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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. XXXV, NO. 29 WASHINGTON, J. D. C., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1914 OLD FOLKS HOME Reception to the Professionals December 18—New Departure of Rev. Gordon. One of the greatest social events of the season will be a reception to all of the professions in this city at the Old Folks' Home, 1512 Corcoran Street Northwest. Friday evening, December 18. The reception committee of ladies who will stand in line and receive the guests and who will represent the different professions is as follows: Reception Committee Ministry—Mrs. M. J. Willis. Medicine—Dr. Julia Hall. Law—Mrs. L. M. King. Courts—Mrs. A. W. Gray. School—Miss M. V. Dickerson. Music—H. G. Marshall. Pharmacy—Dr. Amanda Gray. Dentistry—Dr. Virginia Washington. Army—Mrs. W. L. Buck. Navy—Mrs. Roxie Gibson. Press—Miss G. B. Maxwell. Nurses—Miss C. A. Rollins. Following the Reception Committee is the Table Committee. Oysters—Miss C. A. Dogans. Potato Salad—Mrs. V. B. Holmes. Chicken Salad—Miss Minnie Fitzhugh. Rolls—Mrs. C. E. Barker. Olives—Mrs. Edgar Harper. Ice Cream—Mrs. A. K. Ross. Cakes—Mrs. Martha Holmes. Coffee—Miss Sallie Tyler. Dishes—Mrs. E. V. Kenney. Forks—Miss Abbie L. Franklin. Napkins—Miss D. C. Paul. Spoons—Miss T. Z. Shipperson. Music will be furnished by one of the finest orchestras in the city. Every professional in the city will attend this reception in honor of the Old Folks' Home, which was erected by Rev. B. Gordon, who is one of the most progressive ministers of the gospel in this city. OLD FOLKS HOME. An Evening With the Professionals. The Coming Social Reception—A Brilliant Event. Rev. E. B. Gordon, superintendent of the Interstate Old Folks' Home, has inaugurated a new social fete which will take place at the old Interstate Old Folks' Home Friday night, December 18th. It will be one of the greatest social events in Washington. Rev. Gardner is a young and progressive pastor, of Walker's Memorial Baptist Church, who is doing all in his power for the old folks of Washington. The home that he has erected is non-denominational, and from all indications it is the only nondominational institution in this city for the KEV O'KDON Superintendent Understate Old Folks' Home old folks. The coming reception is a new fete. Some of the best known citizens have consented to take part and make it the greatest event in the history of this city. This reception is tendered to the all-professional classes in this city, and many of the most representative and leading professionals will serve on the several committees to make the affair a brilliant success. The following circular letter is issued to the public and friends of the home and it is hoped that everybody will avail himself of the opportunity to attend the Interstate Old Folks' Home for Aged and Infirm Colored People, 1512 Corcoran Street Northwest. A night with the professionals of Washington at the Interstate Old Folks' Home for Aged and Infirm Colored People of America. You are invited to meet our professional men and women at a reception given for the benefit of the Interstate, Old Folks' Home Friday night, December 18, 1914. We are making an effort to raise one thousand dollars for the equipment of our home; therefore we are asking one thousand persons to give us one dollar each, and you are one of the thousand, so be present. The following will be served free to all: Creamed oysters, potato salad, chicken salad, reception rolls, olives, ice cream, cake, coffee. Reception from 8 to 12 P.M. Please register in the office at the home, as your name and contribution will be published in The Bee. Editor W. Calvin Chase, Dr. Sanner Wormley, Dr. S. M. Pierre, Rev. W. W. McCary, Rev. A. C. Garner, A. W. Scott, Attorney, Rev. E. B. Gordon, Superintendent of Home, Committee. A full list of the ladies' committees and what professions they represent will appear in The Bee next week. LET THE SOUTH ALONE? Hon. J. C. Manning in Massachusetts His Defense of the Negro. Boston, Mass., Dec. 2. The first address delivered in Boston by Hon. Joseph C. Manning, of Alabama, was when he spoke at the "Grant Night" dinner of the Middlesex Club, given in the Hotel Brunswick, Monday night, April 27, 1903. The subject of his address at that time was "Against Letting the South Alone." This speech stirred those who heard it and was then commented upon by the press of the entire country. It was an appeal for the enforcement of the suffrage clauses of the American Constitution. Mr. Manning quoted Blaine, as he said: "The three great amendments to the Constitution were bought with a great price, even the blood of the slain, and they will assuredly, in their letter and in their spirit, be enforced." Mr. Manning praised every step taken by the Republican party for human justice and upheld reconstruction. He condemned the spirit of the Bourbon South in not keeping faith with the pledges made by the Southern states on their re-admission to the Union, that "the Constitution of the State shall never be amended or changed so as to deprive any citizen of the right to vote, who are entitled to vote by the Constitution herein recognized." Mr. Manning exposed the strategy and subterfuge of the disfranchisement acts in the Southern States and made a complete analysis of these acts. He showed the motive behind these acts and the effect of their operation. He made it clear to his hearers and to the country that the whole system was to repress popular government and to enable a political minority to dominate. Mr. Manning condemned those in the South who excused their acts by attacks upon the colored South. He said: "It is infamous and criminal, because of the persecution and suffering and wrong brought upon a race, the conduct of which to these men and their fathers should win from them blessings and not cursings; love and not hate; magnanimity, and not humiliation." In this remarkable address Mr. Manning referred to the injustice of permitting the South to exercise suffrage representation for those whom they oppressed and made it clear that it was the nation's problem. He declared that it was only the oppressor in the South and not the masses who were pleading to be let alone. The speech electrified those who heard it. Hon. John L. Bates, then Governor, introduced Mr. Manning. He yet refers to this speech as one of the greatest addresses he had ever heard. In the course of Mr. Manning's speech he took up the "social equality" bugaboo and ridiculed it in such a manner that he aroused continued cheering. It was then, on this occasion, that he gave utterance to the since often quoted expression: "Why, there is no such thing as social equality, even among you white people of New England." This great speech, delivered several years ago, is referred to that it may be recalled how Mr. Manning has never failed to keep this cause before the country. More than this, it is evidence of the fact that he is now following it up and at a moment that is most opportune; for the "South in the Saddle" government in Washington rather inclines the North to hear the logic of Mr. Manning's present discussion on this condition. By all means this work he is doing must be upheld. Everywhere, all over the country, there should be active effort made in arranging public meetings for Mr. Manning. Colored people must realize the importance of upholding this propaganda and colored people need to hear Mr Manning, as well as do the white people of the country. It means a great deal to the cause to have a native Southern white man who understands the question and knows how to state it strongly, to be engaged in forcing the facts into national discussion at this time Let there be no neglect of this cause. Make an opening at once for Mr. Manning to speak. Write to him direct, at his address, care of the Crawford House, Boston, Mass., and help make the propagation of this cause powerful in creating "the right sort of public sentiment." "Denial of political rights to the masses in the South, white as well as colored, is the seat of this wrong." declares Mr. Manning. It is a great fight and Mr. Manning is a great political fighter. He ought to be and will be sustained in this work for the common welfare. SOCIAL SETTLEMENT SOCIAL SETTLEMENT Report of Receipts and Expenditures. The Colored Social Settlement, which is doing so much good for the colored citizens in this city, has rendered its financial statement from October, 1913, to November 15, 1914, inclusive, as follows: Receipts. Balance on hand..... $141.93 Miner Fund for education of colored youth..... 641.67 Individual donations..... 926.43 Trustees' dues ($10 each)..... 120.00 Donations from churches and societies..... 205.63 Collections at public meetings..... 19.79 Interest on funds..... 27.50 Rent of hall..... 15.00 Day nursery..... 3.30 Entertainments..... 52.21 Total ..... $2,153,46 Excessitures Expenditures. Salary of Head. Resident..... $325.00 Salary of Assistants..... $753.30 Salaries of Helpers..... 62.00 Printing..... 124.09 Postage..... 37.97 Car fare..... 12.00 Telephone..... 44.78 Fuel..... 83.10 Gas..... 138.74 Laundry and equipment..... 180.56 Hardware..... 20.00 Supplies..... 20.00 Special assessment for side- walk..... 26.37 Interest on indebtedness..... 214.80 Sundries..... 43.47 Payment on note..... 200.00 Insurance..... 15.00 Balance on hand..... 33.28 Total ..... $2,153.46 Statement of Building Fund. Cost of lot ..... $997.09 Cost of Building ..... 4,780.00 Cost of Heating Plant..... 450.00 Amount due on building (ten notes of $300 each, one of $100 and one of $280, pay- able one each year with in- terest at 6 per cent)..... 3,380.00 Amount due on heating plant 450.00 Amount on hand (available for final payment on buildi- g) invested in real estate note ..... 500.00 Donors of Commodities. Mrs. A. J. Cooper. Corby Brothers. Goldenberg . Kann's Sons. Dr. Cora King. Monday Morning Sewing Circle Palais Royal Pudelk & West The devoted services of Mrs. Archibald Hopkins in winning influential friends for the Settlement and in securing contributions deserve special mention. To her belongs the credit, moreover, of securing from the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia the use of half a block of land just opposite the Settlement House for recreation purposes and gardening. The members of the Board of Commissioners deserve the lasting appreciation of all friends of the Settlement for their generous interest in its work. THE BEE, THE SUN AND EAGLE A Sensational Combination in Court Last Week—Judge Mulloney and Mr. Ralph Given Untangled a Tough Problem and Judge Pugh Heard the Disorderly Case. Last week Editor J. Finley Wilson swore out a warrant for Editor Julia H. P. Coleman for threats and disor- derly conduct. In return Editor Cole- man swore out a warrant for Editor Finley of the Eagle charged with the non-payment of a board bill. Assis- tant United States Attorney Ralph Given investigated the charge of threats in his office against Editor Coleman, by whom Editor Finley had been employed. Long before the hour arrived for Mr. Given to inves- ONE DOLLAR Beginning January 1, 1915, to December 31, 1915 THE BEE Will be sent to any address in the United Subscribers in arrears may take advantage of this m subscription price of The Bee by paying up to Decen and one dollar in advance for the year 1915, beginning This offer is good until December 31, 1914. COUPON. THE WASHINGTON BEE PRINTING 1109 Eye Street N. W. Washington, D. C., Dec. To the Manager. Find enclosed $1.00 for which send The Bee for o ning January 1, 1915, and to continue to December 31, I also enclose $.....amount due y Respectfully, Will be sent to any address in the United States. Subscribers in arrears may take advantage of this reduction in the subscription price of The Bee by paying up to December 31, 1914, and one dollar in advance for the year 1915, beginning January 1. This offer is good until December 31, 1914. COUPON. THE WASHINGTON BEE PRINTING CO., 1109 Eye Street N. W. Washington, D. C., Dec. ..... 1914. To the Manager. Find enclosed $1.00 for which send The Bee for one year, beginning January 1, 1915, and to continue to December 31, 1915. I also enclose $..... amount due you for arrears. Respectfully. Address This offer expires December 31, 1914. tigate the threat charge, 'Editor Finley stood nervously in the District Attorney's office with his Japanese eye watching Editor Coleman, whom he thought carried his old revolver which he said he left in his sanctum sanctorum. When the fatal hour arrived for Mr. Given to investigate. Editor Finley was called to prove his charge. Little Miss Murray, who had been summoned by Editor Finley as his witness, stated that all she heard was Editor Finley say to her to call an officer and when she was asked by the prosecution whether she heard any threats she declared that she had not. "Here is where your charge falls," remarked the prosecutor. The disorderly charge was sent down stairs for Judge Pugh to unravel. Being convinced that no disorderly case had been made out, he dismissed the charge. The Sun editor then left the court, saying to herself that the Eagle would now soar without molestation, but it was not so. Editor Finley had made an engagement to carry his Eagle to Baltimore the next night, with grip in hand as he was about to depart for the Monumental City, one of Captain Doyles' guardians of peace walked into the Eagle nest on You Street and informed Editor Finley that he was wanted at No. 8. The Eagle lost its vigor from the effects of the Sun's rays, and was escorted to No. 8, where he remained until a one-hundred-dollar cash bond was deposited for his appearance in the Police Court Saturday morning. The shock was too sudden for Editor Finley until The Bee was asked to come out of its hive to protect him from the Sun. Attorney Chase of The Bee appeared for the Eagle, assisted by Attorney Scott, and after Judge Mulloney heard the evidence he decided that there was too much business relations existed between the Sun and Eagle which compelled him to dismiss the charge of non-payment of a board bill alleged to have been owed to the editor of the Sun. Attorney Taylor represented the editor of the Sun in the threat and disorderly scarges and Attorneys Chase and Scott represented the Eagle in the non-payment of the board bill. The astute prosecutor came to the conclusion that conditions were such that he preferred to allow the court to settle the contention between this sensational combination. A Warrior From Supreme Court (From the South Carolina State.) Although the Supreme Court of the United States dismissed the petition for an injunction, brought by Oklahoma Negroes to enjoin the railroads of the State from enforcing the "Jim Crow" statute, it did so on the technical grounds of defects in the petition itself and not on the merits of the case. But despite that fact, five members of the court concurred in the opinion that the section of the law forbidding the railroads to furnish Pullman, dining and chair car accommodations to any except members of the white race was unconstitutional. As the matter stands, therefore, another petition, properly brought, would be successful, and the question would then arise as to whether the unconstitutionality of the one section did not vitiate the entire law for the separation of the races on the trains In rendering such an opinion the court departs from its usual custom of contenting itself with the settlement of that part of the appeal primarily pertinent to its decision. That is, the finding of the unconstitutionality of the Pullman car provision is in a sense "obiter dictum" and not binding on the court itself as a precedent. But it will naturally have great weight, and it can not be denied it has the look of the better law. Whatever laws may appeal in this way of segregation of the races in the control of the always punishing problem of the two races live side by side in numbers, they should be used with more consideration to frequently given in the light of possible conflict with the Constitution of the United States. We can not get away from the fact that the gro is a citizen and, as such, entitle to equal rights and privileges under the laws. It was pointedly upon to theory that these rights were preserved to him in the "Jim Crow" statutes by the provision for separate but EQUAL accommodations that former similar enactments have passed the scrutiny of competent courts. Had this not already been determined before the Oklahoma case, the laws of practically all Southern States in this regard would now be thrown into confusion with the danger of returning to the almost unbearable conditions of local travel a generation ago. As to Pullman cars, the question is one that holds nothing more than occasional annoyance. The average Negro is an economical traveler. He does not ride de luxe, and there are perfectly lawful and effective ways in which the company can discourage his patronage. No one has ever contended that it is possible to prohibit the Pullman to a Negro making an interstate journey, yet even in the North the Negro who is availing himself of the right is a rare sight. But if the Supreme Court of the United States is to embark on the practice of deciding matters not needful to the decision of the issue itself, as in Justice Holmes' recent remarks in refusing a writ of error to Frank and in the present instance, the always delicate legislation touching on race questions should be even more gingerly handled in the present than in the past. The section of the Oklahoma law involved was nothing more than a plain invitation to the courts to dig it up by the joots. The South can congratulate itself that it was not contained in some statute dealing with other questions of the sort upon which saner legislative minds are working in the hope of lasting legal solutions. A. $15,000 CAMPAIGN The tenth anniversary of the Cosmopolitan Baptist Church and the tenth anniversary of the pastorate of Dr. Simon P. W. Drew will be. celebrated commencing Sunday, December 13, to Sunday. December 20. Noted orators, clergymen and laymen will grace the occasion. Sunday December 13, at 11 A. M.—Historical sermon by the pastor, Dr. Drew. Sunday, December 13, at 8 P. M.—Anniversary of the church, pastor and officers by the Dr. James H. Lee, pastor of the Third Baptist Church, accompanied by his congregation. Singing by the Third Baptist choir, Prof. Wm. Brown, director. Monday, December 14, at 8:30 P. M.—Sermon to deacons, trustees and ushers, by Dr. J. T. Clarke, pastor of M. Horeb Baptist Church, accompanied by his church and choir. Tuesday, December 15, at 8:30 P. M.—Sermon to prayer meeting and missionaries and Christian leaders, by the pastor, Dr. Drew. Wednesday, December 16, at 8:30 P. M.—Sermon to Sunday School by Dr. J. I. Loving, pastor of Enon Baptist Church, accompanied by his congregation and choir. Remarks by Miss Toliver, superintendent of Florida Avenue Baptist Sunday School. Thursday, December 17, at 8:30 P.M.—Sermon to B. Y. P. U. by Dr. Joseph II Lee pastor of Mt Olive Baptist Church, Arlington, Va., ac companied by his congregation and door. Sunday December 17 at 11 A.M.—Sermon to auxiliaries by the pastor, Dr. Drew. Sunday, December 20, at 3:30 P. M. Sermon by Rev. Campbell, pastor of Seventh Day Adventist Church, accompanied by his congregation and choir. Sunday, December 20, at 8 P. M.—Senator Reed Smoot. Tuesday, December 22, at 8:30 P. M.—Reunion of members. Addresses by Congressman Benjamin I. Taylor of New York, and Congressman J. A Falconer of Washington. Notice to Members. One-tenth of every dollar gained should be dedicated to the Lord (Lev. 27:30). Bring ye all the tithes into the store house (Mal. 3:10). All pastors, churches, religious and secret societies are most cordially invited to take part. Simon P. W. Drew, pastor. Residence, 1317 Corcoran Street Northwest. Oscar C. Nalle, church clerk. Residence, 2520 Mozart Place Northwest. It's a fine thing to make good resolutions, but quite another thing to make good. GREAT MEETING GREAT MEETING A GREAT MEETING. Forty-ninth Anniversary of the Adoption of the Thirteenth Constitutional Amendment. The forty-ninth anniversary of the adoption of the thirteenth amendment to the United States Constitution and eighty-eighth anniversary of the birth of Senator John B. Henderson, the author of the amendment that liberated 4,300,000 colored people which has grown to 12,000,000 will be celebrated Friday, December 18, at 8:30 P. M., at Cosmopolitan Baptist Church, N Street Northwest, between Ninth and Tenth Streets, Washington, D. C., under the auspices of Henderson National Memorial Civil Rights League of America and National Baptist Evangelical Alliance of America. Dr. S. P. W. Drew, presiden; Dr. W. H. Nelson, secretary. Noted orators of the United States Senate, House, the clergy and laymen will deliver addresses. Program. Opening selection—Cosmopolitan Choir and Third Baptist Choir. Prof. James Wright, director. Invocation—Dr. J. Harvey Randolph, pastor of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. Solo—Prof. J. T. Bayton, musical director of the Public Schools. Remarks—By the chairman, Dr. S. P. W. Drew, pastor Cosmopolitan Baptist Church. Solo—Miss Hattie P. Ivy, student of Howard University. Addresses—Governor Frank B. Willis, of Ohio, Senator Moses E. Clapp of Minnesota, Senator Boies Penrose of Pennsylvania Miss M. A. D. Madre, president Bethel Literary Association. Solo—Prof. James Wright Addresses—Speaker Champ Clark, House of Representatives; Governor-Chas. W. W. Whitman, of New York, Senator W. L. Jones of Washington. Subject, "The Life and Work of Senator Henderson." Selection—Forty-nine young ladies in honor of the thirteenth amendment; Miss Hattie Brock, chairman: Miss Rebecca McDaniel, secretary. Address, Judge Latimer, of Juvenile Court; Editor W. Calvin Chase, of The Bee; Dr. W. A. Taylor, pastor of Florida Avenue Baptist Church; Mr. W. F. Gude, president of the Board of Commerce; W: H. J. Beckett, secretary of Y. M. C. A. Selection by eighty-eight school children in honor of Senator Henderson's birth. Mrs. Henrietta Attrell, Mrs. Carrie Griffin and Miss Hattie Mackell. Addresses—Mr. B. H. Warner, Mr. Louis P. Shoemaker, Dr. W. H. Nelson, pastor of Israel M. E. Church, and Editor T. Fortune, of the Sun. Selection—By the choir. Introduction of Mrs. Henderson, widow of the Senator. Benediction—Rev. F. W. Dixon, of Berean Baptist Church. ATTORNEY JONES Surprised—His Friends Called in a Body. Last Monday night Attorney Thomas L. Jones, a leading member of the local bar, had a surprise sprung upon him last Monday night to get 12:30 o'clock. It was 12:30 A. M. when his electric bell rung. He called from his bed room window to ascertain who the intruders were. He was afraid to come down stairs until he was assured that he would not be armed, and he thought he recognized the voice of a personal friend His. But, to his surprise, the entire company was masked and if the awaker had had any idea of using a raveller he was too much frightened to do so. In fact, an opportunity was not given him to draw. His sparsus parlor was first seized; then his room; while ten others took possession of his dining room. An elaborate spread of the finest and most delicate viands-took possession of the table. Mrs. Jones was compelled to dress herself after a committee of ladies forced entrance to her bed room and commanded her to follow, which she reluctantly did. All this time a dozen of young folks were in the parlor discussing tango dances and turkey trots and other of the latest dances. The hell rank for early breakfast and all hands repaired to the dining room below, where a happy and glorious time was had. The most surprising incident of the entire affair was the limited time the intruders remained and the abundance of good things that were left behind for the popular attorney. Past Chiefs' Council Election. Officers of the Past Chiefs' Council No. 17, I. O. of St. Luke, have been elected as follows: O. T. Taylor, W. C.; Miss Virginia Edwards, V. C.; Miss Lucy Webb, recording secretary; Mrs. Cecilia Branham, financial secretary; Mrs. Julia H. Hayes, treasurer; Miss Medora Moxley, senior conductor; L. G. Fletcher, junior conductor; Moses M. Peace, W. P.; Mrs. O. T. Taylor, I. S., and W. F. Branham, O. S. A bird dealer in Paris is raising canaries of an orange red tint as the result of feeding the parent birds on gayenne pepper. TALKS TO SPIRITS OF DEAD FRIENDS Sir Oliver Lodge Is Certain That Soul Lives. RECEIVES SCIENTIFIC PROOF Communication Is Not Easy, but it Is Possible, Says Investigator, Aowing Entire Faith in a Future Life-Converses With Departed Scientific Men. His Past Experiments. London.-Sir Oliver Lodge, president of the Society For Psychical Research, recently made a striking declaration of his spiritual faith. He expressed his absolute conviction of a future existence and stated that he had conversed with friends who had passed away. Sir Oliver said that once one realized that consciousness was something outside of the mechanism it made use of one realized that survival of existence was naturally the simplest thing. It was unreasonable, he added, that a soul should jump out of existence when the body was destroyed. "We ourselves are not limited to the few years that we live on this earth. We should go on without it; we should certainly continue to exist; we should certainly survive. "Why do I say that? I say it on definite scientific grounds. I say it because I know that certain friends of mine still exist, because I have talked to them. "Communication is possible. One must obey the laws and find out the conditions. I do not say it is easy, but I say it is possible, and I have conversed with them as I could converse with any one in this audience. "Now, being scientific men, they have given proof that it is real, not an [Image of a man with a beard and mustache, wearing a suit and tie. The background is plain white. The man's face is centered in the image.] impersonation, not something emanating from myself. They have given definite proofs. Some of them are being published. Many are being withheld for a time, but will be published inter. "I tell you that it is so with all the strength of conviction I can muster—that it is so; that we do persist; that people still take an interest in things going on; that they still help us and know more about the things that we do and that they are able from time to time to communicate with us. "I know that man is surrounded by other intelligences. If you once step beyond man there is no limit until you come to the infinite intelligence himself. Once having gone beyond man you go on and must go on until you come to God. "But it is no strange land to which I am leading you. The cosmos is one. We here on this planet are limited in certain ways and blind to much that is going on, but I tell you that we are surrounded by beings, working with us, co-operating and helping, such as people in visions have had some perception of, and that which religion tells us saints and angels are. That the Master himself is helping us is, I believe, literally true." Sir Oliver is one of the best known leaders of the Society For Psychical Research and one of the most courageous defenders of the theory that the occult may itself be a science with laws of its own, for all that its phenomena are intangible. In the summer of 1008 there were widespread reports that he and some of his friends had had unquestionable communication with Edmund Gurney, Dr. Richard Hodgson, Frederic W. H. Myers and other persons no longer living. These stories were quite circumstantial and declared that the communication had been established through several mediums, among them Mrs. Margaret Verrall, wife of the Cambridge professor; Mrs. Piper and Mrs. Holland. At that time Gurney's spirit was said to have described the process of communication with living beings as like the telling of a vastly important message to a sleeping person. Most of the messages, however purported to come from Mr. Myers. It was said at the time that Sir Oliver Lodge was sure of the genuineness of the communications LEE AND JACKSON GUIDE TO BRITISH Southern Leaders Had Superior Tactics, Says English Officer. War Correspondents Frequently Refer to Great American Civil War In Describing Present Day Struggles - Wisdom of Following Southerners' Example is Demonstrated. London - There is nothing more noticeable in the writings by the present British war correspondents than the frequent references to the American civil war and the tactics employed by the great leaders who directed it, particularly Robert E. Lee and "Stonewall" Jackson British officers always have paid especial attention to the American civil war, but according to well informed military men it was the battles of the Franco-Prussian war which were con- sidered best to repay study by British soldiers until the publication, about fifteen years ago, of "Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil War," by the late Colonel G. E. R. Henderson of the British army, with an introduction by Field Marshal Viscount Wotseley The two volumes of this work are quite familiar in the army cramming schools of London. It is studied closely by officers of all ranks, as is shown in the following estimation of its effects on British tactics, which was recently given in an interview by Colonel Willoughby Werner, late of the Rifle brigade, a fellow professor at Sandhurst of Colonel Henderson and later on the headquarters staff during the Boer war; "I know Colonel Henderson well, and for the three years prior to the Boer war we were both professors at Sandhurst, he of military history at the Staff college and I of military topography and reconnaissance. "We often discussed questions of troop leading and the best way of handling men under modern fire. Before this, for many years, it had been the system of our staff college to accept the methods of the German armies in the war of 1870 as the beginning and end of all modern tactics. I had been untacious enough, when a student at the Staff college in 1882, to disbelieve this, and then had found few supporters. So I was delighted when one day Colonel Henderson told me that he had formed very similar opinions, adding that he believed there was infinitely more to be learned from the great civil war in America than from the Franco-Prussian war, and Colonel Henderson spoke from an unrivalled knowledge and close study of the campaigns in the United States. "The accuracy of Henderson's views was demonstrated on many occasions during the Boer war, with the result that the whole of our British infantry since has adopted methods for developing rifle fire and of extended formations, whereby the greatest possible amount of protection is obtained for those engaged in the firing line, combined with the maximum fire effect, which was the basis alike of the light division work in the Peninsular and of much of the successful fighting in the American civil war. "According to all accounts, the Germans today adhere to their dense formations in the attack, as in 1870, and it is notorious how their attacks have been consistently met and repulsed by our British soldiers, fighting oh more intelligent lines. The relative amount of execution thus attained will be known accurately only when the losses on both sides are reckoned up (officers at the front assert that it is as much as eight to one, but it can be said safely that, save when overwhelmed by numbers, the British methods have proved their superiority over those of Germany. "It is no exaggeration to say that Colonel Henderson's book is viewed by all educated British officers as one of the very finest works on military art." "In his own autobiography he writes 'Henderson's delightful and instructive work on "Stonewall" Jackson and the American civil war I recommend to all our officers. They would find its well told story as intensely interesting as its teaching is sound and full of useful advice to Englishmen of today.' "Few people nowadays know that in 1802 Wolseley, then a lieutenant colonel on the staff in Canada, obtained leave of absence on private affairs and unknown to his chiefs succeeded in joining Leeds army as a spectator of course. Here it was that he met several of the famous soldiers of those days and among them "Stonewall Jackson, of whom he writes, 'What a hero and yet how simple and humble mulled a man' "Comparing Jackson with his great chief Lee, he says. Both were great soldiers, yet neither had any Gothlike delight in war. What a lesson for the destroyers of Ithnus: "It was my honor to serve on Lord Wolsley's staff on active service and to have seen a good deal of him during his latter days, and I repeatedly have heard him talk with enthusiasm of the soldierly qualities of Lee, 'Stonewall' Jackson and other leaders whom he met during those eventful days in America." ADVERTISING PAYS PARSON. In Two Years He Married Ninety-two Couples at Paris, Ill. Terre Haute, Ind.-The Rev. H. H. Peters, pastor of the First Christian church of Paris, Ill., desires the patronage of couples who go over the state line from Terre Haute to the Illinois Gretna Green. He is not diffident. Therefore he has written to a Terre Haute newspaper to have it say: "Paris has a sure enough marrying parson—the Rev H. B. Peters of that city has qualified in less than two years he has married ninety-two couples, of whom twenty-two couples were from Indiana. The First Christian church of Paris is a large organization of over 1,200 members. The church is located one block from the public square and within a half block of the interurban station. The parson has an office in the church and is ready to meet the young people at all hours. If people are determined to leave Indiana to get married they can do no better than strike for Paris and look up the marrying parson. HIGH COST OF EDUCATION. Doubles In Twelve Years In Minneapolis Schools. Minneapolis. - It cost $30.81 per pupil for elementary education in Minneapolis public schools in 1914, as compared with $18.39 in 1902, and the high school cost per pupil in the same period has mounted from $38.42 to $72.69. These comparisons have been made by Miss Katherine Brazee, secretary to School Superintendent F. E. Spaulding. The cost of heat, light and upkeep of buildings is not included in these figures. In 1902 there were 61 buildings in use, 1,001 teachers and 39,082 pupils, as compared with 74 buildings, 1,423 teachers and 49,107 pupils enrolled in 1914. The wider range of courses and the care given defective children are given as causes for the increased cost. MOTOR ARTILLERY TO SPEED UP WAR Tractors Carrying Big Guns Not Dauned by Bad Roads. London.—That motor artillery may be used by the belligerents before the present war is over is the conclusion of an automobile expert expressed in an article published berg. He bases this idea on the success of motor transport over broken country. Approving the phrase "This is a motor war," he says: "One of the most interesting phases, in face of future developments of automobile for military purposes, is those vehicles which have been designed and which are being used for breaking across country where roads do not exist or where surfaces are exceedingly bad. In this connection some extraordinarily ingenious pioneer work has been done in this country, notably the Diplock-Pedrail. If the inventor had received more support undoubtedly this system of self-propelled vehicle could have been brought to a stage at which its practicability would have been recognized throughout the world today. "As it is, since 1878 he has been perfecting his machinery every year and got it to an extraordinary stage before the war broke out. Some of the heavy machines that the Germans are using revolt, moreover, that they have not been slow to study his in genious scheme whereby a self propelled road vehicle can also be made to break across country, over plowed fields or any other surface that it may be necessary to negotiate." "In Belgium the Germans have been using heavy motor tractors with wired wheels in front, designed to insure steering way when going through slime, in that whichever way they tend to slide they must presently dig themselves in deeper internally. The rear driving wheels are really a variant of another British idea evolved in some of the motor stedges that were taken with Captain Scott on his antarctic expedition. COW EATS "FRUIT" ON HAT. Knocks Woman Down and Injures Her to Get Ornaments. Peckham, Coo. The fondness of the family cow for fruit came near causing Mrs. Paris Cogburn serious injury, and resulted in the destruction of a fine new hat and its ornamental trimmings. The cow saw the fruit on the hat just as the woman left the house and started for it. She knocked Mrs. Cogburn down and stepped on her hip while she munched the hat. Help arrived, and the woman was taken into the house, where medical assistance was summoned. She had a deep gush on her hip. Gait, Cal.-On the farm of Alfred C. North at Valley Oaks a young English walnut orchard holds a record which many of the old settlers claim to be the most remarkable in the state. Last March North put out forty acres or young walnut trees. By actual measurement recently it was found that a number of the trees stand twelve feet high, showing a growth of ten feet in seven months. A large acreage in this vicinity is being planned to this variety of walnut. One of Brothers, Formerly Notorious as Highwaymen, Has Heart Disease. Excelsior Springs, Mo. Frank James, one of the James brothers, notorious as highwaymen shortly after the war between the states, was stricken with heart disease and was reported dying at the James home, near here. He is seventy three years old. James is one of the last survivors of the bank robbers, made notorious by an almost unimpaired career of crime during the unsettled period that followed the war. He has been living the life of an ordinary farmer for more than thirty years. James was a son of a clergyman. He Joined Quantrell's guerrillas in the war between the states, together with his brother, Joseph, and took part in the sacking of Lawrence, Kan When the war ended they were hunted far and wide by relatives of those who had met death at their hands. They soon became outlaws. Many crimes of the decade following the war have been told at the door of the James-Younger gang, of which the only members left are Frank James and Cole Younger now living at Lee's Summit, Mo. Among their deeds were: The raid on the Commercial bank at Liberty, Mo., in 1864. One bank defender was killed and $70,000 stolen. Looting of the Russellville (Ky.) bank in 1868 for $17,000. Bank robbery at Gatlinin, Mo., in 1868, in which the casbier, Captain John W. Sheets, was stain. Robbery of a bank at Columbia, Ky., in 1872, in which R. A. C. Martin, cashier, was killed. Raid on a bank at Cordyon, Ia., in which $40,000 was stolen in 1873. The wrecking and robbing of Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific train near Council Bluffs, Ia., in 1873. The engineer was killed, the fireman wounded and several passengers injured. Box office in the fair grounds at Kansas City, Mo., was robbed of $0.000 in broad daylight in 1873. Detectives surrounded the James home near Kearney, Mo., Jan. 25, 1875, and threw a bomb into the house, thinking to kill the James brothers. It exploded, tearing off the arm of their mother and killing their brother. Archie Adult University Students Claim They Are "Children." Omana, Neb - When is a child? The question has been put up to the Omana city commission, the street railway company and the teachers in Creighton university, and it has not been solved. A city ordinance provides that the street railway company shall sell at certain reduced rates tickets good for the transportation of "children attending school." Several days ago a party of Creigh ton university students boarded a car and tendered the conductor the reduced rate tickets. The conductor refused to accept them, and the young men refused to either pay the full rate or get off. Later a committee of the students called on the street railway officials and another committee went to see the city commissioners and then to City Attorney Rine. "Nonsense, boys," said Rine. "You are not children." "When is a child, anyway?" one of them demanded. "I'll show you," answered Rine, picking up a dictionary. Then he read aloud: "Child—A son or a daughter; a male or female descendant in the first degree, the immediate progeny of human parents." "Certainly we Creightonlans are all sons, descendants in the first degree and the immediate progeny of human parents," the spokesman argued. Rine read on a little further: "A young person or either sex; one who exhibits the characteristics of a young person, as of knowledge Mr. Rine thought it might be possible to consider university boys in this category. But he looked further and found this definition: One who, or character or practice shows signs of relationship to or of the influence of another, as a disciple of a teacher, as a child of God, a child of the devil, a child of tolh "We come under every one of those definitions," argued the twenty-eight year-old its foot "child" at the head of the committee And City Attorney Rine had to ac knowledge that he was right. "But the ordinance says these reduced fare tickets are good for child dren only," the lawyer reminded them "And if we are not children, then the dictionary is wrong." quoted the six foot child as he pulled out a plug and bit off a big chew. And so the case stands English Walnut Record. Galt, Cal. On the farm of Alfred C North at Valley Oaks a young English walnut orchard holds a record when many of the old settlers claim to be the most remarkable in the state. Last March North put out forty acres of young walnut trees. Its actual measurement recently it was found that a number of the trees stand twelve feet high, showing a growth of ten feet in seven months. A large acreage in this vicinity is being planted to this variety of walnut. AMERICAN ARMY IN FINE HEALTH FEVER MENAGE IS RÉDUGED Percentage of Disease Decreased 18 Per Cent in Past Year, Says Brigadier General Gorgas in His First Annual Report—Rate For Alcoholism Lower Than It Has Ever Been Before. Washington.—In his first annual report as surgeon general of the United States army, Brigadier General William C. Gorgas says the time has come when the United States can be assured that it can maintain a state of hygienic competence that will warrant the holding of large bodies of troops in the field indefinitely. Figures submitted by General Gorgas indicate that of all the armies in the world that of the United States is the healthiest The report further shows that the percentage of disease in the United States army is the lowest it has ever been and that since 1012 this rate has been decreased approximately 18 per cent in the United States proper, while the rate is also lower than any pre [Image of a man in a graduation cap and gown]. $ \textcircled{c} $ 1914, by American Press Association. vious time among the troops on duty beyond the continental limits of the country. It is interesting to note that at no time in the history of the army has the rate for alcoholism been so low. "It is especially satisfactory," says General Georgus, "in view of the extension of white rates toward the tropics, to state that the rates for malarial fevers are the lowest since 1908, when our troops were first permanently stationed in the tropics." The hospital corps of the army, the surgeon general says, should be made more attractive, because under present conditions there is little inducement in the pay to draw to it men of intelligence that are necessary to perform efficiently its many and specialized duties. Pharmacists, surgical, laboratory and sanitary assistants, expert nurses and cooks can get better pay, as well as better hours, out of the army than in it, he says. "The reorganization of several new field hospitals and ambulance units during 1911." General Gorgas continues, "only in part remedies the glaring defect observed in the shortage of mobile sanitary units. Our present personnel permits only a half of the regular army in the field to be served by the sanitary units prescribed by field service regulations. In view of the great battle losses to be expected in modern wars it is a serious responsibility to rely upon improvised units that must serve at the front. "The great reduction in the amount of preventable disease foreshadows great economies to the government as practical applications is developed. Until comparatively recently the duties of medical officers were almost entirely confined to the care of the sick and wounded in keeping with modern tendencies specialization has developed and to their former duty is now added that of sanitary science with the practice of preventive medicine in the field and garrison the handling and disposal of the sick and wounded in campaign and the various specialties of the civilian physician and surgeon. All this requires preparation and training unknown in past years. The medical corps is the only portion of the army not included in the plan of education of the army instituted when Senator Root was secretary At war "It seems time that a comprehensive scheme was adopted to keep medical officers trained and threaten of the times to join their medical military and strictly professional duties. "For some years it has been necessary to constantly employ from ninety to ten members of the medical reserve corps with troops. It is desirable that the medical corps be large enough to perform all the duties required in peace, and any reserve of trained medical officers be effected in other ways. In time of war there will be demands for medical officers that the corps will be unable to meet. A sufficient number to meet requirements in peace is the best preparation to meet the demands upon the medical department in mobilization and war." KNOT TIED IN EYE MUSCLE. New Operation, Marks Distinct Advance In Optic Surgery. Philadelphia. - A remarkable operation, representing the latest step in eye surgery and consisting of a method of tying knots in one of the muscles of the eye to shorten it and restore muscular balance, thereby curing squint eyes, was described here recently. The operation has been named the "O'Connor method after the originator a western physician. The usual surgical operation for squint eyes is to shorten one of the eye muscles by taking out a section but it has the disadvantage that frequently the sutures used to refixate the muscle will tear loose because of the strain. In the new method the strain is taken up by the muscle itself and there is no tearing of the sutures. One of the hospital physicians said: "In the few cases in which the new operation has been applied the suture seems to be worn absorbed, the knots of muscle gradually flatten out, without, however, making the muscle longer, and the shortened muscle perfectly does its work on moving the eyeball and everting the pulling action, which brings the eye in alignment with the other one. The operation can be used in both types of aquint, convergent as well as divergent, by shortening the proper muscle. The new operation is considered most interesting and is a distinct advance in the surgery of the eye." SECOND STRAWBERRY CROP. Fruit Picked In November on Baltimore County Farm. Baltimore - Picking strawberries from a patch in the open air on a Baltimore county farm was the privilege this month of Miss Hegretta Sewell and Isabel Gibson of this city. They were members of a week end house party at the home of T. Vickery Wedge, who owns the Mount Gilead farm, near Woodensburg. In the morning they were invited to visit the strawberry patch, and Miss Sewell says they found enough of the ripe, juicy fruit to give each a bountiful plate. The berries were the second growth in the patch, which had borne quite prolifically during the berry season. The patch was well protected from the cold north winds, as Mount Gilead is a rolling tract of land affording good protection for the growth of fruits of all kinds late in the year. Lyons, Kan - Walking out of his office in the middle of a busy day, leaving his family, friends and fortune and wandering through three states in search of some one who would identify him and tell him who he was, is the strange story of Frank L. Finch, a newspaper man of Littleton, Colo., who under the name of F. S. O'Dell was employed last winter as expert tinotype operator in the office of the Lyons Republican. About two weeks after his disappearance in response to a query for a tinotype operator addressed to a Great Bend paper, F. S. O'Dell arrived in Lyons and went to work. He seemed satisfied with his job, and the Republican force had no thought Saturday night that he would "hit the road" before Monday morning. Since January O'Dell seems to have wandered through Kansas and Nebraska "hunting for himself." Wherever there were crowds O'Dell went. He visited newspaper offices hoping some linenprint printer would recognize him. A short time ago he was working in a newspaper office in Clear Lake, Ia. While there his attention was attracted by an item signed "C. O. F." Jutesburg, who asking "F. L. F." to communicate with him O'Dell wrote. Currence 10 Finch recognized the handwriting as that of his brother and telegraphed him at once. O'Dell an swerved that there had been a mistake that he was not the man wanted. While changing cars at Omaha he again forgot what he was doing and appealed to the police for assistance. The letter from his brother was found in his pocket and he was notified. C. O Finch came to Omaha on the first train and immediately recognized the man as his brother. Frank L. Finch. KILLS COYOTE IN HOUSE Animal - Invades Home and Explores Several Rooms. Cottage Grove, Ore. Coyotes have been committing many depredations in Crook county, according to a letter from Mrs. rounne Stores of Post. One night the family of J. It Knox was awakened by an unusual noise upstairs. Mrs. Knox went into the yard, and could see a coyote hearing and hiding at the window of the upstair room in an effort to get out. Mr Knox shot the animal. An investigation showed that it had got into the house through a bedroom window downstairs, the tracks being plain on the bed that it had climbed over. The animal went through several rooms before going upstairs. Mrs. Morss says that there have been many reports of rabid coyotes in that section, and that few go out after night without being well armed. DRINK EVIL IN LONDON GROWS Authozities ay Stil Further Shorten Hours of Sale, SOLDIERS’ WIVES TEMPTED. One Pian Proposes Absolute Prohibl- tron During Wer, Turning Bars Into (“Tipperary Clubs"—Appeal to Citizens to Stop Buying Drinks For Soldiers. Ducness of Mariborough Active. Landun.- Every day the demand in Londen tor a stricter regulation of the sale of Nquor during the war becomes more tnristeuxL Military autborities ate disgusted with tbe drunkenness of soldiers, vrouzht qvout by the disposi- tion of civilians tu treat all mea tp unt. form Lord Kitchener bas issned numerous Protest mzwinst the treating of bis gol- Germ, but without the desired results, Even the closing of public bouses at 10 o'clock xt olgut bas not cured the evil, and stricter reculatiuns seem tnevita- ble: ‘The locrearl of drunkenness among women, expecially women whose bos bands bate entered the service, Oss fallen under the observation of social worker in ull parts of London. and many delegations vf prominent women bave appeared before licensing justices 1p a0 effort to check this practice by Fegulation uf some sort ‘The Duchess of Marlborough, Lady Byles, Aira. McKenna, Mra, James Gow and many other prominent: wo 4 wt OGTR Bite a RT: # Bre ee stan Men MS ., eect Rae Hy By gto GO a N > as BS a] 7 ey Adds ey SS Photo by American Press Association. DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH WHO BEEES TO CUNB DKINEING IN ENGLAND men were memberr of ao delegation which recently visited Mr. MeKenna at the home otfice and asked bis aesist- ance tn battling the wave of alcoholism among women Lady Byles, who pre sented the delezation, explained that’ the members represented different opinions socially and politically, but “were unanimous in the opinion thet the government ehould take immediate steps to check drinking amorig women.’ They furthermore belleved that any Tegulation ondertaken by the govern: ment should extend to men as Well as ‘women. The prohibition of the sale of Hquor defore noon was suggested as a Tegulation that wonld tessen the temp tation offered by public houses. Such ® curtailment of the bours of public houses would permit them to remain open only ten hours daily Mr, McKenna replied that tt would require o new act of parilament to enable bim to curtall the bours of Uguor selling further. He promised to submit the suggestion to the house. | Lady French. Lady Jellicoe and oth- er prominent philanthropists, who have established what they call Tipperary clubs, where the wites of soldiers may Meet. bate found the need for such so ¢tal centers so imperative and Immedt Ate thet u plan bas been devised tu turn all pubile houses Into such centers during the wat, preventing the sate of alephulics und offeriug only temper ance drinks, besides foud. 4p bis last days Lord Roberts made this appeal to the public to cease tempt ing soldiers with Nquor: “I feel It my daty to point ont to the civil population that putting tempta Uon In the way of our soldiers dy In- Judiciousiy treating them to drink ts in- Jurious to-tbem and prejudicial to our chances of. victory.” Lord Kitchener recently made this appeal to the new army: “The men who bave recently jolned the colors ure doing thelr utmost to Prepare themselves for active service ‘with the least possible delay. This re sult can only be achieved if by bard work and strict sobriety they keep themseires thorougbly fit and healthy.” Sir Jumes Crichton Rrowne, the fa Mmous physician. in an Interview on “Alcobol and the War.” sald: “Tea bas been one of the saviors of mankind 1 verily believe that but for the ‘introdnction uf tea and coffee Eu Tope might have drunk Itself to death “1 am no uncompromising or fanat kcal opponent of alcobul 1 believe tt bas pared x part in homan evolution. that if has Its social uses and that it fs au Invatuable remedy In certain stages of unbealth and diseases. It ts prob able. huwever, that its evolutionary mission ts fulfilled. and as recands Its Social use It is becoming more and more cirvumecribed * | Phone N. 5131, Resident Phone N. 2643 Esau Winslow | ‘Funeral Director 11th and You Streets Northwest . Washingt on, D, C. 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This fa- mous picture in colors and the Bi- blical book both for $1.50 postage prepaid. The following comment is upon the same, from the Seattle, Wash., Daily Times* The evidence submitted by Elder Webb tending to prove that the Saviour of mankind was a black those who oppose the proposition upon their proof, Now that the chain of evidence presented by Mr. Webb seems so complete, it is strange that none of the delvers in the Biblical records have advanced the proposition be- fore. Combination of both books prepaid. Send money order, express 0 J. M. Webb, 3519 State Street, C + Will submit terms to agents. SPECIAL NOTICE ARLINGTON POULTRY FARM, VA. Arlington Poultry and Egg Farm. Eggs, Chickens, at current market prices. Address orders to SAMUEL M. PIERRE, JR. « Arlington, Va. Joseph Douglass, prandson of the late Frederick Douglass, and eminent, American violinist, has been engaged by the Victor Talking Machine Com- pany to produce for them a series of records. The Progressive ~ Manufacturing Company is the name_ of a hosiery mill soon to bg established at Bur- lington, N. C. It is reported that. prominent and influential colored people are behind the movement and that ‘much of the stock has been placed. : Dr. Matilda A. Evans, of Columbia, S. C. who probably has the largest practice of any colored physician in the State, has recently erected a hos- pital in that city. The opening of the hospital celebrated her seventeenth anniversary as a practicing physician, J.-H. Anderson & Son, successful contractors and builders of Piqua, ‘Ohio, have been awarded the contract for building Central Hall, the new $20,000 building of the Curry Institute at Urbana, Ohio. | The Newport News Star is “boast- ing” the Local Negro Business League. An_ enthusiastic League ’ to ~ W are s Shoe , : Store Cor. 11th and You Streets, N. 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The Washington Truth Society, at its meeting last Sunday, is reported to have given expression to a sentiment which is practically unanimous throughout the District. to the effect that the Kenyon law, relative to denizens of the erstwhile "red light district" has served only to scatter the evil and to almost place it beyond the control of the police authorities. We heartily agree with the Society above mentioned, and trust that some powers may be invoked which will be able to speedily remove present conditions. It is notorious that since the "cleaning of the Augean stables," so-called, there has been complaint after complaint made of the settlement of the "herd" in localities hitherto free from such contaminating influences. It has been alleged that these "soiled doves" and their minions may now be found in close proximity to churches and schools, without regard to sections, and that, while their behavior may not be so publicly indecent as when occupying the "red light" section, still they are veritable "speak-easy's" of bawdydom, as well as the public article. Moreover, it has been remarked that a goodly number of these "undesirables," taking advantage of the segregation propaganda set in motion by the enemies of social purity, have deemed it a special privilege to locate in communities where a goodly number of colored residents are located, and we are unaware of any "movement" on the part of the police to correct the indignity. To be sure the colonization of the class referred to is not confined to the sections just named. It is reported that they are to be found anywhere and everywhere, in the midst of the elite as well as among the poorer classes. We call upon all true friends of decency and social purity to unite in seeking out and prosecuting the element complained of; and to endeavor to induce Congress to devise some means whereby our sons and daughters, our wives, sisters and husbands may be spared the humiliation and danger consequent upon the presence of such unsavory neighbors. As was said by the president of the Truth Society, "To scatter the victims of the plague is more disastrous than to scatter smallpox patients among the uncontaminated portions of the populace. If possible, of course, the诜plorable plague should be destroyed root and branch, but experience has taught that where the evil becomes inevitable in any locality it should be treated like smallpox or any other plague. The victims should be effectively segregated or quarantined. In our opinion it had been far better to have left the "red light" denizens where they were and could be readily handled by the police authorities, than to have allowed them to locate where they pleased and without let or license, and under conditions which render it difficult for the police to either trace them or successfully regulate their conduct. This is a case where the law does not work to the benefit of the community and where an attempt to make a scapegoat of the police authorities won't work either. ON THE WRONG TRACK ON THE WRONG TRACK. It must be a source of pleasure for our school teachers and their friends to realize that the sentiment which has been growing in Congress here of late, to the effect that Washington school teachers ought not receive longevity pay, has not influenced, unfavorably, the majority of our law makers. An appropriation of $425,000 is carried in the District bill for longevity pay, against the avowed opinion and efforts of Representative Page, chair- man of the sub-committee. Chairman Page bases his opposition upon the supposition that pay for length of service merely, is inconsistent with the merit system; that claim is made for a premium on the mere ability to hang on the pay roll, and that it is asking money which rightfully belongs to or under a true merit system, might be justly claimed by many who for want of length of service and in spite of exceptional efficiency are kept at the bottom of the salary list. At first glance, the contention of Mr. Page seemed quite plausible. The merit system should obtain in all business, and especially, all governmental concerns. There may be some excuse for the president of a railroad or the manager of a large business concern to discriminate in favor of his son or favorite, because in either case the responsibility is a personal one, concerning which the public cannot legally interfere. But a public office or position is distinctively a public trust and efficiency should be the test of official eminence or emolument. And this procedure is strictly followed in the administration of our schools. The administration of our schools is based upon a strict discipline which requires that only so long as a teacher demonstrates progressive efficiency, may he or she hope to hold a given position or office. It is an event of no infrequent occurrence that a teacher is demoted or dropped for non-progressiveness, dereliction or inefficiency. Under the system, as directed by the present superintendent, pre-eminence on the part of a young, inexperienced teacher would be phenomenal, and of no such occurrence as to justify withholding the pittance allowed for longevity and entirely acceptable efficiency. The real fault, if one there be, is in the failure of Congress to make liberal appropriations for a most valuable and efficient corps of public servants. As a matter of justice, no teacher should be asked to teach at a salary of $600 per annum. Neither is it fair or profitable to teachers of years of efficient service to be compelled to increase their efficiency in a life's work without corresponding substantial recognition. Let Congress be as fair toward the teachers as they are toward the beneficiaries of the system, and there will remain little to complain of from any quarter. However, it might not be unprofitable for the teachers to have a care that, lest the whole corps may have to suffer for the deficiencies and delinquents of the few, a perfect esprit de corps be established throughout, whereby every branch of the system may operate under the least strain or friction. GOOD, IF FAIR. The proposition to form a Civic Federation, to act as a clearing-house for District Associations, strikes us as being a good one. That there should be concert of action upon proposed measures for the improvement of the residents of the District may be well inferred from the effect of several movements tending to public utility and benefit, which have been inaugurated by the several independent associations but which have miscarried when presented before Congress for endorsement and action. A strong central body, composed of duly accredited representatives of the various civic associations might work wonders if the spirit of such body were free from local and other prejudices. The history of civic associations shows a deal of sectional preference and discrimination, and a spirit of "dog in the manger" or hoggishness out of all proportion to their real importance. Whatever may be the personal prejudices of members of the local associations, a central body may be so regulated as to discourage factious squabble and personal ambition, and deal only and severely with these problems and demands which tend to the development of right modes of action and the purification of society in general. It will be interesting to know what stand will be taken on January 7th next, when the scheme is to assume some form upon the basis of representation, and as to whether all sections, races and interests will be fairly considered. VICE. Vice in the District of Columbia is on the increase. There is more immorality going on since the denizens of the red light district have been compelled to vacate than ever before. Every respectable neighborhood is spotted, and any attempt on the part of the police to blot it out is folly. When Congress passed the red light bill The Bee knew then, as it does now, that the passage of such a bill would only give respectable prostitutes a chance to increase vice. The increase of the vice squad will not lessen vice, and the sooner the bill is repealed the better it will be for the city. APOLOGISTS There are two hold-over white Republicans in office, who have been catering to the Democratic administration to the detriment of competent colored clerks. These two white apologists will find that their occupation will be gone within two years. Director Ralph is fair to all, white and black alike, Secretary of Commerce and Labor, the Public Printer, Director of the Census and a few others have treated colored employees as American citizens. PUBLIC MEN AND THINGS (By the Sage of the Potomac.) The other day at Louisville, Ky., when the segregation ordinance was being argued in court, the City Attorney, arguing in favor of the ordinance, quoted Booker T.'s Business League speech to prove that the greatest race leader since old Hannibal picked cotton in the vicinity of Karanovitz, favored segregation, and hence and thenceforth it was the best for Hamites. 'Course, I don't believe that the Sage of Tuskegee, way down in the vicinity of his pulmonary zone, actually favors segregation, but he has a way of tickling them there southerners, and in doing so that time went a little too far, or rather just didn't make hisself plain to the northern descendants of the Honorable Ham. But the quickness with which "the best friends of the Negroes," those southern whites who just love to see us hunt out and get into "our place," grabbed the Tuskegee wonder's remarks, proves that a feller must be a trifle careful in selecting his words and sentences. If segregation was meant, to keep us away from bad white hopes, and carried with it a full assortment of "equal privileges and accommodations," it wouldn't be so awfully darned had. But segregation is to keep us away from the best white hopes, and brand us with the stamp of inferiority. I guess Dr. Booker T. has wished many a time he had submitted that Muskegee statement to some of his Washingtonian advisors for consideration before delivering. If he had he would not have given some of the fellers what lie awake o' nights waiting for him to make a 'break a chance to criticize him. As my esteemed friend, John Mitchell, Jr., says, "Washington was speaking in Oklahoma, where train connections are sometimes had, and where considerate 'best friends of the Negro" occasionally hit upon the idea of making him miss his connections in order to get an introduction to an orderly lynching party. There's a whole lot of stuff the Doctor gets off I don't agree with, and what I think is all right for southern consumption, but all-fired bad for northern cars, but I can't see the use of picking on a feller who has done some mighty goods things every time the moon changes. Some of the Doctor's southern talk to "the bright lexicon of youth" affiliates won't fit in up here in the North no more than praising General Joffre would be safe around in the beer emporiums of Berlin, but the wizzard can't always tell what effect his meant-to-be-helpful policies will have on the derelicts floating around in Washington, New York and classic Boston. They use to tell me up at Howard's law factory that in making a will the intent of the lovely deceased must be carefully considered, so applying that to Booker, you got to admit that, hit or miss, his intent is all right, all right. \*\*\* A bunch of discussers was discussing the refusal of a couple of Washington's best shenales of-color down at Goldberg's, while sampling Jim Gray's ten-cent "table de hote" lunch the other day, and the consensus of opinion was that you just have got to take off your hat, bow and scrape a couple few times to Nev. Thomas and Archie Grimke for going right to the front in this latest discrimination drama. `Nev` is sort of ranchbuncious—hesitates four or five minutes between each word, and sometimes gets so excited that he rushes his word up into a sort of masse play, as they use to say in football talk, but when it comes to he dead sot agin all forms of discrimination and segregation, excepting separate schools, he is sure johnny-on-the-spot, and darn my pictures that I don't believe that Ohio product would willingly give up his job as teacher, and go to digging or hauling coal, if it would bring about mixed schools. Why, man, Nev. Thomas is just all "het" up on this fighting segregation. Some pokes fun at Nev, but "bullieve" me as between the some of them, in looking after race interests and subordinating one's selfish, personal whims. I'd trust hesitating Nev. a thousand times after the other. And Archie Grimke, clean as a hound's tooth, straight as a vertical line, he just can't compromise with a compromiser, and is always agin race discrimination, no matter whether it emanates from the White House or from a Seventh Street curiosity shop run by an exile from Siberia. A few people, some of them pussy-footed, Mexican salve kind what smothers you with flattery, went into the N. A. A. C. P. just to help themselves individually, but Nev. Thomas and Archie and a few others went in from principle. "bullieve" me. I'm so optimistic that sometimes I get the idea in my toppiece that mebble after a while the Booker T. crowd and the N. A. A. C. P. folk will be working hand in hand. Sure, it is another episode like that White House-Trotter episode will bring us altogether, and just obliterate the line between them there higher educationalists and industrial bovines, cause we will just have a common cause that won't stand for any oxen stunts—pulling apart. Now what is an optimist? I asked Aaron Gaskin once what is an optimist, and he said that an optimist was a feller who, when you handed him a lemon, would just go off and dig himself up a bit of sugar and about four fingers of Cascade and make himself comfortable. If that is an optimist, then there ain't no danger of Royal Hughes, Link Brown, Harry Williams, Armond Scott and a few others I could mention becoming pessimist cause they can sure dig up the sugar and be comfortable, if you will just survey around and locate the real article, 'after you have done handed them the lemon. *** In response to an inquiry from a "regular subscriber," we have to remark that while the sun may be shining there is a big Dan(ish) cloud with a sort of Murray Hill lining that is hanging in close proximity to old Libel, son of Mr. Suit. The Bee is still pacing along at its usual gate, stinging now and then malefactors and handing real classy people credit, and ain't worrying about hair-vimed productions, cause The Bee knows that it's a long way to Tippirary, and The Bee is the only colored newspaper around these parts that has covered the course. I dropped in the news-stands Monday just to inquire as to sales of papers, and every place told me that. The Bee is the very bestest seller—fact, it's about the only paper asked for, and about the only time we sell some other paper is when we are out of Bee's and get word from Chase something like this: "I ran five thousand copies last week, and ain't got a copy left in the office for my files." Then the customer just says: "Gimme any old oxidized publication what you got left, no matter what the date of it." SEGREGATION AND ITS EF- FECT. There are certain acts of segregation that helps the Negro. The first one is the refusal of trade houses to sell Negroes certain goods. Certain white drug stores refuse to sell Negroes certain goods. Certain white drug stores refuse to sell Negroes certain goods. Certain moving picture theaters refused to allow Negroes to enter and those that sold tickets to them directed these Negroes to separate seats and in a rear section of the theater. This forced Negroes to open theaters of their own. Many of these places are private corporations and they had a right to say who shall and shall be admitted into their theater or to whom they shall sell soda water and ice cream. But when the national government attempts to discriminate against any class of citizens, it is unconstitutional, and should a Negro attempt to establish a government with established and constituted government he would be arrested for treason and executed. There are certain big dry goods stores in this city that will not permit Negroes to drink soda water at their fountains, and yet certain Negroes continue to patronize them. The "Jim Crow" Negro will accept anything as long as he is permitted to associate with common white people, who are not permitted to enter decent white society. The "Jim Crow" Negro will accept anything that he thinks will give him a little standing among poor white people. The refined and cultured class of white people are aware that no colored person would dare to enter their home without first obtaining an invitation, and many who may be chance receive an invitation will hesitate to go. The intelligent colored person doesn't seek social equality. It is only the inferior classes of colored people who have risen suddenly to a government position. The Bee called the attention of its readers last week to the lack of race pride among colored people. It spoke briefly about the only shoe store in this city conducted by colored people and the failure of the colored people to give it proper support. It is not because Mr. Ware, the proprietor, fails to keep the goods. Because you can get any kind of a shoe at this store that is sold in the largest and the best shoe stores in the city. What is the trouble, then? Is it because the colored people are afraid that Mr. Ware will get rich? Suppose he gets rich and his business increases to the extent that would compel him to hire a hundred clerks, would it not be a help to the Negro race? Why don't our teachers, clerks and other Negro government employees call and inspect the goods of Mr. Ware, and then if he hasn't goods it will be sufficient for you to go elsewhere. Before the colored people had a theater a great howl went forth that Negroes must have a colored theater. All the big white theaters commenced to "Jim Crow" the Negro and suddenly all except one said that it didn't care for Negro patronage at all. The Belasco for a long time sold tickets to colored people to sit almost anywhere in the third balcony. Then suddenly it ceased and forced them in the gallery, and even now you will see the "Jim Crow" Negro wending his way to this theater. An attempt was made by certain colored men of standing to build a theater, and after having collected-four or five thousand dollars and having spent all but five hundred dollars of that amount in salaries it failed. Then came the Howard Theater, built by white men with a colored manager. It failed. At last Mr. Andrew J. Thomas, a young man of great executive ability, came to the front and gave all white and colored theatrical managers lessons in how to run a theater. Under his management the Howard Theater is a success. He has done all in his power to please the people. The preachers, saints and virgins now patronize his theater. He has gotten them in the habit of attending his theater. Continue to give him support and before many more years he will resurrect angels as his patrons. There is a way to do. A few years ago the Washington Times declared that it didn't cater to Negro patronage, and notwithstanding that declarations, Negroes continued to read the Times. Many have asked the question, "Why don't you start a Negro daily?" If the Negro fails to support a weekly, cer- SOME OTHER FIDDLERS. While Rome burned Nero fiddled. The discordant strains from his badly tuned musical instrument mocked the groans and shrieks of the burning humanity, and the crackling of the fierce flames as they leaping higher and higher, licked up humble homes and magnificent temples. His wine-bleared eyes, his besotted brain—the penalty for debauchery—helped to wreath his face with an idiotic expression bespeaking indifference to the shrieks of burning humanity, and the crackling of the flames, and the falling of fire-swept temples. While Rome burned Nero fiddled. The disastrously tuned musical instrument mocked the great burning humanity, and the crackling of the fierce higher and higher, licked up humble homes and His wine-bleared eyes, his besotted brain—the person helped to wreathe his face with an idiotic expression to the shrieks of burning humanity, and flames, and the falling of fire-swept temples. These are serious times for the Negroes of Washington—one hundred thousand strong—zone of injustice. A president of these United votes of the people to be president of all the citizenized, white and black, Jew and Gentile, Catholicenly informs a delegation of Negroes that he are because our skin is as God created—black. The highest tribunal in the land, flaunts into our tecriminating law is unconstitutional but may, as full force and effect to further oppress and republic places of amusement are shut in our faces and cafes and hotels are barred to us; the sign "Dirty, foul-smelling, disease-germed railroad coal because forsooth our skins are dark. Amidst all these flagrant, open, arbitrary, defintitutional grants; while the President's approval fresh upon us—as green as a new made grave Court's skillful recognition of a mere "technical and righteous decision in our favor is still beet "best people"—the presumed educated and thin leaders, and honored officials of the race here in ing: "On with the dance," and nightly the give other dancing clubs, and gossiping card clubs, clude some of our supposed elect and elite he craze for amusement and pleasure, unabated by as a race) of the times, goes merrily on. Belgians starving midst the frightful ruins of proud and peaceful cities are today in no worse in this erroniously boasted land of the free. The pleasure, the senseless, enui-producing, passion been estopped by serious, sorrowful contemplation and grandly heroic efforts to regain the lost. like Nero, we fiddle, and we dance, while one after is swept away; while one after another of our while one after another of our fond hopes is be crimination. The merrymaking of that old debauchee where Rome burned was not half as reprehensible and other fiddlers of today who fiddle—who dance in hesitation, while all about them are the wrecksionality-vouchsafed rights and privileges. d. The discordant strains from his recked the groans and shrieks of the of the fierce flames as they leaping the homes and magnificent temples. train—the penalty for debauchery— diotic expression bespeaking indif- humanity, and the crackling of the temples. Negroes of this country, and we in and strong—are right in the torrid these United States, elected by the all the citizens, native and natural- tile, Catholic and Protestant, braces that he approves of segregation —black. A Supreme Court, the into our teeth the fact that a disbut may, and MUST continue ir ress and retard us. The doors o in our faces; public cating houses; the sign "For Negroes" decorates railroad coaches because, and only obitrary, defiant violations of consti- t's approval of segregation is still made grave; while the Supreme are "technicality" to preclude a just or is still being read, some of our need and thinking class, presupposed grace here in Washington are shout- tly the giddy tango, fox-trot and card clubs whose membership in elite hold high revel, and the anabated by the seriousness (for us or on. fatful ruins of their once populous, in no worse plight than is our race the free. There the mad rush for cring, passion-inflaming dance has contemplation on the awful present in the lost. Here, in Washington, while one after another of our rights father of our privileges is restricted; I hopes is buried beneath race dis- pauchee who fiddled while splendid erehensible as the fiddling of these who dance the tango, fox-trot and the wrecks and ruins of constitu- leges. These are serious times for the Negroes of this country, and we in Washington—one hundred thousand strong—are right in the torrid zone of injustice. A president of these United States, elected by the votes of the people to be president of all the citizens, native and naturalized, white and black, Jew and Gentile, Catholic and Protestant, brazenly informs a delegation of Negroes that he approves of segregation because our skin is as God created—black. A Supreme Court, the highest tribunal in the land, flaunts into our teeth the fact that a discriminating law is unconstitutional but may, and MUST continue ir full force and effect to further oppress and retard us. The doors o public places of amusement are shut in our faces; public cating houses; and cafes and hotels are barred to us; the sign "For Negroes" decorates dirty, foul-smelling, disease-germed railroad coaches because, and only because forsooth our skins are dark. Amidst all these flagrant, open, arbitrary, defiant violations of constitutional grants; while the President's approval of segregation is still fresh upon us—as green as a new made grave; while the Supreme Court's skilful recognition of a mere "technicality" to preclude a just and righteous decision in our favor is still being read, some of our "best people"—the presumed educated and thinking class, presupposed leaders, and honored officials of the race here in Washington are shouting: "On with the dance," and nightly the giddy tango, fox-trot and other dancing clubs, and gossiping card clubs whose membership include some of our supposed elect and elite hold high revel, and the craze for amusement and pleasure, unabated by the seriousness (for us as a race) of the times, goes merrily on. Belgians starving midst the frightful ruins of their once populous, proud and peaceful cities are today in no worse plight than is our race in this erroneously boasted land of the free. There the mad rush for pleasure, the senseless, enui-producing, passion-inflaming dance has been estopped by serious, sorrowful contemplation on the awful present and grandly heroic efforts to regain the lost. Here, in Washington, like Nero, we fiddle, and we dance, while one after another of our rights is swept away; while one after another of our privileges is restricted; while one after another of our fond hopes is buried beneath race discrimination. The merrymaking of that old debauchee who fiddled while splendid Rome burned was not half as reprehensible as the fiddling of these other fiddlers of today who fiddle—who dance the tango, fox-trot and hesitation, while all about them are the wrecks and ruins of constitutionality-vouchsafed rights and privileges. Pity these other fiddlers! Arouse them to the seriousness of the times! Turn dance and card clubs into rights protection bands. John P. Davis, William G. Smith and S. T. Craig. tainly he will not support a daily. The conclusion of The Bee is, the "Jim Crow" Negro needs a "pitch fork" and a club behind him before he will come to his senses. Harmony and union was the keynote of the addresses, and the Grand Chapter starts out under the leadership of Companion Craig with promise of great success. ELECTION OF USHERS. Good Men and Women Successful. There is no druggist in the city of Washington better known and conducts a better business than Dr. John W. Morse, 1904 L Street N. W. As a pharmacist and a man of business Dr. Morse is among the leading in the city and his drug store is considered the gem of the West End. It is said that his prescription trade leads in that section of the city and is equal to any of the larger druggists. There is nothing in the drug line that cannot be bead at this store. His perfumes, soaps and every toilet article of high class, imported and domestic, will be found in his store. The Usher Board of Metropolitan A. M. E. Church met in the parlor of said church Friday evening, December 4, the last monthly meeting of the year. The regular routine business of the board was duly attended, and the reports of the committees were received and adopted. The president, Mr. S. M. Gilbert, delivered a beautiful address of well chosen words, in which he commended the good work of the board and thanked the members for their loyal support during his administration. Rev. C. H. Steptedu, pastor of the church, then took the chair, and after making a few brief remarks the board proceeded to elect officers for the ensuing year. None but registered pharmacists are permitted to compound all prescriptions that come in his drug store from the leading physicians in the city. His soda fountain is an up-to-date and sanitary one. His syrups and ice cream are made daily. There is nothing in the drug and toilet line that cannot be obtained in this up-to-date store. The following officers were unanimously elected: President, Mr. S. M. Gilbert; first vice president, Mr R. H. Perrin; second vice president, Mr. H. Thompson; secretary, Mr. C. E. Allen; treasurer, Mr. R. H. Small; sub-treasurer, Mrs: A. B. Perry; sergeant-at-arms, Mr. A. F. Reed; chapain, Dr. E. G. Evans. Dr. Morse is affable and polite, competent and progressive, and is entitled to the support and encouragement of the people. The officers were immediately installed, after which the benediction was pronounced by the newly elected chaplain and the board adjourned to meet Friday evening, January 8. Before going down town for toilet articles or Christmas presents in his line, call and inspect his goods. Don't forget the number—1904 L Street Northwest. Royal Arch Masons The Royal Arch Masons The Royal Arch Masons of the District of Columbia held their annual convocation November 24 and elected officers as follows: Samuel T. Craig, grand high priest; W. H. Anderson, department G. H. P.; William G. Smith, grand king; Richard Stewart, grand scribe; N. Robinson, grand treasurer; James O. Bampfield, grand secretary. The officers were installed December 1, and after the ceremonies sat down to a table filled with all the good things of the season at the residence of Companion Johnson, 421 Fourth Street 'Southeast. NEW RECORDER The President Has Made Up His Mind. Mr. C. A. Patterson, who was nominated for Register of the Treasury, will, when Congress convenes, be named Recorder of Deeds of the District of Columbia. A prominent local Democrat, it is said, will be named by Mr. Patterson for deputy recorder of deeds. Mr. Patterson has moved his family here and is stopping in T Street Northwest. The new deputy recorder is said to be a brilliant lawyer. Speeches were made by P. G. H. P. Chas. D. Freeman, John N. Dorster, Chas. H. Parker, J. O. Bampfield, W. H. Anderson, John D. Howard, People do not lack strength—they lack will. ```markdown ``` DR. GEO. W. MURRAY. The well-known Southwest Druggist, better Druggist of the Southwest. No man is better li than Dr. Geo. W. Murray. ruggist, better known as the Pioneer man is better liked or esteemed more The well-known Southwest Druggist, better known as the Pioneer Druggist of the Southwest. No man is better liked or esteemed more than Dr. Geo. W. Murray. The well-known Southwest Druggist, better known as the Pioneer Druggist of the Southwest. No man is better liked or esteemed more than Dr. Geo. W. Murray. Dr. John W. Morse The Week in Society Have your prescriptions filled at Board's Drug Store, 1912 1-2 Fourteenth Street Northwest and insure your health by getting the best in drugs and medicines of the highest grade. Your doctor knows this. To assure prompt service call up Telephone N. 2221, when a messenger boy will be at your disposal for both Miss Ella R. Jones, manager of Foster Dye Works, will leave the city for a visit to her home in North Carolina this month. Mr. S. D. Henry spent a few days of last week with his brother-in-law, Dr. J. F. Allen, of Pittsburg. The New Movement Bible Class of Metropolitan Baptist Church, Rev. M. W. D. Norman, pastor, in their meeting on last Sunday presented the church with $15 for the rally fund and on Thanksgiving gave $5 to the Home for Friendless Girls. Mrs. Bertha L. Hansbough, of Chicago, Ill., who has been visiting her parents, in this city, was taken suddenly ill, prior to her leaving for the West, and cannot be moved. Miss Geraldine Thomas is home after an enjoyable Thanksgiving holiday spent in New Jersey. Dr. A. B. Washington, of New Jersey, is in the city for a brief stay. Mr. J. A. Taylor was the guest of his sister, Mrs. Hawkins, of Atlantic City, New Jersey, last week. Mr. William C. Gray is home again much improved in health from Atlantic City, where he went in-search of health. He was at Dr. Marvel's Sanatarium. He speaks of the treatment received in the highest terms. Mr. Harold B. Anderson is visiting friends in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Mrs. Albert Kyles, of this city, spent a very pleasant time with friends recently in Louisville, Ky. Mr. and Mrs. James A. Gibson, 1412 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, entertained ten members of the "Dark Town Follies of 1914-15," who were playing at the Howard Theater, last Friday afternoon, December 4. Mr. Gibson was formerly a member of Pat. Chappell's Comedy Company. Many happenings of former years were renewed with genuine pleasure by the host and his guests. An interesting program was enjoyed, a portion being furnished by Mr. Gibson, who was a renowned end man in former years. Refreshments were served and all expressed deep appreciation to Mr. Gibson and his charming wife for the hospitality shown them. Those present were: Mrs. Corrine Sneed, formerly of New York; Mr. Norman Miller, Mr. and Mrs. John Peters, Mr. and Mrs' Chas. Olden, Miss Ethel Williams, Mr. Hamilton White and Miss Olden. Mr. Hamilton T. Gray was divorced from his wife last Monday. Mr. J. W. Hamlin, of the Y. M. C. A. was a week-end visitor at Atlantic City. Mr. Leo P. Hawkins, of New Jersey, is visiting in this city. Mrs. Batson, of New Jersey, is in the city with her sick daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Charles V. Taylor and daughter, of New Jersey, have arrived in the city to spend the winter. Mrs. Ellen Lee is home again after a pleasant stay in Atlantic City. a please stay in Rachel City. Mrs. Margaret Randall, mother of Mr. George A. Robinson, who has been quite sick, is able to be down stairs again. Memorial services will be held next Sunday (tomorrow) at St. Paul's A. M. E. Church at 3:30 P. M. in honor of the late Wm. H. Thompson. Miss Alberta Johnson, of 421 Q Street Northwest, will spend the Christmas holidays visiting friends in Wilmington, Del. Miss Grace Tanner, of C Street Southwest, will soon visit friends in Jamaica, L. I. The Anemone Sewing Circle will give its first matinee dansant on Friday, December 18. at True Reformers' Hall rooms. The Circle cordially invites its many friends. Miss Helen Morris, president; Alberta Johnson, vice president; Ellen Williams, secretary; Martha Porter, transurer; Annie Henderson Catherine Carter, Josephine Lawrence, Frances Simmons, Grace Tanner. Mrs. Maria Ricks, the sweet singer of Metropolitan Choir, has returned to the city. She is greatly missed when away from the choir. Plans are being arranged for a fivehundred Christmas dansant and reception by fifty young men during Christmas week. The date has not been decided upon as yet, but it is reported that a meeting will be held at the Y. M. C. A. building on Wednesday of next week to complete the plans. Many young ladies are already busily engaged making favors to be given at this affair. Among the young men who are connected with the movement are Harry A. Richardson, Forrester E. Henderson, J. Wood H. G. Burrell, Wm. Ingram, C. Atkinson, N. Jordon, O. Lewis, Wm. Furgeson, J. Munroe, C. Pryor, W. McKenny, Burgess, Pratton, T. Jones, W. Ellis, J. Browne, R. D. Miller, J. H. Hunter Frank Jones, Wm. Green, C. Ramsey, J. Lafaette Coles, G. Robinson, Malvin, S. Turner, H. Jackson, Canwell Johnson, Gwynn, H. Moten and others. The executive committee is busy getting ready for the distribution of invitations not later than the twentieth. FAIRMOUNT HEIGHTS, MD. Mr. James F. Armstrong, the supervisor of the Colored Schools of Prince Georges County, Maryland, who has been employed in the United States Treasury Department ever since May, 1903, and who made an excellent record in the office of the Auditor for the Interior Department as well as in the office of the Auditor for the War Department, handed in his resignation to take effect December 5, 1914. While Mr. Armstrong was assured by the department and by the county school authorities that his services were highly commendable, yet, he felt that the conditions in the colored school need close and constant supervision and that exact justice could not be done under other circumstances. Therefore, he decided to devote his life to the education of the youth of his race. Mr. Virgil M. Lawrence, like the other members of the Prince Georges County School Board, wishes to better the condition of all the citizens of the county. This desire is expressed by him in a letter to Mr. Jas. F. Armstrong upon the occasion of the dedication of the Fairmount Heights School and the formal opening of the Industrial Department, which letter reads as follows: Aquasco, Md., Nov. 12, 1914. Prof. James Armstrong, Fairmount Heights, Md. Dear Armstrong: I have before me your program for the dedication of the Fairmount Heights Schools and formal opening of the Industrial Department. As you have me listed for remarks, and I find it impossible for me to be present, I shall take advantage of this opportunity by writing you the following. First, let me gratify you trustees—you especially—as I know how hard you have worked to get this Industrial Department, which I want to see in time in every school in the county. Realizing as I do it is the lack of education in your race that is tying, not only your hands but your minds, from the duty that daily comes to you, and the sooner this cultivation can be attained along educational lines, not only to work with your brains, but with your hands, the quicker will your race realize how dependent and sadly he needs the encouragement and help, and good will of the Caucasian race. The Caucasian race having this training even before the coming of Christ; has learned to hate ignorance and cowardice, which has to be overcome by any race to gain the proper self-respect. In your daily instructions to your pupils don't fail to place before them as strongly as possible the real moral training; encourage them to be neat and clean, for there is nothing can win one sooner than neat appearance and respectfulness. Wishing you every success and assuring you that whenever a chance may come that I can be a help in assisting in any community, in bringing your race to a higher plane of respectability, not only in the school, but anywhere, not only your race, but any one; for the sooner we can impart to others the great and beneficial gift of knowledge the sooner our surroundings will be of good citizens and life worth the living. The golden rule will be the fashion plate and worn by every soul is the wishes of Respectfully yours. V. M. LAWRENCE. Member of Board, County School Commissioners. Men like the Honorable Virgil M Lawrence deserves the commendation and support of all the citizens of the county that he may do even greater service. Special Meeting Called. Hon. E. S. Burroughs, the most worthy County Superintendent of Education, has instructed Mr. James F. Armstrong, the Supervisor of Colored Schools, to call a meeting of the teachers for December 18, at 8:30 A.M., which will be held at the Fairmount Heights school house, Fairmount Heights, Maryland. Therefore, each colored teacher of Prince Georges County is hereby notified to be present at the teachers' meeting December 18. Do not fail to be present as those who fail will be held responsible and subject to fine. M. E. Church, Fairmount Heights. The officers and members of the Fairmount Heights M. E. Church are good, loyal Methodists, but they don't have to put up with arbitrary treatment any more. They do not want and will not have Rev. Bro. Myers as pastor of their church. They dislike to appeal. Tee Bee: Md. The colored school at Tee Bee has a large attendance. It is thought that Mrs. Allie Henry, of Good Hope, D. C., who is now teaching at Clinton, Md., will be transferred to the principalship at Tee Bee. Mrs. H. E. Taliaferro, now in charge of the Tee Bee school, is an energetic teacher, but she needs help. The school is too large for one teacher. Clinton. Md. Mrs. Allie Henry, in charge of the Clinton colored school, is an excellent teacher and is doing excellent work. Her industrial work is far in advance of all the schools visited excepting Fairmount Heights, Brentwood, Lakeland and a few others. Forrestville, Md. Miss Lenora Hall at Forrestville is doing good work. PHILADELPHIA NOTES. Philadelphia, Dec. 8.—In the generous glow over the splendid contributions to the destitute Belgians, the colored people of this city have done nobly, but then we must not forget our own poor, who are always with us. There are now 1,100 Negro families in this city who need assistance, and of course before the winter is over there will be a great many more. Every winter sees an increasing number of those who are unemployed partly because of the steady increase from the South and partly because of the seasonal character of work, which leaves a great many of them without employment during the months of severe weather, but there is danger that these people will starve because of the more dramatic appeal of the non-combatants in Europe, so don't forget that charity begins at home. It took two panels on Tuesday to get a jury to try Charles Kinlock, a white man who killed Mrs. Anna Phillips, a book-keeper in a restaurant on Market Street, while shooting Mrs. Ora Griffiths, a Negro waitress with whom he had become infatuated, and then tried to commit suicide. Mrs. Griffiths recovered. Dr. William A. Sinclair, financial secretary of the Douglass Hospital, was in New York City last week attending the annual meeting of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Mrs. Norris, wife of the Rev. Harvey Norris, 1841 North Woodstock Street, left for Chambersburg, Pa., on Sunday, because of the death of her mother, which occurred on Saturday night. Mr. John W. Holland, the retired Negro caterer, who died in this city last week, left an estate valued at $139,000. Although the weather was had a large number of persons Sunday afternoon attended the annual memorial service of Octavius V. Catto Lodge of Elks at Gibson's New Standard Theater, South Street below Twelfth. The services were very impressive. Despite the fact that Monday night was very stormy, the Mutual Association of Post Office Employees drew out a large crowd at their annual concert and hall held at Music Fund Hall. Those who assisted were Mrs. Estelle Pinkney Clough, of Worcester, Mass., Mrs. Lela Walker Bryan, elocationist; James F. Williams, pianist; Thomas J. Butler, B. E. Walker, L. V. Dammel, collects Alexander Coots a suspended police officer, climbed into the cellar of G. W. Brown, 700 South Eighteenth Street, Saturday and arrested Charles Lawson of Rodman Street as he was tapping the gas meter. Coots was suspended for fighting in the station house. Gibson's New Standard Theater offers the public the following bill for this week Murphy and Walker, Tyler and Gerard, Butler and Johnson, three Romans, Lizzie Hart Dorsey, Sierra Navarro, Reese Bros' ten Afriganders. Wiggins and Wiggins have dissolved. Mrs. Wiggins going home. Mr. Wiggins has doubled up with Arthur Allen. Dr. William A. Creditt has returned from Halifax, Canada, where he was entertained by the Lord Mayor of the city and the citizens. He went there to dedicate the First Baptist Church. He had an enjoyable time and was grateful for the honors bestowed upon him. Metropolitan A. M. E. Zio Metropolitan A. M. E. Zion Church. Last Sunday morning the pastor, Rev. R. Alexander Carroll, preached a good sermon. Subject, "Sanctification; What It Is and What It Is Not." At 11:45 the Holy Communion was administered. At 8 P. M. the Morning Star Lodge No. 40, B. P. of Elks, and Forest Temple No. 9, Daughters of Elks, celebrated their memorial services with a large con- gregation. The first on the program was the overture, "Joy to the World." by the Elks' Band. Invocation, by chaplain, Isaiah Green. Rev. R. Alexander Carroll delivered the wel- come address. Opening ceremony by the lodge, "Thanatopsis" Floyd C. Payne; "Glory Song," lodge and congregation; music, selected, Campbell's A. M. E. Choir. Address. "Charity and Justice." Alexander Henson. Solo. "Our Absent Brothers." Elijah Coleman. General eulogy. "The Living and the Dead." L. Melendez King. Music. Address. "Woman's Mission in Elkdom," Mrs. Daisy Henson. Solo. Mrs. Clara Gardiner. Address, "Brotherly Love and Fidelity." George A. Reynolds. Music, selected, by the Elks' Band. Closing ceremony by the lodge. WEST WASHINGTON The choir of Mt. Zion M. E. Church has been reorganized and a new musical director has been selected. Mr. V. Barton Fisher, president; Mrs. Ethel Bowlding, secretary; Mrs. Mary Barnes, organist; Mr. Louis Ambler, director. The choir is under immediate training for special Christmas music, to be followed by a Sunday evening song service early in the New Year. Rev. M. J. Naylor, the eloquent pastor of Sharp Street Church, Baltimore, Md., is to preach a special sermon Sunday night at Mt. Zion M. E. Church, Twenty-ninth Street Northwest. Astound the Congregation. A matinee as announced at the Foraker Theater by the Sunday School of Mt Zion M. E. Church on Friday, Industrial Savings Bank 2006 ELEVENTH STREET, NORTHWEST Under the United States Government Supervision. Our location, generour support and business methods have established a permanency in a growing and popular section of the city, where all matters pertaining to the banking business may be transacted We solicit your patrogage. We pay 3 per cent interest on savings accounts. John W; Lewis, President was without the endorsement of the official board held on Monday night week, who voted their disapproval against the entertainment and the pastor with the superintendent, whose names appeared on the circular, are alone responsible for a violation of the church discipline and caused much opposition to the pastor, who desires to be returned next year. Already it is being agitated to petition against his return. The official board is indignant on account of the action of the pastor, who was fully aware of their decided protest against having the theater matinee. Rev. D. W. Naylor, the pastor of Ebenezer A. M. E. Church, is quite ill at the parsonage on I Street Northwest. The congregation of John Wesley A. M. E. Zion Church will worship in their newly purchased edifice, on Fourteenth and Corcoran Streets, on Sunday. The entire official staff of the board of bishops are to attend the exercises during the week, with interesting dedicatory program. Rev. Brown, the pastor, has worked hard for the success of the occasion. All are invited. Memorial Services. Memorial services will be held on Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock at Saint Paul A. M. E. Church to the memory of Mr. Wm. H. Thompson, late leader of the choir of the church under the auspices of the choir and prominent local talent. Mr. Norris Sumhy, director; Rev. M. D. Sydes, pastor. Miss Mary Walker, of 2702 O Street, is the new agent for The Bee and is now making a lively canvass for the paper, which can be purchased weekly of the agency John F. Cook Lodge No. 10, F. A. A. M. On Tuesday night, at the regular communication of the lodge, the following were elected officers for 1915: John S. Miller, worshipful master; Chas. P. Ford, senior warden; Peter Glasscoe, Junior warden; Robert W. Pinkett, secretary; Geo. W. Robinson, treasurer; Theo. Bethel, senior deacon; Peter Murray, junior deacon; Robert W. Johnson, senior master of ceremonies; Thos. C. Smith, senior steward; N. B. Staley, junior steward; John H. Mitchell, P. M., chapain; Jesse H. Martin, P. M., marshal; Chapman Cofield, tiler; Edward Tyler, organist. The officers were installed by Dr. W. H. Jackson, P. M. The retiring master, J. William Monroe, will be presented with a handsome past master's 'cwel in recognition of the valuable services he rendered during the year.' The Anemone Sewing Circle The Anemone Sewing Circle held its fourth weekly meeting at the residence of Miss Josephine Lawrence, 506 T Street Northwest. A delightful repast was served consisting of oyster patties, sandwiches, cocoa, salad, ice cream, cake, assorted candy, fruit. The Circle was delightfully entertained by a Victrola recital. Opening of John Wesley A. M. E. Zion Church. After some months of thought and careful effort the John Wesley congregation, which formerly worshiped on Eighteenth between L and M Streets Northwest, will enter their new church at Fourteenth and Corcoran Streets Sunday, December 13. The interior of their present church has undergone a complete renovation and is now one of the most beautiful to be found anywhere. Services will be continued throughout the entire week and the members extend a cordial invitation to the general public to be present. Mr. S. M. Dudley, who is always up and doing is a great acquisition to this church. There is no doubt that Union Wesley Church, under the present pastor, with such a man as Mr. Dudley to aid, is bound to success. This new church has everything on the modern order and those who have never visited this church should do so. 1915 OFFER Send one dollar now and receive The Bee for one year from January 1, 1915. Send one dollar and fifty cents and receive The Bee and McCall Fashion Magazine for one year. The greatest offer that has ever been made. Get the magazine for your wife or your best girl. It is the greatest fashion magazine ever offered in connection with The Bee. Subscribers who are in arrears may take advantage of this offer by paying all arrears in full to December 31, 1914. Send name and address at once and close up old accounts and start the New Year with a clean sheet. The Bee will have its new eight-page press shortly. Sc pay up. Attorney Harrison. Full particulars of the public William A. Bowie, Cashier Edward W. Turner, Secretary DR. MORSE'S DRUG STORE Holiday Goods on Exhibition All Kinds of First Class Toilet Articles High Class Class Combs and Brushes. Domestic and Imported Perfumes. Domestic-and Imported Soaps Candies, Ice Cream and Soda Water with Fruit Syrups Prescriptlons Compounded by Registe Pharmacists JOHN W. MORSE 1904 L Street, Northwest Gaskins Restaurant Famous for a dozen years as the house of quality A quiet and attractive place for ladies and gentlemen To lunch or dine The food and liquid refreshments served to our patrons are of The Velvet Kind 320 8th Street between Penn. Ave. and D St. N. W. A. J. GASKINS PROP. Phone Main 1033 meeting held at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church will appear in The Bee next week; also the meeting for the advancement of colored people. Miss Daniels. Other out-of-town guests at the marriage of Miss Daniels were: Mrs. Julia Wright, Miss Ada Wright, Mrs. Susan F. Williams, all of Baltimore, and Miss Mamie Daniels of Cauden, New Jersey. The Bulletin. The Bulletin, published by the O Street Vocational School, made its appearance last month. The Bee extends its congratulations to the boys of the teachers and boys of the printing department. HONOR FOR M STREET. M Street High School of this city has the distinction of being represented in the debating team of Harvard, which on December 1 by unanimous decision of the judges was pronounced the winners of the contest between the Seniors and the Sophomores, making the team champions. Mr. Eugene L. C. Davidson, a graduate of the M Street High School, class '13, and now a sophomore at Harvard, was one of the three representatives of his class and as a winner was given with his associates a loving cup of silver lined with gold ten inches high. In the Freshman year young Davidson represented his class in the team and won over the Malden High School of Malden, Mass. He is the son of Attorney and Mrs. Shelby J. Davidson of this city. His entrance at Harvard in the fall of-1913 direct from the High School without special instruction or a preparatory course was the second instance of the kind in the history of the M Street High School. Second Baptist Church. Rev. W. Bishop Johnson, pastor of the Second Baptist Church, held the thirtieth anniversary of his pastorage of that church last Sunday morning. He preached a most eloquent and stirring sermon. Addresses were also made by Attorney W. Calvin Chase and Judge E. M. Hewlett. The choir rendered excellent music. Sev. oral letters of congratulation and donations were received. Bethel Literary and Historical Association. On Tuesday night, December 15, at 8 o'clock, the Bethel Literary and Historical Association will convene Washington, D. C. at the Metropolitan A. M. E. Church, M-Street, between Fifteenth and Sixteenth Streets Northwest, Washington, D. C., Rev. C. H. Stepteau, pastor. The speakers are: Dr. Lucy E. Moten, principal of Normal-School No. 2; John H. Sherman, Superintendent Weights, Measures and Markets, on "How to Prevent the High Cost of Living." This lecture promises to be of inestimable value to every citizen in Washington, D. C. Cornet solo by W. Cornet solo by W. Calvin Chase, Jr. M. A. D. Madre, president; James F. Alston, secretary. Everybody invited. Admission free. DEAD-HEAD SUBSCRIBERS. Persons who receive The Bee this week are notified that, unless their subscriptions are paid at once, their names will be placed on the Dead Head List that is hung up in The Bee office for inspection. Notices have been sent to all delinquents and this is the last opportunity that will be given them to settle. Charges Dismissed Dr. Julia H. P. Coleman, associate editor of the Sun, was charged, in the Police Court Tuesday with disorderly conduct and threats. The charges were made by Editor J. Finly Wilson, editor of the Eagle. Assistant United States Attorney Ralph Given heard the case, and decided that Mr. Wilson had not sustained. Judge Pugh heard the disorderly charge and dismissed for want of sufficient evidence. Dr. Coleman was represented by Attorney Taylor. "Who Has Hindered You?" Mr. John W. Lewis, president of the Industrial Savings Bank, addressed the citizens last Monday evening at Asbury A. M. E. Church. His subject was "Who Has Hindered You?" President Lewis gave a practical talk and it is the duty of every citizen to hear him. He gives practical advice. Don't fail to hear him the next time. Dr. Geo. H. Richardson, of the Northeast, is one of the most popular physicians in the Northeast. Dr. Lucy E. Moten, principal of Normal School, has returned to the city. Go to the Bethel Literary next Tuesday night and listen to one of the greatest female educators of the race—A woman of remarkable personality. Miss Madre will preside." There are about 12,000 lepers in the Philippines. HARDWARE WAS HIS DIET. After Davouring 236 Pieces He Finally Died of Indigestion. Oklahoma City - That it is possible for a man to turn his stomach into a veritable hardware shop and yet live and enjoy good health for years is again proved by a remarkable case which has just been reported here An inmate of the state hospital—a mah twenty-seven years old—died after an illness of two weeks from what seemed to be acute indigestion. Previous to this illness he had apparently been in the best of health, aside from a weak mentality, and had been employed regularly at hard manual labor an autopsy revealed the fact that for several years this man had been secretly swallowing pieces of metal, glass and all sorts of other indigestible things. In his stomach were found 236 separate foreign substances, weighing all together one pound nine ounces. The assortment included nails, screws, rings, washers, nuts, safety pins, trousers buckles, glass beads, rings, collar studs and pieces of jewelry. The remarkable feature of this case is that the man's physical health should have been so good for so many years in spite of this abnormal addition to his diet. Until a short time before his death his digestion was good and he was employed daily A somewhat similar case was reported a few years ago by Dr. A H Vandvert, who found in the abdomen of an insane patient after death 1,449 miscellaneous articles, weighing almost three pounds. CATAMOUNT ROBS FARMER. Jumps on His Wagon and Steals Two Dressed Chickens. Sunbury, Pa.—Adam Nierner, an Augustville, Northumberland county, farmer, had an experience with a huge catamount that almost turned his hair gray. He was driving to the Sunbury markets with a load of produce and was passing through dense woods when he felt a heavy body land on his wagon, followed by splitting and "meowing" that were hideous. Looking back, he saw two big balls of fire, the eyes of the largest catamount he had ever seen. It was pawing at the canvas cover he had over his load. With a revolver the frightened farmer fired twice. At the discharge of the weapon the catjumped and escaped in the darkness. When he arrived at the market two fat dressed chickens were missing. Kiel, Germany.—A pair of gray submarines lie alongside the dock where the American souderklasse yachts were moored on their last visit to Kiel. The warships anchored in the third wear war paint and have their torpedo nets rigged. A Red Cross flag flies from the Imperial Nautic club. The skylights in the shipyard buildings have been blackened to prevent lights from within being seen by hostile aviators, and for a similar reason placards in hotel rooms bear the request that the shutters to the windows be closed before any light is displayed. As a further precaution against attacks by aircraft machine guns have been posted in inconspicuous positions on the roofs of the higher buildings, and occasionally sentinels may be seen on the tops of high structures. A broad expanse of fortifications and barbed wire entanglements is traversed here and there when one is driving on the outskirts. These precautions have been taken against any possible attack on the all important Kiel canal by air or by land. Otherwise the Kiel of these days of warfare appears little different from the Kiel of ordinary times. In the harbor stemmers and tugs, with long tows, go about their customary work, and in town, although there naturally is more activity, the people seem to be pursuing their ordinary course of life. HAS RELIC OF "STONEWALL" Veteran Retains Jackson's Medicine Case He Picked Up. Anniston, Ala.-H. W. Livenhood, a Confederate veteran, who lives at Cullman and is visiting his daughter here, has in his possession a small medicine case about the size of an ordinary cigarette case which he says he picked up when it fell out of General "Stonewall" Jackson's pocket when the famous southern leader was killed at Chancellorsville. Mr. Livenhood was present when General Jackson was shot, and he received a bullet in his leg a minute later when he picked up the case. He has kept it in memory of the stirring days passed through the war CAME 5,000 MILES TO STUDY. Irish Youth Enters Kansas Agricultural College. Manhattan, Kan.-Thomas O'Reilly had to travel 5,000 miles to enroll as a freshman in the course in veterinary medicine at the Kansas Agricultural college. His home is near Dublin, Ireland. Mr. O'Reilly brings with him advanced credits from the Albert Agricultural college at Glasnertin. This is the most important of the agricultural colleges in Ireland. (For The Bee, by James Conway Jackson.) Secretary Bryan, addressing the Presbyterian Alliance, plead for government founded on a Christian spirit based on brotherly love. Do we hear aright? Do the men at the helm of State crave for brotherly love? Is it really true that this old ship of State is possessed with the spirit of the dove? If so, it is time that spirit came forth and let its sweet presence be known. There are citizens here in this land of the free who are praying for brotherly love. In the fair southern land there are millions of souls who are treated unjust and unfair. We are looked on with scorn, who are lynched with great glee, and who ride jim crow cars everywhere. Who are counted as aliens in spite of the laws, who are told they must be kept in their place. Who, when pleading for justice, are told to shut up. Do you call that brotherly love? The pale-face Caucasian in every state can boast of the land of the free. From over the seas the scum of the earth is given unbound liberty. They have the franchise at the North, at the South, their ballots are welcomed, yes, sought. You cut out the votes of your brothers at home. Do you call that brotherly love? This government is founded on equal rights, all men are supposed to be free. Right in the departments, at the head of the State are all treated equal? Let's see. Jim crow corners here, segregation in there, yet they all toil alike for their bread. Race hatred rampant at the government's source. Do you call that brotherly love? If the men of State crave for brotherly love, this government's road is plain. Treat all men fair, whether black or white, make laws that are safe and sane. If they want real peace let race hatred cease, let the world see there is justice here. Then your cry will be heard for peace abroad, and we'll have true brotherly love. THIS SQUASH IS A WHALE. That Is Its Name, and It Weighs Forty-two Pounds. Battle Creek. Mich.—One of the vegetables that weren't sold at the city market was a huge squash of the "whale" variety weighing forty-two pounds and measuring nearly a yard long and twenty-nine inches in circumference. The mammoth squash was exhibited by Frank Iman, who owns a farm in Battle Creek township, three quarters of a mile west of Battle Creek The squash is "Whale" by name and whale by nature. Mr. Imns has other squashes that weigh as much as 100 pounds, but none measures as long as the yard long one. The "Whale" squash is better for pies than for use as a vegetable, though it is not as watery as the regular ple pumpkin. Its flesh is golden, and the shell is nearly as hard as the Hubbard squash. The vines bear heavily, many of them having several large squashes on the same vine. "Few farmers hire inclined to show resentment when our agents attempt to assist them in this way. Occasionally, perhaps as often as one in a hundred, a farmer will refuse to answer questions or supply information as to his farm operations or his success or lack of it. As a rule, they are more than ready to adopt better methods when 'shown.'" CAN THE NEGRO FEED HIM SELF? The Negroes in America' spend about $600,000,000 a year for food. This estimate makes due allowance for those who are employed as domestic servants and get a portion of their food without actual cost. If you take your pencil and begin to figure over this enormous annual outlay, you reach some very alarming conclusions. In the first place, food products offer the retailer an average profit of 25 per cent and 25 per cent of $600,000,000 is $150,000,000 or the amount of profit made from the annual food expenditure of Negroes. Suppose we go further with our figures and distribute this $150,000,000 among say 20,000 retail establishments. We find that we can pay each proprietor $2,500 per year, give him a bookkeeper at $1,000 per year, a clerk at $40 per month, a delivery boy at $20 per month, a horse and wagon and still have a balance of $50,000,000 for rent, heat, light, advertising, extension and other incidentals. And here is employment for 100,000 people. But our figures must not stop here. These 20,000 retailers must spend $450,000,000 a year for goods and these goods come from wholesalers, commission merchants and manufacturers. Granting 10 per cent profit to the producers and necessary middlemen, we have the handsome sum of $4,500,000 each year which could be distributed among say fifty factories and 200 wholesalers and commission merchants, each earning an average yearly profit in excess of $20,000. This annual profit would be divided among proprietors, managers, travelling salesmen, city salesmen, clerks and laborers, giving employment to about 50,000 more people. Thus we see that if the Negro undertook to feed himself, we would have fully 20,000 successful business enterprises. The National Religious Training School, Durham, N.C. The image shows a rural landscape with a large building in the center, surrounded by trees and open fields. There are several smaller structures nearby, including a house and a barn. The sky is overcast, and the ground appears to be covered in snow or ice. 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 is intended especially for the training of, Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. Secretaries, Settlement workers, Deaconesses, and for Home and Foreign Missionaries. 2. Department of Theology. 3. Commercial Department. would circulate among the race $154,500,000 each year in salaries and wages and provide lucrative employment for at least 150,000 colored people. How to convert this large amount of cash into Negro business enterprises is a serious and important problem. So let us face the situation frankly and thoughtful. Obviously, the first step to accomplish this result should be to establish confidence and active co-operation between those who sell and those who buy, that is, between the colored retailer of food products and the colored housewife. This then is our task. One way to bring about this mutual co-operation is through colored women's clubs. Every town and city where any number of colored people live should have a Colored Woman's Club and a branch of the National Negro Business League and committees from these two local organizations should meet at least once a month and thoroughly discuss all questions of food prices and store service. The housewife could then make known her needs and requirements and retailers could arrange their stocks in such a way as to insure prompt, efficient service and a quick turn-over. With an earnest and sincere desire to promote the financial and commercial development of the race urging them to larger achievements, the officers of the National Negro Business League are constantly devising plans to help local Negro communities towards group effort. This frank statement concerning the grocery business, alone, shows what the race may accomplish through commercial endeavors if thoughtful and concerted action is employed. Local Business Leagues already established are urged to take active steps to study their local problems with the idea of bringing the colored grocer and housewife to a level of mutual understanding. If no Local Negro Business League is organized in your city, write at once to the Secretary of the National Negro Business League, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, and he will send you at once detailed information concerning Business Leagues and how they may be made most effective. Ponder these facts and figures and then ACT. By Edwin B. Henderson Physical Director, Colored High Schools. Armstrong Manual Training School landed scholastic championship football honors after vainly striving for four successive years. Starting the season with none too impressive material, the Tech team under the coaching of Mr. Aiken, formerly star guard on Hampton Institute's team, and faculty coach, Mr. Cedric Francis steadily improved and in its crucial game with M Street High School came forth in victory. M Street's eleven was not far below the standard set in other years, but lacked in some of the fine points of the game that have heretofore been so noticeable in the play of the warriors of the "Red and Black." Armstrong scored victories over Manassas, Storer College, Baltimore High School, M Street and Commercial High School of this city and lost only to Howard Academy, while M Street High won all of its games except the two with Armstrong and Howard Academy. Commercial High School entered football competition for the first time in four years and with a lot of football beginners on the team played three games, losing them, but showing grit and determination that presages much for the team of next year. Armstrong has the right to be called the scholastic champion of this section of the country, for the team was defeated only by Howard Academy, which team, by reason of the fact that no age limit is set upon its players, cannot claim a scholastic title, since scholastic classification requires contestants to be under 21 years of age. Little can be said of the style of play. All three High School teams played clean, hard and fast football The kicking was good and punts were handled in good fashion. The general condition of the players was sat- House & Herrmann 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. 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Savoy, Robinson, Bell and Beckett ran the games off in commendable style, and to their efficient, effective work is largely due the success of the management of the games. Heading the article, the writer has named players who in his judgment merit the honor of selection as star players. It has been necessary to shift some of the players to positions in which it is thought their best efforts could be seen, although for reasons assigned by their coaches it was advantageous to the team to fit these players in places where their natural ability would not be best shown. It also happens that in the deciding game of the season two of the star players of the season were matched against each other and the offensive work of each so evident previously in the season was to a degree blurred to the eye of the casual observer. On the ends we have selected Sam- There are special scholarships for deserving young men and women, in the Departments of Theology and Religious Training. The next Summer School and Chautauqua will open July 3, 1914. For further information and catalogue, address uels and Duckett. Both of these players were indispensable to their teams. Samuels, captain of the M Street eleven, was a hard tackler, a stubborn bucker, of interference, kicked well, and whose only weakness was attacks of nervousness in critical moments when on the offensive. Duckett was just as sure a tackle and was a better ground gainer for the Tech aggregation. He showed nerve enough in this year's play to make his sprinting ability a telling asset. The strongest line player was Brooks of M Street: His rugged strength and hard running made him a difficult man to tackle, while defensively and offensively his line play was without fault. Simms is a good player, but needs an infusion of snap and ginger to make him do his best. Armstrong has been allowed both guard positions. Hill proved a more aggressive player than his captain, which was probably due to the severe muscle strains Brent received early in the season. Brent has been chosen to lead the ideal team because of his steady and fight-engendering qualities, coupled with his admirable good nature. It is not hard to select the best center, but it is more difficult to convince those who saw only part of the games of the year, of his value. Poindexter has been given this place because it was Beautiful Lounges Morris Chairs Writing Desks Music Boxes Beds Fine Bedsteads and Mattresses If you want a first-class Bed-room suite, call after you have been elsewhere NELSON'S HAIR DRESSING ¢ Has no superior as a hair beautifier. ¢ Thousands of men and women have improved the appearance of their hair by using NELSON'S HAIR DRESSING. ¢ For those who know—it is a toilet necessity. ¢ Why not try it yourself? ¢ Ask your druggist. If he cannot supply you, send us his name and address and we will send you a free sample. NELSON MFG. CO. RICHMOND, VA. THE NELSON GIRL filled by him very efficiently in the Howard Academy game and in other games of the season when he played only part time there, for his coach had to rely on him as a pilot in the position of quarterback. He was of no doubt a valuable man to his team In the back field a better selection could not he made than one comprising Lacy, Walker, Parker and Bacon. Lacy and Walker were the two who were gluttons for work and were consistent performers. Lacy was a better line plunger than any other back. Walker was handicapped by the newness of his team, and on a better combination would prove exceptional. Parker has the making of an excellent player. He is steadily improving in fighting qualities. At times during the season he showed whirlwind form, while at others indecision marked his progress. Bacon is easily the best of the pivot backs. He showed good judgment in running his team, tackled well, and was no mean ground gainer. In lieu of picking an eleven second to the aggregation above mentioned, it is well to commend the playing of Holton. Randolph, Springgs, Davis of Armstrong, Haig of M Street, and W. Horad, R. Horad, Wallace and Frye of Commercial. Two of these—Davis and Haig—were but little behind members of the first eleven in the estimation of the writer. CLERGY ORDINATION PROVED FRAUDULENT No Divine Authority Fcr Their Ecclesiastical Titles. Christian People Humbugged—Dignified False Pretense—Christ's Kingdom Thereby Injured—Shackles of Ignorance and Superstition Forged. The Start of the Error—Its Motive. Its Bad Effects—The Proper Remedy. New York City, Dec. 6.—Pastor Russell, speaking today at New York City Temple, W. 13d Street and Broadway, took for his text, "CITY ALOUD, spare not, show My people their transgression." (Isaiah 52:1. He prefaced his address. PASTOR RUSSELL PASTOR RUSSELL with some remarks respecting the unpleasant duty implied in his text, declaring that he would rather speak only smooth pleasant things to everybody and concerning everybody. The Pastor certainly has the happy faculty of stating pleasant truths in sympathetic language well supported by kindly tone. He speaks from the heart and carries conviction as respects his sincerity. He said in part: Every unbased student of the Bible surely will agree that our Redeemer and His disciples manifested great humility, in contrast with the energy of our day and of centuries past. None of our Lord's disciples were Reverends, Right Reverends, Most Reverends—none of them were clergymen. They knew nothing whatever about the distinction between clergy and laity which subsequently developed. Jesus indeed did receive the title of Lord, or Master. Teacher; but with great humility He pointed out that His teaching was not His own, that He spoke the Message of the Father. Similarly the Apostles glorified God, and declared themselves "men of like passions with yourselves". Jesus taught His disciples that they should not be self-seeking, that they should not seek the honor which cometh from men, but only that which cometh down from Above. "One is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren." was His way of forewarning us against the error which afterward divided the Lord's people into clergy and laity. Snackies of ignorance and Superstition. It is but reasonable to assume that many Christian ministers have neither studied deeply nor thought carefully on this subject, but have merely followed the beaten path of their various denominations without inquiring for the Divine authority of their ordination, titles, and honors of men as titled ecclesiastics. But our sympathy should not hinder us from freeing our minds of the snackies of ignorance and superstition, nor hinder us from helping others to the liberty wherewith Christ makes free. The persecutions of the Second and Third Centuries undoubtedly tended to keep the Church humble and free from hypocrites, but the prosperity dating from the beginning of the Fourth Century had a bad effect. Many of the bishops, according to Church history, neglected to follow the example of Jesus and the Apostles, and became lords, dignitaries in the Church, seeking to impress the worldly, especially the rulers, with their importance. In the year 330 A. D., under the patronage of the Emperor Constantine, all Christians who acknowledged the Nicene Creed were not only protected but honored, the Emperor seeking to strengthen his political power thereby. By him the Bishop of Rome was granted special honor as a chief amongst the Bishops, this also suiting the Emperor's plans of making Rome the center of both political and religious influence. In the century following, the power of the Bishops was greatly increased by various false doctrines which gradually crept in. The doctrine of a fiery Hell of torture was one of these, followed later by a theory that members of the true Church would never be sent to it, but instead to Purgatory, the tortures of which would furnish them a second chance for purification and preparation for Heaven. The clergy gradually grasped more and more of power and money for services in this world and beyond. Every marriage not performed by them would not be valid. Those married otherwise would be living in sin. The theory of infant damnation made the ministers additionally necessary to sprinkle the babes, to preserve them from eternal torture. Then followed classification of sins and the fixing of penalties and arranging for masses for the sooner deliverance of the culprit from Purgatory. Rites and ceremonies connected with the dead were also declared necessary. All of these served to blind the people to the clergy, and more and more separated them from the simplicity of the Gospel and the example of Jesus and the Apostles, to which we are seeking to return, but are fought at every step by ignorance and superstition within and without. A Point Not Generally Known. Favored by conditions prevailing, the Bishop of Rome became more and more prominent, while the Roman Empire gradually went to pieces. The Bishop of Rome took to himself the title Pontifex Maximus, which signifies "highest religious dignitary," a title which previously had been held by the Caesars. Another step in the wrong direction, which thoroughly separated the clergy from the laity, was the doctrine still held by the Church of Rome; namely, that the clergy alone constitute the Church and that the common people are the "children of the Church." Many Catholics are not aware of this fact, but think that they are members of the Catholic Church. They forget that while they are printed to call the unordained students by the title Brother, all the ordained number must be recognized as Father The year Saint found Pope Leo III in great honor, and the Church flourishing and making higher claims than ever before; namely, that the Church became at that time the Kingdom of God. Catholics still hold that the Millennium, or Christ's thousand-year Reign, began that year. They claim that the Popes, each in turn, represent Christ in His Theropoeience the declaration that the Popes are Christ's Vicegerent—reigning instead of Him. When the Pope represented Christ, the Cardinals as an order were brought in to represent the highest order of the Church in glory; then Archbishops, Bishops and the lower clergy—all separated from the people by a great gulf—the Clergy, the Elect of God, holding the power and the destinies of the laity in their control; the laity dependent upon the clergy for baptism, marriages, funerals, holy candles, holy water, consecrated murrying-ground, and finally, an entrance into Purgatory instead of into eternal torment, with the ultimate hope of rescue to glory and with assistance by the way obtainable through the office of the Mass. I am discussing the Church of Rome only because for a time there was no other. Indeed, for a time it was dangerous to even suggest another. The Pope and the College of Cardinals, representing the Almighty, instructed the people who should be their kings and princes; and, as a matter of course, they were. Instructed to be obedient only to such as recognized the papal power, and they were absolved from obedience to others. Thus the separation unjust Christ's followers of energy and laity was established for centuries before the Protestant denominations of today were born. It was but natural that the Protestants should more or less copy the practises and many of the doctrines with which they had been familiar from childhood. The Greek, Armenian and Anglican Churches copied very closely the "Mother." They still preserve the likeness in many respects, even though they came out of her as Protestants and have sought to return to the Bible teachings and methods. But power and ceremony are difficult matters to get rid of. In consequence we see everywhere forms of godliness without seeing much manifestation of its power. We see much ill reverence without much manifestation of the Spirit of Christ. Protestants are much confused respecting the papal claim that Christ's Kingdom has been set up. They, of course, deny that the Popes are Christ's reregent. Nevertheless, they have followed Papacy's lead in telling earthly kingdoms and rulers that they are part and parcel of Christ's Kingdom—"Christendom." They send their chapulins with the armies and navies of these kingdoms. They receive financial support and recognition from them, and call upon the civil power to suppress so-called heretics, refuse them license to preach, etc. Thus they follow closely in the footsteps of their Mother. Altogether these false doctrines are surely responsible, not only for many of the wars of the past, but also for the present European war. We may assume that some of the clergy, Catholic and Protestant, are thoroughly confused and honestly doing what they believe to be the Lord's will in these matters. But, on the other hand, we are bound to assume that in the light of our day there are thousands of ministers who are not deceived—who know full well that the world is ruled, not by Christ and His teachings, but by self-seeking kings, princes, nobles, financiers, politicians, etc. But knowing these things, seeing the people in ignorance, what have the ministers of so-called "Christendom" done to open the eyes of the people to the truth on this subject—to tell them that these kingdoms are not Christ's kingdoms in any sense of the word? How few of them ever even refer to the Second Coming of the Reederer? How few of them have ever pointed their people to St. Peter's words respecting the glorious Times of Restitution which Messiah's Kingdom will usher in; "Repent ye, there fore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; and He shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you, whom the Heavens must retain until the Times of Restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all His holy Prophets since the world began."—Acts 3:19-21 Policy, self-seeking, lack of candor, are certainly manifest in the course of the preachers of all denominations. Now as the hour of their judgment approaches they deserve our sympathy. They have held on so long to the errors of the past that they are ashamed now to turn about and make confession. Many of them think that the safer course is to "bluff" the people But it will not do. The light is shining too brightly for that. Knowledge is increasing every moment. Many in the pews are as well educated as the occupant of the pulpit, and decline to be any longer fed on chaff and wind. Hence the complained-of decline in church attendance. In an endeavor to intimidate their people, to binder them from hearing me and from reading my books entitled "STUDIES IN THE SCRIPTURES," the preachers are going to absurd lengths. They have tried all kinds of slander and vilification, but still the common people are hearing gladly in all parts of the world the Message of the Bible—its anti-clerical Message. They have published me as a heretic, only to find that the most thoughtful and intelligent of their people realize that their creeds are unsatisfactory and are the more anxious to know what I have to tell them respecting the Bible Message of God's Wisdom, Justice, Love and Power, operating through Jesus now for the blessing of the Church, and during the Millennium for the blessing of the remainder of the world. I am glad that they are making known that I am not an ordained minister of their kind as St. Paul says, I am not ordained of man or by man, but by the Lord Gautians 1:1. In mentioning ordination, these ministers are counting on the ignorance of their people on the subject. Let me make the subject plain. The Church of Rome does not recognize the ordination of any Protestant minister Until quite recently the Church of England recognized the ordination of the Church of Rome and the Greek Church, but did not recognize the ordination of Lutherans, Methodists Presbyterians, etc.; nor do the others recognize each the Baptist ordination. If a preacher goes from one denomination to another, it is not requisite that he change his mind at all respecting the creeds, however different, but it is necessary that he be ordained by the denomination which he enters. As I refuse to be identified with any of these earthly churches, I of course, do not wish an ordination or an authority to preach from any of them. The Only One True Church. Nothing in the Bible gives authority for the organization of any of these churches. The Church which Jesus founded, and of which the Apostles were the inspired teachers, is Scripturally declared to be "the Church of the First borns, whose names are written in Heaven." This Church is joined only upon God's terms, and the names are written or blotted out only by the Redeemer Illmsoft. On its roll-call we doubt not there are saintly persons who are members of all denominations; but their earthly membership, contrary to the Scriptures, does not promote them in the Lord's esteem; but, on the contrary, they are hindered thereby. According to the Bible, whoever joins the Church of Christ does so by joining Christ Himself-by surrendering his will to the Master-by becoming His pupil and follower-by exercising faith in Him-by being begotten of the Holy Spirit-by cultivating the fruits and graces of that Spirit-by thus being made ready for the inheritance of the saints—the Millennial Kingdom. These, as the Apostle declares, are children of God and, if children, then heirs-heirs of God and joint-heirs with Jesus Christ their Lord. If so be that they suffer with Him, that they may be also glorified together—in His Kingdom, now soon to be manifested.- Romans 8:17. The Church of 'Christ, according to the Bible, has an earthly association, but it is not a bondage. It has no creed but the Bible. All of its members are brethren. None of them are lords. None of them are of the clergy class. None tord it over God's heritage. In their voluntary association as brethren some are recognized as Elder brethren, and are given more particular charge in the Church by the stretching forth of the hands of the Congregation in voting for them and by the subsequent co-operation of the Holy Spirit assisting them in the service of the Ecclesia. There are also Deacons, or servants in the Ecclesia who specially attend to other matters. There are also, according to the Scriptures, some who may be recognized as Pastors, or shepherds of the flock, under the great Chief Shepherd and Bishop of their souls, the Lord Jesus Christ. So far from separating God's people into clergy and layy, the Scriptures in suit that only One is the Master, that all others of the Lord's people are brethren. They are all ordained of God to be Divine ambassadors, to speak forth the Word of God as they have talent and opportunity. The qualifying ordination set forth in the Scriptures is that they shall have received the begetting of the Holy Spirit. This is said to be "anunction from the Holy One" an anointing This is typified in the holy mounting oil used by the Jewish high priest. As that anointing was poured upon the head of the priest and ran down to the skirts of his garment, so in antiquity the mounting of all the members of the true Church took place in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ. He was anointed of the Father to be the Bishop of our souls, to be the Head over the Church which is the Royal Priesthood. He is our great High Priest His ordaining and anointing is the one which extends to all the members of His Church, giving the humblest of the Lord's people full ordination of God to speak His Word in His name and to expound the same to the extent of his talents and opportunities. This ordination came upon Jesus at the time of His baptism, and was recognized as coming to the Church at Pentecost and has been with the Church ever since. Whoever, therefore, comes into the true Church of Christ by union with the living Head comes under the Scriptural ordination. What was prophesied of the Head is applicable to all His members; namely, "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me; because He hath anointed Me to preach good tidings unto the meek; to bind up the broken-hearted; to declare the acceptable year of the Lord." BROOKLYN TABERNACLE BIBLE STUDY ON THE CHURCH'S ORDINATION. Matthew 28:16-20; Luke 24:36-49. Dec. 13. "Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world." Matthew 13:20. pointed to His Church during the forty days subsequent to His resurrection First, we have His words in the upper room at Jerusalem, and then a part of the general commission given just before His ascension. The Erangelist sums up in a few words a Scriptural exposition, which probably occupied at least an hour. Probably our Lord explained to them the significance of the Passover—that He was the Antitype of the lamb killed at that time; and that the first-borns, subsequently represented in the tribe of Levi, typified the Church of the First-borns, whose names are written in Heaven. All the saintly followers of Jesus will eventually be either of the Royal Priesthood or of the antitypeal Levites, their servants, in the work of the world's blessing during Messiah's Kingdom. Doubtless the Master also gave aug gestious respecting the antitypical Atonement Play and the better sacrifices—that He Himself began these sacrifices, which would be continued in His disciples; and that after these sacrifices were finished, the Atonement blessings would go forth from the High Priest to all mankind. Whatever features of the Divine Plan the Master unfolded, we have the assurance that His auditors were deeply interested. They saw' heights, depths, lengths and breadths of which they had never dreamed. They saw that Jesus' death was necessary for the carrying out of the hopes inspired by God's promises; and that they themselves were privileged, not only to suffer with Him, but also to be glorified. The 'Master's concluding words on that occasion were. "Behold, I send the promise of My Father upon you." In various types the Father had promised that the Church would receive the Holy Spirit from Jesus, their Head. This was typified in the holy oil which, poured upon Aaron's head, flowed down upon his body. This evidence of the Dl A vine acceptance was all-important. Without it the disciples would have had no commission and could not be ambassadors for God. Jesus indeed had sent out The Twelve and afterward the Seventy; but they were His representatives, and He had given them of His own spirit, or power, by which they had worked miracles, etc. But they never had been recognized of the Father. They must wait for the begetting and anointing of the Spirit, which alone could qualify them to be God's representatives. St. Matthew's account of our Lord's commissioning of His disciples to declare His Message is full of interest. By appointment the Eleven met Him in a mountain in Galllee. For a few moments only did He appear to them. They worshipped, some fully convinced, others wavering. It was to convince such waverers that Jesus remained during the forty days. We are sure that He fully accomplished His work of convincing the Eleven; for they were all of one heart and mind when they waited in the upper room for the Pentecostal blessing. Jesus declared that full authority had been given Him in respect to both Heavenly and earthly things. Unless they realized this, it would be impossible for them properly to represent Him before the world. During His earthly ministry He did not have this authority. He was then on trial to demonstrate His loyalty. Having been faithful even unto the death of the cross, He was raised from the dead by the Father. He now wished His disciples to know that He was no longer under human limitations or those of the Death Covenant. He had finished His work and had entered into the reward. He had experienced His change and had all power. The Risen Jesus in Human Form Primarily His commission that the disciples go and teach belonged only to the Eleven, but subsequently it included St. Paul, who took the place of Judas. The Apostles alone are authorized as mouthpieces of the Lord Jesus Christ and His Church. To them was given the great work of inaugurating the Church. The Lord has arranged, however, that each member of the Church should be His representative, and have a share in proclaiming the Gospel Message in proportion to his opportunity and ability. Whoever receives the begetting and anointing of the Holy Spirit is included in the statement of Isaiah 61:1-3, as a member of the Body of Christ. 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Alcohol Heater, price 50c. Liberal terms to agents. MAGIC SHAMPOO DRIER COMPANY; MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA Made of Cocoanut Oil Combined with a well-known skil offered for the growing and present hair straight, soft and silky. For Manufactured by LaRUE NOTES ON RACIAL PROGRESS. Combined with a well-known skin food, it is the finest scalp massage ever offered for the growing and preservation of the hair. Makes and keeps the hair straight, soft and silky. For Sale by all Druggists—Price 10c and 25c Manufactured by LaRUE CHEMICAL CO., Baltimore, Md. Furnished by the National Negro Business League. A Thought for the Week.—In urging the colored people of Dayton, Ohio, to organize and support Negro business enterprises, the Lexington, Ky., Weekly News says: "We have the money and our population is sufficient, but we lack the principal thing—race pride. * * * In all, more than $2,000,000 is spent by the race for the necessities of life, and barely three per cent of this amount is spent with members of the race. The word 'Negro' will be synonymous with 'poverty' so long as we spend 97 per cent of our earnings with other people." Charles Banks, cashier of the Bank of Mound Bayou, which some time ago closed its doors, is giving stock- YOUR lecatalum MILK MILK MILK ANY NOT DEAL AT THE DRUG STORE 3rd and Eastern Avenue [Chesapeake Junction] opened on APRIL 1, 1914— ant drugs or anything that drug you can make assurance of secu- rality and right service doubly long to our store. adding here with the intention of customer only so long as you COURTEOUS TREATMENT; GET RELIABLE GOODS; FIND WHAT IT, AND ARE SATISFIED WITH fair proposition. If you are not with us ask your neighbor, or bet- our physician about us. H. EDGAR LEWIS merly with Tyree and Co. Telephone Connections YOUR HAIR IS WONDERFUL HAIR GROWERS Grower, 50 cents per box, each. 55 cents per box. goods are on sale, and there you will gents, who will treat your scalp and six weeks' treatment if used as directed. Northwest. Mrs. Annie Thompson, THE MAGIC SHAMPOO AND HAIR STRAIGHTENER MAILED ANY WHERE IN U.S. $100 POSTAGE PAID AND MONEY BY POST OFFICE MONEY ORDER press all letters to Mask Shampoo Drier Co. minneapolis. Minn. not to individuals. DY'S CROWNING GLORY. And every lady can still dry the hair after a shampoo or bath, and stimulate its growth. The Alumalium Comb can- ect, but takes its heat from the heating bar when heater. We advise the use of Eayes' Hair Pomade Heater, price $50. Liberal terms to agents. curature today. ANY: MINNEAPOLIS. MINNESOTA and Lily-White Petrolatum food, it is the finest scalp massage ever variation of the hair. Makes and keeps the sale by all Druggists-Price 10c and 25c CHEMICAL CO., Baltimore, Md. holders and depositors the equivalent of their bank holdings in stock of the Mound Bayou Oil Mill. a successful enterprise of which he is the managing director. Invitations were recently extended to V. H. Tulane, cashier of the Montgomery Branch of the Alabama Penny Savings Bank, and J. O. Diffay, president of the Alabama Penny Savings Bank, at Birmingham, to attend the meeting of the Alabama State Bankers' Association, which convened in the State Capitol at Montgomery. Every courtesy was extended to these well known colored bankers and they entered heartily into the deliberations of that progressive body. Local Negro Business Leagues have been or are being organized in the following cities: Springfield, Mo., Binghampton, N. Y., Champaign, Ill., Rockville, Ind., and St. Paul, Minn. ```markdown ``` VESPER SERVICE. The Colored Young Women Christian Association. Sunday, December 13, at Zion Baptist Church, F Street, between Third and Four-and-one-half Streets Southwest, vesper services will be given by the Young Colored Women's Christian Association, Mrs. Bettie G. Francis, president; Mrs. Jennie B. Brown, chairman of the Program Committee; Oliver McDonald, electrical and scenic effect, and Rev. W. J. Howard, pastor. Everybody who can attend should do so. Program. Prelude of Song—Congregation, led by Mr. J. H. Smiler. Deyotional—Mr. C. B. Walker. Organ Solo—Miss Louise Howard. Selection—Junior Choir. Mr. Thos. Walker, director. Solo—Miss Ada Nickens. Recitation—Little Alice Grasty. Solo—Little Thelma Watson. Solo—Mr. Geo. W. Peterson. Remarks and notices. Emblematic Piece—"The Fountain of Life." Characters. Pilgrim, seeking life and peace—Miss Emily Minor. Education, offering the blessing of learning—Miss Gladys E. Tignor. Ambition, offering the crown of worldly honor—Miss Ruth Howard. Wealth, offering the riches of the world—Miss. Edith M. Welch. Music, offering the charms of melody and song—Miss Hattie Robinson. Mercy and Hope, offering immortal"joys—Misses Ada Nickens and Ellen Hicks. Angel—Little Griselda Turner. Hymn—"Now the Day Is Over"—Congregation—Mispah. Gaskins. One of the best and most up-to-date places in this city, is the Academy Cafe, under the management of Mr. Aaron J. Gaskins: This is a place where your wives and daughters may go with the greatest degree of impunity. He has everything first-class. His service is up-to-date and clean. Mr. Gaskins himself is a polished gentleman. Call and get a breakfast, lunch, dinner or supper cooked to order. Visitors coming to the city are invited to call at the Academy Cafe, Eighth and D Streets Northwest. Home Cafe. Have you ever been to the Home Cafe? If not, go and try Mr. Lee's breakfast, lunch, dinners and supper. Quick, cheap and first-class service. Go and select from your bill of fare. SUDDEN DEATH. Mrs. Johnson, of Arlington, Va. Dropped Dead Tuesday. Arlington, Va., Dec. 9.—Mrs. Johnson, mother of Misses Florence and Virginia Johnson, of Arlington, Va., dropped dead at her home Tuesday morning, December 8. Funeral services were held Friday from Mt. Zion Church, Arlington, Va. Mr. Johnson was one of the leading residents in Arlington and a woman of the highest integrity. She leaves two daughters, Misses Florence and Virginia, and a husband. The Bee extends its sympathy. Miss Harvey Ill. Miss Eva H. Harvey, one of the best and one of the most competent trustees in the schools had a nervous breakdown. Miss Harvey has been one of the most successful teachers in the schools, and is a young woman of refinement and prominence. Her sudden breakdown was a regret to her many friends, but from information obtained by The Bee Wednesday she wi' he able to be out in a few days. Her callers at home were numerous and the tokens many. She is a popular patient at Freedmen's Hospital. Miss Ethel Christopher, who has been ill for several weeks, has been brought to her home, and if she continues to improve she will be out in a few weeks. PARAGRAPHIC NEWS. Occasionally a man has a soft spot in his heart, but more often in his head. Colorado streams are to be restocked with trout by the government. The great wall of China, built 200 B. C. is 1,250 miles long, 25 feet high and 25 feet thick at the base. Of the eighty-five per cent of humanity who are lame, are affected on the left side. Sixty languages are spoken in the immense empire governed by the Czar of Russia. One week's exports from the United States exceeds the imports by more than $14,000,000. A colored veterinary surgeon has been sent to Omaha to aid in checking the "foot and mouth" disease in cattle which is creating so much alarm. The New York police have an ideal police baton, being made of very heavy wood, coated with India rubber. A single blow from this baton will knock a man down and stun him without breaking his head. The financial department of the A. M. E. Church were the heaviest depositors in the - Lewis Johnson & Co., the oldest private banking firm in this city, who filed bankruptcy petition recently. The longer I live the more I am convinced that, after all, the one thing worth living for and dying for is the privilege of making some being more happy and more useful. No man who does anything to lift his fellows ever makes a sacrifice.—Booker T. Washington. 3100 Warder St. N. W., 3 rooms and bath, $10.50 106 Benning Road, 6 rooms, $8.00. 1 Capital Ave., Ivy City, D. C., 6 rooms under in kitchen $10.00. 2004 17th St. N. W., 8 rooms, bath, latrobe, gas, hot and cold water, $30.50. 36 Defrees St., N. W., 6 rooms and bath, all in good condition, $18.50. Flats. 415 Irving St. N. W., 4 rooms and bath, perfect condition, $8.50; 415 Irving St. N. W., 4 rooms and bath, perfect condition, $8.50. 415 Irving St. N. W., 4 rooms and bath, perfect condition, $8.50. 415 Irving St. N. W., 4 rooms and bath, perfect condition, $8.50. 2631 Sherman Ave. N. W., 6 rooms, bath, cellar, hot water heat, gas range, electric light, $25.50. 720 6th St. N, E., 3 upper rooms and bath, heat furnished. Owner obliged to sell beautiful $3,500 home, 6 rooms and tiled bath, all modern conveniences, front and back porches. Convenient to three car lines. Terms very reasonable. 732 Harvard Street Northwest. FOR RENT. FOR RENT—923 R Street Northwest. One large furnished room, hot water and bath on same floor. ROOMS FOR RENT. Two furnished rooms for young men. 1935 Eleventh Street Northwest. N7-21 Two furnished or unfurnished rooms, hot and cold baths and heat; for gentlemen only. 2124 L Street Northwest. N7-tt Beautifully located furnished rooms, hot and cold baths, and all modern improvements. Everythin convenient. 1833 Fifth Street Northwest. ROOMS For Rent-One room, all modern improvements, for either a lady or gentleman-1737 Ninth Street Northwest. Furnished or unfurnished. Mrs. Agnes J. Smith. One among the leading hair culturists in this country is Mrs. Agnes J. Smith. She is a remarkable woman, who has made hair cultivation a study. Her school is an up-to-date institution and it will pay any young lady to attend it. Call and inspect her work. NOTICE: Persons who desire to express themselves through the columns of The Bee must sign their names, especially if they want the articles published. Please remember this. DOES YOUR HEAD ACHE? LIFT FOR HEADACHE It's liquid—Pleasant to Take. Effects immediate. Good to Prevent Sick Headaches and Nervous Headaches. 10c and 25c. Ask for a Dose at the Fountain. KLOCZEWSKI'S & CO., 701 G Street Northwest JUSTH'S OLD STAND It is business with us to sell so the buyer is well pleased and comes again, sure to save cash on what you buy here; if it's a pair of new pants, $1.50 to $3; there's 25 per cent saved. There's slightly used rain coats low as $1.50 to $5, and overcoats, oh, such a lot, at $3.00 to $10, and good stock it is. One price. JUSTH'S OLD STAND, 619 D. SPECIAL NOTICE. Optical work in all its branches. Your old glasses taken in exchange. It will pay you to see Dr. C. A. Miller, Graduate Optician, 1935 Eleventh Street Northwest. Phone N.7437. W. L. SMITH'S SKIN TONIC For Chapped Hands and face and all Roughness of the Skin. This is a Great Skin Bleacher, beautifying and whitening the skin and clearing the complexion. DR. W. L. SMITH Fourth and Elm Streets, Washington, D. C. Phone Main 5421 MARTIN P. KEANE Choice Wines, Liquors and Cigars 501 K St. N. W. Washington, D: C. J. H. BUSCHER Wholesale and Retail Dealer in CHOICE BEEF, LAMB and VEAL 539, 540, 541 Center Market Ninth Street Wing. Corned Beef a Specialty. Marketing Delivered Free. LEGAL NOTICES W. C. Martin, Attorney. Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, Holding Probate Court.—No. 21106, 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 testamentary on the estate of Randall C. Cain, 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 or before the 23rd day of November, A. D. 1915; otherwise they may by law be excluded from all benefit of said estate. Given under my hand this 23rd day of November, 1914. CHARLES B. WALKER, 107 F Street Southwest. Attest: JAMES TANNER, register of Wills for the District of Columbia, Clerk of the Probate Court. {Seal} W. C. MARTIN, Attorney. Mr. M. Hennessy. There is no man any more popular with the masses of all denominations or religious creeds than Mr. M. Hennessy, 216 Ninth Street Northwest. He was one of the successful ones under the new excise law. There is no reason why he should not succeed. His place is one of the best in the city for quietness and cleanliness. This is one place where everybody meets everybody and partake of liquid refreshments without being permitted to go above the capacity of your receiving receptacle. Mr. Hennessy serves breakfast, lunch and dinner at surprisingly low prices. His cooks are first class and, above everything else, his service is under sanitary rules, which govern all first-class places. Mr. Hennessy is a polite and energetic business man who caters to the wishes of his patrons. If you want to enjoy holiday beverages don't fail to call on Mr. Hennessy, 216 Ninth Street Northwest. SUBURBAN TRAINING SCHOOL Boarding for boys under 16 years Thorough training in industrial work and in graded school work Telephone- Lincoln 2400 O. F. N. Madden, Supt Corner Stanton & Douglass Rd. Anacostia, D. C. DEALER IN Fresh Fruits and Vegetables SALT MEATS Fine Line of Groceries, Imported Cigars, Cigarettes and Tobacco 1121 V Street N. W. THE NORTH END GROCERY CO. Phone North 4818. GEO. C. HILLEARY POULTRY, FISH AND GAME 906 Louisiana Ave. N. W. Tel. Main 3381. Washington, D. C. CHAS. H. JAVINS & SONS! Dealers in Oyster House, 930 C Street N. W. Jefferson's last words—a sentiment on the fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence: "The eyes of men are opened, and opening to the rights of men, it has become clear that the masses of men are not born with saddles on their backs nor a favored few booted and spurred ready to ride them legitimately by the grace of God." Anne, Queen of Charles VIII of France, was the originator of black as a token of mourning, wearing it upon the death of her husband in 1498. Prior to this time, mourning of Europe was white. Black gained great popularity and was quickly adopted. Mary, Queen of Scots, was known as the "White Queen" because she held to the ancient custom of wearing white for mourning. Home Cafe LEE'S LUNCH ROOM Geo. H. Lee, Prop. 1231 E Street N. W. Meals 15c and 25c MEALS AT ALL HOURS It is an up-to-date Lunch Room. It is the Sanitary Lunch Room where you and your family are requested to come. Electric fans. 1231 E Street Northwest Phone Main 3631. COLUMBUS LUNCH One Block from Union Station. Home-made Pies, Cakes, Puddings, Etc. 638 North Capitol Street All Baked in Our Own Ovens. Steaks, Chops, Roasts, Etc., and Dairy Lunch Dishes. Good Coffee our Specialty. 638 North Capitol St. N. W. The Best Goods at the Best Prices and The Most Reasonable Terms Every person who starts out to buy Furniture has just these objects in view. They form the buying problem. Now consider how thoroughly and satisfactorily we solve this problem for you. No goods can be more reliable than the lines we have sold and tested for years. In case of any dissatisfaction you can always come back to us with absolute certainty that the matter will be adjusted to your satisfaction. Prices here are marked in figures you can read. There's no greater protection for you—no better proof that we are giving the greatest amount of actual value. We're glad to have you know just what we ask, and to have you make comparisons with the very best to be found elsewhere. Our selling policy has always been to consider the individual case of the customer in the matter of terms, and to arrange these in the most helpful way. We charge your purchases at the plainly marked prices and accept your promise to pay a certain amount each week or month. No notes are required and no interest is added. Your buying and paying problems are solved here—made easy for you because we actually carry out our promises to help. It's a thing for young married couples, in particular, to remember. Goods in which you're most likely to be interested right now are Carpets, Rugs, or other styles of floor-coverings; Blankets, Comforts and all bed furnishings; Curtains and Draperies of all kinds; Heating and Cooking Stoves. Remember that we save you from $4 to $6 in the cost of covering a floor of ordinary size by making, lining, and laying the Carpet free, and no charge is made for the two or three yards that may be wasted in cutting to match figures. Of the other seasonable goods mentioned above we carry large and attractive lines, giving you the opportunity to buy, on credit, at prices as low or lower than those of stores handling such goods exclusively. Christian Xander's Unrivaled Stock of 35 Whiskies FOREIGN and DOMESTIC IVE NATIONAL FAME FOR QUA 909 7th St. Phone Main 274 No Branch House Auto Deliveries to All Sections Specialties: Best Butter 30 Best Eggs 25 ce dman's WHITE FRONT Mar Butter, Eggs, Cheese and Coffee Coffees Roasted on Premises 916 Louisiana Ave., Northwest G. T. Robertson and Son Dressed Beef, Lamb, Veal, Mutton and Pork Club Houses, Restaurants and Hotels Supplied. Orders promptly Delivered. Residence Phone Col. 4684. Phone Main 3386 904, 908, 913 Louisiana Ave., N. W. COLONIAL WINE CO. Price from 25c to $2.00 a Quart Cor. 9th and D Sts. N. W. Phone Main 2188 Phone Main 6165-W Come and Learn How to Make Your Own Clothes Graduation After Completion of Course. Other Courses if Desired. Terms Reasonable. MISS R. E. BELL LADIES TAILOR 1111 Eye Street Northwest Washington, D. C. TRIANGLE PRINTING CO. 1109 EYE STREET, N.W. GO TO GO TO HOLMES' HOTEL 333-Virginia Ave., S. W. Fineest Afro-American Accomo dations in the District European & American Plan Good Rooms and Lodging, 50c, 75c and $1.00. Comfortably heated by steam. Give us a Call JAMES OTTOWAY HOLMES, Prop Washington, D.C. Phone, Main 2315 T. W. DUNWORTH 1002 Pennsylvania Ave. N. W. WINES AND LIQUORS The Most Central Place in the City. Phone Main 6329 Drives Malaria out of the System BABEK for Chills and Fever Keep it in Your Bedi- mine Chest For Sale by old Druggist CONTAINS NO QUININE DR. W. L. SMITH'S INDIGESTION CURE This remedy will relieve and cure all forms of Indigestion, Catarrh of the Stomach, Heart burn, Sour Stomach, Flatulency Pain in the Stomach, Water Brash, Acid Fermenation, Gaseous Accumulations and Mal-Assimilations of Foods. When taken into the Stomach it thoroughly digests the albuminous foods, and cures the indigestion, by resting and assisting. the stomach until normal or natural digestion is restored. W. L. SMITH, Druggist Fourth and Elm Sts. N. W. Washington, D. C.