The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-06-25


put in four years OF study in first
class college, off Ihedicine in this coun-
try, and thsnitake two years OF ad-
vanced work abFoad. There is no
doubt that 81 brIlliant future awaits
this energetic, progressive and thor.
I oughgoing young man. I.
DR.. and Mrs. Curtis attended the
| commencenRit exercises at East
| hampton, and Witnessed the award ar
the laurels that, had been so richly
earned by theiMson. w.. AZ
| !, Assistant Superintendent Roscoe
Conkling Bruce is to be banqueted by
the Washhgtonitea in honor OF
his first anniversary as the head Of
the schools. AZ, .is;,
,, Miss Meta @Va1lx Warrick's James,
town Exposition tableaux are. to be
displayed In the Smithsonian Instttu-
ton. r.. -. ia -, -. g.,
Capt. Thomas Leatherwood4. has
placed a "Joseph Benson Foraker
cigar on the market, and it Is taking
like wildfire among the select smok-
lers. Capt. Leatherwood IS the sole
distributor, and reports large sales
all over the district and in Alexan-
| drta and Baltimore. He is also a.
heavy dealer in5newspapers and mag
akines, supp1ies5 sthe daily papers to
hundreds OF leading statesmen, runs
a printing ONCE, makes picture
frames and is an active factor in the
| Negro Busin ess, League. 49,. ,.r
| ~. .G%.- IL. = -. =
- Upon a writ. OF error granted him
by the kentucky court of appeals, J.
Alexander Chiles;.a we'll known law
yer of lexington, KY, has been able
to get his caaelta gainst the Chesa
peake and Ohi6E Railroad - Company
| before the supreme court of the UNI
ted States. The tpapers have, been re-
received by that;august tribunal and
will be considered in due season. The
decision may have vital effect up
on the separate coach laws through
out the south; and the outcome Is pc
ing wa tched With eager interest by
the friends and foes Of the ."jim
crow" car statutes so dear to the
i lower stratum Of tn southern whites.
A brief history OF the case will be of
interest at this time. AHornex
i Chtles, a dignified and good-looking
4 colored man, while a through passen-
| ger on the Chesapeake and Ohio from
Washin gton toaLexingto was COM
PEELED when she reached the Ken
lucky line to take the "jim crow
car, under the Separate coach law Of
! the state. Attorney ChilAs claimed
that he was an Interstate passenger,
and that this treatment was In vios
lation of his constitutional rights.
Upon his return to Lexington heAn-
stituted suit against the chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad Company for $40
600 damages. The case was tried in
the Fayette circuit court and judg-
ment. was given, IN favor of the de-
fenpdEant'company. - Chiles appealed to
the court of appeals for new trial,
but this motion was overruled and
! the vetdtst $Iof sathe. lower court sus-
ttained. = The plain If then: prayed
for an appe8I S8kahe limited States
lsupreme epHfr lev ieh appeal was
granted on the PLAINTIFFS citation of
eleven errors I'm the proceedings
which ousted HIM from the lower
courts: So far, ATTORNEY Chiles has
Fought out this great battle alone; us
ing his own funds to- carry the case
from court to court, and it is graft
Tying to learn that since the issue has
I attracted such widespread attention
1 and is of such far-reaching value to
the people at large, movement has
been inaugmated in Kentucky by
(which money in any sum may be con-
j tr1buted to aid Attorney Chiles In
the persecution of his case, which
able lawyers pronounce good one.
| The Washington Branch of the Ma
! t1onal Negro Business League has
peen reorganized on a. .firrner basis
/ than ever, and systematic effort will
be made to interest colored men and
women to embark In new lines of
commercial enterprise in the District
Of Columbia and to give a healthy
stimulus to those who have already
Eentered the arena Of business. w.
sidney Pittman, the, we'll known ar
chttect, who designed the Negro
building at the jamestown Exposi-
ton, and is now engaged on the
plans for the new 100000 home for
the colored w G. A.. Of this city,
has been elected president Of the To-
cal league for thS ensuing year. He
Is a son-in-law Of DR.. Booker r..
Washington, the president and found
er of the National Negro Business
League, now in the ninth year of it's
existence. The other officers elected
are; First, second and third vice.
presidents, Daniel Freeman, DR..
Amanda V. Gray and All. Under
| down; recording secretary, r. w.
thompson; corresponding secretary,
I. J, Galloway; financial secretary,
w. r. Griffin; treasurer, w. l.. Pol
| lard; sergeant-at-arms j. w. Lewis;
chaplain, Emanuel Murray. Head