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The Washington bee., 1910-09-10

red Sioux warriors on white men,"
The Memphis Commercial Appeal.
while regretting such an outbreak in
the South, advises Eastern people to
remember their own troubles, and
not be too severe in the condemna-
ton of the Texas tragedy"
The New York World wonders
what account of the trouble would
come out of Palestine if the surviving
black men could write the press dis
patches and The Globe takes it upon
itself to deliver the following lecture
to the people of the South
4-BEE
How long are right-minded and
civilized citizens of the Southern
States going TO permit this sort of
business to go on? They can stop it
when they genuinely wish so to do.
They can stop it by apprehending
and hanging a few of the murderers.
They can stop it by frowning on the
insensate negrophObia that they have
hitherto tolerated if not encouraged.
Such things car not be allowed with
out in the end bringing punishment
in their train The Negroes ulti-
mately will be driven to try and de-
fend themselves, and they number TO-
100000. The black race has been re-
markably dOcile under the wrongs
which 1t has suffered, but it is not safe
to push them beyond endurance The
worst enemy of the South is the pro-
tesslOnal NegrO-hater who indiscrimi-
nately assalls race for the misdeeds
OF few of its members. Such events
as have occurred in Texas are the
natural result of the feeling he fos-
ters, and it will take generations to
obllterate the memory of them"
Cruel IS the irony and deep is the
disgrace of the Palestine outbreak on
Christian and democratic America" ."
declares the New York Age (colored); !;
every American who has a care for
his native land should consider the
remedy for this constant reversal to
barbarism." The one consolation of
the outraged race, according to this
Negro editor. is that while "the Ne
gro will not become discouraged and
will continue his progress, Southern
whites are each day becoming more
lazy, more licentious, more criminal.
and farther behind and comparatively
few in numbers"
The Washington bee., 1910-09-10

cratic party offers nothing, but is
doing everything to destroy the
usefulness and the citizenship of
cOlOred Americans.
These colored men who are for
ever agitating a division of the
colored vote at this time are
either insane or fools. There was
a time when it was safe for col
ored men to divide. That time has
past. The Democratic party has
knocked down all the pins that the
Republican party set up for the
colored man, and what these in
sane Negroes are thinking of
when they advise their people to
forsake the party that gave them
liberty, The Bee is unable to
state.
When the Democratic party has
done something. or when it has
been purged of its damnable ras-
cality and demagogery, then the
colored American can give it con
sideration, and not until then.
What has the colored man suf-
fered South under Democratic
rulel What is it endeavoring to
do now? If you want a second
hell, 90 to Texas. The recent
cowardly murder of innocent col
ored Americans In that State Is
an evidence of what respect the
Democratic party has for the col
Ored man. Divide the cOlOred
vote. and for what!
The Washington bee., 1910-09-10
NEGRO SUFFRAGE AN
ISSTE.


Under the above caption, and as
a special from Austin, Tex, the
white dailies throughout the cOun-
try carried the following news
item on the I'd. inst:
a resolution was introduced in
the Legislature to-day requesting
the Texas Congressman and Sen
ators to work for the repeal of the
10Th amendment to the Federal
Constitution. The resolution re-
cites that in order to purify poll
ties it Is necessary to take the
right of suffrage away from the
negro. Action on the resolution
was postponed until tomorrow.
Granting, for the sake of argu-
ment, and with some degree of
truth, that the Republican party
in these latter days have not been
as instant as formerly for the
preservation of the rights of their
loyal black allies, those of the race
who advocate a division on our
vote, in order to punish the Re
publican party, can find little
consolation in the above account
Of a resolution in the Democratic
Legislature of Texas. If the lily
white Republicans of the South
are not sOlicitOus for our vote, or
for our rights, under the cOnstitu-
ton, the Democratic party of the
South offers no asylum, for the
reason that ii still insists, after a
half century has passed since rec
ognitiOn was given our rights,
that the right of suffrage should
be denied us.
If by any hook or crook the
Democratic party should secure
control of the National Congress,
we may expect to see introduced
and enacted into the law of the
land a resolution calling for the
repeal Of the 18th amendment to
the Federal Constitution, and
once more making serfs of our
race. The white man, perhaps, can
be an insurgent to the point where
he will insurge clear out of his
party, but with the Democratic
party South (and the majority of
that party Is in the South de
manding a repeal of the 18th
amendment, the Negro cannot.
and dare not. in the interest of
self-preservation, insurge from
the Republican party. The Dem
ocratic party is unalterably OPP
posed to Negro suffrage.
The Washington bee., 1910-09-10
TAFT AND ROOSEVELT.

President Taft and eX-PreSI-
dent Roosevelt may be Oh the outs,
hut there must be more evidence
of it than there seems to exist to-
day. Both men have the poll
ticians guessing. Both, however.
stand for the South being let
alone on the colored question. The
South will never be satisfied, as
we have said heretofore, no mat
ter what the administration may
do. The South is angry. The
South has the colored Americans
where they cannot eXtricate them
selves. The South, notwithstand-
ing the suppression of the colOred
race, Is not happy. What can
the Southern cOlOred man hope!
Let's see:
1st. The South has suppressed
the cOIored vote.
I'd. The Southern Democrats
have all the offices.
All of these privileges having
been given to the South, it is not
happy.
If President Taft fails to be re
nominated and eX-President
Roosevelt is, the South will re-
main in the same condition. The
South is like the spots upon the
leOpard's back-they can never be
changed. All that may be done
for the South. it will remain until
man strong enough rises and en-
forces the laws.
The Washington bee., 1910-09-10

to nag, brOwbeat and find fault
with their teachers and overlook
meritoriOus teachers. The Bee has
every confidence in the members
of the Board of Education to the
extent that they will remedy any
wrong that has been inflicted upon
worthy and deserving teachers in
our schools. For almost a quar-
ter Of a century the cOlored
schools ran smoothly under the
.superintendency of Mr.. George f.
T., Cook. Not an toto of scandal
was ever attached to his garments.
His successor, Prof. Montgomery,
had the confidence and respect of
his teachers, and to-day he stands
prominent in their estimation.
The Bee sees no reason why our
teachers should work under such
strain. fear and intimidation,
If the Board Of Education wants
to see good results in our schools.
place a man at their head in whom
the people and the teachers have
confidence. The colored teachers
have faith and confidence in Mr..
Stuart and believe that the
Board Of Education is being I'M
posed upon.
The Washington bee., 1910-09-10
THE COLORED VOTE.

The agltatOrs want to deliver
the colored vote to some one OF
to some party. Which party will
be his choice! What person will
put up the largest amount of color
vote, regardless of principles? In
the first place, the cOlOred vote Is
not for sale, andnO set of men can
deliver it to any one or any party.
The Democratic party doesn't
want it and the Republican party
has never deserted it, no matter
what the enemies of the party may
say. The colored vote cannot be
purchased by the Democratic
party. There are a few colored
men who are up for sale and can
be purchased at any price.
The Washington bee., 1910-09-10

1t IS expected that those to whom
this call IS sent will get active at once
IN their respective counties and pre-
pare for mass meeting in their coun-
ties to select delegates in time to send
list OF delegates elected to our
MuskOgee office by September 4, so
that proper arrangements can be made
for the delegates before they reach
Boley.
Each county IS entitled to a staff of
officers usual in such organizations,
such as president, secretary, treasurer,
and executive committee, who are
supposed to have authority to direct
the affairs of their counties. After
the convention the organization will
send literature out from time to time,
keeping the citizens of the State post
ed as their case develops.
1t is the purpose of this Organiza-
ton to place every Negro in the State
IN immediate touch with every other
one IN so far as the intentions of the
organization are concerned In order
to accomplish results it is necessary to
do this, and 1t is expected that the
officers of each county organization
keep as near a complete list of the
Negro voters IN their counties as pos
sible, so that in case it should be
necessary to reach them, time will be
saved by having this information at
hand at all times
Address all communications to A.
G. w Sango, chairman, Box I487,
MuskOgee, Okla. Ernest d. Lynwood
secretary.
The Washington bee., 1910-09-10

Ohio, according to a Cleveland
special in our last weeks issue.
has elected four colored members
of the Republican State Executive
Committee. One of them, Mr..
Flemming, the special says, is the
leading politician in Ohio" Mr..
.Flemming should ask TO be saved
from his press agent. A mere
politician is in disrepute these
days, and it is no credit to a man.
but rather a reflection. to refer to
him as ''pOlitician."
NO MORE ROSS.
Just such rot as that of DIR.
Ross at the meeting of the indie
pendent Political. League last
Tuesday night is the cause of the
condition of the colOred people.
Let us know what the Negro
ministry has done for the colOred
people. Let Us know what it IS
doing, but drawing salaries. The
Howard Theater has all c0lOred
employees, from manager down,
who IS an up-tO-date man. If
DR.. Ross wants a Negro theater
let him start one and let him be
the first to contribute some money.
The Rec ventures the assertion
that he would not contribute
cent; and the sooner such men as
he get out of the town the better
The Washington bee., 1910-09-10
CONFTSION-

The Philadelphia Tribune is of
the opinion that The Bee is politi-
callv confused. The Bee has never
been confused on politics or men.
The Tribune was born in an age
of confusion. and confused has
been the brain of the editor of
that paper. He doesn't know
whether to support the independ-
ents in his State OF the regulars.
The Bee has always stood for the
principles of the Republican
party, because they have always
meant universal freedom for the
.cOlored Americans.
The Washington bee., 1910-09-10

ers of various faith and denominations
who may or may not be Republicans.
2-BEE
Some of them do not vote with any
party Without any party affiliations
there were a large number of people
in the State who voted with us, and
against the Grandfather Clause, for
the reason that they were. good citi-
zens and believed that it IS only right
that we should have our rights as
American citizens, to vote and have
that vote counted as any other citizen.
Our reason for calling the meeting
at Boley IS that this Is an exclusively
Negro town, and a place where we
could have all the protection desired,
IN that we could talk and act freely
without having those on the outside to
know what we were doing and saving.
We believe that it Is only fair that
all our big conventions should be held
III our own Negro towns To do this
bespeaks harmony in purpose, and IS
the very evidence of our sincerity.
We are sure the good people of Boley
Will make ample preparation 10 enter
tain the visiting delegates. and that
every effort will be exerted by those
interested in this movement to make
this big meeting.
The representation by counties will
be upon a basis of one delegate for
every three hundred of Negro popula-
ton, which viii be as follows.
The Washington bee., 1910-09-10
EYES Upon rs


The eyes of the thespian world
are Just now upon the Negroes
of Washington. They are rivet-
ted upon the magnificent New
Howard Theater, playhouse de
signed to accommodate the Negro
and the white man on an equality.
without reference to color, and
with no discrimination in the seat
ing of them. If the one hundred
thousand Negroes of this city fail
to give the Howard a paying
patronage, depend upon it that
conditions in this country. espe-
cially with reference to amuse-
ment accommodations, will not
improve, but on the contrary, will
grow decidedly worse. If the
Negro patrOnizes the Howard as
he should. and as the house and
its promoters deserve, The Bee
confidently believes that cOndi-
tiOns will improve, in so far as
amusement accommodations are
concerned, throughout the cOun-
try. The white theaters of this
city. those who insist on showing
the Negro attendants up in the
peanut gallery. predicted, and
now predict. that the Howard will
be a failure. If it is, the loss
financially to its builders will be
infnitesimal to the loss the race
will suffer here and throughout
the country.
We urge, and urge with all the
vIgOr at our command. that the
race paFOniZe the Howard. and
patronize it well, for all eyes are
upon us.
OUR SCHOOLS.
The Bee will be glad when the
teachers in the colored public
schools will feel safe and free to
act as the teachers in the white
schools. The Bee ventures the
assertion that the superintendents
of the white schools don't continue
The Washington bee., 1910-09-10
We Are Boosters, Not Knockers.

This meeting is in no way antago-
nistJc to the efforts of others at
Guthrie and elsewhere which have
been put forth TO reach the same re-
suits: but we must bear in mind the
fact that there are forty thousand So
cialist voters who gave us their sup
port, TO say nothing of the many 9th
The Washington herald., 1910-11-13
GAMESAREPOPULAR
In LONDON SOCIETY
Roulette with Cards One OF
New Diversions.

London, Nov. 1.-Two new games are
popular with country house parties this
season. one is called Fantasia. and is
a sort Of table bowls on which heavy
bets are made The other is roulette
with cards, four packs being used. ihe
players place their stakes on cards in
stead of the ordinary numbers as in
roulette.
The threatened revival of folk dances
bids fair to revolutionize English terp-
sichorean ideals. Many society leaders
are assiduously studying pavanes, min
uets, and sarabandes, intending to intro
duce them next season.
Lady Naylor Lalyand gave two dinners
this week at Hyde Park House. She will
leave town Monday for Wales, where she
will have large house party at the end
of the month
Admiral and Mrs. Beatty have settled in
their town house. where they gave an
informal dinner to Field Marshal Lord
Kitchener Monday. The Beattys have
taken a fresh lease of Invecauld, where
they are near neighbors of the royal
family.
Miss 3. H. Fox. of Boston, has can
eeled her engagement with the Impre-
sario Beecham, and viii sail Tuesday for
America, where she will take a much
needed rest, as she has been suffering
from ptomaine poisoning.
The Washington herald., 1910-11-13
FRENCH ARTISTS JEALOUS.
Fear Foreign Authors Are Too For
midabIe Competitors.

Paris, Nov 12-This week witnessed
another illustration of the jealous dis
Ike of the foreign invasion of the world
of literature and art felt in Paris. not
so much by the general public as. by
those who believe their own work viii
suffer from outside competition
Xavier Leroux. chairman OF the music
section of the Authors Society, has
drawn UP q report. complaining of the
number of foreign works given at the
Opera comique, Ss3 performances of such
works having been given in the last
twelve years. which is equivalent 10 50
per cent of all the performances, while
the opera in ten years has given !. 209
French and 75i foreign works
Strangely enough, the Opera Comique's
financial security depends on three Italian
and three French works, Carmen, -
''Werther." and "Nanon." and Madam
Butterfly" La Boheme." and la
Tocsa.''
The Washington herald., 1910-11-13

70; Mckinley. second team, Us; Central, first
team, rs: Western, first team ll3 Mckinley thiT
team l0'; Western, second team, l0l; Central sec
ond team. 81 Business. second team IS; Mckinley.
fourth team, 50; Central third team. g..
Members u winning team-I. Eckert. Il. Nash, L.
ShoTe, and ]. Moueux.
Iuterschool match ten shots standing ten shots
TTone-Afckinlev High School, 506; Central 81
Business CT Western. 5s4
Members Of winning team-J. A. Flrbershaw. Dick
man, Dulin, +. Rick. g. l. Hurebans c. A. Lewis,
Z. b. Thomas. q. L. Kraft Wells, and Hutchinson.
Highest men IN each school ia aggregate score in
iniereiub and intelschool match-L Shore Business.
Us; \. ". Miller Central, u.s. Hutchinson. Tech
MEAL III Rector Western lO6
High men IN best aggregate score Of the day-N
". Miller Central High school 40; +. C. Martin.
Central, 1885, G.. /. HuTlebaus. Technical 80; J. H.
Molineux, Business l3
80 a,--hfvng for junior marlsnans medals-N.
W. Miller, Central; f. e. Martin Central: Wells.
Mckinley; l. Shore. Business Hutchilson McI6in-
leg, and q. L. Hurehaus. Mckinley.
The Washington herald., 1910-11-13
RUNAWAY BOYS CAUGHT.
Planned Long Journey and Carried
Clothing in SatcheI.

Ruby Ephraim. fifteen years old, Of 5l2
Fifth street northwest and Albert Mill
stein. sixteen years old, Of 727 Second
street northwest, ran away from their
homes yesterday morning The boys
carried clothing in a satchel and appar-
emily intended 20 remain away some time
When their parents discovered their ali
sence the police We're asked to institute
a search
Elmer z, Manning. forty-eight years
old. plasterer living at 1872 V street
northwest, was also reported missing.
Manning disappeared about two weeks
ago, his wife says, and has not been
heard from since Mrs. Manning fears
her husband has met with harm. He
wore his working clothes when he disap-
peared
The Washington herald., 1910-11-13
GRAY ORPHAN FUND
CONTINUES TO GROW
Nay Soon Be Effective in
Providing for Children.

Progress is stin being made in the fund
for the FIVE Gray orphans. whose parents
were killed in the terrible railroad acct
dent at Tuxedo, Md, two weeks ago.
Now that guardians have been appoint
ed, and the necessary legal arrangements
made. it is probable the fund will soon
be effective in providing for the future of
the children. They will be given the best
of care, and Washington has done a
charitable service splehdidly in making
the present happy condition of affairs
possible.
These who subscribed to the fund yes.
The Washington herald., 1910-11-13
DEATHS REPORTED.
WHITE


Elizabeth Blaine q years. Ala. ave. and sth place,
Congress Heights.
Sebastian Hoffman. 70 years Govt. Hospt Insane
Henry NJ. Newman. a Tears, 2se3 Pa. ave. NV
Elizabeth Miller, s. years. 1890 Wylie ST. ne
Aimira g. Williamson, 50 years q Iowa circle
Marion s Gable months $50 ST. nv
COEORED
Sarah Burless. 50 vars 272d \ =. ny
John H. Dorsey. 65'years. 26l6 p ST. NV
John A. Dent 90 Jears. s3 Pierce 81 nv
Frank Cartwright. s. years, Wash. Asylum Hospt
William Anderson. IS years. Nichols ave, Hills
dale, d. c.
Nancy Woodson, lg years. Frcedmen's Hospital.
Samuel YanhuTel. &c years l622 ID ST. nv
Meliofd Mnten. d years. Home for Aged and In
firm.
Henri. Burgess o wears. 4Os Q ST. NV
AlbeTtina Brown. So years. SO ST nv
Daniel Cart #. a yeaH FIsedmens Hospital
Mary ~ Brown e3 years 81 81 81. ne
Daniel Johnson 50 years. rear 1900 ST. ne
Hester C0vingtOn. 80 years, % T 81 NV
Rosie 81. Luekst E.onths, 40 St NV
The Washington herald., 1910-11-13
FALL MAY CAUSE DEATH.
Edwin Webster Thrown from n
Moving street Car.

Lying at the point of death. Edwin
Webster, twenty-six years old, OF Falls.
Va, is in the Emergency Hospital as the
result of fall from moving street ear
OF the Washington Railway and Electric
Company. at Third and 3 streets south
west. shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
An operation had not been performed
at late hour last night The physicians
were unable to ascertain the exact extent
Of the injuries. but It is thought he sus-
tanned fracture at the base of the skull
At the hospital a letter signed Mamma
and Papa, of Fails Church. Va, dated
July To- 1910. was found in his pocket
J. f. Webster, a farmer, living near
Falls Church, Va. was informed by the
police of the accident and identified the
injured man as his son.
The Washington herald., 1910-11-13
EXPELLED FOR HAZING.
Three Students of Emory ard Henry
College in Disgrace.

Special to The Washington Herald
Bristol Tenn. Nov 12-Three students
of Emory and Henry College. the big
Methodist school for men at Emory, Va,
were to-day publicly and summarily ex-
PEELED by DR.. Charles c. Weaver, presi-
dent, for hazing. These extreme measures
were not resorted to until repeated warn
ings were given. The faculty met to-day
and the expulsion of three students, one
junior and two freshmen. was decided
upon. Imposition on fellow-students was
the formal charges against them
The Washington herald., 1910-11-13
GRIDIR0N CLUB SMOKER.
Business Meeting Preceded
Ii at the New Willard.

The GridiTon Club held its regular
monthly meeting at the New Willard last
evening. and it was followed by smoker
at which good-fellowship. song. and
speech abOunded
The meeting preceding the merriment
was of unusual interest, in that after the
regular reports it was devoted TO a revi-
sion of the constitution.
Gen. Robert J. Wynne and Col. Perry s.
Heath. charter members of the club, were
present and greeted most heartily, and
message from Mai John NJ. Carson, an
other charter member. now in London.
was read
The annual dinner viii take place on
the evening of Saturday, December 10,
and arrang ements for the function are
now well under way.
The Washington herald., 1910-11-13
Banker Dies In Accldent.

Special TO The Washington Herald.
Bristol Tenn. Nov. 12.-Tate L. Ernest.
a prominent and wealthy banker Of john
son City. aecidently killed himself while
out training his dogs in Washington
County, Tenn, late this afternoon. No
one saw the accident. but il is certain
that he died from the accidental dis
charge of his gun while climbing over
fence. as a torn place in his trousers was
found. He was about forty-nve years Old
and head Of the Enaka National Bank.
The Washington herald., 1910-11-13
CLAGETT A DOUBLE LOSER.
Held at Washington Asylum and
Loses MaryIsad JOB.

Maurice Fl. Clagett. who was commit
ted to the Washington Hospital for the
Insane for thirty days in the Police
Court Friday. viii probably. fail to OBJ
tain his release on a $1,000 PEACE bond,
according to a statement made at the
institution last night
Judge Mullowny announced from the
bench that a mistake had been made IN
renting the $500 peace bond, Informal
ton was also received to the effect that
Clagett has lost his place in the office
of the State tax commissioner at An
napois
The Washington herald., 1910-11-13
NEW SOUTHERN SEAL
Appeal Made ia Aid in Erecting Con-
federate Monument at Arlington.

A new and handsome Southern seal"
or stamp. has been issued by the United
Confederate Veterans for the purpose of
raising money for the Confederate Mon
ument in Arlington Cemetery.
The seal has a background Of gold
with a large red star and four Confed-
crate flags embossed upon it, 1t is cir
cular in shape. and when pasted upon a
letter shows up brilliantly. The seals. sell
al the rate of two for a cent, and will
be on sale the entire year.
1t is hoped to increase and possibly to
complete the fund for the Confederate
Monument by their sale, and the indica-
tons are that the venture will be a great
success.
The Washington herald., 1910-11-13

The following is the programme for
volunteer readings and music in the lee
ture hall of the Public Library: Novem-
Der Is. p. m: Reading, Miss Fanny
Hagner; November II, p. m; Recital,
Miss Lillian Chenowith, conraito; Mrs.
Dorothy Houchen Baxter. pianist; Mrs.
Rose Maxwell Dickey, violinist.