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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-18
SIX NEGROES
Killed i'm Railroad
Wreck
Caught in "Jim Crow" Trap
They Meet Horrible Death on
Southern Railroad

Knoxville, Tenn, July t4.-A
long distance telephone message to
the Journal and Tribune from John
son City, Tenn, says:
Six persons met instant death and
twenty were injured when eastbound
vestibuled train No. ~, on the
Southern railway collied with o.
switch engine one mile west Of John
son City at 7 O'Clock this evening.
The switch engine was In charge Of
hostler, who whom he saw the fast
passenger train coming toward him.
reversed his engine and jumped to
safety.
Scarcely had he done so before
the passenger crashed into the light
engine with fearful force. The en-
gine OF the passenger, baggage car
and mail car End second class coach
were derailed and overturned, but
the swith engine was not lifted from
the rails and with full head OF
ste am started on wild run, which
was not ended until g. switch was
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-18

Between a Colored aud a White
Lad Followed Ti'Jman's Speech
and fhe Former is Dead

jackson, Mish., July. 1O,-South
Cardinals Negro batting Senator,
Benjamin Ryan Tillman, delivered a
fiery speech on the race question hire
recently, which seems indirectly to
have been the cause Of the death
Of fourteen year old Roy Summers,
who died Of lockjaw in the City Hos
pital last night. Roy wasi colored
lad. With other colored and several
white boys he heard Of the South
Carolina orators talk. "A duel with
toy pistols was arranged between
Roy and white boy to- settle the
race question as presented by Senator
THlman, and to be fought on the
Fourth of July. 1t was pulled off ac-
cording to program, and Roy received
an abrasion of the skin. y
The next day he told his mother
that he guessed" he was going to
die, and that she might as we'll send
for the minister. He refused to tell
who his antagonist in the duel was
for he said, eve agresd that the
one who was killed would not peach
on the other" z..'
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-18
FOLLOW TILbMAN.
ElkhaFt Negroes Hire sTheir Own
Speaker For Elkl,art Chautauqua.

Elkhart, Ind, July 11!--Elkhart
Negroes, disturb by the prospect OF d
prejudice being created against them
by the speech Of Senator TiIfman at
The lkbart Chautauqua which begins
July 25th have engaged Albert
George, a Chicago Negro lawyer, to
reply to Tillman, and the Chautauqua
management has given its consent.
George is Yale graduate and is
said to- De a brilliant lawyer. He has
defended his race in a number Of
Chicago addresses. The decision Of
the Chatuauqua officials to permit
George to have hearing was made
tn the face of some opposition from
an element of the white population.
Tillman's date is Thursday, August
], and 1t has been decided to give
George q hearing on the following
Saturday. t /
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-18
ON THE WANE.
Is. the Taft Boom, SAYS Stewart, the
- Negro Politician. 4

Youngstown, Ohio, SJuly 14.-""The
Taft boom is. on the wane, and de-
cidedly So" declared w. r., Stewart,
former State Representative from
Mahoning County and q member or
the Executive Committee of the Coll
ored Voters League of Ohio. Mr..
Stewart is one OF the leaders of the
Colored people OF the state. ~
''lf Taft is nominated there win
be one OF the, greatest revolts that
has ever been known In the history
OF the party. The Republican party
Will be split in two, and the colored
voters will be against, him. We are
against Taft for his speeches i'm the
south when he puts himself on rec
ord as against the eSWar amendments.
It. Is the first time In the history of
the country since th4ECivil War that
a Republican Presidential candidate
way. g - -
There have been attSmpts In the
South to deprive us, OF our rights,
but never: before have our friends or
supposed friends In The North at
tempted such a thing, We will not
permit 1T without a protest. =, =.
IF Roosevelt We're nominated I
would vote for him. uIe is not
man such as'1Taft IA. There was a
time, when Roosevelt was the idol
OF the colored people, There were
none who could compare: with him.
There have been some harsh things
said about him, burt he is sincere In,
his opinions. He is q President who
does things. While an the Browns
Vile affair he was mistaken, yet it
was not his fault" ~ J
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-18

President Roosevelt Said TO he
Flirting with Solid South for
Selfish Reasons

Atlanta, Ga, July 14.--Former
Governor Joseph M. Terrell, who re-
tired from the Chief !, Magistracy
about three weeks ago, Is to be ap-
pointed United States District Attor-
ney for the Northern District, to sue.
ceed Carter Tate, who will resign ITO
make the race for a Georgia Judge
ship. 1t Is said that President
Roosevelt has had hand in the
deal which Will land Ex-Governor
Terrell in a federal position worth
$4,000 q year. President Roosevelt
has met Ex-Governor Terrell several
times and has acquired q fondness
for him. The Presidents liking for
the Georgian was Increased when the
latter, while Governor, was instru-
mental in having a replica Of the
home Of Rooeevelt's mother at 'Ros.
well, Ca, reproduced at the Georgia
building at Jamestown. III
President Roosevelt's selection of
Terrell for District Attorney Is In
keeping with his policy OF putting
Democrats in office which has SO an
gered old line Republicans in Geor.
gta. Carter Tate, who now holds Of
hce, Democrat, and served many
years in Congress. He was defeated
for denomination two years ago and
was immediately made District At
torney by Roosevelt, disp1acing Ed
gar Angler, q life long Republican.
Some think Roosevelt's foVdness for
Southern Democrats indicates that
he has designs on the solid South.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-18
COIORED MBNFBEEsS STAY I'm
GEORGIA LEX4ISLATURfee4 q 4'..z

Atlanta, July 8.sW.- II. aRogeRss
the Negro member, OF the GeorgfAS
Legislature, representing MpIntpsi1
county, has won in the contest fDsayae
tuted against him bsfors k0ep fEQs38s
by George E. Atwood, white vI5
who alleged that he should have
seat Of the Negro member ttMfgs2
declared that two precincts AlsptSlti
be thrown out on account of tegsslN
catities. The case Is all the HuDK8 t3ash
tereSting because the present ssa
isl@ure wiB probably pass tlae sllss
franchisement measure, The eoI
tee on privileges and 8lests9nB. ~
ever, decided in favor OF the RaEk0x
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-18
thrown for, it and 1t was ditched at

thrown for, it and It was ditched at.
Carnegie, %.",S2ta'> ~ {{Xy -
The lives OF. the hail clerks wAre,
saved because of the efact that their
car was of heavy steel construction,
havoc with the light second class
coach behind, whoch} was entirely
tslescoped The second class coach
was occupied by G8prge Moore, white
labor agent for the ;Yirgihia and Sou
thern railroad, Whotwas CONDUCTING.
a party Of twenty Negroes from Ala,
bama to. North Carolina Moore was
perhaps fatally hartsand one OF the
Negroes six were killed outright and
all the others maftned and injured.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-18
| BROWNSVILLE
:indident / EN- May >. Be
n Closed
by Restoring Every Soldier As
cused TO Civil and military
Rights =. Next Fall

! washington, July 12.-The settle
[ment OF the Brownsville invest1ga-
ton and the report of the investiga-
ting committee Will be a compromise
that will be approved by the Presi-
dent and Senator Foraker. to the
end that the Negro race may thereby
receive the greatest possible benefit.
and the racial issue. which was sd
acceltuated by the unfortunate Incl.
dent, will be given a unification OF
the Republican elements to the dis
comffture Of the Democrats. .-|
More than this the report will
prlng about more advanced step by
president Roosevelt's administration
IN the recognition Of the colored
race so Tar as the army is concern
ed. ...'
The report will not be made until
congress convenes and will pave
the way for the discharged col
ored soldiers to reenter the army.
This much has been disclosed. 49,
- senator Foraker will not win on
every point, but he may be so well
satisfied that he will make no min
or1ty report. There are assurances
also that President Roosevelt will be
satisfied. .. ,' r. =
No Direct Charge.
Inc committee will make no .di-
rect charge that the Negro soldiers.
individually or collectively> shot up
the town. of Brownsville, but will let
the people draw their own conclu-
sions.' -
. The committee will recommend
the passage Of law by Congress
which will authorize the discharged
soldiers to reenlist without preiu-
dice,' and their army status be fixed
as II was before they were dishonor-
ABLY discharged provided each SOL
dier snail make statement that he
dld not participate In the shooting. =
While this result will not give the
discharged soldiers as clean a bill of
health as they had hoped for, 1T will
no doubt satisfy them. - 1t will re-
store to them their civil and military
rights which they lost throug the
Presidents order. =
tE<g Politics And Mercy Combine. ,.
:: There is politics as we'll as the
quality OF T1ercyfNfn tn is' d6cfsfU4E:
Ihere has been no doubt since the
action Of the administration In the
brownsville case that the Negro race
has been stirred to- a resentment that
1T has at no time felt since .emanci-
patton. There are intimations that
the President has been advisd by
Booker II. Washington that this re-
sentiment. did not extend beyond the
Negro politicians and wbuld soon
blow over.
The Brownsville incident and the
terrible punishment meted out con-
st1tuted the first blot upon the rec
ord. 1t has been insisted by the Ne
groes, Senator Foraker being their
spokesman, that such punishment
should not be visited without posi-
tive proof OF guilt. This Is the view
the Senate committee will take
The approval by President Roose-
Wit of such decision by the Senate
committee will be accepted by the
country over as a renewed adherence
to his doctrine Of the square deal"
He asserted that his order would
stand unless convincing proof was
submitted to him Of the innocence
of the Negro soldiers
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-18
SEVERE ELECTRICAL STORM

Cleveland, Ohio, July 17.-An
electrical storm Of unusual severity
swept over large part Of northern
Ohio last night. In this city con-
siderable damage was done by light
ming, the principal sufferer being
the Forest City Railway Co, whose
power house was struck by lightning
and as a result the company will be
compelled to suspend operations for
the next 24 hours. Reports from
Findlay, Lima, GAINESVILLE. Spring
field and other points also tell of Sc
we're storms. j
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-18

State TeacherssE Association. DIM
| Widdte, Va. Hs;SSlS &Esca 4
Il West. t.sVfrgini81rJsW Scott. Pres
ident OF State TeRthers' Association
Huntngton, w. VGf @oFs&szN5
u Maryland -A-a5Qx% Frank TriRg.
Principal Of Princess Anne Academy.
Princess Anne. Nd s.
KanSas-To be sppplied. ~ 7
I New York-,ffo oba supplied -, !
New Jersey-7lfaInes M. Gregory,
president Of BoMentowns, State
Scheol, Bordent J. ....... 80 !. I.
~ ,PennsylvaniaS-4agh Fl. Brown
Principal of Chensyxlle Normal and
Industrial School; lheneyville, Pa.
:. District, Of Columbia DIR. w. S:
Montgomery, Supervising Principal,
Washington, d. gsssi$ n > =:
FRIDAY EVENING, s O'CLOCK: :
| Address: NorthAtn, Philanthropy
In Negro Educatfon--Dr D. Webster
Davis, Principal got City School,
Richmond, Va. sI$ss$, ,t :.
Address: Public Secondary Schools
for Colored PeODl6A55sW. T. VIII,
llams, Special SaHEetary of General
Education Boardsfffampton Va. -
:I" Note-AU papers On day programs
are limited to twenty =
The annual = menbe fee is
$l.oO. @as2S @as2S ~
: ~ DlBEsCTIONS. y * e..
Persons from South who 60, ,.rby
way of Richmond,TG$Xa., may stay on.
car until they g9tto%SHampton, then
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-18
MORGAN SEES LEOPOLD.
Americans May Take Hold in Kongo
Free State.

Paris, July 13.-The exploitation
and systematic development OF the
Kongo Free State with the aid of
powerful American backing ts believ-
cd ITO have been the subject dis
cussed by J. p. Morgan and the King
OF Belgium at a two-hour conference
at the Hotel Bristol.
Mr.. Morgan was accompanied by q
Mr.. Goldman, who, it is believed, is
an American; and the greatest sec
recy regarding the meeting was
maintained.
King Leopold registered under an
assumed name and Mr.. Morgan slip
ped over from London a day Of two
ago.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-18
CANNOT DRAW COLOR LINE

Topeka, Kan, July 12.--The SUI
preme court last night decided that
the city Of Wichita, by it's board Of
education, In the absence Of statu-
tory authority, has no right to ex-
clude a child, by reason Of its color
from any OF its public schools. In
1889 Wichita passed an ordinance
providing separate schools for Negro
children.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-18
ADVICE TO TYROS.

BE on Time, Delays Are Dangerous.
Don't ask what will be done, you
will know soon enough You need
not say "1f you please" and "thank
you," you will get all that is coming
and welcome. T."
Don't get gay with the Camel or
twist the Tigers tail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-26
My Commencement
Decorations by Bertha Stewart.

Decorations by Bertha Stewart
 This found convenient form in which to Keep record of and all the interesting facts connected including accounts of the exercises ber teachers the classmates newspaper clippings The keeping of such record will afford great oeai or entertainment only the time when is all fresh in the years when it will serve to recall many pleasant memories which otherwise would be forgotten
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-26
Ian MacLaren s Last Book Graham Of ClaVerhOuSe
The Final Book in the International Series of Novels

 of century, polling charm
 naughty, the heroic brilliant figures of his Always the  the roublou, politics of the latter Seventeenth Century
  hero of his And has created heroine
  beauty who stands be forgotten the host fiction folk It is novel will to b talked of n two n Alabama
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-26
PRICE. IN BOX, $1.5o. SilVerdip

will clean your gold silver 60 seconds powder which, when boiling has magical effect articles of gold or silver dipped rubbing stains INSTANTLY No grit scratch the most delicate surface.
 Visit demonstration a. the cozytorum this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-26
Other Special Sale News

There are about six or eight other styles of white straw sailors, In either split Japanese straw, diff ferent sized brrims and crowns suitable for dfer- ent ages, at $f 75, $f.e8 $2.5o up to $4.5o.
 Our new Mil an automobile sailor with very small brim and medium high crown, the typical straw hat for the summer, with the proper sized brim to chiffon yelling for drapery face protection. At $350 each.
 There is also a special sale all ready-to wear hats, un ntrimmed shapes flowers and dress rats Our red uctions very liberal, sometimes one-quarter but in the most instances one-third off prices marked. There Is also assortment of chdren's ready-to-wear hats. which includes almost every style wh ch showed this Most of them are the popular Panama straw hats, such rolling sailors bent up Colonials trimmed with pom pons ribbons quils, at $1.25 each; original price $1.50 to $2.00.
 Untrimmed shapes, in different colors, for young old such as chip, Milan rough straw, untrim- med shapes, to sell at the uniform price of 49c each, worth $1.00 to $150
 On the same table we also show line of chill drens rolling brim sailors, trimmed with silk gros grain bands also several dozens of sample hats pur chased from of the largest importers also priced at 49e; worth $1.00 to $1.50
 The special showing of new pattern hats is at present more extensive than it ever has been during New York market and through our advantages we are in a position to offer good many of our trimmed hats at just about one-half of regular price.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-26
Summer Dresses Made at Greatly Reduced
 Prices

Every year after the season is drawing to a close in our Dress Making Department we make special reductions on the cost of dresses for the sole purpose of keeping our working force intact as long as possible. This year we make special concessions in price which we think will be taken advantage of by many of our friends Beginning tomorrow the follow ing schedule will be in force:
 Lingerie dresses, nicely trimmed, made of
 good quality material complete tor S4o.oo
 and upward.
 Shirt Waist or Jumper Suits of fancy or plain
 dress silks-compete for $4o.oo and
 upward.
 Afternoon and Evening Gowns, neatly trim
 med and made from a wide variety of
 materials -$55 .oo and upward. loVaiiiadl Y iIsiiii ii Joseph B &Eolllelh
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-26

The sailors for the summer season hold sp style which has been created for this season $ will street sailors in Panama Mlan Leghorn and rough stra dainty touch of coored silk, which makes them very st
 Don't fail to note the Boulevard A and Speedway Sailors, which have just Rss2sBS rived Trimmed with Asatan bows and crg2.s.,sassss quills, and many other of the latest style SsS@ touches.
 The special sale this week will include ~ the largest line of chidren's sailors SI have ever had Every hat in this sale EB7/ is specially priced-and the reductions x
 will average one-third in every TiEEdisnTs case Bring the children with you when crE-E bbsteA you come. Sswvwyss At oeo each, regularly 45ewbe rough straw sail R &S trimmed with black grain band and large : VI brim and lS :. : :; ::: $
 trimmed with fancy checked sateen band black
 gros grain ribbon a beautiful black DM large brim and hig EsszasN#a regularly $50-IIgh xNNaNHS#sg split sailors, sGas band The of the so 'en m%sS SsnS ~ se os rSbo @
 light weight becoming misses from 14 &s. G $250-Colored Panama <\ W sailors same as above but better quality
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-26
A Sailor Sale--Special Price

Thenes ihnsfpr rt smnerse eson a 0 sylewh chasle for this h strongly n he re eesiorsnn i nTananaM Mnan,I eghoma 0 a dam uchofc coore1slk whh make
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-25
VETERANS ARRANGE FOR
GRAND ENCAMPMENT
Saratoga Springs 10 Entertain Grand
Army In September.

Saratoga. n. y. July 2f.-The fol-
lowing outline Of the program for the
Grand Army cncampment was on
nouneed today.
Saturday. September 7. Commander
in-chief 4. y. Brown viii open head
Quarters IT the United States hotel.
The grand army posts aa they arrlv'f
VIII BE- quartered az the various hotels
and boarding houses.
Tuesday. September 10 VIII be de-
voted to the welcoming of the chiefs
and members Of the Grand Army of
the Republic. Governor Hughes has
accepted an Invitation 70 BE- present
and an Invitation has been extended to
President Roosevelt.
Wednesday september II. at 2
O'Clock has been sct for The great pa
rade.
Thursday business matters VIII be-
taken up and win be concluded FRI
day Saturday eNcufsiona.
Every indication points 20 n hot
fight for The office Of eUmmHndfr-l IN
|chlnf ALREADY several candidates.. M
|rlndInf General Charles = burton. of
Missouri. Chester Burrows If New
Jersey. General w r Wilder. Of Tens
|unHsef. and Patrick CaHH# aI Kansas.
have appeared with q large number "
supporters
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-25
ON
HUGE SCALE
REVEALED
RICH ARMENIANS HELD
UP BY C0UNTRYMEN
Murder Of Rug Merchant IN
New York UneatthS Wide
spread Conspiracy Which
AStonishes District Attorney,

IBy Morning journal Special Leased wIre.I
New York. July 24.-The district at
torneys office obtained today a mum
ber of letters I'm connection with the
murder of the rug merchant, H. 3.
Tavshanjian, which showed that for
several months there have been conf
munications sent to rich merchants ia
this city demanding that amounts Of
money be sent to the Hunchakist So
ciety under penalty of death. The
letters confirm the reports of a wide
spread conspiracy to get money and
which the district attorney thinks Is
alarming.
One of the Armenians who had been
greatly frightened by the letters In the
Huchankist, is an Armenian named
Leon p. Armon, a rug importer He
received letter last March demand
ing that $10.0 600 be paid to the society
at once If he wished to escape the fate
OF his father. His father about three
years before had gone on a trip To
Persia. On the journey he was held
up. The son does not know whether
the brigands got any money from his
father, for when he returned to Amer
lea he was a raving maniac and died
within month without be
ing able to tell anything about his cx-
periences. Police Commissioner Bing-
ham stated today that for a long time
he had know of Armenians who werc
blackmailing rich merchants.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-25
AMERICANS ACTIVE
At HAGUE
Delegates From This Country
Contribute Bulk Of PROPOSE
tions Likely toSM6et Fonmid-
able Action.
IBy Morning journal Special Leased wire ]

IBy Morning Journal Special Leased wlre.l
The Hague. July 24.-Thus far tine
United States has contributed more
than any other country 10 the peace
conference. As was expected the
American proposal for the collection
of contraetural debts will be adopted
almost unanimously on July 81. only
a few countries making reservations.
while the proposition regarding the
permanency of the arbitration court.
the most important step of the con-
ference, will be accepted with amend ;
ments. to which. however, the Ameri-
can delegates will offer no objections.
Americas prOpositiOnLtha relating
to general arbitratiOn--is attracting
much opposition which is offered as
not against the principle. but because
OF the difficulty OF carrying out the
plans as proposed.
The British delegation. however. has
received instructions to support both
the permanent court and the general
arbitration propositions.
Still another American proposition.
that relating to a permanent periodi
cal conference, viii not be presented
until the end of the present confer
ence In order TO avoid interference
with the work already under discuss
sion.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-25
SEEKS
BIG DAMAGES
FOR LIBEL
OBJECTS TO CRITICISM
OF HEARST MAGAZINE
Officer Of IIIfated Gunboat Ben
nington Thinks About $780,
600 Would Prove Balm to
His Injured feelings,
lBy Morning journal Special Leased wire

IBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wire.l
New York, July 4-Lieutenant
Charles r. Wade, who as an ensign.
was chief engineer of the American
gunboat Bennington when the boilers
on that craft were blown up. causing
more than sixty deaths and injuries
to forty-nine others has filed libel
suit against the International Maga-
zine company asking damages In the
sum of 100000.
The basis OF the alleged libel Is an
article which subsequently appeared
In the Cosmopolitan Magazine under
the caption, Growth of Caste in
America" The complaint sets forth
that the article described the rivalrles
that had existed for years in the navy
between officers Of the bridge and the
engine room, due. II Is claimed, prsn-
cipally to social distinctions. The
change effected in 1899, when the
staff and line were abolished and all
the officers made to rank the same,
was detailed In the article, and fur
ther comments made upon the
changes at the naval academy which
so altered its course of study that all
cadets were taught the science Of
steam engineering The result of this
change, the magazine writer's declar-
ed. was to place in the engine rooms
OF warships young officers with only
a theoretical knowledge OF motive
power, the most essential part Of the
vessel.
While Ensign Wade is not mention-
ed personally by the writer, he de-
clares he is wrongfully made to ap-
pear as being responsible for the
death of his shipmates.