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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-16

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Valdez daily prospector., 1908-07-18
Notice of Election

Notice is hereby given, that an election will be held, in the incor- porated town of Valdez, Alaska, at the Old Fire hall, on the Alley be- tween StulPs Jewelry store and Joseph Deiringer's place of business, on Tuesday, the 11th day of August, 1908, for the purpose of voting for a Delegate from Alaska, to the "House of Representatives"
 Polls will be open from o'clock, a. m., until o'clock, D. m., on said day.
 Alvah Eames, Henry Suessdorf and Henry w. Miller have been appointed as judges, and w. H. Crary and J. c. Martin as clerks of said Election. Dated this 7th day of July, A. D., 1908.
 By order of the Common Council,
 W. H. Crary, Clerk.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-04-30
In THE DAYS WHEN BOONE
BLAzED THE WAY THROUGH
.: - KENTUCKY. .

| 1t was doubtless ons.of the results
OF the general unrest which a little
later burst out so Violently In the
revolution, that a. sudden strong tide
of immigration to the far 4west began
about the year 1776. The civiliza-
tion Of the new world which for $50
years had clung sos tenaeiously to q
narrow, strip Of land sSafce more
tahn 100 miles wide, SaE long sskea
Atlantic, IS tyssss5E moved
ssssfs bafrieys=-z,r
tainS, " rivers forests; g. an
|abfaanhgg' sinto vigorous ssroWfR Ii il t6Si
wonderful western land OF "Kain-
tuckee,' whose fame had been
brought to the east by, General
Washington, Governor Dunmore's
surveyors, and other adventurous
spirits who had jolrneyed thtther.
No steadily advancing wave of set
t@ement marked this movement, but
full 500 miles as the crow flies from
th6Tsea coast, and more than 800
Mles beyond the crests Of the noun
tains, population suddenly gathered
and civilization suddenly bloomed." +"
These 900 miles beyond the
crests OF the mountains" we're one
unbroken forest, the terror and the
peril OF the pioneer, trackiess save
for that narrow, submerged channel
connecting the east with the far and
much-desired west. Over it wound
countless brave thousands Of home
seekers from the north they came,
from New York and PHILADELPHIA
making their way past Lancaster and
Yorktown to the Potomac, past Mar
ttnsbnrg and Winchester, down
through the pleasant Shenandoah
valley, over the "diyide," leaving the
rivers that. run toward sunrise for
Fort Chissel and New river, whose
waters run to the west; from Rich
mond they came, through the COM
paratiyely settled region Of central
virginia, meeting the northern
stream at Fort Chissel. There thew
TOOK leave OF civilization and, as a
strong swimmer de Tongue haleine
plunges beneath the water to come
up upon the opposite shore, so did
they plunge into the wilderness to
reappear month later in the pleas
ant, fertile land Of Kentucky.-From
The Wilderness Road" by Carter
Goodloe, In the May Scribner.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-04-30
JOHNSON AND HIS MANAGER
WILL MAKE, DESPERATE. I
. EFFORT "

Chicago, April 25.-Jack Johnson
asptrant for the worlds heavyweight
championship title, and Tommy
Burns, holder Of the title, will en-
gage In q wordy scrap on the other
side OF the big herring pond before
the end Of the week and the accounts
or 1T hot from the griddle, will make
fine reading. Jack and his manager.
sam Fitzpatrick, are now en- route
Tor, the fracas all cooked and primed
aS to how they will deliver the first
oIo". They according to reports,
are determined to inveigle Tommy
INTO match and to get fair slice
or the money. They will hit the 9TH
er side Of the Atlantic with, it is said
bank roll amounting to $4,000
which they are prepared to wager
that Jack can lick Tommy in 20
rounds, but they will not permit the
money to leave their mitts unless
Burns agrees to their monetary
terms. There is no doubt they will
cause quite a stir and make the Lon
doners sit up and notice but, accord
1ng-to letter just received from
Tommy, they will not force the
champion to accept their terms.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-04-30
NEGRO PLEADS OWN CASE .AND
is FREEIStt
He Had Been AccsSsed of Burglariz-
ing Home of AOSte 'Woman.

Fort Worth, Tex.s april rs
Fighting his own case before a jury
in the seventeenth district court,
Ben spender, a Negro, Charged with
burglarizing the home, Of Mrs. Car
rie Rogers of Arlington, on the
night OF February ~, was declared
not guilty and given his freedom. 81
County Attorneys Roy, after read
ing the Indictment to the jury, turn
ed to Spencer and asked him If he
was represented by .co4nsel. = r.:
Use my own lawyers' replied the
Negro, and a good lawyer he. proved
:to@ be-. .4nterrogatinsl tstsass
closely and at the conclusion of 7the
examination Of the witnesses, max
ing a good plea to the jury. His ac-
quittal was. due largely to the testi-
mony. of witnesses regarding his good
character and sturdy habits.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-04-30
Are Taif's Chances, as
Reported from
:. Washington Y
Big Secretary Seems to Have Things
All His Way and Is Rapidly IN
" creasing His Lead in the. Race Il,
x, for the Presidency. =

WashingtonY D.. c., April 26.-The
weekly statements Of the publicity
agents; Of theTaft and anti-Taft head
quarters Issued last night, as usual,
did not agree as to results. Next
Saturday they, will have another
chance at each other, for during the
coming week 10 state conventions are
eduled-those OF West Virginia,
Pennsylvania, North Carolina. Ar
kansas, Maine, Colorado, Vermont,
Maryland, Mississippi and South Car
rolina. One of the Alabama state
conventions also will be held, two
having been announced. The Alaska
convention and the primaries in the
District of Columbia. are among the
political events of the coming week,
and district conventions to the num-
ber OF nearly two score
l.. The Taft statement tonight is as
follows:
'"Although 48 delegates to the Chi
oago convention were elected since
last Saturday, only four OF these were
instructed against Secretary Taft, be-
Ing the Hughes delegates from the
27th and 31st districts. Of the re-
naming a., 18 were Instructed for
Secretary Taft, more are contested,
and more than half of the 20 who are
uninstructed have declared their
preference for the war secretary.
\ THE total number of delegates
now elected>i 594. OF this number
an even 800 are claimed for Score
tary Taft, without taking into coh-
sideration any Of the So uninstruct-
ed delegates. Of whom q, majority
are. his supporters. Two > hundred
and saventy-two delegates are Mr..
Taft's without contest, and includ-
ing the contested delegations In Ten
MESSAGE and Oklahoma, where the con-
tests were among Mr.. {gaft's adherr
= -. 81 :, -. -,
The delegates pledged to Taft
this week. are from the Fourth and
Twelfth Massachusetts districts, the
First and Second West Virginia,
Twelfth Michigan, Eighth Alabama,
Fourth and Eighth North Carolina,
and Eighth Tennessee. The contests
are. in Arizona and the Third Flori-
da. The uninstructed delegates are
from the Twenty-first and Twenty
sixth New, York Nevada's six dele
gates at large, the First and Second
New Hampshire and the First and
Thirteenth, Massachusetts.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-04-30

been happening quietly, but all the
,, same they have, been Happening. Vo-
rys and Hitchcock, the pair Of Taft
mana gers, are not a bit slow when ii
comes. to playing the game. They
are doing things every hour in the
day. '..; . ,,,.. ..%G%$
There are two or, 4hree, straws
which are very Significant of how the
Wind is set. One is& the way the
"third-term" propaganda has again
bobbed up. Another is the way the
Fairbanks managers are. trying to
get from under. y s,;%&% senator Hem
mingway has BEEN suggesting the old
ticket-Roosevelt and Fairbanks
IN the hope that thtsa will provide
place for Fairbanks. Senator Hem
mingway observes the Writing on the
wall. And there haa been very se1i.
GUS talk OF attempts 5tS Stampede the
convention for ROOSEVELT. This talk
comes from the cAmp Sf. the allies
Cannon, Knox, sHughes, Fairbanks
and La Toilette. Built cannot avail,
and the very suggestion shows how
desperate athe "allies'''A.9regard their
caset Senator Bourne Ia working like
a beaver on the third term" prop
esttton, sending outrcar loads of lit
erature. The question that now
puzzles many is whether Senator
Bonrne IS in the employ Of the al
Hes" and whether they, or lie is de-
fraying the expense. One reason for
supposing that no name but Taft's
will be presented is the, way the "a !
vorite son delegations are already
breaking up. Just as aoon as it ap,
pears that that there are enough In
structed delegates to- make it be-
yond a question that Taft is to be !
nominated. it will be Impossible to
check the band wagon, rush. Not
only. has Taft already, more instruct
ed. delegates than any single COM
petltor, but he has more than all the
field combined. This ts a handicap
the field cannot overcome.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-04-30
''NEGRO HOMES IN THE "CEN-
TURY MAGAZINE. -

An illustrated article ON "NegrO
Homes" by Dr. Booker T. Washing
ton, will appear. in the May number
of the Century Magazine, Of which
Mr.. Richard Watson Glider, the ia
nous literary authority Of New York,
Is editor. The article is finely illus
trated with portraits of some of the
best types Of Negro residencea In diff
ferent parts Of the country. The
purpose Of the article is to show to
the American public, which usually
judges the people of our race by the
worst types, the progress that some
OF the best Of our people are MAX
ing. in all parts of the country. Some
OF the evidences of progress which
DR.. Washington has gathered In this
article will surprise many of our own
people Who are unacquainted with
what, individual Afro-Americans have
accomplished and are too often dis
posed to accept the popular estimate
or Our progress and abilities as a
race. 1t is safe to say that no one
Will read this article without having
higher respect for every colored
man, woman and child in this coun-
try. Against the argument that Ne
groes as race are. incapable OF
progress every individual example of
success is conclusive. AS showing
what the people are capable OF these
Illustrations of Negro progress which
DR.: Washington has gathered togeth-
er are an inspiration.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-04-30
SCOTT SURE 1T I
Ill.,. WILL BE TAFT.
Says Also There's No Excuse FOR
Ozark Horse" for Governor.

Senator N. B. Scott returned to
Wheeling from Washington, Satur~
day, and expressed himself as salts
fed that Secretary Taft would win
out and that he will be endorsed by
the state convention here Wednesday.
On the governorship, Senator Scott
denied that he has been holding con-
ferences In regard to'a third dark
horse" candidate and believes it will
be a fisht to finish between~ the
present candidates.
There has been no conference be-
tween Senator Elkins, Governor Daw-
son and me regarding a third candi-
date" the senator said. II haven't
seen or heard from Governor Dawson
In three months. I think it is down
to the point where the two present
candidates will have to fight it out
between them"
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-04-30
In Lodges Hand will Di.
: rect tile Chicago
r Convention
Bevcridge Thought He Had a Cfnch
on the Place, But the President
Put a DamDer on His Aspira-
ttons by Favoring the Mas
. sachusetts Senator. =,

New York, April 24.-A Washing-
ton dispatch to the Times is as fol2
lows: 49,, .- .r.~
1t developed today that the repub-
:lican leaders have tentatively decided
to elect Senator Lodge for permanent
chairman of the Chicago convention,
with Senator Dolliver as temporary
chairman. The selection Is made for
the reason that Senator >Dollivar is 8
stump speaker, of unusual attain
ment, and would make an excellent
presentation of the issues. Senator
Lodge is one Of the most ACCOMPLISH
ed parliamentarians In the upper
house Of congress. He has a good
speaking voice and thorough .kpowl-
edge. Of organization. .-
Senator Beveridge is regarded as
practically out of the running for
the temporary chairmanship, to
which he is said to aspire. The SEN
ator is said to have laid his aspfra-
ttons before the president, recalling
to the presidents mind the fact that
he had been promised the place this
year as reward for having stepped
aside in 1904 to permit the appoint
ment of Secretary Root to the chair
manship. ~.
The president could\not recall the
promise. Senator Beveridge was jim
sistent, and Mr.. Roosevelt finally
wrote some letters Of recomm enda-
tion. These. leterts, however, have
not tnterfered with progress in tho
plans of organization. x" .'
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-04-30

days ago by Charles .Ps Taft, Of Gin
cinnatf, and Frank H Hitchcock,
who 'is.'i In, char ge bL the. Taft head
quarters,,in this city. suggested at the
time that the cQnfers1te. which fol-
'lowedf might be the Rginning Of a,
movement to give ioSRfae place on
the ticket with the5 var secretary.
Today. their seems to3he well-de-
'firted impression; In ftain political
circles that that wasSN pretty good
guess. and without dSubt a great
deal will. be heard abbut the sena-
tor and: the vice presidency during
the next week or. fwo.3, :
Although the estimate of the Taft
strength made BY Hitchcock last
night included 6 OF TN 81 New Eng
land delegates, it &assstated with g.
significant shoWl OF SG0ddence at the
Taft headquarters thiSsevening that
by the time the conSsHtion met New,
England would be. practically solid In
its support Of the 4 0hio candidate.
The assurance with Which this pre-.
diction was made-p@haps predic-
ton is too strongI gIafword--snggests
to the. minds of thes espoiiticians that
the: Taft people aress Riving earnest
consideration to me auvtsability OF
booming Senator GRAND for the vice
presidential nominatioM If this as:
sumption is Justified thA maneuver Is
doubtless designed to ,nSev ent the un-.
instructed delegates from New Eng
land, and most of thHEn are or will:
be uninstructed, from being captur-
ed by Governor Hughes, Vice Presi-;
dent Fairbanks, or any$other social
ed: allied candidate, fos it is natural
to'suppose,that there would be a qufd
pro quo if the Taft people supported
a New Highlander as running. mate
for the secretary :, 81
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-04-30
W Crane Prominently
Mentioned For Taft's
Running Mate .
Recent Conference With Taft and
Hitchcock Looked Upon by Some
as Being Significant OF His, Sc
hettott for Second Place. -.

Washington, D. c., April 26.-4-Al-
though Senator w. Murray Crane, Of
Massachusetts,, has said to some or
his closest political friends on more
than one occasion that the vice pres
idency held forth no alltrements to
him, his name Is being coniured with
IN connection with the second place
on the republican national ticket by
some Of the prominent supporters Of
Secretary Taft. Some Of the wide
awake politicians, who read of the
call poade upon the. senator several
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-04-30
Which Tell the Way the
Wind is Blowing
Politically
Political WiseacreS Think That No
Name But That Of Taft VIII be
Presented ut the Big Conven-
ton for the Presidential
Nomination.
(StafH Correspondence.

Washington, d. c., April 27.---It
begins to look now as if no name but
that Of Taft would be presented to
the Chicago convention. The above
Is not "hand-out' from the Taft
bureau. It is the judgment Of con-
gre8smen and men Of wide range OF
thought and close observers OF The
trend Of things political Things
have been happening in this cam
paign to nominate Taft. They have
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-04-30
THE-COTORED SCHOOL.
From the Weston CIV. Va) Republi-

FROM the Weston CIV. Va.) Republi-
The commencement exercises, Of
the cnoRpd eIt
Camdent +oDera House, onSS@S SsftslEa
night. The programme was long
one, indeed, to any one who Ia at all
interested in the progress and: well
fare Of che colored people. Each
rendition was a success within It,
self. m
The programme consisted mostly,
of Very' well chosen selection OF
high grade recitations, orations and
music - ... :.
TO say the least Of it would be
that it was a success in every detail
The literary selections were imbuei
with tone o. high moral and religiI
GUS sentiment, rejecting, clearly the
exemplitied desire and character Of
th eteacher. '..'. ,.a:,~
The graduates Of this year we're
Grace ArnoldAand Herbert Reynolds.
The diplomas were presented by
r. Ad. Hall.
Prof. L.. o. Wilson, the efficient
teacher, desirves much credit for the
zeal he has manifested in the work
of education of the colored people In
this place. In our opinion he has
done more for the moral, education
al and religious advancement OF his
people in Weston than any other
teacher that ever occupied the same
position. :.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-04-30
ILLINOIS ADMITS NEGROES
TO SCHOOL AFTER 30 YEARS

Springfield, Ill.,, April 27.---,After
20 years Of litigation, the supreme
court has finally disposed Of the Al
ton case by the most drastic action
recorded in it's history, Disregarding
the action Of seven juries which re-
fused to enforce the law against tho
separation Of white and Negro school
children, the court took The matter
into Its own hands, declared the AL
ton authorities were not entitled to
trial by jury anyway, and gave iudg-
ment for the Negroes.
The litigation began years ago
when Alton established separate
schools for Negroes and Scott Bibb
refused to send his children to them.
The late Senator John NJ. Palmer was
his counsel and he fought Cor the en-
try of the Negro children to the reg
ular schools until his death,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-04-30

Even the dignified head waiter oc-
casionally puts his foot in 1t. >,
liberalminded woman isn't al
ways giving her husband piece OF
it.
What some people say Is Of less
Importance than what they leave uf,-
said.
About the busiest thing on earth
Is an idle rumor.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-04-30

The republican convention of the
second congressional district. Of
Georgia last Saturday elected H. f.
br1mberry, (white), Of Albany, and
D. j. Davis, (colored), OF Dawson,
as delegates to the. Chicago conven-
ton. Colored republicans in the Sev-
enth congressional @district Of Loui-
stana met at Calcasieu, and after ell
ecting delegates without instructions,
gave a hearty endorsement to the
Roosevelt administration. The dis
patches say the convention was made
up principally Of Negroes. In the
Seventh congressional district of
Kings county, New York, (Brook-
lynn, Fred r. Moore,a editor Of the
New York Age, has been elected al
ternate delegate by unanimous
vote , In the south, Negroes aud
whites are being elected rapidly, and
a number of contests. are indicated.
IN order that each contest may be
settled strictly on its merits. and a
full hearing given all concerned.
Chairman Harry S. New, Of the ma
tional committee, has issued notice
th9f the members of the committee
should prepare to answer n call to
Chicago any time after the first Of
June.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-04-30

An event Of more or less political
significance was the withdrawal of
CEN Andrew s. Burt and John w.
Patterson from the contest for dele
gates from the District Of Columbia.
Ihey were said to be for Foraker, but
as 1t appeared that the ticket headed
by Henry B. FlRther and r. r. Hor-
ner was likewise for Foraker, har-
monious results could best be attain
ed by, the withdrawal OF one Of the
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-04-30

Preachers may come and preach
ers may go, but his Satanic majesty
continues to DO business at the old
stand
Lots Of married men would much
rather go to the other placs, IL there
was any marrying in, heaven.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-04-30
AT i y THE n NATIONS CAPITAL
Bryan Upholds the DISTINGUISHING, Colstitu-
, II III lions Of the South =z= =
RENDERS SUPPORT OF NEGROES IMPOSSIBLE

Prooe Of Phladeiphia
NO Democrat Can Be Elected Under
Secretary
shal the President Foraker Fix
Curtis TuskeRbBislop in
dist General Conference.-The Chambers Bishopstery
ormance Co4eFidge-Taylors ~'.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-04-30

truth Of the whole matter is that the
white men Of :, the south have de-
termined that the Negro shall be dis
franchised everywhere their vote Is
potent, regardless of their intelligent
wealth or political sagacity, for they
are irrevocably opposed to the parti-
cipation of the black man in the af-
fairs Of government And on this
point, Mr.. Bryan's New York talk
shows that. he is in entire sympathy
with his brethren OF the south, upon
whose support he must depend for
the small chance he may have to be
elected president Of tile United
States. Now that Mr.. Bryan has
completely. eliminated himself. from
consideration as. far as the Negro
vote is concerned, it makes no diff
ference who the republicans may
nominate at Chicago. To use the
forctble vernacular OF a. distinguish
ed colored man from Boston, "a: yell
low dog OH the republican ticket will
be able to get more Negro votes than
Mr.. Bryan"
- The bulletin given OUT this week by
the Taft managers shows substan-
tlal gain, and Mr.. Hitchcock is more
confident than ever that the war Sec
retary will be nominated on the first
ballot. The score last Saturday
stood an even 800, out of a total of
s694 delegates elected; 272 Of the
votes claimed for Taft are uncontest-
ed, and of the, S3 u1instructed, he
icans can count, on, ay large majority The
result. in Kentucky ttits, Nt1ery,. far
Taftward, and the delegates accredtge
ed to >Fairban ks freely acknowledge
Taft as second choice. Some time
must; elapse before the result is def
;intely known. The colored people
in the various states are rapidly
changing their opinion of SECRETARY
Tart, in the light Of information that
is now coming to them touching his
true character and his liberal atti-'
tuds toward the Negro apd the dark
skinned races Of the world. On his
return from Panama he is to make
some speeches in the south, and
many Negroes who have never come
into contact with him will have an
opportunity to study the man at close
range. That he will be. made the
standard-bearer at Chicago is now
foregone conclusion, and that he will
be elected, with the Negroes loyalty
supporting him, goes without the say
Ing. \The Negro voters,' of course.
desire and will very properly insist
upon honorable consideration in mat
,ters pertaining to the campaign, but
as the management will be in com
pstent and broadminded men, there
Will be no trouble in adjusting the
various party elements into their
most helpful relation to the contest
Of the year"
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