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The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
MEMBERS OF THE BAR.

Nj + NJ DENO VI Ill Ii AN"
The colored members of the
bar should have no cause to COM
plain of their treatment by the
courts of this city. There are no
professional men who are treated
Ibctter by the judges of our courts
than the colored members of the
bar. The great trouble is, that
the colored members are not or
ganized. They could do much
good if they we're. There is, in
the first place, too much pickering
jealousy, back-biting and petty
meanness among certain colored
members OF the bar. Many of
them are too jealous of one an
other. If one has more cases than
the other, that old girIn monster
will show itself. The judges treat
cOlored members of the bar with
as much respect and consideration
as they do the white members or
the bar. 1t IS true that COlOre1
lawyers cannot hope to have as
large cases as the whites, because
the colored people have not that
property interest and possessions as
the white people There are no
great railroad corporations, trust
companies and other great instltu-
tions among the colored people,
as you will find among the whites.
But the suits that the cOlOred mem
bers of the bar have are handled
with that degree Of ability that IS
found in the whites. There are a
few colored lawyers who are so
thin-skinned as to say that the court
lis prejudiced, if they should lose a
case. The fact is, the lawyer should
know the law and be able to elI-
pound it when he goes before the
court. An ignorant lawyer IS as
bad as an ignorant mechanic.
Many lawyers try their cases in a
bar room before a class of whisky
and beer. drinkers, and when they
appear before the court and lose,
they will say: IF l had-of
course, the judge has it in for my
client" and all such rot. The fact
of the matter is the lawyer is to
blame and not the court.
Let the colored bar organize and
then it will see the difference.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
JUSTICE HARLAN.

When the spirit Of John Marshal
Harlan left its temple Of clay last
Saturday morning a great light
went out, and a great friend of the
Negro passed out Of this life. As
a member Of the United States Su-
preme Court. the highest tribunal
in this land, Justice Harlan dissent
ed from every decision handed
down by that court against the
rights of the race. He may not
have been a better interpreter of
the law than his colleagues, but
somehow his interpretations leaned
more towards humanity than his
colleagues. He has well been re-
ferrcd to as the grand old man, y
and grand he was. and grand is ev-
erv man who. like him, can see his
WAY to decide law, or rather con
Strue law as a protection to those
who need protection. Following
the traditions of his early life. when
he came to the Supreme Court, he
did not forsake uS-he did not fol-
low the majority in deciding every
case effecting the Negro, effecting
human rights, against us. An en-
tire race, today. IS weeping because
he has been taken from the bench.
An entire race is bowed in grief be
cause a friend has been taken from
us. Justice Harlan loved Justice,
as much for the humblest citizen
as for the highest. Justice Harlan
was old-fashion enough, and was
so grounded in law that he could
believe. and did believe that a pro-
tecting statute was enacted to pro
tect: that an American citizen was
entitled to Justice regardless and
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
ANTI-NEGRO DECISIONS.

Tn Ohio and Illinois last week,
there were two decisions rendered
by judges that are particularly dis
couraging. At Columbus, where
Graham Duewell, colored lawyer,
had brought suit against a white
confectiorer for refusing him a
glass of soda, a Republican Com
mon Pleas Judge rendered a decis-
ion that soda fountain keepers are
not compelled to serve any one they
choose to refuse, The coIored at
.torney contended that a soda foun-
tain is d place Of general public
accommodation - The same week,
at Chicago, d municipal judge rem
dered a decision that an automobile
livery company is not a public con-
vevor, and therefore not liable for
refusing to transport Negroes.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
REMARKABLE DEGENERACY

The sad spectacle that one would
witness Is the great number OF
Young criminals brought before
the criminal courts, Nos. I and ?,
charged with housebreabing and
other high crimes and misdemean-
ors. In Criminal Court No. I on
last Monday at least a dozen Grim
inals were arraigned before his
honor, Justice Anderson, on many
serious charges. What could have
been the thoughts of Judge Ander-
son? What was his private opin-
ion of the young Negro of today :
The editor of this paper sat there
and wondered to himself if the
learned Judge had the same Opin-
ion of every young colOred man as
he had of the men who were
brought before him for sentence.
Every man with but one exception
plead guilty to the indictment.
Notwithstanding the many aggra-
waited cases, the judge showed a
remarkable leniency in many cases.
What is the pulpit doing to reform
this criminal class? Is not the
young Negro Of today inflicted with
a greater criminal tendency than
those in former years or soon after
reconstruction? The so-called in
telligent classes are not going TO
teach reformation. They have be-
come intoxicated with social pro
rensities and are ambitious for
dress and frolic, The police
court of this city seems to be mo-
nopoiized xby class Of individuals
who have no respect for the higher
walks of life. There is a great
deal of work for the pulpit to do,
and it should see to it that d refor-
nation takes place among the Grim
inal classes Of this community.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
THE BEE.

A line in The Bee is more effec-
tive than a column is in any other
paper. The Bee leaGS all other
Negro publications in the country.
The personal attack on the editor
of The Bee last week is in keeping
with similar attacks made by per
sons who have ignominiously failed
to measure arms with him in any
kind of combat. The best evidence
of the superiority of The Bee over
all other Negro publications in this
city is the support the people give
lit and its success in the journalistic
field.
"a man once did sell the lions
skin while the beast still lived was
killed while hunting him
The Bee will have more to say
later on.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
ESTABLISHED 1880
INSPIRING CAREERS.

1t is fortunate for the students
at Howard University that with
all this passing show of genius,
craftsmanship and scholarship
which the Nations capital presents
they, the students, do not need to
descend from Howard's hill to find
a man after whose life it is safe to
pattern theirs, and whose life fur
nishes an inspiration as great as
those who legislate for us on Capt.
tol hill. Prof. Kelly Miller is a
shining example of the ability of
man to remove restrictions, rise up
from out lOWly surroundings and,
by mere self-effOrts, assume a
rightful place among the elect. Not
only may the students at Howard
University find in Prof. Kelly Mil
Ter an incentive to greatest effort,
but the hundreds of clerks and
messengers in the government ser
vice here at Washington may find
much IN his life to emulate, for al
one time he was an underestimate
government clerk. He is a master
of English. There are so few who
can claim a place in the list of mas
tiers of English that to place him
there is quite sufficient to surround
him with a contingent of worthy
plaCe-seekers who would emulate
him. But acknowledging Prof
Miller's scholarship, his pen;
worth, and there are few writers
who even approach him for style
diction, comprehensiveneSs, and fer
tility of thought and research, there
is another side to him that swell!
his life to cumulative proportions
and that is the purity and suplenes!
of his private life. There is no
one iot of selfshness in his make
up. Although his name and fame
as a scholar is Co-extensive with the
fame of the university he repre-
sentS, and although his splendid
abilities are but meagerly reward
ed, there is a simplicity about hi;
life, and a cOmplaCent acceptance
of apparent lack of proper apprecia-
ton that not only invites our at
tention, but challenges our adnira-
ton. Prof. Miller's only tools given
him to carve his place in the mich Of
fame we're an indomnitable will
perfect poiSe, and a touch of hui
manity that made all other men his
kin for whom he felt he should la
Dor without thought of reward
Prof. Kelly Miller's life IS really an
Inspiring one.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
NIP WM A BOWIE

Many well-known and prominent
citizens and ministers of the Cos
pei have petitioned Mr.. w. R. Grit
| fin. Grand Worthy Chief of the
United Order of True ReformerS
to appoint Mr.. VIM. A. Bowie, dep
uty chief of the order in this city
Mr.. Bowie is a young, active and
progressive worker in the order
and a man who is we'll known and
liked by the people in this city
Chief Griffin could not select a bet
ter man or any one more worthy
than Mr.. Bowie. The petition
which has been sent to Chief Grit
fin, or rather a copy of it, appears
lin this weeks issue of The Bee,
which is an evidence of the esteem
lin which he is held by the best
known men in the ministry. Mr..
Bowie was at one time deputy, and
his work was most satisfactory.
Mr.. Bowie is also popular with the
press. which is a necessary requi-
site to the order. Among Mr..
Bowie's strong supporters, and who
is handling his campaign, IS Mr..
Lewis. the president of the Labo-
rers' Union. \ better or stronger
man in the True RefOrmerS cannot
be found. He it was who made the
election of Chief Griffin possible.
The very fact that Mr.. Lewis rec
9mmends Mr.. Bowie ought to be
sufficient. There is no man in this
city who has a stronger following
than Mr.. Lewis. He has the COM
mon people with him. What The
Bee means by the common people
is the working people, the sons OF
toll. who have the LabOrerS' Union
a success. Chief Griffin would
make no mistake in appointing Mr..
Bowie, because, as secretary Of the
Laborers' Union, he has demon
strated his great executive ability.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21

in spite of his color. Now that he
has gone. we cannot help but trem-
Bile. and fear that no one after him
may dissent against decisions that
are against our race. A great and
good man has gone to his reward,
and if the prayers of the race are
answered, and if future reward is
measured by the good one has done
while yet in life, then great will be
the reward of the late, lamented
Justice Harlan.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
THE SHEPARD CONFER
FNCF OF MINISTER'S

Charleston, w. Va, Advocate.)
The Shepard Conference of Min
listers, called to meet at Durham,
on the 9th of July, 1912, offers a
happy medium for throwing light
upon many shadowy phases of the
race problem. The call, issued BY
DIR. Jas. E. Shepard, printed in an
other column of The Advocate,
should be read with care by every
clergyman and every layman in the
land.
The subjects suggested for dis
cussion touch the life of our prob
lem at every point. Evils, as we'll
as strengths, are to be uncovered
in candid, heart-to-heart fashion.
Remedies will be evolved for the
evils which retard our progress,
and methods will be brought for
ward leading to a more effective
conservation and utilization of the
powers that reside within us.
Say what we will, the minister
who devotes his entire time to the
moral and material uplift of hu-
manity, and who comes in intimate
contact daily with our inner selves,
| is the natural leader of the people.
His influence overSteps that of men
engaged lii any other calling.
Hence, when this profound agency
is enlisted in behalf Of a movement,
the entire race is reached and in
tereSted. IF the ministry of the
country can be aroused along the
lines indicated by DR.. Shepard's
conference call. untold benefits will
be garnered by both races, for the
welfare of each is so interlaced that
what affects the health, prosperity
and happiness of the one is bound
to affect almost in like manner the
well-being of the other.
It is fortunate that such a con-
venient and admirably equipped
place as the National Religious
Training School has been selected
for the conference. The purity of
the atmosphere about the institu-
ton and the inspiration that pro-
gressive Durham will generate, are
conducive to high-thinking and
right-living. Every local impulse
will be in keeping with the spirit of
the momentous occasion.
In calling the conference, DR..
Shepard has evidenced a far-sight-
edness that shows him to be a lead
er who knows how to lead. He
has sagacity, resourcefulness and
courage-prime requisites in a pre-
mier who hopes to develop a fol-
lowing. With characteristic gen
erosity, DR.. Shepard invites the Wis
itors to be guests of the school, and
their weeks stay on the grounds
will be without expense of any kind.
That the shepard Conference"
will take long strides toward the
practical solution of many of our
most intricate problems is not
doubted.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
MEMOMIAL TO JUSTICE
HART AN

1t is but fair, just and human,
that the colored citizens of the
United States should honor and re-
spect the services of the late JUS
tice John Marshall Harlan, by hold
ing a public memorial meeting in
this city. Already a movement IS
on foot for such a meeting, and II
is hoped that every loyal and patri-
otic citizen will respond and make
the meeting one that will be long
remembered.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
HIS CRITICS

Whose fault is it now? The
demagogues and blacklegs who
have been declaring that DR.. Wash
ington would not dare to prosecute
his New York assailant was be
fore the New York bar of justice
Tuesday, and demanding a trial
and the prosecution of his assail-
ant, but the defendant pleaded for
la postponement. Why? Let the
demagOgues and b,acklegs answer.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21

Why is it that Jewish, Greek and
Italian merchants can locate in
thickly Negro-populated districts
and do a thriving business, while
Negroes either will not start busi-
ness among their own, or fail if
they do. Talk about following
the color line" these Jewish, Greek
and Italian storekeepers know what
profit there is in following it. In
the Northwest, where there is a
colored population of nearly twenty
thousand, practically all the busi-
ness, save the drug and clothes
cleaning business, is in the hands OF
ignorant Russian Jews, dirty Ital-
ians, and insufferable Greeks.
Why is it?
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
THE PROGRFSSINES.

The Progressive convention
which was held this week enunciat-
ed a declaration of principles. Mr..
James \. Garfield imagines that
he is the whole convention. Just
when he became so great The Bee
wonders. Certainly there is moth
ing he has achieved. President
Roosevelt placed him in his Cabi-
net. If there are any Negro pro-
gressives they will be left in the
cold when the love feasr comes.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
SOCIAL, SETTLEMENT.

The meeting of the Social Set
tlement last Friday evening, Octo-
Der Is, in the Metropolitan Church,
was a great event, The enthusiasm
that the people manifested was an
evidence that the organization
needed some one the people would
follow. DR.. John R. Francis
seems to be that one. He is to be
congratulated on the success of his
first public meeting.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21

have their enemies. You must re-
spect the man who is successful.
DR.. Shepard is a man who is and
has done something. The South,
as well as the country, is proud of
him. This week he takes a trip
North and it IS believed that he
will realize much good in the way
of advancing his school, which is
of great benefit to the people of the
South.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
TRIE RFFORMERS

There is no organization in this
country that is any more deserving
.of support than the Grand United
Order Of True RefOrmers, of which
Mr.. w. r. Griffith. the well-knoWn
and hustling chief is head. No man
has worked harder for the success
.of the organization than Chief
,Grifin. He has resurreCted it and
within a few months The Bee be
lieves that the True ReformerS will
be in a better condition financially
and numerically than it has ever
been. The True Reformers in this
city are gaining new life. Every
BODY seems to be rallying around
the standard bearer of Chief Grif-
fin. The Bee has always given its
support to the organization, and
stated at the time the organization
was prohibited from doing business
that it would be restored again to
its former greatness Chief Griffin
is entitled to the credit of making
it a success.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
CAMPBELL CARRINGTON.

1t was, indeed. very gratifying
to the friends and admirers of Col
Campbell Darlington to see him
out. and almost himself again
From his appearance no doubt
Richard will soon be himself
again" The genial and affable at
torney paid his office, '5o3 D
Street. a visit Monday morning
accompanied by his faithful wife
who looks after his every want
That same sweet smile yet remains
with him, and it is the hope of The
Bee that Campbell Darlington will
soon be among his associates and
companions.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21

Hon. J. C. Napier delivered an
address at the Appalachian Expo
sition in Tennessee recently. Meas
ured by how he stands at home,
and that is the safe way of measur-
ing a man, ]. c. Napier is a great
big, muchly admired man. His
own State loves him and loves to
honor him. And he deserves it, for
he is high-class, clean, able gen
tleman.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
Woman's Domestic Council,

The Woman's Domestic Council
held its first meeting of the season
at the Clarke Training School, IIo6
R Street Northwest, Friday, Oct. I3
at $50 p. NJ
There was quite number present
Among them was: Miss Henrietta Y
Davis, Rev Wiseman, Mrs NJ. A.
Clarke, of New York, and Mrs. L. r.
Clarke
This council anticipates much good
to be accomplished through its work
ing. Ms. NJ. Carter Is president, and
A P. Cole, secretary,
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21

The Bees circulation is increas-
ing each week, by leaps and bounds,
and all because we print the news,
the most news, and the best news
each week. People won't buy
phony diamonds at genuine dia-
mond prices, and people won't take
a newspaper that does not print
the news.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21

he's just so dog-goned full of that
idea that he can get Booker rs goat.
and SO full of the silly notion that he
can put lever under Roscoe Bruce
and pry him loose that he's been
wasting lot of valuable time sleep
ing at the switch. He's an affable
fellow, pleasant as a basket of chips.
got brains too, and plenty of them.
Got culture, and real native ability,
but he's always chasing some wiIl-o-
WlSp. l remember when he went in
with Tom Jones to practice law
moved his library consisting of as
many as three or four books, down to
Iom $ office We other Howard Law
School shines figured out that this
team would be a SOxdOIOger. But
Waterman, what of the night?" Why
lom Jones IS making money. buving
property and sending his daughters
away to fashionable eastern boarding
schools, and Nap is hugging and lug
gin" the delusive hope that he'll oct
Booker yet As a graduate and
licensed sage, let me inject this done
into you, dear Nap, just forget that
Booker Washington crowd, get busy
on your own temple, take a Jew hours
exercise in the doing something"
gymnasium, and with your ability.
your education, you will move over
into the king row, cause you've got
the Goods. All you want to do is to
sell them in the open market. And at
that, I'm your friend until death we
do nart
I was in a friends house the other
day, and while viewing with deep re-
Election the painting Of 'NapOleon's
Return from Moscow" by Nelson
ier, my mind involuntarily turned to
DR.. VIII Conner, who is preparing
to go to Indiana to practice medicine
on the Over-cOnident and unsuspect
ing Hoosiers. just imagined | could
see Doc, in about two months return
ing. Ot course, Doc, being new out
there, may run intO a food of church
concerts, entertainments and siCh" to
manage, and If he does, he'll show
them how he ran amuck here. be
cause Doc. is a real hustler in church
affairs, even if he doesn't wear his
insignia of Office on the lapel of his
coat. I'm half way suspecting that
he'll hnd that old regular SIOO every
month down at the Pension Office
more reliable than patients fees out
in "Indgeana," Anyhow, I wish him
well, cause he's a good scout, even
if he is a bit noisy. Docs a real hus-
tier, and a hustler most always gets
there. But oh, that regular SIOo per
month down at the Pension Office.
Better not overlook that bet Doc.
cause you "ain't so young as yon
use to was Going to say more
about this Eleventh Street after-the-
Observation-Disclosures physician
little later on.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21

At last accounts not a single
of the Board of Education
had handed in his resignation, and
none are expected to.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21

Miss Cornelia Webb, of Cincinnati,
Ohio, is visiting this city, the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel H. Webb, of
4z6 0 Street Northwest. She will re-
main here until the 18th of October.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21

If you want frst-class furniture of
all kinds, on your own terms, go to
Grogan's, one of the leading and the
Oldest business house in the city.
This is a reliable firm.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21

Get a move, a hustle and a rustic
if you expect to keep up with the
procession.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21

These are no times for day
dreams.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21

Better keep awake.
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
DIR. JAMES E. SHEPARD.

Do something is the question.
The men who are doing something
The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
Published

w. CALVIN CHASE, EDITOR
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-03-16
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
Water Rate Is Es-
tablished.
Many Bills Allowed andMuch
Other Business is Dis
posed of.

After carefully deliberatlng over the
evidence offered in the water adjudica-
tion case brought by the patrons of the
Rocky Mountain ditch company, the
county commissioners Tuesday decided
that Sl.75 per inch would be an
equitable rate, and so ruled. This was
accepted by the ditch company. The
suit was commenced some weeks ago.
The board moved to grant the petition
Of number of residents between Col
den and Arvada, and have accepted as
county road the road now beginning at
jefferson avenue, near Fruitdale, and
running North about one mile. 1t is
provided that the petitioners must
secure crossing over the Northwestern,
and also fence the new road
Tax rebates were granted j. I'll. Nelson,
W. l.. Forester and EDWARD Early. In
the case Of the latter 1t was shown that
he had been assessed for 100 acres more
than he owned.
The matter of the condition of West
3Sth avenue was brought up, and it was
agreed by the board that the county
would assist in rounding up and surfaciEg
same.
The clerk was instructed to advertise
for bids for supplying the court house
with coal for the ensuing year.
John Kirby was recommended as a
suitable man for water commissioner in
District No. 9.
The following bills against the county
we're allowed: