The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-25

for the eastern district of North
Carolina, was in<Rttendance at a ban
quet given blythe local bar to Justice
Brewer of the United States Supreme
Ecourt. = $685..
T The Bull lectureship on Christian
sociology at the Divinity school,
Philadelphia, was filled this year by
DR.. w. r. Washington and DR.. w. f.
Dubois, The subject OF the lectures
was THE Negro In the South and
His Economic Progress In Relation to
His Moral and Religious develop
| ment." The lectures have been pub
lished by George w. Jacobs Co., Phil
adelphia, under the title, The Negro
in the South"
Because Of protest Registered
with Mayor A. G. Harper Of Los An
geles, Cal, by colored residents Of
| that city an order has been issued to
the police department directing the
removal of certain signs in saloons
| and restaurants reading "Colored
trade not wanted. The action Of
the mayor was not Officially made a
part Of the municipal business, but
it is said failure to comply with
the request Of the police department
| will result in the revocation OF IL
cenSes.
The Education Club, recently or
ganized in Washington, ID. c., was
addressed by DR.. Chancellor, super
intendent Of schools, on The Philos-
ophy of Education" Prof Kelley
Miller Is president of the club.
The interstate commerce commits
sion in its decision in the case of
Mrs. Georgia Edwards against the N.
G. and H. L. r. r. held that where q
railroad provides certain accommo-
datlons for firSt-class passenger of
the white race it is commanded by
the law that like accommodations
shall be provided for colored persons
who have purchased tirst-class tick
cts.
The National Association of Color
ed Physicians and Surgeons will
meet in Baltimore, Aug. &c, 27 and
rs. Preparations for their enter
tainment are under way, DIR. w. H.
Wright being the chairman of the
committee of arrangements.
Zeke Moore, a prisoner in the
Federal prison at Leavenworth, Kan.
is a probable heir to valuable Kansas
property. The property in litigation
is valued at 100000.
OF so clerks recently appointed in
the Philadelphia postoffice eleven are
colored.
A very remarkable thing happen
ed at meeting of Negro chiefs in
Cape Colony, Africa. They actually
started in to raise 100000 for the
higher education of the Negro.
The Tri-State Negro Industrial Ex-
position will be held at st. joseph,
Mo-, Aug. 4 to 9. Dr. M. o. Ricketts,
is chairman of the board of direct
orS.
The first appeal taken by the Unit
ed States government under the law
enacted by the last congress giving
the United States the right or ap-
peal in certain classes of criminal
cases, was docketed in the Supreme
Court few days ago. 1t happens
that the case is OF great Importance
to the Southern States, where State
rights is most Zealously guarded, and
where lynchings are prevalent, for it
Is a test case to determine; whether
the Federal government under pow
er conferred by the fourteenth amend
mept has the right to punish lynchers
when the State fails to take action
1t is the case of the State Of Alaba-
ma relative to the lynching of 1or-
ace Naples. He was lynched at
Huntsville in September, 1904, and
no attempt was made to prevent the
lynching, although officers and a com
pany of State militia were present.