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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-01
Proceedings of Wednesdays Session
of the Grand hodge.

The second session OF the Grand
Lodge knights Of Pythias was called
to order by Grand Chancellor Starks
at 1902. IN. at Pythian Temple and
prayer was made by Grand Prelate
j. V. Whittico. After receiving the
report of the Committee On Creden-
tials Vice Supreme Chancellor s. w.
Green, Of New Orleans, filled the
chair, while Grand Chancellor Starks
delivered his annual address.
Backed by facts and figures and
never for once tempered with any
idea that success cannot come te~any
race Of people who work earnestly
and by united effort show that they
are doing something, he urged that
the cOlored people throw away the
idle things and look upward and in
vest their earnings In enterprises
that bespeak more for them than
mere words of praise. .
He showed that the endowment
department was in healthy cOndi-
ton financially, and that it had done
more to relieve the sick and help
cheer the widow than any other de-
DaTtment OF the order, and that it
had never failed to keep its <promise.
Fifteen years ago the order start
ed its Grand Lodge with scarcely
enough members to FIJI the yarioua
positions, Today it has &hrougho at
the jurisdiction 70 lodges and a
membership of 2773, md Is worth
considerably over S15,3A9.
The spirit OF enthpsiasm stirred
fup by the ringing wonaspf the Grand
chancellor made itseB manifest,
| and from the EXPRESSIONS ST APPROX
al. the example set by the Pythiana
| Of West Virginia will Head to an in
divfdual betterment. which will tend
to make many who liahened, thought
ful and frugal. - -.
J. NJ ;Hazlewood, Ggasa Moster OF
! Exchequer, made the n financial re-
fport. The resources aad Liabilities
| Of the Grand Lodge were handled In
a mastery manner and showed
iiarge balance. -, .- -
The report Of the GKand Keepes
Iof Record and Seals, II. ii. Railey, Of
Montgomery, was we'll received and
showed that considerable time had
been spent In preparing statistics.
Grand Lecturer l.. O. Wilson, who
is possibly better acauainked with
the individual lodges s throughout
the State than any other person, de.
nVeSed speech that would have
done credit to St0ddard. His
timely suggestions for legIagEi1g the
| membership, and his description Of
the hills and valleys Of. West Vir-
ginia, among which are situated the
various lodge rooms, were handled
go delcately in the midst. OF routine
data, that the delegates were upatf-
NOUS In their approval OF dts va1de.
| After listening TO the enconragihg
| report Of Grand Mrdfeaf~Dtrector DIR.
re. g. Barnett, Of HasttAgton; who
spoke OF the mortality. among the
colored people Of this State, Grand
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-01
Thrown FROM HORSE
Harrison County Lady May Die OF
Injuries. ,

Clarksburg, w. Va, July 31.--Miss
Bessie Harbert, OF Lumberport, was
probably fatally injured as result
Of being thrown from a horse while
out riding. The horse became
frightened q, and she was thrown
against fence, alighting on her
head and shoulder. She was quickly
brought to. 9, nearby house, and it
was thought at first she was dead.
A, doctor was Summoned, and she is
now in serious condition. a. =
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1HEl JUDGE VACATED BENCH
A9W
Special Jddge Robbins, in Written
Opiniohs, Refuses to Sit in the
:, .------ Caleb Powers Case.

Georgetown, KY, July 31.-Special
Judge ). e. Robbins, in a written de-
cis1on, vacated the bench in the Caleb
PoWers case this morning, following
an affidavit filed by Powers, alleging
that Robbins was prejudiced and could
not give the defendant a fair trial.
! After leaving the bench, Judge Rob
olns asked the clerk to notify the gov
ernor and the attorneys in the case
that he had retired. An effort will he
made to agree on another judge.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-01
VANDERBILT

Oh, when shall l come home again
My darling, tell me true?
To wander east, to wander vests a
dreary thing to do!
See summer burn the changing
leaves
the homeland sky,
White winter fold familiar caves
Oh. when shall | ..
The. rose shall tinge the coverts,
And the field-bird leave her nest,
And autumn gather golden grain
against her glowing brest; }
The Word shall find the snow
banned, - ....i
And the wanderer back shall fly, !
And aliens seek their native land
Oh, when shall ]? II
The axes strike the yielding pine,
The beams swing UP Of yew;
To build q house for love and rests
a happy thing to do! t....
A feathered pair have swung their
nest,
All secret, safe and high,
And everyone finds home and rest
oh, when shall /?
Marie van Worst, in the Fiction
Number (Augnst) Scribner.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-01

Simpson M. f. Church-Public
meeting and, memorial services.
Chorus. =
Address,. w: Green, S. V. C. and
s. w. c., of New Orleans, La. -.
Address-C. K. Robinson. S. K.
Of X. and s., st. Louis, MO. =.
Memorial exercises.
Chorus. +
Inyocation-Rev. J. II. Williams.
Solo-Mrs. A. F.. Davis
Memorial Address,. o. Wilson.
Solo-Miss Nellie Lewis.
Resolutions.
After the exercises a social session
will be. held at the Pythian Hall.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-01
"PREFERENCE" FREIGHT
Railroads Make Great Strides in
Handling Business.

New York, July 31.-Not long ago
five carloads OF silk were carried in a
single train across the continent from
San Francisco to New York Each
carload was worth about 500, 900,
making the five worth approximately
hai3 a miliion dollars. The silk came
from the Far East, and was bound for
New York and Europe. Naturally, on
account OF its great value it was we'll
guarded and sent forward with the
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-01

After a short morning session the
Knights will form on Washington
and Dickinson streets and parade
the streets of Charleston to- the K.
& NJ. depot, where they will take y
special train to the West Virginia
Colored Institute. At Institute the
Grand Lodge will be installed and
the day spent in recreation.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-01

Tonight the following program
will be rendered. @..t'.t., -
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TEMPERATURE UP TO f79.
Terrific Heat in Texas in Area Three
:, IL Long and Two Wide. -

Terrific Heat In Texas in Area. Three
. ,. 'it' Long and T'sxo Wide.
'o@Q, Tex, July 31.&~liA most
rem ole phenomenon in the wea-
theY Il" occurred in Texas Sunday
and 81 panic among the people
'affe| A despa tch from McGregor
Lime. 80. county, says that the most
terri '. at Visitation ever known
ther - experienced Sunday, which
was led for about an hour and
tween 'inutes. The, thermometer
regis! ''"j 179 degrees In the sun
and n the shade. -
Al "r"a three miles long and two
miles '"0r was affected, and the Wis.,
ltat1o y; accompanied by a pecu-
liar l.'|". ,anging like a veit in the
SKY, 80 ~ moved over the area af-
tectoc' op)e's mouths had bras,
~ ta'''' d there was an incipient
paulo' core of people were over
come e 6 horses, cattle, hogs, one
man J" - thirty-fve head OF stock.
the pr 80, enon has not been ex-
plaineI -
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-01

Chancellor Starks appointed the var
ious committees, to whom the re-
ports were referred.
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HE PREFERRED DEATH
TO Testimony at Inquest of Dead +
Female Friend. 4

Colorado Springs. July 81 Amos
r. Rnnbaagh, who shot ehirHself ,ysst
terday rather than testify at the In
quest over the body OF his friend,
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Miss Laura Mathews, died this morn
ing; Rumbaugh was married and
zone Of the most prominent citizens Of
Mt Pleasant, Penn. .. =
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-04
FREE MAILS FOR ARMY AND NAVY.
Support Sought for Senate Bill Which Pro-
vides for This.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The power and influence of The Tribune
most earnestly invoked on behalf OF a bill
recently introduced into the seth Congress, second
session, by Senator Carter. of Montana, being No
1863. January T. 1907 and providing that all news
papers and periodicals addressed to enlisted
In the army, navy and revenue cutter service at
their posts of duty shall be carried postage free
Personally I have this day addressed a COM
munication to Senator Carter proposing as an
amendment to the bill that IL include books and
all reading matter addressed any United States
post, yard. station vessel and intended for the
use and benefit of the whole command"
This is matter with which few friends OF the
soldier and sailor have struggled for moro than
forty years in the face Of all Obstacles and
denUnciation. The first feeling that
the recruit upon arriving at his post of duty Is
that of a sense OF loneliness. The conditions often
seem Disappointing and the immediate thought is
dtseTton. The government has done little for the
not create money enough, and those familiar know
what the post library amounts to: the canteen is
broken up. and little is done that appeals the
social side of the enlisted
The wisdom of the bin bars all argument per
contra, for 1t affects the morale and life OF ths
whole service Next to religion, education is the
II too much 10 ask the favor from the government
proposed by Mr., Carriers bill? During the forty
five years that have been here corresponding
secretary we have had TO refuse millions of pages
because of the lack of money to pay the legal
postage.
Persons. favoring this bill can do much to ad-
vance II by so indicating in writing and address
Ing Senator Boies Penrose, chairman Postoflce
Routes. etc, United States Senate Washington.
JOHN 3. KETCHUM
corresponding Secretary United States Soldiers
Christian Aid Association QS61-l9J).
NO. % Park Row. New York. Jan q. 1907
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CoRRECTs REPORTS OF SPEECH.
Henry Laurens Call Reasserts Ideas About
Wealth.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: respectfully submit the following cor7ec-
tons OF the published reports relating 10 my pa
per. entitled The Concentration OF Wealth" read
before the American Association for the Advance
ment Of Science at its recent session In New York
City.
My estimate 20 wealth concentration Is that
per cent OF the population Of the United States
now own practically 30 per cent of the entire
wealth Of the nation
This estimate is based upon a compilation re-
ferred TO by Senator Ingalls, upon the floor OF tia
United States Senate January Il. 1891. as also
upon the computations Of Or. Charles B. spahr,
George X. Holmes. OF the United States Census
Bureau. and other authorities. substantially
contradicted at the time. to the effect that per
cent, or less than l per cent. OF population
owned In 1890 practically half the wealth OF the
nation.
I, however. insist that IN order TO make these
statistics (of seventeen years ago. applicable to-
day allowance must first be made for the known
increase. both IN size and number OF the enormous
fortunes responsible FOR that condition The
teTentialy, OF the whole Standard OIL group
has multiplied ten times within seventeen years.
mo45iy; and their number must have - least
My estimate as TO indebtedness is based upon
the census Of 1880. giving mortgage, bond and
me as Tho census aa Of 1919 is AZ repre- fst
hensibly silent upon this important subject, and.
poratons within this period. have assumed that
our LlueOIeuIleSS I4&S increased only IN the Same
proportion our national wealth has itself in
creased. bringing the total at this date to. ap-
proXimately. 81. 200, COO
l then continue: But the stocks OF our railway.
trust and other corporations are expected TO draw
dividends, and constitute IS truly an indebtedness
upon the part OF the public 20 tho OF
and these perhaps double our debt burden. with
the power given these corporations TO levy q
upon the industry and property Of the nation.
eXtoTtionate in extent were that debt burden
to exceed IN fact all the actual. tangible wealth
OF tho nation" II Will be at a glance that
This IS a vastly direrent statement from that at
trbuted 20 me In the reports, 70 the effect that
this indebtedness does in fact exceed all the actual
tangible wealth OF tho nation.
Finally. insist that to arrive al any Just esti
mate as to wealth concentration II Will be neces
saTy 10 deduct from the value OF the farms,
homes and other property 'popularly owned
not only the individual liabilities OF the owners,
but also the proportion their property. labor and
living are compelled To bear OF the enormous
overcapitaHzation OF our trusts. railways and
other corporations possessing monopoly taxing
powers. HENRY LACRE.ES CALL.
New York. Jan 30 1907
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and tweeds are to be de rtgueur and in the even
Ing every woman viii be required to wear Irish
poplin and lace. There is also 10 be a set Of
quadr1lles arranged to show off the different va
rieties Of Irish lace. In ons set all the women will
wear Limerick lace, IN another YoughaI in anotha-
crochet, and so on.
Lady Aberdeen has also introduced Irish lace into
this country and the novelty to be found in
the Fifth avenue shops where these dainty wares
are sold is the Aberdeen reticuIe for holding the
lace handkerchief. The redcuIes to be carried
with thin white lingerie dresses and will make
dainty addition 20 such dainty costumes. Those IL
Illustrated are made Of crochet and Limerick lace
respectively.
The Irish industries. in which not only Lady
Aberdeen but many other friends OF Ireland in
terested. have been greater blessing that desc
lated island than the careless wearer OF Irish
chet has any idea Of Irish laces are the latest
frivoI OF fashion. but there is tragedy IN every
stitch Of their exquisite webs. Not only the poor
means through the land troubles dependent
bare living gained by the hard toll Of the factory
FORM the basis Of the de:ign In Irigh crochet are
made IN large quantities by such workers who
Joined with more lacelke stitches by more skilled
workers, IN many cases the reduced genuewomen
The unskiIled lace makers usually work under the
s O'Clock in the morning until O'clock at night.
gate 9 the WeS 81 tI 4oo 80 faS y 4 f5s
Sisters, and there sit chatting or listening TO
motifs which fterxard made up into collars,
cuffs and edginRs. The work leaves the hands OF
these working girls clean If 1t had been
touched by human fingers. The Sisters see TO that
Each girls hands washed under the supervision
OF nun, and until every Of the factory's
soil IS removed IS she allowed TO touch her work
In this connection IL may be interesting note
that crochet is quite modern invention. The idea
is said TO have been suggested to tTench-SpaniSh
woman, Mile. Reigo. early IN the nineteenth
tury, she watched the harvesters making chain
OF straw. with their reaping hooks TO keep their
sheaves together: She procured a small hook ana
made a similar chain of cotton. and by degrees she
evolved the whole art Of crochet. Her designs
still among the most beautiful to be had and
the Black Rock Convent. Dublin. many OF the
patterns which she taught TO the nuns three-quar-
ters os century ago are still in use. Her designs
often reproduce the patterns OF fine antique laces
such old point 6'Alencon ana point d'Angleterre
but IN some the motifs formed by the needle
in true point lace style.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-04
THE OTHER SIDE.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: AS It IS generally conceded that there are
two sides TO everything and as l have seen only
side very unfairly represented. in tho papers
concerning the alarm OF fire given in the Martha
Washington Hotel the night of January 81. /
ask brief space in your columns for a protest and
q statement.
Being guest here. l eyewitness to
and participated In the event The absence Of
panic and the quiet department of the guests made
a deep impression on me. could not fail to see
the underlying confidence I'm the management,
which prohibited panic long the officers as
sured the guests that there was no cause for
alarm.
At the first signal the guests gathered together
at hand valuables and made hasty prepaTa-
lions for speedy flight, II such found neces-
sary; but. finding 1t not. thew quietly con-
versed, and gradually dispersed to their rooms
I saw no one unduly agitated, nor did see the
very fantastic costumes deliberately described.
! cannot quite understand the spirit which evokes
such articles as have appeared Were .aey writ
ten by women? II the writer's claiming
unique superiority over Others of their sex? Were
!E,sy written BY men? Docs this hotel repre-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-04
REPLIES TO DIR. WGEE.
Correspondent against Restoration
Of Army Canteen.
TO the Editor OF The Tribune

10 the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: quotation from DR. Anita McCse IN The
AFiouAe this morning favoring the re- establish
Heht or the canteen in tho army attracts nv At
tenton by its ambiguity IN certain respects Does
'e Ady mean 10 advocate the canteen with LIQUORS
or without? II she wishes club for the innocent
amusement OF soldier boys. without wines or beer
or any other fermented liquor. no one can obiect
Look not upon the wine when # is red when IL
gwen us color In the cup. for at last It beth like
4 serpent and stingeth like an adder" Experience
older than Nine MCGEE wrote that classic COM
mand, and It IS yet outllved or lived IN N
She says: 4 deplore the horrible results Of MAX
Ing n man seek his amusements where he IS liable
TO fall a prey to the temptations" There
fore she advocates the canteen But IS a man
compelled" even in the army. to seek amuse-
ments' in saloons? Surely not. Many soldiers go
hrough wars and never touch liquor at all. I pro-
was a nurse or a physician. one may know who
TO be dscourteous TO Dr. McGee we know Who
have never operated that doctors viii operate for
there is money in it. We Know his ta pii.eSe
ST. ana TepoItoTlay IRON The medicine
rihced TO this fad Also know or observe thar
mands for institutions for confirming those pro-
nounced insane, and We don't believe In the IN
Doctors are not infable only few Of them They
and cHeaPeS6g t4 GP W6en tb io 0rf fad
courageous for exactness.
nor nor any other man or woma4-n9t any more than
to war at ali but if they went would surely NOT
allow them TO drink liquor OF any kind. wine is
a mocker; strong drink is raging. and who
sG soc fF is deceived thereby is not wise Where
Of Scripture In this hncal stimulating ege OF
wealth? Pure water without any bacteria is bet
ter than bug Iuice."
went out to old Concord recently and man.
handsome and young offered to show me the way
TO a friends house The air about him was pol
luted by the liquor in his breath 1t made me
Filming d6%9 h If That Mas al or n
cord; If sages cannot keep people sober, what is
The Thaw trial for murder to-day roots, no
doubt, In stimulating the nerves only by strong
drink constantly pouring down the throat. but by
diseased literature stimulating the base Of the
brain When one thinks what silly amusement
1t is pouring drink down the throat continually,
Is there nothing else to do? Indeed, let the boys
have recreation, but could they not build a road.
as Ruskiu taught, In place of spinE wine into the
stomach? Good black tea is fine tonic. Supplant
wine with the teacup for men everywhere. In
place Of saloons plant the teacup. inn-light,
cheer. and pure milk hot Nothing better for
weary. homesick soldier. poor loafer, with
where to go. Life and light and loyalty-theSe
the angels singing above gravitation.
MARION Y. CHURCHILL DUDLEY
New York Jan. IS 1901
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SOME THINGS PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE.
A List of Evils Which Correspondent Thinks
Ought To Be Remedied.
20 the EdItor of Nc Trlbune

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: We. the people. have been bearing too much
from tho publishers IN their pleasing themselves
without regard TO what the people like In the way
OF finished work in the reading line. We who buy
books and magazines. and make II possible for
their business 70 exist, have wishes that ought
10 be ignored. a knife IS not always handy to cut
the pages OF magazines when on the cars or else
where. and women do not like tear down their
halr or loosen II by taking hairpin for ripping
WAYS raved Owe the imposition OF the publishers in
ignoring the best part of the art OF bookbinding.
lect dust and microbes, when with smooth edges
they could be easily busted and made 1T TO handle
or 10 he put on book shelves.
As for shoes. we, the people. need high au-
is doing for the Chinese in prohibiting Gripping
ana distortion or feet hardly more cruel or sinful
shape that was never given to the human foot un-
shape OF the shoe-pointed toes as We'll high
weight on the toes. that there is not one natural
from the little child to the old people with no end
of suffering from corns and twisted joints, To he
cheated out Of honest material in shoes. without
We. the people are stln being punished with the
glaring advertisements of breakfast foods great
wherever we turn our ewes We have eaten them
and know all about them. and what more do they
food may never be invenSd or put on the market
II IS not done for the benefit of the people. with
care fer health but solely to make millions by rob
bin hing the people giving them next 10 nothing In
the way OF tood and nllng up their packages with
their advertisements that no one ever reads
who has to pay for them.
We. the people. waiting to know Of a surety
whether canned goods ever he used without
danger OF being poisoned. have been, till
really sound stomach sound kidneys not to
be found among those who have used poisoned
nominations We want 70 know whether
have pure butter instead of impure fat, and hog
fat mixed with It, TO get butter prices. We prefer
TO buy our fat at the regular prices for II, If
want To use it, and not with the branded lie of
butter. We, the people, want 10 know If dried beef
Is safe for food. Many fight shy OF it, for fear
that 1t is from diseased animals or tainted meat,
doCtorcd with poisonous chemicals Not having
been cooked makes the danger to human life
WE. THE PEOPLE
Eatarsnl 1 La
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-04

To the Editor or The Tribune
Sir: Conflicting interests and opinions concerning
the present Bridge sh making desperate
situation still more desperate because the main
issue is being lost sight of. What Manhattan ana
Brooklyn need is Immediate RELIEF.
Let the city acquire the ferries the bridges
particularly Brooklyn Bridge; Improve them in
crease the number of slips and boats, and make
them free during rush hours and the thing is done
Is the staten Island ferry not proving to be
boon Tor both boroughs. Richmond and Manhat-
tan? Why not profit by the experience?
Surprising we do that with the Hamilton Ferry
Instead or 5000 passengers, now could
transport $1,000 or even 10000 We could treble
and quadruPle the - COZ passengers of the South
Ferry the 1900 OF the Fulton Ferry the 1900 Of
the Wall Street Ferry, and so on.
AS they are run they are at a loss be-
cause the ferry companies cannot them free
only the city could do so and thereby would enor-
mously Increase the value OF the territories con-
uSuous TO the ferries. Business men. wage earn
erS, property holders. the transit corpora
tons, would be benefited Everybody would gain
and nobody would lose Then the Bridge crush
would be a thing of the past
Let us do this thing and do II now
Brooklyn. Feb 2 1907. EDWARD THIMME.