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The Washington bee., 1910-10-15
900 Negro Postmasters.

There are 1908 Afro-Americans
serving the government under the
POstottlce Department, and their an
nual salaries aggregate $2,348,424.
Among these are, included postmas-
ters, assistant postmasters, clerks, let
ter carriers, rural mail carriers, and
railway mail clerks. There are nearly
300 Afro-American postmasters, some
OF whom have charge of Presidential
offices"
There are 5I2 Negroes in the Chi
cagO pOstOffice, 2I in the Houston
I lIeXas) office, 43 in the Jacksonville
(Fla.) postothce, 80 colored in the
Postoftlce in Montgomery. Ala, and IL
IN the St. Paul (Minn) office.
All of the letter carriers at the
Muskogee (Okla) postoface are col
ored men. They draw salaries amount
ing to $4,000 annually" says the
campaign book. Fourteen are en-
Ployed in Kansas City, IS in Colum-
bus, Ohio.
The total force of the Mobile
(Ala) Postoffice consists of 80 clerks,
10 Atro-Americans and u whites, -
says the report. The 81 carriers are
all colored. The AfrO-American en-
ployes receive annually $42, 400.
James A. Cobb, appointed Assist
ant District Attorney for the District
OF Columbia, prepares cases for pros
ecutlon under the pure food law and
has charge of forfeited bond cases.
There are IS Negroes in the In
ternaI Revenue Service at Louisville,
KY.
IS. L. Williams. Special Assistant
District Attorney at Chicago, has
charge of the naturalization cases.
Mr.. Williams IS a colored man." says
the campaign book.
One more extract will be quoted
from this remarkable chapter. 1t fol-
lows
There are 243 Afro-American Off
clals and employees in the employ of
the Federal government in the State
of Louisiana, and their annual sal
aries aggregate $228,662. They are
employed in the Customs Service,
United States Mint, Postofice Serv-
ice, United States Land Office.
United States Sub-Treasury, Internal
Revenue Office, Railway Mail Service,
Department of Justice and United
States immigration Bureau"
October I, IOTo.-Ex-Gov. P. B. 2.
Pinchback, the latest appointment for
New York, $4,000.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-15

Attention is called to the adver
usement of Schwartz, jeweler and
ophcian, 824 Seventh street north
west IN this issue of The Bee This
is one of the best and most thorough
Jewelry store in this city. Every
thing in this store is first class in
every detail. Your eyeglasses are
htted, your eyes examined, and the
very best material is used in the
construction of your glasses. Sat
isfaction is guaranteed in everything
A new silk mill has started in Read
ing, Pa, with Jansen & Pretzfeid. of
New York, as managers, with twenty
employees.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-15

the close of the war, it shall be wise
tor the people OF the Ninth district
to take Lincoln's advice, Don't swap
horses while crossing the stream" but
return Mr.. Slemp to Congress, where
he can continue IN his great work for
the people of Virginia There is no
man in the National halls of Congress
who has done so much in such a lit
tie time. What he has accomplished
IS better seen than told.
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These are the people Mr.. Slemp has
worked for. He would not support
any legislation that curtailed the farm
er's market or reduced the laborer's
wages, or caused the suspension Of
manufacturing interests of the coun-
try.
He gave his section increased free
delivery service.
Nine thousand dollars was given by
him, which was going into every
mans and woman's pocket, towards
the erection and repairing Of build
ings in that section. He asked the
mark the graves of the Confederate
soldiers buried in Arlington Cemetery,
on the banks of the Potomac River.
Inasmuch as he has done more for
that State than any other man since
The Washington bee., 1910-10-15

of the Patent Office is an Afro-Ameri-
can, Henry f. Baker, of MississiDDi
who draws $2,Ioo a year. He has
been an examiner p years. He has
recently made research of the office
and has been able to trace more than
1000 patents granted to Afro-Ameri-
cans. There are a number of high
grade Afro-American clerks in the
office.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-15

Credit for Emancipation and Demo
Gratis Unfriendly to the Colored
Race.
This discloses for the first time the
extent to which Negroes have been
given government preferment There
are nearly 5000 Negroes employed
by the government They total sal-
aries aggregating $8,255,76I. EIev en-
are officials of the Diplomatic and
Consular Service; II are officers in
the United States army; nearly 5000
are employed in the postal service.
The number employed in depart
ments in Washington is 5,z6S, zo3 of
whom are in the Treasury, 57I in
the Government Printing Office and
All in the Department of the Interior.
Colored Employees of Government.
The following table of the number
Of Negroes employed in the service
of the Federal government is pre-
sented:
The Washington bee., 1910-10-15
In High Places.

A few Afro-Americans who have
been honored by the Republican par
ty, appointed or recommended by the
President as government officials:
William 7. Vernon, of Kansas,
Register of the Treasury.
Henry L. Johnson, of Georgia, Re
corder of Deeds, District of Column
bia
Ralph w. Tyler, of Ohio, Auditor
for the Navy Department.
c. F, Adams, Assistant Register of
the Treasury.
John NJ. Holzendorf, Collector of
Customs, St Mary's, Ga.
Henry A Rucker, Collector of In
ternal Revenue, Atlanta, Ga
Charles w. Anderson, Collector of
Internal Revenue, New York City.
Whitfield McKinlay, Collector of
Customs, Washington, D. c.
Walter Cohen, Register of Land
Office, New Orleans.
Robert H. Terrell, Judge of NUM-
cipal Court, District of Columbia.
Joseph F. Lee, Collector of Internal
Revenue, Jacksonville, Fla.
n w. Alexander, Register OF Land
Once, Montgomery, Ala.
John E. Bush, Receiver of Public
Moneys, Little Rock, Ark.
Thomas Richardson, Postmaster,
Port Gibson, Miss.
William H. Lewis, Assistant District
Attorney, Boston.
Nelson Crews, Special Agent, De-
partment of Agriculture.
w. D. Johnson, Kentucky, Special
Agent, Interior Department.
Negro Ministers and Consu1s.
Immediately on the heels of this
enumeration the Republicans gave the
following list of Negroes in the diplo-
matte and consular service:
Diplomatic
Salary.
Henry w. Furniss, Minister to
HAITI .................. $4,000
William D. Crum, Minister to
Liberia ..........., 5000
Richard c. Bunday, Secretary
of Legation, Liberia. ........ 1000
Consular.
William J. Yerby, Consul at
Sierra Leone, West Indies. 1000
James G. Carter, Consul at
Tamatave, Madagascar $50. $500
Christopher H. Payne, Consul
at St Thomas, West Indies. 1000
George H Jackson, Consul at
Cognac, France ............ 5000
LemueI w. Livingston, Consul
at Cape Haitien, Haiti 1000
William H Hunt, Consul at St.
Etienne. France ........ 2.soo
Herbert R Wright, Consul at
Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. 1000
James w. Johnson, Consul at
Corinto, Nicaragua ....... 5000
-
Iotal....................$3 1000
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Total..........I4307 $8,255,76I
Some Get as Murch as $4,000.

This campaign book declares that
con August I, 1910, there were more
Afro-Americans in the service of the
United States government than ever
before in the history of the country.
The highest salary paid an Afro
American is received by the Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo-
tentiary of the United States to
Haiti, whose salary is $4,000 per an
mum. A number Of government Off
ciais receive from s., 500 to $1,000 a
year. Clerks are paid from 5000 to
81, 500"
Then there follows an enumeration
of Negro appointments set forth by
the Republican campaign book as fol-
lows:
The Washington bee., 1910-10-15
COLORED AMERICANS IN OFFICE
1897 ON UNITED STATES PAY ROLL

WHAT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS DOING AND HAS
DONE FOR THE COLORED RACE-EX-GOV. P. B. S. PICH-
BACK THE LATEST APPOINTMENT-PROGRESS OF THE
COLORED RACE UNDER REPUBLICAN RULE.
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His Record in Congress.

Secured the following appropria-
tIOnS:
Federal building at Big Stone
r, zap .,--::,-,:.-...-........ ...... 100000
Federal building at Wythe-
= vile -..........:.... $4,000
Repair of Federal building at
Abingdon .................. 5000
Removing distractions in low
er Cllnch River. 1000
The Washington bee., 1910-10-15
HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Wabur P. Thirkield, LID, President.

Capital Campus of twenty acres Ad-
Faculty hundred !2
s. Unusual opportunities tor
OF DC
prived advantages
THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
English Mathematics, Latin
Physics Chemistry Biology, History Philosophy
approved oege
professors Kelly Miller AM Dean
THE TEACHERS COLLEGE.
Special teachers Regular college courses in Psycho
with of AB Pedagogical courses
Hghgrade Normal Training Music
Domestic Sciences Graduates helped positions Lewis
Moore A NJ Ph.D, Dean II aII--l -L--lg---
THE ACADEMY.
cory school George J. Cummings, AM Dean.
THE COMMERCIAL COLLEGE.
History
English school education combined George W.
Cook, AM Dean.
SCHOOL OF MANUAL ARTS APPLIED SCIENCES.
Six Offers limited
n Mechanical and Civil Engineering.
PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
THE SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
Broad
Students Low
penses. Clark DID, Dean.
THE SCHOOL OF MEDICNE-Medca Pharmaceutical
professors Modern laboratories and Connected
costing half million dollars Clinical! ia
ce surpassed in America Postgraduate School and PoyGnS
A n W. W. T. McNeIl
NJ. ., Secretary, R Street, N. w.
THE SCHOOL OF LAW ~FN -
years. thorough knowledge
of building
Benjamin F. Leighton LIB Dean, h Street n W.
For catalogue and special information address Deau OF Department
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Colored Officers in the Army.

The Negroes in the United States
army are enumerated as follows:
The Washington bee., 1910-10-15

DR.. William A. White, superintend-
ent of the Government Hospital for
the Insane, spoke at the opening of
the 43d annual session of Howard
University School of Medicine last
Monday evening. A large number of
friends as we'll as the alumni Of the
school were present
The First American international
Humane Conference will be held in
this city Oct 10 to IS to discuss the
training of children as the future citi-
zens. Representatives from 70 for
eign countries are expected. "The
moving pictures and the child" will be
one of the topics for discussion.
The Catholic University opened the
sessions of its 25th scholastic year
last Tuesday with a registration that
exceeds all of its previous years.
A handsome embroidered silk panel
has been received by the Board of
Trade from the Commercial Commits
sioners of Japan, expressing their
thanks for the cordial reception given
them while visiting here.
President Frederick w. Hamilton,
of Tufts College, says that unmarried
women teachers should be barred
from girls colleges, because their in
fuence is harmful. He thinks married
teachers and widows would be more
beneficial.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-15

tCtS OI congress, increases OF
pensions for deserving veter-
ans, aggregating per annum. $500
Amount annually coming to
the district through attention
70 pension matters before the
Pension Bureau, aside from
back pensions due, stated
ABOVE -.-................ 5000
Total ................... 500, 500
Rural free delivery routes and post
offices established are not included
here.
Mr. S.emp has held Office only since
January I, 1908, a period-to July I,
T9IO-ol 90 months. The total Just
stated makes an average secured for
the district of about $4,000 per month,
or about 5000 per day.
Biographical Sketch.
A page in the House of Delegates
of Virginia, a teacher in the Virginia
public schools, q graduate of the Vir-
gina Military Institute, taking the
highest hOnOrs of any student for 70
years; an adjunct professor of math-
ematiCs in the same school with rank
OF major; a lawyer, and successful
business man; an aggressive leader Of
his party as State chairman; a Con-
gresham whom. the people of the
Ninth district Of Virginia feel proud
to honor, regardless of politics, and,
above all, a Christian gentleman.
This IS grief biography of the man
who presents his claims for your sup
port on November :, Hon. c. B.
SlemO, a man whom the foremost
leaders of the great dominant party in
American politics are proud to num-
Der among their intimate friends.
service. In a speech before the House,
delivered on Tuesday, March 8, 1910,
he said, among other things:
There IS no more important branch
Of the postal service than that of the
rural free delivery. 1t reaches the
homes of our country people; it
brings the life of the farmer closer
to the world at large. 1t removes III
a large degree his isolation, thus con-
tributing to his social happiness, and
is the principal benefit derived by our
farming population through the distri-
button of public funds"
. The Republican party that inaugu-
rated the great system that connects
the homes of our country citizens with
the busy marts of industry, is commit
ted to an extension and an improve
ment Of the system. No legislative
acts would be more appreciated by our
country people than legislation Of this
character. Public sentiment strongly
favOrs it."
He has made every possible effort
to extend the rural free delivery serv-
ice in the Ninth District, with the re-
suit that on July I, 1910, there were
I36 routes in operation, the total cost
of which for the current fiscal year,
as estimated by the POstOffice Depart
ment, will be SI22,237.oo. The resi-
dents of the Ninth District get both
the benefit of this splendid mail ia
cility and of this large amount of
money which is thus expended in the
district annually, adding materially to
the money supply that makes the
prosperity Of the people.
The Republican party inaugurated,
and has consistently fostered, this
great benefit to the farmers and cOun-
try residents, and in ten years the
Of routes established totals
4o,628, requiring an expenditure for
the year 1900 of $35,66I, I,o34.oo. This
for the especial benefit of the farmers.
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$I8o,ooo

He has secured for residents
of the Ninth district positions
which the district never had
before, amounting in the ag-
gregate per annum TO about. $4,000
This includes a Collector,
District Attorney Assistant
District Attorney, a Consul
General, one on seagOing YES
sells, one appointee stationed
in Colorado, and numerous
other places.
He has secured the passage
of various private claims ag-
gregatlng approximately. 6ooo
He has secured back-due
pensions for residents of the
Ninth district aggregating ap-
ProXimately ................ $500
He has secured, by special
acts of Congress, increases of
pensions for deserving veter-
ans, aggregating per annum.. $500
Amount annually coming to
the district through attention
70 pension matters before the
Pension Bureau, aside from
back pensions due, stated
above ........................ 5000
Total Observation-Disclosures. .S262. 500
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Negro Ministers and ConsuIs.

Immediately on the heels of this
enumeration the Republicans gave the
following list of Negroes in the diplo-
matte and consular service:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-19
Three.Eye leauue,

the big Indian twirler carry the ball
to him to make the out. Myers sent
his second sacker to the third station
on an out, Bresnahan to Miller. Rouse
was E. z. for Herbert and Miller.
Tho seventh also looked mighty
good for US. but nothing dropped.
Owens flied to Reichle. Cayanaugh
was safe on Bresnahan's muff OF MS
low liner. Myers sent him ahead, as
Burch threw wide to Collins in an at
tempt to catch him at second, both
being safe. Stats forced Myers at
second, however, and Gard popped TO
Herbert. In Keokuk's eighth Ochs
failed to deliver hit when it meant
run With one down Cavanaugh
hit to center, and after several unsuc,
cessful, though nearly so. attempts to
get him off the sack, Walker loosened
wild heaye, and our Mikes name
sake didn't stop until he reached third
Meanwhile, Burch had skied to Dona-
hue and Ochs was easy for Walker S
whittier.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-19
RUSTY OWENS rs
DOING SCOUT DUTY
Former Boss Of ottumwa Team is
Picking Out Youngsters for
the Cleveland Club.

OTTUMWA, July 19,-Arthur Perci-
val Owens, known wherever baseball
is played as Rusty Owens. arrived in
the city last night from Sterling, HI,
to spend day or two here enroute to
visit several baseball towns In the
north. Rusty is no longer a baseball
player, having graduated from the
class of active workmen on the ball
field to that of big league scout. He
is employed by the Cleveland club and
is looking up likely material in these
parts. He has already secured First
Baseman Slattery of the Rock Island
club for the Maps and will leave In
a day or so for Racine, Wis, where
he will look over an outfelder.
Accompanying Owens to Ottumwa
was Archie Hickman, who pitched for
this village last year. Hickman will
spent today here and then go to Rock
ford, H., where he will work. Hick-
mans record thus far this year has
been nine wins and four loses. He
has cultivated a curve ball that Owens
says is poison to opposing batsmen.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-19
MUSCATINE PAYS
OFF AND QUITS
Swan Song OF Northern Association Ia
Finally Sung-Disposition of
the Players.

MUSCATINE, July Muscatine
PLAYED its last game in the Northern
association Sunday and wound up Its
part in the association along with the
other clubs, but with this difference:
Muscatine has paid every cent COM
ing to its players. The attendance here
was 20,1S0 or an average of 600 per.
game Muscatine won the pennant in
both divisions of the schedule. The
players are disposed of as follows:
Pop Eyler goes to Keokuk, Iowa.
Outfielder Coleman and Pitcher
Slapnicka to Galesburg. !,
Second Baseman Cook. Centerfielder
Yaeger and Catcher Deitz to Mary
vile. Mo-, an indepenent team. Third
Baseman Lewis viii return to his
home in Jacksonville.
Pitchers Atwill and Walters, Catch
er Reisinger and Manager Lou Walters
have no positions as vet. Walters
has been offered contract by Daven-
port.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-19
National League Results.

At C1ncinnati--In the first Cincin
natl pounded all three New York
pitchers hard, but in the last game
Niltze was a puzzle. R.H.E
Cincinnati 80. 161 300 20x-13 Is 3
New York -. 010 600 0o2- 3 10 G
Batteries: Gaspar and Mclean and
Clarke; Drucke, Raymond, Mar.
guard and Myers.
Second game r. H p
Cincinnati ..... 900 900 0o0--1 5 0
New York ..... 300 600 000-3 4 2
Batteries: Rowan, Benton and
Mclean; Wiltze and Myers.
At Pittsburg Timely hitting won
the first game for Boston and in the
second game White had his former
teammates at his mercy. III. e.
Pittsburg 1890. 100 100 00o-2 9 o
Boston ......... ITO 600 300 10 3
Batteries: Camnitz, Leifeld and
Gibson; Mattern and Graham.
Second game IN. p.
Pittsburg 1859. 900 III 01x-4 II o
Boston ......... 600 900 0OO--o o
Batteries; White end Gibson.
Brown. Ferguson and Graham.
At Chicago Overall signalized his
return to the slab after an absence OF
six weeks. owing to lame arm. by
beating Brooklyn. r. Fl. D.
Chicago ....... GEO 001 020--3 5 0
Brooklyn $500. 100 600 000--1 4 8
Batteries: Overall and king; Scan.
Ion and Erwin.
At st. Louis Corridor won his own
game in the twelfth, scoring the win
ming run. r. Fl. e.
st. Louis o2o 600 600 oo1-3 0
Philadelphia 600 900 oil O0o-2 2
Batteries: Corridor and Phelps;
Ewing and Doom.
At Philadelphia oldring's batting
was the feature of the game.
The score: R.H.B
Philadelphia Il. 200 10 o1x-5 /
Chicago ..... 11o 600 000-2 5 2
Batteries: Coombs and Lapp; Whi.e
and Payne
At Boston-A home run, three two
baggers, two singles and a base on
balls in the fifth gave the locals six
runs. R.H. E
Boston .....,.. 20 06o 00x--9 IL ]
Detroit ........ 600 001 0034
Batteries: Collins and Carrigan;
Mullin, Works and Stanage
At New York ST. Louis won its
I first game Of the season from New
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-19
Joined the keokuk Club at Quincy
and 1t is Likely That outfielder
Riggs Will be Released
Tonight.
MR.. ocHs LOOKS SAFE
Belt Believes he Has Clear Title to
outfielder-Willie Prough Will
Work Hard From This
Time on.

Pitcher Eyler, secured by Manager
Belt from the Muscatine club of the
ldefunct Northern association, reported
for duty at Quincy today. The acqui-
sition of this twirler gives Belt staff
of five pitchers, all Of whom are good.
Eyler is regarded as one of the best
men who worked in the Northern as
sociation and he should bolster up the
| least signs of weakness shown in, the
| Indian staff
Outfielder Riggs will be released this
evening. He has performed well for
| the Indians and has shown considera.
| BILE class in the outer garden. How
ever. should Belt be outgeneraled in
| the Ochs case and lose the player
Riggs will be retained. Belt declares
that has clear title to Ochs. The
player. as stated in Yesterdays Gate
City, was given by Rock Island to
| Kankakee, the release being outright.
Had there been an optional agreement
| it would have been fled with Secre-
tary John H. Farrell and Rock Island
would have had claim on him. Belt
finds no record in the Office of Farrell
! of such an agreement. Thus the pres
ent status of the case from what can
be learned, looks extremely good to
Belt and unfavorable for Ottumwa.
Belts negotiations for the player were
through the Kankakee club.
! 1t looks extremely doubtful whether
/ Keokuk will secure Catcher Kreitz
from the Jacksonville club. Unless that
! club is able to sell the player Belt
] will get him all right. But Jackson
vile has until next Sunday to dispose
of Kreitz and it is matter of how
much money some of the clubs in this
section want to part with for back
stop.
| From now on Willie" Prough will
work hard. He was carried as a
dead weight during the first month of
! the season, but is now in shape and
will be pushed to duty. Tomorrow he
will be sent against Hannibal and he
will also oppose the Cans ia the last
game of the series.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-19
Indians Were Dangerous.

In the second round it appeared that
something was to be done by Keokuk,
but you know it is dry and all signs.
etc. Herbert had opened with a pho
ney double along ire right field foul
line. Reichle sacrificed him to the
third corner, Gard to Myers. Much
against the wishes of Miller, Belt or
dered him to lay it down, and he did
SO. He was ont, Burg to Myers, and
still Herbert was held at third. Bres-
nahan famed. In our half we got
about as near the goal Owens beat
out hit to short, and was sent on
his way by Cayanaugh's out. Burch be.
ing kept from possible double by
Mikes hesitating TO run and making
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-19
a Hard-Fouoft Battle.

The battle was one OF the hardest
fought during the present or any other
invasion of the local territory. Walk
er was battling The Indians On every
naaneuver, ard Burch was doing about
the same To our favorites Neither
could draw blood until tx. ninth round,
when Belts men made what was coa-
sidered a fatal stab for the Veteran
Win Morris lad fonled to Gard Then
Collins went to first on little shot
to center. He fnraged the second bag,
and moment later came Hithir the
Veteran fort On Reichle's hombshell
past third That was the blow that
killed the fans. but with the Veterans,
they are never beaten ard came right
back fighting harder than ever Is =
necessary to repeat the stirring tale
again? No. let tie fathers Of today
tell the grandsons Of tomorrow