The Washington bee., 1911-04-15
lures.

lures.
Well, Jesse Foster will not change
from his old ways. He is good
workman, and were it not for Miss
Robinson | don't know what the peo-
pie would do. You can always relv
on Miss Robinson if she is not inter
rupted by Jesse
Jim Ross is in the city. saw him
at Howard last Monday night. Ross
has not changed any Charlie Barnes
IS OF the opinion that he is a man now.
L never laughed so much in my life
as l did at Howard's Monday night.
My old friend, Fontaine Pevton. in
tends to leave the city. Well, Peyton
is good lawyer, and hope that he.
will be successful in his new field OF
labor.
Recorder Lincoln johnson is 4 mat
ter of fact individual He doesn't care
for any one. He is taking life easv.
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There IS one man in this city by the
name of George Murray. He keeps a
drug store, corner First and d streets
southwest. George is a man without
a foe. When a man can live without
an enemy he is too good to be upon
earth. Well, George Murray is that
man. He is a genial fellow, and the
boys go to see him as If he were A
piece of sugar.
l heard a friend of his remark last .
Sunday that George would have the
largest funeral of any man in the CITY
if he should die. Well, he is not quite
ready to die yet.
The Emancipation Day parades have
been abolished, but the boys are col
lectIng the money, just the same
Ihey generally begin about January.
and collect up to the day of the cele-
6ratlon. This Is an easy way to live.
But what do the boys care. They want
money and they don't care how they
get it.
Mr.. J. C. Asbery, who is organizing
new order of Odd Fellows. is MAKING
great headway He expects to have
members to the number of 10000 by
the last of the year.
L understand from w. c. Martin
| that there is to be a marching club or
ganlZed in connection with the Odd
Fellows. My friend Jones is to be one
OF the captains if his rheumatism
leaves him.
Candidates for the Police Court
Judgeship continue to spring up.
If man is willing to right an ap-
parent wrong why should he be prose-
cuted? Is John w Patterson guilty
of a wrong? If what he says is correct
the government has no case against
him, the remedy of the alleged injured
party is in a court of equity, which
will be the result of the prosecution
against him. The people should hold
their judgment until the matter is
heard in court. 1t IS not good policy
20 condemn man because others do
so. Then again no man IS guilty of
an Offense because he has been in
diCted. The question IS, Has Mr. Pat
tersOn committed a wrong? l am not
one of those to believe all | hear.
There are two sides to all questions,
no matter what they may be
Someone at Howard University
wants some ones place. The dismiss
al of young Gregory and Washington
is being roundly condemned. | shall
be glad when we get men in positions
who have nerve. What became of the
colored trustees on the board of How
ard University? Because the Presi-
dent saw a wrong and the board
didn't, is there any reason why the
President should be sustained? There
is very weak faculty at Howard. The
faculty will not disagree with the
President no matter how wrong he is.
Has President Thirkield ever support
ed man for a position in the uHiver-
sity who had been charged with a sim
liar Offense that he recommended the
dismissal of two teachers? | would
like to know, because Christians and
moralists should be consistent in ev-
erything. | feel confident that the
President of Howard University has
made a blunder that he will see.