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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-03-03
QUANAH PARKER, FAMOUS
INDIAN CHIEF, DEAD
Marks the Passing Of Last Fa-
nous Chief-Great Romance
is Connected With Him

The death of Quanah Parker,
at his home, fifteen miles from
Lawton, Okla. at the foot of the
Wichita mountains, Thursday af-
ternoon, marks the passing of the
last of the great chiefs. Sitting
Bull, Chief Joseph and Geronimo
have passed into history and now
the requiem is sounded above the
grave of the chief of the CO.
manches.
The great chiefs life is ro-
nance His mother was Cynthia
Ann Parker, who, when child,
came with her family to Texas.
The Parkers built Fort Parker,
in Parker county.
One night when the little girl
was 8 the gate of the fort was LEFT
open. The Comanches swept in,
killed many of the family, and
carried Cynthia Ann into captiv-
ity. Many efforts to rescue her
from the Indians failed. The out
door life tanned her cheeks, she
learned their language and adopt
ed their customs, and became the
wife of the chief, Peta Nocona.
In 1860, tweEly-four years al
ter the massacre at Parker s fort
and the capture of the little girl,
Col. Sui Ross, with band OF
rangers, met the Comanches in
the Pease river country and adj
ministered crushing defeat.
Peta Nocona was killed and Gym
thia Ann Parker, his white wife,
was taken back to civilization.
Cynthia Ann Parker was taken
to the home of surviving mem
bers of the family, but never ceas-
ed to mourn for her warrior hus-
band.
Always Denied Father Killed
Chief Quanah Parker always
denied that his father was killed
in the battle. He always claimed
that he died natural death, but
it is regarded as historically GER
tain that he received mortal
wounds at Pease river. The last
behest of Peta Nocona was that
his son Quanah succeed him, and
the lad became head of all the
Comanches at Is.
In spite of his half-portion of
white blood, he was true to the
instincts of his fathers people
and led them in many depreda-
tions upon the white settlements
of Texas and Oklahoma. II was
not until 1874 that he finally sur
rendered to General Mckenzie at
Fort Sill. and at once turned his
thoughts from war to the better
ment of his race along the paths
of peace.
He maintained his traditions to
the last, and it is believed that his
dress. following the Indian GUS
tom. gave him added power over
his people He was opposed to
Indian schools for the children
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-03-03
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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-03-03

We acknowledge, with thanks.
genuine treat, in the shape of a
bucket of hominy from our old
friend z. J. lngle which would
have satisfied the taste of the
most voluptuous follower of Epi-
Gurus.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-03-03

II. II. Cox Of Cleburne was here
Tuesday.
NJ. A. Adams was in town Sat
urday. ~ A. joins the rapidly
growing list Of Signal readers.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-03-03

Cleanliness is next 10 Godli-
ness. Get a complete bathroom
set from b. G.. Davenport and
Keep clean
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-03-03

The Thompson Hotel, for best
meals and beds.
c. +. BROWN. Prop.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-03-03

Family washing &c per pound
all fat work ironed at Snyder
Steam Laundry.
The Washington bee., 1911-03-11

and for a common school educa-
ton. at least, for their children.
The high cost of living strikes
no class so hard as 1t does the
Negro, because of his restricted
opportunities. For this reason he
is of a necessity deeply and sym
pathetically interested in any
policy or legislation that will re
duce the cost of hving-that will
remove the tax from the necessi-
ties of life. The Negro, as a class.
may hope for luXuries. but he sell
dom is able to secure more than
the necessities of life. And this
lis why the race commends and
favors President Taft's Canadian
reciprocity measure. For them ii
means. they believe, cheaper and
.better living. For them it means
.thev believe, full market basket
lat a medium cost.
The Washington bee., 1911-03-11
HOUSE CHANGES.

The Bee has every reason to be-
lieye that the Democratic House
of Representatives will discharge
every cOlOred Republican, except
one, from garret to cellar. Just
how the so-called colored Demo
.crats who supported the Demo
cratic party last year can get con-
ISOLATION from coming events. The
Bee would like to know. The
Bee has reasons to believe that
these hungry political vampires
will be unable to dish out but one
decent place for their faithful
black allies. 1t is claimed that
even Jim Neal will have to 60.
He, it is claimed, has been an in
valuable man at the speaker S
door. This is an indication of the
hunger that is affecting the Demo
cratic House. If there is no sal
vatiOn for Neal, who Is safe under
the coming Democratic ak! Of
course, the Republicans can ex-
Ipect no man. They generally give
| the Democrats as many offices as
possible, to the detriment of their
own. and whenever they can, but
when the Democrats come IN they
treat the Republican civil service
with a vengeance. Not only vii
black Republicans be removed
but white Republicans Will have
no more chance of remaining thar
1.-THE noble sons of Ham.
i The Republican party has grea
consideration for those who Op
pose it and disregard those wh'
defend it. Every Negro Repubh
can in the South except two hav,
been removed from office by 4 Re
publican administration and a Re
publican President. and vet yOl
can find Negro editors in this cit!
lcalling the act religious.
The Washington bee., 1911-03-11
"A MISTAKEN IDEA.

"Some people, and particularly
a certain class of Negro leaders.
have vague idea of the charac-
ter and responsibilities of a real
newspaper. The average Negro
leader does not think that a news
paper ought to have character and
opinions of its own, but ought to
reflect the personal whims and
the empty harpings of the super
fetal idea of the real newspaper.
We believe the newspaper ought
to have both character and indi-
viduality of its own, and reflect
the highest ideals in its editorial
policy. We do not feel that a
journal ought unneces-
sarily to criticise any man, or set
of men, neither do we feel that
the press ought to hesitate to just
ly criticise any man out of fear
or favor"
The Washington bee., 1911-03-11
Great Mems Meeting.

One of the rarest of opportunities
is offered to the men of East Liver
pool tomorrow afternoon at o'clock,
when DR.. James Z. Shepard. one OF
the greatest colOred educators IN the
world, and Hon. Robert B. Glenn,
formerly Governor of North Carolina,
and an orator of international re-
pute, will speak at the First Pres
byterian Church
The hour IS placed early in the aft
ernoon that there may be no conflict
with meeting arranged for later, but
even if it should be a bit inConven-
lent, every man who attends will be
we'll rewarded for the effort it re-
quires
DR. Shepard will speak briefly oi
the work of the Religious Training
School and Chautauqua for the Color
ed Race. of which he is the President
Following, ex-Gov. Glenn will present
his greatest temperance address that
has stirred this country from one end
to the other
NO admission will be charged. but
it will be necessary to take an offer
ing to defray the expenses of the
meeting Usually Gov. Glenn's ad-
dress itself commands large admis-
sion price. Tomorrow it IS desired
that every man in the community
shall hear him free. The prospects
are now that seats will be at a pre-
mium"
Another press comment is as fol
lows:
The Washington bee., 1911-03-11
THE APOLOGIST.

The editor of a local contem-
pOTaTy who publishes an editorial
defending the administration of
President Taft, who is an office
holder, IS SO contrary to what this
same editor has expressed to the
editor of The Bee relative to the
treatment of cOlOred office hold
ers by the present administration.
This same editor has verbal
opinion to express derOgatOry of
the administration and a public
opinion to publish favorable to
the administration. thinking that
he is deceiving the President and
his friends. The Bee has nothing
to hide. The Bee doesn't agree
with the administration as to the
treatment of cOlored office holders
III the South. The Bee would like
to see men express their honest
convictions and not play the hyp-
Ocrite and apOlOgist contrary to
existing conditions. 1t is true
that the President has appointed
two good men, Messrs. Lewis and
Napier, and up to date there is
only one real man in office in this
city, under his administration
Mr.. Tyler-all others are apollo
gists. The Bee has never seen
much manhood in a Southern Ne
so office holder. He is apollo
getic and sycophantic, and the
eoarAr, H. - - II l.
to trust and confer with men, the
L.,tr it will be for the cOlOred
American race. No one but a sy-
cOrhant and apOlOgist will say
tLir'the Presidents Southern pol
ICY Is a correct one. The Presi-
dent himself is in doubt as to his
own policy. He is no doubt con-
vinced that he has wronged the
Southern Negro. There are six
teen millions of Negroes i'll the
South, and there are only two
Presidential places held by them,
one in South Carolina and the
other is in Florida. The last cen
sus doesn't give the true popula-
ton of the Negroes In the South.
Then a Negro editor who is an
office holder should cease telling
lies and give his readers the real
conditions of affairs in this cOun-
try.
The Bee, for one, doesn't agree
with the Presidents Southern
policy or any other policy that
tends to discriminate against the
cOlored Americans in every de
partment. with but one or two eX-
ceptions, of the general govern
ment. Let Negro apOlOgists die.
The Washington bee., 1911-03-11

Segregation in Richmond.

From the Sunday Post. March >.
The Negroes of Richmond like
their brethren in Baltimore, are meet
ing the issue of segregation of the
races with a show Of resistance. The
whites offer a valuable concession, but
beyond permitting the Negroes to own
property anywhere in the city, there
is but one opinion as to the matter
of residence. The City Council adopt
ed the segregation ordinance unani-
mously, after listening to a strong plea
from the spokesman of the cOlored
population Negro ownership of a
piece of property in a white district
does not affect the value of the sur
rounding property so long as it is
tenanted by whites, and the granting
of this privilege is held to be sufficient
to offset the Negro argument that his
last chance to improve his business
standing IS being taken away
The Washington bee., 1911-03-11
Cleveland's First Citizen.

From the Cleveland (OhiO) Journal
Some one remarked the other day
that the Hon. John P. Green is our
races first citizen Of Cleveland.
Mr.. Green has been an attorney-at-
law for over forty years and has held
honorable positions in State and Ma
ton. He has established a substan-
tial home. where the welcome sign
is always out, and has rea-ed a re-
spectacle family.
Mr.. Green is actively identified with
church. civic and social interests and
is always alert in affairs for race prog
ress and betterment.
His scholarly attainments, literary
and oratorical ability, wide travels,
congeniality and politeness are ac-
knowledged by all who know llim.
Mr. Green is growing in years and
his hair is silvered with the hand OF
Time, and yet his interest in mankind
has not abated.
Is such a man entitled to be known
as our "frst citizen?
The Washington bee., 1911-03-11

spent all of his money in whiskey.
Certainly this ordinance shows
just to the contrary. If Negroes
spent all of their money in whis-
ky, etc, they would not be able to
purchase homes and houses, and
so successful and thrifty are the
Southern blacks that an ordinance
has been passed prohibiting them
from purchasing property IL
white neighborhoods.
The wheels of the gods grind
slowly, but remarkably fine" Ii
makes no difference where you
put the Negro; the japanese will
be here soon, and the white people
will be glad to be surrounded by
all the Negroes they can find.
O! you segregation.
The Washington bee., 1911-03-11
WASHINGTON'S TIMER
AIRY.

DIR. Booker Washington 5 speak
ing itinerary for Mapch-every
available date being taken, simply
emphasizes the fact that there Is
no wane to this mans popularity
All through the great Northwest
they are calling for him-all races
and classes. The East shows no
diminutiOn in the number of re-
quests for his appearance there
the Middle West clamOrs for him,
and the SOuth-right where he re-
sides. watches, waits and hopes
for his coming. The hold this
Negro has upon the public-upOn
the world, is wonderful. 1t is not
surprising, however, for the rea-
son that wherever he goes he car
ries with him an earnest and con-
vincing plea for justice for his
people, and always leaves IN his
wake the conviction that his race
Is deserving of Justice and eucOur-
agement. There is no speaker,
educator or leader, white or black,
who is more in demand than the
builder of Tuskegee.
The Washington bee., 1911-03-11
EX-MINISTER LYONS.

The Democratic press of Mary
land published sometime ago that
ex-Minister Lyons favored the
passage of the segregation bill
that separated the white citizens
from the cOlOred. At the time the
press of Maryland published
broadcast throughout the country
that ex-Minister Lyons favored
this bill, The Bee, as well as
other journals, denounced the ex-
Minister. What The Bee can't
understand, why ex-Minister Ly-
Ons should make it so late to make
his denial. However, The Bee
will be fair and give him the ben
eft of all doubt, and publish hi
denial, and Is pleased to know tha-
he never joined the army of tral
ItOrs to his race.
The Washington bee., 1911-03-11

The movement at Richmond doubt
/ less arises from the same feeling of
apprehension which seized the whites
| III Baltimore The colored brother Is
growing prosperous, and with the ac-
QUESTION of dollars there. comes a de
sire TO get away from congestion and
Squalor to a home of his own in
more desirable locality. But his pres
ence IN community of well-to-do
whites Is anything but conducive to
peace OF mind and stability OF values.
and when the invasion brOadeus Our
and everybody begins to feel the ef-
tectS something must be done. The
Richmond SegregauOnlSts would aD-
pear to have clear sailing. The en-
torcement OF the ordinance Is not like
ly 10 encounter successful opposition.
On the other hand, the Baltimore
movement has been retarded by de
CisiOn declaring the ordinance invalid
But another has been put on passage.
which, It Is claimed, Will stand the est
of legality.
Other cities having a large Negrot
population do not appear to be dis
turbed by whatever is taking place in
their midst as between white and col
ored distribution on social and inan-
cial lines Philadelphia. New York
and Boston are attracting Negroes
from their Southern habitat in large
numbers. and this is true also of Wes-
tern centers. But, like Washington,
which has the largest number and by
far the largest proportion Of Negro
residents of any city in the country.
conditions in none of these cities fore
east an experience like unto that of
Baltimore and Richmond
The Washington bee., 1911-03-11
SEGREGATION.

The white people in Richmond
Va, or rather, the 'law-making
power, has passed an ordinance
to segregate the colored people,
This ordinance prohibits colored
people from living in a white
neighborhOOd or square. This or
dinance is the sign of the advance
ment of the colored people and
the growing ignorance of certain
whites. The pretext of the South
ern white people, or a portion of
them. has been that the Negro
The Washington bee., 1911-03-11
OTHERS FAULTS.

Why do we see the faults of others.
When we can't hide our Oval
We should be more like brothers
And let others faults alone.
| know a way, and think it best,
To keep busy at my home
Strengthening kinks ard defects.
And reap what | have sown.
| will not seek the better class
To hide my faults behind;
They are like rejecting glass,
And the light on me will shine.
My faults are many. | admit.
I'll not let them on others rest,
For fear they will let me slip,
And show me up at last
By this now l wish "a says
| do really need your prayers.
That / may do better every day,
Keeping straight my own affairs.
L. c. MOORE.
The Washington bee., 1911-03-11
TO HIM WHO WATTS.

1t has been handed down to us.
from a remote period, and in a
book considered dIvinely inspired,
that ''all things come to him who
waits" In making reference to
the appointment of J. c. Napier
to be the next Register of the
Treasury we are fOrcibly remind
ed of this quotation. Mr.. Napier
has never desired any office save
Register Of the Treasury. He
.once refused one "just as good"
He was a candidate for this office
.under President Mckinley. but it
went to another. He hoped for it
under President Roosevelt, but his
hopes were doomed to disappOint-
ment. This time the place sought
him. 1t is no reflection to be a
candidate for office. The greatest
of all Americans. the late Presi-
dent Lincoln. was a persistent
candidate. 1t is, however, a high
compliment to be called without
seeking.
Mr.. Napier is no stranger to
Washington. Years ago, we will
not say how many for fear of en-
barrassing the worthy Tennessee
an, he was a clerk in the depart
ments and a law student at How
ard University. Since then fame
and fortune, the twins of desire,
have come to him. Washington
will welcome him back. He is a
high-class gentleman, a fully
equipped man Tor the Office he has
been selected to administer, and a
man who will reflect great credit
upon the race. His life has been
morally clean and unblemished.
He is not a politician, but a rep
resentative NegrO-aye, more, a
representative American. 1t is
fortunate for the race that Presi-
dent Taft selected so splendid a
man as Mr. Napier to be the next
Register. His selection will fully
compensate for the loss of the
KanSan.
The Washington bee., 1911-03-11
Christian Endeavor.

Services at the Third Baptist
Church Christian Endeavor on Sunday
evenings at o pm. are drawing great
thrOngs at every session Sunday last
Mrs. Bessie Cartier, of the Walker
Memorial Baptist Church, spoke on
The life OF Moses to the members
who remained after the great mass
meeting III the interest of the colored
y. w. c. A. Her remarks were very
interesting, as she portrayed the dif-
ferent incidents III the Bible relating
to the call, the leadership and great
obedience in obeying Gods command
to lead the Children of Israel Mrs.
F. w Taylor. Mrs. RebecCa GRAY.
Mrs A. Hall, of the Nineteenth Street
Baptist c. Z. Society, and Others gave
incidents in the life of Moses by
which they have learned lessons.
Architect A. Sidney Pittman ad-
dressed the Society February 70 on
the topic of missions. telling of the
work of Iuskegee University; how
they help the Negroes III the South
to enter the arena of life His descrip-
ton of the school and its everyday
work was very vivid and realistic, and
at his conclusion was warmly com
mended by the several speakers who
| followed.
On Sunday, at p, m, the speaker
ill he the President of the New
Bethel Baptist c. E. Society, Mrs.
James Carter, who will discuss the
topic, First aid for the tempted, "
Heb. H., 1913
ALI are welcome The pastor, Rev.
James H. Lee, who has been confined
to his bed for three weeks, IS out
again, and spoke last Sunday Mr.
H. Coleman is President of the C. F.
Society.
The Washington bee., 1911-03-11
Advancement of the CoIored People

The National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People will
meet in the Park Street Church, Bos-
ton, Mass, March 80 and 81. There
are to be three public sessions and
one private. The Washington people
having membership in the association
are Judge w. P Stafford, Mrs. NJ. c.
Terrell, Rev, ]. NJ Waldron, l. ~
Hershaw, Prof. L. B. Moore and Prof.
Kelly Miller. The association pub
fishes the Crisis, edited by w T. B.
Du Bois and a corps of assistants.
The subjects to be discussed at the
annual meeting are Discrimination.
labor and peonage.
The Washington bee., 1911-03-11
DR.. SHEPARD AND EX-GOV
GLENN.
Two Distinguished Southerners Hon
ored-Field Day for the National
Training School.

East Liverpool, Ohio, March s.
Two of the best-known men from
the South arrived in this city last
vening-Ex-Gov. Glenn, of Durham,
N. c, and Dr. James E Shepard,
President of the National Religious
Training School at Durham, n. c,
This morning DR.. Shepard spoke
at the First Presbyterian Church to
a large representative white audience.
At II a. m. he addressed the people
at the Pennsylvania Avenue NJ. E.
Church. This evening he spoke at the
First United Presbyterian Church. At
II d. m. ex-Gov. Glenn spoke at the
First NJ f Church, and at 7:3O p. m.
he spoke at the First United Presby-
terian Church
The Evening Review of East Liv-
erpool, Ohio, has this to say OF DR..
Shepard and ex-Gov. Glenn:
The Washington bee., 1911-03-11
First United Presbyterian.

H. A. Kelsey, pastor. Because of
quarantine on his home. the pastor
will not be out tomorrow. In his
stead Mr. w, F. Harkey, a student
in Allegheny Seminary, will preach in
the morning. In the evening the pull
pit will be filled by ex-Gov Robert B.
Glenn, of North Carolina, speaking in
the interest of the Religious Training
School for Negroes at Durham, n. c.
Sunday school at 0:4o. Junior meeting
at 3 p. m, and Senior and Intermedi-
ate EndeavOr at 6:3O p. m, at which
times it is expected that DR. James
f Shepard, one of the ablest colored
speak of the work in the training OF
young men in his school at Durham.
The Washington bee., 1911-03-11

Mrs. Bruce, the wife of Assis-
tant Superintendent of Schools.
Prof. Roscoe c. Bruce. has been
and is dangerously and painfully
i'll at their home, suffering more
than a wife and a mother should
be called upon by fate to suffer
Remembering Garfeld's beautiful
and touching utterance that the
sweetest flowers are those which
grow over the party walls of poll
tics" The Bee extends its sympa-
thies to Mrs. Bruce and her fam
ily, and hopes for her speedy and
complete recovery.
The Washington bee., 1911-03-11
CANADIAN RECIPROCITY,

Heretofore the Negro has taken
little. if any, interest In economic
policies and legislation. The rea-
son IS not far to see. however.
Placing human rights far above
every other consideration. and
having those rights assailed and
restricted in many States. the Ne
gro has concentrated his thoughts
and efforts upon one question
alCne-manhood rights. Reports
received by The Bee from every
section of the country. however
show that, contrary to the rule
the race Is taking the hveliest in
terest possible in the Canadian
reciprocity measure now pending
before Congress and the country
They are for it, and they are
praising President Taft for his
firm stand in favor of it.
Eighty-six and eight-tenths pei
cent of the Negroes of this coun.
try are bread-winners-are doing
manual labor for wages that vary
from meager to average only
For this reason they feel that rec
iprocity will help to stretch their
meager wages to a point that will
make it possible for them to fill
their market basket at least once
or twice a week. and leave a pOr-
tion sufficient for a decent dOmi-
icile and for fairly decent clothes,
The Washington bee., 1911-03-11
HIS VALEDICTORY

Editor E. W. Brown, of The
Reformer, at Richmond, Va, re-
tired from the editorship of that
paper last week, and has been sue
.ceeded by Benjamin \. Graves
the business manager. Editor
Brown writes his valedictOry, and
in another column in a reprint
editorial, he gives Negro leaders
this parting shot:
The Washington bee., 1911-03-11

Prof, Dubois IN recent adj
dress declared that race prejudice
is likely to bring on civil war. If
it does. the Professor Will never
remain to witness or participate
in the bloody contest. He will
fade away" to parts unknown,
lust as he did when the Atlanta
riot was on.
The Washington bee., 1911-03-11

In its issue of February 25th
The Bee announced that the APP
pointments of Lewis and Napier
would be made during the week
just past. Both appointments
came off as scheduled. II you
see it in The Bee it's so.