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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-13
Gre sit G OIL ction of
Amate Athl etes No
Longer in SIP orts.
WON H ONO RSI OWE r
THE 3, i IIR: e w ORLD
Rafting Good Squad Could Be
Picked From Those Who Have
Either Quit or TUNE Il
Professio history Of
S omle Of
Them.

About eighteen months ago the ANA
teur Athletic Union. after q series OF
tryouts in various sections Of the coun-
try.selected a team. tore resents America
at the London olympiad. i proved to
bc one Of the greategt collections OF
athletes ever gathered to ether to fight
for a common cause, and easily defeated
the rest Of the athletic world.
That was only q year and "a half or
SO ago. and yet to- day not more than
two-thirds OF the members OF that team
arc actively Interested In amateur ath-
letics. One OF them, J ohn 3. Taylor
Jr., one OF the best quartz milers that
ever drew on a running shoe, is dead.
Some few have tu- ned professional.
Almost a score Of the others have found
that business and athle tics do not mix
and have given UP the game.
May Lose LAST Man.
If Yank Robbins is sincere In his
determination to- quit running. athletics
will have lost every man who repre-
sented America in two events-the 1 To-
metre hurdles and the 4o0.metre HAT
race In the former four Americans-
Forrest c.. SmIthson. Johnny Garrels,
A. B. Shaw and W. n. Rand-qualified
for the final heat. They have all re-
tired from athletics and are following
different careers. The last heard of
Smithson he was headed for British CO.
lumbia with the Intention OF taking up
a farm under the homestead laws.
The 400-metre fiat race had three
Yankees in the final-.sYa nk" Robbins,
Il. c.. CARPENTER and John b. Taylor. Jr.
Taylor died OF pneumonia about year
aga carpente has nut appeared In
competition since his return from Eng
land. and only the other day Robbins
declared that no had sch ased his last
medal This announcements. however, is
not taken very seriously.
Il Other events have suffered 80 there.
Is hardly one that has not lost some
one. Take the spirits. Nat Cart
nell. q point winner IN both the 100
and 200 metre spirits, has turned pro-
fessional and Is running as such in
England. Jimmy Rector parents OBJ
jectcd TO any further participation IN.
athletics on his part. and he retired
Recently he Joined the Missouri Att h.
lettc Club. and may represent the st.
Louis Club in ture, bu I for q long
time he did nothing. Dan Kelly hasn't
been heard from In heaven knows how
long, and Lawson Robertson Is q pro-
fessional trainer. handling the Irish
American Athletic Clubs track and field
n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-13
AUTOffOBILF CLUBS IN JUAN
FOR AN INTER-CIT HIGHWAY
Peninsula Club, 81 Newport News Baby Mem
Der Of State Association, Invites Richmond Car
Owners Is Join Il III Great Mass.N Meet
ing at williamsburg.

days run OF each other by dutosszW1ll
able that the matter will be brought,
to the attention Of the Richmond Aus
ltomobile Club at Its next meeting. r.
the highway will be wonderfullyTsm
when the advantages to be gained sars
consid ered. "a lSt
there is no doubt but that the pro-S
posed williamsburg mass-mee ting will
| be held early { his spring, and an esti- Is
| mate based on the beliefs OF those most
chimes to be assembled at 400
Plans are under wev for a series
CT mammoth automobile races at Nor
that city were IN Richmond to inter
est local business men I'M til e% project.
The Richmond Automobile Club has
been Invited to take part, and swfe tl1er
by Richmond money, many local auto
imobiltsts will attend the exhibitions.
The meeting will be! held in June. and
Will be ARRANGED so as not to conflict
with tho dntes already spo ken for by
other titles. All the big automobiles
houses OF the country will be asked
to send their most expert drivers. and
the prizes will be such as to attract
all Corners. s "A ssa
The following, Is a comp1et e list Of
the irlemb ership Of the Isi chmond A,i-
to the National Automobile Associa- 8
ton: G. Fl. Tompki ns. ]. 3 II. WI IL S.
q. Johnston, ohm u. Bal1ou. Jr.,S G.. III n
Antrim. Samuel q. Gordon, DR.. George
p. Fout Nixon Bal. u NJ. Fost ter. Walk
son. w. 3. Nelson, r Gordon.
Clarence Nllllhiser, w. Scott Hunt.
Charles c. Bowe. j ohn "A. Coke Jr.., II
John Is. Harper. w !. r Lyman. Dr. VI
Fulmer Bright. Dr. r. Angus Nuchols.A Il
y. II. ferguson, d. a. shafer. j 81.
James H. Anderson. Dr. III. Stuart Me- q
Lean, W. G. Lipscomb Samuel r..
kinson. Charles p. Splitter. G. H. Rich
;nrdaon. ~ ST. George Bryan. Dr.
tor Williams, y. s. y ames. Thomas g.
Sydnor. Joseph p. w Hard, DR.. Harry
B. Baker, DR.. Greer Baughman, DR.. NJ
II. s. Corey, n. p. Baskerville Dr.
Stuart Mcguire. y. F. Purcell ] r:.ssE
p. J. Willis. ]. 7. Palmatory..sI.s
FolEer.8 c. l. Batkins. j. Z. b Carnen1,
George c.. Gregory, Robert d. Allport.S
DR.. E.. II. Terrell. r. Nv llingham.
Blanton, George Nv. lancaster Leroy:
e. Brown. ETC. Pelouze, TIL alkers3
Robert schaefer, 81 II. Kastel berg. Car:
roll II. MONTAGUE, Otis - ~ az friend.
Charles Whitlock Cha rles GIL ar,is.s
ing DIV 8. sBeazley.$ Rufus g. =
|Ilians, DR.. allan w. Sloan. DR. Charles
IsV. Caring on. James y. Hill. c. ~
Montgomery. w. w. Tiinb Ike. Lewis
IG. Larus. NJ. c. Branch. NJ. B. Lang
horne, Ivan Mall by, ] Mos by W est.
IEJohn A. Branch. H.. c. Sutton, B. 81.
walters, W.. M. Ha bliston. J. NJ New ~
comb, Jr.. w. j 8 C;ilman. y +, r. 3. Jur-5
gems. j ohm B. Syyartwont, Frank E.s.5
Nichols. H. q. Beattie, Jr.. T. G, WI IN
sliams, Jr.,t w. p. Forbes and John GsEs
Hayes. n III
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-13


Newport News. is the most recent addi-
ton to the Virginia state Automobile
Association OF which Otis NJ. friend;
or this city, Is secretary The State
association is III a most fiourishing
condition, from Mr.. Alfriend's accounts,
and Is now composed OF the Richmond
|Automobile Club. the Roanoke Auto
mobile Association and the Underwater
i Automobile Club. OF Norfolk. The VAL
| ley Motor Club. OF Staunton. which has
lsrecently been reorgan,zed. has writ
ten for a copy OF the by laws. and all
Indications are that in the near future
the State organization will be com.
The Richmond Automobile Club Is the
largest In the State. but all the others
are increasing In membership. and ru-
mors have been received here OF other
applications that Will be received in
the next few months Il
( The membership OF the Peninsula
Club is as follows: Dr.. w. r. Aylett,
w. 10 Barrett, r. NJ. Benson, u. II. Bal.
lentinc. pr. ]. T. Buxton. W. 4. Cha
pin, w. Il Cooke. DID. Is. Cross. p. b.
.Dennie. n. Dennie. w. S. Green. a. u
] Hopkins. G. r. Hundley, W. II. u. Kent.
Y. q. ankford. DR.. G.. W. McAl lister.tJ y.
A. Massie, l.. B. Nanville. D. ]. Phipps,
G.. u. Palmer. W. "A. Post. w r. Parker,
w. w. Richardson. w. e. Rouse, F. e.
Rees, w, r. Shacklcford. w u. TiEnor.
J. B. Weaver. G.. X. Neaver. Malyin
Weaver, Or. II. D. Wills q. d !. Test.
q. B. 5Woodfn, 81 p Gayle. Turner
Bowen.8Dr G. e. Newby.i H. SGreaves.
=. c. Lenz, d r. s. W. Hobson, DR.. W.
e. (creasey, J.. L. s. Cooke. u 4 w. OAR
ling and G. W. Bailey.
w. u Cooke, secretary OF the PENN
sula Club. has written the blowing
to Mr.. Alfriend: TT Is hoped that a
tour can be arranged between the
Richmond and Newport News clubs in
the Interest OF the road between Rich
mond and Newport News. the two or
ganizatitv,s meeting in William sburgI
With the supervisors of the various
counties between the two cities.
We; have now assurances that an
automobile ferry will soon be esta-
lfshed between this city and Norfolk, !
and there is talk of a ferry betweenI
Yorktown and Gloucester county. and
we believe that q good road from Rich
mond to williamsburg would furnishl
tours. So
.ot course, the. more autombbfIes
we could get to max he run toy
1iamsburg the better our chances
would be OF getting some action. AS
4 1t would take some time to arrange
the details of such q run, ] would
suggest that you Ia k this matter
over with some of the Richmond club.
and II you regard the proposition IA
Syorably you may be sure our club
will do what we can8sto connect the
two cities by a pascal bio highway sss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-13
4 Some Famou. stnrs..'

= Az 9k&AkV E4OVs
metre hurdles. Hillman only recen tly
left New York to- become coach and
trainer of the Dartmouth University
athletes. and 1t IS Just about a tossup
whether HI am" ever re turns to the
races, He has done lit tie or no train
ing for long time. and N It is even
longer since heShassappeared IN compe-
stition. He has settled down and hasn't
as much time on his hands as he used
to-. s$ x
55s America gra bbed off more than Its
fair percentage Of points II the pole
vault. but could not call upon the same
men to re peat. Az 81. g ilbert OF Yale.
and Eddie Cook. of Cornell. & tied for
and neither has had Il ime 4 to keep up
with the prof sion since graduating.
Gilbert is out on the coast in Sbusin ess.
Two Arc 8Pr0fessionals.sls
Ms Ralph Rose. another q champion from
the Far w est. isst he next thing TO be.
ing on the retired MI He Is eli her
studying or practicing Law and hasn't
pulled down & a medal In a Ion - tine.
Probably II some Of Ills re cord were
upset he would jump q ii \ again and
hoist them a few nches. But just nov ,y,,
he has too man y OF her things to
think Of to a avote ans time to putting
tn she e, rborn, ano tter
weight man. has also retire. il N For q
short time he h cid the worlds u tsc,,u,.s,
record. but sher ida 70 bbed II him Of
that honor and since the Olymplcs he
hasn't been very much IN the lime.
light. 81 In III a st
sfls Two Of the o. e Il, Johnn,y5
Hayes. and Tom Morrissesy--t,,rn
prof essio nal long since. "a H some
of the theirs. MI K i$9 sSS Ryan
and Lewis ~ Tewanin s. n tor Il exa ample,
are still Juggling alongi III ii B the.
5anateu ran ks Roy w ton ant Joe
;Forshaw,g our other repr ESQ tatiyes in
the Ind sort -ttle stadi In race, have
dropped out.
III. Coming back 70 tho n shorter dis,
,tances. there are Harry Trubae and G.
"a. Dull, col 1ege men both, one hatl
from Cornell am the q her$ from Mich
,igan. Trube iaS down I'M Conn ecticut
ana may go back tyainit,x s. next
summer but: II iAs doub t1uls q mi grad
suated from Z q Ann Arb orssInstitutio
and left his runnin g ogs behind him.
~ Many OF TIL 81 B ipoint nv IN ers \ q "a
,stil EsAeft, but one ira vi ling good team
could be mad IN p an haf M III 8 q "a
those who have & al given, III IA
game on have turn ca PROF sssi o,nua IL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-13

The members of the Richmond Auto
mobile Association. local d ealers and
Others Interested In good roads have
already started to work with view
Of holdtng. in Williams burg. a. great
mass-meeti ting. when tho project of
building q road out from this city.
which will virtual " mean that Rich-9
mond and Norfolk will then be Fin a !
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-13

al Chalmers "Bluebird" has been as
signed the honor OF ding the
sGiidden tour of 10 10. a. car of the
Mitchell Company has recently been
started over tho route, but the.
sChalmersais the official pa thtind Ter. and
it, i'll be given full credit by the
The Washington bee., 1910-12-03
THE HOWARD THEATER

The editor of The Bee has been
assured by the management of the
Howard Theater that the theater
when erected was dedicated to all
classes of reputable citizens, ire
spective of color, and that there
will be no discrimination allowed
or practiced on the part of the
management again7t the cOlOred
citizens. The cOlOred patrons will
be permitted to purchase seats for
any part of the theater, and that
the following colOred shows will
be at this theater: Two weeks in
March, the Smart Set; Down in
Dixie Minstrels, a new minstrel
organization; Whitney Comedy
Company on or about March 6,
and Black Patti will appear at
this theater Dec. 4. Tomorrow
evening there will be no concert.
because the Elks have engaged
the theater for that evening, in
Guiding the Howard Orchestra.
Whenever a frst-class cOlOred
company makes its appearance in
this country it will be shown at
the Howard Theater. The gentle
man who stated to The Bee that
no cOlored shows would appear at
this theater has nothing to do with
the booking of shows for the
Howard. IF there is any attempt
OH the part of the management of
this theater to discriminate
against its patrons The Bee will
be the first paper to inform them.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-03
NOT THE MAN.

There are at least five members
of the Board of Education who
believe that Mr.. R. c. Bruce is
not the man to be at the head of
the cOlOred schools, and two of the
five are cOlored. The citizens of
this city have long since come to
the conclusion that Mr.. Bruce
ought to resign. The Bee is salts
fed that Congress will give the
Board of Education a chance to
request Mr.. Bruce's resignation,
or it will abolish the office. The
colored citizens would prefer to
have the office; but if by holding
on to the office means the longer
retention of Mr.. Bruce, they want
the office abolished. Mr.. Bruce has
outlived his usefulness. The
Board of Education is convinced
of that fact, and the best thing
that can be done is for the board
70 request his resignation; and if
he refuses to tender it, then re
move '1im. The people will no.
he satisfied unless he is removed
md another more acceptable t.
the schools and people Is ap
pointed.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-03

build, but they cannot occupy.
They sew, but they cannot reap.
They paint the golden colors of
promise upon the canvas of pos
session, yet cannot enjoy it. When
q cOlored man in the South stops
to reflect those who obey laws
in whose making they have no
part, that race prejudice not only
keeps pace with, but out-distances
material and educational advance,
they cannot help but eXclaim
GLOW long, oh, how long, God
of Jacob"
If we must obey the laws, we
should have a part in their max
ing. If we must pay taxes to sup
port the government, we should
be fairly represented in that gov
ernment. Our tax rate is the same
as the white mans. No discrim-
mating in tax assessments.
The fair South, with its ver-
dant fields, its luscious fruits, its
salubriOus climate, cannot always
be fair if one portion of her peo-
pie long initiate Nero while the
other, ike the slow, patient OK,
must bear the yoke of disfran-
chisement. The Lily-white Re-
publicans of the South who So
laced themselves into the sweet
dream that by excluding the col
ored man from every right of
suffrage and barring him from
every citizen privilege, would give
to the South a party that would
sweep the South from the Old
Dominion to Galveston Bay, were
ruthlessly awakened November s
by the horrible fact of their being
infinitely less potential without
the colOrad vote than they were
with it, and that, after all, the
lily-white propaganda was but a
/ juggernaut car that rolled heavily
, over the hopes of the party in the
| North.
The Republican party cannot
succeed by throwing overheard
the millions of loyal colored voters
simply to make room for a hand
full of seasoned Democrats who,
marshalled under the banner OF
'Lily-white Republicans" are
merely fOragers for office. The
sooner the Republicans of the
North get back to Lincoln's gold
en-hued philosophy, "all sharing
the privileges of government who
assist in bearing its burdens" the
sooner will victory appear above
the horizon of 1912. The Negro
is a Republican from choice and
by tradition. If he ever becomes
a Democrat, it will be under pro
: test.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-03
NazssA AAaIaAaa.

on ge@tsAEy is MADE in great esAa-
ESsss - Italy. Bohemia and Bel
s1zm fsxzAsh glass Of the EaiddIe ages.
and every European capital has itz
makers ~f antiques. Berlin and VIez-
"A makers are kept busy with the
ke@s trade, bat Paris. London, Brus-
-. Rome. Florence, Smyrna and Mu-
HSek are commercial centers for this
class Of merchandise. The business
has grown 20 such proportions that
Nuremberg. Vienna and LiyoEno hav
museums where counterfeit works are
exhibited and where their style Of
manufacture may be studied.-B<Ylib
Post
The Washington bee., 1910-12-03

:. C., stopping at the latter place to
close up the construction and compile
ton of the great White Rock Baptist
Church, and also to attend the wed
ding ceremonies of one of the daugh-
ters of Mr. John Merrick, one of Dur
hams most substantial citizens. Both
at Greensboro and Charlotte Mr. Pitt
man received contracts on new work;
at the former place through Messrs
Mitchell and Adkins, the enterprising
legal and real estate firm of the city
and at Charlotte for MIR. J. T. San
ders, the most successful Negro at
torney and hnancier of his city.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-03
THE HORIZON OF 1912.

Seventy years ago Lincoln said
Il 90 for all sharing the privi-
leges of government who assist In
bearing its burdens" There are
more than ten million colored
men and women in this country,
and all of them assist in bearing
the burdens. In fact, the heaviest
burden IS upon them-hewing the
wood and drawing the water.
And vet all those south of Mason
and Dixon have but few of the
privileges of government. They
The Washington bee., 1910-12-03
ChInsSa Flat Nsass,

The Chinese mother" the ethnOlo-
gtst explained. carries her babe In 3
sack on her back. The babes nose Is
pressed against her. Day In and day
out. all through its babyhood. the lit
lie things soft and malieable nose l.
pressed against it's mothers back
uence it is no wonder. is it, that tht
Chinese are a fat nosed racer"
The Washington bee., 1910-12-03
THE KETTLEDRUM.
ficuIt to HandIe-Used by
Ancient People.

The kettledrum has been so far i'm
proved that it has a pitch; in fact, it
contains the large range OF four notes.
It is, as Its name shows, a copper ket-
tie, or basin, covered over with skin,
which can be frightened or loosened by
screws placed around the edge. Drums
OF this shape were used by the Rom
ans, and even earlier by the Greeks
and Etruscans. But they were not
known IN western Europe before the
IruSades.
Although it may appear so, the ket-
lledrum Is not at all an easy instru-
ment to manage, for in order to get
each Of the four notes the player has
to turn all the screws and adjust the
parchment anew. For this reason ket-
tledrums are often used IN pairs, one
tuned to the keynote. the other to the
fourth below. In this way the drum
mer has always the two chief notes in
the scale to work upon, and If the com
poser has not exacted much from him
he viii have quite an easy time. But
when . change OF key Is approaching
it is quite exciting 70 watch the drum
mer screwing and unscE ewing the
the drum and lightly tapping 20 hear IL
the pitch is true, and 4 we recOllect
that he often has to tune his drum
while the whole orchestra Is lifting up
its voice We realize trat be must be
no mean musician: that he must pos
ssss an exqutsitsIy sensitive and well
trained ear and . steady hand and
nerve &s welI-Jeszie Z. MAcDonSJd
IN st. Nicholas.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-03
InpostorS.

The public and patrons of The Bee
are warned against imDOstors who
are going the rounds, claiming to be
representatives of this paper. When
'ver these impostors present them
elves, the management will be pleas
I'd to have them turned over to the
police The only authorized advertis-
ing representatives of The Bee are 5.
VI. Lewis and c. c. Curtis. All Others
are impostors.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-03
WHO IS THE MANI

~ AZ 4 Ill MAN
1t is a question of conjecture
among the politicians in this
country as to who the man is to
lead the Republican party to vic
tory IN 1912. VIII there be a fight
between the Taft and Roosevelt
forces in the selection of delegates
to the convention? Has the ad-
ministratiOn strengthened itself
by Surrendering to the Democratic
party and the Lily-whites south (?
Is not the administration con-
WINGED that all the offices that nave
been given to Southern Democrats
have not influenced the South in
the least? Will President Taft, in
the face of the crushing defeat his
party received at the polls Nov. s
and the rebuke the State of Ohio
gave the President, continue to
thrust upon the Democratic rep
resentatives of the country Off
clal patronage!
President Taft said that he was
not after Democratic votes, but
the good will of the Democratic
party. VIII the President say
that the result of the election of
Nov. s was the expression of the
good will of the Democratic
party? 1t IS believed the Presi-
dent wants to be fair and just to
all classes of citizens, irrespective
of politics, but is the Democratic
party appreciative?
1t doesn't look to The Bee as
if the efforts of the President are
appreciated. If the Democratic
party had any sense it would take
advantage of its recent victories.
The Tammany Democrats III New
York are abused, but they certain
ly know how to get and retain the
cOlOred vote.
The Southern Democrats will
never learn any sense until they
are wiped out of existence. The
present administration has given
Southern Democrats every office
of any prominence; Lily-white
Republicans have been encouraged
to eliminate the colored Republi-
cans from politics. Now there is
a scheme to have every colored
man in the railway mail service
discharged, and after every col
Ored employe in the railway mail
service and postal service is dis
charged, then it is said the places
will be covered by the civil service.
Under these conditions who is
the man to lead the Republican
party to victory in 1912? Who is
tn. man? that is the question. The
Republican National Convention
must nominate a man acceptable
to the Northern cOlOred voters.
If such a man Is not selected, and
If the Democratic party exercises
wisdom, the colored vote will be a
factor. The Northern Democrats
do exercise better judgment than
Southern Democrats, and it is
quite evident that the Northern
Democrats appreciate the force of
the cOlOred vote.
If the Democratic party should
nominate Harmon, of Ohio, or
Gaynor, of New York, or FOss, of
Massachusetts,, the cOlOred vote
would be divided.
The Bee is unaware of any Re
publican who could unite the col
Ored vote outside of Senator For
aker, of Ohio. The colored vote
at this time is hOpelessly divided.
Where is the man?