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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-28

js The South having owned. slaves can
not forget that it is the born aristo-
cratic section of the country. No gem
tleman 90 is supposed to work with
his hands. A northern poor white is
not made welcome among the landed
classes. The horny-handed son Of toll,
to their notion, is made Of inferior
clay. Hence the northern white la
borer, secure in his social position be-
cause everybody works at something
useful, without--loss of prestige, will
not go to the exclusive South, regard
less of the difficulties surrounding the
Negro problem, And, while the doc
trinaires are talking glibly through
magazine articles, the thinking whites
Of the South are glad that busting
white labor of the North is not COM
ing, to an extent likely to threaten a
revolution in their industrial condi-
tions-for revolution of existing con,
ditions is just exactly what they do
not want The Wealthier whites Of the
South now have things their own way,
and can maintain their supremacy in,
definitely They understand the Ne,
gro, and the financial results from
their agricultural, manufacturing and
mining interests, in which the black
man is The labor end-at a-beggarly
compensaton-are substantially in
creastng year by year, as the census
figures will show. The conservative
ones are inclined to "let we'll enough
alone"
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-28

the cotton.growers who invariably
hire thefloWest class of hands-ignor.
ant, = sh1ftless and irresponsible-and
who In no way represent the increas-
lngly Intelligent fYorking classes of the
race. THESE, selfish employers pay beg.
carly wages. and should not expect to
secure first-class service from tenth.
rate operatives. The future Of the Ne.
gro laborer will be assured it, the en-
.ploying class will only guarantee to
him d mans chance In the struggle for
existence Upon this assurance will
finally depend the ability Of the South
to hold the competent black workman
at it's command - 49,. :"
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-28

An article in a recent issue OF the
Pittsourg Dispatch declares that the
race problem is nearer solution IN that
city than in any other with a proper
tomato population Of Afro-Amer1cans.
This fact. says the writer, Is due con-
siderably to the thrift, industry ana
high character Of the Afro Americans
themselves Although they are JUST
beginning to climb out Of the men1al
occupations, they have amassed 81.
900 900 In real estate, and 1000 out or
q population Of 10000 own their own
homes. In the statistics Of vice, the
whites make a worse showing, says
the Dispatch, than the colored people
which is not difficult to bel1eye wheh
it Is remembered that this Is the nome
of the Thaws, Coreys, HartJes and oth-
or highrollers who have figured more
or less unsavOrily in newspapers III
recent times. The Dispatch gives the
names Of fourteen Atro-Amerlcans
who own more than $4,000 worth OF
real estate three Of these are women.
-
Rev. John F.. Hurst, who IS very ia
vorably mentioned in connection with
the Office of financial secretary of the
4. M. T.. Church, has q fine record as
q minister aud financier. He built the
handsome church at Elkridge, Mary
land and purchased and established
the Old Folks Home in,Baltimore. For
twelve years he has pastored two
churches in Baltimore Waters Chap
Ell, four years, Bethel five years, and
then back to Waters Chapel for three
years. For eight years he has led the
Baltimore delegation, which honor fs
his unehallenged and unquestloned to-
day. He Is email in stature, but a
giant In intellect, and has few equals
and no superiors in the denomination
az a handler of money and in general
executive capacity He is cultured, re.
fined and modest, and is leaving all of
the. b80mIpg for the official plum TO
his friends 1T is the irnpression in
reaIy quarters tnat When Or; Ic, w;
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-28

Under the stress of the many dark
reports which come up from the South,
recitifg the bad treatment to which
the Negro is subjected. 1--WE are apt TO
lose sight Of the fact that, despite all
these untoward conditions, the race is
making substantial and encouraging
progress along. numerous lines. Let
us take the State Of Alabama, for in
stance. In Mobile, according to rel1-
able information, out of nineteen let
ter-carriers, eighteen are colored. In
Montgomery, out Of tWenty-four, TWEEN
ty-two are colored. Mr.. G.. 0. Harris
has been chief mailing clerk in the
Montgomery post-office quite a quarter
Of century, and no man in the build
ing is more highly respected than he
In Mobile four-fifths Of the employees
in the postofffce are colored, and the
same proportion is true in the Mont
gomery postoffice. = Whenever and
wherever there is a civil service ex-
animation, the Negro is to be found IN
large numbers, and he permits nothing
to stand in the way OF his showing
what he can do in the direction or pre-
pairing himself to serve the govern
ment. Scores Of examples can be pro
duced where the Negro distances all
competitors and stands at the head OF
the eligible list. For a number or
years, one Of the deputy sheriifs in
M0bffe county-has- been an Afro.Ameri.
can, and this deputy lost his life some
months ago in the performance of his
duty. In every southern state, Negro
towns are rising like magic, banks are
being projected, department stores are
fourishing, homes and farms are being
acquired, and the rank and file OF the
race is happy and contented. 1t is
only when the Negro becomes amol
tious to participate in the functions
of. government that he is made to teel
the white mans conception as to his
place.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-28

The, Negroes-many' Of them of tho
lbetter.type and possessed Of means
are moving northward, to the cities.
The exodus is becominf of dangerous
proportions because they cannot get
adequate protection or decent wages in
the South-especially in the rural dis
ltr1cts--and the schools are abomin-
ably poor, Prompt correction Of these
evils Is sorely needed. The situation
explains itself. The disinclinaton of
the white laborer to come to the South
IS not due.--aS charged-=to any repug-
nance of. the Negro; it is because the
South Is away behind in all the things
that inure to the white mans com.
fort and happiness because the sec
ton is not in touch with his up-to-date
methods political and social breadth
or humane ideals. He knows, as we
all know that radical changes can
come only as the Southern whites
change their ante-bellum cloak Of mar,
row prejudice and tolerance for one
Of more modern pattern. The mass:
es of the Negro will continue to he the
laboring class, and they will gradu-
ally be helped upward by industrial
training, generous treatment, pTacti=
cal education and moral culture If
the southern whites have conceived
the notion that they want white labor
in the place Of the Negro, it will not
take them long to get rid of that no.
ton, if they decide to make a trial.
Negro labor Is the only kind of Labor
the whites of the South can get along
with-and with the old slave-owning
classes and their descendants the bulk
Of the blacks will be content to live
out their days and wax fat upon their
substance White immigration, either
foreign or native, will not make hit
with the "blue-bloods" Of Dixie-lanu.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-28
Well Fixed.

The poet some wealth has amassed
Since the ruinous holidays passed.
Observe his proud glance
At his s2 pahtsi 2 n +,
WhSs Pantst mas got hina out lassed?
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-28

= One Of the most effective agencies of
race progress in the South lis ST.
Marks Academic and Industrial
School for Colored Girls at sBirming.
ham, Alabama, 1t is under the con.
: troll. of'<~>the Protestant Episcopal
church The main building is sub.
stantial brick structure, three stories
in height and As valued at $4,000.
Boys under twelve are admitted as
day pupils fssThe faculty, which is an
unusually capable one, is as follows:
Rev. G. w. Brooks, principal and, rec
etor; Mrs. CO. Brooks, head of the
home, Miss Clara w. Whitehead, Mrs
Sarah E. DeVigp, Miss Elizabeth r.
McInnis, Miss FANNIE L. Chestnut and
Miss Mildred Clemons. Ali are gradr-
ates Of reputable colleges, Howard
University, Gregory Institute, st, ,Au.
gustine and Fuskegee Institute being
represented. -. .tt -, II
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-28

Read every line in this paper and then decide
not contains real live and general news
can BE found any other weekly paper. Our aim ;s &
them You cannot afford to be without this paper soY
s the time to subscribe Start right the first of Tie yeaI
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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-28
|llN HE NATI ONAA FIELD
Study Of the Latent Phase Of the Immigration ProbI.m.-
Negro Labor Effici ant When Properly Trained and
.fss Adequately Paid Rev. 'JoTsion for Army
%@@r~ Chaplain kable Record Ii .~>
.,s# -5N Sc%E. OF Race Progress. ~, ~@.#.

Stan Correspondence, ~ -. :. .j., ~, :,
/: we hear; great deal, these days
about the labor problem In it's relation
TO the south. There are those who: de-
vla7e that Negro labor is failure
That It has been weighed In the bal
ance and found wanting IN fidelity, re-
liability and, efficiency They want to
try white labor, and are fishing around
for immigrants of desirable kind, to
take the places of 1.-THE so-called shift
less. Negroes now on the southern
farms and plantations. They ALSO set
up an argument. that the presence Of
the Negro is repugnant to the foreign
or VINO comes to our shores, and assert
that If the. Negro can be induced to
migrate to the North Of Africa, the
white laborers from Europe, would
how In and make the fields oftthe erst.
while slave states BLOSSOM as the<Tose.
they profess to see in sucn an heglra
a second reconstruction. H.. =. X
Idle dream! = The picture painted by
these theorists is pretty and alluring,
but 1t has no foundation In fact. The
Negro'S presence In the South Is not
deterring immigration, native or. for
,e1gn. and :. 1t Is. a useless misrenresen=.
tat1on of the situation to lay any adj
dtional sins at the door Of the poor
black man. The foreigner goes to the
North and West because his brethren
who have preceded him have gone
there, and have opened the way for
him. He naturally follows his kith
and kin and the opportunities they
have made. The native whites remain:
IN the North, for, the most part be-
cause they are familiar with the con-
d1ttons underwater they must labor
there. Wages are more remunerativc
and the civilization Is of higher
grade than in the practically undevel-
oped South. The enterprising and pro-
'gressive North has greater cities, with
stIpendous manufacturing, and richer
country lands, and the educational ia
ciiities are better, than are found to-
day below, the. Mason and Dixon line.
There is no strong incentive to per
suade them to make a change Of base.
They are aware that whatever is done
to build up southern resources, is be.
Ing done by northern capital, and the
laboring classes Of the more ihtelli-
gent stripe have yet to see where-it
would inure to their advantage to
leave what they have in the North and
follow the. Investments Of their cap
tains Of industry-4unless they-go in
the capacity Of superintendent of con.
struction. or some other post of trust
and responsibility, ~ ..&.| 49,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-28

Let aggressive and restless white la
Dor come into the South, if you please,
and what will happen? Strikes, lock-
outs, demands for an advance in WaS-
|'eS, to match the advance in the cost
6f living, and the tyrannical domino
ton Of the labor union. An entirely
new element will be injected into the
politics Of the South, and next will
come q social revolution through the
aspiration of the husky young me-
chanic to marry his employers daugh-
ter, The labor union is now practi-
cally unknown in the South SO far as
running things" Is concerned, but
with the white taborer's advent, 1t
would soon make itself felt, and ulti.
mately develop into dominating force
in the primaries and conventions, as
we'll as the ballotAbox; the Exclusive
families" which now boast of their
"blue-blood," would be ruthle3sly in
vaded by the so-calle1 proletariat, and
social lines would be obliterated. All
this would disturb the easy-going, lais-
SCI faire conditions that have been
prevalent for nearly century, and the
typical southerner would be another
lifetime adjusting his gait to the rus
tie and hustle characteristic of the en-
ergetic North, East and West.
The southefnefs who imagine they
banker after" white immigration to
get rid OF the lazy, inefficient Negro,
DO not really want the black man to
go. They just do not want him to be
too ambitious; they want him to be
amenable to control~-to stay in what
they are pleased to term Ibis place"
AS q matter of fact, and the observing
ones are not blind to it, the Negroes,
with such schools as Hampton, Tus.
kegee, Normal and Utica, are taking
the lead in the industrial betterment
Of the South, and the skilled mechan'
les, farmers, and trade-workers gener-
ally that they turn out, are far ahead
Of the white competitors in competent
cy and diligence. In the great factor
les at Birmingham and among the
high-grade farms, Negro labor is open.
ly preferred to white, and 8 young
man bearing a diploma from any OF
these schools has no difficulty what.
ever In securing lucrative employment:
The complaint against the. Negro la
borer comes most eiferously from
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-28
Hampton, the Sspresent45in incumbent, is
elevated, sDr, ;H9sst viii fall heir to
his shoes and ni8Atle. ~. F.. -

-. Representative .HardWicke, or Geor-
gia, who has. achieved some .unenvi-
able notoriety as, an advocate of the
acknowledgements lof the Negro citi-
zenSs Of the Cracker" state, and who
wants Gongressft to repeal the 18th
fundamentally hput delay, Ia as small
physically as $he.His mentally. 49,, While
riding through Maryland not long ago,
he had aB a fellow- passenger young
rather. trimsl6uking colored man. The
fiery G9srglan's / ire was instantly
aroused, and he ordered the conductor
to put the Negro out of the car The
conductor appearing unwilling TO un-
dertake !, the desired action, Hard
wicke yelled. :. .'. -. a. 4
"Confoundt 1t, if that fresh niger
gets near me, I'm going to wipe up the
floor Of the car with him. Ill teach
him better manners than to push his
impudent face into a car with a white
gentleman, + wont have him around
mel" i$.. ~ sL ..l! /
|. At that juncture portly white
man Prominent in the business and
political affairs of Baltimore, boarded
the train Rushing hastily towards
the coored man and grasping his hand
cordially, the new arrival said:
'Why,. Joe-Gans, l anf> delighted tc
see you back. Been looking for you
for an age!; You cleaned up the plat
ter at Tonopah, didn't you!', -. .. -
The dtminutiVe Hardwicke-"fr from
Gawgy, sab suddenly lost all Of, his
anxiety far a "scrap," and the race
question, in the. language o. Congress,
"Wanf Ovart' 49, . 49,. ..
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-28

- Rev. II. G. Steward chaplain of the
.25th Infantry, has been ordered to his
home at Wilbeffofce, Ohio, to await
retirement in April, when he reaches
the statutory "a gen He has. served long
and faithfully; and returns to- civil life
with honors rich about him. Several
prominent minister's have been men
toned as possible successors to Dr.
Steward; but a trend of popular senti-
ment seems to be toward Dr.. l.. G. Jor-
dan, the energetic and resouFceful cor
responding secretary Of the Baptist
Foreign Mission Board, and also cor
responding secretary and organizer Of
the National Afro-American Council.
DIR. Jordan, by nature and experience,
lis superbly filter for the duties de-
Volying upon an army chaplain. He
has travelled extensively, and has been
brought into sympathetic contact with
all classes of people. He knows men
and has happy knack of winning
their confidence and love--he is at
once a comrade, a brother and spir-
ituate adviser. He reaches the hearts
of men by entering into their social,
fraternal and business life, and has
none Of the clerical austerity or long
visaged accommodates that robe SO
many well-meaning preachers of real
power, over the human soul, and
drives them from the saving grace Of
religion. DR.. Jordan is an able ex-
FOUNDER Of tho gospel, ripe scholar,
and is we'll infofmed@upon all current
| uugstionS-a- teacher "a well asa
preacher, uniting the spiritual with
the temporal affairs Of his people Pos
sessed Of genial, optimistic tempera-
ment, ready and witty in conversation,
and tactful in the handling of matters
confidential and delicate, taking "pot
luck" with his brethren when the
pathway is rOugh-a guide, philoso-
pher and friend always-he is admir-
ably equipped for service with soldiers
who are apt to be called anywhere be-
| meath the flag Of our. country. He is
modest and unassumfng, and would
probably be unwilling to do anything
to advance his own candidacy, but
would gladly accept the position
should it be rendered him. 1t would
be just recognition Of his valuable
public services if the Afro American
Council and race leaders generally
would take it upon themselves to lay
his claims before the President and
| the Secretary of War and convince
them CT the wisdom of giving the 25th
Infantry the benefit Of his benign
presence and comradeship as it's chap
| lairl.-Dr.. Jordan would be an ideal
successor to the able DR.. Steward, and
we would like to see him selected.
The North Carolina Legislature has
,,,n <N<~l
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-28

Lawyer Edward e. Brown, Of Bog-
ton, has Struck it rich," 30 to speak.
He has just been appointed by Mayor
Fitzgerald as assistant health com
missioner of the city, and will be at
the head Of the new department Of the
Board Of Health called 'eThe Tenement
House Division where he will be
able to do a timely work in the inter
and 40 much to prdnote the The health ,a'
OF those who arr foiGa6 to live am1u
Jlnsanitsry ;surroundiA 49, His salary
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-23
IN THE CHURCHES.

Services in the various churches will
oe held as follows tomorrow:
Trinity Episcopal church, Nine
teenth street and Sixth avenue; Rev.
Granville ii. Sherwood, rector. Serv-
ices at 7:30 a. m. 10: As a. IN. and 1880
p. m. Sunday school at $50 a. m.
Trinity chapel, corner Seventh street
and Fourth avenue. Sunday school at
2:30 p. m.
Memorial Christian, corner of Third
|ayenue and Fifteenth street. Sunday
school at 9:t5 a. m Y P..S. C. E. al
$3.50 p. III. Services at 10:45 a. m. and
lat 7:20 p. m. Prof Silas Jones of E,I
reka college. Illinois. will preach at
both morning and evening services.
Second Christian, corner Sixth stree,
and Thirteenth avenue. Sunday school
at 9:15 a. m; George II. Hull, super
intendent
First Baptist, corner Third avenue
and Fifteenth street; Rev II. w. Reed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-23
DEAN QUlNN'S BROTHER
TO BE HEARD HERE AGAIN
Eminent Peoria Priest to Speak at ST
Josephs on Responsibilities
of Wealth."

An opportunity will he given at s..
JoSephs church next Tuesday evening
Of bearing one Of the best pulpit orr
tors of the state when Rev. John u.
Quinn of Peoria, will speak on the
Responsibilities of Wealth This
gifted priest, VINO is brother OF Dean
Quinn, delivered the address at the
dedication Of St. Jos2ph's church last
fall and made = fine impression.
So mary requests have beer made
by those who wish to hear him again
that the church will no doubt be
crowded. Father DUMAS force AMI
| logic should he intensely interestin
on this timely topic. and the people u!
the city generally are invited to heai
| him
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-23
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.
Today's Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock, Feed, ancFEueI.

Today's Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock, Feed. andPFuel
Rock Island, Feb. 23.-Following are
the wholesale quotations in today's
market:
Provisions and Produce.
Live Poultry - Young chickens, 10c
per pound; hens, per pound, Sc;
ducks, per pound. to 10c; turkeys, per
pound. 14c to 15c; geese, per pound
8 TO 10c.
Butter-Dairy. PC to &c.
Lard-12c.
Eggs-Fresh. PC.
egetables-Potatoes 45c.
Live Stock.
Yearlings or over, 81 to Sc
lambs. s4.dt 60 $3.50
Cattle-Steers. $500 to $500; COWS
and heifers, $500 to $500; calves $4.5G
to $3.50.
Hogs-MiXed $6.75 to 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-23

pastor. Sunday school at $3.50 a. m.
Services at 10:45 a. m. and 1880 p. m.
Young peoples meeting at $50 p. m.
Morning subject, "Christ's Friends"
Evening subject, "Singleness of Pur-
pose"
Swedish Baptist, corner of Twenty
first street and Fifth avenue. Sunday
school at 2;3O p. m. Preaching serv-
ices at 1916 a. m, and 1880 p. m.
Edgewood Baptist church, 447 Forty
fourth street; Rev. II. B. Hazen, pas
tor. Sunday school at $50 a. m. Serv'
ices at 1890 a. m. and 1880 p. m
Young Peoples service at $50 p. m
| The pastor will address the Sunday
school on The Life of Esther" and
ii will be illustrated At the evening
service the last of the sermons on tn:
life of Christ, Passion Week" will be
given.
Second Baptist chapel, corner O.
Tenth street aad Sixth avenue. Preach
! ing by the pastor, Rev. j. w. Crush
shon, at 1870 a. m, and 1880 p. m
Sunday school at 1890 p. m. B. Y.
u. at $50 p. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-23
THE MARKETS.
Chicago. Feb. 23.-FOllowing are the
market quotations today:

Chicago. Feb. 23-FOllowing are the
market quotations today:
Wheat.
May. 777s. 7S1a, 775s. rs.
July. 1898, 1875, 1875. 1872.
September, 1875, 1875, 777s, 1885.
Corn.
May. Az. 477s. 47ss, 47A.
July, 1873. a.. 46%. a.
September, l7h. i7A, AIS. i7H.
Oats.
May, 419s, i2H, 412s. AZ.
July. 371a, 37&. 37as. 37%
September. 331s, 33ls. 3311s, 331s.
Pork.
July, 1850. 1890. 1850. 1857.
May. 1919, 1917. 1910. 1917.
Lard.
July. 9.77, 49,, 9.77. 9.S2.
May. 975. $50. 9.75, 9.77.
Ribs.
July. 9.35. $40, 9.35, $40.
May. $50, 9.32. $50. $50.
Chicago receipts - Wheat %, cor
543, oats 204.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-23

Northwestern receipts-Wheat, today
702. last week 3l1, last year i72.
Liverpool wheat closed rs 10 Il up,
corn u To 81 up.
Estimated receipts tomorrow-Wheat
-. corn il2. oats las.
Hogs. 1909: open steady.
Cattle. 200; open steady.
Sheep. 800; open steady
Top price Oh opening. Sis.
Hogs strong Mixed. 6S5GI15;
heavy. 7.c0m7.,5: rough. 6.S5mG Goa
light. G.SeM707; bulk. 7.00M Up; pigs
l610M6.10.
Clearances good.
Estimated Monday. ii.100; mex
week. 1850
Cattle. Monday. 10000.
Hogs closed strong. TG? price fo
day. $715.
Cattle and sheep closed steady
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-23
Feed and Fuel.

Grain-Corn, CSC to 40c; oats, CSC.
Forage-TimOthy hay, SIS; prairie,
$12 to s14: clover, mixed, sl1 to ST.;
straw. $3.50 to IS
WOODLAND. per load, $500 to $3.50.
Coal-Lump. bushel. Is to 14c; slack
per bushel, TO Sc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-23

Free Swedish Mission, corner of
Eleventh street and Fifth avenue Sun
day school at $50 a. NJ. Services at
7:i5 p. M Prayer meeting Wednes-
day evening at S o'clock.