The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-15
INSTITUTE STARTED
 IN WOODEN SHANTY

IN WOODEN SHANI4
 The institute started in rented shanty church and today it owns 3500 acres of land in Alabama and has nearly 100 build- ings valued at S500,O00.
 Washington won the sympathy and support of leading southerners by a speech in behalf of his race at the Cotton States exposition in Atlanta in 1895. Of undoubted ability and breadth of vision, his sane leadership enabled him to &C., complish more for and among the ne- groes of the United States than any ne- gro of his time.
 In addition to his prominence as an edu- cator, Washington gained considerable fame an author. He received an hon. orary degree of master of arts from Har- yard university in 1896 and was given an honorary degree of doctor of laws by Dartmouth college in 1901.
 An incident of Washington's career made him figure of national promi- hence during the administration of Pres ident Roosevelt, He sat down to lunch with the President at the White House either by formal or informal invitation. There was a storm of protest, particu- barley from the south. but in spite of the resulting hostility shown toward him by many white persons. Washington con- tinued to exert a widespread influence toward the betterment of his people. IelegramS Ot Coincidence
 Telegrams of condolence on the death of pr. Washington poured into the insti- tute all day and late into the night. Leaders of thought and endeavor in all walks of life are represented in the mes- sages arriving.
 William G. Wilcox. treasurer of the investment company of the board of trus- tees wired His death is national calamity, but his spirit will still live to in- spire and carry forward his great work
 Emmett J. Scott, confidential secretary to pr. Washington for IS years, said. "The glory of the life which came to an end here this morning was it's dedication to the service of both races, north and south He will be remembered as an educational enthusiast whose sympathies and activi- ties were broad enough to include all races and all movements looking to the betterment of mankind''
 Isaac Fisher, president of Tuskegee Alumni association, said: With the death of Dr. Washington, closes one com plete chapter of negro history. The whole world is poorer today because he has gone"
 As to Successor
 Montgomery, November 14.--Accordine to Professor Fisher of Tuskegee institute
 here tonight the one topic around the in
 stitute as well as with the trustees liv ing in Tuskegee that is most carefully
 avoided is probable successor to Dr
 Booker T. Washington. No suggestion is being made in any official quarter. In Montgomery the names of Emmet J. Scott, for Is years the confidential sec retary to Dr. Washington and his closes associate; Warren Logan, treasurer, ant
 Dr. Ainsworth, business manager of tn, institute, are being used. Emmett Scot
 is favored because of his close identifica tion with the personal work, hopes ant desires of Dr. Washington.
 A statement from -Tuskegee tonight f. to the effect that nothing will be don, until after the funeral Wednesday morn ing special train will be operated iron this city Wednesday morning to enabl, officials and prominent people to attend the services. The body will lie in stats in the institute chapel all day Tuesday and interment will be in the grounds O. the institute where later lasting memo rial is planned to the memory of thu founder.
 Treasurer Warren Logan. by offica
 designation, is acting principal of the in stitute pending the selection of sue cessor to Dr. Washington
 ROosevelt's Comment Oyster Bay. N. Y.. November 14-Col Theodore Roosevelt made the following statement tonight on the death of Booker T. Washington:
 T am deeply shocked and grieved a the death of Dr. Booker T. Washington He was one of the distinguished citizen. oe the United States, man who rendered greater service to his own race thar had ever been rendered by any one els, and who, in so doing, also rendered grea service to the whole country. I mourn his loss and feel that one of the mos useful citizens of our land has gone" J, w. Youngblood, a we'll known To- cal negro, wrote the following for The Age Herald last night on the untime ly death of Booker T. Washington: News of the untimely death of Dr Booker T. Washington, we'll knowr negro educator, race leader lecturer founder and principal of the famou. Iuskegee institute, will be shocking. ly received throughout the civilized world
 He had been suffering from sever. headaches and hardening of the ar teries for more than month accord | ing to the statement of Dr. w A. Bas l tcdo, his physician, but it was only last Tuesday night at the request ant and MT. Wilcox, trustees of Tuekge, | institute, that he submitted to an ex | amination and consented to a treat ment in St. Lukes hospital, and talk, period of rest
 1 Even though he was very reluctan | in letting the world know that he wa l in critical, condition and press dis patches discouraged. it.. those in clos touch with the educator realized tha