit
ed that denomination with having
1854 churches, 10000 Sunday
Schools, $50 colleges and high
schools, 165 religious and secular
papers, 100000 members and
owning property to the value of
S4,000,000.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-16
On Hand with the Goods.

"I want home," said the city man.
where l can see plenty OF fresh
green vegetables and have live stock
and chickens about me-" I've got
the very thing you want" returned
the enthusiastic agent; "a cozy six
room fat right next to market
house"
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-16
RACE NEWS
GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

O'Lacy won first prize on Rock
ford melons, first prize on green
mo untaIn potatoes, second prize
early Ohio potatoes, third prize on
snow ball potatoes, first prize on
Chilean watermelons, second prize
on early Halbert watermelons and
second on sunfower foliage.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-16

Mr.. John O'Lacy, the noted
Afro. American poultry raiser,
won 2S prizes at the recent Michi-
gan State fair out of Al entries of
fancy fowls Besides these, Mr..
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-16

The proprietors of a large hos
iery mill of Athens, Tenn, think
of employing colored girls in one
of the departments. In event they
are employed it may mean much
more. Opportunity may come in
numerous other concerns. thus
giving the race a better chance
for usefulness of its young women.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-16

The Booker Washington Colony
is a new movement in Georgia.
aOcila. Irwin county, is the home
of the enterprise, where the pro
moters have begun the founding
of a city The movement has be =.
gun with a flourish, promising to
end in permanence and success.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-06

pected that any real progress will be
made In the consideration of the para
graphs between the end of the week.
BILL MAY BE READY JUNE 1
Senator Aldrich, chairman Of the SEN
ate committee on finance, and other
members Of both Houses Of Congress.
who call at the White House almost
daily. to talk tariff with President Taft
adhere to the opinion that a bill will be
ready for the Presidents signature by
Junel. The President Is much pleased
with this prospect.
There appears to be no friction between
the President and the leaders in the tariff
fight and Mr.. Taft still retains tho be-
lief that a satisfactory bill will come out
Of the conference that follows the pass
age Of the bill now pending in the Sen
ate.
Chairman Payne, OF the House COM
mittee on ways and means conferred
with General Edwards. chief of the bu-
reau Of insular affairs, in the war depart
meut In regard to further amendments
to the proposed law for the Philippine
Islands. 1t is understood that the entire
committee on ways and means will be
asked TO vote upon the bill next week.
The bill will be reintroduced SO as to
include amendments agreed upon by the
committee On account Of tho inability
to procure a full attendance OF members
the House may not act on the bill until
after the Senate has passed the Payne
tariff bill.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-06
DISASTROUSLY DECEIVED.

Miss Ethel Barrymore described. at a
luncheon in Boston. the way she hood
w'nked the reporters over her wedding
For one reporter, a pretty girl. was
sorry" said Miss Barrymore. She told
me she was horribly fooled She lost a
two-column story-some ten dollars.
She said she was almost as dsas-
trousy fooled as che had once been at
home in her girlho"d. They were play
inG, she said, blind mans bluff and she
was the blind man. She crept about a
bit, caught hold Of some one. explored a
little with her hands. and cried in tri-
unph:
Aha. J know who this is. This Is
Uncle Jabez Carpenter l can feel his
funny little mustache and his wiry old
whiskers!'
Put, the girl explained. it wasn't her
Uncle Jabez Carpenter at all. 1t was her
rich old Aunt Annie Plummer. who cut
her forthwith from her will. washing
ton Star.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-06
EGGS FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS
APIECE

The people of Burlington who have
protested because they were obliged
to pay forty cents a dozen or 70 for
eggs during the past winter or a con-
siderable portion thereof. will be in
terested to learn that the record price
for eggs has just been reached in the
American metropolis. Eggs at $1,000
a dozen Is somewhat altitudinous
that is the sum recorded there. and
only one quarter Of dozen were adj
available at that fancy price.
The eggs. however, are not the pro-
duct Of the great American hen. but OF
the swan which makes its home IN one
of the lakes of Central Park. Their
value lies IN the fact that they are
the eggs OF a black swan which are
almost as scarce as hens teeth. Vari-
Gus offers OF 500 apiece for the three
eggs are said to have been received.
but the park authorities have refused
them ALL Black swans are worth from
5000 to $500 each. and 1t has accord
ingly been decided to let Mrs. Swan
set on the eggs in the hope OF some
ebony cygnets. Accordingly for moro
than five weeks there will be anxious
waiting, since there Is no means Of
predicting whether or not the birds
Matched from the valuable eggs will
DO black. II they are not the specu-
lation In eggs on the part of the park
authorities will be worthless since $26
q pair is a fair price for young swans
of the ordinary kind. II one egg pro-
duces black swan the speculation
will break even, while any further
success will show n handsome profit.
, One fact which has caused tho keep
ers soma anxiety Is that wltle the
male white swans share with the fe-
eggs the male black swan refuses a
similar assistance to his mate. She
ia being closely watched, however. so
that II she shows any tendency to
neglect her duty artificial means may
be Immediately adopted to insure the
Matching Of the most valuable eggs
On record.