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The Tupelo journal., 1911-02-10
Afraid Of Disbursement.

She-Aren't you going to ask papa
tonight, George?
He-No, dear. / think I'd better
not. I want to have my picture taken
tomorrow.-Yonkers Statesman.
The Washington bee., 1911-01-14
Our Schools.
Superintendent Stuart.

To Superintendent Stuart.
Sir: You will be called upon next
month 10 reappoint your assistant su-
perintendent Of schools I, as we'll
as the people, want to see a change
in the Colored schools. If you don't
know, Mr. Stuart, | want to inform
you that our colored schools are de-
generating. Our teachers are op-
posed to your colored superintendent,
and demand a change. The people
are with you, Mr. Stuart, and will
support you against the Engineer
Commissioner, who has already said
that he intends to remove you. This
remark to you in your official capacity
ought to have been resented with the
fist closed.
Who is this Engineer Commissioner
that he should arrogate to himself
the authority to control our schools?
You should lay this declaration be-
fore the Board of Education, Mr..
Stuart, and receive a vote of conf
dence. We all have confidence in
you. You are a good man, and before
Congress takes any action as to the
transfer of our schools to the Com
missioners, they will be legislated out
Of office, or a Democratic President
will have the House to appoint three
new ones.
Why should you fear the Engineer
Commissioner, Mr. Stuart? The idea
of him telling you that you ought to
be or you will be out of the schools
soon! It will require little more
power than the Engineer COmmis-
sioner possesses. He IS an Over-estl-
mated official. He has become intOxi-
/ Gated with his own imaginary great
ness.
Your schools are in an excellent
condition, Mr.. Stuart; the colOred
schools are in a deplorable condition.
/ We need a new head; will you give
/ it to us? | understand that you can
/ find a suitable person. The woods are
/ full of good material, Mr.. Stuart,
namely: No better men than Prof. L.
NJ. Hershaw, Supervisor James Walk
/ er, Prof. Du BOis, Prof II. NJ. Brown.
Why, even our own John c Neele
would be 100 per cent improvement
over the present incumbent
! The people insist on change, Mr.
+ Stuart; and if you are in doubt as to
the ability of any of the abOve-named
men. consult Mr.. Percy Hughes
There will be no peace in our schools
as long as the present incumbent re,
mains in Office. You might as well
make up your mind to make a change
now, before it is too late.
Mr.. Stuart, before you make the ap'
/ pointment, consult the teachers IN ouI
colored schools, and they will tel
you that a change is an absolute ne
Cessity
+ You know, Mr.. Stuart, the people
have the most implicit faith and con
fjdence in YOU. You are loved by the
people and the teachers IN botf
schools. 1 tell you. a change IN the
colored schools is necessary-th'
quicker the better. o
Yours truly, THE EDITOR.
Read The Bee.
The Washington bee., 1911-01-14

paired and unhindered, his share to
the formation OF the ideal or future
man.
In your travels in this country I
hope you will not allow the glamOr
of material success or the magnitude
of materialistic institutions for and
among the colored people to lead you
to forget these facts. Those of us
who are COntending that the COlOred
man in America be regarded as a man
in the full sense of that term and be
treated as such are not winners"
nor theorists" but advocates OF the
highest and best things for our own
people and for the hundreds of mil
lions of people who are yet to lnhablt
this continent We know that Amer
ica cannot abide as a Government OF,
by and for the people and fulfill the
end of her being while she lll-treats
and regards as less than men any
large part of her population, and we
would be untrue to our country, un-
true to ourselves and to our God if
we did not in every way in our power
resist the wrongs done the cOlored
man, and the darker races generally IN
this country, and contend with might
and main that the colored American
and all other oppressed people in this
country be given the same opportuni-
ties, rights and privileges accorded any
other element of the Nations in
habitants.
I am yours for equal rights and
opportunities for all American citi-
zens, J. MILTON WALDRON.
Washington, D. C., January 9, 1911.
The Washington bee., 1911-01-14
Directors.
PRESIDENT TAFT WRITES
COLLECTOR McKINLAY.
Is Confident Time VIII Make Him
Clearly Understood.
(COntributed.)

That President Taft's attitude to-
ward the race has been both mlsun-
der5tood and misrepresented IS a mat
ter Of knowledge to him, IS shown
bv the letter he wrote Mr.. Whitfield
McKinlav when he appointed him to
the position of Collector OF Gus
toms for the District of Columbia.
However, the President elects to
work out the interests Of the. race IN
his own way, confident that the
ultimate and final results will be so
permanently beneficial to the race as
to Justify his course. This letter OF
the President was written IN reply to
Mr.. McKinlay's letter thanking him
for the appointment, and Mr.. Nc
| Kinlay Is so proud of its tribute TO
him and its tone of encouragement
| for the race that he has had the letter
| framed and hung in his office where
all who enter may see and read. The
! letter IS as follows:
"I have yours of Aug. I3. I took
narticular pleasure in appointing you
| TO vour new and honorable office.
| Of course. [ felt it would be regard
ed as a recognition of you as a man
and vour race as we'll Your honor
able record in business is a guaran-
tee that you will be a good public
officer.
INV attitude toward your race has
I sometimes think, been misunder-
i stood or misrepresented, but / an
/ Iconfdent as time passes my position
will be more clearly understood.
81 am confident as time passes my
I nosition will be more clearly under
stood" will be accepted by all Opt
mists of the race as assurance tina
President Taft is earnestly consider
, ate of, interested IN and soilcitou'
for the races future.
The Washington bee., 1911-01-14

erarv and musical numbers. The
physicians who volunteer services at
the dispensary Of the church will also
be invited.
Among the soloists of the choir,
audiences are always pleased to hear
Mrs. NOrah Porter Dingnjd. Miss
Sybil Hammonds, Miss Ida Fillmore,
Mesdames Frances Lucas and Eliza
beth Fisher and Messrs. Albert d.
Smith, John Braxton and William
Mitchell.
The personnel of the choir is as
follows:
SoDranos-Norah Porter Dingnid,
Sybil Louise Hammonds, Ida May
Fillmore, Alberta Beatrice Caring
ton. Evelyn J. Folsom, Carrie ]. Ken
ney. Frances r. Lucas, Julia B. Col
.lier. Parthenia r. Woodson, Ethel NJ.
II. Clutch. Cora z. Scott, Elizabeth
V. Fisher. Edna L. Herndon, Estelle
Cooper, Bessie Scott, Louise Wash
ington.
Contraltos-Mary ], Brooks, Julia
z. Scott, Anna E Morris, Marguerite
Tnez Harriss. Florence Estelle Par
nell, Eva B. Price, Alice Martin,
Svbil Miller. Queen V. P. Scipio.
Tenors-William A. Mitchell, Par
nell Jefferson. Frank johnson, Johr
Braxton, David L. WOrrells, Joseph
Mosby, William Wallace, James
| Henry Morris. .,,.
Bassos-Albert D. Smith. William
| A. Young, DR.. J. B. Williams, Ed
ward Tolliver, A. Lincoln Alexander
Jesse n. Herndon, Phillip E Jacobs
Eugene V. Wright
Mrs. Lena Holmes Ware IS the
very efficient organist of the choir.
The Washington bee., 1911-01-14
A POPULAR CHURCH
And a Great Choir-A Master Di-

H1ilO q GLSdI SnOI-A MdSlSI LII
rector
There are many churches and
chOlrs in this city. There are some
fine directors and good congrega-
tions There is one church in this
city that is not only popular, but its
choir and leader stand among the
best.
The congregation and visitors of
the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church
can but note with pleasure the splen-
did singing of its choir organization.
Equipped as it IS in its various de-
partments with some of the very
| best amateurs, the Nations Capital
can boast of an ably-instructed choir,
and, under excellent discipline, this
choir easily takes front rank as a
volunteer musical body.
There is a harmonious blending of
the voices Of the young with those
of more mature years, which in the
handling of the works of the mas
teTs" gives such melOdic effect that
the praises OF this magnificent choir
are heard throughout this city and
Baltimore, Md, which latter city was
visited by the choir last May, where,
during two services at the Union
Baptist Church III Druid Hill avenue,
5000 persons turned out to hear them.
The choir is planning a trip to Phil
adelphia and Baltimore, and will sing
at Bethel Literary Jan. II, the occa-
sion being an address by Hon f. H.
Morris, of Chicago, Grand Master of
the c. u. O. of o. F.
The very pleasing yet positive
manner exercised by DR.. J. Walker,
the choirmaster, endears the member
ship toward him, which makes the
musical instruction easy to impart
and receive.
The Nineteenth Street Baptist
Church, as an appreciation of the
services rendered it by the members
of the choir, will give the choir
grand reception next month. That
connoisseur of good things, Rev.
William Walker, will have charge OF
the feast, and Drs. Marshall and
Walker will have charge of the lit
The Washington bee., 1911-01-14

The Negro needs encouragement.
IF . Negro farmer works hard. saves
his money, pays his debts and lives
a good, moral and upright life in the
community, you should once in a
while put his name in the newspaper,
hold him up as an example for other
colored farmers. In this way, much
good will be done In general, the
only way that the average Negro can
get his name in the paper is by COM
mitting some crime
The Washington bee., 1911-01-14
Can't. lanes F. Oyster.

The election of Capt James F.
Oyster President of the Chamber of
Commerce was a foregone conclusion.
His election was predicted several
months ago His unanimous election
by the best brains in the city is an
evidence of the esteem in which he is
held by the people.
The vote for the election of officers
of the Chamber is as follows:
Winners and Votes.
The Washington bee., 1911-01-14
Garfield D. c.

ATTORNEY R R. HOrner was greet
ed with a large audience last Tues
day evening at Garfield, D. G The
occasion was a meeting of citizens
favoring a Business High School. The
proposition for a colored Business
High School was unanimously in
dorsed.
The Washington bee., 1911-01-14
Y M G. A.

AT the Howard Theater on FRIDAY
evening, Jan. p. Mrs. Carrie ". Cit
ford, assisted by the best local talent;
will give a recital for the benefit OF
the Young Mems Christian .Assocla-
ton Among those who viii ,L.. assist
Miss Lottie Wallace, Miss Theresa
Lee, the Allegro Glee Club and NJ
Street High School and Armstrong d5,1q
Manual Training School Glee Clubs
under the direction Of Prof. Amos
None of the participants in the. re-
cital makes any charge for services.
The effort to complete and furnish
the new building on Twelfth, street
snoea1s strongly to Our people, and
there can be no doubt that this re-
cital will be an event which will ap-
peal TO the benevolence and intelli-
gence of the community. Usual price
of admission.
The Washington bee., 1911-01-14
Wanted At Once

Wanted at this office-TwO good
collectors and canvassers and an office
bov. Call between the hours OF 10
and II a. m. 100 / street northwest.
The Washington bee., 1911-01-14

Few landholders in Alabama real
ize, too, in my opinion, how much
more their farms would be worth if
they would go to the trouble to build
good comfortable houses for their
Negro tenants. A poor dwelling
house on a farm means a poor tenant.
A house on the farm that is COM
Portable means a satisfied tenant"
The Washington bee., 1911-01-14
Winners and Votes.

President-Capt. James F.
Oyster Observation-Disclosures 563
First Vice President-D. J. Gala
han Observation-Disclosures. $50
Second Vice President, Charles J.
Bell NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5I5
The Washington bee., 1911-01-14

money for their schools, build them
good schoolhouses, lengthen the
school term so that they may have
from five. to eight months school each
year
The Washington bee., 1911-01-14

In letter to the Montgomery Ad-
vertiser, issue of December 3O 1910,
Dr. Washington said:
The average white man does not
realize that no matter what else the
average Negro will do without, he
wants education for his children"
The Washington bee., 1911-01-14

More money is paid for Negro con
victs than for Negro teachers. About
$40 per month is now being paid for
6rst-class able-bodied Negro cOnvicts,
$50 for second-class, and SEQ for third
class for twelve months in the year
The Washington bee., 1911-01-14

81 do not believe that the leading
white people, and especially land
owners of the Black Belt counties,
know how little money some Negro
schools receive. l actually know of
where Negro teachers are
being paid only from SIS to $I7 per
month for service for a period of
three or four months III the year"
The Washington bee., 1911-01-14

In an Emancipation address at
Union Springs, Ala, on January I,
DR.. Washington said:
q am going to say some things to
your faces that the ColOred people
have been saying to me behind your
backs, in order that you may know
what the colored people want
The Washington bee., 1911-01-14

''T was told of one place IN thu;
(Bullock) county where the coloIeC
people have only a two months
school. A two months school SIMPLY
means dissatisfaction"
The Washington bee., 1911-01-14

at pays to have happy, satisfied
Negroes in a community. Speno
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-27
STORM SWEEPS
OVER ENTIRE STATE
Regular Old Western Oklahoma Sand
Driver Rages Here For Several
Hours Sunday.

Sunday afternoon Vinita and vicin-
ity, as well as nearly the entire state,
was swept by genuine old western
Oklahoma sand storm. These storms
arouse little interest in the west part
of the state, but here this one Great
ed quite a stir.
Saturday night rain fell all night
and up to noon yesterday. Then the
clouds broke away and left beautiful
clear afternoon, until about o'clock.
when a peculiar reddish haze was no.
ticed in the southwestern horizon.
This haze grew rapidly until it became
an oniineus storm cloud. BY o'clock
the entire sky fhadebecome overcast
with the dust cloud. and a little later
the bright sunef an hour before had
become entirely obscure For two or
three hours the hurricane ragged, and
finally subsided and again the atmos-
phere cleared and this morning dawn
ed bright and clear.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-27
.EPWORTH LEAGUE CLOSES
CONFERENCE At ALTON

The first annual conference Of the
Vinita district Epworth League held
at Alton Saturday and Sunday closed
last night. The meeting was well at
tended, there being about 100 out of
town visitors, which we're royalty en-
tertained by Alton The interest
shown was great and all the sessions
were full of life.
The officers for the year are; Geo,
E. Davis, Vinita, president; Harry
Rohler, Grove, first vice president;
Miss Arole Layton. Bluejacket, second
vice president; Theodore Sullivan,
Wagner, third vice president; Miss
Myrtle Stroud, Welch, fourth vice
president; Clarence C. Day, Pryor, re-
cording secretary; Miss Byrde Young,
Vinita, corresponding secretary; Miss
Ada Painter, Alton, treasurer, and
Miss Pauthea Ready, Miami, Era
agent.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-27
ATTEMPT TO SCARE
BOY PROVES FATAL
chas. FintOn Killed BY Twelve Year
Old son-6oy Shot Him With
Small Rifle.

Charles Finton died last night, at
his home, eight miles northwest of
town, as a result of gun shot wound,
inflicted by his twelve year old son.
The accident occurred late Saturday
evening. The boy had been to the
home Of Henry Harlin, a short distance
away, and on his return his father
sought to scare him, and hid behind
bush. When the lad came home he
saw something move behind the bush.
and he fired at II with the small rife
he carried. His aim was true. The
bullet struck his father and passed
through the chest, inhicting wound,
from which the elder Finton died last
night
The funeral was held this afternoon.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-27
NEGROES FROM OKLAHOMA
ENGRAVING TO CANADA

Oklahoma City, Mar. 27.-The final
action of the Canadian government in
admitting to that country negro fami-
lies from Oklahoma is having the ef-
feet of further colonization movement
among the negroes, especially in Ok
fuskee, Muskogee and Creek counties,
where there is a heavy negro popula-
tion and several exclusive negro
towns.
The first emigration to Canada dur.
ing the past week was of ninety fam
lilies, perhaps 500 negroes in all, from
Okfuskee county. They sold all their
property in this state. intending to
homestead quarter section claims in
Canada Many other negroes are max
ing preparations to start and indica
tions are there will be a general exc
dus. 1t develops that the Canadian
colonization work among the negroes
has been in progress for several
months, the intention being to move
1000 families, or about 1000 negroes
this spring, of which the Clearview em
igrants formed the advance guard. II
is understood a treaty provision ad
mits them to Canada if they have 81
each in cash.
The emigrants as rule are educat
ed negroes, many of whom were taught
in the government schools for Indians
in old Indian Territory. They are leav
ing Oklahoma because of adverse leg
islation, "Jim Grow" coach and depoi
laws, the grandfather clause" act thai
prohibits them from voting, separate
school laws and others.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-27
TAYLORS HEARsE
SMASHED BY CAR
vinita Undertaken Badly Hurt in an
Accident That Others Have
Narrowly Escaped.

An accident, that has been expected
to befall someone for several years,
occurred today, just before noon, when
the Frisco mail car being switched to
the Katy, struck the .hearse driven by
John X. Taylor and utterly demolish-
ed the hearse and a casket, which Mr..
Taylor had started to take to the
country to contain the remains of
Chas. Finton. Mr.. Taylor was caught
In the wreck and sustained some pain
full and perhaps serious injuries.
Mr.. Taylor, at the time of the acci-
dent, was driving north on Wilson
street. AS he passed the Frisco pas
senger station an engine, standing on
siding, was blowing off steam and
frightened the team. The noise of the
escaping steam killed the sound of the
bell of the engine of the fast mail train
which was backing the mail car along
the 'Y" to the Katy tracks, and Mr..
Taylor did not see the approaching car
until too late. Again the horses be-
came frightened and dashed directly
in front of the car, which struck the
hearse with full force, and smashed it
into kindling wood. Mr. Taylor was
thrown from the seat and sustained
several flesh wounds about the face
and the physicians fear he was injured
internally.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-27

Oklahoma City, Mar. 27.-At mid
night Saturday night, when the time
allowed for signing passed at the re-
cent session of the legislature closed,
Governor Cruce had cleared the doc
ket.
Altogether 135 bills and four joint
resolutions have been signed and be-
come disapproved by the executive.
No bills were allowed to die by limita-
tion. everything in the governors
hands having been either approved or
vetoed. Governor Cruces heavy use
of the veto is new thing in the his
tory of Oklahoma legislation, not more
than half dozen bills having been dis
approved at any of the previous legis-
lative sessions since statehood.
AS his last days work Governor
Cruce signed eighteen bills and vetoed
ten All of the bills vetoed Saturday
were measures of statewide interest,
including several which were likely to
prove heavy burden on the railroads
and other corporate interests. No more
appropriation bills were in the disap-
proved list.
The vetoed bill, probably of the
greatest local interest, was the one es-
tablishing a state fair at Muskogee.
Muskogee had had a strong lobby here
all week. but was unable to change
the governors opinion that the bill,
while carrying no appropriation now,
afforded an entering wedge for big de-
mands on future legislatures.
The bill for the joint use of street
railway tracks was another of those
disapproved, which was of great local
interest.
Others disapproved were those Great
ing the Office of state tax commission.
er, allowing the leasing of minors land
for oil and gas for period extending
beyond their majority, requiring rail
roads to maintain hospitals in the
state, fixing the experience to be re
quired of railroad trainmen, requiring
railroads to install crossings on all
public highways or private roads, 10
eating an additional agricultural schoo
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-27
DISTRICT ATTORNEY STARTS
INVESTIGATION OF FIRE
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
New York, Mar Eighty-six of
the 141 victims of the fire Saturday,
in Washington place. have been iden-
titled. Twelve of the injured are in
hospitals. District Attorney Whitman
started an investigation to fix the re-
sponsibility. 1t is not definitely known
how the fire started. 1t started on the
eighth floor under a cutting table in a
scrap heap, probably by a cigarette.
Crowds are at the morgue viewing the
bodies. At least half are unrecogniz-
able.
The managers of the Triangle Shirt
company deny that the door to the
elevator and to the stairway were lock-
ed. The fact the only fire escape on
the building was closed is being in
vestigated. The public and civic or
ganizations are starting a relief fund.
Mayor Gaynor gave a hundred dollars.
Fire Chief Croker said today. 81 don't
hesitate to say a more appalling loss
of life in the Office buildings and
stores is likely to come upon New
York at any moment, because of lack
of safeguards"