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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-08-18
OLDER SECTIONS SERIOUSLY
CONSIDERING IRRIGATION

Spokane, Wash, Aug. 12.-Dr.
Samuel Fortier, chief of irrigation
Investigations for the United States
Department of Agriculture, who is
making a tour Of the Pacific and
Northwestern states, said in Spokane
that it is only question of few
years when many farms. orchards,
truck gardens and berry fields in
most of the Eastern, Central and
Southern states will be watered by
artificially supplied moisture. Con-
tinuing, DR.. Fortier said among
other things:
"The growers have seen or heard
of the successes in the irrigated dis
tricts of the west and they realize
the benefits of this form of insur-
ance against deficient rainfall or
providing methods to supply mois-
ture to growing crops at the proper
time. This can be regulated by en-
ploying any of the several systems
practised in the Pacific slope country
and elsewhere.
"Just now the department is max
ing a series of experiments to deter
mine the amount of water required
for irrigation as well as the best
time to apply the moisture. We
have arranged for q practical dem.
onstration in one Of the valleys, west
of Spokane, where the work will be
under the direction of Stephen O.
Jayne, irrigation expert and inves-
tigator for the Department of Agri-
culture.
1--WE also are encouraging wheat
and grain farmers In the semi-humid
districts of Washington to place
some of their holdings under irriga-
ton and devote more attention to
diversified farming. This would not
only permit from three to four times
as many people to make homes on
the land, but also means larger and
more profitable crops. There is an
abundant water supply at depths
ranging from 55 to 100 feet and
less in numerous instances. Be-
sides, the farmer will find it pays to
diversity and rotate his crops"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-08-18
HIGHER VALUATION on
N. p. IN WASHINGTON.

Olympia, aWsh., Aug. 12.-Today
the Public Service Commissioner
turned over figures to the State Tax
Commission showing that that body
ON July 1, 1910. gave the properties
Of the Northern Pacific Railroad IN
washington value Of $127,25O.OO0'
which IL an increase OF about $I7'-
900. 900 over the year previous.
These figures are to be used Tor
taxation purposes ~ under the re-
cent decision Of the Supreme Court.
the valuations flxed BY the Public
aafvice Commission take pfecedence'
over the values q hxed By the state
Tar CommisDi0n.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-08-18
STATEHOOD BILLS AGREED
upon Twill Be VETOED

Washington, Aug. 12.-The New
Mexico-Arizona statehood bill was
put up to President Taft Friday for
his expected veto, when the house
concurred with the senate amend
ments to the measure.
Already both houses have canvass
ed the FEASIBILITY of passing the
measure over the expected veto,
which will be based on the Judiciary
recall provision of the bill.
Passage Over Veto Unlikely
Some of the senatorial friends of
statehood have reached the conclu-
sion that a passage in the senate
over the veto is improbable, judging
that of the fifty-three votes cast for
the bill fully a dozen will be lost
without any source from which the
deficit can be made good to meet the
required sixty votes on the second
attempt. No doubt is felt as to the
passage of the bill again in the
house.
Old line Republican leaders of the
senate and house f1ocked to the White
House to inform President Taft they
would fight to the last ditch before
they allowed either the senate or the
house to pass any measure over the
presidential veto.
DmOcrats Call Absentees.
Not only are the Republicans raj
lying their forces, but that the Dem
ocrats are using every means to gath
er into Washington all members Of
the house and senate.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-08-18
Relief for Homesteaders.

washington. Aug. l2-By the
terms Of I bill passed in the house
homesteaders IN the Western states,
whose crops have failed this year on
account Of drought. are permitted to
leave their claims until next April
without forfeiting their rights. The
bill has passed the senate.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-08-18
Hunting Fire Bugs.

Portland, Or, Aug. 14.-That the
federal government and the timber
associations of the Northwest have
q number of secret agents ont search
ing for forest fre incendiaries was
learned here today. The govern
ment has q standing reward Of $3.50
for fire bugs
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-08-18
Rir Price for Battery.

st. Paul, Mimi. Aug. 11.-Catch-
er william Kelly, of the st. Paul
team. was last night sold to the
Pittsburg Nationals for $12,5O0.
Kelly will join the Pittsburg team
In September. With O'Toole. al
ready purchased, Pittsburg now gets
the famous O'Toole-Kelly battery at
q total cost Of $4,000.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-15
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

The Bee would like to know
what right has the Juvenile
Court to send white girls after
conviction to the several homes
in the District and send cOlored
girls to the Reform School. Are
white offenders any better than
black offenders! Is Florence
Carey. who has caused the Juve-
nile Court and other homes 50
much trouble, any better than
any one else! From the report
of the daily press it is quite evi-
dent that this girl is a dangerous
element in society, and vet we
find the court and other institu-
tions dealing with her as if she
was a saint. Would the Juvenile
Court deal with a Negro girl as
it has with Florence Carey! No.
The Bee ventures the assertion
that there is not a Negro girl In
the Reform School as bad as
Florence Carey is. What right
has the Juvenile Court to send
colored female offenders to the
Reform School and white female
offenders to sO-called homes?
Congress will be asked to IN
vestigate.
Does such conditions exist in
heaven and in the other place as
some of our Christian Judges
place so much stress on!
Please explain to us American
Christianity.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-15
NEW ORLEANS FIZ.

Did you ever drink a New Or
leans fz! No? Well, then long
wears of your life have been ma
rooned upon the island of COM
monplace, and your palate has
missed the tickle from which en-
sues dreams of a never-ending
elvsium. How are they made!
Really, we do not know. All we
know is that the miXOlOgist deft-
" pours in a cutglass tumbler
several aromatic fluids, then with
a shaker over it, he shakes for
several minutes. When well
shaken the shaker is removed and
YOU have drink fit for the gods; !;
white and filmy and fantastic as
the heavy November frost which
opaques the window pane; pun
gent with the odor of mint, of
spices, of citron, of clover blooms,
and every ingredient which in
fuses halo Of indescribable per-
fumes up against the tive
walls of the nasal ap ge.
And then you taste it. sip
and life spreads before 1 in
kaleidoscope colOrs; the most
inanimate object is given fasci-
mating existence; the dullest and
most unpicturesque room IS
transpOsed into an apartment of
oriental luxury; the hot, sultry
high noon rays becoming refresh
ing breezeS waited hither from
where jassamin and magnolia
freighted zephyrs blow to make
life a sweet dream of luxuriant
ease; mcomely damsels of un-
certain age become fairies of
grace, beauty and youth. And
all this, and more, follows one sip
of the nectared New Orleans fiz.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-15
AT ATLANTIC CITY
Continued from page -

tant one meet William the Peace
Maker. If not, then it happened just
the same and with good effect. Mr..
Taft came upon the stand, and, while
the 1900 waited, swapped talk with
the Dotcor of Tuskeegee and the
world. Mr. Washington reached back
and brought the Bishop to the front;
there was a general bowling, hand
shaking and exchanging of greetings.
The trick was turned. On the next
night, at the banquet of the Business
League, the Bishop made public his
change of heart and took the chance
to say he thought his fight had
brought some good. 1t had made the
Republicans take notice. 1t made
them appoint Lewis, He also told of
he little trap, as he styled it, and that
he had been the man to shake the
tree. In fact, he had not had time to
watch all plums which fell. The
Bishop served notice that in matters
political he intended to follow the ad-
vice of Dr. Washington. | think the
statement. which depOnent makes on
affidavit, is about as good notice of
transfer of policies on the part of the
Bishop as any one may expect where
those two politicians are concerned.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-15
DEMOCRATIC HYPOCRISY.

If few of the colored Demo
Gratis sO-called Will kindly read
the excerpt from the speech of S.
\. ROddenbery, of Georgia, per-
haps they would reflect for a mo-
ment and conclude that they are
asses as we'll as fools. Now, in
the face of many such sentiments
as expressed in the speech of the
gentleman from Georgia, colOred
men. or a few of them. continue
to declare for the Democratic
party. Here is Southern Dem
Ocrat in the House of Represen-
tativeS who declares that he has
no respect for a cOlOred man. He
wants them discharged from of
flee and their places filled by
white men, no matter how COM
petent they are and how meritor-
iOus their services are. This
Georgia Democrat Is not aware
that there are feeble minded and
weak cOlOred veterans who are
entitled to the same consideration
as white veterans. Then again,
with such talk, we hear every
day. what encouragement is there
for cOlOred men to support the
Democratic party! The Demo
cratic managers will do anything
to induce weak colored men to
support their party. and what is
the result! After a Democratic
victory the colored brother in
vades the Democratic headquar-
ters without result. OF course,
they get promises, but a very few
offices. The gentleman from
Georgia comes from a section of
the South where cOlored men are
not allowed to sit down, and
where they are not respected. He
wants white men to fill places
The Washington bee., 1911-07-15
ESTABLISHED 1880.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
MR.. MARSHALL ORGANIZ.
ING.

Mr.. Napoleon Marshall gives it
out that he is engaged in organ
izing the cOlored voters of New
Jersey for Democracy. 1t is Civ
en- out from another source that
he IS on the Democratic payroll
at S1O0 per month to do this or
ganlzlng of cOlOred voters. This
latter statement, except as to the
amount, was unnecessary for the
reason that no one was sufficient
Iy demented as to consider Mr..
Marshall such an unselfish race
man as to lend his limited in
huence to anything for nothing.
And every one knows that when
a Negro condescends to work and
vote for a party that has opposed
every measure enacted into law
for the advancement and protec-
tiOn of the race, he is doing it
for the filthy and tainted cash.
Mr.. Marshall never was squeam-
ish about his conscience. The
very fact that Mr.. Marshall is
paid for his doubtful service is a
guarantee that his influence is lit
tie OF nothing, and that the mum
Der Of Negro proselytes he will
make for Democracy Will be linn
tied to the venal class. Mr.. Mar
shall, it Is assumed, Is organizing
for Gov. Wilson, of New jersey,
who aspires to be the next Demo
cratic candidate for the Presi-
dency. As president of Prince
ton College, Mr.. Wilson put the
sign up, mo Negro Students
Admitted" As Governor of New
Jersey he has been scrupulously
careful not to appoint a single
Negro to office. To attempt to
organize for such a candidate,
and for such a party as Gov. Viii
son represents, suggests that the
Negro assigned to the ignoble job
ought to be on the salary roll,
and at a much higher salary than
500 per month. Mr.. Marshall
as a Harvard graduate, and as a
supposed lawyer, might employ
his talents in a better cause. The
Democrats buy Negro votes for
cash, when they can get them at
all, just as they sold Negroes for
cash prior to 1860.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-15
THE GRAND OLD CAMP MEET
ING OF GOOD HOPE, D. c.,
Will Open July 9, 1911, on the Beau
tiful Grove of Aliens A. M. E.
Church-Supplied With the Finest
Water in the District.

There will be good order on the
grounds, and this promises to be the
best camp ever held on this old his
tOric spot. The purpose Of this meet
ing is not for sport, but for the saw
ing of souls for whom our Saviour
died
The following ministers and their
congregations have promised their
support; Revs l. n Ross, D. D., of
Met A. NJ. E. Church, D. c.; c. H.
Young, of St Paul A NJ. E Church,
d. C.; P ]. Jordan, d. D., P. E, of
Easton District; George Gym, B. D.,
State Supt of the A c. Z. l.; J. A.
Taylor, d. D., of Emmanuel Baptist
Church, Garfield; Walter Brooks, d.
D., of 10th St. Baptist Church, D. c.;
u. n. Leeper, of Ebenezer A. NJ. E.
Church, D. c.; D. P. Seaton, D. D.,
of Browns Memorial, d. c.; John
Porter, B. D., of CampbelIs A. NJ. E
Church, Hillsdale; v l. Bailey, of
Hillsdale Station, d. c.; Joseph Mat
thews, of Bethlehem Baptist Church,
Hillsdale; J. D. Banks, of Bladens-
burg; G. O. Wing, B. D., of Bennings;
]. Z. Porter, w. H. Coston, D. D.,
| w A. Ray, D. D., of Met. Baptist
Church, d. c., and many others.
Thos. Henson stages run every IS
minutes. Fare, only 10 cents each
way.
All pastors and their congregations,
choirs and singing bands are invited
Plenty of refreshments on the grounds
at moderate prices.
All laws protecting camp meetings
will be strictly enforced by the proper
authorities.
Collection, 5 cents at the gate, Sun
DAYS only.
Mr. Henry Williams, manager; Mr..
r. H. Beverly, secretary; Rev. c. H.
Stepteau, d. d., P. E; Rt. Rev. L. J.
Coppin, d. D., bishop; Rev. w. D.
Naylor, pastor
The Washington bee., 1911-07-15
Afue Mcdowell.

Mr. Afue Mcdowell. of this past
years graduating class of Howard
University Law School. and one of
the seven young colored men who
were successful in passing the recent
bar examination and in being ad-
mitted, on last Tuesday, to practice
law in this District, is now enioving
a double portion of success. for be-
sides being admitted to practice. he
has the distinction of having led his
class during his senior year in two
of the most difficult and important
branches of law: Evidence end Con-
stitutional Law, making, in the latter
subject, the remarkably high average
of o5 per cent, in examination and
quizzes, the highest average in that
subject known to the school. By vir-
tue of this high standing, Mr.. Nc
Dowell was awarded the beautiful
medal offered by the Council Of Up
per Classmen of the University for
the highest average in Constitutional
Law. incidentally, this is the first
medal ever offered in the law school,
and considering the keen, yet friendly
competition for it, the winner may
well be extremely happy over gaining
1T. Mr.. Mcdowell comes from the
golden State of California, and will
practice in the District for a while
with Mr.. Almond w Scott, one OF
our leading colored lawyers. and will
ultimately settle in his home city,
Los Angeles
The Washington bee., 1911-07-15
The Hampton Institute Alnmni A.

The Hampton Institute Alumni AS
sociation (local) held its closing meet
ing for the Summer Monday evening,
lat the residence of Mr.. Ferdinand D.
Lee, president. The meeting was
we'll attended. Arrangements were
completed for 20 members who will
| leave July Is to attend the conference
and reunion at Hampton, July Is to
p. They will be accompanied by sew
eral persons who have been invited by
the school faculty. The trip will be
made over the B. & o. Railroad to
Baltimore, from thence on the Ches-
apeake Bay line steamer to Old Point
Va. A short musical selection was
rendered, talks by Miss A. Z. Grinage
Mr.. E. c. Palmer, DR.. George w
Cobeness, Mr. George H. Murray and
Mr. Washington, after which the
members and their invited guests re-
paired to the dining-rOOm where cool
refreshments were served. Mr.. F. D.
Lee presided; Z. B. Smith. secretary
Miss Arsine E. Jones, stenographiC
clerk at the Freedmen's Hospital, is
spending her vacation at home with
her parents in New Haven, Conn.
Miss Beatrice Ruffin, of 1904 10th
Street, and Miss Grace Brown, at
tended as delegates the Christian En-
deavor convention in Atlantic City,
n. ]. They will visit Philadelphia,
Asbury Park and Baltimore before re-
turning home.
Mr. Ferdinand d. Lee will attend
the conference at Hampton Institute,
Tulv I8 to 22
The Washington bee., 1911-07-15
" some nervous men.


| like to accommodate a friend, and
sometimes Ill make a sacrifice to do
il, in emergency cases, but last week
| got the jolt of my life. have been
figuring for three weeks how l was
going to get away for a quiet little
rest in some sequestrated spot far
from the maddening crowd. | hadn't
much TO go on. and | couldn't go
without at least buying pair or two
OF white duck trousers and a pair OF
canvass shoes. While | was cOntem-
plating week or two of rest, dear
TREND Of mine, one of those stick
est closer than a brother friend,
called around to my house and said
he was in sore distress; must have
twenty-five legal tenders by I O'Clock;
dire necessity; his honor was at
stake; and promised TO pay back
swiftly. l melted. went down in my
wallet and passed him over SIS, all
the while my vision of a vacation
beating itself to death in the ETHEREAL
blue. However, | could not go back
on TREND, when he was IN distress.
He would not tell me what his distress
was; only said "Old Pal, some day
III tell you the whole story-not
now; haven't the heart" I thought
OF death IN his family, of a ten per
center pressing chattel mortgage;
thought of debt of honor, and even
conjured up thoughts of d military
wedding in which my bosom friend
might be the unwilling but enforced
groom. Two days later the mystery
was solved; the dire distress was di-
vulged. l received a souvenir postal
card from him at Atlantic City saying:
Having a fine time. Wish you
would come over. Waters fine"
What did | do after l read it?"
Oh, nothing, just went down to Gas
kins' and bought enough forgetful
fluid to make me think l was rich,
and sailing in my own yacht. What
did l say?" Can't repeat the words
here, but when | meet my friend
again, I'll repeat them to him with
emphasis.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-15
Atlantic City Business League Holds
Reception and Banquet.

On Saturday evening the local Bus
mess League held a reception and
banquet in honor of DR.. and Mrs
Washington in Fitzgerald's Auditor
ium. The Doctor made a brilliant ad-
dress to a large audience, made up Of
the leading citizens of the city and
county. Mr.. Washington was intro
duced by Prof. Hawkins, secretary of
the Educational Board of the A. NJ.
Z. Church.
"This is the third time | have had
the good privilege of being the guest
of the good citizens of Atlantic City.
| am charmed at the reception and
the general hospitality you have aC-
corded me, and | love your city and
your surroundings. | want to thank
you, and | wish | could thank you
and each of you individually for the
very charming visit you have made
this for me and Mrs Washington, and
| assure you that this very pleasant
stay will ever remain with me green
and refreshing memory.
1T is great what you, so few in
numbers, are able to accomplish here
where every one comes to cast care
aside and to be rid of the serious side
of life 1t is you who put the balance
on, YOU are the salt without which
the whole lump would spoil. And |
honor you who come together in this
guise. the Business League, and work
for the accomplishing of something
worth while. Who stand inevitably
for what is decent and right and hon
orable. You have a leadership and
an organization, salient elements
which should command the highest
respect of all within these borders.
You have turned this into a year
round resort. In Spring it IS Spring
resort, and in Winter, Winter re-
sort; and what is more, the people
come here You catch them coming
and you catch them going. But |
honor and respect it all. There is no
spot in America bringing together so
many strong and precious young men
and women as this city of yours.
They come here to make money
enough to pursue their college
courses. And notwithstanding the
many who come here to cast care and
that which is serious in life aside, yet
you have saving influences. Your
many churches, your Y. NJ. c. A. and
Endeavor societies are all here as
harbors of safety. | repeat, l am
glad to be among you.
My friends, l know at times We
are inclined to become discouraged at
conditions. But he IS fortunate who
can get away and study the problem
by comparison with that OF the mis-
cradle working class on the other side
of the water, in the old world. As /
have seen you on the street, IN your
homes. when l see you and compare
tha, with what | have seen abroad, /
marvel at how far advanced you are
to those conditions | am thankful
that we at least speak world Ian
guage. We can read the thought and
keep in touch with all that's going on
in the world. and that people who are
so blessed are indeed fortunate.
"In the old world they have about
more, each one Of the races thinks
The Washington bee., 1911-07-15

seventeen race problems, and what is
itself better than the other sixteen.
Here we have only one race thinking
itself better than one.
must say to you that we are
making progress. We have opposi-
ton, but opposition has largely saved
the black man in America. Ny
friends, 1t takes opposition to make
race rise. And with the help of the
forces that are working for our bet
terment, we certainly must advance.
i pray that God may keep your
faces toward the rising sun and bless
you with progress throughout this
generation and those vet to come"
The Washington bee., 1911-07-15
Fosters DYE Works

FOSTERS DYE AND CLEANING
WORKS.
(You Street, between nth and 18th
Streets, Ncrthwest)
Business and Display Office,
nth and You Streets, Northwest.
CALL AND INSPECT OUR
WORK.
Ladies suits a specially.
Gentlemen's suits cleaned, pressed
and sponged.
Gloves cleaned.
All goods look like new when they
leave our works.
FOSTERS DYE WORKS.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-15
Good Opportunity.

If you want a good home at a rea-
sonable price, read the advertisement
of Mr. Rollins in another column of
The Bee. These houses are to be
sold to frst-class colored Americans.
Don't fail to inspect them at once.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-15

Some newspapers, or rather
some newspaper writer's, worked
overtime to give out the impress
sion that Postmaster General
Hitchcock and Secretary Hilles
were engaged in a fight to the fin
ish. And it was all merely news
paper imagination. Nothing to it
but froth.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-15

believes it is his duty to devote
his time and energy to making a
success out of the office he holds.
He believes the salary paid him
is in return for service given.
Right idea, but refreshinglY new
for that office.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-15
Admitted to Bar, July II.

Augustus Mccoy Hanson, Alonzo
Wilbur McEwen, James c. Waters,
Jr., Charles S Williams, Ernest L.
Winters, John W. White, Afue Nc
DOwell.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-15

that colored men have won by
merit. In short, he doesn't want
a colored man to fill a place that
will entitle him to sit down.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-15
ALL FILED.

Applications for the Haitian
mission have been filed, but they
will not be considered until year
after next. See!
The Washington bee., 1911-07-15

It's awful to think that those
Alabamans have got to go home
and engage in a campaign during
the August dog days to ascertain
who's who. We are with the win
ner.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-15

There is no question but what
the country is demanding the pas
sage of the reciprocity act. Pres
ident Taft read the signs of the
times Alright.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-15

Never be ashamed because of
vOur color. There is no dishOnOr
in Natures bequests.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-15

An honorable cOlOred associate
is preferable to a dishonorable
white associate.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-15
Appointed Notarv

Mr.. John A Moss, Jr., son Of At
torney John A. Moss, Sr., has been
reappointed Notary Public by the
President
The Washington bee., 1911-07-15

And Congress is still with us
But electric fans keep out the
heat, and makes elOquence bear
able.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-15

FOR RENT-Eice comfortable rooms, furnish
ed or unf1rnished. hot and cold water and
batv APPLY to MRS HARVEY
4O2 o ST. n. w.