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The Washington bee., 1912-02-24
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Some men are like rats; they be-
come so bold that they lose all fear
until they, like the rat and mouse,
are caught in a trap. The Bee has
been extremely kind and consider
ate to its enemies; so kind and con-
siderate it has been, until 1t per
mitted its traduCers to go along
without thought or consideration.
Manv of The Bees traducers came.
to the conclusion that they could do
and say what they pleased without
molestation. There are times in
ones life that he must rise and de
fend himself against unwarrantable
assaults and SANDER. The people of
this city are aware that every once
and awhile some ambitious youth
takes it into his head to start a
newspaper. He imagines that he
knows more about newspapers than
the men who run them. They all
start out in their editorial bow with
this kind of an introduction: We
launch ourselves into the Journals
tic arena to fill long felt want.
! It is not very long before they are
convinced that they want some
more. The Bee has been very char
table and lenlent. So much so,
that spiders have become bold and
mice have defed weasels. Many Of
them come to an untimely end and
as one of the sun-dOwnS said III a
minutes talk few Sundays ago,
when permission was given him to
say something, although his name
was not on the program, to wit: II
is not how long person lives, but
what he has done during his lte1s
existence" How poetic are these
remarks. The short deeds OF this
editor in his thrusts at The Bee, put
! him as we'll as his paper out of com
Imission, and with the thought that
will always be fresh in his mem
orv, reqmeScdt in pace.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-24

refusal to appoint Judge Hook.
The Bee voices the sentiment OF
every Negro in the land when it
cJmmends President Taft for his
refusal to place another judge upon
lhe Supreme Court who is opposed
10 human rights. And every Negro
Who protested against Hooks aP-
Dointment is to be commended as a
oval race man. The race has re-
/, ceived nothing but rebuffs from the
United States Supreme Court
since its formation, and it is hoped
that it will never again be a court
whose judges are inimical to human
rights, and our race.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-24

heir women as do the white defend |
heirs. Georgia alone, IN the two J
months Of this year, has lynched
eight members Of our race. How
long will Negroes, needing the BID
lical Injunction to turn the left
check when sm0te on the right, Sub
NIT TO the rule of the mob tamely
and without retaliation? Some day,
goaded to a justihable frenzy, re-
Solved that wholesale death is pre-
ferable to relentless, bloody perse-
cution. God-fearing, man-lovlng
NEGROES in the South will cry out
an eve for an eye and a tooth for a
tooth" and then will follow an
awful riot of blood, an unspeakable
reign of carnage, and the dead OF
countless blacks and whites will be
the sequel of the reign of lynch
law. We pray that day may never
come We trust, with all the sin
cerity of a Christian people, a pop.
ular moral sentiment, and justice
will interpose to prevent such
! dire calamity. And to awaken anC
i quicken such an interposition VI
/ hope President Taft will soon speal
! out in no uncertain tones, agalns
the awful crime of lynching.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-24
EMANCIPATION CELEBRA-
TION.

Senator Root last week reported
out a bill, from the Senate Com
mittee on Industrial Expositions,
providing for the celebrating Of the
semi-centennial of the promulga-
ton of the Emancipation Proclama-
ton. The bill was introduced last
session by Senator Bradley, of Ken
lucky, upon the request OF certain
Negroes. The Negroes who were
present at the hearing before the
committee were r. r. Wright, of
Georgia, and r. r. Wright, of Phil
adelphia, father and son, Prof. Du-
Bois, now of New York, and Rev.
I. n. Ross, of this city. We do not
object to a Negro industrial exposi-
ton to show the wonderful prog
ress of our race, but we do object
to this continual recalling of the
fact that the race was once an en-
shaved race. Why connect the
Emancipation Proclamation with
this exposition? Why emphasize
the fact that we were once slaves
That we were once slaves, when
the fact is kept alive, does us no
good, but on the contrary Consti-
tutes a retardence, and especially
so since the creeping into our gov
ernment of d cast predjudice which
is even more hurtful to the Negro
than race prejudice. All these
emancipation celebrations ought tC
be, in the interest of progress, rele-
gated to the past Had this race OF
ours. by the force of its own mem
bers, and by the provinces at arm:
Of its own men, destroyed slavery
and secured freedom. after the race
or members of it, had instituted al
armed rebellion against it. there
might be some reason in celebrating
our emancipation from slavery. L
IS no pleasant, or inspiring reminder
to recall that we, or our fOrebearS
were slaves. While progressing, d.
we are, and have been, and will con
tinue, it ought to be a part OF Oul
progress to forget that the race wa:
once a slave race, and to help make
the whites forget the fact. Let IL
keep alive the spirit of progress
but let us forget the retarding fac
that we. our race, were once slaves
The Negroes ask for no industrial
exposition to celebrate slavery. AnC
most emancipation celebrations are
simply planned for graft.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-24
THE COLIC.

The Weakly Sun-down, after a
severe attack of wind collie, which
caused it to deny its identity to
the Civil Service Commission
could not be identified last week
when it was seen on a few of the
news stands. These amateurs II
journalism are now Cinvinced that
The Bee continues at the same ole
stand.
Great editors will not deny theil
citizenship, even under fire.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-24
WILL CALL HIM BLESSED

If President Taft would only fol-
low his refusal to appoint Judge
Hook to the Supreme Court Bench
with an abandonment of that dis
appointing Southern policy which
has. thus far, shut the door'Of hope
in the face of Negroes in the South
he would cause the race to rise up
and call him blessed. The race de-
mands a withdrawal Of the South
ern policy"
The Washington bee., 1912-02-24
WESTERN NEWS.
Afue Mcdowell in Los Angeles, Cal,
Especial Correspondence to The BecJ

Los Angeles. Cal. Feb. I3.
The Mems Forum and other local
race organizations are perfecting
plans for a mass meeting soon to be
held bv the ColOred citizens OF Los
Angeles County as a step toward re
lieving the Negroes OF new griev-
ance at the hands OF the FIVE supervi-
sors of the Los Angeles County Hos
pitaI, located in Los Angeles City.
The displeasing action complained
of resulted from an accomplished
young colored woman being denied
admission to the nurses training
school Of the hospital The young
woman applied, through mail, for the
admission, and was promptly not1hed
Of the acceptance of the same; but
when she appeared at the hospital. to
enter the course. was blankly denied
admission, the nurse in charge stating
that she could not admit a COLOred
woman to that school, as the white
nurses would complain. This matter
finally reached the notice OF some OF
the leading COlOred men OF the city,
and they Immediately commenced ac-
ton for relief from the situation, ap-
pealing finally to the board oI county
supervisors.
The supervisors granted the colored
men hearing, at which discussion
was heard on the question OF the ad-
mission. into the hospital. OF colored
nersons to any positions above that
- elevator conductor, and especially
- The nositiOn of student nurse. At
This hearing three Of the supervisors
;ndicated their unfavorable attitude;
L-biIe the remaining two were willing
70 Grant the admission of all compe-
tent applicants as the law requires,
without regard to color To date
The Washington bee., 1912-02-24
WHAT DOES IT MEAN ?

Many colOred men have accepted
the establishment of the Taft head
quarters in the Raleigh Hotel to
mean that their presence is not
wanted. While it IS known that the
Raleigh. and several other hotels in
this CITY regard the presence OF a
Negro nearly as bad as the small
poX. vet men of our race should not
hesitate to go to the headquarters.
Protest to Chairman Mckinlay, and
even to the President himself, If
YOU are not given a mans rights
when YOU attempt to visit the Taft
headquarters.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-24
GOT THE HOOK.

Every Negro ought to feel happy
that Judge Hook failed of appoint
ment to the Supreme Court. Presi-
dent Taft. in effect, has proclaimed
his opposition to court decisions up
holding iim-crow car laws by his
The Washington bee., 1912-02-24
Rev. Talbert

Rev. Horace Talbert, secretary OF
Wilberforce University, Wilberforce,
Ohio, was in the city last week. lie
attended divine services at the 10th
Street Baptist Church, and occupied a
seat in the pulpit and offered prayer
While in the city he was the guest Of
his sister-in-1aw. Mrs Gussic Tignor.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-24
Tuskegee Conference.

The College of Bishops Of the c.
NJ. T. Church has arranged to send
seven representatives-one from each
diocese-to attend the International
Conference on the Negro, to be held
at Tuskegee Institute April 18TH, 18th
and 10th.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-24
THE LEADERS.

The Chase-BradshaW ticket had
the Endorsement of the most respec-
table physicians, lawyers. preachers
and lavmen in the city. This ticket
did not debauCh voters, and neither
were voters purchased.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-24
At the 18TH Street Baptist Church,

There was a large crowd at the
10th Street Baptist Church last Sab
bath to listen to an eloquent sermon
bv Rev. Walter H. Brooks. It was
one of the most interesting sermons
that has ever been delivered by this
divine
The Washington bee., 1912-02-24
Johnson AND HITCHCOCK.

The Hon. Henry Lincoln John
son. according to the Atlanta news
papers, has been criticising Post
master General Hitchcock in strong
language. And incidentally, Mr..
Johnson was made permanent
chairman of Georgia's State con-
vention. and elected one Of the big
four delegates to the national CON
vention. Fact is, Mr.. Johnson
helpel nightly to capture Georgia $
delegates for Taft. He simply
cleaned up down in the cracker
State. He has not been camping
down in Georgia just for his health,
the past month. He has been cap
turing delegates for TAFT Wonder
what Oliver Randolph has to say
about Lincoln Johnson criticising
Hitchcock. To be consistent he
will have to resuscitate his Ameri-
can and write an editorial roasting
Mr.. Johnson. viii he do It? The
Bee answers no for him. He dare
not do it. The Bee COngratulates
AIr. Johnson on his success in cor
railing the Georgia delegates for
Taft.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-24

IF you want to know how The Bee
sells and meet all the people in the
town, don't fail to visit DUE DROP
IN. on the boulevard, J. S. Jones,
1920 You Street Northwest The
Bee is always on sale there.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-24
Chicago Escort.

Arrangements are being made to
organize a Taft-Chase escort club to
Chicago in June, The first meeting
will be held next week, at 1892 2Ist
Street Northwest
The Washington bee., 1912-02-24
Bethel Literary Announcement.

Mr.. /. NJ. Hershaw will address
Bethel Literary next Tuesday night,
the twenty-seventh instant, on the
subject: "a book. and social evOlu-
ton. a review of a book Of the sea
son"
The Washington bee., 1912-02-24
The Washington America

The Washington American,
weary with life, suspended. The
Bee has held obsequies over many a
previous newspaper pretender.
Only a few weeks ago The Bee
chronicled the demise of The Ma
tional Union, another "come-to-till-
a-lOng-felt-Want' infant.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-24
The Worker.

This IS neat four page paper, edl-
ted and published at Lincoln Heights,
bv Miss Mamie II. Burroughs. The
Bee welcomes its infant neighbor,
and hopes that it will live to fill its
mission.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-24
Where's The American?
Keep your weather eye open.

T. r. is not a candidate, will not
be a candidate, the bureaus in his
interest are mere diversions. Yes /:
No?
The Washington bee., 1912-02-24

Judge Terrell captured New
York by his Lincoln Day address.
The Judge can, when he will, and
will. when he can. Stick a pin
there.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-24

Our esteemed Henry Lincoln
Johnson is still in the wiles Of
Georgia lassoing delegates. We
hope he will anchor each one he
captures. or otherwise they might
slip their mOOrings.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-24

All rJnderdown Employment km-
oor;,u7 Reliable help furnished km-
9Iovnent secured, 1912 I4th street:
& w Phone North S64. Dec. I-tf
The Washington bee., 1912-02-24
REV. WIN. GIBBONS DEAD.
Two Thousand People Honor Him.

Rev. VIM. Gibbons, one of the best
known Baptist ministers in the city,
died at his residence Monday morn
ing. Rev. Gibbons was man OF wide
mountaineering among ministers
throughout the United States. He
was the pastor of Mt. Carmel Baptist
Church, and a prominent and inhuen-
tial member of the Elks. His death
was a shock to a large circle of
friends and the Baptist Ministers
Union. of which he was a member.
Rev. Gibbons may have had his
faults. but there was not better
hearted man in this city than he. He
was liberal to a fault, and would do
more for those who needed help than
many Of those who claimed to be i'm
bued with the Christian religion. He
was not a vindictive man. He al
ways could be found on the defensive.
At no time was he the aggTessor
Notwithstanding what may have been
said against him. over two thousand
people paid their respects while his
body rested in the church OF which he
was pastor 4 wife and Il loving and
accomplished daughter survive him, as
well as several sisters Rev /. I.
Moore dedicated the following to his
memory.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-24

Dr 7 E. Shepard at the Bethel Lit
erary. March Goth.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-24
Dedicated to Rev. w. P. Gibbons,D.D-

Bv Rev /. c. Moore
Sad are our hearts since our pastor
died
No more can we see his dear face;
Oh. how we miss the laundering
OF our Pastor in every good place.
Our Pastor was grand, noble-hearted
and true, -.,r,
No Pastor dearcr and more taIthiu!
than he;
And wherever we wander or wherever
we roam,
There Is no Pastor ike him we can
see.
Now. God in His wisdom saw fit 70
remove
Our Pastor from earth to His home;
We will try to be ready our Pastor 70
meet
Whenever the Master says "come.
His dear. solemn face on eternitys
shore
VIII greet rs with welcome and songs
OF delight;
He will shake glad hands with US once
more
On the shores Of rest and eternity
bright.
The Washington bee., 1912-02-24

IF ever they hang out grand prize
to the fellow who makes the fastest
time over the pacifying track up IN
Paradise, all the entries will have. to
90 some to beat out Kelly Miller
Kelly is really unhappy unless he s
got a Job Of patching up some. differ
ences. I VOW its COmmeHdahle, but
I've found it a mighty unprohtable
ENTERPRISE Right fresh from a not
race to get the three COlOred members
Of the "boad of edicashun. and Kos
roe Conkling Tn-trouble Bruce to
aoree tc stand for the initiative and
referendum. he had hardly had time
to take off his pacihcating robes when
2 messenger raped hurrledly and
violent at his summer cottage on the
hill. in which he's allowed to freeze to
death at SIz6O per year, in the WIN
fer. and arousing him from his medi
tation, informed him that two late and
Iamented editors. Oliver Cromwell
and Ocianic Tabloid were in trouble
Quickly Selling his favorite stub pen,
and dipping it into the frozen ink,
Kelly made some queer hirOgliPhic=
on sheet Of paper, which he intend
ed to pass as a sample Of his Spence
rian penmanship, and after enCaslne
same in an envelope, hastily sent 1t on
as a plea 70 Save the cheeld-' It
don't make any difference who Is II
trouble. Doctor PaciHcatOr Miller
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-19
EASY AND SURE WAY
TO CURE COLDS
Don't Neglect a Cold, Ely's Cream
Balm Will Stop it in the
Sneezing Stage.

A cold generally attacks the weak
est part, affecting the eyes and ears
n some and producing nasal catarrh
and throat troubles in others. A cold
IS due to an Inflammation of the
membrane lining the air passages,
and may be promptly cured with a
little Ely's Cream Balm, which i'm
nediately relieves the Inflammation
and all the distressing symptoms,
such as sneezing, coughing, running
at the nose and eyes, hoarseness, sore
throat, fever and headache. One rea-
son why this pure. antiseptic Balm
acts so quickly is because it is ap-
Piled directly to the tender, sore sur
-ace.
Even in severe, chronic cases of
;atarrh Ely's Cream Balm never fails
20 quickly and effectually check the
poisonous discharge which clogs the
lead and throat, causing the disgust
:ng hawking, splitting and blowing of
he nose. This remedy not only
drives out the disease, but heals and
strengthens the weakened mem
oranes, thus ending catarrh.
Catarrh is a filthy, disgusting dis
Ease. Don't put up with it another
lay. Get a so cent bottle of Ely's
Cream Balm from your druggist to-
Cream Balm from your druggist and
see how quickly you will be relieved.
:: is perfectly harmless.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-19
THE BEM1DH DAILY PIONEER
Oldest Metal.

A recent paper presented to the
Royal Institution at London, in dis.
cussing the question of the metals
used by the great nations of antiquity,
pointed out that gold was probably
the first metal known to man because
1t is generally found native.
The oldest metallic objects to which
we can assign a probable date are
thought to be. those found in royal
tomb at Nagada in Egypt, supposed to
have been That Of King Menes. In
one of the chambers were some bits
of gold and bead, button and a
fine wire of nearly pure copper. If
the tomb had been properly identified
these objects are at least $500 years
old. Nearly all the ancient gold that
has been examined contains silver
enough to give 1t light color. 1t was
gathered by the ancients in the bed
Of the Pactolus and other streams OF
Asia Minor.-Harper's Weekly.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-19
If WOMEN ONLY KNEW
What Heap Of Happiness it Would
Bring to Bemidji Homes.

Hard to do homework with an ach-
ing back.
Brings you hours of misery at lei
sure or at work.
If women only knew the cause
that
Backache pains often come from
weak kidneys,
'Twould save much needless woe.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys,
Read what Bemidji citizen says:
Mrs. A. B. Wells, 103 Irwin Ave,
Bemidji, Mimi, says: 81 got Doan's
Kidney Pills from Barker's Drug
Store and have used them at differ
ent times when having trouble from
my kidneys and suffering from my
back. They have always proven
beneficial. 1 consider them a valu-
able PREPARATION
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States. --..- &c.,. So --.... "a
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-19
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SYSTEM is NEEDED IN THIS
Operation Of Spring House Cleaning
Seems to Cry for Reform, Says
Mere Man.

We have no desire to pose as one
criticizing another's method of work.
Our notion is that a man who has
spent his life running hotel knows
how to do 1t better than We do, who
patronize hotels only for toothpicks,
matches and writing paper. Our mot
to is: shoemaker, mind your own
business!" and we adhere strictly to
1t. Ordinarily we let the lady who
runs our house alone. If we think she
is making bed backwards, or putting
too much baking powder in the bis
cults, we say nothing. Bedmaking
and cooking are her profession; ours
is paying the bills.
But with housekeeping time ap-
preaching we pause a moment here to
suggest that there is no overwhelming
anxiety on the part of mere man to
have house cleaned from cellar to
dome In single day. Admitting that
we know very little about houseclean-
ing as an art, we declare that it seems
unnecessary to rip up every room in
the house as starter. We cannot see
why it is necessary to take the rug OF
the back bedroom floor in order to
get all the dust off the parlor pictures.
We may be wrong, but it strikes us as
curious that she cannot clean behind
the sofa in the den unless the down
stairs hall is barricaded with the din
Ing room furniture. Why it is neces-
sary to dump everything out of the
kitchen windows has never been made
clear to US.
We realize that we are tres ding on
dangerous ground. But surely If there
ever was anything in need of a little
system it is spring housecleaning.-
Detroit Free Press.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-19
Scriptures In Esperanto.

DR.. L. L. Zamenhof, the inventor OF
Esperanto, the language which he
calls worlds help began last year
the translation of the Bible into Esper.
anto and published the book of Gene.
sis under the name, LA Genezo." The
book received the attention of many
people who had previously shown no
interest in the universal language"
It was believed that the work would
stop with the initial book Of the Bi.
BILE, but "Elliro''-has appear,
ed, and the assurance has been given
by Zamenhof that the whole of the
sacred book will be translated.
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HOW TO FIND
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opment Association 1mmigra-
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apolis.
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-19
Salt In Chimney.

In building chimney it is recon-
mended to put a quantity of salt into
the mortar with which the inter
course of brick is laid. The effect,
says the Commoner, will be that there
will never be any accumulation of SCOT
IN the chimney, for the reason that
the salt in the portion of mortar which
is exposed will absorb the moisture on
damp days, and the SCOT, becoming
damp, will fall down from the walls of
the chimney and may be easily re.
moved. >
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-19
CHECK ERS FREE

The manufacturers of Checkers, a
Souvenir Popcorn CORRECTION, are run
ming coupon In this paper. offering
yon a package OF Checkers absolutely
free. You are not required to buy
anything. simply sign the coupon and
the dealer will hand you package of
the checkers free. The manufacturers
of Checkers are anxious to get pack
age of Checkers in everybody's hands
and take this method of doing 50,
knowing that our paper reaches all
the homes. :
Be sure and cut the coupon out and
take it to the dealer. The coupon
pays the dealer and you get package
of Souvenir Checkers absolnt ely free.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-19
Ever Darn Your Face?

From "Helps to Housekeepers'
column: "For the woman who wishes
to keep her face in good condition
there are strong metal frames to be
had which make the darning easier"
No, it's no new beauty treatment; the
composing room did it with their lit.
tie Ratchet. 1t was her 'lace" and
not her face that the woman was to
keep in good condition.-Detroit
News.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-19
The plnao.

The dingo is species of wild dog
found in Australia, and is to that
country what the wolf is to eastern
Europe and the coyote to America.
Hunting in packs, he is perpetual
menace to Australia's chief indus
try, the breeding of sheep. Owing
to his cunning and swiftness the
dingo is able to hold his own in
central Australia, and is likely to do
SO for long time to come. notwith-
standing the fact that generous
price is set upon his head by the gov
eminent.