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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1910-10-15
BRANCH OF POLITICAL
EQUALITY ASSOCIATION.
New York headquarters In Charge Of
Miss Irena L. MOorman.

Permanent headquarters for the
Afro-American branch Of the Political
Equality association, of which Ms
Oliver II. p. Belmont is president,
have been opened at 50 West One
Hundred and Thirty-fourth street
New York, with Miss Irena L Moor
man, one of the pioneer members, In
charge
The rooms win be open evenings
during the fall and winter. They are
comfortably furnished and well sup
piled with suffrage literature, and
there win be various lecture courses
and study classes IN the season
The opening Of the headquarters
marks the growth Of the branch to
100 members, the point at which ArR
Belmont promised the members that
she would provide them with rooms Of
their own Later, with further In
creased size, the branch viii move
into q regular suffrage settlement
house
The National Woman Suffrage a.
ISOLATION, at sos Fifth avenue, has fur
nished a pretty reception room adj
joining the Office Of the president Dr..
Anna Howard Shaw. In this Is q pic
ture Of Susan B. Anthony and the
chair she used in the last forty-three
years OF her life.
One end OF the room Is filed with
portraits Of other suffrage leaders and
workers. There are posters used by
the English suffragettes, and on q cen
ter table are the suffrage rainbow
fiers''
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1910-10-15
INc0RRIGlBLE c0L0RED
cMLDREN'S NEW HOME
Trustees Have Secured the Old John
.. L0Sn Estate at RhinohseI.

The Home For Incorrigible Colorod
Children win be located at Rhinebeck.
N. Y, after Oct. 10 The trustees Of
the institution have purchased the old
John d. Lown farm near the village
Of Rhinebeck. upon which win be op-
ersted model farm to be worked By
the youths Of the institution
There are over q hundred children
IN the institution II II the purpose
Of the trustees TO raise produce enough
from the farm after the first year to
maintain the home.
The section IN which the home is 10
Gated Il surrounded By the estates Of
wealthy white people. and II It IS prop
eE1y managed. instead Of meeting op-
position from these white neighbors,
the managers WIN readily ind them
ready and wiling to assist the instle
tuition
Among the wealthy landowners ad-
joining the farm are such wen known
American 6naneieEs e. ex-vice Presi-
dent Levi P. Morton. John Jacob As
Tor, Colonel +. n DIN. William starr
Miller and r r. Buckley. The cd
farm quarters are undergoing repairs
previous to the coming " TIE corps
Of teachers, the ehfldrsa and the Be-
iongings Ct TIE home 9
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1910-10-15

white and coIored. caring for the spe-
eial compartments for women on trains
running from one end Of the country 10
the other.
50 that In this new line Of HYelE
hood sAS competent young colored Wo-
zen, along with women Of the other
races, are proving 10 be important FAC
tors IN the hum and hustle Of travel
We have come into tie possession OF
TIE above facts by our aequa1ntA1cs
with MrS. Ardelle Taylor Of New
York. who e one Of the most capable
ana Trustworthy attendAnfs On tie
regular Pennsylvania limited trAtn8
cut from New York 10 Chicago.
MEA Taylor secured the position
solely On account Of her exceptional
ability and knowledge Of how 70 an
fully handle large numbers Of NO
men Knowing the old pE0verb that
q pleased customer gains for the trade
ancther patron, Mr. Tayl0rs services
were readily accepted
me fact that Ma Taylor - a gtfted
Ingui5t also added 10 her ntnsB 1Or
TIE position which she % sdmizahly
GIlA
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1910-10-15

Political Situation In oICIahoma.
The fight that the Negroes are max
ing in Oklahoma against the tniquitous
grandfather clause, which aims to dis
franchise them. is admirable, says the
Omaha CNeb) Enterprise.
This fight Is being watched with no
little interest by the race throughout
the country. The commendAble thing
Is that IT is receiving the strong sup
port Of the Republican organization.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1910-10-15

oIsuius Report en- Forsisa AGissions.
At TIE recent annual meeting az the
nat1onal Baptist convention held a
New 0rieans. TIE foreign mission
board reported a. the result OF its
ysar's labors three school band.nes
finished. two churches. s1s.aoo.5l and
e having baptized Lon persona
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1910-10-15
NEW FORCE IN THE SERVICE
Increase In the Number Of Female At
tendants on Railroads.

Nu@Ggo1N NlNG NN9Hl9NT gtAa9tN ~
PENDANTS on Railroads.
On account Of the constant demand
made on the great railroad corpora
lions by female passengers who travel
extensively on the cars Of the company
for female attendants is beginning to
receive attention
The position and Importance Of the
dining car porter are too well known
to necessarily admit Of comment But
the female attendant in any consider
able numbers Is almost entirely new.
With the close competition Of the va
rious roads for the patronage Of the
travelling public has come this very
necessary line Of special service
It Is not so strange now to see bright
and competent young women. both
The Washington bee., 1910-02-12
CONGRESS

Georgia's Capital City is Awarded
The Fifth Annual Session of the
Sunday School Congress - Meets
May 2sth to goth.
Nashville Tenn, February AT
a special NEE ing of the officials of
the Sunday School Congress Move
ment, the selection of place to hold
its 1910 session was taken up and dis
posed of. Invitations had been ex-
tended to the Congress from many
cities throughout the the United
States, some of which were Musko-
gee and Oklahoma City, Okla; Dal-
las, Tex; Little Rock, Ark; Chica-
go, III; Meridian and Vicksburg
Miss; Savannah and Atlanta, Ga,
and Atlantic City, N. ], After a
careful examination of the invita-
tions and inducements offered, it is
learned that the officials chose for the
next meeting place the city of At
lanta. The Congress has been in
vited to meet there with the Liberty
Baptist Church, at the corner Of
Jackson and Chestnut street. The
pastor of the church, Rev. J. w.
Jackson, D. D., and the church clerk
Mr.. w. D. Griffin, were notified to-
day by the Congress officials of the
action and the selecting of Atlanta
and their church. A letter signed by
DR.. c. H. Clark, Chairman of the
Congress movement, and Rev. Henry
a. Boyd, Secretary, was sent out as
the official notice.
The selecting of Atlanta for the
place for 1910 argues much in the
favor of the movement on account
of the railroad facilities. The exact
date of the meeting has been fixed
from Wednesday, May 25th, to Mon
day, May goth, which will include
the fifth Sunday in May. Thousands
of Sunday School workers are inter
ested in this Sunday School Congress
Movement. which, among Negroes, IS
regarded as one of the most import
ant annual gatherings engaged in
work among young people in the
United States.
The Washington bee., 1910-02-12
COLORED MEMBERS BAP-
TIZED
Tenth Street Baptist Church
Crowded During the serv-

Rev. DR.. M. w. Clair, Negro,
pastor of the Asbury A. NJ. E.
Church, baptized twelve mem
bers OF his congregation at Tenth
Street Baptist Church yesterday
afternoon. Rev. S. Geriah Lam
kins and Rev. S. E. Jackson as
sisted.
The church was crowded dur
ing the baptism. Five women
and seven men went into the
emersion pool, filled with water
just a degree warmer than an
icy river.
Rev. DR.. Clair preached a sel-
mon before he donned his rubber
coat, and called the members
forward to take the plunge. 1t
was intended to hold the baptism
outdoors, but the plan was
Abandoned when the Method
lists obtained the loan of Rev.
Mr.. Lamkins' pool.
The Washington bee., 1910-02-12
PRAISES LIBERIANS
DR.. Ernest Lyon Addresses Stu
dents of Howard Univer-
siity

DR.. Ernest Lyon. United
States Minister to Liberia, de-
livered an address yesterday af-
ternoon before the students of
Howard University on the con-
ditions and present prosperity of
the African republic.
DR.. Lyons praised the struggle
of the Liberian government since
its establishment sixty years ago
because of climatic conditions
and its close contact with a bar
baric civilization. The achieve
ment of the three Negro freed
men, who, with no knowledge of
governmental experience or legis-
lation, built republic that was
recognized by England and
America, he declared to be re-
markable.
The Washington bee., 1910-02-12
THE BEE WOULD LIKE TO
KNOW

Who will be the next Exalted
Ruler of the Consolidated Elks.
If Charles Freeman is not a good
presiding officer.
If there is not union among the
Elks.
If Attorney Frisby should not be
given the benefit of ali doubt.
If he has not been misrepresented.
If the members of the bar should
not go to his assistance.
Will the Jim Crow" Negro
continue to exist in the city.
If DR.. J. E. Shepard is not the
coming man in the South.
If shams should not be eliminated.
If an investigation of certain
special school would not help the
cause,
The Washington bee., 1910-02-12

colored people Systematically ig-
nored it.
The firm being convinced that
it was not being supported by the
colored people, it decided to sup
plant the colored girls and put in
white girls. The firm soon pass
ed in its checks to the world of
bankruptcy. These young men
were too far in advance of their
race for business enterprises.
Conditions are a trifle better
today. There are two up-to-
date moving picture theatres,
several first class drug stores and
several up-to-date dining rooms
and restaurants. The Capital
City colored American must get
a move on him.
The Washington bee., 1910-02-12

enumeration districts who will be
absent April IS. These are to be IN
cluded and enumerated after the facts
regarding them have been obtained
from their families, relatives, &C
uuaintances, or other persons able to
give the information. For instance,
If a member of any family in an en-
umeration district is temporarily
away from home on a visit, or on
business, or travelling for pleasure,
or attending school or college, or
sick in a hospital, such absent per-
son is to be enumerated and includ-
ed with other members of the fami-
| ly. But a son or daughter regularly
living in another locality should not
be counted with the family at home.
Servants, laborerS, or other en-
ployees, who live with the family,
and sleep in the same house or on
the premises, should be enumerated.
The Census Bureau states that there
will be, on the other hand, a certain
number of persons present and per-
haps lodging and sleeping in districts
at the time of the enumeration who
do not have their usual places of
abode there. These are not be enum-
Grated. 1t must be assumed that they
will be enumerated elsewhere. The
Canvassers should not, therefore, un-
less it is practically certain that they
will not be enumerated anywhere
else, enumerate or include with the
members of a family they are emu
merating any of the following class
eS:
Persons visiting family;
Transient boarders or dodgers who
have some other usual or permanent
place of abode.
Students or children living or
boarding with a family in order to
attend some school, college, or other
educational institution in the locality
but not regarding the place as their
home.
Persons who take their meals with
{ family but lodge or sleep elsewhere.
Servants, apprentices, or other per
sons employed by family and work
ing in the house or on the premises,
but not sleeping there; or
Any person who was formerly in
a family, but who has since become
permanent inmate of an asylum
almshouse, home for the aged. re-
formatory, prison, or any other insti-
tuition in which the inmates may re-
main for long periods of time
The Washington bee., 1910-02-12
A, NOTICE OF ESTEEM

Mr.. Annie M. Johnson, of 1928
18th street, II. W, having retired
from the presidency of the Woman's
Guild of St. Luke's parish, after an
acceptable and highly satisfactory
service she spent four years, was the
recipient of an handsome rocking
chair last Wednesday evening, the
gift of the Guild. This gift was n
recognition of Mrs. Johnson serv-
ices. The presentation was made b..
the Rector, DR.. Brown, in behalf OF
the ladies'.
DIR. Bois Seven Last Words
will be rendered by the choir OF 81
Luke's P. z. Church on Good FIJI
day evening at 8 o'clock. A silver
offering will be lifted at the door.
The Washington bee., 1910-02-12
ATTORNEY KING

It is currently rumored that
Attorney L. Melendez King will
be pushed for the attorneyshiP
of the United Order OF Elks of
the world. From The Bees
stand point not an abler lawyer
could be selected. Mr.. King is
honest and reliable and he is the
kind of man who should be Sc
lected for the place. He IS GER
tainly sufficiently qualified and
his election would greatly
strengthen the organization.
The Washington bee., 1910-02-12
MISS BURROUGHS

The tour of Miss Mamie H.
Burroughs through the South
was one continuous ovation. In
Louisiana, Mississippi and other
places, the leading people de-
clare that she is the greatest wo-
man who has ever come from the
North. She was the "It" every
where she went. The Southern
Christian Advocate had a great
deal to say about her Southern
trip which will appear in the
next issue of The Bee.
The Washington bee., 1910-02-12
LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY

Will be observed throughout
the city. A Lincoln button will
be sold for the benefit of the Ma
tional Training School for wo-
men and girls of which great and
eloquent woman is president,
Miss Mamie H. Burroughs, This
button will be sold by all of the
Baptist Churches to help the
school. Let everybody wear a
Lincoln tag today.
The Washington bee., 1910-02-12
BISHOP CORROTHERS

There are thousands of peo-
pie in this country who would be
pleased to see Rev. Sylvester L.
Corrothers made a bishop. DR..
Corrothers deserves it. He has
made out of a church that all
other ministers failed. He is
able as we'll as perservering. The
election of this distinguished di-
vine as bishop would make him
a power for the race to which he
is identified.
The Washington bee., 1910-02-12
REV. w. H. SCOTT SICK

The Boston Guardian is making
great effort to collect funds for the
benft of Rev. w. H. Scott, formerly
of this city, but whOh as been living
in Boston, Mass. for a number OF
years. Rev. Scott is III a sanitariup
near Boston and it takes money to
defray his expenses. Rev. Scott IS
a great race man and it is hoped
that his friends in this city will send
contributions to The Boston Guar
dian. They will be acknowledged
through that paper.
The Washington bee., 1910-02-12
The HORIZON

The last issue of the Horizon
was a gem. The cut of Presi-
dent Simon of Hayti was a
piece OF art. The Bee congratu-
lates its contemporary and begs
leave to state that the misquoted
word should have been entitled,
and not inspired"
The Washington bee., 1910-02-12

of St. Thome and Principe. He
spent two years in Africa, and
only recently returned.
He is now in the United States
for the purpose OF gathering pub
lie opinion on this matter, and
has consulted themostprominent
cocoa manufacturers in America.
The Washington bee., 1910-02-12
GIVE HIM CREDIT

Elsewhere in The Bee will be
seen an article concerning Mr..
Marion Haysen. This young man
from all reports, was the first in
this city to introduce athletic
sports among his people in this
city. Mr.. Haysen is an enter
prising young man, who is bound
to win his way in the athletic
world.
The Washington bee., 1910-02-12
SLAVERY INSTIGATOR
HERE
Joseph Burtt Found Conditions
in Africa Intolerable

Joseph Burtt, of London, Eng
land. who recently investigated
slavery conditions in Africa in
the interest of four large cocoa
firms of Great Britain, is Ill
Washington, and will address a
general public meeting at the
church of Our Father. Rev.
John Van Schaick, Jr., has open
ed his church to 2 general dis
cussion of the subject.
Mr.. Burtt found intolerable
conditions of slavery existing in
with the cocoa plan
tations in Portuguese West At
rica, and the Portuguese Islands
The Washington bee., 1910-02-12
RELIGIOUS RRAINING

Religious training at the Summer
School at Durham, n C., for Negro
religious workers OF all kinds prom
ises to be of unusual interest.
Among those already engaged to
conduct classes, are the following:
Miss Laura {. Faucett, Pittsburg
Pa, teacher of domestic science.
Prof. c. G. O'Kelly, Principal
Slater Normal School. Winston, N.
The Washington bee., 1910-02-12

jects.
Estelle is the daughter of a Pull
man car porter on the Lackawanna
Railroad. She is the only NegTs
girl who has carried off such honors
IN Hoboken, and the only one to be
graduated from the grammar school
to the high school.
In all but one of her studies the
girl was rated at 100. In geography
she made 90. The FIVE branches il
which she reached the maximuss
were history, civic, spelling, arithze-
tic, and grammar.
Eighteen questions were posted at
the geography examination, and ths
pupils had the privilege of selectizs
ten to answer. The teacher who coz
Quoted the examination says that
Estelle picked out the ten hardest.
The Washington bee., 1910-02-12
ESTABLISHED 1880.
THE CAPITAL CITY


city above all others in the
Union should be doing more
than what they are doing. The
Southern colored man is dong
something, Notwithstanding the
prejudice and opposition to him.
But, right here in the Capital of
the nation where the colored
Americans should take the lead
and set examples for those who
have less opportunities seem to
be doing less.
For a number of months the
cry has gone forth, indignation
meetings have been held; the
pulpit has expressed itself,
against the "Jim Crow" thea
tres and other determinations
with what results? Well a few
enterprising citizens took it into
their heads to put their hands in
to their own pockets and build
theatres of their own Or for the
benift of the iastidious colored
American who denounced the
aim Crow" amusement and 9TH
er places, and for what purpose?
This same class of individuals
can be seen darting into this
certain "Jim Crow" theatre where
seats are set apart especially for
the colored people, There are
certain Colored people, in this
city, who are anxious to affiliate
and associate with white people
no matter how common they may
be. The Bee is aware of certain
half white colored men in the
government departments who
are seen walking the streets and
entering bar rooms with certain
white men and at night those
same individuals are seen at the
so-called colored swell receptions
or dances. The Capital City is
full of shams who are MANAGES
to civilization.
There are a few enterprising
colored men in this city, but they
depend to a great extent Oh
white people for support. There
are colored men, in this city who
possess sufficient means to start
4 department store, which would
give employment to colOred girls
and boys.
lust think of it! 1t would be
death to the promoters to es-
tablish such an enterprise, iOr
the reason the colored people
would not support it, although
such enterprises are needed. An
attempt was made a few years
ago to boycott certain depart
ment houses because they refus-
ed to employ colored boys and
girls. The boycott didn't last
very long because it was not eff
fective. A few sympathizers
concluded that it would be better
to start stores of their own. The
Hymen Brothers rented a large
store on 9TH street, between g
and II streets, northwest and
established a FIVE and ten cent
store. These young men were
among the leaders of cOlored So
ciety and their father was form
erly member of Congress from
North Carolina. About a dozen
or more of young colored girls,
OF all shades were employed, but
all of them were supposed to be
colored. This firm was not only
boycotted by their own associ-
ates and their society, but the
The Washington bee., 1910-02-12

Miss Grace Hemingway, Indi-
ana.
Prof. c. H. Boyer, St. Augustine
School, Raleigh, N. c.
DR.. D. Webster Davis, Richmond,
Va.
Prof T. A. Long, Biddle Univer-
sity. Charlotte, N. c.
DIR. John E. Ford, Jacksonville
Fla.
Archdeacon George w. Avant,
Newbern, N. c.
Rev. DR.. NJ. w. Gilbert, New York
City
Prof. P. w. Dawkins, Durham,
N. c.
Prof. w. H. Hannum, Livingston
College, Salisbury, N. c.
Prof. P. w. Moore, State Normal
School, Elizabeth City, N. C., and
others.
Preachers here may obtain renew
ed inspiration. Evangelists will be
sure to get additional lights. Mis-
sionaries, deaconeSseS, Y. NJ. c. A..
and Y. w. c. A. workers will re-
ceive instruction having direct bear
on their work. Besides these, classes
will be formed in these latter, emf
nent teachers have been secured so
that teachers may be instructed in
normal methods along these lines.
All students will also have the
benefit of about two hundred public
lectures, entertainments, etc, at a
cost of only about az cents each
Negroes have never had before 50
rich a literary treat provided for
them. The president, DR.. James E.
Shepard, of Durham, n. C., is es-
pecially fortunate in securing such
liiSH OIuCI VI ldlSnt.
Applications should be made to the
president for admission.
Negros are to have a Chautau-
qua at Durham, N. c. next summer.
President James F. Shepard, is now
engaged in booking talent for the oc-
casion. Several persons of eminent
qualifications or national reputation
have been tentatively secured. AS
soon as contracts are signed. they
will be announced.
The main fact now, is that the col
ored public may have a national CEN
ter to which they may go in the
summer to study, to hear great lee
lures, to listen to great music, and
to enjoy a sensible vacation.
This is an opportunity which, if
Durham were not a good size city,
might tax the greatest provisions to
take care of the people.
The Washington bee., 1910-02-12
WHO ARE TO BE ENUMERAT-
ED
The Census Bureaus Instructions to
EnumeratorS on This Point

The Census Bureaus Instructions to
EnumeratorS on This Point
The explicit and lengthy printed
instructions to the census enumera-
tors, which have been prepared by
the United States Census Bureau,
give a clear idea of the character of
the answers expected from the peo-
pie of the United States with regard
to the questions in the population
schedule to be carried in the Decen-
NAL Census April IS next.
All answers are to have reference
solely to the Census Day. which is
April IS. Persons living on that day,
but who died after it and before the
enumerators call, are to be counted,
but persons born after April IS are
not to be included in the count. Per
sons who were single on April IS are
to be reported as single, even though
they have married subsequently and
before the canvasser has called. This
is true, similarly, of persons who be-
came widowed or divorced after Ap-
ril IS.
The census law provides that all
persons shall be enumerated at their
usual place of abode" on April IS.
This means the place where they may
be said to live or belong or the place
which is their home. As a rule, the
usual place of abode is not the place
where a person works or where he
eats, but where he regularly sleeps
The enumerators are cautioned, how
ever, that where a man happens TO
sleep at the time of the enumeration
may not be the place where he regu-
larly sleeps.
There will be number of persons
having their usual places of abode in
The Washington bee., 1910-02-12
COLORED GIRL BEST
SCHOLAR
Gets First Prize Among 1000 in the
Hoboken Schools.

New York, Feb. 4.-Estelle T
Gibbs, a Negro girl, fourteen years
old, living with her parents at sI2
First street, Hoboken, received today
the first prize, a gold medal, at the
graduating exercises of the Hoboken
public school pupils, in the Gayety
Theatre. She had the highest aver
age of any public school scholar in
the city-99 I-3 per cent. in six sub