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The Holly chieftain., 1912-05-03
SCORE or siLLs or INTEREST 70
WEsrgRM PEOPLE ARE
NOW PENDING.
PUNISHMENT PROVIDED
FALSE sTATEMENrs REGARDING
ENTRY or LANDS WILL
De PERJURY.
western Newspaper Unio. News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.-Public land lesisla
tion occupies an important part Of the
legislative program at this session o.
Congress. Perhaps = score of bills
are already pending. The amend
ments to the homestead bill offered
by Representative Taylor Of Colorado
and now In conference are. Of course.
Of more widespread interest in Colo
RADIO and other Western states than
any other measures.
Three land bills have just been in
troduced in the House and Senate,
Senator Guggenheim Of Colorado is
asking for an enlargement of the
homestead law, providing that before
final proof is made the homesteader
may enter other lands up to 800 acres.
This has been referred to the Senate
public lands committee for report.
Representative Blackmon has put in
bill providing for punishment Of per-
sons making false statements concern
ing mineral deposits on homesteads.
This measure makes 1t unlawful for
any person who may make application
for any Of the public lands where the
non-mineral oath is required to know
ingly make false statements in the
affidavit concerning the mineral char
acter of the land. Such an act is to
be regarded as perjury.
A bill has ben presented by Repre-
sentative Lafferty supplementing the
joint resolution of Congress passed In
1908 instructing the sttorney general
to institute suits in land cases. This
provides that all claims asserted by
the attorney general on behalf Of the
government shall be ratified and con-
firmed and are to have the same force
and effect as declarations OF forfeit
ure by Congress.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-05-03
The OLD PLEA
He ADldn't Know It Was Loaded"

The coffee drinker seldom realizes
that coffee contains the drug, caffeine,
q severe poison to the heart and
nerves. causing many forms Of dis
ease. noticeably dyspepsia.
II was lover of coffee and used It
for many years. and did notrealize the
bad effects was suffering from its
use. (Tea is just as injurious as cof-
fee because 1t, too. contains caffeine,
the same drug found in coffee.)
"At first was troubled with indiges-
tion. did not attribute the trouble
to tho use Of coffee, but thought 1t
arose from other causes. With these
attacks had sick headache, nausea
and vomiting. Finally my stomach
was In such condition could scarce
" retain any food.
Il consulted q physician; was told
all my troubles came from indiges-
ton. but was not informed what
caused the INDIGESTION. kept on with
the coffee, and kept on with the trou-
bles. too. and my case continued to
grow worse from year to year until It
developed Into chronic diarrhea, nau.
sea and severe attacks Of vomiting.
could keep nothing on my stomach and
became q mere shadow, reduced from
159 to 12s pounds. ,
"A specialist informed me had .
very severe case of catarrh Of the
stomach. which had got 80 bad he
could do nothing for me, and became
convinced my days were numbered.
Then CHANGED to see an article set
ting forth the good qualities Of Postum
and explaining how coffee injured peo-
pie 80 ! concluded to give Postum q
trial. soon saw the good effects-my
headaches were less frequent, nausea
and vomiting only came on at long in.
teryals and was soon changed man,
feeling much better.
Then thought could stand coffee
again, but as soon as i tried 1t my old
troubles returned and again turned
TO Postum. Would you believe 1t, !
did this three times before had sense
enough to quit coffee for good and
Keep on with the Postum. am now
well man with no more headaches, sick
stomach Or vomiting. and have al.
ready gained back to lat pounds"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Battle Creek, Mich.
Look in pkgs for the famous little
pook, The Road to Wellville."
Ever read the above letters A new
are 9enuise. trse, ana fuli 81 h.aan
The Holly chieftain., 1912-05-03
rIme FIIes.

ltHlO b,tVos
When the blind woman who plays
tho accordion saw genial looking
man stop to read her placard she
Quickened her tune in the expecta,
ton that he was going to give her
some money. but he gave advice in
stead.
Bald he: Have you read that sign
Of yours latsly?"
She said she had not.
WELL" said he. you'd better. and
then have It edited. It 10 dated ak
years ago and says you have six small
children dependent upon your efforts
with this instrument for support. Six
years works wonders In children, and
they must be pretty lusty youngsters
by this time. Change that date to
1912"
The Holly chieftain., 1912-05-03
Cat "4o,ds up" $4,000.

Wilkesbarre, Redistribution OF
the $4,000 estate Of Benjamin Dilley,
q bachelor hotel keeper, who died here
a short time ago, may be prevented
for several years by his pet cat, Tee
AR. According to Dilley's will, his
estate is not to be divided among the
heirs as long as his pet cat is living
The cat is in excellent health.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-05-03
rhey Draw Interest.

They Draw Interest.
"A kiss" he said after Just having
had one. "is the most precious thing.
and yet women give them away"
"You are mistaken" she said. I'VE
never give them away, We merely In
vest them."-Fun.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-05-03
3.'..'>0'''e.'<

The house centipede has but recently
come to Chicago. Another name for it il
"skein centipede," !" from the tangled, thread
like appearance Of the numerous legs,
which easily detach themselves when the
animal is captured or crushed under foot.
The house centipede belongs to the
same family as the very poisonous cent?
pede of the southern states and its home
was originally in that part Of the country,
but since we have continuous summer con-
ditions here in our warm flat buildings the
house centipede has gradually moved north-
ward until it has become very abundant
The Holly chieftain., 1912-05-03
Engineers Reject settlement Plan.

New York.-The conference commit
tee of managers of eastern railroads
gave out a statement declaring they
had proposed that the Interstate Com
merce Commission act as arbitrators
of the engineers demands, but that
the proposition had been declined by
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
and that Chief Stone of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers had re.
fused TO accept the Interstate Com.
mission as arbitrators.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-05-03

To secure a savings bank account and
to acquire property on small income are
all well and good provided the price paid
is not the loss of all the things that make
life really worth living. l would rather
give my older son dollar that he may
see or hear something which will broaden
or deepen his intellect than nickel for a
moving picture show. The moving picture
show is all right and splendidly instruc-
tive sometimes, but it is not the cheapness
OF the entertainment that appeals to my
discriminating taste.
l would rather pay $40 or $40 month
The Holly chieftain., 1912-05-03

Many
Little
Things
of This
World
BY Sarah MoD.aom.ry

rent in neighborhood that individuality
of soulless cottages.
oed saved until she now owns fine home
She also has resulting smnvadim She time
spiritual things They did not TO have
home for her old age Today she is unhappy dcontented
She She knows no spiritual
uplft that only from within
quantity and she is mental beggar
The Holly chieftain., 1912-05-03
Fish story.

Fish story.
Knicker-A month ago told lie
ON the water.
Bocker-Well?
Knicker-I cut open the fish
caught today and found he had swal-
lowed 1t.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-05-03
Insect
Kills Many
Pests
I'm Small
Flats
,, D. A. ). As.., case.s.

climate that under the housing conditions fifty years ago. would
have precluded the possibility Of its presence
An examination of the head Of this centpede pair
strong that used the purpose of capur-
ing small insects for food considers the great decacy and
besides this it eats feas mosquitoes clothes moths
small household pests 1t hunts it's food mostly at night
The Holly chieftain., 1912-05-03
DANIEL K. PeARsoNS,
philAnthropist.

small colleges. chiefly in the Nj Idle
West, died in a sanitarium, compare
lively a poor man. Pneumonia with
complications due to old age was the
cause.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-05-03

Or. Pearsons, Phiianthropist, Dead.
Chicago.-Dr Daniel Kimball Pear
sons. aged ninety-two. who in recent
years gave more than $5,000.O00 to
The Holly chieftain., 1912-05-03

In recent address the president Of Pncon college said that
throughout the world today the subject Of receiving moro
attention from those who read and study than Ill other subjects combined
This being it obvious that the sentiment civilized
stanty developing strength against the great economic waste
among which be mentioned first With the growth of this whole
public feeling everywhere against the wastefu destructive forces
Of society it inevitable that the burdens Of labor should lghtend
since military glory and aggandment pays its bills of the pockets
Of the workingmen.
The product of labor that satisfy demands
does not and has strained the productive capacity of
kind The heaviest which
absolute waste has caused Unsuitable greed has
Some remarkable results have attended the hours Of
labor When this reduction first agd its opponents argued that
the leisure which the wogmen would only
increase Of and disorder and especially
found however that only such dcyesed
that actual and decrease of all forms
be noted wherever the shorter workday had
The fact that the reduction of the hours
dence of the growth strength Of the labor cause
the improvement of labor in other ways.
The charge ia sometimes made that workngmn
eghthour day less for the leisure that provides than oppou
nifty which it offers for additional pay for overtime
In all wereguated trade agreements there provision
half for overtime and double time for holidays however
the workngman has desire work overtime purpose
discouraging the overtime practice by the employer =,
The workngman has developed activities which
his leisure has been devoted New created calling
the development of Of supply and the world profd
ndusra socially and spiritually BY the change The process
provement will not stop but go on - ~
and what this evolution may bring oNA66 S&LHso0eG
forth remains to be /
The Holly chieftain., 1912-05-03

swssthsarts are always dear, but
wives are lar more expensive.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-05-03

Tea sniIss for nickel. Always buy Red
Croes Bag Blus; have beautiful clear white
clothes.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-05-03
The more promises . man makes
the more he doesn't keep.

Garfield Tea kssps tAs Liver normal. Drink
1sEoFs rstiriAg.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-05-03
In the cha.s.

Kink-Your son is pursuing his
studies at college. isn't he?
Dink-I guess 30. He's always be-
hind.-Judge.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-05-03
Working
Hours
Burdens of
Labor Should
be Li9htened
D. JAMES DUNCAN. AOsf0N

ARBITRARY limit be set at this time to the length
Of the vorkdy The ninehour day thought to be an
immense stride for labor in M progress toward ideal cond-
dtons and the eghhour day is justly regarded u
great achievement Evolution however will determine
whether and how the eghour day may be shortened
Some persons who qualified by study and observation to
judge aid to believe that economic conditions now
scientifically regulated the average workday would not
need to exceed four hours in duration.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-05-03

western x.v.p.p.r Union New. Service.
The Washington bee., 1912-03-09
Social Settlement.

Miss HOwes, OF the Social Settle
ment Association, is about to retire,
to the regret OF many citizens who
have been interested in the success
and value of that organization This
talented young lady has contemplated
rcsigning for some time, and 1t was
only the urgent request of the presi-
dent, DR.. Francis, that kept the young
lady until the management could ind
a suitable person to succeed her. Now
that a person has been found, Miss
Howcs will now sever her connections
with the Social Settlement Associa-
ton, in which organization she has
been such a valuable and worthy otf-
cial. Her resignation has been &C
Cepted with regret, and The Bee 1eels
confident wherever she goes she Will
win the plaudits of the people, and
her services will receive the same ap-
probation as they were in this organI-
zati0n Miss HOwes Is a lady OF re
hnement and perseverance, and It Is
the wish of The Bee and her many
friends that she meet success IN her
new field of labor
The Washington bee., 1912-03-09
Seated in the Rear.

The colored Endcayorers OF
Washington assembled at the meet
ing at the invitation OF President
Gilman said Mr.. Kicks, "and upon
entering the church found they were
seated in the extreme reear. Here
many members tell me, they were
made objects of scorn by the white
element in the church. who occupied
seats I'm front of them We filed out
OF the church in protest against being
accorded this sort Of treatment in a
Christian church,
According 10 President Gilman and
Vice President ID. c. Davis. the seat
ing arrangement was the result OF an
agreement made two years ago, when
James K. Moss, organizer OF the En-
dcavorers IN the cOlored churches
consented 10 such an arrangement
Mr.. Davis declared Re-. Mr. Ricks
went to the meeting ''sparring' for
just such an opening. He said such
a controversy had arisen several
years ago at similar meeting, and
for this reason the society had some
trouble in pcrsuading the members OF
the First Baptist Church (coIored) to
come into the organization.
Both the officers declared there was
no intention on their part to discrimi-
nate. and that they were sorry such
an incident had arisen As an ex-
planation OF their attitude they issued
| a signed statement Immediately. Ii
reads.
THE District of Columbia Christian
EndeavOr Union. OF which there are
| sevenly-eight societies, ten OF them
composed Of colored members, has
| always stood for equal rights for all
In furtherance Of this policy, colored
| societies have always been received
into the membership Of the union
upon application, proof Of this being
that 1Our OF them have joined our
union this winter.
The Washington bee., 1912-03-09
Booker Washington in Florida
Pensacola. Fla. Marcl

Pensacola, Fla, March ,.
Pensacola Negroes, to the tune Of
some 1000 or more, welcomed DR..
Booker 7. Washington to Florida last
night for the beginning Of an educa-
tional tour through this State. Incl
dentally, about 500 white people, oc-
cupying the balcony OF the Opera
House, were just as pTOfuse i'll the
applause given the distinguished edu-
Gator.
From the time DR.. Washington
reached Pensacola he received every
marked attention, as did the other
members OF the party. The trip is
arranged for under the auspices of
the Florida State Negro Business
League, of which NJ. NJ. Lewis Is
president, and promises to be one of
unusual interest. The local arrange
ments in Pensacola were in charge oi
committee headed by Mr., 5. w
Jefferson, DR.. c. Y. Smith and DR.
II. c. Williams.
Sounding the highest praise OF the
Tuskegee Wizard. Mayor Franz
Reilly introduced DR.. Washington tC
the Pensacola audience. He CAV,
every evidence OF COTdldnty ana SOOQ
will on behalf OF the city. and in hi
remarks said.
'Tuskegee Institute has been recog
uized in this country as a potent fac
tor in the education OF the cOlore
race up to high standard OF citi
zenship. Dr.. Washington has ais
contributed largely towards promot
ing the friendly relations between tn
white and colored people. a relation
which should continue to exist if tn
people of the South intend to max
marvellous development in the futur
as they have in the past The futuT
| prosperity Of this great country wit
its unlimited resources and oppOrtu
mites depend upon the combined e
forts of both races, and will be mt
| tually beneficial TO them
The Washington bee., 1912-03-09
THE NEW BUILDING
Miss Burroughs Will Dedicate.

Sunday, March 81, Miss Mamie II.
Burroughs, president OF the National
Training School for Women and
Girls, will dedicate the new building
for girls. Here is a young woman
who deserves to be helped by the
people OF her race The Baptist
churches are not doing their duty in
helping her. Every Baptist church in
this city should set apart one day or
Sunday in every month for an offer
ing to this work. The work in
which she Is engaged Is a commenda-
bic one, and deserves more than
what 1t Is receiving at the hands OF
the Baptists At the dedication Of the
new building every Baptist in the city
should be there. Every Baptist
preacher should urge his congregation
TO be present
The Washington bee., 1912-03-09
FRATERNITY HALL ASSOCIA-
TION.
The Bee in Manila. P. I.

Manila. P. l.
The Washington Bee Is we'll circu-
lated in these Islands From present
indications The Bee will be the ia
vorite organ OF colored Americans
here.
4 prospectus of the Fraternal Hall
Association OF Manila has lust been
issued. 1t was incorporated under
the laws of the Philippine Islands
September 2I. 1911.
The officers OF the association are.
Thomas H. Andrews, president: DR. J
1t. Futzbutlcr. first vice president
John Russ. second vice president;
Levy 4. Woods. third vice president;
Elliott Holloway, fourth vice presi-
dent; c. 3. Shaw, secretary; AlOnzc
Myers. treasurer. The foregoing Off
GERS are the directors, including r
Ganaway, who Is not one OF the OIL
GERS. The object of the association
is to build a hall at a cost Of $4,000
This building is TO be a home Tor
frarernal associations The control
and management of the hall Is to be
in charge of the board Of directors.
Colored citizens in the Islands are
doing well. and in a few years they
Will be wealthy and strong.
The Washington bee., 1912-03-09
Preference Was Shown.

"a portion of the white members OF
the union. because of their environ
ment and training during their youth
would object 10 being seated behind
colOred delegates. Because the NUM-
Der OF such persons present far eN-
ceeded the number of cOlOred men
and women, preference was given
them and they were placed in the
front seats.
The action Of the colored dele
gates who left was not the general
sentiment Of their members, as only
fifteen out Of forty protested Those
who did leave were nearly all OF them
from one society, and influenced by a
The Washington bee., 1912-03-09
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
Tribute to Frederick Douglass,
Pasig, Rial, 7. l..

Pasig, Rial. p l..
Jan. 23 1912.
R. Z. Walker. the third vice-presi-
dent of the Fraternity Hall Associa-
ton, Manila, P. l., gave a banquet
Sunday evening, January 2Ist, in
honor of the Board of Directors Of
said corporation, for the purpose Of
arranging a tribute to the deeds of the
late Hon Frederick Douglass, on
February 20. Covers were laid for
sixteen persons. the most prominent
of the AfrC-AmeriCan colony in the
Philippine Islands. Mr.. Cabbel was
tOastmaSter, and introduced the va
riouS gentlemen present with wit and
humOr Among those who sat at the
banquet table were Judge Campbell.
DR.. Fitzbutler {. 3. Shaw. AlOnz0
Myers, Holloway Bureau of Con
Stabulary; Mr. Galloway, Bureau OF
Printing, Roland James, Manila Tel
ephone Company: Andrews. Quarter
masters Department: Cabbell, Arse
MO Gonzalez and R z. Walker. The
speech of DR.. Fitzbutler on the ad-
vantages OF Negro dOctorS I'm the
Philippines, shows the ability which
the man possessesed. Mr. Andrews,
on Corporation OF the Afro-Ameri-
can. brought out new ideas of what
NAV be accomplished by such action.
Mr. Shaw. secretary of the assOcia-
ton. paid q glowing tribute TO the
host for his patriotism and upright
ness. Mr.. Roland James dwelt on
the Afro-American in the field of
Electricity Mr., Holloway, to Our
Ladies; Mr.. Galloway, the Afro-Amer-
lean Newspaper; Judge Campbell, the
American Lawyers in the Philippines
Mr.. Cabbel, the Fraternity Hall As
sociation. R. E. Walker, the host, in
The Washington bee., 1912-03-09
Great Union Revival Meetings.

Union revival meetings at the Cos
mopoIitaH Baptist Church. y Street
Northwest. between 9th and 10th
streets. DR.. Simon P w. Drew. pas
tor, will be held from Sunday. March
7. to Sunday. March 81, under the
auspices of the National Baptist
Evangelical Convention Of America,
and the Cosmopolitan City Mission
and Church Extension Society. DR..
w. A. Taylor, pastor Of the First Bap-
tist Church, of Newport News, Va,
will conduct the meetings, Rev. Mrs.
Estella Spiller Hawkins will conduct
the meetings at 3 P. NJ. for women
and children
The Washington bee., 1912-03-09
Washington, D. c., Feb. 28,

Washington, D. c., Feb. 28, ~.
Dear Sir:
In reference TO an article published
IN the last weeks Bee from your
Western correspondent, Mr.. Afue
Mcdowell, OF Los Angeles, Cal,
which revealed the action taken by
the leading colored men Of that city
in reference to the refusal OF admis-
sion OF a young colOred woman to
the Nurses Training School OF the
hospital in that city, allow me to
state that such action by our colored
members has my hearty encourage
ment
But why need it be added and It
takes more than d passing glance to
detect that she is colOred:
If the question Is to be agitated,
from a view of discrimination, 1t ap-
pears to me that such remarks should
be left out, as it looks as ii we, as
race, would discriminate in spite OF
character and brain.
am sure Mr.. Mcdowell, in his
hurry TO get the communication to
you, did not realize his error; and
you certainly overlooked it, or you
would not have published it thus.
Kindly inform me through your
paper If I am wrong.
Very respectfully yours.
A SUBSCRIBER"
The Washington bee., 1912-03-09

single individual Another thing that
might be said to show there were no
discriminatory tactics used by us Is
that when we have open meetings,
where there Is no seating arrange
ment, the colored persons always,
without single exception, take seats
in the rear"
James R. Moss and Lloyd c. Quincy
colored organizers. refused TO com
ment on the situation, but both OF
them remained for the entire service
Mr.. Moss did start TO leave the
church, but he was met in the en-
trance by President Gilman, who ex-
planned the situation. He returned
and persuaded the remainder Of the
cOlOred members TO keep their seats
The Washington bee., 1912-03-09
Capt. Oyster the Peoples Idol.

When the local press announced
this week that Captain James F. Oys-
ter intended to resign as a member
of the Board OF Education, there was
many a sad heart There Is no man
in this city who Is more dearly loved
and appreciated than Captain Oyster
The Washington bee., 1912-03-09

ROSCOE {. BRUCE.
Assistant Superintendent of Schools,
ENonerated by the Superintendent.
against the Assistant Superintendent
Roscoe c. Bruce, Superintendent Da-
yidson reported to the Board OF Edu-
cation last Wednesday afternoon that
he found him guilhess of the charges
and that he had been model school
official who has not had the co-opera-
ton of those under him. That Mr..
Bruce will now be given the entire
charge Of the colored schools to man
age them as they should be There
will be some changes in the schools
His Assistant, Roscoe G. Bruce. Z
very Charge and Suspicion iuvesti-
gated and Prom
ounced Groundless
The Washington bee., 1912-03-09
DR.. Thirkield Would Make an Ideal
Bishop.

We hope the Rev. DR. W. p Thir-
kield. president Of Howard Univcr-
slty will be made a Bishop OF his
church, if he cares for the job He
Is worthy and capable. Success 20
him in everything he seeks-Indian-
apolis Freeman.
The Washington bee., 1912-03-09
AT THE BETHEL LITERARY.
DR.. James E. Shepard, Of Durham

The committee for the arrangement
Of a reception to Dr. James F
Shepard, Of Durham, y c., who is tc
address the Bethel Literary Society
Tuesday evening. March 10th, met
last Wednesday evening in the office
Of The Bee and completed its work
From all indications it looks as if the
distinguished North CarOlinian will
receive q rCusing ovation.
The Washington bee., 1912-03-09
BIG MASS MEETING
Women's Christian Association.

Tomorrow afternoon. Sunday. at
the Metropolitan Church. there will
be a mass meeting under the auspices
of the Young Woman's Christian
Association. Of which Mrs. Bette
Francis is president Mesdames Hun
ter and Brown, two Of the best known
women in the United States, will ad-
dress the meeting