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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-06
OVERRIDING TT.

We stood for brain storms" de
mentia Americana" and appeal to the
lea non sc1iptG when only one man
was involved, but it seems to be an
imposition to expect any man outside
of an asylum for the feeble minded to
believe that reason was dethoned in
the eleven men who lynched Negro
in tennessee, yet a jury of twelve
Of their peers so decided and the cur
tain was rung down upon another
farce in which blindfolded justice
with sword and balances played the
leading role.
We often wonder why the needless
expense of trying lynche:s is incurred
The judge, jury, sheriff and clerk OF
the court know that no penalty will
be imposed upon 1.-The best white citi-
zens" who take the claw into their
hands and inflict summary punish
ment upon the black man charged
with rape, murder, theft or back talk.
Since lynching is advertisement from
which the people Of the South seem
not to be able to divorce themselves,
would it not be to the greater advan-
tage of the commonwealth in which
the lynching occurs to use the money
now squandered in the useless trial
of the lyncheTs in educating the rel
atives Of the deceased or it's Negro
population in general. This idea is
not copyrighted and may be freely
used by those communities in which
prosecuting attorneys, witnesses and
jurors do not object because of loss
of fees which might arise from the
adoption of this suggestion.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-06
-. SHOT HIS FRIEND
Huntington Lad Thought Man Was
Rat.

Huntington, June 4.--Walter Per
ry, a~clerk In a grocery store own
ed by Sanford Roberts on Eighth
avenue this city, was shot in the head
by his employers IL year old son,
Irving Roberts, at 7:30 yesterday
evening, receiving a wound from
which he died in a few hours.
Perry and young Roberts had been
shooting rats with a 80 calibre rifle
Perry had just shot rat and hand
ed the gun to his companion. Per
ry was under one end Of a porch
while his companion was under the
other end and it is thought that the
lad was deceived by the motion Of
Perry's head into believing that, he
saw a rat and fired. The bullet
struck the man in the top Of the
head, penetrated the cerebrum and
passed through the mouth.
Perry was thirty years old and 81
survived by wife and one child.
Young Roberts is almost frantic
with grief. --
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-06
JEFFERSON DAVIS SLAVE ONCE.
Now Mine Owner and Prospective
Millionaire

Shoshoni, Wyo., June 4.-Sam Da-
Wis, the negro mine-owner and pro-
SpeCtive millionaire of Warren
Springs Creek and the Wind River
Mountain, has been Shoshoni for
the purpose Of ordering machinery
for his mine, the order including a
ten-hOrse power gasoline engine
shaft-hoist and a compressed air
drill plant, the machinery ordered
aggregating 100000,
Samuel Jefferson Davis was born
In 1910 on the Briarfield planta tion
In Mississippi, slave Of Jefferson Da-
Wis, and he was one Of the toddIing
pickaninnies on the plantation when
Colonel Davis headed his Mississippi
Rifles on the battlefield of Buena
Vista.
AS Sam, the slave, grew older Mr.
Davis grew into national Importance
as a leader, OF the south, and when
Jefferson Davis was elected Dresi-
dent Of the southern confederacy
Samuel Jefferson Davis, his slave,
accompanied the new president. Up
on the final collapse Of the confed-
Grassy President Davis gave Sam, his
born and faithful slave, $500 in gold
and told him to go north and enter
Sam migrated and tarried awhile
in Cheyenne, and thence drifted to
the cattle ranges where, from his
wages as a camp cook, he saved
money enough to buy few head Of
cattle. These cattle grew into a
herd, and several years afterwards
Sam sold ont for q handsome sum
In the interval Sam had married a
daughter Of Edmond lie Claire. a
noted French Canadian hunter aud
trapper living with the AraDahoe IN
dams. Her mother was Whispering
Wind, whose father was one OF the
most celebrated Arapahoe ! chief
tains.
Sam rested for several years, hv-
ing in rude luxury on the AraDahoe
, Indian reservation. Three years ago
he bought from a prosDector his
present mine on Warm Spring Creek
an affiuent Of the Wind River and
has developed until now he is one e
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-06
TEXAS AND STANDARD OIL.

The Standard Oil Company has
| about reached the point where it will
agree with General Sherman who is
credited with saying if he owned he'll
and Texas, he would live in the for
mer and rent the latter. Last week
the Waters-Pierce Oil Company, a rec
| ognized branch of the Standard Oil
Company was fined by a Texas court
81 1923 100000 for violating the anti
trust laws Of the state.
There can be no doubt that the peo-
pie of Texas will rise up and call the
jury. which had the temerity to in
flict such punishment. blessed and that
makes more pronounced the difference
between the people of Texas and their
legislature. The Waters Pierce Compa-
ny is the one for, which Senator Bal
ley performed valuable services by
stealth, and yet the legislature re-
warded Bailey's crime with a re-elec-
ton to the United States senate. And
this same legislature rejected ut the
regular and special sessions certain
railroad legislation which the COVER
nor thought would lie beneficial to the
general public.
1t is very evident that in Texas. as
in West Virginia ard other states,
politics and policies do not fit togeth-
er with 9~SHtnesS. Legislatures in
neither Texas nor New York can be
of the people and it is patent that the
peoples palladium is in the executive
or judiciary department. From the
legislative branch of the government
ii is idle to hope for any relief from
corporate expressions as long as men
are born with itching palms.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-06

we can vary their amplitude or inten-
slty as we please. Our ability to do
this very rapidly, in fact as rapidly
as the vibrations of the human voice
or other sound, makes wireless tele-
phony possible. as receivers have been
devised sufficiently sensitive TO re-
spond to these waves and to translate
them into varying electric currents
which produce corresponding vibra-
tons in the diaphragm of a telephone
receiver and thus produce sound that
Is audible to the human ear-From
wireless Telephony by the De Forest
SYSTEM by Herbert T. Wade, in the
American Monthly Review of Reviews
for June.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-06
refrain from forcing a discussion or
aru1szu1r$sEraeaArxAurn -&hnr,A. countries

refrain from forcing u discussion OIL
" OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES say>4h countries
which fear internal dissensions more
than attacks from abroad are irrevoca
,, bly, opposed to. limitation, The other
, Powers may rest content. Their own
internal peace will prosper their in.
, dustries and the military excuses of
the others wilrbring their own penal,
ties. The best the friends of universal
peace may hope from the Hague is
an improvement OF the machinery of
arbitration and a modification Of the
rules Of war in the interest of non
combatants.>
The time is not yet ripe for limita.
ton. England has sounded Germany
upon the subject and the reply of the
war lord was so unsatisfactory that
she announces her adherence to the
program Of building this year two
more warships Of the Dreadnaught
type. We. tho none proclaim the
blessings Of peace louder, shall bear
in mind Washingtons parting iniunc-
tion and prepare for war, and other
nations will do likewise while as with
one voice they sing, peace on earth,
good will toward men,"
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-06
DIR. WASHINGTON AT INSTITUTE

The announcement is made by the
authorities at the West Virginia Col
ored Institute that Dr.. Booker r.
Washington will address the gradual
ing class at that institution on Friday
June 14th.
It has been many years since the
general publicity that We mean the
people Of New and Kanawha valleys
have had an opportunity to hear Mr..
Washington, not, in fact, since upon
his return from Europe he spoke in
this city. During the holidays he de.
livered two addresses here, but each
was upon special occasion and many
were deprived of the opportunity tc
hear him.
We are informed that, in order tC
provide for the large crowd expected
the exercises this year will be held in
the grove, thus insuring comfortable
accommodation for all. We owe it tc
ourselves, to DR.. Washington, who Is
, a West Virginian by adoption, and the
state, which has been so lavish in it,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-06
THE PEACE CONGRESS.

Russia makes it clear that Sic will
stand with Germany and Austria in
opposition 10 any movement 10 limit
ornaments at the Hague conference
She will propose discussion Of the
rules Of maratime warfare, contra.
band and haven Of refuge, suggested
by her recent struggle with Japan
but when it comes to limiting arma
ment Russia makes it plain she has
some repairs TO make on her own &c
count
Under the circumstances it may bt
just as we'll for the other. Powers tt
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-06

We publish this week the call to
meet" of the National Afro-American
Council at Baltimore, June 26th to
>228th. The necessity of the meeting
is set forth thus:
1.-THE unceasing energy Of those bent
upon the creation Of public senti-
ment adverse to the Afro American;
the open advocacy by Senator Tillman,
Governor ,Vardaman, John Temple
Graves, and others for the repeal Of
the 14th and 18th amendments to the
Federal ConstjtatioRIhus reduqinR- he
Afro Americans to serfdom; the Hmid
and uncertain stand Of those who es-
say to befriend us even to President
Roosevelt who has said so much about
''fairp!ay' and the door of hope, but
who has dealt us q severe blow in
the dismissal Of the colOred soldiers
OF the 25th infantry without an ade-
quate trial; the bold and defiant as
saults of those satisfied with nothing
short of an absolute undoing OF ali
laws that make us men and citizens,
certainly neceSSitates the meeting of
the leaders of the race in an advisory
way, indeed a protest The situation
is grave and demands the exercise of
wisdom, prudence patience and intel
ligent effort to overcome the dangers
menacing what political and civil
rights we have left
: The call also names the fourth
Sunday in June as a day of prayer
A day Of prayer is always a good
thing, for, if it does no other good, it
will help those who earnestly engage
in it. We are told that the prayers
of the righteous availeth much. The
prayers Of millions ought TO and we are
sure will, in time, turn back the tide
of evils which now threaten to engulf
the whole race.
We have met protested and resolved
till We have lost faith in resolutions
Now, why not try the plan which this
paper has advocated in season and out
of season, plan which We believe
must sooner or later be adopted, since
by 1t alone, as We see it, can the
money, which is indispensable, be
raised to protect our interests.
= Unfortunately the Friendly Society
movement, which we advocate, can
never lie directed by the National At
ro-American Council and. in our opin-
ion, someaSuch movement must be in
augurated as a solution Of the prob
: 1ems which vex and discourage us.
81 The Council has tried the plan of vol,
mntary cont buttons; a president OF
that organization toured the country
p attempting to raise funds TO carry on
his laudib'e work and so discouraging
, was the effort that he threw up the
position in disgust. His Successors
have plead with the people in vain for
contributions.
Now we propose-aud it is no new
''.fhing-that the Odd Fellows, Knights
= OF. Pythias, Masons, Fishermen. True
sReformers and the many other secret
societies among rs get together. dror
their differences, and arrange a sys
tim Of taxation binding upon all alike
to raise funds to carry out any. pro
gram agreed upon by an executive
council composed Of members Of each
AS an evidence Of what compulsory
y Goptributions will accomplish we have
but to refer to the knights Of Pythias
EtSyyho in the first two years by taxnj
4 each male member twenty cents ant
I Ghe women half as much raised ofe
s pineteen thousand dollars toward thu
Sss.s%
s&st%" >. @>..t
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-06
MBNZEMBR'SFATE
Teller Of Dcfunct Bank In Jury's
Hands.

Pittsburg, June 4.--The case or
Charles Menzemer, assistant teller
OF the defunct Enterprise National
Bank Of Allegheny, charged with
having distracted and misapplied
funds was given to the jury late to-
day. A verdict Is expected at the
opening Of the United States district
court in the moEning.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-06

Owing to the failure of our eight
page rolls Of paper to reach us in
time for this issue, we are compelled
to run sig pages this week In conse-
quence several news notes and arti-
Giles do not appear
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-06

One consolation is to be derived
from the recent. gold spen-it has re-
tarded the growth! of Spring Poems.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-06

After Graduation, whaey". is the
question the sweet girl graduate is
asking her classmates these days,
Our answer tsS~6astle for a job. 80
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-06

Rain and weP6ier' is the variety
of weather ,scBSahiad by tho weather
Bureau for aTehhAAnge. After the pro-
longed Siege of @lain and colder" we
are thankful FOR I&1most any variation.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-06

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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-06

expenditures 'a astituts; ia See that
ali ss.a.hlssS is 'a1A the
great exponeataAs industrial educa,
ton appears ,issSSS school, which was
founded upon the principles witch he
advocates. N"F&SSSS & - l'- !,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-06

Wyoming's assured mining million
aires.
Samuel Davis has a fond remen-
brance of his former master and his
family and, in tender testimony
lhere@f, has christened his mine
The Miss Winnie Davis" so widely
known as '"rhe Daughter Of the Con-.
federacy"
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-06

The fellow whp delayed putting on
his B. V. D's>tm3the first of June Is
wondering. If !eexen[ then he was not a
little premature, -,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-06
Necessity 81 the Meeting.

The unceasing energy of those bent
upon the creations of a public senti-
ment adverse to the ro-Americans !;
the open advocacy by Senator Till
man, Governor Vardaman, John TEN
pie Graves and others for the repeal
Of the 14th and 18th amendments to
the Federal Constitution thus reduc-
ing the Afro-A Americans to serfdom ;
the timid and uncertain stand OF those
who essay to b6fTiend us. even to
President Roosevelt who has said SO
much about ''fairpfay" and the Door
of Hope" but who has dealt us a Sc
we're blow in the dismissal Of the col
ored soldiers OF the 25th infantry
with out an adequate trial; the bold
and defiant assaults of those satisfied
with nothing short of an absolute I'M
doing Of all laws that make us men
and citizens, certainly necessitate the
meeting Of the lenders of tire race in
an advisory way; indeed a protest. The
situation is graXG and demands the
exercise of wisdom, prudence, patience
and intelligent enort to overcome the
dangers menacing what political and
Civil rights we have left.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-06
GAIL 10 MEET.

To the Members Of the Afro-American
Council and Affiliated Organizations
Greetings: ~
The Tenth An,iaa' session OF the
National Afro-American Council wiH
De held at Baltimore, Nd, June e.,
q and %, 1907.n.l,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-06
above named questions shah have the
'sSsesssssss ssakSsrd rss sHsss sHr NJ s,,iis

ooofe nameu questions snail nave the
FsStaessssss S sasS6Iata sHsst and " = uss
.., ,'s.. ~ ROint. ~. ,5GiS.aI
BY the action of the National Afro
American Council each speaker Is
limited to twenty minutes and In view
OF the fact that larger portion oil, the
newspapers Of the country are ever
ready to misrepresent the, words OF
the Afro American. all speeches must
be manuscript In order that they may
be absolute proof Of just what each
speaker said =. y :. { p
Entertainment. - - -,
The Citizens Of Baltimore are pre-.
pairing to give the Council q royal
good ime. Let all organizations
above named elect their delegates as
soon as possible and send their names
to l.. G. Jordan, Cor. Secretary, 726
West Walnut street. Louisville. Ky. b
"Let' us Pray"
High above every human endeavor
for our betterment. Is the strong arm
Of the Almighty God--The God of
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; the God
who heard the prayers Of our moth:
ers and fathers from the slave pens
of the south land, This same all.wise
and bepeficient Father of mankind still
lives. Therefore. we call upon our
people everywhere to assemble in thei:
places of worship. Sunday June 23rd,
and lay before a prayer-answerfing
God our wants and woes and from our
knees resolve to act In harmony with
God by praying, planning and paying
to bring about the rights which are
ours under government Of the people
by the people, and for the people.
There is hope for any oppressed peo-
pie who call upon Him in earnest.
faithful prayer. $751;.
Remember on the fourth Sunday in
June let us meet, think OF the enemies
Of 100000 Negroes in America, and
LET US PRAY :.
(SignedJ -. ... '.
(Bishop) ALEXANDER WALTERS,
President.
WILLIAM H. STEWARD, -.
Oh. Executive Committee.
L. G. JORDAN, ) -.
Corresponding Secretary
REV. A. l.. GAINES, D. d.. 8,
Chairman of the local committee, ia
East Centre Street, Baltimore, Nd,
to whom all parties may write for In
formation concerning board. enter
tainment, etc. -, ....
P. S.-You can buy round trip
ticket for the Jamestown Expo. Via
Baltimore with stopover which Will
be cheaper than any rate we can make
otherwise. -. -
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-06

THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1907.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-13

Whist Becomes of the Pecks of Gems
Turned Out Each Year?

Where do all the CrystalliZed gems
go-worth many millions of pounds
which come into the market every
year? The diamond is said to be one
of the hardest things in nature and
is practically impervious to wear and
tear have IN idea, though l am
not certain. that an old diamond is
every bit as good az a new one. sup
posing both belong to the same class
that is to say, diamonds do not wear
out as trousers or hats wear out.
Then what becomes OF the thousands
AMI thousands turned out each year?
l know that the financial geniuses who
control the diamond output keep the
supply down to the actual demand so
as not to lower the price, and thus
there must be a steady demand for
these things to the value of millions a
year. and there must be a gradually
increasing stock or accumulation of
them in rings or tiaras, crowns, scarf
pins and so on.
People do not cover themselves all
over with these gems and then jump
about in the street to shake them off
for the sake of humble friends and
poor relations. as was done by the
gaudy Duke of Buckingham. 4 GER
tain number. l know, are stolen every
year; but. after all, they are compare
lively few. and most of them come
back into the market-in a very short
time.
The man who steals diamonds does
not eat them. He disposes of them for
the benefit OF his humble family. and
all he really does poor. honest and
misunderstood fellow is TO put them
into circulation. Where do they go?-
London NJ. 4. P
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-13
When Hoops Began.

When We're hoops in for the first
time? According to Strut. ''trundling
the hoop is a pastime Of uncertain Or
lgin. but much in fashion at present"
usOD. DR.. Murray's dictionary, Incl
dentally remarking that the original
hoop affected by boys was barrel
hoop, gives no English reference to 1t
earlier than 1892. But the hoop was
well known to ancient Greek and Ro-
man boys, who called it a ''trochus"
twheeD. Their hoops were made of
bronze, and representations of them on
gems show that they We're driven by a
little hook with Il wooden handle, very
like the modern boys hoop stick. This
was called by the Greeks ''eiater"
ldriver) and by the Romans claws
Key. Sometimes the ancient hoop had
bells attached to 1t, and modern Lon
don may be glad to be spared at least
that exasperatiop.-Lon Chronicle.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-13
The Perfect Kiss.

Why OSCILLATION has received so lit
tie attention from wise men we cannot
tell. 1t may be that thinking and kiss
ing so not we'll together. If SO, few
of US would require longtime TO choose
between them, or possibly the subject
has seemed to require too delicate
handling. or 1t may have seemed tri-
fling. We neither know nor care. The
most valuable practical lesson to be de-
rived from experience and now set
down Is that closing of the eyes IS es-
sential to perfection in kissing. Aside
from this hint to those of congenial
spirit we would merely direct the at
tention OF those who may decry the
Importance of the topic to the infiu-
ence of the charm in retaining hold
upon one worth keeping and renderin g
less frequent and hazardous those alb
sences which are only too likely to
make the heart grow fonder-of some
one else. George Harvey in North
American Review.