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Pastry OF surprising goodness at
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Special rain coats. Losfrler's.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-13
NO NEGRO DEMOCRATS
DECLARES VARDANIAN
Mississippi Governor Opposes Blacks
Voting for Him for Senatorial
Nomination.

Jackson, Miss, June S.-NO. sur
prise was occasioned here when the
democratic State Central Committee
received afletter from Gov Vardaman
protesting that Negroes are never
Democrats and should not be allowed
to register and vote in the senate
rial primaries. While other candi-
dates may feel the same way about
the matter, the Governors letter IS
the only communication 'On the sub
ject so far received by the committee.
The Vardaman letter follows:
'"ro the Democratic State Execu-
tive Committee, Jackson, Miss: Gen
tlemen--While not wishing to inter
fere, on attempt to dictate regarding
your duty, yet | wish to go on record
that you call white Democratic pri-
mary.
. at has come to my attention, and
I am informed that Negroes are be-
Ing registered in a number Of coun-
ties of the State; for what reason, or
for what purpose, 1 do not know
They are not Democrats, never have
been and never will be-, and they
should not participate in the senate
rial nomination, or the nomination
for any Democratic Offices
Every truly Yours.
JAS K. .YARDAMAN."
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-13
NEGRO FAIR PRESIDENT
ADVERTISING IN EAST.


Mobile, Ala, June 8.-Dr. II. N.
Ncwsome, president and general
manager OF the national Negro fair,
has started on q three weeks tour Of
the East in the interest Of the pro-
ject. He will stop at the jamestown
Exposition, at Norfolk, Richmond,
New York, Boston, Baltimore, Phila-
delphia and Washington and thence
start West again by way of Cincin-
natl. Nashville and important cities
in North Alabama.
DR.. NeWSome is making his tour
on account Of the new interest being
manifested in the fair in that sec
ton. He says 100000 persons can
be cared for daily at the fair. The
Mobile Il Ohio Railway is building a
spur and station to the fair for the
use Of fair visitors and the Mobile
Light and Railway co. has almost
compIeted connections with the
grounds
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-13
HUNTINGTON.

Miss Gertrude Mills, who has been
teaching millinery at Prairie View,
Texas, came home last Tuesday to
spend the vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Mills
The order Of u! y. rs held their
annual services at the First Baptist
chnrch Sunday afternoon. A mum.
Der we're in attendance from 1rontOn,
Ashland and Catletsburg. and quite
an imposing procession. headed by
thc,k Of P. Band, marched from the
hall to the church.
Lloyd Lewis, who has been attend
ing school at Richmond. arrived
home last week to spend the sum
mor with his parents.
Mrs. Cynthia DickersOu and daugh-
ter Nora, arc both quite i'll at their
home on 18th Afe.
Mrs. r. w White. who is attend
lag Howard university, arrived Sat
urday, to'sDend the summer with her
husband.
@. w. Hughes has returned from
attending the Grand Lodge meeting
Of Odd Fellows at Keystone, and re-
ports a delightful trip.
The social giveD at the home Of
Mrs. Holt on 9Th Ave last Thursday
evening for the benefit Of the 10th
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-13
WINoNA.

Mrs. M. A, w. Thompson, the
Held missionary for the Woman
baptist State Convention, arrived in
our town Friday, and on Sunday
morning spoke for the First Baptist
church Of Edmond and to the Sec
end Baptist church, of Winona, Sum
day might. While in the town she
was the guest Of Rev. and Mrs. e.
q: Tlllman On Monday night Mrs.
Thompson addressed the host of wo-
men at the First church.
T.. G. Wood was a, visitor of Mr..
Huse on Cabin Creek, Wednesday
of last week.
Miss Minnie Green is home after
spending, a successful term in the
Lynchburg College.
Miss Buelah l.. Agee passed
through our town Friday returning
to her home at Edmond from the
w. Va, S. and G..
Dr. &. Is. Anderson, Of Mt. Hope,
was a business visitor here Monday.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-13

be looked forward to with pleasure
by them.
Mrs. Chas. Wilkes left Friday for
an extended visit to her parents in
Ohio.
Mrs. Lou Edmonson and niece, of
Springfield, Ohio, have been the
pleasant guests Of MI and Mrs Wat
kins.
Mrs. Ed Jones and son Blair will
leave Thursday for Washington, D.
c.. where they will spend the sum-
mer visiting relatives.
The many friends Of Philip
Brown, of PIT. Pleasant, will be sorry
to learn Of his illness. He is suffer
ing with complication of diseases.
Mrs. Phyllis Johnson and son Ar
thur are anticipating visit to Can
ada and some Of the Eastern cities.
Robert Lindsey spent a few days
at C!arksburg the guest of relatives
and friends.
Mrs. Anthony Willis has been very
sick, but is SLOWLY improving.
George Willis, who has been con-
fined at his bed with inHammatory
rheumatism, is better and will soon
be out
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-13

pointment Of the principal. This pro-
test was signed by they leading CD
COlored citizens, and hence was des-
tined to- have great weight CD with
the board. lit was carried hither last
Friday night, but, alas, the board of
education seemed to take another
and different view of the matter. and
after receiving and fling the COM
mHnicatiOn, unanimously agreed
that the present principal was the
right man in the right place, and
they were very we'll satisfied with the
work at Sumner school. Too bad,
isn't it, that the request of such in
terested CD and leading CD citi-
Zens should thus be ignored?>
We understand that the children's
day exercises were nicely performed
at all Of the churches where they
were held in the city.
Mrs. Edward Edmondson and her
niece, Of Gallipolis, Ohio, are guests
Of Mrs. James Watkins and Mrs.
George Edmondson.
The SON Of Rev. and Mrs. Edward
Moore, who has been attending
school in Baltimore, Md, is expected
home soon.
At meeting Of the board Of edu-
%uCiph lttSI j iOhJ ulSuJ Tie COHIidCJ
was let for sodding the yard at Sum-
ner building and building a retaining
wall behind it. When this shall
nave been completed the site will be
beautiful.
Miss Bernadine Peyton and Miss
Esther Colston, both teachers at
Sumner, will attend the Miami Sum
mcr School which opens at Oxford,
Ohio, about June Oath.
Harry Meats IS now able to be
out again after several months fl
ness with fever.
Miss julia Dorsey passed through
the city last Sabbath en- route to
Institute. Miss Dorsey has been at
tending school in Baltimore, Md.
She stayed an hour or so between
trains and spent the time the guest
Of Miss Lurania Lee on Clay street.
Miss Esther Colst0n, the popular
and successful grammar teacher Of
Sumner school, left last "Wednesday
morning : for 1.-The home of her par
ents in gainesville, Ohio. Miss Col4
ston has made masryI warm friends
here and her return in the fall will
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-13

st ChuBh was vel nded, md, all
had delightful time. = :S,,
Mrs. I. H.. Holmes, after a brief
VlstA with relatives, returned to her
home in aalltpolis' Ohio. Wednes-
. w. r., Johnson Is the owner of a
Handsome new rnnaboUt. ~.
The infant child (of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Daniels died at their home on
l4th street last Tuesday morning.
1nterment at Spring~dill Cemetery,
Wednesday. '-... =. HAL, Nix
Mrs. Amanda Bell entertained Rev
BRYANT and family at dinner Sunday.
Miss Nina Stewart passed. through
our city last Friday en- route to her
nome in Circleville, from a visit TO
Hinton. 81. e.: -. 80. d.. -. =. -
Mrs. Anna Woodson Is quite ilr
again at her home on 9Th Ave. ,-.-..
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-13
NOTES

MISS Lois Evans returned with her
week, to Talcott, W. Va, to spend
the summer
The teachers institute was held
sn Anthony Memorial Hall last week.
IT was conducted by Miss Laura
Str1der. Quite a number Of teachers
attended.
President Mcdonald and family
left last week for New York, from
there his family will go to Boston.
and will sail for Panama where he
will spend the summer.
Miss Mabel Brady returned home
tuesday morning, from her work at
Rluetield Institute.
On account of the illness of her
<nepheW, Nathaniel Sims. Miss Smith
was called to Blreffeld sooner than
she expected to go.
:. The faculty of Storer College
takes great pleasure in announcing
the winners Of the scholarships for
excellence in scholarships and de-
pertinent. The seven Brewster
scholarships were awarded as fol-
lows: In the fourth year class.
MISSES Mary Whimbs, Of Buckeyes
town, Md, Hester Parker, Columbia,
Pa, and Letitia Allen, Lydia, Md.
In the third year class, Misses EN-
ma Laws, Berryville, Va, Lizzie
Carter Shenandoah, Va. Junior class,
Miss Frances Brunswick, of Middle
way, w. Va. Senior class, Miss Clara
Blackburn, Of HarDer's Ferry.
One year. ago the members of the
Alumni OF Storer College pledged a
certain fec in order to establish an
Alumni scholarship fund. This first
Alumni scholarship was won by Miss
Mary Whimbs, Of Bunckeystown,
Md. p
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-13

tice Of Virginia's contention, which
competent West Virginia commits
slons had declared to be absolutely
without just foundation, =.
The course Of West Virginia
throughout the controversy has been
dtgnit1ed and sincere. She has made
no effort to escape any just obliga-
ton. She recognizes that the very
act of Congress that made her a
state imposed on her the obligation
OF an equitable proportion of Vir-
ginla's debt existing January !, 1861.
She made two honest efforts to adj
Just that debit and was met with
Virginia's refusal to adjust in any
way except her way The proceed
lngs before the United States SUI
preme Court will afford an opportu-
nifty to settle the question forever,
and West Virginians have no reason
to fear the result. If the opinions Of
such men as A. w. Campbell and
Jonathan, M. Bennett who we're ia
miliar with every phase Of the sub
ject. are to be relied upon, West Viz
G1nia owes Virginia little or nothing.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-13

Standard Oil days.wer the manifest
OF Purdy's life. HE sat ifp in'Knox's
study and went over the papers With
Knox, and felt that the good Old
days had come. again, and that
Boneparte was, an Intervening
dream. After. Hswas all over the
President went after the Standard
Oil Trust, -
Whenever Roosevelt is In a hole.
he sends for Knox. This refers to
trust prosecutions. It may afford
some suggestions as to why the Pre-
sident, deep as he is in the Taft
Doom. - 80,
= When Knox and Purdy have cot
through a. search through musty
papers>the :. play pinochls.s.. Knox
can play pinochle. Also he. never
weakens at poker UncleaJoe Cannon
the boss poker player of the capital.
the Robert c., Sshenck of this Sde-
generate countr$sIr would welcome
Knox as a foeman worthy Of his
flush.
If anything has, been said herein
to give the impression that Knox Is
calm oXlike, and placid, an APOLOGY
is due. There is nothing of the Al
ton Parker about Knox. He is as
swift and sudden proposition as
ever came down; the turnpike. Also
he is full Of red blood. The only
difference is THAT he does not talk
about it. He was not a Rough Ri
der if he commanded a cavalry regi-
ment it would be entitled, "The
First United States Volunteer Cav
airy instead OF t"',rhe Rough Riders
but would get. to Las Guasfmas
just as quick. That is the difference
and all the difference
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-13
RACE NOTES.

The Pennsylvania State Legisla-
tnre has made q further appropria-
ton of $4,000 for the building fund
of the Douglass hospital at Philadel
phia.
Edward T. Dobbins, who died re-
GENTLY in Philadelphia, left t" the
Home for Aged and InRrm Colored
People and the Colored Orphans
Shelter, both of that city, $4,000
each.
Mr.. G. G. Lytle, Secretary Of the
Topeka Business League, has been
recently appointed Deputy Marshal
OF the Court of Topeka, Kansas. Mr..
Lytle is an unusually popular and
promising young man.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-13
KNOX
Continued from page one


ter to people abroad in the land.
Here, where the impossibiliety of
breaking into the Senate inner cir
Gle is known, it SEEING a thing so
nearly incredible that even now, af-
ter two years have gone by, there
are those here WHO cannot believe it.
Happy Trust Busters.
1T was Knox who planted Milton
Purdy, the trust buster, in the De-
partment Of Justice. Pnrdy swears
by Knox. To this day Purdy owes
allegiance to him instead of to the
Frank Hitchcock in the Post Office
Department regards Coftelyou as his
Postmaster General despite the
changes that time and George Won
Linger Meyer have made.
A while ago the President dccid-
cd to go after the Standard Oil
Trust. The person for whom he sent
was NOT BOnaparte, but Knox. He
asked Knox to go over thefacts with
him and see IL the trust could be
prosecuted. Knox arrived from Pitts
burg and summoned Purdy to his
house.
Imagine D'Artagnan after long
and ungrateful services under Maza-
rim, seeing Richelieu restored to life
and consulting him.
Wen, that was Purdy Those
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-13
ST0RER
Continued from page one

Cora Mckinney, Harper's Ferry,
w. Va.
Mary Peyton, Parkersburg, w.
Va.
At $3.50 the alumni association
low:
Anthem.
Prayer-Rev. J. w. Ware.
Quartet.
Declamation-Mr. c.. B. Davis.
Solo-.Miss Sadie Burrell e.
Oratioh--Mr.. Samuel .Beane.
Solo7-Mr. James Hamilton.
Paper-Mrs. Mamie G. Huskins.
Solo-Miss Eva Herrod.
Poem-tMr w. B. Evans
Quartet
Benediction.
The cantata esther" was sung
THURSDAY evening aid repeated Fri
day evening, the hall not being
large enough to accommodate all
those who wished to be present the
first evening;
On Friday afternoon, May 31st
the students and friends witnessed
a very interesting ball game be-
tween the Storer team and the
Alumni. 1t was very close and ex.
citing game The Alumni was vic.
torious and Storer lost the first OF
the games it has played during the
year.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-13
HEART DISEASE

Chicago, June tt.-Julius Nor
den, one Of the best known Of the
Older German newspaper writer's in
Chicago died in the office Of the
Stats Ieitung today Of heart disease
M ordOn IS said to be. the son Of
wealthy parents, living in Berlin
where he was q graduated from one
Of the universities before coming to
the United States twenty-eigbt years
ago.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-13

Alain Leroy locke of Philadel-
phia has won another triumph at
Harvard University. This time it
was the highest in the gift Of that
University, the Bowdin Prize. This
carries with it a medal, a public bear
ing Of thesis, and two hundred and
nifty dollars. This only comes at rare
intervals, because Of its exactions,
and among his predecessors to Sc
cure this much coveted honor are
Henry Wordsworth Longfellow and
James Russell Lowell. Philadelphia
is glad that claim may be laid to this
gifted son, and the whole race Is
proud that there Is such a rare liv-
ing exponent to refute the charges
made by enemies, as to incapacity.
If past success forecast future, there
will be still greater achievements at
Oxford. The best thing is the mod
esty Of the winner, but his kind do
not share 1T and eXaltingly hurrah,
with ever. good. wish for the years
ahead
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-13
NEGRO ON WATERS
PIERCE JEJRY CASE

Austin, Texas, June 10.-A color
ed man was on jury selected to try
the case of the State of Texas vs.
the Waters-Pierce Oil Company to
GUST it from the state, and penalties
aggregating 100000 for violating
the antitrust laws.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-13
II: ..S 7 C a .. at thee J. :
!. Gem ] ! ] pharmacy III /

and get bottle Of Beef, Wine and Ircr for that t;r.d
feeling. Don't vain for pring is here The .vstem
Is full cs impurities which must be evacuated lost you
will cQa,tinue to sufferfro THAT red fee poor
appetite headache and fatigue which mes With the
pring -. ''...' t. : X. :.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-16
MONTANA NOTES.

M. S. Largely, president of the State
Savings bank, which closed its doors,
states that F. Augustus Heinze will
retire from the bank in few days.
Heinze owns one-half the stock. Mr..
Largely says the bank will be reopen
cd andSreorganized in the near future.
Mrs. Johnson, who conducts board
ing house at Deborgia, was robbed of
$500 at that place recently The
money was Withdrawn from the bank
by the woman, who had saved it by
years of work and who intended to
purchase home with it. Two men
were connected with the crime.
Governor Joseph K. Toole has re-
ceived a check for $20,655, which rep
resents Moitana's 10 per cent of the
fees collected in that state by the
forest reserve service from sales and
grazing permits. The money will be
distributed among the county school
and road funds.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-16
OREGON souIRs.

Hoodlums, while playing Halloween
FRANKS at Portland, fired several
shots into shack occupied by Hin
dus, and one of the orientals was sew
erely wounded.
John Lockman, whose son, John Jr.,
was reported murdered in a dispatch
from Spokane, has received a letter
from the boy, dated October &c, at
Ravenna, Neb. The writer says he is
all right and is on his way to New
York.
Governor George E. Chamberlain
has issued proclamation designating
Monday, November 4, a legal holiday
in this state. Mr.. Chamberlain says
that he will declare each successive
day legal holiday until the present
money famine Is over.
Members Of the Oregon and Wash
ington Lumber Manufacturers asso-
citation at a meeting recently COM
pleted details for waging the battle
against the proposed increase Of
freight rates by the railroads.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-16
CHAPTER XIV.

Jean Thwait was lying in a delicious
doze, half waking, half sleeping, on the
morning following the Dingewood masked
ball, when a sharp tap at the door, fol-
lowed by Audrey's rapid entrance, arous-
ed her completely.
What is it, darling? Something has
happened?" she CRIED hurriedly.
Jean, can you pack up few things
and come with me at once?" Audrey
spoke family, her face was deathly white.
she shook in every limb then before Jean
could answer, she went on swiftly, INV
mother is very i'll. She has telegraphed
for me. Perhaps even now l may be too
late; she may be dead. l have ordered
the carriage to be here in an hour. can
you be ready?"
YES" replied Jean, briefly. 1t needed
no words to tell her that more was the
matter than this telegram from Ger
many. Audrey had never spoken like this
to her before, had never looked as she
looked now.
Audrey made no inquiries about Jack.
although she knew she must acquaint him
with her journey before she started. Jean
found plenty TO do in the time allotted to
her, but she was wonderfully quick, and
was In her hat and coat when she went
to the door to open it in answer to a
sharp summons. 1t was Jack, also fully
attired In outdoor costume, with a rail
way rug over his arm.
Good morning, Miss Thwait,r he said.
hurriedly. please forgive me for this
nnceremonious intrusion. but l wanted
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-16
ton Of more than half million dol
lars.
IDAHO NEWS.

IDAHO NEWS.
The State Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union convention will be
held in Moscow this week Mrs. St.
John, national organizer and lecturer,
will be present and address public
meeting Thursday night. About rs
delegates will be present.
Rev. Theodore Hoagland aged IA,
died at Moscow recently. Deceased
was pioneer Methodist Episcopal
minister and for nearly 80 years a
member of the Columbia conference.
He was the first pastor Of the M E.
church in Moscow, that being 29
years ago.
D. c. Wrighter, a civil engineer, is
in Kamiah. where he will take full
charge of the construction of a seven
mile fume for the Kamiah Lumber &
Flume company. The company will
construct the fume to tap one of the
largest lumber districts north of KAN
iah, and intends to float the wood
and lumber to the town by means of
the flume.
Tom Allison, an alleged bad man,
attempted to kill Marshal John Will
Jams of Grangeville recently while re-
sisting arrest, and only his bad aim
prevented his carrying out his inten-
TONS
Judge Orrin N. Hilton, one of the
best known criminal lawyers of Col
orado, is in Boise for a few days in
vestigating matters relative to the
cases of Pettibone and Meyer, whom
he is to assist in defending for the
Western Federation of Miners
Fire, which broke out at the town
of Pine recently, destroyed half of the
town and caused a loss of about $751;
900, with $4,000 insurance.
The Panhandle smelter is still
closed down, with no immediate pros
poets of beginning operations in the
near future.
United States District Attorney
Norman ~ Ruick and his official
stenographer are at Boise and will
not return to Moscow during the pres
ent term of the United States district
court. Deputy United States District
Attorney Miles S. Johnson of Lewis
ton will conduct the governments
case in the land fraud suit against
William Dollar and Arthur F. Swisher,
both of Occur d'Alene. Idaho.
So heavy has become the express
business on the Culdesac branch of
the Northern Pacific, that it is neces-
sary to install messenger service on
the evening train.
Noah Bedel and Peter Platter, two
Nez Perez Indians, were badly hurt
recently by a wagon loaded with one
and a half cords of wood upsetting
with them.
A dead man was found in the
Kootenai river recently at Boomers
Ferry. From all appearance the man
has been in the water for three or
four months at least.
Work has been started on the state
normal school as brick has arrived
for the building.
Senator w. Borah has gone to
Washington to take up his duties
when congress assemblies next month
All the grain companies on Nez
Perez prairie have quite buying grain
at any price, and\ will make no state
ment whatever as to when they ex-
pect to resume buying
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-16

$50 you have three pairs Of glasses,
professor"
'Yes-one pair to read with, another
for near-sightedness. and third pair
to look for the other two with PILE
gende Batter.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-16

your ladyship to obey r1iis wish. l have
telegraphed for my poor mistress lawyers.
SUSAN MARSHALL"
Poor little Audrey Robbed already Of
the mother she had longed for 30 much,
loved 70 dearly, and possessed SO short
while
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-16

Over the bodies OF her martyrs the
world has stepped to freedom.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-05
J. A. ARMSTRONG WILL
RUN HOTEL AND CAFE
Will Remodel Challenge Hotel and Run
It, as Well as His Arm.
strong Cafe

J. A. Armstrong, proprietor OF
Armstrong; Cafe, has decided that
he will continue to operate his cafe,
as we'll as the Challenge hotel, which
he recently leased.
Mr.: Armstrong announced a few
days ago that he intended to close
the cafe and operate the Challenge,
only, but he has since changed his
mind, and will operate both places.
1t is Mr.. Armstrong; intention tc
repair and renovate the interior OF
the Challenge hotel and conduct il
as frst-class hostelry. This work
will be done just as rapidly as car.
penters and painters can perform
the labor. When this is done, the
hotel will be in frst-class condition
to handle trade.
Mr.. Armstrong will continue to
run the cafe along the same excellent
lines that he did heretofore.