The Washington bee., 1911-03-25

schools l would not permit any man {
to teach school or have supervision /
over young girls unless he was a mar
ried man. There are too many single |
male teachers in our public schools. |
as well as IN Howard University.
I am not certain whether the Elks |
will ever get together or not. Both
Grand Lodge meets, perhaps there
may be more unity or split wide
open.
ColOred lawyers, some of them, can
do more talking behind the bush than
any other class of individuals. A lady
said TO me a few days ago: why IS it
that COlored lawyers, that Is, all that
have come in contact with, complain
about colored people employing white
lawyers and not employing them? /
have but little confidence IN some OF
them" she remarked. Just look!
Whenever a colored lawyer gets in
trouble, the first thing he does Is to
employ a white lawyer TO defend him,
and yet many Of them will complain
about colored people not employing
them when they set the bad example.
| notice" she said that whenever a
Colored lawyer has a big case in court
| he gets a white lawyer to be asso-
ciated with him. | know that there
are several colored lawyers who never
think about seeking the service Of a
white man unless his client demands
| it. Then again, some cOlored LAWYERS,
| a few of them, will not take a case un-
| less ne Is permitted to have his own
| way about it. ! know of several in
| stances where those COlOTed lawyers
/ who declare that they are for the race
are the persons to secure the ser
| vices of white men to defend them
! The Colored lawyer IS RESPONSIBLE for
such condition. He should set a good
example and then others will follow it.
Automobiles are more prevalent
among physicians than among the
| lawyers. Is it because the doctors
are more progressive?
l spoke briefly about the law library
OF Howard University last week, and
why are certain law books locked up
and the students are not permitted to
use them These books, | understand,
are locked up from the librarian Mr..
| Geo +. Collins. | feel certain that
/ Dean Layton knows nothing about it,
| or President Thirkield. What author
| ity has a professor to lock up law
| books from d law student? VIII Pres
ident Thirkield institute an investiga-
| ton and ascertain whose fault It is
and who Is responsible for this self
constituted boss of the law books?
I have found Thomas Walker to be
one of the cleverest real estate dealers
in the city, l don't care what some
people may say about him They
all know where to go when they are
in trouble and want money, and they
never pet angry with him until pay
back time No name Is bad enough
for him then People borrow his
money with their eyes wide open and
close them when the time comes to
pay back Borrowers seek him, he
| doesn't seek them. [ have case now
in view where a certain lawyer nego-
tiated a loan for an old cOlOred lady
to enable her to save her house from
being sold under a mortgage. The old
| lady ndu one year or more 10 pay II
back She had a robust son living
with her and one or two other chill
dren. When the old lady got the
money and had it for d year, she was
| asked to pay her obligation. She de
clined and abused her lawyer and the
| party from whom he borrowed the
| money to meet the mortgage on her
home. This class Of individuals are
enemies to the colored lawyer and al
honest real estate dealer