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IF IT'S NEWS, IT'S IN THE BEE, FOR THE BEE IS A NEWSPAPER. THE BEE WASHINGTON Washington's Best and Leading Negro Newspaper-That's THE BEE VOL. XXXIV, NO. 35 WASHINGTON: D. C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1914 MISS BOWEN DEAD MISS BOWEN DEAD MISS MATTIE R. BOWEN. Death of a Well Known Teacher—Solemn and Impressive Services at the Metropolitan Church Last Sunday—Rev. Dr. Ross Delivered a Most Eloquent Eulogy—Floral Offerings Many. Miss Mattie R. Bowen, one of the best known and one of the most useful teachers in the public schools of this city, died Thursday morning, February 5, at 7 o'clock, at her home. 961 Florida Avenue Northwest. Miss Bowen was educated in the schools of Providence, R. L., and came to this city in the seventies and was appointed by Mr. Henry Johnson at that time a member of the school board. Miss Bowen was a great lover of her people and especially the children, whom she has been teaching all her life. At 1 o'clock last Sunday afternoon the funeral left her late residence and conveyed to the Metropolitan A. M. E. Church. The pallbearers were members of the Grand Army of the Republic. The honorary pallbearers were selected from her personal friends, whom she has known for years. The floral tributes were handsome as well as beautiful. The singing was under the direction of Prof. J. T. Layton, who rendered a beautiful solo, also a solo by Miss Lola Johnson and a very effective solo and remarks by Rev. Beckett. Reading of the scripture by Rev. Wiseman and prayer by Rev. Clair. One of the most eloquent, eulogies that ever fell from the lips of an orator was the eulogy delivered by Rev. Dr. Ross. He was followed by Mrs. Julia Layton, Dr. C. W. Childs, Mrs. Margie Walker, grand secretary of the Independent Order of St. Luke's, who came all the way from Richmond, Va. Prof. James Walker, Miss Bowen's supervising principal, also spoke briefly, and also others. All resolutions and letters were referred to Miss Maria Madra, who also read several letters and telegrams of condolence from many distinguished and well known bishops, citizens and ministers. At the conclusion of the services the lid of the casket was, lifted and two thousand people took a look at the corpse. After which the body was convolved to Woodlawn, where it was interred by the James Brothers. The active pallbearers wrote a white carnation in the lapel of their coats, while the honorary pallbearers carried a red carnation in their hands. A TRIBUTE To Miss Mattie R. Bowen by Mrs Maggie L. Walker, Grand Worthy Secretary, Treasurer of the Independent Order of St. Luke, an President of the Penny Saving Bank of Richmond, Va. The meeting was held Monday evening, February 9, in the Metropolitan Baptist Church, Rev. Dr. Norman, pastor, under the auspices of Independent Order of St. Luke's, o Washington, D. C. Rev. Dr. A. C Garner, district deputy, presided. Forty-four councils, representing sixteen hundred members, were present to greet and honor their worthy chief. Mrs. Walker came to the city Sunday for the purpose of attending the funeral of Miss Bowen and to share with the people of Washington t sorrow and the loss of such a friend of our race. In her address at the Monday night A. meeting she paid a very high tribute of respect to the memory of Miss Bowen and spoke of her as one of the earnest workers for the upbuilding of the Order of St. Luke in our city. She also spoke of the very prosperous condition of the order throughout the country, and that the Penny Savings Bank, of which she is president, was also in a healthy condition, having just issued its annual dividend to its stockholders a few days ago. She expressed herself as very much pleased with the work and the progress of The Washington jurisdiction under the management of Dr. A. C. Gordner, Mrs. Jessie B. Anderson and Mrs. Julia M. Layton. At the close of her address she presented to Dr. Garner, District of Columbia deputy, checks for $90, payments for the death claims of Washington for the months of December, 1913, and January, 1914. Mr. J. M. Layton, Bessie B. Anderson, M. M. Peace and F. D. Lee made some remarks. LOUISVILLE. Long Famed for Its Beautiful Colored Women and Hospitality—Soon to Rank as one Famed for 'Many Negro. Business Men, if Plans of Colored Men Eventuate—Colored Men There Awakening to Necessity of Co-operation—Negroes' per Capita Wealth Exceeds $73. (By Ralph W. Tyler.) LOUISVILLE, KY.—At one time Louisville was famed for its beautiful colored women and for the generous hospitality of its colored population. It for a while rested its fame on the fact that it was the stamping ground of Bishop Alexander Walters, now a national figure. Beautiful colored women are as plentiful here now, and hospitality is dispensed just as lavishly as when this city's fame rested most largely upon these two admirable recommendations, and Bishop Walters is just as dear to his friends here as ever. Just now, however, the colored men of this city are occupied with the question—how can we accelerate our business progress. With this in view, the local Negro Business League, which has been more or less inactive, recently reorganized, electing the resourceful Editor Wm. H. Steward president. It was the consensus of opinion that the league, and the citizens generally, needed to become more active if the race here was to maintain the pace set by some other cities. During my three days visit here I made a call upon every colored business man, and learned from each what he believed was necessary to business success, and each one pronounced in favor of co-operation and Negro leadership. In Louisville work is plentiful for those who seek and desire it, and opportunities for establishing new business enterprises, and the building up of those now established are not surpassed by any city in the country. There are now fifty thousand Negroes in this city, and these fifty thousand, forming nearly one-third of the city's total population own two millions of dollars of real estate, and have invested in business $250,000. With the money invested in real estate, business and personal property, and cash in bank, it is estimated that the per capita wealth of the Negroes of this city is $73.85. This is not, perhaps, as high a per capita wealth as some other cities can show for their Negro population, but it is, nevertheless, a good showing, and with the co-operation promised, the activity now evidenced, this per capita wealth will be greatly increased within the next twelve months. In Louisville, as many other cities I have visited, I find that individual progress is being made at the expense of co-operative progress. The best evidence to show that the Negroes of this city are awakening is to be found in the fact that they themselves have discovered this, and are how preparing to "right about face." Louisville has two splendid public libraries, for Negroes, in every way the equal of those for the whites, save in size, and just as efficiently and intelligently managed by a competent person in the interest to race betterment. Louisville has, also, a substantial, well furnished and well administered colored Y. M. C. A., under the supervision of a most capable and energetic secretary in the person of Mr. Bullock, and this too contains an assembly room in which meetings may be held for civic betterment. These three centers, I found, contribute much towards getting those interested in race advancement together, and to formulating a line of co-operative business action. Some of the lines of business in which Negroes of this city are now engaged in are: grocery, ice cream manufacturing, insurance, transfer and storage, real estate, printing, publishing, fruit and vegetable, carriage repairing, undertaking, coal yards, drugs and general contracting. There are twelve public schools here for Negroes in which 160 Negro teachers train the young idea. While the Negro teachers are in every way the equal of their white co-laborers, the school buildings for Negro children are in no way, as a rule, comparable to those afforded the whites, and the lack of room, to say nothing of the lack of equipment, works a very great hardship. The salaries paid the Negro teachers are not on the same scale paid the whites, though their work is, if anything, much more arduous. It has been pointed out that a live Negro Business League here can, in addition to working for the increase of the number of Negro business men, become a potent factor in securing for Negro public school teachers the same grade of pay drawn by the whites Liquyville's best Negroes are really a fine type of men and women, in intelligent, cultured, and possessing all that goes to make up a splendid type. In the many churches owned by the race here one finds proof that religious training has not been neglected. One is more apt to wonder if, after all, too much has been invested in church property. There are here 27 Baptist-17 Methodist, 2 Presbyterian, 3 Christian, 1 Congregational, 1 Enis- WASHINGTON; D.C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1914 JACKSON LDERICK DOUGLASS. Today is the Birthday of the Sage of Anacostia. The Great Emancipator, Orator and Agitator. copal, 1 Adventist and several scattering churches, bringing the total number of Negro churehes here up to 59. That Louisville is a good field for the Negro physician is shown by the fact that there are 35 of them herb with from fair to splendid practice. Twelve Negro lawyers attend to the litigations of the race, and attend to it intelligently, and four dentists look after the teeth of these Negroes in the Fall City, each enjoying a fine practice. I learned while here that the future of the race in this city, along material lines, depends most largely upon the harmonious and co-operative activity of the following men who are really among Louisville's highest types of progressive citizens: Wm. H. Steward, J. B. Cooper, C. H. Bullock, T. F. Parks, Rochelle Smith, S. W. Jordan, A. D. Porter, J. H. Hathaway, A. B. Ridley, Prof. A. E. Meyzeck, P. A. Curtis, H. E. Hall, M. W. W. Spradling, Guy W. Smith, T. F. Blue, E. A. Clark, Chas. K. Rogers, D. L. Ferguson, W. B. Mathews, David Stewart, Wm. H. Shepard, W. J. Wallis, W. T. Amiger, W. H. Perry, J. S. Colter, C. H. Parrish, Dr. E. D. Whedbee, W. A. Brown, H. D). Heck, and a few others. These men can make Louisville just for the number of Negroes engaged in business as a city of beautiful colored women and unapproachable hospitality. M STREET HIGH SCHOOL In Baltimore, Md.—Young Ladies Show Their Art in Basket Ball—Great Interest Manifested. Baltimore, Md., Feb. 7.—On Friday afternoon, February 6, amid the cheers of many of the girl students of the M Street High School, who in spite of the downpour of rain had gathered on the front steps to give their team a send-off, the girl's basket hall team of the M Street High School and a small number of rooters set out for Baltimore to play the Baltimore High School girls. Arriving in the Monument City, the team was met by Messrs. Flag. CHEATHAM Visits the Secretary of Others. Stewart, MacBerth and Harrison, who conducted them to St. Mary's Hall, where the game was to be played and where the team received a hearty welcome from the Baltimore team. It will be remembered that among the games played last year by this team was the one in which they defeated Baltimore by a score of 6 to 5. The game began a little after 3:30 and after much excellent playing on both sides the first half ended with a lead. After another very exciting and interesting half, the game ended with the score of 7 to 6, the Baltimore girls the victors. The game was fast and very creditable to the two high schools as well as to the coaches and their teams. The playing of the M Street girls, who under the efficient coaching of Miss Theresa Lee have developed into a very strong team, was extremely good. Misses Ethel R. Evans and Miriam W. Williams guarded well and the team, playing was of unusual merit. Goals were thrown by Misses Mamie E. Cawthorne and Edna M. Prout. After the game the visitors were entertained at a luncheon by the Senior boys of the Baltimore High School. Mr. Hawkins, the principal, acted as toastmaster. Miss Anna Coleman, the Baltimore captain, welcomed the guests from Washington and Miss Mary Webb, the M Street captain, responded. Toasts were also given by Misses Lee, Bruce and Slowe, Mr. McBeth, vice president of the Senior Class of the Baltimore High School, and Miss G. D. Pelham, vice president of the Senior Class of the M Street High School. Mr. Flagg gave a toast, "A Message to Washington's Girls," and Miss Maud Lane gave the toast, "A Message to Washington's Boys." Before the luncheon passed into history, at the request of Mr. Hawkins everyone joined in singing 'Auld Lang Syne.' After the lunch the guests were taken to Odd Fellows' Hall, where they danced until time for the party from Washington to leave. This part of the program was enjoyed to the utmost by all of the Washington visitors, who on leaving for the station gave three cheers for Baltimore, three cheers for the Baltimore team and three rousing cheers for Baltimore's boys. Besides Misses Mary F. Webb, Ethel R. Evans, Manie C. Cawthorne, Edna M. Prout, Miriam W. Williams, Lorraine Hall and Iola M. Robinson, the members of the M Street team and the substitutes. Miss Stella Skinker and Emil Kenny, there were in the party Miss Theresa Lee, coach of the M Street team, Miss Minola Kirkland, vice principal of the M Street High School, Mrs. Adelaide Cook, Mrs. W. T. Lattimore and Misses Adelaide Cook, Mary Sunner, Lillie Skinker. Maybell Johnson and G. Dorothy Pelham. HONORS FRED DOUBLASS High Esteem in Which Theodore Tilton Held the Great Agitator. (From the Twin City Star.) Among the sonnets, written by Theodore Tilton to the memory of Fred Douglass, appears the following fine lines: I knew the prodquest giants of my day, And he was of them—strong amid the strong. But gentle too, for, though he suffered wrong. Yet the wrong doer never heard him say, Thee also do I hate. * * * A lover's lay—no dirge, no doleful requiem song— Is what I owe him, for I loved him long. As dearly as a younger brother may. Proud is the happy grief with which I sing, For, O my country, in the paths of men There never walked a grander man than he! He was a peer of princes—yea, a king, Crowned in the shamblés and the prison pen, The noblest slave that ever God, set freel ·IT COULDN'T BE DONE. (From Mound Bayou News.) Somebody said that it couldn't be done. But he with a chuckle replied, That "maybe it couldn't," but he would be one Who wouldn't say so till he'd tried. So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin On his face. If he worried he hid it. He started to sing as he tackled the thing. That couldn't be done—and he did it! Somebody scoffed: "Oh, you'll never do that-- At least, no one ever has done it?" But he took his coat and he took off his hat, And the first thing we knew, he'd began it. With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin That couldn't be done—and he did it! There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done; There are thousands to prophesy failure; There are thousands to point out to you one by one The dangers that wait to assail you. But just buckle in with a bit of a grin, Then take off your coat and go to it; Just start in to sing as you tackle the thing. That "cannot be done"—and you will do it.—Edgar A. Gust. Social Settlement A club known as "The Five Hundred" is being formed among the colored citizens of the district who are interested in seeing the work of the Colored Social Settlement in Southwest Washington carried on unhampered by the debt of $3,500 on the building, and the consequent yearly interest of $200. They are aroused to the splendid work being done in that section through influence of the Settlement, and realize that the expense of maintaining the plant absorbs all the regular income from the few faithful contributors, leaving nothing for the debt. The club is making a sixty-day campaign and the membership fee is $5.00. Those who have joined in the cause the first week are: Mrs. Martha E Tucker, Miss Annie E. Thompson. Ada A. Hand, Emma R. Clarke. Mary H. Perry, Angelina W. Grimke. Eva A. Chase, Jane E. Page, R. A. Boston, D. E. Tucker, Charlotte E. Hunter, Hon. Archibald H. Grimke, Mai, Charles R. Douglass, Dr. Wm L. Board and Mr. Ferdinand D. Lée. The Y. W. C. A. The Young Women's Christian Association will make the last payment of one hundred dollars on its new building in Florida Avenue this month. Mrs Francis, the president, is to be congratulated. NEW YORK LETTER NEW YORK LETTER Geo. Wibecan Touted As Coming Leader in New York—New Political Assignments, Deposing of Mrs. Terrell, and New Citizens' Club Causing a Lot of Gossip. Special to The Bee. New York, Feb. 12.—With the colored regiment here now assured, a new line-up in New York is possible. Charles W. Anderson, the astute politician and long officeholder, has for years been the political boss of New York. It is no secret that he fought the legislation which gave New York a colored regiment, fearing that an organization as large and as strong as a regiment might militate against his influence in politics. He did not fight the legislation openly, but every one connected with the military organization knows of his opposition, and have since taken stock of it since the legislation won in a Democratic controlled Legislature. The recent mayoralty election has caused more or less shifting of scenes, and new alignments, and the alliance formed between Governor McGlynn and Chairman McCombs of the National Democratic Committee looking to a working agreement with the Wilson administration gives promise of another new deal in politics. Heretofore Mr. Anderson has always been agile enough to adjust himself to each new alignment. Whether he will join hands with the new combine and retain his office is much of a conjecture here. Negro Tammanites, and Negro Democrats generally, are inclined to the belief that Mr. Anderson conspired to defeat their ambition for political preferment under President Wilson. These men were all for a Negro agreement, while Mr. Anderson was never vociferously for one. Political developments in this State at least are interesting to political observers. The recent rumpus in the N. A. A. C. P., resulting in Mrs. Mary Church Terrell and Dr. Mossell being dropped from the board, Dr. Mason being deposed as organizer and Bishon Walters resigning, because of the assault made on him by Mr. Villard, is still a matter of great discussion here. Following the lead of Bishop Walters, Mr. Sinclair, of Philadelphia, also quit the organization. Even many members of the organization here, believe it was very short-sighted policy to have instituted a fight within the organization by deposing such very prominent members. The N. A. A. C. P. internecine war, together with new political allignments promised, is absorbing the interest of colored New Yorkers. There are strong possibilities that Geo. E. Wihue, the hustling Brooklynite, will succeed to the leadership of colored Republicans here, and that Geo. W. Harris, publisher of the New York News, will lead the Progressives, he having already come out for the African traveller for president in 1916. Everybody here is watching and waiting and puzzled as to who to tie up with. Everything is in readiness for the dinner Saturday night, the 14th inst. at Raub's, to be by the Citizens' Club, of which Geo. E. Wibecan is president. Am those who will sit down to the banquet table are: The president, Mr. Wibecan, Charles O. Thomas, secretary, Will H. Hackly, treasurer, Messrs.' Walter Warren, Geo. W. Harris, Dr. Roland R. Johnson, Prof W. H. Craig, Henry T. Mars, Chas. H. Lansing, Fred B. Watkins, Charles E. Moore, Dr. Richard Birne, Frank H. Gilbert, Prof James Gordon, Dr. Walter Beckman, Wm. Russell Johnson, R. R. Willis, Frank H. Gilbert, Wm. C. Green, Prof J. F. Woods, Phillip Thorne, Dr. O. M. Weller, Vernon Murray, Dr. Esteve Mars, Allen Thompson, Charley Smith, and H. A. Williamson. The Citizens' Club is the most representative organization among New York organizations. It is said that the adherents of Collector Anderson regard it with suspicion and alarm, and especially so because of the selection of Mr. Wibecan as president, who has never been regarded as an Anderson boomer. JUSTICE WRIGHT. What of It? Presidents Carry Guns. The "tempest in a tea pot" about Mr. Justice Wright and a gun is only another evidence of the hypocrisy of the so-called "goodie, goodie" people in this city. What of it, if he had a gun? Presidents have carried guns in the past. It was said at one time that a gun was seen on Ex-President Roosevelt. All good shotmen and courageous men ought to carry a gun. Progressive editors have guns in their desks to meet intruders when they enter their offices. The Bee would have been out of commission several years ago if its Editor had not met intruders and bandits. Guns? Just what Dr. Ross said in a speech some time ago, instead of colored people purchasing firearms to enable them to dance the tango, the grizzly bear, turkey trot and Texas steer, purchase guns for home protection—that's all. Roy Willis Leads The Vermont Baptist Church contributed $21 dollars to the Rick Foundation Fund. Rev. Willis made an individual contribution of five dollars. THE MAJESTIC THEATER IS NO DOUBT MORE CENTRALLY LOCATED THAN ANY THEATER IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON. This document contains a series of lines of text that appear to be part of a larger report or presentation. The text is not clearly legible due to the blurry and scattered appearance of the image. It is possible that the document is intended for a professional audience, such as a business or academic setting, where clear and readable content is required. THE MANAGER, MR. FRANK BROWN,ASKS THAT THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY GIVE HIM THEIR ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT. THE MAJESTIC THEATER CATERS TO THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY AND IT IS HIS INTENTION TO GIVE THEM UP TO DATE SHOWS; THE BEST THAT MAY BE FOUND IN THE UNITED STATES AMONG THE COLORED PEOPLE. THEY WILL BECLEAN AND UNOBJECTIONABLE TO THE THEATER GOERS OF WASHINGTON. The image provided is extremely blurry and contains no discernible text. It appears to be a grayscale image with a speckled texture. Due to the low resolution, no specific details can be accurately identified. SEND YOUR CHILDREN TO OUR MATINEES AND THEY WILL BE PROPERLY CARED FOR AND WELL PROTECTED. 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It cultivates the roots and produces a new growth of long, luxurious, soft and glossy hair. NOTE.—Madam G. A. Cerutt, the world's renowned Hair Culturist, Demonstrator and Authority on Human Hair, was awarded the Bronze Medal at the Jamestown Exposition, 1907, for skill in hair work. Madame G. A. Box Sample of Comb m will be received and the G. A. Ceruti, Box19, Station J, A Sample of Comb may be secured at will be received and Comb promptly Sample of Comb may be secured at The Bee office, where orders will be received and Comb promptly delivered. ELKS' MID WINTER SMOKER. The Mid-winter Smoker given on January 23, was a great success, humor; superb comedy skits, catch limit, a bunch of about four hundred. Elks know how to assemble, common pleasuie and good cheer. The Johnson, inspired by the surrounthusiasm and has been the subject antlered herd. Mr. Bias was both The Eleven o'clock toast by Mr. and unique, and when he mentioned hearted "absent brothers," the affection of some of the things that have been his committee are: Did Mr. H. A. Was Mr. Dancy afraid the pace of form, Why was District Deputy P. Was it a dark conspiracy that kept Mr. J. E. Collins could be put in J. S. Chapman, John Banks and O. Why don't Morris explain, Who smoker, Was that a Coroner's inquiring shop after the smoker and continue containers, until the first early care. The impersonation of Bert Willis made the hit of the evening. Mr. ability as well as close observation, great Negro comedian. Exalted himself to salads and ginger ale his solo. I. E. Wilson did not assist. The program is arranged by the Introduction of Chairman of Comm. Opening, Master of Ceremonies. Welcome. Singing. Response. Response, on part of Secret Society. Response, on part of Morning Stair Remarks. Remarks. More Singing. Talkfest. I. Edward Wilson, E. R. N. Deputy. James S. Chapman. Some More Singing. If you don't like it. Eleven O'clock. Monologue. Renowned Impersonator If you see it you are lucky. Still More Singing. ??? Closing Ode. Those who assisted Chairman B. E. W. Bundy, Chair P. A. Loma. Andrew Beckett V. Ch. Frank Boug Wm. H. Toliver, Sec. Toliver Yate Robert Smith John H. Yor R. A. Fletcher Joseph Bold J. R. Latney A. Keyes Dr. S. S. Thompson James Willis Dr. T. C. Smith C. D. Freem Bazal Belt John E. Colle Thomas Bass Audella Wee Marshall Sunford O. D. Morris Wm. Proctor Thomas Smile E. D. Bullard Chas. W. G. W. Jordon J. Anderson Wallace Payne I Crawford J. S. Chapman Andrew W. Wm. H. Simms J. H. Bishop R. E. Brown Fred Saunde Albert Johnson William Join T. H. Banks Henry Brodie John H. Banks Julious Mile E. V. Barber Seymore An J. T. Brown I. Pryor S. W. Taylor Andrew L. S. A. Lancaster Wm. H. Bee D. E Self Allen Davis L. Bush William Wiles Edw. C. Johnson James L. Ev. Chas. Williams Robert Gidn Stumph Johnson W. H. Hunt Eugene Blair J. A. Colem Butter Smoker given by Columhia Lodge, was a great success. Speeches; alive comedy skits, catchy songs, refreshed of about four hundred jolly good fellows to assemble, combined to make an and good cheer. The address of Mr. Bias was both interesting and in no clock toast by Mr. B. L. Gaskins and when he mentioned the names of six brothers," the affect was beyond doubt things that have been puzzling chairware: Did Mr. H. A. Clarke actually stand by afraid the pace would be too fast as District Deputy Brooks in such a conspiracy that kept Mr. O. D. Morris could be put in his place as toastman. John Banks and C. D. Freeman have Harris explain, Who was elected exalted that a Coroner's inquest that assembler smoker and continued to examine certify the first early car came along. Certification of Bert Williams by Mr. W. St. of the evening. Mr. Gordon showed his close observation in his impersonal median. Exalted Ruler Blagburn had and ginger ale had to sing the close Nelson did not assist him. As arranged by the committee was a Chairman of Comm. J. Ceremonies O. Chath. Ingleside Quartet, A. R. His part of Secret Societies H. Liart of Morning Star Lodge, A. J. Ing. J. Frank Blackburn, Lord Wilson, E. R. No. 40, Simon P. B. James S. Chapman. Giving. You will be. W. St. Unknown Impersonator of Bert Williams you are lucky. Looking. Those who are assisted Chairman Bundy were: Chair P. A. Lomax Geo. W. St. V. Ch. Frank Boughton Jos. Booth, Sec. Toliver Yates J. S. Ra. John H. Young J. H. B. Joseph Bolden J. H. So. A. Keyes J. F. Blair. James Willis Geo. H. C. D. Freeman Thos. W. John E. Collins Wash B. Audela West J. H. G. O. D. Morris Fredrick Thomas Smith Jessie F. Chas. W. Gilliam Thomas. J. Anderson Engene. I Crawford Alfred A. Andrew W. Sears Geo. W. J. H. Bishop Robert J. Fred Saunders J. H. B. William Jones J. W. B. Henry Brodis Jas. A. Julious Miles O. Crowley Seymore Anderson Jefferson I. Pryor Wm. Fr. Andrew L. Smith E. John Wm. H. Bell Esau W. Allen Davis Grant L. William Wilson John Ma James L. Evans Jas. H. Robert Gidney James H. W. H. Hunter John Ed. J. A. Coleman The Mid-winter Smoker given by Columbia Lodge, No. 85 Elks on January 23, was a great success. Speeches; alive with wit and humor; superb comedy skits, catchy songs, refreshments without limit, a bunch of about four hundred jolly good fellows such as the Elks know how to assemble, combined to make an evening of unusual pleasuie and good cheer. The address of Mr. Henry Lincoln Johnson, inspired by the surroundings, aroused the greatest enthusiasm and has been the subject of much favorable comment by antlered herd. Mr. Bias was both interesting and instructive. The Eleven o'clock toast by Mr. B. L. Gaskins was both able and unique, and when he mentioned the names of some of our big hearted "absent brothers," the affect was beyond description. Some of the things that have been puzzling chairman Bundy and his committee are: Did Mr. H.A. Clarke actually start for the hall, Was Mr. Dancy afraid the pace would be too fast for his rotund form, Why was District Deputy Brooks in such a hurry to leave, Was it a dark conspiracy that kept Mr. O. D. Morris away until Mr. J. B. Collins could be put in his place as toastmaster, Did Mr. J. S. Chapman, John Banks and C. D. Freeman have a hand in it, Why don't Morris explain, Who was elected exalted ruler by this smoker, Was that a Coroner's inquest that assembled in the barber shop after the smoker and continued to examine certain and divers containers, until the first early car came along. The impersonation of Bert Williams by Mr. W. Stanford Gordon made the hit of the evening. Mr. Gordon showed great skill and ability as well as close observation in his impersonation of the one great Negro comedian. Exalted Ruler Blagburn having confined himself to salads and ginger ale had to sing the closing alone as a solo. I. E Wilson did not assist him. The program as arranged by the committee was as follows: Introduction of Chairman of Comm. John E. Collins Opening, Master of Ceremonies Oscar D. Morris Welcome Chas. D. Freeman Singing Ingleside Quartet, A. R. Burell Leader Response Harry A. Clarke Response, on part of Secret Societies H. Lincoln Johnson Response, on part of Morning Star Lodge, A. Henson, Jr. Remarks John C. Dancy Remarks J. T. Bias More Singing Ingleside Quartet Talkfest J. Frank Blackburn, E. R. No. 85, I. Edward 'Wilson, E. R. No. 40, Simon P. Brooks, District Deputy. James S. Chapman. Some More Singing Ingleside If you don't like it You will have to take it Eleven O'clock B. L. Gaskins Monologue W. Stanford Gordon Renowned Impersonator of Bert Williams Those who assisted Chairman Bunny were: E. W. Bundy, Chair P A. Lomax Geo. W. Butts Andrew Beckett V. Ch. Frank Boughton Jos. Booker Wm H Toliver, Sec. Toliver Yates J. S. Randolph Robert Smith John H Young J. H. Brown R. A. Fletcher Joseph Boldeq J H. Scott J. R. Latney A. Keyes J. F. Blagburn Dr. S. S. Thompson James Willis Geo. Hamilton Dr. T. C. Smith C. D. Freeman Thos. Winters Bazal Belt John E. Collins Wash Bailey Thomas Bass Audela West J. H. Gray Marshall Sanford O. D. Morris Fredrick Hamilton Wm. Proctor Thomas Smith Jessie F. Thorn E. D. Bullard Chas. W. Gilliam Thomas Hollin W. Jordon J. Anderson Eugene Green Wallace Payne I Crawford Alfred A. Gray J. S. Chapman Andrew W. Sears Geo. W. Adams Wm. H. Simms J. H. Bishop Robert Jones R. E. Brown Fred Saunders J. H. Buttler Albert Johnson William Jones J. W. Barkley T. H. Banks Henry Brodis Jas. A. Marshall John H. Banks Julious Miles O. Crowford E. V. Barber Seymore Anderson Jefferson Keene J. T. Brown I Pryor Wm. Freeman S. W. Taylor Andrew L. Smith E. Johnson A. Iancaster Wm. H. Bell Esau Winslow D. E Self Allen Davis Grant Lomax L. Bush William Wilson John Martin Edw. C. Johnson James L. Evans Jas. H Scott Chas. Williams Robert Gidney James Holmes Stumph Johnson W. H. Hunter John Edwards Eugene Blair J. A. Coleman NECESSARY LEADERSHIP AND ITS PENALTY. Editor The Bee: In regards to leadership, or a leader or leaders in the midst of our people, it seems a hard question, judging from careful observation and careful studies of opinions for many of our race to choose the kind or class of leadership best, or most preferable for our general success at this most peculiar and real particular stage of our existence in this country. If, as a separate and distinct race of persons so classified of course, we can avoid the course of history repeating itself in our case in the United States, then we are a miracle. There are several classes of leadership absolutely necessary to accomplish those results, and, Mr. Editor, as serious as some of us know how serious it is, must be admitted that it is an absolute impos- furb. $7.99 Ceruti, 105 N x19, Station J, New York may be secured at The Bee office, d Comb promptly delivered. by Columbia Lodge, No. 85 Elks Press. Speeches; alive with wit andATCHY songs, refreshments without hird jolly good fellows such as the combined to make an evening of un-The address of Mr. Henry Lincoln Soundings, aroused the greatest effect of much favorable comment by interesting and instructive. Mr. B. L. Gaskins was both able omitted the names of some of our big effect was beyond description. Green puzzling chairman Bundy and Clarke actually start for the hall, he would be too fast for his rotund Brooks in such a hurry to leave, except Mr. O. D. Morris away until in his place as toastmaster, Did Mr. C. D. Freeman have a hand in it, so was elected exalted ruler by this request that assembled in the barber dued to examine certain and divers car came along. Williams by Mr. W. Stanford Gordon Mr. Gordon showed great skill and con in his impersonation of the one and Ruler Blagburn having confined had to sing the closing alone as at him. The committee was as follows: Ann. John E. Collins Oscar D. Morris Chas. D. Freeman Side Quartet, A. R. Burell Leader Harry A. Clarke eties H. Lincoln Johnson Car Lodge, A. Henson, Jr. John C. Dancy J. T. Bias Ingleside Quartet Frank Blackburn, E. R. No. 85, No. 40, Simon P. Brooks, District Man. Ingleside You will have to take it B. L. Gaskins W. Stanford Gordon ator of Bert Williams Look, Watch, Wait Ingleside ? ? ? Those who are able to Sing Bundy were: Max Geo. W. Butts Brighton Jos. Booker States J. S. Randolph Young J. H. Brown Olden J. H. Scott J. F. Blagburn Lilis Geo. Hamilton Ceman Thos. Winters Collins Wash Bailey West J. H. Gray Harris Fredrick Hamilton Smith Jessie F. Thorn Gilliam Thomas Hollin Con Eugene Green Ed Alfred A. Gray V. Sears Geo. W. Adams Top Robert Jones Ders J. H. Buttler Bones J. W. Barkley Didis Jas. A. Marshall ales O. Crowford Anderson Jefferson Keene Wm..Freeman Smith E. Johnson Bell Esau Winslow Bris Grant Lomax Wilson John Martin Evans Jas. H Scott Dney James Holmes inter John Edwards man sibility that our present standard of a one man leadership can not accomplish the desired results. How can we get away from the path blazed by others? and it was necessary too, that they take the old route. Education, civilization, humanity and Christianity(?) was no better of them than what it is now. Then, sir, how can we get away from the inevitable? I think Rev. I. N. Ross, not but a short time ago, did not miss the mark. As for me, I am a radical, the greater part of my ancestors were French, mixed with Haitians, then mixed with part African in the United States. My ideal of leadership at this peculiar stage of, our oppressions, is based on the French idea of leadership, which existed during that period of the Frenchmans oppressions in France. There are certain persons of color whom I would not hesitate a mo DIRECTIONS.—First cleanse the scalp with Ceruti's Tar Shampoo, then oil the hair well with Ceruti's African Eureka Cream, remove the catch at the extreme end of the metallic frame of the comb, and take out rod, heat red hot, and replace same, the comb is then ready for use. Then comb the hair, letting the hair pass over the tube containing the rod, after inserting the rod in the tube. PRICE LIST Shampooing, 50 cents up. Transformations from $1.50 up. Pompadours from 25 cents up. Wigs from $3 up. Monthly treatments, $3. Ceruti's Skin Food, $1.50. Ceruti's African Eureka Cream, for the hair, 50 cents. Ceruti's Tar Shampoo, 25 cents. Ceruti's Scalp cleaner, $1.00. When ordering send sample of your own hair. Describe the article you want. ment to put the O. K. mark, to entrust, to follow him, or them to the last ditch in our fight against our oppressions. What's the use of hidinf from the truth? Why not tell it, and let the masses know just where we stand in the midst of it all! To all those who have followed up my articles in The Bee and The Searchlight, of Seattle, Wash., my views and opinions can not be misconstrued. I do not equivocate or compromise the issue; why should I? If I were a delegate to a convention, or counsel of properly accredited delegation of colored men to chose a leader and leaders, women, too, for to lead our race, my preference would be persons of determination and a certain kind of grit. That most peculiar kind, capable of making themselves—if it would need be, and it will need be—martyrs to the cause of an oppressed and despised people; persons capable of sacrificing their very existence in the defense of their people without a thought of applause nor of recompense. Simply capable of being martyrs to a great cause. There lies the danger, but there also you hid the solution. Friends. Nothing short of but men and women of that stripe are fully capable of dealing with dangerous situations and could successfully lead our race through this ambuscade of oppressions, villifications, murders, restrictions, deprivations and other forms of dark assassinations of the rights, privileges and opportunities of the citizens of color in the United States without our complete destruction. At present time—and there will be no change for the better—our situation is, we are in the midst of an anarchism in its most advanced stages. If this is not so, why all of this discrimination and unrest of the thinking colored men, assisted by many white men? Make no mistake, do not be deceived, for it is all too true. Mr. Editor and friends: In all due respects to the opinions of others—I mean those who think, or many think, in trusting in the Lord for the just settling of our most difficult and embarrassing position—that the Lord Christ and Christianity, and all of our religious beliefs, is clean out of the question. I need not go into details to prove, such things as failures, not capable of checking the evil spirits of rebellion or anarchism predominant in the hearts of those who hate us. With certain exceptions, it is the nature of the white man. He would sooner destroy the colored race than absorb him, his absorption would mean the complete contamination of the caucasian in him; and that he is not willing to lose. If we ever expect to be successful in our equal citizenship in every particular in this country, we need, or must not expect to reach it from or through a Christian(2) and a religious point of work. They do not even want to worship in the same churches with us in it. Deny who will, 'tis true just the same. These are historical facts. No successes were ever accomplished through that process or formation of the fighting forces of the white man—if so, there was blood spilled—much less will the simple idea of Christianity serve the colored persons in the United States in his fight for his justice and rights. The sooner the masses of colored persons learn to think in that way and act according, all of which are well defined standards applied by the white(2) man in all such emergencies, the sooner the colored citizens of this country will settle, either one way or the other; forever, the rights of the citizens of color. Now then, if this is our position or condition, what class of leadership is necessary, and what should be his following? Speak out! Any other leadership but persons of determination and coldbloodedness, capable of facing an inquisition—of which the race has its quota—is not worth the name of a leader or leaders. This present kind of leadership(?) simply means a further, or continuation of compromising our position, which is deplorable and sufficiently compromised. The sooner we 'break away from it the better. The history of England, the history of France, the history of Haiti, the history of Germany, and the history of the United States are all of record, each and all of them, more or less tell in cold blooded language, how the rights of man was accomplished. Is it because we are of American origin we fear to venture where the caucasian has passed? Do we expect to reach the glory of our success and history in America—notwithstanding the fact that we helped wonderfully to make America's history famous—as hangers on. Why, forget it! Anv colored person or persons who think in that way, is sadly, or greatly mis- taken; indeed he is. That same process of blood and death, which it took many times to rectify the tyranny and oppression of others, will be absolutely necessary on our part, as a separate color of persons in this country, to rectify our tyranny and oppressions—all the signs point in that direction. Deal with the solution(?) or question as you will or may. Not unless the citizen of color intends to do as he now does, tamely and indefinitely submit to all restrictions and non privileges of the rights of man imposed on him things that no race, who claims to be men has ever done—that process of blood and death for the rectification of our oppressions, is inevitable. This is a ticklish proposition, but it is so. We can not get away from it by remaining in the United States. It took me a long time, or many years to reach that conclusion, but I have. To avoid this process of bloodshed, the citizen of color must tamely and indefinitely submit to the restrictions imposed upon him in all of his rights of man. If we do, which we are doing, are we not as a race frankly speaking, a race of cowards? I sometimes think we are, and sometimes I think we are not, but simply we are not yet or quite a united race. If we are not afraid of the white man, nor are we a race of cowards, when are we to be a united people? Oppositions, it seems to me should make us colored persons if this country the most united people in it, and yet there is something that seems to hinder. What is it? I it it see the ghost of slavery—the monster who checked our progress of evolution—still proving in our midst This is true; do not hide it. But remember, my friends, our present standard of leadership is based at most exclusively on that hellish institution. When are we to break or get away from such a contaminate leadership? Is it necessary that white men go about the country lecturing to us, telling us what we can tell ourselves? Or are we as a racemore convinced because a white-matells us such and such a thing? A Dr. Jol E. Springarn told us January, at the Second Baptist Chure Detroit, concerning ourselves an our present leadership, and we be lieve him quicker than those of our own race who tells us the identic. things? According to my way of thinking it is those little things which goes to show our lack of unity, a deficiency which comes near being a sign of its inferiority. Our pride some time checks the thought, but let us forget it and dare not say it. No race men in this country is more qualified than the colored person himself, more particularly those colored men endowed with that spirit who knows its master; to tell to his people, to the people, the things necessary; to things he feels which, like our mentored Frederick Douglass, Richard Allen, John Mercer Langston, Robert B. Elliott, M. Laurent Auguste, Arthur Esteres, Hypolite Casta, Pat Treyigne, Tussaint L'Overture and others who have gone before, could would and did tell. Yes, our resident in the United States is a very serious proposition indeed, and a stranger in a strange land" by I Thomas Fortune, which appeared in The Journal and Gifide recently, put it properly when he says: "But there are times when I feel that I am more of a stranger in the United States than I was in the Far East, and I have felt that way for fifty-seven years. What makes the colored person feel that way? It is not imagination, nor it is a deprived mind, nor it is a stricken conscience, nor is it a mere taney, nor is it a nohols thought. It is the thought of a free man, not hampered with the burden of an inferior mind. It is the thoughts of all of those who feel the equality of a people's creation home, in a country based on the rights of man, but in which he sees and feels keenly too, the curse of tyranny and oppression, sapping the liberties of a people, where nothing "short of but the blood of its martyrs could ever suppress and rectify. There are four very serious questions which confront the citizens of color in this country. Absorption, tamely submit to indignities, gratification, or in time fight for rights as the Englishman, the German, the Frenchman, the Haitian and the white American. Yes, these are serious questions. Of course they are, and we are daily confronted with all of them as true as we are a part and parcel of this government Now then, if we are to remain in this country under our present restrictions—and they will continue to grow even worse—when it is equally a true that our intelligence and education is growing in proportion to our oppressions, how can, or will we endure them? Without that process of blood and death to many of our people? What great miracle is to happen in this country as to make us feel so secure, when it is true that we can find our former friends shaking at Hetsgrabish with our tormentors and oppressors over the tormentors and of the recent past? When we can find the very pillars of religious denomination Christian(2) as they call them in the United States—in the forefront of the mobs cheering them on, bent to do and do do us injury. Yes, what miracle I ask, is to happen to cause those who hate us to learn to love and respect us, to give us without a final struggle on our part, our equal share of life, our pursuit of happiness in the United States. I pray: Do not be deceived. We have come so far—as a mass in this country—because of our ignorance and indifference, this will not endure. Our present leadership is faulty. It does not cope with the things our race endures. It is not destined for the future, that our race reaches its destination of equality in the United States. Without the shedding of his life's blood in his own personal cause. Serious, why yes, it is, and it will require leadership of iron nerve—completely absorbed in that special line of duty, fully capable of being martyrs to the cause of an oppressed people, to succeed. Yes, it is all very serious, indeed. P. L. CARMOUCHF. Detroit, Michigan SOUTH RICH IN WATER POWER. Remarkable Development of Resources Told by Geological Survey. Washington.-The remarkable development of the south's water power resources is told in a statement issued by the federal geological survey. It gives the results of the survey's investigation of practically all the important river basins of the southern states, and daily gauge heights and discharges covering the year 1911 are recorded. At any reasonable valuation per horsepower, it is stated, the undeveloped power of these streams is an important industrial asset. In Georgia and the Carolinas more than 100,000 horsepower has been developed and is being by the cotton mills alone, and public service corporations in these three states are today developing 300,000 to 400,000 additional horsepower to turn the hundreds of mills and light the many towns and cities in the region. NEW CANAL NEARLY CUT. Small Craft Will Be Allowed to Pass Through Cave Cod Ditch Shortly. Sandwich. Mass. - The Cape Cod canal is likely to be open for small craft within six months. This six mile ditch connecting Cape Cod bay with Buzzards bay is 75 per cent completed, according to the engineers, and it is believed that the waters of the two bays will meet the coming summer. When first opened the canal will not be sufficiently deep to admit coastwise vessels, but power boats and other small craft will be allowed to go through. Already several New England yacht clubs are planning cruises with the canal passage in view. Two big dredges that entered the canal, one at each end, are now within 8,000 feet of each other at Bourndale. Between them, for nearly a mile, is a fifteen foot trench which will be flooded when the dredges cut the barriers. AT 15 ENTERS PLANE FOR $100,000 PRIZE Automatic Stabilizing Device Made by Young Thaw. New York.-Aboard the Provence when she steamed from this port for Havre was another of America's candidates for the $100,000 aviation safety prize offered by the government of France and others in the Union For THE FISHERMAN Photo by America Press Association. WILLIAM THAW (AT LEFT) IN HYDROAERO- PLANE. Security in Air Craft. The apparatus going aboard the Provence is the automatic stabilizing device entered by Alexander Blair Thaw 2d, fifteen years old, and the 100 horsepower Curtiss hydroaeroplane upon which it has been installed. Young Mr. Thaw, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Thaw of Pittsburgh, accompanied the stabilizer, with his brother, William Thaw, the aviator, who will fly the hydroaeroplane in the official trials. The lad has not disclosed the principle on which his mechanical balancer is operated, but members of the Aero Club of America who witnessed its workings were much impressed by its simplicity and apparent practicability. It is said that the stabilizer prevents side slipping, skidding or stalling and banks an aeroplane at the correct angle in making turns, thus overcoming many dangers of the air. The device is arranged to operate even while manual control is interrupted, so that failure of the aviator to act in restoring equilibrium when needed would not be fatal. Those who have encountered young Mr. Thaw have been surprised by the practical knowledge of air craft which he has acquired. Much of his time outside of school for three years has been spent in the study of aviation. William Thaw, who will fly his brother's machine in the tests to be conducted by the Aero Club of France, came into notice last summer at Newport, where he flew with Stevenson MacGordon in a Curtiss flying boat and carried many passengers. These two aviators also flew from Newport to this city. LIKE EVE, SHE WILL ROAM WOOD To Obtain Clothes by Slaying Animals and Using Skins—Daughter of Guide Says Knowledge of Woodcraft Will Enable Her to Succeed—Expert Shot With Rifle and Skillful With the Rod. Portland, Me.—Garbed only in the original attire of Mother Eve, Miss Bana Douglass of Stratton will enter the dense woods of Franklin county and remain there two months some time this year. She will take neither weapons, clothing nor provisions, but will trust to her woodcraft and her knowledge of game to enable her to live and to come forth fully clad and in fine fighting trim. She is a fearless ranger of the forests, and her friends say she will accomplish her difficult task. Miss Douglass declares she will enter the forests of her native county as scantily clad as when she was born and will come forth at the end of the two months fully clothed in such garb as she can obtain in the woodlands. She will take nothing, feeling certain that she can provide for herself whatever she needs of food and raiment. Fear of no modern Actaeon seems to enter her mind. Miss Douglass greatly prefers the woods and fields and streams, with their hunting, freedom and fishing, to a love romance. Since childhood the girl, a daughter of Gus Douglass of Stratton, has followed her father hundreds of miles in the woods, has absorbed his fund of wood lore and has studied the forests and inland waters with their teeming life. The father is an expert shot, trapper, fisherman and guide, and just now he, another man and Miss Douglass are across the Canadian border on a shooting trip. Miss Douglass knows every kind of tree and bird and animal to be found in the Dead river region of this state, knows every sort of animal of the field and river banks and every variety of fish frequenting Carrababassett river and the south and north branches of the Dead river itself in her home district. She knows all their habits and peculiarities and has no fear of life alone among them for two months. Stratton is a part of the town of Eustis, forty-eight miles north of Farmington. The settlement and all the region of the Dead river lying thereabout are thinly populated, comparatively speaking, but they offer a great field for the sportsman with rod and gun. From her home town to the Canadian border no pond, stream or trull is unknown to this twentieth century Diana, and the crack of her rife almost always brings down that at which she aims." With her endurance and knowledge of the woods and game she is ideally equipped for her coming adventure. Miss Douglass last summer carried the mails over the rural route from Stratton to and through neighboring settlements for upward of twenty-five miles and in all sorts of weather and under many difficulties. She is not of large frame, but is strong and agile, the simple life of the backwoods serving in the twenty-three years of her life to conserve her strength and to build up a rugged constitution. The girl seeks no notoriety in the venture she will make, and in all probability the outside world will never know she has completed her two months alone with the forest dangers until the time is up. Unwished for attention may be attracted, to the venture, but the girl's family will guard against intruders. HIS RIBS FATALLY BRITTLE. Broke Evan In Hospital Handling. Court Rules In Seaver Inquest. Worcester, Mass.-That the ribs of Charles E. Seaver of Cambridge, who died in the Worcester State hospital on Dec. 31 from internal injuries caused by eleven broken ribs, were so brittle that they were fractured in the necessary handling of the patient, was the decision handed down by Judge Uley in the district court on an inquest he held on Seaver's death. Seaver died under such conditions that members of his family called for an inquiry. The finding of the court was: "There was no evidence of Improper treatment, and I find that no unlawful act of any person contributed to his death." A GOOD COW IS SOPHIE. She Has Produced More Milk Than Any One Living or Dead. Boston.—The greatest dairy cow living or dead is Sophie XIX, the pride of a farm near Lowell, according to her owner. Ever since this cow produced her first calf five years ago she has had a yearly authenticated test. With her last and fifth calf she has made 17,537 pounds 12 ounces of milk (more than 8,146 quarts) and 1,175 pounds 7 ounces of butter. In her whole milking life of five years she has made 64,233 pounds 2 ounces of milk and 4,428 pounds 2 ounces of butter, an average of nearly 900 pounds of butter a year. THE BEE Published at 1149 Eye St. N. W., Washington, D. C. W. CALVIN CHASE, EDITOR Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., as second-class mail matter. ESTABLISHED 1880 TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One copy per year in advance...$2.00 Six months...1.00 Three months...5.00 Subscription monthly...2.00 THE FIRST STREAK OF DAWN. The discussion in the Senate running through Thursday, Friday and Saturday of last week on the cooperative agricultural measure, was of the most far reaching consequence in its relation to the present state of public opinion, or the lack of it, regarding the status and rights of Negroes. Here was a measure which proposed to supplement the instruction in agriculture given in land grant colleges, by making the benefits of such instruction available to those who can not attend the colleges. The bill as originally drawn contained no specific requirement that there should be an equitable expenditure of the funds appropriated therein, in states where the white and colored races are educated separately. This deficiency in the bill was supplied by an amendment drawn by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and supported by a memorandum of a number of printed pages containing caretuly formulated conclusions and tables of statistics, prepared by the Bureau of Publicity of the National Association. Senator Jones, of Washington, introduced the amendment, and detended it in a speech of force, and abounding in facts which could not be assailed, and were not assailed. The three days discussion was carried on in good temper and taste for the most part, and from it the following results are apparent: 1. While the Jones amendment did not prevail, the bill as passed contained the provision, that its benefits should be enjoyed "without discrimination as to race," which was not in the original bill. 2. It showed that there is a practically unanimous sentiment in the country which will not tolerate extreme cruelty toward the Negro, nor absolut deprivation of all right. Even the reckless and retful Mr. Vardaman tempered his remarks to this sentiment. 3. It put the South on record anew as conceding the right of the Negro to justice and fairplay, and as promising to assure him such. 4. It vindicated anew, if such vindication were necessary, the mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The association focused thought on the matter, drew the amendment, collected the data which were wrought into argument, and in its work of four years developed public opinion to the point where the Senate of the United States recognized the expediency, if not the justice of taking it into account. A DEPLQRABLE INCIDENT: Last Thursday the police patrol wagon, with police officers accompanying it drove up to M Street High School. A student had missed his watch, and as a result every boy was under suspicion for the presumed theft of a cheap watch. If stolen, however, the article's value would not have lessened or increased the crime. No one finds fault with the principal for endeavoring to discover the thief, if theft there was, but every one deplores the calling of the police to a high school building, and the driving up before the building, in broad day, a police patrol wagon. This is the second time, within a few months, the principal has unfortunately, felt it his duty to call the police down to M Street High. What a notorious advertisement! What an embarrassing thing for the refined girls, just budding into womanhood, who are students at M Street to observe a police patrol driving up in front of the building every now, and then at the summons of the principal. It does seem that discipline might be enforced, and the guilty ferreted out without so unenviously advertising the school with a police patrol and a squad of police conspicuously in front of the building. Would Judge Terrell, when he was principal, have called a police to M Street, to embarrass and disgrace the students? Not much of it. He would have found a way to have ferreted out a reputed petty larceny without advertising the school to the public passing by in any such unenviable manner. No white principal would have sent in a call for the police and police patrol. We repeat it was a deplorable thing—really an unnecessary thing, the calling of the police in a way as to publicly advertise M Street High School unenviably, and to greatly embarrass the young misses and young men, to say nothing of the teachers, who are students there. The Bee sincerely trusts that this short-sighted, this to be criticised practice will not obtain again. INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ST.LIKES There is not a more reliable organization in this country than the Independent Order of St. Lukes. It is principally a woman's organization, and women are at the head. The order in this city has grown immensely. Rev. Garner is the District deputy and Mrs. Hayes is the assistant. Mrs. Hayes is a wideawake woman who is entitled to more consideration and respect than the people will give her credit. The Independent Order of St. Luke is an organization that every citizen should join. It is a benefit to the people. Mrs. Maggie Walker is the grand secretary and the directing head. She is a remarkable woman of great executive ability. There is not a woman in the United States who has demonstrated such power for organizing forces and keeping them in tact. This organization is stronger today than it has ever been. The many branch organizations in this city seem to be working in harmony. There is a great deal more for this great organization to do. Mrs. Anderson, the former District deputy, has done more; for the St. Lukes in this city than any other person. She is a woman who never tires. What our local lodges should do is make an effort to increase their membership. The men connected with this great order should allow the women to lead, and let them act in an advisory capacity. The Bee intends to give this organization its undivided support. All local branches are requested to send their news items to The Bee for publication. Let every lodge make a move. Let selfishness and personal aggrandizement be eliminated and all hands unite to make the Independent Order of St. Luke one great, grand and powerful organization. Let the hands of the chief be held up and let the Independent Order of St. Lukes have in this city a membership of thirty thousand. HOWARD UNIVERSITY HAMPERED. It is a significant fact that at a meeting of the Board of Trustees of Howard University. Friday, February 6, 1911, a committee of teachers was denied a hearing. Another outside committee was heard, nevertheless. The committee of teachers was refused: the Board had to adjourn for a banquet. It is said that this committee represented an organization of teachers on the Hill. There should have been such an organization years ago. Whenever the teachers in Howard University organize and send a committee to the Trustee Board there is something wrong, and such a committee ought to be heard. We do not know what their business was, but we know what it ought to have been. We do know that there is ample room for complaint. The Trustee Board of Howard University is making a mistake when it shifts its functions to a few selfish individuals of the inner circle. The Board ought to make a thorough and an impartial investigation into the workings of the university and apply the disinfectant before the public demands it. The Board is composed of some men who can not afford to be held responsible for the conditions existing in Howard University. If it is true that the Howard teachers have organized, they are to be congratulated. It is to be hoped that they may be able to outlive the intimidations and personal embarrassments to which they have been subjected for the many years past. A thorough investigation will be made into this matter. THE MAJESTIC THEATER. It is unnecessary for the enemies of progressive enterprises to say that the Majestic Theater is not an up-to-date institution. The distinguished people who have visited this theater during the week fully demonstrated that the people of this city will patronize the Majestic Theater. The Bee is too liberal to attempt to detract from any play house in this city that is being conducted by colored men. There are enough colored people in this city to support both of these first class theaters. Mr. Thomas deserves credit in his efforts to educate the colored people in this city to attend theaters. It was a hard struggle for Mr. Thomas to succeed at first, but at last he has succeeded and is conducting a first class theater. Mr. Brown, the manager of the Majestic, is doing equally as well. He is doing all in his power to please the theater going people. His plays are clean and his order is unsurpassed. His patrons consist of the very best people in this city. The Bee in a very few days hopes to see both theaters so well patronized that both men will be compelled to employ additional force. It is true not a white face can be seen at either theater except those who come to witness the performances. Let the people support both houses. The time has come for the colored Americans to unite and support their own enterprises. COMMISSIONER SIDDONS. Commissioner F. L. Siddons is a Democrat, it is true, but he is one man, who knows no man by the color of his skin. The appointment of two colored detectives on the police force is due entirely to him. Under Commissioner Johnston, a Republican, not a colored man was appointed upon the force, although many of them passed the examination. Commissioner Siddons will see to it that competent colored men are appointed upon the force. Watch The Bee. Increase your business by advertising in The Bee. Segregation of races is still enforced in the departments here, but the only race segregated is the Negro. Over three thousand dollars collected here and sent on to New York for use and distribution, and still segregation flourishes here. When a subordinate announces he will not carry out an order of his superior, that's insubordination plain and simple. When a superior yields to such a threat, that's prima facia evidence of the lack of executive ability. At least President Wilson has given Judge Terrell some high grade newspaper advertising a year's salary would not have paid for, by holding his appointment up. This advertising, if the Judge returns to the very honorable practice of law, will pay him handsome dividends. And they say "tis an ill wind that blows nobody good." C. C. Connelly and J. J. Perry, two of our energetic college boys, have lately gone into business in La Grange. They bought the clothes pressing establishment formerly owned by Jack Haggool, and are preparing to make themselves useful.—La Grange (Mo.) Indicator. These are white college boys who are not of the opinion that a college education unfits one for, work or business. Leaving college to engage in business is a vindication of education. Congressman Martin B. Madden to Speak at 8 P. M. Sunday, Feb. 15. Go to the church movement, Sunday, February 15, to be held at Cosmopolitan Baptist Church, N Street Northwest, between Ninth and Tenth Streets. Dr. Simon P. W. Drew, pastor. The work, is under the auspices of the Henderson National Memorial Civil Rights League of America. At 11 a. m. Dr. S. P. W: Drew will deliver a special discourse. Congress Martin B. Madden, of Illinois, will deliver an address on "The Duties and Responsibilities of American Citizens" next Sunday, February 15, at 8 p. m. Wednesday. February 18, at 8 p. m., Congressman Geo. R. Gorman, and Congressman Clyde H. Tavenner, of Illinois, will speak on "Progress of American Negroes." Public: Men And Things (By the Sage of the Potomac.) They was just cussin' and discussin' members of "boads o' edicashun" down in the de lux edition of Astoria barber shop, when one specialized son of Ham piped in with the following: "Well, didn't the Little Lord work his rabbit foot on Horner, Old "Bare Cat" and the rest of the before-the-war "boad" members, and get away with it?" "Well, I 'low he did work it for a while," rejuvenated the fustest speaker. "They got a fool hunch, you see, and formed a workin' alliance with the feminine member, and squared off for fight—three agin one. But Sir Lionel Bruce, always clever, always smooth as Cascade adulterated with maple syrup, sent in a hurry call for help and just begun hatchin' opposition, and you know old "Bare Cat" failed to materialize in that race for reappointment, and when Horner's time came, he took the count exactly as did old "Bare Cat," you ain't forgotten that dope iz you? "Well how was it done?" question-marked the second sheet of black carbon. "Well, that'll come out in the wash, perhaps," exclamationed the fustus anthracite, "and they done tole me tother night, that Sir Richard and the Howard professor is each as dead as Brother Wadron—an that am' she some deceased. (I's pose you know who changed the spellin' o' Brother Wadron's name? Nev Thomas did; he knocked the 'ell out of it!) Doe Marshall, you know he heat Tunnell to the post. Doc had nobody for a groom and wet nurse but William Calvillini Chasem, the "highbinders" didn't think the fellow with the clipped golliways had a peep-in—they was just figurin" in some other smoked man. But just as soon as the clipped golliway run under the wire, and the judge said, sort of mazen-like: "Marshall wins the "Bare Cat" steepe chase"; everybody and his brother was right down there in front of the judge's stand with a blanket and bucket and sponge, to blanket the Southwest yearlin', sponge him off and call him his own dear, sweet favoritus from the time the race was announced. Yessiree, you got to hand it to the Washington dark spot for being Johnny on the spot with freshmade Mexican salve. Why, man, "boad" members are soft pickin' for Willum Calvillini. He can land the ham he wants; or he can just appropriate and hypotize the ham that the Cote wants. Course old "Bare Cat" and Horner were foolish and crossseyed; just would, not stay hitched; and now theyse-dade. Calvillini and the Little Lord just laid back, smiled, crawfished, and framed up their removal to the garbage disposal plant. But you just got to hand it to the Little Lord; he's smoother than greased lightning, and then some. If his Mexican will only hold out he'll get a place where "Butch" McDeavit could not put his bronzed plaster monument, you hear me toot." \*\*\* I notice a lot of these excessively rich antracites around here are still figurin' on this here income tax. I was in Patterson's tonsorial predication the other day when a few were discussin' it right down to the minute. Prof. Musical Director said he had just returned his voice as being worth an income equal to three Cabinet members' salaries, but he didn't receive that much for it, cause it was again a little. Jim Neal returned an expurgated copy of "What I think of Waldron" but the internal revenue man said it wasn't worth two burrahs in Hades since Historian Thomas had skidded Brother Waldron out of the alphabetical melange. Doctor Bruce Evans returned a ten point brochure, Maxmiljan-red binding and a general assortment of poetical effusions, on some erstwhile cronies o' his h', set to rag-time music, with a suspicion of Wagnerian heaviness. Just what'll be his tax on it only the ink blotter knows. Col. Arthur Brooks returned a close mouth, a feelin' for it, and a line of graphophone entertainments, and a few other things down in Hoyle as "miscellaneous assortments" on which his tax will be something like unteen dollars more or less. Link Brown returned one of those smiles that won't come off, a line of savvy that gets him by seven days in every week, and a "howdy old boy, Ise just been thinkin' of you," and a hot jolly for forecastle friends. Up to date, though, no guinna has turned in anything that makes a noise like real money. All of them are rehearsing "I'm the guy that put the not in nothing. PARAQRAPHIC NEWS Rev. E. Wellington Brown, B. D., pastor of the First Church, Tappahannock, Va., was in the city this week. On Sunday, February 8th, he preached morning and night to large congregations at the Mt. Jeezier Baptist Church, Rev. R. V. Peyton, D. D., pastor. Rev. Brown is a forceful, logical and eloquent preacher. His subject for the morning service was "Christians Compared as Jewels," and at night "Two Ways," both of these were loudly cheered. Mr. Chas. Dorsey, of Philadelphia, Pa., spent last Sunday in this city. Mr. Jas. W. Jackson was in Baltimore, Md., Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar B. Murphy, of 2708 Olive Avenue Northwest, entertained at a dance in honor of Mrs. Joseph W. Livingston, of Buffalo, N. Y., Saturday evening. Jan. 31, 1914. A delicious repast was served at the close of the dance. Scipio Jones and John Goines are building a $50,000 Negro hotel at Little Rock, Ark. Mr. E. T. Sledge, formerly in the government service of this city, has accepted the postition of instructor in Manual Training, Guadalupe College, Segiun, Texas. Miss Mary Briscoe and Mrs. Fannie Thomas, of Baltimore, Md., were in the city last week the guest of Miss Eliabeth Wilson, 413 School Street, Southwest. Dr. William A. Sinclair, of Philadelphia, who is one of the directors of Howard University, was in the city not long ago to attend a meeting of the board. Mr. J. W. Nelson, of Philadelphia, Pa., has been appointed a stenographer in the office of the Controller of the Currency, Treasury Department, of this city. Editor Ross, of the Detroit Informer, left Chicago, Ill., last week for this city. The girls' basket ball team of the M' Street High School team played the Baltimore, Md., High School at St. Mary's Hall Friday, February 6. A reception was tendered the two teams by the young men of the Baltimore High School. Mr. Ford Dabney, proprietor of the Goldfield Hotel in Baltimore, Md., has returned to his home. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Kittrell, of Erie, Pa., entertained Dr. W. L. Brown, of this city, at dinner Sunday afternoon, February 1, 1914. Mrs. H. Carroll, of Cleveland, O., en route for this city, spent last Thursday in Pittsburg, Pa., with Mrs. E. C. Day. Mrs. E. H. Staley, of Wellington, Kan., received her little two year old nephew from Stratford, Okla., by parcel post. The postage being 18 cents. Mrs. Carrie M. Craig and little daughter Doris, have returned to their home in Baltimore, Md., having spent a week with their aunt. Mrs. Julia Mills, in Anacostia, D. C. The largest flower in the world grows on the Island of Mindanao. It is a flower with petals. When in full bloom it is over three feet in diameter, and weighs 22 pounds. The natives call it Bolo. Mr. Travers H. Dade died at his residence, 1231 Wylie Street Northeast. Sunday night, February 8th, after much suffering. Friends sympathize with the family. Three colored men have graduated from West Point Military School. Henry O. Flipper, John H. Alexander, and Chas. Young. Sojourner Truth was born in Africa in 1775. Georgia has the largest Negro population of any State; 1,176,987. Father Augustus Tolton was the first colored priest appointed in the United States. He was ordained in 1888, died in 1902. The first colored lodge of Masons was the African Lodge, No. 459. Its warrant was granted from England to Prince Hall, of Boston, Mass., and fourteen other colored men. Sept. 12, 1784. One of the peculiarities of the African is that he never sneezes. The East African Central Railroad has been completed to Lake Tanganyaki. It starts at Dar-es-Salem, to the South on Zanzibar on the Indian Ocean and runs westerly to Ujiji, 700 miles. Over fifty or more of the Warren County Potato Growers' Association, was organized at the Court House, Vicksburg, Miss. The teachers of Virginia, association meets in Alexandria, Va., February 27th. Prof. Roscoe C. Bruce and Prof. L. P. Moore, of Teachers' College, Howard University. The new Normal School No. 2, of this city, may be named in honor of George Francis Train Cook, a former superintendent of this city, and under whose administration the normal school was founded. Dr. Lucy Moten is an ardent advocate of this plan. TYLER CORRECTS Senator Hoke Smith's Bald Statement That There Are No Negro Chemists. Under date of February 9. Ralph W. Tyler sent a letter to Senator Hoke Smith, of Georgia, correcting statement of his that there are no Negro chemists. The letter is as follows: Washington, D. C., Feb. 9, 1914. Hon. Hoke Smith, U. S. Senate, N.Y. Sir: I have just finished reading your remarks in the Senate, Friday last, in opposition to the Jones amendment to the Smith-Lever bill, and find them very illuminating because of being burdened with your known hostility to the Negro, and ignorance displayed as to Negro chemists. You stated, "I do not know a Negro chemist." The mere statement by you that you "do not know a Negro chemist" ought not necessarily prove convincing, since it has never been charged by your greatest admirers that you ever sought to "know" of the commendable in my race. However, merely to enlighten you, I will advise that at Tuskegee Institute they have a Negro agricultural chemist, Prof. Carver, a graduate of the University of Iowa, whom former Secretary of Agriculture Wilson pronounced one of the best agricultural chemists in the country. There is also now, in the Department of Agriculture, a Negro chemist, Richard H. Lewis, of the University of Illinois, who won his place in competition with white chemists. I could give the names of many Negro chemists, but even one is sufficient to puncture your sweeping statement that there are no Negro chemists. True, you may not know of any; but there are many inspiring things and much edifying information relating to the Negro race that you do not know because, judging from your course to date, you have been too preoccupied in antagonizing our efforts to make progress. It would not, Mr. Senator, detract from your reputation as a supposed statesman to at least give us credit for what we have done and are now doing. So doing would help us and make it easier for your biographer to give you a place among fair-minded men when your career shall have ended. NEGROES KILL And Wound White Officers Who Attempt to Arrest Them—Took Dr. Ross' Advice and Bought Guns Instead of Pianos. Americus, Ga., Feb. 8—Marion Bass, a deputy constable, was killed; Tucker Cassell, constable, seriously wounded; Lou Larramore, deputy constable, painfully wounded, and Edward Tyson, a Negro, killed in a battle late last night at a Negro settlement near De Soto, fifteen miles from this place. Cooper Bivins, another Negro, today is being pursued by a posse with bloodhounds. It is reported that Bivins is armed. According to reports received here late today, two white men were fired on yesterday as they passed the Negro settlement. Neither was injured, but the matter was, reported to the county authorities, who went to the scene to arrest the Negroes who had done the shooting. When Cassell and his deputies reached the settlement they were greeted with a volley. Bass falling dead at the first fire. Cassell and Larramore returned the fire, killing Tyson. Bivins, said to have taken part in the shooting, escaped. Late reports say the Negroes were first molested by the white men upon whom they fired, and simply shot in self defense. REV. LAMKINS RETURNS. His Church Purchases Mt. Carmel. The McKinley Memorial Baptist Church, Rev. S. Geriah Lankins, D. D., pastor, has purchased the handsome church property on the corner of Fourth and L Streets Northwest, formerly owned by the Mount Carmel Baptist Church, Dr. Jernagin, pastor. They will enter their new house of worship on the fourth Sunday, February 22, 1914. The site at Fourth and L Streets is one of the oldest and best church locations in Washington. It is the Baptist Jerusalem of the Fourth Ward. All roads lead to Fourth and L. Several congregations were in the race for the property because of its beautiful church edifice, but the McKinley Temple was the only one that had the cash to plank down. Money talks. The McKinley Temple is a young and progressive church and will soon take its place among the leading churches of the city. It is not a split from any church and is not, therefore, antagonized by any. Kev. Dr. Lankins is one of the oldest and best known pastors of the city. He is president of the Tuxedo Industrial Institute and editor and manager of the Washington department of the Christian Banner. A great program has been arranged for the fourth Sunday. Watch The Bee. Enworth League Last Sunday evening, February 1, the Epworth League of the M. E. Church, Fairmount Heights, were highly entertained by a lecture given by Mrs. Helen A. Davis, entitled, "Life Spiritual and Material." A resolution was placed before the League by Mrs. Briscoe, the president, to effect a vote of thanks, also that she be made an honorary member of that body, which was unanimously adopted. Mrs. Davis expressed a high appreciation of the honor given her, and also a willingness to serve them when the opportunity arrives and they so desire. Now Ready VARDAMAN UNMASKED A Defense of the Colored Race A. B. Dr. George H. Richardson, M. D., L. L. D. A Reply to The Mulatto. By Prof. H. E. Jordan, Of the University of Virginia. James K. Vardaman, of Mississippi, et al. Published under the auspices of The Washington Bee. Address: The Washington Bee, 1109 Eye Street N. W. Washington, D. C. Or Dr. Geo. H. Richardson, 309 Eleventh Street N. E. Price: 15 cents per copy. Seven (7) copies for $1. The Week in Society You believe in drugs and medicines of quality. The best is none too good for your health. Every drug used in the compounding of your prescriptions should be selected with the sole aim of giving you health and service—the kind that your doctor knows to be good and safe. Give your doctor the greatest cooperation by taking your prescriptions to Board's Pharmacy, 1912$^2$ Fourteenth Street N.W. Bishop Harding, of this Diocese, will visit St. Luke's church tomorrow morning, Septuagesima Sunday, at 11 o'clock, to administer the rite of confirmation. The Bishop will also deliver the address. Mrs. J. W. Morse, who has been quite ill, is up and out again, looking as well as ever. Miss Fannie C. Chase, who has been confined to her home with a severe cold, is able to return to the Government Printing Office again. Miss Pauline Graham is now teaching in the Mott School. Ex-Register J. C. Napier has returned to the city from New York and is now with his mother-in-law, Mrs. J. M. Langston, for a few days. Recorder of Deeds Col. Henry Lincoln Johnson left the city for a few days on important business: Editor James A. Ross is in Toronto, Canada. Dr. G. I. Sabers, of Philadelphia Pa., is in the city, the guest of Mrs. Hattie Willard. Rev. C. H. Stephen, of Baltimore, Md., presiding elder, in company with Rev. Marion R. Sydes, D. D., were visitors to The Bee office Monday. The stewardesses of Ebenezer A. M. E. Church were highly entertained Thursday evening, February 5, at Mrs. Ellen Jackson's, 1409 Twenty-seventh Street Northwest. After their regular meeting, they were invited in the dining room, where a beautifully dressed table was set with a very rare centerpiece, and was laden with all the dainties heart could desire. Those present were: Mrs. Sarah Young, president; Mrs. Ellenor Beckett, vice president; Mrs. M. A. Ferguson, secretary; Mrs. Jennie Tucker, Mrs. Agnes Kenard, Mrs. A. Harrod, Mrs. Florence Hankins and Mrs. Jackson, the hostess. Rev. W. H. Jernagin, D. D., returned last Tuesday from his trip to Florida, where he was the guest of the Grand Chapter of the Eastern Star at Jacksonville. The church is busily engaged in preparation for entering their new place of worship, Third and I Streets Northwest, on Sunday next. "High Brown" face powder is now all the rage. Buy the genuine at Board's Pharmacy, 1912½ Fourteenth Street N. W. Miss Tieresa West, of Philadelphia, Pa., who was the guest of Miss Sylvia Garner the week of January 32, has returned to her home. She was highly entertained while here. The Washington Conservatory of Music has announced the appearance at Howard Theater on February 27 of Madam Maud Cuney Hare, pianist, and Mr. Wm. H. Richardson, baritone, both of Boston. As they are both artists of rare ability, a highly classical and very enjoyable program is assured. FALLS CHURCH NOTES. ```markdown ``` The regular church time was devoted to the haptizing of converts who professed Christianity during the revival meetings. A large assembly of members and friends were present. Those who were haptized were as follows; Messrs, Russell Lee, Hugh Smith, Lewis Denny, Charles Collins, James Rector, Ray Tylier, Hally Byrd, George Goins, Irving Lee, Perry Robinson, Otis Thomas, Jesse Deskins, Arthur Lee, Jr. Horace Turner, Jr. Hurst Neal, Edward Neal, William Jackson; Mesdames Tyler, Cora Mason, Pearl Thomas, Eliza Byrd, Janie Cohen; Misses Margaret Mason, Ethel Powell, Jessee Robinson, Sarah Neal, Hazel Lee. Rosa Goins, Deskins, Mamie Thomas, Mary Byrd, Pearl Byrd, Edna Byrd, Sadie Cohen, Rosa Cohen, Luvenia Parker, Alberta Fitzhugh, Annie Cole, Viola Page, Amanda Wever, Joseph Burell The president and members of the Mother. Progressive Council took charge of the covenant meeting that preceded the Lord's Supper Sunday. The hand of fellowship was given to the new members. A very lively meeting was held at this time. Rev. Manly, of Leesburg, Va., preached a very interesting sermon at the night service: Presiding Elder Dr. Hodges met the fourth quarterly conference Friday-evening at the Galloway M. E. Chapel. The meeting was well attended and all reports were satisfactory. Rev. Dr. Hodges preached an interesting sermon to a large congregation Sunday night. New music was rendered by the church choir, Mr. T. W. Newman acting as organist. Mrs. Delaney, Mr. and Mrs. Ingram, of Washington, D. C., and Miss Izetta Walker, of Bailey's Cross Roads, Va., were the guests of Mrs. Ambrose Sunday. Miss Mabel P. Williams, of Washington, D. C., was the guest of Miss Annie E. Henderson Sunday. Mr. Charles H. Tinner, Sr., has been confined to his bed for a week or more. His many friends hope to see him out again shortly. The many friends of Miss Estella Collins, of West End, are sorry to hear of her illness and wish her a speedy recovery. Misses Pearl Shirley, Ada Williams, Polly Brown, Pink Lucas and Messrs, Ira Lee and Clarence Williams, of Herndon, Va., visited friends here Sunday. Miss Essie Tyre and Mrs. Louise Johnson, of Baltimore, Md., were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Lee Sunday. Mrs. Roscoe Ewing, Misses Cora Lee and Laura Skinker, of Washington, D. C., visited friends here Sunday. Mrs. Ida Stevens had as her guest Sunday her two sisters, Mrs. Alice Williams and Mrs. Laura Conneley, of Washington, D. C. Mrs. Margaret Foot Jackson and Miss Payne, of Washington, D. C., spent Sunday with Mrs. Jennie Jackson. Miss Louise Goins and Estella Simms visited relatives and friends here Sunday. Rev. and Mrs. G. W. Powell had as their guest Sunday Mrs. Philip Campbell and son, Louis, Miss Julia Syphax, Mr. Lucius Foley, of Washington, D. C., Mrs. S. P Fisher, of Lincoln, Va., and Rev. Manly, of Leesburg, Va. Mr. and Mrs. George Thomas and Mrs. William Thomas had as their guest Sunday Mrs. Ethel Tate, of Hampton Park, D. C., Miss Ethel Lammond, of Washington, D. C., Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Thomas and son, George, Rev. Powell and Rev. Manly. Mrs. Ida Williams, Mrs. Ardella Cary, Mrs. Mary Anderson, Mrs. Margaret Brown, Mrs. Millie Bowman, of Baltimore, Md., spent Sunday here visiting friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Walker, of Washington, D.C., were the guests of Mrs. Lena Dixon Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Aleck Taliaferro are jubilant over the arrival of a fine son, Mother and baby are doing nice. Congratulations. Miss Nellie Lee, of Washington, D.C., visited relatives and friends here Tuesday. Mr. Percy Taylor, of Washington, D.C., visited relatives and friends here Sunday. The members of Galloway Chapel, under the direction of Mr. Daniel Richards, have just completed a cement porch at the front entrance of the church. Mrs. Nettie Ford, who was taken sick suddenly Sunday night, is much better at this writing. WEST WASHINGTON. The Epworth League of Mt. Zion M. E. Church was addressed on Sunday afternoon by Rev. M. W. Clair, D. D., who made one of his interesting talks to young people. The exercises were highly complimentary of the occasion and of the excellent program as rendered. Mrs. Julia M. Layton will be the speaker for Sunday afternoon. Special program has been arranged. All are invited. The Christian Endeavor Society of St. Paul A. M. E. Church, Eighth Street Southeast, held one of the most interesting and inspiring meetings of the society on Sunday evening. A special musical program had been prepared. The address was made by Mr. Jas. L. Turner touching upon the general topic of the Endeavor. Rev. M. T. Syde also made very encouraging remarks and highly commended the paper. The solo of little Miss Gladis Thompson was worthy of notice. Miss M. E. Thompson presided. Mr. Chas. Wright, a member of the Young Men's Protection League, and Felix Lodge F. A. A. M., was buried on Wednesday afternoon, February 4. The funeral services were held at St. Paul A. M. E. Church, Eighth Street Southeast, and was largely attended by the organization of which he was connected. W. Stephen Fuller, Jas. L. Turner, N. Ruffin, J. B. Smith, Wm. Johnson and Jas. Jackson represented the League. The Masonic Lodge was in charge of the obsequies. Rev. M. F. Sydes officiated, assisted by Rev. J. N. Ross. Interment in Payne Cemetery. Mrs. Lillie G. Williams, of 2449 P Street, is quite ill at her residence. Mr. Hurbert C. Browne, 2910 M Street, who was ill a few days ago, has improved and is now convalescent. Social Stag. Mr. E. L. Clay entertained sixteen young men at a stag party and fine course dinner Tuesday evening about 9 o'clock at the beautiful home of Mr. Richard P. Brown, on Twenty-third Street. Each guest was attired in evening dress. All over the house large urns were filled, with American Beauty roses and foliage. The color scheme, red and green, being in honor of St. Valentine. Singing and card playing was the amusement throughout the evening. Mr. Johnson presided at the piano and Mr. Eugene Compton was toastmaster. The menu consisted of grape juice punch, oysters on half shell, bouillon soup, croutons, whipped cream, peas, champagne, biscuits, chicken salad, ice cream, ham, hot chocolate, bonbons. Among those who were present were: Messrs. Richard P. Brown, Harry L. Moten, Ashley Hines, Hayward Graham, Burrell, Julian Thompson, R. Nunley Browne, Charles Drew, Loyd Travis, Mr. Estes Scott, Eugene Compton, Elmer M. Johnson, James Brown and Ferdinand Johnson. Mrs. Maud Cuney Hare. Many of the friends of Mrs. Maud Cuney Hare, of Boston, will be delighted to learn that they have an opportunity to hear her again in this city on February 27 at the Howard Theater. Mrs. Hare has appeared in Washington on several occasions and has delighted her audience on each occasion. The Washington Conservatory of Music always presents programs of the highest order. On February 27 it will present two of New England's most prominent artists in a recital—Mrs. Maud Cuney Hare, pianist, and Mr. Wm. H. Richardson, baritone soloist, at the Howard Theater. HALL'S HILL. Saturday, February 7, the fourth quarterly conference for this charge was held at Gunnell's Chapel, Langley, Va. Notwithstanding the almost zero weather here, there was a large attendance of the officials of the circuit. So far the year's work was good. The reports were satisfactory and perfect harmony exists and should not be expected otherwise. No changes were made except at Langley. Mr. Tasco Robinson was confirmed president of the Epworth League. District Superintendent Rev. C. E. Hodges, B. D., was present and presided, accompanied by Rev. Caleb E. Queene, pastor in charge. The sentiment prevails that he be returned. Sunday morning Sunday School met at the usual hour of 10 o'clock. The superintendent, Mr. Walter Hyson, being absent suffering from a severe cold, Mr. William Rhubottom led the opening service. This congregation was honored at 11 o'clock with a sermon by District Superintendent C. E. Hodges with a strong appeal to us as Christians to look well for the "old way" and walk therein. This was followed by holy communion at 6 o'clock. The Epworth League was addressed by Hou, Mr. Lewis, a lawyer from Washington, D. C., which was very much enjoyed. Many comments were made on the topic. "Gentleness with Vehemenence". Rev. Douglass preached a very spirited sermon at 8 o'clock from the text, "So run, that ye may obtain the great prize that is set before". Mrs. Ella Bryant, who has been very ill for some time with pneumonia, is slowly improving. Miss Emma Carpenter, who has been under training at Providence Hospital in Baltimore for the last two years, is at home and last Thursday had an operation performed on her throat by Dr. E. T. Morten and is doing well. Too much credit cannot be given Dr. Morten, who has in charge Miss Ellen Onesty, who has been at home ill for some time. Mr. John Webster had a very severe fall two weeks ago, is still under treatment. Mrs. T. W. Hyson has been quite ill, but is some better at this writing. Mrs. Adeline Butler, one of the oldest residents of this section, who has been an invalid for several years, died peacefully Monday morning at the home of Mrs. Susie Hicks, where she has been cared for until at last she yielded to the cold embrace of death. The funeral took place at the M. E. Church here. Mrs. Louise Bolden entertained the pastor and family Sunday, including the district superintendent, Dr. Hodges. J. J. Carpenter, the contractor and builder here, is building a very nice house for Mrs. Bernett, of High View Park, her house being burned down last fall. Mrs. Martha Morgan, of Langley, Va., is visiting her daughter here, Mrs. Cora Deskins, and was present during the services Sunday. The church will hold a fair at Hick's Hall from February 24 to March 3, Season's tickets 20 cents. All are invited. The Ladies' Aid Society is invited to Mrs. Alice Lair's Tuesday night, the 10th inst. Mr. Albert Brass came home to attend the funeral of his aunt and to see his sister, Miss Oberton, who has been sick for some time, but is about well again through the medical skill and care of Dr. Morten. Allen C. E. Society The Allen C. E. Society of the Metropolitan A. M. E. Church held a very interesting session last Sunday evening at 6 o'clock. It was the fourteenth anniversary of the Allen C. E. Society in the A. M. E. Church and also a consecration meeting, and each member responded loyally in answer to his name as the roll was called. The topic for the evening was "Safety," found in Psalm 27:1. Devotional exercises were conducted by the president, Miss Anna S. Payne, and Mr. J. Debbitt D. Wilson. The meeting was alive with the fire from above and enthusiastic testimonials were given. After which some special numbers were rendered, consisting of three addresses by Mrs. Eva H. Smith, Mr. S. Z. C. Westfield and Mr. M. J. Key. Their subjects were "Bulwarks of Our Civilization—the Home, the School, the Church," each discussing his part of the subject in the order named. From the gist of the talk it was found that there was greater need of Christianity in the home, that the home should act as a bulwark against sin, immorality, vice and wickedness It can be made one of the most effective defenses to our young men and young women. Another very needful bulwark can be utilized by the school, for here Christian influence can be brought to bear upon the pupil until his character will be molded after that of the blessed Christ. One of the most crying needs of today is to put back that greatest of all, books, the Bible, into our school/rooms throughout the country. Pennsylvania has done so and we should follow her noble example. The third bulwark of civilization, the church, was well shown to be a potent factor in the advancement of our race, for more has been accomplished through it as a medium than through any other single organization. It has remained intact through the ages and will continue to be so for all time to come. With a few closing remarks by the pastor, the collection was lifted and the meeting closed with the Mizpah. The meetings continue to bubble over with enthusiasm and a cordial invitation is extended one and all to attend and participate. THE HOFFMAN BAND Popular Sunday Concerts. The second season of the popular public concerts by the Hoffman celebrated band, Elzie S. Hoffman, conductor, took place at the Howard Theater last Sunday afternoon. These Sunday afternoon concerts are growing in popular favor. Director Hoffman and his band are pleasing to the people. On account of the death of the mother of Mrs. Blagburn it was impossible for her to appear last Sunday. Madam Blagburn was greatly missed. She is becoming a popular favorite. Soloists. Miss Arnette Lee Coston, Soprano. Mr. Joseph H. Carroll, Tenor. Mr. Jacob H. Hopkins, Cornetist. Mr. Louis N. Brown, Pianist. Program. 1. Opening—"The Player," Al Pinard. 2. Ballad Review (a) "I'll Change the Shadows," Ball. Refrain: I'll change the shadows to sunshine, I'll kiss the tears away. I'll change the snows of December, into the flowers of May. I'll change the sighing to smiling, and all the long years through, I'll change the shadows to sunshine, Sweetheart, for I love you. (b) "In the Candle Light," Fleta Ian Brown. Refrain: In the candle light, In the candle light. When your love is new and your heart is true; Lanterns Japanese, Swinging in the trees, Send a glow 'through the garden fair. By the blue lagoon, in the Month of June. On a lovely silver night, We will stroll again down through lovers' lane. In the glow of the candle light. (c) "Dear Old Girl." Theodore Morse. Refrain: Dear old girl, the robin sings above, Dear old girl, It speaks of how I love you. The blinding teams are falling. As I think of my lost pearl, And my broken heart is calling, calling for you, dear old girl. Singing led by Mr. Joseph T. Newman, the audience joining, accompanied by the band. 3. Overture, "Twilight." Newton. 4. Tenor solo, "My Dreams." F. Paso Tosti (by Mr. Joseph H. Carroll). 5. Valse, "The Artist's Dream," Al Pinard. 6. Cornet solo, "Romance," Bennett (by Mr. Jacob H. Hopkins). 7. March, "St. John's Commandery." Farrar. 8. Soprano solo. "How Many Hearts," Leo Friedman (by Miss Arnetta Lee Coston). 9. Melody (New), "Light of the World. We Hail Thee," Gray. 10. Piano solo (Selected), by Mr. Louis N. Brown. 11. Finale, "Invercargill." Alex. F. Lithgow. "Star Spangled Banner." The next Sunday concert will take place Sunday, March 8. THE MAJESTIC. "The Old Man's Boy"—Rogers and Creamer Drawing a Good House. "The Old Man's Boy" at the Majestic this week is drawing a good house. Rogers and Creamer are two dramatic geniuses and their support are all up-to-date players. Mr. Alexander Rogers as the old man is a natural-born actor. He is self-possessed and natural. Mrs. Rogers is also quite clever. Miss Ruth Cherry as Pearl Hiram is a Washington girl and her singing and acting are good. Mr. Charles S. Gilpin and Miss Alice Georgas are great acquisitions to the company. The star of the company is Billy Harper. He is no doubt one of the greatest geniuses upon the American stage today. The quartette in which Messrs. Jordan, Devy, Receves and Crawford appear is full of music. They are well trained. Uncle Remus at the races, by Charles S. Gilpin, electrified his audience. His impersonation created the wildest applause. The entire company is composed of refined and talented actors and actresses. Miss Jessie Ellis is the Brazilian queen and elegated great applause. In Act 2, in which Miss Ruth Cherry Swane River dances with the company, is very clever. "The Old Man's Boy" should be seen by all Washington. It is a clean-cut presentation of home life and the electrical display shows the play up to a great advantage. Manager Frank Brown intends to give the people clean-cut shows. From now on all high-class plays will be presented at this theater. 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JOHNSTON'S HAIR DRESSING FOR SALE AT ALL DRUG STORES VALUABLE COUPON IN E memorial exercises last Thursday evening, February 12, in honor of President Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass and Charlotte Scott. The principal speaker of the evening was Mr. A. A. Weber, one of the most prominent and prosperous business merchants of Northeast Washington, who has always shown a keen interest in the progress of the Negro, especially of his community. He spoke in glowing terms of Lincoln and his treatment of weaker race, he lamented the present injustice by those who are inimical to their progress and bade them cheer up, that right would prevail. He exhorted them to place implicit trust in God, the righter of all wrong. Mr. J. W. Thompson, the well known undertaker, and Mr. J. W. Crow, emulated the life of Douglass. Mrs. Helen A. Davis, who organized the literary two years ago, spoke upon the life of Charlotte Scott, who made possible the monument in Lincoln Park, by donating the first $5 earned after her freedom, towards a monument to Lincoln, immediately on hearing of his death. It was at her suggestion that a monument be erected, and her's the first money given towards carrying the idea into execution. Mrs. Davis stated that Charlotte Scott's action was characteristic of the Negro as a people, ever grateful and ever ready to acknowledge and revere those of the dominant race who show the slightest inclination to favor them. This is a commendable trait. Charlotte Scott needs no monument erected to her memory; his monument is hers; she has given full honor, as will be seen in the inscription on the monument. Mrs. Martha Thompson, president of the literary, presided. Miss Rosetta Carr, secretary. Rev. E. J. Robinson concluded the meeting with benediction. The Bellevue, Club and Howard Club rendered select music. A CONCERT GIVEN. The Azalea Mandolin and Guitar Club Gave a Musicale on February 4. The Azalea Mandolin and Guitar Club entertained a large audience at its annual concert on Monday evening, February 9, at True Reformers' Hall. The hall was tastefully decorated for the occasion. The program was prepared by Mr. Ford Jones, the leader, and rendered with much skill and harmony by the players to the delight of those present. The program was as follows: March, "Don't Tread on Me," by Mr. Ford Jones. Sentimental, "In the Heart of a Rose." Schottisle, "Sun Rays." Intermezzo, "Passion." After which music was furnished by the Monumental Orchestra, Prof. C. H. Hamilton, leader, for dancing, which lasted until 2 a. m. Negroes to Meet in National Convention February 25. A national convention of colored men has been called to be held Wednesday, February 25, at 11 a. m., at Cosintopolitan Baptist Church, N Street, between Ninth and Tenth Streets, for the purpose of protesting against the elimination of colored men and women from the government service and against the increased tendency toward segregation of the races in the various departments of the government. It is stated delegates will be present as representatives of every State in the Union. A big mass meeting will be held at 8 p. m., February 25. Prominent speakers will address the meeting, including Senator John D. Work, of California; Dr. W. H. Brooks, pastor, of the Nineteenth'Street Baptist Church; Editor W. Calvin, of The Bee, and Dr. S. P. W. Drew, President of the Henderson National Memorial Civil Rights League of America. Mr. N. C. Lattimore Among one of the best known men in this country, who attended the funeral of Miss Mattie E. Bowen, was Mr. W. Lattimore, a member of her class when she attended the Caroline Mills School, of Providence, R. I. Mr. Lattimore related some very interesting incidents of Miss Bowen while in school. Commissioned a Notary Public. President Woodrow Wilson has appointed Attorney Clarence W. T.吉修 not a notary public for the term of five years, commencing February 3, 1914. I wish to announce that I am now located at 1117 You Street Northwest, where I will treat all cases of refraction and eye strain. If you are now wearing glasses and they don't suit or need adjusting, come in and I will tell you exactly what is wrong. Consultations free. Residential calls by appointment. Dr. Chas. A. Miller, Graduate Optician, 1117 U Street Northwest, Washington, D..C. Formerly the LAWYERS' CLUB. Is now an up-to-date Stag Saloon, where the best treatment and service will be given his patrons. 480 Louisiana Avenue Northwest. PASTOR RUSSELL'S PHOTO-DRAMA Formally Opened In Boston Theater Sunday. In Sermon Pastor Russell's Subject Was, "Satan's Great Lie—What Harrr It Did"—The First Lie—Where It Was Told—Why It Was Told—To Whom It Was Told—Its Result—Its Repetition The Disautous Results to Humanity. All Manner of Crimes Are Its Fruitage—The Only Remedy—Why? When?—How? PASTOR RUSSELL Boston, Mass. February 8th. — Pastor Russell is here, and in the Boston Theatre today conducted the opening exhibitions of his Photo- Drama of Creation, which will be exhibited at this theatre every Sunday at 10 A. M. and 3 and 8 P. M. Since the Photo- Drama of Creation was first shown to the public at The Temple in New York City on January 11, which was the beginning of a series of world-wide productions. It has been introduced in several cities to crowded houses, in all of which it continues to enjoy a wide patronage. Profound Bible scholars say that there is nothing of the kind in the world today comparable to Pastor Russell's Photo-Drama of Creation and its ninety-six remarkable phonographic talks, and that its several parts are superior to a seminary course in theological preparation. In his sermon in the forenoon Pastor Russell discussed that feature of the Photo-Drama which relates to "Satun's Great Lie, and What Harm it Did." His text and discourse follow: "When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own; for he is a liar, and the father of it." - John 8:44 Nonsensical traditions handed to us from the Dark Ages have greatly confused the people of God on every Bible subject; for instance, Satan has been pictured grotesquely, and described as presiding in a far-off torture chamber. He has been represented as superintending the tortures of the non-elect of humanity. The Bible account has been wholly ignored. Instead of the Bible's representing Satan as a repulsive being with hoofs, horns, and forked tail, it tells us that he was an angel of a very high order—beautiful in person and highly endowed. Instead of resiling after off, he is the "prince of the power of the air." Instead of stoking fires, he "worketh in the hearts of the children of disobedience"—seeking to blind them and to bind them with ignorance, superstition, falsehood. Satan's First Great Lie. According to the Bible, Satan's primary sin was an ambitious pride. If imagined he could direct the affairs of the universe, in which he might set up a separate dominion, and try out his schemes. When Divine Power created Adam and Eve, and bade them multiply and fill the earth, Satan saw his opportunity to put his ambitions schemes into operation. The holy angels would not think of rebelling against Divine authority to cooper with him in his schemes; but here was an inexperienced man, who might be deceived into disobedience; to God, and thus be won over to Satan and his schemes. Through him he saw his way to an earthly empire. In which his will would be done as Jehovah's will is done in Heaven. Thus it came that when God instructed Adam and Eve in respect to the fruits of the Garden of Eden and forbade their eating of one certain kind of fruitage, and put a penalty upon disobedience, then Satan, through the serpent, lled to them. He told them that their Creator wished to keep them in a measure of slavery, that the fruit forbidden them was the very fruit necessary to their highest development that so far from doing them injury it would be a boon, and make them as wise as God Himself. Satan intimated to them that God did not wish them to be as wise as Himself, but desired to hold them in the slavery of ignorance. The thirst for knowledge and the doubt of God's Wisdom and Love came before our first parents as a temptation; and they yielded. They disobeyed. This was sin. And it brought upon them the penalty God had foretold—"Dying, thou shalt die." The dying process began immediately, but so strong was the perfect man that even in the imperfect surroundings of the accursed earth outside of Eden he was able to prolong his dying 930 years. Satan obsessed, or took control of the serpent, and so guided it that I spoke the deceptions to our first parents. It is not even necessary to suppose that the serpent spoke with an audible voice. Quite likely, as our adage goes, its actions spoke louder than words. It partook especially of the fruit forbidden to our first parents. The fruit did not kill the serpent. On the contrary, Mother Eve persevered that it was wiser than any other the beasts of the earth. Its actions it declared to her mind that * had misstated the facts when he to them that the eating of that forbidden fruit would bring death to them. Satan's Plot Thickens. When Satan beheld Adam and Eve outcasts from Eden, and perceived that gradually the penalty, "Dyin thou shalt die," would come upon mankind, weakening them in mind, in body and in morals, he should have been convinced of the folly of his course. But no, an evil course of pride, once entered upon, leads further and further astray. Instead of surrendering to the God of all grace, Satan became more defiant. Instead of repenting of the lie by which he had injured a race he added to it, still seeking to lower God in the eyes of humanity. Apparently, Satan sought so to alienate and demonize mankind that a perpetual barrier would be raised in their hearts against the Almighty, and that thus humanity might be hindered from ever again coming into fellowship with God, no matter what provision God's mercy or grace might make for their return. For six thousand years Satan has been carrying on his wicked works of slander and misrepresentation of the Divine character and purposes. Satan's Next Device. According to the Scriptures, Satan was disappointed that his subjects were dying, and was resolved to remedy this matter. Hence his next step was to inoculate the race with a fresh strain of life—vitality—vigor from the angels, who had never shown any symptoms of death. These, possessed of the power to materialize—to assume human bodies—were encouraged by Satan to violate the law of their being and the law of their nature—to misuse their materializing powers. Satan's word to our first, parents, "Ye shall not surely die," must be upheld. By hook or by crook he would strive to fulfil his word, and to make the Almighty the falsifier. The allurement was successful. Many of the angels heeded God's ad versary and indulged themselves in the pleasures of sin. Of this matter we read in Genesis 62. Those angelic sons of God, saw the daughters of men, that they were fair, beautiful, and took of them for wives such as they chose, and started human families—all contrary to the Divine arrangement of their being, wholly misusing their power of materialization Satan's course seemed to prosper God's time to interfere had not yet come. He would allow disobedience and a certain amount of liberty that it might eventually illustrate to all certain great principles and lessons respecting the Divine character, Plan and arrangements, designed for the good of all God's creatures. The children of this combination of angelic vitality grafted upon the human stock was a race of giants—physically and intellectually superior to the condemned and dying race of Adam. Being begotten and born under purely lustful conditions, and in violent opposition to the Divine will, this new race of giants retained nothing of the image or likeness of God. They were brutish, sensual tyrants. Under them the human family would soon have been exterminated; for we read respecting conditions that God perceived that the earth was full of violence and that the thoughts of men's minds were only evil continually. God's Wisdom saw that it would be best to blot out entirely that order of things, and to start a new arrangement. The Deluge accomplished this. Thenceforth those angels who for centuries had lived in sin were re strained from materialization and separated from the holy angels, being confined to Tartarus—or earth's atmosphere. Meantime, instead of starting a new race of men, God carried over Noah and his family of seven. These constituted a new start for the Adamic family. And the statement that they were perfectly generated and that they had no angelic adulteration, assures us of the solidarity of our race, and that the Redemption-price paid for Adam includes every one of us; under the Lord's arrangement that "As all in Adam die, even so all in Christ shall be made alive." Satan's Great Defeat. This was the first defeat that Satan had met with—the first great manifestation of Divine Power in opposition to him. But still it only partially stopped his program. The liberties of himself and his associate fallen angels were thenceforth restricted, limited, to earth. No longer had they privilege to roam the universe. Furthermore no longer were they permitted to assume a human form by materialization They still, however, had their original perfection of organism and their general liberty. Satan thus had opportunity for assuming that God had done all that He was able to do in the way of restraining and opposing him. Adapting himself to the new conditions, Satan and his fallen host attacked mankind in a new way after the Deluge. They would poison the minds of humanity against God. They would declare that Satan's original lie was the truth, and that God's statement was the lie. They would seek to prove to mankind that the dead are not dead—that they have merely changed their condition from a lower to a higher one and that they are more alive than ever. Whoever would come under the influence of this their teaching would discredit God's statement—would "believe the lie," would think of a dead man as really advanced to a higher station, instead of having fallen into death. Men persuaded that the dead are alive, could easily, on the basis of that error, be led to believe that the dead were suffering torments, and the thought that God would authorize and permit such torments would tend to brutalize mapkind, and tend also to stop them from thinking of God as gracious, merciful and sympathetic. National Religious Training Schoo ```markdown ``` Offers superior advantages for the training of young men and women in many departments of work. The following Departments are in successful operation. 1. Department of Religious Training. This department intended especially for the training of Y. M. C. A. and Y W C Secretaries. Settlement workers, Deaconesses, and for Home and Foreign Missionaries. 2. Department of Theology. 3. Commercial Department. 4. Literary Department. 5. Department of Music. Thus, alienated from God in their minds, they would be more amenable than ever to Satan and his associates in evil. Then, too, upon the basis of this falsehood, this deception, other errors could be introduced. Some could be taught respecting a purgatory and respecting the possibility of escape from purgatory under certain terms and conditions. All this would tend to bring about the slavery of the human mind, and make possible further inroads by the evil spirits. St. Paul refers to these doctrines of demons, and styles them also "strong delusions, that they should believe a lie," because they had less pleasure in the truth. These strong delusions have been operating in the world for now more than four thousand years. Can we wonder that they have gained a strong hold upon humanity? Can we wonder that they are to be found in every corner of the earth—among the savage Indians of America, among the millions of India, China, Japan? We cannot wonder at this, especially when we remember the Apostle's statement, "We wrestle not with flesh and blood, but with wicked spirits in high [influential] places." Witches. Necromancers. Of course, there must be some channel, some theory, some attempted proof given in support of Satan's lie. Of old it was accomplished by witches, and necromancers. These pretended to communicate with the dead and to get from them answers to the questions from the living. Thus by continued deceptions in accordance with Satan's original lie, mankind was kept from knowing the source of these instructions and the demons, the fallen angels, were permitted to invigile mankind, thus blinding them more closely than ever with fetters of ignorance and supersition. So far as the world in general was concerned, God permitted this, intending eventually to deliver mankind; but in the case of Israel, Godis favored nation. He especially intervened to shelter them from the attacks of the Adversary, by special laws and regulations prohibiting medium-sized operations of the evil spirits. He did this by warning Israel against having anything whatever to do with those who had familiar spirits—witches, necromancers, wizards, etc. Under penalty of death none of these were to reside in Palestine. Some of them, however, risked the penalty and did reside there, as evidenced by King Saul's visit to the Witch of Endor, when he desired to communicate with Samuel, the Prophet, who was dead. Of course, Samuel was dead, and neither Saul nor the witch could revive him. But the evil spirits could impersonate Samuel; and that they did so, is the record. They caused the witch to see certain things which she described to the king and which he interpreted to himself. Thus was the error propagated even in God's special nation—separated from all the others of the world to be His people. Jesus Cast Out Demons. In the days of our Lord we find that many of the people had been dabbling in Spiritism, and had come under the influence of the fallen angels to the extent of obsession, and some of them to the extent of being possessed by evil spirits, which did their thinking and talking for them, merely using their human organs as their servants. This would seem to have been the alternative to materialization. If the fallen angels could no longer materialize, they would do the thing next to their preference—they would get control of the mind of some individual and thus have control of his body. In all such cases, it would appear that the victim, becoming a tool of the evil spirits, is frequently caused by them to say and to do things indicating deprivacy greater than he or she had before the obsession began. The tendency of all such things seems to be toward leniencyness. In the days of Jesus and His Apostles, according to the Scriptural arguments, they cast out demons from many people, some of whom had more than one. One man had a legion. Many physician know well that some who are apparently insane are not really so as respects any brain disease. They merely are obsessed, possessed of evil spirits. House & Herrmann 7th and Eye Sts., N. W of all kinds and description, House and Herrmann is the place to visit. There is no other house of its kind in the city where the people can be satisfied. This is house bat will satisfy you. When several of these gain control of one man, they make his life unbearable by the conflicts which they establish, especially operating along the auditory nerves. Throughout this Gospel Age Satan and his demon legions, operating through dreams, mental impressions, etc., have so thoroughly deluded the masses of mankind, that nearly all be lieve Satan's lie, and only an extremely small minority believe the Word of the Lord. The process of supporting the lie continues Writing mediums, trance mediums tipping mediums black art, theosophy, and occultism in general-all support the theory that a dead man is more alive than a living one. In the symbolic language of the Book of Revelation, all nations have been made drunk with the wine of false doctrine. Those who discern the falsehood have learned a great lesson- to put confidence in the Word of the Lord and not in human imaginations. This great lesson, are long, will be taught to all, and we may assume will surely justify the Lord's course in permitting Satan's lie to flourish so thoroughly and for so long. We know not certainly what further terrible experiences may come to man as a result of believing the lie of Satan instead of the Word of God, but certain Scriptures seem clearly to imply that this Age is to end with some great catacrophe which will demonstrate the wisdom of those who hold fast the Truth and the folly of those who neglect it. 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Another bulletin says "intense competition" exists in the distribution of wheat and flour from the farmer to the consumer. Changes in the price of flour, the department says, do not always follow immediately changes in the price of wheat, but middlemen get smaller profits when wheat is high. The bulletin on the meat supply fulfills predictions made by experts throughout the country several years ago—that the day when the production would not equal the demand was approaching rapidly. Unless the people eat less meat, 13 per cent of the amount they would normally consume in 1914 must come from abroad. Eight reasons are given for the shortage, which, it is said, will be more closely investigated by the committee PETER H. Photo by American Press Association. SECRETARY HOUSTON. recently appointed by Secretary Houston to study the economics of the meat situation. The reasons are: The encroachment of farms on the range territory. The lack of a proper range leasing law, permitting economical management and utilization of ranges. The shortage in the corn and forage crops due to the severe drought in Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma in 1912, which caused the farmers in those states to dispose of their meat animals. The increase in the value of land and the increased cost of labor and stock feed, resulting in greatly increased cost of production. The decline in stock raising on farms in the east and south because of poor marketing facilities, resulting from many local slaughtering establishments having been driven out of business by the competition of the great central slaughtering establishments of the west and central west. The temptation to sell live stock at the prevailing high prices rather than to continue to carry it with high priced stock feed, possible loss from disease or accident and uncertain prices the following year. Enormous losses from hog cholera. The competition of higher prices for other farm products. Figured on the basis of each 100 of the total estimated population and compared with conditions in 1910. the bulletin estimates the shortage amounts to almost nine cattle, seven sheep and three hogs. At the same time the report cites that the actual value of the meat animals on the farms is greater in the aggregate than it was in 1910. The bulletin relative to wheat and flour says middlemen are content with somewhat smaller profits when wheat is high than when it is low, but it is the refusal of housewives to stick to any particular brand of flour that keeps the grocer from making big profits and furnishes the competition. The bulletin shows that when in March, 1900, the farmer was getting 64 cents a bushel on all grades of wheat at the elevator, the margin of profit between that figure and what the consumer paid for patent flour made from a bushel of wheat was approximately 20 cents, whereas in October, 1911, when the price of wheat at the farm was 97.5 cents a bushe the margin of profit to the grain elevator, the railroad, the grain jobber or commission man, the flour mill, the flour jobber or wholesale grocer, and the grocer was but 6 cents a bushel. "WOE UNTO YOU, PHARSEEES!" Luke 11:37-54 Feb. 15. "Be not deceived; God is not worked." Galatians 6.7. MONGST the Jewish sects of our Lord's day we have every reason to believe that the Pharisees constituted the one most loyal to God. The Sadducees professed no faith in a future life. They were infidels and politicians. The Essenes were a small sect not mentioned in the Bible, a kind of Higher Critics, of little faith and confused by mixing paganism with Judaism. The Pharisees were what might be termed orthodox Jews. Their name signifies their people. nifies "holy people." In today's Study Jesus, not deligning to mention the other sects, which had entirely departed from God, addressed Himself to the Pharisees, pointing out wherein, with all their boasted holiness, they came far short of what would be acceptable to God. A Pharisee Invites Jesus to Dine. A Pharisee invited Jesus to dine at his house. Jesus passed in and sat down without the formalism of washing, customary to the Pharisees. The host thought of Jesus as a holy man, and remarked that it was strange that He had not washed. Jesus then pointed out that much of what even the holiest Jews practised was merely ceremony, not true religion. Outwardly they were clean, but inwardly their hearts were unclean—given to extortion—spiritual wickedness. In God's sight the heart is the important matter. The inside of the cup should first be cleansed. From our Lord's expressions, apparently one of the Pharisees' great fallings was covetousness. According to the Greek, Jesus called them "money-lovers." Once He told them that this covetousness led them disobedient to disregard others' rights. He said, "Ye derour widows' houses," meaning that they took advantage of widows to accumulate property for themselves. Apparently many Pharisees were rich. Jesus pointed out that with such wrong heart conditions God could not be pleased, even though they ever so carefully observed the outward regulations of the Jewish Law. While they were particular to tithe even the small seed of which they grew but a trifling quantity, yet they neglected the weightier matters of the Law—to deal justly and to love mercy. A Pharisee Invites Jesus to Dine. Their covetousness took the form of pride, as well as dishonesty. They wanted to be very prominent in things religious, and to be hailed as "Itabbl" -master, learned one. Jesus declared that they were like sepulchres, outwardly clean and whitewashed, but inwardly full of corruption. They were holiness people merely in the outward form or ceremonial. Some of the Pharisees, especially educated, well-versed in the Scriptures, were styled lawyers—Doctors of the Law, equivalent of what today are termed Doctors of Divinity. Jesus upbraided them, saying that they placed grievous burdens upon the common people, which they themselves would not bear. He meant that they gave such hard interpretations of God's Law as discouraged the people—setting before them standards of perfection which they themselves did not try to live up to. Apparently they wished to impress the people with the sanctity of the clergy. They built sepulchres for the Prophets, forgetful that their fathers, whose spirit they had, were the ones who killed those Prophets. We are not to think of Jesus as condemning the Pharisees to eternal torment, or as intimating that this would be the woe coming upon them. The woe was that the Pharisees were about to miss the great blessing which God had promised Israel—chief association in Messiah's Kingdom. (Genesis 22:18.) Had there been enough "Israelites Indeed" to complete God's forordained Elect, the Kingdom offer would not have gone to the Gentiles. The Pharisees were in the most favored place for attaining joint-heirship with Messiah; but they recognized not what they were losing. Jesus' expression, "Woe unto you," is therefore to be regarded sympathetically. This thought is borne out by the context, which foretells the great time of tron ble which came upon Israel at Jesus' crucifixion and reached completion in A. D. 70, in the total destruction of their City and polity. A farmer is planting a tree. As Jesus declared, that trouble was a settlement of Jehovah's account for all righteous blood for which no expiation had been "He Devour Widows' Howers" for which no explanation had been made. Little did those Pharisees know that their hypocrisy hindered from preparation for a place in Messiah's Kingdom both themselves and the people Jesus refers to this, saying, "Ye have taken away the key of knowledge." Bible students very generally believe that the trouble which closed the Jewish Age pictured the Time of Trouble which will close this Gospel Age and bring woe upon many modern Pharisees, as well as tribulation upon all evil-doers, as a prelude to the Messianic Reign of Glory. FLOWERS For FUNERALS The A. LOFFLER SAUSAGE&PROVISIONCO 100 Per Cent Pure Lard THE NEGRO FARMER Something New: Something Needed A Paper That Helps People to Become Better Farmers is an Aid to the Church, the School and to the Secular and Religious Papers It has been decided to publish at Tuskegee Institute Post Office, Every-Other-Week for the present, a national farm paper to be known as THE NEGRO FARMER. It will be published in the interest of Negro landowners, tenant farmers and of those who employ Negro labor. There is no other strictly farm newspaper in the world devoted to the interest of Negro farmers. Many of the white farm newspapers enjoy huge circulations and there is no reason why a farm paper in the interest of Negroes should not prove equally successful. In fact, occupying an exclusive field it should enjoy a success far beyond that of the usual farm publication. It is proposed to circulate this paper among the 2,000,000 black farmers of the United States. The paper will be eight pages, of about the size of "The Country Gentleman." DR. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON STATES: The Tukkegee Institute has no this new publication, but some of are interested in its success and be complish great good but will be is backed by a strong organization advance to assure its publication. NEGRO FARMER have my en The success of this project is sensible lines upon which it is best The Tuskegee Institute has no financial interest or control over this new publication, but some of the active officers of the institution are interested in its success and believe that it will not only accomplish great good but will be a paying investment. The paper is backed by a strong organization and funds have been provided in advance to assure its publication. Those in active control of THE NEGRO FARMER have my entire confidence and good will. —BOOKER T. WASHINGTON. The success of this project is assured because of the solid and sensible lines upon which it is being laid out. All the capital stock has been subscribed for. The subscription price is $1.00 vertisements are invited. Clubbing papers will be arranged for on a ready to receive Subscriptions and The first issue of the paper Address all communications to: THE NEGR TUSKEGEE INS The subscription price is $1.00 a year and Subscriptions and Advertisements are invited. Clubbing rates with important Negro newspapers will be arranged for on a satisfactory basis. We are now ready to receive Subscriptions and Advertisements. The first issue of the paper will appear February first, 1914. Address all communications to: THE NEGRO FARMER TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, ALA. THE HIGHER EDUCATION AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY. Dean Kelly Miller has just issued an interesting bulletin setting forth the workings of the College of Arts and Sciences of Howard University. This bulletin sets forth in clear, concise terms the educational facilities and advantages of a great institution of learning located at the National Capital. The College of Arts and Sciences contains over three hundred students, with a faculty of over twenty members. This is the largest group of coedored youth to be found in this world pursuing the higher academic education. The courses cover the usual grade of college subjects. Special emphasis is laid upon the departments of sciences, leading to the study of medicine, and other practical applications. Combination courses have been arranged whereby a student may gain one year between his college course and his course in law, medicine or theology. This is in harmony with the practices of the leading institutions of the country. The bulletin states that the curriculum and facilities have been brought fully up to the demands of the modern college. Statistical tables show the remarkable growth of the college from the small beginnings in 1868 to the present number. This growth has been especially noticeable during the past six years. Sixty-nine students from the District of Columbia are pursuing this college course in Howard University. This number exceeds the entire department eight years ago. Among the graduates of the College of Arts and Sciences are found men of high standing in the profession of ministry, medicine, and law, and as educators, authors, and public ser- a financial interest or control over the active officers of the institution believe that it will not only ac- paying investment. The paper and funds have been provided in Those in active control of THE write confidence and good will. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON. is assured because of the solid and ing laid out. O a year and Subscriptions and Ac- rates with important Negro news- satisfactory basis. We are now Advertisements. will appear February first. 1914. O FARMER INSTITUTE, ALA. vants. Among the distinguished dead are listed the late Rev. Win J. Simmons, D. 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On motion of the plaintiff, it is this 29th day of January, 1914, ordered that the defendants, Viola Loraine Jeffrey and Joseph Dunston, cause their appearance to be entered herein on or before the fortieth day, exclusive of Sundays and legal holidays, occurring after, the day of the first publication of this order; otherwise the cause will be proceeded with as in case of default. Provided, a copy of this order be published once a week for three successive weeks in the Washington Law Reporter, and the Washington "Bee," before said ASHLEY M. GOULD. Justice. A true copy. Test: Test! J.-R. YOUNG, Clerk. By F. E. CUNNINGHAM, Assistant Clerk. LYONS AND WALKER AT- TORNEYS. Supreme Court of the District of Col- umbia, Holding Probate Court No. 20445, Administration. This is to give notice that the scriber, of the District of Columba, has obtained from the Probate Co. of the District of Columbia, letter of administration on the estate Ellen N. Ricks, late of the District of Columbia, deceased. All person having claims against the decease are hereby warned to exhibit same, with the vouchers thereof gally authenticated, to the subscrient on or before the 8th day of Janu A. D., 1915; otherwise they may law be excluded from all benefit said estate. Given under my hand this 8th d of January, 1914. JAMES RICKS Register of Wills for the District of Columbia, Clerk of the Probate Court. CHAS. H. HEMANS, ATTORNEY. In the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia-No. 32319, Equity Doc. 70. Ruth Robinson and Hughy Hines, Defendants. The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the defendant, Ruth Robinson, on the grounds of adultery with the correspondent, Hughy Hines. On motion of the plaintiff, it is this 21st day of January, 1914, ordered that the defendants Ruth Robinson and Hughy Hines cause their appearance to be entered herein on or before the fortieth day, exclusive of Sundays and legal holidays, occurring after the day of the first publication of this order; otherwise the cause will be proceeded with as in case of default. Provided, a copy of this order be published once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Washington Law Reporter, and the Washington Bee, before said day. WENDELL P. STAFFORD, Justice. A true copy.' Test: J. R. YOUNG, Clerk. By F. E. CUNNINGHAM, Assistant Clerk. L. MELENDF7 KING, ATTOR NEY. Supremé Court of the District of Col- umbia, Holding Probate Court- No. 20510, Administration. This is to give notice that the subscriber, of the District of Columbia has obtained from the Probate Court of the District of Columbia, letters of administration on the estate of Alexander Payne, late of the District of Columbia, deceased. All persons having claims against the deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same with the vouchers thereof, legally authenticated, to the subscriber, on before the 5th day of February, A. P. 1915; otherwise they may by law be excluded from all benefit of said estate. Given under my hand this 5th day of February, 1914. JOHN H. FRANK, 1111 U Street N. W. Attest: JAMES TANNER, Register of Wills for the District of Columbia, Clerk of the Probate Court. L. MELENDEZ KING Hoffman Concert The four soloists as announced for the Hoffman Band Concert, to be given at the New Howard Theatre, Sunday evening, March 8, are as follows: Mrs. Lucy Blagburn, soprano. Mr. Joseph H. Carroff, tenor. Mr. Louis N. Brown, pianist. Mr. Jacob H. Hopkins, cornetist. An added feature is the Big House of Thomas Singing Class, under the personal direction of Prof. Joseph T. Newman. Concert begins at 4:15. Rev. Dr. James E. Mason, secretary of Livingstone College, Salisbury, N. C., was in the city Sunday and preached two sermons one at Trinity Zion in the afternoon and at Ashbury M. E. Church in the evening. He is pushing the $50,000 fund for the new girls' dormitory and reports conditions favor success. FARMERS'CREDITS ARE PROVIDED Commission That Studied Rural System Abroad Reports. NEW MEASURE IS DRAFTED Senator Fletcher of Florida Chairman of Committee—Establishment of Banks on a Co-operative Basis is Urged—Two Kinds of Credits, Land Mortgage and Personal, Advocated. Washington. — Recommendations for definite legislation by congress on the subject of farmers' credits are contained in the report of the federal commission which studied rural credit institutions in Europe last spring and summer. The commission was headed by Duncan U. Fletcher, senator from Florida. Senator Gore of Oklahoma, Representative Moss of Indiana and officers of the department of agriculture, together with delegates from the several states, make up the remainder of the commission. The commission in its report segregates the two classes of farm credits A. B. Photo by American Press Association. SENATOR FLETCHER. studied—the land mortgage, or long term credit, and personal, or short term credit. Final report has been made only as to the first class, though a report, with recommendations, as to the second class will be completed in a short time and sent to the president. It is to the first class that most attention has been given, and, as President Wilson has announced that such legislation is included in his program for the year, it is expected that a measure will be passed by congress in the near future. After a conference between Senator Fletcher and the president it was indicated the latter approves of the commission's view for such legislation. The commission's report includes the draft of a bill, which has been submitted to Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo, Secretary of Agriculture Houston and members of congress, who will have charge of rural credit legislation. The commission believes that because of the difficulty in getting all the states to adopt farm credit legislation it is wiser to have congress act. Their recommended bill provides, therefore, for the formation of farm land banks in any of the states under federal charter and federal inspection. Any group of farmers may organize such co-operative farm land banks with power to issue bonds and thus secure money for farm purchase or development from distant money markets. The scheme outlined for farm land banks in the United States provides for federal charter, but no institution will be able to operate in more than one state. But any institution may operate in all parts of the state in which it is located and may maintain agencies at any point within the state to negotiate loans and also may maintain agencies either within or without the state to dispose of mortgage bonds issued. The institutions provided for must deal "only with farmers" and are strictly prohibited from doing a city business. Loans granted to farmers may not exceed 50 per cent of the value of the improved land, and loans may not extend for a longer period than thirty-five years. Loans must be repaid gradually through the years by a small annual installment. In order to secure funds the institutions are authorized to issue bonds equal in amount to the mortgages retained by the institution. Just as there is now a bureau in the treasury department charged with supervision of national banks which do a commercial business, a bureau is provided which will be charged with the duty of supervising and inspecting banks organized to do a farm and banking business. In connection with national banks the recommendation is made that farmers and others be allowed to establish these banks based upon cooperative principles. RAISE LA NOGUE-HULKS. Relics of Battle In 1892 Said to Contain $1,000,000. Paris.—The French admiralty has invited tenders with a view of raising thirteen ships, which were sunk by the English in 1892 off Cape de la Hogue. The bulks are reported to carry 1,804 guns and $1,000,000 in bullion. The battle of La Hogue was the result of Louis XIV.'s anger at the failure of his expedition sent to Ireland for the purpose of restoring James II, to the throne. In the battle the English fleet was composed of sixty-three vessels and the Dutch fleet of thirty-six vessels. Against this formidable combination Admiral Tourville sent fifty-one vessels. Just before the battle Tourville called a council of war, and all his officers opposed the idea of fighting the English. Tourville, however, showed them a written order of the king, and this decided the matter. The French were overwhelmingly defeated. Their vessels took refuge in different ports of Brittany and Normandy. Those which accompanied Tourville fled to La Hogue and Cherbourg, where, French history says, they were sunk rather than surrender them to the English. CIVILIZATION KILLS INDIANS Choctaw Governor Finds They Don't Thrive on "Store Food." Washington.-The prediction that the full blooded American Indian will have disappeared in a half century was made here by Victor M. Locke, governor of the Choctaw nation, one of the five civilized tribes. He estimates that there are 100,000 full bloods living today. Governor Locke attributes the enormous death rate among the full blooded Indians in the last few years to pneumonia and other diseases of the lungs. "In recent years," Governor Locke said, "instead of raising his own meats, vegetables and bread, as he did fifty years ago, the Indian has been obliged to eat the food purchased from stores by the government. Though this food is good, it seems to be impossible for the full blooded Indian to thrive on it. It is against his nature. Give the old Indian the opportunity to rove the plains again, let him hunt for his food, and he will continue to live for many years." WIRELESS AMATEURS TO FLASH REAL NEWS Organize Club In Kansas to Serve Nearby Papers. Topeka, Kan.-With the organization of the Central Kansas Radio club the first wireless system for the purpose of transmitting news is being formed. The organization is composed of young men interested in wireless telegraphy and who will furnish the smaller papers of the state with the news from neighboring towns. The service will be given free by the wireless operators, who are seeking proficiency rather than money. In this way the less pretentious dailies will receive a service now denied them because of the cost of telephoning or telegraphing. Some of the operators have secured the government license required, and the others will apply for it. It has already been decided to equip wireless plants in Salina, Abilene, Solomon, Bennington, Chapman, Minneapolis and Junction City. Other towns are arranging to get in. The scheme is the outgrowth of the wireless enthusiasm of Henry Goodel, a high school boy in this city, and Lee Henry, a photographer at Minneapolis, Kan. They have been sending radiograms to each other for several weeks, increasing the length of their messages steadily until now they can send news stories. The youngsters plan to use the international code. They hope soon to arrange for the relay of messages that will have to travel over forty or fifty miles, as that distance is about the capacity of the weaker instruments. BUTTER COMES 12,000 MILES. New Zealand Product Soon to Be Placed on the Market. Chicago.—Butter that has traveled 12,000 miles from New Zealand soon will be placed on sale in Chicago and other sections of the United States. A Chicago produce firm announced that it has signed a contract for 3,000 pounds of butter to be shipped this year. Reduction of the tariff on butter from 5 to 2½ cents a pound is said to have enabled merchants to profit on importations. Part of the shipments will be received by the way of the Pacific coast and others by the way of London. SNAKE AS AID IN ROBBERY. Crooks Had Half Starved Python to Frighten Hotel Guests. Munich.—Two international crooks were arrested at a hotel here for a peculiar attempt at robbery. The men had a half starved python with which it is alleged they intended to stampede the guests by turning it loose in the corridor. They figured that the excitement which would follow would enable them to ransack the rooms of guests. Their hopes apparently focused on jewelry worth $125,000 which belonged to an Fri. visitor GHRISTIAN XANDER Melliston Wild:Cherry Cordial. For coughs and colds 75c a bottle 50c full pint 90g 7th St. TWO IMPORTANT LAW SUITS. A Novel Motion Filed by Prof. W. H. Richards—Promptly Overruled by Mr. Justice Wright—Motions for New Trial Also Overruled—Judgment on Verdict for Defendant with Costs. The trial by jury of the cases of E. M. Hewlett against Mary McGarter, and Clarence W. Tignor against Mary McGarter, in which the plaintiffs sought to recover five hundred dollars each as fees, took place in Criminal Court No. 2., of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, Mr. Justice Wright presiding January the 26th and 27th, 1914. In order that they might have a complete record of the case, including the testimony of witnesses, Messrs. A. W. Scott and W. C. Martin, Attorneys for the defendant. employed a stenographer to take down the proceedings verbatim. Though plaintiffs counsel, Messrs. J. H. Stewart and William H. Richards, respectively, noted no exceptions to the court's charge to the jury, which returned verdicts for the defendant, Attorney Richards on Monday, February 2, filed the following motion and affidavit as well as a motion for a new trial: In the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. No. 54,581—At Law. Clarence W. Tignor, Plaintiff, vs. Mary McGarter, Defendant. Comes now the plaintiff and moves the court to grant an order directing Messrs. A. W. Scott and W. C. Martin to consent that stenographer, C. L. Webb, who took down in shorthand the proceedings at the trial of the above entitled cause, furnish a copy of the charge to the jury, and that said stenographer be empowered so to do, and on the following grounds: 1st. That a copy of said charge is necessary to the protection of plaintiff's rights. 2nd. That said notes are quasi public records. 3rd. That said stenographer was recognized by being extended the facilities usually given stenographers, and will be still further recognized by this court should plaintiff have an occasion to appeal. WILLIAM H. RICHARDS. Attorney for Plaintiff. Messrs. Scott and Martin, Attorneys for Defendants. Gentlemen: The above 'motion will be up for hearing in Criminal Court No. 2, Friday, February 6, 1914, at 10 o'clock. A. M., or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard. In the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. No. 54,581-At Law. Mary McGarter, defendant. District of Columbia, ss: William H. Richards on oath says: That on the 28th day of January, 1914, he made application to C. L. Webb to furnish him a copy in long hand from his $^3$ stenographic notes of the Judge's charge in the above entitled cause, and that said Webb expressed his willingness so to do; but said that A. W. Scott, Esq., objected, claiming exclusive ownership of said notes. WILLIAM H. RICHARDS, S sworn and subscribed before me this 2nd day of February, A. D., 1914. JAMES F. BUNDY, Notary Public, D. C. The above motion, and that for a new trial were heard by Mr. Justice Wright February 6, and both overruled, and judgment entered for defendant with costs. The motion for an order by the Court directing Messrs. Scott and Martin to "consent" that their stenographer furnish the plaintiff a copy of the court's charge to the jury, was one, not entirely novel and unheard of among the practicing members of the bar, but was considered wholly without merit, and hence groundless. 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